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Hume City Civic Collection
Book, Letts No. 45 Diary 1898
This is a works diary used in 1898 for jobs to be carried out by the Shire of Bulla.Black cloth bound book with gold lettering and 365 plus pages."Work Diary/1898"1890s, shire of bulla, george evans collection -
Brighton Historical Society
Dress, Evening dress, c.1895
Two piece ivory satin evening dress. Bodice (.1) is decorated with central panel of finely pleated chiffon and embellished with ready-made strips of beading and artificial pearls. Short puffed sleeves. Russet coloured velvet band applied to waist of bodice and finished with a metal rosette. Plain gored satin skirt (.2) with cream velvet binding around hem. Label, printed grey on cream cotton, centre back bodice waist: Bussell, Robson & Bussell / MELBOURNE.evening dress, bussell robson & bussell, 1890s -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - SCRAPBOOK ALBUM, 1900s
Scrapbook album of 22 pages - coloured stickers of various themes on the pages. Some have come loose. No identity of owner except a card inside which reads in part ''To Jessie from Anne''. Handwritten verses on two of the pages. Ca. 1890s??ephemera, mementoes, scrapbook -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO LABOR - THE MAINTANANCE OF TRADITIONS IN A REGIONAL CITY
Bendigo Labor - The Maintanance of Traditions in a Regional City by Colin Cleary. From the 1890s the labor Party has found a receptive audience in the City of Bendigo, in this history Colin Cleary tells the proud story of the Labor Party in Bendigo. Signed by the author on front page. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: CULTIVATOR
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Kecks' nursery, Spring Gully, circa 1890s. Herbert and James Keck started the small palm plantation in 1888. Little did they know they had laid the foundation for one of Bendigo's best known nurseries.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Brighton Historical Society
Shoes, c1890s
This item is part of the Di Reidie collection. Diane Reidie was a much loved volunteer and President of Brighton Historical Society from 1999 until 2016. Originally from New Zealand, Di and her family lived in Male Street, Brighton for many years. A vibrant and energetic person with a zest for life and a gift for bringing people together, Di was a friend to many in the Bayside community and active in local community organisations. Her tireless work as President of BHS saw her named Bayside Citizen of the Year in 2008. As a seller and collector of vintage clothing, she was passionate about fashion history; one of her many enduring contributions to BHS was her extensive work in preserving, developing and promoting the Society's costume collection. In 2018-19, Di donated more than one hundred items from her personal vintage clothing collection to the Society. The collection, which includes clothing, hats, handbags and shoes from local and international designers, is representative of Di's wide-ranging interests, colourful personality, creativity, humour and love of fashion and travel. Di purchased these 1890s shoes around 1990 and recalled wearing them to approximately three events before she donated them to BHS in 2019. Di enjoyed the novelty and conversation they would inspire due to their unusual appearance by modern standards. The shoes are indicative of Di's playful approach to clothing and life. The decorative preserved mink pelt with head featured on the vamps of these shoes is typical of Victorian era interest in and prevalent use of preserved animals for decorative purposes in clothing, millinery and household adornment. This fashion reflected social positioning of oneself as being affluent, educated and worldly. Following the death of Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert in 1861, the Queen's approach to mourning his death influenced social conventions for the public, with the wearing of black becoming a significant aspect of Victorian fashions. The shoes were made by Kendal Milne & Co, a large department store on Deansgate, Manchester. It has traded under various names and owners since it opened in 1832; it traded as Kendal Milne & Co from 1862-1919, and continued to be known by this name for many years after. The store is currently owned by the House of Fraser department store chain and is known as House of Fraser Manchester.Black silk linear quilted uppers of single piece construction with feature centre front vamp seam. Horsehair wadding can be seen along the side of the forefoot where the upper is coming away from the leather soles. Approx 4.5 cm plain black silk covered heel with leather top piece missing from right shoe. Both shoes feature the head of a small preserved mink with glass eyes. The toppling of the vamp features a decorative strip of mink fur. Inside of both shoes is a gold printed manufacturers label on the black silk insole.Manufacturers label - Made expressly for Kendall Milne and Co, Manchester.victoriana, mink pelt, taxidermy, 1890s, fur, di reidie, vintage clothing -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, History House Archives Room WARR 94, 1890s
This Bible belonged to Thomas Wong Ch(e)ong who was the catechist at the Warrnambool Chinese Church in Ryot Street, Warrnambool. In 1892 Thomas Wong Cheong was appointed by the Foreign Missions Committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria as the catechist to the Chinese community in Warrnambool and district. The Chinese Church in Ryot Street was established in the early 1890s and continued until the late 1920s when the numbers of the local Chinese community had declined. Thomas Wong Cheong and his wife worked tirelessly in the Warrnambool district until his death in 1923. No information has been found on James Yee Keet. This is a book of high significance because it belonged to Thomas Wong Cheong who holds an important place in Warrnambool’s history because of his work with the Warrnambool Chinese community over a period of 30 years. This is a leather-covered book with four gold Chinese characters on the spine and the back cover (the front cover for Chinese readers). The leather on the cover extends over the pages and folds inwards to almost enclose the pages. The pages are gilt-edged. The inscription is handwritten in blue ink. The book contains a fold-out map of the Mediterranean Sea area and all the text is in printed Chinese characters. The cover is somewhat scuffed and there is some silverfish damage on the inside cover. ‘Presented to Christian friend Mr Thos. Wong Chong Missionary at Warnambool (sic) by his sincere friend James Yee Keet Great Western Augt.1st 1895’ chinese in warrnambool, thomas wong cheong, chinese church, ryot street, warrnambool -
Hume City Civic Collection
Cleansing Register, Cleansing Register Shire of Bulla, c1895
This book is hand written in ink a list of occupiers and addresses of properties in Sunbury requiring cleaning of water closets between the years 1895 and 1908. Water closets were used before sewerage was connected to the town.Cloth covered hard cover book with tan colour corners and spine which have small embossed pattern on edges. Gold writing on red background on front cover. Green, black and red colour mottled pages inside front and back covers."Cleansing/Register/..."1890s, shire of bulla, sunbury, george evans collection -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, J F C Farquhar, Studley Park Road, 1891
At the beginning of the 1890s, the Kew businessman and Town Councillor, Henry Kellett, commissioned J.F.C. Farquhar to photograph scenes of Kew. These scenes included panoramas as well as pastoral scenes. The resulting set of twelve photographs was assembled in an album, Kew Where We Live, from which customers could select images for purchase.The preamble to the album describes that the photographs used the ‘argentic bromide’ process, now more commonly known as the gelatine silver process. This form of dry plate photography allowed for the negatives to be kept for weeks before processing, hence its value in landscape photography. The resulting images were considered to be finely grained and everlasting. Evidence of the success of Henry Kellett’s venture can be seen today, in that some of the photographs are held in national collections.It is believed that the Kew Historical Society’s copy of the Kellett album is unique and that the photographs in the book were the first copies taken from the original plates. It is the first and most important series of images produced about Kew. The individual images have proved essential in identifying buildings and places of heritage value in the district.In this view of Studley Park Road, looking northeast to the Junction, the photographer invites the viewer to participate in a point-of-view that emphasises the elevated, tranquil vantage point of the hill in contrast to the bustling commercial area in the distance. The view emphasises the exclusiveness of Studley Park, with its high fences behind which a number of significant Kew mansions were concealed. Contemporary advertisements for the sale of mansions in Studley Park Road often included fulsome descriptions of their elaborate formal gardens, as well as paddocks for grazing, stabling and dairies. None can be seen here. The use of high, protective wooden pickets to surround the newly planted avenue of elms on the south side of the road appears to be typical of the period. Similar examples can be seen in early photographs of Wellington and Princess Streets.The horse and carriage, selected as a central focus of the view, reinforces the residential, exclusive nature of this part of Kew in the early 1890s. Studley Park Roadkew illustrated, kew where we live, photographic books, henry kellett -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Bookmark, Human hair cross stitch bookmark, Circa mid 1800s
Owned by Charles Mc Gregor in 1866, Pyramid Rock Road. Donated by G W GliddonNeedlework. Cross stitch bookmark on perforated board. Black stitches-possibly human hair- with red border. Enclosed in carboard and plasticForget me not "words on the bookmark are made with human hair according to Jessie's story, which is doubtless correct. The writer remembers similar things being done with hair inthe 1890s" JWG [ J W Gliddon] 1970charles mcgregor, needlework, j w gliddon -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Robert La Nauze, Engineer to marvellous Melbourne - The Life and Times of William Thwaites, 2011
Engineer to marvellous melbourne - The Life and Times of William Thwaites Second edition by Robert D LA NAUZE (signed). Paperback produced by Melbourne Water to tell the story of the extraordinary young engineer who oversaw the sewering of Melbourne in the 1880s and 90s. Chrome yellow with sepia photo of aquaduct project 1890sSigned by author on title page. Archival PMHPS Stamp 1st page, also donor name in inkengineering - board of works, built environment - civic, william thwaites, george thwaites snr, elizabeth thwaites, george thwaites jnr, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, mmbw, all england eleven hotel, robert d la nauze -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Ministry of Planning & Environment, South Melbourne's Heritage, Dec 1988
Based on "City of South Melbourne Urban Conservation Study". Covers 1930s - 1960s.Paperback, illustrated guide to the history and development of South Melbourne "South Melbourne's Heritage" A4 sized book with coloured cover and blurred style picture of two women and children on Kerferd road pier in 1890s. Victoria Hotel in background. Book contains small black and white photos of buildings with descriptionsemerald hill, town planning, heritage, city of south melbourne -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Invoice, Invoice from Walter Cornell to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1898, 30/04/1898
During the 1890s the Ballarat School of Mines started teaching photography.Handwritten invoice on printed letterhead. The invoice was for chemicals and apparatus for the Ballarat School of Mines, including items for the Chemical Laboratory, Photography Laboratory, Electrical Laboratory and Cyanide.walter cornell, ballarat school of mines, laboratory, chemist, pharmacy, photography electricity, photographic equipment -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Bottle, The Bendigo Pottery Co. Pty. Ltd, L Darryl, Late 1890s
This bottle has been produced in the Epsom factory of the Bendigo Pottery works and used by Alfred Darby for bottling his ginger beer in the late 1890s. In 1897 Alfred Darby leased the cordial factory in Henna Street,Warrnambool, formerly the McSweeney Cordial Factory (and today the Alderdice Brass Foundry). He used the Maltese Cross as his logo on his bottles. He also had a cordial factory in Rochester, Victoria about the same time. In 1899 Alfred Darby advertised that he had re-located his cordial business to the old ‘Echo’ newspaper building in Koroit Street but it is not known whether the business opened there or if it did, for how long. This ceramic bottle is of interest as one of the late 19th century bottles used by Alfred Darby, a soft drinks manufacturer in Warrnambool. Cordial manufacturing was an important industry in Warrnambool for over 100 years.This is a ceramic brown and buff-coloured ginger beer bottle. It has a black logo in the shape of a Maltese Cross stamped on one side and the maker’s name etched into the clay near the base. It has no stopper and the main body of the bottle is somewhat stained. ‘A. Darby Henna Street Warrnambool’ ‘The Bendigo Pottery Coy. Pty. Ltd. Epsom Bendigo’ cordial manufacturers in warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Margaret Rich, Eureka
The Eureka Stockade took place on 03 December 1854.60 page exhibition catalogue for the Eureka Exhibition held at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. Contents include: * Foreword by Professor Weston Bate * Eureka: A clash of personalities by Peter Mansfield * Chronology * The Eureka Tradition by David Miller * The Eureka Stockade in Entertainment: 1890s-1990s by Mimi Colligan * Eureka: The Official Documents eureka, eureka stockade, weston bate, margaret rich, peter mansfield, david miller, mimi colligan, ian macfarlane -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Microscope, compound
Brass and black enamelled microscope, circular stage with vernier reading. (Research required: possibly a polarising microscope, for special measurements, perhaps geololgical Probably a”petrological microscope”, from 1890s. See entry 3683 MICROSCOPE - COMPOUND on p MIS97 of MOLLAN, Charles “Irish National Inventory of Historic Scientific Instruments”On base: “J.Swift & Son, London” -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Drawing - Property Illustration, Margaret Picken, 68 Mary Street, Kew, 1997
After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)This drawing is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a number of real estate agents in Melbourne between 1983 and 2005. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Single storey, block-fronted Victorian villa. Built c.1890s. Pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film by Margaret Picken in 1997. By 2020 the house had acquired a large rear and two storey extension. The single garage in the illustration was subsequently removed and a double garage created at the rear of the property68 MARY ST., KEW / MARGARET PICKEN ~97 / WOODARDS ~ HAWartist -- margaret picken 1950-, architectural drawings -- houses -- kew (vic.), 68 mary street - kew (vic) -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Poster - Town of Warrnambool Hot Sea Water Baths, Late 19th Century
Significant poster showing the use of the sea baths built in early 1890sTells the story of the use and cost of using the salt water sea baths and their benefits. Shows what was important to people of the time and costs for leisure and how they went about itPoster is framed with black wood frame. Pale cream card with elaborate printingTown of Warrnambool Swimming Baths. Hot Sea-Water Baths. Town of Warrnambool. Hot Salt-water baths for ladies & gentlemen. Hours of bathing. Hours for swimming. Single bath 1s or 10s per dozen tickets. There is a description of the baths. List of charges. Medicinal benefits of hot sea bathing. Water colour paintings in each corner scenes around the baths. Ornate seaweed drawings. Scrolls. J. Kirkpatrick managerwarrnambool, poster, swimming baths, opening hours, hot sea-water baths, gilles street, kirkpatrick j -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: CITY BREWERY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. City brewery: located at 745 High Street, Golden Square, the City Brewery marketed beers and stouts over a 1000 mile radius. It won an award for its ales and many other medals for draught and bottled beer at horticultural shows during the 1890s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Brighton Historical Society
Clothing - Dress, Wedding dress, 1892
This dress was worn by Matilda Kinross McDonald, nee Herd (1871-1943) for her wedding to George William Mitchell McDonald in Geelong in 1892. Two-piece wedding dress comprising separate bodice (.1) and skirt (.2) made of figured coffee-coloured silk woven with large sprays of foliage and berries. The front of the bodice is decorated with a cream-coloured hand-made lace. The bodice is cut asymmetrically, with the front panel wrapping over to the left proper side seam. The fitted sleeves are cut with fullness in the head and narrowing at the elbow and wrist in a leg-of-mutton style. The bodice is backed with a dark brown glazed cotton and has 13 bones. The skirt is backed with a coffee-coloured cotton. wedding dress, geelong, matilda kinross herd, george william mitchell mcdonald, 1890s -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article - Newspaper Clipping (copy), The Argus, Maroondah River water supply 1891, 18/02/1891
An historical account of the development of Melbourne's Maroondah River water supply, including a description of works undertaken in the 1890s.3 p., photocopy of article, downloaded from Trove. Includes transcript in Word document.melbourne water, mmbw, maroondah aqueduct, yan yean reservoir, greensborough, plenty river -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph - Newspaper Clipping, Early View of Club Hotel, Ringwood East
The newspaper clipping caption is incorrect. The Club Hotel featured in the article was located on the north side of Mount Dandenong Road. It was destroyed by fire in 1890 prior to re-opening later on the south side where it operated until sale and demolition in 2020 to make way for a retirement village. (See PDF attached - "SS0067 Vic Collections 3754b - Club Hotel Fire 1890").Early View of Club Hotel, Ringwood East. Weatherboard with iron roof. Single chimney on one end. Picket fence on RHS. Two horse-drawn vehicles standing out front including three adults and two children. Source/date of newspaper unknown. Later newspaper item also attached reporting hotel being destroyed by fire in 1890.Caption: There was 'antimony in them thar hills' at Ringwood when this picture was taken in the 1890s. At that time the Club Hotel in Mt Dandenong Road, East Ringwood was owned by a George Wiggin. There were antimony mines operating nearby. The present-day Club Hotel is on this site. -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
This is a photo of Chatauqua Peak, which is named after the Chautauquans, who held summer camps in Halls Gap in the 1890sA photo of bushland with rocky mountain rising behindscenery, grampians ranges -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JAMES LERK COLLECTION: BENDIGO CENTRAL BOTTLE CLUB NEWSLETTER
Bendigo Central Bottle Club Newsletter - James Lerk Collection. January 1977 (Dec76/Jan77). Article on Cohn Brothers Limited - Magnus Cohn & a history of the company from 1856; brief mention of Fawns Brewery, Golden Square and London Brewery; article of J (James) Steward, Albion Brewery, Sailors Gully (from article written in mid 1890s). -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Bundoora Park Estate Company, 1890-1894
Bundoora Park Estate Company Limited was one of the many land development speculative companies operating in the Greensborough area in the 1890s. 5 p. of transcripts of five newspaper articles bundoora park estate campany limited, bundoora -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Book, John Lynch, Story of Eureka Stockade
Story of Eureka Stockade was written by John Lynch, one of Lalor's captains in the 1890s. It was published by BHS Publishing as a facsimile edition. Small booklet on the Eureka Stockade by participant John Lynch. john lynch, eureka stockade -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Chandler Highway Bridge, 1930s
The railway viaduct linking the Outer Circle railway from Kew to Fairfield was constructed in the 1890s. In the 1930s it was converted into a motorway bridge.Photocopy of a photograph of the bridge linking Kew and Fairfield. Dated to the 1930s following the construction off the Chanler Highway.outer circle railway, viaduct (kew fairfield), john monash, chandler highway bridge -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Chair, Chip carved chair
Chip carving was a popular hobby/pastime from the arts and crafts movement of the 1890s and remained a popular folk art until the 1920s.This is an example of a popular folk art hand-carved chair made in Australia in the early twentieth century.Hand-carved timber chair, by an unknown enthusiast in the Warrnambool area. Made using the 'chip carving' technique, with whorls and star design in relief on the seat. The timber finish has been given an ebonised tone. Chip carvings -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Railway extension Heidelberg to Eltham 1900-1902, 2002
Information compiled on the centenary of the railway extension in 2002.Hand written transcription of article from the Heidelberg Historical Society newsletter, undated but thought to be 2002. Includes reference to a "collection of extension items in the then Heidelberg News of the 1890s - 1900s". Includes reference to opening of the line in June 1902. 4 pages. Second and third folder includes transcriptions of newspaper articles and notes from Public Records Office Victoria archives and illustrations HG Folders 14, 58 and 105harry gilham collection, heidelberg-eltham railway extension, railway line construction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - COHN'S BREWERY EMPLOYEES, 1890's
black and white photograph on brown board. Group of working men and boys in front of weatherboard factory building. 36 males, 2 on bicycles, 1 at left, 1 at right. Dressed in jackets, waistcoats, hats, various styles, 2 men with ties, 1 at back, 1 sitting in 2nd. Row. on back Cohns Brewery Employees 1890s Cohn Bros in pencilperson, group, cohn's brewery