Document 1st June 1954. Addressed to Cr. E Buckland regarding an open cut mine happening with regard to a sample of clay.

Weekly Times, Nov 24 1954

Inscribed in blue ink on reverse: 'Colac, June 1954. Mannu Bannag (Thailand). See Weekly Times, 2 June 1954, p. 50 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224451878. fundraising, theatre, international house

A typed copy of a speech by Legatee Brian Armstrong delivered as the Savige Memorial Oration at the Federal Conference of Legacy Clubs in Canberra on 22 October 1954. It is an account of Savige's life, his war service and his role in Legacy. Legatee Armstrong was a good friend of Savige. The moving address described General Savige's life and service career, and how he formed Legacy in 1923 at the suggestion of his former Commander, Major General Sir John Gellibrand. He said at the time of his death the late General had been a member of Legacy for 30 years, and had been chosen to represent Legacy at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Following the Second World War he held many important posts, one of the most notable being Co-ordinator of Demobilisation. Legatee Armstrong told the conference that if a memorial to the founder of Legacy was required, they only had to look around themselves. This is a photocopy on flimsy brown paper, two other copies are in the archive.A record of the life and service of Legatee Stan Savige.Brown quarto paper with black type x 11 pages of a speech about Legatee Savige.Typed on top of first page 'Sir Stanley George Savige KBE. Copy of Commemorative address by Legatee Brian Armstrong - Federal Conference of Legacy Clubs, Canberra, October 1954.'vale, stan savige, conference

Dodge Divisional Van with damage to front left wheel arch, circa 1954 outside Footscray Police station with Town Hall at rear.Cars used over the years at Mildurapolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; dodge divisional van

Two uniformed police standing beside car - Sgt Terry Bible (l) and I/C Frank Porter (r), circa 1954police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; porter, frank; bible, terry

Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, TedB/W Copy - Crowd waiting at Mitcham Station for Queen Elizabeth II train. Taken during Royal Tour of Australia 1954queen elizabeth ii, mitcham railway station, royal tour 1954, standfield, ray

The orthodox version of the origins and history of the Kew Elder(ly) Citizens’ Association was established by Cr. W. D. Vaughan in his book Kew’s Civic Century (1960), when he wrote that: "When Mrs. C. H. Simpson was Mayoress in 1952 she set up the Elderly Citizens’ Association to care for the needs of ages persons in Kew. The idea was strongly supported and a start was made by providing social afternoons for elderly folk at Southesk. Visiting sick people in their homes, providing firewood where needed, and other activities were undertaken by the Association. The aid of Council was sought to further the work. It was decided that a social unit for elderly folk be established at Southesk." (p.126-7). In the following pages, he describes in detail Council’s role in formally establishing the Association. This ‘official’ version was reasserted in the later Thematic Environmental History of the City of Boroondara (2012). However the origins and gestation of community of organisations is rarely straightforward. In 1965, five years after Vaughan’s book was published, the author of East Kew Women’s Club : Twenty Years : 20-7-1945-30-7-1965, writing about the period July 1947 to July 1950, described the role the Club played in establishing the Kew Elder Citizens Association. The author wrote: "At a meeting of the Kew Community Aid, the plight of many elderly people in Kew who were dependent on pensions was raised and in order to ascertain their needs the practice was begun of serving morning tea at the Masonic Hall in Walpole Street, where pensions were then paid. From this beginning the Kew Elder Citizens Association was formed in Kew with wide support, and Club members gave willing support on the committee, in helping serve afternoon tea and in entertainment." (p.4) Photographic evidence also leads to questions about Vaughan’s version of events. A framed photograph in the Society’s Collection shows a Public Meeting to form the Kew Elder Citizens Association in a room at Southesk a year earlier in 1951. Whatever version of the origins of the Association is correct, a later framed photograph in the Society’s collection shows the opening of the completed Clubrooms of the Kew Elder Citizens at South Esk by the Hon. E.P. Cameron M.L.C, Minister of Health, on 12 November 1956. The Association is still active in Kew and is currently located at Hamer Court, opposite the Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery in High Street, Kew.Framed, inscribed photograph of the opening of the Kew Elder Citizens Club at Southesk in 1954. The ceremony would appear to be conducted on the western side of the house.‘Opening of the Kew Elder Citizens Clubrooms “South Esk” by the Hon. E.P. Cameron M.L.C, Minister of Health, 12.11.1956. Cr. W.A. Comeadow O.B.E., J.P. (Mayor).’southesk, kew elder citizens club, kew elderly citizens club, kew senior citizens club

Mark Cowley Lidwill was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in 1954 after his retirement to honour his working life.Mark Cowley Lidwill was born in England in 1878. His family moved to Melbourne in 1894. Lidwill studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, graduating with honours in 1902 and achieving a Doctorate in Medicine (MD) in 1905. Soon after graduation he moved to Sydney and in 1913 was appointed as the first lecturer in anaesthetics at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. That year Lidwill became the first person in the world to catch a black marlin with rod and reel. The event was celebrated in newspapers throughout the country and the marlin skeleton is now on display at the Australia Museum. Lidwill was also the designer of a machine which could deliver anaesthesia mechanically. Compact and portable, the machine delivered precise, although variable, concentrations of ether. Lidwill is also credited with developing the world’s first pacemaker. In a letter he wrote to Harry Daly in 1955, Lidwill was ambivalent about the fate of the machine: “No one would be bothered with it and they thought I was mad”.Printed certificate from the Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) awarded to Mark Cowley Lidwill as an Honorary Fellowship. Printed in black ink at the top of the certificate is the RACS coat of arms. The certificate is dated 26 June 1954 and has been signed by Harold R Dew, President of the College, and other members of the executive.mark cowley lidwill, faculty of anaesthetists, honorary fellowship, royal australasian college of surgeons, cardiology, pacemaker, royal prince alfred hospital, doctorate in medicine

Reproduction image of match play during 1954 Davis Cup Challenge Round . Caption reads: "1954 Davis Cup Challenge Round...USA def. Australia 3-2...White City-New South Wales...before a world record crowd of 25,578". Mounted on heavy board and within a cardboard frame mount. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

H M A S Australia 1928 -1954medals

When Hamilton Hume and William Hovell arrived at the bay in 1824 they met with the local Wautharong people who referred to the bay as "Jillong" and the surround land "Corayo", but by the time the area was surveyed in the late 1830s the Aboriginal names had been swapped. The names "Corayo" and "Jillong" had since been Anglicised to "Corio" and "Geelong".Corio Bay is an important harbour and leisure location in the West and continues to attract development such as the new Tasmania Ferry Terminal.An Admiralty Chart of Geelong Harbour revised in 1954Geelong Harbour Map Ref: 2731geelong, corio, admiralty charts

Object. Recital Duets Recording. 33 1/3 RPM recording of Recital Duets performed on 3 LO Melbourne. 21st July 1954.audio-visual technology, audio accessories, duets, gertrude perry collection, 3lo melbourne, recital duets

Black and White photo of a many people, ( school children?) on the Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo, spelling out 'For Empire' during the Royal visit on 1954.photograph, royal visit, royal visit

Digital photocopy by Arrowsmith, TedB/W copy - Band outside Government House, Melbourne, awaiting arrival of Queen Elizabeth II during her Royal Tour of 1954queen elizabeth ii, government house, royal tour 1954, standfield, ray

Bendigo scrubber car, photographed at tram depot, 11-12-1954. Has a person in the driving position. Under exposed. Photo by Keith Kings?.'11-12-54, XEY, K/WJU-55, 1/25, f3.5, Bendigo Vic' in blue ink.tramways, trams, bendigo, scrubber tram, scrubber

A set of five ornamental green pieces of china - a jug with a lined decoration towards the bottom and the handle, a plain vase with two handles, a bowl with a grape design and two handles and a plainer grape patterned bowl. One vase has a grape leaf design."Greetings Annette 1954".ornaments, vases, jugs, bowls