A special gala performance of My Fair Lady was performed at Her Majesty's Theatre on Anzac night 1962. It was attended by the Governor of Victoria, General Sir Dallas Brooks and his wife, Lady Brooks. Proceeds from the evening were in aid of Melbourne Legacy.A record that Legacy used gala performances for fundraising events. It was attended by the Governor who was patron of Legacy.Printed programme of a gala performance in aid of Legacy, with black and white photos and advertising inside. The cover has the Legacy emblem. A card cover and paper pages, plus a decorative green ribbon in the side. fundraising, governor of victoria, gala performance

Black and white photograph Image shows the local unit 3rd Div. Engineers being inspected by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks.

Black and white photographImage shows the local unit 3rd Div. Engineers being inspected by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks.

Black and white photographImage shows the local unit 3rd Div. Engineers being inspected by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks.

Black and white photographImage shows Sir Dallas Brooks on microphone. Standing behind is Fred Dwerryhouse (Town Clerk), A. Lavis (Mayor).

J.S Boardman was a local businessman who ran and produced the local newspaper until it closed down in the 1960s. The Boardman store and newspaper office was originally sited in Brook Street near the railway station but it was later relocated to a site on the SW corner of Brook and O'Shanassy Street.A black and white phitograph with a cream border of a weatherboard store with seven males standing in front of the building .The building has a verandah and two side entrances. Three off the men are wearing white work aprons and the others are dressed in suits.boardman j s., sunbury news office, country stores, businesses.

Article on the election of Colin Brooks as Mayor of Banyule City Council in 1998.Newspaper clipping, text with photographbrooks family, banyule city council, colin brooks, mayor of banyule

Lady Brooks Kindergarten Group of Children 1962-63 Nativity Scene stawell education

12 page magazine of the Working Men's College. Includes advertisements for Brooks, Robinson and Co; Australian Mercantile Loan and guarantee Co. Ltd;W. Watson and Sons; McCracken's City Brewery; Federal Building Society working men's college, rmit, brennan torpedo, edward s. prior, planet mars, wood workers' tools, brooks, robinson and co, australian mercantile loan and guarantee co. ltd, w. watson and sons, mccracken's city brewery, federal building society, c.f. rojo, a.e. illingworth, j. mcilwraith, baker and rouse, remington, w. detmold, g. stuckey, walter j. turner, g. james, hammond typewriter, havelock tobacco, tangyes limited, arnall and jackson, h.p. gregory and co, foster's lager beer, james mcewan and co, phoenix spouting, ridging and curving works, joh ndanks and son, walter j. anderson, herbery v. hampton, alcock and co

Invitation for the Official Opening of the Heathmont Infant Welfare Centre, Viviani Crescent on 30th November 1960, from City of Ringwood, by Lady Brooks. All material is from Gwen Horman’s three albums that she owned.

Photograph of group fo 3 women holding tennis racquets and wearing tennis attire. Identity unknown. Part of a series of images taken during a tennis day involving Norman Brookes. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Photograph of woman and man seated and a small girl standing at left, with four dogs/puppies. Identities unknown. Part of a series of images taken during a tennis day involving Norman Brookes. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Photograph of a woman standing near a fence. Sign on fence states 'Luncheons Teas __ Provided. Identity unknown. Part of a series of images taken during a tennis day involving Norman Brookes. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Black and white photograph of girls basketball team Back Row Judy Darcy, Barbara Bond, Valma Brooks, Mary Barling, Front Mavis Barling, Nona Collins, Catherine Barling Nowa Nowa Victoriarecreation, sports

A special gala performance of Madame Butterfly was performed by the touring Italian Opera company at Her Majesty's Theatre on 8th of June 1955. It was attended by the Governor of Victoria, General Sir Dallas Brooks and his wife, Lady Brooks. Proceeds from the evening were in aid of Melbourne Legacy.A record that Legacy used gala performances for fundraising events. It was attended by the Governor who was patron of Legacy.Printed programme of a gala performance in aid of Legacy, with black and white photos and advertising inside. The cover has the Legacy emblem. A card cover and paper pages, plus a red ribbon in the side. fundraising, governor of victoria, gala performance

The fountain was erected at the entrance to the Village Green in Sunbury adjacent to the corner of O'Shanassy and Brook Streets in 2017. It replaced a former one that had been damaged. In past times a fountain was erected in the middle of the intersection of O'Shanassy, Stawell and Brook Streets but was relocated to a memorial reserve within the Village Green.For many years a fountain stood near the present one and has been feature in the Sunbury township. A coloured photograph of an attractive fountain with a circular base in an open parkland.sunbury village green, fountains

This Certificate was presented by His Excellency The Governor General Sir Dallas Brooks of VictoriaEvidence of Lara R.S.L. Sub-Branch local community contributions being acknowledged by a Certificate of Achievement for Operation Gratitude. Dated 1957..Rectangular shaped glass Covered photo frame with certiticate.Certificate of Achievement - to Lara Sub Branch 1957certificates,operation gratitude,certificate of achievement,lara r.s.l.photos,

Article on appointment of Colin Brooks, MP for Bundoora, as Speaker of the Victorian Legislative AssemblyNewspaper clipping, text with colour imagevictoria parliament, brooks family, colin brooks

Biographical details for Colin Brooks MP, member for Bundoora, copied from Wikipedia. 2 p. text with colour photograph, printed both sides. Copied from Wkikpedia.brooks family, biographies, colin brooks, victoria parliament, bundoora

Kindergarten - Lady Brooks Fund raising Bazaar 1952 inside Town Hallstawell

Kindergarten - Lady Brooks Fund raising Bazaar 1952 inside Town Hallstawell

The two men in the curricle were in Brook Street outside Sunbury Railway Station.Before the advent of motor transport and buses, passengers from the train were taken by horse drawn vehicles to their destinations. An area was set aside at the station where the horses and vehicles waited for trains to arrive.A sepia photograph of two men seated in a stationary horse -drawn curricle beside a plantation area. There are two signs advertising horses and buggies for hire and some buildings are visible in the distance.curricles, brook street, sunbury, sunbury railway station

Program, Bendigo Repertory Society, presents ''All For Mary'', a farce in three acts by Harold Brooks and Kay Bannerman. McGillivray Hall, Bendigo Technical College. 6th-7th-9th-10th December 1963. Programme 1/-.Bolton Bros.Pty.Ltd. Print. Bendigo.program, theatre, bendigo repertory society

A certificate in a brown glassed frame presented by the RSL and Citizens of Victoria ''Operation and Gratitude'' Appeal Committee to the patrons of the Royal Princess Theatre, Bendigo. July-September, 1956. There is a photo the Govenor of Victoria General Sir Dallas Brookscivic mementoes, plaques, royal princess theatre, bendigo, lydia chancellor, collection, plaque, certificate, 'operation gratitude, ' royal princess theatre' bendigo, the returned soldiers league

Three coloured Photograph in a black frame with white matting. 1. Digging in on arrival at Coral 2. CPL Brooks digging personal pit on arrival. 3. Early camp at Coral on arrival with tent and weapons propped up.photograph, cpl brooks, coral, battle of coral-balmoral

Photograph of two men standing outside a door in tennis attire, one man holding a racquet. Identities unknown. Part of a series of images taken during a tennis event involving Norman Brookes. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

An honour board recording winners of the Barbara Rutherford Memorial Braille Reading competition. From 1985, the decision was made to expand the children's Braille book collection in lieu of an award. The Barbara Rutherford Memorial Braille Reading competition was created by James and Margaret Rutherford when their daughter Barbara died in 1974, in recognition of her enjoyment as a transcriber at RBS. They donated $1000 to RBS, for the purpose that it be invested and the interest used as prize money, and that it be administered by the Braille Writers Association.Wooden board with plastic letteringThe Barbara Rutherford Memorial National Braille Reading Competition Winners 1975 Merrilyn White 1977 Joan Ryan 1979 Nola Flommersfeld 1981 Katherine Brookes 1983 Katherine Brookes, Josephine Nicholson From 1985 the Memorial has become a Children's Braille Book Collectionroyal blind society of new south wales, nameplates

Item carried by Malcolm Stuart Angus No 3112710.Small brown Bible, vinyl covered book with Australian army logo and title in gold."Presented to Cpl Angus by the Bible Society of Australia" "Exercise Northern Warrior 20th August 84 Chaplain Ted Brooker"books-religion, military equipment-new testament

Booklet of loose pages held together with yellow ribbon. Photographs of Buninyong.non-fictioncentenary, fisken, shire council, district road board, buninyong, 1958, dallas brookes, governor of victoria, archibald fisken

SEPIA TONED PHOTO OF PTE. J.S. CAMPBELL. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY UNIFORM RISING SUN BADGES ON COLLAR LAPELS.PTE. J.S. CAMPBELL 2ND A.L.T.M.B. DIED BURIED ATBORRE MILITARY CEMETERY NTH HAZEL BROOK. NORTHERN FRANCE.local history, photography, photographs, military