Showing 170 items
matching walker mr.
-
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Correspondence, 1962
South African (Boer) War Memorial Bendigo The monument commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action while serving in the South African (Boer) War. It is a bronze statue of a soldier on a granite base. There was a large assemblage on the afternoon of 11th November, when the ceremony of unveiling the soldiers' memorial statue was performed by Brigadier-General Gordon in the presence of a muster of branches of the defence forces. The statue, which is in bronze, is mounted on a massive granite base, on the foot of which is the following inscription: — "Bendigo's tribute to the memory of the Australian soldiers who, in the South African war of 1899 - 1902 gave their lives for Queen and Empire. The statue was modelled by Mr.J. Walker, a young Bendigonian, who has been studying for two or three years under Mr. A. T. Woodward art instructor at the local school of mines. Leader (Melbourne), 19 November 1904. Ola Cohn recalled in her autobiography meeting John Walker as a sculpture student at the Bendigo School of Mines and that he had later received the commission for the Boer War Memorial although she neglects to mention its location. John Walker worked as a sculptor in both Bendigo and West Brunswick before turning to chicken farming in the Bendigo suburb of White Hills. John Walker born in Bendigo and first studied sculpture at the Bendigo School of Art. Walker then went to England to study at the Royal College of Art London, and in Paris at the Collarossi and Julian Academies. The photo of A. T. Pattinson was taken by George Leake Massingham, a professional photographer, who had seven children, one of whom died at birth. After arriving in Australia from England, he established himself as a travelling photographer, an occupation he continued after his marriage. He travelled throughout country Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, setting up studios along the way. The family ended up moving with him, travelling to Sydney, Narrandera, Bendigo, Newtown, Geelong and Deniliquin.Correspondence re Boer War Memorial Bendigo Boer War Memorial Bendigo Letters and photo from and to Mrs Wilson, eldest daughter of Mr Arthur T. Pattinson who was a model for the Boer War sculpture. 10570.1a A restored black and white photo of Trooper Arthur T. Pattinson by BHS Volunteers 10570.1b The original photo as sent by Mrs Wilson to Harold Curnow (Bendigo Historical Society) in 1962. The photo is mount on heavy brown cardboard and has an old catalogue number of "P680" inscribed on it. The cardboard is torn and held together with sticky tape. On the front in italics is printed G.L. Massingham, Bendigo. 10570.1c Notes on the rear of the photo from Mrs Wilson state "that the photo is of Arthur T. Pattinson (Rusty), an Australian Light Horse trooper who served in the Boer War. The Boer War Memeorial in Pall Mall Bendigo represents a trooper on guard. The sculpture was Jack Walker who used Pattinson as a model; and it is regarded as an excellent likeness." 10570.1d A letter from Harold Curnow back to Mrs Wilson on Jan 4th 1963 acknowledging receipt of the photo and a letter received, noting the significance of the historical information. 10570.1e Handwritten letter 29/11/1962 from Mrs Wilson to Mr Curnow introducing herself as Mr Pattinson's eldest daughter and answering the letter he wrote to her father. She mentions the bad health of her parents. Arthur modelled for the statue at least two to three times per week in a studio on the top floor of a building in Bull St. He was the original model to the best of her knowledge. Another model possibly Mr P. Handmear may have sat as a model for renovations (*). The rifle was a light horse rifle issued to Pattinson as he was still serving in 1904. Arthur and Handmear were boys together and very close. * Note - the plaster model was repaired prior to casting in metal. 10570.1f An obituary notice : 18/11/64 "On Nov 17 at Frankston, Emma, wife of the late A. T. Pattinson (Rusty), late of Bendigo. 10570.1g Letter Nov 20th 1962 from Harold Curnow to Mr Arthur T. Pattinson, Kent St., Mornington, Vic. The Letter Below: "Dear Mr Pattinson, Last week your brother, Brit., whom I have known for many yers, supplied the Bendigo Advertiser with some interesting information regarding your role as the model for the late Jack Walker when he was making the statue for the Boer War Memorial here. Yesterday however, another claimant to the distinction of being the model was advanced in the Bendigo Advertiser by Mr Richard Marshall, of Moran Street, Bendigo who said that the soldier's model was Phillip Handmear. I understand that your brother has sent the newspaper cuttings on to you. When he called to see me yesterday, he suggested that I write to you for further particulars. Can you recall the discussion you had with Jack Walker when he approached you about acting as the model and do you remember how many times you posed for him, and whether the work was done in the house, in the yard, or in one of the outbuildings at Moran Street? In short, any details at all. At this point in time we are considering an interesting facet in Bendigo's history, so any seemingly unimportant incidents could really be useful if we knew about them. Have you any old newspaper cuttings mentioning your name in connection with the memorial? Do you remember and remarks that passed between you and Jack walker during the long sessions you must have put in on this work? This could be very important. And do tyou recall where the rifle cam from? Did you or Jack Walker borrow it from the military authorities? Back in 1934 Jack Walker recalled having had to pull the plaster model down and remake it when he discovered it was slightly off-balance and was slowly toppling forward. He told me he had to get his model to pose again. Do you know anything about this? Could it have been that he got Mr. Handmear in for the final stage of the work? That, of course, would apply only if you were not available. Incidentally, I never heard of Mr Hardmear until I saw his name in yesterday's "Advertiser". In any case I intended contacting your brother or you to enquire whether any member of your fmily has an old photograph of you in your Boer War uniform, that is, one taken about the time of or just after the Boer War. I am sure that members of the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society would be most interested to see it. I hope you will have the time and inclination to consider the many points I have raised in this letter because the subject has aroused a lot of interest in Bendigo. Hoping you are well and quite as active as you wish, I remain, with all good wishes, Yours sincerely, Harold Curnow". history, soldiers' memorial bendigo, boer war memorial bendigo, arthur pattinson, john (jack walker) -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "They Said "Please use our Electricity" (in 1907)", 29/03/1951
... with Mr Arthur Walker an employee of ESCo since 1907 and the SEC ...Has a strong association with Mr Arthur Walker an employee of ESCo since 1907 and the SEC - Ballarat office.Newspaper clipping dated 29-3-51, following retirement of Arthur Walker - ESCo and SEC, Accountant at Ballarat office - stories of trams, power supply etc. Has photo of Arthur Walker, has reference to windscreens on tram, testing of trams in Ballarat use of electricity in Ballarat. From The Courier, titled "They Said "Please use our Electricity" (in 1907)" Record updated and images added 21/8/2013.In ink "Courier - Thursday 29-3-51"trams, tramways, sec, esco, power supply, trams -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Kew Historical Society, Tour of the Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, 1977
... Reverse: "KH-89. Mrs Walker Lilydale Historical Society... society of victoria Reverse: "KH-89. Mrs Walker Lilydale ...The Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, is one of the oldest continuing historical societies in the Greater Melbourne region. For over 60 years, the Society has worked with local government and other community organisations to stimulate interest in Kew’s history and heritage. Over this period, the Society has regularly held heritage walking tours in the district including at the Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery. This and other photos taken in the same year are examples of a walking tour held for members of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.One of a series of photographs of a guided tour of the cemetery, led by members of the Kew Historical Society for members of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.Reverse: "KH-89. Mrs Walker Lilydale Historical Society / Mr Cuthill (Royal Historical Society) Tour Organiser / Mr Greer (KHS Member) / Mr M Slattery President KHS 1976-77"boroondara general (kew) cemetery, kew historical society — walking tours, royal historical society of victoria -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Henty family grave, Boroondara General Cemetery, c.1987
The sons and daughters of Thomas and Frances Henty were notable settlers, initially in Western Australia, then in Launceston and finally in Victoria. A number of significant mansions in Kew were owned at various stages by members of the immediate family and or their descendants. The Boroondara General Cemetery includes a number of memorials of or to Henty family members.Original colour positive photograph of a Henty family grave in the Boroondara General Cemetery. This is one of a number of photographs taken c.1987 of graves/headstones of descendants of the Henty family of Victoria. This particular grave is located in Section PRES A 1227 and holds the remains of Myrtle Irena Henty, Venus Walker Henty, Ivor Arthur Henty, the children of Mr & Mrs AJ Henty.. henty family, boroondara general cemetery, myrtle irena henty, venus walker henty, ivor arthur henty -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Puzzle, Two-Dimensional Animals
The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. There were clearly a huge range of toys produced for the Australian and International children’s market in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The examples of toys in the collection include examples of alphabet toys, arcade toys, baby toys, construction toys, dolls, doll accessories, educational toys, soft toys, tin toys, toy animals, toy blocks, toy machines, toy typewriters, etc. Box of two dimensional animals cut from wood including deer, camels, horses etc. The box includes one intact paper hand coloured template of a horse and duck. On this item there is the number LXXVIII. All of the items are housed in a cardboard box produced by Walker Stores Pty Ltd, 471-5 Sydney Road Coburg. The box also states that there was a retail outlet at Glenferrie Station. Inscribed on the box is the name Mr Edward Smith, 16 Macartney Avenue, Kew. The box is not related to the contents apart from probably being used for long term storage.puzzles, toys -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Murray Lewis, A bucket full of berries: reflections on Whitehorse, 2000
This book was produced as part of a raft of community projects under the umbrella of COWCH (City of Whitehorse Community Houses) with funding from the federal government. Projects aimed to celebrate the Centenary of Federation by recording a broad base of aspects of life and experience in Whitehorse drawn from a cross-section of ordinary members of the community. The steering committee for the book worked with the management of the Vermont South Community House - Marjorie Morgan, Carol Pawsey, Val Eldridge, Sue Barnett, Anne Jones, Margaret Banks and Murray Lewis (editor).A collection of stories contributed either as written memoirs or drawn from oral histories that reflect the ways in which the contributors have been associated with the City of Whitehorse. Title page: stamp top right hand corner :Surrey Hills/ Neighbourhood Centre / 157 Union Road; Hand written note "Gifted to Sue Slonek/by Sue Barnett/ Sept. 2012; stamp: Surrey Hills History - top of page.whitehorse, (ms) susan barnett, (ms) susan johns, (mr) arthur tonkin, (mrs) kathleen beanland, (mrs) nancye gration, (mr) norman kerr, (mr) murray lewis, tara cameron, andy hannam, christine howarth, danielle burgess, yeek hoon tija, ian grandy, frances warren, jessie williams, joan nethercote, joyce kotze, john pawsey, hope hughes, thelma osborn, margaret sharp, merle forrest, catherine jenkins, ted o'rourke, judy gordon, george ellis, rene stevens, albert stevens, jessie barnes, mary roberts, howard broadstock, valda broadstock, nelliesutherland, jean johnson, evan walker, joan roberts, pat nitz, joan crummy, patrick crummy, ray stanfield, plaatjien braaf, kath ferrugia, noelene whitaker, margaret wood, phyllis johnson, marie stubbs, eileen pearson, jennifer o'sullivan, joy edwards, virginia burns, walter thompson, mae buckingham -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Home under Construction in Walker St Stawell -- owned by Mr R L Henderson
Home under Construction. R.L. Henderson. Walker St.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Home under Construction in Walker St Stawell -- owned by Mr R L Henderson
Home under Construction. R.L. Henderson. Walker St.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Home under Construction in Walker St Stawell -- owned by Mr R L Henderson
Home under Construction. R.L. Henderson. Walker St.stawell -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Burke & hills: Canterbury Road, Camberwell to Montrose, past and present, 2014
Co-author Gerry Robinson was a speaker at a Surrey Hills Historical Society (SHHS) meeting. Lyndel Walker, member of SHHS, purchased the book for the collection. This book examines the changing landscape of Canterbury Road from the early days of settlement until today (2015)This book examines the changing landscape of Canterbury Road from the early days of settlement until today (2015)burke, surrey hills, canterbury, broughton park, vegetation, (mr) denis delaney, geology, (mr) john mcclare, geography, (mrs) mary mcclare, churches -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Fog on the Dive: 100 years of the Surrey Park Swimming Club, 2004
This book has recorded as much history as is possible of the Surrey Park Swimming Club which lost many records in a fire in 1929. The authors have highlighted a few people who were life members and also some other notable swimmers.This book has recorded as much history as is possible of the Surrey Park Swimming Club which lost many records in a fire in 1929. The authors have highlighted a few people who were life members and also some other notable swimmers.surrey park swimming club (vic), swimming, box hill, (mr) gerard o'donnell, (mr) george lyall, (mr) matt welsh, (mrs) bev storey, (mr) ian pope, (mr) ted holdaway, (mr) dick holdaway, (mr) john konrads, (mr) harold prudden, (mrs) lesley lobban, (mr) gary hart, (mr) brett davis, (mr) gary winduss, (mr) doug andrews, (mr) mick withers, (mr) robert menzies, (mr) robert elmore, j. bell, (miss) alwyn mitchell, (miss) bev lyall, (mr) j orrill, (ms) maureen meagher, (ms) sandra giles, (mr) mack greening, (mr) des meagher, (ms) diane elmore, (ms) christine meagher, (ms) lyn reardon, d. walker, (ms) barbara somcox, (ms) mavis dahl, (ms) ilma dahl, (mr) john (snow) lobban, (mr) alan baster, (mr) tom richards, (mr) john lauder, (miss) val george, (mr) ashley cooper, (mr) noel collacott, (mr) colin mcdonald, (mrs) ivy lavinia weber, (mr) frank beaurepaire -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Fog on the Dive: 100 years of the Surrey Park Swimming Club, 2004
This book has recorded as much history as is possible of the Surrey Park Swimming Club which lost many records in a fire in 1929. The authors have highlighted a few people who were life members and also some other notable swimmers.This book has recorded as much history as is possible of the Surrey Park Swimming Club which lost many records in a fire in 1929. The authors have highlighted a few people who were life members and also some other notable swimmers.surrey park swimming club (vic), swimming, box hill, (mr) gerard o'donnell, (mr) george lyall, (mr) matt welsh, (mrs) bev storey, (mr) ian pope, (mr) ted holdaway, (mr) dick holdaway, (mr) john konrads, (mr) harold prudden, (mrs) lesley lobban, (mr) gary hart, (mr) brett davis, (mr) gary winduss, (mr) doug andrews, (mr) mick withers, (mr) robert menzies, (mr) robert elmore, j. bell, (miss) alwyn mitchell, (miss) bev lyall, (mr) j orrill, (ms) maureen meagher, (ms) sandra giles, (mr) mack greening, (mr) des meagher, (ms) diane elmore, (ms) christine meagher, (ms) lyn reardon, d. walker, (ms) barbara somcox, (ms) mavis dahl, (ms) ilma dahl, (mr) john (snow) lobban, (mr) alan baster, (mr) tom richards, (mr) john lauder, (miss) val george, (mr) ashley cooper, (mr) noel collacott, (mr) colin mcdonald, (mrs) ivy lavinia weber, (mr) frank beaurepaire -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Work on paper - Ephemera: Theatre program - Miss Hook of Holland, 24 & 26 June 1933, H Bowley, Printer, 192 Canterbury Road, Canterbury, June 1933
"Miss Hook of Holland" is a musical comedy (described as a "Dutch Musical Incident") in two acts, with music and lyrics by Paul Rubens and book by Austen Hurgon and Rubens. It opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, on 31 January 1907, and had a successful run of 462 performances. A synopsis of the plot can be found at https://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_m/miss_hook_holland.htm This was one of a number of productions of the Surrey Hills Amateur Operatic Society during the 1930s. The society formed in 1931 and its first production was "The Cingalee", followed in 1932 by "The Arcadians". Other productions were "Princess Ju-Ju", "The Quaker Girl", "The Hook of Holland" and "The Country Girl". Apart its cultural and social importance, the aim of the Society was to raise funds for charity. Mrs Constance Clucas was a driving force behind the productions. A comprehensive account of the society's activities is found in 'A history of Surrey Hills' Sporting clubs and Cultural Groups" by Ken James. This and other programs of the Surrey Hills Amateur Operatic Society provide insight into the cultural life of Surrey Hills in the 1930s.Cream-coloured stapled program printed in brown of a musical comedy in 2 acts. Includes a cast list and committee of the Surrey Hills Amateur Operatic Society, a synopsis of the play, a list of the musical items, photos of Mrs P D Clucas and Mr Norman Lee and a number of ads for local and city businesses."J Hall" signed on back in ink or biro; Norman Lee has signed his photo in ink.camberwell town hall, operetta, miss hook of holland, tanner and monckton, surrey hills amateur operatic society, j c williamson ltd, surrey hills baby health centre, alfred hospital, orthopaedic hospital, surrey hills orchestra, anne's pantry, surrey hall, entertainment, fundraising, musical events and activities, miss cook, mr j colquhoun, h e witchell, a h chenu, norman lee, jean gordon, wilfred darby, jeanette mcdowell, ronald isherwood, howard p denny, miss phyllis heitsch, una v blaikie, howard burnett, jack chapman, winifred broderick, gladys marshall, scyla cocking, harold g brett, harry cocking, aubrey pearce, william morrison, muriel middleton, barbara brigdon, jessie collins, ethel cerini, isabel callaghan, florrie doreian, violet ebbels, jessie fethers, margot gordon, jean robinson, gordon lavender, marjory gordon, grace linford, mollie middleton, eileen middleton, muriel marshall, gladys oliver, mary scragg, beryl scragg, nina sinclair, jean wearne, gladys roberts, rose pearse, jean douglass, jessie powys, mabel thomas, violet abery, roy brian, herbert darby, wilfred harley, robert rowse, jack walker, fred williams, george duncan, mrs g d clucas, mrs p d blaikie, miss w h duncan, mrs g d grover, mrs b collins, miss m harley, mr r cocking, mr h colton, ada walton, mrs c colquoun -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
book, A bucket full of berries: reflections on Whitehorse, 2000
This book was produced as part of a raft of community projects under the umbrella of COWCH (City of Whitehorse Community Houses) with funding from the federal government. Projects aimed to celebrate the Centenary of Federation by recording a broad base of aspects of life and experience in Whitehorse drawn from a cross-section of ordinary members of the community. The steering committee for the book worked with the management of the Vermont South Community House - Marjorie Morgan, Carol Pawsey, Val Eldridge, Sue Barnett, Anne Jones, Margaret Banks and Murray Lewis (editor).A collection of stories contributed either as written memoirs or drawn from oral histories that reflect the ways in which the contributors have been associated with the City of Whitehorse. A Federation Project of the Collective of Whitehorse Neighbourhood and Community Houses.whitehorse, (ms) susan barnett, (ms) susan johns, (mr) arthur tonkin, (mrs) kathleen beanland, (mrs) nancye gration, (mr) norman kerr, (mr) murray lewis, tara cameron, andy hannam, christine howarth, danielle burgess, yeek hoon tjia, ian grandy, frances warren, jessie williams, joan nethercote, joyce kotze, john pawsy, greg bawden, hope hughes, thelma osborn, margaret sharp, merle forrest, caterhine jenkins, ted o'rourke, judy gordon, george ellis, rene & albert stevens, jessie barnes, mary roberts, howard & valda broadstock, nellie sutherland, jean johnson, evan walker, joan roberts, pat nitz, joan & patrick crummy, ray stanfield, plaatjien braaf, kath farrugia, noelene whitaker, margaret wood, phyllis johnson, marie stubbs, eileen pearson, jennifer o'sullivan, joy edwards, virginia burns, walter thompson, mae buckingham -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Object, Lorna Lodge, 2004
This board was constructed to provide information about the history of Lorna Lodge and to display some photographs and a newspaper cutting relating to this. The photographs are (clockwise): Photograph of Lorna Lodge on December 26, 1969 with a man standing outside and three children on the ramp leading to the front door. Photograph of Miss Elizabeth Skene, oldest member, at the 60th anniversary of the Barwon Heads auxiliary. Newspaper cutting: Ocean Grove News. Luncheon to help the blind. Ocean Grove has its fair share of fundraising groups. And the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Ocean Grove Auxiliary is up there with the most hardworking. Pictured at the auxiliary's recent meeting are president Lorna Walker, secretary Vera Montgomery and treasurer Grace Brown. Talking of fundraising, the auxiliary will hold a casserole luncheon at the Ocean Grove Bowling Club on Monday, June 6 at noon. Tickets are available at the door at $5. Photograph of 60th anniversary in 2002 of RVIB Barwon Heads Mrs Grace Brown President and Yvonne Conners of Geelong West with a cake marking the occasion. Photograph of Bonnie Cameron and Vera Montgomery, RVIB Members holding a picture of the boat shed at Barwon Heads. Photograph of RVIB Life Members Achievement Award, awarded in recognition of support from Barwon Heads Auxiliary. Presented by Governor of Victoria John Landy at Government House on March 26th, 2003. L-R: Lorraine Gleeson, Jill Smith, Bonnie Cameron, Alice Donally, Wyn O'Brian, Una Harding and Dawn White. Photograph of Mrs Lorna Walker. In 1979 a 7.2 sq holiday home on exhibition at the Melbourne Home Show was donated to the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind by Eureka Budget Homes Pty Ltd. The Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Lions Club transported this home from Melbourne to it's present site in Barwon Heads, where since 1980, it was planned to be made available as a holiday home for the blind and visually impaired clients. Mr Keith Rikards the then president of Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Lions Club and another member Mr John Van Den Eykel volunteered to carry out all maintenance. In 1942 Mrs Eric Russell formed an auxiliary for the blind in Barwon Heads and amongst these foundation members was Mrs Lorna Walker. Mrs Walker was married to the local butcher who also had trotting stables on their property. Of their two children, Nola and Barry, Nola had developed an eye problem, noted by Mrs Walker's friend Mrs Alberta Tutton, the then Victorian President of RVIB, with whom she met to play tennis with each week. Through this friendship Lorna became a valuable member of the RVIB and enjoyed 48 years with Barwon Heads, 18 of those years as President. Tragically killed in a car accident in 1990, the local auxiliary made the decision to name the holiday home 'Lorna Lodge', in memory of their hardworking member Mrs Lorna Walker. Today December 2004, The Barwon Heads RVIB Ladies give of their time to maintain this home and garden for the benefit of all visually impaired people.Image of board with photographs, text and newspaper cuttinglorna lodge, royal victorian institute for the blind -
Melton City Libraries
Newspaper, Oral History Day, 1992
Mary Tolhurst M&DHS - March 29th Dunvegan Willows Park Melton 1992 Ladies Oral History Day Graham Minns President Ray Radford MC Sound recording transfer to CD 2011 by Tom Wood Edited typescript by Wendy Barrie 2013 I was born in Rockbank, and when I was five years old moved to Toolern Vale and started and finished school there. Toolern Vale only consisted of the Store, Post Office and shop, where you could buy your fodder, and pollard supplies, the Hall, the little Church and the bluestone School. The School changed shape three times from the 1800s[1869] til the time I went there. There was four generations of my family that went there and it was destroyed by fire in 1965. Marjorie nee Myers Butler. Yes, I remember along with it your lovely Ronisch piano. Mary, quite true! Marj what you say about the Ronisch piano. When I came the age to learn music my mum and dad couldn’t really afford it, but still what parents do for their children. They had Marj go along with them and pick this lovely Ronisch piano. It was known round the district. Everyone commented about the loss that lovely piano. After leaving school it was war time, 1939, then it was work, When I was 7 year old I was put out into the cow yard. In 1940 when the soldiers were going away our milk was confiscated it had to go to Bacchus Marsh. It used to go the Sunbury to be brine cooled and then go to Melbourne. Then they took it then to the Lifeguard Milk Factory at Bacchus Marsh. It had to go as condensed milk to the soldiers. This year is 50 years of the Land Army. I was an unofficial Land Army but they still kept check on me. I went onto married life and I followed the cows right through [howls of laughter] and we went on until the 1965 fire. That’s when we got out of the cows. Marjorie asks, was Granny Watts your grandmother or great grandmother? Mary: She was my great grandmother, the midwife of Melton. The 1965 fire started ¾ of a mile above our place, Frank Ryan’s sheds were burnt and his house was saved, then it wiped the School out, the Hall, the Church the Post Office and Store and little house that was Charlie Charlton’s in the early days. Mrs Wilson’s place was saved by the Fire Brigade by pulling boards off the side, and from there it went over the hill and it was stopped at the Rockbank Railway Station. If it had of got over the railway they said it would have gone into Werribee. A lot was burnt out in that strip. Mary nee Nixon Collins: 18 houses burnt that day. Audience question, did Melton get burnt that day? Ray: No. It came down through the Toolern Vale road and cut across about a mile and a half from the cross roads at Toolern Vale from north westerly to the south east and cut through over the Keilor road. Mary: It came in across the creek at Funstons in Toolern, then through Jim Minns. Dorothy was it your place then [nee Knox Beaty] to Ken Beatty’s and from there it went through to Doug McIntosh’s and to Cockbills and the wind changed and it came across to the railway line, and that is where they stopped it. [the cause of the fire was controversial, they had been burning off the night before and there was some talk of someone starting it. It was very hot and very strong wind, it was a terrible day] Ray: When the fire went through McIntosh’s they had a haystack on the north side of their house and the haystack got caught and the fire burnt a hole through the side of the house and the boys pyjamas on the bed. The house was saved. It came through like and express train roaring at you, I was at McIntosh’s when it went roaring past. You couldn’t see, dust and ash and tremendous heat. The fire started about 12 o’clock Jack [husband] said to me, fire, I said where, where? Just up the road, what have I got to do? and he went out and he had gone to the fire and left me. I tried to get the animals and I put out buckets of water, putting the buckets of water out saved my life. Chas Jones and another friend of his came in and they picked up the buckets of water, I thought I had better get out because the fire was on the haystack up the paddock and when I went to go out through the north side of the house and couldn’t get out, I’ll go through the front gate so I went around the other side of the house. I got caught there and Chassy Jones and his friend came round carrying the bucket of water and I panicked. He threw the bucket of water over me. Well that is what saved my life because I was damp, whenever we tried to leave the ball of fire came over me and over my shoulder and my hair was scorched. Chassy Jones lost his truck and Keith Watt his big truck because he had the water tank on it and they couldn’t get out of the yard. Granny Watt’s house, the first private hospital had condemned and Jack and I pulled it down and had it moved up to Toolern and had it in the yard a fortnight and it was all burnt and we didn’t get the shed we wanted. Every 13 years right up until Ash Wednesday fires, there has always been fire close at hand. The 1952 fire went down the back of the house, the 1965 fire took the house, and the house that I live in now, it is the third house that has been on that spot. When the Hunters owned it, Mrs Hunter was nearly burnt in her bed. They had a 13 roomed house. In 1924 the house burnt down, and there was another house was built there and that was the one that burnt down. Edna: So Mary built a brick veneer house. Marjorie: like the three little pigs [laughter] Collins - Mary M &DHS - March 29th 1992 Ladies oral history day at Dunvegan, Willows Park Melton. Graham Minns President Ray Radford MC Sound recording transferred to CD 2011 Edited typescript by Wendy Barrie 2013 Mary Collins nee Nixon born in Terang 1907 down in the Western District and we shifted to Melton when I was 5 and a half then I started school here in Melton, and spent all my school life at Melton State School, next to the Church of England, it’s called the Primary School now. I got my Qualifying and Merit Certificate then I left School because there wasn’t a High School. When I was 16 I got and job in the Melton Post Office and I worked there, I was the first girl in Melton to deliver the mail, and worked on the telephone and the Bank business. Mrs Ross and myself behind the counter, there were about 500 – 600 people in the Shire at that time and now when I go into the new Post Office there is 36,000 here there’s still 2 people behind the counter [laughter from the audience] and wait in a queue right out to the door. Times haven’t changed much have they! There was a manual telephone and you had to ring the handle, and there were eight subscribers when I went there and when I left there were 46 I had coaxed that number to join the telephone, even the police station didn’t have the phone on. The two Hotels and the two Chaff mills and Mr Ernie Barrie, Parkers the butcher, the Shire Office was No 8, and the Police house was next to the Courthouse on the corner. They were number 9. I can remember a lot of the numbers still. The Post Office was the Agency for the Commonwealth Bank [comment from audience member] I used to do the Bank business too, I left after four years there, mother wasn’t very well. The Inspector who used to come up to the Post Office asked me if I would take up casual Post Mistress and to go around the different districts but I refused and when Mrs Ross’s holidays were due I was the replacement. I wasn’t 21. I loved my work meeting everybody and most people had horse and jinkers and when the elderly would come in there would be Mr Tom Morrow, he only had one arm and Mrs Dunn came from Bulman’s road in their horse and jinker. They were elderly I would see them pull up out the front and quickly get their mail and run out to them because they didn’t have to get out of the jinker to tie up their horse. If someone had a baby in arms I would tear out and hold the baby while they got down. Mrs Ross was very very strict. I had to sweep the Post Office, she had a couple of mats and there would be a threepence or a sixpence under the mats show she knew whether I lifted the mat, I was whether I was honest or not. Graham: How much were your wages? I got 27/7 pence a week for a 52 hour week. I had to work every holiday except Good Friday and Christmas Day and even when it was Monday holiday I always had to go to work from 9am - !0 am, the Post Office was always open. In the winter I had to wait until twenty past six in case there were any telegrams to deliver. I delivered them on a push bike. One time Tom Barrie told me this years afterwards. I used to go home for lunch. We lived on the Keilor road and I used to ride my bike home. On the hot days the boys used to go and swim in the swimming pool down near a turn in the creek there was a hole where the boys would swim in the nude, they didn’t have any bathers and they didn’t have any watches in those days. Tom Barrie said they always used to watched for me as I was always about 3 minutes past 1, my lunch hour was from 1-2. One particular day they missed seeing me and swam on, and of course they were all late for school when they got back and were all kept in a night. I did get a fortnight holiday. I loved my work and I knew everyone in the district right from Toolern Vale to the Marsh and everybody at Melton South. Did you listen into conversations on the Switchboard? Oh no. [laughter] Melton did not have electricity then. I had to fill the lamps everyday with kerosene. The Staughton Memorial was outside the Post Office. It had four posts with the chain looped around it, and that’s where the people used to tie up their horses. Marjorie nee Myers Butler comments about sitting and swinging on the chains. Mr Fred Coburn lit the acetylene gas light in the Memorial. It was the only streetlight in Melton. There was no electricity until 1939. Ray Radford comments about another gas street light which was on the corner of Station road. [later] Mary passes around her school photos. Mary mentions the names of those who have passed away, Maisie McDonald, ,Marian Wraith, Hilda McCreey, and Valda McDonald. I have written the names on the back. Marjorie comments about Marie Jongebloed and Greta are the only two girls left out of big family of ten I think there were [hesitates] 4 or 5 girls and the rest were boys. Mary. Flora Woodley, Dorrie Flynn and Margaret McDonald are still alive. They are my age we were all born about 1907. Marjorie points out herself in a later photo [1921 and 1922 School ] Mary mentions the name Walsh and identyfies following names, the Parker boys, Ken Beaty, Malc and Linda Cameron, Maisie Mc Donald, Ted Radford, George Nixon, Norman Minns, he was later the Shire Secretary of Werribee. One of the Woodley girls. [Maisie Arthur] Marjorie: Rosie Shearwood, June Whiting Mary. Lily Mc Donald, she has passed away. Isabel Harrison nee Tinkler, she lives at Werribee, Doreen Rogers, Marjorie Walker, Jess McIntosh, Mary Gillespie. Mr Malone was the Junior teacher Mr Roe and Miss Cooke. Fred Myers, my sister [Elizabeth] and the year was 1921. Myers (Barrie) School Photo Collection. Many of the names were identified at the 1970 Centenary of Melton State School No. 430. Edna Barrie organised, compiled and typed the lists to accompany these photos for the year 1921. The 1922 photo shows the higher grades. Ladies Oral History Day event held by Melton and District Historical Society, article featured in the Telegraphlocal identities, local special interest groups -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Painting, Portrait of Thomas Manly, 1930
Thomas Manly was a well-known resident of Bacchus Marsh. Born at Rowsley in 1863, Mr. Manly was a grandson in a family who had been in the service of the Greene family at "Greystones" from the time of its arrival in Victoria. The woolsheds at "Greystones" were built by deceased's grandfather, who also conducted a jeweller's shop at Rowsley. Like his forebears, Mr. Thomas Manly entered the service at "Greystones" and later worked for Messrs. Chomley and Boyd at "Glenmore." After his marriage to Miss Mary Johnston, whose mother arrived as an infant in Bacchus Marsh as early as 1839, Mr. Manly took up residence in the Main Street, Bacchus Marsh, where he has lived ever since. Deceased was a great walker, and mostly walked to his work, both at Rowsley and for the past 27 years to the Darley brickworks. Never a prominent man in public affairs, he was essentially a home-lover, and adopted horticulture as his hobby, gaining many prizes for both flowers and lucerne. Text for this description taken from the obituary for Thomas Manly in the Bacchus Marsh Express, 26 June, 1937, page 3, column 2.A framed painting based on a 1930 photograph of Tom Manly.'Heirloom' inscribed at the bottom right hand corner of the paintingthomas manly 1863-1937, bacchus marsh and district biographies -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of Tarnagulla Tennis Club members, Tarnagulla Tennis Club members, circa 1900 (original image)
Murray Comrie Collection. Monochrome photograph depicting members of Tarnagulla Tennis Club posed as a group on the side of the Tarnagulla Tennis Club court, with the Club shelter behind. An accompanying note identifies some of the subjects: Boys at back: 1. ______ 2. _________ 3. Fred Radnell Back row: 1. __________ 2. Walker (chemist) 3. ________(F) 4. ________(F) 5. Mr. Harper 6. Alice Joyce 7. _______(F) 8. Mary Comrie 9. _________ (F) 10. Dan Duggan 11. _______(F) 12._______(F) 13._______(F) 14. Ruth Langan 15. Tom Page Seated/middle row: 1. Maud Renshaw 2. _______(F) 3. Emily Renshaw 4. Eliza Renshaw 5. Ruth Bool 6. Mrs Leonard (Emma Davies) with child Viva Hale in front 7. Jess Joyce. Seated on ground: 1. _______(M) 2. Emily Joyce 3. Annie Ison 4. Elsie Comrie 5. Florrie Bool 6. (M) possibly Dr. Donovan. This fair quality copy was made from an older original photograph, probably in the late 1960s. tarnagulla, tennis, sport, clubs, people, walker, radnell, harper, joyce, comrie, duggan, langan, renshaw, bool, leonard, davies, hale, ison, donovan -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Melbourne Legacy, Malvern Class 1953, 1953
A photo from a newsletter from September 1953. The photo shows the Malvern boys class, which had approximately 40 members Back row: Garry Burns, Merv Nelson, Ted Soutar, Peter Grenfell, Don McKneil, Frank Batty, Ross Moloney, Don McKean. 2nd row: John Kerlie, Ian Cameron, Dick Farnback, Norm Brown, John Farnbach, Ian Grainger, Graeme Pocknee, Frank Rutledge, Fred Strong, 3rd row: Graham Thorp, Norm Wright, Brian Scarlett, Ron Wilson, John Wright, George Brown, Alec Addison, George Thorpe, Harold Boyes. 4th row: Andrew Tonkin, Edward Pocknee, William L Brown, Max Hamilton, Ken Jacka, Don Walker, Cliff McAliece, John Brown, John Buckle. Front row: Geoff Strogeon, Richard Bowman, Dick Payne, David Trigg, Ken Dean, John Clarke, William J Brown. Other names mentioned in the article include new boys, Harold Boyes, Ken Dean, Frank Rutledge, Richard Bowman, Max Hamilton, David Trigg, Ian Brown, Cliff McAliece, Andrew Tonkin, John Buckle, Ian Newnham, Norm Wright, John Clark, Brian Payne, Don Walker. The newsletter mentions that the photos of the boys classes were donated to Legacy by Mr John Beckett of Sandringham. Individual photos being catalogued to record detail about each one.The newsletter outlining news of Junior Legatee activities with mentions of boys by name.Black and white photo of the Malvern boys class printed in a newsletter in September 1953.junior legatees, boys classes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age Newspaper, "Trams crash, 31 hurt", 7-2-1989
Reports on a significant rear on collision between two Z class trams, Z3 171 and another in Mt Alexander Road at Thorn Street Essendon. Gives details of the event. Story by Graeme Walker and Innes Willox and Age photographer Craig Abraham. In The Age, there is a second item about the rearrangement of Transport Departments - V-line, The Met into the Public Transport Corporation and the formation of the Roads Corporation from the Road Construction Authority and the Road Traffic Authority. Quotes Mr Kennan, Minister, Mr Brown Opposition spokesman and Peter Parkinson of Trades Hall. Item written by John Masanauskas.Yields information about an accident rear on in Mt Alexander Road Essendon and transport management rearrangements.Set of two newspaper clippings; 1 - "Trams crash, 31 hurt" - The Sun 7-2-1989 2 - "A painful end to tram journey" and "Left-wing wins in transport merger" - The Age 7-2-1989tramways, trams, mt alexander road, accidents, z3 class, tran 171, unions, amalgamation, management, the met, v-line, ptc, public transport corporation