Papers. 1909-1970.

Spencer, Albert Henry, 1886-1971.

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Melbourne antiquarian bookseller who founded the Hill of Content bookshop in 1922. After selling it in 1951, he conducted the Shining Sea Bookroom from 1952 to 1958. He published his memoirs "The Hill of content" in 1959. From the description of Papers. 1909-1970. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225645422 ...

Lindsay, Lionel, Sir, 1874-1961

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Lionel Lindsay, 1874, was an artist, journalist and art critic. Frederick Jordan, 1881-1949, became Chief Justice of New South Wales in 1934 and was appointed Lieutenant-Governor in 1938. From the description of Correspondence [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225772686 Sir Lionel Lindsay, etcher, water colour painter, wood engraver and art critic was born in Creswick, Vic. in 1874. He was a brother of Norman and Daryl. He studied art at the National G...

Lindsay, Daryl, 1890-1976

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Daryl Lindsay was Director of the National Gallery of Victoria, 1941-1956. From the description of Letters, 1953. 1953. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845542 Daryl Lindsay was born in Creswick, Vic. in 1890. After serving in France during World War I he returned to Melbourne and launched himself as an artist. From 1941 until 1956 Lindsay was Director of the National Gallery of Victoria. He also served on the N.C.D.C., the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (1953-...

Sibbald Currie, C.

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Streeton, Arthur, Sir, 1867-1943

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Australian painter, who spent some time in England, up to 1923 when he settled permanently in Victoria. He was knighted in 1937. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. 1894-1940. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225836391 Australian artist. Streeton retired in 1938 to a cottage in Olinda in the Dandenong Ranges where he devoted himself to gardening. He died in 1943 after a long illness. From the description of Letters of Sir Arthur Streeton, 1915...

Smith, Sydney Ure, 1887-1949

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Publisher and artist, pioneer of art publishing in Australia. Publisher of quarterly, Art in Australia, he also wrote books on Australian artists, including Streeton, Lambert, Grüner and Heysen. President of Society of Artists, 1921-1948. He received an OBE for service to art in 1937. From the description of Papers and biographical notes [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225793825 Eldest son of John and Catherine Ure Smith. He founded the publishing h...

Robertson, George, 1860-1933

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Bookseller and publisher. Born in Scotland. Worked for a time in Melbourne for a bookseller also named George Robertson. Joined D. Angus and established the firm of Angus and Robertson in Sydney. From the description of Correspondence. 1889-1930. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221406368 ...

Shining Sea Bookroom (Melbourne, Vic.)

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Ingamells, Rex, 1913-1955

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Poet, who wrote under the name of Rex Ingamells. Founder of the Jindyworobak Club for Australian writers. From the description of Correspondence [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225757269 "The great South land : an epic poem" in twelve books, completed under the auspices of the Commonwealth Literary Fund in 1949. Typescript draft with manuscript alterations and author's note in front of volume, dated 23 Sept. 1949. It was published in Dec. 1950 as a l...

Ferguson, John, Rev, 1852-1925

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The Reverend John Ferguson (1852-1925) was Minister at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Sydney, from 1894 to 1925. From the description of Papers. 1894-1925. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225818694 ...

Roberts, Tom, 1856-1931

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Always known as Tom Roberts. Arrived in Australia in 1869. Studied painting under Eugene von Guerard and Thomas Clark. Spent many years in London but returned to Australia in 1922. One of the first Australian artists to paint out-door subjects, he had a great influence on other painters of the day. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225779198 ...

Hill of Content Bookshop (Melbourne)

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Croll, R. H. (Robert Henderson), 1869-1947

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Australian author. From the description of Papers, 1926-1934. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24561210 Poet and journalist. The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke was published in 1915 and was an immediate success. From the description of Collection of C.J. Dennis manuscripts [manuscripts]. 1913-1931. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225644682 Robert Henderson Croll was a Melbourne public servant and part-time journalist. He was active...

Dixson, William, 1870-1952

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