In 1988 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travelled across Australia to take part in the bicentenary celebrations. In April Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrived in Geelong to open the Wool Week Display in the almost complete National Wool Centre. Crowds gathered to welcome the royal couple, wool shearing demonstrations took place outside the centre and “Spud” the sheepdog exhibited his heading talents. During their visit to the wool centre they were met by the chairman of the Geelong Regional Commission, Mr Colin Atkins and Mrs Monique Atkins. The Queen was presented with a rug woven by the museums 1910 gripper-type Axminster Jacquard carpet loom and the Duke was presented with a woollen jumper. In return the Queen presented three letters from the archives of the Windsor Castle to the museum. The couple left in the afternoon, charming the Geelong crowd. Two black and white photographs of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the City of Greater Geelong Mayor, Jim Fidge, watching a shearing demonstration by local Geelong shearers outside the then National Wool Centre. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opened the Wool Week Display in the almost complete National Wool Centre during her visit in April 1988.royal visit, wool centre, geelong, queen elizabeth ii, prince philip, national wool centre., bicentenary celebrations

Black and white photograph of officers representing all volunteer corps in Australia. The photograph was taken during a visit to Australia by the Duke of York, later George V.armed services, band, music, volunteer corps, militia, volunteer regiment, robertson, tom price, d.c. lewis, uniform, swords, rifles

Drawn for the Council Committee for reception of Prince Alfred Oct 1867Design for triumphal arches in Bay Street, Sandridge (with measurements for Fountain Inn, Bridge Street and Liardet Street locations) probably 1867 - visit of Prince AlfredMeasurements noted in pencil.royal visits and occasions, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, prince alfred, bay street

Unframed photo Gen Westmoreland, Commander US Mac greets Sgt Ken Prior and 2nd Lt Bill Kaine during visit to 1 RARAWM HIN/0043/VNgeneral westmoreland, 1 rar, bien hoe, us mac

Coloured photograph of Bob Hawke, Prime Minister, with the Mayor, Councillor Dorothy Smith, and Tony Lamb MHR for Coburg, during his visit to Nunawading in 1989city of nunawading, hawke, bob, prime minister, smith, dorothy g

Children named as Annika Goding and Katherine Flynn.Black and white photograph two children from Lakes Entrance Kindergarten playing with toys on visit to St Brendans Primary School. Lakes Entrance Victoriaeducation

Colour photograph showing Music teacher Sue Furlong Taylor, with group of students from Secondary College on a visit to Pre School Lakes Entrance Victoriachildrens services

Colour photograph showing Music teacher Sue Furlong Taylor, with group of students from Secondary College on a visit to Pre School Lakes Entrance Victoriachildrens services

Colour photograph showing Music teacher Sue Furlong Taylor, with group of students from Secondary College on a visit to Pre School Lakes Entrance Victoriachildrens services

Colour photograph showing Music teacher Sue Furlong Taylor, with group of students from Secondary College on a visit to Pre School Lakes Entrance Victoriachildrens services

The Fashion & Design collections of Kew Historical Society include a number of art or household textiles manufactured or created in the United Kingdom as well as in Australia. As other cultures opened to Australian travellers in the 20th century, members began collecting and donating textiles produced in a number of other countries.Embroidered doily in the shape of Australia commemorating the ‘Royal Visit 1954’. The multicoloured embroidered images used on the include koalas and eucalyptus flowers on a cream fringed ground. doilies - patriotic, doilies - symbolic, soft furnishings, royal visits

The orthodox version of the origins and history of the Kew Elder(ly) Citizens’ Association was established by Cr. W. D. Vaughan in his book Kew’s Civic Century (1960), when he wrote that: "When Mrs. C. H. Simpson was Mayoress in 1952 she set up the Elderly Citizens’ Association to care for the needs of ages persons in Kew. The idea was strongly supported and a start was made by providing social afternoons for elderly folk at Southesk. Visiting sick people in their homes, providing firewood where needed, and other activities were undertaken by the Association. The aid of Council was sought to further the work. It was decided that a social unit for elderly folk be established at Southesk." (p.126-7). In the following pages, he describes in detail Council’s role in formally establishing the Association. This ‘official’ version was reasserted in the later Thematic Environmental History of the City of Boroondara (2012). However the origins and gestation of community of organisations is rarely straightforward. In 1965, five years after Vaughan’s book was published, the author of East Kew Women’s Club : Twenty Years : 20-7-1945-30-7-1965, writing about the period July 1947 to July 1950, described the role the Club played in establishing the Kew Elder Citizens Association. The author wrote: "At a meeting of the Kew Community Aid, the plight of many elderly people in Kew who were dependent on pensions was raised and in order to ascertain their needs the practice was begun of serving morning tea at the Masonic Hall in Walpole Street, where pensions were then paid. From this beginning the Kew Elder Citizens Association was formed in Kew with wide support, and Club members gave willing support on the committee, in helping serve afternoon tea and in entertainment." (p.4) Photographic evidence also leads to questions about Vaughan’s version of events. A framed photograph in the Society’s Collection shows a Public Meeting to form the Kew Elder Citizens Association in a room at Southesk a year earlier in 1951. Whatever version of the origins of the Association is correct, a later framed photograph in the Society’s collection shows the opening of the completed Clubrooms of the Kew Elder Citizens at South Esk by the Hon. E.P. Cameron M.L.C, Minister of Health, on 12 November 1956. The Association is still active in Kew and is currently located at Hamer Court, opposite the Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery in High Street, Kew.Framed and titled black and white photograph taken on the occasion of a visit by members of the Kew Elder Citizens Club to Lyons "Mountain Grand" Warburton, in February 1978.community groups -- kew (vic.), senior citizens clubs -- kew (vic), club tours

Postcard - features images of 12 trams including trams 909, 5015, 2059, 3034, 3508, 728, 856, 442, 110. Published by Visit Galley.trams, tramways, postcards, city circle, c class, d class, sw5 class, restaurant tram, z class, tram 909, tram 5015, tram 2059, tram 3034, tram 3508, tram 728, tram 856, tram 442, tram 110

Yields information about the arrangements for the visit of the TRB to Ballarat and Bendigo., Yields information about the arrangements for the visit of the TRB to Ballarat and Bendigo.Memorandum and letter to or from the Engineer & Manager from the Ballarat Manager - all with rounded corners. .1 - Memorandum - responding to the letter of 9/3/1962 re dates of a visit by the Transport Regulation Board .2 - Letter from Head Office, dated 9/3/1962, re visit of TRB to both Ballarat and Bendigo regarding traffic density and characteristics. TRB Officers Jacobs and Smith. trams, tramways, reports, passengers, transport regulation board, interviews

In Aug-2006 a group of 48 overseas Vietnamese came back to visit and pray at the VBP mass grave in Cherang Ruku and at many other cemeteries along the eastern coast of Malaysia. The trip was organized by the Archive of Vietnamese Boat People. It was the first group of the overseas Vietnamese coming to visit since the end of the wave of VBP in Malaysia in 1996. The grave was found by the Archive of Vietnamese Boat People.Praying at the VBP mass grave in Cherang Ruku