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Magic lantern projector and glass slides [ca. 1885?]

  • F3786
  • File
  • [ca. 1885?]

Kerosene-fuelled magic lantern projector [possibly made by John Browning of The Strand, London circa 1885], 7 wooden mounting frames for use in projector, 24 glass slides [some of Melbourne, circa 1890s?].
Glass slides are mostly colour and 8 x 8 cm, supplied titles in square brackets:

  1. [Lantern slide, with drawing of a rooster, undated]. --
  2. [Lantern slide, with illustration depicting a cat peeping over table at rats eating a cake, undated]. --
  3. [Lantern slide with text of 'Rule, Britannia' by James Thomson, undated]. --
  4. [Lantern slide, with illustration of sparrows, undated]. --
  5. [Two brown treecreepers perched on a chopped tree trunk fixed to a base, undated]. --
  6. [Carnations, undated]. --
  7. [Carnations, undated]. --
  8. [Carnations, undated]. --
  9. [View of the Upper Ward towards the northwest, with George IV gateway at the extreme left, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, undated]. --
  10. [View of unidentified building, road in foreground, unidentified location, undated]. --
  11. [Lantern slide, with illustration of a castle by a river, showing a boat in the foreground and a bridge, trees and bird flying in background, undated]. --
  12. [Sculpture, bust of woman, undated]. --
  13. St Kilda foreshore, Melbourne, [ca. 1914?]. --
  14. [View of unidentified street, unidentified location, c1900 - ?]. --
  15. Railway Buildings, Spencer Street, [Melbourne, undated]. --
  16. [View of trams on tram track, Melbourne, undated]. --
  17. Botanic Gardens [with view of Government House from lake, Melbourne, undated]. --
  18. Coburg gardens, [Melbourne, undated]. --
  19. Camberwell, TH GDNS [gardens?], [Our Lady of Victories in background, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, undated]. --
  20. [View of Place de la Bastille with Colonne de Juillet at centre, Paris, undated]. --
  21. Blank slide. --
  22. [Four hand painted scenes].

Browning, John, 1835-1925

John Gould plates

  • F3825
  • File
  • 1830-1888

Plates from John Gould's books, including A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (13 plates), The Birds of Australia (33 plates), The Mammals of Australia (9 plates) and The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands (34 plates).

Gould, John, 1804-1881

Letters (2), 1890 Sep 12 and undated : London.

  • F3722
  • File
  • 1890

Letters (2), to The Manager, North American Review with compliments, and to Lloyd Bryce thanking him for his kind remarks.

Praed, Rosa Caroline, 1851-1935

Architectural illustrations, 1886-1891

  • F2279
  • File
  • 1886-1891.

Plates and illustrations, from various journals, collected by G. H. M. Addison. Each volume has its title on the spine.

[Item 1] Church architecture, plates from The British Architect 1886, 49 x 38 cm.
[Item 2] Public buildings, includes plates from The Building News, The Builder, The Architect, The British Architect, 1880 to 1887, 43 x 33 cm.
[Item 3] Architectural drawings, includes plates from The Building News, The Builder, 1888, 43 x 33 cm.
[Item 4 ] Churches, includes plates from The Building News, The Builder, American Architect and Building News, 1889, 43 x 33 cm.
[Item 5] Churches, includes plates from The Builder, The Building News, Architectural Illustration Society, 1888 to 1889, 43 x 32 cm.
[Item 6] Street architecture, includes plates from American Architect and Building News, The Builder, The Architect, 1889, 43 x 32 cm.
[Item 7] American architecture plates, includes plates from The Builder, American Architect and Building News, The Building News, 1891, 44 x 33 cm.

Addison, G. H. M. (George Henry Male), 1858-1922

Correspondence, Margaret Miller Bell, from 1893

Handwritten letters, most are addressed to 'My dear Collie'. Letters include: one signed 'your affectionate Mother, Margaret M. Bell'; one signed 'your affect. cousin, G. H. Moffatt' (on letterhead for The Dariling downs and Western Land Company, Limited); letters to solicitors by Margaret M Bell; a letters to Lady Bell from Daly & Schacht Solicitors; a letter to Collie from 'your affect. brother Joshua T. Bell' (on letterhead for The Parliament of Queensland Library).

Correspondence, Margaret Miller Bell, from 1894

Handwritten letters, most are addressed to 'My dear Collie'. Letters include: to 'My dear Collie' from 'your affectionate Mother, Margaret M. Bell'; letters, incoming and outgoing between Lady Bell and Daly & Schacht Solicitors; letter to Lady Bell from C. V. Hellicar (Solicitor); letters to 'My dear Mama' signed your affect. son Joshua T. Bell' (on letterhead for The Parliament of Queensland Library); letter to 'My dear Mama' from 'your affect. son Oswald M Bell' (on letterhead of Daly & Schacht Solicitors). Most of these letters relate to the financial matters.

Correspondence, Margaret Miller Bell, from 1896

Handwritten letters, most are addressed to 'My dear Collie' and signed 'your affectionate Mother, Margaret M. Bell'. There are two letters to Lady Bell from W. L. T Drew [?] regarding her financial situation.

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