Black and white print of Z1 Nicholson St and Victoria Parade with St Vincents Hospital in the background. This building was demolished for redevelopment during 2023. In the background is a sign for the Druids Hospital Benefits fund.Yields information about Z1 and St Vincents.Black and White photographs - printed on plain paper with photographers stamp and notes on rear.Has stamp of David Menzies on rear. and in ink details of photo.tramways, trams, mmtb, z1 class, tram 1, nicholson st, st vincents

Document, 40 sheets stapled along the top, "Rules of the Tramways Benefit Society", as submitted to the General Meeting of the Mutual Benefit Society of the Employees of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board on 5/7/1971". Rules set up as part of the Friendly Societies of Victoria and the Commonwealth Director of Health. Index page 2. The organisation enabled benefits to be paid to tramway employees, on a subscription basis (pre Medicare etc), and set up various funds and a hospital - Vimy House in Kew. Vimy house now part of St Vincent's.trams, tramways, rules, benefit society, hospital, vimy house

The Watters family moved from Albert Park to Garden City Port Melbourne circa 1934 buying a Bank House at 128 Williamstown Road (later renumbered to 400). The family consisted of Bob Watters senior and his wife Ellen (nee Oakley), children Patsy (b 1920), Bob Junior (b 1922) and Norma (b1924). The children attended Albert Park Primary, Middle Park Central School and then MacRobertson Girls High School and Melbourne Boys High School.Band at Royal Children's Hospital benefit c 1928. Bob Watters junior with bugle second row. Patsy Watters nurse on left. In St Vincents Gardenswatters, bob junior, patsy, st vincents gardens

The photograph was taken at arrival of the champion Greek wrestler, Jim Londros at Moorabin Airport on 26 November 1946. He was welcomed by members of the Greek community in Melbourne which included Stathi Raftopoulos, B. Dervenis, Spiro Raftopoulo -President of Greek Returned Soldierss, Mr Hatzis, Dr. Haralambos Paroulakis and Ioannis Panagiotopoulos. Jim Londros visited Australia after his retirement from wrestling in 1946. In retirement he worked for various charitable organizations especially for the Greek orphans of World War II. The photograph was published in the Greek newspaper 'Fos'.Greeks have enjoyed the sport of wrestling since ancient times. So the visit to Australia of a former Greek wrestling champion, and one who also devoted his time to helping others, would have been an important event for members of Melbourne's Greek community in 1946. Mr Ioannis Panagiotopoulos was publisher of the 'Fos' newspaper, the only Greek newspaper at the time. Dr Paroulakis arrived in Australia late 1930s and practised 55 Collins Street till 1987. He was Head of Outpatients and Physician at St, Vincent's Hospital for 22 years. Born in Crete he also served as President of Melbourne's Cretan Brotherhood, A black and white photograph of six men standing outdoors. All the men are dressed in suits. One is also wearing a tweed coat and four are wearing hats. Written under the photograph in Greek: MEMBERS OF THE GREEK COMMUNITY AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF JIM LONDROS/ WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPION/ AT MOORABIN AIRPORT IN 1946. (PH. BY THE AUTHOR)wrestling, jim londros