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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: STYLISH
Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Stylish: this photo was taken at the Founder of Sunday Schools Robert Raikes Pageant probably in 1924, at the Bendigo's Upper Reserve. Back row: Wallace Trebilcock, Ken MacDonald, Phylis Trebilcock, Harold Edfelder, Nance ?, Jean Yates, Jean Bynon, ? Thomson, Henry Lewis. Middle row: Thelma MacDonald, Pearse Taylor, Beatrice Bennett, Patience Taylor. Front row: Jack Eddy, ??, Gladys Hogan, Arthur Yates. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Tennis Australia
Photographic print, Circa 1938
Black and white photographic postcard of four female players seated and resting on side of lawn tennis court. Players are L to R: Dorothy Stevenson, Nell Hopman, Nancye Wynne (Bolton) and Thelma Coyne (Long). Place a date unknown, but likely Melbourne/Kooyong 1937 or 1938. Part of collection of photos taken/owned by Australian player D.P. Turnbull - found in collection in a vinyl album marked 'Photos by D P Turnbull'. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Cricket presentation night 1958
Typed above newspaper clipping, "Ian Johnson at Ringwood Cricket presentation night". Written on back of clipping, "'Mail' 24/4/1958". Written on back of photograph, "L to R. P. Vergers, C. Beaumont, I. Johnston, G. Chandler". Catalogue card reads, L to R. The Mayor Cr. P. Vergers, The President Mr. Beaumont, Secretary M.C.C. and Ex-Australian Captain Mr. I. Johnston, Hon. G. L. Chandler, C.M.G. Minister for Agriculture. President of R.D.C.A. Mr. Lou Salvana". -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - HOWARD AND VIOLET JOLLEY COLLECTION: DINNER MENU
Green cardboard dinner menu folded in half. Printed lettering in green coloured ink on front page reads, 'Dinner to Johnnie' commemorating Miss Amy Johnston and her solo flight from London to Australia., given by Messrs,CC Wakefield & Co. LTD, The De Havilland Aircraft Pty,Ltd., The Shell Coy, of Australia LTD, Wentworth Hotel, Sydney --- -- June 10th ,!930. Printed image of double wing aircraft within centre rectangle. Miss Amy Johnston scroll printed using red coloured ink in top left corner. Centre page headed Menu, is followed by various dinner course written in French language. Dancing at 9pm printed at page bottom. Countess Lamborice, Count Lamborice written in pencil top right corner. Back page captioned Autographs in red printed ink contains eighteen pencilled signatures including Howard Jolley and Violet Jolley.bendigo, history, aviation 1920s. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Scholar's Concession Ticket - 3rd term, 1959
Ticket allowed Scholars or school children to travel on MMTB trams/buses to attend schools at a concession rate. This one was used on buses. Inside gives issue details - issued to a person in Kew to attend University High School, five sections, for use to 18/12/1959, from Earl St to Lygon St via Princes St and Johnston St. Cost 50/- Ticket No. 1242.Demonstrates a Scholar's ticket to allow a student to travel from Kew to Lygon St.Blue clothed backed paper ticket, printed as a MMTB "Scholar's Concession Ticket", for 3rd Term. Gives condition of use on the outside cover. Details filled in of the person's name address etc.mmtb, tickets, schools, scholar's tickets, school tickets, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative - Cable trams - Johnston St Collingwood, Wal Larsen, c1938-1939
Photograph of trailer 532 west bound in Johnston St Collingwood about to pass under the railway bridge, with a Tait set on the top and another cable tram set eastbound. The bridge has an advert for Laconia Blankets and R. L. Scott Chemist. Photographer - possibly Wal Larsen based on negative size and Reg Item 5064 and on the last day of service 14/4/1939.Yields information about the Johnston St cable trams.Negative of cable trams, print also held.Written on rear of album print "Collingwood cable trams passing under railway bridge at Victoria Park"trams, tramways, cable trams, johnston st, collingwood, railway, bridges, tram 532 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Let old trams die", 28/9/1993
Article by Damon Johnston about Jeff Kennett and Melbourne's W class tram future including the development of a polity for their future. The reporter notes the lack of awareness for W class trams, compared to the general tram fleet, compares performance with Z class fleet. Quotes National Trust, PTUA and Charles Sowerwine of Melb. Uni urban historian. See item 7613 for the decision News Release.Yields information the formation of a policy regarding the W class in 1993 by Government.Newspaper clipping from Herald Sun 28/9/1993tramways, w class, national trust, tramcars -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: SHAFTS ALIENATED AND SITES RESERVED BY THE MINES DEPARTMENT
Handwritten one page table of information. On top of page ' Ref. derelict land in the City of Bendigo copied 17.4.62. Shafts alienated and sites reserved by the Mines Dept' List of mines, dates, depth of shaft, receiving body. For example: Londonderry, 1957, 2900 feet, Kindergarten. Reference: 'Derelict Land in the City of Bendigo' P.J. Rimmer and R.J. Johnston. Published jointly by the Dept of Geography, University of Sydney and The Geographical Society of NSW.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, derelict land reused -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: SPENCER STREET PROPERTIES RECEIPT
Handwritten receipt for 50/-/- from E (?) De Garis , Long Gully, Sandhurst, May 26th. 1888. issued to Messrs Connell & Tatchell.'Recived from Messrs Connelly & Tatchell cheque for the sum of fifty pounds stlg being one tenth of the preliminary deposit upon the purchase of the Spencer Street Properties from the Hon Jas Campbell through Messrs Johnston & Wishcut ? green one penny stamp at foot of receiptbusiness, legal, connelly & tatchell, connelly & tatchell collection:, de garis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MERLE BUSH COLLECTION: VICTORIAN TREFOIL GUILD EVENT 1997
Colour photograph of large gathering of women at the Victorian Trefoil Guild Event. Women are seated and standing in rows in front of a corrugated iron building. Some women have a scarf tied around their neck. Slip of paper with photograph states: ' Victorian Trefoil Guild Event 24 hour gathering: 15-16 October 1997. Hosted by Merle Bush Trefoil Guild Bendigo. Lola Johnston, Styate Trefoil Guild Adviser'bendigo, clubs, trefoil guild -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: TURN OF THE CENTURY BALL
White Card, Silver slightly scalloped edges. Purple writing. Spastic Children's Society Turn of The Century Ball. Charlton Shire Hall. Friday, 5th September - 8 p.m. - 3 a.m. 'Old Timers' Orchestra. Good Floor Good Supper Waltzing Competition In Aid Miss Australia Entrant - Miss Margaret Johnston. Gentleman £1-5-0. Lady £1-5-0. -Dress: Semi-Formal.person, individual, peter ellis oam -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: RECORDER PLAYERS
Photograph of five children playing recorders beneath pine post tripod supporting electronically activated brass school bell. Golden Square School No 1189 in background. Caption printed below reads L/R John McCorkelle, Ben Rodda, Nicole Johnston, Tanya McNamara and Johanna White. serenading the old school bell which was relocated to the front garden for a period. Removed for safety reasons. Will be secured again in the future.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, River Yarra at Studley Park, Kew, c.1908
Colour-tinted postcard, titled in red upper left: “RIVER YARRA AT STUDLEY PARK, KEW”. On the divided reverse, the card is addressed to “MISS JOLLEY / MELB. TRAM & O[MNIBUS]. CO / BOURKE STREET, MELB”. The sender has dated the card 21.12.08. In the upper right corner, there is a pink Victorian one penny postage stamp; sent from Melbourne on 22DE 08. (The division of the reverse of the postcard, allowing a message to be written on one half and the address on the other, was not permitted in Australia until 1905.) The manufacturer of the postcard is indicated by the initials “W.T.P”, printed in a green floral diamond, printed centre top. This was the trademark of WT Pater, printers & stationers. William Thompson Pater was born in Melbourne in 1861. His business at 271 Little Collins Street offered Christmas cards, booklets, calendars, and leather goods as well as postcards and albums.Hand-tinted postcard of the River Yarra in Studley Park, Kew. The birds-eye view is of a bridge on the Yarra (Johnston Street?) linking Kew and Abbotsford as it appeared in c.1908. On the Abbotsford side of the river, fields lead down to the river, with some remnant trees. The Kew side of the river, in contrast, due to its steep banks, retains its original vegetation. In the distance is industrial development, in what might be Fairfield and Alphington.“RIVER YARRA AT STUDLEY PARK, KEW”river yarra -- kew (vic.), william thompson pater, w.t.p., postcards -- kew, postcards -- studley park, bridges - yarra river -- kew (vic.) -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Memorabilia, Large collection letters from Archie Harker, in England to Ruby Wilson in Mitcham 1930 -1935 and others. (Private)
Ruby Wilson wrote to an English paper asking for a pen friend in 1930. John Archibald (Archie) Harker answered her request and thus started a long correspondence between the couple.eventuating in Archie sending Ruby an engagement ring. in July 1931. The correspondence continued till Archie came to Melbourne in June 1933 on the" Oronsay" and they married in December 1937. 280 letters in all. Ruby's elder sister Amy Thelma married Stanley Wieland thus placing the couple in the Wieland family and their story is in the Wieland's of Heathmont book by Pat and Don Talbot.Large number of personal letters, separated into pockets - letters written on lined note paper from Archie Harker to Ruby Wilson. Some postcards. Due to the private nature of these letters, they have not all been scanned and will not be made public. They can be inspected by appointment at the RDHS Archives -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Lydia Chancellor collection: New arrivals
1. Rev Harry George Mackay (30/5/1914 - 9/9/1988) was born in Sheffield, Tasmania. He served part time as a chaplain during WW2 (V517227) After the war he married Thelma Muriel Phillips (10/6/1920 - 13/7/2008) in 1946. They are both buried at the Mornington Cemetery. 2. Mr John Brown Hamlett was born in England. In 1951 he married Audrey Sommerville in in Scottsdale, Tasmania. Their first son, David was born in Tasmania in 1952. In 1954, John was preaching in the Launceston Methodist circuit.Bendigo Advertiser from 02/02/1962 and 05/02/1964. Two articles introducing three new families who have moved to Bendigo. These are the family of H.G. Mackay minister of the Wesley church in Forest Street, Rev, Baldwin of the Arnold Street circuit and Rev. J.B. Hamlett in charge of the Eaglehawk Methodist Circuit.bendigo advertiser, rev. hamlett, minister mackay, rev. baldwin -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Charles Tennant
Originally published in a Gold Coast newspaper; article sent to Thelma Lockwood. Charles Tennant was born in Ballarat in 1847 and was a member of the Victorian Police Force for 36 years. He spent some time in Shepparton where he met his future wife Elizabeth Mary Gorey, at a dance. She had just graduated as a trained nurse in the first group ever trained in the Mooroopna Hospital. They later moved to Cobram. For more information, see the original photo, which has an accomopanying article attached, written by his granddaughter, Joy.Photograph copied from a newspaper article.tatura, tennant c, costume, male, essential, services, police -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Trophy - Tawonga Football Club, 1947
"Mal Davidson had this cup. He made the new base from timber from the Bogong mess. He had Terry (Mc Innes) engrave the plate and then left it with us at the North Beauty Store where it was displayed. It created quite a lot of conversation over the years. During our pack up we discovered it on the shelf in the shed. " Wendy and Terry Mc InnesTawonga football club, Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme, Bogong Mess, Mal Davidson, North Beauty Store; Wendy and Terry McInnesDull gold cup with a handle on opposite sides mounted on a wooden base. Cup is large with a neck between it and its base. Inscribed near the lip of the cup and an inscription attached to the bottom of the wooden base. Handles are large rising higher than the lip and are 'ear' shaped.On the gold cup: 'Presented by / J. Johnston / to / Tawonga Football Club / Premiers / 1947' On the wooden base: 'Base made from timber used in / Construction of Bogong Mess 1947. / Made and donated by Mal Davidson / Engraving by North Beauty Store.'football trophy, tawonga, j. johnston, bogong mess, kiewa hydro electric scheme, w and t mcinnes, north beauty store -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper - Twenty page issue December 1941 No. 93, Societe Orientale de Publicite, The A.I.F. News Special Christmas Issue 1941, December 1941
The A.I.F.= The Australian Imperial Force and this newspaper was supplied free to the troops of the Australian Army Canteens Service. This issue is dated Saturday 22nd December 1941. It includes advertisments for businesses in Cairo and Alexandria; Egypt, Palestine and Syria. Page 2 includes a poem titled "This Holy Night" by Pte C.M. Walker; two sonnets by Rupert Brooke; a poem, "Waiting Dreams" by Pilot Officer J.A. Henderson RAAF and a poem by Lieut. David McNicoll AIF Abroad Air Mail - Palestine. Page 3 includes a message from General Sir Thomas Blamey, an article on the part women would increasingly play as a consequence of the emergency war policy; an advertisment for tobacco specially packed for overseas forces. Page 4 includes an article on Australian coastal cities being ready for raids. Page 5 includes an article about the Commonwealth of the Philippines and their defense which until 1946 lay with America. General D Macarthur was the Commander In Chief in the Philippines. Germany's "secret Weapon" legend. Page 6 includes "Dancing Dan's Christmas"; "Bluey and Curley" comic strip. Page 7 includes article "Rommel's Armoured Might Lies Strewn Over Libyan Sands" Page 8 includes an article: "All In Fun" - a revue - has begun a tour of Australian camps in Palestine and Syria. Page 9 includes articles "War Will Revolutionise Air Services In Australia"; a list - Greek Awards To AIF Officers and a cartoon by George Aria titled 'Jonah '. Pages 10&11 "Christmas 1941" - messages from prominent people: Mr Winston Churchill; The Govenor General (Lord Gorrie); The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin); Mininster for the Army (Mr Forde). Also photos of army operations and traditional family Christmas time. Page 12 &13 Articles regarding sport under the heading 'Australian Sporting Digest'. Page 14 A story - "The Gift of the Magi" - an O Henry Christmas Story. Also a greeting from Myer's of Melbourne and Adelaide to all Myer Men in the AIF Page 15 An article where General Blamey reassures Australia about its capability of defence. Page 16 A description of a battle by Australian sloop "Parramatta" with HMAS "Auckland" against enemy planes whilst they were escorting a merchant ship with a cargo of petrol during the Battle of Tobruk Page 17 & 18 Pages under the title 'ACK-I-FOOFS' (Articles submitted by soldiers: The real Rat of Tobruk - a rat trained by L/Cpl Jack Kneeshaw which he named "Goebbels"; poems and cartoons. Page 19 "Women of War" - photos of women at work filling in for men who have gone to war. Page 20 Xmas Greetings 1942-1942 - a 1942 Calendar signed by 14 members of the AIF, some with messages and including their Army Number. Twenty pages of news supplied free to the troops by the Australian Army Canteens Service.The last page is a calendar for 1942 with personal inscriptions and greetings of servicemen. Some inscriptions have I.D. Numbers ( VX35435 W. Johnston; QX20753 of Carmody ; VX40449 ; VX39637 N. Powell; VX32054 Blue Ernistson?; N?X23234 W.Cummins; VXthe a.i.f. news christmas edition 1941, australian imperial force, world war 2, australian army canteens service, general blamey, world war 2 - pacific war, world war 2 - phillipine islands, general d macarthur, emergency plans ww2 australia, secret weapons ww2, western desert ww2, australian imperial force - western desert ww2, civil aviation post ww2, air services australia, lord gowrie, governor general lord gowrie, prime minister john curtain, minister for the army - mr forde, cartoons 1941, women-in ww2, xmas greetings calendar 1941-1942, cairo 1941, palestine 1941, western desert 1941, advertisements 1941, middle east 1941 -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Photograph - Team Photograph, WGV [Pennant] Section 6, 2008, 2008
The Heidelberg women's team won the 2008 Women's Golf Victoria Section 6 Pennant. This collection of photos shows various poses with the pennant. Team members (photo 1): Back row (Left to right): Anne Johnston (now Shelton), Josee Weel, Andrea Lee, Liz Sinclair, Shirley Crapper. Front row: Maree Ciavarella, Caroline Phillips, Julie Greig, Helen Young, Jan Wallis.A collection of 10 colour photographs of the 2008 women's pennant team.women's pennant, womens golf victoria, pennant, 2008 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable tram trailer 202 after a bad accident, 1890s
Photograph of cable tram trailer 202 after a bad accident where the side of the vehicles has been very badly damaged. The tram has a sign "for the hospital' attached to it. Destination signs are Studley Park, Botanical Gardens, Johnston St, Lygon St, Swanston St and Chapel St. Photo appeared in an article on Melbourne cable trams published in 1896 in Street Railway Review - See item 6444Yields information about severity of damage to a cable tram trailer 1890s.Copy photograph - Cable tram trailer 202 after a bad accidentMelbourne “A bad wreck” – Trailer No. 202. Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection. cable trams, tramways, accidents, nicholson st workshops, articles, tram 202, trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: TALENT
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, March 10, 2005. Talent: these young residents were competing in the grade six division at the Bendigo Competitions, 1936-37. Names known include Evone Gray, Gwen Ball and Ella Martin in the back row, In the second row are Nancy Grigg, Edna Gard, Joan Emmerson (Birch), Merle Shreader, Phyllis Graham, Thelma Ball, Lois Kentish and Audrey Coleman. Rae Hilson is in the third row and Dolly and Phyllis Farmer are sitting at the front.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 6 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1974
Series of six black and white photographs of "MacDonald Johnston" street sweeper, City of Preston on a Ford chassis. Possibly the MMTB was looking at a similar model and ascertaining whether it would be suitable for sweeping and vacuuming sand off tram track. On the outside of the box has "Street Cleaning Preston CC - Truck Johnson" Based on the Registration plate - LMB - a 1974 plate - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Victoria accessed 24/4/2020trams, tramways, city of preston, trackwork, cleaning, rails, ford motor company, macdonald johnston, mmtb -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 3 Beatty Street, Mont Albert
Was No. 1 Victoria Street, in 1969 became 3 Beatty Street. According to Alan Holt register, the occupants were: 1891-1905 Leopold Augustus Carter, Collins Street dentist 1905-1909 James Johnston Hemphill, Esquire 1909-1919 G. E. Jeans, Gentleman 1919-1920 Colin Friend, medical practitioner 1920-1964 Augustin Lodewyckx 1964-1967 Mina Lodewyckx 1967- Lodewyckx family A black and white photograph of the front of a brick house taken from the side. It shows a portion of the decorative balustrading on the verandah. The garden is well established.mont albert, beatty street, karel axel lodewyckx (mr), axel lodewyckx (mr), mina lodewyckx (ms), 1891 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - report, Alf Twentyman, "The Horse Omnibuses"
A report was written by Alf Twentyman titled "The Horse Omnibuses" about the operation firstly by the Melbourne Omnibus Co from 23/3/1869 and then from 1877 the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. Looks at the routes, buses, staff, and stables operated. Includes notes on Race days, St Patrick's Day and other special traffic days, passenger loadings, operations and why the Johnston St cable line was known as the Carlton line.Yields information about Melbourne's horse omnibuses operated by the Melbourne Omnibus Co.Three foolscap sheets - photocopied - stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, tramcars, horse buses, omnibues, melbourne omnibus co., mtoco, races, st patricks day -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4, David Menzies, Nicholson St traffic barriers installation, c1975
Black and white print of the installation of traffic barriers in Nicholson St in 1975. See item 342 for a report on the impact of the barriers. 1 - Carlton Gardens - Z13 2 - Nicholson St Traffic Barriers - Z9, near Gertrude St. with W11 in the background. 3 - Nicholson St barriers at Johnston Street with Z15, Tankerville Arms Hotel, and a Mobil service station. 4 - Nicholson St barrier installation, Carlton Gardens area - Z9Yields information about the installation of traffic barriers along Nicholson St Fitzroy 1975,Set of four Black and White photographs - printed on plain paper with photographers stamp and notes on rear.Has stamp of David Menzies on rear. and in ink details of photo.tramways, trams, mmtb, nicholson st, safety barriers, z class, tram 13, tram 9, tram 15 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Tramway Board, "Percentage of full life worn off the various type of large sheeves pulleys at the power houses and termini and the various types of pulleys and their spindles in use along the track", 10/10/1917 12:00:00 AM
Report - typed four pages - two copies - brass clipped together - titled "Percentage of full life worn off the various type of large sheeves pulleys at the power houses and termini and the various types of pulleys and their spindles in use along the track", listing the details for each engine or power house in the Northern Area - Fitzroy, Nicholson St, Richmond, Brunswick, North Melbourne, North Carlton and Johnston St engine houses. Dated 10/10/1917trams, tramways, cable trams, track, engine houses, cables, equipment -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Bellecourt, Seymour Road, 85, Elsternwick
A typewritten letter to Mr Johnston from the National Trust Victoria, concerning the listing of Bellecourt by the Trust. The file also includes a print of the Victorian Heritage Database web page on Bellecourt with a black and white photograph (60mm x 45mm) of the house. Also included is a document giving additional details on Bellecourt with a black and white illustration (85mm x 130mm) of the house, source unknown though handwritten notes provide that it is a duplicate from the book Caulfield’s Building Heritagebellecourt, buildings, heritage studies, architectural features, history, johnston mr, hart trevor, town clerks, caulfield south, filbert street, beemery, glen eira road, kooyong road, seymour road, blanche street, kooyong estate, caulfield, caulfield north, langdon charles pettey, rosecraddock, rose craddock, tarqua, hengar, victorian style, seymour street, kooyong estate, beemery park extension, langdon h j, langdon montague, lirrewa, rennick samuel, the garrell, langdon family, victorian era, neringa, little gromer, little cromer, parson charles, moloney james, trezise alex, vassy albert, johnston mrs, solomon g, caulfield’s heritage , volume 1 city of caulfield, city of glen eira heritage management plan, ward andrew, belemery park, johnston archibald -
Lorne Historical Society
Tool - Cirkut Panoramic Camera Number 5, Circa 1915
This camera was designed by William Johnston in 1904. Production began in 1905. There were many versions, the number indicated the length of film which corresponds to the width of the panorama. Originally designed for photography of large groups of people. Later it was used for landscapes. This camera was used by the local Lorne photographer William Anderson who took photographs of visitors and local scenes. William purchased Norman Brown’s photographic business in December 1899 and worked in Lorne until his death in 1948It is a large format rotating panoramic camera. A concertinaed fine leather tube with the adjustable lens is contained in a black wooden leatherette covered rectangular box. On the top is a metal winding handle, a series of weights and a carrying handle. The lens is a Gundlach - Manhattan rapid recto graph. The camera rotates on a geared tripod through 360 degrees with the film driven past the exposure slot by a clock work motor.cameras, lorne, william anderson, -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Pretty Hill", Kangaroo Ground. James Johnston's homestead
Kangaroo Ground pioneers James Johnston (died 1895) with his wife Elizabeth commenced building this stone house on his Pretty Hill property, Kangaroo Ground in 1842. It was one of the oldest homes in the district till 1938 when new owner Mr Percy Cope, a master builder demolished the old building and a new brick building was erected in its place. Pretty Hill is one of the highest spots in the district with splendid views of the surrounding country.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection'. It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kangaroo ground, pretty hill, stonen house, homestead, johnston family, james johnston -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: ON A MUSICAL NOTE
BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser '' the way we were'' from 2003. on a musical note: the Golden Square choir in 1936. front row: Joy Millar, Betty Andrews, Mary Jacobs, Shirley Teague, Thelma Bond, Mary Jones, Dorothy Byron, Shirley hocking and Gwen Rance. Second row: Elsie Newman, Mavis Boston, Edna Wingrave, Dorothy Houston, Shirley Hall, Marian Dent and Dorothy Polock. Back row: jack Turner, Harold Swatton, Ren Lewis, Mary Brewer, Tom Harker, Cleave Pearce and Harry Andrews. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were