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Article, Pair give 50 years of service, 2011
Article on the awarding of the Order of Australia to Bob and Beverly Hoskins for extensive volunteer activities (photo).Article on the awarding of the Order of Australia to Bob and Beverly Hoskins for extensive volunteer activities (photo).Article on the awarding of the Order of Australia to Bob and Beverly Hoskins for extensive volunteer activities (photo).hoskins, bob, hoskins, beverley, order of australia -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Article (Item) - De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd. Achievements, The De Havilland Aircraft. Co. Ltd. Achievements in War Technical Preparedness for Peace Jet Aircraft Prospects
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Article, Local Sporting Heroes
Achievements of Bob Pratt senior and Bob Pratt junior.Achievements of Bob Pratt senior and Bob Pratt junior.Achievements of Bob Pratt senior and Bob Pratt junior.pratt, bob snr., pratt, bob jnr., australian rules football, lawn bowls -
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Article, Heritage or heresy, 1/12/1993 12:00:00 AM
Article on the management plan for Schwerkolt Cottage being prepared for Nunawading Council by Landscape Australia consultants.Article on the management plan for Schwerkolt Cottage being prepared for Nunawading Council by Landscape Australia consultants.Article on the management plan for Schwerkolt Cottage being prepared for Nunawading Council by Landscape Australia consultants.schwerkolt cottage, city of nunawading, gray, bill, cox, george, landscape australia consultants -
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Article, Gas attack finishes siege, 1996
A twelve hour siege ended with police using Capsicum spray and tear gas to apprehend a gun man who held up a solicitor, John Hoey, at Wainwright Ryan's office in Mitcham Shopping Centre.A twelve hour siege ended with police using Capsicum spray and tear gas to apprehend a gun man who held up a solicitor, John Hoey, at Wainwright Ryan's office in Mitcham Shopping Centre. The Gun man, Peter Morris, was furious about losing a family court battle with his wife, which ordered he surrender a property.A twelve hour siege ended with police using Capsicum spray and tear gas to apprehend a gun man who held up a solicitor, John Hoey, at Wainwright Ryan's office in Mitcham Shopping Centre.shops, mitcham shopping centre, wainwright ryan solicitors, hoey, john, morris, peter evan john, graham, margaret -
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Article, Wing in with the wisteria, 6/10/1999 12:00:00 AM
Publicity article for the Friends of Schwerkolt Cottage Wisteria Garden Party.Publicity article for the Friends of Schwerkolt Cottage Wisteria Garden Party, 2 Oct 1999 with flyer circulated by the Friends.Publicity article for the Friends of Schwerkolt Cottage Wisteria Garden Party. friends of schwerkolt cottage, wisteria garden party 1999, west, jordan -
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Article, Opening child care centre, Mitcham
Governor of Victoria, Mr Richard McGarvie opens child care centre in Mitcham.Governor of Victoria, Mr Richard McGarvie opens child care centre in Mitcham.Governor of Victoria, Mr Richard McGarvie opens child care centre in Mitcham.child care, child care day centre, mitcham, mcgarvie, richard, buzzelli, elise -
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Article, Neighborhood House, 1988
Major Renovations and extensions to Nunawading North Neighborhood House are taking place.nunawading north neighbourhood centre, sankey, naine -
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Article, Whitehorse Film Society Marks 60, 2018
The Whitehorse Film Society celebrates 60 years since its inception as the Blackburn Film Society in 1958.The Whitehorse Film Society celebrates 60 years since its inception as the Blackburn Film Society in 1958.The Whitehorse Film Society celebrates 60 years since its inception as the Blackburn Film Society in 1958.whitehorse film society, blackburn film society, mitcham film society -
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Article, Multi-storey unit project scrapped, 2007
Whitehorse Council has knocked back plans for a 52 unit development at 520 Mitcham Road, Mitcham.Whitehorse Council has knocked back plans for a 52 unit development at 520 Mitcham Road, Mitcham. (Photo of some of the residents opposed to the development)Whitehorse Council has knocked back plans for a 52 unit development at 520 Mitcham Road, Mitcham. mitcham road, mitcham no. 520, aubrey, chris, allan, peter, hogg, tony, residential development -
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Article, Society searches for missing Honour Roll, 2006
Vermont honour boards, originally in Vermont Mechanics' Institute, is missing.Vermont honour boards, originally in Vermont Mechanics' Institute, is missing. Whitehorse Historical society would like to know its whereabouts (photos of Board and Mechanics' Institute, also Barbara Gardiner and Ian Nethercote)Vermont honour boards, originally in Vermont Mechanics' Institute, is missing. vermont mechanics' institute, vermont honour board -
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Article, 1999 : a retrospective, 2000
Photo and caption about Christina Cock, 112 year old Blackburn residentPhoto and caption about Christina Cock, 112 year old Blackburn residentPhoto and caption about Christina Cock, 112 year old Blackburn residentcock, christina -
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Article, Pioneer newspaper closes, 1968
The district's oldest newspaper 'The Reporter', which ceases publication today will be incorporated in the 'Box Hill Gazette'.The district's oldest newspaper 'The Reporter', which ceases publication today will be incorporated in the 'Box Hill Gazette'.The district's oldest newspaper 'The Reporter', which ceases publication today will be incorporated in the 'Box Hill Gazette'.the reporter, box hill gazette -
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Article - CAULFIELD CENTRAL RSL
This file contains six items pertaining to the Caulfield Central RSL: 1/A page to which is attached a black-and-white photograph (date, source and photographer unspecified) of the Caulfield Central RSL, outlying garden and Australian flag. Some writing on the rear identifies the subject. 2/A typewritten letter, (1 page) dated 1946 (no date more specific than that specified), from the Chairman & Honourary Treasurer of the Caulfield Central RSL Appeal Committee (name unspecified) to the Mayor of Caulfield (name also unspecified), imploring the latter for a donation of $20,000 dollars for purposes of constructing a Memorial Hall to eulogize servicemen killed during WWII. Some rough working notes on rear side. 3/A flyer, undated (although presumably published in 1950), printed by Peter Isaacson Pty. Ltd., advertising a concert presented by the Ugly Ugly Man (Frank M. Beard) and the Malvern Tramways’ Harmonica Band to be held at Caulfield Town Hall on 06/06/1950 to assist the Welfare Funds of the Caulfield Central RSL and the Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s Mothers’ Association. Also contains an advertisement for a drapery business called Tallents. 4/The annual report of the Caulfield Central RSL, for the period 1952 – 1953. Contains announcements of the annual general meeting and annual elections, the President’s report (in which he principally discusses the club’s charity work and sporting activities), the subcommittee staff roster, the sportsmen’s honour roll, the annual accounts (e.g. balance sheet, income & expenditure statement) and the roster of nominees for office in the committee of management election. 5/A typewritten letter, (1 page) dated 26/11/1982, from Max Brian Blair, Treasurer of the Caulfield Central RSL, to Mr. R. Ballantyne, Secretary of the Caulfield Historical Society, thanking him for his donation to the RSL. 6/A photocopy of an article titled ‘RSL pays $30,000 to buy off objector’ (from the Sunday Herald, by Mary-Anne Toy, dated 16/09/1990), about the Caulfield Central RSL paying local resident Mr. Chris White to withdraw his objection to the RSL’s intention to re-allocate its clubrooms, and the consequent response of the relevant authorities.caulfield, caulfield central returned servicemen league (rsl), ex-service organisations, clubs and associations, returned servicepeople, armed forces, soldiers, aged people, senior citizens centres, mayors, city of caulfield, war memorials, blamey thomas general sir, white t. w. group capt., gullett h. b. major, beaurepaire frank sir m.l.c., kennedy j. a. m.l.c., warner a. g. m.l.c., michaelis archie m.l.a., dennett a. h. lt.-col. m.l.a., don john capt. m.l.a., reid h. squire m.l.a., brooks w. r. cr., packer j. t. cr., parton e. m. cr., prior p. l. cr., morris t. w. cr., sinclair a. j. g. cr., sims h. e. cr., smith h. c. h. cr., smith james e. cr., tyers s. w. cr., webster harold cr., yorston j. s. cr., briggs r. jas., disney j. s., donath h., llewellyn evans, goddard s. a. padre, lynch p. j., nilsen oliver j. cr., pidd padre a. t., robinson norman, reece harold j., wootton harold s., wallace gordon w., nelson harold g., halls, concerts, musical events and activities, fundraising events, bands, musical ensembles, sailors soldiers and airmen’s mothers’ association, ‘the ugly ugly man’, beard frank m., malvern tramways harmonica band the, caulfield town hall, tallents, drapers, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, elsternwick, peter isaacson pty. ltd melbourne, annual reports, financial documents, fisher s. w., finch f., williams f., salmon j. e., mallyon v. k., woods w., mayne t. v., lanyon r. j., rowney w. p., williams j. d., pepper e., bathurst t., patterson r., nuzum e. j., phillips e. v., turner g., hawthorn road, byrne l. j., eva a. r., bunny c. l., hoy c. a., orken a., hiam s. f., rawson n. l., coleman g. h., cohen a. s., mason j., goode l. p., nelson h. g., crosbie m. r., mcsweeney t., westley g. de v., greeves c. g., festivals and celebrations, community services, social services, service clubs, ladies auxiliary, returned servicewomen’s section, blamey house, social sub-committee, sport, sporting clubs, tennis, golf, billiards, table tennis, lawn bowls, thompson peter, cricket, children’s health bureau, family welfare bureau, buley doug mr., tomlins m. i., lang a. r., kendall h. i., ford c., munro w., gordon h., rowe s., green j. h., o’brien j., ring t., anderson g. j., croft r. m., jones p. j., la cerf g., roper i., lawrence f., eustace r. c., hanley a., moore a., strachan w. d., gilbert w. f., blair m. r., scriven e. g., miller j. l., hosking b. e., cheeseman r. n., summers s., croy l. w., mclatchie s., williams stan, hattersly cliff, day alf, rawson noel, johnson alby, banham bill, kersey b., williams s., jones a., witten f., waters r., dash r., meldrum i., grant j., haggar l., nightingale n., hallett r., somers r., young g., rawson n., croft r., barton m., o’grady w., cooper p., manton j., sutcliffe a., maver a., challender d., hunt a., parrott e., leicester j., westwood a., rae alex, smith harry, forbes jimmy, johnson jack, higgins w., fink s., hall s., ross m., anderson h., fleming j., bottoms a., peek e., stark j., mathews e., gursansky l., morres r., alenson j., holland i., wallace p., craig h., lucas j., smith h., bretel l., berryman p., reid a., swann j., tully f., henderson g., fields w., johnson j., gloster p., tennat j., boyd a., butterworth k., chapman k., curran j., elkington a. b., evans w., mckenzie d. a., nicol a. b., thompson w., wanliss t. w., watson g. j., williams g., yeomans p., mcgowan h., o’connor k., atherton r., batson s. s., bull e., fletcher a., gorman s. c., hall w., jellett l., lesar h., mather r., nelson n., ratford d., rowe p., turner w. j., wehsack f., williams s. c., wilson a., carter w., forbes i., purvis l., datson r., jackson e., wolstencroft w., smith c., mitchell r., harward j., gillespie ray, hill wally, parkinson w. g., greeves colin mr., water stan mr., selleck f. p., luckins l., andrews f., young v. l., king e. j., mccutcheon j. o., grenfell d. j., hurley c., shand a. r., yeates l., hogue h., mather j., wardrop j., lyons a. m., ross a. r., bradley t., walker r. n., cox f. c., mornane j. s., fletcher a. e., mcneil j. g., rose n., lyons l. j., trevorrow g., wright d. e., walker r., maxwell j., hutchinson j. c., mclean r., caulfield historical society, ballantyne r. mr., blair max brian, toy mary-anne, ruxton bruce mr., administrative appeals tribunal, caulfield city council, white chris mr., northcote avenue, independent church of australia, marsden ian mr., mccutcheon mr -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article - Newsletter Clipping, Colin Brooks, Investing in Watsonia's Future, 2023
Article about new classrooms being built at Watsonia Primary School, printed in Brooksy's Briefing 2023. [Wa4838]Printed article about Watsonia Primary School with colour photos from Brooksy's Briefingwatsonia primary school, labour government, colin brooks -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, On show to the world, 2002
Photographer Margie McKenzie has a range of post cards featuring Blackburn Lake as well as Wattle Park Golf Club and Schwerkolt Cottage.Photographer Margie McKenzie has a range of post cards featuring Blackburn Lake as well as Wattle Park Golf Club and Schwerkolt Cottage.Photographer Margie McKenzie has a range of post cards featuring Blackburn Lake as well as Wattle Park Golf Club and Schwerkolt Cottage.blackburn lake, mckenzie, margie, schwerkolt cottage, postcards -
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Article, A Lesson in history, 2004
Article about the history of Blackburn High School, founded in 1956 and now having 750 students.Article about the history of Blackburn High School, founded in 1956 and now having 750 students. Judy Laity was an original teacher and has taught children and grandchildren of former students.. Several prominent former students and also its rich music program.Article about the history of Blackburn High School, founded in 1956 and now having 750 students. blackburn high school, laity, judy, scott, don, donnett, jenny, minter, anne, minter, elizabeth, james, darren, day, andrew, grant, barbara, white, jen, dancel, karen, james, jonathan, tidy, hugh, music -
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Article, Mitcham RSL Crisis, 1997
Mitcham RSL members and State Branch officers to decide the future of their club.Mitcham RSL members and State Branch officers to decide the future of their club.Mitcham RSL members and State Branch officers to decide the future of their club.mitcham returned servicemens league, future -
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Article, Lights coming up at last? Kerrimuir's new count, 1967
Box Hill Council has been pressured to erect traffic lights on the Springfield Road, Middleborough Road intersection.Box Hill Council has been pressured to erect traffic lights on the Springfield Road, Middleborough Road intersection. The pressure has come from Blackburn North State School Committee and Mrs N.G. Vance.Box Hill Council has been pressured to erect traffic lights on the Springfield Road, Middleborough Road intersection.city of box hill, blackburn north primary school, springfield road, blackburn north, middleborough road, blackburn north, vance, n. g. (mrs) -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Article (Item) - Advertisement, Broadbent's Official Road Guides Company, Lindt's Hermitage on the Black's Spur, 1940s
A page on Lindt's Hermitage at Narbethong from a Broadbent's Official Guide.A page on Lindt's Hermitage at Narbethong from a Broadbent's Official Guide. "The Hermitage" was built by photographer John William Lindt as a home and guesthouse in 1894. John Lindt had previously photographed the mountain scenery of the Black Spur and purchased 71 acres and subseqently built his home and guesthouse from where he continued his career. "The Hermitage had a garden designed by John Lindt's friend, Ferdinand von Mueller, who was at one stage the Director of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. The garden featured New Guinea tree houses from which John Lindt made frequent panoramas of his property and the surrounding forest of towering mountain ash. Aged 81 Lindt died of heart failure during disastrous bushfires on 19 February 1926 at the Hermitage. He was survived by his wife Catherine who continued to run ‘The Hermitage’ guest house before she retired to the city.the hermitage, john william lindt, narbethong, victoria, black spur, ferdinand von mueller, melbourne botanic gardens, new guinea, catherine lindt -
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Article, W.T. Parsons, Water Hyacinth a pest of world waterways, 1964
Reprint of article by W.T. Parsons from Journal of the Department of Agriculture. 3 copiesdepartment of agriculture, w.t. parsons -
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Article, Banks withdrawal, 2009
Fears of cash crisis could see more banks close.Fears of cash crisis could see more banks close. Blackburn Commonwealth and Mitcham National branches closed recently (photo)Fears of cash crisis could see more banks close.commonwealth bank of australia, blackburn, national australia bank, mitcham, robinson, tony, esmay. ms, frazer, michelle -
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Article, Traffic changes delight traders, 1996
Installation of traffic lights on the corner of Railway Road and Chapel Street in Blackburn.Installation of traffic lights on the corner of Railway Road and Chapel Street in Blackburn.Installation of traffic lights on the corner of Railway Road and Chapel Street in Blackburn.blackburn chamber of commerce, railway road, blackburn, chapel street -
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Article, New Million -Dollar Territory, 2015
In the June quarter, across Whitehorse, the median house price rose by an average of 8.54 %.In the June quarter, across Whitehorse, the median house price rose by an average of 8.54 %.In the June quarter, across Whitehorse, the median house price rose by an average of 8.54 %.vermont south, blackburn north -
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Article, Price Tag Hard To Reconcile
The City of Whitehorse Reconciliation Action Plan 2016-18 - which costs $15,000 -The City of Whitehorse Reconciliation Action Plan 2016-18 - which costs $15,000 - has been criticised as too expensive by the Whitehorse Ratepayers and Residents Association.The City of Whitehorse Reconciliation Action Plan 2016-18 - which costs $15,000 - wurundjeri, city of whitehorse, whitehorse rate payers and residence association, aborigines -
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Article, Doll making helps those in hospital, 1993
Under a program initiated by nurses and arranged by Kiwanis Club of Nunawading, residents of Nunawading Youth residential Centre are making calico dolls for the patients at the Royal Children's Hospital, to help settle the children into the hospital and explain procedures.Under a program initiated by nurses and arranged by Kiwanis Club of Nunawading, residents of Nunawading Youth residential Centre are making calico dolls for the patients at the Royal Children's Hospital, to help settle the children into the hospital and explain procedures.Under a program initiated by nurses and arranged by Kiwanis Club of Nunawading, residents of Nunawading Youth residential Centre are making calico dolls for the patients at the Royal Children's Hospital, to help settle the children into the hospital and explain procedures.service clubs, nunawading kiwanis club, nunawading youth residential centre, silk, gerry, reed, helen, burdon, rebecca -
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Article, Veteran insight, 19/05/1993 12:00:00 AM
Article on 94 year old World War 1 digger, Dick Bowman, by Andrew Block.Article on 94 year old World War 1 digger, Dick Bowman, by Andrew Block.Article on 94 year old World War 1 digger, Dick Bowman, by Andrew Block.bowman, dick, world war 1914 - 1918. -
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Article, New councillors meet in comfort, 1968
Mayor and councillors who attended the opening of the new Council offices (photos)Mayor and councillors who attended the opening of the new Council offices (photos)Mayor and councillors who attended the opening of the new Council offices (photos)city of nunawading, mccall, c.r.t., willis, c.l., walsh, graham a., rooney, keith, telfer, brian, schubert, r.w., goldsborough, o.g., leggatt, thomas h., cox, george h., burns, frank h., peate, r.h., gawler, david -
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Article, Speed Cameras Rake in Money, 01/07/-/09/2016
The speed camera at the Whitehorse & Surrey Roads intersection in Blackburn recorded 3,020 infringements between Jun & Sep 2016 resulting in fines of $708,000.whitehorse road, blackburn, cameras -
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Article, Students Trace City's History
Students of Luther College,Students of Luther College, Croydon attempting to piece together history of some of City of Whitehorse forefathersStudents of Luther College, luther college, nitschke, bernie, hounsell, richard, bennetts, jane