The first section of Studley House, now part of the preparatory school for Xavier College conducted by the Society of Jesus in Kew, was built in about 1857 for Parliamentarian John Hodgson, an early settler in the district, as a two-storey residence in the Classical Revival style. The name Studley House was first recorded in the Kew ratebooks in 1862, after the house was purchased in 1860 by James McEvoy, squatter. Alterations and an extension, designed by William J Ellis were undertaken in 1875. The house was again altered in 1919 during the ownership of John Wren, former bookmaker, ALP lobbyist, influential Irish-Catholic and millionaire. After 1969 the house was used by the school. (Victorian Heritage Database, 2023)This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers (1905-1973), donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian from the 1960s to the 1970s. Original monochrome photograph of architectural elements used in the decorative scheme on the exterior of Studley House in Nolan Avenue, Kew. The POV is of the two storey rendered and painted colonnade featuring Doric columns o the ground floor and Ionic columns on the first floor.dorothy rogers, studley house -- nolan avenue (kew), xavier preparatory school

Black and white photograph of M. U. I. O. O.F Hall Eaglehawk showing original verandah. Ornate iron lacework in centre of verandah with 'MUIOOF Hall' embedded. The words '1861' and '1961' are written on verandah on either side of the central lacework. photograph, building, m.u.i.o.o hall

Notice - Gestener printed foolscap sheet titled "Application for the Position of Chief Engineer", dated 10/6/1920, signed W. O Strangward - details closing date, salary, terms of engagement, commencement of employment and duties. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, chief engineer, personnel, employees

Invitation from the Mayor of St Kilda, Walter O. J. Phillips, and his wife to the Mayor of Malvern and his wife to a Ball at the St Kilda Town Hall on 19 June 1940.White card, discoloured with age, printed in black with blue City of St Kilda Logo.Addressed in handwriting in blue ink to 'His Workship The Mayor& The Mayoress Malvern' Handwritten notation in pencil across top left hand corner 'Regret 25-5-40'st kilda mayoral function, st kilda town hall

Typed letter to Mr. Joseph Davies, dated 20th July 1909, congratulating him on his rescue of John Allen. Signed by Charles Morgan, James Holliday, P. J. Hillbrick, Robert Joseph O Brien, and Robt. Eddy, Mining Manager.document, joseph davies collection, goldfields consolidated mine, john allen, joseph davies, charles morgan, james holliday, p j hillbrick, robert joseph o brien, robt eddy

Brown manilla envelope [a] with printed 'Cohn Bros Victoria Bry Co Ltd & address P O Box 188. Handwritten label 'Victorian Country Aerated Water and Cordial Manufacturers Association 'Constitution and Rules'. Constitution & Rules [b] enclosed in envelope.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Black and white aerial photograph of Bendigo, 1928. Bendigo Gaol and Rosalind Park in foreground, looking south. On reverse, partly cut off - View over Central B… (Shaw Ross Aviation C.. Printed in Glimpses o….. 1928 Carol Holsworth.bendigo, buildings, historic and archaeological

Envelope with O W Trickett 567 George St Sydney Phone MA2417 and Flat 201 Edgecliffe House Edgecliffe Road Edgecliffe written on the front. On the back, printed in red is: Oceanic Line Hawaii + South Seas New Zealand, Australia America.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, o w trickett.

Invoice No. 30 from John V. Schenck for 1 Wreath Cost £2.2.0. Ex Servicemans Carpet Bowls, c/o Mr Swatton. Dated 9-8-1963. Wreath for the Late Walter Little. Green 3d Duty Stamp attached.person, receipts, j w swatton, j w swatton collection, john v schenck, ex servicemans carpet bowls, walter little

Typed letter from the Secretary (Mrs. B. Hayes) of the Kangaroo Flat Pre-School Kindergarten to the Secretary (C/O Mrs. Adams), National Trust (Bendigo Branch) asking if there was someone who would speak on the work of the National Trust in Bendigo and district.document, memo, kangaroo flat pre-school kindergarten, letter to the secretary of the national trust (bendigo branch), kangaroo flat pre-school kindergarten, mrs b hayes, mrs adams

Document. From A.M.DRUMMOND, PRINTER, BENDIGO ARCADE, BENDIGO. Telephone 674. Mr. G.O.Watts, C/o Mr. J.B.Edwards, Jeweller, Pall Mall. Borrowed Professor Mc Coy's Book of Lectures, from Temperance Hall Library on July 5, 1917.organisation, community, abstinence society

Yields information about the Wendouree Parade depot in 1960.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No 38 on O Road and No. 28 on 4 road in 1960. Photo by Alwyn Marshall. Possibly printed by Wal Jack as it has his handwriting on the rear. See image i2 for rear of photograph.On rear of photograph in ink "State Electricity Commission, Ballarat, No. 38 (bogie) on "0" road No. 28 (four wheeler) on 4 road, Wendouree depot. 1960 A. Marshall photo"trams, tramways, bogie trams, depot, wendouree parade, tram 38, tram 28

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, Tom Flood is presenting something to Mrs. Powell. Names on the back also Reorder o. B35/11. Kiwi Candid Photos Town Hall Pharmacy, 226 Hargreaves St., Bendigo. Phone 1467.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress carpet bowls

Notes 3 pages, 2 pinned together, giving details of the two horse tram lines as authorised, Kew and Hawthorn Items 2064 to 2075 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MT&O Co." red pencil on the front cover.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, drawings, reports, surveys, kew, hawthorn, horse trams

Contents: • The Pen by Jim Connor • Former Hat Factory – Eltham by Jim Connor • Heritage Excursion –Saturday 4th September • The Wilsons and the Kinloch Barn by Michael Wilson with Liz Pidgeon • The Peters of Peter Street by Jim Connor • Annual General Meeting - 2.00pm, Saturday 14th August 2021 (Rescheduled) • Thoughts on Mud Brick by Alistair Knox • Farewell to the Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market by Jim Connor • Eltham Cemetery Stories by Richard Pinn o Benjamin Oliver Wallis o Christopher Watson • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical SocietyThe 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 newsletter distributed to members (Digital and A4 photocopy)newsletter, eltham district historical society, covid-19, coronavirus pandemic

Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details. Frederick Gardner DAVEY held the rank of P/O (Pilot Officer) at the date of issue. Folded, pink, Royal Air Force identity card. Black / white photo of owner Frederick Gardner DAVEY. Conditions of use printed on back of card. In black print on front cover: IDENTITY CARD FOR ALL RANKS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, WOMEN'S AUXIL IARY AIR FORCE AND THE DOMINION AIR FORCES Card No 828520 R.A.F. FORM 1250 (R) Personal details handwritten in black ink on inside.identification, dominium forces, ww2

VX27255 Kevin M Doherty enlisted in the Australian Army on 15 June 1940 and became o Prisoner of War. The items in this collection I believe would have been collected during this mans enlistment.The Items are original and provide a service history of VX27255 K M Doherty5 reproduction photographs, 2 silk scarves, 1 mother of pearl necklace1 Photograph - Kevin Michael Doherty Private VX27255 1 silk scarf with the Rising Sun embriodered on one corner 1 mother of pearl necklace, hand made?vx27255 k m doherty, silk scarfs, photographs, prisoner of war

One of three photographs of delagates to the 1955 Wool Textile Conference in Australia. Photographed include, W R Lang, F O Howitt, A G Ogston, J B Speakman, H P LundgrenDEPT OF THE INTERIOR - NEWS AND INFORMATION BUREAUwool - research wool - testing wool - measurement, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy astbury, mr w. t. dillon, mr j h speakman, professor j. b. watt, mr k d lindley, dr hugh, wool - research, wool - testing, wool - measurement

Dated July 14th 1899. Sent to Mr W. Cooper / c/o Mr Barrie / Storekeeper / No. 2 Valley / Chiltern / "Copy of Land Act 1896 / Regulations. Chapter XI Thinning Licenses"Document on stiff paper. Letter to Mr W. Cooper granting license to thin trees on a block of land at Chiltern Reserve. On back, copy of Land Act Regulations 1890"Department of Lands and Survey. On Forest Business"license, timber felling, cooper family, forestry, chiltern reserve

Standing out the front of the new facade of Batch's Furniture Factory at 213 Armstrong Street South are: R.O.F. Batch, C.P. Greville, G. McLeod, W.R. Batch, A. Wilson, O. Laughlin and W.H. Batch.batch's furniture factory, manufacturing, commerical, building, people, armstrong street south

The photograph shows Bairnsdale carnival procession which the Orbost Band led as there was no Bairnsdale group. The first Orbost Brass Band was formed in 1889. Around 1908 the town band split and the Orbost Workers' Band was formed. Eventually the two bands merged in 1913 to reform as the Orbost Municipal Band under conductorship of Charles Spink. The band continued for many years but was later disbanded and again reformed. This was to happen a number of times, the last time being in 1961 and continuing through to the late 1970's. Further info and Ref: In Times Gone By - Deborah Hall This is a pictorial record of the Orbost Brass Band. The various Orbost bands over the years played a major role in community activities providing entertainment and musical experiences for the many members.A black / white photograph showing a procession through a main street. There is a band in the lead followed by several motor vehicles and a horse drawn vehicle. In the background is Bairnsdale Farm and Dairy Produce Market - The Mart - Mr C. A. Drevermann, A. Macarthur & Co. in Macmillan Street.on back - "Bairnsdale Band was defunct and Orbost Band played at the Bairnsdale carnival - includes Eric Wehner - Mrs O. Wehner"orbost-band orbost-municipal-band orbost-brass-band

Alfred Darby operated a soft drink factory in Henna Street Warrnamboolaround 1890 where Alderdice Brass Foundry now stands. He used the Maltese cross as a trademark. There was also an Alfred Darby operating a soft drink factory at Rochester in 1897/1898 which also had the same Maltese cross as a trade mark on his bottles. A small link to one of Warrnambool's many cordial and soft drink manufacturers.Cream pottery fragment of lower part of bottle with outline of Maltese cross in dark blue on one side.very this and glazed inside and out.Henna Street Warrnambool written in sections of cross design on front with The Bendigo Epsom Bendig(o) stamped on the other side.warrnambool, warrnambool cordial manufacturers

Cricket bat, timber, handle has a black tape wound around. The face has extensive inscription on. The bat near handle has two symbols which appear to be St George and The Dragon with “Trademark” stamped under.On bat face “ Army Special” “war Product” “ A.A. Amenities Service” “ Please return —NDL- -O Amenities officer”equipment, cricket, amenities

This bottle was bought at the local chemist or a chemist in a larger city on a shopping expedition. The shape of the bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it. History of Rawleigh's.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, stopper, embossing, use Aesthetic: Display showing embossing and shape.Clear glass bottle with rectangular base and straight sides three quarters of the way up tapering into the neck and then the screw top opening. The front face is heavily embossed with maker's name signed across the face. The back and side faces are flat while the front is indented and framed with a curved top. The base is embossed and slightly indented.Front side: "I Rawleigh's I" Base: Common seal 'A' with 'G' on top and 'M' underneath inside the 'A', 'G437' and an 'O'chemist, rawleigh's, medicine, glass bottle

Domestic cooking item used on a wood stove.Black oval cast iron pot with handle on one side Makers name embossed on one side.Clark and co. on one side. 6.G/ On bottom black and co. Patened St davids star with O in centrecooking, kitchen, pot, cast iron, food preparation

This cable tram Gripman’s badge, or driver’s badge, was part of a tram driver’s uniform. The inscriptions on the front of the badge identify it as belonging to Gripman number 14, at the South Melbourne Car House depot of the Tramways Board. The Gripman Badge would be re-issued whenever another Gripman takes over the position. Cable trams were invented in America in 1873. In Melbourne, cable trams were in use from 1885 until 1940, with a network of up to 1200 cable cars or 'dummies' and trailers travelling at around 9.5 miles (15km) per hour along 46 miles (74km) of double tracks. The Gripman drove the dummy car, operating the heavy levers to connect the gripping gears to the cable installed in a slot in the road. To turn at intersections he would skilfully disconnect, freewheel around the corner and carefully reconnect to the continuously operating steel cable. Large winding gears in an Engine House along the line pulled the cable along, powered by steam engines and later electric engines. The gripping gears were in the centre of the car's floor with seating all around the sides, a dangerous place for curious children. , whose worried parents would guide them into the tram that was towed behind the dummy car. The Melbourne Tramways Board operated the cable trams between July 1916 and November 1919 after taking over from the privately operated Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company. In 1919, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) took over the Tramways Board. Stokes & Sons: - The maker of the badge, Thomas Stokes, migrated to Melbourne from Birmingham in 1854 and set up business in Mincer Lane as a die-sinker, producing medals, tokens, buttons and silverware, and an engraving service. He moved to Flinders Lane in 1856. After a time, in 1894, the business became Stokes & Sons Pty: Ltd, electroplates and badge makers at Post Office Place in Melbourne. The maker's mark 'Stokes & Sons' was made on badges until 1962. LOCAL CONNECTION: -t was common practice to recycle the used cables from the tramway. For example, the Wollaston Bridge in Warrnambool, Victoria, is suspended by recycled cable tram Melbourne. (Other recycled cables were used for fencing wire.) -Portland's cable tram is an example of the cable trams used in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940.This badge was used to identify a Gripman who operated a cable car tram's dummy car for the Tramways Board in Melbourne between 1916 and 1919. It represents the need for people to be able to identify workers in the service industry, a need still addressed today by staff ID badges and digital identification. The badge also represents the period in Melbourne's history when cable cars were used for public transport for over four decades, gradually changing from steam to electric power. Trams still have an important role in Melbourne's public transport. Badge, round hollow metal dome with two open metal guides on the back. A cable tram Gripman (driver) badge with embossed inscriptions on the front and stamped on the back. There is a logo of entwined letters T and B on the front. It identifies Gripman number 14, South Melbourne, Tramway Board. It was made by Stokes & Sons of Melbourne. Impressed into the front: "S / 14 / M" "GRIPMAN" Logo intertwined "T" and "B" Embossed on reverse "STOKES &o SONS"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, badge, gripman, stokes & sons, numesmatics, tramway, tram, tram driver, uniform, cable tram, identification, cable car driver, tramway board, south melbourne, melbourne tramways board, tb, mtb, mmtb, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, tramway button, gripman button, id, identification badg, staff badge, name badge, employee, grip car, dummy car