The programme for the opening ceremony of the 1998 national Legacy conference, which commemorated 75 years of Legacy. Guests included Sir William Deane, Governor General of Australia, and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Councillor Ivan Deveson. 1998 Melbourne Legacy President Tom Bannister hosted the proceedings, which were organised by past President, Legatee D.J. Simonson together with the rest of the conference.Record of a significant milestone in Melbourne Legacy history.Blue, black and grey printing on white folded card.conference, 75th anniversary

A set of laminated A3 sketchbook pages depicting designs for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Women's Opening/Closing Ceremony Uniform designed by Wendy Powitt. On the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games donor Doug Pleasance wrote- The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games saw an evolutionary change in designer selection. A Declaration of Interest Form was communicated to over forty potential designers. The task and especially tight timelines that were involved deterred many aspirants, however, there remained eight designers with the potential we were seeking. These eight designers were paid $3,000 per submission and the winning designer, Wendy Powitt, was paid $15,000. For the first time the judging panel included two athletes, one male swimmer and one female basketballer, their influence was pivotal. Opening Ceremony Uniform included a lightweight wool fabric printed with floral designs that had been inspired by the work of Australian artist Margaret Preston. This included: Lightweight W/PE shorts by Fletcher Jones in Foster Valley Fabric, socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy.8120.1 - A laminated A3 sketchbook page depicting a design for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Women's Opening/Closing Ceremony Uniform. The main drawing shows the design for a dark green skirt, a yellow printed sleeveless button up shirt, a matching headband and scarf, yellow gloves and brown leather shoes. To the right of the main image are five detail drawings of the skirt, gloves, shoes and scarf as well as a depiction of a brown leather bag. 8120.2 - unnumbered- mounted on green card this sketchbook page depicts a design for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Women's Opening/Closing Ceremony Uniform. The main drawing shows the design for a dark green skirt, a yellow printed sleeveless button up shirt and yellow gloves. 8120.3 - unnumbered- A laminated A3 sketchbook page depicting a design for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Women's Opening/Closing Ceremony Uniform. The main drawing shows the design for a dark green skirt, a yellow printed sleeveless button up shirt, a matching headband and scarf, yellow gloves and brown leather shoes. To the right of the main image are five detail drawings of the skirt, gloves, shoes and scarf as well as a depiction of a brown leather bag.1992 barcelona olympics, sport, athletes, fashion, design, artwork, drawing, uniform

Folded document, 5 pages, produced to commemorate the opening of the Eppalock Dam, the Eppalock Pumping Station and the pipeline to Bendigo, by the Premier, Mr. H. Bolte, on 17th April, 1964. Brown cover, cream and black text. Illustrations show the cross section of the tunnel; a plan of the embankments and an overall plan of the weir.bendigo, waterworks, lake eppalock

Slovenian waited a long time to have the opportunity to purchase a building for their Slovenski Dom. Many hours of asking, collecting donations, organising fundraising paid off, and they could not be more proud of their achievement.A very important dayLadies singing at the cultural program celebrating the opening of the Slovenski Dom in Carlton in 1960. The performers were dressed in Slovenian national costumesThe opening of the Slovenian centre in Carlton 1960slovenski dom opening, slovenian centre in carlton, slovenian songs, slovenian national costumes

Black and white photo showing the carpark at the Cardinia Reservoir site on the day of the official ceremony for the start of works in May 1970. Several dozen cars and one bus can be seen in the carpark, and groups of people are gathered there. In the foreground members of the official party can be seen. Between them and the carpark is a wide strip of long grass.

Queenscliffe Maritime Centre historyOpening Queenscliffe Maritime Centre in 1987Various news article, photos both B&W + Colour re QMC opening in 1987.Reverse " NIL "

Donald Clark Collection. A colour photograph depicting Don Clark and Dick Sandner at a ceremony to commence underground decline works for Reef Mining NL, South Poverty Reef, Tarnagulla. Original photograph.

Cream folded program. On front 'Lake Eppalock, Friday 17th April 1964, printed in brown text. Inside: State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Ceremony to mark the completion of the Eppalock Dam and Pumping Station and the Eppalock-Bendigo Pipeline, Friday 17th April 1964.bendigo, waterworks, lake eppalock

Two photocopied sheets of paper pertaining to the building of the Bendigo East State School. The first sheet is typed and dated 7th April 1916. It has details of the school committee, the attendance, the school site and cost of building the school. The second sheet is a requisition form for the erection of a wood and brick school dated 27th October 1914. Gemma Starr Collectiongemma starr collection, bendigo schools, bendigo east state school, j.w.fairbanks

This card is an invitation to attend the opening ceremonies with the dedication of memorial chapel on the 6th of September 1917 by the Archbishop, and the official opening of the Flinders Street Mission on the 11th of September 1917 by the Governor, Sir, Arthur Lyulph Stanley.This 1917 invitation marks the commencement of official ceremonies to dedicate both the new Mission Building and Chapel and associated services and celebratory concert. This building which has housed the multitude of continual services to Seafarers will attain the Centenary year in 2017.Commercially printed invitation on heavy card printed with blue ink ; features a Flying Angel flag of the Mission to Seamen in top left crnrprinted in copperplate script:"The Committee and Chaplains of / the Victoria Missions to Seamen / request the pleasure of your and your friends' company at / The Opening Ceremonies of the New Institute in Flinders Street extension. / On Thursday, 6th September, 1917 /...The Official Opening / will be performed by His Excellency the Governor / THE HONOURABLE SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, K.C.M.G/..."invitation, 1917, opening ceremony, flinders street, walter richmond butler, seamen missions, mission to seafarers, lord mayor of melbourne, dedication, sir arthur lyulph stanley (1875-1931), archdeacon hayman

A formal group photograph of the grand opening of the Victoria Street Bridge on March 31 1884. The Argus was to report that: ‘The ceremony of laying the memorial stone of the Victoria-bridge, which connects Kew and Hawthorn with Richmond and Collingwood, was performed yesterday afternoon by the mayor of Richmond (Mr John Adam) in the presence of a large assemblage. Among the gentlemen present at yesterday’s proceedings were the mayor of Collingwood (Mr. M. Dwyer), the Mayor of Melbourne (Councillor C. Smith, M.L. A.) the mayor of Kew (Mr. Barnard), Mr. J. A. B. Koch and Mr. W. W. Shelley (ex mayors of Richmond), Mr. Joseph Bosisto, M.L.A., the Hon. L. L. Smith, Councillor De Mole (ex mayor of Kew), Mr. Jas. Lancashire and Mr. Winter (ex mayors of Ricmond), Mr. Walker (ex mayors of Collingwood), Mr. Johnson (engineer), Mr. C. Rowan, C.E. (engineer of the bridge alterations) and the town clerks of Richmond, Collingwood and Kew.’ Following the opening ceremony ‘… a ponderous steam roller was driven over the structure, with a view to test, or rather to demonstrate its stability … Most of the gentlemen present walked over the bridge, after which they were grouped by a photographer, with the memorial stone as a central feature, and several views of the scene were taken’.An original, rare silver albumen mounted and titled photograph of an important event in 19th century Melbourne.Original photograph mounted on display card of the opening of the Victoria Street Bridge. The original photograph is very faded and has been enhanced to improve the image's viewability.On the reverse of the card is an indecipherable stamp and an inscription identifying the photographers. "T. W. & C. A. McAlpine Bros, Photographers &., Campbell Parade East Richmond Melbourne March 31.1884victoria street bridge, john adam, m. dwyer, c. smith, barnard, j.a.b. koch, w.w. shelley, bridge, kew, collingwood, l.l. smith, joseph bosisto

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Source: Mr. G. LeBrocq, Luck St., ElthamThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, swimming pool

Opening ceremony of the new home of Eltham District Historical Society Colour photographeltham, main road, police residence, local history centre, eltham district historical society, opening day, russell yeoman

Including Gwen Baker, Liz Dimanski and mother, Joan Acland, Bruce Ness, Diana Bassett-Smith and Gwen OrfordOpening ceremony of the new home of Eltham District Historical Society Colour photographeltham, main road, police residence, local history centre, eltham district historical society, opening day, peter bassett-smith, diana bassett-smith, liz dimanski, gwen baker, joan acland, bruce ness, gwen orford

Back Row L-R: Marion Yeoman, Lois Loftus-Hills, Doug Orford, Jo McCormick, Peter Bassett-Smith, Helen Harbeck, John Graves Front Row L-R: Blanche Shallard, Leslie Martin, Opal Smith, Mary Ryan, Joy Ness, Gwen BakerOpening ceremony of the new home of Eltham District Historical Society Colour photographeltham, main road, police residence, local history centre, eltham district historical society, opening day, peter bassett-smith, marion yeoman, lois loftus hills, doug orford, jo mccormick, helen harbeck, john graves, blanche shallard, leslie martin, opal smith, mary ryan, joy ness, gwen baker

Printed to advertise the official opening of Cornish College to the wider community and invite people to attend.Advertising an important day for both the Uniting Church in Australia and the Cornish College.An A4 colour poster on glossy paper. With the Uniting Church symbol in the top left corner and the Cornish College emblem in the top right corner.Grand Opening Sunday 12 February 2012cornish_college_inaugural_year

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Opening of Pioneers’ Memorial c 1938. The photo was taken to commemorate the crowd gathering at the opening of the Pioneers' Memorial. To the right in the photo, people are seated, while on the right the majority of the crowd is standing. Black & white photograph of the opening of Pioneers' Memorial c 1938. The photo is taken from the memorial looking down into the crowd. To the right in the photo, you can see the sides of the steps and people seated in cane chairs. On the left side the majority of the crowd is standing. In the background the moonlight dam can be seen plus a ladder leaning against a pole to the right.Opening of Monument on Big Hill. stawell

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

Opened on Tuesday, November 15th, 1921 the Hall was erected by the Citizens of Bendigo to commemorate the deeds of the men and women of the district who served in the Great War. Now one of the largest Memorial Museums in the country the Bendigo Soldiers Memorial is now home to a broad range of military memorabilia. Situated on the highly visible Pall Mall, the hall was redeveloped and officially reopened as a museum in 2018. Brown paper covered booklet with front cover cut out window showing the dome of the Soldiers Memorial. Inside describes the reason for the building of the Soldiers Memorial and the programme for the opening events. Mayor Holland gave a speech with the Y.W.C.A providing the afternoon tea. city of greater bendigo memorials

Photos of a Legacy Conference in 1998 which was the 75th Anniversary year. The photos show a military band on stage at the Victorian Art Centre and speeches being made in front of a large audience. Also a choir and a lady in the official party receiving a bunch of flowers. A record of an event for the 75th Anniversary in 1998. Colour photo x 6 of the Legacy Conference Opening at Victorian Arts Centre in 1998.Printing on the back "75th anniversary, conference

ill, maps, p.18.non-fictionA booklet commemorating the opening ceremony for the Rimutaka Tunnel in the North Island near Wellington 3-11-1955railroads - new zealand - pictorial, railroad construction - new zealand

Newspaper cutting from The Age featuring a photo of the flying tram that was used at the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 15/3/2006. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Commonwealth_Games_opening_ceremony - accessed 7/8/2019. Set of two cartoons featuring a Petty cartoon over the Sydney Opera House and Golding cartoon and ticket inspectors.trams, tramways, commonwealth games, cartoons, events, museum, ticket inspectors, w class