Dr David Waldron has spent years trawling through government documents and speaking to old farmers and policemen trying to gather as much information as possible for a book on the subject of giant cats. In 2013 his book, co-authored with Simon Townsend, "Snarls from the tea-Tree: A History of Victorian Big cat Folkore" was published.Half a page from an undated Ballarat Courier with information relating to big cats in the Australian bush. It also includes an image of Dr David Waldron. The article is a response to the findings of Noel Judd of Smythesdale who reported the death of a Shetland pony , and found paw prints of a large cat nearby. Dy David Waldron considered plaster casts of the paw print and concluded they were almost certainly not made by a cat.australian animal folklore collections, big cats, smythesdale, waldron, judd

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white foolscap pages of a typed script for the radio show 'In Town Tonight'. The personalities interviewed by John Ellison included Frank Wright and the L.C.C. Band, Burl Ives and Audrey Hepburn.Written in pencil on front - Frank Wright % Playhouse Theatrefrank wright, in town tonight, john ellison, brass bands, london county council band, burl ives, audrey hepburn

Table of contents: Editorial, News and Notes, Geological excursion to Hardies Hill, Notes on Victorian Geology, the planet Venus, Summaries & notes from the Australian Mining Standard, The Assay ton, Things we eat and drink, Zeehan smelters, Electrical notes, Trip of the cricket club to Stawell, Completed list of examination results, Students' Association, Solid hydrogen, Sports, Answers to correspondence, Editorial notes.Pale green booklet of 12 pagesballarat school of mines, students' magazine, t. s. hart, john brittain, thomas hart, zeehan smelters, solid hydrogen, hardies hill geology, excursion, venus

Ballarat newspaper with feature articles on the opening of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka.the courier, ballarat courier, museum of australian democracy at eureka, m.a.d.e., ella hancock, ella howard, denic napthine, noah philp, lucy whitford, kirsten phillps, mary-anne gooden, justin gare, eureka flag, eureka flag conservation, shane howard, patrick howard, eureka stockade, nbn, national broadband network, clunes book town, norm hand, crocker

Graham Beanland is a former Principal of the Ballarat SChool of Mines. Typed report by Graham H. Beanland. Includes maps showing generating stations and transmission lines, diagramatic layout of grid, 275 KV Developmentgraham beanland, electricity, electricity generating, central electricity generating board

Black cover with gold border and black pagesuniversity of ballarat, graduation ceremonies, david james

Large black album with sticky strips to keep photographs in place. A890 - Vicki Williamson A1028 - Chancellor David Caro B1030 - Alan Webb C772 - Robert Hook D1157 Alice Mills D1171 - Dianne Campbelldavid caro, graduation, founders hall, university mace, honoraray doctorate - alan webb, alan webb, bill pryor, bagpipes, robert hook, alfred mica smith bust, kerry cox, alice mills, anne beggs sunter, janice newton, wayne robinson, dianne campbell, val runyan, university women

Topic ; Beaumaris Young Mens Improvement group 1863 The Aims of the CMHS are ‘to record the history of the City, and register something of the Australian Atmosphere, which the necessary speed-up in post-world-war two (WW11) immigration has caused to be lost; to produce a magazine at regular intervals, featuring the work of pioneers and the changing Australian scene; to work constantly with a long range view towards building a hall where records and exhibits can be housed’ (1961) The Original Newsletters reflect the history and heritage of the former City of Moorabbin — derived from Mooroobin, ‘a resting place’ in the Bunurrung spoken language. In 1994, the City of Moorabbin was integrated into the Cities of Bayside, Glen Eira, Kingston and Monash. This is Newsletter No. 4 Vol. 6 of the CMHS May 1966 CMHS obtained a Kingston City Council Community Grant 2016 for the digitization and preservation of these Original CMHS Newsletters commenced in 1961 2 x L 26cm x W 21cm page 1 printed both sides CITY OF MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / AFFILIATED WITH THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF / VICTORIA AND THE CHELTENHAM ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY/ President Mrs N. Blackman….Editor of Newsletter Mr T.A.Sheehy Secretary Mrs F.Neville / VOLUME 6 No.4 NEWSLETTER APRIL 1966city of moorabbin historical society 1961, sheehy t.a., newsletters,

Photocopy of the report.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - operation toan thang, 1 rar