Costa’s Wine Cafe was once one of the best known landmarks in Wodonga. It was near the corner of High Street and Lawrence, across the road from where the water tower was later built. Mr. Bernardo Costa came to Australia from Switzerland, arriving in Sydney in 1857. In 1882 he moved to Wodonga and conducted his boot sale and repair business He applied for a Wine License in December 1886. In 1908 B Costa advertised that he had rebuilt his premises, which “affords the best and most comfortable accommodation to the travelling public”. For a while it was known as Wodonga Swiss Wine Café. After Bernardo’s death in 1915 the wine cafe and accommodation at the rear was run by his three daughters, Annie, Angela and Gertrude. In 1941 the Misses Costa sold their business and freehold to Mrs. J Adams who died just six years later. It was then run by her son Pat Adams, and after his demise his wife ran the business. Frank Walsh was running it as Walsh’s Wine Café by 1951. The Wine Café was closed in 1963 having been purchased by Woolworths and was demolished to build their new supermarket on the site.These images represent an early business in Wodonga . 2 black and white photos of the buildings of A. E. Costa, a brick building with signage.Photo 1: Above verandah: A.E. COSTA / Phone 70 COSTA's WINE Photo 2: Above verandah : WINE CAFEwodonga businesses, a. e. costa, wodonga pioneers, early wodonga businesses, wodonga businesses high street

Paul Costa is the eldest of four brothers who grew up at Falls Creek, attended school there and at Mt Beauty and were members of the Falls Creek Race Club. He originally raced in alpine skiing but changed to mogul skiing at the age of 16. His first event was the Falls Creek Summit Masters, where he finished second in the Open Class. In 1993 Paul Costa placed fourth at the FIS Freestyle World Championships in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria. He was selected to represent Australia in the Winter Olympics at Lillehammer in 1994, joining his brother Adrian in that team. During his mogul skiing career, Paul Costa collected 26 World Cup starts. At the end of his competitive career he took up coaching junior teams and was part of the moguls coaching staff for the 2006 Torino Olympics.This image is significant because it depicts an Australian Winter Olympian and former member of the Falls Creek Race Club.Coloured image of Paul Costapaul costa, australian olympians

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'Black and white photo of Grades 6,7, and 8 of Blackburn state School in 1924. See page 76 of Da Costa book.blackburn state school, no. 2923

Used by Robin Da costa in 'Blackburn: a picturesque history'Black & white photo of Wandinong Sanctuary, Canterbury Road Blackburn. Sanctuary donated to Council by the Hookes.|See Page 96 of Da Costa book.hooke, janet emily, albert arthur, wandinong sanctuary

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History.Black and white photo of local Blackburn School children outside Blackburn Hall on Arbor Day 1908. See NP703 and page 84 of Da Costa book.cairnduff, ann, davis, violet, eriksson, may, goodwin, doris, harrison, margery, bird, doreen, schwab, nellie, daintry, hamilton, rooks, ruby, phillips, annie, blackburn hall, arbor day 1908

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'.Black and white photo of Blackburn Football Club in 1929. The club was founded in 1900s and is still in existence. See Da Costa book page 87. Names listed in SUBJECTS below.lea, w., dell, r., bambridge, l., luff, robert, brown, jamieson, alexander a., young, stainsby, peters, h., lee, s., foster, c., kiker, f., jenkinson, p., mcclelland, cooper, tickle, rooks, charles francis, williams, heatley, j., headford, n., heppner, w. b., jenkyn, t., yeomans, a., blackburn football club

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'Black and white photo of Sagoe Common School No. 463. Built in 1864 on site of present day Box Hill High School.|See page 73 0f De Costa Book.box hill high school, sagoe common school

Adrian Costa is the second of four brothers who grew up at Falls Creek, attended school there and at Mt Beauty and were members of the Falls Creek Race Club. He started skiing at the age of three. Costa started competing in moguls around age 16 and ‘specialised’ in this field two years later. In 1991 he entered in the International Youth Championships in Le Sauze, where he finished second. His impressive career included competing in the World Cup from 1992 until 2003, representing Australia in the Winter Olympics in 1992 Albertville, 1994 Lillehammer, 1998 Nagano and in 2002 Salt Lake City where he was given the honour of carrying the Australian Flag in the Opening Ceremony. In total, Adrian Costa made 126 World Cup starts between 1991 and 2003, placing 31 times in the top-10 and seven times in the top-5. After retiring from competitive skiing, he coached another future four time Olympian, Britt Cox.These images are significant because they depict a former Falls Creek skier and Australian Olympic athlete.This item includes two colour photos of Adrian Costa competing at Lillehammer Olympics and carrying the Australian Flag at the Opening Ceremony.australian olympians, adrian costa, mogul skier

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of 'Horizon City' plan for El Paso (1959), Texas, USA. (Architect: Lucio Costa.)Made in Australia / Encircled 49 (Handwritten) / 1.5m (Handwritten) / city 'Horizon city' (Handwritten) / 167 mile (Handwritten) / lake park (Handwritten) / Texas new El Paso (Handwritten) / Brazchari (?): Lucio Costa (Handwritten) / 13 (Handwritten)the puzzle of architecture, slide

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'.Black and white photo of War Memorial erected in 1920 on corner of Railway Road and Whitehorse Road, Blackburn. Later re-sited in Morton Park. Goodwin home in background.|See Da Costa book page 46.goodwin family, war memorial, blackburn, railway road blackburn, whitehorse road

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'.Black and white photo of Group Outside Mr. G.A. Goodwin's Home in 1911. Mr. Goodwin's home was located in Whitehorse Road, Blackburn, later the site of Cottees and the Leader newspapers.|See Da Costa book page 46.goodwin, nellie, ernest, frederick, wilson, charlotte, skyes, ruby, stuckey, mary, norman, charlie, george augustus, jack, george (jnr), cotter, mr., whitehorse road blackburn

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'.Black and white photo of Children at Coronation Celebrations, on 29 June 1911 in Blackburn. (Captioned)|Photo includes but not identified - Lillie Merton, Ruby Brookes, Myrtle Walker, Alice Creek, Vera Salisbury and Beatrice Henwood.|See Page 101 of Da Costa book.merton, lillie, rooks, ruby, walker, myrtle, creek, alice, salisbury, vera, henwood, beatrice, coronation 1911

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn: a picturesque history' Blackburn Hall, built 1888 on present site of Blackburn Branch Library, demolished March 1965. Photo of an Arbor Day . gathering of local children outside the hall.|See page 85 of Da Costa book. Was also known as the "bug house"" when it was a picture theatre.Black & white photo of Blackburn Hall, built 1888 on present site of Blackburn Branch Library, demolished March 1965. Photo of an Arbor Day gathering of local children outside the hall..|See page 85 of Da Costa book.blackburn hall, blackburn branch library, blackburn

February 1958 Classes commence at the new Gillies Street location of Ballarat Teachers’. (BTC Handbook 1965; Beggs-Sunter: 84) Contents include: Editorial, Our Principal Speaks, the President S.R.C., 1958 Highlights, Teaching Round, Section Notes, Social Notes, Hostel Life, Sporting World, Insignias and Awards 1958, Club NotesLight blue cover with dark blue and yellow titles. Soft covered magazine of the Ballarat Teachers College. 48 pages. Articles include Victoria Street Hostel, Gilies Street Hostel, Grampians Trip, Beaufort House , Sturt St House , Camp St Hostel, Club Notes btc, ballarat teachers college, n. harvey, t. w. h. turner, monica miller, m. hines, b. rickard, d. eldridge, n. turnbull, b. english, k. o'neil, p. burgess, m. almeida, e. doney, j. rae, p. wise, w. crocker, p. r. burgess, barry withers, j. bourke, a. linton, s. mckaskill, h. pattenden, d. chandler, a. stafford, r. croft, a. cuthbertson, r. reed, a. sonsee, j. lacy, f. ryan, c. rodger, m. egan, j. hill, t. turner, c. m. canty, j. blair, e. walpole, m. miller, michael long, m. blair, j. blackman, n. beacham, d. astbury, m. bergin, a. constable, g. clarke, g. briggs, m. brown, e. beck, j. badger, g. angwin, g. alexander, k. broad, a. costa, e. davidson, p. burbidge, j. clements, s. elder, d. foster, b. fernandes, b. fischer, m. harcoan, j. heenan, b. hudson, e. jardine, k. hayes, g. coffey, r. dennis, w. cartledge, v. delbridge, n. hawker, l. hales, d. farnsworth, l. hallam, r. fencher, g. karstens, f. leach, r. kelly, m. long, g. macdonald, j. mcdermott, a. lehmann, i. hastie, b. haig, m. jones, l. jeffrey, m. kiefel, j. mcalpine, i. jenkins, j. kenworthy, b. lawton, m. livingston, e. mcormick, d. mckimmie, g. mcintosh, m. mckee, b. murphy, f. mitchell, m. mclachlan, r. power, k. mcdougall, s. murphy, b. nash, d. mckenzie, j. madder, j. meadows, n. mchenry, j. mayo, l. missen, e. muir, g. roberts, k. ryrie, d. ritchie, m. scanlon, e. robinson, m. rutter, j. rogers, m. rae, v. reynolds, j. rees, r. sloley, d. sheen, b. nunn, r. nicholas, b. ruwoldt, m. rowe, l. walker, l. wilkinson, n. wright, d. shoebridge, f. stokie, g. stewart, j. teschendorf, n. souter, e. walker, m. spinks, m. wallace, m. stone, s. tucker, r. taylor, j. short, b. tucker, l. castree, w. craig, r. bibby, b. davies, r. bowker, g. cabble, i. clayton, w. coleman, j. bates, m. elder, l. anthony, j. carmichael, e. edwards, l. anderson, b. cannard, b. drake, j. elliott, p. dunn, b. withers, m. stewart, l. wright, d. smith, r. rowe, k. wilson, k. waltrowicz, j. roach, l. schreenan, i. sutherland, d. williams, b. wynne, j. schaefer, s. shepherd, s. wright, b. whiteside, m. oliver, j. quayle, j. waller, j. taylor, v. rogers, s. moller, m. norman, l. thomas, j. wagner, w. j. craig, e. anthony, r. neville, j. noonan, b. lay, k. hammer, g. moncrieff, r. mason, g. howlett, w. knight, j. matthews, b. lumsden, b. phelan, p. hope, v. la franchi, s. henderson, l. hayne, w. keen, b. forbes, m. gray, g. mcilvena, a. horwill, j. mccumber, m. hateley, k. rieniets, e. fletcher, d. johnson, j. miller, i. ross, c. keys, e. jarvis, m. youngs, j. smith, e. davies, g. commons, p. larmour, r. gowan, b. hedley, miss egan, s. blomfield, m. meyer, k. duffy, h. speedie, j. witton, d. magee, a. pope, p. quinlan, h. jones, miss miller, kevin o'neil, lois e. hayne, w. keem, mr croft, geoff cabble, jack noonan, jan carmichael, gwen macdonald, bev. ross

Used by in , 'Blackburn - A picturesque History' by Robin Da CostaBlack and white photograph of Blackburn Road looking south from the railway gates - 1920. see page 32 0f Da costa book. Also see NP41 dated 1914.|Catalogued and entered in January 2008; appears not to have been entered earlier. Cataloguer, C. Paulblackburn road blackburn

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'.Black and white photo of Blackburn College opened 1914. Local Blackburn Girls entertaining soldiers during 1914 - 1918 war. Joe Sword's Hall in the Background is now located in Lake Road as a Scout Hall. The first meeting of the Blackburn R.S.L. was held in Sword's Hall in 1927.|See page 81 of Da Costa book.sword, joe, blackburn college, blackburn returned servicemens league

The Wodonga Hotel was constructed in 1940 at a cost of £10,000. It is now called Elgins Hotel. It was established after the transfer of the licence from the Halfway Hotel. This was the result of a lengthy hearing before the Licensing Board over two days in December 1939, There was some opposition from established guest house keepers and hotelkeepers. G. A. Adams, owner of the Carriers’ Arms Hotel was refused a hearing as he was not a resident, so Rachael Spence his manageress objected on the ground that it would do her hotel a lot of harm. Mr Luke Murphy represented the applicants, Irene Weatherall and Lena Pickering. He stated that the new structure would be of brick, cement and iron and contain 22 rooms. The site was near the municipal sale yard and near the railway station, and, he pointed out the trucking industry, which he believed to be larger than any other in Victoria, outside of Melbourne. The hearing was told of the bad state of the Half Way Hotel, having been there for almost 100 years. Luke Murphy was quoted as saying “If Hovell were here he could give evidence on that.” The lack of accommodation and quality accommodation at Wodonga hotels was frequently heard of. Costa’s Wine Café had very excellent accommodation for but only five or six people. The lessee of the-tea rooms at the municipal saleyards, also gave evidence. Mrs Lowden said that on sale day she served up to 130 dinners in addition to 10 or 20 breakfasts, and almost continuous light lunches. She did not think a hotel would provide a needed facility for patrons of the saleyards. In April 1940 the application was granted on the condition that premises were erected within 42 weeks. The hotel was used for soldier accommodation during World War II and experienced a boom period when Wodonga saleyards were located across the road. Irene House behind the pub also was constructed in the 1970s when Albury-Wodonga had been identified as a National Growth Centre by the Whitlam Labor government. After running the hotel for 5 generations, the Weatherall Family sold the business in 2021.These images represent an early business in Wodonga . 2 photos of the Wodonga Hotel and 1 newspaper advertisementwodonga businesses, a. e. costa, wodonga pioneers, early wodonga businesses, wodonga businesses high street

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'. Motor cycle was made by Bill Thompson's Clifton Cycle Works circa 1913/1914. Most likely a 3 1/2 h.p. (500cc) Clifton Motor Cycle purchased from 211 Elizabeth Street branch.Black and white photo of an adult male with a motorcycle and cane side-car with three children outside Blackburn Hall.|See page 84 of Da Costa book. Pictured are Arthur Roberts, D Collins and M Chrystieroberts, arthur, collins, d., chrystie, m., blackburn hall

This report was prepared by historian Robin da Costa-Adams to assess the cultural heritage significance of "Enniskillen" at 14 Balwyn Road, Canterbury. It includes some family history on a number of prominent families - the McAlpin family, the Hindson family and the architect, Arthur William Plaisted who designed 'Enniskillen' for the McAlpin family. McAlpin's was a major Victorian flour company in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Owned and operated by J. McAlpin and Sons, the company sold its flour products across Australia and overseas. McAlpin's developed a successful marketing campaign which was pitched directly at housewives. One innovation was the publishing of a free cookbook which had recipes in it that used McAlpin's products. These free cookbooks were published successively from the 1930s through to the 1960s in Australia. Arthur Plaisted also designed the Surrey Hills Medical Centre in Union Road c1911. Some of his work is featured on the State Library of Victoria Collection. Robin da Costa-Adams has researched and written many publications including 'Blackburn a picturesque history, 1978'; 'Land of Gold: Gwlad yr Aur: James Tipping and a Mining Heritage'; 'Address (with signatories) from the women of Ballarat & Ballarat East to the women of England 1864 : against transportation of convicts', compiled and indexed by Robin; and 'Connie's Story : commemorating the Life of Mrs Edward (Plorn) Dickens'. Robin has been a tireless campaigner for heritage protection in Canterbury. This document on 'Enniskillen' was included with Robin's submission for 2 VCAT hearings regarding possible development of the property. Both resulted in a judgement against the proposed developments. In the recent (2021) hearing the document was specifically mentioned in the judgement.A report prepared by Robin da Costa-Adams in 2009 to assess the cultural heritage significance of "Enniskillen" at 14 Balwyn Road, Canterbury. It includes some family history on the McAlpin family, the Hindson family and the architect Arthur WIlliam Plaisted family.(mr) arthur plaisted, (mr) walter plaisted, enniskillen, shrublands, house names, (mr) francis henty, (mrs) mary henty, (mr) ernest carter, heathfield, (mr) john hindson, (mrs) alice hindson, (mr) william hindson, (mrs) annie west mcalpin, (mr) john mcalpin, mcalpin bakery, (mr) keith matthies, dental surgeon, (mr) william wolf, architects, (miss) mary beacon, robin ca costa-adams

Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of Steel's Orchestra. Page 735 Da Costa Book.steel, fred, thornton, arthur, alan, luscombe, cliff, frances, steel's orchestra

Mary was married to William Sneddon who was a postman in Surrey Hills for many years. His father James ran an estate agency in Surrey Hills which had been established by his father, also James, in the 1880s. William married Mary nee Bird in 1903 at his father's home. They lived at 'Cliburn' 14 Suffolk Road, named after Cliburn, Westmorland (later Cumbria) where Mary's mother, Mary Coulston came from. According to the donor, all their homes were given this name. WIlliam and Mary had the following children: Jim (James 3rd) b 1905, Balwyn Jack (John William) b. 1908, Camberwell Norman Alexander b 1910, Camberwell Alan Coulson b 1914, Surrey Hills Jean Isabel b 1916, Surrey Hills Douglas Haig b 1918, Surrey Hills. William and Mary are buried in Box Hill Cemetery: P-061-0033. The donor Robin da Costa-Adams is related to the Sneddon family through her first marriage. Formal sepia photo of Mary Sneddon seated in a studio or against a backdrop provided by a travelling photographer. "Mary Sneddon" - Robin da Costa-Adams' hand in grey lead pencil. "nee Bird) / (wife of Wm Sneddon" in black ink in Jocelyn Hall's hand.(miss) mary bird, (mrs) mary sneddon, william sneddon

Photocopied extract from Robin Da Costa's 'Blackburn: a picturesque history' pp 92 -94.Extract from Robin Da Costa's 'Blackburn: a picturesque history' blackburn lake sanctuary, adult deaf and dumb society, blackburn swimming club, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, walling, edna, stones, ellis

Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of telegram. from Blackburn PO. Page 20 of Da Costa booklillington, j. b., telegram, stirling

Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of Gordon Crescent, Blackburn See page 38 0f Da Costa book.gordon crescent blackburn, history

Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of Blackburn Post Office Opened in September 1960. Page 20 of Da Costa book.blackburn post office, 1960

Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of Blackburn looking south from Albert Street. Page 103 0f Da Costa book.blackburn, albert street blackburn

Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of original St John's Anglican Church built in 1890. |See Da Costa Book page 84st john's anglican church, blackburn

Black and white photo of Blackburn Private Hospital, cnr Gordon Crest and Clarke Street. See page 102 of Da Costa book.blackburn private hospital, gordon crescent, blackburn., clarke street

Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of T. J. Higham, Printer's shop, Railway Road, Blackburn.|See page 127 of Da Costa book.higham, t. j., railway road blackburn