The sculptor of the Shakespeare sculpture was Andor Meszaros of Kew, Melbourne. The unveiling was undertaken by Mayor Arthur W. Nicholson. The statue was presented by L.F. North, general Manager of the Fidelity Trustee Company Limited, representing the late H.P. Stevens as one of the benefactors whose generosity enabled the Statue to be erected. The "portrait statue" shows how people saw Shakespeare as he wanted to be seen; as author-actor bowing to the applause. His position implies modesty, the knowledge of his own worth; majesty. his movement is at once humble and royal. The statue was positioned so people approaching or leaving Ballarat Civic Hall will see the statue full face, and the bowing attitude enables them to continue to study the face even from a few feet distant. The base in in the form of an Elizabethan stage, and is designed so that its sides correspond to the existing angles of its position. The proposal to erect a Statue of Shakespeare in Ballarat stemmed from a movement in 1889, when a committee was formed and a meeting held to inaugurate the proposal. At the initial meeting 258 pounds was contributed to the fund, which was later built on by further donations. In 1935 the fund stood at 945 pounds. In 1939 a bequest of 100 pounds was received from the estate of the late Frank Gale. In October 1952, the Fidelity trustee Company Limited notified of an extract of the will of Harry Person Stevens, in which be bequeathed the sum of 2,000 pounds to the fund for the erection of a Statue of William Shakespeare. In 1957 it was felt the fund had accumulated to an amount sufficient to carry out the intentions of the fund. at that stage the money in hand was approximately 4,000 pounds.A small committee was appointed to further the proposal. In May 1959 a panel of adjudicators met to determine the winner of a limited competition amongst sculptors. The committee comprised Cr G.L. Scott, Cr K.C. Webb, Cr W.E. Roff, J.H. Heinz representing the Fidelity Trustee Company Limited, and R.P. Evans of the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. Norma Redpath, the nominee of the Victorian Sculptors' Society was present in the capacity of an adviser. Four page leaflet printed for the City of Ballarat Ceremony of handing over, accepting and unveiling the Shakespeare State at the Ballarat Civic Hall. The Shakespeare sculpture is cast in bronze and sits on a Stawell stone base. stevens, fidelity trustee company, gale, ballarat civic hall, shakespeare, north, nicholson, stawell stone, andor meszaros, sculpture

Stawell Hospital Foundation Stonestawell hospital

Stawell Hospital Foundation Stonestawell hospital

Kaolin Mining (a fine white clay used for crockery) Stone Street Stawell 1914Group of men and women inspecting horse driven puddling machine.stawell

Kaolin Mining (a fine white clay used for crockery) Stone Street Stawell 1914Group of men and women inspecting horse driven puddling machine.stawell

Lodestone Service Station Cnr Seaby & Longfield Sts. Stone Cob & Co Stables in Seaby Street clearly seen in background of photo.stawell

'Whitehall' Cenotaph in Charing Cross. It was the idea of Colonel Sir George Lansell who approached Lady Emily Lutyens - trustee in the estate of her late husband, Sir Edwin Lutyens, who designed the Whitehall Cenotaph - requesting permission to erect a monument on similar lines in Bendigo, and outlining the reasons. Permission was readily granted. It was a replica constructed in Stawell stone and is the only replica of the Whitehall Cenotaph to be erected in any part of the world. It was unveiled by the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, Sir Edmund Herring, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., K.St.J., D.S.O., E.D., M.A., D.C.L. Oxon., Q.C. on Sunday June 2.memorials, cenotaph, world war monument, r.s.l. bendigo collection - bendigo's 'whitehall' cenotaph, colonel sir george lansell, hon sir john lienhop, lady emily lutyens, sir edwin lutyens, whitehall cenotaph, charing cross, sir edmund herring

Buff coloured document titled ' A New Link is Forged' : document outlines the history of the inception of a Bendigo Cenotaph, 'built to perpetuate the memory of Australian servicemen ,,,, and to cement 'the ties of Empire'. Sir George Lansell, World War 1 veteran and President of the RSL, conceived of the idea of erecting the Cenotaph. Written in italics on document: "In Bendigo's Charing Cross, a wide expanse in the heart of the city, this monument now stands completed. Constructed in Stawell stone, it is a faithfuly, impressive reproduction to scale of the magnificent London memorial; unique, in that it is the only replica of the Whitehall Cenotaph to be erected in any part of the world' Sir Edmund Herring unveiled the Cenotaph on Sunday, June 2 ( no year given)bendigo, buildings, cenotaph, george lansell, edmund herring, cenotaph, whitehall, charing cross bendigo, world wars 1 and 2.

Crowd Scene Stawell Hospital Laying Foundation Stonestawell hospital

Stawell Hospital Laying Foundation Stone September 3rd 1933stawell hospital

Colour Photo of Masonic Temple Skene Street Stawell Foundation Stone c 1926 Euroka Morning Star Lodge No.44.V.C. This stone was laid by Wor. Bro. C.F. Greenwood. P.C.D.C. on the 8th Day of may 1926. S.K. Mitchell. W. M. (Worshipful Master)Coloured photo of a foundation stone on a brick wall.Euroka Morning Star Lodge No.44.V.C. This stone was laid by Wor. Bro. C.F. Greenwood. P.C.D.C. on the 8th Day of may 1926. S.K. Mitchell. W. M.stawell

Stawell Hospital Relaying Foundation Stone from the old hospital at the new hospital. 1933stawell hospital

128-page illustrated soft cover book entitled 'Discover Victoria's Goldfield Heritage. Includes Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine and Stawell Written by Douglas Stone and Greg Dunnett First published 1993 by See Australia Guides Pty Ltd Printed and bound by Toppan, Hong Kong Includes route maps, city and town maps, town walks, scenic drives and bike rides.Handwritten in pen PETER RYALL on title page.goldfields, bendigo, ballarat, castlemaine, see australia guides

Shire Hall 4 Colour photos. Three photos (84.10a, b, c,) showing the brick veneer addition to the Stawell Shire Hall. One photo (84.10) of the plaque bearing the councillors names. These photos were taken in 2013 and each photo shows a different view of the brick veneer addition. One view is the front of the brick addition and other 2 are of the rear view of the 1962 addition.Four colour Photographs. Three of the brick additions to the Stawell Shire Hall in 1960-1962. One photograph of the plaque bearing the councillors names.Shire of Stawell. This stone was unveiled on 8th August 1962 by Ex. Cr. C. S. Reading When this new wing was opened by the Hon. M.V. Porter M.L.A. Minster for Local Government. Councillors WEST - E. W. Giles J.P. Pres., R. McD. Perry., L. J. Campbell., EAST - G. W. N. Cox., A. G. Holden., I.F. Kilpatrick., NORTH EAST - A. E. Duxson J.P., W.B. Cameron., A.H. Ellen., NORTH - C.J. Hutchings., A. J. H. Gray., J. R. Williams J.P., Shire secretary V. C. Neilson F.I.M.A. Shire Engineer N. H. Cottman B.C.E. C.E. A.M.I.E (Aust) Originally Built 1866. Extended 1873. Remodelled 1960-62 Builders 1960-62 W.R. Willcock and J.W. Kennedy.stawell

This stone axe was given to George Nelson as a prize for winning the Stawell gift.This stone axe has a cutting edge smoothed to a sharp arc and the body of the stone has concave depressions formed by stricking during the shaping process.stone axe

Looks at the Aboriginal community from the time of white contact, across many parts of Victoria. Chap.1; Melbourne - early missions, camp of Native Police, corroboree trees, canoe trees, grave &? headstone of Derrimut; quarries at Keilor, excavation sites at Green Gully &? Keilor; quarry at Mt. William, notes on inheritance of quarries Coranderrk settlement - Barraks grave, notes on his life; Chap.2; Geelong - Yawangi group of the Wothowurong tribe, camping grounds in area quarries; Notes on William Buckley, Gellibrand (a notable Aboriginal), graves in the Western Cemetery; Chap.3; Colac - war between Colac &? Geelong tribes; Mission at Birregurra, reason for failure of Buntingdale Mission; brass plate to Coc-coc-coine; reserve at Elliminyt, native ovens, camp sites, initiation site &? ritual; quarry sites, axegrinding factory, rock pecking &? engraving; dried hand &? 3 Aboriginal skulls found; Chap.4; The south-west coast - middens, camp sites notes on Framlingham Stn., fish traps at Tyrendarra; Chap.5; The far west - massacres of Aborigines near Casterton; camp sites, oven mounds; the first cricket team formed; Aboriginal cemetery; Chap.6; Hamilton - camps; Mount Rouse Station, axegrinding grooves at Nareeb Nareeb, shelters described, fish traps, massacre at Lake Condah; mission; canoes; Chap.7; Camperdown - legend about Lake Bullen Merri; obelisk erected in memory of Aborigines of district especially chief Wombeetch Puyuun; Jarcoort tribe; fish weirs, camps, intertribal fights between Booluc-burrers, Jarcoorts &? Ellengermote groups; bartering place at Mount Noorat; articles traded, legend of Flat-Top Hill; Chap.8; Ballarat - camp at Lake Wendouree; White Stone Lagoon; legends concerning Mt. Buninyong &? waterfalls at Lal-lal; camp sites; pygmy-type implements near Meredith, quarry at Glue Pot Rocks near Durdidwarrah; brass plate of King Billy; Chap.9; Ararat - Tjapwurong territory; camp sites, quarries, shield &? canoe trees; Bunyip belief at Lake Buninjon of Muk-jarawaint &? Pirtkopen-noot tribes, gives legend; stone implements; mill stones; fish weirs; stone arrangement near Lake Wongan; ground drawing of a bunyip, paintings in rock shelter near Mt. Langi Ghiran; Chap.10; Maryborough - camps, oven mounds, rock wells, stone arrangement at Carisbrook; camp sites at Mt. Franklin; Chap.11; Charlton - belief in Mindye (snake); canoe trees, ovens, camp sites, water holes, rock wells, stone implements; method of rainmaking; Chap.12; Horsham-Stawell, The Wimmera - Wotjobaluk land; camps, fish traps at Toolondo; Black Range cave paintings, Flat Rock shelters (detailed account of these paintings); Bunjils Cave; Chap.13; Horsham-Stawell, The Mallee - camp sites, implements; Ebenezer Mission, Willie Wimmera taken to England by Rev. Chase to become a missionary, died in England; Chap.14; The Murray River, Mildura Swan Hill - Battle of the Rufus; ceremonial ground, Lake Gol Gol, canoe &? shield trees; stone implements; camp sites, fire place arrangements; fish traps; oven mounds; Chap.15; The Murray River, Swan Hill-Echuca - legend about Lake Boga; camps, oven mounds, the Cohuna skull, Kow Swamp, method of burial; Chap.16; Shepparton ovens; brass plates of King Paddy of Kotupna &? King Tattambo of Mulka Stn., native well, camps; Chap.17; Wangaratta -camps, quarry, rock holes, the Faithful massacre; grinding rocks at Earlston; Chap.18; The High Plains - Ya-itma-thang; camps, Bogong moth feasts, native paths for trade &? intertribal fights, articles traded; painted shelters; Koetong Ck. Valley, near Mt. Pilot &? near Barwidgee Ck.; Chap.19; Dandenong - water holes, list of 8 holes in Beaumaris - Black Rock area; camps, middens, stone implements (microliths), legend of Angels Cave, stone axes, Native Police Force, Narre Narre Warren Station, legend about rocks on Bald Hill, kangaroo totemic site; Chap.20; Wonthaggi- Yarram - natives visit Phillip Is., murder of William Cook and Yankee by five Tasmanians (listed as Bon Small Boy, Jack Napoleon Timninaparewa, Fanny Waterpoordeyer, Matilda Nattopolenimma and Truganini) near Cape Patterson, men; camp sites, middens, legend of White Rock; Chap.21; Sale - Bairnsdale, The Lakes Country middens, camps; legend at Wulrunjeri; story of a white woman supposedly living with with the Tutangolung tribe, efforts made to prove story; canoe trees; Chap.22; Sale-Bairnsdale, The Inland Braiakolung tribe, camps, implements, canoe &? shield trees; Ramahyuck Mission, grinding rocks, fights with Omeo tribe; native tracks, death through enemy magic - procedure, belief in ghosts; Chap.23; Lakes Entrance and the Country to the east - Kroatungolung people, legend of Kalimna Valley; camps, stones of Nargun, bunyip, devils at Lake Tyers, excavation at Buchan, carbon dates; middens, ochre at Cape Conrad, stone fish-hook file at Thurra River; note on Bidwel tribe; Each chapter gives historical details, early contacts, relationships with settlers; Aboriginal place names and detailed description of sites and geographical features.b&w photographs, b&w illustrations, colour illustrationsgeelong, colac, hamilton, camperdown, ballarat, ararat, maryborough, charlton, horsham, stawell, murray river, shepparton, wangaratta, dandenong, wonthaggi, yarram, sale, bairnsdale, lakes entrance

The move to build the Mechanics Institute was started in 1883 and the foundation stone was laid by Lady Janet Clarke in 1885. The Shire of Bulla took it over in 1922 to be remodelled as the Soldier's Memorial Hall.A black and white photograph of the Sunbury Mechanics Institute in Stawell Street, Sunbury. The building complete with portico sits behind a picket fence with pine trees at the front and side.memorial hall, clarke, janet (lady), william (sir), mechanics institute, shire of bulla, stawell street, sunbury, soldier's memorial hall, foundation stones, george evans collection

The Sunbury War Memorial is situated on a triangular section of land which was once at the intersection of Barkly and Stawell Streets. The precinct is also the site of the Rupertswood Gun and the Starkey Fountain. All are important historical exhibits related to Sunbury's history.A black and white photograph of a front view of the Sunbury War Memorial. The memorial has been placed on 3 steps at the base with a metal tablet set in a stone surround. There is a decorative metal pole at the top of the memorial. St. Mary's Church is in the background.war memorials, village green, st. mary's church, george evans collection

Mining Scene of Drilling in Underground Magdala-Cum-Moonlight Mine 1902. A stope in rich stone looking North West. Some of the miners on the Magdala mine had early versions of the modern rock drill. Two of the miners are pictured here drilling in the rock face.Two miners underground working a rock drill stawell mining

Holy Trinity Anglican Church Stained Glass Windows (Colour) Saint James and Saint John In memory of Rev James Stone and his beloved wife Septima.stawell religion

Stawell Hospital Unveiling Tablet of Foundation Stone by Mrs J P Wilson and Mrs H Barkerstawell hospital

Two Boag Men and others in front Steam Locomotive. Free Stone in foreground. Possibly Heatherlie Quarry.stawell grampians

Portrait of R. Stone Mayor 1991-93stawell government

Stawell Gift Winners List on Stonestawell sport athletics gift

2 Medals 1st AIF WW1 with original ribbons belonging to James Campbell Stonestawell, ww1

Presentation Silver Trowel in Case used by Fred Cato to lay foundation stone of Ascot Vale Methodist Church Melbournestawell

Leadcourt Homestead was built about 1868 by Mr. John Holt. Stone was transported from Mr Difficult. The Governor was entertained here in 1868 when he opened the Stawell Railway Station. One Sectionof the gable wing contained a bath large enough to swim in. 7115, 7115.1 Exterior of Ledcourt. 7115.2 Mrs Ethel Cooper facing lleft at the front entrance. 7119.3 View showing the office and rear of the homestead. 7114.4 Toilet block two section each able to seat two adults and one child at a time. 7115.5 Office Block. 7115.6: John Holt drowned in this dam in November 1876 in 10 feet of water. 7115.7 view of the grindstone ath the bace of an Oak tree. the bell was used to to call people to eat meals.A Group of 9 Colour Photos showing Leadcourt Homested.

Left to Right, Elenor Musumeci, Jill Riddler, Myriam Scott, Unknown Four women outside standing in front of an entrance sign.Entrance in white raised letters on a grey stone block.biarri

7145 Seven standing stones listing countries where Australian Soldiers have fought. At each end another stone with peoples names. 7145A Close up of soldiers names.Two Colour photographs. Seven standing stones listing countries where Australian Soldiers have fought. At each end another stone with peoples names.biarri