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Melbourne Safe Deposit Building, Melbourne, Victoria

The Melbourne Safe Deposit building is part of what is known as the ANZ Gothic Bank complex and is located on Queen Street in Melbourne, Victoria. The building was designed by William Pitt (1855-1918) in 1890 for the Stock Exchange of Melbourne Co.…

Melbourne Safe Deposit Building, Melbourne, Victoria

The Melbourne Safe Deposit building is part of what is known as the ANZ Gothic Bank complex and is located on Queen Street in Melbourne, Victoria. The building was designed by William Pitt (1855-1918) in 1890 for the Stock Exchange of Melbourne Co.…

Melbourne's Centennial International Exhibition by Night

An image of the Royal Exhibition Building lit up at night during the Centennial International Exhibition in 1888, from the Illustrated Australian News. The Royal Exhibition Building was designed by architect Joseph Reed and completed in 1880. The…

One-Man Tank: â€œMedieval Knightâ€

This article in the Melbourne newspaper The Argus in 1926 describes the invention of a one-man tank. The report is based on photographs published in the London newspaper the Daily Telegraph. It describes the tank as reintroducing ‘the medieval…

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Opossum Gargoyle

This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the face of an opossum. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 and 1941 the plaster cast was used as the template…

Tags: cast, Commemorative Courtyard, gargoyle, medieval architecture, Melbourne, memorial, opossum, plaster cast, plaster model, Ray Ewers, sandstone, sculptor, sculpture, war, war memorial, water, William Leslie Bowles

Portrait of Gloria Rose Armstrong, Kryal Castle

An image of a portrait of Gloria Rose Armstrong who designed and executed the hand embroidered 'Kyral Tapestry', which is displayed at Kryal Castle, a tourist attraction located 8km from Ballarat in Victoria. The tapestry depicts Kryal Castle and…

Preparing for the Exhibition â€“ Gilding the Dome

In this article, an update is provided on repainting work being carried out at the Exhibition Building in Melbourne in the lead up to the 1888 Centennial International Exhibition. The most difficult task being undertaken as part of this redecoration,…

Preparing for the Exhibition â€“ Gilding the Dome (Illustration)

An illustration of painters gilding the dome of the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. This task was undertaken in association with other contracted repainting and redecorating work in the lead-up to the 1888 Centennial International Exhibition.…

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