The Wollongong Doll Club

The Wollongong Doll Club Inc

The Wollongong Doll club meets

on the 2nd Saturday of the month at

The Scribbly Gum Hall

Ribbonwood Centre

93-109 Princes Highway,

Dapto NSW

10am start.

12 noon for general meeting.

Competition entries close before 12noon.

An Annual Fair and regular Excursions are features of the club.

Fees $25 due 1st July.

Members receive a newsletter with details of coming events and activities.

All welcome.

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Matchbox toy display and Teddy Bear puppet show from the April meeting.

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At the March meeting members donated goods to women's shelter SAHSSI

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Clown & Circus Display

Mother's Day Display

Display at Warrigal Care

Display March 2019

Display November 2018

Armistice Day display

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September 2018

Treasured tins

August 2018

Thimbles, buttons and mini sewing accessories

July 2018

Carol's travel treasures

May 2018

Peter Rabbit & Beatrix Potter

April 2018

Cloth and Rag dolls

March 2018

Cherished Teddies

February 2018

Chinese Year of the Dog

Christmas Show and Tell November meeting

It's a Small World

Furbies, Popples & Furskins

World Doll Day

Berenguers Display February 2017

Pin Cushions

Golly Display

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Dale & Laraine's Monster High Dolls

Baby Dear

and Little Golden Books display

The Baby Dear doll was made by The Vogue Doll Co. The doll was made from 1960-64.

This doll has a label on back of its neck (Vogue Dolls Inc) and incised E. Wilkin 1960 on top of the left leg. It was sold wearing a rosebud pink and white nightshirt and diaper.

E. Wilkin is Eloise Wilkin, a renown and prolific Little Golden Book illustrator who in 1961 drew Baby Dear in a Golden Book of that name, the story written by her sister Esther.

Eloise Wilkin was the dolls designer.

The display features Little Golden Books illustrated by Eloise Wilkin and of course Baby Dear.

Next Club Meeting

Saturday 8th May 2021 10am

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Competition Winners April 2021

What you collect

Matchbox toy

Favourite ornament

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Sunday 6th December club trip to Berry

First call was to club member Rosemary's home to see her wonderful collection of costumes she has created and her incredible collection of early sewing machines.