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This navy colt revolver was used in the shootout at Glenrowan in 1880 and a bullet fired from the gun shot Ned Kelly. It belonged to Sergeant Steele, one of the policemen who captured Ned Kelly.more
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Convicted at Melbourne on 29 October 1880 for murder, Ned Kelly was a well-known bushranger who captured the public’s imagination. His death mask was created after his execution at the Old Melbourne Gaol on 11 November 1880. He was aged 25. After the execution, Kelly’s body remained suspended for 30more
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The Large Black Pig is now an endangered domestic farm animal. The black pigment of it’s skin made it an ideal animal to forage out of doors, without the risk of sunburn. This breed has a high fat content, and is prized for the quality of meat, and was oncemore
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Study of a Female Dancer (1938 – 40) Sono Osato (1919 – ) Pen and ink wash on paper Sono Osato toured Australia with de Basil’s company on the second and third tours of the Ballets Russes. Auditioning at the age of 14, Osato joined the company in 1933. Shemore
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Before marrying Scobie MacKinnon, Claire Adams had a stellar movie career in Hollywood. She assembled an archive of her film appearances. Many of the images in her collection are the only ones in existence, after numerous studio fires destroyed films from the early years of movie production.more
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Claire Adams was a collector of moderné glass of the 1920s and 30s. Designed by Rene Lalique and manufactured by his company, Claire’s collection includes many of the firm’s most well-known designs. Her time in Hollywood and Europe, as a famous silent movie star, influenced the way she renovated her homemore
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These charming home movies were taken by Claire and Scobie MacKinnon and feature their honeymoon and life at Mooramong. Claire MacKinnon nee Adams was a famous silent movie star when she married Scobie, and came to live with him in Victoria. Their property Mooramong, in Skipton country Victoria, was redecoratedmore
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The McCrae family lived on the Mornington Peninsula for 7 years. Andrew McCrae attempted to eke out a living on their 20,500 acre run. His attempt was unsuccessful, but the family’s experience of life as settlers along the coast of Port Phillip Bay was edifying. Georgiana and her 7 children documented themore
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This website includes images and names of deceased people that may distress Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples. One of a series of watercolours painted by the young George Gordon McCrae at Arthur’s Seat in the late 1840s.more
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An open forest of casuarinas, acacias, banksias and gum welcomed the McCrae family when they arrived at Arthur’s Seat. Georgiana McCrae and her children arrived into Hobson’s Bay, Williamstown in 1841, joining Andrew who had immigrated in 1840. After his legal practice flailed to flourish in Melbourne, he acquired the Arthur’s Seatmore
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This website includes images and names of deceased people that may distress Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples. Georgiana McCrae painted this watercolour portrait of Boonwurrung Woman ‘Eliza’ in the mid, 1850s.more
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Painted in 1848, this watercolour depicts The Pulpit at Cape Schanck. Superintendent and Lieutenant Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe was an avid sketcher and traveller. He documented the Port Phillip landscape in many illustrations, quick sepia wash sketches and detailed watercolours. On long-term loan to the Pictures Collection, State Librarymore
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This medicine box was owned by Superintendent, and later Lieutenant Governor, Charles Joseph La Trobe. The box was made by Savory & Moore, Chemists to the Queen, and dates from the 1830s. It was part of the luggage of the La Trobe family – Charles, Sophie and their daughter Agnesmore
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An unusual object, this mouse trap was a necessity on a farm like Gulf Station. The mouse enters the trap through the arched entrance; a moving floor closes a door to this entrance, preventing escape. The last owners of Gulf Station were the Fellowes family, who ran a plant nurserymore
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The Federal Standard Printing Works is one of the few substantially intact provincial newspaper printers remaining from the gold mining era. When gold was discovered in Chiltern in 1858 thousands of people flocked to the Victorian country town. In 1859 the Federal Standard newspaper was founded there and operated frommore
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Endeavour Fern Gully is one of the few surviving forested areas on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Prior to European settlement, many similar fern gullies could be found in the landscape. After settlement, it became part of the McCrae family’s run – Arthur’s Seat – in the 1840s. The gullymore
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As part of the celebration of the National Trust’s 60th Anniversary we have chosen 60 objects from our collection. With over 35,000 objects to choose from, that including costume, furnishings, artworks, tools, plants and even animals, the decision was difficult. These objects represent the way the Trust’s Collection connects peoplemore
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Endeavour Fern Gully is one of the few surviving forested areas on the Mornington Peninsula. Prior to European settlement the landscape had many similar fern gullies. Originally part of the McCrae family’s run – Arthur’s Seat – in the 1840s. The gully is situated in an area that has identifiedmore
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The Como collection contains a set of hand-made fans – made from either crepe paper and feathers or hand-painted, such as this example featuring a cockatoo. Constance Fitzpatrick, nee Armytage, was an amateur painter who was taught by Arthur Merric Boyd. He and his son Penleigh were regular visitorsmore
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This waggonette was drawn by two horses to carry a heavy load. The wagon bears the maker’s plate of Melbourne coach-builders Stevenson and Elliott, who were an established business that had been trading since the 1850s. The company both built and imported the vehicles they sold. Donated by the descendantsmore
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In the early decades of the 20th century, W.J.Edwards was listed as an undertaker, coach-builder and owner of livery stables on Ford Street in Beechworth. Edwards provided the coffins and the hearse to his clients and was well known and respected in his community. Information found inside the hearse indicatesmore
