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Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Sears Studio, Kew War Memorial: Ceremony of Unveiling by Sir Excellency the Governor Earl of Stradbroke KCMG, Sunday 30th August 1925
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The original, very large framed photograph of the ceremony of Unveiling of the Kew War Memorial, by His Excellency the Governor, Earl of Stradbroke KCMG, Sunday 30 August 1925. At the ceremony there were over five thousand in attendance crowding the intersection of High Street and Cotham Road. The voices of the Governor and the Mayor, Councillor Jabez Carnegie were amplified from four loud speakers on the dome of the memorial. A guard of honour from the 39th Battalion C.M.F. was present, together with the First Kew Troop of Boy Scouts. Restoration of the work by staff at the Grimwade Centre has been made possible by a contribution from Andrew McIntosh M.L.A.Iconic Australian photograph from the post-WW1 period. Nationally significant work reflecting how societies of the time invested social and spiritual values in commemorations of wartime.Framed large photograph. Kew War Memorial : Ceremony of Unveiling by His Excellency the Governor Earl of Stradbroke KCMG, Sunday 30th August 1925. Photo taken prior to cleaning and restoration. Digitally cleaned image included in carousel.Kew War Memorial: Ceremony of Unveiling by Sir Excellency the Governor Earl of Stradbroke KCMG, Sunday 30th August 1925 / Sears Studiokew war memorial - 1925, civic collection -
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Photograph - Collage, Staff of St George's Hospital
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne St ...St George's Health Service was established in 1912 by an order of Church of England nuns, the Sisters of the Holy Name. In 1949, the Hospital was sold to the Victorian government. For many years, St George's Health Service was known for expertise in maternity, acute medical and surgical services. From 1991, St George's Health Service began developing aged care services. From 1996 to 1998 the acute medical, surgical and maternity services were transferred to other facilities. From early 1999, St George's Health Service provided solely specialised aged care services. St George's Health Service became part of St Vincent's in March 2001, under an auspice arrangement with the Victorian government. Prior to this, the Service was part of the Inner & Eastern Health Care Network.Undated and unframed panel containing a collage of one large and four smaller photographs assembled to support St George’s Hospital. Individuals photographed are unnamed.st george's hospital - kew, promotional materials -
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Photograph, Wedding of Laurie Dean, 1934
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Photograph of a bride and two bridesmaids. The bride is Laurie Dean who was married in Mildura in August 1934. The crushed velvet, wedding gown that she wears in the photo is also part of the collection.Crushed velvet wedding gown worn by Laurie Dean, nee Jenkins at her wedding in Mildura, August 1934. Donate day her daughter Mary Deane.laurie dean, wedding photographs -
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Map - Back to Kew 1875, Jesse Dannock, c.1931
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Kew Historical Society has an extensive collection of maps and plans; most relating to the former City of Kew (1860-1994). Within this collection, this hand-drawn map is unique.The most important and earliest original map of Kew in the collection, showing places of interest in early Kew.Hand-coloured map on heavy paper, depicting from Kew in 1875 from memory by Jesse Dannock. The map includes the names of local institutions and old residents. These, and many of the street names are very faded and have been overwritten with biro at a later date.maps - kew (vic), mrs dannock's map, cartography -
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Photograph - City of Kew Horse, Cart and Employee, c.1950
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The City of Kew was a suburb in Melbourne from 1860 to 1994.One of four original black and white photographs by Stuart Tompkins Camberwell of a horse and cart and a council employee, Barry Avery, in Parkhill Road, Kew. In a number of photos the cart has K.C.C., in large letters on its side. It is presumed to be the city garbage cart No.3 which was stationed at the old Council Depot on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets."Location Cr Parkhill Rd & Hillcrest Av KEW / Driver Barry Avery"city of kew, garbage waste collection - kew (vic), barry avery, kew depot, stuart tompkins -
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Photograph - City of Kew Horse, Cart and Employee, Stuart Tompkins, c.1950
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Kew City Council Depot was for a period situated on the corner of High Street and Disraeli Streets. The photo from the former City of Kew Municipal Collection was taken by a photographer from Stuart Tompkins Studio in Camberwell.One of four black and white photographs (perhaps reproductions) of a horse and cart and a council employee in Parkhill Road, Kew. In a number of photos the cart has K.C.C., in large letters on its side. It is presumed to be the city garbage cart No.3 which was stationed at the old Council Depot on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets. "Cr Parkhill Rd & Hillcrest Ave Kew / Driver : Barry Avery"city of kew, garbage waste collection - kew (vic), barry avery, kew depot, stuart tompkins -
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Photograph - City of Kew Horse, Cart and Employee, Stuart Tompkins, c.1950
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Kew City Council Depot was for a period situated on the corner of High Street and Disraeli Streets. The photo from the former City of Kew Municipal Collection was taken by a photographer from Stuart Tompkins Studio in Camberwell. One of four original black and white photographs by Stuart Tompkins Camberwell of a horse and cart and a council employee, Barry Avery, in Parkhill Road, Kew. In a number of photos the cart has K.C.C., in large letters on its side. It is presumed to be the city garbage cart No.3 which was stationed at the old Council Depot on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets. "Cr Parkhill Rd & Hillcrast Ave Kew / Driver Barry Avery"city of kew, garbage waste collection - kew (vic), barry avery, kew depot, stuart tompkins -
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Photograph - City of Kew Horse, Cart and Employee, Stuart Tompkins, c.1950
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Kew City Council Depot was for a period situated on the corner of High Street and Disraeli Streets. The photo from the former City of Kew Municipal Collection was taken by a photographer from Stuart Tompkins Studio in Camberwell. One of four original black and white photographs of a horse and cart and a council employee, Barry Avery, in Parkhill Road, Kew. In a number of photos the cart has K.C.C., in large letters on its side. It is presumed to be the city garbage cart No.3 which was stationed at the old Council Depot on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets. "Cr Parkhill Rd & Hillcrest Ave, Kew / Driver: Barry Avery"city of kew, garbage waste collection - kew (vic), stuart tompkins, barry avery -
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Photograph - Dark Town Wedding, 1922
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...A photograph of a fund-raising procession from 1922. The now politically incorrect use of black face by the participants and the naming of the card has been included on Victorian Collections as representing the values of the period.The subject matter and original description is interesting as a reflection of social values by white Australians in the 1920s.Photograph of a fund-raising bicycle ride in High Street, Kew in 1922. Donated by Alva Allen in 1987.Dark Town Wedding 1922 Bride Bert Williams, Groom Mrs Stromach, Father Jack Allen, Best man ***, Pastor Snowy Raymond, Man on Penny Farthing Don Allen, won the Sun Office prize for the best decorated bike. Also in picture Ray Allen, Lawrie Allen. Don riding in procession. Ava Allen almost *** Picture taken in High Street Kew in 1922 *** riding in processionfund-raising - kew (vic), parades - kew (vic) -
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Photograph, Kew Post Office, c.1888
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...A copy of the earliest known photograph of the former Kew Post Office on the corner of Cotham Road and High Street, Kew. The Post Office was opened in 1888. The original architectural drawings are held at the Public Record Office Victoria.The photograph is significant as the earliest known image of this Heritage Victoria designated historic building.The Kew Post Office on the corner of High Street and Cotham Road, Kew. The photograph includes the Queen Victoria Jubilee fountain at left. The image predates the large fig tree planted on the corner and the later Kew War Memorial (1925). What are presumed to be government employees stand beside the horse and buggy. -
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Photograph - Photograph [copy], Council Family Hotel, Cotham Road, circa 1888, c.1888
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Council Family Hotel was the fifth of the eight hotels to be licensed in Kew during the 19th Century. They were licensed in the following date order: The Woodman Inn (1854), The Harp of Erin (1854), O’Shaughnessy’s Kew Hotel (1855), the Prospect Hill Hotel (1858), the Council Family Hotel (1861), the Princess Hotel (1864), the Clifton Hotel (1868) and the Greyhound Hotel (1873).Rare photograph of a landmark hotel in KewExterior - Council Family Hotel, Cotham Road, Kew, circa 1888.hotels - kew, council family hotel - kew (vic) -
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Photograph, Deepdene
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne Rare ...Rare photograph of a significant Melbourne home.Photograph of the historically significant house, Deepdene, which was located before demolition on the southeast corner of Burke Road and Cotham Road. The photograph is on the back of a subdivision plan of the Auburn Heights Estate.deepdene -
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Photograph - 'Clutha', Studley Park Road, 1860-1890
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Clutha was the home of John Carson, the second mayor of Kew. Leonard Terry designed the house for him in 1856. Terry was the architect of the Melbourne Club (1858), the former London Chartered Bank (1861), Lothian Terrace in Carlton (1865), and the ES&A Bank in Hawthorn (1873). The commission for Clutha was won three years after Terry’s arrival in Victoria.An extremely rare photograph of a major residential architectural commission of Leonard Terry. The photograph of the house has statewide significance as the home of the Victorian pioneer and businessman, John Carson. A rare, nineteenth century photograph of ‘Clutha’ in Studley Park Road, Kew. The sepia-toned photograph is of the front of the house, with its bluestone foundations and its second storey balcony. A real estate advertisement in 1875 described the house as: 'First-class family mansion, and about 8½ acres of pleasure grounds and fruit garden. The house, erected under the plans and supervision of Mr. Leonard Terry, is most substantially built of brick, stuccoed, on solid bluestone pediment, forming a noble basement story, large entrance hall, and lobby, with conservatory on the left. *** A wide verandah and balcony, erected on cast-iron columns, runs round the house, the views from which are perhaps unequalled in extent and beauty in the neighbourhood of the city, commanding the bay, shipping, Mount Macedon, and Dandenong Ranges. Th e whole forming a most complete gentleman's residence, no expense having been spared in its erection and comfortable finish.'"Clutha West Side Studley Park Road Kew / Clutha West Side"clutha, john carson, leonard terry -
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Drawing, Dione McIntyre, 'Bella Vista', Cotham Road, 2014
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The drawing was created by Dione McIntyre to illustrate an article on the house for a Kew Historical Society newsletter in 2014Pen and ink drawing of Bella Vista in Cotham Road, Kew, originally the home of Abel Hoadley.Signature of artist "D.McIntyre" lower rightbella vista - cotham road - kew, abel hoadley -
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Postcard, A Temple Tomb ~ Boroondara, 1900-1910
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...A temple tomb in the form of a Greek temple with a triangular pediment. Dark pillars on a flat, paved base support the plinth of the memorial. The memorial is situated on lawn, surrounded by trees and shrubs. Between the pillars, a glass enclosure can be clearly seen. The enclosure was removed at a later date. Harold Desbrowe-Annear designed the Springthorpe Memorial, while Bertram Mackennal sculpted the statuary on the sarcophagus. William Guilfoyle is belived to have advised on the design of the garden.An early black and white postcard of the Springthorpe Memorial in the Boroondara General Cemetery. There are numerous often undated postcards showing the memorial. This example features two women standing at left and a man at right. Based on the women's costumes, the postcard can be dated to 1900-1910.A Temple Tomb / Boroondara springthorpe memorial, boroondara general (kew) cemetery, postcards -- cemeteries, postcards -- kew (vic.) -
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Booklet, Lily Clara Wishart et al, Rollo My Good Dog, 1900-1920
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne Cr ...Cr William Wishart was Mayor of Kew in 1906-7, his wife Lily serving as Mayoress during his term of office. Unique handwritten manuscript about a family pet15-page hand written manuscript, bound in brown leather as a small book entitled 'Rollo My Good Dog'. The undated manuscript is unsigned and was attributed to William Wishart of 'Noranook', Fernhurst grove, Kew (Vic) when donated to the Kew Historical Society in c.2002. The manuscript is part of a collection of Wishart items owned by Lily Clara Wishart (nee Annear), donated by Rosemary McArthur, the granddaughter of Lily's sister, so it may be that the story was written by her rather than by William Wishart. The entire manuscript can be viewed in the carousel.Handwritten title and narrativedogs - kew, william wishart, clara wishart (nee annear), 'noranook', fernhurst grove (kew) -
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Photograph, Lily Clara Wishart (nee Annear), Unknown
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne Cr ...Cr William Wishart was Mayor of Kew in 1906-7, his wife Lily serving as Mayoress during his term of office. Locally significant portrait of Lily Wishart, mayoress of Kew in 1906-7. Photographs of past mayoresses are rare. The photograph also informs a number of other items in the collection created by or owned by Lily and William Wishart.Photographic portrait of Lily Wishart, mounted on card for a previous exhibition of items, including her dress from 1907-10.LILY CLARA WISHART / MAYORESS OF KEW 1906-7clara wishart (nee annear), stevenson street - kew (vic) -
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Photograph - Document, Rosemary McArthur, Willy and Lily Wishart / by Rosemary McArthur, 2002
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne Cr ...Cr William Wishart was Mayor of Kew in 1906-7, his wife Lily serving as Mayoress during his term of office. Biographical notes about William and Lily Wishart, created by Lily's sister's granddaughter. clara wishart (nee annear), stevenson street - kew (vic), william wishart, gellibrand street - kew (vic), 'noranook', fernhurst grove, kew (vic) -
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Clothing, Otex, Pale Brown Simulated Fur Coat, 1960s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.Pale brown woven simulated fur coat by Otex of MelbourneLabel: BY OTEX MELBOURNE / WOVEN SIMULATED FUR / TYBER / ONLY NATURE CAN COMPETE / SIZE 12otex melbourne, fur coats, faux fur, fashion -- 1960s, fashion design -
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Clothing - Floral Print Day Dress, 1950s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.The design and fabric are representative of fashion styles and tastes in 1950s Melbourne.A classic 1950s sleeveless day dress featuring a narrow fitted waist and a full skirt. The v-necked fitted bodice is pleated while the full skirt has a wide gathered fold of fabric at the front. The white, green and pink fabric is a floral design with sprays of pink roses.australian fashion - 1950s, costumes - dresses, fashion design, fashion -- 1950s -
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Clothing - Blue Day Dress, 1950s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.This dress, created by an unidentified designer, is a representative example of women's fashion in the 1950s.1950s mid-blue simulated silk day dress featuring a high round collar, buttoned opening at front, a narrow belted waist and full puffed sleeves.australian fashion - 1950s, women's clothing, dresses, fashion design, fashion -- 1950s -
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Clothing - Black Crepe Bodice, 1940s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.Black crepe bodice with front opening featuring numerous buttons, covered with the same fabric as the bodic. It has short sleeves and a square scalloped neck line.australian fashion - 1940s, costumes - bodices, fashion design, fashion -- 1940s -
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Clothing - Coat, Jump, 1990s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The Fashion & Design collection of Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants' clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. While the collection includes some examples of international fashion, most items were handmade or purchased in Melbourne. The coat was donated by Annie McIntyre.The McIntyre Collection of clothing and clothing accessories forms one of the largest single donations to our Fashion & Design collection. It includes clothing and clothing accessories worn by four women in the Cohen and McIntyre families across three generations. The items worn by Melbourne architect, and Kew resident, Dione McIntyre date from the 1960s and 1970s, and include evening wear, day wear, hats and shoes. As Dione McIntyre often accompanied her husband, fellow architect Peter McIntyre, to formal events, there are a number of pieces of evening wear among the items. The McIntyre Collection also includes items worn by women of an earlier generation: by Lilian Cohen, Dione McIntyre's mother, and by her mother-in-law, the wife of the architect Robert McIntyre. At the other end of the chronological spectrum are a number of outfits belonging to, worn and donated by Annie McIntyre. These include outfits created by notable late 20th century Australian and/or international fashion designers. The McIntyre Collection is significant historically and artistically as it includes examples of design that demonstrate changing tastes in fashion over an 80-year period. The collection is also significant in that it includes the work of a large number of Melbourne designers from the 1960s to the 1990s. Black matt straight-cut women's black coat with maroon lining manufactured by Jump. The coat is buttoned at front and has a manufacturer's label on inside neck.JUMP SIZE 16 MADE IN AUSTRALIAcostumes - coats, women's clothing, jump -- australia -- fashion house, fashion design, fashion -- 1990s -
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Photograph, Mavis Mackinnon, 1930s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Mavis Mackinnon was a Kew resident who worked as dressmaker in business with Miss Tozer, a Milliner of High Street, East Kew, c1930-c.1939.Digital copy of a studio portrait of Mavis Mackinnon, dressmaker in business with Miss Tozer, Milliner of High Street, East Kew, c1930-c.1939.mavis mackinnon, dressmakers - kew (vic), miss tozer - milliner - high street - east kew (vic) -
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Photograph, Mavis Mackinnon, 1930s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Mavis Mackinnon was a Kew resident who worked as dressmaker in business with Miss Tozer, a Milliner of High Street, East Kew, c1930-c.1939.Digital copy of a studio portrait of Mavis Mackinnon, dressmaker in business with Miss Tozer, Milliner of High Street, East Kew, c1930-c.1939.mavis mackinnon, dressmakers - kew (vic), miss tozer - milliner - high street - east kew (vic) -
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Clothing - Black Lace Evening Dress, c.1907
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne Lily ...Lily and William Wishart lived during this period in 'Noranook', Fernhurst grove, Kew. There are numerous contemporary accounts of the social and civic activities of Lily Wishart as mayoress of Kew. In a description of a 'Mayoral At Home' in the Kew Recreation Hall, a report in The Australasian (10 Aug 1907, p.46) described the event thus: MAYORAL AT HOME In the Kew Recreation-hall on Thursday evening the Mayor and Mrs. W. Wishart gave an at home to between two and three hundred guests. ... Prior to the musical programme, the mayor and mayoress held a reception, standing on a dais at one side of the room. Mrs. Wishart was gowned in black glace silk, trimmed with handsome lace applique, and she wore a cream Maltese lace scarf over her shoulders, and held a bouquet of cardinal carnations.' This may be the dress in the collection. Another interesting and relevant report is an account in The Argus (19 March 1907, p.6): 'WOMEN'S WORK EXHIBITION The mayoress of Kew (Mrs. W. Wishart) invited the ladies of the district to meet in the mayor's room, town-hall, Kew, at half past 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, to consider steps to be taken locally in support of the proposed Exhibition of Women's Work.'The dress is locally significant as the work of a skilled home-dressmaker in Kew, who was also a leading civic figure in the municipality. One tends to think of amateur dressmakers as women who could not afford to purchase clothes from a retailer. Clearly, 'women's work' and the skills that educated and wealthy women acquired in the period allowed them to fashion their own garments.Full length evening dress in four parts. Undergarments include two items: a basic black silk petticoat and an upper black silk slip, the latter with two bands of ruffles. The lace dress is in two parts: a bodice and a skirt. The black, high-necked bodice is constructed of silk organza to which guipure lace has been extensively applied. The bodice has long puffed sleeves, gathered on the forearm to form a wide band of lace and ribbon at the wrist. The skirt is constructed of the same black fabric with descending bands of gathered black silk ribbon, used as ornamentation. The skirt also features a long train. Apart from the donor information about its provenance, the style of the dress can confidently be dated to the period 1900-1910. The dress was made and worn to civic functions by Mrs Lily Wishart, Mayoress of Kew in 1906-7. Earlier items belonging to William and Lily Wishart entered the collection as early as 2002. The dress was donated by a descendant of a friend of Lily Wishart in 2020. The photograph of the dress and its components attached to the record needed to be digitally enhanced so that details of the dress could be viewed online, as the fabric of the dress is an intense black. A physical assessment of the dress is included in the condition report.fashion & design collection - kew historical society, australian fashion - 1900s, evening dresses, lily clara wishart, fashion design, fashion -- 1900s -
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Photograph - 'Southesk' (formerly 'Ordsall'), Cotham Road, 1920s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Ordsall was originally built for John Halfey, second Chairman of Kew, and sold after his death to the Carnegie family who renamed it ‘South Esk'. The Carnegie family mounted a defence of their property when the City of Kew sought to compulsorily acquire the site for a new town hall in the 1930s. The house and land were later acquired by Council in 1947 and demolished in 1970. The present Kew Library and the former Council Offices (now owned by Trinity Grammar) are located on the site.One of the earliest photographs of 'Southesk' and its gardens. The house was of statewide significance because of its historical association with John Halfey. It was artistically significant due to its elaborate interiors, decorated by Cullis Hill & Co in the 1880s. Sepia photograph mounted on brown card of "Southesk' (formerly known as 'Ordsall'). The single-storey Italianate facade of the house can be seen surrounded by an extensive garden. The point-of-view of the camera is from Cotham Road.john halfey, david carnegie, southesk - south esk - ordsall -
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Photograph - 'Southesk' (formerly 'Ordsall'), Cotham Road, 1920s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Ordsall was originally built for John Halfey, second Chairman of Kew, and sold after his death to the Carnegie family who renamed it ‘South Esk'. The Carnegie family mounted a defence of their property when the City of Kew sought to compulsorily acquire it as the site for a new town hall in the 1930s. The house and land were later acquired by Council in 1947 and demolished in 1970. The present Kew Library and the former Council Offices (now owned by Trinity Grammar) are located on the site.One of the earliest photographs of 'Southesk' and its gardens. The house was of statewide significance because of its historical association with John Halfey. It was artistically significant due to its elaborate interiors, decorated by Cullis Hill & Co in the 1880s. Sepia photograph mounted on brown card of "Southesk' (formerly known as 'Ordsall'). The single-storey Italianate facade of the house can be seen surrounded by an extensive garden. The point-of-view of the camera is from Cotham Road.john halfey, david carnegie, southesk - south esk - ordsall -
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Photograph - 'Southesk' (formerly 'Ordsall'), Cotham Road, 1920s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Ordsall was originally built for John Halfey, second Chairman of Kew, and sold after his death to the Carnegie family who renamed it ‘South Esk'. The Carnegie family mounted a defence of their property when the City of Kew sought to compulsorily acquire it as the site for a new town hall in the 1930s. The house and land was later acquired by Council in 1947 and demolished in 1970. The present Kew Library and the former Council Offices (now owned by Trinity Grammar) are located on the site.One of the earliest photographs of 'Southesk' and its gardens. The house was of statewide significance because of its historical association with John Halfey. It was artistically significant due to its elaborate interiors, decorated by Cullis Hill & Co in the 1880s. Sepia photograph mounted on brown card of "Southesk' (formerly known as 'Ordsall'). The single-storey Italianate facade of the house can be seen surrounded by an extensive garden. The point-of-view of the camera is from Cotham Road.john halfey, david carnegie, southesk - south esk - ordsall -
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Photograph - 'Southesk' (formerly 'Ordsall'), Cotham Road, 1920s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Ordsall was originally built for John Halfey, second Chairman of Kew, and sold after his death to the Carnegie family who renamed it ‘South Esk'. The Carnegie family mounted a defence of their property when the City of Kew sought to compulsorily acquire it as the site for a new town hall in the 1930s. The house and land were later acquired by Council in 1947 and demolished in 1970. The present Kew Library and the former Council Offices (now owned by Trinity Grammar) are located on the site.One of the earliest photographs of 'Southesk' and its gardens. The house was of statewide significance because of its historical association with John Halfey. It was artistically significant due to its elaborate interiors, decorated by Cullis Hill & Co in the 1880s. Sepia photograph mounted on brown card of "Southesk' (formerly known as 'Ordsall'). The single-storey Italianate facade of the house can be seen surrounded by an extensive garden. The point-of-view of the camera is from Cotham Road.david carnegie, john halfey, southesk - south esk - ordsall