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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BENDIGO
A tin with a picture of HRH The Duke of Gloucester on the front. There are also pictures of ships on the tin. The tin contains newspaper cuttings from The Bendigo Advertiser on community activities in Bendigo between 1919 and 1952. Activities include Golden Square Comforts Fund and other efforts and campaigns related to the war. The community activities of the Pethard family are mentioned among many church and sporting activities in the Bendigo community.organisation, community, bendigo, lydia chancellor collection, collection, bendigo, community, clubs, clubs and associations, organisations, organizations, person, male, female, individual, pethard family, golden square comforts fund, king george vi, history, sport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ARTICLE: PASSING OF ALBERT RICHARDSON (BIOGRAPHY) FOR JUNE 1972 NEWSLETTER
Article re passing of Albert Richardson (biography) for June 1972 Newsletter. Mention of family/parents, education, childhood, violin with Miss Crowther', jobs - insurance and engine-driving, Trades Hall Secretary 1945-1950, job with John Brown 1952-1968. member of Historical Society 1966 and President 1969, interest in Victoria Hill as a tourist attraction, health problems and his passing.document, newspaper, bendigo advertiser, albert richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Photographer's record book Vincent Kelly
The Rosenberg Collection of Vincent Kelly Photographs is held by State Library Victoria.Large book with green cover and brown spine. It is a record book of photographer Vincent Kelly, with the headings: Neg. No, Journal, Name and address, size, deposit, date of order, description of order, amount of order, balance due, balance paid, remarks. On the second page there is a receipt glued to the page for a refund and the receipt has the name Kelly printed on it. The book covers the years from 1952 to 1957. photographer, vincent kelly -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir glasses - St. George Anglican Church, Dartmoor, c. 1985
The former St George Anglican Church, Dartmoor property is now privately owned. The first church building was constructed in 1864. The present building was erected in 1885 on private land. In 1952 the new owner, Mr James McIntyre donated the land to the Diocese of Ballarat.Set of 4 sherry or port glasses, celebrating the centenary of St. George Anglican Church, Dartmoor. 1885 - 1985. Gold rim and printing and image of church.church, place of worship, st george anglican church, dartmoor, souvenir -
Unions Ballarat
The storm has many eyes: a personal narrative (Don Woodward), Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1973
Autobiography by Henry Cabot Lodge who was a US senator and diplomat. He ran for the vice presidency of the United States in 1960, but was unsuccessful. He came from a politically active family. John F. Kennedy successfully challenged Lodge's Senate seat in 1952. Autobiographical & political interest - USA.Book; 272 pages. Front cover: blue background; colour picture of Henry Cabot Lodge; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.Sticker: A2936. Dewey decimal code in pencil: 923.273 LODbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, lodge, henry cabot, politics - united states of america, autobiography, senate - usa, kennedy, jf -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, Camberwell Grammar School Dramatic Society, 'Our Town' / by Thornton Wilder, 1957
The back page of the programme includes details of previous productions: 1950 - The Resignation of Mr. Bagsworth, The Shirt, 1951 - Richard of Bordeaux, 1952 - Ned Kelly, 1953 - Saint Joan, 1954 - Treasure Island 1955 - Toad of Toad Hall, and 1956 School for Scandal.The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Theatre programme for a production of Our Town by the Camberwell Grammar School Dramatic Society. The 4-page programme includes a cast list and information about supernumeraries. arthur dear collection, theatre memorabilia, theatre programmes, camberwell grammar school dramatic society -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Headwear - Cream Silk Floral Hat, Erik London [C&G Kobenhaven], 'Cezanne', 1950s
Erik of London was an internationally significant milliner. He was a recognised authority on fashion, frequently quoted in the Australian press of the day. A number of his models are illustrated in Australian newspapers. It was not unusual for him to glamorise his hats with French names. A model 'Carmen' was launched in 1952.The Kew Historical Society’s fashion and design collection is comprised of costumes, hats, shoes and personal accessories. Many of these items were purchased or handmade in Victoria; some locally in Kew. The extensive hat collection comprises items dating from the 1860s to the 1970s. While most of the hats in the collection were created by milliners for women, there are a number of early and important men’s hats in the collection. The headwear collection is particularly significant in that it includes the work of notable Australian and international milliners.Ivory coloured woman’s hat bordered and almost completely covered with abstract floppy flowers of the same colour. Beside the label on the brim is the handwritten word ‘Cezanne’ which is presumably the name of the model.Label: Erik London. C & G Kobenhavenerik london, c & g kobenhaven, milliners -- london, women's clothing -- hats -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Ballarat Teachers' College Football Team, 1949, 1949
This image was reproduced in the 1949 edition of 'Extra Muros'. Peter Fryar became a legend in the field of physical education and was a long term staffmember at Federation University's predecessor institutions. Jack Gervasoni played 89 games for the Fitzroy Football Club between 1952 and 1956Black and white image of the Ballarat Teachers' College Football Team. Back left to right: A.I. McIntosh, G.I. Richards, M.J. Nunan, J.M. Brennan, L.R. Lawrence, R.W. Lewis Centre left to right: M.J. Davies, J.W. Blackie, L.S. McRae, Wal P. Wall, I.J. McIntyre, R.G. Lester, V.A. Dam Front left to right: G.N. Fithall, B.J. Heron, I.P. Ryan, John Hogan Gervasoni, J.A. Holloway (Captain). Peter Fryar, (Vice-Captain), J.M. Pentney, C.J. Dridan.ballarat teachers' college, ballarat teachers' college football team, a.i. mcintosh, g.i. richards, m.j. nunan, j.m. brennan, l.r. lawrence, r.w. lewis, m.j. davies, j.w. blackie, l.s. mcrae, wal p. wall, i.j. mcintyre, r.g. lester, v.a. dam, g.n. fithall, b.j. heron, i.p. ryan, j.h. gervasoni, john hogan gervasoni, j.m. pentney, c.j. dridan., j.a. holloway, peter fryar, l.p. fryar, laurence peter fryar -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - UNIFORM, WINTER CEREMONIAL, RAN, WW2 and Korea
"James Locke BLUNDEN" R/33905 A33905. Enlisted 6/2/45. Discharged 21/1/64. Rank Chief Airman AHI, HMAS SYDNEY. Korea = rank Leading Airman on HMAS SYDNEY 31/8/1951 - 22/02/1952.1. Jacket - black colour wool twill with cotton sateen lining, double breasted with gold painted metal buttons with shank. Service Ribbons for WW2, Korea, Long Service. On lapels embroidered crown, aeroplane and letter "H". On sleeves - 3 gold buttons - denotes senior sailor ranks NCO. Buttons with Crown, Anchor and Australia". 2. Trousers - black colour wool twill, five button fly. Handwritten name on back pocket calico lining. 2. Back pocket lining - handwritten, black ink "J. BLUNDEN"uniform, ran, ww2, korea -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - B/W, 1950
By 1950 Hotel Bellfield was owned by Mr and Mrs McMullin In June 1952 the staff quarters at the rear of the main building was destroyed by fire. As the staff accommodation comprised seven detached bungalows, similar to those in the photograph, it was possible to isolate the fire from spreading to the main building.Guest house with bus in foreground Wonderland Range in backgroundThe Rose series P 4894 copies Kodak Picture maker, Agfaaccommodation, guesthouses, bellfield -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Commemoration Mug
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949, He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. KEELE STREET POTTERY (K.S.P) CO. LTD 1915–1958 Earthenware manufacturer at Keele St, Tunstall (to c.1958) and then at Meir Airport, Longton, as part of the Staffordshire Potteries Group.Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth c.1937 Commemorative Ceramic Mug. Individual Photo of King George and Queen Elizabeth surrounded by yellow wreath. 2 Flags either side. Crown in center of photos and G and E either side of Crown. Gold embossing on lip of mug. Writing at bottom of transfer is missing.KSP C England on basecoronation 1936, king george vi -
Netball Victoria
Trophy, Hartley Cup, Circa 1964
Women's Night Basketball (Netball) commenced in Victoria in the 1930's, with this incarnation of the Hartley Cup being awarded perpetually to the the 'A' grade premiers from 1964 to 1981.Trophy, missing a handle, on a base.Awarded to the Victorian Women's Night Basketball 'A' Grade Premiers, the Hartley Cup trophy contains engravings identifying: - around the base, the premiers from 1964 until 1981; - at the rear of the trophy, the premiers from 1952 until 1963.hartley cup, women's basketball, night basketball, netball victoria, women's night basketball association of victoria, netball -
National Wool Museum
Book - Pattern Book, Patons Knitting Book, No.1091, Patons and Baldwins, 1990s
Eight page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features an image of Peanuts cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Lucy van Pelt.front: [printed] 1091 / Patons / PRICE CODE K / PEANUTS R / 4 Knitting / patterns / for children and adults / BY GARY KENNEDY (INTARSIA UK) / PEANUTS Characters: c 1950, 1952 United Features Syndicate, Inc.fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - R.S.L. BENDIGO COLLECTION: ANNUAL VICTORY BALL 1952, 12th August, 1952
One copy of the Bendigo Sub-branch R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Annual Victory Ball held at the Town Hall, Bendigo on August 12th, 1952. Guests of Honour were Air Vice-Marshall A M Charlesworth, C.B.E., A.F.C. and Mrs Charlesworth. Card is cream with gold print on the front and a gold RLS badge. Other printing is blue. The inside of the tri-fold card has a Dance Program of 28 dances and a space for Autographs. The other side has the Debutantes: Mary Bacon Jill Britnell, Ailsa Peterson, Beatrice Bacon, Lorna Johnson, Elaine Campbell, Lorraine Jobe, Norene Fox, June Thomas, Joyce Strahan, Gladys Monro, Fay Stanton, Dawn Nicholls, Dorothy Cowling Iris Baxter and Fay Swift. Trained by: Mr J Singe and Miss P Reidy. Matron of Honor: Mrs V Palmer. Partners: Bill Perdon, Bill Waddell, Neil Merton, Gerald Matheson, Ernest Johnson, Neil Wilson, Len Ermel, Royce Read, Kevin Whelan, Brian Owins, Norman Quin, Robert Nichols, Ron Nievandt, Max Cowling, John Bond, Stan Johannsen and John Kupke. President Bendigo Branch R.S.L. Col Sir George V Lansell. Chairman Ball Committee: Mr F E Jackson. Hon Sec ball Committee: Mr J W Swatton. M.C. Messrs G Hudson, W Waters. Printed by Hocking & Sloan Print.Hosking & Sloan Print, Bendigoevent, social, victory ball, r.s.l. bendigo collection - annual victory ball 1952, air vice-marshall a m charlesworth, mrs charlesworth, mary bacon jill britnell, ailsa peterson, beatrice bacon, lorna johnson, elaine campbell, lorraine jobe, norene fox, june thomas, joyce strahan, gladys monro, fay stanton, dawn nicholls, dorothy cowling iris baxter, fay swift, mr j singe miss p reidy, mrs v palmer, hocking & sloan print, bill perdon, bill waddell, neil merton, gerald matheson, ernest johnson, neil wilson, len ermel, royce read, kevin whelan, brian owins, norman quin, robert nichols, ron nievandt, max cowling, john bond, stan johannsen, john kupke, col sir george v lansell, mr f e jackson, mr j w swatton g hudson, w waters -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Identity Card, Document, 1940s
This is an identity card from World War Two. In Australia every civilian person had to have an identity card during that time. These cards were established by the Federal Government in 1939 and continued until 1952. This identity card was issued to a member of the Stasinowsky family living in Warrnambool. This item is retained as an example of an Australian World War Two identity card. This is a buff-coloured card with black printing, handwriting and a stamp. It is enclosed in a cardboard envelope with a clear cellophane front.Identity Cardidentity cards, world war two, history of warrnambool -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Westfield, Corner Eskdale and Wyuna Roads, Caulfield North
Letter from George Stevens to Caulfield Historical Society dated 27/08/2001 regarding the owners of Westfield 1904 to 1952 plus a brief history of the property and the reason for the house name. Photocopy of two photographs plus handwritten notes on the value, owners and builder of Westfield.caulfield historical society, caulfield’s building heritage, eskdale road, kambrook road, wyuna road, stevens george, pescott david james, pescott james richard, pescott keith woodfull, heathcote norman, westfield, wyuna road, woodfull cecily, woodfull dorothy, heathcote norman mrs., heathcote norma, oakley norma, house names, solomon g. dr., dunbar margaret, leonard f., leonard s., timber houses, land values, heathcote dorothy -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Trophy
Trophy awarded to Isla Veal who attended the school 1949 - 1951. Isla left the school aged 14years to undertake commercial studies at SMBC. She returned to compete in Old Collegian events at Sports Day 1952 and also participated with the school debutante set in 1954. Small silver double-handle cup on melamine standEngraved on face of cup: C.P.L.C / INTERMEDIATE ATHLETICS / 1951 / ISLA VEALisla-veal, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, sports -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Costume - Divers suit - Siebe Gorman-Davis type 6 suit, c. 1950
Port of Portland collection. Dive suit purchased in 1952 by the Portland Harbour Trust for the purposes of constructions and demolitions of timber and steel structures at the Port. |leant to Frank Ziegler, Dive shop.| Exhibited -|Suit worn to the ball at Sea-Bath on 13 September 1997 and wrist tornFront: Siebe Gorman-Davis type 6 (on stud). Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Associated Newspapers, More adventures of Ginger Meggs, Series 19, 1942_
A 1941 edition of Ginger Meggs comic strips. Ginger Meggs was created in the early 1920s by Jimmy Bancks and first published in the 'Sunbeams" section of the Sydney Sun. Several other cartoonists drew Ginger Meggs strips after Bancks death in 1952. This edition is a "Sunbeams Book". An original 1941 copy of this book, in good condition.Comic book, 32 pages, colour illustrations.ginger meggs, jimmy bancks, sunbeams book, cartoons -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Memorabilia - Nameplate from 'Victa' lawnmower, c, 1960
The Victa company was founded by Mervyn Victor RICHARDSON in Australia in 1952 initially to manufacture lawnmowers. This badge was on the back gate of a former shop in Princes Street, Port Melbourne. The owner, Victor, salvaged the badge, painted it green to match his house and used it as the 'nameplate' for his residence.Green painted, boomerang shaped metal object with raised letters 'VICTA' & the number 18.victa, mervyn victor richardson, industry - manufacturing, built environment - domestic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photograph of nameplate from a 'Victa' lawnmower, c, 1990
The Victa company was founded by Mervyn Victor RICHARDSON in Australia in 1952 initially to manufacture lawnmowers. This badge was on the back gate of a former shop in Princes Street, Port Melbourne. The owner, Victor, salvaged the badge, painted it green to match his house and used it as the 'nameplate' for his residence.Photograph of green painted, boomerang shaped metal object with raised letters 'VICTA' & the number 18 in situ.victa, mervyn victor richardson, industry - manufacturing, built environment - domestic -
Bialik College
Letter (item) - State Zionist Council Seder, April 1952
A letter from Joseph Solvey of the State Zionist Council to Bialik Principal Adam Klag in April 1952, thanking him for the performance of Bialik students at the 3rd Seder, and acknowledging his 'untiring efforts for the Bialik School'. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.1950s -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Drawing - Property Illustration, Margaret Picken, 36 Stawell Street, Kew, 1995
After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 22 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)36 Stawell Street in Kew was built to a design by Anatol Kagan & Associates in 1952. The drawing, dating from 1995, is one of a series of property illustrations created by Margaret Picken for real estate agents in Melbourne between 1983 and 2005. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Pen and ink drawing on drafting film of 36 Stawell Street, Kew by Margaret Picken.36 STAWELL ST., KEW / MARGARET PICKEN ~95 / WOODARDS ~ HAWTHORNartist -- margaret picken 1950-, architectural drawings -- houses -- kew (vic.), 36 stawell street - kew (vic), anatol kagan & associates - buildings -- kew (vic.) -
Federation University Art Collection
Work on paper - Printmaking - Woodcut, 'Irish Fishing Village' by Tate Adams, 1954
Tate ADAMS (1922-8 April 2018 ) Born Hollywood, County Wicklow, Ireland Arrived Australia 1952 England 1956-58 This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed paper linocut, printed in colour inks, from three blocks. art, artwork, tate adams, printmaking, available, woodblock, woodcut, sailing, boats, ballarat teachers' college collection -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), David Eakins Chief Engineer/Deputy Chairman, 1960
Photograph of Mr David Hugh Eakins, Chief Engineer of the MMTB 1952 to 1960. He joined the Board in 1922 (see item 3676) and was appointed to the Board as Deputy Chairman (following the death of Mr Wraith) on 22/3/1960 - see 1960 MMTB Annual Report.Has a close association with DH Eakins, Chief Engineer and Deputy Chairman.Black and white photograph on plain back.mmtb, deputy chairman, d h eakins, board members, chief engineer -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Associated Photo Services, Reverend C.J Brown and his wife embarking at Liverpool for their Australian and Far East Tour, 1952
This photograph was probably sent to be used for advertising purposes to the mission. Here is the program of the tour published in the Age on Saturday 22 November 1952, page 16: "Australia's 15 stations of the world-famous Missions to Seamen are being visited by the general superintendent of the parent body in London, Rev. C. J. Brown, and. Mrs. Brown, who will arrive from Adelaide today. This is the first visit of the world head of the organisation to this country. Mr; Brown will attend the triennial Australasian chaplains' conference at the Central Club, Flinders-street Extension, next month. A full programme will include visits to the three clubs at Central. Port Melbourne and Williamstown, and to Geelong and Balla-rat, a tour of the Bay, an inspection of the work of a sister organisation, the British Sailors' Society, Geelong, and then on , to Geelong Grammar School. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will be the guests of the Governor and Lady Brooks at lunch at Government House tomorrow, and of the Lord Mayor at a reception on Tuesday. On Friday afternoon Archbishop and Mrs. Booth will hold a reception at Bishopscourt to enable the visitors to meet heads of the churches. Mr. Brown will preach at St. Paul's Cathedral tomorrow morning, and at St. Peter's Mariners' Church at 7 p.m. On December 7 he will preach, at Ballarat Cathedral, afterwards meeting workers of the Missions to. Seamen. He will address a Rotarians' luncheon on Wednesday. On Thursday evening he will meet the Company of Master Mariners. At a reception by the chairman of the Harbor Trust (Mr. A. D. Mackenzie) on December 8, Mr. Brown will meet the heads of Melbourne shipping firms."This was the first visit of the world head of the organisation to Australia since the beginning of the Missions to Seamen in this country.Black and white photograph depicting Reverend C.J Brown and his wife embarking at Liverpool for their Australian and Far East Tour.Written at the back in black ink: Missions to Seamen/Australasian and Far East Tour of General Superintendant (Rev. C.J. Brown, M.A. and Mrs Brown/Arriving in Melbourne by air from Adelaide on Saturday next (22/11). This will be the first visit of the world chief of the Missions to Seamen in the nearby 100 years history of the Society in Melbourne/The photograph shows the visitors embarking at Liverpool when setting out on their tour. In pencil: Padre+wife/2 vol./Pg 5 One black ink stamp from Associated Photo Services , 12A, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool 3 / one purple ink stamp emptyreverend c.j. brown, liverpool -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Katalini Dimula, 1952
From the Adelaide Advertiser for 19 November 1952, p. 11: Two Happy Visitorsf rom the Pacific Adelaide is proving 'just like our real home'' to two charming and interesting visitors from Methodist missions in the Pacific. Miss Ravesi Mosi. of Fiii. and diminutive Miss Katalini Dimula, of Papua, the first native women missionaries to visit Australia From these islands. Ravesi and Katalini have enjoyed vastly the three months they have already spent in this country. Thev came here at the' invitation of the Methodist Women's Auxiliary for Oversea Missions in Victoria to take part in their diamond jubilee celebrations in Melbourne. They also spent some time in Sydney. But they are particularly happy to be in Adelaide because both of them have found old and good friends here. That is why it feels! like 'home'. Katalini. whose home is on the Island of Misima, in the far south-west of Papua, is the guest of the Rev. H. K. Bartlett and Mrs Bartlett. who lived on Misima for several years and knew Katoitni as a young girl. They are the first people she has met in Australia who speak her language and know her background. It was a personal interest to them to hear of her work as a missionary nurse, for which she did her training in Salamo Hospital on Ferguson Island, about 200 miles away from Misima, where she now helps to train the women of the island villages in the principles of health and hygiene and caring for their babies according to modern methods.Katalini is dressed in a grass skirt and a western top."Katalini Dimula" "D. Schmidt"katalini, dimula, methodist, papua -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Album, Kenneth Bailey, Art Therapy Sketchbook : Kew Mental Hospital, 1952-1969
Herbert Joseph Chambers was born in 1912 in Clifton Hill, Victoria. Later he was to live in Clark and Charles Streets in Northcote, in South Caulfield, and finally in Mentone. While he may have worked at the Kew Asylum before 1945, that year was when he was presented with a Certificate issued by the Department of Mental Hygiene (Victoria) declaring that he had completed training and passed the examinations required to work as a 'Mental Attendant’. The document is dated 19th December 1945 and signed by the Director of the Department and by the Co-Examiners. From at least 1945, he was to work as a member of the male staff of the Asylum, mainly in the Refractory Ward. A donor gifted to the Kew Historical Society in February 2019 a number of items collected by Herbert Chambers in his work at the Asylum. These include his Certificate of Registration, a photograph taken of him with two colleagues at Circular Quay in Sydney, a notebook containing ‘SP’ betting records of male asylum staff, and five sketchbooks with artwork created by Kenneth Bailey, a patient of the Asylum. Herbert Chambers’ period of employment at the Kew Asylum coincided with the employment of the English psychiatrist Dr Eric Cunningham Dax (1908-2008) as Chairman of the Mental Hygiene Authority in 1952. Dr Dax introduced an art therapy program into Victorian psychiatric hospitals, including Kew, where it is likely that the five sketchbooks were created. The sketchbooks are believed to have been presented to Chambers by ***** as a “gift for looking after him”. Herbert Chambers retired from the Kew Asylum in c.1970 after working there for almost thirty years.The Kew Historical Society has been the recipient of a number of important collections relating to the Kew Mental Hospital and the Children's Cottages, Kew, including their former incarnations. This is an important donation in this context as it includes five sketchbooks by a patient in an art therapy program at the Hospital. Art therapy programs were introduced by Dr Eric Cunningham Dax to Victorian asylums in the 1950s. The sketchbooks contain incomplete drawings and finished artworks. The donor believes that the patient who created the sketchbooks suffered from Schizophrenia. The sketchbooks are historically significant as representative examples of works created by patients in the program and for what they reveal about how mental illness may be manifested in a patient's artworks. The most significant repository of comparable works is held by the Dax Centre at Melbourne University.One of five sketchbooks with illustrations by Kenneth Bailey, a patient of the Kew Mental Hospital in an art therapy program, during the 1950s or 1960s. No work is dated although a number of the drawings/paintings are signed with the artist's name. art therapy, kew mental hospital, herbert joseph chambers, dr eric cunningham dax -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Album - Art therapy sketchbook, Kenneth Bailey, Imperial 4to Sketchbook, Kew Mental Hospital, 1952-1969
Herbert Joseph Chambers was born in 1912 in Clifton Hill, Victoria. Later he was to live in Clark and Charles Streets in Northcote, in South Caulfield, and finally in Mentone. While he may have worked at the Kew Asylum before 1945, that year was when he was presented with a Certificate issued by the Department of Mental Hygiene (Victoria) declaring that he had completed training and passed the examinations required to work as a 'Mental Attendant’. The document is dated 19th December 1945 and signed by the Director of the Department and by the Co-Examiners. From at least 1945, he was to work as a member of the male staff of the Asylum, mainly in the Refractory Ward. A donor gifted to the Kew Historical Society in February 2019 a number of items collected by Herbert Chambers in his work at the Asylum. These include his Certificate of Registration, a photograph taken of him with two colleagues at Circular Quay in Sydney, a notebook containing ‘SP’ betting records of male asylum staff, and five sketchbooks with artwork created by Kenneth Bailey, a patient of the Asylum. Herbert Chambers’ period of employment at the Kew Asylum coincided with the employment of the English psychiatrist Dr Eric Cunningham Dax (1908-2008) as Chairman of the Mental Hygiene Authority in 1952. Dr Dax introduced an art therapy program into Victorian psychiatric hospitals, including Kew, where it is likely that the five sketchbooks were created. The sketchbooks are believed to have been presented to Chambers by **** as a “gift for looking after him”. Herbert Chambers retired from the Kew Asylum in c.1970 after working there for almost thirty years.The Kew Historical Society has been the recipient of a number of important collections relating to the Kew Mental Hospital and the Children's Cottages, Kew, including their former incarnations. This is an important donation in this context as it includes five sketchbooks by a patient in an art therapy program at the Hospital. Art therapy programs were introduced by Dr Eric Cunningham Dax to Victorian asylums in the 1950s. The sketchbooks contain incomplete drawings and finished artworks. The donor believes that the patient who created the sketchbooks suffered from Schizophrenia. The sketchbooks are historically significant as representative examples of works created by patients in the program and for what they reveal about how mental illness may be manifested in a patient's artworks. The most significant repository of comparable works is held by the Dax Centre at Melbourne University.One of five sketchbooks with illustrations by Kenneth Bailey, a patient of the Kew Mental Hospital in an art therapy program, during the 1950s or 1960s. No work is dated although a number of the drawings/paintings are signed with the artist's name. art therapy, kew mental hospital, herbert joseph chambers, dr eric cunningham dax -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Album - Art therapy sketchbook, Kenneth Bailey, Imperial 4to Sketchbook, Kew Mental Hospital, 1952-1969
Herbert Joseph Chambers was born in 1912 in Clifton Hill, Victoria. Later he was to live in Clark and Charles Streets in Northcote, in South Caulfield, and finally in Mentone. While he may have worked at the Kew Asylum before 1945, that year was when he was presented with a Certificate issued by the Department of Mental Hygiene (Victoria) declaring that he had completed training and passed the examinations required to work as a 'Mental Attendant’. The document is dated 19th December 1945 and signed by the Director of the Department and by the Co-Examiners. From at least 1945, he was to work as a member of the male staff of the Asylum, mainly in the Refractory Ward. A donor gifted to the Kew Historical Society in February 2019 a number of items collected by Herbert Chambers in his work at the Asylum. These include his Certificate of Registration, a photograph taken of him with two colleagues at Circular Quay in Sydney, a notebook containing ‘SP’ betting records of male asylum staff, and five sketchbooks with artwork created by Kenneth Bailey, a patient of the Asylum. Herbert Chambers’ period of employment at the Kew Asylum coincided with the employment of the English psychiatrist Dr Eric Cunningham Dax (1908-2008) as Chairman of the Mental Hygiene Authority in 1952. Dr Dax introduced an art therapy program into Victorian psychiatric hospitals, including Kew, where it is likely that the five sketchbooks were created. The sketchbooks are believed to have been presented to Chambers by ***** as a “gift for looking after him”. Herbert Chambers retired from the Kew Asylum in c.1970 after working there for almost thirty years.The Kew Historical Society has been the recipient of a number of important collections relating to the Kew Mental Hospital and the Children's Cottages, Kew, including their former incarnations. This is an important donation in this context as it includes five sketchbooks by a patient in an art therapy program at the Hospital. Art therapy programs were introduced by Dr Eric Cunningham Dax to Victorian asylums in the 1950s. The sketchbooks contain incomplete drawings and finished artworks. The donor believes that the patient who created the sketchbooks suffered from Schizophrenia. The sketchbooks are historically significant as representative examples of works created by patients in the program and for what they reveal about how mental illness may be manifested in a patient's artworks. The most significant repository of comparable works is held by the Dax Centre at Melbourne University.One of five sketchbooks with illustrations by Kenneth Bailey, a patient of the Kew Mental Hospital in an art therapy program, during the 1950s or 1960s. No work is dated although a number of the drawings/paintings are signed with the artist's name. art therapy, kew mental hospital, herbert joseph chambers, dr eric cunningham dax