Advertising aquatic display to be held off St Kilda Pier of 16 March 1918. Featuring parade and numerous lifesaving events (men and women).Funds to aid Returned Soldiers Amelioration FundCream (discoloured) paper printed one side in blackwwi, world war i, returned soldiers amelioration fund, insurance staffs' patriotic fund, st kilda pier, wwi fund-raising, royal life saving society

Date unspecified. Could be 1919 or 1923. Invitation from Mayor of City of St Kilda, TG Allen, to a meeting on a Monday at 8pm.Cream-coloured paper, printed on one side in redcity of st kilda, special constables, official notices

Date unspecified. LIkely to be 1927. Notice of public meeting to launch St Kilda appeal for shrine of remembrance.Cream-coloured paper, printed on one side in redcity of st kilda, official notices, shrine of remembrance

Notification of a meeting of citizens willing to assist in organising a carnival in aid of the St Kilda Memorial Hall building fund and local charities. The date given is Wednesday 13 February. It would have been 13 February 1929 because the Mayor is identified as Thos Unsworth, who served as Mayor in 1928-29. The Memorial Hall commemorates those who served in World War I, was officially opened on Armistice Day, 1924, and operated as a dance and social hall. In January 1927 the Health Department gave permission for it to operate as the Memorial Cinema. It continued as a cinema until 1957.Single sheet of cream coloured paper printed in blue.st kilda memorial hall, st kilda carnivals, memo

Flyer promoting the 1923 Annual Ball presented by Mrs Kuring and featuring music by The Austral Orchestra. Mrs Kuring presented De Luxe Assemblies on Saturdays at St Kilda Town Hall. Cream coloured paper printed in blue on one sidemrs kuring, de luxe assemblies, st kilda balls

Invitation by the President and Committee of the St Kilda Army and Navy Club to the Billiard Games in connection with the South Suburban Amateur Billiard Association at the Memorial Hall, St Kilda, at 8pm on 18 June. The year is not specified.Cream coloured card printed one side in blackst kilda army & navy club, st kilda memorial hall, memo, malvern club, south suburban amateur billiard association

Ticket for admission of one person to Palais Pictures, provided by the City of St Kilda, to celebrate Empire Day at 2pm on 22 May 1936.Cream coloured card printed in black on one side.the palais, palais pictures, city of st kilda, empire day

Entree card to afternoon tea at the official opening of the City of St Kilda's Children's Welfare Centre, at 171 Chapel Street, on 26 February 1938. The building was replaced in 1971 with a new Children's Centre and Maternal & Child Health Centre, which was later demolished and replaced in 2013 with the Bubup Nairm Children's Centre. Bubup means 'children' in local Boon Wurrung language, and Nairm is Port Phillip Bay: i.e. “ Children of Port Philip Bay”.Cream coloured card printed on one side in black.Stamped number 83city of st kilda, children's welfare centre

Concert program of entertainment as aprt of fundraising for the Jacka Appeal, held on 17 February 1932 at St Kilda Town Hall. The headline performer was Gladys Moncreiff, 'Australia's Queen of Song'. Albert Jacka, a St Kilda Councillor, collapsed on 14 December 1931 after a council meeting and was admitted to Caulfield Military Hospital. He died on 17 January 1932 at the age of 39. He is most well-known for his military service in WWI, having received the Victoria Cross medal for his actions during the Gallipoli campaign and two more decorations for his bravery on the Western Front. He received a hero's welcome on his return to Melbourne in January 1920 and an estimated 50,000 people turned up to watch his funeral procession to St Kilda Cemetery, where he was buried with full military honours. The Albert Jacka Fund had two objectives: the erection of a simple, suitable and inexpensive memorial stone over the grave of the dead hero; the placing of the residue of the fund in the hands of trustees for the benefit of his widow and child.Folded cream card with scalloped edges and printed in purplealbert jacka, jacka appeal, gladys moncreiff

Program of a Grand Aquatic Carnival to raise funds for the St Kilda Unemployed Christmas Dinner Fund. Held at the St Kilda Ladies Baths on 19 December 1931 under the auspices of the St Kilda City Council. Includes list of officials and an outline of the events.Cream paper, discoloured with age, folded and printed in blackst kilda ladies baths, st kilda unemployed, st kilda council, royal life saving society, victorian amateur swimming association

Advertisement for a rally arranged by the City of St Kilda on 26 June 1940 at St Kilda Town Hall to recruit numbers and raise war savings. Printed on the reverse side is an application form for War Savings Certificates. One of the speakers at the rally was Gunner Harold Holt MHR, who later served as Prime Minister in 1966-67.Cream coloured paper, printed in blue on both sidescity of st kilda, world war ii, wwii fund-raising, harold holt

Notice of a public meeting about local patriotic activities and the formation of a St Kilda Branch of the Red Cross. The meeting was convened by the City of St Kilda and held in the St Kilda Town Hall on 2 October 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II.Cream coloured paper printed in black on one sidewwii fund-raising, city of st kilda, st kilda red cross, arnold colman

During the Second World War the City of St Kilda helped the St Kilda Patriotic Society raise funds by enabling performances every Sunday evening at St Kilda Town Hall. This flyer or poster advertises the first of these, on 21 July 1940.Cream coloured paper printed on one side in redst kilda patriotic society, wwii fund-raising, arnold colman, city of st kilda

Booklet of Rules of the Wangaratta Returned Servicemen' s Club which contains the names of Office Bearers - President - Mr W. H. FIELD - as per Honour Board verified as President in 1955-6.Wangaratta Returned Servicemen's Club Booklet of Rules - Mr W. H. FIELD was President of the Club in 1955-6 Cream coloured booklet with blue RSL logo and inscriptionWangaratta Returned Servicemen's Club - RULESwangaratta rsl, club rules and bylaws, 1955-6

King's Condolence Letter sent to family of Flight Officer William EMERY - killed in action in Belgium during WW2Cream coloured note paper with Royal Crest and signatureBuckingham Place Signed George RIwilliam emery, kia, belgium, ww2, raaf

Folded catalogue of Beekeeping supplies Cream with black writing

Cream coloured card, bubble embossed sympathy card

One of several illustrated envelopes, without letter, sketched by soldier/s during the second world war and sent to Mrs MacDonald of Wangaratta Victoria's 2/24th Infantry Battalion was raised in Wangaratta in July 1940. They were welcomed with open arms by the local community as they rapidly built up their numbers. The people of Wangaratta adopted the Battalion and they became known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. Many of the soldiers maintained life long friendships with the people of Wangaratta. Even though the Battation was disbanded in 1946 members and their families return each year, in November, for a commemorative service at the 2/24th Battalion Memorial Wall at the Wangaratta Cemetery.Cream paper envelope with sketch of a soldier in bed and a nurseTop left - "The reason for not writing sooner" Top right - postage stamp Left side - AIF Censor stamp Right side - Mrs M MacDonald "Monald" 32 Grey Street Wangaratta Victoria Australi Rear - Red cross ww2, envelope art

Magazine No 12 of 13 Printed in the field by the AIF Printing Section during WW1 Price 10 centimes Magazine of cream colour pages with sketch of soldier with rifle Top - No. 12 March 1919 Centre - Aussie aussie - the australian soldiers magazine, ww1, 1919

After the war, Phillip Harris produced a monthly in Sydney and renamed it 'Aussie: the Cheerful Monthly' from 1920. It built a sizeable circulation and for several years it published the major Australian writers and cartoonists of the day. It set out to sustain the digger culture and defend the rights of the veterans, while also embracing the re-adjustment of returned soldiers into civilian life. Magazine of cream colour pages containing stories and sketches No. 14 Aussie, April 15 1920 aussie:the cheerful monthly, magazine, 1920

Two page newspaper containing news from home.Two page cream coloured newspaper with black print.Australian Edition Guinea Gold Volume 3 No 26 Thursday December 14 1944guinea gold, ww2

Two page newspaper containing news from home.Two page cream coloured newspaper with black print.Australian Edition Guinea Gold Volume 3 No 53 Wednesday January 10 1945guinea gold, ww2

Two page newspaper containing news from home.Two page cream coloured newspaper with black print.Australian Edition Guinea Gold Volume 3 No 103 Thursday March 1 1945guinea gold, ww2

Two page newspaper containing news from home.Two page cream coloured newspaper with black print.Australian Edition Guinea Gold Volume 3 No 183 Sunday May 20 1945guinea gold, ww2

Two page newspaper containing news from home.Two page cream coloured newspaper with black print.Australian Edition Guinea Gold Volume 3 No 215 Friday June 22 1945guinea gold, ww2