The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Rectangular white cotton filet crochet milk jug cover edged with sea shells. The centre of the cover carries three lines of text 'OUR / ANZAC / BOY'.There is a triangle pattern at each corner made from open and filled mesh; the four triangles are linked by three rows of open and filled mesh, creating a eight sided border around the text. The edging is made from chained lengths, threaded through small shells.
Patriotic filet crochet milk jug cover made by Miss Ruby Soden during the First World War. Soden was born on 9 November 1891, the daughter of Percy Oliver and Florence Emily Soden (née Colley). In 1923 she married Henry Thorald Macdonald, who had served as a corporal with the 6th Light Horse during the First World War. Henry Macdonald died in 1956; Ruby Macdonald died, aged 102, on 30 March 1994
Crocheted milk covers, which served the practical purpose of keeping flies away from the milk as well as a decorative purpose, were popular during this period. Patterns were published in women's magazines and newspaper supplements. Australian women could use them to make a variety of household items, such as bedspreads, tray cloths or table cloths. It is believed that Miss Soden designed this jug cover herself.
White cotton filet crochet square milk jug cover. Worked in the centre is the text 'SUCCESS / TO THE / ALLIES'. The cloth has a two row checkerboard border made from open and filled mesh. The crochet
White cotton filet crochet patriotic milk jug cover in the shape of an eight-pointed star. Each point is weighted with a blue, a red and a clear glass bead. The cloth features the text 'DARDANELLES 19
Circular machine made lace filet featuring a front three-quarters view of HMAS Australia (II) at sea with crew visible on the bow. The border is finished in a hand made filet crochet repeating club or
White cotton filet crochet cloth bearing the message 'BEST WISHES FROM AUSTRALIA / HANDS ACROSS THE SEA'. Across the mid-section is the image of a horseshoe, a ship, and the Australian national flag.
White cotton filet crochet patriotic table cloth made from three long panels, ,made up from a number of commercially available patterns, crocheted together and with a crocheted scalloped edging. The
Piece of patriotic white cotton filet crochet cloth with the word 'VICtORY' worked into the centre in a mixture of upper and lower case letters. The end of the 'Y' is crocheted back along the length o
