George Shirling arrived in Falls Creek in 1962. He engaged Phil Nowell to build the original Koki Alpine Lodge which opened in 1965 with 14 beds. George operated the lodge with Michael “Baldy” Blackwell as manager. He also graduated in sport psychology in 1981 and was invited to become team psychologist for the Australian Winter Olympic team which went to Albertville, France, in 1992. He later owned the Red Onion Chalet. George credited the success of Koki to “Baldy” Blackwell. “Baldy” and Phil Nowell started the Trackers Mountain Lodge in partnership during the 1980s. In 1971 George sold Koki Lodge to Sigi Doerr. Sigi was a long time resident of Falls Creek, owning and operating Koki Lodge for many years with his wife, Lee. He was Falls Creek CFA Captain from 1995 until 1998 although he served in the Fire Brigade for much longer. Sigi had many involvements in the community. In 2023 the renamed Koki Alpine resort remains a highly popular destination in Falls Creek operated by Doerr Nominees Pty. Ltd. under the management of Vesna Sugden.This item is significant because it has clear links to an iconic business established in Falls Creek, VictoriaA three folded paper business card featuring a representation of Gauguin artwork on the front and reservation details on the inside. This business card was an invitation to accommodation and restaurant at Koki LodgeKoki Alpine Lodge Falls Creek Victoria Inside "For I too am beginning to feel an immense need to become a savage and create a new world." PAUL GAUGUIN, 1887 ....an invitation to enjoy the New World of KOKIkoki lodge, george shirling, micheal blackwell, business cards, falls creek accommodation

Invitation from the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of Eglinton to Mr J. F and Mrs Barry on the 4th of February 1857. On invitation: 'The Chamberlain is directed by Their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of Eglinton to request the pleasure of Mr. J.F and wife Barry's company on Friday evening the 4 of Feby at 10 o'clock. Dancing Castle' Lord Eglinton was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1858 - 1859.document, invitations, dance, invitation, dance, lord lieutenant and the countess of eglinton, mr i f and mrs barry

Part of NMIT's marketing strategy, this invitation to NMIT Expo 2003 is aimed at prospective students.Folded invitation to NMIT Expo 2003. Coloured illustration on front (artist unknown). Inside text lists NMIT courses and has reply paid postcard requesting course and career guides. Also posters promoting Expo days for 2001-2004open days, nmit expo, postcards, posters, corporate communications, nmit

City of Bendigo mayoral acceptance of invitation for Myer manager.Mayor of Bendigo, Cr. JCM Jeffrey, accepts the invitation of the Management and Directorate of Myer Bendigo to attend a dinner on the 28th January 1970; at the Shamrock Hotel in honour of the occasion of his retirement of Mr. JF Mahoney as Manager of Myer Bendigo. Acceptance on the City of Bendigo letterhead, written 12th January 1970.social history, myer business history

Myer 25 year club invitationInvitation to past and present members of the Myer 25 Year Club (presented on Myer 25 Year Club letterheaded paper) to "Celebrate with Dame Merlyn Myer her Sixty Years Association with our Company". Event to be held on Saturday 2nd February 1980 in the Mural Hall from 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM.social history, myer business history, myer 25 club

Invitations received by 'George Hale and Lady' for functions associated with the Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament in Melbourne in 1901. George Hale was the Buninyong Shire Secretary at the time.Framed set of six full sized photographic copies of invitations to events associated with the opening of the Commonwealth Parliament in 1901. Set in a dark brown wooden frame with green mountboard. Issued to George Hale, Buninyong Shire Secretary.commonwealth of australia, federation, parliament

Geoffrey Blainey was the first Chancellor of the University of Ballarat (now Federation University Australia). In 2010 the supervised reading room and special collections in the E.J. Barker Library were named the 'Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre". A number of photographs of Geoffrey Blainey and others during the launch of the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre, and order of proceedings for the E.J.Barker Library, Friday, August, 2010 .1) Invitations to the refurbished University of Ballarat, including the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre, 20/08/2010 .2) Invitations to the refurbished University of Ballarat, including the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre, 20/08/2010 geoffrey blainey, geoffrey blainey research centre, e.j. barker library, clare gervasoni, verna barry, carole seymour, library, invitation

White invitation with gold printing. Card has City of Bendigo Coat of Arms at the top and the name of the Mayor, Cr and Mrs M. Giudice. The invitation is in the name of Mr & Mrs C Glover. The Ball was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, June 24th, 1924. H. C. Ingleton Town Clerk. Gold printing with handwritten name. On the back is written C J Glover.document, invitations, mayoral ball, invitation, city of bendigo ball, cr & mrs m g giudice, mr & mrs c glover, h c ingleton

Invitation by the Government of Victoria to Cr & Mrs J H Curnow to a Reception in the Exhibition Building on Friday, 31st July 1925 for the American Naval Visit. Cream coloured Invitation mounted on card. It has scrolls and lamps at each side with ribbon. Behind each lamp are flags, one American and the other with a star on it. Centre top is an emblem with the Southern Cross with a kangaroo above it and a lady on each side. The printing is sepia colour.document, invitations, official celebrations, invitation, american naval visit, cr & mrs j h curnow, united states fleet

An invitation in the form of a brown card with the words, ' Outer Harbour Works. The Driving of the First Pile. Messrs Rowdon, Baxter & Co. request the honor of the Company of The Worshipful the Mayor of Bendigo in connection with the above. The Ceremony will be performed by His Excellency the Governor, Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte, K. C.M.G, on Wednesday, July 20th, 1904, at 12.30 p.m. The favor of an early reply addressed to Larqs is requested, on receipt of which an Entrée Card will be forwarded.'maritime technology, harbour facilities, invitation, lydia chancellor, collection, invitation, maritime technology

Various invitations, programmes and other mementos collected from Legacy events held during the early 1960's. These include invitations and tickets to the Annual Demonstrations of 1960 and 1961, the ANZAC eve school children's ceremony, also to the Senior Widows Club Grand concert (18 December 1961). The Senior Widows club also held a Christmas Dinner. Also a lapel tag for the Legacy Mothers Club. There are also mementos for Junior Legatees, such as tickets to attend the Christmas party at Government House and to Operation Float in 1962 and 1963. There are also tokens for ice creams and soft drinks at the events. There is a programme for the 1961 Annual Demonstration.A collection compiled to remember various events held in the early 1960s. It's a good record of the practice of printing invitations and tokens.Brown scrapbook pages with commercially printed items attached. The 6 pages have event invitations, notices and cards glued to the brown paper, 4 pages are double sided. The items include invitations and tickets to Christmas Parties at Government House in the 1960's, Operation Float, School Children's Anzac Eve Ceremony Attendance Card, Senior Widows Club-Christmas Dinner 1961 & Grand Concert 1962, plus a Greeting and Get Well Card. The items were commercially printed.government house party, christmas, annual demonstration, junior legatee outing, senior widows club

Yellow invitation from The President and Council of Bendigo College of Advanced Education to the official opening of the Physical Education and Indoor Sports Centre by Mr John Brumby MHR on Tuesday, 20 December 1988.document, invitations, official celebrations, invitation, official opening physical education and indoor sports centre, bendigo eollege of advanced education, mr john brumby mhr

An invitation to 20th Holiness Convention Burke Road Methodist Church Balwyn. Printed in brown on buff coloured card with illustration of old woman on front & a religious poem on the back. Printed by F W Niven Pty Ltd. 40 - 42 Flinders St Melbourne C2.person, invitation, malone collection, malone collection, invitation methodist church balwyn

Invitation, white card, green text, issued by the Government of Victoria and the Directors of the Shamrock Hotel to Mr. M.A. Sheean to the Hotel's Official Re-Opening by the Premier of Victoria, Hon. R.J. Hamer, at 12.00 noon, Tuesday 14th April, 1981.tourism, invitation, shamrock hotel, re-opening, hon. r.j. hamer, martin sheehan

Invitation to an informal function held by the Council and Staff of Bendigo College of Advanced Education to mark the retirement of Dr. Max Mckay held on Tuesday, 20th December, 1988.document, dr max mckay, invitation, retirement of dr max h mckay, bendigo college of advanced education, university of papua new guinea, la trobe university, anglican diocese of bendigo, lyn davies

A cream invitation card with the words, 'In honor of the visit of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales to Bendigo. The Mayor of Bendigo, ( Cr. Curnow), and City Councillors, request the pleasure of company at Luncheon at the Town Hall, on Friday, 4th June, 1920, at 1 p.m. Kindly reply to Town Clerk before 1 p.m. on 31st May.civic mementoes, royal souvenirs, invitation, lydia chancellor, collection, civic mementoes, royal souvenirs, invitation, person, individual, official

This is an invitation to George and Annie Rolfe of Lyndoch, Warrnambool, to attend the opening of the first Australian Parliament in Melbourne in May 1901. A smaller invitation card was first sent to the recipients and this larger invitation was sent after the event for the recipients to keep as a souvenir. The six Australian colonies became six Australian States in the newly-formed Commonwealth of Australia in January 1901. George Rolfe (1836-1919), a tea merchant from Melbourne, began buying blocks of land in Warrnambool near the mouth of the Hopkins River in the 1870s. By the early 1880s Rolfe owned 50 acres of land in the town and other nearby pastoral properties. He used the existing building on the land near the mouth of the Hopkins River as holiday accommodation, calling the property Lyndoch and adding stables, bone and chaff sheds, jetty, boathouse, reservoir and windmill and an extensive garden. George Rolfe spent most of his later life at Lyndoch. Today the area is the site of an aged care facility. This certificate is of considerable importance for two reasons: 1. It is an important memento of a signal event in Australia’s history – the Federation of the States in 1901. 2. The certificate was an invitation to George Rolfe of Lyndoch and his wife. Rolfe was a prominent Warrnambool person at that time. This is a piece of cardboard containing an illustration of a young queen in battle dress and on horseback bowing to an image of Britannia. The queen is about to be crowned. There are several lady attendants in the background and two large columns depicted on the sides of the illustration with shields and banners. An extract from Kipling’s poem, The Young Queen, is printed at the bottom of the card. The invitation is coloured in brown, yellow, white and orange tonings. The name of the recipient of the card is handwritten in black ink. The card is slightly scuffed and marked. The card is an invitation to Mr and Mrs Rolfe to attend the Opening of the First Australian Parliament in Melbourne in May 1901. ‘Mr & Mrs G. Rolfe’ federation in australia, george rolfe and family, history of warrnambool, lyndoch warrnambool

An invitation to the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam for their 45th Reunion Dinner, 24th March 2007 at "Gingers", Old Parliament House, Canberra. This is printed on a cream coloured cardboard.invitation, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), 45th reunion dinner, old parliament house, major ian charles teague, 35803, royal australian infantry corps, 1st special air service sqnuadron, australian army force

Invitation on gold card, issued by the Chairman of the Bendigo Trust, Mr. D.H.R. McClure and Directors to Mr and Mrs. Martin Sheehan, to the official opening of the Central Bendigo Gold Mine, by the Hon. John Cain. on 20th June 1986. central deborah gold mine, gold, tourism, underground mining, invitation, hon. john cain, daryl mcclure

Invitation issued to Mr and Mrs Barry from the Mayor of Sandhurst to attend a 'Ball to be held in the Town Hall, July 27th. 1875. Dancing to commence at 9 p.m. The favor of an early answer is requested addressed to the Town Clerk, Sandhurst'document, invitations, mayoral ball, invitation, mayoral ball, the mayor of sandhurst and mrs woodward, mr & mrs barry

Cream invitation 'On the occasion of the visit of His Excellency the Governor (Sir Dallas Brooks), Lady Brooks and Miss Jeanette Brooks, in honor of the Centenary of Bendigo The President and Committee of the Bendigo Centenary request the pleasure of the company of at the Centenary Ball in the Town Hall, on Friday, 26th October, 1951 at 8.30 p.m. Subscription: Double ticket ' 3 pound and 3 shillings; Single ticket 1 pound and 15 shillings.' 'Reply to the Organising Secretary, Civic Buildings, is requested. Closing date for Acceptances 21st September. Entree card will be forwarded on Acceptance.'civic mementoes, invitation, lydia chancellor, official invitation, invitation, governor of victoria, bendigo centenary, civic mementoes

Document. Illumination invitation mounted on board. Invitation to Mr. T.R.Langdon to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York 1901, (see 6566.11 - personal invitation card). Souvenir copy of the Invitation with coloured Illustrations.document, memo, souvenir invitation

White invitation from the Lord Mayor of Melbourne and Lady McEacharn inviting the Mayor and Mayoress of Bendigo to a Reception to meet Their Excellences the Governor General and the Lady Northcote at the Town Hall on the 22nd January, 1904.document, invitations, receptions, invitation, reception, governor general, lady northcote, lord mayor of melbourne, lady mceacharn