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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Poster - Digital poster, A ball on board M.V. "Kanimbla", 1936

The motor vessel "Kanimbla" from Mcllwraith, McEacharn Ltd was brand new in 1936 and was used several times for charity balls. "Kanimbla Ball" (Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 28 November 1936, page 12) Over 1,000 people were present at a very successful ball given on board the m.v. Kanimbla this week, to aid the funds of the Limbless Soldiers' Association and the Victorian Mission to Seamen. The ship was gaily decorated with balloons and international code flags, while vases of mixed flowers gave charm to the supper tables in dining saloon. His Excel- lency the Governor and Lady Huntingfield attended by Lieutenant A. W. P. Robert-son, were present, and were received by the chairman of the ball committee (Major-General Brand) and Mrs. Brand, Admiral Sir Francis and Lady Hyde, Com- mander and Mrs. Smith, the chaplain of the mission (the Rev. F. L. Oliver), Mr. and Mrs. James Kelso, the president of the Limbless Soldiers' Association (Mr. T. S. Gray) and Mrs. Gray, and the honorary secretary of the ball committee (Mr. C. R. Laragby) and Mrs. Laraghy. Lady Huntingfield wore a becoming gown of copper-red crepe, with a faint silver stripe. and was presented with a bouquet of deep red gladioli.Padre Oliver had a friendly relationship with the captain of the Kanimbla.Digital copy of a colour poster advertising for a ball on board the MV Kanimbla.m.v. kanimbla, ball, mission to seamen, 1936, mcilwraith mceacharn ltd, frank leslie oliver, lord huntingfield, limbless soldiers association
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Royal Australian Survey Corps Surveyors in the Field – North Queensland, 1958

This is a set of seven photographs of surveyors and support staff in the field undertaking duties in North Queensland in 1958. The surveyors were employed in the establishment of mapping and geodetic control. In this era surveyors used theodolites to observe horizontal and vertical angles and chains to measure base line distances between survey stations. Bob Skitch shown in photos .4P to .6P was in the 2nd year of his career in the Australian Army. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and his last appointment was the CO of the Army Survey Regiment from 1976 to 1980. The annotation on the back of photo .5P ‘Black foreground is where Bob Skitch boiled billy and started a grass fire’.This is a set of seven photographs of surveyors and support staff in the field undertaking duties in North Queensland in 1958. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1958. Surveyor in Nth QLD enjoying a bath. L to R: Don Cocker, Bob Thompson. .2) - Photo, colour, 1958. Don Cocker surveyor in Nth QLD, enjoying a bath. .3) - Photo, colour, 1958. Surveyors Nth QLD undertaking survey observations, using MRA1 tellurometer to measure base-line distances. L to R: Len Davies, Lou Sommer, John Van De Graff. MRA1 was covered to stop overheating. .4) - Photo, colour, 1958. Surveyors south of Richmond, QLD digging holes for the erection of a Bilby observation tower. L to R: John Van De Graff, Bob Skitch, Kev Moody, Mal Hayes, Don Gray .5) - Photo, colour, 1958. Surveyors south of Richmond, QLD erecting a Bilby observation tower. L to R: Tom Royle, Bob Skitch (on ground level), Mal Hayes. .6) - Photo, colour, 1958. Surveyors south of Richmond, QLD erecting a Bilby observation tower. L to R: Tom Royle, Bob Skitch, Mal Hayes, Jim McGill (on ground level). .7) - Photo, colour, 1958. Surveyors south of Richmond, QLD undertaking survey measurements from a Bilby observation tower..1P to .7P annotated on back – personnel names, the year and the location. Annotated on back of .5P ‘Black foreground is where Bob Skitch boiled billy and started a grass fire’.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, asr, army svy regt, fortuna, surveying
Box Hill Historical Society
Book, Alkira Centre, A Short History of Alkira 1955-1999, 1999
A short history of Alkira training Centre for intellectually and physically disabled children. The Centre opened in 1955 in Thurston Street, Box Hill. The history covers the years 1955-1999. Includes list of senior management since 1955, Life Governors and Chronological List of Important Milestones
96 pages. Includes b&w photosnon-fictionA short history of Alkira training Centre for intellectually and physically disabled children. The Centre opened in 1955 in Thurston Street, Box Hill. The history covers the years 1955-1999. Includes list of senior management since 1955, Life Governors and Chronological List of Important Milestonesthurston street, alkira, alkira training centre, mcvilly> noel (mr.), robinson> warwick (mr.), race> neil (mr), boldiston> jack (mr), jacobs> cliff (mr), race> alf (mr) (mbe), clayton> ian (mr), 1955, lee> dorothy (mrs), d'elton> helen (mrs), bailey> doris (mrs), ray> margaret (mrs) (mla), robinson> wayne (mr), miller> marie (ms), clynch> suzanne (mrs), himbury> claudette (mrs), moores> don (mr), nelson> geoff (mr), grenness> pat (mrs), boodle> joy (mrs), fitzmaurice> diane (ms), harrison> peter (mr), squires> sid (mr), weatherly> trevor (mr), reese> mervyn (mr), fowler> john (mr), mathieson> ian (mr), murphy> janet (ms), robinson> warwick (mr), thatcher> margaret (mrs), langayroux> frank (mr), bateman> john (mr), ritchie> john (mr), jones> barry (mr), simpson> debbie (ms), conway> john (mr), d'elton> paul (mr), setchell> diana (ms), collins> keith (mr), cranwell> ray (mr), john> michael (mr), saunders> peggy (ms), jacobs> cynthia (ms), napthine> dennis (mr), campbell> donna (ms), d'elton> wally (mr), box hill, gracefield drive, merton street, collinson> arthur (mr), perkins> beryl (mrs), gilbert> les, gilbert> viv, pantlin> ken (mr), nichol> jean (ms), nicholls> bill, nicholls> william (mr), slattery> pat (mrs), de groot> arthur (mr), simpson> julia (mrs), hirons> patricia (ms), squires> glenda, bromley> marcus, squires> wendy, steele> tom, hulbert> wayne, dixon> bernadette, slattery> paul, hirons> margaret, nyga> peter, veitch> margaret, o'riley> damien, burns> helen, anderson> heather, hirons> keith (mr), gray> dorothy (mrs), mckenzie> lorraine (mrs), boyce> - (mrs), lane> helen (mrs), richard> joan (mrs), steele> tom, harrison> kerry, goldsmith> ray, mccredden> l. r. (mr), ingoldby> j. (mr), craig> russell (mr), ridley> d. (mr), reese> m. (mr.), cree> g. (mr.), souter> - (miss), carpenter> g. miss, martin> e. (mr), durbridge> d. (mr), allford> b. (mr), mcbain> j. (mrs), ramus> d. (mrs), churchley> e. (mrs), addison> b. (mrs), allum> n. d. (mrs), hattam> b. (mrs), edmonds> e. (mrs), cree> g. (mr), childrens services
Merbein District Historical Society
Photograph, Merbein Cricket Club, unknown

r. bennett, j. kenny, k. drew, f. bennett, h. symons, j. carey, a. prescott, h. hampton, a. thompson, t. hewitt, r. hayes, j. richards, s. mitting, m. gray, h. allen, j. knuckey, i. anderson, merbein township, cricket club, sports
Merbein District Historical Society
Photograph, Merbein Football Club Under 18 1955, 1955

k. gray, t mckenzie, j. wakefield, g. izard, w. knight, j. dwyer, w. coleman, l. crisp, m. murphy, b. mckay, d. bannister, k. chapman, j. thompson, g.w. crisp, g. driscoll, g. zrna, r. brown, s. walters, l. mann, d. parker, d. potts