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Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle August/September 1980, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.52 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, lysbeth cohen, arthur matzner, michael danby, chaim shtajer, maria lewitt, g. goldberg, shoshanna corrin, barbara giles, karen cohen -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle January 1981, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, arthur matzner, israel knox, anne parratt, allan afterman, solomon shulman, yehuda svoray -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle April/May 1981, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.52 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, paul forgasz, w.d. rubinstein, yehuda svoray, adela shaw, sara lieder, alan collins -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle June/July 1981, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.100 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, susan ivany, shirley thomas, felix rosenbloom, michael small, lysbeth cohen, judith rodriquez, yvonne fein, roslyn kopel gross, mal morgan -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle September/October 1981, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.64 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, judith rodriquez, gershon shaked, benzion patkin, shmuel bennett, morris c. davis, catherine hoffman, m. ajzenbud, louise rosenberg, erwin frenkel, jean thornton, barbara giles, stephen j. williams, susan bacsi -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle November/December 1981, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, m. ajzenbud, anne parratt, frederick c. parmee, emily elbaum, eva berger ninedek, michael danby, ken bandman, roslyn k. gross, pauline lyons, lysbeth rose, shoshana keller, maria lewitt, mal morgan -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle February 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge liberman, ephraim bluth, rev. s. link, maria lewitt, karl duldig, a sutzkewer, ron abel, paul forgasz -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle May 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.58 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, joseph solvey, dr. m. vertandig, marc radzyner, yvette bentata, wladyslaw szlengel, norman rosenthal, liliane bentata, rita erlich -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle July 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.52 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, rabbi john levi, walter lippmann, daniel katz, arnold zable, solomon stedman -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle September 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, israel knox, prof. moshe pelli, matylda engelman, yoni ryan, juliet r. segal, yvette bentata -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle December 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, phillip m. kluznick, prof. arnold ages, yitzhak kahn, gedaliah shaiak, maria lewitt, michelle nayman -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle March 1979, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.68 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, walter jonah, rabbi dr i. porush, prof. moshe pelli, ben avraham, itzchak kahn, matylda engelman, wladyslaw szlengel, morris c. davis, yvonne fein -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle June 1979, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.52 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, walter lippmann, joseph solvey, brian fox, jack koskie -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle August 1979, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, june factor, a. dudley hallam, albert kranz, maria lewitt, michelle nayman, liliane bentata, allen afterman, susan whiting -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle December 1979, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, arnold zable, michael danby, g. goldberg, cecilia morris, w.d. rubinstein -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle December 1977, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.52 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, yehuda svoray, michael elizur, itzchak kahn, rev. r.a. anderson, marc chagall -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle April/May 1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, dr alan d. crown, maria lewitt, jocelyn ortt-saeed, anne parratt, sheva glas-wiener, walter adamson, frank tisher, colin golvan, w. jablonski -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle June/July1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.56 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, dr m. verstandig, gedaliah shaiak, joan ackland, miriam rothbaum, margaret houghton, marc radzyner, joe cripps, m.h.r. crowley -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle August/September 1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, michael danby, june factor, maria lewitt, colin golvan, stephen block, jean holkner, erwin frenkel, anne wroby, a cykiert -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle November/December 1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, colin l. rubenstein, erwin frenkel, dorothy hall, ruth teicher, gedaliah shaiak, colin golvan, j.a. jacono, stan robe, stanislaw wycodzki, alan collins, basia perlberger -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle February/March 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.60 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, dr. paul gardner, jean thornton, j.e. shenfield, barrie cohen, gedaliah shaiak, bashevis singer, colin golvan, anne wroby, albert krantz, michael danby, sol encel -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle March/April 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, colin golvan, maria lewitt, june shenfield, ilana nayman, roslyn gross, graeme hetherington, erwin frenkel, annette buchbinder, michael danby -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle Jun/Jul 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.40 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, michael elizur, lilian barnea, kim baker, maria lewitt, rodney gouttman, joy cripps, joan acland, avital nathani, john de marco -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle August/September 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.40 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, michael liffman, annette buchbinder, j.e. shenfield, colin golvan, harry marks, alan collins, ken bandman, josie stainsby, graeme hetherington -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle November/December 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.40 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, hilary l. rubinstein, irving howe, manfred jurgensen, shirley thomas, gedaliah shaiak, lilian bentata, leo h. astete, michael danby, beryl halinbourg, margaret stockley, anne wroby, lisa kremer -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle February/March 1984, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, w.d. rubinstein, hilary l. rubinstein, chaim frenkel, ian lustig, annette buchbinder, mal morgan, john de marco, chaim raphael, anne wroby, manfred jurgensen, neil holbert, charles rimington, jean thornton, reuben havin, roslyn k. gross -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle Feb/Mar1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.60 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, alex dafner, susan bures, dr alan d. crown, mark lewin, sonja delander, gedaliah shaiak, bruria bergman, leon olshina, mary fisher, yetta rothberg, kim baker, adela shaw, wera goldman, frank tisher, leon bach, karen cohen, a. cykiert -
Melbourne Legacy
Article - Speech, Past President's Day Address - Brian Armstrong, 1961
An article from the Melbourne Legacy Bulletin of a Past Presidents' Day speech by Legatee Brian Armstrong, a long serving Legatee and past president (1937). It is poignant for it's insight into what he saw on the Western Front, in particular around Pozieres and the Windmill that had stood there and was destroyed in battle. He had recently visited France and recalled his personal feelings. “I have no doubt that each one of you had some special memory of war that is bound up with your membership of Legacy – some event, place or happening. This was one of mine – you will find the story in a book we all know ‘There goes a man’, a story of endurance, determination and incredible courage. The feeling came to me as I stood in that little enclosure that here began the long road that led to Legacy, for in the middle of that holocaust was the Victorian Brigade from which later came the first man of Legacy. I am certain that many splendid men, some of whom were my friends, whose last sight was that battered windmill, would, had the finger of fate but pointed another way, been original members of this Club. A question seemed to hang in the still air – not for me, for I was only a cypher, but for all of us for whom, in those or later years, the finger had pointed to ‘LIFE’ – what have you done to merit and repay your deliverance from this and similar ordeals." He was one of the founding group of Legatees, being enrolled in 1924, and served for 54 years. The Bulletin often published articles recounting the speech from the week before. John Henry Brian Armstrong was born 23 June 1894 and completed a law degree at Melbourne University. He served with the militia when at University and tried to enlist in December 1915. He was accepted into the Army Medical Corps in April 1916. He served in France and Belgium as a Lieutenant with 22 Infantry Battalion and was wounded near Dernacourt on 24th April 1918. He was wounded again and taken prisoner at Herleville, France on 18 August 1918 when leading a night patrol in an action in which the majority of the party were killed. For a number of years Brian was a Trustee of the Frances Ormond Estate, which was the genesis of The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Along with Legatee Jim Gillespie (and Jim's grandfather) the trustees were identified with all the notable developments of RMIT. He remained a bachelor his whole life. He was one of the initial archivists of Melbourne Legacy. One of his speeches in 1961 gives an insight into why he became a Legatee. (see 02501)A record a speech that contained insight into the life of Legatee Brian Armstrong.Copy of 2 pages from the Legacy Bulletin on a speech by Legatee Brian Armstrong in 1961.Bulletin 28/02/1961. Pages 5 to 6.vale, past presidents, brian armstrong -
Mont De Lancey
Book, R.H. Kinvig, M.A, A History of the Isle of Man, 1950
The author, Professor of Geography at the University of Birmingham R.H. Kinvid, M.A. published this new edition of the history of The Isle of Man in 1950, six years after the first edition, to include fresh discoveries that have been made, particularly in the archaeological field, and of the important political developments that have taken place in recent years. Some changes have also been made in the maps and other illustrations.A navy blue hardcover book with a grey dust jacket covered in library style plastic sleeving.The title: A History of the Isle of man is printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover with the author, R.H. Kinvig, M.A. underneath. A black outline of an ancient vessel is illustrated too. On the spine is written the title, author and 7s 6p. Throughout the book there are black and white photographs and illustrations. On the back cover is a circle with three legs wearing trousers and boots with the words: ICERIS STABIT QUOCUNIQUE around the edges of the legs inside the circle. Pp. 180 non-fictionThe author, Professor of Geography at the University of Birmingham R.H. Kinvid, M.A. published this new edition of the history of The Isle of Man in 1950, six years after the first edition, to include fresh discoveries that have been made, particularly in the archaeological field, and of the important political developments that have taken place in recent years. Some changes have also been made in the maps and other illustrations.history, isle of man, ancient history -
Melton City Libraries
Pamphlet, Thoroughbred Country, c.1985
"Melton has a long and celebrated history of horse breeding and racing. Draught horses were a crucial aspect of life in the early days of European settlement, and were heavily depended upon for both transport and agricultural labour. Peppercorn trees at the corner of Station and Brooklyn roads have been associated with a horse trough installed there to provide a drink to workhorses carting produce to the chaff mills and railway station south of Melton.20 Breeders, trainers and harness drivers in the area later became such an influential force in the equine industry that this came to be a defining aspect of the district’s identity and reputation.Pioneer of the Victorian horse racing industry and early Rockbank squatter William Cross Yuille was one of the earliest importers of stud racehorses in the district in the 1850s. A leading sports editor and writer, Yuille established bloodstock auctioning agency W. C. Yuille & Co. and was involved in the compilation of the first Australian Stud Book, which ensures the integrity of thoroughbred breeding in Australia. According to early Melton chronicler Alexander Cameron, horse races were first organised in the area by Rockbank farmer William Keating. Keating owned racehorses of his own, and many brought horses from Melbourne for the events, which ‘drew large gatherings’.22 Melton Racing Club meetings were held on the Exford Estate with the permission of H. W. Staughton, who built a small wooden grandstand in 1882. Other early races and sports meetings are said to have been held in the vicinity of the current-day Melton golf course.23 An 1884 article reported that Melton’s ‘race programme … equals any put forth by country towns of far greater size’. Ernest Clarke was another important figure in the early horse racing industry in Melton. He established the Melton Stud in 1902, which bred numerous successful racehorses. Perhaps most notably The Welkin, one of the most famous stallions in Australian horse racing in the early twentieth century. The Welkin sired Gloaming, bred by Clarke at the Melton stud in 1915 and one of Australia’s greatest champion racehorses. During a long and prestigious career in both Australia and New Zealand, Gloaming achieved a triumphant 57 wins out of 67 starts and won a record amount of prize money. Ken Cox purchased the Stockwell Stud in Diggers Rest in 1957 and developed it into one of the largest and most renowned thoroughbred breeders in Australia. With its top-class facilities, international design standards and scientific methods, Stockwell became ‘the flagship of the Victorian breeding industry’.26 As well as racing studs, numerous trotting tracks were established on the flat plains around Melton in the 1960s.27 Other studs to play a leading role in the development of Melton as thoroughbred country were Cornwall Park and Merrywood at Toolern Vale, St John’s Lane Stud at Diggers Rest and Birchwood, Teppo Park and Dreelburn in the far north-east of the shire, near Sunbury. By 1985, thoroughbred horse breeding was such big business in Melton that the shire council adopted the slogan ‘The Heart of Thoroughbred Country’, which was used throughout its promotional material.29 But the slogan contained deeper meaning and was not just about Melton’s great equine industry and thoroughbred champions, the council explained: ‘“Thoroughbred Country” should be seen as a new concept of Melton, as a place where people can achieve the “Thoroughbred” ideal, excellence in all aspects of life’. The aim of the council in promoting ‘The Heart of Thoroughbred Country’, was ‘to instil in present and future residents the feeling that this is a place that is better than others. A place to be proud of’. In 1988, Melton’s champion reinsman Gavin Lang won his 176th race of the season, claiming the national harness racing record for the most wins in a single season.The following year, the first Melton Plate was held at Moonee Valley Racecourse, cementing the district’s importance in the harness racing industry. The inaugural winner was Victorys Phil, owned by local Danny Mullan. By the 1990s, Melton had earned the title of the ‘Home of Harness Racing in Victoria’. State-of-the-art, world-class harness racing facility and entertainment complex Tabcorp Park opened in Melton in 2009. In 2011, the Shire of Melton was home to over 140 registered trainers and over 1,200 horses. The municipality’s continuing leadership and influence in the industry today is a testament to the skills, talents and leadership of the local community over its history".Shire of Melton pamphlet of a map and information of the equine industry in Meltoncouncil