This is one of four surf oars now on display at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. The oars were once owned by the Warrnambool surf Live Saving Club. They are painted in the original club colours of brown and white. The Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club was formed in 1930, and the elected President was Mr Fletcher Jones (later Sir Fletcher Jones). It is one of the oldest lifesaving clubs on the Victorian Coast. The donor was a member of the surf boat crew that won the 1952 Victorian Surf Boat Championships; the crew comprised Geoff Scott, Ron Blackney, Wes McLaren, Jim Tibb, and Stan Stephens. This oar is significant for its connection with the Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club and as an example of equipment used for saving lives at sea in the local Warrnambool community. Oar, one of four oars. Timber handles with flat blades painted in the original club colours of brown and white. The oars originated from the Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, surf boat oar, original oar, warrnambool surf life saving club, wslc, oar, brown and white, wslc colours, rowing oar, lifesaving

This is one of four surf oars now on display at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. The oars were once owned by the Warrnambool surf Live Saving Club. They are painted in the original club colours of brown and white. The Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club was formed in 1930, and the elected President was Mr Fletcher Jones (later Sir Fletcher Jones). It is one of the oldest lifesaving clubs on the Victorian Coast. The donor was a member of the surf boat crew that won the 1952 Victorian Surf Boat Championships; the crew comprised Geoff Scott, Ron Blackney, Wes McLaren, Jim Tibb, and Stan Stephens. This oar is significant for its connection with the Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club and as an example of equipment used for saving lives at sea in the local Warrnambool community. Oar, one of four oars. Timber handles with flat blades painted in the original club colours of brown and white. The oars originated from the Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, surf boat oar, original oar, warrnambool surf life saving club, wslc, oar, brown and white, wslc colours, rowing oar, lifesaving

Real estate advertisement for 109 Nell Street Greensborough, a 3 bedroom house. Originally listed by Barry Plant, this property was sold on 24/10/2018 by Fletchers Eltham for $660,000. Previous sale: March 1995 for $116,500.Real estate advertisement black text and colour photographnell street greensborough

Given to G Fletcher (donor) by a customer (approx 1950) when he was delivering Herald newspapers. Woman lived in Swallow Street and they had been given to her by a relative who was a policeman at Port Melbourne Police StationPair of metal handcuffs with key.law, crimes and misdemeanours, police, crime, geoffrey fletcher

This is a 1991 program for the City of Warrnambool Eisteddfod. This Eisteddfod was first held in 1975 when the Rotary Club of Warrnambool organized a community festival attracting 150 entrants. Following this the Warrnambool City Council became the organizer of this event. Today the Warrnambool Eisteddfod is dedicated to showcasing local talents in speech, drama, music, dance, calisthenics and debating in an annual event that goes over 40 days and has over 1000 entrants. A highlight is the Aria Award for the best senior vocalist. This program is of some interest as it gives details of the events held in the Warrnambool Eisteddfod in 1991. This is a booklet of 84 pages. It has a blue and white cover and printed material. This includes office bearers of the Eisteddfod, advertisements, a program of events with the names of entrants, a list of sponsors and some annotated pages indicating the winning entrants. Front Cover: ‘City of Warrnambool Eisteddfod Society Inc. featuring the Fletcher Jones Aria Sponsored by the Fletcher Jones Foundation, Prize Awarded, $3,000, 1991, Sections include Brass, Calisthenics, Recorder, Woodwind, Dancing, Highland D’cing, Speech & Drama, Choral Strings, Organ, Piano. Official Sponsor, Victorian Ministry for the Arts’1991 warrnambool eisteddfod, warrnambool eisteddfod

George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits

This is an 1886 certificate admitting George Mackay to practise as an attorney, solicitor and proctor in the courts of the colony of Victoria. George Sutherland Mackay (1850-1926) was born in Scotland and educated at the University of Glasgow. He came to Australia in 1884. In 1891 he came to Warrnambool and established a legal practice in Kepler Street. In 1893 he bought the practice of the late James Fletcher and the firm was then known as Fletcher and Mackay. It changed to Mackay and Taylor (later Mackay Taylor) when J.D. Taylor became his partner in the 1920s. In 1999 Tait Solicitors and Mackay Taylor amalgamated to form Tait Taylor and in 2010 the firm’s name became Tait Legal. This certificate is of considerable importance as a significant memento of George Mackay, a prominent lawyer in Warrnambool from the 1890s to 1926.This is a paper certificate pasted on board and set into a brown cardboard frame. The certificate has brown or gold handwriting with some calligraphy, three or four stamps (mostly obliterated), a green duty stamp and the remains of a signature. The frame is tattered at the edges and stained at the back.george sutherland mackay, warrnambool lawyer, j.d. taylor, tait solicitors and mackay taylor, history of warrnambool

Coloured print of Australian Soldier, Vietnam Vintage, 7RAR. Solder is in the kneeling/firing position holding an SLR. Print mounted with green border, brown frame, fawn paper backing. Frame has wire hanging strap at rear.On plate under print: “WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMAN 7RAR BY BRUCE E FLETCHER” Stamped on rear: “BETHANY GALLERY” 116 BRIDGE STREET BENDIGOillustrations-prints, military history-army, vietnam

Ralph Reeves purchased an established cordial factory in the early 1900’s from the estate of J Fletcher. It was operated by the Reeves family, firstly Reginald, followed by his son-in-law Murray Moon until the latter part of the 20th century. A common object familiar to a large number of people in the Warrnambool area with links to one of Warrnambool’s longest established family businesses.Two clear glass bottles with rib pattern and circles at bottom of neck. Transfer label with small white circles and one larger red one. Top is white with orange writing. Contains Dry Ginger.Enjoy Reeves’ ice cold on the front, Bottled by R.J Reeves Warrnambool. Preservative added artificially coloured. Net contents 7 FL. OZ. warrnambool, reeves, reeves soft drink, reeves cordial.

Ralph Reeves purchased an established cordial factory in the early 1900’s from the estate of J Fletcher. It was operated by the Reeves family, firstly Reginald, followed by his son-in-law Murray Moon until the latter part of the 20th century.A common object familiar to a large number of people in the Warrnambool area with links to one of Warrnambool’s longest established family businesses. Two clear glass. Cylindrical with 12 ribs. Chrome metal top with lever and spout. Logo etched on front of bottles Inscriptions and Markings: “R. J. Reeves” engraved on side of lid. “R. J. Reeves Warrnambool in oval surrounding RJR. This syphon remains the property of R. J. Reeves Warrnambool and its use by others is prohibited.British syphon company Limited London.warrnambool, reeves, soda syphon, reeves soft drink, reeves cordial.

Found at 'Mulvra', a property near Linton belonging to Digory Pendray Roberts. It is believed that the candle-holder was forged in the blacksmith's workshop at the property. Found in the late 1940s and donated to Linton & District Historical Society by Lyle Fletcher, a descendant of Digory Roberts.Iron candle holder, round section to hold candle, with horizontal spike attached, to enable candle holder to be pushed into rocks or clay of mine wall.mining, candle holders

Set of 15 colour prints of a tram tours in Melbourne, featuring W5 tramcars, 685 (converted) and 782 (unconverted) mid 1980's to 1990. Photos not well focused. .1 - At Albert Park beach terminus, Mills St. .2 - ditto .3 - ditto .4 - Peel St North Melbourne .5 - ditto .6 - ditto .7 - Ascot Vale Road, Showgrounds loop .8 - ditto .9 - Albert St, South Melbourne Beach Loop .10 - ditto .11 - Fletcher St Essendon. .12 - Fletcher St Essendon .13 - Wellington Parade shunt .14 - ditto .15 - ditto Features advertisements on trams for: Spring Valley drinks, Bank of Melbourne, Fox Radio, UDL drinks, All printed on Kodak paper.trams, tramways, mmtb, tours, albert park, showgrounds, wellington parade, peel st, tram 685, tram 782

Photo No 83 - L-R: Nrs Sheila Prendergast, Elsa Knottman, Elsa Wilkie, Alice Fechner, Grace Fletcher, 1940s with horse Photo No 127 - L-R: Nrs Margaret Williams, Elsa Knottman, Elsa Wilkie, 1940s with horseprendergast, knottman, wilkie, fechner, fletcher, horse, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, williams

George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits

This bottle comes from the Warrnambool aerated waters factory of Ralph Reeves. This business was established in Koroit Street, Warrnambool in the 1860s as the Union Cordial Factory by John Davis and then bought by John Fletcher in 1885. Fletcher’s business continued until 1930 when it was bought by Ralph Reeves. Coming to Warrnambool about 1900 Reeves had managed a Banyan Street, Warrnambool factory which had been established by John Rowley. Reeves was joined by his son Reg in Warrnambool and Reg operated the business from 1946 to 1972. The trade name of Reeves was still used after Reg Reeves died in the early 1970s and continued on for some years. This bottle is of interest as an example of an early Reeves bottle. We have few Reeves bottles with the original paper labels. Cordial manufacturing in Warrnambool was an important industry for over 100 years.This is a clear glass bottle with a rounded base and rounded body tapering to a short round neck with a moulded glass top at the opening. The screw stopper is black and made of composite material. The inside of the bottle is discoloured. The details of the manufacturer of the contents are impressed into the glass on the side and there is a paper label pasted on the side of the bottle (black, red, yellow tonings) ‘R.V. Reeves’ (x2) 34’ ‘Lemonade Warrnambool Cordials Pty Ltd’ ‘Bottle not complete without stopper’ ‘This bottle is the property of Warrnambool Cordials Pty Ltd Warrnambool’ ‘Please replace stopper, Reeves lemonade, sparkling & refreshing, R.J. Reeves Warrnambool, bottle 2d. deposit’ ralph reeves, warrnambool, cordial manufacturers in warrnambool, history of warrnambool

This ledger contains material from the legal firm of Mackay and Taylor for the period 1931 to 1946. The material includes receipts, letters and typed summaries concerning the wills and property of Warrnambool and district residents at that time. Scottish-born George Mackay established a legal practice in Kepler Street, Warrnambool in 1891 and in 1893 he bought the next-door practice of the late James Fletcher, with the business then known as Fletcher and Mackay. In the 1920s John Taylor became a partner with Mackay under the name of Mackay and Taylor (later Mackay Taylor). In 1999 Taits Solicitors of Warrnambool merged with Mackay Taylor to form Tait Taylor. Today this business is known as Taits Legal. This ledger is of some importance as it contains much historical information (wills, deeds, property ownership etc) on Warrnambool and district residents in the 1930s and 40s. It will be very useful to researchers.This is a ledger with a black cardboard cover and red binding on the spine. The binding has broken and the covers and sections of the pages are detached. The cover is much stained and rubbed. The pages have been printed with red and blue lines but these have not been used. Instead a variety of letters, receipts and typed material have been pasted onto the pages. Some of the letters and receipts have been handwritten and some have been typed.Receipt Bookwarrnambool, warrnambool history, mackay taylor, ledger warrnambool, fletcher and mackay

Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor of Federation UniversityBlack and white photograph of Junior Technical School Football Team. Names L. Smyth, T. Davies, B. Saunders, J. Cox, J. Medwell, I. Grigg, G. Lehman, J. Fletcher, B. Stoneman, K. Bridges, K. Sperber, M. Hetherington, V. Browning, B. Neale, G. Harrison, N. Pitts, K. Silvey.ballarat school of mines students' magazine committee, junior technical school football team, ballarat junior technical school football team, l. smyth, t. davies, b. saunders, j. cox, j. medwell, i. grigg, g. lehman, j. fletcher, b. stoneman, k. bridges, k. sperber, m. hetherington, v. browning, b. neale, g. harrison, n. pitts, k. silvey

Colour photo of Golden Square Primary School Laurel Street 1189 staff in 1973. 13 staff members photographed in library. Back row left : Darryl Waters, unknown, Shane Rodda, unknown, unknown, Claire de Araugo. Front : Lyn Fletcher ? , centre holding sign Pauline Murphy Principal, second from end Joyce Wynn.bendigo, education, golden square primary school

Supreme Court writ between Alfred Clarke & the Commissioner of Taxation(concerning the Badak Jungle Tin Mine) Rules of Badak Jungle Tin Mining Co. Correspondence from share hlders. Commercial Union Envelope. 'Badak Jungle'. Original acknowledgement for scrip Mr Clark's pack handed to Mr Fletcher, Income Tax Dept. 2/4/1927.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining tax, mccoll rankin & stanistreet

This Trust Accounts ledger belonged to the law firm of Mackay and Taylor of Kepler Street, Warrnambool. The law firms of George Mackay and James Fletcher merged in 1893 to form Fletcher and Mackay and in the early 1920s J. Taylor became the new partner with Mackay to form the legal practice of Mackay and Taylor. This firm continued in Kepler Street until the 1990s. George Mackay was a prominent resident of Warrnambool from 1891 to his death in 1926. The Trust Accounts ledger lists the accounts of several organizations such as the Ancient Order of Foresters, the accounts of deceased estates and accounts of individual residents of Warrnambool and district. The dates covered are from 1919 to 1923. The accounts appear to refer to an investment and banking society operated by Mackay and Taylor.The ledger has some significance as it contains information on the financial dealings of many well-known Warrnambool people and organizations. It has social significance as it shows the type of investment opportunities available to Warrnambool people in the first two decades of the 20th century. This is a foolscap-size bound book of 526 pages. The covers are of blue hard cardboard with buff-coloured spine and corners. The inside thick paper covers are of a blue and red mottled design. There are pages with alphabetical tabs at the start of the book. The pages are printed with red ruled lines for accounting purposes. The entries are in black ink. Spine – ‘Ledger’, ‘1919 to Dec. 1923’ Front Cover- ‘Trust Account’ mackay taylor legal firm, warrnambool

This accounts book has been used by a Warrnambool butcher whose name is unknown. The entries date from 1913 to 1915 and the names of those with accounts are mostly well-known residents of Warrnambool at the time. The items bought include hams, shoulders, lard, sides, German sausage, pork sausages, bacon, hocks and bones. The book was found in the old Mackay Taylor law firm building and was obviously in storage with that firm. The owner of the accounts book would have been a client of the law firm. Mackay Taylor was formed in 1893 with the merger of the law firms of George Sutherland Mackay and James Fletcher, a business that was known originally as Fletcher and Mackay and then changed to Mackay and Taylor in the 1920s. The business was at 131 Kepler Street.This accounts book is of some interest as it contains the names of many prominent Warrnambool people and their meat-related purchases in the 1913-1915 time frame. These include the names Battarbee, Ward, Milvertion, Harrington, Murrell, Powell, Younger, Smith and Russell. The lists of items bought show the lifestyles and eating habits of the time with some bulk buying of large pieces of meat, some for hotels etc. This is a small maroon coloured bound book of 173 pages (double-sided). There are pages with alphabetical tabs at the start of the book. Inside the front and back covers are inserts of heavy quality paper with a blue and red design. The entries are written in black ink.On spine – ‘Ledger’warrnambool butcher, warrnambool

This ledger is Volume One of a series of Copy Title Books that contain certificates of land titles from the Warrnambool district in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It came from the former premises of the Warrnambool legal firm, Mackay Taylor. This firm originated in the 1890s when George Mackay established a legal practice in Kepler Street, Warrnambool. In 1893 he bought the legal business of James Fletcher, following the death of the latter and the practice became known as Fletcher and Mackay. In 1926 John Taylor became a partner with George Mackay (who died that year) and Mackay, Taylor and Co continued on until 1999 when the firm merged with Tait Solicitors and became Tait Taylor. In 2010 it was renamed Taits Legal. This ledger is of great importance as it contains early certificates of titles of land and property in the Warrnambool district. The information contained therein will be of significant importance to researchers of local history.This is a hard cover book of 200 pages with a mottled green cover and black binding. The index is typed and the contents include certificates of land and property titles and some sketch maps.warrnambool land and property, mackay taylor, history of warrnambool

Back L-R: Grace Fletcher, Dorothy Grills, Margaret Williams, Joan Sircum, Elsie Downing. Middle L-R: Frances Vaughan, Mary Crawford, Muriel Nicholls, Eileen Kane. Front L-R: Marion Symons, Joyce Cairns, Monica Robinsonnurses, 1940s, fletcher, grills, williams, sircum, downing, vaughan, crawford, nicholls, kane, symons, cairns, robinson, prendergast, ballarat, hospital

McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Deborah Ext GM Co NL. Commercial Assurance Company of Australia Limited, Dated 26th May 1962. Mine situation: Fletcher Street, Quarry Hill, Bendigo. Period of Insurance: From 26th May, 1961, to 26th May, 1962, at Four o'clock in the afternoon. Buildings and description listed with; Sum Insured thereon (4 buildings).organization, business, mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, deborah ext gm co. commercial assurance company of australia limited, dated 26th may 1962.

Sold by Fletchers 3 Dec 2015 for $1.26m. See https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-hurstbridge-121193850 Google Streetview Feb 2014 https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.6455525,145.2071828,3a,49.4y,333.82h,88.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sr2PfMo3UeXV_fqSDYToiuA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 stripsKodak GA 100 5095shire of eltham, roads, flatrock road, hurstbridge, ardean park, cowan

Celebrated in 1989 on Sunday 10th September.John Hutchinson, Chairman of 25th Birthday Committee. A Douglas, first principal, F Russell, second, and H Fletcher, third. Contains map of celebrations and school song.

Tait collection: item 46 of 62 This is a document giving details of the Will and Probate of Miles Staunton (called Miles Stanton in the Will and Myles Staunton in the official Victorian death records). He died at Tower Hill in 1898 at the age of 72. He was a farmer in the Koroit district and left real estate to the value of £2799 and personal estate to the value of £128. The chief beneficiaries were his wife and children. Miles Stanton was unable to write and signed his will with a cross. The lawyers involved, Fletcher and Mackay and Ernest Chambers, had legal offices in Warrnambool at the end of the 19th century. The document, with others, was passed down to successive lawyers occupying the legal premises in Kepler street (Fletcher and Mackay, later Mackay Taylor) and located in this building in 2014. This document is of some interest as it gives details of the Will and Probate of Miles Staunton who was a 19th century farmer in the Koroit district.This is a white piece of paper folded in two to make four pages. Three of the pages have ruled margins in red and there is handwritten material on four pages in black ink. There is no proper seal attached but there is a hand-drawn circular sketch representing the seal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. The document contains information on the Will and Probate of Miles Staunton of Koroit who died in 1898.In the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria In the Probate Jurisdiction In the Will of Miles Staunton in the Will named Miles Stanton late of Koroit in the Colony of Victoria farmer deceasedmiles staunton, ernest chambers, fletcher and mackay, warrnambool, tait collection