William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.Morley Johnsons Receipt: Pink paper with black print and blue ink. Mitchell St. Bendigo. No. 7892. Dated 30/03/1950. To: Mrs Thomas, 95 Rae St, Bendigo Received from Morley Johnsons (Bendigo) Pty Ltd. Incorporated in N.S.W. in good order and condition, the undermentioned Goods:- 1 Fire Screen. Thursday GT F 12377. Please advise us at once if these goods are not delivered in Good order. Small tear left top. Box 625business, retail, house furnishings

Brothers Frederick and Ernest Stillwell opened a hardware and general ironmongery in Hargreaves St Bendigo in 1895. They were later joined by Roy Stillwell. The shop further developed and advertised as selling furniture, home furnishings and HardwareStilwell's Invoice: Cream Paper with black and red print, dated 21/12/1948. Invoice No. 2396 1. Importers of hardware, Glassware, Crockery, Carpets & Linoleums. Tel 117. P.O. Box 104. Stilwell's. 281-285 Hargreaves St. Bendigo. Ironmongers. Complete House Furnishers. Please keep these Invoices as Accounts will not be made out in detail. Box 625Pratten Bros. Pty. Ltd. Sydneybusiness, retail, house furnishings, stilwell's

John Frederick Warren was born in England in 1834. After coming to Australia, he married Rebecca Baird in 1868. He initially tried his hand at mining before establishing his timber and iron works. He retired in 1902 and lived at "Bowden", Barnard Street, until his death 21/10/1912. Following his retirement, the business was continued by his son John Frederick Warren jnr (b. 1879).J.F.Warren Invoice: Cream paper with red print. Torn left bottom half. Economic Timber and Iron yards. NO. 1 Ironmongery and Office, Market Square. No 2 Sawn Timber (Hard & Soft), Cement. Gal. Iron. &c. Opposite School of Mines, (Hargreaves St. E.) No. 3 Split Timber, Palings, Pickets, &c. (Hargreaves Street East). To: Mrs Waldock. Sandhurst May 9th 1891. Please receive from J.F Warren, The undermentioned Goods in good order and condition:- General Importer. For 30 Yards 36 x 2 netting £10. Paid J.F.Warren per S. H. Box 625.Printed at 'The Bendigo Independent' Office.business, retail, house furnishings, j.f. warren. mrs waldock.

Brothers Frederick and Ernest Stillwell opened a hardware and general ironmongery in Hargreaves St Bendigo in 1895. They were later joined by Roy Stillwell. The shop further developed and advertised as selling furniture, home furnishings and HardwareStilwell's Invoice: Pink paper with black print. Hole in the centre. No. 42 Dated 09/08/1929. 281,283 & 285 Hargreaves Street. Bendigo. Telephone 117. P.O. Box 88. Mr S.A. Bush. Credited by Stilwell's. Ironmongers, Complete House Furnishers and importers of hardware, Glassware, Crockery, Carpets and Linoleums. Invoice for 2 Chair Seats, Tacks. Please keep these Invoices as Accounts will not be made out in detail. Box 625Lamson Paragon Limitedbusiness, retail, house furnishings, stilwell's. s.a. bush

William Lunn (1833-1916) was born i England where he learned cabinetmaking. He came to Australia in 1855 and initially partook in mining and puddling. He then became a salesman for Mr Henry King, painter and decorator. When King died in 1868, Lunn bought the business. In 1906 Lunn married the widow, Ann Jane Newman (nee Pinnell) . Ann and her first husband were neighbours of William Lunn who lived in "Esperence", Wills Street. Even whilst in business, Lunn remained an active mining investor.William Lunn Invoice: Cream paper with navy print and red and light blue lines. Dated April 30th 1923. Bendigo Glass and paper hangings Warehouse, TEL. 315 PALL MALL, Bendigo. Invoice no. 1595. Mr A Bush View Street. Dr. to William Lunn, Painter, Glazier, Paperhanger. &c. Dealer in glass of All Descriptions. Colours, Oils, Paints, Varnishes, &c. Terms - Cash. Paper hangings, Borderings of Newest designs, and panel Decorations. Invoice is for work to be carried out Painting etc, also lists materials and price. At the bottom is a orange Stamp Duty 2 pence stamp. Box 625business, retail, house furnishings, william lunn. a bush

William Lunn (1833-1916) was born i England where he learned cabinetmaking. He came to Australia in 1855 and initially partook in mining and puddling. He then became a salesman for Mr Henry King, painter and decorator. When King died in 1868, Lunn bought the business. In 1906 Lunn married the widow, Ann Jane Newman (nee Pinnell) . Ann and her first husband were neighbours of William Lunn who lived in "Esperence", Wills Street. Even whilst in business, Lunn remained an active mining investor.William Lunn Invoice: Dated May 31st 1923 No 682. . Cream paper with Navy Blue print, invoice is torn at the bottom. Bendigo Glass and Paperhangings Warehouse, Tel 315, PALL MALL, Bendigo. Mr A Bush, 99 View Strees. Dr to William Lunn (H.W. C. Newman) Painter, Glazier, Paperhanger, &c. Dealer in Glass of All descriptions. Colors, Oils, Paints, Varnishes, &c. Terms - Cash Paperhangings, Borderings of Newest Designs and Panel Decorations. Some items listed. Box 625business, retail, house furnishings, william lunn. a bush

William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.Morley Johnson's Invoice: Cream coloured with Mitchell Street, Bendigo Phone 185 27/09/1949. Bought of Morley Johnson's (Bendigo) Pty Ltd. (Incorporated in N.S.W. Everything for the Home. Estimates and Designs on Application. Served By Mall for a light pendant. No 48. Box 625business, retail, house furnishings, morley johnson's

William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.Morley Johnson's Invoice: Cream coloured with address Mitchell Street, Bendigo. Phone 185. Dated 8/04/1949. Brought of Morley Johnson's (Bendigo) Pty Ltd. (Incorporated in N.S.W.) Everything for the Home. Estimated and Designs on application. Served By. Lamson Paragon Limited. Mustard Victorian Stamp Duty 2d stamp. Invoice no.8. Box 625business, retail, house furnishings, morley johnson's.

Stilwell's Receipt: green colour no. 1700 Date 31/12/29. Received from Mr S. A. Bush. 251 View St. Stilwell's by Cash. It has a mustard 2d Victorian Stamp Duty Stamp. Box 625business, retail, house furnishings, stilwell's. mr s. a. bush

Stilwell's Invoice: Cream in colour with Fencing and Barbed Wire, Plough Shares. Lead, Oils and colors. 281-285 Hargreaves St. Bendigo April 6th 1923. Dr. to Stilwell's. General Ironmongers, Complete House Furnishers. Phone 117. Importers of Hardware, Crockery and Glassware, Carpets, Linoleums, &cc. Addressed to Miss L. Bush for 1 drum of Carbide.(used for lamps) Hole in the center of paper. Box 625business, retail, house furnishings, stilwell's furnishers. hargreaves street bendigo

Stilwell's Statement: Monthly Statement Telephone 117. Cream paper with Mr S. A. Bush, 251 View Street Bendigo. Dr To Stilwell's Complete House Furnishers, Hargreaves St Bendigo. Underneath has a logo of a circle with a house. At the bottom it states the terms are Net Cash in 30 days. 10% Interest will be charged on Overdue Accounts. Dated Nov, 1st 1929. Box 625business, retail, house furnishings, mr s. a. bush. stilwell's complete house furnishers.

Witness Box, sourced during the period of renovation of the Kew Court House, believing that it was an original item of furniture from the building. Based on an examination of the woods in the item by heritage consultants, it was deemed not to be original to the building. As the item had been donated, the item could not be returned. For many years, it has been stored in teh basement of Kew Library.An original witness box from a Victorian Court House.Large and heavy wooden witness box from a Victorian court house.kew court house, court house furnishings

Invoice for Mr D. W. Clarke dated 01/06/1950 ; for various hardware items for £7.14.03. Invoice from Stilwell's ironmongers and house furnishings, 281-285 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo Invoice printed in two colours.business, retail, stilwell's

Good, but faded and not a very sharp imagehouse interior., furnishings., period decor., piano and stool.

Newspaper supplement to The Sun News Pictorial, Tuesday 30/9/1924 - "Victoria Country Centres - No. 4". Has extensive notes on Ballarat, its history, civic history, and personalities. or figures. Page 11 - photo from the Town Hall, Avenue of Honour Arch, rowing, Hospital including W J Hoare, R H Ramsey of the Ballarat Cricket Association, Mr Charlie Suffren, J R Jopling, R W Todd. Page 12 - Ballarat and district history, industry, statistics, School of Mines. Has a photo of the Lydiard St Methodist church. Page 13 - Civic Identities - A E Kenny, Frederick Brawn MLC, W R Elsworth, Frank Herman, Alex Bell MLC, notes on Ballarat Power supply ESCo and SECV - Yallourn vs local generation, and an advertisement for Tyler's men's clothing and house furnishings. Page 14 - Ballarat sports, Cr Robert Cooke, South St, Craigs Hotel, photo of Ballarat Woollen Mills, the observatory, and an advert for A M Heath, Booksellers, stationer. Page 15 - Advert for Barlow Motors, Mining exchange building, Buick and Vauxhall motor cars Page 16 - South St competition adverts, schools, Mayor Levy, W J Coghlan, railway and wheat traffic, Myer's woollen mill, J T Walker furniture. Page 17 - advert to T M Burke - real estate - Forest St estate Page 18 - photos of the Executive's office, the Water Board - F Brown, A Farrer, W Brazenor, J C Fletcher, F W Saunders and G M Searle. Football league - A A O'Dea, W R Elsworth, J R Cooke, Cr F Besemeres. Brind's Diestillery of Dunnstown - Frank Brind and Harold Gill. W Ware boxing. Photos of St Andrew's Kirk and live livestock market with Graeme Dowling, Gold diggings. Page 19 - Council officers - G F Morton, A Levy, H Finch, J Pascoe, C J Liddiard, W McIntosh, W P Pryor and E R Marchani. South St Society W W Harris, W H Pearson, W S Sampson, A A King, F J Martell, F S Herman, A A O'Dea. Photos of Woollen mill, Sunshine biscuits, Ballarat Water pipe, Golf Club, Ballarat High School, Bridge St with tram and Golden Point monument. Page 20 - notes on racing, red cross - Mrs James Coghlan, fire brigade, sewerage scheme. Photo of Ballarat Freezing Co meat works with adverts for Craig's Hotel and the Ballarat Trustees Executors & Agency Co. Page 21 - General items re Tylers, city of statues, George Hotel, Barlow's cars, Eva Chemist, Dr W A Spring - racing, with an advert for Millers the Clothiers, Page 22 - Ballarat streets, Adam Lindsay Gordon cottage in grounds of Craig's Hotel, Miller's clothing store, with adverts for the Annual Spring agricultural show, and EVA's pharmacy. Page 23 - Photo of Sturt and Lydiard St with two trams, one possibly 13 in an accident with a motor car, photos of McDonald gates, Loreto Abbey with a racing people - Dave Barry, C L Fox, andHarry McGoldrick. Has adverts for Gribble suits and J T Walker furnishers. Page 24 - notes on real estate, stock agents, with photos of Miss McDonald of Red Cross, Mr and Mrs James Allan, Mr H H Osborne, and an advert for Sunshine Biscuits. Page 25 - Photos of the School of Mines, Orphanage, football crowd and Miss D Balten and Miss K Kennedy tennis with adverts for Macleod and Booth stock and station agents and The George Hotel. Page 26 - advert for Melbourne Sub-division company - Capitol House Melbourne.Yields information about Ballarat, its civic history, and personalities in 1924.Newspaper, 16 printed pages with photographs.ballarat, ballarat history, civic history, tramways, accidents

This building is a fine example of a very early small brick country court house which retains its furnishings and has important associations with the early history of the Eltham township. It was used for Eltham Road Board meetings in the 1860s and later to provide additional school accommodation. It is the oldest public building remaining in Eltham and forms an important group in historic and streetscape terms with the adjoining former police residence. The survival of the furnishings (of unknown origins) is of particular significance given the building's age. This building, and the former police residence beside it, were constructed as a result of a petition by five Eltham residents in 1857. The nearest police were at Heidelberg eight miles away or at the Caledonia Diggings 21 miles away. After the construction of the Court of Petty Sessions at Eltham in 1859-60 (which was designed by the Public Works Department and built by a Mr Duncan for a cost of 536 pounds), it was used for a variety of purposes. Eltham Road Board meetings were held there until 1868 when the board was transferred to Kangaroo Ground and as the Road Board Secretary's office, until this was transferred to Wingrove Cottage in 1867. It was used as an overflow for the Dalton Street School in 1875. According to National Trust records, the Eltham Court House is a relatively rare building type. There are only six other known examples of similar small brick country court houses in the state which have small projecting entry porches and a gabled form. Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsFuji 100Neltham, eltham courthouse, main road

Used in a house in the Orbost district.Two coffee coloured openweave curtains with a scalloped fringe around the bottom. manchester - furnishings

The Court House opened as a court of petty sessions in 1890 and closed as a court in the early 1980s. It is now a 'Place of Deposit' for paper based products, maps, documents and photographs, and the home of the Wycheproof and District Historical Society Inc. The local Craft Group met at the Court House between 1982 and 2010. The Buloke Shire Council oversees the maintenance of the building.The Court House is No H 1656 on the Victorian Heritage Register. It is the one of only two buildings with this listing in Wycheproof, and characteristic of the type of building constructed in the early days of settlement in Wycheproof. The architecture is of aesthetic value and although some restoration work has taken place to maintain the structure, it remains in good condition and with some of the original furnishings intact.Sepia print of the Wycheproof-Court-House. It was constructed during 1889/90 and commissioned on September 23,1890 as a court-of-petty-sessions. A simple form of Court House built of red-face-brick but embellished by stepped brick work in the principal gable and by the traverse veranda with elaborate frieze and gabled pavilions that protect the street facade. The roof is of slate.Nonecourt house, wycheproof heritage 1890, petty sessions, building, red face brick, gabled pavilions

The Eltham Court House is Eltham's oldest public building. It was classified by the National Trust in 1977. In 1857 five Eltham residents petitioned the licensing magistrates of the Heidelberg district asking for better police protection, including from itinerant gold prospectors who turned to crime when their quest was unsuccessful. In response the Eltham Courthouse was constructed in 1860. Over the years it has also been used for other activities, including for electoral polling purposes, inquests, early meetings of the Eltham Roads Board and even as an overflow classroom. This type of localised solution is characteristic of the self-reliance preserved in Eltham today. The court house is an important symbol of the spirit which makes Eltham distinctive as a community. The Eltham Courthouse is historically significant because its construction was intended to emphasise the centralised control over law and order in the Colony of Victoria in the wake of the 1852 Snodgrass committee report on the Victorian police force and the resulting Police Regulation Act (1853). The nature of the Court House planning and use of architectural devices make the building's function easily interpreted. The arrangement of rooms, with public entry and clerical rooms to the rear, and the use of raised floor levels throughout these spaces to signify relative rank is easily perceived. The distinction in entries, public, magistrate and person-in-custody, and the existing court furniture enhances appreciation of this building. The Eltham Court House is one of only two intact examples in the state of this simple design with projecting entry. The building is of architectural significance because it retains intact early features. These include use of handmade bricks, simple decoration, roof trusses, timber ceiling boards, original windows, doors and associated hardware and a collection of court furniture. Additions to the court house have been done in a manner which did not interfere with the fabric of the original building. Typical cases heard before the Court of Petty Sessions included financial debt, straying livestock, theft, assault, drunkenness, public disorder, truancy, motor vehicle offences, unregistered animals and failing to have children attend school, or be vaccinated. The courthouse operated for over 120 years before it closed in 1985. In April 2021, Nillumbik Shire Council authorised restoration of the building and furnishings. The extensive works required for the total restoration of this highly valued heritage building was undertaken by Ducon Building Solutions and other specialist contractors. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Victorian Heritage National Trust of Australia (Victoria) State significance Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p65 A demand for better police protection resulted in the building of the Eltham Courthouse and the police residence beside it. In 1857 five Eltham residents petitioned the Heidelberg district licensing magistrates. They pointed out that Eltham had two hotels, a population of about 1000, and many strangers employed on the public roads. Yet the nearest police were at Heidelberg eight miles (12.8km) away, or at the Caledonia Diggings 21 miles (33.7km) away.1 Subsequently the courthouse and then the police residence, near the corner of Main Road and Brougham Street, were built in 1859/60. The courthouse is Eltham’s oldest public building and the National Trust classified it in 1977. It ceased operation in 1984 and has since been used by local groups. There are only six other known examples of similar small brick country courthouses in Victoria . For £536, a Mr Duncan built the courthouse – a neat, narrow, oblong building with handmade orange bricks. Its gabled roof and porch are covered with brown slate tiles and it has 12-paned windows. Inside, the roof is peaked and the courthouse is still ventilated by oblong slits near the ceiling. Most of the fine carved timber and upholstered furniture is original. The original prisoners’ door, now permanently closed, led from the police station to the dock. Builders, Langridge Wright and Witney built a timber police station (since demolished) and a brick residence to its north,2 for £1150/7/-. Built around the same time were the lock-up behind the residence, also later demolished, and the two-storey orange brick stables. The former police residence also has a brown slate roof and handmade bricks. The front veranda roof is made of corrugated iron, as is the roof of the back weatherboard extension. The application for police protection was approved within a few months and police operated from a cottage rented at ten shillings a week and owned by William Jarrold. This was probably the one at the corner of Main Road and Dalton Street called Jarrold or White Cloud Cottage. In 1858 a second constable was appointed to Eltham following a fight at the hotel. The timber police office a replica of which was built in the early 1990s is at the building’s side. The lock-up was demolished following the relocation of the police to a new station in about 1952. The residence has been used as the Eltham District Historical Society centre since 1997. Records show court cases were held at Eltham before the courthouse was built, but the location is unknown. Some court cases were not very different from those today. In 1891 a man was charged with being drunk while in charge of a horse and was fined ten shillings. The courthouse was used for other purposes during its long history. It was probably used as a polling place as indicated by old photographs of election-day crowds outside. The Eltham Road Board met there from the early 1860s until 1868 when the Board transferred to Kangaroo Ground. During the same period the Road Board Secretary used the courthouse as an office until 1867 when it was transferred to his home at Wingrove Cottage. The courthouse was also used as an overflow classroom for the Dalton Street school in 1875. The two buildings can further link us with Eltham’s early days through Police Department correspondence. The first constable-in-charge was George Reid. In 1860 a letter to The Argus newspaper signed ‘A Sufferer’ declared the Eltham police were not active enough in their duties. The writer suggested that the ‘very snug’ police quarters were too comfortable, and he detailed various incidents including one of an alleged break-in to the Road Board Secretary’s home. But the Board Secretary, C S Wingrove, wrote to the Police Department refuting The Argus letter saying he had received full co-operation from Sen. Constable Peter Lawler.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, eltham, eltham court house, main road

Cotton calico bag. Raw edge at top. Printed yellow and blue picture on one side of the three Bears standing upright holding porridge bowls with spoons. Written above their heads "Three Bears Porridge Rolled Oats". Written near Baby Bear's feet "Somebody's been tastin' my porridge an' they've eaten it all up". Underneath the picture "7 lbs NET".manchester, furnishings, calico bag

Plain calico drawstring Bag. One side seam 2 cms casing around top with cotton tape drawstring.manchester, furnishings, plain calico bag

Black and white photograph of George Lansell's bedroom at Fortuna villa. History of object: George Lansell 'The Quartz King', Fortuna Villa, Chum Street, Bendigo. Ornate furnishings of a bedroom of period showing half of room. Ornate wardrobe and mirror on marble topped table next to marble fireplace. W Ninnisplace, residential

Hymettus won the Caulfield Cup in 1898 and the owners built this house, near Lake Wendouree, with the winnings. It won the title of Ballarat's Champion Cottage from 1915-18. The cottage contains many of the original furnishings and fittings and has beautiful gardens. Two digital images of Ballarat's hymettus Cottage. .1) The garden as it was before the 1980s drought. .2) The Cottagehymettus, hymettus cottage, garden, flower, taffe

Auction catalogue - Shamrock Hotel. Twenty six pages catalogue for a liquidation auction sale for the Shamrock Hotel, Pall Mall, Bendigo. It includes hotel furnishings, plant,equipment and stock of wines and spirits. Auction 26th and 27th November 1974. Auctioneers Trebilcock Bros.. Purdy Pty Ltd, 1219 High Street, Malvern.bendigo, hotel, shamrock hotel

BHS CollectionBus Service Time Table: Quarry Hill Bus Service operated by R. Houlden's Bus Service Pty Ltd. Phone Bendigo 424. Buses Available for Charter - Picnics - Tours. Time Table Effective March 1960. Advertising of the tri Fold Brochure is the Bendigo Fashion House 270-272 Hargreaves Street Bendigo Phone 3-47496. Mamouney's home furnishings, Williamson & Queen Streets Phone 3-0496.Fletchers International Food Store 344a Hargreaves St (Opp State Savings Bank) Phone 3-5684. Prime Poultry and Continental and Australian Delicacies. T. Chamberlin canvas and sporting goods. Monumental & Building Masons, Northern Terrazzo Co. Suttons Music Store. Ashman's Men's Shop. Reg. V. Brock Photography. Gillies Bros. Bakery. Miller Bros Deborah Stores Groceries. Box 625Arthur Hocking, Print, Bendigotransport, bus, quarry hill

Brothers Frederick and Ernest Stillwell opened a hardware and general ironmongery in Hargreaves St Bendigo in 1895. They were later joined by Roy Stillwell. The shop further developed and advertised as selling furniture, home furnishings and HardwareBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Service with a smile: the staff of Stillwell's Hardware store in Hargreaves Street. Circa 1947. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were