The set consisted of a key battery and buzzer it was used for training potential radio operators in the Morse code. It was manufactured by blue point in the 1950s. The company was founded in the Sydney suburb of Erksville in 1936 by a German immigrant, Frederick Boyd Dirks who named his company F Dirks. The company produced Bakelite products such as ashtrays single strip heaters, and Morse key components, In 1946 the company named was changed to Blue Point products Pty Ltd. The name was inspired by the name “Blau Punkt” a German electrical supplier. in 1973 the company was purchased by Gerard Industries which was known for its line o Clipsal products, An item made in Australia for training purposes of new radio operators and is significant in that it is part of Australia's social history and shows the development of Australian electrical manufacturing. Australian blue point telegraph practice /training set XX20A circa 1950 Bakelite, stamped XX20A under, three terminals - two marked "+" and "-".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Keith Pither was born at Shepparton in 1914 and grew up on a farm. Attended Otira Methodist Home Mission Training College from 1936 and by 1939 was a probation minister at Burnie (Tas.). Enlisted in the army 1939 and served in the Middle East and Northern Australia. In 1943 he was ordained in the field as a chaplain and later served in New Guinea. Married Allison (Alison?) Brown in 1945 and they had four children, Brian, Rhonda, Andrew and Howard. Completed his studies at Melbourne University 1946. Placements were Red Cliffs, Carlton Methodist Mission, Benalla, Portland, Sandringham and Ivanhoe. Died 19/6/2008.The Pithers are holding a knife about to cut an anniversary cake."Rev. K. M. Pither and Mrs Allison Pither 1967"pither, keith, red cliffs, carlton methodist mission, benalla, portland, sandringham, ivanhoe

This object relates to Jack Henderson BAILEY. He was born on 26/11/1914 in Footscray, VIC. Jack Henderson served in the Army (VX11617) enlisting on, 29/02/1940 in East Melbourne, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 2/6 AUST INF BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 16/11/1945. Jack Henderson BAILEY was a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Ida BAILEY. Jack Bailey was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Austalian Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat

This object relates to Charles Forrester BETHUNE. He was born on 23/03/1917 in Garden Vale, VIC. Charles Forrester served in the ARMY (VX48411) enlisting on, 09/08/1940 in Armadale, VIC before being discharged (on death) from duties with the 2/22 AUST INF BATTALION as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 01/07/1942. Charles Forrester BETHUNE was a prisoner of war. Date of death, 1/7/1942. His next of kin is M BETHUNE. Charles Bethune was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat

This object relates to Charles Forrester BETHUNE. He was born on 23/03/1917 in Garden Vale, VIC. Charles Forrester served in the ARMY (VX48411) enlisting on, 09/08/1940 in Armadale, VIC before being discharged (on death) from duties with the 2/22 AUST INF BATTALION as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 01/07/1942. Charles Forrester BETHUNE was a prisoner of war. Date of death, 1/7/1942. His next of kin is M BETHUNE. Charles Bethune was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat

This object relates to Charles Forrester BETHUNE. He was born on 23/03/1917 in Garden Vale, VIC. Charles Forrester served in the ARMY (VX48411) enlisting on, 09/08/1940 in Armadale, VIC before being discharged (on death) from duties with the 2/22 AUST INF BATTALION as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 01/07/1942. Charles Forrester BETHUNE was a prisoner of war. Date of death, 1/7/1942. His next of kin is M BETHUNE. Charles Bethune was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat

This object relates to Charles Forrester BETHUNE. He was born on 23/03/1917 in Garden Vale, VIC. Charles Forrester served in the ARMY (VX48411) enlisting on, 09/08/1940 in Armadale, VIC before being discharged (on death) from duties with the 2/22 AUST INF BATTALION as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 01/07/1942. Charles Forrester BETHUNE was a prisoner of war. Date of death, 1/7/1942. His next of kin is M BETHUNE. Charles Bethune was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945.1939-45 Star; France & Germany Star; Aus Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45; Aus Service Medalsecond world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat

The owner of the 'Autograph' book was Mary Alys (Gipps) Kirkland, the daughter of Richard Brook Woodthorpe Gipps (c.1872-1946). The family had migrated from Great Britain to Coorparoo, Brisbane, where most of the items in the album were created. In June 1925, The [Brisbane] Telegraph reported the wedding of Richard Gipps to Mary Alys Kirkland at Elvaston, The Righi, South Yarra. The bride, like the groom, was originally from Queensland, but at the time of her marriage lived with her parents at 21 The Righi. The album passed to their daughter Rosemary Alison (Gipps) Vaughan-Smith, and thence by donation to the collection of the Kew Historical Society. While the signatures are interesting, they are not rare. Rather it is the illustrations that dazzle with the surety of their design and execution. In the portraits, one can recognise the debt that Edwardian art and design owed to the Pre-Raphaelites whose serene and poised idealisations of women are exemplified in the drawings, albeit simplified for a new 20th century sensibility. Typical, is a very early portrait from 1906 of Mary Alys Kirkland by a 20-year-old Garnet Agnew (1886-1951). Agnew later became an illustrator for The Brisbane Courier and The Queenslander Illustrated Weekly, creating cover illustrations for these publications between 1926 and 1930. Another pen and ink portrait of Mary Alys Kirkland was created in 1910 by Augusta Frances Isabel Hobday (1884-1961). Augusta, with her brother and sister, Percy Stanhope Hobday and Gladys Hobday, were artists and teachers. Each was involved for many years in the Queensland Art Society. While the album has historic, aesthetic and social significance to Brisbane’s history, as a document, its preoccupations have a wider Australian relevance and importance. Compiled between 1905 and 1922, the 'Autograph' book has considerable aesthetic coherence, even though drawings and text are by different hands. Together, it provides a vivid depiction of social life and values in Brisbane in the period preceding the First World War. Like other autograph albums of the period, it is a compilation of pen and ink sketches, watercolours, quotations, poems, aphorisms and signatures. Most entries are from Queensland, particularly Coorparoo in Brisbane; friends and acquaintances from other Australian States also contributed items. The autograph album predictably contains numerous mementoes of the notable and the forgotten. It includes the signatures of the British contralto Dame Clara Butt (1872-1936) her husband, the baritone R. H. Kennerley Rumford (1870-1957), and that of the Australian actress and singer Nellie Stewart (1858-1931). autograph albums, manuscripts - kew historical society, rosemary vaughan-smith, vaughan-smith collection, dame clara butt, garnet andrew, augusta frances isabel hobday, coorparoo - brisbane, nellie stewart, mary alys kirkland, mary alys gipps (nee kirkland)

Identification has been given as follows: LHS 'page': Jeff Holland (?); RHS 'page': Derek Manley; Queen: Leila Hanslow; young women L to R: Olwyn Powys, Hazel Bodley, Mary Clucas (nee Holborn), Connie Eastwood. Girls: L - Barbara Fair; R - Unknown. Gentlemen not identified. The Queen Carnival was a fundraiser for the Holy Trinity Tennis Club. The Queen Carnival Coronation was held in the Canterbury Memorial Hall on 11 June 1940. Mrs F Eastwood was the trainer and the Honorary Secretary of the tennis club. The donor Mary Holborn married Geoffrey Stroud Clucas in 1946 in Surrey Hills. The photo documents a social fundraising practice common in the early 20th century. Queen carnivals were also popular in New Zealand. In both countries they were particularly common during World War I and in the years after, when they were used to raise funds for returned soldiers. The first such carnival is believed to have been held in Napier, New Zealand, in 1913. The carnivals were not always annual events, and were held in various locations throughout a year.Black and white group photo of 6 men, 5 women, 2 girls and 2 boys in formal and / or mock-Elizabethan costume mounted on cardboard which has been roughly trimmed. The Queen is seated in the centre and the 2 young girls are seated either side and slightly in front of her. The 2 'pages' and the men and other women are standing evenly divided either side of her. The photo appears to have been taken in a hall. REAR: "Holy Trinity Tennis Club Queen Carnival / June 11 / 1940 / M Clucas / 33 Jurang St / Balwyn"sport, tennis, holy trinity anglican church, 1940, clothing and dress, miss connie eastwood, miss hazel bodley, miss leila hanslow, miss olwyn powys, miss barbara fair, jeff holland, derek manley, queen carnival, mrs mary clucas, miss mary holborn, mrs f eastwood

Max MIDDLETON (1922-2013) Born Melbourne In a career spanning 60 years, Max Middleton is known as a 'plein air' landscape painter the artist loved to paint sunrises, aiming to capture what he saw on the spot in paint. Capturing the light was crucial to his artworks. Max Middleton studied Drawing at the National Gallery School under William Rowell in 1938, and painting under Harold Septimus Power in 1940. The first of Middleton's 68 professional exhibitions took place in 1946. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed oil painting of a landscape near Tallangatta.art, artwork, max middleton, landscape, tallangatta, available, middleton, oil on canvas

Prior to the election of female Councillors and Mayors in the 1960’s, The Lady Mayoress role was one of the few ways women could be active in civic life. Mayoresses made important contributions to their local communities through their charity work and as ambassadors for their region on a state and at times, international level. They also undertook some Mayoral duties on occasions when their husband was unavailable. Mayoress Bolton was born Jemima 'Mina' Vance in White Hills in 1866. She died on 7th December 1946 aged 80 years. Mayoress Bolton was an ardent worker for charitable bodies, particularly Baby Health Centre and Children's Welfare department. Framed, oval photographic portraits with convex glass and print, created using a collodion wet plate process. Hand coloured detail.jemima vance, mayoress bolton, mayor bolton, vincent kelly photographer, city of bendigo, city of greater bendigo portraits

Used by RAAF personell in accommodation quarters 1942 -1946. WWII wartime objects – living in the RAAF camp . They provide evidence of the contents of the RAAF barracks and recreation hut erected in 1942 and occupied until 1945. Some of the items such as cutlery, a wood heater/stove, domestic radio (remnants) were used in daily life by servicemen. Spoons x 3 (WPLS 0101.3; likely provenance); spoon and knife (0148.2 likely provenance)The two metal small spoons, two large spoons and knife without its handle are known to have been used by WWII RAAF or navy personnel in their accommodation quarters 1942-1945. The items, if original to the site, have second level contributory significance for the evidence they provide of the WWII buildings and their use between 1942 and 1945. Metal spoon and a serrated edged knife without a handle. Both items have some corrosion.

Located in the southeast Melbourne district of Ormond. The Ormond Theatre was opened in the late-1920’s with 720 seats in stalls and circle. There was no ceiling in the auditorium, which allowed for the steel roof trusses to be seen. In 1930 a Western Electric(WE) sound system was installed. In 1940 it was remodelled in a simple Art Deco style to the plans of architectural firm Marsh & Michaelson. It re-opened in 1941 with 995 seats. By 1946 it was operated by Albert Park Cinemas Property Ltd. The Plaza Theatre was closed on 30th November 1958. It was converted into a carpet showroom which was still operating in late-1984. The building has since been demolished.Black and white photograph depicting the art deco facade of the newly refurbished Plaza Theatre, Ormond. There are no buildings either side of the theatre which highlights its large size.Black printed text on white round sticker adhered to reverse: 187 Handwritten in red ink on reverse: 72%theatre, movies, entertainment, plaza, suburbs

Located in the southeast Melbourne district of Ormond. The Ormond Theatre was opened in the late-1920’s with 720 seats in stalls and circle. There was no ceiling in the auditorium, which allowed for the steel roof trusses to be seen. In 1930 a Western Electric(WE) sound system was installed. In 1940 it was remodelled in a simple Art Deco style to the plans of architectural firm Marsh & Michaelson. It re-opened in 1941 with 995 seats. By 1946 it was operated by Albert Park Cinemas Property Ltd. The Plaza Theatre was closed on 30th November 1958. It was converted into a carpet showroom which was still operating in late-1984. The building has since been demolished.Black and white photograph of the theatre inside the Plaza Theatre. The photograph has been taken at the rear of the theatre and looks down over the three tiers of seating toward the screen.Black printed text on white round sticker adhered to reverse: 186 Handwritten in red ink on reverse: 77%theatre, movies, entertainment, suburbs

Photograph taken in the Sergeants Mess, Fortuna Villa circa 1972-1975 whilst LTCOL DR Ridge was the Commanding Officer of the Army Survey Regiment and SSGT G Haswell was a stores NCO. WO2 Szentirmay (in the background) was a Lithographic Technical Warrant Officer. 4233 LTCOL DR Ridge was commissioned from the ranks and served from 1946 - 1975, he was Commanding Officer of the Army Survey Regiment from 1972-1975. 310207 SSGT G Haswell served 1950- 1978 after a British Army career, 14613 WO2 T Szentirmay BEM served 1958-1980 after an Eastern European Army career.Black and White photograph of LTCOL DR Ridge and SSGT G Haswell Circa 1972-1975 taken at the Sergeants Mess at Fortuna Villa, Bendigoroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 9 July, 1946 between Mr. J. W. W. + Mr. H. S. P. + Ms. A. A. Challenger executors of estate of E. Challenger (vendor) and Mr. A. R. Thomson (purchaser). Property: land situate No. 70 Barkly Place, Bendigo at present occupied by Mr. C. Thomson as tenant, being part of Crown allotment 4 section 33C Parish of Sandhurst City of Bendigo, land described in certificate of title volume 4751 folio 950016 - Secondly land being part of Crown allotment 14 section 33C described in certificate of title 3547 folio 709284, together with 6 roomed brick and weatherboard dwelling, all sundry outbuildings except those belonging to the tenant. Subject to existing weekly tenancy. Price: 840 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Handwritten 3-page extract from'' Weekly Times'' (19/4/1941) re early days of Boort - ''Things were tough in Fifty -one (1851) - drought, fire and flood offset Gold''. By E M Webb. On third page is 1/2 page is description of an incident of early days of Gladfield told by Mrs Clarricoates Snr in 1946 - re bogging of beer cargo in creek;. B. copy of notes re early days of Durham Ox, originally written by Charlotte A Ault, Durham Ox and extract from a letter published in the Australian (sic) Post, written by Mr Wm F Sheridan. Reference to the decay of the town due to the railway line going through Pyramid Hill instead of Durham Ox (due to ''private pressure').document, newspaper, weekly times, broot. mrs clarricoates. charlotte a ault.

The Methodist Order of Knights was the official youth organisation of the Methodist Church of Australasia. It originated in Hurstville, NSW, on the 4th October 1914 by the then Mr and later Rev Alex Bray. Alex Bray was a Sunday School teacher and spoke to his class of the Knights of the Round Table. In 1917 the Order of Knights was officially recognised by the Sunday School Dept of the NSW Methodist Conference. Courts spread thoroughout Australia. In 1927 the High Court of NSW called for designs for a badge and in 1929 the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia recognised the Order as an approved Organisation. In 1938 the Senior Section was organised into Degrees of Sincerity, Service and Sacrifice; the Junior Section into Pages' Degree with advancement to Esquire. In 1954 the Junior Section was reorganised into two groups: Pages 8 to 11 years and Esquires 12 to 15 years. The Knight's Motto: "Live Pure, Speak True, Right Wrong, Follow Christ the King, else wherefore born?" Courts of the Order: General Conference Department of the Christian Education - General Court - Provincial High Court - District Court - Local Court - Senior Court - Intermediate Court - Junior Court . Regalia: All members of the Intermediate and Senior Courts wore regalia consisting of a cloth shield superimposed by a cross of light and dark blue ribbons, and supported by a cloth collar. Esquire and Degree of Sincerity regalia: White collar and white shield. Degree of Service regalia: Green collar and shield. Degree of Sacrifice: Scarlet collar and shield. District Court regalia: Blue collar and gold shield. High Court regalia: Gold collar and purple sheild. General Court regalia: Purple collar and shield. Officers of the local courts wore their symbols as part of their regalia. MOK235.1 Pale green 15 page booklet: Methodist Order of Knights Second or Esquire's Degree Ritual, third edition, 1934 MOK235.2 Light green 16 page booklet: Methodist Order of Knights Ritual of the Second or Esquire's Degree, fourth edition, 1936 MOK235.3 Dark green 39 page booklet: Methodist Order of Knights Ritual of the Second Degree or the Degree of Service, Senior Ceremonies, 1939 MOK235.4 Dark green 28 page booklet: Methodist Order of Knights Ritual of the Second Degree or the Degree of Service, Senior Ceremonies, 1946 MOK235.5 Dark green 28 page booklet: Methodist Order of Knights Ritual of the Second Degree or the Degree of Service, Senior Ceremonies, 1954 MOK235.6 Red 15 page booklet: Methodist Order of Knighthood, Second Degree, The Ritual, n.d.methodist order of knights

Black and white photograph of MMTB SW6 850 probably soon after n. Side on photograph of tram. Destination City gives build date 1939 and notes that car was built with a tail light/s, which is visible at the right end of the tram. Has cropping marks in ink on right side of photograph. On rear is a type note (glued on sheet of paper) specifications of the tramcar and car dimensions. Destination City 5th edition gives a view of the tram - 3/4 front on showing the tail light arrangement - p41. Also on rear is "Sutcliffe Pty Ltd, Commercial Photographers 94 Elizabeth St. Melbourne, Cent 1500" stamp in light blue ink. and date stamp of print - "12 Jan 1946". See Destination City, 4th Edition and 5th edition.On rear in ink is notations "57", and measurement "4 9/16" with cropping mark.trams, tramways, mmtb, sw6 class, tram 850

Brown manila folder, quarto size titled "State Electricity Commission ACTS". Folder of the type that would have inside a spring backed folder. On inside cover lists the Acts of the Victorian Parliament that were relevant to the SEC or a reference documents. These include Workers Compensation Act, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Act, Carriages Act, Electric Light and Power Act, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act, Motor Car Act, Motor Car Act, Motor Omnibus Act, State Electricity Commission Act, Tramways Act and Transport Regulation Act. Has ink additions of up to 1946. Older index sheet underneath. Gives Act Numbers and dates. On front cover in top left hand corner has "Deptl. Tramways Superintendent".trams, tramways, sec, acts of parliament, administration

Auction catalogue for a sale on 13th March, 1946 under instructions from the Commonwealth Disposals Commission at the Army Salvage Depot, Fishermen's Bend. An extensive sale including Caterpillar, Cletrac, International Diesel Tractors, Elec. Generators, Elec. Motors, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford V8, Motor Engines, Harness, Steel Shelving and Miscellaneous Equipment. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers. Catalogue has column for £, S and D down the right side of the page to write in the price of each lot. Contains a description of some lots. The back cover has a black and white photo of the entrance gates to the Commonwealth Disposals Commission Auction Depot. It has a clock in the top centre and two sets of double iron gates. The Prahran Telegraph Printing Co. were the printers of the catalogue.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - army salvage depot, commonwealth disposals commission, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson & co, w g wedd, the prahran telegraph printing co

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were from 2002. Football legends: do you recognise any of these faces? Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Football legends: this photo appeared in the Bendigo Advertiser on Saturday. Elaine Gledhill of Bendigo tell us it is the Marong Football Club in 1946-47. Back row from left: R. March, B. Runnek, J. Burton, A. Andrews, H. Trahair,, B. Burton, L. Gooch, H. Andrews, G. Hunt, C. Gledhill. Centre row: G. Cocks, S. Gledhill, H. Bolitho, S. Bolitho, L.Girvan. Front row: B. Enever, R. Andrews, B. Hunt, J. Barr, J. Shearer, R. Trahair. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Timetable printed on off white paper, folded into 9, titled "Timetable of first and last trams and buses also All-night and Sunday morning services", setting out services, fares, city concession fares, all night fares, fare sections, and that strips of 3d tickets could be bought from Head Office. Has a "advertisement" for shoppers travelling in comfort between 930 and 430, golf, dinner and afternoon tea at the Wattle Park Chalet. Dated April 1951. A panel on the rear has an advertisement for employment of Conductors and Conductresses, gives conditions and where to apply. Printed by Sands and McDougall. See Reg Item 899 for a 1946 version and 2140 for a 1935 version. William Dunworth of Limerick Ireland, driver in the 1950's - see donation note.trams, tramways, timetables, first tram, wattle park, fares, all night services, employment, conductors, conductresses

Printed documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - printed document - single foolscap sheet - By Law No. 7 - Wattle Park - car, protection and management - 25-11-1926. See Reg Item 3032 for the HTT By Law. .2 - printed extract from the Government gazette - noting that By Law No. 2 of the Hawthorn Tram Trust was rescinded and that By Law No. 7 of the MMTB was in place. .3 - printed 1/2 foolscap sheet - extract from the Government gazette - noting that MMTB By-Law No. 7 clause 13 was altered - dated 20-7-1927. .4 - Photocopy on foolscap paper - 19 pages stapled in the top left hand corner with "Secretary's File" stamped on the top edge, By Law 8 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges - dated 31/10/1946.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, wattle park, fares, tickets

The Marist Brothers arrived in Bendigo in 1893 and began classes for boys in makeshift classrooms at St Killians. By the next year they had moved to a permanent school in McCrae Street. In 1983 Marist amalgamated with St Mary's to form a co-educational school, "Catholic College.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Smiles: Marist Brothers College grade four students in 1946. Back row from left: T. Thompson, G. Phillips, M. Costello, R. Epworth, A. Flood. Fourth row: D. Astern, G. Whelan, R. Mustey, J. Peate, B. Board, A. Leach, J. Nelson, L. O'Brien. Third row: L. Laity, R. Marriott, E. Jenkins, R. Burns, D. Mann, P. Ryan, A. Young, I. Raeburn. Second row: G. Bartlett, A. Gibbin, B. O'Farrell, N. Johnson, J. Gill, B. Heard, M. Hutchinson. Front row: B. Burtonclay, F Burtonclay, J. Buck, B. Mitchell, F. Green and B. O'Mahony. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

The Volunteer Air Observers Corps was an Australian air defence organisation of World War II.It was formed on 31 December 1941 to support the Royal Australian Air Force by sighting and observing aircraft over Australia.It swiftly established observation posts across Australia and provided information to the RAAF's regional air control posts. As the threat to Australia declined its role was expanded to include coast watching, assisting air traffic control and weather reporting. The corps was staffed by civilian volunteers and reached a peak strength of 24,000 personnel and 2,656 observation posts in 1944. After the end of the war the VAOC was reduced to a cadre in December 1945 and was disbanded on 10 April 1946. The Volunteer Air Observers Corps was an Australian air defence organisation of World War II. This certificate is a record of the participation of members of the Orbost district. Anita Armistead, wife of Francis Armistead had a son, Sydney, who served as a gunner in Malaysia during WW11.A certificate of service awarded to Mrs F. Armistead for being a volunteer in the Air Observers Corps. It was awarded on 20 Sept, 1945 for one year's service.For King and Empire Presented to Mrs F. Armistead by the ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE As a record and in appreciation of patriotic response to the call of country by serving in the VOLUNTEER AIR OBSERVERS CORPS This 20th day of September 1945 signed G. Jones Air Vice Marshall Chief of Air Staff signed ? Unit Commanding Officercertificate ww11 air-observers-corps

This photo is of the very newly constructed State Electricity Commission town of Mt. Beauty. The houses up to Nelse street were erected from 1946 onward and then the township was extended beyond Nelse Street in 1950 which places this photograph about 1950/51. There is no evidence of work being commenced on the regulating pondage but the tail race canal can be seen on the centre right of photo. The workmen's camp was enlarged in 1950 to the extent of providing accommodation for a total of 1,200. There are a number of dwellings on Simmonds Creek and the road to Falls Creek can clearly be seen. Snow capped Mt. Bogong is in the upper left of the photo with Mt. Beauty behind the township rising to Big Hill beyond that.Shows the newly constructed town of Mt. Beauty surrounded by farmland and before the regulating pondage was built to discharge water from the power stations via the West Kiewa tail race tunnel into the Kiewa River. Copy of black and white photograph of Mt Beauty CampWritten on the back in black ink - A Campenmt beauty camp, secv, construction town