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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: 4 STEREOGRAPHIC CARDS, 1905 ?
Four stereographic cards depicting various scenes and locations : (a) Gudvangen's outlook over the Naerofjord, where the sea reaches far in among the mountains, Norway , (b) Royal Munster Fusiliers fighting from behind the redoubt at Honey Nest Kloof (Feb 16th) South Africa , (c) Winter scene at Niagara Falls , (d) Ancient Olive trees, Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem (Mathew xxvi, 36 - 56).place, various, underwood publishers, american series -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARDS
Document. Greeting Cards. Small, single white card with a thin red border infrom the edges. In the border is a circular scene with some trees and a flat grassy area. In front of this scene is a girl dressed in a blue dress & hat, a white pinafore, pink scarf & socks & brown shoes. She is walking through grass. A happy New Yer is printed underneath. On the back is written: To Bessie from her Cousin.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARDS
Document. Greeting Cards. Beige coloured card with Best Wishes at the top. The B & W are red, getting darker as the colour goes to the bottom. Rest of the letters are black, All are edged ing gold. On the lower left is a country scene with a house, sketched in black. On the right is Christmas Greetings and all Good Wishes for a Happy New Year from (printed in black) Mr & Mrs Martin (written in black ink.)Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, mr & mrs martin -
Tennis Australia
Block puzzle, Circa 1890
Block puzzle set in a cardboard box. Contains 9 wood blocks covered with printed paper that can be arranged to make 6 different scenes. Box also contains five picture guide cards (sixth picture guide appears on box lid). One of the scenes is a tennis scene. Complete set. Small logo on lid states 'GERMANY'. Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Wood, Gluetennis -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Adhesive label, Metlink, c2009
Set of three Adhesive Label or Signs for use on Metcard machines or adjacent surface with the Metcard and Metlink logos of the type that where adhered directly to the machine - printed on a vinyl based Avery paper. .1 - "How to travel on a Concession Card" - with images of the various cards. .2 - "How to purchased your Metcard" .3 - "Purchasing the correct Metcard" - fares effective 1 Jan. 2009 - zones 1 and two only.trams, tramways, metcard, metlink, signs, tramcars -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Summary of Concessions issued by the MMTB", Nov. 1972
Report - five foolscap carbon copy sheets stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Summary of Concessions issued by the MMTB". Provides a list and then details each concession ticket, including hours of travel. Includes city concession cards and combined weekly rail - tram ticket. Has a handwritten note on the bottom of the last sheet "Information sent to Mr Foletta Ministry of Transport 17-11-72"trams, tramways, tickets, concession fares, mmtb -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1910
Taken in Beechworth c1910, this postcard depicts Victoria Road lined with trees and residential houses. A horse and buggy is also pictured driving towards the camera. This postcard was manufacture by SEMCO or SEMCO Art Needlework Company, which was a "music, post-card and fine art importers, indentors and publishers" established by Stanley Edward Mullen in c1910, Melbourne. One of the identifying features of the Semco postcards is the text printed on the reverse of the cards which read: “Semco Series, P.O. Box 545, G.P.O. Melbourne.” Black and white postcard within oval frame, grey decorative edge. Obverse: VICTORIA ROAD, BEECHWORTH Reverse: 1997.2839 (crossed-out) A02839 84-137-1 POST CARD Near our state school. BEECHWORTH about 1910 beechworth, victoria road, postcard, 1910, semco -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Document, Identity Card: Ernest Thomas Orford, 1942
Civilian Registration Identity Card issued to Ernest Thomas Orford of Irvines Road, Eltham, farmer, signed by subject and witnessed by Elizabeth J. Cox of Eltham. This type of card was issued to British subjects who were civilians. During World War II everyone in Australia was issued with a personal identity card and was required to report changes of address to the government. These cards were particularly important in the identification and monitoring of Aliens (non-citizen residents) , particularly non-Europeans and Asian residents.1942, civilian registration (british subjects), elizabeth j. cox, eltham, ernest thomas orford, identity card, irvines road, second world war, ww2 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Functional object - Sewing Equipment, needles
In the 1820s perforated cardboard first became available. Then, with the invention of the printing press, designs such as sentimental or religious mottos were pre-printed on the card and a Victorian craze began as it provided a simpler and cheaper method of embroidering for the masses compared to the previously far more expensive linen embroidery. Over the following decades embroidering of punched-card grew enormously in popularity and a variety of articles from Christmas decorations to birthday cards, and in this case a Neele case to celebrate Queen Victoria's golden Jubilee in 1887. The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of many items used to exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these families. Small cream coloured Punched-Cardboard needle case,with red satin lining and red cross-stitch decoration. The case contains four paper packets each containing sewing needles of a different gauge. Each packet of needles is 3 1/2 cms long and 1 cm wide. The size of the needles In red cot tonCross stitch on one side of the card needle case the word "NEEDLES" is embroidered, and on the other side the word "JUBILEE". Inside the needle case is four packets of different sized needles, by Wm Mattins1887, queen victorias golden jubilee, victorian punched card work, hand embroidery, different packets, different gauge sharp needles, wm shrimpton and sons, william mattins, abel morrals, copestakes, cross stitch -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Reminiscences of Geo Campbell Camp 13 and Repatriation of German POW's Tuesday 21 January 1947 - Orantes, 27 October1986 Campbell, 6 January 1947 W.O. 2 Woof
An account of Geo Campbell's stint as a guard compressed to 3 pages. Also approved application overseas escort V1522 4 W.O. 2 Woof P. R.. Christmas cards and W.O. 2 Woof's diary commencing Tuesday 21 January 1947 of a reasonably placid trip on the H.T. Orantes. A 21 page diary and to conclude the contents, General Birdwood and Australians Anzac Day 1947 Trafalgar Square London and the service of commemoration at St Martins in the field Trafalgar Square.Clear plastic cover, black margin on which is printed on a white paper strip "Reminiscences of Geo Campbell Camp 13 and Repatriation of German POW's Tuesday 21 January 1947 on H.T. Orantes - Warrant Officer 2 P. R. Woof. Reminiscences of Geo Campbell Camp 13 and Repatriation of German POW's Tuesday 21 January 1947 - Orantesgeorge campbell, p. r. woof, h. t. orantes, repatriation -
Vision Australia
Text, RVIB Flinders Auxiliary, 1956 - 1994
The Flinders RVIB Auxiliary formed on February 28, 1956. This collection of papers includes the minute books from 1968 until 1989. The index cards were maintained by RVIB and contain the amount of donations made by the Auxiliary between 1976-1994, as well as the presentations delivered by RVIB employees to Auxiliary meetings between 1978-1985. The auxiliary had gone into recess a couple of times from 1989 to 1991 due to members being on holidays and illness and seemed to have disbanded in 1994. 2 minute books -- various loose papers royal victorian institute for the blind -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Postcard - Historical, Warrnambool, Proudfoot’s Boat House, Hopkins River, Warrnambool, Early 20th century
The nine postcards in this set were donated together and date to the early 1900s. All but one postcard in this set shows images of Warrnambool, in the Western District of Victoria; the other has a London image. The postcards were all printed in Great Britain according to that country’s postal regulations. All cards have titles on the front printed in red. The majority of the images on the cards are attributed to photographer Joseph Jordan and belong to the Jordan Series. The back of these cards has an outline for a postage stamp, a vertical dividing line and a heading on each side of the line to separate the Correspondence from the Address. Postcards or ‘correspondence cards’ appeared in Britain in 1894. They were plain cards with a space for the message on one side and an address on the other; regulations didn’t allow anything but the address to be written on the ‘address’ side. In 1902 the British regulations then allowed a picture to be printed on the front and the address on the back, so messages had to be written on the picture side. Soon, the regulations changed and the back was divided for a message and the address. Proudfoots Boat House – Proudfoot’s Boathouse is at 2 Simpson Street Warrnambool, on the banks of the Hopkins River. In the 1880s it was a venue for hiring boats for rowing, fishing, sailing and picnics. It was a popular destination for tourists coming from Melbourne for a day or weekend outing. The beautiful historic Victorian period building was designed, built and established by Thomas Proudfoot. He applied to build a boat jetty in 1885. He died in 1900 and his wife Catherine took over, running it for many years. Later her son Bruce and after that her granddaughter Ena Hunt and her husband took over; it remained in the family until 1979. The buildings, including the ‘U’ shaped jetty and tearooms, were restored and modified in the 1990s by the Warrnambool Sports Club, under the control of the Warrnambool City Council. Joseph Jordan - Joseph Jordan was born in 1841 in Leicester England. When he was 16 he joined the 7th Queen's Own Hussars and was sent to India at the outbreak of the mutiny. He took part in the relief of Lucknow and remained in India for eleven years. It was during this time, he became interested in photography. He was posted to New Zealand and later came to Victoria, becoming a sergeant major of the Mounted Rifles. In the mid-1880s he came to the Western district where he was responsible for establishing units of the Mounted Rifles in various country towns such as Dunkeld, Mortlake, Panmure, Bushfield, Koroit etc. He resigned from the army in 1889 and set up a professional photography studio in Liebig Street, Warrnambool. He became very well known in the Western District for family photographs, official photographs of local councillors and groups as well as views of local scenery. In 1891 he photographed the wrecked barque ‘Fiji’ at ‘Wrecks Beach’ near Princetown. His business was taken over by his son Arthur around 1917. Joseph was a keen rifle shot and in 1924 he donated the "Jordan Shield" as a prize to the Victorian Rifle Association. He was made a "Life Honorary Member" of the Warrnambool Returned Soldiers League and in 1933 he was recognised as being the oldest living soldier in Victoria. Joseph died in 1935 aged 95.This card is the only one of the nine cards with the location of Warrnambool added to the name 'Joseph Series'. It is also the only one that has text within the outline for the postage stamp. The font used for the test of the headings is slightly different to the other cards. Joseph Jordan is a significant figure in Warrnambool history as he helped to establish early units of the Mounted Rifles (G Company) in local towns during the late 1880's and later, photographed local scenes, groups and citizens of early Warrnambool. This postcard of Proudfoot's Boathouse is of historical significance for is connection with Proudfood’s Boathouse. Proudfoot’s Boathouse is an example of late-Victorian recreational and tourist facilities. Boathouses were popular 19th-century tourist and recreational attractions, providing refined and healthy activity. This boathouse shows the early realisation of the tourism and leisure potential of seaside towns such as Warrnambool, a potential that has become increasingly important as port uses have ceased and other industries have been subjected to financial pressure. Proudfoot's Boathouse is of social significance because it illustrates the continuity of the attraction of this kind of leisure facility. Although the glory days of boathouses were in the 19th century, those that survive continue to be well patronised. Proudfoot's Boathouse has been an important recreational facility and attraction for tourists flocking to the Hopkins River, one of the State's most popular boating and fishing resorts, since 1885.” (Statement of Significance is from the Victorian Heritage Register)Postcard, one of nine, landscape orientation. Coloured photograph print within an oval border and mauve-toned shading. Cameo Image of figures in three rowing boats on still water beside a building with three gable roofs and decorative verandas. Other boats are moored at the landing in front of the building. The roofs each have a tall pole at the front. There is a park right of the building that also has a landing. In the background is a grassed slope and the sea. Reverse has printed inscriptions and an outline for a postage stamp. There is no correspondence written on the card. The card is one of the Jordan Series by Joseph Jordan, printed in Great Britain in the early 1900s. Front, in red: “PROUDFOOT’S BOAT HOUSE / HOPKINS RIVER, WARRNAMBOOL” Reverse in black: “Jordan Series Warrnambool” “POST CARD” “Printed in Great Britain” “This space may be used for Communication” “The Address to be written here” Within the stamp outline: “3 / BRITISH / MANUFACTURE"flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, maritime museum, warrnambool, great ocean road, warrnambool and district, warrnambool scenes, local scenes, views of warrnambool, joseph jordan, jordan series, jordan photography, postcard, souvenir, correspondence, cameo postcard, landscape, proudfoots boat house, boat house, proudfoots, hopkins river, boats for hire, row boats, recreation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Inspectors table holder, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960's to 1980's
Tramway Inspectors table holder - two sheets of Perspex with a ruled card between them held with an elastic or rubber band. Use by Inspectors to hold headway cards which they hand wrote out to suit themselves and their method of monitoring services. Inspector's would use a soft pencil on the Perspex sheet to mark off the services as they past their monitoring point. Normally the card would be used to note the suburban terminus departure time, city arrival time, their monitoring point, eg a junction, and other major points. They could also record crew change overs for meals and with other trams on them and what runs their next did. (Advice from Peter Winspur 24-3-2016) Five additional blank copies of the cards from a donation of Kevin Tierney added 5/8/2016. Addition blank card from donation of Gavin Young added 22/12/2020.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, buses, trams, inspectors -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Mr and Mrs J.K. Turnbull (1st Ringwood Station Master) in Trap ca 1895
Written on back of post card, "To Rosie from dad. With love, J. Keith Turnbull". Written on backing sheet of enlargement, "J. K. Turnbull (top hat). Ringwood's first (1883) station master, also land speculator". Other copy states photograph taken 1895. Catalogue cards states that "Mrs. Turnbull laid stone of SS. No. 1889". -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Domestic object - Writing case
Writing chest or toiletry case with several compartments. In main compartment were several items from the Volum family: cigarettes case, business cards case, a boar tusk, 4 seeds. a piece of coral. Behind the board where the name Gordon Volum is written and where was possibly a mirror were hidden two documents: a pink card from a hospital about Andrew Volum, and a small leaflet about WWI ships.Label on top lid:volum collection, portable furniture, geelong, peterhead, scotland, captain, seafaring, whaling, gordon volum, andrew volum, wwi, first world war, great war, navy ships, hmat orsova -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. LIFE OF THE SELECTORS, c1860
Diggers & Mining. Life Of The Selectors. Diggers & Mining. A soldier looks on as three male witches stand around a cauldron placing cards in the pot with OCCUPATION LICENSES, LEASE HOLDS and AGRICULTURAL AREAS written on them, the cauldron is labelled LAND MESS. The title of the picture is 'The Land Witches'. Markings; Life Of The Selectors 1860-1890 Set 432 No. 16. The Land Witches ''Melbourne Punch,'' Feb 25, 1864. Used as a teaching aid.Visual Eduation Centreeducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BUSH COLLECTION: ENVELOPE WITH EPHEMERA (MERLE BUSH?), 1940's
Envelope with ephemera (Merle Bush?). a. envelope - with crossed-out addressee/address: Miss M Shrimpton, 291 Union Rd, Balwyn E8; b. black arm-band 7 cm wide - nylon?; c. Hand-torn card - flowers on front, 1947, monthly calendar in centre, inscription (handwritten) on back:'With all good wishes from Margaret Moore'; d. 4 cigarette cards - England, historic and picturesque.person, individual, bush collection - personal, bush collection, collection, ephemera -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARDS
Document. Greeting Cards. Off-white card with dark blue at the top fading to white at the bottom. Embossed ladder pattern and 5 petal flowers around the edges with pattern cut edges. Yellow flowers at the top with some large green leaves. Yellow then white under the leaves. 'best Wishes' printed in gold. Gold scrollwork and some more leaves at the bottom. Flower cut out extend past the fold of the card.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARDS
Document. Greeting Cards. Grey card with a leaf embossed on it and cut along the leaf, folded back and tied with a piece of cream ribbon. Over the leaf is a gold embossed M. Below Printed in gold with decoration is: 'To wish you well'. Card has a cream insert which shows at the front where the grey has been folded back. Inside is printed 'From Mr. & Mrs. D. Malone Ninda Sea Lakeperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, mr. & mrs. d. malone, ninda sea lake -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARDS
Document. Greeting Cards. Small whitish card, bookmark size with 2 holes at the top and a piece of pink cord tied in them. At the top and printed in red with gold edge is: Mizpah. Below this is a pale pink rose, a darker pink rose, some yellow flowers and some violet buds. At the bottom, printed in brown is: The Lord watch between Me and Thee. Gen. 31.49. Embossed in the bottom left corner is: Made in Germany.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards -
Clunes Museum
Certificate
.1 CERTIFICATE OF APPREATION PRESENTED TO CLUNES SENIOR CITIZEN CLUB. BLACK PRINT ON A GREEN AND IVORY MARBLE LOOK PAPER SUNDAY JULY 1ST 2001 .2 YELLOW PIECE OF PAPER ISSUED BY CLUNES & DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AKNOWLEDGING A "SPECIAL AWARD" ISSUED 21 NOVEMBER 1992 FOR GIVING TIME TO HELP OTHERS .3 BLANK INVITATION CARDS, GOLD EDGED DUCK ON BLUE BACKGROUND, BLUE PRINTINGsenior citizen club, senior citizen certificate -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Printer's Advertising Booklets, Thomas Smith, Printer, Koroit St. Warrnambool, Thos. Smith Gas Printing Works Koroit St. Warrnambool, c. 1900
A booklet advertising the work of Warrnambool printer Thomas SmithThese are two copies of a advertising booklet.The cover is multi-coloured and includes an ornamental border, a crest, scroll work, images of flowers and fronds and printed headings. One copy is missing its cover and the cover of the other copy is detached The booklets contain black and white photographs and drawings, reproductions of the printer's work and a sketch map of the Warrnambool C.B.D. The booklets are bound with cotton thread.non-fictionA booklet advertising the work of Warrnambool printer Thomas Smith 19th century warrnambool businesses, thomas smith printer, lithographer warrnambool -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Document, Identity Card: Douglas Frederick Orford, 1943
Civilian Registration Identity Card issued to Douglas Frederick Orford of Irvines Road, Eltham, a student of Eltham Higher Elementary School, signed by subject and witnessed by E.T. Orford, farmer of Eltham. This type of card was issued to British subjects who were civilians. During World War II everyone in Australia was issued with a personal identity card and was required to report changes of address to the government. These cards were particularly important in the identification and monitoring of Aliens (non-citizen residents) , particularly non-Europeans and Asian residents.civilian registration (british subjects), eltham, ernest thomas orford, identity card, irvines road, second world war, ww2, douglas frederick orford, eltham higher elementary school, 1943 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Album - Photo Album of 31074 Warrant Officer Class 2 RR Pratt RASvy, c.WWII onward
This album contains numerous items in relation to the Army Survey Regiment & WOII R R PRATT, WWII onward. Cards, drawings, magazines, souvenirs, caricatures, newspaper clippings, some photos of Bendigo Historical Society objects. Robert Richard PRATT VX85798 enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 8.8.1942 age 28 years. He was discharged from the AIF on 29.10.1947 with the rank of Sgt serving with AHQ Cartographic Coy. He then enlisted in the ARA with a Regimental Number of 31074. He was promoted WOII on 27 May 1948.Blue hard cover photo album with spiral binding. Top right side on a white label in black print: EX FORTUNA ASR In the centre on a white label in black print: Donated by Mrs Connie PRATT on behalf of late husband WOII R R PRATT Ex AHQ CARTO COY "FORTUNA" BENDIGO (Per R O Temple)royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - CHRISTMAS LETTER MISSION
This file contains 1 item: 1/Christmas Letter Mission. Victoria Australia December 1889. Report and Appeal. One page printed. ‘Supplement to the Southern Cross’ 29/11/1889. Statement of Appeal and detachable donor’s forum. Adhered to ‘Christian Readers’ it asks for donations to their annual Christmas appeal. It is apparently a Christian appeal for funds for the purchase of Christmas cards for the poor. The printed appeal signed Rev H.B Mccartney Junior, Caulfield, 27/11/1889. It has been stamped at the top ‘Caulfield Historical Society’.charities, christmas letter mission, christmas, mccartney rev h.b, churches, southern cross (newspaper), caulfield, charitable organisations -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 3 Beatty Street, Mont Albert
Original address was No. 1 Victoria Street; became 3 Beatty Street in 1969. Occupants: 1891-1905 Leopold Augustus Carter, Collins Street dentist (see Alan Holt cards for details of tenants); son of Ernest Carter, dentist, of 'Shrublands' in Balwyn Road, Canterbury. 1905-1909 James Johnston Hemphill, Esquire 1909-1919 G. E. Jeans, Gentleman 1919-1920 Colin Friend, medical practitioner 1920-1964 Augustin Lodewyckx 1964-1967 Mina Lodewyckx 1967- Lodewyckx family A black and white photo of a house surrounded by trees, possibly fruit trees.beatty street, mont albert, victoria street, leopold augustus carter, james johnston hemphill, augustin lodewyckx, mina lodewyckx, lodewyckx family -
Vision Australia
Text, RVIB Castlemaine Auxiliary, 1931 - 2001
The Castlemaine RVIB Auxiliary formed on August 26, 1931. This small collection contains index cards which were maintained by RVIB and contain the amount of donations made by the Auxiliary between 1976-1995, as well as the presentations delivered by RVIB employees to Auxiliary meetings between 1979-1985. November 2001 and article was published in the local newspaper titled '70 year chapter closes' - It is with deep regret that the present committee announce they cannot carry on any longer, owing to the age of those involved and because there was only six ladies on the committee. Various loose papers and letters royal victorian institute for the blind -
The Beechworth Burke Museum Research Collection
Card (Series) - Index Card, George Tibbits, Ford Street, Beechworth, 1976
George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Interim Report - MMTB - Upon the General Scheme for the future development of Tramways in Melbourne and Suburbs, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1922
An interim report by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) concerning the replacement of cable tramways in Melbourne, whose capacity was predicted to be incapable of coping with future demand. In light of some opposition to electrification via overhead wires, several schemes were outlined, including a conduit system, surface contact system, battery cars, petrol cars, petrol-electric cards, motor buses, and trolleybuses. In the conclusion, the MMTB asserted that all schemes other than overhead electrification are not optimal to serving the city, and remained committed to use overhead wires.A document that clearly shows the commitment of the now-superceded public transport agency (MMTB) to electrify the Melbourne tram network.Interim Report - MMTB - Upon the General Scheme for the future development of Tramways in Melbourne and Suburbspublic transport, mmtb, tramways, electrification, electricity -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Documents, condolence letter 1903, 1903
A Letter of condolence sent to Lily (Elizabeth Ann Jones) for the death of her Mother, Mary Ann Jones, who died on 18 January 1903, from her school friend Jane Clark. Following Queen Victoria’s example, it became customary for families to go through elaborate rituals to commemorate their dead. This included wearing mourning clothes, having a lavish (and expensive) funeral, curtailing social behaviour for a set period of time, and erecting an ornate monument on the grave. . Relatives and friends were expected to give handwritten Condolence Cards and Letters, preferably by hand when visiting the bereaved. The different periods of mourning dictated by society were expected to reflect the natural period of grief. In recent years some traditions have given way to less strict practices, though many customs and traditions continue to be followed. Condolence Cards and Letters are still expected for relatives and close friends. These can be individually composed and handwritten or purchased from a Greeting Card Manufacturer. The letter shows Tucker Road as being in East Brighton. Due to the confusion caused by so many 'Brightons' in the area of Henry Dendy's Special Survey of 1841 this area was renamed Bentleigh after Sir Thomas Bent. The Clark family and the Jones family were early settlers in Moorabbin ShireWhite paper with a black border used for a hand written condolence letter sent by Mrs Jane Clark in 1903 during the mourning period for the mother of her school-friend Lily, (Elizabeth Ann Jones).market gardners, pioneers, early settlers, mooorabbin, brighton, east brighton, bentleigh, correspondence, writing equipment, pen and ink, clarke jane, clarke janet, mourning customs, bereavement, condolence letters,