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Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Boy's Library, Xavier Preparatory School, Kew, 1920-1921
This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand.The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Sepia postcard, one of a series of views of Xavier Preparatory School [Burke Hall], located in the house in Nolan Avenue formerly known as Waverley, then Studley Hall."Boy's Library, Xavier Preparatory School, Kew / POST CARD / A REAL PHOTOGRAPH / PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA" / "Office"burke hall -- kew (vic), xavier preparatory school, postcards -- kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Balcony, Xavier Preparatory School, Kew, 1920-1921
This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand.The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Sepia postcard, one of a series of views of Xavier Preparatory School [Burke Hall], located in the house in Nolan Avenue formerly known as Waverley, then Studley Hall."Balcony, Xavier Preparatory School, Kew / POST CARD / A REAL PHOTOGRAPH / PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA" / "Burke Hall"burke hall -- kew (vic), xavier preparatory school, postcards -- kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Study Hall, Xavier Preparatory School, Kew, 1920-1921
This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand.The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Sepia postcard, one of a series of views of Xavier Preparatory School [Burke Hall], located in the house in Nolan Avenue formerly known as Waverley, then Studley Hall."Study Hall, Xavier Preparatory School, Kew / POST CARD / A REAL PHOTOGRAPH / PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA" / "Ballroom"burke hall -- kew (vic), xavier preparatory school, postcards -- kew (vic.) -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Drafting Set, Boxed
Drafting set in black hinge-lidded box lined in blue satin and velvet. Consists of compasses, dividers, pens and pencils - 11 pieces in total. Brass fittings.Yellow post-it label on lid handwritten "McGibbon" Etched on dividers "W H H L D"instruments, trades, drafting, containers -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Back to Caulfield 1998, 1998
For many years Legacy had a "Back to Caulfield Race Day" for Legatees, widows and their families. In 1995 a Legacy 'Lone Pine' was planted. In these photos in 1998 President Tom Butcher laid a wreath at the Lone pine tree. There was a speech by the Legacy President and a wreath laying at the Lone Pine that had been planted in 1995. Legacy retains a tie with Caulfield racecourse as it was once an army camp and staging post of young men going overseas to war and now it is the site of a 'lone pine'. The annual gathering at Caulfield racecourse was an event that gets the Legacy family together.Colour photo x 13 of an event at Caulfield racecourse.Printed on the back film numbers 972 and 974. Yellow post it note said Back to Caulfield 1998.events, wreath laying ceremony -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Black and white postcard, Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, "GREENLANDS", MARYSVILLE, 1923-1963
A black and white postcard from Greenlands guest house in Marysville that was produced by Valentine's Publishing Co Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white postcard from Greenlands guest house in Marysville that was produced by Valentine's Publishing Co Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.VALENTINE'S POST CARD A GENUINE PHOTOGRAPH EDIE + ERN BADDELEY/ SPENT HONEYMOON HERE IN/ APRIL 1949marysville, victoria, australia, greenlands, the spot, green lanes, sarah mclean, murdock mclean, geoffrey cobb, cath m anderson, mr and mrs a.g. clarke, e pigdon, bert patterson, guest house, postcard, souvenir, valentine publishing co pty ltd -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Linton Brass Band - Mr. Trengrove and Bob Hansen, circa 1903
Black and white image of two gentlemen wearing the uniform of the Linton Brass Band. The gentleman seated on the left of the image is Mr. Trengrove who was the Drum Major of the band. His uniform is more elaborate than that of Mr. Hansen. He is wearing a light coloured helmet with a horse hair plume, sash and epaulettes. The uniform Bob Hansen is wearing is plain. Both uniforms have extensive frogging. There were various dates of the founding of the brass band. This image is possibly 1903.Text, reverse: POST CARD / FOR CORRESPONDENCE. FOR ADDRESS ONLY / DRUM MAJOR MR. TRENGROVE / & BOB HANSEN.brass bands, musicians, music, mr. trengrove, bob hansen -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Posters - "Tawonga Remembers" x 7, 2016
The town of Tawonga is in the Kiewa Valley surrounded by farmland. It is adjacent to Mt Beauty (built from 1946), an SECV town built for the workers on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme which was being constructed from 1911 to 1961. Tawonga consisted of essential amenities including a store, school, Butter factory, sporting facilities, post office, hall and hotel. Activities involved sport, social get togethers eg. dances, fund raising, CWA etc.The posters are a collection of historical photos, documentation and information regarding the history of the town of Tawonga, which is the centre of a farming community in the Kiewa Valley. Posters framed with thin black plastic strip, covered by glass. Each one has a title re 'Tawonga Remembers' and includes print and photos. 1. Tawonga Bowling Club 1953 includes 5 B&W photos on black background. 2. Bogong Hotel 4 B&W photos on black background. 3. Bogong Hotel 1970s - 2011 3 B&W photos and 3 coloured photos on black background 4. Tawonga Butter Factory 3 B&W photos on sepia background. 5. Tawonga Store 2 B&W photos on black background. 6. Post Office 3 B&W photos and 1 coloured photo on sepia background. 7. Debutante Balls held in the Hall 2 B&W photos on sepia background.tawonga, photos of early tawonga, kiewa valley, tawonga remembers -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Postcard, C. F. Falk, c.1930
This postcard contains a depiction of the Mayday Hills Hospital in Beechworth, Victoria from the direction of Farm Hill, circa 1930. It was designed by C.F.Falk in Beechworth and printed in Saxony which is a landlocked state of Germany which borders the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria and the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. The depiction is a painting of the Mayday Hill Hospital which portrays the extensive buildings an HaHa wall (many of which have not survived to the present day). It provides a unique opportunity to reconstruct this historical site as it may have looked in approximately 1930. Beechworth's Mayday Hills was chosen as the site of Victoria's newest asylum, at the time, due to the landscape and altitude. The hilltop atmosphere and the native fauna, it was argued, would assist in the cure of the patients kept at the hospital (Wood 1985, 122). The positioning of the hospital had a beneficial effect on the rural town. A pamphlet published by James Ingram and Son (1849) reveal that famous landmarks in Beechworth which included the Post Office, Gaol, Courthouse and Asylum "demonstrate the appreciation of Beechworth by the Government not only as as important district center, but also as a site unrivaled as a sanitarium". There were other locations in contention at the time, but ultimately Beechworth was chosen (Craig 2000, 33). The extent of buildings displayed in this postcard helps convey the imposing and enormity of the structure before decommission. Prior to the creation of the Asylum in Beechworth, those charged with having mental illnesses or, as it was termed, "insanity" were unable to be properly cared for in the Gaol (which is where they were often sent). John Buckley Castieau wrote, in 1861 for the Ovens and Murray Advertiser, that the Gaol was unable to properly care for those classified then as "insane" but that they would endeavor to treat them above the other inmates (which he notes is not always the case in other establishments). Castieau wrote this in favour of supporting the building of the Mayday Hills Hospital in Beechworth. It was stated that at the time the Mayday Hills Hospital was built, there were 83 prisoners kept in the Gaol who were to be rehoused to the Hospital on the grounds of "insanity". The classification as someone as "insane", in this period of time is a reflection on the inability to cure and understand illnesses of the mind during the mid to late 1800s. The title on the obverse of this photograph as "Asylum for Insane, Beechworth" reflects a bygone era and attitude to mental health. Beechworth's Mayday Hills was chosen as the site of Victoria's newest asylum, at the time, due to the landscape and altitude. Opening on the 24th of October 1867, the Mayday Hills Hospital was originally named the "Ovens Lunatic Asylum", a title which is very much a product of its time. Whilst controversial, changes to the name is part of the history of the Hospital and can provide much insight into the understanding of mental illness throughout history and the use/disuse of this term provides information into the reception/changing opinions of mental illness in society. The Hospital would later become known as the "Mayday Hills Asylum" and/or "Mayday Hills Hospital" with the latter being the most commonly used title. An article in the Ovens and Murray Advertiser notes that on the 7th of March 1865, the foundation stone of the Hospital was laid (it would officially open in 1867) and that it was such a moment of accomplishment and joy for Beechworth that a letter to the editor even suggested that there should be a holiday dedicated to the day the foundation stone as laid. This reveals an extent to which the townspeople of early Beechworth valued the construction of the Hospital in their town. It provided the town with a sense of prestige and honour.At first glance, the remains of the Mayday Hills Hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, inspire tragedy, trauma and beauty. The buildings themselves, with their Italianate style Renaissance architecture designed by J.J. Clark (Craig 2000, 49 & Smith 2016, 203) reflect a bygone period of European and Australian history. The gardens provide a sense of tranquility and beauty. The experience of those within these walls remains a valuable area of study to provide a more complete understanding. This particular hospital is considered the fourth of its like and one of three identified as the largest of their kind. The Mayday Hills Hospital is a sister to the Kew and Ararat Asylums in Melbourne which are both located in relative proximity. Understanding the role of the Mayday Hills Hospital in Beechworth history is integral to understanding the development of the goldfields town, but also for providing important information as to the history of caring for, and the reception of, mental illnesses in Australian and wider European history. Mayday Hills provides a case study which can be researched through oral history, an analysis of the grounds/buildings and through images like this postcard which portray the structure in a highly deliberate manner. Images like this depict the strong façade of the Hospital and provide a glimpse into the tranquility of the gardens. This has been done deliberately to provide a sense of comfort and healing about the building to those looking from the outside. Further research into the importance of the Hospital in Beechworth and it's connection to the town will be supported through images like these kept in the Mayday Hills photo album in the collection of the Burke Museum.Colour rectangular postcard printed on cardObverse: Asylum for Insane, Beechworth. / Reverse: C.F. Faulk, Beechworth. Printed in Saxony. POST CARD / ADDRESS ONLY / AFFIX / STAMP / B 2298 / 1997.2457 /mental hospital, insane asylum, mayday hills mental hospital, beechworth, mayday hills, asylum, gold town, north-east victoria, ararat asylum, kew asylum -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Ballarat photographs by Geoff Biddington, 1967, 1967
.6) Australian Catholic University Ballarat Campus (Aquinas) is set in the historic gardens of Carn Brea, formerly the property of Cornish miner Cyrus Retallack. The property includes a two-storey mansion, which he built as his family home in 1881. Carn Brea, a castle in Cornwall, was built in the 1500s. After the Queen's Church of England Girls' Grammar School acquired the property in 1919, the mansion was renamed Manifold House. Manifold House now accommodates administrative facilities of the campus and staff offices. (http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/campuses/ballarat/history_of_ballarat_campus, accesses 21 August 2014)Nine black and white images by Geoff Biddington. .1) Burke and Wills Monument, corner Sturt Street and Lydiard Street, with the MLS Building and Allan Brothers in the background. .2) Former Ballarat Post Office (later Federation University Post Office Gallery) .3) Tram in Sturt Street .4) Geelong ? shopping centre .5) Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust .6) Carn Brae / Retallacks / Queen's / Australian Catholic University, 1200 Mair Street .7) Former Ballarat Post OFfice, Lydiard Street .8) Perseus Statue, Camp Street (removed for conservation in 2008) .9 McDonald Printer, 48 Lydiard Stgeoff biddington, ballarat, ballarat post office, geelong waterworks, perseus, mcdonald, acu, carn brae, australian catholic university ballarat, burk and wills monument, mlc building ballarat, allan brothers ballarat, lydiard street, sturt street -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1886
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Connelly T Jefferson re Brady V Hawthorne. 2 - 1886 - Letter from Cleverdon & Westley, Solicitors, 60 Chancery Lane, Melbourne re Turner to Mossop 3 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Bennett & Co re Hawthorne & Brady. 4 - 1886 - Letter from Crawford W H Ballarat. 5 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Hawthorne David, Melbourne. 6 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn, 102 Collins St West, Melbourne re Hindle Hy, deceased.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, connelly t jefferson, brady, hawthorne, cleverdon & westley, turner, mossop, bennett & co, crawford w h, hawthorne david, bennett attenborough wilks & nunn, hindle hy -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, 11 February 1971
This photograph was taken during the 1971 floods at Orbost. The 1971 flood was the the worst flood on record. At Jarrahmond it was at least 11 metres and up to one and a half kilometres wide on the flats causing enormous damage to the flood plain. Records say that "The brown floodwater stain in Bass Strait could be seen from passing airliners." Considerable damage was done to railway infrastructure, roads and farms. More information from the APRIL, 2008 newsletter by John Phillips. (see orbosthistory.com.au)This is a contemporary pictorial record of a significant local event.A large black / white photograph of a man, dressed in shorts and a checked shirt, sitting on a fence post surrounded by mud. He is holding on to the leg of a cow which is stuck in the mud.on front - "Mr Harrison on Tracey's Dairy" on back - " Herald 11 Feb 1971"floods-orbost-1971 tracey-dairy natural-disaster-flood -
Port of Echuca
Colour Photograph, Approx.1979
This building opened on 19 October 1874. The front section of this building including 8 classrooms, the headmaster's office and the bell tower were destroyed by fire 27 February 1890. "The burnt section of the school was rebuilt along the lines of the original building and today the red brick facade and bell tower are a feature of the Hare Strett skyline" (Echuca Stetchbook, Blyth, I, 1978, p.32.Henry Hopwood, founder of Echuca, saw the need to establish a national school to educate the children of Echuca. The first National School opened in October 1858 in a framed tent. Construction of the first brick school house began in 1859 on the site of the original Post Office in Hare street. Later the site changed to the southern end of Hare street and this building was opened 19 October 1874. The school stayed here until a new school was built on the old Echuca Technical School site.Colour photograph (post-card size) of Echuca Primary School, 208, showing the eastern facade including the bell tower, taken from the eastern side of High street. Printed on the reverse:"this paper manufactured by Kodak"echuca-primary schools, echuca-historical buildings -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - POSTCARD, PHOTOGRAPHIC, Souvenir
Postcard, rectangular shape, White edge around with a sepia photo of four servicemen on a sidewalk in front of buildings, a lamp post and trees. On the back are addresses written in black ink.On the rear in black ink: Duncan McLean, 75 South Drive, Inverness, Scotland. Patrick Campell, 5 Central Ave, Gretna, Dumfrieshire, Scotland.postcards, souvenirs -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARDS WW1, 1) 1917; .2) & .3) 1916
.1) Tower Bridge, London. Detailed letter attached. .2) Notre Dame. Detailed letter attached. .3) Embroidered post card, France. Detailed letter attached..1) On rear: “From Hospital London dated 3.8.1917 to Pearl from brother, HR” .2) On rear: “Dated 12.11.1916 to Pearl from brother, Harry” .3) On front embroidered: “All Kind Thoughts. On rear: Dated 28.6.1916 to Pearl from friend, NM”postcards, silk -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, WW1 SOLDIER, C. WW1
Frank Thomas DUNPHY. Refer Cat No 1093 for his service details.Post card photo, B & W showing a soldier with hat in one hand and crop in the other. Uniform shows he is wearing two x Empire wounded stripes.On the rear in pencil: “Pte F T (Tom) Dunphy Reg No 4485 6th Battalion (enlisted 12.7.1915)photograph, post card -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, 1) & .2) 1917
Photos relate to James Worland MILLS No 3441 59th Battalion. James in all photos is the soldier sitting. Refer Cat No 169P for his service details..1) & .2) Post card photos, sepia, showing 2 soldiers - 1 sitting & 1 standing, both holding crops. .3) Photo, copy of .1) & .2)..1) On rear in blue pen: “Very Sincerely Yours, James Mills 59th Battalion AIF, 6th Dec 1917” .2) Yours very Sincerely, “James W Mills 59th - remainder unreadable”photos, 59th -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
Cenotaph erected to WW1 Soldiers approx 1921. Names of WW2 Soldiers added approx 1946.Black & white copy - White stone cenotaph - diagonal view. White post & rail fence across lower center. Background clipped hedges & 3 Cypress trees.Soldiers Monument Cowes, Phillip Island. Valentine Series M4138local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, soldiers monument, black & white photograph, public memorial 1921 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Mug - Portland, Victoria, 2012-2013
Mug, white china - composite wrapround image, coloured Lighthouse, Couta boat, Courthouse, Tram, Nun's Beach, Old Post Office, Bentinck Street Portland Victoria.Front: Portland Discovery Coast Victoria Back: Base: white sticker 'Portland Mug, barcode, $13.50 -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
This is a photo of Smith's Mill after it was destroyed by fire. The mill operated in an area close to Wartook.The photo shows a large amount of debris, including a large metal tank on its side and large fly -wheels/gears. A charred post stands among the debris on the left.timber industries, sawmilling -
Gippsland Vehicle Collection
driving lights, c 1930's
Optional Automobile accessory lights added to vehicle to improve hight vision.'Notek' Driving Lights (pair), oval shaped, with clear 'Road Master' circular lens & blue glass centre insert.Chrome plated rim. Stud post mount at base.British Madenotek, driving lights -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MEMORIAL HALL
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. View from Memorial Hall porch, old post office on left, Shamrock Hotel on right. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: REGAL
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Regal: another view of the Queens Gardens, looking north towards the old post office clock. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SKY HIGH
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Sky high: a view of Bendigo from the Masonic Hall. The Post Office and Railway Station are visible. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VERN ROBSON COLLECTION: COMMUNITY PLAN 1993 - 94
96 page booklet: Community Plan 1993 - 94, City of Bendigo, we've got the life'., on front cover. Green and white image of Post Office on white cover.bendigo, council, city of greater bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Letter from Thomas Warren dated September 17/1877. He mentions that he was sending a post office order and also the receipt from Court Hearts of Oaks.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, thomas warren -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - POST OFFICE: SANDHURST, approx. 1905 - 1910 ?
sepia photo: view of Post Office, Sandhurst from Rosalind Park, fence and trees in foreground. Fence formed from strips of wood forming diamond shaped lattice.previous reg. no. (reverse) Rohal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch, 1959 50cottage, miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ROBERT DENIS KELLY COLLECTION: HOSPITAL TRAIN
Black and white photo: train carriages, 8 or more, on line. Written on back 'hospital train France' Photo is part of post card that has been cut up.person, robert denis kelly, world war 1, robert denis kelly collection, france, hospital train -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - COLOUR PHOT OF VIEW FROM POST OFFICE TOWER
Colour photo of Pall Mall taken from the Post Office Tower looking toward Mitchell, High and View Street corner. The Cenotaph is just above the tree line.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall and mitchell street corne, pall mall bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTO OF STONE STAIRCASE
Photo showing a staircase located at the Old Police Barrack on the hill in Rosalind park looking toward and showing the Clock Tower towering above the Former post Office building.buildings, government, bendigo post office, photograph showing stairs at the old police barrack looking toward the post office clock tower.