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Scots Church, Campbellfield c. 1850-1864; 1850-1864; A-53-C.3

A-53-C.3; Scots Church, Campbellfield c. 1850-1864; View of side of the church building. The castellated tower entrance and narrow windows are visible. The church at 1702-1708 Sydney Road, Campbellfield, was built in 1855, from bluestone quarried from the side of the present Fawkner cemetery. The style is pre-Reformation with narrow windows. It stands on land donated by Neill Campbell, of the Campbellfield Estate, the original grantee. The architect is thought to be Charles Laing, who was commissioned by the church committee in 1850 to prepare plans. In the beginning is served a primarily Scottish-born congregation. The burial ground in the churchyard was established in 1844. The second Minister was Reverend Peter Gunn, father-in-law of Aeneas Gunn. His grave and that of some of his family members are in the burial ground. [Ref: A Study of Scot's Church, Campbellfield, and the Manor House, David Morgan., Victorian Heritage Database Report] Victorian Heritage Register H0127 One of a group of six photographs mounted on card. Four photographs are of the exterior of the church, one is of the exterior of the manse and one shows Rev. Peter Gunn standing at the entrance to the church. See A-53.002-C to A-53.006. 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> ; 1850-1864; Photograph; Images collection; Donated by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, March-June 1930

Scots Church, Campbellfield c. 1850-1864; c. 1925; A-53-C.5

A-53-C.5; Scots Church, Campbellfield c. 1850-1864; View of the side of the church building on 1702 Sydney Road, Campbellfield and entrance. The church was built in 1855, from bluestone quarried from the side of the present Fawkner cemetery. The style is pre-Reformation with narrow windows. It stands on land donated by Neill Campbell, of the Campbellfield Estate, the original grantee. The architect is thought to be Charles Laing, who was commissioned by the church committee in 1850 to prepare plans. In the beginning is served a primarily Scottish-born congregation. The burial ground in the churchyard was established in 1844. The second Minister was Reverend Peter Gunn, father-in-law of Aeneas Gunn. His grave and that of some of his family members are in the burial ground. [Ref: A Study of Scot's Church, Campbellfield, and the Manor House, David Morgan., Victorian Heritage Database Report] Victorian Heritage Register H0127 One of a group of six photographs mounted on card. Four photographs are of the exterior of the church, one is of the exterior of the manse and one shows Rev. Peter Gunn standing at the entrance to the church. See A-53.001-C to A-53.006. 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. 1925; Photograph; Images collection; Donated by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, March-June 1930

Dr Robert Talbot, 19th September 1896.; 1896; P-10-Mc

P-10-Mc; Dr Robert Talbot, 19th September 1896.; Studio portrait of Dr Talbot, wearing his uniform and medals. Talbot was a Surgeon-Major with the title of MD (Doctor of Medicine) and ChB (Bachelor of Surgery), and Health Officer at Brunswick for 38 years, until his retirement in 1896. Talbot was the son of Robert Talbot and Anna Hayes and reputedly Irish born (Brighton Cemetery Register). His wife Martha Fergie survived him until October 1907 when she passed away, aged 76 years, at "Tonedale", Bay St, Brighton. Talbot's obituary (The Argus) stated that he was a colonist of Victoria for almost nearly 50 years, and was involved in the formation of the Northern Rifles, where he was a surgeon. He resided in Brighton, and died at his residence "Hazlemere", New St, Brighton on the 18th May 1898 at 82, and is buried in the Brighton cemetery [not Melbourne General Cemetery as one obituary states]. Robert John DeCourcy Talbot (1855-1933), a solicitor and assistant censor was a son who married Mary Wilhelmina Glass, a daughter of Hugh Glass. It is likely one of the medals on his chest is the Imperial Government's long-service medal, commemorating his service with the Northern Rifles. No photographer noted on mountboard or rear. 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> ; 1896; Photograph; Images collection

S-1335; Panoramic view of the Morell Bridge, Yarra river and Parliament House, c. 1904; R. Vere Scott; Wide angle view of Morell Bridge taken from the east side of the bridge near the corner of Anderson Street. Looks towards the Botanical Gardens, Government House, stands at the MCG, city skyline. Rowers are visible under the bridge. The Morell Bridge is an arch bridge over the Yarra River in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1899 by John Monash and J. T. N. Anderson, it is notable as the first bridge in Victoria that was built using reinforced concrete. It features decorations on the three arch spans, including large dragon motifs and ornamental Victorian lights. The gutters on the bridge are cobbled bluestone, with a single lane bitumen strip running down the middle. The bridge is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Originally known as the Anderson Street bridge, it was named the Morell Bridge in 1936 after Sir Stephen Morell, who was a prominent Victorian businessman and Lord Mayor of Melbourne between 1926 and 1928. On 7 June 1998 the bridge was closed to motor vehicles as part of the CityLink project. It is currently used by cyclist and pedestrian traffic, connecting the Royal Botanic Gardens to the Olympic Park precinct. [Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morell_Bridge] In December 1941 a military transport crashed through the iron railings of the bridge, plunged 30ft. to the embankment, and rolled into the river. A soldier was drowned and 4 were injured. [Source: The Argus 15 Dec 1941 p.8]; Photograph; Images collection

Wesleyan Church [Wesleyan Chapel], corner of Collins and Queen streets, Melbourne, c. 1855; Clarke, William; GS-BCS-47

GS-BCS-47; Wesleyan Church [Wesleyan Chapel], corner of Collins and Queen streets, Melbourne, c. 1855; Clarke, William; This photograph includes a much reproduced image of the second Wesleyan Church to be built in Melbourne, located on the north-west corner of Collins and Queen streets. The image looks to be taken from a church notice handed out to the congregation at the later Wesleyan Church built in Lonsdale Street. The foundation stone of the Wesleyan Chapel, designed by John James Peers, was laid in May 1840, although the building was not completed until 1847. The site was sold in 1857, and, as explained in the notes at the bottom of the image, became the location of the Bank of Australasia. The Sands & McDougall Directory of 1860 records the bank at 396 Collins St (north side). According to the notes, the Parsonage became the Australian Alliance Insurance Company, which, according to the 1860 directory, was next to the bank at 402 Collins Street, and seen to the left of the chapel. The picket fence around the chapel, and the entry arch with a central lamp, can also be seen in S. T. Gill's "Gt. Collins St. looking East from Wesleyan Chapel, Melbourne" of 1857. The image includes many of the chapel's congregation on their way to a service, wearing bonnets and top hats. The church notices are separated from the image by an elaborate band that includes the printer's name and address. Unfortunately, when the glass slide was made some end letters of the written lines were lost. 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 collection

Bert Hinkler, Australian pioneer aviator, with his Avro Avian aircraft; GS-IT-78

GS-IT-78; Bert Hinkler, Australian pioneer aviator, with his Avro Avian aircraft; In 1928, Bert Hinkler, originally from Bundaberg in Queensland, made history by becoming the first person to fly solo from England to Australia. He was born in Bundaberg in 1892, the son of a stockman. He became interested in aviation, joined the Queensland Aero Club and built two gliders. In 1913 Hinkler went to England where he got a job with the Sopwith Aircraft Company. After war broke out in 1914 he joined the Royal Naval Air Service as an observer and gunner. Later, he qualified as a pilot and in July 1918 he was posted to No. 28 Squadron, RAF. After the War, Hinkler bought an Avro Baby light aircraft and undertook a record-breaking flight from Croydon to Turin. He shipped the Avro to Australia and made several flights here. These included a non-stop flight from Sydney Bundaberg in eight and three-quarter hours, at the time the world’s longest solo flight. He returned to England, worked as test pilot for the Avro Company and bought his famous Avro Avian, registered as G-EBOV. In February 1928 Hinkler flew his Avian from London to Darwin in sixteen days, becoming the first person to fly solo from England to Australia. He was given £2000 by the Australian Government and made an honorary squadron leader in the Royal Australian Air Force. He went back to England and later went to Canada where he bought a De Havilland Puss Moth and flew it to England. He planned another flight to Australia in the Puss Moth. He left Heathrow on 7th January 1933 and disappeared. In April 1933 wreckage and his body were found in the Apennines between Florence and Arezzo. He was buried in Florence with full military honours. When on his long flights Hinkler was known to sing to pass the time, leading C. J. Dennis to pen a poem about him called The Singing Ace. 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>; Glass slide; Images collection

Thomson family : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; GS-TM-16

GS-TM-16; Thomson family : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; Photograph of the memorial placed over the remains of Peter Thomson, a farmer, his wife, Harriet Clark, their two children, and William Thomson. The tall monument with its enclosing rail is at the centre of the image, with tall trees to the left, right and behind. More modest memorials can be seen in the background. In his "Memorial History of Melbourne" (p.390, ref.270), Selby describes this as "One of the finest monuments in the Cemetery... A broken granite column on a pedestal which stands on a platform. A passage of scripture encircles the column... A spiral wreath around the column. There are inscriptions on each of the four sides of the pedestal." From Selby we learn that the inscription, seen on the left face of the pedestal in the photograph, names Harriet Clark, wife of Peter Thomson, farmer, mother of Peter and Anna, who died 10th April, 1911, in her 89th year, who was a colonist of 69 years. The inscription on the right face is for her husband, Peter Thomson, farmer, who died 19th May, 1845, aged 37 years. He was formerly of Horn, Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. The other inscriptions, not seen in this image are for sister and brother, Anna Thomson, an infant who died in November 1842, and Peter Thomson, who died in May 1866, aged 26 years. And William Thomson who died in January 1855, aged 42 years. Selby doesn't say but William could be a brother of Peter. Harriet Clark married Peter Thomson on 23rd April, 1842, at Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. She died at her home at 129 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. (Source: Find A Grave; Trove) This image is attributed to Everard Studley Miller who photographed many graves and tombstones in the Old Melbourne Cemetery (established in 1837) around 1920 as part of a project led by Isaac Selby to record and commemorate all aspects of Melbourne's second cemetery (the first being at Flagstaff Hill). The RHSV holds original glass negatives and albums of the photographs from this project. 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 collection

John and Catherine Cowell : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; GS-TM-18

GS-TM-18; John and Catherine Cowell : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; Photograph of the memorial placed over the remains of three people; John Cowell, Catherine Cowell, and their daughter Alicia Berry. In his "Memorial History of Melbourne" (p.397, ref.394), Selby describes this as a "simple but expensive tomb of classic beauty." The image shows a large chest tomb on a stepped base atop a high rectangular plinth. A well constructed iron railing surrounds the monument. The inscription is in a recessed square on one of the long sides of the chest. A cross is carved on the two shorter ends. A tree frames the image on the right. The inscription reads: In Affectionate Remembrance of the Deceased, this Monument Is Erected by his Afflicted Widow Catherine Cowell According to Selby, the inscription on the other side of the memorial reads: John William Cowell, 6th November, 1850, 44 years Catherine, 2nd January, 1853, aged 28 years Alicia M. Berry, 12th May, 1885 A notice in the Melbourne Daily News of November, 1850, states that John William Cowell was "late of Turin Villa, South Yarra." A Heritage Victoria report notes that Turinville is the oldest house in Kew, and is one of the oldest in Victoria. The report also states that Cowell was a wealthy hotelier, with the Royal Hotel in Collins Street being one of his properties. Alicia Maria Berry was the couple's daughter. According to a report in The Herald of February, 1882, a curious case presented to the Equity Court concerned the will of a Rev. George Vincent Barry of Melbourne, and the will of George Chester Berry of California, sheep farmer. Both wills stated that the deceased left all his property to his wife, Alicia M. Cowell or Berry. The property included land at Kew to the value of £8000. This image is attributed to Everard Studley Miller who photographed many graves and tombstones in the Old Melbourne Cemetery (established in 1837) around 1920 as part of a project led by Isaac Selby to record and commemorate all aspects of Melbourne's second cemetery (the first being at Flagstaff Hill). The RHSV holds original glass negatives and albums of the photographs from this project. 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 collection

William Pascoe Crook : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; GS-TM-21

GS-TM-21; William Pascoe Crook : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; Colourised photograph of the hardwood memorial placed over the remains of the Reverend William Pascoe Crook, missionary. The image shows the upright, weathered, wooden marker surrounded by grass. The marker was fashioned from a slab cut from a gum tree. The top has been cropped in the image but, as seen in similar images, it has a triangular top, decorated with a sundial motif, and quarter-circular shoulders, decorated with fleur-de-lys. The inscription reads: In Memory (in Gothic script) Of the REVd. WILLIAM PASCOE CROOK A Zealous and Devoted Missionary. In The Marquesas & SOCIETY ISLANDS A Faithful Preacher of the Gospels In N. S. Wales. Born in Devonshire, Engld. On the 29th April 1775. Died at Melbourne on THE 14th JUNE 1846. He was one of the first missionaries who left England on the ship Duff, in the year 1796. -unreadable verses- According to Selby, influenced by the death of Captain Cook "by the natives", Crook aged 21, enlisted in the first cohort of missionaries to Polynesia, commissioned by the newly formed London Missionary Society. Most of the missionaries were set down at Tahiti, but Crook and a comrade, who soon deserted, were left at the Marquesas. Crook returned to England after a year during which he learnt the language of the islands. He sailed to Australia in 1803, and after laying the foundation of the Congregational Church in Sydney, he travelled to Tahiti and, with three others, translated the first Polynesian Bible. He spent eighteen years in Polynesia before settling in Melbourne. (pp. 48, 50) This image is attributed to Everard Studley Miller who photographed many graves and tombstones in the Old Melbourne Cemetery (established in 1837) around 1920 as part of a project led by Isaac Selby to record and commemorate all aspects of Melbourne's second cemetery (the first being at Flagstaff Hill). The RHSV holds original glass negatives and albums of the photographs from this project. 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 collection

Lewis Hart : Old Melbourne Cemetery, Jewish section, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; GS-TM-26

GS-TM-26; Lewis Hart : Old Melbourne Cemetery, Jewish section, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; Photograph of a large chest tomb with paneled sides and a horizontal stone with the inscription as the cover. The corners of the chest are decorated with rectangular inserts. There is another smaller chest tomb to the left of Hart monument, with a similar inscribed top. Both stones have Hebrew and English writing. Selby tells us that, "Asher Hyman Hart applied for land in the Old Cemetery, and an acre was granted to the Jews. By a strange fatality, Lewis Hart (Asher Hymen Hart's brother) was the first interred... Lewis Hart was a clothier." (pp. 174-5, OPMHoM) The inscription reads: (431 in Selby's grave index p. 399 OPMHoM) 7 lines of Hebrew In Memory Of LEWIS HART Who Died On August 14th 5603-1843 Aged 40 Years The First Jewish Interment In This Cemetery (carved along bottom edge) According the newspaper reports under the heading of "Awfully Sudden Death" we learn that, "Mr. Lewis Hart, shopkeeper, at the corner of Queen and Collins streets, whilst walking in front of his establishment at about half past 9 o'clock on Monday morning, suddenly dropped down, and melancholy to relate before medical assistance could be procured, the vital spark had fled." The other chest tomb, according to Selby's plan of the cemetery and his index (430), is named for Lewis Hart, son of Edward and Isabella Hart, who died on the 5th January, A.M. 5609, 1849, aged 18 months. (p. 399, OPMHoM) From newspaper articles it can be deduced that Edward Hart, the father of baby Lewis Hart, was Lewis Hart's brither. These two burials were among the few that remained in the Jewish section after the first market expansion in 1877. This image is attributed to Everard Studley Miller who photographed many graves and tombstones in the Old Melbourne Cemetery (established in 1837) around 1920 as part of a project led by Isaac Selby to record and commemorate all aspects of Melbourne's second cemetery (the first being at Flagstaff Hill). The RHSV holds original glass negatives and albums of the photographs from this project. 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 numbered this slide #15. 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

Dr. Edmund Hobson and family : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; GS-TM-29

GS-TM-29; Dr. Edmund Hobson and family : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; Colourised photograph of a tall Gothic stone structure topped with an urn, mounted on a stepped square pedestal. Within the structure are two tablets leaning backwards towards each other, one for the doctor's details, the other for his family. In the background are more monuments and trees. Selby describes this memorial, erected by public subscription, as "a thing of Gothic beauty... one of the most striking works of art in the Old Cemetery." Dr. Edmund Charles Hobson, a natural scientist, was the nephew of Captain Hobson, the first Governor of New South Wales. Dr. Hobson helped found the Melbourne Hospital movement, and was appointed chief-of-staff, but died before he could take up the position. He passed away after a short illness, at his residence, Bona-vista, in South Yarra. (pp. 194-5, OPMHoM) The inscriptions read: (75 in Selby's grave index p. 377, OPMHoM) This monument, in memory of Edmund Hobson, M.D., born at Parramatta, August 1814, died at Melbourne 4th March, 1848, has been erected by public subscription in honour of a distinguished fellow colonist, whose pre-eminence in his profession, and whose skill and attention were never solicited by the poor or distressed in vain. He united with rare medical and other attainments dispositions and virtues which endeared him as a man and a Christian to his friends. He died universally regretted in the 34th year of his age. The other tablet: John Edmund Hobson, accidently drowned in the Yarra, 1870, aged 30; Edward Grant Hobson, 1860, aged 17; Amy Elizabeth Hobson, 1866, aged 21; Sons and daughters of Edmund Hobson, M.D. Margaret Hobson died 17th July, 1894, aged 84 years. This image is attributed to Everard Studley Miller who photographed many graves and tombstones in the Old Melbourne Cemetery (established in 1837) around 1920 as part of a project led by Isaac Selby to record and commemorate all aspects of Melbourne's second cemetery (the first being at Flagstaff Hill). The RHSV holds original glass negatives and albums of the photographs from this project. 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 numbered this slide #52. 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

Jewish Graves : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; GS-TM-31

GS-TM-31; Jewish Graves : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; Colourised photograph of an area of the cemetery that was occupied by graves of the Jewish community. Selby tells us that in "the Jewish Ground there were sixty bodies, but only nineteen names were on the tombs. The other memorials were either destroyed or never erected." (p.399, OPMHoM) In the foreground, in a swath of long grass, are two upright tombstones surrounded by railings. The stone on the right, with its inscription written first in Hebrew and then in English, belongs to Samuel Barnet who died, according to Selby's records, 2nd September, 5613 [1853], aged 40 years. The grave to the left, according to Selby's plan of the cemetery, belongs to Cecelia Sarah Cohen. Another photograph in the collection (AL045-0077) is a close-up of the inscription which includes lines of Hebrew. It reads: Here Lieth The Mortal remains Of CECELIA SARAH The Beloved Wife Of SIMEON COHEN And Daughter Of FRANCES and LEWIS WOOLF (Of Liverpool) Who Departed This Life Oct 11th 5614 [1853] On Board The Great Britain Steamer At Sea And Interred On The 17th inst. Aged 19 Years Behind these graves is a row of horizontal stones, one surrounded by a railing. Again with reference to Selby's plan of the cemetery, this is probably the burial site of Edward Hart who died 18th March, 5614 [1853], aged 36 years. These horizontal stones lie in front of the cemetery fence that runs along Peel Street. Buildings on the other side of Peel Street can be seen in the background of the image. The left side of the photograph shows gravel paths and trees. This image is attributed to Everard Studley Miller who photographed many graves and tombstones in the Old Melbourne Cemetery (established in 1837) around 1920 as part of a project led by Isaac Selby to record and commemorate all aspects of Melbourne's second cemetery (the first being at Flagstaff Hill). The RHSV holds original glass negatives and albums of the photographs from this project. 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 collection

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