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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Literary Work, Jean Ingelow, Poems, 1876
The book was written by 19th-century British poet, novelist and children's author, Jean Ingelow (1820-1897). The book is part of Flagstaff Hill's Pattison Collection, a large group of books and records, some of which are rare and valuable. The collection was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute, which was founded in 1853 and is named after Warrnambool's Public Librarian, Ralph Pattison. The publisher firm of Longmans, Green & Co. was founded in 1724 in London by Thomas Longman under the name Longman. In August of that year, he bought the two shops and goods of William Taylor and set up his publishing house there at 39 Paternoster Row. The shops were called Black Swan and Ship, and it is said that the 'ship' sign was the inspiration for Longman's Logo. After many changes of name and management, including the name Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts from 1859 to 1862, the firm was incorporated in 1926 as Longmans, Green & Co. Pty Ltd. The firm was acquired by Pearson in 1968 and was known as Pearson Longman or Pearson PLC. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance.Poems: Containing "Divided", "The High Tide", "The Star's Monument", "Brothers, and a Sermon" Author: Jean Ingelow Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co. Date: 1876 Emerald green hardcover book with a gold embossed border and a round decal on the front cover, and gold embossed text and a label on the spine. Inscriptions are on the spine and the fly page, and stickers and a stamp are on the endpapers. The book is part of the Pattison Collection.Label on spine with typed text "PAT 821 ING" Sticker on pastedown front endpaper: "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library" Sticker on Front loose endpaper: "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Stamp on front loose endpaper: "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Handwriting on Fly: "P D 83" "C/W"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, pattison collection, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool library, free library, corangamite regional library service, longmans green and co. london, poems, jean ingelow, divided, the high tide, the star's monument, 1876, longman, longmans green and co, 19th century -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Codd neck bottle, E. Rowlands, 1921
The design of the bottle is called a Codd, sometimes referred to as a marble bottle or "Codd's patent bottle". During the mid-to-late 1800s, there were many inventions to keep the fizz in carbonated drinks such as ginger ale, soda water, and fruit drinks. Hiram Codd, an English engineer invented a successful process that he patented as "Codd's patented globe stopper bottle" in 1872. The Codd-neck bottle (commonly called Codd or marble bottle) is manufactured in two parts. The body of the bottle is cast in two sections. At the time of joining the sections, glass marble and rubber seal are inserted into the neck section. The lip is then applied to the top of the bottle. The Codd bottle is filled upside down as the pressure of the gas from the carbonated liquid holds the marble up and out of the way. When the bottle stands upright the gas pushes the marble up against the washer, creating a firm seal to keep the fizz inside. The bottle is opened by pushing the marble down firmly to allow some of the gas to escape. The marble drops down and is caught in a depression formed in the neck. When the bottle is tilted to pour or drink the liquid the marble rests in a dimple. Two Ballarat miners, Evan Rowland and Robert Lewis started manufacturing mineral and aerated waters, bitters, cordials, and liqueurs in 1854, in a tent on the shores of Lake Wendouree Ballarat. Another 13 firms at that time employed manual operations, whereas they introduced Taylor's No. 1 machine that speeded up the process and laid the foundation for their fortune. Evan Rowland was a pioneer in the aerated water trade in Australia. He was born on August 2, 1826, in North Wales. In 1852, during the gold rush, he emigrated to Melbourne, and in 1854 he went to Ballarat and formed a partnership with Robert Lewis, the firm being called ‘‘Rowlands & Lewis’’. Their next step was to secure a supply of pure water. Using mineral Waters that they found via a natural spring at Warrenheip, Victoria. From the outset, the beverages made from this water gained repute and were in great demand. Their business prospered so well that in 1858 they were able to build a factory at the corner of Sturt and Dawson Streets, Ballarat, and to fit with the most up-to-date machinery then in use. By 1870 their business had increased so much and demand had grown to such an extent that Mr. Rowlands erected another factory, covering over an acre of ground at the corner of Dana and Doveton Streets, costing £13,000. The factory was fitted with the most modern equipment of the time to manufacture cordials and aerated water. In 1873 Rowlands established an agency at 116 Collins St, Melbourne, because the demand for the products of the Melbourne factory became so large. The company expanded to Sydney opening a factory at the corner of Burns & Hay Streets Darling Harbour obtaining spring water to supply this plant from Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. The water was brought to Sydney by rail. In the meantime, the Melbourne concern had progressed so rapidly that in 1888 a magnificent factory embodying all the latest ideas and equipment was built in King Street Melbourne. Robert Lewis was a fellow Welshman born in 1816, and he arrived in Port Phillip in 1853 and became a partner in the early day with Evan Rowland but with lesser and shorter involvement in the firm, from which he retired in 1876. Robert Lewis was perhaps better known as Ballarat's first mayor and a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was a strong supporter of local charities, president/treasurer of the Eisteddfod Committee, a major force in the development of the Ballarat Hospital, and he was the mayor of Ballarat five times, the first in 1863, (having been a counsellor as early as 1859) and for the last time in 1881. Lewis died in 1884 of a stroke in Ballarat. Rowlands continued in the firm and invented and patented an improved soda water bottle. The water used in Rowlands products was filtered four times but his attempts to use local corks failed on quality grounds. He was a stickler for quality, which was so good that many outside Victoria were prepared to pay the 'premium' imposed by inter-colonial customs duty payable at that time. By the 1890s, Rowlands had factories in Ballarat, Melbourne, Sydney, and Newcastle. He died in 1894 but his company continued until well after the Second World War when it was sold to Schweppes.An early manufacturing process producing the first mineral waters in Australia was invented and developed by an early Welsh migrant to Australia. The Evan Rowlands story gives an insight into the early development of manufacturing industries in Australia that allowed their workers and the towns they were situated in to prosper and develop into what they are today. Bottle; clear glass Codd neck bottle with small marble in top. Once contained soda water or soft drink. Manufactured in 1921 by E. Rowlands of Ballarat, Melbourne, Katoomba and Sydney. The bottle is 'recyclable' - the message on the base says that it remains the property of E. Rowlands Pty Ltd."E. ROWLANDS BALLARAT MELBOURNE KATOOMBA AND SYDNEY". Imprinted into bas "1921" "THIS BOTTLE REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF E. ROWLANDS PTY LTD"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bottle, codd bottle, hiram codd, glass marble bottle, e. rowlands bottle manufacturer, soda bottle australia, early recyclable bottle, codd's patent bottle, marble bottle -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, colour, 1988
A group of artists created an arts centre and save the Mission building but it was demolished in 1995.Colour photograph depicting the Mission to Seamen, Beach Street, Port Melbourne in 1988. In front of the building is a sign for an art exhibition: " Zeitgeist - Spirit of the Times - paintings by Phil Edwards, Robert Ewing and Anthony May, Sculptures by Andrea Griffin, August 18- September 8 1988."port melbourne, harry a. norris, brick, art deco, 1937, beach street, ww2 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Herald, Captain R. Sunter of the M.S. Manunda , at the invitation of the War memorial in Melbourne, plants a tree, 04 August 1934
On the 4 August 1934, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Britain declaration of war on Germany, 106 trees were planted, during a ceremony, on the lawns of the newly created garden of the Shrine of Remembrance. The Shrine of Remembrance was built to provide a place to grieve and remember Victorians killed in the First World War (1914-18). Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester and son of King George V, officially opened the Shrine before a crowd of 300,000 people in November 1934. Captain Robert Sunter, commander of the coastal liner Manunda, Adelaide Steamship Company, was chosen to plant a Queensland kauri (tree - number 100) on the main avenue from Domain Rd leading to the Shrine of Remembrance. The photograph was published in the Herald (4 August 1934, p. 40). In the Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 3 August 1934, page 8 In Memory of the Merchant Service- Captain Sunter to Plant Tree at the Shrine Tomorrow will be the 20th anniversary of Great Britain's declaration of war on Germany, and at 10 and. Captain R. Sunter, the commander of the coastal liner Manunda, will plant a tree in the Shrine! of Remembrance reserve In memory of the officers and men of the Australian merchant service who gave their lives during the war. The tree, , which will be No.100 in the reserve, will bear the following inscription based on the wording of the ' British Mercantile Marine memorial at Tower Hill. London: "1914-1918. In remembrance of the officers and men of the Australian Mercantile Marine who died for King and Country and have no grave but the sea. Planted August 4, 1934." During the war 12 ships of the Australian merchant service were sunk and 95 officers and men lost their lives.The Shrine of Remembrance committee recently asked the director of navigation (Captain J. K. Davis) to nominate a member of the mercantile marine to plant a tree in the reserve. Captain Davis passed on the request to the secretary of the Merchant Service Guild of Australia (Captain T. D. Snape) and, after having conferred with various sections of the sea-going service, Captain Snape announced yesterday that Captain Sunter had been chosen unanimously. Captain Sunter has a distinguished war record as commander of the hospital ship Wandilla. Born at South Shields, in England, in 1878, he is a son of the late Canon Sunter, of Adelaide. He served an apprenticeship in sailing ships, and soon after obtaining his master a certificate entered the service of the Adelaide Steamship Company, where he has remained. In the Wandilla during the war Captain Sunter became known to thousands of wounded soldiers and troops." Padre Frank Oliver of MtS can be seen assisting with dedication at far left. Captain Robert Sunter who also served in WW1, a friend of the seamen and the mission, died a month later in Cairns. A window funded by crew of the Manunda and friends was dedicated to his memory in St Peter's Chapel, MtSV in February 1936 by Padre Oliver. (see item 0038).Depicts one of the few memorials specifically commissioned for Merchant seamen of WW1 and in later years also a focus for those who died in WW2 and other conflicts. Mounted black and white photograph of a group of people at a tree planting, minister of religion at far left, on dark grey mount with typed caption label on the lower edge of mountTyped caption in upper case: CAPTAIN R. SUNTER OF THE M.S. “MANUNDA”, AT THE INVITATION OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE WAR MEMORIAL IN MELBOURNE , PLANTS A TREE IN THE AVENUE OF REMEMBRANCE TO COMMEMORATE THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE AUSTRALIAN MERCANTILE MARINE WHO BETWEEN 1914 AND 1918 DIED AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION AND WHO HAVE NO GRAVE BUT THE SEA. AUGUST 4TH 1934padre oliver, captain robert sunter, m.s. manunda, war memorial, mercantile marine memorial tree, melbourne, shrine of remembrance, wandilla, hospital ship, adelaide steamship company, memorial trees, queensland kauri -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Furniture - Sanctuary chairs, pair, Gladys Hawkey (1886-1974), c. 1917
William Scott Purves Godfrey (1872-1953) designed the chairs and Miss Gladys Hawkey (1886-1974) carved them. W.S.P Godfrey was born in Toorak on 6 April 1872. He was was the cousin of Ethel Godfrey. Educated in Brussels and at Melbourne Grammar, he studied Architecture at the University of Melbourne. He and Henry Howard Spowers established the architectural firm Godfrey & Spowers, known for the design of the Argus building, around 1901. W S P Godfrey retired from practice in 1944. He died in August 1953, aged 81. He's buired in the St Kilda Cemetery with the Godfrey family. Gladys Hawkey was a member of the Guild. (photographed during the Norla Fete). She was born in Sandhurst, Bendigo and is buired in the Bendigo Cemetery. Little is known about Gladys Hawkey. She may have been a student of Robert Prenzel. Another mention of her work is made in an article in 1915 where her escritoire is offered in a raffle to raise funds for the Australian sick and Wounded. The chairs were donated in 1919 when the Flinders Street mission was open. In a style of Robert Prenzel with Australian Flora, the chairs are in the typical Arts and Crafts style. Like many women from the early 1900s, she was likely to have been inspired by the Australian exhibition of women's work and other female woodworkers of the time.Handcarvedgladys amy hawkey (1886-1974), william scott purves godfrey (1872-1953), lhlg, ladies harbour lights guild, chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, wood carving, godfrey and spowers, heritage listed, arts and crafts, gifts-1917 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, G. P. Jones, Two Survived, 1941
On August 21, 1940, a Nazi raider torpedoed the British merchantman Anglo-Saxon and machine-gunned the survivors as they tried to escape in their lifeboats. One little boat escaped with seven men. Five of them perished, but Robert Tapscott and Wilbert Widdicombe endured for seventy full days and 2,300 miles to landfall on the other side of the Atlantic. This is the incredible account of their ordeal, one of the most thrilling stories of the sea ever written--and one that almost never came to light. "It has seldom happened," writes William McFee in the introduction, "that a narrative so circumstantial, so entirely stripped of all humbug and false sentiment, has come out of the depths of the sea, to inspire us with admiration for human valor." In the tradition of the Shackleton adventure and Nathaniel Philbrick's In the Heart of the Sea, Two Survived is an unforgettable true story of survival against the very longest odds.non-fictionOn August 21, 1940, a Nazi raider torpedoed the British merchantman Anglo-Saxon and machine-gunned the survivors as they tried to escape in their lifeboats. One little boat escaped with seven men. Five of them perished, but Robert Tapscott and Wilbert Widdicombe endured for seventy full days and 2,300 miles to landfall on the other side of the Atlantic. This is the incredible account of their ordeal, one of the most thrilling stories of the sea ever written--and one that almost never came to light. "It has seldom happened," writes William McFee in the introduction, "that a narrative so circumstantial, so entirely stripped of all humbug and false sentiment, has come out of the depths of the sea, to inspire us with admiration for human valor." In the tradition of the Shackleton adventure and Nathaniel Philbrick's In the Heart of the Sea, Two Survived is an unforgettable true story of survival against the very longest odds.ww2, survivors, german submarines, robert tapscott, wilbert widdicombe -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, First Years at Port Phillip: by Robert Douglass Boys, 1935_
A history of the discovery of Australia with emphasis on the settlement of Victoria or 'Australia Felix' from the Henty Brothers in Portland in 1834 to the proclamation of the Town Coucil of Melbourne in 1842Chronology of the development of white settlement in VictoriaHard cover, green binding., title in black text on front cover. 158 pages. A chronology of Victoria from 1834 to 1842. Includes newspaper articles relating to the book pasted in front end paper.Inscribed on fly-leaf by author "To A R Kenyon with kind regards R D Boys August 8,1935."victoria-history henty-brothers portland australia-felix melbourne-history -
Greensborough Historical Society
Advertising Leaflet, Buckingham and Company Estate Agents, 11 Robert Street Montmorency, 2018_11
Advertising for 11 Robert Street Montmorency, 3 bedroom house, sold November 2018 for $767,000. Previous sales: August 1999 for $198,500 and May 1979 $16,500.Colour page from real estate magazine. robert street montmorency -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2. 1905, 1 May - 31 August, 1905
... August. Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer Melbourne. ...Dark green grained cloth over hard cardboard. Red leather spine & corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.victorian government, state government, administration, governance -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Military Submission, John Ferres, Government Printer, Defences of the Colony, 1864
1864 group of 4 submissions bound in to one document. Heavy paper sewn together with twine, black print on white.portland battery, military, major scratchley, commodore wiseman, governor, john ferres -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1899. 1 May - 31 August, 1899
... August. Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer Melbourne. ...Dark green grained cloth over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine . Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1897. 1 May - 31 August, 1897
... Gazette 2, 1897. 1 May - 31 August. Robert S. Brain, Government ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1904. 1 May - 31 August, 1904
... on spine. Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1904. 1 May - 31 August ...Dark green grained cloth over hard cardboard. Red leather spine & corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government administration, gazette -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1903. 1 May - 31 August, 1903
... August. Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer Melbourne. ...Dark green grained cloth over hard cardboard. Red leather spine & corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1900. 1 May - 31 August, 1900
... August. Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer Melbourne. ...Dark green grained cloth over hard cardboard. Red leather corners on spine . Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1896. 1 May - 31 August, 1896
... on spine. Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1896. 1 May - 31 August ...Dark green fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1898. 1 May - 31 August, 1899
... August. Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer Melbourne. ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather spine and corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1902. 1 May - 31 August, 1902
... August. Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer Melbourne. ...Dark green grained cloth over hard cardboard. Red leather spine & corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1901. 1 May - 31 August, 1901
... August. Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer Melbourne. ...Dark blue grained cloth over hard cardboard. Red leather spine & corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1891. 1 May- 31 August, n.d
... Gazette 2, 1891. 1 May- 31 August Robert S. Brain, Government ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1890. 1 May - 31 August, 1890
... August Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne. ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1895. 1 May - 31 August, 1895
... August. Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer Melbourne. ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine . Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1892. 1 May - 31 August, n.d
... August Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne. ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1894. 1 May - 31 August, 1895
... Gazette 2, 1894. 1 May - 31 August. Robert S. Brain, Government ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1893. 1 May - 31 August, 1893
... August Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne. ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1889. 1 May - 31 August, 1889
... August Book Book Robert S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne. ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Papers photocopied - photo, list of names, Kiewa Valley Pioneers and Early Activities on the Bogong High Plains
All Early History of the Kiewa Valley. 1. Photo clear but no date. Men named and are residents selecting a site for a bridge at Keegans Crossing 2. Department of Crown Lands letter - 1841 Tawonga pastoral run - Mr James Roberts and Mullindollingong pastoral run 1846 - Mr Patrick Reynolds 3. An account of the Bogong High Plains by W. F. Waters from the late 1890s to 1930s. Published article in the Schuss magazine. August 1958 History of Keegan's Crossing, Kiewa Valley and surrounding residents with names and photos. Early pastoral runs in the Kiewa Valley and Early activities on the Bogong High Plalns..1.The photo includes a listing of residents selecting a site for a bridge at Keegans Crossing. 2. A letter from the Department of Victorian Lands and Survey re early settlers 3. History written in Schuss magaine, Aug. 1958. "In 1896 ... erection of snow poles from Rocky Valley to Tawonga Hut. keegan's crossing, w.f. waters, tawonga and mullindollongong pastoral runs -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Entrance to Shire of Eltham Memorial Park, Garden Hill, Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Kangaroo Ground, c.1923
View to south-east from Shire of Eltham Soldiers' Memorial Park showing the carriageway from the road to top of Memorial Park. Accompanying notes state that the entry gate was put in place in May 1921. Eltham and Whittlesea Shire Advertiser and Diamond Creek Valley Advocate Fri 21 May 1920 p 2 reported: Kangaroo Ground Memorial Park "It was decided to arrange for a working bee on Saturday, 29th inst., for the purpose of forming and gravelling the track leading to the Park, and of carrying out other necessary works." A history summary of the Shire of Eltham Soldiers’ Memorial Park • The summit at Garden Hill was a popular tourist lookout and picnic spot from the 1880s. Virtually the entire Shire of Eltham and beyond could be viewed from this location. • A local farmer, Mr Walter A. D. Wippell is credited as being the first to propose the idea of a war memorial park and offered £50 towards the purchase of the land. • The earliest public reference to this project is to be found in the local Advertiser newspaper edition of August 9th, 1918. A report of the August Council meeting records the Eltham Shire President, Cr. Robert White, saying: "some time back it was proposed that the Council obtain and place on an Honour Board in the Council Chamber [at Kangaroo Ground] containing names of the lads who had enlisted. Just recently however, it had been suggested that a more fitting memorial would be the obtaining of a piece of land on the summit of Garden Hill, Kangaroo Ground, and the formation of a memorial park in which a monument could be erected to represent the whole of Shire. If a couple of acres could be obtained a gentleman had promised to donate 50 pounds, and another one would fence it, and other contributions, he was sure, could be obtained." • Councillors were favourable of the proposal and the President, Shire Secretary and Shire Engineer were deputised to wait on Messrs Mess Bros. (the owners of the Garden Hill farm) and ascertain if they would gratuitously give the land. The Mess Bros. land adjoined the farm/stud of Mrs Fanny White (Cr Robert White’s mother), daughter of Andrew Harkness who established their property on Garden Hill around 1846. • Access to the land came in February 1919 when several Councillors and the Shire Engineer surveyed the actual two acres of '5 chains along the road and 4 chains deep'. The Engineer volunteered his services free to do this task. The Mess brothers however demanded £100 per acre but eventually agreed to take £50 per acre. • Entry from the Kangaroo Ground-Yarra Glen road was seen to be a problem and Mrs. White, who owned the land beside the park, was asked to donated a triangle of her property to allow this access. • By September 1919 returned soldiers were employed by the Shire and volunteers were called to clear the hilltop by ploughing up the rocks and clearing the area, the fencing was put into place and in May 1921 the Council erected three gates, within an archway, at the entrance to the drive and pathway to the summit. • Public subscriptions were sought through the Advertiser newspaper to beautify the site. The views of the Curator of the Melbourne Botanical Gardens were sought as to the ‘class of ornamental trees most suitable for planting in the Park area”. • The Memorial Park or Shire of Eltham Soldiers’ Memorial Park was officially opened by Mr. W.H. Everard, M.L.A., 3 September 1921. • In 1922 plans were made to place a War Memorial in the Park. Funds were donated by the Council of £250 and a challenge to the community, to match this money with contributions was met. • On Anzac Day 1923, 1,000 people gathered on the summit in the park for a memorial service. A much smaller group of about 50 people gathered around a newly constructed cairn and flagstaff in the afternoon of Anzac Day 1924 amidst rain and a squally southerly wind, the morning service being cancelled. • A meeting for those interested in establishing a War Memorial monument within the park was held in January 1924 and the Eltham Shire War Memorial League was formed and a design competition decided upon. • The Shire of Eltham War Memorial tower was built in 1926 at a cost of £1,023 and 5 shillings with locally quarried stone donated by Dr Ethel and Professor William Osborne. It was formally known as the ‘Shire of Eltham War Memorial’ and was unveiled on 11 November 1926. The large bronze inscription above the entrance to the tower states: SHIRE OF ELTHAM WAR MEMORIAL THESE MEN DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1914 IN REMEMBRANCE THIS TOWER WAS BUILT 1918 • The Caretaker’s hut was built in 1927 with left over from the tower construction. • A returned soldier was appointed to act as caretaker for the memorials. Tiny Carrol, a huge man, was the first caretaker and lived in the stone hut. There was a push to have alterations made at one stage to provide additional rooms for a married caretaker but was rejected. • A new Caretaker Cottage was built in 1951 at a cost £2,500. The cottage had been subjected to raids by thieves three times during construction until a guard from the Returned Servicemen’s League was posted until its opening. • The War Memorial tower was re-dedicated by Sir Dallas Brooks on 8 November 1951, unveiling new bronze plaques containing the names of those who fell during the Second World War. Sir Dallas also officiated the opening of the new Caretaker’s Cottage. • A toilet block was built in 1965. • A further dedication of the Shire of Eltham War Memorial tower took place 11 November 2001 to recognise the men who fell in subsequent campaigns up to and including Vietnam. • Four land titles are involved: o The purchase of the two acres from owners Ruth Gosling, Alexander Mess, James Johnson Mess and Joseph Mess is recorded in two actions, the first being the payment of £100 for the two acres, the second showing that the Shire of Eltham did not get a transfer of title until 14th January 1952. o The access land donated by Mrs. Fanny White is dated 26 February 1924. A further need to widen the entry came after the deepening of the road cutting and another land donation was given by Sir Herbert Gepp, title dated 15th May 1952. This would have been about the time he sold off the former White ‘Garden Hill’ property. o The land reserve to increase the area and possibly allow a circuit road to be put in place on the western side of the park was purchased by the Shire of Eltham, title dated 16th February 1973. Rare photograph of the entrance to the Shire's Memorial Park during early stages of development prior to the erection of the Shire of Eltham War MemorialSepia photograph printed with white border with slight crack lower left hand corner and three significant vertical cracks fanning from lower centre edge to upper edge Digitally enhanced version to minimise impact of crackseltham-yarra glen road, entrance gate, garden hill, kangaroo ground, shire of eltham memorial park, shire of eltham war memorial, kangaroo ground war memorial park -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Gayle Blackwood, 158 Bannons Lane North, Nutfield, August 1998
Mudbrick home of Tony and Joy Roberts, designed by architect and Nillumbik Shire President, Robert MarshallNine colour prints 10 x 15 cm One newspaper clippinghouses, mudbrick, gayle blackwood collection, joy roberts, tony roberts, robert marshall, nutfield, bannons lane north -
Victoria Police Museum
Prison record (Myrtle McDonald), 1918
Myrtle McDonald, in company with Robert Roberts, was accused of passing forged five pound notes in Carlton, August 1916. Prison record for Myrtle McDonald, prisoner registered number 730, giving details of the prisoner, her crimes and the dates and places of her trials.myrtle mcdonald, female prisoner, english speaking prisoner, forgery