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Buninyong Visitor Information Centre
Document - Invitations, Invitations to the Opening of Commonwealth Parliament Melbourne 1901, 1901
... Melbourne 1901... in Melbourne in 1901. George Hale was the Buninyong Shire Secretary... in Melbourne in 1901. George Hale was the Buninyong Shire Secretary ...Invitations received by 'George Hale and Lady' for functions associated with the Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament in Melbourne in 1901. George Hale was the Buninyong Shire Secretary at the time.Framed set of six full sized photographic copies of invitations to events associated with the opening of the Commonwealth Parliament in 1901. Set in a dark brown wooden frame with green mountboard. Issued to George Hale, Buninyong Shire Secretary.commonwealth of australia, federation, parliament -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Town of Port Melbourne Valuation 1901-02, 1901
... Town of Port Melbourne Valuation 1901-02...Valuation book, Town of Port Melbourne 1901-02 Purple-black... in ink, back end paper. Valuation book, Town of Port Melbourne ...Valuation book, Town of Port Melbourne 1901-02 Purple-black cloth cover, maroon binding and cover gold-stamped. 69 spreads completed, listing name and occupation of tenant and owner of each property, description, number of rooms, size of property, rental etc. Letter from valuer detailing demolition etc pasted p 69; 2 pieces correspondence to Council pasted p. 68 (also Rates; assessments)Figures in ink, back end paper.local government, built environment, joseph turner -
Box Hill Historical Society
Book, Smith, Dennis K, Once in each lifetime : a social history of care for the dying in Eastern Melbourne (1901-2001), 2001
... dying in Eastern Melbourne (1901-2001)... in Eastern Melbourne (1901-2001) Book Smith, Dennis K. Melbourne ...A history of care for the dying which concentrates upon the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.97 ppnon-fictionA history of care for the dying which concentrates upon the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.death and dying, palliative care, community services -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Football Club 1901, 1901
... Port Melbourne Football Club 1901...Digital copy of photograph of 1901 Port Melbourne Football... Club PMFC Digital copy of photograph of 1901 Port Melbourne ...Digital copy of photograph of 1901 Port Melbourne Football Teamsport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Souvenir, United Sunday schools, Red Leather Bookmark, United Sunday Schools' Demonstration, Melbourne, 6 May 1901, 1901
... , Melbourne, 6 May 1901..., Melbourne May 6 1901"... route of the procession." (The Age, Tues 7 May 1901, p.6 ...SUNDAY SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION. With three times three we coo-ee, The Prince we meet again; Our Princess May we welcome, With heart and voice amain. This was the welcome of the children of the Melbourne Sunday schools. The greeting came from over 30,000 youthful voices to the accompaniment of as many waving flags of diminutive size, held by the children. Probably not one of those who sang so lustily had witnessed the previous visit of his Royal Highness; or knew anything of it except as a traditional event, but the sentiment was a good and proper one all the same. The children were massed on the rising ground in the Domain, and apparently the long wait was not at all wearying. It was to most of them a huge picnic. They lunched on the grass, and filled in the intervening lime with games such as the juvenile heart delights in. At intervals something approaching order, was observed, and then songs, which have been in rehearsal for some weeks past, were sung under the baton of Mr. D. R. Davies, musical director, and to the lead of a united brass band of over a hundred instrumentalists under Bandmaster E; T. Code. A solo was also sung by Mr. H. J. Floyd. At all times the scene was an exceedingly animated one. Most of the children were attired in light costumes, and those in whose dress there was some color provided the necessary variety to make up a most picturesque scene. Probably there were nearly 35,000 adults and children at this spot. They occupied the frontage to St. Kilda-road, from Government House gates to the intersecting thoroughfare beyond. As the children were confined to the high ground, there was a green strip in front of them, and the dark green of the fir trees at the top of the slope made a most suitable background. Between these two lines of even coloring the children, with the easy freedom of youth, made perhaps as pretty a feature of the pageant as could be found anywhere in the whole route of the procession." (The Age, Tues 7 May 1901, p.6)This tiny battered piece of ephemera recording the United Sunday School Demonstration of 1901 must once have been exceedingly common, however in the context of the growing collection that the Society has relating to the opening of the first Commonwealth Parliament in Melbourne it has historic and social significance.Embossed red leather bookmark commemorating the 'United Sunday Schools Demonstration' in St Kilda Road in 1901 to welcome the Prince and Princess of Wales to open the first Commonwealth Parliament in the Royal Exhibition Building."United Sunday Schools Demonstration, Melbourne Australia, Melbourne May 6 1901"opening of the first commonwealth parliament - 1901, sunday schools - victoria, federation events - victoria - 1901, ephemera -
St Kilda Historical Society
Memorabilia - Booklet, The Royal Visit Celebrations at the Opening of the First Parliament Commonwealth of Australia Melbourne May 1901, 1901
... Parliament Commonwealth of Australia Melbourne May 1901... Parliament Commonwealth of Australia Melbourne May 1901 Memorabilia ...Booklet contains photographs of: THH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York; Earl of Hopetoun, Governor General, and Countess; Commonwealth Ministry; The Royal Party at Government House Melbourne; TRH the Duke and Duchess Landing at St Kilda Pier; The Mayor of Melbourne Welcoming His Royal Highness at the entrance to the City; Procession Passing down Bourke Street; Presentation of War Medals to Victorian Soldiers; The Duke of York and his Staff; St Kilda and Prahran Arch; City Arch; Procession passing Princes Bridge; Opening Ceremony at First Federal Parliament; Citizens' Arch; Queen Victoria Arch; Royal Yacht Ophir; Warships Gromoboi (Russian) and Brooklyn (USA); German Arch; Chinese Arch; State School Fete at Exhibition Building; The University Commencement; Group of Fijian Constabulary; Laying Foundation Stone, Soldiers' Memorial Ballarat; Visit to South Star Gold Mine, Ballarat; Illuminations at Princes Bridge and Flinders Street Station; Illuminations at Parliament House and Treasury; Illuminations at Town Hall and City ArchGold coloured paper cover embossed and tied with gold thread. Contains 16 pages of cream coloured paper printed in black, some with blue decorative margins.Handwritten inscription on title page: 'For the Boy from Grandfather in memory of a very happy time we spent together May 1901'duke and duchess of cornwall and york, royal visits, 1901, opening of parliament, federation arch, st kilda and prahran arch, city arch, german arch, chinese arch -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Compact disc, Melbourne Directory 1901 (Sands & McDougall)
... Melbourne Directory 1901 (Sands & McDougall)... and Institutions directories. Melbourne Directory 1901 (Sands & McDougall ...The Sands and McDougall directories are amongst the most comprehensive. You can find out more details about places in which people lived, the other residents in the area, the services available in the region...all of which help to paint a picture of your ancestors' life. Apart from the Street, Alphabetical, Trade and Professional directories, this volume also contains Government and Official, Ecclesiastical, Legal, Municipal, Colonial, Societies and Institutions directories.The Sands and McDougall directories are amongst the most comprehensive. You can find out more details about places in which people lived, the other residents in the area, the services available in the region...all of which help to paint a picture of your ancestors' life. Apart from the Street,Alphabetical, Trade and Professional directories, this volume also contains Government and Official, Ecclesiastical, Legal, Municipal, Colonial, Societies and Institutions directories.streets, trade, agriculture, government, legal, ecclesiastical, farmers, farm workers, clergy -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Melbourne Town Hall? 1901, c. 1910
... Melbourne Town Hall? 1901... Carlisle Street St Kilda melbourne Illuminated building, probably ...Illuminated building, probably Melbourne Town Hall. Horse and cart in foreground.black and white photograph, mounted original, good condition -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Newspaper - Magazine Supplement, Jan 1.1901 Commonwealth Number Sydney Mail, Jan 1 1901
... Melbourne 1901... Federation Jan 1 – 1901 Sydney Mail Commonwealth Number Melbourne ...This magazine supplement celebrates a most significant event in the history of Australia – Federation. Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901 when 6 British colonies – New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania – united to form the Commonwealth of Australia. Prior to this time each colony acted like a separate country which caused inefficiencies and problems as the population grew. Sir Henry Parkes began the movement towards a Commonwealth. Elected delegates worked through a series of processes to finally present a constitution that would unite the colonies and give Australia a federal system of government. The people of the colonies approved the constitution in a series of referendums. The Commonwealth of Australia was declared on 1 January 1901 at a ceremony held in Centennial Park in Sydney. During the ceremony, the first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun, was sworn-in and Australia's first Prime Minister, Edmund Barton, and federal ministers took the oath of office. The first federal elections for the new Australian Parliament were held on 29 and 30 March 1901. The first Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia was opened at noon on 9 May 1901 by the Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V). For more information see https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/history-of-parliament/federation/the-federation-of-australia The item is significant as both a written and pictorial document pertaining to the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia.The magazine supplement, put out by the Sydney Mail, is a celebration issue for the new Commonwealth of Australia. It provides written background on the formation of the Commonwealth, maps of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide and pictorial photos of each state and it’s capital city. It includes the portraits of: delegates to the National Australasian Convention, 1891; delegates to the Federal Convention, Sydney, 1897; delegates sent to England to see the Commonwealth Bill through the House of Commons; the Earl of Hopetoun, first Governor-General of Australia and Queen Victoria. Being a magazine supplement, it has pages at the beginning and end devoted to advertisements for a variety of goods ranging from jewellery to farm machinery. flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, commonwealth, federation, jan 1 – 1901, sydney mail, commonwealth number, melbourne 1901, sydney 1901, brisbane 1901, adelaide 1901, capital city maps 1901, victoria, tasmania, new south wales, queensland, south australia, western australia -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, 1901
... Exhibition Building Melbourne 1901 Mrs & Mrs K Langsford... Celebrations Exhibition Building Melbourne 1901 Mrs & Mrs K Langsford ...Invitation on Certificate - Commonwealth Celebrations Exhibition Building Melbourne 1901 Mrs & Mrs K Langsfordstawell -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Melbourne After the Gold Rush / [by] Michael Cannon, 1993
... melbourne (vic.) - history - 1851-1901.... melbourne (vic.) - history - 1851-1901. melbourne (vic.) - social ...473 p. : ill.(some col.); 25 cm. melbourne (vic.) - history - 1851-1901., melbourne (vic.) - social conditions - 1851-1901., melbourne (vic.) - economic conditions - 1851-1901., gold rush -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Portrait, George Samuel Walter, 1900s
... Melbourne 1901-02...- 1937. Mayor Town of Port Melbourne 1901-02 Photograph Portrait ...Portrait photo of George Samuel Walter. Councillor Town (and City) of Port Melbourne 1897- 1937. Mayor Town of Port Melbourne 1901-02local government - town of port melbourne, local government - city of port melbourne, george samuel walter, mayors -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Imperial australian contingent Melbourne 1900
... BMI for all print and usage inquiries. Ballarat Melbourne ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, melbourne, soldiers, 1901, expeditionary forces -
Clunes Museum
Badge
... IN MELBOURNE, MAY 1901... PARLIAMENT BY THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL & YORK IN MELBOURNE, MAY ...SHIELD-SHAPED BADGE TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE FIRST FEDERAL PARLIAMENT BY THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL & YORK IN MELBOURNE, MAY 1901local history, numismatics, badges, badges and tokens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - FEDERAL PARLIAMENT MEDALLION, 1901
... and Duchess at Melbourne Exhibition Building, 1901. Box 625... and Duchess of Cornwell and York. Melbourne May 1901. Aust.... Melbourne May 1901. Aust. Commonwealth est 1st Jan 1901 63D ...Medallion: Opening of Federal Parliament Medallion. Shield shaped medallion with crown on top. Pictures of King Edward and Queen Victoria, Duke and Duchess of Cornwall with inscription. Issued to commemorate opening of 1st Federal Parliament by Duke and Duchess at Melbourne Exhibition Building, 1901. Box 625Opening of the first Federal Parliament T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwell and York. Melbourne May 1901. Aust. Commonwealth est 1st Jan 1901 63D of Victoria R.I. First Parliament opened May 1901 1st of Edward V11 W.A. TAS. NSW. SA. QLDnumismatics, medals - commemorative, 1901.1st federal parliament opening. king edward. queen victoria. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Medal - Medal - opening of the first federal parliament, 1901, \, 1901
... OF CORNWALL / AND YORK / MELBOURNE, MAY 1901.../T.R.H./The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall/-and York-/Melbourne.../-and York-/Melbourne, May 1901. Back: Obverse: Aust. Commonwealth ...Medal issued to commemorate the opening of the First Federal Parliament of Australia on 9 May 1901. The silver medal was minted by Stokes & Sons and presented to MLA Thomas Bent. Knighted in 1907, Bent served as Premier and Treasurer of Victoria from 1904-1909.At top of red ribbon Australian Arms over blue enamelled ribbon AUSTRALIA, below busts of Victoria and Edward VII in ovals; above, AUST. COMMONWEALTH / EST.1.JA.1901 / 63D. OF VICTORIA, R.I; below, FIRST PARLIAMENT OPENED / MAY 1901 / 1ST OF EDWARD VII / W.A. TAS. N.S.W. VIC. S.A. Q'LD. Reverse: Busts of the Duke and Duchess in ovals; above, OPENING OF THE FIRST / FEDERAL PARLIAMENT; below, T.R.H. / THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL / AND YORK / MELBOURNE, MAY 1901Front: Inverse: Opening of the first/Federal Parliament/T.R.H./The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall/-and York-/Melbourne, May 1901. Back: Obverse: Aust. Commonwealth/Est. 1 Jan. 1901/63 D. of Victoria. R.I./First Parliament opened/May 1901/1st of Edward VII/ W.A. TAS. N.S.W. VIC. SA. QLDcelebration, numismatics, medal, federal parliament, 1901 -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Functional object - Carry Bag, Gladstone Bag
... John Jackson & Co.P.L. Melbourne , Victoria 1891-1901...-country John Jackson & Co.P.L. Melbourne , Victoria 1891-1901-1937 ...Brown grained leather - crocodile imprint. Metal attachments; one leather handle. 2x 180mm long straps- 20mm depth. Top opening. Inside tag reads split leather & makers name. Bag folds in to middle . Central lock & handle. Latch to fasten each end of metal trimming. Fabric lining in mid brown colour/ fair condition.John Jackson & Co.P.L. Melbourne , Victoria 1891-1901-1937 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medals, Opening of First Australian Parliament 1901, 1901
... of the first Parliament in Australia in Melbourne in May 1901... & Duchess of Cornwall and York Melbourne, May 1901 Aust... Parliament in Australia in Melbourne in May 1901. The Federation ...These medals were issued to commemorate the opening of the first Parliament in Australia in Melbourne in May 1901. The Federation of the Australian States and Territories took place in January 1901. The Federal Parliament met in Melbourne until Canberra was established and a new Parliament House was opened in 1927. The fist Parliament in Australia was opened by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. These medals have no known local provenance and are retained for display purposes..1 This is a shield-shaped metal medal with a crown on the top. Obverse: Images of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York and printing. Reverse: Images of Queen Victoria and Edward V11 and printing. .2 as above Opening of the First Federal Parliament T.R.H The Duke & Duchess of Cornwall and York Melbourne, May 1901 Aust. Commonwealth Est. 1 Jan. 1901 First Parliament opened May 1901 63rd of Victoria R.I. 1st of Edward V11 W.A. Tas. N.S.W. Vic. S.A. Qld. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Document
... Buildings Melbourne 9 May 1901... to the opening of Parliament in Exhibition Buildings Melbourne 9 May 1901 ...Invitation to Rev W Clemens and Mrs Clemens from the Victoria Government to the opening of Parliament in Exhibition Buildings Melbourne 9 May 1901flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - QC BINKS COLLECTION: COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATION MEDAL
... of Cornwall and the birth of the Australian Commonwealth in Melbourne... BENDIGO Gold mining QC Binks Cornwall Royalty Melbourne QC Binks ...A medal celebrating the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and the birth of the Australian Commonwealth in Melbourne, 01 - 11th May 1901.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, cornwall, royalty, melbourne, qc binks. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Royal train leaving Port Melbourne, 18 May 1901
... Photo of Royal train leaving Port Melbourne on May 18, 1901...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photo of Royal train leaving Port Melbourne on May 18, 1901. Duke and Duchess of York here to open the first Australian Parliament.transport - railways, royal train, duke of york, duchess of york, royal visits and occasions -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document - Invitation To Meet their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall & York, Commonwealth of Australia, 1901
... : An open directory of the guests invited to Melbourne, May 9th 1901... an evening reception at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on 9 May... of the guests invited to Melbourne, May 9th 1901' lists invitees from ...The commemorative booklet 'Our Invited Guests for the Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia : An open directory of the guests invited to Melbourne, May 9th 1901' lists invitees from each Australian State. Mr & Mrs. J. M. Campbell are on this list, and recoded as residing at "Ramornie" 40 Pakington Street, Kew.The document design has artistic and aesthetic merit. While it is not rare, it is representative of the kinds of formal designs used for the Australian Commonwealth celebrations at the time of Federation, and is in excellent condition. Such items as this invitation have local, state and national historic significance as mementoes of a key moment in Australia's history. Locally, the invitation is part of a group of Federation-related items issued to James Maitland Campbell (and his wife). Campbell was three times mayor of Kew in the second half of the 19th Century and the owner of Ramornie in Pakington Street, one of the significant extant mansions in Kew.An invitation on card to Mr. & Mrs J. M. Campbell to attend an evening reception at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on 9 May 1901, to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall as part of the celebrations of the opening of the first Federal Parliament. A figure of Britannia, in red dress and mailed vest holding a shield like the Union Jack, is on the left of the invitation; she reaches out her hand towards a younger female figure, representing Australia, who is dressed in blue and holds a shield which is white with a blue cross decorated with stars. The writing is on a scroll in the centre of the certificate, and there is a border of vines and vine leaves. The royal crest is at the base of the certificate.Printed on a banner across the top: 'IN CELEBRATION / OF THE / OPENING / PARLIAMENT of the COMMONWEALTH / OF AUSTRALIA' Printed below the banner: 'To meet Their Royal Highness / the DUKE and DUCHESS of CORNWALL & / YORK / His Majesty's / MINISTERS OF STATE FOR AUSTRALIA / have the honor to invite / [handwritten] Mr. & Mrs J. M. Campbell / to an Evening Reception at the / Exhibition Building MELBOURNE, / on the 9th of May 1901, at 8 o'clock'.federation -- australia -- 1901, parliament -- australia, invitations -- 1901 -
Upper Yarra Museum
Book, D W Patterson, The Duke and Duchess, circa 1901
... of Cornwell and York to Melbourne in May 1901, they came here to open... to Melbourne in May 1901, they came here to open the first Commonwealth ...This book is a memento of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwell and York to Melbourne in May 1901, they came here to open the first Commonwealth Parliament of AustraliaThe book is part of a collection from the H H Bradley family, the other items are personal invitations to the opening of the first Parliament.Paperback Book. an 80 page book with soft card covers bound with green cloth binding, mainly pictorial, of their visit to opening of the 1st Commonwealth Parliament of Austrlia with a description with each photo in black and white, the cover is partly dark brown with the rest there is a photo of a river on the bottom right hand corner and the book title on the left within a scrolled frame and the dark brown background. front and back cover quite grubby, bottom right had corner missing and torn 20+20mm, a finger nail size missing middle right hand side, bottom left hand corner next to binding has a 22+25mm Piece missing -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, 1901
... PHOTOGRAPH CLUNES IN MELBOURNE COMMITTEE 1901 A.E. KEMPSON... CLUNES IN MELBOURNE COMMITTEE 1901 A.E. KEMPSON, S. NIGHTINGALE ...PHOTOGRAPH CLUNES IN MELBOURNE COMMITTEE 1901 A.E. KEMPSON, S. NIGHTINGALE, T. KENT, H. McDONALD, E.W. THOMPSON, C.P. WEICKHARDT, G. STEWART, AJ. HARVEY H. KING, O. BORSUM, J.J. DENTON, J.F. DEEGAN, J.H. TAYLOR, W. DENTON, P. KNUCKEY.1 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH CLUNES IN MELBOURNE COMMITTEE MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD, NAMES AT BOTTOM .2 PHOTOCOPY OF PHOTOGRAPH(BACK ROW) A E KEMPSON ESQ; S NIGHTINGALE ESQ; T KENT ESQ. (MIDDLE ROW) H MCDONALD ESQ; E W THOMPSON ESQ; C P WEICKHARDT ESQ; G STEWART ESQ; A J HARVEY ESQ;H KING ESQ. (FRONT ROW) O BORSUM ESQ; J J DENTON ESQ; J F DEEGAN ESQ (M L A & PRESIDENT) ; J H TAYLOR ESQ (VICE PRESIDENT); W DENTON ESQ; P KNUCKEY ESQ.local history, photography, photographs, clunes in melbourne club -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Town of Port Melbourne, Arthur Victor Heath, Town Surveyor et al, Surveyors Report Book, 1901
... Book of reports of Port Melbourne Town Surveyor 1901-1911... of reports of Port Melbourne Town Surveyor 1901-1911: 475 pp volume ...Reports to Council hand entered by Town Surveyor and ATS, with marginal notes on actions taken by Council.Book of reports of Port Melbourne Town Surveyor 1901-1911: 475 pp volume bound in dark green with maroon spine and corners. Gold stamped on spine 'Minute Book' but added leather label below reads 'Surveyors Report Book'. Some inserts (glued in)Stamped inside cover and on some pages, 'Town of Port Melbourne Surveyors Office'sandridge lagoon, local government - town of port melbourne, fishermans bend, flood, fire and fire services, port melbourne town hall, transport - horse, transport - tramways, parks and gardens, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, excelsior hall, societies clubs unions and other organisations, built environment, industry - manufacturing, engineering - canals and drainage, crimes and misdemeanours, transport - ferries, south melbourne, arthur victor heath, george beazley, h v champion, business and traders - hotels -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Certificate - Open Commonwealth Parliament, 1901
... Australian Parliament in Melbourne in May 1901. A smaller invitation... of the First Australian Parliament in Melbourne in May 1901. ... in Melbourne in May 1901. A smaller invitation card was first sent ...This is an invitation to George and Annie Rolfe of Lyndoch, Warrnambool, to attend the opening of the first Australian Parliament in Melbourne in May 1901. A smaller invitation card was first sent to the recipients and this larger invitation was sent after the event for the recipients to keep as a souvenir. The six Australian colonies became six Australian States in the newly-formed Commonwealth of Australia in January 1901. George Rolfe (1836-1919), a tea merchant from Melbourne, began buying blocks of land in Warrnambool near the mouth of the Hopkins River in the 1870s. By the early 1880s Rolfe owned 50 acres of land in the town and other nearby pastoral properties. He used the existing building on the land near the mouth of the Hopkins River as holiday accommodation, calling the property Lyndoch and adding stables, bone and chaff sheds, jetty, boathouse, reservoir and windmill and an extensive garden. George Rolfe spent most of his later life at Lyndoch. Today the area is the site of an aged care facility. This certificate is of considerable importance for two reasons: 1. It is an important memento of a signal event in Australia’s history – the Federation of the States in 1901. 2. The certificate was an invitation to George Rolfe of Lyndoch and his wife. Rolfe was a prominent Warrnambool person at that time. This is a piece of cardboard containing an illustration of a young queen in battle dress and on horseback bowing to an image of Britannia. The queen is about to be crowned. There are several lady attendants in the background and two large columns depicted on the sides of the illustration with shields and banners. An extract from Kipling’s poem, The Young Queen, is printed at the bottom of the card. The invitation is coloured in brown, yellow, white and orange tonings. The name of the recipient of the card is handwritten in black ink. The card is slightly scuffed and marked. The card is an invitation to Mr and Mrs Rolfe to attend the Opening of the First Australian Parliament in Melbourne in May 1901. ‘Mr & Mrs G. Rolfe’ federation in australia, george rolfe and family, history of warrnambool, lyndoch warrnambool -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Medal, Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Medal, Opening of First Australian Federal Parliament, 1901, 1901
... / Melbourne, May 1901".... / Melbourne, May 1901". Medal, Opening of First Australian Federal ...Presented to Australian school children on the opening of the First Federal Parliament in May 1901. The opening of Parliament was attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwell and York. The Australian states became a Federation during the reign of Queen Victoria, however by the time Parliament opened, Edward VII had ascended the throne.Gilt bronze medal, in shape of shield, with crown at top. Obverse of medal has portraits of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, and wording "Aust. Commonwealth Est 1 Jan 1901 / 63D. of Victoria, R. I. / First Parliament Opened May 1901-1st of Edward V11". Reverse of medal has portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, and wording "Opening of the First Federal Parliament / TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cornwell and York / Melbourne, May 1901".medals, australian federation 1901, parliament of australia -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Station, Departure Duke and Duchess of York (and Cornwall), George Rose, 1901
... Station in 1901. They had been visiting Melbourne for the opening... Station in 1901. They had been visiting Melbourne for the opening ...Roses Stereoscopic Views image of Duke of York (and Cornwall) and the Duchess departing from Port Melbourne Railway Station in 1901. They had been visiting Melbourne for the opening of the first Australian Parliament at the Exhibition Buildingsroyal visits and occasions, transport - railways, duke of york, duke of cornwall, duchess of york, duchess of conwall, port melbourne railway station -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Minutes, Port Melbourne Town Council, Edward C Crockford, Town Clerk, c. 1900
... Large volume of rough minutes Port Melbourne Town Council... minutes Port Melbourne Town Council May 1901 - April 1904 ...Large volume of rough minutes Port Melbourne Town Council May 1901 - April 1904, with typed and printed minutes inserted throughout - dark green, dark red binding loose and partly missingdeaths and funerals, built environment, port melbourne town hall, societies clubs unions and other organisations, local government - town of port melbourne, social activities, built environment - civic, excelsior hall, engineering - canals and drainage, transport - tramways, edward c crockford, town clerks, port melbourne library -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document - Invitation To Meet their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall & York, His Majesty's Ministers of State for Australia, 1901
... : An open directory of the guests invited to Melbourne, May 9th 1901... an evening reception at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on 9 May... of the guests invited to Melbourne, May 9th 1901' lists invitees from ...The commemorative booklet 'Our Invited Guests for the Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia : An open directory of the guests invited to Melbourne, May 9th 1901' lists invitees from each Australian State. The Misses Dowling are not on this list, however the booklet does list The Hon Thomas Dowling MLC, and his "lady" from Camperdown as well as Edwin Percy Dowling esq, Shire Secretary of Camperdown. Perhaps the Misses Dowling were part of this family. While not invited to the opening of Parliament on the 9th, the guest list for later events may have been extended on other occasions.The document design has artistic and aesthetic merit. While it is not rare, it is representative of the kinds of formal designs used for the Australian Commonwealth celebrations at the time of Federation, and is in excellent condition. Such items as this invitation have local, state and national historic significance as mementoes of a key moment in Australia's history. An invitation on card to the Misses Dowling to attend an evening reception at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on 9 May 1901, to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall as part of the celebrations of the opening of the first Federal Parliament. A figure of Britannia, in red dress and mailed vest holding a shield like the Union Jack, is on the left of the invitation; she reaches out her hand towards a younger female figure, representing Australia, who is dressed in blue and holds a shield which is white with a blue cross decorated with stars. The writing is on a scroll in the centre of the certificate, and there is a border of vines and vine leaves. The royal crest is at the base of the certificate.Printed on a banner across the top: 'IN CELEBRATION / OF THE / OPENING / PARLIAMENT of the COMMONWEALTH / OF AUSTRALIA' Printed below the banner: 'To meet Their Royal Highness / the DUKE and DUCHESS of CORNWALL & / YORK / His Majesty's / MINISTERS OF STATE FOR AUSTRALIA / have the honor to invite / [handwritten] The Misses Dowling / to an Evening Reception at the / Exhibition Building MELBOURNE, / on the 9th of May 1901, at 8 o'clock'.federation events - victoria, australian federation 1901, misses dowling - kew, royal visits, federation events - victoria, australain federation 1901, misses dowling, royal visits, melbourne exhibition building