Colour photographs of Fitzroy Football Club's Last Melbourne Game.fitzroy football club, kevin murray

The Cordner family, resident in Greensborough, two of whom were doctors, included five Australian Rules football players for the Melbourne club. This article describes their sporting records and notes their education and careers.3p. textLink to Trove databasecordner family, ted cordner

A group of members of the Old Colonists' Association, Ballarat during the annual bowls challenge against the Melbourne Old Colonists' Club. old colonists' association ballarat, bowls

During the era of the Victorian Football League (VFL) the home team wore white shorts, and the away team wore black shorts. The team in the white shorts are probably South Melbourne Football Club, and the team in the black shorts are probably Melbourne Football Club. Six Australian Rules (formerly Victorian Football League) footballers ruck the ball towards their team members. australian rules football, football, victorian football league, vfl, afl

The 2/8th Armoured Regiment was raised in June 1941 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W G Hopkins with officers and men selected from the wider AIF in Victoria. The regiment trained in newly arrived M3 General Grant tanks at Puckapunyal before moving north to Singleton, then the Wee Waa plains. The regiment sailed for New Guinea in April 1943 and carried out mobile defence to airfields at Port Moresby, Milne Bay, Dobadura and Popondetta. The regiment returned to Australia in February 1944 and disbanded as an armoured regiment and retrained as Nos 41, 42 and 43 Landing Craft Companies. They returned to the South West pacific serving at Bougainville, Balikpapan, Lae and Wewak. Captain Ken Menzies, son of Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies served with the Regiment and consequently Dame Pattie became patron of the Regimental Association after the war.Rare document associated with an armoured regiment of WWII (1939-45) autographed by the patron Dame Pattie Menzies.Folded coloured card being Menu and Program for luncheon held at the Melbourne Bowling Club, Windsor, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the 2/8th Australian Armoured Regiment. Enamel lapel pin attached to front cover.Autograph of Patron on front cover Dame Pattie Menzies GBE "Pattie Menzies "; on back cover "Ian (Kilty) McKay / Lorna McKay" and "Pattie Menzies"2/8th armoured regiment, menzies pattie dame

Nadrasca provides services and employment for over 400 disabled people in Eastern Melbourne. Blackburn Lion's Club continues to support Nadrasca.non-fictionNadrasca provides services to the disabledlions clubs, nadrasca, nadrasca farm

72 black and white photographs taken at the 'Lee-ar-day Days' celebrations, a two-day festival held on Liardet's Beach and at the Port Melbourne Yacht Club in November 1999 by the PMH&PS for the 160th anniversary of the Liardet landingcelebrations fetes and exhibitions, liardet family, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet

This hand carved President’s Chair was presented by Legatees from the Melbourne Club and groups in 1955. It was made in memory of the Founder of Legacy, Legatee Stan Savige who had passed away in May 1954. Melbourne Legacy keeps the chair on display in the main reception foyer on Level 1.A record of the respect held by Legatees towards Legatee Stan Savige that they wished to honour him by providing a President's chair in his honour.Large wooden armchair with leather seat and back topped with the Legacy torch.Brass plaque engraved with "In memory of / Legatee Stan Savige / Founder / Melbourne Legacy 1923"presidents, chair

The Kew Lions Club was formed in 1954 under the auspices of the Melbourne Lions ClubArthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1960s. Special programme held to on 1 May 1954 in the Kew Recreation Hall in recognition of the formation of the Kew Lions Club. The programme includes lists of officers, staff, and charter members. The food served on the night is described as well as the entertainers. 8 pp.arthur dear collection, lions club of kew, kew recreation hall - wellington street -- kew (vic.)

A copy of the book 'We of the Never Never' that was donated to Legacy by the author Jeannie Gunn. We of the Never Never is an autobiographical novel by Jeannie Gunn first published in 1908. Although published as a novel, it is an account of the author's experiences in 1902 at Elsey Station near Mataranka, Northern Territory in which she changed the names of people to obscure their identities. She published the book under the name Mrs Aeneas Gunn, using her husband's first and last name. A record that Legacy was given a copy of a highly successful book by its author.Red plastic covered card cover, grey dust cover with dark blue printing, black and white photo plates. Newspaper clippings glued inside front pages, including a photograph of four of the principal characters, no date or newspaper name.Handwritten: Sincerely yours / Jeannie Gunn / For the Legacy Club / Melbourne Sept.1.1938- donors, donations

The Patriotic Carnival was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from the 20th to the 27th of October to raise funds for the support of returned servicemen and their families. Early Settle families in Moorabbin Shire were generous supporters of local charities for returned service men and womenVoided round gilt and enamel badge with pin on back. The front has the Melbourne Cricket Club logo, ‘MCC’ in red and white at the centre; around on blue background, ‘PATRIOTIC CARNIVAL 1917’. The reverse has the makers name, ‘STOKES & SONS MELB’.Patriotic Carnival 1917 MCCmelbourne cricket ground, fundraising, returned service men, patriotic carnival

Colour lasercopy of Port Melbourne Settlement boys club. Taken with flash 1930s, probably not at 311 Nott Street clubhouse - could be at Excelsior Hall?societies clubs unions and other organisations, ken turner, port melbourne settlement, bob turner, ernie turner, tom anderson, bruce anderson, albie beaumont, 'titch' beaumont, barrett, georgie downard, keith downard, alf davenport, fred davenport, keith davenport, dixon, bert heathcote, fred heathcote, merv leyden, 'bug' mitchell, 'flea' mitchell, 'nunk' manners, 'spud' manners, sydney ross, jack ross, sweeney

Slovenians loved to participate at the cultural and multicultural events and have proudly displayed their traditional national costume of Gorenjska region in Slovenia. The dancers have entertained the visitors with the lively Polka and waltz dancing and the musician on a piano accordion expressed his joy. traditional Slovenian national costume of Gorenjska region - SloveniaGroup of Slovenian musicians and dances participation at the Royal melbourne Show in 1956. The Slovenian Club Melbourne was always in favour of participating at the Australian and multicultural events.The heart was a sign of love for this beautiful and welcoming country Australiaslovenian national costume, gorenjska, slovenia, piano accordion, polka, slovenian songs

Clutha was the home of John Carson, the second mayor of Kew. Leonard Terry designed the house for him in 1856. Terry was the architect of the Melbourne Club (1858), the former London Chartered Bank (1861), Lothian Terrace in Carlton (1865), and the ES&A Bank in Hawthorn (1873). The commission for Clutha was won three years after Terry’s arrival in Victoria.An extremely rare photograph of a major residential architectural commission of Leonard Terry. The photograph of the house has statewide significance as the home of the Victorian pioneer and businessman, John Carson. A rare, nineteenth century photograph of ‘Clutha’ in Studley Park Road, Kew. The sepia-toned photograph is of the front of the house, with its bluestone foundations and its second storey balcony. A real estate advertisement in 1875 described the house as: 'First-class family mansion, and about 8½ acres of pleasure grounds and fruit garden. The house, erected under the plans and supervision of Mr. Leonard Terry, is most substantially built of brick, stuccoed, on solid bluestone pediment, forming a noble basement story, large entrance hall, and lobby, with conservatory on the left. *** A wide verandah and balcony, erected on cast-iron columns, runs round the house, the views from which are perhaps unequalled in extent and beauty in the neighbourhood of the city, commanding the bay, shipping, Mount Macedon, and Dandenong Ranges. Th e whole forming a most complete gentleman's residence, no expense having been spared in its erection and comfortable finish.'"Clutha West Side Studley Park Road Kew / Clutha West Side"clutha, john carson, leonard terry

Letter from the Hon. Treasurer of Legacy Club, Melbourne, to the Chairman of the Junior Legacy Club, Melbourne on 20 April 1943 attaching a cheque for one hundred pounds for Holmbush residence.Apart from being an example of the funding given to Holmbush, it is interesting to note that in 1943 there was both a Melbourne Legacy Club and Melbourne Junior Legacy Club.Letter from 1943 about money from Melbourne Legacy being provided to Junior Legacy for Holmbush. Faded white letterhead, blue printing, black typing, two holes punched for filing.Signed for L.B. Wallace in black ink.residences, holmbush, holmbush administration

Photo of the reopening of the Widows' Clubrooms, showing Legatee Mehan, President of Melbourne Legacy presenting the key to Mrs Ina Kearney, the President of the Melbourne Legacy Widows' Club. The club rooms had been renovated. This event was mentioned in a Legacy newsletter for Widows' Clubs in March 1980 (see 01214).A record of the opening of the renovated Widows' Clubrooms in 1980.Black and white photo of Widows Clubrooms. Typed paper label.Stuck to the back is a paper label saying "1980 At the official opening of the Legacy Widows' Clubrooms, Legatee Mehan, President of the Melbourne Legacy, hands over the key to Mrs I. Kearney, President of the Melbourne Legacy Widows' Club." On the reverse of the photos is "Box 11" in black pen.widows, activities

Early image of Alfred Square St Kilda with surrounding builldings. Reproduced from the original at the Athenaeum Clubcolour reproduction of original oil painting 1873. Meet of Melbourne hounds in Alfred Square. Meet of Melbourne Hounds at St Kilda painting by permission of the Committee on the Athenaeum club Melbourne

49 colour photographs taken at the 'Lee-ar-day Days' celebrations, a two-day festival held on Liardet's Beach and at the Port Melbourne Yacht Club in November 1999 by the PMH&PS for the 160th anniversary of the Liardet landing. (Some negatives are held in A.06.05.B10)celebrations fetes and exhibitions, liardet family, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet

The photos show Legatee Chas Wilks visiting Legatee Morrie Tonkin in hospital and presenting a certificate to mark his 50 years of service to Legacy. From the note it seems he gave his Presidential badge back to Melbourne Legacy. Legatee M.J.G Tonkin was president in 1952. Another copy of this photo was found with the date being 23 March 1989.A record that Legacy rewarded long term legatees with certificates for their 50 years of service.Colour photo x 3 of L/-Morrie Tonkin receiving his 50 year certificate and a note.Handwritten on reverse '1989 Presenting 50 year certificate to Morrie Tonkin' and '1989 Morrie Tonkin presenting his gold Presidential Legacy Badge (1952) to Melbourne Club'. Paper note says 'L'tee Morrie Tonkin receiving his 50 yr certificate in hospital by L'tee Chas Wilks.' and 'L17' which was number from an archive system. past presidents, service award, morrie tonkin