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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Wal Larsen, Cable tram and Parliament House, 7/5/1940
... from Spring Street bound for Spencer Street with the Victorian... from Spring Street bound for Spencer Street with the Victorian ...The photograph shows a cable tram entering Bourke Street from Spring Street bound for Spencer Street with the Victorian Parliament House in the background. The conductor is standing on the back platform. Photo has been copied and printed from a 120 Negative. Photo Wal Larsen, 6/5/1940, tram 543.Yields information about the Bourke St cable trams and Parliament House.Photograph, black and white, plain paper, 2nd copy has notes on rear."Swinging into Bourke Street past Parliament, trailer 543 6/5/40, Photo Wal Larsen"trams, tramways, cable tram, bourke st, parliament house, spring st, tram 543 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Abbott Collection: 29 letters/notes/correspondence from July to Dec 1909, from business and Victorian Government Officers; addressed to J.H. Abbott & Co
... with Victorian Parliament House, Melbourne letterhead One invoice from... in office. Many with Victorian Parliament House, Melbourne ...29 letters/notes/correspondence, and 1 invoice; from July to Dec 1909, from business and Victorian Government Officers; addressed to Mr. J.H. Abbott 29 letters/notes/correspondence and one 1909 invoice; from July to Dec 1909, from business and Victorian Government Officers; addressed to J.H. Abbott often as MLC in office. Many with Victorian Parliament House, Melbourne letterhead One invoice from the Melbourne Wool & Grain Warehouses, 22 Nov 1919, for a range of goods (for 2 bags & 6 bales of greasy wool, detailed in 8 items)company invoices and business correspondence, official parliament correspondence -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Ann Gervasoni, Melbourne Towards Parliament House, 2015, 04/02/2015
... Victorian Partliament House... Victorian architecture including the landmarks Victorian Parliament... Victorian Parliament House, the Old Treasury Building, the Windsor ...Spring Street is culturally important to Victoria and is associated with the central spine of the administration of the Government of Victoria, as well as being central to many of the state's major cultural institutions. It is also notable for its Victorian architecture including the landmarks Victorian Parliament House, the Old Treasury Building, the Windsor Hotel (also known as Duchess of Spring Street) and the Princess Theatre. (Wikipedia)A colour photograph of Melbourne taken from above, showing Parliament House is Spring Street, with Russell Street in the midground. melbourne, spring street, victorian partliament house, windsor hotel, russell street -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 25 Suffolk Road, Surrey Hills
... houses, suffolk road, Victorian style...A colour photo of a Victorian style weatherboard house... Road Canterbury melbourne houses, suffolk road, Victorian style ...A colour photo of a Victorian style weatherboard house with block detail to the front, 2 chimneys with brick and render finish, galvanised roofing and 2 simple posts to the veranda. The property has a picket fence with a central path and a rose arch. There are 2 children walking up the street.houses, suffolk road, victorian style -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - PCC 1041 outside Parliament House
... The photograph shows PCC 1041 at front of Victorian...The photograph shows PCC 1041 at front of Victorian ...The photograph shows PCC 1041 at front of Victorian Parliament House in revenue service displaying destination 'City - Spencer St." Route 90. The tram is now sporting its first modification of the trolley rope defector on the front right hand side of the cars apron but is not being used on this occasion. The car number has now moved the left hand side of the apron. Yields information about launch of this prototypeColour photograph, no notestrams, pcc 1041, parliament house, route 90, tramways, bourke st, pcc class, spring st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Australian Financial Review (AFR), "Electrical Expertise .... including new transit trams for Melbourne", 22/05/1975 12:00:00 AM
... the Victorian Parliament house.... the Victorian Parliament house. "Electrical Expertise .... including new ...Newspaper cutting from The Australian Financial Review, 22/5/1975, Swedish Technical Feature titled "Electrical Expertise .... including new transit trams for Melbourne". Article looks as the ASEA Electrical (Aust) Pty Ltd manufacturing both in Sweden and Australia, the companies activities and in particular the new Z class trams in Melbourne. Gives technical details of the trams, has photo of the interior and one Z class tram outside the Victorian Parliament house.trams, tramways, z class, asea, new trams, tramcar construction -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, The Californian Bungalow in Australia, 1992
... and dust trapping ornateness of Victorian and Edwardian houses... houses (Mr) graeme butler Includes glossary. Focuses on the style ...Includes glossary. Focuses on the style of homes built for a new generation of home owners after World War 1. Interiors were often simple and offered a 'modern' feel after the gloom and dust trapping ornateness of Victorian and Edwardian houses. This book covers different aspects of these houses in more detail.californian bungalows, architecture, houses, (mr) graeme butler -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Robins, Warrandyte
... - Penleigh Boyd House Victorian Heritage Database (Shire of Nillumbik... - Penleigh Boyd House Victorian Heritage Database (Shire of Nillumbik ...The Robins (1913). 13 Kangaroo Ground-Warrandyte Road, North Warrandyte built of reinforced concrete for artist Theodore Penleigh Boyd, father of Robin Boyd. The Robins - Penleigh Boyd House Victorian Heritage Database (Shire of Nillumbik) https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/63466Copy of black and white photographthe robins, houses, kangaroo ground-warrandyte road, north warrandyte, penleigh boyd, robin boyd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Spring Street Gardens, Melbourne", c1930
... the Victorian terrace house on the corner of Collins and Spring streets... the Victorian terrace house on the corner of Collins and Spring streets ...Rose Series postcard No. P 10765 titled "Spring Street Gardens, Melbourne", looking southwest. Has two cable trams in Macarthur Street, the first one with a destination of "Nth. Fitzroy" the second one "Spring Street," A lady is sitting on the lawn in Gordon Reserve while a gardener is watering the lawns. Note the Victorian terrace house on the corner of Collins and Spring streets to the right of General Charles George Gordon statue, this was demolished around 1928 to make way for Alcaston House built in 1929. Yields information about Spring St and Macarthur St late 1920'sPostcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has in pencil on rear "KM-M-080"trams, tramways, cable trams, spring st, macarthur st -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - T C WATTS & SON - MARLO WILLS STREET, 1929
... board. House, Victorian style pointed brick double fronted large... board. House, Victorian style pointed brick double fronted large ...BHS CollectionBlack and white photograph mounted on rectangular grey board. House, Victorian style pointed brick double fronted large window on left with arched centre, sash windows, 2 narrow window ones either side, decorative tile work columns, galvanised iron roof with chimney. Marlo Wills Street written on back.Frank A. Jeffree Photo Bendigoplace, building, residential, stamped on back in rectangle ''t.c. watts and son/auctioneer/estate agents/253 mitchell street/bendigo'' stamped on back in circle ''royal historical society of victoria, bendigo branch'' -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 101 Guildford Road, Surrey Hills
... Guildford Road taken from the street. The house is Victorian... Congregational Church was held in the house. victorian style wyclif ...The house was built in 1883, possibly to encourage development of housing on the first urban land subdivision in Surrey Hills, the Windsor Park Estate (in the Windsor Crescent area). This coincided with the opening of the Surrey Hills Railway station. The first occupant was John Brown Nicholson, police magistrate. In 1884 the foundation meeting of the Wyclif Congregational Church was held in the house.Colour photo of the front door and verandah of 101 Guildford Road taken from the street. The house is Victorian in style with ornate lacework along the verandah. It is painted white and has a slate roof. There is a well-maintained garden with flower beds and shrubs, which partially obscure the house.victorian style, wyclif church, houses, guildford road, john brown nicholson -
Clunes Museum
Album - CATALOGUE, 1999
... GOLDEN HERITAGE. PRIVATE COLLECTION OF COURT HOUSES OF VICTORIAN.... PRIVATE COLLECTION OF COURT HOUSES OF VICTORIAN GOLDFIELDS TOWNS ...CATALOGUE PROGRAMME OF COURT HOUSE PAINTINGS AT EXHIBITION IN THE HIGHWAY GALLERY 14 HIGHWAY MOUNT WAVERLY 6-30 JUNE 1999..1 A SMALL WHITE BOOKLET FROM THE HIGHWAY GALLERY OF OUR GOLDEN HERITAGE. PRIVATE COLLECTION OF COURT HOUSES OF VICTORIAN GOLDFIELDS TOWNS. .2 INVITATION - PRINTED ON GREEN CARD TO EXHIBITION AT MT. WAVERLY 30 - 6 - 1999. .3 LECTURE PROGRAMME FOR OUR GOLDEN HERITAGElocal history, document, catalogue, paintings, paintings of courthouses -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Edward Street, Elsternwick
... Conservation Study in 1994 of a row of twelve single storey Victorian... storey Victorian style terrace houses at 2-24 Edward Street ...Three photocopied pages from Andrew Ward’s Caulfield Conservation Study in 1994 of a row of twelve single storey Victorian style terrace houses at 2-24 Edward Street, Elsternwick. Description and brief history of the development of the properties are provided. The study also includes a statement of the historical and architectural significance of the properties and a photograph (117mm x 154mm) of the exteriors of the houses.ward andrew, edward street, elsternwick, cockill harry, corkill harry, caulfield conservation study, county of bourke building society, terrace houses, morton street, shoobra road, prentice street, glen eira road, occupations, architectural styles, victorian style -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HOUSE
... in the garden. The house is an Early Victorian style. House is made... Victorian style. House is made of bricks with sides extending higher ...Small photograph of a house with a man and a boy standing in the garden. The house is an Early Victorian style. House is made of bricks with sides extending higher than the roof which is iron. The front door is centre front and windows placed centrally between the door and the side walls. The veranda has six poles to hold it up and iron lace. The veranda, which has five steps up to it, has a fence at the edge and a gate. The garden has a number of bushes and shrubs. The boy is wearing a suit and is holding a hat in his hand. The man is wearing a suit with a longish jacket. The photo is mounted on white card with a blue border. Written on the back is: 492 x 6 Hall.buildings, house, homes, house, hall -
Melbourne Legacy
Document - Speech, Launch of Legacy Badge Week, 2007
... at the Queens Hall in the Victorian Parliament House on 30th August 2007... Hall in the Victorian Parliament House on 30th August 2007. He ...A speech by Legatee Bill Rogers to launch Legacy Week at the Queens Hall in the Victorian Parliament House on 30th August 2007. He thanks the host Mr Justin Madden MLC for the use of the venue. Also present was The Hon. Ted Ballieu MLA. he says: "Badge Week provides the opportunity to raise funds to support the many programs conducted by Melbourne Legacy. Legacy continues to care for and support the dependants of servicemen and women killed in the line of duty or who have died subsequently." Document was from a folder of documents donated to the archive by Legatee Bill Rogers that related to his time as President (March 2006 - March 2008).A record of a speech by a President at the launch of Legacy Week.Print out x 2 pages of a speech by Legatee Bill Rogers at the launch of Legacy Week.legacy week, speeches -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Streetscape, Bullock Team with load of Wattle Bark c1910 In front of Cornish's Boarding House
... Victorian Boarding House. Corner of Napier& Victoria Streets... of Cornish's Victorian Boarding House. Corner of Napier& Victoria ...Bullock Team with load of Wattle Bark in front of Cornish's Victorian Boarding House. Corner of Napier& Victoria Streets. Photograph taken in Napier Street, Stawell c1910. Inscriptions on the back of the photo state W. Dunn is standing beside the bullock team but records imply that its Jack Williams with his bullock team. Stan Wathem is holding the bike and standing beside the wagon. Wattle bark was used at Wenl's Bark Mills Stawell. The photograph belongs to Mrs. Dorrie Pickering - loaned for copying. The boarding house on corner of Victoria & Napier St. Obit. Mrs. Fanny Cornish formerly Manuel nee Bass, Stawell News 20.6.1931. Black & white photograph of a scene depicting a bullock team and wagon loaded with Wattle bark. Stawell. Two men standing near the bullock team, one holding a a long stick, the other on a bike. The building behind the bullock team is Cornish's Victoria's Boarding House. Also a large double story barn at the back of the wagon, c1910. In the file are two other black and white photographs of the same image.c1910. Napier St. Corner of Napier & Victoria Streets Stan Wathem (Bike) W. Dunn with team loaded with Wattle bark. Jack Williams? There is a stamp on the photograph board, but hard to read "A. __Ewin Photographer Tals__melb" stawell -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Long Street, 21, Elsternwick
... renovation of the Victorian Style house now named “Rosealea... the recent renovation of the Victorian Style house now named ...Three print advertisements for 21 Long Street, Elsternwick. (1) Dated 01/12/2004, source unknown, very briefly describes the house and its features and includes a copy of a photograph of the house. (2) The second, a feature in Melbourne Weekly Bayside, dated 5 - 11/07/2006, unattributed, describes the recent renovation of the Victorian Style house now named “Rosealea”, and details its architectural features. It includes copies of four photographs of the house. (3) The third advertisement, in Melbourne Weekly Bayside dated 21/09/2011, lists the architectural features of 21 Long Street, Elsternwick, and provides details of the auction and agent. Includes three photographs within the advertisement.elsternwick, advertisements, roger mark, long street, rosealea, stefanis angelos, auctions, architectural features, stavrakis bill, land sales, glenhuntly road, melbourne weekly bayside, victorian style, nardella paul, buxton, biggin scott, real estate agents, real estate agencies, lead lights, builders, construction (events and activities), cast iron work -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Legacy 50th Anniversary, 1973
... in the Victorian Parliament House. Exact event and date unknown but stored... Photos of an event for Legacy at Queen's Hall in the Victorian ...Photos of an event for Legacy at Queen's Hall in the Victorian Parliament House. Exact event and date unknown but stored with items of the 50th Anniversary celebrations in 1973. The photos show President Geoff Handbury making a speech and his wife Helen (in black gloves), Dame Mary Herring and Sir Edmund Herring to the right hand side of the photo. Also views from a balcony down on the attendees. Photo came from an envelope marked P1 Federal Conference 1973 / 50 Year anniversary / 1983 Morewell / 1973 Legacy March ANZAC Day, 50 yr celebration, inclusion in ANZAC Day March authority of RSL". See items 00451 to 00455, 00460 to 00464, 00391, 01418, 01419. A record of an event at Parliament house to mark the 50th anniversary of Legacy during the Golden Jubilee year 1973.Black and white photo x 4 an event held at Parliament house for Legacy in 1973.All stamped "This Photograph is with the compliments of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of Victoria. Please acknowledge Michael Cheshire" in grey ink.golden jubilee, legatee event -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Staff and students of Surrey Hills Primary School, Empire Day celebrations, 1911
... . An Edwardian or Victorian style house can be seen on the corner... looking towards Canterbury Road. An Edwardian or Victorian style ...Date is approximate; early Empire Day celebrations were held in May each year between 1906 and 1911 to commemorate Queen Victoria's birthday. Headmaster, George Bennett was later headmaster at Balwyn State School, which his son Gordon (later General Gordon Bennett) attended. Miss Amy Wise was a teacher at Surrey Hills State School for her entire career. (There is information in filing cabinet re Amy Wise). Note (undated) from John Reaburn states that an issue of SHNN claimed Major General Bennett was a pupil at SHPS. He stated: "I very much doubt this, as he was 19 years of age when his father was headmaster in 1906. Before that the whole family attended Balwyn State School. The statement should be substantiated or corrected".Black and white photo copied from a postcard of staff and students assembled outside Surrey Hills Primary School for Empire Day celebrations. Some children carry Union Jack flags. The cadet corps of the school stands in line on the path against the picket fence of the school carrying drums and 'rifles'. The male students are assembled in line at the edge of the road and the female students are assembled in the middle of the road. There are a number of adults in the background, presumably teachers and parents; two are identified. Centre is headmaster, Mr George Bennett and at the right is teacher, Miss Amy Wise. The photo is taken in Beatrice Avenue looking towards Canterbury Road. An Edwardian or Victorian style house can be seen on the corner of Beatrice Avenue and Canterbury Road.Within the original image: State School, Surrey Hillssurrey hills primary school, empire day celebrations, education, primary education, schools, cadets, beatrice avenue, post card, mr george bennett, miss amy wise, mr john reaburn -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Door lock and floor nails, railway home, 2 Ethel Lane, Wodonga
... with the emblem of Victorian Railways. The house was demolished... of Victorian Railways. The house was demolished in November 2006 ...These flooring nails and lock came from a railway cottage at 2 Ethel Lane, Wodonga. One is a diamond-headed timber nail and the others are simple round headed nails. They were designed so the head of the flooring nail when driven into the Baltic pine flooring was covered over by the timber so was not visible. The cottage was built about 1890. It featured many items labelled with the emblem of Victorian Railways. The house was demolished in November 2006. This lock is significant because it came from an early railway home in Wodonga.Flooring nails - one diamond headed timber nail and four other nails from railways cottage at 2 Ethel Lane, Wodonga. Door lock and striker plate from a railway cottage at Ethel Lane.On Lock - Trademark disc Around edge - REGISTERED TRADEMARK PATENT EXPIRED In centre: Royal Warrant Symbol of Rampant Lion and Unicorn above words NO. 60 JAS CARPENTER PATENTEE On striker plate: VRrailway houses wodonga, jas carpenter locksmith -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Tram W1 475 in Collins St, 1930
... a Gladstone Bag. In the background are Victorian Producers, Sepplet... Bag. In the background are Victorian Producers, Sepplet House ...Photo shows W1 class tram 475 in Collins St near Spencer Street, with a Mont Albert destination on a very hot day. All the sun louvers in saloons are drawn. The tram has been fitted with route number boxes which is painted the same colour as the roof. A gentlemen in a white suit is walking across to the tram carrying a Gladstone Bag. In the background are Victorian Producers, Sepplet House and a warehouse. The photo is dated January 1930. Yields information the use of W1 class trams.Black and white copy print on paper.tramways, trams, gladstone bag, w1 class, tram 475, collins st, mont albert, summer -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Allwood House, Hurstbridge
... Allwood Nurseries. Allwood House, a Victorian-style dwelling... Allwood Nurseries. Allwood House, a Victorian-style dwelling ..."Allwood", Hurstbridge, built about 1894 as the second home of the pioneer Hurst family. Frances Hurst married William Gray in 1897. The Grey family would later live in the house. Grey operated Allwood Nurseries. Allwood House, a Victorian-style dwelling is one of the oldest houses in Hurstbridge and now operates as Allwood Neighbourhood House.Colour photograph of Allwood House (now Allwood Neighbourhood House Inc. Community Centre), Hurstbridgeallwood house, hurstbridge, community centres, allwood neighbourhood house -
RMIT Design Archives
Diazotypes, House at Dromana for G. McCraith Esq
... of the few modernist houses on the Victorian Heritage Register... on the Victorian Heritage Register. The house and an archive relating ...This is a design drawing for a McCraith House (Larrakeyeah), Dromana, also known as 'The Butterfly House' , which was commissioned by Gerald and Ellen 'Nell' McCraith, and designed in 1955 by architect David Chancellor, Chancellor & Patrick. It is one of the few modernist houses on the Victorian Heritage Register. The house and an archive relating to its design, construction and use by the McCraith family was gifted to RMIT University by the descendants of the its original owners, the Dixon-Ward family, in 2013.Sketchesarchitecture, domestic architecture, mid-century modern, beachhouses -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, House, cnr Fellows & Princess Streets, circa 1965, c. 1965
... in Melbourne. While late Victorian in date, the house is an interesting... in Melbourne. While late Victorian in date, the house is an interesting ...17 Fellows Street Kew was originally owned and occupied by the architect Henry Kemp. Kemp had arrived in Australia in 1886 and this was therefore one of the first of the many buildings he was to design in Melbourne. While late Victorian in date, the house is an interesting precursor of the Edwardian architecture produced by Kemp. Somewhat awkwardly composed with steep gables, a rectangular castellated tower and slated single storeyed verandahs projecting from the overall box-like form, the house contains features common to the 1880s such as the use of polychromy in the brickwork and slates cladding the roof. (Sanderson 1988). The historian Dorothy Rogers established that at one stage it was the home of Dr John Dale - Chief Medical Officer of the City of Melbourne. This photograph predates later renovations to the rear of the property.This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society17 Fellows Street, Fellows Street frontage."17 Fellows St. Also residence of Dr. John Dale, Melbourne City Medical Officer"fellows street (kew), dorothy rogers, henry kemp, dr john dale -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Allwood, Hurstbridge, 1899
... in front of the Victorian style Allwood house with lace iron work... in front of the Victorian style Allwood house with lace iron work ...Allwood, Hurstbridge, 1899. Gray family in the garden in front of the Victorian style Allwood house with lace iron work on the verandah. Left to Right: - , - , William George Gray (3rd from left),. Frances Ellen Gray (nee Hurst) and William Hurst Gray (on lap). Carrie Sharp, Rob Sharp, Holmstrong. Frederick and Catherine Hurst relocated this Victorian style weatherboard home from an inner Melbourne suburb to its present site on their Allwood property. Mr Charles Verso, builder and farmer, reassembled and refurbished the home for the Hurst’s. In 1897 Frederick and Catherine’s daughter, Frances Ellen, married William (Bill) George Gray of Cottlesbridge and the newlyweds moved into the new house. Frederick and Catherine Hurst moved into a little cottage, ‘Mia Mia’, on the other side of the Diamond Creek. William and Frances Gray established Allwood Nursery and by 1900 most of the Allwood property was under orchard, largely apples, pears, cherry plums and peaches. They also developed an extensive nursery, growing seedling stock for supply to other local orchardists and the overseas market. Cross Ref: Sepp_1022 This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Negshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, allwood, carrie sharp, frances ellen gray (nee hurst), holmstrong, hurst family, rob sharp, william (bill) george gray, william hurst gray -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Lantern Slides, Boxed Lantern Slides, c1920
... Harbour (by I.F.E) * National Park, Sydney * Customs House, Sydney... of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Parliament House, Melbourne * Palace ...The lantern slides were most probably used at the Ballarat School of Mines. The image of Rome from St Peter's (Vatican) was taken before 1929. The "Via Conciliazione", built by Mussolini in 1929 is not present in the image. Hinged timber box designed to hold glass lantern slides. The box contains 50 lantern slides including: * male Turk in turbin *interior of a cathedral * Cavalry Scene, Boer War (c1900) * Richard Seddon portrait * Fishermen at Sea * Turkish domed building * Eddystone Lighthouse, England * image of early printing * Cloister Court, Trinity College, Cambridge * Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour (by I.F.E) * National Park, Sydney * Customs House, Sydney * View from the Dome of St Peter's, Rome (Pre 1929) * Botanical Gardens, Sydney * Coogee Bay, NSW * Keeble College Chapel, Oxford * Holy Land - The Village of Endor * Sydney Cove * Interior portrait of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Parliament House, Melbourne * Palace Dela Concord, Italylantern slides, entertainment, ballarat school of mines, boer war, richard seddon, sydney harbour, coogee beach, legislative assembly, rome, roma, vatican, vaticono, fairyland, lake wendouree, glass slide, lantern slide -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Allwood, Hurstbridge, 1905
... in the garden in front of the Victorian style Allwood house with lace... in the garden in front of the Victorian style Allwood house with lace ...Allwood, Hurstbridge, 1905. Hurst/Gray family in the garden in front of the Victorian style Allwood house with lace iron work on the verandah. Left to Right: Whittaker, Mrs. Catherine Hurst, Frederick George Hurst (at rear), Hurst Gray, Mrs. Frances Ellen Gray (nee Hurst), William (Bill) George Gray, Sylvia Gray (later Birch). Frederick and Catherine Hurst relocated this Victorian style weatherboard home from an inner Melbourne suburb to its present site on their Allwood property. Mr Charles Verso, builder and farmer, reassembled and refurbished the home for the Hurst’s. In 1897 Frederick and Catherine’s daughter, Frances Ellen, married William (Bill) George Gray of Cottlesbridge and the newlyweds moved into the new house. Frederick and Catherine Hurst moved into a little cottage, ‘Mia Mia’, on the other side of the Diamond Creek. William and Frances Gray established Allwood Nursery and by 1900 most of the Allwood property was under orchard, largely apples, pears, cherry plums and peaches. They also developed an extensive nursery, growing seedling stock for supply to other local orchardists and the overseas market. Cross Ref: Sepp_1018 Source: Mrs. Ferguson, Hurstbridge This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 20 x 25 cm (x2)shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, hurst family, sylvia gray, hurst gray, whittaker, allwood house, allwood, frederick george hurst, gray family, mrs. catherine hurst, mrs. frances ellen gray (nee hurst), william (bill) george gray -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George W. Bell, Diamond Creek, 1969, 1969
... , page 1 A day of century heat, 13 KILLED IN VICTORIAN FIRES... 1969, page 1 A day of century heat, 13 KILLED IN VICTORIAN ...Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 9 January 1969, page 1 A day of century heat, 13 KILLED IN VICTORIAN FIRES ...About thirty houses and a public hall were destroyed by fire in the township of Diamond Creek. The group officer of the Diamond Creek Fire Brigade, Mr Tom Harrington, said tonight that he thought it was a "miracle" that no-one lost their lives in the fires. A relief centre for the homeless was set up by the Diamond Valley Shire Council. Mr Harrington said that the first fire call in the town was received at 10.45 am. "Within 20 minutes there were five more fires and it seemed like the whole town was alight", he said. "It was a chaotic day. All our best plans for fighting the fires became disorganised. "As 60-mile-an-hour winds swept fires through different parts of the town many fire fighters were unable to get from one fire to another. ," Black and white photograph of charred fire remnant Diamond Creek 1969diamond creek, fire, george w bell collection, bushfire, charred, burnt timber -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Slide - Residences, 99 Princess Street, 1 Fellows Street, 1979
... in Melbourne. While late Victorian in date, the houses are of a unified... in Melbourne. While late Victorian in date, the houses are of a unified ...One of a group of slides taken by members of the Society of built heritage in Kew in 1979-80. The selection of subject matter reflects the priorities of the period. The colour of some slides has degraded. 99 Princes sStreet (1 Fellows Street) was built by the architects Oakden, Addison and Kemp. The Kew Conservation Study (1988) noted that: Erected By Bennie And Olivers, these Two Attached Houses Attracted An Initial Construction N.A.V. of £260. The houses were originally owned and occupied by the architect Henry Kemp, however Kemp appears not to have lived there long because, while he retained ownership for at least a decade, by 1891 George Martin, merchant and bank manager, was recorded as the tenant of No.1 Fellows Street. At that date the N.A.V. for this individual building was £83 and Kemp remained the owner of both properties until at least 1910. Kemp had arrived in Australia in 1886 and this was therefore one of the first of the many buildings he was to design in Melbourne. While late Victorian in date, the houses are of a unified design that is an interesting precursor of the Edwardian architecture produced by Kemp. Somewhat awkwardly composed with steep gables, a rectangular castellated tower and slated single storeyed verandahs projecting from the overall boxlike form, the house contains features common to the 1880s such as the use of polychromy in the brickwork and slates cladding the roof. The building departs from the norm of the time with the use of terracotta tile ridge cappings, and strapwork to the corbelled chimneys.The slides represent a snapshot in time of built architecture in Kew, much of which has changed in the forty-plus period since they were created.Colour positive transparency (slide) of the pair of residences on the corner of Princess Street and Fellows Street in Kew. The point of view is the Fellows Street frontage.comaques, historic houses -- kew (vic.), glenferrie road -- kew (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Allwood House, Hurstbridge, 16 April 2008
... as an orchard packing shed. The present Victorian style timber house had... as an orchard packing shed. The present Victorian style timber house had ...Allwood - built in 1894 by Henry Hurst’s relatives, stands near the site of his house, which was demolisherd in the 1940s. Until 1924 Hurstbridge was known as Allwood. The building, one of the district's oldest is situated back from the corner of Arthurs Creek Road and Main Road. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p17 Hurst, who was a surveyor, came to Melbourne in 1852 by default, as on the way to Sydney he contracted typhoid and was off-loaded in Melbourne. Deciding to settle near Melbourne, he selected some land near the present Eltham railway station and was one of the first to grow crops there.2 But disaster struck again, when his shack was looted and burned, while he was carting goods for sale to nearby goldfields. It was then that Hurstbridge’s first settler, Cornelius Haley, asked Hurst to manage his 160 acres (65ha) grazing property and 9000 acres (3443ha) of leased land where the present Hurstbridge stands. Hurst proved equal to the tough conditions and he and his brother, Fred, cut a track with a bullock team from the property to Romsey, where Haley had selected some land. Hurst also put up a bridge across the creek near his house, after which Hurstbridge was named. He ran the property helped by two ticket-of-leave men and others, several of whom were sailors who had abandoned ship in search of gold, and were working there temporarily. In 1866, only 14 years after coming to Australia, Hurst met an early tragic death. One day a bushranger named Burke came to the house and demanded a horse. Hurst thought the bushranger might be an officer in search of runaway sailors3 and anyway, did not like the look of him, so he refused. A tussle followed and apparently Hurst shot first.4 He was shot and died five hours later from loss of blood. Later, troopers found Burke, who was subsequently hanged. The event is recorded in the Old Melbourne Gaol. The government offered the family £500 but the family refused it as ‘blood money’. Hurst’s father, Robert, even signed a petition against the bushranger’s death, claiming one life did not replace another. Hurst’s family continued to live in the district and saw a rise in their fortunes. They bought Haley’s cattle station and built the present Allwood House, using the original home as an orchard packing shed. The present Victorian style timber house had several outbuildings including a blacksmith’s shop. The property passed on to William Gray, an orchardist and nurseryman, who married Hurst’s grandniece, Frances. The business boomed from the early 1900s when it supplied most of the orchards in the area. Gray was Eltham Shire’s President for two terms and was asked to stand for parliament, but his wife’s illness and other family commitments prevented him from doing so. Then several calamities drove the family to bankruptcy. During World War One, Gray lost more than one million pounds on trees shipped overseas, which the Lloyd’s company had refused to insure. Other factors, including the Great Depression, ruined the family’s fortunes. The land was reduced from more than 640 acres (256ha) to 50 acres (20ha) and the older members married and left. After Mr Gray died, the house was leased, until his daughter Sheila Ferguson and her husband Gordon settled there in 1951, after buying it from other family members. However in 1975 the Shire designated the property as a passive recreation reserve. The Ferguson family sold most of the land, leaving the house on 0.6 hectares.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, hurstbridge, henry hurst, allwood house