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Glen Eira Historical SocietyCaulfield Properties
... ...Renwick...Samuel...Photograph of The Garrell built by Samuel Renwick, date unknown...Glen Eira Historical Society 965 Glen Huntly Rd Caulfield VIC 3162 melbourne Caulfield North Glen Eira Road The Garrell Renwick Samuel Mansions Photograph of The Garrell built by Samuel Renwick, date unknown Caulfield Properties ...Photograph of The Garrell built by Samuel Renwick, date unknowncaulfield north, glen eira road, the garrell, renwick, samuel, mansions -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyCaulfield Properties
... ...Renwick...Samuel...Photograph of The Garrell built by Samuel Renwick, date unknown...Glen Eira Historical Society 965 Glen Huntly Rd Caulfield VIC 3162 melbourne Caulfield North Glen Eira Road The Garrell Renwick Samuel Mansions Photograph of The Garrell built by Samuel Renwick, date unknown Caulfield Properties ...Photograph of The Garrell built by Samuel Renwick, date unknowncaulfield north, glen eira road, the garrell, renwick, samuel, mansions -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyDocument - LANGDON FAMILY
... ... Renwick Samuel...Langdon Marie Langdon Clive Moxham Margaret Langdon Henry Joseph Langdon Elizabeth Laetitia Langdon Montague William Langdon Charles Petley Langdon Emily Amy Langdon Florence Elizabeth Langdon Laura Langdon Blanche Emma Langdon Jane Renwick Jane Renwick Samuel ‘The Garrell’ Glen Eira Road Langdon Elizabeth Langdon Leslie John Langdon Mary Elizabeth Langdon Dorothy Langdon Margery Campbell Mary Elizabeth Campbell Dorothy Franklin Margery Franklin John Riddoch Halstead Street ‘Tarqua’ ‘Lirrewa’ Lirrewa Grove Caulfield Town Hall ‘Hengar’ Happy Days Kindergarten Read louisa Martha ‘Neringa’ House names ‘Beemery’ Blanche Street Seymour Road ‘Little Cromer’ Esler Lilian Webb Lilian Langdon Stanley Blake Langdon Richard Read Langdon Philip Clarke Langdon Mary Laetitia Lane Langdon Henry Clive Courtenay St Mary’s Anglican Church Caulfield ‘Penleigh’ Parsons Florence Elizabeth Parsons Charles Robert Waiora Road ‘Beemery Park’ ‘Bellecourt’ Sherlock Max Langdon Road Anderson Irene Victoria ‘Lincluden’ Southall Kate ‘Ringwood’ Sadler Alfred Mansion House Elsternwick Document LANGDON FAMILY ...This file contains four items pertaining to the Langdon family: 1/Five typed copies of research notes ‘History of the Langdons of Caulfield’, undated, probably by Irene Anderson, eleven pages. 2/Photocopy of typed and hand written notes, four pages, by Irene Anderson for her history of the Langdons dated August 1982 plus one typed version of the first 3 pages. 3/Handwritten, nineteen pages draft of ‘The Langdon homes’ by Irene Anderson, undated. 4/Photocopy of an extract from ‘Henderson’s Families’, five pages titled ‘Langdon of Rosecraddock’ (four copies), some with handwritten notes.caulfield, langdon phillip, ‘rosecraddock’, hawthorn road, kooyong road, powderham road, craddock avenue, franklin j. r., langdon marie, langdon clive, moxham margaret, langdon henry joseph, langdon elizabeth laetitia, langdon montague william, langdon charles petley, langdon emily amy, langdon florence elizabeth, langdon laura, langdon blanche emma, langdon jane, renwick jane, renwick samuel, ‘the garrell’, glen eira road, langdon elizabeth, langdon leslie john, langdon mary elizabeth, langdon dorothy, langdon margery, campbell mary elizabeth, campbell dorothy, franklin margery, franklin john riddoch, halstead street, ‘tarqua’, ‘lirrewa’, lirrewa grove, caulfield town hall, ‘hengar’, happy days kindergarten, read louisa martha, ‘neringa’, house names, ‘beemery’, blanche street, seymour road, ‘little cromer’, esler lilian, webb lilian, langdon stanley blake, langdon richard read, langdon philip clarke, langdon mary laetitia lane, langdon henry clive courtenay, st mary’s anglican church caulfield, ‘penleigh’, parsons florence elizabeth, parsons charles robert, waiora road, ‘beemery park’, ‘bellecourt’, sherlock max, langdon road, anderson irene victoria, ‘lincluden’, southall kate, ‘ringwood’, sadler alfred, mansion house, elsternwick -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyDocument - Lirrewa
... ... Renwick Samuel...Handwritten notes on the history of Lirrewa’s ownership by Iren V Anderson including transcription of a letter and newspaper extracts relating to some of the families associated with the property c 1982 Summary of handwritten notes on the history of Lirrewa’s ownership by Irene V Anderson 1982 Handwritten timeline and family tree undated and unsigned Langdon Montague William Langdon Henry Joseph Langdon Charles Riddoch Elizabeth Helen Riddoch John Langdon Leslie John Langdon Mary Elizabeth Langdon Dorothy Campbell James Franklin Charles Reed Langdon John Riddoch Gillespie Mary Helen Langdon John James Langdon Judith Reed Tarqua Caulfield Town Hall Glen Eira Road Hawthorn Road Langdon Margery Rosecraddock Hengar Lincluden Foster Elizabeth Renwick Samuel Campbell Ewan Franklin Mary Sinclair AJ Bellatti Jean The Garrell Caulfield Elsternwick St Marys Anglican Church Langdon Madge Campbell Violet Campbell Bert Campbell Charlie Langdon CP Langdon Blanche Langdon CP Mrs Parsons Mrs Parson Miss Glen Rosa Campbell JC Pinder Mrs Eames Mrs Stewart Mr Stewart Mrs Landgon Willie Langdon Frank Farrar Miss Langdon MW Mrs Brooks Walter Brooks Gladys Langdon MW Tennant Dr Cox James Dr Grant RS Black RS Anderson P Russell Edwin R Bryce Percy H Renwick Jane World War 1914-1918 Weddings Horses Cumloden school Fairelight school Anderson Irene V Document Lirrewa ...Three documents about the history of this property. Handwritten notes on the history of Lirrewa’s ownership by Iren V Anderson including transcription of a letter and newspaper extracts relating to some of the families associated with the property c 1982 Summary of handwritten notes on the history of Lirrewa’s ownership by Irene V Anderson 1982 Handwritten timeline and family tree undated and unsignedlangdon montague william, langdon henry joseph, langdon charles, riddoch elizabeth helen, riddoch john, langdon leslie john, langdon mary elizabeth, langdon dorothy, campbell james, franklin charles reed, langdon john riddoch, gillespie mary helen, langdon john james, langdon judith reed, tarqua, caulfield town hall, glen eira road, hawthorn road, langdon margery, rosecraddock, hengar, lincluden, foster elizabeth, renwick samuel, campbell ewan, franklin mary, sinclair aj, bellatti jean, the garrell, caulfield, elsternwick, st marys anglican church, langdon madge, campbell violet, campbell bert, campbell charlie, langdon cp, langdon blanche, langdon cp mrs, parsons mrs, parson miss, glen rosa, campbell jc, pinder mrs, eames mrs, stewart mr, stewart mrs, landgon willie, langdon frank, farrar miss, langdon mw mrs, brooks walter, brooks gladys, langdon mw, tennant dr, cox james dr, grant rs, black rs, anderson p, russell edwin r, bryce percy h, renwick jane, world war 1914-1918, weddings, horses, cumloden school, fairelight school, anderson irene v -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyDocument - Langdon Homes of Caulfield
... ... Renwick Samuel...The Langdon Homes of Caulfield Caulfield Historical Society Rosecraddock Caulfield Langdon Road Langdon Philip Langdon Marie Anderson Irene Langdon Henry Joseph Hawthorn Road Powderham Road Kooyong Road Craddock Avenue Langdon Elizabeth Laetitia Lane Langdon Langdon Montague William Roads Board of Caulfield Brighton Cemetery Langdon Edward Henry Langdon Charles Petley Langdon John Berry Langdon Emily Amy Langdon Florence Elizabeth Langdon Laura Langdon Blanche Emma Beemery Park Tarqua Renwick Samuel The Garrell Glen Eira Road Seymour Road Blanche Street Lirrewa Renwick Jane Read Louise Martha Freedman Harold Langdon Charles Stanley Blake Langdon Richard Read Langdon Philip Clark Langdon Mary Laetitia Lane Langdon Henry Clive Courtenay Elser Lilian St. ...One item encompassing three copies of this book: Two photocopies of the proof of the book The Langdon Homes of Caulfield by Irene Anderson published by Caulfield Historical Society in 1986. The book contains a history of the Langdon Family and their houses in Glen Eira: Rosecraddock, Lirrewa, Beemery, Hengar, Lincluden and Croton Hurst. Also one final print of this published book.the langdon homes of caulfield, caulfield historical society, rosecraddock, caulfield, langdon road, langdon philip, langdon marie, anderson irene, langdon henry joseph, hawthorn road, powderham road, kooyong road, craddock avenue, langdon elizabeth laetitia lane langdon, langdon montague william, roads board of caulfield, brighton cemetery, langdon edward henry, langdon charles petley, langdon john berry, langdon emily amy, langdon florence elizabeth, langdon laura, langdon blanche emma, beemery park, tarqua, renwick samuel, the garrell, glen eira road, seymour road, blanche street, lirrewa, renwick jane, read louise martha, freedman harold, langdon charles stanley blake, langdon richard read, langdon philip clark, langdon mary laetitia lane, langdon henry clive courtenay, elser lilian, st. mary’s church of england caulfield, keverell road, langdon richard berry, langdon charles hugh, topp mr., jamieson mr., tayler lloyd, mansions, balaclava road, crotonhurst avenue, langley h.t. rev., hengar, langdon henry, lirrewa grove, riddoch elizabeth helen, langdon leslie john, langdon mary elizabeth, langdon dorothy, langdon margery, caulfield town hall, caulfield shire council, caulfield city hall, lincluden, sinclair a.j., elsternwick, langdon madge, weddings, memorial services, beemery, beemery park estate, langdon clive, neringa, sadleir john, penleigh, garrell street, victorian style, croton hurst, webb george henry frederick, judges, langdon william farr, webb sophie sarah annie, webb dottie, mitchell road, caulfield racecourse, webb isabella, langdon frank henry webb, langdon george rupert webb, langdon mark, langdon webb, langdon isobel, langdon grace, langdon georgie, langdon violet, somers charles, mclaughlin j., walworth avenue -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyDocument - Lincluden
... ... Renwick Samuel...House Names Caulfield Lincluden Kooyong Road Renwick Samuel Langdon Montague Architectural Features Langdon Jane The Garrell Glen Eira Road Garrell Street Victorian Style Ceiling Roses Cast Ironwork Flats Verandah Marble Mantle Pieces World War 1914-1918 Document Lincluden ...Handwritten notes on Lincluden property history and owners from 1888 and description of the restoration of the house. Four photographs of Lincluden house, two of the front side and two photographs of the back verandah.house names, caulfield, lincluden, kooyong road, renwick samuel, langdon montague, architectural features, langdon jane, the garrell, glen eira road, garrell street, victorian style, ceiling roses, cast ironwork flats, verandah, marble, mantle pieces, world war 1914-1918 -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyArticle - Little Cromer, Kooyong Road, 235, Elsternwick
... ... Renwick Samuel...Also includes print of entry for Bellecourt, 85 Seymour Road from Victorian Heritage Database which notes that Little Cromer was formerly called Neringa Kooyong Road Elsternwick Little Cromer Hughes Allan Hughes Marjorie Air Raid Shelters Beemery Park Langdon Henry Langdon Montague Renwick Samuel Blanche Street Neringa Langdon Charles Petley Sadleir John Schreiber Robert Henry Architect Auctions Roof Gables Stables Gary Peer and Associates Parsons Charles Moloney James Trezise Alex Vassy Albert Johnston Mr. ...Photocopied article from Australian Jewish News April 20, 2001 titled A Rich History on the property Little Cromer, 235 Kooyong Road Elsternwick, which is to be auctioned on April 29, 2001. Includes one exterior and one interior photograph. Also includes print of entry for Bellecourt, 85 Seymour Road from Victorian Heritage Database which notes that Little Cromer was formerly called Neringakooyong road, elsternwick, little cromer, hughes allan, hughes marjorie, air raid shelters, beemery park, langdon henry, langdon montague, renwick samuel, blanche street, neringa, langdon charles petley, sadleir john, schreiber robert henry, architect, auctions, roof, gables, stables, gary peer and associates, parsons charles, moloney james, trezise alex, vassy albert, johnston mr., johnston mrs., bellecourt -
Brighton Historical SocietyClothing - Dress, Day dress, circa 1855-1872
... ...samuel renwick...She had been educated in Scotland and eventually became a personal maid and then companion to the Renwick girl, daughters of Samuel Renwick of Caulfield, Victoria. ...She had been educated in Scotland and eventually became a personal maid and then companion to the Renwick girl, daughters of Samuel Renwick of Caulfield, Victoria. ...This dress was donated as having belonged to Annie Elizabeth McLean, who worked as a maid to the daughters of Samuel Renwick of Caulfield. Annie was born in Argyllshire, Scotland in 1853. This dress appears to have been originally made circa 1855 and then modified circa 1872. As Annie would only have been two years old in 1855, this indicates that the dress would most probably have been originally made for someone else and later acquired by Annie. Annie Elizabeth McLean arrived in the Colony of Victoria from Argyllshire, Scotland with her aunts and cousins in 1867, aged thirteen and a half. She had been educated in Scotland and eventually became a personal maid and then companion to the Renwick girl, daughters of Samuel Renwick of Caulfield, Victoria. The Renwicks' home, 'The Garrell' on Glen Eira Road, was one of Caulfield's earliest residences, having been built around 1854. Samuel was a business partner of William Kerr Thomson, a well-known Brighton resident and the original occupant of the North Road mansion 'Kamesburgh'. During her time with the Renwick family, Annie travelled with them to England, then to Scotland, then back to Victoria. She left the family upon the marriage of the youngest Renwick daughter, then went to the household of Sir William and Lady McCullough until she left to be married to Alfred John Ashfold in 1878.This c1872 grey and white silk pin stripe dress features a high round neckline with eleven decorative blue silk buttons and secured by a concealed line of fifteen hook and eyelet closure. The bodice (.1) has decorative blue and green braid over the shoulder and bust and across the base of the bodice. The dress features three darts shaping the dress to the body. The sleeve is cut high but relatively full and tapers to the elbow then flares again in Pagoda like style but ends at the wrist or hand. The skirt (.2) opens over the left hip and features a pocket over the right hip. The skirt at the front finishes at the ankle or just above the ground. At the back the bodice features panels shaping the dress into the body and pleated and flared from the waist. At the small of the back is a decorative bow with pinked edges and decorative braid. The skirt at the back is uncommon in shape most likely as the result of modification. It appears to have had panels removed reducing its original fullness. It has a tape inside the back of the skirt that would draw the skirt in creating a bustle like shape . It would appear that the dress had been modified in order to create a more fashionable silhouette most probably in circa 1872. There are three separate pieces of fabric. One is made up into a semi-circular over-skirt trimmed with blue braid and fringing (.3). Two pieces are unpicked skirt gores, one still has its cotton lining attached (.4 and .5).annie elizabeth mclean, samuel renwick, the garrell, caulfield -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Standard Measure, James McEwan & Co, 1860s-1900s
... Shortly afterwards, the firm partnered with William Kerr Thomson and Samuel Renwick. When McEwan died in 1868, his partners carried on and expanded the business under his name, J McEwan. ...Shortly afterwards, the firm partnered with William Kerr Thomson and Samuel Renwick. When McEwan died in 1868, his partners carried on and expanded the business under his name, J McEwan. ...This container is a pre-Decimal, Imperial Standard Half Bushel, part of a three-piece set of Standard measures used in Victoria from around 1900 to 1940. The measures were made in Melbourne by J. McEwan & Co. These three measures were likely used by the local Melbourne authority that monitored weights and measures in the mid to late 19th century. . An Imperial Bushel was equal to 8 gallons, or 36.36872 litres . An Imperial Peck equals a quarter of a Bushel, or 9.09 litres Standards for weights and measures began in Victoria when the Melbourne Observatory received primary sets of Imperial Standard Weights and Measures from Britain. These were tested against the then British Imperial Standards to measure length, weight and currency. Administrative bodies in the Colony of Australia could then compare their weights and measures against these British Primary Standards and adjust their Measures accordingly, to maintain the Standards. The Weights and Measures Act of 1862 was passed in Victoria, and local inspectors were established throughout the colony. By the 1870s, local councils and shires in Victoria held a set of Standards used to test scales, weights, and measures used by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. Every ten years, the councils’ Standards needed to be rechecked against the Victorian Standards. In the 19th Century, the Victorian Customs Department inspected and maintained the Standards. In 1901, the Customs Department was transferred to the Federal Government, but the Weights and Measures authority remained with the Victorian Government and relocated to the Melbourne Observatory. In 1904, the Standard weights and measures, and testing equipment, were installed in the room of a new building erected at the south end of the Great Melbourne Telescope House. The room became known as the Whirling Room, due to its large whirling apparatus that tested air meters. When the Melbourne Observatory closed in 1944, the Weights and Measures Branch was formed to continue maintaining the Standards. On February 14th, 1966, Australia began its conversion to metric measures and currency, and a new set of Standard Measures was introduced; the conversion took place in stages. The Weights and Measures Branch remained at the Observatory site until 1995. James McEwan & Co.: - The maker of this set of Standard Measures was James McEwan. His Melbourne business was established in 1852 and sold retail furniture and wholesale ironmongery. The firm’s warehouses were situated at the intersection of 81-83 Elizabeth and Little Collins Streets. Shortly afterwards, the firm partnered with William Kerr Thomson and Samuel Renwick. When McEwan died in 1868, his partners carried on and expanded the business under his name, J McEwan. The business was expanded to provide a retail shop, counting-house and private offices. Wholesale warehouses adjoined these premises at 4, 6 and 10 Little Collins Street, West. This company provided and sold a large and varied amount of imported goods into the colony; agricultural equipment, building materials, mining items, steam engines, tools of all types and marble fireplaces. The company grew to employ over 150 people in Melbourne and opened offices at 27 Lombard St, London, as well as in New Zealand and Fiji. It also serviced the Mauritius islands and the Pacific area with its steamship, the Suva, and a brig, the Shannon.The set of Imperial Standard Measures is an example of a bronze measure container made specifically for J. McEwan & Co. Today, it helps us to understand how imperial weights and measures were used, and how a standard of measurement for merchants was developed in the Australian colonies based on the Imperial British measurement system. The container has social significance as an item retailed by J McEwan, and used by Victoria’s authorities legally responsible for ensuring that dry goods sold in Victoria by wholesalers and retailers are correct.Imperial Standard Measure: a container to measure the volume of a Half Bushel. It is part of a set of three precision measures - a Peck, a Half Bushel and a Bushel – used by government authorities in Victoria. The cast brass cylinder has straight sides and a flat base, and two handles are attached near the base by two posts on each handle. The wall inside is straight, and outside has grooves and horizontal bands. Inscriptions are engraved on the outside. The Measures were made for the retailer, J. McEwan & Co., London and Melbourne. Engraved test: "IMPERIAL STANDARD HALF BUSHEL. / VICTORIA / J. MCEWAN & O. LONDON AND MELBOURNE."flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, weights and measurements, science, james mcewan & co., precision instrument, technology, melbourne observatory, british imperial standards, standard weights & measures, volume measure, dry measure, customs, commerce, victorian standard measure, pre-decimal measure, imperial standard, imperial half bushel, bronze container, brass container, cast container -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageFunctional object - Standard Measure, James McEwan & Co, 1860s-1900s
... Shortly afterwards, the firm partnered with William Kerr Thomson and Samuel Renwick. When McEwan died in 1868, his partners carried on and expanded the business under his name, J McEwan. ...Shortly afterwards, the firm partnered with William Kerr Thomson and Samuel Renwick. When McEwan died in 1868, his partners carried on and expanded the business under his name, J McEwan. ...This container is a pre-Decimal, Imperial Standard Peck, part of a three-piece set of Standard measures used in Victoria from around 1900 to 1940. The measures were made in Melbourne by J. McEwan & Co. These three measures were likely used by the local Melbourne authority that monitored weights and measures in the mid to late 19th century. . An Imperial Bushel was equal to 8 gallons, or 36.36872 litres . An Imperial Peck equals a quarter of a Bushel, or 9.09 litres Standards for weights and measures began in Victoria when the Melbourne Observatory received primary sets of Imperial Standard Weights and Measures from Britain. These were tested against the then British Imperial Standards to measure length, weight and currency. Administrative bodies in the Colony of Australia could then compare their weights and measures against these British Primary Standards and adjust their Measures accordingly, to maintain the Standards. The Weights and Measures Act of 1862 was passed in Victoria, and local inspectors were established throughout the colony. By the 1870s, local councils and shires in Victoria held a set of Standards used to test scales, weights, and measures used by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. Every ten years, the councils’ Standards needed to be rechecked against the Victorian Standards. In the 19th Century, the Victorian Customs Department inspected and maintained the Standards. In 1901, the Customs Department was transferred to the Federal Government, but the Weights and Measures authority remained with the Victorian Government and relocated to the Melbourne Observatory. In 1904, the Standard weights and measures, and testing equipment, were installed in the room of a new building erected at the south end of the Great Melbourne Telescope House. The room became known as the Whirling Room, due to its large whirling apparatus that tested air meters. When the Melbourne Observatory closed in 1944, the Weights and Measures Branch was formed to continue maintaining the Standards. On February 14th, 1966, Australia began its conversion to metric measures and currency, and a new set of Standard Measures was introduced; the conversion took place in stages. The Weights and Measures Branch remained at the Observatory site until 1995. James McEwan & Co.: - The maker of this set of Standard Measures was James McEwan. His Melbourne business was established in 1852 and sold retail furniture and wholesale ironmongery. The firm’s warehouses were situated at the intersection of 81-83 Elizabeth and Little Collins Streets. Shortly afterwards, the firm partnered with William Kerr Thomson and Samuel Renwick. When McEwan died in 1868, his partners carried on and expanded the business under his name, J McEwan. The business was expanded to provide a retail shop, counting-house and private offices. Wholesale warehouses adjoined these premises at 4, 6 and 10 Little Collins Street, West. This company provided and sold a large and varied amount of imported goods into the colony; agricultural equipment, building materials, mining items, steam engines, tools of all types and marble fireplaces. The company grew to employ over 150 people in Melbourne and opened offices at 27 Lombard St, London, as well as in New Zealand and Fiji. It also serviced the Mauritius islands and the Pacific area with its steamship, the Suva, and a brig, the Shannon. The set of Imperial Standard Measures is an example of a bronze measure container made specifically for J. McEwan & Co. Today, it helps us to understand how imperial weights and measures were used, and how a standard of measurement for merchants was developed in the Australian colonies based on the Imperial British measurement system. The container has social significance as an item retailed by J McEwan, and used by Victoria’s authorities legally responsible for ensuring that dry goods sold in Victoria by wholesalers and retailers are correct. Imperial Standard Measure: a container to measure the volume of a Peck. It is part of a set of three precision measures - a Peck, a Half Bushel and a Bushel – used by government authorities in Victoria. The cast brass cylinder has straight sides and a flat base, and two handles are attached near the base by two posts on each handle. The wall inside is straight, and outside has grooves and horizontal bands. Inscriptions are engraved on the outside. The Measures were made for the retailer, J. McEwan & Co., London and Melbourne. Engraved on side: "IMPERIAL STANDARD PECK. / VICTORIA."flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, weights and measurements, science, james mcewan & co., precision instrument, technology, melbourne observatory, british imperial standards, standard weights & measures, volume measure, dry measure, customs, commerce, victorian standard measure, pre-decimal measure, imperial standard, imperial bushel, imperial half bushel, imperial peck, peck measure, bronze container, brass container, cast container -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageFunctional object - Standard Measure, James McEwan & Co, 1860s-1900s
... Shortly afterwards, the firm partnered with William Kerr Thomson and Samuel Renwick. When McEwan died in 1868, his partners carried on and expanded the business under his name, J McEwan. ...Shortly afterwards, the firm partnered with William Kerr Thomson and Samuel Renwick. When McEwan died in 1868, his partners carried on and expanded the business under his name, J McEwan. ...This container is a pre-Decimal, Imperial Standard Bushel, part of a three-piece set of Standard measures used in Victoria from around 1900 to 1940. The measures were made in Melbourne by J. McEwan & Co. These three measures were likely used by the local Melbourne authority that monitored weights and measures in the mid to late 19th century. . An Imperial Bushel was equal to 8 gallons, or 36.36872 litres . An Imperial Peck equals a quarter of a Bushel, or 9.09 litres Standards for weights and measures began in Victoria when the Melbourne Observatory received primary sets of Imperial Standard Weights and Measures from Britain. These were tested against the then British Imperial Standards to measure length, weight and currency. Administrative bodies in the Colony of Australia could then compare their weights and measures against these British Primary Standards and adjust their Measures accordingly, to maintain the Standards. The Weights and Measures Act of 1862 was passed in Victoria, and local inspectors were established throughout the colony. By the 1870s, local councils and shires in Victoria held a set of Standards used to test scales, weights, and measures used by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. Every ten years, the councils’ Standards needed to be rechecked against the Victorian Standards. In the 19th Century, the Victorian Customs Department inspected and maintained the Standards. In 1901, the Customs Department was transferred to the Federal Government, but the Weights and Measures authority remained with the Victorian Government and relocated to the Melbourne Observatory. In 1904, the Standard weights and measures, and testing equipment, were installed in the room of a new building erected at the south end of the Great Melbourne Telescope House. The room became known as the Whirling Room, due to its large whirling apparatus that tested air meters. When the Melbourne Observatory closed in 1944, the Weights and Measures Branch was formed to continue maintaining the Standards. On February 14th, 1966, Australia began its conversion to metric measures and currency, and a new set of Standard Measures was introduced; the conversion took place in stages. The Weights and Measures Branch remained at the Observatory site until 1995. James McEwan & Co.: - The maker of this set of Standard Measures was James McEwan. His Melbourne business was established in 1852 and sold retail furniture and wholesale ironmongery. The firm’s warehouses were situated at the intersection of 81-83 Elizabeth and Little Collins Streets. Shortly afterwards, the firm partnered with William Kerr Thomson and Samuel Renwick. When McEwan died in 1868, his partners carried on and expanded the business under his name, J McEwan. The business was expanded to provide a retail shop, counting-house and private offices. Wholesale warehouses adjoined these premises at 4, 6 and 10 Little Collins Street, West. This company provided and sold a large and varied amount of imported goods into the colony; agricultural equipment, building materials, mining items, steam engines, tools of all types and marble fireplaces. The company grew to employ over 150 people in Melbourne and opened offices at 27 Lombard St, London, as well as in New Zealand and Fiji. It also serviced the Mauritius islands and the Pacific area with its steamship, the Suva, and a brig, the ShannonThe set of Imperial Standard Measures is an example of a bronze measure container made specifically for J. McEwan & Co. Today, it helps us to understand how imperial weights and measures were used, and how a standard of measurement for merchants was developed in the Australian colonies based on the Imperial British measurement system. The container has social significance as an item retailed by J McEwan, and used by Victoria’s authorities legally responsible for ensuring that dry goods sold in Victoria by wholesalers and retailers are correct.Imperial Standard Measure: a container to measure the volume of a Busel. It is part of a set of three precision measures - a Peck, a Half Bushel and a Bushel – used by government authorities in Victoria. The cast brass cylinder has straight sides and a flat base, and two handles are attached near the base by two posts on each handle. The wall inside is straight, and outside has grooves and horizontal bands. Inscriptions are engraved on the outside. The Measures were made for the retailer, J. McEwan & Co., London and Melbourne.Engraved on side: "IMPERIAL STANDARD BUSHEL. / VICTORIA ./ J. MCEWAN & CO. LONDON AND MELBOURNE."flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, weights and measurements, science, james mcewan & co., precision instrument, technology, melbourne observatory, british imperial standards, standard weights & measures, volume measure, dry measure, customs, commerce, victorian standard measure, pre-decimal measure, imperial standard, imperial bushel, peck measure, bronze container, brass container, cast container -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyDocument - LECHTE, WILLIAM LUDWIG SAMUEL SEBASTION
... Samuel... ‘Manifold’... House Names... Miller Septimus... Alma Road... Knox Mr. James Gardener... Smith Mr.... Coachman... ‘Cumloden’... Lange Mr.... Holyrood Justice Mr.... Cronin Mrs. Mary... McGivenys Dairy... ‘Belle Vista’... Lloyd C. D.... Caulfield Council... Hughes Mr.... Armstrong J. A.... Tom Healey’s Market Garden... Kooyong road... Inkerman Road... Tom Roe’s Market Garden... McLeod Captain... Daish Captain... Plumridger Mr. Frederick... Gardeners... Tester Mr. Thomas... Kent Mr.... Kent G.... Fiddes Mr.... Billings Mr.... Semple Mr.... Fosberry Mr.... Howitt Or.... Merrett Mr.... Orchards... Hawthorn road... Hines Mr.... ‘Rosecraddock’... Langdon H. J.... ‘Crotonhurst’... Webb Justice Mr.... Renwick...Samuel ‘Manifold’ House Names Miller Septimus Alma Road Knox Mr. James Gardener Smith Mr. Coachman ‘Cumloden’ Lange Mr. Holyrood Justice Mr. Cronin Mrs. Mary McGivenys Dairy ‘Belle Vista’ Lloyd C. D. Caulfield Council Hughes Mr. Armstrong J. A. Tom Healey’s Market Garden Kooyong road Inkerman Road Tom Roe’s Market Garden McLeod Captain Daish Captain Plumridger Mr. Frederick Gardeners Tester Mr. Thomas Kent Mr. Kent G. Fiddes Mr. Billings Mr. Semple Mr. Fosberry Mr. Howitt Or. Merrett Mr. Orchards Hawthorn road Hines Mr. ‘Rosecraddock’ Langdon H. J. ‘Crotonhurst’ Webb Justice Mr. Renwick ...3 items about this person: 1/Two twelve page carbon copied documents, purportedly written by William Letchte, son of George, written in c1935/36. He writes of his jobs as a dairyman, cow minder at the age of ten tears. He recollects streets, people, residences, business and general landscape in the area, as he takes you on a tour of the area. 2/Photocopied photo of Katrina Lechte (nee Bolch?) donated by Ian Lechte, 15 Adrian Street, East Bentleigh. 3/Photocopied copy of first pages and cover of William Lechte’s booklet on ‘Caulfield 1869 – 1935 Memories of the Past’, published by the City of Caulfield, 1992. The Society has the full booklet in its book collection (not yet catalogued as of 07/07/2015).grange road, glenhuntly, glen huntly station, alma road, dairies, caulfield park, swamp, queens avenue, station street, cross street, racecourse, heywood j. g., turf club hotel, dandenong road, royal hotel, koornang road, north road, murrumbeena road, mclaurin archibald, crosbie j. w., poath road, newton mr., hooker mr., peck family robert farmer, dairies, ross murray, rosstown, hansen hans, arnott family, peppin family, ormond station, malane family, fraser simon, overtons, shepherds, spring road, mohlers, brighton cemetery, mall kim, market gardeners, long john farmer, fiedler mr., booran road, reservoir, summers mr., maddocks mr., holland mr., caulfield council, glen eira road, harriman benjamin c., kambrook road, bambra road, princess park, marriott john, hawthorn road, brickworks, hyam mr., cottages, jasmine street, sycamore street, paddy o’briens swamp, arnold tom, london tavern hotel, guess john-grocer, topp mr., poath road, pine trees, colonel le marehand, balaclava junction, chemist shop, bell mr., nicholls mr. william h., wine shop, orme mr., pepperorn mr. john, balaclava road, orchards, harvey mr. robert tailor, schubert mr., blew charlie – gardener, philpott mr. richard b., farquhar mr. william farmer, newing t. r., glen eira road, payne john, brockhoft mr., dickson mr. james, snipe t., bevan mr., mckean family john, murray family, francis mr., hart mr., mcdougall james, brady peter, cad, elsternwick station, webb mr., masters mr. samuel, master street, ford mr., anderson mr. joseph gardener, slaney mr., boxhill mr. richard, post office, newsagent, hotham street, service james, bunn mr., sargood mr., orrong road, arnold tom – dairy, officer mr., grimwade mr., alexandra street, oakleigh hall, degraves mr., wilson samuel, ‘manifold’, house names, miller septimus, alma road, knox mr. james gardener, smith mr., coachman, ‘cumloden’, lange mr., holyrood justice mr., cronin mrs. mary, mcgivenys dairy, ‘belle vista’, lloyd c. d., caulfield council, hughes mr., armstrong j. a., tom healey’s market garden, kooyong road, inkerman road, tom roe’s market garden, mcleod captain, daish captain, plumridger mr. frederick, gardeners, tester mr. thomas, kent mr., kent g., fiddes mr., billings mr., semple mr., fosberry mr., howitt or., merrett mr., orchards, hawthorn road, hines mr., ‘rosecraddock’, langdon h. j., ‘crotonhurst’, webb justice mr., renwick s., ‘garrell’, barry mr., drinsdale family, st. mary’s church, sunday school, newing miss, teachers, stephen justice mr., stephen wilberforce, mount l., grimwade’s, ‘grimwade house’, danby’s, spence mr., venables family, mr. moss’ congregational church, barnhill mrs., porter miss, webb’s, ferguson, orange, police stations, kooyong road, pennington mr., health inspectors, engineers, inkley mr., farriers, mckeon mr., ‘sylverly’, dixon mr. edward, turner mr., marriott robert, ‘ravenhurst’, thompson j. j., wott t., architects, perrin mr. francis, tennis courts, royal parade, sayce mr. joseph j. p., ricketson h., ‘glen eira’, mansions, hospitals, turner mr., evans family, stephens miss, registers, mcculloch lady, convalescent homes, prentice street, edward street, strickland, keany pat, brentwood charlie, fordham lewis, hopetoun gardens, higgins mr. joseph f. engineer, railway construction bill, evans mr., beavis mr., twycross family john, medina captain, cowderoy mr. benjamin, murray mr., moore mr., ‘glenfern’, st. georges road, glen huntly road, cedar street, hunt bill – ‘bandy hunt’, jessamine street, alder street, le page’s store, post offices, balaclava junction, stephens frank, solicitors, parkside street, robinson j., ilbery mr. and family, mclennan mrs., victoria street, savings bank, riddell parade, elworthy mr. richard, butchers, shaw mr. william, armstrong mr., guess’ hotel, sycamore street, bagshaw mr., clack joe, wawn alex, sisson family, north road, younger mr., kooyong road, sheridan joseph, anketell family – john, wren john – carpenter, wills mr. peter, attrills arnold, heffernan family, cox peter, ilbery john, hotham street, glen huntly road, page j. w., bakeries, forests, godfrey mr., blacksmiths, thompson j. j., olive street, cedar street, letchte w., tierney richard, alma road, st. kilda east, murray peter, letchte’ cows – grazing, holland grove, eskdale road, lechte katrina, lechte ian, lechte catherine, lechte warren, lechte stuart, lechte elaine -
Canterbury History GroupDocument - Goldings Hall and Alfred Golding, Renwick, R.L, 14/06/1968
... Renwick> Frank... Burridge> William (Rev.)... Cuthburt> Samuel...Canterbury History Group 190A Canterbury Road Canterbury melbourne History of Alfred Golding's businesses Golding Family Renwick> Frank Burridge> William (Rev.) Cuthburt> Samuel (Rev.) Vasey> T. ...History of Alfred Golding's businessesPhotocopy of handwritter notes. 9 A4 pages. golding family, renwick> frank, burridge> william (rev.), cuthburt> samuel (rev.), vasey> t., balwyn wesleyan church, canterbury literary society, international exhibition sydney 1879, renwick> r. l.
