ABC Radio show 'Hindsight" which looks at the historical, and not so historical, limitations that were placed on blind and vision impaired people through the twentieth century. Through interviews with various people who lost or were born with limited or no sight as well as historian Judith Buckrich, the changes over the last 150 years about the politics of the blind and the thinking around it are reflected upon. From the first institute for the blind set up in Victoria in 1866, there have been restrictions on conditions, access of service, working life, education, travel, voting rights, attitudes on using white canes or dog guides, pensions, workers rights, and socialising between blind men and women. The impact of Helen Keller's visit in 1948 resulted in some changes, however many other groups such as the Blind Workers Union, and individuals like Tilly Aston, worked to put blind people in charge of their lives and in the institutions that affected them. 1 sound file of radio show interviewroyal victorian institute for the blind, judith buckrich, dorothy hamilton, barry palmer, anna fairclough, alice mcclelland, harry worland, megan denyer, david blyth, john murphy, major general paul cullen, roy hallett, martin stewart, nick gleeson, jennifer bowen, abc radio

merbein convent school, mrs mckay nee martin, ian griffiths, agnes elizabeth davies, sunraysia

commercial hotel, merbein golden jubilee, celebrations, mildura shire council, j.k. hudson, c.h. martin, angus cameron, merbein township, back to merbein

charles martin, housing, the merbein irrigationist

w. (bill) fox, mick jamieson, norm maynard, ray lanyon, ? lang, ray martin, don congress, merv summerfield, trev. blaby, bob mcswain, norm halls, mick fletcher, les hosking, abby driscoll, brian smythe, len summerfield, jim lang captain coach, ron sylvia, vern humphries, mick belline, ron smythe, jim humphries, max york, jim moore, bruce rowse, sport

lew taylor, merbein higher elementary school - 1954, harold bennett, nanette griffin, nanette bennett, mr & mrs g. griffin, janice shillington, stan bennett, yelta railway, a.v. lyon, commonwealth research station, cemetery - merbein, street names - merbein, cowanna bend, george stewart, charlie dewilson, common, walter oakes, jock hogg, pop adams, dicky thomas, goodie family, noel goodie, old robbie - fisherman, tony fleetwood, bob cannon (presbyterian minister), keith ring, cliff ring, bob ring, mrs williams, lang children, william joseph caffrey, alex bruce, mollie smythe, barney o'connor, kate o'connor, charlie james, miss mahy, herbert chaffey, mrs delahoy, bill bennett, harry symons, harry bruce, hall buffalo, ern smythe, nancy swain, mrs mousdale, merbein bowling club, evelyn midgley, dr spargo, royal hall, clarrie martin, methodist church, rechabite lidge, mr beverly, mrs sheridan, merbein football club team 1965, sport, leisure, businesses, clive doering (trainer), ian gervasoni, kevin rule, brian williams (captain/coach), neil hurley, robert walder, kevin avery, ron bannister, noel barnes, neville mitchell, peter mitchell, frank fitzpatrick, jim stevens, kevin finteln, neville ward, kevin chapman, barry wagstaff (mascot), kevin sedgmen, barry walder, bill zonnenbergs, roxy café, merbein swimming pool, eva camin, railway - merbein, railway - yelta, railway - merbein west

a stubbs., n.j. baines, n. baines, a baldock, j baldock, j. bentley, j. bourke., j. brogan, m. brown, s.a. brown, f. bruce, i butcher, m. (miss) collins, alan connolly, a.e. connolly, w. davidson, d. dodson, f. fatt, a.(miss) gallacher, f. gallatley, p. hand, w. harvey, a. hawkins, l.g. hayles, l. hayles, b. higginbotham, c.k. hill, a.w. hillier, p. hogan, e. holland, g.g. king, d. lambie, d.a. lambie, l. (miss) lee, j. (miss) lockwood, e. (miss) loveridge, elsie. (miss) loveridge, g. loveridge, geo. loveridge, j. lumb, b marks, colin martin, t. martin, m. (miss) morrison, a. a. mckay, a.g. (miss) mckay, e.a.(miss) mckay, elsie (miss) mckay, farquhar mckenzie, f. mckenzie, m. mcmahon, e. neville, g. owen, b. pascoe, keith potter, a. punton, h. punton, m. quinn, g. rigby, geo. rigby, f. roots, w. roots, c. scott, e (miss) sewell, wm. sewell, l. shanks, l. sharman, v. (miss) sheean, e. shillington, r. simpson, e. slaughter, e. (junior) slaughter, r.h. smith, dried fruit packing shed, business

bob smith, bob maynard, alan smith, g. williamson, david jenkins, bob (marty) martin, kevin stevenson, mervyn (jake) summerfield, bruce lang, ted cox, john (wacker) dorman, j. o'day, ron smythe, doug (misha) martin, brian (foxa) dorman, ken lindsay, ian griffiths, les thompson, ian hinks

foster house, winifred christina fletcher, john shillington, lord ranfurly, lady ranfurly, lady constance ranfurly, merbein west, cecil bennett, augusta henriette schmidt, augusta henriette bennett, winifred christina bennett, picton's bridge, jutland street - merbein, aurora packing pty ltd merbein branch, dried fruit, industry, reg. glanville, chrissie glanville, ned glanville, merbein baths, merbein swimming pool, sport, band rotunda, park kenny, w.j. and w.h. hedley, j.p. power, c.h. martin, b. gaggin, j.r. kemp, j.c. wishart, j. mcneilly, h.w. horace, d. radcliffe, w.h. gilkes, mr jamieson, g.c. mckenzie, j. stevens, j.j. rogers, f.c. kane, e.j. kenny, lodge 410 merbein, w.j. kirwin, j.r. kemp, l.v. treadwell, g.m. hudson, a.t. punton, h.a. jenner, hall crosbie, mr higginbotham, gwen godkin, miff johnson, tom mccarthy, murray lloyd, olwen walters, e. smythe, p. hillman, j. murphy, v. braidie, d. nagle, k. rogers, t. hickey, h. higginbotham, m. rogers, l. leonard, t. jnr. mccarthy, l. mccarthy, mr hibberd, e. cook, t.v. burns, v.f. burns, w. marshal, s. mccarthy, m. power, marnie dorman

j.j.rogers - sunraysia cash store

This file contains eight items. “A Short Outline of the History of the E.D.B.C.” Photocopy of typewritten history of the club, one page from 1909 to 1982, noting important events and personalities. Handwritten notes from Southern Cross newspaper, 08/05/1909 and 10/04/1909 about meetings to establish the club, into lists of office-bearers. Three photocopies of a group photo of members of the E.D.B.C., undated but probably 1910-14. No caption but verse of one copy states Early Days E.D.B.C. Photocopy of one page from 500 Victorians, Centenary Edition, 1934, on Arthur Apps, J.P. “Mortician” with cartoon portrait, noting that he is now associated with the Elsternwick District Bowling Club. Mounted photograph of Opening Day of the Elsternwick District Bowling Club 1934, handwritten on the reverse, of the raising of the flag for new club building. Mounted photograph of Elsternwick District Bowling Club Opening Day. Previous label on file states that it shows the presentation of a small trophy “Kitty” to Mayor H.C.H. Smith and Mayoress on opening day 1934. Photocopy of printed R.S.V.P. invitation from Elsternwick District Bowling Club for meeting of Official Opening of the Green and 75th Anniversary of the Club Opening 31/08/1984. The page states that the original Invitation in file 1204A with note on back. Ten mounted original colour photographs on five pages of Opening of the Green, presumably 31/08/1984 but no date is given, of presentations and speeches by office-bearers and photographs of members, identified by handwritten names written under each photograph. Backing used in this file states that it contains History of Elsternwick District Bowling Club 1909-1951 but this is not included.elsternwick district bowling club, king j.l., levens g., hunt keith, charlesworth harold, hannah charlie, donaldson janet, hunt ellen mrs., hannah doris, pearson les, peterson les, mcloghlin jim, berg john, berg joy, trimble family, christie j., cook r., dear i., hunt e., shier n., vessey l., ward i., white m., main m. i., coz charles, meadows s., watts j., regan j.b., ross w.t., murphy e.c., davies h.g., scott arthur, cunningham h., brown w.r., lillie a.g., apps arthur, smith h.c.h., elsternwick district ladies bowling club, govett miss y., ward norma, martins veronica, peace mary, markaris thelma, tirrike trio, sporting clubs, lawn bowls, anniversaries, elsternwick, bowling clubs

tom & nancy mccarthy, joan & martin rogers, maureen & brian divola, alice & ken mccleary, mary dorman, rita tellefson, alphonsus (sr.) mccarthy, denise (mccarthy) tellefson, ruth mckee, alice power/avery, thelma sheean, frank (father) monaghan, priests (catholic)