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PHOTOGRAPH: VIEW OF KITCHEN, ROSEBERY STREET, JOLIMONT, 1998

1998
Overview

Black and white image of a wider view of the kitchen of Tom Fricker's house on Rosebery Street, Jolimont, as seen in 1999.294.1. The white-tiled stove, oven and kitchen cupboard can be seen towards the back of the image, with a kitchen table at the forefront of the image in the centre. The table has a floral patterned vinyl table cloth. Atop of the kitchen are a number of items, including a roll of 'COMALCO ALFOIL', a box of Weet-Bix reading 'It's Weet-Bix's 70th Birthday!', a metal pot with handles, and a pair of glasses. The two pictures in the wooden frames that were previously on the mantlepiece in 1999.294.1 are now also on the kitchen table. There is a white wooden chair next to the kitchen table, and an armchair to the left of the image. The kitchen has a checkered tile floor.

The house was a originally a Whittaker's worker's kit house.

B and W photograph of kitchen of Tom Fricker's house in Rosebery Street. A) close up of wood stove recess, tiled inside with flue. Wooden painted mantle shelf above with 3 pictures of Australian scenes, two framed, one unframed. Second oven with hot plates above on left, cupboard with drawer above on right. Canisters on shelf above. B) wider view of kitchen which includes full view of gas hot plates and oven, lounge chair with wooden arm, wooden kitchen table with table cloth. Various kitchen items on table including saucepan, alfoil and a pair of glasses. Floor has checked pattern covering. Three of the pictures which were above the stove recess have been removed. House, originally a Whittakers workman's kit house, was unchanged for 90 years. C) Close up of cupboard on right of fire stove recess. Doors ajar to show contents, set of canisters for coffee, flour, sugar, rice and tea are among items on shelf above cupboard.

Historical information

see newspaper cuttings. See also P98.52-56, P99.91-100. Enlargement in Box N

Details

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Registration number
cwa-org-43-1999.294.2
Item type
Width
104 mm
Height or length
152 mm
Year
Statement of significance

Historical and social significance. Interior view of kitchen of Whittakers workman's timber kit house

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Monday, 30 June, 2025
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