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Orbost & District Historical Society
Painting, Miss Dawson, late 19th century
... tin-painting art-craft...Fan-shaped oil painting on tin. Olive green background... of the earlt settler families. tin-painting art-craft Fan-shaped oil ...Anne Dawson was a sister of Mrs Wally Gibbs and Mrs Alan Richardson. She was an aunt of the Slatters.This item has aesthetic significance and demonstrates the skill and craftmanship of the women of the earlt settler families.Fan-shaped oil painting on tin. Olive green background with 8 colourful flowers on front - 1 yellow,2 red with white tips, 1 dark red, 4 white and 1 variegated apricot. tin-painting art-craft -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - OIL PAINTING ON TIN
... OIL PAINTING ON TIN...Oil painting on tin scroll showing a river scene... ARTWORK Oil painting on tin Oil painting on tin scroll showing ...Oil painting on tin scroll showing a river scene with Eucalyptus trees.artwork, oil painting, on tin -
Clunes Museum
Painting - PAINTING ON TIN SCROLL, MRS. HOLLY BARKELL
... PAINTING ON TIN SCROLL...Painting on tin scroll of; 7 Pink/white flowers, buds... Sticker marked "40" Painting on tin scroll of; 7 Pink/white ...Painting by Mrs. Holly Barkell an early citizen of ClunesPainting by Mrs. Holly Barkell an early citizen of ClunesPainting on tin scroll of; 7 Pink/white flowers, buds with green foliage on pale green Sticker marked "40"barkell. mrs., artist -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Painting, Cameron, Grace (Miss), Circa 1920-1930
... tin painting cameron-grace art...Large oblong oil painting on green painted tin with the top... settler families. tin painting cameron-grace art Large oblong oil ...Grace Cameron was the daughter of John Cameron who selected the first land on the Snowy River flats. She was the sister of Annie (later Mrs John Gilbert) who was the first white girl born in Orbost.This item is aesthetically significant and shows the skill and craftmanship of the women of the early settler families.Large oblong oil painting on green painted tin with the top and bottom rolled for decoration. Painting of three single petalled pink roses in full bloom with two small buds.tin painting cameron-grace art -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Painting - HAND PAINTED TIN PANEL, 1900
... Tin Painting... PERSON Bendigo C Timms Tin Painting C Timms C.Timms Tin panel ...Tin panel hand painted with oil paint depicting fruits and blossom, edges curled over and signed C Timms bottom left corner. Enclosed note from donor Mrs.E.Young. 18 Bateman St Hampton 3188 stating artist was wife of Bendigo miner & was painted over 100 years ago.C.Timmsperson, bendigo, c timms, tin painting, c timms -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Painting - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: PAINTING
... work tin painting artwork art bush scene landscape A painting ...A painting of a bush scene on a piece of tin.artwork, water colour, landscape, lydia chancellor, collection, art work, tin, painting, artwork, art, bush scene, landscape -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Painting, early 20th century
... painting art tin hobby...Large oblong piece of tin with paintings on both sided. One... art tin hobby Large oblong piece of tin with paintings on both ...This painting has aesthetic significance and shows the skill and craftmanship of the early settler families.Large oblong piece of tin with paintings on both sided. One side is of cranes in a swamp and the other is of white flowers with long green stems.painting art tin hobby -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - HOADLEY'S TIN, HOADLEY PTY LTD, DANDIES
... METAL TIN WITH COLOURED PAINTING ON ALL SIDES DEPICTING... HOADLEY'S SCOUTS DANDIES METAL TIN WITH COLOURED PAINTING ON ALL ...METAL TIN WITH COLOURED PAINTING ON ALL SIDES DEPICTING SCOUTS, ROUND HOLE FOR A LIDtin, hoadley's, scouts, dandies -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - TEA TIN
... Tea tin, no markings, paintings of fruit on green and lemon...DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Containers tea tin Tea tin, no markings ...Tea tin, no markings, paintings of fruit on green and lemon background on four sides. Lid is green with gold trim on edges.domestic equipment, containers, tea tin -
Orbost & District Historical Society
tin
Octagonal shaped tin. On the lid is a painting of a Spanish cavalier with red cape. The edges are dark red with rectangular patterns.Underneath- Griffith Sweets Horsfall Printers Makers Richmondtin container griffith's-sweets -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Paintings
... Two oil paintings on rectangular-shaped tin. Tin is curled... oil tin Two oil paintings on rectangular-shaped tin. Tin ...This painting has aesthetic significance and shows the skill and craftmanship of the early settler families.Two oil paintings on rectangular-shaped tin. Tin is curled at ends. Paintings are of trees on a river bank.paintings oil tin -
Bendigo Military Museum
Print - PRINT, FRAMED WW1, Reader's Digest (Australia) Pty Limited, 2015
From information book - "Reader's Digest/ Gallipoli/ 25th April 1915 - 9th January 1916/ Centenary Commemorative Prints". Collection of 20 prints. Refer Cat. No. 7300.Framed print. Print - colour print on paper. Copy of an oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts "several soldiers, in uniform and wearing tin helmets sitting in a dugout. "Holding a candle, one reads a precious letter from home". Frame - black plastic framing with glass front and MDF board backing with adhered black paper.Details below print - in black ink; "FRANK CROZIER (1883-1948) Diggers sitting in dugout 1918". FRANK CROZIER "enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in 1915 and was trained in Egypt before serving at Gallipoli", 22nd Battalion. Appointed an official war artist in 1918.framed accessories, prints, ww1, gallipoli, centenary -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Paint set, Artist's paints, Late 19th century
These items are a collection of paints etc for those artists wanting to produce lustroleum and crystoleum works of art in the late 19th century and early 20th century. These works of art using lustroleum and crystoleum which were mainly metallic paints, were produced on a variety of surfaces, including glass, wood, tapestry, china and ivory. These items have no known provenance but it is known that lustroleum and crystoleum painting were popular pastimes with women in Warrnambool in the late 19th century. There are several records of women advertising classes in lustroleum and crystoleum painting in the 1880s and 90s in Warrnambool. One was these was Annie Newcombe, an art teacher who offered classes at her studio in Timor Street in 1884.This is a metal tin with a metal catch and a hinged lid. The tin contains 10 items - four glass bottles of Lustroleum, one glass bottle of gold paint, one glass bottle of purple metallic paint, one tube of green paint, one china bowl with a lip for pouring, one dish to hold paint with a broken base and one small dish for holding paint. There is also a sheet of paper containing information on the Crystoleum Company of London advertising that they supplied photographs, price list for classes, silk frames and crystal glasses. On bottles: ‘Lustroleum Registered’ ; ‘H. Bessemer, Gold Paint’, ‘Purple’, On tube: ‘Winsor & Newton, Chrome Green, Vert Anglais, London England’ crystoleum and lustroleum painting, warrnambool, paint set, artist's paints -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Plaque, Ranti
This is one of a series of plaques which commemorated some of the winners of the Grand Annual Steeplechase which is held each year in Warrnambool. It is the longest race at a public course in Australia.The first Grand Annual was held in 1872 as the Warrnambool Handicap Steeplechase. This series of plaques were painted by local artist Leslie Lamey and were originally in the members enclosure at the Warrnambool Racecourse. This plaque notes the win of horse Ranti but unfortunately we have no further details at this stage.These items relate to a significant part of Warrnambool's sporting and social history. Painted white rectangular tin plaque with rolled edges with painting of jockey's silks and cap. The silks are yellow sleeves with black bront and back. The cap is alternating yellow and black panels. with yellow brim.Ranti in red texta on back of plaque.grand annual steeplechase, warrnambool, ranti winner of grand annual -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Plaque, Why Fail
This is one of a series of plaques which commemorated some of the winners of the Grand Annual Steeplechase which is held each year in Warrnambool. It is the longest race at a public course in Australia.The first Grand Annual was held in 1872 as the Warrnambool Handicap Steeplechase. This series of plaques were painted by local artist Leslie Lamey and were originally in the members enclosure at the Warrnambool Racecourse. Why Fail won the Grand Annual in 1935 with jockey H Perrett . These items relate to a significant part of Warrnambool's sporting and social history. Primary Significance Criteria Painted white rectangular tin plaque with rolled edges with painting of jockey's silks and cap. The jockey silks have mustard yellow sleeves and cap with green front and back.Why Fail in black texta written on the back of plaque.warrnambool, grand annual steeplechase, horse why fail, jockey h perrett 1935 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Plaque, Buxton, C 1990
This is one of a series of eighteen plaques which commemorated some of the winner of the Grand Annual Steeplechase which is held each year in Warrnambool. The first Grand Annual was held in 1872 as the Warrnambool Handicap Steeplechase. Buxton was the winner in 1963. Local racing steward of 50 years experience, Mr Frank Beattie, ranks the performance of buxton as among the best. He won the Brierly steeplechase on the Tuesday of the 3 day race meeting and won the grand Annual two days later ridden by jockey Noel Cole. This series of plaques were painted by local artist Leslie Lamey and were originally in the members enclosure at the Warrnambool RacecourseThese items relate to a significant part of Warrnambool's sporting and social history..1 Painted white rectangular tin plaque with rolled edges with painting of jockeys silks and cap. The colours are green brown and yellow in opposing squares on the front with brown sleeves. The cap is yellow. Six holes are around the edge. .2 Galvanised rectangular brass plate with engraved black text .1 Buxton and Hoadsville in red and black texta on back of plaque. .2 Mr & Mrs K Bullock BUXTON Winner of the Grand Annual Steeplechase 1963.warrnambool, grand annual steeplechase, noel cole, buxton -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Plaque, Galleywood, C 1990
This is one of a series of eighteen plaques which commemorated some of the winner of the Grand Annual Steeplechase which is held each year in Warrnambool. The first Grand Annual was held in 1872 as the Warrnambool Handicap Steeplechase. Galleywood was owned by local people and trained by local trainer Jocka Baillie. Galleywood was a crowd favourite of the 1980's winning two Brierly Steeplechases and the Grand Annual in 1986. This famous local hero died at the age of 30 and is buried at the Warrnambool course and commemorated in the mounting yard. This series of plaques were painted by local artist Leslie Lamey. These items relate to a significant part of Warrnambool's sporting and social history..1 Painted white rectangular tin plaque with rolled edges with painting of jockeys silks and cap. The colours are green front with orange (faded) sleeves with blue band. The cap has pink lines. Six holes are around the edge. .2 Galvanised rectangular brass plate with engraved black text .1 Galleywood written twice on back of plaque. .2 Grand Annual Syndicate GALLEYWOOD. Winner of the Grand Annual Steeplechase 1986warrnambool, grand annual steeplechase, galleywood -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Plaque, Spring Fortune, C 1990
This is one of a series of plaques which commemorated some of the winners of the Grand Annual Steeplechase which is held each year in Warrnambool. It is the longest race at a public course in Australia.The first Grand Annual was held in 1872 as the Warrnambool Handicap Steeplechase. This series of plaques were painted by local artist Leslie Lamey and were originally in the members enclosure at the Warrnambool Racecourse. This plaque notes the win of horse Spring Fortune (NZ) in 1987. These items relate to a significant part of Warrnambool's sporting and social history..1 Painted white rectangular tin plaque with rolled edges with painting of jockey's silks and cap. The colours are green and blue in opposing squares on the front with blue sleeves. The cap is green with white lines. . Six holes are around the edge. .2 Galvanised rectangular metal plate with engraved text. .1 SPRING FORTUNE .2 Messers K.T. MYERS J. McLEOD & T.F. DANAHER SPRING FORTUNE (NZ) WINNER OF THE GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE 1987 warrnambool grand annual steeplechase, spring fortune -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Tea Tin, Mutual Store Ltd, Mid 20th century
This tin contained bulk tea which came from the Melbourne Mutual Store. Established in 1872 as a profit-sharing co-operative of shareholders and staff, Mutual Store Ltd was situated at the corner of Flinders and Degraves Street, Melbourne. Fire destroyed the building in 1891 and the new building erected is an important heritage building today. In 1961 Peter Kaye Consolidated Ltd bought the business and it then traded as Mutual Store Holdings Ltd. In 1964 Cleckheaton (from England) took over the business and closed the store in 1965. Tea tins such as this one would have been distributed by the Mutual Store to smaller businesses such as cafes or repackaged for sale at grocery shops etc. Bulk tea can still be bought but the main tea sales are now in the form of tea-bags. This tin is retained as a memento of the days in the 19th and early to mid 20th centuries when tea was sold only in bulk and provided in tins such as this by the importers to small grocery shops and the like. This is a tea tin, cylindrical in shape. It has a tight-fitting lid with a metal clip. There is blue and cream painting around the sides of the tin with images of Greek figures and a wreath with a ribbon. The tin is much scratched and rusted. There is cream printing on the tin.‘Mutual Tea’ ‘Mutual Store Ltd Flinders Street Melbourne Aust. ‘ ‘5 lbs nett’ mutual store, melbourne, warrnambool -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Tales & Pictures, Unknown
A book of poems and short stories for children.Hardcover. Front cover has a painting of a young girl painting a picture of a cat with a tin of brushes and a tray of watercolour paints in front of her.fictionA book of poems and short stories for children.poetry, poems, short stories, children, fiction, children's fiction -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Noel Jones, Stone Quarry, 1974
NoneView of a quarry. In the centre of the image a conveyor belt runs up from a pile of rubble to a small hut on tall stilts. A conveyor belt runs down from this hut to an orange truck. Below and to either side of the stilted building are two wooden buildings with tin rooves. A stilted tower is depicted in maroon to the left, and another in the distance to the right. Mounds, painting in brown, yeloow, grey and shades of blue run across the centre of the image, below a sky washed with blue and highlighted with orange. Mounted in a decorative matt, in wooden frame with glass.Front: N. W. Jones 74 (lower left, blue paint) Back: 1974 (upper left, pencil) -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Personal Effects, tin cylinder for shaving stick 'Colgate', c1940
In 1806, William Colgate, a soap and candle maker, opened up a starch, soap and candle factory on Dutch Street in New York City under the name of "William Colgate & Company". In the 1840s, the firm began selling individual cakes of soap in uniform weights. In 1857, William Colgate died and the company was re-organized as "Colgate & Company" under the management of Samuel Colgate, his son. In 1872, Colgate introduced Cashmere Bouquet, a perfumed soap. In 1873, the firm introduced its first toothpaste, an aromatic toothpaste sold in jars. His company sold the first toothpaste in a tube, Colgate Ribbon Dental Cream (invented by the dentist Washington Sheffield), in 1896. In 1896, Colgate hired Martin Ittner and under his direction founded one of the first applied research labs.[3] By 1908 they initiated mass selling of toothpaste in tubes.In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the B.J. Johnson Company was making a soap entirely of palm oil and olive oil, the formula of which was developed by B.J. Johnson in 1898. The soap was popular enough to rename their company after it - "Palmolive". Around the start of the 20th century Palmolive, which contained both palm and olive oils, was the world's best-selling soap. ). A Missouri-based soap manufacturer known as Peet Brothers merged with Palmolive to become Palmolive-Peet. In 1928, Palmolive-Peet bought the Colgate Company to create the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company. In 1953 "Peet" was dropped from the title, leaving only "Colgate-Palmolive Company", the current name.A metal cylinder with a screw top for a 'Colgate' shaving stick. Until the early 20th century, bars or sticks of hard shaving soap were used. Later, tubes containing compounds of oils and soft soap were sold. Newer creams introduced in the 1940s neither produced lather nor required brushes, often referred to as brushless creams.Soaps are used by wetting a shaving brush, which is made out of either boar hair or badger hair, and swirling the brush on the soap, then painting the face with the brush. Brushless creams do not produce a lather, thereby removing its ability to protect the skin against cuts.Cylinder : COLGATE & CO. / SHAVING / STICK / NEW YORK / USA Lid: C&Ccolgate company, colgate-palmolive pty ltd, morabin, bentleigh, cheltenham, razors, cut-throat razors, safety razors, early settlers, soap, shaving cream, toothpaste -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Painting, Cameron, Nell (Miss), 1890's - 1900's
... cameron-nell painting art tin... settler families. cameron-nell painting art tin MR A piece ...Painted by Miss Nell cameron, daughter James and Jean (nee Moffat) Cameron.This painting has aesthetic significance and shows the skill and craftmanship of the women of the early settler families.A piece of rectangular tin curled on each end. Painted green background with white roses, yellow stamens and green and brown leaves.MRcameron-nell painting art tin -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Painting, Parsons, A.H.(Mrs), 1907
... painting oil-painting parsons-a-h painting-on-tin... oil-painting parsons-a-h painting-on-tin Front RH corner A.H ...Painted by Mrs Parsons married to Henry James Parsons, banker.This item is an example of the artistic skills of women in the early 20th century. It is aesthetically significant.Oil painting of the sea and stormy sky on tin.Front RH corner A.H. Parsons 1907painting oil-painting parsons-a-h painting-on-tin -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tin Container
Container tin decorative with hinge lid. Each of 4 sides has a coloured painting of a Dutch scene. Floral decoration around pictures is in gold and red. Nob missing from lid.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LYDIA COLLECTION COLLECTION; LIFE IN OTHER LANDS
A green tin with a pictures of trees on the lid. The words 'Autumn Glory' are also written on the lid - 1. Series 1 - 12 'Life in other Lands.' A set of six photographs in each envelope. From pictures painted by E .S. Hardy. The All-British Picture Company Ltd., The Sunday School Union, 57/59 Ludgate Hill. London, E.C.4. 2. One envelope containing beautiful coloured reproductions of the paintings by E. Stuart Hardy. Titled 'Early Saints of History.' A.B. Shaw & Co., Ltd. 3, Creed Lane, Ludgate Hill, London, E.C.4. 3. Four black and white postcard size photographs of the process of making Guinness in a plain envelope.place, tin, lydia chancellor collection, collection, tin, photograph, photo, photos, photographs, guinness manufacturing, history, early saints of history, saints, st. columba, st. patrick, caedmon, st. augustine, st. benedict, st. francis, life in other lands, china, japan, africa, eskimos, inuits, south seas, india, geography, person, people, e. s. hardy, art, artwork, painting, place, societies -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Painting, 'Tin Can Fiddle", c. 1962 - 1978
... child in arms in the side/background. 'Tin Can Fiddle" Painting ...Painting / Sketch in Black (Sienna?) in rough timber. Blackened frame depicting Vietnamese man playing a 'Tin Can Fiddle' Vietnamese woman holding child in arms in the side/background.(On Back) Joy with a beer can fiddle 60 Dollars.artwork - vietnamese -
Clunes Museum
Booklet, DAVID C HENDERSON, SITES AND PEOPLE OF AN EARLIER CABBAGE TREE
... WITH A PAINTING OF A TOBACCO TIN WHICH SHOWS THE HOME OF CHARLES BUCKLAND... MOTHER WHITE SOFT COVER WITH A PAINTING OF A TOBACCO TIN WHICH ..."SITES AND PEOPLE OF AN EARLIER CABBAGE TREE" WRITTEN BY DAVID C. HENDERSON MEMORIES OF HIS MOTHER WHITE SOFT COVER WITH A PAINTING OF A TOBACCO TIN WHICH SHOWS THE HOME OF CHARLES BUCKLAND OVERLOOKING CABBAGE TREE FLAT 25 PAGEScabbage tree flat, david c henderson -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Painting - Oil painting on gumleaf by Alfred William Eustace, circa 1851 to 1907
This gum leaf painting is one of a pair displayed on foil in the same frame. It is typical of many paintings by the self-taught Australian artist Alfred William Eustace (1820-1907). A.W. Eustace, a well-known Australian artist, was born in Berkshire, England, where he was an assistant gamekeeper to the Earl of Craven at Ashdown Park. He migrated to Australia with his wife and children in 1851 and camped on the Ullina and Eldorado Runs on the Black Dog Creek at Chiltern, which was in excess of 50,000 acres of grazing land. A.W. Eustace was employed as a shepherd by Jason Withers and while tending his flocks in the solitude of the bush, Eustace turned his attention to painting and music to while away the long and weary hours. He endeavoured to capture the spirit of the bush painting on board, canvas or tin plate, but as these materials were not always readily available he then started painting on large round eucalyptus leaves from the White and Red Box trees that grew around about him. About 1856 he painted a small picture of the famous Woolshed goldrush and during the next few years became well known in North-East Victoria. John Sadlier, a police officer stationed at Beechworth said that Eustace painted 'some really exquisite scenes. He was of an easy-going dreamy temperament, a student of nature only, despising the works of men. Unfortunately his drawings were on eucalyptus leaves, the largest and roundest he could find and not on canvas, and no doubt have all perished long ago.' In 1876 the Melbourne Age newspaper reported, 'Eustace’s celebrated paintings on gum leaves are again attracting attention,…Mr Eustace is an elegant artist…he seems without effort to catch the colour and spirit of Australian scenery…' In 1864 A.W. Eustace held an Art Union in Albury, and again in 1884 in Ballarat. He exhibited at the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1877 and also held an exhibition of gum leaf paintings at Stevens Gallery, Melbourne in 1893. By 1896 he was receiving orders from heads of states in Europe, with his works acknowledged by Queen Victoria, Emperor Frederick of Germany and the Czar of Russia, as well as the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria. His paintings reflected his ability to paint the sky in his realistic style which is still noted by art critics of the day. A.W. Eustace was also a skillful taxidermist. The collection of birds and animals that can be seen at the Beechworth Museum are examples of his taxidermy skill. When not doing his work, painting or taxidermy, he regularly contributed letters and verse to the Chiltern newspaper, The Federal Standard. A book of verse in his hand writing was presented to The Athenaeum Trust by the Boadle family. In the 1870’s he became interested in spiritualism often being involved in lively debate at lectures and séances. Alfred William Eustace died in 1907 and is buried in the Chiltern New Cemetery with his wife Sarah and one of his daughters, Elizabeth.An oil painting on gum leaf by the well-known Australian artist Alfred William Eustace. He was a self-taught artist during the 19th and early 20th century and a prominent resident of Chiltern. Oil painting on gum leaf by Alfred William Eustace. A scene of a log cabin on Black Dog Creek Road, Chiltern, with Skeleton Hill in the background. The canvas is a juvenile Red Box (Eucalyptus polyanthemos) leaf. It is one of a pair of Eustace gum leaf paintings mounted on gold foil, under glass in a brown frame. Inscription on back. Labels on back: Rehoused by The Centre for Cultural Materials/ Conservation, University of Melbourne "Oil on Gum Leaf"/ by Alfred William Eustace/ Donor:- Cam & Connie Boadle/ Wales U.K. Crescent/ MUSEUM/ GRADE/ 24 OCT 1998/ CONSERVATION BOARD ALBURY/ PICTURE FRAMERS/ Shop 15 & 16/ AMP Lane,/ Albury, 2640/ Ph: 02 6021 7088black dog creek, chiltern, alfred eustace, skeleton hill, gum leaf, painting, eustace -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Booklet - Booklet of Selected Verse by A.W. Eustace published 1992, Selected Verse/ A.W. Eustace of Chiltern/1820-1907
Alfred William Eustace was a well-known self-taught Australian artist who spent his spare time painting the local landscapes in the Chiltern area. When not doing his work or painting, Eustace regularly contributed letters and verse to the Chiltern newspaper "The Federal Standard". A collection of A. W Eustace's verse and other writings, written between 1845 and 1899, was presented to The Chiltern Athenaeum Trust by Cam Boadle, a grandson of A.W. Eustace, and his wife Connie. The Chiltern Athenaeum Trust created a booklet of some of his poetry which was published in 1992. Copyright for the booklet is held by Chiltern Athenaeum Museum 1992. In the 1870’s he became interested in spiritualism often being involved in lively debate at lectures and séances. A.W.Eustace was born in Berkshire, England, where he was an assistant gamekeeper to the Earl of Craven at Ashdown Park. He migrated to Australia with his wife and children in 1851 and worked on the Ullina and Eldorado Runs on the Black Dog Creek at Chiltern, which was in excess of 50,000 acres of grazing land. A.W. Eustace was employed as a shepherd by Jason Withers and while tending his flocks in the solitude of the bush, Eustace turned his attention to painting and music to while away the long and weary hours. He endeavoured to capture the spirit of the bush painting on board, canvas or tin plate, but as these materials were not always readily available he then started painting on large round eucalyptus leaves from the White and Red Box trees that grew around about him. About 1856 he painted a small picture of the famous Woolshed goldrush and during the next few years became well known in North-East Victoria. John Sadlier, a police officer stationed at Beechworth said that Eustace painted 'some really exquisite scenes. He was of an easy-going dreamy temperament, a student of nature only, despising the works of men. Unfortunately his drawings were on eucalyptus leaves, the largest and roundest he could find and not on canvas, and no doubt have all perished long ago.' In 1876 the Melbourne Age newspaper reported, 'Eustace’s celebrated paintings on gum leaves are again attracting attention,…Mr Eustace is an elegant artist…he seems without effort to catch the colour and spirit of Australian scenery…' In 1864 A.W. Eustace held an Art Union in Albury, and again in 1884 in Ballarat. He exhibited at the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1877 and also held an exhibition of gum leaf paintings at Stevens Gallery, Melbourne in 1893. By 1896 he was receiving orders from heads of states in Europe, with his works acknowledged by Queen Victoria, Emperor Frederich of Germany and the Czar of Russia, as well as the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria. His paintings reflected his ability to paint the sky in his realistic style which is still noted by art critics of the day. A.W. Eustace was also a skilful taxidermist. The collection of birds and animals that can be seen at the Beechworth Museum are examples of his taxidermy skill. Alfred William Eustace died in 1907 and is buried in the Chiltern New Cemetery with his wife Sarah and one of his daughters, Elizabeth. Alfred William Eustace made a valuable contribution to the culture of 19th century Chiltern and his booklet of Selected Verse gives us an insight into life during that time.22 page booklet of Selected Verse/ A.W. Eustace of Chiltern/ 1820-1907. Printed on thick cream paper with a copy of an oval photograph of the author.a. w. eustace, selected verse, chiltern