This item would have been used in a publication advetising a Massey Ferguon Function at the Goldenreagh Reception Rooms, Ballarat Road, Sunshinemassey ferguson, sunshine harvester works, farm machinery

1435 Main Rd, Eltham Gravier 1988 Entrant No. 126 No negative SHIRE OF ELTHAM COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY Photography is an artform which many of us practice, sometimes purely for artistic pursuit, sometimes to record the people and events in our lives. In 1988, as part of a local Bicentennial project, the Shire of Eltham conducted the Eltham Community Photographic Survey. Up to 100 entries were to be selected by a panel of photographers for entry into the Eltham Photographic Survey Exhibition. Entries had to be submitted by May 13, 1988. Entrants whose images were selected for the exhibition were contacted and requested to further submit an entry form providing entrant’s name, area of residence, age, and proposed captions. These details were then used to produce labels for the exhibition mounts. Where negatives had not been supplied, these were requested to support the display of printed enlargements mounted on 10” x 8” cardboard. The mounted prints were made available post exhibition for sale at $8.50 each for colour prints and $7.00 for B&W prints. Residents in the Shire were invited to collect a free roll of film and take a photograph of what they either liked or did not like about the area. A total of 160 entrants submitted multiple entries for the exhibition. Of those selected for exhibition, entrants ranged in age from 9 to 70 years. All custom colour and black and white printing for the exhibition was completed by Wattle Studios of Eltham. The Eltham Photographic Survey was jointly auspiced by the Shire of Eltham and Wattle Studios, of 953 Main Road, Eltham. The project was greatly assisted by: • David McRitchie, Media Studies Lecturer Victoria College, Rusden Campus. • Ian and Annette Toohill of Wattle Studios • Tracy Naughton, Eltham Community Arts Officer • Neville Emerson Pty. Ltd. • Superior Press, Eltham • Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd. • Agfa Gevaert Ltd. • Townsend Colourtech Pty. Ltd. • The Australian Bicentennial Authority • Eleanor Bowers, Secretary, Eltham Arts Council The exhibition was placed on display in the Woolworths Arcade, Eltham between Monday June 6th and Saturday June 11, 1988. It was also intended to hold the exhibition at a venue in the Shire’s North Riding from Monday, June 20 to Friday June 24. It was then displayed at the Were Street Theatre, Montmorency from Friday, June 24 to Thursday, July 7. Series 34: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 - Prints & Documentation Series consists of 117 photographs of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. Items I - 41 are larger photographs mounted on card, which were exhibited. Items 42 - 117 are unmounted copies, alternative takes and other entries. Corresponding negatives contained in Series 35: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 – Negatives which consists of 267 colour and B&W negatives and one colour slide of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. The negatives are arranged by the entrant number of the photographer. The Eltham Community Photographic Survey collection is significant to the local community as it was curated by the local community - ordinary people of all ages - representing what they liked and did not like in the area where they lived. It represents an unfiltered representation of the Shire of Eltham as it was in 1988. It also represents one of many projects as part of the national programme of events and celebrations to commemorate the bicentenary. It is a time capsule of life in the 1980s of this urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north. Front: Entrant No. and name on printed label Rear: Entrant No., name and address on printed label; also 'Series 34' and the 'Item No.' in pencilshire of eltham archives, bicentennial project, eltham, eltham community photographic survey, eltham photographic survey exhibition, series 34, ballara receptions, gravier

Six page colour pamphlet of Tudor Court with interior and exterior photographs. Includes menu for functions, pamphlet describing mid week wedding specials with photos of interior, photocopy of part of Ground Floor floor plans, circa 1985, and colour photograph. All undated except floor plan in 1983.caulfield, kooyong road, tudor court, mansions, weddings, reception rooms, orlane institut de beaute, menus, architectural features, federation style, towers, chimneys, floor plans

Brand Receptions, 195 Mahoneys Road, Forest Hill was sold to a Chinese developer in 2004 and has since become derelict and unkempt. It has recently been listed for resale.Brand Receptions, 195 Mahoneys Road, Forest Hill was sold to a Chinese developer in 2004. mahoneys road, forest hill no.195, reception rooms

"Greystanes" was originally "Hunter House" built at 57 Queen Street, Bendigo by Robert Hunter in 1882. Robert's brother William and his family lived there for almost 60 years. In 1945 the house was sold to Rex Hyett who renamed the house "Greystanes". Rex removed the original verandah and balcony and built the portico. There were several other owners before it was purchased by the Country Roads Board/ VicRoads where it was the local office for 36 years years (1958 - 1994). From the late 1990s "Greystanes" was restored by Bill and Tui Mitchell who operated it as accommodation, restaurant and reception rooms. New owners then turned it into a boutique hotel and conference centre. The current owners purchased "Greystanes" in 1910. It was renamed "Hunter House" and after extensive restorations was converted into a family home and business .Photographs removed from album with adhesive pages (10895.10). Blue two ringed folder. The photographs are a record of the restoration of "Greystanes Manor" house including a restaurant, accommodation and reception rooms. It includes photographs of guest rooms, living rooms, kitchen areas, storage areas, fittings and furnishings, external areas, restoration works, bathrooms, gardens and staff members. There are 190 photographs The album also includes two letters of appreciation from guests who stayed at "Greystanes" and a two-page wine list from the restaurant. The wine list includes wines from several local wineries.tui mitchell collection, greystanes, hunter house, william hunter, robert hunter, tui mitchell, bill mitchell

"Greystanes" was originally "Hunter House" built at 57 Queen Street, Bendigo by Robert Hunter in 1882. Robert's brother William and his family lived there for almost 60 years. In 1945 the house was sold to Rex Hyett who renamed the house "Greystanes". Rex removed the original verandah and balcony and built the portico. There were several other owners before it was purchased by the Country Roads Board/ VicRoads where it was the local office for 36 years years (1958 - 1994). From the late 1990s "Greystanes" was restored by Bill and Tui Mitchell who operated it as accommodation, restaurant and reception rooms. New owners then turned it into a boutique hotel and conference centre. The current owners purchased "Greystanes" in 1910. It was renamed "Hunter House" and after extensive restorations was converted into a family home and business .Red leather covered three ring photograph album with fifty adhesive pages containing eighty nine coloured photographs, two letters and a two page printed wine list. Front of album has three gold coloured lines as a border and the spine has five horizontal sets of three gold coloured lines. The photographs are a record of the restoration of "Greystanes Manor" house including a restaurant, accommodation and reception rooms. It includes photographs of guest rooms, living rooms, kitchen areas, storage areas, fittings and furnishings, external areas, restoration works, bathrooms, gardens and staff members. The album also includes two letters of appreciation from guests who stayed at "Greystanes" and a two page wine list from the restaurant. The wine list includes wines from several local wineries.tui mitchell collection, greystanes, hunter house, william hunter, robert hunter, tui mitchell, bill mitchell

Skippers - old Carpenter's home - on reverseBlack and white photograph of the recently completed Skippers Wine Bar, the refurbished Carpenter family home, shows federation style building, entry and reception rooms between gabled roofed west wing and hip roof east wing. Veranda has iron lacework, picket fence across front, part of Carpenter Holiday's sign to right of the image. Lakes Entrance Victoriaresort, restaurant

William McGarry, estate agent, was secretary of the Chelsea Progress Association in 1915 and was a Borough of Carrum councillor from 1921 to 1926. Mr and Mrs McGarry were Proprietors of Chelsea House, a guest house and reception rooms in the 1920's.Black and white photo of two shops in Chelsea: Wm. McGarry, Estate Agents and G & A Coates Builders & Contractors. There are a group of men standing in front of the shops and young boy with shoes. A horse and wagon carrying timber is parked on the road.WM. McGARRY - HOUSE, LAND ESTATE & INSURANCE AGENT. G & A COATES - BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS - IRON & TIMBER MERCHANTS &c. PAINTS, OILS, COLOURS &c. GLASS CUT TO SIZES - LIME & CEMENTshops, chelsea, mcgarry, g & a coates

William Turner, a Scottish born free-lance designer, who was contracted to GP&J Baker, painted the image on which the design was based in 1918. Turner had trained as a furniture designer before leaving for London in the 1890s, where he rose to prominence as an Arts & Crafts designer. The bird that gives this design its name is adapted from Robert Havell’s ‘A Collection of Birds of Paradise’, published in 1835, and was a favourite of Victorian chintz designers.“Paradise Bird” has been in continuous production since its creation. The hand-block print, of which these curtains are an early example, was supplemented by a version engraved on copper rollers in 1962, and was updated onto screens in 1982. The curtains have significance to the collection because of their intrinsic value and for the link to one of the historic mansions in the City of Boroondara. The curtains by G.P & J Baker of London use one of the exemplary designs in this manufacturer’s output. The first use of the design was in 1918, following the Great War, and the design is said to reflect the hope for peace which was a feature of the postwar years. The curtains are an early example of the Paradise Bird design, and were block printed. A pair of curtains originally situated in one of the front reception rooms of 'Tourmont' in Balwyn Road, Balwyn (now Fintona Girls’ School). The fabric in the curtains was manufactured by the English firm of GP&J Baker. The textile design is variably named as ‘Paradise Bird’ or more recently, ‘Hydrangea Bird’. Turner’s bird perches in a blossoming branch directly above a woodpecker, which is an attribute of Mars, god of war. Thus the design reads as a symbolic statement where War is reversed and Paradise returns (a hopeful message at the end of WWI). “Paradise Bird” has been in continuous production since its creation. . curtains, fabric design, historic buildings

Built in 1885 of red brick, the Webster Street Ballarat mansion was once a private hospital designed by architects E. James & Co. The 900sqm building had eight bedrooms, four bathrooms and five living areas plus a large separate bluestone summer house under the main dwelling. Used as a repatriation hospital after World War One, it was later used by St John of God hospital. In 2018 Ballarat OSM moved into the building. "Novar" is typically Victorian with its faceted wrap around verandah with ornate cast iron filigree lacework. The polychromatic clinker brick banding that spreads across the building's facade is also typical of the Victorian era, as is the use of large bay windows to allow light to fill the mansion's formal reception rooms. "Novar" also has exaggerated chimneys with fine stonework detailing. "Novar" was so named in recognition of Lady Helen Hermione Munro Ferguson (1865 - 1941), the wife of the then Governor general Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson (1860-1934). Lady Munro Ferguson was also the Countess of Novar and founder of the Australian Red Cross movement. In 1918 she was appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire for her war work during the Great War. When her husband's term as Governor-General came to an end in 1920, the Munro Fergusons returned to "Novar House"; an Eighteenth Century residence located north of the village of Evanton in Ross, Scotland. After boom turned to bust, Mr. Stephens sold "Novar" to Mr. John Heinz, a wealthy local butcher. He named the building after his home town - Nieder Weisel. In 1919, "Novar" was the first property in Victoria to be purchased by the Red Cross Society for use as a convalescent home for soldiers wounded in battle. Its size, especially after the 1901 two storey rear extension, and its large gardens, made it a perfect place to nurse the wounded. After the war in 1922, "Novar" continued life as a hospital; the Novar Private Hospital. It was sold in 1956 and reverted to a residence, which it remains to this day, only it is no longer known as "Novar", but "Valhalla". Photographs of the house Novar in Webster St Ballarat. novar, webster street, ballarat, nieder weisel

Until 1892 the first Catholic School in Wodonga, a simple wooden skillion which was erected behind the sanctuary of St. Francis’ Chapel, was overseen by Dean William Tierney of Beechworth, Father Michael O’Connor P.P. of Chiltern and his successor Father Charles Van Der Hayden. The lay teachers, Miss Fagan and Miss O’Leary. In 1892 four Sisters of Mercy from Albury were invited to make a foundation at Wodonga. On the 6th February 1892, Mother M. Aloysius Tierney (1864-1948), Sr. M. Gabriel Comins (1868-1945), Sr. M. Celestine Coyle (1871-1857) and a postulant Miss Mary Jane Conlan (1874-1939) (Sr. Mary Joseph) travelled by horse drawn cab from the Albury convent to a rented house in Hume Street. The parishioners of Wodonga were anxious for the nuns to have their own residence, and on the 19th March 1893, the foundation stone for St. Joseph’s Convent was laid and consecrated by Bishop Stephen Reville on behalf of Bishop Crane of Sandhurst. The convent was designed by architects Gordon and Gordon and built by Fraser and Wilson of Melbourne at a cost of £1000. Construction was expected to take three months. The Wodonga and Towong Sentinel of Friday 24 March 1893 included the following description of the Convent. “In the front is a handsome verandah, with an oratory on the right and a community room on the left. Entering the door, the reception and music rooms are met with on opposite sides, and there are five cells in succession at the back of the reception room, whilst on the other side of the passage the reverend mother's cell, the refectory, pantry, and kitchen are found. At the extreme rear of the building there is a linen room, a bathroom, and a servant's room, There is also a verandah on either side of the convent. The height of the walls is to be 12 feet and 13 feet”. The Convent was officially opened on Sunday 13 August 1893 St Joseph’s Convent became part of St Augustine’s school in 2001.These images are significant because they capture the history of an important religious building in Wodonga, Victoria.Three black and white photographs of St Joseph's Convent in Wodonga in the early 1900s.sisters of mercy wodonga, st joseph's convent wodonga, st augustine's church wodonga

SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE FOR THE VICTORIA MISSIONS TO SEAMEN In architectural style, the new Seamen's Institute for the Victorian Missions to Seamen, in Flinders street Extension which is to be opened early in September by Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, the Governor-General, may be said to resemble the type adopted by the early settlers in California, and known in recent years by the name of Spanish Mission architecture. This character is particularly sympathetic with the object for which the building has been erected, and is exemplified in a marked degree in the unique chapel tower of oblong shape with its four pinnacles and open bell turret, with an almost rustic cross as terminal point: also in the arcaded Eastern Court cloisters, with simple round arch arcading, and in the chapel roof, which is framed of heavy rough-hewn hardwood timber work left as it came from the saw, and erected green from the forest. but so well framed and bolted that no harm can result from shrinkage. The foundations are constructed of reinforced concrete, and in some places are nine feet wide. The ground is very treacherous, and considering the irregular weights of the one story, two-story, and three-story parts of the building, the result achieved in sta bility is eminently satisfactory. The main hall has a vaulted ceiling of reinforced concrete construction, and, spanning 35f., is the widest span of any floor in Melbourne of similar construction. The chaplain's residence is built above the lecture hall, and consists of a most complete, up-to-date dwelling-house of eight rooms. It is fitted with every modern convenience and labor-saving device. The cupboard in the pantry, for instance, has two faces — one in the diningroom and the other in the pantry. Dishes are washed in the pantry, put into the cupboard, and taken out in the diningroom, ready for the next meal. Special rooms are designed for the many and various works carried out for the sailors by the industrious workers of the mission. One room is shelved and fitted for the reception, sorting, and distribution of books, periodicals, and other reading matter that is parcelled up by willing hands and given to sailors as ships leave port, to beguile the weary hours of leisure on the sea. Any old books or magazines, illustrated papers, and the like are always welcome at the insti tute. Reading matter of this kind can easily be saved and sent along in bundles. The gymnasium is not yet built. This is the only part of the building required to complete the block; and when its concrete dome, with open eye at summit like the Pantheon at Rome is erected, the whole effect of the groups of buildings will be most striking. In the entrance hall is a floor of marble mosaic, with a central feature of a mariner's compass seven foot in diameter, well executed by the Adamant Pavement Company, and the gift of Mr George Russell. The architect has designed a copper ship as a finial for the main gable of the building, and it, like the gymnasium, is awaiting the collection of more funds or the generosity of a special donor. The whole of the woodwork of the in terior of the building, including high dados round the walls of halls, stair cases, billiard and other rooms is car ried out in Tasmanian hardwood, fin ished in a dull beeswax polish, and the floors of the entire building, except the lavatories, which are tiled, are also executed in Tasmanian hardwood. Mr Walter R. Butler, F.R.I.B.A., was the architect, and the work was carried out by Mr A. B. Robertson, builder. PICTURESQUE BUILDING AMID SOMBRE SURROUNDINGSThe article gives a valuable description of the Mission at the end of its construction and before its opening.4 columns article with photograph of the front of the Missionlady fraser, walter richmond butler (1864–1949), architecture, spanish mission, california, reinforced concrete, tasmanian hardwood, gymnasium, norla dome, pantheon, adamant pavement company, george russell, compass, finail, weathervane, chaplain's residence, manse, chapel, courtyard, cloisters, main hall, spannig

3 photos of Tudor Court, Edwardian house now used for receptions, demolished in 2007caulfield north, kooyong rd, tudor court, edwardian house, houses, receptions rooms, o’donnell, jenny

IPS committee members and special guest Spiros Arion (seated with his partner) at an Ithacan dinner dance held a The Acropol. Spiros was a well known wrestler in Australia. The Acropol was a reception business located on the top of floor of Ithaca House (level 2). The IPS club rooms were located on the first floor. Dinner dances were held at the Acropol. From L-R: Jim Kandiliotis, Stathi Raftopoulos, Alkinos Paizis (IPS president), Anastasia (Sia) Fatouros-Beasley (president of the social committee), Evangelos Metaxas?, Kiki Razos, Dennis Lourantos. Spiros arrived in Australia in July 1964 and was know in the wrestling scene under the name of 'The Golden Greek'. He joined f World Championship Wrestling where he wrestled until its end in 1978. He was a favorite among Greek wrestling fans.A black and white photograph with a crinkled edge of seven men and two ladies at a social gathering. A couple are seated at a table and the others are standing behind.

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council Held on 3rd October 1978 Reports on the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Victorian Beer Alcoholic Content Proposal for Reduction Land Transfer Adjacent to Deer Park Hotel Medway Golf Club Payment in Lieu of Rates Diamond Avenue Infant Welfare Centre Non-Availability of Subsidy Untied Grants Proposed Library Highpoint West Shopping Centre Land Transfer Discontinued Right of Way Rear of Railway Parade Deer Park Supplementary Valuations Community Youth Support Scheme Report of the Chief Health Inspector Nuisance Condition at 403 Ballarat Road Sunshine Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality Health Act Registrations Monsanto Application for Approval to Install Septic Tank Recirculating Sand Filter System at the Stansfield Steel Project Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Health (Tent) Regulations 1978 Draft Rubbish In and Around Flats Quarry Hole Commonwealth Land J.L. MacTaggart (Australia) Pty Ltd Noise By-Law Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Infectious Diseases Sewerage Overflow 2 Bruce Street Albion Smoking in Public Buildings Immunisation Sunshine North Institute of Weights & Measures Annual National Conference Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking and Traffic Infringements Prohibited Parking Links Street Prohibited Parking Princess Street Area Prohibited Parking Gould Street Report of the City Librarian Bookmobile sites Municipal library Subsidy 1978/79 Bookmobile Seminar Children's Literature seconds National Seminar September 1st to 5th 1978 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Municipal Recreation Service Gound Allocations School Summer Season Holiday Programmes September 1978 Report of the City Engineer Proposed Children's Reception Centre for Erection in the City of Sunshine Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign Churchill Avenue Planning Permit Application Grazing of Horses Furlong Road Planning Permit Application Offices Main Road West Planning Permit Application Extension to Exising Car Sales Yard Rosamond Road Planning Permit Application Corner of Neale Road and Station Road Deer Park Proposed Amendment No 81 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Widening of Station Road Planning Permit Application Motor Repair Station Wright Street Planning Permit Application Sky Sign Hampshire Road Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Warehouse McIntyre Road Planning Permit Application Consulting Rooms, Pharmacy, Service Premises and Caretaker's Dwelling Corner of Tamar Drive and Billingham Road Planning Permit Application Horse Grazing Judge Street & Norman Street Planning Permit Application Signs Geelong Road Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Carrington Drive Planning Permit Application Sky Sign Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory and Office Gee Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Drive in Bottle Shop and Extensions to St. Albans Hotel McKechnie Street Planning Permit Application Sky Sign & Fascia Signs Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Store Addition to Existing Office Geelong Road Plan of Subdivision Boral Resources Ballarat Road & Hulett Street Plan of Subdivision R.D.C. Projects Evergreen Avenue and Pineneedle Court Plan of Subdivision McPhersons Mitchell Street Plan of Subdivision Navigator Street Consolidation of Title Marshall Street Consolidation of Title Kevin Dennis Motors Ballarat Road and Annersley Street Consolidation of Title Lots 37 & 38 Balfour Avenue Contract Playground Equipment Various Reserves Contract Reconstruction of Sydney Street Contract Gooding Street 40 Hour Week Victorian Sewerage and Drainage Contractors' Group Declaration of Sewered Properties General Notice Sewerage Facilities M.M.B.W. Allocation of Funds 1978/79 Joint Works Unclassified Roads Telecom Australia Modernisation of Public Telephones St. Albans Area Ashley Street / South Road Proposed Traffic Lights Maribyrnong River Flood Plan Acting Commissioner of Police Sewerage Facilities St. Albans (Albanvale) Warrs Road Northern Section Private Street Scheme Use of C.R.B. land McIntyre Road for Recreation Purposes Garaging of Meals on Wheels Vehicles at Maidstone Hall Thomson Street Maidstone Relocation of Steel Framed Steel Clad Sheds to Errington Reserve and Robert Bruce Reserve Rosamond Bowling Club Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 135 Devonshire Road Sunshine Building Over Easement 10 Sproul Street Sunshine North Building Over Easement Lot 552 Oakwood Road St. Albans Building Over Easement 6 Haven Close Sunshine West Building Over Easement 75 Norwood Street Albion Building Over Easement182 Wright Street Sunshine West Building Over Easement 176 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Installation of Underground Tanks Corner Raleigh Road and Navigator Street Maribyrnong Ruinous and Dangerous Building Lots 6 & 7 Furlong Road Sunshine North Orders of the Day Accounts for Payment as at 15th September 1978, 26th September 1978 Extraordinary Business Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Rooms Clarke Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Take away Food Premises Cafe Amusement Parlour Highpoint City Rosamond Road city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, deer park hotel, ballarat road, deer park, medway golf club, omar street, maidstone, diamond avenue infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, railway parade, sunshine, monsanto, somerville road, footscray west, fairbairn road, sunshine west, j.l. mactaggart (australia) pty ltd, bruce street, albion, links street, princess street, st. albans, gould street, churchill avenue, braybrook, main road west, furlong road, sunshine north, neale road, station road, wright street, hampshire road, mcintyre road, tamar drive, billingham road, judge street, norman street, geelong road, brooklyn, carrington drive, gee street, st. albans hotel, mckechnie street, hulett street, pineneedle court, mitchell street, navigator street, marshall street, kevin dennis motors, annersley street, balfour avenue, sydney street, gooding street, ashley street, south road, maribyrnong river, warrs road, maidstone hall, thomson street, errington reserve, robert bruce reserve, rosamond bowling club, main road east, devonshire road, sproul street, oakwood road, haven close, norwood street, raleigh road, clarke street, highpoint city

Ordsall, renamed Southesk in the 20th century was built for John Halfey in or before 1865. The house was rebuilt in the 1870s to designs by architect Michael Hennessy. In 1882 the house was redecorated by the firm of Culls Hill & Co., who hired the artists 'Mr Vandenbrandt' and 'Signor Rizzi" to paint the ceilings of the ballroom and the drawingroom. The artistic triumph was described in detail in The Argus, 30 October, 1882. In 1947, Southesk was purchased by the Kew City Council. For 23 years it was used as a meeting place for community groups. The house was then demolished in 1970 to make way for a new Town Hall.The interiors of the two main reception rooms at Ordsall included some of the most outstanding domestic frescos painted in Australia in the late Victorian period. These frescos were executed by artists hired by the firm of Cullis Hill & Co. While a number of photographs were taken of the interiors prior to the house's demolition in 1970, this small fragment of the fresco is one of only three extant. The fresco allows conservators to examine and evaluate fresco techniques of the period.One of only two fragments of the painted domed ceiling of the ballroom of Ordsall (later renamed Southesk) which once stood at the corner of Cotham Road and Charles Street, Kew. This triangular piece of the fresco is of a cherub's face.Label: 'This is from the "Southesk" ballroom 14-7-70'ordsall, southesk, cullis hill & co.

Ordsall, renamed Southesk in the 20th century was built for John Halfey in or before 1865. The house was rebuilt in the 1870s to designs by architect Michael Hennessy. In 1882 the house was redecorated by the firm of Culls Hill & Co., who hired the artists 'Mr Vandenbrandt' and 'Signor Rizzi" to paint the ceilings of the ballroom and the drawingroom. The artistic triumph was described in detail in The Argus, 30 October, 1882. In 1947, Southesk was purchased by the Kew City Council. For 23 years it was used as a meeting place for community groups. The house was then demolished in 1970 to make way for a new Town Hall.The interiors of the two main reception rooms at Ordsall included some of the most outstanding domestic frescos painted in Australia in the late Victorian period. These frescos were executed by artists hired by the firm of Cullis Hill & Co. While a number of photographs were taken of the interiors prior to the house's demolition in 1970, this small fragment of the fresco is one of only three extant. The fresco allows conservators to examine and evaluate fresco techniques of the period.One of only two fragments of the painted domed ceiling of the ballroom of Ordsall (later renamed Southesk) which once stood at the corner of Cotham Road and Charles Street, Kew. This roughly square piece of the plasterwork shows a woman's head. Given the size of the face, it is believed that this section of the fresco represents one of the four 'geographic depictions of the earth including the seasons, night and morning'.Label: 'This is from the Southesk Ballroom 14-7-70'cullis hill & co., fresco, ordsall, southesk

Ordsall, renamed Southesk in the 20th century was built for John Halfey in or before 1865. The house was rebuilt in the 1870s to designs by architect Michael Hennessy. In 1882 the house was redecorated by the firm of Cullis Hill & Co., who hired the artists 'Mr Vandenbrandt' and 'Signor Rizzi" to paint the ceilings of the ballroom and the drawingroom. The artistic triumph was described in detail in The Argus, 30 October, 1882. In 1947, Southesk was purchased by the Kew City Council. For 23 years it was used as a meeting place for community groups. The house was then demolished in 1970 to make way for a new Town Hall.The interiors of the two main reception rooms at Ordsall included some of the most outstanding domestic frescos painted in Australia in the late Victorian period. These frescos were executed by artists hired by the firm of Cullis Hill & Co. While a number of photographs were taken of the interiors prior to the house's demolition in 1970, this small fragment of the fresco is one of only three extant. The fresco allows conservators to examine and evaluate fresco techniques of the period.A fragment of the painted domed ceiling of the drawingroom of Ordsall (later renamed Southesk) which once stood at the corner of Cotham Road and Charles Street, Kew. This rectangular fragment of painted plaster is a small section of the rectangular frieze of neo-gothic scenes that were a feature of the drawingroom ceiling. The fragment differs from those remaining from the ballroom in that it includes a section of gold leaf.Label: 'This is from "Southesk" drawing room'ordsall, southesk, cullis hill & co., halfey, john

'Lost Glories: a memorial to forgotten Australian buildings' was published by David Latta in 1986. It tells the story of a number of significant Australian buildings that had previously been demolished. A chapter in the book was devoted to Goathland, later known as Tara Hall. To supplement the text, he sourced photographs from a range of suppliers, chiefly the Royal Women's Hospital which had once owned Tara Hall, but had sold it in 1960. This is one of the photographs donated to KHS by the author. The Drawing Room, Tara Hall, circa 1957. A reception room in Tara Hall (previously named Byram, Goathland and Lowan). The room is presumed to be the original drawing room. In the La Trobe collection, there is a drawing by Charlie Hammond, depicting a group of painters who are gilding the elaborate stucco ceiling of this room. The drawing is dated 16 September 1889. The elaborate stucco decoration is characteristic of E. G. Kilburn’s late style. Kilburn, of Ellerker & Kilburn, designed Byram for the industrialist George Ramsden in 1888. Typed inscription on reverse: "A sitting room, one of many handsomely decorated rooms at Tara Hall.( Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne)."byram, goathland, tara hall, lowan, studley park (kew), george ramsden, sir malcolm mceacharn, edward george kilburn (architect), studley park road (kew)

Was attached to a wall near reception but was removed to storage in approx.. 2000 - 2002. The bell has strong associations with the Victorian Railways Era reflecting the service and ethos of Railways with its uniformed Porters welcoming and on duty as Night Porter and day for all guests needs. (Especially lost keys) assistance with luggage, room service and co-ordinating transit and transport with Railways buses and services. A personal recollection is of Joseph the Night Porter welcoming and assisting when as a family with four sleeping children we would arrive after midnight to the Chalet where rooms would be ready, beds turned down and all unpacking of the car supervised by Joseph. (J. Skeggs) "A number of specific items, which have been useful in the day to day operations of the Chalet, remain in the building with each complementing the other to provide context ,meaning and character to their setting. Items such as the hall porter bell, the many signs providing information to the guests, the wall clock, barometer and dinner bell point to the Chalet being a well-run social institution with a pleasant environment for rest, recreation and congenial company." (Pg 81 Historica, MBCC) Listed in Draft Inventory of Significant Collection items A.3 Fixtures and Fitttings. (Pg 165. Historica MBCC)Circular brass disc with inner (separate ) maroon button mounted in raised circular disc. Hall Porter is embossed with black colouring around half of outer, larger disc."HALL PORTER"

Mayor Harkness is best known for abolishing liquor from the Town Hall and replacing the Mayor's Ball with a Monster Sunday School Picnic for children which took place in Ravenswood in 1883 and was attended by 15,000 people. Abraham Harkness arrived in Victoria in 1857 aged 28. He was initially successful in his search for gold and after a return trip to England in 1862 returned to Bendigo where he opened a general store and then a foundry manufacturing mining machinery. He stood for council from in 1880 and was elected a further eight times over the next twenty years. Cr Harkness served as Mayor in 1882, 1897 and 1898. His son Andrew became Mayor in 1908-09. Abraham Harkness married Jane Elizabeth Noble in Bendigo in1864 and together they had six sons and five daughters. Abraham died in 1912 and Jane in 1927. Town Halls serve many purposes. Symbolically they are an outward expression of a City’s prosperity while practically serving as an administration hub, a place to showcase industry and agriculture, host grand balls and royal visits and administer law and order. The Bendigo Town Hall has proudly served its citizens and played a vital role in nearly every major decision and event that has shaped the City. In the early years it included spaces for Surveyors, Engineers, Town Treasurer, Clerk of Courts, council meeting rooms and a separate office for the Mayor.Blue and gold printed invitation for Christmas Reception held at the City hall, Bendigo on 15th December 1897 by Mayor and Mrs Harkness. Front design features the Bendigo Coat of Arms, inside left message reads 'The Mayor of Bendigo and Mrs. Harkness wish the Citizens the Compliments of the Season - 15th December 1897'. Music program printed on right hand side and bird motif with 'Christmas, 1897 on the back of the invitationcity of bendigo town hall, mayoral reception, mayor harkness, mayoress harkness

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of The Council of The City of Sunshine on 3rd October 1978 Reports on the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Victorian Beer Alcoholic Content Proposal for Reduction Land Transfer Adjacent to Deer Park Hotel Medway Golf Club Payment in Lieu of Rates Diamond Avenue Infant Welfare Centre Non-Availability of Subsidy Untied Grants Proposed Library Highpoint West Shopping Centre Land Transfer Discontinued Right of Way Rear of Railway Parade Deer Park Supplementary Valuations Report of Welfare Officer Community Youth Support Scheme Report of the Chief Health Inspector Nuisance Condition at 403 Ballarat Road Sunshine Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality Health Act Registrations Monsanto Application for Approval to Install Septic Tank Recirculating Sand Filter System at the Stansfield Steel Project Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Health (Tent) Regulations 1978 Draft Rubbish In and Around Flats Quarry Hole Commonwealth Land J.L. MacTaggart (Australia) Pty Ltd Noise By-Law Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Infectious Diseases Sewerage Overflow 2 Bruce Street Albion Smoking in Public Buildings Immunisation Sunshine North Institute of Weights & Measures Annual National Conference Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking and Traffic Infringements Prohibited Parking Links Street Prohibited Parking Princess Street Area Prohibited Parking Gould Street Report of the City Librarian Bookmobile sites Municipal library Subsidy 1978/79 Bookmobile Seminar Children's Literature seconds National Seminar September 1st to 5th 1978 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Municipal Recreation Service Gound Allocations School Summer Season Holiday Programmes September 1978 Report of the City Engineer Proposed Children's Reception Centre for Erection in the City of Sunshine Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign Churchill Avenue Planning Permit Application Grazing of Horses Furlong Road Planning Permit Application Offices Main Road West Planning Permit Application Extension to Exising Car Sales Yard Rosamond Road Planning Permit Application Corner of Neale Road and Station Road Deer Park Proposed Amendment No 81 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Widening of Station Road Planning Permit Application Motor Repair Station Wright Street Planning Permit Application Sky Sign Hampshire Road Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Warehouse McIntyre Road Planning Permit Application Consulting Rooms, Pharmacy, Service Premises and Caretaker's Dwelling Corner of Tamar Drive and Billingham Road Planning Permit Application Horse Grazing Judge Street & Norman Street Planning Permit Application Signs Geelong Road Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Carrington Drive Planning Permit Application Sky Sign Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory and Office Gee Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Drive in Bottle Shop and Extensions to St. Albans Hotel McKechnie Street Planning Permit Application Sky Sign & Fascia Signs Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Store Addition to Existing Office Geelong Road Plan of Subdivision Boral Resources Ballarat Road & Hulett Street Plan of Subdivision R.D.C. Projects Evergreen Avenue and Pineneedle Court Plan of Subdivision McPhersons Mitchell Street Plan of Subdivision Navigator Street Consolidation of Title Marshall Street Consolidation of Title Kevin Dennis Motors Ballarat Road and Annersley Street Consolidation of Title Lots 37 & 38 Balfour Avenue Contract Playground Equipment Various Reserves Contract Reconstruction of Sydney Street Contract Gooding Street 40 Hour Week Victorian Sewerage and Drainage Contractors' Group Declaration of Sewered Properties General Notice Sewerage Facilities M.M.B.W. Allocation of Funds 1978/79 Joint Works Unclassified Roads Telecom Australia Modernisation of Public Telephones St. Albans Area Ashley Street / South Road Proposed Traffic Lights Maribyrnong River Flood Plan Acting Commissioner of Police Sewerage Facilities St. Albans (Albanvale) Warrs Road Northern Section Private Street Scheme Use of C.R.B. land McIntyre Road for Recreation Purposes Garaging of Meals on Wheels Vehicles at Maidstone Hall Thomson Street Maidstone Relocation of Steel Framed Steel Clad Sheds to Errington Reserve and Robert Bruce Reserve Rosamond Bowling Club Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 135 Devonshire Road Sunshine Building Over Easement 10 Sproul Street Sunshine North Building Over Easement Lot 552 Oakwood Road St. Albans Building Over Easement 6 Haven Close Sunshine West Building Over Easement 75 Norwood Street Albion Building Over Easement182 Wright Street Sunshine West Building Over Easement 176 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Installation of Underground Tanks Corner Raleigh Road and Navigator Street Maribyrnong Ruinous and Dangerous Building Lots 6 & 7 Furlong Road Sunshine North Orders of the Day Accounts for Payment as at 15th September 1978, 26th September 1978 city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, deer park hotel, ballarat road, deer park, medway golf club, omar street, maidstone, diamond avenue infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, railway parade, sunshine, monsanto, somerville road, footscray west, fairbairn road, sunshine west, j.l. mactaggart (australia) pty ltd, bruce street, albion, links street, princess street area, gould street, st. albans, churchill avenue, braybrook, furlong road, main road west, neale road, station road, wright street, hampshire road, mcintyre road, sunshine north, tamar drive, billingham road, judge street, norman street, geelong road, brooklyn, carrington drive, gee street, st. albans hotel, mckechnie street, hulett street, evergreen avenue, pineneedle court, mitchell street, navigator street, marshall street, kevin dennis motors, annersley street, balfour avenue, sydney street, gooding street, ashley street, south road, warrs road, maidstone hall, thomson street, errington reserve, main road east, robert bruce reserve, rosamond bowling club, devonshire road, sproul street, oakwood road, haven close, norwood street, raleigh road