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Name/TitleJohn Gardiner's homestead on Gardiner's Creek, [Hawthorn?], 1837

About this objectGlass slide of a drawing that depicts a house owned by John Gardiner, banker and pastoralist. In 1836, he established a settlement near the junction of the Yarra River and Kooyongkoot Creek, which was later renamed after him. [source : Wikipedia]

The single storey house occupies a block of land. Gardiner's Creek and a garden are in the foreground. There are surrounding trees in the background.

John Gardiner migrated to Tasmania from the UK in 1823. In 1836 he went to the new settlement at Port Phillip and then on to Sydney. Together with Joseph Hawdon and John Hepburn, he drove 300 cattle overland from Sydney to Gardiner’s Creek. This was the first overland journey with stock and the three men are known as ‘the Overlanders’.

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.

MakerGunn's Slides (Firm)

Maker RoleSlide Maker

MakerGardiner, Anna Marie, 1827-

Maker RoleIllustrator

Date Made1837

Inscription and MarksInscribed : "John Gardiner's homestead in the year 1837 on the bank of Gardiner's Creek from a contemporary drawing made by his daughter, Anna Marie Gardiner, now in the possession of Mrs M.H. Austin, one of Gardiner's granddaughters"

Measurements8.1 x 8.2 cm.

Period1830-1840

Object TypeGlass slide

Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956

Subject and Association KeywordsGardiner, John, 1798-1878

Subject and Association KeywordsGardiner, Anna, Marie, 1827-

Subject and Association KeywordsGardiner's Creek (Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsHawthorn (Vic.)

Medium and MaterialsGlass slide, col.

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS-EV-29

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