Princess Theatre, Bendigo. Bendigo Orchestral Society & YMCA Choir. Maritana, Souvenir Programme 6d. Mon. Tues. Wed. August 7, 8, 9. Opera Produced by Mr E A Parker. Musical Director, Mr Oscar Flight. Deputy Director, Mr Alfred Sayer. Leader of Orchestra Mrs McKinnon. Chorus trained by Mr Wilfred Taylor. Chairman of Committee, Mr W Spencer Lake. Business Manager, Mr C J Greenhill. Pictures of artists: Miss Paulyne Bindley, Mr E A Parker, Miss Gwen De Ravin, Mr Wilfred Taylor, Miss Alva Stewart, Mr H H Turner, Mr Oscar Flight. Group photo of Ballet dancers. Argument - Maritana, a handsome Gitana, whilst singing to a crowd of people in a square in Madrid, attracts the admiration of the King. Don Jose, and unscrupulous courtier, observing this, determines to satisfy the . . . Characters: Paulyne Bindley, Gwenneth De Ravin, E A Parker, Wilfred Taylor, Lyell Shepherd, J W Smith, H H Turner, Lindsay Wright. Court Ballet: Miss Mercia Wright. Solo Dancer: Miss Fay Drummond. Chorus of Soldiers, Gypsies, and Populace. Deputy Principals: Alva Stewart, Frieda Bertuch, H J Allen. Costumes: Madame Tettrazini, Miss Ada Colton, Mrs E A Parker. Orchestra. Violins: Mrs C Adams, Miss J Anderson, Mr R Bright, Mr O Flight (jnr), Mrs S A Grant Mrs H Hillman, Miss J Houston, Mr G Krost, Mrs S McKinnon, Miss A McKinnon, Miss A McNair, A Sayer, Mrs L Shepherd, A Swift, H Timms. Viola: Mr P Coope. 'Cellos: Miss R Giudice, Mr W S Lake. Bass: Mr J Ditchburn. Flute: Mr A E Sayer. Clarinets: Mr B Smith, Mr P Waterman. Harpiste: Miss Whitelock. Cornets: Mr W Norman, Mr P Smith Mr A Swift, Mr F Taylor. Horns: Mr W Green, Mr N McPherson. Trombones: Mr Les Bishop, Mr E J Meagher. Drums: Me J McLaughlin. Piano: Miss I Benson, Miss E Flight. Chorus. Sopranos: Miss D Broome, S Brown, Mrs R Burland, Miss Betty Cant, E Colclough, E Collins, Bessie Davis, P Dunn, G Farmont, M Heyes, D Hoking, B Harpin, M Kitto, D Kirkwood, E Parker, L Simpson, Ida Stephenson, M Stephenson, L Smalley, Mrs W Taylor, V Thorpe, Miss Myrtle Taylor, Annie Thomas, Mrs C Walk, Miss R Wallent. Contraltos: Miss F Bertuch, Mrs D Campbell, Miss I De Ravin, M Davis, P Elliot, Mrs J Greenhill, Mess N Irving, I James, J Seers, J Shepherd, G Stephens. Tenors: J Cotton, G English, D Finery, Alec Jones, E Jeffery, D Parker, J Sims. Basses: D Doran, J Finerty, J H Hardie, A B Kirkwood, W L Macauley, S C Powell, R Prigg, W Reed, Les Spencely, Cyril Taylor, Ken Taylor. Mr Ron Hovenden, Scenic Artist. Ballet: Misses Clarice Harry, Rita Lansell, Thelma McKenzie, Mena Bailey, Dorothy Roberts, Fay Drummond, Kath Dungey, Jean Wright. Dance Mistress Miss Mercia Wright. Photo of dance group on rear cover. Printed down right side: Mr W. Reed - With Compliments from ''Maritana'' Committee. Sep 5/33. Signed: W Spencer Lake. Very decorative cover. B/ Envelope addressed to Mr W Reed, Lily St, Bendigo. 2 pieces of white tape on left side one top and one at bottom, stamp gone post mark Bendigo.Reed & Co., Printers, Bendigotheatre, opera, bendigo orchestral society:ymca cho, princess theatre. bendigo orchestral society & ymca choir. maritana. august 7, 8, 9. opera by mr e a parker. musical director, mr oscar flight. deputy director, mr alfred sayer. leader of orchestra mrs mckinnon. chorus trained: mr wilfred taylor. chairman of committee, mr w spencer lake. business manager, mr c j greenhill. photos of: miss paulyne bindley, mr e a parker, miss gwen de ravin, mr wilfred taylor, miss alva stewart, mr h h turner, mr oscar flight. group photo of ballet dancers. argument - maritana, a handsome gitana, whilst singing to a crowd of people in a square in madrid, attracts. . . characters: paulyne bindley, gwenneth de ravin, e a parker, wilfred taylor, lyell shepherd, j w smith, h h turner, lindsay wright. court ballet: miss mercia wright. solo dancer: miss fay drummond. chorus of soldiers, gypsies, and populace. deputy principals: alva stewart, frieda bertuch, h j allen. costumes: madame tettrazini, miss ada colton, mrs e a parker. orchestra. violins: mrs c adams, miss j anderson, mr r bright, mr o flight (jnr), mrs s a grant mrs h hillman, miss j houston, mr g krost, mrs s mckinnon, miss a mckinnon, miss a mcnair, a sayer, mrs l shepherd, a swift, h timms. viola: mr p coope. 'cellos: miss r giudice, mr w s lake. bass: mr j ditchburn. flute: mr a e sayer. clarinets: mr b smith, mr p waterman. harpiste: miss whitelock. cornets: mr w norman, mr p smith mr a swift, mr f taylor. horns: mr w green, mr n mcpherson. trombones: mr les bishop, mr e j meagher. drums: me j mclaughlin. piano: miss i benson, miss e flight. chorus. sopranos: miss d broome, s brown, mrs r burland, miss betty cant, e colclough, e collins, bessie davis, p dunn, g farmont, m heyes, d hoking, b harpin, m kitto, d kirkwood, e parker, l simpson, ida stephenson, m stephenson, l smalley, mrs w taylor, v thorpe, miss myrtle taylor, annie thomas, mrs c walk, miss r wallent. contraltos: miss f bertuch, mrs d campbell, miss i de ravin, m davis, p elliot, mrs j greenhill, mess n irving, i james, j seers, j shepherd, g stephens. tenors: j cotton, g english, d finery, alec jones, e jeffery, d parker, j sims. basses: d doran, j finerty, j h hardie, a b kirkwood, w l macauley, s c powell, r prigg, w reed, les spencely, cyril taylor, ken taylor. mr ron hovenden, scenic artist. ballet: misses clarice harry, rita lansell, thelma mckenzie, mena bailey, dorothy roberts, fay drummond, kath dungey, jean wright. dance mistress miss mercia wright. photo of dance group.

Regarding trotting history at Port Melbourne Speedway. Includes an extract from "Trove" of the "Record " Emerald Hill covering the opening of the speedway on 24th August 1918. MLA J L MURPHY (president of the club) opened the track in the presence of Port Melbourne Mayor J P CRICHTON and other dignitaries. The club was formed to encourage and support the breeding of trotters and enjoy the sport free from gambling.Four digital images relating to trotting in Port Melbourne. (.03) Image of "Trotting Record" May 11, 1916 showing Pearl KELLY. An article included by John PECK give much information about her life and riding/training career. Also about her husband, the boxer Dick CULLEN. There is nothing to indicate that KELLY had any link, or raced/trained at Port Melbournejames laurence murphy, james peter crichton, sport - trotting, pearl kelly, george gath, 'darkie' gath, will whitbourn, cumming smith and co, john peck, dick cullen

"Ten Arabian Nights" Official Souvenir programme . Black and white with drawing of a machine gun and two soldiers on front cover. Names of Council Officials at bottom and "price 3d". Back cover advertising future events ; a baby show; 50-50 dance; boxing and wrestling; comedy motor car act; and greasy pig race. Inside includes list of Port Melbourne men enlisted in second AIF 1939-40.Port Melbourne Ten Arabian Nights. Street illuminated carnival in aid of comforts fund. Australia will be there.celebrations fetes and exhibitions, war - world war ii, james peter crichton, h v mays, c h wright, sydney sims anderson, port melbourne boys band, second aif port melbournee, rook's shoes, station hotel, dick krawley, albion hotel, d l hart, david bell, faram brothers hardware, rose & crown hotel, g legge, m bond, j e earl, j mowat, fountain inn, hausens ball, george westwood, william howe, mrs howey, mrs smith, mrs mccall, mrs cuthill, mrs whitford, mrs aanensen, mrs hart, mrs thompson, mrs law, mrs sinclair, mrs walsh, a & a parson, galatos chocolates, flower hotel, j w henley, mrs edward, mrs couslan, mrs white, mrs dunn, mrs brown, elizabeth branton crichton nee portbury, bert gardiner

Four pages of photographs and descriptions of Swallow's Centenary Ball."1954" written in ballpoint on frontarts and entertainment, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, swallow & ariell ltd, charles alfred melbourne derham, mrs g a derham, major general f p derham, stanley gadsden, mrs gadsdens, s l thrum, w scott, c wickham, g peddle, mrs thrum, mrs wickham, miss scott, mrs peddie, bill streeter, george perrett, percy stafford, elspeth gaywood, ernie prowse, john smith, stewart wallach, dorothy holmes, bill hayes

Given to PMH&PS by the local RSL Branch on their closure in May 1998Large black and white photo of RSSAILA Cricket Team and officers, Premiers 1947-48, set in hand lettered mount and framed (wood painted 'cream'). Includes team names. Presented to the President, R. Kentsport - cricket, societies clubs unions and other organisations, returned services league, rsl, r kent, mrs m smith, g sutherland, e brunnan, j donnelly, r mallett, j hayes, p hayes, l smith, e merrington, w oldman, w barfoot, j neville, a martin, f palmer, a oxworth

After recording the final meeting of the Port Melbourne Benevolent Society in 1988, Mrs Elwin ALLEN kept the books until 1997, when she handed them on to PMH&PSMinutes of the Port Melbourne Benevolent Society 19.7.1979 to 20.7.1988, entered into grey book with green linen binding, printed 'Service Account Book'. One of several documents from the Society's archives.Pen scratches lower right front coverbarry 'bomber' mitchell, charities and appeals, societies clubs unions and other organisations, mrs elwin allen, port melbourne benevolent society, beris campbell, julia lindsay, jessie edwards, heather wale, lorna mason, emmy harrison, dudley sherlock, l smith, anna louise robieson, rosa coluccio, katherine partridge, w skelton, margaret white, tom stewart, shirley stewart, j stewart, barbara stewart, vera cunningham, frederick robert winduss, noni winduss, raymond frank julier, lil julier, iris wills, w bowtell, james mitchell, val mitchell, leslie mantle, ronald 'bunna' walsh, kenneth william stark

Copied for us by Tom Hills (Central Unemployed Committee president in the 1930s), from either the original or a copy thereof which was in his possession.Photocopy of Town Clerk's list of sustenance labourers drafted for work at Fishermen's Bend. c1931 (undated)depression, fishermans bend, societies clubs unions and other organisations, tom hills, a l baird, g beaton, g w barfoot, h biggs, r j bailey, v w broad, f e brown, f cadden, j v w cann, j carter, f cassidy, l w casey, d christian, c m clarke, c a cormick, p cummins, m daley, r dagleish, t darcy, w j evans, j edwards, r fennessy, d forbes, l w fraser, f gath, w gundry, l harcourt, p helme, j c hess, i t irwin, j h jenkins, e r jensen, j w johnson, w h johnson, c e kelly, w kilpatrick, a lawrence, a w leo, a r miller, e j moffitt, a montague, w moody, p w mossenton ?, t moyle, w mckenzie, j c nicholls, c nuttall, a offord, j j owen, a r palmer, c rasmussen, w o seivers, s sleaton, j w smith, s snowden, t spratt, a c stubbs, f a voges

1938 Season ticket for the Port Melbourne Railway United Football Club (Port second eighteen), sponsored by the Railway Hotel in Raglan Street near North Port station.'Mr J Wilson'archibald (arch) todd, sport - australian rules football, hotels, j wilson, r frawley, thomas griffin, d l hart, l potter, e danziger, r kent, j reynolds, j le clercqq, james edward earl, michael thomas woodruff, j woodruff jnr, r powell, a summers, c ware snr, miss a frawley, w conthwaite, d mitchell, j smith, port melbourne railway united football club, port melbourne junior football club, railway club hotel

Seven (7) items of miscellaneous paperwork relating to the City of Port Mebourne .01 - list of tenants .02 residences in industrial zones .03 reports from Senior Health Inspector 1970 .04 City Engineer's annual estimates 1969/70 .05 Annual reports lady Forster Kindergarten 1969/70 .06 Annual report Medical Offficer of Health 1969 .07 Resume of Miss Margaret Babington-Smith 1970 (social worker)local government - city of port melbourne, l r mills - senior health inspector, h b a'beckett, lady forster kindergarten, dr a f cooper - medical officer, m j babington-smith - social worker

A very dark black and white copy of a photo of staff and students at Bendigo Teachers College in 1928. The men are all in suits with collar and tie and the women are in skirts or dresses with stockings and formal shoes. Back row - R. Burton, A.J. Ure, F. Clarke, A .Smith, H. Prentice, R. Mason, F. Chapman, W. Porter, H. Parker, L. Soulsby, E. Daniels, S. Pollock, E. Bunny, J. Baines, C. Ellis, E. Harvey. Second row - W. Ballantine, J. Turner, M. Bourke, E. Atkinson, V. Bunworth, I. Burbury, M. Ruby, D. Lloyd, E. Ruby, H. Alexander, E. Puckey, M. O. Smith, K. Gillies, M. Cork, G. Pearson, M. Ryan, J. Fyfe, M. Lee, D. Allan, H. Fulford. Third row - M. Betts, N. Lupton, M. Tobin, E. Graham, E. Earnshaw, F.R. Sides, F. Sunderman, P.G. Samson, D.A. Mackay, T.F. Scott (Principal), M. McGawley, L. Waide, M. Renshaw, B. Lockhart, D. Russell, E. Wells, M. Ward, M.M. Smith. Front row - F. Muller, C. Greenway, C. Le Grande, M. Daffey, W. Rye, L. Murphy, H.G. Nixon. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, la trobe university collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, teacher training, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, photography, bendigo teachers' college, teacher training, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff. pryor, teaching, r. burton, a.j. ure, f. clarke, a. smith, h. prentice, r. mason, f. chapman, w. porter, h. parker, l. soulsby, e. daniels, s. pollock, e. bunny, j. baines, c. ellis, e. harvey, w. balentine, j. turner, m. bourke, e. atkinson, v. bunworth, i. burbury, m. ruby, d, lloyd, e. ruby, h. alexander, e. puckey, m.o. smith, k. gillies, m. cork, g. pearson, m. ryan, j. fyfe, m. lee, d. allan, h. fulford, m. betts, n, lupton, m. tobin, e, graham, e. earnshaw, f.r. sydes, f. sunderman, p.g. samson, d.a. mackay, t.f. scott, m. mcgawley, l. waide, m. renshaw, b. lockhart, d. russell, e. wells, m. ward, m.m. smith, f. muller, c. greenway, c. le grande, m. daffey, w, rye, l. murphy, h.g. nixon

A very dark copy of a photo of the staff and students at Bendigo Teachers' College 1929. They are all dressed formally - the men with suits or jackets with ties.The women in frocks or skirts and all with short hair. The staff and students are listed in order from the back to the front row. Back row - R. Frankling, R. Jackman, K. Mitchell, A. Rebbechi, A.C. Macmichael, T. Condon, N. McLennon, C. Streader, R. Harry, T. Seymour, H. Brown, J. Leach, J. Day, A. Willey, H. Sergeant, A. Gomarsall. Second row - Misses B. Duggan, J. Mackenzie, O. Clarke, R. Nicholas, J. Bowling, B. Bradford, J. Metcalf, K. Fleischer, A. McInnes, L. Haines, M. Westwood, G. Stuart, B. Glasson, E. Kelly, M. Haydock, E. Armstrong, D. McKernan, N. Fraser. Third row - Misses J. Young, I. Collard, N. Comer, S. McKinnon, M. Roberts, M. Wickham, Miss Alice Smith, Mr. P. G. Samson, Miss D.A. Mackay, Mr. T. F. Scott, Miss M. McGawley, Misses W. Nixon, E. Liddell, M. Rowe, A. John, I. Lawson, V. Davis, G. Harris. Fourth row - J. Cunningham, F. Ryall, J. Hendry, J. Flanagan, W. Stephens, J.O'Dwyer, N. Wearne, G. Downing, L. Culhane, H. Parker, A. Elliott, E. Craving, S. Thompson, A. Keating. Absent - Miss A. Rosan. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, teaching, teacher training, bendigo teachers' college, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, photography, history miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff. pryor, history, staff, students, r. frankling, r. jackman, k. mitchell, a. rebbechi, a.c. macmichael, t. condon, n. mclennon, c. streader, r. harry, t. seymour, h. brown, j. leach, j. day, a. willey, h. sargeant, a. gomarshall b. duggan, j. mackenzie, o. clarke, r. nicholas, j. bowling, b. bradford, j. metcalf, k. fleischer, a. mcinnes, l. haines, m. westwood, g. stuart, b. glasson, e. kelly, m. haydock, e. armstrong, d. mckernan, n. fraser, j. young, i. collard, n. comer, s. mckinnon, m. roberts, m. wickham, alice smith, p. g. samson, d.a. mackay, t. f. scott, m. mcgawley, w. nixon, e. liddell, m. rowe, a. john, i. lawson, v. davis, g. harris, j. cunningham, f. ryall, j. hendry, j. flanagan, w. stephens, j. o'dwyer, n. wearne, g. downing, l. culhane, h. parker, a. elliott, e. cravino, s. shompson, a. keating, a. rosan