PH-981056; Australian National Airways (ANA) Bristol Freighter at Essendon Airport; Australian National Airways (ANA) Bristol 170-21E Freighter, registration mark VH-INL, on the ground at Essendon Airport.
This aircraft first flew in England in 1946 and was sold to ANA in 1949.
It was entered onto the Australian register as VH-INL in November 1949 and was given the name 'Mannana', meaning 'Above the Earth'.
It was used on the 'Air Beef'' scheme in Western Australia between 1950 and 1954. Taken out of service in 1959, the aircraft was scrapped in 1961.
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GS-BCS-40; Panoramic view looking along Toorak Road, Toorak, 1920; T.W. Cameron (Firm); This elevated view of the north side of Toorak Road looking east was probably photographed from the tower of St John's Church, which is situated on the south-east corner of Orrong and Toorak roads.
Located east of Lansell Road, the red brick building seen just left of the middle of the image is a chapel and presbytery built by the Catholic Church in 1911. In 1922, St Peter's Catholic Church was built on this site. The grey and white steeple, seen on the horizon to the right of the image, belongs to the Presbyterian (Uniting) Church, built in 1876, north of St Georges Road.
The houses and mansions occupying the land between the two churches, that is, the land between Lansell Road and St Georges Road, were built on the Toorak House estate after it was subdivided in 1874 and 1900. William Drummond bought at least two allotments facing Toorak Road, and built 'Kildrum' in 1902, a mansion with a coach house and outhouses.
An early electric tram can be seen passing in front of St Peter's. The Prahran municipality was one of the first to establish a tram service in 1910.
Image most probably reproduced from 'The History of Prahran, from its first settlement to a City' (2nd. ed. 1924) by J. B. Cooper, opposite p140.
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-46; University of Melbourne : first building - original design, c. 1855; T.W. Cameron (Firm); This etching of the proposed first major building (quadrangle) to be constructed at the University of Melbourne campus, focusses on the south wing with its short tower. Unfortunately, after building the other three wings of the quadrangle, there were no more funds to complete this fourth, south side above the foundations.
This image is probably one of the etchings commissioned by the architect, Francis Maloney White, of the building he envisioned. He based his design on contemporary British university buildings which favoured the Tudor Gothic style to denote ties to traditional seats of learning, but with an absence of ecclesiastic features, to indicate modernity and secular ideas.
The foundation stone was laid in 1854 by the first Chancellor, Sir Redmond Barry, and the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Charles Hotham. The design was altered many times during the build. The original design of the south wing tower inspired the clocktower of the Old Arts building opened in 1924. The south wing was finally constructed in 1969.
A creek was dammed to create the lake, and gardens of native and exotic plantings and meandering paths were landscaped around the Quadrangle.
Also see "A History of the University of Melbourne" by E. Scott (1936) opposite p12. Similar image GS-EM-72.
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-50; Exhibition Building, Melbourne: Interior showing Grand Organ, stage and seating in hall, c. 1880; This photograph has been taken looking west along the west nave of the Exhibition Building towards the Organ Gallery. The stage in front of the organ has been set up ready for an orchestra.
The Exhibition Building was constructed in 1879-1880, and the organ erected in 1880, for the 1880-1 Melbourne International Exhibition.
The image shows the west nave with its wide side aisles on the ground floor and continuous galleries on the first floor. There is a banner that reads "India" to the left of the stage. There are flags "of every nation" draped from the first floor galleries.
The organ was made at the Richmond factory of Mr George Fincham, and at the time was considered to be the 20th largest organ in the world.
Part of the organ was removed in 1948, the rest in 1965.
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 probably showed this slide during his lecture, 'Melbourne Exhibitions', at the public library on August 10th, 1932. He gave another lecture, 'Great Exhibitions of the World - With a plea for one at the Centenary of Victoria', at Independent Hall, Collins Street, on July 5th, 1949.
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GS-TM-05.1; Derrimut Memorial : Melbourne General Cemetery, 1930; Photograph of gravestone placed over the remains of Derrimut, an Aboriginal leader of the Boonwurrung people from the Melbourne area.
The gravestone is a plain white stone with a slightly curved top, which is viewed face-on taking up most of the image. The details of why the memorial was erected are etched in black starting at the very top of the stone.
It reads : "This stone was Erected By a few colonists To commemorate the noble act Of the Native Chief Derrimut Who by timely information given October 1835 To the first colonists Messrs Fawkner, Lancey, Evans, Henry Batman And thier [sic] dependents Saved them from massacre, Planned by some of the Up-country tribes of Aborigines. Derrimut closed his mortal career". For some reason the photograph, or maybe the slide maker, has cut off the bottom three lines of text, which reported where Derrimut died (in the Benevolent Asylum), when (May 28th 1864), and age (Aged about 54 years).
The grave is surrounded by kerb with a low iron railing. Some shrubs have been planted behind the stone. There is a large monument to the right and behind Derrimut's memorial.
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. He numbered this slide 26.
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GS-TM-49; Old Melbourne Cemetery: elevated view, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; A photograph of Old Melbourne Cemetery taken looking north from an elevated position, possibly on A'Beckett Street. The top half of the image is very cloudy as if the photograph was taken on a misty morning.
The cemetery is noticeable by its light-coloured tombstones and monuments dotted among the many trees.
In the foreground are buildings that line the south side of Franklin Street. The three roofs with skylights could be the Currie & Richards store which was built in 1915. St Mary's Cathedral (St Mary Star of the Sea) can be seen at the left edge of the image. Buildings of West Melbourne that line Peel and Queensbury streets can be seen to the left of the image too. The market is in the mist behind the cemetery. A horse and cart trundles around the corner at Franklin and Queen streets, at the right edge of the image.
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.
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GS-TM-55; David Dibbs : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; Photograph focusing on a simple rectangular tombstone marking the burial of David Dibbs. The stone was leaning to the left, as seen in the original photograph (AL045-0008), but has be straightened here in GS-TM-55.
The inscription reads: (67 in Selby's grave index, p. 377, OPMHoM)
SACRED (Gothic script)
To The Memory of
David Dibbs Seaman who
was Unfortunately Drowned
in the Yarra on the 15th June 1846
Aged 26 Years
Erected by his brother Seamen
as a token of respect.
Selby writes that several people who drowned in the Yarra were buried in the Old Cemetery, "revealing the absence of bridges and good landing places, and the peril in the currents of the Yarra to swimmers."
Newspaper reports tell us that Dibbs "fell from the taffrail of the lighter Flinders, on Saturday afternoon." An inquest returned a verdict, "that the deceased was accidently drowned, whilst labouring under the effects of liquor."
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 #4.
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