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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SANDHURST BOYS CENTRE COLLECTION: 1965 FLOAT QUEEN OF HEARTS
... Coloured photograph of the 1965 float "Queen of Hearts".... of the 1965 float "Queen of Hearts". Photograph SANDHURST BOYS CENTRE ...Coloured photograph of the 1965 float "Queen of Hearts".bendigo, institutions, sandhurst boys centre -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Argus (newspaper), Queen returns to London, 17/05/1954
... and white text, coloured photograph of the Queen 'stepping ashore... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Shows the excitement of the Queen's ...Shows the excitement of the Queen's return from the Australian Royal Visit in 1954. This was Queen Elizabeth II's first visit to Australia since ascending the throne.An example of the interest in the royal family to Australians at this time.Front page of The Argus newspaper May 17 1954. Black and white text, coloured photograph of the Queen 'stepping ashore in Britain for the first time in six monthe'queen elizabeth 2, house of windsor, duke of edinburgh, royal tour of australia 1954 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh in Melbourne, 1954
... Photograph Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh... Elizabeth II Duke of Edinburgh Photograph Queen Elizabeth II ...Photograph Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh in Melbourne during the Royal Tour of Australia 1953-54:taken at O'Shannessey Reservoir Chalet just past Warburtonlocal government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, queen elizabeth ii, duke of edinburgh -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH AT QUEENS PARK, 1939
... ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF DECORATED GATE AT QUEEN'S PARK... local history photography photographs queen's park garden ...PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES EASTER CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS. 1939ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF DECORATED GATE AT QUEEN'S PARK CLUNES.local history, photography, photographs, queen's park garden -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Harbert family home, 237 Union Road, Surrey Hills
... A black and white photograph of a Queen Anne style house... georgina colton union road A black and white photograph of a Queen ...Albert George Harbert was a local builder. His family home was built c1910. He married Phoebe Rebecca Georgina Colton in 1912. They had 2 daughters Norma Phoebe and Unice Ada (18 Jan 1918 - 6 Jan 2014). Norma was married to and divorced from Henry Jamieson. Albert died 31/8/1968; Phoebe died 15/6/1971; they are buried in Boroondara Cemetery. Photo probably taken in late 1980s-early 1990s.A black and white photograph of a Queen Anne style house. It has a steeply pitched iron roof, is weatherboard with a veranda and fretwork around it. A picket fence runs along the front.queen anne style, union road, surrey hills, builder, 1910, federation style, albert harbert, mrs norma phoebe jamieson, miss norma phoebe harbert, miss unice harbert, mrs phoebe rebecca georgina harbert, miss phoebe rebecca georgina colton, union road -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO BIKE RIDE COLLECTION: GREAT BIKE RIDE 1984/85
... Black and white photograph of the Queen Elizabeth oval full... TOPIC Sport cycling Black and white photograph of the Queen ...Black and white photograph of the Queen Elizabeth oval full of tents and bikes for the great Victorian bike ride at Bendigo 1984-1985, four people can be seen on the outside track.topic, sport, cycling -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 'Garmure', 26 Russell Street, Surrey Hills in 1988
... A black and white photograph of a Queen Anne Style... photograph of a Queen Anne Style weatherboard house with a return ...‘Garmure’, 26 Russell Street, Surrey Hills was built c. 1887 and renovated c1988. This photo was taken after renovation of the rear of the house when the corner tower was added. Occupants: 1890: Mr Caffin 1910: Miss Agnes Campbell Hutchinson Orr 1930 – 1988: Sextons Miss Orr was born in Hutchesontown, Glasgow to Francis Orr (1834-1859) and Jane McDonald. Her father died soon after her birth and her mother married Thomas Blood. She had a half-brother Robert McDonald Blood. In 1903 she, her brother and mother were living in Boundary Road. She is buried with them in Kew Cemetery. She died aged 57 on 1 December 1926. A black and white photograph of a Queen Anne Style weatherboard house with a return veranda. The roof is corrugated iron. There is a picket fence along the front and a driveway on the left had side of the building.garmure, house names, (mr) - caffin, sexton family, queen anne style, corrugated iron, weatherboard, russell street, surrey hills, (miss) agnes campbell hutchinson orr -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - SW5.731 on Peel St/Queen Victoria Market, Michael McLeod, c. 1980s
... Colour Photograph - SW5.731 on Peel St/Queen Victoria... Colour Photograph - SW5.731 on Peel St/Queen Victoria Market ...Photograph shows SW5 No. 731 on Peel Street. Trolley poles are visible and in use. Queen Victoria Market is visible in the background. The tram is painted in a livery of the Transporting Art program, as a so-called "Art Tram." The artwork is by Lesley Dumbrell, sponsored by Carlton & United Breweries Ltd. Photo by Michael McLeod.Shows a now-withdrawn tram with obsolete equipment (i.e., trolley poles) and livery representing a culturally important event in Melbourne's transit history.Colour Photograph - SW5.731 on Peel St/Queen Victoria Markettrams, tramways, sw5 class, transporting art, public transport, tram 731, arts trams -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Framed Portrait, Cecil Beaton, Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
... Framed portrait photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, taken... beaton royal portraits Framed portrait photograph of Queen ...Portrait photographs of royal figures were hung in government offices and buildings. In some cases they were also displayed in homes. There are numerous portraits of Queen Elizabeth II most of which have been widely reproduced.Framed portrait photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, taken June 2, 1954, by Cecil Beaton. Although the image appears at first glance to be set in Westminster Abbey, the photographer actually employed a theatrical backdrop for the photo, which was taken in a drawing room at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty wears the imperial state crown, created for Queen Victoria’s 1838 coronation, and holds the orb and scepter, looking every bit the picture of reigning British royalty.queen elizabeth ii, cecil beaton, royal portraits -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Royal Visit 1954, 1954 original
... Black and white photograph of Royal visit. Queen Elizabeth... photograph of Royal visit. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip ...Original photograph of official party waiting for her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth 11, Tatura Railway Station 1954.Black and white photograph of Royal visit. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip at Tatura Railway Station. 1954.on back: Tatura Station. Royal Visit 1954 -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, 32 Queen's Avenue, Circa 1972
... Page 168 of Photograph Album with one photograph of a house... caulfield race course queen's avenue caulfield east land subdivision ...This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. From Victorian Heritage Database citation for HO137 32 Queens Ave, Caulfield East https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/35536 as at (30/10/2020) The house at no. 32 Queens Avenue, Carnegie, was built in 1888 and formed one of an identical pair since demolished. It was built for and formed part of a land development scheme undertaken by one of Sir Matthew Davies group of speculative companies known as the Freehold Investment and Banking Company of Australia Ltd. It is historically and aesthetically important. It is aesthetically important (Criterion E) as an unusual terraced building form in Glen Eira that stands apart from its neighbours which were built predominantly after the tum of the twentieth century and which is further distinguished by the cast cement ornamentation applied to the central porch.Page 168 of Photograph Album with one photograph of a house on Queen's Avenue. Handwritten: 32 Queen's Avenue [top right] / 168 [bottom right]trevor hart, cast iron lacework, decorative brackets, chimneys, verandah, porch, cast iron columns, queens avenue, 1880's, sir matthew davies, matthew davies, freehold investment and banking company of australia ltd, cast cement ornamentation, arches, caulfield racecourse, portico, stone columns, full length french windows, fanlight, caulfield, race course, queen's avenue, caulfield east, land subdivision, victorian style, cast iron work, rendered mansions, lead lights, terraced buildings -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Badge, Her Majesty The Queen Mother, Souvenir of Visit Victoria, 1958
... central photograph of the Queen Mother surrounded by a band... photograph of the Queen Mother surrounded by a band of white ...Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visited in 1958 to attend the British Empire Service League Conference in Canberra. She travelled to the Australian Capital Territory, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, Adelaide and Perth, as well as many provincial and country areas during the time of her visit 14 February – 7 March.Royal visit button. Pressed tin and cellulose. Circular central photograph of the Queen Mother surrounded by a band of white with the words in red "Her Majesty The Queen Mother / Souvenir of Royal Visit Victoria 1958"."Her Majesty The Queen Mother / Souvenir of Royal Visit Victoria 1958".royal visit 1958, queen elizabeth the queen mother -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
... .1 ORIGINAL BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH, VIEW OF QUEEN'S PARK... & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH, VIEW OF QUEEN'S PARK CLUNES. LADY AND TWO ....1 ORIGINAL BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH, VIEW OF QUEEN'S PARK CLUNES. LADY AND TWO YOUNG GIRLS NEAR FOUNTAIN. ..2 REPRINT OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH .3 POSTCARD SIZE REPRINT OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHQUEENS PARK CLUNES IN WHITE WRITING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE IMAGElocal history, queen's park garden -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, HRH Queen Elizabeth, 1963
... Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit... Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit to Melbourne ...Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit to Melbourne in February 1963 receiving flowers from Christine Kelson, a junior legatee. An article in the Legacy's Weekly Bulletin on 26 February mentions the details. Christine was 14 years old and daughter of the late Signaller Arthur Kelson who served with the 9th division in Middle East and who was taken prisoner in North Africa and made a POW in Italy and Germany. Her mother Mrs Dorothy Kelson, served with the AMWAS. Christine and her younger brother Robert, aged 9, both attended Legacy's Physical and Recreational Training classes.A record of a junior legatee being chosen to present flowers to the Queen.Black and white photo of the Queen receiving flowers.Stamped Copyright of The Age in blue ink.royal visit, junior legatee, queen elizabeth -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, QUEENS PARK, 1900 - 1910
... .1 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES QUEEN'S PARK. LADY... PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES QUEEN'S PARK. LADY SITTING ON FOUNTAIN EDGE ....1 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES QUEEN'S PARK. LADY SITTING ON FOUNTAIN EDGE. BUTTER FACTORY BRIDGE IN BACKGROUND. ELM TREES AND CYPRUS TREE AND PALM TREE PICTURED. .2.3 coloured enlarged copiesVIEW OF THE PARK, CLUNES. "SUNDAY" J.H.M. 6.2.10 SOH .1 about 1900-1905local history, queen's park garden -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, D. Clark, Queen Elizabeth 11 visit 1954, 1989
... Black and white photograph of welcome sign for Queen... and white photograph of welcome sign for Queen Elizabeth 11 visit ...Photograph taken from Commercial Hotel balcony, of decorations and welcome sign, in Hogan Street, Tatura, for Queen's visit, 1954.Black and white photograph of welcome sign for Queen Elizabeth 11 visit 1954.on back: Royal visit 1954queen's visit 1954 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DAWN SMITH COLLECTION: PHOTOS OF BENDIGO, c1929
... Dawn Smith Collection. Black & White Photograph Queen's... & White Photograph Queen's Gardens, Bendigo Souvenir Set c1929 ...Dawn Smith Collection. Black & White Photograph Queen's Gardens, Bendigo Souvenir Set c1929 The Rose Series Photo 10427. Statue of Queen Victoria, Soldier's Memorial Institute & Post Office Clock Tower. Still Image.bendigo, tourism, queen's gardens -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph, c1939-1945
... Black & White Photograph of 4 servicemen, The Queen... Barningham meeting the Queen during WW2". Black & White Photograph ...Noel Strawson Barningham 18146 Flight Sergeant. Enlisted 21 August 1940 at Bendigo. Discharged 20 Sept 1945 RAAF Headquarters.Black & White Photograph of 4 servicemen, The Queen (Elizabeth Bowes Lyon) and unidentified lady.Handwritten on reverse side "Noel Barningham meeting the Queen during WW2".ww2, raaf, photograph -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, Ballarat State Schools, c1916
... There are 12 schools shown in the photograph. Macarthur... in the photograph. Macarthur Street, Queen Street, Wendouree, Golden Point ...There are 12 schools shown in the photograph. Macarthur Street, Queen Street, Wendouree, Golden Point, Dana Street, Black Hill, Mt Pleasant, Pleasant Street, Alfredton, Humffray Street, Urquhart Street and an unknown school. This image appeared in the Ballarat Homecoming publication.state schools, ballarat, macarthur street, queen street, wendouree, golden point, dana street, black hill, mt pleasant, pleasant street, alfredton, humffray street, urquhart street, ballarat homecoming, building, education -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Royal Visit 1954, 1954 original
... Black and white photograph of Royal visit. Queen Elizabeth... photograph of Royal visit. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip ...Original photograph of official party waiting for her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth 11, Tatura Railway Station 1954.Black and white photograph of Royal visit. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip at Tatura Railway Station. 1954. Copy (2). L0290, L0344.on back: Tatura Station. Royal Visit 1954 -
South Gippsland Shire Council
Photograph, Framed, HRH Queen Elizabeth, 1998
... Framed colour photograph of HRH Queen Elizabeth. Set... gippsland Framed colour photograph of HRH Queen Elizabeth. Set ...Framed colour photograph of HRH Queen Elizabeth. Set in maroon card window mount and gold wood frame. The Queen is standing in a formal pose. She is wearing a white gown with a blue sash. Text panel lower right corner. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, East Kew Women's Club, Basket of Flowers sent by Members of the East Kew Women's Club to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 1958
... Photograph of flowers sent to Queen Elizabeth the Queen... royal visit (victoria) 1958 Photograph of flowers sent to Queen ...The East Kew Women’s Club was formed on 20 July 1945 as an experiment amongst local women, who felt that there was a need for some organised group to give full scope to their various interests and hobbies. In the beginning, they met at the house of their founder, Mrs Eric Thake, 48 Harp Road, East Kew, but the growth and interest was so rapid that it was soon necessary to find a larger meeting place, so the group moved to the Harrier’s Pavilion in Victoria Park, Kew. At the fifth meeting of the group, a committee was formed, and a constitution adopted on 4 December 1945.The Club was aimed to be non-political, non-sectarian and open to women from any locality. The Club’s motto was “To Help others, Improve Ourselves, and Foster the Community Spirit”. The first twenty years of the Club was recorded in a small, nine-page publication “East Kew Women’s Club : Twenty Years 20-7-1945 - 30-7-1965”.Following the closure of the Club in 1973, after twenty-eight years, its records were deposited with the Kew Historical Society and are thus available for research into the history of women’s groups in the post war period in Australia. The Society holds the Club’s Minute Books of Meetings (1953-73), Attendance Registers (1959-73), Visitors Book, and sundry items of print ephemera published by the Club.Photograph of flowers sent to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1958 by the East Kew Women's Club.east kew women's club, queen elizabeth the queen mother, royal visit (victoria) 1958 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - QEII, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Ted Kobelt, 7 Feb 1999
... One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen... photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February ...One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February 1999details pencilled on backtransport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, rms queen elizabeth 2, qe2 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Queen Elizabeth II, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Ted Kobelt, 7 Feb 1999
... One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen... photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February ...One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February 1999details pencilled on backtransport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, rms queen elizabeth 2, qe2 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Queen Elizabeth II, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Ted Kobelt, Ted Kobelt, 7 Feb 1999
... One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen... photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February ...One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February 1999details pencilled on backtransport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, rms queen elizabeth 2, qe2 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Queen Elizabeth II, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Ted Kobelt, Ted Kobelt, 7 Feb 1999
... One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen... photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February ...One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February 1999details pencilled on backtransport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, rms queen elizabeth 2, qe2 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Queen Elizabeth II, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Ted Kobelt, 7 Feb 1999
... One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen... photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February ...One of ten colour photographs taken at Station Pier: Queen Elizabeth II, 11th February 1999details pencilled on backtransport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, rms queen elizabeth 2, qe2 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LESLIE JOHN BAGUST COLLECTION: VALENTINE BENDIGO POSTCARDS, 1940
... Leslie John Bagust Collection. Black & White Photograph... & White Photograph Queen Victoria Gardens Bendigo 1940. Souvenir ...Leslie John Bagust Collection. Black & White Photograph Queen Victoria Gardens Bendigo 1940. Souvenir Collection. ?Rose Series. Queen Victoria Statue, RSL Soldier's Memorial and Old Post Office with Clock Tower which is now the Bendigo Visitor's Information Centre.Valentine Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. Melbournebendigo, tourism, queen victoria gardens bendigo, http://tourismbendigo.com.au/articles/storiesbox1.cgi?record=3 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Print - Portrait of Queen Victoria, Hoy Art Picture Framing, Original probably painted in 1887 or 1897 to commemorate 50 or 60 years on the throne
... Picture, print, reproduction of a drawing or photograph... of a drawing or photograph of Queen Victoria. She is wearing a dark ...Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London, on 24 May 1819. She was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of George III. Her father died shortly after her birth and she became heir to the throne because the three uncles who were ahead of her in the succession - George IV, Frederick Duke of York, and William IV - had no legitimate children who survived. Warmhearted and lively, Victoria had a gift for drawing and painting; educated by a governess at home, she was a natural diarist and kept a regular journal throughout her life. On William IV's death in 1837, she became Queen at the age of 18. Queen Victoria is associated with Britain's great age of industrial expansion, economic progress and, especially, empire. At her death, it was said, Britain had a worldwide empire on which the sun never set. In the early part of her reign, she was influenced by two men: her first Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, and then her husband, Prince Albert, whom she married in 1840. Both men taught her much about how to be a ruler in a 'constitutional monarchy, in which the monarch had very few powers but could use much influence. Albert took an active interest in the arts, science, trade and industry; the project for which he is best remembered was the Great Exhibition of 1851, the profits from which helped to establish the South Kensington museums complex in London. Her marriage to Prince Albert produced nine children between 1840 and 1857. Most of her children married into other Royal families in Europe. Edward VII (born 1841), married Alexandra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark. Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (born 1844) married Marie of Russia. Arthur, Duke of Connaught (born 1850) married Louise Margaret of Prussia. Leopold, Duke of Albany (born 1853) married Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Victoria, Princess Royal (born 1840) married Friedrich III, German Emperor. Alice (born 1843) married Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Helena (born 1846) married Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Louise (born 1848) married John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll. Beatrice (born 1857) married Henry of Battenberg. Victoria bought Osborne House (later presented to the nation by Edward VII) on the Isle of Wight as a family home in 1845, and Albert bought Balmoral in 1852. Victoria was deeply attached to her husband and she sank into depression after he died, aged 42, in 1861. She had lost a devoted husband and her principal trusted adviser in affairs of state. For the rest of her reign she wore black. Until the late 1860s she rarely appeared in public; although she never neglected her official Correspondence, and continued to give audiences to her ministers and official visitors, she was reluctant to resume a full public life. She was persuaded to open Parliament in person in 1866 and 1867, but she was widely criticised for living in seclusion and quite a strong republican movement developed. Seven attempts were made on Victoria's life, between 1840 and 1882 - her courageous attitude towards these attacks greatly strengthened her popularity. With time, the private urgings of her family and the flattering attention of Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister in 1868 and from 1874 to 1880, the Queen gradually resumed her public duties. In foreign policy, the Queen's influence during the middle years of her reign was generally used to support peace and reconciliation. In 1864, Victoria pressed her ministers not to intervene in the Prussia-Denmark war, and her letter to the German Emperor (whose son had married her daughter) in 1875 helped to avert a second Franco-German war. On the Eastern Question in the 1870s - the issue of Britain's policy towards the declining Turkish Empire in Europe - Victoria (unlike Gladstone) believed that Britain, while pressing for necessary reforms, ought to uphold Turkish hegemony as a bulwark of stability against Russia, and maintain bi-partisanship at a time when Britain could be involved in war. Victoria's popularity grew with the increasing imperial sentiment from the 1870s onwards. After the Indian Mutiny of 1857, the government of India was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown, with the position of Governor-General upgraded to Viceroy, and in 1877 Victoria became Empress of India under the Royal Titles Act passed by Disraeli's government. During Victoria's long reign, direct political power moved away from the sovereign. A series of Acts broadened the social and economic base of the electorate. These acts included the Second Reform Act of 1867; the introduction of the secret ballot in 1872, which made it impossible to pressurise voters by bribery or intimidation; and the Representation of the Peoples Act of 1884 - all householders and lodgers in accommodation worth at least £10 a year, and occupiers of land worth £10 a year, were entitled to vote. Despite this decline in the Sovereign's power, Victoria showed that a monarch who had a high level of prestige and who was prepared to master the details of political life could exert an important influence. This was demonstrated by her mediation between the Commons and the Lords, during the acrimonious passing of the Irish Church Disestablishment Act of 1869 and the 1884 Reform Act. It was during Victoria's reign that the modern idea of the constitutional monarch, whose role was to remain above political parties, began to evolve. But Victoria herself was not always non-partisan and she took the opportunity to give her opinions, sometimes very forcefully, in private. After the Second Reform Act of 1867, and the growth of the two-party (Liberal and Conservative) system, the Queen's room for manoeuvre decreased. Her freedom to choose which individual should occupy the premiership was increasingly restricted. In 1880, she tried, unsuccessfully, to stop William Gladstone - whom she disliked as much as she admired Disraeli and whose policies she distrusted - from becoming Prime Minister. She much preferred the Marquess of Hartington, another statesman from the Liberal party which had just won the general election. She did not get her way. She was a very strong supporter of the Empire, which brought her closer both to Disraeli and to the Marquess of Salisbury, her last Prime Minister. Although conservative in some respects - like many at the time she opposed giving women the vote - on social issues, she tended to favour measures to improve the lot of the poor, such as the Royal Commission on housing. She also supported many charities involved in education, hospitals and other areas. Victoria and her family travelled and were seen on an unprecedented scale, thanks to transport improvements and other technical changes such as the spread of newspapers and the invention of photography. Victoria was the first reigning monarch to use trains - she made her first train journey in 1842. In her later years, she became the symbol of the British Empire. Both the Golden (1887) and the Diamond (1897) Jubilees, held to celebrate the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the Queen's accession, were marked with great displays and public ceremonies. On both occasions, Colonial Conferences attended by the Prime Ministers of the self-governing colonies were held. Despite her advanced age, Victoria continued her duties to the end - including an official visit to Dublin in 1900. The Boer War in South Africa overshadowed the end of her reign. As in the Crimean War nearly half a century earlier, Victoria reviewed her troops and visited hospitals; she remained undaunted by British reverses during the campaign: 'We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.' Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, on 22 January 1901 after a reign which lasted almost 64 years, then the longest in British history. Her son, Edward VII succeeded her. She was buried at Windsor beside Prince Albert, in the Frogmore Royal Mausoleum, which she had built for their final resting place. Above the Mausoleum door are inscribed Victoria's words: "Farewell best beloved, here, at last, I shall rest with thee, with thee in Christ I shall rise again." Source: https://www.royal.uk/queen-victoria This picture captures Queen Victoria in her later years. It may well have been painted to commemorate her Golden Anniversary in 1887, or her Diamond Anniversary in 1897.Picture, print, reproduction of a drawing or photograph of Queen Victoria. She is wearing a dark-coloured dress, white headdress and a diamond necklace and earrings. On her left shoulder is the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, awarded to female members of the British Royal Family and female courtiers. There are four grades or classes of this Royal Order as well as the Sovereign's Badge, which is exclusive to her. Also across her left shoulder, is a blue riband representing the Order of the Garter. The picture is in a medium-coloured timber frame with a white string across the width at the rear. The label says it was framed by Hoy Art, Warrnambool. The signature of the Queen is on the picture but is not obvious since the picture has been re-framed."HOY ART / PICTURE FRAMING / 48 Kepler St, Warrnambool 3280 / Phone (055) 62 8022" Signature (hidden by new framing) "Victoria H.R.S."flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, picture of queen victoria, queen victoria, the royal order of victoria and albert, the order of the garter, hoy art -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Kew Post Office, c.1888
... Road, Kew. The photograph includes the Queen Victoria Jubilee... A copy of the earliest known photograph of the former Kew Post ...A copy of the earliest known photograph of the former Kew Post Office on the corner of Cotham Road and High Street, Kew. The Post Office was opened in 1888. The original architectural drawings are held at the Public Record Office Victoria.The photograph is significant as the earliest known image of this Heritage Victoria designated historic building.The Kew Post Office on the corner of High Street and Cotham Road, Kew. The photograph includes the Queen Victoria Jubilee fountain at left. The image predates the large fig tree planted on the corner and the later Kew War Memorial (1925). What are presumed to be government employees stand beside the horse and buggy.