Collection: Pictorial Collection

Boardmounted photograph, poor condition. Jonathon Binns Were was born 1809, arrived in Melbourne 1839. 1841 became Henry Dendy's land agent and assumed halfshare in Dendy Estate. 1843 bankruptcy. 1840 became Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and first J.P. appointed for Port Philip. 1856 elected to...

Ki-ora was built by John Russell Brown, a civil servant in 1890. Hand painted glass windows were a feature of the boom period. The house has the unusual design of 2 attics above the entrance and above the right wing.

Lusitania Caspersonn (nee Browne) 1816-1884 married to Dr Solomon Edward Caspersonn. Lived in Brighton 1850-1857. Family had 3 blocks of land between Church Street and Well Street, close to St Andrews. Moved to Albury 1857. Lusitania became early, possibly second woman chemist in N.S.W. (Ref arti...

"Supposedly Dendy's manor house" also known as Dendy Park - the home of Henry Dendy and located in Manor street. The house was pulled down in the 1920's.

These photographs are taken of the original map which was put onto a stone block for publication. The map was commissioned by the Brighton Town Council R.K. Hammond (Mayor 1862) and councillors Harrison and Blundell. John Millar was the council civil, sanatory and hydraulic engineer and municipal...

The house `Landcox' was built in 1854 by J.B. Were. In 1862 it was bought by Archibald McMillan. In 1870 Kate McMillan commissioned Charles Webb to undertake alterations which were completed by 1874. The alterations consisted of a 2 story 8 roomed residence to the east of the existing house. In 1...