Various electronic documents preserved on CD by AFB/VAF staff, including (but not limited to) speeches, invitations, awards, reports, minutes and correspondence relating to work undertaken by AFB/VAF. They are not individually catalogued and a selection has instead been provided to view. This selection includes: - description of the John Wilson award and previous winners as well the selection for the Gold Medallion award - speech by Ian Wilson to the Century Club members dinner - request for a Community Service Announcement orated by Max Walker to be broadcast - speech given at opening of Ed Cook and John Grant Court at Elanora - notice of Extraordinary meeting to consider name change from AFB to VAF - letter to residents regarding changes in care model - opening of RPH station in Albury - adding Kooyong to Stonnington Markers in Time project - what to do in social occasions - speech given by John Cook to the Malaysian Association for the Blind workshop - background of AFB, RPH and Radio Challenge - diary of events during 2000 - invitation to attend the 1998 Grand Final of the RPH Radio Challenge - Bud Tingwell's speech to the 1998 RPH Radio Challenge Grand Final - speech given at the opening of the refurbished Kooyong centre - speech by John Cook to 1999 WBU conference - inaugural presentation of the Vision Australia Foundation awardMultiple Compact Disks with documentscorporation records, awards, ian wilson, ed cook, john grant, advertising, association for the blind, vision australia foundation, vision queensland, buildings, john cook, 3rph radio station

Green cover with red binding, entries are written in ink in lined pages, pages are numbered, 174 pages, filled to capacity, 4 November 1942 to 9 November 1953, Cat No 235 TSHSA Minute Book containing minutes of Loyal Cunninghame Lodge of Manchester Unity Independent Order of oddfellows (MUIOOF) meetingsminute books

Green cover with red lining, 20 November 1937 to 1 April 1942, entries are handwritten in ink on lined pages, pages are not numbered, approx 200 pages, Cat No 235 TSHSA Minute Book containing Minutes of Loyal Cunninghame Lodge of Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows (MUIOOF) meetingsminute books

Green cover with red binding, entries are written in ink on lined pages, pages are not numbered, some inserted pages, 23 November 1953 to 8 December 1975A Minute Book containing Minutes of Loyal Cunninghame Lodge of Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows (MUIOOF) meetingsminute books

Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - May 1 and May 2", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Also includes notes on tramway statistics, employee's duties, one man operation, track drains, interchange of ideas and experiences and discussions of a general nature and notes on scrapping trams in badly damaged condition. Each item where relevant looks back at the actions from the previous conference. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 53 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned with a folding clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors, one man trams, scrapped trams, employees, rules

The Sir John Quick Committee was formed in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of Sir John Quick who played a prominent role in the federation of Australia. The Committee aimed to raise awareness of the contribution of Sir John Quick and to ensure that he was recognized for the part he played.Agenda, for meeting of the Sir John Quick Committee held on 27.3.2000. No Minutes.sir john quick committee, sir john quick lecture, corowa centenary dinner

Set of minutes from Australian Red Cross Greensborough Unit from the first meeting in 1958 through to 2017. Contains Committee decisions and activities for this period. Entries are handwritten from 1958 until 2006, then replaced with typed and printed minutes and includes correspondence from later years.5 Minute books and 2 ring binders containing Minutes and correspondence."Red Cross" and other identifiers, handwritten.australian red cross, red cross greensborough unit, community groups

Set of notes prepared before the 1954 conference by the Ballarat office. Notes actions on the 1952 and 1953 conferences, rail profile survey, bitumen paving, painting of tram, blinds, removal of sun blinds, lights fitted to trams, brake blocks - hardness and allowable wear, side bearing clearances, castings, track and depot workshop hours, costs, trolley wheels, lubrication products used, alterations to Maximum traction tramcars, and failure of pony wheel axles.Yields information and demonstrates SECV meeting notes prepared prior to a joint meeting.Four foolscap sheets - carbon copy.secv, ballarat, trams, tramways, minutes, sec, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, trolley wheels, motors, maximum traction, employees

Set of notes for the Provincial Tramways Maintenance meeting to be held in Ballarat on 26/45/1954 and Melbourne on 3/5/1954. Has a summary of actions from the 1952 and 1953 conferences and Agenda for both meetings. Topics covered included tyres, special work, record keeping, brake parts, point blades, rails, rules for employees, windscreen wipers, lighting, testing of brake equipment, tramcar painting, trolley wheels, cash bags, limit marks at crossing loops, 22E weight distribution, employees oral questions, work hours, car tail lights, bumper bar heights, tracks, tramcar renovation, disinfection of tramcars, blinds, electrical systems, truck maintenance, castings, maintenance costs, oils and greases, and spare parts for 22E trucks. See item 9902 for Ballarat's notes re this conference.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Twenty five foolscap typed sheets stapled in a landscape format to a folded manila card and two loose typed foolscap sheets.secv, ballarat, trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, trolley wheels, motors, maximum traction, employees

The Sir John Quick Committee was formed in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of Sir John Quick who played a prominent role in the federation of Australia. The Committee aimed to raise awareness of the contribution of Sir John Quick and to ensure that he was recognized for the part he played.Agenda for meeting of the Sir John Quick Committee held on 22.6.1999 with correspondence and reports. Five typed pages on white paper. Report from Secretary re latest updates for the Sir John Quick Museum Project. Letter to Secretary (Les Roberts) from Hadley Sides, re application for funding for the Centenary of Federation Project. dated 1.7.1998. Letter to John Balsillie re next steps for the Sir John Quick Federation project after funding approved.sir john quick committee, federation project, sir john quick federation project.