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.Two black and white images of John Meyer skiing near Wilkie and Basalt Hill, Bogong High Plains. Wilkinson’s Hut (Wilkie) was built for the SEC in the summer of 1932-3 to accommodate the snow research program manager. The cottage was sited next to a hydro-meteorological station, set on stilts above the snow. It was not a refuge hut but a permanent residence for all of the year. The work carried out there included operation of a meteorological station at the cottage, measuring the snow depth and density along two pole lines, and operating stream gauging stations in the area. The engineers stationed there included Adrian Rufenacht (1934-6), and Norwegian Martin Romuld (1936-42) Romuld was a champion skier, constructing a ski-jump and a grass tennis court near the hut during his residency. Adrian was one of the founders of 'Skyline". The hut was sold in 1948 to the Victorian Ski Club and renamed Wilkinson Lodge. Robert Wood Wilkinson, best known as 'Wilkie, was the 'Father figure' of Victorian skiing. Robert Wood Wilkinson died on May 22, 1939. The hut was resold some 12 years later to the Melbourne Bushwalkers club. In 1983, the National Parks Service described the building as an old SEC hut which had been purchased and, afterwards, maintained and occupied solely by the Melbourne Bushwalking Club. Wilkie Hut survived the 2003 bushfires but burnt down one year later (January 2004) in a cooking accident.falls creek, joan meyer, bogong high plains

Born in Melbourne in 1950, Vafiadis studied at Prahran College of Advanced Education and has been exhibiting since 1971. Solo shows include Rigoletto at Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne in 2005 and Mary Chirnside at Wyndham Cultural Centre in 2004. She has participated in various group exhibitions. She won the Wyndham Now Acquisitive Art Prize in 2000 and her work is held in several state and local council collections.Portrait of Joanne Ryan ( MP, member for Lalor). Jo was chair person of the Toxic Dump movement. A very strong and pivotal community leader during the campaign . Hence the use of metal. australian art, painting, portrait, australian politics

One of 11 similarly presented b/w half portrait photographs showing various councillors within Glen Eira City Council. Copyright for this image is unknown, although likely commissioned by Council. It has been digitised and published here for educational and research purposes. If you believe that you have copyright to this image and would like it removed from the site please contact us through the 'Leave a Comment' tab below. B/w portrait photograph of Cr Joan Hardy wearing a white jacket and dark tone shirt.Handwritten on verso in blue ink pen: "Cr Joan Hardy"

This envelope contained material about Joan Sutherland from Hector Crawford (items D481-1-D481.3).Envelope (addressed to Mr Davies and crossed out)Joan Sutherland in handwriting

Owned by the Leviny family. Collected by Kate Leviny. The Leviny women at Buda in Castlemaine were keen collectors of artworks by women printmakers from the early twentieth century.This original print by Australian woman artist, Mildred Lovett, is from a period in Australia's history when women artists and printmakers were gaining recognition for their work that had been a previously been an area dominated by male artists.Hand coloured linocut of a jug full of assorted berries, mounted in a frame. By Tasmanian artist, Mildred Lovett. Paper, ink, paint.Lower left corner 'Tasmanian berries'. Lower centre 'coloured linocut'. Lower right 'M. Lovett'. Verso '44' encircledmildred lovett, tasmania, linocut print, tasmanian berries, australian women printmakers, leviny collection, buda, castlemaine

Thirty two pages on gloss white paper plus brown covers, centre stapled, titled ""Panoramic Views , The Garden City, of Ballarat & District" in Gold printing. On rear has name of printers "Berry and Anderson Co Subtitle on page 1, "The Garden City being a series of 40 magnificent Panoramic Views of Ballarat and District, with special descriptive article, "Ballarat Revisited". On page 1, comprises a list of photos and a photo of Sturt St. looking east with an electric tram hauling a trailer. Pages 2 and 3 comprise the article. Most small photos are recycled postcard photos, dating from around the time of horse trams, through to the 1920, featuring the Arch of Victory, A number of photos of buildings such as Orphan Asylum, or Orphanage, Eureka Stockade, Lake Wendouree, Gardens, Ballarat and District Hospital, The Gardens and Reservoirs or Lakes. Many of the street scenes in Sturt St, feature tram in the City area - see the 11 image files including some close detail scans or horse trams turning from Sturt St to Lydiard St while one horse tram is coming up the hill on the same side of Sturt St. Features both electric and some horse trams. Many photos have marks or ID marks in bottom corners - "PS x Co" and "H.J.S" See email from Alan Bradley - in worksheet file re notes on photos. Purchased on eBay from Pametna McGuire of Mt Eliza on 17/1/200 for $30.55 + postage. See worksheet file for details. For image i5, see also Reg Item 5907 for a postcard view. PDF scan version added 21/5/2019 - see image btm3278i.pdf See email from Alan Bradley of 9/4/06 re notes on the photographs. trams, tramways, ballarat, horse trams, esco, sturt st

Gloss, black and white image of Rev. George Buckle and Mrs. Joan Buckle."Rev George & Mrs Joan Buckle Centralian Patrol Padre based at Alice Springs 1986"buckle, g., buckle, j.

Schoolbag belonging to Joan Powling when she was a student at the Port Fairy Consolidated School in the 1960s.The school bag is typical of the bag that children would carry their school work, lunch bag to and from school in this period. It evokes memories of another time period and is culturally significant to the life of children who attended the Port Fairy Consolidated School. Brown solid leather school bag with 2 backstraps, 2 buckle fasteners.Solid leather 13. Joan Powling.school bag, joan powling, port fairy consolidated school

Crates of punnets produced by Berry Baskets in Richmond in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's.Wooden berry crate with 5 trays and raspberry punnets. Crate has metal stays and a hinged lid with metal hinges.Raspberry punnets stencilled:- 'E. Johnston'crates

SMALL BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF SHIRLEY JAMES, ON LEFT, AND JOAN PEAKE [NEE EASEY].SMALL BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF SHIRLEY JAMES, ON LEFT, AND JOAN PEAKE [NEE EASEY]. SHIRLEY JAMES WAS THE SUN BEACH GIRL C 1950 AND JOAN PEAKE [NEE EASEY] WAS MISS VICTORIA C 1950.local history, photography, photographs,

Joan Gilchrist was ordained 1987; Lockington 1988–94; Glenroy 1994–1998; Permanent retirement 1999. Died 2017.Rev. Joan Gilchrist is shown laughing as her photo was being taken.C&N 10/2/1988, p. 18rev. joan gilchrist; lockington; glenroy.

The inaugural Environment and Biodiversity Award was given to David Berry from the Combined Residents of Whitehorse Action Group (CROWAG) by Dianne Tribenon-fictionDavid Berry is awarded a CROWAG awardberry david, blackburn and district tree preservation society, tribe dianne, combined residents of whitehorse action group

Digital reproduction of a black and white photograph of two brothers with their aunt sitting on a park-bench style seat, one man standing behind them, all outside on the verandah of a brick veneer house with white, wrought iron balustrade to their left.family portraits, siblings, brick veneers, wrought iron

Joan Marie Star - owner Basil Mitchelson, skipper Eddy Bean, crew Peter Heffernan, Dennis ShepherdColour photograph of the fishing boat Joan Marie Star on the slips at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.boats and boating, fishing industry, slipway

Joan MitchelsonBlack and white photograph of Eddie Cook of Lakes Post and Printing with Joan Mitchelson winner of Lay-Buy Competition Lakes Entrance Victoriabusinesses, commerce

Joan Waites and others unidentified at Art Group exhibition at Rotunda Lakes Entrance VictoriaColour photograph of Joan Waites and others unidentified at Art Group exhibition at Rotunda Lakes Entrance Victoriaarts, craft group, people, exhibition

The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952, and mounted a number of musical and variety productions each year until it was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild in 1957. A partial record of performances by the company includes: 1952 Florodora, 1953 The Cingalee - San Toy or The Emperor's Own, 1954 While the Sun Shines - A Country Girl - Our Miss Gibbs, 1955 The Toreador - The Arcadians, 1956 The Maid of the Mountains - Whiteoaks - Goodnight Vienna!, 1957 A Country Girl. Most of the Company's performances took place in the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, Kew. The scrapbook of annotated photographs, programmes, and newspaper reviews of which this item is a part was assembled by Marion Tilley, wardrobe mistress for, and performer in, productions by the Kew Light Opera Company and the "Q" Theatre Guild. It is significant as a remarkably complete document of theatre performances in Kew, Victoria during the 1950s and 1960s. The scrapbook, and the items individually catalogued within it, have artistic and aesthetic significance within the history of performing arts in Victoria in the middle of the 20th Century. They have social significance in that they reveal socio-cultural values and preoccupations during the period. The records also act as a history of arts activities in the Kew Recreation Hall and later in the Kew City Hall as entertainment and community arts and music precincts.Black and white photograph of Joan Hutchinson, playing Cilli, an errand girl in a flower shop, in the Kew Light Opera Company's performance of Goodnight Vienna! in 1957. The theatre programme for the production notes that: "Joan Hutchinson (Cilli) made her first appearance with the Company as "Vittoria" in "The Maid of the Mountains" and was an instant success. Before coming to us she had played in "Alaya" by the Australian composer, Edith Harrhy, and now as "Cilli" has the opportunity of creating another successful memorable part."Inscribed beside the photo in the scrapbook by Marion Tilley: "Joan Hutchinson".performing arts -- kew (vic.), scrapbooks, marion tilley collection, kew light opera company, kew recreation hall, musical comedy -- melbourne -- victoria

Publicity brochure for North East Foster Care, Nell Street Watsonia WestTri-fold leaflet, printed in colour both sidesnon-fictionfoster care, north east foster care, watsonia, berry street victoria