A brochure issued by the National War Memorial Committee of Victoria to inform the public about the plans for the Shrine of Remembrance and how they could contribute towards its cost. The Governor of Victoria points out that the need to remember, as 'To forget is to be false to the men who fell, to the cause for which they fell, and to ourselves. Let the whole people join in creating such a Monument as will keep the Names and Memories of the men fresh in the minds of our children's children.' The brochure mentions that the cost of the Shrine was estimated to be £180,000. Of this £80,000 was guaranteed and the remaining £100,000 needed to be raised. It shows that each contribution will be recorded within the crypt as one of those who gave the Memorial to the Nation. It also states 'Each contribution honours our men, redeems our promise that they shall never be forgotten, and helps in presenting to the nation a durable foundation to traditions of patriotism and self-sacrifice, and in the immediate future assists hundreds of worthy returned soldiers who, as a result of the temporary trade depression, are in need of employment. Actually, seven-tenths of the total cost of the Memorial will be expended in wages...' A sample of the type of receipt given to record donations is on page 3. An actual receipt is at 01207. Item was in an envelope with other photos and programmes from different items relating to the Shrine of Remembrance - including discussions on its location and design. Labelled 'Shrine of Remembrance S1 - S14' it was part of an old archive numbering system, that showed there has been efforts in the past to collect, order and save items of Legacy's history. (01181 - 01190, 01206 - 01210).A record of fundraising for the Shrine of Remembrance, this brochure asks Victorians to contribute approximately £100,000 to the building project. There was an effort to record historical events for the "Archive Committee" which collected this and other documents relating to the Shrine together in a file (see items 01181 - 01190, 01026 - 01210)Booklet x 4 pages, about fundraising for building the Shrine, on buff paper with black type and line drawing.memorial, shrine of remembrance

An issue of the Field Newspaper of the 24th Battalion by the 24th Battalion Press printed entirely in the field. This edition is Volume No. 5 January 1919. The articles reports on Christmas 1918, honours and awards given to the Battalion, and the arrangements for returning home to Australia. Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Legatee Frank Doolan he was on the archive committee and made attempts to collate the history of Legacy. A record of publications made for the troops in World War 1. The founding members of Legacy would have been familiar with items like this as they fought in the first World War.A copy of the Red and White Diamond field newspaper x 12 pages, published for the troops in World War I.world war one, souvenir, 24th battalion

A 110 page book, primarily photos, that chronicle the Gallipoli campaign. The final 14 pages are a typed description of the operations from General Sir Ian Hamiliton's despatch. A fully digitised copy of this publication is available at State Library of Victoria website and on the National Library of Australia's TROVE website.Photos from World War One that would have been significant to the founding legatees.A book containing black and white photo from Gallipoli and a description of the operations. The first 16 pages are missing.gallipoli, world war one, soldiers

Complete record of the Footscray/Sunshine Branch meetings between 28 March 1973 and 26 February 1990.Describes and itemises the activities and work of a typical Melbourne Legacy Branch in the 1970s and 1980s.Dark green hard covered foolscap book, tan spine and corners, typed minutes glued or stapled to the lined book pages.minutes, branch, activities, objectives

A brochure explaining the services provided by the Legacy Employment Service. Also a brochure describing that funds were urgently required to carry on the work of caring for children of Deceased Soldiers. It mentions the number of children on the Clubs record was 2,343 in 1937 (976 girls and 1367 boys). It has a tear off panel that could be returned to Legacy Employment Service with a donation The documents were stored with items from the History archive project that was trying to capture the history of Legacy. These items are usually marked with 'H' and a number.This is one of the first documents that promotes Legacy and summarises its objective and services. Cream brochure describing the services of the Legacy Employment Service and promotional brochure with donation slip.legacy promotion, history

In 1964 Legacy was involved with the release of a rose that was dedicated to Legacy. It as a raised bush variety by RT Hamilton, Heidelberg. It is a deep rose pink, reliably splashed with white, large double and well-formed exhibition blooms. The proceeds of the sale of the plants were donated to Melbourne Legacy. A note in the folder of correspondence shows in 1964 over £344 was remitted to Legacy and £159 in 1965. The rose was profiled in the Legacy Bulletin on 22/9/64 and again on 12/10/65. The rose was featured on a Christmas card that was sold to promote Legacy. In 1974 a rose was released as 'Legacy Jubilee' which was a yellow with the tips of the petals suffused red. It was profiled in 'The Australian Rose Annual' and distributor Mr John Neil of 'Australian Roses' had over 2,000 plants available for sale.An example of promotional material issued by Legacy in 1964.Brochure to promote a rose bush released as Rose Legacy.legacy promotion, fundraising

Small burgundy linen hardcovered book with gold writing on spine. 109 pages.non-fictionBelonged to L H Wilson, 28 Camp Hospital Tatura.infectious diseases, f m burnet, respiratory virus infections

This book is one of a set of ten books, each titled The Book of Common Prayers, and is significant historically for its origin in the St Nicholas Mission to Seamen's Church in Williamstown, established in 1857 to cater for the physical, social, and spiritual needs of seafarers. It originated in Bristol, England when a Seamen's Mission was formed in 1837. The set of books is historically significant for its connection to the Ladies Lightkeepers Auxiliary, an organisation of women, formed to support seafarers. The connection of this set of books to the Mission to Seamen and to the Ladies Lightkeepers Auxiliary highlights the strong community awareness of the life of people at sea, their dangers and hardships, and their need for physical, financial, spiritual and moral support. The Book of Common Prayer. Red cloth cover. One of a set of ten books, part of the collection of items of original furnishings from the St Nicholas' Mission to Seamen's Church in Williamstown. Title: The Book of Common Prayer with the Additions and Deviations proposed in 1928 Publisher: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, London. Spines have gold inlay print. 244 numbered pages. this book belongs to a set of prayer books that was part of the original furnishings of the st nicholas' mission to seamen's church at 139 nelson place, williamstown, victoria., the missions to seamen, the missions to seamen is an anglican (church of england) charity that has been serving the seafarers of the world since 1856. it was inspired by the work of rev. john ashley who, 20 years earlier, had pioneered a ministry to seafarers in the bristol channel in great britain. when ashley retired others continued the work, founding the missions to seamen. it adopted a flying angel as its symbol, inspired by a verse from the bible in revelation 14. today over 200 ports in the world have missions to seamen centres and chaplains., a missions to seamen’s club offers a warm welcome to sailors of all colours, creeds and races and provides a wide range of facilities. the missions to seamen organisation changed its name to the mission to seafarers in the year 2000 and continues on, including missions to seamen clubs in victoria’s cities of melbourne, portland, geelong and hastings., flagstaff hill’s st nicholas’ seamen’s church is named after its namesake from williamstown, victoria, which began in 1857. bishop perry opened the first sailors’ church there, known as ‘bethel’, on an old hulk floating in hobson’s bay, port of melbourne., in 1860 a sailors’ rest began operating from various rented premises at williamstown. in 1878 the sailors’ church moved into an old wesleyan chapel in ann street. by the end of that year they were able to purchase the building, which they had already refurbished. in 1883 they affiliated with the victorian seamen’s mission. a few years later, in 1906, the building had to be demolished as it was no longer safe. while they were raising funds for a new building, the sailors’ rest temporarily moved to a building in front of customs house in nelson place., around this time, the ladies harbour lights guild was formed in australia to support and raise funds for the mission to seamen organisation in melbourne. two of the most significant ladies of the guild were founding members ethel godfrey and alice sibthorpe. during the mission's time at siddeley street, melbourne, the activities of the guild raised funds for the mission to seamen's chapel at their new, and still current, premises in flinders street, opened in 1917. the guild continued its important work until the 1960s., in 1908 the williamstown mission had enough money to purchase the former mascotte skating rink on thompson street, williamstown. in august that year they were inaugurated into the victorian missions to seamen. they continued at that venue for a few decades., in 1943 the former es&a bank building at 139 nelson place, was purchased to become the new mission to seaman’s club. on may 6th, 1944, it was officially opened, described as a ‘distinctive little building’. funds had previously been raised for the building and furnishing of the chapel at the rear. the chapel was named st nicholas’ seamen’s church, after st nicholas, fourth century bishop and patron saint of sailors. services were held on wednesdays and sundays. the church was supported by the lightkeepers’ auxiliary, newly founded by mrs ethel margaret musther in 1943, as well as the harbour lights guild and the league of soldiers’ and sailors’ friends., the williamstown mission to seamen’s church operated until 1966, when the port of williamstown was no longer used by large international ships. the commonwealth government then leased the premises., in the formative years of flagstaff hill maritime village, the advisory board decided to include a missions to seamen chapel and recreation room in its village. the missions organisation was a significant feature of ports during the late 1800s and early 1900s, the period that the village represents. they often erected missions to house social and worshipful activities for seamen., flagstaff hill’s curator, mr ken marshman, approached the melbourne board of management of missions to seamen regarding the williamstown branch. consequently, the board gave its permission for the entire furnishings of the williamstown chapel to be transferred to flagstaff hill maritime village. a provision of the transfer was that the victoria missions to seamen be recognised, that the items would remain as a collection, and that the chapel would be called st nicholas seamen’s church and conduct divine services. the donation was approved on 21st may 1979., flagstaff hill’s ‘st nicholas seamen’s church’, flagstaff hill’s missions to seamen’s conception was partly motivated by the offer of stained glass memorial windows, originally from the local warrnambool and district base hospital, which was undergoing multi-storey development in the late 1960s and early 1970s. the hospital’s manager/secretary was keen to see the historical window installed in an appropriate location., the church, or chapel, was designed by a local architectural draftsman in conjunction with the flagstaff hill planning board and was built by mr leon habel. the designers had the hope that the church would be used for formal worship such as weddings, funerals and multi-denominational special services such as war commemorations. the design is based on the ‘missions to seamen’ buildings in both portland and the port of melbourne., placement of the furnishings was done as accurately as possible according to photographs of the williamstown st nicholas seamen’s church and with assistance from local clergy. the recreation room was furnished and arranged on advice from experienced members of the missions to seamen organisation. a framed document in the building recognises the donor of the furnishings, victoria missions to seamen, as well as the names of some of the original donors and their donated item/s., the design of the building incorporates local features such as warrnambool sandstone, which was no longer commercially available but was procured from demolished buildings and uniformly cut, to be used as a veneer over the stronger mt. gambier stone. also, traditional green american roofing slate were used, sourced from the 1908 local shipwreck “falls of halladale” by flagstaff hill volunteer divers. the bell tower includes a bell believed to be from a local shipwreck., the additional furnishings were acquired locally and several items were donated by warrnambool residents. light fittings in both rooms were assembled to simulate 19th century gas light fittings., the stained glass window at the back of the church is a memorial to dr connell, a well-respected member of the warrnambool community. it was originally installed in 1928 in what was then the main building of warrnambool hospital., the st nicholas’ seamen’s church at flagstaff hill was officially opened by his worship the mayor, cr. john lindsay, on sunday 11th october 1981. the event included a service of thanksgiving conducted by the warrnambool ministers fraternal. since then the chapel has been the historic venue for many weddings.

Order of Service for the funeral of Beryl Vickers, 21 March 1920 - 10 January 2018, held at the Living Faith Church Greensborough on 17 January 2018.4p. colour pamphlet (2 copies), plus 1 hymn sheetberyl vickers, vickers family

The book is with the collection of George Henry Fullerton No.5072 & V17275, WWI & WWII. His details are on page 29 of this book. Refer to Cat. No.4069.2 for his service details. Also Cat. No. 1892 re uniform he wore to the commemoration.Small book, blue covers, dark blue binding, 104 pages. Book contains a black & white photo and description per page of those who went to the 75th Anzac Commemorative Serive, Gallipoli. Details re WWI Veterans, War Widows, Junior Legatees & carers.On cover: "Commemorative Visit to Gallipoli 1990 - Who's Who"

Carrol Preston has used newspaper references from 1877 through to 1917, to document the history of the Orbost - Bairnsdael railway line.. It starts with the lobbying and jockeying, and moves through to the opening in 1916. The title is a reference to plans to further extend the railway beyond Orbost - but "The Iron Horse stopped at Orbost Railway Station". Most articles are from the Snowy River Mail and Bairnsdale Advertiser. All newspaper articles are dated and sourced. About 1912 work began at Newmerella on clearing the track for the railway line from Bairnsdale to Orbost. A canvas town sprang up on the higher land adjacent to the river flats. Local farmers supplied meat, milk and fresh produce to the camp, as well as gaining employment carting and labouring. The line opened in 1916, the Orbost railway station being built on the Newmerella side of the river.This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost. On April 10 1916, the first scheduled train service left Orbost for Bairnsdale. The Bairnsdale-Orbost railway was opened to serve the agricultural and timber industries. This book has been compiled by a local historian. A spiral bound book titled, "The Iron Horse Stopped at Orbost Railway Station". The cover is blue / green with the title in black and red print. Underneath is a railway track leading to the bottom of the page. The book is 110 pages, A4 size and contains maps and photos. in black print on cover - "The Iron Horse Stopped at Orbost Railway Station ; The newspaper story of the eventual construction of the ORBOST RAILWAY LINE (in red print); Compiled and produced by CARROL PRESTON (in white print)railway-transport orbost-bairnsdale-railway east-gippsland-railway

Harry Jenkins had served in the Boer War and was a crack shot. He taught many visitors to Churchill Island how to shoot and had a collection of guns and rifles.Probably used this booklet to teach young people about, and how to shoot with air rifles.Pamphlet by Harry Berkley Score from collection of Dr Harry Jenkinsharry jenkins, churchill island, shooting, air rifle

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