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Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Canterbury Primary School, [1940s]
... Molesworth Street... Student Molesworth Street Prospect Hill Road Black and white ...Black and white photograph of students in the grounds of the Canterbury Primary School [1940s]canterbury, canterbury primary school, primary schools, student, molesworth street, prospect hill road -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Grade Viii CanterburyState School 1921, 1921
... Molesworth Street... melbourne Canterbury Canterbury State School Molesworth Street ...Black and white photograph of Grade Viii, Canterbury State School 3572, 1921. Olive Hughes is last student on the right, back row.canterbury, canterbury state school, molesworth street, students, teachers, primary schools -
Canterbury History Group
Pamphlet - Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury Primary School, Archives Committee
... Molesworth Street... melbourne Canterbury Canterbury Primary School Molesworth Street ...A brief history of the establishment of the school prepared by the Archives Committee of the Canterbury Primary Schoolcanterbury, canterbury primary school, molesworth street, primary schools, moloney> major, principals, eddison> vicki -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - Canterbury State School
... Molesworth Street... melbourne Canterbury Molesworth Street Primary Schools Independent ...Brief information sheet of some of the schools in the Canterbury area in the 1900'scanterbury, molesworth street, primary schools, independent schools, carisbrooke ladies' college, merton, st. duthus' school -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Canterbury Primary School, Grade 4, class photograph, 1934
... Molesworth Street... melbourne Canterbury Molesworth Street Primary Schools Canterbury ...Black and white photograph of Grade 4. children at Canterbury Primary School No 3572 , 1934canterbury, molesworth street, primary schools, canterbury primary school -
Canterbury History Group
Article, New School at Canterbury, 15/07/1908
... Molesworth Street... Prospect Hill Road Molesworth Street Sasche. A.O. Madden> F. Knox ...Photocopy of a report in the Australian Schoolmaster 15 July 1908 of the Proceedings and Speeches on the occasion of the opening of Canterbury Primary School on Saturday 20 June 1908 includes two photographsnon-fictioncanterbury, canterbury primary school, primary schools, prospect hill road, molesworth street, sasche. a.o., madden> f., knox> w., balfour> jas., camberwell council, maloney> p., kinnard> d, opening ceremonies -
Canterbury History Group
Newsletter - Happy Apple News, Canterbury Primary School Newsletter
... Molesworth Street... melbourne Canterbury Molesworth Street Canterbury Primary School ...Five copies of the Happy Apple News for 1989. Contains news of the activities of the school community, including the decision to set up a committee to preserve archival material relating to the school and the discovery of the original school bell (manufactured by John Danks & Son, Melbourne) under the building.canterbury, molesworth street, canterbury primary school, newsletters, danks family, guerin> laurent, james> becky, wilcox> tom, boulton> anne, plans, weymouth> j., oak trees, primary schools -
Canterbury History Group
Article, Progress Press, First day has teachers seeing double, 8/02/2011
... Molesworth Street... melbourne Canterbury Canterbury Primary School Molesworth Street ...Article from the Progress Leader, with a coloured photograph of the four sets of twins starting school at Canterbury Primary School 2011.canterbury, canterbury primary school, molesworth street, students, tonkin> anne -
Canterbury History Group
Article - Canterbury Primary School's 80th Birthday, Progress Press, 29/06/1988
... Molesworth Street... Hill Road Molesworth Street Photograph and notes from ...Photograph and notes from the Progress Press 29 June 1988 of Canterbury Primary School's 80th birthday celebrationscanterbury, canterbury primary school, primary schools, students, stone> michael, morrison> winifred, mason> walter, prospect hill road, molesworth street -
Canterbury History Group
Pamphlet - Heritage Trail official opening 2 March 2006, 2/03/2006
... Molesworth Street... melbourne Canterbury Canterbury Primary School Molesworth Street ...Leaflet/ invitation for the officail opening of the Heritage Trail at the Canterbury Primary School 2 March 2006canterbury, canterbury primary school, molesworth street, wurundjeri land, primary schools -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Crest of the Canterbury State School, c1920
... Molesworth Street... melbourne Canterbury Canterbury State School Molesworth Street ...Coloured photograph of the crest of the Canterbury State School no 3572(from school blazer?). Reprinted from Dr.Allan Williams papers by Jan Pigot. Dr Williams attended Canterbury State School from 1920 and his papers are held by the Canterbury History Groupcanterbury, canterbury state school, molesworth street, crests and emblems, williams> allan (dr), primary schools -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Canterbury Primary School 1918
... Molesworth Street...-1918 Prospect Hill Road Molesworth Street Black and white ...Staff and students of Canterbury Primary School no. 3572, taken at the front of the school in 1918Black and white photographcanterbury, canterbury primary school, primary schools, students, teachers, world war 1914-1918, prospect hill road, molesworth street -
Canterbury History Group
Map - Logan Estate, Canterbury
... Molesworth Street... Family Sinclair & Company Clairmont Estate Molesworth Street Real ...Real estate advertisement distributed by Sinclair & Company of a reproduction of a historical map of the Logan Estate and a short history on the reverse side.canterbury, logan estate, canterbury road, prospect hill road, marlowe street, logan street, canterbury railway station, logan family, sinclair & company, clairmont estate, molesworth street -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Arnall & Jackson: Printers & Stationers, City of Kew: Air Raid Precautions Organisation, June 1940
... Signed [Sector Warden] F. J. [sic] Warry, 65 Molesworth... organisation Signed [Sector Warden] F. J. [sic] Warry, 65 Molesworth ...Air Raid Precautions Organisations were formed in each State in Australia during the Second World War. In Victoria they were organised by the State Emergency Council (Victoria) for Civil Defence. In Melbourne, the organisations were locally based in municipalities. Within a municipality, areas were organised into sectors.Twelve point instructions distributed by the District Warden's Office, Town Hall, Kew in June 1940 and issued by the authority and with the approval of the Kew City Council, W. D. Birrell (Town Clerk), outlining advice for residents in the event of an air raid. City of Kew seal at top right. The document was issued to residents in Sector 9. It was printed by Arnall & Jackson, 115 Barkly Street, W. Brunswick.Signed [Sector Warden] F. J. [sic] Warry, 65 Molesworth Street; [Senior Warden] K. L. Robertssecond world war, city of kew, wwii, air raid precautions organisation -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Print - Subdivision Plan, Rosebank Estate, Kew, Nineteenth Century
... Street; Fellows Street; Wills Street; Molesworth Street; Barry...; Molesworth Street; Barry Street and Princess Street. The surveyor ...This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.A photographic reproduction of a plan in the Vale Collection of the State Library of Victoria. The plan shows the Rosebank Estate in Kew which was offered for sale in 1881. The subdivision was located in Studley Park and included lots in Redmond Street; Fellows Street; Wills Street; Molesworth Street; Barry Street and Princess Street. The surveyor of the subdivision was the local architect George Wharton.rosebank estate (kew), subdivisions -- studley park -- kew (vic.), thomas wills, wills family -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Canoeing at Macauley's Boathouse, 1950s
... on the river at the western end of Molesworth Street, Kew.... at the western end of Molesworth Street, Kew. Boathouses -- river yarra ...Macauley's boat sheds (aka Kew Boatsheds) was located on the river at the western end of Molesworth Street, Kew.Black and white enlargement. Two children pictured in a canoe at Macauley's Boathouse on the River Yarra at Studley Park.Reverse: "Macauley's Boatsheds / M Holmes"boathouses -- river yarra, boathouses -- kew, macauley's boat shed, recreation -- canoeing -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Macauley's, Kew, 1924
... located at the west end of Molesworth Street. .... The boat sheds were located at the west end of Molesworth Street ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 2 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The photograph is of waterlilies planted at Macauley's boat sheds on the Yarra River at Kew. The boat sheds were located at the west end of Molesworth Street. "Macauley’s Kew"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, macauley's boat sheds -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, Kew Canoe Carnival, 1939
... on back cover shows canoeists at Kew Boat Sheds, 45 Molesworth... on back cover shows canoeists at Kew Boat Sheds, 45 Molesworth ...An item from an outstanding and diverse photographic collection, assembled by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew.10-page souvenir programme for the Kew Canoe Carnival to be held at Yarra Bend National Park on Saturday February 18th, 1939. Proceeds were designed to assist the Victorian Society for Crippled Children. Front cover shows photograph taken at the previous year's carnival. The site of the carnival shown on an internal map was upriver from Macauley's boat house. Photograph on back cover shows canoeists at Kew Boat Sheds, 45 Molesworth Street.kew canoe carnivals, recreation -- river yarra, christian-washfold collection -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Macauley's, Kew, 1924
... of Molesworth Street. The photograph is taken from the Yarra Bend Park... located at the west end of Molesworth Street. The photograph ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. A fine, early view of Macauley's boat sheds on the Yarra River at Kew.Digital copy of a photograph from page 2 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The photograph is of Macauley's boat sheds on the Yarra River at Kew. The boat sheds were located at the west end of Molesworth Street. The photograph is taken from the Yarra Bend Park side of the river, or from a boat on the river. The canoes belonging to Macauley's are lined up on the river bank. "Macauley’s Kew"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, macauley's boat sheds -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - 'La Verna' (formerly 'Heathfield'), 39 Sackville Street, 1988
... resemblance to 3 Molesworth Street, the architect of which has... to 3 Molesworth Street, the architect of which has not been ...Documentary evidence records that in 1888 Henry Eeles, stationer, was the first owner and occupier of this two-storey mansion. At that date the building was given an N.A.V.of £275 and Eeles was recorded as the owner of the house until at least 1910, when the thirteen-roomed mansion attracted an N.A.V. of £190. The house is quite typical of time, and it bears a remarkable resemblance to 3 Molesworth Street, the architect of which has not been established. (Kew Conservation Study, 1988)Colour photographic positive of one of 'La Verna' (formerly 'Heathfield'). The house is two storeyed and clad in render. It is ltaIianate in styling and is dominated by a two storeyed loggia that spans two facades. At ground floor level it has rounded arches supponed on cast iron colonettes, and above, has colonettes that support stilted segmental arches. (Kew Conservation Study, 1988)heathfield -- sackville street --- kew (vic), la verna -- sackville street -- kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Macauley's, Kew, 1924
... of Molesworth Street. The photograph is taken from the Yarra Bend Park.... The boat sheds was located at the west end of Molesworth Street ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. A very rare, early panoramic view of Macauley's boat house on the Yarra River at Kew.Digital copy of a photograph from page 2 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The photograph is of Macauley's boat sheds on the Yarra River at Kew. The boat sheds was located at the west end of Molesworth Street. The photograph is taken from the Yarra Bend Park side of the river looking down on the boat house from above. The canoes belonging to Macauley's are lined up on the river bank. "Macauley’s Kew"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, macauley's boat sheds -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Macauley's, Kew, 1924
... located at the west end of Molesworth Street. The photograph... of Molesworth Street. The photograph is taken from the Yarra Bend Park ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. A fine, early view of the river bank at Macauley's boat sheds on the Yarra River at Kew.Digital copy of a photograph from page 2 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The photograph is of the river bank at Macauley's boat sheds on the Yarra River at Kew. The boat sheds were located at the west end of Molesworth Street. The photograph is taken from the Yarra Bend Park side of the river, or from a boat on the river. A group, probably members of the photographer's family, are sitting underneath a giant weeping willow."Macauley’s Kew"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, macauley's boat sheds -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Map, Elizabeth Mackie, Kew 1875-1880s, c. 1985
... and a resident of 1 Molesworth Street. She researched and wrote... and a resident of 1 Molesworth Street. She researched and wrote ...Elizabeth Mackie was a member of the Kew Historical Society and a resident of 1 Molesworth Street. She researched and wrote the booklet 'Artists of Kew' and initiated research into authors with a connection to Kew. One of the most important maps of Kew in the KHS Collection is 'Back to Kew' created by Jesse Dannock. This water damaged map was in many places unreadable, and this re-creation by Elizabeth Mackie only included part of the original text. It was also liberally added to with pictorial symbols.A reinterpretation of the Back to Kew 1875 map created by Jesse Dannock in circa 1931. This hand-drawn map was created by Elizabeth Mackie in the 1980s.elizabeth mackie, plan of kew, maps -- kew (vic.), jesse dannock -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Drawing - Property Illustration, Margaret Picken, 7 Hume Street, Kew, 1998
... . The house, and another residence in Molesworth Street (1961), is one..., and another residence in Molesworth Street (1961), is one of his ...After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)The house at 7 Hume Street was designed in 1955 by the modernist architect Douglas Alexandra (1922-2000). Between 1951 and 1996, Alexandra completed a number of significant projects including a regional art gallery and library complex at Hamilton, Victoria (1958-59). The residence in Hume Street is included in the RAIA Victorian Chapter's 20th Century Buildings Register. The house, and another residence in Molesworth Street (1961), is one of his notable residential projects. The aerial property illustration of the house by Margaret Picken was commissioned by the real estate agent Woodards in 1998. Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Pen and ink property illustration on drafting film of 7 Hume Street, Kew by Margaret Picken.7 HUME ST., KEW / MARGARET PICKEN ~98 / WOODARDS ~ HAWTHORN artist -- margaret picken 1950-, 7 hume street - kew (vic)., d.d. alexandra - architect, property illustrations -- buildings -- kew (vic.) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: RECEIPT FROM QUICK & HYETT
... Receipt from Quick & Hyett, Molesworth Chambers, Bull... & Hyett, Molesworth Chambers, Bull Street, Bendigo, datged July ...Receipt from Quick & Hyett, Molesworth Chambers, Bull Street, Bendigo, datged July 31st. 1893. One penny stamp on bottom. Received from Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop the sum of 4/4/-. Number 847 printed on top RH corner.Re McPherson to Schultzbusiness, legal, quick & hyett., connelly, tatchell & dunlop, sir john quick, quick & hyett, molesworth chambers. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOPCOLLECTION: RECEIPT QUICK & HYETT
... Barrister & Solicitor Molesworth Chambers, Bull Street, Bendigo 19th... Barrister & Solicitor Molesworth Chambers, Bull Street, Bendigo 19th ...Invoice from Quick & Hyett, Dr Quick . Barkly Hyett Barrister & Solicitor Molesworth Chambers, Bull Street, Bendigo 19th. October, 1894, issued to Connelly , Tatchell & Dunlop for 267/15/-. Dr. Quick and Barkly Hyett, Barristers & Solicitors written on top LH side. Bottom right corner has a brown one penny stampbusiness, legal, connelly, tatchell, connelly, tatchell, john quick, barkly hyett. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, Gardens (Kew), 1979
... Street, 1870 pine trees at D’Estaville, Barry Street, trees... Molesworth Street, Yarra Bluff - Redmond Street (garden now destroyed ...Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Correspondence and newspaper articles/clippings relating to historic gardens in Kew. The oldest item is a letter from the National Trust Victoria announcing their two-year garden study and seeking information on gardens in Kew. Mavis Rolley, Secretary of the Society, made handwritten notes in response, which are kept in the file. She refers to: the pear trees planted by William Oswin in c. 1845 near what is now the Burke Road Bridge (she notes that a search for the trees at the time of the construction of the Eastern Freeway was unsuccessful), a camellia planted by the Dannocks near the corner of Derby and High Street, a c.1876 pine tree in Field Place, Henty Court, an 1875 Moreton Bay fig at Tarring, Ruyton, a Moreton Bay fig at Roxeth, Trinity Grammar, an 1840s oak tree and a 120-year old olive tree at Fairholme, Barry Street, 1870 pine trees at D’Estaville, Barry Street, trees at Turinville, Barnard Grove, dating to 1846, pine trees dating from 1845-6 on the Willsmere Farm, red gums in Victoria Park, pine trees in the Cemetery dating from the 1860s, trees in the Alexandra Gardens and at Kew Primary School, palm trees at La Verna, Sackville Street dating from the 1890s, the trees and gardens at Ross House (Charleville), and the trees at Merridale, Sackville Street which date from the 1880s, a magnolia at Lalla Rookh. These dates are probably highly contestable. Other handwritten notes from 1979 about significant gardens included: 5 Molesworth Street, Red Bluff - Redmond Street (garden now destroyed), Campion House, Studley Park Road, Raheen, Studley Park Road, Ross House, Cotham Road (Charleville), 7 Adeney Avenue, 20-21 Belmont Avenue, 52 Mary Street, an Edna Walling garden on the corner of Argyle Road and Victor Avenue, Merridale, Sackville Street, Roseneath, and Reno, St John’s Parade.gardens - private - kew (vic), garden design - kew (vic), kew horticultural societygardens - private - kew (vic), garden design - kew (vic), kew horticultural society -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Frederick Harwood Noble and Winifred Noble, c.1890
... Molesworth Street in the mid 1920s. The five photographs... years at 100 Walpole Street before relocating to 26 Molesworth ...One of five group and individual portraits of the Noble family of Kew, two in the rear garden of what is presumed to be ‘Charnwood’, in Station Street, Coburg. The photographs date from the period c.1890-1914. One of the larger framed photographs is a portrait of the entire family group, while another is of two of the children, Frederick and Winifred. The father, Frederick William Noble was a businessman, and, at one period Secretary of the Victorian Creamery & Butter Company in South Melbourne. Later he was to manage J. Bartram & Co., Ice & Cold Storage Department in Flinders Lane. By 1906, the Noble family had moved to Kew, living for almost 20 years at 100 Walpole Street before relocating to 26 Molesworth Street in the mid 1920s. The five photographs in the collection reveal details of family life and social values as expressed through attire. The family is formally costumed in a manner indicative of their social status. Mrs Noble, in one of the large framed portraits, is dressed in a sombre manner in a long, dark-coloured long-sleeved, high-necked gown. It is difficult to know whether she is dressed in mourning wear in this black and white photograph. It was not uncommon for a woman to regularly wear mourning attire due to the high mortality rate in the Victorian era. This situation was compounded for women due to the size of extended families. A woman might rarely be out of mourning due to the death of a parent, a sibling, a husband, a child or a near relative. The portraits of the Noble family children, particularly Frederick and Winifred, show the elaborateness of formal attire worn by the children of wealthy families during the late Victorian era. Winifred is dressed in a long cotton dress and a broad-rimmed hat; both liberally covered in lace. Winifred and Frederick’s lace collars extend to their shoulders. Winifred’s diaries, covering the period 1908-50, are now in the collection of the State Library of Victoria. The most detailed of the diaries is from 1914, just before the outbreak of World War 1, and includes ‘Accounts of my Dancing Evenings - Season 1914’. The diaries were the inspiration for an art exhibition by Jim Pavlidis in 2014. One of the family’s two sons, Frederick, was to work at The Age newspaper for 50 years. His obituary records that “He was regarded as the epitome of accuracy and a fount of knowledge on many subjects, but especially cricket, the Royal Melbourne Show and Gilbert & Sullivan”. With Robert Morgan he compiled Speed the Plough, a history of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and its role in developing agriculture in Victoria.A series of photographs that depict family life in the period 1890-1914. The family is significant and the children achieved success in a number of fields.Framed large albumen silver photograph of Frederick Harwood Noble and his sister Winifred in the rear garden of the family home in Coburg (sic). Later Label on rear reads ‘F.H. Noble, W.M. Noble’.winifred noble, frederick noble, charnwood (coburg), station street (coburg) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Noble family, c.1890
... Molesworth Street in the mid 1920s. The five photographs... years at 100 Walpole Street before relocating to 26 Molesworth ...One of five group and individual portraits of the Noble family of Kew, two in the rear garden of what is presumed to be ‘Charnwood’, in Station Street, Coburg. The photographs date from the period c.1890-1914. One of the larger framed photographs is a portrait of the entire family group, while another is of two of the children, Frederick and Winifred. The father, Frederick William Noble was a businessman, and, at one period Secretary of the Victorian Creamery & Butter Company in South Melbourne. Later he was to manage J. Bartram & Co., Ice & Cold Storage Department in Flinders Lane. By 1906, the Noble family had moved to Kew, living for almost 20 years at 100 Walpole Street before relocating to 26 Molesworth Street in the mid 1920s. The five photographs in the collection reveal details of family life and social values as expressed through attire. The family is formally costumed in a manner indicative of their social status. Mrs Noble, in one of the large framed portraits, is dressed in a sombre manner in a long, dark-coloured long-sleeved, high-necked gown. It is difficult to know whether she is dressed in mourning wear in this black and white photograph. It was not uncommon for a woman to regularly wear mourning attire due to the high mortality rate in the Victorian era. This situation was compounded for women due to the size of extended families. A woman might rarely be out of mourning due to the death of a parent, a sibling, a husband, a child or a near relative. The portraits of the Noble family children, particularly Frederick and Winifred, show the elaborateness of formal attire worn by the children of wealthy families during the late Victorian era. Winifred is dressed in a long cotton dress and a broad-rimmed hat; both liberally covered in lace. Winifred and Frederick’s lace collars extend to their shoulders. Winifred’s diaries, covering the period 1908-50, are now in the collection of the State Library of Victoria. The most detailed of the diaries is from 1914, just before the outbreak of World War 1, and includes ‘Accounts of my Dancing Evenings - Season 1914’. The diaries were the inspiration for an art exhibition by Jim Pavlidis in 2014. One of the family’s two sons, Frederick, was to work at The Age newspaper for 50 years. His obituary records that “He was regarded as the epitome of accuracy and a fount of knowledge on many subjects, but especially cricket, the Royal Melbourne Show and Gilbert & Sullivan”. With Robert Morgan he compiled Speed the Plough, a history of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and its role in developing agriculture in Victoria.A compelling group of family portraits. Members of the family were to achieve important roles as managers, journalists and writers.Framed and gazed albumen silver print of Mr and Frederick Warner Mrs Noble in the garden of their home in Coburg (sic) with their three children. There are minor losses to the gesso and paint of the original frame. Later labels to rear include: "Mr Noble, Mrs Noble’. ‘Frederick, Winifred, Wilfred"noble family, charnwood (coburg), station street (coburg) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Portrait of Frederick Noble, c.1912
... Molesworth Street in the mid 1920s. The five photographs... years at 100 Walpole Street before relocating to 26 Molesworth ...One of five group and individual portraits of the Noble family of Kew, two in the rear garden of what is presumed to be ‘Charnwood’, in Station Street, Coburg. The photographs date from the period c.1890-1914. One of the larger framed photographs is a portrait of the entire family group, while another is of two of the children, Frederick and Winifred. The father, Frederick William Noble was a businessman, and, at one period Secretary of the Victorian Creamery & Butter Company in South Melbourne. Later he was to manage J. Bartram & Co., Ice & Cold Storage Department in Flinders Lane. By 1906, the Noble family had moved to Kew, living for almost 20 years at 100 Walpole Street before relocating to 26 Molesworth Street in the mid 1920s. The five photographs in the collection reveal details of family life and social values as expressed through attire. The family is formally costumed in a manner indicative of their social status. Mrs Noble, in one of the large framed portraits, is dressed in a sombre manner in a long, dark-coloured long-sleeved, high-necked gown. It is difficult to know whether she is dressed in mourning wear in this black and white photograph. It was not uncommon for a woman to regularly wear mourning attire due to the high mortality rate in the Victorian era. This situation was compounded for women due to the size of extended families. A woman might rarely be out of mourning due to the death of a parent, a sibling, a husband, a child or a near relative. The portraits of the Noble family children, particularly Frederick and Winifred, show the elaborateness of formal attire worn by the children of wealthy families during the late Victorian era. Winifred is dressed in a long cotton dress and a broad-rimmed hat; both liberally covered in lace. Winifred and Frederick’s lace collars extend to their shoulders. Winifred’s diaries, covering the period 1908-50, are now in the collection of the State Library of Victoria. The most detailed of the diaries is from 1914, just before the outbreak of World War 1, and includes ‘Accounts of my Dancing Evenings - Season 1914’. The diaries were the inspiration for an art exhibition by Jim Pavlidis in 2014. One of the family’s two sons, Frederick, was to work at The Age newspaper for 50 years. His obituary records that “He was regarded as the epitome of accuracy and a fount of knowledge on many subjects, but especially cricket, the Royal Melbourne Show and Gilbert & Sullivan”. With Robert Morgan he compiled Speed the Plough, a history of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and its role in developing agriculture in Victoria.Framed portrait of Frederick Noble"Frederick Noble". The name "PRENTICE" is handwritten below the label.noble family, frederick noble