From 'magnetic' album (1200.57.a) and probably collection gathered by Basil Watson when in England. b. Various aircraft and aviators of the era (75) - many with names of aircraft and persons printed on front of card. c. Four cards of note: 1. 3 males in front of a bi-plane - 'Basil' written in ink on top border (above RH male of group); 2. postcard with 'Xmas Greetings from the Australian Flying Squadron'- on reverse: dated Egypt 1916/17 and addressed to Basil Watson at Elsternwick, from ''your forgotten pal, 'Nicco' ''. 3. 7 males (2 in uniform) in factory setting; one male standing higher than others - written in ink on top border 'Basil' (above latter male).Card addressed to G A Watson, Elsternwick ''My dear Dad'' (not postmarked) re availability of tools. d. photograph of biplane (no inscription) - B Watson plane??cottage, miners

The seafood and oyster business was owned by a C. Raftopulos, possibly located in NSW. Many Greeks who migrated to Australia from Ithaca during the first half of the twentieth century either established or worked in family owned businesses mostly involved with the food industry, including oyster bars and fish shops. A faded sepia photograph mounted on cardboard. Four men are standing outside the shop, a seafood and oyster business. The signage suggests the oysters were supplied by the New South Wales Oyster Company. The number 195 is above the door. raftopoulos, nsw oyster company

The Shire Hall/offices were completed in the mid 1860s. Dating the photograph: The photograph is thought to have been taken c.1880. An earlier photograph of the Town Hall in the LDHS collection, in which the trees are smaller, is dated 1875. Thomas Austin, who ran a draper's shop next to the Shire offices, left Linton in 1882.Original sepia photograph showing the Grenville Shire Offices (Linton Town Hall). A group of men, thought to be Grenville Shire Councillors, are standing in the street in front of the building, which has several trees growing in front of it, and a low front fence. To the right, a shop has signs on its verandah: "TAILOR & DRAPER" and "TAILOR & T. A. . . ." (thought to read T. Austin). To the left, a higher picket fence or gate separates the Shire Hall from the two-storey building next door. This building is 'Criterion House', built in 1862/1863 by Samuel Steele. The words "Linton Shire Hall" have been inscribed in ink across the top of the photograph.Handwritten in ink across top of photograph: "Linton Shire Hall".grenville shire offices, linton town hall, thomas austin [tailor & drapery store], shire of grenville councillors, linton shire hall

Black and white image of Linton Brass Band members in uniform with their instruments. Image has been mounted on cream coloured card. There are nineteen band members in the image. Two of the band members have drums in front of them. The rest of the band members have brass instruments. The Band Master is standing in the centre of the image.brass bands, musicians, billy powell, george bersey, dave allen, ern ching, perc roberts, jack todd, arthur suttee, jack simper, albert simper, charley roberts, arthur todd, milton todd, george bennett, billy todd, w. angus, arthur powell, albert simper (jnr), g h c trengrove

This image shows the undertaker's premises/general store run by R. S. Nelson (Snr.) from the early 1860s and is thought to have been taken in the 1880s. This building was modified considerably by successive generations of the Nelson family over the years (see Registration nos. 338, 2019-314, 2019-320, 2019-325, and photos on p.33 & p.34 of the 'Photographic History''). It is currently used as the LDHS Resource Centre. The people standing at the front of the shop are unidentified. This image was copied in 2020 from a facebook post by Marcia Penny, a descendant of Linton's Craine family. Information with the image on facebook said the original photograph had been in a McIntyre family album (the McIntyre family was connected to the Craine family by marriage).Digital copy of an original photograph and its mounting card. The photograph shows a group of eight men and three children standing beneath the verandah of a shop. A sign above the verandah reads "R.S. Nelson & Son / China and Paint / Glass, Oils", and lettering across the verandah reads "Grocers Ironmongers &c". The shop front has a central doorway, and two large windows, each with twelve wood-framed, square panes of glass. Three posts support the verandah. Above the doorway of the shop, lettering reads "Furnishing Undertakers".r. s. nelson (1833-1893), buildings, shops, undertakers