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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Contact Print - Scenes of Portland, Victoria, 1970s
Sheet of 12 contact prints of rephotographed photographs: (a) 5 young women on dam wall (b) sailors (c) Bentinck Street, looking north from Post Office (d) Julia Street looking east from Percy Street (e) Railway line and Duttons (Nuns) Beach towards Whalers Bluff (f) Fawthrop Lagoon (g) sailors (h) Post Office (i) River, bush close to banks both sides (j) Botanic Gardens (k) Town and Port of Portland reproduced from III London News (l) North side, Julia Street looking west, Bank AustralasiaFront: (c) Bentinck Street approx. 1900 (d) Julia Street, portland Nicholls (h) Portland Post Officeportland scene, street scene, photography, portland harbour, portland seafront, julia street -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Contact Print - Portland, Victoria, 1970s
Sheet of 12 contact prints of rephotographed photographs: (a) Victoria Hotel, Percy Street (b) Horse-drawn dray, full of people (c) The 'Spit' from Observatory Hill (d) Builders Inn (e) C. Day Furniture warehouse (f) Steam train with 3 open carriages full of dignitaries (g) Percy Street, view from Henty Street (h) Lamb Inn, Percy Street (i) Bridgewater (j) Remains of Bridgewater Hotel (k) Richmond Hotel (l) Tasmanian Hotelportland, street scenes, contact prints -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Sheet of 12 contact prints - Various historic Portland buildings and Landmarks, c. 1970
Sheet of 12 contact prints of rephotographed photographs. Identification numbers 5719 a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l (a) Portland Tennis Club (b) Portland Show (c) Court House (d) Row of single storey wooden buildings on beach, Lighthouse of Observatory Hill back left (e) Fishing party Bridgewater (f) Dray loaded with bales outside Grant & Co Merchants (g) Image of Capt. James Fawthrop (h) Residence Abraham Barrett, baker (i) Group of 6 in tennis clothes late 1900's - early 1900's style (j) Portland Tennis Club (k) Tasmanian Inn (l) Windsor CottageFront: (a) Working-Bee, Portland Tennis Club approx 1900 (b) Portland Show (c) Court House (e) Angling Party, Bridgewater approx 1900 (g) Capt. Fawthrop -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Sheet of 12 contact prints - Various historic Portland buildings and Landmarks, c. 1970
Sheet of 12 contact prints of rephotographed photographs. Measurements (a) (e)-(h) (j-i)(b) 3.7 x 55 x 3.7 Framed 5.2 x 44.5 x 4 (a) Looking south across beach at Dutton Way (b) S.S. 'Eumeralla' (c) Construction of railway pier (d) Jackass Fern Gully (e) 'Kingsley' (f) Portland Show (g) North side Julia Street looking west Bank of Australiasia (h) Henty Street looking east from Percy Street (i) Old Post Office (j) All Saints Catholic Church (k) View from Henty Street - old Town Hall (l) Opening 3rd BathsFront: (a) 'Dutton Way 1900 (b) 'S.S. Eumeralla' (c) Construction of Railway Pier (f) Portland Show (h) Henty Street, Portland (i) (B) -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Magazine - Photocopy
Kingston Roadliners (F. Kingston, Proprietor) STAWELL - GRAMPIANS DAILY Coach for the Grampians meets mid day train at Stawell Return Daily Make the Grampians your next vacation Daily Conducted Tours, from Hotels and Guesthouses in Stawell and Hall's Gap to WONDERLAND - MCKENZIE FALLS - LAKE WARTOOK - MT. VICTORY - MT ROSEA - WANNON VALLEY conducted Hiking Trips Arranged Stawell booking office: 75 Main Street - Phone: Stawell 214, Hall's Gap booking office: Main Road - Phone: Hall's Gap 35, Bookings also from Vitorian Government Tourist Bureau, Cars for hire GRAMPIANS HOUSE The Most Conveniently Situated Tourist House in the Grampians. Ballroom, electric light, large garage, hot water service, hot water in all rooms, internal sewerage. Tennis, fishing, shooting, Alongside is the Bowling Green, where visitors are welcome to play. Phone: Hall's Gap 28. Tariff on application. Manageress: Mrs, E. MatthewsAdvertisement for Kingston Roadliners, Grampians House and Map of the GrampiansAdvertisement in Broadbents, Guide of western Victoria, and South-East of S.A.media, advertisements, grampian house -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured
This is the main street of Halls Gap, with the general Store and petrol station in view. The photo was taken at the time of the flower show; year unknown. A number of the cars are "F series" Holdens.The photo shows a shopping strip with numerous people in front of it, a road with a green car travelling along it (towards camera) and numerous cars and a bus parked on the other side (closest to camera).events, wildflower show, scenery, halls gap -
Ararat & District Historical Society (operating the Langi Morgala Museum)
Photograph
Black and white photograph showing six men, a horse and dog outside F. Acars' blacksmith shop. The men are all wearing hats. Photo is mounted on cardboard. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Postcard Circa 1950, Scene in Bogong Village Kiewa Hydro-Electric Project, 1950s
This postcard was produced in the 1950's for the tourist trade in the Kiewa Valley and Alpine region. It encompasses the period when the State of Victoria was pressured by the ever increasing demand by industry and its population for electricity supplies. Hydro electricity was seen as an untapped natural resource to quench this demand. The Victorian Alps and the rivers flowing into its valleys was ideal for the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electricity Scheme. The late 1940's saw the development of this scheme and the changing of sections of alpine landscape is covered by this and other postcards/pictures (tourists, construction workers, and established rural populations). This period in time was before the established wildlife and forest/nature groups became political activist who changed legislative acts to protect the environment. This rural region (Kiewa Valley/alpine plains) was at most only significant to a smaller group of winter sports, summer hikers/horse riders and rural farmers/graziers. The numbers of tourists and the increase in the local resident population was boosted by the construction of the Hydro Electricity Scheme. This influx to the regional population resulted in a corresponding diversity in services and brought about an environment that responded to a growing level of tourists and thereby permitting this industry to grow more rapidly than it would have naturally. This postcard details an attraction to the "cleaner" method of providing electricity. This postcard was purchased in 1950 by a surveyor at Landford's Gap. The couple shown in this photograph would have been employed by the S.E.C. under the Kiewa Hydro-Electricity Scheme.This item is a scanned black and white photograph of a couple walking along a gravel street in Bogong Village in 1950. See 0480 (A) ,(B), (D) - (F) for other photos of similar postcards" SCENE IN BOGONG VILLAGE KIEWA HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT"kiewa valley tourism, victorian alps, alternate energy supplies, alpine population growth, bogong, secv -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Diamond Valley News, Falkiner Cottage, Ely Street Eltham, 1982
Black and white photograph of Falkiner Cottage, Eltham with Shire of Eltham Historical Society members (Ron Smith, Joh Ebeli and Russell Yeoman), September 1982f falkiner, houses, eltham, ely street, ron smith, joh ebeli, russell yeoman -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Dendy, 2012
Henry Dendy (1800-1881) was an early settler of Eltham where he operated a flour mill. He donated land for the construction of St Margaret's Anglican Church. EDHS Newsletter No. 168 May 2006 Dendy is best known as the founder of Brighton, but it is not so well known that years later he lived at Eltham for far longer than he lived at Brighton. In 1840 while still in England he bought eight square miles of unspecified land in the Port Phillip District. This entitled him to bring a number of other persons to the colony and in 1841 he arrived at Williamstown in the "York" with his family and 139 others. He took up his land entitlement at what is now Brighton and most of the emigrants settled there. He encountered financial problems and lost his interest in the estate in 1844. He left Brighton in 1847. He successively but not always successfully became a brewer at Geelong, a sheep farmer at Christmas Hills and Upper Moira, a flour miller at Eltham; a sheep farmer again at Werribee and finally a copper miner at Walhalla. Dendy came to Eltham in 1856 after having spent a year in England. The total of the two parcels of land that he bought was about 5 acres (2 hectares) and it included the steam flour mill. . He became prominent in local affairs, serving for a time on the Eltham District Road Board, including one year as President. Dendy' s wife Sarah died at Eltham in 1860 and also in that year he was appointed chairman of a committee to establish a Church of England in Eltham. He donated one of his Pitt Street lots for this purpose and St Margaret's was opened in 1861. In 1867 Dendy sold his mill to W. F. Ford and moved to Werribee and then Walhalla where he remained until his death. He is buried in the Walhalla cemetery. No sign of Dendy's house or mill remain on the Community Centre site but some of the old trees running along the former boundary through the centre of the site could well have been planted in Dendy' s time. Much of this information was obtained from the book ''Henry Dendy and his Emigrants" by L.A. Schumer (Sallas Books 1975). The Society has an extensive file of Dendy information, much of it provided by the late Leslie Schumer. Manilla folder of information. Includes Folder 88 from Harry Gilham Collection which includes EDHS tour notes of St Margaret's Anglican Church, Eltham, 2012, copy of newspaper article, Diamond Valley News, December 15, 1981, copy of newspaper article, The Advertiser, September 2, 1932, photocopy of photograph of graves at Walhalla Cemetery and Warringal Cemetery, photocopies, 6 pages from an unsourced book. henry dendy, st margaret's anglican church, catholic section, eltham cemetery, harry gilham collection, sarah dendy, walhalla cemetery -
Doncaster RSL Sub Branch
1915 ANZAC Medal
Medal awarded to persons who served at Gallipoli in 1915 W A E Bragg No 86 23rd Battalion first A. I. F. Enlisted February 1915 age 18 ( August 1914) sailed 08-05-1915 returned 22-05-1919In In commemoration of the heroic deeds of the men of ANZACMedal 50mm diameter with crown protruding at the top and ANZAC at the bottomCenter of medal depicts Simpson an his donkey. The reverse side shows Australia and New Zealand with five stars and W A E Braggs engraved at the bottomworld war one, medal, anzac, australia, new zealand, wwi, simpson, donkey, stars, w a e braggs, gallopoli -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Lets Start Reading - Pitman, 1966
This book is one of a series of 12 which were used in primary schools in prep for children begining to read. They have a limited and repetitive vocabulary and simple diagrams. This particular book is from Cudgee Primary School which is situated approximately 15 km east of Warrnambool.A common item which is typical of the era in style and content. Dark pink cover with title in black text inside white rectangle. Diagrams of children, houses, and plants around the outer edge of cove.14 pages. Diagrams in black and white on pink background.Stamp inside front cover. Cudgee State School No 105, 1966. Written by F I Serjeant and C G Kenway. illustrated by Thelma Stanley. Book 9 A Dollwarrnambool,, cudgee, cudgee state school 1966 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, VCFL Hampden District, Mid 20th century
These cards are to be filled out by the timekeeper at football matches in the hampden district which covers the area from Colac to Port Fairy in Western Victoria. The form has space to record the various aspects of time matters for each football game. A common but essential part of the running of sports .Both cards are identical and are bright pink with black text in table form on front and back. V C F L Hampden Districtwarrnambool,, hampden league, hampden district, timekeepers vcfl -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Brass Plate, Dr H I Holmes, Circa 1905
Doctor Horace Iles Holmes was born at Launceston Tasmania 09/08/1877. He was educated at Launceston High School and Tasmanian University and later at Melbourne University. After graduation he came to Warrnambool in 1905 and worked in the practice of Dr T F Fleetwood and took over the practice shortly afterwards along with the position of Honorary medical officer at Warrnambool Hospital and also health officer until 1944 and as an Honorary consulting medical officer from then until 1958. His practice which was located at " Ierne" opposite the Presbyterian Church in Spence St Warrnambool. He later moved to a new home and surgery at the corner of Spence Liebig st and Raglan parade which was later sold to Dr C B Berryman. A large medical clinic still operates from this site. Dr Holmes was a keen fisherman and a member of Rotary serving as district governor.This plate is a connection to a long standing doctor in the Warrnambool district. In his practice he would have treated many district people and as such this item has strong social and historical connections to the district. Rectangular brass plate engraved with name which has been coloured in black. There are six screw holes around the outer edge of the plaque. The back is plain .H.I. Holmes M.D. Surgeon & Physician. A stamped name at middle bottom edge is unreadablewarrnambool, warrnambool doctors, dr h i holmes, warrnambool history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Registered Office E Morse, Early 20th century
This plate comes from the Registered Office of F. Morse Pty Ltd. The name ‘Morse’ has been associated with the local Warrnambool transport industry for more than 100 years from the horse-drawn era to the advent of motorized transport. Frederick Morse was the son of Henry Morse, a teacher at The Grange, Hamilton and at Grasmere in the early 1870s. In 1883 Frederick Morse started business in Fairy Street as a coach builder in a partnership known as Robinson and Morse and in 1891 he set up a business on his own, the Victoria Carriage Works in Lava Street with branches in Port Fairy and Koroit. By the 1890s he was employing 27 people and winning State awards for his Abbot buggies. By the 1920s the Morse business had moved to motorized transport, expanding over the years to car dealerships, caravans, panel works and reconditioning and truck building with the subsidiary businesses of Morsmilk and Morsbearings (both later sold).This plate is of strong significance as a memento of a business in Warrnambool that has been prominent in the local transport industry for 120 years. It is also a memento of the Morse family, notable 19th century settlers in the town and important in local community affairs since that time. This is a wooden frame with a glass front. The frame is painted a grey colour and has holes at the top and bottom for affixing the frame to a wall or door. Behind the glass the words ‘Registered Office F. Morse Pty Ltd’ are painted or incised on to a wooden slab. The words are in yellow and red paint. The frame is a little chipped and the inside of the glass is somewhat blotchy and stained. ‘Registered Office’ ‘F. Morse Pty Ltd’ frederick morse, robinson and morse, morse & co., history of warrnambool, coach building in warrnambool, automotive industry in warrnambool -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police motorcycle)
Blue Honda CB 900 F, registration number MP-146. Front and side view. Circa 1980police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
Eight Gamins Branch plain clothes police in front of a police vehicle. Six are standing and two are sitting. Circa 1940. Vehicles are a 1937 Ford and a 1940 Chevrolet. Members include A Gutys, A Mason, F Henderson, T Meekle, H Dawson,police vehicles; motor transport branch; motor transport section; wireless patrol -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
Seven police members of the Gaming Branch standing in front of a 1937 Ford and a 1940 Chevrolet in 1940. J Gibson, A DeLaRue, F Henderson, T Meekle, A Guys, A Mason, H Dawson.police vehicles; motor transport branch; motor transport section; wireless patrol -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
Eight members of the Gaming Branch in 1940. J Gibson, A DeLaRue, F Henderson, T Meekle, A guys, A Mason, H Dawson. police vehicles; motor transport branch; motor transport section; wireless patrol -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (William Arthur Poulter, January 1944), Traffic signal poses, January 1944
Part of set of 4 photographs of Poulter posing in traffic signals. They were kept with note with information on Poulter. Black and white photograph of William Arthur Poulter posing in traffic signals. Standing on his right side, his right arm is straight out (stop signal).January 1944 Stamp: PHOTOGRAPH BY // RITTER JEPPESEN STUDIOS // 107-111 LONSDALE ST., MELB 0.1 // PHONE CENT. 5218 // REFERENCE NO [handwrittern] 10043 // POSITION [handwrittern] Ftransit police, traffic signals, 1940s, ritter jeppesen studios, poulter, william, william arthur poulter, victoria police museum -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (Victoria Police), Police Officers group photo on sporting event, 1934
Black and white photograph mounted on grey frame. 24 men posing for photograph in 4row structure - on the background, arena style sitting area. On extreme left and right, 2 Police officers stand on their uniforms. On the middle and sitting, middle age man in suit. The other, are younger men (police officers?) in sporting outfits. [information of event on newspaper cutting stuck on the back - as described on Inscriptions]Handwritten in the front of the frame, bellow photograph: back row W.Parker. J.Power. B.Barker. A.Condie A. // P.V.Callahan (see)E.Brewis T.Robertson. E.White V.Burns R.Farrell S.Cannon // W.Brady J.Purdon R.Boyle E.Denham.Pres. W.Hudd. R.Priestley. J.Brody // W.Poulter F. F.Elliott J.Thompson // Premiers V.P.F.A. 1934 Stamp: H.M. WALKER // PHOTOGRAPHER // 117 COLLINS ST. // MELBOURNEvictoria police museum, police officers, police academy, police force, football, sports, vpfa, poulter, william arthur; h. m. walker parker; w. power; j. barker; b. condie; a. callahan; p. v. brewis; e. robertson; t. white; e. burns; v. farrell; r. cannon; s. brady; w. purdon; j. boyle; r. denham; e. hudd; w. priestley; r. brody; j. poulter; w. elliott; f. thompson; -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), Kodak
Victoria Police Motor Traffic Section circa 1940transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; sharpley, a.g.; geary, e.a.; hall, m.m.; dix, e.w.; mengler, n.c.; mccallum, n.e.w.; portingdale, f.w.; douglas, a.a.; porter, f.; stock, e.c.; condie, r.w.; jones, mn; fraser, j.; campbell, r. mcl; salmon, j.h.w.; mckay, w.; brodie, a.j.; ware, h.j.m.; murray, e.j.j.; handley, j.j.; day, t.j. -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph Police Gaming Branch members, Kodak
Police Gaming Branch members A. DeLaRue, F. Henderson, T Meekle, A Guyes, A. Mason, H. Dawson, circa 1938transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; delarue, arthur clifford; guyes, arthur; henderson, frank; mason, arthur francis; meekle, tom; dawson, henry -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police motorcycle)
The first Victorian Motor Police Cycle Patrol. Four motorcycles with side cars pictured from L to R: Bill Black and Jack Jarvis, Bill Hunt and Eric Wangman, Sgt Peverill (standing), Eric Milne and F Bensley, R. Buckley and W. Coffey. Circa 1924police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; police motorcycles; motor police cycle patrol -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Bottle, Uren Chemist, Early 20th Century
Frank Uren was a chemist at 78 Liebig St, Warrnambool until 1896. He left Warrnambool and established a business in Hamilton.This bottle is a link to Frank Uren Chemist who operated a business at 78 Liebig Street. He is one of a number of chemists who occupied this building until 1929 when it became a butchers shop.Thick, clear glass, with bevelled rectangular base. Short neck. "F. Uren Chemist, Hamilton" is in raised relief on front, with laurel wreath enclosing initials GU, overlapping in centre. M embossed on bottom. F. Uren Chemist Hamilton is in raised relief on front with laurel wreath enclosing initials GU overlapping in centre. warrnambool, uren, hamilton, chemist, pharmacy, bottle, liebig st. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Poster - Town of Warrnambool Hot Sea Water Baths, Late 19th Century
Significant poster showing the use of the sea baths built in early 1890sTells the story of the use and cost of using the salt water sea baths and their benefits. Shows what was important to people of the time and costs for leisure and how they went about itPoster is framed with black wood frame. Pale cream card with elaborate printingTown of Warrnambool Swimming Baths. Hot Sea-Water Baths. Town of Warrnambool. Hot Salt-water baths for ladies & gentlemen. Hours of bathing. Hours for swimming. Single bath 1s or 10s per dozen tickets. There is a description of the baths. List of charges. Medicinal benefits of hot sea bathing. Water colour paintings in each corner scenes around the baths. Ornate seaweed drawings. Scrolls. J. Kirkpatrick managerwarrnambool, poster, swimming baths, opening hours, hot sea-water baths, gilles street, kirkpatrick j -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Book: The Puzzle Picture Book, Ernest Nister, The Puzzle Picture Book, 1900
The book, awarded to Ethel Henderson in 1903, from Christ Church, Warrnambool is an example of a Sunday School prize given to children attending Sunday School at the time. Christ Church Anglican Church was one of the early churches in Warrnambool.The Puzzle Picture Book is a rare 'movable' children's book from 1900. It contains 6 chromolithic dissolving scenes (also called slats/transformations). It is unusual due to its educational content. It was published by Ernest Nister in London, E F Dutton & Co in USA and is also thought to have been published in German under the title 'Ueberraschungen Aller Art'. [source: The Little Book Store]Child's picture book with full colour cover depicting a mother dressed in long white spotted dress, white apron, white bonnett and black button-up shoes, sitting on a wooden armchair while dressing a young girl's hair with pink flowers. The girl is dressed in a pink frock with puffed sleeves and frill around the hem, and cream apron. She is looking in a brown wooden-backed hand mirror. A woven straw basket with pink roses sits on the floor. A framed silhouette picture is on the wall. The title is in a display typeface mimicking rose stems; a swag of pink roses decorates the top right hand corner. The publishers' names are printed on the bottom left and right hand corners at the bottom, and the printer in the centre. The inside cover has a book plate. The title page shows two boys arguing over the book. The verses are by Clifton Bingham, the pen and ink illustrations by Hilda K. Robinson. The story has a monochrome page with rhymes opposite a colour page with cut-out boxes showing four small pictures, each with a question. By pulling the tab at the bottom of the page the answer to the questions is revealed. There are six chromolithic 'dissolving scenes'.Book plate: Christ Church. Sunday School, Warrnambool. 1st Prize Girls Class II. Awarded to Ethel Henderson. S M George Vicar. Warrnambool, May 1903children's picture books, ethel henderson, children's picture books, puzzle books, christ church anglican church, sunday school prizes, ernest nister london, warrnambool, ethel henderson, e f dutton & co new york -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album - Photo Album, Late 19th century
This album contains photos done on photographic paper while others are on exposed metal. Some are named, among them a Thomas or Edward Wickham, Fred Giles, Mrs. F Giles, Mary Humphrey Wickham, Jack Giles, Eliza Hornsby. Some of the photographs have been taken by Warrnambool photographers including Daniel Clarke. This album shows two different methods of photography which existed in the mid to late 19th century. With a number of the photos named it would suggest that there is some family connection between them which provokes an interest from a genealogical point of view. Red leather cover with circular pattern with black edging which sits around rectangle on front and back. Brass metal clasp. Pages are edged in gold. First pages has photo of woman leaning on back of couch and last page has cut out coloured picture of three children with garlands of flowers.Stamp inside front cover, Hider, Charles Liebig St, Warrnambool.warrnambool, photo album warrnambool, giles family album, 19th century album, giles, wickham, hornsby, daniel clarke -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Work on paper - Letter, Henry Watts, Letter written 1859
Henry Watts (1828_1889) Died at Melbourne, 16th December, 1889. He was a good microscopist. His botanical studies were chiefly devoted to algae, both fresh-water and marine, and while living for many years at Warrnambool he was a contributor of algae to Harvey, who figured Wrangelia wattsii, Harv., and Crouania wattsii, Harv., in his “Phycologia Australica " He was the author of "On the Fresh-water Algae of Victoria " (Trans. Roy. Soc. Vict., 1861-4, 67) ; .also a paper "On Fossil Polyzoa" (ib.. 82); "A Trip to Mt. Macedon in Search of Fresh-water Algae" (Wing's S. S. Record, iii., 252); "On a Species of fresh-water Algae from Victoria" (Vict. Nat., i., 21); "Some Recent Additions to our Knowledge of Microscopic Natural History" (ib., iii., I33) (includes lists of fresh-water algae and Desmidieae ), First librarian (1881-2), also a vice-president of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. He is further commemorated by Acacia wattsiana. F. v. M. www.anbg.gov.au/biography/watts-henry.html . Henry Watts worked as a bootmaker in Timor and Liebig streets Warrnambool in the 1860’s but it was as an amateur scientist that Watts gained public notice.For an exhibiton in Melbourne in 1861 Henry Watts prepared a collection of over 100 different species of seaweed from the Warrnambool district. It is recorded in the Examiner in 1863 that he had been elected as an honorary member of the Bristol Microscopical Society of England He was a member of the Warrnambool Horticultural society and in 1865 he opted to become a flower distiller.At the 1866 MelbourneExhibition, Henry Watts exhibited 44 bottles of his perfumes. He had a keen interest in microscopes and microscopic organisms.He spent many hours combing the caves and examining the guano of local bats. This letter is written to Professor Quekett advising him that he has sent a collection of packets of samples of diatomaceae asking him to examine and name the same.. Professor Quekett was a famous microscopist of the Victorian era with the Quekett microscopist club one of the oldest in the world dedicated to the use of the microscope and its discoveries. Henry Watts was one of Warrnambool’s first botanists and marine scientists. He also established a flower distilling and perfume manufacturing business in Warrnambool. In 1861 he sent a collection of over 100 species of seaweed to the Melbourne Exhibition.Framed, handwritten letter, ink on blue paper. Transcript of letter is typed black on white paper. Five small numbered pieces of paper containing specimens of diatomaceae collected from marine and fresh water areas around Warrnambool.Names Henry Watts, Professor Quekett. Handwritten along the bottom of the frame, “The above was bought at a London Auction for $12-10-00 by Miss Eddey a Melbourne Book shop Proprietress and recently presented to the W.F.N. Club.: warrnambool, henry watts, watts henry, botanist,microscope, microscopic, quekett, john thomas quekett -
RSL Victoria - Anzac House Reference Library and Memorabilia Collection
Diary of Alfred Edward Keys, Captain Alfred Edward Keys, 28/5/1915
Description by Alfred Keys of Gallipoli landing and subsequent engagements, and details of woundings and deaths of men known to him.Thirteen foolscap pages by Alfred Keys (569 - 5th Battalion, F Company), dated 28 May 1915 at Heliopolis.ww1, gallipoli, 5 battalion, diaries, alfred edward keys