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Fletcher's of Collins Street: Melbourne's leading nineteenth-century art dealer, Alexander Fletcher
Get PDFThis is a pre-print of an article published in La Trobe Journal 2005, published by State Library of Victoria Foundation. This version is reproduced under the journal's author licence agreement. http://slv.vic.gov.au/about/information/publications/latj/latjournal.htmlAlexander Fletcher was a leading art importer and dealer, one of several active in Collins Street in the late nineteenth century. This article traces Fletcher's rise from carte-de-visite photographer in New Zealand in the 1860s to framer in Melbourne in the 1870s to his heyday as an art dealer in the 1880s, when he was also actively involved in organising the fine art displays at many international and intercolonial exhibitions. Fletcher's business appears to have collapsed in the 1890s as a result of the depression
Imperialist women in Edwardian Britain : the Victoria League, 1899-1914
No full textThis thesis, based on private papers, society records, autobiographies and
memoirs, newspapers and periodicals, examines one mainly female imperialist
organisation - the Victoria League - and the women who ran it. It considers two related
questions - what made Edwardian women imperialist, and how, within the limits of
Edwardian society, could they express their imperialism? The thesis shows that several of
the League's founders and executive had visited South Africa during or shortly before
the Boer War, and that this experience, particularly for those who came into close contact
with Milner, was pivotal in stimulating them to active imperialism. The Victoria League,
founded April 1901, aimed to promote imperial unity and a British South Africa in a
variety of suitably 'womanly' ways: Boer War charities, imperial education, exporting
literature and art to the white dominions (particularly the Transvaal), welcoming colonial
visitors to Britain, arranging for the welcome of British settlers in the colonies, and
promoting social reform as an imperial issue. It worked overseas through a number of
independent Victoria Leagues in Australasia, the Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire
in Canada, and the Guild of Loyal Women in South Africa; and at home with a number
of similar (though largely male) imperial propaganda societies. The thesis also considers
the Victoria League's attitude to race, particularly through its debate over entertaining
Indian students. It ends with a discussion of the options available to imperialist women;
and of the obstacles they faced in questions of authority (how far and in what ways a woman
could pronounce on imperial subjects) and of ideology (as expressed through the anti-suffrage
campaign). It concludes that the Victoria League, by transferring areas of
activity long acknowledged as 'feminine' to the imperial stage, redefined areas of female
competence and enlarged woman's 'separate sphere' to include the active propagation of
imperialism
Farewell Editorial
Get PDFPurpose: This editorial reflects on the outgoing Editor-in-Chief's (Collins G. Ntim) tenure (September 2023 to August 2025) at the African Accounting and Finance Journal (AAFJ), highlights key institutional and scholarly achievements, introduces the contributions published in Volume 7, Issue 1, and offers forward-looking reflections on the journal's future direction within African and global accounting and finance scholarship.Design/methodology/approach: The editorial adopts a reflective and narrative approach, drawing on editorial experience, institutional developments, and synthesis of the papers included in the issue. It combines reflective commentary with descriptive analysis to situate progress within broader debates on academic publishing, governance, sustainability, and accounting in emerging markets.
Findings: The editorial documents substantial progress in strengthening AAFJ's editorial governance, publication consistency, digital infrastructure, and international visibility. The four papers in this issue demonstrate the journal's commitment to context-sensitivecorporate governance, nuanced sustainability performance relationships, and critical reflections on accounting developments in emerging markets. Together, they underscore the importance of institutional context, stability, and ethical considerations in shaping accounting and finance outcomes in Africa and beyond.Originality/value: This editorial provides rare insider reflections on the development of an Africa-focused academic journal and contributes to the literature on scholarly publishing in emerging economies. It adds value by integrating editorial leadership insights with a substantive synthesis of contemporary research themes relevant to African accounting and finance
New Zealand, 'Structural Contour Map of the Kiore Structure.'
No full textNew Zealand. Taranaki Oil Fields Limited, Collins House, 360 Collins Street, Melborne Victoria, Australia. Plate. Ngatimaru Survey District, Glifton County, Taranaki Division, New Zealand. P.B. Whitney-Geologist. Emmunt Assistant to accompany report by Frederick G. Clapp. (1926-05)Clapp Nitrate Negatives, Box 18Grayscal
Ethnicity and crime: a statewide analysis by local government areas
No full textThere have been two kinds of approaches to looking at crime using local government area analysis: one is to look at particular cases; the other is to consider the entire set of population data derived from local areas studies. This report is of the second kind. While there have been a number of studies looking at crime in local areas they tend to be particular, and include in-depth case studies. This present study is designed to provide information and analysis using parametric data, and is thus is a ‘population’ study rather than a sampling one. Information on police recorded crime rates and selected ethnicity variables were gained from all local government areas in Victoria. The general findings were that high rates of Australian born were related to lower property crime rates and, perhaps more importantly, Australian citizenship is significantly related to lower crime rates across LGAs. A higher rate of Recent Arrivals was strongly related to higher crime rates, and LGAs with rates of people born in Oceana/NZ, non-English speaking countries, other English Speaking Countries and rates of low proficiency in English positively correlates with some forms of crime but to a lesser degree. The difficulty of interpreting official statistics is recognised, as is the value of comprehensive population data on crime and ethnicity. Ill informed comments could have regrettable social implications: indeed there are some well informed comments that may have the same unintended effect. That point is one that a pluralistic democracy may have to tolerate within certain limits. Opportunity structures in host countries have both positive and negative consequences: this article highlights the latter rather than the former. These findings have implications not only for the allocation of resources at local government level but also for immigration policy. Using these data the conclusion is drawn that commitment to the host country, and coping in an alien environment are useful explanations
New Zealand, 'Vertical Cross Sections of The Waimata Structure. Cook County, New Zealand. By W.D. Millre, Geologist, E.O. Penny, Asst. to accompany report by Frederick G. Clapp. July 1925'
No full textNew Zealand. Plate. Gisborne Oil Proprietary Limited. Collins House, Melborne, Victoria. (1925-07)Clapp Nitrate Negatives, Box 18Grayscal
Australia /
No full textMap of Australia and an inset map of New Zealand, outlined in yellow, and state borders between South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria, outlined in pink. Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridian: Greenwich.; In upper right margin: 29.; Map has imprint: London : Published by H.G. Collins, 22 Paternoster Row.; Includes comparative lengths of Europe and Australia, insignia of compass rose and sphere, and lists of 26 counties in West Australia, 46 in New South Wales, and 24 in Victoria.; Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm4778. Inset: New Zealand. Scale approximately 1:25,000,000
G. B. Lancaster (Edith Lyttleton), 1873-1945
Get PDFEdith Lyttleton, writing under the penname of G. B. Lancaster, was until the 1970s New Zealand’s most successful popular fiction writer. A prolific author of both short stories and novels, she achieved her success by writing colonial adventure stories in defiance of familial and societal expectations. Living in London, she became an established author in the English short-story market and several of her stories were adapted for the movies
Richardson, Barbauld, and the construction of an early modern fan club
No full textMPhilMuch has been written about the life and long works of the eighteenth century epistolary novelist, Samuel Richardson, but the prospect of his position as the first celebrity novelist – responsible for courting his own fame as well as initiating his own fan club – has largely been ignored. The body of manuscripts housed at the National Art Library in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London provides the modern scholar with evidence of the skeletal beginnings of an early fan club. This thesis aims to show how these manuscripts were turned into a saleable commodity by the publisher and entrepreneur Richard Phillips, while under the guiding hand of another, slightly later, literary celebrity, Anna Laetitia Barbauld. In order to restore Richardson’s reputation amongst a new nineteenth century audience, Barbauld was required to construct her own idea of him as an eighteenth century celebrity author, and in doing so the insecurities of a self-professed, apparently diffident man, are revealed. Barbauld’s capacious, but heavily edited selection of letters is analyzed in this thesis, providing ample evidence that Richardson’s correspondents were more than just eager letter writers. By using Barbauld’s biography of Richardson this thesis aims to show how she manipulates the genre of life writing in her construction of him.
This thesis offers an alternative reading of how the Richardson manuscripts are viewed, redefining them as not simply a collection of letters, but as a collective entity, deliberately selected and archived as evidence of an early modern fan club, and its celebrity managing director
Lope y el imaginario noticiero : "La nueva victoria de don Gonzalo de Córdoba"
Get PDFEuropean Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme-grantLa nueva victoria de don Gonzalo de Córdoba shows how the connection between Lope de Vega's work and pre-journalistic genres can reveal significant clues to interpret the Fénix theater and, in particular, the one dedicated to contemporary historical events. The relaciones de sucesos provide not only a fruitful source through which the author elaborates data, chooses anecdotes, and weaves plots, but a model of writing that adapts the historical approach to peculiar narrative, scenic, and, of course, political purposes. More generally, La nueva victoria testifies that Lope is an extraordinary connoisseur of the culture of his time, a culture that intuits and penetrates even the "más infimos" places. El Fénix perceives and takes up even the most complex mechanisms of pre-journalistic writing, developing a work that is forged in the chapters of a serialized story and that perfectly staged the features of the news imaginary.La nueva victoria de don Gonzalo de Córdoba muestra cómo de la conexión entre la obra de Lope de Vega y los géneros pre-periodísticos se pueden desprender pistas significativas para interpretar el teatro del Fénix y, en particular, el dedicado a eventos históricos contemporáneos. Las relaciones de sucesos no proporcionan solo una fuente fructífera a través de la cual el autor elabora datos, elige anécdotas y teje enredos, sino un modelo de escritura que adapta el enfoque histórico a peculiares fines narrativos, escénicos y, por supuesto, políticos. Más en general, La nueva victoria atestigua que Lope es un extraordinario conocedor de la cultura de su tiempo, cultura que intuye y penetra hasta los lugares "más ínfimos". El Fénix percibe y retoma incluso los mecanismos más complejos de la escritura pre-periodística, elaborando una obra que se forja en los capítulos de un relato serializado y que escenifica perfectamente los rasgos del imaginario noticiero
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