John Cain was Premier of Victoria from 1982-1990. Norm Borchers was a long-term trade unionist (Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Australian Railways Union) and ALP member; he lived and worked in Ballarat. Norm was active in workplace disputes during the ALP split in 1955. Postcard sized invitation.Government of Victoria crest. The invitation is to Mr and Mrs N Borchers to "... a Reception in the Gable Room, La Scala Entertainment Complex ... on the occasion of the visit to the Ballarat Region by the Honourable John Cain, MP, Premier of Victoria on 21 June 1989 at 5.30 pm."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, cain, john, premier - victoria, politicians, la scala entertainment complex - ballarat, invitation

Battery operated clock with a highly lacquered face with an image of half of a split casing pump casing. The image is in blue and black on a white ground centred on a circular wooden clock face. Numbers are imitation chrome plastic covered with lacquer. The second hand is red. The backing board is rectangular. The operating mechanism is centred in a housing on the back.Maker's name ("Chris Shaw") on a gold sticker at the bottom centre of the back.horology

Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. Flat, rectangular, rounded edges. Two halves of a 3cm diameter cylinder attached to either side of rectangle, about 12cm in from one long edge. Hollow cylinder 7.8cm diameter attached to either end of 'split' cylinder, 3cm cylinder fitted into hollow cylinders. Painted white.

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.A typed 25 page foolscap document containing the script of the rehearsal for the radio programme 'In Town Tonight' on Saturday 28 October 1950, no.536. Amongst the people being interviewed are Jean Gould, Alec Guinness and Frank Wright with a young New Zealand cornet player, Ken Smith. The document is attached by a split pin on the top left corner.Written in blue pen on the front cover - Ethel Manninfrank wright, in town tonight, peter duncan, john ellison, jean gould, alac guiness, ken smith

When K.S Anderson proposed the idea of a deep water Port in Portland, many doubted him calling his idea a white elephant of an idea. After the Port was successfully launch K.s Anderson kept this white elephant on his desk as a symbol of perseverance.Plaster statue of a white elephant. Elephant is standing on a rectangle base as in carves from it, split stance one leg slightly forward, head raised with a short stubby trunk raised up. Body of elephant is white washed with a bright red tongue and dots for eyes, elephants right side under the tummy is coloured a bright pale yellow.k.s anderson, port of portland, port of portland authority archives