These clippings are part of the Fred Griffith Collection. Frederick Charles “Fred” Griffith was born in Albury, NSW on 2 March 1910. Educated in Albury and Geelong Grammar. Beginning in 1927 he spent many years working first as a jackeroo and on a range of prominent pastoral and merino stud properties in NSW and Queensland. In 1935 he repurchased his former family property “Toonallook", Bowna, NSW and developed it to be the largest Romney Marsh stud in the world, exporting rams to Argentina. He introduced many innovative practices on his property including rabbit control measures and aerial crop dusting. He was an active member of the Albury Show Society and in 1949 established the Albury Sheep Show. Fred was also the Albury representative on the Graziers’ Association Council for over 30 years. He became a life member of both the Albury and Commercial Clubs. Fred’s greatest hobby was snow skiing. His first visit to the snow was to Kosciusko in 1919. The Albury Ski Club was formed in 1935 and Fred was an inaugural member. In 1949 they were granted a site at Falls Creek to build their own lodge. Fred guaranteed the Club for finance from the Bank of NSW. The first portion of the prefabricated building was constructed in Albury. It was transported to Falls Creek on the back of Fred’s truck and erected in one day. This was the bathroom section and the rest was completed in 1950. The original lodge was burned down in 1952 and a new one built the following year. In 1955, Fred also built the Bowna Lodge for his family in partnership with David Fairbairn. He became head of the North Eastern District Skiing Association (N.E.D.S.A.) and successfully applied to run the Australian Ski Championships. Fred also inaugurated children’s races at Falls Creek and ran them for about 20 years. He also formed the company “Falls Creek Ski Tows”. In 1956 Fred along with a group of key people selected the site for Thredbo Village. Fred and his brother sold Toonallook in sections between 1951 and 1974. He moved to Albury and set up as a landscape gardener and fencing contractor. After a serious work accident, Fred retired in 1985 and moved to Rosebud, Victoria where he died on 19 August 1992.These images are part of an important collection donated by Fred GriffithA collection of articles which document the development of the Alpine Road and its impact on Falls Creek.skiers at bogong, fred griffith

Newspaper Clipping from "The Mail",18 February 1997, Page 9, "Friends furious over felled tree"'The removal of a towering gum tree at the new Ringwood Bowling Club in Loughnan Road has outraged the Friends of Mullum Mullum Valley. Ken McInness, convenor of the Friends of Mullum Mullum Valley was angered by this happening, but the Council's manager of Engineering Services, John Trevorah, said the tree had been earmarked for removal at the start of the project.The President of the Ringwood Bowling Club, Maurice Boyd, said it was "an extremely dirty gum tree and that he'd asked the council to remove it. No permit was required.

Newspaper Clipping from the ""Mail", 29 October 96, P 26. "Schools mourn".Cancer has claimed two of Maroondah's school principals in recent weeks. Yarra Valley Anglican School principal Margaret Peters died last Sunday. She was appointed principal of Yarra Valley in 1994. Meanwhile, the principal at Tinternvale Primary School, Gary Hooper died of cancer on October 11. He was 54. A new principal, Martin Winfield, had been appointed to replace Mr Hooper, who had retired due to ill health

Newspaper Clipping from the ""Mail", 2-12-1997 P16. "Pupils put best feet forth"Pupils at Mullum Primary School took part in a Walkathon to raise money for their new hall. The school's 326 pupils walked about 2750 kilometres on a fund raising walkathon . Principal Rob Bloye said the event raised about $5000 for the new hall's heating and carpet. Mr Bloye said the $90,000 school hall would be finished by the start of the next school year. "The hall is a co-operative project, which means it has been fundfed by the community without any government grants", he said.

Poster - full colour on semi gloss paper titled "The Met Services" showing in a diagrammatic form the Melbourne tram and rail routes. For the tram section, (similar to Reg Item 509), shows major street names, route numbers, principal suburbs, terminal names, central area (pre Docklands, post light rail to St Kilda and Port Melbourne) and ticket zones. The rail map section shows the Neighbourhood ticket zones, the rail line via Altona (the direct route is not shown) and shows the St Kilda and Port Melbourne light rail lines. Has The Met logo and the Public Transport Corporation names on the bottom. Mid 1990's, Batman Ave still shown. See also Reg Items 696 and 696 for maps of the time.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, tram routes, railways, map, posters, tickets, neighbourhood tickets

Set of various newspaper cuttings about public transport in Melbourne, including trolley buses. .1 - "We may get a super trolley" - about the possibility of a trolley buses in Melbourne, being studied by the MMTB. The Herald, 14-11-1979, written by Lawrence Money. .2 - "Trolley buses may roll soon", as for above, quotes MMTB Annual Report. Written by Gary Walsh of The Sun newspaper. .3 - "Back to the buses move" - as above - The Sun newspaper - 4/3/1981. .4 - "Electric buses Studied" - as above - written by Geoff Strong - The Age, 14-11-1979 .5 - "Plan for super trains, buses" - as above and new trains - written by Gerry Carman - The Age, 2-1-1980 .6 - "Trolley buses could replace city trams" and other headlines concerning the Lonie Report, closure of rail and tram lines, union reaction - The Age 9/12/1980.\ .7 - "Monster bus will car 240" - with photo of a Daimler Benz guided (O Bahn) busway, notes the installation in Adelaide. The Age 4-10-1982 .8 - "State will buy 45 more super trains", about the purchase of new Comeng trains for Melbourne.trams, tramways, mmtb, trolley buses, public transport, lonie report, comeng

Signs used during wool sales, used to direct buyers to dining rooms. Particular companies would ‘host’ meals in different areas. Rectangular blue cardboard sign with printed black text.front: LUNCH ATwool sales, signs, dining, buyers, wool industry, business

This editorial compares the difference in Victorian and NSW attitudes to their new cultural centres - the fulfillment of Roy Ground's designs for Melbourne Arts centre compared with the smashing of Jorn Utzon's design of Sydney Opera House. Robin Boyd’s desk cupboard contained two exercise books (item D482.1-D482.2) and assorted articles, essays and other material regarding the building of the Sydney Opera House, inserted inside the front cover of Walkabout magazine, July 1966 (item P1377). This publication is one of those inserts. Many of these were collected by Boyd’s eldest daughter, Mandie, who recalls that her father was writing a book, but was very disillusioned with the way the entire Opera House saga unfolded.Page 4sydney opera house, utzon, sydney opera house project, walsh st library

Framed print of all Australian Victoria Cross Winners - Boer War to Vietnam (1899-1969)

Produced by the Ringwood Business and Commerce Association for publicity when the Pan Pacific Scout Jamboree was held at 'Yarra Brae'. 'The preparation of the booklet is the outcome of civic pride.'Booklet: 'Welcome to Ringwood'. Eight pages; picture and printing on front. Ringwood past and present. There are three copies.; Produced by the Ringwood Business and Commerce Association for publicity when the Pan Pacific Scout Jamboree was held at 'Yarra Brae'. 'The preparation of the booklet is the outcome of civic pride.' +Additional Keywords: Pearson, H.F. (Mayor)

A twenty three page Booklet written by Dr R. G. Wyllie who worked in Vietnam. "The Truth of Viet Cong Terror". Small Book with lots of Photograph and stories. Plain cover booklet.booklet, stories, viet cong

Newspaper clipping from "The Mail", 2-7-96, P 7Maroondah Council and Ringwood Rotary Club have combined to support a state-wide campaign to raise community awareness about litter. The campaign, initiated by Melbourne Water is called Drains to the Bay and aims to teach people that rubbish finds its way to Port Phillip Bay via drains and creeks.

Folded double-sided advertisement for Ringwood East Electric Station Estate subdivisional sale of retail and residential allotments by public auction on Saturday, 1 November, 1924, with local photographs, terms of sale, and summary of subdivision features and local facilities. Subdivision includes Railway Parade (later Patterson Street, Rosedale Crescent, Federal Road, Howship Avenue (later Howship Court and French Street), and Dublin Road. (Agents) Knight & Harwood, 315 Collins Street, Melbourne, Phone Central 10615, 10616, in conjunction with J.B. McAlpin, Opposite Railway Station, Ringwood, Phone Ringwood 7.

40-page soft cover booklet 'Victorian Cornwall' by S. Daniell Life in 19th Century Cornwall illustrated with B&W photos. Two Chapters- The Cornish at Work and The Cornish at Home Printed by Tor Mark Press, Penryn. Cornwall, 1989 cornwall, work & life

Laminated colour poster featuring Long Tan Cross in memory of R.M. Grist, W.A. Blanck and A. Lloyd. Commemorative dinner of Gippsland and La Trobe valley sub Branch of VVAA Aug 2006poster, commemorative dinner, long tan

Ballads - Ringwood's Sorrow, Mullum Creek, The Little Church That Was, Lorry Flynn Printed 1982

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Bowled Over: Bendigo Bowling Club members in 1896. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Henry Sutton is a talented world-wide accepted inventor with inventions relating to the telephone, photography, wireless, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles as well as many more inventions. Henry was also one of four brothers that ran the Sutton's Music Store after the death of their Father Richard Sutton. Henry Sutton taught Applied Electricity at the Ballarat School of Mines in 1883 to 1886.Coloured RACV Poster relating to Albert Sutton. Has image of two men, two women, a car and motorcycle. Motorcycle rider is from RACV assisting those in the car.henry sutton, albert sutton, racv, christmas 1926, r. wenban