At the beginning of February 1903 a few men covered the district to see whether the time was ripe to form a Beech Forest branch of the Australian Natives Association. They were surprised at the response from intending members so they contacted the Colac branch who sent up some members as a follow-up. 51 said they would become benefit members and 5 would become honorary members. As a result on the 26 February 1903 a branch of the Australian Natives Association was established in Beech Forest. At a meeting where 40 people were present, Mr. T.M. Burke, the Victorian President, spoke to the meeting, outlining the aims, objects and benefits of the ANA and saying that the Victorian membership was 22,000. He then installed the several officers of the newly constituted Beech Forest branch. By August 1906 the Beech Forest branch membership was moving ahead with sixteen new members being proposed. Mr Fred Cookson was one of them, and he and the other new members were given their Certificates of Membership on the 14 November, 1906.Australian Natives Association, Certificate of Membership, certifying that Mr Fred Cookson of Beech Forest was elected a member of the Beech Forest Branch No.211 on the 14th day of November 1906. Signed by Arthur D. Freeman, President of the Association, and F.C. Wainwright, General Secretary.australian natives association; ana; beech forest;

Black and white photograph of group of children in fancy dress costumes taken on verandah of Barkes old white house on Esplanade named are Rex Freeman, Dorrie, Alma and Nancy Lee, Helen Ault Nun, Eveline Begby, Betty Broome, Pearl Lindermann Lakes Entrance Victoriapeople, genealogy

Students at the Ballarat Teachers' College in 1947 undertook one year training to become a primary school teacher. Hard covered white and grey photo album with photographs from the Ballarat Teachers' College Year of 1947 Golden Jubilee Reunion held at Craigs Hotel, Lydiard Street, Ballarat. The album includes a photograph of former residents of the Camp Street Hostel. (Margaret Palmer, Joyce Mathison, Beatrice Freeman, Gwen Pamphilon, Betty Perry, Nancy Kerr, Kath Crosetti, Neila Vallance, Ann McKinnon) The second half of the album include photos from the 1998 reunion. The back pages have autographs of those who attended the 1997 Jubilee reunion.ballarat teachers' college, 1947, nield, roddis, lelean, marshman, mclachlan, bunney, lynch, gleeson, welsh, pattenden, henning, pamphilon, fauld, mckenna, morrish, boyd, mathison, doney, batson, kennedy, kerr, surman, williams, vallance, freeman, hannan, harley, palmer, perry, watts, esmore, gunning, tobin, crosetti, mclachlan, hill, carless, rice, mallett, fraser, gleeson, martin, batson, perry, harley

A magazine article about ‘A History of Transport’ mural, formerly located at Spencer Street Railway Station, Melbourne, painted by artist Harold Freeman, source and date unknown. The article also includes a brief history of Harold Freedman, his life and work, written by Elizabeth Watson.freedman harold, freedman heather, caulfield, murals, art, transport, land transport, artists, artworld people

NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPH OF SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUNES COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION.NEWSPAPER CUTTING A PICTURE OF SOME MEMBERS OF CLUNES VIC BRANCH OF THE COUNTRYWOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. FROM LEFT: MESDAMES R. ANDRSON, A. FAWCETT, C. FENTON (SEC), C FENTON (PRES), WJ ROWE (TRAS) F. STEWART, D. CROSS, C. HUNT, W FREEMAN, L TOLLIDAY, E. DOWNES, J G CAIRNS, W GRENFELLlocal history, document, newspaper cutting,