recording of Federation speech on CDCD Rom of the Federation speech for Centenary of Federation sponsored by City of Whitehorse.city of whitehorse, centenary of federation

Sculptor Karl Duldig, his wife artist Slawa Duldig and their daughter Eva, made the difficult journey from Vienna to Australia during World War II. In Australia, Karl and Slawa re-established their careers and left us the artistic legacy of the Duldig Studio, museum and sculpture garden. camberwell, glen iris, sculpture

Steve Lee grew up in Falls Creek and had skis on his feet when he was just two years old. He later became a member of the Falls Creek Race Club and at the age of 14 won State and National Junior titles. After repeated success, Steve was selected to race overseas in the Australian Junior team. He won the Australian Open Championship at the age of 17. For 10 years, Steve never missed a race in the World Cup Circuit. Overall, he claimed 20 top 15 finishes in Downhill, Super-G and combined events. Towards the end of his career Lee swapped the World Cup circuit for the World Pro Tour in the USA, winning the Pro Downhill Tour ‘King of the Mountain’ title. He was also running a photography business in Falls Creek and was also involved in sports commentating on Australian television. This included commentating Alpine Freestyle events at four Winter Olympics and several World Championships. When the Summer Olympics were held in Sydney in 2000, Steven participated in the Torch Relay. The Torch departed from Athens on the 10th May 2000 and arrived in Sydney on 15th September 2000. The journey totalled 129 days, including 100 days travelling through every State and Territory of Australia. After 67 days in Australia, on 13 August 2000, the Olympic Torch reached the 'high point' in its 100-day journey. At 1,861 metres above sea level, the flame burned bright against a darkening sky as three-time Winter Olympian Steve Lee skied with it down the summit ridge of Mount Hotham towards a crowd of 5,000 in the mountain village. The certificate acknowledges Steve Lee's participation in the event.This image and certificate are significant because they capture an important event in Australian sporting history.Two colour photos of Steven Lee lighting the cauldron at the Hotham Village for the overnight stay of the Olympic Torch in 2000. Also included is a certificate in recognition of his contribution to the Sydney 2000 Olympics.On Certificate:- CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS STEVE LEE IN RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF THE GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD EN RECONNAISSANCE DE VOTRE CONTRIBUTION AU SUCCES DES JEUX DE LA XXVII OLYMPIADEsteve lee, sydney torch relay 2000, australian olympians

Ross Milne grew up on his family's tobacco property in Myrtleford, and began skiing at Falls Creek at an early age. He was taught by Austrian Sigi Haberzettl, who was chief coach at Falls Creek for 17 years. Ross went on to win the North-Eastern District Ski Association (NEDSA) Junior Championships for three consecutive years. In 1961 Ross was a member of the Australian team which competed against New Zealand in the Inter-Dominion Championships. In 1963, he won the Downhill and Alpine Combined title at the Australian Championships, while placing second in the Grand Slalom event. Ross was selected in the Australian team that participated in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games at Innsbruck, Austria. A few days before the opening of the Games, on 25th January 1964, he tragically lost his life when he crashed into a tree during a training run for the Men's Downhill. He was only 19 years of age. The construction of the Ross Milne Memorial Ski Jump was first discussed and built between 1964 and 1966. It was located at the top of Gully, Site 99, heading down the gully and ending with a run out onto Falls Creek Road. The Jump was constructed by the Nordic Committee of the Victorian Ski Association. Problems plagued the construction of the Jump and continued until 1974 when it was deemed unsafe. Problems such as construction methods and materials, snow loading and soil foundations and footings were some of the issues which the VSA Nordic Committee faced. On top of this there was discontent with Resort Management and the Lift Company of the day with respect to safety of the Ski Jump and its effect on adjoining chair lifts if an emergency should occur. The cost of reconstruction was prohibitive and an order was given that the SkiJump was not to be used during the 1974 ski season. The Jump was dismantled not long after.These items are significant as they document the development of a memorial to an Australian Olympic Skier, Ross Milne.A collection of documents and photographs documenting the construction of the Ross Milne Memorial Ski Jump built at Falls Creek in 1966. A display board including photographs and explanatory text is part of this collection.ross milne, ross milne memorial ski jump

A slim square hardcover book with text by Harold J. Pollock and an EP record inside the front cover - Menura the Lyrebird Australian Bush Sounds. The cover has a photograph of a Black Swan nesting in open wetlands. Inside the left front cover is a pocket with an EP record recorded by Harold j. Pollock. by The book has explanations of the sounds recorded as well as black and white photographs of the lyrebirds featured. Pp.20. There is small gift card included with a coloured illustration on the front of The Mountain Pheasant (Lyrebird) On the back of the card is a description of the artist, R Browne, who was a convict artist of little renown. The card was printed to aid: Victorian Association for Mental Health, Camberwell, Vic.3124. Pp.20. non-fictionA book and recording of Australian Bush Sounds from the Victorian border to Cape York. It is a follow-up to the previously very successful record of Australian Bird songs by Carl and Lise Weismann in 1957 - 58. All were recorded in their natural surroundings but for the Dingoes which they had to insert the howls of a group in a faunal reserve. The lyrebird was drawn from and excellent sequence by Harold Pollock. The book describes the Sound and Communication in Animals and Insect Sounds.animals, australian birds, australian animals, lyrebirds, recording

A slim square hardcover book with text by Allen Keast and a record of Australian Bush Sounds. The cover has a photograph of a Black Swan nesting in open wetlands. Inside the left front cover is a pocket with an EP record by Carl and Lise Weismann. The book has explanations of the sounds recorded as well as black and white photographs of the creatures featured. p.20.non-fictionA book and recording of Australian Bush Sounds from the Victorian border to Cape York. It is a follow-up to the previously very successful record of Australian Bird songs by Carl and Lise Weismann in 1957 - 58. All were recorded in their natural surroundings but for the Dingoes which they had to insert the howls of a group in a faunal reserve. The lyrebird was drawn from and excellent sequence by Harold Pollock. The book describes the Sound and Communication in Animals and Insect Sounds.animals, insects, mammals, australian birds, australian animals

Britteny (Britt) Cox was born in Wodonga, Victoria in 1994. She grew up skiing alpine and mogul events on the slopes of Falls Creek. In 2004 she competed in her first International Ski Federation (FIS) event at Mt. Buller. At Vancouver 2010, 15-year-old Britt made history as the youngest Australian to compete at a Winter Olympic Games. She went on to compete at Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022, despite breaking six ribs and a collarbone in a crash in 2019. In 2012, she was awarded an Australia Sport Hall of Fame scholarship. Her major breakthrough came in 2016/17 season when she took seven victories and two third place finishes to win the moguls as well as the overall freestyle World Cup titles, thus becoming the first Australian woman to win the Crystal Globe in moguls. She finished off a highly successful campaign by winning the World Championship title in Sierra Nevada. After 12 years of competing on the highest level at the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup tour, Britteny announced her retirement from competitive skiing in July 2022.These mogul skis are significant because they were handmade for Britteny Cox for the Vancouver WInter Olympics in 2010.Video clip of Britt Cox performing in a moguls event.Falls Creek Sticker Brittbritteny cox, australian winter olympians, mogul skier, vancouver winter olympics 2012

The Wheildon family stained glass windows at Toorak College, Mount Eliza, are of historical significance to both the school, and the field of stained glass in Victoria. They provide a direct, authentic and personal connection to stained glass designer William Wheildon of Brooks Robinson and Co, and to the foundation of the school at Mount Eliza, reincarnated as a company school. The provenance of the windows as gifts in the name of the Wheildon sisters is well - documented. The windows are well - preserved examples of commemorative windows of the inter-war period and provide insight to the qualities that were deemed valuable in female education and wider Australian society during the 1920s. 1928 Stained Glass Window depicting the Cardinal Virtue 'Fortitude', located on the internal right hand side of the front door at main reception. H 895mm x W 385mm; H 1033mm x W 490mm including timber frame, designed by William Wheildon and installed by Brooks, Robinson and Co Melbourne. Constructed of coloured glass, lead came, saddle bar mounted in a timber window frame. 'Fortitude' is depicted with a shield representing resilience and has a plaque inscribed 'Gift of Suzette Wheildon'. The companion window is 'Prudence'. The two windows were donated by students and sisters Mary Wheildon (year 1928) and Suzette Wheildon (year 1934), to celebrate Toorak College re locating from Melbourne to Mount Eliza (then Frankston) as a 'boarding only' school in 1928. The sisters' father was William Wheildon, head stained glass designer at Brooks, Robinson & Co Melbourne. They are located either side of the main entrance, at main reception, Toorak College, in the Hamilton Building, Mount Eliza. See description on page 9 of 'The Magazine of Toorak College, No. 56, December 1928. Donated by Suzette Wheildon

Stained Glass Window depicting the Cardinal Virtue 'Prudence', holding a lamp symbolizing intellectual clarity. The window is located on the internal right of the front door at Toorak College main reception. H 880mm x W 385mm and including timber surround H 1035mm x 492mm. Constructed of coloured glass, lead came, saddle bar mounted in a timber window frame. 'Prudence' is one of a pair of windows that were donated by students and sisters Mary Wheildon (year 1928) and Suzette Wheildon (year 1934), in 1928 when Toorak College relocated to a new boarding - only campus at Mount Eliza (then Frankston). 'Prudence' has a plaque to show the window was donated by the sister 'Mary Wheildon'. The companion window depicts 'Fortitude'. The sisters' father was William Wheildon, head stained glass designer at Brooks, Robinson & Co Melbourne. The windows were designed by William Wheildon. 'The Argus' newspaper, Melbourne, reported 26 November 1928 that; 'Visitors on Saturday admired the stained glass windows provided by Mr.Wheildon and installed by Brooks, Robinson, and Co'. They are located either side of the main entrance, at main reception in the Hamilton Building. See description on page 9 of 'The Magazine of Toorak College, No. 56, December 1928. Donated by Mary Wheildon

Hndwritten Notes about St Francis School, cnr Patterson and Bona Streets, East Ringwood. 24/5/58 (Author unknown) with names of Contractor, Archtiects, Structural Engineers. On Reverse, Newspaper Clipping 27/11/1958 "Archbishop Opens East Ringwood School"

Photos or Negatives scanned and put on CD for use at Wonga Park Primary School Centenary in 19851488 written on disc in marking pen

Page from a scrapbook featuring on one side 1968 newspaper articles about the recipe book 'I Love to Eat Jewish': 'Try a monkey gland steak', The Herald, 2 August 1968, p. 2, 'Appealing Jewish Dishes' by Jean Forward, and an article about the launch, Sunday Telegraph, 17 November 1968 - a photograph of parent Julette Alexander, and an invitation to the launch of the book. On the other side of the scrapbook page is a newspaper article 'Dressing-up is fun', Australian Jewish News, 7 June 1968, p. 7, about a Bialik Parents' Association jumble sale in 1968, and photos of students Mark Sinclair and Kim Alexander advertising the event.1960s, judaism, recipes

The Briar Hill Timber and Trading Company was established by Fred and Hazel Squire in 1934 to sell excess timber from their building company. It grew to include a sawmill, drying kilns, and joinery business along both sides of Sherbourne Road Briar Hill. These photographs were taken in 1996 when the sites were being reused and or sold for redevelopment. This collection of negatives and photographs was compiled by Alison Lendoudis with the guidance of her father Bob Manuell, the final director and manager of Brair Hill Timber.The Briar Hill Timber and Trading Company was active at the time of the development of the local area with many houses being built by owner-builders who used the company for their needs. Collection of photographs in various media: memory stick and compact disk of scanned negatives; packet of negatives, folder containing 28 strips of negatives and 1 strip of 12 negatives. 2 colour photos and a collection of unidentified black and white photos.briar hill timber and trading company, briar hill timber, alison lendoudis, bob manuell, sherbourne road briar hill

"This work is inspired by the story of Li Bai (701-762), the greatest romantic poet in Tang Dynasty of China. Bai was given a post at the Hanlin Academy, which served to provide a source of scholarly expertise for the emperor. He was dismissed for an unknown indiscretion and was sent into exile to the south-west by the Emperor. Thereafter, he wandered throughout China for the rest of his life. His creative inspiration emerged while drinking alcohol. His remaining 1,100 poetic creations reflect his unrestricted, romantic spirit." - Liu Xian Feng

"This work is about the 'Buffalo Boy and the Seventh Fairy' from Chinese folklore. The Emperor of Heaven’s seventh daughter loved the buffalo boy. She left heaven and went down to the earth and married him. She became a weaver to make a living, while he tended buffalos. Their life was very happy, and they had a daughter and a son. However, the Emperor got angry and sent heaven’s military to bring her back. The Emperor would allow them to meet at the other side of the Milky Way on the night of the seventh of July every year. On this night, many birds would gather to form a bridge across the Milky Way. Every year they had a family reunion on the 'bridge of birds’." - Liu Xian Feng