GS-BCS-10; Exhibition Building: opening of First Federal Parliament, 1901; Gunn's Slides (Firm); This is a photograph of a painting by Tom Roberts (1856-1931), 'The Opening of Federal Parliament 9 May, 1901', oil on canvas. He has depicted the scene in the Exhibition Building from an imaginary point in the eastern transept. (Source: Victorian Icon: The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne by David Dunstan, pl.13)
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 gave a lecture on "Melbourne Exhibitions" on August 10th, 1932 at the public library. He also spoke at Independent Hall, Collins Street, on "Great Exhibitions of the World - with a plea for one at the Centenary of Victoria", July 5th 1949. He also gave a lecture titled, 'The Pageant of Federation', at the Assembly Hall, Collins Street, on July 2nd, 1951.
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GS-BCS-22; Melbourne Boys High School, Forrest Hill, c. 1930; T.W. Cameron (Firm); This photograph of Melbourne Boys High School and grounds, which is located on the south-west corner of Alexander Parade and Chapel Street, has been taken from the north-west, from a road (Alexander Parade) which follows the south bank of the Yarra River. The school is built on high ground called Forrest Hill, and overlooks its large sports ground, with views along the river to the city.
The school was built on a 12.5 acre site in 1927 for boy pupils moved from the dilapidated and cramped Spring Street Melbourne Continuation School, which was Victoria's first state secondary school founded in 1905. The building is a heritage-listed, three-storey rendered brick building in the Collegiate Gothic style, a subgenre of Gothic Revival architecture. It has north and south wings with protruding end bays, a central hall, and imposing entrance tower with crenellated octagonal turrets. The building is constructed of bricks made on site from local clay.
The school was designed by the chief architect of the Public Works Department, Edwin Evan Smith and departmental architect, Raymond Clayton Davey.
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 #44 or #74 according to Selby's record.
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GS-BCS-23; Independent Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1900; This photograph of Independent Church, which is located on the north-east corner of Russell and Collins streets, has been taken from the west and south-side of Collins Street. The building has been known as St Michaels Uniting Church since 1971.
This church was designed by Joseph Reed of Reed and Barnes between 1863 and 1866. It is a fine example of Lombardic Romanesque style, with polychromatic brickwork. The foundation stone was laid by Henry Hopkins on 22 November 1866 and the building was constructed by John Young.
The photograph includes, to the left, the side entrance of Scot's Church which is located on the opposite side of Russell Street. Scot's Presbyterian Church was built in 1874, and also designed by Reed and Barnes.
A headless horse (!) stands with a hansom cab at the curb in the foreground. The driver is sitting inside the cab with arms crossed facing the photographer, or maybe he is having a nap. Telegraph poles and wires run along one side of Collins and Russell streets. Tram lines can be seen in the road surface in Collins Street.
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.
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GS-BCS-29; Melbourne Public Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1890; This photograph of Melbourne Public Library, now State Library of Victoria, located on the east side of Swanston Street between Little Lonsdale and La Trobe streets, has been taken from the opposite, west side of Swanston Street.
The library was built in stages to a design by Joseph Reed, the foundation stone being laid in 1853.
The central part of the Swanston Street wing, opened in 1856, is shown in the image, with the Classical portico constructed later, in 1870. Part of the south wing, completed 1859, and part of the north wing, completed 1864, are also seen. The wrought iron gates and enclosing fence were added during the 1870s.
The two bronze lions flanking the entry, installed during the 1860s, can just be seen, with a memorial statue of Sir Redmond Barry on the central landing of the main stairs, placed in 1887.
Two street lamps stand at curb in front of the library. Tram lines run along Swanston Street in the foreground.
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.
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GS-BCS-30; Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1900; This photograph of Melbourne Town Hall, located on the north-east corner of Swanston and Collins streets, has been taken from an upper level of a building on the opposite corner of the intersection.
This grand building, opened in 1870, was designed by Joseph Reed in the French Second Empire style. The portico on the left of the image was added in 1887. This building replaced an earlier town hall completed in 1854.
The tower clock says quarter to four, but there are not many people around at this usually busy intersection. Is it a Saturday or Sunday afternoon? A hansom cab waits at the curb on Collins Street. Behind the vehicle a man waits for a passing tram before he crosses the road. In the lower right foreground, a lady in a light coloured long skirt and holding a parasol, waits. Some people cluster outside the Collins Street entrance of the hall.
Street trees are planted along Collins Street, and tram lines criss-cross the intersection.
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.
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GS-BCS-32; Town Hall and Court House, Prahran, c. 1862; T.W. Cameron (Firm); This photograph of Prahran Town Hall and Court House, located on the south-west corner of the intersection of Greville and Chapel streets, has been taken from the south in Chapel Street.
The court house and lock up, the smaller building in the foreground, was erected in 1857, the year after the first municipal council was elected. The original Town Hall, behind the court house, was built in 1861 to the design of local architects Crouch and Wilson in the Italianate style. In 1863 a clock was added to the tower and the building was rendered. Hence this photograph was taken before these alterations.
In 1869, the Court House building was dismantled and rebuilt behind the Town Hall, with an entrance on Greville Street. Then in the 1880s it was redesigned again, by the architect Charles Gilchrist, in the Gothic Revival style.
This image was most probably reproduced from "The History of Prahran, from its first settlement to a City" (1924) by J. B. Cooper, opposite page 92.
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.
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