Historical information
Eva Grant was a member of the Kew Historical Society. Three albums in the collection were created by her, this one, the third created between 1964 and 1966. They were donated to the Society by her daughter in 2010. Each of the albums includes photographs and newspaper cuttings collected on her travels to historic places in South East Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. Particular structures photographed in this album include:
Barnawatha (Vic.) - The Hermitage |
Beveridge (Vic.) - Stone cottage where Ned Kelly was born. |
Brighton - St Andrew’s Church graveyard. |
Chiltern (Vic.) - lake view [missing] |
Cowes (Vic.) - ‘Broadwater’ [originally home of Henty-Wilson family], demolished 1965; Bell of the Speke wreck; Edward’s tree. |
Euroa (Vic.) - Habbies Howe |
Fairfield (Vic.) - Dight’s Falls; John Dight. |
Fernshawe (Vic.) - Queen Mary tree. |
Jolimont (Vic.) - Old railway tunnel linking the first Government House (1964); Sign identifying location of first Government House. |
Kew (Vic.) - Cairn at Dight’s Falls; Canoe tree, Bowyer Avenue. |
Kyneton - De Grave’s Flour Mill - “C”. |
Maldon (Vic.) - Chinese oven; Macarthur’s House; Maldon’s oldest resident; Chinese graves x 2; [Beehive Chimney]. |
Marysville (Vic.) - Centenary cairn |
Mitcham (Vic.), Mud brick house x 2, Deep Creek Road. |
Melbourne (Vic.) - St Paul’s Cathedral [renovation] (1964); Wreckers at Damman’s Corner, cnr Bourke and Collins Streets (1964);
Princess Gate project x 2 (1964); Colonial Storekeeper’s building on cnr King and Bourke Streets (1966); Early observatory 1861-3; the Honey Memorial. |
Mt Oberon (Vic.) - [obsolete] radio telephone dish. |
Seymour (Vic.) - Habres (sic) House x 3.|
Swan Hill (Vic.) - Major Mitchell’s Cairn (12/1964); Headstone of Andrew Beverage AM (12/1964). |
Templestowe (Vic.) - Finn’s Hotel. |
Thornton (Vic.) - Eildon Station. |
Werribee (Vic.) - Chirnside Memorial [Presbyterian] Church; gaslight beside church |
Location unknown, but possibly Swan Hill - Brick house; Wooden bullock dray. |
Location unknown - Headstone of John Furlonge 1835.
Significance
Important record of significant heritage properties in Victoria, many of which have since been demolished.
Physical description
30 page spirex bound drawing book including photographs and newspaper articles of historic buildings in Victoria. The front cover has a picture of a steam boat. The cover is encased in plastic. A number items in the album are annotated with written commentary by Eva Grant who compiled the album.
Inscriptions & markings
Annotations and transcriptions by Eva Grant on most images
