Modest grave for at Nillumbik Cemetery, Diamond Creek. Alan Marshall, A.M., O.B.E., HON., LL. D. (1902-1984) Alan Marshall was born at Noorat, Victoria and became one of Australia’s most famous authors. His association with the Eltham area began in 1920 when he started his first job as a junior clerk at the Eltham Shire Offices, Kangaroo Ground. In the 1940’s he spent sometime living in Research. From 1955 he lived in Eltham for nearly 20 years. Disabilities resulting from polio as a young child did not prevent a wide range of experiences. Alan’s occupations have been listed as clerk, night watchman, fortune teller, freelance journalist and author. He has been patron of many disadvantaged children’s societies. Alan’s books are numerous and include novel, short stories, children’s books, history and travel. Among the best known are his autobiographies “I can jump puddles” and “This is The Grass”. Others include “These are my people”, “Ourselves Writ Strange” and “Wild Red Horses”. In 1971 he wrote the centenary history of the Shire of Eltham, “Pioneers and Painters”. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p159This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, alan marshall, diamond creek, nillumbik cemetery

Magazine - issued by the Public Transport Corporation announcing the split up of The Met into the parts that facilitated the later franchising of the trains and trams. Created Yarra Trams and Swanston Trams and Hillside and Bayside trains. Includes a map of the two systems, lists the senior positions and their names. Includes the launch of Principal Drivers for trains, sporting news, operator performance delivery statistics, Transcom adverts and Bairnsdale line upgrade.Yields inforamation about split up of the PTC in readiness for future franchising. Magazine - three fold to A4 sheet, printed in two colours.tramways, tramcars, yarra trams, swanston trams, ptc, bayside trains, hillside trains, management, managers

Photo shows W5 780 turning from Holden St into Pilkington St Fitzroy North. Tram showing Special, has a "Coburg" Auxiliary board on the front and a Preston Run number. Has the grain silos on the form inner circle rail line in the background. Yields information the use of Holden St North Fitzroy.Black and White photograph of Tram 780 at the corner Holden and Pilkington St Fitzroy North.Has details on rear in blue ink.tramways, trams, tours, tram 780, holden st, pilkington st, w5 class

Merit Certificate presented to Robert WATTERS having completed satisfactorily the prescribed Course of Study for his 2nd year at High School. The Head Teacher's name was Robert A SMITH.Robert Watters, 2nd year High Schools, Middle Park Central School, education - secondary schools, robert cornelius watters, robert a smith

Former Collingwood Football Club player Danny Hibbert of Montmorency laces up with the help of his father Ron. Hibbert was at Collingwood for three seasons. During the 1969 season, he scored five goals in a win over Geelong. Later, in the 1970s, he played with Dandenong and won the J.J. Liston Trophy in 1976.Digital copy of newspaper articlemontmorency - people, hibbert family, danny hibbert, australian rules football

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's September 1971 meeting, Councillors' report, "Operation cape broom", School and Kinder news, Diamond Valley Repertory, Personal news. A digital copy of the Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society. Newsletter, 12 p., illus. greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's February 1970 meeting, Councillors' reports, School and Kinder news, Scout and Guide news, Local wattles, Diamond Valley Repertory Group, Personal news. A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 14 p., illus., map.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's AGM March 1970 meeting, School and Kinder news, Scout and Guide news, Wild cherry, Personal news. A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 14 p., illus. greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

Thousands of elderly people at this centre have contributed much. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p161 Thousands of elderly people, who have contributed much to Nillumbik and beyond, have made their home in the treed Eltham Retirement Centre. The centre, which opened in 1956, has housed the disadvantaged in particular, through good times and hard, including floods, fire and even burglaries. As part of the Melbourne Citymission, a non-denominational Christian organisation that cares for people living with disadvantage, the centre was built to celebrate 100 years of the Melbourne Citymission’s work since 1854. Standing on a former poultry farm called Willandra (Still Waters), the centre includes independent units, hostel, nursing home accommodation and a Day Therapy Centre, which is available for non-residents as well. Despite being metres from the busy Main Road and railway station, the centre provides a quiet oasis on 6.8 hectares bordered by the Diamond Creek to the west, and the railway line to the east. The centre was originally named Judge Book Memorial Village after Judge Clifford Book, Deacon of the Collins Street Baptist Church. Book was also President of the Baptist Union of Victoria and Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge. He was so respected that, at his death, several Pentridge prisoners asked to attend his funeral. In 1993 the centre’s name was changed to clarify that it was part of the Melbourne Citymission. However Judge Book’s name continues in the Judge Book Memorial Garden, opened in 2006. The Diamond Creek has flooded the centre several times, however rarely causing serious damage. Volunteer Alan Field recalls a flood in 1974 when the resident manager Reverend Norman Pearce and his wife, were rescued by boat from their home with their budgerigar. On February 3, 2005, when the creek almost flooded Metzner Hall, 35 ambulances evacuated residents to nearby nursing homes, hostels and local homes. Residents were also evacuated during the 1965 bush fire, but fortunately a change of wind direction saved the centre. Residents have also endured several burglaries. Despite much rebuilding and modernisation over the years, traces of the original farmhouse remain in the administration areas. In 1991 the Willandra Hostel was built and in 2001 the Eltham Lodge Nursing Home with each room having a garden view. Several buildings are named after people who have given special service to the centre including the Norman Pearce Day Hospital after general manager and pastor Rev Pearce. Metzner Hall was named after the Metzner family who had been active in the auxiliary since it began and had donated generously to the Recreation Hall fund.3 A bridge was named after Sister Lila Murray who had worked at the village for 42 years in various capacities including as relieving manager. Field remembers Sister Murray as ‘the Mother Teresa and soul of what the village aspired to, with love and care’. Since 1957 the Eltham Auxiliary, later called the Residents’ Association, has worked to improve the residents’ quality of life by volunteering and raising funds. An outstanding volunteer, Field, who was drawn to the centre in 1971 with his wife Chris, has held positions on the early Eltham boards, auxiliaries and Residents’ Association. Much of his work has been supporting people with no family and those of limited means. He says he and his wife look at their work as having shared ‘our lives with amazing people’. The wealth of experience and wisdom in the Retirement Village has benefited many people, including local school children. Residents have acted as proxy grand-parents at local schools, by assisting small learning groups or telling their life stories. Conversely, students from local schools have visited to perform, or to assist in programs like craft activities. Resident Val Bell, whose mother Rose Bullock lived at the centre before her, sums up the centre’s most important attribute for her: ‘The Christian care. They could not be more caring’.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, diamond street, eltham, eltham retirement centre, eltham retirement village, judge book memorial village

Fragments of a 1945 newspaperberlin, nazis, world war 2

Geelong No. 1 leaves the crossing loop in Aphrasia St before turning into Pakington St. The tram has the destination of Station. See item 7821 for the original negative.Yields information about Geelong No. 1 and Aphrasia St.Black and white photograph, with hand written details on rear.See rear image. tramways, trams, geelong, newtown, aphrasia st, tram 1

Colour photograph of a double storey building in Armstrong Street South, Ballarat.elders, armstrong st south, ballarat

Coloured photographs of Willsmere Park looking towards the pavilion named after John Hogan Gervasoni, former mayor of Kew. . willsmere, landscape, jack gervasoni pavilion, willsmere park

Coloured photographs of the iconic Kew Billabong at Willsmere. kew billabong, willsmere, landscape

Coloured photographs of the iconic Kew Billabong at Willsmere. kew billabong, willsmere, landscape

Funeral service and reflection on the life of Jean Luxford a Greensborough identityText with colour photo and order of servicejean luxford, greensborough people, luxford family

Newspaper clipping - titled "Shake, rattle and roll, it'll be a fine tram party", The Age 7/10/2006 about the family day to be celebrated by Yarra Trams the following day. Has a photo of a car painter painting the interior of NMETL 13. Written by Stephen Moynihan and Clay Lucas with photo cy Pat Scala. Notes the centenary of the VR Trams and NMETL.Handwritten note "Age 7 Oct. 2006 p8" and "Wed 11 Oct 2006, 100 yrs electric trams"trams, tramways, events, yarra trams, preston workshops, nmetl, centenary, 100 years of electric trams, essendon depot, vr trams

Compact Diskette with CD Audio file within a black plastic case with a clear cover. CD titled "ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast Show Broadcast from Melbourne Tram Museum on 23rd May 2018". Features the ABC Melbourne 774 breakfast show presenters Sami Shah and Jacinta Parsons, along with Kevin Tierney, Adam Chandler, Roberto D'Andrea, Malcolm Just, Colin Tyrus (former ABC Radio newsreader and now does the stop announcements for Yarra Trams) and "The Singing Connies" See Reg item 2839 for associated photographs.trams, tramways, abc radio news, melbourne tram museum, conductors, hawthorn depot, radio stations, music

Set of 20 colour prints of the event and people involved in the presentation of Melbourne ABC Radio 774, breakfast program from the Melbourne Tram Museum Hawthorn. Various scenes and personalities involved in the event. Features the ABC Melbourne 774 breakfast show presenters Sami Shah and Jacinta Parsons, along with Kevin Tierney, Adam Chandler, Roberto D'Andrea, Malcolm Just, Colin Tyrus and The Singing Connies. See Reg Item 2838 for an Audio CD of the event.trams, tramways, abc radio news, melbourne tram museum, conductors, hawthorn depot, radio stations

Newspaper clipping titled - “Greetings from the MMTB” The Herald, 4/12/70 Photo and text of Christmas tram, # 1024 Board chairman Francis Kirby, red roof and white sidestrams, tramways, christmas trams, mmtb, decorated trams, advertising trams, tram 1024

1 - Copy of letter from F Sanders to Secretary MMTB advising of Scout event at Como Park, requesting extra tram service. 2 - Copy of letter from unnamed manager to Mr FRG Sanders, General Secretary, Boy Scouts Association, regarding inability to provide extra tram services for Scout Week Celebrations at Como Park on 26 February 1946. Commonwealth restrictions, power restrictions and labour shortages prevent this from occurring. 3 - Memo titled "Scout Week Celebrations Camp Fire at Como Park, Saturday, 26th February, 1944 Commencing 8.15pm". Memo from Dist Traffic Supt SS to Mr McCutchan, Hanna St Depot & Mr Fisher, Hawthorn DepotPencil comments to Mr Harry to notetrams, tramways, events, parades, scout jamboree, hanna st depot, hawthorn depot