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St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Ticket, Children's Entertainment at Luna Park, 1934
... Ticket to attend children's entertainment at Luna Park... 1934. Luna Park City of St Kilda Children's entertainment Pink ...Ticket to attend children's entertainment at Luna Park, hosted by the City of St Kilda, from 2pm to 5pm on 19 November 1934.Pink card printed in blue on one side.luna park, city of st kilda, children's entertainment -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Glen Huntly Park
... Huntly Park, date unknown. Glen Huntly Park E. E. Gunn Park City ...This file contains two items. An article from the CAULFIELD CONTACT on the history of Caulfield Park and its facilities, dated Jan/ Feb 1992. Two of the same original photographs of the pavilion at Glen Huntly Park, date unknown.glen huntly park, e. e. gunn park, city of caulfield, caulfield, glen huntly, football clubs, cricket clubs, caulfield north ward, caulfield racecourse, neerim road caulfield, booran road caulfield, parks, reserves, glen huntly sports ground, gold nicholas cr, townsend victor, clyde holding mp, pavilions, barbecues, picnic spots, playgrounds, tennis courts, north caulfield/ glen huntly cricket club, glen huntly amateur football club, the bloods football club, australian rules football, sports establishments, recreations establishments, sports grounds, sports, recreations, sporting clubs, clubs, associations, football clubs, tennis clubs, cricket clubs, leisure, cultural events, cultural activities, ovals, playing fields -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Kooyong Road, 75, Caulfield North
... Yellow Cab company Brick houses Caulfield Park City of Caulfield ...A handwritten report, 2 pages, by Dorothea E Hancock dated 24/11/1982 concerning the Conferring of the Freedom of Entry to the City of Caulfield upon the Third Ordnance Services Unit Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps ceremony held in Caulfield Park on 4 August 1978. Provides history of the occupation of the Units premises at 75 Kooyong Road, North Caulfield and information about the Red Cab company which occupied the premises in the 1930’s.hancock dorothea e, kooyong road, north caulfield, red cab company, yellow cab company, brick houses, caulfield park, city of caulfield, caulfield, taxi’s, armed forces, public transport, third ordnance services unit royal australian army ordnance corps, tanks corps, world war 1939 – 1945 -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Medal - Centennial International Exhibition Melbourne 1888, Stokes and Martin, 1888
... Exhibition Melbourne 1888 S.G. Gadd Rosalind Park City of Greater ...The 1888 Centennial International Exhibition, celebrating a century of Australian settlement, surpassed even the grand scale of the1880 Melbourne International Exhibition. It attracted over two million people, but the Victorian government had to spend £250 000 on it, ten times the amount estimated. The exhibition had a distinctively imperial focus, and a greater emphasis on culture than in 1880, particularly on music and painting (1). (1. https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/273830) S.D. Gadd was appointed Curator of Parks and Gardens in 1874 an lived in residence in Rosalind Park. He resigned in 1905 and moved to Melbourne where he died in 1917. Mr Gadd was a prominent member of the Masonic Lodge. It is not clear why he was awarded this medal.The bronze medal of the Centennial International Exhibition awarded to S.G. Gadd. Obverse - Portrait: bust of Queen Victoria in left profile wearing a crown, veil and 3 medals. Reverse - Field: Victor's wreath consisting of leaves and acorns of British oak and the leaves and acorns of the wattle. The oak and wattle were tied together 'by a true-lover's knot, 'symbolizing the unity and affection between the mother country and the colony'. Southern Cross inside surrounded by a legend. (https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/273822) Obverse - Motto: Centennial International Exhibition Melbourne Reverse - Legend: (Latin) Artibus Dignis Honor Insignis (To the deserving arts, distinguished honor) (Mint) left: Melbourne Mint. (Date) Lower Centre: MDCCCLXXXVIII. (Engraver) Right: Stokes & Martin S.C. Edge - Plain, impressed with S.G. Gadd ESQ.centennial international exhibition melbourne 1888, s.g. gadd, rosalind park, city of greater bendigo medals -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Memorials in Glen Eira
... World War 1939-1945 Koornang Park City of Caulfield Glen Eira ...This file contains 11 items relating to War Memorials in Glen Eira: 1/Black and white photograph, undated, source unknown, of Caulfield Park War Memorial 2/Copy of photograph of Caulfield Park War Memorial, undated, source unknown 3/Colour photograph of Caulfield Park War Memorial, dated June 1982, source unknown, and slide of same 4/Print of webpage of Friends of Caulfield Park, dated 02/08/2013 with colour image of and information about the war memorial there 5/Two black and white photographs, undated and source unknown, of war memorial at Koornang Park 6/Four colour photographs and one black and white copy of photograph of war memorial and its inscription at Koornang Park. Date and source unknown 7/Article dated 30/04/2013 from GLENEIRA LEADER about funding for plaque for Lone Pine at Caulfield Park 8/Article dated 23/04/2013 from THE AGE about state funding for repair of war memorials including one at McKinnon 9/Article dated June 2013 from GLEN EIRA NEWS about state funding for repair of five WWI memorials in Glen Eira. Includes two photographs. 10/Article from GLEN EIRA NEWS dated April 2012 about restoration of Caulfield Park War Memorial. Includes colour photography 11/A booklet titled 'The Burra Charter and its Application: Essay 3: War Memorial, Caulfield Park', written in October 2000 by Eleanor Bishop. The booklet contains a conservation analysis, statement of cultural significance, statement of conservation policy, and conservation management plan for the Caulfield Park War Memorial. This includes a brief history and description of the Caulfield Park War Memorial, and 7 colour photographs of the memorial dated September 2000, 2 undated black-and-white photographs, and a copy of the original drawing of the memorial which won its design contest in 1930.monuments and memorials, war memorials, plaques, world war 1914-1918, caulfield park, friends of caulfield park, ritchie mr, world war 1939-1945, koornang park, city of caulfield, glen eira, glen eira council, mckinnon war memorial, hopetoun gardens, hyams jamie, mckinnon, lobo oscar, esakoff margaret, hyams jamie, delahunty ms, caulfield rsl, kiernan noel, bishop eleanor, caulfield park war memorial, foot henry b., parks and reserves, paddy's swamp, caulfield, royal victorian institute of architects, caulfield municipal council, architectural competitions, schefferle n. mr, architectural features, conservation management plan -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Ticket, Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
... coronation. Queen Elizabeth II coronation Luna Park City of St Kilda ...Admission ticket for one child to Luna Park on 2 June 1953 as part of St Kilda's celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.Buff coloured card printed in black on one side. Damaged by green staining.queen elizabeth ii coronation, luna park, city of st kilda -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Pamphlet, Halliday Park, 1980 ?
... Halliday Park, Mitcham [brochure including map]. City..., Mitcham [brochure including map]. City of Nunawading, Parks ...Halliday Park, Mitcham [brochure including map]. City of Nunawading, Parks and Recreation, 198-?parks and reserves, halliday park -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Walker Park, 1/11/1986
... Walker Park : Concepts for redevelopment. City... : Concepts for redevelopment. City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation ...Walker Park : Concepts for redevelopment. City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation Department. November 1986walker park, parks and reserves -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Blackburn Railway Station
... of the Blackburn Railway station looking west towards the city. Car park... Railway station looking west towards the city. Car park ...Coloured photograph taken of the southern side of the Blackburn Railway station looking west towards the city. Car park to the right is accessed from the Railway Road, Blackburnblackburn railway station -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, Council facilities, c1992
... Map of City of Nunawading with parks and facilities marked... Map of City of Nunawading with parks and facilities marked ...Map of City of Nunawading with parks and facilities marked and indexed.Map of City of Nunawading with parks and facilities marked and indexed.Map of City of Nunawading with parks and facilities marked and indexed.recreation facilities, city of nunawading, maternal and child health centres, senior citizens centres, parks and reserves, libraries, child care -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, Parks and recreation facilities, 1/06/1995 12:00:00 AM
... Map of the City of Whitehorse with parks and reserves... of the City of Whitehorse with parks and reserves marked and indexed ...Map of the City of Whitehorse with parks and reserves marked and indexedMap of the City of Whitehorse with parks and reserves marked and indexed.Map of the City of Whitehorse with parks and reserves marked and indexedcity of whitehorse, parks and reserves, bicycle paths, recreation facilities, blackburn, blackburn north, blackburn south, burwood east, forest hill, mitcham, nunawading, vermont, vermont south -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Stephens Reserve Management Plan, 1/02/1994
... City of Nunawading, Parks and Recreation Services... Plan City of Nunawading, Parks and Recreation Services ...City of Nunawading, Parks and Recreation Services : Stephens Reserve Management Plan, February 1994 (Draft)parks and reserves, stephens reserve -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Care and maintenance of your street tree, n.d
... A pamphlet put out by City of Nunawading Parks... street tree A pamphlet put out by City of Nunawading Parks ...A pamphlet put out by City of Nunawading Parks and RecreationA pamphlet put out by City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation explaining the care and maintenance of street trees.A pamphlet put out by City of Nunawading Parks and Recreationtrees, city of nunawading. parks and recreation department. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Recreation Reserves Strategy, 1/04/1993
... Recreation reserves strategy. City of Nunawading Parks... Recreation reserves strategy. City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation ...Recreation reserves strategy. City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation Services, April 1993. (2 copies)city of nunawading. parks and recreation services., parks and reserves -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Bellbird Dell - Vermont, n.d
... Bellbird Dell - Vermont, leaflet produced by City... Bellbird Dell - Vermont, leaflet produced by City of Nunawading ...Bellbird Dell - Vermont, leaflet produced by City of Nunawading, Parks and Recreation Department. Includes details and map.bellbird dell, parks and reserves -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, East Burwood Reserve, 1/08/1992
... Landscapes in conjunction with City of Nunawading Parks & Recreation... with City of Nunawading Parks & Recreation Services Parks & Reserves ...Landscape guide lines, Prepared by Andrew Paxton Landscapes in conjunction with City of Nunawading Parks & Recreation Servicesparks & reserves, andrew paxton landscapes, east burwood reserve, city of nunawading parks and recreation services -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Morack Golf Course, 1/04/1993
... Morack Public Golf Course: Marketing Plan. City... Public Golf Course: Marketing Plan. City of Nunawading Parks ...Morack Public Golf Course: Marketing Plan. City of Nunawading Parks and Recreations Services, April 1993morack golf course, city of nunawading, parks and reserves, abbott, kevin -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Work on paper, Joy Stewart, 8. Kew: City of Parks and Gardens, 1988
... 8. Kew. City of Parks and Gardens. A handcoloured cartoon... on paper Work on paper 8. Kew: City of Parks and Gardens 8. Kew ...Kew Tapestry The eight panels depict the history of Kew. This was a 1988 Australian Bi-Centennial Project carried out under the auspices of City of Kew Council and the Kew Historical Society Incorporated. Nearly 600 citizens including many children participated in the production by adding a few or more stitches. A book records their names and the panels upon which they worked. Artist: Joy Stewart Co-ordinator: Dorothy BenyeiSydney Joy (Joy) Stewart was born in Melbourne 1925. She studied at Swinburne Technical College Art School from 1941-1945, then the National Gallery Art School 1946-1948. Her career included employment positions as a display artist, designer/painter, gallery assistant, and art teacher. Joy relocated to Cairns in 1981. Solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Cairns, including 'Done By Me' at Cairns Regional Gallery in 1999. Group exhibitions at Cairns Regional Gallery, 'The Fish John West Regrets, 1993' and 'Facets of Life' 1994. Joy Stewart died in Cairns in 2018.8. Kew. City of Parks and Gardens. A handcoloured cartoon created by the artist Joy Stewart as a template for the seventh of a series of embroidered panels depicting the history of Kew. Wool colour codes at left. Inscription: "Proclaimed a Municipality - 18th December 1860 / Created a Borough - 1st October 1863 / Gazetted a Town - 14th December 1910 / Declared a City - 9th March 1921". Signed by the artist "(c) JStewart, 1988"joy stewart, bicentennial project (kew) -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Blackburn Railway Line, 2012
... station, heading west towards the 'city' - 2012. Car park to right...., heading west towards the 'city' - 2012. Car park to right. See ...See NP3406Coloured photograph of the railway line near the Blackburn station, heading west towards the 'city' - 2012. Car park to right.blackburn railway station, transport -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Vermont Reserve, 1/08/1992
... Vermont Reserve : Proposed Development Plan. City... Reserve : Proposed Development Plan. City of Nunawading Parks ...Vermont Reserve : Proposed Development Plan. City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation Services. Landscape Australia Consultants. August 1992.city of nunawading. parks and recreation services, vermont reserve, landscape australia consultants, parks and reserves -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Yarran Dheran, ?1985
... Dheran Reserve, including map. Prepared by City of Nunawading..., including map. Prepared by City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation ...Information brochure on development and features of Yarran Dheran Reserve, including map. Prepared by City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation Department, ?1985.yarran dheran, parks and reserves -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Hale Property, 1/08/1992
... Hale Property : Draft management and development plan, City... : Draft management and development plan, City of Nunawading Parks ...Hale Property : Draft management and development plan, City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation Services. Landscape Australia Consultants. August 1992.city of nunawading. parks and recreation services, landscape australia consultants, hale property, parks and reserves -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, City of Whitehorse, 2001
... Key map of City of Whitehorse, showing parks and reserves... City of Whitehorse Key map of City of Whitehorse, showing parks ...Key map of City of Whitehorse, showing parks and reserves, council and community facilities and services.Key map of City of Whitehorse, showing parks and reserves, council and community facilities and services.Key map of City of Whitehorse, showing parks and reserves, council and community facilities and services.libraries, child care centres, parks and reserves, senior citizens centres, maternal and child health centres, city of whitehorse -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, c1963
... View or Bendigo City from Rosalind Park lookout tower... SLIDE Bendigo city view View or Bendigo City from Rosalind Park ...View or Bendigo City from Rosalind Park lookout tower, looking over the former post office and the current law courts and city stores.slide, bendigo, city view -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - The Origin of Parks' Names, 2003
... City of Whitehorse Parks and Reserves: names and origins.... Illustrated City of Whitehorse Parks and Reserves: names and origins ...City of Whitehorse Parks and Reserves: names and origins 2003The origins of park and reserve names in the City of WhitehorseAn A4 ring-bound booklet of 23 pages on the Origin of Parks' Names. Illustratedparks and reserves, city of whitehorse -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Blackburn Creeklands Bird List, 1/07/1986
... Blackburn Creeklands Bird List , City of Nunawading... and Recreation information, July 1986. city of nunawading. parks ...Blackburn Creeklands Bird List , City of Nunawading.Blackburn Creeklands Bird List , City of Nunawading, Nunawading Parks and Recreation information, July 1986.Blackburn Creeklands Bird List , City of Nunawading. city of nunawading. parks and recreation department., blackburn creeklands, birds, humphries, jon, susan, valentine, peter, zappe, hilda, beck, merlin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Bendigo circa 1930-1940, 19/09/2017
... Park, the City Baths, Civic Building, and the Conservatory... Park, the City Baths, Civic Building, and the Conservatory ...8548a Eight photographs of Bendigo circa 1930-1940, provided with printed envelope, photos cover: Pall Mall, Central Deborah Gold Mine, Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo City Hall, Rosiland Park, the City Baths, Civic Building, and the Conservatory Gardens. 8548b envelope for eight photos of Bendigo circa 1930-1940. each photograph is named.photographs of central bendigo landmarks, b&w photos -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Sculpture - Pewter vignette of an obstetrician observing an antenatal patient, Michael Ricker Pewter
... most famous piece, entitled 'Park City', was a 30 foot by 10... most famous piece, entitled 'Park City', was a 30 foot by 10 ...Michael Ricker was a renowned American pewter artist. His most famous piece, entitled 'Park City', was a 30 foot by 10 foot miniature town depicting life at the turn of the 19th century. It was completed in 1986 and presented to former President Gerald Ford. Ford graciously accepted the "key" to Park City and promised a home for the masterpiece in the Smithsonian Institute. (foundantique.com)Pewter sculpture featuring an obstetrician and an antenatal patient. A pregnant woman is lying on a low bench, with her left hand resting on her stomach, and her right arm by her side. She is wearing a dress and shoes, and has her eyes closed. To her right stands the figure of on obstetrician, wearing trousers, a short sleeved shirt, stethoscope and gloves. He is standing straight with his arms at his sides. The entire sculpture is silver in colour.obstetrics -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee - Reports from Meeting, 1981
... * Letter to Andrew Taylor, Superintendent Bendigo City Parks... City Parks and Gardens, 4/3/1981, in regards to the memorial ...Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet A Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee - Reports from Meeting - five pages of report and letters. 2808.10a Bereavement Card - thanks from Ruth Lockwood to the committee on the death of her husband Douglas Lockwood, Chairman of the committee. 2808.10b Rear of above card. 2808.10c * Report of the Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee 29/1/1981 held at the office of Miss N. Young * Letter to Andrew Taylor, Superintendent Bendigo City Parks and Gardens, 4/3/1981, in regards to the memorial seat in the Conservatory Gardens. * Reply to above letter from the acting Superintendent Rod Sweetnam, 6/3/1981. * Further letter to Andrew Taylor advising that the seat construction is underway, 13/4/1981 2808.10d * Updated committee signature form to the ANZ Bank, 5/5/1981 history, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial committee, bendigo conservatory gardens, douglas lockwood -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAM ON A CITY STREET
... Black and white photo of tram parked on city street. 'LB... parked on city street. 'LB Manny Collection Photo No 810' stamped ...Black and white photo of tram parked on city street. 'LB Manny Collection Photo No 810' stamped on back, '(34)' written on back of photo.person, individual, basil miller