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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: MAN PLAYING VIOLIN
Colour photograph, rounded corners. Man wearing sunglasses playing violin. Notice board with many business cards. Other mans head. Les Dow Wedderburn Old Timers.entertainment, music, musician -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Orchestra Musician
Photograph was donated with a Bendigo Symphony Orchestra program but is unknown if items are relatedBlack and White photo of male and female playing violinsviolin, bendigo symphony orchestra, orchestra -
Geelong Gallery
Painting - The musicians, HIRSCHFELD MACK, Ludwig, 1962
Calcimine and watercolour on canvas -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Artwork, 'Smeaton' by Wes Walters [and charcoal study], 1978
Wes WALTERS (06 August 1928 - 19 August 2014) Born Mildura, Victoria From 1940 t0 1945 Wes Walters attended the Ballarat High School. He then studied architecture at the Gordon Institute in Geelong, followed by art at the Ballarat School of Mines (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). During his time at the Ballarat Technical Art School (later Federation University Australia) Walters studied under Neville Bunning and Taylor Kelloch, and was awarded the Ballarat Ladies Art Association Scholarship in 1948. He next moved to Melbourne to work as a commercial artist with the George Patterson advertising agency. Each evening Walters studied life drawing at the Victoria Artists’ Society and taught himself anatomy. Wes Walters excelled in both abstract and realist art. He won the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolour art in 1953 and 1956. He won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1879 for his portrait of Phillip Adams, and the sketch was completed tin preparation for that portrait. Bruce Smeaton (born 5 March 1938) is an Australian composer who is well known for a variety of Australian film and television scores in all genres, including features, shorts, television, documentaries and advertisements.[1] His scores include Picnic at Hanging Rock, Seven Little Australians, Roxanne, Iceman, and Circle of Iron. He has won the Australian Film Institute 'Best Original Music Score' Award for The Cars That Ate Paris (1974), The Great McCarthy (1975), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) and Street Hero (1984, shared with Garth Porter and others). (Wikipedia).1) Portrait of Bruce Smeaton in oil on an unframed stretcher. .2) Charcoal sketch of the head of Bruce Smeatonwes walters, portrait, artist, artwork, bruce smeaton, musician, sketch, walters, alumni, available -
Vision Australia
Slide - Image, Male playing organ in Ormond Hall, circa 1900
A young man plays the organ on the stage of Ormond Hall at RVIB in St Kilda Road. Behind him sits an 'R. Lipp & Sohn' piano and against the wall, some chairs.Lantern slide of boy playing organroyal victorian institute for the blind, blind musicians -
Vision Australia
Slide - Image, Female organist playing at Ormond Hall, circa 1900
A blind woman plays the organ with one hand, whilst the other reads Braille music from a sheet in front of her, on the stage at Ormond Hall.Lantern slide of women playing organroyal victorian institute for the blind, blind musicians -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, William John Locke, The belovéd vagabond, 1906
To Paragot I owe everything. He is at once my benefactor, my venerated master, my beloved friend, my creator." Thus begins the story of one of the greatest characters of English Literature - Paragot the lovable Bohemian and celebrated Bon Vivant. A young urchin from the London slums is adopted by the hero and given an adventurous education traveling through Europe, tambourine player in a group of ragamuffin musicians...p.303.fictionTo Paragot I owe everything. He is at once my benefactor, my venerated master, my beloved friend, my creator." Thus begins the story of one of the greatest characters of English Literature - Paragot the lovable Bohemian and celebrated Bon Vivant. A young urchin from the London slums is adopted by the hero and given an adventurous education traveling through Europe, tambourine player in a group of ragamuffin musicians... england - fiction, homeless persons -
The Celtic Club
Book, Adam Purcell, Music and friendship : the people of Melbourne Comhaltas, 1984
A collection of personal stories from 32 past and present members of the Melbourne branch of the worldwide Irish cultural organisation, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Éireann, produced to mark the 50th anniversary of Melbourne Comhaltas.The stories, collected by oral history interview, are accompanied by photographic portraits of each subject. The stories explore themes of immigration, culture and heritage, and feature, among others, prominent members of the Melbourne Irish scene, such as:-Accordion legend Paddy Fitzgerald-Set dancing teacher Marie Brouder-Prolific musician Tony O'Neill-Leader of the Melbourne Comhaltas band, Joan Mundy. Among the people interviewed are Irish expats, second- and third-generation Australians, and people from Scotland, Japan and the Ukraine.The book includes forewords from Irish Ambassador to Australia, Breandán Ó Caollai - Director-General of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Éireann, Dr. Labhrás Ó Murchú· and Melbourne Comhaltas President, Mary McBride.Ill, p.95.A collection of personal stories from 32 past and present members of the Melbourne branch of the worldwide Irish cultural organisation, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Éireann, produced to mark the 50th anniversary of Melbourne Comhaltas.The stories, collected by oral history interview, are accompanied by photographic portraits of each subject. The stories explore themes of immigration, culture and heritage, and feature, among others, prominent members of the Melbourne Irish scene, such as:-Accordion legend Paddy Fitzgerald-Set dancing teacher Marie Brouder-Prolific musician Tony O'Neill-Leader of the Melbourne Comhaltas band, Joan Mundy. Among the people interviewed are Irish expats, second- and third-generation Australians, and people from Scotland, Japan and the Ukraine.The book includes forewords from Irish Ambassador to Australia, Breandán Ó Caollai - Director-General of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Éireann, Dr. Labhrás Ó Murchú· and Melbourne Comhaltas President, Mary McBride.cultural societies - irish - melbourne, irish music and dancing -
The Celtic Club
Book, John Hussey, Henry Backhaus Doctor of Divinity: Pioneer priest of Bendigo, 1982
The best known name in early Bendigo was 'Henry Backhaus'. Businessman, financier, priest, musician, civic leader, philanthropist, healer of the sick. Reverend H. Backhaus was both founder of the Catholic Church and a founding father of the City of Bendigo.Index, plates, p.206.non-fictionThe best known name in early Bendigo was 'Henry Backhaus'. Businessman, financier, priest, musician, civic leader, philanthropist, healer of the sick. Reverend H. Backhaus was both founder of the Catholic Church and a founding father of the City of Bendigo.bendigo - victoria - history, roman catholic church - bendigo -
Damascus College
Artwork, other - Kathleen Meagan Memorial Window
Kathleen Meagan was placed in the Ballarat Convent of Mercy as an infant. She remained there throughout her life until she died at age 34. Her friendly, cheerful personality in the face of ill health meant that she was cherished by all who knew her. Her talents on the violin, harp, piano and cello were outstanding, and she was beloved by the Sisters of Mercy and the students of Sacred Heart College. This memorial window depicting Saint Cecilia at the organ was commissioned upon her passing in 1925, and was installed in the SHC chapel and blessed by the Bishop in 1926.Stained glass window constructed in 1926 To the memory of Kathleen Blanche Meagan RIPsisters of mercy, ballarat musicians, herr goll