Lieutenant Des Martin took part in many Anzac Day Marches in Melbourne riding with a small group leading the march.Uncommon post-WWII photograph of a mounted officer of the Light Horse. Has added significance because the uniform is held in the 8th/13th VMR Collection.Coloured photograph with green fibreboard mount of Lieutenant Des Martin of Wodonga in Light Horse uniform on horseback.Officer of the Light Horse c. 1939. The tunic and Sam Browne belt was worn by Lieutenant Des Martin ( pictured ) of Wodonga who served in the 8th Light Horse Regiment in the pre-war militia and the 2/2 Pioneer BattalionAIF during WW11martin des lieutenant, 8th light horse regiment

8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles marched in Anzac Day marches in regioal toens in regional Victoroia and southern NSW.vmr anz militaryac day tocumwal

Examples of Melbourne Legacy Club newsletters, covering the activities of Melbourne Legacy Widows' Club. Information includes a notice from the Chairman of the Widows' Committee, dates of meetings, possible day trips and theatre outings, and cruises. The ladies were welcome to attend monthly meetings, card afternoons, indoor bowls competitions, outings and tours, plus the annual fete and Christmas concert. The first edition of the newsletter was in 1960, previously there had been a quarterly magazine but the distribution was limited, they changed to a 4 page newsletter format to reach more of the widows. Various pages of interest have been added to show different news items. Other editions haven't been scanned.Brings to life the activities provided for the widows and the work of Melbourne Legacy in the early years.Black typed newsletter x 15 editions from 1981 to 1983, No 125 to 142, each edition 6 foolscap pages. No 125, 28 January 1981 No 126, 30 March 1981 No 127, 25 May 1981 No 128, 27 July 1981 No 129, 28 September 1981 No 130, 27 November 1981 No 131, 28 January 1982 No 132, 29 March 1982 No 133, 28 May 1982 No 134, 29 July 1982 No 135, 28 September 1982 No 136, 26 November 1982 No 137, 31 January 1983 No 138, 31 March 1983 No 139, 30 May 1983 No 140, 29 July 1983 No 141, 30 September 1983 No 142, 30 November 1983 newsletter, activities

History of the War Memorial Following the end of the First World War, communities across Victoria and Australia typically erected memorials which were predominantly statues, cenotaphs, avenues of honour and plaques. The Shire of Eltham established the Avenue of Honour at the gateway to the shire as well as an obelisk at the corner of Main Road and Bridge street and the Shire of Eltham War Memorial Tower at Kangaroo Ground. After the Second World War communities once again desired to preserve the memories of those who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Resources were scarce so there was a transition away from the traditional style memorials that sprang up post 1918 to one of building facilities that would provide ongoing benefit to the community. Even before the end of the Second World War, the citizens of Eltham began to consider an appropriate form of memorial for those from the area who fought and died in the First and Second World Wars. In 1943 the Eltham Women’s Auxiliary raised funds for the construction of buildings to be established on land to be purchased for the proposed War Memorial. On March 27th, 1945, the Eltham District Progress Association called a meeting of local people who in turn set up and registered the Eltham War Memorial Trust Inc. As a focus for the purpose of the memorial, the newspaper notice read:- ‘Those who have had a member of their family in the fighting services will want to see that the form of a memorial we are concerned with is the one which will be a constant reminder to us of those who fought for us and the little ones for whom they fought and died.’ At that meeting it was decided the Memorial should take the form of a baby health centre along with a creche and children’s library. In late 1945, the newly formed Eltham War Memorial Trust purchased the land at 903-907 Main Road Eltham from Miss Shillinglaw, which once formed part of the Shillinglaw farm on Lot 90 of Holloway’s 1851 “Little Eltham” subdivision. The Governor of Victoria, General Sir Dallas Brooks, laid the foundation stone on November 24th, 1950, in memory of those who fell in the Second World War. The Eltham Infant Welfare Centre was opened November 15th, 1952, the Pre-school on December 1st, 1956, and the Children’s Library in 1961. In late 1966 the children’s library service was integrated into the Heideberg Regional Library Service and the building was officially renamed the Eltham War Memorial Hall. Following the opening of the Eltham Infant Welfare Centre, work began in 1953 planning for the entrance to the grounds, which is signaled by a wrought iron arch entitled “Eltham War Memorial” . In 1954 the Eltham War Memorial Trust decided that a legacy provided by the late Councillor Ernest James Andrew (d. 29 March 1950) in memory of his wife, Mrs. Ellen Andrew (d. 13 July 1946) and who are both buried at Eltham Cemetery, should be used to fund the construction of the entrance. A metal plate inscribed to this effect was attached to the gates. Work on the Memorial Gardens was undertaken throughout the following decade, with a Memorial Forecourt included in the final 1956 plans for the Pre-School Centre. A quote was accepted by the Trust in 1963 for the implementation of a memorial garden, which included grading of a sixty-five foot strip at the rear of the Trust buildings and construction of concrete paths. The stone retaining walls at the front of the site were installed in 1968 when Main Road was widened and it is believed that the Memorial Gates were relocated at that time also. Eltham Senior Citizens Centre In 1964, Eltham Shire Council purchased a section of land from the Trust at the northern end of the site, as a provision for Country Fire Authority buildings. At the same time the Elderly Citizens Club proposed a Senior Citizens Centre on the south western section of the Trust’s property. This was approved by the Trust with the provision that the building was constructed in ‘accord’ with those already existing. In 1965 Council took on board the plans for the Senior Citizens Centre and applied for a government grant. These could only be awarded if Council owned the site. In 1962 the Trust had resolved to hand over the assets to Council once the Memorial Gardens were completed. This was in line with Health Department requirements that grants for the ongoing operation and maintenance of the three facilities would only be made once the the facilities were completed and handed over to Council. In 1965 the Department of Health further demanded substantial alterations to the Pre-School playground as a result of the pending impact of the planned Senior Citizens Centre and Main Road duplication. As a consequence, handover of the Trust’s assets to Council was initiated with a formal ceremony held in the Children’s Library on August 28th, 1965. The Trust continued on as a committee of management for another twelve months. Plans and specifications for the Senior Citizens Centre were prepared by March 1966. Council obtained a grant from the Government which covered one third of the cost and the building was completed by April 1967. Whilst the Senior Citizens Centre is contained within the original Eltham War Memorial building precinct, it was not part of the original Memorial and was not funded by the Eltham War Memorial Trust.A Conquest Account Book manufactured by Norman Bros. (stationers) Pty Ltd, Melbourne. 33 x 20 x 4 cm, green covers; incorrectly noted to March 4th, 1958. Contains various minutes glued, stapled or pinned into minute book and some loose copies of duplicates or missing meeting minutes inserted at appropriate pages. 180 pages, last 26 blankeltham children's library, eltham infant welfare centre, eltham pre-school, eltham war memorial hall, eltham war memorial trust, meeting minutes, minute book, women's auxiliary

Shop 6 Hopkins Street Greensborough: brick veneer shop built 1977, for sale November 1995. Sales history: Sold March 1998 for $100,000; July 1995 $112,500, May 1985 $15,000, March 1982 $7,000 and March 1976 $4,500.Newspaper clipping, Real Estate advertising.hopkins street greensborough

The main photo is by Max Lowenhardt and shows John Green, Mrs Eva Penny (inside the tree and hardly visible) nursing Charlie, May, George and Nicolas Penny. Colin Silcock wrote of the tree on p.39 that the family lived int he hollowed-out butt for nine months in 1906-1907. It was 20 feet across at floor level with 12 feet of head room inside. Nicholas Penny ring-barked the tree in 1905, with it being 130 feet high with the top broken off. The fires the following year destroyed the tent in which he was living and hollowed out the tree. After "making a few alterations" Penny moved in and brought his wife and children across from Outtrim. They later built a more permanent home. The tree was destroyed in the 1926 bushfires. (ref Linda Barraclough)This magazine is a useful reference on Gippsland history.A 64 pp magazine, titled Gippsland Heritage Journal. It has a dark green cover with a photograph of the "Penny Tree" . The magazine is dated March 1996 and cost $7.50. It contains stories and photographs on the history of Gippsland.There is a library bar code on the outside back cover.gippsland-heritage-journal penny-tree history-gippsland

A programme of the 22nd Mounted Brigade Races & Steeple chases held on Thursday 7th March 1918. Total of eight Pages. Condition of Racing and betting on the back page. Light Brown Paper and black ink.documents programmes, recreation racing, 22nd brigade

Items belonged to Arthur George Holley No 13556 RAN, HMAS Hobart. Refer 2134 for service history also 2135.3, 2137, 2147."Naval Historical Reviews" Official journal of the Naval Historical Society of Australia. Cardboard shiny surface covers, white with images of ships at bottom. .1) Dated September 1974. .2) Dated March 1975.journals, naval

Exercise book, grey cover with red cloth spine. Front pages contain treasurer's records from March 1965 to June 1994. Back pages contain membership lists, July 1965 to 1995.YENDON RED CROSS BRANCH handwritten in blue ballpoint pen

The Story of S.S. "Santhia" sank while in service as a troopship, of her subsequent salvage, and of how her bell came to Bogong School. Bogong State School was built and used from the 1940s when the SECV was constructing the KHES. The school bell was unique having originated from the ship "Santhia'. Teal colored background with the title printed in white at the top and the 'Bogong State School' printed in black at the bottom. 9 pages back to back with information about the School Bell. Published in March-April, 1947Inscribed on the bell - "Presented to G. G. Jobbins, Esq., Chairman, State Electricity Commission by Captain J. P. Williams for Bogong School, on December 6th, 1946. This bell was recovered from the wreck of the S. S. Santhia sunk in the Houghly River, Calcutta, and raised by an Australian salvage party."bogong state school bell, s.e.c. magazine 1947

Cardboard-backed advertisement for 39 home sites for sale, with location map, and summary of local real estate statistics in 1955 & 1956. Handwritten date noted in top right corner - 24th March, 1956.Subdivision map includes Reilly Street, Philip Street, Lorienne Street and Daisy Street in Heathmont. Surveyors: Messrs Little and Brosnan. Agents in conjunction: Peter Martin Pty. Ltd., Estate Agents, 55-57 Latrobe Street, Melbourne (Phone) FB 3571, FB 2783, and Peter Aubin Pty. Ltd., Auctioneers & Estage Agents, 345 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong (Phone) Dandenong 340, after hours Dandenong 932, 70.

Poster reproduced for a University of Ballarat Historical Collection Exhibition highlighting the Ballarat Gaol and Court in relation to the gaoling of Salvation Army minister in March 1892. The exhibition marked 120 years of the Salvation army in Ballarat.salvation army, ballarat gaol, exhibition

Invitation to celebration of the proclamation of Ringwood as a City on 19th March 1960 at Ringwood Town Hall, special meeting of the Ringwood City Council. All material is from Gwen Horman’s three albums that she owned.

Bendigo Weekly from Friday, March 14, 2003. Snippets of Bendigo history, the Pall Mall story - part four. This article continues the description of various businesses along Pall mall. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo, bendigo weekly

Green business Cash Book. The book has 189 pages and covers the period from March 1934 till October 1938 . For each months all the cash transaction are recorded and reconciled with trust A/c.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate, yellow label 594.

Bendigo Advertiser March 10, 1971 - Letters to the Editor Allan McGregor ''Let's think of our environment'' call… also senior citizens struggling to pay their rates due to excessive rises in property valuations.bendigo, history, loss of heritage features

A book titled ' Artists of the Bendigo Goldfields 1852 - 1864 ' by David Thomas. Bendigo Art Gallery, 9 March - 9 April, 1989. Published by the Bendigo Art Gallery, 1989. 32 pgs. (ill.)David Thomasbendigo, gold mining, artists, books, artists, bendigo artists, person, male, female, person, bendigo goldfields, bendigo, goldfields, bendigo history, history, gold, artworks, place, victorian goldfields, victoria, paintings, book

White, black and blue print. Bendigo Easter Fair Bendigo Symphony Orchestra, Palm Sunday Concert, St. Pauls Cathedral, Sunday March 27th., tickets at the door, $12, $6, family $24.

First day cover issued by Australia Post in 1992 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of RAAF Radar. Stamped with the RAAF Association logo, first day of issue, Darwin City NT0800, 20 March 1992.military, airforce, raaf radar

Booklet. Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of Peter James Randall. 2nd March 1934 - 7th February 2017. St. Andrew's Uniting Church, Bendigo 14th February, 2017. Reverend Di Esbensen.person, individual, peter james randall

Document. 2 Extracts of Entry of Birth of Gertrude Eva Perry 4th March 1917. Entry Number 2883/17 Father - Herbert Louis Perry. Mother - Evaline Rosa Perry nee Denness.person, individual, gertrude perry, gertrude perry collection, extract of birth gertrude perry, perry herbert louis, perry evaline rosa, denness

Letter written on white paper and dated march 28th /72. Letter to Mr. Evans from C. A. Wolfs asking him to accept one pound in post office order towards his contribution.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, mr evans, c a wolfs

Letter dated Violet Town 25th March 73. Writer has been moving around and has moved to Violet Town. He asked that future communication be sent to Railway Station, Violet Town.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, w b evans

Blue coupon, dated March 21 1877, asking Mr. Lewis, Treasurer, to pay Woodward ? The sum of 20/- for Services past Quarter. Signed by Wm. Rowe, Secretary. Also signed William Salter.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - to pay, court king of the forest, mr lewis, woodward ?, wm rowe, william salter

(1) Aerial photographic view of Princes Pier with units of the British Navy alongside 17-25 March 1924. principal vessels are the HMS Hood (OE) and HMS Repulse (OW) with escorts Delhi and Danaepiers and wharves - princes pier, armed services - navy, vessels, hms hood, hms repulse, hms delhi, hms danae