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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Smart family home in Bridge Street, Eltham, c.1903
Believed to be Mrs Jane Bailey (nee Matthews) (d. 1904) and her grand-daughter Ruby Jane Bertha Smart (1890-1903) in front of the Smart family cottage in Bridge Street, Eltham, c.1903 Located on the north side of Bridge Street at the intersection with Bolton Street, facing Bolton Street (now part of present day Brisbane Street and occupied by the Kitchen Design Centre). Ruby Jane Bertha Smart born abt 1890 died in 1903 in Eltham. Her brother Alfred Francis Smart was born abt 1887 and died 1966 in Mont Albert, Vic. (Accessed via Ancestry.com) Show's an original early settler's cottage in Bridge Street. The cottage was built by Mrs Mary Jane Smart's parents, Edwin Bailey and Jane (nee Matthews). Mary Jane Smart was born in the cottage. She married an Englishman, Alexander Wilson Smart who disappeared to Western Australia in the early 1900s in search of gold. He ultimately married again in W.A., committing bigamy and then committed murder and was hung in 1911. This photo was taken c.1903 not long before both Mrs Bailey and her grand daughter both passed away. Jane Bailey died 2 Dec. 1904 and Mary Jane Smart and Ruby Jane Bertha Smart died July 1903 are all buried in Eltham Cemetery. SMART'S HOME AT ELTHAM. HIS WIFE AND SONS. In a little bush cottage surrounded by tall gum trees, through which appear glimpses of a willow fringed creek, of road ways hedged by masses of snowy flowering hawthorn, of growing crops and vividly green grazing paddocks, lives Mrs. Smart, the lawful wife of the man who is now in the hands of the police of Western Australia on suspicion of having committed a dreadful crime. Here, about half a mile out of the picturesque village of Eltham, she was born, and has lived her whole life — about 50 years. Smart himself lived here till the time when many years ago, the "lure of gold" got into his blood and he cleared out to Western Australia, to follow the digging rushes, gradually becom ing more and more estranged, till at length all communication ceased and be became lost to his wife and children. "I did not want him to go away," said Mrs. Smart, "because I had heard of so many men who had forgotten their homes in the excite ment of gold seeking, and of many others who died unknown and uncared for. But he would go, and when I saw his mind was set on it I placed no obstacles in his way. My parents built and lived in this cottage, where I was born, and they died in it. When I grew up I met my husband, a young Englishman, and married him. His name is Alexander, not Alfred, and his age is 52. We were very happy here, and although we were not well off we were comfortable, for he was a steady, sober, industrious man and had constant employment. He was just a manual worker, but could turn his hand to anything. We had five children, but one died. Four sons grew up in this little cottage. Thus three generations lived in it, somewhat unusual in an Australian bush home, I think. My eldest son is married and has a family; one is in Western Australia— not with his father— another is away working for him self, and one (indicating a young man by her side) has always stuck to his mother. He is my sole support, and he is as good to me now as his father once was. Yes, his father was a good, home-loving man in our younger days. He was fond of his children and was highly respected in these parts.' "It is fifteen years since my husband went away first. He had then been work ing for the Metropolitan Board of Works, and was engaged in the tunnel under the Yarra near Queen's-bridge when it col-lapsed. After he went to the West he sent me money regularly and wrote constantly. He came home three times — twice for a week or two at a time, the third time, eight years ago, when the Eitham railway was nearing completion. I induced him to stay till the railway opened, and he re-mained with me several months. I tried to get him to leave the West and settle down in his home, but he would not; he seemed restless and anxious to be off. One day when we were in Collingwood together he left me, saying he wanted to see what boats were going West. I implored him not to go away, and he said he would see. However, he returned to me soon after wards and said he had taken his ticket and would go by the next boat, and he went. For a year he wrote at irregular intervals, and then his letters ceased and I heard no more of him. For seven years I have not known whether he was alive or dead. Before that time my two sons in Western Australian used to see him some times, though they did not live with him; they used to tell me in their letters that he was well. It was a hard blow to be forgotten by him, but as my sons grew up I became more reconciled, and now I seem to look back at my life with him as some thing that happened a long time ago and is only a memory. Of his life and doings in Western Australia I know nothing. The last time I heard of him he was working in a foundry at Midland Junction. He was at Cue working on the railway when it opened there, and he caught the fever, but all that time he sent me money. When he returned the first time he took our eldest son with him, and the other boy followed later. They did not stay with him, how ever, and as far as I know they did not know how he lived." 'Mrs. Smart is a quiet, toil worn woman who has the respect of everyone who knows her.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Original print 10.5 x 16.5 cmFor postcard print: Inscribed on envelope: "Return to Mrs H. Butherway, 22 Bridge St, Eltham." Also "Photo Mrs Clark Hampton (nee Smart), original Smart's house - Bridge Street, 95 years ago." Also "Right - Mrs Clark's grandmother Mrs J Smart Left - Her daughter Ruby dies soon after photo taken. Brother Alf Smart died about 6 years ago." Inscribed on back of photo "247 Vincent St, Leederville" It is believed that this inscription may be somewhat mixed up.sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, bridge street, alexander wilson smart, bigamy, bush cottage, early settlers, houses, jane bailey (nee matthews), mary jane smart (nee bailey), murder, ruby jane bertha smart, smart family home, smart home -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Property valuation working papers, Unilever Australia Ltd, Ingles Street, Port Melbourne, George Levey, 1950 - 1974
... J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd... George LEVEY J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd Unilever Australia ...Sample of working papers relating to the valuation of 29 premises in Port Melbourne. These papers were maintained by Mr George LEVEY, who was the City Valuer for PMCC from around the mid 1950s to about 1974. Details are all in manilla folders. .26 - Unilever Australia Ltd (Kitchens) . 164 Ingles Streetbuilt environment - commercial, business and traders, industry, george levey, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Lionel Layfield, truck driver, J Kitchen & Sons, 8 Jul 2014
... Oral History, Lionel Layfield, truck driver, J Kitchen...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd..., truck driver, J Kitchen & Sons Audio Lionel Layfield discusses ...Lionel Layfield discusses his 44 years as a truck driver for John Kitchen and Sons commencing in 1967 and finishing 2011industry, manufacturing, transport - motor vehicles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, lionel layfield -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Display of Electrine candles, Melbourne Show, 1927
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd..." typed on it. industry - manufacturing electrine candles j ...Brass framed black and white photograph of display of Electrine candles at the Melbourne Show in 1927Small label taped to back with "Exhibition - Melbourne Show - 1927" typed on it.industry - manufacturing, electrine candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, melbourne show -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Horse-drawn cart loaded with Velvet Soap, 1929
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... - manufacturing j kitchen & sons pty ltd velvet soap horses ...Brass framed black and white photograph of two horses drawing a cart loaded with Velvet Soap. Large "Velvet" sign on top of the load and driver at front.Label on back"Velvet horse-drawn cart, late 1920s"industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, velvet soap, horses -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Stearine Lighthouse, built of candle grease and exhibited at the Adelaide Exhibition, Mar 1923
... J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd... 1923 Industry - Manufacturing J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd Stearine ...Brass framed Black and white photograph of Stearine Lighthouse built of candle grease and exhibited at the Adelaide Exhibition 1923industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, stearine lighthouse -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - History, Unilever and soap production, 10 Sep 1963
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... unilever australia (holdings) ltd j kitchen & sons pty ltd ...Four (4) foolscap typed pages produced in 1963 on Unilever and soap production. Subheadings are "the History of Soap", "what is soap?", "Raw materials", and "a modern Soap Factory"industry, manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, "Melbourne Telephone Exchange Company", 1880
... J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd... Company J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd Apollo Candle Co Swallow & Ariell ..."Melbourne Telephone Exchange Company" Single page photocopied of Melbourne's first telephone directory in 1880 showing the first List of Subscribers. No 36 is Kitchen & Sons; No 17 is Apollo Candle Company. (Marked "Exhibit" as part of Symex Museum before being donated to PMHPS)industry - manufacturing, communication - telephonic, melbourne telephone exchange company, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, apollo candle co, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Domestic object - Packaging, Velvet Soap, 1900s
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... and traders - soaps/candles advertising domestic life j kitchen & sons ...Packaging with wording including Velvet Soap, Greater Ease and Little Labour; also reference to a gift depot Yoffa House, 187 Flinders Lane, Melbourneindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, advertising, domestic life, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, velvet soap -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Governor of NSW to A J Kitchen offering congratulations for King's SIlver Hubilee Medal, May 1935
... Governor of NSW to A J Kitchen offering congratulations for...kitchen a j... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Governor of NSW to A J Kitchen ...Photocopy of a letter to Mr Kitchen (A.J) from Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Governor of NSW, offering congratulations for the award of the "King's Silver Jubilee Medal " 3rd May 1935industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, memorials and presentations, kitchen a j, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir alexander hore-ruthven -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Certificate - King's Silver Jubilee Medal, May 1935
... kitchen a j... kitchen a j j kitchen & sons pty ltd sir alexander hore-ruthven ...Photocopy of the certificate accompanying the King's Silver Jubilee medal, dated 6 May 1935industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, memorials and presentations, kitchen a j, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir alexander hore-ruthven -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - A J Kitchen to Governor of NSW acknowleding receipt of King's Silver Jubilee Medal, May 1935
... A J Kitchen to Governor of NSW acknowleding receipt of...kitchen a j...Photocopy of a letter from Mr A J Kitchen to the Governor... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne A J Kitchen to Governor of NSW ...Photocopy of a letter from Mr A J Kitchen to the Governor of NSW thanking him for his letter and acknowledging receipt of the King's Silver Jubilee medal. 1935industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, memorials and presentations, kitchen a j, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir alexander hore-ruthven -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Menu, Farewell dinner, A J Kitchen Esq, Menzies Hotel, 12 Dec 1940
... Menu, Farewell dinner, A J Kitchen Esq, Menzies Hotel...j kitchen & sons pty ltd...Photocopy of menu for the farewell dinner for A J Kitchen... for the farewell dinner for A J Kitchen Esq on the eve of his retirement ...Photocopy of menu for the farewell dinner for A J Kitchen Esq on the eve of his retirement. Held at the Menzies Hotel on 12.12.1940. Signatures of the dinner guests are on the second pageindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, menzies hotel, a j kitchen esq -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet - Amenities Block, J Kitchen & Sons, Unilever Australia Pty Ltd, 1957
... Amenities Block, J Kitchen & Sons...j kitchen & sons pty ltd... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Amenities Block, J Kitchen ...Nineteen page booklet with pale blue card cover (with drawing of Amenities Block) and brighter blue binding. The introduction states that the building is about to be completed and it is for all employees use. Written in 1957 it includes section headings - Progress of amenities, Port Melbourne; Design of the building ; Dining and canteen facilities ; Locker and toilet facilities ; Medical centre ; Entrance and time clocks ; Personnel Department ; Social Club library ; Conference room ; Vehicles; Changes in the use ofbuildings ; Use of the building; and drawing of the layout of each floor.industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, built environment - industrial, workers, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Postcard - Velvet Soap, 85 years anniversary, Lever & Kitchen Pty Ltd, 1985
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... - manufacturing business and traders - soaps/candles advertising j kitchen ...Six postcards produced in 1985 to commemorate 85 years of Velvet Soap. All are described (on the back) as depicting "the style of an early Velvet advertisement".industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, advertising, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, lever & kitchen pty ltd, velvet soap -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, Unilever fined by EPA, Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times, The Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times, 25 May 1994
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd.../candles natural environment environmental issues j kitchen & sons ...Photocopy of small article about Unilever (ex Kitchens) in Port Melbourne being fined by the Environment Protection Authority. From the Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times 25 May 1994industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, natural environment, environmental issues, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, environment protection authority -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Sales Leaflet, Penal Products Range, Pental Products Pty Ltd et al, 2000
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... - soaps/candles advertising j kitchen & sons pty ltd symex ...Single page (double sided) showing the "The Pental Products range" with some details and coloured photographs. Also Factory Outlets addresses in Port Melbourne and Shepparton. Key product names from Kitchens earlier days include Velvet and Sunlight Soapsindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, advertising, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, symex holdings ltd, pental products pty ltd, velvet soap -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Prospectus, Symex Holding Limted, An International Supplier of Oleo Products, Symex Holdings Ltd, Symex Holdings Limited. Prospectus An International Supplier of Oleo Products, 4 Jul 2000
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... business and traders - soaps/candles j kitchen & sons pty ltd symex ..."Symex Holdings Limited. Prospectus. An International Supplier of Oleo Products" 72 page prospectus for Symex Holdings Limited dated 4 July 2000. Prospectus includes current phoptgraphs of Port Melbourne site and products, plus black and white "key Milestones" from 1880 to 2000 (pages 9 to 25)industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, symex holdings ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memoir, Lionel Layfield, Unilever/J Kitchen & Sons, Lionel Layfield, 2014
... Memoir, Lionel Layfield, Unilever/J Kitchen & Sons...j kitchen & sons pty ltd..., Unilever/J Kitchen & Sons Document 5 page type document written ...5 page type document written by Lionel Layfield who worked as a Unilever driver from 1966 to 2011. Lionel has described his working life and has included the names of many other "Kitchen's" workers and details of the products and the names of companies to which many of the products were delivered.industry - manufacturing, workers, transport - motor vehicles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, toll holdings ltd, toll group -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Recording, Lonel Layfield discussing his work history at Kitchens with Suzy Milburn, John Kirby, Jul 2014
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... - manufacturing workers transport - motor vehicles j kitchen & sons pty ...Lionel Layfield, long time driver with Kitchens and Unilever, discussing work history with Suzy Milburn, in PMHPS rooms. Two sessions with duration of 3 hours 15 minutes.industry - manufacturing, workers, transport - motor vehicles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, toll holdings ltd, toll group -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Magazine, Toll Group, Toll Today, Feb 2012
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... - motor vehicles j kitchen & sons pty ltd unilever australia ..."Toll Today", the Toll Group's quarterly magazine Dec-Feb 2011/12. Page 50, Staff Milestones - A Job For Life - is an article about Lionel Layfield, a driver who worked from the Port Melbourne Kitchen's factory (Unilever Australia) from 1966 to 2011 as a driver and delverer of Unilever products all over Melbourne; working for the different transport companies.industry - manufacturing, workers, transport - motor vehicles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, toll holdings ltd, toll group -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Container - Box, Standard Rosin Types, Department of Agriculture, USA, c. 1920
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd..." industry - manufacturing j kitchen & sons pty ltd m king harris ...Linen-like moss green box containing 12 cubes of different types of rosin. Each cube wrapped in cream paper. Colours range from pale to dark amber. Letters on top in vertical rows (D, E, F, G, H, I,, K,M, N, WG, WW, X)"Standard Rosin types"industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, m king harris, the savanah board of trade -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Velvet Soap sign, c. 1980
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd.../candles industry - manufacturing j kitchen & sons pty ltd velvet ...Modern silver coloured framed photograph of Velvet Soap sign or packaging"Pure Velvet Soap quads"business and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, velvet soap -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Charles Wilson, "Unilever 1945-65. Challenge and Response in the Post-War Industrial Revolution.", 1968
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... - soaps/candles j kitchen & sons pty ltd unilever australia ..."Unilever 1945-65. Challenge and Response in the Post-War Industrial Revolution." Follow up to Volume II of "The History of Unilever" (Cat no. 3410) written by Charles Wilson in 1954, and so covers the next 20 yearsindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, W J Reader, "Fifty years of Unilever", 1980
... J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd.../candles Unilever Australia (Holdings) Ltd J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd ..."Fifty years of Unilever" History book on Unilever by W J Reader, covering the years 1930 to 1980 worldwide. Many photographs included. Black cover with two photographs of a grocer shop and supermarket.industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Kristine Bak, "A Lever & Kitchen Album", 1988
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... - soaps/candles industry - manufacturing j kitchen & sons pty ltd ..."A Lever & Kitchen Album" History of Lever & Kitchen by Kristine Bak from beginnings in 1800s to year of publication, 1988. Pale blue cover with black and white photo of Balmain Works; many black and white photos included.business and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, lever & kitchen pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Certificate - Industry Safety Award of Merit, Unilever Australia, National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA), 1965
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... workers health - occupational health and safety j kitchen & sons ...Industry Safety Award of Merit to Unilever Australia from NSCA, National Safety Council of Australia, 28 October 1965. Award was for "882,144 man hours without a lost time accident'. Beige paper with green and black NSCA logobusiness and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, workers, health - occupational health and safety, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, national safety council of australia - nsca -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - History, progression J Kitchen & Sons to Unichema, 1995
... History, progression J Kitchen & Sons to Unichema...j kitchen & sons pty ltd... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne History, progression J Kitchen ...Two page article (photocopy) on the history of John Kitchen & Sons and its progression to Unichema Australia Pty Ltd, Includes details on Unichema to 1992 (Page heading Australian Quality Awards 1995 - part one)business and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unichema australia pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Furniture - Display case from J Kitchen & Sons musuem, 1980s
... Display case from J Kitchen & Sons musuem...j kitchen & sons pty ltd... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Display case from J Kitchen ...Large glass and metal display case with front sliding glass doors, lockable. From the Kitchen's museumindustry - manufacturing, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view of J Kitchen and Sons site, Ingles Street, Port Melbourne, early 1930s, 1930s
... Aerial view of J Kitchen and Sons site, Ingles Street, Port...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Aerial view of J Kitchen ...Large Black and White aerial photograph on brown cardboard showing Kitchen and Sons buildings including the 1925 Administrative Building No 34 on Ingles st.Photograph taken looking North Easterly with Swanston and Barret Pty concrete works; Port Melbourne Football ground in foreground; Yarra River in top left hand corner; showing South Melbourne and Royal Botanic Gardens in the distance. Taken in the early 1930sindustry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, j kitchen & sons pty ltd