This is the Charter for The Benalla District Court, Court No 67, dated 12th February 1937. The Methodist Order of Knights was the official youth organisation of the Methodist Church of Australasia. It originated in Hurstville, NSW, on the 4th October 1914 by the then Mr and later Rev Alex Bray. Alex Bray was a Sunday School teacher and spoke to his class of the Knights of the Round Table. In 1917 the Order of Knights was officially recognised by the Sunday School Dept of the NSW Methodist Conference. Courts spread thoroughout Australia. In 1927 the High Court of NSW called for designs for a badge and in 1929 the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia recognised the Order as an approved Organisation. In 1938 the Senior Section was organised into Degrees of Sincerity, Service and Sacrifice; the Junior Section into Pages' Degree with advancement to Esquire. In 1954 the Junior Section was reorganised into two groups: Pages 8 to 11 years and Esquires 12 to 15 years. The Knight's Motto: "Live Pure, Speak True, Right Wrong, Follow Christ the King, else wherefore born?" Courts of the Order: General Conference Department of the Christian Education - General Court - Provincial High Court - District Court - Local Court - Senior Court - Intermediate Court - Junior Court . Regalia: All members of the Intermediate and Senior Courts wore regalia consisting of a cloth shield superimposed by a cross of light and dark blue ribbons, and supported by a cloth collar. Esquire and Degree of Sincerity regalia: White collar and white shield. Degree of Service regalia: Green collar and shield. Degree of Sacrifice: Scarlet collar and shield. District Court regalia: Blue collar and gold shield. High Court regalia: Gold collar and purple sheild. General Court regalia: Purple collar and shield. Officers of the local courts wore their symbols as part of their regalia.Card Methodist Church of Australasia Methodist Order of Knights Charter with the MOK symbol at the top and brown decorative border and blue text."Court No. 67" "The Benalla District Court" "12 February 1937" "Leslie G Payser" "Joseph McIlroy"methodist order of knights the benalla district court, leslie g payser, joseph mcilroy

Rev Allan McVean was instrumental in building a Church in Geelong shortly after he arrived in Australia in 1852. In 1854 he moved to Brunswick and Coburg where he worked for 40 years. He was Moderator of the General Assembly in 1880-1. He was also Convenor of the Board of Examination. He died in 1896. [Source: Proceedings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria 1895-97]Illuminated testimonial with blue, green, red and gold decorative borders. It is signed by Members of Session and the Committee of Management of the Brunswick Presbyterian Church. rev allan mcvean, brunswick presbyterian church, rev alan macvean

Note by T.H. Kneen 4 December 1991, "The gentleman in the group is probably Mr. Alex Jessep, Principal, 1926-41. Mrs Jessep recalls that the dress worn by women students was established by the time she went to Burnley in 1926." 2 copies black and white photograph. 6 students working in the Gardens near the Long Border with the Principal, Alex Jessep, supervising.Inscription on one copy, "Title: Students at Burnley Neg: 162." a.w jessep, principal, female students, uniform, students working outside, long border

Used by Mrs Jean Ashcroft (nee Broad) probably worked by her. She came from ScotlandFine white linen table runner embroidered in mauve silk flowers and cut work. Crocheted border 8 cm widenonemanchester, table linen

Mitcham Post Office began in a shop in Whitehorse Road next but one from Elizabeth Street and Whitehorse Road. They moved to a shop on the corner of Whitehorse Road and Station Street with Mrs. Markham as Post Mistress. She had an assortment of items for sale in the shop. They daughter May married and lived with her parents and had quite a large family. Mary set up a photographic service, developing films and taking portraits of people and taking sets of photographs of the Mitcham area and selling photographic supplies for Kodak and Hesma. Information supplied by donor, Frances WarrenPart of a photographic folder from Markham's Photographic Service. Grey light cardboard, red markings for borders with dark blue printingMarkham Photographic Servicephotography, processing equipment

White cotton drawers with crocheted lace insets and border. Pink ribbon threaded through lace. Lace known as torchon lace.costume, female

Patchwork quilt consisting of small hexagons, printed and woven cottons with red cotton border. Embroidered with feather stitch. Backed with cottonhandcrafts, needlework, manchester, bedding

Canvas embroidery done on canvas with the same stitch through out so as to resemble tapestryCanvas needlework picture. Dog sitting on cushion. Blue background with yellow wound round red border. Backed in red Felt.handcrafts, needlework

Used by Mrs. Beryl Gray as a child and also by her brothers. Kept by Mrs. Gray's mother until her death in 1977.White enameled metal plate with black letters of the alphabet around the border and clock face on centre of dish. Used for childrens meals.domestic items, infants

School 83 - Pilot Student group 2 - Back L-R Margaret Holt Julene Adams Kay Tongo Lisbeth Sandow front L-R Lorraine Geary Marion Dunn Kathryn Byron Helen Friend3 Photos all the same setting. 8 Nurses - 4 standing and 4 sitting on bench at front. Border around photo. List of people in photo on backnursing training, nursing history, nursing uniforms

Black and white photograph on a post card, with brown border, showing High Street, Rutherglen facing south from Main Street.high street

Black and white photograph on a post card, with brown border, showing a view of Rutherglen taken from the southern side of Lake King.rutherglen park, lake king, rutherglen

The Dodge water truck was used in the past by the Sunbury Country Fire members. Country Fire Authority is a volunteer fire fighting organisation attached to many rural towns throughout Victoria and in an important organisation for the state.A black and white scanned photograph with a white border of a fire fighter's water truck. It is parked in a cleared area with a line of trees in the background.water truck, dodge truck, country fire authority

The book was given to Steve Visser in 1976 by Hilda Morrison. It was Hilda's aunt's book (Aunt Millie), gifted to her aunt in 1902 (Aunt Millie was a Corbett)Green hard-covered book with gold and black floral embossing on front (border and in the middle) Pages are yellowed with age but in good condition See photos above Note: Printed in 1867. Given as a gift in 1902book, flowers, 1800's hilda morrison

School photo of the 2005 Year 12 Ovens College students in with a blue border and gold writing with the students names along the bottom.

This item was likely made for the purposes of welcome signage at a Comradeship Christmas party. Comradeship meetings were very important to the Legatees. Legatees supported each other by coming together for various events throughout the year. Comradeship meetings were very important to the Legatees. Legatees supported each other by coming together for various events throughout the year. Cardboard poster bearing script and Christmas illustrations in black ink, accompanied by its corresponding transparency. The transparency is bordered by red tape.The Comradeship Committeemen / WELCOME YOU / TO / Ye Olde Time Christmas Party / Some Sing to Remember / LEXcomradeship, christmas, songs

Padded purple silk handkerchief bag/sachet with pink braiding and applied lace. The sachet contains three handkerchiefs bordered with lace.personal effects, handkerchiefs, bags, sachets, pouches

The photograph was taken looking across the Deep Creek valley with the three-arched stone bridge spanning the river.A black and white photograph with a white border of a deep river valley with a three-arched bridge spanning a river. A gum tree is in the foreground.

A black and white photograph with a cream border go four little girls and a boy sitting on the porch of a large house, possibly Rupertswood.

The huts along the railway line were built to house 'navvies' who worked on and maintained the Bendigo-Echuca railway line. At the time this photo was taken, work was being undertaken on the railway line in the Sunbury area.The Bendigo-Echuca was one of Victoria's earliest government owned and operated regional rail systems. It was an important link with the river traffic along the Murray and Melbourne.An oval shaped sepia photograph within cream border of a row of small huts along a railway line. With trees forming a backdrop. railways, 'navvies'

St. Mary's Anglican Church at Bulla originally occupied a site along Oaklands Road, adjacent to 'Woodlands' homestead. It was established in 1859. With there building of the Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine it was found that the church on its existing site was directly under the flight path of the aircraft so the building was demolished stone by stone and rebuilt in the Bulla township adjacent to the Alistair Clark Rose Garden. The original site has not been developed because some early graves are there.St. Mary's Church at Bulla is one of the earliest to be established in the Bulla district. Its mother church, St Pauls Church of England at the original Broadmeadows township was established in 1850 and it still stands and operates on its original site.A black and white photograph with a cream border of a stone church with the congregation members entering the church. A saloon car is parked near the church.st. mary's church of england, bulla., churches.

The story of the photographer Charles Hewitt 1837-1912. Form his life in England to his death in Stawell.Fawn Card cover with brown border with small design inside below which is the title and the same design upside down and authorsThe Life and Times of Charles Hewitt 1837-1912 The Story of a Photographer By Eric E. Hewitt and erica B.R. Hewitt Inside: To the Stawell Historical Society with compliments Eric E Hewitt 7/7/1993stawell

English texts for Secondary Schools.Brown cloth-covered hardcover book. Decorative border on front, small circular design on back. 152 pp. Good condition.Flyleaf, 'M. Dowling/Perth Girl's High School/James Street/Perth'. In side back cover 'Mollie Dowling'. Back flyleaf, handwritten in pencil, numerous Latin words translated to English.english textbook

Colour slide of Legatees setting up for the Christmas party at Government House in 1958. Melbourne Legacy held an annual Christmas Party for Junior Legatees and Widows at Government House for many years. Junior Legatees were given gifts. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image is the best available.A record of a Legacy Christmas party held at Government House.Colour slide of legatees setting up equipment at a Legacy Christmas Party at Government House, in a cardboard Kodachrome mount with red border.Imprinted '17 in black ink. Handwritten 'Legatees working Govt House party' in blue ink.christmas party, government house party, tents

Handmade by E.J.; Quayle.Hand-painted mirror with floral design - white flowers etched onto mirror with green leaves. Has red velvet border.mirrors

Two circular, white linen doilies with a crocheted border with circles. One 20 cm. diameter, the other 18 cm. diameter.doilies, table linen.

Square, white, rayon kitchen tablecloth with straight green line design and one inch border and a white floral embossed pattern.table linen., table ware

Shield shaped plaque made of varnished timber. A large MUR badge is affixed to the front of the plaque in front of a thin green bordermur, plaque, wark vc club, badge

Soft brown cover, stapled at spine, title and decorative border in black print. Slight discolouration of pages. 36pp. Excellent conditionnon-fictionHistory of the Presbyterian Church in Kilmore 1851-1926presbyterian, church, history

Seven white cotton Richelieu cutwork serviettes with the embroidery worked on the bottom left hand corner. They have a filet lace border.tableware, serviettes, table napkins, table linen