Showing 50 items matching high school musical
-
Galen Catholic College
High School Musical Senior School Production, 2013
... High School Musical Senior School Production, 2013....High School Musical Senior School Production, 2013....High School Musical... theatrical production every year and in 2013, the popular High School... Wangaratta high-country High School Musical Senior School Production ...Galen Catholic College has usually put on at least one theatrical production every year and in 2013, the popular High School Musical was produced. These photos show the performers during the production itself, as well as the musicians and backstage crew.galen catholic college, galen college, school theatrical productions, students, high school musical, 2013 -
Bialik College
Newspaper article, 'Curtains Close On Bialik's High School Musical', The Melbourne Jewish Report, 2015
... 'Curtains Close On Bialik's High School Musical', The... School Musical'. Please contact [email protected]... Newspaper article 'Curtains Close On Bialik's High School Musical ...A newspaper clipping from The Melbourne Jewish Report Newspaper, July 2015, page 22, 'Curtains Close On Bialik's High School Musical'. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.visual and performing arts, musical, student, community -
Greensborough Historical Society
Program - Digital Image, Rosie Bray et al, Macleod High School Musical 1991: The Boyfriend McHIGH, 11/10/1991
... Macleod High School Musical 1991: The Boyfriend McHIGH... High School Musical 1991: The Boyfriend McHIGH Digital copy ...A digital copy of a Macleod High School program from 1991. The musical is "The Boyfriend". This copy is owned by GHS member Rosie Bray who was a mature age student from 1988-2002, (Rosie's story "Second chance at learning" can be read at Item 787). In 1991 Rosie was a student at Macleod High School (McHIGH)Digital copy of programrosie bray, macleod high school -
Mordialloc College Alumni Association Inc (MCAA)
Photograph, 1970 - The Mikado - Mordialloc-Chelsea High School Musical Production, 1970
... 1970 - The Mikado - Mordialloc-Chelsea High School Musical... - Mordialloc-Chelsea High School Musical Production Black and white ...Black and white photograph of the musical ensemble for the school’s production of The Mikado. BACK ROW L-R: Poo Bah - Tony Sutherland, The Mikado - Mr. Wilson, Katisha - Vicki Rooke, Ko-ko - Mr.Hastings, Pish Tush - Stephen Parnell FRONT ROW L-R: Pitti Sing - Diane Peters, Yum Yum - Pamela Stoneman, Nanki Poo - Greg Evans, Peep Bo - Lynn Horkingsmchs musical production -
Williamstown High School
Musical High Program 1996
... for the Musical High, Williamstown High School concert held on 15th... program for the Musical High, Williamstown High School concert ...The Finn Koren Collection.Purple paper, A4 folded into B5 sized program for the Musical High, Williamstown High School concert held on 15th November 1996 at Williamstown Hall.williamstown high school, musical high, 1996, music, williamstown town hall -
Williamstown High School
Piccolo Spoleto 1988
... A letter confirming Williamstown High School musical groups...Williamstown High School 76 Pasco St Williamstown melbourne ...The Finn Koren CollectionA letter confirming Williamstown High School musical groups performance in the Piccolo Spoleto festival "Workplaces" program. The band performed a lunchtime concert at Dunlop Olympic.williamstown high school, concert band, 1988, piccolo spoleto, performances -
Williamstown High School
Peace Assembly 1988
... on 9th August 1988 at Williamstown High School. Musical items...Williamstown High School 76 Pasco St Williamstown melbourne ...The Finn Koren Collection.Single blue A4 sheet. Flyer for the Peace Assembly held on 9th August 1988 at Williamstown High School. Musical items were presented by Sam Bird, Brendan Cassar and Greig Turner.williamstown high school, peace assembly, 1988, music, sam bird, brendan cassar, greig turner -
Williamstown High School
Musical High 2001
... Williamstown High School 76 Pasco St Williamstown melbourne ...One compact disc containing performances by various Williamstown High School music groups in 2001. Seventeen tracks includedSee images abovewilliamstown high school, 2001, musical high, music -
Williamstown High School
Musical High 2001 publicity poster
... concert. williamstown high school concert 2001 musical high 2001 ...Single A3 sheet (laminated) printed in 3 colours, advertising the Williamstown High School concert.williamstown high school, concert, 2001, musical high 2001 -
Bialik College
Film - Musical and Theatre Productions on dvd 2002-2015
... of High School Musical, A Midsummer Night's Dream, I Never Saw... or theatrical production. Includes recordings of High School Musical ...A range of musicals, house plays, drama performances, primary and secondary year level productions, from 2002 and 2015.For access or permissions regarding these materials contact the archive [email protected] encased in paper or plastic cases, labelled with relative musical or theatrical production. Includes recordings of High School Musical, A Midsummer Night's Dream, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Shakespeare's World, The Somerton Man, Go Noah, Fiddler on the Roof, The Unlikely Friends (2002), Hansel and Gretel. For access or permissions regarding these materials contact the archive [email protected], drama, arts, musical, bialik college, judaism, 2000s, 2010s -
Bialik College
Film (sub-series) - Plays and musicals, 2008-2015
... on the Roof, 13, High School Musical, Metamorphoses, Buggsy Malone... Bialik Rising Star, Fiddler on the Roof, 13, High School Musical ...2000s, 2010s, performing arts2000s, 2010s, performing arts -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Glen Eira College
... School’s musical Superman The Musical. A newspaper article dated 05... photos dated August 1984 of Caulfield High School’s musical ...Various articles relating to Glen Eira College’s activities. Two black and white photos dated August 1984 of Caulfield High School’s musical Superman The Musical. A newspaper article dated 05/07/2011 from the Caulfield Port Phillip Leader about school mosaic tile project for Patterson Station underpass which also includes twelve other local schools. Newspaper article dated 08/11/2011 from the Caulfield Port Phillip Leader about the Glen Eira College visual and performing arts exhibition. A Newspaper article dated 09/05/2012 from Melbourne Weekly Bayside, Your Community Voice about Glen Eira College going global with their language immersion project.superman the musical, musical events and activities, caulfield high school, glen eira college, anderson jill, teachers, lamb lesley, booran road, caulfield, art, irving pamela, artists, ethnic communities, international mosaic conference, mckinnon secondary college, wesley college elsternwick, our lady of the sacred heart, bentleigh west kindergarten, patterson train station, shows and exhibitions -
Bialik College
Document (series) - Drama and musical production programs and promotional material, 1980s-2010s
... , Metamorphoses, Hairspray, High School Musical, Seussical, as well..., High School Musical, Seussical, as well as Bialik Rising Star ...1990s, 2000s, 2010s1990s, 2000s, 2010s -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programmes, Programmes for Ringwood Secondary College musicals in 1984,1985,1987 and then 1991 - 2007, 1984 - 2007
... Ringwood High School started annual musical productions... in 1984,1985,1987 and then 1991 - 2007. Ringwood High School started annual ...Ringwood High School started annual musical productions in 1975 with 'Show Business'; followed by 1984 'Brigadoon'; 1985 'Half of Sixpence'; 1987 'Annie Get Your gun'. This collection contains 20 of these programmes. The school became a Secondary College by 1991.Programmes for Ringwood Secondary College musicals in 1984,1985,1987 and then 1991 - 2007. -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Book - digital copy, Ballarat East High School School Magazine 1967, The Lion, 1967
... it grow into a viable High School, instigated the musical program... it grow into a viable High School, instigated the musical program ...Ballarat East High School is situated in Fussell Street, Ballarat East. In the year 1967 the headmaster Mr O'Connor retired after 13 years at the school. He was there from its inception in the early 1950s, when classes only ran to Form 3 (Year 9). He saw it grow into a viable High School, instigated the musical program and saw excellence in sports.27 double page spreads, plus cover pageBryan Dunkley-Smith on top right hand corner of first page behs, ballarat east high school, a. b. o'connor, mr o'connor -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping - Digital Image, High pupils give sparkling show 1973 [Watsonia High School WaHIGH], 21/08/1973
... to great acclaim. watsonia high school school musicals gilbert ...In 1973, Watsonia High School staged the Gilbert and Sullivan opera Ruddigore to great acclaim.News clipping, black and white text.watsonia high school, school musicals, gilbert and sullivan, operas -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document - Programmes, Norwood Secondary College events including stage productions, VCE lists 1994-95
Part of the collection from Norwood Secondary High School which was renamed Norwood Secondary College in the late 1980s3 programmes for musicals "Birds of a feather"1992, "Grease" 1994, "Copacobana" 2002. 2 Valedictory dinner programmes 1994 1995 "Norwood Remembers "1995 Appreciation of voluntary service 2001 Inaugural Deb Ball programme -
Williamstown High School
Parliament Aust letter 1993
... Williamstown High School 76 Pasco St Williamstown melbourne ...The Finn Koren Collection.Letter from the speaker, John E. Delzoppo, confirming arrangements for the Williamstown High School Concert Band performanace in Queen's Hall. The performance was part of the Schools' Musical Programme during the Autumn Session of Parliament, 1993.parliament australia, schools' musical programme, 1993, williamstown high school, concert band -
Williamstown High School
Peace Assembly 1991
The Finn Koren Collection.Single green A4 sheet. Flyer for the 1991 Peace Assembly at Williamstown High School, August 6th, 1991. Tong Lee, Shaun Murray and Johnny Wong played musical items during the assembly.williamstown high school, peace assembly, 1991, music, johnny wong, shaun murray, tong lee -
Williamstown High School
An evening of entertainment 1993
The Finn Koren CollectionSingle A4 green sheet Folded to B5 size, Program of a musical evening held at St Stephens church, Williamstown on 14th & 15th May 1993. The Williamstown High School Saxophone Quartet comprising Jamila Brogan, Shaun Murray, George Smpyrakis and Aydin Abdullah performed at the event.williamstown high school, music, saxophone quartet, 1993, jamila brogan, shaun murray, aydin abdullah, george smpyrakis, performances -
Williamstown High School
Student records S-Z 1920's
Contains enrolment forms of students, arranged alphabetically by surname. Some records also include marks achieved by students.Enrolment records of Charles Zwar ( writer of musicals) and William Wegener (enlisted to go to war when he was 16 years old. A prefect of 1915.)Binder with screws. Cardboard covered with buff coloured cloth and red corners.williamstown high school, student records, 1920's, charles zwar, william wegener -
Williamstown High School
Recital 1980's
The Finn Koren CollectionGreen card. An invitation to a recital at Williamstown High School. VCE students performed their musical items on the eve of their CAT performances.williamstown high school, 1980's, recital, vce, music, performances -
Williamstown High School
NZ tour book 1992
The Finn Koren Collection.A4 size booklet with black comb binding and plastic covers back and front. 20 pages. Details all components of the Williamstown High School Concert Band tour to New Zealnad in 1992. Itinerary, flyer, information about New Zealand, band profile, extra-curricula activities, emergency procedure, items to take,procedure for taking musical instruments on flights, items played, stage set up, instruments, students and staff list (phone numbers redacted.)Student comments inside front cover. "Fk" top right front cover. See pdf.williamstown high school, music tours, new zealand concert band tour, 1992 -
Williamstown High School
Musical High 1997
One compact disc containing performances by Williamstown High School music group in 1997. Comprises eleven tracks.See images abovewilliamstown high school, 1997, music -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Camberwell High School 1941-1991, A Jubilee Retrospective, 1991
The author Robert D Ewins (1933-2013) taught at the school for eight years (1958-1965). He drew upon the school's archival collection and was able to source a copy of every edition of the school magazine (Prospice). Located on Prospect Hill Road in Canterbury, Camberwell High School opened in 1941 with an enrolment of 350 girls and boys and in 2020 has an enrolment of 1200 students. Its motto is 'Disco Consulere Aliis' (Learning to be considerate of others). Uniform is green and red. The school has featured in a number of films and television productions including 'Knowing', a 2009 movie; former principal Elida Brereton appeared in the Australian television comedy series 'Summer Heights High' playing the principal Mrs Murray; the Australian television series 'The Worst Year Of My Life - Again!' was filmed there in 2013; as was the Australian film 'Emo the Musical' in early 2016. Some of snippets of the Australian TV series 'The Sullivans' were filmed in the grounds. Some of the school's notable ex-students are Robert Manne, lecturer of politics; Dannii Minogue, singer, actress and TV personality; Kylie Minogue, pop singer, and actress and Brian Naylor, former Channel 9 newsreader.A soft cover book of 160 pages with black and white photos, newspaper clippings and other illustrations. It includes lists of principals. presidents of school council, house captains, SRC presidents, parents & friends association presidents, women's auxiliary presidents, male and female staff members, and all students who attended the school between 1941 and 1991. There is an extensive list of sources and acknowledgements.robert d ewins, camberwell high school, education, camberwell high ex-students society -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Kew Light Opera Company, Goodnight Vienna!, 1956
The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952, and mounted a number of musical and variety productions each year until it was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild in 1957. A partial record of performances by the company includes: 1952 Florodora, 1953 The Cingalee - San Toy or The Emperor's Own, 1954 While the Sun Shines - A Country Girl - Our Miss Gibbs, 1955 The Toreador - The Arcadians, 1956 The Maid of the Mountains - Whiteoaks - Goodnight Vienna!, 1957 A Country Girl. Most of the Company's performances took place in the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, Kew. The scrapbook of annotated photographs, programmes, and newspaper reviews of which this item is a part was assembled by Marion Tilley, wardrobe mistress for, and performer in, productions by the Kew Light Opera Company and the "Q" Theatre Guild. It is significant as a remarkably complete document of theatre performances in Kew, Victoria during the 1950s and 1960s. The scrapbook, and the items individually catalogued within it, have artistic and aesthetic significance within the history of performing arts in Victoria in the middle of the 20th Century. They have social significance in that they reveal socio-cultural values and preoccupations during the period. The records also act as a history of arts activities in the Kew Recreation Hall and later in the Kew City Hall as entertainment and community arts and music precincts.Black and white photograph of Lance Nicholls, left, in a performance of Goodnight Vienna! by The Kew Light Opera Company in 1957. Nicholls produced and directed the production as well as performing as Prince Schmettoff. The accompanying programme provides a profile of Nicholls. It states that: Lance Nicholls (Prince Schmettoff), our producer, is a well known personality in the theatre and radio world, having created a reputation as an outstanding character actor through his roles in "Libel", "Streets of London", "Seven Day's Leave", "Village Priest". He was with J.C.W. for many years and a leading player with the late Gregan McMahon, The Roland McCarty Shakespearian Coy., and The Melbourne Little Theatre; also touring with the Council of Adult Education in "Tobias and the Angel" and "The Miser", then in "While the Sun Shines" for the Red Cross. Mr. Nicholls conducted his own Company of players, known as The Modern Theatre, who presented Shakespearian productions to schools and colleges, and has successfully produced many other plays and Musical Comedy. The Kew Light Opera Company has been fortunate in having a producer and player of such high calibre as Mr. Nicholls, and, it has been seen in previous successful shows under his guidance, hopes to go on to further success in the future."Inscribed above the photo in the scrapbook by Marion Tilley: "Lance Nicholls".performing arts -- kew (vic.), scrapbooks, marion tilley collection, kew light opera company, kew recreation hall, musical comedy -- melbourne -- victoria -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Blackburn High - Talent bands together, 2003
... . The school is well-known for its musical activities. Blackburn High ...Blackburn High School Band will perform a one hour concert overseas.Blackburn High School Band will perform a one hour concert overseas. The school is well-known for its musical activities.Blackburn High School Band will perform a one hour concert overseas.blackburn high school, bands -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme, Norwood High School, Ringwood, Victoria, 1987 presentation of the musical The Pajama Game
Twelve-page booklet including photographs and performance dates throughout August (1987), with full list of performers and production personnel.Presentation by arrangement with Chappell & Co. (Aust.) P/L, music & lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, book by George Abbot & Richard Bissell. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Joy Chapman, Miss Eltham, April 1965, Apr 1965
My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Digital file only - Black and white photo print on loan for scanning by EDHSalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Joy Chapman parading before the judges, Miss Eltham 1965, Apr 1965
My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Digital file only - Black and white photo print on loan for scanning by EDHSalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river