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Wind-spoiled game at Vic Park 52/24/3 #fp13 #wind #blogjune Day 15

Wind-spoiled game at Vic Park 52/24/3 #fp13 #wind #blogjune Day 15

by Anne Holmes | 18 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford, Collingwood Football Club, Flickr, fp13, Victoria Park, Wind

Wind-spoiled game at Vic Park 52/24/3 #fp13 #wind, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.There’s always an excuse for a loss! This game was lost by one goal by Collingwood to Essendon at Vic Park in 1911. The headline “Wind-spoiled...
Collingwood Town Hall clock 52/24/2 #fp13 #wind #blogjune Day 14

Collingwood Town Hall clock 52/24/2 #fp13 #wind #blogjune Day 14

by Anne Holmes | 18 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Collingwood, Collingwood Town Hall, Flickr, fp13, Wind

Collingwood Town Hall clock 52/24/2 #fp13 #wind, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.The clock in the Collingwood Town Hall tower is a good example of the complexity of the mechanisms needed to wind and keep going a four faced clock in a tower. The...
Weather vane at Gold St Primary 52/24/1 #fp13 #wind #blogjune Day 13

Weather vane at Gold St Primary 52/24/1 #fp13 #wind #blogjune Day 13

by Anne Holmes | 18 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Clifton Hill, Flickr, fp13, Gold Street Primary, Wind

Weather vane at Gold St Primary 52/24/1 #fp13 #wind, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.The weather vane at the Gold Street Primary School in Clifton Hill looks a little the worse for wear. But it was a good photo for the Flickr Friday Photos...
Gibsonia hosiery 52/23/3 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 12

Gibsonia hosiery 52/23/3 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 12

by Anne Holmes | 18 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Collingwood, Flickr, Foy and Gibson, fp13, Stitches

Gibsonia hosiery 52/23/3 #fp13 #stitches, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.Gibsonia hosiery for men, women and children was all produced at Foy and Gibson’s in the Knitting Room. Some samples of these products are shown in the photo.This photo...
Gibsonia Knitting Room 52/23/2 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 11

Gibsonia Knitting Room 52/23/2 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 11

by Anne Holmes | 18 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Collingwood, Flickr, Foy and Gibson, fp13, Stitches

Gibsonia Knitting Room 52/23/2 #fp13 #stitches, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.The knitting Room at the Foy and Gibson factory produced lots of garments using stitches. This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society for the Flickr...
Magpies’ logo in cross-stitch 52/23/1 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 10

Magpies’ logo in cross-stitch 52/23/1 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 10

by Anne Holmes | 10 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Collingwood Football Club, Flickr, fp13, Stitches

Magpies logo in cross-stitch 52/23/1 #fp13 #stitches, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.Who would have known it? Well if you want to do a cross-stitch version of the Collingwood Football Club logo, there is a pattern available on the internet for it....
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