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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Hill family home, Bridge Street, Eltham, c.1892
Mrs. Henry Hill (nee Georgina Reynolds of Research), mother of Arthur Ernest Hill (1891-1961). Taken outside the old Hill family home in Bridge Street, south side between Susan and Bolton Streets. Demolished many years prior to 1965. Georgina Reynolds (1864-1927) married Henry Hill (1862-1948) in 1884. Arthur Ernest Hill was married to Edna Hill. Edna Hill donated the postcard to the Shire of Eltham in 1965, four years after her husband Arthur Ernest Hill's death. At the time she did not know the identity of the others in the photo but it is possible that it is Henery Hill and baby Arthur Ernest Hill.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Sepia postcard 8.5 x 13.5 cmOn reverse of postcard: Mrs Henry Hill (nee Georgina Reynolds of Research) Mother of Arthur Ernest Hill. Identity of others not known to Mrs A.E. Hill, who states 'photo was taken outside the old Hill residence, Bridge St, (south side between Susan St. & Bolton St.) Demolished many years ago - 26.7.65 Also stamped - Shire of Elthamsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, georgina hill (nee reynolds), hill residence, bridge street, hill family, hill family home, houses, mrs henry hill, arthur ernest hill, henry hill -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph - B&W Image of the Royal Naval Base, Singapore
During the Vietnam War, the Sembawang Naval Base in Singapore was used for logistics and support. It served as a resupply point and repair facility. This image of Royal Naval Base in Singapore was donated by John Dennis Giste, Service No: R62365, who was a cook on the HMAS Sydney in 1965.A black and white photograph with three US submarines and one British Royal Navy submarine docked in the foreground. In the distant background is an Asian temple.giste, r62365, vietnam, singapore, sembawang, navy, navy base, submarine -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 26/03/1951 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Ballarat 's No. 23 and its use during its the celebrations.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of No. 23 crossing Sturt St from Sebastopol on its way to Lydiard St North, 26-3-1951, Photo Wal Jack. Has the Southern Cross Hotel and E. Daly Cash butcher in the background. See image i2 for rear of photograph.Written on rear in ink "SEC Ballarat, No.23 ex Adelaide 69, painted gold for gold centenary, Tram ex Sebastopol, Sturt and Drummond St 26-3-51" and the Wal Jack stamp in the top right hand corner, with "T725" written in.trams, tramways, gold tram, sturt st, drummond st, hospital corner, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 11/12/1943 12:00:00 AM
Yields information the appearance of the SEC tram fleet in 1943 when parked in City Loop. None of these trams remain in Ballarat today.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of trams 23, 22, 25 and 29 in Sturt St loop 11-12-1943. In the background is the Ballarat Courier Building and in the background is an advertisement for Plume, and City Mutual Life insurance. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeon rear of photo in ink, "SEC Ballarat, No. 23, 22 ex Adelaide 69 and 92, 25 and 29 ex MMTB Sturt St 11-12-43" and in top right hand corner Wal Jack copyright stamp with number "T56" written.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, grenville st, tram 23, tram 22, tram 25, tram 29 -
National Wool Museum
Booklet - Member's Ticket, 1962-1972
The National Wool Museum accepted a donation from Brian Licence in 2022 of several mementoes relating to his career in the wool industry. Brian studied Wool Classing and worked for a decade in this profession before moving to Melbourne which required him to change careers. These Member’s Tickets served as proof of Brian’s membership to the Woolclassers’ Association of Australia from 1962 to 1972. The Woolclassers' Association of Australia was a trade union representing Woolclassers in Australia. It amalgamated with the Australian Workers Union in 2009. The Association had 1200 members in 1997. 11 individual-coloured booklets, 10 original and 1 duplicate. The duplicate is from the year 1965/1966 when Brian Licence transferred from being a probationary member of the Woolclassers’ Association of Australia to a full member and hence received a new ticket which reflected this change. Internally, there is no difference in any of the booklets over the 10 years. Externally, there is only a slight change, with the Woolclassers’ Association of Australia's logo being included from 1965/1966 onwards. The booklets are a single piece of card folded at the middle to make 4 pages. The first page gives the name of the association, the year of issue, and in later years the Association's logo. Internally, the booklet provides the location of the Association, the name, address, and signature of who the booklet certifies, and details about the member’s rank, an Overseer, Expert, Full, or Probationary Member. The date and signature of the Secretary of the Association conclude the internal pages. On the rear page, the Head Offices of the Woolclassers’ Association of Australia branches in NSW, Victoria & Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, and Queensland are provided. Booklet one is on yellow card with black text and is for the years 1962/1963 Booklet two is on aqua card with black text and is for the years 1963/1964 Booklet three is on blue card with black text and is for the years 1964/1965 Booklet four is on orange card with black text and is for the years 1965/1966 Booklet five is on orange card with black text and is for the years 1966/1967 Booklet six is on red card with black text and is for the years 1967/1968 Booklet seven is on white card with green text and is for the years 1968/1969 Booklet eight is on turquoise card with black text and is for the years 1969/1970 Booklet nine is on cream card with black text and is for the years 1970/1971 Booklet ten is on a lavender card with blue text and is for the years 1971/1972 Booklet eleven is on peach card with black text and is for the years 1972/1973 Multiple. See multimediawool classing, brian licence, woolclassers’ association of australia -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Barry Philp, Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Research, Vic, c.1967
View looking north along Eltham-Yarra Glen Road towards intersection with Research-Warrandyte Road and Research shops, c.1967. Three cars on the left, two FC Holden sedans (1958-1960) and a Holden HD Station Sedan (1965-1966)In digital metadata "My beautiful picture"cars, eltham-yarra glen road, holden fc, holden hd, main road, research (vic.), research shops, research-warrandyte road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Peter Bassett-Smith (poss), Shire of Eltham Office and Hall, cnr Main Road and Arthur Street, Eltham, c.1961
Eltham Shire Offices 1941-1965, were located at the Corner of Arthur Street and Main Road, Eltham. The Building also incuded a community hall. A 1961 EK Holden Special Sedan is parked in Main Road. Victorian registration HKF-296 was issued in 1961.Negative black and white film 120 6x6 format One of six frames (sectioned: three continuous, two single frames and one frame missing), and Associated black and white photo printeltham, main road, arthur street, council, eltham hall, eltham shire council, eltham shire hall, eltham shire office, shire of eltham, 1961 ek holden special sedan, motor vehicles -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Wedding dress, 13.5.1945
Worn by Jessie Allan for her marriage to William Thomas Kenny on 13 May 1945 at St Stephens Church, Richmond. They lived in 19 Baldwin Road, Blackburn from 1965. Jessie deceased 1.4.2010. Funeral at St Alfred's Anglican Church, Blackburn South.1945 Cream satin wedding dress with a rouched bodice to a centre panel, high neckline and pointed collar. Bead work on centre panel and edge of bodice, long sleeves to a pointed wrist and beading. Thirty covered buttons down centre back. Skirt cut on cross and three metre train at back.|.2|Champagne coloured Wedding Veil - (approx 6ft in length) - complete with orange blossom 3 1/4' headdress. Headdress is handmade, attached to a wire frame|.3|Cream satin slipper. Machine stitched half in rows. Bow with satin loop and spray of wax orange blossom attached.|.4|Horse shoe shaped wedding item to hang over bride's arm. Rouched satin with ornamental - artificial (wax) orange blossom and buds with 2 mm ribbon to hang over arm. Cream coloured to match wedding dress.|.5|Satin horse shoe, rouched, with satin ribbon handle.|.6|Cream braided horse shoe with gilded wishbone and wax orange spray attached. A bow with long loop to hang on the arm.|.7|Satin Horseshoe Good Luck charm with 'petal' flowers surrounding it, made of cut material - ribbon bow with pearls in centre.|.8|Doll in taxi - Rosy-cheeked, dark hair, blue eyes, dressed in bridal dress with veil, with pearls and 'flowers' decorating the doll. The doll stood across the back seat, under the window. Lavender in base of stand.|.9|Bridal Ring Box - 'Good Luck' horseshoe charm box - in the shape of a prayer book. Cream box with silver motifs printed on.|.10|Groom's Buttonhole of spray of wax orange blossom - 4 flowers and 3 leaves. Cream flowers with yellow stamens - green leaves. 10 Items in total..7 'Wishing you all The Best' 'Good Luckcostume, female ceremonial -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Blackburn North Shopping Centre, 2012
Blackburn North Shopping Centre was originally known as Old Orchard Shopping Centre. It was built in 1965 on land previously covered by orchards. The name of the centre changed in the 1970's to North Blackburn Square Shopping Centre and in the 1990's to the Blackburn North Shopping CentreColoured photograph of the North Blackburn Shopping Centre, cnr. of Springfield and William Roads. The buildings are distinguished by orange, white and blue geometric shapes - 2012blackburn north shopping centre, shopping centre -
Vision Australia
Equipment - Object, Specto Ltd, Clarke and Smith talking book machine with tapete
In 1965 the Clarke & Smith Talking Book Cassette Cartridge made it's debut at the Olympia Show. Popularly known as a 'tapete', it weighed considerably less than the earlier book cassette cartridges and allowed for up to 6 tracks (13 hours recording time) to be played.Clarke and Smith talking book cassette cartridge player consisting of plastic rectangular case with buttons for navigational controls, light green front and top of machine and darker green on sides, power cord and 5 buttons. Also includes tapete "Words for murder perhaps" by Edward Candy and ready by Stanley Pritchard.Clarke & Smith Track change Play -- Off Volume Phones This equipment remains the property of the Braille & Talking Book Library, 31-51 Commercial Road, South Yarra, 3141. Phone: (03) 267 6022 Dyna Tape labels: J21075 Play Rewindaudio equipment, clarke and smith -
Carlton Football Club
Hardcover Book, Football Record 1990, 1990
Hardcover book made in 1990 made to keep original copies of “The Football Record”. This book contains all Football Records relating to Carlton games for the home and away season of 1990. President: JD Elliott Treasurer: J Perriam General Manager: IS Collins Coach: Alex Jesaulenko Captain: Stephen Kernahan Vice-captain: Craig Bradley Deputy Vice-captain: David Rhys-Jones Best & Fairest: Stephen Silvagni Brownlow highest: Stephen Silvagni - (16 votes) Leading Goalkicker: Stephen Kernahan (69 goals) State of Origin representatives: S Silvagni, A Gleeson (Vic) S Da Rui (WA)Hardcover book, blue -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Set of four black and white negatives of Ballarat trams, Warren Doubleday, 20-4-1968
Photos 25-4-69, of: .1 - Ballarat 17 at Stones Corner with Caltex Service Station in the background. Tram leaving Main Road before joining Bridge St. .2 - No. 28 running from Bridge Street into Sturt Street with a "Trotting at Bray Raceway Tonight" Auxillary board. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. In the background are the Big W and the Dickins Store. .3 - Tram 43 on "0" road at the SEC Ballarat Depot. .4 - Tram 13 at the Gardens Loop in Wendouree Parade. Tram has an ANA Hospital and Medical Benefits (Australian Natives Association) Advertising Board.Yields information about the operation of the Ballarat tramway system that was operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.Set of four black and white negatives of Ballarat Tramways, 120 size. ballarat, trams, tramways, sturt street, tram 17, main road, bridge street, tram 28, bray raceway, dickins, big w, tram 13, ana health, wendouree parade, gardens loop, depot, tram 43, stones corner, caltex -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Trophy
Small silver plate trophy with a handle on bakelite/plastic base. Ticket attached to one handle with gold coloured tape.Front: "Rays Methodist Girls" Back: "1989 Albert St, 1961 Barkly St, 1963 Albert St, 1965 Burnbank St, 1960 Barkly St, 1962 Barkly St, 1964 Nhill, 1966 Brown Hill, 1967 Brown Hill -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal - Visitor Book, Fairyland 1956-1957
"Fairyland", the home of Jim and Grace Tabulo, was a major local, state and international tourist attraction situated in Kew, Victoria during the mid twentieth century. Located at 57 Malmsbury Street, Kew, the weatherboard house and its garden were heavily decorated with statues, crockery and other collected items. A series of notebooks were used to record the messages of child and adult visitors to the property from the 1940s to the 1960s. After Mrs Tabulo's death, these visitor books are believed to have formed part of the Dorothy Rogers Collection. They entered the Kew Historical Society's collection following her death in 1973.This series of visitor books are the most important primary sources relating to the internationally renowned 'Fairyland' cottage in Malmsbury Street, Kew. Their social significance is that they record in the post war period the values and beliefs of children and adults who visited this historically significant tourist attraction.Diary repurposed as a visitor book and containing handwritten comments and drawings primarily made by children during visits to the home of Grace Tabulo, 1956-1957. Commonly known as "Fairyland", the house was located at 57 Malmsbury Street Kew. The book is wrapped in brown paper, which covers maroon and black card covers that are decorated with stickers of the British Royal Family. Unpaginated, 94pp. Handwritten on paper front cover: "MRS GRACE TABULO: 1879-1965/ FAIRY HOUSE [sic] / 1956 / 1957" Printed on card cover: "COLLINS / AUSTRAL/ DIARY/ 1948/ NO 926" Handwritten inside cover: "FAIRY LAND / Kew / February 22 1956""grace tabulo, fairyland - 57 malmsbury street (kew), tourism - kew - 1945-1965, childhood - kew, collectors and collecting, gardens - kew (vic), scrapbooks - 20th century -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
Bendigo Advertiser '' the way we were'' from 2002. Centenary celebrations: officers of the Eaglehawk Lodge No 55 during the centenary year; circa 1965. Back row (from left) Bros.: Aulsebrook, Wilson, Freestone, Birmingham, Stevens, Poke, Tyler, Whatmore, McKenzie, Hughes, Holland, Ebdon. Front row (from left): WB Thomas, Giri, Grenfell, Truscott, Kirby, Tappe, Greenway, Jamison, Lewis. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR SPEAKS 19 JUNE 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three pages, the first typed on both sides. The third page appears out of sequence and may belong to another date in 1965. Topics include: demise of Bendigo's tomato industry, Alcoholics Anonymous, ABC Symphony Orchestra visit, Bendigo Aerodrome, and finances relating to the Bendigo Cattle Market.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. bendigo aerodrome. bendigo cattle market. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71.Three typed sides of two pages, undated, but in sequence labelled 1964. Reference to being written in the first week of 1965. Titled 'The Mayor Speaks'. Topics include: visit to the Scout Jamboree, meeting with 'Bendigo boy' Air Marshall Sir George Jones, and a book of poems by Selina Deravin.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR SPEAKS 13 AUGUST 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Two pages, three sides, typed titled' Mayor Speaks 13 Aug 1965'. Topics include : Education Week, Legacy Dinner, the Victorian Promotion Committee, Hubert Opperman, Mirridong Home for the Aged Blind AGM, proposal for Bendigo aerodrome and attitudinal problems of the Department of Civil Aviation.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. victorian promotion committee. mirridong home for the aged blind. bendigo aerodrome. hubert opperman. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Keith Kings, "The Development of Melbourne's Trams", 1966
Pamphlet - single sheet four pages, titled "The Development of Melbourne's Trams", reprinted from the Dec 1965 issue of MMTB news, issued with the compliments of the MMTB. Item written by Keith Kings. Gives a short history of Melbourne trams and buses, cable trams, Doncaster tramways, steam tram (Cheltenham), electric traction, formation of the MMTB, Rolling stock, Bourke St, Preston Workshops and night buses and rolling stock.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, history, doncaster, cheltenham, tramcars -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Jessie and Stan Angus, wedding 1967, 1967_
Jessie Partington was born at Willis Vale in 1911 and worked around the farm. Jessie married Gordon Scholes in 1935, and they lived in Carnon Street Greenhills. After Gordon’s death in 1965, she married Stan Angus (1967) in the Methodist Church Greensborough. Minister is Rev Lee.Digital copy of colour photograph.jessie partington, jessie angus, stan angus, methodist church greensborough -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Peter Bassett-Smith (poss), Shire of Eltham Office and Hall, cnr Main Road and Arthur Street, Eltham, c.1961
The Eltham Shire Hall and offices were opened on 21 November, 1941. They were replaced in 1965 with new offices at 895 Main Road and the site sold to Woolworths for development of the Eltham Village shopping mall. The building was demolished in 1970 and the new shopping mall opened in 1971. Negative black and white film 120 6x6 format and associated printFive frames sectioned; three continuous and two singleeltham, main road, arthur street, council, eltham hall, eltham shire council, eltham shire hall, eltham shire office, shire of eltham -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Flight International Cutaway - Gaf Nomad N22
Description: 60 pages. Published by GAF. Published circa 1965-1975. Associated Brochures for Nomad Aircraft Including Allison 250 Engines - Mission Master Nomad, Nomad N22, Short Take-Off & Landing, Twin Turbo Propeller N24 Level of Importance: World. -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Photograph
Chaplain John Brownbill served in the Korean War, and was part of the Army Reserve in later years. Gerald Cudmore served as Padre with 1RAR in Vietnam in 1965/66 and was the first Branch Padre of the RAR Association in Victoria. At the time this image was taken Gerald Cudmore was the Vicar General of Melbourne. Photograph of Chaplain John Brownbill, of the 3RAR and Gerald Anthony Cudmore of the 1RAR, in front of the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne. The image was taken during the late 1990's on Vietnam Veterans Day. padre, vietnam, vietnam veterans day, 1rar, 3rar, korea -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Photograph - Framed Photograph, Heidelberg Golf Club, Max Guille - Life member 1989, 1989
Max Guille was made a Life Member of Heidelberg Golf Club in 1989. He was HGC Club Champion 8 times between 1961-1971; Foursomes Champion 7 times between 1962-1975; Victorian Champion of Champions 1965; and HGC Captain 1985-1988.One of a set of framed portraits of Life MembersFramed black and white portrait, black plastic frame with whiten mount under glass. Annotations on mount."Max Guille -Life Member -1989" and annotationshgc captains, max guille, life members -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper - News Clipping, Herald, The big Eltham clean-up gets under way, Herald, 4 March, p3, 1965
Full page newspaper clipping featuring the March 1965 Victorian bushfires. Items include: Photograph - TWO-WOMAN BUCKET BRIGADE, Mrs Henry Marsden (left) and Mrs Moureen Ellis, whose fire-fighting efforts yesterday were highly praised today by their Eltham neighbours, carry out mopping-up operations Photograph - DOGS MADE HOMELESS by the fire in North Eltham yesterday are being cared for at First-Constable Doug. Mummery's kennels at Eltham and here is kennel maid Helen Oliver, 17, with some of them today. The two basset hounds are owned by Mr Bill Guy who lost about 100 daschund and basset hound puppies and dogs in the fire. Photograph - He died at Eltham [Picture of John Lawrence Coleman] Builder Mr John Lawrence Coleman, 31, of Main Rd., Eltham, one of three men burnt to death yesterday in the fire at North Eltham. The other two were XXXXX, 33 who lives opposite the Colemans and Mr William Elwers, 64 of Batman Rd., Eltham. John Lawrence Coleman (1934-1965) born January 10, was the son of Raymond John Coleman and Hanna May (Gillet) Coleman. He married Margaret Frances Dare in 1955 and was the father of two children. He died whilst attempting to rescue an older man trapped in the bushfire at North Eltham on March 3, 1965 Other news stories of the day: Bushfires rage in Victoria, Snowy: Three dead (1965, March 4). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131758981 Includes two photos of the fire in North Eltham “Firemen make for safety as fire rages in Upper Glen Park Road, North Eltham, Victoria. The smoke hides a house.” and “A house explodes into flames at North Eltham, Victoria. Firemen said bottled gas went up.” Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 4 March 1965, page 1 ________________________________________ Firemen make for safety as fire rages in Upper Glen Park Road. North Eltham. Victoria. The smoke hides a house. A house explodes into flames at North Eltham. Victoria. Firemen said bottled gas went up. Bushfires rage in Victoria, Snowy: Three dead MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Three people died today in a bush» fire which raged through North Eltham, about 15 miles from Melbourne. The victims were three men. A fourth man is feared to be dead. Another bushfire. sparked off by the heatwave sizzling over south-eastern Australia, is burning out of control in the Kosciusko State Park, in the Snowy Mountains. Firefighters fear that if it reaches pine forests up the Yarrangobilly River, they will be powerless to stop it. The three victims of the North Eltbam fire were trapped by flames in a valley. Their bodies were found only a few yards apart. They were named by police tonight as Mr. George Crowe, 78, of North Eltham, William John Ewers, 64, and John Laurence Coleman, 31, both of Eltham. The other two have not been identified. They are believed to be a man aged about 40 and an 18-year-old youth. At least 12 homes were destroyed by the fire, the worst in Victoria since 1962, when eight lives were lost and hundreds of homes burnt down at Warrandyte. At one time the township of Eltham was threatened, but a cool change swept in from the south and held back the wall of flames. More than 100 dogs, worth about £4,000, died when the fire raced through two kennels in Short Street, Eltham. and Upper Glen Park Road, North Eltham. A trickle of water Residents ran into the streets as the blaze raced towards their houses. Others frantically dug firebreaks around their homes. Mrs. Sue Recourt wept when firemen arrived while she was vainly trying to stop the flames with a trickle of water from the garden hose. A stack of firewood was blazing, but the firemen managed to save the house and rescue four goats. Many homes in Eltham were saved after flames had crept to within feet of their fences. Students at North Eltham State School had to be evacuated when the blaze threatened the building. Fire fighters were severely hampered by lack of water and narrow roads. The blaze, which began in above century heat, turned toward Wattle Glen, where two houses were gutted. Then the flames raced towards Hurstbridge to the north. Firemen battling desperately, controlled the fire late this afternoon. Five forest fires were still burning in Victoria tonight. IN VICTORIA THIS WEEK Tragic lack of central fire authority (1965, March 9). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 2. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131759928 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 9 March 1965, page 2 ________________________________________ IN VICTORIA THIS WEEK Tragic lack of central fire authority From Rohan Rivett It was the worst week for Victorian fire fighters since Black Friday 27 years ago. On that day one pilot up in a spotter plane said afterwards: "It seemed at times that half the State was on fire." This time, for three days on end, Gippsland men, women and children had moments of conviction that their towns would have blackened into anonymity before the weekend was out. The week began with horror at Eltham on the North-eastern edge of Melbourne. Eltham today is something of an artists' colony. Oil painters, water colourists, potters and sculptors proliferate. A number of University folk have emulated the example of Professor MacMahon Ball who pioneered the way by moving to Eltham and carving a home out of the bush in the thirties. Innermost Eltham is barely 14 miles from the G.P.O. Farthest Eltham stretches miles beyond. It served to illustrate the tragi-ludicrous truncation of Victoria's fire control. Part of Eltham is under the protection of the Melbourne Fire Brigade. But this responsibility ceases at some invisible and incomprehensible line — apparently determined by the meanderings of the water mains. At this point everybody's property throughout the rest of Eltham is dependent on the Country Fire Authority. Half an hour before midday on Wednesday, a fire suddenly started on the West side of Upper Glen road on the edge of Eltham. Before the fire brigade could arrive, it was burning on a widening front through timber and high grass north of Eltham. Two wind changes in rapid succession saw the fire leaping Diamond Creek. With a freshening wind it struck home after home in three streets. More than one of them exploded suddenly as if hit by an incendiary bomb. There is no piped gas in the Eltham area, hence many housewives use bottle gas. The flames outside caused the bottles to explode. Altogether twelve homes were completely incinerated and four more were badly damaged. Thirty prize dogs perished. About three hours after the fire started it raced suddenly down a gully hillside trapping an elderly man. Two other men apparently raced to the rescue. Flames caught the three men within yards of each other, not 200 yards off the Upper Glen Park Road where safety lay. They were burned to death. Next evening an angry and convincing secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, Mr. W. M. Webber, came on television and appealed to the people of Victoria to end the ridiculous and dangerous dualism in fire-fighting control. The Eltham fire, he said, had precisely illustrated the situation. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade area touched Eltham, but where the fire had gutted and killed, was just outside its area. Mr. Webber said his union had constantly urged one authority for the State with a complete reorganisation of fire protection. On Wednesday the union had repeated its call for an inquiry into fire protection in Victoria to the Chief Secretary, Mr Rylah. "No matter how close the liaison between the two organisations, there are always divided sections of thinking," Mr. Webber told viewers. "I don't know how much tragedy the com-munity can take before it demands that it is properly protected." Rumours that differences in gauge between taps and hose nozzles (as between the two authorities) accentuated the damage were denied by fire chiefs who said that all appliances were now carrying adaptors so that hoses could be linked to mains everywhere. But there is grave concern in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's higher councils at the action of several Federal authorities with projects in and around Melbourne. They are installing non-standard equipment without reference to the State authorities or any dovetailing of appliances and equipment. Public alarm was not diminished by the publication on Friday and Saturday of a heart tearing letter from the young widow of John Lawrence Coleman, 31 year old father of two, who had died in the flames apparently trying to rescue the old man trapped in the gully. By that time, a Vast area of Gippsland was in flames and the troops had been sent in to back up the overworked and often helpless fire-fighters. By Saturday, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Stoneham, who has previously demanded a Royal Commission into fire-fighting arrangements, repeated his demand. To add to the Chief Secretary's worries he was publicly rebuked for allegedly implying on television that lives had been lost at Eltham because people went to the wrong place at the wrong time. In a letter to the Press, Professor MacMahon Ball pointed out that two of the men involved were experienced bushmen who had gone "to help an old man in great danger fully aware of the danger to themselves". As Victoria faced its sixth day of total State-wide fire ban, it looked likely that even official resistance was not going to silence the demand for one central authority to control the fire fiend. At the moment, the 400 square miles where two million Victorians live in Greater Melbourne are divorced from the rest of the State in planning, communications, equipment and control of personnel. No one doubts the whole-hearted co-operation and willingness to back each other up of the M.F.B. and the C.F.A., both at top-level and among the firemen themselves. However, when a city straggles so deeply into the country side, the absence of a single authority, to oversee and analyse the fire threat as a whole, suggests suicidal policy of divide and fuel. Emphasis of the tragic loss of a member of a pioneering family who died whilst helping others in his communitybushfire, cfa, country fire authority, fire brigrade, glen park road, heroes, john lawrence coleman, north eltham, victorian bushfires - 1965, volunteers, william john elwers, fire fighter, frank martin, george john crowe, ken gaston, orchard avenue, doug mummery, helen oliver, mrs henry marsden, mrs moureen ellis -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - UNIFORM, ARMY, Pelaco Australia, C.1967 - 69
Commonly called “Greens”. Mostly worn as a work dress but could be worn parade style..1) Shirt cotton, green colour, long sleeves, yellow shoulder lanyard, silver colour badges on shoulder epaulettes “AUSTRALIA” .2) Trousers, green colour cotton. .3) Belt webbing black colour with brass buckles and keepers. .4).5) boots GPuniforms-army, greens -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Envelope - First Day cover, Portland Trade Fair, Aug-69
Envelope, 1st Day Cover, Portland Trade Fair 1969. White envelope, orange, black and white logo. 2 x 5 cent stamps, cancelled Portland 9 August 1969.stamps, stationery, first day cover, 1969, portland trade fair -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Work on paper - Letter, Letter from W. Meyland to Mr. Hookey re land in East Ringwood for school. 1969, 22-Jul-69
2-page letter from W. Meyland to Mr. Hookey re land in East Ringwood. School was opened 6-Aug-1924 by Mrs. Everard. +Additional Keywords: Meyland, Charles / Hookey / Lindsay, Ted. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Badge - Gerry Gee Tarax Club Badge, 1959-69
The Tarax Show was an early Australian children’s TV program on GTV-9 in Melbourne running from 1957 to 1969. A favourite character of the show was the mischievous doll Gerry Gee and the Melbourne ventriloquist Ron Blaskett.Gold and black diamond shaped pin with a picture of Gerry Gee, a puppet.Gerry Gee Tarax Clubtelevision, children, gtv 9, melbourne, gerry gee, ron blaskett, pupett -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: AUDIT OF TRAMS, 14/2/69
Audit of types of trams that were operated by the Ballarat Tramways System subsequent to horse drawn trams. Dated 14th February 1969. 16 B+W photo of various trams and a tram fare collection device.document, basil miller