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Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - photograph, Taffe Family
... Taffe Family...A studio photograph of the Taffe Family c. 1916....Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields Ballarat Taffe Studio Nil A studio photograph of the Taffe Family c. 1916. Taffe Family Work on paper photograph ...A studio photograph of the Taffe Family c. 1916.Nilballarat, taffe, studio -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Dinner Menu, Olympic send-off dinner for Anthony Edwards 1996
... Rowing, Ballarat, Olympic Games, Atlanta, Taffe Family, Dinner menu,...Inscription on verso of bi-fold cover "The Taffe Family Going for Gold Atlanta '96, Thank you for your support, signature Eddy & in print Anthony Edwards....Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields Rowing, Ballarat, Olympic Games, Atlanta, Taffe Family, Dinner menu, Inscription on verso of bi-fold cover "The Taffe Family Going for Gold Atlanta '96, Thank you for your support, signature Eddy & in print Anthony Edwards. ...Inscription on verso of bi-fold cover "The Taffe Family Going for Gold Atlanta '96, Thank you for your support, signature Eddy & in print Anthony Edwards.rowing, ballarat, olympic games, atlanta, taffe family, dinner menu, -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, The Taffe Railway family c. 1920
... The Taffe Railway family c. 1920....Studio portrait of Ballarat railway family in the 1920s with Michael Taffe Senior in his Head Porter uniform, and son John as Station Master beside him with Michael Jnr behind his father and Patrick rear right facing the latter two being Assistant Station Masters at that stage....On Mounting board: "Thornton" Studios Ballarat. The Taffe Railway family c. 1920. Photograph Photograph ...Studio portrait of Ballarat railway family in the 1920s with Michael Taffe Senior in his Head Porter uniform, and son John as Station Master beside him with Michael Jnr behind his father and Patrick rear right facing the latter two being Assistant Station Masters at that stage.On Mounting board: "Thornton" Studios Ballarat. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratFurniture - Chair, Edwardian parlour chair
... Taffe Family...Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields This chair and its five companions form part of a complete suite together with chaise lounge, grandmother and grandfather chairs all with original matching uphostery are rare in their originality and having been in situ since being purchased for the Taffe family of Hymettus Cottage 1901. Taffe Family Ballarat Hymettus Furniture Parlour suite Edwardian parlour chair Furniture Chair ...This chair and its five companions form part of a complete suite together with chaise lounge, grandmother and grandfather chairs all with original matching uphostery are rare in their originality and having been in situ since being purchased for the Taffe family of Hymettus Cottage 1901.taffe family, ballarat, hymettus, furniture, parlour suite -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratCertificate, Loreto Ladies' College Certificate
... ...Taffe family...One of the last family members, Sr Ellison Taffe IBVM died in 2025. Catholic Ballarat Loreto Education Catholic Education Taffe family Loreto Ladies' College Certificate Certificate Certificate ...A certificate issued in 1924. Loreto or Mary's Mount, now Loreto College was the first Loreto school in Australia, established in 1875 by Mother Mary Gonzaga Barry and companions at the invitation of Ballarat's Bishop O'Connor to meet the growing educational needs of girls. The Taffe family and their relatives supported the school and several members of the wider family entered the order over the years. One of the last family members, Sr Ellison Taffe IBVM died in 2025.catholic, ballarat, loreto, education, catholic education, taffe family -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratDomestic object - egg cup, china bear egg cup
... 1940s china novelty egg cup belonging to the Taffe family in situ in Hymettus Cottage since the 1940s....Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields 1940s china novelty egg cup belonging to the Taffe family in situ in Hymettus Cottage since the 1940s. ...1940s china novelty egg cup belonging to the Taffe family in situ in Hymettus Cottage since the 1940s.An example of a popular kitchen object this egg cup is both utilitarian and decorative, being popular with the Taffe children from the 1940scircular stamp to base "KELLE ST POTTERY CO LTD ENGLAND HANDPAINTED with painter's mark.egg cup, porcelain, kitchenware, england, ballarat -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Journal, Western Victoria Region 1996 AFS
... Inscribed inside front cover - To The Taffe Family, Thank you for your contribution to AFS and the Ballarat Chapter. ...Inscribed inside front cover - To The Taffe Family, Thank you for your contribution to AFS and the Ballarat Chapter. ...AFS Intercultural Programs is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.A spiral bound review of the activities and experiences of overseas exchange students in the Western Victoria region of AFS cultural exchanges.non-fictionAFS Intercultural Programs is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.western victoria, afs, journal, exchange program -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratFunctional object - Sugar bowl, Cranberry glass sugar bowl
... It passed to their daughter Mary (Taffe) and has remained at Hymettus, the Taffe family home at Ballarat since she moved there with her husband in 1945....It passed to their daughter Mary (Taffe) and has remained at Hymettus, the Taffe family home at Ballarat since she moved there with her husband in 1945. ...This cranberry glass sugar bowl was a wedding gift to Eleanor and Archibald Burke of Dooboobetic upon their marriage in 1902. It passed to their daughter Mary (Taffe) and has remained at Hymettus, the Taffe family home at Ballarat since she moved there with her husband in 1945.cranberry glass, glass, condiments -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Horticultural award certificate, Ballarat Horticultural Society Amateur {Small Gardens) Class First Prize
... The Taffe family were keen exhibitors at flower shows and garden shows in the early twentieth century and the Ballarat Horticultural Society and also the city were renowned for flower shows, and open garden with tourists travelling to view them. ...The Taffe family were keen exhibitors at flower shows and garden shows in the early twentieth century and the Ballarat Horticultural Society and also the city were renowned for flower shows, and open garden with tourists travelling to view them. ...non-fictionballarat, horticulture, art nouveau, ballarat horticultural society, pansies -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Journals, Victorian Railways Newsletter
... Throughout that time, and back to the nineteenth century three generations of the Taffe family were employed by the railways. Although many issues have been discarded over the years the family archive retains many issues up to 1970....Throughout that time, and back to the nineteenth century three generations of the Taffe family were employed by the railways. Although many issues have been discarded over the years the family archive retains many issues up to 1970. ...From 1930 until 1973, Victorian Railways News Letter was the inhouse journal for what is now Vicrail. Being a railway family with three stationmasters many copies remain in the family home, Hymettus Cottage.A collection of Victorian Railways Newsletters.non-fictionFrom 1930 until 1973, Victorian Railways News Letter was the inhouse journal for what is now Vicrail. Being a railway family with three stationmasters many copies remain in the family home, Hymettus Cottage.railways, railway family, journal, community -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratSouvenir - Medal, 29th Eucharistic Congress Sydney Sept 1928
... A range of souvenir items were purchased by Catholic families and a collection of these souvenirs including Congress rail tickets were collected and remain in the Taffe family Hymettus collection....A range of souvenir items were purchased by Catholic families and a collection of these souvenirs including Congress rail tickets were collected and remain in the Taffe family Hymettus collection. This, the 29th Congress was the first ever held outside Europe or the USA. ...The Catholic Church held an International Congress at Sydney in 1928. This was the first such gathering in the Southern Hemisphere and special trains were run from other states to convey visitors to the event. A range of souvenir items were purchased by Catholic families and a collection of these souvenirs including Congress rail tickets were collected and remain in the Taffe family Hymettus collection.This, the 29th Congress was the first ever held outside Europe or the USA. It was first great public demonstration of faith celebrated by Catholics in Australia this event attracted a crowd of half a million, the largest religious spectacle ever seen in Australia to that time.sydney, eucharistic congress, pope pius xi, medal, -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratSouvenir - Tinplate Plaque, Souvenir of the 29th International Eucharistic Congress Sydney 6-9th September 1928, 1928
... A range of souvenir items were purchased by Catholic families and a collection of these souvenirs including Congress rail tickets were collected and remain in the Taffe family Hymettus collection....A range of souvenir items were purchased by Catholic families and a collection of these souvenirs including Congress rail tickets were collected and remain in the Taffe family Hymettus collection. This, the 29th Congress was the first ever held outside Europe or the USA. ...The Catholic Church held an International Congress at Sydney in 1928. This was the first such gathering in the Southern Hemisphere and special trains were run from other states to convey visitors to the event. A range of souvenir items were purchased by Catholic families and a collection of these souvenirs including Congress rail tickets were collected and remain in the Taffe family Hymettus collection.This, the 29th Congress was the first ever held outside Europe or the USA. It was first great public demonstration of faith celebrated by Catholics in Australia this event attracted a crowd of half a million, the largest religious spectacle ever seen in Australia to that time. catholic church, catholic families, souvenir, eucharistic congress, sydney -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPostcard, Nu-Color-Vue Productions Pty Ltd, Hymettus Historic Garden, 1986
... The interpretive work was undertaken by Mr and a team from Melbourne's Royal Botanical Gardens and the Taffe family. Plans were drawn up by Peter Lumley and Michael Looker of the Royal Botanical Gardens and the work of restoration undertaken by the family with financial assistance from Heritage Victoria and The City of Ballaarat. ...The interpretive work was undertaken by Mr and a team from Melbourne's Royal Botanical Gardens and the Taffe family. Plans were drawn up by Peter Lumley and Michael Looker of the Royal Botanical Gardens and the work of restoration undertaken by the family with financial assistance from Heritage Victoria and The City of Ballaarat. ...Hymettus Historic Garden and its cottage museum were opened to the public in 1985 after two years of garden restoration work. The interpretive work was undertaken by Mr and a team from Melbourne's Royal Botanical Gardens and the Taffe family. Plans were drawn up by Peter Lumley and Michael Looker of the Royal Botanical Gardens and the work of restoration undertaken by the family with financial assistance from Heritage Victoria and The City of Ballaarat. historic garden, ballarat, hymettus, postcard, royal botanical gardens melbourne, restoration, city of ballaarat. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratPhotograph, Hymettus Cottage October 2018, 2018
... Photograph taken by Michael Taffe of Hymettus, family property at Ballarat since 1899 on the centenary of it being awarded "Champion Cottage Garden" for the City of Ballarat in 1918. ...Photograph taken by Michael Taffe of Hymettus, family property at Ballarat since 1899 on the centenary of it being awarded "Champion Cottage Garden" for the City of Ballarat in 1918. architecture Hymettus Cottage Ballarat Hymettus Cottage October 2018 Photograph photograph ...Photograph taken by Michael Taffe of Hymettus, family property at Ballarat since 1899 on the centenary of it being awarded "Champion Cottage Garden" for the City of Ballarat in 1918. architecture, hymettus, cottage, ballarat -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Horticultural award certificate, St Andrews Jubilee Exhibition and Flower Show First Prize
... It is one of many in the Taffe family collection won by members of the family between 1899 and 2004. ...It is one of many in the Taffe family collection won by members of the family between 1899 and 2004. ...Flower shows or Horticultural exhibitions were a popular form of entertainment and scientific pastime in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and were widely reported on and followed. Ballarat was a major centre for nurseries and prided itself as a garden city promoting many shows at all levels including grand national exhibitions. Exhibitors ranged from professional hybridists, nurserymen and florists to amateur growers. This award represents the cottage or amateur class in flower shows and was awarded at St Andrew's Jubilee Exhibition and Flower Show. It is one of many in the Taffe family collection won by members of the family between 1899 and 2004. The collection covers three generations of amateur growers and showers across three different centuries.This collection also highlights one of the interactions between members of different religious faith communities in Ballarat in the early twentieth century as this Roman Catholic family were exhibiting at Church of England and Presbyterian functions as well as other shows across the community. An example of the popularity and social significance of flower shows in the early twentieth century. Such items also demonstrate social cohesion and the spirit of interfaith relations before the First World War. It also highlights the importance of gardening in the early twentieth century, the excellence of the gardens at Hymettus in Ballarat and the spirit of self reliance of Australians.Class B, No 14. 57, Six varieties of pansies, Miss Taaffest andrew's, jubilee, jubilee exhibition and flower show, ballarat, pansies miss taaffe, taffe, baxter & stubbs., roman catholic, church of england, presbyterian, interfaith. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratDecorative object - tea set with tray, Thorn pattern Belleek dejeuner tea set and tray
... Belleek was established following the Irish famine of the mid nineteenth century that brought so many Australian families, including the Taffe and Berkery families to immigrate to the Australian colonies. ...Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields Belleek was established following the Irish famine of the mid nineteenth century that brought so many Australian families, including the Taffe and Berkery families to immigrate to the Australian colonies. ...Belleek was established following the Irish famine of the mid nineteenth century that brought so many Australian families, including the Taffe and Berkery families to immigrate to the Australian colonies. This Belleek porcelain tea set and tray in the Thorn pattern based on the hawthorn bush sprig in flower carries the impressed registration mark for 1878. Belleek was well represented at the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880-81 at Melbourne's Exhibition building and many examples were bought by key Ballarat Irish families including those connected to this family such as the Brophy, O'Malley and Fitzgerald families, Julia Taffe's (nee Berkery) aunts uncles and cousins. Many such examples remain in Ballarat collections although this is not one.Tea set consisting of a tray with teapot, creamer, sugar bowl two saucers and one remaining cup from the original pair. All pieces decorated in the thorn and spiderweb pattern.Impressed factory mark and registration mark on base of each piece.belleek, porcelain, ballarat, ireland, exhibition building, melbourne, exhibition, thorn pattern, irish famine, tea set, tray, brophy, fitzgerald, o'malley, julia taffe, berkery, australian colonies, -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Garrett Gerald TAAFE outside his home, c.1925
... The TAAFE family included his brother, Nicolas 'Nick' TAAFE, his wife Martha TAAFE nee GILMORE, her sister, Ellen 'Nell' VALE and Mary Genevieve VALE, Bridget BENNETT nee TAAFE, Aileen CAMPBELL nee TAAFE. Gerald died in 1935 aged 53 and his wife, Martha died in 1974 aged 92. They lived at 34 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne. Martha TAFFE ...Garrett Gerald TAAFE (nicknamed 'Son'), trained, drove and rode Trotters and Pacers. The TAAFE family included his brother, Nicolas 'Nick' TAAFE, his wife Martha TAAFE nee GILMORE, her sister, Ellen 'Nell' VALE and Mary Genevieve VALE, Bridget BENNETT nee TAAFE, Aileen CAMPBELL nee TAAFE. Gerald died in 1935 aged 53 and his wife, Martha died in 1974 aged 92. They lived at 34 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne.Digital photograph of Garrett Gerald 'Son" TAAFE with a horse outside his home at 34 Williamstown Road.martha taffe nee gilmore, mary genevieve vale, bridget bennett nee taafe, aileen campbell nee taafe, ellen 'nell' vale, garrett gerald taafe -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - Identity card for Nicholas TAFFE, c.1940
... family included Martha TAAFE nee GILMORE, her sister Ellen 'Nell' VALE, and Mary Genevieve VALE, Bridget BENNETT nee TAAFE, Aileen CAMPBELL nee TAAFE. Gerald died in 1935 aged 53 and his wife, Martha died in 1974 aged 92. Mary Genevieve VALE Bridget BENNETT nee TAAFE Aileen CAMPBELL nee TAAFE Ellen 'Nell ' VALE Garrett Gerald TAAFE Nicholas TAAFE Digital photograph of Nicolas 'Nick' VALE identity Card Document Identity card for Nicholas TAFFE ...Nicholas TAAFE (nicknamed 'Nick') lived at 34 Williamstown Road with his brother of Garrett Gerald TAAFE. The TAAFE family included Martha TAAFE nee GILMORE, her sister Ellen 'Nell' VALE, and Mary Genevieve VALE, Bridget BENNETT nee TAAFE, Aileen CAMPBELL nee TAAFE. Gerald died in 1935 aged 53 and his wife, Martha died in 1974 aged 92. Digital photograph of Nicolas 'Nick' VALE identity Cardmary genevieve vale, bridget bennett nee taafe, aileen campbell nee taafe, ellen 'nell ' vale, garrett gerald taafe, nicholas taafe -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratNewspaper - MX, There aren't enough hugs to make this pain go away
... Taffe...MX...Newspaper...Davey Family...Melbourne daily commuter paper MX featuring article by Marion Taffe on her personal story in relation to losing a much loved cousin and family in Victoria's Black Saturday Bushfires of 2009. ...A personal story highlighting the effect of the devastation and deaths from this event on a third party, a point of view differing from immediate families and communities but demonstrating how widespread throughout the Victorian community the effects of these events were felt. Bushfire Black Saturday Bushfires Victorian Bushfires Kinglake Warnambool Marion Taffe MX Newspaper Davey Family Marion Taffe was Features Editor for Melbourne's MX commuter newspaper and wrote this feature following the loss of her cousin and family at Kinglake in Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires of 2009. ...Marion Taffe was Features Editor for Melbourne's MX commuter newspaper and wrote this feature following the loss of her cousin and family at Kinglake in Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires of 2009. Her article was published in newspapers worldwide.non-fictionMarion Taffe was Features Editor for Melbourne's MX commuter newspaper and wrote this feature following the loss of her cousin and family at Kinglake in Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires of 2009. Her article was published in newspapers worldwide.bushfire, black saturday bushfires, victorian bushfires, kinglake, warnambool, marion taffe, mx, newspaper, davey family -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Photograph, Agnes Taffe
... family life in Ballarat region over a century. Thornton & Richards were one of Ballarat's major photographic studios and this is an exceptional demonstration of their portraiture. portrait Agnes Taffe Work on paper Photograph ...Portrait photograph with artistic brushwork by Ballarat photographer Thornton c.1917. Thornton & Richards were one of Ballarat's major photographic studios and their work and historic records of schools, sporting and civic events remain a major record of social and family life in Ballarat region over a century.Thornton & Richards were one of Ballarat's major photographic studios and this is an exceptional demonstration of their portraiture.portrait -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratInstrument - Cornet, Boosey Cornet
... It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in Ballarat from the 19th to the 21st century and provides interpretative capacity for family, local, and social history themes. Cornet Music Michael Taffe South Street Competitions Ballarat Boosey & Co Heavily decorated and inscribed. ...In 1920 Michael Taffe was awarded Junior Cornet Solo Champion at Ballarat's South St competitions, The Grand National Eisteddfod of Australasia. This competition was the premier band contest in Australia with musicians from every state and New Zealand taking part. This Boosey & Co cornet was on display in the window of Allan's Music store Melbourne when the building was severely damaged by fire but these items were saved. Part of a large family collection of local & family history items at Hymettus Cottage, home to the same Ballarat family for the past 125. This cornet has a well documented provenance and a known owner and has been at Hymettus for over a century. Boosey & Co joined with Hawkes in 1930 to become Boosey & Hawkes. This cornet forms part of a significant and representative historical collection that reflects Ballarat's local history from a family perspective. It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in Ballarat from the 19th to the 21st century and provides interpretative capacity for family, local, and social history themes.Heavily decorated and inscribed.cornet, music, michael taffe, south street competitions, ballarat, boosey & co -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Book, Memoirs of the Family of Taaffe
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields One of only five privately published Taaffe family memoirs in 1861. Taaffe Taffe Vienna London Ireland Memoirs of the Family of Taaffe. ...non-fictiontaaffe, taffe, vienna, london, ireland, -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Memorial card, Julia Taffe Memorial Card
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields Produced as a family memorial card at Julia's death in 1927 and retained in the family ever since in her beloved home 'Hymettus'. Julia Taffe was born Julia Berkery at Bungaree in 1868 of pioneering Irish couple Patrick and Mary Berkery who arrived and settled in the district in1853. ...Produced as a family memorial card at Julia's death in 1927 and retained in the family ever since in her beloved home 'Hymettus'.Julia Taffe was born Julia Berkery at Bungaree in 1868 of pioneering Irish couple Patrick and Mary Berkery who arrived and settled in the district in1853. Proud of her pioneering family and close to her uncle, Daniel Brophy, Shire President of Bungaree, MLA and Mayor of Ballarat she requested the family home remain as such. Hymettus has been kept in accordance to her wishes.ballarat, bungaree, pioneer -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratFunctional object - Cake Stand, Glass Cake Stand
... Taffe's (Knights') great grandmother Hoy formerly Beard. A small late nineteenth century moulded glass cake stand typical of basic domestic items after the style of more elaborate table pieces from a different social class. Cake Stand Warrnambool Hoy Family ...A small moulded glass cake stand owned by Marie Taffe's (Knights') great grandmother Hoy formerly Beard.A small late nineteenth century moulded glass cake stand typical of basic domestic items after the style of more elaborate table pieces from a different social class.moulded or pressed glass with central stem and squared knop. The flat top section for standing cake or other delicacies decorated with hobnail pattern and fan pattern to centre.Nilcake stand, warrnambool, hoy family, beard -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Book, By Her Hand
... Hymettus Cottage was home to Marion Taffe until her twenties and is still the family home....Hymettus Cottage was home to Marion Taffe until her twenties and is still the family home. Australian author's debut novel, set in tenth century England and published 2025. ...Set in tenth century England in the time of Aethelflaed of Mercia and the consolidation of Mercia, Wessex and other regions prior to the rise of Edward 1st. The work relates the story of a girl who is subjected to a hard father and suffers from the devastation of Viking raids before advancing through her maturity and independence from male domination.See image.fictionSet in tenth century England in the time of Aethelflaed of Mercia and the consolidation of Mercia, Wessex and other regions prior to the rise of Edward 1st. The work relates the story of a girl who is subjected to a hard father and suffers from the devastation of Viking raids before advancing through her maturity and independence from male domination. mercia, wessex, england, aethelflaed, the peak district -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratDecorative object - cushion
... Made by Mary Burke (later Taffe) in the 1930s and remains in the family home to the present time (2025)....Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields Made by Mary Burke (later Taffe) in the 1930s and remains in the family home to the present time (2025). ...Made by Mary Burke (later Taffe) in the 1930s and remains in the family home to the present time (2025).cushion, needlework, craft -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Booklet
... This small booklet was distributed to schools throughout Australia in 1951 for school children, this being given to Michael Taffe at St Patrick's School Ballarat and held at Hymettus Cottage, family home since. ...Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields This small booklet was distributed to schools throughout Australia in 1951 for school children, this being given to Michael Taffe at St Patrick's School Ballarat and held at Hymettus Cottage, family home since. ...A small booklet outlining British and European settlement across Australia with attention given to the contribution of post-war migration.non-fictionA small booklet outlining British and European settlement across Australia with attention given to the contribution of post-war migration.commonwealth of australia, jubilee -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratDomestic object - Box-framed Statue, Immaculate Heart of Mary
... family/domestic devotions over several generations. Often used as inspiration in the practice of praying the rosary. A domestic devotional item used as a focus for the recitation of the rosary. Devotion Statue Burke Taffe ...Maintained in this Irish-Australian generational Catholic family home this box-framed statue has been used for family/domestic devotions over several generations. Often used as inspiration in the practice of praying the rosary.A domestic devotional item used as a focus for the recitation of the rosary.devotion, statue, burke, taffe, mary, catholic -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratFunctional object - Music stand
... Michael Taffe 1902-1975 was the second generation of the family born at Hymettus. ...Michael Taffe 1902-1975 was the second generation of the family born at Hymettus. ...Stand; metal music stand for sheet music, folding, painted gold. Stand has screws for height adjustment and has 3 legs. Michael Taffe 1902-1975 was the second generation of the family born at Hymettus. He was Junior cornet solo champion of Australasia in 1920 and played through until 1954, using this stand for his music.michael taffe, cornet, bands, music, music stand -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratMemorabilia - spoon, Hymettus Ballarat
... Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields Plastic, cased silverplate souvenir spoon from when Hymettus Cottage and Garden, Ballarat was open to the public1985 - 2010. The Taffe family home, Hymettus was open to the public as a tourist attraction and house museum 1985 - 2010 following extensive heritage work with Victoria 150th funding and analysis from Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. ...Plastic, cased silverplate souvenir spoon from when Hymettus Cottage and Garden, Ballarat was open to the public1985 - 2010.The Taffe family home, Hymettus was open to the public as a tourist attraction and house museum 1985 - 2010 following extensive heritage work with Victoria 150th funding and analysis from Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. The property was awarded Champion Cottage Garden for the City of Ballaarat 1915-1918. Following restoration work it was the only nineteenth century working mans' exhibition garden retaining original layout and plantings from the Victorian/Edwardian era surviving in Australia. The property has been lived in by the same family from 1899 - the present.souvenir spoon, tourism, ballarat, museum, heritage garden, historic house, open garden scheme
