Back Row: Norris Stratton, Vic McGrath, Bob Hayward, Geoff Morrissey(?), Duncan McGregor, Trevor Shepherd, Wally Kerr, Max Howard(?), Dean Hart, Steve McGrath, David Bishop, Allan McCorkell. 3rd Row: Ron McCorkell, George Haddon, Gordon Mark, Bob Brody, Lyle Grigg, Geoff Morrissey (?), Roland Emmerson, Jack Culliver, Jim Culliver, Basil McDonald, Graham Smith. 2nd Row: Laurie Lancaster, Laurie Stevens, Noel Cluff, Lyle Fletcher, Mervyn McDonald, Carl Hoffman, Des Harris, Les Witton, Ian Morrissey, Graham Ching, Raymond Mark, Jim(?) Haddon. Front Row: Graeme McGregor, Colin Hearn, Vernon Broes, Graham Stevens, Stan Lancaster, Lindsay Witton, Stan Howard(?), Colin Nicol, Selwyn Hoffman, Les Mark.Black and white copy of a photograph of Linton State School boys taken in 1940."Linton School 880 1940"linton state school no. 880, vic mcgrath, bob hayward, geoff morrissey(?), duncan mcgregor, trevor shepherd, wally kerr, max howard(?), dean hart, steve mcgrath, david bishop, allan mccorkell, ron mccorkell, george haddon, gordon mark, bob brody, lyle grigg, roland emmerson, jack culliver, jim culliver, basil mcdonald, graham smith, laurie lancaster, laurie stevens, noel cluff, lyle fletcher, mervyn mcdonald, carl hoffman, des harris, les witton, ian morrissey, graham ching, raymond mark, jim(?) haddon, graeme mcgregor, colin hearn, vernon broes, graham stevens, stan lancaster, stan howard(?), colin nicol, selwyn hoffman, les mark., norris stratton, lindsay witton

An accompanying typed sheet of paper with names of the boys is dated 1937, however a companion photograph showing the girls' group (see Registration 2018-41 - shows same location, same car) has been dated 1938.Black and white copy of original photograph shows a group of boys posed for photograph under a tree. The school building and a picket fence can be glimpsed in the background, and part of a car is visible on the right-hand side of the photo.On reverse, in ink: "Names in my collection / Alwyn Roberts".linton state school no. 880, k. shields, lachlan scott, alwyn roberts, norman cornish, ron stratton, geoff megee, lyle grigg, ken allen, chris stratton, bill brody, alan mcdonald, bob brody, c. mcmillan, jack ryan, cam scott, les kerr, ivan grigg, hughie mcdonald, lionel francis, eugene grigg, steve mcgrath, keith stratton, roland emerson, walter kerr, vic mcgrath, mervyn howard, norman barr, noel cluff, gordon mark, j. culliver, trevor shepherd, basil mcdonald, mervyn mcdonald, frank fletcher, bert cluff, bob hayward, j. culliver, noel stratton, j. caldow, m. cluff, g. smith, w. caldow, l. witton, lyle fletcher, r. mccorkell

Dick Richards joined the Ballarat School of Mines in 1914, and soon afterwards was granted leave to join an expedition to Antartica. In 1915 he sailed from Australia with the Antartic Exploraton Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Most Antarctic enthusiasts know of Ernest Shackleton's attempt to cross the continent, only to be thwarted by the sinking of the ship 'Endurance'. Dick Richards was the physicist and sled manager for Shackleton's Ross Sea Party - with the task to meet Shackleton on the other side of the continent. When Shackleton planned his transcontinental crossing he decided to use supply depots as loads of supplies were too heavy to pull. The depots would enable Shackleton's party to carry just enough to reach the Pole, relying on the depots which were to be left by the Aurora's crew every 60 miles, stowed in 2 sledge journeys in 1915 and 1916. Dick Richards spent 3 freezing years in Antarctica between 1914 and 1917. Richards' worst experience was when his ship Aurora, tethered offshore, was blown away in a gale leaving Richards marooned for two years with nine other men on the ice floe. The expedition, consisting of two teams, were attempting to cross Antarctica from opposite sides, linking up somewhere near the middle. "That was with pretty poor equipment by today's standards, and we did not make it." (Dick Richards) The Ross Sea Party arrived in McMurdo Sound aboard the Aurora in January 1915. The men planned to make two sledging trips to leave supply depots every 60 nautical miles to Mount Hope about 400 miles away. The going was tough as the sledges were overloaded. Temperatures were as low as minus 68F. In June 1916 the party crossed on foot to Cape Evans, occupied Scott's Hut (from his Terra Nova Expedition, erected in January 1911) in May 1915, for two months. On 10 January 1917 Richards was hunting for seals when he saw a ship on the horizon. It was 'The Aurora'. Picking up the relieved survivors 'The Aurora' arrived in New Zealand on 9 February 1917 to a hero's welcome. Joyce, Wild, Hayward and Richards later won the Albert Medal for their heroic devotion to duty. Later an inlet on the Antartic continent was named after Richards. Dick Richards wrote the following years after the ordeal "To me no undertaking carried through to conclusion is for nothing. And so I don't think of our struggle as futile. It was something the human spirit accomplished." Prime Minister Bob Hawke wrote in 1984 'Your incredible journey of almost 2000 miles across the Antarctic Wastelands - involving some 9 months in the field with makeshift equipment - and you're adherence to duty in the face of enormous difficulty, suffering from scurvy, and the death of comrades, will; be an inspiration to your countrymen of the future as it is to us today." After returning to Australia Dick Richards resumed his work at SMB as Lecturer in Physics and Mathematics, and developed many pieces of experimental equipment. During World War Two he acted as a scientific adviser in the production of optical apparatus in Australia. In 1946 he was appointed Principal and twelve years later he retired after a total of 44 years service. Dick Richards has been honoured through the naming of a Ballarat School of Mines prize - The R.W. Richards Medal. This medal later became a University of Ballarat prize. It has been awarded annually since 1959 to the Bachelor of Applied Science graduate considered to have achieved the most outstanding academic performance of their course. (See http://guerin.ballarat.edu.au/aasp/is/library/collections/art_history/honour-roll/honourroll_Richards,Dick.shtml )A man and lady inspect a bust of Richard (Dick) Richards by sculptor Victor Greenhalgh. The scultpure is at the Ballarat School of Mines. The man is Dick Richards, and the woman is his sister and wife of sculptor Victor Greenhalgh. Both Dick Richards and Victor Greenhalgh were former students and teachers at the Ballarat School of Mines. The bust of Dick Richards was Victor Greenhalgh's last work and was cast in bronze after his death. The bust was presented to the Ballarat School of Mines by Mrs V.S. Greenhalgh (widow of the sculptor and sister of the subject). At the presentation Victor Greenhagh's son said "the two men had been friends as well as brothers-in-law, were of similar age, both enjoyed red wine, beer and cricket and both were educationalists, one an artist the other a mathematician."dick richards, r.w. richards, richards, richard w. richards, victor greenhalgh, bust, sculpture, ballarat school of mines, antarctica, ross shore

The "Lorna, Bob and Elsie" in the inscription are probably Elsie McCorkell, her son Robert Hayward, and her daughter Lorna McCorkell.A very small photograph which has been made into a souvenir/postcard. The photograph is a view of Sussex Street, Linton, looking south-west. On the right of the photo are Ching's store, R. N. Sandow confectionery shop, a house next to it, and the first Bank of NSW building. Two houses are further down the road past Gillespie Street. On the left of the photo are the Edinburgh Bakery and a store with a verandah on the corner of Gillespie Street. The photograph is glued to a beige-coloured card which has a decorative edge cut into it. A printed border surrounds the photograph, and the words "A View at Linton" are printed underneath it. The card appears to have had the right-hand edge trimmed with scissors. Because of this, an inscription on the back of the card has been partially cut away. The inscription reads "-rs Whitehand & Doris / -with love from Lorna, Bob and Elsie".sussex street linton, buildings, shops, houses, sandow shop, ching's store, edinburgh bakery, postcards, souvenirs, lorna mccorkell, robert hayward, elsie mccorkell