This is a brief though reasonably comprehensive account of Adam Lindsay Gordon's life; with brief mention of the time, he spent in Ballarat. Adam Lindsay Gordon was a well-known Australian poet who lived in Ballarat for a brief time and whose work was revered by Ballaratians.1 yellow sheet of paper with small print in 2 columns and a sketch in black of Gordon's Cottage in the Ballarat Botanical GardensNonejohn garner, doctor, john garner collection, adam lindsay gordon, australian poet, ballarat botanical gardens, adam lindsay gordon cottage, the y men's club of ballarat, craft cottage, livery stables, craig's hotel., friends of ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat

This letter gives detailed information about the Gordon Cottage, its past history and present situation and suggestions about its future. The newspaper article concerns the William E Roff memorial plaque at Gordon Cottage. This letter provides valuable evidence about the Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage and the newspaper snippet records the outstanding community work done by Cr. Roff over many years.Two pages, 1 1/2 typed pages. Heading: "The Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage Committee" in old English lettering. Below the heading lefthand side, the President, Cr.W.E. Roff and his address is crossed out as is the Hon. Secretary, Phillip Abson and his address, on the righthand side of the page. At the top of the page is written, "President M.J.Brown and his address. P.2 is signed by M.J.Brown and I.C.Smith. Newspaper snippet, lower righthand corner of page in black, headed, "Memorial Plaque at Gordon Cottage".In the top righthand corner is written "45" and below, there is a "received stamp" dated 11 Oct. 1988, City of Ballarat. D/C is below the date, lefthand side of the page. None on newspaper article.adam lindsay gordon cottage, john garner, doctor, john garner collection, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, adam lindsay gordon memorial cottage committee, w.e. roff, ballarat turf club, racing museum, gold museum ballarat, memorial bust of gordon, w.e.roff plaque, craig's hotel, bath lane., memorial seats, gordon memorial horse, mr george netherway, ballarat historical society, ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat

Murray Comrie Collection. Murray Comrie, born in Tarnagulla in 1912 also became a policeman and later a Chief Superintendent, retiring in 1972 and passing away in 1983 after a long illness. Murray Comrie's son Murray Jnr., to avoid confusion became known by his middle name, Neil. Neil Comrie also joined Victoria Police and rose through the ranks to become Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 1993 to 2001. Blue-grey archive box containing research notes of Murray Comrie. Contains: A series of 17 notepads in which Comrie has annotated historical information from local newspapers. A very long rolled up piece of paper on which is printed the Comrie family tree A yellow envelope containing photogrpahs which are low-quality and/or duplicates of other images in the Murray Comrie Collection. A ledger in which Comrie has listed every Police Station in Victoria and its establishment date. Four vinyl non-archival document binders in which Comrie's research notes and photographs were housed when donated. Material was transferred out of these for preservation reasons. The contents of this box were compiled or used by Murray Comrie during his research for a book about Tarnagulla. tarnagulla, comrie, research, banks, lodge, gold & mining, war/military, local people, buildings, businesses, local government, post offices, policing, recreation reserve, railway, clubs & societies, band/music, hotels, churches, schools, fire brigade, laanecoorie, names

Donald Clark Collection. Blue-grey archive box containing research notes of Donald Clark. Within this set are multiple archival folders with the following subject matter: Hotels Gold, prospecting & mining Peace Picnic Street lighting Churches Cemetery Poems Shire of Bet Bet Chinese Clubs Police Transport Local businesses/premises Local people Post Offices Previous history work / previous history enquiries Back To Tarnagulla events Victoria Theatre / Entertainment Schools Water and waterways Early town Mapping and geography Photocopies of photos Miscellaneous Rail Link Centenary Newbridge Eddington Waanyarra Bet bet (town) Llanelly Murphy's Creek / Irishtown Laanecoorie Military Service Fire Brigade Tarnagulla Landmarks / Places of Interest Family Histories Births, Deaths, Marriage info Transcript of St. Saviour's Records A plastic pocket containing duplicate copies of local history images held elsewhere in the collection. The contents of these files were research notes compiled by Donald Clark from his local history research about Tarnagulla and district. tarnagulla & district, donald clark, research