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University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet - Catalogue, McGredy's Roses, 1951-1965
McGredy's Roses (Portadown, N. Ireland). 3 cataloguesflowers, roses, mcgredy's roses -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Nunawading Historical Society Inc. Collection Policy, 1995
N. H. S. Collection policy as at Aug 1995N. H. S. Collection policy as at Aug 1995N. H. S. Collection policy as at Aug 1995nunawading historical society, collection policy -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Photograph - Victory March Melbourne June 1946
This object relates to Heather Jean CAMERON. She was born on 13/04/1923 in Warracknabeal, VIC. Heather Jean served in the Army (VF514388) enlisting on, 06/11/1943 in East Brighton, VIC before being discharged from duties with the AUSTRALIAN WOMENS ARMY as a Army Non-Commissioned Gunner (GNR) on 11/09/1946. Heather Jean CAMERON was not a prisoner of war. Heather Cameron was awarded the Australia Service Medal 1939-1946 and the War Medal 1939-1945. Her next of kin is Hugh CAMERON.Heather KENNEDY (n�e CAMERON) in front rowsecond world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, photo/pictures, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Flyer: Tarnagulla Gold N' Rocks Museum, circa 1990s
Donald Clark Collection.An information flyer for the Tarnagulla Gold N' Rocks Museum. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, R A F, 1990
Colour photograph of the R A N Hydrographic Service Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Fokker Friendship 27 aircraft flying over Sydney Harbour N S Wpioneer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: GSPS 'AUSSIE FOOTY' TEAM 1990
Coloured photograph of the GSPS'Aussie Footy' Team 1990. The names of the boys are:- N. Rice, D. Johnson, B. Thompson, N. Cameron, M. Lea, N. Maber, D. Goodwin, D. Brown, K. Roberts, M. Bourke, G. Lockwood, S. Worrell, A. Hinck and T. Reid.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - gsps 'aussie footy' team 1990, n rice, d johnson, b thompson, n cameron, m lea, n maber, d goodwin, d brown, k roberts, m bourke, g lockwood, s worrell, a hinck, t reid -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo
A photo of Legatee Eddie Jowett dancing with a widow. Eddie would help entertain the widows at many events and is seen singing or dancing on several occasions including the World War 1 Widows lunches. This occasion is not known but was with a group of photos that had notations that they were published in various editions of the Answer.Legatees held many events for the widows.Colour photo of Legatee Eddie Jowett and a widow.Printed on the back 1850131 N N N 32 on Kodak paper.widows, activities -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Honour Rolls, Shire of Mulgrave Honour Roll
... hunter n. a. ...Set up by The Shire of Mulgrave. Later placed in front of the old RSL building at Glen Waverley. Now part of the Waverley RSL Memorabilia collection2 Marble Slabs erected by the Shire of Mulgrave to commemorate the men of the Shire who served in "The Great War"Shire of Mulgrave Honour Roll 1914 The Great War 1918 * Died in Service Plaque 1 ADAMS F., ADAMS A. , ADAMS. J, AJANI A. W. , AJANI E. ,ADJANI M., *ALCOCK J. ,ANDERSON G. McK. , ARMSTRONG S. ,ARNOLD W. R. ,ARNOTT W. –MM ,AURISCH F. R. , * BARKER F. ,BANKS D. A. ,BARKER E. J. H. ,BARKER L. C. S. ,BARKER R. C. I. , * BATTEN T. ,BEACON C. J. , BEACOM W. F. ,BEGS J. A. , BENNETT T. T. , BENNINGTON K. C. , BISCHOFFER K. S. E. ,BIZLEY L. ,BRAND A. M. , BRAND A. ,* BRAY R. L. , BRENNAN E. V. , BRENNAN W. J. , BREWER J. H. ,*BROWN S. , BRIDLE N. ,BUTCHER J. , BRABAZON F. , *CAMPBELL W. , CARLSON J. ,CHANDLER S. A. ,CLARKSON A. H. ,COCHRANE D. ,COLWELL E. ,*CORNELL C. ,CORNELL E. ,CORNELL R. ,COX B. T. ,CRAWLEY J. ,CRIPPS A. W. ,*CROW . , CUTTING R. ,DAYS E. J. ,DAGNALLA. E. , DALCOM T. ,DECARTE S. ,*DOOLAN W. E. ,*DOVER T. E. ,DUNTZELL R. ,DYER C. H. ,DYER H. ,DYKE H. ,EARLE A. F. , EVANS E. ,EVANS J. H. , FEAR H. ,*FEAR S. R. W. ,FIELDS C. J., *FURPHY A. F. ,GASCARD A. S. , GLENNON T. R. , GOBBI J. –MM ,GOULD T. D. , GRAY R. , GREENHAM A. ,GUNTHER C. J. ,GUNTHER H. V. , HENLEY A. , Plaque 2 HARRIS A. , HENLEY C. H. , HERRIOT S. T. ,*HERRIOT W. E. , HIND S. J. , HOLFORD J. S. S. , HORE H. R. ,*HORE S. C. , *HORNER C. S. C. ,HOURIGAN E. ,HOURIGAN F. ,HUNTER N. A. ,HURST W. K. , HUSSEY W. F. , JACKSON H. ,JAMES P. M. ,JANE R. W. –DCM, JOHNSON A. J. , *KELSALL W. J. ,KITCHEN J. H. ,KNIGHTS E. D. , LAITY J. E. ,LAITY F. C. , * LAW F. ,LAW J. ,LETCHE A. J. ,LECHTE D. W. ,MAILER D. ,MARKLE V. W. ,MARTIN W. E. ,MARWICK S. J. ,MAY J. ,MOORE A. J. ,MOYLAN P. , MUIR P. F. –MM , *MUNRO A. M. , MUNRO W. , MUNYARD W. ,MURPHY J. ,MUSTARD A. D. ,McGILL T. , McKELVIE F. W. ,McNALLY A. E. ,* McPHERSON A. P. ,OWENS H. C. ,OWENS O. , PARSONS G. ,PARSONS H. W. , PETERSON G. F. ,PEGG W. ,REEVE P. ,ROBBINS E. J. ,ROBBINS R. R. ,ROOKE W. L. ,SAWYER E. H. J. , SCAMMELL A. E. ,SHEPPARD H. ,SIM W. ,SIMMONS A. W. ,SMITH H. ,*SMITH N. , SMITH R. B. ,STEELE G. ,TURBER J. J. ,WATTS W. E. , WATTS W. E. ,* WHEELWRIGHT H. M. ,* WHITE D. C. ,WHITE S. G. S. ,WHITE W. ,WILLIAMS H. ,WILLIAMS L. ,WILLIAMS L. E. ,WILSON F. W. , WILSON H. R. ,WRIGHT W. ,WESTNEY P. E. –MM DCM , honour roll, great war, adams f., adams a., adams. j, ajani a. w., ajani e., adjani m., *alcock j., anderson g. mck., armstrong s., arnold w. r., arnott w. –mm, aurisch f. r., * barker f., banks d. a., barker e. j. h., barker l. c. s., barker r. c. i., * batten t., beacon c. j., beacom w. f., begs j. a., bennett t. t., bennington k. c., bischoffer k. s. e., bizley l., brand a. m., brand a., * bray r. l., brennan e. v., brennan w. j., brewer j. h., *brown s., bridle n., butcher j., brabazon f., *campbell w., carlson j., chandler s. a., clarkson a. h., cochrane d., colwell e., *cornell c., cornell e., cornell r., cox b. t., crawley j., cripps a. w., *crow ., cutting r., days e. j., dagnalla. e., dalcom t., decarte s., *doolan w. e., *dover t. e., duntzell r., dyer c. h., dyer h., dyke h., earle a. f., evans e., evans j. h., fear h., *fear s. r. w., fields c. j., *furphy a. f., gascard a. s., glennon t. r., gobbi j. –mm, gould t. d., gray r., greenham a., gunther c. j., gunther h. v., henley a., harris a., henley c. h., herriot s. t., *herriot w. e., hind s. j., holford j. s. s., hore h. r., *hore s. c., *horner c. s. c., hourigan e., hourigan f., hunter n. a., hurst w. k., hussey w. f., jackson h., james p. m., jane r. w. –dcm, johnson a. j., *kelsall w. j., kitchen j. h., knights e. d., laity j. e., laity f. c., * law f., law j., letche a. j., lechte d. w., mailer d., markle v. w., martin w. e., marwick s. j., may j., moore a. j., moylan p., muir p. f. –mm, *munro a. m., munro w., munyard w., murphy j., mustard a. d., mcgill t., mckelvie f. w., mcnally a. e., * mcpherson a. p., owens h. c., owens o., parsons g., parsons h. w., peterson g. f., pegg w., reeve p., robbins e. j., robbins r. r., rooke w. l., sawyer e. h. j., scammell a. e., sheppard h., sim w., simmons a. w., smith h., *smith n., smith r. b., steele g., turber j. j., watts w. e., * wheelwright h. m., * white d. c., white s. g. s., white w., williams h., williams l., williams l. e., wilson f. w., wilson h. r., wright w., westney p. e. –mm dcm, mulgrave -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SANDHURST SCHOOL OF MINES COLLECTION: LETTER RE THE STUFFING OF A CANARY
SANDHURST SCHOOL OF MINES- letter re the stuffing of a canary from Miss N Quinn ? To the caretaker of Museum dated Elmore June (19)16 / from Mrs N Quinn ?document, sandhurst school of mines / taxidermy -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Award - Medal set, Australian Defence Medal, 2006
From the Swainston Collection, a set of documents and medals from a National Serviceman. The Australian Defence Medal recognises Australian Defence Force personnel who have completed either an enlistment period or four years service after 3 September 1945.This is an example of the Australian Defence Medal for which all Vietnam veterans were eligible.Cupro-nickel Australian Defence Medal plus miniature of same, attached to red and white striped ribbons with black edges to represent the colours of the Flanders poppy, symbol of the Anzac spirit. Three red stripes signify Army, Air Force, Navy. Striped ribbon bar with pins forms part of set. Covering letter addressed to N E Swainston, dated '27 April 2011'. The information card about symbolism of medal and original hard black case complete the set. Front shows Commonwealth Coat of Arms surrounded by the words 'THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MEDAL'. Reverse bears "FOR SERVICE' plus Crown of St Edward within a wattle wreath.'3801127 N E SWAINSTON' engraved around bottom edge of large medal.medal, defence medal, honours -
Wycheproof & District Historical Society Inc.
Photo, Mrs Elaine Storey, Wycheproof School Honour Roll 1914 - 1919, 1919
This plaque recognises the Wycheproof servicemen from State School No1757 who served in the 1914-1919 War. The actual large Honour Roll hangs in the old historic Wycheproof State School building.This Honour Roll contributes to and is part of the nation's collection of War Records; it is unique,believed to be the only one of its kind.PHOTO of large Wycheproof School Honour Roll WW1, on wall at the former Wycheproof S.S. No.1757 building - now the Mount Wycheproof Museum. The plaque of solid wood has cylindrical wooden pillars each side of the 55 gold inscribed names - 12 FALLEN servicemen and marked with a +. Raised wooden carved grapes and leaves adorn the top edge. In the centre, on the scroll are dedication words in Honour of the Brave Men From Wycheproof State School. A small wooden cupboard is attached underneath for War Service Records. This photo is in a display Book registered number 02089 at the Court House. Anderson, E. , Anderson, N. , Boyce W. , Bruce R. , Brotherson, H. , + Brotherson, L. , Barker, D. , Beardon, G., Currie N. , Currie, G. , Cutts, R. , Cutts, A. , Chisholm, A. , Cooper, C. , Duckmanton, S. , Dooley, N. , Dooley, J. , Donnelly, T. , Gibb, J.R. +Gregson A. , Hurcules, W. , Hurcules, C. , Hurcules, N. , + Hayes, L. , Hayes, G. , +Hotham, J. , Hindson, E. , Heap, A. , Holloway, V. , Headley, J. , + Kearney, P. , Matheson, H., Matheson, J. , Miles, H. , McDonald, G., McDonald, W., +W., McElphinney, D. , McElphinney, D. , Pratt, A. , + Orrock, P. , + Orrock, A. , + Robinson, S. , Redgen, J. , + Ryan, J.F. , + Slocombe, R. , Stewart, C. , Stewart, R. , Stavely, W. ,+ Sayers, W. , Secombe, W. , Taylor, R. , Tucker, C. , Thomas, R. , Wilson, S. , Ward, P. + Supreme Sacrifice Anderson, E. , Anderson, N. , Boyce W. , Bruce R. , Brotherson, H. , + Brotherson, L. , Barker, D. , Beardon, G., Currie N. , Currie, G. , Cutts, R. , Cutts, A. , Chisholm, A. , Cooper, C. , Duckmanton, S. , Dooley, N. , Dooley, J. , Donnelly, T. , Gibb, J.R. +Gregson A. , Hurcules, W. , Hurcules, C. , Hurcules, N. , + Hayes, L. , Hayes, G. , +Hotham, J. , Hindson, E. , Heap, A. , Holloway, V. , Headley, J. , + Kearney, P. , Matheson, H., Matheson, J. , Miles, H. , McDonald, G., McDonald, W., +W., McElphinney, D. , McElphinney, D. , Pratt, A. , + Orrock, P. , + Orrock, A. , + Robinson, S. , Redgen, J. , + Ryan, J.F. , + Slocombe, R. , Stewart, C. , Stewart, R. , Stavely, W. ,+ Sayers, W. , Secombe, W. , Taylor, R. , Tucker, C. , Thomas, R. , Wilson, S. , Ward, P. + Supreme Sacrifice wycheproof - school, honour roll, world- war-one, wycheproof- servicemen -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, L.N. Bill, 1883
Folder of information on L N Bill, Kangaroo Ground 1883l.n bill -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photo
Photo Photo Of Pat Green Maiden Name N/Kphoto, ran -
Seaworks Maritime Museum
Plaque
Rectangular plaque states, 'In memory of Capt. I. N. Macfarlan (1919-1995). Plaque features a raised border around the edge and two screw two screw holes at back. Text is cast into the plaque with a brown, mottled background surrounding. IN MEMORY OF/ CAPTAIN I. N. MACFARLAN/ (1919-1995)/ FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE/ PORT OF MELBOURNE (1950-1982)/ AND AS/ HARBOUR MASTER (1973-1982)/ Placed by the/Company of Master Mariners and/ The Port of Melbourne Authority. on verso: ROESZU72?/363485/25/7 (marker) PMA1531 (B72) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH DEBORAH GMC N L - CASH BOOK, 1938 - 1968
Document. Black hard cover book with loose leaf pages and bound with screw posts. Contains payments to various payees for the Central Deborah N L and the North Deborah N L.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, north deborah gmc n l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, north deborah gmc n l, central deborah gmc n l:, gold mining, cash book -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Widows function, Card games
A group of Legacy Widows playing cards at Legacy House. Names and date unknown. Legacy House hosted many activities for the widows to attend, card games were regular events.Legacy provided the opportunity for many gatherings of widows to enjoy social interaction and companionship.Colour photo of Legacy widows playing cards at Legacy House.Printed on back: 120 0122 N N N 22 (on Kodak Paper)widows, activities -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 2, Austin Brehaut, 18/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Set of two colour photographs of BTM hosting the "cops n' kids", charter on 18/11/2002, taken by Austin Brehaut on Kodak Royal Paper. Included with the worksheet file is an article prepared by Dave O'Neil and edited by Simon Green for Jan. 2003 issue of Fares Please! 2264.1 - Group at the ice-cream tram. 2264.2 - Crew with some of the charter participants. A third photograph - Dave O'Neil and participants standing by No. 40 - sent to Trolley Wire Editor 12/1/2003. Shown in image only. With worksheet is a Courier Cutting of 9/6/03 about Sgt John Moloney, organiser for the event and his receipt of the Australian Police Medal. - see related documents.2264.1 - " 'Cops n' Kids' trip 18.11.02 at the 'other' tram." / APB" in blue ink. 2264.2 - " 'Cops n' Kids' charter 18.11.02 with crew Austin Brehaut and Dave O'Neil" / "APB" in blue ink.charters, cops n' kids, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Keith Kings, 27/10/1962 12:00:00 AM
Yields information the condition in 1962 of an old ESCo Tram body that was sold.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the interior of ESCo 10, rear of 36 Corbett St, Ballarat in 1962, photo taken by Keith Kings, No. N(y)(18) on Ilford paper. Has the details on the rear of the photograph. For rear of postcard - see image i2. On rear in ink "Ballarat / Interior of original electric tram No. 10 / Rear of 36 Corbett St, Ballarat East. " "Flash, 1/25, 516 + 12ft. 27/10/62" and Keith Kings stamp with No. N(y)(18)trams, tramways, esco, scrapped trams, tram 10 -
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Photograph (item) - Carey Baptist Grammar School foundation staff and scholars, 1923, 12 February 1923
Back Row: A. Locke, H. Owen, H. Swanton, R. Phillips, unknown, H. Jenkin, G. Swanton, E. Tuckwell, C. Spicer, G. Spicer, A. Barber, D. Kinloch, E. Pearson. Second Row: L. Bills, D. Pascoe, A. Mathias, M. Wain, R. Wain, F. Biggs, A. Knell, A. Dempster, H. Thompson, B. Graham, R. Bills, B. Bethell, J. Seymour, R. Lethbridge. Third Row: C. Webb, S. Doery, E. Stevens, L. Hicks, S. Stewardson, G. Allpress, K. Patterson, K. Rees, H. Tranter, R. Booth, N. Howie, R. Fraser, W. Holdsworth, G. Chapman, R. Moore. Fourth Row: D. Evans, A. Patterson, S. Cameron, W. Culbert, C. Rees, Mr. J. Bills (B.A.), Mr H. G. Steele (M.A., Dip. Ed. (Headmaster)), Mrs H. V. Corkhill, Mrs L. Hickman, C. Beasley, H. Buxton, A Spicer, R. Woolcock. Front Row: C. Booth, C. Mathias, S. Swanton, D. Buxton, R. Biggs, D. Nash, L. Hughes, N. Cartwright, M. Bills, R. Robertson, A. Mellor, F. Spry, H. Spry, R. Coutts, F. Pascoe.Back Row: A. Locke, H. Owen, H. Swanton, R. Phillips, unknown, H. Jenkin, G. Swanton, E. Tuckwell, C. Spicer, G. Spicer, A. Barber, D. Kinloch, E. Pearson. Second Row: L. Bills, D. Pascoe, A. Mathias, M. Wain, R. Wain, F. Biggs, A. Knell, A. Dempster, H. Thompson, B. Graham, R. Bills, B. Bethell, J. Seymour, R. Lethbridge. Third Row: C. Webb, S. Doery, E. Stevens, L. Hicks, S. Stewardson, G. Allpress, K. Patterson, K. Rees, H. Tranter, R. Booth, N. Howie, R. Fraser, W. Holdsworth, G. Chapman, R. Moore. Fourth Row: D. Evans, A. Patterson, S. Cameron, W. Culbert, C. Rees, Mr. J. Bills (B.A.), Mr H. G. Steele (M.A., Dip. Ed. (Headmaster)), Mrs H. V. Corkhill, Mrs L. Hickman, C. Beasley, H. Buxton, A Spicer, R. Woolcock. Front Row: C. Booth, C. Mathias, S. Swanton, D. Buxton, R. Biggs, D. Nash, L. Hughes, N. Cartwright, M. Bills, R. Robertson, A. Mellor, F. Spry, H. Spry, R. Coutts, F. Pascoe.carey baptist grammar school, 1923 -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Textile, Evening bag
Bag was owned by great grandmother x 2 of Judy Ford.HistoricalBlack silk evening bag with satin lining and thicker material lining on front side. Black ribbon strap. Embroidered with sprays of small white flowers made of material. Also bow of yellow ribbon. N/Aevening bag, judy ford, social life, -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Clothing, Baby's layette
Items were crocheted about 1950 by Minnie Grachan of Back Beach, Ventnor for Mrs Dot Coutts nee Jones. She had 3 daughters so the items were never used.HistoricalCream coloured, finely crocheted layette set of bonnet, bib and booties with cream satin ribbon and pink flowersN/Alayette, crochet, baby clothes, clothing, grachen family, jones family -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Magazine, Did The House Live Up To Expectations?, Home Beautiful, March 1969, pp6-13, 1969
Article on home designed by Alistair Knox for Lindsay Maurice Edward, teacher, at 151 Old Eltham Road, Lower Plenty. The home was originally featured in Home Beautiful magazine in 1953 and was revisited in the March 1969 issueMagazine, 92 pages , 28.5 cm Digital scan of magazine article saved as searchable PDF documentN/Aalistair knox, home beautiful magazine, lindsay edward, lower plenty, old eltham road, susan edward -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bottle press
Long bottle press with long handle Handle hard to useN/A -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bottle Cap Press
able to turn handle that rotates other handle seems to not workN/A -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Glass Bottle
Square Shaped Bottle with a chip in its glassN/A -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph
A colour photograph of a wounded soldier. He has a line of stitches from his stomach to his chest. The image is on a thin wooden plate.N/Awounded serviceman, photograph -
MYLI My Community Library
Photograph - Villa Maria exterior
Villa Maria, later known as Villa Mar has a close association with the Catholic Church, with identifiable and notable Catholic attributes such as the inner courtyard and chapel on the villa. It also is symbolic of a rural retreat which the Beaconsfield area was once noted for.This house is a symbolic representation of the Federation Bungalow architectural style, with influences of catholic attributes.Colour rectangular photograph developed on matte photographic paper.N/Abeaconsfield, cardinia shire, villa maria, villa mar, architecture, catholic church -
MYLI My Community Library
Photograph - Villa Maria exterior verandah, Unknown
Villa Maria, later known as Villa Mar has a close association with the Catholic Church, with identifiable and notable Catholic attributes such as the inner courtyard and chapel on the villa. It also is symbolic of a rural retreat which the Beaconsfield area was once noted for.This house is a symbolic representation of the Federation Bungalow architectural style, with influences of catholic attributes.Colour rectangular photograph developed on matte photographic paper. N/Avilla maria, villa mar, architecture, catholic church, beaconsfield, cardinia shire -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Public Art: Edward GINGER (b.1951 Kegalle, Sri Lanka - arrived 1975 Aus), Edward Ginger, The Breeze, Location: Main Road, Research - opposite Eltham Little Theatre, 1990
The first sculpture awarded the Shire of Eltham 'Art in Public Places' Award/Commission. The Judges were Inge King, Jenny Zimmer and Daryl Jackson. The work deals with the juxtaposition of suburban and rural surroundings. This scupture is a typical example of the artist's oevre of the period. This sculptre is site specific and refers to the nature of the environment. The colour - bushfire red / sienna - alludes to the history of fire in the urban/rural fringe and the title, as well as the sculpture's shapes, forms and material refer to the natural and local elements. Judges report noted: "The most vital and expressive work for the site...with a great sense of dynamic movement and vibrant colour. Its' abstract forms will enliven the surroundings and the urban and natural environment. This work is the most appropriate for the site and expressive of the dynamics of an evolving community in which artistic discourse and debate has always thrived." The work has acquired the status of a major landmark from the National Trust. The Breeze is an abstract work made out of welded steel and painted in enamel in bush fire red / sienna. It comprises a series of flat, cut-out shapes, interlocking at different angles, giving the impression of being hinged together rather than fixed. The work references nature and the built environment. Its geometric shapes suggest man-made structures within industry and suburban life, while rural areas can be identified by the organic flame-like shapes fanned by the wind. The circular cut-out in the eye mimics the sun, symbolising the intense heat of the Australian climate, while the colour red alludes to the history of bushfire within the urban and rural fringe. N/Apublic art, ginger, red, sienna, elements, steel, abstract, breeze, fire, sculpture -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Public Art: Ernst FRIES (b.1934 Wurzburg, Germany - arrived 1959 Aus), Ernst Fries, Surveyor of Suburban Environs, Location: Alistair Knox Park, Main Road, Eltham, 1991
'Surveyor of Suburban Environs' was one of the acquisitions from the 1991 Eltham Art Awards (now known as the Nillumbik Prize - and formally the Nillumbik Art Awards). This was the first piece acquired from this award which was suitable for a public space. Nillumbik is referred to as the "Green Wedge" and the sculpture "Surveyor of Suburban Environs" suggests a watchful observer of the surrounding landscape. The sculpture's central motif represents an eye held up on a pedestal by a tail. Its form has been likened to the Eye of Horus, an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health personified in the goddess Wadjet or 'green one'. This likeness would suggest that the observer or surveyor has a divine status and spiritual connection to its environment. Polished stainless steel sculpture comprising an eye reminiscent of ancient egyptian hieroglyphics, which is held up with a tappered and jaggered tail like pedestal. Concrete base. N/Apublic art, fries, spiritual, eye, stainless steel, goddess, surveyor, sculpture, environment