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Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, Labassa, 4 Manor Grove, Circa 1972
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. HISTORY:-- From Victorian Heritage Database citation for Labassa https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/278 as at (26/10/2020) Labassa, Caulfield is one of Melbourne's most lavishly decorated nineteenth century mansions. It resulted from the extensive remodelling in 1890, of an earlier house, known as Sylliott Hill, which was begun in 1862-3 for lawyer, Richard A. Billing. The land at the corner of Balaclava and Orrong Roads was first acquired in 1854 by William Lyall, transferred to his partner, John Mickle, in 1859, who also acquired the adjoining allotment in Balaclava Road, and the three allotments were conveyed to Billing. His first eight-roomed house was extended significantly in 1873 into a twenty-roomed house by architects Crouch and Wilson, who were possibly also responsible for the first house. This reflected Billing's success as a barrister, and he resided at this property until his death in 1882. In 1883 prominent Melbourne businessman, Alexander William Robertson, leased the Sylliott Hill property from Billing's widow, and in 1885 he purchased the adjoining allotment in Balaclava Road. He purchased the Billing's property in 1887 and renamed the 6.31 hectare property, Ontario. In 1889-90, Robertson commissioned the German born architect, John A. B. Koch, to extensively remodel the house into a thirty-five roomed mansion. The existing house was extended and altered, largely resulting in the nineteenth century mansion as it now appears. After Robertson's death in 1896, the house was tenanted until it was eventually sold to the mining millionaire, John Boyd Watson, in 1904. He renamed the property Labassa and carried out repair and re-decoration work to the house. In the early twentieth century, many large estates were subdivided into smaller allotments as the demand for land grew and it became difficult to maintain such large estates. After Watson's death in 1911, portions of the Labassa estate were offered for sale, with Mrs Watson retaining a 1.73 hectare portion containing the house. In 1913 forty-six allotments were auctioned at Labassa Estate, with the formation of Labassa Grove and Ontario Street to the east of the property. Labassa was first recorded as containing flats in 1923 and in the late 1920s, the owner, Robert Hannon, built a red brick block of flats adjacent to the house. Subdivision continued, until the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) purchased the house in 1980 and subsequently purchased adjoining sites, one to the south-east in 1984 (house demolished in 1988) and to the west in 1988. Labassa as it now stands is substantially as it appeared when Koch completed the work in 1890. The original two storey house was transformed into a French Renaissance style mansion, with the addition of a two level L-shaped arcaded verandah and two prominent terminating bays to the south and the east. The building is of unpainted cement render with dressed bluestone plinths, balustraded parapet and steep, slate covered, flat topped mansard roofs behind. A truncated conical roof is a feature of the south bay and a helmeted head is incorporated in the parapet over the east bay. The main south and east facades incorporate many cast cement details, including sculptures, elaborate cornices, swagged Corinthian columns and caryatid consoles flanking the entrance porch, as well as pink marble panels and imitation marble, or scagliola, on curved surfaces. At the rear of the building is a two storey wing and a single storey cottage, the former being connected to the main house by a tower. This section of the house was constructed in 1873. The estate at its peak included stables (1873), conservatory (probably 1890) and a tennis pavilion (probably 1890). All of these outbuildings survive, with the stables and conservatory being converted for residential use after 1922. Internally a range of decorative treatments remain from the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, both from the Robertson and Watson periods of occupancy. These include wallpapers, ceiling decoration, chimney pieces, mouldings, joinery and decorative glass.From Victorian Heritage Database citation for H0135 Labassa 2/2A Manor Grove Caulfield North https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/278 as at (26/10/2020) HOW IS IT SIGNIFICANT? Labassa, Caulfield is of architectural, aesthetic and historical significance to the State of Victoria. WHY IS IT SIGNIFICANT? Labassa, Caulfield is of architectural significance as the most prominent example of a small number of houses built in Australia in the French Renaissance style. It is of further note due to the German interpretation of the style and the use of Hellenistic sources, via Germany. It is exceptional for its lavish treatment externally, including marble, scagliola, caryatids, swagged columns, mansard roofs and ornamental cresting. Labassa is of architectural significance as the most important surviving example of German architect, John Koch's domestic work. He undertook a large variety of work in Melbourne, including a number of houses, however Labassa is the most lavish example of his work. Labassa is of aesthetic significance for its outstanding assemblage of late nineteenth and early twentieth century European style interior decoration, which remain remarkably intact. These include a trompe l'oeil ceiling, painted ceilings, embossed imitation leather and other papers, chimney pieces, ceramic tilework, oak parquetry and stained glass, including a tripartite window by Ferguson and Urie, probably dating from the 1873 period. Labassa is of historical significance as an illustrative example of the wealth acquired by a number of prominent Victorian families in the second half of the 19th century. The early development of the property, Sylliott Hill, was due to the wealth acquired by Richard Billing, barrister and fifth Victorian to be appointed Queen's Counsel in 1878. The significant development in 1890 of Ontario, is illustrative of the wealth of Alexander Robertson, a partner in Cobb and Co., a director of Goldsborough Mort & Co., and a pastoral speculator. John B. Watson, whose father had acquired great wealth from the goldfields of Bendigo and subsequently invested in city and country properties, was the third resident to impact on the house, particularly the interiors. The Labassa estate is of historical significance as an illustrative example of the development that occurred in such suburbs as Caulfield in the 1880s due to the land boom, its proximity to Melbourne and the establishment of the Melbourne to Gippsland railway in 1879. It is also illustrative of an estate which succumbed to the pressures of subdividing in the early twentieth century, as properties became difficult to maintain and demand for land close to the city grew. It was typically divided into flats in the 1920s and was used as such for about sixty years. It is of historical significance for its associations with the remnants of the earlier estate which remain extant. These include the stables, conservatory (H2005) and tennis pavilion which all remain on separate sites. Also significant are the remains of early electrical wiring and fittings. Labassa was one of the first houses in Caulfield to be electrified and some of the original wires remain. [Online Data Upgrade Project 2004]Page 129 of Photograph Album with three landscape photographs of Labassa. One of the photographs is of Labassa's drive and gates.Handwritten: 4 JUNE 1910 / SALE JUNE 28 1910 "LA BASSA' / "AUSTRALASIAN" FORMERLY "ONTARIO"/ RES OF JOHN B WATSON / 15 ACRES 3 ROADS [under bottom left photo] / 4 JUNE 1910 [under bottom right photo] / 129 [bottom left]trevor hart, bracketed eaves, intricate lacework, slate roof, bay windows, decorative brackets, caulfield north, labassa, richard a. billing, balaclava road, orrong road, sylliott hill, william lyall, crouch and wilson, alexander william robertson, ontario, 1880's, john a. b. koch, mansion, john boyd watson, labassa grove, french renaissance style, l-shaped arcaded verandah, bluestone plinths, balustraded parapet, flat topped mansard roofs, conical roof, elaborate cornices, corinthian columns, caryatid consoles, marble panels, imitation marble, scagliola, tower, conservatory, stables, tennis pavilion, mouldings, decorative glass, caryatids, swagged columns, ornamental cresting, trompe l'oeil ceiling, embossed imitation leather, oak parquetry, stained glass, tripartite window, triple window, ferguson and urie, 1870's, flats, 1920's, electric wiring, 1860's, verandahs, curved windows, arched windows, italianate, terraces, gargoyles, ornamentation, ornate entrance, la bassa, manor grove, st kilda east, gates, cast iron work, richard billing, architects, john koch, electrification, victorian style, drives, john mickle, land subdivision, mrs watson, labassa estate, robert hannon, national trust of australia (victoria), sculpture -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Leisure object - Toy Soldier, circa 1878
The toy soldier is a relic from the shipwreck of the LOCH ARD in 1878. It has a companion piece in the Flagstaff Hill collection. The toy soldier is unpainted, but the style of uniform, and the weapons carried (a musket and a basket-handled cutlass), indicate it is a representation of the Napoleonic Wars period from the beginning of the nineteenth century. Mass-produced toy soldiers made of cast metal (lead or tin) became popular during the 1800s. Heyde of Germany manufactured silhouette-shaped ‘flats’ early in the century; then Mignot of France released three-dimensional ‘solids’; and later (1893) Britain of England made ‘hollow cast’ figures. These innovations were designed to make sets of toy soldiers more affordable for middle and lower-class children, extending the market beyond the intricately made and hand-crafted replicas that were the preserve of the rich in the eighteenth century. Wooden military figures, specially carved and unpainted ones, were therefore not particularly common at the time when the LOCH ARD went down on Victoria’s southwest coast. Mignot was the first to sell unpainted soldiers, leaving their customers to fill in the colours according to their own patriotic preferences. If a similar attitude is assumed for the two virtually identical figures in the Flagstaff Hill collection, it is possible they were part of a new set intended for sale, rather than part of a passenger’s existing collection. A similarly light composite material of sawdust, glue and linseed oil (press-moulded onto a metal frame) was used by the German firm O & M Hausler to create toy soldiers, but this type of modelling was not commercialised until after 1912. The first heat-moulded plastic toy soldiers did not become available until after 1945.The toy soldier represents a 19th century child's interest in military history. The item is one of two toy soldiers recovered from the Loch Ard that are in Flagstaff Hill's collection. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collections objects give us a snapshot of how we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.An unpainted replica or toy soldier, presented in a Napoleonic Wars era uniform. The moulded figure is in a standing posture and is bearing a musket at the slope-arms position, with a sabre or cutlass slung behind. It wears a plumed helmet, short-fronted coat with longer buttoned tails at the back, button-fastened bib-front trousers, a pair of crossed bandoliers, and tasselled shoulder epaulettes. The figure is a creamy colour with red-brown stains on the head and shoulder. There is a hole in the end of the musket. The model is detailed and sharp. It was recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard.Cataloguing numbers: “6599” on the rear of the left trouser leg “PWO 2308” on the sole of the left boot, (partially obscuring “R122” written in biro) “2218” on the sole of the right boot.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, loch ard, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, napoleonic uniform, toy soldier, replica soldier -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - black and white, Cologne Cathedral from the Rhine, c1950
... Cologne Cathedral is a renowned monument of German... architecture and is a World Heritage Site. It is Germany's most visited ...Cologne Cathedral is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site. It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day. (Wikipedia) Though not targeted itself, the cathedral was very near to the central railway station and suffered fourteen hits by aerial bombs during World War II. Badly damaged, it nevertheless remained standing in an otherwise completely flattened city. The twin spires were an easily recognizable navigational landmark for Allied aircraft bombing deeper into Germany, which may explain why the cathedral was spared. Repairs were completed in 1956. An emergency repair on the northwest tower's base carried out in 1944 using poor-quality brick taken from a nearby ruined building remained visible until 2005 as a reminder of the war, when it was decided to restore the section its original appearance. (Wikipedia) Black and white photograph showing a grand cathedral from a waterway. It is Cologne (Koln) Cathedral from the Rhine. To the left of the photo bombed buildings are evident. The photograph is believed to have been taken by Frank Wright.cologne cathedral, koln, germany, rhine, bombing, world war two, frank wright -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph, B/W Stefanie Rennick nee Rietman c1999; Newspaper clipping 1996, 1996, 1999
August Rietmann (1877-1951) of Lustdorf ,Switzerland, married Maria Frieda Oesschlager (1878-1942) of Baden Baden, in Germany on 6/8/1910 8/8/1915 August and his wife Frieda migrated to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia sailing on the Steam Ship ‘Osterley’ from Marseilles to Melbourne They leased Box Cottage, Ormond in 1917 and raised two children, Stefanie (1918 -2006) and William (1920- 1997). 1935 August purchased the property and the family used the Cottage during the day and slept in the Front House. August was a monumental mason, potter and sculptor, and was employed at Corbens Ltd Clifton Hill, to carve war memorials in Victoria post WW1 c 1915-1922. During the 1920's August set up his own business in pressed cement making pot plants, columns,paving slabs and lampstands. His son William joined the business and and the family continued to use the site after August died in 1951. Rietmann Landscaping Ltd moved to Bay Road Highett in 1953 and later to Carrum. The land, containing the Box Cottage, was sold to Lewis Timber Pty Ltd in 1970 and Mr Lewis proposed that Moorabbin City Council should preserve the heritage Cottage. Stefanie Rietman, grew up living in Box Cottage until 1935 when she began a Teaching career. Stefanie married Alan Francis 1941 but he was killed in WW2 Air operations over Germany 1944. Two sons were born 1942, 1944. Stefanie returned to live at the cottage until 1958. She married Herbert Rennick 1946 and two sons were born 1947, 1952. Stefanie also established a native grasses garden in Joyce Park, and designed and made resin jewellery. Stefanie died 2006 In 1984 the Cottage was dismantled and reconstructed in the adjacent Joyce Park. The Rietman family is an example of the diverse nationalities that lived and worked productively in Moorabbin Shire 1871–1933 , the City of Moorabbin 1934-1994 and continues today in the Cities of Glen Eira, Kingston, Bayside, and Monash. Stefanie was a talented artist , school teacher, and jewellery designer and raised 4 sons. August, a sculptor and stone mason, was employed by Corben Pty Ltd Clifton Hill to carve WW1 Memorials before establishing his own successful masonry business in the Box Cottage during the latter 1920s. After becoming interested in pressed cement casting, he took on apprentices (1930s Depression) and among his products were garden furniture, pots and also street lamp standards, some of which were installed in St Kilda Road. After August’s death in 1951, his family continued the business ‘Rietman’s Landscaping Ltd.’, at Highett and a) Newspaper clipping, Moorabbin Standard 17/9/1996 Stefanie Rennick ( nee Rietman) by N. Strahan b) Photograph Black & White, Stefanie Rennick ( nee Rietman) 1999a) printed article b) handwritten informationresin jewellery, australian native grasses, schools, education, craftwork, pottery, ceramics, ormond state school, rietmann august, rietman august, rietmann frieda, rietman frieda, stonnington city town hall, war memorials, world war 1 1914-1918, rietman stefanie, rennick stefanie, francis stefanie, rietman william, rietman ray, montford paul, malvern city town hall, box cottage museum ormond, box william, box elizabeth, joyce park ormond, rietman's landscaping pty ltd, bay road highett, macrobertson pty ltd, coleraine soldier memorial 1921, box cottage ormond -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - STRAUCH COLLECTION: MAP BRITISCH PAPUA
Copy of original heritage map of ''Britisch Papua'' (N.G.) detailed & mapped by German (marine navigator) 'Gezeichnet von C.Barich & produced in the 'Langhans Deutscher Kolontal Atlas, Feb. 1893. Presented to German Society, 30.5.2008 by Mr P.Thwaites, Plans & Projects Officer (Digo 2008) Plus Society's laminated work copy of same map.map -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: WESTGARTHTOWN
A history of Westgarthtown, German and Wendish immigrants first settled at Westgarthtown in March 1850, situated 16 Kilometres north of Melbourne this land now forms part of the suburbs of Thomastown and Lalor. Soft cover 36 pages with black & white and coloured photographs,maps & illustrations. Published by the Heritage Council Victoria and the City of Whittlesea.victoria, history, german, victoria-history-german-westgarthtown -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Child's Petticoat, 1945
This petticoat dress was sewn by Mrs. van den Heuvel and her friend M/s Jos Tersteeg for Marjo van den Heuvel to wear under a white dress on the occasion of her cousin Peter Beeker's First Holy Communion.The material was obtained from one of the many parachutes that became available during the Allied offensive of 1944/45. This material was very welcome after the deprivations suffered during the 5 year German occupation. Petticoat to be worn under child's white First Communion dress, made of white parachute silk sewn in extremely tiny stitches by machine and hand. French seams are used for the sides and shoulders; the hem is handsewn. The garment is fastened at the neck with a narrow white satin ribbon.dutch, migration -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Footwear - Clogs, Company with markings V Z, where the V is located above the Z
Wooden shoes are / have been widely used in North-Western Europe (Scandinavia, parts of Germany, UK, The Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France). The models vary from a wooden sole and toe covering (Scandinavia, UK, Northern France) to a complete cover of the whole foot (The Netherlands and parts of Belgium). They are mostly made from poplar wood, but occasionally also from other softwoods like willow. The clogs' finish varies from plain wood or carved wood to varnished or painted versions, often with decorations. Nowadays special models are made for tourists with pictures of Dutch landscapes, tulips or windmills.Although wooden shoes are also used in other countries, the full foot covering model has become one of the symbols of the Netherlands, like the tulips and the old style houses in towns like Amsterdam.Pair of male size wooden clogs - completely covering feet, finished with clear varnish and shoe lace like decorations.Brand indication V Z clog and size 43/44 = 28 1/2cm - Shoe laces like decorations.wooden shoes holland dutch traditional clothing -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Cocoa Tin/Cacaobus, Period between 1945 and 1989
Information on the tin suggests it was produced primarily for the German market.A colonial product processed in The Netherlands. Cylinderical tin brightly decorated with painted scenes of people enjoying cocoa in a variety of situations in the early 20th century. The lid has been painted with a coat of arms based on the Dutch coat of arms but with cocoa tree instead of orange tree. The banner carries the German words "van Houten seit 1828".The brand name - Van Houten's Cocoa - and instructions for preparation are given in Dutch, French, English and German. household item -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Photographic Print (Foto Afdruk), 1943
Crown Princess Juliana, her husband Prince Bernard and older daughters escaped to Canada shortly after Germany invaded The Netherlands in May 1940. Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa on 19/01/1943.The significance resides in recalling the safe haven in a time of crisis offered the Dutch Royal Family by Canada.Black and white photograph of (then) Princess Juliana, Prince Bernard and their first three daughters. Princess Margriet (born 19/01/1943) is wearing a baptismal gown. -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Booklet, Flitsen uit Delft's Verleden (Glimpses of Delft's Past), 1946
This booklet was published in the year following the German occupation on 1940-1945. It celebrates the 700 years existence of the city.See itemA 104pp booklet by A. van Peer printed on poor quality paper. Illustrations are in black and white; the cover picture is of the Old Church in Delft. (See item The subtitle reads :1246 Delft 1946. -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Small statue
A small grey coloured statue depicting a farmer's wife sitting on a bench. Beside her is a basket with a rooster in it. The item is accompanied by a small paper folder explaining the statue's connection with the Dutch folk song: Zoete Lieve Gerritje.The pink paper folder contains a description of the story of Zoete Lieve Gerritje in Dutch, French, German and English. -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Book of Photographs, Fotografie in Bezettingstijd (Photos from the Occupation Years), 1993
The German occupation during WWII lives on in the memories of those who survived and the relatives of victims. Many Dutch emigrated during the post-war years but maintained their connection with the home country. This item was most likely acquired during a visit at the time of the 1993 exhibition of which it is the catalogue.Soft cover publication containing numerous photos taken between May 1940 and May 1945, the years of occupation by Germany. The contents have been assembled by René Kok, Herman Selier and Erik Somers from the National Institute for War Documentation, Amsterdam. Publisher is Waanders in Zwolle. A single page Foreword was written by Dr .L. de Jong. The six divisions are headed: Introduction, Press Photography, Professional Photography, Colour Photography, Amateur Photography, Illegal Photography. The back cover carries 6 thumbnails indicative of the 6 divisions and a sticker showing the price of €14.95. -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Road Map, Nederland
Cleverly folded 1:250,000 road map produced in Dutch, French, German and English containing not only the Dutch road network but also much information of interest to tourists. It is enclosed in a brown imitation leather cover that closes with a stud. Optimal ease of use through patented Falk folding mode.Falk Plan. Road Map. Netherlands. Repeated in Dutch, French and German. -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
WWII Identity Cards, 1941 saw the introduction of Identity Cards
When the German Government imposed ID cards on the Dutch population they employed the collaborator and expert designer Jacob Lentz who claimed they were impossible to forge. The Jewish ones showed a black J on both front and back. However, a Jewish woman living in the Netherlands, Alice Cohn, did learn how to replicate them and thus saved numerous Jewish lives.These items are significant insofar as all Dutch citizens over the age of 15 were obliged to carry ID on their persons at all times.Proof of Identity cards issued by the Dutch Government under orders of the German occupying forces. Inside each folder are the owner's full name; DOB; address; occupation; fingerprints and Date of Issue.a) Photograph and signature of male - J.W.W. v. Alphen. Stamp: Gemeente (Municipality) Rotterdam. Inside cover: R29 No.487892. DOB: Sept.20 1890. b) Photograph and signature of female - H. v. Alphen. Stamp: Gemeente (Municipality) 's-Gravenhage. Inside cover: G41 No.003830. DOB: 12 July, 1920. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Mixed media - USB (memory stick), Wilhelm Manzke
Wilhelm Manzke was a German POW held at Camp 13 Murchison Victoria during WW2. USB contains photographs of him prior to WW2, during WW2 as a POW, a family tree of him and his wife and their children, a photo album and letters sent to his wife whilst interned at Murchison. Compiled by his children. Also a copy of a document on the heritage of Murchison Camp 13 (C3594).Lexar usb (white with green plastic cover) containing photographs and information on Wilhelm Manzkewilhelm manzke, german pow, murchison camp 13, manzke family tree, hildegard manzke, hildegard marake -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, The Case of the German Templers in Eretz - Israel, 2006
No.1 (November, 2006) TSA Heritage Group intends to publish additional supplements in the Templer Record on subjects of interestBlue soft cover booklet. Black and White photo of Yossi Ben-Artzi on front cover. Text in black. 2 COPIEStemplers, yossi ben-artzi, palestine, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, books, reference -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Westgarthtown, 1998
... Mitcham melbourne Westgarthtown City of Whittlesea Heritage ...Westgarthtown [ brief history and guide] by Robert Wuchatsch and David Harriswestgarthtown, city of whittlesea, heritage council, victoria, germans in australia -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Phtotograph - Colour, Ann Gervasoni, German World War One Trenching on The Somme, France, 2014, 23/07/2014
A number of photographs of German World War One Trenching on The Somme, France.the somme, world war one, german trenchiing, trenches, bayenwald -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Kalimna Honour Board, 27/08/2017
This honor board was made by Robert Prenzel (1866–1941) who was born and trained in Prussia, and migrated to Australia arriving in Melbourne on 24th November on the steamer Habsburg. In Melbourne Prenzel first worked for the German sculptor and modeller Otto Waschatz, decorating private homes and public buildings. From 1891-1901 Prenzel worked in partnership with another German, Johann Christian Treede, after which he continued in business on his own. He also participated in the activities of Melbourne’s Deutscher Turnverein. During the first quarter of the current century he became the major exponent in the field of furniture and woodwork of the cult of nationalism, and was renowned for his carvings, many of them in the art nouveau style, of Australian animals, birds, trees and flowers. The two most common types of Australian timber in his work are mountain ash and blackwood.Colour photographs of a beautifully carved World War One Honour Board carved by Robert Prenzel.world war one, kalimna, kalimna honour board, h. clements, w.a. fish, d. mcdougall, j.a. rowe, c.c. sandford, c.d. somerville, l.j. cowlishaw, l.c. fish, t. hanson, c.a. innes, a.c. lester, j.a. lake, g.j. ward -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, August Ritzau and Charlotte Benneckendorf
Black and white photograph of German born August and Charlotte Benneckendorf. They sailed to Australia from Hamburg and raised their family at Yandoit Hill.august ritzau, charlotte ritzau, charlotte bennekendorf, yandoit -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - digital photographs, Lisa Gervasoni, Laurie Sullivan's Wollemi Pine Memorial at the Laurie Sullivan Reserve, Hepburn, c2006
Laurie Sullivan lived in Hepburn Springs, except for service during World War Two. He was captured in Crete and aa prisoner of war under the German Army. A Stalwart of the Hepburn Football Club, the football ground was named in his honour. Colour photograph of a Wollemi Pine planted for Laurie Sullivan at the Laurie Sullivan Reserve, Hepburn. hepburn, laurie sullivan, memorial, wollemi pine, hepburn football ground, laurie sullivan reserve -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Booklet, Rev. C.G. Schmidt, The Lutheran Church in Castlemaine also Yandoit and Maldon, c1986
Eighteen page booklet on the Lutheran church in and around Castlemaine. castlemaine, yandoit, maldon, lutheran church, pastor munzel, pastor leypoldt, german australians, map of castlemaine -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Ceramic, Ceramic vessel with cork lid, c19701-1980s
Hof Pottery was established in 1971 in Fremantle, Western Australia by German born Helmut Hof and Australian born Elizabeth Hof. They set up a commercial pottery business in a small converted house in Naval Base, south of Fremantle. They later built a factory on the site and employed a team of people to make a wide range of slip cast wares. These were sold through retail garden centres and large department stores. The business name was deregistered in 2003. Work may be marked with an incised 'Hof' and/or have a paper label reading 'Hof Pottery made in Australia'.Ceramic vessel with cork lid incised 'Hof'ceramics, hoff, australian studio pottery -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - digital photographs, Clare Gervasoni, Laurie Sullivan's Wollemi Pine Memorial at the Laurie Sullivan Reserve, Hepburn, 2020, 16/09/2020
Laurie Sullivan lived in Hepburn Springs, except for service during World War Two. He was captured in Crete and aa prisoner of war under the German Army. A Stalwart of the Hepburn Football Club, the football ground was named in his honour. Colour photograph of a Wollemi Pine planted for Laurie Sullivan at the Laurie Sullivan Reserve, Hepburn. H.F.C. In memory of Laurie Sullivan 21-6-2006hepburn, laurie sullivan, memorial, wollemi pine, hepburn football ground, laurie sullivan reserve, memorial tree -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Headstones in Germantown Cemetery, 2019, 23/03/2019
The Grovedale Cemetery was formerly known as the Germantown Cemetery, and is administered by Geelong Cemeteries Trust.Colour photographs of each headstones in Germantown Cemetery (or Grovedale Cemetery).gravedale cemetery, germantown cemetery, geelong cemeteries trust, george heyer, clara elizabeth heyer, george hever, alfred theodor hever, auguste lemke, henry lemke, ann lemke, wilhelmina lemke, ennes lemke, german pioneers, bieske, baensch, winter, kerger, adresson, rossack, kosseck, hartwich, pacholke, renzow, heyer, schultz, baum, momm, jasper, lorke, schneider, hermann, klemke, german-australians, heinrich renzow, anna rostna, ernestine winter, ernest albert paech, heinrich wilhelm winter, johannes paech, adelena paech, john pacholke, h. pacholke, henry pacholke, adolph pohl, emielie pohl, theo pohl, cottlor walter, luise walter, plier, g.o. pacholke, grace dorothy pacholke, karl josef stotz, donald hartwick, albert spain, carl voss, ludwig averland, susan elizabeth haverland, phillip alfred jasper, rudolph jasper, ernestine jasper, emma emilie rossack, carl gotlierb rossack, anna louisa schneider, frederick schneider, agnes winter, martha winter, paul wilhelm winter, max george grossman, emma matilda grossman, emma matilda bieske, emma emilie andressen, leo bieske, albert bieske, john frederick rossack, louisa emma rossack, margaret hartwick, dora baum, u. joseph baum, johanna cready, johanna hartwich, wilhelm heinrich winter, heinrick r. winter, a. dora m. sectig, gustav julius kosseck, ernest c. rosser, leslie charles rossack, frank charles rossack, george rossack, leonard julius kosseck, anna amanda kosseck, anna amanda wolter, james kennedy paton, florence may paton, ivy victoria baensch, margaret baensch, godfrey baensch, friederich albert lehmann, elsie emma lehmann, elsie emma grossmann, j.j. kerger, alice mary kerger, charles edward klemke, marian joyce klemke, lulu rossack, ellen victoria rossack, william harry rossack, may elizabeth rossack, clara rossack, a.s. maude momm -
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Photograph - Image - Black and White, Walhalla Looking North, c1903, c1903
Walhalla is a historic gold mining town nestled in a scenic valley in the Victorian Alps. It is named for the German hall of fame, the Walhalla temple,Sepia image of the Victorian goldtown Walhalla.walhalla, mining, townscape, gippsland -
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Map, Central Europe and the Mediterranean during World War One
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Hamburg Port, 27/08/2017
Colour photograph of the port of Hamburg in Germanyhamburg, hamburg port, germany, immigration -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Hildersheim Rose, Braunsweig, Germany, 2001, 2001
Ann Gervasoni stands beside the Hildersheim Rose in Braunsweig, Germany.hildersheim, hildersheim rose, ann gervasoni, germany