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Peterborough History Group
Letter - Peterborough Tennis Club early records, c 1963
miscellaneous information about the past Tennis Club, member residentsMakes mention of local residentsLetters and notessigned letters, financial recordspeterborough 3270, peterborough tennis club, j thurlow, tennis -
Peterborough History Group
Article - Peterborough gives scheme the go ahead
Records date of approval for town drainageconfirms dateNewspaper clippingFriday January 18th 1985peterborough 3270, peterborough town planning, residential drainage systems, mary hughes, warrnambool shire council -
Peterborough History Group
Book - Peterborough Families, circa 2000
Contains records of different families memories of Peterborough and includes various photographs, some of Peterborough locations but not all are labelled.Significant because it preserves the information and memories which would otherwise be lost and includes old photographs over time of local residents and holidaymakers and glimpses of locations in Peterborough. Looseleaf folder containing stories and copies of photos of people who lived or holidayed in Peterborough.Some photos labelled with name, location and year but not all.cumming family, peterborough, florence calvert, owen moore, elephant rock, hope family, james wallace hope, the schomberg rescue -
Peterborough History Group
Plan - Moyne Shire Council Aerial photograph, Department of Sustainability and Environment, January 2018
View shows development at the time and showing the town boundary using Vicmap InformationSignificant in that it provides a record of the current state of development of the town. Also, a view of the estuary at that time.A3 size copy of an aerial view of the majority of the town with street names mentioned. curdies river inlet, peterborough, aerial view -
Peterborough History Group
Book - Verified Signatures from Branches . Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Records of names and signatures of depositors who used the Commonwealth Bank service at Peterborough Post OfficeBook containing an index of names of Commonwealth Bank depositors and in the back are pasted signature slips from other branches around Australia, 1932 to 1973.Handwritten entries, list of dates and initials inside front cover. Includes typed instructions on how to record entries within the book. Also loose pages for Authority for society Accounts entries.peterborough, peterborough post office, commonwealth bank of australia -
Peterborough History Group
Peterborough Foreshore Committee Records
Records about the running of the Foreshore Reserve, including the playground and the development of the Caravan Park.Significant as it includes information about the establishment, maintenance and running of the caravan park, including a list of names of bookings in 1958. Also information about the construction of the river boat ramp and the town playground. Correspondence about a request by the Foreshore Committee to include land to the west of Peterborough but which was subsequently adopted by National Parks. It is interesting to note the names of Committee members and the changes over time. Storage box containing various documents pertaining to the running of the Foreshore Committee including cheque book, copies of correspondence, receipts and financial records.peterborough, great ocean road, camping, curdies river -
Peterborough History Group
Newspaper - Battle to drag oil rig away from reef
Demonstrates that gas and oil exploration has been occurring for at least 50 years. This records an incident involving an oil rig becoming detached and drifting on the rocks near Peterborough.Significant as it records an incident involving an oil rig becoming detached and drifting on the rocks near Peterborough. This was quite an event, and an eyewitness recalls how high and startlingly close the lights of the drifting rig appeared to be to the town. In daylight the rescue of the rig was an entertainment for the residents and holidaymakers.Photocopy of a two column article about an incident involving an oil rig.peterborough, oil rigs, marine rescue -
Peterborough History Group
Article - Peterborough Hotel Co operative Proposal, Approx 1965 - 1966
The hotel was an important social hub which burnt down in 1965. In order to rebuild a committee was co ordinated with the intention of re-building the hotel and running it as a co-operative. Significant as this document records the plan to rebuild the hotel, including costings. Ultimately the plan did not proceed but provides an insight into the value of the hotel perceived by the town. People involved include the vendor of the land, D.W.G. (Des) Moore; and committee members who probably included Tom Austin, Des Moore, Wokka Moore, possibly Rod Calvert. (TBC)A4 photocopy of the original committee minutes.peterborough, peterborough hotel, peterborough house, d.w.g moore, t. austin, warren moore -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - President and Captain Honour Board
The board records the Captains and Presidents of the Club from 1958, when the club was formally founded but prior to the establishment of the current clubhouse. PRESIDENT CAPTAIN 1958 – 74 N. Calvert 1958 – 89 J.S. Irvine 1975 – 77 M. Murnane 1990 - 96 A. N. Calvert 1978 – 87 H.W. Ryan 1997 – 99 J. E. Leishman 1988 – 89 D. Bradshaw 2000 – 01 W. Wood 1990 – 92 C. W. Whitehead 2002 – 05 D, Bradshaw 1993 – 97 M. R. Beer 2005 – 06 G. Drake 1998 – 01 M. Foley 2007 – 09 T. Smith 2002 – 03 W. Wood 2010 – 12 B. Flanders 2004 – 08 B. Hallows 2013 – 15 A. Haberfield 2009 – 16 J. Leishman 2016 – 20 D. Bradshaw 2017 - D. Hills 2021 - J. Watene Significant because it records the names of Club Presidents and Captains over the years. K W Creighton was an associate of golf club member Percy Stafford. It is unclear why Mr Creighton felt compelled to donate the honour board.2 ft x 3 ft timber honour board with carved columns at each side and arch at the top.Inscribed in gold "Presented by Mr & Mrs K W Creightonpeterborough golf club, sporting honour boards, k creighton -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - Peterborough Golf Club Open Championship
The honour board records the names and scores of the Mens Open Championship winners and the name and dates of the Secretary. Chas Moore was the proprietor of Moore's Stores and a regular visitor to Peterborough, and donor of the Honour Board. The Mervyn Murnane Memorial Trophy also records the winners names. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 1927 J. McCully 89.82-171 2004 M. Beer 64.67-131 1980 M. Beer 76.69-145 2005 P. Plozza 62.66-128 1981 S. Scott 72.72-144 2006 B. Blain 66.69-135 1982 G. Layther 68.71-139 2007 M. Beer 62.68-130 1983 P. Bayne 73.70-143 2008 M. Hayden 64.64-128 1984 P. Bayne 70.70-140 2009 M. Hayden 70.67-137 1985 B. Clarke 70.69-139 2010 M. Hayden 65.67-132 1986 J. Bell 69.69-138 2011 A. Kibbis 69.69-138 1987 M. Beer 71.69-140 2012 A. Kibbis 74.69-138 1988 P. Brown * 61.63-124 2013 A. Kibbis 72.66-138 1989 P. Sloane 65.72-137 2014 L. Beer 63.73-136 1990 J. O’Shea 69.68-137 2015 A. Kibbis 63.70-133 1991 D. Shady 69.73-142 2016 S. Goggin 64.67-131 1992 M. Beer 65.68-133 2017 S. Goggin * 59.71-130 1993 S. Craig 63.64-127 2018 D. Cook 73.62-135 1994 S. Goggin 65-61-126 2019 D. Oakley 62.67-129 1995 K. Jones 69.61-130 2020 Covid 19 1996 K. Jones 69.66-135 2021 B. Henkel 63.67-130 1997 S.P. Craig 65.67-132 1998 K. Jones 65.67-132 1999 K. Jones * 61.61-122 * Denotes Course Record 2000 S. Arnold 71.68-139 2001 S. Craig 67.64-131 SECRETARY 1958 – 66 H. Cochrane 1967 – 68 R. Irvine 1969 – 71 Mrs, D, Irvine 1972 – 73 G. Smith 1974 – 77 Mrs. J. Neville 1978 – 88 M. Murnane 1989 G. Bourke 1990 – 92 D. Bradshaw 1993 – 98 H. M. Gillespie 1998 – 99 E. F. Wheeler 2000 Mrs. S. Douglas 2001 – 03 J. T. Richardson 2004 B. Hesketh Significant as it records the names and scores of the winners. It also has one odd record - 1927 J McCully, then skips to 1980. The story behind that is that a cup appeared at the Golf Club (its unknown where it came from) which was inscribed with 1927 J. McCully Peterborough Golf club Open Champion. It was probably not referring to this Peterborough but this club did not hold an Open Championship at that time, so it was decided that they would. The first Open championship was held in 1980 but the record from 1927 was included as it was impetus behind the decision to hold the Open Championship, which continues to this day. Polished timber honour board with upper lintel and doric columns on eihe side.Inscribed with the winners of the Open Championships from 1980 and the name of the Secretary from 1958. Also inscribed with: Presented by Chas. Moore (Aust)peterborough, golf, sporting honour boards, peterborough golf club -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - The Schomberg Cup Honour Board
The golf tournament evolved from the P'boro Power Boat Race. The tournament is still a big event on the Peterborough Golf Club calendar. The Cup records the winners of the actual boat race, including the name of the winning boat and the skipper from 1949 to 1962. The winners were: 1949 Won by Albie Affleck Skipper HT Grimwade. 1950 Won by Lady Emma Skipper DC Moore, 1951 Aunt Spee Skipper A W Moore, 1952 JB Skipper J W Bartlam, 1953. Cynic Skipper HT Grimwade, 1954 Tom Thumb Skipper CR Chirnside, 1955 Nipper Skipper PW Coy, 1956 Typhoon Skipper LG Tabart 1957 Lady Nelson skipper DC Moore, 1958 - 1959 The Sea Moore Skipper F Moore, 1960 Cutty Sark Skipper RA Chirnside, 1961 Sweep Skipper S Joyce, 1962 scum skipper WM HolbeachThis honour board is significant because it records the winners over time of the event, but also because it is a link with the original boat race, which was a major fun event over summer in the town.A shield shaped wooden plaque with a metal scroll at the top and metal engraved shield shape in the centre of the board, surrounded by numerous smaller shield shapes, each engraved with the names of the winners and the date. Also a cup with shield shaped plaques around the base to record the winners.Central plaque inscribed thus: THE SCHOMBERG CUP THE OFFICERS OF THE PPBC 1949 Admiral Desmond C. Moore, Captain Wocca Moore Chief Engineer Andy Chirnside Boson John Wiber Chief Petty Officer (Later Mutinously & illegally self appointed Tinny Grimwade Lieutenant Commander) Ships Cat Tom Austin Master at Arms I Barty (Mr. Bartlam) II Brigadier Tinsley III Mark Howard Sub Lieutenant Gitchie Calvert Jnr Boson II Moyle Breton Chief Writer Jonnie Moore peterborough, golf tournament, the schomberg cup, peterborough golf club -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - Hole in One Boards
Historical record of the players who have made a Hole in One in this course. Mrs. D. Irvine G. Blain Miss M. Howard A. Reid D. W. Rogers R. Dowding J. Neville M. Moore J. Howard R. Hesketh I. McKenzie J. Corsie B. Dumesny R. Davies W. Sinclair J. Stevens P. Sloane F. Rundle H. W. Ryan M. Beer R. A. Chirnside Significant because it records the name of the players who make a hole in one.Round wooden board with a gold 1 in the centre, approx 50cm in diameter. The new board is a rectangular shape with gold printing. HOLE IN ONE (ROUND TIMBER BOARD) DONATED BY D. McNAB Mrs. D. Irvine G. Blain Miss M. Howard A. Reid D. W. Rogers R. Dowding J. Neville M. Moore J. Howard R. Hesketh I. McKenzie J. Corsie B. Dumesny R. Davies W. Sinclair J. Stevens P. Sloane F. Rundle H. W. Ryan M. Beer R. A. Chirnside HOLE IN ONE Rectangular board DATE PLAYER HOLE 06.02.O4 T. Smith (Senior) 6th 30.12.07 R. Hesketh 7th 20.01.08 F. Carlin 3rd 27.10.08 A. Van Dooren 6th 11.04.09 D. H. Bradsgaw 18th 27.12.09 M. Beer 3rd 11.07.10 S. D. Payne 3rd 07.04.12 P. Bradshaw 7th 25.11.12 M. Ryan 15th 10.02.13 B. Flanders 14th 27.12.14 B. Flanders 3rd 31.01.16 N. Matheson 11th 12.06.16 D. Norton 15th 23.11.18 P. Cashmore 17th 20.10.19 J. Walsh 6th peterborough, peterborough golf club, golf, hole in one, sporting honour boards -
Peterborough History Group
Plaque - Monthly Medal Captains Trophy
Honour Board recording the names of the annual monthly medal winners from 1997 onward.Significant as it records the winners over the years. Winners are: 1997 M. Magilton, 1998 D. Roberts, F. Carlin, 1999 ---- 2000 F. Carlin, 2001 W. Dumesny, 2002 L. Deppeler, 2003 P. Deppeler, 2004 L. Deppeler, 2005 G. Drake, 2006 L. Deppeler, 2007 B. Flanders, 2008 L. Deppeler, 2009 B. Hesketh, 2010 R. Edge, 2011 O. Reid, 2012 O. Reid, 2013 O. Reid, 2014 J. McKenzie, 2015 M. Tribe, 2016 V. Beekman, 2017 P. Sinnott, 2018 B. Hesketh, 2019 J. Costin,m 2020 D. Delaney, 2021 P. CashmoreRectangular wooden honour board with individually engraved name plaques with name and date of the annual winner.Peterborough Golf Club Monthly Medal Captains Trophypeterborough, peterborough golf club, golf, monthly medal -
Peterborough History Group
Plaque - Life Member and Club Champion Honour Board
It is traditional for sporting clubs to recognise their sporting champions and this board maintains that tradition. It lists the Men's club Champion from 1968. It list the life members from 1974.Significant as it records the annual club champions and lists those honoured with life membership of the club. LIFE MEMBERS 1974 Mrs N. R. Calvert; 1977 Mrs F. Calvert; 1981 D.C. Moore; 1983 M.J. Murnane; 1985 J.S. Irvine; 1987 f. Hughes; 1988 A.W. Moore; 1989 H.W. Ryan; 1990 Mrs J. Neville; 1991 Mrs K.D. Irvine; 1993 D.W. Rogers; 1994 Mrs L. Cumming; 1994 F. Moore; 1998 Mrs E.M. Brown; 1999 A.N. Calvert; 2001 H.M. Gillespie; 2006 D.H. Bradshaw; 2011 R.W. Hesketh; 2013 W.A. Wood; 2017 J. Leishman; 2020 B. Dumesney CLUB CHAMPION 1968 B.J. Cook; 1969 J.W. Wilson; 1970 B.J. Cook; 1971 B.J. Cook; 1972 D.H Bradshaw; 1973 K. D. Boyd; 1974 K. D. Boyd; 1975 B.M. Clarke; 1976 K. D. Boyd; 1977 B. Ellis; 1978 R.K. Patterson; 1979 R.K. Patterson; 1980 T.L. Austin; 1981 B.R. English; 1982 P.G. Clarke; 1983 L. Scott; 1984 A. Sanders; 1985 P. Bayne; 1986 B. Clarke; 1987 M. Beer; 1988 B. Clarke; 1989 B. Clarke; 1990 P.T. Plozza; 1991 P.Brown; 1992 S. Trounce; 1993 B. Dumesney; 1994 M.R. Beer; 1995 S. Rowe; 1996 J. O’Shea; 1997 S. Craig; 1998 B. Dumesney; 1999 B. Dumesney; 2000 S. Craig; 2001 B. Dumesney; 2002 d. Whitehead; 2003 g. Crake; 2004 D. Gloster; 2005 C. Brooks; 2006 M. Hayden; 2007 M. Hayden; 2008 C. Brooks; 2009 M.R. Beer; 2010 A. Presnell; 2011 M. Fisher; 2012 G. McGorlick; 2013 M.R. Beer; 2014 L. Elmer; 2015 W. Couch; 2016 D. Smith; 2017 H. Huffadine; 2018 M. Ryan; 2019 M. Bell; 2020 Covid 19; 2021 L. Smith Rectangular shaped wooden honour boardDates and names engravedpeterborough, peterborough golf club, sporting honour boards -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - Peterborough Golf Club Associates Honour Board & Women's Golf Honour Board
This board, starting in 1972, records the names of women members in the time when they were considered Associates. It lists the name of each President, Captain, Secretary and Champion for each year. The second board records the same information but is now known as the Women's Golf Peterborough. PRESIDENT 1972 - 1976 F. Calvert, 1977 J. Moore, 1978 – 1986 F. Calvert, 1987 – 1992 L. Cumming, 1992 – 1994 M. Scouller, 1995 – 1999 I. Younis SECRETARY 1972 – 1974 D. Irvine, 1975 – 1979 L. Cumming, 1980 – 1981 D. Irvine, 1982 – 1993 M. Hughes, 1994 – 1997 M. Macmillan, 1998 – 1999 M. Maloney CAPTAIN 1972 K. Harris, 1973 – 1976 J. Neville, 1977 – 1979 D. Irvine, 1980 – 1983 L. Cumming, 1984 – 1985 J. Moore, 1986 – 1988 D. Taylor, 1989 – 1990 D. Irvine, 1991 M. Brown, 1992 D. Irvine, 1993 – 1994 P. Townsend, 1995 – 1997 P. Roberts, 1998 – 1999 E. Willox CHAMPION 1972 J. Howard, 1973 K. Harris, 1974 M. Cashmore, 1975 M. Cashmore, 1976 M. Cashmore, 1977 J. Howard, 1978 M. Cashmore, 1979 D. Irvine, 1980 D. Irvine, 1981 M. Cashmore, 1982 J. Howard, 1983 R. Roberts, 1984 P. Punch, 1985 A. Clarke, 1986 F. Meade, 1987 F. Meade, 1988 P. Punch, 1989 F. Meade 1990 T. Fraser, 1991 V. Beer, 1992 L. Bourke, 1993 R. Whitehead, 1994 F. Green, 1995 F. Green, 1996 F. Green, 1997 E. Willox, 1998 L. Bourke, 1998 F. RundleLarge rectangular wooden honour board with gold printing of namesList of names of chronologically of the President, Secretary, Capt and Champion for each year. Donated by J. Bell Esq Second board was donated by the Estate of Mervyn J Murnane -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - Peterborough Golf Club Ladies B Grade Championship
Women's event held since 1991 reflecting the increasing number of women players. Winners were: 1995 J Roberts, 1996 E Maloney, 1997 D Delaney, 1998 G Edny, 1999 G Edney, 2000 J Hortin, 2001 W Mason, 2002 T Smith, 2003 W Bason, 2004 J Hortin, 2005 G Edney, 2006 K Burl, 2007 G Edney 2008 M Hammond, 2009 R Westacott, 2010 M Hammond, 2011 K Robertson, 2012 Marion Gordon, 2013 Katherine Robertson, 2014 K Burl, 2015 Kathy Burl, 2016 Debbie Norton, 2017 Marion Gordon, 2018 Pam Payne, 2019 Deb NortonSignificant as it records the clubs B grade winners over time.Silver cup with plastic, wood like base and shield shaped plaques attached for engraved namesEngraved with event title" Peterborough Golf Club Ladies B Grade Championship. Donated by Lois Cumming". Winners names engraved belowpeterborough, peterborough golf club, women's golf, sporting events, sporting honour boards, sporting trophies -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - Women's Golf Peterborough Best 36 Hole Nett
Records the Best 36 hole net score for the women's championship Winners are: 1996 Elaine Spiel 124 nett 1997 D Smith 113 nett 1998 - 1999 J Howe 126 nett 2000 E Willox 126 nett 2001 M O'Connor 122 nett 2002 T Smith, 2003 Jenny Stevens, 2004 Marg Smith, 2005 Vera Convey, 2006 Marg Hesketh 119 nett 2007 Glenda Edney 129 nett 2008 M Hesketh 119 nett 2009 Fay Rundle 119 nett 2010 Beryl Drake 124 nett 2011 Heather Finlayson 117 nett 2012 Karen Matheson 120 nett 2013 Loretta Roberts 112 nett 2014 K Burl 124 nett 2015 Maureen Clements 118 nett 2017 Katheryn Robertson 127 nett 2018 Andrea Thompson 117 nett 2019 Deb Ferrari 122 nettmall single handle tankard on a square plinth with plaques around the base for engraving the winners namesInscribed W.G.P Championship Best 36 Hole Nett. Then winners names and scores are listed.peterborough golf club, peterborough, women's golf, golf championships -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - Peterborough Golf Club Open Championship 1927
The original cup presented for the championships up to 1995 and which were then transcribed onto the Open Championship Honour Board. significant because this is an interesting record of the winner in 1927 (J McCully) and then a mysterious gap of 53 years before it became a regular event on the golf calendar.Silver cup Inscribed with the winners name in 1927, then records the names from 1980 to 1995.peterborough, peterborough golf club -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - March Mixed Doubles Tournament Trophy
Peterborough Tennis Club were a very active group, over the years. This tournament ran from 1979 to 1993 and records the names of local people and visitors who won. 1979 Don Bradshaw Joy McNab 1980 Richard Cumming Julie Gladstone 1981 Richard Cumming Tiffany McNab 1983 Greg Lawes Sue Exell 1982 Michael Moore P Hindhaugh, 1984 David Spittle Deborah Smith 1985 Richard Cumming Michelle Maschio 1986 Phillip grey Jill Gretton- Watson 1987 Don Bradshaw Jill Gretton- Watson 1988 Richard Cumming Pru Gray 1989 Michael Moore junior Mandy Yencken 1990 Phillip Gray Jill Gretton- Watson 1991 Paul Bayne Deborah Smith 1992 Don Bradshaw Jill Gretton- Watson 1993 Brett Salajan Sue Coldham 1994 Brett Salajan Jill Gretton-Watson Significant because it was a popular event on the Labour Day weekend and records names of local people and visitors who were winners.Silver cup with 2 handles and a lid atop a plastic plinthEngraved with the name of the competition and the names of the winnerspeterborough, peterborough tennis club, tennis -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - Ladies Open Championship presented by Dawn Irvine
Ladies pen Championship trophy presented by Dawn Irvine. The first tray records winners from 1995 to 2015, the second tray records winners from 2016 on.Significant as it records the winners of the Women's championships, over the years.Two round silver traysEngraved with the winners namesgolf, golf championships, women's golf championships, peterborough, peterborough golf club -
National Wool Museum
Book, The Pastoral Review and Graziers' Record Vol 73, July-Dec 1963
" The Pastoral Review and Graziers' Record Vol 73, July-Dec 1963 .pastoral industry - history wool sales wool marketing farming, pastoral industry - history, wool sales, wool marketing, farming -
National Wool Museum
Letter
Letter from dated 28th June 1939, from R Waters, Massey Agricultural College, New Zealand to R R Pavia, Principal , Gordon Institute of Technology regarding printing of record cards for New Zealand sheep breeders.wool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history world war ii, gordon institute of technology massey agricultural college (university of new zealand), lang, dr w. roy pavia, mr r r - gordon institute of technology waters, mr r., wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, world war ii -
National Wool Museum
Book, Record of cloth tests
Acquired when "Classewave Industries" closed down.RECORD OF /CLOTH /TESTStextile industry - history textile testing textile production world war i world war ii, federal woollen mills ltd classweave industries pty ltd, textile industry - history, textile testing, textile production, world war i, world war ii -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive - Books & Papers, Ken Hyslop, Campbells Bridge Back to 1991, 1991
... Hyslop Social History Visitors Book Records relating to Campbells ...Associated with Back to Campbells Bridge and writing of Campbells bridge development and Social History 1861 - 1991. By Ken HyslopRecords relating to Campbells Bridge back to 1991. Plus Back to sign in bookVisitors Booksocial history -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Family History, Dorothy Brumby, Great Western - Glisson Family History, 2012
... grampians Compiled by Dorothy Brumby from Records Family History ...Compiled by Dorothy Brumby from RecordsBlack Plastic 4 Ring Binder with Plastic Pockets From Bath England to the Diggings Victoria The Story of Mary Todd 1853 - 1863family history -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive - Record cards, Employee History Cards
... Records Sick Pay Qualifying Period Norwellen Employee History card ...Employee History from Norwellen now closed. Surname Christian Name Address Date of Birth Sex M.S Dependents Date Commenced Salary Commenced Alteration Occupation Department War Service Employment Ceased Reason Remarks Reverse Annual Holiday Records Sick Pay Qualifying PeriodCardEmployee History card Norman Bros. Pty. Ltd. No: 5836. Anorwellen -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Family Record of Johann Gottfried Hoffmann 1849-1979
Family History of Hoffmann Compiled by Heinrich Hoffmann, Otto Hoffmann and Lila LockwoodBlue Booklet with Blue Print on front with map of AustraliaStamped in front cover Bruce Dudonfamily history -
Plutarch Project
Film screening Log Book, Log Book, Collins late 1950's
Yiannoudes Family Film Memorabilia It is normally a time consuming and difficult task to accurately assess a collection’s significance to the primary criteria, however in the case of the “Yiannoudes Family Film Memorabilia” we have no hesitation of its high significance about its historic, social, rarity, interpretive, cultural and provenance to Australia, including the country side where most of this collection memorabilia visited. From January 1959 and until 1982, “Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures”, owned by Mr Peter Yannoudes (Παναγιώτης Γιαννούδης) and Mr Stathis Raftopoulos (Στάθης Ραφτόπουλος) travelled around Australia to entertain the Greek, Turkish, Indian and Yugoslav speaking population of Australia and provide a significant cinema culture. They travelled as far as Perth in WA, Adelaide in SA, Tasmania, Darwin in Nt, Canberra in ACT and Sydney and NSW. However they found themselves also in places like Berri and Renmark in NSW, where concentrations of migrants lived and thrived during the period. Initially they were travelling by train, carrying all their equipment by hand and placing them in boxes and suitcases. However after 1962 when they acquired their first automobile, travelling became less of a burden, nevertheless cumbersome and laborious. They carried with them initially two portable projectors (second one as a backup) and at times travelled with a third in order to ensure that technology will not be letting them down at the time of film projection. At times the films were projected onto a white sheet of cloth because there was no proper screen to project it on at the venue they were using. Mr P. Yiannoudes has also published a book in October 2010, titled “Greek Cinema Across Australia – Behind the Scenes”. The book was published in two languages, English and in Greek. Details about the launch can be found on the Diasporic Literature Spot website at this address (in the Greek language) http://diasporic.org/ellinika/biblia/greek-films-in-australia/. His book is devoted to those with whom he co-operated in order to bring for the first time Greek language films into Australia. Their names are: Stathis Raftopoulos, Andreas Papadopoulos, Andreas Katopodis, Theodoros Kanellopoulos, Michael Ioannou, Fotis Hatzipavlides, Kostas Vrahnas, Evaggelos Terpenos, Dionysis Lourantos, Dimitris Georgiou, Vasilis Florias and Jim Gragie. All businessmen with the right entrepreneurial spirit to be the first and to make their mark in the making of cultural Australia. Mr P. Yiannoudes a Cypriot by descent born in the town of Vouni, a village in the area of Lemesos. In Lemesos he learned the first few things about cinema which would help him in all his later life. He migrated to Australia in 1956 has been a prominent member of the Greek & Cypriot Communities in Melbourne for many decades. He has been President of the Cypriot Community, President of Federation of Cypriot Communities in Australia (for 18 years), President of SEKA (for 26 years) and highly regarded member of the Greek-Cypriots Diaspora since he also has been Vice-President of the Global Federation of Cypriots of Diaspora for 18 years. Mr P. Yiannoudes is now working on creating a small museum of these pieces in the back of the Westgarth Theatre with the help of the Plutarch Project and …. In this collection numbering hundreds of items, we will try and capture some of the glory that was the Greek film industry in Australia for 23 years between 1959 and 1982. “Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures” also owned a large number of cinemas in Melbourne, the National Theatre in Richmond, the Westgarth Theatre in Northcote (which is still owned by the Yiannoudes family today), Sun Theatre in Yarraville, Kinema in Albert Park, Empire Theatre in Brunswick, Paramount Theatre in Oakleigh, Globe Theatre in Richmond, Galaxy Theatre in Brunswick and the Cosmopolitan Theatre in Brusnwick. At the same time they were hiring other theatres for film projections. They were the Astor Theatre in St. Kilda, Victoria Theatre in Richmond, Sunshine Theatre in Sunshine. Apart from Melbourne they were using the Pantheon Theatre in Adelaide, the Norwood Town Hall in Adelaide, the Shepparton Town Hall in Shepparton, the Premier Theatre in Perth, the Rivoli Theatre in Berri and the Renmark Theatre in Renmark. The number of films shown around Australia were over 1500 in total whilst about 1218 of them were in the Greek language. Other languages shown were in Turkish (about 150 films), Yugoslavian (about 100 films), English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch language films. “Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures” was the first company to bring Swedish and Dutch films to Australia. They also showed Martial Arts films for the first time in Australia in 1975 at the Galaxy Theatre in Melbourne. However one of the most significant pieces that tell the story with places and dates is the Show Logbook. The Show Logbook has a large number of stories to tell. It is still intact and in fair condition after all these years of travelling around Australia. It is categorised with an alphabetic index on the right by film title. Greek, Indian, Turkish and Yugoslav language film titles adorn its pages alongside the place where they were first shown, the towns and cities they visited and the dates for each one. It is an extremely significant part of history of the settlement of migrants in Australia. This Log Book is of Primary Significance to the "Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures" and the Yiannoudes family film memorabilia collection. It has a Historic, Social, Provenance and Rarity significance for the settlement of migrants in Australia and the entertainment industry.This is the Log Book, manually updated and used by "Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures" for films shown in different parts of AustraliaCollins Stock Records Booklogbook, films, shown, cultural, language, greek, australia, γιαννούδης, κατάσταση, yiannoudes -
Plutarch Project
English wooden ship model, Cutty Sark replica, circa 1997
This replica ship was modelled to exact scale by Denis Paraskevatos with the original basic kit enhanced by a large number of brass and mahogany wooden parts used and showing on two labels positioned at the base of the model. These replica parts were specifically designed and constructed by D. Paraskevatos with the help of his family. This model along a large number of others have been displayed at the Victorian Parliament for ten days from the 18th March 2002 (Queens Hall) to the 28th March 2002, and the Melbourne Town Hall from 19th to 27th August 2004. The history of the 65 meter British vessel named Cutty Sark is as follows: THE CUTTY SARK (history) The “Cutty Sark” was a British clipper ship, aptly named of course as a [clipper for its speed ], which was built in 1869 on the [river Clyde in Scotland ] by the Jock Willis Shipping Corporation. It was primarily used to transport tea from China to Great Britain, as well to a lesser extent later in its life, wool from Australia; however, with the advent of the steam engines and the creation also of the Suez Canal in 1869, its days of operation as a sailing vessel were numbered, as the steam ships were now prevailing as technologically advanced cargo carriers through the shorter route by the Suez Canal to China. In fact, within a few years of its operation, as its delegation in the tea industry was declining, it was assigned primarily the duty of transporting wool from Australia to England, but this activity was thwarted again by the steam ships, as they were enabled by their technologies to travel faster to Australia. Eventually, the “Cutty Sark” in 1895 was sold to a Portuguese company called “Ferreira and Co.”, where it continued to operate as a cargo ship until 1922, when it was purchased on that year by the retired sea captain Wilfred Dowman, who used it as a training ship in the town of Falmouth in Cornwall. After his death, the ship was conferred as a gesture of good will to the “Thames Nautical Training College” in Greenhithe in 1938, where it became an auxiliary cadet training ship, outliving its usefulness as a training vessel by 1954, and permanently [being dry docked in Greenwich, London, ] for public viewing. Of course, the “Cutty Sark” was not the only tea clipper constructed and owned by the Jock Willis Corporation, as there were others who were also used for the transportation of tea from China to Great Britain. Noteworthy additionally in its impressive resume is the fact that, the “Cutty Sark” was not only valued and admired for its speed, but also for its prestige that it afforded to its owners, [as media coverage was insatiable during a tea race that was regarded a national sporting event, with fiscal bets being placed on a predicted winning ship ]. Disappointingly, even though the English tea clippers were the best in the world at the time in terms of marine design, they had never won a tea race, and Jock Willis was certainly determined to achieve this goal, as the American clippers were considered the fastest in the tea trade. Nonetheless, the British clippers were proven to be formidable opponents to their American counterparts in the tea trade, when in 1868 a British tea clipper called [“Thermopylae”, managed to travel from the port of London to Melbourne, in only sixty one (61) days, which Jock Willis was hoping to improve on such a feat with the “Cutty Sark” ] . Remarkably, the maximum speed that the “Cutty Sark” could achieve was 17.5 knots in spite of the challenges of the unpredictable winds, if any at times, and the high seas or ferocious storms. Interestingly, [the “Cutty Sark’s” greatest recorded achievement in distance in twenty four (24) hours was three hundred and sixty three (363) nautical miles ], which meant that it was averaging approximately fifteen (15) knots; much faster obviously than the recorded twenty four (24) hour distance of the “Thermopylae” which had accomplished three hundred and fifty (358) nautical miles. .... ______________ -*- Please read the complete history of the Cutty Sark vessel by Maria Paraskevatos in one of the attachments provided with this exhibit. This model along with a large number of others was constructed by the Master craftsman Denis Paraskevatos, in Melbourne and has a historic, artistic significance because of the time and artist efforts in construction.The English Cutty Sark replica model is a wooden replica scaled at 1:25. The wood is mahogany and it is normally displayed in a glass covered enclosure. It has three masts and it is the largest vessel of Denis Paraskevatos collectionCUTTY SARK LONDONreplica, ship, art, model, cutty, sark, greek, artist, paraskevatos, παρασκευάτος, πανομοιότυπο -
Geelong Naval and Maritime Museum
Photograph - Framed Picture, "Lightning", Unsure
Built by the celebrated shipbuilder Donald McKay, the Lightning was the first clipper built in the USA for a British firm. In 1862 on a return trip to Liverpool, it struck an uncharted rock in a rip. No water entered the vessel but on arrival a rock 6 feet long was found sticking through its timbers and beginning to work loose. Under Capt. 'Bully' Forbes, the Lightning made its first voyage to Australia in 77 days, and on its return voyage, made it in a record 64 days. The Lightning's entire life was spent on the Australian run carrying immigrants and cargo. It had the job of carrying free of charge immigrants and early consignments of introduced animals, including rabbits, which were sent to Thomas Austin of Barwon Park, Winchelsea. The wreck of ‘Lightning’ caused by fire was the worst shipping calamity in Geelong's history. Geelong's Centenary celebrations included a re-enactment of the burning of ‘Lightning’.Framed picture of ‘Lightning’ which is a ship particularly historic to the region of Geelong because of its story, the worst shipping calamity in Geelong's history.Framed Picture of ship "Lightning"lightning, geelong, ship wreck