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Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, The Busy Corner, 1907
View of Jeeves Saddle in 1907 showing everyday life and including important people and businesses from early settlement - Dodd's grocery and meat cutting carts; Beulah tea Rooms/Post Office; Mrs Hand, Fred Jeeves, Theo Hand.This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.“Jeeves Saddle” in 1907. Isaac Jeeves special strip of land Crown Allotment “C” 7 chains wide, lay between the sledge load of pea stalks and the far end of the verandah on Mrs Hand’s “Beulah Tea Rooms” which soon afterwards became the Mt Dandenong North Post Office. The coach road came up from the right behind the tall stump. The big woman in black was Mrs Hand. The wagon at the shop was Dodd’s grocery cart. The nearer wagon was the first coach on the mountain which had belonged to Briarty. The small cart was Dodd’s meat cutting cart. The elm trees are in the centre of the picture and above them is Price’s sign advertising their shop and newsagency. The big house is “Mountjoy” burnt 1975. Walker’s house is among the big trees left centre. Boy at horse’s head is Fred Jeeves. Boy on sledge is Theo Hand. The horse is “Blossom”. Barbers Road goes to the left from behind the elm trees.jeeves, theo hand, fred jeeves, isaac jeeves, barbers road, beulah tea rooms, post office, mount dandenong north, mt dandenong north, kalorama, coach, mountjoy -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO), Aug. 1935
Carbon copy of a letter to the Chief Engineer of the MMTB 16 August 1935 from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO) about the durability of various species of Eucalypti woods. Discusses service life, sleeper supply, pinus radiate sleepers in Adelaide, and further research work. Signed by Stanley A Clarke, Acting Chief Division of Forest Products.trams, tramways, mmtb, sleepers, trackwork, csiro -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Artefact, Trophy, Circa 1969
Perpetual trophy awarded for public speaking the award being named the Neil A Fisher award. It was awarded in the years from 1969-1971. An item with local social and historical links.Round stainless steel tray with lip and wooden handles. Face engraved with names and small blue and gold Jaycee badge glued to one side.Warrnambool Jaycees Oratory Contest. John Mitchell 1969. David Clarke 1970 Trevor Murphy 1971. Neil A Fisher Award all engraved on front face. Ranleigh stamped on back rim.warrnambool jaycees, neil a fisher award, warrnambool history -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Tree Planting, n.d
Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. Five Shire of Glenelg Councillors, planting tree in memory of Dame Mary GilmoreBack: 'Crs. J. Little, - Waltham, J. Clarke, D. Mitchell, N. McLeod Secretary planting Dame Mary Gilmore Tree', handwritten in blue biro. Round, purple, photographer's stamp. -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Functional object - Serving Tray, 1970
Presented to the CO and Ranks of 1RVR at the Grant of the Freedom of the City of Essendon 10 May 19705/6RVR is descended from 1RVRSilver serving tray with grape vine decorative borders and handles. The serving surface is engraved."Presented by His Worship the Mayor CR.N.M. CLARKE To The Commanding Officer and All Ranks of the First Battalion the Royal Victoria Regiment on the occasion of The Grant of the Freedom of the City of Essendon to the Regiment on the 10th May 1970"1rvr, essendon, wark vc club -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, "GREENLANDS", MARYSVILLE, VIC, 1913-1967
A black and white postcard from Greenlands guest house in Marysville that was produced by the Rose Stereograph Company as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white postcard from Greenlands guest house in Marysville that was produced by the Rose Stereograph Company as a souvenir of Marysville.POST CARD The "Rose Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co./ Armadale, Victoria. Illegible had a good time/ with Arthur Clarke/ about 1932marysville, victoria, australia, greenlands, the spot, green lanes, sarah mclean, murdock mclean, geoffrey cobb, cath m anderson, mr and mrs a.g. clarke, e pigdon, bert patterson, guest house, rose series, rose stereograph company, postcard, souvenir, p. 10142 -
Melbourne Legacy
Letter, Legatee John Nelson Capp, 23/11/1961
Letter to Legatee J.N. (John Nelson) Capp from Melbourne Legacy President K.C. Clarke dated 23rd November, 1961 advising that Legatee Capp’s resignation as a Legatee had been refused by the Melbourne Legacy Board and he was instead transferred to the Reserve of Melbourne Legacy.Record of Legatee Capp’s service to Melbourne Legacy.White letterhead paper with blue and black type. Signature in ink. Letter glued to cardboard.nelson capp, membership -
Kilmore Historical Society
Chatterbox, Chatterbox 1902, 1902
Chatterbox was a weekly British paper of stories for children published in the 19th & 20 centuries. It was also published as an annual for much of its run, both in the UK and US. Chatterbox was founded in 1866 by John Erskine Clarke who edited the paper until 1902. It ceased publication in 1955.Card & cloth-bound hard cover book. Cover intact, a little worn at corners, detached from body of book. Loose pages. Binding unravelling. Yellowing of pages. 412 pp. plus advertisements.P.1- 14/262 (hand written). P.3 'To Don,/ - Wishing you/ a merry Xmas./ 1907./ From E.M W.'childrens literature, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
The Beechworth Burke Museum Research Collection
Card (Series) - Index Card, George Tibbits, 7 Ford Street, Beechworth, 1976
George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Thomas and Eliza Harvey, McKenzie Family Collection, August 2024
Thomas Harvey (16/8/1842-30/6/1912) was born in Cornwall. He married Eliza Williams (23/3/1841-12/7/1923) on 6/12/1865. The lived in Clarke Street, Harveyville. This was a small cluster of Cornish miners homes in Eaglehawk.Copy of posed studio photograph of Thomas and Eliza Harvey. Photographer's stamp John Lay Eaglehawk, Paris Panelhistory, period clothing -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
The buildings were used as clubrooms by the Sunbury Football Club when in 1953 Sunbury Football and Cricket Clubs moved from their sports ground in Evans Street to the new recreation ground in Riddell Road (Clarke Oval). Newer club rooms were opened at a later date.A scanned non-digital coloured photograph of two old weatherboard buildings erected in an open area. Some houses and trees are visible in the middle distance.clarke oval, sunbury football club, sunbury cricket club, clubrooms -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, His Excellency Sir Rohan Delacombe with a member during his visit to Lower Plenty Elderly Citizens' Club, 19 September 1973
The State Governor Sir Rohan Delacombe and Lady Delacombe visited the Shire of Eltham where they were entertained to a civic luncheon by the Shire President Cr. L. E. Clarke and councilors at the Panton Hill hotel and made a tour of the shire, including the Lower Plenty Elderly Citizens Centre.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, eltham, governor of victoria, sir rohan delacombe, lower plenty elderly citizens' club, seniors, older women -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album - Book, Mid 19th Century
This collection of photographs contains a number done by local photographers including Thomas Johnson, James Harvey, Daniel Clarke, J Hider and P Dawson of Hamilton( and also Warrnambool). Some photos are dated 1873 and 1867 and names include C C Hunt July 17/66. This album contains a number of photographs by some of Warrnambool’s earliest photographers and while the subjects are unknown, the still add to the body of work by these artists which have survived to this day. As visual recorders of people they have left a valuable resource in their work through the depiction of some of our earliest people but also a useful record of fashion and styles of the mid to late 20th century Brown leather cover with green metal edge and hinged locks (one Missing). Sepia photographs enclosed in cream card.On a hand written note inserted in the front, “ There are copies from paintings representing a young boy going to tea and returning as midshipman in a first class carriage, we think ***warrnambool, warrnambool photograph album, daniel clarke, p dawson, j hider, james harvey -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
Photograph
Running team 'racing' pulling and behind the hose reel in front of small crowdblack and white photoL to R (circ1968) Peter Graham Arthur Clarke (partially hidden) Jim Comonsoli Ron Brooke (STAMPED) le dawn studios specialised photohraphy WANGARATTA 59a Murpy st. 'PHONE 3675 running team, p.graham, a.clarke, j.comonsoli, j.hemphill, r.brooke, c. 1968 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Warrane, Portland, n.d
'Warrane' is a substantial double story residence at 35 – 37 Henty Street and was erected c 1855 for Lindsay Clarke, a local architect and surveyor, Clarke is recorded in the 1857 rate book as the owner /occupier of the premises which it appears to incorporate an earlier single story stone cottage extent on the same site in 1853.The design of the house is centered around eight gables , all identical in size, two on each facade and the street front was originally sheltered by a single story veranda. The stone work in the building is finely executed with dressed stone moldings around all the principal openings. The home is an exceptionally unusual design and is possibly unique in Victoria for its period. The finely executed stone work and overall intactness give added significance.'Warrane' 35 Henty St Portland (now known as 'The Finials'. Also shows building on its western side. Reproduced from small snapshot photo -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Site of Loughnan's Lake, North Ringwood in April 1978
E548 N33 The leaning pine tree grew on the lake shore after 1950. It also was used as a rope tree by the children. Part of a 51-photo record of the development of the "Kubis" Estate, Ringwood North, including road works to Debbie Place, Kubis Drive, Werac Drive, Iluka Place and Glenvale Road. From the Jack Lundy Clarke collection. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SHAMROCK HOTEL COLLECTION: INVITATION
Collection for the Shamrock Hotel, Pall Mall, Bendigo /small cardboard damaged dinner invitation. The Mayor of Bendigo Cr. J.R.Hoskins in honour of the visit of His Excellency Sir George Sydenham Clarke , requests the pleasure of Cr. J H Curnow's company to Supper at the Hotel Shamrock on Friday 30th May 1902, at 11pm, after the close of the Austral Competitions.ephemera, mementoes, cr. j h burnow / the mayor of bendigo cr. j.r.hoskins / the visit of his excellency sir george sydenham clarke friday 30th may the austral competitions .1902 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - KANGAROO FLAT WOMEN'S TENNIS CLUB 1961
Black and white unmounted photograph menmbers, Inscriptions: Kangaroo Flat Tennis Club, Lady members. Team 1 and 2, Natalie Monroe, Kay Moncrief Capt. No. 2, Mr vinicombe, President, Valda Pattison Capt. No.1, Meredith Jackson, Joy Scott V. Capt., Sue Clarke V. Capt., Pam Stone, Elspeth HayHerald Sunperson, group, sports team -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: BADAK JUNGLE - ORIGINAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - FOR SCRIP, 1927
Supreme Court writ between Alfred Clarke & the Commissioner of Taxation(concerning the Badak Jungle Tin Mine) Rules of Badak Jungle Tin Mining Co. Correspondence from share hlders. Commercial Union Envelope. 'Badak Jungle'. Original acknowledgement for scrip Mr Clark's pack handed to Mr Fletcher, Income Tax Dept. 2/4/1927.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining tax, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: SHARE TRANSFER CERTIFICATE 1895
Cohn Brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from James Newman to Horteuse J Bouteau Dated 14th January 1895. Oval blue Fitzgerald & Burgess Collins St Melbourne Stock & Share Brokers hand stamp. Oval pink Clarke & Company 309 Collins St Melbourne hand stamp. One Penny duty stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, james newman. horteuse bouteace ? -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: SHARE TRANSFER CERTIFICATE 1895
Cohn Brothers Victoria Brewery share transfer & acceptance from H G Boulear Melbourne to Sophia Shyer dated 29th June 1895. H J Boulear signature. Herbert Wilson & Co Stock & share broker blue oval stamped. Pink oval Clarke & Company Melbourne hand stamp. One penny duty stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, h g boulear melbourne. sophia shyer. herberty wilson & co. clarke & company melbourne. -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1908 View of the Kalorama Gap from Main Road With Labelling, 1908
Photograph with labels attached to front identifying buildings. View of the Kalorama Gap from main Road (now Ridge Road), looking across Walker's raspberry patch with Mountjoy coaching stables on the LHS and Mountjoy Guest House in centre. Price's house and shop on the RHS. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.1908 View of the Kalorama Gap from main Road – now Ridge Road above Lot 2 of the Village Settlement. Looking across Walker’s raspberry patch with “Mountjoy” coaching stables on left. “Mountjoy” in centre. Prices house and shop on right with Hands “Beulah Tearooms” above Prices roof. On hillside beyond Hand’s is the slope now taken up by Kalorama Terrace. Walker’s well, then newly dug is in lower right hand corner below the tree fern head. Mt Kalorama is the hill top right. Track leaving Main Road left is Walker’s entrance drive.kalorama, kalorama gap, walker, beulah tea rooms, price, hand, mountjoy, mt kalorama -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Shire of Eltham Councillors, 1971, 1971
Formal photograph of Shire of Eltham Councilors, Shire of Eltham Council chambers. (Main road Eltham, now demolished). From left: Councillors John McConnell, Peter Graham, Alby Glover, Charis Pelling, Ben Taylor, Geoff Dreverman, Les Clarke, Bill Hale, Jim White.Black and white print 25.5 cm x 20.5 cmA2205 Hugh Fisher 82 Lygon St, Brunswick 3057 38-3040 6 York St, Eltham 3095 439-9046 councilors, shire of eltham, john mcconnell, peter graham, alby glover, charis pelling, ben taylor, les clarke, bill hale, jim white, geoffrey dreverman -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Barber's Bridge on Olinda Creek
John Lundy-Clarke grew up in the Kalorama/Mt Dandenong area and later in life (1972-74) began to write a comprehensive history of the area working from an original settlement map in an effort to cover all areas. Barbers Bridge was named after George Barber, an early settler.Black and white photograph showing a man standing on a bridge over the Olinda Creek. 1910Handwritten n reverse: Barbers Bridge on Olinda Creek 1910. This was a ford crossed by the road after Isaac Jeeves selected allotment “C” “Jeeves Saddle” in 1871 and stopped travel through his property. The bridge has been built several times but at time of writing (1974) is replaced by a culvert consisting of two pipes two feet six inches wide. They are quite incapable of carrying the maximum flow of the creek and will be swept away.lundy-clarke, barber, barbers bridge, isaac jeeves, jeeves saddle, bridge, olinda creek -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Letter written on a scrap of paper and dated 12 February 1872 saying the letter with its had arrived. He had sent a post office order for 16/- and he wants acknowledgement of the receipt. He hasn't sent his card, but if necessary he will. Part where signature was has been torn off.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, mr pleasant, clarke, smyth -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
The architects Terry and Charles Webb designed the church and building work on the church commenced in late 1879 with a further addition completed in 1918.A coloured photograph of St. Mary's Church is Sunbury. The bluestone building with white stone trim and a pitched slate gable roof is surrounded by parkland and tall elm trees.webb, terry and charles, clarke, william j. t. 'big bull', francis, james g., george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
The fence and gates at the entrance of the Rupertswood Estate have a heritage listing. The Lodge has been used as a teacher's residence and is now a restaurant.A black and white photograph of the Rupertswood Lodge and the heritage gates and fence which serve as the entrance to the Rupertswood Estate.rupertswood estate, heritage gates and fences, rupertswood lodge, clarke, william (sir), salesian college, george evans collection -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, P. J. Catchlove, Visit to the Shire by the Governor of Victoria, His Excellency Sir Rohan Delacombe, 19 September 1973
The State Governor Sir Rohan Delacombe and Lady Delacombe visited the Shire of Eltham where they were entertained to a civic luncheon by the Shire President Cr. L. E. Clarke and councilors at the Panton Hill hotel and made a tour of the shire. Sir Rohan opened Shillinglaw Cottage at Eltham Town Park.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, eltham, governor of victoria, sir rohan delacombe -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, Newsletter, No. 110 September 1996
Contents: • Next meeting, Speaker Panel; Eltham Architects (les Clarke, Geoff Watt, Bill Woodburn, Robert Marshall) • September Meeting • Spring Excursion • Andrew Ross Museum • President’s Report • Demolition of Former Eltham Shire Offices • A Visit to the Other Eltham by Russell Yeoman • Library Display The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Shops adjoining Bamfords. Ringwood. Probably 1958
Undated but probably 1958 as per #2373 (SS0187a)Written next to photograph, "Shops adjoining Bamfords. L.H. Shop of trio has a front that was taken from a shop demolished in Burke St. City. 1912. Boot shop run by Goodwin, formerly Clarke & Goodwin."