A boy of about ten years of age sits on the end of a fallen tree, which is resting in a natural pool in bushland. He is holding a stick gazing into the pool waters. He appears to be dressed in a schoolboy's uniform with close fitting short peaked cap, dark scarf or long sleeved jumper with polo neck and what appears to be a logo on the left breast, the ends of the sleeves turned over, dark shorts and dark long socks with ankle height lace up leather boots. The pool is located on the Eltham Road to Greensborough (present day Sherbourne, Karingal and St Helena roads) and is possibly part of the Karingal Yalloc somewhere near present day Ramptons Road Reserve. This glass plate negative was used to manufacture postcards (1:1 printing) for commercial sale by the Rose Sterograph Company and its subsidiaries. George Rose founded the Rose Stereograph Company in 1880 and was joined by Herbert (Bert) Cutts in the early 20th Century. The pair formed a lifetime working partnership and strong personal friendship. Assisted by George’s two sons, Herbert George and Walter, and later by Neil Cutts, the Rose Stereograph Company continued its operations for more than 140 years. The company was initially built on stereographs, but as cinema took over and stereographs fell out of fashion, the Rose Stereograph Company developed Australia’s first commercially viable photographic postcard business. Specialising in postcards of iconic historical moments and significant landmarks, The Rose Stereograph Company became a staple of the Australian travel industry.This remarkable collection of glass plate negatives, transparencies, and postcards – arguably Australia’s most significant photography collection outside of public hands – has been passed down through the generations, surviving war, relocation, and the harsh Victorian climate. The historic Rose Stereograph collection is the culmination of George Rose’s dream of capturing and preserving precious moments in time and remains the legacy of the Rose and Cutts families. It is with great sadness that the Cutts family says goodbye to a collection that spans five generations and 140 years. The Cutts family understands that for these historically important pieces to rest with one family is to deny others the pleasure of their custodianship.Glass Plate Negative Size: 9 x 14 cmA Pool, Eltham Road, Greensborougheltham, postcard, travel, rose stereograph company, glass plate negative, eltham road, greensborough, karingal road, karingal yallock, sherbourne road, st helena road, rampton's road reserve, schoolboy, peter and elizabeth pidgeon collection

A vintage 1894 hardcover children's book with the title Chatterbox printed in white lettering at the top of the front cover which has a green coloured background with an illustration in a large circle showing a boy sitting on a step near a door holding a white dog on his knee. The boy is wearing a green overcoat, brown tartan cap, red cravat and a brown jacket. He has a white blanket across his left shoulder. The publisher details are printed at the bottom, with Price Three Shillings printed in black letters at the very top. Green tape covers the spine, holding the covers together. The covers are damaged and faded. The faded yellow coloured back cover has four advertisements: "Cadbury's", Symington's Pea flour and soup. Symington's Egyptian Food and 'Pears' soap.The manufacturer details are included for all. The frontispiece coloured illustration inside depicts a group of schoolboys near a red letterbox throwing snowballs at each other outside their school. A dog is watching. The title of the picture is 'A hard fought battle'. The title page has the title plus Founded by J. Erskine Clarke, M.A and publisher details with a black lined illustration of children, a woman with children at her knee reading and flowers. There are further coloured plates in the collection. The book contains plenty of puzzles, poetry, and stories for children. Pp. 412. At the back is an added supplement of Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co's Popular Books for prizes and presents. Pp.32.fictionA vintage 1894 Chatterbox collection of puzzles, poetry and stories for children with black lined illustrations and coloured plates throughout. children's books, books, children's stories, adventure stories

Allan McKinnon donated this photograph from the school, where it had hung for some time. It was donated because of fear of it possibly being thrown out. It is mounted on particle board, and has a string on the back for hanging.Print of photograph pasted onto particle board, which shows a large group of schoolboys standing at attention, parading in the school yard, with trees behind; boy at right with drum, others holding fife in left hand; most boys are wearing caps or hats. Picket fence in background.linton state school no. 880, linton fife and drum band, les dawe, neil wishart, cyril ryan, roger o'beirne, arthur cox, george mcdonald, alan mcdonald, clem o'beirne, perc jennings, fred jennings, laurie brown, neville sandow, mr h. b. williamson (head teacher 1911-1913), vic ryan, bennie nicol, alec mcbeath, ray nicholls, frank o'beirne, roy commons, chris stratton, eric nicholls, harry jennings, perc wishart, arch white (drum)

The 3AW portable transmitter “Wirelessing from the Golf Links. An interesting test was made by 3AW yesterday when this portable transmitting set was successfully tried out at Royal Melbourne. Mr JB Ferrier, the father of the NSW champion, who is taking part in the Men’s Australian Open Championship meeting, is seen (on the left) speaking into the microphone and announcing the scores. The transmitter will be in action today to describe the play in the final rounds for the benefit of listeners.” – The Age Melbourne-based talkback radio station 3AW began transmission in February 1932 as Melbourne’s fifth commercial station. The 1930s were a time of rapid change and significant improvement in the development of microphones, supporting the shift from the visual world of newspapers to the auditory world of radio. MCK021 Inkjet print by John Gollings on Canson Platine Fibre Rag Published: The Age 9 September 1933 Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023. Exhibition caption by project volunteer, Louise McKenzie. Photographer notations on slide: "3AW portable transmitter at R Melb Golf Links 1933 B5" Published: 9 September 1933 The Age p15 Published title: WIRELESSING FROM THE GOLF LINKS. Published caption: An interesting test was by 3AW yesterday when this portable transmitting set was successfully tried out at Royal Melbourne. Mr. J. B. Ferrier, the father of the New South Wales champion, who is, taking part in the Australian open championship meeting, is seen (on the left) speaking into the microphone and announcing the scores. The transmitter will be in action today to describe the play in the final rounds of the open championship for the benefit of listeners. Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205106453 Note: Interestingly, the published image is a composite of the two images in our collection. See related material, MCK077. Description: Group of men conducting outdoor radio broadcast at golf course. The 3AW sign is visible on a pole above the group. Research by project volunteer, Louise McKenzie: In this photo a group of men cluster around a tall bamboo pole with a 3AW sign. The male radio interviewer holds a pole topped with a square shaped microphone held in front of the face of another man. It is a bleak day and the men are wearing suits, coats and hats, or plus fours and caps. There is one schoolboy in the group. This was 3AW's first outside broadcast, undertaken at Royal Melbourne golf course on the occasion of the Australian Open. The 1933 Australian Open was held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club (West Course), 8-9 September, and won by M L Kelly, from Goulburn, aged 20; J Ferrier (aged 19 from Sydney) came third equal with A W Jackson. The man being interviewed was Mr J B Ferrier, father of James (Jim) Ferrier, a professional golfer from Sydney. Encouraged by his father (who had a golfing background in Scotland) Jim Ferrier commenced playing at age four and a half, and was playing off scratch by his mid-teens. He was the NSW Amateur Champion in 1931, and was runner up in the Australian Open in 1931 and 1933. He won many Australian and overseas amateur and professional titles, moved to the US where he served in the army in WWII, and continued to prolifically compete and have significant golf victories into the 1950s. Sport Australia Hall of Fame says his “... may well be the best all round amateur professional record of any Australian golfer”. There is a statue of Jim Ferrier in the National Portrait Gallery. 3AW is a talkback radio station based in Melbourne, which began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne’s fifth commercial radio station. It was established when a company formed by Allans Music (established in Melbourne in 1850 and by 1877 was the largest musical warehouse in the southern hemisphere), JC Williamson’s (a theatrical management company and theatre owner) and David Syme (then publishers of The Age newspaper) was granted a radio broadcasting licence. 3AW originally broadcast from a makeshift studio in the front part of His Majesty’s Theatre, Exhibition Street, Melbourne, and is still in operation today. The 1930s were a time of rapid change and significant improvement in the development of microphones, accelerated by the move from the visual world of newspapers, to the auditory world of radio. The BBC had only been formed in May 1923, and their first outside broadcast was in May 1924. It is interesting to note that 3AW was owned by those intimately involved in the music, arts and newspaper world who had a good eye for future developments in these areas. The microphone in use in this photo may have been a USA-developed condenser microphone – still a fairly experimental concept, and whose design may have been influenced by the American film industry. References: WIRELESSING FROM THE GOLF LINKS. (1933, September 9). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 15. Retrieved September 14, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205106453 J.C. Williamsons’s, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._Williamson%27s Allans Music, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allans_Music Jim Ferrier, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ferrier Jim Ferrier sculpture by John Frith, National Portrait Gallery, https://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2013.79/jim-ferrier '3AW is 90 today (22/2/22)', 3AW, https://www.3aw.com.au/3aw-is-turning-90-take-a-look-back-through-the-decades-with-us1/ Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Theatre,_Melbourne Jim Ferrier, Sport Australia Hall of Fame, https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/jim-ferrier/ 'From Nightingale to Narcissus: capturing the first ever live otudoor radio broadcast', Iain Baird, 2013, Science and Media Museum UK, https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/from-nightingale-to-narcissus/ 'The BBC-STC ‘Bomb' Condenser Microphone: a curatorial perspective', Ian Logie Baird, 2021, Baird Television, https://www.bairdtelevision.com/the-bbc-stc-bomb-condenser-microphone.htmlPhotographer notations on slide: "3AW portable transmitter at R Melb Golf Links 1933 B5".golf, radio