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.
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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.
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GS-TM-33; John Charles King and family : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; Photograph of a simple, Gothic pointed top, upright tombstone marking the burial place of John Charles King, town clerk and politician, his parents, sister and daughter.
The stone sits on a small plinth and is enclosed by a railing with a quatrefoil design.
The inscription reads: (40 in Selby's grave index p. 390, OPMHoM)
SACRED (Gothic Script)
In Memory Of
HENRY KING
Who Died 30th October, 1840
Aged 47 Years
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Of His Daughter
MARY KING
Who Died 3rd May, 1842
Aged 26 Years
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And Of His Wife
MARTHA JANE KING
Who Died 11th August, 1860
Aged 70 Years
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And Of His Son
JOHN CHARLES KING
Who Died 26th January, 1870
Aged 52 Years
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Also Of
ANNIE JANE HADDON
Daughter of the Above and Wife of
FREDERICK WILLIAM HADDON
Who Died 31st December, 1877
Aged 37 years
According to Selby, John Charles King died on board the "Southern Cross" four years after he ruptured a blood vessel putting him in bad health. The funeral procession moved from his residence at the "Argus" office, and he was buried in the south-eastern corner of the Old Cemetery, and around the grave "stood the representative men of Melbourne." (p. 410, OPMHoM)
John Charles King, born in County Down, Ireland, first sailed to Sydney in 1838. Hearing good things about Port Phillip, he sailed back to Ireland, married, and returned to Australia in 1841 with his wife, parents and other family members, setting up business in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. He was appointed the first town clerk in 1842.
(Australian Dictionary of Biography)
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 #57.
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GS-TM-39; Joseph Raleigh : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; A photograph of an imposing stone monument marking the remains of Joseph Raleigh, merchant, and his wife Priscilla. The monument comprises of a chest tomb in the shape of an elegant lidded casket which is mounted on six balls, which then stand on large rectangular plinth. Graffiti has been scratched or chalked onto the plinth.
In the background can be seen the cemetery fence and, according to Selby's plan of the cemetery, buildings on the other side of Franklin Street. Currie & Richards were iron merchants and their store yard can be seen in the background.
The inscription reads: (80 in Selby's grave index, p. 378, OPMHoM)
Here Lie The Remains Of
JOSEPH RALEIGH
Died November 26th 1852
Aged 49 Years
According to Selby the other side of the casket reads:
Priscilla, wife of John Raleigh
7th March, 1846, aged 32
"Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore thee,
For God was thy ransom, thy guardian and guide;
He gave thee, He took thee, and He will restore thee,
And death has no sting for the Saviour has died."
Selby tells us that, "At Raleigh's burial were nearly all the tradesmen and leading merchants in Melbourne. His body was brought from his residence at Moonee Ponds." Priscilla died at her daughters' residence in Spencer Street.
Raleigh was a store owner and shipping agent. His name appears numerous times in the newspapers; in advertisements promoting shipping lines including, telling "shippers of gold" to take the "Sydney direct" route; and when his store at Sutton Grange, near Mount Alexander, and his warehouse on the wharf are robbed.
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-41; Elizabeth Stevens : Old Melbourne Cemetery, c. 1920; Miller, Everard Studley, 1886-1956.; A photograph of a broken, fallen stone with a triangular top, which lies over the remains of Elizabeth Stevens. Two small roundels containing a four petaled flower are carved on either side at the top of the stone. There is a low edging or kerb to the grave seen to the right of the image, and long grass takes over in the background. Selby tells us the stone is near grave #165, a blank stone, in the index. Both graves are located in the south-east corner of the Episcopalian section.
Elizabeth's inscription tells us that she was the wife of George T. Stevens, a butcher, residing at Batman's Swamp. It also tells us that she came from Leddington, Rutlandshire, but information about the grave in Selby's book says that she came from Seddington. Neither place existed in Rutlandshire in the 1800s, but a Lyddington does.
The inscription reads: (438, nr. 165, in Selby's grave index, p. 383, OPMHoM)
SACRED (Gothic Script)
To the Memory of
ELIZABETH Wife of GEORGE T. STEVENS
Butcher. Batmans Swamp. Melbourne
who died 26th Decr 1852
Aged 51 Years (Gothic script)
Native of Leddington, Rutlandshire
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I shall go to her, but she shall not
return to me. 2 Saml 12th & 23ve vse
George Thomas Stevens was issued with a slaughtering license in Melbourne, January 1850. He was in business with John Dickins. George remarried in 1854 to Anne Rankin. In March 1858, Mrs Anne Stevens, widow of Mr George Thomas Stevens, deceased June 1855, aged 44, was involved in a court case concerning one of her deceased husband's paddocks situated in Flemington Swamp and used as a slaughter yard.
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. The date 1918 is written on the border of the slide.
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S-76.003; Township of Walhalla destroyed by fire, November 1888. ; The Walhalla Chronicle; The photograph shows the burned down remains of a structure -- possibly a family dwelling -- with exposed stone chimney stacks still standing. Two people, a young boy in hat and suit and woman in hat and dark dress, are standing beside a burnt out building. In the background are undamaged buildings.
Walhalla was almost totally destroyed by fire on the night of the 24th November 1888. The fire is believed to have originated in one of the back rooms of the Crawford's drapery establishment.
Buildings and businesses destroyed included Messes. Harris and Buchanan's general store, Cowl's chemist's shop, Fielchenfield's drapery establishment, Middleton's tailor's shop, the Long Tunnel Hotel, the Walhalla Chronicle newspaper and printing office, Jolly's tobacconist's and stationery premises, Mainland's jeweller's shop, the Mechanic's Institute,'the Bank of Victoria and the Bank of Australasia, Dunn's grocery store, Trick's mining office, the Empire Hotel, the Catholic chapel, Jolly's butcher's shop, Fleming's hair dressing premises and some private houses. The shire hall and the post office were damaged, but saved.
[source : The Moe Register and Narracan Shire Advocate, Sat 1 Dec 1888, p.4]
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A-16-P; Front and eastern view of Customs House, Flinders Street, Melbourne c. 1878.
; Nettleton, Charles, 1826–1902; Photo taken around the time of building completion. Also shown: Western Dining Rooms (No. 4 William Street) (left); the multistory Melbourne Savings Bank (left, behind Customs House); a telegraph pole (far right); and gas lamps on the pillars lining the original fence.
This building, completed in 1876, is on the site of the original Customs House built in 1836. The building of the current Customs House commenced in 1858. The architect is unknown but some authorities suggest Robert Russell. The proprietor of the Western Savings Rooms was listed in the 1879 Street directory as Martin Zelius.
[Ref : Old Customs House, Department of Works, 1966]
In 1965 the building was converted into Commonwealth parliamentary office and in 1998 it became the Immigration Museum.
It is one of approximately 50 photographs from the set 'Views of Melbourne" by Charles Nettleton. Complete set in RHSV collection A-10-C to A-50-C.
Victorian Heritage register H1047
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A-32-E; Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution c. 1878. ; Nettleton, Charles, 1826–1902; View of the main building from the west. To the left of the building is a small glass house and in the foreground are fruit trees and a vegetable plot.
Situated on the east side of St Kilda Road [583-597 St Kilda Road] to the south of Wesley College, the school was opened on 13 October 1866 by His Excellency, Sir J.H.T. Manners-Sutton, six months after the foundation stone was laid on 6 March 1866 by the governor, Sir Charles Darling. The north wing was added in 1871. The architects were Crouch and Wilson, the builder William Ireland. F.J. Rose was headmaster / superintendent 1860-1891. Sir William Stawell was president for over thirty years from 1861. In 1946 the school was renamed Victorian School for Deaf Children.
[Refs: 'Utmost for the highest : the story of the Victorian School for Deaf Children', J. H. Burchett.]
Victorian Heritage Register H2122
It is one of approximately 50 photographs from the set 'Views of Melbourne" by Charles Nettleton. Complete set in RHSV collection A-10-C to A-50-C.
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A-53.006; Manse at Scots Church, Campbellfield c. 1850-1864; View of the original bluestone manse which was built for Reverend Peter Gunn. He was the second minister, and was there from 1845 until his death in 1864, and is buried in the church grounds. The bluestone manse, designed by architect, Charles Laing, was built for Gunn in 1850.
The church and manse stand on land donated by Neill Campbell, of the Campbellfield Estate, the original grantee. The architect 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.
[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.
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S-76.002; Walhalla devastated by a fire, November 1888 ; The Walhalla Chronicle; A couple of men standing in the runs of the Walhalla Chronicle newspaper and printing office, the press and other printing equipment in ruins around them. A sign is pinned to a chimney indicating the the newspaper would be printed as usual and contact at Parkers Hotel. In the background smoke can be seen billowing from distant flue-stacks which may belong to the Long Tunnel Mining Co.
Walhalla was almost totally destroyed by fire on the night of the 24th November 1888. The fire is believed to have originated in one of the back rooms of the Crawford's drapery establishment.
Buildings and businesses destroyed included Messes. Harris and Buchanan's general store, Cowl's chemist's shop, Fielchenfield's drapery establishment, Middletcm's tailor's shop, the Long Tunnel Hotel, the Walhalla Chronicle newspaper and printing office, Jolly's tobacconist's and stationary premises, Mainland's jeweller's shop, the Mechanic's Institute,'the Bank of Victoria and the Bank of Australasia, Dunn's grocery store. Trick's mining office, the Empire Hotel, the Catholic chapel, Jolly's butcher's shop, Fleming's hair dressing premises and some private houses. The shire hall and the post office were damaged, but saved.
[source : The Moe Register and Narracan Shire Advocate, Sat 1 Dec 1888, p.4]
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