The Grindley Hotel Ware Co Ltd was located in Stoke-on-Trent, England with its business name being registered in May 1908. The product name "Duraline" came into use c1933. From 1932 ware was marked with the month and year of manufacture. Thus the numbers 5-54 underneath this item indicate that it was manufactured in May 1954. Mr. Loftus Henry Moran, born in Winchelsea, Victoria, was well-known in the tea trade, originally working with Griffiths Bros Ltd. He started his own business, Loftus Moran Pty Ltd in 1909. Loftus Moran's company imported chinaware from Britain and sold it into the Australian market. They specialised in supplying to hotels, businesses and institutions.This item is representative of chinaware used throughout hospitality venues and public institutions throughout Australia.A white ceramic bowl bearing a red emblem of Victorian Railways. The mark of the maker Grindley Hotel Ware and the Victorian supplier, Loftus & Moran Pty, Ltd is underneath the bowl.On front: Victorian Railways On Back: "DURALINE" /SUPER VITRIFIED/ GRINDLEY HOTELWARE CO./ ENGLAND LOFTUS MORAN PTY. LTD. / MELBOURNE 5 - 54duraline, victorian railways, grindley hotel ware

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.

Black and white photograph of trees and ferns from Government Lookout at Fern tree Gullyverso 'From Government Lookouot Fern Tree Gully 20/2/20'fern tree gully

Invitation to the 'arrival' of the Hotel St Moritz at 14-15 The Esplanade, St Kilda, on 10 October 1991. The hotel was built on the site of the former St Moritz ice rink. The Hotel St Moritz became Novotel Bayside in 1993 and The Novotel St Kilda in 1999. The building was demolished in 2019 and replaced with apartments.White glossy folded card with folded white paper insert, printed in blue. An illustration of the hotel and palm trees is embossed on the front of the card.hotel st moritz, novotel, st kilda hotels

Part of a collection from Mrs Jessie Smith. The Isle of Wight Hotel burnt down 1926. Some say it was deliberately lit.Isle of Wight Hotel fire in 1926. Clouds of smoke over barely visible building at right, tree at left.local history, photographs, burning building, cowes, phillip island, sepia photograph, the esplanade cowes, hostelries, building fire, the isle of wight hotel cowes phillip island, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

The Colony of Victoria separated from New South Wales on 01 July 1851.Photograph of Melbourne's Separation TreeSeparation Tree' Under this tree on 15th November 1850 public rejoicings of citizens of Melbourne took place in Celebration of the Colony of Victoria from New South Wales on 1st July 1851.victoria, melbourne, separation tree, colony of victoria

This photograph shows Christ's Tree near Ramleh [possibly the town of Ramla in Israel]Digital copy of black and white photograph. "Christ's tree near Ramleh"charles marshall, world war 1

The Ballarat Benevolent Asylum was demolished in 1941. A large tree is in the process of falling in a garden setting of the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum.Verso: "1941 Benevolent Asylum. Trees being removed."ballarat, benevolent asylum, asylum, ballarat benevolent asylum, queen elizabeth benevolent asylum, garden, tree felling, demolition

Black and white print of drawing of Club Hotel.Written around photograph, Club Hotel, Ringwood. J.L. Lindsay, Proprietor". Typed below, "Club Hotel - 1889".

Original wooden hotel built 1852, burnt down 1884 and replaced by current brick building.Licensed premises since gold rushB/W photo of Crown Hotel, Buninyong, two-story, gabled hotel, brick painted white, viewed across intersection, large Chinese Elm tree to left, which was destroyed in truck accident 6 May 2022.buninyong, crown hotel, building, streetscape, chinese elm

Lower Main Street. with Railway Hotel on Right. c1905.Postcard. Lower Main Street. Two Bullocks in the distance, A Carriage under a tree on the right side of Main Street, and a child on the footpath. Railway Hotel on Right.LOwer Main St.stawell transport streetscape

Part of collection of Rose & Valentine Postcards. Copied by John Jansson 1984Black & White Postcard. View of Esplanade, Cowes showing the"Isle of Wight" HotelIsle of Wight Hotel, Cowes.local history, photography, photographs, postcards, view cowes, phillip island, black & white postcard, copy, the esplanade cowes

Opened by Robert J Roberts in Great Western August 1866Hotel with General Store on left. Six men standing at front.Royal Mail Hotel R.J. Robertshotels

Black and white copy of original photograph showing a wooden building with iron roof, Hotel with a house to the left and picket fence and tree on the right. There are a group of 9 people standing in front of the building/Hotel. One man, two ladies, three girls and three boys. A wooden bench seat along front of Hotel."O'Meara's Junction Hotel at Springvale (now Pittong) opposite the Kaolin Mine. L-R Maria O'Meara, Lizzie Lowry, Lucy O'Meara, Martha O'Meara, John O'Meara, John O'Meara jnr, James O'Meara, Charlie O'Meara, Mrs John O'Meara. The Children James and Martha O'Meara were still living in the Hotel - by then unlicensed - in 1953, and were murdered there in September of that year."john o'meara senior, maria o'meara (nee o'brien), charlie, lizzie lowry, pittong, spring vale, lucy o'meara, john o'meara jnr, james o'meara, charlie o'meara, martha o'meara, maria o'meara, o'meara's junction hotel

This plate comes from the Commercial Hotel in Warrnambool. This hotel, situated on the north west corner of Liebig and Timor Streets, Warrnambool, was established in 1865. It was built by Thomas Mickle and the first licensee was Charles Anderson. From 1928 on the O’Dwyer family was associated with the Commercial Hotel, either as licensees or owners, for fifty years. The plate would have been first used during the times when Patrick O’Dwyer was the licensee – 1928-1931 and 1932 to 1934. Today the Commercial Hotel still trades as the Whalers Hotel.This plate is of interest as it is a memento of the 1920s and 30s when Patrick O’Dwyer was the licensee of the Commercial Hotel. This hotel, trading today as the Whalers Hotel, is the oldest hotel in Warrnambool and a prominent landmark in the city. This is a white china plate (dinner plate size) with the inner section slightly recessed. The plate has a black line around the outer rim and initials and a hotel name in a scroll pattern on one outer edge. The names of the maker and supplier are on the base of the plate and the top of the plate is somewhat stained. ‘P O’D Commercial Hotel Warrnambool’ ‘Made expressly for John Dynon and Sons, Melbourne Vitrified Globe Pottery Co. Ltd Cobridge England’ commercial hotel / whalers hotel, warrnambool, history of warrnambool

Main street scene, Town Hall Hotel on the right. Horse drawn vehicle on left in the street. People standing under verandah on footpath. Showing W. Shorts Hotel also known as the Town Hall Hotel. Looking East up Main Street. Visible Post Office Hotel, Spragues Sporting Depot. Town Hall Hotel was erected in 1873 by W Candy the owner and holder of the first license. Some of the early licensees were W.H. Richards, Davies, W. Short & Hugh Menzies.Sepia photograph of a scene of Main St Stawell. Town Hall Hotel on the right. Horse drawn vehicle on left in the street. People standing under veranda in foot path. Trees in Street.Miss E. Moulden 54 Dawson St Stawell stawell shops businesses streetscape

'Black Saturday' Bushfire Memorial Sculpture.Commissioned by the Hepburn Shire with funds provided by the Commonwealth and State Governments through the Bushfire Community Recovery Fund. Large scale tree-inspired steel and bronze sculpture incorporating two drinking fountains. Artist's name is laser cut onto the base of the 'trunk' of the tree.hepburn shire, hepburn shire public art collection, public art, bushfire memorial, sculpture, memorial, public art commissions, anton hassell, australian bell pty ltd, daylesford, art

The building to which this tablet was attached was erected in 1890 as the Grand Ozone Coffee Palace. It was at the corner of Koroit and Kepler Streets in Warrnambool and was the most splendid edifice ever erected in Warrnambool. Initially it was a Temperance Hotel but in 1891 it gained a colonial wine licence. Thomas Randall was the lessee and proprietor of the building from 1894 to 1907 and from 1895 on it was called the Ozone Hotel. Mrs Lillias Euphemia Thom was the proprietor from 1907 to 1910. The tablet described herein has her name incised on the tablet ‘L.E.Thom’. The hotel was closed in 1915 and re-opened in 1920 with the new name of Hotel Mansions. The proprietor at that time was Howard Lawson. In 1923 Hotel Mansions gained a full hotel licence but in 1929 the building was destroyed by fire. The present day Hotel Warrnambool now occupies the site of the Hotel Mansions. This tablet is of great significance as it is an important memento of the Grand Ozone Coffee Palace/Ozone Hotel/Hotel Mansions. This building was the most elegant building ever to be erected in Warrnambool and, as such, a reminder of the type of luxury accommodation offered to visitors to Warrnambool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This was a time when Warrnambool was promoted as a spa resort with hot and cold sea baths and bracing sea breezes. The marble tablet is an indication of the splendor of the hotel’s furnishings and accoutrements. This is a rectangular marble slab with incised gold lettering (now somewhat faded). The bottom lettering is contained in a slight groove in the marble. There are four holes at each corner and six smaller holes along the edges of the tablet for attachment by screws to a building. The slab has some staining and a little rust. ‘Ozone Hotel’ ‘L.E.Thom’ grand ozone coffee palace (warrnambool), ozone hotel (warrnambool), hotel mansions, history of warrnambool, lillias thom

Part of collection of Rose & Valentine Postcards. Copied by John Jansson 1984Black & White Postcard. View of Cowes "Isle of Wight" Hotel showing entrance gate with 2 Ladies and 1 Gent.Isle of Wight Hotellocal history, photography, photographs, postcards, view cowes, phillip island, black & white postcard - copy, isle of wight, cowes

The Rupertswood Hotel used to occupy the intersection of Evans and Brook Streets on the SE corner. It was demolished in the 1970s to make way for a modern retail complex. A photo of the Ruperstwood Hotel, on the corner of Evans Street and Brook Street, with a group of people and a horse and carriage outside it. The group is comprised of 5 men, 1 youth, 5 girls and a woman in the carriage. There is a sign on the fence stating " Horses and buggies always for hire. Good stabling" and on the building "Superior Wines and Spirits"; "Rupertswood Hotel" and "G. Millett. Licensed Victualler"The photo is mounted on a light brown cardboard matt, which is extremely brittle. The lower LH corner is cracked. The upper RH corner is missing and there are a number of pin holes in the corners.Handwritten on face: "McAlpine Bros - Rupertswood Hotel, Sunbury. E. Richd. Melb.April 16 1895" Handwritten on back: "Hazeldines"rupertswood hotel, hotels, buildings, evans street, brook street, sunbury, wines, transport, millett, victuallers, mcalpine brothers, hazeldines, george evans collection

This poster advertises the Ozone Hotel in Warrnambool. The poster can be dated to 1896 or thereabouts as it quotes the testimonials of the Governor of Victoria, Lord Brassey and Lady Brassey who stayed at the hotel twice in 1896. The Ozone Hotel, at the corner of Koroit and Kepler Streets, Warrnambool, was opened in 1890 as the Grand Ozone Coffee Palace, a temperance hotel. In 1891 it was granted a colonial wine licence and in 1895 it became known as the Ozone Hotel (a private hotel with superior accommodation). From 1894 to 1907 Thomas Randall was the proprietor. In 1923 the hotel, by then known as Hotel Mansions, became a fully licensed hotel. The building was burnt down in 1929. Although very tattered, this is a significant item. It is an original poster of the Ozone Hotel. The building (Grand Ozone Coffee Palace/Ozone Hotel/Hotel Mansions) was very important in Warrnambool’s history. It was the grandest building ever erected in Warrnambool and a memento of the days when temperance hotels were prevalent in Victoria and tourism was beginning to be important in Warrnambool. This is an advertising poster made of buff-coloured, heavyweight cardboard. It has a sepia-coloured photograph of the Ozone Hotel at the top and black printed material on the bottom half. The poster is completely torn in two with two edge sections also detached. Parts of the top left and bottom left corner are missing. There is evidence of adhesive tape having been used for mending purposes in the past and the whole poster is a little grubby. The paper is now very brittle. ‘The “Ozone” Warrnambool’ ‘This commodious and well-managed hotel containing nearly a hundred rooms, is replete with every comfort for the accommodation of visitors at a moderate tariff …..’ ozone hotel, warrnambool, history of warrnambool

One of a number of 'real photo' and commercial postcards created by or owned by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew. The postcards are part of a larger collection of photographs, postcards and publications donated to the collection in May 2021.Commercial monochrome postcard of the fairies’ tree, signed by Ola Cohn"The Fairies Tree". Carved by Ola Cohn, A.R.C.A., London and presented by her to the children of Melbourne. postcards -- melbourne, the fairies' tree, ola cohen, christian-washfold collection

This china jug has been made in England by Grindley Hotel Ware. The Grindley company that manufactured earthenware and ironstone items was founded in 1880 by William Grindley and was initially based in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England. The jug has had a red stamp added so that it could be used at the Criterion Hotel in Warrnambool and identified as the hotel property. The jug was used during the licenseeship of Theresa Lynch. The Criterion Hotel was situated on the western side of Kepler Street near Lava Street, Warrnambool. It opened in 1872 with the first licensee, John Tate. In the 1920s there were extensive renovations to the hotel in the Art Deco style. Theresa Lynch was the licensee from 1919 to 1926. In 1922 she bought the hotel and sold it to Harry McGennan in 1926. In 2006 the Criterion Hotel was closed and it was partially destroyed by fire in 2010 and later completely demolished. This jug is of interest as a 1920s souvenir of the Criterion Hotel, Warrnambool that closed in 2006. This hotel was a prominent one in Warrnambool, known in the 1990s for its promotion of live rock music. This is a white china jug with a circular base slightly tapering to an open top with a spout and handle. On the side of the jug there is a red stamp in the shape of a belt with red lettering. The base has a crown image and the maker’s name.‘Lynch’s Criterion Hotel Warrnambool’ Grindley Hotel Ware, Made in England, Patent’. criterion hotel, warrnambool, theresa lynch

Black and white photograph of Coach and Horses Hotel.Typed below photograph, "Coach and Horses Hotel. 1909-1939".

People were gathered for a commemorative tree planting for Princess Elizabeth. Date not known.Black and white photograph showing a crowd of people at the Edinburgh Dam in Linton."Commemoration planting of tree for Princess Elizabeth at the Edinburgh Dam".edinburgh dam, tree planting, princess elizabeth, community events

Black and white photograph of east end of Club Hotel showing garden summer house and picket fence in front, Lakes Entrance VictoriaHotel Gippsland Lakeshotels, accommodation

The Minns’ Hotel was originally a butcher shop, before owner George Minns transformed it into a hotel.Mac’s Hotel (formerly Minns Hotel until 1911), High Street Meltonlocal architecture

Black and white postcard of Fregons Hotel with suspension bridge across stream opposite, Ensay VictoriaFregon's Ensay Hotel Omeo Roadhotels, businesses

The Tree of Knowledge in the central feature of the Mount Helen campus.A large tree known as the Tree of Knowledge on Mount Helen Campus.tree of knowlege, big tree, mount helen campus

Negative and copy of front page of a booklet entitled Blackburn Progress - Out goes the old - Up goes the new. Underneath photo 'A fine new residential hotel replacing it's predecessor'.Travellers Rest Hotel, Blackburn, with partly built new Blackburn Hotel to the west in 1929. See also NP749.travellers rest hotel, whitehorse road, blackburn