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Melbourne Tram Museum
Artwork, other - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861
... Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861...Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861...Colour print of Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston...Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from... Colour print of Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street ...Colour print of Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 showing Johnson's Bridge Hotel, later Young and Jacksons, the first St Paul's church building, original Town Hall building and the tower of Scots church. Shows pedestrians and horse drawn carriages before the introduction of public omnibus services in 1869. Not known who produced the card.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 by Henry BurnIn ink on the rear Keith Kings stamp and the initials RG and "Melbourne"melbourne, princes bridge, horse drawn vehicles, st pauls cathedral, hotels -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North, c.1910
... Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North...swanston street - melbourne...Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking north. Coloured..."Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North"... Postcard Postcard Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North ...Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking north. Coloured postcard. Weir collection."Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North"postcards, george and edith weir, swanston street - melbourne, weir collection -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North, c.1910
... Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North...swanston street - melbourne...Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking north. Coloured..."Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North"... Postcard Postcard Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North ...Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking north. Coloured postcard. Weir collection."Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North"postcards, george and edith weir, swanston street - melbourne, weir collection -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - Swanston Street centre poles - Newspaper photo, Proposed for St Kilda Road, 1923-24
... Black and White - Swanston Street centre poles - Newspaper...Swanston Street...Swanston Street electric trams centre poles - Newspaper... that support overhead electric wires. Tramways trams Swanston Street ...Image shows a centre of the road pole used to extend the electric tram in Swanston St from Queensberry St to Little Lonsdale St. Was proposed to be used in the conversion of cable to electric trams in St Kilda Road, but was not adopted. William St had a similar type of pole but these were removed when they became a traffic hazard.Shows design of centre poles that support overhead electric wires. Swanston Street electric trams centre poles - Newspaper photo. MMTB Swanston Street looking south from Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne, about 1923-24.tramways, trams, swanston street, centre poles, st kilda road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street, George Bishop, August 1983
... Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street...Photograph shows - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street...Colour print - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street... Photograph shows - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street ...Photograph shows - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street with a traffic policeman and the decorative lights in the Mall. Photo by George Bishop, August 1983.Yields information about the operation of Z2 class trams in Bourke Street.Colour print - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston StreetDetails of the photograph and photographer on the rear in ink.trams, tramways, z2 class, tram 114, swanston st, bourke st mall, police -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston Street, 1874
... Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston Street...swanston street...Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston Street, 1874... Photograph Photograph Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston ...Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston Street, 1874. Photographic reproduction, source unknown.melbourne, flinders street, swanston street -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - SW5.682 on Swanston Street outside the City Baths, Michael McLeod, c. 1980s
... SW5.682 on Swanston Street outside the City Baths....Photograph shows SW5 No. 682 on Swanston Street. Trolley...Colour Photograph - SW5.682 on Swanston Street outside...Photograph shows SW5 No. 682 on Swanston Street. Trolley ...Photograph shows SW5 No. 682 on Swanston Street. Trolley poles are visible and in use. The Melbourne City Baths is visible in the background. The tram is painted in a livery of the Transporting Art program, as a so-called "Art Tram." The artwork is by Merrin Eirth, sponsored by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio. Photo by Michael McLeod.Shows a now-withdrawn tram with obsolete equipment (i.e., trolley poles) and livery representing a culturally important event in Melbourne's transit history.Colour Photograph - SW5.682 on Swanston Street outside the City Bathstrams, tramways, sw5 class, art trams, transporting art, public transport, merrin eirth, city baths, tram 682 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Swanston Street W class tram c1926
... Swanston Street W class tram c1926...swanston street... the 1926 conversion of Swanston Street from cable tram to electric... Shows a view looking south from the Town Hall in Swanston Street ...Shows a view looking south from the Town Hall in Swanston Street at Collins Street with a W class, along with many pedestrians, motor cars and passengers boarding or alighting from the tram. In the background is a building advertising "Table Talk" magazine. There is possibly a cable tram signal on the left hand side of the photos by a hop awning. Photo taken after the 1926 conversion of Swanston Street from cable tram to electric trams. 6423.1 - shows the full-size image obtained from an internet - shows tram W2 328 - from Rose Series P10522.Yields information about Swanston Street after the conversion from cable to electric trams.Black and white photograph - one of a series of photo cards from item 6424. has "L" in ink on rear.melbourne, cable trams, swanston street, w class tram, collins street, passengers, traffic, tramways, tramcars, tram 328 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962, 1962
... A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962...Little Collins Street, melbourne, Swanston Street...Swanston Street near northeast corner of intersection... melbourne Photograph A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November ...Swanston Street near northeast corner of intersection with Little Collins StreetDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencylittle collins street, melbourne, swanston street -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Artwork, other, Swanston Street Melbourne 1863
... Swanston Street Melbourne 1863... - Swanston Street from a point north of Little Bourke St looking...Reproduction of an oil painting - card - Swanston Street... painting - card - Swanston Street Melbourne 1863 Swanston Street ...Colour print of a reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from a point north of Little Bourke St looking south towards the Kings Domain. Reproduced by Kew Cottages and St Nicholas Parent's Association from a original print and lithographed by F Cogne, printed and published by Charles Troedel in his Melbourne Album 1863. Appears to have a number of horse drawn cabs parked in the centre of the street.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - card - Swanston Street Melbourne 1863melbourne, horse drawn vehicles, swanston st -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Tanks on Swanston Street
... Tanks on Swanston Street...Photos of two tanks driving along Swanston Street taken...Colour photos x 4 of two tanks driving North up Swanston...Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...Photos of two tanks driving along Swanston Street taken from the windows of Legacy House. The occasion is not known. The tanks appear to be Leopard 1. One has elaborate equipment on the front. The date is approximately the late 1990s as the Queen Victoria Hospital has been demolished and the QV building has not been started. On the site opposite Legacy House is an open air market called The Sailyards, and what appears to be an ice rink or mini golf, called The Icehouse. Also on the site was the YMCA run skate park called Sail Yards, it was closed in 2001.A record that military equipment was of interest to the Legatees.Colour photos x 4 of two tanks driving North up Swanston Streettanks, streetscape -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Classic Restaurant, Swanston Street, c 1970s
... Classic Restaurant, Swanston Street...Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia..., Swanston Street A black and white photograph of the Classic ...The Classic Restaurant, located in Swanson Street next to Young and Jacksons Hotel, was one of the many businesses owned by Ithacans in Melbourne's CBD. Nakis Raftopoulos ran the business during the 70 & 80s up until the property was sold and became a fast food chain outlet. The building has since been demolished as part of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel project. Many Ithacans who settled in Melbourne in the early years of the twentieth century opened restaurants In the CBD. From the 1950s onwards the number of these Ithacan owned businesses gradually declined and by the 1970s very few remained. The Classic Restaurant was one of the last remaining establishments in the CBD owned and operated by an Ithacan. A black and white photograph of the Classic Restaurant. It is a two storey building large printed letters spelling out the name of the business on the first floor of the building. Three sedans are in front of the building and two people are standing at the tram stop opposite the building.Painted on the second storey of the building: CLASSIC RESTAURANT/ GROUND FLOOR/ COFFEE LOUNGE. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Public Works Department re new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Street, Public Works Department, 19 May 1880
... Swanston Street... regarding new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Street... bridge over Yarra at Swanston Street Letter Letter from Public ...Letter from Public Works Department, 1880, on conference regarding new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Streetengineering - bridges, town planning, michael tarver quinn -
Clunes Museum
Ceremonial object - NUMISMATICS
... P. BLASHKI & SONS JEWELLERS ETC. 80 SWANSTON STREET...P. BLASHKI & SONS JEWELLERS ETC. 80 SWANSTON STREET... SWANSTON STREET MELBOURNE. P. BLASHKI & SONS JEWELLERS ETC. 80 ...MEDAL WORN BY F. J. EBERHARD AT MASONIC MEETINGSMASONIC BREAST JEWEL - ALL NATIONS LODGE NO.28 GOLD PLATED MOUNTED ON PALE BLUE RIBBON DISPLAYED IN ROYAL BLUE SILK LINED PRESENTATION CASEREVERSE OF SYMBOL - WOR. BRO. F.J. EBERHARD IN RECOGNITION OF HIS VALUABLE SERVICES AS SECRETARY - CLUNES 6TH DECEMBER.1927local history, societies, freemason, clunes lodge no.28, eberhard -
Clunes Museum
Ceremonial object - REGALIA
... CHAS. R. MARTIN - REGALIA MANUFACTURER, 57 SWANSTON STREET...CHAS. R. MARTIN - REGALIA MANUFACTURER, 57 SWANSTON STREET... MANUFACTURER, 57 SWANSTON STREET, MELBOURNE. CHAS. R. MARTIN - REGALIA ...CEREMONIAL DRESS COLLAR WORN BY F. J. EBERHARD DURING LODGE MEETINGSCEREMONIAL COLLAR - PURPLE SILK MATERIAL, SILVER FRINGE EDGING - SILVER METAL THREAD EMBROIDERY, SILVER THREAD DOMED BUTTON AND SILVER TASSELS ON FRONT EDGE OF COLLAR.local history, societies, manchester unity of the independent order of odd fellows, manchester unity - lodge, independent order of odd fellows., eberhard -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Cathedral Hotel, Swanston Street, circa 1965, c.1965
... Cathedral Hotel, Swanston Street, circa 1965... of Flinders Lane and Swanston Street. It was demolished in 1968.... Photograph Photograph Cathedral Hotel, Swanston Street, circa 1965 ...The Cathedral Hotel was demolished by the Melbourne City Council to make way for the new City Square. This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand.The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Corner view of the Cathedral Hotel on the corner of Flinders Lane and Swanston Street. It was demolished in 1968.cathedral hotel (melb), dorothy rogers -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Print, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1861
... Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1861...swanston street -- melbourne... Print Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1861 Colour print reproduction ...One of a number of items owned by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew. It is part of a larger collection of photographs, postcards and publications donated to the collection in May 2021.Colour print reproduction of a view of Melbourne from an original Henry Burn paintingswanston street -- melbourne, henry burn, christian-washfold collection -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962, 1962
... A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962...melbourne, Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street... melbourne Photograph A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November ...Looking north from Town Hall steps under the porticoDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencymelbourne, melbourne town hall, swanston street -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, A day in Melbourne, Flinders Street Station, Swanston Street, November 1962, 1962
... A day in Melbourne, Flinders Street Station, Swanston..., swanston street..., Swanston Street, November 1962 Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm ...GC took this photo at the entrance to Flinders Street Railway Station under the clock looking out as everytime he arrived by train from Eltham and reached this point, it was like a portal from the quiet country into the hussle and bussle of the city - there is a lot going on this picture.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencyflinders street station, melbourne, st pauls church, swanston street -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photograph, Lisa Gervasoni, Swanston Street shops closed - metro tunnel, 2017
... Swanston Street shops closed - metro tunnel...Swanston Street... Office goldfields Digital photograph Swanston Street shops closed ...st paul's, melbourne, swanston street, closed, shops, metro tunnel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - Illustration, Australian Rotary Health Research Fund, "Swanston Street Melbourne", late 1980s
... "Swanston Street Melbourne"..., titled "Swanston Street Melbourne" of a painting of a street... "Swanston Street Melbourne" of a painting of a street scene ...Illustration - colour engraving printed onto white card, titled "Swanston Street Melbourne" of a painting of a street scene in Swanston, looking north with the Town Hall and the City Square in the work. Painting by John Tiplady, produced to raise funds for the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund. Used for a Christmas Card.trams, tramways, swanston st, town hall, greetings cards -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Victorian Policeman on Point duty in Swanston Street 1930s, 1930s
... Victorian Policeman on Point duty in Swanston Street 1930s... duty at the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street... Victorian Policeman on Point duty in Swanston Street 1930s Digital ...Digital copy of one of 7 slides depicting photographs of police from 1858 to 1930s. This image is of an officer on traffic duty at the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, with the Toorak tram in background.Digital copy of black and white slide.victoria police, melbourne town hall -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Swanston Street Underground Tramway City Road to Bouverie Street", Jun. 1972
... "Swanston Street Underground Tramway City Road to Bouverie... sheets + 4 drawings (fold out), titled "Swanston Street... (fold out), titled "Swanston Street Underground Tramway City ...Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, 12 sheets + 4 drawings (fold out), titled "Swanston Street Underground Tramway City Road to Bouverie Street", detailing the proposal, including costs, issues, drains, obstructions. Includes cross sections of the tunnels and notes on public access. Dated June 1972. Drawings not scanned.Has "Lees" in ink on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, reports, new tramways -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph, B&W, George William Box & Elizabeth Honor Tippett Wedding 1902, c1902
... TALMA 119 Swanston Street / Melbourne / and at Sydney...119 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... Swanston Street / Melbourne / and at Sydney Box Cottage Museum ...Box Cottage Museum, a reconstruction of an early settler hut, is named after the Box family who resided there 1865 -1913 . George William Box 1870 -1933 was a son, and twin brother of Cecilia Eliza, of William and Elizabeth Avis Box who lived in Box Cottage and farmed the land 1865 - 1913 . George William Box married Elizabeth Honor Tippett 1902 and they had 8 children. Elizabeth Avis Box gave them a shop with a dwelling in Jasper Road where Elizabeth Honor sold groceries and vegetables while George obtained various jobs. Box Cottage Museum, a reconstruction of an early settler hut, is named after the Box family who resided there 1865 -1913 . George Box was the father of William Box who with his wife Elizabeth Avis Box and 13 children lived and farmed on the block of land in Jasper Road, East Brighton ( now McKinnon / Ormond) that was part of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841 Inscribed inside Album : “ The early photos in this album were found by Mr (Laurie) Lewis when he was demolishing the Old Box Cottage. He gave them to Mrs Avis Box Eldridge who in turn gave them to me. They were not identified. I believe they rightly belong in the Cottage. I have attempted to identify them and present them in a way they can be preserved as a historical record of the era.” A B Leigh A black & white Wedding photograph 1902 of George William Box 1870-1933 and Elizabeth Honor Tippet Box d1953TALMA 119 Swanston Street / Melbourne / and at Sydneybox george, box mary, box william, box elizabeth, box alonzo, box mary louisa, dendy henry, were j b, dendy's special survey 1841, brighton, moorabbin, bentleigh, mckinnon, ormond, market gardeners, dairy farms, early settlers, pioneers, jasper road, gurr jabez, gurr eliza, pay henry, pay anna, ward willam, box henry, ward elizabeth emma, box john, sheldrake martha, rushall eleanor, box caroline, box william, box elizabeth avis -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, City of Melbourne, "Swanston Street Redevelopment", Nov. 2011
... "Swanston Street Redevelopment"... "Swanston Street Redevelopment", with a tram (Z3) at the State..., titled "Swanston Street Redevelopment", with a tram (Z3 ...Pamphlet, 2 fold DL, printed on gloss paper, titled "Swanston Street Redevelopment", with a tram (Z3) at the State Library and showing the bicycle lane. Has a map showing the various stops and when the upgrades will be done, details of the stop, cycling, pedestrians, authorised vehicles, taxis, and timing. Issued by the City of Melbourne November 2011 (has advert for the cities 2011 Christmas Festival) on the rear. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, swanston st, tram stops, reconstruction, city of melbourne, tram c3005 -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Photograph, Nightingale/Thompson Collection, 1870 -1910 circa
... Panel 119 Swanston Street Melbourne...119 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000... on photograph, manufacturers details: -Talma Paris Panel 119 Swanston ...Sepia photograph of child (aged 2 years approx.) mounted on decorative cream cardNone on photograph, manufacturers details: -Talma Paris Panel 119 Swanston Street Melbournethompson collection, nightingale -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Snake Run, Bulleen Skatepark, Swanston Street Reserve, 96 Swanston Street, Bulleen, c.1985, 1985c
... The Snake Run, Bulleen Skatepark, Swanston Street Reserve... Street Reserve, 96 Swanston Street, Bulleen, c.1985 Roll of 35mm ...One of the pioneering skateparks in Victoria.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 stripsFuji 100bullen skatepark, skate park, snake run -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Snake Run, Bulleen Skatepark, Swanston Street Reserve, 96 Swanston Street, Bulleen, c.1985, 1985c
... The Snake Run, Bulleen Skatepark, Swanston Street Reserve... Street Reserve, 96 Swanston Street, Bulleen, c.1985 Roll of 35mm ...One of the pioneering skateparks in Victoria.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 stripsFuji 100bullen skatepark, skate park, snake run -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Booklet - Centenary Souvenir - Manchester Unity I.O.O.F in Victoria, IOOF Melbourne, 1934
... swanston street... and Swanston Streets, Melbourne. The booklet also contains many... Building on the corner of Collins Street and Swanston Street... Street and Swanston Street. Advertisements of various businesses ...A booklet issued by The Grand Master and Board of Directors M.U.I.O.O.F. in Victoria and compiled by W .H. Best, Grand Secretary printed in the year the City Of Melbourne began the celebration of its Centenary (1934). The booklet is about the history of Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. and the building of their Gothic building, known as the Manchester Unity Building on the corner of Collins and Swanston Streets, Melbourne. The booklet also contains many advertisements from firms who supported the compiling and publishing of the document.Many of the families living in the City of Moorabbin were members of Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. Victoria.A booklet with 40 pages printed in black and white, contents include story of the building of the Manchester Unity Building on the corner of Collins Street and Swanston Street. Advertisements of various businesses in Melbourne. Coloured Cover with a view of Collins Street.CENTENARY SOUVENIR/ PHOTO of Collins St Melbourne, / MANCHESTER UNITY / Crest of Arms/ I.O.O.F IN VICTORIAmanchester unity i.o.o.f. victoria, manchester unity building, collins street, swanston street -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Radio and Electrical Encyclopedia and 1935 Catalogue, circa 1935
... , Homecrafts Pty Ltd, 211 Swanston Street Melbourne. Soft cover...Swanston Street, South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria... Catalogue, Homecrafts Pty Ltd, 211 Swanston Street Melbourne. Soft ...This catalogue and reference book was used by Dr Angus during his medical practice at the inland Victorian country town of Nhill. It was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he would take time to further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s SS Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . The organisation began in South Australia through the Presbyterian Church in that year, with its first station being in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill where he’d previously worked as Medical Assistant and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what was once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr L Middleton was House Surgeon to the Nhill Hospital 1926-1933, when he resigned. [Dr Tom Ryan’s practice had originally belonged to his older brother Dr Edward Ryan, who came to Nhill in 1885. Dr Edward saw patients at his rooms, firstly in Victoria Street and in 1886 in Nelson Street, until 1901. The Nelson Street practice also had a 2 bed ward, called Mira Private Hospital ). Dr Edward Ryan was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1884-1902 . He also had occasions where he successfully performed veterinary surgery for the local farmers too. Dr Tom Ryan then purchased the practice from his brother in 1901. Both Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan work as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He too was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. Dr Tom Ryan moved from Nhill in 1926. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1927, soon after its formation, a rare accolade for a doctor outside any of the major cities. He remained a bachelor and died suddenly on 7th Dec 1955, aged 91, at his home in Ararat. Scholarships and prizes are still awarded to medical students in the honour of Dr T.F. Ryan and his father, Dr Michael Ryan, and brother, John Patrick Ryan. ] When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery states “HOURS Daily, except Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday afternoons, 9-10am, 2-4pm, 7-8pm. Sundays by appointment”. This plate is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Tom Ryan had an extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926 and when Dr Angus took up practice in their old premises he obtained this collection, a large part of which is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. During his time in Nhill Dr Angus was involved in the merging of the Mira Hospital and Nhill Public Hospital into one public hospital and the property titles passed on to Nhill Hospital in 1939. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. ). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (The duties of a Port Medical Officer were outlined by the Colonial Secretary on 21st June, 1839 under the terms of the Quarantine Act. Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served as a Surgeon Captain during WWII1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. Their interests included organisations such as Red Cross, Rostrum, Warrnambool and District Historical Society (founding members), Wine and Food Society, Steering Committee for Tertiary Education in Warrnambool, Local National Trust, Good Neighbour Council, Housing Commission Advisory Board, United Services Institute, Legion of Ex-Servicemen, Olympic Pool Committee, Food for Britain Organisation, Warrnambool Hospital, Anti-Cancer Council, Boys’ Club, Charitable Council, National Fitness Council and Air Raid Precautions Group. He was also a member of the Steam Preservation Society and derived much pleasure from a steam traction engine on his farm. He had an interest in people and the community He and his wife Gladys were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Radio and Electrical Encyclopaedia and 1935 Catalogue, Homecrafts Pty Ltd, 211 Swanston Street Melbourne. Soft cover. Includes advertisements. (W.R. 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