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Nut bag

Chapman Valley woman Maude Gould fashioned this small handbag with nuts from a tree known locally as a ‘button tree’. It’s possible she received the nuts from a local gentleman who travelled the district delivering vegetables. Gould would use whatever she could find to make bags, thinking creatively to repurpose old wheat straws, nylon ribbon, plastic tubing, men’s ties and leather into bags and purses.

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Chapman Valley Historical Society

Heaven for vintage farm machinery enthusiasts

Farm machinery and vintage motors enthusiasts will find themselves in heaven at the Chapman Valley Historical Society Heritage Centre. This massive and lovingly tended collection features trucks...

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15 East Terrace
Nanson WA 6532
Australia

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