Black and white photograph of a crowd of men, women and children posed outside a brick building."New Shire hall".buildings, grenville shire council, shire offices linton, events

The souvenir is believed to have been made by R.E. Hyatt.Home-made souvenir of Linton. Souvenir consists of a photograph of the Shire of Grenville office building in Sussex Street, Linton . Two shops are visible further along the street, and part of a sign for a butcher's shop is visible in the lower left corner of the photograph. The photograph has been mounted on a map of Australia which has been cut from very thick cardboard. A border made of small green squares is around the photograph, and underneath the photograph are the words "Greetings from Linton" enclosed by a scroll. The edge of the map has been painted green. A picture of a Koala has been cut from card or paper and painted silver and then been glued to the cardboard map to the right of the photograph. A wire metal stand has been attached to the back of the map with two small tacks.souvenirs, shire of grenville building, r.e. hyatt

Part of photograph album donated by Mrs Faull. Mr Reilly - Shire of Grenville Engineer 1923-1930 Twins standing in front of Old Shire of Grenville building.Sepia photograph of two young girls wearing matching short, belted outfits and hats, standing side by side at the front of a wooden door.reilly twins, faull collection

Somewhat blurry black and white copy of an original photograph which has been mounted on white card. View to the west of Sussex Street, Linton, showing the Grenville Shire Hall, Criterion House and Shepherd's store. The two cars shown parked in the street suggest the photograph was taken in the 1920s.shire hall linton, shire of grenville offices and hall, criterion house, shepherd's store, sussex street linton, buildings

From the "Walk-Drive Tour of Linton", p. 22: ". . . this large Victorian house was originally the home of Hubert Adams, the proprietor of the Grenville Standard from about 1895 until 1909. It was subsequently purchased by the Shire of Grenville and was for many years the Shire Engineer's home." The inscription on the front of one of the copies says the photo was taken c. 1890.Photograph of a timber Victorian style house with a corrugated iron roof. The house has two chimneys and wrought iron decoration on the verandah. An unidentified woman and a young girl are standing in the garden at the front. Adams house, afterwards used as Shire Engineer's house, in Grey Street, LintonOn front of both copies: Shire Engineer's House, Grey St. Linton". On front of copy (a): "c. 1890". On back of copy (b): Shire Engineer's House Grey St Linton".houses, buildings, adams house, shire engineer's house

Group of men, women and children standing in front of new Shire of Grenville Offices, which opened on March 30th, 1939. Mounted on grey/brown card.Reverse: "Shire Hall / Linton / March 30/1939".shire of grenville, offices, openings, buildings

Dr Donaldson (Snr) owned the block of land on the corner of Sussex and Grant Streets, Linton. He had a ten-room house set on the back of the block (where the block backs on to Surrey Street), with a large barn fronting Sussex Street. Other identifiable buildings in the photograph are Ball Brothers blacksmith's shop, the Royal Standard Hotel on the corner of Sussex and Clyde Streets, the Shire Hall, Criterion House and Joseph Shepherd's store. The roof of Oscar Ball's house can be seen.Black and white copy of original photograph which shows houses and other buildings along Sussex Street. The view is to the south (up the hill) from the Ballarat entrance to Linton. A large barn, enclosed by a picket fence, is in the foreground. A cart drawn by two horses, with a man standing next to it, is in the street near the barn. Further along the street, a group of people appear to be wheeling a barrow or cart. Houses and other buildings can be seen along the street.sussex street linton, dr donaldson's barn, ball bros. blacksmith, royal standard hotel, shire of grenville offices linton, criterion house, joseph shepherd's store

Born in Ireland in 1838, Annie Ross married Samuel Lewers at Creswick in 1856. Samuel Lewers, a gold buyer and bank agent, became manager of the Bank of New South Wales in Linton in about 1860, and was afterwards the first Shire of Grenville President and a Justice of the Peace. Annie and Samuel Lewers had eleven children. They lived in the residence at the Bank of NSW building in Sussex Street (this building now known as Traquair House). Around the time Samuel Lewers retired in 1895 they leased and moved to Emu Hill, the property formerly owned by the Linton family, at that time owned by Edward Morey. Samuel Lewers died shortly after his retirement, in 1895. Annie Lewers died at Emu Hill in 1904.Black & white copy of original photograph, showing Annie Lewers as a comparatively young woman. She is shown wearing an elaborate dress with white collar and cuffs. Studio portrait, subject is standing with right hand resting on the back of a chair. (Mrs. Samuel Lewers)annie lewers, mrs samuel lewers

The Shire of Grenville offices in Linton were built n in 1939, and replaced the original Shire Hall which was built in the 1860s. At the time the offices were built, Linton was the headquarters of the Shire of Grenville. The Shire of Grenville ceased to exist in 1993 following municipal amalgamations, and the offices are now the Linton offices of the Golden Plains Shire which has its headquarters at Bannockburn.Colour photograph showing a single-storey cream brick building, with a flagpole and various memorials outside it. Golden Plains Shire offices in Linton (formerly Shire of Grenville offices), built 1939.shire of grenville offices linton, golden plains shire offices linton

The group is pictured outside the Linton fire station/weighbridge. The occasion was probably to do with the visit to Australia by the Queen in 1954.Black and white photograph of five men wearing casual clothes and one woman wearing skirt with long-sleeved top and head scarf. The building they are in front of has the date "1939" on it. On the left behind them is a display with small Union Jack and Commonwealth flags, the word "LINTON", and the date "1954"."Bill Grigg (grandfather of Chris Grigg), Carrie Murrell / Ted Porter Les Ching / Bill Murrell Dave Nicol / Shire of Grenville weighbridge in background".bill grigg (william spencer grigg), carrie murrell, ted porter, les ching, bill murrell, dave nicol

Black and white image of a crowd of men, women and children plus a motor vehicle, motorcycle and bicycle outside buildings in Sussex Street, Linton. The car has been decorated with streamers. This photograph was taken during Linton's centenary celebrations in 1939. The double storey building on the left is Criterion House. The upper level of this building was used as a hospital. The Building on the right is Grenville Shire Offices.centenaries, centenary celebrations, hospitals, motorcycles, cars, bicycles

Slaughterhouse Hill was so named because Bennett's butchers had a slaughterhouse there.A view of Linton taken from Slaughterhouse Hill to the north-east of the town. Numerous buildings are identifiable in the photograph. In the middle foreground are the railway station, platform and station-master's house. The Grenville Standard building is visible in Clyde Street, and the Post Office and Bank of NSW buildings can be seen near the corner of Clyde and Sussex Streets. In the distance (along Sussex Street) the Royal Standard Hotel and the Shire Offices (original building) can be seen. St Paul's Church of England is on the far left of the photograph."Esther Cluff, Linton".linton township, slaughterhouse hill

Sepia photograph showing several houses along a dirt road open area with some trees, footbridge on RHS. Shire Engineer's house (formerly house owned by Hubert Adams, newspaper proprietor) is on corner of road to Devil's Kitchen. Glimpse of Murrell's Victoria Hotel in distance."Esther Cluff Linton".buildings, houses, shire of grenville engineer's house

The Linton library initially operated under the auspices of the Linton Mechanics' Institute, from around 1871. The library later received funding under Free Library schemes, and was known as the Linton Free Library or the Linton Public Library. By the time the library closed in 1975, it was a government funded public library managed through the Grenville Shire Council. The photograph was taken after renovations of the building were undertaken in 1994. At the time, it was understood that the library had opened in 1874.Photograph taken 1994 which shows the former Linton Public Library building after restoration.linton public library, linton free library, buildings

The Shire Hall/offices were completed in the mid 1860s. Dating the photograph: The photograph is thought to have been taken c.1880. An earlier photograph of the Town Hall in the LDHS collection, in which the trees are smaller, is dated 1875. Thomas Austin, who ran a draper's shop next to the Shire offices, left Linton in 1882.Original sepia photograph showing the Grenville Shire Offices (Linton Town Hall). A group of men, thought to be Grenville Shire Councillors, are standing in the street in front of the building, which has several trees growing in front of it, and a low front fence. To the right, a shop has signs on its verandah: "TAILOR & DRAPER" and "TAILOR & T. A. . . ." (thought to read T. Austin). To the left, a higher picket fence or gate separates the Shire Hall from the two-storey building next door. This building is 'Criterion House', built in 1862/1863 by Samuel Steele. The words "Linton Shire Hall" have been inscribed in ink across the top of the photograph.Handwritten in ink across top of photograph: "Linton Shire Hall".grenville shire offices, linton town hall, thomas austin [tailor & drapery store], shire of grenville councillors, linton shire hall

The Shire of Grenville was proclaimed in 1864. The Shire offices and hall are believed to have been completed by the mid 1860s. Photograph is dated to 1880s from names of Council members and Shire officers.Original sepia photograph showing a group of men standing outside the Shire Council offices at Linton. Photo shows the fence at the front of the Grenville Shire offices, and part of the next-door shop (shop formerly owned by Thomas Austin). Some names of Councillors and Shire officials handwritten on the back of the photograph. The photograph has been sealed in a protective plastic cover.On reverse of photograph: "Wm Brown / J.J. Shepherd / Alex McVitty / Jas Dodds (Shire Secretary) / G.H. Smith / Jno Clarke / W.G. Bennett / Mr Preston".shire of grenville offices, grenville shire hall, buildings, councillors, austin's shop, joseph shepherd, alex mcvitty, james dodds [shire secretary], john clarke, w. g. bennett, mr preston, william brown [shire engineer], linton town hall

The new Shire of Grenville Offices were officially opened on 29 March 1939.Black and white photograph of a crowd of people, adults and children, standing in front of a brick building."Shire open".shire of grenville, buildings, offices, sussex street linton, events, official openings

This building replaced the Linton Shire Hall (built in 1860s) in 1939. Photograph taken in 1988.Colour photograph of cream brick building with pitched tile roof and trees behind.shire of grenville, shire offices, buildings

Scan of a black and white photo, undated but probably 1930s, which shows the first Grenville Shire hall and Council offices building in Sussex Street, Linton, and the shop next to it, which was owned from the 1860s to 1882 by the Austin family. (The shop appears to have been unoccupied at the time the photo was taken.)shire of grenville hall, council offices, town hall, shire hall, shops, thomas austin

Shire of Grenville Hall and Angus shop, Sussex Street, Linton. Dating the photograph: The photograph can be dated to after 1887, when John Angus purchased the shop building (originally owned by Thomas Austin) from B. N. Dodd. 'W. Angus': From 1887 until the late 1890s the shop was run by John Angus' wife Wilhelmina Angus, who often advertised her business in the local newspaper, the 'Grenville Standard' (see photograph of advertisement, Registration no. 2019-346). It is not known when Mrs Angus retired, but it is understood that her son William then took over the shop. Elsie Jennings, an Angus descendant, recalled in a letter to LDHS that her uncle had run a draper's shop at this site. (See letter in "Linton - Township History - Recollections and reminiscences' file.) It is not clear whether the "W. Angus" in the sign refers to Wilhelmina Angus or to William Angus.Enlarged black and white copy of original photograph, which has been mounted on white card. The photograph shows a two-storey brick building, and next to it a double-fronted shop. The two-storey building is the original Grenville Shire Hall, built in the mid 1860s. The fence outside it is being used to post notices. Two large pine trees are between the fence and the building. The smaller shop next to the hall has a verandah supported by round timber posts, and signs across the front of the verandah read "Tailor" and "W. Angus". Two men engaged in conversation with each other are standing to the left under the verandah. There is a flagpole attached to one of the gate posts of the hall, and there is a telegraph pole in the street in front of the hall.w. angus, william angus, wilhelmina angus (née statemann), buildings, shire of grenville hall, shops, shire hall, town hall

Date of the photograph is not known. Criterion House was built by Samuel Steele in 1862/1863. Samuel Steele left Linton in the late 1860s, but it is not known if B. N. Dodd was the next owner of the building. B. N. Dodd was mentioned in advertising as a Linton draper in 1878. He sold the shop and moved to Ballarat in 1887. The upper floor of the building was used as a hospital from around the end of WWI to the early 1920s. The building was demolished around 1938/39, in connection with the rebuilding of new offices for the Shire of Grenville.Digital copy of original photograph, which shows a two-storey brick building with a verandah. There are four windows across the second storey. A sign across the front of the verandah reads "...TFITTER. B. N. DODD. DRAPER. MILLINERY". A man is leaning on a verandah post at the front of the shop near the entrance, and a woman is standing on the left of the picture, behind a box or counter. Several children are sitting on boxes or bales outside the shop. Ground floor windows have signs reading "DRAPER", "OUTFITTER", "MILLINERY". (A fourth sign is illegible.)criterion house, samuel steele, b.n. (benjamin nunnington) dodd, drapers, shops, sussex street linton

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 26 top left. The Shire of Grenville built the Shire Offices and Hall in the mid 1860s. The building comprised a Council Chamber on the ground floor, and upstairs a large hall with a stage; this room was used for meetings, balls, concerts and other entertainments. This building was replaced with a single-storey building in 1939. The photograph is believed to have been taken in 1871 after completion of the fence. It is in a photograph album donated to LDHS by Mrs Stella Surman.Sepia photograph of the "Offices of the Grenville Shire Council". Several people are standing outside the front door and near the front fence. Builders' rubble on the ground near the gate.buildings, shire of grenville offices linton, linton shire hall, surman collection, grenville shire hall, linton town hall

Mollie Coffey, born 1897, was the daughter of Ellen Coffey, a nurse and midwife who ran a private hospital in Linton in the period after World War I. The hospital was on the first floor of 'Criterion House', next to the old Shire of Grenville offices in Sussex Street. It is understood that Mollie also became a nurse and worked with her mother at the hospital. The hospital closed in the mid-1920s. In 1927 Mollie Coffey married Daniel O'Connell, a hairdresser and tobacconist with premises in the former Bennett/Todd building on the corner of Clyde & Sussex Streets. The O'Connells had three children, Jim, Nellise (Ellen) and Jack (John). They moved to Skipton shortly after their marriage.Enlarged black and white copy of original photograph, mounted on white card. The photograph is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman whose dark hair is swept up and behind, and who is wearing a dress or top with a scooped neckline and a white lace collar. Mollie (Mary) Coffey, later Mollie O'Connell.ellen (mollie) coffey, nurses, midwives