Part of the till collectionTHE TILL COLLECTION SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT|The significance of the Alwyn Till Collection is that Alwyn was born in Mitcham in 1921. He attended Mitcham Primary School and Box Hill Boys High School. He served his Community mainly through his activities within the Christ Church Anglican Church Mitcham. He joined the Royal Australian Airforce in World War II in September 1939. He trained as a Pilot in Australia and Canada, was posted to England and saw action in Europe. He was shot down over France and rescued by and then joined the French Resistance and while fighting with them was fatally shot. A Baron fighting with him wrote to his mother to inform her of his death.|Alwyn's parents were Evaleen Victoria Till (nee Maggs) and Sydney Norman Till who first lived in Creek Road Mitcham, before moving to 573 Whitehorse Road Mitcham. His father served in World War I where his eyesight was damaged and he was taught by the then Blind Institute in suitcase making of which we have two examples in this collection. He died in 1931. Alwyn took over responsibility for his mother and sister Alison. We can understand how devastated his mother and sister would have been at the news of Alwyn's feeling that he must serve his country in World War 11.|His letters home were so precious to them that they carefully kept all his correspondence, notices of death and condolences from friends. After Alison's death in 2007 her relation Joan Walker transcribed each of Alwyn's letters home into two bound volumes. The executors, Joan Walker and Anne Drew deposited the original letters with the Whitehorse Historical Society. Due to their significance as historical documents of one serviceman's complete correspondence with his family the Whitehorse Historical Society Committee after consultation with the donors deposited the original letters with the State Library of Victoria. The Whitehorse Historical Society retains the copies.|Alison and her mother kept many family memorabilia and personal items which make up this significant collection as they show how people lived, worked and served in the local community and municipality.|This collection represents the love and devotion of the women to their families during the course of two world wars. The father was disabled as a result of World War 1 and died an early death and a son who thereafter took on the responsibility as head of the family at an early age. This young handsome charismatic son served his community in peace time and gave his life in World War 11. This mother and sister were devoted to his memory.A small booklet entitled 'With Him in the Garden' by Mrs E. Pfeifer - John 20:1-18 Cream paper booklet with a tree on the front.'With Him in the Garden' by Mrs E. Pfeiferbooks, religion

Bendigo R.S.L. News Volume 1, Number 3 Christmas-New Year Issue. Red, blue, yellow and gold badge on the front cover. Contains advertisements from local businesses, Bendigo R.S.L. Office Bearers 1960, news, notes from Clubs, an article titled 'When the Japs Broke Out at Cowra' and a short obituary of Sir Horace Robertson.A Wicks Knott Publication, Printed by Southdown Press, 33 Rosslyn Street, West Melbourne.magazine, organization, bendigo rsl, r.s.l. bendigo collection - bendigo r.s.l. news vol. 1 no. 3, ashmans dry cleaners, h q radio service, f c straub, hampel furniture products, pierce grenfell, ron meurer, h w snell, axedale quarries, a l & k stringer, excavations, al & b g pearce, w mcculloch & co, bendigo motor co, m g taylor, fair-view upholsterers, alwyn nelson, northern terrazzo co, l fawssett & co, bendigo sub-branch r.s.s, &, a.i.l.a., col j w swatton, h a w morey, s thompson, g j baker, j k barnes, a c harridge, j harrison, t h hume, w h pinder, d e mcgregor, f e schilling, g g styles, c vaughan, j e fay, geo j baker, a v palmer, n mclaren young, e m vains & co, g e h rowell, a v & l e smith, j r palmers, graham lowe refrigeration service, a w pulfer motors, b r burns, vic palmer, golden square dry cleaners, j w carter & sons, alltyre service pty ltd, ian wills, bill nicholls jack watts, the robyn, a g power, leo a hughes, bendigo manchester house, frank wilson, hesse bros, frank bouchier, your typewriter sales and service, tom heenan, win patten, bendigo legacy, r wilson, w e p carruthers, antonian café, kairn's auto-bits, cohns, jeffreys bread, 4th armoured regt social club, g e baldwin, bendigo & district ex-p.o.w. social club, w hargreaves, d gregor, bendigo r.s.l. ladies auxiliary, mrs h morey, mrs p floyd, mrs w hocking, mrs h sims, mrs t hall, rsl women's council of victoria, mr & mrsa kersting, w coates, a bolitho, w hocking, n mcivor, perretts, martin washington, e a bennett pty ltd, john burgoyne, 38th battalion (a.i.f.) social club, j plim c findlay, ex-navelmen's club, t staley, airforce association, a stevens, t grimes, rats of tobruk association, j ferguson, catholic war veterans' association, j noonan, t coppock, dads' association, w murphy, bendigo legacy club, win patten, t h iser, t h runnalls, legacy house, 105 anti-tank regiment social club, alwyn nelson, laurie townsing, bendigo repatriation local committee, v w hosking, w rex porter, g a pethard, f t dunphy, l m porter, e h duus, lt col thomas waitson williams dso, ric coulson, r ball & son, lorraine florist, neol searle pty ltd, bendigo and district t & p i social club, e j taylor, t wellins, w phelan, g keily, l boyd, t tuddenham, e butler, g armstrong, geo j baker, easter fair society, bendigo agricultural society, 6th battalion (a.i.f.) social club, f t dunphy, w green, r c wright, bendigo showgrounds r.a.a.o.c. camp club, j j davies, e p perrett, t g heenan, w rex porter, fred coulson, harry hall, alan bath, tom hume, ted commons, geo h baker, percy floyd, stan hunter, joe wagland, railway sub-section r.s.l., g brown, don chalmer pty ltd, bendigo timber co pty ltd, g p hyett, a w comber, w nichols, maurice f noonan, allans walk delicatessen, r b webb, jack l lyons, perrow, s paints, t c sheers, provincial motors (bendigo) pty ltd, banjo paterson, will ogilvey, ben hall, joe gardiner, major bob ramsay mc, 53rd batt., major e v timms, ww1, 2nd a.i.f., f m carson, tooranie house, brian abe, p e dunstan, a lam sun, don murray, windermere hotel, bendigo disposals, frank a hill & co, fitzpatrick's, sandhurst dairies pty ltd, m williamson, george symon's dairy, w h oakley, sir horace robertson, british commonwealth occupation forces, australian light horse, state savings bank, royal military college, golden fleece service station, j w williams, tomlins simmie pty ltd, clark king & co pty ltd, mckenna's modern store, bryan mckenna, wicks knott publication, southdown press

This book has recorded as much history as is possible of the Surrey Park Swimming Club which lost many records in a fire in 1929. The authors have highlighted a few people who were life members and also some other notable swimmers.This book has recorded as much history as is possible of the Surrey Park Swimming Club which lost many records in a fire in 1929. The authors have highlighted a few people who were life members and also some other notable swimmers.surrey park swimming club (vic), swimming, box hill, (mr) gerard o'donnell, (mr) george lyall, (mr) matt welsh, (mrs) bev storey, (mr) ian pope, (mr) ted holdaway, (mr) dick holdaway, (mr) john konrads, (mr) harold prudden, (mrs) lesley lobban, (mr) gary hart, (mr) brett davis, (mr) gary winduss, (mr) doug andrews, (mr) mick withers, (mr) robert menzies, (mr) robert elmore, j. bell, (miss) alwyn mitchell, (miss) bev lyall, (mr) j orrill, (ms) maureen meagher, (ms) sandra giles, (mr) mack greening, (mr) des meagher, (ms) diane elmore, (ms) christine meagher, (ms) lyn reardon, d. walker, (ms) barbara somcox, (ms) mavis dahl, (ms) ilma dahl, (mr) john (snow) lobban, (mr) alan baster, (mr) tom richards, (mr) john lauder, (miss) val george, (mr) ashley cooper, (mr) noel collacott, (mr) colin mcdonald, (mrs) ivy lavinia weber, (mr) frank beaurepaire

This book has recorded as much history as is possible of the Surrey Park Swimming Club which lost many records in a fire in 1929. The authors have highlighted a few people who were life members and also some other notable swimmers.This book has recorded as much history as is possible of the Surrey Park Swimming Club which lost many records in a fire in 1929. The authors have highlighted a few people who were life members and also some other notable swimmers.surrey park swimming club (vic), swimming, box hill, (mr) gerard o'donnell, (mr) george lyall, (mr) matt welsh, (mrs) bev storey, (mr) ian pope, (mr) ted holdaway, (mr) dick holdaway, (mr) john konrads, (mr) harold prudden, (mrs) lesley lobban, (mr) gary hart, (mr) brett davis, (mr) gary winduss, (mr) doug andrews, (mr) mick withers, (mr) robert menzies, (mr) robert elmore, j. bell, (miss) alwyn mitchell, (miss) bev lyall, (mr) j orrill, (ms) maureen meagher, (ms) sandra giles, (mr) mack greening, (mr) des meagher, (ms) diane elmore, (ms) christine meagher, (ms) lyn reardon, d. walker, (ms) barbara somcox, (ms) mavis dahl, (ms) ilma dahl, (mr) john (snow) lobban, (mr) alan baster, (mr) tom richards, (mr) john lauder, (miss) val george, (mr) ashley cooper, (mr) noel collacott, (mr) colin mcdonald, (mrs) ivy lavinia weber, (mr) frank beaurepaire