Collection: Pictorial Collection

Photograph of a painting showing Sir Thomas Bent 1893 as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

This photograph shows Sir Thomas Bent's statue in its old position before the highway was widened. It stood on a granite pedestal on the corner of Bay street and Point Nepean road. It was unveiled on 27 Oct 1913 by the Lieutenant Governor, Sir John Madden. The road is been widened. Thomas Bent (1...

This photograph shows Sir Thomas Bent's statue in its old position before Nepean Highway was widened. It stood on a granite pedestal on the corner of Bay street and Point Nepean road and was unveiled on 27 Oct 1913 by the Lieutenant Governor, Sir John Madden. Thomas Bent (1838-1909) was a council...

The statue stands on a granite pedestal and was originally unveiled on 27 Oct 1913 by the Lieutenant Governor Sir John Madden. Statue moved circa 1980 when road widened. Thomas Bent (1838-1909) was a councillor of Brighton, Moorabin for 45 years, representative Legislative Assembly for Brighton f...

Page of six woodblocks which has been photographed. Shows the following titles connected to Brighton 1) On the beach, 2) The drive by the sea, 3) From Picnic Point, 4) Among the scrub, 5) On the pier, 6) Winkle gatherers.

These photographs were taken 20/7/1974 prior to the demolition of St Ninians.

This photograph of St Ninians is taken from Miller Street. The house belonged to Captain George Ward Cole and his wife, Thomas Ann (McCrae). The family were the centre of select Brighton society. They lived at St Ninians from the early 1840's to 1902.

This photograph of St Ninians is taken from Miller Street. The house belonged to Captain George Ward Cole and his wife, Thomas Ann (McCrae). The family were the centre of select Brighton society. They lived at St Ninians from the early 1840's to 1902.

This is the front portico of St Ninians facing onto Miller street.

This photograph is a second view of the Singapore teak wing at St Ninians. The wing was a pre-fab building brought out from Singapore via London and put together on site. It was 90 feet long and 20 feet deep, and contained 5 rooms. It was the most famous part of St Ninians. The original shingle r...