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Ballarat Heritage Services
Ceramic - Ceramics, Australian Landscape Pottery by Les Macleman, 1999
... Australian Landscape Pottery by Les Macleman...australian landscape pottery... part-time at Bendigo Pottery. australian landscape pottery les ...Les MacLEMAN Les MacLeman was Apprenticed to Michael Cardew and was trained to make beautiful pots. He survived the late 1980s recession by slip-decorating them with Australian themes for the sourvenir market. In 2001, MacLeman was working part-time at Bendigo Pottery. A bright landscape scene on a handcrafted ceramic plate.australian landscape pottery, les macleman, ceramics, landscape -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Kenneth Stanley Inglis, Sacred Places War Memorials in the Australian Landscape
... Sacred Places War Memorials in the Australian Landscape... Memorials in the Australian Landscape’, ‘K.S.Inglis’ Spine... in the Australian Landscape’, ‘K.S.Inglis’ Spine – ‘Sacred Places’, ‘Inglis ...This book looks at the war memorials in Australia and traces the development of the Anzac cult and the reasons that the war memorials are increasingly cherished in Australian society. It is an important treatise on a unique aspect of Australia cultural life.This is a paperback book of 521 pages. The cover is multi-coloured with an image of an Australian soldier on the front and spine.non-fictionThis book looks at the war memorials in Australia and traces the development of the Anzac cult and the reasons that the war memorials are increasingly cherished in Australian society. It is an important treatise on a unique aspect of Australia cultural life.war memorials in australia, monuments -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper Clipping, Australian Landscape Art; A fine collection; The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), p4, November 18, 1918
... Australian Landscape Art; A fine collection; The Daily...AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE ART. A FINE COLLECTION. The late Mr... melbourne AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE ART. A FINE COLLECTION. The late Mr ...AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE ART. A FINE COLLECTION. The late Mr. Walter Withers was one of the little band of landscapists that Included Streeton Condor, who pioneered the "plein-airiste" movement In Victoria thirty years ago. Mr. Withers had been trained in Paris, but practically all his artistic life was spent in Australia, and examples from his easel are to be found in all the leading Australian galleries. He belonged to a brilliant little coterie of men whose works have since been eagerly sought for at ever-rising prices. And now collectors have an opportunity of acquiring examples of his art for a thoroughly characteristic collection of his work, both in oils and in water-color, will be open to-day In the fine art gallery at Anthony Horderns', in George Street. The collection includes 28 paintings in oil by the late Mr. Walter Withers, and 32 of his water-color drawings, while smaller collections by his daughter, Miss Margery Withers, and by his son, Mr. Meynell Withers, are also added. Among the landscapes in oils by the deceased artist may be seen examples of many moods, and also many phases of his artistic development. At different times he was a realist, a romanticist, an idealist. In his fine picture "The Easter Moon" the emotional appeal to the homing instinct is direct and compelling. This delightful work, low in tone and charming in its feeling of repose, suggests the sentiment of Gray's "Elegy." Entirely different in range, intention, and feeling, are two brilliantly-painted pictures entitled "The Young Gardener," and "The Dividing Fence," Mr. Withers here displays an unusual gift for placing effective notes in an admirably harmonised color scheme. "Sunlight in the Forest" is a pastoral poem in color. Most of these pictures were painted in the Eltham or Warrandyte country, while the "marines" are impressions at Phillip Island or on the shores of the bay. The artist was well equipped with technical knowledge and experience. His pictures are full of air and sunlight, and his realisation of cloud-forms is most convincing. The watercolor drawings which he did in the full maturity of his powers have, a softness, richness, and depth of color quite unusual. His son, Meynell Withers, shows a collection of landscapes of striking merit, recalllng his father's handling of color and selective taste In composition. Miss Margory Withers shows a charming group of watercolor portraits, and also some meritorious landscapes. The pictures have been hung with fine artistic discrimination in the grouping of the subjects, and so skilfully that in each group an essential harmony of tone has been preserved. The exhibition will be open to the public from to-day. AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE ART. (1918, November 18). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239575164Journal inscribed: "Mrs Withers 463 Collins St. West Melbourne"art exhibition, art review, artist, john withers collection, walter herbert withers -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, MORRIS, Myra, Australian landscape, 1944
... Australian landscape...-island-and-the-bass-coast Australian landscape Book MORRIS, Myra ... -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Bridget Whitelaw, Australian landscape drawing 1830-1880, in the National Gallery of Victoria [Exerpts], 1976
... Australian landscape drawing 1830-1880, in the National... pages. 2 copies. Australian landscape drawing 1830-1880 ...Illustrations selected from book showing views of "The Station Plenty" (Yallambie), the Bakewell family home, illustrated by Edward La Trobe Bateman, an artist and garden designer.Photocopy of illustrations from book, 6 pages. 2 copies.yallambie, bakewell family, plenty station, edward la trobe bateman -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Melbourne University Press, Sacred places: war memorials in the Australian landscape / K.S. Inglis, 2005_
... Sacred places: war memorials in the Australian landscape...., illus. Sacred places: war memorials in the Australian landscape ...An illustrated history of war memorials and monuments in Australia.522p., illus.war memorials, monuments -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Booklet (Item) - Artshow Catalogue, Victorian Artists Society, Australian Landscape Paintings by Wykeham Perry, 1974
... Australian Landscape Paintings by Wykeham Perry... painting titled Granite Country. Australian Landscape Paintings ...A copy of a catalogue from an art show of paintings by Wykeham Perry that was held at the Victorian Artists Society in 1974.A copy of a catalogue from an art show of paintings by Wykeham Perry that was held at the Victorian Artists Society in 1974. Wykeham Lindley Perry grew up near Marysville in Victoria and painted local scenes from a very early age. wykeham lindley perry, victorian artists society, marysville, victoria -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Booklet (Item) - Art show Catalogue, Victorian Artists Society, Australian Landscape Paintings by Wykeham Perry, 1976
... Australian Landscape Paintings by Wykeham Perry... at the Victorian Artists Society in 1976. Australian Landscape Paintings ...A copy of a catalogue from an art show of paintings by Wykeham Perry that was held at the Victorian Artists Society in 1976.A copy of a catalogue from an art show of paintings by Wykeham Perry that was held at the Victorian Artists Society in 1976. Wykeham Lindley Perry grew up near Marysville in Victoria and painted local scenes from a very early age. wykeham lindley perry, victorian artists society, marysville, victoria -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Melbourne University Press, Sacred places : war memorials in the Australian landscape, 2008
... Sacred places : war memorials in the Australian landscape... landscape. They embody what Australians have wanted to say about ...After the slaughter of the First World War, Australians embarked on a remarkable programme of war memorial construction. These memorials, large and small, stand everywhere in the Australian landscape. They embody what Australians have wanted to say about the service and death of their compatriots in overseas wars. They express pride, grief, and perceptions of God, empire and nation, becoming the holy sites of a new civil and nationalist religion -- the cult of Anzac." "In this moving and beautifully written book, award-winning historian Ken Inglis traces the development of the Anzac cult, as well as looking at those who rejected it. Sacred Places also examines a paradox: why, as Australia's wars recede in memory, have these memorials and what they stand for become more cherished than ever? In this updated third edition, that question is pursued into the first decade of a new century.Index, notes, ill, p.640.non-fictionAfter the slaughter of the First World War, Australians embarked on a remarkable programme of war memorial construction. These memorials, large and small, stand everywhere in the Australian landscape. They embody what Australians have wanted to say about the service and death of their compatriots in overseas wars. They express pride, grief, and perceptions of God, empire and nation, becoming the holy sites of a new civil and nationalist religion -- the cult of Anzac." "In this moving and beautifully written book, award-winning historian Ken Inglis traces the development of the Anzac cult, as well as looking at those who rejected it. Sacred Places also examines a paradox: why, as Australia's wars recede in memory, have these memorials and what they stand for become more cherished than ever? In this updated third edition, that question is pursued into the first decade of a new century.war memorials - australia, soldiers memorials - australia -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, John Reed, Australian Landscape Painting [The Arts in Australia Series], 1965
... Australian Landscape Painting [The Arts in Australia Series]... Robin Boyd. Softcover Australian Landscape Painting [The Arts ...SoftcoverContains painting by Penleigh Boyd, Winter Triumphant, 1920, 45" x 60", Collection of Mr and Mrs Robin Boyd. walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, John Reed, Australian Landscape Painting [The Arts in Australia Series], 1965
... Australian Landscape Painting [The Arts in Australia Series]... Robin Boyd. Softcover Australian Landscape Painting [The Arts ...SoftcoverContains painting by Penleigh Boyd, Winter Triumphant, 1920, 45" x 60", Collection of Mr and Mrs Robin Boyd. walsh st library -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Harold Koch, Aboriginal placenames : naming and re-naming the Australian landscape, 2009
... Aboriginal placenames : naming and re-naming the Australian...-naming the Australian landscape Book Harold Koch Luise Hercus ..."Aboriginal approaches to the naming of places across Australia differ radically from the official introduced Anglo-Australian system. However, many of these earlier names have been incorporated into contemporary nomenclature, with considerable reinterpretations of their function and form. Recently, state jurisdictions have encouraged the adoption of a greater number of Indigenous names, sometimes alongside the accepted Anglo-Australian terms, around Sydney Harbour, for example. In some cases, the use of an introduced name, such as Gove, has been contested by local Indigenous people." "The 19 studies brought together in this book present an overview of current issues involving Indigenous placenames across the whole of Australia, drawing on the disciplines of geography, linguistics, history, and anthropology. They include meticulous studies of historical records, and perspectives stemming from contemporary Indigenous communities. The book includes a wealth of documentary information on some 400 specific placenames, including those of Sydney Harbour, the Blue Mountains, Canberra, western Victoria, the Lake Eyre district, the Victoria River District, and southwestern Cape York Peninsula." -- Publisher description. Contents: Introduction: Old and new aspects of Indigenous place-naming /? Harold Koch and Luise Hercus NSW &? ACT: 1. Aboriginal placenames around Port Jackson and Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia: sources and uncertainties /? Val Attenbrow 2. Reinstating Aboriginal placenames around Port Jackson and Botany Bay /? Jakelin Troy and Michael Walsh 3. The recognition of Aboriginal placenames in New South Wales /? Greg Windsor 4. New insights into Gundungurra place naming /? Jim Smith 5. The methodology of reconstructing Indigenous placenames: Australian Capital Territory and south-eastern New South Wales /? Harold Koch Victoria: 6. Toponymic books and the representation of Indigenous identities /? Laura Kostanski 7. Reviving old Indigenous names for new purposes /? Laura Kostanski and Ian D. Clark 8. Reconstruction of Aboriginal microtoponymy in western and central Victoria: case studies from Tower Hill, the Hopkins River, and Lake Boga /? Ian Clark South Australia &? Central Australia: 'Aboriginal names of places in southern South Australia': placenames in the Norman B.Tindale collection of papers /? Paul Monaghan 10. Why Mulligan is not just another Irish name: Lake Callabonna, South Australia /? J.C. McEntee 11. Murkarra, a landscape nearly forgotten: the Arabana country of the noxious insects, north and northwest of Lake Eyre /? Luise Hercus 12. Some area names in the far north-east of South Australia /? Luise Hercus 13. Placenames of central Australia: European records and recent experience /? Richard Kimber Northern Australia: 14. Naming Bardi places /? Claire Bowern 15. Dog-people: the meaning of a north Kimberley story /? Mark Clendon 16. 'Where the spear sticks up': the variety of locatives in placenames in the Victoria River District, Northern Territory /? Patrick McConvell 17. 'This place already has a name' /? Melanie Wilkinson, Dr R. Marika and Nancy M. Williams 18. Manankurra: what's in a name? placenames and emotional geographies /? John J. Bradley and Amanda Kearney 19. Kurtjar placenames /? Paul Black.Maps, b&w photographs, tables, word listsaustralian placenames, sociolinguistics, linguistics, anthropology, sydney harbour placenames, blue mountains placenames, canberra placenames, western victoria placenames, lake eyre placenames, victoria river district placenames, cape york peninsula placenames -
Nillumbik Shire Council
John IRVING (b.1959), Australian Landscape
... Australian Landscape...Nillumbik Shire Council melbourne Australian Landscape John ... -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Painting: Lindsay EDWARDS (b.1991 - d.2007 Vic, AUS), Untitled (Central Australian Landscape with Waterhole)
... Untitled (Central Australian Landscape with Waterhole)... Australian Landscape with Waterhole) Painting: Lindsay EDWARDS (b ... -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Painting: Lindsay EDWARDS (b.1991 - d.2007 Vic, AUS), Untitled (Central Australian Landscape)
... Untitled (Central Australian Landscape)... Australian Landscape) Painting: Lindsay EDWARDS (b.1991 - d.2007 Vic ... -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Work on paper, Garden Style and the Australian Landscape, September 2002
... Garden Style and the Australian Landscape... and the Australian Landscape Work on paper ...student work, assignment, plan, axonometric drawing -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Painting, Nancy Rutter, "The Old Gum Tree" Painting by Nancy Rutter
... Australian Landscape...Artists Card Australian landscape with Hills in Distance... grampians Nancy Rutter Local Artist Australian Landscape Nancy ...Nancy Rutter Local ArtistArtists Card Australian landscape with Hills in Distance Two mid distance broke dead branch in left foregroundNancy Rutter The old Gum Tree Oil. on Rear of Painting along with information on Card Maker,australian landscape -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Report on landscape education in Australia for the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, 1968
... Australian Institute of Landscape Architects...australian institute of landscape architects... Boulevard Richmond melbourne australian institute of landscape ...(Not considered likely by Burnley)australian institute of landscape architects, education -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Frank Mutsaers, Australia's Heritage - a third book of Australian landscapes and country cottages, 1993
... Australian landscape...Frank has been painting the Australian landscape for many...Frank has been painting the Australian landscape for many ...Frank's love for Australia is reflected in his paintings which capture the moods of the Australian landscape.A brown hardcover landscape format book with a red dust jacket which has a large coloured painting of a country cottage set amongst gum trees, by the author and artist Frank Mutsaers. It has 42 coloured plates with many accompanying black and white sketches. The title page is signed by Frank in blue biro.non-fictionFrank's love for Australia is reflected in his paintings which capture the moods of the Australian landscape.art books, australian landscape, australian art, australian heritage -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Article, Ruth Beilin, From Soil Conservation to Land Husbandry the Midwife Effect: the Australian Landcare Landscape, c.1999
... : the Australian Landcare Landscape... Effect: the Australian Landcare Landscape Article Found in Quad ...soil conservation, land husbandry, landcare, ruth beilin, senior lecturer -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Journal, Peter Doughtery, ArtStreams: Vol. 10, No. 4, 2005
... Australian landscape Conference 2005... reviews 18 Australian landscape Conference 2005 by Kate Herd 20... reviews 18 Australian landscape Conference 2005 by Kate Herd 20 ...Vol. 10, No. 4, Sep-Oct 2005 CONTENTS Short story In Shadows by Bill Collopy 3 Discovery of the rural by Clive Dickson 7 Wagga based artists by Thomas A. Middlemost 10 Short Story by Emilie Anita Teear 12 Gallipoli : A Turkish view Photography at Bundoora Homestead 13 Musicians who answered the call 16 Book reviews 18 Australian landscape Conference 2005 by Kate Herd 20 Threads that bind the CSA and CWA 22 Music at Wellers Restaurant 23 Music reviews 24 The Snakes in Eden by John Jenkins 27 Artin' About 29 Wining & Dining 30 Listings 32"Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 32 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/06) art streams, art streams magazine, silos, australian landscape conference 2005, bill collopy, bundoora homestead, click here to add keywords, clive dickson, emilie anita teear, gallipoli, john jenkins, kate herd, the snakes in eden, thomas a. middlemost, wagga based artists -
Brimbank City Council
Reproduction of a painting, Unknown
... Reproduction of a painting, scene of Australian landscape... Reproduction of a painting, scene of Australian landscape Unknown ...Reproduction of a painting, scene of Australian landscape -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Painting, David Alexander, [Landscape] by David Alexander
... Small framed watercolour depicting an Australian landscape.... depicting an Australian landscape. [Landscape] by David Alexander ...David ALEXANDER Small framed watercolour depicting an Australian landscape.nonedavid alexander, landscape, available -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Ceramic Bottle by Maldon Pottery
... design depicting an Australian landscape in the 'continuous trees..., with glaze design depicting an Australian landscape ...Maldon Pottery was established in 1973 by Neville Wilson (1946-1996), Tom Metcalf (1948- ) and Graham Masters (1950- ) on Barringhup Road, Maldon, Victoria. Tom Metcalf and Graham Masters Masters graduated from Bendigo College of Advanced Education all Bendigo graduates. Wilson ) He was a skilled drawer and did all the brushwork. Metcalf (1948- ) graduated in 1968, did two years' work experience at Non-porite in Melbourne, then worked as a thrower and decorator at Bendigo Pottery from 1971-73. He is T.M. on Epsom ware. Masters (1950- ) graduated in 1973 and established the Enterprise Pottery at Myers Flat with Morris Hesse in 1974, so must have joined the partnership later than the others. He left in 1984 to set up his own Sweenies Creek Pottery. Metcalf left in the late 1980s, leaving Wilson to operate the pottery by himself until his death in 1996. As well as using the Maldon Pottery stamp, Wilson signed some of his work with his name or an impressed 'N'. Photograph of a hand thrown ceramic bottle, with glaze design depicting an Australian landscape in the 'continuous trees' pattern.maldon pottery, ceramics, australian studio pottery -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c.1870
... australian landscape.... It can also provide information on the landscape of Australia ...This photograph was taken in approximately 1870 and depicts four male miners standing in mining sluice at the Three Mile Goldfields. These men are wearing typical attire for 1870s gold miners. They wear white shirts, tan coloured pants with water proof shoes and most of the men are wearing an apron to prevent their clothing from becoming too dirty from the mud. Each man is wearing a wide brim hat and hold large wooden tools used for sorting through the sluice. Three of the four men have full beards. The photograph was donated to the Burke Museum by R. Ziegenbein before 2001 but the photographer and the individuals captured in the photo are unknown. The image depicts the landscape of the Three Mile Goldfields during a period when open cut sluicing was undertaken to reach gold. Open cut sluicing is a method used to extract gold and other precious metals from beneath the surface of the earth. This technique involved the use of high-powered hoses which broke down the soil enabling miners to come along and search this soil for gold. After the gold rush of the early 1850s, diggers had to enlist the assistance of heavy machinery and techniques like hydraulic sluicing in order to reach gold because the surface alluvial gold had already been discovered and removed. This heavy machinery was not used until after 1853. The Three Mile Goldfields was a site of rich alluvial gold deposits located about 5 km south of Beechworth in Victoria. Today, the location of this gold deposit is called Baarmutha. It was a popular area for gold mining in the 1850s but became largely abandoned by the following decade. In 1865, a man named John Pund recognized that the area could be potentially rich if a better water supply could be obtained. He secured a 15 year license with three other miners. Within the next five years, these men had constructed 19 km of water race going from Upper Nine Mile Creek to Three Mile Creek. By 1881, these four men had delivered 950,000 gallons to the Three Mile Sluicing area which is depicted in this photograph. Pund was later go into partnership with John Alston Wallace who would become owner of the Star Hotel in Beechworth. The Three Mile sluicing location continued to be operational until 1950. Sluice box workers were a vital part of gold mining regardless of how inefficient they were in the recovery of gold. After using hydraulic sluicing to cut away the earth, miners would use the big wooden boxes depicted in the image to catch the earth which would then be sifted for gold. However, accidents would occur often which would result in the gold washing away and unable to be recovered. It was not a very efficient system because the gold, which was alluvial and thus very fine, would often pass through the sluice box undetected.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray an open cut sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertook which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. Images, like this one, of Australian gold rush history can reveal important information about the social and environmental impact of this period. This image depicts diggers standing in a mining location and therefore, this image has the capacity to reveal or support significant information for researchers studying the fashion and social status of diggers in Australia in approximately 1870. It can also provide information on the landscape of Australia in this period and the impact of mining for gold on both society and the Australian landscape. The Burke Museum is home to a substantial collection of Australian mining photographs which can be used to gain a deeper understanding into life on the gold fields, technology used in mining, the miners themselves and the impact of the gold digging on the environment.Sepia toned rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper and mounted on board.[illegible] about 1870 / 97 2514.1 / 2594 30three mile goldfields, goldfields, 1870, 1870 gold, australia, australian landscape, miners, gold miners, diggers, gold diggers, beechworth, victoria, sluice box workers, sluicing, sluice, mining -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1960
... australian landscape... 1960s Lake Victoria australian landscape Mining Rocky Mountain ...Taken in 1960, depicted is an aerial view of Lake Sambell and the surrounding township. Lake Sambell is a beautiful Victorian recreation lake and urban park with a unique history. It was created in the mid-1800s by the Rocky Mountain Mining company during the gold rush era and used as a mining site until the early 1900s, which brought Europeans into the area. It was turned into a reserve for residents in 1920 and is considered an icon of Beechworth as it represents the development of the community, human endeavour, and the spirit of the landscape.This photograph represents what Lake Sambell looked like in 1960.Black and white reproduced rectangular photograph print on paper.lake sambell, #beechworth, beechworth 1960s, lake, victoria, australian landscape, mining, rocky mountain mining company -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1960
... australian landscape... #beechworth australian landscape Beechworth 1960s Victoria Black ...Taken in 1960, depicted is the construction of Lake Sambell, looking west across the lake. Lake Sambell is a beautiful Victorian recreation lake and urban park with a unique history. It was created in the mid-1800s by the Rocky Mountain Mining company during the gold rush era and used as a mining site until the early 1900s, which brought Europeans into the area. It was turned into a reserve for residents in 1920 and is considered an icon of Beechworth as it represents the development of the community, human endeavour, and the spirit of the landscape.This photograph represents additional construction to Lake Sambell as a recreational reserve.Black and white reproduced rectangular photograph print on paper.beechworth lake, lake, lake sambell, construction, #beechworth, australian landscape, beechworth 1960s, victoria -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, Unknown
... australian landscape... Lake Sambell Aerial Photo construction australian landscape ...Aerial view of Lake Sambell, Beechworth with town views. Lake Sambell is a beautiful Victorian recreation lake and urban park with a unique history. It was created in the mid-1800s by the Rocky Mountain Mining company during the gold rush era and used as a mining site until the early 1900s, which brought Europeans into the area. It was turned into a reserve for residents in 1920 and is considered an icon of Beechworth as it represents the development of the community, human endeavour, and the spirit of the landscape.This photograph represents Lake Sambell with town views.Black and white reproduced rectangular photograph print on paper.Reverse: Stampbeechworth lake, lake sambell, aerial photo, construction, australian landscape, #beechworth, victoria -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, Walter William McLean Thwaites, c.1870
... australian landscape... on the landscape of Australia in this period and the impact of mining ...This photograph depicts a large group of men in their work clothing situated in front of a large bank of earth. They are identified as miners working in an unidentified location in Australia. This photograph was taken by photographer Walter Thwaites sometime during the period of 1865-1908, likely c.1870. It is unsure where this image was taken since Thwaites travelled a lot over his photography career and the photograph is not annotated with this information. In addition, the identities of the men in the photograph are also unknown. These men are photographed in front of a large bank of earth where they had presumably been mining for gold or other precious metals. The men, with the exception of four, are wearing wide brimmed hats to protect their faces from the sun. They are also wearing loose fitting white shirts which are often worn beneath a darker coloured vest. They wear pale coloured work pants and boots. The men are mostly clean shaven with the exception of the moustache and a couple of beards. Two of the men have pipes in their mouth. Their clothing is basic and much less dramatic than the outfits worn by the gold diggers of the 1852 gold rush. These men, by wearing similar outfits, are expressing a sense of comradery or equality between them. It is likely that they are from the same, or similar, social status. They have an air of independence and share social equality in their stance and clothing. Walter William McLean Thwaites (1840-1908) was a professional photographer born in Sydney, Australia. He learnt the craft in his father's Hobart studio, but later embarked on his own solo career and toured every existing Australian colony between 1860 to 1888. The Thwaites family were a long line of photographers and artists with Thwaites' father Walter WIlliam Thwaites Sr working as an artist and photographer in Australia after moving from England in 1834. Walter Thwaites Sr's father, also named Walter Thwaites, was a British miniature portrait artist.Images, like this one, of Australian gold rush history can reveal important information about the social and environmental impact of this period. This image depicts over 30 diggers standing in front of a bank of earth and therefore, this image has the capacity to reveal or support significant information for researchers studying the fashion and social status of diggers in Australia in approximately 1870. It can also provide information on the landscape of Australia in this period and the impact of mining for gold on both society and the Australian landscape. The Burke Museum is home to a substantial collection of Australian mining photographs which can be used to gain a deeper understanding into life on the gold fields, technology used in mining, the miners themselves and the impact of the gold digging on the environment.Sepia toned rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper and mounted on board.Reverse: 1997.208 / MINERS. / W. Thwaites / Photography /australia, australian photography, photography, miners, gold rush, australian landscape, diggers, walter thwaites, thwaites photography, w. thwaites photography, social history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Painting - WES HARRY COLLECTION: EMIGRANTS TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA, Mid 1800's
... australian landscape... PRINT Watercolour australian landscape Watercolour Paintings ...A print from a water colour by Robert Alexander Hillingford called ' Emigrants to south Australia '. Original is from The Rex Nan Kivell collection, National Library of Australia.Robert Alexander Hillingfordprint, watercolour, australian landscape, watercolour paintings, early colonial life. emigrants, south australia