Summary
A crowd welcomes the Acting Governor of Victoria to the Northcote Town Hall, August 1895. Photograph taken by Thomas Beckett.
Part of a collection of glass plate negatives taken by Dr Thomas George Beckett, doctor, pioneering radiologist and amateur photographer between 1891 and 1910. The collection is primarily of Beckett's family, friends, homes, and towns and suburbs where Beckett and his family lived, including Charlton in central Victoria and Northcote & South Yarra, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
Description of Content
A visit by the Acting Governor of Victoria to the Northcote Town Hall. The Northcote Post and Telegraph Offices are on the left.
More Information
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Collection Names
The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Dr Thomas George Beckett Collection
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Information & Communication, Public Life & Institutions, Transport
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Acquisition Information
Copied from T. G. Beckett, 28 Oct 1990
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Place & Date Depicted
High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Aug 1895
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 91 Westbourne Grove, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Aug 1895
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Keywords
Delivery Carts, Governors, Horsedrawn Vehicles, Post Offices, Public Events, State Government of Victoria, Town Halls
