The badge belonged to John Arnold Seitz who attended Scotch from 1914 until ?. The badge and hat band would have been attached to a staw boater worn by students to the Head of the River Boat Races. Oval shaped badge of gold coloured metal and enamel with crossed oars coming up from the a banner at the bottom of the badge. The oval is formed by a buckled belt of dark blue within this on dark red background is a seated scholar. A pin is on the back to Inscription on badge "DEO PATRIAE LITTERIS/ HEAD OF RIVER RACES". Verso STOKES & SONS MELB 811/?? (numbers are difficult to decipher)clothing, gold, 1914, badge, accesory, headware, scotchcollege, seitz john arnold, maroon, blue boat races, head of the river, crossed oars, hatband

George Rimington established The Parkhill Nursery in 1877. By 1910, it was more commonly known as Rimington’s Nurseries and well known for its sale of violets. After World War II, Rimington’s Nurseries were gradually subdivided and sold. The 38 allotments were released in sections, including lots 34 to 36 on the corner of Mont Victor Road and Victor Avenue. Previous lots in the subdivision had bordered Burke Road, Rimington Avenue, Heather Grove, and Stoke Avenue. The selling point as it had been in comparable estates for a century were the proximity to transport, schools and churches, as well as the high location and excellent views. The subdivision plan shows most of the lots in the entire subdivision: 1-11, 13-26, and 34-38. Presumably, lot 12 and lots 27-33 were still to be released.Subdivision plans are historically important documents used as evidence of the growth of suburbs in Australia. They frequently provide information about when the land was sold on which a built structure was subsequently constructed as well as evidence relating to surveyors and real estate and financial agents. The numerous subdivision plans in the Kew Historical Society's collection represent working documents, ranging from the initial sketches made in planning a subdivision to printed plans on which auctioneers or agents listed the prices for which individual lots were sold. In a number of cases, the reverse of a subdivision plan in the collection includes a photograph of a house that was also for sale by the agent. These photographs provide significant heritage information relating house design and decoration, fencing and household gardens.Subdivision plan advertising five superb home sites among lots in Burke Road, Stoke Avenue, Victor Avenue, Mont Victor Road and Heather Grove.subdivision plans - kew, rimington avenue -- kew (vic.), heather grove -- kew (vic), stoke avenue -- kew (vic.), burke road -- kew (vic.), mont victor road -- kew (vic.)

Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The house lots in the Rimington Nursery Estate were advertised for sale on Saturday 22nd October 1949. The nine lots in the sale were in Stoke Avenue and Burke Road. Mathers & McMillan of 136 Cotham Road, Kew, offered the lots for sale. [The final sale of lots within the Rimington Nursery Estate occurred as late as 1958.]subdivision plans - kew, rimington nursery estate, monist victor road - kew (vic.)

Published by the Deaf Committee of the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of Victoria'The Victorian Deaf News' Newsletter is a significant publication as an historical record giving and insight into the people, activities and events of the Deaf Community in Victoria.Vol. 2 No. 5 (New Series) June 1937; Size 24.5cmHx19cmW; 16 pagese. r. noble, w. a. waterstrom, w.a. paterson, r. h. luff, ed johnson, h. mckenzie, reiffel, mcdonald, hunt, j. stewart, maurice mark, e. russell, r. cornell, g. b. mortimer, g. oakley, colin johns, mrs m. thompson, w. nancarrow, g. mahoney, ambrose moloney, collins, stokes, sturcke, kitty burke, johns, stewart, o. quinton, ruskin's motor body works, underwood, e. johnson, taylor's timber mills, jennings, williams, eric johnston, gibson, hately, jim walters, roy windridge, ferguson, mona stevens, gersch, doney, moore, w. durstan, northey, allen, mrs f. johnson, iris wouda, g. mortimer, willie hately, torr, robb, cecil and vernon griffiths, c. lyfield, w. utber, w. chapman, d. jones, howe, smith sandon, f. owen, hood, j. gibson, allan salmon, j. stewart, r. bogan, nancy newton, brenda jean ashby, donald johnson, burnie higgie, ruby may mcdonald, charles ernest wesley hunt, fred lynas, margaret gibson, walter bladier, winifred gladman, mary thomson

Published by the Deaf Committee of the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of VictoriaThe Victorian Deaf News' Newsletter is a significant publication as an historical record giving and insight into the people, activities and events of the Deaf Community in Victoria.Vol. 2 No. 7 (New Series), October November December 1937; Size 24.5cmHx19cmW; 12 pagesa. c muir, f. e. frewin, r. h. luff, m. g.g.b. mortimer, mrs crompton, bremner, hobson, james abraham, e. r. noble, j. m. johnston, h. puddy, burnie johnson, mrs j. e. muir, betty wilkinson, alex anderson, olive minton, robert hamilton, mona stevens, j. waters, james anderson, newbury, b. chaffey, a. stokes, james ashley, j. h. cross, h. r. gillett, j. o'gormanvictorian deaf and dumb institution, w. a. paterson, s. ferguson, len treffene, g. quantock, francis owen, ossie quinton, vincent buttacavoli, byron taylor, william allen, harold ahchow, a. w. sutherland, bill donnelly, z. bragg, m. cross, margy sandon, george oakley, w. utber, w. chapman, hopkins, frank williams

This was donated to the Glen Eira City Council Collection by Ron Fisher. The pin belonged to Ron’s father Syd and has been in the family until its donation. Syd was a WW2 veteran who joined up in Caulfield. The Mayor of Caulfield's Patriotic Fund was established in 1939 in conjunction with the Caulfield Returned Soldier's Club. Members raised funds by hosting dances in private homes and events at the Caulfield Town Hall. By 1944, more than £86,000 had been collected for the Fund.Small oval brass and enamel commemorative pin. Centre oval has blue enamel Australian flag, surrounded by the inscription "MAYOR OF CAULFIELD'S PATRIOTIC FUND". Red enamel scroll motif at rear. C-clasp fastening on reverse."STOKES MELB"caulfield patriotic fund, returned soldiers, world war two, wwii, fundraising, remembrance

This dress is of uncertain provenance. BHS records indicate that it was owned by Marion Jane Ellen Devlin, nee Stokes (1845-1936), who married Oliver Devlin on 2 April 1877 in Victoria. The dress is believed to have been worn on the Bendigo goldfields circa 1878. It may have been worn as a wedding dress. However, additional documentation discovered in August 2019 suggest that the dress belonged to Margaret Cocking, nee Carr (1850-1936), who married Gustavus Cocking in Bendigo in 1877.A grey-green circa 1878 dress comprising a matching jacket and skirt. The jacket (.1) features a standing collar that gathers to a low point at the throat. This point is concealed behind a bow with raw edges which may not be original. The centre front of the jacket has been secured with nineteen concealed metal hook and button holes. The centre front features fifteen sets of single fabric covered glass buttons secured in a diagonal pattern and appearing as double headed buttons. From the shoulder through the body the jacket is shaped with decorative panels with grey silk detail. Beside these panels shaping into the waist and under the arm are a further two pleats. On the left side waist is a small pocket with decorative flap, grey silk trim and button. The base line of the jacket features a decorative horizontal panel that wraps around the jacket. The sleeve head is small and sits on the natural shoulder line with a slim fitting, curved, full length sleeve. At the base of the sleeve, there is a decorative panel reminiscent of a formal cuff, with a decorative turn back and two buttons. Secured underneath this turn back is a bow like decoration. From the back the jacket features a V shaped decoration, an extension of the front two decorative panels. From the shoulders the jacket is shaped by four panels curving tight into the waist and flaring out again to fullness of the bustle. These seams are also finished with decorative binding. This peplum-like shape features two decorative flaps and six covered buttons. The skirt (.2) is shaped to the waist with pleats and secures on the front left hand side, the original waistband and fastenings have been replaced. The skirt front features a large decorative panel of the same fabric that curves from the front at approximately shin length, upwards towards the back securing underneath the bustle decoration. A second panel, plus a pleated panel finish the hem of the skirt continuing around to the back. At the back the skirt features two deep pleats with a large decorative bow that would sit out over the bustle. The skirt is long featuring a small train at the back. The dress is lined in a brown waxed cotton.wedding dress, 1870s fashion, marion jane ellen stokes, oliver devlin, margaret carr, gustavus cocking, bendigo

To identify AFB staff a silver badge was struck.. A type written card name is located below the main part of the badge, which consists of the guiding light symbol with black 'wings' and a whtie light, against a silver background. The words 'Assocation for the Blind' sit around the symbol, in silver lettering, on a black background. 1 metal badge with name card holderAssociation for the Blind (silver on black background at base of badge)badges, association for the blind

Awarded to Mrs Kitty Rose by the Business & Professional Women's Club in 1970. In the background is the shape of mainland Australia, with the letters 'BPW Club' above a space which is engraved 'Bendigo Award'. Metal badge in white boxassociation for the blind, badges, katharine (kitty) rose

These metal badges consist of silver writing (Association for the Advancement of the Blind) around the outside and the word 'Representative' between two lines in the middle, against a dark blue enamel background. It is the only identification badge held in the collection for the AAFB, which became the Association For the Blind in 1960. Metal badge with silver writingbadges, association for the advancement of the blind

A President badge was struck to identify this important role in the sighted community. These consisted of a rectangle with the words 'President' in gold writing on a pale blue background and 'RVIB' written in gold against a blue background. Enamel blue badge with gold writingroyal victorian institute for the blind, badges

Badges were created to identify staff members. These consisted of a oval with a gold lighthouse on a blue background and the words 'For the Blind' in gold across the middle of the lighthouse . Around the outside, 'Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind' was written in gold against a navy blue background. 1 metal pin with gold lighthouse on blue background'Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind' royal victorian institute for the blind, badges

A Secretary badge was struck to identify this important role in the sighted community. These consisted of a rectangle with the words 'Secretary' in gold writing on a pale blue background and 'RVIB' written in gold against a blue background. 1 metal pin with gold writing on blue backgroundroyal victorian institute for the blind, badges

A Treasurer badge was struck to identify this important role in the sighted community. These consisted of a rectangle with the words 'Treasurer' in gold writing on a pale blue background and 'RVIB' written in gold against a blue background. 1 metal pin with gold writingroyal victorian institute for the blind, badges

To raise funds for the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, these badges were sold by street sellers in Melbourne. "Help the Blind" - A red, white and gold badge, circular, with four scroll shapes on the edges. The centre is white, with 'Help the Blind' in gold; the outer area is red with gold edging and words, 'as a thanksgiving for sight'. Some badges have paper numbers on the reverse. Metal pin with red and white enamel, and gold edgingHelp the Blindroyal victorian institute for the blind, badges

To raise funds for the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, these badges were sold by street sellers in Melbourne. A gold colour Australian coat of arms (Kangaroo and emu beside a shield with a star at the top), sits above a blue enamelled boomerang. In the shield is the letter 'B' in blue enamel. 'For those who cannot see' is written in gold lettering across the boomerang. Metal pin with blue enamel letteringFor those who cannot see royal victorian institute for the blind, badges

To identify members of its Auxiliary, badges were provided. These consisted of a oval with a gold lighthouse on a light green background and the words 'For the Blind' in gold across the middle, either side of the lighthouse. Around the outside, 'Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind' was written in gold against a black background, with 'Auxiliary' across the middle of the lighthouse. 1 metal pin with gold lighthouse and shining light'Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind' 'Auxiliary'royal victorian institute for the blind, badges

Day centre participants enjoy an Easter Bonnet tea party. Ballarat 019 - Mrs Muir (blue flowers) and Miss Stoke (red trimmed sun hat) Ballarat 020 - Mr Joe Dean (tall orange and blue and green hat) Ballarat 021 - Mrs Blake (rabbit on hat) Ballarat 022 - Mrs Bennett (blue pinafore) and Mrs Joan Perry (white, yellow, pink flowers) Ballarat 025 - Mrs Davis (Daisy hat) Ballarat 026 - Mr Norm Batten (sun hat with yellow streamers)6 x col. photographs1981association for the blind, kelaston home (ballarat)

To signify the various positions within the organisation to the sighted community, an assortment of badges were created identifying individuals and the roles they played. These consist of a rectangle with the position written in gold writing on a pale blue background and 'RVIB' written vertically in gold against a blue background to the side of the badge. People volunteering their time were called 'Voluntary Helper'Metal pin with gold writing on blue backgroundRVIB Voluntary Helperroyal victorian institute for the blind, badges

To identify AFB staff a silver badge was struck.. A type written card name is located below the main part of the badge, which consists of the guiding light symbol with black 'wings' and a white light, against a silver background. The words 'Association for the Blind' sit around the symbol, in silver lettering, on a black background. Silver and black guiding light logo with silver name plate underneath, some with paperMr. John Wicking (typewritten) Mrs. Janet Wicking (typewritten)association for the blind, badges

To raise funds for the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, these badges were sold by street sellers in Melbourne. "Remember the Blind" - Blue and white oval badges with the words, 'Remember the Blind' around the edge. The outer oval is narrow, white with gold edges and words. A dark blue oval is in the centre, suspended over the empty space by four curved pieces of metal, with gold edging. Some badges have paper numbers on the reverse. Metal pin with enamel with writingRemember the Blind royal victorian institute for the blind, badges

To identify members of its Auxiliary, badges were provided. These consisted of a oval with a gold lighthouse on a pale blue background and the words 'For the Blind' in gold across the middle, either side of the lighthouse. Around the outside, 'Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind' was written in gold against a royal navy blue background, with 'Auxiliary' at the base of the badge. 1 metal pin depicting a golden lighthouse'Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind' 'Auxiliary'royal victorian institute for the blind, badges

Colour photograph taken of the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales building in Enfield, as viewed from Henley Park. A red buildng with grey stairwells and window fixtures, surrounded by a concrete balcony that overlooks the park. Digital Image of Enfield building taken from parkroyal blind society of new south wales, buildings

Carols by Candlelight is a Christmas concert held at the Sidney Myer Music bowl. Programs and candle holders were sold, and collections made during the event to raise money for the Austin Hospital and the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. 3KZ also recorded the concert, which was played on radio on Christmas Day with a phone number to ring to donate. Prior to the Carols program at 9pm, the performance was opened by the Melbourne Lord Mayer and the process of torchbearers (100 girls dressed in white flowing dresses walk slowly in time with the music to the stage) as a prelude to the event.1 volume with photographs and illustrationscarols by candlelight, austin hospital, margot sheridan, lawrence warner, royal victorian institute for the blind, gwen bowdler, johnny o'keefe, norman swain, bernard evans, philip gibbs, norman k mcleod, syd morgan, dr charles bennett, harold stokes

The 1888 Centennial International Exhibition, celebrating a century of Australian settlement, surpassed even the grand scale of the1880 Melbourne International Exhibition. It attracted over two million people, but the Victorian government had to spend £250 000 on it, ten times the amount estimated. The exhibition had a distinctively imperial focus, and a greater emphasis on culture than in 1880, particularly on music and painting (1). (1. https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/273830) S.D. Gadd was appointed Curator of Parks and Gardens in 1874 an lived in residence in Rosalind Park. He resigned in 1905 and moved to Melbourne where he died in 1917. Mr Gadd was a prominent member of the Masonic Lodge. It is not clear why he was awarded this medal.The bronze medal of the Centennial International Exhibition awarded to S.G. Gadd. Obverse - Portrait: bust of Queen Victoria in left profile wearing a crown, veil and 3 medals. Reverse - Field: Victor's wreath consisting of leaves and acorns of British oak and the leaves and acorns of the wattle. The oak and wattle were tied together 'by a true-lover's knot, 'symbolizing the unity and affection between the mother country and the colony'. Southern Cross inside surrounded by a legend. (https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/273822) Obverse - Motto: Centennial International Exhibition Melbourne Reverse - Legend: (Latin) Artibus Dignis Honor Insignis (To the deserving arts, distinguished honor) (Mint) left: Melbourne Mint. (Date) Lower Centre: MDCCCLXXXVIII. (Engraver) Right: Stokes & Martin S.C. Edge - Plain, impressed with S.G. Gadd ESQ.centennial international exhibition melbourne 1888, s.g. gadd, rosalind park, city of greater bendigo medals

"On 17th May 1858 a State subsidised, combined Denominational School was opened by HT Stokes, with an attendance of about 30 children. This school was conducted in the wooden Melton Combined Protestant Church, situated on ‘a creek flat’ thought to be on the north side of Sherwin Street between Pyke and Byran Streets. It is likely that the Church had been established by 1855 and that the first minister was the Rev. Hampshire, who lived in Cambridge House on the Exford Estate. Ministers of the Protestant denominations were invited to hold services there. As there was only one resident Minister in the town (Presbyterian Mr J Lambie), laymen of the various denominations often spoke on Sundays. In 1863 this building was declared a Common School with the number 430. One of its first and most prominent headmasters was John Corr, who served from 1860 to 1864. Most of Mr Corr’s children also became teachers, including Joseph Corr, at the Rockbank school, and J Reford Corr and WS Corr, headmasters and teachers at numerous prestigious private secondary schools around Australia. John Corr purchased land alongside the school and elsewhere in and near Melton, became secretary and treasurer of the new Cemetery Trust, and by July 1861 was deputy registrar of births, deaths and marriages. He walked three miles every Sunday to teach at the Weslyan Sunday School he had established. Despite good reports from the Education Department Inspector, and burgeoning enrolments, the local school committee recommended the dismissal of, firstly, his wife (from the work mistress position), and then him from the headmaster position. Corr saw his dismissal as an attempt to redirect state aid for education from the Combined Protestant school to the support of the Free Presbyterian Minister Rev James Lambie (by one account the owner of the land on which the Common School was erected), whose son-in-law James Scott subsequently assumed responsibility for the school. Rev Lambie failed in his efforts to keep the existing school, which the Education Department Inspector and the majority of Melton citizens regarded as badly situated and badly built. Following a conditional promise of state aid, local contributors in 1868-69 raised ₤72.10.6 towards the cost of an iron-roofed bluestone rubble building 43 ft x 12 ft. This was erected on a new site of 1.5 acres (the present site). The State contributed ₤120 to the new school, which opened in 1870. A very early (c.1874) photograph of the school shows its headmaster and work mistress / assistant teacher (probably James Scott and his wife Jessie) and its (very young) scholars. Similar photos show pupils in front of the school in c.1903, and 1933. In 1877 a second bluestone room costing ₤297 was added and further land acquired from the Agricultural Society (who only needed it two days a year) to enlarge the schoolground to 3 acres. In the early 1880s an underground tank augmented the school water supply and in 1919 a five-roomed wooden residence was added. During this period the school correspondents often compained that the walls of the bluestone buildings were damp, affecting the plaster. In 1923 a brick room 26 ft 6 in by 24 ft with a fireplace and four rooms facing south, was added, and a corridor built to link the three buildings. This served adequately for the next 40 years. The school bell probably dates to 1883. The school also has a memorial gate (1951) to World War One ex-students, and an honour board to the 64 ex-students who served in the First World War. The school roll fell to 42 in the early post war-years, but was boosted by an influx of migrants, mainly from the UK, from the late 1960s. This presaged the boom in Melton’s development, and the corresponding growth of the school, with timber and temporary classrooms added to the previous masonry ones. An endowment pine plantation established in 1930 augmented the school’s fundraising activities when it was harvested in 1968. Part of the site was planted with eucalyptus trees in 1959. Famous ex-students of the early twentieth century included Hector Fraser (internationally successful shooter) and cyclist Sir Hubert Opperman". Photo of Edna and Margaret Barrie with Miles Baunders taken for the Telegrapheducation, local identities

The Tarnagulla and District Cricket Association existed for quite a few years in the 1890 -1920 period, and consisted of 6 to 8 clubs drawn from a radius of about 15 km. Tarnagulla Club finished on top of the ladder in the 1910/1911 season, and the club then won the grand final against Llanelly in April 1911. The trophy was presented to Edward Toole at the Club's annual presentation evening in December 1911. Mr Toole was the publican at the Golden Age Hotel at Tarnagulla for many years, and he was also a long-­time president and strong supporter of the Tarnagulla Cricket Club. Mr Toole was unwell at that time, and the club's supporters decided to present it to him in recognition of his many years of service. N. Butcher resided at Llanelly and was a very keen local cricket lover. He donated this trophy for the 1910/11 season. The hallmark 'SD&Co' probably indicates the cup was made by Stewart Dawson & Co. which had Australian operations in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane. David Gordon Collection. A large plated-silver cup with engraved decorations and inscription.Etched with flourishes and flower and leaf designs around text which reads "T.D.C.A Trophy, Presented by Mr. N. Butcher, Won By Tarnagulla Club, Presented by them to their President, E. Toole Esq., Decr 11th". Hallmarks: SD&Co , EPNS , 33209 , J

A gold coloured metal Junior Legacy Club badge patch that was given to Junior Legatees. Date is unknown but probably from the 1950s or 1960s. This badge was donated to Legacy after it was found in an charity shop. It was photographed and sent to a former Junior Legatee as a replacement for their badge that had broken. No longer have an example in the archive.A record of the membership badge given to Junior Legatees when they joined Legacy.Gold Junior Legacy Club badge on a bar with safety pin and chain.Imprinted on back "Stokes".junior legatee, jlc, badges