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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, "Train Astride Crossing Trams Delayed Hour", 2003
Yields information about the operation of the tram system when a delayed occurred at the Lydiard St Level crossing, how it was overcome. Also gives information about the Councils view of the level crossing itself.Photocopy, of an item in the Ballarat Courier, 5/5/1951 titled "Train Astride Crossing Trams Delayed Hour", following the delay in the crossing when a rail broke under a goods train. Held up trams and others for about an hour and half. Notes the SEC used a replacement bus service. Gave the City of Ballaarat space to complain about the crossing and its need to be replaced. Quotes the Town Clerk, Mr, Maddern.trams, tramways, railway crossing, lydiard st nth, railways, city of ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, State of Victoria, Charing Cross Bendigo with three trams, 1908
Photograph of Charing Cross Bendigo with three trams in the view and a number of horse drawn cabs. Has Town Hall and other buildings in the background. Title of the postcard is "City of Bendigo, Victoria" In corners "State of Victoria" and "Australia" On rear of postcard are the words "The Commonwealth of Australia, Victoria Welcomes, The American Fleet Postcard", with the State of Victoria seal/symbol, place for a stamp, correspondence and address. Issued for the visit of the Great White Fleet, USA, 1908. See Google for the timing of the visit. See item 9081 for a similar photograph with a different crop.Demonstrates an item produced for the visit of the American fleet in 1908.Printed black and white postcard divided back unused.trams, tramways, bendigo, the great white fleet, charing cross -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, "Charing Cross and Pall Mall Bendigo", 1908
Printed black and white postcard of Charing Cross Bendigo with three trams in the view and several horse-drawn cabs. Has Town Hall and other buildings in the background. See item 3451 for a similar photograph with a different crop, produced for the visit of The American fleed in 1908. The card was printed in Saxony, Germany.Yields information about Charing Cross Bendigo and ESCo trams.Postcard - black and white, divided back, used as a letter.Hand written letter on rear.tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, "High Street Eaglehawk", c1905
Printed coloured postcard of a view of High St Eaglehawk with the Town Hall in the background. An ESCo Bendigo tram, possibly No 8 is returning to Bendigo. On the rear is a message to a person in Collingwood saying that this is the third of three views of Eaglehawk - see also item 9082.Yields information about Eaglehawk Bendigo and ESCo trams.Postcard - colour divided back usedHand written message written on the rear - card 3tramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, esco, high st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, "Town Hall Eaglehawk", c1905
Printed coloured postcard of the Eaglehawk Town Hall, a Bendigo Suburb, with an ESCo Bendigo tram. On the rear is a message to a person in Collingwood saying that this is the second of three views of Eaglehawk - see also item 9083.Yields information about Eaglehawk Bendigo and ESCo trams.Postcard - colour divided back usedHand written message written on the rear - card 2tramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, town hall, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, "Queen Victoria Statue and Charing Cross Bendigo", c1910
... Printed embossed postcard of a view from the Town Hall...Printed embossed postcard of a view from the Town Hall ...Printed embossed postcard of a view from the Town Hall looking over the Queen Victoria statue and Charing Cross. The former mining plant at this location is not in the view There is one ESCo tram in the view. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain. The card has a sprigg of wattle on the left-hand side and a kangaroo in the bottom right-hand corner, which have been embossed into the card.Demonstrates a embossed card of a view over Charing Cross Bendigo.Postcard coloured - divided back - unused, embossed.Has the "K J Magor No. " stamp along the bottom edge on the rear.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, pall mall, charing cross -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, "Post Office and Law Courts, Bendigo", c1910
Printed embossed postcard of a view looking at the Bendigo Post Office, Town Hall and Law Courts buildings. There is one ESCo tram in the view along the bottom edge. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain. The card has a sprigg of wattle on the left-hand side and the stars of the Southern Cross in the bottom right-hand corner, which have been embossed into the card.Demonstrates a embossed card of a view of Bendigo's Government buildings.Postcard coloured - divided back - unused, embossed.Has the "K J Magor No. " stamp along the bottom edge on the rear.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, post office, town hall -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, "Pall Mall Bendigo", c1910
Printed embossed postcard of a view from the Shamrock Hotel looking over Pall Mall, the Court House, and Town Hall. There is one ESCo tram in the view. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain. The card has a sprigg of wattle on the left-hand side and an emu in the bottom right-hand corner, which have been embossed into the card.Demonstrates a embossed card of a view over Bendigo Pall Mall and Government buildings.Postcard coloured - divided back - unused, embossed.Has the "K J Magor No. " stamp along the bottom edge on the rear.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, pall mall -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album - Views of Warrnambool
The album contains postcards (photographs). The photographs (postcards) of Warrnambool and district in the 1930s/40s include views of the Botanic Gardens, the coast line, the main streets, the War Memorial and Hopkins Falls. The postcards from the 1890s include Wilmot, the Hopkins River, Hopkins Falls and Shelly Beach.The postcards in the album are in good condition and will be useful for reproduction. The 1930s/40s collection of photographs (also postcards) is a useful one also and a good example of how people preserved mementoes of their visit to a town. All the photographs are contained in other collections or albums held elsewhere in the Historical Society collection.This is a photograph album of ten pages with a buff-coloured cover of thickened card with a raised surface and an embossed image of a woman in the left corner of the front page. There are five postcards attached to the inside covers and 31 other photographs (postcards) in the slots provided. One photograph is missing from these slots. Embossed ornately decorated image of a woman on the front cover. postcards and photographs, warrnambool 1930s/1940s -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church from town hall clock tower c1959-1960
St. Matthew’s Church 1959-1960 taken from town hall clock tower. Photo taken around 1959 -1960. The Centenary book states brick fence and pillars were a gift from McCracken Family, but not in the year the church was built. This photo was used for the Centenary book cover and was taken from the Town Hall clock tower. The roof line in bottom right corner of photo is rear of town hall.Two photographs of St Matthew's Church taken from the Stawell Town Hall. The photo shows an aerial view of the church and houses behind the church. stawell religion -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Burns statue, wide view W to Town Hall
... Burns statue, wide view W to Town Hall..., wide view W to Town Hall 35mm B&W film. Unknown brand Ballarat ...Ballarat History35mm B&W film. Unknown brandballarat, ballaraat, burns, statue -
Ararat & District Historical Society (operating the Langi Morgala Museum)
Postcard
A black and white photographic postcard of a view of Barkly Street with Copes Hill in the background. Photo taken from Town Hall. Horse drawn vehicle in street scene. Shop front signs legible: A. Waugh Ready Money Draper, Albion Hotel, aganet for Brunnings, TRG Williams Photographer, E.I. Beynan, Fergusson's. -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Burns statue, view W to Ballarat Town Hall
... Burns statue, view W to Ballarat Town Hall..., view W to Ballarat Town Hall 35mm B&W Kodak Safety Film. NIL ...Ballarat HistoryHistoric35mm B&W Kodak Safety Film.NILballarat, ballaraat, town, hall, burns, statue -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Burns statue, view W to Ballarat Town Hall
... Burns statue, view W to Ballarat Town Hall..., view W to Ballarat Town Hall 35mm B&W Kodak Safety Film ...Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Safety Film.ballarat, ballaraat, town, hall, burns, statue -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Burns statue, wide view W to Town Hall
... Burns statue, wide view W to Town Hall..., wide view W to Town Hall 35mm B&W film. Unknown brand Ballarat ...Ballarat History35mm B&W film. Unknown brandballarat, ballaraat, burns, statue -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - SWIMMING POOLS
This file contains eight items pertaining to Caulfield’s swimming pools: 1/Report entitled ‘Future Options in the Provision of Public Swimming Facilities in the City of Caulfield’, dated March, 1983, prepared by Caulfield Planning Department of approx. 50 pages. 2/Photocopy of an article from ‘Port Phillip/Caulfield Leader’, dated 11/02/2002, concerning the cost of pool maintenance. 3/Public consultation paper entitled ‘Pools Past, Present and Future’, dated 07/03/2006, prepared by Glen Eira City Council, of 24 pages. 4/Article dated 08/03/2006 from ‘The Age’ concerning Glen Eira Residents’ fight to save swimming pools in Glen Eira. 5/Two page printed leaflet entitled ‘Save Our Pools’ dated 18/03/2006 produced by the northern memorial action group. 6/Three page printed survey sheet entitled ‘The East Bentleigh Swim Centre; an assessment of community needs’ undated, with accompanying return envelope. 7/Front page article from the ‘Glen Eira Caulfield Leader’ dated 04/04/2006 entitled ‘Save Our Pools’. 8/An article from ‘Port Phillip/Caulfield Leader’ dated 04/04/2006, concerning a former Glen Eira Council employee’s information about the Council’s pools report and a ‘letter to the editor’ by Sue Litchfield of Elsternwick containing her view of Glen Eira’s pool requirements.city of caulfield, caulfield, glen eira, caulfield planning department, palmer david, caulfield memorial pool, erlich noel, newton andrew, bentleigh east swim centre, city of glen eira, glen eira town hall, carnegie library, carnegie, shepparson avenue, mckinnon secondary college, east boundary road, koornang road, east bentleigh, feldman david, northern memorial pool, centre road, bentleigh, hudson rob, magee jim, antoine marc, swimming pools, olympic pools, public baths, baths, memorials, local government, northern memorial action group, community groups -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Lempriere Family
Four items about the Gardenvale Station Estate: 1. Photocopy of correspondence dated 19/11/1925 to the Town Clerk from C A Lempriere regarding a photograph at Gardenvale railway station estate : land previously owned by John T Lempriere (former mayor). 2. Photocopy of photograph showing Gardenvale station estate land before subdivision. 3. Document of thanks from Councillors re photograph in minutes ref. 2362-25. 4. Photocopied photo, with brief text about auction and of view of the Gardenvale Station Estate.lempriere c a gardenvale railway station kooyong road point nepean road lempriere john t gardenvale station estate subdivisions , hall councillor , wharington councillor, mackay g j (auctioneer), houses -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, Caulfield Town Hall cnr Hawthorn & Glen Eira Rds, Circa 1972
... portrait and one landscape) of different views of the Caulfield... VIC 3162 melbourne Album page Album Caulfield Town Hall cnr ...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. Caulfield Town Hall is now known as Glen Eira Town Hall.From Victorian Heritage Database: Citation for Town Hall, Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads - HO106 https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/43613 as at (19/10/2020) The former City of Caulfield (now City of Glen Eira) Municipal Offices, located at the south-west corner of Hawthorn and Glen Eira Roads, Caulfield South, were commenced for the Borough of Caulfield in 1884 when they also included a Post and Telegraph Office and Court of Petty Sessions. They were designed by the Borough surveyor, Sydney Smith. The hall was completed in 1890 to the design of Alexander Rankin and the present hall, foyer and portico completed to the design of Goldsmith and Jenkin, architects, in 1931. The complex is historically, aesthetically and socially significant. It is historically significant {Criterion A) as the centre of Local Government services in the area since 1885 and as a centre of post and telegraph and legal services for a period. Its association with architect and Borough surveyor, Sydney W. Smith is important in that the east elevation and facade (ground floor level only)as far west as the tower (lower two stages) survive as evidence of his work, the practice which his son continued after his death in 1886, becoming highly successful. The work of Goldsmith and Jenkin is historically important in that it indirectly demonstrates the growth of the City sustained during the Inter-war period, the work proceeding in spite of the Depression. It compares with other similar work of that time including the refurbishment of the Malvern Municipal Offices and Hall in 1927 (Hudson and Wardrop), the Melbourne Corporation Offices and Hall in 1925-28 (Stephenson and Meldrum, A. and K. Henderson) and the Camberwell Offices and Council Chamber in 1924 (Leighton Irwin and Roy Stevenson), other comparable municipal projects being undertaken during the 1930s. Finally, the Goldsmith and Jenkin works are important as a project of the Depression years organised specifically to alleviate unemployment problems in the Municipality. The complex is aesthetically important (Criterion E) as a prominent and imposing Classically derived complex of its type with individually noteworthy interior spaces being the entry hall and staircase, main Hall, Foyer and Council Chamber. The Adamesque plasterwork, timber panelling and furniture, Art Nouveaux enrichment and Classically derived treatment with sparing use of Australian decorative motifs are contributory elements. Exterior .elements of note include the remains of the original design prepared by Sydney Smith and the clock tower and portico which have come to symbolise important Municipal complexes erected prior to the Second World War. The complex is socially important (Criterion G) for the value placed on it by the community which has made use of it for activities including that of Local government for well over a century.Page 74 of Photograph Album with four photographs (three portrait and one landscape) of different views of the Caulfield Town Hall.Hand written: Caulfield Town Hall cnr Hawthorn & Glen Eira Rds [top right] / 74 [bottom right] trevor hart, caulfield, glen eira, caulfield town hall, sydney smith, sydney w smith, municipal, adamesque plasterwork, adamesque, art nouveaux, portico, council chambers, alexander rankin, foyer, local government, timber panelling, tower, unemployment, clock tower, hawthorn road, glen eira road, city of glen eira, municipal offices, post and telegraph office, goldsmith and jenkin, courthouses, surveyors, architects, classical architectural style, streetscapes, gardens, cars, glen eira town hall, depression 1929-1939 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Reverend JR Weller, Mrs Weller, Mrs Oxley, 6 November 1928
Reverend Weller succeeded the senior chaplain role after Rev Gurney Goldsmith in the mid 1920s until the end of the decade. He was a keen photographer himself. Freda Kathleen Oxley (1882-1969) pictured here holding a camera took pictures during a voyage to Melbourne on S.S. Persic via Cape Town in 1925. An album of 126 photographs is now held at the National Library of Australia in Canberra., containing views of the Mission to Seamen, Melbourne, with visiting sailors and clergy; family groups, gardens, ships, church picnics, a wedding, some views of Portsea. She seems to have been a childhood friend of Mrs Weller as she was like her born in Windsor, UK. She lived in the chaplaincy for 3 years and became a volunteer; she can be seen in a few photographs of picnics. She left in 1929 shortly after the Wellers (see Jottings Easter 1929) and went back to the UK.Provides early 20th C. records of MTS senior personnel and images of LHLG supporters and members.small black and white photograph mounted on an album page depicting clerically dressed male figure flanked by two females in 1920s dress posed in front of a large palm tree. on page 12On album page handwritten: "Reverend JR Weller, Mrs Weller, Mrs Orley (holding a Kodak Brownie camera)"alexina weller (nee caley), reverend john reginald weller, finhaven, kew, mr john inerrarity buchan, cup day, freda oxley, 1928, ss persic, fan album, annie alexandrina caley (known as alexina) 1885-1934, freda kathleen oxley 1882-1969 -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - St Aloysius Church, Caulfield
A series of correspondence dated between 21/08/1985 to 10/11/1988 regarding the Historic Buildings Council adding St Aloysius Church on Balaclava Road, Caulfield to the Historic Buildings Register. Four of the letters are between the Historic Buildings Council, the Caulfield Historical Society and the City of Caulfield. Copies of the replies by the Historical society (as indicated by handwritten notes in the letters) are not included in the file. A fifth letter dated 14/09/1989, addressed to Reverend Father John Fraser, Parish Priest at St Aloysius, advises him of the inclusion of St Aloysius on the National Trust Register due to its historic significance. Also included is a photocopy of the Caulfield Conservation study of St Aloysius, dated February 1994, by Andrew Ward. This study details the architectural features and historic significance of the church, recommending planning scheme control. It includes a front view photograph, which is not clear, and references.caulfield, catherine street, tonkin ray, st aloysius church, grey karen, fraser john rev. fr., catholic church, wills cathie, davies stephen, balaclava road, ballantyne r mr, ward andrew, city of caulfield, head stephen, moriarty bartholemew, de carle henry, mannix archbishop, caulfield historical society, caulfield conservation study, foundation stones, town halls, local officials and employees, registers, committees and inquiries, gothie (revival) architecture, architectural features. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, "Pall Mall Bendigo", c1910
Printed colour postcard with a view from the City Family Hotel of Pall Mall Bendigo, Two ESCo trams, one possibly tram 15, along with the mine poppet head, the Town Hall, the Shamrock Hotel, and Henderson & Goodisson Beehive building. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain. Yields information about Charing Cross c910Postcard coloured - divided back - used as a letterHas the "K J Magor No. " stamp along the bottom edge on the rear and short note from a M Law.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, town hall, pall mall, tram 15 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Warrnambool Tourist Guide, Warrnambool Progress Association, Warrnambool On The Sea Tourist Guide, The Ideal City, Where to Go and What to See, 1936
Warrnambool Tourist Guide 1936This is a booklet with a buff-coloured cover featuring an illustration of a woman water skiing. The back cover has blue printing. The pages contain a fold-out map, advertisements, printed text and black and white photographs. The pages have been stapled and then glued.non-fictionWarrnambool Tourist Guide 1936tourism in warrnambool, warrnambool progress association -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Album - Photographic album, Ports of call with the M/S Mongabarra from December 1st 1949 to July 23rd 1950, 1949
The album tells the story of ports visited by Allan Charles Quinn during his service on board the M/S "Mongabarra". He signed on in San Francisco on December 1, 1949. Note this trip overlapped with the Album (00278) which documents the next trip Quinn made to Africa out of Gothenburg. The album preserves a 1950s perspective of a Merchant Seaman and his experience of the respective Ports at that time. The Collection is especially useful when viewed along with contemporary Quinn family correspondence.Album with metal Metal binder rings at spine and beige fabric cover with gouache printed colour design featuring scandinavian buildings. The album contains 25 pages of b/w mounted photographs. Some are missing. The cover is illustrated with colour screenprinted pictures of a white tower on the left and a brown Barn-like building on the right. There are stylised canoe boats containing rowers in the foreground.. On the inside front cover is a handwritten itinerary of the places visited.On front cover possible designer printed signature in black: "Grane"; On inside front cover on adhered sheet of paper in aqua ink lists intinerary/ index of 20 Ports visited: Title (see above) / "Signed on in San Francisco December 1st 1949 / " then a header line for 4 columns: " PORT COUNTRY ARRIVED DEPARTED / 1. San Francisco U.S.A 10-10-49 4-12-49 / ... / 10. ADELAIDE ... 11-4-50 19-4-50 / .../ 20. HALDEN NORWAY 23-7 - 50 25-7-50" ; Most of the photographs in the Album also annotated and dated ; inside back cover has an embossed letter R.album, photograph, ms mongbarra, san francisco, dunkirk, voyages, allan quinn, barbara quinn, seafaring life, ww2, seafarer, melbourne, sydney, brisbane, san pedro, newcastle, adelaide, port pirie, port lincoln, cape town, las palmas, australia, south africa, canary islands, usa, united states, france, antwerp, belgium, hull, england, hamburg, germany, copenhagen, denmark, gothenburg, norway, sweden, halden, malmö -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph of Original Photograph, Derek Leather, View West up Warrenheip St. Town Hall precinct, 1970's, Copy of original photograph made 1970-80
Historic BuildingsB/W Photo West up Warrenheip St. Town Hall precinct, 1970's, Across roundabout to Town Hall, Shire offices and fire station left, Whykes Butcher shop and Adams Store, and two story Bank to right.buninyong, learmonth st., shops, town hall precinct -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Tourist Booklet, Warrnambool Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Warrnambool and District - Centre of the Great South West, Victoria, Australia, c. 1970
Warrnambool Tourist BookletThis is a booklet of 22 pages. The cover has two colour photographs and the pages contain a sketch map, printed text and colour photographs. The pages have ben stapled but the staples have been removed.non-fictionWarrnambool Tourist Bookletwarrnambool tourism, south west victoria tourist locations, warrnambool chamber of commerce -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original Photograph, Derek Leather, Town Hall in 1970's, front view, showing part of 1950'2 Shire Offices, Copy of original photograph made 1970-80
Historic BuildingsB/W Photo Town Hall in 1970's, front view, showing part of 1950's Shire Officesbuninyong, learmonth st., town hall precinct -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Methodist Church in Main Street Stawell showing the Wesley Centre from Joyce Lane
Stawell Methodist Church. Main Street Stawell. View of Wesley Centre from Joyce Lane beside Town Hall.stawell -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat Progress Association, Beautiful Ballarat, 1912
Tourist booklet.Soft covered book of eighty pages. Includes fold out map of Ballarat and illustrations such as Sturt Street, Ballarat Town Hall, Ballarat East Town Hall, Lake Wendouree, Botanical Gardens, statues, Ballarat Grammar School, Ballarat College, St Patrick's College, Ballarat Agricultural High School, Ballarat School of Mines and Industries, Bo Peep Falls, Cobb and Co., Lal Lal Falls.churches, education, schools, gold, ballarat, mining, tourism, railway, craig's hotel, cobb and co, wallace buter factory, the taffy king, eureka stockade, gordon brothers big store, ballarat east town hall, ballarat brewing company, lake wendouree, lake view hotel, ballarat botanical gardens, statues, boer war monument, club hotel, ballarat east gardens, new imperial gold mine, camp hotel, lal lal falls, bo beep creek -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Album, Jeremeas Family Album of Photographs of Bacchus Marsh and District in 1883 by Stevenson and McNicoll
In late 1883 the Melbourne based photographers Stevenson and McNicoll visited the Bacchus Marsh township and nearby districts. They are known to have been visiting the town in September 1883 and by November 1883 they were reported to have moved on to Myrniong and Ballan. During their visit they took numerous photographs. The images produced comprise scenes of shops and businesses in Bacchus Marsh, public buildings like the Court House and Bacchus Marsh Primary School, houses and their owners and several broader views of streets. The photos were then offered for sale. Photography businesses also sold albums for purchasers to display their photos.A unique and comprehensive set of images of people and places in the Bacchus Marsh town and district at a particular period in time, September-November 1883. This album of "carte de visites" photographs presents a rare compilation of the work of the Stevenson and McNicoll photography business. This team of photographers are known to have made several visits to towns and districts in the rural areas of Victoria and southern New South Wales in the 1880s and this album represents a very rare example of their non-portrait photography. The album is an example of the Victorian middle-class fashion to display family photographs for themselves and their visitors. These albums were often very expensive and in themselves evidence of the affluence of the family. They were made possible by the popularisation of photography as a social medium and were a forerunner of the coffee-table book. Medium sized leather-bound album, brown, front cover engraved with gold tooling in a starburst pattern. Pages are gold-lined. The inside front and end covers are in pale blue silk embossed with a gold floral pattern. The metal locking clasp is broken. The front page has a floral wreath of roses and forget-me-nots and a dragon-fly. The word "Album" is in the centre of the wreath, printed in gold in Gothic print. There are nine pages with pockets for four 65mm x 105mm sized "carte de visites" style photographs. Several feature pages have a single pocket for a larger photograph, or double pockets, possibly designed for family portraits. These portrait pages are also decorated with floral wreaths and insects, reflecting the theme of the frontispiece page. The smaller photos in the album were taken by the Melbourne photographers Stevenson and McNicoll, There are 48 of these smaller images. The images were created around September 1883 when photographers for Stevenson and McNicoll are known to have visited Bacchus Marsh and district. The images comprise scenes of shops and businesses in Bacchus Marsh, public buildings like the Court House and Bacchus Marsh Primary School, houses with their owners and several broader views of streets. References to various photos being created and being available for sale are mentioned in the Bacchus Marsh Express newspaper during September to November 1883. Each smaller photo has printed on the verso: Light & Truth. Copies of this Portrait can be had at any time by sending the Name and Post Office Money Order or Stamps for the amount of order to Stevenson & McNicoll, late Benson & McNicoll, Photographers. 108 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.bacchus marsh vic. history, streetscapes, shops bacchus marsh vic., roads and streets bacchus marsh vic., stevenson and mcnicoll photographers, stevenson and mcnicoll 1883 photographs of bacchus marsh and district -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, E W Cole Book Arcade, "Pall Mall Bendigo", c1905
Printed postcard with a coloured image looking from the City Family Hotel over Charring Crossing and looking along Pall Mall. There are four tramcars in the view. Given the tram track colour, the photo was taken possibly soon after the opening the electric tramways in Bendigo in 1903. In the view is a gold mine poppet head, the Town Hall and the various buildings along Pall Mall. Published by E W Cole Book Arcade, part of their 48 views Cole's Sunny Australia Series.Demonstrates a Bendigo postcard featuring Charing Cross and Pall Mall.Postcard colour - divided back - unusedtramways, trams, bendigo, alexandra fountain, charing cross, esco, pall mall