An interesting article about Donovan Joynt VC, a founding Legatee. Written by Lt Col Allistair Pope, PSC, CM (Retired) for a magazine called Camaraderie. Was given to a legatee by a widow who thought we might be interested in the article. Camaraderie is the magazine of the Defence Force Welfare Association and is published 3 times a year. This article came from Vol 53, No. 1 in 2022.A record of the life of a prominent Legatee.Colour magazine article about Legatee Donovan Joynt VCdonovan joynt, biography

An article from a magazine about Lord Somers Camp published in the Peninsula Essence magazine in August 2022. Legacy has provided camps for Junior Legatees for many years. It started in the early years when Legacy organised outings to the property of Legacy founder, Legatee Stan Savige, who had a place close to the beach. In later years children went to camps around Victoria. Occasionally it was to Lord Somers Camp in Somers.A record of the formation of Lord Somers Camp in the area early Legatees held camps.White pages x 7 of an article about Somers Camp from the Peninsula Essence magazine.somers, lord somers

A bronze bust was erected in Morwell to honour Legacy Founder Sir Stanley Savige. It was unveiled on 31 August 2006 and Legatee Bill Rogers was invited to perform the unveiling. At that time he learnt more about Savige's bravery in saving Assyrian refugees. Legatee Rogers printed a news item on ABC Online about the event from World War 1. Much of the story was an interview with Gaby Kiwarkis an Assyrian descendant. Mr Kiwarkis was President of the Assyrian Levies and grandson of a First World War veteran Document was from a folder of documents donated to the archive by Legatee Bill Rogers that related to his time as President (March 2006 - March 2008).A record of Legacy founder Stanley Savige being revered by the Australian Assyrian community.Print out of a news article published in 2006 about Stan Savige saving Assyrians.stan savige, assyrians

Family history and biography of Edward Emmet Dillon, the son of Edward Dillon, whose family immigrated to Australia in 1857 and lived in Camberwell.boroondara, camberwell

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non-fictionThe story of the Thomas Proctor and his family of 'Ulverstone'. Thomas migrated to Australia in 1852 as a young boy. After time on the goldfields, Thomas took to the land, marrying the daughter of Charles Cross, a landowner at Kooreh in the North Grampians district of Victoria. Over the following decades he amassed much more land. Thomas was an astute businessman and entrepreneur - married twice and fathered 17 children. Through his benevolence towards the local community as well as his financial success Thomas became known as 'The Grand Old Man of Kooreh'.proctor family, victoria -- genealogy, kooreh victoria, thomas proctor

A memo from Legatee Frank Doolan about the poem In Flanders Field and the discussion about the correct wording. There was some discussion about whether it was 'poppies blow' or 'poppies grow'. The article was from 'The Star Weekly' of Toronto about the John McCrae poem. The poem is significant for legacy as the final verse mentions the torch that is used in the Legacy logo. The article was part of an album of past presidents from 1965 to 1989. The folder included biographical details and obituaries, eulogies and death notices of prominent Legatees. The items have been catalogued separately.Details about the poem that inspires the torch symbol of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Photocopy of an article in 'The Star Weekly' of Toronto and a memo dated 7/8/1973 from Legatee Frank Doolan about the article.poems, torch

Red cloth bound copy of W B Russell's biography of Legatee Savige with a paper dust jacket with photosnon-fictionThe detailed biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Savage. history, w b russell, biography

The dust jacket of the book by WB Russell about Legatee Stan Savige. The dustjacket marks the publication of the book after all the Committee's efforts, noting that "Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Savige played a leading part for Australia in both World Wars, but his greatest achievement was in times of peace - in the foundation of Legacy, of which the full story is told in this book." Part of the story of how the book 'There goes a Man' came to be created. Much of the book dealing with the history of Legacy is still used today by Legatees.Original dustjacket for the biography of Sir Stanley Savige.savige book, biography, stan savige

Ill, p.274.The personal story of the man, of his teen-age beginnings as a preacher; of how today he draws and moves such vast audiences; of those, foremost among them Ruth Bell Graham, his wife, who play leading parts in his work. It is also the story ... firsthand, of Billy Graham's Crusades and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.christianity, billy graham

Ill, p.127.non-fictionAn illustrated exploration of social and political problemspolitical science, social problems