The original postcards in this series (2013.002 to 2013.018) were generously loaned to Williamstown Botanic Gardens by a private collector for copying. The postcards are evidence of the interest the gardens held as a subject for postcard publishers. The text and images provide a snapshot into fashions, social interests and concerns of the time. The professionally produced images provide a pictorial history of Gardens including changing planting styles, various structures and features of the Gardens eg the aviary, cannons, the fountain, the second Curator’s Lodge and gates. The images offer an opportunity to compare garden vistas with the present day. This postcard is evidence of the location of one of the cannons relocated from Fort Gellibrand in 1906. They were removed from the Gardens in the 1960s. These same cannons remain a feature on the Williamstown waterfront in 2013. A sepia postcard depicting a winding path lined with rocks. There is a cannon on the right hand side of the card beneath a spreading palm tree. There is a tall pine and a cypress tree in the background. The cannons were relocated from Fort Gellibrand to the Gardens in 1906. Front: ‘THE ROSE SERIES, P. 1030 THE GARDENS, WILLIMASTOWN, VICTOORIA / copyright’. Reverse: Left side vertical ‘Published by the Rose Stereograph Co. / Armadale, Victoria’. Across the top of the card: ‘POST CARD / The “Rose” Series A Real Photograph / De Luxe Produced in Australia’. There is an image of a rose and stem with three leaves in the centre of the card. In pencil on top right hand corner: $5 [believed to be inserted by the vendor of the card]postcard, gardens, post-card, williamstown-botanic-gardens, hobsons-bay-city-council, garden-path, cannon, rose stereograph, rose-series, 1906

One of a collection of photographs donated by Steve Stefan, Archivist, St Frances Church, MelbourneBlack & White postcard showing the rugged coastline at San Remo."The Rose Series, P. 710" "The picturesque coast, San Remo, Victoria"san remo coastline, coastline, steve stefan

One of a collection of 6 postcards donated by T. H. HillSepia postcard of The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island."The Rose Series, P. 677" "The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Is., Victoria.the pinnacles, cape woolamai pinnacles, phillip island coastline, pinnacle rock formation, t h hill

One of a collection of 11 photographs/postcards donated by Meg Davis & Nancy McHaffie from the estate of Brenda Higgins, grand-daughter of JD & Georgianna McHaffieSepia Postcard of a horse and gig with man and dog. Nobbies in the backgroundThe Rose Series P 666. Looking to The Nobbies, Phillip island, Victoria.the blowhole phillip island, phillip island coastline, horse & gig, meg davis, nancy mchaffie, brenda higgins

One of a collection of 11 photographs/postcards donated by Meg Davis & Nancy McHaffie from the estate of Brenda Higgins, grand-daughter of JD & Georgianna McHaffieBlack & White postcard of the Cowes Pier with Jetty Shed in the foreground.The Rose Series, P 672. The Pier, Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoriacowes pier, cowes pier phillip island, cowes jetty, cowes jetty shed, meg davis, nancy mchaffie, brenda higgins

One of a collection of 11 photographs/postcards donated by Meg Davis & Nancy McHaffie from the estate of Brenda Higgins, grand-daughter of JD & Georgianna McHaffieBlack & White postcard of Churchill Island in the background taken from Newhaven foreshore. Jetty in the foreground.The Rose Series P. 696. Churchill Is., from Newhaven, Phillip Is., Victoriachurchill island, newhaven, newhaven phillip island, meg davis, nancy mchaffie, brenda higgins

Donated by G. HaywoodBlack & White Postcard of seals on rocks in foreground with sea in background."The Rose Series, P. 652" "On The Seal Rocks, Phillip Island, Vic."seal rocks phillip island, wildlife - seals, phillip island, g haywood

Donated by G. Haywood.Black & White Postcard of walkway under trees fenced on both sides. Walkway called "Lovers' Walk"."The Rose Series, P. 3403" "The Lovers' Walk, Cowes, Phillip Is., Vic." lovers' walk cowes, phillip island, g haywood

Donated by G. HaywoodBlack & White Postcard of view taken from Newhaven with Churchill Island in the background. Trees on foreshore."The Rose Series, P. 696" "Churchill Is., from Newhaven, Phillip Is., Victoria"view from newhaven, phillip island, churchill island, g haywood

Donted by N. G. Hunt, Baxter, VictoriaBlack & White Postcard of woman standing on bridge over creek running under Lovers' Walk. Trees and scrub either side and in background."The Rose Series, P. 653". "The Lovers' Walk, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoria".lovers' walk cowes, phillip island, n g hunt

One of 5 postcards donated by G. Haywood.Sepia postcard of the Main Street in Cowes. Houses on the left and Cowes Motor Garage on right. Sea in the background."The Rose Series P. 3413" "Main Street, Cowes, Phillip Is., Vic."main street cowes, phillip island, cowes phillip island, phillip island, g. haywood

One of 5 postcards donated by G. Haywood.Sepia postcard of Seals on Seal Rocks, Phillip Island"The Rose Series P 652" "On The Seal Rocks, Phillip Island, Vic."seal rocks phillip island, seals on seal rocks phillip island, wildlife - seals, phillip island, g. haywood

One of 17 photographs donated by Olive BlameySepia postcard of Lovers' Walk, Cowes. "The Rose Series P. 3403" "The Lovers' Walk, Cowes, Phillip Is., Vic."lovers' walk cowes phillip island, phillip island, olive blamey

One of a collection of photographs donated by Shirley PetersonBlack & White postcard of lady crossing small bridge on Lovers' Walk Cowes."The Rose Series P. 653" "The Lovers' Walk, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoria"lovers' walk cowes phillip island, cowes phillip island, phillip island, shirley peterson

One of a collection of photographs donated by Shirley PetersonSepia postcard of Lovers' Walk lined by a fence on the left side and trees on the right side."The Rose Series P. 3403" "The Lovers' Walk, Cowes, Phillip Is., Vic."lovers walk cowes phillip island, cowes phillip island, phillip island, shirley peterson

One of 11 photographs left in the museum for the Society by an anonymous donor.Black & White postcard of the Cowes beach with the Cowes Jetty in the background. Shed on the end of the pier and the Cowes Jetty Shed at the beginning of the Jetty. People at the water's edge with two boats in the water.The Rose Series P 10073. The Beach, Cowes, Phillip Island, Vic.cowes beach phillip island, cowes jetty, cowes jetty shed, phillip island beaches

One of 20 photographs/postcards donated by Mary KarneyBlack & White copy of a postcard showing sheep grazing on pasture in Newhaven Phillip Island, with gentleman in the distance."The Rose Series P. 685" "A Pastoral, Newhaven, Phillip Island, Victoria"pastoral scene, newhaven pasture, sheep, phillip island, mary karney

This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by Fathers of the Soldiers 16/2/1923. The photo is of the Rhyll beach known as "the nits".Sepia photograph of the beach at Rhyll known as The NitsRose Series P 3418 The Beach, Rhyll, Phillip Island, Vicphillip island, rhyll, the nits rhyll, earl of stradbroke

This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by Fathers of Soldiers on Phillip Island. The photo is of Rhyll shore line with pier in back ground.Sepia photograph of the shore at Rhyll, Phillip Island with pier in background.Rose Series P 3432 View at Rhyll, Phillip Island, Vicphillip island, rhyll shoreline, rhyll pier

This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by Fathers of Soldiers on Phillip Island. The photo is of the early road to the Nobbies. Horse and trap crossing the old bridge with a dog in the foreground.Sepia photograph of the road to The Nobbies showing horse and trap crossing old wooden bridge with a dog in the foreground.Rose Series P 3427 The road to The Nobbies, Cowes, Phillip Is., Vicphillip island, the nobbies, wooden bridge, earl of stradbroke

This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by the Fathers of Soldiers and Returned Soldiers 16/2/1923. Photo shows Cowes Pier looking north across the bay with Moonah trees and coastal vegetation in the foregroundPhotograph of Cowes Pier looking north across the bay with Moonah tree and other coastal vegetation in the foreground. Photo would have been taken from the Esplanade.Rose Series P 2788. The Pier, Cowes, Phillip Island, Vic.phillip island, cowes, pier, earl of stradbroke, moonah tree

This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by the Fathers of Soldiers and Returned Soldiers Phillip Island 16/2/1923. Photo of Lovers' Walk, Cowes.Sepia photograph of Lovers' Walk Cowes showing track, trees and fences.The Rose Series, P. 654. The Lovers' Walk, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoriaphillip island, lovers' walk cowes, cowes, earl of stradbroke

Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai Phillip Island. Beautiful coastal area. Part of the Jessie Smith Collection.View of The Pinnacles - coastal rocks projecting into sea at Cape WoolamaiThe Rose Series P 677. The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Is., Victoria.local history, photographs, cape woolamai, phillip island, black & white photograph, coastal geography, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

West beach showing pavilion, people on beach, Port Melbourne sugar mill in backgroundblack and white postcard, unmounted, original, good conditionThe Beach, St. Kilda West, Vic.The Rose Series P2103 Copyright

St Kilda Pier, with Esplanade hotel in background, Alfred Sq. Palais, St Moritz , boats.black and white postcard, unmounted, original, good conditionSmall Craft & Pier. St Kilda .Vic. The Rose Series P4934

Frances Burke: Designer of Modern Textiles Australia’s most influential and celebrated textile designer of the mid-20th century, Frances Burke (1904-1994), employed Australian native flora, garden flowers, marine subjects, Indigenous culture and increasingly, abstract motifs in her stunning modern fabrics. A confident, determined designer and businesswoman; Burke made the shift from fine art to design in 1937. While she began by designing dress fabrics for Melbourne’s fashionable Georges Department store, printing them on linen using lino blocks, she was an early adopter of the screen-printing process and during the war years began printing on cotton. Burke’s furnishing fabrics took their place in influential modern buildings Australia-wide through collaborations with leading architects and interior designers. They included Robin Boyd’s 1949 House of Tomorrow, Roy Grounds’ Quamby flats, Guilford Bell’s Royal Hayman Island Resort for Ansett Airlines, and Yuncken, Freeman Brothers, Griffiths and Simpson’s Canberra Civic Centre Theatre. In the post-war period, Burke made regular trips to the United States and Europe, on her return advising homeowners and manufacturers on the latest trends in products, colours and home design in lectures and interviews. At New Design her fabric showroom and interior design consultancy Burke introduced furniture by emerging designers Clement Meadmore and Grant Featherston in the early 1950s and presented local and imported homewares, mostly from the United States. She was enthusiastic about the convenient and comfortable lifestyle experienced by ordinary American women. Her fabrics and advice were regularly featured in Australian Home Beautiful, Australian House and Garden and the newspapers of the day. Some of Burke’s designs had remarkable longevity. Tiger Stripe (1938) for example, continued to be produced in a wide range of colours until 1970 and Crete (1946) remained a popular choice for interiors into the 1960s. Drawing from a rich variety of sources including Indigenous culture in Goanna (c.1954) and Pacific Island tapa cloth designs in Bird and Tree (1940), Burke also looked to Japan in designs such as Plum Blossom (1948) and Zen (1965). She loved exploring the potential of native flora, seen in designs including Waratah (1955) and Flannel Flower (1955), while garden flowers were the source for many other designs including Belladonna (1940), Periwinkle (n.d.) and Rose (1947). Burke’s clever interplay of a single striking printed colour with lively gestural lines revealing the white base fabric, gave her designs a vibrancy that characterised the optimistic post-war era. This can be seen in Burke’s fabrics for Hayman Island including Angel Fish and Seapiece (both 1949) which expressed the freshness and excitement of the luxurious new tropical resort and led to further commissions. Burke’s three decades in business (1937-1970) were an unparalleled success in the story of Australian design. Her fabrics have been collected by the NGA, the Powerhouse Museum, NGV, RMIT Design Archives and Sydney Living Museums in addition to Ararat Gallery TAMA. Written by Nanette Carter and Robyn Oswald-Jacobs.

Photo looks west from the Ballarat Fire Station (East) tower, and has a good view looking along Barkly St. Shows the crossing loop between Eastwood and Main St with one tram in the view. Wal has dated the photo as 1914 in his album notes. See item 8243 for an actual postcard. Yields information the buildings, buildings and scene looking west from the Fire Station tower along Barkly St. East BallaratDigital image of a postcard from an album compiled by Wal Jack, loaned to the Museum. The Rose Series Postcard No. P 4614. For rear of postcard - see second image.trams, tramways, esco, ballarat east, barkly st

Black and White postcard, c1906 view of Charing Cross, Bendigo looking towards the west - Mitchell St. Has three tram cars in the view, the fountain, centre poles and a tailors shop on the south west corner of the area. Reproduced by the Rose Stereograph Co of Glen Waverley. Photo courtesy of Rod Aikman. Has the Rose Co. symbol on the rear of the car, along with areas for the stamp and address block.Has "24" in a circle in the top left hand corner of the front of the card and on the rear, a "William F Scott" address label on the bottom left hand corner.trams, tramways, bendigo, mitchell st, charing cross

One box of assorted stereoscopic sepia photos. A pile of loose cards - assorted scenes.On lid-"The Rose Stereographs". On photos-Copywright -1914 by Geo. Rose. Back of some cards-handwritten J. McDonald. Each card is numbered. Stamped -Herodotus Studio - Hawthorne G.C. Greenham photographersteregraph postcards audio-visual rose-stereograph

Wooden stereoscopic viewer with wire clips to hold double photograph of two men seated outside a tent. Photo-stand slides forwards and backwards. Screws hold face viewer to base. Includes an additional 14 Stereoscopic Views' cards/photographs.On side of photograph: "Rose's Stereoscopic Views Copyright" On bottom of photograph: "2243 The Bushman's Contingent, Colonel Otter and Captain Patterson" On other side of photograph: "Sold only by George Rose Publisher Melbourne"stereoscopes, stereo photographs