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Christ Church, South Yarra c. 1874. ; 1874; A-48-C
A-48-C; Christ Church, South Yarra c. 1874. ; Exterior view of the Anglican church, corner of Toorak Road and Punt Road, showing Toorak Road frontage. In the foreground is a section of the garden enclosed by a wire fence. The church was designed by Webb and Taylor and built in 1856-7 by E.J. Young. Because of its proximity the Government House services at Christ Church were attended by the Governor and his staff. Between 1881 and 1889 aisles, a tower and sanctuary designed by Reed, Henderson and Stuart were added together with stained-glass by E.R. Suffling of London. [Ref: Victorian Churches", National Trust of Australia, 1991] Victorian Heritage Register H0635 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>; 1874; Photograph; Images collection; Donated by C. Harper, 16 June 1919Photography
St. Francis' Roman Catholic school, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1910; A-166.1-E
A-166.1-E; St. Francis' Roman Catholic school, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1910; Top of the Coop Shot tower is visible in the background to the east, and advertising on the back of the building for Alfred Gross & Co., merchants 366 Bourke Street The land on which St Francis Church stands was granted in July 1839. St Francis Church was designed by Samuel Jackson and built between 1841 and 1845 with the foundation stone being laid on 4 October 1841, the first mass in the completed nave being held on 22 May 1842 and the completed church blessed on 23 October 1845. [source : Victorian Heritage Register statement of significance] 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>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Government House Gardens, c. 1890; A-477.1
A-477.1; Government House Gardens, c. 1890; View of lake and landscaped gardens with palm trees, shrubbery, trellis fence and pathways. No building in image. This may be because the background of the photo is very faded. The Government House Gardens adjoin the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. At the time this photo was taken the Government House Gardens were three times their present size, ie more than 30 hectares. [source : https://www.governor.vic.gov.au] These gardens were designed by Caulfield banker and amateur horticulturalist Joseph Sayce in 1873. They are thought by the Victorian Heritage Register to be "the most intact 19th century mansion garden remaining in Melbourne". [source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_House,_Melbourne] William Guilfoyle, who was in charge of the Botanic Garden from 1873, also managed the 62 cultivated acres (25 ha) of the Government House land and contributed to their upkeep and changing design.; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
The Welsh Church, 320 La Trobe Street north; A-481
A-481; The Welsh Church, 320 La Trobe Street north; Melbourne Welsh Church, built in the Gothic revival style and registered on the Victorian Heritage Register. Church has stuccoed walls and turrets on either side of main entrance. Brick fence with iron palings. Brick buildings to either side of the church in photo have since been demolished. The first Welsh-language church service in the colony was held on 15 December 1852, and a chapel was first built on this land in La Trobe Street in 1857. The site was donated by the crown, for the construction of a Welsh Calvinist Methodist Church. The church was rebuilt in 1870 by architects Crouch and Wilson, and is now more than 150 years old. Initially all services were in Welsh, but English-language services were later introduced. Services are still held in Welsh twice a month, as well as in English. Probable dating 1970-1980.; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
MS 014209.1 (F9-4); Statement of general average per the S.S. 'Paroo', 2665 Ton register, J. B. S. Medley, Master from Sydney to West Australian ports via Melbourne and Adelaide. Stranded on Lonsdale Reef, 8th April 1902. ; Bulcock, W.; A description of the short-lived voyage and the damage sustained as a result of being stranded on Lonsdale Reef, near Queenscliff on 8th April, 1902 not long after leaving the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited wharf. Includes reports from the surveyor, Alexander McGowan; disbursements; manifest of cargo - contributory value of each interest; list of deposits; apportionment of general average; and a summary of balances due to claimants and consignees and final balance. General Average is a principle of maritime law that essentially establishes that all sea cargo stakeholders (owner, shipper, etc.) evenly share any damage or losses that may occur as a result of voluntary sacrifice of part of the vessel or cargo to save the whole in an emergency. [BPD website] ; 1903; Document; Manuscripts Collection; Donated 4 February 1948. No donor name recordedArchives
George Hughes : Temperance worker, 1871; P-118-Pi
P-118-Pi; George Hughes : Temperance worker, 1871; Oval studio portrait of a bearded man. George Hughes was born in 1836, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to parents, William Hughes and Mary Gryson. About the middle of September 1854, aboard the 'Cheviot', he sailed from Greenock, Scotland to Melbourne. Mr Hughes ventured to the country diggings of Victoria before travelling to New Zealand between 1861 - 1871. He also worked as a gardener. At the age of 36 years, gave up drinking of alcohol and abstained until his death in 1922 In 1917, Mr Hughes presented the RHSV with this photograph and some interesting articles in the Register of Early Colonists - H-0116 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>; Photograph; Images collection; Donated by George Hughes, 33 Miller Street, West Melbourne, 14 March 1918Photography
Edwin Morris, 1833-1920, Port Campbell; P-140-Pi
P-140-Pi; Edwin Morris, 1833-1920, Port Campbell; Studio portrait of Edwin Morris, smoking a pipe and wearing a cap. He was a local of the Port Campbell region. Edwin Morris was born in London in 1833 to James Morris and Mary Jane Jefferies He travelled to Victoria via Tasmania aboard the ‘Sir Charles Napier’ and resided in Camperdown and Port Campbell until his death in 1920. In 1917, Mr Morris filled out a Pioneer Register for the Historical Society of Victoria providing us with details of his family including one of his poems and noted things he could remember. He married Catherine McVean in 1859 in Port Fairy and they had five children. 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>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
PH-970673; Walhalla after the fire, 1888; Brian Pump (Photographer); Copy print. A number of people in the street looking at the burnt out buildings, where the chimneys were left standing. Walhalla was almost totally destroyed by fire on the night of the 24th November 1888. The fire is believed to have originated in one of the back rooms of the Crawford's drapery establishment. Buildings and businesses destroyed included Messes. Harris and Buchanan's general store, Cowl's chemist's shop, Fielchenfield's drapery establishment, Middleton's tailor's shop, the Long Tunnel Hotel, the Walhalla Chronicle newspaper and printing office, Jolly's tobacconist's and stationery premises, Mainland's jeweller's shop, the Mechanic's Institute,'the Bank of Victoria and the Bank of Australasia, Dunn's grocery store, Trick's mining office, the Empire Hotel, the Catholic chapel, Jolly's butcher's shop, Fleming's hair dressing premises and some private houses. The shire hall and the post office were damaged, but saved. [source : The Moe Register and Narracan Shire Advocate, Sat 1 Dec 1888, p.4]; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Pan American World Airways DC-4 "Clipper Kit Carson", at Sydney Airport, Mascot.; c. 1950; PH-981051
PH-981051; Pan American World Airways DC-4 "Clipper Kit Carson", at Sydney Airport, Mascot.; Douglas DC-4, Pan American World Airways "Clipper Kit Carson" at Sydney's Mascot Airport. This aircraft entered service with Pan American in 1945. On 17 March 1947 "Clipper Kit Carson" arrived in Sydney from San Francisco to inaugurate Pan American's first service to Australia. The aircraft was sold to Japan Airlines in 1958, then bought by Ansett-ANA in 1965, and appeared on the Australia register as VH-INM. It was converted to an ATL-98A Carvair freighter aircraft in 1968 and was sold by Ansett-ANA in 1974. It was used by several overseas operators and as of 2005 was located in South Africa. 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>; c. 1950; Photograph; Images collection; Donated by Gordon SheblyPhotography
PR M-0078; MARTIN, Constance Ellen; Family Name: MARTIN (nee Chambers) Given Name: Constance Ellen Birth Year: 1897 Birth Place: Rosepark, SA Family Name: MARTIN Given Name: Robert Victorian Residence: Kew Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Henry Edwin Victorian Residence: Brighton Family Name: CHAMBERS (nee Newman) Given Name: Edith Florence Victorian Residence: Canterbury Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Fanny Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Henry Edwin Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Annie Emily Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Edith Florence: Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Hilda Grace Family Name: CHMBERS Given Name: Emily Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Constance Emma [sic] Birth Date: 1897 Birth Place: Rosepark, S A Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Alice Mary Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Arthur John Cowper Family Name: CHAMBERS Given Name: Ethelwyn Naomi Note: This record is of Constance Martin’s, husband, parents and siblings Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified to primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.|Birth Year: 1897 |Birth Place: Rose Park, SA |Victorian Residence: Brighton, Canterbury, KewLibrary
RG03-42-009; Historic Buildings Council investigation of the Barkly Theatre; Graeme Butler and Associates (Firm); Full title: City of Footscray, in the matter of a hearing of the Historic Buildings Council to investigate the architectural and historic significance of Barkly Theatre, submission on behalf of the mayor, councillors and the citizens of the City of Footscray. Other title: Barkly theatre - Historic Buildings Council hearing. This report was presented in response to the threat of demolition, and defines the objectives of the development, feasibility for restoration, conservation analysis, historical and architectural significance, interim preservation order. Includes grid maps, building plans. The Butler Collection is a large archive of conservation studies, photographs and related reference material. Graeme Butler was employed as a consultant on this project, and contributed material from his earlier Footscray urban conservation study and the nomination to the Australian Heritage Council register.; 1990-1991; Book; Butler Collection; Donated by Graeme Butler, 2023.Library
RG03-44-010; Submission for the addition of 'Alcaston House' No. 2 Collins Street, Melbourne, to the Register of Historic Buildings; National Trust of Australia (Victoria); Alternate title: National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Submission for the designation of 'Alcaston House' 2 Collins Street, Melbourne. The report details the historic and architectural importance of the building, conservation analysis and comparative study. Alcaston House is one Melbourne's first mixed-use Art Deco buildings, designed by A. and K. Henderson and erected by T Donald and Co. in 1929-30. It is an important early twentieth-century example of combined offices and flats, for no other building of the era provided a similar mixed use commercial and multi-storey residential accommodation. [Victorian Heritage Database] Includes photographs and building floor plans. The Butler Collection is a large archive of conservation studies, photographs and related reference material.; 1978; Book; Butler Collection; Donated by Graeme Butler, 2023Library