Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Wednesday, July 7, 2004. Champions: this group of softballers had plenty to be happy about. This photo, taken in 1946, is of the NCSN softball team which won the premiership. The team is back row: Gertie Sexton ( forbes), Ethel Pearson (Gallagher), Betty Collins (Cannon), Margaret Ryan (Lock), Anne Donnington (Flack), Win Jennings. Front row: Mase Calligan (Purdon), Bernice Mulqueen (Bormeo), Mary Mason (Brosman), Kath Pearson (Pannell) and Rae Domington (Dalty).newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Friday, May 7, 2004. Debutantes: Mayoral Ball on June 22, 1939. Left to right (standing): Marjorie Wood, Patricia Whitford, Dorothy Holland, Lady Mayoress Mrs Garvin, Dorothy Kerr, Olwyn Raggat, Dorothy Malone. Seated: Jean Osborne, Betty Anstee, Pauline White, Meryl Streader, Phyllis Raggatt, Emmie Forbes.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

A black and white photograph of students of St Mary's Catholic School in 1940.st mary's catholic school, our lady of mt carmel, education, schools, sunbury, forbes, joan, flintoff, ethel, moore, betty, donnelly, pat, millett, maureen, williams, nolan, margaret, davies, gwen, muir, wain, june, robinson, kelly, moira, starkie, grace, mccormack, judith, payne, elliott, alma, delaney, anne, patterson, o'connor, eileen, kathleen, tyquin, peg, chubb, mcmahon, sullivan, moya, anderson, norma, hayes, mountney, sonya, callaghan, brookes, mary, dillon, crick, nola, margo, morrison, mercovich, o'brien, colleen, smith, tess, george evans collection

Two copies of a black and white photo of Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham Debutante Ball. L to R Back Row - Blank, Lucy Brocknell, Nell Forbes, Blank, Blank, Elvie Johns, Blank. L to R Centre Row - Blank, Blank, Jean Kennedy, Betty D'Arcy, Blank, Joan Livermore. L to R Front Row - Margaret Lawson, Blank, Blank, Dr. Liebert, Myra Ireland, Blank, Shirley Walker. Debs presented to President's wife, Dr. Liebert. President was Mr. Lawson.shire of blackburn and mitcham, brockell, lucy, forbes, nell, johns, elvie, kennedy, jean, d'arcy, betty, livermore, joan, lawson, margaret, liebert, dr., ireland, myra, walker, shirley, warren, frances, debutantes, debutante ball

In 1942, the children who attended the RVIB School were evacuated to Olinda as the Armed Services took over the most of the site until 1945. Remembering the first day at the Georgian House at Olinda, all the children were asked to write home to their family to advise them of their evacuation. As many parents could not read Braille, these letters were taken first to the Braille Library then to the home of a former student, who had to advise them of their child's relocation. At this reunion, 50 years later, the days at Olinda are remembered by the students, two parents and some staff members in various recordings.2 audio recordings of the reunion of Olinda attendeesroyal victorian institute for the blind, oral history, cyril minns, margaret tompkins, hugh jeffrey, trudi westh, gwen baird, phyllis jenkins, dorothy hamilton, joan morice, bryan sitlington, ray betson, ron best, elaine leahy, essie smith, glenys jay, david ditchfield, edna whitehead, olinda, john doyle, margaret doyle, catherine doyle, may rita, hilda gammon, bill henderson, keith smith, stanley hill, don drummond, frank wills, don smith, marjorie pivus, sun-lun, june long, alan woods, pamela wegg, roy hutchinson, garnett dent, bert kelton, matron jessie morrison, george findlay, ian findlay, colin findlay, rvib school, rose forbes (nee smith), joe berriman, monty james, ray bettsen, ron bestwood, ormond hall, fred sutcliffe, nurse blair, ben hewitt, heather stewart, peg sitlington, margaret russell, allan crotty, vivian glover, ray bedser, bertie glenister, harry parsons, jimmy schultz, helen hall, professor ron mccallum, ian cooper, geoffrey green, arthur mckay, harry foster, neil westh, betty de hugard