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Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008, 10/05/2008
... Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008...workers cottage... heritage weekend ercildoun ercildoune workers cottage Colour image ...The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a brick workers building on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage -
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Photograph - Image - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008, 10/05/2008
... Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008...workers cottage... weekend ercildoun ercildoune workers cottage squatter settlement ...The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a timber on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage, squatter, settlement -
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Photograph - Image - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008, 10/05/2008
... Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008...workers cottage... heritage weekend ercildoun ercildoune workers cottage squatter ...The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a brick workers building on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage, squatter, settlement -
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Image - Colour, Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008, 10/05/2008
... Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008...workers cottage... heritage weekend ercildoun ercildoune workers cottage Colour image ...The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a brick workers building on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage -
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Image - Colour, Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008, 10/05/2008
... Ercildoun Workers Cottage, 2008...workers cottage... weekend ercildoun ercildoune workers cottage Colour image ...The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a blustone workers building on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, 1986
... A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...1 Falls Rd M'sville./ Timber workers cottage/ To become... of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage ...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville. This cottage, along with most of the buildings in the township, was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville.1 Falls Rd M'sville./ Timber workers cottage/ To become Arbor Green Cottage./ Spring 1986.marysville, victoria, australia, photograph, accommodation, arbor green cottage, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, 1986
... A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...1 Falls Rd M'sville./ Spring 1986./ Timber workers cottage... of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage ...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville. This cottage, along with most of the buildings in the township, was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville.1 Falls Rd M'sville./ Spring 1986./ Timber workers cottage/ To bcome Arbor Green Cottagemarysville, victoria, australia, photograph, accommodation, arbor green cottage, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, 1986
... A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage... of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage ...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville. This cottage, along with most of the buildings in the township, was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville.1 Falls Rd M'sville Spring 1986./ Rear cottage./ To become/ Arbor Green Cottage.marysville, victoria, australia, photograph, accommodation, arbor green cottage, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Open Fire Place in Worker's Cottage, 1972
... of recycled brick in a worker's cottage. This photograph has...Open fire place in workers cottage built of bricks from... fire place in workers cottage built of bricks from house built ...Photograph taken in 1972 showing an open fire place built of recycled brick in a worker's cottage. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Open fire place in workers cottage built of bricks from house built for John William Richardson 1897. Chimney built for Rowses by J. Lundy-Clarke May 1938. Picture taken 18-11-72 Richardsons house was pulled down by Rowse Bros. 1937-8. fireplace, richardson, rowse, john lundy-clarke -
National Wool Museum
Drawing
... to the Worker's Cottage in Gallery 2 at the National Wool Museum. By David..., of the entrance to the Worker's Cottage in Gallery 2 at the National Wool ...Part of a set of drawings by David Williams of the National Wool MuseumPen and ink drawing, with wash, on paper, of the entrance to the Worker's Cottage in Gallery 2 at the National Wool Museum. By David Williams.David Williams SCHUTZMACHER SHOELLESHAMMERnational wool museum -
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Image - Colour, Ercildoun Out Buildings, 2008, 10/05/2008
... workers cottage... ercildoun ercildoune workers cottage Colour image of a weatherboard ...The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a weatherboard out buildings on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Hubbard Timothy and Juholo Petri, Workers Cottages New Works Lakes Entrance, 1989
... of the Historic Buildings Council, for the Workers Cottages at the New..., for the Workers Cottages at the New Works area at Lakes Entrance Victoria ...Submission presented to the classification committee of the Historic Buildings Council, for the Workers Cottages at the New Works area at Lakes Entrance Victoria. Includes history statement of significance and illustrated with sketches and photographs.heritage, photography -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Mr. C.J. Brooks, Havilah Cottage, Simpson St. Buninyong, April 1994
... C19th worker's cottage, well documented and unusual design.... worker's cottage, well documented and unusual design. Buninyong ...C19th worker's cottage, well documented and unusual design.B/W Havilah Cottage, Simpson St. Buninyong.buninyong, cottage, havilah, simpson st -
Hepburn Shire Council Art and Heritage Collection
Public Art Work, Jason Waterhouse, 'Cottage' - Jason Waterhouse. 2015, 2014 - 15
... the worker's cottage of the Goldrush period in Daylesford. 203cm... the worker's cottage of the Goldrush period in Daylesford. 203cm ...The iconic bush surrounds of Lake Daylesford are now home to a new permanent artwork titled Cottage, by artist Jason Waterhouse. The artwork has been months in the making, thousands of S-shaped pieces have been hand crafted from three kilometres of wrought iron, then joined together to form a scaled-down miners cottage. ‘Cottage’ is a highly decorative wrought iron sculpture inspired by the gates at the Convent in Daylesford, “ said Waterhouse. “This work references the rich opulence of the Victorian gold rush and pre-war spa resort era in its patterning. In its form ‘cottage’ pays homage to the miners, workers and farmers on whose backs the riches of Daylesford were built.” Cottage is the first in a series of significant public artworks to be commissioned by Hepburn Shire Council. Cottage will enhance one of Victoria’s premier tourist destinations, Lake Daylesford. Large scale wrought iron public sculpture referencing the worker's cottage of the Goldrush period in Daylesford. 203cm (height) x 382cm (width) x 353cm (depth) verandah 159.5cm (height) wrought iron 32mm x 2.5mmpublic art, sculpture, jason waterhouse, stockroom, daylesford, hepburn shire, daylesford lake, cottage, site-specific art, art, wrought iron, hepburn, hepburn shire public art collection -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1910 c
... mouth of Maringa creek lower right with neat mill workers... workers cottages on flat Lakes Entrance Victoria Postcard ...Black and white postcard showing view of Reeves channel looking west toward Metung west end of Rigby and Fraser Islands mouth of Maringa creek lower right with neat mill workers cottages on flat Lakes Entrance Victoriatownship -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Fish M, 1900 c
... and showing mill workers cottages wharf barge at Maringa creek... looking west toward Maringa Creek and showing mill workers ...Coloured photograph of original oil painting by Walter Seahusan scene from Kalimna jetty looking west toward Maringa Creek and showing mill workers cottages wharf barge at Maringa creek and fishermans cottages on right Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, jetties -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Volunteers set to work on heritage grounds, 2006
... ) Voluntary workers Schwerkolt Cottage Hull Rob Ellis Sharon Fry ...Volunteers to be enlisted to restore historic Crown Land abutting Schwerkolt Cottage, known as 'The Horse Paddock' (photo)Volunteers to be enlisted to restore historic Crown Land abutting Schwerkolt Cottage, known as 'The Horse Paddock' (photo) Judith Fry, Barbara Gardiner, Rob Hulls (Vic Planning & environment Minister), Sharon Ellis (Whitehorse Mayor)Volunteers to be enlisted to restore historic Crown Land abutting Schwerkolt Cottage, known as 'The Horse Paddock' (photo)voluntary workers, schwerkolt cottage, hull, rob, ellis, sharon, fry, judith, gardiner, barbara -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1997c
... site of Kalimna Jetty towards Nungurner, showing mill workers... Jetty towards Nungurner, showing mill workers cottages, jetty ...Walter Seehusan, first art teacher at Bairnsdale School of Mines. Painting in possession of St Nicholas Anglican Church, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, bequeathed by Miss E L Phillips. Original painting 1890c.Colour photograph of a painting by W Seehusan of view from site of Kalimna Jetty towards Nungurner, showing mill workers cottages, jetty and steamers at Maringa Creek sawmill. Fisherman's cottage in right foreground, settlement at Maringa Creek, Gippsland Lakes, by mill workers and fishermen. Painting shows denuded cliffs and timber slide. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, boats and boating -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MINER'S COTTAGE AND FAMILY, approx. 1890's
... sepia photograph, cream board. Worker's cottage, picket... BUILDINGS Residential miner's cottage Wharton and Rickards ...sepia photograph, cream board. Worker's cottage, picket fence, 2 chimneys, man with shovel. Woman holding child dressed in white pinafore. Verandah with unusual fretwork. Wooden decoration at posts. 2 windows, one each side of central door. 2 brick chimneys. Cottage in LH background. On back in writing 'Mr and Mrs Wearne' in grey lead pencil.Wharton and Rickards, Photographers, Golden Gullybuildings, residential, miner's cottage -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter and Envelope, 1937
... , building the workers cottages, their rooves and the cash boxes... damage, building the workers cottages, their rooves and the cash ...Five page handwritten letter on light brown or fawn lined paper within a brown envelope within Reg. Item 2488, page 105. The envelope has been glued to the back cover of the book and is address to "Mr. James Inspector / Electric Supply". Seven overseas stamps have been stuck to the envelope. The letter dated 11/10/1937 from an unknown person who lived at 305 Eyre St Ballarat, not signed, outlines the building the horse tram depot in Wendouree Parade. The person put in a quote as the plumber. Notes various aspects of working on the site, materials, difficulties, Thompson and Moore of the Adelaide as the contractors, number of people on the job, problems with the construction, wind damage, building the workers cottages, their rooves and the cash boxes for the conductors. Image 2520i2 shows the position on the page or back cover of items 2520 and 2521.Inktrams, tramways, horse trams, depot construction, depot, thompson and moore -
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Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, St Just, Cronwall, World Heritage Site
... of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art... to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares ...A stone’s throw from Land’s End, this is the most westerly Area of the Site. St Just is characterised by big skies, jagged rocks, stark moorland, and iconic clifftop engine houses perched above the Atlantic in some incredible locations. No wonder this dramatic setting has inspired generations of artists, writers and photographers. World-famous for their mineralogy, the mining sites here are extremely well preserved – as is the sense of community amongst the people whose lives they once dominated. This Area’s unique geography and mineralogy meant that undersea mining was more concentrated here than anywhere else in the world in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest surviving Cornish beam engine (constructed in 1840) remains in its original engine house at Levant, restored and still working under steam. Geevor, one of the last mines to close in Cornwall (1990), was saved from demolition and is now the largest metalliferous mine site open to the public in the UK. The historic mining town of St Just is home to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art galleries and, just off Bank Square, a medieval grassed amphitheatre – the Plen an Gwary or ‘playing place’.st just, world heritage, ellis, penrose, cornwall, mining, mines -
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Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, St Just, Cornwall, World Heritage Site
... of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art... to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares ...A stone’s throw from Land’s End, this is the most westerly Area of the Site. St Just is characterised by big skies, jagged rocks, stark moorland, and iconic clifftop engine houses perched above the Atlantic in some incredible locations. No wonder this dramatic setting has inspired generations of artists, writers and photographers. World-famous for their mineralogy, the mining sites here are extremely well preserved – as is the sense of community amongst the people whose lives they once dominated. This Area’s unique geography and mineralogy meant that undersea mining was more concentrated here than anywhere else in the world in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest surviving Cornish beam engine (constructed in 1840) remains in its original engine house at Levant, restored and still working under steam. Geevor, one of the last mines to close in Cornwall (1990), was saved from demolition and is now the largest metalliferous mine site open to the public in the UK. The historic mining town of St Just is home to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art galleries and, just off Bank Square, a medieval grassed amphitheatre – the Plen an Gwary or ‘playing place’.st just, world heritage,, ellis,, penrose, cornwall, mining, mines -
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Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, St Just, Cornwall, World Heritage Site
... of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art... to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares ...A stone’s throw from Land’s End, this is the most westerly Area of the Site. St Just is characterised by big skies, jagged rocks, stark moorland, and iconic clifftop engine houses perched above the Atlantic in some incredible locations. No wonder this dramatic setting has inspired generations of artists, writers and photographers. World-famous for their mineralogy, the mining sites here are extremely well preserved – as is the sense of community amongst the people whose lives they once dominated. This Area’s unique geography and mineralogy meant that undersea mining was more concentrated here than anywhere else in the world in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest surviving Cornish beam engine (constructed in 1840) remains in its original engine house at Levant, restored and still working under steam. Geevor, one of the last mines to close in Cornwall (1990), was saved from demolition and is now the largest metalliferous mine site open to the public in the UK. The historic mining town of St Just is home to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art galleries and, just off Bank Square, a medieval grassed amphitheatre – the Plen an Gwary or ‘playing place’.st just, world heritage, ellis, penrose, cornwall, mining, mines -
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Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, St Just, Cronwall, World Heritage Site
... of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art... to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares ...A stone’s throw from Land’s End, this is the most westerly Area of the Site. St Just is characterised by big skies, jagged rocks, stark moorland, and iconic clifftop engine houses perched above the Atlantic in some incredible locations. No wonder this dramatic setting has inspired generations of artists, writers and photographers. World-famous for their mineralogy, the mining sites here are extremely well preserved – as is the sense of community amongst the people whose lives they once dominated. This Area’s unique geography and mineralogy meant that undersea mining was more concentrated here than anywhere else in the world in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest surviving Cornish beam engine (constructed in 1840) remains in its original engine house at Levant, restored and still working under steam. Geevor, one of the last mines to close in Cornwall (1990), was saved from demolition and is now the largest metalliferous mine site open to the public in the UK. The historic mining town of St Just is home to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art galleries and, just off Bank Square, a medieval grassed amphitheatre – the Plen an Gwary or ‘playing place’.st just, world heritage, ellis, penrose, cornwall, mining, mines -
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Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, St Just, Cornwall, World Heritage Site
... of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art... to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares ...A stone’s throw from Land’s End, this is the most westerly Area of the Site. St Just is characterised by big skies, jagged rocks, stark moorland, and iconic clifftop engine houses perched above the Atlantic in some incredible locations. No wonder this dramatic setting has inspired generations of artists, writers and photographers. World-famous for their mineralogy, the mining sites here are extremely well preserved – as is the sense of community amongst the people whose lives they once dominated. This Area’s unique geography and mineralogy meant that undersea mining was more concentrated here than anywhere else in the world in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest surviving Cornish beam engine (constructed in 1840) remains in its original engine house at Levant, restored and still working under steam. Geevor, one of the last mines to close in Cornwall (1990), was saved from demolition and is now the largest metalliferous mine site open to the public in the UK. The historic mining town of St Just is home to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art galleries and, just off Bank Square, a medieval grassed amphitheatre – the Plen an Gwary or ‘playing place’.st just, world heritage, ellis, penrose, cornwall, mining, mines -
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Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, St Just, Cornwall, World Heritage Site
... of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art... to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares ...A stone’s throw from Land’s End, this is the most westerly Area of the Site. St Just is characterised by big skies, jagged rocks, stark moorland, and iconic clifftop engine houses perched above the Atlantic in some incredible locations. No wonder this dramatic setting has inspired generations of artists, writers and photographers. World-famous for their mineralogy, the mining sites here are extremely well preserved – as is the sense of community amongst the people whose lives they once dominated. This Area’s unique geography and mineralogy meant that undersea mining was more concentrated here than anywhere else in the world in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest surviving Cornish beam engine (constructed in 1840) remains in its original engine house at Levant, restored and still working under steam. Geevor, one of the last mines to close in Cornwall (1990), was saved from demolition and is now the largest metalliferous mine site open to the public in the UK. The historic mining town of St Just is home to characteristic rows of granite mine workers’ cottages, public squares, shops, cafés, art galleries and, just off Bank Square, a medieval grassed amphitheatre – the Plen an Gwary or ‘playing place’.st just, world heritage, ellis, penrose, cornwall, mining, mines -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Stonleigh, Wodonga
... of the worker's cottage of the day. The original roof would have been... of the worker's cottage of the day. The original roof would have been ...Stonleigh is one of Wodonga’s earliest buildings and stands on land granted to Daniel Rhodes in 1854, in one of the first land sales conducted in Wodonga. The building commenced soon after with the stone walls being 18 inches (46cm) thick. It was a four-room granite rubble stone building with central door and a window on either side, with a separate kitchen, as was typical of the worker's cottage of the day. The original roof would have been shingles but it was replaced with corrugated iron. It passed through several owners including Paul Huon in 1858. Peter Tenner, a farmer and vigneron took over in 1866 when it was described as “built of stone and having a cellar and a detached kitchen plus outside toilet, and a shed or two.” In the late 1880’s it was owned by William Smith who had come to Wodonga as a missionary for the Presbyterian Church and who, together with John Whan, storekeeper, was instrumental in building the Presbyterian Church nearby. Between 1890 and 1910 further buildings were added, consisting of double brick walls, two bedrooms, kitchen, laundry with brick and copper, bathroom and side verandah. William Smith established Wodonga Cordage Works in the Stonleigh buildings. The front room of the house was the display room for the business which manufactured and sold fishing lines, various types of cordage and water bags, the latter being of hand-sewn canvas. After 1954 Stonleigh became a bottle depot and bottle museum under ownership of Ramon Porta. At one stage he had over 50,000 bottles on display. In 1991 it was purchased by Mark Fraser, a cabinet maker, who made extensive renovations at the rear of the premises and internally, but left the façade untouched. Over recent times, Stonleigh was the home of several business including a florist, a patchwork maker and a café. Stonleigh was sold in 2021 and is now a private residence.These images capture one of Wodonga's oldest buildings.A series of photos, both colour and black and white, showing the building "Stonleigh' at different periodsstonleigh wodonga, old buildings wodonga, wodonga businesses, wodonga pioneers -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 4 Male tennis players, 1900
People are unknown as is the area. Stubbs. F. J Stubbs operated as a photographer in Victoria between 1858 and 1908. G. U. Petterd as picture framer operated from Timor Street. He also acted as a house, land and commission agent and dealt in books, fine arts and toys. This photograph is a tangible link to a business which operated as a family business for many years in Timor Street Warrnambool.Black and white photograph depicting 4 men standing at the net on a tennis court. All are in long sleeve shirts and long white trousers and shoes. High timber framed fence behind them, behind which is a picket fence and 3 cottages. Glued and double mounted in cream and grey.Stubbs imprinted in lower right side of photo and lower left of cream mount. G. U. Petterd picture framer and plush worker Warrnambool, stamped on rear. Handwritten in pen on rear11/4/00warrnambool, stubbs, petterd, photographer, picture framer, 1900 tennis players -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 4 Mixed Tennis players, 1900
People are unknown as is the area. Stubbs. F. J Stubbs operated as a photographer in Victoria between 1858 and 1908. G. U. Petterd as picture framer operated from Timor Street. He also acted as a house, land and commission agent and dealt in books, fine arts and toys. This photograph is a tangible link to a business which operated as a family business for many years in Timor Street Warrnambool.Black and white photograph depicting two male and two female tennis players.High timber framed fence in background with picket fence and two cottages behind the fence. The men are dressed in white and the ladies are in white tops and dark skirts with straw boater hats. Stubbs imprinted on lower Left corner of photograph. “G U Petterd Picture framer and plush worker Warrnambool” in purple stamp on rear. Taken 11/4/00 in black ink on back upper right.warrnambool, g u petterd, stubbs, tennis players, 1900, mixed tennis players. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, Love sweetens truth, 1880s
This book was a prize awarded to Miss Middleton, a pupil at Ormiston House College, East Melbourne in 1887. The Principals of the school were the Misses Singleton and their father, Dr John Singleton was a practising doctor in Warrnambool from 1860 to 1865. He had an important influence on Warrnambool, establishing several Total Abstinence Societies and campaigning for improved health conditions for pastoral workers in the district and the aborigines at Framlingham. In Melbourne Dr Singleton and his wife worked tirelessly for the underprivileged. He established many institutions for the less fortunate, including the Prisoners’ Aid Society, the Children’s Hospital, lending libraries, cottages for widows, shelters for homeless men and women, a society for the protection of animals and the Collingwood Free Medical Dispensary. He died in 1891 at Ormiston House, his daughters’ school and home. It is not known which of the Singleton daughters ran the school and no information has been found on Miss Middleton. This book is of considerable interest as it has a close connection to Dr John Singleton, important not only in the social history of Melbourne but also in the history of Warrnambool. This is a hard cover book of 160 pages with 16 pages at the back of the book of advertisements for other books published by the Religious Tract Society. The cover is brown with a sketch of a young man and lettering in gold and an ornamental floral pattern on the front cover. The gold lettering and the ornamental floral pattern are also on the spine. The book has 13 chapters with ornamental scrolls and initials at the beginning and end of each chapter. There are also some full page black and white sketches in the book, with the one at the front of the book covered by a piece of tissue paper. The book plate at the front of the book is white with a gold border pasted onto the page and handwritten details have been added in black ink. The book is a little scuffed at the edges of the cover. ‘Ormiston House College, East Melbourne, Principals, The Misses Singleton, Prize for Writing and Maps in Upper Third Class Awarded to Miss Middleton, Christmas 1887.’ dr john singleton, ormiston house, history of warrnambool