From the early 1950s, the Kew Repertory Players performed more substantial, if less spectacular fare in the Recreation Hall, and later in the new Kew City Hall, after the former’s demolition in 1960. Their repertoire ranged from plays by Noel Coward to J.B. Priestley. Many of their programmes, the earliest from 1953, and the last from 1965, form part of our collection.Arthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1970s. The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Programme issued by The Kew Repertory Players for a performance of Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. Performances took place in the Kew City Hall in June 1961. The 8-page programme includes a cast list, some profiles, a synopsis and advertisements for local businesses.arms and the man, george bernard shaw, kew repertory players, arthur dear collection, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, kew city hall -- cotham road -- kew (vic.), theatre memorabilia -- kew (vic.)

Paper program athenaeum theatre, program, arms and the man, melbourne theatre company

1993, 276, gordon dunlop

Coat of Arms of The Isle of Man "Whichever way I fall I land on my feet" OR another translation "Wheresoever you throw me, I will stand" From the Quayle family home. Coat of Arms of the Isle of Man. 3 legs in a circle, made of brass on leather, with a brass bucklecoats of arms

View of exterior of low single storey hotel with people standing on the verandah, including possibly 3 maids wearing aprons and man in leather work apron. Man on horse to right and troughs to right. Parks Hotel painted on the building side. Sign on front Sportsmans Arms Hotel W Park. Hotel was built around 1900. View of exterior of low single storey hotel with people standing on the verandah, including possibly 3 maids wearing aprons and man in leather work apron. Man on horse to right and troughs to right. Parks Hotel painted on the building side. Sign on front Sportsmans Arms Hotel W Park. Hotel was built around 1900. On white edge " The Lodge Hotel (Coldstream) about 1900coldstream, sportsman's arms hotel

Part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 3. It has been suggested that the subject of this photograph is John McDonagh (identification very uncertain).Sepia photograph of a bearded man wearing suit with arms resting on thighs.old lintonian collection

Colour photograph. Man playing concertina woman in his arms. Womans backphoto, group, mixed group

This photograph is a snapshot of how the Celia Little Room was used in the late 1950s, and the people who visited the Mission to Seafarers Melbourne at the time.The Mission to Seafarers Melbourne is a place of respite for visiting seafarers since 1917. The image shows a particular point in history in the Celia Little Room at the Mission, where the services provided to seafarers are being used.The image depicts a group of people in the foreground of the Celia Little Room at Mission to Seafarers Melbourne. A Priest is sitting to the left of a table with a number of tea cups and saucers. There is a man sitting in the middle with his arms crossed with his elbows on the table. A lady sits to the right of the table and she is holding a cup and saucer. Another man is sitting between the lady and the man with his arms crossed, he is bald. There are two men in the background who appear to be reading, one man is partially blocked from view by the man at the table with his arms crossed. The walls are timber lined.The reverse side of the photograph in the top right corner is an "O" with what appears to be a "9" in the middle of the "O". table, tea, reverend, reading, mission-to-seafarers-melbourne, celia-little-room, priest, wains-coting, flinders-street

Part of Old Lintonian collection No. 115.Sepia photograph of a bearded man wearing three-piece suit and hat, sitting with arms crossed at waist.mr m. donovan snr, old lintonian collection

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of a man standing with his arms akimbo to the right of the frame, with pastures and tilled paddocks visible in the background. 8 11:57 [orange date stamp embedded on the lower right side of the photograph] catalogue number written on reverse in pen churchill island, photograph

Part of photograph album donated by Mrs Faull. Taken during St Paul's Sunday School picnic at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat.Sepia photograph of a man wearing suit and hat standing with arms by his sides, next to a woman wearing long sleeved, knee length outfit and hat, with arms clasped in front, and young girl wearing short dress and hat in front of the man, posed in front of a large expanse of water.faull collection, st paul's sunday school, sunday school picnics, lake wendouree

Four page fold out knitting pattern booklet featuring a colour image on the cover of a man and woman walking outdoors with arms linked, the man is also holding a dog on a lead.front: [printed] Cleckheaton / NATURAL 12 PLY/ / NATURAL 8 PLY / Design 0036 / Sizes: Jacket 90 - 120 cm / Jumper 76 - 97 cmknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, cleckheaton

Colour photograph showing man playing concertina with his arms around a woman. You cannot see either of their faces.photo, group, mixed group

The 'Black Saturday' bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. It was Australia's worst ever natural disaster. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire: 173 people died and 414 were injured as a result of the fires.This work is by a local contemporary artist with a national and international reputation for figurative and portrait works. The 'Black Saturday' series is a powerful investigation of emotion and grief as experienced by many Nillumbik residents during the 2009 'Black Saturday' bushfires. A cluster of bronze figurines either stand alone or embrace in groups. Their expressions and gestures of despair are made more pertinent with the raw like application and surface treatment of the material used. The 'Black Saturday' series is a challenging work, but one that encourages healing, connection and empathy. Two men embrace in despair. One man throws his arms around the other man's shoulders. The other man holds the other's back. Surface treatment is textured. Dark metallic brown colour with figures starting to turn a green patina. Note stuck with tape underside of sculpture 'Savage Art Prize Peter Wegner (phone number) The Embrace 2011'wegner, bronze, figurines, black saturday, sculpture

Possibly member of staff with Les Provan, smartly dressed, on the left and another young man on the right. Pavilion in the background. Rounded corners denote possibly professional photographer, possibly Graduation DayBlack and white photograph. 3 men, Les Provan on the left and an older man in the middle, arms around each other. pavilion in the background.j.l. provan, graduation day, 1923, groups staff and students, pavilion, student

Colour photograph: Manchester Arms Hotel, Eaglehawk Road,Long Gully. Single storey building, white painted with 5 posts brown verandah at the front. On side wall "Des and Dave Manchester Arms Hotel" and underneath Carlton Draught. A blue car is parked at the front and there is a man working on the roof.bendigo, hotel, manchester arms

Painting / Sketch in Black (Sienna?) in rough timber. Blackened frame depicting Vietnamese man playing a 'Tin Can Fiddle' Vietnamese woman holding child in arms in the side/background.(On Back) Joy with a beer can fiddle 60 Dollars.artwork - vietnamese

A commemorative medal given to the next of kin to a deceased soldier in WWI. Colloquially known as a dead man's penny. Pte. Christopher F. Willcox was killed in the fist battle of the Somme in France on the 28th of July 1916 aged 21.Round metal single sided plaque depicting a helmeted man holding laurel wreath and a trident standing in front of a lion. Also includes the scroll with a coat of arms and a commemorative letter.HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR CHRISTOPHER FRANKLIN WILCOX

Back row LtoR: Max Edney, Fred Gwynne, Bill Thornton, Roy Arnold, Alan Sneddon, Doug Sneddon, Alan Inglefinger Front row LtoR: Keith Thornton, Bert Plunkett, Ralph Hayes, Keith Pope, Len HallSepia coloured photograph of 12 men standing and sitting with arms crossed. All are dressed in cricket whites with the exception of the man sitting centre front in a dark coloured suit and tie.The photo is mounted on a khaki coloured cardboard frame with "Brooklyn Studios/604 Burke Road/Camberwell" in the bottom right hand corner.rechabite tent cricket team, surrey hills rechabite tent cricket team,max edney, fred gwynne, bill thornton, roy arnold, alan sneddon, doug sneddon, alan inglefinger,

The photograph on the front of the postcard depicts a game of billiards being played in the Billiard Room of the Mission to Seafarers Melbourne. The Flinders Street extension building opened for use in 1917 after relocating from Australia Wharf. The billiard pool was likely made by the Alcock company.The scene on the postcard shows the typical use of the Billiard Room at the Mission to Seafarers Melbourne as well as what is presumably the original layout of the room and gives an insight into men's fashion of the time.Sepia toned postcard with photograph of a man in shirt sleeves taking a shot on the billiard table with a second man standing to the left and rear wearing a hat and watching the shot. There are two seated men to the right of the photograph. The man on the left is wearing a suit including hat, the man on the right is wearing a cap and sitting with his arms crossed. There are three pendant lights above the billiard table and bench seating in front of the window.Printed on the bottom of the front of the postcard: "IN THE BILLIARD ROOM. SEAMEN'S MISSION. MELBOURNE, VICTORIA. REAL PHOTO SERIES M.826" Printer's logo on rear of postcard: "VALENTINES/REAL PHOTO SERIES POSTCARD" Printed sideways on left hand rear of postcard: "Published by the Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd/Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane" Printed in right hand corner rear of postcard: "BRANCHES/SYDNEY/LONDON/DUNDEE/DUBLIN/CAPETOWN/MONTREAL/TORONTO" postcard, windows, floorboards, valentine-and-sons-publishing-co-ltd, billiard room, pool table, billiard table, billiard cue, seamen's mission, mission to seafarers, melbourne, flinders street, bench seat, pendant lighting, bentwood chairs, coat rack, valentines postcards, real series postcards, real photo series, m.826, vienna chairs

Hardcover book, 189 pages. Book has a brown cover with a colour image of a woman wearing a green dress on a purple chaise. A man is standing behind her with his arms crossed.fictionRomance novel.joan blair, romance, fiction

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of a man dressed in a suit seated with his legs crossed and his arms folded. The slatted timber bench seat upon which he sits, runs along the enclosed railing of what appears to be the deck of a boat. In the background is a forested mountain. The man is Frank Wright.frank wright, timber bench seat, conductor

Series of postcards, featuring Australian Troops who participated in the Victory Parade through London after WW1 on 3rd May, 1919.1. Troops marching past Australia House in London. Spectators lining the route. 2. Column of mounted troops and horse drawn artillery. Large monument in right background. Spectators lining the route. 3. Troops in uniform with arms shouldered marching along road. Spectators lining the route. 4. Troops in uniform with arms shouldered, marching along the road. Man in uniform on right is taking the salute. Uniformed police officer on right. 5. Troops in uniform with arms shouldered marching along road. Man in uniform on bottom right hand side taking the salute. Battle honours of troops attached to building in background. robert h. baron, cooper collection, postcard, london, ww1, victory parade, australian troops

Small head and shoulder portrait of a man with a long beard. He is wearing a jacket. Photographer's name printed in gold on the front. Also a gold border. Photographer's name and address printed on the back with a Coat of Arms.Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Co., 3 Bourke St. East, Melbournephotograph, portrait, male, portrait of a man, johnstone o'shannessy & co.

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Two photographs - .1) a sepia photograph of a seated man in uniform leaning with arms crossed on a marble topped table. A baton is held in his right hand. On the table is lying a cornet. The man is Frank Wright and the uniform is from the Soldiers Memorial Band .2) the same photo in black and white only largerBoth photographs have Richards & Co. Ballarat embossed in the bottom right hand corner. .2) has a Richards & Co. Photographers Ballarat stamp on the reverse sidefrank wright, cornet, soldiers memorial band, uniform, baton

Small family portrait. The lady is seated on a chair and holding a baby in her arms. The man is standing beside her. The lady is wearing a dress with a voluminous skirt. The baby's dress is similar and the man is wearing a three piece suit and watch chain. The man's jacket has only one button at the neck. The photographer's name and a border is printed in gold on the front. On the back is the photographer's printed in black.Bent late Batchelder, Centre of Pall Mall, Sandhurstphotograph, portrait, family, family portrait, bent late batchelder