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Unions Ballarat
Anatomy of a Coup - The Sinister Intrigue behind the Dismissal (Don Woodward Collection), Foley, Stephen et al, 1990
... constitution - australia... labor party kerr, sir john constitution - australia kgb komitet ...The author analyses the 1975 Whitlam/ALP dismissal focussing upon a theory that the KGB played a role in these events.Political analysis.Book; 262 pages. Front cover: Australian flag background; hammer and sickle image; black and white head shots; black and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, whitlam, gough, alp, australian labor party, kerr, sir john, constitution - australia, kgb, komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti, committee for state security, soviet union, double dissolution election, the dismissal -
Unions Ballarat
The Australian moment : how we were made for these times, Megalogenis, George, 2012
An account of some of Australia's best economic, political and social reform, including interviews with Fraser, Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd and Whitlam's confidant Graham Freudenberg. Table of contents: Three years late to the party The Gough shock A gathering crisis The ingredients for a crack-up Testing the nation's constitution The age of the rorter The siren song of the quarry The drover's dog has his day Learning to let go A license to reform Getting ahead of the game The cult of property Recession as nation-builder The dynamic duo dissolves The last serious election Rolling back the years Passing the tests He of the never ever Tuning in to globalisation The last rich nation standing. Relevant to Australian history, economics, social reform and politics.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photographs of Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd and the character Kath (from the TV show Kath and Kim); red, black and blue lettering.Front cover: author's name and title; quotes from Annabel Crabb and Don Watson.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, economics, politics, social history, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, rudd, kevin, fraser, malcolm, whitlam, gough, howard, john, hawke, bob, freudenberg, graham, social reform, prime minister, society and culture -
Unions Ballarat
Select Documents in Australian History 1788-1850, 1950
Australian history 1788-1850 Table of contents: 1. The British background 2. The first settlements 3. Transportation 4. Immigration 5. Land policy 6. The squatters 7. Constitutional history 8. Economic and social conditionsConstitution, land, economic and social history pertinent to the period 1788-1850.Hardback; book.Previous owner's name and pencil notes on front page. Cover: authors' names and title.australian history, btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, cmh clark, manning clark, economics, social policy, crime, australian settlement, convicts, migration, lands, squatters, constitution, land -
Unions Ballarat
Kings' men: Australia's Governors General from Hopetoun to Isaacs (Don Woodward Collection), Cunneen, Christopher, 1983
... constitution - australia... and government Governor General Federation Australia constitution ...History of governor generalship in Australia up to 1936 & the changes in function over time.Australian political history.Book; 237 pages. Cover: brown background; colour paintings of Lord Northcote and Lord Stonehaven; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, governor general, federation australia, constitution - australia -
Unions Ballarat
Book - Politics in Australia (3rd ed.), Smith, Rodney
Structure of Australian politics and parliamentary process and associated issues. Chapter titles: Introduction: Using this book and finding other resources on Australian politics / Rodney Smith 1. The nature of politics / Helen Pringle 2. Power / Rodney Smith 3. Democratic theory and practice / Michael Jackson 4. Public policy-making / Martin Laffin 5. Australian political thought / Ian Cook 6. The Constitution / Elaine Thompson 7. Parliament / Marcus Haward 8. Cabinet / Barbara Page 9. The public service / Elaine Thompson 10. The party system / Rodney Smith 11. Elections / Martin Painter 12. Federalism / Martin Painter 13. State politics / Helen Nelson 14. The structures of inequality / Michael Hogan 15. Gender and patriarchy / Vanessa Farrer 16. Interest groups / Trevor Matthews 17. Business and politics / John Ravenhill 18. Trade unions / Marian Simms 19. The news media / Rodney Smith 20. The Australian voters / Ernie ChaplesRelevant to democracy, politics and the trade union movement in Australia.Book; paper.Cover: editor's name and title. Cover page: in blue ink, "David Cadby". (Includes postal address and telephone number.)btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, trade unions -
Tennis Australia
Organisational document, 2000
Booklet: 'ITF The Constitution of the ITF Limited 2000' Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Legal record - Legal Document, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society(BTPS) and Shane McCarthy, Constitution of Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society, 1971
26 page, single sided stencil ink duplicated document of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Constitution, with two and half pages of forms or schedules. This document was based on the Australian Railway Historical Society Vic. Div. and largely prepared by Shane McCarthy. Note reference to Ballarat Resident members and Councillors Was the basis of the Articles of Association of the BTPS Ltd. prepared during 1973. Understood to be prepared during 1971. Stapled in top left hand corner, with two punch holes on left hand edge."Shane McCarthy" in pencil on top right hand side in what appears to be George Netherway's hand writing.trams, tramways, btps constitution, btps, constitution -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees Association (ATMOEA), "Rules of the Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees Association", Mar. 1939
Demonstrates aspects of the Tramway Union (ATMOEA) management systems that would conform with the Australian Industrial laws of the time and how the union was operated (in theory)Sixty four page book within blue light card covers, titled "Rules of the Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees Association", dated march 1939. Gives information regarding name, constitution, object, membership, contributions, arrears, exemptions, resignation of members, Australian Council, Australian Executive, Officers, General Secretary, Treasurer, elections, Auditor, Trustees, Branches, Funds, Disputes, Agreements, Mutual Support, Branch Management and branch officer details, standing orders, motions, has index and supplementary information regarding the Victorian Branch. Object 3656 was found with this item - possibly recording who donated it originally - C. H. Lancaster, 801 Urquhart St Ballarat. Full scan of document added as a pdf file 5/6/2019. See also Reg Item 8078,1 for another copy.trams, tramways, atmoea, unions, rules -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Booklet, Victorian Country Football League, Constitution and Rules. Victorian Country Football League, 1955
The constitution and rules of the VCFL are comprehensive. It covers the VCFL office-bearers, the district councillors, the constitution, the rules, the regulations and procedure for appeals from the rules, the regulations for clearances and permits, the conditions of appointment of VFL umpires to country matches, and the permit rules of the Australian National Football Council together with various forms to be used for particular sections, and a fixture key for six to fourteen teams.Constitution and rules. Victorian Country Football League. Victorian Country Football League; Melbourne (Vic); 1955. 64 p. Soft cover.vcfl; victorian country football league; constitution; rules; delegates; permits; registration; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Booklet, Constitution and rules. Victorian Country Football League, 1956
The constitution and rules of the VCFL are comprehensive. Founded in 1927 they cover the VCFL office-bearers, the district councillors, the constitution, the rules, the regulations and proceedure for appeals, the regulations for clearance and permits, the conditions of appointment of VFL Umpires to country matches, and permit rules of the Australian National Football Council together with forms to go with these rules, and fixture keys for six to fourteen team matches.Constitution and rules. Victorian Country Football League. Victorian Country Football League; Melbourne (Vic); 1956. 60 p. Soft cover.vcfl; victorian country football league; football; constitution; rules; permits; -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LIST OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES: BENDIGO
Three pages of research by Rita Hull on Friendly Societies. Includes name of Society, when established, the number of Members, and the years 1865,1875, 1881,1891, 1895 and 1907 (an asterisk if they were still operating). Listed are the Society names and the different Court, Lodge, etc. under the name. They are: Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows M.U.I.O.O.F. - Loyal Bendigo Loyal Gold Miners' Pride, Loyal James Roe, Loyal Strangers' Refuge, Loyal Heart of Friendship, Loyal Albert, Loyal Sir Henry Barkly, Loyal Catherine, Loyal Darling and Earl of Hopetoun. Ancient Order of Foresters A.O.F. - Court Royal Oak, Court Queen of the Forest, Court Pride of the Forest, Court Happy Valley, Court Bendigo, Court Banner of Hope, Court Sherwood, Court King of the Forest, Court Alexandra, Court Victoria and Court Star of Bendigo (Women). Independent Order of Oddfellows I.O.O. - Loyal Sandhurst Lodge, Court Weeroona and Golden Star Rebekah. Independent Order of Rechabites I.O.R. - Tent Star of Bendigo, Tent Refuge, Tent Cobden, Tent Olive Branch, Tent Laurel, Tent Sutton and Tent Herald of Peace. Sons and Daughters of Temperance - Royal Diadem Division, Ark of Safety, Royal Septre, Hope of Sandhurst (Ladies), Princess Beatrice (Ladies), Lady Loch (Ladies) and Laurel (Ladies). Grand United Order of Oddfellows G.U.O.O.F. - Lodge Star of Eaglehawk, Lodge Sandhurst, Lodge Pride of Bendigo, Lodge Olive Branch and Lodge Belvidere. United Ancient Order of Druids U.A.O.D. - Lodge Quartzopolis, Lodge Eldorado, Lodge Caractacus, Lodge Bendigo and Lodge Sandhurst. Order of St Andrew (Scottish Constitution) - Bendigo Lodge No 1. Order of St Andrew (All Nations) - Lodge Sandhurst and Lodge Unity. Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes R.A.O.B. - Provincial Grand Lodge No 1, Prairie Lodge, Forest Lodge and Southern Cross Lodge. The Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society H.A.C.B.S. - St Kilian's No 4 and Eaglehawk Branch. Independent Order of Good Templars - Lodge Bendigo, Lodge Guiding Star, and Lodge Hope of Golden Square. Loyal Orange Institution of Victoria - Lodge William Lodge and Loyal Governor Bowen (Pride of Eaglehawksocieties, order of .., list, list of friendly societies, rita hull, manchester unity independent order of odd fellows m.u.i.o.o.f., ancient order of foresters a.o.f., independent order of oddfellows i.o.o., independent order of rechabites i.o.r., sons and daughters of temperance, grand united order of oddfellows g.u.o.o.f., united ancient order of druids u.a.o.d., order of st andrew (scottish constitution), order of st andrew (all nations), royal antediluvian order of buffaloes r.a.o.b., the hibernian australasian catholic benefit society h.a.c.b.s., independent order of good templars, loyal orange institution of victoria, australian natives association a.n.a. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - R.S.L. BENDIGO COLLECTION: CONSTITUTION BENDIGO R.S.S.A.I.L.A
Buff coloured book containing typed Rules and By Laws of The Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia. The Bendigo Sub Branch Rules and Bye Laws. Stapled to the inside front cover is a small booklet titled Rules of the Bendigo Returned Servicemen's Club Bendigo dated 1958.clubs, social, book of constitutions, r.s.l. bendigo collection - constitution bendigo r.s.s.a.i.l.a. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Constitution - Penguin Club of Australia
... Constitution - Penguin Club of Australia... the constitution of the Penguin Club of Australia. Incorporating amendments ...Speaking Made Easy is a registered name of The Penguin Club of Australia Inc which was founded in Sydney in 1937 by women for women. The late M. Jean Ellis O.B.E. was the co-founder of the Penguin Club and developed the organisation in each State and Territory of Australia, and in Port Moresby and Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea. In an era when women were not so active in public life, one woman’s courage and foresight has inspired members during the decades to continue to support women to develop their speaking skills and become articulate, confident women in all aspects of their lives. Well-known Penguin Club members have included the late Margaret Whitlam, wife of the late former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam; Mary Tenison Woods, first female lawyer and public notary in SA; and Gertrude Johnson, Australian coloratura soprano and founder of the National Theatre in Melbourne.Grey cover booklet. The booklet has twenty pages and is titled the constitution of the Penguin Club of Australia. Incorporating amendments up to September 30th, 1949. published by Oxford Press, 2-4 Bedford St. Sydney. Aileen and John Ellison Collection.penguin club, consitution -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - CENTENARY OF FEDERATION MAP OF AUSTRALIA
Map of Australia printed for the Centenary of Federation 1901-2001. Description of the footsteps to federation and starting at left pictures of: John Forrest (first premier of Western Australia) - Edmund Barton (Australia's first Prime Minister) - Charles Kingston (premier of South Australia) - Catherine Helen Spence (first woman to run for political office) - Alfred Deakin ( Australia's first deputy Prime Minister) - John Quick (Force behind the people convention) - Andrew Inglis Clark (Attorney General of Tasmania) - Henry Parkes (Premier of New South Wales) - Robert Garran (helped draft the final version of the Constitution) - George Reid (Premier of New South Wales) - Maybanke Wolstenholme (leading women' s suffrage and Federation campaigner) - Samuel Griffith (former Queensland Premier) - The Exhibition Building, Melbourne - Vaiben Louis Solomon (represented the Northern Territory). On the right the evolution of the colonies and the states from 1788 to 1915.australia, history, centenary of federation -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Draft of a Bill to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia : copy of federal constitution under the Crown, as finally adopted by the Australasian Federal Convention at Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria on the 16th March, 1898, 1898
... Draft of a Bill to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia...australia - constitution... - constitution australia - political history - development Adressed ...The Australasian Federation Conference met in Melbourne from 6-14 February, 1890. The National Australasian Convention, met in Sydney, from 2 March–9 April 1891. Debates about the draft Australasian Federal Convention of 1897/8 took place over three sessions: First session, Adelaide, 22 March – 5 May 1897 Second session, Sydney, 2-24 September 1897 Third session, Melbourne, 22 January-17 March 1898This volume formed part of the private library of Malcolm Carkeek, former Archivist of the Royal Society of Victoria, and was donated by him to the Kew Historical Society.29 p. : coat of arms ; 21 cm.Adressed to "Mr Edwin McKereth (sic), Farmer, Avoca".australia - constitution, australia - political history - development -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, D'Estaville (Barry Street), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Sir William Stawell built the house, D’Estaville, in what is now Barry Street, Kew. The subject file about the house includes sundry items including real estate brochures, newspaper articles/clippings, copies of Australian Heritage and the Victorian Historical Journal (2006) in which there are articles on Stawell and the Victorian Constitution, correspondence between the Society and the national Trust and the Historic Buildings Council relating to the vacant land in Sir William Street (1980) and to D’Estaville itself.d'estaville - barry street - kew (vic), sir william stawell, alma figuerola, historic houses - kew (vic)d'estaville - barry street - kew (vic), sir william stawell, alma figuerola, historic houses - kew (vic) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Administrative record - Document, Kew Heights Sports Club Inc: Constitution and Rules, 4th June 2006, 2006
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Constitution and Rules of the Kew Heights Sports Club Inc. Dated 2006.kew heights sports club - 397 barkers road - kew (vic), kew heights sports club - constitution -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Kew Bowling Club, Kew Bowling Club Constitution and Rules, 1979, 1979
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Constitution and Rules of the Kew Bowling Club (revised 22 June 1979). [The item is part of the large historic Kew Bowling Club collection (1880-1988) gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), lawn bowls - kew bowling club - rules and regulations -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Joint Address to His Majesty King King Edward VII from the Municipalities of Victoria 1901, 1901
Six page facsimile, the original produced by the Municipal Association of Victoria on the accession to the throne of King Edward VII. A facsimile edition was printed and presented to each municipality, shire etc in Victoria.Melbourne : Municipal Association of Victoria, 1901 [16] p. : all facsims. ; 21 cm.non-fictionSix page facsimile, the original produced by the Municipal Association of Victoria on the accession to the throne of King Edward VII. A facsimile edition was printed and presented to each municipality, shire etc in Victoria.edward vii, municipal association of victoria, 1901, testimonials, facsimiles -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Legal record, East Kew Women's Club, Constitution, East Kew Women's Club, 1945
The East Kew Women’s Club was formed on 20 July 1945 as an experiment amongst local women, who felt that there was a need for some organised group to give full scope to their various interests and hobbies. In the beginning, they met at the house of their founder, Mrs Eric Thake, 48 Harp Road, East Kew, but the growth and interest was so rapid that it was soon necessary to find a larger meeting place, so the group moved to the Harrier’s Pavilion in Victoria Park, Kew. At the fifth meeting of the group, a committee was formed, and a constitution adopted on 4 December 1945.The Club was aimed to be non-political, non-sectarian and open to women from any locality. The Club’s motto was “To Help others, Improve Ourselves, and Foster the Community Spirit”. The first twenty years of the Club was recorded in a small, nine-page publication “East Kew Women’s Club : Twenty Years 20-7-1945 - 30-7-1965”. Following the closure of the Club in 1973, after twenty-eight years, its records were deposited with the Kew Historical Society and are thus available for research into the history of women’s groups in the post war period in Australia. The Society holds the Club’s Minute Books of Meetings (1953-73), Attendance Registers (1959-73), Visitors Book, and sundry items of print ephemera published by the Club.1-page typed Constitution of the East Kew Women's Clubeast kew women's club, community groups, women's groups -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report, Oram, R. T, Commonwealth statute law decisions : being sections of the Commonwealth Statutes including The Constitution judicially considered by the High Court of Australia and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council : cumulative supplement no. 7 1951-1958 : vol. 2 : second edition, 1958
Cumulative supplement no. 7 1951-1958 Vol. 2 Second editionannotations and citations (law) -- australia, law reports: digests: etc. -- australia, law -- australia -- indexes -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Book, Oram, R. T, Commonwealth statute law decisions, 1903-1950, being sections of the Commonwealth statutes including the constitution, judicially considered by the High Court of Australia and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1951
Second edition No. of volumes: 2 Volume range: Vol. 1-2 Missing volume: Vol. 1annotations and citations (law) -- australia, law reports; digests: etc. -- australia, law -- australia -- indexes -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.129, December 2019
A Place of Deposit / Robert Baker p1. Society News: Constitution, Vale John Andrew Ward, End of year dinner, From Municipality to City: Chairmen & Mayors of Kew 1861-1994 / Desley Reid, Judith Scurfield p3. Painting in Glass: the Prince Consort Memorial Window / Suzanne McWha p4. Edward Dumaresq 1802-1906 / Felicity Renowden p6. Thomas Webb & Sons in Australia / David White p8. Looking Back on Highbury Grove / Desley White p10. Membership & Donations p12.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members exploring relevant aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionA Place of Deposit / Robert Baker p1. Society News: Constitution, Vale John Andrew Ward, End of year dinner, From Municipality to City: Chairmen & Mayors of Kew 1861-1994 / Desley Reid, Judith Scurfield p3. Painting in Glass: the Prince Consort Memorial Window / Suzanne McWha p4. Edward Dumaresq 1802-1906 / Felicity Renowden p6. Thomas Webb & Sons in Australia / David White p8. Looking Back on Highbury Grove / Desley White p10. Membership & Donations p12.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Black and white photograph, Warrnambool Regatta Boxing Day 1908
Won by M.U.I.O.O.F. Crew: W. Marfett stroke, R.J. Russell 3, A.J. Fisher 2, H.G. Marfell bow, V. Williamson cox. “As its name suggests, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows (MUIOOF) had its origins in Manchester, England. It was established in Melbourne in 1840 when Augustus Greeves, a member of the MUIOOF in England, migrated to Australia. On his arrival in Melbourne, Greeves teamed up with journalist Thomas Strode, to form the first lodge—The Australia Felix Lodge. The lodge received its Constitution on 7 December 1840 and this is recognised as the birth date of Manchester Unity in Victoria.” Warrnambool rowing club was founded in 1973, with regattas starting in 1885 and a VRA regatta in 1890. Timber framed black and white photograph of a mens rowing crew on the hopkins river, warrnambool.Warrnambool Regatta Boxing Day 1908 Friendly Society's Four Won by: M.U.I.O.O.F.rowing, city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club, hopkins river warrnambool, warrnambool regatta, 1908, 1908 -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Faces of Federation: an illustrated history, 2000
On 1 January 2001, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the coming into operation of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia. This book provides a who's who of the men who worked to achieve federation.On 1 January 2001, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the coming into operation of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia. This book provides a who's who of the men who worked to achieve federation.Frontispiece: To Sue Barnett /with thanks and / best wishes / from John Lahey /October 2000constitutional history, (mr) john lahey, federal government, royal historical society of victoria -
Vision Australia
Text, RVIB Cobden Auxiliary papers, 1990-2002
The Cobden RVIB Auxiliary was formed on April 28, 1958 and believed to have concluded in 2002. The small collection includes correspondence to and from RVIB Head Office dating from 1990-2002, a list of members in 1996 and The Constitution of the Cobden Auxiliary of RVIB -1998. Index cards -- various loose papers and letters royal victorian institute for the blind -
Vision Australia
Text, Association for the Advancement of the Blind quarterly meeting minutes from 18/2/1929 to 21/8/1933, 1929-1933
Minutes of the quarterly meetings of the AAB Committee held at the Kooyong Club House. Minutes contain matters discussed from correspondence and via individual committee members. These include request for Mr Willmot to resign as he accepted a seat on the RVIB board (p122 & 123), withdrawal of this demand (p131,133), a petition requesting a special meeting to consider alterations to the Constitution and a circlar on proposed changes (p174) and the returns from the Annual Elections for Office Bearers and the Commitee (last page).1 paper registerassociation for the advancement of the blind -
Vision Australia
Text, Association for the Advancement of the Blind monthly meeting minutes from 7/8/1939 to 21/8/1942, 1939-1942
Minutes of the quarterly meetings of the AAB Committee held at the Kooyong Club House. Minutes contain matters discussed from correspondence and via individual committee members. These include agenda paper for the 5th Interstate Conference of the Blind held on November 14, 1939 (p.21) and a revised constitution (p.112). 1 paper registerassociation for the advancement of the blind -
Vision Australia
Text, Association for the Advancement of the Blind monthly meeting minutes from 18/9/1942 to 16/7/1948, 1942-1948
Minutes of the quarterly meetings of the AAB Committee held at the Kooyong Club House. Minutes contain matters discussed from correspondence and via individual committee members. These include amending the Constitution so that any board or staff member of any other blind institution shall not be eligible to be elected or appointed as a Trustee (p.20), a response to the Blind Persons Society Security Bill (p.42) and incorporation of the Association under the Charities Act (p.85). 1 paper registerassociation for the advancement of the blind -
Vision Australia
Painting - Artwork, Portrait of Bruce Small, 2002
Framed portrait of Bruce Small who was President of the Association for the Blind 1955-1964. It is part of a series of paintings commissioned by the VAF Board to commemorate the work of past presidents of the organisation. Mr Small stands in his Gold Coast mayoral robes, which consist of a dark blue velvet with ermine trim and a white ruffled shirt.. He wears a mayoral chain of office around his neck and glasses, with his hands clasped in front of him. Sir Bruce Small joined the Vision Australia’s General committee in 1944 and became President of the organisation in 1955. He developed an efficient team with Sir Hubert Opperman (for many years the world’s number one cyclist), whom he brought in as Vice President and Mr. Pat Lightfoot, himself president for many years. Sir Bruce had to leave school at an early age after the death of his father in order to support his family. The lessons he learned from this episode in his life created a man of quick wit, with a razor sharp mind and the skills of a gambler - attributes that enabled him to achieve his goal of “aiming for the stars”. This was put into effect when he proposed a plan for 3 new Vision Australia nursing homes in 5 years at Ballarat, Bendigo and Brighton at a cost, which at that time seemed impossible but which was finally achieved between 1957 and 1959, through astute financial management. Sir Bruce also supported the concept of organisational decentralization and made amendments to the constitution, which enabled the associated branches of the Vision Australia (then the Association for the Advancement of the Blind) to form local committees. This was in order to generate local interest in the blind people in the community and engage them in fund raising and running of the nursing homes. Although he resigned in 1964 when he moved to Queensland he still retained an interest in Vision Australia. Sir Bruce had always pushed for a symbol for Vision Australia which would be recognized by the public and serve a useful purpose. This took the form of a beacon which was erected at Brighton, overlooking the sea, having a twofold purpose – a reference point and guiding light for small craft, and symbolically for blind people a guiding light to direct them to a safe harbour. Sir Bruce switched on the guiding light at in 1969 having already donated the cost of $3000. Prior to joining Vision Australia, Sir Bruce had operated the Malvern Star bicycle business in Glenferrie Rd. He promoted and expanded the business making Malvern Star the industry leader in Australia. This was aided by his friendship with Sir Hubert Oppermen, who promoted Malvern Star bikes through his role as world’s number one cyclist. In 1967 he became Mayor of the Gold Coast and, in 1972 he was elected to the Queensland Parliament representing the seat of Surfers Paradise. 1 art original in gold frameThe plaque at the base of the painting reads 'Mr Bruce Small / President 1955 - 1964 / Association for the Blind'.association for the blind, bruce small