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January 2026: work in progress - these pages are being updated
A selection of photographs by Ruth Hollick
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| Portrait of Ruth Hollick; possibly taken by Dorothy Izard. |
These photographs cover a range of subjects including personal, to casual portraits of people/ friends and travel photographs.
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of the images were downloaded from the State Library of Victoria web site - and digitally cleaned up.
For the selection of the more formal portraits - click here
Captions for the photographs are being added. The files in the Strate Library have limited captioning as it seems that Ruth Hollick did not record a lot of details alongside many of her negatives.
Ruth Hollick: Main Page | photographs | portraits | travel
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| Christian Science Church ,St Kilda Road, Melbourne c.1918 |
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| Mr Harry Baillieu |
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| Miss M Clapp (residential photograph) |
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| Mrs Lionel Grimwade (Residential Photograph) |
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| Flower - lantern slide |
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| Residents of Miss Madden, Travancore (suburb of Melbourne) |
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| Residents of Miss Madden, Travancore (suburb of Melbourne) |
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| Path at resident of Mr Harry Baillieu |
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| Street procession possibly the funeral procession of Dame Nellie Melba,who died February 1931 |
Melbourne circa 1950
Sometime around 1949/ 1950, Ruth Hollick made a series of photographs of Melbourne buildings and infrastructure. The ones below are reproduced from the collection on the State Library of Victoria site.
The style was very much as if she had been commissioned for an official government promotional campaign and/or book. According to other sources, Ruth Hollick travelled to the UK in 1950 and gave up commercial photography around the same time. Was this photography of Melbourne a last job? and were they published in a booklet or book - possibly without credit being given?
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| Exhibition building, Melbourne |
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| National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne |
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| Royal Melbourne Hospital |
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| Royal Melbourne Hospital |
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| Russell Street Police Station, Melbourne |
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| St Paul's Cathedral, corner Swanston and Fliders Street, Melbourne |
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| St James' Old Cathedral, 419 Kings Street Melbourne |
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| The General Post Office Melbourne, looking from the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets |
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| Elizabeth Street Melbourne, looking south from Lonsdale Street |
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| Collins Street Melbourne, looking west from Russell Street |
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| Collins Street Melbourne, looking east from Market Street |
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| Bourke Street Melbourne, looking east from Queen Street |
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| On the Yarra River Melbourne looking west towards Princes Bridge |
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| On the banks of the Yarra River (Melbourne) looking west |
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| On the banks of the Yarra River (Melbourne) |
Landscapes
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| Landscape, possibly western Victoria |
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| Murray Red Gums on the Murray River at Mildura |
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| Stone bridge (location not yet identified) |
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Stone wall and stables at Cruden Farm, Langwarrin.
In 1928 Cruden Farm was established as a gift to Elizabeth Murdoch, the bride to Keith Murdoch. |
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| Landscape, tree, farm and mountain (location unidentified, possibly in New Zealand) |
Photographs of people - including portraits staged
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| Mr.W.N.Cain (Quentin) |
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| Mrs. Dr. Chas Dennis |
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| Lady Hodges c1920 |
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| Pamela Armstrong at Coombe Cottage,Coldstream (Melbourne) |
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Robertson and Moffat
Established in 1852, Robertson & Moffat was a prominent drapers, house furnishers, and art gallery operator located on Bourke Street, Melbourne.
It closed in 1923. |
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| 1910. Three women and three children standing in front of a two storey wooden house with three dormer windows. |
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| Boy and girl looking at box in girl's hand |
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| Mr Harry L Baillieu - child of? |
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| Fashion illustration for 'The Home', Miss P. on the sands |
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| Fashion illustration for 'The Home', Miss P. on the sands |
1928 exhibition in her studio
Personal Photos
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| Woman sitting on wooden stool in garden1920s |
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| Woman, dog and car. Most likely Dorothy Izard. |
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| People and cars 1920s. Most likely Ruth Hollick on one of her many driving tours into the country. |
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| Taking tea. |
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| Friends in walking clothes. |
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| Artist at work; possibly Dora Wilson. |
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| Couple gathering and preparing fire wood; speculation is that they are Ruth Hollick's parents. |
| watch this space - more to come.. |
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For the selection of the more formal portraits - click here
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