Coloured photograpoh of the Golden Square Primary School Grade 3/4 Aussie Footy Team 1993 and their coach. Their names are:- Back ) Daniel Whitelock, Shane Rodda, Aaron Martin, Craig Lamshed, Joshua Grant, Nathan Swinnerton, Alana Aughey, Claire Connaughton, Trevor Caldwell. Front ) Adam Walsh, Craig Lockwood, Matthew Bateson, Dane Butler, Brett Smith, Tim Krause, Keegan Butler. A football is in front of the child in the middle of the front row.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - gsps grade 3/4 aussie footy team 1993, daniel whitelock, shane rodda, aaron martin, craig lamshed, joshua grant, nathan swinnerton, alana aughey, claire connaughton, trevor caldwell, adam walsh, craig lockwood, matthew bateson, dane butler, brett smith, tim krause, keegan butler

Report - 9 pages- handwritten, dated June 23 1857 to the Provincial Committee of the Ballarat and Dunolly Railway" Prepared by Henry Smith Civil Engineer, looks as various aspects of a prolapsed timber rail / sleepered tramway plated, horse drawn, grades, earthworks. Gives a total cost of 2897 pounds. Last page has a ink and washed sketch of the track structure - plan and cross section. Only the cover, first page and last page imaged.trams, tramways, tramways, costs, dunolly, timber tramways

A wooden tennis racquet with concave throat, string whipping around shoulders, and a fine grooved handle. Inscription across throat on obverse: SHAWANO. Green and white decal of Rawlings "Manufacturers of High Grade Athletic Goods" trademark features across throat on reverse. Hand carved initials on left side of handle: J.E.S. Hand carved name on right side: JOE [E] STEMBRIDGE. Materials: Wood, Twine, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A wooden tennis racquet with concave throat, plastic whipping around shoulders and shaft, encasing a red-painted throat, and a fine grooved handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: BEVERLY. Rawlings logo features across shaft, on obverse. Red, gold, black and white decal of Rawlings "Manufacturers of High Grade Athletic Goods" trademark features across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, Paint, Plastictennis

A cream paperback reader or textbook with black and red lettering on the front cover at the top for the title, Whitcombe's Vivid History Reader Grade V. A red, black and white illustration in a square, shows a soldier from ancient times peering through bushes at enemy soldiers around a campfire. Throughout are black and white maps, diagrams, photographs and illustrations. Inside the front and back covers are further Whitcombe and Tombs titles as well as on the outside of the back cover. Pp. 208.non-fictionA Vivid History Reader for Grade V - The British People in the Making, was specially written to meet the requirements of the Social Studies (History) Course in Victorian Elementary Schools. It is a series of vivid and realistic history readers attractively produced and illustrated for the enjoyment of girls and boys in their approach to history of their own land and of the wonderful countries overseas. children's books, handbooks, textbooks, history books

Black & white photograph 20cm x 25cm of the Bendigo Butter Factory in Mundy St., mounted on cardboard. It appears to have been part of a display, with explanatory notes attached to each photograph. See 11011.26 On the reverse is a blue registration stamp with the words 'Pure creamery, Australia, Victoria regd'. The photograph is of cream cans on a conveyor belt with two workers pictured. On the reverse they are named as - Back - Bill Derricott and Grader - Harold Speechly. There is a calendar in the photograph - March 1957.bendigo, industry, bendigo butter factory, harold speechley, bill dearicott

Mont Albert State School was officially opened on 23rd April 1917. The school became Mont Albert Central School in 1918, taking in Forms 1 and 2. The school remained a Central School until 1964, when the secondary years formed the basis of a new High School, the Box Hill North High School, later to be named Koonung Secondary College. This is part of a large collection of material related to the Deakin, Mair and Young families, all with connections to Surrey Hills and Mont Albert. Laurie Young was the daughter of Beryl Mair (1916-1976) and Ernest Lance Young (1915-1999). The family lived at 5 York Street and later 11 York Street, Mont Albert. Laurie was born on 18 August 1947. Black and white photo taken of the school building from the path from Barloa Street. There is one large bush to the left of the path obscuring the side of the main building. There is a wooden fire escape at the far end of the building. The grass in the foreground is patchy."School" underlined in blue ink, centre top. "MOnT ALBeRT CENTAL / School" centre in blue biro; thought to be the donor's hand. "GRADE" in blue ink "IV D" in blue ink. "APPROX: 1958" in blue biro; thought to be the donor's hand. These have been written by at least 2 hands and at different times.mont albert central school, laurie young, laurie newton, education

These Readers are reprints of the readers used in Victorian Schools - one for each grade - first published by the Victorian Education Department between 1928 and 1930. Second editions of all but the First book, with a few changes in content, occurred about 10 years later. From the 1950s, new Departmental publications gradually replaced the old books with the exception of the Fifth and Sixth Books, which survived until the late 1960s, when commercially produced reading material finally took over in schools. (Ref. Kelvin Edwards - on side of box.)The schools and people in the Kiewa Valley used and owned copies of these readers - as did their parents. Pink cardboard box with 8 reprints of the victorian readers. The back of the box is the height of the books with black logo and writing. 1. Side: 7 oval black and white pictures and black writing. 2. Side: Black writing and a white panel with black writing. Both sides slope towards the front. Front: Half the height of the books with title, black & white picture & decor. Each book has a soft cover with title and logo in black on the front and spine. Colors: (in order 1 - 8) fawn, orange, brown, green, blue,, blue, red and olive. education, literacy, reading, schools, victorian education department, students

Group photograph of Greensborough District Cricket Club 'A' Grade 1967-68. Premiers E.D.C.A 1967-68 Season. Caption: Standing: Mr C. Simmons (Treas.), K. Lehman, R. Prior, J. Fry, I. Adamson, R. Cleary, G. Coventry, Mr E. Moss, Mr T. Tobin, Mr A. Webb, Mr R. Burns. Seated: R. James, B. Lambert, A. James (V.C.), L. Adamson (Capt.), E. Barclay (Pres.) R. Burrows, S. Lee.Digital copy of black and white photo with caption and signatures on back.greensborough cricket club, greensborough district cricket club

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The medal was established on July 2, 1926, and is currently awarded to any persons who, after April 6, 1917, distinguish themselves by single acts of heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. Both heroism and extraordinary achievement are entirely distinctive, involving operations that are not routine. The medal may be awarded to friendly foreign military members in ranks equivalent to U.S. Pay Grade of O-6 and below, in combat in support operations.Distinguished Flying Cross medal in a wooden frame with glass front. Gold coloured medal described as "First Oak Leaf Cluster" attached to blue, white and red striped ribbon mounted on navy blue velvet.distinguished flying cross, alan reed, united states air force, vietnam

This notebook contains lists of fixtures, starters, results, handicap limits of cyclists who competed with the Geelong West Cycling Club between 1946 and 1948. It also includes a number of newspaper articles on cycling races held by the Geelong West Cycling Club. Other newspaper articles included in this notebook are articles about notable cyclists in that era - Lionel Edgell (1932-1936), Ray McKay, Victorian Junior Track Champion 1947, Ken Stewart and State B Grade Women's Champion Joan Lindgren from Geelong. This notebook reflects the importance of cycling in the Geelong Community in the mid 20th Century. The detailed newspaper articles and race results included in this notebook indicate the high profile that cycling had at that time.Water stained notebook containing newspaper cuttings and handwritten results for the years 1946 - 1948. Also includes newspaper photos. The notebook has a black cloth cover.geelong west cycling club; lionel edgell; ray mckay; ken stewart; joan lindgren;

A small conservatory at the Eureka Stockade Gardens housed begonias which did not quite 'make the grade' to be shown at Cuthbert House at the Botanical Gardens. Visiting this hothouse was sometimes a way to 'beat the crowds'. Mrs Strange's photograph shows these begonias were still worth seeing. Mrs Bon Strange and her husband Bert were well known Ballarat residents. When Mrs Strange died some years ago, her extensive slide collection was sorted through and those relevant to Ballarat were gifted to the Ballarat Library.conservatory, begonias, begonia festival, eureka stockade

This Visitors Book records visits and events which took place at the Eaglehawk Chambers and Hall. During the years 1990 to 1993 the Borough of Eaglehawk hosted various civic receptions for local community groups and individuals including the Eaglehawk Meals on Wheels Committee, the Eaglehawk Under 12 Football team who were 1990 Premiers of Bendigo Junior Football League, Mr Gary Bish - Recipeint of the National Pottery Award and the Eaglehawk Citizens Band, Australian 'C' Grade National Marching Champions 1991.Leather covered bound volume recording visitation to the Borough between 1990 - 1993. Title deboss on font cover. Metal corners rhs front and back covers. Hand written entries detailing peoples names and addresses and comments about their visit. Visitorsborough of eaglehawk, eaglehawk town hall, borough of eaglehawk mayor

Photograph of W5 class 721 city bound on route 67 ascends an uphill grade on a busy thoroughfare with numerous motor vehicles parked on vacant allotments along the southwest edge of the roadway. This is likely High Street, St Kilda at the commencement of road-widening works in the early 1970s. These works were to widen the narrow High Street between the wider Brighton Road and the newly rebuilt St Kilda Junction. Properties on the northeast edge of High Street remained. In these years the Carnegie route number changed from 4 to 67.Yields information about increase in motor vehicle traffic Black and white photograph with no notetram 721, route 4, route 67, high street st kilda, st kilda junction, road widening, brighton road, w5 class

Founded by T.R Armitage MD in 1868, the British and Foreign Blind Association was the forerunner of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and provided transcription courses to those wishing to become proficient in Braille. Under the patronage of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen, this certificate was awarded to "Miss Minnie H Crabb having satisfied the Examiner of the British & Foreign Blind Association in Braille Writing Examination in Grade II is hereby awarded the Certificate of the Association." Signed by A.H. Henry, Examiner and Edwin Easton, Secretary and awarded on 25th September 1908. Cream page with red seal in bottom left hand cornerRed seal reads: The British & Foreign Blind Association. Founded 1858. Incorporated 1902. A picture is located within the seal but this is not discerniblevictorian association of braille writers, minnie crabb

Born in 1911, Cecil Alan Sonsee lived at Springmount near Creswick, and taught natural history at the Ballarat Teachers' College for 30 years. His teaching career stretched over a 48 year period. He spent six years as a student teacher before reaching the position of first class teacher. He had the distinction of never attending a teachers' college, but spending half his teaching career training students to become teachers. At the time of his retirement Mr Sonsee said during his years at the college, "the training had changed from a one year course to a two year course, followed by a three year course, and now a four year course was offered." He recalled "in the early days all country schools had eight grades and a child finished with a merit certificate. Today [1976], children went to high schools from sixth grade and most of the country schools had disappeared.' Alan Sonsee spent 10 years on a television program on BTV6 answering questions sent by viewers regarding aspects of plant and animal live. Mr Sonsee was a life member of both Creswick and Ballarat Field naturalists Clubs. Alan Sonsee died in 1985.1) Foolscap Department of Victoria Ballarat newsletter titled Education 'Regional Views'. The newsletter depicts an image of Alan Sonsee and outlines his career at the time of his retirement on 20 July 1976. The author of the newsletter is unknown. .2) newspaper article on the retirement of Alan Sonsee dated 25 August 1976 (probably from the Ballarat Courier).1) Mr "Nature Man" Retires After a quiet celebration, Mr C.A. Sonsee, a well-known staff member at Ballarat State College, retired from the Victorian Education Department on 20th July, 1976. Alan was the longest serving primary teacher seconded to the State College (Formerly the Ballarat teachers' College), probably the best known and certainly one of the most highly respected educationalists in this region. Leaving Ballarat high School in 1927, he spent the following years teaching at Smeaton, Willowvale, Lawrence (originally called Jerusalem) and Kooroocheang primary schools. However, during the last twenty-nine years, his fame and his influence spread further and further afield. From 1947 to 1976, under a number of principals, Alan endeared himself to thousands of students undergoing their tertiary preparation for teaching. And thousands is the word! Hundreds and hundreds of practising teachers of all ages came to this great teacher again and again for assistance in understanding natural phenomena, a broad field in which he is an acknowledged expert. What undoubtedly made him so accessible to the young and the no-so-young alike was his ready willingness to share with them is rich experience. The warmth of his nature, his kindliness, his dry humour enriched and enlivened the gifts he lavished liberally on all who needed help. Nor did he spare himself in the process. During his ling period of service to teachers, students and some two generations or so of school children, Field Naturalists also, within and well beyond Ballarat, profited from his participation and guidance. A car trip from Ballarat to Lancefield was made unforgettable by Alan's running and lively commentary; the time spent with him viewing and fossicking in an aboriginal flint area is still vivid, thouhg many moons have waxed and waned since then. And who can ever forget his palcid, home;y handling of "Mr nature Man" programmes on BTV 6 for over ten years? his name became a hose-hold word over an existence viewing area in Western Victoria - as his mail bag showed. Mr T. Turner was closely associated with C.A.S. for some twenty-three years as colleague and college principal. Recently tome said, "Alan was highly esteemed by staff and students, When I saw him lecturing I would be struck by the depth and breadth of his knowledge, and by the smooth, almost deceptively simple way he shared what he knew with others. I remember, too, his consideration for the views and the feelings of others; for the tolerance and range of his understanding of human nature. But, above all else, I remember him as a friend." All who know him in any way at all will want to say, "Thanks you, Alan, for everything you did for us. Thank you, Alan for what you are."alan sonsee, ballarat teachers' college, ballarat state college, education, teaching, ballarat field naturalists, creswick field naturalists, aborigines, lancefield flint, smeaton primary school, willowvale primary school, lawrence primary school, jerusalum primary school, kooroocheang primary school, nature studies, mr nature man

Coloured photograph of the 1987 Netball - Grade 6 Team and their Coach. The girls are wearing yellow Golden Square t shirts and dark blue skirts. Two girls in the front row are holding a netball between them. The names are:- Back Row (L - R) Katrina Theologitis, Melissa Goodwin, Kylie Begg, Diane McGuane (Coach), Sonya Webster, Sheree McGuane, Nadine Talbot. Front Row (L - R) Sharon Metcalfe, Angela Downes, Cherie Freeman, Rebecca Metcalfe.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - 1987 netball - grade 6, katrina theologitis, melissa goodwin, kylie begg, dianne mcguane (coach), sonya webster, sheree mcguane, nadine talbot, sharon metcalfe, angela downes, cherie freeman, rebecca metcalfe

Faded coloured photograph of the Golden Sqaure Grade 4 Netball Team 1984. The names of the girls in the photo are:- (Standing) Megan McClure, Nicole Stanfield, Michelle Breheny, Karla Sutton, Sandy Brown, Tahnee Kurzke, Leanne Kurzke (coach), Cindy Downes. (Kneeling) Amanda Atkins and Sharni Mackay. Two girls at the front are holding a ball between them. They are wearing the yellow Golden Square t-shirts and brown skirts. Names are typed on paper which is stuck on a piece of foam core.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph golden square primary school no 1189 grade 4 netball team, megan mcclure, nicole stanfield, michelle breheny, karla sutton, sandy brown, tahnee kurzke, leanne kurzke (coach), cindy downes, amanda atkins, sharni mackay

A guide to Australian coins. Fifty-two pages book published in 2010 by Reader's Digest. Contents: How money began - Early Colonial currency 1788/1850 - Late Colonial gold and tokens 1851/1910 - commonwealth pre decimal coins 1911/1965 - Australian decimal coinage, 1966 to present - Collecting coins and tokens - Grading coins - Catalogue of Australia pre decimal coins - Glossary of numismatics terms - Australia's mints - Mint marks - further information.books, technical, numismatic

Document. School Papers published by Education Department Victoria Australia, in a cardboard cover. Cover made of two pieces of black, white and grey marbled card with blue cloth hinge glued in place. A set of strings is looped around the hinge. School papers are inserted under single strings. Label on front cover ''School Papers, Name Jean Badham Class V111 Gravel Hill''. 1935 grades 7 and 8, February. March. April. May. June. July. August. November.document, memo, school papers for 1935

Laminated colour photograph of the Golden Square Primary School No. 1189 Grade 4/5 1996 classes. The photo is taken at a playground. Some of the children are in front of the timber structure and some are standing on it. The children are wearing a mixture of uniforms and everyday clothes. Under the photo is printed:- Golden Square Primary School No. 1189 Grade 4/5 1996. Their names are:- Back Row, L to R: Penny Gloster, Rebecca Hosking, Raphaella Walker, Kenneth Swinnerton, Bradley O'Connor, Leigh Barker, Bowen Diss, Elizabeth Lobley, Michelle Noulton, Kara Braddy, Julia Holt, Emma Singe, Jessica Middleton. Middle Row, L to R: Haydn Donaldson, Bethany Thomson, Emma Tremain, Nathan Scott, Mark Peters, Mr. Tony Gundry (Teacher), Ben Allen, Cameron Grant, Naomi Doolan, Alex Lockwood. Front Row, L to R: Clinton Lawson, Megan Bourke, Hayley Smith, Joanne Preece, Rebecca Kalms, Jarrad Hunt. On the right beside the names is an oval picture of the school.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - golden square primary school no. 1189 grade 4/5 1996, penny gloster, rebecca hosking, raphaella walker, kenneth swinnerton, bradley o'connor, leigh barker, bowen diss, elizabeth lobley, michelle noulton, kara braddy, julia holt, emma singe, jessica middleton, haydn donaldson, bethany thomson, emma tremain, nathan scott, mark peters, mr tony gundry (teacher), ben allen, cameron grant, naomi doolan, alex lockwood, clinton lawson, megan bourke, hayley smith, joanne preece, rebecca kalms, jarrad hunt

Copy of a black and white Long Gully School 2120 Photo Grades III - V from the 1920's. Children are sitting or standing outside a brick building. Two children in the front row are holding up a blackboard with the name of the school and grades written on it. The known names are written under the photo. They are: H Thomas, F Gill, H Williams, W Sheckleton, H Sims, Spedding, C Mylon, E Rosewarne, Bryar, E Brockley, H Bryant, M Hall, L Lanyon, J Rowe, J Pithie, H Pithie, J Grossman, O Ermal, U? Betts, A Gill, Kitt, W Kendall, M Williams, G? Marshal, R Michell, W Mitchell, T Trewarta, A Middling, M Clapton, E Shekelton, M Phillipson, J Waterson, J Conner, Z Wallent, P Kendall, O Ross, D Harvey, B Salter, B Phillipson, H Bryant, B Grenfell, J Salter, B Fitzsimmons, E Crossley and Ross. The year and the name Edwin Crossley is written on the paper.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully school photo 1920's, h thomas, f gill, h williams, w sheckleton, h sims, spedding, c mylon, e rosewarne, bryar, e brockley, h bryant, m hall, l lanyon, j rowe, j pithie, h pithie, j grossman, o ermal, u? betts, a gill, kitt, w kendall, m williams, g? marshal, r michell, w mitchell, t trewarta, a middling, m clapton, e shekelton, m phillipson, j waterson, j conner, z wallent, p kendall, o ross, d harvey, b salter, b phillipson, h bryant, b grenfell, j salter, b fitzsimmons, e crossley, ross.

Thomas C Williams 1831 -89, Richmond Virginia USA. 1850 he formed a partnership with R.A. Patterson in a tobacco business which was very successful. The British-American Tobacco Company, Ltd., was established in 1902 by an agreement between the Imperial Tobacco Co. of Great Britain and its rivals, the American Tobacco Co. and its associates. The headquarters was located in London, England, and the office at 111 5th Ave. in New York City handled the purchase of leaf and manufacturing in the U. S. In 1903 the company acquired the formerly independent export businesses of the T. C. Williams Co., David Dunlop, and the Cameron family who were then the largest exporters of manufactured tobacco. T.C.Williams Co had been in existence for fifty years, and its export business in chewing tobacco amounted to nearly 5,000,000 pounds of tobacco a year.2 tins a) circular and b) rectangular with lift off lids that contained 'Welcome Nugget' flake cut tobacco made by T.C Williams Co.Top of Lid ; T.C WILLIAMS Co. / WELCOME NUGGET / FLAKE / CUT / TOBACCO. around lid WELCOME NUGGET FLAKE CUT HERMETICALLY SEALED. on base High / Grade / TOBACCO /Packed in a round airtight / tin to preserve the / original fine flavour / and to ensure / perfect condition / 2 0zs. NETT Factory weight / when packed.* tobacco, cigarettes, smoking pipes, t c williams co ltd, richmond virginia, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, the british-american tobacco company ltd., american tobacco company, cameron & cameron ltd., imperial tobacco company, patterson r a , williams thomas c snr.,

Vida Cooper's first teaching post was Ringwood East Primary School, Everard Road. Clippings included with Cooper Collection memorabilia donated by Annette Rattray - a distant relative.Newspaper clipping circa 1975 headed Goodbye Miss Cooper and 1942 clipping of cattleyard scene.1. Michelle Smith of grade 6 at Verdale Primary School, Mitcham, presents Miss Cooper with a farewell gift - a copper electric kettle - on behalf of the students. 2. Wednesday, March 11, 1942 - Helping with the branding: Two city girls helping with the branding on Mr. John Roper's property, Mt. Yorke, Tawonga, via Wodonga.

This cotton wool, used by Dr.William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist, was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by his daughter, Bernice McDade. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he would take time to further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . The organisation began in South Australia through the Presbyterian Church in that year, with its first station being in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill where he’d previously worked as Medical Assistant and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what was once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr L Middleton was House Surgeon to the Nhill Hospital 1926-1933, when he resigned. [Dr Tom Ryan’s practice had originally belonged to his older brother Dr Edward Ryan, who came to Nhill in 1885. Dr Edward saw patients at his rooms, firstly in Victoria Street and in 1886 in Nelson Street, until 1901. The Nelson Street practice also had a 2 bed ward, called Mira Private Hospital ). Dr Edward Ryan was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1884-1902 . He also had occasions where he successfully performed veterinary surgery for the local farmers too. Dr Tom Ryan then purchased the practice from his brother in 1901. Both Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan work as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He too was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. Dr Tom Ryan moved from Nhill in 1926. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1927, soon after its formation, a rare accolade for a doctor outside any of the major cities. He remained a bachelor and died suddenly on 7th Dec 1955, aged 91, at his home in Ararat. Scholarships and prizes are still awarded to medical students in the honour of Dr T.F. Ryan and his father, Dr Michael Ryan, and brother, John Patrick Ryan. ] When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery states “HOURS Daily, except Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday afternoons, 9-10am, 2-4pm, 7-8pm. Sundays by appointment”. This plate is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Tom Ryan had an extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926 and when Dr Angus took up practice in their old premises he obtained this collection, a large part of which is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. During his time in Nhill Dr Angus was involved in the merging of the Mira Hospital and Nhill Public Hospital into one public hospital and the property titles passed on to Nhill Hospital in 1939. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. ). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (The duties of a Port Medical Officer were outlined by the Colonial Secretary on 21st June, 1839 under the terms of the Quarantine Act. Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served as a Surgeon Captain during WWII1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. Their interests included organisations such as Red Cross, Rostrum, Warrnambool and District Historical Society (founding members), Wine and Food Society, Steering Committee for Tertiary Education in Warrnambool, Local National Trust, Good Neighbour Council, Housing Commission Advisory Board, United Services Institute, Legion of Ex-Servicemen, Olympic Pool Committee, Food for Britain Organisation, Warrnambool Hospital, Anti-Cancer Council, Boys’ Club, Charitable Council, National Fitness Council and Air Raid Precautions Group. He was also a member of the Steam Preservation Society and derived much pleasure from a steam traction engine on his farm. He had an interest in people and the community He and his wife Gladys were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”.The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other items and equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery.Box of cotton wool. The cotton wool is in a roll and covered in tissue paper..'Red Chain Cotton. 1 Pound Interleved. Johnson & Johnson Pty Ltd, Sydney. Sterilized after packaging. Made in Australia. Absorbent.' 'To open cut along perforation. To close tuck in flap. This cotton is of superior grade specially made for wound and surgical purposes. It will also be found useful in the household, office or factory and as a general toilet accessory.'flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, cotton wool, medical

This is a booklet that was once bound, probably with staples. The front cover is a beige colour with black print and ornamental scrolls and images forming a border. The front cover has writing in black ink. The back cover is missing and several pages are loose. The pages contain printing and calligraphy work and lined spaces for a person to copy from the original. Some of the pages are stained and torn at the edges. non-fictionChild's Copy Bookschool copy books, vere foster copy books, dorothy rutledge

The cost of providing equivalent levels of services to the more rural areas of the Shire with respect to those in the more urban areas of Eltham, Montmorency and Briar Hill was relatively expensive. Road maintenance of rural unsealed gravel roads is one of those areas of higher costs particulary as a result of water erosion. The same applies for Nillumbik Shire Council today. Here we see Council operations grading a road and laying new gravel, followed by a gravel water truck to help bed the surface down. Unfortunately there is no information with these prints as to where this particular location is.graders, infrastructure, road maintenance, roads, shire of eltham, rural road, unidentified