Frame wooden picture frame with fretwork, some leaf motifSSmall sections broken off, frame cracked.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, fretwork, fretwork frame, picture frame, fretwork picture frame

A wood fretwork paddle. Handle reinforced on both sides with fretwork panels attached with small screws. Materials: Wood, Metaltennis

Wooden plant stand cut-outs each side, fretwork on lower partflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Folding Wooden carved fretwork wall shelf with hinges and blond wood stain. Marked on back S580.handcrafts, woodcarving, ornamental

Wall hanging wooden container for holding boxes of matches, painted burgundy with a fretwork rabbit applied to front.domestic equipment, containers, matches, k47

Pymble’, 2 Earle Street was built in 1907 with additions in 1915. It was the home of Alan and Edna Holt and family from 1958-1966. Alan Judge Holt was Secretary of the Lands Department of Victoria during his working life. He was a keen and meticulous local historian, whose work contributed significantly to this collection. The house is extant in 2020, but Earle Street is now Earle Close.A black and white photograph of a Queen Anne style house. There are a couple of bay windows and a verandah using timber fretwork.pymble, house names, earle street, mont albert, mr alan holt, mrs edna holt, queen anne style

Built in 1889. Was known as 'Willcyrus' during the occupancy of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) William McGregor Cairncross and family. It was named after two of his sons - Sergeant William McGregor Cairncross and Trooper Cyrus Hay Cairncross, who served with the 2nd Scottish Horse during the Boer War and in British units in the First World War. Lt Col Cairncross served at the Victoria Barracks in Melbourne for 25 years. During the Boer War he was controller of stores at Victoria Barracks. It was renamed 'Medlow' when it became the home of Dr Richard Joseph Bull (1874-1927) and his wife Catherine Grace, nee Perrier (1884-1972) in 1911. Richard Joseph Bull was the Director of Bacteriology at Melbourne University. Norma was a noted artist and was born in Hawthorn in 1906; her brother Ronald Richard was born in Surrey Hills in 1912. Fundraising events were held there during the First World War. The property was left to the National Trust of Victoria but the costs of maintenance forced the Trust to sell it and it has returned to private ownership.A coloured photograph of a timber building in the grounds of 'Medlow'. It has ornate barge boards and fretwork. The glass in the window is broken.medlow, house names, warrigal road, surrey hills, (mrs) catherine bull, (miss) norma bull, house styles, late victorian boom style, (miss) catherine perrier, (mr) richard joseph bull, (mr) ronald joseph bull, (lt) (col) (mr) william mcgregor cairncross, (mr) william mcgregor cairncross, (mr) cyrus hay cairncross, willcyrus, garden parties, fundraising, first world war

This hat pin stand would have been a common object in a woman’s bedroom in the past, especially about the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century when women wore large hats and they needed large pins to hold them in place. This hat pin holder has no known local provenance but it is kept as a memento of the past and will be useful for display.This is a silver-coloured metal stand with a round base with impressed patterns on the top and a central raised oval section containing a circular spike. Near the top of the spike is a circular-shaped piece of metal in a fretwork pattern. This fretwork has been welded on and has space to insert several hat pins women’s accessories, history of warrnambool, hat pin stand

Wooden VSF Roll of Honour board 1914-1919 including gum nut & tree root fretworkHonour Boardvsf, victorian school of forestry, creswick, roll of honour, first world war, wwi, great war, 1914-1918, students

Since 1895, Hobbies Ltd have been supplying model makers and enthusiasts throughout the world with a wide range of quality model kits, accessories, tools, components and handbooks. The Hobbies Company began life in Dereham, Norfolk in 1881 with a London Office opened later (1922) at 65 New Oxford Street, WC1. In 1895 Hobbies began supplying model makers with their products and in 1897 were incorporated into a Public company. In 1922 at a British Industries Fair the company had a stand advertising their products as "The All-British Firm with a World reputation". Fretwork Outfits. Fretwork Machines. Carpentry Outfits. Strip work Outfits. Also manufactures of Fretwork Tools and Benches, Wood, Circular Saws, Lathes, Picture Framing Outfits, Tools, etc. In 1947 the company had expanded and was still making tools and materials for the amateur craftsman in wood. They had acquired a reputation as manufacturers of quality Fretwork Outfits, Tools, Treadle Machines, Model Maker's Tool Kits. The company also publishers of ‘Hobbies Weekly magazine’ and also sold plans for fretwork, model making and wooden toys. In 1961 they were still manufacturers and retailers of craft tools and materials, timber merchants, light engineers and Government contractors with around 500 employees. A vintage tool made for hobbyists and distributed throughout the world by a British company that is still in existence today. The item is significant as it catalogues the manufactures history at a specific time in the company's development.Foot operated treadle Fret saw called "GEM" subject item is a short saw , the stand in the background is the base for a Delta Q3 model scroll saw. Gem inscription cast into the cast iron frameworkflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, saw, treadle saw, fret saw, pedal saw, the gem, tool, hobbies ltd, treadle, foot operated

Gramophone, Edison, in wooden cabinet with hinged lid. Front has open fretwork panel with speaker behind it and is covered by brown cloth. There is a handle for cranking. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, gramophone, music, entertainment, furniture, edison

Hair clips such as this one would have been worn by women in the 19th and early 20th centuries and would have been used to keep back long hair from around the face. Similar clips may be used today but they would more likely be made of plastic or ornamented metal. This hair clip has no known provenance but is an attractive item and is retained for display purposes.This is a curved shell (perhaps tortoise shell) hair clip with an ornamental fretwork pattern in the centre. A metal piece, slightly curved, is attached to the clip with a screw. vintage hair clips, history of warrnambool

Surrey Hills Mounted Police Station was located at 5 Suffolk Road (dem.) from 1889-1914. It was a police residence with two rooms as the police office and workshop. There were stables on the back fence. The property adjoined Wyclif Church in Norfolk Road. Gilbert McCallum rented from c.1914-1923 when he built a home in Westminster Street. It is his son Archie who can just be seen on the front steps. Archie remembers the 2 storied stables with a gantry for hauling feed sacks up with a block and tackle, then a polished wood slide to send the feed down. The McCallum children and local friends found this to be a marvellous slide. David McPhie, ex-police force, lived here with his family from 1923-c.1950. A black and white photograph showing a mid to late Victorian style weatherboard house with decorative brackets under the eaves. The verandah is of timber with decorative timber fretwork.surrey hills mounted police, suffolk road, surrey hills, wyclif church, (mr) gilbert mccallum, (mr) david mcphie, police, (master) archie mccallum

‘Casallenroc’, 4-8 Lorne Parade Built in 1904 and occupied from that date by Mr Frank & Mrs Blanche Cornell. Photo is of Mr Cornell with 2 of his children on the veranda. He was a keen gardener, usually doing 2 hours’ work before going to work. He was a director of Buckley & Nunn, having worked up from a position as shipping clerk. He died in 1917 at the age of 47 years from a stroke. Mrs Cornell had a large orchard. Children were Frank (who accidentally drowned at Frankston beach), Lorna, Patience (Mrs Brewer) and Ruth (wife of dentist, Dr David Ellis). A lemon scented gum in the garden was planted by the Cornells having had its trunk bent by the baby. It grew with a bent trunk. A black and white photograph of a man standing on the verandah with two children sitting on the railing. The verandah has some decorative fretwork around the verandah and decorative posts.house names, lorne parade, surrey hills, (mr) frank cornell, (miss) ruth cornell, (miss) pat cornell, 'casallenroc'

These two items have been linked together as a decorative pair but it is not clear why, as the sphere or bulb does not have an opening and cannot hold a light and there is nothing very attractive about the two items as they appear today. The stand may have been set in front of a coloured light to ensure reflection or the sphere may have been decorated in some way.These items are kept as ornamental curiosities.This is a clear glass sphere on a metal stand. The stand is painted light brown and has a fretwork decorative base, a moulded stem and an open top with a curved pattern edge.vintage ornaments, glass ornaments

‘Devon’, 3 Vincent Street Built in 1906 by Aaron Wyatt of 46 Essex Road for Mr and Mrs Charles Ansell Smith and their family. The Smith family lived at ‘Devon’ until c1916 when they leased it for two years to William Everard who became a Member of Parliament of the Upper House of Victoria A black and white photograph of an Edwardian Style weatherboard house with an L-shaped verandah and roofed with corrugated iron. Timber fretwork adorns the verandah with decorative scrolls on the posts.edwardian style, federation style, weatherboard, 'devon', house names, vincent street, surrey hills, (mr) aaron wyatt, (mr) charles ansell smith, essex road, (mr) roy smith, (mr) stan smith, (mr) frank smith, (miss) dorothy smith, (mr) william everard, builders, member of parliament, parliamentary representatives, harold smith, kenneth smith

Heritage Status: On Victorian Heritage Register and the register of the National Estate, built in 1857.Heritage Status: On Victorian Heritage Register and the register of the National EstateColour Photograph of "Ballentree" homestead, 1857. Partial frontal view of homestead showing the verandah valences of carved Baltic pine fretwork. Shrubbery in foreground partially obscuring view.buninyong, ballantree, homestead, wb smith, timber fretwork, weatherboard house

The first section of Studley House, now part of the preparatory school for Xavier College conducted by the Society of Jesus in Kew, was built in about 1857 for Parliamentarian John Hodgson, an early settler in the district, as a two-storey residence in the Classical Revival style. The name Studley House was first recorded in the Kew ratebooks in 1862, after the house was purchased in 1860 by James McEvoy, squatter. Alterations and an extension, designed by William J Ellis were undertaken in 1875. The house was again altered in 1919 during the ownership of John Wren, former bookmaker, ALP lobbyist, influential Irish-Catholic and millionaire. After 1969 the house was used by the school. (Victorian Heritage Database, 2023)This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers (1905-1973), donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian from the 1960s to the 1970s. Original monochrome photograph of the interior of the first floor of Studley House in Nolan Avenue, Kew. The photo shows the detail of the landing and staircase. Note the later fretwork above the hall,Inscribed verso: "Studley House"dorothy rogers, studley house -- nolan avenue (kew)

Albert George Harbert was a local builder. His family home was built c1910. He married Phoebe Rebecca Georgina Colton in 1912. They had 2 daughters Norma Phoebe and Unice Ada (18 Jan 1918 - 6 Jan 2014). Norma was married to and divorced from Henry Jamieson. Albert died 31/8/1968; Phoebe died 15/6/1971; they are buried in Boroondara Cemetery. Photo probably taken in late 1980s-early 1990s.A black and white photograph of a Queen Anne style house. It has a steeply pitched iron roof, is weatherboard with a veranda and fretwork around it. A picket fence runs along the front.queen anne style, union road, surrey hills, builder, 1910, federation style, albert harbert, mrs norma phoebe jamieson, miss norma phoebe harbert, miss unice harbert, mrs phoebe rebecca georgina harbert, miss phoebe rebecca georgina colton, union road

Colour photograph. Lake. Mansion. Balcony iron fretwork. Trees. People on Lawn. Lily pads. Palm tree. Blue spruce tree in centre. Fortuna (?) written on back of photo.photo, garden, fortuna

Folding wooden fretwork corner shelf with a foliage design, 2 mirrors, stained brown with hinges & small hook. Marked on back DI475 also small sticker underneath 733 108K.handcrafts, woodcarving, ornamental

This ink well could have been used in a household or a business office. It would have been an attractive addition to a desk or office and served in a practical way to enclose the ink needed for writing purposes. Today the ink well has been replaced by firstly the use of fountain pens and later, after 1950, the widespread use of ballpoint pens. Although it has no known local provenance this item is retained as an interesting example of an ornamental ink well from100 years ago. This is a brown rectangular-shaped metal stand elevated from the floor by four jutting side pieces. There are two upright semi-circular side metal pieces acting as protective shields. The base of the metal stand has an open fretwork pattern with a circular hole in the middle. This contains a china ink well. It is enclosed by a hinged metal lid. The protective uprights and the metal stand also have ornamental fretwork with patterns of fronds and flowers. The ink well is a little chipped.‘Rd. No. 44197’writing aids 20th century, warrnambool, history of warrnambool

Carved wooden folding fretwork wall shelf with red & gold velvet valance across front, scalloped bottom with tassels, one small mirror & hinges. Marked on back FH568 & sticker 743 108Bhandcrafts, woodcarving, ornamental

‘Eignbrook’, 10 Pembroke Street was built in 1904. It was the home of William Valentine Hill, journalist, who came to this home with his wife Annie (nee Boak) and family of eight children in 1904. Courtesy: Mr William (Bill) Dempsey, grandson of William Valentine Hill.Original sepia photograph of 10 Pembroke Street. A weatherboard house in the Queen Anne style with a steep pitched iron roof. Decorative fretwork adorns the verandah. Mounted on white cardboard and taped on 1 corner.Back of photo is inscribed “Hills House, 10 Pembroke St, Surrey Hills”. Card has written underneath the photo, “10 Pembroke St”pembroke street, surrey hills, hills family, 'eignbrook', house names, (mr) william valentine hill, (mrs) annie hill, (miss) annie boak, (mr) william (bill) demspey, journalist, queen anne style

Carved folding wooden fretwork shelf, stained brown and depicting a man on a penny farthing bicycle with pediment above & vine leaves below, with hinges and a hanging hook. Markings on back DI477 10204 & a sticker 732 108Khandcrafts, woodcarving, ornamental