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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Shire of Nillumbik World War One Memorials tour, 10 August 2016
As part of a program to acknowledge the Anzac Centenary Nillumbik Shire Council partnered with Yarra Plenty Regional Library to provide a bus tour with commentary of local sites of significance. These included Eltham township, the Shire of Eltham War Memorial at Kangaroo Ground, Christmas Hills, Hurstbridge memorial recreation park and finshed at Eltham Library to view the Writing the War exhibtion at Eltham Library Community Gallery. EDHS Members Alan and Marilyn Butler in foreground listening to short presentation about the Christmas Hills Mechanics Institute by a local resident and Hall Committee Member Veronica Holland. Born Digitalchristmas hills mechanics institute, tour, visitors, veronica holland -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Gwendoline G. W. Davies, Poems - G. Davies, 1933-1934
Gwendoline (Gwenda) Grace Watson Davies, only daughter of Mr. William Watson Davies and Mrs. Grace Davies (nee Hayes) of Arthur Street, Eltham was born in Newport, 18 February 1908. Gwenda grew up in Arthur Street and when she left school she was employed as an officer at the State Bank of Victoria, Chief Accountants Department, Head Office, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. During 1933-1934 in her early to mid-twenties, Gwenda wrote a series of poems which were captured in three books: one a leather bound three-ring binder with personalised gold embossing on the cover and two paper booklets held together by pink ribbon. These poems are a reflection of her childhood days, home, her mother, her environment, pioneering days and other miscellaneous subjects including one example titled “EIGHTEEN YEARS TO-DAY”, an homage to the brave men of Gallipoli. On October 20, 1937 after ten years of service, Gwenda submitted her letter of resignation effective November 26th as she was to be married in the near future to Fred Jones. Frederick Geoffrey Jones, born 7 January 1911, third son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jones of Napoleon Street, Eltham, married Gwenda at the Eltham Methodist Church on 27 November 1937. They made their home at ‘Llangollen’, Arthur Street, Eltham, a new house Fred had constructed earlier that year opposite the Shire Offices. Their residence was recorded in the Electoral Rolls from 1963-1980 as 6 Arthur Street, Eltham which was situated on the corner of Arthur Street and present-day Commercial Place. In the 1970s their home was sold and demolished to make way for the new shops. They built a new home at the top of the hill in Bible Street. In the Electoral Rolls for 1943-1980, Frederick’s occupation was recorded as a Plumber’s Assistant. Fred was also a long-standing member of the Eltham Cemetery Trust. He was first appointed 26 April 1944 and resigned 17 July 1957 to be appointed to the Warringal and Eltham Joint Trust where he served till February 1980. He then re-joined the Eltham Cemetery Trust and served a further 14 years till his resignation on 24 August 1994. In total, Fred represented the interests of Eltham Cemetery for 50 years (1944-1994). Gwenda and Fred were blessed with a son, Frederick William Jones in March 1942. Sadly, Frederick only lived two days and was buried at Eltham Cemetery on March 11. It is not known whether his grave is marked. A second son, Geoffrey Morris Jones arrived 25 November 1944 but he sadly contracted polio as a child. A fall down the front steps of Fred and Gwenda’s new home in Bible Street culminated in Geoff’s death from a heart attack whilst in transit to the Austin Hospital on February 6, 1979, at age 34. He was also interred in the Eltham Cemetery. Geoff was posthumously awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to fire safety at the CFA. A small man, handicapped from his childhood polio, he had figured prominently in the area as an active Apex member and as group officer for the 13 local brigades in the CFA Lower Yarra Group. His work for the CFA, all voluntary, included writing a fire-fighting manual and the innovation of aerial fire spotting and weekly fire reports. Gwendoline and Fred were presented with Geoff’s B.EM. award at Government House. Four years later on the anniversary of Geoff’s death, Gwenda could not sleep and collapsed in the hallway at home from a heart attack, 6 February 1983 at age 74. She was interred with her son Geoff, at Eltham Cemetery on February 9th. Fred died 31 July 1997 at age 86 and was also interred at Eltham Cemetery. A memorial plaque to Gwenda, Fred and Geoff lies within the lawn cemetery at Eltham Cemetery. In February 2022 Gwenda’s book of Poems along with a copy of her letter of resignation from the State Bank of Victoria and a news clipping about the Autumn Show held in the Public Hall at Eltham (opposite her home with Fred) in which Gwenda is listed as having entered Cream Puffs and a Swiss Roll into the Cooking section, were donated to the St Vincent’s de Paul Society in Bega, N.S.W.. A dedicated volunteer there researched their origins and desirous for these items to return ‘home’, posted them to the Eltham District Historical Society for which we are most appreciative. EIGHTEEN YEARS TO-DAY “Tell me why you’re dreaming, Daddy” Said my little son to me, So, I told him all about it, As he sat upon my knee. I told him of that Sunday morn, ‘Twas eighteen years to-day, When the men of Australasia, Joined the mighty fray. How they landed on that foreign shore, And fought the gallant fight, Of how they nobly won the day, And put the Turks to flight. We saw the cliffs before us, To be scaled ‘mid shot and shell, And our comrades fell around us - - - - I remember it - - - so well. There are some who’ll sleep forever, On a hill that’s called Lone Pine, And the twenty-fifth of April, Is famous for all time. And so to keep their memory green, We march each Anzac Day, To pay tribute to those Heroes, Who gave their lives that day. - Anzac Day 1933 And in reflections to Gwenda’s childhood home in Arthur Street: HOME Where do my thoughts ever wander? Where do my thoughts always roam? To a little old house, on the top of a hill, To the place, that I call “Home Sweet Home.” No matter where-ever I travel, On land, or away on the foam. My thoughts will return, and my heart ever yearn, To the place, that I call “Home Sweet Home”. - 2/7/1933 Sources: Book of Poems, G. Davies Letter of Resignation, 1937, Oct. 20, G.G.W. Davies Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria New House at Eltham (1937, September 10). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 – 1939), p. 6. Retrieved May 12, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56845735 Family Notices (1937, December 17). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 – 1939), p. 3. Retrieved May 12, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56846386 Geoff Jones, Proud Memory, unknown newspaper clipping, 1979 1979 Birthday Honours, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Birthday_Honours Australian Electoral Rolls, Ancestry.com Family Trees, Ancestry.com Eltham Cemetery, Deceased Search findagrave.com Personal recollections, Joan Castledine The poetry by Gwendoline Davies provides an insight into life growing up in Eltham and the early 1930s. A long time resident, Gwendoline, her husband Fred Jones and son Geoff Jones were fully dedicated to the Eltham community for over 50 years.1. Brown leather bound three-ring binder with personalised gold embossing on the cover 20.5 x 14.5 cm, Walkers Loose Leaf Book, pages typed with some pasted in colour illustrations, alphabeticised dividers (some tabs missing), 21 leafs (some blank) 2. Two paper booklets held together by pink ribbon 15.5 x 12 cm, typed, some with colour illustrations, pages numbered (rh only) 12 pages and 25 pages and paper cover 3. Newspaper clipping 4. Letter sized hand written page in ink folded in three and damaged by foxing and insectsanzac day, arthur street, napoleon street, cfa, eltham cemetery, eltham cemetery trust, frederick geoffrey jones, geoffrey morris jones b.e.m., grace davies (nee hayes), gwendoline grace watson jones (nee davies), llangollen, lower yarra group, poems, william watson davies -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Yarra Glen, 2006
eltham shire council, harry gilham collection, yarra flats, yarra glen, welcome home committee, batt's hotel, brock, charles wingrove, christmas hills, eltham-yarra glen road, kilpatrick, memorial, monument, progress league, victoria hall -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - 'Grahamy Gates' milkbar, corner of Station & Graham Streets, Port Melbourne, 1950s
COPYRIGHT - Curatorial Services - City of Port Phillip. Black and white image of "Grahamy Gates" Milkbar at the corner of Station and Graham Streets. Also shows on far right what remains of the Maskell & McNab memorial, now located on Sinclair Parade on the foreshore. Image used in 2009 PMHPS calendarbuilt environment - commercial, built environment - domestic, grahamy gates, milk bar, maskell & mcnab memorial -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Bruce Scates et al, World War One: A history in 100 stories, 2015
"World War One: A history in 100 stories" Stories from men and women who had returned from WWI. The gassed, the crippled, the insane - all those irreparably damaged by war. Hardcover book of 369 pages. Compiled by Bruce Scates, Rebecca Wheatley and Laura James(inside title page) " For the people of Port Melbourne in memory of Allan Whittaker, Best, Bruce. Signed by Scates, Wheatley and Jamesarmed services, memorials, war - world war i, allan whittaker -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Anthony Harvey, The Melbourne Book, 1982
"The Melbourne Book" by Anthony Harvey. Book with yellow background dust cover. Dark reg and black printing . Line drawing of Flinders St Station with tram in forground on cover. Quotes on back cover from John Batman, Charles Stretton, Robin Boyd, Bill Peach. Introduction by Phillip Adamswest gate bridge, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - recreational facilities, memorials, piers and wharves - station pier, port melbourne town hall, band rotunda -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Governor of NSW to A J Kitchen offering congratulations for King's SIlver Hubilee Medal, May 1935
Photocopy of a letter to Mr Kitchen (A.J) from Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Governor of NSW, offering congratulations for the award of the "King's Silver Jubilee Medal " 3rd May 1935industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, memorials and presentations, kitchen a j, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir alexander hore-ruthven -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Certificate - King's Silver Jubilee Medal, May 1935
Photocopy of the certificate accompanying the King's Silver Jubilee medal, dated 6 May 1935industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, memorials and presentations, kitchen a j, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir alexander hore-ruthven -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - A J Kitchen to Governor of NSW acknowleding receipt of King's Silver Jubilee Medal, May 1935
Photocopy of a letter from Mr A J Kitchen to the Governor of NSW thanking him for his letter and acknowledging receipt of the King's Silver Jubilee medal. 1935industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, memorials and presentations, kitchen a j, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir alexander hore-ruthven -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Certificate - Staff of Warehouse Department, Unilever, Life Governor, Prince Henry's Hospital, Fergusson & Mitchell Illum, 1960
Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne, certificate enrolling the "Staff of the Warehouse Department" of Unilever, Port Melbourne, as honorary life Governor. 16 February 1960. Black printing on buff paper, with 1934 photo of Prince Henry. Wooden frame.industry - manufacturing, memorials, health - hospitals, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, prince henry's hospital -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photograph Collection, J Kitchen & Sons, c. 1936
Thirty black and white photos mounted on 13 sheets of grey card.. Two holes at one end indicate it was originally an album (or part thereof). Photos start with memorial plate for "John Hambleton Kitchen". Other photos of buildings and machinery including one (1922) of the Bendigo plant. One photo shows scene after the death of Mr Fred Mowbray, Crude Dept Foremanindustry, manufacturing, workers, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, john hambleton kitchen, fred mowbray -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Williams/Gray families, Port Melbourne
Williams/Gray families, Port Melbourne. Eight plastic envelopes of handwritten and printed material. Includes photographs, memorial cards and notices, Will, Invoice, and marriage certificate for members of the Williams/Gray familiesdeaths and funerals, families, transport - shipping, mary jane williams, james grey (gray), csaptain henry (harry) gray, ps weeroona, edith ethel gray, alfred gray snr, henry john jones watson, john cameron, lily charlotte elizabeth watson, panayote fontinelis, athanasios daikidis, kilalaos kafkalas, william williams, mary ann hardy, mary jane alverson, r mckenzie, john albert williams, sutton grange -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, War Memorials of Victoria, 1994
"War Memorials of Victoria" - a pictorial record. Blue covered book with a photo of the Portland war memorial on the coverarmed services, returned services league, rsl, war - world war i, war - world war ii, armed services - navy, armed services - army, armed services - air force, war memorials victoria, harold bradley, max parsons, s trigellis-smith, boer war -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet, City of Port Phillip, Remembrance garden - unveiling program, 2018
Booklet with coloured cover. Top two-thirds sepia photo of parade with red poppies superimposed. Writing in white on dark brown in bottom third.Remembrance garden unveiling program . City of Port Phillip World War one. Centenary commemorations.war - world war i, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, built environment, memorials -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Illuminated address of thanks and appreciation to John Ambrose Kitchen Esq from 19 employees, Fergusson & Mitchell Illum, 22 Jan 1885
Illuminated address of thanks and appreciation to John Ambrose Kitchen Esq from 19 employees, on the occasion of the amalgamation of J Kitchen & Sons Ltd and Apoloo Company Ltd; dated Jan 22 1885. Beautifully handwritten with colourful passionfruit flowers painted around in an oval; further gold, red and blues painted edging. Covered by glass and in gold painted wooden frame.industry - manufacturing, arts and entertainment - visual arts, memorials, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, pental products pty ltd, symex holdings ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Quotation, proposed monument to Allan WHITTAKER, Matcham Skipper, c. 1986
From the collection of Perce White for 1980s committee to memorialise Allan WHITTAKER (referred to as James WHITTAKER). Sculptor Matcham SKIPPER later included his design, described as a nude woman, falling, in a list of works on his website. This caused Monuments Australia to list it on their website as an existing statue, although it never happened. After several searches and resultant complaints, the entry was removed in September 2010.Quotation for $70.000 from sculptor Matcham SKIPPER of Monsalvat, re proposed memorial to Allan WHITTAKER (referred to as James WHITTAKER), mid-1980s (undated) A4, cream colourpiers and wharves - waterside workers, arts and entertainment - visual arts, memorials, allan whittaker, matcham skipper, sculpture, perce mcguire white, perce white -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - Binder, Zetta Florence, Tom Hills Archive
Large blue binder with slipcover containing photos and documents from or about waterside worker Tom Hills 1904-1995, including items 2525.02 to 2525.19, plus 169.02, 262.01-.06, 466, 508,01 -.02, 852 and 1062.piers and wharves - waterside workers, arts and entertainment - literature, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, awards and presentations, oral history, memorials, deaths and funerals, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations., tom hills, wendy lowenstein, wendy morris, lexie bown, maritime union of australia, mua, retired waterside workers, unemployed workers union -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Biography, Senator Olive Zakharov, Mar 1995
... Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street (or Library entrance in Spring ...From a wake held for Senator Zakharov, the most loved and respected of all Parliamentarians, at the Town Hall 12.3.1995One of a group of items related to the death of Senator Olive Zakharov: Brief biography, souvenir of celebration of Olive's lifepolitics, memorials, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, olive zakharov, politicians, senators -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Acknowledgement, Anti-cancer, acceptance of donation at celebration of Senator Olive Zakharov's life, Mar 1995
... Hall 12.3.1995 Politics Memorials Celebrations fetes ...From a wake held for Senator Zakharov, the most loved and respected of all Parliamentarians, at the Town Hall 12.3.1995One of a group of items related to the death of Senator Olive Zakharov: Anti Cancer acceptance of donation at celebration of Olive's lifepolitics, memorials, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, olive zakharov, politicians, senators -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Programme - Song sheet, Victorian Trade Union Choir, Celebration of the life of Senator Olive Zakharov, Mar 1995
... Parliamentarians, at the Town Hall 12.3.1995 Politics Memorials ...From a wake held for Senator Zakharov, the most loved and respected of all Parliamentarians, at the Town Hall 12.3.1995One of a group of items related to the death of Senator Olive Zakharov: Song sheet, Victorian Trade Union Choir, which performed at celebration of Olive's lifepolitics, memorials, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, olive zakharov, politicians, senators -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Transcript, Senator Olive Zakharov, Condolences speeches from Hansard, Mar 1995
Given out at a wake held for Senator Zakharov, the most loved and respected of all Parliamentarians, at the Town Hall 12.3.1995. On her death, Federal Senate ceased for a day, and the transcripts are of condolence speeches made in ParliamentOne of a group of items related to the death of Senator Olive Zakharov: Excerpts from Federal Parliament Hansard 7 March 1995 - condolence speechespolitics, memorials, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, olive zakharov, politicians, senators -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Transcript, Senator Olive Zakharov's maiden speech from Hansard, Mar 1995
Given out at a wake held for Senator Zakharov, the most loved and respected of all Parliamentarians, at the Town Hall 12.3.1995. Copy of Olive's maiden speech, 1983 (Hansard)One of a group of items related to the death of Senator Olive Zakharov: Excerpts from Federal Parliament Hansard 25 May 1983, Olive's maiden speechpolitics, memorials, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, olive zakharov, politicians, senators -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Clipping, death notice, Senator Olive Zakharov, 9 Mar 1995
One of a group of items related to the death of Senator Olive Zakharov: Death notices page from The Age 9.3.1995memorials, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, olive zakharov, politicians, senators -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Clipping re scattering Senator Olive Zakharov's ashes at Station Pier, 20 MarJanSepSepMay
One of a group of items related to the death of Senator Olive Zakharov: Photocopy and original of article re scattering of Olive's ashes at Station Pier, March 1995 (Leader, 20.3.95)memorials, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, olive zakharov, politicians, senators -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Proposal, Sculpture to commemorate Allan WHITTAKER, Adrian Gemelli, Jul 1983
This was a joint project of the Waterside Workers Federation and the Port Melbourne Council. The project developed to a high level of detail. Was never realised. Note that Allan Whittaker was referred to as 'James' at the time. Material relating to the proposed installation of a sculpture to commemorate Allan WHITTAKER (referred to as James WHITTACKER), shot by police at Hogan's Flat in 1928. James Whittaker Memorial (sic) - proposal from sculptor Adrian GENELLI covering both memorial and second phase, landscaping July 1983, including Appendix B, copy of a 27 June Australia Council notice to Arts organisations, Unions et cetera with Gemelli's proposal, signed 18 July 1983societies clubs unions and other organisations, local government - city of port melbourne, memorials, allan whittaker, actu, waterside workers federation, adrian gemelli, perce mcguire white, perce white -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Card - Life of Leonard William 'Oppy' Beazley, 2001
Card distributed at the memorial service for 'Oppy' Beazley, donated to the society by the Beazley familyCommemorative card acknowledging the life of fisherman Leonard William (Óppy') Beazley 1917 - 2001, with photographdeaths and funerals, leonard william 'oppy' beazley -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Programme - Celebration for Nancy U'REN 1932 - 1999, Uniting Church, Dorcas Street, U'Ren family, Dec 1999
Program from service of celebration for Nancy U'REN 1932 - 1999 at Uniting Church Dorcas Street 30 Dec 1999. on cream paper folded to A5. (Absent from box 2023)memorials, deaths and funerals, nancy u'ren nee morris -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Biography, Nancy U'REN, U'Ren family, Dec 1999
Life of Nancy U'REN, self described in 1998 and included in program from service of celebration for Nancy U'REN 1932 - 1999 at Uniting Church Dorcas Street 30 Dec 1999. on cream paper folded to A5. (Absent from collection 2023)memorials, deaths and funerals, nancy u'ren nee morris -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - WWI Memorial, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1990s
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.One of three colour photographs of the two war memorials at the beach in Port Melbourne: World War I cenotaphwar - world war i, memorials, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - WWI Memorial, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1990s
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.One of three colour photographs of the two war memorials at the beach in Port Melbourne: World War I cenotaph, close-up on plaquewar - world war i, memorials, ron laing