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Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Cobb & Co coach preparing for Ballarat Centenary parade photographed in Armstrong Street Ballarat near Market St with the market and sales yards behind. Part of the Franklin/Martin collection donated in 2012.Small black and white photograph poorly focussed on page of photo album with several similar from the Ballarat Centennial celebrations of 1938. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, 1938
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...One of a series of small photographs from the Ballarat Centenary celebrations on an old photo album page donated to the family from the Martin collection in 2012. This photo features the float from The City of Melbourne with that city's coat of arms on the side.This is one of a series of images from the Centenary of Ballarat 1938 collection. It demonstrates the involvement of municipalities across the state in the 1938 centenary celebrations and also fashions of the era being worn by subjects in the photographs.Small black and white photograph on page of photo album with several similar from the Ballarat Centennial celebrations of 1938. centenary of ballarat, 1938, city of melbourne, float, parades, fashion, apparel, -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, Nathalia Avenue of Honour, 2006
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Photograph of the Nathalia WWI Avenue of Honour taken in 2006 by avenue researcher Michael Taffe. The Nathalia avenue consists of Australian native trees known as Kurrajongs. This photograph forms part of a large collection of images of Avenues of Honour at Hymettus, Ballarat from Michael Taffe's twenty-five years of research into the avenues leading to his PhD ' First World War Avenues of Honour: Social History through the Landscape.'. nathalia, avenue of honour, ballarat, phd, michael taffe, social history, landscape, kurrajongs, -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratBook, Exploring Ballarat's Garden Heritage
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Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratBook, 2014
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Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratFunctional object - Fender, Fire place fender
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Iron and steel fireplace fender for preventing (to fender off) potential embers or burning logs from falling from fire and landing on a floor. Removed from kitchen with the removal of the wood stove in the 1980s when a gas stove was introduced and placed in former bedroom now used as a study/library room.fender, fire, ballarat, ember, kitchen -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, South Ballarat Football Committee
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...This mounted and framed photograph of the South Ballarat Football Club was presented to Patrick Taffe who had served as Secretary and Treasurer in 1933. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratBook, Shakespeare's Stories
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...This Book was presented for fancy work to Miss Annie Wilson in 1882 with A. Bain as School Principal. It has a premium plate with presentation details on the verso of the front cover. It together with an earlier book from the same school helps trace the history of the school from its origins as Alex Bain's Camp St School in the 1870s through to its renaming as the High School Ballarat pre-dating the later Education Department's Ballarat Agricutural High School re-named Ballarat High School in the early twentieth century.Identifies personalities and principles of excellence in education in nineteenth century Ballarat. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratLeather craftwork, circa 1925
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Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, Ballarat Rowing Club
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...This image of the Ballarat Rowing Club in 1947 records the placings of threw crews in the Barwon regatta at Geelong in 1947 and the Ballarat Regatta in 1947. It also records the first time a new rowing style, "Leg and Body Drive" was used in rowing on Lake Wendouree at Ballarat.Photograph has light from lens across right side. Reverse has ink inscription: "Ballarat Rowing Club Lightweight Maiden Four Ballarat and Barwon Regattas, 1947. L Wallis Bow, J Nolan (2) E. McLenehan (3), J Trainor Stroke, W Hancock. Cox. Coach - Ken Baird. First crew to introduce "Leg and Body Drive" style on 14 starters at Ballarat defeated by Banks Rowing Club by three feet / Eliminated by Footscray at Barwon who won final. Stamp to centre Kodak Enlarged Print. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, The Taffe Railway family c. 1920
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Studio portrait of Ballarat railway family in the 1920s with Michael Taffe Senior in his Head Porter uniform, and son John as Station Master beside him with Michael Jnr behind his father and Patrick rear right facing the latter two being Assistant Station Masters at that stage.On Mounting board: "Thornton" Studios Ballarat. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratCertificate, Children of Mary Certificate
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...The Children of Mary is a Catholic organization for young people between the ages of 7 and 18. The confraternity was founded in France in the 1830s and was largely a spiritual lay confraternity for young women, this certificate of membership was issued to Irene Taffe at Loreto Convent Ballarat in 1925. irene taffe, ballarat, catholic, children of mary, ibvm, loreto convent -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratGreeting card
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Printed on celluloid front "All Good Wishes". -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, Ballarat City Women's Novice Four 1989
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...This was the first time Ballarat's Sacred Heart College allowed girls a rowing elective and they rowed under the auspices of Kate Elliot (coach) Ballarat City Rowing Club based at Lake Wendouree Ballarat. L-R are Marion Taffe, Anne Taffe, Simone Scheelings, Danielle Herreen and coxwain Michelle Finn. Marion Taffe went on to be state and national champion and represent Australia internationally as a member of the Australian Rowing team at the world titles. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratBooklet, Knitting Topics by Patons
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Small commercial book with advice on knitting produced by Patons & Baldwins wool co who also produced many pattern instruction books.wool, patterns, patons and baldwin, australia -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratProgramme, XVIth OlympiadRowing and Canoeing Events Ballaarat Victoria - Australia
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Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPostcard, Fairyland
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Postcard of Fairyland, a popular section of Ballarat's Lake Wendouree, for recreational promenading and boating, popular with small boats and until the 1980s it was a popular section for taking visitors by paddle steamers. The Victorian colonial postage stamp featuring Queen Victoria indicates that this postcard dates from c. 1901.postcard, ballarat, lake wendouree, fairyland, paddle steamers.recreational boating, promenading. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, Stuart McKenzie 1956 Olympic Rowing
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...This photo of Stuart McKenzie in his scull on Lake Wendouree Ballarat preparing for his race representing Australia in the 1956 Olympic Games held at Ballarat. This was the first time the Olympic Games had been held in Australia or in the Southern Hemisphere.Stuart McKenzie written on back of photograph. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratAward - trophy, Champion Cottage Garden City of Ballaarat 1915 - 1918 trophy
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Arguably the only nineteenth century working man's exhibition garden in its original form and with original elements extant in Australia and still maintained by the descendants of the 19th century owners. Horticultural awards from three centuries remain in situ in the cottage.Ballarat was renowned as a garden city and this title was used as a popular tourism drawcard from very early in the city's development. Public and private gardens were often open to the public and in the case of Hymettus the garden is recorded as being open to the public as early as 1917.A late Victorian silver and gilt plated trophy.Presented by Cr The Honorable F. Brawn M.L.C. Won by Mr M. Taffe. Years 1915 - 1918. 31/10/18.ballarat, horticulture, garden competition, exhibition -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPostcard, Birthday Greetings Card
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...1920s postcard with sentimental image of lady plucking petals with birthday greeting a note from family member. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Dinner Menu, Olympic send-off dinner for Anthony Edwards 1996
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Inscription on verso of bi-fold cover "The Taffe Family Going for Gold Atlanta '96, Thank you for your support, signature Eddy & in print Anthony Edwards.rowing, ballarat, olympic games, atlanta, taffe family, dinner menu, -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Inscribed on image "Michael & Marie Thanks for the support I will always remember you, Anthony Edwards Silver 2000 Bronze 1996.scull, rowing olympic games, ballarat, taffe. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, Church group, 14/06/2020
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...This group of buildings all of which served as churches at different periods is one of the best visual demonstrations of the rapid growth of Ballarat caused by the boom years of the gold rush following the initial alluvial diggings of the 1850s. The smallest church was built in 1861 followed by the next built in 1867 and finally the construction of the grand church on the corner of Neil and Macarthur streets Soldiers' Hill in the 1890s.methodist church, uniting church, soldiers hill, ballarat. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratMagazine, Australian Horticulture, 1991
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Journal of the Australian Horticultural Industry for November - December 1991 front cover image of Michael Taffe (III) in the garden at Hymettus Ballarat. Feature article on the restoration of Hymettus Historic Garden Ballarat by Nancy Brewer.hymettus, historic garden ballarat, horticulture, magazine, hournal, nancy brewer.gardening, floral. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPostcard, Hymettus Ballarat, 1999
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Postcards produced for visitors to Ballarat and Hymettus as souvenirs and for posting. These postcards were produced as promotional material for the then Heritage listed house and garden's centenary in 1998.Following receipt of Government Grant for restoration of this historic cottage and garden in 1998-99 the postcard was produced to mark the centenary of the family's purchase of the property and continuous domicile for a century.souvenir, postcard, ballarat, hymettus, heritage listing, -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratCertificate, Australian Mutual Provident Society Annual Bonus Certificate
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...The Australian Mutual Provident Society was established in 1849 and issued these reversionary certificates to members annually. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratBottle Opener, Ballarat Bitter Bottle Opener
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Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratJuicer
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...Moulded green glass hand juice extractor with measuring base from the 1940s were the standard form for extracting and storing quantities of juice as opposed to the earlier more simple single lip base type of juicer.juice extractor, glass, measure -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratBook, The Garden City
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Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballaratpair of beaded covers, sauce boat net crochet & beaded covers
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake ...These handmade beaded food covers were designed to protect sauces or gravy from flies or other pests while containers were on the table. These two examples were made by Mary Burke/Taffe in the 1930s the beads providing a decorative weight to keep the cover from allowing space for pests to enter containers.pests, beads, covers, food, sauce, gravy, mary taffe.
