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Hymettus Cottage & Garden
Postcard, Fairyland
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...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.postcard, ballarat, lake wendouree, fairyland, paddle steamers.recreational boating, promenading. -
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Photograph, Stuart McKenzie 1956 Olympic Rowing
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...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. -
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Postcard, Birthday Greetings Card
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...1920s postcard with sentimental image of lady plucking petals with birthday greeting a note from family member. -
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Photograph
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...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. -
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Photograph, Church group, 14/06/2020
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...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. -
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Iron Lace Frieze
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...This Daisy Pattern iron lace frieze was registered by the Cochrane foundry North Melbourne and exhibited at the Great Exhibition Melbourne in 1880. One of the most popular patterns used in Eastern Australia the actual foundry where this was cast is unknown but this example adorns the return verandah of Hymettus cottage in Ballarat. -
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Magazine, Australian Horticulture, 1991
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...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. -
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Certificate, Australian Mutual Provident Society Annual Bonus Certificate
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...The Australian Mutual Provident Society was established in 1849 and issued these reversionary certificates to members annually. -
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Book, The Garden City
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pair of beaded covers, sauce boat net crochet & beaded covers
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...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. -
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Buttons, Victorian Railway Buttons
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...These silver Victorian Railway Buttons were made in Melbourne by Stokes & Sons and were a standard form of button for police, railways and military during the Victorian era and in the case of the Victorian Railways until the 1960s.On the rim of back of buttons: - Stokes & Sons Melbournevictorian railways, buttons, stokes & sons, melbourne, railways, military, police. -
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scarf, Scout Scarf
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...Scouting scarf blue with , belonging to Glen Taffe 3rd Wendouree Scouts 1980s from attending the fourteenth Australian Jamboree at Cataract Park New South Wales 1985-86.scouting movement, glen taffe, jamboree, cataract park, new south wales, 3rd wendouree scouts, ballarat. -
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Photograph, Hymettus formal flower garden
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Certificate, St John's Ambulance Association 1st Aid Certificate
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Postcard, Nu-Color-Vue Productions Pty Ltd, Hymettus Historic Garden, 1986
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...Hymettus Historic Garden and its cottage museum were opened to the public in 1985 after two years of garden restoration work. The interpretive work was undertaken by Mr and a team from Melbourne's Royal Botanical Gardens and the Taffe family. Plans were drawn up by Peter Lumley and Michael Looker of the Royal Botanical Gardens and the work of restoration undertaken by the family with financial assistance from Heritage Victoria and The City of Ballaarat. historic garden, ballarat, hymettus, postcard, royal botanical gardens melbourne, restoration, city of ballaarat. -
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Photograph, W. Burke & Polocrosse ponies Ballarat
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...Polocrosse was a popular equestrian sport played at Prince of Wales Park Ballarat in the 1950s. This is a small family snapshot of William (Bill) Burke, brother of Mrs Mary Taffe of "Hymettus" Ballarat, with three of his polocrosse ponies taken at his home on Burrumbeet Rd Ballarat.Small snapshot On reverse "Bill Burke" -
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Certificate, Ballroom Dancing Competition Certificate
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...Ballroom dancing was a popular competative pastime in the 1920s and this certificate entitled the holder, Michael Taffe (III) to compete in the Amateur Championship of Ballarat in 1923.ballarat, ballroom dancing championship 1923, amateur. -
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Photograph Album, Snapshots
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Photograph, North Lodge Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 2020
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Photograph, Port Fairy Station
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...The photograph shows the station master Mr John (Jack) Taffe at Port Fairy, Victoria in the late 1950s signalling for the train to depart using flag and bell. The Port Fairy Railway station was closed twenty years later in 1977.port fairy, railway history, taffe, stationmaster, railway station closures, trains, train station. -
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Photograph, Working horses Donald Show 1952
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Bottle, Ink Bottle
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...moulded on the body of the glass around the neck the word "Polygon". -
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Ticket, Western Victorian Games Opening Ceremony
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...The Western Victorian Games were launched as a part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations in 1988. The inaugural games were programmed to run from the 9th - 11th December 1988 and become an annual event. The event however, never continued after 1988. The opening ceremony was conducted at Founders Hall BCAE, later Federation University. -
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Coaster, City of Ballaarat drinks coaster
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...Drinks coasters were introduced to preserve surfaces from the stains from drink glasses. This circular heavy paper coaster depicting the city's coat of arms was used by the City of Ballaarat in the 1970s and 80s until the city was merged with wider municipalities around Ballarat's urban fringe. -
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Book, Autograph Book
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...The Olympic Games came to Australia in 1956, the first time they had been held in the Southern Hemisphere and in Australia. The rowing and canoeing events were held on Lake Wendouree at Ballarat and local children with autograph books eagerly sought the competitors' autographs.lake wendouree, ballarat, olympic games, 1956, southern hemisphere, australia, rowing, canoeing, autograph. -
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Boxed set of Playing cards, Gordon Quality Playing Cards
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...A twin pack of Gordon quality playing cards made in Australia in the 1930s.Sticker on bottom of case with M. Fogarty in ink.paper -
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Envelope, City of Ballaarat 1956 Olympic's envelope
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...Official envelope from the City of Ballaarat used to welcome visitors to Ballarat for the XVIth Olympic Games events held in the city in 1956. This envelope contained event tickets and promotional material for visitors to Ballarat for the Olympic Games. This was the first time the Olympic Games had been held in Australia and the rowing and canoeing events were conducted on Lake Wendouree at Ballarat from November 23rd to December 1st 1956. -
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Brochure, Ballarat City of Culture
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Booklet, Australian Rowing and Sculling Championships: King's Cup, President's Cup
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree ...The King's Cup is a perpetual trophy awarded to the winning state crew for the Australian eight oar championship, the final race of the annual national regatta held since 1878. The cup was originally awarded by the king to the winning crew of a race held between crews from the allied armies of the the First World at the Henley Regatta, UK in July 1919 and won by the AIF No 1 crew. In 1921 following requests from the Australian Rowing Association King George V decreed that the trophy be awarded as a perpetual trophy to the winning crew. The King's Cup has been rowed on the Olympic course at Ballarat's Lake Wendouree twice, in 1956 and 1962. -
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Brochure, Trans - Australian Railway
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