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Photograph, Ellis and Eliza Jeeves and Family
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Photograph, Jeeves Brothers and Sisters at Marjorie's 70th Birthday
Jeeves Brothers and Sisters at Marjorie's 70th Birthday 11th February 1980. -
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Book, Disaster In The Dandenongs. The Kyeema Airliner Tragedy, 2008
First edition has 64 pages and was published in Ferntree Gullykyeema, air crash, mount dandenong -
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Document, The Busy Corner
Information about photograph #KAL0059 'The Busy Corner' c19009. (2 pages)barbers road, fiveways, frederick jeeves, post office, ridge road, theo hand, mountjoy -
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Carved Coconut Shell Figurines, clate 1800's to 1940s
Mr JH Quinton of Olinda, Victoria had the unusual hobby of carving coconut shell. Over a 50 year period he carved thousands of curios and household articles. Supplies of coconuts were sent to him by his brother in Singapore. Known in the Dandenong Ranges as "The Coconut King", he carved many series, including Australian animals, likenesses of hundreds of men prominent in public life, tableaux of sporting activities, including a series depicting cricket strokes, a coconut tea set, butterflies, buttons and boxes. Mr Quinton was an engraver and his considerable can be seen in the fine detail and sense of movement he was able to capture in his carvings. A collection of figurines carved from coconut shell, brown in colour including animals, sporting activities, tableaux of everyday life and prominent people. Each figure is attached to a thin, wooden base to enable it to stand.jh quinton, coconut shell, carving -
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Lidded Box, c late 1800s to 1940s
Mr JH Quinton of Olinda, Victoria had the unusual hobby of carving coconut shell. Over a 50 year period he carved thousands of curios and household articles. Supplies of coconuts were sent to him by his brother in Singapore. Known in the Dandenong Ranges as "The Coconut King", he carved many series, including Australian animals, likenesses of hundreds of men prominent in public life, tableaux of sporting activities, including a series depicting cricket strokes, a coconut tea set, butterflies, buttons and boxes. Mr Quinton was an engraver and his considerable can be seen in the fine detail and sense of movement he was able to capture in his carvings.Decorative cube shaped box made from small tiles made from coconut shell. Brown in colour with a hinged lid. Additional carved decoration comprising acorns, flower and butterfly. Inside lid lined with red velvet.jh quinton, coconut shell, carving -
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Photograph, Harry Booth, c1920s
Studio photograph of Harry Booth. A young man wearing a dark, three piece suit, collar and tie. Included in the Dorey/Woolrich collection.Black and white photograph of young Harry Booth taken in a formal studio setting. Harry Booth was the son of Jack Booth, who owned Lots 37 and 38 in the Village Settlement and had access to creek water for successful berry crops. Harry was a local market agent and travelled to Victoria Market carrying produce from local settlers.Harry carried a variety of produce by horse and cart, apparently a twenty-four hour round trip, until the business was sold in the early 1920's. Harry Booth Eden Studios Post Cardharry booth -
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Photograph, Mrs Norman Jones, nee Lily Jeeves
Mrs Norman Jones, nee Lily Jeeveslily jeeves -
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Photograph, A.I.F photograph of Frederick Jeeves and Hubert Jeeves
Formal photograph of Frederick Jeeves (seated) and his younger brother Hubert Jeeves.frederick jeeves, hubert jeeves -
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Photograph, Frederick Jeeves and A.I.F. Mate
Frederick Jeeves (LHS) and A.I.F. mate posed beside an Australian Army truck.frederick jeeves -
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Photograph, Wedding of Mr and Mrs Frederick Jeeves
Wedding party outside church at the wedding of Frederick Jeeves and Violet Jeeves, nee Cazaly. (2 copies)frederick jeeves, wedding, violet cazaly -
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Photograph, Hubert Jeeves A.I.F. Group
Large group photo of Hubert Jeeves' A.I.F. grouphubert jeeves, a.i.f. -
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Photograph, Hubert Jeeves A.I.F. Group
Large photograph of Hubert Jeeves' A.I.F. group.a.i.f., hubert jeeves -
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Photograph, Mt Dandenong Primary School
Group photograph of teachers and pupils of Mt Dandenong Primary school.mt dandenong school -
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Photograph, Mt Dandenong Primary School 1940, 1940
Group photograph of teacher and pupils at Mt Dandenong Primary School in 1940.mt dandenong school -
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Photograph, Eliza Jeeves nee Hand c1910, c1910
Portrait of Eliza Jeeves, wife of Ellis Jeeves. Co-proprietor of Mountjoy. Managed the guesthouse.eliza hand, eliza jeeves, ellis jeeves, mountjoy -
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Photograph, Ellis Jeeves c1910, c1910
Ellis Jeeves with Mountjoy verandah in the background. Wife Eliza . Propietor of Mountjoy and Mt Dandenong Coach Serviceellis jeeves, coach service, mountjoy -
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Photograph, Mountain Grange and Great Barn Kalorama c1890, c1890
Mountain Grange homestead with the great barn. Left are remains of tree clearance. Fruit tress at right angle to the house. Other cultivation evident. This is the earliest of the 3 views in the collection.mountain grange, kalorama -
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Photograph, Mountain Grange and Great Barn Kalorama c1910, c1910
View of Mountain Grange Homestead with Great Barn. Tree stumps still visible. Fruit tress still present. Less cultivation near house. Fences more uniform and indication of a road.Woman in dress and bracken in foreground.kalorama, mountain grange -
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Photograph, Mountain Grange Kalorama 4.11.31, 4/11/1931
House in photo is handsome, well maintained with ornamental double doors and dormer window. Narrow view of rear of building. Picture does not resemble earlier photos but Mountain Grange demolished in 1932. Present location of the Karwarra Gardens and Kalorama Memorial Reserve.kalorama memorial reserve, mountain grange -
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Photograph, The New Garden Mountain Grange Kalorama 1931, 1931
Garden with circular paths and the side of the hill in background. On the right there is a house among the trees. Possibly Cherry Farm.mountain grange -
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Photograph, The New Garden Mountain Grange Kalorama 1931, 1931
View of garden and part of circular paths. Man in suit holding young child on right hand side.mountain grange -
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Photograph, Mountain Grange Home of the Hand Family c1890, c1890
Front view of the house with Mrs Eliza Hand and a daughter on the verandah.eliza hand, mountain grange -
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Photograph, Boy at the Water Pump Mountain Grange1931, 1931
Unknown young boy at the water pump which is presumed to have been somewhere near the house, perhaps close to the Karwarra Gardens site.mountain grange -
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Photograph, Tea Time at the Mount Dandenong Golf Club at Mountain Grange 1912, 1912
A 9 hole golf course was laid out somewhere in the grounds of Mountain Grange.mountain grange, golf course -
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Photograph, Mount Dandenong Cricket Club at Mountain Grange, 1912
Photograph shows ten men in cricket gear & two in ordinary clothes. Names not recorded. The grounds at Mountain Grange were used for sport long before 1939 when Lillydale Council purchased the property to use as a public reserve and it later became the Kalorama Memorial Reserve.kalorama memorial reserve, mountain grange, cricket -
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Photograph, Mount Dandenong Primary School
Pupils of Mount Dandenong Primary School outside the Teacher's Residence.mount dandenong, mt dandenong school, school children, school -
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Photograph, Painting of Mountain Grange c1920, c1920
Photograph of a painting by artist Nora Gurdon of Kalorama depicting Mountain Grange and the Great Barn. The painting was lent to Robert Barrow in 1997 for the Mt Dandenong Primary School Centenary. After his death it was held by the Mt. Dandenong & District Historical Society until it was returned to Elizabeth Law-Smith (grand-daughter of Thomas and Eliza Hand) in 2005. Elizabeth Law-Smith lent the Jeeves photographs for copying. The Historical Society only has a photograph of the painting. A photograph of a second painting of a similar scene that is owned locally is also attached.mountain grange, eliza hand, thomas hand, nora gurdon