Transcription of correspondence between Sir George Gipps and C.J. La Trobe, giving a record of the early history of Victorian Aboriginal peoples in relation to white settlers.Maps, b&w illustrationssir george gipps, la trobe

A two page article on Ballarat from the magazine 'Parade' ballarat, con trencks, amasa delano, george gipps, william branwhite clarke

Louisa Thomas married Henry Gipps (1837-91)in 1863. They had six sons and two daughters. While Louisa and Henry Gipps were to die in Sussex, two of their sons, Frederick George De Visme Gipps (1867-1953) and Richard Brook Woodthorpe Gipps (c.1872-1946) migrated to Queensland, possibly bringing with them their mother’s sketchbook.The collection of artworks that are included in the sketchbook are often of outstanding aesthetic and artistic significance. In the variety of subject matter and the geographical places represented, it is historically significant as a document recording the postings of Colonel Henry Gipps, 9th Norfolk Regiment, and his wife Louisa to locations in the Mediterranean and West Asia. The large bound sketchbook has a marbled cover with blue binding. The name Louisa Goulburn Thomas and the date 1862 are faintly inscribed in pencil on the front page. However the book contains pen and ink and pencil drawings, watercolours, and photographs, which both predate and postdate 1862. The approximately 75 works are loose-leafed items and [currently] do not form a chronological, geographical or thematic sequence. Creators identified on some drawings and watercolours include Mary Julia Wilder Thomas, JFV Wright, ELG (Edward Louis de Bondell Gipps?), L Nicholson, Bertha Isadore Thomas, and HG (Henry Gipps?). Many of the works are signed and dated, and include rural landscapes and seascapes, archaeological sites, animal studies, and portraits. While most of the works were created in the British Isles, others are scenes of Venice, the Ionian Islands, Cape Town, Hong Kong and Japan. [A number of the ‘oriental’ paintings on silk were probably purchased from local artists.] The art works in the book are at various stages of completion and represent a diverse range of artistic skills. What may be the earliest work in the sketchbook is a drawing of three uniformed soldiers. An annotation on the reverse records that the drawing is of a Group of Soldiers after [Philipp Jakob] de Southerbourg 1830. The birth of Louisa Thomas' oldest son, William Henry Houston Meyrick Gipps (1864-1903) in Corfu perhaps explains why a number of scenes and items in the album are of the Ionian Islands. Louisa is probably the creator of a number of still life and botanical studies in the album. These range from floral studies to a bird’s nest. The painting of objects was to remain a socially ‘approved’ specialty of amateur and professional women artists into the 20th century. The complete contents of the album will be uploaded to accompany this record. Some items may be published separately on Victorian Collections, but will acknowledge their origins in the sketchbook."Louisa Goulburn Thomas / 1862"victorian sketchbooks, manuscripts - kew historical society, 9th norfolk regiment, rosemary (gipps) vaughan smith, vaughan-smith collection

PPSP operating licence was granted to founder George Tobin by Governor Gipps of New South Wales (pre Federation) on condition that “the appointment must not bring any expense on the Government”. The service is unique in that it is fully Australian- owned and operated by its pilots in keeping with the terms of the original appointment.A set of 7 postcards from the Port Phillip Sea Pilots showing Pilot Stations in Queenscliff and Westernport, 3 pilot launches; Hawk II, Petrel, Thorsen and launches welcoming square rigger 'Dar Mlodziezy' in 1988postcards, pilot station building, pilot launches

Newspaper article from the Melbourne Truth, dated Saturday, September 4, 1943. Front page article about George Frederick Heathcote Hanson, patents attorney, of Gipps Street, East Melbourne. Hanson had been reported missing after boarding a train to Sydney. He body was later found under briar bushes at Young. The Coroner's finding was that death had resulted from exposure, after taking the phenobarbitone. He believed he was not making a success of his business, and because he was unable to give his wife all the things he thought she deserved. Also printed are copies of letters he had written to his brother and his wife. (This was his second wife, his first having died four years earlier.)sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - truth, george frederick heathcote hanson, mr c m western, harold herbert hanson, estmere hanson, patents office, det windsor, commercial hotel young, dr george milroy whish, det albert edward windsor, sgt w f searson, john edwin chaplin, mr hayes, isobel hanson, ada hanson

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, October-December 1995 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Vale Alan Williams From SEC To United Energy Pillars Of Freedom Foxtel Comes To Dandenong Harking Back 75 Years Ago Toward Our New City The Story Of SEHA 1994-5 Oresident's Report George Fawcett Walker Society News An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, April 2004 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. The Last Hurrah Ball Letters To The Editor Dandenong Post Office A Tribute To Maurice George Jarvis M.B.E. 1917-2003 James Michael Hardy 6.2.1913 - 17.4.2003 Adolph Edward Mosig 1892-1943 Society News Harking Back 75 Years An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, June - October 1980, 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Projects Suggested For Victoria's Sesqui-Centenary History Of Clayton When The Natives Still Roamed This District Harking Back 75 Years Ago Personalities Behind The Headstones Alex T. McLean Snr Constable Fitzgerald Was Police Paddock Identity Little Snippets From Our Past George Howard - Pioneering Personality An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories