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Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Digital photo, John Turnbull and John Garzoli, First Communion, 1951, 1951
There was a Garzoli family living at 116/118 Windsor Crescent in the 1930s and still there in 1954; there was another Garzoli family also at 18 Windsor Crescent in 1954.This is one of a series of photos that document John Turnbull’s First Communion. They are representative of this important rite of passage in the Catholic Church in the 1950s. The sacrament of First Communion is an important tradition for Catholic families and individuals. Originally this was celebrated when a child was 10, 12 or even 14 years of age, however in 1910, Pope Pius X issued the decree Quam singulari, which changed the age at which First Communion is taken to 7 years old. Traditions of celebration surrounding First Communion usually include family gatherings and parties to celebrate the event. The first communicant wears special clothing. The clothing is often white to symbolize purity. It is more elaborate for girls but boys wear ‘Sunday best’; it could be a suit and tie or even a tuxedo. Many families have formal professional photographs taken in addition to candid snapshots in order to commemorate the event and some churches arrange for a professional photographer to attend after the ceremony. A black and white photo of 5 boys taken on the occasion of their First Communion. They are all wearing white shirts with ties. The boy on the RHS is also wearing a badge. They are seated at a table laiden with 'party food'. There are 2 girls in the background.On rear in black biro in John Turnbull's writing:"FIRST COMMUNION 1951 / ME - 2ND IN FROM LEFT / I THINK LAD ON FAR / RIGHT IS JOHN GARZOLI"catholic church, first communion, john turnbull, john gazoli, our holy redeemer church, surrey hills -
Greensborough Historical Society
Certificate - Digital Image, Wolf Scout Certificate, 1951, 15/06/1951
"Wolf Cub" certificate of participation awarded by the Boy Scouts Association Victorian branch to Gary Partington, a member of the 1st Greensborough Scouts in 1951.Digital copy of colour certificate.Marked with name of recipient and date.scouts - greensborough, boy scouts association, gary partington -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Memorabilia - Commemorative Golf Ball, Hole-in-one - Eric McCutchan 1951, 04/10/1951
This golf ball was driven by Eric McCutchan on 04/10/1951 for a hole in one on the 179 yards 13th hole at Metropolitan Golf Club.Golf ball on silver coloured mount and bakelite base."Eric McCutchan. Hole-in-one. 13th hole, 179 yards. Metropolitan G.C. Australian Open 4.10.51 'He played a Penfold'"hole in one, eric mccutchan, metropolitan golf club, australian open championship -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Administrative record, East Ringwood Progress Association Minutes 1948 - 1951
Hand-written minutes of the East Ringwood Progress Association from 29 November 1948 to 25 June 1951 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Administrative record, East Ringwood Progress Association Minutes 1951 - 1955
Regular and annual minutes of the East Ringwood Progress Association from 23 July 1951 to 29 August 1955 -
Ballan Shire Historical Society
Plaque - Plaque. Centenary of Government and Gold discovery, 1951
The item is a Plaque struck in 1951 to celebrate the Centenary of Government in Victoria and the Centenary of the discovery of gold.A round bronze medallion set in a green baize lift out in a black presentation case. It is a 1951 Commemorative Plaque to mark the Centenary of Government in Victoria and Centenary of the Discovery of Gold. There is a printed insert card describing the obverse and reverse sides of the Medallion."Presented to the Shire of Ballan 1951" is engraved on the reverse side. "1851" and "1951" are marked on the lining of the cover of the box.medallion, plaque, shire of ballan, centenary of government -
Clunes Museum
Document - ATTENDANCE RECORDS, METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL 1943-1953
BLACK EXERCISE BOOK RECORDING ATTENDANCE FROM 1943-1953. ALSO INCLUDES DETAILS OF TEACHERS ETC.methodist sunday school, attendance 1943-1956 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The British Encyclopaedia of Medical Practice 1951
This Book was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill According to Berry, her mother Gladys made a lot of their clothes. She was very talented and did some lovely embroidery including lingerie for her trousseau and beautifully handmade baby clothes. Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928. Its first station was in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital (a 2 bed ward at the Nelson Street Practice) from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what previously once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr Tom and his brother had worked as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He had been House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan had gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. When Dr Angus took up practice in the Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan’s old premises he obtained their extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926. A large part of this collection is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station and an ALDI sore is on the land that was once their tennis court). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served as a Surgeon Captain during WWII 1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. He had an interest in people and the community. They were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine, administration, household equipment and clothing from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. The British Encyclopaedia of Medical Practice 1951 Author: Rt. Hon. Lord Horder Publisher: Butterworth & Company Date: 1952Pastedown front endpaper has sticker that reads W. R. Angus, 309 kroit Street, Warrnamboolflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the british encyclopaedia of medical practice 1951, book, dr w r angus, dr ryan, surgical instrument, t.s.s. largs bay, warrnambool base hospital, nhill base hospital, mira hospital, flying doctor, medical treatment, medical history, medical education -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Visitors Book - Nissen Paradise, Welcome to our Nissen Paradise - Ski Nissen School - 1953 to 1960
Nissen Lodge was built by 1953 at Falls Creek. The first lodge at Falls Creek was built in 1947 by SECV staff members. By the 1954 Ski Season, Falls Creek Alpine Village had 10 club lodges, plus a ski tow house and a commercial lodge that both provided skier accommodation. Several other club lodges were under construction. The Nissen Alpine Club operated a rope tow with a 240m rise in altitude..Ski lessons were also available. Re: Tony and Skippy St Elmo Beveridge See KVHS 1113 By 1953, the SECV was issuing entry permits for private cars used by skiers with bookings in a Falls Creek lodge.The Nissen Ski Lodge was one of the early ski lodges at Falls Creek. Toni St Elmo Beveridge was involved in the early development of skiing at Falls Creek including assisting with the building of the early lodges, and establishing the Nissen Ski School. See KVHS 1113. The book was later used for visiors to the KVHS museum located in the old Tawonga South School.Deep red, bound, thick cardboard book with gold outline of Australia and 'Visitors" on the centre front. Many pages each with a column for Date, Name in Full and Address in Full. Written in ink and pencil both sides of each page with the first date being 14 - 6 - 1953 to 17th September 1960. Entries follow from 1985 to 1994 when the closure of the display at the old South Tawonga Primary School is noted by the KVHS Secretary. The book also has 'Tony & Skippy St Elmo Beveridge' on its cover page. nissen ski lodge, visitors book falls creek, nissen school -
Carlton Football Club
Hardcover Book, Football Record 1953, 1953
Hardcover book made in 1953 made to keep original copies of “The Football Record”. This book contains all Football Records relating to Carlton games for the season of 1953. Coach: Percy Bentley Captain: Ken Hands Vice Captain: Jack Howell Leading goal scorer: Jack Spencer - 32 goalsBlue hardcover book -
Williamstown High School
High Tide 1951, The Mail Publishers, 1951
Year book for the 1951 school year. Contains staff, prefects, house captains, form captains, leaders and team photographs, sports results, scholarship recipients, student work.Black and white publication. Buff cover printed in black and red.52 p.: ill.Inside front cover 'L. Smith, Form 1E'.williamstown high school, 1951, high tide, year books -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper, Sun News Pictorial, The Sun News-Pictorial: "Coronation Issue" edition 01/06/1953, 01/06/1953
A special edition of the Sun News-Pictorial to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Historic news of the 20th century.Special edition newspaper, 32 p., illus. (some col.).newspapers, sun news-pictorial, royal family, queen elizabeth ii -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, St. Mary's College Project Book Tatura 1951, 1951
Folio produced as an entry to project comp. 1951 by students, as recorded on final page. Presented to Museum by SR. Kathleen RSM. History of Tatura and its "Future" place in Murray Valley. Original copy. Back and front panels made from light brown cardboard with brown strip down left side and and right side corners. Pages are dark brown with picture corners which hold a page of print. Book held together by 4 chrome flanges with dome screws. Front page has a picture of St Marys College, their emblem and Tatura St Mary's College, Sola Nobilitas Virtus drawn in black ink in blue bands. 19 pagesCollege cresttatura history, tatura dairy industry, tatura pig raising, tatura mixed farming, tatura orchards -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Booklet, J.A. Hoskin & Son, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1953. Coronation Number, 1953
Editorial, Principal's Page, Literary Society, News and Notes, Prominent Personalities, Science School, Boys Sport, Baseball, Athletics, Football, Cricket, Tennis, The Art School, The Apprentices, Commercial Notes, Junior School, House Notes, With the Cricketers, School Council 1953, Roll Call - Diploma Students 1953, Junior Technical School students White soft covered magazine with red titlesballarat school of mines, magazine, w. h. corbould, mr hillman, mr gillespie, i. burger, n. leckie, b. singleton, mr treadwell, mr fairbank, j. mcneil, b. smith, ann mitchell, janice wilton, eleanor tozer, j. beattie, b. macdougall, mr bryan, a. e. ferguson, jim tinney, arthur faneco, jean dean, jim john, neville spiers, barbara ngip, barrie smith, stewart rowe, elaine walton, max stevens, jim sawyer, bruce flavel, ron ingleton, john bethune, john blackburn, john boag, jim brokenshire, john carmichael, ray kibby, alec kinnane, norm. ludbrook, noel meagher, graham searle, rod sheppard, d. halliwell, g. searle, b. tozer, murray gillin, g. keyes, r. archer, b. taylor, g. ditchfield, j. watts, j. sawyer, a. johnson, w. saggers, j. barnes, j. john, g. willey, d. schmidt, l. matthews, b. schreenan, s. kisler, d. stevens, j. tinney, i. schunke, j. murray, w. maxwell, n. andrews, g. habel, r. furlong, a. mills, l. doull, a. day, f. benjamin, w. maddox, ryrie mccallum, t. seabrook, i. shunke, robert a. cross, joan taylor, diana. mainwaring, m. stafford, d. lavery, c. borrack, l. cutter, j. saunders, margaret paine, robyn day, j. fletcher, geo. shuttleworth, k. douglas, p. henson, tony sykes, d. martin, m. hall, e. courtney, b. murnane, b. donald, b. mackie, d. quilliam, k. hocking, k. jenkin, h. lockett, n. dixon, n. hodder, n. sutherlland, n. brogden, m. drabsch, b. mcknight, b. baldock, r. gilbert, j. hovey, l. willis, l. robson, j. mills, j. cunningham, c. veale, b. salter, i. jolly, j. rogers, d. beaumont, a. minotti, m. eggleton, m. wunhyn, b. cody, l. edwards, d. lang, m. marshall, j. schrader, dawn lang, barbara o'connell, b. wilson, m. thorpe, m. volk, r. wells, j. thompson, j. taylor, helen ross, desmond winberg, r. cutter, d. gallagher, p. cahill, a. cassells, l. johns, k. norman, g. wilson, p. collier, t. lugg, g. shuttleworth, n. nunn, g. van berkel, r. lazarus, c. bilney, m. drabsh, b. bellingham, g. douglas, c. grose, r. stewart, w. edmonds, g. gilmer, l. furlong, l. copeman, j. lloyd, n. twaits, l. willison, j. squire, e. kinnane, g. boyach, e. leishman, b. mclennan, n. cartledge, w. cowan, b. swan, b. trezie, w. etty, i. mchenry, b. parker, w. g. cowan, don whitefield, p. agrums, l. pike, d. baldock, n. richards, a. kilfoyle, c. mckinnon, g. henderson, d. roberston, j. strickland, m. walsh, b. blee, f. nicol, g. sonsie, g. swanson, g. e. timmins, n. g. cowan, m. wunhym, g. templeton, d. new, v. vincent, m. ritchie, j. schroeder, d. parkes, i. hosking, n. rimmington, h. mcgregor, g. sleeth, a. mitchell, v. jolly, n. c. leckie, b. trotter, i. t. macklin -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster - Digital Image, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Schedule of Fares and Charges - July 1951", Jul. 1951
Demonstrates the way the SEC provided information to passengers about the fares and sections and other charges on the Ballarat Tramway system.Printed poster on heavy cartridge paper showing Ballarat Tramway (SEC) Fares, Charges, and Section Map. Also gives charges for Scholar's Monthly tickets, Luggage, Parcels and Newspapers. Dated July 1951. Digital image btm6322i2.pdf scanned in 2011 from the Bill Kingsley collection. Added 12-11-2015 trams, tramways, ballarat, fares, sections, map -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stuart Tomkin, Official guests being entertained Kangaroo Ground Hall after Dedication of Tower and Cottage by Governor Sir Dallas Brooks, 16 Nov 1951, 16/11/1951
Original title: Official guests being entertained Kangaroo Ground Hall after Dedication of Tower and Cottage by Gen. Sir Dallas Brooks, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., K.St.J., 16 Nov 1951Black and white photograph of guests seated at three rows of tables, celebration dinner Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photo Collection, no. 414 (duplicate of hard copy held at Eltham Library)shire of eltham, ceremonies, sepp, kangaroo ground hall -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Instructions for Tramways Traffic Inspectors (Issued 1951)", 1951
Yields information about the start or typed input for the printed instruction book to Inspectors issued in 1951.Typed quarto sheet titled "Instructions for Tramways Traffic Inspectors (Issued 1951)", one of at least two or more sheets, covers behaviour, dress, standards, employees, methods of instructions, discipline, ticket checking and tram driving. Headed SEC Provincial Tramways. Formed the input for "Instructions for Tramway Traffic Inspectors", see Reg Item 611trams, tramways, sec, instructions, inspectors, drivers, conductors, training, management -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Letters, Heatherdale Pre-School Association: General Correspondence 1953-65, 1953-65
Heatherdale Pre-School Association. First year of operation 1953. Location Yallourn Parade, Ringwood. Building Opening.Documents from Heatherdale Pre-School Association. General Correspondence.File and Letters -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, British Engineering Standards Association, Limits and Fits for Engineering - British Standard 1916 - Part 1 - 1953, 1953 and 1969
.1 - Book - 52 pages + light grey cover, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, titled Limits and Fits for Engineering - British Standard 1916 - Part 1 - 1953, with amendments to July 1969. Has a table of contents, with definitions, specification and tables. BS 1916 .2 - Book - 52 pages + light grey cover, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, titled Guide to selection of Fits - British Standard 1916 - Part 1 - 1953, has a table of contents with specification, figures, examples and tables. Both copies have an Standards Association of Australia paste over sheet on the front cover, referencing the document without amendment as AS B132, dated Feb. 1956.See History of object for stamps. part 1 has "T. Baker" in ink on the top of the first page. trams, tramways, engineers, manufacturing, workshops, machining -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Furniture - Sanctuary chairs, pair, Gladys Hawkey (1886-1974), c. 1917
William Scott Purves Godfrey (1872-1953) designed the chairs and Miss Gladys Hawkey (1886-1974) carved them. W.S.P Godfrey was born in Toorak on 6 April 1872. He was was the cousin of Ethel Godfrey. Educated in Brussels and at Melbourne Grammar, he studied Architecture at the University of Melbourne. He and Henry Howard Spowers established the architectural firm Godfrey & Spowers, known for the design of the Argus building, around 1901. W S P Godfrey retired from practice in 1944. He died in August 1953, aged 81. He's buired in the St Kilda Cemetery with the Godfrey family. Gladys Hawkey was a member of the Guild. (photographed during the Norla Fete). She was born in Sandhurst, Bendigo and is buired in the Bendigo Cemetery. Little is known about Gladys Hawkey. She may have been a student of Robert Prenzel. Another mention of her work is made in an article in 1915 where her escritoire is offered in a raffle to raise funds for the Australian sick and Wounded. The chairs were donated in 1919 when the Flinders Street mission was open. In a style of Robert Prenzel with Australian Flora, the chairs are in the typical Arts and Crafts style. Like many women from the early 1900s, she was likely to have been inspired by the Australian exhibition of women's work and other female woodworkers of the time.Handcarvedgladys amy hawkey (1886-1974), william scott purves godfrey (1872-1953), lhlg, ladies harbour lights guild, chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, wood carving, godfrey and spowers, heritage listed, arts and crafts, gifts-1917 -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Photograph - Bogong Trip 1951- Eskdale Spur
MEYER COLLECTION - FALLS CREEK PHOTOS In 1947 a determined group of like-minded State Electricity Commission (SEC) staff including Ray Meyer, the chief surveyor of the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme, had a common interest that revolved around the skiing potential of the snow-covered high plains which included what is now the resort of Falls Creek. The six SEC employees, Toni St Elmo, Ray Meyer, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson (together with their families) banded together to secretly build a 'hut' that was the first ski lodge at Falls Creek. Using a road built in 1930s to gain access to Falls Creek, their hut project was carried out in secret as efforts by other skiers were blocked by H.H.C. Williams – the engineer in charge of the Hydro Scheme. In 1946 Ray Meyer made a trip to the Lands Office in Melbourne. He came away with a 99-year lease on three acres that was ideally suited for a hut designed by Lloyd Dunn. Adrian Ruffenacht (Design Engineer for the KHS) had suggested where the group should build because of easy access to a spring for water. Much of the building material required was scavenged from derelict huts on the high plains. Due to the need for secrecy, the determined group worked on the hut in the evenings and weekends to avoid detection. During the building period the group had met at Echidna Rock (now known as Eagle Rock) where Skippy St Elmo announced, "This is my favourite ‘Skyline’.” And so the first lodge in the area at Falls Creek Ski Resort came into existence. With the development of the International Poma in the 1970s, the Skyline Lodge, which was sited between the ski-lift’s pole one and pole two, was demolished. However, the legacy of Ray Meyer, Toni St Elmo, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson and Skyline lives on in the vibrant atmosphere of Falls Creek Resort. The MEYER COLLECTION documents developments on the Kiewa Hydro Scheme and their life at Falls Creek from the mid 1930s to 1960s.This image is significant because it depicts aspects of the life of a pioneering family of Falls Creek and the founders of "Skyline", the first lodge at Falls Creek.Two black and white images taken at Eskdale Spur on a trip to Mt. Bogong in 1951 1. Wal Johnson 2. Ray Meyerfalls creek, bogong high plains, ray meyer, eskdale spur, wal johnson -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat Junior Technical School ledger for materials and activity fees, 1938-1953, 1938-1953
The Ballarat Junior Technical School was part of Ballarat School of Mines.Foolscap book listing names, teachers, material fees and Activity fees relating to the Ballarat Junior Technical School from 1939 to 1953. Teachers include J. Hosie, William Paterson, A.V. Gilpin, G.V. Bergin, A.C. Miller, R.R.F.L. Collins, J.J. Watson, J.J. Hanrahan, F.L. Collinsballarat junior technical school, j. hosie, william paterson, a.v. gilpin, g.v. bergin, a.c. miller, r.r.f.l. collins, j.j. watson, j.j. hanrahan, f.l. collins, james duncan, john norman, keith roberts, william murphy, john dixon, jack vinnicombe, edward crozier, james hogg, william m.c. brophy, peter eustace, harold glover, graeme parks, arthur coad, robert elshaug, wallace reid, george feary, ivan murphy, ernest lay, austin young, ronald cochrane, james shaw, alan burns, james daly, edward garlick, edward walter lucas, owen david jones, robert george smith, j.e. curnow, e.d. sargeant, m.w. lee, b.t. collier, j.w. connell, g.i. rowe, e.w. lucas, b.n. jackson, m.e. rowe, a.r. young, r.e. white, l.a. quick, b.g. williamson, g.n. allen, r.j. hugo, j.a. tolliday, leonard coxall, norman schiltz, georhe carroll, john lambert, neville caldow, norman ritchie, james stevens, r. foss, n. wesyermann, j. young, p. agrums, g. bedggood, k. weightman, b. grigsby, l. bellingham -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Footscray and Maribyrnong Tramway Construction - Act 1953 - Showing the type of track for the electric tramway jointing the Footscray and Maribyrnong Tramways", Nov. 1953
Drawing - hand coloured titled "Footscray and Maribyrnong Tramway Construction - Act 1953 - Showing the type of track for the electric tramway jointing the Footscray and Maribyrnong Tramways", dated 13/11/53. Details the streets, land types, road crossings, track types and has a reference to the Order in Council for the tramway construction.Has a ink note along the bottom edge "13/11/53 Sample copy"trams, tramways, footscray, maribyrnong, new tramway, order in council, acts of parliament -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Choral Society 1951, 1951
This is a Photograph of the Stawell Choral Society 1951. Front Row: ?, Mrs Petrie E. Allison, ? , Edith Cox, Joan Coward, Jane Langford, Dorrie Pearson, L.G. Brown. Back Row: L to R: ?, ?, Elsie Rowe, ?, Gwen Reeve. Black and White Photograph of a group male and Female persons, Standing, dress evening, Holding Books in their hands. Trellis and flags in Background. Music Stand on Left, Union Jack in centre, Microphone on stand on right in fore groundstawell, choral society -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Wal Jack, "History of Ballarat Tramways - 1887 - 1953", 1953
Part 1 - Ballarat Horse Trams - notes that much of the details was supplied by the late Inspector James. Part 2 - Electric Trams - gives dates for the withdrawal of the ESCo cars, routes, SEC and extensions, including the Forest City signals. Notes assistance of Mr Hornabrook, Farr, Linaker, Hodgson and Lyons. See also Reg Item 8005 for another copy and a set of A3 size laminated photocopies.Yields information about the history of the Ballarat tramways as researched and known in 1953 by Wal Jack.Photocopy - 11 pages of a typed article or research report on foolscap paper titled "History of Ballarat Tramways - 1887 - 1953", written by Wal Jack. Second copy - Gestetner printed - 10 pages only, from a donation of Ruth Nelson - rescanned with word recognition pdf. Last page scanned and added to this file, but may not be word recognisable.In pencil on the last sheet "The original of the information was loaned to me to have this copy made by Mr. W. L. Edwards of Beverin St Sebastopol 3356 - copy made 23/5/1972. Second - copy some dates on front sheet circled and paragraphs highlighted on other pages.trams, tramways, sec, esco, ballarat, sec, horse trams, tramcars -
Vision Australia
Text, RVIB Annual report 1953-2004, 1953-2004
Individual copies of annual reports for RVIB from 1953/54 as it moved towards its merged entity with two other state based agencies in 2004.Unpaged volumes, illustrationsroyal victorian institute for the blind, annual reports -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Letter, 3 letters from relatives in England to Archie Harker and Ruby Wilson 1953, 1969 and 1978
Connected with the Wieland Family. Ruby's sister Thelma married Stan Wieland.Hand written letters from Harker relations in England. dated 28/12/1953, 25/11/1962, 15/10/1975 -
National Wool Museum
Book, Knitting, The Lux Book 1951
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 published by Lux and contains knitting patterns for mens, womens and childrens garments.The Lux Book / 1951 / NEW / KNITTING DESIGNS / ... at a special price / with 2 packets of / LUXknitting handicrafts - history, lux, knitting, handicrafts - history -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald & Weekly Times Ltd, The Sun 17/4/1953, Apr. 1953
Yields information about Ballarat civic facilities and is history.Front and back page of "The Sun" Melbourne, Friday April 17, 1953. On page 2 has an articles re Ballarat : homes for aged, hospital, Civic hall, photos of horse trams (3 horses), Town Hall in background), 6 Ballarat Base Hospital Nurses. Front page - Melbourne Olympic Games - final decision by IOC and the Cold War.trams, tramways, horse trams, ballarat, melbourne olympic games, ballarat town hall -
National Wool Museum
Journal, Sheepfarming Annual 1951
"Sheepfarming Annual 1951" Massey Agricultural College (University of New Zealand), 1951.wool growing sheep - new zealand, massey agricultural college (university of new zealand), wool growing, sheep - new zealand