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Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph, 1/01/2005 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of Libby Thomson speaking to the crowd in front of 'At Rest' cottage during Coast Action Summer by the Sea event at New Works Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also three other colour photographs taken at the same event historic buildings -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Booklet, Worlingworth, 10-26 Banoon Road, Eltham, Victoria, 1928, 1928
Photographic reproduction of book "Worlingworth", Eltham, home of noted anthropologist the late Professor Donald Thomson Nine-page bookletbanoon road, donald thomson, worlingworth, houses -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Worlingworth, 10-26 Banoon Road, Eltham, Victoria, 1928, 1928
Extracted from book "Worlingworth", Eltham, home of noted anthropologist the late Professor Donald Thomson Six black and white photographsbanoon road, donald thomson, worlingworth, houses -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Clothing of Statues in BBG, Greek and Roman Clothing
The Stoddart and Thomson statues in the BBG appear to be dressed in ancient Greek dress and to have Roman names.Adds to the history and appreciation of the statues.3/4 of an A4 sheet, printed in black with names of clothes in red.Comment initialed J.G. 4/13white A4.details of ancient roman and greek clothing and origin of statues' names., john garner collection, garner, dr, statues, clothing, roman, greek, ballarat, gardens, ballarat botanical gardens -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Restored grave of city benefactor unveiled c2010, James Russell Thomson, c 2010
J.Russell Thomson made his fortune from gold mining and was one of Ballarat's great benefactors.While J.Russell Thomson left a generous bequest to be spent on statues in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, it is claimed that he played an active role in the events of the Eureka Stockade.A narrow wide piece of newsprint with a coloured photograph with caption, left hand side, folded and dog-eared right hand side.None. Very likely cut out of the Ballarat Courier newspaper, c2010.doctor john garner, ballarat botanical gardens, gold mining, benefactor, statues, eureka stockade, grave restoration, friends of the ballarat botanical gardens, trustees, scottish miner., gardens, ballarat, thomson, courier, john garner collection -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Departure of Mails, Kinglake, c.1908
Reproduced on p73 of 'Pioneers & Painters' Two horse drawn carriages outside Thomson's hotel in Kinglake. One is carrying passengers. On the left attached to the hotel is the Post Office. Mrs Thomson was the postmistress who in 1927 had held the position for 43 years (since 1884). The licence for the house was obtained in 1908 by Mr. Harry Thomson who by 1927 was the oldest permanent resident in Kinglake, having been there about 50 years. The hotel was destroyed by bushfire in February 1926 and a new hotel constructed on the site in 1927 by owner and licensee, Mr Frank Thomson, Harry’s son. Another identity at the hotel is Mr W. S. Harris, better known as "Shelley” who was the ranger at Kinglake National Park but also served in the Boer War and World War 1 having got away after being rejected ten times, at the age of 55 years.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg 9 x 12.5 cm B&W printsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kinglake, mail coach, thomson's hotel, kinglake hotel, postal service, passengers, transport, frank thomson, harry thomson, shelley harris, post office -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Aircraft Magnetos Instruction Books: The British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltf, Instruction Book No.1254: Magnetos Types Av & SV for Aeroplane Engines
created by the British Thomson-Houston during the interwar years. The manual relates to magnetos they produce for aircraft engines.aircraft magnetos, british thomson-houston -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - The Grave of J.Russell Thomson, Box 67, August 1891, The Request of the Trustees of Mr J.R.Thomson's Estate, 2010
J.Russell Thomson left a bequest which provided for six marble statues and the Pavilion in the Ballarat Botanical GardensJ.R.Thomson was a generous benefactor whose contributions remain a valuable part of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens today.One page and a half of transcription from Council of Ballarat records, Box 67.Comments printed in italics, p.2.doctor john garner, ballarat botanical gardens, j russell thomson, marble statues, statuary pavilion, benefactor, grave, trustees, j.r. thomson's estate., ballarat council -
Williamstown High School
Prefects 1935
Copy of black and white photograph mounted on board.Prefects 1935. Back row: Margaret Smith, Thelma Hatch, Tassie Thomson. Front row: Jean Morris, Nell Chrisfield, Gwladys Murray.williamstown high school, 1935, prefects -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, 'Worlingworth', 10-26 Banoon Road, Eltham, 30 January 2006
'Worlingworth', Eltham, home of noted anthropologist the late Professor Donald Thomson and his wife Dorita Thomson. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p127 Dubbed as ‘Australia’s Lawrence of Arabia’ anthropologist Donald Thomson lived much of his life in Eltham, at Banoon Road. On his retirement as Professor of Anthropology in 1968, The University of Melbourne professorial board compared Thomson to Lawrence of Arabia because of his work for Aborigines and his controversial personality. Although Thomson is now recognised for his huge contribution, during his lifetime he suffered opposition and his life has been described as ‘tragic’.1 Thomson failed to gain the recognition as a scientist that he felt he deserved and he failed to alter government policy towards Aboriginal people. But towards the end of his life in 1970, anthropologists were moving towards the type of research he had done and the movement to grant land rights to Aborigines was strengthening. Thomson is best known for his anthropological fieldwork in Cape York, Arnhem Land and Central Australia, but he is also known for his scholarly contributions to ornithology and ecology. Thomson documented every aspect of the daily and ritual life of the Aboriginal world of Cape York and Arnhem Land in the 1930s and 1940s. The huge collection in Museum Victoria includes 11,000 photographs, 7500 items of material culture, 1000 botanical and zoological specimens and 4500 pages of field-notes.2 The film Ten Canoes used Thomson’s photographs as a source. Thomson bought the Eltham property known as Worlingworth in 1934. The single-storey 60-square house standing by the Yarra River was built in 1922-23. It is one of the last in Eltham to survive with its farm setting intact. It is also one of the few substantial residences built in the Eltham Shire from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, which signalled a major change in the area towards the residential municipality it is today.3 The original section, built in the mid 1860s, of rose pink hand-made bricks and stone quarried on the property, was incorporated in the new red-brick house built in 1922. An immense oak tree by the house grew from an acorn brought by Patrick Armstrong who first bought the land in March 14, 1862. Armstrong named Worlingworth after his forbears’ village in Suffolk, England. Worlingworth saw grand days when Commander Alan A Barlee (R.N.) bought it in 1922 after winning the Calcutta Sweep. The property then included a nine-hole golf course, a tennis court, a bowling green, a boathouse and a boat-ramp.4 For most of his career Thomson, who was born in 1901, was attached to The University of Melbourne. In 1935 he represented the Commonwealth Government at Caledon Bay in east Arnhem Land to investigate and mediate for four Aborigines accused of killing five Japanese and three Europeans. In 1938 Thomson was awarded a PhD in Anthropology at Cambridge University, and during his career, he received several medals from British Societies, who perhaps appreciated his work better than their Australian counterparts. From World War Two, Thomson suffered a string of hardships, beginning with severe wounding in Dutch New Guinea (for his military service in New Guinea he was awarded an OBE) and he was invalided from service in 1944. That year he was diagnosed with diabetes. A fire in 1946 destroyed what Thomson regarded as perhaps the best record he had made of Aboriginal life – the 20,000 feet, (6096m) of film he had shot in Arnhem Land. In 1954 he and wife, Gladys, divorced. The next year he married his technical assistant, Dorita McColl. Several times during his career Thomson had major disagreements. For instance Professor P Elkin constantly opposed his work. He also opposed Thomson when he campaigned vigorously in 1947 against the establishment of a rocket range at Woomera, South Australia, because of the threat it posed Aborigines. Thomson resigned in frustration from the Victorian Aborigines Welfare Board in 1967, after serving for ten years, because he found that his advice was disregarded. His ashes were scattered over Caledon Bay from the air.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, banoon road, donald thomson, dorita thomson, eltham, worlingworth -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Thomson's Kinglake Hotel
Picturesque postcard scene near Thomson's Hotel Kinglake Donor: Mrs. McMinn, Kinglake (Cross ref: 0017) 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 imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kinglake, thomson's hotel, postcard -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Old Williams House, Tatura, 2001
Copies of glass plate photos found in the ceiling of the old Williams house, cnr. Hogan and Thomson Streets, Tatura.photograph, people -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph, Advertising for the ABC Tea Rooms circa 1916
The proprietor of the tea rooms was W.T. Thomson. It was located on Sturt Street. This advertisement comes from the publication, Beautiful Ballarat.building, commerical, abc tea rooms, sturt street, ballarat, w.t. thomson, interiors, beautiful ballarat -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Tablet, A Committee to Select the Statuary
Three Ballarat notables were appointed by Mr Thomson to select the Statuary for the Botanical Gardens after his death.The tablet is significant in recording the benefactor and those responsible for the selection of the statuary. Also, the tablet testifies to the high esteem in which Mr Thomson was held.Brass tablet. Coloured photograph photocopied.Nonemr w.d. thomson, j. noble wilson, horatio arthur nevett, thomas stoddart, committee to select the statuary, statuary in the ballarat botanical gardens, benefactors, tablet., john garner collection, garner, dr, ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1921
Stores in Halls Gap.The photo shows a shop (with Thomson's Cakes" on a sign on the roof) with four bicycles at the front. There is a man standing behind the bikes. To the right of the shop is a fence, with an Atlantic Petrol sign attached to it and two petrol pumps in front of it. Further to the right is another store/cafe.buildings, shops -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour, Greenhill Enterprise Centre, 2000, 08/03/2000
Greenhill Enterprise Centre is part of the Federation University Ballarat Technology Park .Colour photograph showing three people looking at the facilities at the Greenhill Enterprise Centre. They are, from left to right, Robert Hook (University of Ballarat Head of Finance), Marsha Thomson (Victorian Small Business Minister) and Sue Jenkins (Greenhill Enterprise Centre)ballarat technology park, hook, robert hook, thomson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; PETER PAN PROGRAMME
A white programme with red and blue print. ' Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. Hamilton Theatre Players.' On the inside is the programme in blue print. The back contains advertisements for Thomson's, Hamilton's Leading Store and Walkers of Hamilton Pty. Ltd. Mannett, Printer Hamilton.performing arts, elocution, drama, lydia chancellor, collection, drama, event, programme, program, event. entertainment, ephemeral, hamilton theatre players, theatre, performing arts -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Handwritten note, 13 March 1862
A large lot of papers, including this note and many telegrams, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. A handwritten note, probably a draft for a telegram sent from Sandy Creek / Tarnagulla Telegraph Office. From Thomson & Comrie to Mr Coulter, Little Collins St, Melbourne. Message reads 'Do not despatch goods until you receive letter'. -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), B/W Photo Of Aunty Annie Hutcheson, Malmsbury c1900
People - "Hutcheson, Annie; Sandford, Dave; Thomson, Walter (Walker?)" Associated with - "Vandyck Studios Melbourne (Photo), Ladies Benev" -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, black and white, c.1967
The demonstration is being carried out in the bathroom at RDNS Headquarter, 452 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne. The Sisters are wearing their grey RDNS uniforms and red cardigans of that era. From the founding of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) in 1885, known as Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) from 1966, the rehabilitation of patients to insure they were able to live independently in their own homes was at the forefront of care given by their Trained nurses. As well as teaching and supervising the use of equipment, their Trained nurses taught them safe transfer techniques. These techniques were also taught to family members to enable them to care for their loved ones. RDNS at first held workshops given by a contracted private Physiotherapist before employing their own Physiotherapist in 1975 who taught staff the correct techniques, not only for safety of the patient, but to reduce physical strain on RDNS nursing staff and patient’s family members. When required the Physiotherapist accompanied the Sister on her visit to the patient in their home.staff to be trained in techniques by RDNS Physiotherapists.Black and white photograph showing a safety technique demonstration. Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) Sister Liz Thomson, with her hair drawn back, is wearing a white gown over her uniform and is being transferred by Sister Betty McDonald, dark short curled hair. She has her arms extended supporting Sr. Thomson onto a bath seat. Sister Thomson has her left leg over the bath and the wooden bath seat can be seen positioned in the upper section of a white bath. Sister Joanne Wilkinson, who has short straight dark hair is on the right observing. Both Sr. McDonald and Sr. Wilkinson are wearing their RDNS uniforms of a dark cardigan over a grey frock. A white tiled wall with a strip of dark tiles is behind the bath.with metal piping attached to the right tiled wall and running to taps over the bath. A window is seen to the left of the tiled wall. Photographers stamp and Quote No. GW 8royal district nursing service, rdns, rdns education, equipment, liz thomson, betty mcdonald, joanne wilkinson -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - New Works Residents, 1911
Black and white photograph of a group of New Works residents, named are, back row Max Browne standing, Maddie Brown, Mrs Ada Grant, A Phillips, Mrs Lloyd, Boyd Thomson, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Ada Thomson, Mrs Elliot, O'Hara Browne, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Katherine Browne, W Sillet, G Gardner, Laura Phillips, Louise Phillips. Second row M Carpenter, Ted Grant, M Hooper, J Elliot, Audrey Brown. Third row I Elliot, D Carpenter, K Lloyd on the Government Jetty, Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy, reunion -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Murray Houghton, Selby Store, Thomson's Gully, Warrandyte, 2010
Full title: "Selby Store", Thomson's Gully, Warrandyte, Constructed for Daisy Hawkes, 1939; Later trading as the "Stonehouse" and today (2010) as "The Yarra Store". A three-part survey of published literatue, with introduction and historical summary prepared for the Warrandyte Historical Society, Inc.With spcial reference to Captain Alfred Selby, owner of "Selby Freehold", Warrandyte; Thomas Hawkes & Family, residents of "Greenham", North Warrandyte; Miss Daisy Hawkes, proprietor of "Selby Store". -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - The Ballarat Star. Three Reports, May 1886, J.R.Thomson, Death, Funeral and Will, May 27, 29, 1886
The Death, Funeral and Will reported in the Ballarat Star indicate the importance and high regard in which J.R. Thomson was held as one of Ballarat's pioneers. J.R. Thomson left a generous bequest for the purchase of Statues in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.Three photocopies of Articles from the Ballarat Star. the first photocopy is a column in length and is headed "Death of Mr J.Russell Thomson.The second contains a paragraph half way down the page about the funeral, without a heading and the third, a paragraph, 2nd half of the page about the Will; no heading.p.1 written vertically down the page in pencil, the Star, May 27 1886, p.3 written in pencil in the 1st column, The Star, p.2, May 29.doctor john garner, j.r. thomson, ballarat botanical gardens, statues, ballarat star, miner, eureka stockade., duncan gillies, ballarat art gallery., ballarat club., benefactor, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat, banquet, thomson -
Bialik College
Photograph (item) - Grade 3, 1966, 1966
Grade 3 class in the garden of Shakespeare Grove, 1966. Teacher: Miss Thomson. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.1960s -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Tilly Thompson nee Matilda Louise Clennell 1871-1959, A Short Biography, 26/2/2008
Tilly Thompson played a notable role in the Ballarat firm of E. Lucas and Co. The Tilly Thomson Garden is to be found in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.Tilly Thompson was a pioneer who was awarded an MBE in 1941 and who contributed in many areas of Ballarat Life.2 pages, 1 and 1/4 of print with short paragraphs. The last line on p.2 is in Italics.None.john garner, doctor john garner, ballarat botanic gardens, guiding friends of the ballarat botanical gardens, tilly thomson, matilda louise clennell, e.lucas&co., tilly thomson garden, australia's first female commercial traveller, arch of victory, jubilee methodist church, tom toop curator, bill greville., john garner collection, gardens, ballarat -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Memoires of the Activities of the Real Estate and State Institute of Victoria 1936-1980 by G.A.Thomson
Written for the Real Estate and Stock Institute of Victoria106 pages of the life and times of Mr. George Thomson as a Real Estate Agent and the history taken from minutes and proceedings of the Real Estate and Stock Institute from its inception. Clear plastic covers with blue cloth spine. Typewritten with some reproduced pictures.Front cover has The Real Estate and Stock Institute logo in the bottom quarter. Back page has faded picture of the Lebanese Catholic Church in Rathdowne Street, Melbourne. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KELLY AND ALLSOP COLLECTION: LETTER TO A. ALLSOP ESQ, 14/11/1901
Letter to A. Allsop Esq. from J. D. Chathan, dated 14/11/1901. Letter written on paper with Thomson and Comrie, Merchants, letterhead, and originated from Tarnagulla. Writing is very difficult to read. Paper has R. Turner Chatford Mills watermark.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly and allsop collection - letter to a allsop esq., j. d chathan, thomson and comrie, r turner chatford mills -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Stack of receipts from Tarnagulla businesses (all dated 1898), 1898
Donald Clark Collection. A stack of receipts from Tarnagulla businesses (all dated 1898). Businesses include Burstall Wholesale Butcher, Thomson & Comrie Grocers and Wine & Spirit Merchant and H. Pearson Grocer and Wine & Spirit Merchant. Bound together at top right corner by a metal clip.tarnagulla, businesses, stores, commerce, food, drinks, grocers, butcher, burstall, thomson & comrie, pearson, receipts, dockets, commercial records -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Thornton Estate, 1918
The ‘Thornton Estate’ was the final subdivision of ‘Thornton’ in Studley Park Road. Thomas Cubitt Balmain originally owned Thornton, next to John Carson’s ‘Clutha’. Before its final subdivision, the Thomson family owned it. The Estate was a subdivision of 15 residential allotments running between Studley Park Road and Stevenson Street. The allotments faced these streets as well as Thornton Street, which the vendor undertook to make. Contemporary newspaper advertisements advised that ‘The estate possesses many advantages, notably its private and secluded, though convenient, position, splendid frontages and depths, and being close to the electric tram and Kew train, also within easy walking distance of the Victoria-street cable tram’. The terms offered purchasers were ten per cent deposit, with the balance to be paid in ten equal half-yearly payments at a rate of 5 per cent.The ‘Thornton Estate’ was the final subdivision of ‘Thornton’ in Studley Park Road. Thomas Cubitt Balmain originally owned Thornton, next to John Carson’s ‘Clutha’. Before its final subdivision, the Thomson family owned it. The Estate was a subdivision of 15 residential allotments running between Studley Park Road and Stevenson Street. The allotments faced these streets as well as Thornton Street, which the vendor undertook to make. Contemporary newspaper advertisements advised that ‘The estate possesses many advantages, notably its private and secluded, though convenient, position, splendid frontages and depths, and being close to the electric tram and Kew train, also within easy walking distance of the Victoria-street cable tram’. The terms offered purchasers were ten per cent deposit, with the balance to be paid in ten equal half-yearly payments at a rate of 5 per cent.subdivision plans - kew, thornton estate, studley park road -- kew (vic.), thornton avenue -- kew (vic.), stevenson street -- kew (vic.) -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Bartlett Cordial Factory, 2001
Bartlett cordial factory, 1985, cnr.Francis & Service Streets, 1985 prior to removal to Hogan/Thomson Streets. Jack Smith owner. 3 images.photograph, people