Ernest Buckmaster (1897-1968) was born in Hawthorn. He was not a strong boy and was taken by his grandparents to help on their mixed farm at Box Hill until he was fourteen. He attended the local state school. In 1913 he was apprenticed to James Beament, a signwriter and amateur artist. After he was rejected for military service, Beament encouraged him to join the Victorian Artists Society and to enrol at the National Gallery Art School. On 24 August 1945 he was appointed an official war artist, commissioned to paint the Japanese surrender in Singapore. He completed twenty-five pictures for the Australian War Memorial. Lothian published his book 'The Art of Ernest Buckmaster' in 1951. REF: ADB entry. Thomas Carlyle Lothian (1880-1974), publisher and publishers' representative, was born on 7 May 1880 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, eldest child of John Inglis Lothian, bookkeeper, and his wife Lillias Charlotte, née Smith. He arrived in Melbourne in July 1888, John having come to represent the publishing firm of Walter Scott. In 1912, on his father's retirement, he formed the company of Thomas C Lothian Pty Ltd. Following the outbreak of war, he formed the Lothian Book Publishing Co. Pty Ltd (from 1924 the Lothian Publishing Co. Pty Ltd). By 1918 he had published more than half of his total of some 230 titles, including, in 1916, his two most ambitious productions, Elves and Fairies, illustrated by Ida Outhwaite, and The Art of Frederick McCubbin.A black and white photograph of a man, wearing glasses and a suit coat, shirt and tie.thomas lothian (mr), ernest buckmaster (mr), windsor crescent, surrey hills, john lothian (mr), house names, york street, greenhaze, mont albert road, barton street, 'st abbs', 'tantalton'

One of the many phases of Tower Hill near Koroit. Beautiful panoramic view across the lake.Black and white mounted photograph of Tower Hill Tower Hill Koroit- Aberline, 26 Faversham St Canterburytower hill, koroit, west bank

Talara c.1853Black and white photograph of grand house on the hill with paling fence around talara, house, howes, dylmon, cottage, mansion

"Talara" sits on the hill on the outskirts of Port Fairy. It is one of 3 beautiful homes built in this vicinity. This was taken in the front drawing room.Black and Photograph of the interior of a room with a lady seated too the right of the windowtalara, 1895, house, building, cottage, princes highway, interior

Talara one of three large homes built on the hill. On the outskirts of Port FairyBlack and white landscape of 2 story house on hill with a lattice fence and four people leaning against fencetalara, princes highway, house, home, building, lattice, fence, powell, remington, rutledge

Talara one of three large houses built on the hill on the outskirts of Port FairyBlack and white photograph talara, princes highway, building, house, cottage