During World War II, the School Committee organised the digging of trenches at the school as a precaution against enemy air raids. The trenches were filled in at the end of the war in 1945. Men identified in the photograph: Back row: Gordon Mark, 3rd from left; Carl Hoffman, 5th from left; Ewen Ching, 7th from left; Bob Roberts, 9th from left; 'Curly' Cornish, 10th from left; Alan Ching, 3rd from right. Second row: Bert Cluff, kneeling 2nd from right. Front row: Bill Culliver, sitting far left; Bill Hart, centre, with his dog Bonnie; George Allen (Allan), older man far right.Enlarged black and white copy of original photograph which shows a group of men, some with shovels, one with a dog, posed for a photograph in the Linton State School grounds. The school building can be seen behind them. This copy of the photograph was printed from a digital image, for use in the LDHS display which was part of the school's sesquicentenary celebrations in 2017. Smaller copy in 'Linton State School - Photos' file.air raid shelters, linton state school no. 880, world war 1939-1945, gordon mark, carl hoffman, ewen ching, bob roberts, 'curly' cornish, alan ching, bert cluff, bill culliver, bill hart, bonnie the dog, george allen (allan)

THE CLUNES HOSPITAL WAS DESTROYED IN A BUSHFIRE IN JANUARY 1944..1 SEPIA REPRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPH OF GROUP OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN TAKEN AT THE OPENING OF THE TOURELLO WARDS AT THE REDEVELOPED CLUNES HOSPITAL 1936 .2 BLACK AND WHITE COPY OF THE ABOVE PRINTED ON MATTE PAPER .3 Original black and white photograph mounted on buff coloured matt board .3 OPENING OF THE TOURELLO WARD AT THE REDEVELOPED CLUNES HOSPITAL, CRESWICK ROAD, 1936 "Thornton" Studios Ballarat imprinted in mount board BACK ROW. BILL KINNERSLEY, DICK LENEGHAN, BILL MOORE, JIM COOK, ARTHUR PICKFORD, BILL GRENFELL, ERIC CLARKSON SECOND BACK ROW; MRS LESTER, GLADYS KINNERSLEY, IVY KNIGHT, GWEN PICKFORD, ALMA PICKFORD, PAM HENDER, JANE CAMPBELL, MRS RITCHIE, MARGARET WILSON, MARY RITCHIE, MARGARET LESTER (ADDED TO LIST HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK PEN) THIRD BACK ROW; EDNA RITCHIE, MISS DOUGAL, MRS SEARLE, NELL WEBB, ALAN SEARLE (SCHOOL TEACHER), MRS TROUP, HARRY PICKFORD, MRS COUTTS, EVELYN ROBERTS, MARGARET LESTER (CROSSED OUT) FOURTH BACK ROW; MAVIS KINNERSLEY, MRS W KINNERSLEY, MRS CLARKSON, MRS ANDERSON, IAN SEARLE, ARTHUR LEAD, DOCTOR BAKER, MRS PICKFORD, MISS ROSS, LENA HUTCHINS, MRS LENEGHAN, MRS GRANFELL, MURIEL KINNERSLEY. CHILDREN; BETTY CLARKSON, GRACIE ANDERSON, PEGGY LENEGHAN, REG KINNERSLEY, RICHARD LENEGHAN, BETTY LENEGHAN, LIONEL KINNSERSLEY, ALEX ANDERSON, BERT ANDERSON, MAX COUTTS, DON ANDERSON, LEO LENEGHAN, DAN LENEGHAN, JACK LENEGHAN, BILL ANDERSON, HAZEL KINNERSLEY, GEORGIA COUTS, AUDREY ANDERSON, BETH PICKFORD, JOAN LENEGHAN, AND BABY EAMON LENEGHAN.photography, photographs, hospital, hospital 1936

Bendigo Operatic Society ''The King and I'' at the Capitol Theatre View Street Bendigo for Five Nights Commencing 6th June 1969. Producer: Cid Ellwood - Musical Director: Max O'Loghlen - Assistant Producer, Ballet Mistress and Wardrobe Mistress: Madge Welch - Society Pianist and Chorus Mistress: Gwen Grose. Cast in Order of Appearance: Ferd Lorenz as Captain Orton - Carl Steinberg and Robert Stout as Louis Leonowens (Alternating) - Carol McKenzie as Anne Leonowens - John Canno as The Interpreter - Peter Houston as The Kralahome - Brian Thomas as The King - Ian Unmack as Phra Alack - John Boquest as Lun Tha - Patricia McCracken as Tuptim - Patricia Lyon as Lady Thiang - Ray Austin and Robert Spicer as Prince Chululongkorn (Alternating) - Bert Donovan as Sir Edward Ramsay - Ann Mason and Wendy Kent as Princess Ying Yoawlak (Alternating). Stage Manager: Malcom Cannon.program, theatre, bendigo operatic society

Collection of newspaper published obituaries, collected in 1960's. Obituaries mostly from the 'Bendigo Advertiser' and 'The Age' and relate to Bendigo people or those who were born in Bendigo. Index of names attached, with date of publication in newspaper, not date of death. Hamilton, Alexander John 27.4.64 Harvey, Gordon Alan 30.9.64 Hill, Lucy 13.7.63 Hurry, G (Lieutenant Colonel) 9.2.51 Jorgensen, Christian 6.6.52 Lee, Norman 10.1.62 Mackay, George 24.5.48 Matchett, Robert 13.5.67 McNeill, Stan 12.6.67 McPherson, John Craig 15.4.66 Mueller, Ernest G 14.9.63 Mumford, Sarah 17.8.32 Mundy,Bert 19.2.63 Murray, Harold 7.2.62 O’Hoy, Que 28.9.64 Pethard, George Albert 22.9.63 Pidgeon, Brian Frederick 28.2.64 Smalley, Johathan 23.8.61 Taylor, Cecil Claude 25.5.69 Trenear, Elizabeth 1916 or 1917 Trengrove, Jack 18.10.62 Turner, Noel 25.9.64 Vicars Foote, R.J 26.9.60 Ward, Charles Edward 20.7.61 Watson, Robert 3.4.62 Weeks, Story M 16.9.67 White, Walter Bolitho 27.4.62obituaries, lydia chancellor