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Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle September/October 1981, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.64 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, judith rodriquez, gershon shaked, benzion patkin, shmuel bennett, morris c. davis, catherine hoffman, m. ajzenbud, louise rosenberg, erwin frenkel, jean thornton, barbara giles, stephen j. williams, susan bacsi -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle November/December 1981, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, m. ajzenbud, anne parratt, frederick c. parmee, emily elbaum, eva berger ninedek, michael danby, ken bandman, roslyn k. gross, pauline lyons, lysbeth rose, shoshana keller, maria lewitt, mal morgan -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle February 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge liberman, ephraim bluth, rev. s. link, maria lewitt, karl duldig, a sutzkewer, ron abel, paul forgasz -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle May 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.58 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, joseph solvey, dr. m. vertandig, marc radzyner, yvette bentata, wladyslaw szlengel, norman rosenthal, liliane bentata, rita erlich -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle July 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.52 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, rabbi john levi, walter lippmann, daniel katz, arnold zable, solomon stedman -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle September 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, israel knox, prof. moshe pelli, matylda engelman, yoni ryan, juliet r. segal, yvette bentata -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle December 1978, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, phillip m. kluznick, prof. arnold ages, yitzhak kahn, gedaliah shaiak, maria lewitt, michelle nayman -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle March 1979, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.68 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, walter jonah, rabbi dr i. porush, prof. moshe pelli, ben avraham, itzchak kahn, matylda engelman, wladyslaw szlengel, morris c. davis, yvonne fein -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle June 1979, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.52 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, walter lippmann, joseph solvey, brian fox, jack koskie -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle August 1979, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, june factor, a. dudley hallam, albert kranz, maria lewitt, michelle nayman, liliane bentata, allen afterman, susan whiting -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle December 1979, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, arnold zable, michael danby, g. goldberg, cecilia morris, w.d. rubinstein -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle December 1977, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.52 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.serge i. liberman, yehuda svoray, michael elizur, itzchak kahn, rev. r.a. anderson, marc chagall -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle April/May 1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, dr alan d. crown, maria lewitt, jocelyn ortt-saeed, anne parratt, sheva glas-wiener, walter adamson, frank tisher, colin golvan, w. jablonski -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle June/July1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.56 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, dr m. verstandig, gedaliah shaiak, joan ackland, miriam rothbaum, margaret houghton, marc radzyner, joe cripps, m.h.r. crowley -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle August/September 1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, michael danby, june factor, maria lewitt, colin golvan, stephen block, jean holkner, erwin frenkel, anne wroby, a cykiert -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle November/December 1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, colin l. rubenstein, erwin frenkel, dorothy hall, ruth teicher, gedaliah shaiak, colin golvan, j.a. jacono, stan robe, stanislaw wycodzki, alan collins, basia perlberger -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle February/March 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.60 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, dr. paul gardner, jean thornton, j.e. shenfield, barrie cohen, gedaliah shaiak, bashevis singer, colin golvan, anne wroby, albert krantz, michael danby, sol encel -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle March/April 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.44 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, colin golvan, maria lewitt, june shenfield, ilana nayman, roslyn gross, graeme hetherington, erwin frenkel, annette buchbinder, michael danby -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle Jun/Jul 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.40 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, michael elizur, lilian barnea, kim baker, maria lewitt, rodney gouttman, joy cripps, joan acland, avital nathani, john de marco -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle August/September 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.40 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, michael liffman, annette buchbinder, j.e. shenfield, colin golvan, harry marks, alan collins, ken bandman, josie stainsby, graeme hetherington -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle November/December 1983, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.40 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, hilary l. rubinstein, irving howe, manfred jurgensen, shirley thomas, gedaliah shaiak, lilian bentata, leo h. astete, michael danby, beryl halinbourg, margaret stockley, anne wroby, lisa kremer -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle February/March 1984, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.48 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge lieberman, w.d. rubinstein, hilary l. rubinstein, chaim frenkel, ian lustig, annette buchbinder, mal morgan, john de marco, chaim raphael, anne wroby, manfred jurgensen, neil holbert, charles rimington, jean thornton, reuben havin, roslyn k. gross -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Journal, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourner Bleter / Melbourne Chronicle Feb/Mar1982, ADD DATE
Journal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.60 pages, A4, Softbound, Paper covers. non-fictionJournal published by the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library, Melbourne. Contains essays, reviews, fiction and poetry in both English and Yiddish.moshe ajzenbud, serge liberman, alex dafner, susan bures, dr alan d. crown, mark lewin, sonja delander, gedaliah shaiak, bruria bergman, leon olshina, mary fisher, yetta rothberg, kim baker, adela shaw, wera goldman, frank tisher, leon bach, karen cohen, a. cykiert -
Melbourne Legacy
Article - Speech, Past President's Day Address - Brian Armstrong, 1961
An article from the Melbourne Legacy Bulletin of a Past Presidents' Day speech by Legatee Brian Armstrong, a long serving Legatee and past president (1937). It is poignant for it's insight into what he saw on the Western Front, in particular around Pozieres and the Windmill that had stood there and was destroyed in battle. He had recently visited France and recalled his personal feelings. “I have no doubt that each one of you had some special memory of war that is bound up with your membership of Legacy – some event, place or happening. This was one of mine – you will find the story in a book we all know ‘There goes a man’, a story of endurance, determination and incredible courage. The feeling came to me as I stood in that little enclosure that here began the long road that led to Legacy, for in the middle of that holocaust was the Victorian Brigade from which later came the first man of Legacy. I am certain that many splendid men, some of whom were my friends, whose last sight was that battered windmill, would, had the finger of fate but pointed another way, been original members of this Club. A question seemed to hang in the still air – not for me, for I was only a cypher, but for all of us for whom, in those or later years, the finger had pointed to ‘LIFE’ – what have you done to merit and repay your deliverance from this and similar ordeals." He was one of the founding group of Legatees, being enrolled in 1924, and served for 54 years. The Bulletin often published articles recounting the speech from the week before. John Henry Brian Armstrong was born 23 June 1894 and completed a law degree at Melbourne University. He served with the militia when at University and tried to enlist in December 1915. He was accepted into the Army Medical Corps in April 1916. He served in France and Belgium as a Lieutenant with 22 Infantry Battalion and was wounded near Dernacourt on 24th April 1918. He was wounded again and taken prisoner at Herleville, France on 18 August 1918 when leading a night patrol in an action in which the majority of the party were killed. For a number of years Brian was a Trustee of the Frances Ormond Estate, which was the genesis of The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Along with Legatee Jim Gillespie (and Jim's grandfather) the trustees were identified with all the notable developments of RMIT. He remained a bachelor his whole life. He was one of the initial archivists of Melbourne Legacy. One of his speeches in 1961 gives an insight into why he became a Legatee. (see 02501)A record a speech that contained insight into the life of Legatee Brian Armstrong.Copy of 2 pages from the Legacy Bulletin on a speech by Legatee Brian Armstrong in 1961.Bulletin 28/02/1961. Pages 5 to 6.vale, past presidents, brian armstrong -
Mont De Lancey
Book, R.H. Kinvig, M.A, A History of the Isle of Man, 1950
The author, Professor of Geography at the University of Birmingham R.H. Kinvid, M.A. published this new edition of the history of The Isle of Man in 1950, six years after the first edition, to include fresh discoveries that have been made, particularly in the archaeological field, and of the important political developments that have taken place in recent years. Some changes have also been made in the maps and other illustrations.A navy blue hardcover book with a grey dust jacket covered in library style plastic sleeving.The title: A History of the Isle of man is printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover with the author, R.H. Kinvig, M.A. underneath. A black outline of an ancient vessel is illustrated too. On the spine is written the title, author and 7s 6p. Throughout the book there are black and white photographs and illustrations. On the back cover is a circle with three legs wearing trousers and boots with the words: ICERIS STABIT QUOCUNIQUE around the edges of the legs inside the circle. Pp. 180 non-fictionThe author, Professor of Geography at the University of Birmingham R.H. Kinvid, M.A. published this new edition of the history of The Isle of Man in 1950, six years after the first edition, to include fresh discoveries that have been made, particularly in the archaeological field, and of the important political developments that have taken place in recent years. Some changes have also been made in the maps and other illustrations.history, isle of man, ancient history -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Vehicle - VY Acclaim sedan, 2002
The front and rear of the body had minor restyling, with new front grille, headlights and taillights. The interior has been significantly upgraded. Interior upgrade includes a new instrument panel, centre console and steering wheel and new design transmission lever and handbrake.[2] There is also a new mobile phone power outlet under the centre console. The new instrument cluster features a large multi-function digital display (single or triple-window, depending on model), which displays information such as radio station display, PRND321 gear selected indicator, trip computer with stopwatch function, service reminders and a help facility. Standard features (on some models) now include "twilight sentinel" - automatic headlamp control, programmable headlamps off time delay, high feature Blaupunkt audio systems, road-speed sensitive intermittent wipers and passenger airbags. The VY Series II update added cruise control, front power windows variable front seat lumbar support, and revised interior trims. A 245 kW (329 hp) V8 was introduced to sports variants and a sportier repositioning of the Calais model. This repositioning included a subtle body kit, the option of a 235 kW V8 in place of the previous 225 kW (302 hp) and a firmer suspension tune (known as FE 1.5) that was not as stiff as the FE2 suspension on sports variants. Released in September 2002 and produced until August 2004 (with a Series II released in August 2003), the VY series was the first major design departure (both inside and out) of the third generation Commodore range released in August 1997. It launched at the same time as the Ford Falcon (BA).VY Holden 4 door sedan white paint with grey fabric upholsteryLion and stone emblem grille centre, V6 badge on mudguards, Commodore badge on boot LHS, Lion and stone badge on boot centre, Acclaim badge RHS of boot lidvehicle, commodore, car -
Melton City Libraries
Pamphlet, Thoroughbred Country, c.1985
"Melton has a long and celebrated history of horse breeding and racing. Draught horses were a crucial aspect of life in the early days of European settlement, and were heavily depended upon for both transport and agricultural labour. Peppercorn trees at the corner of Station and Brooklyn roads have been associated with a horse trough installed there to provide a drink to workhorses carting produce to the chaff mills and railway station south of Melton.20 Breeders, trainers and harness drivers in the area later became such an influential force in the equine industry that this came to be a defining aspect of the district’s identity and reputation.Pioneer of the Victorian horse racing industry and early Rockbank squatter William Cross Yuille was one of the earliest importers of stud racehorses in the district in the 1850s. A leading sports editor and writer, Yuille established bloodstock auctioning agency W. C. Yuille & Co. and was involved in the compilation of the first Australian Stud Book, which ensures the integrity of thoroughbred breeding in Australia. According to early Melton chronicler Alexander Cameron, horse races were first organised in the area by Rockbank farmer William Keating. Keating owned racehorses of his own, and many brought horses from Melbourne for the events, which ‘drew large gatherings’.22 Melton Racing Club meetings were held on the Exford Estate with the permission of H. W. Staughton, who built a small wooden grandstand in 1882. Other early races and sports meetings are said to have been held in the vicinity of the current-day Melton golf course.23 An 1884 article reported that Melton’s ‘race programme … equals any put forth by country towns of far greater size’. Ernest Clarke was another important figure in the early horse racing industry in Melton. He established the Melton Stud in 1902, which bred numerous successful racehorses. Perhaps most notably The Welkin, one of the most famous stallions in Australian horse racing in the early twentieth century. The Welkin sired Gloaming, bred by Clarke at the Melton stud in 1915 and one of Australia’s greatest champion racehorses. During a long and prestigious career in both Australia and New Zealand, Gloaming achieved a triumphant 57 wins out of 67 starts and won a record amount of prize money. Ken Cox purchased the Stockwell Stud in Diggers Rest in 1957 and developed it into one of the largest and most renowned thoroughbred breeders in Australia. With its top-class facilities, international design standards and scientific methods, Stockwell became ‘the flagship of the Victorian breeding industry’.26 As well as racing studs, numerous trotting tracks were established on the flat plains around Melton in the 1960s.27 Other studs to play a leading role in the development of Melton as thoroughbred country were Cornwall Park and Merrywood at Toolern Vale, St John’s Lane Stud at Diggers Rest and Birchwood, Teppo Park and Dreelburn in the far north-east of the shire, near Sunbury. By 1985, thoroughbred horse breeding was such big business in Melton that the shire council adopted the slogan ‘The Heart of Thoroughbred Country’, which was used throughout its promotional material.29 But the slogan contained deeper meaning and was not just about Melton’s great equine industry and thoroughbred champions, the council explained: ‘“Thoroughbred Country” should be seen as a new concept of Melton, as a place where people can achieve the “Thoroughbred” ideal, excellence in all aspects of life’. The aim of the council in promoting ‘The Heart of Thoroughbred Country’, was ‘to instil in present and future residents the feeling that this is a place that is better than others. A place to be proud of’. In 1988, Melton’s champion reinsman Gavin Lang won his 176th race of the season, claiming the national harness racing record for the most wins in a single season.The following year, the first Melton Plate was held at Moonee Valley Racecourse, cementing the district’s importance in the harness racing industry. The inaugural winner was Victorys Phil, owned by local Danny Mullan. By the 1990s, Melton had earned the title of the ‘Home of Harness Racing in Victoria’. State-of-the-art, world-class harness racing facility and entertainment complex Tabcorp Park opened in Melton in 2009. In 2011, the Shire of Melton was home to over 140 registered trainers and over 1,200 horses. The municipality’s continuing leadership and influence in the industry today is a testament to the skills, talents and leadership of the local community over its history".Shire of Melton pamphlet of a map and information of the equine industry in Meltoncouncil -
Melton City Libraries
Document, Grand Centenary Ball Ticket, 1970
History of the Place "On 17th May 1858 a State subsidised, combined Denominational School was opened by HT Stokes, with an attendance of about 30 children. This school was conducted in the wooden Melton Combined Protestant Church, situated on ‘a creek flat’ thought to be on the north side of Sherwin Street between Pyke and Byran Streets. It is likely that the Church had been established by 1855 and that the first minister was the Rev. Hampshire, who lived in Cambridge House on the Exford Estate. Ministers of the Protestant denominations were invited to hold services there. As there was only one resident Minister in the town (Presbyterian Mr J Lambie), laymen of the various denominations often spoke on Sundays. In 1863 this building was declared a Common School with the number 430. One of its first and most prominent headmasters was John Corr, who served from 1860 to 1864. Most of Mr Corr’s children also became teachers, including Joseph Corr, at the Rockbank school, and J Reford Corr and WS Corr, headmasters and teachers at numerous prestigious private secondary schools around Australia. John Corr purchased land alongside the school and elsewhere in and near Melton, became secretary and treasurer of the new Cemetery Trust, and by July 1861 was deputy registrar of births, deaths and marriages. He walked three miles every Sunday to teach at the Weslyan Sunday School he had established. Despite good reports from the Education Department Inspector, and burgeoning enrolments, the local school committee recommended the dismissal of, firstly, his wife (from the work mistress position), and then him from the headmaster position. Corr saw his dismissal as an attempt to redirect state aid for education from the Combined Protestant school to the support of the Free Presbyterian Minister Rev James Lambie (by one account the owner of the land on which the Common School was erected), whose son-in-law James Scott subsequently assumed responsibility for the school. Rev Lambie failed in his efforts to keep the existing school, which the Education Department Inspector and the majority of Melton citizens regarded as badly situated and badly built. Following a conditional promise of state aid, local contributors in 1868-69 raised ₤72.10.6 towards the cost of an iron-roofed bluestone rubble building 43 ft x 12 ft. This was erected on a new site of 1.5 acres (the present site). The State contributed ₤120 to the new school, which opened in 1870. A very early (c.1874) photograph of the school shows its headmaster and work mistress / assistant teacher (probably James Scott and his wife Jessie) and its (very young) scholars. Similar photos show pupils in front of the school in c.1903, and 1933. In 1877 a second bluestone room costing ₤297 was added and further land acquired from the Agricultural Society (who only needed it two days a year) to enlarge the schoolground to 3 acres. In the early 1880s an underground tank augmented the school water supply and in 1919 a five-roomed wooden residence was added. During this period the school correspondents often compained that the walls of the bluestone buildings were damp, affecting the plaster. In 1923 a brick room 26 ft 6 in by 24 ft with a fireplace and four rooms facing south, was added, and a corridor built to link the three buildings. This served adequately for the next 40 years. The school bell probably dates to 1883. The school also has a memorial gate (1951) to World War One ex-students, and an honour board to the 64 ex-students who served in the First World War. The school roll fell to 42 in the early post war-years, but was boosted by an influx of migrants, mainly from the UK, from the late 1960s. This presaged the boom in Melton’s development, and the corresponding growth of the school, with timber and temporary classrooms added to the previous masonry ones. An endowment pine plantation established in 1930 augmented the school’s fundraising activities when it was harvested in 1968. Part of the site was planted with eucalyptus trees in 1959. Famous ex-students of the early twentieth century included Hector Fraser (internationally successful shooter) and cyclist Sir Hubert Opperman". Ticket for the Grand Centenary Ball at Melton State School 430education, local significant events -
Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Life Ring, Vega Trophy (Mounted Wooden Life Ring)
Vega Trophy (Mounted Wooden Life Ring) Donor: Graham Noel During World War II when the Germans occupied the Channel Islands the local people went through very severe food rationing and were on the verge of starvation. Near the end of the war, the Swedish ship Vega was allowed by the Germans to deliver several shipments of food to the civilian population, easing the critical shortages of food on the islands. Further background detail can be found below. Graham Noel was born on the Islands and lived there during this harsh period. The trophy is awarded to the winner of the Combined Division AMS Aggregate Series. First Winner: Under Capricorn, P. Bedlington 2005/06 Vega – Further historical background Early in the Second World War Jersey was declared “unarmed” and the German military took over, taking quite a few lives in the process, through strafing the main harbour and a few other places which they needlessly considered threatening. A considerable number of locals evacuated to England before the Germans arrived, but more than 60% of the population remained and endured 5 years of very strict and difficult conditions. Not only was the population unable to contact relatives in the UK or elsewhere, but very quickly they found themselves subject to harsh curfews, strictly rationed foodstuffs, no fuel for vehicles, radios confiscated, and homes and hotels commandeered by the military. The military demanded first pick of all foodstuffs and kept meticulous records of all livestock forcing farmers even to show newborn calves and piglets to them, then claiming the new arrivals for their dinner tables. However there are many stories of farmers outwitting their masters when twin calves or suchlike arrived! Lawbreakers were quickly dealt with, mostly with lengthy prison terms in Jersey, but the more serious crimes were punished by being sent to some horrible French prisons, or even some of the notorious German concentration camps. All local Jews were dispatched to concentration camps, and even English born families were similarly shipped through France and on to Germany. Sadly, a considerable number of those deported did not make it back safely to Jersey. In June 1944 the locals were delighted to hear that the Allies had invaded Normandy and very soon they could hear the battles as the Allies worked their way along the French coast. Little did they know they would still have to wait another 11 months for freedom, having to put up with a very demanding German occupation force which was still determined to obey Hitler’s order to “Defend the Channel Islands to the death”. Now that France was in Allied Hands the local military commanders were unable to supplement their food supplies from France and even harsher demands were made on the local population to ensure that all branches of their still very substantial military force were reasonably well fed. As well as the military, Jersey farmers had to provide food for the Allied POWs and the many “forced labourers”, mainly of Russian, Polish and Italian backgrounds who had been directed to the island to build all the concrete bunkers. This included an underground hospital, all this complying with Hitler’s orders to ensure that the Channel Islands would never again be part of Britain. Many requests by the Jersey authorities for Red Cross assistance were rejected, but finally in December 1944 they agreed and on 30th December the Red Cross vessel “Vega” (Swedish Registry) arrived and delivered parcels to the civilian population. These parcels contained a variety of foodstuffs supplied mainly by Canadian authorities, desperately needed medical supplies, flour, oils and soaps, as well as tobacco from New Zealand. Vega made a further 3 or 4 trips and most certainly eased the desperate situation being faced by the locals. In fact, it resulted in the locals having slightly better food supplies than the military and many local farmers tell stories of having to protect their stock from marauding soldiers. Understandably Churchill was reluctant to send in an invading force to retake the Channel Islands, but by May 1945 it was clear that the Third Reich was finished and on May 9th the German Military surrendered, without a fight, to a large British landing force. On a slightly lighter note … in January 1945 Jersey stonemasons were seen in the main town square repairing flagstones … the Germans had never noticed that the name “Vega” had been formed in those flagstones! As a side note Vega is the name of the brightest star in the universe. Furthermore, throughout the occupation, despite German law that demanded confiscation of all radio sets, punishable by long prison terms or deportation to Germany, there were still many sets being listened to. The locals had a well refined news system for the dissemination of news of what was happening in the outside world. vega, graham noel, ams, combined division, aggregate -
Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Trophy, Brian Branelley Trophy
Brian Branelley Trophy Donor: Brian's wife Deed of Gift: No Donated by his wife on his death, Brian owned the Jubilee yacht Zest BJ24. The trophy is awarded to the second place-getter of the Mornington Australia Regatta. First Winner: Stella, L. N. Pound 1983 jubilees, branelley, zest