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Clunes MuseumBook, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA et al, CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN
... CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN ...BOOK - CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN PRODUCED BY CENTRE FOR ENVIROMENTAL STUDIES. ....1 LABEL ON 1ST PAGE "CM22 CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN BY JOHN REID AND GRAHAM REID GIFT OF SHIRLEY JOHNSON, SIGNED BY A H JOHNSON PRINTED STAMP IN BLACK INK CLUNES MSEUM WILLIAM BARKELL MEMORIAL ARTS & HISTORIC CENTRE INC. 36 FREASER STREET CLUNES 3370 .2 PARAGRAPH, HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK BY FRANK WEICKHARDT ABOUT THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY SIGNED 9/6/2016 .4 HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON THE 1ST PAGE, CLUNES MUSEUM 36 FRASER STREET CLUNES, A REVIEW OF THE PUBLICATED TAPED TO THE 1ST PAGE ATTRACTIVE AND READABLE...UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 1977 CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN Book BOOK NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA JOHN REID REID GRAHAM UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ...GENERALLY THIS STUDY IS AN ANALYSIS OF THE VISUAL FABRIC OF THE TOWN AND GIVES SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE GROWTHBOOK - CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN PRODUCED BY CENTRE FOR ENVIROMENTAL STUDIES. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 1977GENERALLY THIS STUDY IS AN ANALYSIS OF THE VISUAL FABRIC OF THE TOWN AND GIVES SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE GROWTHlocal history, town scape -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPainting - Artwork - Painting, M. Sardinia, [Townscape] by M. Sardinia
... [Townscape] by M. Sardinia......townscape...Framed watercolour of a townscape...watercolour painting townscape m. sardinia Framed watercolour of a townscape [Townscape] by M. ...Framed watercolour of a townscapewatercolour, painting, townscape, m. sardinia -
Pyrenees Shire Councilpainting, Barbara Safstrom, Beaufort - from the College by Barbara Safstrom, 1988
... townscape painting in watercolour...significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture Signed: Barbara Safstrom (lower left) Verso: BARBARA SAFSTROM 'LAYTON' LINTON 3360 WATERCOLOUR $400 townscape painting in watercolour Beaufort - from the College by Barbara Safstrom painting Barbara Safstrom ...significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture townscape painting in watercolourSigned: Barbara Safstrom (lower left) Verso: BARBARA SAFSTROM 'LAYTON' LINTON 3360 WATERCOLOUR $400 -
Federation University Art CollectionPainting - Artwork, David Alexander, [Townscape] by Davis Alexander, 1985
... [Townscape] by Davis Alexander......townscape...A framed townscape with mountains in the background....Dr David ALEXANDER david alexander landscape artist artwork townscape available A framed townscape with mountains in the background. ...Dr David ALEXANDERA framed townscape with mountains in the background.david alexander, landscape, artist, artwork, townscape, available -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPainting, Madge Anderson, "The Old Bakery' by Madge Anderson
... Framed townscape featuring a yellow car. ...She died in Castlemaine Hospital aged 83 and is buried in Chewton Cemetery, Victoria. bakery madge anderson streetscape Framed townscape featuring a yellow car. "The Old Bakery' by Madge Anderson Painting Madge Anderson ...Madge ANDERSON (02 February 1911- 17 September 1994) Madge Anderson was a painter and printmaker. She died in Castlemaine Hospital aged 83 and is buried in Chewton Cemetery, Victoria.Framed townscape featuring a yellow car. bakery, madge anderson, streetscape -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph, Ballarat, c1880s, early 1880
... A townscape of Ballarat with the the Ballarat Town Hall tower in the centre of the photograph. ...Walker Her Majesty's theatre Britannia Hotel A townscape of Ballarat with the the Ballarat Town Hall tower in the centre of the photograph. ...A townscape of Ballarat with the the Ballarat Town Hall tower in the centre of the photograph. ballarat, ballarat town hall, sturt street, f. taylor, h.f. hillman, eglinston hotel, w. walker, her majesty's theatre, britannia hotel -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Castlemaine from the Burke and Wills Memorial, c2007, c2007
... ...townscape...Colour photograph showing a townscape of Castlemaine from the Burke and Wills Memorial....Castlemaine Burke and Wills Memorial townscape Colour photograph showing a townscape of Castlemaine from the Burke and Wills Memorial. ...Colour photograph showing a townscape of Castlemaine from the Burke and Wills Memorial.castlemaine, burke and wills memorial, townscape -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - black and white postcard, Gordon Spittle, Monument to Mohamed Aly, Alexandria, Egypt, 30/03/1916
... Black and white postcard showing a statue in the middle of a townscape in Alexandria, Egypt. The monument is Mohamed Aly....Gordon. 30/3/16 Black and white postcard showing a statue in the middle of a townscape in Alexandria, Egypt. The monument is Mohamed Aly. ...The photograph is associated with Harry Holmes and Gordon Spittle who were members of the Australian Imperial Force based in Egypt at the time. Egypt was a major base for the AIF from December 1914. A number of campaigns were fought in this theatre. There were two campaigns involving the AIF. Note that not all the fighting was actually geographically in Egypt. (http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/about3.html) Gordon Spittle was the youngest of Three brothers. He grew up in Creswick and attended Creswick Grammar School. Gordon purchased 'Mt Cavern' in 1912. It had 4 years of a 10 year lease to run. His mother and father took delivery of it on 1 April 1916. They lived there and farmed it until Gordon returned from active service in May 1919. He married Violet Holmes and both lived at "Mt Cavern" until their deaths. Gordon died in 1942 aged 51. Violet Holmes-Spittle dies in 1949 aged 56. Black and white postcard showing a statue in the middle of a townscape in Alexandria, Egypt. The monument is Mohamed Aly.Verso "Monument to Mohamed Aly which is erected in the square Alexandria. Gordon. 30/3/16chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, egypt, spittle, gordon spittle, ascot -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratContainer - Spectacle Case, Wastell & Cutter spectacle/glasses case
... Small metal plaque on cover with Optometrist's name Wastell & Cutter embossed against medieval townscape image....Optometrist Ballarat Glasses case Taffe Small metal plaque on cover with Optometrist's name Wastell & Cutter embossed against medieval townscape image. Wastell & Cutter spectacle/glasses case Container Spectacle Case ...Wastell & Cutter were Ophthalmic Opticians at Ballarat, Victoria from the 1930s until the 1970s. A domestic item identifying Wastell & Cutter opticians at Ballarat who provided eye care and glasses to Mrs Mary Taffe of Hymettus from the 1940s until the 1990s. The metal proprietors plaque is an unusual embellishment.Small metal plaque on cover with Optometrist's name Wastell & Cutter embossed against medieval townscape image.optometrist, ballarat, glasses case, taffe -
Nhill and District Historical Society Inc.Book - Wimmera Sketches, Jean Hill (1916-2006), Pencils in the Wimmera produced by Wimmera Regional Tourism Authority, 1979
... ...townscapes...The drawings depict geographical features, national parks and reserves, townscapes, notable civic buildings, and other man made structures across the Wimmera and Limestone Coast region. ...The drawings depict geographical features, national parks and reserves, townscapes, notable civic buildings, and other man made structures across the Wimmera and Limestone Coast region. ...This book was produced in 1979 and contains a unique collection of prints includes geographical features, national parks and reserves, regions, towns, buildings and other man-made structures, taken from original drawings/sketches by Jean Hill who was commissioned by the Wimmera Regional Tourist Authority to produce selected subjects from each municipality for display in the Horsham Tourist information center to highlight attractions from around the Wimmera and Limestone Coast - from Stawell through to Naracoorte for visitors to the region. Jean Hill was a trained commercial artist of Horsham and a member of the Horsham Gallery Art Group in the 1970s.Landscape orientation soft bound publication containing a curated series of reproduced pencil sketches by Jean Hill. The drawings depict geographical features, national parks and reserves, townscapes, notable civic buildings, and other man made structures across the Wimmera and Limestone Coast region. The visual content was selected to represent each municipality within the Wimmera Regional Tourist Authority’s jurisdiction, forming a cohesive promotional suite for display in the Horsham Tourist Information Centre.non-fictionThis book was produced in 1979 and contains a unique collection of prints includes geographical features, national parks and reserves, regions, towns, buildings and other man-made structures, taken from original drawings/sketches by Jean Hill who was commissioned by the Wimmera Regional Tourist Authority to produce selected subjects from each municipality for display in the Horsham Tourist information center to highlight attractions from around the Wimmera and Limestone Coast - from Stawell through to Naracoorte for visitors to the region. Jean Hill was a trained commercial artist of Horsham and a member of the Horsham Gallery Art Group in the 1970s.wimmera-tourism, artist--jean hill, regional landscapes, townscapes, 1979-regional-promotion, wimmera-region, limestone-coast, public-buildings, municipal-identity, regional-tourism, national-parks -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Aerial Photograph of Portland, n.d
... Aerial view from S.E. showing Pivot, silos, townscape with Mt.Richmond in background....Aerial view from S.E. showing Pivot, silos, townscape with Mt.Richmond in background. Photograph Photograph - Aerial Photograph of Portland Unknown ...Port of Portland Authority archives.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Buninyong & District Historical SocietyPhotograph - Colour photograph of the site of the future B.I.A.E. at Mount Helen, Photograph shows the future site as an open paddock in 1968, with a herd of sheep and a distant view of Buninyong
... Rural life landscape, future townscape....Rural life landscape, future townscape. Site of what became Federation Univercity . ...Rural life landscape, future townscape.Slightly faded colour photographNonesite of what became federation univercity ., rural landscape -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDrawing, F. Zinger, [Townscape]
... [Townscape]......townscape...Framed townscape. A woman collects water in the right foreground. ...Stamped on back of frame "International Art 81 Kerk Street PO Box 10455 (Opp Langham Hotel) Johannesburg. Painting townscape LRS "F.N. Zinger" Framed townscape. ...Stamped on back of frame "International Art 81 Kerk Street PO Box 10455 (Opp Langham Hotel) Johannesburg.Framed townscape. A woman collects water in the right foreground. If you can provide information on this artist or artwork please use the link below. LRS "F.N. Zinger"painting, townscape -
Robin Boyd FoundationJournal, J.M. Richards, Nikolaus Pevsner, Ian McCallum, H de C Hastings, The Architectural Review, Vol. 61, No. 665, May-52
... The illustrations by Gordon Cullen, an British architect and urban designer in the Townscape movement....The illustrations by Gordon Cullen, an British architect and urban designer in the Townscape movement. Gordon Cullen Nikolaus Pevsner J.M. ...This issue was devoted to Plants Indoor. The illustrations by Gordon Cullen, an British architect and urban designer in the Townscape movement."Robin Boyd" on top right cover corner in Patricia Boyd's handwritinggordon cullen, nikolaus pevsner, j.m. richards, walsh st library -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Colour, Alan Scarlett, Traralgon War Memorial, 2015, 2015
... Colour photograph of the Traralgon War Memorial with surrounding townscape. The war memorial features a life sizes sculpture of an Australian world war soldier wearing a slouch hat. ...It was re-dedicated on 11 November 1999. traralgon world war one anzac day loy yang traralgon post office anzac centenary Colour photograph of the Traralgon War Memorial with surrounding townscape. The war memorial features a life sizes sculpture of an Australian world war soldier wearing a slouch hat. ...The Traralgon War Memorial was originally erected in memory of the fallen soldiers of World War One. The Gippsland Times of 01 March 1923."On Sunday a memorial that has been erected in memory of the fallen soldiers of the district was unveiled. The ceremony was performed by Mr G. H.Wise, and addresses were delivered by Mr W West, M.LA. the president of the shire and local clergymen. The memorial, which cost £700, and contains 54 names of young men who made the supreme sacrifice is a lifesized figure of an Australian soldier and is made white Italian marble. It now commemorates Australian servicemen and women who have served in all wars and conflicts. It was re-dedicated on 11 November 1999.Colour photograph of the Traralgon War Memorial with surrounding townscape. The war memorial features a life sizes sculpture of an Australian world war soldier wearing a slouch hat. Loy Yang Power stations are evident in the background. Traralgon Post office on right foreground. traralgon, world war one, anzac day, loy yang, traralgon post office, anzac centenary -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BENDIGO: BIRDS EYE VIEW, late 1800's
... Treed area in foreground, townscape behind, ranges on skyline. In grey lead on back: view of Bendigo from Lower Pall Mall...Treed area in foreground, townscape behind, ranges on skyline. In grey lead on back: view of Bendigo from Lower Pall Mall Photograph BENDIGO: BIRDS EYE VIEW ...black and white copy: elevated view of Bendigo from Lower Pall Mall. Titled 'Birds eye view of Bendigo' on image. Treed area in foreground, townscape behind, ranges on skyline. In grey lead on back: view of Bendigo from Lower Pall Mallunknownplace, land, bendigo -
Federation University Historical CollectionArtwork, other - Artwork (framed), Sandhurst by S.T. Gill, 1857
... In the mid ground a fledgling townscape is evident whole a man rides a horse along a thoroughfare, along with a small bullock team, and a man pushing a wheelbarrow. ...In the mid ground a fledgling townscape is evident whole a man rides a horse along a thoroughfare, along with a small bullock team, and a man pushing a wheelbarrow. ...Sandhurst is the early name for the Victorian goldfield town of Bendigo. The original was published by Melbourne's Sands and Kenny Melbourne in 1857, and the plate from "Victoria Illustrated" by S.T. Gill. Balck and white steel engraving of a work by Samuel Thomas Gill showing a scene in early Bendigo. In the foreground a woman sits on a fallen tree holding a baby and talking to a small girl, while two men stand nearby discussing words on a paper. A sign on the fence declares 'Gov Sale Land'. In the mid ground a fledgling townscape is evident whole a man rides a horse along a thoroughfare, along with a small bullock team, and a man pushing a wheelbarrow. The scenefeatures a large number of flagpoles, and tents are visible along the horizon line. The image is engraved "S.T.Gill, del." in the lower left; "J. Tingle sc" in the lower right, and the title is engraved below image. bendigo, sandhurst, samuel thomas gill, s.t. gill, j. tingle, goldfield, bullock team, horse and rider -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - Mabel Tully Collection: Four tourist postcards of Melbourne X 2, Colac & St Aidan's Orphanage, Bendigo, circa 1908
... Mabel Tully Collection: Four tourist postcards of buildings, townscapes circa 1908 11123.15 A - This coloured card celebrates "a street march on Bourke Street on 8 hour day, Melbourne Victoria". ...Mabel Tully Diverse postcards A handwritten message on each of three postcards Mabel Tully Collection: Four tourist postcards of buildings, townscapes circa 1908 11123.15 A - This coloured card celebrates "a street march on Bourke Street on 8 hour day, Melbourne Victoria". ...Mabel Beatrice Josephine Tully was born to John Patrick Tully and Mary Elizabeth Dole at White Hills on 16.07.1896.. Mabel lived in the family home at 61 Charleston Rd. Bendigo and was employed as a saleswoman until she married John (Jack) Killeen in 1925. Jack was a junior postal worker. Mabel's father John Tully died on 11.08.1926. In 1927 Mabel and Jack were living at 70 Abbott Street Bendigo. Mabel did home duties and Jack was employed as a postal linesman. In 1931 Mabel and Jack were living back at 61 Charleston Rd Sandhursr East. In 1937 Jack was working as a barman, and as a fruiterer in 1943. Mabel's mother died 11.01.1941. Mabel's husband Jack Killeen died on 22.06.1975 aged 79 years. Mabel died on 7.01.1987 aged 90 years. She is buried in the White Hills Cemetery.Mabel Tully Collection: Four tourist postcards of buildings, townscapes circa 1908 11123.15 A - This coloured card celebrates "a street march on Bourke Street on 8 hour day, Melbourne Victoria". Sent by post to Mrs Tully from Mrs Hughes, has a one penny stamp postmarked SE 23 1908. 11123.15 B - mixed up card - Postcard has a message "Greetings from Melbourne" over a coloured postcard of a river scene noting Shoalhaven River, NSW. 11123.15 C - B&W card of Botanic Gardens , Colac, NSW - The Rose series, P. 1894. The handwritten message on the rear of the card s difficult to read and decipher. 11123.15 D - A sepia photograph of St Aidan's Orphanage, Bendigo, referencing the main and new wing. No message on the rear of the card.A handwritten message on each of three postcardsmabel tully, diverse postcards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - Mabel Tully Collection: Four sepia postcards - tourist postcards of Adelaide, Hamilton QLD., Manangatang and Mildura, early 1900s
... Mabel Tully Collection: Four sepia tourist postcards of townscapes circa 1915 11123.14 A - Hamilton State School, Queensland shows a two storey "Queenslander" school. ...Mabel Tully Diverse postcards A handwritten message on each of two postcards Mabel Tully Collection: Four sepia tourist postcards of townscapes circa 1915 11123.14 A - Hamilton State School, Queensland shows a two storey "Queenslander" school. ...Mabel Beatrice Josephine Tully was born to John Patrick Tully and Mary Elizabeth Dole at White Hills on 16.07.1896.. Mabel lived in the family home at 61 Charleston Rd. Bendigo and was employed as a saleswoman until she married John (Jack) Killeen in 1925. Jack was a junior postal worker. Mabel's father John Tully died on 11.08.1926. In 1927 Mabel and Jack were living at 70 Abbott Street Bendigo. Mabel did home duties and Jack was employed as a postal linesman. In 1931 Mabel and Jack were living back at 61 Charleston Rd Sandhursr East. In 1937 Jack was working as a barman, and as a fruiterer in 1943. Mabel's mother died 11.01.1941. Mabel's husband Jack Killeen died on 22.06.1975 aged 79 years. Mabel died on 7.01.1987 aged 90 years. She is buried in the White Hills Cemetery.Mabel Tully Collection: Four sepia tourist postcards of townscapes circa 1915 11123.14 A - Hamilton State School, Queensland shows a two storey "Queenslander" school. Card addressed to Miss Mabel Tully and a one penny King George V stamp impressed on the card 11123.14 B - Manangatang Hotel, a single storey building with a veranda on the corner frontages and two men under the veranda. Postcard is post marked 3 May 1915. 11123.14 C - Chaffey Memorial, Mildura (Valentine series N0. 1178) shows the memorial with a clock tower and period single storey in the background. Postcard has a holiday message to "Mum & Mabel from Marie, with eight "X kisses" the card was not sent through the mail. 11123.14 D - green toned postcard shows St. Paul's cathedral, Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide across parkland.A handwritten message on each of two postcardsmabel tully, diverse postcards -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)Landsborough St Milk Bar, Geoff Wallis, 1970s
... Their accoutrements of Peters Ice Cream cones, newspaper headlines, and colourful signage made them distinctive features of the townscape. Milk bars had been part of my life from when I first was sent to ‘the shop’ as a little boy clutching a ration card. ...Their accoutrements of Peters Ice Cream cones, newspaper headlines, and colourful signage made them distinctive features of the townscape. Milk bars had been part of my life from when I first was sent to ‘the shop’ as a little boy clutching a ration card. ...This photograph is held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. Ballarat artist and educator Geoff Wallis took a series of photographs of Ballarat Milk Bars in the 1970s. This is one of his favourites. He notes: “My ‘local’ is not the pub that stands on a corner only 100 metres from my home but the milk bar that is across the road from the pub in Peel Street North. It is an extraordinary example of the milk bar fulfilling its time-honoured role of being every suburb or town’s Aladdin’s Cave. It is well worth a visit. I photographed this milk bar in 1979 when it was a much more conventional shop and then continued on taking photographs of all the milk bars I could locate around Ballarat. The photographs were to be the starting point for an artistic project but this didn’t eventuate. Though my motivation was primarily artistic I was also interested in milk bars as familiar and essential parts of daily life. Their accoutrements of Peters Ice Cream cones, newspaper headlines, and colourful signage made them distinctive features of the townscape. Milk bars had been part of my life from when I first was sent to ‘the shop’ as a little boy clutching a ration card. My parents bought a milk bar in Camberwell when I was nine and though I only lived there for a year, it is still vivid in my mind. Lollies, comics, ice cream, milkshakes -- all the treasures essential for a happy childhood -- awaited any child who pushed through the door. Though milk bars were once scattered throughout the city, competition from many sources is making them an endangered species.”ballarat, milk bar, shop, landsborough, herald, groceries -
Melton City LibrariesDocument, Minns Family Reunion, 2004
... The AHC particularly noted its ‘townscape importance’. It was envisaged that the farmhouse would form ‘a picturesque centrepiece to Melton’s planned … historical park, along with Dunvegan bluestone cottage … and similar structures as they become available.’ ...The AHC particularly noted its ‘townscape importance’. It was envisaged that the farmhouse would form ‘a picturesque centrepiece to Melton’s planned … historical park, along with Dunvegan bluestone cottage … and similar structures as they become available.’ ..."A perpetual spring in the adjacent creek provided a steady supply of fresh water to the site on which the homestead is built. Although we can not be certain of the identity of the builder, the first stage of ‘The Willows’ homestead appears to have been constructed in the mid 1850s. The house is situated on Crown Allotment No.1 (No Section), Parish of Kororoit, an allotment of 5 acres 3 roods 4 perches. Although it had surveyed the land, the Crown did not offer it for sale until 22nd November 1861, at which time it was purchased by Charles March Williams. (Although the property is directly opposite and immediately adjacent to the Township of Melton, and was sold as ‘Suburban Allotment 33’, it was situated within the Shire of Braybrook rather than the Shire of Melton until 1917.) Considerable improvements had taken place on the land prior to the Crown sale. When CM Williams purchased the allotment in November 1861 he paid £23.5.0 for the land itself, and valued the improvements at £400. Even allowing for some exaggeration by Williams, this is an extremely high valuation for improvements, and must have included a house. Some local research has claimed that in 1858 Williams had taken over the interest of a Mr Parkinson in the property, and that Parkinson built the house upon taking possession of the land c.1855. It was definitely built by 1861, when a map shows a square building on the site marked as ‘House’. The property is important in the district for its association with the establishment of the pound. The district pound had been established in 1854, when George Scarborough of Mount Cottrell (Mt Cottrell Road, south of Greigs Road) was appointed pound-keeper. Scarborough resigned in 1857. The pound was moved to Melton following agitation from local farmers and Charles March Williams appointed pound-keeper on 26th April 1858. Williams, the son of a doctor, had been born in London. Reminiscences of local residents of the time, as recorded in the Express newspaper, note Williams’ success in breeding horses on the property. Sales of up to 60 guineas were noted. Whether this was from Williams’s own stock or from unclaimed pound stock is not made clear. Williams appeared before a government inquiry in 1860 and advocated registration of all stock brands in the State. Williams died in 1862 leaving a widow, Catherine, and five living children aged 15 years to five months. At the time of his death Williams had entered negotiations with one Matthew Devenish and had a mortgage of £100 on allotments 1 and 2, Parish of Kororoit. Catherine Williams was appointed pound-keeper on 2 September 1863, with her eldest son Charles as her assistant. Her tenure was short for on 22nd March 1864 George Minns senior paid Matthew Devenish £135 for allotments 1 and 2 Parish of Kororoit (considerably less than Williams had claimed the property was worth in 1861) and on the same day paid William Tullidge £45 for the adjoining allotments 3 and 4. In April 1867, James Ebden Minns, the newly married son of George senior became the owner of The Willows property having entered into a mortgage arrangement with his father to the extent of £200. At the time George Minns was residing in Kaarimba having left Melton in 1867 for a short trip to England and upon his return having taken up a selection in the Kaarimba district with his son Frederick who had a hotel licence there. James paid out the mortgage on 2-1-1873. James Minns was appointed pound-keeper in 1872; in 1885 the pound was moved elsewhere and Minns purchased the old pound site and added it to his farm. The Willows residence underwent a major change about this time. A two room extension, similar in style but with a lower elevation was added to the original rear of the house with a chimney matching the distinctive originals. Window arrangements did not match the original but became a feature of the façade when the new addition became the front of the building. Six buttresses were attached to the east and west walls of the old building, two to the south wall and the whole rendered with mortar to give the appearance of dressed stonework around the windows. Galvanized iron was placed over the shingles and a verandah added on three sides. By 1876 The Willows was the homestead for a thriving mixed farm of 340 acres of which 156 was rented from a H. Ruck. In October of that year the Australasian travelling reporter visited and reported on the property. In common with the nearly every other property in the district the farm had ‘recently’ (generally within the last two years) abandoned cultivation of crops, and turned over completely to cattle pasture. Butter making was the principal occupation of the farm, which had about 50 head of cattle, a large proportion of which were milking cows. The reporter also noted that a ‘large number of pigs are kept upon this farm and are found to be very profitable stock’. Their manure was used in an orchard and garden in which ‘large quantities of lucerne and prairie grass are grown for the use of stock when ordinary feed is scarce’. Two bores attached to deep brick lined wells supplied water for the house in addition to the farm. A commodious timber barn and necessary sheds had also been constructed. Access to the property was improved following the construction of the bluestone ford across the creek c.1887, when the recreation ground came into use. Prior to this date it may have been that the crossing referred to as ‘Mr Minns bridge’ was used. This appears to have been a flimsy structure and has but two references in Council reports in the Melton Express in the 1880’s. It is believed that in the late 1890’s a timber building was added near the rear of the building to house a kitchen, ablutions and laundry rooms and rooms for seasonal workers. This was attached to the house by means of a trellised walkway using the original front entry to the house (long since the back door). A photograph of this building appears in a local history of Melton. This was demolished in recent decades during the period when the house was tenanted (after the Minns family had left). James Minns son, George, took over the property following his marriage to Alice Walsh in 1903. James and Caroline moved into a house on the former JH Games property at the eastern end of Henry Street. George held the position of Shire Secretary for Melton for 40 years. He was a most prominent member of the community being Secretary to, among others, the Melton Coursing Club, the Shooting Club and the Cemetery Trust. He also rode with the hunting parties who sported across the Plains and were entertained at Mount Kororoit. George and Alice had one son, Norman who followed his father into local government and became Secretary of the Shire of Werribee completing a record term in this position. George retired to Werribee in 1951, where he died in 1965. The National Trust records note that James Ebden Minns and his sons were ‘leading men of the district, Justices of the Peace, and Shire Councillors’. It claims that Sir Thomas Bent was a frequent visitor. The Willows passed into the hands of George’s grandson, Bruce Minns and the property was let for a number of years. In the 1960s it became vacant and was subject to vandalism. Major structural problems arose with the part demolition of the roof, the loss of windows and doors and holes dug into and under the floorboards. The outbuildings were particularly targeted. Following widespread public support, the Shire of Melton purchased the house, with 3.75 acres of land, in 1972. In 1975 the Shire of Melton and the Melton and District Historical Society were successful in nominating the building for National Trust classification, and then the Australian Heritage Commission’s Register of the National Estate. The AHC particularly noted its ‘townscape importance’. It was envisaged that the farmhouse would form ‘a picturesque centrepiece to Melton’s planned … historical park, along with Dunvegan bluestone cottage … and similar structures as they become available.’ In a time of great Melton’s ‘satellite city’ development the Council spelt out its broader vision in its submission to the AHC: ‘Melton is destined to become, by the end of the present century, a city of between 75,000 and 100,000 people. Significant relics of the past, such as ‘The Willows’, regrettably will be rare in that situation. It is essential that sufficient tangible links with Melton’s pioneering days remain to promote in the new community a sense of history and continuity’. Under the direction of ‘The Willows’ Restoration Committee and consultant architect John Hitch, all outbuildings, with the exception of the garage and toilet, were demolished and the dwelling house restored. Finances were provided by the Shire of Melton and the National Estate Grants Program, and considerable amount of voluntary labour was provided by the local community. The orchard was removed, and remaining wooden buildings were relocated to provide an open vista for visitors to the Park. The property was furnished with donations from district families keen to preserve this example of pioneer life in the area. The Willows became the headquarters of the Melton and District Historical Society". Invitation to the family reunion at the Willowslocal identities, pioneer families -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph, William Holstead (thought to be), Ballarat from the Ballarat Town Hall Tower, c1940, 1935 - 1945
... Their ancestor William Holstead was hall keeper at the Ballarat Town Hall, so it is though he took these photographs. ballarat ballarat townscape sturt street black hill tram warrenheip. bridge street holstead Three scanned images of black and white photographs showing Ballarat as viewed from the Ballarat Town Hall. .1- Ballarat towards the Ballarat Post Office and Black Hill 2. ...The original of this photo is in the Kicinski Family Private Collection. Their ancestor William Holstead was hall keeper at the Ballarat Town Hall, so it is though he took these photographs. Three scanned images of black and white photographs showing Ballarat as viewed from the Ballarat Town Hall. .1- Ballarat towards the Ballarat Post Office and Black Hill 2. Along Sturt Street Ballarat 3. Along Sturt Street and Bridge Street Ballarat looking towards Mt Warrenheip.ballarat, ballarat townscape, sturt street, black hill, tram, warrenheip. bridge street, holstead -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Progress in the Shire of Ballarat, 1963
... ballarat shire of ballarat ballarat shire council brown george powell learmonth shire hall cobb & co learmonth ballarat townscape australian timken wendouree west housing estate wendouree west ballarat airport joe white maltings alfredton a.v. wehl industries begonia house walton valenite-modco sec substation ballarat agricultural and pastoral society gong gong wendouree sewerage teatment works alfredton recreation and sports centre wendouree west library wendouree recreation reserve wendouree youth club norton villiers planning scheme lucas textiles immunizaton kelaston linda brown pre-school wendouree pre-school parklands clinic alfredton infant welfare centre darriwell park vitclay pipes t.m. burke estate webbcona estate franklin caravans lake burrumbeet forrest street primary school ballarat high school wendouree west state school coronet industries wendouree primary school learmonth presbyterian church st matthew's wendouree st mary's redemptorist fathers monastery robert ritchie robert ritchie foodstores stan farquhar berklee products ballarat golf course s. j. weir dowling forest racecourse norm doodt hines plaster ballarat aerial view victorian inland meat authority s.k. mcivor j. & g. dart wendouree west aerial view egg and egg pulp marketing board councillors kinnersly giot powell sansom cornell edmonston crick ford mitchell cobb & co j. g. dart rex hollioake mcdonald baird cobb & co j. & g. dart Pink covered book showing the Council Offices of the Shire of Ballarat Progress in the Shire of Ballarat Book Book James Mitchell Waller & Chester ...Pink covered book showing the Council Offices of the Shire of Ballaratballarat, shire of ballarat, ballarat shire council, brown, george powell, learmonth shire hall, cobb & co, learmonth, ballarat townscape, australian timken, wendouree west housing estate, wendouree west, ballarat airport, joe white maltings, alfredton, a.v. wehl industries, begonia house, walton, valenite-modco, sec substation, ballarat agricultural and pastoral society, gong gong, wendouree sewerage teatment works, alfredton recreation and sports centre, wendouree west library, wendouree recreation reserve, wendouree youth club, norton villiers, planning scheme, lucas textiles, immunizaton, kelaston, linda brown pre-school, wendouree pre-school, parklands clinic, alfredton infant welfare centre, darriwell park, vitclay pipes, t.m. burke estate, webbcona estate, franklin caravans, lake burrumbeet, forrest street primary school, ballarat high school, wendouree west state school, coronet industries, wendouree primary school, learmonth presbyterian church, st matthew's wendouree, st mary's redemptorist fathers monastery, robert ritchie, robert ritchie foodstores, stan farquhar, berklee products, ballarat golf course, s. j. weir, dowling forest racecourse, norm doodt, hines plaster, ballarat aerial view, victorian inland meat authority, s.k. mcivor, j. & g. dart, wendouree west aerial view, egg and egg pulp marketing board, councillors, kinnersly, giot, powell, sansom, cornell, edmonston, crick, ford, mitchell, cobb & co, j. g. dart, rex hollioake, mcdonald, baird, cobb & co, j. & g. dart -
Federation University Historical CollectionBooklet, John Fraser, City of Ballarat 1856-1956, 1956
... The Ballarat Municipality was established in 1856. ballarat council ballarat east ballaarat munipality ballarat townscape Sturt Street ballarat survey yarrowee paroompi parmoompi diggings Cream covered booklet covering a special meeting held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the City of Ballarat Council. ...The Ballarat Municipality was established in 1856.Cream covered booklet covering a special meeting held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the City of Ballarat Council. It includes a notice paper for a special meeting of Council, minutes of the Municipal Council of Ballaarat, first meeting, and images of the first survey of the Ballarat Township (1852), Ballarat in 1854, Central Ballarat in 1956, N. T. Callow and James Oddie. ballarat, council, ballarat east, ballaarat, munipality, ballarat townscape, sturt street, ballarat survey, yarrowee, paroompi, parmoompi, diggings -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - Black and White Photograph, Sturt Street Ballarat - Looking East, 1872
... ballarat ballarat townscape ballarat streetscape ballarat town hall architecture tower carriage horse lamp bluestone william bardwell fotobiennale mount warrenheip Framed black and white photograph of Sturt Street Ballarat showing the Ballarat Town Hall on the right hand side. ...Framed black and white photograph of Sturt Street Ballarat showing the Ballarat Town Hall on the right hand side. ballarat, ballarat townscape, ballarat streetscape, ballarat town hall, architecture, tower, carriage, horse, lamp, bluestone, william bardwell, fotobiennale, mount warrenheip -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph, Ballarat Post Office and surrounds from the Ballarat Town Hall Tower, 2006, 2006
... These photographs replicated the scenes of Ballarat around 135 years later. university of ballarat ballarat townscape arts academy camp street ballarat post office sturt street lydiard street ballarat streetscape A series of digital images taken from the Ballarat Town Hall tower by Lisa Gervasoni. ...Around 1878 a series of photographs were taken from the newly completed Ballarat Town Hall tower. These photographs replicated the scenes of Ballarat around 135 years later.A series of digital images taken from the Ballarat Town Hall tower by Lisa Gervasoni. Buildings include the Ballarat Post Office, showing the newer buildings of the University of Ballarat's Arts Academy behind it. Streets shown at Sturt Street, Camp Street and Lydiard Street. One black and white image is also printed onto paper. university of ballarat, ballarat townscape, arts academy, camp street, ballarat post office, sturt street, lydiard street, ballarat streetscape -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Black and White, Ballarat Post Office from the Ballarat Town Hall Tower, 1872, 1872
... _Bardwell ballarat post office sturt street camp street ballarat townscape william bardwell fotobiennale arts academy art academy lydiard street ballarat William H. ...This photograph was taken from the newly completed tower of the Ballarat Town Hall. Further details on the photographer, William H. Bardwell, can be found at http://bih.ballarat.edu.au/index.php/William_H._Bardwell Framed Black and White photograph showing Ballarat from the Ballarat Town Hall. The photo shows the intersection of Sturt Street and Lydiard Street, and is taken in the direction of the Ballarat Post Office. It shows the Ballarat Railway line in the background, and the Burke and Wills Memorial Fountain in the foreground on the right.. The Ballarat Post Office is located in the centre of this photograph. There is no tower on the Post Office. The tower and other extensions were built in 1879.ballarat post office, sturt street, camp street, ballarat townscape, william bardwell, fotobiennale, arts academy, art academy, lydiard street, ballarat, william h. bardwell -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - Black and White, N. L. Harvey, Aerial Views of Mount Helen Campus, 1973, 1973
... The Stage 2 buildings at the Federation University Mount Helen Campus were underway in 1973. federation university federation university australia feduni university of ballarat Ballarat townscape mount helen construction stage 2 Three aerial photographs of the Mount Helen Stage 2 building activities * Westward view of Stage 2 buildings under construction, Aug 1973 * View to the South West showing Stage 2 buildings under construction, Aug 1973 * View to the North West showing Stage 2 buildings under construction, Aug 1973 Aerial Views of Mount Helen Campus, 1973 Photograph - Black and White N. ...The Stage 2 buildings at the Federation University Mount Helen Campus were underway in 1973.Three aerial photographs of the Mount Helen Stage 2 building activities * Westward view of Stage 2 buildings under construction, Aug 1973 * View to the South West showing Stage 2 buildings under construction, Aug 1973 * View to the North West showing Stage 2 buildings under construction, Aug 1973federation university, federation university australia, feduni, university of ballarat, ballarat townscape, mount helen, construction, stage 2 -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph, Ballarat from the Town Hall Tower, 1872, 1872
... This photograph was taken from the newly completed tower of the Ballarat Town Hall. ballarat kulg smith o'farrell ballarat townscape st patrick's cathedral william bardwell fotobiennale Framed photograph showing Ballarat looking north west. ...This photograph was taken from the newly completed tower of the Ballarat Town Hall. Framed photograph showing Ballarat looking north west. St Patrick's Cathedral bell tower in Dawson Street South is evident at the top right. The street in the central part of the photograph is Errard Street South. Businesses shown in the photograph include: Klug Brothers, O'Farrell and Sons Horse Bazaar, Smith Brothers Timber Yard, J. McKay, Dobson's Timber Yard, Criterion Hotel, Saddler's Arms Hotel, Stork Hotel ballarat, kulg, smith, o'farrell, ballarat townscape, st patrick's cathedral, william bardwell, fotobiennale -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - sepia, Ballarat looking west from the Town Hall, 1872, 1972
... _Bardwell ballarat town hall ballarat bardwell sturt street horse drawn carriage gibbings's livery stables gibbings proctor proctor coach builder ballarat hospital carriages ballarat west fire brigade ballarat streetscape ballarat townscape william bardwell fotobiennale Framed sepia photograph showing Sturt Street Ballarat as taken from the Ballarat Town Hall. ...This photograph was taken from the newly completed tower of the Ballarat Town Hall. Further details on the photographer, William H. Bardwell, can be found at http://bih.ballarat.edu.au/index.php/William_H._BardwellFramed sepia photograph showing Sturt Street Ballarat as taken from the Ballarat Town Hall. The bluestone St Patrick's Cathedral can be seen in the background to the left, with St Andrew's Kirk opposite it. The two towers in the centre background are the Ballarat West Fire Brigade and the Ballarat Hospital tower (Drummond Street).ballarat town hall, ballarat, bardwell, sturt street, horse drawn carriage, gibbings's livery stables, gibbings, proctor, proctor coach builder, ballarat hospital, carriages, ballarat west fire brigade, ballarat streetscape, ballarat townscape, william bardwell, fotobiennale
