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Court Astolat was chosen as the name for the Benalla Mehtodist Order of Knights in 1939. It is manor/castle in Arthurian legend where Sir Lancelot spent the night. The story of the naming of the Court is explained in E3112.73. The Methodist Order of Knights was the official youth organisation of the Methodist Church of Australasia. It originated in Hurstville, NSW, on the 4th October 1914 by the then Mr and later Rev Alex Bray. Alex Bray was a Sunday School teacher and spoke to his class of the Knights of the Round Table. In 1917 the Order of Knights was officially recognised by the Sunday School Dept of the NSW Methodist Conference. Courts spread thoroughout Australia. In 1927 the High Court of NSW called for designs for a badge and in 1929 the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia recognised the Order as an approved Organisation. In 1938 the Senior Section was organised into Degrees of Sincerity, Service and Sacrifice; the Junior Section into Pages' Degree with advancement to Esquire. In 1954 the Junior Section was reorganised into two groups: Pages 8 to 11 years and Esquires 12 to 15 years. The Knight's Motto: "Live Pure, Speak True, Right Wrong, Follow Christ the King, else wherefore born?" Courts of the Order: General Conference Department of the Christian Education - General Court - Provincial High Court - District Court - Local Court - Senior Court - Intermediate Court - Junior Court . Regalia: All members of the Intermediate and Senior Courts wore regalia consisting of a cloth shield superimposed by a cross of light and dark blue ribbons, and supported by a cloth collar. Esquire and Degree of Sincerity regalia: White collar and white shield. Degree of Service regalia: Green collar and shield. Degree of Sacrifice: Scarlet collar and shield. District Court regalia: Blue collar and gold shield. High Court regalia: Gold collar and purple sheild. General Court regalia: Purple collar and shield. Officers of the local courts wore their symbols as part of their regalia.Blue card covered booklet with nine typed pages. The cover has blue and silver text and an image of a MOK knight and the Order of Knights symbol. The inside covers contain a list of Past Knight Commanders and Past Bishops and the Officers for 1959-60 or Court Astolat No 31. The pages have blue text and include a greeting from Mervyn F Redman, General Grand Commander; the story of Court Astolat, No 31 and the proceedings for Saturday 2nd May 1959, Sunday 3 May, the banquet programme and the theme hymn for Court Astolat's jubilee.methodist order of knights court astolat

Deep Lead Bunyip Bank Rail Crossing being up-graded 1933-34stawell transport railways

Deep Lead Bunyip Bank Rail Crossing being up-graded 1933- Buggy in front of bridge.stawell transport railways

Back Row: Mrs. Sherwell, Officers Daughter, Jean Vince, Enie Reeve, Lucy Brightwell Officer? Front Row: Freda Collins, Florence Vince, Avis Reeve, Jessie Clark, Lilly Carr10 Ladies most holding Tamborines, Plus 1 man front row Seated. All in uniformJ Richards Stawell Eileen W.J. Chapman Photo Artist Stawell

Back Row: Bob Clark, Jessie Clark, Mrs Sherwell, Major ? , Mavis Vince, Ken Barnet Front Row: Florence Vince, May Clark, Avis Reeve, Kath ReeveThree Men and Eight Women in Slavation Army in two rows front row seatedJ. Richards Stawell Eileen W.J. Chapman Photo Artist Stawell

Found in the National Wool Museum, may have been used in the wool brokers office display. Although it is unclear, we believe it may be the original wool broker ledger for one of the agents working out of the Dennys Lascelles building. Ledger contains an alphabetic list (by surname) of all wool growers who sold through this agent/broker, including name, number of bales/fadges/sacks, property address, bale stencil used, stock agent rebate and date of arrival. There is also a list of new clients on the back pages.Cloth-bound cardboard front and back cover ledger. Covers and spine are black. Pale brown torn sticker on front indicates the year. Ledger contains lined pages with headings below which is hand-written text in pen and pencil, listing names and details in alphabetical order.

Found in the National Wool Museum, may have been used in the wool brokers office display. Although it is unclear, we believe it may be the original wool broker ledger for one of the agents working out of the Dennys Lascelles building. Ledger contains an alphabetic list (by surname) of all wool growers who sold through this agent/broker, including name, number of bales/fadges/sacks, property address, bale stencil used, stock agent rebate and date of arrival. There is also a list of new clients on the back pages.Cloth-bound cardboard front and back cover ledger. Covers and spine are dark green. Faded white sticker on front indicates the year. Ledger contains lined pages with headings below which is hand-written text in pen and pencil, listing names and details in alphabetical order.

Photograph on mounted card taken at the official opening of Citadel Main Street Stawell. In the background a private dwelling with corrugated iron roof and weatherboard walls. At right brick building. Bands people and civilians standing around a flagpole. To the right of the flagpole. Mrs. Maxwell (standing on the brickwork), Mr. W. Freeland (Major). Commissioner Maxwell. Mr. W. Sharpley (Town Clerk) Major Wilkinson.Black & white photo on a mounted card with a boarder. The photo is of a group of people some with musical instruments beside a flagpole. In the background is a weather board house with a corrugated iron roof. To the right a brick building. W. J. Chapman Photo Artist Stawell. Reeve (in pencil).stawell religion