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Clunes Museum
Document - FAMILY HISTORY/WALLACE
.1 FORMER RESIDENTS OF CLUNES [RED FOLDER] CONTAINING THE WALLACE FAMILY HISTORY 1850 - 1912, COMPILED BY JACK WALLACE 1981 - ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS 1982C 1880. ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS 1984. .2 FOUR NEGATIVES OF BUILDINGS.local history, documents, family history, wallace family -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Award - Trophy, J.Wallace Ross Cup, 1931
Prented to the Victorian Scottish Regiment, fore runner to 5th Battalion Large silver Trophy with art deco handles handrailing the bowl . Bowl stands on a cone shaped tand that flairs into a convex base Victorian scottish rampant lion is affixed to the front of the trophyJ. WALLACE ROSS CUP FOR COMPANY EFFICIENCY PRESENTED TO VICTORIAN SCOTTISH REGIMENT BY CAPTAIN WALLACE ROSS V.D 19315/6rvr, vsr, trophy, interwar -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, May-02
Coloured photo. Portland Library. Carmel Wallace, artist, working at a table with a group of children.portland library, council service, community, artist workshop, carmel wallace -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Drawing: Otter Street Collingwood building, 1974
Framed black and white drawing of the Otter Street, Collingwood building, dated 1974 by Wallace.collingwood technical college, buildings, architectural drawing, nmit -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Overall Plans VACH
nursery, site plan, field station -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Photograph - Remembrance Day 1995
"The Courier" photograph - Jim WALLACE raising the Flagphoto/pictures, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The World of Life
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1942 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The World of Life Author: Alfred Russell Wallace Publisher: G Bell & Sons Date: 1911Label on spine with typed text PAT 570 WAL Pastedown end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the world of life, alfred russell wallace -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Book, Ballarat: The Garden City, c1951, c1951
Coloured soft cover with photograph of Wallace Statue in the Botanical Gardens. Numerous coloured images of Ballarat locatons. ballarat, eureka stockade memorial, lake wendouree, sturt street, ballarat town hall, ballarat botanical gardens glashouse, st peter's anglican church, ballarat, ballarat botanical gardens, statues, ballarat post office, ballarat orphanage, st andrew's kirk ballarat -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Photograph - Between Wallace's Hut and SEC cottage, Bogong High Plains
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.A black and white image of three people travelling between Wallace's Hut and SEC cottage, Bogong High Plainsfalls creek, wallace's hut, bogong high plains -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - AULSEBROOK COLLECTION: LICENSES, 1965- 1975
Aulsebrook Collection: Various Licenses Small paper lisences. Blue and yellow paper. Typed and handwritten. Stamps. All related to Aulsebrook and Ellis family. Inland Angling License, 19th January 1965, Mr Robert Aulsebrook (Image 19a) Inland Angling Licence, 7th January 1967, Mr Robert Wallace Aulsebrook (19b) Fishing Licence (Amateur), 7th January 1967, Mr Robert Wallace Aulsebrook, (19c) Game Licence, 19th February 1971, Robert Wallace Aulsebrook, (19d) 11. Shooters Licence, 31st December 1972, Robert Wallace Aulsebrook (19e) Amateur Fishing Licence (Inland Angling), 22nd January 1974, Mr Robert Wallace Aulsebrook, (19f) Amateur Fishing Licence (inland Angling), 22nd January 1974, Florence Jean Aulsebrook, (19g) Amateur Netting Licence, 25th February 1974, Mr Robert Wallace Aulsebrook (19h) Junior Permit, 24th April, 1974, Mr Maxwell Ellis (19i) Junior Permit, 24th April 1975, Kerrie Aulsebrook, (19j) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE, 1960 ?
black and white photo : Central Deborah Gold Mining N.L. poppet head with corrugated iron sheds in foreground and right rear. On back Mng 49 ' Central Deborah 1960's ? ' On front op ' Central Deborah Mine, off High St., Golden Square. Now purchased by City Council for Mining Museum. 'Robert Wallace Stucioes, 6 Ruth St., Golden Square.organization, business, central deborah gold mine -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Tribute Certificate
Details of PTE Griffiths' service can be found in the attached service record.Cardboard certificate with various flags and photographs of King George V, Sir Edward Grey and Lord Kitchener.A tribute from the citizens of the Shire of Dandenong to Herbert Wallace Griffiths. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Gloaming of Life
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Gloaming of Life: A Memoir of James Stirling Author: Rev. Alexander Wallace Publisher: Scottish Temperance League Date: 1876Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 920 STI Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Servicewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, the gloaming of life, james stirling, rev. alexander wallace -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Photograph - Wallace's and Fitz Huts
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.Three images taken prior to 1939 1. Wallace's Hut 2. Near Fitz Hut 3. On Timms Lookoutfalls creek, bogong high plains, wallace's hut, timms lookout -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Island Life
Island Life or The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Author: Alfred Russell Wallace Publisher: MacMillan & Co Date: 1880 Label on spine with typed text R.H. 574.91 WAL Pastedown end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, island life, the phenomena and causes of insular faunas and floras, alfred russell wallace -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Wale family, c. 1911
Wale family photo c1911 - Edmund and Harriet Paterson Wale, seated, with children Ivy May, Wallace George and Edmund Arthurfamilies, edmund andrew wale, harriet paterson wale, ivy may wale, wallace george wale, edmund arthur wale -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Book - Trade, Matheson's Australian Saw - Millers' Log and Timber Ready Reckoner by D. Matheson
Ready Reckoners were published to assist tradesmen to calculate the size, capacity etc. of timber as required in their everyday work.Ewen Wallace used this book on his property at Kergunyah.Brown linen cover with black print written on 4 lines with black line underneath each. On left side a double thin black line vertical. At bottom black writing. Title, in black, on spine. 120 pages.'Ewen D. Wallace' written in pen. '7/6' written in pencilsaw millers, ewen wallace, logs, timber, farms -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Colac Herald Press, Paddy's Poems, 2004
Born in the Otways at Tanybryn in 1929 where he spent the bulk of his life he started writing poems in 1999 and since then has had over 100 poems listed. While many poems are memories of what has gone in Paddy's past he also pens about current day events, such as "Bob and Betty", or just about life as he sees it, such as "Diamonds in the Sky".Paddy's poems. The poetry of Paddy O'Connor, the Otway poet. P.J. O'Connor; Apollo Bay (Vic); 2004. vii, 121 p.; illus. Soft cover. ISBN 0 646 44331 3Paddy & Betty O'Connor 61 Wallace Street Colac VIC 3250paddy o'connor; poems; otways; -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - POSTCARD: W.A.LONDON'S PHARMACY, PALL MALL, BENDIGO
Postcard: on front, hand coloured drawing of the interior of W.A. London's Pharmacy, Pall Mall, Bendigo. Glass cabinets and shelving holding bottles, on both sides of the store. At rear, a counter and two bentwood chairs. On back of card, written in pencil 'I love somebody I know, And I love somebody I know'. In address space : Mrs B Wallace, Euton Court, Seacombe Gr., Brighton. Letter accompanying the donation states that the child who wrote on the back of the post card was my half-sister Elizabeth Joan Haine Wallace (born 1923, died 1997) ... our grandparents, George and Emily Wallace, lived at Kamarooka Estate near Hunter, north ofBendigo. Catherine Wallace. 'Made in Germany' on back of card.bendigo, business, w.a. london pharmacy, pall mall -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photo - Henry Fisher and Horse, 1915, Circa 1915
Horse owned by the Fisher family who were dairy farmers in the Mongans Bridge area in the early 1900'sThe Fisher family were very keen horse people and received awards for their horsemanship and their horsesSepia photograph of Mr Henry Fisher with his prize winning horse (presumed to be Sir William Wallace) Photo is mounted on heavy cardboard frameHand written on back of photograph - MR HENRY FISHER Daddy and horse. Taken at home about 1915fisher family, kiewa valley farmers, mongan's bridge -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, May-02
Coloured photo. Portland Library. Carmel Wallace and man in front of marine display which is suspended from ceiling - papier mache sea creatures.portland library, carmel wallace, portland artist, workshop, library exhibition -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Microfiche, Corporation of the President of the of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Family Register Index, 1987
Identity the families registered with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saintssmall sheet of film Alphabetical Index WALLACE - SIMEON Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saintsfamily, register, alphabetical -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Black and White Photograph
From Margaret Jansen -possibly a Wallace (or Wallace connection) Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration.anniversary, family history, local history, warrnambool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1889 - 1910
Wallace v Burke Jere. Costs. 9 - 1889 - Watson v Benjeroop Trust. Letter dated 26 Aug 1889. 10 - 1910 - Note written by Smith Clara, Durham Ox, dated 134 Apr 1910 re payment. 11 - 1910 - Twigg E A W, Grazier, Mitiamo re payment. Letter dated 13 Apr 1910.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, read j, hannaford miss, randall a d, stephens a w, corke & dunlop, roberts john, beard, darrigan, lewis george, roberts, ors, hatch. wallis a e, wallace, burke jere, watson, benjeroop trust, smith clara, twigg e a w -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - W. BABIDGE COLLECTION: LETTER TO MR BABIDGE
Letter with William Wallace & Co., letterhead typed to Mr. W. Babidge,Yarraberb, Via Derby re Lease - E. Forrest, thanking him for the two cheques for £21/18/7 and enclosing a statement showing a balance of 3/10 which he can collect when next in. Letterhead printed in brown and dated December 30th 1930. Signed by William Wallace Co.document, w. babidge collection - letter to mr babidge, william wallace -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Photograph - Near Wallace's Hut, Bogong High Plains
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.These images are significant because they depict aspects of the life of a pioneering family of Falls Creek and the founders of "Skyline", the first lodge at Falls Creek.A black and white image taken near Wallace's Hut.The hut was built in 1889 and is probably the oldest surviving hut on the high plains of north-east Victoria. The State Electricity Commission used the hut from the late 1920s until the early 1940s to collect data on precipitation for possible future hydroelectric works. Toni and Skippy spent their first years on the mountain living in Wallace's Hut.falls creek, bogong high plains, wallace's hut -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Renwick of Otley, Our Boys' Best of All, 1948
A vintage 1950's collection of adventure stories for boys with black lined illustrations.A vintage 1950's hardcover children's book with the title Our Boys' Best of All printed at the top of the coloured illustration of three boys in a rowboat fishing. It is bound on the left side with faded grey tape. The back cover is plain cream coloured.The frontispiece illustration depicts a highwayman brandishing a pistol holding up a stagecoach of passengers. Monsieur Noir ( one of the stories) is written below in blue letters. The title page has the title, publisher details and a black lined illustration of a boy riding a horse with his whip in the air. In the middle of the collection of stories is a coloured plate with the name of one of the stories included: The Secret of Cormorant Point underneath the illustration of three boys being captured by a gang of men with a policeman coming to rescue them. Pp. 65.fictionA vintage 1950's collection of adventure stories for boys with black lined illustrations. children's books, books, children's stories, adventure stories -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Renwick of Otley, Our Boys' Best of All, 1948
A vintage 1950's collection of adventure stories for boys with black lined illustrations.A vintage 1950's hardcover children's book with the title Our Boys' Best of All printed at the top of the coloured illustration of three boys in a rowboat fishing. It is bound on the left side with faded grey tape. The back cover is plain cream coloured.The frontispiece illustration depicts a highwayman brandishing a pistol holding up a stagecoach of passengers. Monsieur Noir ( one of the stories) is written below in blue letters. The title page has the title, publisher details and a black lined illustration of a boy riding a horse with his whip in the air. In the middle of the collection of stories is a coloured plate with the name of one of the stories included: The Secret of Cormorant Point underneath the illustration of three boys being captured by a gang of men with a policeman coming to rescue them. Pp. 65.fictionA vintage 1950's collection of adventure stories for boys with black lined illustrations. children's books, books, children's stories, adventure stories -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Mayor Bernard Wallace in CEMA Gallery, Portland, c. 1991
Black and white photo. Mayor Bernard Wallace plus unknown man, CEMA gallery standing next to Donald Kate reliefs, originally commissioned for the ANZ bank.Front: White sticker, black print 'COPYRIGHT PORTLAND OBSERVER' Back: '294' 'Glenelg - Portland' - hand written, birocema, council for the encouragement of music and the arts, mayor, event -
Clunes Museum
Print - PRINT REPRODUCTION, KENNETH JACK, CLUNES, 1970
KENNETH JACK WAS AN AUSTRALIAN WATERCOLOUR ARTIST WHO SPECILASED IN PAINTING THE IMAGES OF AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN AUSRALIAN OUTBACK LIFEKENNETH JACK WAS ACTIVE IN CLUNES IN THE EARLY 1970'S AND ONE OF HIS WORKS IS INCLUDED IN "CLUNES - GHOST TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA NO.2"COLOURED IMAGE OF CLUNES STREETSCAPE, OF FRASER STREET, BUILDINGS STATE SAVINGS BANK, CLUB HOTEL, WALLACE NICHOLL FROM THE CORNER OF FRASER AND TEMPLETON STREETS, CLUNESSIGNED IN BLACK: KENNTH JACK 1970clunes, fraser street clunes, kenneth jack