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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Reef Hotel Pleasant Creek 1858 - 1861 -- note, no Bullock team as in Rees painting
The Reefs Hotel Pleasant Creek. 1858 - 1861 (note, no Bullock team as in Rees painting) Three windlasses over mineshafts can be seen, two on the left and one in front of the assembly hall. Some horse driven Whims can be seen in the background above the Assembly Hall.One of earliest known photographs of Pleasant CreekSeveral buildings in mining area with trees in background, one building labelled The Reefs Hotel. Spoil heaps in foreground with other mining activities . Number of people visible in street.stawell -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
SEPIA COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN SHRIGLEY (1861-1922), DOROTHY SHRIGLEY, MARY JANE SHRIGLEY (DIED 1909)SEPIA COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN SHRIGLEY, [1861-1922] MRS. MARY SHRIGLEY AND DAUGHTER DOROTHY (SMALL CHILD)LEFT TO RIGHT - JOHN SHRIGLEY (1861-1922), DOROTHY SHRIGLEY (DAUGHTER), MRS. SHRIGLEY(MARY JANE) DIED 1909local history, photography, photographs, crick, shrigley, mc lennan, lazarus -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, First known photograph of The Reefs and Reef Hotel Pleasant Creek with a bullock team in front 1858 -1861
B/W Photo The Reefs Hotel and Assembly Hall Pleasant Creek with Bullock team in front. 1858 -1861 Three windlasses over mineshafts can be seen, two on the left and one in front of the assembly hall. Some horse driven Whims can be seen in the background above the Assembly Hall.Earliest known photograph of the Reefs Pleasant Creek.Several buildings in mining area with trees in background, one building labelled The Reefs Hotel. Spoil heaps in foreground with other mining activities and with bullock team and cart. Man can be seen standing on slab hut roof at centre and woman in street. stawell -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, From Municipality to City : Chairmen & Mayors of Kew 1861-1994, 2019
From Municipality to City: Chairmen & Mayors of Kew 1861-1994 is the result of a collaborative history project completed by members of the Kew Historical Society. Th text includes a contextualised series of illustrated biographical and autobiographical profiles of the former civic leaders of Kew. The profiles explore the political, social, cultural and economic history of Kew from the earliest years of European settlement to the amalgamation of Kew into the City of Boroondara in 1994.110 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm.non-fictionFrom Municipality to City: Chairmen & Mayors of Kew 1861-1994 is the result of a collaborative history project completed by members of the Kew Historical Society. Th text includes a contextualised series of illustrated biographical and autobiographical profiles of the former civic leaders of Kew. The profiles explore the political, social, cultural and economic history of Kew from the earliest years of European settlement to the amalgamation of Kew into the City of Boroondara in 1994.kew (vic.). council -- history, mayors -- victoria -- kew -- biography, kew (vic.) -- history -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Jim Connor, Queenstown Cemetery Burial Register 1861-1981, Queenstown Cemetery, Smiths Gully Road, St Andrews, 8 March 2023
Installed by the Queenstown Cemetery Trust December 2009 The discovery of gold in Smyth's Creek in 1854 and subsequent gold rush to the Caledonia diggings led to the establishment of Queenstown (present day St Andrews). The first recorded burial was July 31st, 1861 and it was officially declared a Cemetery Reserve in 1866. Many graves are unmarked and unrecorded including many Chinese and other itinerant miners. The cemetery was closed for new burials in 1851. The last recorded burial was in 1981 in an existing family grave.jim connor collection, 2023-03-08, queenstown cemetery, smiths gully road, st andrews -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping (copy), The Argus, [Sale] June 8 1861: Fruit trees, shrubs, &c, 06/06/1861
Early advertisement for the sale of fruit trees and shrubs from the nursery of Robert Whatmough on the River PlentyRobert Whatmough was a Greensborough pioneer and noted horticulturist1 page, news text, copy printed from Trovegreensborough, robert whatmough, plenty river -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Victorian Government Gazette 1, 1861, Victorian Government Gazette 1, 1861. 1 January - 30 June, 1861
Dark blue marbled cloth cover over hard cardboard. Red leather spine and corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown and lettering on spine. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Victorian Government Gazette 1, 1861, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, Victorian Government Gazette 1, 1861. 1 January - 30 June, 1861
Dark green marbled cloth over stiff cardboard. Red leather spine and corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown and lettering on spine. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Sturt Street, Ballarat, 1861, 1861
The photograph is a copy of an item held by the State Library of Victoria, and copied by Keith Rash, c1970Black and White photograph of Sturt Street, Ballarat showing three shops: The West End Tea Mart, the double storey Taylor's Furniture and Bedding Warehouse, and Hannaford Bookseller. j.g. taylor, taylor's furniture and bedding warehouse, hannaford bookseller, west end tea mart, a.r. hall, sturt street, ballarat -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Smythesdale Town Common, 1861, 1861
Blue foolscap printed page relating to the Town Common at Smythesdale. It is signed by Henry Barkly and J.H. Brookesmythesdale, smythesdale town common, henry barkly, j.h. brook -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Mining Under Wendouree Parade, Ballarat West, 1861, 1861
Blue foolscap printed order in council under the Gold Fields Act.mining, j.h. kay, wendouree parade, goldfields act, j.b. humffray -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Polling Places for the Mining District of Ballaarat Altered , 1860-1861, 1860-1861
Blue foolscap printed order in council under the Gold Fields Act.mining, j.h. kay, goldfields act, j.b. humffray, polling places, voting, creswick, buninyong, ballarat, smythe's creek, blackwood, steiglitz -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Victoria Government Gold Fields Act: Order in Council: the Polling Places for the Mining District of Ballaarat altered, 1861, 1861
One blue printed page relating to the Gold Fields Act Order in Council.victoria, ballaarat, order in council, gold fields act, polling places, ballaarat, government, john basson humffray, j.h. kay -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, John Ferres, Government Printer, Victorian Government Prize Essays 1860, 1861, 1861
Royal Society of Victoria Government prize essays Brown soft covered book with the following contents: Preface Collection and Storage of Water in Victoria by Frederick Acheson (gold washing, irrigation, motive-power, general water supply, artesian wells) Agriculture of Victoria by William Story (geological and chemical character of s oils, rotation of crops, sources and application of manures.) Origin and Distribution of Gold in Quartz Veins by Henry Rosales Development of Resources in the Colonyroyal sociey of victoria, gervernment prize essays, soils, water, agriculture, gold, quartz, henry rosales, frederick acheson, william story, charles mayes, quartz mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Crown Lands Alienated , 1861, 1861
Blue Foolscap printed Government document relating to alienated Crown Lands. crown lands -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Langi Ghiran Farmers' Common, 1860-1861, 1860-1861
Blue Foolscap printed Government document relating to the Langi Ghiran Farmers' Common. langi ghiran, farmers common, henry barkly, j.h. brook, agriculture -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, County Court Smythesdale, 1861-1862, 1861-1862
Blue Foolscap printed Government document on Smythesdale's Local Court.smythesdale, smythesdale county court, j. moore, county court -
Ballarat Diocesan Historical Commission
Book, Roman Missal 1861, 1861
Roman Missal used at St Patrick's Cathedral Ballarat 1874 - 1964. One of only three known copies in Australia. This book is significant in that it is a masterpiece of the printer's art making extensive use of copperplate etching and photo-lithography. Printed in 1861 using these techniques the work aimed to emulate medieval illuminated work and bringing back the book beautiful pre-dating by decades the philosophies of William Morris in these aims. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive - CD/DVD, Scans of Ararat and Pleasant Creek Papers 1857-1869. Scanned from Microfisch. The Ararat &Pleasant Creek Advertiser 1861-1869, The Mount AraratAdvertiser 1857-1861
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Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Printed etching, 1861 or 1862
B. 1811 England; D. 1872 Sydney. President of the Australasian Conference in 1861.B & W printed head and shoulders printed etching of the Rev. Stephen Rabone. "Revd Stephen Rabone, President of Australasian Conference 1861"rabone, stephen, wesleyan methodist, president of conference -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Late Colonial Art Nicholas Chevalier, 2011
Internet page, colour photograph of Chevalier's painting "The Survey Paddock 1861", Scannednicholas chevalier, survey paddock, 1861 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Minutes, Port Melbourne Council, Finance & Legislative Committee, c. 1881
Journal of the minutes of the proceedings of the Finance & Legislative Committee Feb 1861-Dec 1886 ; with multi-coloured cover,Front cover - Finance & Legislative Committee Feb 1861-Dec 1886local government - borough of sandridge, local government - borough of port melbourne, william richardson tarver, mayors, edward clark, town clerks -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
JOHN ALFRED SHRIGLEY (1829-1880), WITH HIS THREE SONS JOHN (1861 - ), ALFRED (1863), JOSEPH (1858)PHOTOGRAPH - SEPIA COPY, JOHN ALFRED SHRIGLEY (1829-1880) WITH HIS THREE SONS - JOHN (BORN 1861), ALFRED (BORN 1863), JOSEPH (BORN 1858)SHRIGLEY FAMILY. LEFT TO RIGHT. JOHN (BORN 1861), JOHN ALFRED (1829-1880), ALFRED (BORN 1863), JOSEPH (BORN 1858). ALSO IN FAMILY ELEANOR MARY (1856-1931), GRACE ELIZABETH (1865- ), ANNE (1868-1948), KATHLEEN (1870 - ).local history, photography, photographs, crick, shrigley, mc lennan, lazarus -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Trevor Lamb collection: Bendigo Advertiser Pictorial lift out
BHS CollectionFour pages pictorial lift out from the Bendigo Advertiser. Photographic sketches of Sandhurst, boom gold town of 1861. bendigo advertiser, sandhurst, 1861 -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Victoria Queen of Great Britain, Leaves from the journal of our life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861, to which are prefixed and added extracts from the same journal giving an account of earlier visits to Scotland, and tours in England and Ireland, and yachting excursions / edited by Arthur Helps, 1877
Labelled 'Cowes Free Public Library'. Labelled: 'Phillip Island Historical Society. Cleeland Bequest'. Inscribed ' ... 25/2/91'victoria queen of great britain, homes and haunts, scotland, highlands, diaries, queens, description, travel, journeys, kings, rulers -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1861, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1861. 1 July - 31 December, 1862
Dark blue marbled cloth cover over hard cardboard. Red leather spine and corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown and lettering on spine. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1861, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1861. 1 July - 31 December, 1862
Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown and lettering on spine. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, 1861 Bell and Bell Tower, St Margaret's Anglican Church, Eltham
Digital scan of photograph - Original Source Copy: St Margaret's Parish Archives. church of england, churches, eltham, st margarets church, mud bricks, robert marshall -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The 'new' worship space with the 1861 church, St Margaret's, Eltham, 2014
Digital scan of photograph - Original Source Copy: St Margaret's Parish Archives. church of england, churches, eltham, st margarets church -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, A Tour of the Lilydale Cemetery 1861-1994 Volume One, 1995
Map and history of some of the graves in Lilydale Cemetery, compiled By Sandy Ross, Lilydale and District Historical Society. +Additional Keywords: Mary Hussey / Daniel Cameron / Captain Alexander John Herbert Robertson / Ernest Buckmaster / Jimmy Ah Tak / David Mitchell / Dame Nellie Melba / Jessie Mary Vasey O.B.E., C.B.E. / William Blamire Young