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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CAROUSEL, CAPITAL THEATRE, June 14, 1963
a/ Carousel, Capital Theatre, for six nights. Opening June 14th, 1963. Bendigo Operatic Society President: Mr J Mck. Cannon, Vice President: Mr E B Thomas, Hon. Secretary: Mrs R Boromeo, Hon. Treasurer: Mr B Ralph, Hon. Sub. Secretaty: Mrs J Cannon. Committee: Mesdames W Brown, J Smyth, Miss M Welch, Messrs. R Holyoake, J Smyth, V White. Photographs of: Miss Beatrice Oakley, Mary Ellis, Iaian Young, Fred Trewarne, Patricia McCracken, Joan Heard, Roger Sprawson, Reginald, Boromeo, Heather Lindhe, Peter Houston Annette Wilson, David Lea, Miss M Welch, Mrs R Conolan, Mr Max O'Loghlen. Synopsis of Story. Synopsis of Scenes. Bendigo Operatic Society presents By Permission of Chappell & Co. Ltd. 'Carousel' A Beatrice Oakley Production. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The Cast Carrie Pipperidge: Patricia McCraken, Julie Jordan, Mary Ellis, Mrs Mullin: Joan Heard, Billy Bigelow: Iaian Young, 1st Policeman: Peter Houston, David Bascombe: Reginald Boromeo, Nettie Fowler: Heather Lindhe, Enoch Snow: Roger Strawson, Boatswain: Alan Weatherley, 2nd Policeman: Graham Filcock, Captain: Victor White, Heavenly Friend (Brother Joshua): David Lea, Starkeeper: Robert Urquhart, Louise: Annette Wilson, Enoch Snow Jr.: Robert Wenn, Doctor Seldon: Robert Urquart, Principle: Peter Houston. Ladies of the Ensemble: Helen Ball, Patricia Barker, Heather Beer, Wendy Bertram, Berniece Boromeo, Marlene Bradley, Dawn Carr, Barbara Downing, Dorothy Field, Eileen Florence, Valerie Foulds, Marie Friswell, Edith Glen, Helen Gray, Joan Heard, Magaret Henderson, Jan Mollison, Shirley Moon, Bernadette Mulvahill, Anne Pearson, Margery Reed, Rhonda Scott, Mary Speedy, Shirley Unmack, Joan Crane, Olga Chew and Marion Shepperbottom. Gentlemen of the ensemble: Robert Aitken, Reginald Boromeo, Graham Filcock, Peter Houston, Max Rule, Roger Sprawson, Alan Weatherley, Peter White, Victor White, Robert Wenn. Ballet: Joan Hardin, Kaye Miller, Carol O'Sullivan, Melva Pennington, Sandra Searle, Barbara Sims. Children: Dianne Austin, Ray Austin, Carol Crane, Pamela Duffy, Leanne Dunbar, Win Davies, Larraine Kennard, Valda Kennard, Kaye Ruth Lyon, Cheryl Magee, Sharon Townsend, Lynette Reed, Karen Wilson. Bendigo Concert Orchestra: Violins: Miss A McNair, Mesdames A Bolton, A Foulds, F Robbins, C Messer, Dr Gault, Messrs. R Charlett, C Gill, J Jordan, O Turner, J Werry. Violas: Messrs. E Jarrett, S McNeill, Mrs. J Pinder. Cello: Mesdames C Bubb, J Borema, Miss L Slade, Mr A Rutland. Bass: Messrs. T French, S Anderson. Flutes: Mr C Bubb, Master D Bubb. Clarinets: Mr J McKay, Miss M Wilkinson. Trumpet: Mr N Pearce. Trombone: Mr J Allen. Tympani: Mr F Kennedy. Musical Numbers. Choruses from 'Carousel'. Advertisements: Allans, Music Store. Marin Washington, Portraits. John Brown Industries and Welmar Industries. Acknowledgments: Bendigo Advertiser, 3BO, BVC8, Mr B Bathe, K. Flat, Carousel Equipment, Frasers and all those people who have assister in any way. b/ Bendigo Advertiser article 15/6/63: Round and Round, 'Carousel' is Catchy, Bright. Apart from a few minor faults common on opening nights, warmly received by a small first-night audience. . . Bendigo Advertiser article 19/6/16 'Carousel' Scene. Carousel star Iaian Young, who plays the part of Billy Bigelow. . .Arthur Hocking Printprogram, music, bendigo operatic society, a/ carousel, capital theatre. june 14th, 1963. bendigo operatic society president: mr j mck. cannon, vice president: mr e b thomas, hon. secretary: mrs r boromeo, hon. treasurer: mr b ralph, hon. sub. secretaty: mrs j cannon. committee: mesdames w brown, j smyth, miss m welch, messrs. r holyoake, j smyth, v white. photographs of: miss beatrice oakley, mary ellis, iaian young, fred trewarne, patricia mccracken, joan heard, roger sprawson, reginald, boromeo, heather lindhe, peter houston annette wilson, david lea, miss m welch, mrs r conolan, mr max o'loghlen. synopsis. the cast carrie pipperidge: patricia mccraken, julie jordan, mary ellis, mrs mullin: joan heard, billy bigelow: iaian young, 1st policeman: peter houston, david bascombe: reginald boromeo, nettie fowler: heather lindhe, enoch snow: roger strawson, boatswain: alan weatherley, 2nd policeman: graham filcock, captain: victor white, heavenly friend (brother joshua): david lea, starkeeper: robert urquhart, louise: annette wilson, enoch snow jr.: robert wenn, doctor seldon: robert urquart, principle: peter houston. ladies of the ensemble: helen ball, patricia barker, heather beer, wendy bertram, berniece boromeo, marlene bradley, dawn carr, barbara downing, dorothy field, eileen florence, valerie foulds, marie friswell, edith glen, helen gray, joan heard, magaret henderson, jan mollison, shirley moon, bernadette mulvahill, anne pearson, margery reed, rhonda scott, mary speedy, shirley unmack, joan crane, olga chew and marion shepperbottom. gentlemen of the ensemble: robert aitken, reginald boromeo, graham filcock, peter houston, max rule, roger sprawson, alan weatherley, peter white, victor white, robert wenn. ballet: joan hardin, kaye miller, carol o'sullivan, melva pennington, sandra searle, barbara sims. children: dianne austin, ray austin, carol crane, pamela duffy, leanne dunbar, win davies, larraine kennard, valda kennard, kaye ruth lyon, cheryl magee, sharon townsend, lynette reed, karen wilson. bendigo concert orchestra: violins: miss a mcnair, mesdames a bolton, a foulds, f robbins, c messer, dr gault, messrs. r charlett, c gill, j jordan, o turner, j werry. violas: messrs. e jarrett, s mcneill, mrs. j pinder. cello: mesdames c bubb, j borema, miss l slade, mr a rutland. bass: messrs. t french, s anderson. flutes: mr c bubb, master d bubb. clarinets: mr j mckay, miss m wilkinson. trumpet: mr n pearce. trombone: mr j allen. tympani: mr f kennedy. musical numbers. choruses from 'carousel'. advertisements: allans, music store. marin washington, portraits. john brown industries and welmar industries. acknowledgments: bendigo advertiser, 3bo, bvc8, mr b bathe, k. flat, carousel equipment, frasers and all those people who have assister in any way. b/ bendigo advertiser article 15/6/63: round and round, 'carousel' bendigo advertiser article 19/6/16 'carousel' scene -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: SCHOOL PHOTOS 1935 & 1938
Page with two black and white copies of photos of the 3 & 4 Class of the Long Gully School 2120 taken in 1935 and Class 5 & 6 taken in 1938. Boys in the front row are holding a blackboard with the name on it. Photos not very clear. Children are in front of a brick building. Part B has some of the names of the children written on it. On the back is a permission form for the 1998 School Holiday Program. Paper with the names of the 1938 Class of the Long Gully School. They are: Back - l - R - Tommy White, Jack Shadford, Colin Neyland, Tammy Kendall, Alan Roberts, Frank Fraser, Frank Button, Noel Evans, Percy Winberg, 3rd Row L - R - Reg Ennor, Dan Banninger, Dorothy Hecker, Bessie Rasmussen, Elsie Clymo, Val Polglaze, Shirley White, Evon Davey, Fay Pearce, Frank Bruhn, Noel Waterman, 2nd Row L - R - Rex Harris, Stan Anderson, Lois Faye Horwood, Betty Slater, Valda Kitt, Clymo, Lois Green, Adelaide Waterman, Ray Wilson, Len Leggo, Lachlan Neyland, Frong Row - Ray Rasmussen, Lance Hester, Fred Salter, Norm Grenfell, Max Lambert, Button, Ray White, Max Ellis, Des Davey. On the back is House Reports 1997 - 1998.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - school photos 1935 & 1938, long gully state school 2120 class 3 & 4 1935, long gully state school 2120 class 5 & 6 1938 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY METHODIST CRICKET TEAM APPROX 1946
Black and white copy of a photo of the Long Gully Methodist Cricket Team approx 1946. Eleven of the men are wearing cricket whites and three are wearing suits. One man at the front is holding a shield and two others in the front row are holding cricket bats. Donated by Alan Crossley 1985. Names of people in photo, 11010.158a are; Back Row - Colin Neyland, Reg Tyrell, Ken Harding, Stan Meredith, George Thomas, Bill Rowe, Martin Nieman, George Ellis, Noel Evans. Front Row- Max Grenfell, Jack Werry, Kack Davey, Kieth Higman, (Tim)Harold Salter.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully methodist cricket team approx 1946, colin neyland, reg tyrrell, ken harding, stan meredith, george thomas, bill rowe, martin niemann, george ellis, noel evans, max grenfell, jack werry, jack davey, kieth higman, (tim) harold salter, alan crossley -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY METHODIST CRICKET TEAM APPROX 1946
Copy of a black and white photo of the Long Gully Methodist Cricket Team approx 1946. The team are wearing cricket whites. Three men are wearing dark suits. One man in the centre is holding a shield and two others are holding a cricket bat. Written on the back - L - R Back Row. Colin Neyland, Reg Tyrrell, Ken Harding, Stan Meredith, George Thomas, Bill Rowe, Martin Niemann, George Ellis, Noel Evans. Front Row L - R. Max Grenfell, Jack Werry, Jack Davey, Kieth Higman, (Tim) Harold Salter. Long Gully Methodist Cricket Team approx 1946. Donated by Alan Crossley 1985. The page with the photo and a page with the names are stapled together.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully methodist cricket team approx 1946, cloin neyland, reg tyrrell, ken harding, stan meredith, george thomas bill rowe, martin nieman, george ellis, noel evans, max grenfell, jack werry, jack davey, kieth higman, (tim) harold salter, alan crossley -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Prep - Mitcham Primary - 1940, 1940
Black and white photograph of Prep grade (Grade 1A) of Mitcham Primary School in 1940. Davin's Dairy and stable in background at corner of Mitcham Road and Victoria Street. Back row - ????Sargeant, David McLean, ???????, John Robertson, Keith Jones, Herb Lilburn, Dave Jones, Jeff Ellis, Alfred Gadsen. 2nd Row - Dawn freeman, Clare Smith, Barbara Savage, Keitha Petty, Marjory Stonehorn, Judith Honeybun, ??????, Pat Flynn, Peggy Burns, Betty Dashwood, Norma Hennessy. 3rd Row - Thelma Burton, Irene Schafer, Robin Leeworthy, Maureen Webster, Barbara Spelling, Margaret Newing, Judith Gorsuch, Lorna Treverton, Valda Hancock, Marion Cumming, ??? Taylor. Front Row - Bill McCaulay, Graham Clements, John Colman, Vernon Osterlind, Arthur Charles, ???? Boyle, Keith Brown, Alan Smith, Micky Dee, Lawrence Petty.mitcham primary school, no. 2904, sargeant, lilburn, herb, jones, keith, robertson, john, mclean, david, dave, ellis, jeff, gadsen, alfred, freeman, dawn, hennesy, norma, dashwood, betty, burns, peggy, flynn, pat, honeybun, judith, stonehorn, marjory, petty, keitha, savage, barbara, burton, thelma, smith, clare, schafer, irene, taylor, cumming, marion, hancock, valda, treverton, lorna, gorsuch, newing, margaret, spelling, webster, maureen, leeworthy, robin, bill mccaulay, fry, lawrence, dee, micky, alan, brown, boyle, charles, arthur, osterlund, vern, colman, clements, graham -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VIKKI SPICER COLLECTION: BENDIGO OPERATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMME BOOKLET, June 14th, 1963
Bendigo Operatic Society Programme Booklet Production 'Carousel' performed at the Capital Theatre View Street Bendigo for a season of six nights. Opening June 14th, 1963. 'Carousel' presented with the permission of Chappell & Co. Ltd. A Beatrice Oakley Production. Music Richard Rodgers, Book & Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II. Some Key Songs: 'If I Loved You', 'June is Busting Out All Over,' 'You'll Never Walk Alone.' Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. The story revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose romance with millworker Julie Jordan comes at the price of both their jobs. He attempts a robbery to provide for Julie and their unborn child; after it goes wrong, he is given a chance to make things right. A secondary plot line deals with millworker Carrie Pipperidge and her romance with ambitious fisherman Enoch Snow. Cast: Patricia McCracken, Mary Ellis, Joan Heard, IaIan Young, Peter Houston, Reginald Boromeo, Heather Lindhe, Fred Trewarne, Roger Sprawson, Alan Weatherly, Graham Filcock, Victor White, David Lea, Robert Urquhart, Annette Wilson, Robert Wenn.Arthur Hocking Press.clubs and associations, theatre, bendigo operatic society, https://bendigotheatrecompany.org/about/ -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: FALCONS NETBALL CLUB DEBUTANTE BALL, 29th July, 1988
Small mustard coloured Falcons Netball Club Inaugural Debutante Ball Friday, 29th July 1988. Debutantes Partners Kim Read Barry Selleck Kylie McCloy Cameron Emond Paula O'Connor Brad Hecker Amanda Drummond Blair Hall Tracy Hecker Scott Burgess Helen Garde Marcus Phillips Susan Maggs Brendan Cox Presented to Strathfieldsaye President Mrs. M. I. Wallis and Mr I.M. Wallis at 8.00p.m. Flower Girls Tanya Kearns Rae Watson-Jones Chaperone Mrs. Estelle Waterman Tutors Mrs. Mary Smith Mr. Peter Ellis Band 'Premiers' M.C. Mr. Alan Stevenson Programme 1. Fox Trot 2. Veleta Waltz 3. Evening 3 Step 4. Fox Trot 5. Plain Schottische 6. Parma Waltz 7. Fox Trot 8. Presentation of Debutantes 9. Pride of Erin 10. Progressive Barn Dance 11. Fox Trot 12. Veletta Waltz 13. Charmaine 14. Fox Trot 15. Gypsy Tap 16. Alberts 17. Fox Trot 18. Parma Waltz 19. Evening 3 Step 20. Modern Waltz 21. Progressive Pride of Erin 22. Fox Trot Presentation Dance: Grand March & Alberts Quadrille Autographs Thank you Peter from Myrtperson, individual, peter ellis oam -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL ADELAIDE
Document relating to the 25th National Folk Festival Adelaide Easter 1991 held in Adelaide. Documents include band members names and the instruments they play, letter relating to travelling allowance, and letters re: organisation. Also a Bendigo Building Society Unincorporated Bodies Authority New Account Form/Change of Signatories.clubs, music, national folk festival, peter ellis collection, 25th natiional fold festival adelaide easter 1991, peter ellis, emu creek bush band, wedderburn oldtimers, shirley andrews, maureen morris, harry mcqueen, lee baillie, steve brown, adrian verrindle, mrs cory, david ottery, anton marrone, nicole hayes, erica hayes, margaret hogan, caralyn marrone, dean swift, alan martin, alan russ, norma o'donnell, stan symes, heath walder, christian truscott, les daw, harry mcqueen, john mcqueen, graeme balaam, adrian murrell, gary lovejoy, shire of strathfieldsaye, herbert dean swift -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN TRADITION NEWSLETTER
Documents relating to the National Folk Festival 96 held in Canberra on 4th to 8th April 1996. Included are suggestions for activities, information for performers, Festival Shop, Emu Creek Bush Band CD Launch and Performers' Consignment Stock List. Also Australian Tradition at the 1994 National Folk Festival, Canberra with a program of events for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There were dances, music and a Colonial Parade. Forthcoming Events are also listed. There are some small photos. Also Suggestions for the 1994 National Folk Festival Canberra by the Bush Dance and Music Club of Bendigo combined with the Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band. Pasted onto the bottom of the page are two sketches of kangaroos, emus and some other animals and birds either dancing or playing instruments.clubs, music, national folk festival, peter ellis collection, j williams, peter ellis, emu creek bush band, maggi kerr andrew, jo cresswell, phil wilson, alan russ, joseph jenkins, welsh swagman, bendigo bush dance and music club, 1994 national fold festival - canberra, gwen burke, graeme murray, peter ellis, wongawilli colonial dance club inc, emu creek bush band, wongacreek, rob & olya willis, gwen burke, graeme murray, crooked corner band, john warne, peter painter, stan treacy, athol & eileen mccoy, tex morton, carrie milliner, jeff brownrigg, carole garland, bruce cameron -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: FINANCIAL REPORT, 20th March,1998
Financial Report for the Dinki Di Ball held in the Eaglehawk Town Hall in September 1997.Listed are the expenses, income and profit. Signed by Mary Smith, Secretary. In the top right corner is the logo of two emus playing musical instruments and a koala and a wombat dancing. Underneath is a banner with Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo. Written on the back is Emu Creek.clubs, music, bush dance & music club of bendigo, peter ellis collection, bush dance and music club inc, greater city of bendigo, mary smith, alan russ, wilhelmina johnson, betty martin, arthur pantazis, keith bell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: TREVOR JOHN HOLT
Three page story of the life of Trevor John Holt, a member of the Wedderburn Old Timers.person, individual, trevor john holt, peter ellis collection, trevor john holt, albert hugh holt, margaret emma holt, lindsay holt, glenda holt, hargreaves family, mcclelland family, ken hargreaves, kurraca state school, ern harkin, alys holt, joe harper, margaret holt, lynette holt, kevin holt, kerry holt, alan holt, cfa, wedderburn brass band, wedderburn historical society, wedderburn football club, masonic lodge, victorian farmers federation, engine club, wedderburn old timers, concord tours -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: RECOLLECTIONS PICTORIAL LIFTOUT
Historical liftout. Newspaper. Titled RECOLLECTIONS Pictorial Liftout 1990.1 looking down Mitchell st from Railway Bridge. 2 Original railway station viewed from Mitchell st bridge. 3 The great extended Hustlers mine. 4 1873 photo recently extended town hall with corn exchange at front left. 5 looking north westerly from city rec reserve at royal hustlers. 6 children play on mullock heap in front of a view of westerly quarter of Sandhurst. 7 Bank of Victoria, Mitchell st left is Bendigo's original post office. 8 Looking down from what is now Rosalind Park. Shamrock Hotel can be seen on corner of Williamson st and Pall Mall. This photo predates the construction of post office and law courts. 9 girl eating fairy floss. 10 4 kids on 1 horse in procession. 11 monkey and pedal car, a novelty attraction 1940's. 12 pony rides. 13 flying horses (ride). 14 procession past city hall. 15 Original ANZ bank corner Williamson st & Pall Mall. 16 Chinese Dragons Bendigo Easter Fair 1940's. 17 City Hall viewed from Bull st. 18 City hall original ceiling. 19 new town hall 1861. Mike Butcher, local historian. 21 Interior plan of city hall (groundfloor) 22 circa 1920's 23 Tattered fragment original architect's drawing. 24 original assembly room. 25 Camp Hill PS Shamrock hotel without top storeys. 27 shop with signage advertising Bushells, Bex and Swallow's Biscuits. 28 View from where fountain is now. 29 Hargreaves st looking south, now Hargreaves mall. Horse drawn water tank watering down road. 30 Central Deborah Gold mine poppet head. 31 Borough town hall, tram ways. 32 Original ANZ Bank corner Williamson st and Pall Mall, demolished in mid 1960's. 33 Bush's store corner Williamson and Myer streets.34 Men on boat, don't know what or where. 35 Shearers. 36 man on a three wheeled bike. 37 4 Gold miners with shovels. 38 6pm closing, no trade Sundays, no women in main bar. 39 Peaceful scene Castlemaine 1940's Photographer Alan Doney. 40 Qantas Jet The City of Bendigo Tullamarine Airport. BCV-8 camera man & Advertiser photographer. 41 Ladies. 42 Tennis -> men and women (women in hats). 43 Sandhurst footy team. 44 Early school photo.Alan Doneybendigo, history, photographic history -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, HENTY family, 1963
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Comprehensive subject file containing correspondence, research, articles, and newspaper articles/clippings compiled over time by various named and un-named researchers, separated into a number of files. In addition to genealogical information contained in brief handwritten biographies there are also transcriptions of cemetery records and a family tree (Sue Leong). The file also contains a copy of Suzanne McWha’s article on Marion Henty’s wedding dress and a long newspaper article. There is also a typed summary of a talk provided by Dr. and Mrs Scholes, who were descendants of James Henty. The value of the file is that it is comprehensive and mentions Henty relatives who are not named Henty.kew historical society - archives, henty family (kew)kew historical society - archives, henty family (kew) -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Document - Contract of sale, Contract of sale for 33 Kingston Road, Surrey Hills
... electoral roll 6. Alan Stewart Edwards (1909 - 1996) 7. Geoffrey ...No 33 Kingston Road is a red brick attic-style house which was built c1920. Edward Edwards (1880-1963) was a blacksmith and the first owner. The house was named 'Berwyn' (Ref: 1931 electoral roll). Edward's wife was Mary Kennedy Stewart (1873-1931). They had 7 children, all born before the family came to Surrey Hills: 1. Hazel Margaret Kennedy Edwards (1896-1966) - dressmaker in 1931 electoral roll 2. Edward Alexander Edwards (1898-1988) 3. Mary Gwendolyn Edwards(1899-1942) 4. Gladys Annie Edwards (1902-1988) - hairdresser in 1931 electoral roll 5. Clarence Edwards (1906-1988) - plumber in 1931 electoral roll 6. Alan Stewart Edwards (1909 - 1996) 7. Geoffrey Ellis Edwards (1910-1985). The property passed to Edward Henderson Redpath after Edward Edward's death. He was a mechanic. (Ref: 1963 electoral roll). He was born in Shilbottle England on 3 December 1904 and married Gladys Annie Edwards in 1932 (#8417). He served in the Australian Airforce during WW2. Thus, the property was owned by the same family for over 40 years. Edward Henderson Redpath sold the property to David Murray Flynn and Heather Rosemary Flynn of 18 Kingston Road, Surrey Hills in 1965. Associated records: 1. Letter from George Henderson P/L to T Redpath, 1965 2. Letter re estate of E H Redpath, 1969. A standard folded real estate contract of sale for 33 Kingston Road, Surrey Hills, dated 14 August 1965edward edwards, berwyn, 33 kingston road, mary stewart kennedy, mary stewart edwards, houses, real estate contracts, legal documents, hazel margaret kennedy edwards, edward alexander edwards, mary gwendolyn edwards, gladys annie edwards, clarence edwards, alan stewart edwards, geoffrey ellis edwards, edward henderson redpath, gladys annie redpath, david murray flynn, heather rosemary flynn, house names -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Richard Bate at his home 'Camelford', 7 Norris Street, Surrey Hills (demolished)
Richard Bate built ‘Avondale’ at 176 Union Road in 1883 as a display home for subdividers of the Windsor Park Estate auction in that year. Richard built many homes in the locality – probably including No.101 Guildford Road, almost identical to his home. Richard also built the Box Hill Shire Hall in the 1880s (replaced in 1934 by the Box Hill Town Hall). Richard junior and family retained this house until the 1950s. Occupied in 2000 by Julie Ellis. In May 2000 Richard's grandson Jack Bate and great-grandsons Alan and Geoff (all of whom are builders) visited 7 Norris Street and lent this photo for copying. Demolished after subsequent sale. A black and white photograph of a Federation/Edwardian style timber house with detailed lacework around the veranda. There is a man standing on the right side of the photo. He is wearing a hat and is sporting a long white beard.norris street, surrey hills, house names, avondale, camelford, windsor park estate, box hill shire hall, builders, federation style, edwardian style, richard bate -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Newsletter, The Boomerang newsletter, April 1956, April 1956
This was part of a series. Inside on the front page is recorded that this was Vol 2, No 3. The newsletter is a mix of accounts of the activities of the group and more general hints and items of interest. A newsletter in the form of a booklet. The cover is printed on yellow paper and the other pages in cream. They are secured with one staple. It has been duplicated using the gestetner method. The front cover has a masthead with an inverted boomerang and indicates it is published monthly for the First Surrey Hills Scout Group. Cover illustration is of 2 boys in uniform reading the newsletter.Nilfirst surrey hills scout group, newsletters, alan rudd, r dillon, john white, rex thompson, graeme ellis, peter hoard, neil watson, b morgan, scouts -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1948, 1948
School Council, Members of Staff, List of Full Course Students 1948, S.M.B. Magazine Committee, Editorial, Principal's Page, News and Notes, Editor's Notes, Obituary - S. H. Mayo, Farewells to Staff Members, Alterations in Staff, Science Section, The Literary Society, S.M.B. Yesterday and Today, The Ex-Servicemen, R.A.A.F. Story, Art Section, Escape from Nazi Europe, Short Story Competition, Senior Sport, Girls Sport, Commercial Notes, The Junior Techs, Junior Technical School Students' 1948, Students' doing Trade Apprenticeship Courses Green cover with maroon and green lettering, soft covered magazine of 54 pages. Artwork Mr Ramm - By Robert Tantau Borrick - By H. McWilliam Darb - By Robert Tantau Have a chip Will - By Robert Tantau Junior - By Robert Tantau Bruce - By Robert Tantau Pen and ink Ilustration (car) - By Ron Cairns Rosemary - By Robert Tantau Maurine - By Robert Tantau Howard - By H. Tozer Mick - By Robert Tantau Lorna - By Robert Tantau Sandy - By Robert Tantau Hughes - By Robert Tantau Bautovich - By Robert Tantau Bill and Banjo - By Robert Tantau Mac - By Robert Tantau Rowy - By John Willis ballarat school of mines, magazine, h. tozer, v. lancaster, g. murdoch, m. greenwood, alan j. fenton, c. rook, b. bryan, c. g. fairbank, r. p. flower, c. sanos, eric e. marshman, r. w. richards, m. k. ashton, w. k. l. murray, g. ramm, john c. collins, f. g. procter, dr. j. r. pound, donald c. johnston, neville d. gardner, arthur c. burrow, phillip e. richards, john f. swain, hester darby, lewis huisman, betty freeth, j. williams, m. treganowan, gwenyth williams, w. archibald, maureen callahan, margaret ryan, t. downes, dawn anderson, m. rowbottom, beverley letti, l. greenbank, valerie ritchie, beryl hutchings, p. reidy, robert tantau, willis brown, wesley wilson, donald durant, geo m. hetherington, john a. wilson, maxwell f. murray, ron cairns, geoffrey j. edmonds, john k. ballinger, william n.. edwards, r. rosser, horace j. graham, kevin k. treloar, john h. boag, francis l. veal, hans fumberger, john r. jopling, william h. wray, stanley j. dunstan, john willis, robert e. davis, jeffrey m. coward, william j. scala, george r. searle, norman w. ludbrook, robert r. u'ren, rex h. hollioake, alan vinegrad, h. mcwilliam, james w.b. tippett, james w. brokenshire, frederick g. savage, ronald t. spence, john r. sawyer, terence p. lannen, e. lloyd, d. brayshaw, valerie daff, betty hearn, thelma halsall, v. henderson, netta pitcher, moira baker, betty whitford, joan ellis, pamela hay, r. b. williams, heather coad, s. shillington, b. duffer, j. a. willsher, m. mclean, j. catherall, c. beeston, e. shaw, n. silvey, d. stevens, k. adams, t. hewitt, i. lepp, j. mccormack, a. young, l. george, j. terrill, k. spalding, j. watts, w. clarke, g. hindson, d. gilbert, a. hewitt, r. plover, g. murrowood, r. cochrane, j. bethune, j. walton, r. ward, j. blain, r. gluyas, r. luke, j. daly, k. ward, i. mcconchie, p. hewitt, j. skilbeck, e. jones, c. hoffman, w. mckenzie, r. phillips, g. allen, h. saw, c. mayne, b. graham, m. tweedale, d. alexander, w. rodgers, r. norman, m. horwood, p. hains, m. coleman, g. hannah, r. bawden, r. simpson, d. ditchfield, albert bradley, w. d. ditchfield -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SCHOOL'S IN
BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Tuesday, February 3, 2004. School's in: Long Gully school, date unknown. Back row: Frank Harvey, Jack Harvey, Alf Spicer, Frank Grenfell, Max Poole, Les Norries, Len White, Ray Connors, Don Middling, Bill Pascoe, Alf Thomas, Ray Waterman. Second row: Gladys Pollard, Alice Gill, MavisNorris, Nellie Spicer, Vera Waterman, Trixie Shearer, Mavis Lind, Marjorie Eva, Olga Lehrer, Rose Crossman. Third row: Lois Penno, Jean Brown, ??, ??, ??, Joan Ellis, Dorothy Thomas, Norma Fitzsimmons, Jean Harwood, Norma Birchmore, Shirley Rogers, Mavis Briggs, ??. Fourth row, knelling: Jack Snell, Cecil Grenfell, Evan Evans, Arthur Eva, Keith Rowe, Andy McMillan, Keith Grenfell, ??. Front row: ??, Jack Spicer, Gof Waterson, Charlie Krausgrill, Alan Harward, Rex Curtis, Arthur Muston. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: LONG GULLY SCHOOL
BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Saturday, January 17, 2004. Long Gully School grades three and four. Back row: Les Norris, Vic Pollard, Ali Bux, Alf Spicer, Len White, Bill Pascoe, Max Poole, Sid Brown, Cecil Greenfell, Kevin Tostevin, Alf Thomas, Jack Harvey. Second row: Shirley Rogers, Rose Crossman, Vera Waterman, Mavis Lind, Lenna Saunders, Jean Harward, Vera Mitchell, Marjorie Eva, Gladys Pollard, Alice Gill. Third row: Merle Powell, Lil Bryar, May Brown, Mavis Norris, Dorothy Bryant, Mavis Thompson, Lois Penno, Viola Grillet, Norma Birchmore, Joan Ellis, Grace Mancen. Fourth row: Alan Harward, Keith Rowe, Vic White, Andy McMillan, Ray Waterman, Frank Marshall, Ern Pollard, Jack Barton, Frank Harvey, Geoff Guest and Jack Snell. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Army Survey Regiment Group Photos, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1977
This is a set of three black & white photographs of troops from the Army Survey Regiment’s SGT’s Mess and Lithographic Squadron taken in 1977. This is a set of three black & white photographs of troops from the Army Survey Regiment taken in 1977. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) & .2) - Photo, black & white, 1977. SGT’s Mess Back row L to R: unidentified, George Austen, Dick Manly, unidentified, Syd Davis, Greg Francis- Wright, unidentified (x2), Graeme Jeffers, Bob Scaddan, Alan Hancox, Jeff Lynch, unidentified, Alan Toogood, Mick Dempster. Centre row L to R: John McCracken, Kerry Gallager, Dave Miles, Dick Barwald, Rowan Gillies, Ross Hyde, Ken Slater, Gary Warnest, unidentified, Jim Beard, Jim McDonald, unidentified (x3), Noel Coulthard, Errol Fletcher, Doug Carswell. Front row L to R: Ivor Hastings, unidentified (x2), Alex Cairney, Tony Ellis, Bob Mason, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, Alan Bunn, Marj Knight, Roger Rix, Manfred Panknin, John McCulloch, Jim ‘Triple J’ Jefferies, Bob Hayden, Tibor Szentirmay. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1977. Lithographic Squadron formed up outside Proofing Hut. Parade commander – WO1 Manfred Panknin. On far-right L to R: Graeme Jeffers, Dave Miles, Jeff Lynch.There are no personnel identified. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho sqn -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Army Survey Regiment –Defence Force Service Medal Presentations, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo, 1976
This is a set of 29 photographs of the presentation of the Defence Force Service Medal to personnel in recognition of 15 years of efficient remunerated service, or the Clasp for 5 years of additional service, at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo on Corps Day, 1st of July 1976. In photos .1P to .20P, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE GOC FF COMD is featured presenting the Defence Force Service Medal On a separate occasion in photos .19P to .23P, BRIG Brigadier Jim Shelton DSO, MC, MID COMD is featured presenting the Defence Force Service Medal. Photos .6P and.19P to .23P are also catalogued in item 6037.9P.This is a set of 29 photographs of the presentation of the Defence Force Service Medal, at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo on Corps Day, 1st of July 1976. The black & white photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi. .1) to 2) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to CO LTCOL Bob Skitch by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, SSGT Gordon Haswell marches off after the presentation of the Defence Force Service Medal by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to MAJ Noel Sproles by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO1 Tony Ellis by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO1 Marj Knight by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO1 Fred Panknin by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO2 Alan Bunn by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .9) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO2 Max Neil by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO2 Tibby Szentirmay by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. .12) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey. .13) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, SSGT Gordon Haswell, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .14) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .15) & .16) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, CAPT Dennis Puniard. .17) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell. .18) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .19) & .20) - Photo, black & white, c1976. Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO1 Don Taylor by BRIG Jim Shelton DSO, MC, MID. On right: ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .21) to .23) - Photo, black & white, c1976. Defence Force Service Medal presented to SGT Syd Davis by Brigadier Jim Shelton DSO, MC, MID. .24) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. CAPT Gary Kenney in centre of photo. .25) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. L to R: WO1 Tony Ellis in foreground, identified with guests in background LT Rob John, SSGT Dave Miles, WO1 Doug Malligan, WO1 Bill Boyd, WO2 Max Neil, WO1 Darby Munro, MAJ Peter Eddy, WO1 Marj Knight. .26) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. L to R: WO1 Sam Chambers, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE with guests. .27) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. Bendigo. L to R: WO1 Sam Chambers, Legislative Council Member for Bendigo Mr. Bruce Reid meets MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE with guests. CO LTCOL Bob Skitch in background. .28) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. Bendigo. L to R: unidentified, WO1 Sam Chambers, unidentified (x3), Min Chambers (switchboard operater), unidentified, LT Rene van den Tol, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE with guests. .29) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. Bendigo. L to R: LT Rene van den Tol, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE with guests..1P to .29P – No personnel are identified. Date and occasion annotated on film negative sleeve.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Ellis Cottage, Diamond Creek, 23 January 2008
Built by William Ellis in 1865 of local uncut stone about 30cm thick, the cottage is now a museum and home to the Nillumbik Historical Society. Ellis Cottage is historically significant for its association with the Ellis family, who were pioneers of the Diamond Creek district and the benefactors of the notable Nillumbik Cemetery gateway. It illustrates the development of farming in the area. Ellis Cottage is historically and technically significant for its rare use of uncut local stone for building purposes. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. National Estate Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p79 Ellis Cottage, built by William Ellis, is a memorial to the courage of pioneers in the Diamond Valley area.1 Now a museum and home to the Nillumbik Historical Society, it is a fine example of an early settler’s house in Diamond Creek – and one of the few original buildings standing from the middle of the 19th century. It is a poor man’s cottage – typical of the dwellings of those who had to work hard to wrest a living in this district, because most of the land was not fertile enough for major forms of farming. The pretty stone cottage at 10 Nillumbik Square, built in 1865, is made of local uncut stone about one foot (30 cm) thick. It once stood near the centre of the 147 acres (59.4ha) Ellis bought in 1850. The property extended from Diamond Creek to Reynolds Road and from Perversi Avenue to the Wattle Glen School. It stood in the electoral parish of Nillumbik. The Nillumbik township (later called Diamond Creek) was not created until 1867. In 1912 the property was cut in half by the new railway to Hurstbridge. Ellis paid £147/10/- for the land - about three times what a Victorian farmer would usually earn in a year. Despite the poor quality soil Ellis became a very successful farmer with an orchard, vegetables and a dairy herd. Five years later, in 1855, Ellis bought 70 acres (28.3ha) from neighbour, Hugh Larimour. In 1857 Ellis bought 208 acres (84ha) at Yarra Glen. In 1877 he bought 122 acres (49.3ha) at Diamond Creek and later bought land at Greensborough and Woodstock. Ellis was born in 1815 at Blackawton, a small Devonshire village, and became a tenant farmer. It is not known why Ellis came out to Australia or settled in Diamond Creek. In 1847 he married Margaret Child at the Melbourne Presbyterian Church. Ellis and Child had no children and 18 years after the wedding, while probably living in Kangaroo Ground, Ellis built this small cottage. The simple cottage has a central hall and two rooms on each side. To maximise the small space the ceiling cavity was designed large enough to provide sleeping accommodation accessed via a ladder. Each room was heated by an open fireplace and the one in the kitchen was large enough to roast a sheep. A large cellar under the front room probably stored farm produce. Water came from a well as reticulated water did not arrive at Diamond Creek until 1914. In 1870 Ellis’ 22 year-old nephew Nathaniel joined him from England.2 Until 1890 they developed Ellis Park, praised in The Evelyn Observer, May 30,1890 as a model farm. Ellis had become wealthy, and on his death in 1896 his estate was valued at £9000. In his will he left £100 to construct memorial gates at the Nillumbik Cemetery where he was buried.3 Ellis left the farm to his second wife Louisa. As he had no children, upon her death the farm passed to Nathaniel, but he did not take it up. The farm was sold and leased several times until 1967, when engineer Phillip Lovitt bought the property and carried out major structural works. The Shire of Diamond Valley bought it in the 1980s and in 1989 restored it with the Nillumbik Historical Society. The stone walls of the cottage had been plastered with mud and straw mortar, which were removed as they were riddled with vermin. Doors, windows and a floor were replaced and the original roof of timber shingles had been replaced with slate. The well was too deeply cracked to be restored, so was used for a flower bed. Two mature Italian Cypresses at the entry are also heritage protected as they relate to similar trees planted at Shillinglaw Cottage and other early buildings in Nillumbik Shire.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, ellis cottage, diamond creek, nillumbik historical society, william ellis -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Memorial Arch Gateway, Nillumbik Cemetery, Diamond Creek, 23 January 2008
The Nillumbik Cemetery is of historical, architectural, aesthetic and social significance at a Regional level (North-east Melbourne). The memorial arch is of State significance. Nillumbik Cemetery, which was established in 1867, is of historical and social significance for its association with the early history of Diamond Creek and as a record of the pioneering families of the district. Significant graves include those of the famous writer Alan Marshall, author of 'I Can Jump Puddles', footballer Gordon Coventry, and William Ellis, notable early settler and benefactor. The 1897 Tudor/Gothic revival memorial arch, bequeathed by William Ellis, is a rare design in ornamental gateways and is relatively large for the size of the cemetery. It is unique in Victoria as a cemetery gateway arch. The burial ground has associated structures, such as the hexagonal timber sexton's office, post and wire fence and picket hand gate along Main Street, all probably built in the early twentieth century. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. National Trust of Australia (Victoria) - Regional significance Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p83 Entering Nillumbik Cemetery through an ornamental gateway and shaded by the Monterey Cypress hedge helps one leave the busy world outside and contemplate yesterday’s Diamond Creek. The gateway, classified by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), and inscribed with ‘JANVA VITAE’ (gate of life), was a gift from a distinguished pioneer, William Ellis. Ellis, who was an original trustee of the Nillumbik Cemetery representing the Primitive Methodists and a successful farmer, bequeathed £100 to build the red-brick and carved stone gateway in 1887. In 1867 surveyor Edward Bage had set aside two acres (0.8ha) now 35 Main Street, for this cemetery, in what was then called the village of Nillumbik. Several earlier burials on private lands in the district might have been exhumed and re-interred in the new cemetery. The first burials in the cemetery are thought to be of ‘a Chinaman who hanged himself from a tree behind the Church of England’ and ‘another man who was drowned in a water-hole behind the same church’.1 The 1000 or so graves in the cemetery are grouped into five denominational sections: two Anglican and one each for the Methodist (the largest), Catholic and Presbyterian Churches. It is believed that several unmarked graves are of Aborigines and Chinese miners.2 Perhaps the most famous person buried in the cemetery was author Alan Marshall, who died in 1984 and wrote, among other books, I Can Jump Puddles. Surprisingly his grave is particularly modest consisting of only a grassed plot with a tiny boulder and a simple bronze plaque. It lies about halfway down the main path, at the west and third row back. The first European, interred at the cemetery on July 9, 1869, was Hannah, aged 13 years eight months, daughter of local orchardist John Lawrey and wife Honor.3 Each grave has a story which reflects a rich history. Phillip Cummings, who died in 1884, provided the barn for Diamond Creek’s first school, run by the Primitive Methodist Church. The barn stood at the corner of Phipps Crescent and the main road.4 Former Eltham Shire councillor George Stebbings, who died in 1896, built several prominent buildings in the district, including Shillinglaw Cottage in Eltham.5 The grave of miner James Joseph Whyte, who died in 1908, is a reminder of Diamond Creek’s gold mining history. At age 51, Whyte died from a rock fall in the Diamond Mine, Diamond Creek. Diamond Creek’s first butcher, Patrick Ryan, became President of the Shire of Heidelberg and Chairman of the Eltham Hurstbridge Railway Trust. A former gold miner, he was grandfather of local historian Reverend Jock Ryan. He was buried in an unmarked grave halfway down the central path. His son John Lawrence, who is buried elsewhere, had been a Mayor of the City of Heidelberg. George Martin Pizzey gave a hall, for what was to become The St John’s Anglican Church in Diamond Creek. He was a Crimean War veteran, mason and leather goods manufacturer in Melbourne, who died in 1915. The two world wars took a heavy toll of locals with 54 personnel buried here, two thirds of whom served in World War One. A sporting pioneer was Greensborough District Cricket Club founder, Andrew Webb, who was buried in 1971. Politician Roy Mountford Vale (Monte), who died in 1977, was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Greensborough, and a founding councillor and president of the Diamond Valley Shire. Modern-day residents are also remembered in this cemetery. The tragic Ash Wednesday bushfires took their toll on the district: William Marsden of Panton Hill CFA died, aged 39, fighting bushfires at Upper Beaconsfield in 1983.6 Several graves tell of those who held distinguished positions overseas, including William Constable, who died in 1989. Constable was artistic director of a ballet company, art director of more than 30 films for London-based film productions, and was awarded best Film Art Director at the Moscow Film Festival in 1960.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, diamond creek, memorial arch, gateway, nillumbik cemetery, william ellis -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Gordon Ford's Garden, 'Fulling', Pitt Street, Eltham, 10 November 2006
'Fulling', the half-hectare property at Pitt Street, Eltham was the home of landscape designer Gordon Ford and his wife Gwen. Ford bought the property in 1948, originally part of an orchard. The garden encapsulates the major trends of Australian garden design in the second half of the 20th century. The garden design is based on mass (plants) and void (paths and pools), textures and forms. It epitomises the Eltham style because of its relaxed informality and attraction to native wildlife. The mud brick house and designed and built by Ford commenced in 1948. Several extensions were added up to 1970 and were built by Graham Rose (Source: information panel for exhibition, n.d.) Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p147 A narrow timber gate opens onto a garden that has had a huge impact on natural garden development in Australia since the 1950s.1 Fulling, the half-hectare property at Pitt St, Eltham, was the home of the landscape designer, Gordon Ford, who died in 1999. The garden ‘encapsulates the major trends of Australian garden design in the second half of the 20th century...and epitomises the Eltham style of garden’.2 It in turn, was influenced by several Victorian major landscape designers of the mid 20th century – Ellis Stones, Peter Glass and Edna Walling. The gate opens onto a sandy gravel path, one of several, which wind around dramatic pools and what appear to be natural bush, but on close inspection are carefully integrated native, indigenous and exotic plantings. Retaining walls and steps of rock through the garden link different terrace levels. Lichen-covered boulders serve as steps across a pool, leading to the triple level mud-brick house. Ford bought the property, which was originally part of an orchard, in 1948. As the son of a Presbyterian minister, Ford received a good education, which included learning Latin. This was advantageous when he worked in plant sales for the Forestry Commission, before the Second World War. In the late 1940s, however, Ford turned to building and landscape gardening. He worked on the Busst house, an early mud-brick building designed by Alistair Knox and at the same time, Ford was employed by Ellis Stones. Knox described Ford as, ‘one of the funniest men of the district. ...Rocky’s (Ellis Stones) Depression stories and Gordon’s memory and quick tongue made the jobs the most enjoyable of all those hysterical times that made Eltham the centre of the eternal laugh, between the years of 1945 and 1950’.3 Ford’s house, like so many after the war, was built progressively, as more space was needed and formerly scarce materials became available. It began with an army-shed of timber-lined walls, now used as the kitchen. Ford then built what is now the lounge room, and the house grew ‘like topsy and on a shoestring,’ says his widow Gwen. A lot of second-hand materials such as window frames were used, a style made famous particularly with their extensive use at Montsalvat, the Eltham Artists’ Colony. The house was constructed as a joint venture with friends, including artist Clifton Pugh, who built Ford’s bedroom for £10. The polished floorboards and solomite (compressed straw) ceilings, interspersed with heavy beams, exude warmth. The result is a home of snug spaces, with soft light and garden vistas. Several other mud-brick buildings were constructed as needed, including a studio and units for bed-and-breakfast clients. The garden, which has been part of the Open Garden Scheme since the mid 1980s, is based on a balance of mass (plants) and void (paths and pools), textures and forms. It epitomises the Eltham style because of its relaxed informal ethos and attracts native animals. Wattlebirds, scrub wrens, pardalotes, currawongs, owls and even kangaroos, have been seen at Fulling. Gwen, a former English teacher who has worked on the garden since around 1970, urged and helped Ford write his book, The Natural Australian Garden.4 Several of Ford’s favourite trees are in the garden, including the native Casuarina or She-Oak. In spring, the garden is dusted with the purple Orthrosanthus multiflorus or blue native irises and rings with the calls of birds attracted to plants like the callistemons, correas and grevilleas.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham, fulling, gordon ford garden, pitt street, eltham mud brick buildings, mud brick house