PHOTOGRAPHS

From the Collection of Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes Victoria

Description: .1-.9 - Black and white photographs taken at the 100 Year Anniversay of Clunes
.10 Postcard of Fraser Street, Clunes
.11 Postcard of R.C. Church, Clunes
.12 Postcard of the Club Hotel, Clunes
.13 Postcard of the Post Office & Town Hall, Clunes
.14 Postcard of the Town Hall
Size: Various
Object Registration: 3780
Keywords: clunes 100th anniversary
Last updated: 20 Aug 2019 at 4:03PM

PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black and white photocopy of Clunes Elementary School Football Team 1949

Historical information

Team members; Graham Donaldson, Ken Sendy, Laurie Steart, Doug Dais, Brian Heffernan, Peter Donaldson, Peter Harvey, Eric Steart, Eddit McDermott, Laurence Quinton, Laurance Rigall, Rodick Swantson, Brian Andrews, Bill Jones, Peter Downes, Robert Dawson, Ken Roscholler, Robert Power

Inscriptions & Markings

On Front; Match played at Eastern Oval Ballarat, adjacent to Humffray State School

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NEWSPAPER CUTTING

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Photocopy of the front page of the Creswick Advertiser Friday June 2, 1967 detailing visit to Talbot and Clunes by the Govenor of Victoria, Sir Rohan and Lady Delacombe

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PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Sepia photograph of a deceased child

Inscriptions & Markings

On front; Hans Christian Leopold Weickhardt aged 14 monts On reverse; Carl Jacob Weickhardt and Christina Marie Jorgensen, Hans Christian Leopold Weickhardt Died 2nd June 1897 aged 14 months at Northam, W.A.

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NEWSPAPER CUTTING

Clunes Museum, Clunes

.1 Black and white photocopy of an obituary from "The Age" August 22nd, 2007 for Meryl Joyce Evans .2 Handwritten letter in blue biro dated 16 January, 2008 by Michael Evans to Pat Cook, Clunes Museum, 36 Fraser Street, Clunes 3370

Historical information

Meryl Joyce Evans was born 1925 and died 2007, she was a business woman and Deacon in Assembly of God Church who spent her early life in Clunes.

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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PAINTING

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Gilded, decorative framed watercolour of farmhouse with cream mat

Historical information

Margaret Sutherland was the daughter of the first may of the Borough of Clunes, Charles Tytler Sutherland. He was elected Council Member 8/10/1861, elected Chairman 25/2/1862, elected Mayor 1/10/1863 - 8/8/1867, resigned from council 14/2/1867. He served as a councilor and mayor in the 1930's

Inscriptions & Markings

On reverse, on paper glued, written in blue texta; For Clunes Museum, painted by Margaret Sutherland, daughter of C.T. Sutherland, 1st May of Clunes

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Clunes Museum, Clunes

Framed black and white photograph of the bride and groom standing before a studio backdrop

Historical information

William Barkell of Clunes married Ellen Hollway (Hollie) Harris of Clunes

Inscriptions & Markings

Written in gold lettering on the bottom right hand side of the mounting board Hornby Clunes

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TICKET

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Cream coloured ticket with blue printing. Members Ticket for Clunes and District Agricultural Show. 18 Nov 1972. Cost three dollars. Ticket has 4 performations where sections can be removed. One Luncheon Pass (one section) Admit child (three sections)

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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PHOTOGRAPHS

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Colour photographs of the street parade held for the 150th Back to Clunes celebrations in 1989

Historical information

Clunes 150th celebrations in 1989, Jean Crane, Kerry Ingram, Julie Harper, jenny Avery, Dawn Musgrove, Marg McFarlane, Mac Fawcett, John Bednell, Malcolm Hull

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PROGRAMME

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Programme, yellow paper folded to A5 size

Historical information

Opening of the Clunes campus of Wesley College by the Hon. Steve Bracks MP, Premier of Victoria

Inscriptions & Markings

Wesley at Clunes Official Opening Sunday 2nd April 2000

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BOOK - My Country All Gone The White Men Have Stolen It - The Invasion of the Wadawurrung Country 1800-1870

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Soft Cover book , depicts a young Aboriginal women wrapped in a possum skin cloak standing in front of an early topographical map of Port Phillip. 348 pages.

Inscriptions & Markings

Autographed by Fred Cahir in blue biro on the inside first page.

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MEMENTO

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Small tag like piece of card buff coloured with printing on it

Inscriptions & Markings

Souvenir switching-on ceremony Talbot August 1938, in black printed above and below the seal of Shire of Talbot Councillors and Ratepayers seal (in red)

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BADGE

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Small round metal badge edged in blue, white background with a electric light globe on the face of the badge, pin mechanism on the reverse of the badge

Inscriptions & Markings

.1 Souvenir of installation of electricity CLUNES FEB 1938

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NUMISMATICS

Clunes Museum, Clunes

.1 White metal medal with a tricolour ribbon of red, white and blue. Attached to a ring connected to the medal. One side depicts the scene of landing at Portland in 1834 and the other side depicts a pioneer on the south bank of the Yarra river looking across Melbourne.

Inscriptions & Markings

On Reverse: Centenary of Victoria 1934 and Portland 1834 On Obverse: Centenary of Melbourne 1935 (AD)

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PAINTING - Untitled

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Painting depicts a montage of the elements of Clunes history, including Chinese people, a coach, gold mine, water fountain, church and nature. Painted on art board, unframed

Historical information

This artwork was gifted to Catherine Jenkins (the donor) by Karolina

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black and white reproduction of Port Phillip Colonial & Gold Mining Co., Clunes, Victoria, Australia in a light wood timber frame

Historical information

When Richard Daintree rejoined the Victorian Geological Survey as a field surveyor in January 1859, he pioneered the use of photography in field-work. The glass plates attributed to him by the State Library of Victoria show four images of the mines in Clunes, Victoria, Australia in the 1860's

Inscriptions & Markings

On Reverse: Handwritten in pencil Port Phillip Co. 1860's Nettleton Photography glass plate Latrobe Library

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COMPACT DISC

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Disc contains images of the Postcard Era "P series" postcards listed numerically and alphabetically in town order

Historical information

Stereo-graph images taken by George Rose

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black and white photocopy of a group of people in front of the Clunes Knitting Mill in Fraser Street, Clunes.

Historical information

The Clunes Knitting Mill in Fraser Street, Clunes was the former Salvation Army Barracks which were moved from Bailey Street, Clunes to Fraser Street, Clunes by tractor in 1918. The Country Townspeople's League was founded in Clunes it's mission was to campaign to decentralise industry and provide manufacturing and employment opportunities in country Victoria, specifically at that time, for the continued financial support of the Clunes Knitting Mills located in Fraser Street, Clunes, Victoria. A Bill to give effect to the proposed Clunes Country Industries Policy was to be introduced at the assembly of the new Victorian Parliament in around 1921.

Inscriptions & Markings

Printed on bottom of page: CLUNES KNITTING MILL - FRONT VIEW OF BUILDINGS

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Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black and white photograph in a brown gilded frame and decorative edge. Green mat with oval cutout. Picture of three women. 2 seated, 1 standing in centre of group

Historical information

Seated left; Hilda McNeill. b.1887, Standing: Edith Ursula McNeil b.1884, Seated right: Isabella Clark McNeil (Daisy) b.1882 Isabella born Glendaruel, her mother was Ursula McMurray whose family had a farm at Glenndaruel. After Isabella's birth mother and child returned to the family farm at Undera, near Shepparton. Isabella is the grandmother of Lindsay Semmens who donated this portrait.

Inscriptions & Markings

On front: In gold script " Toska Studio Shepparton"

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BOOKLET - Reminiscences of Clunes

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Blue soft cover booklet, 15 pages

Historical information

Printed for the Back to Clunes Reunion November 14 to 21, 1925

Inscriptions & Markings

Printed on Front; Price-ONE SHILLING

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BOOK

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Soft cover pale green in colour with image of George Rose and images of Sterographs on cover. Contains photographs taken by a stereograph. 262 Pages

Historical information

George Rose was born in Clunes, Victoria, Australia in 1861. The Rose Family Tree is on page 262.

Inscriptions & Markings

Handwritten in black biro, "Ron Blum" (on 2nd page of book)

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