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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Vima and guests at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Vima and guests at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Guests at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Guests at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Lady talking to Vima at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Ladies talking to Vima at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Ladies at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Ladies at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Ladies at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Ladies and Vima at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Ladies and Vima at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Vima talking at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Vima talking at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Ladies at Vima's 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Vima and two friends at her 100th birthday celebration at Park Orchards Community House, Circa 2004
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Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Widow 100th Birthday, 1993
A photo of celebrations at Legacy House for a widow's 100th birthday. The event was reported in the 30 November issue of The Answer. 'Legacy widow Hilma enjoyed her 100th birthday recently with members of her family. In the photographs Hilma is joined by her grand-daughter Debbie and one of her great grand-children, Guy.'A record of a widow reaching 100 years of age and Legacy marking the occasion with an event at Legacy House. Many events and lunches were held at Legacy house for widows to attend. They provided a social outlet and chance to get together with other widows. Also widows could drop into Legacy House during office hours whenever they were in the city for a cup of tea. Colour photo of two ladies and a toddler with a cake and an article in The Answer.Handwritten on reverse ' Hilma, Guy and Debbie' in blue pen and 'Pg 21, Pic C' in red pen.widows, birthday, cake -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Progress Press, "Birthday at Depot", 11/12/1991
Newspaper clipping or cutting from the Progress Press, 11/12/1991 featuring a photograph of Richard Parry's 1:5 scale model tram of Birney 217 giving rides at the 75th anniversary of Kew Tram depot. Photo by Simon Hoey.Yields information Kew depot's 75th anniversary celebrations.Newspaper cutting or clipping, printed on Newsprint titled "Birthday at depot"tramways, trams, kew depot, models, birney trams, tram 217, richard parry -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Film - Compact Diskette with video, Yarra Trams, "Tram it day", Oct. 2006
Compact Diskette with video (DVD), titled "Tram it Day", celebrating "100 Years of Electric Trams" and "Celebrating 100 years of continuous service", with a printed front, logos contained within a clear plastic bag. Features images and video from the "Tram it day" - 8/10/2006 - interviews with Dennis Cliche, tramways band, held at Docklands on , a celebration and function at Melbourne Zoo as part of the Good Friday appeal. An ABC news story about the launch of centenary art tram, including interviews with Peter Batchelor and Craig Tooke. A production featuring historic images and film clips interwoven with short film clips of various tram crews speaking about the job and how they enjoy it, or groups of employees saying "Happy Birthday" - includes Ron Scholten, Two copies held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, 100 years of electric trams, docklands, tram crews, displays -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Photograph, Faye Lamb, A 60th birthday at Heidelberg Golf Club, 1997
A 60th birthday at Heidelberg Golf Club: Roma Read and Lucy Rasing.Colour photograph and caption.hgc women's golf, ladies' golf, celebrations -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Photograph, Faye Lamb, An 80th birthday at Heidelberg Golf Club, 1997
An 80th birthday at Heidelberg Golf Club: Peg Tully.Colour photograph and caption.hgc women's golf, ladies' golf, celebrations -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Desk, Foy & Gibson, Circa 1880s
The design of this small disc is from the Australian Colonial period. The cedar wood desk was made in Australian by Foy & Gibson in the 1880s, most probably in the business’s works in Collingwood, Victoria. The heavy brass locks fitted into the desk drawers were made by the famous Hobbs & Co of London, mid-late 19th century. In 1860 the business changed hands but the locks were still branded Hobbs & Co. The desk is branded with the symbol of Victoria’s Public Works Department. There is currently no information on when, where and by whom this desk was used. However, a very similar desk with Hobbs & Co. locks is on site at the Point Hicks Lightstation in Victoria and was formerly used by the Point Hicks head light keeper there. Other light stations also have similar desks from the P.W.D. (see also ‘Desk, Parks Victoria – Point Hicks Lightstation, Victorian Collections’.) HOBBS & CO., LONDON Alfred Charles Hobbs, 1812-1891, was American born. He became an executive salesman in 1840 for renowned lock manufacturer Day & Newell. His technique of exposing the weaknesses of people’s current locks was very successful in generating sales. He represented Day & Newell at London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, competing with other lock makers. Through the Exhibition he became famous for picking the best trusted Bramah and Chubb locks. Hobbs’ fame led him to found his own company in 1851 then register it in 1852 as Hobbs & Co., London. Hobbs was awarded the Telford Medal by the British Institution of Civil Engineers in 1854 for his paper 'On the Principles and Construction of Locks'. In 1855 the very successful company added partners and became Hobbs, Ashley and Co. In 1860, it traded under the name of Hobbs, Hart & Co. and was based in Cheapside London, where the business remained. Hobbs then returned to America, having sold the complete company to John Mathias Hart. He briefly returned to attend the 21st anniversary celebrations of the successful business in 1872. Hobbs kept himself busy in America, inventing and manufacturing firearm ammunition, for which he held several patents. He passed away there in 1891, a month after his 70th birthday. FOY & GIBSON Mark Foy wan an Irish draper who migrated to Bendigo, Victoria in 1858, attracted by the gold rush. He lived and worked in the area, establishing a drapery business. In the 1870s he moved to Melbourne where there were better prospects for expansion. He chose a place in Smith Street, Collingwood, a suburb of Melbourne, and started his business at the rear. In 1883 Foy retired, bringing in William Gibson as a partner, and then transferred his own share of the company to his son Francis Foy. Not long afterwards Francis sold his half share to Gibson, and the business continued under the name of Foy & Gibson. Francis Foy and he and his brother Mark Foy (junior) moved to Sydney. They established a business there in 1885, named after their father, Mark Foy. Gibson added to his business by starting his own manufacturing works from 1887, producing clothing, millinery, furniture, bedding and hardware for his stores. The factories, warehouses and stores complex became one of Victoria’s largest employers. He set up branches of his stores in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide and two more branches in Melbourne. Foy & Gibson (usually referred to as Foys) became one of Australia’s largest retail department stores. In 1931 Foy’s little house in Collingwood was still part of the entrance to Foy & Gibson Emporium. In 1955 the company was bought out by Cox Brothers. Later on the stores were sold to various businesses such as David Jones, Woolworths and Harris Scarfe. In 1968 Cox Brothers went into receivership, ending almost 100 years of the business known as Foy’s. The former Foy & Gibson Complex is registered by Heritage Council Victoria. “Designed by William Pitt, this magnificent 19th and early 20th century complex of factories, warehouses and showrooms saw the production of a remarkable range of goods for Foy & Gibson, Melbourne’s earliest department store chain”. (Quoted from the Plaque erected by the Collingwood Historical Society 2007) P.W.D. – Public Works Department, Victoria The desk is stamped “P.W.D,” signifying that it is from the Public Works Department in Victoria, which operated from 1855-1987. The department was responsible for, among other things, the design and supply of office furniture and equipment for public buildings and organisations. This desk is significant historically as it originated from Foy & Gibson, a colonial Australian company that had a positive and strong impact on employment, manufacturing and retailing in Melbourne, Victoria and Australia. The significance of Foy & Gibson to Victoria’s and Australia’s history is marked by the Collingwood Complex being registered in both Heritage Victoria Register (H0755, H0897 and H0896) and National Trust Register (B2668). This locks on this desk are significant for their connection with their manufacturer, Hobbs & Co, who invented a lock that surpassed the security of any other locks produced in the mid-19th century. Desk; Australian Colonial cedar desk, honey coloured. Desktop has a wooden border with a rolled edge and a fitted timber centrepiece. The four tapered legs are tulip turned. Two half-width drawers fit side by side and extend the full depth of the desk. The drawers have dovetail joints. Each drawer has two round wooden knob handles, a keyhole and a fitted, heavy brass lever lock. Inscriptions are on the desktop, drawers, desk leg and lock. Made in Australia circa 1880 by Foy & Gibson, lock made by Hobbs & Co, London.Impressed into timber frame of one drawer “FOY & GIBSON” Impressed into lock “HOBBS & CO / LONDON”, “MACHINE MADE”, “LEVER” Impressed along the front edge of the desktop [indecipherable] text. Impressed into the timber of right front leg “P. W. D.” below a ‘crown’ symbol Handwritten in white chalk under a drawer “206” flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, desk, cedar desk, colonial desk, 1880s desk, australian colonial furniture, furniture, office furniture, office equipment, australian made furniture, colonial furniture, colonial hardware, foy & gibson, alfred charles hobbs, hobbs & co london, hobs & co lever lock, cabinetry lock, machine made lever lock, p.w.d., public works department victoria, day & newell, great exhibition of 1851, bramah lock, chubb lock, telford medal 1854, cheapside london, mark foy, mark foy – bendigo draper, smith street collingwood, william gibson, foy & gibson emporium, foy & gibson complex, cox brothers