Austral Salon

The Austral Salon of Music, Literature and the Fine Arts also known as the Austral Salon is a club that was established for women interested in the fine arts in Melbourne.

Establishment

The Austral Salon was founded in January 1890 by female journalists led by Mary Hirst Browne,[1] as a meeting place for women writers.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The Countess of Hopetoun, wife of the Victorian Governor, later first Governor-General of Australia, was the Salon’s first Patron.[4][8] Journalist Agnes Murphy,[9][10] poet Ada Cambridge[11] and journalist Catherine Hay Thomson were among the founders of the Austral Salon.[12]

The club was originally located at 115-119 Collins Street, Melbourne in the Austral Building.

Activities

Before the opening of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music the Austral club helped aspiring musicians. Artists such as Ada Crossley, Amy Castles, Florence Austral, Marjorie Lawrence and Nellie Melba performed at the Austral Salon.[4]

The Salon was one of the first four groups to affiliate with the National Council of Women of Victoria in 1902.[13]

The Salon continues as The Austral Salon of Music, a Melbourne society committed to encouraging young musicians that holds regular recitals at St Peters Church, East Melbourne.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Catherine Hay (August 1906). "The Austral Salon: women's clubs in Australia". Womanhood. 16 (93): 133 – via Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
  2. ^ "NEWS OF THE DAY". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 28 February 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Vickery, Ann (2002). "A "Lonely Crossing': Approaching Nineteenth-Century Australian Women's Poetry". Victorian Poetry. 40 (1): 33–53. doi:10.1353/vp.2002.0008. S2CID 161560577.
  4. ^ a b c "130th Anniversary Celebration". Austral Salon. Retrieved 2020-01-18.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Austral Salon (Melbourne, Vic.) (1922). Rules and regulations. Melbourne, Vic. : Norman Bros.
  6. ^ "Austral Salon". Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939). 1899-08-25. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  7. ^ "The Argus". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 28 February 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ Davies, Ivor T. Mrs (1980). Some memories of the Austral Salon. [Melbourne? : The Salon?.
  9. ^ Sussex, Lucy (2011). "A". Southerly. 71 (1): 127. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  10. ^ University of Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women. "The Australian Women's Register - Murphy, Agnes G." The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  11. ^ Tucker, Maya V. "Sources on Australian Women, 1880–1914, available at the La Trobe Library - No 15 April 1975". www3.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  12. ^ "Lady[?] Letter". Melbourne Punch (Vic. : 1855 - 1900). 1890-02-27. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  13. ^ University of Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women. "The Austral Salon of Music, Literature and the Arts - Organisation - The Australian Women's Register". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  14. ^ "About". Austral Salon. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  15. ^ "Austral Salon of Music". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.