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Welsh Church, 320 La Trobe Street, 1872; A-493
A-493; Welsh Church, 320 La Trobe Street, 1872; Copy print photo of the Gothic revival style church with stuccoed walls and turrets on either side of main entrance. The architects were Tasmanian-born Thomas Crouch and recently arrived Londoner Ralph Wilson. The pair commenced working together in 1857 and their Elizabeth Street firm designed numerous prominent Melbourne buildings including many Presbyterian and Wesleyan churches. Shows brick front fence with iron palings. On the pavement outside fence are two gentlemen in top hats, both senior members of the Welsh Church. On the left, hands in pockets, is Reverend William Meirion Evans, minister of the church 1871-1881. On the right is the church secretary, John Meirion Roberts. [source : B. Jones, The Melbourne Welsh Church. This photo comes from the Melbourne Welsh Church archives] Photo taken early 1872, soon after the new Welsh Church building was completed in December 1871. Church is on the Victorian Heritage Register. 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, opening in 1857. Later it was demolished and rebuilt per this photo.; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Walhalla devastated by fire, November 1888; The Walhalla Chronicle; 1888; S-76.1
S-76.1; Walhalla devastated by fire, November 1888; The Walhalla Chronicle; A man standing amidst the burnt out buildings, the chimneys still standing and a unburnt building higher up on the hill. 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] 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>; 1888; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Walhalla : damaged by fire, November 1888; The Walhalla Chronicle; 1888; S-76.4
S-76.4; Walhalla : damaged by fire, November 1888; The Walhalla Chronicle; Panoramic view of township of Walhalla. A burnt out building and chimneys in the foreground, looking down the valley toward undamaged buildings. 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] 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>; 1888; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
LIB 00060742; The Rotary Club of Noble Park : twenty years of history and service 1965-1985; Grills, Cliff T.; ...In this history we have endeavoured to cover as many aspects of the life of the club as possible in an attempt to give it a realistic picture of Rotary in action in Noble Park. A pleasing feature of the twenty years since this club was charted in 1965, has been the involvement of many of its members in the administration of Rotary at District level as well as a strong commitment to the promotion of the ideals of service through the four main avenues of service at Club level. The Rotary Club of Noble Park has had a member elevated to the position of District Governor as well as many other members serving the Districts of 982 and 981 as members of various important committees. Rotary world-wide has a proud and enviable record of service to people everywhere and I am pleased to register something of the fine record of the Rotary Club of Noble Park as an organisation that has a reputation of service to the local community and in the wider field beyond local boundaries... (The editor's note). ; Book; LibraryLibrary
MS 001066 [Box 33-6]; Certificate of Title, under the "Transfer of Land Act 1928" for Lot 68, Reservoir, 02/10/1953; A Victorian Certificate of Title, Under the "Transfer of Land Act 1928" for Lot 68 on Plan of Subdivision No. 22331. Entered initially into the Register Book as Volume number: 7773, Folio number: 036. The Title was lodged in the Office of Titles as part of the Crown Portion Twelve Parish of Keelbundora County of Bourke. As of now the Certificate of Title is classified as “DESTROYED Cannot be used for any legal purpose. Converted to ECT.” The Certificate of Title contains a measurement in feet and inches of the lot in relation to McFadzean Avenue and O’Connor Street, with the lot being shaded in red. The property’s mortgage was held by Director of War Home Services for various periods, however general research indicates that after World War I, the War Service Homes Commission not only built houses for returned soldiers but assisted with low-interest loans (Source: City of Darebin Heritage Study Volume 1 Draft Thematic Environmental History Stage 2 Report August 2008). Furthermore, in the period after World War II, finance was also made available for privately developed dwellings (Source: eMelbourne). One or more of the proprietors may have utilised this government initiative.; Document; Manuscripts CollectionArchives
MS 001800; Grand United Order of Free Gardeners collection; Grand United Order of Free Gardeners; The Lodge of the Grand United Order of Free Gardeners was established as a friendly society in Melbourne in 1864 after the Grand Lodge of Scotland granted a charter to open a Lodge in Victoria. The order spread to most Australian States and eventually there were 25 in Victoria. The origins of the order are obscure but are thought to to have started in Scotland in the 17th century as a fraternity to promote and regulate the trade of working gardeners. By the 19th century is was more active as a workers' benefit society providing sickness benefits, pensions and provision for dependents. This collection includes examples of the Order's regalia, honour boards, shields, framed certificates and portraits, minute books, ledgers, treasurer's books, loose documents and accounts. 1. Loose documents include blank, generic papers such as mortgage and financial documents and rules and regulations for conduct of lodges as well as documents specific to individual lodges and the Grand Lodge. 2. Bound volumes include minutes of meetings of lodges from 1896 -2001, members’ registers (handwritten) of various lodges from 1865-1993, National Health Insurance Register 1939, and documents of the Grand Lodge 1896-2006.; Document; Manuscripts Collection; Donated by Grand Secretary Graham J. in December 2006Archives
RG03-09-009; Upper Hawthorn: conservation study of the area surrounding Burwood, Glenferrie and Auburn Roads; Butler, Graeme, 1947-; A report that identifies and evaluates buildings, streetscapes and areas of historic or architectural interest within approximate area bounded by Oxley Road, Auburn Road, Burwood Road and Glenferrie Road up to Barkers Road. The report includes recommendations and guidelines for conservation and enhancement of identified areas and buildings, along with specific recommendations for buildings to be included on the Register of the National Estate and for protection under the Third Schedule of the Town and Country Planning Act. Section 1: Area history and building conservation: includes building dates and brief histories. Section 2: Precinct assessment, evaluation and conservation: outlines specific areas possessing cohesive visual qualities including streetscapes and contributive buildings. Recommended controls and policies are provided. The report includes facsimile images of photographs and maps. The appendices include an indexes of owners and architects, and a chronological index. Hawthorn has formed part of the City of Boroondara since 1994. These items are part of the Butler Collection, a large archive of conservation studies, photographs and related reference material.; 1983; Book; Butler Collection; Donated by Graeme Butler, 2023.Library
RG03-44-036; Set of papers: Princes Bridge Hotel / Young and Jackson's; Butler, Graeme, 1947-; Statement of architectural and heritage significance of Princes Bridge Hotel / Young and Jackson's Hotel, located at 214-224 Flinders Street and 1-5 Swanston Streets, Melbourne. With accompanying research file. Includes reference to "Chloe" (1875), by French painter Jules Lefebvre. which has hung in Young and Jackson Hotel since 1909. Includes: > statement of significance by Graeme Butler, c.1988 > 1 x typed manuscript; "Young and Jackson's Hotel", Best Overend and Partners, Architects & Town Planners, 1978. (photocopy) > 1 x typed manuscript; "Submission concerning Young and Jackson's Hotel Cnr Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne to the Historic Buildings Council", National Trust of Australia, 13 July 1988., with associated supplementary material. > partial, various MMBW draining plans 1900-1987 (photocopies) > partial architectural plan, R. W. Whittaker, 1922. (photocopy) > correspondence - City of Melbourne to Historic Buildings Council, re support for inclusion of building on Register of Historic Buildings (1) > building identification form (1985) > citation; Central Activities District Conservation Study (c.1985) > reference photographs (photocopies) These items are part of the Butler Collection, a large archive of conservation studies, photographs and related reference material.; c.1988; Document; Butler Collection; Donated by Graeme Butler, 2023.Archives
RG03-44-103-1; C.B.D. study. Area two. City of Melbourne conservation study; Butler, Graeme, 1947-; A historical and architectural study of the central business district of Melbourne, "Area 2", bounded by Flinders, King, William and Latrobe Streets. The study was conducted for the Historic Buildings Preservation Council of Victoria, 1976. Includes photographs and drawings. Section A: architectural and historical findings on individual buildings. Section B: streetscapes and environmental areas. This illustrated study was part of a larger project of seven studies commissioned by the Historic Buildings Preservation Council of Victoria [Heritage Victoria] to document heritage buildings in central Melbourne. Each study was by a different heritage consultant or firm and aimed to provide the classifications sub-committee with relevant architectural and historical information to support registration of significant buildings. The Butler Collection is a large archive of conservation studies, research files, photographs and related reference material.; Book; Butler Collection; Donated by Graeme Butler, 2023Library
St George's Church of England, Malvern, c. 1905; T.W. Cameron (Firm); GS-BCS-19
GS-BCS-19; St George's Church of England, Malvern, c. 1905; T.W. Cameron (Firm); The photograph of this church from taken from Glenferrie Road from the south-west. Today the church is hidden behind large trees at 296 Glenferrie Road, but when this photograph was taken the churchyard was edged in a low colourful flowerbed. The house to the rear and right of the church is possibly the manse. The image is quite grainy suggesting that the slide was made from a photograph in a newspaper or a book. In 1857 a school room was built on an acre of land purchased in Glenferrie Road, Malvern, which was later licensed for church services. In 1865 more land was bought to the north, where at the end of 1865, construction began on the building designed by Samuel Merrett. Due to lack of finances, the church was not consecrated until 1875. The building program began again in 1883 with Mr Robert Dalton as architect for the addition of the transepts and a temporary wooden chancel and sanctuary. The program was completed in two years. In 1887 a narrow strip of land was bought along the north boundary of the churchyard, and Mr Urban Billing was engaged as architect to complete the chancel and sanctuary. In 1888 the new work—transepts, chancel, sanctuary, organ chamber and vestry—was consecrated by the Bishop of Melbourne, the Right Reverend Field Flowers Goe. Saint George’s was the parish church for the state governors, who lived at ‘Stonington’ in Glenferrie Road from 1901 until 1931, when the governors-general vacated State Government House. 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. This was slide #90 according to Selby's record. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Town Hall, Malvern, c. 1920; T.W. Cameron (Firm); GS-BCS-20
GS-BCS-20; Town Hall, Malvern, c. 1920; T.W. Cameron (Firm); This photograph of Malvern Town Hall, which is located on the north-east corner of Glenferrie Road and High Street, Malvern, has been taken from the opposite corner of the crossroads, and shows the west and southern frontages, with the imposing clock tower on the corner of the building as the focal point. The two-storey Renaissance Revival style building has a two-storey central portico, to the left in the image, and French Second Empire style towers. The parapet is adorned with balustrading and urns. There are three women standing in the shadow of a tree under the clock tower. They look to be dressed in clothes from the 1920s. The foreground of the photo is taken up by the crossroads of Glenferrie Road and High Street. There are tram tracks in the roads but no overhead cables, suggesting that electric trams had not yet been installed for these lines. The town hall was constructed in 1886 to a design by John Beswicke from the firm Wilson & Beswicke, with additions, such as the clock tower in 1890, by Crouch and Wilson. John Beswicke went on to design town halls in Brighton, Essendon, Hawthorn and Dandenong. It is one of the grand public buildings constructed during the Marvellous Melbourne era. The foundation stone was laid 22 September 1885 by Alfred Deakin, then the Victorian Minister of Public Works. 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. This was slide #52 according to Selby's record. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Scots' Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1875; Nettleton, Charles, 1826–1902; GS-BCS-28
GS-BCS-28; Scots' Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1875; Nettleton, Charles, 1826–1902; This photograph of Scots' Church, which is located on the north-west corner of Russell and Collins streets, has been taken from the east and south-side of Collins Street. The east facade of the church including the east transept is shown, with the entrance porch at the base of the slender pointed tower, which at 210 feet was the highest point in the city for many years. As the Presbyterian congregation grew in numbers, led by the Scottish born Rev. James Forbes, it was decided a larger church was needed. The experienced local architects Reed & Barnes were engaged in 1869. The foundation stone was laid in 1873 and the church, constructed by David Mitchell, opened in 1874. The style is "decorated Gothic". The photograph includes, in the foreground on the right, the entrance and tower of Independent Church, which is located on the opposite corner of Russell Street, also designed by Reed and Barnes (see GS-BCS-23). In the lower left of the photograph is the back view of the Burke & Wills Memorial, which was placed at the crossroads of Russell and Collins streets on 21st April, 1865. However, an increase in traffic and the laying of tram tracks required that the statue be relocated in 1886. Beyond the Burke & Wills Monument, descending down Collins Street, can be seen the Baptist Chapel, completed in 1862, the Melbourne Athenaeum, built in 1839, and the clock tower of Melbourne Town Hall, opened in 1870. 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>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography