Helen Skipper, artist, businesswoman and horse breeder, was the daughter of Mervyn Skipper and Lena Cooper. After the family migrated to Australia, Mervyn became involved with Montsalvat and Helen became Justus Jorgensen's lover. Contents Newspaper article: "Helen Skipper dies, 86", Diamond Valley News, 28 June 2000. Helen Skipper's funeral at Montsalvat. Newspaper article: "Helen Stark Skipper", The Age, 27 October 2000. Obituary of Helen Start Skipper.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etchelen skipper, mervyn skipper, walter burley griffin, ivanhoe girls grammar school, justus jorgensen, lily jorgensen, pandemonium literary magazine, victor venn, lena skipper nee cooper, elef jorgensen, sigmund jorgensen, matcham skipper, sonya skipper, sebastian jorgensen, lyn knorr, the beckoning bookshop eaglemont

Mervyn Garnham Skipper was the Melbourne correspondent for the Bulletin and a founding member of Montsalvat. Contents Printout of website: "Mervyn Garnhan Skipper", austlit.edu.au. Biography of Mervyn Skipper. Invitation from Sigmund Jorgensen to attend opening by Steve Bracks of exhibition of works by M G Skipper and R W Coulter at Montsalvat, 10 August 2004.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcmervyn garnham skipper, montsalvat, the bulletin magazine, lena skipper, eltham cemetery, helen skipper, sonia skipper, matcham skipper, ivanhoe catholic church, alistair knox, r w coulter, steve bracks

Sonya Skipper was a painter, sculptor, jeweller and writer. She lived at Montsalvat and later Renmark, South Australia. Contents Newspaper article: "Sonia Skipper", Network, April/May 1991. Biography of Sonia Skipper. Newspaper article: "A skipper's story", Diamond Valley Leader, 22 June 2005. Launch of Sonia Skipper's book "My Story: Tales from a pioneer of Montsalvat". Newspaper article: "Fine focus on everyday life", Diamond Valley Leader, 6 July 2005. Exhibition at Montsalvat of paintings by Sonia Skipper. Newspaper article: "A 'leading matriarch'", Diamond Valley Leader, 4 June 2008. Obituary of Sonia Skipper. Newspaper article: "Painter who left her mark at Montsalvat", The Age, ~June 2008. Obituary of Sonia Skipper. Newspaper article: " Vast vista by a Montsalvat pioneer", Diamond Valley Leader, 25 February 2009. Exhibition of works by Sonia Skipper held at Montsalvat. Newspaper article: "Sonia Skipper art for show", Diamond Valley Leader, 21 June 2009. Exhibition and sale at Montsalvat of paintings by Sonia Skipper. Newspaper article: "Life in the house that art built", The Age, 2009. Exhibition and sale at Montsalvat of paintings by Sonia Skipper. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcsonia skipper, frances skipper, john michael skipper, lena wiltshire, justus jorgenson, matcham skipper, church of mary immaculate ivanhoe victoria, school of pacific studies canberra, alistair knox, helen skipper, saskia munday, arthur munday, mervyn hannan, joe hannan, jenni mitchell, lena skipper, walter burley griffin, justus jorgensen, julian ashton, sebastian jorgensen, helen lempriere, saskia killingbeck nee munday

Diamond Creek resident Frank Sheehan became a teacher after years of agricultural work, later taking up painting. Contents Newspaper article: "The teacher who had cut cane, but never used one", Diamond Valley News, 23 September 1986. Life story of Frank Sheehan,Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcfrank sheehan, kathleen josephine sheehan nee o'shea, olympic village school heidelberg, wattle glen primary school, research primary school, macleod primary school, lesley sinclair, diamond valley arts society, retarded foundation of victoria, ivanhoe primary school, tony harkin

Edward Barton purchased this steam launch Ivenhoe from Mark Allen of Paynesville 23 October 1903. After extensive alterations she went into service for Ocean Grange Guest HouseBlack and white postcard showing steam launch Ivenhoe moored at Ocean Grange jetty Gippsland Lakes Victoria boats and boating, tourism, guesthouses