Historical information
St John’s choir processing toward the river Blessing of the Fleet
Physical description
Black and white photograph St John’s choir in white robes with wide collars and mortar board style hats, wooden benches in forground
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St John’s choir processing toward the river Blessing of the Fleet
Black and white photograph St John’s choir in white robes with wide collars and mortar board style hats, wooden benches in forground
St Patrick’s Catholic Church Port Fairy
Coloured photograph of a church with a spire surrounded by a bluestone fence
st patricks catholic church, port fairy, bluestone, fence
Made for the opening of the W.J. Tyler store in Sackville Street, Port Fairy in 1901
The hanger represents W.J.Tyler, an early business in Port Fairy which no longer exists.
Wooden trouser hanger with black text and red felt lining. Wire hanging device hinged to open hanger.
W.J. Tyler Merchant 'Phone 38 Port Fairy. Germany
hanger, trouser, advertising, tyler, port fairy
This shop stood at the corner of Bank and Church Streets and was pulled down to make way for another service station. When the service station closed in the 1990's it was used as a storage unit for a Port Fairy builder. It in turn has been pulled down and replaced with 2 shops, a bank and two units above.
Black & white photograph
Mrs C.W. Freckleton Toolong.- my father's saddlery business-shop now owned by Mr Richter taken in 1880
shop, commercial, warehouse, bank street, church street
W. Denney Saddler and Harness Maker
Black & white photograph of Morris Denny outside his shop in Sackville Street
62.02.003 Morris Denny Father- port Fairy Gazette office
shop, commercial, w.denny, saddler, harness, sackville street, morris denny
Funding for the construction of the Rotunda was bequeathed in the Will of local resident Mrs Annie Williams, who was born in Daylesford in 1872 and died in Kew in 1930. Annie’s Will stipulated that the remaining value of her Estate be spent on erecting a Bandstand in the Port Fairy Botanical Gardens dedicated to the memory of her brother Hugh, a stretcher bearer in WW1 and who died in 1921 after being discharged with health issues, her husband Henry, and herself naturally. There is a plaque dedicated to Annie on the Bandstand She requested that the Bandstand be a replica of the one at Daylesford but by 1933 the value of her Estate had diminished to £76.4/8 which was insufficient to cover a similar design and the Borough Councillors felt it would be too extravagant for the Port Fairy Botanical Gardens. Local builder J.J.McLaren’s tender of £71.15/- was accepted and the octagonal concrete pillared construction was completed with the use of sustenance labour the following year. The Bandstand was opened in December, 1934 with a performance by the Port Fairy Band and local residents enjoying the entertainment and a picnic. In 1934 it was reported that there was some fuss in Council because of the whereabouts of the sum of approximately £3/- , being the amount left over from the build. After some months of debate, in which the Councillors suggested that the Engineer had used the money inappropriately, and to which he responded that the build had cost more than the quote, the matter seems to have ended there
Black and white photograph of gardens with dividing paths and palm tree
botanical, rotunda, gardens, trees, bandstand
One of the large cannons located in Port Fairy in reply to the threat from foreign invaders. Originally located in the fort on Battery Hill they migrated to various destinations around the town. One of the two originally located at King George Square found its way to the gardens where it occupied several locations before resting at the car entrance to the Gardens - possibly when the Avenue of Honour was planted in Bourne Avenue. A great favororite with the kids of the town, both have now been returned to their original location where they are currently having their carriages refurbished.
Black and white photograph of cannon situated in botanical gardens
Botanical Gardens Port Fairy
cannon, gardens, botanical
Southcombe park october 1985
Coloured photograph with workmen and trucks in background
park, botanical, paddock, field
The Port Fairy Botanical Gardens were formed in 1856 making it one of the earliest gardens in Victoria. The first curator was James Prior, he was paid fifty-two pounds per annum. He was an outstanding curator having been apprenticed to the trade in England at the age of 12, his brother Edward in later years was the Curator of the Koroit Gardens. Prior retired in 1903. During the years of his curatorship Port Fairy was said to have the best gardens outside the city of Melbourne, he was constantly in touch with Baron Von Mueller and later Guilfoyle of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Melbourne. In the early years plants from all over the world were planted here with varying rates of success many of them sent by Baron Von Mueller. In the 1930’ and 40’s the gardens were still very beautiful, and the curator was Roy Manuell. The beautiful iron gates at the entrance were destroyed in the 1946 floods and were replaced in 1989 using some of the material from the original gates. From the 1950’s on the gardens went into a state of decline, much being taken up by the caravan park until in 1986, after a public meeting ‘Friends of the Gardens’ was founded when the entrance section was restored.
Bless keep and white photograph of a circular flower garden
garden, flowers, paths, trees
Pale blue cover with red lettering, b/w photograph of houses on a hill
non-fiction
The early life of 4 grand historical homes in Port Fairy/Belfast.
seaview, talara, cooinda, loongana, teresa murphy, powling, suter, powell, margaret emily brown, dilmond john howes, ian wood, lloyd rutledge
Webb Bros cordial Factory
Large glass soda syphon with engraved label on side and silver coloured metal spout and glass straw inside handle is missing
WEBB BROS TRADE _engraved crown in centre MARK PORT FAIRY-
webb bros, webb & sons, bottle, cordial, factory, belfast, port fairy, soda syphon
Webb Bros cordial Factory
Large glass bottle with ceramic screw stopper
WEBB BROS AERATED WATERS PORT FAIRY- Base has J591 a castle or tower shape and the letter M
webb bros, webb & sons, bottle, cordial, factory, belfast, port fairy
Webb Bros cordial Factory
small ovoid glass cordial bottle with flat base, cone shaped mouth
WEBB BROS PORT FAIRY- M -ON BASE
webb bros, webb & sons, bottle, cordial, factory, belfast, port fairy
Webb Bros cordial Factory
ovoid glass cordial bottle with no base cone shaped mouth-Torpedo
WEBB & SONS BELFAST-AERATED WATERS MANUFACTURERS
webb bros, webb & sons, bottle, cordial, factory, belfast, port fairy
owned by The Pointon family relatives of the Webb family one of the first coridial makers in Port Fairy
bottle with an indent below neck to hold marble from entering the liquid has a cone shaped neck
WEBB BROS AERATED WATERS PORT FAIRY
cordial, factory, webb, bottle, soft drink
The construction of Seaview commenced in 1860, after David Talbot, purchased the land from James Atkinson,It had been suggested that it was intended to be double storied but there is no evidence of how that would have been accomplished. Following Talbot’s insolvency, Michael O’Reilly leased the house in 1862 until 1876 when he left for Melbourne.William Powling (Solicitor) acquired the house for Eight hundred and twenty three pounds in 1890 and lived there the rest of his life. His son Ernest Powling continued living there before selling it to Matthew Cathcart in 1917.
negative, seaview, house
non-fiction
newsletter, magazine, port fairy post
A 4 - 12 to 14 page coloured newsletter produced for the Port Fairy Historical Society includes photos
non-fiction
An amalgamation of articles pertaining to the history of Port Fairy/Belfast
newsletter, magazine, sparrow family, 1946 floods, memorial, robert ireland, wemyss thomson, george nelson thomson, tsunami, goose lagoon, frederick william ramsay, annie ada armitage, father patrick dunne, father william shinnick, dr goold, plague, the sarah’s log, captain lewis grant, crossword
non-fiction
newsletter
Digital newsletter
non-fiction
An amalgamation of article relating to historical information regarding Port FAiry Belfast
newsletter, magazine, fairy, boat, stone walls, gas works, david lindsay, lighthouse keeper, john o’brien, stanley hotham chidley, alabama loft house slater, barkly street, barclay street, crossword, whale, john blackstock, w.kelly
A 4- 12 to 14 page newsletter of the Port Fairy Historical Society
non-fiction
Bi monthly newsletter of the Port Fairy Museum and Archives
newsletter, mechanics institute, lighthouse keeper, john joseph thomas cooper, mary ann disxon, a.dudley dobson, rev george poynder, rev alexander laurie, charlotte elizabeth halford, maidens bush pea, grampians, dwarf spider orchid, golf club, patrick tennyson, a.w.kirk, miss whitehead, j.c.mccallum, doris carter, lucy mears, dr orchard, lesley earle, alexander hill, robert farrar, helena gill, s.s.casino, lindsay bruce, helena lucy hughes, albert luther gill, w.major, illa care, nora convery, jane greer, edward mcdermid, percy jenkins, william newlands, boarding school bay, segregated bathing, swimming, pea soup, climate, dr w.a.forsyth, john v brown, chimney pots, george gordon, gas manager, j.c.holden, sir alexander peacock, john baulch, alfred noar, mr wilson
14 page official newsletter of the Port Fairy Historical Society called the ‘Port Fairy Post’
non-fiction
An amalgam of articles pertaining to historical interests in Port Fairy
newsletter, magazine, museum library, richard joye baker, mrs dunlop, flora dunlop, alexander dunlop, gas works, sharks, hospital, porpoises, fishermen, bread, bakers
non-fiction
Port Fairy Post Nov - Dec 2020
newsletter, magazine, henry bource, charles mills, olivia mills, jane mills, john mills, james glare, eliza glare, sir john byng, cannon, rupert arnold, john pascoe fawkner, mechanics institute, henry bucher, lady loch, mayflower, mary arnel, mavis veronica thomas, joseph david brooks, covid 19
non-fiction
newsletter, christmas, award, lynda tieman, lighthouse keeper, william stevens, susan davis, the dutch boys, mrs goldie, ellangowan, mavis thomas, joseph brookes, bam stone, cheryl steele, michael steele, monuments, bluestone
PDF files
non-fiction
newsletter of the Port Fairy Historical Society to inform members of events that have taken place and historical events and personalities from the past
newsletter, wvahs, western victorian association of historical societies, courthouse rejuvenation, soldiers avenue port fairy east, launch, lighthouse keeper and one armed cricketer, grace bowker, fire, 1918 fire, razzle dazzle
PDF files
non-fiction
This is the newsletter printed by the Port Fairy Historical Society to inform our members of the events that have taken place over a certain period of time and of research undertaken by the editor of personalities and events of historical interest.
newsletter, annual reports, 2018, aboriginals, crime, lobster pots, thomas pemberthy, sophia presnell, dr stanton, anne wharton, delmar william mccay, frances mcpherson, adam cairns mccay, william webb, mary ellen kempton, sir john madden, john purdie, constable smedley, dr forsythe
PDF FILES
non-fiction
This is the newsletter printed by the Port Fairy Historical Society to inform our members of the events that have taken place over a certain period of time and of research undertaken by the editor of personalities and events of historical interest.
newsletter, pam joy bruce, advertisments, fire
PDF version
non-fiction
This is the newsletter printed by the Port Fairy Historical Society to inform our members of the events that have taken place over a certain period of time and of research undertaken by the editor of personalities and events of historical interest.
newsletter, william cain, rory james william cain, high school, cycling club, john goldie, collision, steamer, flinders, casino
Digital
non-fiction
Newsletter of the Port Fairy Historical Society in September -October 2012.
robert mereweather, narapumalap, jackie herrmann, jackie hindle, tower hill
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