As in Brief Description. 1 of 5 certificates belonging to J. Hewish.Pink coloured cardboard certificate with gold lettering: Ringwood & District Horticultural Society, Fifth Show held on Tuesday March 12, 1901. First Prize Mr J. Hewish. Best 3 heads of cabbage. Class B, Section 10. +Additional Keywords: Hewish, J / Thatcher, H (Pres) / McComas, A.E. (Sec) / Hodges, E.F.G. "Reporter" Offices, Box Hill.as above

A black and white photo of Bendigo Teachers' College staff in front of the Lookout Tower pre 1951. Some names are available - Standing: Mr. Fred Curtis, Mr. Fred East, ?, Mr. Gladstone Salotheil, Mr. Harvey Cox, Mr. Maurie Pratt. Seated: ?, ?, Miss J.C. Burnett, Mr. Michael Morris, Miss Faith Murray, Miss Dulcie Hollyoch. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, latrobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, bendigo teachers' college, education, tertiary education, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, teaching, staff, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, lookout tower, rosalind park, mr. fred curtis, mr. fred east, mr. gladstone, mr. harvey cox, mr. maurie pratt, miss j. c. burnett, mr. michael morris, miss faith murray, miss dulcie hollyoch

Also a black and white photograph of the prize car Austin A 40 outside the RSL club rooms at the Mechanic Institute Hall 04738.1 11 x 14 cmBlack and white photograph of Mr Mann receiving first prize in Art Union draw in photoi are L to R J G Gray Pres, J Bayliss Sec, G Reid Treas G Graham Hon Organiser, Mr Mann, W Jennings VP, E Carstairs VP, V J Carstairs, J Bulmer, ET Harbeck taken at Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, land settlement, waterways

Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet a Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable Memorial History Prize Winners for 1992 as announced in 1993 by the Bendigo Historical Society, Dudley House, View Street, Bendigo. * First Prize - Michael Jaeger. Paper: A reconstruction of the landscape of a portion of the Parish of Runnymede, Northern Plains, Victoria. * Highly Commended - Mrs Jeanette Margison. Paper: A review of pre-federation and post federation education, and the transitional changes that took place.history, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial history awards

Description: Seven photos showing Ikara missile on nozzle alignment rig in test, show Woomera Rocket Range SA. Rocket motor nozzle had to be correct angle to body. Last photo is Ikara missile in launcher. Significance: M2 was first full scale pre production missile. Level of Importance: .

Historical Details: . Description: The world war II wooden fighter bomber, the de Havilland Mosquito, used rubber blocks in its undercarriage legs for shock absorbtion. The original idea dated from at least as early as 1926 and had been used on some pre-war British light aircraft, but the. Level of Importance:

This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for young boys. Interestingly, one of the photos (p.18) has a 1956 Melbourne Olympics poster in the background, which would date this book to c.1955-56.No. 476 / Patons / KNITTING / BOOK / No. 476 / FROM / 5 TO 15 YEARS / P&B / WOOLS / PATONS / AZALEA / DOUBLE QUICK / BLUEBELL or CAIRN / HIGHLAND SPORTS / PATONYLE / TOTEM / 2'-knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history