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Glen Eira City Council History and Heritage Collection
Medal - Medal, commemorative, 1935
The Medal, Presentation Box and Certificate from Buckingham Palace are a very important addition to Council’s History and Heritage collection because of their association with a past Mayor of the City of Caulfield Harry Carl Hortin Smith. Although a total of 85,234 Jubilee medals were awarded to 'the great and good throughout the Empire' in 1935 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V, only a handful of these medals survive in major Australian museum collections. The National Museum of Australia holds a similar medal which was awarded to Sir Robert Menzies. The Museum of Victoria also holds a similar medal but neither collection contains a presentation box or certificate from Buckingham Palace. The significance of the donation is greatly enhanced due to its good condition and the fact that it includes all items associated with the presentation the Medal. Most museum collections only include the jubilee medal. Together these unique historical objects tell a complete story of this important event which was cause for great celebration around the world.George V Silver Jubilee Medal, 1935. Round silver medal with attached loop and red ribbon with blue and white stripes on the edges. Awarded to Harry, Carl, Hortin Smith Mayor of the City of Caulfield. A total of 85,234 Jubilee medals were awarded to 'the great and good throughout the Empire' in 1935 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V.OBVERSE: Conjoined half-length busts of King George V and Queen Mary wearing crowns and robes of state; around, GEORGE . V . AND . QUEEN . MARY . MAY . VI . MCMXXXV. REVERSE: A crowned monogram GRI (Translation - George King and Emperor) with the dates of his reign at either side, MAY 6 1910 May 6 1935.commemorative medal, silver jubilee, king george v, 1935, queen mary, harry carl hortin smith, mayor, city of caulfield -
Glen Eira City Council History and Heritage Collection
Container - Box, presentation, 1935
The Medal, Presentation Box and Certificate from Buckingham Palace are a very important addition to Council’s History and Heritage collection because of their association with a past Mayor of the City of Caulfield, Harry Carl Hortin Smith. Although a total of 85,234 Jubilee medals were awarded to 'the great and good throughout the Empire' in 1935 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V, only a handful of these medals survive in major Australian museum collections. The National Museum of Australia holds a similar medal which was awarded to Sir Robert Menzies. The Museum of Victoria also holds a similar medal but neither collection contains a presentation box or certificate from Buckingham Palace. The significance of the donation is greatly enhanced due to its good condition and the fact that it includes all items associated with the presentation the Medal. Most museum collections only include the jubilee medal. Together these unique historical objects tell a complete story of this important event which was cause for great celebration around the world.Red rectangular box used to hold the "HM King George V Silver Jubilee Medal" which was awarded to Harry, Carl, Hortin Smith, past Mayor of the City of Caulfield."1910 (royal crown symbol) 1935" Embossed in black letting in the middle of the top of the box.city of caulfield, mayor, silver jubilee, harry carl hortin smith, king george v, medal -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 25/06/1955 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W7 1006 at the Bourke St terminus, 25-6-1955 Tram has the destination of Northcote - Dundas St. In the background is the West Melbourne Police Station, the Peoples Palace, Hudson's Stores with an advert for Alsatian Paint See Reg Item 5094 for a similar photo with W6 992 and Reg Item 5092 for the tram after arrival. Soon after opening, note the fresh paint for the safety zone marking.trams, tramways, bourke st, w7 class, tram 1006 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SWEENEY COLLECTION: SOUVENIR BOOKLET YMCA SERIES THE CAMP, WW1 Era
Six page booklet, green cover with red highlights, 'Souvenir of The Camp.' (YMCA Series) Contains photos which show different aspects of a large camp: Post and telegraph office, Entertainment at 'The Palace', General office, officers' mess, camp hospital, tennis ground, and the Salisbury cathedral. 3480.17a Front Cover 3480.17b Last Photo inside back cover Inside the back cover - 'Wishing Pa, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 1918-19.' (The signature is indistinct)military, world war 1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MISS E B MILLANE - DIARY
Diary from John Mulcahy and Nell Millane's trip. It was presented to her on the eve of her trip abroad on 5th March 1953. Brown cover with gold embossed 'Trip Book' on the front. Hand written names in the front of the book. Six loose pieces of paper and a newspaper cutting. Diary contains notes on people; places visited, Buckingham Palace, gardens, etc. Diary in a white envelope with a note from John Mulcahy written on the front of it. Nell Millane was Social Editor of the Bendigo Advertiser.book, bendigo, personal views, miss e b millane - diary, john mulcahy, bendigo advertiser -
Clunes Museum
Card - CLUNES GIRL GUIDES
.1 NEWSPAPER CLIPPING GUIDE PRESENTATION bp EMBLEM PRESENTED TO ANGELIQUE LYALL .2 THANK YOU CARD: THANK YOU BAGHEERA FOR THE TRIP TO MELBOURNE WHICH WAS APPRICIATED BY THE FIRST CLUNES CUB PACK .3 SIGNALLING BOOKLET BY THE GIRL GUIDES ASS. BUCKINGHAM PALACE RD. . PRICE: SIXPENCE .4 GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA : WELCOME TO THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION LEAFLET, 8 LEAFLETS STABLED TOGETHER .5 GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION - LOCAL ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTIONclunes girl guides, girl guides association, angelique lyall, enid steart -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Ellis Collection, c1940?
Negative (120) of a cable grip car outside the Palace Theatre 790 Nicholson St Fitzroy. Tram has a side advertisement for the New Palais Royale, at the Exhibition buildings for dancing every evening. The Theatre was opened in 1920 and demolished in 1959 - now a car wash. See http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/52757 accessed 28/5/2019. A low resolution A4 laminated was received with the negatives. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3590large.jpgtrams, tramways, cable trams, nicholson st, fitzroy, theatres -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 1940
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of a cable tram set, trailer 568 waiting to enter the terminus at Bourke St, c1940. Tram has the destination of Spencer with the trailer having the side destinations of Northcote and Smith St. Note the lady with an overcoat and suitcase on the right side of the photo. In the background is the Peoples Palace, Hudson's Stores, advertising Alsatian paints, Dockers Revelite paints, tools, Shell products. Also St. Augustine's Parish church and the West Melbourne police station watch house.trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, tram 568 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Main Street Stawell looking West from Doyle Lane 1878
Main St. looking West from Doyle Lane. Playford on corner, Whiteside & Co Taylors, Carters Boot Shop. Railway train carriages in distance, Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel in distance about centre of photo. Taken c. 1878. , From right of photo T. Brown & Co Timber & Iron Yard, T Brown's Furniture Warehouse, Cambrian Hall, Herbert,s Photographic Studio and Stawell Post Office.Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell business streetscape -
Woods' Farming and Heritage Museum
Tea Tin, The Queen's Silver Jubilee 1952-1977
Blue square small tinThe Queen's Silver Jubilee 1952-1977. Jacksons of Picadilly. Tea Blend 1977. Net weight 8 oz 226g. A blend of Indian and Ceylon Teas. Picture of QE11 on side. Picture of Windsor Castle on another side. Picture of Prince Phillip on another side. Picture of Buckingham Palace on another side. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Interior of a Red Rattler Tait train passenger carriage, 22 August 1983, 1983
Note the graffiti. Older 20th.c and earlier railway cars were rolling palaces of the cabinet makers art. Full of polished timber, plated & embossed metal fittings, soft upholstery & beveled glass. In their earliest form, the Tait’s and earlier swing door cars for even modest suburban work, reflected some level of this design approach. Plus of course large sepia toned photographs on dividing walls displaying tourist spots trains could take you to.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencygraffiti, interior, passenger carriage, red rattler, tait train -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photographs (copies), Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club 70th Anniversary Exhibition 2015
The Torquay Life Saving Club was formed in 1922. Members operated from a large bathing box on the Torquay front beach. Eventually at a meeting at the Palace Hotel in January 1946, it was resolved to form the Torquay Surf Club but the name was changed to Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club on 20 February 1946. Building of first clubhouse was completed in 1946. The first 50 years of the Club are chronicled in a book held by the TDHS and which is catalogued under Item 00012 in this catalogue.The formation of the Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club in 1946 and the establishment of a permanent clubhouse was the culmination of the efforts of members and friends of the Torquay Lifesaving Club over the previous quarter of a century.Black and white photographstorquay surf lifesaving club -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Azimuth Compass, Early 20th Century
Negretti and Zambra 1850-1980s were optical instrument makers and mathematical instrument makers based in London, England. The firm of Negretti and Zambra was established in 1850 by Henry Negretti and Joseph Zambra who had formed a partnership. Their skill was immediately apparent when exhibiting at the 1851 Great Exhibition at Hyde Park, they were the only English instrument makers to receive a prize medal for meteorological instruments, resulting in their appointment as instrument makers to the queen, Greenwich observatory, and the British Meteorological Society. In 1853, when the Crystal Palace was re-erected in Sydenham, Negretti and Zambra became the official photographers of the Crystal Palace Company, which allowed them to photograph the interior and grounds of the new building. The firm made use of this access to produce a number of stereographs. Between 1855 and 1857 Negretti and Zambra commissioned photographer Pierre Rossier to travel to China to document the Second Opium War. Although Rossier subsequently was unable to accompany to Anglo-French forces in that campaign, he nevertheless produced a number of stereographs and other photographs of China, Japan, the Philippines and Siam (now Thailand), which Negretti and Zambra published and that represented the first commercial photographs of those countries. In 1856 Negretti and Zambra sponsored a photographic expedition to Egypt, Nubia and Ethiopia conducted by Francis Firth. In 1864 Negretti and Zambra (themselves) photographed Shakespeare's House at Stratford on Avon. A sepia photograph was then pasted onto card 4" × 2.5". This was then presented to visitors to the Crystal Palace to enable them to compare it with the model erected by Mr E. T. Parr in the Centre Transept. The card itself is headed "Crystal Palace April 23rd 1864." That year they also published a book, titled A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments, (which was reprinted in 1995). Throughout World War One Negretti and Zambra were entirely engaged in the production of various instruments for the Ministry of Munitions. They developed many instruments for the Air Ministry including a mercury-in-steel distance thermometer for taking the oil and air temperatures in aircraft which was patented in 1920. In 1946 the company went private and in 1948 the company was made public, and by 1950 Negretti and Zambra had 821 employees in Britain. In order to increase production and to safeguard future development in 1964, they purchased a modern factory at Aylesbury for all their production. In 1981 Negretti and Zambra were taken over by a group of financial institutions in the form of Western Scientific Instruments and in 1985 the company was acquired by Meggitt Holdings.The subject compass is just one type of the many marine and scientific, optical items this company produced over it’s life time. Negretti and Zambra were prolific manufactures of types of items as well as being very prominent in photography pioneering new innervation's and sponsoring expeditions to little known countries to document peoples daily lives and culture through photography.Azimuth compass on tripod in a fitted wooden box with a round spirit level included, lid of box has three indented circles where the legs of the compass fit when it is set up for use. Stamped "C.M.O. 9" on with Maker Negretti & Zambra London.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, azimuth compass, nautical instrument, negretti & zambra london, navigational instrument, compass -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Framed picture of AT THE HEART OF THE EMPIRE, AT THE HEART OF THE EMPIRE
Glass covered rectangular shaped gold coloured picture frame, showing the changing of the guard.AT THE HEART OF THE EMPIRE. On May 10th, 1937, Australian Troops mounted the Royal Guard at Buckingham Palace for the first time in history. Our Calendar features a Member of the Australian Coronation Contingent relieving a Welsh Guardsman and the reading of duties during the ceremonial change over. AUSTRALIA MOUNTS THE ROYAL GUARD. MAY 10th 1937.royal guard, buckingham palace, australian coronation contingent, lara r.s.l. -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Text Record, An Introduction to the Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club 70th Anniversary Exhibition 2015, 2015
The Torquay Life Saving Club was formed in 1922. Members operated from a large bathing box on the Torquay front beach. Eventually at a meeting at the Palace Hotel in January 1946, it was resolved to form the Torquay Surf Club but the name was changed to Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club on 20 February 1946. Building of the first clubhouse was completed in 1946. The first 50 years of the Club are chronicled in a book by Ken Pollard held by the TDHS and which is catalogued under Item 00012 in this catalogue.The formation of the Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club in 1946 and the establishment of a permanent clubhouse was the culmination of the efforts of members and friends of the Torquay Lifesaving Club over the previous quarter of a century. Printed text -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Serving dish, Late 19th century
This plate was presented in 1900 to a Warrnambool lawyer, William Ardlie, on the occasion of his marriage to Maud Taylor. It was recovered from the fire which destroyed the Hotel Mansions building in Warrnambool in 1929. This building was opened in 1890 as the Grand Ozone Coffee Palace (a temperance hotel). It was at the corner of Koroit and Kepler Streets. In 1891 the Coffee Palace was granted a wine licence and in 1895 it was re-named the Ozone Hotel. The building was closed in 1915 and re-opened in 1920 as the Hotel Mansions. In 1923 the Hotel Mansions became a fully-licensed hotel and in 1929 it was destroyed by fire. The present-day Hotel Warrnambool was built on the site. William Ardlie, the son of a pioneer Warrnambool settler, John Ardlie, began practising as a lawyer in Warrnambool in the mid 1860s and dominated the legal scene in Warrnambool, continuing on his practice until he was over 80. He and his second wife, Maud, were occupying an apartment in the Hotel Mansions when it was destroyed by fire and this plate is a relic of the fire. The Warrnambool Bowling Club which presented the plate to William Ardlie, was established early in the 1890s and William Ardlie was an enthusiastic supporter and one-time office bearer.This plate is of great significance as it was one of the few items that still exist that was recovered from the 1929 Hotel Mansions fire and its story contains so much of Warrnambool’s history with its connections to:- 1. The story of the Hotel Mansions, the grandest building ever erected in Warrnambool 2. The story of William Ardlie, a dominant figure in the legal world in Warrnambool for over 60 years 3. The story of the Warrnambool Bowls Club, still existing today. This is a silver plate with an oval base with an inside ring and a rim of scroll patterning. The recessed edges of the plate are highly ornamented with scrolls and flower patterning. Parts of the edge of the plate are missing and jagged as this plate has been in a major fire. On the base of the plate are three silver studs for the plate to rest on a surface. The fourth stud is missing. On the rim of the plate are two small projections, suggesting the plate originally had a handle. On the base of the plate is an inscription.‘Presented by the members of the Warrnambool Bowling Club to William Ardlie Esq.re (ex President) on the occasion of his WEDDING, 10th January 1900.’ grand ozone coffee palace/ozone hotel/ hotel mansions, warrnambool, william ardlie, warrnambool bowls club, history of warrnambool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: STYLE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Style: Bishopcourt, Forest Street Bendigo, was built for resident surgeon Paul Howard McGillivray in 1876. His consulting rooms were located on the ground floor. His private entry was from Forest Street, originally enclosed with a veranda and balcony. The building was later acquired by the Anglican Church as the Bishop's Palace, hence the name ''Bishopcourt''. Dr.McGillivray was one time president of the Victorian Medical Society and a fellow of the Linnaean Society for his works on natural history. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ELAINE ROBB COLLECTION: MITCHELL STREET, BENDIGO
Hand coloured postcard: view of Mitchell Street, looking towards Pall Mall. "General View of Mitchell Street, Bendigo printed across top. Image shows tram in foreground, poles and line down centre of road. 'Sandhurst Coffee Palace' on banner outside two storey building with verandas and ornate pediments, on right hand side, 'The Living Centre' printed on the side of a shop on left side. Possibly late 1890's ? On rear of card: Post Card (W.T.P in ornate diamond shape) .W.T. Pater -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: LEASE OF SANDHURST HOUSE
A copy of the purchase of a lease contract of the premises known as 'Sandhurst House' (also previously known as Sandhurst Coffee Palace') and its contents, Mitchell Street, Bendigo. It has been granted to The Minister for Public Instruction Melbourne. Dated at Bendigo the 24th day of August, 1944 and signed by N.M. Moore and Lydia S. Heywood. Lease to expire on the 1st July, 1956.The document has a stamped imprint on it with the words R.J. Vicars - Foote Auctioneer Estate Agent Insurance Agent, Commission Agent, Shamrock Blds., Bendigo. Phone 403bendigo, buildings, sandhurst house, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo teachers' college, ' sandhurst house, ' bendigo, business, hostel, buildings, accommodation, bendigo teacher's college students, female, 'sandhurst coffee palace, ' 'coffee palace, ' -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 6/06/1953 12:00:00 AM
Yields information the appearance of No. 25 and the Ballarat railway station precinct in the early 1950's.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of No 25 in bound in Lydiard St North, about to cross the railway tracks at Ballarat Railway station, has Reids Coffee Palace and the railway station in the background. Photo by Wal Jack 6-6-1953. Wal's album notes say tram has two aussie flags on roof. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear in ink "SEC Ballarat No. 25 with two aussie flags on roof, Lydiard St North 6-6-53" In top right hand corner is Wal Jack stamp with number T900. written in.trams, tramways, lydiard st north, railway station, level crossings, tram 25 -
Museum of Indonesian Arts Inc.
Book, Dampati Lalangon, 1948
When the Balinese King of West Lombok was defeated by the Dutch in November 1894, after nearly two and a half centuries of Balinese rule, a collection of beautifully illustrated lontar leaves was found, among other documents, in the palace library at Cakranegara, capital of the Balinese Kingdom in Lombok. This collection was published in a book called ‘Dampati Lalangon’ meaning “The delight of the spouses”. It is a rare example of a lontar, containing illustrations but no text. It is an allegorical story about a royal couple, the queen representing the godess of wisdom, Saraswati. The illustrations are of a mystical and erotic naturePaperback brown covered book containing eleven plates. Each plate covers 2 pages across and depicts 6 pages of illustrated lontar leaves. Lontar is a type of palm-leaf manuscript from Indonesia. The contents of this book show a rare example of a lontar, containing etched illustrations but no text. The title and preface of this book are in Dutch language.Front cover and title page have the insciptions: Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen -Dampati Lalangon - 11 platen naar Balische lontar-illustraties. Tweede uitgave van het "Darmo Lelangon" (1912) There is a circular stamp with the words "Batavia's Genootschap" above a stylized tree and rural scene below which are the words "opgerrgt 24 priz 1778" -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 43 southbound in Lydiard St Nth entering the double track section. Photo taken late 1960's. Has the Provincial Hotel, Reid's Coffee Palace and the rail level crossing gates and Victoria House in the background. Tramcar has an "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 48" in penciltramways, trams, railway station, lydiard st nth, tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, Jan. 1954
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Image of Ballarat No. 27 crossing the Lydiard St. Level crossing with the Reid's Coffee Palace in the background. Shows gates, signals, Provincial Hotel and Lydiard St looking towards the Post Office. On the right hand side of the image, the camera or film removal has let in a small band of light which shows up in the photograph."Ballarat Railway Station" "1/54"tramways, trams, railway station, lydiard st, level crossings, tram 27 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 3, Andrew Howlett, Lydiard St North level crossing, March 1969?
Yields information about the Lydiard St Nth line, the level crossing and the terminus.Set of three Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Mar 1969 of No. 37 .1 - while running a special crossing at the Lydiard St North level crossing at the Railway Station. Has the Reid's Coffee Palace and Railway Station in the background. .2 - No. 37 and a single trucker carrying a "Trotting at Bray Raceway" auxiliary board, at the Lydiard St North terminus. Has the shelter on the right-hand side. .3 - No. 37 waiting at the terminus. See Reg Items 7675, 7678, 7681, 7684, 7686, 7705 and 7713.ballarat, tramways, trams, lydiard st nth, railway station, shelters, level crossings, tram 37 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 9, Tony Smith, 19/09/1971 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 9 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. This set of slides appears to be the last day of operations - 19/9/1971 .1 - 40 south bound in Lydiard St Nth, at the Gregory St Loop. .2 - 40 after passing through the loop .3 - 42, north bound in Lydiard St. North at Macarthur St. .4 - 42 southbound at the Railway station level crossing with the Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd General Carriers building at the station yard in the background. .5 - 42 southbound in Lydiard St North after crossing the railway - taken from the signal box (B) with Reids Palace in the background and the Provincial Hotel. .6 - 35 northbound after passing through the level crossing. .7 - bogie tram crossing the tracks with Ballarat Railway Station in the background. .8 - bogie tram entering the double track section in Lydiard St with Reids Palace in the background. Note the new bus stop bay. .9 - 35 and another bogie in Sturt St, with the Town Hall, Golden Star Chinese Cafe and Georges Fish & Chip shop in the background.trams, tramways, lydiard st nth, gregory st, level crossings, ballarat railway station, sturt st, closure, tram 40, tram 42, tram 35 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Kitchen Equuipment, Teapot 20thC, 20thC
Teaspoons of Loose Leaf Tea are placed in the china or earrthenware teapot then boiling water is added with the lid replaced an infusion occurs. Holding the handle the hot drink is poured from the spout through a strainer into a cup, mug or pannekin and milk, sugar or lemon may be added This drink was very popular with early settlers in Moorabbin Shire. The Temperance Society built a Tea Palace in Mentone - now Kilbreda College. The tea leaf was imported from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and stored in tall silos in Melbourne where it was packaged and delivered to grocery stores.The early settlers in Moorabbin Shire enjoyed a well brewed pot of tea several times during the day.An opaque white china teapottea leaf, teapot, china crockery, earthenware, tea palaces, mentone, bentleigh, moorabbin shire, cheltenham, ceylon, temperance society, billy tea, -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Card - Carte de Visite, 1864
The carte de visite features a photograph of Charles Sherwood Stratton (professionally known as General Tom Thumb) and his wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton. The image was taken in Paris, France in 1864. Charles Sherwood Stratton and Lavinia Warren Stratton were American performers who traveled with the Barnum & Bailey Circus, founded by Phineas Taylor (P. T.) Barnum in 1871. They each participated in various acts including singing, dancing, miming, and celebrity impersonations. Both Charles and Lavinia gained international fame for their successful careers and small physical stature. The duo performed in Australia in August 1870. They were joined by their touring party as part of the Barnum & Bailey Circus "Round the World" tour. The "Australian Tom Thumb", real name John David Armstrong, made his "audaciously competitive" stage debut alongside the popular Stratton couple when the circus performed at the Prahran Popular Entertainments in Melbourne. Charles, Lavinia, P. T. Barnum and the circus inspired the musical drama film, "The Greatest Showman" (2017).The carte de visite is historically significant due to Charles Sherwood Stratton's status as an internationally renowned performer. In a general sense, it also provides insight into the arts in Victoria during the late nineteenth century, illustrating the type of entertainment that was enjoyed by the public during this time. The record's historical significance is further enhanced by its medium as a "carte de visite"; a specific photographic method popularised in the nineteenth century. The record has a valid interpretive capacity for those interested in history and museum studies. It develops our understanding of the sensationalised "human curiosities" exhibition genre that was championed by the West during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Considering the record's historic context, it is a useful resource for discussing the ethics of representing live human beings for entertainment in a public exhibition context.Sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on card.Obverse: General Tom Thumb and Wife, / in the identical costumes worn before Emperor Louis / Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie, at the Palace of / the Tuilleries, Nov. 29, 1864 / Reverse: 3707 / Compliments of / Charles SStratton. / Lavinia Warren Stratton. / Published by / E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. / CA / 591 Broadway New York. / MANUFACTURERS / of the best / PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS / A02539 /entertainment, entertainment album, circus, general tom thumb, australian tom thumb, charles stratton, lavinia stratton, performance, arts, carnival, p. t. barnum, melbourne, prahran, john david armstrong, film -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - Personal item: Rouge holder
This is a souvenir of the British Empire Exhibition of 1925. This exhibition, designed to showcase the industrial and natural resources of the countries in the British Empire was on a 216 acre site at Wembley, England. In 1923 the Wembley Stadium was completed and the F.A. Cup Final was held there. In 1924 the Exhibition was opened by King George V in a first ever radio broadcast by a British monarch. There were Palaces of Industry, Engineering, Horticulture and Art and Pavilions housing exhibits from most countries in the British Empire. 17 million people visited in 1923 and there were 11 million visitors in 1925 when the exhibiton was re-developed. Wembley Stadium was reconstructed in 2002. This item has no local provenance but is of some interest because of its connection to the British Empire Exhibition of 1925. It is a good example of the type of souvenir that was bought by visitors to the Exhibition. This is an enamelled metal container, circular (octagonal on the outside edges) in shape with a short handle. The central area is slightly recessed to take a small amount of rouge (a red powder compound for the face, usually the cheeks). A pad to apply the rouge to the face is missing. There is a metal hinged lid with a clip and a small ring at the end of the handle, possibly to contain a chain for it to hang around the neck. The wording on the front is black on a blue and green enamelled backgroundRaised image of a lion with the words underneath ‘British Empire Exhibition, 1925’rouge holder, british empire exhibition 1925 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Poster, Ozone Hotel, 1896
This poster advertises the Ozone Hotel in Warrnambool. The poster can be dated to 1896 or thereabouts as it quotes the testimonials of the Governor of Victoria, Lord Brassey and Lady Brassey who stayed at the hotel twice in 1896. The Ozone Hotel, at the corner of Koroit and Kepler Streets, Warrnambool, was opened in 1890 as the Grand Ozone Coffee Palace, a temperance hotel. In 1891 it was granted a colonial wine licence and in 1895 it became known as the Ozone Hotel (a private hotel with superior accommodation). From 1894 to 1907 Thomas Randall was the proprietor. In 1923 the hotel, by then known as Hotel Mansions, became a fully licensed hotel. The building was burnt down in 1929. Although very tattered, this is a significant item. It is an original poster of the Ozone Hotel. The building (Grand Ozone Coffee Palace/Ozone Hotel/Hotel Mansions) was very important in Warrnambool’s history. It was the grandest building ever erected in Warrnambool and a memento of the days when temperance hotels were prevalent in Victoria and tourism was beginning to be important in Warrnambool. This is an advertising poster made of buff-coloured, heavyweight cardboard. It has a sepia-coloured photograph of the Ozone Hotel at the top and black printed material on the bottom half. The poster is completely torn in two with two edge sections also detached. Parts of the top left and bottom left corner are missing. There is evidence of adhesive tape having been used for mending purposes in the past and the whole poster is a little grubby. The paper is now very brittle. ‘The “Ozone” Warrnambool’ ‘This commodious and well-managed hotel containing nearly a hundred rooms, is replete with every comfort for the accommodation of visitors at a moderate tariff …..’ ozone hotel, warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and white - Glenferrie Road, Glenferrie c1915
Shows Glenferrie Road, near Linda St looking south, c1915 prior to the construction of the Railway overpass at Glenferrie Railway Station with H class tram 58 in the view. The tram line was constructed in 1913. It would appear that the level crossing gates are closed in the photograph. The building on the right-hand side by the horse-drawn cart was an ANZ bank until 2021. The closer building, a theatre (The Palace) has since been demolished and is now a Coles Supermarket. The level crossing was replaced with an overbridge in April 1916. The church in the background is the Immaculate Conception Church, without the spires - built after WW1. Yields information about the location, the streetscape and the tram, vehicles in use at the time. Black and white photograph of Glenferrie Road Glenferrie with tram H58, looking south near Linda St, c1915."RSCP 327" & "C1920s" in pencil on rear and H58 in red ink.tramways, trams, glenferrie road, hawthorn, streetscapes, h class, tram 58