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Crafts

Subject
Ashwin, Frederick
Baker, Frederick
Beattie, Minnie
Bynon, Augusta Jane
Canavan, Mrs
Carss, William
Cotton, Ann
Dick, Alexander
Dickie, Eliza
Doak, Margaret
Donohue, Mary
Falconer, John
Handel, Alfred
Handel, Philip
Hattersley, George
Hattersley, Margaret
Jordan, John
Kerr, Rebecca
Lees, Jane
Little, David McColl
Little, Kevin
Lyon, John Lamb
Marshall, WB
McMahon, Michael
Mealmaker, George
Moncrieffe, Mona
Parrott, William
Pidgeon, Nathaniel
Prest, Cedar
Radecki, John
Roberts, Mary Ellen
Wright, David
de Lolle, Madame
Artwork displays at the Eid Festival 2007
Entrance to Dymock's Book Arcade with Melocco Bros terrazzo paving, April 1938
Filigree bone carving done by Henry Louis Bertrand in Darlinghurst Gaol c1865-1893
George Mealmaker 1793
Melocco Bros craftsman making the brass filigree fretwork for a coat of arms for Mitchell Library vestibule floor mosaic 1940
Melocco Bros working on the Tasman Map mosaic, 1940
Pair of candlesticks made by Sir Henry Parkes, c1831

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Crafts

Ashwin, Frederick

Stained glass manufacturer who produced stained glass for Sydney Town Hall and St Jude's Anglican church Randwick.

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Baker, Frederick

Organ builder who made the organ at St Benedict's Catholic church Broadway.

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Beattie, Minnie

Milliner who worked in her mother's business in Pitt Street.

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Bynon, Augusta Jane

Milliner and dressmaker.

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Canavan, Mrs

Widow who supported her four children with her dressmaking and millinery business in Park Street.

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Carss, William

Scottish cabinetmaker and publican who invested in land and retired to the area later known as Carss Park.

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Cotton, Ann

Bonnet-maker who re-established her business with her sister when she emigrated from Staffordshire.

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Dick, Alexander

Silversmith whose business expanded mainly due to the clocks, watches, plate and jewellery he imported rather than his local manufactures of trophies and cutlery.

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Dickie, Eliza

Dressmaker.

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Doak, Margaret

Milliner and dressmaker who bought her skills from Ireland to establish her own business in Sydney with her sister.

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Donohue, Mary

Milliner and dressmaker who also cleaned and dyed feathers.

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Falconer, John

Scottish-born stained glass artist who established his kilns in Sydney in 1863. He produced windows for many of Sydney's iconic buildings.

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Handel, Alfred

Stained glass designer and maker.

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Handel, Philip

Stained glass maker.

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Hattersley, George

Cabinetmaker.

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Hattersley, Margaret

Manager of a lace cleaning business on Pitt Street.

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Jordan, John

Cabinetmaker who worked from 280 Pitt Street from the 1850s until 1879.

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Kerr, Rebecca

Milliner and dressmaker.

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Lees, Jane

Bonnet-maker who re-established her bonnet-making business with her sister when they emigrated from Staffordshire.

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Little, David McColl

Stained glass designer and manufacturer.

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Little, Kevin

Stained glass restoration expert.

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Lyon, John Lamb

Scottish-born stained glass artist and interior decorator.

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Marshall, WB

Stained glass designer and maker.

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McMahon, Michael

Local politician after whom McMahons Point is named. A brush and comb maker who settled on the north shore in the 1860s, his skill was recognised with a bronze medal at the Intercolonial Exhibition in Victoria in 1867.

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Mealmaker, George

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Scottish weaver who arrived as a political transportee having railed against the despotism and tyranny of the British government. Chosen by Governor King, he enjoyed brief success establishing a weaving industry at the Female Factory in Parramatta.

Moncrieffe, Mona

Dressmaker employed by Bebarfald's to promote dressmaking and colour co-ordination.

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Parrott, William

Shoemaker for John Macarthur and owner of Parrot's Farm.

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Pidgeon, Nathaniel

Irish-born cabinetmaker who became Sydney's first missionary.

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Prest, Cedar

Stained glass maker and designer.

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Radecki, John

Stained glass designer whose work can be seen in the Polding Memorial Chapel, Christ Church St Laurence and St John's Campbelltown.

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Roberts, Mary Ellen

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Teacher and administrator who advocated vocational training for women and was active in the Red Cross and the Feminist Club.

Wright, David

Stained glass maker.

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de Lolle, Madame

Milliner and corset maker who took the name of her former common law spouse.

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Artwork displays at the Eid Festival 2007

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By
Danny Huynh
© Danny Huynh
Danny Huynh Photography
(In the collection of the Fairfield Museum & Gallery)

Entrance to Dymock's Book Arcade with Melocco Bros terrazzo paving, April 1938

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By
Sam Hood
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[hood_09148 / Home and Away - 9148]
(Mitchell Library)

Filigree bone carving done by Henry Louis Bertrand in Darlinghurst Gaol c1865-1893

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By
Henry Louis Bertrand
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a928157 / R 14]
(Mitchell Library)

George Mealmaker 1793

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By
John Kay
Contributed By
National Library of Australia
[nla.pic-an9918280]

Melocco Bros craftsman making the brass filigree fretwork for a coat of arms for Mitchell Library vestibule floor mosaic 1940

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From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[d1_22762 / GPO1 22762]
(Mitchell Library)

Melocco Bros working on the Tasman Map mosaic, 1940

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Contributed By
State Archives & Records New South Wales
[NRS4481_St24753]

Pair of candlesticks made by Sir Henry Parkes, c1831

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By
Henry Parkes
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a1205003 / DR 3]
(Dixson Galleries)

Visual Arts