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Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Black and white photograph, First intake of students, 1957, to the Lake Bolac Higher Elementary School
The first intake of Students in 1957, in the Presbyterian Sunday School as the school buildings were still being constructed. Students from left to right, Back: Russell Adams, Max Davis, Jack Moss, Charlie Neil, Fred Collins, Teacher - Joe Skeehan, Ian Farnsworth, Ken Collins, Winston Jenkins, Richard Thom, Gordon Hucker. Middle: Robert Maddox, Pam Debney, Gwenda Drever, Elizabeth Copley, Judith Barrett, Maxine Mauldin, Wendy Phillips, June Burdett, Ray O'Brien. Front: Daryl Heard, Ken Wilson, Richard Peters, Douglas Park, Murray Thom, Robert Fraser, James Hildebrandt. Len Renkin absent.lake bolac higher elementary school, adams, barrett, burdett, collins, copley, davis, debney, drever, farnsworth, fraser, heard, hildebrandt, hucker, jenkins, mabin, maddox, moss, neil, o'brien, park, peters, (rankin), skeehan, thom, wilson -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Black and white photograph, Lake Bolac State School No. 854, circa 1908
Pupils and teachers attending the Lake Bolac State School No 854, circa 1908. Back from left: Louis Murray, Mrs J Cameron( Sewing teacher), Boyd Golding, Syd Metherall, Billy Richardson, George Henderson, Bessie Waller, Elsie Park, Isobel Leach, Jessie Leach, Marjorie McMillan, Queenie Cameron ,Mr Pye (Teacher), Vida Golding. Middle: Cliff Murray, Billy Waller, Cyril McMaster, Doris Cameron, Mona McMaster, Rita Golding, Myrtle Golding, Adeline Murphy, Madge Robertson, Kitty Graham, Mary Young, Ann Pitkethly. Front: Alec Murray, Donald Waller, Harry Gale, Les Meek, Eion Murray, Fred Blackham, Les Gale, Fred Walker, Bollie Meek, Jack Young, Lily Blackham, Ruby Young, Minnie Young.lake bolac state school no 854, blackham, cameron, gale, golding, graham, henderson, leach, mcmaster, mcmillan, meek, metherall, murray, murphy, park, pitkethly, pye, richardson, walker, waller, young. -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Publication - "My War" - Jack Cannon
"The Sun Book of Popular Series"second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
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This object relates to Jack Henderson BAILEY. He was born on 26/11/1914 in Footscray, VIC. Jack Henderson served in the Army (VX11617) enlisting on, 29/02/1940 in East Melbourne, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 2/6 AUST INF BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 16/11/1945. Jack Henderson BAILEY was a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Ida BAILEY. Jack Bailey was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945.ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
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This object relates to Jack Henderson BAILEY. He was born on 26/11/1914 in Footscray, VIC. Jack Henderson served in the Army (VX11617) enlisting on, 29/02/1940 in East Melbourne, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 2/6 AUST INF BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 16/11/1945. Jack Henderson BAILEY was a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Ida BAILEY. Jack Bailey was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945.ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Letters - Various
This object relates to Jack WILLIAMS. He was born on 1/01/1893 in Ballarat, VIC. Jack served in the Army (92) enlisting on, 24/08/1914 in Ballarat, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 8 Battalion as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 20/11/1918. Jack WILLIAMS was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Mr & Mrs Williams, 907 Urquhart St. Jack Williams was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
British War Medal 1914-20
This object relates to Jack Henderson BAILEY. He was born on 26/11/1914 in Footscray, VIC. Jack Henderson served in the Army (VX11617) enlisting on, 29/02/1940 in East Melbourne, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 2/6 AUST INF BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 16/11/1945. Jack Henderson BAILEY was a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Ida BAILEY. Jack Bailey was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945.first world war (ww1), 1914 - 1918, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
British War Medal 1914-20
This object relates to Jack WILLIAMS. He was born on 1/01/1893 in Ballarat, VIC. Jack served in the Army (92) enlisting on, 24/08/1914 in Ballarat, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 8 Battalion as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 20/11/1918. Jack WILLIAMS was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Mr & Mrs Williams, 907 Urquhart St. Jack Williams was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.first world war (ww1), 1914 - 1918, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Victory Medal
This object relates to Jack WILLIAMS. He was born on 1/01/1893 in Ballarat, VIC. Jack served in the Army (92) enlisting on, 24/08/1914 in Ballarat, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 8 Battalion as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 20/11/1918. Jack WILLIAMS was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Mr & Mrs Williams, 907 Urquhart St. Jack Williams was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.first world war (ww1), 1914 - 1918, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Wallet
This object relates to Jack WILLIAMS. He was born on 1/01/1893 in Ballarat, VIC. Jack served in the Army (92) enlisting on, 24/08/1914 in Ballarat, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 8 Battalion as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 20/11/1918. Jack WILLIAMS was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Mr & Mrs Williams, 907 Urquhart St. Jack Williams was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.Note inside reads:- "Enlisted with 8th Battalion in 1914 at start of World War 1 & was on ship coming home on leave in 1918 when armestice was signed. Was a runner, used to run messages to the fighting line. 8th Batt was Ballarat's own & red& white (patpersonal items, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Africa Star
This object relates to Jack Henderson BAILEY. He was born on 26/11/1914 in Footscray, VIC. Jack Henderson served in the Army (VX11617) enlisting on, 29/02/1940 in East Melbourne, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 2/6 AUST INF BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 16/11/1945. Jack Henderson BAILEY was a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Ida BAILEY. Jack Bailey was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Australian Defence Medal
This object relates to Jack Henderson BAILEY. He was born on 26/11/1914 in Footscray, VIC. Jack Henderson served in the Army (VX11617) enlisting on, 29/02/1940 in East Melbourne, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 2/6 AUST INF BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 16/11/1945. Jack Henderson BAILEY was a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Ida BAILEY. Jack Bailey was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Austalian Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
War Medal 1939-1945
This object relates to Jack Henderson BAILEY. He was born on 26/11/1914 in Footscray, VIC. Jack Henderson served in the Army (VX11617) enlisting on, 29/02/1940 in East Melbourne, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 2/6 AUST INF BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 16/11/1945. Jack Henderson BAILEY was a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Ida BAILEY. Jack Bailey was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Australia Service Medal 1939-1946
This object relates to Jack Henderson BAILEY. He was born on 26/11/1914 in Footscray, VIC. Jack Henderson served in the Army (VX11617) enlisting on, 29/02/1940 in East Melbourne, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 2/6 AUST INF BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 16/11/1945. Jack Henderson BAILEY was a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Ida BAILEY. Jack Bailey was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Display Case - with glass recessed to hold medals
This object relates to Wallace Clement TAYLOR. He was born on 1/01/1897 in Ballarat, VIC. Wallace Clement served in the AIF (8220) enlisting on, 08/04/1915 in Ballarat, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 4 FIELD AMBULANCE as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 02/08/1919. Wallace Clement TAYLOR was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Clara TAYLOR (Mother). Wallace Taylor was awarded the Victory Medal, British War Medal, 1914 Star.Medals of "Pte W C TAYLOR 2-8 Hosp AIF 1914-1918" On back - "On Permanent Loan to Jack BLACKMORE Property of Ballarat RSL signed Norm BLACKMORE"collectables, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Collection - The Jack Chalker Collection
... Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc. 330 Heinz Lane Invermay Park ...The War Drawing of Jack Chalkerliterature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Kew Baseball Club, 1948
Arthur Henry Miers, pictured back row left in the photograph played for cricket, football and baseball teams in Kew for a number of decades in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born on 22 November 1901, the son of Rodolph Theophilus Miers (1874-1951) and Margaret Frances (Margaretta) Fry (1875-1958). He had two brothers, Rodolph Cecil Miers (1904-80) and Charles Wilfred Miers (1906-88), and a sister Marjorie Elizabeth Miers (1911-84). Arthur Miers died in Kew on 25 January 1966, and after his body was cremated, his body was interred in the Mausoleum of Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery.Modern print copy of an original photograph of a Kew Baseball Club team at Victoria Park, Kew in 1948.Donor notes: BACK ROW: ARTHUR MIERS; ??; FRANK CULLEN, MICK HENLEY; FRED PICKERING; ?? / CENTRE ROW: JACK SIMONTON; MAX ROGERS; CLAUDE BRAY - PITCHER AND GEORGE WAKEFIELD / FRONT ROW NORM LEES AND UMPIRE - AT Victoria Park / TO RIGHT OF TEAM: BETTY MIERS - SCORER / C. LATE 1940Skew baseball club, baseball teams, sports -- kew (vic.), arthur miers -
Federation University Art Collection
Work on paper - Printmaking - Lithograph, "Pall Mall Bendigo" by Kenneth Jack, 1954
This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.A lithograph of Pall Mall Bendigo featuring the Fountain, City Family Hotel. The view is from the entrance to Rosalind Park.art, artwork, kenneth jack, jack, printmaking, lithograph, edition, bendigo, city family hotel, fountain, pall mall, townscape, ballarat teachers' college collection -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Benson Street Methodist Church Football Team, 1942
Taken at Macleay Park, Balwyn. The team are identified as: Back row - LtoR: AV Webb, Bill Smyth, ... , Noel White, Alan Rash, ... , Ken Wright, ... , Ian Miles, Keith Turner, Ron Page, Ian Howden, Peter Cavanagh, ... Front row - LtoR: Ian Cox, Jack Power, ... , Ralph Rae, (child), Don Frost, Ron Page, Russell Smyth, Bob Turner, ... , ...Black and white photo of the Benson Street Methodist Church Football Team in 1942. It shows 20 men in football uniform, with on the left a man in an overcoat and another in a suit; one in a suit on the RHS; one male umpire and in the centre one small child in uniform being supported by a player. There is a large mature tree on the left and buildings can be seen in the far background. macleay park, benson street methodist church football team, benson street methodist church, sport and recreations, football, mr a v webb, bill smyth, noel white, alan rash, ken wright, ian miles, keith turner, ron page, ian howden, peter cavanagh, ian cox, jack power, ralph rae, don frost, ron page, russell smyth, bob turner -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Burke Hall, Xavier Preparatory School, circa 1930, c. 1930
This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.A panoramic photograph of the grounds of Xavier Preparatory School taken from the vicinity of Studley House, looking north east towards Burke Hall (originally Studley Hall). The foreground to the left of the chapel is an oval known as the Chapel Oval (later known as Studley Oval). The ground to the right front is now known as the Jack Gervasoni oval. The house to the far right (part view) is "Campion".Burke Hall (Xavier Preparatory School) formerly Waverley. Built by Charles Griffiths ca. 1869 (Panoramic view from East [sic]) burke hall, studley hall, xavier preparatory school, kew, studley park, dorothy rogers, chapel oval, jack gervasoni oval, burke hall chapel, studley oval, charles griffiths -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Historic Sites Survey: North Central Study Area, 1979
The North Central Study Area included the Shires of Avoca, Bet Bet, east Loddon, Goulburn, Untly, Kara Kara, Korong, Maldon, Marong, Metcalfe, McIvor, Newstead, Strathfieldsaye, Stawell, Talbot, Clunes, Tullaroop and Waranga. 153 page book with white plastic binding. It is an historic sites survey for the North Central Study Area commissioned by the Land Conservation Council, the Ministry for COnservation and the Australian Heritage Commission. castlemaine, mount alexander goldfield, maldon, percydale, warrenmang, moliagul, tarnagulla, stuart mill, the whipstick, whroo, rushworth, graytown ironbark forest, st arnoaud, new bendigo, landsborough, inglewood, kurting, wedderburn, wehla, kooroora, langham flat, mcintyre, rheola, diamond hill, fosterville, coliban water works, green gully, newstead, muckleford forest, costerfield, graytown, bailieston, waranga irrigaiton system, eucalyptus distillery, mia mia bridge, korokubeal township researce, concegella slate quarry, chewton, fryerstown, kingower, timor, talbot, majorca, carisbroook, clunes, st arnaud, taradale, icomos, dunolly, limestone, castlemaine slate quarry, harcourt granite, taradale railway viaduct, loddon united waterworks trust, gouldburn weir, carisbrook lock-up, history of tree planting in streets, history of public reserves, r.u. nicholls nurseryman, thomas lang, francis moss, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, lake wendouree, victoria park, ballarat, muont holled smith, ballaarat old cemetery planting, eastern oval, ballarat east botanical gardens, ballarat east town hall gardens, eureka stockade reserve, ballarat observatory plantings, yarrowee creek plantings, yarrowee bluestone channels, ballarat woollen mill, band and albion mullock heap, black hill plantings, yarrowee creek channels, canadian creek channel, specimen vale channel, poverty point reserve, union jack reserve buninyong, imperial mine, buninyong, victoria street plantings, bridge mall, sturt street gardens, ballarat avenue of honour plantings, white flat oval plantings, camp street, elms, burnt creek -
Federation University Historical Collection
Minute Book, Minute Book 1 of the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park Committee
Brown hard covered book with red tape spine. Handwriiten minutes.F.-Penhalluriack, A.-J.-Pittard, Helen-McKay, D.-Bernardi, Tozer, Gingell, Lugg, R.-McGregor, Eureka-Stockade, J.-S.-Edwards, J.-Davies, J.-S.-Edwards, Eureka-Stockade, Eureka, Eureka-sports, A.-Cant, E.-G.-Pearce, C.-Jones, W.-Feary, J.-R.-Hams, W.-Pool, W.-Hayes, Rotunda, B.-Dolphin, J.-Elsworth, J.-Elsworth, H.-J.-Ham, J.-Lepp, Ballarat-Fire-Brigade, Ballarat-Pipe-Band, W.-F.-TuckerF.-Micklejohn, athletics, H.-McKinnon, A.-Levy, publican's-booth, Eureka-Carnival, J.-Davies, Ballarat-Lodge, Pathes-Pictures, H.Kisler, J.-Splatt, J.-Ellis, J.-Baxter, J,-Chatham, Our-Own-Little-Rebellion, D.-C.-McGrath, A.-N.-A., O'Dea, Meiklejohn, Eureka-Anniversary, W.-A.-Dalton. Alfred-Pittard, Eureka-Pottery-Works, Railway, Britnell, Easter-Fair, William-Carey, J.-Hill, McIvor, C.-E.-Webster, Loney, G.-William, Ttruswell, Dellaca, A.-Cochrane, F.-Britnell, Robert-Brown, W.-Hughes,Tonks, A.-Anglin, G.-Tait, Tom-mason, Hall-Skillion, Eureka-Stockade-Improvement-and-Progress-Association, Union-Jack, A.-J.-Fisken, members-list, J.-Tozer, Robert-Smith, M.-Guthrie, F.-Odgers, A.-Penhalluriack, Schroeder, John-barnes, H.-Hillier, A.-A.-O'Dea, S.-McIvoer, K.-Kisler, eureka stockade memorial park association, eureka stockade -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat Junior Technical School ledger for materials and activity fees, 1938-1953
The Ballarat Junior Technical School was part of Ballarat School of Mines.Foolscap book listing names, teachers, material fees and Activity fees relating to the Ballarat Junior Technical School from 1939 to 1953. Teachers include J. Hosie, William Paterson, A.V. Gilpin, G.V. Bergin, A.C. Miller, R.R.F.L. Collins, J.J. Watson, J.J. Hanrahan, F.L. Collinsballarat junior technical school, j. hosie, william paterson, a.v. gilpin, g.v. bergin, a.c. miller, r.r.f.l. collins, j.j. watson, j.j. hanrahan, f.l. collins, james duncan, john norman, keith roberts, william murphy, john dixon, jack vinnicombe, edward crozier, james hogg, william m.c. brophy, peter eustace, harold glover, graeme parks, arthur coad, robert elshaug, wallace reid, george feary, ivan murphy, ernest lay, austin young, ronald cochrane, james shaw, alan burns, james daly, edward garlick, edward walter lucas, owen david jones, robert george smith, j.e. curnow, e.d. sargeant, m.w. lee, b.t. collier, j.w. connell, g.i. rowe, e.w. lucas, b.n. jackson, m.e. rowe, a.r. young, r.e. white, l.a. quick, b.g. williamson, g.n. allen, r.j. hugo, j.a. tolliday, leonard coxall, norman schiltz, georhe carroll, john lambert, neville caldow, norman ritchie, james stevens, r. foss, n. wesyermann, j. young, p. agrums, g. bedggood, k. weightman, b. grigsby, l. bellingham -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured, C 1960
This is a photo of Thomson's General Store; a second general store built in Halls Gap by Jack and Clarrie Thomson . They incorporated a cafe with their business.Photo shows five children are standing in front of the window of a general store. There is a dark coloured "E" series Holden car parked in the left front foreground.buildings, shops -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured, C 1960
The second general store in Halls Gap, built by Jack and Clarrie Thomson. Halls Gap newsagency now (2009) stands on this site. Probably taken at the same time as record 253 (as the yellow car appears to be in the same spot).The photo shows a garage and a general store. There is an Esso sign in front of the buildings and the store sign reads Thomson's general Store. There is a bitumen road, with a yellow early model Holden parked on it, in front of the store. The Mount Willliam range in the background. There appears to be snow or hail lying on the ground in the foreground.buildings, shops -
Federation University Historical Collection
Reports, Thylacines and Large Predators Sightings, 1950-2011
The folder or correspondence is the result of a Freedom of Information request made to the Department of Sustainability and Environment in 2011. The folder was collected for research being conducted by David Waldron.Folder of newsclips and articles relating to "Big Cats", Thylacines, and other large predators. * The Argus, 04 May 1940 - 'Strange Animal a Dog' at Daylesford (Lyonville) sighted by J.R. Templeton australian mythical animals collection, david waldron, tiger, greenwald, tasmanian tiger, roberts wadsworth, mary wadsworth, portland, leo gillick, merino, ann matthews, h. mincham, footprint, helena lucas, cape bridgewater, wilbert wilson, puma paw, rocklands reservoir, paw cast, emmaville, panther, mulgoa, jack victory, samela harris, narrabri, c.j. johnson, wandsworth, robertson, edward hallstron, yetman, d. liddicoot, f. hallam, liger, ben lomand, ben lomand panther, methvern park, john hutton, black mountain, elvy adams, joe clifford, armidale, australian marsupial cat, glenn innes, barraba, manilla, uralla, stan wyatt, ashford, emaville, kingston, laurence miller, a.t. o'farrell, pad marks, edward hallstrom, tasmanian devil, wonthaggi, jim drodge, cyril maurier, j. wright, jack brennocks, marsupial wolf, hyaena, b.l. meeby, circus animals, blue mountains, jack duane, coff's harbour, daylesford, lyonville, j.r. templeton, otways, p.w. hunt, emmaville panther, dingos, coolatai panther, wilson's promontory, hambley-clark, mark foster, broken hill, puma, tarnagulla, tarnagulla puma, jan juc, grampians, tom croderick, clifford andrews, bunyip, wedderburn, john lavery, mt korong, rare fauna research society, peter chappell, denmark, mt barker, mike voss, ernie palm, southern pantgher, yowie, min min, mongarlowe river, monga state forest, john reid, thylacine, prospect reservoir, sugarloaf, john higgins, kyneton, ravenswood, bendigotom austin, hamilton, ron strachan, samuel wilson, albert austin, jaguars, inverell, r.s. paterson, ian lobsey, black sal, new england panther, kingstown, a.f. o'farrell, mile creek -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, And We Who Followed, 1988
This book contains a history of the Shire of Heytesbury from 1921 to 1987. It is written by Jack Fletcher and follows on from his book ‘The Infiltrators’ which is the history of the Heytesbury region from 1840 to 1920. The Heytesbury area in the Western District of Victoria was named after the village of Heytesbury in England and the first Baron Heytesbury, Sir William A Court, who purchased the village in 1828 and was a distinguished public figure in Great Britain at the time. The area, largely forested, was cleared in 1960 to establish the Heytesbury Soldier Settlement Scheme and is today an important dairying area centred around the town of Simpson.This book is of some interest as it details a history of an area adjoining the Warrnambool district. The Heytesbury Settlement farmers are predominantly dairy producers, similar to those in other districts around WarrnamboolThis is a hard cover buff-coloured book with a dust cover sealed down onto the hard cover. The front and back covers have a sepia coloured photograph of the Heytesbury Settlement Park.Front of dust cover – ‘And We Who Followed - A History of the Heytesbury 1921-1987-Jack S. Fletcher Spine – as above (plus a library classification) heytesbury region, victoria, heytesbury soldier settlement -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Watch, Watch from Nestor
This watch belonged to Norman Borthwick of Ecklin, who, with his wife and two children, Janet, aged 7 and Jack, aged 6, were survivors of the sinking of the cruise boat, Nestor, on the Hopkins River in January 1921. The boat was on its regular trip from the Hopkins River boatsheds to Jubilee Park with 80 passengers. Ten people were drowned when the boat began to take water and sank about a kilometre upstream. Norman Borthwick was wearing the watch at the time and the hands have stopped at 5.20 p.m. on the day of the tragedy. A hero of the day was Constable Sharrock who drowned after saving the lives of several of those on boardThis watch is of great significance as it is an item that belonged to Norman Borthwick who was wearing the watch when he survived the sinking of the Nestor in the Hopkins River in 1921. This was one of the great tragic incidents in Warrnambool in the early 20th centuryThis is a Swiss-made watch made of gunmetal with a glass face and a metal winder at the top and a ring to attach the watch to a chain. The figures are Roman numerals and there is a separate minute hand dial. The watch is much rusted and is not able to be easily opened to see the mechanism. The gold-coloured hands point to the time of 20 past 5. The face of the watch is discoloured on the right hand side.‘Le Duc, Swiss made’nestor sinking, norman borthwick, constable sharrock -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Commercial Bank of Australia Eltham Branch Hold-Up, 15 December 1949
Thursday, December 15, 1949, the quiet little bank was embroiled in an infamous wild shoot-out between a daring thief and two bank officers. Today, the building still carries the scars ; a bullet hole remains visible in a cedar bench testifying to the events that played out that day. 3.30 a.m., Friday, December 9. The manager of the Commercial Bank branch at Greensborough, Mr Harry Wallace and his wife are asleep in their bedroom of the little house behind the branch. Harry is awakened by a noise and sees an intruder in a corner of the bedroom. He calls out but the intruder who has switched off the power in anticipation flees through a side door and scarpers down Main Street. Harry summons the police but a search by First Constable Thomas of the Greensborough Police assisted by a wireless patrol car is unsuccessful. A report is filed noting the theft of a .25 calibre pistol from the wardrobe. Thursday, December 15th. It is 1pm and the Commercial Bank has just opened. The branch is only open Mondays and Thursdays from 1-3pm. The morning started off a little cool with some scattered showers but it has fined up and the temperature is now around 61 degrees (16 C). A new grey Singer sports car with soft-top pulls up on the opposite side of the road and a young man, neatly dressed in a dark blue suit, wearing a grey hat and carrying a brief case exits the vehicle. He looks around then crosses the road and walks up the steps and through the door into the bank. There are three people inside; Mr. Jack Burgoyne whose grocery store is situated just 50 yards up the road, Mr. Lindsay A. Spears, the Eltham Agency Receiving Officer and by chance, Mr Harry Wallace, manager of the Greensborough branch. Jack Burgoyne takes note of the young stranger; thinking to himself he appears nervous. The man approaches the counter and introduces himself as John Henderson of Greensborough and explains that he wishes to open a new account. He places his hat and £3 on the counter. Mr Spears attends to the paperwork. He asks the young man to sign two forms, which he does but then he withdraws from the counter and starts walking towards the door. Suddenly he spins around pulling an automatic pistol from his right-hand pocket. He exclaims forcefully; “The game’s on! I’ll take the lot!” Spears appears to comply by pretending to open a drawer. The man shouts loudly, “Keep your hand away from that drawer.” Spears instead reaches for a pistol in his pocket and challenges the man, “Here it is. Come and get it!” At the same time, Harry Wallace pulls a pistol from his pocket as well. The bandit fires a shot but misses, the bullet striking the counter. Both Spears and Wallace open fire and Jack Burgoyne ducks for cover. As the bandit turns and runs for the door leaving his £3 behind, he fires another shot, which strikes the ceiling. Spears fires back, and thinks he may have hit him in the foot. The bandit flees the bank and heads for the grey Singer car, registration NO-106, parked opposite. Wallace and Spears pursue him to the door and open fire again, striking the car three times around the driver’s door. Spears lets off eight shots and Wallace, seven before his gun jams. The getaway car initially heads slowly down Main Road towards Bridge Street. About 100 yards down the road, Dave Adams, a PMG employee, who has heard the shots, throws a steel manhole step at the driver. It hits the roof of the car nine inches above the driver’s head and tears the hood. Another witness claims to have seen the door blow open and the driver raise his hand. The car gathers speed and swings left into Bridge Street racing along at about 60 miles an hour careering recklessly past council employee, Mr. Percy Williams, who is driving a dray along Smarts Road [believed to be Bridge Street]. At the end of the road the Singer fails to get round the sharp turn and crashes into an embankment skidding to a stop outside the home of Mr John Clifford. One side of the car is wrecked. Mr Clifford, an aircraft engineer hears the fast travelling car bump heavily into the road bank at about 1.25 p.m. Hearing the whine of an engine he goes outside to find the grey Singer parked at the side of the road. Jack George also lives at the corner and hears the car crash. “The bandit opened the car door, ran 50 yards, and suddenly turned back,” exclaims Jack. “He took something from the car. It might have been a gun.” In his haste, the bandit drops his grey felt hat, size 6 7/8, on the road and dashes up Sherbourne Road for about 200 yards then disappears into the scrub carrying a brief case and a bundle in which a sailor’s cap can be seen. About 3 p.m., Mr H.D. Pettie of Mountain View Road, Montmorency is looking through his field glasses and notices a young man walking through thick scrub on private property some distance from his house. The man is wearing a sailor’s cap and disappears along the railway track toward Montmorency. As the day progresses, ten police cars, one motor cycle, and about 40 police led by Det. Sgt. McMennemin of Malvern CIB are searching for him. They believe he is hiding in thick scrub along the bank of the creek about half-a-mile outside Eltham township. Wireless patrol cars, four mobile traffic cars and the CIB area cars from Malvern and Kew are taking part. Police check the thief’s car and discover it was stolen from Helen Baxter, of Doncaster Road, North Balwyn from outside Victoria Barracks. Harry Wallace informs the police that he believes he recognised the bandit as the man who took his pistol from his bedroom the previous Friday morning. As night falls, armed police are posted at strategic points in the Eltham-Greensborough district. Police in cars are watching the roads. Others are searching the bush and checking passengers on trains. Little do they realise the young man has already slipped out of the net. SEQUEL YOUTH OF 19 CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY OF BANK AT ELTHAM Weekly Times, Wednesday 15 February 1950, page 6 Detectives who raided a house in Bell St., Coburg, Melbourne, charged a 19-year-old youth, of South Yarra, with attempted armed robbery at the Commercial Bank’s Eltham (Vic.) receiving depot on Dec. 15. Police say they recovered a loaded automatic pistol, diamond and signet rings worth more than £200, a complete set of house-breaking instruments, a sailor’s uniform, and chloroform gauze in the raid. The youth was charged that while armed with an offensive weapon, he attempted to rob Lindsay George Spears of a sum of money. He was further charged on six counts of breaking, entering and stealing. Police allege that the person who tried to hold up Mr Spears in the Commercial Bank receiving depot at Eltham on December 15. escaped in a stolen car, after Mr Spears and Mr Henry Wallace, manager of the bank’s Greensborough branch, had fired at him. After the car crashed, he escaped into thick scrub and is alleged to have changed into a sailor’s uniform. On December 9 an automatic pistol was stolen from Mr Wallace’s bedroom at the Greensborough bank. The chloroform pad recovered is alleged to have been stolen from the Dental Supply Company, Plenty Road, Preston. The rings are alleged to have been taken in a £513 burglary from the shop of James Paton. Sydney Road, Coburg. Det. Sgt. H. McMennemin conducted the investigations with Senior Dets. R. Newton and M Downie, Detectives l. Dent, R. Rayner, P. Pedersen and M. Handley and First Constable A. Thomas. The youth will appear at Eltham Court on February 22. Manager’s Gun Used in Holdup at Bank The Age, Thursday 23 February 1950, page 4 It was stated in Eltham court yesterday that a youth who robbed a bank manager of his pistol, later used it in an attempt to hold-up the bank. Kay Arthur Morgan, 19, draftsman, of Castle-street, South Yarra, was committed for trial on charges of breaking and entering, and stealing a pistol and attempted robbery while armed with an offensive weapon. He pleaded guilty. The manager of Eltham branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., Henry Clifton Cabot Wallace, said he disturbed someone in the bedroom, in which he and his wife were sleeping, at 3 a.m. on December. 9, 1949. Later he found that his automatic- pistol was missing. On December 15 a youth, who said his name was John Henderson, entered the bank and opened a new account. As the youth was leaving the bank he turned round with a pistol in his hand and said: — “I want the lot.” Spear indicated a drawer under the counter; and said.— “Here it is. Come and get it.” The youth said:— “Keep your hand away from that drawer.” Witness said Spear then drew his pistol from his hip pocket. The youth fired at them, and Spear returned the fire. “I pulled my pistol and fired, too” said witness. The youth fired again, ran out to a car and drove off. Witness and Spear fired several shots at the car. The youth was the accused Morgan, sitting in court, witness said. Evidence was given that one bullet was found in the celling and the other in the bank. Morgan was allowed £100 bail on each charge. Morgan ended up serving three years for the failed armed robbery and became a notorious criminal. He had twin sons, Peter and Doug and even though only ten years old, Morgan would get his sons to act as lookouts whilst he committed burglaries. The lads became building contractors but when the industry suffered a downturn in 1977 and they were short on cash, they returned to the family business. Over the following 23 months they undertook 24 raids on country and outer-suburban TABs and banks. Whilst robbing one country bank for the third time, just like their father, it all went wrong ending up with a police officer shot. They were nick-named the “After-dark” bandits and are considered to be Australia’s last bushrangers. They were convicted and served 17 years in prison.5 x A4 photocopied pagesbank hold-up, cba bank, det sgt mcmennemin, eltham, h.d. pettie, harry wallace, jack burgoyne, kay arthur morgan, lindsay a. spears, main road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Film - Video (VHS), Jenni Mitchell, Demolition of the Shire of Eltham Offices, 1996
... of parked car “Elthams High Jacks”, another sign “Community...” also sign on back of parked car “Elthams High Jacks”, another ...Poor video quality (noise and interference), incomplete and unedited raw footage. A video documenting the demolition of the Shire of Eltham offices at 895 Main Road Eltham under the direction of the Commissioners appointed for the new Shire of Nillumbik and some of the communities activities surrounding the event. The building was demolished exactly 25 years after the southern wing housing Engineering and Planning on the upper level and the Eltham Library on the ground level was opened in celebration of the Shire of Eltham's centenary. Video has lots of distortion and noise, and sections of clips dubbed over. Immediate initial footage of Jenni Mitchell talking about asbestos claims in the Shire Offices (Sigmund Jorgensen standing behind her) advising Council did a review of the building several years previously and had been cleared of health problems. Cuts to group of people standing outside front door of offices but possibly voice dub over not related ? Then the date 27 Jul 1996 on a scene flashes on screen immediately followed by an edited clip intro of title and credits with classical music track. It then opens with Jenni Mitchell driving to the Shire Offices on Saturday 27 July 1996 at 11.00am. Footage of Main Road past Pitt Street, Alistair Knox Park then entering Shire Office driveway which is fenced off and contractor signs hanging up. Scenes at rear of building showing some internal demolition has commenced. View of the Administration wing. More clips of road driving, Alistair Knox Park, Eltham Library and visitor car park for Shire Offices. Cuts to a group of people standing in access to visitor carpark with new Eltham Library in background, one being immediate former Shire of Eltham President, John Graves. Scenes of people looking through chain link fence and security guard checking front door. John Graves being filmed that someone informed him the Shire was offering the building to the Community Health Centre for $2.3 million and that if they had been offered a price of $1.1 for what it apparently was sold for they would have snapped it up. View of truck loaded with brick rubble literally struggling to ascend the hill of Library Place to exit into Main Road. Cuts to a scene looking at Eltham War memorial Hall through the Memorial Gate, then the Shillinglaw trees and large banner sign ‘Delta Demolitions’ hanging on office façade. Views of front door, old library and bluestone wall. Scene (31 Jul 1996) filmed at night of several white crosses with “RIP Community” and “RIP Democracy”. Scene (1 August 1996) again driving along Main Road towards the Shire Offices then scenes of the offices showing substantially more demolition to exterior, groups of people standing on footpath outside watching, Delta heavy demolition machines, woman holding sign “Democracy where have you gone …”, the odd person in full protection gear and breathing apparatus hand carrying materials out to place on rubbish pile in front of people standing on footpath watching (with no protection) and then stamping on it to break it creating dust, security person in hard hat (no other protection) wandering around, many groups standing around watching, news film crew, person standing on roadside edge holding signs facing traffic stating “Pirate Planning” and “ Grant us your ears” also sign on back of parked car “Elthams High Jacks”, another sign “Community Democracy”, views of crosses in Main Road median strip “RIP Community”, groups of people on footpaths and reporters conducting interviews, footage of unknown person standing with Jenni Mitchell and Sigmund Jorgensen advising people have the right to protest, Jenni Mitchell urging people to ask questions of local MP and Council and Sigmund Jorgensen referring to the three historic Shillinglaw trees with demolition machinery operating in background, Jenni Mitchell and others installing more crosses in median strip; demolition machines operating inside and outside the building, more views of onlookers including Sigmund Jorgensen then Police approaching on footpath, workers and machinery continuing to operate, views of the old library being demolished, the former Community Services department, security personnel. Scene (2 August 1996) more heavy demolition machinery in operation smashing building up, people standing around southern wing watching, view overlooking Eltham Library of train pulling in to Eltham station. Scene (7 August 1996) more heavy demolition and people wandering around with only hard hat protection, no dust protection, comments from one operator dumping a bin of material stating “wait till there’s a Hungry Jack’s here, you’ll be laughing, fuel, videos, hamburgers. You’ll be up with the rest of the world soon, you’ll have electricity and everything here, ha ha ha ha”, more heavy machinery demolition and breaking up of materials, view of Hitachi train going by and Administration wing, view inside the front door opening of the staircase leading to upper level, person walking around operating heavy machinery with a hose spraying rubble (no protective gear other than hard hat interspersed with edit cuts of meeting of Commissioners and independent observers on panel as well as members of the community in public gallery. Nillumbik Shire CEO Barry Rochford addressing the meeting., Chief Commissioner Don Cordell directly addressing Jenni Mitchell with respect to permission to take photographs, Barry Rochford continues to address the question asked of Council about the valuation of the former Shire of Eltham Office building/site, public gallery calling out asking why was building demolished, what was the urgency. Scene (14 August 1996) views of southern wing, previous single demolition operator again mocking people filming, operators working in and around building, Shillinglaw trees and largely demolished front, heavy demolition equipment at work, piles of building rubble, hose spraying water over rubble, large trucks arriving for rubble removal and loading of truck. Scene (21 August) more of the same, building virtually down, Shillinglaw trees standing tall and alone, water spraying on rubble and wattle in bloom. Cuts to Council meeting with public onlookers. Barry Rochford walks out, Wayne Phillips addresses meeting explaining one or two people shouting, members of the community challenging Council (Commissioners) about why due process appear to have been subverted. Former Shire President Robert Marshall in public audience, cuts back to Shire office carpark entrance site and sign hung on fence in front of library “Think Again!” and people standing around observing awaiting a protest demonstration erecting a large sign on stilts stating “Shell No!”, people singing a revised version of God Save the Queen (God Save Us All), Sigmund Jorgensen in attendance, Jenni Mitchell, Sigmund Jorgenson and others address the protest crowd, followed by people mingling, music being played then people standing around the cleared site circumference all with arms linked (video very broken up with noise) then chants “Save the Gateway” and “No Shell for Eltham” and more music and singing “Put up a parking lot”. The crowd then proceeds to walk along the footpath of Main Road. Scene (15 Sep 1996) meeting at Montsalvat in Great Hall addressed by Sigmund Jorgensen discussing a recently published list of the Commissioner’s to senior Council Officers of banned Nillumbik people, others encouraging people to view proposed plans for the site and lodge objections. Specific issues regarding asbestos claims are also addressed. Harry Gilham addresses the meeting on the subject of the Eltham War Memorial and Memorial Gardens and how Council believe a roundabout in the vicinity is of greater importance. Views of various artworks on display (for auction) and music performance in the Barn Gallery. Meeting addressed by Sigmund Jorgensen discussing an appeal against Council granting a permit to Dallas Howgate to develop the site and that the Minister has called the matter in to be decided by the governing council. This is followed by an auction of paintings.VHS Video cassette (poor quality) Converted to MP4 file format 45:01, 535MBvideo recording, 895 main road, alistair knox park, artworks, auction, barn gallery, barry rochford, community health centre, dallas howgate, delta demolitions, demolition, don cordell, eltham, eltham library, eltham shire office, eltham war memorial, eltham war memorial gate, eltham war memorial hall, great hall, harry gilham, jenni mitchell, john graves, library place, main road, memorial gardens, mervyn hannan, montsalvat, pitt street, protest, robert marshall, roundabout, shell oil, shillinglaw trees, sigmund jorgensen, sign, wayne phillips