Historical information
A photocopy of an advertisement in The Argus, January 6, 1858 for the opening of Baden Villa, Mr. and Mrs. Damm’s Boarding School for young ladies at Glenhuntly Road, Caulfield on January 19, 1858.
A photocopy of the page with Prof. Charles Damm’s handwritten inscription in the book presented to George Dickson, Student at Baden Villa Educational Institute on December 17, 1859.
A one page rubbing of the embossing on the cover of the book presented to George Dickson on December 17, 1859. The embossing reads Harry’s Book of Poetry.
One page handwritten letter dated July 11, 1978 from Dorothy Champion to Mr. Sims of Caulfield Historical Society which accompanied the rubbing and photocopy of Prof. Charles Damm’s inscription in the book he presented on December 17, 1859.
One page of handwritten notes by Peta Darke dated February 1, 2011 concerning Miss Cathcart and Mr. David Birrell’s Schools’ locations.
Subjects
- baden villa,
- clonmore,
- glenhuntly road,
- caulfield educational institute,
- caulfield north,
- kooyong road,
- parkside street,
- shoobra road,
- downshire road,
- caulfield,
- damm charles,
- damm mrs.,
- dickson george,
- cathcart lilian,
- birrell david w.,
- snowball miss,
- champion dorothy,
- sims mr.,
- education,
- schools,
- independent schools,
- principals,
- teachers,
- schoolhouses,
- caulfield historical society
References
- Short Poems for the Nursery, Grove, Eliza, London, 1854
- The Argus 06/01/1858
- The Argus 10/04/1860
- Caulfield Heritage, Dr Geulah Solomon, 1989
- Sands and McDougall’s Melbourne, Suburbs and Country Directory for 1903
