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Document - THE LAZARUS MINE - NOTES ON THE THE LAZARUS MINE
One handwritten and three typed copies of notes on the The Lazarus Mine including the Lazarus New Chum and the Lazarus No 1 on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shafts, size of lease, plant, early history, the Lazarus Company, Prominence, Best Gold and Total Gold Yields.document, gold, the lazarus mine, the lazarus mine, notes on the the lazarus mine, lazarus new chum, lazarus no 1, australian headquarters survey unit, george lansell, new chum hill, b c v 8 studios, sheepshead, central red white & blue, mr lazarus, lansell's 222, old chum mine, lazarus company, mr george gibbs, lansell's fortuna, ballerstedt, mr barnet lazarus, the black lead, the white lead, mount alvernia hospital, mines dept special edition 'australian mining standard' 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1868 - 1910, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield registry j n macartney 1/3/1871 -
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Document - INFORMATION: BILLY MIDWINTER AND MIDWINTER OVAL/INN, 1969
Information re Billy Midwinter (and Midwinter Oval/Inn - California Gully) provided by Lionel Newell (1967?) Reminiscence re Midwinters Inn (Shanty), Midwinters Oval and Midwinters Cricket Club. Father of author was licensee of Sir Charles Napier Hotel (Early and Thorn Sts.) Mention of names in team and opponents from Eaglehawk and North Bendigo teams. Covering handwritten letter from author.Lionel J. Newellperson, individual, billy midwinter, borough bulleton advertiser, calafornia gully, midwinters inn (shanty), midwinters oval cricket club, bell toper hill school, david scott, harry boyle, auatralian eleven cricketer, almanac, day brothers, sir charles napier hotel, james barker, burt newell, mr sam mcllwraith, george (ishy) forbes, will hay's drapery emporium, jimmy potters barber shop, camp hotel, captain moonlight. -
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Document - ENQUIRY: JAMES EDWARD MAGUIRE, 18th September, 1991
Enquiry to BHS re James Edward Maguire from C Kimpton 1991. Maguire was a policeman in Bendigo, Strathfieldsaye and Lockwood. Seconded in 1878 to hunt for Ned Kelly in Benalla. Second child was born in Janiember (near Serpentine). Reply.C. Kimpton, Alex H. Stone.person, individual, james edward maguire, ned kelly, strathfieldsaye and lockwood. george. h. watson, serpentine. -
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Document - DETAILS OF LIFE AND INVENTION OF ANTHONY GEORGE MALDON MITCHELL
Details of life (and invention) of Anthony George Maldon Mitchell (talk to Bendigo BHS by Derek Ravenscroft). Mitchell was born in London but given the name of Maldon because of the family's association with that town. ( Mitchell invented important compact bearing for steam/warships).person, individual, anthony george maldon mitchell, mitchell invested important compact bearings for steam/warships. -
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Photograph - HARRIS COLLECTION: FEMALE PHOTO, Nineteenth Century
Black & White studio photo. Female aged approx fifty years. Head & shoulders. Un-captioned, however list of photo recipient names reverse.H A George Castertonphotograph, person, female -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''MY LIFE WITH THE ESKIMOS'' BY VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 308 page hardcover book of the journeys by the arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Illustrated with B & W photos and maps. Forewords by H.F. Osborn and R. W. Brock. Published in 1924 by George G. Harrap & Co, London. Printed in Great Britain by Unwin Bros. Ltd. Catalogue sticker '2142 STE' on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf ''To Alec H Chisholm with pleasant remembrances of an afternoon at the Burrellls with the platypus from Vilhjalmur Stefansson Sydney August 8 1924''. Pasted inside front cover is a newspaper obituary to V. Stefansson from the Sydney Morning Herald 28-8-1962.Vilhjalmur Stefanssonbooks, collections, ethnology, alec h chisholm collection, vilhjalmur stefansson, arctic explorer, eskimos, ethnology -
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Document - MR AND MRS J B YOUNG: GEORGE YOUNG FAMILY GENEALOGY
a. 7 handwritten pages (author - Grahame Robertson, 24 Duneba Avenue Pymble 2073 NSW, date?) re ''History of the Young family in Bendigo''. George Young and J B Young; detailed genealogical information about both families; b.Copy of newspaper cutting (10/9/1936) re Mr and Mrs J B Young - Golden Wedding . Portrait photographs of both people. J B Young was son of George Young, one of the earliest pioneers of Bendigo (printing and stationery business). Mrs Young was daughter of Rev Joseph King, Minister of Congregational Church, Bendigo, 1874-1881. Further details in two columns of print. Other names; Anne Beale Young, John Beale Young, Frederick George Young, George Gibson Young, Miriam , Charlie Seymour, George Bolton, Fred Tuckerman, Mr Jennings, Mr. R. Gerdeson, Mr. Ron Hilton, Edith Dunlop, Sir. Michael Young.person, individual, young family, congrational church bendigo, st andrews college myers street, bendigo high school, austtralian natives association, ffederation league, mr alfred deakin, bendigo nenevolent asylum, bendigo mechanice institute, bendigo royal bank, bendigo gas company, bendigo and eaglehawk star permanent building society, bendigo stock exchange. -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''BONANZA'' BY CLIVE TURNBULL
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 47 page hardback book telling the story of George Francis Train (an eccentric American millionaire). Australian Heritage Books, edition limited to 500 copies. Published in 1946 by the Hawthorn Press, Melbourne. Designed and printed by John Gartner at the Hawthorn Press. Catalogue sticker '2160 TUR' on spine.Clive Turnbulllbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, clive turnbull, george francis train, biography -
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Document - ILLUMINATED ADDRESS MRS GEORGE LANSELL, 1906
An illuminated address presented to Mrs George Lansell by the Bendigo Gold District General Hospital upon the death of her Husband 20th April 1906. Leather bound with silver embossing, printed in black with an off white silk frontispiece.person, individual, george lansell, lansell, bendigo hospital -
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Photograph - JOHN BOYD WATSON PHOTOGRAPH
(Copy of ) photo of John Boyd Watson. On reverse, detail of birth and death (Place & date) and reference ''Town and Country Journal 15/6/1880, p. 19) Handwritten also on reverse: Frank Cusack, 75 Russell St Bendigo. Newspaper clipping from The Bendigo Advertiser, Date Unknown, 'The Way We Were'. Grand. John Boyd Watson made a fortune from gold in Bendigo, but he is less well known than George Lansell for two reasons. He died well before Lansell and he invested his money outside Bendigo. His Home on the corner of Rowan and Wattle Streets, 'Kent House', is about to be restored and the owners want to put back the veranda the way it was before this photo was taken. If anyone can help, please phone John Launder on 0438 544 268or email [email protected], individual, john boyd watson -
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Photograph - CONSERVATORY GARDENS, KING GEORGE V STATUE
Photograph: hand-tinted image of Conservatory Gardens, with King George V statue prominent in centre.bendigo, parks and gardens, conservatory gardens, bendigo, conservatory gardens, king george v -
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Photograph - E DOWLING COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH OF UNCLE GEORGE'S FAMILY
Photograph from Mrs E Dowling collection. Black and White. Ten people posed in two rows. Bush backdrop. On reverse labelled - Uncle George's Family. Back row left to right - Eva, Nellie, Gilbert, Lansell, Elsie, Edna. Front Row - Edith, Dad, Mum, Hillier. Possibly related to Lithgow and Weir families.genealogy, family, lithgow, weir family, lithgow family -
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Document - LETTERS AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH INFORMTION: JOHANN MENGE, 1997
Letters and historical research information re Johann Menge (1788-1852). Includes three letters to A Richardson from Val Menge (wife of possible descendant of Johann Menge) , dated December 19970, Feb 1971 and March 1971; Extract from ''South Australia and its Mines''(1846); Extract from ''Historical studies of Australia & New Zealand Vol 10''; Extract from the ''Australian Dictionary of Biography''; extract from George Stevenson's Journal in ''Royal Geographic Society of Australia - South Australian Branch, Vol 30, p. 62; Extract from ''The history of South Australia pp. 186-187; Extract from letter written by ''The South Australian Register'' (1852); Extract from '' Tasmanian Historical Research Association'' Papers and proceedings Vol 11, No. 2, pp 31 - 46; copy of book review (unknown paper) of ''Opal Men'', with sketch of Johann Menge, who first discovered opal in Australia. Menge was a mineralogist/geologist with a talent for languages - ''eccentric'' -died in poverty at Forest Creek, 1852.Val & Ted Mengeperson, individual, johann menge -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK 'THE GREEN LADY OF CARRICK & OTHER VERSES' BY GEORGE MURRAY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 159 page hardback book of poems by George Murray ('Milreoch') entitled 'The Green Lady of Carrick and other verses'. B&W photo of the author opposite the title page. Published and printed by William Maclellan, Glasgow in 1950. Catalogue sticker '2010 MUR' on spine.George Murraybooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, george murray, poetry -
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Document - NEW RED, WHITE & BLUE CONSOLIDATED MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW RED, WHITE & BLUE CONSOLIDATED MINE
One handwritten and five typed copies of notes on the New Red, White & Blue Consolidated Mine on the Sheepshead Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shaft, plant, early history, leading mine, prominence, untimely end, gold production and a note referring to the poppet legs from the main shaft which were removed to the Central Deborah Mine.document, gold, new red, white & blue consolidated, new red, white & blue consolidated mine, notes on the new red, white & blue consolidated mine, the union, new red white & blue mine, mr george lansell, central deborah mine, special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining section 1889 - 1935 inclusinve, a richardson -
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Document - ''A BRIEF LIFE HISTORY OF HENRY KENTISH AND HIS SON CECIL W KENTISH''
''A brief life history of Henry Kentish and his son Cecil W Kentish''; Author Cecil W Kentish. 32 page typed booklet describing the travels of the Kentish family in the period 1836 to mid 1920s in some detail - Adelaide, Melbourne, Bendigo, Bridgewater, Queensland. Little detail after mid-1920s (page 32).Cecil W. Kentishperson, individual, henry kentish, henry kentish, cecil wallace. kentish, thomas frone kentish, james kentish, sir john hindmarsh, lieutenant colonel george gawler, mt macedon, black forest, looney joe, wesleyan church, mr james jeffrey, dr backhaus, frances elizabeth webb, pyramid view, durham ox, mt hope station, pyramid railway station -
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Postcard - POSTCARD: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF HM KING GEORGE V CORONATION
Postcard -Black and white photograph of HM King George v . Coronation , 22.6.1911 dressed in military uniform and medals rear of card -Marlborough Art Series printed in Australia.postcard, photograph, portrait, postcard -black and white photograph of hm king george v . coronation , 22.6.1911 /-marlborough art series printed in australia -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: BENDIGO GOLD FIELDS, 1968
Typed copy of the Bendigo Gold Fields , collected and arranged by V. R. Dwyer, 1968. On front cover: Australian Gold Production Bendigo Gold Field. Image of tin dish washing. Cover has an image of two people tin dish washing. Notes include a brief history of gold in Australia, Bendigo Goldfield yields, Bendigo Gold Nuggets, Victorian Nuggets, gold prices, yield for the years 1851 to 1890, lines of reef, mine shafts and depth, location, public buildings and organisations and mines listed for each reef. Typed copy of this document is held in Folder 130, number 3621.18.cottage, miners, mining in bendigo, bendigo gold fields index, v r dwyer, strzelecki, edward hargreaves, thomas hancock, henry frenchman, wittscheibe, ballerstedt, fortuna villa, george lansell, the rocks, victoria nugget, dascombe nugget, welcome stranger, welcome nugget, canadian nugget, sarah sands, lady hotham, maryborough, heron nugget, blanche barkley, vicount canterbury, precious nugget, poseidon, gold prices, gold yield 1851 - 1890, location of shafts, mechanics institute, old masonic hall, court, st killians, forrest st methodist church, hospital, baptist church, bendigo gas company, st andrews presbyterian church, bendigo benevolent home, railway, st marys church of england, bendigo m p building society, st pausl church of england, high school, city family hotel, fire brigade, b u f s dispensary, synagogue, beehive store, school of mines, bendigo miners association, st marys convent, dr backhaus, st mathews long gully, salvation army, post office, art gallery, sacred heart cathedral, eaglehawk town hall -
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Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: WHAT TO EAT AND WHY' - BY G. CARROLL SMITH , MD
Hard bound green covered book with gold lettering - What To Eat and Why - by George Carroll Smith , MD - Boston , Mass./ Philadelphia and London WB Saunders Company 1912 / note on inside front cover ' James Little importer of Medical & Surgical Works , 430 Bourke St Melbourne ' Copyright 1911, reprinted January 1912, Printed in America / food as treatment for various ailmentsG. Carroll Smithbook, lydia chancellor collection, collection, what to eat and why - by george carroll smith , md - boston , mass / wb saunders company / james little importer of medical & surgical works , 430 bourke st melbourne -
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Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: PHOTO 1890 ?
Sepia toned image of three rows of boys, seated in front of wooden building. Image printed on postcard. Boys dressed in jackets, shorts and long socks or gaiters? Lady standing behind. On rear of photo written in pencil 'No 1189, Golden Square State School about 1890. Teacher Miss Noble, George Fone seated second from right, front row. George Fone born 1880.' in green pen ' Please return to 6 Clowis St., South Yarra' In black pen 'Mrs Fone, Bendigo'. Registered post envelope addressed to Barry Goode Principle Golden Square Primary School 5531 6 laurel Street Golden Square Victoria 3550. Reverse of envelope gives the senders address as Lana Newton 24 Regent Street Brighton East Vic 36187. Also has the instruction' please do not bend - old photos'.bendigo, education, golden square primary school -
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Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: RURAL SCHOOL 1951 - 52 MRS BOYS
Back row L to R, Ian Phillips, Neil Qualtrough, Mr. Farrent, Mr. Harrowfield, rup Brown, John Tavenor 2nd. Row, Sherrill Hargreaves, Bev Morshead, Pam Hurcus, Nolan Gerand, Janice shipp, Maureen Browning, Rhonda Browning, Lourise Malone, Cynthia Tavenor, front Niel Ipsen, Brian Sims, Nancy Evans, June Boys, Joan Evans, Caroline Pinch, George Hargreaves, Ken Jorgensen. Bendigo Advertiser Photographic Service, written on bottom. Enclosed with photo is envelope addressed to Mr. Barry Goode, Principal, Golden Square Primary School,, sender on back Lana Newton, 24 Regent Street, Brighton East. Date on front handwritten, not postmark 21.3.12bendigo, education, golden square primary school -
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Document - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: LETTER RE LILLIAN FRANCIS KIDD
Letter from Fay Roucher thanking Shane Rodda for 125th. Celebrations. Mentions her mother born 1904: Lillian Francis Kidd, her eldest brother Leslie George Kidd (1902) Frank Kidd (1907) Muriel Mabel Kidd (1910)bendigo, education, golden square primary school -
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Photograph - 1 SMALL TIN PLATE PHOTOGRAPH
One small oval tin plate portrait photograph of a male, mounted in a cardboard surround which reads Gove and Allan 6 Sturt St Ballarat, 324 George St Sydney, 95 Swanston St Melbourne and 23 King William St Adelaide.Gove and Allanphotograph, portrait, male -
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Photograph - 2 CARTE DE VISTES
2 small portrait photographs by R.Yeoman Photographer Miniature & Portrait Painter 139 Clarendon Street Emeral Hill / South Melbourne . Written in pencil on back 7916/1 Ted Owen? 7916/2 George Swindley.R.Yeoman.photograph, portrait, male -
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Document - INVITATION: TO OFFICIAL OPENING OF GOLDEN TWIN CINEMA (1975), 20/12/1975
Invitation to Official Opening of Golden Twin Cinema (1975). On folded light card. Invitation (to Mr and Mrs G Cattenach - inscribed on dotted line) to a Charity Night and Official Opening of Golden Twin Cinema and the World Premiere performance of Tim Burstall's ''Endplay'' on Saturday 20th December, 1975. Opening by the Honourable F J Granter, MLC. Donation $10 Single. Dress: Black Tie.entertainment, theatre, golden twin cinema, golden twin cinema, george mallaby, belinda giblin, john waters, honourable f. j. granter. -
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Document - PHOTOCOPY OF DEATH RECORDS: GEORGE BIGGINS
Photocopy of Death Certificate re George Biggins -died 12.12.1926 at Heathcote Hospital age 61 of Septicemia and Cardiac failure / Photocopy taken from Third Schedule Deaths in the District of Heathcote , Victoria book .The main information re: death details are intact , but there is evidence of some writing which is indistinctdocument, george biggins -
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Document - FORTUNA COLLECTION: LANSELL'S FORTUNA
Lansell's Fortuna Brochure -Stapled brochure -sketch of main entrance to Lansell's Fortuna Villa on the front cover /rear page shows 'Conceptual elevation for the development of Fortuna Villa by architect W.O. Beebe / the first page shows "Commanding Officer's Introduction 'with mention of George Lansell's most likely approval of the Army's acquisition of his property /the brochure contains black and white and coloured photosdocument -
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Document - ABBOTT COLLECTION: LETTER, 1885
Letter sent by George Rimes to his father inlaw James Staines Abbott on 1st June 1885. Written in black ink on single sheet using both sides. Wanalta June 1st 1885. Notations also on page, Now poor George is no more he died in Mooroopna hospital about 11th May 1899 James Staines Abbott aged 84 years now June 1st 1899 Wanalta.communication, postal, letters -
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Document - HANDWRITTEN PAPER: ''DR BACKHAUS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH''
Handwritten paper ''Dr Backhaus and the development of the Catholic Church'' by Kath Gribble, Dated Sep. 1982. Seven pages of text; one page bibliography; four pages of badly reproduced B&W photographs; one page letter to author from F X Thomas. Ref (p. 5) to the Will of Dr Backhaus and involvement of George Lansell re bridging financial assistance for the building of Sacred Heart Cathedral. Much detail within this paper regarding many aspects of the Catholic church in the Bendigo region over a period of many years.Kath Gribblechurch, history, cathedral of the sacred heart, george lansell, dr backhaus, kath gribble. f x thomas. bishop goold. bishop cane. st joseph school quarry hill. st. johns mandurang. our lady of fatima church spring gully. -
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Document - ART EXHIBITION, BENDIGO, c1972
Art Exhibition, Bendigo Easter Fair Society presents The Annual Art Exhibition. Painting Section. Artists: Gordon Allen, Mrs D Allender, 'April', Bruce Barklamb, Thomas R W Benkendorff, Christine Berkman, Mrs J A Blakey, James E Bowman, Darryl Brown, Malcolm H Cannon, R L Carless, Pamela Caswell, Bett Cheek, Mrs Betty Cooper, Peter Costello, Jennifer Cottrell, Stephanie Cottrell, Dorothy Dempsey, Noelene Edmunds, Emma J., Ruth Epps, Mrs Jean Ferguson, Mrs Margot Flood, Lorraine Fraser, Maureen French, Neil Friswell, Ian Glanville, Sheryl Gregory, Mrs Valmai Hill, Mr A B Hocking, Ivy Jeffrey, George Kendall, Mrs Joan Kerr, Miss Jillian Locket, R McKenzie, Mrs J E McLean, Mrs Coral Manfield, Meenah Marchbank, Lillian B Mark, Ian John Mark, T Matthews, Mrs Judy Maxwell, Margaret Metcalf, Jean Morrissey, Mrs E Noble, I Osborne, Max Paull, R Paynter, Anthony N Penno, Norman William Penrose, Mark Phillips, Janice Pinder, Yvonne Pocock, Jennifer Reilly, Mrs S Reed, R J Ritter, Roma Robbins, Faye Roberts, Frank S Saunders, Jeanette Skrokov, Mrs C A Slootjes, John Spink, Ruth E Stewart, Mrs W Tebb, Gerard Terpstra, Stan Thomas, Pat Frewin, Dominic Tuohy, Peter Tyndall, Neil G West, Tony Wilson, Wilma Wilson, Pam Wright, A McGregor and R Pearce, T A Solbig. World Prints. List of various world print available for sale and prices, for the first time in Australia. World Prints Pty. Ltd. Copyright. Aztec Graphics, Moorabbin.- Design R H Bultows 72Aztec Graphics, Moorabbinevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair society, art exhibition, bendigo easter fair society annual art exhibition. artists: gordon allen, mrs d allender, 'april', bruce barklamb, thomas r w benkendorff, christine berkman, mrs j a blakey, james e bowman, darryl brown, malcolm h cannon, r l carless, pamela caswell, bett cheek, mrs betty cooper, peter costello, jennifer cottrell, stephanie cottrell, dorothy dempsey, noelene edmunds, emma j., ruth epps, mrs jean ferguson, mrs margot flood, lorraine fraser, maureen french, neil friswell, ian glanville, sheryl gregory, mrs valmai hill, mr a b hocking, ivy jeffrey, george kendall, mrs joan kerr, miss jillian locket, r mckenzie, mrs j e mclean, mrs coral manfield, meenah marchbank, lillian b mark, ian john mark, t matthews, mrs judy maxwell, margaret metcalf, jean morrissey, mrs e noble, i osborne, max paull, r paynter, anthony n penno, norman william penrose, mark phillips, janice pinder, yvonne pocock, jennifer reilly, mrs s reed, r j ritter, roma robbins, faye roberts, frank s saunders, jeanette skrokov, mrs c a slootjes, john spink, ruth e stewart, mrs w tebb, gerard terpstra, stan thomas, pat frewin, dominic tuohy, peter tyndall, neil g west, tony wilson, wilma wilson, pam wright, a mcgregor and r pearce, t a solbig. world prints. list of various world print available for sale and prices, for the first time in australia. world prints pty. ltd. copyright. aztec graphics, moorabbin.- design r h bultows 72