Photograph

Churchill Island Aerial Photo 74-263.jpg

From the Collection of Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. Heritage Centre 89 Thompson Avenue COWES VICTORIA

Description

Aerial photograph of Churchill Island taken in 1939.

Size

22cm x 16cm

Links

www.pidhs.org.au

Object Registration

74-263

Keywords

local history, photography, churchill island, black & white photograph, coastline, islands, churchill island aerial view, john jenner, bryant west

Historical information

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island

Made By

Bryant West (Compiled the original album)

Last updated

25 May 2017 at 3:53PM

Photograph - De La Haye family

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

A4 sheet containing 3 sepia photos of De La Haye Family, Rurric(jnr), Harry and FINDLAY Street house. Taken from typed De La Haye booklet Regis. No. 432-01

Inscriptions & Markings

Rurric (jnr) 2nd World War Veteran Darwin & PNG. (P.63) Harry in front yard of “Clifton” ( p.65)

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Photograph - Phillip Island Brass Band

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Copy of a sepia photogragh of members of a brass band with instruments.

Inscriptions & Markings

L-R Murray De La Haye ( Murray’s son ), Unknown, Graham Gliddon, Melvyn De La Haye ( Harry’s son), Bryant West, Peter Forrest, Phillip Island BrassBand

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Photograph - Rurric & Harry De La Haye Phillip Island Brass Band

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Black & white photogragh of two men in uniform. Rurric on left, has a cornet, Harry has a tenor horn.

Inscriptions & Markings

L-R “ DeLaHaye” Harry(cornet), Rurric(jnr) (Tenor horn) Phillip Island Brass Band. Rurric(snr) & Fannie’s 2 sons - Born French Island

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Photograph - Chicory cartage

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Photocopy of a small sepia photo of two trucks loaded with sacks of chicory. Man standing in front of one truck.

Historical information

Probably on French Island

Inscriptions & Markings

De La Haye trucks loaded with dry chicory. 107 & 98 bags respectively. 1943 Rurric ( snr) in foreground

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Sketch - FINDLAY Art Gallery

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

A3 cream cardboard black & white sketch of FINDLAY Art Gallery and garden. also name, address and phone number.

Historical information

Sketch used for the advertising brochure for the gallery.

Inscriptions & Markings

Findlay Art Gallery 10 FINDLAY Street Cowes Phillip Island Telephone Cowes 522431 Original. Rurric (Pop)shifted from French Island to this house, Cowes, Phillip Island in the early years (primary school) of Dad’s life. (Harry). Note! No front verandah. Enclosure during D L H ownership. Sketch Signed D. Folkes 74.

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Document - Brochure - FINDLAY Art Gallery

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Yellow coloured Brochure, folded in 3, with dark printing advertising the FINDLAY Art Gallery and explaining it’s history.

Historical information

The Gallery, located at 10 FINDLAY Street Cowes, was moved from French Island as a private home for the De La Haye Family.

Inscriptions & Markings

FINDLAY Art Gallery, 1910, 1974, Phillip Island Art Award

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Photograph - Rurric & Fannie De La Haye and Family home

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Copy of a sepia photo of Rurric and Fannie De La Haye and two cats in front of their home.

Historical information

House was relocated to FINDLAY Street, Cowes. It later became an Art Gallery.

Inscriptions & Markings

Cowes Apr. 1938 Rurric & Fannie At Cowes in front of house moved from French Island in 1926.

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Booklet - The Family of Rurric Alexandre & Fanny Charlotte ( nee Dear) De La Haye by Bernie, Murray, Jennifer & Mel De La Haye

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

25 page typed booklet. Includes black and white and coloured photographs. Section of the book, “The De La Haye Dynasty” Edited and printed by Phil De La Haye of Hastings in 2010

Historical information

The family lived and farmed on French Island from 1902. They later moved to Phillip Island, dismantling and transporting their home to be re-erected in Findlay Street Cowes. It later became Findlay Art Gallery.

Inscriptions & Markings

The family of Rurric Alexandre & Fanny Charlotte (nee Dear) De La Haye by Bernie, Murray, Jennifer & Mel De La Haye

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Photograph - Rhyll Craft and Flower Display

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

7 coloured photos of the Rhyll Craft and Flower Display showing displays of plants, flower arrangements, crochet rugs, food and local people

Inscriptions & Markings

Rhyll Craft and Flower Display Nov 1st 1986

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Photograph - Rhyll Craft Group Christmas

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

5 coloured photographs of Rhyll Craft Group Christmas at the Rhyll Hall

Historical information

398-16 Lady in white cardigan and bandage on leg is Helen Jansson. Lady sitting on bench, second from right, is Audrey McFee. Audrey also in 398-15

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Photograph - Rhyll Craft Group Christmas 1986

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

3 coloured photos of Rhyll Craft Group Christmas lunch at Rhyll Hall in December 1986

Inscriptions & Markings

Tuesday December 2nd 1986

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Photograph - Rhyll Craft Group Christmas 1985

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

5 coloured photos of members of Rhyll Craft Group eating Christmas lunch and making presentations,1985 at Rhyll Hall.

Inscriptions & Markings

Xmas 1985

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Photograph - Rhyll Craft Group Bicentennial Exhibition

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

5 coloured photos of exhibition displays of patchwork quilts, cushions, knitted bears.

Inscriptions & Markings

Rhyll Craft Group Bicentennial Exhibition. 12-13th March, 1988

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Organ - Wood - Mason +Hamlin Organ

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Small, portable pump wooden organ with handles on both sides.Fretwork music stand, small fretwork for display. Two small medallions on left and right under music stand. Left is Kaiser of Austria. Vienna 1873. Right is Napoleon111. Paris 1867.

Historical information

Mason + Hamlin was based in Boston, USA and founded in1854. It made pump organs in the 19th Century and later made pianos.

Inscriptions & Markings

Mason + Hamlin Organ Company. Style 103 No. 93860

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Document- booklet - Phillip Island Koala Reserve Committee of Management Annual Report

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Paper booklet of 8 pages stapled together.

Historical information

To protect local koalas, reserves were created at Rhyll, Oswin Roberts and Ventnor.

Inscriptions & Markings

Phillip Island Koala Reserve Committee of Management Annual Report 1963-64. Fred Pickersgill Forest Ranger Cowes

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Photograph - Georgiana McHaffie

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Large black and white photograph of Georgiana McHaffie as a studio portrait

Historical information

Georgiana kept a diary which is a reliable source of information on the lives of the first settlers in Phillip Island.

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Photograph - John David McHaffie

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Black and white portrait of John David McHaffie.

Historical information

John and his brother, William were the first real settlers on Phillip Island.

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Document-letter - Airgraph letter

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Copy of an airgraph Christmas letter sent in 1944 from Mrs A Royston to Mr and Mrs Leno Andreatta. Also the accompanying envelope

Historical information

Tony and Jan Andreatta had a general store at Newhaven. Letter is Christmas greetings from Sheffield, UK with family information. Airgraph letters were invented in 1943. The airgraph forms, upon which the letter was written, were photographed and then sent as negatives on rolls of microfilm to reduce weight for airmail. At their destination, the negatives were printed on photographic paper and delivered as airgraph letters through the normal method.

Inscriptions & Markings

Mr and Mrs L. Andreatta 135 Cardigan Street Carlton N3 Melbourne

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Photograph - Fred Pickersgill and koala

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

Large black and white photo of man holding a koala.

Historical information

Fred was the ranger at the Oswin Roberts Reserve set up for koala preservation.

Inscriptions & Markings

Fred Pickersgill

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DVD - Brief History of Rhyll

Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc., COWES

DVD Runs for approx. 10 mins. Filmed as part of the Bass Coast Shire Council ‘Artists in residence’ Program. Features several local identities and historical buildings discussing local history.

Historical information

Jakeb Anhyu was the artist in residence. Lorna Collins and Eileen Maiden were both McFees.

Significance

Contains interviews with several local identities

Inscriptions & Markings

A Brief History of Rhyll by Jakeb Anhyu

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