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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - ADELONG DREDGE & LEASES AND BRIGHT VALLEY DREDGE
Two red covered catalogues for auction sale of Machinery, Engineers Workshop & Plant, Stores, Tools & Costly Equipment of the Adelong Dredge, Smoko, Vic. & Leases No. 8057 and 7976 and also the Bright Valley Dredge, Bright, Vic. Sales held on the 9th and 10th February, 1943. Sale conducted by permission of the Director of Machine Tools and Gauges under Regulation 59 of the National Security (General) Regulations. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers. Catalogue contains descriptions of the dredges and larger machinery. First page has black and white photos of the Adelong Dredge and the Bright Valley Dredge.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - adelong dredge & leases, bright valley dredge, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson & co, bright red cross, the cambridge press -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - MOUNT MURPHY WOLFRAM MINE
Three catalogues, two with grey covers and one missing its cover. Auction Catalogue of Mining and General Machinery held on Thursday 27th April, 1944 at Benambra, near Omeo, Vic. The buildings, tools, stores, plant, motor vehicles & extensive equipment of the Mount Murphy Wolfram Mine were sold by Order of Commonwealth of Aust. Department of Supply and Shipping. J. H. Curnow & Son were the Auctioneers. Contains descriptions of larger machinery, buildings and engines. Sale also conducted by permission of the Director of Machine Tools and Gauges under Regulation 59 of the National Security (General) Regulations.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - mount murphy wolfram mine, commonwealth of aust dept of supply and shipping, j h curnow & son, c j curnow, h j lowe, f c dyett, j l jamieson & co, w g wedd, the prahran telegraph printing co -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - MCNIECE BROS FACTORY - BENDIGO
Yellow covered auction catalogue with black printing for a sale at McNiece Bros. Factory, Midland Highway, Epsom - Via Bendigo on 27th February 1985 under instructions from the Receivers/Managers Messrs A.G. Sherlock and W. Palmer, Coopers & Lybrand, Sydney. For sale were Air Compressors, Electric Motors, Refrigeration Compressors, Oil Air Coolers, 1967 Bedford 4 Ton Dual Wheel Tipping Truck with Steel Bin, P.A. System, Piping & Fittings, General Workshop, Office and Cleaning Equipment. J H Curnow & Son Pty. Ltd. Were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - mcniece bros. factory - bendigo, a g sherlock, w palmer coopers & lybrand, j h curnow & son pty ltd, f c dyett, i m dyett, n f dyett, bolton bros. pty ltd print -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Fob watch, 1814
Watchmaker History: James McCabe born in 1748 and was the son of Patrick McCabe, a notable watchmaker from Lurgan in County Armagh, Ireland. James McCabe immigrated to London in 1775 where he established his own business in Bells Building, Fleet Street. On 2nd April 1781, James McCabe was made an Honorary Freeman of the Clockmakers Company. The House of McCabe was renowned for the sheer variety of its designs and the creativity and prestige of their manufacture was celebrated and revered by owners worldwide. These pieces remain highly collectable today and fetch increasingly higher prices at auction houses worldwide. Watch association with the Loch Ard: The watch was saved from the sea when discovered on the body of Mrs Rebecca Carmichael from Dublin and handed to Eva Carmichael, the only family member to survive the fatal wreck of the Loch Ard on 1st June 1878. Eva gifted the watch to her husband, Thomas Achilles Townsend when they married in 1884; his name is engraved on the rear movement cover. The watch has been held by the family until 2011 when they decided to bring the watch, to Australia for auction. At this time the watch was in the possession of Eva Carmichael's grandson, Robert Townsend. Given its connection with the Loch Ard shipwreck It was purchased at auction by Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village on 25th October 2011 to add to it's Loch Ard collection and is currently referred to as the Carmichael watch. It is now on display alongside the Minton Peacock, which also survived the Loch Ard shipwreck, and other artefacts from the collection. James McCabe was originally a Belfast watchmaker who had moved his business to London. At the time James McCabe was much esteemed for producing fine watches and clocks, especially for export to India. Only the best watches were inscribed “James McCabe” and many with highly decorated cases were intended for the Indian market. Contemporary newspaper accounts of the watches discovery echoed a Carmichael family tradition that the watch had been intended as a gift from the City of Dublin to King George IV to mark his planned visit to the city in 1821 however there is no evidence to support this theory. Dr Evory Carmichael at some stage bought this watch some accounts say from a nobleman for about £100 and so it travelled with him on his final fateful journey to Australia. Today we can only guess at the actions of Mrs Carmichael in the chaos and darkness of the pre-dawn shipwreck. Perhaps the two items that were found on her body, the watch and a locket, were items that reminded her of those she held most dear, her husband and her family. When Mrs Carmichael's body was washed ashore the watch was found secreted in the waistband of her dress. In its own right the watch is of artistic and monetary value and is a rare and beautiful object depicting watch making in the early 19th century. It is a historically significant object in it’s own right and there is additional importance, surviving a significant event in the maritime history of Victoria. The wreck of the Loch Ard, Victoria's greatest maritime disaster has also been declared an event of National Significance because of its strong connection to Australia's immigration and maritime history. The watch, together with the Loch Ard Peacock, make up the two most significant shipwreck artefacts in Australia. Both of these items are of great social significance to not only local people but the wider Australian community. Funding for the watches purchase came from six local trusts and one anonymous citizen and is now on permanent display. Both these artefacts symbolise and helps to interpret the stories of survival along the Shipwreck Coast. Fob Watch, known as the "Carmichael Watch" or the "Loch Ard Watch". 1814 fob pocket watch belonging to the Carmichael family, recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard. Fob watch (or pocket watch)and winding key, made by James McCabe and Son, of Cornhill, London. The watch is in excellent condition and its design is decorative and intricate. The gold face is covered by glass. The gold rear cover is hinged over a silver inner cover that includes the winding hole. The watch has a knob with a swinging ring from which it can be hung. The dial of the gold watch face is textured and has raised Arabic numerals and every minute is marked around the perimeter by a dot, with the 5-minute dots slightly larger. The numerals and dots are a different coloured gold than the rest of the face. The centre of the face has a wavy pattern fanning out to the base of the numerals. The hour and minute hands are of a dark colour. The stems of the hands are a wavy shape and finish with spade shaped tips; the tip of the hour hand is larger than that of the minute hand. The hour hand reaches to the base of the numerals and the minute hand is long enough to rest between the minute dots. The back of the watch is decorated with a detailed design on a textured gold background. The design is embossed in coloured metals; gold, silver, greenish-gold and pink. In the centre is a dove resting on leaves of a pot plant that sits on a silver circular base. Another dove is flying above it, and their beaks touch together. On the right of the base of the pot plant is a dog resting on its hind legs, body facing away from the plant and head twisted around to look at the birds. On the sides of this design and meeting at the base are sprigs of leaves and buds. Around this central design is a rope-like border. Around the perimeter of the case is a border of leaves and budding stems. The inside of this cover has embossed hallmarks, numbers and etched markings indicating that the watch is 18 carat gold, made by James McCabe, assayed in London in 1814 and the case may have been made by Daniel Willmott, case maker. The silver inner workings cover has a full name beautifully engraved on it. There is a winding hole that accesses a square-ended lever for the key to fit over. The handle of the watch is a twisted gold knob with a hollow ‘D’-shaped swinging ring attached to the end of it. This knob also has a hallmark.On the silver inner workings cover “Thomas Achilles Townshend” is engraved, underscored by a thin, delicately decorated line. On the gold handle is the logo of a crown with “18”’ next to it. Inside the gold rear case is stamped “DW’. Under that is etched “JAN 77 II”. Underneath this are 3 logos; a logo “leopard, crowned”’, a logo “ crown on top of 18”, and a logo “T”. Under these 3 symbols is part of a stamp that could possibly be “IMC”. Under this is “ ’ 5 9 4 ”. Other numbers, symbols and letters are etched into this case including “15001”, “2/5/19”. Others are difficult to read.warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, maritime museum, shipwrecked artefact, shipwreck artefact, carmichael, townshend, townsend, carmichael watch, loch ard watch, pocket watch, loch ard, 1st june 1878, james mccabe, thomas walker, robert townshend, loch ard gorge, great ocean road, victoria., memorial headstone -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Regent Street, 57, Elsternwick
Three items about this property: 1/Feature article from a newspaper with date noted as 16/03/2001 detailing the period features and other property information. One exterior and one interior black and white photos. 2/One newspaper advertisement dated 16/03/2001, source unknown, advertising the forthcoming auction on 24/03/2001 of 57 Regent Street, Elsternwick. Gives details of house interior and exterior. Includes photograph of the house exterior. Also an advertising postcard with the same details. 3/Research note by Claire Barton, dated 12/06/2012, referencing Sands and McDougall editions, 1923, 1948, 1960 and 1970, giving names of previous tenants at 57 Regent Street.peer gary, elsternwick, regent street, verandahs, cast iron work, plaster moulds, ceiling roses, real estate agents, victorian style, boyd k, williamson chas g, lalas x mrs, prividenic a -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, undated
The Gipps Street Wesleyan Methodist Church of 1874 and the adjoining school hall, were built in the Collingwood Flat area - one of the municipality's poorest areas. In 1903, the Collingwood Methodist Mission was established with its headquarters in the Gipps Street Church. Six Methodist Missions were created in inner Melbourne. Three churches were operated by the Collingwood Mission. They were: Sackville Street Collingwood, Elizabeth Street, North Richmond (demolished), and Gipps Street Collingwood (demolished). The Mission operated until approximately 1930. The Wesleyan Church and School in Sackville St. Collingwood was built in 1886 and used as a church for 65 years. It was also part of the Collingwood Methodist Mission before being converted to an industrial/commercial complex. The church was auctioned on 3 March 1984.B & W exterior view of the Sackville St. Collingwood Methodist Mission. gipps st. methodist church, les gorrie, collingwood mission, sackville street church, wesleyan -
National Wool Museum
Decorative object - Model Ship, David Lumsden, Lightning, 2020
In the early nineteenth century larger Australian wool producers sent all their wool by sailing ship to London, where colonial auctions were held in November, January, February and March. Wool bales were carried from the farm on drays or wagons pulled by bullocks, horses or camels to port warehouses. In these times, wool transport could take anything from a week to six months. Ships, such as the Lightning, were then loaded and raced each other to get to London ahead of their rivals. The wooden ship 'Lightning' was destroyed by fire while loading wool at Geelong 31 Oct. 1869. Scuttled in Corio Bay and the remains later blown up. Reputed to be one of the fastest sailing ships. Famous in the Australian passenger trade.Model of a clipper ship with hull painted brown and black. Red Ensign flag attached to flag pole.On label - Lightning Black Ball Line 1854-55geelong, transport, model ship, lightning, wool transport -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Rear of Varndean from Willcyrus Street, 1988
Ref: Alan Holt records - This property has had a number of different names throughout its history. William Cook, a farmer, bought the land it stands on in 1876. In 1882 he was rated for a house (not the current one) on 11 acres. The present house was built in 1885 by John Clark, an auctioneer. In 1888 the Tower Hill estate and the home (Tower Hill Lodge) were auctioned, but the house was not sold. In 1889 the house was purchased by Captain Shepherd. Records show that in 1894 the owners were Mr Thomas and Mrs Hortenzia Howell. They named the house 'Corcovado'. Later they added a study with a corner designed to provide views from the Dandenong Ranges around to Mt Macedon. In 1944 Mr and Mrs Lionel Adams renamed the house 'Varndean'.This is one of the earliest surviving houses in Surrey Hills.A colour photo taken from the street at the rear of a Victorian-style house with ornate chimneys and a slate roof. A parked car is seen in front of the house. The house sits behind a timber fence and is partly hidden by mature shrubs and trees.victorian style, tower hill lodge, corcovado, varndean, tower hill estate, mr william cook, mr john clark, mrs hortenzia howell, mr lionel adams, mrs lionel adams, surrey hills, captain louis shepherd, mr thomas howell -
Federation University Art Collection
Printmaking, Les Yachts (Sailing Boats) by Pierre Gazou, 1962
This work was purchased from the exhibition "Original French Lithographs in Colour' held at the Joshua McClelland Print Room in 1963. The foreword noted "The twentieth century revival of lithography had its source in Paris, and in this exhibition, the second held in Melbourne, the catalogue includes some beautiful prints by various younger French artists as well as those by the "old masters" of contemporary lithography, Braque Picasso,, Chagall and Dufy. ... These prints form an interesting section of the regular art auctions in Paris and London, and they are eagerly sought by buyers who want an original work of art by artists whose paintings are far beyond their purses. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.art, artwork, garzou, pierre garzou, lithograph, coloured lithograph, colored lithograph, printmaking, edition, available -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Rose Stereograph Company, The Bridge, Hurstbridge, Vic, c.1925
Copied from brochure "Wattle Valley Estate". The new bridge designed by Sir John Monash over the Diamond Creek near Hurst's original home "Mia Mia" seen in the distance. Reprinted from brochure advertising "Wattle Valley Estate" 7 minutes from bridge. The Wattle Valley Estate was first advertised in August 1925 as weekend building allotments by the Greater Melbourne Land and Development Company. Advertised from £28.10.0 or £60 per block. In August 1926, 30 picked allotments of 60x150 feet were put up for auction Saturday August 14, 1926 with frontages to Valley View Road and Fawkner Crescent advertised in the “Heart of the Glorious Wattle Country” and “Within 15 Minutes of the Newly Electrified Railway Station”. The Advertiser on August 13, 1926 in an article promoting the auction stated “the estate is regarded as one of the best in the district, and will be sold practically without reserve.” It is noted that an advertisement running in The Argus February 22, 1951 offered the remaining 16 blocks for sale at £12.10.0 or £200 the lot. By March 7, the remaining blocks were advertised at £17.10.0 The Wattle Valley Estate took over 20 years to sell and then people could not build on them This image was also used in a brochure advertising the "Wattle Valley Estate", which forms part of the Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection (Cross Reference Photo No.(s): 1056, 1057). Also cross reference SEPP_1028 / 29 for other views of Mia Mia. Part of a slide show presentation "Bridges & Waterways of the Shire" by Russell Yeoman to the 13 September 1989 Society meeting. The presentation included slides of historic photos from the Shire of Eltham Pioneers collections as well as several recent views. 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 '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, mia mia, bridge, diamond creek (creek), monash bridge, wattle valley estate -
Brighton Historical Society
Dress, Evening dress, c.1930s
This item is part of the Di Reidie collection. Diane Reidie was a much loved volunteer and President of Brighton Historical Society from 1999 until 2016. Originally from New Zealand, Di and her family lived in Male Street, Brighton for many years. A vibrant and energetic person with a zest for life and a gift for bringing people together, Di was a friend to many in the Bayside community and active in local community organisations. Her tireless work as President of BHS saw her named Bayside Citizen of the Year in 2008. As a seller and collector of vintage clothing, she was passionate about fashion history; one of her many enduring contributions to BHS was her extensive work in preserving, developing and promoting the Society's costume collection. In 2018-19, Di donated more than one hundred items from her personal vintage clothing collection to the Society. The collection, which includes clothing, hats, handbags and shoes from local and international designers, is representative of Di's wide-ranging interests, colourful personality, creativity, humour and love of fashion and travel. Di purchased this in 2012 at an auction of vintage clothing from the private collection of prominent Sydney fashion designer Lisa Ho, part of a wider sale of assets after Ho's business fell into deep debt. Ho began collecting vintage clothing and fabrics at the age of fifteen and her collection featured significant clothing items collected from around the world. For many years she drew on it as a source of design inspiration, particularly for print, in her highly successful fashion business. Di later wished she had purchased more at the auction!A full length slim fitting gown of gold metal thread and black thread self wave design fabric. The dress features a shawl collar, vertical pleat bodice, three panel, peaked front skirt. The dress secures with press studs at the centre front for modesty with a full left side opening secured by press studs. The sleeve features a front and back seam creating a squared shoulder head with fullness that is pleated in centre on the arm. the sleeve length is above the elbow. lisa ho, lisa ho collection, di reidie, vintage clothing, 1930s -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Ristori Estate, Lots 20 and 21
... Auctions ...11 documents about the sales (31/05/1919 initially; then March 1920) of Lots 20 and 21 Ristori Estate: 1/3 contracts of sale to Edwin Percy Smith from ME Coppel. 2/2 receipts from Yeo Crosthwaite & Co. to E.P. Smith dated 26/11/1919 and 24/02/1920 for quarterly payments. 3/1 working copy of contract of sale dated March 1920 from E.P.Smith to Thomas Herbert Evans Putt. 4/1 handwritten letter dated 09/08/1920 from E.P. Smith to Mr P. St John Hall Esq asking for advice about transfer papers for the Ristori Estate. 5/1 typed letter dated 16/08/1920 from Yeo Crosthwaite & Co to E.P. Smith asking for signing return of Alienation Notice. 6/1 handwritten letter dated 23/08/1920 from E.P. Smith to Mr P. St John Hall asking whether he or Mr Putt should sign papers. 7/1 typed letter dated 07/09/1920 from Yeo Crosthwaite & Co. to E.P. Smith asking for return of Land Tax Alienation Notice. 8/1 handwritten note dated 18/09/1920 from (likely) Mr Putt to Yeo Crosthwaite & Co returning Land Tax Notice & further Notice of Sale; 9/Business Card (handwritten) for Thomas Herbert & Evan Putt, Builder, Inkerman Road, Caulfieldripponlea, smith edwin percy, inkerman road, ristori estate, glenhuntly rd, glen huntly road, correspondence, auctions, putt thomas herbert evans, builders, yeo crosthwaite & co., receipts, elsternwick, coppel m.e, auctioneers -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Rosealea, Long Street, 21, Elsternwick
... Auctions ...Newspaper article on the refurbishment of Rosealea to its original features of Victorian Era advertised for sale by Buxton 2006 with three colour photographs of lounge and bathroom plus one photograph of exterior.nardella paul, rosealea, long street, elsternwick, architectural style, victorian style, lead light, ceiling roses, fireplace, arches, builders, houses, house names, buxton, auctions -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Shoobra Road, 20, Elsternwick
This file contains three articles about this property: Shoobra Road, 20, Elsternwick. 1/Advertising article from unknown source, dated April 2002, by Buxton. Gives brief interior feature details. Includes 3 coloured photographs. 2/Handwritten research on former occupiers of 20 Shoobra Road, taken from Sands and MacDougalls, by Claire Barton 19/06/2012. 3/Advertising feature article in Domain 11-12/11/2016. Article gives details of home renovations update since being bought in 2002. Article details across 3 columns the community values of Elsternwick area and surrounds, and includes a further three properties in the area, also up for auction. It includes a long column titled 'My Patch' from the current owner Amanda Ruben.elsternwick, stavrakis bill, architectural features, shoobra road, buxton, architectural features, real estate agents, bay windows, phelan john., lead lights, phelan f., glenhuntly road glen eira road, marleston park, ruben amanda, gardy mark, gardy cooper, gardy milla, edwardian style, 'miss ruben', restaurants, ripponlea, st. george's road, bertram street, orrong road -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Photograph - ST. GEORGES ROAD, 52, ELSTERNWICK
Four items about this property: 1/Two typed research reports, dated 10/07/1987 and 12/03/1995, by Hilary Bullock and Rosalind Landells, regarding the history of ownership and occupancy of 52 St. Georges Road, Elsternwick and a description of the development of the building. Includes handwritten working notes, undated, for the 12/03/1995 report. 2/Handwritten file note from Sands and McDougalls from 1903 to 1948, giving occupiers' names and occupations. 3/A black and white photograph of the building as a milkbar plus a colour photograph dated 1982 of the milkbar. 4/Three photos and brief notes for auction of property in 2006 by Hocking Stuart. Dates for these advertisements are 08/11/2006 for one and 10/11/2006 for the other two.st. georges road, photographs, elsternwick, land subdivision, federation style, architectural styles, corner stores, drew alexander, shops, tennis courts, drew a., general stores, righetti mrs, grocers, righetti n, businesses, hodges edward, milkbars, flats, woodrow r miss, houses, geddings p., geddings w., business people, ogden s., brighton historical society, ogden a, landells rosalind, bright j.a., dowsing i, batagnol i., arnold h.t., batarol l., noel jones real estate agency, turner r., rand real estate pty ltd, nemeth f., noel jones real estate agency, serginis c., sergianis c., bullock hilary, timber houses, greengrocers, victorian style, stained glass -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Digital Image, series, 05/04/2019
Graylings estate was purchased by Frederick Race Godfrey around 1872 on return of a family trip to England. Reverend Gurney Goldsmith met Ethel Godfrey here while he was invited for lunch and rose her interest in the cause of the sailors. The Godfreys organised two picnics for sailors on their property, one in 1905 and one in 1910. The estate was auctioned and subdivided in 1910 after Fredrick's death. But early the same year he had a second house built on the estate. A brick building that may be what is now the Graylings apartments. According to electoral rolls, Ethel Godfrey and her sisters Frederica and Winifred lived at 95 Alma Road. Ferderica Godfrey, one of the earliest female student of Burnley Horticultural College (1899 or1900-1903) is thought to have created the landscaping of the Graylings gardens. Street signs in St Kilda East depicting the area surrounding the former Grayling estate owned by Frederick Race Godfrey until his death in 1910.graylings, frederick race godfrey (1828-1910), ethel augusta godfrey, alma road, st kilda east, burnley horticultural colleg, frederica godfrey, rica godfrey, rita godfrey -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Medal - ELSTERNWICK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
This file contains three items: 1/A newsletter for the abovementioned titled ‘Friendly Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick’ dated September 1981. The newsletter covers topics such as Advertising for Christmas, Caulfield Council elections, shop trading hours, Caulfield High School’s Dutch auction and membership numbers. Because of the original September issue of the newsletter having gone missing in transit and the need for a replacement newsletter, a number of new items and advertising have been omitted for which an apology is offered. 2/A small round metal medallion inscribed with the words ‘Elsternwick Shoppers’ League member’ on one side with a small hole punched through at the top. Age unknown. 3/An envelope in which the medallion is held which has written on it ‘Elsternwick Shoppers’ League Member’s Medallion’ and ‘Donor M. Bromfield’.elsternwick, glenhuntly road, chambers of commerce, elsternwick chamber of commerce, elsternwick shopping centre, caulfield council, city of caulfield, caulfield high school, caulfield rsl, st georges road, victorian chamber of commerce and industry, v.c.c.i., durant bev, summers greg, keeper len, currie john, moore hedley, southern cross newspaper, rudzki brian cr, baxter bob cr, ford dorothy cr, campbell jock cr, mayors, council of affiliated chambers, specialist retailers association, parents clubs, schmidt david, schmidt lyne, schmidt steven, elsternwick shoppers’ league, bromfield m, shopping centres, retail trade, shops, harrower john, petrol stations -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Telescope, 1780-1820
Not much is known about William Rothwell other than he is recorded as working as an optician and scientific instrument maker in Manchester at 277 Deansgate Street from 1780 until 1820. An entry in the “Complete History of the Trades of Manchester” published in 1822, in which the author describes Mr William Rothwell as an intelligent young man who is conversant in several languages. He went on to describe him as an philosophical instrument maker of optical and mathematical objects, specialising in spectacles, all sorts of surveyors instruments as well as eye glasses of all types. At present that is all that is known of William Rothwell other than his products were made to the highest standards of the time. Today his products are now actively sought by collectors and are currently fetching high prices at auction sales overseas. The telescope is a rare item even though not much is known about Rothwell's history his scientific instruments and optical items fetch high prices when they become available as collectors look for rare and well made items from the 18th and 19th centuries. Its completeness and good condition make it a very good addition to the collection at Flagstaff Hill. A three draw military telescope brass with main cylinder section made of wood, main lens is removable for cleaning.Marked "Rothwell, Manchester"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, telescope, william rothwell, scientific instrument, manchester optician, optician -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Booklet, Lansell's Fortuna, c 1980
Originally designed in 1857 and extended to the further designs by Bendigo Architects Vahland and Getzschmann, Emil Mauermann and William Beebe the original two story house expanded over time as Lansell's fortune increased and the subsequent mansion was built adjacent to the New Chum Reef and mine from which most of his wealth was yielded. Fortuna remained in the Lansell family for twenty nine years after George died and was sold by auction for demolition in 1934 only to be saved to become a reception house. In 1942 the Army acquired a lease for wartime mapping and occupied the site until 2008. It is now in private hands with the surrounding land being divided for housing. George Lansell was commonly known as 'Australia's Quartz-King' and director of thirty-eight mines with some link with almost every mine in Bendigo.A4 size tour booklet outlining the history, use and architectural features of Fortuna Villa which was purchased by George Lansell in 1860. mayor william beebe, george lansell -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Gordon Family Orchard Bell
The Gordons were architects and were associated with many buildings still standing in Albury and Wodonga, St Patrick's Church and the de Kerilleau Homestead among them. They established Vermont Orchard on 74 acres to the south of the Wodonga settlement. Here they grew fruit and nuts for the domestic and export market. The enterprising family also set about transforming some of the land by clearing it, creating streets and making general improvements. It was the biggest subdivision in Wodonga at the time. The 234 allotments in the Wodonga Estate were put up for sale by auction in May 1890. A total of 200 people were said to have attended. Gordon, William, Charles and Vermont streets in Wodonga are named after the family. This bell was used at the Vermont orchard to signal the beginning and end of the working day, as well as lunch breaks.The Gordon Family orchard bell is made of cast iron. It includes the inscription "J. C. W../G./1858." This is thought to represent the initials of John Gordon and sons Walter Joseph and Charles Goodwin Sylvester Gordon. There is some conjecture about this due to the date "1858". John was born in London, England in 1823 and died in 1880. Walter is generally accepted to have been born in 1857 and died 1903. In one family tree Charles is recorded as being born on 28 January 1858 but his birth was registered in 1860. The mystery of the date is therefore not fully resolved.On one side of the bell "J. C. W../G./1858."gordon family wodonga, gordon and gordon architects, vermont wodonga -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AUCTION CATALOGUE: THE COLLIER ESTATE, 1954
Catalogue. 30 page catalogue of 995 items for auction from 'Werndew' the Collier Estate mansion at 65 Irving Rd, Toorak on 12, 13, and 14 July 1954. Auctioneers- Beauchamp Bros. Collins St., Melbourne. Attached and loose are numerous newspaper articles (1954) about the Collier mansion and family. Jenkin Collier (d.1921) left his fortune, made in the 1870s building boom, to his 3 unmarried daughters who lived in 'Werndew'. Annette Collier died 1947, aged 82. Alice Collier died 1950, aged 86. Edith Collier died 1954, aged 84.Beauchamp Bros. - auctioneersheritage, collier estate, jenkin collier, werndew, auction, annette collier, alice collier, edith collier -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Plan - PLAN OF 'TINTEN GLEN' GOLDEN SQUARE BY WILLIAM BEEBE
Plan of additions and alterations to house in Golden Square, Bendigo. Plan mounted on green board and framed in brown timber and glass. Plan shows front and side elevations and floor plan. House, called 'Tinten Glen' was owned by R. Saunders Esq. R. Saunders owned a store in High Street, Golden Square.Additions and alterations designed by William Beebe, Architect, Bendigo. On paper on top RH side " Wm Beebe, Architect, Williamson Street, Bendigo'. Top centre of framed item has a newspaper cutting displayed, detailing the auction of the house on Saturday 6th. May ( no year ). Date 1905, confirmed on digital newspaper.bendigo, buildings, tinten glen, golden square -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Main Street Reefs Stawell looking West from Layzell Street 1874 -- 2 Photos
Holtermann Photo 1874Main Street looking West from Layzell Street. On left Heide's European Hotel with Heide's two boys out front, David Nicholas Hotel. Foresters Hotel on corner of Patrick street, Fire damaged wall of Mechanics Institute. Top roofline of J. Allingham Drapers in distance. From right R.W. Dane Grocer on corner. Union Bank of Australia, Bennett & Bristow, A.B. Clemes, J. Punchard Furniture Mart, J. Punchard's Timber Yard. Oriental Bank, Bank of Victoria, D Telford Produce and Grocer, Chadwick & Co Drapers & Outfitters / London House, Stawell Auction Market Auctioneer.stawell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - EUREKA LEAD GOLD SLUICING CO
Red covered auction catalogue of Complete Sluicing Plant, Electric Generating Plant, Pumping Plants, Electrical Equipment, Buildings, Etc of the Eureka Lead Gold Sluicing Co. (Ballarat) N. L. on Thursday 3rd July, 1947 at the Plant, Ballarat East. Catalogue contains Conditions of Sale, 291 Lot numbers arranged in sections, e.g. Outside Engine House, Engine House, Outside Producer House, Transmission Line, At Sludge Pump, At Assay Office, Blacksmith's Shop, Assay Office and Pump Plant at Brown Hill. One catalogue has sale prices in pounds, shillings and pence beside each lot.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - eureka lead gold sluicing co (ballarat) n l, j h curnow & son pty ltd, the prahan telegraph printing co -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - 'FORTUNA' AUCTION SALE, 1934
64 page booklet being the catalogue for sale of the collection of antique and modern furnishings at Fortuna Villa. Six days of sales from 18th to 23rd of June 1934. 2599 items listed. Auctioneers K.Gardner & Lang, Leonard Joel and J.H.Curnow & Son. Includes several sepia photos. Small flyer inside front cover advertising Demolition Auction Sale of Fortuna June 1938. Name of June Parry, 107 Wills St, Bendigo written on first page. Two handwritten pages of prices against some item numbers between pages 22 and 23. Printed by The Prahran Telegraph Printing Co.Auctioneers as shown above -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Goldthorns Hill Estate, 1925
Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. The Goldthorns Hill Estate subdivision was first put up for auction in 1925. The subdivision took its name from the mansion ‘Goldthorns’, shown on the plan between Normanby Road and Lady Loch’s Drive. Contemporary advertisements describe forty-three home sites being fro sale, yet only forty-one appear on this plan. Buyers were lured by the prospect of the proposed extension of the Burke Road tram to High Street. Discerning buyers were advised that only one house could be built per allotment, and that houses needed to be constructed of brick, stone or concrete and have a slate or tiled roof.goldthorns avenue -- kew east (vic.), lady loch drive -- kew east (vic.), argyle road -- kew east (vic.), lady brassey drive -- kew east (vic.), campbell street -- kew east (vic.), goldthorns -- kew (vic.), subdivisions -- kew east (viv.), goldthorns hill estate -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Jas R Mathers Son & McMillan, Clifton Estate, Kew, c. 1916
Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The Clifton Estate was an ambitious subdivision. It included 61 allotments bordering Cotham and Park Hill Roads, and Florence and Adeney Avenues. It is difficult to ascertain the exact year when the ‘Clifton Estate’ was surveyed, subdivided and first auctioned. The uncertainty may be due to allotments being released during the First World War. The subdivision took its name from the house ‘Clifton’ (lot 5) on the corner of Adeney Avenue and Cotham Road. The outline of Clifton (since demolished) and the extent of its land following the subdivision are represented on the plan. The auctioneers have also shown ‘Maryfield’ and ‘Wimba’, the neighbouring properties in Cotham Road, on the plan."B"subdivision plans - kew, clifton estate, cotham road, adeney avenue, florence avenue, park hill road -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Latrobe Golf Club
Kew Historical SocietySince its foundation in 1958, members of the Kew Historical Society have been compiling and storing information about subjects relating to the history of Kew and its environs, of which this file is an example. Arranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)Subject file containing information about the Latrobe Golf Club and course. The file contains a copy of a 1959 newspaper account of the building of the clubhouse on part of the former Lucern Farm which Thomas Wills established 120 years previously. The farm was later owned by Perce Lay, a Gallipoli veteran who progressively sold off parts until only 24 aces of the original 176 acres was left. The file also has a typescript of the back of Lucern Farm sale brochure for the auction on 14/4/1956. suggesting possible uses. Also gives an account of Thomas Wills' life and the improvements he made to the land. thomas wills, lucern farm, perce lay, latrobe golf coursethomas wills, lucern farm, perce lay, latrobe golf course -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Book, Parwan: A History, 2010
Explores the history of the small farming community on the outskirts of Bacchus Marsh. It contains a plethora of fascinating details about the early years of this farming community from the 1830s until the early 2000s. There is a brief section at the beginning which looks at the history of the area prior to the colonial era. The book contains numerous sections about families and individual people who have lived in the Parwan area and includes many images of places and people. Citation: Parwan: A History by Dianne Van Leuvan. Published by Parwan History Group, Bacchus Marsh, Vic., 2010.Paperback printed book. 128 pages. with illustrations and photographs, some coloured. Includes facsimiles, maps, and index. Includes a separate folded sheet inside a pocket which has a reproduction of a map of the Parwan Parish in the County of Grant. On the reverse of this sheet are two reproductions. One is a land auction plan for February 1910 advertising the sale of portions of land from the Nerowie Estate. The other reproduction is a section of a map showing some of the blocks of land in the Nerowie Estate which has the heading, 'Nerowie Titles 1898'. A pocket inside the back cover contains a separate booklet which is an index, and two pages of 'Additional Information'.non-fictionExplores the history of the small farming community on the outskirts of Bacchus Marsh. It contains a plethora of fascinating details about the early years of this farming community from the 1830s until the early 2000s. There is a brief section at the beginning which looks at the history of the area prior to the colonial era. The book contains numerous sections about families and individual people who have lived in the Parwan area and includes many images of places and people. Citation: Parwan: A History by Dianne Van Leuvan. Published by Parwan History Group, Bacchus Marsh, Vic., 2010.parwan vic. history -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Pamphlet - Land Auction Brochure, The Ringwood Estate - Second Sub-Division, Ringwood, Victoria - 1919
Double sided bi-fold leaflet advertising subdivision site, layout of streets and allotments, summary of local features and services and terms of sale. Auction Saturday June 14th, 1919. 55 Lots. Subdivision includes Warrandyte Road, Tamar Street, Mersey Street and Derwent Street. Property Sales - Dunlop & Hunt Home Builders Ltd., 317 Collins Street, Melbourne, Tels 10104-10105. Agents - J.B. McAlpin, Tel. Ringwood 7. Auctioneers - Sydney T. Haynes & Co., 60 Queen Street, Melbourne, Tel. 3400. Solicitors - Hodgson & Finlayson, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne. Inset photographs of local views including existing 4-roomed bungalow on Lot 37 Tamar Street.