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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - BLACK SILK SATIN BEADED BODICE, 1850's
Silk, satin, fully lined with silk (?). Eleven bones, ranging in length from 10 - 12 cm long, taper the bodice to the waistline. 15cm wide panels of beaded net come from the high back waistband, over the shoulder to the front waistband. These are loose panels with linear beading, and more decorative beading over the shoulders. Centre front panel has a net overlay, sheer above the bustline to the throat, with a 16cm high net stand-up, mandarin collar, edged in lace, and outlined at the throat with a row of tiny jet beads. Cotton perspiration pads under the arms.A beaded '' butterfly'' shape sits over the bustline where the sheer lace panel begins. Below the beaded motif, five roulet knotted and loops fasten into the finest of metal loops to close the bodice. Silk ''over -sleeves'' also have three roulet looped decorations at each edge. Below the elbow length ''over sleeves'', a double layer of net sleeves-the top layer finished with seven rows of tiny jet beads, the lower wrist length net sleeve, finished wit one row of tiny jet beads, and a two cm net fill. Beading and an embroidered ribbon flower trim the back centre net panel, and a roulet looped trim, sits at the centre back waistline. An extension of the beaded over -the-shoulder panels falls in a rectangular shape 38cm X 23cm. The front extension of the ''over the shoulder'' beaded net, falls in two oval shapes - one either side of opening 24cms long. A 4.5cm band of three pleated silk encircles the waistline.Waterfield, 14 Gleghow Terrace, South Kensington. ( Label on tape fastens around waistline).costume, female, black silk satin beaded bodice -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: WEIGHBRIDGE LYTTLETON TERRACE, ?
Photograph of a small brick building with one chimney, There are four narrow windows and an arched doorway at centre front. At the rear of the building to the left are several horses and carts piled with? produce? And behind these in the background are several substantial brick? Buildings. The single storied building could be the rear of the Bendigo Market. Weighbridge? To the right of the main structure appears to be a large group of peoplebuildings, commercial, weighbridge, lyttleton terrace, weighbridge -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MORLEY & CO CATALOGUE, 1906
Advertising Catalogue from Morley Johnson & Co, Mitchell Street, Bendigo, advertising their sale items, with black and white illustrations of furniture and other wares, with prices. Markings - J. B. Young, General Printer & c, Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo. Markings - 'Rowan Street, Bendigo' & 'Mr Chas ?' written in ink at top of catalogue.organization, business, morley johnson & co -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph of artwork, R. Jenny, View of sea in foreground looking towards Christ Church, Summerland House, Marli Terrace, 1862
... , Summerland House, Marli Terrace... towards Christ Church, Summerland House, Marli Terrace Photograph ...lithograph black and White copySt Kilda (from the Sea) -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Article, Japan Interior Design, An Architect's House in Melbourne, Australia. Architect: Robin Boyd, Feb-62
This Japanese journal features a photographic article on Boyd's Walsh Street home. It was written by a Japanese architecture student who visited Walsh Street with a group of 6 such students in 1961. A translation of the text follows. ________________________________________________________ "An Architect’s House in Melbourne, Australia Author: Tamon Okubo This house was built by architect Robin Boyd as an experimental work. Although in a residential area of Melbourne, the site is a 40 x 126 ft rectangle in a corner of a former park with high rise buildings on either side. Due to its location, the design focuses on protecting the privacy of the house from the outside and on the composition of the interior space, creating a somehow introverted plan. However, the interior is not completely closed from the outside; it is cleverly designed to provide both views of the rooves of nearby houses as well as the mountains in the distance. Firstly, the couple’s room and the children’s rooms are in separate buildings. These two independent structures are connected by a courtyard. The ceiling of the courtyard is partly open, so one can look out from the second-floor terrace of the couple’s room. The walls on both sides of the courtyard are of opaque glass to ensure privacy from outside. In both buildings brick walls with three-inch steel pipe inserted into the brick cavities form the structure and separate each room. The roof is connected to pairs of 3/4-inch thick cables, spaced four feet apart, attached to the brick walls of both buildings and supported by wooden posts that separate the glass panels in the rooms. The cables are not tightly strung together but are loosely suspended from the front structure, where the entrance is, to the rear one. The upper cable in the courtyard is covered with vine. The materials used are insulation board for the roof, raw timber for the structural materials, native jarrah for the timber sections of the interior walls and white eucalyptus for the joints. Robin Boyd – A Brief Personal History 1919 Born in Melbourne, Australia 1947 As an architect, was the first director of the Small Homes Service, a public housing research institute established to provide homes for needy Australians. 1960 Wins the American Institute Architects Prize (the Japanese architect, Kenzo Tange, was awarded the same prize in 1959). In the same year he was elected an honorary member of the Institute. Mr Robin Boyd is currently writing a book on the history of Australian architecture, The Walls Around Us, as well as a book on Kenzo Tange. He is a frequent visitor to Japan to exchange ideas with Japanese architects and is quite a Japanophile. " This is a photocopy of the article from Japan Interior Design No 17. Pages 4-5 are glued together, and pages 6-7 are glued together, p8 p9, p10 are separate. There is writing on it (not Robin Boyd's hand). Geoffrey Serle, Robin Boyd's biographer, may have given it to Patricia Boyd.walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1950
... Copenhagen / House / One-Family Terrace / Arch. Arne... Travelling Scholarship Haddon robin boyd slide Copenhagen / House ...Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. House (1950), Copenhagen, Denmark. (Architect: Arne Jacobsen.)Copenhagen / House / One-Family Terrace / Arch. Arne Jacobsen / 1950 (All Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Copy Photo, Legacy of the storm ,Scammell House
... Photograph of William Prides house at 10 Latrobe Terrace... Torquay great-ocean-road Photograph of William Prides house at 10 ...Photograph of William Prides house at 10 Latrobe Terrace Geelong in 1890,SWilliam prides home in GeelongSepia copy photo Nowilliam pride -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Auction, 1998
... Pamphlet advertising auction of a 1922 solid brick house... advertising auction of a 1922 solid brick house at 9 Barkly Terrace ...Pamphlet advertising auctionPamphlet advertising auction of a 1922 solid brick house at 9 Barkly Terrace Mitcham, with coloured photographPamphlet advertising auctionauction, 9 barkly terrace mitcham, drake mitcham real estate -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 13 Marong Terrace Forest Hill, 1954 to 1958
Eight black and white photographs showing the development of the house at 13 Marong Tce Forest Hill 1956 to 1958.Dates on back of photographsmarong terrace forest hill forest hill -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1991
Date made September 1991Black and white photograph of a timber residence with corrugated iron roof, six wide steps leading from shaded veranda, native plant garden in narrow terrace with sleeper steps leading down to mowed lawn. Situated at Mill Point Road, Toorloo Arm Victoriahouses, timber industry, heritage study -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1908 View of the Kalorama Gap from Main Road With Labelling, 1908
Photograph with labels attached to front identifying buildings. View of the Kalorama Gap from main Road (now Ridge Road), looking across Walker's raspberry patch with Mountjoy coaching stables on the LHS and Mountjoy Guest House in centre. Price's house and shop on the RHS. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.1908 View of the Kalorama Gap from main Road – now Ridge Road above Lot 2 of the Village Settlement. Looking across Walker’s raspberry patch with “Mountjoy” coaching stables on left. “Mountjoy” in centre. Prices house and shop on right with Hands “Beulah Tearooms” above Prices roof. On hillside beyond Hand’s is the slope now taken up by Kalorama Terrace. Walker’s well, then newly dug is in lower right hand corner below the tree fern head. Mt Kalorama is the hill top right. Track leaving Main Road left is Walker’s entrance drive.kalorama, kalorama gap, walker, beulah tea rooms, price, hand, mountjoy, mt kalorama -
Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, 2 x terraced wooden houses on street corner with wattle trees in front yard - City Landscapes - Photo taken by Property Management Services / Public housing - Inner City Melbourne - Early 1980s
... Melbourne melbourne Colour Photo taken from slide 2 x terraced ...Colour Photo taken from slide -
Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, Bricks & tiles - A view of terraced houses on a city inner suburb - City Landscapes - Photo taken by Property Management Services / Public housing - Inner City Melbourne - Early 1980s
... - A view of terraced houses on a city inner suburb - City ...Colour Photo taken from slide -
Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, A vacant block between wooden terraced houses - City Landscapes - Photo taken by Property Management Services / Public housing - Inner City Melbourne - Early 1980s
... between wooden terraced houses - City Landscapes - Photo taken ...Colour Photo taken from slide -
Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, Inner City Melbourne - Early 1980s - Kingswood sedan parked outside of wooden terrace house - City Landscapes - Photo taken by Property Management Services / Public housing
... outside of wooden terrace house - City Landscapes - Photo taken by... terrace house - City Landscapes - Photo taken by Property ...Colour Photo taken from slide -
Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, Inner City Melbourne - Early 1980s - Terraced brick houses - City Landscapes - Photo taken by Property Management Services / Public housing
... Melbourne melbourne Inner City Melbourne - Early 1980s - Terraced ... -
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Queen's Colour - 1st Infantry Regiment (WA Volunteer Forces), 1895-96
... in their display room at Council House, St Georges Terrace. They were... in their display room at Council House, St Georges Terrace. They were ...Presented to 1st Infantry Regiment (WA Volunteer Forces) by HE the Governor of WA, Lt-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, KCMG at a Queen's Birthday parade held on the Recreation Ground, Bazaar Terrace, Perth (now where the Esplanade is situated), on 28 May 1896. Consecrated by Senior Chaplain of the Forces, the Very Reverend Dean Goldsmith. Purchased by the WA Government, with the sanction of the Home Authorities, the colour was manufactured at the Pimlico Army Clothing Depot, London. It was the first Queen's Colour to be presented to a Western Australian Army unit. (A detailed description of this colour appeared in "The West Australian" of 23 May 1896) This colour was subsequently inherited by successor Militia units to the 1st Infantry Regiment, including 11th Australian Infantry Regiment (Perth Regiment), 88th (Perth) Infantry, 11th Battalion (The Perth Regiment) and 11th/16th Battalion. The colour was handed over to the Perth City Council at a special parade of the 11th/16th Battalion held in Forrest Place on 7 June 1930, and was laid up in the Council Chambers in Murray Street. Together with the other historic colours handed over at the time, this colour later went into storage when Council moved premises in the early 1960's. Perth City Council had some restoration work carried out on these colours in 1975 and later had them on display in their display room at Council House, St Georges Terrace. They were subsequently placed in storage again. Following negotiations by the Army Museum of WA Perth City Council passed on these Colours to the Museum in November 1993. Purchased by the WA Government, with the sanction of the Home Authorities, this was the first Queen's Colour to be presented to a Western Australian Army unit. (A detailed description of this colour appeared in "The West Australian" of 23 May 1896)Union flag with red and gold fringe. In the centre a circle inscribed "Western Australia", surmounted by a crown. Within the circle a black swan on gold background.military heraldry -
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Regimental Colour - 1st Battalion, 11th Australian Infantry Regiment (Perth Regiment)
... in their display room at Council House, St Georges Terrace. They were... in their display room at Council House, St Georges Terrace. They were ...Purchased from Regimental funds in 1910 and presented by HE the Governor of WA Sir Gerald Strickland, KCMG, at a parade held on the Esplanade, Perth, 18 February 1911. Consecrated by the Right Reverend COL. Riley, DD, VD, Senior Chaplain of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. This colour was subsequently inherited by successor units to the 11th Australian Infantry Regiment (Perth Regiment), including 88th (Perth) Infantry, 11th Battalion (The Perth Regiment) and 11th/16th Battalion. The colour was handed over to the Perth City Council at a special parade of the 11th/16th Battalion held in Forrest Place on 2 June 1930, and was laid up in the Council Chambers in Murray Street. Together with the other historic colours handed over at the time, this colour later went into storage when Council moved premises in the early 1960's. Perth City Council had some restoration work carried out on these colours in 1975 and later had them on display in their display room at Council House, St Georges Terrace. They were subsequently placed in storage again. Following negotiations by the Army Museum of WA Perth City Council passed on these colours to the Museum in November 1993 Red George Cross on a white background with red and white fringe. In the centre the regimental badge in gold within a wreath of Western Australian kangaroo paw and banksia, surmounted by the Crown. Below the wreath is the Battle Honour "SOUTH AFRICA 1900-02". In the upper canton is the roman numeral "I" (Note:- The official Battle Honour for South Africa granted to 11th Australian Infantry Regiment under Military Order 123/1908 and subsequently published in the Australian Army List, was "South Africa 1899-1902") regimental colour, military heraldry, battle honour -
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
King's Banner - 1st Battalion, 11th Australian Infantry Regiment (Perth Regiment)
... room at Council House, St Georges Terrace. They were... them on display in their display room at Council House, St ...In 1909 His Majesty King Edward VII directed that honorary banners be presented to the Australian Infantry Regiments in commemoration of the services of their members who had volunteered for the South African War 1899-1902. (Promulgated under Military Order 132/1909). These would be similar to those presented to Australian Light Horse Regiments, Royal Australian Artillery and Australian Army Medical Corps in 1904. This Banner was presented to 1st Battalion, 11th Australian Infantry Regiment (Perth Regiment) by HE the Governor of WA Sir Gerald Strickland, KCMG, at a parade held on the Esplanade, Perth, 18 February 1911. Consecrated by the Right Reverend COL. Riley, DD, VD, Senior Chaplain of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. This banner was subsequently inherited by successor units to the 11th Australian Infantry Regiment (Perth Regiment), including 88th (Perth) Infantry, 11th Battalion (The Perth Regiment) and 11th/16th Battalion. The banner was handed over to the Perth City Council at a special parade of the 11th/16th Battalion held in Forrest Place on 2 June 1930, and was laid up in the Council Chambers in Murray Street. Together with the other historic colours handed over at the time (see Reference items 1 and 3), this banner later went into storage when Council moved premises in the early 1960's. Perth City Council had some restoration work carried out on these colours in 1975 and later had them on display in their display room at Council House, St Georges Terrace. They were subsequently placed in storage again. Following negotiations by the Army Museum of WA Perth City Council passed on these Colours to the Museum in November 1993. Plain Union flag with red and gold fringe. Red and gold chord and tassels. Pike with Royal Crest pike head. A silver plate attached to lower portion of pike inscribed as follows: "Presented by His Most Gracious Majesty The King Emperor to 1st Battalion, 11th Australian Infantry Regiment Perth Regiment formerly 1st and 2nd Battalions Western Australian Infantry in recognition of services rendered to the Empire in South Africa 1899-1902". -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, black and white, 11.1953
... terraced house at 66 Cardigan Street, Carlton, at £65 a year, which ...The MDNS Sisters are packing their belongs ready to move from their current Nurses Home at 39 Victoria Parade, Collingwood to their new Nurses Home and Headquarters situated at 452 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, then known as 'Airlie'. From its founding in 1885 until 1891 the Trained nurses (Nurses) of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) worked from their own homes which were located in the vicinity of their areas (districts). The Committee meetings were held at the Religious Tract Society rooms at Queen’s walk, off Swanston Street and then at the Library Room at the Melbourne Town Hall. The Annual General Meeting was held at the Town Hall. In November 1891 MDNS was able to rent a two story terraced house at 66 Cardigan Street, Carlton, at £65 a year, which contained accommodation for three Nurses and one pupil nurse as well as being used as their Headquarters. They left from their Nurses Home each morning and returned at the end of their shift to write up their book work before retiring for the day. Three years later they moved into a larger terraced house at 49 Drummond Street Carlton which was rented at ‘a very moderate rental’. There was a Board room, apartments for the Nurses and pupil nurse, a large dispensary which patients could attend each evening to have prescriptions signed and bottles refilled with ‘homely remedies’ and elixirs, which were administered for e.g. to Consumptive cases. Doctor’s prescriptions were filled at the Pharmacy. Cupboards containing donated blankets and bedclothes for needy patients were kept in this room, and it was here where the Nurses kept their nursing bags which were refilled at the end of each shift ready for any emergency and for the next day. A list of Doctors the Nurses could call was kept by the telephone. The home also had a kitchen where nourishing soup was made and distributed twice a week to the needy. Milk was also distributed when needed. In 1902 they moved into rented premises at 188 Leicester Street, Carlton and two years later, in 1904, to premises at 5 Royal Terrace, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy where they remained for ten years. In June 1914 at last the Society had sufficient funds to purchase their own terraced premises, ‘Floraston’ 39 Victoria Parade, Collingwood which was their Headquarters and Nurses Home. In 1926 the After-Care Home for recovering patients, (later called After-Care Hospital) was built by the Society next door, running from 41-47 Victoria Parade (became No. 45). There were now two divisions with the After Care having their owned Trained nurses (Sisters) and the District Division of Trained nurses (Sisters) who continued to live at No. 39. In November 1953 the Sisters working in the District Nursing Division moved into their new Headquarters and Nurses Home at 452 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne. In 1957 this Division changed its name to the Melbourne District Nursing Service when it separated from the After-Care Hospital. It was given Royal patronage in 1966 and became Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS). As it expanded, and now with Centres opening throughout the suburbs, the Nurses Home at 452 closed and those rooms used for administrative purposes. It now had outlying districts to service, and with a full fleet of District cars, the Sisters lived in their own homes and visited their closest District Centre each morning to collect their work for the day and returned there at the end of their community duties to do their administrative work. On April the 1st 1996 RDNS Head Office relocated to 31 Alma Road, St. Kilda. Standing in a semi circle of this photograph are 5 Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) Sisters in their long sleeve grey uniform dresses which have a belt, peaked collars and white buttons down the centre. They are wearing their grey brimmed hats with a central Maltese cross on the light colour headband over their short dark curled hair. From Left to Right are Sisters Marianne Metcalf who is smiling and is holding a tennis racket and soft sided oblong travel bag which has two leather straps and handle in her right hand; it is resting on a closed case, which has two leather straps across the lid; this sits in front of her. Next is Gerda Oppenheim who is looking serious and has her right hand on the top of the lid of an open case in front of her, then Beryl Rowley, who is smiling and has her hands on a narrow white metal horizontal pole which has a vertical pole attached. Next is Marcia Parrat who is smiling and is holding a piece of white linen on the open case, and next, on the far right, is Florence Hoey who is holding a piece of white linen on top of an open hard leather travelling bag which is sitting in front of her next to the closed case. melbourne district nursing society, mdns, mdns headquarters, sister marianne metcalf, sister gerda oppenheim, sister beryl rowley, sister marcia parrat, sister florence hoey, royal district nursing service, rdns -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. GETTING THE GOLD, c1850
Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: On some fields - notably those on the Ovens and its tributaries, where there were no leads - ancient gold-bearing sands and gravels were found in river terraces high above the level of the stream. These were usually treated by a process known as sluicing. Water from higher levels of the stream was diverted through races to point of operations . . . Markings: 59 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: DRESDEN - A PICTORIAL BOOK OF BUILDINGS
Item 4 Dresden: a pictorial book of buildings (numbered on back). Red Photo book with red cover with black and gold decoration. Dresden printed in gold on the front. Contains black and white photos of: 1. Dresden from the Palace gardens, 2. Palace in the Great Garden, 3. Russian Church, 4. Woman's Church, 5. The Germania Monument, 6. The Roual Belvedere, 7. Royal Zwinger and Sophia Church, 8. The Royal Picture Gallery, 9. Royal Theatre, 10. Roman Catholic Church and Castle, 11. Bruhes Terrace, and 12. Dresden from 'The City of Vienna Notice'.Dresdner Insichtenbooks, collections, buildings of dresden, german heritage society collection - dresden - a pictorial book of buildings, dresden from the palace gardens, palace in the great garden, russian church, woman's church, the germania monument, the royal belvedere, royal zwinger and sophia church, the royal picture gallery, royal theatre, roman catholic church and castle, bruhes terrace, dresden from 'the city of vienna notice' -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SANDHURST HOTEL
Coloured photograph showing the Sandhurst Hotel building on corner. The Sandhurst Hotel stood on the corner of St Andrew's Avenue and Lyttleton Terrace, near where the City of Greater Bendigo council chambers are now. Owned by Mr Sannerman and passed to his wife Flora Silverman on his death. The parents of Peter Ellis were licensees circa 1956.buildings, hotel, sandhurst hotel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - City of Bendigo Jubilee 1855-1905, April 1905
Cord bound booklet of 26 pages with red and brown title and Bendigo Crest on front cover. 'City of Bendigo Jubilee 1855-1905' A short Resume of Municipal Progress issued by A.Dunstan, Mayor, April 1905 Illustrated with B&W photos of the era and chronological list of events. Photos of Councillors from Sandhurst Borough, Sandhurst City and Bendigo City. Printed by J.B.Young, General Printer, Lithographer, Bookbinder etc., Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo city of bendigo, jubilee, 1855-1905 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CEMETERY RECORDS OF INGLEWOOD - VICTORIA, 1999
Soft cover booklet 'Cemetery Records of Inglewood, Victoria 1862-2000' Compiled by Arthur T Treble. Includes some B&W photos. Published in 1999 and printed by The Terrace Print Service, Bendigo. Signed by the author on first page.Arthur Thomas Treble -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB OF BENDIGO GOLDEN JUBILEE DINNER
Invitation from the President and members of Business & Professional Women's club of Bendigo to Mrs. E. Learman to the Golden Jubilee dibber in the City hall, Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo on Saturday 24th November, 1979 at 6.30 pm. Also the program for the evening detailing the speakers and the menu.clubs, social, professional women's club -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Terraces, Princess Street, Kew, c.1980
One of a series of photos created for an exhibition by the City of Kew of notable locations. The photos represent a snapshot in time.Enlarged photograph mounted on board, donated to the Kew Historical Society by the City of Kew on 10 April 1991.houses - kew (vic), princess street - kew (vic) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, City of Kew, Terraces, Gellibrand Street, Kew, c.1980
One of a series of photos created for an exhibition by the City of Kew of notable locations. The photos represent a snapshot in time.Enlarged photograph mounted on board, donated to the Kew Historical Society by the City of Kew on 10 April 1991.houses - kew (vic), gellibrand street - kew (vic) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - 'Clutha', Studley Park Road, 1860-1890
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 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Painting - Panoramic View of Kew and Abbotsford from the garden of Rockingham, V Maloney, 1952
The extensive formal landscaped gardens of Rockingham had been created in the 1860s, and by the 1950s remained bordered to the south by the Barkers Road cutting, and to the north by Blytheswood, the neighbouring Syme family property, By 1940, the Syme family were no longer the occupiers of Rockingham. John Herbert Syme had died in October 1939, and by August the following year, his wife had made the house and garden available, rent free to the Red Cross as a convalescent home for Australian soldiers injured in the Second World War. At the time, the house was described as containing twenty rooms, including a ballroom and a billiards room, with a garden of eight acres overlooking the Yarra. The task of renovating the house to conform to its new function as a convalescent home took a year, finally opening in August 1941. Community support for Rockingham was widespread and included the decision by the National Gallery of Victoria to loan pictures from its collection to decorate the walls. Calls were made for women around Victoria to donate fruit and vegetables from their gardens, which the railways agreed to freight for free. Other local support included the work by a team of boys to establish a three-acre vegetable garden within the formal terraced gardens. From the beginning, occupational therapy formed a key component of the rehabilitation of psychologically injured soldiers. This is confirmed by contemporary newspaper accounts of weaving, ironwork, leatherwork, basketry and gardening by patients. Numerous photographs, held by the Australian War Memorial (AWM) and the State Library of Victoria (SLV), record the importance of these rehabilitation activities. The painting of the view across the river to Abbotsford may have been painted in one of these occupational therapy sessions. For many decades it hung in the occupational therapy room. It must have been on view following the sale of Rockingham by the Syme family to the Red Cross in 1955, and subsequently, until the house was demolished and its grounds finally subdivided in 1977.View of Abbotsford from the garden of Rockingham (1952) was created by V Maloney. The vantage point of the artist was the garden of Rockingham, one of two mansions overlooking the Yarra owned by the Syme family. The artwork depicts a number of sites - especially factories - that have since been demolished.Signed by the artist, lower right "V Maloney"rockingham red cross convalescent home, hospitals - kew (vic), rosemary lade, art therapy