A person calling herself Jack Jorgenson died at Elmore near Ballarat, Victoria on Tuesday evening, turned out to be a woman and had for years concealed her sex. She was known in the district as "Jack Jorgenson". she went to the district as a farm labourer but did not show any great desire to obtrude on the notice of the residents. Though living a lonely life in a small hut, she did not act as one who had anything to conceal. She wore masculine attire in a natural manner, but thee was a tone of femininity in her voice that she could not conceal. In 1887 she joined the local mounted rifles, and attended almost every drill and every camp until 1891, when she resigned. Her face presented a remarkable appearance, it having been terribly injured by a fragment of shell during the course of the Schlewig-Holstein war between Prussia and Denmark. She stated that in her youth she had been a soldier in the german army, and had seen active service in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. Jorgensen was a Dane and so far as is known had no relative here. Her sex was disclosed only after her death, the only person knowing of it being Dr H..se of Elmore, who attended her some time since. The woman is believed to be the sister of a Mrs Newman of South Melbourne. Deceased had been using male attire for 20 years, and did all sorts of heavy manual work, including grubbing trees and harvesting and she once ...Newspaper clippingjack jorgenson, elmore, dane, cross dressing

First piece of publicity to feature in The Courier newspaper, regarding the inaugural Buninyong Film Weekend (now known as the Buninyong Film Festival).Browned with age.Wed, May 19th, 93

Miss Roberts: Our Senior Mistress, Miss Ethel P. Roberts, having been in the teaching service for forty-three years retired on September 14th this year. She had been senior mistress at our School since its foundation eight years ago. The Head Prefects, Faye Davis and Alex Suvoltos presented her with a sheath of flowers and a portable radio on behalf of the pupils as a token of our appreciation of her loyalty and devotion to the School. The staff, on the previous eveing had honoured Miss Roberts at a dinner held at the George Hotel. In her farewell speech to the pupils, Miss Roberts traced the history of the School to the present day and gave special mention and thanks to the Prefects and all others who had gone the "Biblical" second mile to help her and the School.miss roberts, ballarat east high school, ethel roberts, faye davis, alex suvoltos

'Purim at Bialik', published in unknown newspaper, 21 March 1969. The newspaper clipping states: "Bialik College Pupils celebrated Purim with a puppet show, fancy dress, parade and songs. Here some of the children are shown watching the puppet play, Little Red Riding Hood. And pupils of Grade II were fascinated by the "evil wolf". Photographer: H. Leder Photos." Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.shakespeare grove, celebration, visual and performing arts, judaism

'Bialik Appeal: Home Must Guide', published in the Jewish News, 8 December 1967. "Bialik College has a different conception of modern Judaism to that of other Jewish day schools in Melbourne. Mr Joe. Solvey, veteran Zionist leader and President of the college's 1967 Appeal said that this difference has three parts...."shakespeare grove, hebrew, judaism, zionist, israel, fundraising

"Bialik Appeal: Home Must Guide", published in The Jewish News, 8 December 1967. Bialik College has a different conception of modern Judaism to that of other Jewish day schools in Melbourne. Mr. Joe Solvey, veteran Zionist leader and president of the College's 1967 Appeal, said that this difference has three parts. The college believes that religious observance should be dictated by the home rather than by the school. "We provide the knowledge but we do not believe in enforcement so as to provide a division between the home and the school". Israel is the central theme in the curriculum and Hebrew is taught as a living language to serve as the medium of communication between Israel and the Disapora..."fundraising, major donors, shakespeare grove, hebrew

"Why Another College?", The Herald, 28 November 1962. "With the opening of Bialik College Appeal this week it may be appropriate to ask why the appeal is being made to the community and what the college expects to contribute to the community in the future. After all Melbourne already has Mount Scopus College taking children from all over Melbourne and four or five other Jewish day schools in a system which is already one if not the best for a community of its size in the world. One of the most important answers to the question is that none of the existing primary schools, not even Mount Scopus, really serves the Jewish educational needs of primary school children in the northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Even children in these suburbs attending Mount Scopus College spend several hours a day travelling and are thus deprived of valuable time for study, play or other extra curricular activities...."israel, zionist, hebrew school, shakespeare grove, fundraising

Article from The Australian Jewish Herald, 'Seder held at Bialik College', 24 April 1964. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.pesach, judaism, 1960s

A series of newspaper articles titled "The Rest is History" were published in The Ballarat Courier every Saturday edition. The authors were Peter Butters, Dorothy Wickham and Anne Beggs Sunter.Newspaper clippingTHE REST IS HISTORY By Peter Butters, Ballarat historianthe rest is history, ballarat courier, peter butters

A series of newspaper articles were written by three Ballarat historians in the segment titled The Rest is History. Newspaper clippingWeekend Features, A Matter of inequality THE REST IS HISTORY By Peter Butters, Ballarat Historianwomen, female, goldfields, gold, withers, peter butters

Greatest hits: Jacqueline Dark performs at Opera in the Domain on Saturday Night (Sydney)1/2 page The Sun-Herald, 02 February 2014jacqueline dark, opera in the domain, opera

2 pages from Magazine. Coloured photographs of The Mikado, with large red writing "The Mikado"THE MIKADO Nanki-Poo - Kanen Breen Katisha - Jacqueline Darkthe mikado, musical theatre, jacqueline dark, opera australia, oa, mezzo soprano, singing, opera

Julien Hardy was the first discoverer of gold at Happy Valley and he and his party were rewarded handsomely by the government.digital copy of articlejulien hardy, gold, discovery of gold, happy valley

Julien Hardy was the first discoverer of gold at Happy Valley. A stonemason, he was born at Vire, Normandy, France. He established a stone quarry on the Melbourne Road, near Warrenheip (on the site now occupied by Shady Acres Caravan Park). From here, he quarried blocks that were used in the Ballarat Town Hall.Newsclippingjulien hardy, stonemason, gold, happy valley, shady acres, warrenheip, ballarat town hall

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The Colac, Victoria-based Colanda Centre was one of the last Victorian institutions and offered disability accommodation from 1976, when it was established, until 2019, with its closure.Digitised scan of newspaper clipping about the Colanda Centre, entitled 'Annual Colanda Family Fair'. colanda, colac, disability services, residential services, disability, digitised photograph

Three framed black and white photos of students standing on the porch of the Wangaratta Agricultural High School building who assisted in the War effort on September 26 1945STUDENTS OF WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL HELP THE WAR EFFORT SEPTEMBER 26TH. 1945

Two different photocopies of black and white newspaper articles showing crowds of studentsPHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM THE WEEKLY TIMES 1945

Colour photocopy of article from Bendigo Advertiser. Dated Saturday, May 23, 2015. FAREWELL, MA.. When Peter received his Order of Australia Medal it was one of his proudest moments. He couldn’t resist wearing it on every occasion. FROM - PREVIOUS PAGE The Emu Creek Bush Band has performed at National Folk Festivals in four states and numerous times at the National Folk Festival in Canberra. They have also been mainstays of the Maldon Folk Festival for most of its history as well as doing dance programs for the Port Fairy Folk Festival on two occasions. Peter wrote and published many books related to traditional music and dance. These include: Three volumes of 'Collector's Choice' which is musical notations for bush dances coupled with much dance history which would have been lost without Peter's efforts, are 'Two Hundred Dancing Years- How to run a Colonial Ball' (Co-authored with Shirley Andrews (AM), 'Music Makes Me Smile- The Music of the Nariel Valley' (Co-authored with Harry Gardner), and his last completed book is titled 'The Merry Country Dance' with over 300 pages.. .. .. Grant. The first edition sold out in only a few weeks. Peter taught old time musicianship, accomplished as he was on the concertina and button accordion, tin whistle, and harmonica, as well as the Swanee whistle, piano and ukulele. In demand for workshops in music and dance at National Folk Festivals in Perth, Alice Springs, Maleny, Melbourne, Adelaide, Kuranda and more recently at several Canberra National Folk Festivals, he was a hit at festivals across the country. As a trained ballroom dancer, with many gold medals to his name, Peter passed on his knowledge every time he trained debutante sets in the Bendigo region. As an early environmentalist, he was a life member of the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, secretary in the 1970's and actively involved in campaigns to save Lake Pedder and establish the Whipstick and Kamarooka State Parks (now part of the Bendigo National Park). He has discovered and named new plant species in the Whipstick Forest and propagated many Australian plants. Peter took regular guided tours through the Whipstick each spring, on wildflower educational tours. He was a keen and gifted photographer of local plant species. When Peter received his Order of Australia Medal it was one of his proudest moments. He couldn’t resist wearing it on every occasion. Funeral details. Family, friends and his supporters will farewell Peter.. .. .. ..person, individual, peter ellis oam

Bendigo Advertiser article: obituary on John Edward Harper, watchmaker, who attended Golden Square PS 1189, died June 4, 2006, at the age of 100.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s.

Collection of newspaper articles and colour photo of Violee Davey, who was a student at Golden Square Laurel St. 1189. Violee was born on 10th June, 1906, to David and Margaret Davey, one of 16 ? Children. She was a volunteer at the Bendigo Easter Fair for 81 years. She received the Order of Australia Medal for services to community. Violee was the oldest living ex pupil at the 125h. Anniversary celebrations in 1998. Photo shows Violee cutting the 125th. Centenary cake, with Zac Allen, the youngest student. Photo is entitled 'youngest and oldest student' Article 'Happy days recalled' tells the story of Violee's days at Golden Square Primary and the celebration of her 100th. Birthday.Bendigo Advetrtisereducation, primary, golden square laurel st p.s.

Newspaper clipping on black board, : Children enthralled by Mornington island Dancers- image shows dancers in Bendigo promoting the Koorie culture, at the Laurel Street Primary School. Lyndal McClure 'enticed the MID to Golden Square as part of Aboriginal studies'education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., morning island dancers, gulf of carpentaria, golden square primary school, lyndal mcclure.