Letter to editor in Diamond Valley News from F J Garratt commenting on comments made by Eltham Shire President Cr Allan Horsley regarding Diamond Valley Shire ratepayers. He goes on to discuss his concerns with management of the Shire of Eltham.Bruce Morgan was the first Shire Secretary (1964-1983) of the Shire of Diamond Valley. This collection was compiled by his wife, Mavis Morgan, detailing the events they attended in their official capacityNewspaper article in black and whitebruce morgan, mavis morgan, shire of eltham, shire of diamond valley

This medical aid was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a massaging and vibratory tool and was recommended for the relief of all sorts of complaints, including colds, digestive complaints, rheumatism, headaches, female hysteria, tumours, lung diseases and even ‘double’ chins.This massager is of considerable interest as a medical aid that was popularly used to treat many kinds of ailments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is indicative of the popularity at that time of vibratory or massaging objects that were used to aid in the relief of many ailments for which there were few other remedies at the time.This is a medical instrument with a metal shaft in three sections and a circular piece of metal at the end. The metal piece has a turning handle at one end and a cross metal piece at the other end. This cross piece has a metal cup with a covering piece of stiff rubber at one end and a circular piece of rubber at the other end. At one end of the metal shaft is a wooden handle. Some of the metal is rusted and the rubber ball has been split.‘Vee Dee Patent No….’ ‘1…2…3…’ ‘J. E. Garratt, London 124 Southwark Street S.E.’ antiquarian medical aids, history of warrnambool

The tent model mentioned in the letters was displayed in the Ballarat School of Mines Museum. During the 1960s it was transferred to the Ballarat Historical Society. Two handwritten letters on paper with black mourning edge written by Walter M. Hitchcock to the Ballarat School of Mines, and another written by Walter's brother George M. Hitchcock.Letter transcription follow: Letter from Walter M. Hitchcock regarding the death of James Oddie and early gold mining at Ballarat, 1910 and 1911 48 The Memorial Hall Farringdon St London Dec1/10 The Secretary Ballarat Museum Dear Sir, I am just now sending you this line, i anticipation of further correspondence later on, simply to forward you a Post Card of the 1st mining tent erected 1851 on the site of he then newly proclaimed Township of Ballarat, which, as the sole survivor of the party who built the original, I have had the pleasure in making, and have decided to present it to your museum, Sir Jno Lasenor out Agent General for Victoria came to a Bazaar recently held in London. where I had it on view in the museum from 3 days, - and desired I would allow its [ ? ] exhibited in the first large window of the beautiful new building of the Victoria Agency situate in the Strand. It is there for the past few days and he may wish it to remain a week or two longer, I know of no other exhibition of it to delay it being packed and shipped to my relatives in Geelong (Mr [?] Bright of Hitchock's Firm) who may wish to show it in one of their windows before forwarding it to your museum - I have had an itemised pane glass case made for it with drop down end and [?} it stands on a plateau of moss, to represent grass 32 x 13 x 13 high and chimney 14 1/2 - the case is made 34 x 26 x 20 high inside - I shall have it very carefully packed - tent emptied tools, beds, &c &c in separate packing and insured for 50 pounds - I will send you full details later on. I hope and believe your President will accept it in due time Meantime believe me to be very truly Cat Walter Hitchcock G.F.B. 48 The Memorial Hall Farringdon St London March 15th 1911 The Secretary Ballarat School of Mines Dear Sir, Thanks for your letter received last week – I have unaccountably mislaid it, so cannot address you personally, shall no doubt find it among office papers. The model is being fetched today from Victorian Agent General’s (Sir John [Lavernor?] office window in the Strand where many thousands, he tells me, have stopped in passing to see it (their first peep of Ballaarat). It will be on view at Blackheath (Kent) for a week, then packed and shipped without further delay. I shall enclose in the glass case (which is 26 x 34 x 16 in high) some spare minced moss and gas (smoke) in case in transit the plateau suffers by shaking (though it is well glued down). All the tools, mining appliances, cradle, windlass, &c will be separately packed enclosed – which you can easily place in respective positions. HRH Prince of Wales has graciously accepted a photo of it – and in my letter to him when sending it for his acceptance I said – as he would probably ere long visit Australia as did his grandfather and father, which ought to (and certainly will) include at least a day or two in seeing your beautiful City, and also something of your mines &c instead of the hurried visit of his father (2 hours) when he, as Duke of York, unveiled a statue to the memory of those slain in the sad Boer War, which now is admitted by almost everybody to have been a big political mistake, - though in the future with England’s present wise policy towards that country it will prove for Africa’s welfare. It may interest you to know that when I ascertained that Geelong was not to be visited by the Royal Pair – I went up to St James’s Palace by appointed time the Duke’s private Secy Sir Arthur Bigge – taking with me a specially illustrated paper issued in Melb. showing many pictures of the beauties and industries of Geelong – Sir Arthur was impressed but said all the arrangements for the Royal stay in Victoria (10 days) were made locally, by Lord Hopetoun and collegues and committee, and were practically closed – which meant that only a brief trip to Ballarat to uncover the memorial was intended outside Melbourne. Perhaps if we were Melbourne residents we should have succumbed to the prevailing spirit of selfishness – forgetting (or trying to forget) that there are many beauty spots in Victoria and centres of great interest - Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo, &c that ought to have been visited instead of Melbourne only. Finding Sir Arthur favorably impressed about Geelong I thanked him and returned to City work again. I at once called to Geelong whose mayor and friends had been twice unsuccessful in trying for the Melbourne functions programme being altered to include a visit to Geelong and lovely spots in the Western District, reporting my interview with Sir A B and his favourable reception of my representations, but that any alteration to the programme of engagements during the Royal visit must be made locally and by the local authorities. This had the desired success for on receipt of my message the Geelong mayor and colleagues again reopened the question and went to Melbourne, resulting in a concession (but what an altogether inadequate one) and they graciously ? consented to the train, on its way with the Duke and Duchess to your city, to stop at the Geelong stn (15 minutes) and so it came about that by a hasty local effort, 3,000 school children, and not a few of the leading people including the Mayor &c were gathered to welcome them in Geelong. The National anthem being sung, an Address read and presented and kindly replied to. Now Ballarat should doubtless has influence. See to it when our P. Of Wales visits Victoria – an unselfish ¬ programme is fixed up – and HRH afforded ample opportunity of visiting leisurely your city, Geelong, Bendigo and other centres of beauty and importance. The Prince himself will be the gainer by such an equitable and enlightened programme, - and come back with all the more favourable views of the marvellous development ever since our family first settled in Geelong in 1850. A far preferable result of such a visit than night after night having Melbourne Banquets and the visiting of its undoubted attractions - whilst all the rest of the State remained unvisited. Such an official mistake must not be made again. I will write you again, stating name of steamer of which the model is shipped and date of departure – it is firmly built on a backing of 3/8 in oak tall uprights so through the 7/8 in plateau and am entrusting the packing be very careful. I expressed firm – so that except possibly any breakage in glass case – it should reach you in due time all right. The top of case will be screwed so that it can be readily removed temporarily to enable my [ ? ] firm to show it in one of their windows. Believe me Yours very truly Captn Walter M. Hitchcock My brother will deliver it on my a/c – all carriage paid. Mt very kind regards to my friend since 1850 Jas Oddie. University of Ballarat Historical Collection Cat. No. 8133.3 & .4 Letter from Walter M. Hitchcock regarding the death of James Oddie and early gold mining at Ballarat, 1911 48 The Memorial Hall Farringdon St London April 20th 1911 My Dear Sir, It is with no ordinary feeling of regret that I received the tidings of the death of my good friend, your fellow citizen for many years, Mr James Oddie. Living at Geelong from March 1850 I came to know him there as carrying on a foundry business in Ashby. With the discovery of gold at Ballarat started off almost of the working people, as well as of all other classes of the male population. Mr Oddie arrived in Ballarat I believe on or about September 1st 1851. My three comrades and I arrived October 1st 1851 – among the many thousands soon gathered within a mile or so of Golden Point – my friend Oddie and I often met. I returning to Geelong after a year mining – my friend on the other hand remaining at Ballarat ever since – a marvellous record, and I am sure his life has been one of unique value to your City in many ways, - his age (87) naturally prepared me for his call home – and only two mails before the news came I received from him on of his kindly chatty letters in which amongst other things – he referred with pleasure to having received from me two 10 x 12 photos – one being of my model and that he was arranging to have it placed in a shop window in your city. I am interested in the fact of your having known each of my three comrades of 1851/52. It was J.M. Garrett and I who got permission to conduct public Sunday morning service in their large Marquee – used all the week for issue of Licenses in the absence of any church buildings, and it being on wet Sundays impossible to have services as usual under the trees – Ballarat then was more like a Gentleman’s Park – than bush country – but the axe soon did its work – and all were felled for our cooking, and hencewith to make our kindling etc. Shafting of holes not being at first done because too shallow – our deepest (at Eureka) was only 115 ft. Bendigo I hear had now mines of 4,000 ft in depth (deeper than our tin or coal mines here). I fortunately have, in excellent state of preservation, my last of 12 licenses dated October 1 1852 and have recently purchased here a Miner’s Right dated 1864, to that when explaining on matters re Gold Licensing I can show sample of each. With kind regards Believe me Yours sincerely Walter M. Hitchcock Geelong June 20/11 Dear Sir, By rail to day through Messrs Bannister I send the model of miner’s tent packed in a case 50 donated by my brother Captain Walter M. Hitchcock of London. This model was made by my brother and represents the tent he worked in on the Ballarat Gold Fields in the year 1851 or 2. In a separate parcel a few extras omitted from the case. Please send me receipts in duplicate, one for my brother, the other for the Customs, Geelong, as being donated to your institution, after some little correspondence it was admitted [??] any payment for duty. You probably have my brother’s address and would like to acknowledge its arrival, direct. I hope it is in good order. I did not open it for show in Geelong, as there would be less risk of breakage on repacking. With kind remembrances. I am Yours Faithfully Geo. M. Hitchcock. A Mr G. F. B. Sharick who is living near my home called in to see my model – he said he knew FM [Fred Martell] and was lately at Ballaratballarat school of mines, frederick martell, fred martell, james oddie, walter m hitchcock, walter hitchcock, f m garratt, george hitchcock, hitchcock, golden point, gold discovery, j m garrett, gold license, j.m. garrett, t.m. hall, george m. hitchcock, f.m. garratt, walter m. hitchcock

The current school, Albion Primary School, No 4265 opened in 1926. It was built on a site once owned by John Fitzgerald (1850s). The land was later acquired by H. V. McKay who had transferred his Sunshine Harvester Works to the area in 1905 - 7. In 1920, the Albion railway station was moved nearer Ballarat Road at the request of Mr McKay. More people came to live in the area including soldier settlers.Albion Primary School's mission is to 'Aim High' in all we do so that our students grow to be socially capable, reach their full academic potential and become caring, respectful community minded people. Albion Primary School is located in a residential area in Albion, a small pocket of the local government area of Brimbank, approximately 10 kilometres west of Melbourne and was established in 1926. Our current enrolment is 199 students. We have a rich cultural diversity amongst our school community. The school is set around a courtyard with spacious playing areas including a grassed oval, running track, games courts, an adventure playground, sand pit, jumping pits, shady courtyard and garden areas, a vegetable garden and fruit tree orchard. As well as classroom groups, we have our learning teams, student house groups (siblings are allocated to the same house) and a Junior School Council. The school has four main buildings. All classrooms have air conditioning and interactive screens. Block A houses classrooms, staff areas and the administration offices. Our newest building has classrooms and some small group/office spaces. Block B includes our library, canteen and a multi-purpose room used for indoor physical education, Perceptual Motor Program, drama, visiting performers, and community activities. Block C houses classrooms and specialist rooms. We expect and receive the best from our students in terms of their learning and behaviour. The school’s dedicated and effective staff is strongly committed to helping students achieve personal, behavioural, social and academic success. In terms of learning, the highest priority is placed on the work in English and Mathematics. We also have a range of specialist and extra-curricular programs that we provide. Our specialist teacher-librarian is involved in reading extension programs that support development in literacy. All children are able to develop their artistic abilities through visual arts and music program. Our music program is supported by the Australian Children's Music Foundation. A specialist Physical Education teacher provides lessons for all children as well as the opportunity for students to participate in organised lunch time sporting competitions between the house groups. Auslan is the additional language all students learn at Albion. All children participate in a student wellbeing program that focuses on developing strong connections and a sense of belonging within the school. Our school student leaders participate in programs that help develop their leadership skills. 5149.01 - Albion State School 1996 Cricket Team 5149.02 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 1 2H 5149.02 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 1 2H Names Front Row L2R Samantha Williams Daniel Axisa Matthew Gauci Victoria Brown Bradley Rolfo Sean Ung Anh Vu Robert Anderson Second Row L2R Andy Moffitt Jennifer Pucek Emma Jean Mayne Mary Nguyen Kellie Davis Krystle Luhrs Larissa Barnett Yukun Liang Third Row L2R Samantha Skew Sasha Clowser Tracey Coldrey Burak Hoban Jessica James Ricky Liddy Mathew Tiemes Back Row L2R Tom Morgan Lisa Broadwood Brody Woodbury Troy Strinovic Ricky Lyon Aaron Gray Teacher Mrs Julie Hrovatin Principal Mr Alan Jones 5149.03 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 2 3FT 5149.03 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 2 3FT Names Front Row L2R Jessica Smith Alarna Swift Caterina Viterale Sara Kindred Andrew Demicoli Rebecca Trinh Michelle Gauci Dominique Sales Second Row L2R Jilliah Johnson Doreen Roberts Michael Woodhouse Heidi McKinnon Krystal Spiteri Dwayne Brown Miki OReagan Yen Le Third Row L2R Phillip Souter Benjamin Huynh Matthew Baker Jarrod Montague Sarah Quinsee Jason Hamilton Rory Markovic Joseph Micallef Back Row L2R Raja Shah Jerolim Markovic Todd Feeley Dean Garrison Ashleigh Barnett Melanie Schlepp Teachers Mrs Talbot Mrs Farrell Principal Mr Alan Jones 5149.04 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 3 4P 5149.04 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 3 4P Names Front Row L2R Tony Culhane Vanessa Dano Anthony Rolfo Brodie Wightman Beruk Million Aaron Batty Darren Cain Mark Micallef Anna Evangelista Brooke Elso Smith Second Row L2R Skye Trice James Brown Richard Elliott Rachel Testa Phi Nguyen Bradley Dale Matthew Sultana Samuel Sella Eunice Sales Back Row L2R Madeline Burrows Ryan Tishlet Jacquiline Mayne Ashleigh Vandenberg Rachel Jude Matthew Kindred Troy Hearn Kathleen Maguire Scott Kirby Absent Amanda Kennedy Marina Krasavcic Teacher Mrs Patricia Porigneaux Principal Mr Alan Jones 5149.05 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 4 5D 5149.05 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 4 5D Names Front Row L2R Beth Anh Nguyen Hakan Beyit Belinda Cullen Stephanie Theuma Thomas Brown Jessie Lyon Pamela Broadwood Shaun Wright Phuc Ung Second Row L2R Ilona Berecz Dale Bavage Ross Wileman Daniel Hall Aaron Neumann Lesley Gray Sarah Caruana James Taylor Raymond Gulan Back Row L2R Jay Swift Andrew Kinder Alex Burrows Evelyn Cameron Daniel Tevelein Miranda Woodbury Zorica Stanojevic Dragan Trogrlic Henok Million Absent Kristy Quilligan Teacher Miss Sandra Dennis Principal Mr Alan Jones 5149.06 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 5 6 5149.06 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 5 6 Names Front Row L2R Joseph Scicluna Ian Spiteri Stephen Archer Ngoc Nguyen Kristy Butterfield Jarrod Heath Crisanto Evangelista Rebecca Meilak Sarah Demicoli Melissa Brown Van Nguyen natalie Strinovic Second Row L2R Mathew Gulan Ryan Loft Jun Yang James Nardella Casey Jones Mark Dale Mitchell Graham Candeece Brown Jacob Savage Kyle Strinovic Trinh Ung Ben Scicluna Third Row L2R Marissa Grima Michael Baker Brent Davis Catherine Formosa John Harmsworth Paul King Elizabeth Trinh Belinda Pollard Simon Farrugia Tony Trajkovski Michael Berecz Caylan Goring Back Row L2R Kellie Rago Paul Harrip Macauley Goring Maria Brown Tim Perry Wardo Sterio Kerryn Taylor Shaun Kerr Talbot Neil Parker Xiaodong Liv Jackie Roberts Samantha Schlepp Absent Helena Lake Jessica Archer Mrs Bogusia Goring Mrs Lorraien Farrugia Teacher Mr Tom Cook Mr W Haren Ms K Veale Principal Mr Alan Jones 5149.07 - Albion State School 1996 Grade 6 Graduation 5149.08 - Albion State School 1996 Grade Prep 1ET 5149.08 - Albion State School 1996 Grade Prep 1ET Names Front Row L2R Cong Le Christopher Dymott Aaron Tough Jared DAlfonso Courtney TeRay Steven Cameron Bryce Atkinson Nikki Durham Nicholas Rosener Second Row L2R Shane Quinsee Steven Pucek Marko Markovic Patrick Geoghegan Megan Montague Dale Feeley Steve Bernacki Mathew Smith Blake Cain Back Row L2R Chantelle Noack Brodie Allen Adrian Wooding Kylie Harrip Robert Sterio Mathew Grima Alexander Visappa Joshua Neumann Absent Melissa Kennedy Teachers Mrs A Erwood Mrs J Turner Mrs B Batty Principal Mr Alan Jones 5149.09 - Albion State School 1996 Grade Prep 1WT 5149.09 - Albion State School 1996 Grade Prep 1WT Names Front Row L2R Caitlin Tippett Thuy Vu Desmond Wilson Caitlin Elso Smith Sarah Robertson Miranda Hall Zayne Duggan Hayley Riley Minh Le Second Row L2R Billy Morrow Meg McKinnon Garratt Stone Aaron Caruana Troy Maguire Graeme Turnball Codey Feeley Matthew Archer Dylan Markovic Back Row L2R Charmie Cook Stacey Hamilton Gavin Stone Thomas Foss Priya Shah Daniel Harmsworth Alison Testa Michael Trice Mitchell Pollard Teachers Mrs T Woods Mrs J Turner Principal Alan Jones 5149.10 - Albion State School 1996 Staff Front Row L2R Betty Batty Sandy Dennis Jan Talbot Alan Jones Jann Turner Joy Farrell Pat Porigneaux Second Row L2R Adrienne Erwood Kristen Thomas Joanne Sullivan Robyn Scott Kathy Veale Pedro Batres Back Row L2R Julie Hrovatin Tom Cook Wayne Haren Teresa Woods 5149.11 - Albion State School 1996 Whole Schoolalbion state school, albion primary school, adelaide street, albion

index, ill, p.100.non-fictionA history of the Garratt locomotive in New Zealand, mostly the 6-cylinder G class 4-6-2 2-6-4railroad steam locomotives - new zealand - history, garratt locomotives - new zealand - history

46 page book produced by the women of the Shire of Eltham as a fundraising project for the construction of the WW2 Eltham War Memorial. Contents: I. Fish, II. Meat, III. Puddings and desserts, IV. Bread and scones, V. Cakes and biscuits, VI. Jams, marmalades and chutneys, VII. Salads, dressings and sauces, VIII. Drinks. 47 p. : ill., b&​w., ; 19 cm. a. & s. davis pty ltd, a. boyd-graham, a. lyon, a. mezner, a. uglow, a.m. lynes, b. clark, b. rothwell, b. thomas, b.j. brinkkotter, b.m. gresford, b.w. morrison, betty p. metcalfe, briar hill timber & trading, c. may, c. pelling, c. smith, cold comfort farm, commercial bank of australia, cook-book, cooking, d. garratt, d. richards, d. warner, d.g. wills, draffin bros pty ltd, e. egan, e. hoppner, e.i. rains, e.s. rothwell, eltham home supplies, eltham hotel, eltham motor garage, eltham real estate & business agency, eltham war memorial trust, f.j. burgoyne, g.b. gresford, gas and fuel corporation of victoria, george lovitt & co pty ltd, guest's biscuits, h.w. downing, heidelberg district bakery, i. putnam, j. & j. burgoyne, j. kimber, j.m. attiwill, jack burgoyne, kraft cheddar, l. carter, lyon bros garage, m. banks, m. battye, m. black, m. erswell, m. foletta, m. johnson, m. roletta, m.h. bucknell, m.j. loosli, millett's foodland, n.h. baxter estate agent, n.h. baxter, new bridge building supplies, m. banks, m. battye, m. black, m. erswell, m. foletta, m. johnson, m. roletta, m.h. bucknell, m.j. loosli, millett's foodland, n.h. baxter estate agent, n.h. baxter, new bridge building supplies, o. holland, o.a. brown, p. moore, p. pease, p. peel, p. reece, presswell's eltham east auto service, r.j. scully, rains, recipes, research meat supply, research post office and general store, s. littlehales, stanley s addison, t. sawyer, t.e. & e.m. moran, v. addison, v. hughes, valley furniture, women's auxiliary, cookery, fundraising