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LIB 00062010; Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne : the shows, the stars, the stories; Van Straten, Frank; All the excitement, drama and glittering spectacle of Melbourne's premier theatre, told by the doyen of Melbourne's theatre history, Frank Van Straten. The site where Her Majesty's Theatre now stands was first purchased in a government land sale by George Porter in February 1839. The address is now at 199-227 Exhibition Street and 84-98 Little Bourke Street. Her Majesty's Theatre was originally designed in 1886 by noted Melbourne architect Nahum Barnet. The theatre was the national flagship of American entrepreneur James C Williamson for nearly 40 years. In 1929 the interior was gutted by fire. Renovations in 1934 were designed by architects C N Hollinshead and Albion Walkley, leading Australian theatre specialists. [Source : Victorian Heritage Register H0641] Includes coloured and black and white photographs, posters and illustrations, index, and bibliography. ; Book; Library

MS 001090 (Box 258-1); VPRS 4673 : Register of Day Labour, 1864; Unit 1,; Victoria. Department of Public Works; This series consists of a volume which may have been created by the Public Works Department, but may equally have been created by the Department of Roads and Bridges (VA 2964). There are no indications on the volume of an accurate provenance.,The volume has, on a double page, details pertaining to payments of wages to a number of individuals during 1864. The name of the person is at the top of one page with the occupation (Labourer) on the facing page. On the right hand side are listed dates, the particulars which were the payment of wages and the amount. On the left hand page are listed dates and particulars which are the wages actually paid and the amounts debited for stores and amounts. This volume provides a record of remuneration to this group of individuals.; Document; Manuscripts Collection

MS 024334 (Box 128-4); Cornell brothers, 1854-1896 : Miscellaneous papers; Biographical history of the Cornell brothers - Albert, Walter, Frank, George, Henry, Edward and Frederick. Includes copy of journal by Edward Cornell of a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne on the ship 'Red Jacket', 1856; notes on the Cornell brothers in Australia; copies of personal documents of Cornell family include extracts of marriage and death certificates, copy of a Register of Early Colonists, business papers, plans of houses and premises, ships 'Red Jacket', 'Lightning' and 'White Star'; miscellaneous copies of letters between brothers relate to life in Melbourne in 1850s in business and merchandising (Madeline House) and experiences at New Caledonia Diggings. In the 1860s the brother opened drapery stories in Drummond street, Commercial Road, and Lonsdale Street [site of Myer building]. Frederick Cornell set up as photographer. Refer to RHSV Image Collection for photographs of family members. ; Document; Manuscripts Collection; Possibly donated by Mr J. Dudley, 1970

RG03-44-012; Conservation analysis : Former Mickveh Yisrael Synagogue, 275-285 Exhibition Street (corner of Lt. Lonsdale Street), Melbourne ; Meredith Gould Architects (Firm); Prepared on behalf of Mr. P. Lim by Meredith Gould, Architects. This report documents the history of the site, history of the Jewish community in Melbourne, comparative analysis, statement of significance, conservation recommendations. The community moved from the site on Exhibition St. to the existing East Melbourne Synagogue located at 494-500 Albert St. East Melbourne in 1877. Among other uses, the site was subsequently used as State School No 2030, by the Salvation Army and by the Methodist Central Mission. [Source: Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0766] Includes illustrations, maps, fold out plans, photographs. The Butler Collection is a large archive of conservation studies, photographs and related reference material.; Book; Butler Collection; Donated by Graeme Butler, 2023

VF 00064732; Reminiscences of the Carlton Refuge 1854-1919; Ford & Son Press Pty. Ltd.; Photocopy. The Carlton Refuge was established in 1854 with the aim of reforming prostitutes through a combination of prayer and hard work, which usually meant laundry work. As some prostitutes were also mothers, the care of single mothers became a way of fulfilling its primary goal. By 1860 its role had changed to accepting young unmarried women on their discharge from hospital and by 1880 the major part of the Refuge’s work was with those women. Declining demand and alternative means of care brought about its closure in 1949. [source : Australian Women's Register] The first such institution in colonial Victoria, was Melbourne’s Carlton Refuge. Its original site was on Madeline (now Swanston) Street but in 1890 the institution moved to Keppell Street, Carlton, where it would operate until its closure in 1949. [source : PROV]; Pamphlet; Library

RG04-80-001; Set of papers: Register of the National Estate, Victorian places; Willingham, Allan; Set of papers listing historic places on the Register of the National Estate that are located in Victoria. The Register was created under the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975. From 1976 until 2003 the Register was compiled and maintained by the Australian Heritage Commission, it listed natural and cultural heritage places of significance. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List were created and by 2007 the Register had been replaced by these and various state and territory heritage registers. [Source: Wikipedia] The material in this set was researched and compiled by conservation architect Allan Willingham. The papers are in final draft form, and commonly feature a building citation, list of information sources and may include colour photographs of the site. The papers are arranged by the local government area at the time of the listing, with their own numerical code. The first three folders are indexes to the set. The papers are housed in two archive boxes. Box ARM3/20/03: > FOLDER 1: An index to volume - Shire of Alberton to City of Fitzroy [A/01/01 - F/01/67] > FOLDER 2: An index to volume - Shire of Flinders to Borough of Queenscliff [F/02/01 - M/06/02, M/08/01, Q/01/06] > FOLDER 3: An index to volume - City of Melbourne, City of Richmond to Shire of Yea [M/07/01 - M/07/285, R/01/01 - Y/03/01] > FOLDER 4: A/01/01 - Christ Church, Tarraville, Shire of Alberton to A/07/02 - 'Strathfieldsaye' Homestead, Strathfieldsaye, Shire of Avon. > FOLDER 5: B/01/01 - 'Greystones' Homestead and Outbuildings, Rowsley, Shire of Bacchus Marsh to B/04/29 - Provincial Hotel, Ballarat, City of Ballarat > FOLDER 6: B/05/01 - Methodist Church, Coghills Creek, Shire of Ballarat to B/07/07 - Temperance Hall, Ceres, Shire of Barrabool > FOLDER 7: B/08/01 - Sunday School, Stanley, Shire of Beechworth to B/11/03 - 'Moira House' Benalla Club, Benalla, City of Benalla > FOLDER 8: B/12/01 - Bendigo Home and Hospital for the Aged (formerly Benevolent Home), Bendigo, City of Bendigo to B/12/23 - Former Bank of New South Wales, Bendigo, City of Bendigo > FOLDER 9: B/13/01 - Former Post Office (Silver Wells'), Gembrook, Shire of Berwick to B/18/06 - 'Kerrsland' Homestead and Dairy, Broadmeadows, City of Broadmeadows > FOLDER 10: B/19/01 - Christ Church, Brunswick, City of Brunswick to B/22/07 - 'Blue Bridge', Elaine, Shire of Buninyong > FOLDER 11: C/01/02 - 'J.S. Jeffries House', Surrey Hills, City of Camberwell to C/03/17 - 'Halstead', Caulfield, City of Caulfield > FOLDER 12: C/04/01 - 'The Hermitage' Homestead, North Barnawartha, Shire of Chiltern to C/08/08 - Alma Woolscouring Works, Abbottsford, City of Collingwood > FOLDER 13: C/09/01 - 'Darriwill' (formerly 'Sutherland's Creek'), Moorabool near Geelong, Shire of Corio to C/11/07 - Creswick Creek Railway Bridge, Creswick, Shire of Creswick > FOLDER 14: D/01/01 - Dandenong Town Hall, Dandenong, City of Dandenong to E/05/06 - Former Essendon Municipal Incinerator, Essendon, City of Essendon > FOLDER 15: F/01/01 Eastern Hill Hotel, Fitzroy, City of Fitzroy to F/01/67 'Glass Terrace', Fitzroy, City of Fitzroy > FOLDER 16: F/02/01 'Hindson House' (originally 'Seacombe'), Sorrento, Shire of Flinders to G/02/01 'Wimmera House' (formerly 'Tamar)', Geelong West, City of Geelong West > FOLDER 17: G/03/01 Court House/Police Station, Gisborne, Shire of Gisborne to H/02B/01 'Eurutta' (originally Sages Cottage), Baxter, Shire of Hastings > FOLDER 18: H/03/01 'The Hawthorns', Hawthorn, City of Hawthorn to H/08/03 'Adelaide Vale', Fosterville, Shire of Huntly Box ARM3/20/04: > FOLDER 19: K/01/01 Serviceton Railway Station, Serviceton, Shire of Kaniva to K/10/01 Notched Lodge Cottage, Poowong, Shire of Korumburra > FOLDER 20: K/11/01 "Clunie' Homestead, Stable and Woolshed, Harrow, Shire of Kowree to L/04/03 'Old Drumbanagher Station' Homestead, Nhill, Shire of Lowan > FOLDER 21: M/01/01 'Mawburn Park', Maffra, Shire of Maffra to M/15/10 'Merrang' Homestead, Hexam, Shire of Mortlake > FOLDER 22: M/16/01 'Gazette Estate', Penshurst, Shire of Mount Rouse to O/05/02 Flour Mill, Millawa, Shire of Oxley > FOLDER 23: P/01/01 'Churchill Island', Westernport Bay, Shire of Phillip Island to P/04/30 The Portland Club (formerly Crouch & Fether's Auction Rooms, Portland, Town of Portland > FOLDER 24: P/05/01 Swallow and Ariell Steam Biscuit Manufactory, Port Melbourne, City of Port Melbourne to Q/01/06 Queenscliff Fortifications, Queenscliff, Borough of Queenscliff > FOLDER 25: M/07/01 Under Gardener's Cottage, South Yarra, City of Melbourne to M/07/50 Grain Store Tavern Pty Ltd (former warehouse and office), Melbourne, City of Melbourne > FOLDER 26: M/07/51/1 Melbourne Underground Discotheque, Melbourne, City of Melbourne to M/07/100 Row of Shops (former 'Holdsworth Building', Carlton, City of Melbourne > FOLDER 27: M/07/101 Residence, Carlton, City of Melbourne to M/07/160 Cathedral College (former Christian Brothers' College, 'Parade'), East Melbourne, City of Melbourne > FOLDER 28: M/07/161 'Nirvana', East Melbourne, City of Melbourne to M/07/230 'Deloraine Terrace', Parkville, City of Melbourne > FOLDER 29: M/07/231 'Selvetta', Parkville, City of Melbourne to M/07/285 Londsale's Cottage (formerly Melbourne's first Government House), in storage at 'Como', South Yarra, City of Melbourne > FOLDER 30: R/01/01 Houses (13 and 15 James St), Richmond, City of Richmond to S/04/01 'Black Rock House', Black Rock, City of Sandringham > FOLDER 31: S/05/01 Terminus Hotel, Seymour, Shire of Seymour to S/10/26 Iron House (formerly at 59 Arden St. North Melbourne), South Melbourne, City of South Melbourne > FOLDER 32: S/11/01 Christ Church, Church of England, Dingley, City of Springvale to W/04/04 'Colbinabbin' Homestead, Colbinabbin, Shire of Waranga > FOLDER 33: W/05/01 The Warracknabeal Hotel, Warracknabeal, Shire of Warracknabeal to W/10/15 The Gauge House, Williamstown, City of Williamstown > FOLDER 34: W/11/01 Barwon River Bridge, Winchelsea, Shire of Winchelsea to Y/03/01 'Murrindindi''Homestead, Murrindindi, Shire of Yea; Document; Willingham Collection; Donated by Allan Willingham, 19.12.2024

'Stanford House', house and garden of Dr Stanford, 180 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, c. 1900; T.W. Cameron (Company); GS-BCS-4

GS-BCS-4; 'Stanford House', house and garden of Dr Stanford, 180 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, c. 1900; T.W. Cameron (Company); Glass slide showing the house and garden of Dr Stanford. The house is in the background with statuary and walled garden beds in the foreground. The house was located at 180 Clarendon St, East Melbourne. From the Australian Dictionary of Biography: Thomas Welton Stanford (1832-1918), businessman, spiritualist and philanthropist, was born at Albany, New York State, USA... Drawn to the Australian colonies by rumours of a strong demand for kerosene, in December 1859 Thomas Welton and his brother De Witt sailed for Melbourne... He moved to Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, where he became known for his garden of rare plants, his aviaries of exotic birds, his fine collection of Australian paintings, and, most of all, for his interest in spiritualism. 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. Selby gave a lecture showing "A 100 beautiful nature-coloured views" of 'Old Melbourne and East Melbourne' at the Unitarian Church, Grey St, East Melbourne, on January 29th 1930. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collection

Collage of photographs of buildings in Melbourne, showing architectural styles from 1890s to 1930s, undated, possibly 1930s; T.W. Cameron (Firm); GS-BCS-78

GS-BCS-78; Collage of photographs of buildings in Melbourne, showing architectural styles from 1890s to 1930s, undated, possibly 1930s; T.W. Cameron (Firm); Images of many different business premises collaged together with Stonnington buildings in the foreground (as written by Selby on the border of the slide). Some of the buildings can be identified by the business name shown on the building, for example, the Nicholas Building on Swanston Street, third from the right, top row. To the left of this building is the T&G Building, located on Collins Street. The building on the top left with the short square tower is The Argus Building, built in 1924 and located on the corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth streets. The church at bottom left is St Joseph's, Stanhope Street, Malvern, opened in 1908. It is not known who the architect was but it has the "Blood and Bandage" style same as the City Baths. The long, light-coloured building with the central tower on the bottom right could be a college, school, barracks or mansion. 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>; Glass slide; Images collection

Bourke Street looking west from Russell Street, Melbourne, 1899; Cooper, Henry; GS-CS-09

GS-CS-09; Bourke Street looking west from Russell Street, Melbourne, 1899; Cooper, Henry; View looking west, from Russell Street, showing the businesses along the north side of Bourke Street. Prominent buildings on the north side include the Melbourne Coffee Palace (No. 216) and Parer Brothers' Restaurant Cafe (Crystal Cafe) and Hotel (No. 200). Parer Brothers had interests in many hotels over a long period. Immediately to the left of Parer Brothers is Kreitmayer's Waxworks, which at this date offered to the public a combination of wax figures and vaudeville acts, including the advertised 'Professor Davis', a magician. Just five properties down from there was the Theatre Royal. Discernible in the distance are the General Post Office and Drapers Block (alongside the post office), with signage for Robertson & Moffat (later the site for the Myer department store). Copied from "Remembering Melbourne: 1850-1960", p. 42. 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. Selby probably showed this slide during his many lectures on old or early Melbourne, given during the 1930s. "When Melbourne Takes Rank as a City", was given on 12th February, 1948, at the Assembly Hall, Collins Street. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Glass slide; Images collection

Pedestrians : entrance to the Block Arcade, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1892; GS-CS-25

GS-CS-25; Pedestrians : entrance to the Block Arcade, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1892; A close-up photograph taken at street level of pedestrians 'doing the block', that is, promenading the city block formed by Collins, Swanston, Little Collins and Elizabeth streets. The Block Arcade, named after the parade and completed in 1893, has its main entrance on the north side of Collins Street. The tall glass windows of the ground floor shops reflect the buildings on the other side of the street. The idea was to see and be seen. The young women in their fashionable outfits, showing off their nipped-in waists and eye-catching bow and fur trims, have caught the attention of the bowler-hatted men passing by. A later photograph of "doing the block" taken around 1915 can be found in Remembering Melbourne: 1850-1960, p. 60. 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. Selby probably showed this slide during his many lectures on old or early Melbourne, given during the 1930s. "When Melbourne Takes Rank as a City", was given on 12th February, 1948, at the Assembly Hall, Collins Street. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Glass slide; Images collection

GS-EM-74; Two images: Batman's House and male Aboriginal Australian, c. 1838 depicted; Gunn's Slides (Firm); Two colour images from newspaper items are side by side. On the left is a painting of Batman's house with a cultivated garden on the bank of the Yarra River. Under this image is printed: BATMAN'S FIRST HOUSE / In 1931-1932 the money was subscribed to build a Memorial over the grave of Barak, the last of the Yarra Tribe. On the right is a painting of an Aboriginal man sitting on a log holding a boomerang and a shield. Underneath this image is printed: "AN AUSTRALIAN NATIVE / [This house stood at the foot of Batman's Hill, facing the Yarra, near to where Batman Bridge, Spencer Street, has been built. Two natives are shown on the banks of the Yarra. Benboo and his "Lubra" lived in a hut at the foot of the garden. He was the brother of Derrimut, and Bun[ ] credits him, and not Derrimut, with giving the warning to the settlers which preserved them from an attack by the Aboriginals.] 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

Queen's Wharf, Melbourne, West End, 1853 ; Gunn's Slides (Firm); GS-EV-51

GS-EV-51; Queen's Wharf, Melbourne, West End, 1853 ; Gunn's Slides (Firm); Glass slide of a that depicts Queen's Wharf located between Spencer and King Streets on the Yarra River in Melbourne. There are crowds of people and horse-drawn carts in the forefront. Buildings, ships and a paddle steamer are in the background. Queens Wharf was cut off by the construction of the Spencer St Bridge in 1927. Other names associated with the location : Coles Wharf, Coltherds Shipsmiths, Coltherds Wharf, Hughes Wharf, La Trobe Wharf, Raleighs Wharf. [Source : Victorian Heritage Database Report] The current address is Batman Park, Melbourne. Heritage Inventory Number, H7822-0597. A coloured copy of a steel engraving by James Tingle after the sketch by S.T.Gill for Victoria Illustrated published Melbourne circa 1857. One of 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. Permission to be obtained for reproduction and publication. <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank">For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a> ; Glass slide; Images collection

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