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Exercise books of the 1st Clunes Brownie Pack
.1 Annual Report 1958-1962
.2 Memories of M McDonald 1927-1936 "An outline of 1st Clunes Brownie Pack" written in 1983 contains a list of Brownies from 1927-1936
.3 Publication - "Sing a Song for Sixes" Music book
.4 Hand drawn and written "2nd Maryborough Pack Holiday 1988" - Blinky Bills Brownie Adventures Program
MAP OF CLUNES ON PAPER SHOWING HOTELS AND TOUWNSHIP HIGHLIGHS COMPLETE WITH LEGEND. OVERWRITTEN NOTATIONS IN RED AND BLUE INK
PRICE 2s
township of clunes 1950, hotels of clunes
PLANS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CLUNES BUTTER FACTORY
.1 2 PAGE LETTER, TYPED IN PURPLE INK .2 4 PAGES OF PAPER STAPLED TOGETHER WITH HAND HANDWRITTEN MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS OF THE QUANTITY OF SAWDUST OR CHARCOAL REQUIRED FOR REFRIGERATION CHAMBER .3 1 PAGE DRAWING OF THE MACHINERY ROOM AT CLUNES DISTRICT BUTTER FACTORY CO. LIMITED USING RED AND BLACK INK AND BLUE PENCIL .4 1 PAGE DRAWING OF SECTION THROUG A.B .5 1 PAGE OF WAX PAPER WITH HAND DRAWN PLAN OF BRICKWORK .6 4 PAGES OF BUFF COLOURED PAPER HANDWRITTENWITH MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS .7 1 PAGE OF DRAWING SECTION THROUGH A.C .8 1 PAGE OF BLUE COLOURED PAPER HANDWRITTEN WITH BLACK INK AND BLUE AND ORAGE PENCIL NOTATIONS
.1 LETTERHEAD J. BARTRAM & SON 18 QUEEN STREET MELBOURN .3 MACHINERY ROOM AT CLUNES DISTRICT BUTTER FACTORY CO .LIMITED .5 SCALE: 1/1/2 INCH TO THE FOOT WRITTEN IN LEAD PENCIL .7 SCALE: 2FT TO 1 INCH
j bartram & son, clunes & district butter factory co. limited, lordclyde creamery
PROPOSED SEWERAGE PLAN FOR CLUNES
ARTICLE IN THE ADVOCATE 16 APRIL, 1997, P.3. 'SUPPORT SEWERAGE PLANS AND CLUNES WILL DEVELOP' MAYOR TELLS RESIDENTS
sewerage, hepburn shire, 1997
ESTABLISHMENT OF WESLEY CAMPUS AT CLUNES
ARTICLE IN THE ADVOCATE, 3 MAR, 1999, PAGE 1, 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF WESLEY CAMPUS. PHOTO OF DAVID LOADER (PRINCIPAL WESLEY COLLEGE); WALTER COOK AND MAYOR MAX O'SHEA.
wesley college, 1999
PAINTING EXECUTED IN CLUNES
PRESENTATION OF PAINTING
ARTICLE IN DAYLESFORD ADVOCATE, 19 AUGUST 2009, P.6. "LONGSTAFF PRINT FOR CLUNES" BY EMILY SOBEY. PHOTO OF MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS AND DONOR.
PHOTO OF JUDITH FAWCETT; PAT COOK; EUGENE SCHLUSSER (DONOR) WITH PAINTING.
longstaff, painting, 2009
BALLARAT COURIER 2 SEPT, 2016, P 2. ARTICLE BY OLIVIA SHYING ABOUT HBO TV SERIES "THE LEFTOVERS" IN CLUNES
HOLLYWOOD HITS CLUNES, PHOTO OF LIV TYLER
the leftovers, tv series, liv tyler, 2016
FIRST TIME CLUNES MUSEUM ACCREDITED
ARTICLE IN BALLARAT COURIER, 19 DEC 1998, PAGE 5. CLUNES MUSEUM ACHIEVED FULL ACCREDITATION
clunes museum, accreditation, 1998
HAND DRAWN BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE OF POST OFFICE CLUNES. ISOMETRIC SKETCH (2 COPIES)
POST OFFICE CLUNES F.R. ANDERSON
post office clunes, hand drawn, f.r. anderson
CLUNES-TALBOT GUARDIAN & GAZETTE 21.5.1965. FRONT PAGE AND PAGE 5. "CLUNES COUNCIL FINAL MEETING". ARTICLE REGARDING FINAL MEETING OF BOROUGH OF CLUNES COUNCIL.
clunes borough council, final meeting, 1965
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, BALLARAT COURIER 29 JULY, 1991, P.5. '"CLUNES KINDER GETS NEW HOME". PHOTOS AND TEXT
clunes kindergarten, 1991
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. THE NEWS, 1 AUGUST 1991, PAGE 8. "NEW KINDER FOR CLUNES". APPROX HALF PAGE ARTICLE, PHOTOS AND TEXT DETAILING KINDER HISTORY 1973 TO 1991.
clunes kindergarten, new premises, 1991, history 1973 to 1991, the news
THE ADVOCATE 16/4/1997, P.7. ARTICLE DISTRICT SCHOOLS GET A MINOR WORKS GRANT 40 SCHOOL IN RIPON ELECTORATE. GRANT FOR WORKS LESS THAN $40,000.
minor works grant 1997, district schools, the advocate, 1997
ARTICLE COURIER SPECIAL FEATURE TITLED 'THE REST IS HISTORY', DATED 4/10/1984, PAGE 8. JOHN McPHEE, COACHMAN. STARTED COACHES MELBOURNE TO KILMORE 1854. DROVE LEAD COACH AT CLUNES RIOT. FEATURE 28 PAGES. COLLECTION OF NOSTALGIA ON BALLARAT'S PEOPLE AND HISTORY.
john mcphee, coachman, clunes riot, first coach melbourne kilmore 1854
ADVOCATE 2/11/2016, PAGE 5. ARTICLE CLUNES SHOW TITLED 'ALL ROLL UP FOR THE BEST EVER CLUNES SHOW'. ARTICLE AND PICTURE.
advocate, clunes show 2016
THE ADVOCATE, 20/1/1998, PAGE 2. 'CLUNES MUSEUM REWARDED FOR ITS INDUSTRY STANDARDS'. ARTICLE ABOUT CLUNES MUSEUM BECOMING AN ACCREDITED MUSEUM.
advocate, 1998 accreditation clunes museum
ARTICLE IN HERALD SUN 'WEEKEND', 'COUNTRY LEGENDS', CLUNES COBBLER DUNCAN MCHARG. HANDMADE SHOES
country legends, cobbler, duncan mcharg, handmade shoes
THE ADVOCATE 30/11/2016. SPORT SECTION P.19. 'CLOSE BATTLES FOR CLUNES', RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED AT CLUNES AGAINST CITY OVAL. MIDWEEK AT HOME. WEEKEND GAMES AGAINST BALLARAT EAST AT HOME. CLUNES BOWLS CLUB.
clunes bowls club 2016, results mid week and weekend
CLUNES HAS A UNIQUE CULTURAL AND MUSICAL HERITAGE
THE ADVOCATE 16/4/1997, PAGE 5. 'CLUNES MUSEUM SHOWS ITS CULTURE', ADVERTISING AN EXHIBITION AS PART OF VICTORIAN HERITAGE WEEK. THEME 'CULTURE DOWN UNDER'. PHOTOGRAPH INCLUDED OF PAT COOK AND CHARLES FENTON.
culture down under, exhibition, victorian heritage week 1997, clunes museum, pat cook, charles fenton
THE WEEKLY TIMES 22/4/1939 CLUNES & SKIPTON CENTENARY .1 ORIGINAL PAGE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND NAMES .2 PHOTOCOPY OF PAGE
clunes & skipton centenary, the weekly times 22/4/1939, photographs
PHOTOCOPIES OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES .1 THE COURIER, PAGE 1 & 2. WESLEY COLLEGE TARGETS CLUNES .2 THE COURIER, 20/2/1999, PAGE 3. UNIVERSITY WELCOMES WESLEY COLLEGE PROPOSAL
.1 FAX TO WARRICK MITCHELL FROM PAT COOK
wesley college, 1999, the courier
THE NEWS, 1 AUGUST 1991. REAL ESTATE NEWS, COUNTRY CABIN AT CLUNES. NO. 1 BOUNDARY ROAD ON 4.05 HECTARES
real estate, 1 boundary road
COURIER FEATURE 1/04/1972, PAGE 17. BACK TO CLUNES 1972. ARTICLE WRITTEN BY F.C. WEICKHARDT. 3 PAGES
the courier 1/4/1972, f.c. weickhardt, back to clunes 1972
NEWSPAPER CLUNES-TALBOT GUARDIAN 5/7/1951. GOLD CENTENARY EDITION. A SHORT HISTORY OF CLUNES BY LILLIAN COLLINS. 4 PAGES
1851-1951, short history, lillian collins, clunes-talbot guardian
NEWSPAPER, THE ADVOCATE, WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL, 2014. PAGE 8 & 9, ADVERTISEMENT FOR BOOKTOWN PAGE 18, NEIL NEWITT'S POP UP WINE BAR PAGE 27, NEW FACILITIES NETBALL CLUB DONATION FROM HARRIS FAMILY
booktown advertisement, netball club, harris family, neil newitt popup wine bar
OBITUARY JOHN STANLEY COON 21/07/1923-13/11/2011. HERALD SUN 13 DECEMBER 2001
john stanley coon, obituary, 1923-2001
SPECIAL EDITION .1 NEWSPAPER CLUNES GUARDIAN & GAZETTE, 14 APRIL, 1939. CLUNES CELEBRATES ITS 100TH BIRTHDAY. LISTS BUSINESSES 1863, LAND SETTLERS, HISTORY, CHURCHES, ITEMS FROM EARLY NEWSPAPERS. .2 PHOTOCOPY OF 1ST PAGE .3 NEWSPAPER CLUNES GUARDIAN & GAZETTE 14 APRIL, 1939. CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY SIR HARRY CHAUVEL IN THE PRESENCE OF 4000 PEOPLE.
W. COOK WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON TOP R.H. CORNER
1939, clunes 100th birthday, businesses 1863, clunes guardian & gazette, early land settlers, sir harry chauvel
SUPPLEMENT TO "THE ADVOCATE" 6/08/2008. FRONT PAGE DEVOTED TO CLUNES. PHOTOS AND ARTICLES. TIM HAYES, GRAEME JOHNSTONE, JOY TORNEY, PAT COOK MENTIONED.
"in your own back yard", 2008, the advocate, tim hayes, pat cook, joy torney, graeme johnstone
1944 BUSHFIRES
.1 ARTICLE THE SUN, 9/01/1944. BUSHFIRES BURNT 15 HOMES, HOSPITAL AT CLUNES .2 ARTICLE THE SUN, 10/01/1944. BUSHFIRES AT CLUNES .3 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES FIRE AFTERMATH
bushfires, 1944
PAGE PRINTED FOR BACK TO CLUNES 1920. NO. 1 INCLUDES COMEBACK NOTES, STORIES ABOUT ACTIVITIES THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE WEEK, PICNICS, CHURCH REUNIONS, RECEPTIONS AND THE BATTLE HYMN OF CLUNES BY S.B. HUNT.
back to clunes times, 1920, reunion
KAROLINA PASSED AWAY JULY 2018
.1 ARTICLE 'ABOUT KAROLINA', DETAILING KAROLINA'S WORK, HISTORY, ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS. .2 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOCOPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF KAROLINA .3 PAGES
karolina, artist, publisher
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