Recording of PMHPS meeting on 25.08.1997. Recorded by Glen Stuart at the Port Melbourne Council Chambers. Speaker was Noel Turnbull on optimistic visions for the 21st Century. Recording duration 31:14local government, noel turnbull

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 28.01.2002. Recording done at Port Melbourne Town Hall. Speaker was Ron STRANKS giving a tribute to cricketer Peggy ANTONIO. Recording duration 05:22social activities, ron stranks, peggy howard nee antonio

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 27.06.2005. Recording done at Port Melbourne Bowling Club. Speaker was Margaret Bride contrasting the development of early Prahran and Sandridge. Recording duration 46:58built environment, margaret bride

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 24.10.2005. Recording done at Port Melbourne Bowling Club. Speaker was Peter Griffin remembering Grimwade Castings and other things. Recording duration 46:01industry, peter griffin, grimwade castings pty ltd

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 22.05.2000. Recording done by Glen Stuart at Port Town Hall. Speaker was Cliff Gibson regarding the Gellibrand Light. Recording duration 01:21:17beacons, cliff gibson, gellibrand light

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 24.04.2006. Recording done at Port Melbourne Bowling Club. Speaker was Daryl MacMahon giving a presentation on Port Melbourne and Richmond. Recording duration 44:21built environment, daryl macmahon

Recording of the PMHPS meeting 25.10.2004 at Port Melbourne Bowling Club. Speaker was Janet Bolitho on the Bayside Archival Project carried out by her on behalf of PMHPS . Recording duration unknown.town planning, built environment, janet bolitho, bayside archival project

The guest speaker was Professor Weston Bate.1.) Eureka Stockade Memorial Trust Eureka in June Menu .2) Eureka Stockade Memorial Trust Eureka in June ticketIncludes "Eureka belongs to all Australians. On the 3rd of December 2004, Australia will commence the 150th anniversary of the Eureka Uprising. As a Eureka Ambassador you can assist with the ongoing commemoration, celebration and promotion of the Eureka legacy.eureka, eureka stockade, eureka stockade memorial trust, eureka in june, menu

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 22.05.2006. Recording done at Port Melbourne Bowling Club. Speaker was Ian Grundy on the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation and the aircraft of Fisherman's Bend. Recording duration 58:01industry, transport - aviation and aerodrome, ian grundy

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 27.03.2006. Recording done at Port Melbourne Bowling Club. Speaker was John Ibbotson regarding lighthouses around the Australian Coast. Recording duration 1:11:11beacons, john ibbotson

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 23.07.2007. Recording done at Port Melbourne Bowling Club. Speaker was Shirley Videion, the author of "Law on Water", the story of the Water Police. Recording duration 37:21water police, police, shirley a videion nee lobb

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 27.05.2002. Recording done by Glen Stuart at Port Town Hall. Speaker was Janet Bolitho on the natural environment and the Port of Melbourne Authority. Recording duration 46:40.natural environment - beaches and foreshore, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, janet bolitho

Oral History/Guest Speaker, Henry Rupert Curtis, Vin Treadwell, Edith Treadwell, Hilda Treadwell, Fred Curtis, Cowra Station, Ernie Catermole, Ray Bennett, Mildura Winery, Guest Speaker - MDHS Meeting - November 2000oral history, guest speaker, henry rupert curtis, vin treadwell, edith treadwell, hilda treadwell, fred curtis, cowra station, ernie catermole, ray bennett, mildura winery, bert curtis

Rectangular oak based varnished Gramaphone - Windsor Desktop type. Large cone shaped, burgundy coloured speaker (phonogram). It has silver brackets and a metal stylus head and round metal turntable.The word Windsor is inscribed on the metal plate

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 - Bendigo Historical Society Memorial Lecture on her involvement with Mirradong Home for the Blind at Dudley House, Bendigo, by Speaker Mrs Kitty Rose. The document consists of nine typed pages.history, amy huxtable, bendigo, mirradong home for the blind

Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 25.10.1999. Recording done by Glen STUART at Port Town Hall. Speaker was Rod Fraser on immigrants who came on the "Champion of the Seas". Recording duration 0:47:10champion of the seas, immigration, rod fraser

The guest speaker at the graduation was Ernest Coates, Sister Therese PowerBlack and white photograph of thirteen men in academic gowns posing[= for a photograph on the occasion of the first diploma conferring on 22 July 1960.ballarat school of mines, graduation, ernest coates, therese power

Peter Brew Nurseryman and grower of subtropical plantsBlack and white photograph showing guest speaker Peter Brew from Bombala with Alan Broughton of East Gippsland Organic Agriculture Association at Organic Filed Day at Goldsmiths in Forest Lakes Entrance Victoriacatchments, environment, management, waterways