This file contains two items: 1/A group of eight letters, predominantly between Hon. Secretary of Caulfield Historical Society R. Ballantyne and members of the Caulfield City Council written between 1981 and 1983, regarding the installation of a plaque in commemoration of the centenary of the Rosstown Railway. The first two letters are handwritten from R. Ballantyne to G. Calder and Carol Camy, dated 01/06/1981 and 22/02/1982. The letter to G. Calder supports a suggestion in the May edition of the CAULFIELD CONTACT for the installation of a plaque in celebration of the centenary of the Rosstown Railway, suggesting a potential site for another plaque on Curraweena Road. The letter to Carol Harry discusses the costing of the plague and a possible contribution towards this cost from the Caulfield Historical Society. The letter appears to be incomplete, having no sign off from the author. Attached to the letter is what appears to be a suggestion for the inscription of the plaque. The letters addressed to R. Ballantyne are typed and dated 12/06/1981, 24/06/1981, 14/07/19891, 17/12/1981 and 08/09/1983, from A. Craig and D.B. Hogan on behalf of City Manager G.K. Calder and City Liason Officer Carol Harry. All letters concern the commemorative plaque, with these from Carol Harry including handwritten notes which appear to be in R. Ballantyne’s handwriting. The final letter is from Mayoral Secretary Norma Polglase to Miss B. Snowball, dated 23/08/1983, inviting her to attend the unveiling of the plaque. Also included in the item are Council Committee Meeting minutes, dated 16/05/1981, broaching the subject of installing the plaque in Koornang Road. 2/Four colour photographs and two black and white copies of one of the photographs, all dated 18/09/1983 and showing the opening of the commemorative plaque in Marrara Gardens. Two photographs picture Mayor Brian Rudski and City Manager Graham Calder with a crowd of unidentified people present. One photograph and both copies are of the inscription on the plaque, with the wording identical to that of the handwritten note by R. Ballantyne, in item one.caulfield, caulfield south, calder g.k., calder g., hawthorn road, glen eira road, ballantyne r., office workers, caulfield contact, norman peter, groups, glen huntly, koornang road, mills, sugar mills, caulfield historical society, caulfield city council, caulfield town hall, official buildings, glen huntly neville street fourteen, parliamentary representatives, rosstown, rosstown railway, rosstown railway centenary, festivals and celebrations, centenaries, historical markers, plaques, monuments and memorials, ross murray, railways, land transport, curraweena road, parts of buildings or structures, bluestone structures, construction materials, caulfield community liaison officer, harry carol, currency, finances, onley peter, elsternwick, oakleigh, council meetings, caulfield council chambers, caulfield municipal chambers, caulfield municipal offices, craig a., caulfield city manager, city of caulfield, caulfield physical environment committee, public meetings, meetings, ross james, hogan o.b., arrow engraving, campbell f., snowball miss., elsternwick gladstone parade nineteen, walters w.r., marara road gardens, marara road, marara gardens, narrawong road, ceremonies, caulfield mayors, polglase norma, mayoral secretaries, railways routes, documents, correspondence, rudski brian, calder graham, events and activities, official buildings, insignia, local government, local officials and employees, parks and reserves, buildings structures and establishments, official events, festivals and celebrations, occupations, political processes, local history, history, financial economics, local government finance

Set of 11 photos by Hugh Ballment, unless noted, of MMTB or MTA trams or works: HBM013 - MTA A class tram No 242, c1987, Queensbridge Street, operating out of South Melbourne Depot on driver training. Note the Light Rail sign at left. A refurbished Harris train set on running a Port Melbourne service. Alstergren building in the background HBM014 - MMTB Trams S 164, X 217, 19/03/1960, Malvern Depot, 164 has WW2 white stripe - Keith Kings photo. HBM015 - MMTB Tram Y1 612, operating to Burwood in the early 1950s, Batman Avenue, HBM016 - MMTB Tram W2 395, 26/05/1954, Swanston Street, SW6 923 in air force recruitment livery ahead of it and a W4 class car beside it. HBM017 - MMTB Tram SW5 845, 24/05/1954, Batman Avenue, with a W2 391 at the terminus. Note the black and yellow taxi on the left side of the image, and a sign for Holden cars in the far background. HBM018 - MTA Tram A class 242, c1987, Queensbridge Street, Light Rail sign at left - see also item HBM013 HBM019 - MMTB Tram W2 639, c Feb 1954, Swanston Street, Royal Visit crown over Collins Street intersection with barrier rails partly set up for a parade on the day. In the background is The Graham Hotel, Calders Jewellery store advert and Damman's store on the corner. HBM020 - MMTB Tram W6 994, 24/06/1955, Bourke Street, Test run new electric tramway. Photo at corner with Elizabeth Street. AEC MkIII bus No 573 is running a Northcote service. There is another bus mostly hidden by the tram and the new tram stop sign is in place. In the background is Nettlebergs, Furriers, store HBM021 - MMTB Tram X 218, 26/05/1954, Point Ormond, HBM022 - MMTB Trams X1 468, W2 315, 1950s, Leeds St Footscray, Tram X1 468 is about to return to the depot. Tram W2 315 is running a route 82. Tram X1 463 is in the distance. HBM023 - Tram Q 200, c1954, St Georges Road at Miller Street. Tram is running a workshop for employees special to West Preston - see also item 8151 & 8997. Note chimney stacks in the background belong to the former brickworks. Yields information about Melbourne tram operations, a Royal Visit and the construction of the St Kilda to Port Melbourne Light Rail.Kodachrome card board or plastic mounts, with notes - set of 11tramways, queensbridge, tram 242, light rail, tram 164, tram 217, tram 612, batman ave, swanston st, tram 395, tram 923, raaf, flinders st, tram 639, royal visit, tram 845, bourke st, point ormond, railways, trams, x class, x1 class, w2 class, sw5 class, y1 class, w6 class, mmtb buses, bus 573, a class, s class, sw6 class, w4 class, route 7, route 77, route 74, tram 994, tram 218, tram 468, tram 463, route 82, leeds st, tram 200, q class, tram 315, route 15, route 4, collins st, elizabeth st, st georges road, miller st, malvern depot

Lake Bolac State School, No 854, Knitters (for the soldiers) Group - 1918. Back: Molly Green, Maisie McMaster, Mary Helme, "Doll" Peters. 2nd row: Mrs Cameron (teacher), Mary Pitkethly, May Peters, Gladys Knight, Eva Graham. 3rd row: Sheila Murray, May Dear, Lila Murray, Betty Calder, Rosy King, Nell O'Rorke. 4th row: Lori Park, Gertie Fry, Doreen Helme, Maisie Lyndon, Eileen Graham. 5th row: June Wileman, Maisie Scott, Beryl Peters, 'Ina Wills, Emily Wileman.lake bolac state school no 954, ww i, 1918, knitting for the soldiers, calder, cameron, dear, fry, green, graham, king, knight, lyndon, mcmaster, murray, park, peters, pitkethly, o'rorke, scott, wileman, wills.

Cpl Ian Marshall served in Vietnam and died later in 1987.Memorial for local veteran.Silver frame around photograph including mini medals, dog tag descriptive label and coin.[Photograph of] Cpl Ian Calder Marshall, [Army number] 33241 [who served with] First Field Medical and Dental Coy Vietnam. Died Friday November 6th,1987.