Scope and Contents Printed book illustrated by six photographs purchased in 1904. There is also a lithographed plan and a cross-section elevation.Victoria's Parliament House was designed by Peter Kerr and J G Knight; building began in 1856 and the first stage was completed in 1860. In 1877 a Royal Commission on the Parliament Buildings with G H Jenkins, author of the book, as Secretary was set up. Further construction was carried out as a result of its recommendations, and in 1885 a tender for the...

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183 x 129 mm. A view of the hospital, a brick building with white stone facings situated in Commercial Road, Prahran. The hospital, the second in Melbourne, was built as a thanksgiving to commemorate the Duke of Edinburgh’s survival of the attempted assassination in Sydney in 1868. Prince Alfred laid the foundation stone in 1869, and the building was opened in 1871.

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291 x 234 mm. A view showing a section of the American Court, with paintings on a gallery above and various models of organ on the ground floor.

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287 x 233 mm. A view of the entrance to the main section of the American Court showing a horse-carriage, a safe, a weighing machine and other products.

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288 x 235 mm. A view looking down an aisle between two long rows of mainly agricultural machinery.

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Neg. Left to right: Shri Ram Sahai, India; The Hon. Sardar Darbara Singh, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Punjab; the Hon. Vernon Christie, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria, Australia; and the Hon. William Garrett, President of the Legislative Council, Victoria; in the Legislative Council chamber, Melbourne.

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A view looking towards a small wooden house with fields beyond.

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A view showing two men (W.D. at left) standing in front of farm buildings.

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A view showing two men (W.D. at left) and a dog posed in front of a fruit tree.

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Also described as: 'The Roaring Forties and Australia 1908'.

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Also described as: 'The Roaring Forties and Australia 1908'.

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147 x 194 mm. A picture of a white cockatoo on a perch.

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293 x 237 mm. Another view, showing chinaware in the Austrian section, with giant ferns hanging down from above.

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289 x 233 mm. A view of a section of the Austrian Court showing ornate sculptures and chinaware.

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288 x 235 mm. A view looking along the stands, which are piled high with decorated glass and chinaware.

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175 receipted bills from Harrow, Oxford and Melbourne, settled by his father H.C.E. Childers

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211 x 158 mm. A view looking down from the tower, presumably of the Federal Bank, towards the harbour, which can be glimpsed in the distance. Government House, in the Domain, can be seen at the left in the distance.

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187 x 138 mm. A view of a section of the Botanical Gardens, with a top-hatted man in the foreground, and Government House on the skyline on the hill beyond. Photograph by Chuck.

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202 x 132 mm. A view in the gardens, looking across the lake towards woodland.

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203 x 154 mm. A view looking across a lake in the gardens, with Government House visible above the treeline on the opposite bank. The Botanical Gardens are situated on the slopes of a gully leading down to the Yarra River, near the grounds of Government House. They came into existence in 1846, when John Arthur, the first superintendent laid out a five acre paddock.

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202 x 147 mm. A view looking along Bourke Street, with pedestrians, pony-traps and trams on the road. The Post Office clock tower can be seen at the junction of Bourke Street with Elizabeth Street.

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198 x 148 mm. A view showing the busy shopping street, with trams and numerous horse-drawn vehicles.

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183 x 129 mm. A view along Bourke Street towards Spring Street with shops with covered porches on each side and horse cabs on the road. On the left can be seen the Post Office at the junction between Elizabeth and Bourke Streets.

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198 x 146 mm. A view of the beach, with families paddling and swimming. Brighton a southern suburb of Melbourne, lies on the coast on the eastern side of Port Phillip.

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289 x 233 mm.