Built between 1882 and 1884 for the banker William Greenlaw and with interior decoration by the Paterson Brothers, a number of elements of the the interior design scheme reference Greenlaw’s Scottish origins. Following his death in 1895, from 1897 the house was leased and owned by a succession of owners including the Fripp family, the Royal Women’s Hospital and the Mount Royal Hospital before being sold to the Society of Jesus for Xavier College. In 2004 the title was transferred to Villa Alba Museum Inc., and the western section of the garden leased to Xavier College for 99 years.68 page catalogue, published in 1897 by Gemmell Tuckett & Co., advertising the contents of Villa Alba, Walmer Street Kew for sale on 22 and 23 March 1897. [The catalogue is in Adobe PDF format and 16.6 MB in size]. villa alba -- 44 walmer street -- kew (vic.), auction catalogues -- kew -- melbourne -- 1890s

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A report by four students of Tourism at the University of Ballarat relating to Victoria's Goldfields Region.victorian tourisim industry, tourism, goldfields, victorian goldfields

A black and white photocopied letter dated 19/04/1963 with valuations of 49 Orrong Road and two Brighton properties. Sent by John Pullman from Gemmel Tuckett and Co. to W.V.Scott.gemmel tuckett and co., scott w.v., land values, orrong road, elsternwick, pullman john, overland investments, hamilton h.c.a.

Two items about the acution of Urandaline Estate 1) 2 reduced copies of auction notices for Urandaline Estate, February 05, 1927 2) 3 photocopied auction brochures, one including a plan of subdivided blocks for sale of Urandaline Estate, and another including terms of sale for properties by Arthur Tuckett and sons and H.L.W. Cade Estate Agent.urandaline estate, glen eira road, land subdivision, caulfield, hawthorn road, caulfield railway station, urandaline, arthur tuckett and son, johnson johnson and davies, urandaline grove, solicitors, estate agents, cade h.l.w., auctioneers mackay g.j., bambra road, kambrook road, mansions

A photocopy of a four page article in Table Talk, dated 01/01/1925, describing Joyous Gard, the Murrumbeena home of Dr J W Springthorpe. The article includes nine photographs of the house exterior and garden, the house interior and Dr and Mrs Springthorpe. It mentions that Mrs Arthur Tuckett laid out the garden, helped out by Mr Guilfoyle in the planning of it. The file also includes a photocopy of the obituary of Dr Springthorpe, published in The Argus newspaper on 24/04/1933. The obituary includes a photograph of Dr Springthorpe. Also included in the file is a list of references relevant to Dr John Springthorpe compiled by Maureen Jones on 09/11/2011. The file also includes a photocopy of a two page article by Maureen Jones, published in The Ancestor magazine in 06/2003, about Dr Springthorpe and his second wife Daisie. The article includes a photograph of the Springthorpe Memorial. The file also includes a printout of an email, dated 14/11/2001, from Maureen Jones to the Glen Eira Historical Society, providing the details of the Exhibition Inner Worlds – Portraits and Psychology, at the University of Melbourne from 18/04/2012 to 22/07/2012, which includes Dr Springthorpe.joyous gard, springthorpe john william, springthorpe annie constance, inglis annie constance, springthorpe dorothy, springthorpe enid, springthorpe lancelot john, springthorpe daisie, johnstone daisie evelyn, murrumbeena, gilbert web, tuckett arthur mrs, guilfoyle mr, springthorpe memorial, omama road, neerim road, caulfield city council, tyers s, johnstone jessie louise, boyd merric, springthorpe guy, gardens, garden plants, furnishings, brick houses, edwardian style, doctors, dentists, architectural styles, architectural features, house names

Apprenticeship Commission Victoria documents are Issued with the compliments of The Council and Staff of The Ballarat School of Mines and Industries. 10 page booklet from the Apprenticeship Commission Victoria for regulation of Printing Trades Regulations ballarat school of mines, trades, apprenticeship, apprentice, printing, printing trades regulations, mr old, mr rodds, mr tuckett, mr lienhop, rates of pay, c.w. kinsman, edwin joseph mackrell, fees

Brochure for the auction on Saturday 13 December 1924 of 40 home sites comprising Maling's Tramway Estate, Balwyn. Includes photographs of Whitehorse and Balwyn Roads corner, and two houses on the border of the estate.balwyn, malings tramway estate, land sales, land subdivision, whitehorse road, arthur tuckett & son, geo. m hume

Brochure for the auction on 13 December 1924 of 40 building blocks comprising the Maling's Tramway Estate, Balwyn. Includes a small locality plan giving comparative prices per foot of land for some other suburbs.balwyn, malings tramway estate, land sales, land subdivision, shepreth street, the willows, meldreth street, whitehorse road, banool road, maling family, arthur tuckett & son, geo. m. hume