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1878 establishments in Australia Organizations established in 1878 Organisations based in Melbourne Gentlemen's clubs in Australia Clubs and societies in Victoria (state) Buildings and structures in Melbourne City Centre
The Australian Club in Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung/ or ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known ...
is a gentleman's club
A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally established by males from Britain's upper classes starting in the 17th century.
Many countries outside Britain have prominent gentlemen's clubs, mostly those associated with th ...
founded in 1878 by English settlers to provide accommodation, food and refreshments, and congenial surroundings for Melbourne and Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
n businessmen.
The Club is still active and its building at 110 William Street retains its original 19th-century architecture and furniture.
Architecture
The building was designed by Lloyd Tayler in 1879 and erected in two stages in 1879 and 1886 in the Renaissance Revival style of a four storey Italianate palazzo.The Australian Club - Victorian Heritage Register/ref> Tayler himself was expelled from the club shortly afterward. The facade was doubled in width in 1886 by J Charlesworth in a matching symmetrical style. The majority of the building's internal and external fabric is preserved and intact. The portico, loggia, copper mansard roof and cupola were added in 1893 at the end of the land boom.
Notable members
The following notable persons are known to have been members: *SirWilliam John Clarke
Sir William John Clarke, 1st Baronet (31 March 1831 – 15 May 1897), was an Australian businessman and philanthropist in the Colony of Victoria. He was raised to the baronetage in 1882, the first Victorian to be granted a hereditary honour.
...
(1831–1897), landowner, stud-breeder and philanthropistSee Australian Dictionary of Biography under that head name
*Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk (1886–1965), radio pioneer and businessman
*Sir Colin Fraser Colin Fraser may refer to:
* Colin Fraser (Australian politician) (died 1877), Australian politician
*Colin Fraser (Canadian politician) (born 1978), Canadian politician
*Colin Fraser (ice hockey)
Colin Fraser (born January 28, 1985) is a Canadia ...
(1875–1944),
*Duncan Gillies
Duncan Gillies (14 January 1834 – 12 September 1903), was an Australian colonial politician who served as the 14th Premier of Victoria.
Biography
Gillies was born at Overnewton near Glasgow, Scotland, where his father had a market garden. He ...
(1834–1903), politician
* Rupert W. Hornabrook (1871–1951), anaesthetist
*Sir Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson (1875–1952), politician and lawyer
*Sir James MacBain
Sir James MacBain (19 April 1828 – 4 November 1892) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), President of the Victorian Legislative Council.
MacBain was the youngest son of Smith MacBain, of Invergordon, Ross-shire, Scotland, an ...
(1828–1892), businessman and politician
*John Alexander MacPherson
John Alexander MacPherson (15 October 1833 – 17 February 1894),
Australian colonial politician, was the 7th Premier of Victoria.
MacPherson was born at his father's property of ''Springbank'' on the Limestone Plains, in New South Wales (t ...
(1833–1894), politician
*Sir Norman Angus Martin (1893–1978), farmer, grazier and politician
* Alexander Morrison (1829–1903), schoolmaster
*Sir William Herbert Phillipps
Sir William Herbert Phillipps (3 December 1847 – 6 January 1935), generally referred to as Herbert Phillipps or W. Herbert Phillipps, was a prominent South Australian businessman and philanthropist.
Early days
Herbert was the son of Susannah ...
(1847–1935), merchant and philanthropist in SA
*Sir Alfred Roberts
Alfred Roberts (18 April 1892 – 10 February 1970) was an English grocer, preacher and local politician. He served Grantham as alderman from 1943 to 1952 and mayor from 1945 to 1946. His second daughter, Margaret, was the first female prime ...
(1823–1898), surgeon
* William Rutledge (1806–1876), merchant, banker and settler
* Edmund Edmonds Smith (1847–1914), ship-owner
*Sir Sydney Snow (1887–1958), retailer
*Sir Colin Syme (1903–1986), businessman
*Col. P. W. Vaughan (1871–1945), banker
* William Irving Winter-Irving (1840–1901), pastoralist
* Charles William Wren (1856–1934), banker
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Australian Club — about us
1878 establishments in Australia Organizations established in 1878 Organisations based in Melbourne Gentlemen's clubs in Australia Clubs and societies in Victoria (state) Buildings and structures in Melbourne City Centre