Plan drawn on waxed paper. Titled 'Section of Handrail, Geo Lansell Esq, Fortuna Villa. On bottom ' Nosing of steps'Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst.bendigo, house, fortuna villa

Sydney Joy (joy) Stewart (1925-2018) was a founding member of the Kew Historical Society, and during the 1970s its secretary. During her residence in Kew, she completed numerous property illustrations on commission. These ranged from preliminary sketches, including architectural details to finished pen & ink and wash illustrations on paper. On moving to Queensland, Joy Stewart donated the remaining property illustrations in her possession to the Kew Historical Society. In 1987-88 she fulfilled a commission by the Society of designs for a series of embroideries completed by residents during the Australian Bicentennial commemorations.Sydney Joy (Joy) Stewart was born in Melbourne 1925. She studied at Swinburne Technical College Art School from 1941-1945, then the National Gallery Art School 1946-1948. Her career included employment positions as a display artist, designer/painter, gallery assistant, and art teacher. Joy relocated to Cairns in 1981. Solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Cairns, including 'Done By Me' at Cairns Regional Gallery in 1999. Group exhibitions at Cairns Regional Gallery, 'The Fish John West Regrets, 1993' and 'Facets of Life' 1994. Joy Stewart died in Cairns in 2018.Watercolour, pen & Ink on paper by the artist and local historian Joy Stewart of a Victorian villa at 74 Charles Street, Kew.Inscription: "74 Charles Street, Kew." Signed lower right: "JStewart".joy stewart, charles street (kew)

The family members are identified as follows: Back row (L to R): Percy Leigh with Phyllis, Robert Beckett (junior), Herbert Ingamells, Annie Leigh with Marjorie, Harry Leigh, Clara Beckett, Arnold Bear (brother of Olly Beckett), William Beckett with Edna, Ben Gray. Middle row (L to R): Robert Gray, Ethel Beckett, Polly (sister-in-law of Harry Leigh), Nelly Ingamells, Eliza Beckett with Esther Leigh, Alice Beckett with Basil, Dorothy Beckett, Olly Beckett, Emma Gray with Norman. Front row (L to R): ??? (a Leigh brother), Kate Beckett, Mabel Beckett, Cyril Ingamells, Bert Gray, Elsie Leigh with Ethel Ingamells. Robert (John Robert) Gray, Ben Gray and Norman Gray were 3 of 6 children of John Gray and Emma Beckett who married at Guildford Villa in 1888. Norman was born in 1901 and looks to be c.3 years old in this photo; the youngest in the family was Evelyn (b 1906) so this would give an approximate date for the photo of 1904. The donor, Wendy McLellan is the daughter of Minnie Caroline Beckett (1907-1998) and Francis James Renkin who married on 13 March 1934. Peter Renkin (formerly of 59 Guildford Road, Surrey Hills, now Shoreham) is her brother. Exact date photo was taken was 17 September 1904.Black and white photo at Guildford Villa, 4 Essex Road, Surrey Hills, home of the Beckett family. The family is formally posed with croquet equipment on the lawn of the substantial Victorian-style home which has 3 chimneys and a veranda on 2 sides. victorian style, croquet, percy leigh, phyllis leigh, robert beckett (junior), herbert ingamells, annie leigh, marjorie leigh, harry leigh, clara beckett, arnold bear, william beckett, edna beckett, ben gray, robert gray, ethel beckett, nelly ingamells, eliza beckett, esther leigh, alice beckett, dorothy beckett, olly beckett, basil beckett, emma gray, norman gray, kate beckett, mabel beckett, cyril ingamells, bert gray, elsie leigh, ethel ingamells

In this novel, Katie begins having a dream soon after her fathers death. The dream is always the same yet when she awakes up she can never remember what it is about. During the next few months fragments of it start coming back to her. At Medlow, a dilapidated Victorian Villa she encounters a ghostly figure of ten year old Rachel. So begins a strange adventure which takes her back to 1898.In this novel, Katie begins having a dream soon after her father's death. The dream is always the same yet when she awakes up she can never remember what it is about. During the next few months fragments of it start coming back to her. At Medlow, a dilapidated Victorian Villa she encounters a ghostly figure of ten year old Rachel. So begins a strange adventure which takes her back to 1898.On Title Page: With my best wishes /Adrian Peniston-Birdmedlow, house names, warrigal road, (miss) norma bull, surrey hills, (mr) rob adams, (dr) (mr) richard bull, 1889, cairncross family, 1898, willcyrus

Displayed at History House.Photograph of a turreted building with two chimneys with chimney pots, gables, second and first storey verandas. Garden in foreground.Front: "Kingsley" Villa, Portland, Victoria. ERECTED BY W.T. PILE, 1896. (black print, lower centre).

Black and white mounted photograph of a dedge floating on a body of water which has a creek flowing into it, and rolling hills in the background. The buildings associated with a mine or factory are shown on the top left hand side. Signed "Martin ?ish Victoria St" verso "R.H. Brooke, "Callantina Villa", Glenferrie Rd Sthdredge, dredging, mining, river, callantina villa, gold mining

p5 in blue pen Villa Sanso, 297 Kensington Rd. Swains, 209 Glen Ormond Rdwalsh st library

The Villa Alba Museum is cultural institution committed to the collection, study and display of 19th century interior decorative finishes, and the components of 19th and 20th century interior decoration. Most rooms in this historically and aesthetically significant house have stone (typically marble) fireplaces that are inset with plain and decorative tiles produced by the company of Mintons Ltd.Born digital photograph of the fireplace in the second bedroom of Villa Alba. The original 1880s white marble mantel, obliquely positioned in the northwest corner of the room (one of two examples in the house) is the most ornate mantel in the first floor bedrooms. The central visual element in the mantel is an upturned conch shell surrounded by stylised foliage and flowers. The two upright carved supports of the mantel are sinuously carved in all almost rococo manner. The mantel is inset with monochrome surround tiles and ornate polychrome glazed tiles in a manner reminiscent of Ottoman Iznik tile work. All of the tiles were produced by Mintons Ltd.fireplaces, mintons, mintons - tiles, villa alba -- second bedroom

Subdivision of land surrounded by Whitehorse Road, Simla street and King Street. 50 villa sites auctioned by M.Pullyn & Frank FisherSubdivision of land land subdivision, mascot estate blackburn, whitehorse road, blackburn, iona street, king street, simla street, pullyn, m, frank fisher & co.

Advertisement for High School Estate, Box Hill auction on 24/9/1949 of 25 villa sites, including plan of developmentAdvertisement for High School Estate, Box Hill auction on 24/9/1949 auctions, high school estate box hill, middleborough road, blackburn, flora avenue, minna street, thiele court, whitehorse road

Sydney Joy (joy) Stewart (1925-2018) was a founding member of the Kew Historical Society, and during the 1970s its secretary. During her residence in Kew, she completed numerous property illustrations on commission. These ranged from preliminary sketches, including architectural details to finished pen & ink and wash illustrations on paper. On moving to Queensland, Joy Stewart donated the remaining property illustrations in her possession to the Kew Historical Society. In 1987-88, she fulfilled a commission by the Society of designs for a series of embroideries completed by residents during the Australian Bicentennial commemorations.Watercolour, pen & Ink on paper by the artist and local historian Joy Stewart of a Victorian-era villa at 74 Charles Street, Kew. Inscription: "74 Charles Street, Kew." Signed lower right: "JStewart".joy stewart, charles street (kew)

Originally designed in 1857 and extended to the further designs by Bendigo Architects Vahland and Getzschmann, Emil Mauermann and William Beebe the original two story house expanded over time as Lansell's fortune increased and the subsequent mansion was built adjacent to the New Chum Reef and mine from which most of his wealth was yielded. Fortuna remained in the Lansell family for twenty nine years after George died and was sold by auction for demolition in 1934 only to be saved to become a reception house. In 1942 the Army acquired a lease for wartime mapping and occupied the site until 2008. It is now in private hands with the surrounding land being divided for housing. George Lansell was commonly known as 'Australia's Quartz-King' and director of thirty-eight mines with some link with almost every mine in Bendigo.A4 size tour booklet outlining the history, use and architectural features of Fortuna Villa which was purchased by George Lansell in 1860. mayor william beebe, george lansell

Black and white photograph of George Lansell's bedroom at Fortuna villa. History of object: George Lansell 'The Quartz King', Fortuna Villa, Chum Street, Bendigo. Ornate furnishings of a bedroom of period showing half of room. Note ornate wardrobe and mirror on marble topped table next to marble fireplace. Note use of ornaments and pictures.W Ninnisplace, residential

At the end of World War One, there was a renewed interest in residential land and a number of estates opened up in the Municipality of Moorabbin.Example of the progress of the Municipality of MoorabbinAdvertising flyer for auction of real estate sales - plan of building blocks for saleMcKinnon Station Estate - 100 Villa lots & 17 business lots - Auction Saturday 27 March 1920mckinnon station estate, graham ave, prince edward ave, station street, mckinnon road, real estate, mckinnon, auction, moorabbin

The train line from the city to Frankston was electrified in 1922 which intensified the sale in the municipality of Moorabbin, particularly land which was in the vicinity of the railway stations.Example of the progress of the Municipality of MoorabbinAdvertising flyer for auction of real estate sales - plan of building blocks for saleMcKinnon Road Estate, McKinnon Auction 26 April 1924 - 17 shop sites & 21 villa sitesgraham ave, prince edward ave, station street, mckinnon road, mckinnon, real estate, auctions

Frank Wright as a young man in an army (cadet) uniform. Hat is badged "71". Taken on the verandah of his home "Laura Villa", Smeaton.Cadet Frank Wright, Smeaton. 15 years oldfrank wright, cadet, armed forces, smeaton

A wallpaper sample donated to the collection by Frances Alexandra (Frankie) Derham (1894–1987). Derham was an Australian artist and educator. A lecturer in art at the Melbourne Kindergarten Training College (1928-64) , she later taught at the Associated Teacher Training Institution (1949-61). Her commitment to `child art’ developed after 1935 when she accepted an invitation from Margaret Lyttle to teach at Preshil school.Frances Derham's collection of nearly ten thousand children’s drawings and paintings was acquired by the Australian National Gallery in 1976. Her interest in art for and by children is reflected in her donation to the Villa Alba Museum of an important and rare collection of early wallpapers designed for children's rooms. Three colour repeat dado border of kittens and mice. Originally donated by Frances Derham to Villa Alba Museum via Terry Lane..decorative arts & design, wall coverings – history, wallpapers – history, interior decoration – history, wallpapers -- children's, frances derham, wallpapers -- dado borders

COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE was Director of the Survey Corps from 1942 to 1960 and was succeeded by COL Don Macdonald AM, MID. COL Frank Buckland OBE, MID succeeded BRIG Don Macdonald AM, MID as Director of the Survey Corps in 1967. He served as Director until 1972. BRIG Macdonald AM, MID was promoted before assuming the honorary position of Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. Royal Australian Survey Corps Colonel Commandant and Director of the Survey Corps c1969 at the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo. .1 Black and white photograph: The Director of the Survey Corps COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE inspecting the troops. Taken in c1960 on the parade ground at Fortuna Villa. .2 Black and white photograph: L to R: Director of the Survey Corps BRIG Don Macdonald AM, an unidentified British Officer and the CO Army Headquarters Survey Regiment LTCOL Tim Tyler. Taken in 1962 inside the Officers Mess at Fortuna Villa. .3 Black and white photograph: L to R: Colonel Commandant BRIG Don Macdonald AM and the Director of the Survey Corps COL Frank Buckland OBE. Taken in c1969 at the front steps to Fortuna Villa..1 no annotation 2.P named personnel annotated on paper sleeve, .3 named personnel annotated on back royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Sepia photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of a picket fence which surrounds a timber cottage with a corrugated iron roof, including a striped front verandah roof. On the left hand side of the photograph is a hill with a large pine tree. The people are Sarah and William Wright and the cottage is "Laura Villa" at Smeaton.Printed on back - Post Card, Kodak Australiafrank wright, sarah wright, william wright, laura villa, smeaton, picket fence

After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)This drawing is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a number of real estate agents in Melbourne between 1983 and 2005. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Block fronted single storey Victorian villa. Pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film of 30 Mary Street, Kew by Margaret Picken.130 MARY ST., KEW / MARGARET PICKEN ~95 / WOODARDS ~ BALWYNartist -- margaret picken 1950-, architectural drawings -- houses -- kew (vic.), 30 mary street - kew (vic).

After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)This drawing is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a number of real estate agents in Melbourne between 1983 and 2005. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Single fronted, rendered brick Victorian villa. Pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film of 32 Mary Street, Kew by Margaret Picken.32 MARY ST., KEW. MARG. PICKENartist -- margaret picken 1950-, architectural drawings -- houses -- kew (vic.), 32 mary street - kew (vic).

The Villa Alba Museum is cultural institution committed to the collection, study and display of 19th century interior decorative finishes, and the components of 19th and 20th century interior decoration. Most rooms in this historically and aesthetically significant house have stone (typically marble) fireplaces that are inset with plain and decorative tiles produced by the company of Mintons Ltd.Born digital photograph of the fireplace in the third bedroom of Villa Alba. The original 1880s black stone mantel, obliquely positioned in the southwest corner of the room (one of two examples in the house) is painted with a central group of three white roses. These are surrounded by flowers and foliage of jasmine that extend along the upper panel and down the sides of the mantel. It is believed that the addition of the painted flowers was completed by a freelance artist working for the Paterson Brothers; probably Ulysses Rizzi. The mantel is inset with two-tone surround tiles and decorative polychrome hearth tiles that incorporate a green ivy pattern which climbs up pieces of bamboo. Each tile is separated by a white and black border. All of the tiles were produced by Mintons Ltd.fireplaces, mintons, mintons - tiles, villa alba -- third bedroom