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Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Newspaper Article, Rev. R. T. Walker - Presbyterian General Assembly - luncheon at which about 200 ladies and gentlemen attended Melbourne Athenaeum Hall - South Australian Register, Saturday 21 November 1874
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Unions Ballarat
John Hancock and the rise of Victorian Labor : the first detonation of the volcano, Claven, Jim, 1993
Biography of Labor's first member of the Victorian legislature in Footscray, Victoria. Hancock was an MLA in 1891–1892 and 1894–1899. The author, Jim Claven, was a member of the ALP Victorian branch administrative committee and the Fabian Society executive.Biographical history pertaining to the Victorian ALP.Paper; book. Front cover: blue background; yellow and white text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labor council, ballarat trades hall, victorian parliament, claven, jim, hancock, john, alp, australian labor party, fabian society, elections, government, mlas, member of legislative assembly, politicians, politics -
Unions Ballarat
Photograph: Kim Beazley, Marg Card, Karen Overington, Dianne Hadden, 6 August 1998
Photograph: Kim Beazley, Marg Card, Karen Overington, Dianne Hadden Kim Beazley is a former diplomat, he was an ALP federal MP, deputy prime minister and leader of the opposition. Beazley was part of the Hawke/Keating cabinet and served in such roles as Minister for Defence and Minister for Finance. Dianne Hadden was an ALP member, but resigned and became an independent. She served in the Victorian Legislative Council from 1999-2006. Ms Hadden stood for the Legislative Assembly seat of Ballarat East in 2007, but was unsuccessful. Marg Card unsuccessfully contested the 1998 federal election for the seat of Ballarat. She served as a councillor and mayor at the Moorabool Shire. Karen Overington was a former welfare worker and served as a councillor and mayor (Sebastopol Borough) before she was elected to federal parliament in 1999. Karen did not contest the 2010 election. She died from cancer in 2011.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, card, marg, overington, karen, elections, hadden, dianne, politicians, cabinet, alp, australian labor party -
Unions Ballarat
Photograph: Jaala Pulford MLC and John Lenders MLC, 19/6/09
Photograph: Jaala Pulford MLC and John Lenders MLC. A third person is pictured (left), but has not been identified. The photo is taken at a bar - location unknown. Jaala Pulford has been an MLC since 2006 representing the Western Victorian Region. She currently serves as Minister for Regional Development and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council. John Lenders served in the legislative assembly and legislative council in the period 1999 to 2014. He served in the cabinet, as Minister of Education and Treasurer in the Bracks and Brumby governments. He was appointed leader of government in the legislative council whilst the ALP were in power. John Lenders retired from politics in 2014. Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politicians - state, pulford, jaala, lenders, john, politicians, cabinet -
Unions Ballarat
Quotations from Chairman Henry Bolte (Don Woodward Collection), 1972
Henry Bolte became a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and was later State Premier. He represented the Liberal Party.Political interest - anecdotal. Infotainment.Book; 60 pages. Cover: blue background; white lettering; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, premiers - bolte, politics and government, liberal party australia, lpa -
Unions Ballarat
Peter Lalor Lithograph, n/d
Peter Lalor rose to fame for his leading role in the Eureka Rebellion at Ballarat in 1854. He is the only outlaw to make it into parliament. The siege of Eureka culminated in November and December 1854 arising as the result of disagreement between disaffected gold miners (led by Peter Lalor) and colonial forces about compulsory mining licences. This lithograph is rare - the only one we are aware of.Eureka Stockade (Ballarat), politics and government (Victoria, Australia).Lithograph - sepia. Picture of Peter Lalor in Legislative Assembly speaker's regalia."The late Hon Peter Lalor, Ex-Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and leader of the Memorable Eureka Insurrection of 1854. Born - Tennikill, Queen's County, Ireland, 1827. Died - Melbourne, Victoria, 1889. Aged 62 years."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, lalor, peter, history - ballarat, politics and government -
Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Photographs - original, Circa 1965
Collection of 21 black and white and 3 colour photographs taken approximately in 1965 of the School buildings and grounds. Views of the Oval with classrooms and J.G. Robinson Hall located near the well-loved fig tree. View of J.G. Robinson Hall and the P.W. Oval taken from the 1955 second storey addition to the Woodstock building. Exterior and interior views of the Woodstock Building including interior views of the science laboratory opened in 1960. The J.G. Robinson Hall was used for a variety of events including assemblies; gymnasium and performances. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - R.S.L. BENDIGO COLLECTION: TIME TABLE FOR MARCH
Typed time table for march. Detailed is the Assembly, Order of March, Spacings, Route, Bands, Last Post, Reveille, Traffic arrangements, and Timings. Written at the end of the first page is:'Dawn Service 6.30 ? ?.event, official, anzac day, r.s.l. bendigo collection - time table for march, mr a v palmer, mr w e p carruthers, f jackson, w fern, w green, j murdoch, f schilling, boer war statue, 38 bn band, cenotaph, national bank, bendigo pipe band, ahq carto fortuna, lansell statue, hopetoun and municipal bands, marist brothers bands, bendigo pipe band, memorial hall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: A GUIDE FOR DRIVERS ON THE WHIPSTICK TOUR
A Guide for Drivers on the Whipstick Tour. First page gives assembly area, driving in convoy and negotiating water or boggy patches across the road. Amended written at the end of the page. Directions with mileage and items of interest for the tour on Sunday September 9th (no year). A Whipstick Map 1971 showing State Forest, Crown Lands, Uncleared Mallee - Private (shown in different colours) Water Reserve and Roads. Noted are Flora and Fauna - Plants, Birds & Mammals, and areas of State Forest and Southern State Forest with Mallee Scrub area noted. Also State Forest & Crown Lands Total Area and a map scale. The Bendigo Whipstick mentions area, suggestions of where the name Whipstick came from, shrubs and flowers with their flowering times, descriptions of some of them and some information on the Mallee Fowl. The Eucalyptus Oil Industry paragraph mentions the beginnings of the industry. Mentioned are the different uses of oils (perfumery, industrial and medicinal) and the different species of eucalypt used for each and various products. Also notes on the growing, harvesting and refining of eucalyptus. P Ellis at the end of the page. The next two and a half pages mentions reserves, and at the end acknowledgements. Includes a spare copy of 'The Bendigo Whipstick' by P Ellis.bendigo, history, early bendigo, peter ellis collection, a guide for drivers on the whipstick tour, the whipstick 1971 map, shire of marong, shire of east loddon, shire of huntly, borough of eaglehawk, city of bendigo, shire of strathfieldsaye, the bendigo whipstick, eucalyptus oil industry, eaglehawk town hall, lightning hill lookout, eaglehawk rifle range, new moon mines, blue jacket reservoir, maggetti's wine hall, camp hotel (ex), skylark dam, eucalyptus oil production, eucalyptus factory, whipstick eucalyptus farm, ruedin's eucalyptus factory, dutch bowls, governor philip, sir joseph banks, john white, baron von mueller, joseph bosisto, commonwealth government, perfumery oils, industrial oils, medicinal oils, p ellis, dr frith, csiro wildlife division, harley webster, forests commission, vincent serventy, victorian national parks association, bendigo field naturalists club -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: AUSTRALASIAN SKETCHER 1877, 1st September, 1978
Page from the Australasian Sketcher 1 Sept, 1877 with three sketches showing people in various Old time fancy dress. Details are on the back of the page. Also on the back are two other articles: The Bachelors' Quadrille and The Bachelors' Quadrille Assembly. Also a small advertisement for ball boots and shoes available at Abbotts of Pall Mall and a copy of Bachelors' Quadrille Assembly Sixteenth Annual Ball (Bal Masque) held on Tuesday, 4th September, 1888 at the Town Hall, Sandhurst. T. W. Orr, Hon. Sec.newspaper, argus, news items, peter ellis collection, australasian sketcher 1 sept 1877, fancy dress ball, abbott's lyceum theatre, sandhurst town hall, abbotts, t w orr -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: RECOLLECTIONS PICTORIAL LIFTOUT
Historical liftout. Newspaper. Titled RECOLLECTIONS Pictorial Liftout 1990.1 looking down Mitchell st from Railway Bridge. 2 Original railway station viewed from Mitchell st bridge. 3 The great extended Hustlers mine. 4 1873 photo recently extended town hall with corn exchange at front left. 5 looking north westerly from city rec reserve at royal hustlers. 6 children play on mullock heap in front of a view of westerly quarter of Sandhurst. 7 Bank of Victoria, Mitchell st left is Bendigo's original post office. 8 Looking down from what is now Rosalind Park. Shamrock Hotel can be seen on corner of Williamson st and Pall Mall. This photo predates the construction of post office and law courts. 9 girl eating fairy floss. 10 4 kids on 1 horse in procession. 11 monkey and pedal car, a novelty attraction 1940's. 12 pony rides. 13 flying horses (ride). 14 procession past city hall. 15 Original ANZ bank corner Williamson st & Pall Mall. 16 Chinese Dragons Bendigo Easter Fair 1940's. 17 City Hall viewed from Bull st. 18 City hall original ceiling. 19 new town hall 1861. Mike Butcher, local historian. 21 Interior plan of city hall (groundfloor) 22 circa 1920's 23 Tattered fragment original architect's drawing. 24 original assembly room. 25 Camp Hill PS Shamrock hotel without top storeys. 27 shop with signage advertising Bushells, Bex and Swallow's Biscuits. 28 View from where fountain is now. 29 Hargreaves st looking south, now Hargreaves mall. Horse drawn water tank watering down road. 30 Central Deborah Gold mine poppet head. 31 Borough town hall, tram ways. 32 Original ANZ Bank corner Williamson st and Pall Mall, demolished in mid 1960's. 33 Bush's store corner Williamson and Myer streets.34 Men on boat, don't know what or where. 35 Shearers. 36 man on a three wheeled bike. 37 4 Gold miners with shovels. 38 6pm closing, no trade Sundays, no women in main bar. 39 Peaceful scene Castlemaine 1940's Photographer Alan Doney. 40 Qantas Jet The City of Bendigo Tullamarine Airport. BCV-8 camera man & Advertiser photographer. 41 Ladies. 42 Tennis -> men and women (women in hats). 43 Sandhurst footy team. 44 Early school photo.Alan Doneybendigo, history, photographic history -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
Photograph - gelatin silver photograph, Johnstone O'Shannessy & Co, Councillor H.E. Hall, Mayor of Brighton 1921-22, c. 1922
... Henry Ernest Hall (1860-1943) was a representative for the South ...Henry Ernest Hall (1860-1943) was a representative for the South Ward in Brighton Council from 1912-1943, becoming Mayor in 1921-22 and again in 1933-34. He was also formerly a Councillor in Essendon. In 1928 he ran as a Nationalist candidate for Brighton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. portrait, councillor, mayor, brighton, municipality, henry ernest hall, south ward, cr. h.e. hall, victorian legislative assembly, j.p, justice of the peace -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
album - album containing photographs and documents, Album recording the results of the by-election for the District of Brighton, 1928, 1928
This album records the counting of votes for the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Electoral District of Brighton at the Brighton Town Hall on 28 April 1928. The byelection took place to fill the seat caused by the death of Mr. Snowball. The candidates were Henry Armitage Abbott, William Fyfe Finlayson, Henry Earnest Hall, Martin Hannah, Daniel James Hoban, Alured Kelly, Ian MacFarlan, James Morrison Ramsay, Thomas Ryan. Due to there being no absolute majority, the counting of preferential votes to eliminate defeated candidates took place. Ian MacFarlan was elected as Member for the district. byelection, election, district of brighton, legislative assembly, henry armitage abbott, william fyfe finlayson, henry earnest hall, martin hannah, daniel james hoban, alured kelly, ian macfarlan, james morrison ramsay, thomas ryan, j.a. taylor, j.a. grant, town clerk, brighton town hall -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Archive - Vertical file, Chatham Primary School
Chatham Primary School opened in August 1927 following local pressure for an additional school. Balwyn, Mont Albert and Surrey Hills schools were all experiencing overcrowding following population growth after WW1.A vertical file of information related to Chatham Primary School: 1. Correspondence regarding establishment of the school – all are copies: • Letter from Amy Brown to Secretary of Chatham School Committee (undated) relating to correspondence regarding the establishment of the school • Letter from Education Department to Mr. A.R. Brown, 17.5.1923. • Letter from Department of Public Works to Mrs. Amy R. Brown, 2.10.1923. • Letter from Education Department to Mr. A.R. Brown, 2.11.1923. • Letter from A. Brown to Education Department ?, 7.11.1923. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, MLA, State Parliament House to Mr. A.R. Brown, 8.11.1923. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mr. A.R. Brown, 19.11.1923. • Letter from Department of Public Works to Mrs. Amy R. Brown, 5.12.1923. • Letter from Education Department to Mrs. A. Brown, 8.12.1923. • Letter from A. Brown to Mr. Greenwood, 26.7.1925. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 14.3.1925. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 15.7.1925. 2. Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 16.11.1925. 3. Letter from Department of Public Works to Mrs. A. R. Brown, 10.11.1926. 4. Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 2.3.1923. 5. Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 3.6.1927. 6. Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 29.6.1927. 7. 2 Mr. Harbert’s account for Shelter Shed, Chatham State School, (undated), (1 page). 8. 4 copies of newspaper cuttings: 9. ‘Masts tell Edina’s history’, Herald, 4.5.1931, 10. ‘Edina to have holiday on 80th birthday’, Argus, 4.5.1934, 11. ‘Edina’s birthday tomorrow’, Age, 4.5.1934, 12. ‘Old lady of the sea has a birthday’, Star, 4.5.1934 (1 page). 13. ‘The story of the steamship “Edina” a wonderful veteran of the seas’, The Meccano Magazine, A.R. Prince, December, 193 ? (1 page). 14. ‘Ponsford and schoolboys’, (paper and date unknown), (2 pages). 15. Program for ‘Trial by jury’, 16.11.1929 (1 page). 16. ‘What was the joke that the Governor told?’, paper unknown, 5.5.1931 (1 page). 17. ‘History in school flag’, paper and date unknown (1 page). 18. Lists of girl and boy dux 1928 – 1944 (1page). 19. Chatham School 4314 notes (undated) (3 pages). 20. Extracts from Box Hill Reporter, 1927-9, from Alan Holt collection (1 page). 21. Empire day celebrations in Surrey Hills in 1930s, notes from Matt Bowen, 1983 (1 page). 22. Extracts from Box Hill Reporter 1927-8 (1 page). 23. Vision and realisation, 1973 Education Department : Port Phillip Eastern Region: 4314 Chatham notes by H.H. Singleton (1 page). 24. ‘Bell has historic appeal’, paper unknown, c. 1985 (1 page). 25. Background information on the SS 'Edina' bell, Adrian Peniston-Bird, Principal of Chatham Primary School, 1982 (1 page). 26. ‘It’s there for another fifty years’, October, 1985. See also ‘Chatham past and present, a patchwork of people’. (1 page). 27. ‘Miss Marie George’, SHNN No. 40, June/July, 1989 (1 page). 28. ‘Chatham Primary School – a community within the community’, SHNN No. 56, Feb/March, 1992 (1 page). 29. ‘Chatham Primary School – another exciting year begins’, SHNN No. 68, Feb./March, 1994 (1 page). 30. ‘Chatham plans a big reunion’, SHNN No. 77, Aug./Sept. 1995 (1 page). 31. ‘In search of the past’, Progress Press, 15.5.1996 (1 page). 32. ‘Chatham primary’, SHNN No. 82, June/July, 1996 (1 page). 33. ‘Happy Birthday, Chatham Primary’, SHNN No. 84, Oct./Nov. 1996 (1 page). 34. Chatham School Fathers Club, SHNN No. 83, Aug./Sept. 1996 (1 page). 35. Notes by Doug Iversen, 18.7. year unknown, (1 page). 36. Advertisement for Chatham Primary School celebrating 70 years: ‘Take a walk down memory lane’, 10.9.1996, paper unknown (1 page). 37. Chatham Primary School invitation to 70th year celebration – Sat. 19.10.1996 (1 page), AND Back to Chatham (1 page). 38. Flyer: Chatham Primary School Reunion Celebrating 70 years 19.10.1996 (1 page, 2 copies). 39. Program ‘Welcome to Chatham Primary School No. 4314 70th celebration’, undated (1 page, 2 copies). 40. Chatham History trail, undated (1 page). 41. Drawing of Chatham Primary School, David Williams, 1995 (1 page). 42. ‘Seems like yesterday’ 1998, paper unknown (1 page). 43. ‘Schools and the environment’, SHNN No. 98, Feb./March, 1999 (1 page). 44. ‘School praises retiring head’, by Kate Morris, 19.6.2000, paper unknown (1 page). 45. “Chatham’s class of ‘30” by Meg Freeman, Progress Press, c. July, 2000 (1 page). 46. ‘Recalling a class act’, Progress Press, c. August, 2000 (1 page). 47. List of students enrolling in 1930 (2 pages). 48. ‘Boy in man’s shoes’, Progress Press, 21.8.2000 (1 page). 49. Chatham Foundation Day Lunch invitation 31.7.2000, (with contact details of former students on the back, written by Ken Hall) (1 page). 50. ‘An invitation – Chatham Primary plans for its 75th birthday’, SHNN No. 118, June/July, 2002 (1 page). 51. 75th birthday assembly – August 1st 2002 (1 page). 52. ‘Chatham lands special garden’ (paper and date unknown, possibly Progress Leader) (1 page). 53. ‘Chatham Primary celebrates specialist programs’, SHNN No. 184, June/July 2013 (1 page). 54. ‘City’s sustainable schools awarded this month’, Boroondara Bulletin, April, 2013 (1 page). 55. ‘Chatham Primary walks to win’, SHNN No. 189 March/April 2014 (1 page). 56. ‘School builds pathway to greater sustainability’, Progress Leader, 15.9.2015 (1 page). 57. ‘Schools embrace need for class action’, Age, 7.11.2016 (1 page). 58. Advertisements for 2017 grand fair 4th March, 2 designs (3 pages including 2 copies of one). 50. A history of Chatham Primary School, golden jubilee edition 1977 (9 pages with covers). 51. Photo of Mrs. Frances Le Couteur receiving a gift at Chatham Primary School, golden jubilee 1977 (1 page). 52. ‘Thank you’ letter to editor from Mrs. Frances Le Couteur (paper unknown), 1977 (1 page). 53. Letter from Chatham School No. 4314 to Mrs. Ethel Cerini, 10.2.193 ? (1 page). 54. Programme for concert held in the 1930s (source possibly Jocelyn Hall) (1 page). (mrs) amy brown, e w greenwood, albert harbert, s s edina, matt bowen, adrian peniston-bird, marie george, reunions, doug iverson, david williams, meg freeman, frances le couteur, ethel cerini -
Brighton Historical Society
Cape, Capelet, circa 1920
This capelet belonged to Ellen Grace Snowball, nee Anketell, (1866-1945), who lived with husband Oswald Robinson Snowball (1859-1928) at 'Wolsingham', 11 Boxshall Street, Brighton. Oswald Snowball was a solicitor and politician who was active in the Freemasons and the Orange Order. Active in Protestant moral crusades during the 1990s, he was a vocal opponent of liquor and gambling and advocated Bible reading in public schools. In 1909 he succeeded Sir Thomas Bent as Brighton's representative in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, a seat he held for close to twenty years until his death in 1928. During his last year of life, despite serious illness, he served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly under the Hogan government.White ostrich feather capelet. Feathers sewn onto crescent-shaped cream cotton fabric, with an elaborate silk tassel at either end.ellen grace snowball, ellen grace anketell, oswald snowball, capelet, ostrich feather, 1920s -
Vision Australia
Poster - Object, Royal Packaging and Assembly Industries poster
This poster is advertising 'Royal Packaging and Assembly Ind' coir mats. There is a line drawing of a jester's legs and shoes and the tip of a jester's staff on a coir mat. 1 rectangular white poster with red and black text with illustration Royal Packaging and Assembly Ind. Coir Mats For the Home, Office, Factory, Hall, School. Woven Business Logos, Monograms, Lettering. Standard Sizes or Made to Order Acknowledged as Top of the Range Manufactured at our factory from the finest Indian coir Packaging and Assembly Ind. - the Industrial Division of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind Telephone: 5292211royal victorian institute for the blind, employment -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration 1958, 1959
A photo of the Annual demonstration from October 1958. This photo shows the boys and girls lined up either side of the Vice president Don Simonson and the band in the background under a large Legacy sign. The photo was featured in the December 1958 newsletter and it mentioned the president, Rob Allison, was attending the Annual Federal Conference in Toowoomba so Don Simonson stepped in for him. Acts included combined boys' vaulting item, the Dances of Spain (Fiesta Flamenco), the Western Symphony by the senior girls. The touching finale was "We'll not break faith", a massed item presented by Junior Legatees from all classes. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to 1979, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association.A record of the displays at the Annual Demonstrations. Also that Legacy provided classes for junior legatees and the skills learned were displayed in the Annual Demonstration.Black and white photo of the assembly of children in the demonstration from 1958. junior legatees, demonstration, annual demonstration, girls classes -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Memorial Arch Gateway, Nillumbik Cemetery, Diamond Creek, 23 January 2008
The Nillumbik Cemetery is of historical, architectural, aesthetic and social significance at a Regional level (North-east Melbourne). The memorial arch is of State significance. Nillumbik Cemetery, which was established in 1867, is of historical and social significance for its association with the early history of Diamond Creek and as a record of the pioneering families of the district. Significant graves include those of the famous writer Alan Marshall, author of 'I Can Jump Puddles', footballer Gordon Coventry, and William Ellis, notable early settler and benefactor. The 1897 Tudor/Gothic revival memorial arch, bequeathed by William Ellis, is a rare design in ornamental gateways and is relatively large for the size of the cemetery. It is unique in Victoria as a cemetery gateway arch. The burial ground has associated structures, such as the hexagonal timber sexton's office, post and wire fence and picket hand gate along Main Street, all probably built in the early twentieth century. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. National Trust of Australia (Victoria) - Regional significance Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p83 Entering Nillumbik Cemetery through an ornamental gateway and shaded by the Monterey Cypress hedge helps one leave the busy world outside and contemplate yesterday’s Diamond Creek. The gateway, classified by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), and inscribed with ‘JANVA VITAE’ (gate of life), was a gift from a distinguished pioneer, William Ellis. Ellis, who was an original trustee of the Nillumbik Cemetery representing the Primitive Methodists and a successful farmer, bequeathed £100 to build the red-brick and carved stone gateway in 1887. In 1867 surveyor Edward Bage had set aside two acres (0.8ha) now 35 Main Street, for this cemetery, in what was then called the village of Nillumbik. Several earlier burials on private lands in the district might have been exhumed and re-interred in the new cemetery. The first burials in the cemetery are thought to be of ‘a Chinaman who hanged himself from a tree behind the Church of England’ and ‘another man who was drowned in a water-hole behind the same church’.1 The 1000 or so graves in the cemetery are grouped into five denominational sections: two Anglican and one each for the Methodist (the largest), Catholic and Presbyterian Churches. It is believed that several unmarked graves are of Aborigines and Chinese miners.2 Perhaps the most famous person buried in the cemetery was author Alan Marshall, who died in 1984 and wrote, among other books, I Can Jump Puddles. Surprisingly his grave is particularly modest consisting of only a grassed plot with a tiny boulder and a simple bronze plaque. It lies about halfway down the main path, at the west and third row back. The first European, interred at the cemetery on July 9, 1869, was Hannah, aged 13 years eight months, daughter of local orchardist John Lawrey and wife Honor.3 Each grave has a story which reflects a rich history. Phillip Cummings, who died in 1884, provided the barn for Diamond Creek’s first school, run by the Primitive Methodist Church. The barn stood at the corner of Phipps Crescent and the main road.4 Former Eltham Shire councillor George Stebbings, who died in 1896, built several prominent buildings in the district, including Shillinglaw Cottage in Eltham.5 The grave of miner James Joseph Whyte, who died in 1908, is a reminder of Diamond Creek’s gold mining history. At age 51, Whyte died from a rock fall in the Diamond Mine, Diamond Creek. Diamond Creek’s first butcher, Patrick Ryan, became President of the Shire of Heidelberg and Chairman of the Eltham Hurstbridge Railway Trust. A former gold miner, he was grandfather of local historian Reverend Jock Ryan. He was buried in an unmarked grave halfway down the central path. His son John Lawrence, who is buried elsewhere, had been a Mayor of the City of Heidelberg. George Martin Pizzey gave a hall, for what was to become The St John’s Anglican Church in Diamond Creek. He was a Crimean War veteran, mason and leather goods manufacturer in Melbourne, who died in 1915. The two world wars took a heavy toll of locals with 54 personnel buried here, two thirds of whom served in World War One. A sporting pioneer was Greensborough District Cricket Club founder, Andrew Webb, who was buried in 1971. Politician Roy Mountford Vale (Monte), who died in 1977, was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Greensborough, and a founding councillor and president of the Diamond Valley Shire. Modern-day residents are also remembered in this cemetery. The tragic Ash Wednesday bushfires took their toll on the district: William Marsden of Panton Hill CFA died, aged 39, fighting bushfires at Upper Beaconsfield in 1983.6 Several graves tell of those who held distinguished positions overseas, including William Constable, who died in 1989. Constable was artistic director of a ballet company, art director of more than 30 films for London-based film productions, and was awarded best Film Art Director at the Moscow Film Festival in 1960.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, diamond creek, memorial arch, gateway, nillumbik cemetery, william ellis -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Certificate, To FW Zercho esq, 1938
The Gregory Hall was built on the grounds of All Saints Uniting Church, Chapel Street, East St Kilda in 1910-11. It was used for assemblies and classes at the All Saints' Grammar School which, after faltering fortunes, closed in1937. It was then leased to Zercho's Business College, founded in 1911 by Frederick William Zercho (the brother of Charles Henry Zercho, who was headmaster of the All Saints Grammar School in 1913-1919). The certificate, dated 16 August 1938, is a birthday greeting addressed to F. W. Zercho that also acknowledges one year since the establishment of the Gregory Hall branch of the college. It is signed by the headmistress, staff and students. Zercho's Business College became the largest business college in Australia. In 1968 it was sold to Stott's Business College.Two page certificate in leather bound folder: two sheets of white paper, handwritten and decorated with ink of multiple colours and each affixed to a board. The boards are covered with blue-dyed leather, decorated with gold ink, and were once joined together to form an outer cover for the pages. One sheet carries on one side a message to FW Zercho Esq that has been written in decorative calligraphy, and signatures. The second sheet carries decorative artwork and a list of signatures on each side as well as a sepia photograph.gregory hall, all saints church, all saints anglican church st kilda, frederick zercho, schools