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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print, John Phillips, 5/12/1983 12:00:00 AM
Colour print - of No. 13 being off loaded at the depot on 5/12/1983 using a Barry James Crane. Stephen Butler? and Peter Winspur are on the roof with Garry Wood? alongside the tram. Photo taken prior to the construction of No. 7 road. Believed that the print and photo by John Phillips. depot, delivery of tramcars, unloading, tram 13 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 2, John Phillips, mid 1990's
.1 - Colour print of Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTPS) W3 661 , prior to repainting, on the access track, early 1980's Photographed by John Phillips for the Dept. of Transport. .2 - ditto - following repainting mid 1990's outside the Ballarat depot. Printed on Kodak paper.Each photo has on the rear a "Copyright Department of Infrastructure with details for reordering and a hand written letters "JP"trams, tramways, ballarat, btm, w3 class, tram 661 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, May. 1985
Yields information about the central Ballarat streets, buildings late 1960's prior to the closure of the tramway and commencement of the construction of Sovereign Hill.Black and White photograph of Ballarat No. 27, photographed by John Phillips, after its repainting to the 1930's colour scheme, but before the white tyres were painted, May 1985. Large image held. Small print of this image added 10/10/2019 and print referenced. trams, tramways, btps, tramcars, restoration, repainting, tram 27 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Colour Prints, John Phillips DOI, early 1980's to mid 1990's
.1 - Colour print of Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTPS) W3 661 , prior to repainting, on the access track, early 1980's Photographed by John Phillips for the Dept. of Transport. .2 - ditto - following repainting mid 1990's outside the Ballarat depot. Printed on Kodak paper.Each photo has on the rear a "Copyright Department of Infrastructure with details for reordering and a hand written letters "JP"trams, tramways, ballarat, btm, w3 class, tram 661 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER COLLECTION: SOCCER
Black and white photograph, Michael Anderson kicking a ball while Paul Morgan is in the background. Bendigo Advertiser description: Michael Anderson Paul Morgan. ANDO SLArecreations, sports, soccer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER COLLECTION: SOCCER
Black and white photograph, photograph of Paul Morgan holding a Soccer ball in the air Bendigo Advertiser description: Paul Morgan Epsom v G City Soccerrecreations, sports, soccer -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Parallel Rule, Early 20th Century
John Bliss (1795-1857) was born in Norwich Connecticut, trained as a silversmith and clockmaker in Vermont, and began in business as a jeweller in New York around 1830. In 1834, now trading as Bliss & Creighton, he made and marketed a range of nautical instruments. The business subsequently became John Bliss & Son in 1855 and John Bliss & Co. in 1857. It remained in business until 1957 when it was acquired by West Marine. The Bliss company used to make a range of instruments supplied to a variety of customers including the US Navy. An object made as an aid for marine navigation, to plot a course on a nautical map for a vessel to follow. The item was made by a well known American maker of nautical instruments and is significant in regards to it's provenience and history of the maker and his family who over the years had been innovators and makers of various types of nautical instruments since 1795. Parallel map ruler. Bliss of New York & Nautical instruments engraved on face of ruler, ruler divided into degrees for use on nautical mapsflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, parallel rule, map reading, nautical object, navigation instrument -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Medical Textbook, First Aid to the Injured, 1939
This book titled First Aid to the Injured was the personal property of Dr. William Roy Angus. It was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill According to Berry, her mother Gladys made a lot of their clothes. She was very talented and did some lovely embroidery including lingerie for her trousseau and beautifully handmade baby clothes. Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928. Its first station was in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital (a 2 bed ward at the Nelson Street Practice) from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what previously once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr Tom and his brother had worked as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He had been House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan had gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. When Dr Angus took up practice in the Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan’s old premises he obtained their extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926. A large part of this collection is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station and an ALDI sore is on the land that was once their tennis court). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served with the Australian Department of Defence as a Surgeon Captain during WWII 1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. He had an interest in people and the community. They were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. The First Aid textbook is significant as an example of first aid treatment in the early to mid 20th century. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine, administration, household equipment and clothing from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Handbook, First Aid, "First Aid to the Injured", part of the W.R. Angus Collection. Book was written and published by The Authorised textbook of the St. John Ambulance Association, 1939 - 39th Edition, 8th impression. Diagram attached inside front cover shows bones and arteries. Textbook includes illustrations, diagrams and photos. Inscribed in black ink "W.R. Angus / Warrnambool / Victoria / 1939" Inscribed in black ink "W.R. Angus / Warrnambool / Victoria / 1939" Handwritten “ANGUS” in capital letters on foot edge of text block. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dr w r angus, dr ryan, t.s.s. largs bay, warrnambool base hospital, nhill base hospital, mira hospital, flying doctor, department of defence australia, australian army, army, medical treatment, medical history, medical education, st john first aid, book, st john ambulance association, medical textbook, first aid textbook -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Document - letters and newspaper 'Death Notice', 1912
These letters were written and sent by John Draffin to his son. John Draffin came to Australia as a child with his parents from the north of Ireland . He came to Orbost in 1894 and was Shire Secretary from then until 1910 His children were Andrina, Eva, George, Maggie, Sally and Nellie.John Draffin was a prominent Orbost citizen involved in many community activities. This item is a useful research tool.Hand-written correspondence, on ruled paper. Central horizontal fold, some foxing on edges.draffin family, john draffin, george draffin, east gippsland shire councillor, northern ireland heritage, c.1900s -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 62 Windsor Crescent, Surrey Hills, 1988, 1988
Ref: Alan Holt records - This property was part of Lot 25 in the Windsor Park Estate which was subdivided in 1883. A house of 12 squares was built in 1888 at 64 Windsor Crescent for John Abernethy, an engineer. The property at 62 Windsor Crescent was built as a cottage and coachhouse associated with the main house at 64 Windsor Crescent. 1888-1891: Owners = John & Sarah Abernethy. John Abernethy died while on a trip to Hong Kong in 1891. 1891-1895: Owner = James Gibbon 1896-1897: Owner = John Steele See Alan Holt records for other short term owners. The properties at 62 and 64 Windsor Crescent were separated during WW1(by H Jenkinson). 1914-1923: Owner = Miss Dulcie Burchett, music teacher 1930-1953: Owner = William Langley & family.A colour photo taken from the street of a simple timber cottage with a brick chimney and green corrugated iron on the roof and verandah. The house has no front fence and is partly obscured by garden shrubs.victorian style, windsor park estate, cottages, timber houses, mr john abernethy, mrs sarah abernethy, mr james gibbon, mr john steele, miss dulcie burchett, mr william langley, surrey hills -
Greensborough Historical Society
Map, John Monash, 1913 Map of Greensborough, 1913
1913 Map of Greensborough, possibly by John Monash. This map shows the area to the north of the township.Map, colour.greensborough - maps, 1913 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Entrance, Port Melbourne Football Ground, Williamstown Road, John May, 1996
A record shot taken by John May on restructuring of VFA, indicating inclusion of Traralgon in the league.Colour snapshot of Williamstown Road entrance to Port Melbourne football ground with sign indicating first game with Traralgon after club's entrance into the VFL (Victorian Football League, formerly VFA) Two copiessport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc -
Clunes Museum
Book, CAMBRIDGE PRESS et al, GREATER THAN GOLD, 1985
A HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE BENDIGO DISTRICT FROM 1835 TO 1985COVER HAS GREEN BACK GROUND WITH GHOSTED POPPET HEAD IMAGE BEHIND A FULL COLOUR IMAGE OF A MECHANICAL HARVESTER IN A FIELD OF GRAINnon-fictionA HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE BENDIGO DISTRICT FROM 1835 TO 1985history of agriculture, historical field days committee -
Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc
Clothing - Smoker's Cap, Bennett, Mr John, c.1913
The smoker's cap belonged to Mr John Bennett one of the pioneer settlers of Dooboobetic and Yeungroon. Round smoker's cap, Material are blue fabric outer with bead work in yellow beading. Pattern of the beading is a flower and vine pattern around the brim. A yellow tassel is on top. The lining is a golden silk with quilting pattern on crown.bennett, dooboobetic, yeungroon, charlton, clothing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - 'THE HISTORY OF BLYTH'
A hard brown paper covered book titled, ''The History of Blyth, from the Norman Conquest to the Present Day. By John Wallace. Second Edition, revised and considerably enlarged. Together with An Appendix. Entered at Stationers' Hall. Blyth : John Robinson, Jun. Printer and Publisher. 1869.'' 256 pgs. Handwritten inside front cover is the name of the owner of the book, 'Matthew Arkle, Caldwells' Rd., Eaglehawk.' Folded inside is a newspaper cutting titled, 'The Evening of Their Lives. Exhibition Gardens a Pensioners' Club.'John Wallaceplace, blyth, book, books, history, blyth -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, BUCHAN, John, Salute to adventurers
Stamped 'Cowes Free Public Library', Stamped John Fitzgerald, Bookseller, Stationer and Newsagent, 80 George St., Launceston. Labelled 'Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest'. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Webster, 11/04/1953 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of one of Ballarat No. 40, a couple of years after its arrival in Ballarat and the south side of Sturt St, near Lydiard St.Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 40 in Sturt St, west bound to the Gardens via Drummond north. Shows how the trolley ropes were stored at the drivers end, the appearance of the car in 1953 and the buildings in the background. Includes the Commonwealth Bank, C. Marks & Co and the Mechanics Institute. Three different sized copies held. Photo used in Destination Eaglehawk. Image rescanned from copy neg and updated 31/5/2020.Copy 1 - in pencil "Reduce to 5", #6121" Copy 2 - "W John Webster photo" Copy 3 - in ink "CR14 11-4-53" On Negative in ink "CR14"tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, 1970's
Yields information about the closing days of Ballarat trams, and the street scene of Barkly St near Main St.Black and White photograph of Ballarat No. 18 inbound along Barkly St, from Mount Pleasant, about to turn into Main St. Photo taken from near the Ballarat Fire Station, c9170's. Tram has the destination of "Gardens via Drummond Nth." Taken by John Phillips.On rear of photograph "Front Cover" in pencil and "5?5?" in ink.tramways, trams, mt pleasant, barkly st, main st, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Webster, 6/06/1950 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of one Geelong's single truck trams and its city streets.Black and white photograph of Geelong No. 22 photographed in Moorabool St at a Safety Zone stop. Safety Zone stop sign in photograph. Tram has the destination of Belmont. Chemist, Crofts Stores and Austral Art Furnishers store building in the background. Photographed by John Webster, 6/6/1950. Copy 1 - On rear in ink "Tram 22 Geelong Vic" and on right hand edge "BB31 F2 / T20 / F16 / 6/6/50 1/100 at 12, VV HP3".tramways, trams, geelong, moorabool st, safety zone, tram 22 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, late 1960's
Black and white print of bogie tram No.35 and 28 crossing at the King St. Loop, late 1960's. No. 28 has destination of Victoria St and No. 35, View Point and a SEC roof advertisement. "Everything's under control in my all-electric kitchen". Photo by John Phillips. tramways, trams, king st, victoria st, tram 28, tram 35 -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Commercial, 1964
In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Coventry Cathedral West Entrance Screen by New Zealand-born artist John Hutton, Coventry, England . (Architect: John Hutton.)Coventry Cathedral / Part of the Great West Window - John Hutton / Encircled 24 (Handwritten)england, slide, robin boyd -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
A black and white photocopy of a soldier standing at the side of a house. He is identified as Corporal John W. Elliott.written on back: Cpl John W. Elliottsoldiers, armed forces, elliott, john w. (corporal), uniforms, clothing and dress, george evans collection -
Greensborough Historical Society
Film - Video Cassette, John Ramsdale, Change in the Plenty corridor, 05/12/1990
Video of a fieldwork for teachers, taken by John Ramsdale in 1990, investigating changes along the Plenty River.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.VHS video tape, 2 copies."Chapple E180 videocassette" and "Change in the Plenty corridor unedited 5.12.90"plenty river, plenty gorge -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, photocopy, John Browne, July 1947
Photograph was taken by John Browne who was third officer on the S.S. Stanley Park in July 1947.1947, ss stanley park, john browne -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, John G Middleton, Inkwells at Illawarra - Old Pleasant Creek Illawarra State School No 1681 1875-1932, 1992
A History of the "Old Pleasant Creek" Illawarra State School No. 1681 compiled by John G. MiddletonRed Card cover with black plastic binding. Title is in script print with line drawing of old building and children, further print below.Inkwells at Illawarra. Old Pleasant Creek Illawarra State School No.1681 1875-1932.stawell education -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SHORTS, ARMY, John Hammond & Co, 1957
Shorts as worn in Vietnam. Part of the collection of John Young. As per Cat No. 1181.3 for service details.Green Army shorts from Vietnam. Two front pockets and one back pocket. Buttons on fly and built in belt with lace holes. Steel belt buckle on back.On label inside: "Size 5, shorts drill green 1950 Pattern". Plus size on thighs, waist and seat. In Texta on front "AB+" and "2KA 554".vietnam uniform, shorts -
Clunes Museum
Book, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, BASIC FIRST AID, 1965
MANUAL USED BY FIRST AIDERS TO PRESERVE LIFE, AID RECOVERY AND TO PREVENT AGGRAVATION OF THE CASUALTY'S CONDITION UNTIL A DOCTOR CAN BE OBTAINED OR DURING THE TRANSPORT OF SAME.SOFT COVER BOOK BLACK AND WHITE COLOURED FRONT PEN AND INK IMAGE OF PEOPLE , ONE SITTING ON THE GROUND INJURED WHILE ANOTHER RENDERS ASSISTANCE, CROWD OF PEOPLE LOOKS ON. THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION INSIGNIA IS AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER. DIAGRAMS AS EXAMPLES INCLUDED IN THE CONTENT OF THE PUBLICATION.MANUAL USED BY FIRST AIDERS TO PRESERVE LIFE, AID RECOVERY AND TO PREVENT AGGRAVATION OF THE CASUALTY'S CONDITION UNTIL A DOCTOR CAN BE OBTAINED OR DURING THE TRANSPORT OF SAME.st. john ambulance england, book -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Weekly Times, Aust. Horticulture is "Cinderella" Industry, 1962
Article in the "Weekly Times," 20/6/62 by John Wischer D.D.A. Visiting Professor, R.H. Stoughton, from Reading University, England, praises Burnley Horticultural College for its teaching compared with other institutions in Australia. Caption to photograph: "Burnley students receive proper training says professor."the weekly times, john wischer, r.h. stoughton, reading university, students, burnley horticultural college, horticulture training -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: John & Nola Matuschka (Morie Dept) blue biroport of portland archives, joh matuschka, nola matuschka -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Ceramic - Studio Pottery, John Gleeson, Ceramic Platter, 2007
John GLEESON Living at Campbell's Creek for over 30 years, John Gleeson makes a range of functional stoneware pottery. He fell in loved with pottery during a hobby class in Geelong in 1972. He worked for a year at Canny Ridge Pottery in Harcourt. John Gleeson uses white stoneware and porcelain clay from The Bendigo Pottery, and buff clay from Bennetts Pottery in Adelaide. He mixed all his own glazes from commercially sourced raw materials, sometimes supplemented with ash from his fire and local red clay to get special effects.Large celadon platter with incised fish design. john gleason, studio pottery, ceramics, australian studio pottery