Sample menu from Union Castle line shipping line 1900 - 1990Printed single sheet cream/yellow paper/card A5 size / printed breakfast menu / top has two swirls printed in blue above the company flag printed in red and blue colours in the centre. printed in red below "Union Castle Line" / printed below and to the right "SS Braemar Castle" / full extensive breakfast menu Tuesday 25 January 1955/ printed in red upper case at the bottom edge is a request " not to smoke in the salon".union castle line, menu, ss braemar castle, 1955, nick garlick

An advertising poster for the 1955 All Nations Festival which was presented by the Australia Red Cross Society, Victorian Branch. Nina and Olga Black participated in the festival and were featured on the poster (seated at front first and second from left) wearing Greek traditional costumes. Other recognisable national costumes are Scottish Piper and Dutch.The event held in 1955 by the Australian Red Cross promoted multicultural Australia and members of the Ithacan Philanthropic Club participated. It was the period of post WW2 mass migration which saw many nationalities making Australia their home.Photocopy of a poster for the 1955 All Nations Festival. Consisting of a group 3 men and 6 women dressed in different national traditional dress. There is a Red Cross symbol either side of the group.THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY / VICTORIAN DIVISION/PRESENTS THE / 1955 ALL NATIONS FESTIVAL / ST. KILDA CRICKET GROUND - SUNDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY 1955folk dancing, national costimes

Written on back of photograph, "'Mail' 8/12/1955 - Heathmont Youth Club Fair. Plenty of eager customers at the sweet stall."

Written on back of photograph, "'Mail' 1st September 1955'. Massed bands display on Ringwood Reserve. 7 band - 120 bandsmen".

This laneway which ran between Bamford's Timber Yard on the corner of Warrandyte Rd and Maroondah Hwy became Civic Place. Two storey building is Renong Chambers. Bottom left shows Jack Orr's clothes hoists. Bottom right is Horman & Woolhouse plumbers. This area was demolished in 1965.Typed below photograph, "Former Ringwood Mail office, Adelaide Street, 1955". Catalogue card reads, "Adelaide St. looking along laneway to west showing former "Mail" office and Billiards Pool to left, 1955." Written on backing sheet of one copy, "Lane between Bamford's Timber Yard, corner Warrandyte Rd. and Maroondah Highway. House demolished 1965. 'Ringwood Mail' office at end of lane in Adelaide St." Another copy's backing sheet reads, "Mail Office. Lane went to Melbourne St. Ham's Billiard Saloon, Renong Chambers (2 storey) bot. left Jack Orr's clothes hoists. Bot. right Horman & Woolhouse plumbers." Another copy reads, "This laneway became Civic Place."

Ewen Hugh Cameron (1831- 27 September 1915) was born at Kilmonivaig, Inverness Scotland. He migrated to Melbourne in “The Hurricane” in 1853 and in 1855 tried his luck at the newly-opened Andersons Creek Goldfield. Two years later he was appointed first postmaster at Warrandyte and ran the store there. In 1863 he took up the 100 acre farm “Pigeon Bank” at Kangaroo Ground where he lived until his death. In 1874 Cameron was elected as the Member for Evelyn in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and held the seat until he retired in 1914 as “Father of the House”. He held a number of ministerial and other important Parlimentary positions. The most notable was Chairman of the Railways Standing Committee, which was responsible for much of the Railway development in Victoria. Concurrently with his Parliamentary career, he was a member of the Eltham Roads Board and later Council for more than 50 years. In 1867 he married Agnes Bell, a daughter of Kangaroo Ground pioneers. They had eight sons and three daughters.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kangaroo ground, e.h. cameron, member for evelyn, victorian parliament, legislative assembly, ewen cameron, ewen hugh cameron

Handwritten draft - History of St Stephens Uniting Church, Freeman Street, Ringwood East, Vic. May 1955 to October 2003, compiled from minute books and church records by Keith Sutton, February 2007.

Invitation for the Mayoral Ball on 10th June 1955 at Ringwood Town Hall from the Mayor RC Horman and Mayoress Gwen of the Borough of Ringwood. All material is from Gwen Horman’s three albums that she owned.

Black and white photograph (2)Note attached to photograph. Photograph 1- 1955: Square Dance set, Teacher Miss Alday. Photograph 2- Miss Alday's wedding.

Owner of the photograph identified Andrew McKinley, Michael Morrow, Ian Goddard, Bil Sloss, Nigel Wettenhall, Cindy John, Carol Hamilton, Marilyn Condor, Illona Bauers, Glenda Webb, Elizabeth Kamaretsos, Toni Dale, Anne Barnes. Photograph possibly includes Chris Shorten, Glenyce Greenbank, Pauline Irvine, Meredith Lutge.Two black and white photographs featuring Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College Kindergarten or Prepatory Class in 1954-1955. Photograph taken in playground at Mair Street Property and includes main school buildings in background of one photograph.clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, 1955, 1954, kindergarten, photograph, andrew-mckinley, michael-morrow, ian-goddard, bil-sloss, nigel-wettenhall, cindy-john, carol-hamilton, marilyn-condor, illona-bauers, glenda-webb, elizabeth-kamaretsos, toni-dale, anne-barnes, chris-shorten, glenyce-greenbank, pauline-irvine, meredith-lutge

5618b Foolscap size photocopy of survey map with handwritten notations. References include Railway (Reserve), Education Department, A-B Datum 117degrees20', Bedford Road, Certification by J.D. Sherwood Licensed Surveyor 23/11/1955.

23 pages including information on inside covers. Text with black and white illustrations and photographs and map. Contents: Crossing Place Need for a school Residence for the teacher Closure A View of Lower Plenty 1918 Moving day at the Village The Golf Club Depression 1931 Vandals Electricity Grass Fires Cows at School Mothers' Club Women's liberation 1950's Lower Plenty after 1945 Swimming Pool - drowned dreams Long Grass - snakes - meadow hay - Fire Brigade The Royal Visit 1954 School Band Community Centre Our School Hall Trees and Gardens The Library Education 1874-1974 A Teacher's View The Second generation - children of ex-pupils (photo with names) The Third generation - Grandchildren of ex-pupils (photo with names) Head Teachers (list with dates) The Staff 1974 (photo with names) The sketch on the cover shows the Lower Plenty Bridge, toll house and the Plenty Bridge hotel, both no longer there. The bridge is listed in the Banyule Heritage Study and has recently been restored by Banyule Council as a pedestrian bridge - NL 137 March 2001 Paperback; [24] p. : ill. ; 25 cm.lower plenty, state school no. 1295, lower plenty primary school

Stawell High School Staff 1955stawell education

Stawell High School Students 1955stawell education

Deep Lead School Students 1955stawell education

Schuss was advertised as Victoria’s Official Ski Journal It was issued monthly from 1935 to 1961 except during the war when summer issues covered two months. This continued after the war, but it averaged 10 issues annually over its 25 year life. Schuss was published by the Ski Club of Victoria which had a membership of 38 Ski Clubs and demanded to be recognised as the prime authority on skiing in the state. The other 30 ski clubs with 85% of the members disagreed and the politics of skiing became heated. These clubs formed the Federation of Victorian Ski Clubs with their own journal, Ski Horizon. With the establishment of the Victorian Ski Association, Ski-Horizon published its last issue in Nov - Dec. 1955 and the role of the official journal was fully taken over by “Schuss”. This item is significant because it contains stories, images and information documenting the development of the ski industry in Victoria.The journal features stories and events chronicling developments in Victoria and internationally. Items related to the Falls Creek Area in this issue include:- Page 196 - A report on the Victorian Championships held at Falls Creek on 14 August 1955. Page 201 - SKYLINE Lodge of Falls Creek carried about eight feet of snow on its roof after the big August fall. As this consolidated more was added, till there was some 15 to 20 tons of packed snow on the roof. It also caused some damage which will require repairs in the spring; assistance from members is required in this work. This unusual depth of snow ensures skiing on the slopes above Skyline till well into the summer months. schuss journal, victorian championships 1955, skyline lodge

Primary School 502 - Grade 4 1955stawell education students

Stawell High School Students 1954 - 1955stawell education

Folder containing auction advertisements and incomplete copies of Certificate of Sale from an abortive November 1955 auction of "Wellwood Cottage" Elizabethan style residence under instructions from Keith Wellwood Storey. Newspaper auction clippings from Melbourne Age and Argus issues during November 1955 attached to folder. Packet of family photographs circa 1950s featuring exterior and interior views of the residence and grounds including 2 with captions - "... Rosemary putting food out for birds ..." and "Wellwood Cottage taken in snow in July '51 from Glenvale Road". Property description: "Elizabethan type residence in brick and timber of 2 storeys and attic, containing lounge, dining room, kitchen, living room, study, 3 bedrooms, 2 attic rooms, garage, large workshops. Childrens' 2 storey play house, tennis court, barbecues, etc. Elec. H.W.S., septic sewerage. This desirable and unique property is situated in 5 acres of land, including garden of ornamental shrubs and pine plantation. High position approximately 1-1/2 miles from Ringwood Station. Vacant Possession. Terms 10% deposit, balance 60 days. Inspection 2-4p.m. Saturdays, or by appointment with the Auctioneer, C.E. Carter & Son, 126 Whitehorse Road, Ringwood, WU6024." Accompanying handwritten sales notes researched in 2024 by Richard Carter - Carter Real Estate - "Property did not sell then, but was later sold to Bethunes. House demolished circa 2020".

502 Primary School Students Grade 6 1955stawell education students

Portrait of A. Oliver Mayor 1936-37 & 1955-57stawell government

Black and white photograph showing gathering of Club members and officials. Written on back of photograph, "Taken at Richmond baths 1955: 56. Life saving competition won by Ringwood". (Tess Hanigan and Bill Hall in front row.

Letter from Lawrence McDougall donating District Inspector Records 1948-1955, Centenary book and cards, two band jackets and one hat from former Ringwood Primary School Band pre 1974. +Additional Keywords: McDougall, Lawrence