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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Deakin Street, Mitcham, 1856 - 1919
Deakin street, Mitcham, formerly part of the Springfield Estate Co. Ltd, was named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister.Deakin street, Mitcham, formerly part of the Springfield Estate Co. Ltd, was named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister.Deakin street, Mitcham, formerly part of the Springfield Estate Co. Ltd, was named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister.deakin street, mitcham, springfield estate -
Ballarat Heritage Services
The Roads: The High Road By Bakery Hill, 17/007/1856
A drawing of bad roads at Bakery Hill, Ballarat from the pages of Punch.main road, bakery hill, roads -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Clothing - Christening Robe, 1856
The Christening robe was word by Charles William Wilson, the first white child born at Whroo. He was the first born to Mary Primrose Wilson and William Wilson. He died in 1901 aged 45 years and is interred at Tatura cemetary. His monument is erected in front of the Tatura Court House.Cotton and broderie Anglaise white robe. Gathered at the bodice with pin tucking across bottom of robe. Ties at neckline and bodice.christening robe, charles william wilson, mary primrose wilson, william wilson, whroo, tatura court house, tatura cemetery -
Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat Inc.
Document - Business License, 14/08/1856
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Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Drawing - Mounted etching style drawing of the "Steam Packet Wharf, Mack's Hotel, etc Geelong, Photographer unknown, Plate and title, 1856
An original newspaper cutting from The Illustrated London News 28 August 1852 regarding the steam-packet Great Britain leaving London for Port Phillip and Sydney.Realism, historical, etchings, artworkCard mounted etching style drawing of the "Steam Packet Wharf, Mack's Hotel, etc Geelong and features the paddle steamer PS CITIZENOn the reverse - "PS Citizen - 196 tons Built 1843 Ran Melbourne - Geelong Trade till Oct 15th 1862 when she left for New Zealand and was never seen again"geelong, steam packet wharf, ps citizen, mack's hotel -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Print, Sands & Kenny, Dights Mill, 1856
"In 1839 John Dight purchased Melbourne block 88, which included 26 acres of land along the Yarra River for £481 at the Port Phillip land sales held in Sydney. Dight was already in the business of flour milling and had a mill near Campbell Town in New South Wales called ‘Ceres’. In April 1840, he notified his customers through The Sydney Herald that he was leaving to go to Port Phillip. The first steam powered flour mill was constructed in Melbourne in 1841. Dight built his water powered mill, soon after, from bricks bought over from Tasmania. Dight used the river to power his mill: Water flowed along an inlet channel to turn an undershot water wheel. In order to regulate flow or to ensure flow for times when river levels were low, Dight constructed a rough stone weir." (Melbourne Water)Dights Mill. Reproduction of a book plate from an original wood engraving, showing Dights Mill and Falls on the River Yarra. The image was originally published in Sands & Kenny, Melbourne & Sydney.Annotation on reverse: "Dights Flour".dights mill, yarra river -
Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia Inc
Plane, 1856-1883
This item is part of the Thomas Caine Tool Collection, owned by The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and curated by the Hand Tools Preservation Association of Australia.plane, wood, fillister, sashJ.Finlay -
Geelong Gallery
Painting - Mrs Margaret McArthur of Meningoort, DOWLING, Robert, 1856-57
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Geelong Gallery
Painting - View of Geelong, von GUERARD, Eugene, 1856
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Gippsland Art Gallery
Work on Paper, Dexter, William, Nicholson Diggings, c.1856-57
Purchased with the assistance of the Gippsland Art Gallery Society, 2005Ink and wash on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection -
Gippsland Art Gallery
Work on Paper, Dexter, William, On the Nicholson Run - Gipps Land, c.1856-57
Purchased with the assistance of the Gippsland Art Gallery Society, 2005Pencil on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection -
Ballarat Diocesan Historical Commission
Parliamentary Paper, Claims for Compensation, 1856
This paper together with its companion documents in the collection highlight the role of the Catholic community and clergy in the events of the Eureka Stockade at Ballarat in 1854.A twenty-three page pale blue parliamentary paper 1855-6 titled " Claims for Compensation: Ballarat". No. A. 73a, Printed by Government Printer John Ferres and featuring the submissions endorsed by Fr Patrick Smyth of St Alipius Ballarat.eureka stockade, fr smyth, parliamentary paper. -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock, John Halifax, Gentleman by Mrs Craik, [n.d.] [First published 1856. Numerous later editions, this edition c.1900?.]
448 p. : frontispiece illustration. Decorative dark green and gold cover and end-papers, with design of leaves, flowers and berries. Title and author's name embossed in gold on front cover and spine. fictionfiction, dinah maria mulock craik -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Azimuth Compass, Early 20th Century
Negretti and Zambra 1850-1980s were optical instrument makers and mathematical instrument makers based in London, England. The firm of Negretti and Zambra was established in 1850 by Henry Negretti and Joseph Zambra who had formed a partnership. Their skill was immediately apparent when exhibiting at the 1851 Great Exhibition at Hyde Park, they were the only English instrument makers to receive a prize medal for meteorological instruments, resulting in their appointment as instrument makers to the queen, Greenwich observatory, and the British Meteorological Society. In 1853, when the Crystal Palace was re-erected in Sydenham, Negretti and Zambra became the official photographers of the Crystal Palace Company, which allowed them to photograph the interior and grounds of the new building. The firm made use of this access to produce a number of stereographs. Between 1855 and 1857 Negretti and Zambra commissioned photographer Pierre Rossier to travel to China to document the Second Opium War. Although Rossier subsequently was unable to accompany to Anglo-French forces in that campaign, he nevertheless produced a number of stereographs and other photographs of China, Japan, the Philippines and Siam (now Thailand), which Negretti and Zambra published and that represented the first commercial photographs of those countries. In 1856 Negretti and Zambra sponsored a photographic expedition to Egypt, Nubia and Ethiopia conducted by Francis Firth. In 1864 Negretti and Zambra (themselves) photographed Shakespeare's House at Stratford on Avon. A sepia photograph was then pasted onto card 4" × 2.5". This was then presented to visitors to the Crystal Palace to enable them to compare it with the model erected by Mr E. T. Parr in the Centre Transept. The card itself is headed "Crystal Palace April 23rd 1864." That year they also published a book, titled A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments, (which was reprinted in 1995). Throughout World War One Negretti and Zambra were entirely engaged in the production of various instruments for the Ministry of Munitions. They developed many instruments for the Air Ministry including a mercury-in-steel distance thermometer for taking the oil and air temperatures in aircraft which was patented in 1920. In 1946 the company went private and in 1948 the company was made public, and by 1950 Negretti and Zambra had 821 employees in Britain. In order to increase production and to safeguard future development in 1964, they purchased a modern factory at Aylesbury for all their production. In 1981 Negretti and Zambra were taken over by a group of financial institutions in the form of Western Scientific Instruments and in 1985 the company was acquired by Meggitt Holdings.The subject compass is just one type of the many marine and scientific, optical items this company produced over it’s life time. Negretti and Zambra were prolific manufactures of types of items as well as being very prominent in photography pioneering new innervation's and sponsoring expeditions to little known countries to document peoples daily lives and culture through photography.Azimuth compass on tripod in a fitted wooden box with a round spirit level included, lid of box has three indented circles where the legs of the compass fit when it is set up for use. Stamped "C.M.O. 9" on with Maker Negretti & Zambra London.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, azimuth compass, nautical instrument, negretti & zambra london, navigational instrument, compass -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Autography of a Merchant, late 19th century
This book was given in 1886 as a prize to Annie Egerton from Allansford State School. The prize was for recitation. Allansford State School No. 3 was opened in 1856 as a National School and is still operating. Allansford is about ten kilometres from the Warrnambool city area and most of it today is within the boundaries of the City of Warrnambool. John Jones was the Head Master of the school from 1867 to 1891. No details have been found on Annie Egerton or her family This book is of interest because it concerns 19th century Allansford State School, Head Master John Jones and pupil Annie Egerton. It is also a book of antiquarian interest. This is a hard cover book of 436 pages. It has a green cover with gold and black ornamentation and black and green lettering. The pages are edged with gold colouring. The book has 36 chapters telling the story of the merchant, James Meetwell and some pages at the back giving details of other books available from the publishers, Ward, Lock & Co. The cover is somewhat soiled. There is an inscription inside the front cover with handwriting in black ink and the word ‘Reciting’ written in pencil on the second page. ‘Allansford S. School, 3, Presented to A. Egerton for Reciting, 19-4-86, J.E.Jones, teacher’ ‘Reciting’ annie egerton, allansford primary school, john jones,, allansford state school, history of allansford -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The book of common prayer
Unfortunately we do not know who donated this book to the Warrnambool & District Historical Society and so we do not know the identity of C.M.B or S.A.B. S.A. Burtt is listed as a Timor Street grocer in 1856 and as a Director of the Western District Fishing Company (1858-9). Was he the S.A.B. who gave the book to his sister in 1854? The fact that we have the book indicates that perhaps C.M.B. also came to settle in Victoria at a later date.This is a very attractive little prayer book and remains for us a fascinating relic of 19th century migration to Victoria. It will be even more valuable if we ever discover the identity of the giver and receiver of the book.This is a hard cover leather- bound book. The book contains a Contents page, a Preface and the Common Prayers of the Church of England together with the Psalms of David. The spine has gold lettering and the cover is edged and reinforced with gold-coloured metal and there is a gold ornamental metal clasp which is affixed with small nails to the front and back covers and which closes over the pages. The pages are gilt-edged. The inscription on the first page is handwritten in blue ink and there is a loose sheet which is a printed prayer for the Governor and the Council and another loose piece of blue ribbon used as a marker. The spine of the book is slightly rubbed. There are some indecipherable pencil markings on the back page. ‘To C. M. B. A farewell gift from a brother to his sister on his sailing for Victoria From S.A.B.1854’ 19th century migration to victoria history of warrnambool -
Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, PROGRESS IN THE SHIRE OF BALLARAT, !963
In 1963 the Shire of Ballarat celebrated its Centenary. This book outlines the history and development of the Shire over the 100 years.Councilor Charles Edward (Ted) Brown was at the time Shire President.The District Roads Board was created on 7th October 1856 and on 24th November 1863 was proclaimed a Shire,thus making it the first Shire in Victoria. The book was compiled by James Mitchell(Shire Secretary) and the staff of the Shire of Ballarat and printed by local printers Waller and Chester.Celebrating 100 years of the Shire of Ballarat.A rectangular shaped book (landscape shape).Pale pink background on which is the title in black and,in shades of deeper pink, a photograph of the new Shire Office building and Clock tower in WendoureePROGRESS IN THE SHIRE OF BALLARAT.district roads board 1856.ballarat shire 1863 -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
The 1:32 scale model was built by Swedish model maker Carl Nordstrom and is now part of the Museums Victoria collection (currently not on display). The 1:48 scale model was built for display at the International Exhibition in London in 1862. It is now part of the British Science Museum, Wroughton, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. These models were part of a commission by Nordstrom who depicted a series of different gold mining extraction methods in Victoria from 1856 to 1859.2 photographs 1 x colour and 1 x Black and white in a dark wooden frame Showing models of Port Phillip Mine. Models are 1:32 scale constructed in 1858 using local materials and 1:48 build for possible display at the International Exhibition London 1862scale model, nordstrom -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Hotel Esplanade
Formerly New Bath & Criterion, built in 1856. New Bath demolished in the 1860s. A new hotel was built in 1878 and altered in 1921, when it changed hands and an entertainment venue was incorporated into the former exclusively residential building. Famed for live music, it is one of the earliest, largest and most prominent 19th-century resort hotels in Victoria. It has been altered many times since and this image predates extensive renovations and restoration work in 2018.colour photographst kilda, esplanade hotel, hotel esplanade, the espy, the esplanade -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Rudder, Alexander Brown
Returning from Manila in 1856 with a cargo of rice, sugar and rope. Mountain Maid was wrecked after colliding with the Victorian steamer, SS Queen. No lives were lost but the ship sank quickly and the crew was forced to swim for their lives. The pilot onboard Mountain Maid was dismissed from the Pilot service, as he'd already run two other ships aground before changing direction and causing the collision with SS Queen (Lomdahl 1992:Mountain Maid). Pintle and Gudgeon Type Ruddermountain maid, shipwrecks, rudder -
The Beechworth Burke Museum Research Collection
Card (Series) - Index Card, George Tibbits, 5 William Street, Beechworth, 1976
George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden
Book, Eureka Stockade, 1942
Originally published by Carboni in 1856 following the Eureka Stockade at Ballarat this second edition was not published until 1942 almost ninety years later. One of the major productions of the Australian private press movement of the 1920s this second edition was produced in 1942 by Ernest Shea's Sunnybrook Press Sydney, in a limited edition of 150 copies. The book is illustrated with lino-cuts by W.E.Pidgeon and introduced by H.V.Evatt. It has a dustjacket and slip case and is signed by Shea, Evatt and Pidgeon. Only 150 produced on a handpress, rare example of Australian fine printing especially in wartime and only the second edition of Carboni's "Eureka Stockade".Book made with rag paper, dust jacket and slipcase.Numbered 128 of 150, signed by printer and artist. eureka stockade, private press, ballarat, ernest shea, sunnybrook press, sydney, carboni, second edition., evatt, pidgeon. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Of Many Things, 1987
This book is the official history of the Shire of Warrnambool from 1863 to 1987. It was written by C.E. Sayers for the Shire of Warrnambool. Sayers also wrote the history of Warrnambool called By These We Flourish for the Warrnambool City Council. The Shire of Warrnambool was established in 1863 and the first meeting was held in January 1864. In 1992 the Shire covered an area of 1605 square kilometres and had a population of 8,940 and included the areas around Koroit, Allansford, Peterborough, Port Fairy and Nirranda. The Shire of Warrnambool was abolished in 1994 and was incorporated with other municipalities into the Shire of Moyne. This book is the official history of the Shire of Warrnambool and this copy is kept for future reference when the book is superseded or out of print. This is a hard cover book of 196 pages. It has a brown cover with gold lettering on the spine. The dust cover has a white background with an image on the front cover in brown and grey tonings of a rural property in the Shire of Warrnambool. The lettering on the dust cover is orange on the front cover and black on the spine. The book has a foreword, an introduction, 14 chapters of text, appendices and an index. There are many black and white photographs.shire of warrnambool, history of warrnambool, of many things -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Card - Birthday Card, Warrnambool Congregational Church, 1910
This is a birthday card sent to Frederick King in 1910 on the occasion of his birthday. The greetings have been sent by the Warrnambool Congregational Church and Sunday School and the card includes the names of the church Pastor, and the children's church roll superintendent A Congregational Church was opened in Warrnambool at the corner of Liebig and Lava Streets in 1864. In 1940 a new church was built at the corner of Lava and Henna Streets and when the Congregational Church joined with the Methodist Church the building in Lava Street was sold to the Salvation Army in 1979. No information has been found on Frederick King.This card is of historic interest, showing the custom early in the 20th century of church Sunday Schools sending birthday greetings to its attendees.This is a sheet of cream-coloured paper showing a blue-toned photograph, a coloured sketch of two birds and a spray of flowers, printing and handwritingwarrnambool congregational church, frederick king -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Trophy, Tilbury & Lewis, P.C.S.A Table tennis, 1946
This cup, made in Melbourne, is a 1946 award for a table tennis competition in the Warrnambool district. The P.C.S.A. may stand for Presbyterian & Congregational Sports Association, with the trophy being won by the Congregational Church team. The donor’s initials, W.Y.M.C., may stand for Warrnambool Young Men’s Club. The Warrnambool Congregational Church was founded in 1862 with a church opened in Liebig Street in 1864. This church was sold and a new one opened in Henna Street in 1940. In 1979, after the Congregational Church merged with the Methodist Church, the Henna Street church was sold to the Salvation Army.This cup is of interest as an example of a Warrnambool sports trophy given over 70 years ago.This is a small silver cup mounted on a brown Bakelite base. The cup has two handles and an inscription on one side of the cup. The silver is a little tarnished.‘E.P.N.S. A1’ ‘Tilbury & Lewis Pty Ltd Lewbury’ ‘P.C.S.A. Table Tennis Congregational Team Premiers & Champions 1946 Donated by W.Y.M.C.’ western district sport, warrnambool table tennis, warrnambool congregational church, history of warrnambool -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Hart Family
Handwritten letter from Rodney Hart to Mr Ballantyne, Secretary of the Caulfield Historical Society donating a photograph of his grandfather John Hart and family in from of their Bambra Road house, letter dated 07/03/1984. Includes a black and white photograph with verso description “ John Hart’s home Bambra/Neerim Road, Caulfield 1858 L-R John Hart, wife Mary, mother Susannah. [Date incorrect: John married Mary in 1864, Susannah died in 1875 so it is most likely dated 1870s]hart rodney, hart john, hart mary, hart susannah, ballantyne r, caulfield historical society, bambra, neerim road, caulfield, brick houses, architectural styles -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Barnes Railway Station, Moama, NSW, c.November 1962, 1962
The railway reached Echuca in 1864 and transformed the town into a major river port, with a famous wharf and substantial urban growth in the 1870s. In 1876 the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened its 71 km (44 mi) private railway northwards to Barnes and Deniliquin, and the line at Echuca was extended across the Murray River into Moama to join the railway. This section was taken over by Victorian Railways in 1923, as part of the 1922 Border Railways Act. Barnes station was closed in 1979. Deniliquin railway line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniliquin_railway_lineDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybarnes railway station, echuca, george coop collection, moama -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Barnes Railway Station, Moama, NSW, c.November 1962, 1962
The railway reached Echuca in 1864 and transformed the town into a major river port, with a famous wharf and substantial urban growth in the 1870s. In 1876 the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened its 71 km (44 mi) private railway northwards to Barnes and Deniliquin, and the line at Echuca was extended across the Murray River into Moama to join the railway. This section was taken over by Victorian Railways in 1923, as part of the 1922 Border Railways Act. Barnes station was closed in 1979. Deniliquin railway line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniliquin_railway_lineDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybarnes railway station, echuca, george coop collection, moama -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Barnes Railway Station, Moama, NSW, c.November 1962, 1962
The railway reached Echuca in 1864 and transformed the town into a major river port, with a famous wharf and substantial urban growth in the 1870s. In 1876 the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened its 71 km (44 mi) private railway northwards to Barnes and Deniliquin, and the line at Echuca was extended across the Murray River into Moama to join the railway. This section was taken over by Victorian Railways in 1923, as part of the 1922 Border Railways Act. Barnes station was closed in 1979. Deniliquin railway line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniliquin_railway_lineDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybarnes railway station, echuca, george coop collection, moama -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Barnes Railway Station, Moama, NSW, c.November 1962, 1962
The railway reached Echuca in 1864 and transformed the town into a major river port, with a famous wharf and substantial urban growth in the 1870s. In 1876 the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened its 71 km (44 mi) private railway northwards to Barnes and Deniliquin, and the line at Echuca was extended across the Murray River into Moama to join the railway. This section was taken over by Victorian Railways in 1923, as part of the 1922 Border Railways Act. Barnes station was closed in 1979. Deniliquin railway line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniliquin_railway_lineDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybarnes railway station, echuca, george coop collection, moama