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Denton Hat Mill 52/25/3 #fp13 #technology #blogjune Day 24

Denton Hat Mill 52/25/3 #fp13 #technology #blogjune Day 24

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford, Denton Hat Mills, Flickr, fp13, Nicholson Street, Technology

Denton Hat Mill 52/25/3 #fp13 #technology, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr. This 1901 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works map shows the Denton Hat Mills in Nicholson Street, Abbotsford.  The mill was the first steam-powered hat mill in...
Bus Stop #technology 52/25/1 #fp13 #blogjune Day 23

Bus Stop #technology 52/25/1 #fp13 #blogjune Day 23

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford, Flickr, fp13, Hoddle Street, Technology

Bus Stop 52/25/1, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.Technolgy can be found everywhere in Collingwood.  Here GPS-driven timetables reduce the stress of waiting for buses along Hoddle Street, Collingwood.This photo was submitted by the Collingwood...
Technology for Social Justice 52/25/2 #fp13 #blogjune Day 22

Technology for Social Justice 52/25/2 #fp13 #blogjune Day 22

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford, Flickr, fp13, Infoxchange, Johnston Street, Technology

Infoxchange 52/25/2, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.Technology for Social Justice proclaims the former offices of Infoxchange in Johnston St., Abbotsford. Infoxchange who did ground breaking work empowering people in public housing by providing...
Behind the Veil exhibition #blogjune Day 21

Behind the Veil exhibition #blogjune Day 21

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford Convent, Good Shepherd Sisters

Behind the Veil is an exhibition curated by Rebecca Louise which honours the many women and girls who have been a part of the Good Shepherd history particularly in Abbotsford.  The exhibition was held in the Abbotsford Convent in the Chapel and Crypt on the...
Good Shepherd Festival Day  #blogjune Day 20

Good Shepherd Festival Day #blogjune Day 20

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford Convent

 The Good Shepherd Festival Day on Saturday 22 June at the Abbotsford Convent celebrated the arrival 150 years ago on the 24 June 1863 of the first four Good Shepherd Sisters in Victoria.  The Chapel, the Chapel Crypt, the Parlour, the Bishop’s...
Frank Thring(s) and Cr Kreitmayer #blogjune Day 19

Frank Thring(s) and Cr Kreitmayer #blogjune Day 19

by Anne Holmes | 20 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Collingwood Council, Maximilian Kreitmayer, Peter Fitzpatrick

A recent reading of Peter Fitzpatrick’s biography The two Frank Thrings (Monash University Publishing, 2012) contained more than I had expected.  The Collingwood Historical Society is currently compiling a database of Councillors of the former municipality...
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