Interview with Colin Dennison dated 25th August 2018. Interview conducted by Ben Ross (www.oralhistorycompany.com) concerning Colin’s lifetime of collecting photographs, postcards, stamps and other historical resources. Colin donated the collection to the University of Tasmania Library Special & Rare Collections.
Ben Ross
Internal Courtyard, Cadbury Factory
View of road through an internal courtyard, surrounded by multi-storied factory buildings on Cadbury site.
Internal Courtyard, Cadbury Factory
View of road through an internal courtyard linking factory buildings on Cadbury site.
Interior tanks being fitted out in partially constructed building at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works
Black-and-white photograph shows partially completed tanks atop heavy concrete foundations in a building under construction, at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon 1924
Part of Photographs of Edward Verrell
Black-and-white photograph shows interior of Hobart Town Hall, with low-hanging chandelier and pipe organ
Interior of physical laboratory at the rear of Domain House
Interior of physical laboratory at the rear of Domain House, Hobart.
John Watt Beattie
Interior of chemical laboratory at Domain House
Interior of chemical laboratory, Domain House, Hobart.
John Watt Beattie
Interior of cell room at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works
Black-and-white photograph shows interior of cell room at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon
Inspecting the Soldiers Walk memorial
Group of people gathered at the Soldiers Memorial Avenue, Queens Domain in Hobart. Tasmania.
Graeme Raphael
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows two bearded men posing on the top or in doorway of an igloo built at Mount Field West, 1975
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows icicles formed on Little Horn 1985
Part of Hal Wyatt Collection
Colour photograph taken near the Springs of man dressed in red beside road to Mount Wellington, with icicles dangling from the vegetation after a snowstorm
Ice-covered shrubs on Mount Mawson
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows ice formation on branches of shrub at Mount Mawson
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows two people standing upright on the frozen surface of Lake Dobson, 1954
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows a person standing on ice at Lake Dobson, with ridge of snow above treeline
Ice on bushes at Newdegate Pass
Part of Hal Wyatt Collection
Colour photograph of ice on bushes at Newdegate Pass, 1970
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows ice formed on plants, location unknown
Ice formation near Herods Gate 1978
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows ice formation on cliff face near Herods Gate, with snow covering alpine vegetation
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows patterned bark of snow gum near Cathedral Mountain
I van Assche attending social function, 1949
I van Assche taking a break from the Marketing Conference July 1949.
HV McKernan attending social function, 1949
HV McKernan (with cue) and members of the Marketing Conference July 1949.
Hut, barn and wagons at Wihareja
Colour photograph of timber hut, barn and wagons at Wihareja
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows the rusting red roofing iron on hut visible above trees on the edge of Twilight Tarn
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows hut at Lake Meston built of logs, shingles and with tin plate chimney People sitting outside hut eating
Part of De La Haye Postcard Collection
Howard Gurney Cotton and Edith Consulia Cotton
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Letters from sons and daughters: Howard Gurney Cotton and Edith Consulia Cotton, children of John Cotton, to grandfather (presumably Francis Cotton senior) dated 27 August 1878 : thanks for presents of stirrups and bit
Francis Cotton
New houses on Cadbury Estate, Claremont. Initials J.C.B. on lower right of photograph, indicate the photograph taken by Joseph. C. Breaden.
Joseph C. Breaden
Houses under construction, Cadbury Estate
Wooden framework constructed for several buildings, trees and hills in background.
Houses under construction, Cadbury Estate
Woman and child walking across grassy fields, with several houses under construction in background.
Houses under construction, Cadbury Estate
Employee houses under construction, Cadbury Estate.
Houses under construction, possibly on the Cadbury Estate.
Houses on the Cadbury Estate, Claremont
Newly constructed wooden homes, Cadbury Village, Claremont.
Newly built street of houses in Cadbury Estate, Claremont.
Row of wooden houses on Cadbury Estate with Mount Wellington in background
View through poplar trees of a two-storey cream house with garden in front. Paddocks surround house.
Graeme Raphael
Part of George Musgrave Parker : Correspondence and research records
Photograph of Kelvedon house and garden showing deck chair and urn thought to have been taken c1926-1928
George Musgrave Parker
Part of De La Haye Postcard Collection
Ten captioned fold out colour images in unidentified proprietary post-able envelope. Showing views of Huonville on one side and Hobart on the other.
From envelope : A Colorful Souvenir of Huonville and Hobart, Tas.. Natural views.
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
An out-of-focus colour photograph shows Horseshoe Falls on the Russell River, above Russell Falls
Horse carts and timber at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works
Black-and-white photograph shows stacks of sawn timber and workmen with horses and carts removing earth at an excavation on site E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon
Horse and cart used in excavation of Derwent Prime furnace site at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works
Black-and-white photograph shows horse and cart positioned in pit while men excavate the site of the Derwent Prime furnace by hand at the E.Z. Co Zinc Works 1930
Horse and carriage at Launceston Show 1972
Part of Hal Wyatt Collection
Colour photograph of dark bay or black horse in harness, with a black carriage at Launceston Show, 1972. Groom or driver also dressed in black. Other carriages in background.
Hal Wyatt
Photograph of several hop fields bordered by windbreak trees, possibly poplars
Graeme Raphael
Part of Photographs of Edward Verrell
Black-and-white photograph shows men, women and children stripping hop cones into hessian-covered troughs, carrying baskets and sacks of harvested hops on the extensive hop grounds. The plant was cultivated widely at Glenorchy, Margate, Kingston and the Upper Derwent Valley area.
Black and white photograph of men in shirtsleeves, wearing hats, standing in a field of hops.
Graeme Raphael
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows hop fields in at Glenora, 1959
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows hop fields, farm buildings and dwellings at Glenora, 1959
Hop fields and oast house near Rosegarland
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows hop fields, timber huts and oast house near Rosegarland
Part of De La Haye Postcard Collection
Hobart wharves, steam sail boats
Part of George Musgrave Parker : Correspondence and research records
Photograph of Hobart wharves showing steam sail boats taken by J.W. Beattie. The photograph does have some marks on it.
George Musgrave Parker
Hobart waterfront from the Queen's Domain
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of the Hobart waterfront from the old quarry on the Queen's Domain taken in the 1870s before the railway.
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows smoke curling out of the flue from a woodheater or fireplace of the Hobart Walking Club timber hut at Mount Field National Park, with snowdrifts banked halfway up the walls of the hut
Hobart Railway Station, taken from university gardens
Part of Photographs of Edward Verrell
Black-and-white photograph shows Hobart Railway Station, viewed from gardens of the University of Tasmania, including the Tasmanian Government Railways workshops
Hobart GPO before installation of clock in tower
Part of Photographs of Edward Verrell
Black-and-white photograph shows Hobart General Post Office viewed from Franklin Park before the installation of the clock in the clocktower.
Hobart General Post Office from Franklin Park
Part of Photographs of Edward Verrell
Black-and-white photograph shows Hobart General Post Office viewed from Franklin Park. Words “G.P.O., HOBART, FROM FRANKLIN PARK” and “V6” are typewritten in black on white reverse panel at bottom of photograph
Hobart Bridge and Tasman Bridge in winter 1964
Part of Hal Wyatt Collection
Colour photograph of two bridges across the Derwent River, the Hobart Bridge, right, and the Tasman Bridge, left, as viewed from the eastern shore of the Derwent in August 1964. Snow caps Mount Wellington in the background.
Hal Wyatt
Hobart Bridge and Tasman Bridge
Part of Hal Wyatt Collection
Colour photograph taken from the western shore of the Derwent River, depicts vehicles travelling on the temporary, floating Hobart Bridge, while the nearly complete multi-lane Tasman Bridge to join the eastern and western shores of the river, is visible downstream.
Hal Wyatt
Part of De La Haye Postcard Collection
Seven captioned hand coloured images in proprietary envelope. Showing views of Hobart.
From envelope - Valentine's Snapshots. Eight real photographs. Hand Coloured Hobart, No. 1. Published by The Valentine Publishing Co. Melbourne and Sydney.
Valentine Publishing
Part of De La Haye Postcard Collection
Eight captioned hand coloured images in proprietary envelope. Showing views of Hobart.
From envelope - Valentine's Snapshots. Eight real photographs. Hand Coloured Hobart, No. 1. Published by The Valentine Publishing Co. Melbourne and Sydney.
Valentine Publishing
Part of De La Haye Postcard Collection
Eight captioned black and white images in proprietary envelope. Showing views of Hobart.
From envelope - Valentine's Snapshots. Eight real photographs. Hobart, No. 1. Published by The Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. Melbourne and Sydney.
Valentine Publishing
Photograph of two-storey rendered house, Georgian in style, with trees, lawn and flower garden at front, behind fence with old lichen-covered fenceposts, strands of rusty barbed wire and wire mesh.
Graeme Raphael
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows fast-flowing water of the Macquarie River at the Ross Bridge
Arthur Knight
Two men spraying plumes of water into the air from high pressure fire hoses.
High Pressure Hose, Cadbury Factory
Large cement tank being sprayed with water by man holding high pressure fire hose.
Henry Lewis Garrett : Degree of Associate of Arts
Diploma of degree of Associate of Arts awarded to Henry Lewis Garrett of Hobart Town, who passed in English, Latin(with credit and prize) Greek, French (with credit) and pure mathematics and was placed in the second class Signed by H. Officer, president of the Tasmanian Council of Education. Seal of Tasmanian Council of Education 1859, red wax, lozenge shaped, backed paper: open book "Floreat Tasmania' on diamond pattern, in tin (separate from document). Diploma has decorative border of oak Leaves and acorns designed by Henry Hunter and engraved by Alfred Bock.
Henry Lewis Garrett
Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection
Copy of a letter from Henry Hellyer to Edward Curr, dated 29 November 1828, describing a journey to Mt. Farrell, the Fury Gorge, Barn Bluff and Cradle Mountain, and the discovery of river Mackintosh and Eldon Range
Henry Hellyer
Heavy snowfall at Hobart Walking Club hut at Lake Dobson
Part of Hal Wyatt Collection
Colour photograph shows smoke curling from the chimney of the Hobart Walking Club hut at Lake Dobson after heavy snowfall
Headrace at Tarraleah Power Station
Colour photograph looking downhill to Tarraleah Power Station
Heading a tree in the Florentine Valley
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour portrait format photograph shows the head of a tall eucalypt tree falling when a timber worker chopped it down after scaling the three
Three men wearing suits and ties, chatting over tea and coffee.
Harbottle's cottage at Swansea
Part of George Musgrave Parker : Correspondence and research records
Postcard produced by Swansea photographer, Miss F.M. Kennedy, (c1880-c1950s) of titled Harbottle's at Swansea, Tasmania.
This Cottage has also been know as Harbottle's Cottage and Caulfield Cottage. This single storey, sandstone rubble building with a corrugated iron hipped roof was listed by the National Trust in 1976 as it demonstrated the principal characteristics of a single storey, sandstone Victorian Georgian domestic building . Located at 45 Shaw Street, Swansea, Tasmania
George Musgrave Parker
Small cement block building with two padlocked doors with grilles above.
Graeme Raphael
H Class locomotive steams slowly along at Perth
Part of Hal Wyatt Collection
Colour photograph shows Tasmanian Government Railways steam locomotive H3 on the tracks at Perth.
Hal Wyatt
Clearing with gum trees at side, with long tin roofed building in distance.
Black and white photograph of girl guides in uniform, taken in the 1950s.
Graeme Raphael
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows Guide Falls near Burnie, 1963
Group seated on ground taking a rest break
Group seated on ground drinking from cups, fruit in box. Left to right: GS Essery, HV McKernan, RV Harrison, AB Eastaugh, J Mitchell (obscured) G Blay (back) BA Moore, J McSwan.
Group photograph, Western Australian Conference
Group photograph, Western Australian conference. Information available for front row only: A.G. Mercer, J.C. Wilson, M.G. Wells, I. van Assche, W.A. Hopkins, A.E. Burke, J,.W. Randall
Group photograph, Victorian Conference
Group photograph, Victorian conference. Information available for front row only: M.G. Wells, W.A. Hopkins, N.F. Mitchell, H.V. McKernan, D.R. Atkins, J.W.C. Wyett, I. Van Assche
Group photograph, Tasmanian Conference
Group photograph, Tasmanian Conference. Information available for front row only. Left to right: JH Cooper, HC Partridge, AB Eastaugh, RS Poke
Group photograph, South Australian Conference
Group photograph, South Australian conference. Information available for front row only: F. Stock, R.B. Fisher, J.W.C. Wyett, A.H. Seaton, H. V. McKernan, W.A. Hopkins, M. G. Wells, L.S. Coker. Date of conference annotated on ball 1960.
Group photograph, Queensland Conference
Group photograph, Queensland conference. Information available for front row only: N.E. Tilburn, D.S. Newman, B.C. Johnston, H.V. McKernan, A.J.V. Glow, J.W.C. Wyett
Group photograph, New South Wales Conference
Group photograph, New South Wales conference. Information available for front row only: J.F. Sedgebeer, J.N.C.Wyett, H.V.D. Brink, F.A. Pollard, R.V. Palesy, H.V. McKernan, F.W. Thomas, D.S. Newman
Group photograph, Cadbury Factory
Group photograph of men wearing suits, taken outside Cadbury factory Claremont.
Group photograph, Cadbury Factory
Large group of people photographed outside portion of the Cadbury building.
Group of men posing for photograph in grassed area.
Group of men wearing suits and ties posing for photograph on lawn.
Group photograph. Left to right. Back: AJ Uglow, MG Wells, G Blay, AB Eastaugh, JS Oldrey, J McSwan, RV Harrison, RM Conway, DB Orr. Centre: RB Thistlethwayte, E Dewhurst, WA Hopkins, BA Moore, KG Woods, GJ Budd, D McEvoy. Front: DF MacKenzie, GS Essery, JWC Wyett, VG Burley, JPD Lloyd, HV McKernan, RA Smith, J Mitchell, WR Prendergast.
Group of men in business dress posing for photograph on lawn with water behind.
Group of men photographed outside a building.
Four men in hall, one holding snooker cue. All wearing suits and ties.
Group of men dining.
Group of people at Cadbury factory, with Cadbury Fry Pascall bus in shot. Photograph annotated: Looking forward Check lodge old dining room - left.
Large group of people photographed outside portion of the Cadbury building. Photograph slightly damaged at edge.
Part of George Musgrave Parker : Correspondence and research records
Photograph of the gravestone of Edward Howell who died 9th November 1852, age 9 months.
George Musgrave Parker
Part of George Musgrave Parker : Correspondence and research records
Ash Bester postcard A.B. Series, No.168. Gravestone of Edward Howell who died 9th November 1852, age 9 months
George Musgrave Parker
Gravel road in Florentine Valley
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows gravel road in Florentine Valley
Grange Property : Thomas Young, solicitor
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Copies of letters from Thomas Young, solicitor, relating to the survey of the land, original grantees, and application by Gellibrand and Bethune for part of the estate dated October and November 1854·
Francis Cotton
Grange Property : Letter from Thomas Lloyd Gellibrand
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Letter to Francis Cotton from Thomas Lloyd Gellibrand offering Grange Farm on the same terms as agreed with Charles Swanston, ie 4000 pounds at 5%, Tasmania, 27th May, 1850.
Francis Cotton
Grange Property : Charles Swanston
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Copies of letters from Charles Swanston relating to the Grange Property dated 1846
Francis Cotton
Part of Arthur Knight Slides
Colour photograph shows Grail Falls