Black and white photo. The hall at Fortuna Villa. Bottom left of a fire place with plants and deer sitting in it, on either end of the mantle are statues of ladies sitting reading, in the centre is a man holding up a disc shaped object. Along the wall there are a number of paintings one is of Sir George Lansell, others are landscapes. Also along the wall standing on the floor is a collectors cabinet on beautifully carved legs. A lady crouched down with an elbow on her knee, she is sitting on a pedestal. On the right of that is a cabinet is what appears to be a kerosene lantern then a Fire place screen. Markings/Inscriptions: Bartlett Bros. Bendigo. Sticky label on front centre bottom; 338 ST 83buildings, residential, fortuna villa, bartlett bros. bendigo

Cabinet card of a bearded man who may be a member of the Padbury family of funeral directors who operated in Kew, Victoria.Paris Panel / Allan Spicer / Bendigo

the significance of this photograph is that it shows what an office environment was like during the mid 1900s. the style of dress of a business man is evident as are the hair styles. The form of communication is noted by the presence of the telephone.The amount of paper, books, ledgers needed to run an office is also evident.A rectangular, black and white photograph printed on matte paper. The picture depicts two men in a room that looks to be an office. The man in the foreground is seated at a desk, which is at the front of the photograph. This man has a full head of dark hair and a full moustache. He is dressed in a dark suit with a light coloured shirt and a dark tie. His right arm is resting on the desk and he is holding a pen in his hand. The second man is standing directly behind the seated man with his right hand on the back of the chair. This man has a full head of hair, a full moustache and full beard. He is smiling broadly. He is dressed in a light coloured suit and a light coloured tie. On the desk, directly in front of the seated man is a large blotter with a large notepad on top of it. In front of the blotter there is a rectangular pen holder with a small note pad attached. To the right of the blotter is an open notebook and to the left there is a telephone with a receiver connected to the base by a coiled cable. There are square press button letter and number keys on the base. Behind the men is an open cabinet with four shelves containing books, files and ledgers. On the wall next to the standing man there are three notices pinned to the wall.1900s, books, office, reference books

The Emerald Waterboard Trust was very significant to Emerald and district involved in the delivery of potable water and some sewerage. Their office was situated next to the Emerald water tower in KIngs Road The interior of this office shows the type of machines used in offices during the 1980s and 1990s for communication, recording data, producing receipts and keeping rates records etc.Black-and-white photograph, rectangular in shape, printed on matte paper. This photograph shows what appears to be the interior of a business office. There are two males working in this room The man in the foreground is sitting in an office chair He has dark hair and is wearing glasses. He is wearing a dark coloured jumper and a light coloured shirt collar can be seen at his neck. He is looking at a Personal Computer and has his right hand on a keyboard infront of him, which has white keys. The second male is standing behind the seated man. He has dark hair and is wearing a dark coloured jumper with light coloured trousers. The jumper has a small, light coloured design on the left chest area. On the man's left wrist is a metal chain link bracelet which he is wearing over the sleeve of his jumper. This man is holding a landline telephone handpiece to his left ear. The telephone has a spiral cord. He is leaning forward and appears to be looking at the seated man's computer. Behind the seated man there is an office chair and desk. On the desk is a keyboard with white keys and a small computer, a fax machine and some paper. Next to an adjoining wall is a photocopier and a large poster on the wall above it. Behind the desk is a metal office cupboard. On a wall to the right of the seated man is a metal cupboard with a metal handle. The front of the cupboard appears to have several lights and monitors on it. Next to this cupboard is a photograph on the wall and below it is a filing cabinet. A small typewriter is visible on top of a plastic box next to the seated man. Daylight is coming through a high window and electric lighting is also seen in the room. The photograph is taken at the Emerald Waterboard Trust, Kings Road, Emerald. Victoria.1990s, kings rd, water supply