2 A4 sheets. Handwritten pencil note at top of first page reads: Eulogy published in Trad & Now Magazine. Vale Peter Ellis OAM. By John Williams. The folk community lost a giant on May 18th when Peter Ellis passed away after a short illness. Peter had been a collector, author and musician for nearly forty years and his work has been prodigious to say the least. Peter has the largest collection of dance related material in the National Library and had travelled Australia on his collection trips. He produced twenty CDs of dance music and historical music with his Bendigo based band the Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band which he founded and led for thirty four years. His final project was the double CD 'Cooee, Songs of the ANZACS' which he organised in conjunction with the Bendigo Historical Society. It was launched on 24th April and was Peter's last performance. Peter has also been a member of the Wedderburn Old Timers for over thirty years and has assisted with many of their recordings including their latest Bush Concert CD which Peter Organised. Peter has contributed to many other CDs over the years and has been thanked on many a CD cover by many folk artists. Peter has also written several books, the three volume 'Collectors' Choice,' 'Two Hundred Dancing Years' co-written with Shirley Andrews OAM, and 'Music Makes Me Smile' the history of the Nariel Valley musicians co-written with Harry Gardner. Peter's recent major work The Merry Country Dance will become the bible for people wishing to learn about our bush music heritage with its matching six CD collection. Peter has also contributed to 'Verandah Music' edited by Rob Willis and Graham Seal and 'The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore' edited by Graham Seal and is a regular contributor to Trad & Now. He completed his last Trad & Now article the week before he died. Peter was also a life member of the Field Naturalists and was extremely active in campaigns to preserve Lake Pedder, the Whipstick Forest and Kamarooka Forest (now part of Bendigo National Park and preserved forever) One Tree Hill, Jackass Flat Flora Reserve and Saloman's Gully bushlands. Peter has discovered and named plants in the whipstick and enjoyed propagating native plants. He loved his amazing bush block in suburban Bendigo. Peter was also a keen photographer and had photos published in the book 'Wildflowers of Bendigo'. Peter taught dancing and music classes with Continuing Education for many years and encouraged many young musicians over the years. Peter was an accomplished ballroom dancer and had achieved gold medal status in that field. He was one of Australia's finest exponents of the button accordion, concertina, harmonica and tin whistle. Peter also played piano, organ and ukulele as well as the Swanee whistle and bones. Peter was the founder of the Annual Dinki Di Ball held each September in Eaglehawk as a tribute to the old MC's. Peter was happy playing for fund-raisers for any organisation who asked and also enjoyed plying the big gigs such as for the opening of the Melbourne Museum or for State Parliament. He played in the National Folk Festivals in four states and was a regular at the National in Canberra where he gave regular classes, performed with his bands and was a stalwart of the Aussie section of the session bar. He performed at nearly every Maldon Folk Festival and was MC at Nariel Folk Festival dances for many years. Peter was very proud of his OAM and wore the little medal at all of his performances. That honour was rightly given to one who did so much to preserve Australia's dance history. Peter lived a full life and was a friend to hundreds of people. He was taken far too young and in typical fashion was planning new projects right till the end. His passing is a huge loss for us all but one thing is certain. He will never be forgotten.person, individual, peter ellis oam

''Bells and Brass'' 2001 - Music for Massed brass and handbells. Information on sheet describing the performance at the Sidney Myer Music bowl 3rd November 2001; Letter to Sue Prain (letter of appreciation) from Footscray Yarraville City Band. 22/10/2001

Information sheet on the Australian Social Dance & Music Weekend Bendigo, 1995 Jo White. Includes Program, Colonial Ball - Sunday Night, Musicians' Workshops, Hints for the Musos, Soapbox Corner - Peter Ellis & Shirley Andrews, and the Farewell Lunch.clubs, music, bush dance & music club of bendigo, peter ellis collection, jo white, coral eden, shirley andrews, peter ellis, anthony & lisa simon, jim moir, emu creek band, olive dobbyn, stuart simms, morrie gierisch, the gay charmers, bendigo bush dance & music club

Two black and white photos pasted onto a sheet of paper. The top one is a picture of a Double Set of 8 couples featuring The Co-Operative Coupon Co. They are all wearing evening wear. The ladies have sashes and the Co-Operative logos on their gowns. The bottom photo is four ladies in evening dress. On the bottoms of their gowns, two have Allans, one has pianos and the other has Music. All are holding a staff? With ribbons on them. All are wearing dark hats with Allans on them and a dark ribbon with a medal around the tops of their bodices. Under this photo is Allans Music and Pianos, The Leader Sept 8th, 1900. Another Poster Set depicting Monkey Brand Soap is featured in Vol. 1. The photographs from The Leader are by courtesy of Bendigo Historian, Mr. Frank Cusack.photo, group, mixed group, peter ellis collection, the co-operative coupon co, the leader sept 1st 1900, allans music and pianos, the leader sept 8th 1900, monkey brand soap, frank cusack

Literature from the 26th National Folk Festival held in Canberra on the 16-20 April 1992. Program containing General Information, the Performers (including the Emu Creek Bush Band), Festival Map, the Programme and Dance Programme Information. Also leaflets: Visitors Guide, Program, Embassies in Canberra, University Halls of Residence Bruce Burton & Garran Halls Information for Visitors, Map of Australian National University, and an article titled 'Real Folk' with information about performers. Pioneer Performers Series Information Sheet April 1992 contains Introduction, Current Available Items, Current Projects, Forthcoming Events and Ramblings of a Modern Day Collector.entertainment, music, national folk festival, peter ellis collection, australian national university, 26th national folk festival canberra 1992, the monaro folk music society, emu creek bush band, wongawilli colonial dance club inc

Performance in Bendigo: ''The Whittle Family'' (presenting ''a complete package of music, comedy and live action''. Double sided PR sheet with newspaper review clippings attached. Coloured poster with room for local performance details (none here - blank). Envelope addressed to Mr jack Cannon, Bendigo with pencilled annotation of ''1978/79''.

Bendigo Performance of ''The Peking Opera Troupe of China'' in ''The Three Beatings of Tao Sanchun'' involving acting, acrobatics, music, martial arts, pantomime and dance. - two-paged Media Release (x2). With envelope containing three bromides (publicity material) and sheet with Victorian Tour performances. Held at J B Osborne Theatre.

LP Record. Olive Bice 'Hillbilly girl with the blues'. Sepia photo on cover of Olive Bice playing the guitar. Fourteen songs recorded on the album. Recorded at R&H Studios Geelong. A4 sheet inside the album cover with a biography of Olive Bice printed from the Country Music Hall of Fame website.

Photo shows an ESCo tram at the corner of Doveton and Sturt St, possibly No. 18. The Town Hall is in the distance. The tram has forward lean or sag indicating collapsed springs on the No. 21E truck. Has adverts for Suttons Music store and Bushells teas.Yields information about ESCo trams during the 1920s and their operating condition.Light card photograph held on sheet 8416 by four photo corners.trams, tramways, sturt st, doveton st, esco, 21e truck

Six pages of published music, for a galop dance, entitled: THE NEW RACQUET. Materials: Paper, Inktennis