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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Blyth, James, With A View to Matrimony by James Blyth, 1904
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 283 pages. Book has a dark green cover.fictionRomance novel.james blyth, romance, fiction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: PROPOSAL FOR INSURANCE
The Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited - Fire Department - Principal Office: 60 Market Street, Melbourne - Bendigo Agency. Proposal for Insurance, subject to the conditions of the company's policies, to which the proponent hereby agrees. Property: butcher shop and dwelling in High Street Eaglehawk. Names in which policy is to be drawn out: J. R. Kelly as mortgagee and Mrs. Philadelphia Schroeder as owners. Contract dated 10th November, 1892 in Eaglehawk.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Merri-bek City Council
Acrylic on canvas, Marlene Gilson, Marngrook Football, 2015
Aunty Marlene Gilson is a Wathaurong (Wadawurrung) Elder who lives on Country in the Ballarat area. A self-taught artist, Gilson has received considerable acclaim and attention for her painting of historic encounters, in particular with regard to the retelling of events in which early colonial depictions excluded First Nations people. Marngrook Football depicts the first game of Australian Rules football played between Ballarat and Geelong while a parallel game of Marngrook takes place within view. -
Merri-bek City Council
Photograph - Ilford smooth pearl print, Atong Atem, Nyanluak, 2022
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Merri-bek City Council
Work on paper - Charcoal and pages from Aboriginal Words and Place Names, Jenna Lee, Without us, 2022
Jenna Lee dissects and reconstructs colonial 'Indigenous dictionaries' and embeds the works with new cultural meaning. Long obsessed with the duality of the destructive and healing properties that fire can yield, this element has been applied to the paper in the forms of burning and mark-making. In Without Us, Lee uses charcoal to conceal the text on the page, viewing this process as a ritualistic act of reclaiming and honouring Indigenous heritage while challenging the oppressive legacies of colonialism. Lee explains in Art Guide (2022), ‘These books in particular [used to create the proposed works] are Aboriginal language dictionaries—but there’s no such thing as “Aboriginal language”. There are hundreds of languages. The dictionary just presents words, with no reference to where they came from. It was specifically published by collating compendiums from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, with the purpose to give [non-Indigenous] people pleasant sounding Aboriginal words to name children, houses and boats. And yet the first things that were taken from us was our language, children, land and water. And the reason our words were so widely written down was because [white Australians] were trying to eradicate us. They thought we were going extinct. The deeper you get into it, the darker it gets. But the purpose of my work is to take those horrible things and cast them as something beautiful.’Framed artwork -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Yarra Trams, Set of 15 Yarra Trams timetables, 7/1999 to 9/2001
Set of 15 Yarra Trams timetables, blue green cover with route number on cover, giving details of popular destination, check points, use of Metcards and contact details, tram hire, frequency, Some include maps. .1 - Route 11 - West Preston - City - July 1999 - 24 Pages .2 - Route 12 - South Melbourne and St Kilda Beach - City - July 1999 - 24 pages .3 - Route 48 and Route 34 - North Balwyn - City or via Latrobe St - East Melbourne, includes references to Routes 23, 24, 27 and 30 - July 1999 - 28 pages, includes a small map. .4 - ditto - August 2000 .5 - ditto - September 2001 .6 - Route 70 - Wattle Park - City - October 1999 - 24 pages .7 - Route 70 - Wattle Park - City via MCG - December 2000 - 24 pages - includes a map .8 - Route 75 - East Burwood - City - July 1999 - - 24 pages .9 - ditto - August 2000 .10 - Route 86 - Bundoora RMIT - Colonial Stadium via Bourke St - March 2000 - 28 page. .11 - Route 96 - St Kilda Beach - East Brunswick -March 2000 - 24 pages .12 - Route 109 - Mont Albert - Port Melbourne - July 1999 - includes references to route 23, 24, 27. 30 and 34 - 36 pages .13 - Route 109 - ditto includes La Trobe St services - September 2001 - 36 pages .14 - Route 112 - South Melbourne - St Kilda Beach to West Preston via City, including temporary combination of routes 11 and 12, route 11 and Route 12 - August 2000 - 48 pages. .15 - Route 112 - notes that it the combination of Routes 11 and 12 - September 2001 - 48 pages. .16 - Route 11 - West Preston - City - Nov. 1998 - 24 pages .17 - Route 48 - North Balwyn - City - Dec. 1998 - 24 pages .18 - Route 34 and 48 - North Balwyn - City and City LaTrobe - East Melbourne - August 2000 - 32 pages .19 - Route 109 - Port Melbourne - Mont Albert - Nov. 1998 - 24 pages.Some have notes such as "OPR", and number notes and notes written inside about changes or errors in ink. See History.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tram services, timetables, route 11, route 48, route 34, route 23, route 24, route 27, route 30, route 70, route 75, route 86, route 96, route 109, route 112 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HARRIS COLLECTION: HAMS SQUATTING MAP OF VICTORIA, PORT PHILLIP DISTRICT, NSW
Thomas Ham was a cartographer, engraver, lithographer and publisher in Victoria and Queensland. He compiled and printed several editions of his squatting map, beginning with A map of Australia Felix in 1847 and changing its title to Ham's squatting map of Victoria in 1851. The 1851 edition was accompanied by a key listing the names of all the squatters within squatting districts and counties. Later editions show the existing counties, but some areas of Gippsland and the Australian Alps are still described as 'unsurveyed country'. (State Library Victoria https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/squatting-map-victoria)Folding map enclosed in burgundy cover. Map backed by cloth and bound. Rare, early map of Victoria and neighbouring Port Phillip District of New South Wales. Written on bottom RH corner of map: Ham's Squatting Map of Victoria ( Port Phillip District, New South Wales ) carefully corrected to this date from the Colonial Government Surveys, Crown Lands, Commissioners & Explorers Maps, Private Surveys & c. Respectfully inscribed (with permission ) to His Excellency Sir Chas A. Fitz-Roy Knt, Governor of New South Wales &c &c by his Obedient Servant, The Compiler, 1851. Compiled, engraved and published by Thomas Ham, Melbourne. Proposed and original boundary ( in legend) have been coloured in in blue and pink ink ( later addition ?) Number on map show 'reference to proprietor's Printed on back of map ' J.G. AD 1852, with two cross hatched decorations and two hearts entwined. On other back panel in pencil enclosed in a drawn frame ' G.S.H., 1889, Axedale' (George Harris, Axedale, belongs in Harris Collection) Stamped in purple ink 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch. Written 1959, 53.map, victoria, squatting map -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Desk, Foy & Gibson, Circa 1880s
The design of this small disc is from the Australian Colonial period. The cedar wood desk was made in Australian by Foy & Gibson in the 1880s, most probably in the business’s works in Collingwood, Victoria. The heavy brass locks fitted into the desk drawers were made by the famous Hobbs & Co of London, mid-late 19th century. In 1860 the business changed hands but the locks were still branded Hobbs & Co. The desk is branded with the symbol of Victoria’s Public Works Department. There is currently no information on when, where and by whom this desk was used. However, a very similar desk with Hobbs & Co. locks is on site at the Point Hicks Lightstation in Victoria and was formerly used by the Point Hicks head light keeper there. Other light stations also have similar desks from the P.W.D. (see also ‘Desk, Parks Victoria – Point Hicks Lightstation, Victorian Collections’.) HOBBS & CO., LONDON Alfred Charles Hobbs, 1812-1891, was American born. He became an executive salesman in 1840 for renowned lock manufacturer Day & Newell. His technique of exposing the weaknesses of people’s current locks was very successful in generating sales. He represented Day & Newell at London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, competing with other lock makers. Through the Exhibition he became famous for picking the best trusted Bramah and Chubb locks. Hobbs’ fame led him to found his own company in 1851 then register it in 1852 as Hobbs & Co., London. Hobbs was awarded the Telford Medal by the British Institution of Civil Engineers in 1854 for his paper 'On the Principles and Construction of Locks'. In 1855 the very successful company added partners and became Hobbs, Ashley and Co. In 1860, it traded under the name of Hobbs, Hart & Co. and was based in Cheapside London, where the business remained. Hobbs then returned to America, having sold the complete company to John Mathias Hart. He briefly returned to attend the 21st anniversary celebrations of the successful business in 1872. Hobbs kept himself busy in America, inventing and manufacturing firearm ammunition, for which he held several patents. He passed away there in 1891, a month after his 70th birthday. FOY & GIBSON Mark Foy wan an Irish draper who migrated to Bendigo, Victoria in 1858, attracted by the gold rush. He lived and worked in the area, establishing a drapery business. In the 1870s he moved to Melbourne where there were better prospects for expansion. He chose a place in Smith Street, Collingwood, a suburb of Melbourne, and started his business at the rear. In 1883 Foy retired, bringing in William Gibson as a partner, and then transferred his own share of the company to his son Francis Foy. Not long afterwards Francis sold his half share to Gibson, and the business continued under the name of Foy & Gibson. Francis Foy and he and his brother Mark Foy (junior) moved to Sydney. They established a business there in 1885, named after their father, Mark Foy. Gibson added to his business by starting his own manufacturing works from 1887, producing clothing, millinery, furniture, bedding and hardware for his stores. The factories, warehouses and stores complex became one of Victoria’s largest employers. He set up branches of his stores in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide and two more branches in Melbourne. Foy & Gibson (usually referred to as Foys) became one of Australia’s largest retail department stores. In 1931 Foy’s little house in Collingwood was still part of the entrance to Foy & Gibson Emporium. In 1955 the company was bought out by Cox Brothers. Later on the stores were sold to various businesses such as David Jones, Woolworths and Harris Scarfe. In 1968 Cox Brothers went into receivership, ending almost 100 years of the business known as Foy’s. The former Foy & Gibson Complex is registered by Heritage Council Victoria. “Designed by William Pitt, this magnificent 19th and early 20th century complex of factories, warehouses and showrooms saw the production of a remarkable range of goods for Foy & Gibson, Melbourne’s earliest department store chain”. (Quoted from the Plaque erected by the Collingwood Historical Society 2007) P.W.D. – Public Works Department, Victoria The desk is stamped “P.W.D,” signifying that it is from the Public Works Department in Victoria, which operated from 1855-1987. The department was responsible for, among other things, the design and supply of office furniture and equipment for public buildings and organisations. This desk is significant historically as it originated from Foy & Gibson, a colonial Australian company that had a positive and strong impact on employment, manufacturing and retailing in Melbourne, Victoria and Australia. The significance of Foy & Gibson to Victoria’s and Australia’s history is marked by the Collingwood Complex being registered in both Heritage Victoria Register (H0755, H0897 and H0896) and National Trust Register (B2668). This locks on this desk are significant for their connection with their manufacturer, Hobbs & Co, who invented a lock that surpassed the security of any other locks produced in the mid-19th century. Desk; Australian Colonial cedar desk, honey coloured. Desktop has a wooden border with a rolled edge and a fitted timber centrepiece. The four tapered legs are tulip turned. Two half-width drawers fit side by side and extend the full depth of the desk. The drawers have dovetail joints. Each drawer has two round wooden knob handles, a keyhole and a fitted, heavy brass lever lock. Inscriptions are on the desktop, drawers, desk leg and lock. Made in Australia circa 1880 by Foy & Gibson, lock made by Hobbs & Co, London.Impressed into timber frame of one drawer “FOY & GIBSON” Impressed into lock “HOBBS & CO / LONDON”, “MACHINE MADE”, “LEVER” Impressed along the front edge of the desktop [indecipherable] text. Impressed into the timber of right front leg “P. W. D.” below a ‘crown’ symbol Handwritten in white chalk under a drawer “206” flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, desk, cedar desk, colonial desk, 1880s desk, australian colonial furniture, furniture, office furniture, office equipment, australian made furniture, colonial furniture, colonial hardware, foy & gibson, alfred charles hobbs, hobbs & co london, hobs & co lever lock, cabinetry lock, machine made lever lock, p.w.d., public works department victoria, day & newell, great exhibition of 1851, bramah lock, chubb lock, telford medal 1854, cheapside london, mark foy, mark foy – bendigo draper, smith street collingwood, william gibson, foy & gibson emporium, foy & gibson complex, cox brothers -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, C. NETTLETON. MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL GOLD MINING COMPANY, CLUNES, CIRCA 1865
CLUNES QUARTZ MINING COMPANY'S. SOUTH SHAFT. PERIOD 1865. SMALL SEGMENTS OF PHOTOGRAPH INCLUDED.PHOTOGRAPH .1 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF PORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL GOLD MINING COMPANY CLUNES. - POPPET HEAD AND BUILDINGS. .2 & .3 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINT OF PHOTOGRAPHPORT PHILLIP GOLD MINING CO. CLUNES. SOUTH SHAFT.local history, photography, photographs, mining -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Restaurant Tram Cuthberts 939, 1948
On of a class of 120 trams built at Preston Workshops between 1939 and 1951. Third tram to be converted to a Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Tram. Of the six trams converted, the only former Melbourne Restaurant tram in use currently (March 2019), trams 4, 5, and 6 having been withdrawn during October 2018.Four motor bogie tram - ex Melbourne - tram No. 939 - One of a class of 120 trams built at Preston Workshops between 1939 and 1951. Third tram to be converted to a Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Tram. Of the six trams converted, the only former Melbourne Restaurant tram in use currently (March 2019), trams 4, 5, and 6 having been withdrawn during October 2018. The tram was built by the MMTB as No. 939 in 1948 at Preston Workshops as a standard SW6 tramcar. It was resident for most of its life at Camberwell, Kew and South Melbourne depots and finally Southbank depot. Heavily rebuilt internally to give a flat floor, air-conditioned, 240V and 24V systems fitted along with changes to bulkheads and position of the passenger door and a goods door in 1994. The tram was converted into Melbourne Restaurant tram No. 3 in 1994/95, being launched on 8-2-1995. While in the later part of its use by the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Co, it was named “Valentine” during July 2008. It was withdrawn from service in May 2012, when it was replaced by No. 935 (Restaurant No. 6). In August 2014, the Museum received a grant from the Victorian Government of $40,000 to refurbish tram – part of the Transport Investing in Regions Program. The tram was relocated to the Ballarat depot on 29/10/2014. Refurbishment work was completed during March 2016 and the tram was formally launched on 5/4/2016.. The tram is named after Sir Henry Cuthberts (1829 - 1907), the first Chairman of the Ballaarat Tramway Co (the horse tram operator). Sir Henry was a Ballarat based solicitor, member of the Legislative Council, Knighted in 1897 and strong supporter of many Ballarat institutions. Photo Warren Doubleday 5-4-2016.trams, cuthberts 939, restaurant tram, sw6 class, tram 939 -
Merri-bek City Council
Photograph - Digital print on Ilford Fibre Pearl paper, Kim Kruger, Within ten miles of Melbourne 2, 2022
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Merri-bek City Council
Photograph - Digital print on Ilford Fibre Pearl paper, Kim Kruger, Splitting logs for a “feed” 1, 2022
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Merri-bek City Council
Photograph - Digital print on Ilford Fibre Pearl paper, Kim Kruger, Within ten miles of Melbourne 1, 2022
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - PRESS CUTTINGS - HISTORICAL ARTICLES, 1967,1968
Press Cuttings. Three manila folders containing articles of historical interest: A. Life in Australia's capital cities in colonial days. Six 'Dear Diary' articles by Margaret Carlyon in 'New Idea' from Oct 1967 to Aug 1968. B. The Artie Fadden Story. A series of 12 newspaper articles told by Sir Arthur Fadden to Elgin Reid of the Melbourne Herald. July 1968. C. 'Men at Work' stories by Anthony Hill, artist Gerry Lants of the Melbourne Herald, Aug to Nov 1968. Fourteen articles on various occupations. The compiler of these 3 folders is not identified.Details of articles handwritten in ink on the cover of each foldernewspaper, margaret carlyon, elgin reid, anthony hill, colonial life, arthur fadden, occupations