The photograph was taken in 1955 or 1956 at a fire brigades demonstration or competition. The inscription on the back of the photograph says the team "won both times".Black and white copy of original photograph showing members of the Willowvale Fire Brigade.On back: "1955 or 1956 / won both times".willowvale fire brigade, mannibadar

This photograph appeared in the Weekly Times, April 9, 1969.Black and white copy of original photograph showing Linton, Scarsdale and Mannibadar school pupils, dressed in sports clothes, parading in school groups on an oval or reserve. A row of cars is parked in the background and there are spectators in foreground."Circa 1970 - Geoff Ching/ possibly Glenda Cluff carrying the banner!".inter-school sports, linton state school no. 880, linton primary school, scarsdale primary school, mannibadar primary school, linton & district primary school sports association

Used by Cassie McBeath, then by Marjorie McBeath (her sister-in-law) on the farm at Mannibadar. Used for skimming cream off the top of scalded milk.Brown metal scoop-shaped scalded-milk skimmer.mcbeath, dairying

Green card, gold edged. Shire of Grenville Colonial Ball, held as part of Australian Bicentennial celebrations in 1988.Text: " SHIRE OF GRENVILLE / BICENTENNIAL COMMUNITY COMMITTEE / Colonial Ball / Friday, November 18th, 1988 / Mannibadar Hall. "shire of grenville, bicentennial celebrations 1988, events, balls

Ticket printed on pale green card with gold ruffled edge.Text: ' SHIRE OF GRENVILLE / BICENTENNIAL COMMUNITY COMMITTEE / Colonial Ball / Friday, November 18th, 1988 / Mannibadar Hall. "shire of grenville, bicentennial community committee, entertainment

This trinket box belonged to Mary Jane Hitchins (nee Rankin). The box was found in the former Hitchins homestead at Mannibadar. This property is now owned by the Holding family, and the trinket box was donated to LDHS in April 2015 by Maureen Holding.Small, round, white plastic container with lid. The lid has small floral decorations painted on it, and the inscription "Greetings from Linton".trinket boxes, jewellery boxes, souvenirs, mary jane hitchins

Won by J. Megee 1939- found 2002 by his son in sheds on their blueberry farm at Monbulk. A visiting friend, G. Smith of Ballarat (formerly Mannibadar) rescued it from the garbage skip and offered to bring it to the Society. Donated by Megee family.Silver plated cup on brown Bakelite base."O.L.A. Silver Jubilee 120 yds HDCP Won by J. Megee Donated by Cr. N.G. Wishart 8.4.39".j. megee, old lintonians association, n.g. wishart, trophies

Card is part of collection of items donated by the Grigg family to LDHS after the death of Marie Grigg.Printed invitation card, cream-coloured card with dark blue printing. Invitation is from Mr. & Mrs. W. Fitridge, and is for a dance and card evening to celebrate the coming of age of Nella Fitridge, to be held at Mannibadar (sic) Hall, Saturday 3rd July 1948. Invitation is to "Mr. W. Grigg & family". Card is in envelope with one-penny stamp, datemarked "Mannibadar - Vic" (date illegible), addressed to "Mr. W. Grigg Jnr., Linton". Explanatory note in pencil on back of envelope: "There were 3 generations of William Griggs (hence "W. Grigg Jnr"). Explanatory note on back of card: "Fitridges lived beside the Memorial Hall & their house was the PO & telephone exchange".marie grigg legacy, invitations, cards, w. grigg, nella fitridge, fitridge family

Black and white photograph of old timber yards and stone sheep dip.lewers, hoyles creek, mannibadar, farm

This postcard was found in the old wool shed in Mannibadar that was owned by Roy Nicol. The property was bought in 1942 from Theophilus Gribble (affectionately known as Topo). It was found when sorting out for sale to current owner James Draffin. It is thought the original name of the property was "Bonnie Hills", as a board with that name is part of the roof structure.Embroidered postcard showing a bird with flowers and the words "TO MY DEAR MOTHER & FATHER" sewn on in red thread."Fondest love Gunner Theo Gribble Feb 5th 1918".postcard, theophilus gribble, gunner theo gribble, feburary 5th 1918, embroidery, ww1

Black and white photograph of an old wood and iron shed. In front of the shed is a large tree and dry-stone wall.hoyles creek, lewers, mannibadar, farming, shearing shed

Ida Lewers, the fifth child of Annie and Samuel Lewers, was born at Linton in 1865. During World War I, she moved to Berry, NSW, where she lived with her older brother, Dr Thomas Ross Lewers. In Berry she was Secretary of the local branch of the Red Cross, and was on the management committee of the Red Cross home for convalescent soldiers. When she left Berry she was presented by the "Diggers of Berry" with an 'illuminated address', in appreciation of her services. In 1926, Ida Lewers returned to live at Linton, at first with her brother William Ochiltree Lewers and his family at Mannibadar, and afterwards at the former Bank of New South Wales building where she had lived as a child. Ida Lewers taught Sunday School classes and was deeply involved with the Church of England throughout her life. She died in 1947, age 80.Mounted oval black and white photograph of a young woman.On back, written in ink: "Miss Lewers, one of 5 daughters of Samuel Lewers".ida lewers

The photographer, Ann Gervasoni, was in Frommelles for the reburial ceremony for 5 previously unidentified Australian soldiers. "AFTER almost 94 years, Ballarat soldier Private Frederick Rawlings, and a long-standing family mystery, can finally be laid to rest. Private Rawlings was one of 5533 Australian soldiers killed in the bloodiest conflict in Australian history, the World War I Battle of Fromelles, France. He was one of 250 men buried in a mass grave at Pheasant Wood after the battle of July 19 and 20 in 1916. In the past two years, a joint Australian and British project has aimed to positively identify the remains of those soldiers buried at the site. This week, the Federal Government announced Private Rawlings was one of 75 men who had been identified by name. Also on the list were Corporal Leslie Hart, born in Clunes, and Lance Corporal Allan Bennett, born in Ballarat, both of whom joined the army in Western Australia. All but one of the 75 soldiers have now been re-buried, with full military honours, at a specially constructed cemetery near the battle site. Private Rawlings' grand-niece, Maureen Holding, of Mannibadar, got a call to confirm the news on Tuesday night. 'It's just quite incredible after all these years and huge loss of life, they've actually identified him,' Mrs Holding said yesterday. Last year, Mrs Holding and her brother, Leo Rawlings, gave DNA samples to the Australian Army to help with the identification process. But until seeing a newspaper article more than 20 years ago, they did not know Private Rawlings or his younger brother, Corporal Sydney Rawlings, had even been in the war. On Anzac Day 1988, The Courier published a photo of Cpl Sydney Rawlings and excerpts from a letter from an army chaplain that informed Ballarat family members of Cpl Rawlings' death in Northern France in 1918. 'About two years later, my husband, Malcolm, found in a tin of rusty nails and shoe buckles belonging to my late dad, a set of war medals,' Mrs Holding said. They were inscribed with Sydney's Rawlings' name, and checks of family records and The Courier story confirmed the connection. In 1991, this newspaper published a list of soldiers who had memorial trees in Ballarat's Avenue of Honour. Next to Sydney's name was that of Frederick Rawlings.(http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/543125/remains-of-ballarat-soldier-killed-in-france-during-wwi-identified/, accessed 16/04/2014.)A number of colour digital images showing the grave of Frederick Rawlings of Ballarat in the Pheasant Wood Cemetery, Frommelles, France.world war one, fromelles, pheasant wood, frederick rawlings, allan bennett, leslie hart