Article about Burnley Gardens following an interview with Andrew Smith, Gardens Manager.Article in the "Weekend Age" February 16,2008 by Anne Kurnuszko. Article about Burnley Gardens following an interview with Andrew Smith, Gardens Manager.anne kurnuszko, andrew smith, gardens manager, the age, burnley gardens

Newspaper Clipping - from an unknown paper, titled "Bus conductors' jobs to go as 20-year dispute ends" - about the agreement with the ATMOEA about the removal of bus conductors on the Bulleen - Garden City bus route. Quotes Mr. Tom Roper ( Minister) and Jim Harper (union secretary). Also notes railway disputes. c1986 (Tom Roper Minister for Transport 1985 - 1987) - http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/1408-thomas-william-roper (accessed 3-11-2016). Item written by Tony Harringtontrams, tramways, buses, garden city, buses, conductors, unions, disputes

Newspaper cutting from an unknown paper and date titled "It's Trammy Eric", about Eric Pearce GTV 9 Newsreader driving tram 864 - a long life wish. Notes Acting Traffic Manager Norm Elliot giving the OK. Image shows Eric changing points with tram 864 in the background. On the rear is an item about the Commonwealth Heads of Government in Singapore and a date Jan. 12. Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Heads_of_Government_Meeting accessed 19-1-2019 dates the meeting as Jan. 1971.trams, tramways, television celebrity, driver training, tram 864

History of Wandinong Sanctuary and its links to the deaths of Phyl Hooke and Margaret Layland.. Information about the Layland Family and the life and work of Phyl Hooke.History of wandinong Sanctuary and its links to the deaths of Phyl Hooke and Margaret Layland.wandinong sanctuary, hooke, phyl, layland family, layland, margaret, ellemor, bill

The computerphone was an advanced telephone, a personal computer with a built-in display and two micro-drives for storage, an information terminal, and electronic messaging terminal and included a printer option.A 14 inch colour monitor, keyboard and phone handset complete with accessories and instruction manuals. The Computerphone was known as a 'CP'. See http://www.telephonecollecting.org/telecom.htmstitchboard, computer screen, telephone, telecommunications

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

An article in Mufti magazine about Vivian Bulwinkel and a planned memorial to her at the AWM. The wellness centre opened in Legacy House in 2021 is named in her honour.The article mentions the Legacy/RSL Veterans Hub at Legacy House.Colour photocopy x 4 pages of an article in Mufti Vol 62 April 2022 about Vivian Bulwinkel.vivian bullwinkel, memorial

A humorous poem written by Legatee L F Johns about being stuck in the Legacy toilet block with Don Simonson (President of Melbourne Legacy in 1970). It was collected to be a record of past presidents. There are several humorous poems in the album written by the same author. 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.A record of Legatee Don Simonson a past president of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Photocopied poem about Legatee Don Simonson - President 1970past presidents, don simonson, lf johns

A talk given by Patty Boxhall on 17 Aug 2019 at a WHS meeting about the history of museums and collections and the process relating to the donation of artifacts to the W.H.S.A talk given by Patty Boxhall on 17 Aug 2019 at a WHS meeting. museum, boxhall, patty, whitehorse historical society

A humorous poem written by Legatee L F Johns about Legatee David Carter (President of Melbourne Legacy in 1978). The poem was published in the Legacy Bulletin in 1989. It was collected to be a record of past presidents. There are several humorous poems in the album written by the same author. 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.A record of Legatee Don Simonson a past president of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Photocopied poem about Legatee David Carter - President 1978past presidents, don simonson, lf johns

A humorous poem written by Legatee L F Johns about Legatee Karl Robertson (President of Melbourne Legacy in 1980). The poem was published in the Legacy Bulletin in 1987. It was collected to be a record of past presidents. There are several humorous poems in the album written by the same author. 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.A record of Legatee Karl Robertson a past president of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Photocopied poem about Legatee Karl Robertson - President 1980past presidents, lf johns, karl robertson

A humorous poem written by Legatee L F Johns about Legatee Bruce Wilson (President of Melbourne Legacy in 1987). The poem was published in the Legacy Bulletin in 1987. It was collected to be a record of past presidents. There are several humorous poems in the album written by the same author. 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.A record of Legatee Bruce Wilson a past president of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Photocopied poem about Legatee Bruce Wilson - President 1987past presidents, lf johns, bruce wilson

A humorous poem written by Legatee L F Johns about Legatee Alf Argent (President of Melbourne Legacy in 1988). The poem was published in the Legacy Bulletin in 1987. It was collected to be part of a record of past presidents. There are several humorous poems in the album written by the same author. 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.A record of Legatee Alf Argent a past president of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Photocopied poem about Legatee Alf Argent - President 1988past presidents, lf johns, alf argent

A copy of an article from the Bulletin written by Legatee Rogers to inform Legatees about the unveiling of a bronze bust of Stan Savige in Morwell. During the event he discovered more about the events surrounding Stan's role in Dunsterforce in Persia. It describes his role in saving Assyrian refugees from the Turks. For this action Stan Savige was awarded his DSO. 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 Stan Savige's war service in WW1.Two A4 page photocopy of an article published in the Bulletin 5 October 2006 about Stan Savige in WW1.stan savige, assyrians, refugees, dunsterforce, persia

A note for the President's folder about recruiting a secret committee of advisers to help with proposed new members. The second page is a draft of a letter thanking the candidate for agreeing to be on the committee. The third page talks about the committee and is crossed out in blue pen and a note saying 'No longer operative'. Was in a binder of documents that is passed from an outgoing President to the incoming President. It is primarily from the 1930s to 1990s. Most documents are being catalogued separately.A record of a defunct committee once used by the President of Legacy.White A4 paper x 3 pages with black type about a Secret Committee appointed by the President, written in 1966.Handwritten note on bottom of page 1 'see notes 1972. This was not accepted in 1972 when the President made enquiry of people in Legacy whom the secret committee could not approach. He also took advice from the 'College of Cardinals' and approved ...'secret committee, membership

Item from The Courier, 25 years ago, about the change of destination of "Orphanage" to "Victoria Street" and a note regarding the introduction of more "modern" second hand trams into Ballarat.Yields information about the change in the name of the Victoria St terminus.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat January 1936, about Ballarat trams - titled "25 years ago" Two red arrows mark the item of interest.letters, tramways, public transport, victoria street, orphanage, destinations, new trams

The photograph of X1 class tram No. 462 in Nicholson St Footscray on its way to Williamstown Road. About the pass over the railway line. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information the MMTB X1 class tram No. 462.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.In pencil "MMTB 462 to Williamstown Road near Rly Stn, Footscray. Tram about to cross over the Melbourne to Adelaide line". tramcars, tramways, x1 class, tram 462, footscray, nicholson st

This image was taken for the purposes of illustrating Jack Harvey's book 'Eureka rediscovered'. According to the State Library of Victoria catalogue the work is an over-painted photographic print, photographed by an unknown photographer from the painted canvas by Izett Watson and Thaddeus Welch, which was exhibited as a painted cyclorama in the 'Battle of Waterloo' Cyclorama building, Fitzroy, ca. 1891. This is based on the evidence that the pulleys and brick wall are discernible at the top edge of the image which B. Ireland has not over-painted. This artist may by Beryl Ireland, who was a miniaturist and studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School in the 1870s. Beryl Ireland was the niece of Richard Davies Ireland (1816-1877), the lawyer for the Eureka defendants in 1855. Information provided by Dr. Mimi Colligan, 2002. (http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=SLV_VOYAGER1657187&indx=2&recIds=SLV_VOYAGER1657187&recIdxs=1&elementId=1&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=&dscnt=3&frbg=&tab=default_tab&dstmp=1339483021572&srt=rank&mode=Basic&dum=true&fromLogin=true&vl(freeText0)=Eureka%20Stockade%20Ireland&vid=MAIN)Large format reproduction of a handcoloured photograph of the Eureka Stockade taken from the painted canvas by Izett Watson and Thaddeus Welch, which was exhibited as a painted cyclorama in the 'Battle of Waterloo' Cyclorama building, Fitzroy, c1891. The original is in the collection of the State Library of Victoria. (http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/132726) Signed lower right "B. Ireland"eureka stockade, ireland, b. ireland, beryl ireland

The map was surveyed by ship compass, distances by estimation or rate of launch by officers of the Government ; supervised and compiled by J.B. Cameron, G.S. March 1893. This map was in the possession of Charles Carty Salmon (1860-1917), politician, born on 27 July 1860 at Amherst, Victoria. (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/salmon-charles-carty-8328 ) Although living in Melbourne Charles Carty Salmon kept property at Talbot. The property was leased, then purchased by the donor's family. A copy of "The Goulburn Weir and its Dependent System of Works" and this map (in a government envelope addressed to Salmon) were left at the property. See http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm1894-1 .1) Sketch map showing the rivers and an outline of the coast from Long. 144?30'E. to Long. 146?30'E. Gulf of Papua British New Guinea Scale [ca. 1:316,800]. .2) Large envelope addressed to The Hon Charles Carty Salmon M.P., Talbot, Victoria. The map was folded and stored in this envelope. Map extending from Port Bevan to Kaikavau Pt, showing rivers and notes on soil and vegetation. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm1894-1 .1) "Enclosure in Despatch No. 32 of 3rd May 1893 - Appendix G.". "Map no. 4 British New Guinea report 1892-93". .2) "This envelope can only be lawfully used by Government Officials on public business. Any use by Officials on private business, or by others under any circumstances, is punishable." "Commonwealth Celebrations. General Secretary's Office, Melbourne."carty salmon, charles carty salmon, new guinea, j.b. cameron

8 page Booklet about Remembrance Day Memorial Service 11th November 2023, Article regarding the service, remembrance poppy8 page Booklet about the Remembrance Day Memorial Service 11th November 2023, Article regarding the service, remembrance poppyremembrance day, greensborough rsl

A poem that was written about a journey taken by a local miner's daughter to the Sir John Franklin gold mine from Gooleys Creek.A poem that was written about a journey taken by a local miner's daughter to the Sir John Franklin gold mine from Gooleys Creek.sir john franklin gold mine, gooleys creek, stander's track, goulburn river, wood's point, johnstons hill, chinese miners, black friday

A copy of the address given by Alistair Robb, President of Carry On Victoria at a legatee luncheon in 2003. His topic was about the future of ex-service organisations. 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) or as a legatee.A record of speech given at a luncheon.Three A4 pages of an address at a Legatee luncheon on 22 July 2003 about ESOs.carry on victoria, esos

A letter from Claude Blatchford to Legatee Stan Savige about the writing of the book about the history of Melbourne Legacy. It discusses the cost of printing and holds up that might mean the book was not published. He says: "Naturally I should be greatly disappointed if it fails to see the light of day. It cost me a great deal of effort at a time when effort with me was not easy, and, quite frankly, I should never have attempted it if I thought for a moment that my hard work would not result in the book being printed."A record of a past staff member praising Savige and the legatees.White paper letter on Junior Legacy Club letterhead from Blatchford to Stan Saviage about his biography.Handwritten in blue pen 'Blatchford 1932' and signed in black ink 'Yours Blatch', and noted in red pen 'Claude Blatchford (Editor of the History)'.claude blatchford, history