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GS-GS-051; Will Dyson newspaper illustration: "The Need of the Blacks", 1929; Photograph of a drawing by political cartoonist Will Dyson titled, "The Need of the Blacks", and printed in the Queensland Times, February 1929. The drawing shows a semi-naked Aboriginal man on his knees, leaning back on his hands. An oversized mug with the words, "A New Policy", is held to man's tipped back face by a hand with the word, "Australia". Under the caption is printed, "Public opinion in Australia demands a settled, dignified and sympathetic solution of the neglected problem of the blacks." Probably one of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.; Glass slide; Images collectionPhotography
Montage of images related to the 1934 Centenary Air Race from London to Melbourne; 1934; GS-IT-70
GS-IT-70; Montage of images related to the 1934 Centenary Air Race from London to Melbourne; A montage of images on a glass slide compiled by Isaac Selby to celebrate the 1934 Centenary Air Race. The images show various statues and memorials in Melbourne, historic city buildings, portraits of historical figures, including John Batman, and a photograph of Sir Macpherson Robertson presenting a cheque to a civic dignitary. A banner headline proclaims "A LAND OF PROGRESS". One of the many slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. This image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission.<a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank">For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; 1934; Glass slide; Images collectionPhotography
Harry Hawker with trans-Atlantic aviators Alcock and Brown; Gunn's Slides (Firm); 1919; GS-IT-77
GS-IT-77; Harry Hawker with trans-Atlantic aviators Alcock and Brown; Gunn's Slides (Firm); Harry Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve made an unsuccessful attempt to fly the Atlantic in May 1919. A few weeks later British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown made the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight in June 1919. This photograph shows Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve at a "Transatlantic Aviators’’ Dinner in London. Hawker is third from the left and Mackenzie Grieve is fifth from the left. Sir John Alcock is at the extreme left, with Sir Arthur Whitten Brown between him and Hawker. One of the many slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. This image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission.<a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank">For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; 1919; Glass slide; Images collectionPhotography
Memorial to Matthew Flinders & George Bass : Flinders, Western Port, c. 1920; GS-TM-44
GS-TM-44; Memorial to Matthew Flinders & George Bass : Flinders, Western Port, c. 1920; A photograph of the marble plaque incorporated into the twenty feet high, stone pyramid built to commemorate the discovery and naming of Western Port by Bass and Flinders. The inscription reads: In Commemoration Of the Discovery and Naming of Western Port -- by -- SURGEON GEORGE BASS, January 4, 1798, and the Passage of Bass Strait, the same year by him and LIEUT. MATTHEW FLINDERS, (both of H.M.S."Reliance") -------------- Erected by the People of Flinders, Assisted by the National Parks Association, ------- 1912 ------- One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria.</a> copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
LIB 023927; Recollections of squatting in Victoria : then called the Port Phillip District (from 1841 to 1851); Curr, Edward M. (Edward Micklethwaite), 1820-1889.; Facsimile copy of the 1883 edition. The author was a squatter and author, who managed, on behalf of his father, the Wolfscrag, Tongala, Lower Moira, Colbinabbin and Coragorag sheep runs and, in partnership with his brother William, conducted the Corop (Gargarro) run. Contents include: My first visit to Melbourne in 1839 The Yarra Yarra Land sales in 1837 Champagne lunches The Melbourne Club Sandridge Prospects of sheep farming at Wolfscrag Troubles of a beginner Natives in war paint Overlanders Lake Cowper Tasmanian expirees The Goulburn River A visit from the blacks Native boatbuilding Shearers and shearing A visit from the Commissioner of Crown Lands Corroborees and giving in marriage The Moira Troopers and native police The Bangerang tribe Hunting with fox hounds Law in the bush Old Davie Ferguson 8878 ; Book; LibraryLibrary
LIB 052643; Forgotten country : the hidden cultural landscapes of Melbourne's Middle Yarra, 1837-1851; Woiwod, Mick; Contents: The forgotten country of the Yarra Valley 1837-1851 The arrival of the first of the valley's hardnosed squatters But who actually owned the land of the Yarra Valley? Loss of land, loss of resources, loss of culture, loss of heart Failed protectorate and native police. Now squatter law only rules The final sad fading away of the Aborigines The long-overdue entry of 'the pioneers' Slowly the land goes into mourning The new digger world arising The hidden cultural landscape of the Yarra Valley A fresh start along the rocky road of Aboriginal reconciliation Kulin vegetable foods, drinks, medicine and other resources Includes illustrations, maps, bibliography and index; Book; LibraryLibrary
LIB 00061493; And the women came too : the families of the founders of the Melbourne Mechanics' Institution; Marsden, Anne; Exploration of the women associated with the founders of the Melbourne Mechanics' Institution. Includes the journey the women experienced on their way to Port Phillip District, early settlement recounts. Contents: The challenges faced by immigrant women The women's stories: Victoria's first "first lady" - Martha Lonsdale The wife of the first The Governor of Victoria - Sophie La Trobe The artist - Georgiana McCrae The tale of two sisters - Henrietta Yldwyn and Caroline Simpson/Braim The minster's wife - Margaret Clow The merchant's wife - Mamie Graham The goldbeater's daughter & the school proprietor - Caroline and Elizabeth McArthur The strange story of Thomas Wills and his consorts - Celia Reiby, Mary Ann Barry and Mary Anne Mellard The more elusive women - May Anne Peers, Mary Wintle, Elizabeth Beaver, and Hester Hurlstone Appendix: The arrival of the founders of the mechanic's Institute Also titled: And the women came too, Melbourne Mechanics' Institution. Includes bibliographical references, index, photos, illustrations. ; Book; LibraryLibrary
MS 000320 (Box 120-8); Tragowel as I knew it; Grinton, Frederick S.; Detailed reminiscences of Tragowel which describe sheep and cattle runs and their boundaries, early pioneers, list of ratepayers, irrigation and buildings, Aboriginal Australians, fauna and scenic attractions. References to Alexander MacCallum, Abraham Booth, J. Holloway, William Drake, Angus McPhail, Lucy Mary Sutherland, Alison Byatt, John Byatt, Donald McIntosh, Mary Carbuhn Curlewis, Ross, McLeod, Myhill, McDougal, Thompson, Bott, Sutherland and Grinton families; Campbell runs; cheese and butter factory; Reedy Lake, Bael Bael, Pine Hill, Duck Swamp, Mount Hope and Tyntynder properties. NOTE: Tragowel (or Lower Loddon) was taken up in early 1845 and is situated 14 km south of Kerang. Keywords: Bott family, William Drake, Duck Swamp, Grinton family, John Holloway, Irrigation, Kerang, Lower Loddon, Alexander MacCallum, McDougal family, Donald McIntosh, McLeod family, Angus McPhail, Mount Hope (Property), Myhill family, Pine Hill(s) Station, Lake Reedy, Ross family, Lucy Mary Sutherland, Thompson family. ; Manuscripts CollectionArchives
MS 000629 (Box 169-1); Genealogical records and index; Hall, William Alfred; Copy of a volume of genealogical records compiled by William Alfred Hall, 1927; also includes an index by Valma Fell. These records of the early years of settlement at Port Phillip Bay and earlier shipping arrivals in Australia include statistics and biographical details, births, baptisms, marriages and burials of various denominations from church records and miscellaneous sources; shipping arrival records (including Captain and passenger details) relate to Botany Bay and Sydney 1770-1800, Bass Strait 1797-1803, Western Port 1798-1840, Portland Bay and Port Fairy 1828-1840, Port Phillip 1802-1840 and emigrant ships in Port Phillip 1839-1841; details of shipwrecks, Melbourne land sales, Port Phillip census, population and statistics census, first bank in Melbourne, bank accounts, Williamstown Cemetery and Old Cemetery and other miscellaneous records of general interest. A thorough and invaluable genealogical record of early settlement in Victoria and other parts of Australia and includes references to many notable pioneers.; Document; Manuscripts CollectionArchives
MS 000745 (Box 127-5); Two essays: The Raynors of Bright and their Descendants, The History of Myrtleford; Mccarthy, Sheila; "The Raynors of Bright and their Descendants" This genealogical essay had its origins in the 1979 gathering of the descendants of Benjamin and Elizabeth Raynor (née Aulert) who arrived on the 'Tudor' in January 1857. Of their 18 children, 12 married and had families. Associated surnames of that generation are Mooney, Smith, Pratt, Wilson, Maynard, Stewart, Horrid, Brownie, Jackson, Bernard, Mason, and Smyth. Later generation names include: Wilson, Hogan, Moore, Horwood. The author is descended from the Wilson/Hogan line, and gives interesting portraits of two women in particular: Elizabeth Raynor and Elizabeth (Bess) Hogan.,"The History of Myrtleford" Hand written in an exercise book liberally illustrated with newspaper cuttings and photos, this tells of Myrtleford from its origin as a gold mining area in the 1850s to its post-war development in dairying and tobacco growing. Names many pioneers. Keywords: Aulert, Margaret Elizabeth, Bright, Gold mines and mining, Hogan, Elizabeth (Bess), Myrtleford, Raynor family, Raynor, Benjamin, Tobacco growing, 'Tudor' (ship); Manuscripts CollectionArchives
MS 001517 (Box 348); Benjamin Tapner : Pioneer recount of life and time between 1848 - 1854; Tapner, Benjamin c. 1832 - 1918; A six page stream of consciousness recounted by Benjamin Tapner - an early settler of Victoria. The autobiography begins on September 15th 1848 and goes until 1854. Tapner recounts leaving England on the "Lysander" for Port Phillip (arriving 11 January 1849), ship strikes, going to Geelong, ship fires, the St Peter's Church, returning to England for a short time and then coming back to Port Phillip (through Port Adelaide), celebrations surrounding the opening of the second Princes Bridge, travel to Kangaroo Ground, the Black Thursday fires, the beggining of the gold rush, the vigilante burning of Bently's Hotel, and the Eureka Riots. Ships mentioned: Lysander, Aden, Martin Luther, MacPherson, Henry, Hero, Diamond, Vesta, Keera, Aphrasia, Wonga Wonga, Black Swan, Thetis, Azores, Constance, Grecian, Panama, Delta, This is a typed up copy. The original is held in PR T-0001; DocumentArchives
James Wilson Reid, brother-in-law of Dr. Robert L. McAdam, c. 1853-1903; P-851
P-851; James Wilson Reid, brother-in-law of Dr. Robert L. McAdam, c. 1853-1903; Oval studio portrait of James Wilson Reid, Jessie McAdam's eldest brother. According to a piece published in The Ballarat Star, June 1886, James was the accountant at the Bank of Victoria, Ballarat, for a number of years, and was presented with "an address and gold watch and chain", when he left to go to Melbourne. He was greatly admired, as was his father, William Reid, who was described as "one of the earliest, most enterprising, and energetic pioneers of Ballarat." In a affidavit which was read during the "Mercantile Bank Case" of 1893, Reid describes himself as a sharebroker, located at 333 Collins Street, Melbourne. Reid did not marry. He died on Christmas Day, 1903, aged 50, at his brother-in-law's house, Stormont, St Kilda, and left his estate to his sisters.; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography