In the Orbost area a committee was formed called the Bairnsdale to Orbost Railway Trust. The business of the trust was to acquire the land necessary for the railway and levy a rate on the property owners. The other cost to the area wanting a railway was the guarantee against loss in working expenses of the railway, the Orbost Shire had to provide up to £3000 per annum. Even as late as 1913 the railway was still expected to go through Orbost and beyond. 635.3 is to Albert Trewin for 158 acres at Orbost. 635.2 is to Robert P. Cameron for 120 acres in Orbost and 635.1 is for Penuel Cameron for 20 acres in Orbost. Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex. Albert and Hazel Trewin farmed at Jarrahmond, just outside Orbost on the B Road. This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.Three paper notices of assessment. 635.1 is white with black print. 635.2 and 635.3 are pink with black print. All have hand-written details. They are from the Bairnsdale and Orbost Railway Trust.orbost-bairnsdale-railway cameron-robert-pullar trewin-albert assessment-notices

Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex.This item is an example of book-keeping in the early 20th century an is a useful research tool.Two white paper accounts - black print and hand-written details. Both are from George Grose, saddle and harness maker to R. Cameronon front - "Paid 10/8/10 Geo. Grose" "Paid 11/10/11 Geo. Grose"account-book-keeping cameron-robert-pullar grose-george

Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex.This item is an example of early 20th century book-keeping in Orbost and is a useful research tool.A white paper receipt with black print and hand-written details. It is from W. W. Archer at the Orbost Club Hotel to R.P. Cameron, Shire President. It is for 12 dinners and has a blue stamp of the Orbost Club Hotel.receipt-book-keeping orbsot-club-hotel archer-w. cameron-r.p.

Annie Cameron was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Cameron. Her father was a keen geologist and botanist. Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex. He was listed as a significant plant collector at Orbost, Victoria who collected on the Bemm, Cann and Snowy Rivers. (Based on the list published by J.H. Willis, D. Pearson, M.T. Davis, and J.W. Green, Western Australian Herbarium Research Notes Number 12, August 1986. Enhanced with information from George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA.)These items are significant as a record of the occurrence of a plant species at a particular place and time and are a useful research resource. They are associated with the Cameron family, early Orbost settlers. Two albums of pressed flowers. 765.1 has a red cover with gold trim and printing. 765.2 has a blue cover. 765.1 - "Collected at Cann River 1874-98 by Annie Cameron " 765.2 - "Collected we believe by Robert P. Cameron in 1890's"botany australian-plants-flowers cameron-robert-pullar cameron-annie

These photographs are of Lochiel "Lagoon next to the Cameron House, "Lochiel" owned by James Cameron. The three Cameron brothers had entered into a partnership - John selected 200 acres, James 235 acres and Alex. 273 acres, all adjoining. They also took up 'Lochiel' under the suburban lot scheme. The 'Lochiel‟ property went to James on the dissolution of the partnership.This is a pictorial record of Orbost in the early 20th century. This item is also associated with James Cameron, a prominent early Orbost identity. 3125.1 is a black / white photograph on grey card. It is of a lagoon surrounded by trees, grasses. 3125.2 is a black / white photograph of a lagoon showing a fence on the left side,with two men (one holding a baby), a child and a dog in front of the fence on the bank.on front of 3125.1 - Lochiel Lagoon 1906lochiel-orbost cameron-james

A laminated copy of the Graduate Diploma in Education 2000 La Trobe University, Bendigo. (The year 2001 has been changed to 2000). It displays a photo and the names of the recipients. They are - Les Lyons, Shannon Hubbard, Tony Speirs, Kirsten Colwell, Alex Vardy, Vanessa Smith, Gerard Hughes, Julian Watson, Kate Jones, Richard Wade, Luke Rowlands, Craig Coburn, Keith Hutchinson, Tom Esnouf, Prue Morrison, Chris Joyce, Alicia Sims, Cameron Barry, David Marriott, Matthew Ryan, Cameron Pickering, Fred Wierenga, Wilf Savage, Rosemary, Grubelnik, Maryanne Carroll-Keays, Michelle Smith, Rohan Lelliott, Deslee Joseph, Matthew Wickham, Tony Drummond, Denise Berry, Frank O'Neill, Emma Hards, Deborah Cordingley, Anita Morris, Bek Mifsud, Scott Alterator, Penelope Gilbert, Michelle Stokie, Tine Brok, Catherine McDougall, Kate Silverback, Wendy Jordan, Janine Sanderson, Charlotte Daniel, Meaghan Feldman, Steven Thorne, Kaye Porter, Brad Shone, Catherine Trimnell, Matthew Charles-Jones, Sheridan Clegg, Lyn Taylor, Michael Reeves, Caroline Foster, Wayne Repacholi, Phillip Payne, Wayne Blakeley, Andrew Pattison, Allison Umbers-Leitao, Renee Holland, Fran Eberbach, Rowena Wakefield, Caroline Steen, Sarah Siakew, Andrew Sutton and Ryan Kervin.bendigo, education, la trobe university bendigo, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, teaching, teachers, students, tertiary education, graduate diploma, la trobe university bendigo

Laminated colour photograph of the Golden Square Primary School No. 1189 Grade 4/5 1996 classes. The photo is taken at a playground. Some of the children are in front of the timber structure and some are standing on it. The children are wearing a mixture of uniforms and everyday clothes. Under the photo is printed:- Golden Square Primary School No. 1189 Grade 4/5 1996. Their names are:- Back Row, L to R: Penny Gloster, Rebecca Hosking, Raphaella Walker, Kenneth Swinnerton, Bradley O'Connor, Leigh Barker, Bowen Diss, Elizabeth Lobley, Michelle Noulton, Kara Braddy, Julia Holt, Emma Singe, Jessica Middleton. Middle Row, L to R: Haydn Donaldson, Bethany Thomson, Emma Tremain, Nathan Scott, Mark Peters, Mr. Tony Gundry (Teacher), Ben Allen, Cameron Grant, Naomi Doolan, Alex Lockwood. Front Row, L to R: Clinton Lawson, Megan Bourke, Hayley Smith, Joanne Preece, Rebecca Kalms, Jarrad Hunt. On the right beside the names is an oval picture of the school.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - golden square primary school no. 1189 grade 4/5 1996, penny gloster, rebecca hosking, raphaella walker, kenneth swinnerton, bradley o'connor, leigh barker, bowen diss, elizabeth lobley, michelle noulton, kara braddy, julia holt, emma singe, jessica middleton, haydn donaldson, bethany thomson, emma tremain, nathan scott, mark peters, mr tony gundry (teacher), ben allen, cameron grant, naomi doolan, alex lockwood, clinton lawson, megan bourke, hayley smith, joanne preece, rebecca kalms, jarrad hunt

Lake Bolac State School students in 1921. Back: Laurie park, Eileen Graham, Maisie Lindonh, Nell O'Rorke, Sheila Murray, Lillian Murray, Emily Wileman, Beryl Peters, June Wileman, Alma Eastick, Chris McKenzie, Innes Geddes, Eunice Wills. 2nd Row: Eddie Kinnersley, Ivan Scott, Colin Graham, Marg. Graham, Dulcie Gange, Del Veale, Joy Gange, Faith Murray, Lorna Peters, Edna Cordy, Enonie Park, Mabel Cordy, Greta Sandford, Lin Cameron, Bert Peters. 3rd Row: Claude Balkin, Graham Murray, Mav Peters, Dave Geddes, Ewan Murray, Wal Dear, Len Park, Arthur Knoght, Frank Graham, Leo Balkin, Alan McCrow, Ray Gale, George Wileman, Joe Cook, Hurtle Eastick, Frank Eastick. Front Row: Horrie Peters, Harold Peters, Alex Scott, Jim Peters, Fred Dear, Bill Kinnersley, Dave Pitkethly, Neil Graham (Rusty), Don Graham, Lou Duncan.lake bolac state school no 854, students of 1921: balkin, cameron, cook, cordy, dear, duncan, eastick, gale, gange, geddes, graham, kinnersly, knight, lindon, mccrow, mckenzie, murray, o'rorke, park, peters, pitkethly, sandford, scott, veale, wileman, wills

Colour photograph of the Football Carnival 2005. Their names are: Back Row: Bradley Kneebone, Luke Smart, Eric Hayden-Bird, Harrison Logan. Centre Row: Cameron Shand, Jai Marshall, Corey Couzens, Jake Hocking, Kory Holliday, Sam Measures, Isabel McCallum, Rory Veal, Melissa Ludeman, Mason Flint. Front Row: Ricky Crotty, Alex Hunt, John Twyman, Justin Semmens, Andrew Collins, Jackson Logan Jake Higgins, Jaydon Marshall.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - football carnival, bradley kneebone, luke smart, eric hayden-bird, harrison logan, cameron shand, jai marshall, corey couzens, jake hocking, kory holliday, sam measures, isabel mccallum, rory veal, melissa ludeman, mason flint, ricky crotty, alex hunt, john twyman, justin semmens, andrew collins, jackson logan jake higgins, jaydon marshall

Coloured photograph of the Golden Square Primary School Year 5-6/H 2001 class and their teacher. Their names are; Back Row, L to R: Christopher Holliday, Kyla Melville, Garon Freeman, Eleah Hardwick, Joshua Taylor, Tayla Flint, Nicole Dunn. Middle Row, L to R: Ryley Flint, Daniel McDonald, Cameron Macleman, Julia Morris, Matthew Williams, Joshua Parsons, Brock Lancaster, Mrs J Honey (Teacher). Front Row, L to R: Lisa Rosos, Alex Stewart, Melanie Donaldson, Kate Steele, Janelle Roberts, Christopher Hyett, Adam Monti, Kaylee Haylock. Sitting, L to R: Scott Owen, Dylan Holliday, Christie Harty, Luke Scoble, Hannah Apps, Rhiannon Brown, Jake Pollock. Oval sketch of the school on the right of the names.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - golden square primary school year 5-6/h 2001, christopher holliday, kyla melville, garon freeman, eleah hardwick, joshua taylor, tayla flint, nicole dunn, ryley flint, daniel mcdonald, cameron macleman, julia morris, matthew williams, joshua parsons, brock lancaster, mrs j honey (teacher), lisa rosos, alex stewart, melanie donaldson, kate steele, janelle roberts, christopher hyett, adam monti, kaylee haylock, scott owen, dylan holliday, christie harty, luke scoble, hannah apps, rhiannon brown, jake pollock

Coloured photograph of the Golden Square Primary School year 3-4/W 1999 class and their teacher. Children are wearing school uniform. Their names are: Back Row, L to R: Mr John Wakker (Teacher), Christopher Tout, Kate Hewett, Kyla Melville, Teika Larkins, Samantha Wynne, Garon Freeman, Jade Plane, Eleah Hardwick, Cory Lane, Jenny Mann. Middle Row, L to R: Ryley Flint, Cameron MacLeman, Adam Monti, Brock Lancaster, Michael Garner, Zach Sawyer, Rhiannon Brown, Emma Allen, Philip McLean, Dylan Holliday. Front Row, L to R: Jessika Ruschmeyer, Scott Owen, James Logan, Claire Hudson, Jessie Higgins, Karra Bourke, Alex Stewart, Scott Ricardo, Hannah Apps.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - golden square primary school year 3-4/w 1999, mr john wakker (teacher), christopher tout, kate hewett, kyla melville, teika larkins, samantha wynne, garon freeman, jade plane, eleah hardwick, cory lane, jenny mann, ryley flint, cameron macleman, adam monti, brock lancaster, michael garner, zach sawyer, rhiannon brown, emma allen, philip mclean, dylan holliday, jessika ruschmeyer, scott owen, james logan, claire hudson, jessie higgins, karra bourke, alex stewart, scott ricardo, hannah apps

Coloured photograph of the Golden Square Primary School Aussie Footy Team 1996. The front row are seated on chairs and the back row are standing behind them. One boy has his are in a sling. Their names are: Standing: Lachlan Carter, Kristy Allen, Thomas Townsend, Emma Tremain, Naomi Doolan, Corey Ford, Kenneth Swinnerton, Ben Allen, Cameron Grant, Chris Ohlson. Seated: Hayden Donaldson, Stacy Fiske, Seb Robins, Luke Anderson, Alex Lockwood, Mathew Wynne, Joshua Skinner.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - gsps aussie footy team 1996, lachlan carter, kristy allen, thomas townsend emma tremain, naomi doolan, corey ford, kenneth swinnerton, ben allen, cameron grant, chris ohlson, hayden donaldson, stacy fiske, seb robins, luke anderson, alex lockwood, mathew wynne, joshua skinner

A community cookbook compiled by students and parents of Surrey Hills Primary School. It records the names of students and their families alongside recipes. Includes some class photos, past and contemporary.A community cookbook compiled by students and parents of Surrey Hills Primary School. It records the names of students and their families alongside recipes. Includes some class photos, past and contemporary. A5 spiral bound.surrey hills primary school, (ms) trudy opray, (ms) trudy schuringa, (mr) william greenwood, (ms) michelle wilson, (ms) sue wearne, (mr) isaac guorgi, (mr) zachary rogers, storm bell, (mr) sean drennan, (mr) james stewart-lambert, (ms) margaret staley, teachers, (ms) amy wise, (mr) maximillian robson, (mr) brandon soussa, (ms) amy ritchie, (ms) ky reiter, (mr) caen minett, (miss) laura hartin, (ms) callum dickinson, (ms) parker fox, (ms) melissa ritchie, (ms) annabelle guillon, (mr) luke ritchie, (mr) xander simpson, (ms) nicki sommerville, (mr) matthew gibney, jarrah marsh, (mr) alistair fitzgerald, (ms) jessica oakley, (mr) ethan o'neill, yuyu li, (mr) nathan ridd, (mr) finn evans, (ms) emily waters, (ms) maeve lun, cook book, (mr) matthew seddon, (ms) eleanor lau, (mr) bridget perry, (mr) kent mohr, (ms) sophie leigh, (mr) angus watt, (mr) adam paterson, (mr) oscar savage, (mr) cameron miller, (mr) taylor lamb, (mr) luke smith, (mr) weldon xu, (mr) darcy lewis, (mr) patrick cassidy, (ms) georgia betson, (mr) thomas wilson, (mr) david adetunji, (ms) tilly lang, (ms) ella davis, (mr) brendan doidge, (ms) nikita taltavull, (mr) lachlan assauw, (ms) nicola penny, (ms) lily gooding, (mr) anthony tchakerian, (ms) angelique alexandrou, (mr) sam castricum, luna vasquez, (ms) maggie chen, (mr) nickolas kronenburg, (ms) lillian liberg, (ms) eliza o'farrell, (ms) emily montagu, (mr) rory o'neil, (ms) georgia opray, (ms) hope beale, (ms) zara wearne, alex jennings, (ms) bridget hough, (mr) isaac williams, (ms) chloe eberbach, (mr) jack stewart, (mr) charlie stewart, (ms) rebecca doherty, (mr) harrison veitch, (ms) lucy pollock, (ms) madeline jackson, (mr) ben sommerville, (ms) claire simpson, (ms) georgia gale, (mr) thomas gilmore, (mr) lucas barnett, (ms) alexandra morris, shengning meng, (mr) ashleigh ohlsen, (mr) benjamin proe, (ms) sarah douce, (mr) callum wearne, (ms) hannah murphy, eun bee hwang, (mr) john stanley, (ms) claire smart, (mr) mathew grinsted, (ms) talia dickson, (ms) julia foster, (ms) emma pearce, (ms) kate gibney, (mr) matthew clements, (mr) riley reynolds, (ms) imogen fitzgerald, (mr) spencer harvey, (ms) emilie wickie, (mr) arran roxburgh, (mr) riley bolton, georgie ellis, (mr) mitchell coles, (mr) lachlan hogan, (mr) thomas hawkins, (ms) lina monaco, (ms) isabel maruskanic, pat leigh, (mr) riley bennett, (mr) tim cassidy, (mr) ruben schuringa, (mr) stuart raftery, (mr) harrison pike, (mr) miguel lourenco-keene, (ms) molly patrerson, (ms) bridie o'dare, (mr) matt beard, (mr) nick betson, (mr) kieran port, (mr) joshua benton, (mr) ben wheeler, (mr) edward vienet, (mr) joel assauw, (mr) liam jackson, (ms) alexis liberg, (mr) darryl mohr, (ms) tess walters, (mr) thomas maruskanic, (ms) laura seddon, (mr) jamie reiter, (mr) darcy bolton, (mr) harry murphy, reay o'dare, (mr) sam douce, (ms) ellen holley, (mr) john walters, (ms) shauni tonge, (mr) charlie ellis, (mr) tom o'farrell, (ms) georgia cook, (ms) gabrielle opray, (mr) ewan roxburgh, (ms) stephanie smart, shuai li, (mr) alec binns, (mr) ben oldland, (mr) max tutty, ameika brecko, (mr) matthew hogan, (ms) samantha stacey, (ms) amy aston, (ms) eleanor merriel, (ms) olivia grierson, (ms) allison cran, (ms) hayley pollock, (mr) ryan loo, (ms) alexis polidoras, (ms) ashleigh doherty, (ms) olivia betson, (ms) caroline morrison, (mr) jackson morris, (ms) kate grinsted, (mr) ben williams, (ms) eleanor dart, (ms) lucy butler, (ms) kirstie janetzki, (ms) kirsty mcintosh, (ms) brigitte gilmore, (mr) cameron crabb, (ms) laura donaldson, (mr) james hawkins, (ms) madelaine coles, (mr) jack stacey, (ms) gemma o'farrell, (mr) dylan jones, (ms) jasmyn gilliland, (ms) madelyn mohr, (ms) sophie hodges, (mr) aidan dowel, (mr) jack strozycki, (mr) robert vienet, (ms) laura tune, (mr) reuben williams, (ms) hannah simms, (mr) nick dart, (mr) alex hansen, (ms) tamara webb, (mr) nick allchin, (mr) timothy raftery, (ms) jenny mcfarland, (ms) mary bates, (mr) jackson haar, (ms) katherine dartnell, (mr) mitchell cheong, (mr) ethan maddy, (ms) andrea walter, (ms) virginia bartlett, (ms) neroli mitchell, (ms) robyn mccluskey, (ms) sue vero, (ms) jan anderson, (ms) deb cramer, (ms) shirley geraghty, (ms) anne strasser, (ms) jacqueline stanley, (mr) oliver gale, (mr) sebastean baker, opray family

HONOR BOARD Melton State School No 430 Supreme Sacrifice • BARRET, P Peter Maurice Barrett Number 5051 Rank: Private Unit: Private Date of death 18th August 1918 of wounds age 21 St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France Started school August 1904 5 years 10 months Previous school St Michaels Nth Melb Son of Maurice Barrett labourer Melton Brother of John Barrett • BLACK, William William M • EXELL, T S Number 2758 Rank: Trooper 3rd Battalion Imperial Camel Corps Date of death 30th November 1917 of wounds aged 20 years Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Egypt Started school September 1907 aged 10 Previous school Boisdale 3017 Son of George, farmer Melton Railway Station (Melton South) Year of 1918 • LANG, Horace Thomas Number 903 Rank: Corporal Unit: 24th Battalion Date of death: 5th May 1917. Court if enquiry confirmed Dec 1917. Aged 24 Date of birth 27th April 1893 Spring Hill – Kyneton Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux France Started school November 1997. Father: Thomas Lang Teacher Melton 430 Brother of Thomas Lang died 18th July 1918 buried Cairo • LANG, R William Roy Number 2818 Rank: Driver Unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gen Squadron Date of death 31st October 1917 of wounds Beersheba War Cemetery Israel Started school October 1899 Aged 9 Previous school Camperdown SS 114 Date of Birth: 24th Jan 1890 Son of William John and Mary Lang of Langlands Jandowae Queensland Nephew of Thomas Lang Melton • LANG, Thomas John Thomas NZ CC M Number 15/118 Rank: Lieutenant Unit: Army Pay Department Date of death 18th July 1918 of disease Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Started school November 1896 aged 16 years - Previous school Coliban 1920 Son of Thomas Lang, teacher Melton No 430 • McPHERSON Jas Mrs M: James Sept 1897 Previous Graham St Port Melb Son of Alexander farmer Melton • MISSEN, A P Frederick M Started school August 1899 age 7 years Son of Frederick, fruiterer Melton His sister Adelaide May 11years Previous Ascot Vale 2608 • NORTON, Lewis Thomas CC M Number 1809 Rank: Private Unit: 29th Battalion (Infantry) Date of death 30th September 1918 Cemetery Bellicourt British Cemetery, France Started school March 1901 age 9 years Previous school Galaquil Son of Thomas Norton of Parwan • O’CALLAGHAN, EJ Edward Edward M • O’CALLAGHAN, HT Thomas .. M Number 3859 Rank: Private Unit: 57th Battalion (Infanrty) Date of death 26th September 1917 Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium Started school 11th March 1901 Aged 10 years Father: John O’Callaghan farmer of Melton • PRATT, R H Robert Henry Number: 2203 Rank: Private Unit: 46th Battalion (Infantry) Date of death, 12th April 1917 Favreuil British Cemetery, France Started school in May 1903 aged 6 years Father: Matthew Pratt, Labourer Melton • RYAN J James or John David: RYAN J ? Started August 1896 Previous Christian Brother St Kilda John 11-5 or James 9-11 Charles 6-11 returned from WW1 Frank 8-5 returned Father Daniel Publican • WHITESIDE, John Edward M Number 2182 Rank: Trooper Unit 13th Light Horse Date of death 4th September 1918 of illness aged 29 years Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Started school July 1897 age 8 Son of Edward Whiteside Labourer Melton Brother of Edward. • WHITESIDE, W F Number: 3995 Rank: Private Unit: 22nd Battlion Date of death, 28th July 1916, died of wounds aged 21 years Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Started school in 1901 Year of birth circa 1895 Brother Edward died 4th September 1918 Father: Edward Whiteside. Labourer Year of 1917 • ANDREW. R H • BARRETT, J John Maurice • BLACK, Harold David • BLACKWOOD, Maxwell James A • BLACKWOOD, Roy .. • CAMERON David or (Donald) William M • CAREW, Edward Edward M • COLLINS, H John Henry H Thomas CC M • CANTLON, A Alfred CC • CHALMER, Frank Ernest CC M • COBURN, A Frederick CC M • COBURN, FS CC M • DODEMAIDE, Frank William • DODEMAIDE, Thomas .. • DODEMAIDE, W J William John M • FIELD, J • FORSYTH J • KEATING, WD William Edward M • KINNERSLY James Edward CC • KINNERSLY Norman Chas Edward CC • LANG Norman William • MINNS, J CC M • McCOLL R Alex R J. McColl • MOULSDALE Charles William M • McNULTY, Frederick James CC • McNULTY, W R CC • McPHERSON J which one? • NEAL, Elvine J Neal M • NEAL, Frank John M • NEAL, John William John M (husband of Isabella) • O’CALLAGHAN, Stephen Edward M • PRATT, David T Matthew CC M • QUINANE, David Peter • QUINANE, Peter .. • RIDDELL, William M • RYAN, Charles Daniel • RYAN Frank .. • SKINNER, Stanley John S’John CC M • SPRING, James George • TYLER, A • TYLER, George George • WATSON, Albert Ernest Alexander M • WADE, Howard James • WADE, Walter .. might be connected with CC • WILLIAMS, Percy Mr Williams • WICKHAM, George George M • WICKHAM, W M • WILSON, Stanley [ Alfred and Maude] M • WILSON, Gordon .. M SUPREME SACRIFICE Roll of Honor Melton State School No 430 Years of 1916,1917 and 1918

Gold was discovered on One Tree Hill in 1854. The site has been worked intermittently until fairly recent times. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p53 Though still a working mine, One Tree Hill Mine at Smiths Gully, now stands in a tranquil reserve surrounded by bush and native animals - in contrast to its heyday. In the mid 19th century, when the mine was part of the Caledonia Goldfields, hundreds of men in search of their fortune worked the alluvial gold in the Yarra River, its tributaries and the reefs that made up the goldfields. Miner Stan Bone, assisted by Wilfred Haywood, is the last of the independent gold miners in the area and still uses the quartz crushing battery as miners did when gold was first discovered in the area in 1851.1 Stan, who is the last of six generations of miners in his family, was aged 17 when he began mining on his father Alex’ mine, The Golden Crown in Yarrambat. These days, after blasting the gold-bearing rock in Mystery Reef, one of the four reefs at One Tree Hill, Stan transports it around five kilometres by tip truck to the Black Cameron Mine for crushing. There he uses water from the waterlogged mine, (which still contains gold), as the Happy Valley Creek at One Tree Hill is usually dry.2 The One Tree Hill Mine has been worked for close to a century since it opened around the late 1850s.3 The Swedish Reef was its most productive reef and one of the largest in the area. Around 1859, extractions included 204 ounces (5.8kg) of gold, won from 57 pounds (26kg) of stone.4 Then during World War Two, Stan’s uncle, Bill Wallace, and Alex Bone, closed the mine. In 1973, Stan, with his Uncle Bill, reopened the Black Cameron Mine and worked there until 1988. Stan resumed mining One Tree Hill in 1998. As late as the 1920s gold was picked up by chance! When crossing a gully on his way to vote at the St Andrews Primary School, Bill Joyce picked up some quartz containing gold. This site was to become the Black Cameron Mine. The Caledonia Diggings, named after Scotland’s ancient name by local Scots, began around Market Square (now Smiths Gully) and included Queenstown (St Andrews), Kingstown (Panton Hill) and Diamond Creek. There were also poorer bearing fields in Kangaroo Ground and Swipers Gully (now Research). * None of these compared in riches to the Ballarat and Bendigo fields5, but the Caledonia Diggings continued intermittently for close to 100 years. Gold was discovered in Victoria following a bid to stem the disappearance of much needed workmen to the New South Wales diggings. Several businessmen offered a reward of £200, for the discovery of gold within 200 miles (322 km) of Melbourne. Late in June 1851, gold was first discovered at Andersons Creek, Warrandyte. Then in 1854, George Boston and two other men discovered gold at Smiths Gully. Gold transformed the quiet districts, with a constant flow of families and vehicles on the dirt tracks en route to the Caledonia Diggings. Three thousand people worked the gullies in Market Square, including about 1000 Chinese miners. The square established its own police, mining warden, gold battery, school, shops and cemetery and grog flowed. Market Square flourished until the middle 1860s. Bullocks transported quartz from the Caledonia Goldfields to the crushing machinery at the Queenstown/St Andrews Battery, near Smiths Gully Cemetery. It was destroyed by bushfire in 1962. By the late 1850s, most early alluvial fields were in decline, but minor rushes continued until around 1900 and some until the early 1940s. Some miners did well, although most earned little from their hard labour in the harsh and primitive conditions.6 But according to historian, Mick Woiwod, the gold fields helped to democratise society, as individuals from all walks of life were forced to share experiences, and the ability to succeed, depended less on inherited wealth or social rank.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, gold mining, one tree hill mine, smiths gully