Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Progress Association, Hall hire, Bonds & refunds.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

The SECV constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme which included the building of Rocky Valley Dam on the Bogong High Plains near Falls Creek. H.H.C. Williams, construction engineer, Kiewa wrote to the Ski Clubs at Falls Creek outlining the dangers arising with the filling of Rocky Valley Dam. He lists 5 warnings in the interest of safety.The plan and letter provide the dates for the completion of Rocky Valley dam and its effect on the people living and working in the area including miners and ski clubs. It describes some of the features of Kiewa Works Area at the time.Plan No. K 6612 of Fall Creek showing Rocky Valley Dam's shape when it is full. Letter dated 6th April 1959 from H.H.C. Williams to Ski Clubs at Falls Creek re public safety as Rocky Valley fills. Refers to roads, transmission lines, pole lines etc in the Kiewa Works Area.Written in ink at top of letter - "Secretary / Mt Beauty and District Progress Association"rocky valley dam, falls creek ski clubs, h.h.c. williams, khes 1959, safety

Part of Tim Shambrook's Collection for 'This is Vermont', P. 33.Black and white photo of 'This is Vermont' Sign advertising virtues of Vermont. Erected by The Mitcham & Vermont Progress Association.mitcham & vermont progress association, shambrook, tim

Colour photograph, Bert Graham Collection, The Bendigo East Progress Association Hall before the renovations 1979bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

Colour photograph, Bert Graham Collection, The Bendigo East Progress Association Hall, before the renovations, 1979bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

Colour photograph, Bert Graham Collection, The Bendigo East Progress Association Hall before the renovations 1979bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

Colour Photograph, Bert Graham Collection, the Bendigo East Progress Association Hall in 1979, as stated on reverse.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

Hand-written minutes of the East Ringwood Progress Association from 29 November 1948 to 25 June 1951

Regular and annual minutes of the East Ringwood Progress Association from 23 July 1951 to 29 August 1955

Regular and annual minutes of the East Ringwood Progress Association from 26 September 1955 to 12 May 1960

Golden Square progress association news bulletin December 1960 vol 1 no 1. Aged brownish paper.bendigo, clubs, progress association, golden square progress association

Colour photograph, Bert Graham Collection, the Bendigo East Progress Association Public Hall in 1979 before the renovations.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Progress Association, statement of trading, receipts and expenditure1979-80 - 1998.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

To the Editor of the Ringwood Mail Dear Sir, would you please publish in your widely read paper the following letter for the information of the residents of the City of Ringwood- Re the passing of my brother Mr. J.P. Howship, who was an ANZAC one of the pioneer family of Howship of Ringwood which name is connected with the early history of Ringwood or more particularly Ringwood East as the late J.P. Howship and myself purchased the Nursery of Mr. John Hill around the year 1912 and after a couple of years my late brother Bert was taken into partnership and we bought the adjoining nursery of Mr. Will Hill and traded under name Howship Bros. Rosedale Nursery and the name of one street in the old property Howship Avenue is named after the old firm as well as Rosedale Crescent. The move for the establishment of the Ringwood East station started with myself and in a meeting up with a Mr .T. Birkitt who I felt was the man I needed as he was a sub Estate Agent .A meeting was called and held in our packing shed at the end of Federal Road which at that time ended at Mr. Charlie Burdens property and abbuted (sic) on our property. This meeting was attended by about sixty residents and the late Mr. C. Wedge was elected as the first President of the Ringwood East Railway League and Progress Assoc. with Mr. T. Birkitt as Secretary and myself as assist. Secretary. This League raised the sum of about 1,600 from residents and land owners for the erection of the Ringwood East Railway Station & after the station was erected and paid for the League part was canceled and the Progress Assoc. carried on. The present Ringwood East Cricket Club was formed at meeting and the Prog .......and my three brothers Bert, Mervyn and played cricket in the Ringwood district for many years and most of us were members of the Ringwood at first and then the Ringwood East Football clubs and followed the teams for years a few names of the old players came to mind in E. Thomas , C. Weil, T. Homewood, the Pratt family and others. I might mention for the benefit of the City of Ringwood residents my eldest brother Laurie late of New Street and now living at Blairgowrie was with what was then known as Coopers Mills and designed and helped to build some of the first buildings in that property now known as Ringwood Timber & Trading Co .Also that myself and others namely the Reidy Brothers, Mr. Taylor, & L .Cleary & voluntary labour formed the tennis courts at East Ringwood with the help of our young Ladies of the time, those courts I'm pleased to say are well established and two more are added and provide good activities for the young people of the district. Also with the aid of C .Thomas, Norm Blood and others we formed the Methodist courts. From the Ringwood East Progress Association came the move to have a Health Centre for Ringwood. This was established by a good deal of enthusiastic work by some mothers after spending nearly fifty years in Ringwood watching it grow from town surrounded by orchards to a City and I must congratulate the Civic Fathers and their staff in the growth of Ringwood and the fine roads, Parks, Elderly Citizens Club and have all done a good job but why oh why have you neglected mines Road Ringwood east. Why has this road not been made the drainage there is something to be seen to be believed in such a city .The only solution is making and curbing this road & I would ask those responsible why the curbing was put down Dublin Road where there are no residents this curbing could well have solved the problem in Mines Road if used there. I recently spent a weekend with my Daughter, Mrs. Munro at the corner of Maroondah highway and Mines Road and was disgusted at the condition of Mines Road and drainage and had to air my views and suggest a trip to Mines Road by the Civic Fathers led by the Health Inspector I am yours sincerely H.C. Howship Sheila Street, Rye. (copied here verbatim)3 pages of hand written letter detailing the early history of the East Ringwood Railway and Progress Association, football, cricket and tennis clubs.. Written as a draft in 1963.

Proposed Pre-School Cente for Ringwood East Progress Association Community Project. Designed and drawn by RC Horman 26.5.1950

Hand-written annual report of the East Ringwood Progress Association for 1947-1948. No author but presume either the President or Secretary.

Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Progress Association, annual meeting 30th August 1971, and general correspondence.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Progress Association, statements of trading, receipts and expenditure, from 1966-7bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Progress Association, statements of receipts and payments, expenditure, statements of trading, meetings.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

Document. Letter from Epsom Progress Association, re condition of bridge over the creek near the Epsom State School.epsom, epsom progress association, epsom sate school