Order of Service and prayers offered in memory of Peter Baker, Victorian Blind Bowler's Association President and lifelong supporter of the Melbourne Football and Cricket clubs. Please note: missing second page of service through omission.8 pages with picture of Peter Baker on covernon-fictionelizabeth maxwell, neil maxwell, peter baker

Article on the creation of a Vision Impaired Guide to the Old Melbourne Gaol, launched by Dr Denis Napthine, Minister for Youth and Community Services. The guide was put together by the National Trust with the invaluable assistance of the Association for the Blind, who also provided a training program to Gaol staff. At the launch are pictured: Diana Gardiner, Marjorie West, Dr Denis Napthine, Neil Maxwell, Val Silverberg, Simon Molesworth and Carole Grace.1 page with black and white photographnon-fictionneil maxwell, association for the blind, national trust of victoria, marjorie west

Article showing sighted staff members Esther Lalor and Alex Capporilli wearing blindfolds and goggles during their Braille lesson with Neil Maxwell.1 page with black and white photographnon-fictionneil maxwell, association for the blind, esther lalor, alex capporilli, braille

Newsletter advising that VAF CEO John Cook has announced that he will retire on December 1, 2000.1 page with coloured photograph and headingsnon-fictionneil maxwell, vision australia foundation, john cook

"Reminisce as we get together to say goodbye to Paterson Hall and Day Centre. Listen to some of those who were there and share in the memories of times gone by. Look to the future." To commemorate Paterson Hall and all those who entertained, celebrated and enjoyed this special meeting place before it was demolished, a party was held on Friday 25th September 1998, as advertised by this flyer.1 yellow page with black writing and bordernon-fictionneil maxwell, association for the blind, paterson hall, elizabeth maxwell

Members of the Victorian Blind Indoor Bias Bowls Association won 13 medals at the recent championships held in Queensland. Initially beginning as a small self-help group at the Association for the Blind, the group of Ken Gunning, Gloria Pascoe, Bill Muller, Rose Del-ZMonaco, Sally Leighton, Bill Lovett, Athol Blain, Alma Box, Pat Gaze and Frank Bartoli came way with five gold, four silver and four bronze medals. Pictured is Sally Leighton on the green.1 white page with black writing and colour photographnon-fictionneil maxwell, association for the blind, elizabeth maxwell, sally leighton

Athol Blain proudly holds his bronze medal won at the recent Blind Indoor Bias Bowls National Titles held in Brisbane. Finishing 3rd in the B2 Mens Singles division, despite the bowling mats in Queensland being six feet shorter than those used in Victoria.Photocopied page with black writing and black and white photographnon-fictionneil maxwell, association for the blind, elizabeth maxwell, athol blain

Neil Maxwell holds one hand above his head, whilst the other holds a cane. "Mind your head" and "Hedging around: while they add value to homes, hedges are a nightmare" is written beneath the image. Taken from the Stonnington Leader, July 12th 2000.Colour photograph with two lines of textnon-fictionneil maxwell, elizabeth maxwell, orientation and mobility

Neil Maxwell talks about his canes, how they are used, how he refused to get one earlier in life and the consequences (ie: a traffic accident) for not doing so. Published in the Progress Press, October 18, 1999.Colour photograph with article on Neil Maxwell and his canenon-fictionneil maxwell, elizabeth maxwell, orientation and mobility

Small image of Neil Maxwell and Di Seybold during an orientation and mobility session. Taken from an unknown publication.Small colour image of Neil Maxwell and Di Seyboldnon-fictionneil maxwell, orientation and mobility, di seybold

Program showing songs and performers of the 1982 Carols by Candlelight, televised by Channel 9.1 volume with colour illustrationsroyal victorian institute for the blind, carols by candlelight, normie rowe, colette mann, gaye macfarlane, little river band, simon gallaher, john diedrich, robert colman, richard casey, joan carden, jim watsford, colin woods, graeme lyall, david johnston, janet perkins, tony borg, blair edgar

Program showing songs and performers of the 1980 Carols by Candlelight, televised by GTV 9. 1 volume with colour illustrationsroyal victorian institute for the blind, carols by candlelight, brian naylor, jim watsford, colin woods, david johnston, janet perkins, blair edgar, jill perryman, neil warren smith, keren minshull, jennifer murphy, normie rowe, james pegler, steven tandy, harold badger

Program showing songs and performers of the 1979 Carols by Candlelight, televised by GTV 9. 1 volume with colour illustrationsroyal victorian institute for the blind, carols by candlelight, brian naylor, jim watsford, colin woods, david johnston, blair edgar, harold badger, leslie miers, rolf harris, john farnham, paul meenie, linda george, thomas edmonds, markeeta little wolf, margaret nisbett, franciscus henri, kirri adams

Performers at the 1980 Carols by Candlelight performance.Col. photographs of the 1980 Carols by Candlelight performance81004-N, 81002-F, 81008-K, 81002-J, 81004-J, 81008-B, 81003-Jcarols by candlelight, jill perryman, jennifer murphy, keren minshull, steven tandy, james pegler, normie rowe, neil warren smith

Brian Naylor and (possibly MP Jeannette Patrick, Paul Meenie and Linda George, Margaret Nesbitt, Kirri Adams and Franciscus Henri at the 1979 Carols by Candlelight.Colour transparencies taken at Carols by Candlelightcarols by candlelight, brian naylor, paul meenie, linda george, margaret nisbett, kirri adams, franciscus henri

Program showing songs and performers of the 1983 Carols by Candlelight, televised by Channel 9.1 volume with colour illustrationscarols by candlelight, jim watsford, graeme lyall, david johnston, janet perkins, tony borg, philip gould, suzanne johnston, karen knowles, john lidgerwood, jackie love, colette mann, jackie trent, tony hatch, denis walter, australian children's choir, colin wood, brian naylor

Program showing songs and performers of the 1984 Carols by Candlelight, televised by Channel 9.1 volume with colour illustrationscarols by candlelight, jim watsford, graeme lyall, david johnston, janet perkins, tony borg, denis walter, colin wood, brian naylor, geoff harvey, sue mikkelsen, stella axarlis, barry crocker, denise drysdale, colleen hewett, joan mcinnes, patrick mcmahon, polyphony, the shirt tales

Program showing songs and performers of the 1985 Carols by Candlelight, televised by Channel 9.1 volume with colour illustrationscarols by candlelight, brian naylor, geoff harvey, edward (ted) hanlon, peter wynne, jacqui atanasovski-green, jon st peeters, donald cant, the cobbers, peter cupples, colleen hewett, kamahl, jackie love, ross skiffington, session singers, suzanne steele, special guest, norman banks

Program showing songs and performers of the 1986 Carols by Candlelight, televised by Channel 9.1 volume with colour illustrationscarols by candlelight, brian naylor, geoff harvey, edward (ted) hanlon, debbie byrne, barry crocker, john farnham, venetta fields, simon gallaher, alison jiear, david lemke, ricky may, national boys choir, marina prior, jackie trent, tony hatch

Carols by Candlelight is a Christmas concert held at the Sidney Myer Music bowl. Programs and candle holders were sold, and collections made during the event to raise money for the Austin Hospital and the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. 3KZ also recorded the concert, which was played on radio on Christmas Day with a phone number to ring to donate. Prior to the Carols program at 9pm, the performance was opened by the Melbourne Lord Mayer and the process of torchbearers (100 girls dressed in white flowing dresses walk slowly in time with the music to the stage) as a prelude to the event.1 volume with photographs and illustrationscarols by candlelight, austin hospital, margot sheridan, lawrence warner, royal victorian institute for the blind, gwen bowdler, johnny o'keefe, norman swain, bernard evans, philip gibbs, norman k mcleod, syd morgan, dr charles bennett, harold stokes

Carols by Candlelight is a Christmas concert held at the Sidney Myer Music bowl. Programs and candle holders were sold, and collections made during the event to raise money for the Austin Hospital and the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. 3KZ also recorded the concert, which was played on radio on Christmas Day with a phone number to ring to donate. Prior to the Carols program at 9pm, the performance was opened by the Melbourne Lord Mayer and the process of torchbearers (100 girls dressed in white flowing dresses walk slowly in time with the music to the stage, trained by Vera Hopton) as a prelude to the event.1 volume with photographs and illustrationscarols by candlelight, austin hospital, margot sheridan, lawrence warner, royal victorian institute for the blind, gwen bowdler, norman swain, philip gibbs, sir maurice nathan, syd morgan, vera hopton, norman k mcleod, cherbourg mission, dorothy baker

Carols by Candlelight is a Christmas concert held at the Sidney Myer Music bowl. Programs and candle holders were sold, and collections made during the event to raise money for the Austin Hospital and the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. 3KZ also recorded the concert, which was played on radio on Christmas Day with a phone number to ring to donate. Prior to the Carols program at 9pm, the performance was opened by the Melbourne Lord Mayer and the process of torchbearers (100 girls dressed in white flowing dresses walk slowly in time with the music to the stage, trained by Vera Hopton) as a prelude to the event.1 volume with photographs and illustrationscarols by candlelight, austin hospital, margot sheridan, lawrence warner, royal victorian institute for the blind, gwen bowdler, norman swain, philip gibbs, syd morgan, vera hopton, e. leo curtis, judy jacques, mrs curtis, charles scott, salvation army staff band

Carols by Candlelight is a Christmas concert held at the Sidney Myer Music bowl. Programs and candle holders were sold, and collections made during the event to raise money for the Austin Hospital and the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. 3KZ also recorded the concert, which was played on radio on Christmas Day with a phone number to ring to donate. Prior to the Carols program at 9pm, the performance was opened by the Melbourne Lord Mayer and the process of torchbearers (100 girls dressed in white flowing dresses walk slowly in time with the music to the stage, trained by Vera Hopton) as a prelude to the event. This was the first year donations would belong solely to the RVIB, rather than shared with the Austin Hospital.1 volume with photographs and illustrationscarols by candlelight, lawrence warner, royal victorian institute for the blind, gwen bowdler, e. leo curtis, mrs curtis, charles scott, jim hilcke, jim archer, margot sheridan, vera hopton, alan ball, william valentine morgan

Explanation and instruction on the setting out of braille volumes by E. Kell, Secretary of the Braille Writers Association of New South Wales. There are pencil markings on the fourth page.6 pages of typewritten notes with pencil markings on one pageroyal blind society of nsw, braille, braille writers association of new south wales

Contractions are used in Braille to allow reduce the amount of space that a word occupies on the page, whilst still maintaining the ease of reading. In list this, a series of words with their common contractions helps the reader to use them. For example: the word atone, in this list, would be spelt with an 'a' and 't', then the contraction for 'one' would be used. In some instances, two contractions are listed, which the reader identifies by the use of a slash between them. For example: demented is 'd' then 'e', then 'ment' and a second contraction of 'ed'. The origin of this list is unknown, however has been designated as the Braille and Talking Book Library.4 pages of typewritten words with contraction notesbraille, transcription

An unknown nursing home resident sits as she reads 'Stories for a Prince', outside in the shade. It is unknown where these images were taken, however assumed to be at Elanora.1 black and white photograph of older woman reading a bookelanora home (brighton), recreation, association for the blind

An unknown couple are outside the nursing home. A man holds a wooden handle, possibly a croquet mallet, while a female in a blue cardigan smiles as she looks on and holds his elbow. It is unknown where these images were taken, however assumed to be at Elanora.1 colour photograph of man holding wooden stick whilst female smiles and looks onelanora home (brighton), recreation, association for the blind

A woman perches on the edge of a chair as she fingerspells on the palm to an older, deaf-blind woman who is seated. In the second picture, an older female pulls a thread taut as she sits in front of a long table. It is unknown where these images were taken, however assumed to be at Elanora.2 black and white photographs of elderly female residentselanora home (brighton), recreation, association for the blind

Residents sit as various people speak with them or as they pat dogs. Jennifer Gibbons appears chatting with residents and sitting in a small group. The page has been cut in half.1 page of 36 negatives showing residentselanora home (brighton), jennifer gibbons, association for the blind

Doreen Falk, a volunteer guide at Vision Australia, leans down towards an elderly woman in a wheelchair, who is wearing headphones. In the background, various men stand and look to the right, most likely at an official function.1 colour photograph of woman leaning down to woman in wheelchairassociation for the blind, doreen falk