On 1 April 1991, fire gutted the Town Hall. Arson was suspected. The municipal art collection then valued at $800,000 was lost, including Rupert Bunny’s The Forerunners, itself valued at $250,000. Community support was immediate for Mayor Melanie Eagle and her team, and a foundation stone for rebuilding was laid only a year later by Sir Zelman Cowen. Useful debates resulted from the St Kilda Town Hall fire as to the best protection of historic buildings from fire. http://skhs.org.au/SKHSbuildings/33.htmcolour photographst kilda, st kilda town hall, st kilda town hall fire

Three b. & w. photos - Phair Collection|Anglican Sunday School 1901.|Football team 1912.|State School 1903.

It is a photograph of a local cricket team and its committee.A grey and cream mounted sepia photograph of a men's cricket team. Eleven men are dressed in creams and eight men are wearing dark suits. Three of the men are wearing pads and two men are holding bats. It is a studio photograph with a wrought iron arch in the background and a column on the RHS of the photo.YEOMAN / ROYAL ARCADE MELBOURNEcricket, men, sport, clothing and dress, photographers, george evans collection

This image is of a bullock team belonging to Mr. Camm at Rupertswood. There are two men in the dray and one man in a white coat walkingA black and white photograph of a bullock team belonging to Mr. Camm. There are two men in the dray and one man in a white coat walking.animals, livestock, men, bullocks, camm, - (mr), rupertswood, drays, george evans collection

Sepia photograph of two drays that have teams of horses harnessed to them. There are three men in the image and they are backdropped by tall trees.on back: DIGGERS RESTcullinan, uraina, eileen, chris, cultivators, horses, farm and garden equipment, drays, farming, bayview farm, agricultural implements, george evans collection

The Nook in Jackson's Creek was the only swimming hole prior to the building of the Sunbury Aquatic Centre in Ligar Street.The photocopy of a photograph shows a swimming team at The Nook. There are nine males sitting on a diving board and the head of another person is partly visible in the background.the nook, swimming holes, george evans collection

Mounted b/w photograph of a football team. identified.On front: Matson and Frazer 264 Little Collins Street, Melbournesports, football, reddan, jack, hillary, grant, wally, dolan, cahil, mal, mallou, a., fitzgerald, bob, gilligan, gus, hatty, boyd, tom, whelan, ned, daniel, frank, martin, m., o'shea, -, lawlor, d., harrington, harry, cahill, boardman, arthur, murphy, - (mr), diggers rest, sunbury, shire secretaries, george evans collection

A group photograph of a cricket team and others. Unidentifiedsports, cricket, george evans collection

Mounted sepia photograph of the Sunbury Tennis Team and the Hill Team taken 1906.Printed on front: Chris Christiansen|Handprinted on front: Sunbury Tennis Team (1906) V The Hill Handwritten on back: Gilchrist Harker Street, Sunburysunbury tennis team, tennis, sports, chris christiansen, photographers, gilchrist, harker street, sunbury, hill team, 1900s, george evans collection

Mounted sepia coloured photograph of six Melton footballers - the Dodemaide brothers.Handwritten on back: Melton's big sixmelton's big six, dodemaide family, football, sports, boardman, a. f., melton football team, george evans collection

A sepia photograph of the Sunbury Cricket Team. See also #173Printed on back: POST CARD / BRITISH MADE / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESSpostcards, sports, sunbury cricket team, cricket, sunbury, george evans collection

A b/w photograph (postcard) of a group portrait of a football team, unidentified but possibly taken about 1932.Printed on back: POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK AUSTRALIA Stamped on back: SUNBURY PHARMACY L. M. LLOYD PH C, MPS V EVANS STREET SUNBURY Phone 56postcards, sunbury pharmacy, pharmacies, lloyd, l. m., evans street, sunbury, portraits, george evans collection

In January 1994 a cricket match was staged at RupertswoodOval between an Australian team and a visiting English team. The match took place to commemorate the staging of a cricket match which took place at Rupertswood in 1882 where a cricket bail was burnt.A coloured photograph of a poster which proclaimed the "Origin of The Ashes" legend.rupertswood, the ashes, birthplace of the ashes, george evans collection

A copy of both the ‘Dennys Lascelles Limited 1857-1957: Annual Wool Report & Centenary Review’ & ‘Staff Reunion Souvenir Programme, 1988’ was donated to the museum in 2021. These were duplicate items so only their story was retained in addition to the image of Rita located in Multimedia. “Enclose two items which may be of interest to add to your collection. They belonged to my mother, Rita Sedgwick (nee Glenn), who died earlier this year in April. She worked for Dennys Lascelles in two separate periods. First as a young girl, who had finished her schooling, at Morongo Presbyterian ladies College, having been sent as boarder there by her parents from their farm at Mathoura (just north of Echuca). This period was from 1942 — 1947. It was her second job out of school having worked first at the then Geelong Telephone Exchange. She would commute daily to work on a bicycle from where she was then living in Drumcondra. She had the front office role of receptionist and telephonist driving an old manual switchboard. The old front desk was her domain. She departed in 1947, shortly after she was married in late 1946. She spoke fondly of her times at the company as a young girl in her late teens and early twenties. Her second stint was much later, but again as the front-desk telephonist and receptionist commencing in 1972, ending 11 years later in 1983. This was a period when Sir Henry Bolte was on the Board, Don Urqhuart was MD, Ray Hobson was General Manger, Cliff Bone the company Secretary, Peter Keys the CFO and Jim Hay was also on the Executive team. While there were some 25 years between her periods of service, she welcomed the chance to re-join the company. Again, it was a time of hard work, and good friends. The busy times were the wool auctions, when the Firm would be visited by representatives of the big Japanese trading houses such as Mitsui, and Kanematsu. The Chief Auctioneer, Mr. Reeves (I can't recall his first name), would hold court at the now demolished Geelong Wool Exchange — I saw him in action once — what a sight. The huge show floors in the Denny's building would be full of open bales and samples for the buyers to inspect, and for mum days would start at 0800, and finish at 1800 or later. In quieter times over summer, it was reported that the empty show floor would provide an excellent arena for the more enthusiastic cricketers to get in a bit of practise with a tennis ball at lunch and after closing time! Dennys was a full-service firm for wool growers, with branches all over the Western Districts as far afield as Mt Gambier, but through Timboon, Warrnambool, and the like, as I am sure you are aware. She also saw the merger of Dennys and Strachan to create DSM, and later the amalgamation with AML&F to create Dennys AML (I think). She saw the change from the old manual switch board to the then latest of PABX technologies and was part of the team the relocated from the original offices to the new address on the south side of Brougham Street. Along with the shift from the large show floor-based sales of the past. She retired from fulltime work in mid-1983, again with fond memories and friendships that lasted a lifetime. I found these two items among her things recently, and felt that given her connection to the industry, and the place in which the Museum now resides you may like to add them to the collection. I hope you can find a home for them, and that they might add a little to the story that the wool museum now houses and curates.” Program 12pp: soft pale grey cover, contians brief history of the company , the buildings and at the last page is a list of acceptances for the reunion, 2nd October, 1988Judith Lagingdennys, lascelles limited

In search of regular sports competition, Westbourne joined a number of sporting associations, including the Ballarat Public Schools Association (BPSA). Participation in sports teams, often with Saturday morning fixtures requiring overnight billeting in various towns, became compulsory for all students in 1986. In 1997 Principal Geoffrey Ryan was involved in the foundation and implementation of a new Association of Co-educational Schools (ACS) that would streamline sports competition for Westbourne. Other foundation schools were Eltham College, Loyola College, St Leonards College and St Michael’s Grammar School. Based on principles of inclusiveness, equal sporting opportunities for boys and girls, participation, commitment and competitiveness, the major advantage of the new ACS competition was that ‘all fixtures will be completed after school during the week in time for students to catch late buses home’ (Geoffrey Ryan, Principal’s Newsletter, December 1997). Felted wool cap in alternating black and yellow segments with a black peak and the letters 'B.P.S.A' appliqued on the front yellow segment.sport, interschool sport, physical education

Part of Collins Brother Collection.Framed and glazed photograph - Collins Bros Cricket Club Premiers 1921/22.textile mills sporting teams, collins bros mill pty ltd, sport, textile mills - sporting teams

Part of Collins Brother Collection. Depicts the Collins Bros Marnock Vale B cricket team who were premiers in 1929-30. R.E. Wheeler A. Wells C. Norton W.H. Stewart, Captain C.W. Ayling L. Pattie P.C. Barling / J. McHugh D.C. D'HelinCollins Bros Marnock Vale B Cricket team, premiers 1929-30.Collins Brothers / Marnock Vale B Cricket Team / Premiers 1929-30 / G. Morris, Delegate W. Crawford, Treasurer J.M. Jamieson, Secretary G. Lynch, Scorer) / N. A. Pattie C.H. Henry B.N.M. Collins R.W.L. Henry T.J.A. Stapleton K.G. McCaskill / R.E. Wheeler A. Wells C. Norton W.H. Stewart, Captain C.W. Ayling L. Pattie P.C. Barling / J. McHugh D.C. D'Helin Lockwood Studiostextile mills sporting teams, textile mills staff, collins bros mill pty ltd, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills - staff

Part of Tim Shambrook's Collection for 'This is Vermont'. Not used.Black and white photocopy of Vermont Football Club Team Members.vermont football club, shambrook, tim

Part of The Tim Shambrook Collection for 'This is Vermont'.Black and white photo of Vermont Football Club Team Members. Unknown date.vermont football club, shambrook, tim

Part of The Tim Shambrook Collection for 'This is Vermont'. Not used.Black and white photo of Vermont Football Club Team Members in 1920.vermont football club, shambrook, tim

Report of the World Council of Churches team visit to Australia to assess the situation of Australian Aboriginals in 1981.Aboriginal affairs, rights and welfare.Book; 91 pagesbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, unions ballarat, aboriginal affairs, world council of churches, australian council of churches, mining, land rights, health, housing, education, employment

The tee shirts were manufactured for a game of cricket held on the sports oval at Rupertswood and called the "Origin of the Ashes" on 18 January 1995. The Australian team was captained by Allan Border with past and present players of the time. David Gower captained England with past and present players. The tee shirts were sold as souvenirs.White tee shirt with a large green, red and yellow "Origin of the Ashes" motif screen printed on the front.front "ORIGIN OF THE ASHES..."1990s, sunbury, rupertswood, clothing and dress, george evans collection