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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, White Horse statue
... White Horse statue...white horse statue...Coloured postcard of the statue of a white horse outside the Whitehorse Council Chambers, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading...white horse statue Coloured postcard of the statue of a white horse outside the Whitehorse Council Chambers, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading White Horse statue Photograph Photograph ...Coloured postcard of the statue of a white horse outside the Whitehorse Council Chambers, Whitehorse Road, Nunawadingwhite horse statue -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)Unveiling Horse Statue
... Unveiling Horse Statue......unveiling statue...horse...Ballarat sturt unveiling statue horse crowd Town Hall Unveiling Horse Statue ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, sturt, unveiling statue, horse, crowd, town hall -
Box Hill Historical SocietyPhotograph - White Horse, c.1960s
... White horse statue...The White Horse statue in the median strip of Whitehorse Road, Box hill. ...The White Horse statue in the median strip of Whitehorse Road, Box hill. ...The White Horse statue in the median strip of Whitehorse Road, Box hill. Image shows a family in front of statue.B&w photowhite horse statue -
Box Hill Historical SocietyPhotograph - Whitehorse statue and councillors, 1960
... White Horse statue...Group of City of Box Hill councillors gathered under the White Horse statue in the Whitehorse Road median strip at the opening of a Whitehorse Festival in 1960...Group of City of Box Hill councillors gathered under the White Horse statue in the Whitehorse Road median strip at the opening of a Whitehorse Festival in 1960 White Horse statue Whitehorse Festival Festivals and celebrations Black and white photograph Photograph Whitehorse statue and councillors ...Group of City of Box Hill councillors gathered under the White Horse statue in the Whitehorse Road median strip at the opening of a Whitehorse Festival in 1960Black and white photographwhite horse statue, whitehorse festival, festivals and celebrations -
Box Hill Historical SocietyPhotograph - Box Hill, 1935
... ...White horse statue...View from the water tower. 7. The White Horse Statue. 8. Station Street. 9. World War 1 Memorial and Bandstand...View from the water tower. 7. The White Horse Statue. 8. Station Street. 9. World War 1 Memorial and Bandstand Town halls Whitehorse Road Station Street Post offices Girls' Technical School White horse statue Soldiers Memorial Hall Bandstands Monuments and memorials World War> 1914-1918 B&w photo Photograph Box Hill ...A montage of 9 Box Hill photos titled 'Box Hill Makes Definite Progress'. Photos -1. Town Hall 2. Whitehorse Road 3.Girls' Technical School. 4 Post Office 5. Soldiers 'Memorial Hall 6. View from the water tower. 7. The White Horse Statue. 8. Station Street. 9. World War 1 Memorial and BandstandB&w phototown halls, whitehorse road, station street, post offices, girls' technical school, white horse statue, soldiers memorial hall, bandstands, monuments and memorials, world war> 1914-1918 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Whitehorse Hotel, 1935
... ...white horse statue...Situated on South East corner of Elgar Road and Whitehorse Road. White Horse was model for statue of Horse currently in median strip, Box Hill. ...atkinson e. white horse hotel white horse statue Black and white photo of original Whitehorse Hotel being demolished. ...Black and white photo of original Whitehorse Hotel being demolished. Situated on South East corner of Elgar Road and Whitehorse Road. White Horse was model for statue of Horse currently in median strip, Box Hill. Taken in 1935.atkinson, e., white horse hotel, white horse statue -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph - B/W Photograph, Whitehorse Hotel Box Hill, 1935
... ...white horse statue...White Horse was model used for statue of Horse currently in median strip, Box Hill. ...atkinson e. white horse hotel white horse statue (2) Black and white photos of original Whitehorse Hotel being demolished. ...(2) Black and white photos of original Whitehorse Hotel being demolished. South East corner of Elgar Road and Whitehorse Road. White Horse was model used for statue of Horse currently in median strip, Box Hill. Taken in 1935.atkinson, e., white horse hotel, white horse statue -
Mont De LanceyStatue, 1932
... Horse statue of world champion racehorse Phar Lap....Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne Cup, two Cox Plates, an AJC Derby, and 19 other weight for age races. horses animal figures Horse statue of world champion racehorse Phar Lap. ...Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne Cup, two Cox Plates, an AJC Derby, and 19 other weight for age races.Horse statue of world champion racehorse Phar Lap.horses, animal figures -
City of BallaratArtwork, other - Public Artwork, Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial, 1969
... horse statue...The bronze statue of a horse commemorates poet and horseman Adam Lindsay Gordon and the horses and mules killed during WWI. ...The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of Ballarat horse statue adam lindsay gordon horse statue ERECTED BY/ THE ADAM LINDSAY GORDON SOCIETY/ TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF/ THE POET'S LIVING IN BALLAARAT,/ ALSO AS A MEMORIAL TO THE 958,600 HORSES AND MULES/ KILLED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR/ INCLUDING 196,000/ THAT LEFT THESE SHORES NEVR TO RETURN./ "THE LAY OF THE LAST CHARGER"/ FORWARD, THE TRUMPETS WERE SOUNDING THE CHARGE./ THE ROLL OF THE KETTLEDRUM RAPIDLY RAN/ THAT MUSIC, LIKE WILDFIRE SPREADING AT LARGE/ MADDEN'D THE WAR HORSE AS WELL AS THE MAN./ WHERE ARE THEY? ...The bronze statue of a horse commemorates poet and horseman Adam Lindsay Gordon and the horses and mules killed during WWI. The statue depicts a horse going into battle known as a 'charger' mounted on a base of Warrenheip granite. During World War II the artist, Raymond Ewers was made an official war artist with the rank of lieutenant. Funds were raised from visitors to the Adam Lindsay Gordon cottage for the artwork which was unveiled on the centenary of the poet's arrival in Ballarat. Adam Lindsay Gordon the English born Australian poet spent some time in Ballarat, at one stage owning and running Craig's Stables in the city. He was not a very good businessman and his ventures left him in financial ruin. However his ballads and poems were recognized around the world as strong lines that told the story of the Australian bush. He is the only Australian Poet to be memorialized in Westminster Abbey, UK. The Queen quoted his work in 1992 Queens message..."Kindness in another's trouble, courage in one's own.."The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze horse on granite plinthERECTED BY/ THE ADAM LINDSAY GORDON SOCIETY/ TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF/ THE POET'S LIVING IN BALLAARAT,/ ALSO AS A MEMORIAL TO THE 958,600 HORSES AND MULES/ KILLED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR/ INCLUDING 196,000/ THAT LEFT THESE SHORES NEVR TO RETURN./ "THE LAY OF THE LAST CHARGER"/ FORWARD, THE TRUMPETS WERE SOUNDING THE CHARGE./ THE ROLL OF THE KETTLEDRUM RAPIDLY RAN/ THAT MUSIC, LIKE WILDFIRE SPREADING AT LARGE/ MADDEN'D THE WAR HORSE AS WELL AS THE MAN./ WHERE ARE THEY? THE WAR-STEEDS WHO SHARED IN OUR GLORY/ THE "LANERCOST" COLT AND THE "ACROBAT" MARE,/ AND THE IRISH DIVISION "KATE KEARNEY" AND "RORY" AND RUSHING "ROSCOMMON" AND EAGER "KILDARE"./ WE TOO, SPRUNG FROM THE LOINS OF ISHMAELITE STALLIONS,/ THE RENDERING OF BLACKTHORNS AND RATTLE OF RAILS./ AND WHAT THEN? THE COLOURS REVERSED, THE DRUMS, MUFFLED/ THE BACK NODDING PLUMES, THE DEAD MARCH AND THE PALL/ THE STERN FACES, SOLDIER-LIKE SILENT UNRUFFLED,/ THE SLOW SACRED MUSIC THAT FLOATS OVER ALL/ BY A.L. GORDON/ UNVEILED BY/ HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF BALLAARAT,/ CR. M.J.BROWN/ 1969/ PRESIDENT CR.W.E.ROOF C.B.E. SECRETARY P. ABSOY. ESQ.horse statue, adam lindsay gordon horse statue -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - Australian Light Horse Infantry Bronze Statue Photograph, Carl Valerius, 31st May 2017
... Australian Light Horse Infantry Bronze Statue Photograph...Australian Light Horse World War 1914 - 1918 Boer War Carl Valeriou Colour photograph Photograph Australian Light Horse Infantry Bronze Statue Photograph Carl Valerius ...This photograph is of a bronze sculpture of an Australian Light Horseman. The sculptured was created by renowned Australian sculptor Carl Valerius. The sculpture is now located in the National Boer War Memorial, Anzac Parade in Canberra, ACT, Australia. Australia did not field traditional cavalry in the Boer and WWI Wars. Instead, it deployed mounted infantry known as the Australian Light Horse, who rode horses (mostly Walers) to battle but fought on foot. They became famous in the Sinai–Palestine campaign, including the charge at Beersheba. Australia shipped approximately 120,000 horses overseas during WWI, about 39,000 went with the Light Horse to Egypt and Palestine. These horses were used for troop mobility, officers’ mounts, transport of weapons and supplies.australian light horse, world war 1914 - 1918, boer war, carl valeriou -
Box Hill Historical SocietyPhotograph - Ian Buckingham with statues of White Horse, 7 December 1986
... ...White horse statue...Ian Buckingham with statues of replica and original White Horse....White horse statue Box Hill Town Hall B&w photo Photograph Ian Buckingham with statues of White Horse ...Cr. Ian Buckingham with statues of replica and original White Horse.B&w photobuckingham> ian (cr.), white horse statue, box hill town hall -
Box Hill Historical SocietyPhotograph - Stage display
... ...White horse statue...Stage display of stained glass windows from Upton House and including statue of the White Horse for a function in Town Hall....Stage displays Box Hill Town Hall Stained glass Upton House White horse statue Colour photo Photograph Stage display ...Stage display of stained glass windows from Upton House and including statue of the White Horse for a function in Town Hall.Colour photostage displays, box hill town hall, stained glass, upton house, white horse statue -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Ride a White Horse, June 2022
... ...White Horse Statue...Trainer Pat White Horse Hostelry White Horse Hotel White Horse Monument White Horse Statue An article about the origin of the "whitehorse" effigy presented to the Box Hill Municipal Council in 1933 Ride a White Horse Article The Bulletin Jun - Aug 2022 ...An article about the origin of the "whitehorse" effigy presented to the Box Hill Municipal Council in 1933non-fictionAn article about the origin of the "whitehorse" effigy presented to the Box Hill Municipal Council in 1933trainer pat, white horse hostelry, white horse hotel, white horse monument, white horse statue -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Saga of the Whitehorse, 11/01/1995 12:00:00 AM
... ...White horse (statue)...White Horse Hotel White horse (statue) Article on the history of the Whitehorse hotel and statue, 'The Age'(?) ...Article on the history of the Whitehorse hotel and statue, 'The Age'(?) 11 January 1995.Article on the history of the Whitehorse hotel and statue, 'The Age'(?) 11 January 1995.Article on the history of the Whitehorse hotel and statue, 'The Age'(?) 11 January 1995.white horse hotel, white horse (statue) -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Beauty is Here, 1954
... ...White Horse Statue...with photo of Box Hill Town Hall Box Hill White Horse Statue Box Hill Town Hall Argus souvenir of Box Hill and Nunawading Argus souvenir of Box Hill and Nunawading with photo of Box Hill Town Hall Beauty is Here Article Article ...Argus souvenir of Box Hill and NunawadingArgus souvenir of Box Hill and Nunawading with photo of Box Hill Town HallArgus souvenir of Box Hill and Nunawading box hill, white horse statue, box hill town hall -
Box Hill Historical SocietyPhotograph - Whitehorse Road
... Andrew's Presbyterian Church, the manse named "Braeside" and the White Horse statue in the median strip....Andrew's Presbyterian Church, the manse named "Braeside" and the White Horse statue in the median strip. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Churches Streetscapes Street lighting Motor Vehicles Whitehorse Road B&w photo Photograph Whitehorse Road ...Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, looking east, showing St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, the manse named "Braeside" and the White Horse statue in the median strip.B&w photost. andrew's presbyterian church, churches, streetscapes, street lighting, motor vehicles, whitehorse road -
Box Hill Historical SocietyPhotograph - Whitehorse Road, Commercial Photographic Coy. Pty. Ltd
... Shows the White Horse Statue at beginning of median strip. Petrol station shown on south side. ...Shows the White Horse Statue at beginning of median strip. Petrol station shown on south side. ...Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, looking east. Shows the White Horse Statue at beginning of median strip. Petrol station shown on south side. Image taken at night.whitehorse road, whitehorse statue, petrol stations, petrol pumps, electricity -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.Photograph - colour, Boer War Memorial (detail), Sturt Street, Ballarat, 2011, 29/12/11
... ...Statue...horse...Boer War World War 1 Statue horse soldier slouch hat Boer War Memorial (detail), Sturt Street, Ballarat, 2011 Photograph - colour ...The Boer War was fought i South Africa. The World War One uniiform is quite close to those worn by Australian during the Boer War.boer war, world war 1, statue, horse, soldier, slouch hat -
Bendigo Military MuseumPostcard - POSTCARD, ALDERSHOT, UK, Valentine's Series, c 1914 - 1918
... of a man on a horse. Statue located on a hill 8. Coloured scene of gardens surrounded by buildings and a church. ... of a man on a horse. Statue located on a hill 8. Coloured scene of gardens surrounded by buildings and a church. ...R..H. Baron took leave from Herdcott Camp between 4.10.19918 and 8.10.1918 to visit Aldershot. See Catalogue No. 7743 for leave pass details. Relatives lived in the Aldershot area. Part of the 'Robert H. Baron', No.3596 and Cooper Collections. See Catalogue No. 19819 for details of Baron's service.1. Coloured street scene with buildings, groups of people and horse drawn transport. 2. Coloured street scene with buildings, groups of people and horse drawn transport. 3. Coloured street scene with buildings, groups of people. 4. Coloured scene features a canal with boat, tow path, bridge and house. 5. Coloured, Band marching down a street. Spectators lining the road. Church in background. 6. Coloured Group of soldiers in uniform marching along the road. Spectators, church in background. 7. Coloured statue of a man on a horse. Statue located on a hill 8. Coloured scene of gardens surrounded by buildings and a church. Groups of women. 9. Coloured - Large building with a clock tower. 10. Coloured column of uniformed soldiers on horseback. Buildings lining road. Horse drawn transport sharing road. 11. Coloured street scene with red brick building and pedestrians. 12. Coloured Monument with inscription. Buildings in background. 13. Black and wgite street scene. Street lined with buildings. Horse drawn transport. Pedestrians.1. High Street, Aldershot. 2. Wellington Street, Aldershot. 3. Union Street, Aldershot. Handwritten in black ink on back: (Notice how narrow the streets are). 4. Wharf Bridge, Farnborough Road, Aldershot. Handwritten in black ink on back: "I was all over these places with Uncle. I had a good time in Aldershot, Bob. 5. Wellington Avenue (Church Parade), Aldershot. Handwritten in black ink: 'One of the Aldershot bands', R.H. Baron.' 6. Queens Avenue and St. George's Church, Aldershot. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'Soldiers going to church". 7. Wellington Monumental, Aldershot. Handwritten on back in black ink: 'I was right up around this place!' 8. Municipal Gardens, Aldershot. Handwritten on back in black ink: 'This place is very pretty, Bob'. 9. Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot. Handwritten on back in black ink "This is a fine place!". 10. Hospital Hill, Aldershot. 11. Smith Dorrien Home, Aldershot. Handwritten on back in black ink. 'I was all over Aldershot with Uncle. I have saw all these places. Bob.' 12. R.A.M.C. Memorial, Aldershot. 13. Victoria Rd, Aldershot.robert h. baron, cooper collection, aldershot uk, postcards -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, William Ripper, Steam, 1897
... The news of his death comes to us with added weight of sadness when we remember that he was one of the organisers of the School entertainment last year to help swell the fund for the erection of a statue to fallen Victorian soldiers.' alfred johnston steam engine compound engines condensers heat horse-power transfer of heat combustion of fuel saturated steam cranks and crank shafts watt governor boilers alf johnston william ripper boer war On the title page is the inscription of the original owner of the book Alf G Johnston School of Mines Ballarat 1899. ...This book was owned by Alf Gresham Johnston who was a former SMB mining student from the Ballarat School of Mines. He died at the age of 29 during military service in South Africa. The following is from the Federation Uni Honour Roll at http://federation.edu.au/about-us/our-university/history/geoffrey-blainey-research-centre/honour-roll/j/alfred-gresham-johnston-1872-1901 The October 1901 Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) Students Magazine reported 'Alf. Johnston's gone. The news came as a shock to all of us at the school. He who was with us a few short months ago, in all strength of sturdy manhood, has met a soldier's death in South Africa, and we sincerely mourn his loss…. His heart was in the school, and he did his best to further its interests … His last act on leaving Australian shores was to send a telegram from Albany to Prof. Mica Smith, to whom he was warmly attached, wishing the School and all connected with it "Good-bye". In his short, all to short, life of 29 years, he had more adventure than falls the lot of most men, and possibly the spirit of adventure, and also, of duty, prompted him to throw in his lot with the "colors," and leave for the front. The news of his death comes to us with added weight of sadness when we remember that he was one of the organisers of the School entertainment last year to help swell the fund for the erection of a statue to fallen Victorian soldiers.'A small red book with a double black line bordering the front cover, with the text Longmans Elementary Science Manuals on the bottom of the cover. On the back cover is an L&Co logoOn the title page is the inscription of the original owner of the book Alf G Johnston School of Mines Ballarat 1899. Inside the front cover and on page 19 is the stamp of the School of Mines Ballaratalfred johnston, steam engine, compound engines, condensers, heat, horse-power, transfer of heat, combustion of fuel, saturated steam, cranks and crank shafts, watt governor, boilers, alf johnston, william ripper, boer war -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard - Historical, building, New Gaiety Theatre, Strand, 1905-1907
... statue on its domed tower and smaller towers on the sides. The top two storeys have balconies with columns, and overhang the ground floor, providing cover over the footpath. The foreground has horse...statue on its domed tower and smaller towers on the sides. The top two storeys have balconies with columns, and overhang the ground floor, providing cover over the footpath. The foreground has horse ...The nine postcards in this set were donated together and date to the early 1900s. All but one postcard in this set shows images of Warrnambool, in the Western District of Victoria; the other has a London image. The postcards were all printed in Great Britain according to that country’s postal regulations. The fronts of all cards have titles printed in red. Most of the images on the cards are attributed to photographer Joseph Jordan and belong to the Jordan Series. The back of these cards has an outline for a postage stamp, a vertical dividing line and a heading on each side of the line to separate the Correspondence from the Address. However, this postcard is the 'odd one out' in that its location is London, it has no border, it has no reference to 'Jordan' or 'Jordan Series' no reference to the printer, no 'correspondence heading', it is slightly smaller than the others, and it has text in the stamp area that refers to 'inland' and 'foreign' postage, a half-penny inland and one-penny overseas.. Postcards or ‘correspondence cards’ appeared in Britain in 1894. They were plain cards with a space for the message on one side and an address on the other; regulations didn’t allow anything but the address to be written on the ‘address’ side. In 1902 the British regulations then allowed a picture to be printed on the front and the address on the back, so messages had to be written on the picture side. Soon, the regulations changed and the back was divided for a message and the address. New Gaiety Theatre, Strand [London] - The New Gaiety Theatre opened in 1903 on the corner of The Strand and Aldwych, London. The second show performed in the new theatre was “The Spring Chicken” in 1905. The third show followed in 1907. The preprinted postage cost on the stamp outline is ½ d. or half penny; according to The Great Britain Philatelic Society, Great Britain Postcard Stamps were priced 1/2 d. or Half Penny from 1-Oct-1870 to 3-Jun-1916. The postcard is significant for its inclusion with a set of nine postcards, eight of which are images of Warrnambool and its district and photographed by Joseph Jordan. It is also curious for is lack of connection to Jordan. Postcard, one of nine, portrait orientation, coloured print. The image shows a tall three-storey corner building with a statue on its domed tower and smaller towers on the sides. The top two storeys have balconies with columns, and overhang the ground floor, providing cover over the footpath. The foreground has horse-drawn carriages and coaches, and motorised vehicles including a bus. Figures wearing top hats and others in long dresses are in front of the building, which has a sign on the corner advertising the building and its current show. There is no correspondence written on the card. The front of the postcard has a printed red title and an inscription on the image. The reverse has inscriptions and outlines for a postage stamp. Made in Britain.Sign on the image of the building: “GAIETY / SPRING CHICKEN / THEATRE” On the front in red: “New Gaiety Theatre, Strand” On the back in printed in green: Stamp box “INLAND / 1/2d.’ STAMP / FOREIGN 1d.” “POST CARD” “THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE” flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, maritime museum, warrnambool, great ocean road, warrnambool and district, warrnambool scenes, local scenes, views of warrnambool, postcard, souvenir, correspondence, cameo postcard, new gaiety theater, the strand, spring chicken, gaiety theatre, london theatre -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Liz Pidgeon, Alan Marshall by Marcus Skipper (1995) outside Eltham Library, Panther Place, 21 May 2014, 21 May 2014
... Horses". In 1971 he wrote the Centenary History of the Shire of Eltham, "Pioneers and Painters". -EDHS Newsletter No. 104, September 1995 This work has significance for its reference to two well known names associated with Eltham and its history. The sculpture is a realistic statue ...A sculpture of local author Alan Marshall welcomes visitors in the grounds of Eltham library. Alan loved telling stories and talking to children and his own story overcoming the legacy of polio has been an inspiration to generations of Australians. Marcus Skipper, the sculptor, knew Alan well and the sculpture is said to capture his spirit and appearance perfectly; the jumper was even cast from one of Alan’s own. A realistic depiction (almost life size) of Alan Marshall (1902-1984) cast in bronze with green patination. Dressed in a jumper and slacks, Marshall is shown perched on a crutch, holding a book to his heart, gesturing to his audience to come and listen to his words. It was scupluted by local artist Marcus Skipper (b.1950 Melb. died 2011). HISTORICAL INFORMATION Alan Marshall was an author of more than fifteen books, and lived much of his life in Eltham. He became a central figure in the area's arts community of writers, artists, sculptors, film makers, actors and musicians . He is shown stroking a book to his heart, perched on a crutch, which references his disability (contracted polio when he was young), and his status as one of Australia's most successful and loved authors. His most famous book, 'I Can Jump Puddles' is based on his life story and the obstacles he faced as a child in trying to overcome his disability. Marcus Skipper submitted the idea for the work to the first 'Art in Public Places' Awards in 1990. The selectors at the time recommended that the work would be more suitably placed near the Eltham Library. It was commissioned and installed for the new Eltham Library, which was designed by Greg Burgess in 1994. It was partially funded by the then Shire of Eltham's Art Development Fund (Eltham Arts Council) and the rest donated by the artist Marcus Skipper. - Highlights from the Nillumbik Public Art Collection. "The setting and location are ideal and Marcus has really captured the typical Marshall character. It has attracted much favourable comment since its completion. .. Alan Marshall, A.M., O.B.E., Hon.LL.D. (1902-1984) was born at Noorat, Victoria and became one of Australia's most famous authors. His association with the Eltham area began in 1920 when he started his first job as a junior clerk at the Eltham Shire Offices, Kangaroo Ground. In the 1940s he spent some time living at Research. From 1955 he lived in Eltham for nearly 20 years. Disabilities resulting from polio as a young child did not prevent a wide range of experiences. Alan's occupations have been listed as clerk, night watchman, fortune teller, freelance journalist and author. He has been patron of many disadvantaged Children's Societies. Alan's books are numerous and include novels, short stories, children's books, history and travel. Among the best known are his autobiographies "I Can Jump Puddles" and "This is the Grass". Others include "These are My People", "Ourselves Writ Strange", "People of the Dreamtime", "The Gay Provider" and "Wild Red Horses". In 1971 he wrote the Centenary History of the Shire of Eltham, "Pioneers and Painters". -EDHS Newsletter No. 104, September 1995This work has significance for its reference to two well known names associated with Eltham and its history. The sculpture is a realistic statue of the famous Australian author Alan Marshall who wrote "I Can Jump Puddles". He lived and worked in the Shire. The artist Marcus Skipper represents a highly recognised family of artists associated with Monsalvat . The sculpture 'Alan Marshall' has been classified as of regional significance by the National Trust of Australia. - Highlights from the Nillumbik Public Art Collection.Born Digitalart in public places, alan marshall, marcus skipper, sculptures, eltham library -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Alan Marshall by Marcus Skipper (1995) outside Eltham Library, Panther Place, Eltham, 11 October 2006
... Horses". In 1971 he wrote the Centenary History of the Shire of Eltham, "Pioneers and Painters". Covered under National Trust of Australia (Victoria), State significance. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p159 Outside the Eltham Library a bronze figure of a short one-legged man with a crutch invites people to the world of literature. The bronze statue...Horses". In 1971 he wrote the Centenary History of the Shire of Eltham, "Pioneers and Painters". Covered under National Trust of Australia (Victoria), State significance. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p159 Outside the Eltham Library a bronze figure of a short one-legged man with a crutch invites people to the world of literature. The bronze statue ...Sculture in bronze of Alan Marshall by Marcus Skipper, 1995 Alan Marshall, AM., O.B.E., Hon.LL,D. (1902-1984) was born at Noorat, Victoria and became one of Australia's most famous authors. His association with the Eltham area began in 1920 when he started his first job as a junior clerk at the Eltham Shire Offices, Kangaroo Ground. In the 1940's he spent some time living at Research. From 1955 he lived in Eltham for nearly 20 years. Disabilities resulting from polio as a young child did not prevent a wide range of experiences. Alan's occupations have been listed as clerk, night watchman, fortune teller, freelance journalist and author. He has been patron of many disadvantaged Children's Societies. Alan's books are numerous and include novels, short stories, children's books, history and travel. Among the best known are his autobiographies "I Can Jump Puddles" and "This is the Grass". Others include "These are My People", "Ourselves Writ Strange", "People of the Dreamtime"; "The Gay Provider" and "Wild Red Horses". In 1971 he wrote the Centenary History of the Shire of Eltham, "Pioneers and Painters". Covered under National Trust of Australia (Victoria), State significance. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p159 Outside the Eltham Library a bronze figure of a short one-legged man with a crutch invites people to the world of literature. The bronze statue, by Marcus Skipper, is of author Alan Marshall, who is famed for his autobiography I Can Jump Puddles, about growing up and overcoming the effects of polio. That plucky little boy later lived in the Nillumbik district for more than 50 years, and on his death in 1984, was buried in the Nillumbik Cemetery at Diamond Creek. Although a hugely successful author, his grave is modest with only a tiny boulder and simple bronze plaque on a grassed plot. From 1955 to 1972 Marshall lived in a tiny fibro-cement bungalow at the rear of a house at Park West Road, Eltham, owned by his older sister, Elsie McConnell. It was there that he wrote most of his autobiographical trilogy and his history of the former Eltham Shire, Pioneers and Painters. His long association with Eltham Shire began in 1918 when his family moved to Diamond Creek. Then in 1920 he began work as a junior clerk at the Eltham Shire Offices on Main Road, Kangaroo Ground near the Yarra Glen Road, while boarding at the hotel next door. Marshall later bought a block of land in Research, which had three bark huts. In one of these he wrote his first book These Are My People. He later sold the land but lived in a caravan there and in 1955 wrote I Can Jump Puddles.1 Proud of its citizen, the Eltham Shire named a park after Marshall at the corner of Main Road and Leanne Drive, Eltham. In 1985 the Shire initiated the Alan Marshall Short Story Award. It was Marshall’s early life in the country that taught him to live courageously in spite of his crippling polio, and he inspired many. This informed his writing – full of courage, championing the battler and love of the bush. Alan Marshall was born in 1902 at Noorat in Western Victoria, as the only son of Billy a drover, horse breaker, hawker and then general store owner. At the age of six, Marshall contracted infantile paralysis and was later hospitalised in Colac for 18 months. With his father’s encouragement, Marshall learnt to swim, wrestle and box, ride a bicycle (downhill), ride a horse and drive a car. Marshall won a scholarship to Stott’s Correspondence College to study accountancy. To help him continue his studies and find employment, his family bought 12 acres (4.8ha), in Ryans Road, Diamond Creek, opposite Windmill Court. There they ran cows, some poultry and an orchard. But life with a disability and during the Depression was hard for Marshall, who for 20 years, endured long periods of unemployment and loneliness and was often exploited at work.2 However, life improved in the 1930s, when he published short stories and articles in newspapers and magazines, including a column of advice to the lovelorn, which he wrote for nearly 20 years. At age 42 Marshall published his first book and in the next 30 years he published more than 20. His most successful book was I Can Jump Puddles, which sold more than three million copies internationally. It was made into a film, released in 1971, by Czechoslovakian director Karel Kachyna. Marshall was one of the first Australians to write about Aborigines who called him Gurrawilla - teller of tales - when he lived with them in Arnhem Land for eight months.3 In 1941 Marshall married Olive Dixon, with whom he had two daughters, Catherine and Jennifer. Marshall and Olive divorced in 1957. In 1972 Marshall was awarded an OBE for his work with the handicapped. He was also awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by Melbourne University, an Order of Australia for services to literature and the Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, alan marshall, art in public places, eltham, eltham library, marcus skipper, panther place, public art, sculpture -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - Alice McGregor Postcard Collection, 1900 - 1920
... View looking down a busy street with horse drawn carriages, motor vehicles. Many pedestrians on footpath and street. Statue on a plinth facing down the street. ...View looking down a busy street with horse drawn carriages, motor vehicles. Many pedestrians on footpath and street. Statue on a plinth facing down the street. ...Alice McGREGOR Born: 1908; unknown parents. Possibly adopted by the Salter family? Electoral Roll 1936: Highland Terrace Kangaroo Flat. Alice Mary Salter and William Robert Salter living together; presumed to be sister and brother. William Robert Salter was killed in a MVA in Bendigo in 1937 aged 26. In Victoria in 1938, Alice Mary Salter married James Thomas McGregor (born Victoria 1917, died Victoria 1983, buried Fawkner Cemetery) Lived: 1968; 22 Wade Street Golden Square Alice McGregor Died: 1999 aged 91 at Anne Caudle Centre, Bendigo Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery See additional research. Postcard Album of Alice McGregor contained 86 post cards.Postcard Album of Alice McGregor containing 86 postcards. See 1400 Coloured photo of Cheapside, London. View looking down a busy street with horse drawn carriages, motor vehicles. Many pedestrians on footpath and street. Statue on a plinth facing down the street. Rear is blank except for the date in pencil at top left. Jan 12th, 1918 postcard, collector, alice mcgregor -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - Alice McGregor Postcard Collection, 1900 - 1920
... Busy intersection with double decker buses, motor vehicles, horse drawn carriages. Pedestrians everywhere. Eros statue in the centre of the intersection...Busy intersection with double decker buses, motor vehicles, horse drawn carriages. Pedestrians everywhere. Eros statue in the centre of the intersection Postcard Alice McGregor Postcard Collection ...Alice McGREGOR Born: 1908; unknown parents. Possibly adopted by the Salter family? Electoral Roll 1936: Highland Terrace Kangaroo Flat. Alice Mary Salter and William Robert Salter living together; presumed to be sister and brother. William Robert Salter was killed in a MVA in Bendigo in 1937 aged 26. In Victoria in 1938, Alice Mary Salter married James Thomas McGregor (born Victoria 1917, died Victoria 1983, buried Fawkner Cemetery) Lived: 1968; 22 Wade Street Golden Square Alice McGregor Died: 1999 aged 91 at Anne Caudle Centre, Bendigo Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery See additional research. Postcard Album of Alice McGregor contained 86 post cards.Postcard Album of Alice McGregor containing 86 postcards. See 1400 Sepia photo of Piccadilly Circus, London. Busy intersection with double decker buses, motor vehicles, horse drawn carriages. Pedestrians everywhere. Eros statue in the centre of the intersectionAddressee - Miss H. Moss, 30 Langton St., Seedley, nr Manchester Sender - Agnes Stamp dated 25 May 1923 postcard, collector, alice mcgregor -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - Alice McGregor Postcard Collection, 1900 - 1920
... A multi-story building overlooking a statue atop a column. Horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians in the street. ...A multi-story building overlooking a statue atop a column. Horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians in the street. ...Alice McGREGOR Born: 1908; unknown parents. Possibly adopted by the Salter family? Electoral Roll 1936: Highland Terrace Kangaroo Flat. Alice Mary Salter and William Robert Salter living together; presumed to be sister and brother. William Robert Salter was killed in a MVA in Bendigo in 1937 aged 26. In Victoria in 1938, Alice Mary Salter married James Thomas McGregor (born Victoria 1917, died Victoria 1983, buried Fawkner Cemetery) Lived: 1968; 22 Wade Street Golden Square Alice McGregor Died: 1999 aged 91 at Anne Caudle Centre, Bendigo Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery See additional research. Postcard Album of Alice McGregor contained 86 post cards.Postcard Album of Alice McGregor containing 86 postcards. See 1400 B&W photo of the London & North Western Hotel, Lime Street Station, Liverpool. A multi-story building overlooking a statue atop a column. Horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians in the street. Addressee - Miss Kelly, Norwood, Wills St, Bendigo, Australia Sender - M.I. Grendell (?) Dated 25 5.06, Liverpool postcard, collector, alice mcgregor -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - Alice McGregor Postcard Collection, 1900 - 1920
... Equestrian statue in the Square. Two horse drawn vehicles and a tram. 3 figures at bottom left. ...Equestrian statue in the Square. Two horse drawn vehicles and a tram. 3 figures at bottom left. ...Alice McGREGOR Born: 1908; unknown parents. Possibly adopted by the Salter family? Electoral Roll 1936: Highland Terrace Kangaroo Flat. Alice Mary Salter and William Robert Salter living together; presumed to be sister and brother. William Robert Salter was killed in a MVA in Bendigo in 1937 aged 26. In Victoria in 1938, Alice Mary Salter married James Thomas McGregor (born Victoria 1917, died Victoria 1983, buried Fawkner Cemetery) Lived: 1968; 22 Wade Street Golden Square Alice McGregor Died: 1999 aged 91 at Anne Caudle Centre, Bendigo Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery See additional research. Postcard Album of Alice McGregor contained 86 post cards.Postcard Album of Alice McGregor containing 86 post cards. See 1400. Colour photo of London Road, Liverpool, England. Equestrian statue in the Square. Two horse drawn vehicles and a tram. 3 figures at bottom left. Addressed to A.M. Davidson Esq., c/o Teachers' Training College, Cumberland, Dunedin, New Zealand Sender - unknown Dated 1/2/14 postcard, collector, alice mcgregor -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - JOHN JONES COLLECTION: CONSERVATORY GARDENS
... Palm trees are very small and only one statue beside the Conservatory. A line of horse drawn vehicles are parked along the street. ...Palm trees are very small and only one statue beside the Conservatory. A line of horse drawn vehicles are parked along the street. ...Early photograph of the Conservatory Gardens beside the Bendigo Creek. Palm trees are very small and only one statue beside the Conservatory. A line of horse drawn vehicles are parked along the street. W. H. Oakley, Undertaker is across the street and Dimond Bros. Photo Enlargers is beside them. The Gardens are surrounded by a metal fence with a lattice like filling.place, bendigo, conservatory gardens, john jones collection - conservatory gardens, w h oakley, dimond bros -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - JOHN JONES COLLECTION: GOLD MONUMENT
... There are horse drawn vehicles in the picture and on the right side of the photo is a tram with No. 6 painted on the back. Behind the statue...There are horse drawn vehicles in the picture and on the right side of the photo is a tram with No. 6 painted on the back. Behind the statue ...Photo with a brown tinge of the Gold Monument next to the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street. Street surface looks like gravel. There are horse drawn vehicles in the picture and on the right side of the photo is a tram with No. 6 painted on the back. Behind the statue is a poppet leg structure and a row of trees around the Hotel.bendigo, streetscape, general street views, john jones collection - gold monument, black swan hotel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Arthur T. Pattinson, 1962
... statue at least two to three times per week in a studio on the top floor of a building in Bull St. He was the original model to the best of her knowledge. Another model possibly Mr P. Handmear may have sat as a model for renovations (*). The rifle was a light horse...statue at least two to three times per week in a studio on the top floor of a building in Bull St. He was the original model to the best of her knowledge. Another model possibly Mr P. Handmear may have sat as a model for renovations (*). The rifle was a light horse ...10570 South African (Boer) War Memorial Bendigo. The monument commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action while serving in the South African (Boer) War. It is a bronze statue of a soldier on a granite base. Leader (Melbourne), 19 November 1904. “There was a large assemblage on the afternoon of 11th November, when the ceremony of unveiling the soldiers' memorial statue was performed by Brigadier-General Gordon in the presence of a muster of branches of the defence forces. The statue, which is in bronze, is mounted on a massive granite base, on the foot of which is the following inscription: — "Bendigo's tribute to the memory of the Australian soldiers who, in the South African war of 1899 - 1902 gave their lives for Queen and Empire. The statue was modelled by Mr. J. Walker, a young Bendigonian, who has been studying for two or three years under Mr. A. T. Woodward art instructor at the local school of mines.“ Ola Cohn recalled in her autobiography meeting John Walker as a sculpture student at the Bendigo School of Mines and that he had later received the commission for the Boer War Memorial although she neglects to mention its location. John Walker was born in Bendigo and first studied sculpture at the Bendigo School of Art. Walker, then went to England to study at the Royal College of Art London, and in Paris at the Académie Colarossi and Julian Academy. John Walker worked as a sculptor in both Bendigo and West Brunswick before turning to chicken farming in the Bendigo suburb of White Hills. The photo of A. T. Pattinson was taken by George Leake Massingham, a professional photographer, who had seven children, one of whom died at birth. After arriving in Australia from England, he established himself as a travelling photographer, an occupation he continued after his marriage. He travelled throughout country Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, setting up studios along the way. The family ended up moving with him, travelling to Sydney, Narrandera, Bendigo, Newtown, Geelong and Deniliquin. Correspondence re Boer War Memorial Bendigo Boer War Memorial Bendigo. Letters and photo from and to Mrs Wilson, eldest daughter of Mr Arthur T. Pattinson who was a model for the Boer War sculpture. 10570a A black and white photo of Trooper Arthur T. Pattinson restored by BHS Volunteers. 10570b The original photo as sent by Mrs Wilson to Harold Curnow (Bendigo Historical Society) in 1962. The photo is mounted on heavy brown cardboard and has an old catalogue number of "P680" inscribed on it. The cardboard is torn and held together with sticky tape. On the front in italics is printed G.L. Massingham, Bendigo. 10570c Notes on the rear of the photo from Mrs Wilson state that "the photo is of Arthur T. Pattinson (Rusty), an Australian Light Horse trooper who served in the Boer War. The Boer War Memorial in Pall Mall Bendigo represents a trooper on guard. The sculptor was Jack Walker who used Pattinson as a model, and it is regarded as an excellent likeness." 10570d A letter from Harold Curnow back to Mrs Wilson on Jan 4th, 1963, acknowledging receipt of the photo and a letter received, noting the significance of the historical information. 10570e Handwritten letter 29/11/1962 from Mrs Wilson to Mr Curnow introducing herself as Mr. Pattinson's eldest daughter and answering the letter he wrote to her father. She mentions the bad health of her parents. Arthur modelled for the statue at least two to three times per week in a studio on the top floor of a building in Bull St. He was the original model to the best of her knowledge. Another model possibly Mr P. Handmear may have sat as a model for renovations (*). The rifle was a light horse rifle issued to Pattinson as he was still serving in 1904. Arthur and Handmear were boys together and very close. * Note - the plaster model was repaired prior to casting in metal. 10570f An obituary notice: 18/11/64 "On Nov. 17 at Frankston, Emma, wife of the late A. T. Pattinson (Rusty), late of Bendigo. 10570g Letter Nov. 20th, 1962, from Harold Curnow to Mr Arthur T. Pattinson, Kent St., Mornington, Vic. "Dear Mr Pattinson, Last week your brother, Brit., whom I have known for many years, supplied the Bendigo Advertiser with some interesting information regarding your role as the model for the late Jack Walker when he was making the statue for the Boer War Memorial here. Yesterday however, another claimant to the distinction of being the model was advanced in the Bendigo Advertiser by Mr Richard Marshall, of Moran Street, Bendigo who said that the soldier's model was Phillip Handmear. I understand that your brother has sent the newspaper cuttings on to you. When he called to see me yesterday, he suggested that I write to you for further particulars. Can you recall the discussion you had with Jack Walker when he approached you about acting as the model and do you remember how many times you posed for him, and whether the work was done in the house, in the yard, or in one of the outbuildings at Moran Street? In short, any details at all. At this point in time we are considering an interesting facet in Bendigo's history, so any seemingly unimportant incidents could really be useful if we knew about them. Have you any old newspaper cuttings mentioning your name in connection with the memorial? Do you remember any remarks that passed between you and Jack Walker during the long sessions you must have put in on this work? This could be very important. And do you recall where the rifle came from? Did you or Jack Walker borrow it from the military authorities? Back in 1934 Jack Walker recalled having had to pull the plaster model down and remake it when he discovered it was slightly off-balance and was slowly toppling forward. He told me he had to get his model to pose again. Do you know anything about this? Could it have been that he got Mr. Handmear in for the final stage of the work? That, of course, would apply only if you were not available. Incidentally, I never heard of Mr Handmear until I saw his name in yesterday's "Advertiser". In any case I intended contacting your brother or you to enquire whether any member of your family has an old photograph of you in your Boer War uniform, that is, one taken about the time of or just after the Boer War. I am sure that members of the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society would be most interested to see it. I hope you will have the time and inclination to consider the many points I have raised in this letter because the subject has aroused a lot of interest in Bendigo. Hoping you are well and quite as active as you wish, I remain, with all good wishes, Yours sincerely, Harold Curnow". john walker, jack walker, boer war memorial bendigo, arthur pattinson, soldiers' memorial bendigo
