Summary
The Friendly Society Games, Domain Gardens, Melbourne, April 1898.
Photograph 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 general view of the friendly society games held in parkland close to Government House. A rotunda, tents and people fill the foreground, with Government House on a hill in the background.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Joan Hadden, by Sep 1990
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Place & Date Depicted
South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 09 Apr 1898
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 180 High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 09 Apr 1898
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Format
Glass Negative, Black & White
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Classification
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Keywords
Fairs, Government Houses, Public Events, Public Gardens, Rotundas, Tents
