eHive Object Details

Name/TitleTivoli, South Yarra, c. 1867 (residence of William Montgomerie Bell)

About this objectGlass slide that depicts a single storey residential dwelling in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra. The building is in a bushland setting and has a large veranda area. There is a garden in the foreground and cloudy sky in the background.

This land, in what was then Prahran, was bought by George Augustus Robinson in 1840. He had three houses built. These were Blairgowrie, Rosemont and Tivoli Estate [Trivolia]. This house and its 25 acres of land was at first let to William Montgomerie Bell in 1855. The property is shown on the 1855 James Kearney 'Map of Melbourne and its Suburbs. On Tivoli Road and River street. Now part of the Tivoli Urban Conservation Area.

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.

Selby gave a lecture entitled 'Early Melbourne and the Story of South Yarra', at Christ Church Hall, Toorak, on 6th January 1947.

W.M. Bell, a pastoralist, merchant, churchman and civic leader, was mayor of Melbourne in 1848 and M.L.A. from January to March 1860. He died at "Tivoli" 16 September 1867.

Permission to be obtained for reproduction and publication. For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria

MakerGunn's Slides (Firm)

Maker RoleSlide Maker

Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm.

Period1860-1870

Object TypeGlass slide

Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956

Subject and Association KeywordsBell, William, Montgomerie, 1813-1867

Subject and Association KeywordsSouth Yarra (Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsPrahran (Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsBuildings

Subject and Association KeywordsRobinson, George Augustus, 1791-1866.

Medium and MaterialsGlass slide, col.

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS-EV-57

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