446374
- Title[Views of residences of the Manning family, ca. 1860-1870]
- Creator
- Call numberPXA 402
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
ca. 1860-1880 - Type of material
- Reference code446374
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical DescriptionAlbums - 1 album, decorated on front cover with geometric pattern with crosses in each corner containing 43 items (including 5 watercolour drawings, 5 pencil & ink drawings, 30 albumen photoprints and 3 photographic prints) - 31.2 x 27 cm.
- Scope and Content1. Mrs Cookes [text in ink] / Sir W.M. Manning was born here, 1811 [in pencil] (page 1)
2. The house is single / rue Newe...[?] de Berri - Paris / J.E.M. (page 3)
3. Drawing room in Rue n. de Berri [text in ink] / a pretty woman / justice cannot be done / Mrs J.E. Manning / oak floor in compartments - bad perspective [in pencil] (page 5)
4. Altidore - Co Wilklow / J.E.M. (page 7)
5. Vermont [house] - J.E. Manning (page 11)
5(verso). [Floor plan of house] (page 11)
6. Ultimo / J.E. Mannings [on front] "Ultimo House / near Sydney" [on reverse] (page 15)
7. Revd - C. Corlette [house] (page 21)
8. Passi / Edye Mannings [front view of house] (page 22)
9. Passi [side view of house] (page 22)
10. Passi / Back entrance to Eyde Mannings (page 23)
11. Passi / End of Verandah - Edye Mannings (page 25)
12. Wallaroy / Sir W. M. Manning's (page 27)
13. Merioola / John Manning's (page 29)
14. Edye Manning's new House [St Claire] (page 31)
15. [St Clarie, taken post 1880 after the addition of a verandah] (page 33)
16. Hunters' Hill - B. Buchanan's (page 35)
17. Lawn at Passi - Lane Cove (page 37)
18. B. Buchanan's [side view of Merilbah house] (page 37)
19. Hunter's Hill [St. Marks Church, Fig Tree Road] (page 39)
20. Trevallyn Hunter's Hill / G. Townshend's (page 41)
21. View from Trevallyn [in ink] / Opposite Trevallyn [in pencil] (page 41)
22. [Trevallyn and outbuildings, horse riders in foreground] (page 42)
23. [Trevallyn ? with partial view of building and people in foreground] (page 42)
24. Milton [in pencil] Arthur Mannings - Brisbane [front view of house with group on verandah] (page 45)
25. Milton [side view of house] (page 47)
26. In Botanical Gardens - Brisbane (page 49)
27. Near Brisbane - Arthur Manning's [on front] "Arthur's Cottage close to Milton" (page 53)
28. City of Brisbane - Queensland (page 57)
28(verso). 1. Parliament Building / 2. Town Hall / 3. "Kate's" Wharf / 4. Military Barracks / 5. Goal / 6. Bishop's House / 7. Milton / 8. Immigration Depot / 9. Colonial Stores / 10. Government House / 11. Curator of Botanic Gardens / 12. Bowen Terrace / 13. Kangaroo Point / 14. Residence of D.F. Roberts / 15. [Residence of] W. Thornton, Coll of Customs (Kangaroo Point) / 16. All Hallows Convent / South Brisbane on left of foreground / 2 of this [Key to 16 locations on reverse of panoramic view of Brisbane (No.28a)] (page 57)
29. Near Brisbane [on front] "Milton from North Quay" [on reverse]
29(verso). 1. - Milton House - residence of A.W.M. / 2. - Residence of E.J. Bennett / 3. - Milton Bridge - boundary of Brisbane City / 4. - Residence of R. Cribb. [Key to 4 locations on reverse of 29a]
30. Military Hospital Brisbane [on front] "Brisbane Hospital - 11/2 mile from G.P.O. / Acclimatization Society's Grounds (Bowen Park) in front / Road to Bowen Bridge passing between Hospital and Park" [on reverse] (page 59)
31. West Cliff, Dawlish (page 63)
32. Plas Teg, N. Wales Col. Trevor-Raper (page 65)
33. Plas Teg. (page 67)
34. Dawlish [handwritten] / Dawlish, S. Devon / F. Davies, Photo. [printed] (page 71)
35. Government House / The Gambia / C. Voss Bark Clifton (page 73)
36. Government House at Gambia [in ink on reverse] C.K. Kort... Eng. [in pencil on reverse] (page 75)
37. Passi (page 79)
38. Back premises [of residence in Fiji, with key to 6 features]
39. "Na-Bono" / Tavinni / Fiji - / F.H. Dufty, Photographers, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji [with key to 9 features on reverse](page 83)
40. Parramatta River [from Ferry Street looking towards Drummoyne House] / For you - Mack coming up from the Parramatta River Wharf [in pencil on reverse] / G. Plummer Photo. Balmain [in ink on reverse] (page 85)
41. [St Clarie, with key on reverse identifying rooms occupied by members of the Manning family] (page 85)
42. Crugnack from / the bridge [in pencil on front] "Kreutgnack" [in ink on reverse] - System of arrangementNumbered on mount at top left beside image
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- General note
The album appears to have been compiled by a member of the Manning family, possibly John Edye Manning, who has signed some of the drawings.
None of the works are dated. Date derived from costume of people in photographs and from the publication, "Old buildings of Hunters Hill, Sydney, 1979 (ML ref. Q981.1/149), of which some of the properties have been identified.
The album has two numbering systems with each page numbered and a number assigned to each item. The contents list is based on the number for the item.
No.4 has handwritten text on the reverse in black ink.
Nos. 14-15 have been identified as St Claire from "Old buildings of Hunters Hill, Sydney, 1979 (ML ref. Q981.1/149)
No.30 on the reverse at the lower edge is handwritten text in pencil that is difficult to read.
Page 61 bears text, "Our residence at Krentznach" but the page is blank with no work on this page.
Digital order no:Album ID : 823466 - Signatures / Inscriptions
The works have handwritten titles in ink or pencil.
No.13 has photographer's label on reverse, "S. W. Sweet / Professor of Out-Door Photography ... Rushcutter's Bay, / Sydney .."
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