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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Floodlight (detail), Roosters by the Bay, Bay Street, Port Melbourne, David Thompson, 1996
Colour photograph: detail of floodlight for luminating the name on the front of the hotel 'Roosters by the Bay' (former Royal Mail Hotel in Bay Street)built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, roosters by the bay -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Station Hotel, corner Bridge and Station Streets, Port Melbourne, 1988
These were found by former Port Melbourne social worker Beris CAMPBELL when clearing out old files. They were photographed by an unknown social work student in 1988 for a project "The Role of the Pub in the Social Fabric of Port Melbourne."One of a group of 20 photos of Port Melbourne hotels, taken by a student in 1988 for the project "The Role of the Pub in the Social Fabric of Port Melbourne". Station Hotelhotel named on back in inkbuilt environment - commercial, beris campbell, station hotel, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Boundary Rovers (football) and Rising Sun Cricket Club, Premiers, Allan Studio, 1948
Large framed presentation of two photos of Rising Sun Hotel's Sunday League Premiership football and cricket teams ('Boundary Rovers' and 'Rising Sun Cricket Club' 1947-48, handlettered with details, including names of players. Brown frame (painted over beige-painted frame), beige surround, blue and black letterings. Ref item 1336 for matching program.Lettering blurred at toparchibald (arch) todd, sport - australian rules football, sport - cricket, societies clubs unions and other organisations, rising sun hotel, boundary rovers football club, rising sun cricket club, c mcauley, v butler, p darcy, w gibbons, r forrest, j thornhill, j williams, v coy, a pettiona, l boyce, c bulpitt, w payne, g pettiona, p johnson, tommy lahiff, j white, e byrce, t gibbs, william coy, a ferris, g sykes, jim coy, h florence, t duffy, w stuart, j millar, j pettiona, n gent, k marshall, a harrison, l dickson, s bulpitt, g sager, w pitts, g winchcombe, w ahale, w bowers, j collins, r murray, r trainer, j sawtell, s harrison, g beaton, j dobson, t brosnan, a martini, r harrison, m maher, a keeping, a 'nappy' ollington, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Boundary Rovers Football Team, 1946
Boundary Rovers Football team (Rising Sun Hotel) 1946, with names of players and officialssport - australian rules football, rising sun hotel, vic butler, mccaulley dowdle, bonnie stewart, tom brosnan, clarrie bulpit, harrison, len mccaulley, dick mccaulley, jack pope, jack dobson, jack love, jim coy, jack o'shannessey, gerald beaton, woes marshal, norm gent, copy keeting, ernie davis, bob allan, stan bulpit, bert francis, alf harrison, arthur marini, charlie mccaulley, a 'nappy' ollington, frank henry, les williams, boundary rovers football club, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Graham Family Hotel, Graham Street, Port Melbourne, 1988
These were found by former Port Melbourne social worker Beris CAMPBELL when clearing out old files. They were photographed by an unknown social work student in 1988 for a project "The Role of the Pub in the Social Fabric of Port Melbourne."One of a group of 20 photos of Port Melbourne hotels, taken by a student in 1988 for the project "The Role of the Pub in the Social Fabric of Port Melbourne". Graham Family (no signage)hotel is named on back in inkbuilt environment - commercial, beris campbell, graham family hotel, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Flower Hotel, Bay Street, Port Melbourne, 1988
These were found by former Port Melbourne social worker Beris CAMPBELL when clearing out old files. They were photographed by an unknown social work student in 1988 for a project "The Role of the Pub in the Social Fabric of Port Melbourne."One of a group of 20 photos of Port Melbourne hotels, taken by a student in 1988 for the project "The Role of the Pub in the Social Fabric of Port Melbourne". . 06 - FlowerHas hotel named in ink on the backbuilt environment - commercial, beris campbell, flower hotel, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Tool - Pen, Docks Bistro and Bar and Station Pier Condominiums, 1980s - 2000s
White and green plastic ballpoint printed with the names and phone numbers of the "Docks Bistro and Bar" and "Station Pier Condominiums". The Station pier condominiums were on the block bounded by Beach St, Post Office Place, Dow St and Rouse St."Station Pier Condominiums (03) 9647 9666" "Docks Bistro and Bar (03) 9647 9606"built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, station pier condominiums, docks bistro and bar, business and traders - cafes and restaurants -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, "List of Sandridge/Port Melbourne Hotels", 1998
Prepared by volunteer Peter LIBBIS in the 1990s, used for reference, particularly in the writing of "Chartered Scoundrels" 2006/07"List of Sandridge/Port Melbourne Hotels" researched by Peter Libbis, lists of licencees and "occupiers" by hotel name, printouts A4, bound with black plastic; white front cover with plastic protection sheet, back cover black, 91 pagesNotations added throughoutpeter libbis, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Previous licencee name, "Drysdale", Sloaney Pony, Bay Street, Port Melbourne, David Thompson, 2007
The Drysdales were licensees for the period of their daughter Denise's growing up.Photo of previous licencee name "Drysdale" exposed after creating the 'distressed look' on the building's face of the Old Fountain Inn Hotel during restoration and renaming "Sloaney Pony", 2006built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, david thompson, fountain inn, sloaney pony -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Seppi's Milk Bar, former Prince Arthur Hotel, Nott and Spring Streets, 1970
The Todisco family (Ferdinand, Edvige and son, Joseph) lived in the former Prince Arthur Hotel from around 1958 to 1981. They bought the building in the early 1960s from Mrs SCHUMACHER and ran it as a rooming house with a milk bar on the ground floor. They closed the milk bar in the early 1970s and sold the property in 1981. The origin of the name Seppi is not known.Photo of former Prince Arthur Hotel corner Nott and Spring Street, operating as Seppi's Milk Bar c1970. The owner, Ferdinand TODISCO is standing out front. Shows rear of Town Hallbuilt environment - commercial, business and traders - milkbars, tony cannatelli, prince arthur hotel, port melbourne town hall, ferdinand todisco, edvige todisco, joseph todisco, seppi's milk bar, business and traders - hotels -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Flyer - Advertisement, Soap, Wright, Layman & Umney Ltd, Late 1940s
Wright’s Coal Tar Soap was a popular brand of household soap, manufactured by William Valentine Wright from 1867. The yellow soap was antiseptic, designed to cleanse the skin thoroughly. It was originally named Sapo Carbonis Detergens, which remains a registered trademark. The product was developed from ‘liquor carbonis detergens’, the liquid by-product of the distillation of coal to make coke. The liquid was made into an antiseptic soap for treating skin diseases. William Valentine Wright was born in 1826 at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. He was a wholesale druggist and chemist who had a small business, W.V. Wright & Co., at 11 Old Fish Street Hill, City of London, where he first sold the soap. In 1863 Wright moved his firm to small premises at 50 Southwark Street, Southwark, London, and not long afterwards M. Sellers and Mr Charles Noel Layman joined the partnership. The company's name changed to Wright, Layman & Umney, when Charles Umney (1843–1909) was taken into the partnership on June 17, 1876, after the death of M. Sellers. William Valentine Wight 1877. Rob Umney, great-great-grandson of Charles Umney, provided further details about the firm, adding that in the late 1960s, the Wright’s Coal Tar Soap business was taken over by LRC Products Ltd who sold it to Smith & Nephew in 1994. The current owners of the brand, Simple Health and Beauty Ltd are based in Solihull and the soap is called Wright's Traditional Soap ‘With coal tar fragrance’. The coal tar has been replaced with tea tree oil. There were concerns that ingredients in coal tar could cause cancer when a person is exposed to very high concentrations, such as in roofing and road paving. In January 2025 the current manufacturers still produce the Wright's Coal Tar Soap.The flier states that Wright's Coal Tar Soap was sold throughout the United Kingdom and Colonies, which includes Australia. The soap is representative of the many consumer goods sold at pharmacies and chemist shops across the world, such as Sambell and Son, who operated a pharmacy in Fairy Street, Warrnambool in the 19th century. The paper flier is rectangular and has printed text and a logo. The top right corner has stamped punch marks. It promotes Wright's Coal Tar Soap, made by Wright, Layman & Umney Ltd. England.Punch mark; "1176"flagstaff hill, maritime museum, wright's, coal tar soap, soap, bathing, antiseptic, washing, personal hygiene, london, southwark, chemist, pharmacist, colonies, wright's coal tar soap, sapo carboni detergens, punch marks, england, soap tablet, babies soap, nursery soap, advertising, poster, flyer, wright, layman & umney ltd., w.t. wrifght & co., soap bar, soap cake -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Soap, Wright, Layman & Umney Ltd, ca 20th century
Wright’s Coal Tar Soap was a popular brand of household soap, manufactured by William Valentine Wright from 1867. The oval yellow soap tablet was antiseptic, designed to cleanse the skin thoroughly. It was originally named Sapo Carbonis Detergens, which remains a registered trademark. The product was developed from ‘liquor carbonis detergens’, the liquid by-product of the distillation of coal to make coke. The liquid was made into an antiseptic soap for treating skin diseases. William Valentine Wright was born in 1826 at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. He was a wholesale druggist and chemist who had a small business, W.V. Wright & Co., at 11 Old Fish Street Hill, City of London, where he first sold the soap. In 1863 Wright moved his firm to small premises at 50 Southwark Street, Southwark, London, and not long afterwards M. Sellers and Mr Charles Noel Layman joined the partnership. The company's name changed to Wright, Layman & Umney, when Charles Umney (1843–1909) was taken into the partnership on June 17, 1876, after the death of M. Sellers. William Valentine Wight 1877. Rob Umney, great-great-grandson of Charles Umney, provided further details about the firm, adding that in the late 1960s, the Wright’s Coal Tar Soap business was taken over by LRC Products Ltd who sold it to Smith & Nephew in 1994. The current owners of the brand, Simple Health and Beauty Ltd are based in Solihull and the soap is called Wright's Traditional Soap ‘With coal tar fragrance’. The coal tar has been replaced with tea tree oil. There were concerns that ingredients in coal tar could cause cancer when a person is exposed to very high concentrations, such as in roofing and road paving. In January 2025 the current manufacturers still produce the Wright's Coal Tar Soap.Wright's Coal Tar Soap was sold throughout the United Kingdom and Colonies, which includes Australia. The soap represents many consumer goods sold at pharmacies and chemist shops across the world, such as Sambell and Son, who operated a pharmacy in Fairy Street, Warrnambool in the 19th century. The product has endured for over 150 years.Soap; yellow oval tablet of soap engraved with the brand Wright's Coal Tar oval."WRIGHT'S / COAL TAR / SOAP"flagstaff hill, maritime museum, wright's, coal tar soap, soap, bathing, antiseptic, washing, personal hygiene, london, southwark, chemist, pharmacist, colonies, wright's coal tar soap, sapo carboni detergens, england, soap tablet, babies soap, nursery soap, wright, layman & umney ltd., w.t. wrifght & co., soap cake, soap bar, medical, cleansing, baby care -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Sarah Coventry Elephant
Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. was a North American jewellery company that was established in 1949 by the Stuart family as part of Emmons Jewelry, Inc. It began operations in England and Australia in 1968, and in Australia it moved from Carlton in Melbourne to Wodonga in 1969. The premises were originally on High St. in Wodonga, but a new warehouse was built in Melbourne Rd in 1969. It was a direct selling jewellery business using a party-plan model similar to Tupperware and Avon. The sales reps or 'Hostesses' were provided with jewellery samples in demonstration kits, which they displayed at jewellery parties in their homes. The designs for jewellery such as brooches, necklaces, earrings, chokers and bracelets were purchased from freelance designers and jewellery manufacturers rather than in-house designers. In 1979 Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. in Wodonga was bought by three Australian businessmen, including Wodonga local Jim Sawyer, and continued to sell jewellery under the name "Sargem Pty. Ltd”, for several more years in the 1980s.As part of the Sarah Coventry collection, this item has local significance with the decentralised commercial development of regional centres such as Wodonga in NE Victoria, as well as national and international significance from the perspective of social and economic developments for women after World War II. The direct selling party-plan business model Sarah Coventry was based on is also considered the first of its kind for jewellery.A small silver plate elephant on a double linked chain. A diamond shape at the end of the chain bears the company logo. A trademark is also imprinted underneath the bottom of the feet.Under foot: SARGEM On Diamond shaped link: SARAH COV/ CANADAsarah coventry, sarah coventry wodonga -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Abbott Supply Petty Cash Book, 1890s
Joseph Henry Abbott founded the business in 1853 with a store that supplied everyday essential items to those seeking their fortune on the goldfields. The timing and choice of store ensured that he would become a prominent part of the Bendigo business scene. Abbott's next venture was to establish the New Times Boot Market & Factory in Pall Mall, Sandhurst. In 1867, his wife took over running the shop which was located next to the Bendigo Arcade near Williamson Street. In 1876, the leather business of T Baulderstone was purchased, and operations were further expanded later by the acquisition of the Edinburgh Tannery at Sheepwash Creek, and The Edinburgh Leather & Grindery warehouse in Bull Street, Sandhurst. In 1889, Joseph Abbott passed all interests in the business to his son, who shared the same name, in partnership with an adopted son, Richard Hartley Smith Abbott. The business continued trading under the name J H Abbott & Co.Hard covered Ledger Petty Cash Bookhistory, bendigo, abbott collection -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Ironstone China Wash bowl and jug
Ironstone china pieces were common domestic items during the 19th to mid 20th century in many Australian households. This kind of china is not porcelain but porous earthenware, made of clay mixed with feldspar. Patented in 1813 by Charles James Mason in Staffordshire, England, it was an immediate success and became widely produced by a range of Staffordshire potters. J & G Meakin Pottery dates back to 1845 when James Meakin started a pottery business at Lane End in Staffordshire.nIn 1848 he moved the business to Hanley in Staffordshire, before retiring in 1852 and handing the business over to his two sons James and George, who carried on with the pottery, trading as J & G Meakin. The "SOL" and sun face trademarks were registered in 1912. The firm was taken over by the Wedgwood Group in 1970. In 2000, production under the Meakin name ceased. W. H. Grindley was founded at the Newfield Pottery in 1880 by William Harry Grindley (principal partner). Mr Turner and Mr Alfred Meakin were also involved. Early advertisements stated that they produced Earthenware and Ironstone China - particularly for the Canadian, United States, South American and Australian markets. The mark on this jug was used from c1891 until 1925. W. H. Grindley China was manufactured until 1991, making it one of the last Stoke on Trent potteries.These items are representative of a common domestic item used by households in the Wodonga district and throughout Australia, many manufactured specifically for the Australian market.A white ironstone jug and bowl. The jug features a leaf design embossed on the surface. The bowl has a small circle pattern around the rim. They are not as set as the jug bears the mark W. H. Grindley and the bowl was made by J & G Meakin.Underneath Bowl: above and below image of the sun: "IRONSTONE CHINA/ REGD. SOL 391413/ J & G MEAKIN/ENGLAND Underneath jug: above and below the royal insignia: ROYAL IRONSTONE CHINA / W.H. GRINDLEY & CO. / ENGLAND"ironstone, domestic items, staffordshire pottery -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Functional object - Brick, Auld Reekie Hotel, Rouse Street, Port Melbourne, c. 1850
Obtained from site of demolished hotel, believed to be named 'George Washington' on northwest corner of Nott and Rouse Streets. Believed to have been originally used as ship's ballast.Brick, made at 'Grange near Kirkcaldy', salvaged from demolished hotel, Rouse Street (originally the Auld Reekie Hotel)auld reekie hotel, george washington hotel, business and traders - hotels -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Document - Poster, Warrnambool Steam Navigation Co, ca.1938
This poster is typical of posters displayed by steam packet companies of the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. It advertises the passage and freight available on a local coastal trader. The steamships operated between the major ports along the western coast of Victoria between Melbourne and Portland. The traveller was not guaranteed the passage times due to possible weather changes. Discounts were offered for return trips within a month of the ticket's issue. The price of freight included 'lighterage', which was the service of a smaller vessel called a 'lighter' expressly designed to transport goods between ship and shore. This particular poster has been recreated; it advertises the services of the screw steamer SS Edina. The information on the poster applies to the years between 1871 and 1873. During that period the Master of the Edina was Captain John Thompson, the Edina was owned by the Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company and the secretary of the firm was Thos. Mackay. The passenger fares are in line with fares from that period, as seen in a display advertisement published in the Hamilton Spectator on January 17th, 1872. The 1853 Glasgow-built Screw Ship Edina had a long life. The ship served in both the Crimean War and the American Civil War. The Edina also traded in UK and European waters. The Henty family of Portland, Victoria, purchased Edina in 1863 for use as a coastal trader. The Edina had several owners and spent many years of service along the South West Coast of Victoria between Melbourne and Portland. The vessel transported passengers and freight in Port Phillip Bay, between Melbourne and Geelong, between 1880 and 1938. After 84 years of service, the Edina was renamed ‘Dinah’ and was stripped down for use as a lighter. The vessel was broken up in 1957 at Footscray, Melbourne. The remains of Edina’s hull can be found in the Maribyrnong River, Port Phillip Bay. The poster was owned by the donor's grandfather, Bruce Duff (1922-2003) who was an avid sailor and a lover of nautical history. He and his wife Mona (1924-2014) were buried in Portarlington Cemetery, Victoria. Duff would have been about 13 years old when the Edina was finally retired from service in 1938. His interest in the Edina could have come from a trip on the vessel or from watching it in operation in the ports along the coast. Duff has collected this poster as a memento of the Edina and is likely to have preserved it at a much later date when the lamination process was readily available. [Flagstaff Hill's collection includes a photograph of the Edina at the Moorabool Street Wharf, Geelong, which was in Duff's locality. The References for this poster include a link to Museum Victoria's photograph of two boys watching the Edina from a jetty.] Flagstaff Hill's Village has its own 'Examiner' Office where volunteers demonstrate the historic printing press in that building. They use original letter-type to create posters, print labels onto lolly bags and designs on fabrics. One of the volunteer printers has produced a poster closely resembling the donated poster. His replication includes a woodcut of the ship, which he skilfully crafted himself.This poster advertises the sailing of the steamer SS Edina and the information has local and State significance for its association with the trading ports of the Edina, and the associated names on the poster; Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company, Captain John Thompson and Thos. Mackay. This poster's message has a strong connection to the history of the businesses and community of Warrnambool and the people of Port Phillip Bay, where it was a passenger ferry for many years. The poster is an example of advertising used by shipping agents in the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Its information includes the accurate costs to passengers and freighters and the type of timetable the vessels were likely to follow. The poster's connection with the Screw Steamship Edina is historically significant, as the vessel was the longest serving screw steamer in the world. The ship spent its first nine years overseas then arrived in Melbourne. The vessel's work included running the essential service of transporting cargo and passengers between Melbourne and the western Victoria ports of Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland. The Edina is listed on the Victorian Heritage Database VHR S199. Poster, A3 size, brown text on cream paper, laminated. Re-created poster of the Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company (Limited) advertising passage and freight on its Screw Steamship, SS Edina. It states days, times and fees for passage and freight from Warrnambool to Melbourne, and return. It names the ship's Master, Captain John Thompson and the Company's Secretary, Tho. Mackay. It displays a line drawing of a 3-masted ship with full sails.Printed image [side profile of a 3 masted vessel, bow facing left] Printed text includes "The Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company (Limited). The Company's Steam Ship "EDINA", Captain John Thompson, Will leave Melbourne for Warrnambool on Tuesdays, returning from Warrnambool every Thursday, At Five o'clock p.m. (weather permitting). FARES: Saloon £2 0 0 Steerage £1 0 0 Saloon return £3 0 0 Saloon return £1 10 00 - Children under 13 years half fares - Refreshments supplied onboard at a moderate scale of charge. Freight, including lighterage, - From Melbourne to Warrnambool - 12s per ton; from Warrnambool to Melbourne, 15s per ton. Passengers are requested to obtain their tickets at the offers, and shippers to make early application for space. Return tickets available for one month from date of issue. - THO. MACKAY, secretary. "warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, fair maid of judea, steam navigation, pleasure steamer, ss edina a, trade 19th century, travel 19th century, warrnambool to melbourne, warrnambool to geelong, warrnambool to port fairy, warrnambool to portland, screw steamer, coastal trader, crimean war, american civil war, gold export, h r h duke of edinburgh, warrnambool steam packet company, stephen henty, captain john thompson, chief engineer john davies, lady bay, lighter edina, port phillip bay steamers, vhr s199, dinah, warrnambool steam navigation company, advertising poster, shipping agent, flier, maritime village, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, great ocean road, block printing, woodblock printing, relief printing, moorabool st wharf, western steam navigation company, tho. mackay, re-created poster -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - BENDIGO BUS WEEKLY TICKET, 1991
Alf Bentley (10907-1979) began an automotive business from his home in the 1930's. By the late '30's he had started a bus service and both businesses were operating from Forest Street. The business expanded to include all the school bus runs and in 1954 the name was changed from Bentley's Bus Lines to Castlemaine Bus Lines.Bendigo Bus Weekly Ticket: On light blue card with dark blue border and in blue print is * Castlemaine Bus Lines. Weekly Pass. Bendigo Bus. Name..... Date...6/9/91. Box 625transport, bus, bendigo bus, castlemaine bus lines. bendigo bus. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: HAND WRITTEN NOTE
Hand written note: the name William Smith can be read followed by two other words unintelligible, the body of the note says: two years at 2/3 per week from month? On the back the name Schroederorganization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: PIECE OF PAPER WITH NAME SCHROEDER ON THE BACK
Very damaged piece of paper. The dates of 11 September 90 or possibly 00 and 5th August 91 can be read other words are very difficult to read, the numbers 11797 possibly a title No. and a design of a block of land are on this paper. The name Schroeder on the back.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: HAND WRITTEN LETTER
Hand written letter. The names Carl Schroeder, Charles Norton, Eaglehawk Hotel, Highett Street at the top. The body of the letter the words: on Tuesday 19th December at Princes Hotel in UK parlor - present: self, Norton, Samuel Dennis (miner), Harry Johnson (draper) and Alfred Holeman (coach painter). We were playing dice (?). Norton came in - Everybody knows you are a thief. Note (?) a recanter of thinking (?), you are? liar. Apology by letter & pay expenses. On the back the names Schroeder and Norton.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: HAND WRITTEN NOTE
Hand written note. Volume 1200, folio 239806. Schroeder part Crown allotment 18 section H Eaglehawk. A drawing of a block of land also the name James Stewart on the left.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: HAND WRITTEN LETTER
Hand written letter dated: Bendigo, November 12Th (?), 1892The letter on letterhead of The Colonial Mutual Fire insurance Company Limited and addressed to Mrs Schroeder. It reads: Dear Madam Messrs. Connolly and Tatchell have asked me to write you in reference to the insurance of your butcher shop in the joint names of Mr. Kelly and yourself. Mr. Tatchell says he understand that you wish to insure it for 100 pounds. Will you kindly sign the proposal at the bottom and give me the name of your tenant. I am dear madam yours faithfully signed R. J. Barton.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: HANDWRITTEN LETTER
Very damaged handwritten letter. Date 11Th March, ‘71. Names William Henry and James Stewart; Philip Booty. Price: 620 ponds. The name of Philip Booty also appears at the top. Unable to read letter.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: PROPOSAL FOR INSURANCE
The Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited - Fire Department - Principal Office: 60 Market Street, Melbourne - Bendigo Agency. Proposal for Insurance, subject to the conditions of the company's policies, to which the proponent hereby agrees. Property: butcher shop and dwelling in High Street Eaglehawk. Names in which policy is to be drawn out: J. R. Kelly as mortgagee and Mrs. Philadelphia Schroeder as owners. Contract dated 10th November, 1892 in Eaglehawk.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document - Advertisement, Coomete estate, Sale of stock and plant, 1894
Augustus Bostock was the 9th child of Robert & Rachael Bostock of Vaucluse Epping Forest, Van Diemen’s Land. He was only 4 years old when his mother died. He was inspired by his father to seek his fortune in the Western District of Victoria. He arrived around 1850. He married Margaret Aitkin in July 1865. Augustus owned several properties in the district and leased others. He sat on the court of Warrnambool, Mortlake or Hexham as required. He resided at Marramook in Hawkesdale and later moved to Vaucluse in Hopetoun Road Warrnambool, where he died in 1920 at the age of 87. He was involved in many aspects of life in the Western District, racing, cricket, and social activities to name a few. This flyer is advertising the sale of 12000 sheep, 30 cattle, 10 horses and station plant at the expiration of the lease of Coomete. It states that Coomete has been in the possession of Mr. Augustus Bostock for over 30 yearsThis is one of a number of documents which relate to the Bostock family who were one of the most important pioneering families of the Western District. They owned and leased various properties around Warrnambool and were involved in many aspects of social and business life. This document contains a detailed view of the stock owned by Augustus Bostock at Coomete. From a social perspective the details provided show that it was an event of some importance in the farming area.Cream paper with heading and title in large font at the top with Coomete Estate in uppercase inside banner lines underneath with details of stock and numbers to be sold in smaller print below. Mercer printer Geelong. For further particulars apply to Armstrong, Howe & Co Geelong and Terang, James Jellie Warrnambool.coomete, warrnambool, augustus bostock, coomete lease, 1894 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Labels, Gaspers Modern Print, Giffen Russell, Early 20th century
These labels come from the business of Giffen Russell and Company, a wine and spirits store in Fairy Street, Warrnambool. Giffen Russell commenced business in 1878 and was joined by Joseph Powell as a partner in 1881. The business of Giffen Russell and Co. was operating in the early 1900s and still went by that name in the 1940s with H.L.Lynch the proprietor at that time. These labels are of considerable interest as they show the extent of the goods sold by Giffen Russell, a prominent wine and spirits dealer in Warrnambool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. .1 A sheet of white paper with a gilt edge and black printing .2 A sheet of white paper with a blue border and blue printing .3 A sheet of paper with blue printing and decoration on a green background .4 A sheet of white paper with a blue border and blue printing .5 A sheet of white paper with a decorative blue border and blue printing .6 A sheet of white paper pasted on to a piece of card. The printing is gold and blue surrounded by decorative patterns, including bunches of grapes .1Australian Gin bottled by Giffen Russell & Co. Warrnambool .2 Finest Virgin Olive Oil Product of Italy .3 Pure Australian Wine Frontignac bottled by Giffen Russell & Co. Warrnambool .4 Raw Linseed Oil bottled by Giffen Russell & Co, .5 Finest Brown Malt bottled by Giffen Russell & Co. Warrnambool .6 Seppelts Invalid Port bottled by Giffen Russell, Merchants, Warrnambool giffen russell, wine merchant, history of warrnambool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - T C WATTS & SON COLLECTION: HOUSTON STREET BENDIGO
... Watson in 1918. Eventually the name of the business was changed... Watson in 1918. Eventually the name of the business was changed ...Thomas Crouch Watts was born on March 7th. 1865, to Joseph and Susan Watts. Before the real estate business commenced, Thomas and his brother were in partnership as booksellers and stationers in a shop at View Point. Thomas lived in a fine house in Rowan Street, which was called 'Ottawa' Thomas started his real estate business in the early 1900s in a shop in View Street. His daughter Edna was the book keeper and typist, Stewart Watson was the salesman and Stanley Phipps (Edith Lunn's father) was the property manager and valuer. When Thomas Watts died in 1914, his daughter took over the running of the business. She married Stewart Watson in 1918. Eventually the name of the business was changed to Bishop and Earl. From a letter from Edith Lunn re T.C. Watts & Son. 'The firm of T.C. Watts & Son later became Bishop and Earl. When the firm of Bishop and Earl ceased to operate after the death of Edith Lunn's father, S.P. Bishop, Miss. June Parry, Secretary of the BHS was a member of staff. June rescued all the photos of properties listed for sale from the office and placed them into the custody of the BHS.' Black and white photograph: weatherboard house, corrugated iron roof, bullnose verandah, picket fence, cast iron lace, one chimney visible , central door, window each side of front door, wrought iron gate. 'Mr Syme, Houston Street, Bendigo' written on back of image. 'Date 16 May 1930'. 2012 photo of the house attached to the record.Frank A. Jeffreebendigo, business, t.c. watts & son, t.c. watts collection, real estate -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Saw Mill Log Book
Log Books were used and still are these days to record information for many different work needs. This small one would have been very practical for ease of use kept on-hand in a pocket.A damaged small black plastic covered Saw Mill Log note book with purchases listed 1963 - 1992. Various names and the wood bought is listed with measurements and amounts ordered and supplied. There is a small white envelope inside with listings noted.non-fictionLog Books were used and still are these days to record information for many different work needs. This small one would have been very practical for ease of use kept on-hand in a pocket.books, documents, notebooks, log books -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Token, Thomas Stokes, 100 Collins St. Melbourne, Victoria, 1862, 1862
Found buried at Dreamers Hill Road, by Geelong Bottle Club. Tokens used by business companies in place of cash during members' shortage of bank coins.Round metal token with the words "Victoria 1862" and coat of arms on face, and maker's name on reverse.Face: "Victoria 1862" around edge of token, "Advance Australia" beneath coat of arms. Reverse: "Thomas Stokes Maker 100 Collins Street East Melbourne".tokens, thomas stokes