Hardcover book with 399 pages of personal notices published in the Bendigo Advertiser 1818 - 1895, compiled by Betty May Jackman Volume 2 some black and white photographs.Betty May Jackmanbooks, catalogues, personal notices

'Harcourt Speaks' represents the collaboration of a group of local orchardists, farmers, growers and local community who worked together to gather photos and stories of strength, cohesion and innovation around the impact of relentless drought and changing climatic conditions. This was a drought assistance project supported by the Mount Alexander Shire Council and the Victorian Government Dept of Community Planning and Development.Project Facilitator was Phillippa Gregory and Photography Community Development was provided by Deanna Neville.Provides a cross-section of the working adults of a rural community as they faced the grim reality of extended drought with attendant restrictions on the use of irrigation water and the consequent near disastrous impact on horticulture in this famed horticultural valley. Each photo has a brief story attached. The captions tell how this community responded by acceptance and innovation, using words like "we adapted' 'we were innovative' 'new directions chosen' 'resilience' 'optimistic'.This project is significant in that it depicts a community that, faced with real adversity, was not weakly submissive, nor crushed, but made the best of it.It has significance as an example of a creative response to a prolonged negative situationSixteen page, spiral bound, A4 'landscape'book with coloured title page, with 31 coloured photographs.Harcourt Speaks

Hardcover book with 504 pages of personal notices published in the Bendigo Advertiser 1896 - 1910 compiled by Betty May Jackman Volume 3 some black and white photographs & a map. Signed by Author.Betty May Jackmanbooks, catalogues, personal notices

Also a black and white photograph of garden and pear tree at rear of Carpenter family home showing tanks which collected drinking water for campers 04377.1Black and white photograph showing Betty and Victoria Carpenter at rear of Carpenter family home Lakes Entrance VictoriaNana and Betty at back door of old kitchen on reversegenealogy, houses

Students studying for the Trained Infant Teacher's Certificate at Toorak Teachers’ College were given a copy to assist with the preparation of teaching aids for this reader, 1965-1967.Booklet Colour and black and white illustrations by Marjorie Howdenreader, education