Who was Nellie Payne?

Honour Roll, Sassafras Methodist Church. Dedicated 1938.

Honour Roll, Sassafras Methodist Church. Dedicated 1938. DB37 Permission to photograph this piece was not given at the time of the exhibition in 2015. From Monuments Australia The Methodist Church Honour Roll is a wooden honour roll which has carved in it, a rising sun badge, and angel with a wreath in its right hand, […]

Honour roll, Christ Church, Longford. Carved 1937.

Honour roll, Christ Church, Longford. Carved 1937. Christ Church Longford honour roll Close up centre Longford honour board Longford honour roll inscription DB39 Nellie had always wished to visit the Eastern countries, so in 1935 Nellie(now aged 70) and her daughter Madge embarked on a P and O liner which took them to Manila, Hong […]

Honour roll, Launceston Church Grammar School. Carved 1926.

Honour roll, Launceston Church Grammar School. Carved 1926. Honour roll, Launceston Church Grammar School. Detail on honour roll, Launceston Church Grammar School. Close up shield on honour roll, Launceston Church Grammar School. DB62 Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954), Monday 14 June 1926, page 4 IN MEMORIAM Service at Grammar School NEW HONOUR ROLL A large […]

Honour roll, Clarence Municipality. Carved 1924.

Honour roll, Clarence Municipality. Carved 1924. Bellerive honour roll Close up Bellerive honour roll DB32 The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), Saturday 1 December 1923, page 8CLARENCE SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL.Mrs. Payne, of Antill Street, Hobart, has prepared a handsomely carved honour board for the Clarence soldiers’  memorial, which it is proposed to erect at the post […]

Honour board, University of Tasmania. Carved 1924.

Honour board, University of Tasmania. Carved 1924. DB30 “Ellen Nora Payne-Woodcarver of Tasmania” by Russell Atkinson Atkinson says “Unquestionably the most ambitious of her honour boards were those she wrought for the University of Tasmania, the Hutchins School, the Hobart Town Hall, St. Andrews Church Westbury and the Launceston Church Grammar School” “The University board, […]

Honour roll, St Luke’s Church, Campbell Town, Tasmania. Carved 1923.

Honour roll, St Luke’s Church, Campbell Town, Tasmania. Carved 1923. Campbell Town Honour roll. Campbell Town honour roll close up St Luke. Campbell Town honour roll close up date. Close up army motif on Campbell Town honour roll. DB184 Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 – 1928), Wednesday 18 April 1923, page 2 ROLL OF […]

World War One honour board, Hutchins School, Hobart. Carved 1922.

World War One honour board, Hutchins School, Hobart. Carved 1922. Hutchins Great War honour roll Hutchins honour roll close up Hutchins Great War honour roll in Nellie’s scrapbook DB45 Nellie carved this as a memorial to the 442 Hutchins boys who had enlisted for service in the 1914-18 War.  It was unveiled in December 1922 […]

Honour roll, St Stephen’s Church, Sandy Bay. Unveiled 1921.

Honour roll, St Stephen’s Church, Sandy Bay. Unveiled 1921. DB19 This honour roll has been moved (2021) to RSL Tasmania due to St Stephen’s being bought by a private individual. The Mercury, Monday 2 May ,1921, page 3SANDY BAY SOLDIERS’  MEMORIAL UNVEILING CEREMONY.The ceremony of unveiling a soldiers’ memorial tablet was held in the St. […]

Honour rolls, Sheffield. Dedicated 1921.

Honour rolls, Sheffield. Dedicated 1921. Kentish returned honour board Kentish fallen honour roll Kentish fallen honour board close up rifles Kentish returned honour board – description DB35 “Ellen Nora Payne-Woodcarver of Tasmania” by Russell Atkinson Atkinson says “Other important honour boards completed about this time were those which recorded the names of district men who […]

Honour roll, Hobart Town Hall. Carved 1921.

Honour roll, Hobart Town Hall. Carved 1921. Hobart Town Hall honour roll 1921 Hobart Town Hall honour board Hobart Town Hall honour board detail Hobart Town Hall honour board detail Hobart Town Hall roll of honour DB29 In his book “Ellen Nora Payne – Woodcarver of Tasmania”Page 70 Atkinson says “some of the honour boards […]

Roll of honour, Lower Barrington. Carved 1920.

Roll of honour, Lower Barrington. Carved 1920. DB43 Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 – 1954), Friday 28 May 1920, page 4 LOWER BARRINGTON. On Monday morning several parents and friends met at the State school to celebrate Empire Day and to witness the unveiling of a roll of honor for the Lower Barrington district. Speeches […]

Honour roll, Glamorgan. Carved 1920.

Honour roll, Glamorgan. Carved 1920. DB34 This magnificent honour roll  resides at the East Coast Heritage Museum , Swansea, Tasmania. The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), Wednesday 7 April 1920, page 5 GLAMORGAN SOLDIERS. HANDSOME HONOUR ROLL. Our Swansea correspondent writes – The Glamorgan honour board has been lately placed in the Council-chambers, Swansea by the […]

Honour roll for Roberts & Co. Carved 1919, recarved 1920.

Honour roll for Roberts & Co. Carved 1919, recarved 1920. Roberts honour roll Roberts honour roll. Nellie’s note on back DB41 excerpt from Ellen Nora Payne-Woodcarver of Tasmania by Russell Atkinson “The cedar honour roll carved for Roberts & Co, Hobart had not been long installed in the offices of that firm when a fire […]

Honour roll, AMP Ltd. Carved 1919.

Honour roll, AMP Ltd. Carved 1919. DB40 As the AMP Society no longer have offices in Hobart, this Honour Roll is now housed at RSL headquarters in New Town. The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), Saturday 2 August 1919, page 5 Excerpt from newspaper article A.M.P. SOLDIERS. UNVEILING AN HONOUR ROLL. ADDRESS BY […]

Honour roll, Kimberley. Carved 1919.

Honour roll, Kimberley. Carved 1919. Kimberley honour roll Kimberley honour roll close up detail left Kimberley honour roll close up detail right DB38 The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), Tuesday 13 May 1919, page 3 SOLDIERS FROM KIMBERLEY. HONOUR ROLL UNVEILED. KIMBERLEY, May 11. In the presence of a large attendance yesterday afternoon […]

Roll of honour, Bothwell. Carved 1918.

Roll of honour, Bothwell. Carved 1918. DB33 The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), Monday 18 March 1918, page 6 TASMANIA. BOTHWELL ROLL OF HONOUR. A special service was held at St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Bothwell, on Tuesday morning, when the Bishop of Tasmania unveiled the church roll of honour containing the names of Bothwell boys […]

Roll of Honour, Westbury. Unveiled 1917.

Roll of Honour, Westbury. Unveiled 1917. Westbury honour roll Westbury honour board close up top detail Westbury honour board close up inscription DB36 The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), Thursday 21 June 1917, page 7 On Monday evening not withstanding rough weather an exceptionally large gathering assembled at the Public Hall, Westbury. The […]

Honour roll, Tasmanian Club, Hobart. Date carved unknown.

Honour roll, Tasmanian Club, Hobart. Date carved unknown. DB31 It is unknown when Nellie carved this piece. The Tasmanian Club is proud of its tradition established from its foundation in 1861. It is proud of its distinguished and diverse membership both past and present and the standing its members have in the community. Membership benefits […]

Honour roll for Webster Ltd. Date carved unknown.

Honour roll for Webster Ltd. Date carved unknown. DB42 This honour roll is now at RSL Tasmania headquarters. Webster Ltd is a long established Tasmanian rural and agricultural products company and the honour roll lists those of the company who served in World War One. It lists 18 names. Monument characteristics :The polished wood honour […]

Background to honour boards.

Background to honour boards. Excerpt from “Ellen Nora Payne-Woodcarver of Tasmania” by Russell Atkinson Chapter 11 Honour boards. THE LAST YEARS of the Great War and those which immediately followed were years of intense activity for Mrs. Payne, whose skilful hands were always busy. Her work was in constant demand, and at this time there […]