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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO VICTORIA'S GOLDEN CITY TOURISM BROCHURE ?1960S, ?1960s
Bendigo Victoria's Golden City Tourism Brochure Postcards 1960's. Charing Cross and Pall Mall looking north to the Post Office, Central Deborah Gold Mine and Vintage Tram, Chinese Joss House Emu Point Finn Street Bendigo, Charing Cross looking towards the Post Office Pall Mall Bendigo, Bendigo Vintage Tram Pall Mall Bendigo, Royal Tour Tram No. 30 Pall Mall Bendigo, Lake Eppalock at the Bendigo Yacht Club, Dusk Alexandra Fountain Pall Mall Bendigo, Sacred Heart Cathedral From High Street Bendigo, Central Deborah Gold Mine, Shamrock Hotel.bendigo, tourism, postcard -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO: VICTORIA'S GOLDEN CITY
Coloured booklet of various scenes and buildings in and around Bendigo, titled Bendigo Victoria's Golden City. The front cover has a scene of Charing Cross looking towards Pall Mall. Inside the front cover is a very brief history and some Historical Buildings are mentioned. They are: Fortuna, Shamrock Hotel, Gold Mines Hotel, City Hall, Post Office, Law Courts, the Home for the Aged, Sacred Heart Cathedral, St. Paul's, Specimen Cottage, Log Lock-up and the Chinese Joss House. The coloured pictures inside are: The Central Deborah Gold Mine, Fortuna, Miner's Cottage, The Gold Mines Hotel, Victoria Hill, Bendigo Law Courts, Eaglehawk Log Lock-up, Look-out Tower Rosalind Park, Alexandra Fountain - Charing Cross, Conservatory Gardens with Law Courts in background, Inside the Conservatory, Bendigo Home & Hospital for the Aged - Victoria's 'White House', Sacred Heart Cathedral, Chinese Joss House, Chinese Joss House - Interior of the Main Temple, Bendigo Pottery - Potter at work, Bendigo Municipal Offices, Bendigo Institute of Technology at Flora Hill, Mt. Alvernia Hospital, Cobb & Co Coach, R Class Locomotive, Bendigo Tramcar, Lake Weeroona and Lake Eppalock Pumping Station. Some more attractions are mentioned inside the back cover. On the back cover is the Cenotaph - the only scale replica of the Whitehall Cenotaph - and Alexandra Fountain by night.Nucolorvue Productions Pty Ltdbendigo, tourism, photographs of bendigo icons, bendigo - victoria's golden city, fortuna, shamrock hotel, gold mines hotel, city hall, post office, law courts, home for the aged, victoria's 'white house', sacred heart cathedral, st paul's, specimen cottage, log lock-up, chinese joss house, charing cross, cenotaph, alexandra fountain, centra deborah gold mine, army cartographic unit, miner's cottage, harvey town, victoria hill, look-out tower rosalind park, conservatory gardens, conservatory, bendigo pottery, bendigo municipal offices, bendigo institute of technology, mt alvernia hospital, cobb & co coach, r class locomotive, bendigo railway station, bendigo tramcar, lake weeroona, lake eppalock pumping station, art gallery, historical museum eaglehawk, melville's caves, whitehall cenotaph, nucolorvue productins pty ltd, national library of australia -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE RESTORATION OF THE BENDIGO GASWORKS BOILER HOUSE COMPLEX
... The Gas and Fuel Corporation Central Deborah Community Jobs ...The Restoration of The Bendigo Gasworks Boiler House Complex, A Community Jobs Project March 2002 - June 2002. Final Report. Researched, compiled and written by: Fiona Gust and Simone (Mona) Krause. Front cover is purple, back cover is black and some inside pages are red or yellow. Topics in the book are: History of the Gasworks, How a Gasworks Works, Heritage Requirements, The CJP Crew, Crew Profiles, Initial Condition of the Boiler House Complex, O, H & S, Work Begins - Asbestos Removal, Clean-up, Iron Removal and Glazing. Artifact Cataloguing, where artifacts and where they were found were cataloged. On Going Discoveries. Exhauster ad Tank Room Ceilings, Pipes, Oil Spray Tower, Skillion over the Amenities Block, Posts, Beams along the Exhauster Room Wall-NE side, Beams on the SW side of the gable .. The join between the skillion and gable roof, Donuts on the Exhauster Room Wall - NE side, Trusses, Gutters and down pipes, Paint and Whitewash, Brickwork, Iron Fittings, Internal Fixtures, Generator Room/Compressor Room, Floors and Conclusion. The Captains Last Words by Peter Roberts. Acknowledgements. The coloured pages in the back are Edition One - 19.4.2002, Edition Two and Edition 3 of Combustible News which gives a progressive account of the work.buildings, gas company, the bendigo gasworks, the restoration of the bendigo gasworks boiler house complex, fiona gust, simone (mona) krause, city of melbourne gas and coke company, the bendigo mercury, the gas and fuel corporation, central deborah, community jobs project, peter roberts, chrysalis constructions, cvgt industrial training center, rod mclaughlin, allan fox, david gilroy, glen slater, aaron ott, ron whitford, daniel keogh, paul atkins, nick pearson, leigh williams, des leahy, anthony jennings, heritage victoria, the bendigo shire, central deborah, david bennear, david wright, deborah simm, community jobs unit, james thompson, mac booth, mine, tramways, discovery centre, mandy cooper, delwyn douglass, cindy tassie, helen yorston, brenda stanley, greg o'connell, kym smith, darren hutchesson, julie cain, john bullen, joe slaviero, mario joh;ns, norm harris, paul green, len cutting, jim morrissy, melissa tuddenham, fiona beckwith, leo trainor, gary anquetil, helen lynch, abbotts supply, action auction, garry floyd, bendigo trailers and hardware - matt, ron & jack, brennans - butch & robbie, bunnings - evan, brett crapper, hip pocket, jason kiel, country victorian scaffolding, paint right bendigo, alan gladman, deborah simms, graeme jennings, hugh ward, leigh williams, paul eccles, peter sporn, barb & mal krause, peter & shirley turner, bendigo copy centre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: ARTICLE TITLED 'DIGGINGS MUSIC LAUNCHED'
Photocopy of an article titled 'Diggings music launched'. Has a photo of Dave Barkla playing the Accordion and Des Skinner playing a guitar. Both are former members of the 'Harry McQueen's Band'. The CD has songs and tunes from the Central Victorian Goldfields.entertainment, music, songs of the victorian goldfields, peter ellis collection, harry mcqueen's band, des skinner, dave barkla, castlemaine theatre royal, diggings committee, david bannear, music of the diggings, emu creek bush band, friends of the mount alexander diggings, parks victoria, mount alexander shire council, visitor information centres castlemaine, maldon & bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: NEWSLETTER
Photocopy of an article titled - Cross Currents Music & Art in & around town - Diggings CD launch. The CD is titled 'Music of the Diggings', songs and tunes of the Central Victorian Goldfields - produced and recorded by residents of Mount Alexander Shire. Musician and singers on the disc are: Ken Mansell, Danny Spooner, Duncan Brown, Peter Ellis and the Emu Creek Bush Band. Also Des Skinner, Tom Walsh, Alby Hood, Keryn Randall, Judy Howell, Dave De Hugard, Martin Hungerford, Jan Wositzky, Maurie Gervasoni, Jack Heagney, Gordon Pratt, Randal Percy, Richard Leitch, Thompson's Foundry Band, Dave Barkla who used to play in Harry McQueen's Dance Band, CD's are available from the Castlemaine and Maldon Information Centres. Has a photo of Dave Barkla playing an accordion.entertainment, music, music and art, peter ellis collection, cross currents - music & art in & around town, cd-music of the diggings, central victorian goldfields, mount alexander shire, the friends of mount alexander diggings, parks victoria, ken mansell, peter maloney, danny spooner, duncan brown, peter ellis, emu creek bush band, des skinner, tom walsh, alby hood, keryn randall, judy howell, dave de hugard, martin hungerford, jan wositzky, maurie gervasoni, jack heagney, gordon pratt, randal percy, richard leitch, thompson's foundry band, dve barkla, harry mcqueen's dance band, castlemaine information centre, maldon information centre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: OFF TO THE DIGGINGS BROCHURE
Blue and cream brochure titled 'Off to the Diggings' In the comfort of your own car. Tour guide is Rusty. Tours cover some historical places in Bendigo. On the back is where bookings can be made. Other Historic Tours mentioned are: Central Deborah Mine, Chinese Museum, Mining Museum adjacent to Eaglehawk Town Hall and victoria Hill.bendigo, history, gold mining, peter ellis collection, off to the diggings, rusty, alexander mckellar, ballarat goldfield, eureka uprising, emu creek bush band, boundary hotel, visitor information centre, bendigo tourism, central deborah mine, chinese museum, mining museum - eaglehawk, eaglehawk town hall, victoria hill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
Two tone orange Certificate of Appreciation awarded to The German Society in recognition of voluntary service to the community International Year of Volunteers 2001. Signed by The Hon., Steve Bracks MP, Premier of Victoria and The Hon Christine Campbell MP, Minister of Community Services.document, certificate, german heritage society, german heritage society collection - certification of appreciation, the german society, international year of volunteers 2001, the hon steve bracks mp, the hon christine campbell mp, jan penney, north central goldfields regional library corporation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BERT GRAHAM COLLECTION: BENDIGO EAST PROGRESS ASSOCIATION, 3/11/1989 - 22/2/1994
Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Progress Association, correspondence from Sandhurst Trustees, Vic Roads, Bendigo City Council, Corporate Affairs Victoria, Michael John, M.P. John Brumby, M.P.- Central Goldfields- World Heritage Recognition, in town of Maldon.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Journal - Picturesque Atlas of Australasia
The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia was released in 42 supplements between 1886 and 1889 and attracted over 50,000 subscribers. Produced by the Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company in Wynyard Square, Sydney. The company was established in 1885. Edited by Andrew Garran. For detailed information search the website of the National Library of Australia. Thirty-three parts. Volume 9 to Volume 42. Volumes 1 - 8 and 28 are missing. Light tan coloured covers have a printed central rectangular double border. The title and publication information and illustrations are printed inside the border. The illustrations included are Captain Cook, a sailing ship and a sprig of wattle. The pages include many black and white illustrations. Volume 16 Separate map of Fiji. This Volume covers Bendigo as one of Victoria's country towns Volume 27 Includes separate Railway, Postal and telegraph map of Queensland. Volume 42 This last Volume contains a Miscellaneous section at the back with an Editorial Postscript and two maps - Australia and The Solar System.australasia, flora and fauna, subscription, history, exploration -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Certificate - Merle Bush Trefoil Guild
The first meeting of the 1st Bendigo Guides was held by Miss Merle Bush on the 22nd of August 1922 in the St Paul' School Room. Twelve girls were present. Miss Bush was given permission to open the Company by Miss R. Hamilton, State Secretary for Victoria, she received her Captain's Warrant on 12th December 1922. Certificate with Yellow external border. THE MERLE BUSH TREFOIL GUILD BENDIGO - OF THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION BENDIGO SOUTHERN DIVISION BENDIGO CENTRAL DISTRICT - IN THE STATE OF VICTORIA- WAS FORMED ON THE 12-4-1981. REGISTERED ON THE 18-6-1981. girl guides, guiding, merle bush, trefoil guild -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - Photographs: Central Deborah Mine
The Central Deborah Mine closed it's mining operations in 1954. The complete nature of the site encouraged the Bendigo City Council to purchase the site in 1970 in order that it be preserved. In 1971 the Bendigo Trust was formed and under its auspices the surface was opened to tourists in 1971' Extensive work enabled Level 2, underground to be opened to the public. This was followed in 1998 by Underground Level 3 Adventure tours. In 2011 visitors were able to tour as far down as Level 9, 228 meters below ground making it the deepest underground mine tour.Concertina souvenir six photographs of mining at Central Deborah Gold Mine Bendigo Victoria. Could be broken up to send as six separate postcardspostcards, central deborah mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: Article, Facelift for Derelict Mining Sites, 6th November 1985
Newspaper article, (photocopied onto A4 paper) Bendigo Advertiser November 6th, 1985, headed '£100,000 facelift for derelict mining sites?' Article describes how the Bendigo Council were seeking a loan from the Goldfields Revolving Fund for the restoration of the Victoria Hill area and for the restoration of the relics and poppet legs of the Central Nell Gwynne, the Nell Gwynne Reef Mine, the North Deborah and the Big Deborah Mine sites.Written in black pen on right hand side: B'go Adv. Nov. 6th. '85gold mining, nell gwynne mine, north deborah mine, big deborah mine, poppet legs, bendigo, restoration -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Set of 8 colour 35mm slides of Ballarat Trams May 1971, Noel J Simons, 24/5/1971
Shows a sample of photographs taken about 3 months before the Ballarat Tramway system commenced to close.Yields information about various Ballarat Trams and the streetscape at the time prior to closure in August and September 1971Set of 8 Kodachrome transparencies taken on 24/5/1971 1172.1 - Tram 27 in Wendouree Parade, near Barrett Ave., with destination of Victoria St., passing a tram stop, with a seat and "Warning Oncoming Trams" sign mounted on the pole. Tram has a Twin Lakes advertisement on the front dash and a unknown roof advertisement. See also Reg. Item No. 1174.3 for a later photograph. 1172.2 - No. 32 entering Bridge St. from Sturt St. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. Has Woolworths and Dickins stores in the background, and many motor vehicles. Tram has destination of Mt Pleasant 1172.3 - No. 13 in bound along Sturt St. West, near Alfred St. looking west along Sturt St. West. Has destination of Mt. Pleasant. 1172.4 - as for 1172.3, but closer up. 1172.5 - No. 17 west bound along Sturt St. passing the Town Hall, with Myers and Queen Victoria's statue in the background. Taken from the north side of Sturt St. through the median strip. 1172.6 - No. 13 at the City terminus, on the south side of Sturt St. with the National Mutual and other buildings up to the Town Hall in the background, including the fountain and the city terminus shelter. 1172.7 - Bogie tram at the city terminus, on the south side of Sturt St. looking from the central median strip, westwards. Has Town Hall in background along with other buildings. 1172. 8 - as above but with Scrubber car behind a bogie tram. Shows fountain and ESCo control box by a pole.wendouree parade, •tram stops, •bridge st, •sturt st. west, •murray st., •sturt st, •town hall, •scrubber tram, tram 27, tram 32, tran 13, tram 17, ballarat, tramways, trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White copy, William Bardwell, "Ballarat looking east from the Town Hall ca 1872"
Original photograph by William Bardwell, with the original image held by the State Library of Victoria. Edited by Richard Conn. Purchased by the Museum.Provides information about the appearance of Sturt St Ballarat, looking from the Town Hall. Shows the topography of the area, along with many buildings, including the London Chartered Bank of Australia (later the Commonwealth Bank), the Unicorn Hotel, J. Dodds Bucks Head Hotel, road works in Bridge St, Albion House Drapery, Bryce & Chalmers Produced Merchants, a fenced central median strip and two horse-drawn carriages parked in Lydiard St.Black & White copy photograph aerial view A4 size, titled ""Ballarat looking east from the Town Hall ca 1872" looking along Sturt St towards Grenville St. Original photo by William Bardwell.ballarat, sturt st, grenville st, lydiard st, bucks head hotel, bryce & chalmers, london chartered bank, albion house, bridge st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, "CARS TAKE FOLLOWING LINE"
Galvanised sheet steel with top & bottom holes(central) & side mounting brackets & rounded corners. Painted with black base and white letters and lines used to indicate which depot track(Line) trams were to be parked or stabled on when returning to the depot. Depot had four under cover tracks (1 to 4) and one outside track ("0") road. Lettered as shown on the sketch on the original worksheet. Reg. Item No. 1170.1? shows the object in a wooden frame mounted onto a pole opposite the depot, by depot junction point.trams, tramways, depot, secv, ballarat, tramcar operations, operations -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works : Contour Plan of Melbourne & Suburbs : Melbourne Sewage, 1894
The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) plans were produced from the 1890s to the 1950s. They were crucial to the design and development of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage system. This plan forms part of a large group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by the Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989. Within this collection, thirty-five hand-coloured plans, backed with linen, are of statewide significance as they include annotations that provide details of construction materials used in buildings in the first decade of the 20th century as well as additional information about land ownership and usage. The copies in the Public Record Office Victoria and the State Library of Victoria are monochrome versions which do not denote building materials so that the maps in this collection are invaluable and unique tools for researchers and heritage consultants. A number of the plans are not held in the collection of the State Library of Victoria so they have the additional attribute of rarity.Digital copy of an original MMBW plan. This contour plan shows the area identified by the MMBW for purposes of drainage and sewerage in 1894. The suburbs represented extend from Williamstown in the west to Bulleen in the east, and from Preston in the north, south to Sandringham. Suburbs are outlined in coloured ink. Red lines indicate main and branch sewers in existence at the beginning of 1894 in central and inner Melbourne. These extended as far as Williamstown and Brighton, but not yet as far as Kew, where sewering did not commence until 1901. Contour lines show the topography, which was important for indicating the fall of the land for the laying of sewers and drainage channels. Kew appears to be fairly undeveloped at this date except for railway lines and stations (the Kew and Outer Circle lines), main roads, the Kew Lunatic Asylum Reserve and Studley Park. However, the contour plan does not accurately represent the density of settlement, nor the large number of houses, which were being built in Kew and other suburbs from the 1850s to the land boom of the late 1880’s and early 1890’s. This plan is part of a large and historically significant group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by the Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989.mmbw contour plan of melbourne and suburbs, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, melbourne sewage, cartography -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document - Invitation to a Royal Review at Flemington, 1901
The correspondent of The Argus recorded that: "The Parliament of the Commonwealth was opened yesterday by the Duke, of Cornwall and York, under a Commission signed by Queen Victoria and subsequently endorsed by King Edward VII. The ceremony was marked by the splendour and solemn impressiveness which befitted its historic importance. ... To-day the Heir to the Throne will review some 15,000 Australian troops at Flemington. ... It is a function which, on a lesser scale, might have been arranged at any time for many years past; but it could never previously have conveyed the meaning it does now. Soldiering was popularly regarded as a pastime here until South Africa tried the mettle of our men. It is serious business from henceforth. Those who followed the nascent aspirations of the volunteer soldiery in Australia must be impressed at the rapidity of their fulfillment. ... The document design has artistic and aesthetic merit. While it is not rare, it is representative of the kinds of formal designs used for the Australian Commonwealth celebrations at the time of Federation, and is in excellent condition. Such items as this invitation have local, state and national historic significance as mementoes of a key moment in Australia's history. Locally, the invitation is part of a group of Federation-related items issued to James Maitland Campbell (and his wife). Campbell was three times mayor of Kew in the second half of the 19th Century and the owner of Ramornie in Pakington Street, one of the significant extant mansions in Kew. An invitation, mounted on card to the Royal Review held at Flemington racecourse on Friday 10 May 1901, as part of the Government of Victoria's Australian Commonwealth Celebrations. The border is vividly decorated with flags, shields and a large coat of arms. The photographic images depict various scenes of Flemington in Melbourne, in addition to two separate portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. Illustrations of military servicemen on foot and horseback flank the central block of text. The invitation was addressed to Mr & Mrs J. M. Campbell. James Maitland Campbell had been Mayor of Kew in the years 1889-90, 1890-91 and 1892-93.Printed: AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS/ The Government of Victoria/ requests the honour of the presence of/ .../ AT THE/ ROYAL REVIEW/ at Flemington on Friday/ the 10th of May 1901. Handwritten on the dotted line: Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Campbellfederation events, royal review - 1901, james maitland campbell, federation -- invitations -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document - Invitation to the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth by His Royal Highness the Duke of York and Cornwall, 1901
The Correspondent for The Argus on 10 May 1901 described the opening on 9 May as: "The Parliament of the Commonwealth was opened yesterday by the Duke, of Cornwall and York, under a Commission signed by Queen Victoria and subsequently endorsed by King Edward VII. The ceremony was marked by the splendour and solemn impressiveness which befitted its historic importance. An immense assemblage of spectators, drawn mainly, of course, from this state, but in part also from each of the other federated states, and including representatives of other portions of the British Empire and of foreign powers, thronged the spacious, stately, and joyously decorated edifice. The picture was magnificent. It must have printed itself indelibly on the sensitive minds of the thousands of Australians who were privileged to behold it. We may assume that artists will reproduce it in worthy and imperishable forms, and that from generation to generation it will be familiar in the households of the Commonwealth. Our children's children, we may gladly say to-day, will not be ashamed of the function which inaugurated the self-governing rights of the southern British Nation. Nothing was omitted which could add to the grandeur and significance of the occasion. In a broad sense the proceedings were perfectly intelligible to the vast and sympathetic gathering, though the natural limits of a single human voice had to be accepted. The King's son, with his consort and the Governor-General and Lady Hopetoun by his side, and supported by the Governors of the states and other eminent personages, fulfilled his doubly-attested Commission with a simple dignity and a modest manliness altogether admirable. The ceremony was a brilliant spectacle, and, in its sentiment and suggestiveness, an inspiration to a loyal and patriotic people."The document design has artistic and aesthetic merit. While it is not rare, it is representative of the kinds of formal designs used for the Australian Commonwealth celebrations at the time of Federation, and is in excellent condition. Such items as this invitation have local, state and national historic significance as mementoes of a key moment in Australia's history. Locally, the invitation is part of a group of Federation-related items issued to James Maitland Campbell (and his wife). Campbell was three times mayor of Kew in the second half of the 19th Century and the owner of Ramornie in Pakington Street, one of the significant extant mansions in Kew.A colour lithograph mounted on card which is an invitation to the Opening of the First Commonwealth Parliament of Australia, 9 May 1901. The invitation was sent to Mr J.M. & Mrs Campbell. John Longstaff and Norman Lindsay’s design for the invitation includes symbolic female figures and coats of arms of the British and Australian Commonwealth. The central figure represents Justice. At her feet a crown and sceptre are laid, ‘to denote that the monarch will always acquiesce in laws passed by Parliament, provided they are just.’ On the left appears a figure of Britannia, above the royal coat of arms and in front of the white cliffs of England; on the right is a female figure representing Australia, with one hand out-stretched and above the Australian Coat of Arms. Behind her is a pastoral scene; she stands beneath a gum tree. At the top is a border of waratahs; on the left is a border of oak. The six states are represented in shields at the bottom of the card.Front, printed. gold ink: "Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth By his Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall and York / The Government of Victoria requests the honour of the presence of / Mr. J . M. and Mrs. Campbell (handwritten / At the Celebrations in Melbourne in connection with the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia."parliament of australia -- 1901, royal exhibition building -- melbourne (vic), james maitland campbell -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Female Staff, Kew Hospital for the Insane, c.1929
Following a Royal Commission in 1854, the building of a new Asylum at Kew began in 1864. It was built to replace the Yarra Bend Asylum on the Fairfield side of the Yarra River. Work started in 1864 and was completed in 1872 at a cost of ₤198,334. Operating over a period of 116 years, and often renamed to take account of public sensitivities, the ‘Kew Lunatic Asylum’ was one of the largest asylums built in Australia. ‘Willsmere’ was finally closed in December 1988 and sold by the Government of Victoria in the late 1980s.A rare and historically significant photograph of female staff of the Kew Hospital for the Insane, in front of the central wing. The photograph is one of a pair donated to the Kew Historical Society by Frances Dorothea Van Brummelen (1931-2011) in 1994. Following her graduation as a social worker, Fran Van Brummelen joined the staff of Kew Cottages in 1969, and became senior social worker there in 1971. She remained at the cottages until she retired in 1994. Earlier, In 1987, with psychiatrist Cliff Judge, she founded the Kew Cottages Historical Society becoming its president. In 2002, the pair collaborated on the book Kew Cottages: the World of Dolly Stainer, which was later commended in the Victorian Community History Awards. Panoramic photograph of group of female staff in north courtyard, in front of Administrative Wingkew lunatic asylum, kew mental hospital, kew hospital for the insane, willsmere -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan, JC Brown, Detail of Step Butt and Screen for Miniature Rifle Range, 26 February 1910
On 19 July 1907, The Box Hill Reporter published an article on the Miniature Rifle Range. It stated: "Miniature Rifle Range for Kew. The Kew rifle club has made arrangements for the establishment of a miniature rifle range. The Kew borough council has provided a site in the yard at the rear of the town hall, fronting Brougham street. The site has been inspected by the military authorities, who have approved of the locality selected and the arrangements to be made to render the range absolutely safe. The plans are at present being prepared, and it is expected that the range will be completed within the next two months. The range will be under the direct control of the rifle club, subject to the supervision of a joint committee from the council and the club. The first committee will consist of Crs Wishart (mayor), Kellett, and Hiscock as representing the council, and Captain Argyle and Mr S. Abbott representing the rifle club. The range when completed will be available for the use of cadets, friendly societies, and other miniature rifle clubs in the district. Miniature rifle ranges are now occupying a great deal of attention in Great Britain, on the Continent, and in America. Lord Roberts, writing recently on the subject, remarks- "While I do not for a moment pretend that miniature rifle shooting is, in all respects, as useful as knowing how to shoot on a long range, I am satisfied that men can learn to shoot on miniature ranges, and that unless miniature ranges are very generally made use of, the greatest majority in this country will never learn to shoot at all." It is possible by this means also to divert the at present dangerous enthusiasm of uninstructed youths for the pea rifle into safer and more useful channels."Important early document identifying the specifications for a miniature rifle range in central Kew. Rifle clubs and rifle ranges were an important element in defending Victorians and Australians to outside threats. Single page plan (folded), created and approved in 1910, listing the approved specifications for a miniature rifle range in Brougham Street, Kew.Handwritten signature: J.M. / Staff officer for Works Victoria / 26-2-10rifle clubs - rifle ranges, miniature rifle ranges, rifle clubs -- kew (vic) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, A Temple Tomb Boroondara Vic, 1914-1920
A temple tomb in the form of a Greek temple with a triangular pediment. Dark pillars on a flat, paved base support the plinth of the memorial. The memorial is situated on lawn, surrounded by trees and shrubs. Between the pillars, a glass enclosure can be clearly seen. The enclosure was removed at a later date. Harold Desbrowe-Annear designed the Springthorpe Memorial, while Bertram Mackennal sculpted the statuary on the sarcophagus. William Guilfoyle is belived to have advised on the design of the garden.Photographic postcard of the east facing side of the Springthorpe Memorial in the Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery. The photograph of the tomb record the original glass case surrounding the central group of statuary as well as a man at right contemplating the tomb. An interesting feature is the vine in the foreground covering the chain. There is also a small sundial at lower right.springthope memorial, boroondara (kew) general cemetery - victoria - australia, funerary monuments, postcards -- cemeteries -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Print, Overton Bible Class Kew, S Chapman Esq, 1900s
The bible class met at "Overton" the residence of Stanley Chapman at 33 Pakington Street Kew, There is a photograph of Overton on the State Library of Victoria websiteA commemorative collection of oval photos with names below arranged around a central photo of S Chapman Esq. E. Mitchell, W. Gall, A. Tonkin,B Keene, ____ , W Waugh, W A Blake, F Walsh, G Lamble, F Loxton, A Scott, A T Glasson, G Vimpani, W Wood, A Halloway, W A Robinson Hon Sec., W McCagheen, P Shier, ____ , ______, H Lamble, K Pearson,_____ ,_____, Reverse: "Donated to Kew Historical Society by Miss Y Dalton" [1990]overton, stanley chapman, bible classes, kew methodist church -
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Award, Kew Heights Sports Club : State Champions of Victoria 2nd Division, 2008-9
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Elaborate trophy, awarded to Kew Heights Bowling Club in 2009. The left plaque records information about the event held in Corowa. The right plaque records the names of the team members who defeated Kangaroo Flat 74/73. The central plaques record that the 'jack' in the centre of the trophy was the actual one used in the winning shot in Ray Jansen's rink . The trophy was awarded in memory of Peter Stewart. kew heights sports club - barkers road - kew (vic), kew heights bowling club, kew heights men's bowling club -
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Photograph - Lalla Rookh : 41 Fellows Street, Progress Press, 1978
The National Trust (Victoria) citation on the Heritage Victoria Database describes Lalla Rookh as charming and rare example of a substantial domestic building from the depths of the depression of the 1890s. It was Classified by the Trust on 22/04/1971. The first Kew Urban Conservation Study established that the house was built in 1897 for John Duncan, civil servant. By 1910 William Robert Frayne, chemist, had purchased the property. When the building was listed by the National Estate the building was described as: '... Single-storied, the symmetrical, stuccoed house features a central porch with an arched opening and pedimented consoles and a bull-nose verandah which returns down both sides and is constructed with cast iron columns and friezes. A balustraded parapet crowns the main walls of the house. The encaustic tiled verandah is distinctive.'"Lalla Rookh", 41 Fellows Street, Kew, is of architectural interest as a representative example of a villa house of the period and also forms pan of the townscape of Kew. In a late version of Boom Style Classicism, the basically modest and conventionally planned house is proportioned to emphasise the porch and heavy balustrade, contrasting with the verandah and plain wall surfaces. The parapet may have had urns originally. The encaustic tiled verandah is of note. ... Of local significance.'Photographic print positive of the facade of Lalla Rookh at 41 Fellows Street, Kew.lalla rookh, houses -- fellows street -- kew (vic.), boom style architecture, architecture -- melbourne -- 1890s -
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Clothing - Ivory silk and tulle bridesmaid's outfit, 1874
This bridesmaid's dress was owned and first worn in 1875 by Alice Frances Henty, the daughter of Francis Henty and Mary Ann (Lawrence) Henty. The outfit was worn at the marriage of her friend Miss Hopkins to Mr ST Staughnton in 1874. Alice's father, Francis Henty, was the youngest son of Thomas Henty, who with his family, their retainers and property moved to the Australian colonies between 1829 and 1832. In 1834, Francis’ older brother, Edward, sailed from Launceston in Van Diemen’s Land to what was to become Portland in the western part of Port Phillip District [Victoria]. Francis, together with the first flock of Merino sheep [in Victoria], followed some months later. The first and second generations of the Henty family established vast pastoral properties in the Western part of the Port Phillip District. Francis Henty managed ‘Merino Downs’ near Casterton, while also living in his retirement at ‘Field Place' in Kew. The Henty Collection of nineteenth and twentieth century clothing, including outerwear and underwear, was collected, stored and exhibited over time by female family members descended from Francis and Mary Ann Henty. During the twentieth century, items from the collection were modelled in two fashion parades by various descendants [1937, 1959]. The items in the collection are historically and aesthetically significant, with provenance provided by oral and written tradition within or held by the family. A number of the items in the collection are very rare survivors, and provide researchers with the evidence needed to reconstruct the lives of notable women in the Port Phillip District [later Victoria] during the nineteenth and early twentieth century.An ivory silk skirt and matching jacket worn by Alice Henty, aged 22, at the marriage of her friend Lizzie Hopkins and S.T. Staugnton in 1874. The ivory silk satin peplum jacket is boned, tailored, and fitted with many princess line panels. The front closure has handmade embroidered buttonholes and covered buttons. The collar and sleeves are decorated with gathered silk tulle frills. The peplum back features a silk cord bow decoration. The skirt with bustle and train features a central panel with hand ruching and silk satin piping. It is decorated with five rows of pleated silk tulle frills. Measurements (mm): PEPLUM JACKET Girth - Neck 317.5, Chest 914.4, Waist 698.5, Hip 965.2, Cuff 279.4, Hem circumference 1168.4. Vertical - From neck to hem 558.8, Front waist to hem 254, Back neck to hem 838.2, Back waist to hem 241.3, Sleeve length 279.4. Horizontal - Neck to sleeve head 165.1,Cross back 292.1, Underarm to underarm 393.7. SKIRT Girth - Waist 635, Hip 914.4, Hem circumference 3810. Vertical - Front waist to hem 1092.2, Back waist to hem 1701.8. fashion -- 1870s, alice frances (henty) hindson, women's clothing, bridesmaid's dresses -
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Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.4 No.3 : October 1982
St Paul's School for the Blind and Visually Handicapped / p1. Volunteer drivers needed [Kew Community Bus] / p1. East Central Weights and Measures Union / p1. Uniting Church East Kew - Dairy [sic] for October / p2. Save the Children Fund / p2. Kew Skin Diving Club / p2. Kew Library [Deafness Awareness Week] / p2. St Paul's luncheon and fashion parade / p2. Scouts 50th anniversary dinner [6th Kew Scouts] / p3. Kew Garden Club / p3. R.A.A.V. [Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria] / p3. Patchwork quilts [Exhibition; Australian Quilters Association] / p3. Cabaret [Kew Baptist Church Young People's Cabaret] / p3. Hyde Park Fellowship [Hyde Park Uniting Church] / p3. Annual Fete [St Paul's East Kew] / p3. They built well: State School No. 1075, Peel Street, Kew [school history] / p4. Native Plant Group / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionSt Paul's School for the Blind and Visually Handicapped / p1. Volunteer drivers needed [Kew Community Bus] / p1. East Central Weights and Measures Union / p1. Uniting Church East Kew - Dairy [sic] for October / p2. Save the Children Fund / p2. Kew Skin Diving Club / p2. Kew Library [Deafness Awareness Week] / p2. St Paul's luncheon and fashion parade / p2. Scouts 50th anniversary dinner [6th Kew Scouts] / p3. Kew Garden Club / p3. R.A.A.V. [Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria] / p3. Patchwork quilts [Exhibition; Australian Quilters Association] / p3. Cabaret [Kew Baptist Church Young People's Cabaret] / p3. Hyde Park Fellowship [Hyde Park Uniting Church] / p3. Annual Fete [St Paul's East Kew] / p3. They built well: State School No. 1075, Peel Street, Kew [school history] / p4. Native Plant Group / p4.community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
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Print, Post Office and Police Court Kew, 1907-1915
The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s. These postcards may or may not include the name of the publisher or printer. A number of the cards were published as parts of popular series. A way of dating early postcards is to identify whether the reverse was divided by a central line which became the norm after 1902 in the United Kingdom. However, other postcards produced after this date do not always conform to this print layout.An enlargement of an original postcard in the collection, created for the purposes of exhibition, depicting the Kew Post Office and Court House (built 1888) on the corner of High Street and Cotham Road. In front of the Post Office is a large Moreton Bay Fig tree. The later Kew War Memorial (opened 1925) necessitated the removal of the tree and the relaocation of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Fountain. kew court house, kew post office -
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Container - Biscuit Tin, Victoria Biscuits, 1950s
Gourmets Delight tin produced by Victoria biscuits Holland. This company operated from 1904 and sold to Beukeger in 1975.Metal and enamel biscuit tin in the form of a book with a central medallion labelled with the words Gourmets Delight. Produced for the English speaking market.containers, biscuit tins, gourmets delight, victoria biscuits -
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Photograph, Opening Ceremony Victoria Street Bridge: Laying of memorial stone by John Adam Esq. Mayor of Richmond, 1884
A formal group photograph of the grand opening of the Victoria Street Bridge on March 31 1884. The Argus was to report that: ‘The ceremony of laying the memorial stone of the Victoria-bridge, which connects Kew and Hawthorn with Richmond and Collingwood, was performed yesterday afternoon by the mayor of Richmond (Mr John Adam) in the presence of a large assemblage. Among the gentlemen present at yesterday’s proceedings were the mayor of Collingwood (Mr. M. Dwyer), the Mayor of Melbourne (Councillor C. Smith, M.L. A.) the mayor of Kew (Mr. Barnard), Mr. J. A. B. Koch and Mr. W. W. Shelley (ex mayors of Richmond), Mr. Joseph Bosisto, M.L.A., the Hon. L. L. Smith, Councillor De Mole (ex mayor of Kew), Mr. Jas. Lancashire and Mr. Winter (ex mayors of Ricmond), Mr. Walker (ex mayors of Collingwood), Mr. Johnson (engineer), Mr. C. Rowan, C.E. (engineer of the bridge alterations) and the town clerks of Richmond, Collingwood and Kew.’ Following the opening ceremony ‘… a ponderous steam roller was driven over the structure, with a view to test, or rather to demonstrate its stability … Most of the gentlemen present walked over the bridge, after which they were grouped by a photographer, with the memorial stone as a central feature, and several views of the scene were taken’.An original, rare silver albumen mounted and titled photograph of an important event in 19th century Melbourne.Original photograph mounted on display card of the opening of the Victoria Street Bridge. The original photograph is very faded and has been enhanced to improve the image's viewability.On the reverse of the card is an indecipherable stamp and an inscription identifying the photographers. "T. W. & C. A. McAlpine Bros, Photographers &., Campbell Parade East Richmond Melbourne March 31.1884victoria street bridge, john adam, m. dwyer, c. smith, barnard, j.a.b. koch, w.w. shelley, bridge, kew, collingwood, l.l. smith, joseph bosisto -
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Plan - Subdivision Plan, Central Park Estate, Deepdene - Camberwell, 1923
The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.An agent’s board on which parts of an advertisement for the Central Park Estate have been pasted. [The State Library of Victoria holds a complete plan]. Whereas the original plan included black and white photographs and effusive prose about the virtues of the Estate, the item in our collection includes only the actual blocks. The agent has annotated particular blocks to indicate that they have been sold.subdivision plans - deepdene - camberwell, central park estate