Department of Health – National Fitness Office (Sports & Recreation) – Historical Press Release Photo - Empire Youth Day & Royals on Tour CollectionDepartment of Health – National Fitness Office (Sports & Recreation) – Historical Press Release Photo - Empire Youth Day & Royals on Tour Collection

The Ballarat Hibernian Society was a friendly society formed at Ballarat in 1868. In 1871 the group amalgamated with a similar group in Melbourne to form the HACBS. Due to legislative changes the insurance interests of the society were absorbed into those of the IOOF in the late twentieth century . These collars were worn at official functions and meetings of the society. They vary in elaboration from heavily embroidered to very simple silk collars and many are embroidered with motifs such as kangaroos, emus, shamrocks and Irish harps.Large velvet ceremonial collar with gold metal braid trim and PP for Past President embroidered in gold metal thread.hibernian, hacbs, textile, ceremonial collar, friendly society.

Inscribed back free endpaper "J. Connelly 58 Batt AIF.

R.C. Picnic 1899

clunes, st ignatius, c.1910.

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Black and white image of a church.

glen summerfield, bob martin, russell morris, george worthington, ray martin, col lang, glen thompson, lance simpson, vic braidie, brian fahey, aileen mctaggart, marbleux elaine de, joan worthington, dawn stubbs, judy crosier, kath rogers, gwen york, norma baines, josie braidie, elaine fahey, brian tellefson, charlie tonzing, mary tonzing, mrs. coar, mrs. barclay, nat barclay, carmel tellefson

t.s. mccarthy, c smythe, p hillman, j murphy, v. braidie, d. nagle, t sheean, j. braidie, k. rogers, t. hickey, h. higginbotham, m rogers, k. leonard, t. snr. mccarthy, l mccarthy, a. hibbard, e cook, t. burns, v. burns, w. marshall, j. murphy, s. mccarthy, m. power, m. dorman

The Yandoit Church built-in 1884 by Giacomo Satori and served the predominantly local Swiss-Italian community until 1993.Four people stand outside St John's, Yandoit. Left to right: Gerhard Emmerichs, Bern Emmerichs (Robinson) Bernie Milesi, Rene Saligari (Gervasoni)st john's yandoit, yandoit, rene saligari, bernie milesi, giacomo sartori

People - Students

Murray Comrie Collection. Monochrome photograph depicting the former Catholic Church building from Tarnagulla being used as the Hall in Murphy's Creek. This photograph was probably taken in the late 1960s. tarnagulla, murphys creek, buildings, churches, religion, hall, catholic

Cream cardboard greeting card with a black and white image of the Linton Catholic Church inside. Card was sent to Mr. Sandow from N & B Nicol.Text, front: " Greetings " Text, inside: " A Photo Card / with / Sincerest of Good Wishes. "greeting cards, st peter's catholic church linton, sandow, nicol

McAuley College was established at Dooboobetic in 1977 as a Catholic consolidated secondary college bringing together secondary catholic students from Donald, St Arnaud and Charlton in Victoria's Wimmera. A new school was built on a 23-acre site at Dooboobetic constructed from mostly portable classrooms among wheat fields, five minutes from the Gooroc church. The college served the north-west from Wycheproof to Wedderburn. The concept proved unsustainable and the Dooboobetic campus was closed in 2003 marking the end of a century of Catholic secondary education in the district.donald, st arnaud, charlton, catholic consolidated secondary college, dooboobetic, wimmera, catholic secondary education, mcauley college

This photo captures the sacred act of the washing of feet at a mass at Galen Catholic College, in 1996.galen catholic college, galen college, catholic mass, mass, washing of feet, 1996

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph looking northwest over the roof of the General Store, corner of Chapel Street and Thompson Avenue, to the Roman Catholic Church and the corner of Chapel Street and Warley Avenue.local history, photography, photographs, cowes, phillip island, black & white photograph, general store, roman catholic church, chapel street cowes, john jenner, bryant west

Coloured photo in Black Folder - St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Mitcham, Debutante Group, 1988 Group A. Mayor Valda Arrowsmith. Held at Leonda Receptionsarrowsmith, valda, st. john's catholic church, mitcham

A short history of St. Brigid's (Catholic) School from it's beginnings as the Ballan Catholic Common School No. 100 at St. Agnes Church c. 1859 up to the present in 2010. The book contains teacher and class photographs, information on the establishment of Catholic Schools in Victoria, and a section on the history of Catholics in Ballan and the beginnings of the Church community. Recent events are covered as are recollections and interviews with former pupils.Significant to past and present students and staff, also to those researching family history and education within the local area.A small paperback book with an olive green cover on which is centered an oval coloured photograph of the school. 62 pages.schools, ballan, st brigids, catholic schools

The Catholic Church held an International Congress at Sydney in 1928. This was the first such gathering in the Southern Hemisphere and special trains were run from other states to convey visitors to the event. A range of souvenir items were purchased by Catholic families and a collection of these souvenirs including Congress rail tickets were collected and remain in the Taffe family Hymettus collection.This, the 29th Congress was the first ever held outside Europe or the USA. It was first great public demonstration of faith celebrated by Catholics in Australia this event attracted a crowd of half a million, the largest religious spectacle ever seen in Australia to that time. catholic church, catholic families, souvenir, eucharistic congress, sydney

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Quarry Hill Centenary 1906 - 2006 52 pages compiled by Maureen Connelly with black & white photographs, illustrations and plans. With bookmark.school, centenary, st joseph's, bendigo - schools, st joseph's school, education, catholic schools.