The Rupertswood Hotel was used for many different purposes over the years. It was painted over in ....... It was demolished in ......This is a black and white photograph of the two storey bluestone Rupertswood Hotel.rupertswood hotel, shops, hotels, clothing and dress, service clubs, williams, george, mary ann, bluestone, sunbury, george evans collection

A black and white photograph of a horse drawn carriage with an unidentified driver standing at the front of Rupertswood Mansion with an unidentified male in a top hat standing at the rear and two unidentified footmen at the entrance.rupertswood, horse drawn vehicles, historic buildings, horses, clarke, william (sir), mckay, hugh victor, salesian college, salesian order, schools, sunbury, clothing and dress, george evans collection

Military encampments took place in Canon Gully during the 1860s and the 1870s on property which was owned by the Clarke family. The Volunteer Militia was part of Victoria's defence capabilities until it was disbanded in 1883.A black and white photograph of 21 soldiers dressed in Nineteenth Century military uniforms standing in front of pitched tents with another soldier on the RHS sitting astride a horse.canon gully, george evans collection

Depicted are 14 students comprising the the 1952 Ruyton Girls' School hockey team. The photograph is an official school portrait taken outdoors on a patch of grass with a leafy bush visible in the background. The students are all dressed in light coloured shorts with a collared, buttoned blouse, wool blazers, white socks and white sneakers. Six girls are kneeling in the front row, and eight are standing up in the back row. All of the students are holding their own hockey stick. The idea of field hockey for female players was brought to Victoria by two sisters, Lillian and Margaret Irving, who had first seen girls playing it during their travels in England in 1902. By 1903, the Irving sisters were joint headmistresses of Lauriston, a school they had founded two years earlier. Both had deep connections to Ruyton Girls' School through their time as teachers at the older school during the 1880s-1890s. For Lilian Irving, this had included seven years as Ruyton's co-Principal with Miss Eliza Bromby from 1888-1895. With these links it was only natural that Ruyton students would join Lauriston to try out the new game. On a vacant block on the corner of Mercer and Malvern Roads, students from Ruyton and Lauriston Girls' Schools had assembled to play Victoria’s first ever inter-school hockey match for girls. Some students from Melbourne Girls' Grammar School came along to watch the spectacle and assess the new game's potential. Hockey quickly caught on, and friendly games were soon being played amongst a number of Melbourne's girls' schools. An Association was formed in 1905, and the rules formalised. These included arrangements around the competition fixture and the length of games (35 minutes for each half). In celebration of their joint role in bringing field hockey to Victorian school girls, Ruyton and Lauriston have met for friendly re-enactment matches in 2003 and 2018. The photograph also illustrates the shift in hockey uniform and apparatus. In the early 1920s, Ruyton established instructions for playing attire: "skirts must be eight inches off the ground. No white petticoats...", and importantly, least any team get an unfair advantage, "hard-rimmed hats and hatpins must not be worn during play." Ruyton appears to have taken the latter instruction to heart, and adopted the soft tam o’shanter hat as seen in surviving photographs of early teams. The tam o’shanter may have been removed for play, but the blouse and long skirt had to be put up with. According to Lilian Irving they had "a horrid habit of parting company", and she was delighted to see the transition to a more comfortable tunic in later years. Another change she observed was the hockey stick itself, which originally were all of "uniform thickness from handle to head, about the thickness of a stout walking stick" and so very different from the hockey sticks that are used today.The record has strong historic significance as it depicts a former notable student, Helen Gordon (maiden name Cole), pictured third from the right in the front row. Helen started at Little Ruyton in Prep 1940 and finished Year 12 in 1952 as School Captain, Bromby Captain, Form Captain for Matric, Tennis Captain, Hockey Captain, Swimming Vice Captain, and an award for Best All-Round Girl. She also played baseball for Victoria. After finishing school, Helen went on to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a physiotherapist in 1956. Her first position at age 19 involved setting up clinics with the Victorian Health Department Poliomyelitis Rural division. Helen’s strong ties to Ruyton continued when she held the position of President of the Old Ruytonians’ Association from the start of 1966 to the end of 1967. In 2019, Helen received an Order of Australia Medal for service to community health as a physiotherapist. She was also the recipient of the 2022 Victorian Senior Achiever Award at Parliament House. Helen passed away in July 2023 at age 88. The record's significance is further enhanced by its strong provenance, having been produced by Ruyton Girls' School and donated to the Archives by a familial connection.Black and white rectangular photographs printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: gton / Margaret Hanesho (?) / Helen Gordon / 1952 / Mary Macpherson-Smith /ruyton girls' school, kew, victoria, tennis, sport, women's sport, students, school, 1950s, uniform, lauriston, hockey, field hockey, hockey stick

Depicted are 13 students comprising the the 1950 Ruyton Girls' School hockey team. The photograph is an official school portrait taken outdoors on a patch of grass with a leafy bush visible in the background. The students are all dressed in light coloured shorts with a collared, buttoned blouse, wool blazers, white socks and white sneakers. Five girls are kneeling in the front row, and seven are standing up in the back row. All of the students are holding their own hockey stick. The idea of field hockey for female players was brought to Victoria by two sisters, Lillian and Margaret Irving, who had first seen girls playing it during their travels in England in 1902. By 1903, the Irving sisters were joint headmistresses of Lauriston, a school they had founded two years earlier. Both had deep connections to Ruyton Girls' School through their time as teachers at the older school during the 1880s-1890s. For Lilian Irving, this had included seven years as Ruyton's co-Principal with Miss Eliza Bromby from 1888-1895. With these links it was only natural that Ruyton students would join Lauriston to try out the new game. On a vacant block on the corner of Mercer and Malvern Roads, students from Ruyton and Lauriston Girls' Schools had assembled to play Victoria’s first ever inter-school hockey match for girls. Some students from Melbourne Girls' Grammar School came along to watch the spectacle and assess the new game's potential. Hockey quickly caught on, and friendly games were soon being played amongst a number of Melbourne's girls' schools. An Association was formed in 1905, and the rules formalised. These included arrangements around the competition fixture and the length of games (35 minutes for each half). In celebration of their joint role in bringing field hockey to Victorian school girls, Ruyton and Lauriston have met for friendly re-enactment matches in 2003 and 2018. The photograph also illustrates the shift in hockey uniform and apparatus. In the early 1920s, Ruyton established instructions for playing attire: "skirts must be eight inches off the ground. No white petticoats...", and importantly, least any team get an unfair advantage, "hard-rimmed hats and hatpins must not be worn during play." Ruyton appears to have taken the latter instruction to heart, and adopted the soft tam o’shanter hat as seen in surviving photographs of early teams. The tam o’shanter may have been removed for play, but the blouse and long skirt had to be put up with. According to Lilian Irving they had "a horrid habit of parting company", and she was delighted to see the transition to a more comfortable tunic in later years. Another change she observed was the hockey stick itself, which originally were all of "uniform thickness from handle to head, about the thickness of a stout walking stick" and so very different from the hockey sticks that are used today.The record has strong historic significance as it depicts a former notable student, Helen Gordon (maiden name Cole), pictured third from the right in the front row. Helen started at Little Ruyton in Prep 1940 and finished Year 12 in 1952 as School Captain, Bromby Captain, Form Captain for Matric, Tennis Captain, Hockey Captain, Swimming Vice Captain, and an award for Best All-Round Girl. She also played baseball for Victoria. After finishing school, Helen went on to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a physiotherapist in 1956. Her first position at age 19 involved setting up clinics with the Victorian Health Department Poliomyelitis Rural division. Helen’s strong ties to Ruyton continued when she held the position of President of the Old Ruytonians’ Association from the start of 1966 to the end of 1967. In 2019, Helen received an Order of Australia Medal for service to community health as a physiotherapist. She was also the recipient of the 2022 Victorian Senior Achiever Award at Parliament House. Helen passed away in July 2023 at age 88. The record's significance is further enhanced by its strong provenance, having been produced by Ruyton Girls' School and donated to the Archives by a familial connection.Black and white rectangular photographs printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: Ruyton Hockey Team 1950. / 17 Cole / From left to right standing. / Helen Cole. / Left to right kneeling. /ruyton girls' school, kew, victoria, tennis, sport, women's sport, students, school, 1950s, uniform, lauriston, hockey, field hockey, hockey stick

The photograph depicts 12 young women students who were part of the 1951 Ruyton Girls' School hockey team. The students are all dressed in light coloured shorts with a collared, buttoned blouse, wool blazers, white socks and white sneakers. Three girls are kneeling in the front row, and nine are standing up in the back row. All of the students are holding their own hockey stick. The photograph was taken on School grounds, next to a pond which is no longer in existence at Ruyton. The idea of field hockey for female players was brought to Victoria by two sisters, Lillian and Margaret Irving, who had first seen girls playing it during their travels in England in 1902. By 1903, the Irving sisters were joint headmistresses of Lauriston, a school they had founded two years earlier. Both had deep connections to Ruyton Girls' School through their time as teachers at the older school during the 1880s-1890s. For Lilian Irving, this had included seven years as Ruyton's co-Principal with Miss Eliza Bromby from 1888-1895. With these links it was only natural that Ruyton students would join Lauriston to try out the new game. On a vacant block on the corner of Mercer and Malvern Roads, students from Ruyton and Lauriston Girls' Schools had assembled to play Victoria’s first ever inter-school hockey match for girls. Some students from Melbourne Girls' Grammar School came along to watch the spectacle and assess the new game's potential. Hockey quickly caught on, and friendly games were soon being played amongst a number of Melbourne's girls' schools. An Association was formed in 1905, and the rules formalised. These included arrangements around the competition fixture and the length of games (35 minutes for each half). In celebration of their joint role in bringing field hockey to Victorian school girls, Ruyton and Lauriston have met for friendly re-enactment matches in 2003 and 2018. The photograph also illustrates the shift in hockey uniform and apparatus. In the early 1920s, Ruyton established instructions for playing attire: "skirts must be eight inches off the ground. No white petticoats...", and importantly, least any team get an unfair advantage, "hard-rimmed hats and hatpins must not be worn during play." Ruyton appears to have taken the latter instruction to heart, and adopted the soft tam o’shanter hat as seen in surviving photographs of early teams. The tam o’shanter may have been removed for play, but the blouse and long skirt had to be put up with. According to Lilian Irving they had "a horrid habit of parting company", and she was delighted to see the transition to a more comfortable tunic in later years. Another change she observed was the hockey stick itself, which originally were all of "uniform thickness from handle to head, about the thickness of a stout walking stick" and so very different from the hockey sticks that are used today.The record has strong historic significance as it depicts a former notable student, Helen Gordon (maiden name Cole), pictured third from the right in the front row. Helen started at Little Ruyton in Prep 1940 and finished Year 12 in 1952 as School Captain, Bromby Captain, Form Captain for Matric, Tennis Captain, Hockey Captain, Swimming Vice Captain, and an award for Best All-Round Girl. She also played baseball for Victoria. After finishing school, Helen went on to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a physiotherapist in 1956. Her first position at age 19 involved setting up clinics with the Victorian Health Department Poliomyelitis Rural division. Helen’s strong ties to Ruyton continued when she held the position of President of the Old Ruytonians’ Association from the start of 1966 to the end of 1967. In 2019, Helen received an Order of Australia Medal for service to community health as a physiotherapist. She was also the recipient of the 2022 Victorian Senior Achiever Award at Parliament House. Helen passed away in July 2023 at age 88. The record's significance is further enhanced by its strong provenance, having been produced by Ruyton Girls' School and donated to the Archives by a familial connection.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: Felicity Jacobs / Ann Dickinson / RGS011/1951/0002 /ruyton girls' school, ruyton, hockey, sport, school sport, field hockey, kew, melbourne, girls school, students, school uniform

The photograph depicts nine Ruyton Girls' School prefects and probationers in 1952. The four students standing in the back row are probationers, who have been identified from left to right as M. Hartshorn, C. Kent, J. Hodgson, and M. Morrison. The five students seated in the front row are prefects identified from left to right as E. Macdonald, V. Mummery, H. Cole (School Captain), S. Backhouse, and T. Abson. All of the prefects and probationers are dressed in full Ruyton uniform including knee-length check-print skirts, brown lace-up shoes, dark jumper, white collared button blouse with a tie, and wool blazer. The students are all looking straight at the camera and smiling. The image is an official school photograph taken by Clive Stuart Tompkins. The same photograph appears in the 1952 Ruytonian.The record holds strong historic significance as it provides insight into the history of student leadership at Ruyton Girls' School. Student leadership commenced in 1906 with the introduction of the prefect system. Prefects had numerous responsibilities—gate duty, grounds duty, classroom marking, assembly door watch, uniform monitoring, and even supervising student detention. In 1947, a dedicated Prefects Room was erected on the east side of the Ruyton Girls' School Assembly Room in Henty House. The prefects system was revised in 1968 with a new leadership structure: there would be a permanent School Captain, Vice Captain and School Sports Captain; six permanent prefects would be elected, and the rest of the Matriculation class would form committees. These included Library, Social Services, S.C.M., Editorial, and Music. In this way, it was thought "that each Matric girl would have a certain amount of responsibility." With this revised structure came a brand new Prefects' Study, located in a former classroom next to the Domestic Science building. Each prefect was allocated one book locker, one clothing locker, "a small share in the heater", plus a new shared lounge. The prefect system was updated again in 1974. All sixth formers would become prefects, or "school officials." This saw the sixth form divided into two halves: one group would be prefects for the first half of the year, then the second group would take the reigns in the latter half of the year. In October 2023, Ruyton announced a new collaborative leadership structure for captains, prefects and house leaders, which would see two students in each leadership role. The record's significance is further enhanced by its strong provenance, having been produced by Ruyton Girls' School and donated to the Archives by a familial connection.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: C STUART TOMPKINS / CAMBERWELL / Reverse: Ruyton / Rawcey Ware (?) / Add to order / no 5488 / & make a / others / Ruyton / [illegible] /ruyton girls' school, ruyton, students, school, senior school, girls school, kew, melbourne, school uniform, prefects, photograph

It is a portrait of a man believed to be related to George Evans. A framed copy of an opal type photograph of a gentleman believed to be related to George Evans. The outer frame is made up of brown stained timber with a gold surround in the middle and a red velvet inner surround. It is a head and shoulders photograph of a white haired and bearded man dressed in a dark suit and bow tie of the mid-Victorian era.george evans collection

The photograph wqas taken at a Belle of the Ball which took place in Sunbury on 2 October 1953. The people in the photograph are from L-R: Ken Nevant, Flora Lloyd, who was the daughter of the local chemist, Norman Hoiles, Pat Barrow, Jean Hall and Lachlan Mason, who was Ken Nevant's half brother. The Belle of the Ball was a popular annual event, usually organized by the football club in Sunbury. The event took place in the Memorial Hall.A black and white photograph of three couples at a ball. The girls are dressed in ball gowns and their partners are in suits. The names of the six people along with the date of the ball have been written in black pen across the top of the photograph.dances, belle of belles, nevant, ken, lloyd, flora, hoiles, norman, barrow, pat, hall, jean, mason, lachlan, returned servicemens league, george evans collection

The photograph was taken at the Colonial Ball which was held to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of white settlement in Sunbury. The lady photographed is Hilda Baird, who was one of Sunbury's oldest residents at the time.A black and white photograph of a lady and man in colonial dress talking.kelly, bert, baird, hilda, 150th anniversary, colonial ball, shire of bulla, george evans collection

The stays were used as stiffening and for support in foundation wear and bodices in women's dresses (and waist bands).7 stays encassed in cotton with blue herringbone stitching used to fasten off each end. The stays are bundled together with white cotton thread.corsetry, foundation garments, fashion, clothing and dress, haberdashery, costume accessories, george evans collection

Inmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with narrow red stripes. Back opening from neck to thigh with six pairs of eyelet holes (unhemmed). Reinforcing panel at front neck. Shoulder and side seams French stitched. Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband.costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Worn at the Sunbury AsylumInmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with a red stripe. Round neckline reinforced at front. Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband. Back opening from neck to thigh with three pairs of eyelets, sealed with brass rings. Skirt hem hand sewn inside out.Handwritten in black ink on bodice back "canvas dress" and F7 (partly destroyed by lacing eyelet)costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Garment was worn by female patients at the Sunbury Asylum.Inmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with red stripe (blue stripe on left arm only). Round neck with front reinforcement and added panel and binding in cream cotton. Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband. Back opening to thigh level with three pairs of button-stitched eyelets.costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Garment was worn by patients at the Sunbury Asylum.Inmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with red stripe. Round neckline with reinforcement panels. Back opening from neck to thigh with four pairs of eyelets (unsewn). Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband. One extra eyelet cut on waistband at back right.costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Worn by patients at the Sunbury AsylumInmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with a blue stripe around the neckline with reinforcement panels. Neck-to-thigh back opening with three pairs of lacing eyelets, reinforced with brass rings. Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband.Nonecostume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Dress in Galatea cotton; navy with white pinstripe. Long sleeves, shirt-style collar. Front fastening has five metal buttons. Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband.costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Belonged to Kathleen Marjorie Dunn (nee McKenzie)Day dress in fine silky fabric. It has a blue, white and green floral pattern on a navy ground. The skirt is gathered to the waist in two places in front and has two darts at the back. The sleeves are short, set in, gathered at the shoulder and end in inverted V shapes. The bodice is shaped with two sets of gathers in front and two darts at the back. The square neck dips to a shallow point in front, fastens with six self-covered shanks behind and is edged with cream net frill (probably discoloured white). There is a side vent wiht four press studs on the left at waist level. The hem is hand sewn.Nonecostume, george evans collection

Belonged to Kathleen Marjorie Dunn (nee McKenzie)Formal day dress in black crepe. It has a round neck and short set-in sleeves. The front opens from neck to waist and has four self-covered shank buttons. The bodice is slightly gathered at two points front and back. The skirt is gathered centre front with seven rows of shirring. The bodice features six arabesques in black and white beads. The skirt has two false pockets with similar beading. A small vent at the left waist closes with a hook and eye. The dress is machine sewn with a hand sewn turn-up on the hem.Nonecostume, george evans collection

This item was used by women to enhance their figure (body) and hold their stockings in place. Although still sometimes used they were mainly used prior to the making of pantyhose approximately 1960.White elasticised and satin material corset with stays, metal hook and eye and four suspenders."Jenyns/Patent..."clothing and dress, george evans collection

Dorothy Allender was on Burnley Staff 1925-31 (Preceptor of the girls). She also appears in group photograph B91.103. Photograph was used in a display in the Burnley Library Nov.1995.Black and white photograph.Also photocopy. 4 female students and a female staff member dressed up, standing outside the Pavilion entrance.On reverse, "Elizabeth Grewar, Nan Wallace, Dorothy Allender, Alice Jeffery, Jessie Bloomfield March 1930."elizabeth grewar, nan wallace, dorothy allender, alice jeffery, jessie bloomfield, 1930, staff, preceptor, group staff and students, pavilion

Note by T.H. Kneen 4 December 1991, "Students are working on the Long Border-the path leads on to the the Principal's Residence obscured by the pine tree at the right. The dress worn by women students-shirt, tie, jodhpurs, leggings-was established pre-1926." Also see newspaper cutting B00.1127 where the photograph has the caption,"Students Renovating a Border in the Gardens."3 copies black and white print. 6 female students planting seedlings in the bed leading to the Principal's ResidenceOne copy inscribed, "Title: Planting out Seedlings Neg: 177planting, seedlings, principal's residence, female students, shirt, tie, jodhpurs, leggings, students working outside, long border, principal's house

Note by T.H. Kneen 4 December 1991, "The gentleman in the group is probably Mr. Alex Jessep, Principal, 1926-41. Mrs Jessep recalls that the dress worn by women students was established by the time she went to Burnley in 1926." 2 copies black and white photograph. 6 students working in the Gardens near the Long Border with the Principal, Alex Jessep, supervising.Inscription on one copy, "Title: Students at Burnley Neg: 162." a.w jessep, principal, female students, uniform, students working outside, long border

Note by T.H. Kneen 26 February 1992, "?Pre WW2-note dress-jodhpurs-but could be a Land Army Girl during the War years." Further consideration by Eric Littlejohn suggests that the student at work is Jane Lorimer 1941 graduation. (Also see B91.141, B91.143-146)Black and white photograph. Female student using 3-pronged cultivator between rows of vegetables.On reverse, "Athol Shmith Studio Illustrative Photograhy 125 Collins Street, Melbourne, C.1. Cent. 27. No.10383 Position G."female students, 3-pronged cultivator, vegetables, athol shmith studio, jodhpurs, land army girl, jane lorimer, student working outside, orchard

Black and white photograph. View of the Ornamental Gardens taken from the Administration Building looking towards the Emily Gibson beds and the Luffmann/Lily Ponds behind. @ female students, wearing dresses, are seated on a bench in the foreground near a labelled tree, a Ginkgo.On reverse, "Ginko" (sic) and, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. C.1769.C."gingko, garden view, emily gibson beds, luffmann ponds, lily ponds, students, garden bench

Harris. WM. & Jane – Diamond Wedding Anniversary. Coloured photo in oval frame.Coloured Oval Photo of Mr and Mrs Harris: Mrs Harris is wearing fromal black with dress. Black jacet has a corsage pink . Mrs Harris is wearing clear bead neckl;ace pink brooch at top of dress. Mr Harris is wearing a blak siuit black tie stand up collar white shirt . coat lapel has corsage.stawell