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Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionDecorative object - Glass fairy lantern
... Glass fairy lantern......fairy lantern...Cobalt blue glass fairy lantern with diamond quilt or pineapple pattern. ...Decorative object Glass fairy lantern ...Item believed to be from Empire Day celebrations held in Surrey Hills. The Empire Day movement was instituted in England in 1904 and a meeting of Surrey Hills residents on 24th May 1906, pledged to do all in their power to make the day a success. Founding members included Arthur 'Empire' Brooks, James 'Rule Britannia' Sneddon and Harry 'Mafeking' Garrett, whose nicknames stemmed from their activities. Empire Day celebrations from 1906-11 attracted tremendous enthusiasm as reported at the time with 40,000 people attending the procession. The procession included horse drawn floats from local businesses, a torchlight parade headed by mounted troopers and local school bands. Rows of lamps and paper Chinese lanterns strung across the streets and lit at night by candles, while every dwelling had it's own decorations. The Progress Association revived the celebrations between 1933 and 1938 and while the route of the procession varied between these years, it would end with a 'monster bonfire' at Beckett Park.Cobalt blue glass fairy lantern with diamond quilt or pineapple pattern. Wire handle with twisted join. Remnants of candle/tealight in bottom.empire day, empire day celebrations, surrey hills progress association, mr james sneddon, mr arthur brooks, mr harry garrett, chinese lanterns, kitchen brothers, john bull, beckett park, canterbury road, union road, surrey gardens, fairy lantern -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and ArchivesPostcard, Mail Car Orford
... Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives 30 Gipps Street Port Fairy great-ocean-road M.J.Horan's post office and general store with the mail car out the front mail car orford m.j.horan post office store Mail car Orford Real Photo Post card, the "Rose" series delue Black & white photograph of a weatherboard building (shop) with a verandah and a large lantern in front and car Mail Car Orford Postcard Postcard ...M.J.Horan's post office and general store with the mail car out the frontBlack & white photograph of a weatherboard building (shop) with a verandah and a large lantern in front and carMail car Orford Real Photo Post card, the "Rose" series deluemail, car, orford, m.j.horan, post office, store -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and ArchivesPhotograph, 1960's
... Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives 30 Gipps Street Port Fairy great-ocean-road This photograph shows the hotel without the later addition of the wooden stump to the corner near the bar door. The stump relates to the story of early closing time in the late 1800's early 1900's when if the publican thought it was safe he would put a lit lantern out on the wood chopping stump to indicate that he was still open for business. ...This photograph shows the hotel without the later addition of the wooden stump to the corner near the bar door. The stump relates to the story of early closing time in the late 1800's early 1900's when if the publican thought it was safe he would put a lit lantern out on the wood chopping stump to indicate that he was still open for business.This photo is significant because it shows the building without the "stump" out the front which was a later addition.Black and white photograph of The Caledonian Hotel taken from the diagonal cornerWritten in ink -The Stump Hotelthe stump, hotel, caledonian hotel, bank street, james street
