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Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Lodged Plan No.6518, 1920-1940
The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. Reconciling this hand-drawn subdivision plan with a modern map of the area is initially a challenge due to a change of street names. Argyle Road in the centre of the subdivision was to be renamed Deepdene Road, and the street named Deepdene Road on the plan was to become Deepdene Place. Of interest is the nursery on the corner of Argyle and Whitehorse Roads. During this period there were a number of nurseries servicing the Kew and Balwyn areas. The subdivision was essentially of the land formerly occupied by the house 'Deepdene'.subdivision plans - balwyn, deepdene, whitehorse road -- deepdene (vic.), deepdene road -- deepdene (vic.), burke road -- deepdene (vic.) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Account rendered from Chas. Teague, baker, pastry cook and confectioner, of the Argyle Bakery, Julia St. Portland, 30/04/1898
Account rendered from Chas. Teague, baker, pastry cook and confectioner, of the Argyle Bakery, Julia St. Portland to M.E. Adams, in the sum of £4.4.10. Printed form, details handwritten. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, United Grand Lodge of Victoria Membership - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Certification that Brother John Ashworth Daniell was regularly received into the Free Masonry on 11th June AL5906 and was admitted to the 3rd Degree on 3rd September, 1906, in the Argyle Lodge No.105, Traralgon. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, The Rambling rose of Vermont, 1/06/1998
Article in the Age property section by Warren Selle giving his opinion on improving the Californian Bungalow at 16 Grove Street Vermont which is to be auctioned by Argyle Partners on 11 July 1998. The property is expected to fetch $400,000. Photograph, Diagramsauctions, grove street, vermont no 16, argyle partners -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGES, BRITISH COLLECTION, 1930 - 45
Items in the collection re Ian McLeod RWAFF, refer Cat No 2262.2 for service details..1) Badge, pressed metal, silver colour, loin crown, scrolls, wreath "Kings own Scottish Borderers" .2) Badge, pressed metal, silver colour, wreath, crown scrolls "Argyle and Sutherland" .3) Badge, pressed blackened metal, crown, wreath and scrolls "Royal Engineers".badges, british, collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FEMALE PORTRAIT, Ca 1900
sepia photograph on fawn board. Studio portrait of young woman standing beside chair. Young woman, long hair, leg of mutton sleeves. Holding book. Written on back of photo: Kate in black ink. Turnbull & Sons, Artistic Photographer, 10 Jamaica St, corner of Argyle Street, Glasgow.Turnbull & sons, Glasgow, Greenock, Kilmarnock and Belfastperson, individual, portrait female -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - HEATHCOTE : COUNTY OF BENDIGO, 11-4-35
Map. Heathcote, County of Bendigo, County of Dalhousie,Township of Heathcote, McIvor Creek, Argyle Station Ground, Wallan and Bendigo Railway, C.R.B. Main Road. By authority H.J. Green, Govt. Printer. Photo-Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne. 11-4-35. Price 2/-. (number 88 in map cupboard 1)H.J. Green, Govt.Printermap, bendigo, heathcote -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - THE ARGYLE GOLD
Dark orange catalogue for an auction sale held at The Argyle Gold N.L., South Heathcote on 19 November 1936. For sale was Mining Machinery, Plant, Buildings, Lease No. 10797 and Equipment. Sale was by Order of J. D. Morrison Esq., Legal Manager. Auctioneer was J. H. Curnow & Son. Contains description of some machinery, poppet legs and chimney stack.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - the argyle gold n.l., j d morrison esq, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson, bolton bros -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, 'Goldthorns' (Houses, Kew), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing Executor's Auction, Sunday 24th October 1931, "Goldthorns", Normanby Road, Corner of Argyle Road, Kew’ - Four page flyer advertising the sale of Goldthorns in Normanby Road, Kew in October 1931. The flyer contains a photograph of the front of the house, a list of its rooms, a site plan (including possible subdivisions) and a photo of the extensive rear garden.goldthorns - normanby road - kew (vic),, goldthorns estate, mansion - kew (vic), gardens - kew (vic), griffiths family, subdivisions - kew (vic)goldthorns - normanby road - kew (vic),, goldthorns estate, mansion - kew (vic), gardens - kew (vic), griffiths family, subdivisions - kew (vic) -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1925
A Stuart Surridge Iris-brand, 'Argyle' tennis racquet, with: concave throat; whipping over cloth tape reinforced shoulders; deep eyelet channel around outer crown; flat throat; and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Model and manufacturer's details across throat on obverse; retailer's trademark across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, Cloth tapetennis -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Photograph - black and white photograph, Marlo Primary School No. 3433
This is a photograph of the Marlo Primary School in its original location in Argyle Street, approximately opposite the Marlo Hotel. This small school was opened in 1902 to provide education to local children. A b/w photo of 8 children standing in front of a fence and timber building with a brick chimney on the right hand side. A sign in black lettering on to a white background can be seen on the building. This reads STATE SCHOOL No. 3433.On back of photo are the words; Marlo Schooleducation, marlo -
Lorne Historical Society
Print - Framed coloured print, Print Accommodation Lorne to 1950, Exact date Unknown
Rob Coy depicted the 22 following buildings with a map 1. Bonnie Doon 2. Gracedale 3. Cora Lynn 4. Carinya 5. Kia-Ora 6. Kalimna 7. Argyll 8. Minapre 9. Erskine House 10.Hotel Pacific 11. The Cumberland 12. Riverview 13. Hotel Lorne 14. The Chalet 15. Santoy 16. Clovelly 17. Yendallock 18. Nenthorne 19. Quamby 20. Ben-My-Kree 21. Glenora 22. Ozone House Rectangular framed color print of Rob Coy ‘ sketch Accommodation Lorne to 1950. The guest houses were, Bonnie Doon, Gracedale, Cora Lyn, Karinya, Kia Ora, Kalimna, Argyle, Minapre, Erskine House, Hotel Pacific, Cumberland, Riverview, Lorne Hotel, Chalet, Santoy, Clovelly, Yendaloch, Nenthorne, Quamby, Ben - My Cree, Glendora, Ozone House and a small map showing the locations of the accommodation. We believe this this is the original print. The colors are mainly blue and light tan. rob coy, lorne, accommodation, hotels, guest houses, pubs, erskine house -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - HEATHCOTE : COUNTY OF BENDIGO
Map. Heathcote, County of Bendigo, County of Dalhousie, Knowsley, Knowsley East, Dargile, Costerfield, Warrowitue, Tooborac, Langwornor, Argyle Station Ground, Bendigo to Heathcote to Kilmore Railway Line, Township of Heathcote, C.R.B. Main Road. Mount Ida Creek, Wild Duck Creek, Meadow Valley Creek. By Authority H.J. Green, Govt. Printer, Photo-Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne by W.J. Butson, Price 1/-. (number 91 in map cupboard 1)H.J. Green Govt. Printer.map, bendigo, heathcote -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Warne Estate, Undated
Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The Warne Estate included four lots in Argyle Street, Kew. It represents a typical small-scale subdivision in this area. The lots for sale must have been further divided as there are now more houses in the street than there were blocks advertised in the subdivision. The agent left the proximity of the Outer Circle Railway off the plan. The Railway would have run along the triangular shaped lot 4. Lot 4 was offered for the sum of £600 plus the costs of footpath construction.subdivision plans - kew, warne estate -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard - colour, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
auchiehall Street /ˈsʌxihɔːl/ is one of the main shopping/business streets in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Along with Buchanan Street and Argyle Street, it forms the main shopping area of Glasgow, containing the majority of Glasgow's high street and chain stores.[1] Although commonly associated with the city centre, Sauchiehall street is over 11⁄2 miles (2.5 km) long, finally meeting Argyle Street in the West End, in front of the Kelvingrove Museum, where they form Dumbarton Road which continues through Partick. The two streets run parallel through the city centre, before starting to conjoin westward of the M8 motorway at Charing Cross. (Wikipedia)Colour postcard of a street with cars, double decker buses and four storey buildings. The street is Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland.chatham-holmes family collection, glasgow, scotland, double decker bus -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Standard Newspapers, Charles Grimes Re-enactment, Yarra River, 1978
The party of the British surveyor Charles Grimes were the first Europeans to view the River Yarra, as it was later to be named. Members of the party reached the area now known as Studley Park in 1803. This local re-enactment commemorated 175 years since that event.Charles Grimes, Re-enactment, Yarra River, Kew, 1978. Inscription on reverse: "KH-191. Grimes' party in boat on Yarra 1978. Re-enactment organised by Kew Historical Society. Actors Trinity Grammar boys. Mrs Argyle's History class." Sticker on back: "771. Standard News. WHS. Festival. 4 cols. May 3. [Page] 5."charles grimes re-enactment, yarra river (kew) 1978, cr whiting (mayor of kew), andrew allen, trinity grammar school, kew historical society -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, West Scotchmans Mining Company Poppet Heads on Big Hill 1878
West Scotchmans No1 on left & No2 Mines visible on right in foreground. Mining with Poppet Heads on crest of Big Hill from left to right are the No2 North Waterloo Mine (later known as Stawell Big Hill), Waterloo Shaft and the Duke of Argyle shaft (Herbert Photo) 1878 Big Hill with multiple mining Poppet Heads looking North East over No2 Reservoir Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell gold -
City of Kingston
Book - Council Meeting Minutes, City of Moorabbin, City of Moorabbin Diamond Jubilee Special Council Meeting Minutes, 1994
The Moorabbin council meeting on 10 October 1994 marked 60 years since Moorabbin was declared a city. The original proclamation of the City of Moorabbin had been read on the steps of the council building on 10 October, 1934 by then Premier of Victoria, Sr Stanley Argyle having been already gazetted on 5 September 1934.A4 sized booklet with blue cover and four sheets of paper, stapled together in the top left hand corner.moorabbin, proclomation, council -
City of Kingston
Booklet - Notice paper, City of Moorabbin, Notice Paper for Special Meeting of the Council of the City of Moorabbin, 1994
The Moorabbin council meeting on 10 October 1994 marked 60 years since Moorabbin was declared a city. The original proclamation of the City of Moorabbin had been read on the steps of the council building on 10 October, 1934 by then Premier of Victoria, Sr Stanley Argyle having been already gazetted on 5 September 1934.Bound booklet with six (6) leaves of thick paper with gold and red printed text. The front cover is a clear plastic leaf and the back cover is a treated cardboard.moorabbin, council, proclomation, meeting, diamond jubilee -
Grey Street Primary School, Traralgon
Book, Towards 150 Years. The story of Grey Street Primary School 1870 ... 2012, 2012
Commissioned to be written in 2012 to coincide with the centenary of the opening of the school at the new site in Grey Street, Traralgon. Includes historical information on the first school in Argyle Street in 1870, and its relocation to Campbell Street in 1872. Chapters are set out in decades. Many historical photos of various classes most of which include pupil and staff names.This book tells the story of the commencement of state education in Traralgon in 1870, and follows the development of Traralgon State School into the present Grey Street Primary School.A4. Cover photo depicting children in quadrangle at official opening of Grey Street Primary School in 1912. Cover printed in full process both sides. Text printed in Black throughout, except 16pp colour, perfect bound and packed. Cover: Towards 150 Years/ The story of/ Grey Street Primary School/ 1870 ... 2012/ Carolyn Roscholler/ Foreword by John Hodgson Spine: Towards 150 Years - Carolyn Roscholler Complete typesetting by Gippsland Printers.grey street., traralgon state school, campbell street, traralgon -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Jas R Mathers Son & McMillan, East Kew Tramway Estate, 1915
Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The East Kew Tramway Estate was a subdivision of two separate parcels of land between Adeney Avenue and Normanby Road. The larger section included 54 lots facing Adeney Avenue, Argyle Road, and Campbell, Hunter and Wishart Streets. [Hunter and Wishart Streets were created as part of the subdivision.] A further 17 allotments faced Normanby Road, Hubert and Campbell Streets. [The name of Hubert Street was later to be changed to Cecil Street.] The promotion of the sale referred to the advantages of living between two tram routes, in High Street and Cotham Road. On the plan, quaintly drawn trams mark these routes. Also on the plan is the route of part of the Outer Circle [Railway] Line.east kew tramway estate, subdivision plans - east kew -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Main Street looking East from Coffee Palace area 1880
Main Street Looking East 1880 from weigh bridge area, taken from Coffee Palace verandah. Two story buildings with veranda's. Horse drawn vehicle center of image. Post office and Town Hall visible in background. Bond Drapery. J & A Price Wine Spirits. Bond Draper sign on right. Two Poppet Heads on Big Hill are the No2 North Waterloo and the Waterloo and Argyle Mines.Black and white photograph looking East along Main Street from Weighbridge area where two streets join. Horse drawn buggy in center of street with buggy. Big Hill in distance with two poppet heads just visible.stawell businesses streetscape -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Melbourne Legacy, East St Kilda Class 1953, 1953
A photo from a newsletter from September 1953. The photo shows the East St Kilda boys class enjoying their class work and games, which included wrestling, tumbling and having a romp. The boys met at the Drill Hall Argyle St, St Kilda on Friday nights at 7.30. The newsletter mentions that the photos of the boys classes were donated to Legacy by Mr John Beckett of Sandringham. Individual photos being catalogued to record detail about each one.The newsletter outlining news of Junior Legatee activities with mentions of boys by name.Black and white photo of the East St Kilda boys class printed in a newsletter in September 1953.junior legatees, boys classes -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Goldthorns House Estate, 1940
Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The first subdivision of Goldthorns created the Goldthorns Hill Estate. Following that subdivision, seven additional lots were offered between Normanby Road, Argyle Road and Lady Loch’s Drive on the proviso that the estate, including Goldthorns was not sold as a single lot. The subdivision plan advises that the lots are situated in one of the most charming and popular residential areas in Kew and is surrounded by modern homes. Typically, the subdivision plan proposes the advantage of its proximity to Cotham Road and the tram to Collins Street. Because of the elevation of Goldthorns, much is made of the ‘bright, sunny and extensive outlook to the Northern Ranges’ and that it overlooks the Yarra Valley. One of the more interesting aspects of the plan is that it shows the outline of Goldthorns in the mid to late 1920s. Its profile today remains virtually the same."Goldthorns" House Estate at topsubdivision plans - kew, goldthorns house estate -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Normanby Heights Estate, Kew, 1919
Prue Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The Normanby Heights Estate not unusually used hyperbole to attract purchasers to the auction of 17 lots facing Argyle Street (sic), Pleasant Avenue and Normanby Road. Predictably factors appealed to included the proximity to schools etc, the availability of public utilities, friable soil, picturesque views and ‘advancing settlement’. If that were not enough, the sales pitch exhorted prospective purchasers to consider their backbone. ‘Thrift is unquestionably the Backbone of any Nation. No better form of Thrift can be encouraged in the young citizen than by investing his or her savings in a piece of land in a growing, healthy and beautiful locality. NORMANBY HEIGHTS ESTATE admirably fits the need.’ The experience of Australia at war undoubtedly contributed to the use of terms such as ‘Backbone of a Nation’ and the appeal to egalitarian principles in the choice of the term ‘young citizen’. The recognition that women had savings and might be the prospective purchaser also reflects a new sense of the rights and entitlements of women in the postwar period.subdivision plans - kew, normanby heights estate, pleasant avenue, normanby road, argyle street -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1896
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop. 1 - 1896 - Letter to Piccoli Andrew, Farmer, Barrapoort re McKenzie & Bucknell. 2 - 1896 - Letter to Lester A re Dunlop Mr. 3 - 1896 - Letter from Macmillan H re Stewart. 4 - 1896 - Letter from Bradley Mrs M, Kyabram. 5 - 1896 - Letter from Bolton W K?, Ballarat. 6 - 1896 - Letter from Bagnall L, Yarrawalla. 7 - 1896 - Letter from Phillips M, Murchison. 8 - 1896 - Letter from Argyle Charles Alfred, Solicitor, Tatura. 9 - 1896 - Letter from Roberts E J, Eulalia Nursery, 15th Street, Mildura. 10 - 1896 - Memo from Kerang Office to Bendigo Office re Kerang Court and Swan Hill Court. 11 - 1896 - Memo from Kerang Office to Bendigo Office re Pyramid Hill Court. 12 - 1896 - Letter from Midgley William, Yarrawalla, Pyramid Hill. 13 - 1896 - Letter from Stokes John, Echuca re Echuca & Warangal Waterworks Trust.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, piccoli andrew, mckenzie, bucknell, lester a, dunlop mr, macmillan h, stewart, bradley mrs m, bolton w k?, bagnall l, phillips m, argyle c a, roberts e j, midgley william, stokes j, echuca & waranga waterworks trust -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works : Borough of Kew : Detail Plan No.1564, 1905
The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) plans were produced from the 1890s to the 1950s. They were crucial to the design and development of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage system. The plans, at a scale of 40 feet to 1 inch (1:480), provide a detailed historical record of Melbourne streetscapes and environmental features. Each plan covers one or two street blocks (roughly six streets), showing details of buildings, including garden layouts and ownership boundaries, and features such as laneways, drains, bridges, parks, municipal boundaries and other prominent landmarks as they existed at the time each plan was produced. (Source: State Library of Victoria)This plan forms part of a large group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by the Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989. Within this collection, thirty-five hand-coloured plans, backed with linen, are of statewide significance as they include annotations that provide details of construction materials used in buildings in the first decade of the 20th century as well as additional information about land ownership and usage. The copies in the Public Record Office Victoria and the State Library of Victoria are monochrome versions which do not denote building materials so that the maps in this collection are invaluable and unique tools for researchers and heritage consultants. A number of the plans are not held in the collection of the State Library of Victoria so they have the additional attribute of rarity.Original survey plan, issued by the MMBW to a contractor with responsibility for constructing sewers in the area identified on the plan within the Borough of Kew. The plan was at some stage hand-coloured, possibly by the contractor, but more likely by officers working in the Engineering Department of the Borough and later Town, then City of Kew. The hand-coloured sections of buildings on the plan were used to denote masonry or brick constructions (pink), weatherboard constructions (yellow), and public buildings (grey). In 1905, when Plan No.1564 was printed, that part of Kew bordered by Brougham Place (now Daniell Place), Mount Street, Sackville Street and Ross Street was already the location of a number of large mansions. Here, subdivisions, at least at this stage, produced larger blocks than in Central Kew. Many of the houses on this plan are named: ‘Faybrook’, ‘Northumbria’, ‘Parkholm[e]’, ‘Dunboe’, ‘Katoomba’ and ‘Eschol’ fronting Sackville Street. Eschol was once the home of the manufacturer Robert Harrison, whose cordial factory in Spring and Argyle Streets Fitzroy are noted on the Victorian Heritage Register. ‘The Hawthorns’ on the corner of Brougham Place and Mount Street was the home of the medical practitioner Frank William Fay, who won the military cross and other honours for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in World War 1.melbourne and metropolitan board of works, detail plans, mmbw 1564, cartography -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Marine Lamp, William W M Mc Geoch Ltd, 1910 to 1925
In 1832 William McGeoch & Co., Ltd was established, by William McGeoch senior at 113 Argyle St Glasgow as hardware merchants and exporters, and later were manufacturers of lamps and electrical fittings for ship, railway and domestic use. In the 1900s the company had expanded and had offices at 28 West Campbell Street Glasgow with a factory and warehouse located at the Warwick Works, 46 Coventry Rd, Birmingham. In 1922 the company had expanded and were employing 400 to 500 people. William seniors three sons had joined their father in establishing the business around 1888. The business was run by William McGeoch senior with Williams three sons Alexander, William and Andrew also taking an active part in the day to day running of the company. The company had expanded to such a degree that they were now manufacturing a variety of ships' hardware. This included metal cabin furnishings, signal lamps, ships' oil and candle lamps, motor lamps, switches, switchboards, electrical accessories and fittings. In 1982 William McGeoch & Co., Ltd was acquired by Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd.A lamp made by a significant manufacturer of marine equipment that made fittings for many famous ships including the Titanic.Marine oil Lamp with glass panels. Front panel missing. Access through glass panel door at side flat metal back. Metal fuel reservoir and no burner. Metal rounded chimney on top. Embossed McGeogh Maker Glasgowwarrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lamp, ships lamp, wm mc geoch ltd, hardware merchants, ships outfitters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan, JC Brown, Detail of Step Butt and Screen for Miniature Rifle Range, 26 February 1910
On 19 July 1907, The Box Hill Reporter published an article on the Miniature Rifle Range. It stated: "Miniature Rifle Range for Kew. The Kew rifle club has made arrangements for the establishment of a miniature rifle range. The Kew borough council has provided a site in the yard at the rear of the town hall, fronting Brougham street. The site has been inspected by the military authorities, who have approved of the locality selected and the arrangements to be made to render the range absolutely safe. The plans are at present being prepared, and it is expected that the range will be completed within the next two months. The range will be under the direct control of the rifle club, subject to the supervision of a joint committee from the council and the club. The first committee will consist of Crs Wishart (mayor), Kellett, and Hiscock as representing the council, and Captain Argyle and Mr S. Abbott representing the rifle club. The range when completed will be available for the use of cadets, friendly societies, and other miniature rifle clubs in the district. Miniature rifle ranges are now occupying a great deal of attention in Great Britain, on the Continent, and in America. Lord Roberts, writing recently on the subject, remarks- "While I do not for a moment pretend that miniature rifle shooting is, in all respects, as useful as knowing how to shoot on a long range, I am satisfied that men can learn to shoot on miniature ranges, and that unless miniature ranges are very generally made use of, the greatest majority in this country will never learn to shoot at all." It is possible by this means also to divert the at present dangerous enthusiasm of uninstructed youths for the pea rifle into safer and more useful channels."Important early document identifying the specifications for a miniature rifle range in central Kew. Rifle clubs and rifle ranges were an important element in defending Victorians and Australians to outside threats. Single page plan (folded), created and approved in 1910, listing the approved specifications for a miniature rifle range in Brougham Street, Kew.Handwritten signature: J.M. / Staff officer for Works Victoria / 26-2-10rifle clubs - rifle ranges, miniature rifle ranges, rifle clubs -- kew (vic) -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Artwork - Painting, 'School of Mines New Beginnings part a & b' by John Collier, 2008
John COLLIER (1937- 2012) John Collier was born at Ballarat in 1937. He received a Diploma of Mining and a Diploma of Civil Engineering at the Ballarat School of Mines (SMB), later graduating from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining). Early in his career he received a Diploma of Accountancy from the Australian Society of Accountants. Collier believes his experience at SMB had a profound influence on his life, especially what he learnt in Geology, Engineering, Chemistry, etc., all of which he found beneficial to his later working life and he is proud of that association. Through his experience in the world-wide mining industry John Collier has made a major impact on the mining industry. He has been exploration leader for a large number of worldwide discoveries and farm-ins both major and minor. He has experience in every facet of the mining industry, and his record in identifying diamond opportunities include Australian (Argyle), Canada (Diabik), Zimbabwe, and the Brazil Pipe (Collier Falls). His success in diamond exploration may be unparalleled. John Collier also has significant success with lead-zinc, iron ore, coal, copper, gold-silver, petroleum, heavy minerals, nickel, uranium, industrial minerals, rare earths, and tin. In 2006 John Collier was made a Legend in Mining by the Australian Mining Industry. Over his last 10 years, he had become a passionate painter, holding several successful solo exhibitions. His naive style featured beautiful and unexpected colour combinations. Many of his most lauded paintings depicted mining scenes, harking back to his Ballarat days. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Two artworks by John Collier inspired by his alma mater, the Ballarat School of Mines. art, artwork, john collier, ballarat school of mines, alumni