Showing 66 items matching "royal tour 1954"
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Royal Tour 1954, 1954
... Royal Tour 1954......royal tour 1954...B/W Copy - Crowd in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, waving to Queen Elizabeth II during her Royal Tour 1954....Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, Ted queen elizabeth ii royal tour 1954 standfield ray B/W Copy - Crowd in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, waving to Queen Elizabeth II during her Royal Tour 1954. ...Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, TedB/W Copy - Crowd in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, waving to Queen Elizabeth II during her Royal Tour 1954.queen elizabeth ii, royal tour 1954, standfield, ray -
Greensborough Historical SocietySouvenir - Tin, George Dobie & Son Australia Ltd - Melbourne, Elizabeth II Royal Tour 1954: Four Square Cigarettes tin, 1954
... Elizabeth II Royal Tour 1954: Four Square Cigarettes tin...royal tour 1954...Souvenir Cigarette tin commemorating the 1954 Royal Tour of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Phillip...Souvenir Cigarette tin commemorating the 1954 Royal Tour of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Phillip royal tour 1954 Queen Elizabeth II cigarette tin Cigarette tin with red crown, blue writing on cover, inside has black writing and red logo. ...Souvenir Cigarette tin commemorating the 1954 Royal Tour of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince PhillipCigarette tin with red crown, blue writing on cover, inside has black writing and red logo.royal tour 1954, queen elizabeth ii, cigarette tin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - 1954 ROYAL TOUR - VICTORIAN RAILWAYS PASS
... 1954 ROYAL TOUR - VICTORIAN RAILWAYS PASS...Small folding pass, on cover in red the letters V. R. Royal Tour 1954. Inside: Victorian Railways No 1209. ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields EVENT Official royal tour Small folding pass, on cover in red the letters V. R. Royal Tour 1954. ...Small folding pass, on cover in red the letters V. R. Royal Tour 1954. Inside: Victorian Railways No 1209. Authority to be on Railway Premises (not available for travel). Date of issue: 25th February 1954 Name: L.B. Hogan Occupation: Examining Officer Period of Availability: 25/02-10/03/54event, official, royal tour -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Band Government House, 1954
... ...royal tour 1954...B/W copy - Band outside Government House, Melbourne, awaiting arrival of Queen Elizabeth II during her Royal Tour of 1954...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, Ted queen elizabeth ii government house royal tour 1954 standfield ray B/W copy - Band outside Government House, Melbourne, awaiting arrival of Queen Elizabeth II during her Royal Tour of 1954 Band Government House Photograph Photograph ...Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, TedB/W copy - Band outside Government House, Melbourne, awaiting arrival of Queen Elizabeth II during her Royal Tour of 1954queen elizabeth ii, government house, royal tour 1954, standfield, ray -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Royal Train, 1954
... ...royal tour 1954...Taken during Royal Tour of Australia 1954...Taken during Royal Tour of Australia 1954 Royal Train Photograph Photograph ...Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, TedB/W Copy - Queen Elizabeth II train at Mitcham Station. Taken during Royal Tour of Australia 1954queen elizabeth ii, mitcham railway station, standfield, ray, royal tour 1954 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Crowd at Mitcham Station, 1954
... ...royal tour 1954...Taken during Royal Tour of Australia 1954...Taken during Royal Tour of Australia 1954 Crowd at Mitcham Station Photograph Photograph ...Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, TedB/W Copy - Crowd waiting at Mitcham Station for Queen Elizabeth II train. Taken during Royal Tour of Australia 1954queen elizabeth ii, mitcham railway station, royal tour 1954, standfield, ray -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPhotograph, Orchestra and Choir, 1954
... ...royal tour 1954...This photograph was taken at one of the receptions for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip during the royal tour of 1954....This photograph was taken at one of the receptions for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip during the royal tour of 1954. Jessie Angus was a well known and long time choir member in the Diamond Valley. ...This photograph is part of the Jessie Partington Angus collection. Jessie is possibly in the choir. She was in the Melbourne Philharmonic between the ages of 20 to 30. This photograph was taken at one of the receptions for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip during the royal tour of 1954.Jessie Angus was a well known and long time choir member in the Diamond Valley. She also sang at various 'royal' occasions as documented in the collection.Colour photograph, matte finish. Orchestra and choir performing in the Exhibition Buildings Carlton. c1954Manufacturer's label on back.jessie partington, jessie may angus, partington family, royal exhibition buildings, royal family, royal tour 1954 -
Anglesea and District Historical SocietyPlate, Crown Ducal, 1954
... ...royal tour australia 1954...Back: Made Specially / By / Crown Ducal / Made in / England / to / Commemorate / Royal Tour Australia 1954 / Made in / England / A.G.R....Anglesea and District Historical Society 5B McMillan Street Anglesea great-ocean-road queen elizabeth 2 royal tour australia 1954 crown ducal Back: Made Specially / By / Crown Ducal / Made in / England / to / Commemorate / Royal Tour Australia 1954 / Made in / England / A.G.R. ...Souvenir Queen Elizabeth 2 plate. Transfer printed head of monarch in centre of plate (sepia tone). Royal blue border with gold floral design on top. Some scratch marks - evidence of use.Back: Made Specially / By / Crown Ducal / Made in / England / to / Commemorate / Royal Tour Australia 1954 / Made in / England / A.G.R.queen elizabeth 2, royal tour australia 1954, crown ducal -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: SPEECH NOTES ROYAL TOUR PREVIEW
... Mayor of Bendigo. Royal Tour 1954....Royal Tour Preview Bendigo Item - Introduction in text'. Corrections to the text written in pencil. The second page is headed 'Royal Tour Progress Report Bendigo ... as a business centre. Speaker: Councillor Norman J. Oliver. The Royal Tour was in 1954...Mayor of Bendigo. Royal Tour 1954. The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. ...The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Two typed pages headed 'Royal Tour Preview Bendigo Item - Introduction in text'. Corrections to the text written in pencil. The second page is headed 'Royal Tour Progress Report Bendigo ... as a business centre. Speaker: Councillor Norman J. Oliver. The Royal Tour was in 1954.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. royal tour 1954. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Container - Tin (cigarette)
... Elizabeth II Royal Tour 1954...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne personal effects smoking accessories Elizabeth II Royal Tour 1954 Square silver painted tin with red crown on lid. ...Square silver painted tin with red crown on lid. Inside of lid has maker's detailsElizabeth II Royal Tour 1954personal effects, smoking accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Queen's car, 1954
... ...royal tour 1954...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, Ted queen elizabeth ii government house royal tour 1954 standfield ray B/W Copy - Queen Elizabeth II in back seat of open car on way to Government House, Melbourne, during her tour of Australia 1954 Queen's car Photograph Photograph ...Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, TedB/W Copy - Queen Elizabeth II in back seat of open car on way to Government House, Melbourne, during her tour of Australia 1954queen elizabeth ii, government house, royal tour 1954, standfield, ray -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Queen Elizabeth on Royal Train in 1954, 1954
... ...royal tour 1954...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne queen elizabeth ii phillip duke of edinburgh royal tour 1954 mitcham railway crossing Black & white photograph of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip on the Royal train going through Mitcham (at the railway crossing) in 1954 Queen Elizabeth on Royal Train in 1954 Photograph Photograph ...Black & white photograph of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip on the Royal train going through Mitcham (at the railway crossing) in 1954queen elizabeth ii, phillip duke of edinburgh, royal tour 1954, mitcham railway crossing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Decorations for Visit of Queen Elizabeth, Mitcham, 1954, 1954
... royal tour 1954...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne royal tour 1954 Queen Elizabeth II Black and white photo of Decorations for Visit of Queen Elizabeth, Mitcham, 1954. ...Black and white photo of Decorations for Visit of Queen Elizabeth, Mitcham, 1954. Note position of monument located in position two. Appearance of Mitcham streetscape static - unchanged since pre-war.royal tour 1954, queen elizabeth ii -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPainting - Portrait, William Dargie, Queen Elizabeth II, 1954
... royal tour of australia 1954...Colour print of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the "wattle" dress, by William Dargie, painted for the Royal Tour of Australia 1954, with explanatory leaflet....Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Colour print of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the "wattle" dress, by William Dargie, painted for the Royal Tour of Australia 1954, with explanatory leaflet. royal tour of australia 1954 queen elizabeth II william dargie royal family Copy of colour portrait, with explanatory leaflet, in cardboard folder Queen Elizabeth II Painting Portrait William Dargie ...Colour print of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the "wattle" dress, by William Dargie, painted for the Royal Tour of Australia 1954, with explanatory leaflet.Copy of colour portrait, with explanatory leaflet, in cardboard folderroyal tour of australia 1954, queen elizabeth ii, william dargie, royal family -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPhotograph, Listener In, Queen Elizabeth II welcomed by Governor General Sir William Slim during her visit to Australia in 1954, 1954
... royal tour of australia 1954...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Queen Elizabeth II welcomed by Governor General Sir William Slim during her visit to Australia in 1954. royal tour of australia 1954 queen elizabeth II royal family Supplement to the "Listener In" Colour photograph from news magazine Queen Elizabeth II welcomed by Governor General Sir William Slim during her visit to Australia in 1954 Photograph Photograph Listener In ...Queen Elizabeth II welcomed by Governor General Sir William Slim during her visit to Australia in 1954.Colour photograph from news magazinenon-fictionSupplement to the "Listener In"royal tour of australia 1954, queen elizabeth ii, royal family -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper, Sun News Pictorial, The Sun News Pictorial 5 February 1954, 05/02/1954
... royal tour of australia 1954...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Royal Tour: second day of souvenir pictures royal tour of australia 1954 8 p. supplement (pp. 13-20), photographs and captions. ...Royal Tour: second day of souvenir pictures8 p. supplement (pp. 13-20), photographs and captions. Tabloid format.royal tour of australia 1954 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Our Royal Guests, 1952_
... ...royal tour of australia 1954...Due to the King's death, the anticipated Royal Visit was postponed until 1954. queen elizabeth 2 house of windsor duke of edinburgh royal tour of australia 1954 Hard cover, Illus. ...Published in 1952, before the death of King George this book tells the family story of the Windsors in anticipation of the first Royal Visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Australia. An added note from a member of the public: "Bit of information on the book “Our Royal Guests” 1952. None of these books were sold or distributed as the visit was cancelled due to King's ill health and passing. My father printed them and they were instructed to have them picked up and destroyed. The only ones in circulation would be from workers during this process."Due to the King's death, the anticipated Royal Visit was postponed until 1954.Hard cover, Illus. (some colour).queen elizabeth 2, house of windsor, duke of edinburgh, royal tour of australia 1954 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, The Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand in pictures, 1954_
... ...royal tour of australia 1954...A pictorial record of the first visit to Australia by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1954 house of windsor duke of edinburgh royal tour of australia 1954 queen elizabeth II Hard cover, Illus. ...Following the death of King George VI, the Queen's trip to Australia and New Zealand was postponed until 1954. This book is a photographic story of their travels around Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands.A pictorial record of the first visit to Australia by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1954Hard cover, Illus. (some colour). Cover illustration of Australian flag with white writing over.house of windsor, duke of edinburgh, royal tour of australia 1954, queen elizabeth ii -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewsletter - Pamphlet, Myer Store News March 1954, 1954_03
... ...royal tour of australia 1954...Royal Visit in 1954. This was Queen Elizabeth II's first visit to Australia since ascending the throne. An example of the importance of Royalty to Australians at this time. house of windsor duke of edinburgh royal tour of australia 1954 myer melbourne Queen Elizabeth II 2 page newsletter from the Myer store in Melbourne. ...Shows the excitement of the Royal Visit in 1954. This was Queen Elizabeth II's first visit to Australia since ascending the throne.An example of the importance of Royalty to Australians at this time.2 page newsletter from the Myer store in Melbourne. Cover illustration shows the Bourke Street store decked out to welcome the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on their first visit to Melbourne.house of windsor, duke of edinburgh, royal tour of australia 1954, myer melbourne, queen elizabeth ii -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle - Magazine Clipping, Woman's Weekly, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, 22/12/1951
... ...royal tour of australia 1954...An example of the importance of Royalty to Australians at this time. queen elizabeth 2 house of windsor duke of edinburgh royal tour of australia 1954 prince charles princess anne 4 page supplement to the Woman's Weekly December 22 1951. ...Gives photographic information about the young Royal family, before the Queen ascended the throne.An example of the importance of Royalty to Australians at this time.4 page supplement to the Woman's Weekly December 22 1951. Black and white illus of the Royal family including Prince Charles and Princess Anne.queen elizabeth 2, house of windsor, duke of edinburgh, royal tour of australia 1954, prince charles, princess anne -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Argus (newspaper), Queen returns to London, 17/05/1954
... ...royal tour of australia 1954...Royal Visit in 1954. This was Queen Elizabeth II's first visit to Australia since ascending the throne. An example of the interest in the royal family to Australians at this time. house of windsor duke of edinburgh royal tour of australia 1954 queen elizabeth II royal family Front page of The Argus newspaper May 17 1954. ...Shows the excitement of the Queen's return from the Australian Royal Visit in 1954. This was Queen Elizabeth II's first visit to Australia since ascending the throne.An example of the interest in the royal family to Australians at this time.Front page of The Argus newspaper May 17 1954. Black and white text, coloured photograph of the Queen 'stepping ashore in Britain for the first time in six months'house of windsor, duke of edinburgh, royal tour of australia 1954, queen elizabeth ii, royal family -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncBook - The Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand in Pictures, Kenneth Bourne, 1954
... Royal Tour of Australia 1954...This item is significant because it documents the Royal Tour of Queen Elizabeth II who was first reigning British monarch to visit Australia. Royal Tour of Australia 1954 Royal Visit 1954 Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II was the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia. ...Queen Elizabeth II was the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Sydney on 3rd February 1954 aboard the SS Gothic, a passenger liner converted into a royal yacht. Their arrival attracted an estimated 1 million onlookers in a city with a population of 1,863,161 people. The royal couple visited 57 towns and cities during the 58 days they spent in Australia. They travelled the country by plane, train, ship and car from Cairns in the north, Broken Hill in the west to Hobart in the south. The tour ended on April 1, 1954, departing from Fremantle, Western Australia.A publication including photographs and text documenting the Royal Tour. Maroon endboards featuring the Royal insignia.Queen Elizabeth II was the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Sydney on 3rd February 1954 aboard the SS Gothic, a passenger liner converted into a royal yacht. Their arrival attracted an estimated 1 million onlookers in a city with a population of 1,863,161 people. The royal couple visited 57 towns and cities during the 58 days they spent in Australia. They travelled the country by plane, train, ship and car from Cairns in the north, Broken Hill in the west to Hobart in the south. The tour ended on April 1, 1954, departing from Fremantle, Western Australia. royal tour of australia 1954, royal visit 1954, queen elizabeth ii -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, The End of the affair, 2004
... Article comparing the Royal Tours of 1954 and 2000. Includes a photo of the Royal Train passing through Nunawading in 1954....Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne Royal Visits Nunawading Article comparing the Royal Tours of 1954 and 2000. Includes a photo of the Royal Train passing through Nunawading in 1954. ...Article comparing the Royal Tours of 1954 and 2000. Includes a photo of the Royal Train passing through Nunawading in 1954.Article comparing the Royal Tours of 1954 and 2000. Includes a photo of the Royal Train passing through Nunawading in 1954.Article comparing the Royal Tours of 1954 and 2000. Includes a photo of the Royal Train passing through Nunawading in 1954.royal visits, nunawading -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branchsouvenir - Navy Pennant, R.A.N pennant
... H.M.A.S Vengeance Royal escort Australian tour, 1954...Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch 16 Station Street Ringwood melbourne H.M.A.S Vengeance Royal escort Australian tour, 1954 Felt triangular pennant R.A.N pennant souvenir - Navy Pennant ...Felt triangular pennantH.M.A.S Vengeance Royal escort Australian tour, 1954 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNegative, Wal Jack, 3/03/1954 12:00:00 AM
... Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of PCC decorated for the Royal Tour of 1954 ascending the Collins St hill. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Royal Visit Collins St Conductors tram 980 PCC class MMTB Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of PCC decorated for the Royal Tour of 1954 ascending the Collins St hill. ...Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of PCC decorated for the Royal Tour of 1954 ascending the Collins St hill. The Conductor is standing in the back cab. Has the Regent Theatre with a large English flag, in the background, Zercho's Business College and the Metro Theatretrams, tramways, royal visit, collins st, conductors, tram 980, pcc class, mmtb -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Royal Visit 1954, 1954
... Souvenir exercise book on the Royal Tour of 1954 containing a script written by Daphne Powell for a pageant performed by Mitcham Repertory Group on the now disbanded Nunawading oval, when the train carrying the Queen and Prince Phillip returned from a weekend at Warburton during the 1954 Royal visit....Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne Royal Visits Powell Daphne Mitcham Repertory Group Souvenir exercise book on the Royal Tour of 1954 containing a script written by Daphne Powell for a pageant performed by Mitcham Repertory Group on the now disbanded Nunawading oval, when the train carrying the Queen and Prince Phillip returned from a weekend at Warburton during the 1954 Royal visit. ...Souvenir exercise book on the Royal Tour of 1954 containing a script written by Daphne Powell for a pageant performed by Mitcham Repertory Group on the now disbanded Nunawading oval, when the train carrying the Queen and Prince Phillip returned from a weekend at Warburton during the 1954 Royal visit.royal visits, powell, daphne, mitcham repertory group -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Report, Alan Bradley, "50 Years Ago ", Apr. 2004
... The document or report written by Alan Bradley looks at the 1954 Royal Tour, accidents in 1954, featuring No. 37 and 24 when it ran into the Bucks Head Hotel. ...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Ballarat Royal Visit Accidents Bucks Head Hotel Four page printed document or report titled "50 Years Ago" written for BTM magazine Fares Please!, in April 2004. Should be "60 Years Ago". The document or report written by Alan Bradley looks at the 1954 Royal Tour ...Four page printed document or report titled "50 Years Ago" written for BTM magazine Fares Please!, in April 2004. Should be "60 Years Ago". The document or report written by Alan Bradley looks at the 1954 Royal Tour, accidents in 1954, featuring No. 37 and 24 when it ran into the Bucks Head Hotel. Mentions in article, Frank Callahan, Dave Kellett, Les Edwards, Hodgson, Herb Knight. Four sheets of A4 paper stapled in top left hand corner. Images added 28/11/2016.trams, tramways, ballarat, royal visit, accidents, bucks head hotel -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumDocument, Souvenir Edition of the Royal Tour, 1954
... Day by day itinerary of 1954 Royal Tour and description of journey home to England by Royal couple on the back page. ...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Day by day itinerary of 1954 Royal Tour and description of journey home to England by Royal couple on the back page. ...Day by day itinerary of 1954 Royal Tour and description of journey home to England by Royal couple on the back page. Royal Tour of Australia by Queen Elizabeth 2 and Duke of Edinburgh 1954|Tatura8 page souvenir edition of Australian Royal Tour. Supplemtn of Kyabram Free Press, Nathalia Herald, Tatura Guardian. Photos of Queen and Prince Phillip. White cover, blue border, Coat of Arms of England, Australia, Victoria in colour.royal tour, documents, newspapers -
City of Melbourne LibrariesPhotograph, Bull, Hugh Jones, 1897-1993, Ruyton Girls School 1933
... The article continues, “After her retirement in 1952 Miss Daniell was awarded an Order of the British Empire for her many services to education, an award she received from the hands of the Queen during the 1954 Royal Tour. Also in 1952, the Kew Council honoured her by renaming Brougham Place as ‘Daniell Place’.” ...The article continues, “After her retirement in 1952 Miss Daniell was awarded an Order of the British Empire for her many services to education, an award she received from the hands of the Queen during the 1954 Royal Tour. Also in 1952, the Kew Council honoured her by renaming Brougham Place as ‘Daniell Place’.” ...Published: Age (Melbourne, Vic.: 1854- ), 4 August 1933, page 3 Published title: GIRLS’ SCHOOLS – MODEL YACHTING - FOOTBALL Published caption: The headmistress, Miss H. Daniell, and girls at Ruyton, Selbourne Road, Kew, snapped after school hours. Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204381763 Research by Project Volunteer, Louise McKenzie: Rather than the people, this charming building takes the eye! Originally named “Tarring”, it was built in 1872 by Mr Henry Henty and his wife Mrs Marion Anne Henty (nee McKellar) for their family. Located at 82 Selbourne Road, Kew, it is described by Melbourne’s Open House organisation as “… a two-storey, polychrome brick mansion built for them by prominent Melbourne architect Albert Purchas. The house and nearly four acres of grounds served as their family home until the death of Marian Henty in 1919. “ (See below for further information on Albert Purchas.) In 1920 it was sold to Ruyton Girls School. Ruyton was established in 1878 by its first principal, Charlotte Anderson (1838-1906), who named it in honour of the parish in Shropshire, England, Ruyton-XI-Towns, where her great-great-grandfather David Evans had been vicar. Its motto is Recte et Fideliter, meaning "Upright and Faithful", which is also the name of the school song. The original school, one of Victoria’s oldest independent schools for girls, was located at the home of Mrs Anderson at 63 High Street South, Kew. In 1882 she moved the school to Edgecombe in Studley Park Road. Mrs Anderson retired due to ill health and sold the school to her friend Miss Eliza Bromby. One of Ruyton's four Houses, Anderson, is named for Charlotte Anderson. When Ruyton Girls School was moved to the site in 1920 it established the building as a Boarding House, and renamed the building “Henty House” in honour of its original owners. Today the school remains an all girls’ school, and pays tribute to its founder and the historic significance of Henty House and its magnificent Moreton Bay Fig tree, which still stands today. The building retains many original, Victorian-era features, while also showing the layers of change, made over the decades in order to meet the evolving needs of one of Melbourne’s leading schools. The headmistress mentioned in the caption for MCK016 is Miss Hilda Daniell, shown standing in front of Henty House in the midst of a group of Ruyton girls in their school uniforms, some holding hockey sticks. Miss Daniell was the longest serving Principal of Ruyton 1913-1952. She was originally a student in 1893, then joined the teaching staff in 1898. It was under her leadership that the School purchased and moved to “Tarring”. The boarding house included a flat for Hilda to live onsite. An article in the Ruyton Heritage Collection – Bedford Series, dated 21 May 2021 cites that Miss Daniell “was affectionately known as “Dream” by Ruytonians of her era” apparently due to a tendency to quiet reflection. The article continues, “After her retirement in 1952 Miss Daniell was awarded an Order of the British Empire for her many services to education, an award she received from the hands of the Queen during the 1954 Royal Tour. Also in 1952, the Kew Council honoured her by renaming Brougham Place as ‘Daniell Place’.” Arthur Purchas, architect: The architect responsible for the design of “Tarring”. Arthur Purchas, was extremely active and highly regarded at this time. Born in Wales in 1825, he emigrated to Melbourne in 1851 and soon established a private practice as a surveyor and architect, with offices variously in Little Collins, Queen Street, Chancery Lane, and finally 462 Little Collins Street. Wikipedia notes in an early reference to Purchas that “An early story is that one of his first jobs, when he would have been about 25 years old, was a position under Surveyor-General Robert Hoddle, and disagreeing with him over the line for St Kilda Road, appealed to Governor La Trobe, and successfully got the road diverted around the hill which eventually became the site of the Shrine of Remembrance. There may not be much truth to this, since by 1851 St Kilda Road was already a well worn track running around the hill, the top of which La Trobe had reserved for a Government House in 1840.” The timing of Purchas’s arrival in Melbourne was perfect. The Victorian gold rush of the 1850’s generated enormous wealth in Melbourne, and a building boom followed. The Wikipedia entry continues … that alone, or with his brother in law Charles R Swyer, “Purchas is said to have designed over 140 houses, offices, churches, banks and cemetery buildings in Victoria in his long career. Berkely Hall, St Kilda dating from 1854 is one of his first buildings, and still exists, though the original house is obscured by an early C20th verandah. Another notable early design was the head office of the Melbourne Savings Bank, built on the corner Flinders Lane and Market Street in 1857-58, in an elaborately detailed Renaissance Revival style. His churches were mostly Gothic Revival, built for the Anglican Church, along with some parsonages, while most of the bank buildings were Renaissance Revival designs for the Bank of Australasia. He also designed city buildings in the 1860s and 70s, such as the Mutual Insurance Co, Northern Insurance Co, and the first premises for George & George, destroyed by fire in 1889. One of his most outstanding designs is St George's Presbyterian Church in Chapel Street, St Kilda (1877–80), in a striking polychrome brick Gothic Revival style, unusually carried on through to the interior. Purchas produced one of the few published maps and compilations of the early pastoral settlers runs in Victoria in 1853. In the same year he designed the layout of the Melbourne General Cemetery, the first 'garden' cemetery in Victoria, a curvilinear layout with extensive plantings, as well as the gate lodge and gates (the gates lodge were demolished and the gates relocated to their present position in the 1930s). He was a long time member of the Cemetery Trust, serving as secretary from 1876-1886. He was also Chairman of the Boroondara General Cemetery Board of Trustees 1867 to 1909, and designed many aspects of the cemetery, including the landscape, the cast iron entrance gates (1889), the rotunda (1890) and the surrounding brick wall (1895–6). Purchas was a keen inventor having applied for a patent for an invention for lighting a railway carriage with gas in 1861, and won a competition for a model farm complex, in 1862. This unusual design had the dairy either underground or half underground, to keep it cool, with a 'dry lining' around the outside of the sunken portions. In 1883, with fellow architect Alfred Smith, he took out a patent for fire-proof floors, arches, staircases and other parts of buildings.” Purchas died in his home in Kew in 1909 and, not surprisingly, was buried at Boroondara Cemetery. Henty family history in Australia: Henry Henty (b.1833-d.1912) was a successful businessman, and briefly a MLA for the seat of Grenville, Victoria in 1866. He was one of three sons of James Henty, and nephew of Edward Henty who is considered to be the first permanent European colonist to take up residence in Victoria. The Australian Dictionary of Biography provides a riveting overview of the complex and enthusiastic activities of the Henty family, and its entanglement in the development of mercantile life in WA, Tasmania, SA and Victoria from 1828 onwards. The family had a focussed commitment to creating thriving businesses in Australia, despite being regularly thwarted by legislative pushbacks and law changes, instigated in Britain as the Australian colony developed. Areas of greatest influence were merino sheep, beef and horse breeding, whaling, farm establishment, membership of the legal and political fraternities, sporting prowess, and board directorships in banking and railways. The Dictionary of Biography summarises: “As settlers the Henty men were notable not merely for being the first to settle in Victoria but also for their number and quality: a father and seven educated sons experienced in farming and trading, occupations of prime importance to a new colony, and importers of unusually substantial capital in money, skilled workers and thoroughbred stock.” As well as Tarring, the Henty family Melbourne residences included Findon (in Kew, overlooking Studley Park), Offington (St Kilda Road overlooking Albert Park) and Field Place (Henty Court, Kew), and descriptions of the houses in Wikipedia –Melbourne Architecture 1870s - reflect the development of Melbourne society. References RUYTON (1934, December 15). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 18. Retrieved March 12, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11001092 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruyton_Girls%27_School#:~:text=Ruyton%20Girls'%20School%2C%20commonly%20referred,of%20Melbourne%2C%20Victoria%2C%20Australia. https://www.ruyton.vic.edu.au/our-school#:~:text=With%20an%20international%20reputation%20as,opportunity%20and%20challenge%20for%20girls. https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5bea06b121ea690bf4eb08ed https://www.ruyton.vic.edu.au/our-school/campus-and-facilities Biography of Edward Henty and family: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/henty-edward-2247 Article on Offington House: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196554993 Article on Field Place House : https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/64881 Article on Findon: https://www.facebook.com/KewHistoryGroup/posts/in-the-book-jubilee-history-of-kew-1803-1910-by-fga-barnard-there-is-a-photo-of-/4389837914376555/ Charlotte Anderson/Ruyton: https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5be4b8c821ea6a039c7a13e3 https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/6179e90da912eb195970bdf8 https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5bea06b121ea690bf4eb08ed https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/65d3e05c5b5e5c61346420a2 Photo of Charlotte Anderson: https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE1515776&mode=browse Photo of Charlotte Anderson: https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/6179e90da912eb195970bdf8 https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5be4b8c821ea6a039c7a13e3 Wikipedia: Architecture of Melbourne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Melbourne Open House Melbourne: Henty House: https://www.universe.com/events/henty-house-ruyton-girls-school-tickets-Z45LYH Albert Purchas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Purchas Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935), Saturday 3 June 1876, page 9 – Article on Offington http://www.ohta.org.au/organs/organs/BoxHillUC.html Melb Architecture 1870s - Wikipedia Victorian Collections: Letters of Hilda Daniell https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/65d3e05c5b5e5c61346420a2 Photographer notations on slide: "Ruyton Girls School 1933".schools, 1930-1939, architecture, victorian architecture, trees, architects -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Medals, Stokes, Royal Visit 1954, 1954
... 1954 as a memento of the visit to Australia of Queen Elizabeth 11 and the Duke of Edinburgh. This was the first visit to Australia of a reigning British monarch. The tour took in 57 Australian towns and cities, including ten days in Victoria. These medals have no known local provenance but are retained for display purposes. Royal ...These medals were given to school children in Victoria in 1954 as a memento of the visit to Australia of Queen Elizabeth 11 and the Duke of Edinburgh. This was the first visit to Australia of a reigning British monarch. The tour took in 57 Australian towns and cities, including ten days in Victoria. These medals have no known local provenance but are retained for display purposes..1 A circular bronze-coloured medal with the image of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh and printing on one side and a crown and printing on the other side. A bar with a decorative scroll on the top portion with printing is attached to the medal by a metal ring. The bar has a metal pin at the back. .2 as above except that the medal is a little tarnished .3 as above except that the medal is tarnished and the bar is missing. Presented to the children by the Government of Victoria Queen Elizabeth 11 Duke of Edinburgh Stokes Melb. E11R Royal Visit 1954 Victoria royal visit 1954, history of warrnambool, queen elizabeth, duke of edinburgh
