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Heather Dumesny collection of souvenir ware for Port Fairy

Moyne River Port Fairy

glass dish, souvenir, port fairy, moyne river

Part of Heather Dumesny's collection of Port Fairy souvenir chinaware

small cream/milk jug with transfer of Moyne River road bridge on its side

MOYNE RIVER, PORT FAIRY.

jug, heather dumesny, heather mclean, souvenir, moyne river, road bridge

part of Heather Dumesny's Port Fairy souvenir collection

small pansy vase with transfer scene of Moyne River Road Bridge Port Fairy

MOYNE RIVER, PORT FAIRY - ON BASE CZECHOSLOVAKIA

vase, port fairy, souvenir, collection, moyne river, road bridge

This bag was brought into the collection because of its unique creation from available materials on a farm

collected for its unique handcrafted nature

handbag platted from hessian webbing (used for chair webbing) with 6 gumnuts covered with dark brown raffia, 6 long green leaves with brown veins embroidered with raffia and 3 pom pom flowers of red, yellow and brown raffia. handles of bag are incorporated into the weave and the inside lining is red self patterned silk with a ruffled edge

handwork, handbag

This doiley was made, by Miss Olive Mills, at the age of 87, granddaughter of Charles F Mills of "Woodbine" Port Fairy

deep cream coloured round crocheted doiley with 'pineapple stitch' points

note with doiley- " This doiley was made, at the age of 87, by Miss OLIVE MILLS, grand-daughter of CHARLES F. MILLS--of "Woodbine," Port Fairy, Vic. presented by Miss Mills to Elsa Phillips, through J.R.Carroll. march, 1975

doiley, olive mills, charles mills, woodbine

Eight page loose leaf newsletter

non-fiction

events, pioneer dinner, Stan Evans, Thomas Browne,

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

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