In January 1992, an International Youth Forum on arthritis was held in Perth. The camp was for anyone who has arthritis and is between the ages of 12 and 25. Participants were from countries such as Malaysia and New Zealand as well as from different parts of Australia. This photo appears on pages 1 (the cover) and 5 of the Vol 5 No 1, Autumn 1992 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It accompanies an article titled, "INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM". The photo is captioned: "Young Victorians who attended the Forum, being farewelled at Tullamarine, from left Jacqui Thomas, Cameron Sage, Samantha Fisher, Deborah Ricklefs and Kelly Templeton. Shirani Tutt, who was on another flight, is not pictured." A cropped version of this photo, showing only Kelly Templeton, appears on page 3 of the 1992 Annual Report with the caption: "It's "Up, up and away" from Melbourne Airport for Kelly Templeton, one of six young Victorians who attended the International Youth Forum for people between the ages of 12 and 25, held in Perth in January."Black and white photo of five teenagers standing in two rows outside an airport terminal. A sign on the terminal building (partially obscured) says "...Australia". The photo has been taken from a low angle.[Handwritten in thick black pencil] PAGE 3 ["3" is circled] 1 [circled] ---- 100% ["1 (circled) 100%" has been crossed out] 5 [circled] ---- 100% ["5 (circled) 100%" has been crossed out] 167% [circled] [Handwritten in pink ink] 2 [circled] [Both 167% (circled) and 2 (circled) have been circled in thick black pencil] [There are two straight vertical lines in pink ink on the left side of the photo and one wavy horizontal line in pink ink across the middle of the photo] [Handwritten in pencil] L-->R Jacqui Thomas Cameron Sage Samantha Fisher Deborah Ricklefs Kelly Templeton International Youth Forum Perth 1992arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, youth and family services, international youth forum, perth, tullamarine airport, melbourne, jacqui thomas, cameron sage, samantha fisher, deborah ricklefs, kelly templeton, 1992

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. 5150.01 - Albion State School 1997 Belinda Pollard and Friends 5150.02 - Albion State School 1997 Belinda Pollard 5150.03 - Albion State School 1997 Football Premiers 5150.03 - Albion State School 1997 Football Premiers Names Front Row L2R Aaron Batty Jessie Lyon Jarrod Heath James Nardello Stephen Archer Darren Cain Second Row L2R Bradley Dale Dale Bavage Scott Kirby Michael Berecz Ryan Tishlet Matthew Sultana Sam Sella Back Row L2R Ryan Loft Ross Wileman Henok Million Luke OBrien Hakan Beyit Absent Caylan Goring Daniel Tevelein Coach Mr Tom Cook 5150.04 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 1 2WS 5150.04 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 1 2WS Names Front Row L2R Carly Mateos Nikki Durham Miranda Hall Courtney TeRay Caitlin Tippet Aaron Tough Cong Le Second Row L2R Carratt Stone Suggan Zayne Anh vu Dylan Markovic Liang Yukun Charmie Cook Sarah Robertson Matthew Gauci Back Row L2R Troy Maguire Mathew Smith Jennifer Pucek Mathew Grima Priya Shah Mthew Tiemes Alison Testa Megan Montague Blake Cain Absemt Meg McKinnon Brodie Allen Joshua Wilson Teachers Mrs Teresa Woods Mrs Joanne Sullivan Mrs Betty Batty Principal Mr Alan Jones 5150.05 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 2 3H 5150.05 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 2 3H Names Front Row L2R Robert Anderson Son Tran Samantha Williams Rebecca Thinh Stacey Hamilton Damian Stanley Sean Ung Second Row L2R Bradley Rolfo Gavin Stone Daniel Harmsworth Krystle Luhrs Adrian Pandeloglou Daniel Walker Patrick Geoghegan Steven Bernacki Third Row L2R Adrian Wooding Doreen Roberts Terrence Sinclair Celebi Uzun Sasha Clowser Ricky Liddy Sara Kindred Back Row L2R Thomas Foss Kylie Harrip Jarrod Montague Sarah Kennedy Jilliah Johnson Absent Matthew Archer Teacher Mrs Julie Hrovatin Principal Mr Alan Jones 5150.06 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 3 4D 5150.06 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 3 4D Names Front Row L2R Kellie Davis Caterina Viterale Samantha Skew Andrew Demicoli Troy Strinovic Skie Cooke Emma Jean Peterson Second Row L2R Anna Evangelista Tracey Coldrey Mark Micallef Richard Elliott Samuel Sella Jessica Croce Lisa Broadwood Phillip Souter Third Row L2R Jaspm Hamilton Matthew Baker Madeline Burrows Mark King Andrew Nguyen Brody Woodbury Krystal Spiteri Back Row L2R Jacqui Mayne Rachel Jude Beruk Million Dean Garrison Absent Ryan Tishler Vanessa Dano Phi Nguyen Tacher Miss Sandy Dennis Principal Mr Alan Jones 5150.07 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 3 4P 5150.07 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 3 4P Names Front Row L2R Skye Trice Michelle Gauci Michael Woodhouse Andy Moffitt Dwayne Brown Yen Le Mary Nguyen Second Row L2R Miki OReagan Rory Markovic Tony Culhane Aaron Batty Darren Cain Aaron Gray Ricky Lyon James Brown Third Row L2R Anthony Rolfo Sarah Quinsee Brodie Wightman Heidi McKinnon Rachel Testa Benjamin Huynh Jessica James Back Row L2R Dejan Samoukovic Melanie Schlepp Kathleen Maguire Davor Grozdanic Belma Turkusic Rajender Shah Mario Radic Teacher Mrs Patricia Porigneaux Principal Mr Alan Jones 5150.08 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 5 6 5150.08 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 5 6 Names Front Row L2R Shaun Wright Matthew Sultana Ian Spiteri Pamela Broadwood Marijana Radic Beth Anh Nguyen Marina Krasavcic Phuc Ung Second Row L2R Bradley Dale Dale Bavage Sarah Demicoli Luke OBrien Daniel Hall Rebecca Meilak Ben Scicluna Ross Wileman Scott Kirby Ryan Loft Natalie Strinovic Third Row L2R Jessie Lyon Melissa Sinclair Kyle Strinovic Cris Evangelista Craig Wild Zelen Marisa Grima Amanda Kennedy Van Nguyen Candeece Brown James Nardella Caylan Goring Kristy Butterfield Ilona Berecz Fourth Row L2R Belinda Cullen Mathew Kindred Michael Berecz Joseph Scicluna Henoke Million Lesley Gray Michael Baker Andrew Kinder Evelyn Cameron Ashleigh Vanderberg Amy Wei Jun Yang Stephanie Theuma Back Row L2R Helena Lake Samantha Schlepp Jarrod Heath Miranda Woodbury Paul Harrip Shaun Kerr Talbot Daniel Tevelein Jackie Roberts Alex Burrows Casey Jones Belind Pollard Teachers Mr Tom Cook Mr W Haren Mrs Goring Mrs A Waleryszek Principal Mr Alan Jones 5150.09 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 6 Graduation 5150.09 - Albion State School 1997 Grade 6 Graduation Names Front Row L2R Ryan Loft Ian Spiteri Sarah Demicoli Rebecca Meilak Kristy Butterfield Ben Scicluna Luke OBrien Beth Anh Nguyen Second Row L2R Caylan Goring Crisanto Evangelistqa Candeece Brown Michael Berecz Jun Yang Van Nguyen Marisa Grima Kyle Strinovic James Nardella Natalie Strinovic Third Row L2R Amy Wei Evelyn Cameron Helena Lake Casey Jones Belinda Pollard Michael Baker Lesley Gray Joseph Scicluna Back Row L2R Jarrod Heath Miranda Woodbury Paul Harrip Shaun Kerr Talbot Daniel Tevelein Jackier Roberts Alex Burrows Samantha Schlepp Teachers Mr Tom Cook Mr W Haren Mrs Goring Mrs A Waleryszek Principal Mr Alan Jones 5150.10 - Albion State School 1997 Grade Prep 1F 5150.10 - Albion State School 1997 Grade Prep 1F Names Front Row L2R Dusan Zarkovic Nicholas Rusener Caitlyn Foss Jared DAlfonso Christopher Dymott Minh Le Lynda Ferrara Second Row L2R Silviu Lefter Thuy Vu Jack Wightman Billy Morrow Adam Stanley Shane Quinsee Jacqulyn Te Ray Silvia Vera Third Row L2R Steven Cameron Meliss Kennedy Steven Pucek Nikola Samoukovic Desmond Wilson Hayley Riley Back Row L2R Michael Trice Mitchell Pollard Luke Carroll Chantelle Nook Absent Aaron Caruana Teachers Mrs Ann Fabbro Mrs Bogusia Goring Principal Mr Alan Jones 5150.11 - Albion State School 1997 Grade Prep E 5150.11 - Albion State School 1997 Grade Prep E Names Front Row L2R Peter Mayne Nichalos Davie Brooke Hamilton Emily Folino Jayde Stanley Michael Nardella Jason Warriner Second Row L2R Daniel Kindred Dion Johnson Jason Cookson Jade Formosa Tiani Megens Domenico Mazza Jesse Da Silva Loretta Sheldrick Back Row L2R Adam Davis Stephanie Stronell David Kennedy Graeme Turnbull Simon Kinder Rachel Elliott Peter Horak Muhammed Uzun Absent Stephen Thai Teacher Mrs Adrienne Erwood Principal Mr Alan Jones 5150.12 - Albion State School 1997 Staff 5150.12 - Albion State School 1997 Staff Names Front Row L2R Jann Turner Lorraine Farrugia Adrienne Erwood Alan Jones Jan Talbot Pat Porigneaux Sandy Dennis Second Row L2R Julie Hrovatin Joanne Sullivan Betty Batty Bogusia Goring Susan Carpenter Joy Farrell Ann Fabbro Back Row L2R Pedro Batres Tom Cook Teresa Woods Wayne Haren April Waleryszekalbion state school, albion primary school, adelaide street, albion

455 student portrait shots of poor quality but recogizable. The images have been copied to the RDHS images folder (Images 34000 - 34999 Parkwood Secondary College) but have not been loaded to this VC (database) entry. They are accessible at the archives. Note that student images are also available from the 2002 school magazine in the class photographs. See entry 4339-2002.Abbott Daniel C1 Agtoft Gabrielle C4 Akbari Bianca C2 Akbari Hannifah C2 Allen Tanya F3 Alsop Raymond C5 Andersen Sean C6 Anderson Luke G2 Anderson Scott-David M1 Apostolos Kadie C3 Baird Antoinette F6 Baird Elisha G5 Bakic Kirsty F6 Baldwin Samantha C4 Balsamo Jack F2 Bandegi Nina C4 Barras Adam C3 Bell Adam C4 Bell Jessica C5 Bell Lachlan G6 Bell Nichola C3 Bennett Aidan M3 Bennett Peter C6 Bennett Rhys M2 Bernard Jason C3 Bickford Joshua F2 Bickford Peter F6 Bickford Samuel F3 Biggs Kayla M2 Blackie David C2 Blackie Georgia C1 Blackwood Rebecca M2 Black James M4 Black Katrina F2 Black Lauren M2 Black Lawrence F1 Blueming Andrew F6 Blueming Michael F5 Bourke Ashlee F1 Bourke Kirsten F2 Boyd Lachlan G5 Braybrook James C1 Brewster Karla F5 Brincat Amy M5 Brincat Jack M1 Brincat Jake M2 Brincat Tammy M4 Brockhus Tanya C5 Brockley Amanda G4 Brooks Emma F2 Brooks Jack F4 Broussard Elizabeth F6 Brown Benjamin F4 Brudenell Alana M6 Bugno Daniel F2 Bullock Emily F5 Bulman Chloe F5 Byrne Nathan F6 Byrne Simon F4 Campbell Hollie M3 Campbell Jordan M6 Cannon Christopher M3 Cannon Shaun M2 Carboni Thomas M1 Carpenter Ashley G1 Castles Brianna G1 Castles Jarrod G2 Champion Michael F5 Champion Owen F3 Chapman Jessica F1 Chatelier Evan F4 Chatelier Josh F1 Chircop Jessica F3 Chircop Nicholas F5 Christensen Robert C1 Chuck Matthew F5 Clarke Bill G3 Clark Benita M4 Clark Bryce M2 Clark Michelle M3 Clark Zoe M2 Clegg Ryan C1 Clifford Matthew G4 Coad Amanda M1 Coad Jared M6 Coad Nick M4 Cochrane Grant M2 Cochrane Timothy M4 Cochran Ashlea M2 Cochran Joshua M6 Cohen Mitchell C5 Cole Michael F5 Collier Christopher C6 Collier Nicholas C5 Cook Ewan F5 Cook Ngaire C4 Cook Rory F1 Corrin Aaron M1 Cranston Scott F2 Cripps David F6 Croft Ewan G2 Croft Lauren G4 Crowe Georgia C5 Cubitt Nicole M1 Cuce Matthew M3 D'Amico Cecilia G2 Davenport Alana M4 Davenport Boyd M5 David Paul C2 Davis Brett M1 Di Mascio Teresa C4 Dilley Emma M6 Distanislao Giani M4 Doensen Joshua C4 Doensen Leigh G6 Doensen Rebecca C2 Doig Bronwyn F2 Dolan Chelsea C3 Dolphin Timothy M1 Donald Ashly G6 Donehue Scott C2 Donlan David M6 Douglass Glen G5 Douglass Jillian G1 Douglas Peter C4 Douglas Tara F4 Dryden Jessica M5 Dungen Erin G4 Dunk Laura F1 Dwyer Ashley F4 Dykstra Cassandra M4 Eaton Sally-Jane C6 Eddy Andrew F2 Eddy Joel F1 Ellis Nicole G5 Ember Clair G3 Ember Eve G1 England Alyce C4 Farrugia Adam F6 Fearn Lucas F5 Felton Christopher G4 Fenwick Bryce M5 Fenwick Michael M3 Ferdinands Benjamin F3 Ferdinands Thomas F2 Fotheringham Adam F2 Fotheringham Jessica F4 Fotheringham Stacey F6 Fowler Lee M6 Franin Kara M2 Franin Tamika M1 French Carly F4 French Laura F2 Furmston Raymond C3 Furzer Christopher F1 Gallagher Dean G4 Garlepp Linda G2 Garrett Cylind C5 Gates Erin M6 Gear Damian G4 Gear Penelope G5 George Kaleigh G3 Germano Teresa G6 Gibson Stuart G5 Gizzi Lauren F3 Gizzi Michael F1 Glascott Justin C5 Glover Matthew G3 Graham Christopher C4 Grant James G3 Grant Katherine G2 Green Wesley G1 Griffiths Jessica G3 Griffiths Peter G4 Grimstone Alexander G5 Gullaci Renata C1 Gunther Kara F4 Hagland Jason F3 Hagland Tenielle F2 Hall Lauren C4 Ham Alison C2 Ham Craig C5 Hanos Amelia G1 Hansen Christopher F5 Hansen Robyn F1 Hayes Vanessa F4 Haythorne Laura C6 Haythorne Trevor C3 Hazell Andrew G2 Hefron Bolace F6 Henderson Katie F1 Henderson Michael F5 Heuston Courtney M4 Hewitt Adam M3 Hewitt Mark M4 Hewitt Miranda M5 Hickford Nancy G1 Hickman Ben G3 Hill Ashley C4 Hill Jessica F2 Hill Pauline C2 Hill Timothy F5 Hirschfeld Thomas C4 Hoffman Ashleigh M2 Holland Leigh M3 Holland Stephen M1 Hose Lauren C5 Hose Nathan C1 Howson Robert F6 Howson Samantha F4 Hull Sienna F5 Hunter Louise G2 Hunter Rebecca G4 Hunter Sarah G1 Hurst Jessica F6 Hutton Stephanie C4 Impey Rohan G6 Impey Stephen G3 Irvine Jacqui F4 Irvine Kelly F6 Italiano Michael G6 Jackson Cameron F1 Jackson Daniel F5 Janicke Julia M4 Janicke Kellie M5 Jellett Carley M5 Jennings Erin C2 Jennings Michelle C1 Johnson Kim C5 Johnstone Stephen C1 Kaal Karina F4 Kaal Ryan F1 Kalwig Glen M4 Kalwig Hayley M6 Kemm Jacinta M3 Kemm Micaela M5 Kennedy Courtney G6 Keogh Mitchell M1 Kerr James C6 Kirby Sarah C6 Kirby Skye C2 Klinge Ashlee M4 Kloet Chantelle C1 Kloet Dwayne C5 Knudsen Jonathon M5 Kocijan Simone F3 Leech Alison M3 Lennox Brianna G4 Lennox Jason G6 Lewis Brianna F1 Lewis Christopher F5 Lewis Jason F3 Lewis Zoe C1 list2.txt Liszyk Gillian C4 Liszyk Stephen C2 Little Nicholas C4 Little Ross C5 Lizal Katherine G5 Loft Jessica M5 Lorden Hillary M6 Love Darren C6 Love Michael C3 Lowry Jake M4 Lowry Peter M1 Low Rachael M5 Luis Rui G1 Luscombe Karen C2 Maclean Lianna M3 Macri Andrew M6 Macri Cara M1 Macri Micah M3 Mallison Shantelle F1 Mangan Matthew C6 Manley Claire M3 Manley Ryan M2 Marnell Richard M1 Marshall David F2 Martinz Nathan G3 Martyn Felicity F2 Mast Deborah G5 Matsias Jared C2 Mc Connell Ashley M1 Mc Coy Benjamin G3 Mc Coy Luke G3 Mc Grath Christopher M3 Mc Leod Timothy C1 Mc Neill Sarah C6 Mccoy Frances G3 Mccumber Joshua C6 Mcdiarmid Jaydine G5 Mcgrath Andrea M4 Mcgregor Adam C5 Mchardy Amber F1 Mckendrick Andrew G2 Mckendrick Sharon G4 Mckenzie Brooke C1 Mckenzie Robert C4 Mcmahon Vanessa C2 Mcnally Luke C3 Meadows Meaghan F1 Medcalf Emma M2 Meredith Ella G2 Merlo Ian M2 Milsome Brett G3 Mitchell Tori C3 Moloney Lauren F3 Moon Kimberley F1 Moon Samantha F4 Moore Laura M1 Moreland Scott G4 Morgan Jake C2 Morgan Kyle C1 Morgan Samantha C6 Morris Rohan F4 Moss Alexander M4 Muller Taryn M3 Mulqueeney Christopher G5 Mulqueeney Mark G4 Mulqueeney Teagan G1 Murphy Kaitlyn M3 Musovic Saraya G5 Nankervis Sarah C4 Nankervis Troy C2 Napl Rebecca C1 Neal Brooke F5 Neal Melanie G6 Neal Michelle G1 Neumann Krystle G3 Nim Belinda C4 O'Neill Jarrad G3 O'Neill Jonathan G2 O'Neill Luke G5 O'Sullivan Adrian C3 O'Sullivan Daniel C1 O'Sullivan Michael C6 Opray Ellese G2 Opray Jake G6 Opray Kade G3 Opteynde Phillip G2 Panther Candice F6 Parashis Matthew G6 Parashis Raymond G1 Parton Joanne F4 Paspa Alyna C3 Paspa Kyah C4 Paspa Lys C5 Paspa Tyron C6 Patford Katie M5 Peek Alexandra G6 Peek Anthea G1 Pember Jay M6 Penny Lauren M2 Potts Kimberley G1 Poynter Jason G1 Poynton Steven G6 Price Bradley M2 Price Trevor F3 Primandani Irma M1 Puts Kyle G3 Puts Rebecca G4 Rasmussen Claire G6 Read Jonathan M3 Reardon Simon F4 Reid Nicholas F3 Relf Jordan F1 Relf Meagan F5 Richardson Troy C5 Riggs Andrew M5 Roberts Adrienne F4 Roberts Kaitlyn F1 Roberts Lauren G5 Roberts Steven G5 Robottom Tarryn M3 Roevens Steven M1 Rollinson Caitlin F6 Romeo Alana M5 Romeo Megan M6 Rosser Rhiannon G2 Russell Kathleen F4 Russell Thomas F3 Rutley Brett M2 Rutley Jarrod M5 Ryan Daniel F2 Salmon Rhys G5 Scannell Eloise M1 Schwennesen Travis C1 Shanahan Amanda G6 Shanahan Katie G1 Shanahan Megan G3 Shipman Chloe G4 Sims Inee C4 Smith Glenn G4 Smith Lauren M3 Smith Natasha M6 Smoel Alana G1 Smoel Andrew G6 Spencer Bradley C2 Spencer Leah C1 Spurrell Jarrod M5 Staff Uchida Yuki Stephenson Craig F2 Stoikos Matthew C6 Syms Belinda G3 Tan David M2 Tan Julie M1 Tapai Christopher F6 Tapai Matthew F4 Tapper Samuel F4 Taylor Robert M4 Templer Ashleigh G2 Templer Kate G5 Theisinger Braden G5 Thiele Melissa M6 Thompson Merryn C1 Thomson Ashleigh M3 Thomson Sean M4 Tindal Shannon G5 Tinkler Rebecca C3 Tinkler Rohan C5 Toft Ashley F3 Trickey Brooke C6 Trickey Joanne C6 Trickey Nicole C1 Turner Daymian M4 Urbano Meghan G2 Urbano Melissa M6 Urbano Nancy M5 Urbano Sarah G2 Waddell Jodee M3 Waddell Karissa M5 Wagg Brodie G6 Walker Nathan C2 Walters Gregory M5 Walton Aaron C3 Walton Ben C5 Waters Kalila F3 Weeks Benjamin M6 Wharton Ben F4 White Shane F1 White Stephanie G2 Whitfield Alana F2 Willersdorf Rochelle G4 Williams Benjamin G6 Williams Candice F5 Williams Kylie M6 Williams Stephanie F3 Wilson Daniel C3 Wilson Michelle F5 Wittingslow Brad F6 Woodstock Lachlan C6 Woods Lisa F5 Wootton Michelle F1 Wootton Sarah F3 Wynn Jonathan C3 Zosens Akira C2

411 student portrait shots of poor quality but recogizable. The images have been copied to the RDHS images folder (Images 34000 - 34999 Parkwood Secondary College) but have not been loaded to this VC (database) entry. They are accessible at the archives. Note that student images are also available from the 2003 school magazine in the class photographs. See entry 4339-2003.ABBOTT Daniel 9D AGATHAGELIDIS Andrew 9A AGATHAGELIDIS Christopher 10 AGTOFT Gabrielle 11 AKBARI Bianca 12 AKBARI Hannifah 12 ALLEN Tanya 11 ANDERSEN Sean 9C ANDERSON Luke 11 ANDERSON Scott-David 8A BAIRD Antoinette 11 BAKIC Kirsty 9C BAKIC Shaun 7B BALSAMO Jack 9C BANDEGI Nina 10 BANDEGI Reza 7B BATES Cassandra 7C BELL Adam 8B BELL Jessica 9B BELL Lachlan 12 BENDEN Kate 7A BENNETT Aidan 12 BERNARD Jason 10 BERNARD Megan 7C BICKFORD Joshua 11 BICKFORD Peter 8C BLACK James 10 BLACK Lauren 12 BLACK Lawrence 8B BLACKIE David 9D BLACKIE Georgia 11 BLACKWOOD Rebecca 8B BLUEMING Andrew 9A BLUEMING Michael 11 BOURKE Ashlee 11 BREWSTER Karla 11 BRINCAT Amy 10 BRINCAT Jack 8C BRINCAT Jake 12 BRINCAT Tammy 11 BROCKHUS Tanya 12 BROCKLEY Amanda 9A BROOKS Emma 9C BROOKS Jack 9C BROUSSARD Elizabeth 9B BRUDENELL Alana 11 BUGNO Daniel 12 BYRNE Nathan 9C BYRNE Simon 11 CALVERT Rebecca 7A CAMPBELL Jordan 9B CANNON Christopher 10 CARPENTER Ashley 9A CASTLES Brianna 11 CASTLES Jarrod 8C CHAMPION Michael 8B CHAMPION Owen 10 CHAPMAN Jessica 10 CHATELIER Josh 10 CHIRCOP Jessica 8C CHIRCOP Nicholas 10 CHRISTENSEN Robert 9D CLARK Bryce 10 CLARK Zoe 10 COAD Amanda 12 COAD Jared 9D COAD Nick 8C COCHRAN Ashlea 8C COCHRAN Joshua 8B COCHRANE Grant 11 COCHRANE Timothy 9B COHEN Mitchell 8C COLLIER Christopher 12 COLLIER Nicholas 9D COLLINS Carly 10 COOK Rory 10 CORRIN Aaren 8B CORRIN Luke 7C CRANSTON Scott 8C CRIPPS David 10 CROFT Ewan 8B CROFT Lauren 12 CROWE Briony 7A CROWE Georgia 12 CUBITT Nicole 11 CUCE Matthew 11 D'AMICO Cecilia 11 DAVENPORT Alana 12 DAVID Mark 7A DAVID Paul 8A DI MASCIO Teresa 11 DISTANISLAO Giani 8C DOENSEN Joshua 10 DOENSEN Leigh 10 DOENSEN Rebecca 12 DOENSEN Travis 7A DOLAN Chelsea 12 DONALD Ashly 9C DONEHUE Scott 8A DONLAN David 8B DOUGLAS Peter 10 DOUGLAS Tara 12 DOUGLASS Glen 9A DRYDEN Jessica 8A DUNK Laura 12 DWYER Ashley 8B DYKSTRA Cassandra 9C EATON Sally-Jane 12 EDDY Andrew 8A EDDY Joel 11 EDWARDS Sheryl 7C ELLIS Amy 7A ELLIS Josie 12 ELLIS Nicole 9C EMBER Eve 9C ENGLAND Alyce 8A ENGLISH Brent 11 EVANS Jami 10 FARRELL Rhiannon 9D FARRUGIA Adam 10 FEARN Lucas 12 FEDLEY Levi 7B FEDLEY Simone 11 FELTON Christopher 10 FELTON Rebecca 7A FENWICK Bryce 11 FENWICK Michael 11 FERDINANDS Benjamin 10 FERDINANDS Thomas 8A FOTHERINGHAM Adam 11 FOTHERINGHAM Jessica 11 FOTHERINGHAM Stacey 12 FOWLER Lee 12 FRANIN Kara 12 FRANIN Tamika 9D FRENCH Carly 9C FRENCH Laura 10 FURMSTON Raymond 10 FURZER Christopher 9B GAFF Ben 7A GARLEPP Linda 11 GATES Erin 12 GEAR Damian 11 GEORGE Kaleigh 8C GERMANO Deanna 10 GIBSON Stuart 12 GIOVINAZZO Daniela 7C GIZZI Emily 7C GIZZI Lauren 12 GIZZI Michael 9D GLASCOTT Justin 8B GLOVER Matthew 9D GRAHAM Christopher 11 GRANT James 10 GRAY Nicholas 7C GREEN Adrian 7A GRIFFITHS Jessica 10 GRIFFITHS Peter 8C GRIMSTONE Alexander 8C GUINA Paulo 11 GULLACI Renata 9D GUNTHER Kara 10 HAGLAND Jason 12 HAGLAND Tenielle 10 HAM Alison 10 HAM Craig 12 HANOS Amelia 9C HANSEN Christopher 9D HANSEN Robyn 12 HARDMAN Daniel 10 HAYES Vanessa 11 HAYTHORNE Laura 11 HAYTHORNE Trevor 8C HAZELL Andrew 9C HEFRON Bolace 10 HENDERSON Michael 8B HENRY Ryan 10 HEUPT Emma 7B HEUSTON Courtney 10 HEWITT Adam 10 HEWITT Miranda 9C HICKMAN Ben 8C HILL Pauline 11 HIRSCHFELD Thomas 8B HOEBOER Andrew 11 HOFFMAN Ashleigh 10 HOLLAND Jamie 7C HOLLAND Mathew 7A HOLLAND Stephen 10 HOSE Lauren 10 HOSE Nathan 12 HOWDEN Ben 11 HOWDEN Lachlan 7C HOWSON Robert 12 HOWSON Samantha 8A HUGHES Robert 7B HUNTER Louise 12 HUNTER Rebecca 11 HUNTER Sarah 8A HURST Jessica 10 HUTTON Katherine 7B HUTTON Stephanie 9A IMPEY Stephen 11 IRVINE Jacqui 9A IRVINE Kelly 11 ITALIANO Michael 10 JACKSON Cameron 8B JACKSON Daniel 10 JENKIN Nikita 7B JENNINGS Erin 11 JENNINGS Michelle 9B JOHNSON Kim 10 JOHNSTONE Jessica 7B JOHNSTONE Stephen 12 KAAL Karina 10 KAAL Ryan 8A KALWIG Hayley 11 KEMM Jacinta 9C KEMM Rhianna 7B KEOGH Mitchell 9A KERR James 8B KETTLEWELL Sarah 12 KIRBY Sarah 10 KIRBY Skye 8C KLOET Dwayne 10 KNUDSEN Alister 7A KNUDSEN Jonathon 11 KOCIJAN Simone 9C LEECH Alison 12 LENNOX Brianna 10 LENNOX Jason 9A LEWIS Brianna 10 LEWIS Jason 11 LINDSAY Scott 10 LINDSAY Stacey 11 list3.txt LISZYK Stephen 9A LITTLE Kaitlin 7A LITTLE Nicholas 11 LITTLE Ross 12 LIZAL Katherine 12 LOFT Jessica 8B LORDEN Hillary 9C LOUGHNANE Briere 7A LOVE Darren 10 LOW Rachel 8C LOWRY Jake 8A LOWRY Peter 10 LYSTER Megan 7A MACLEAN Lianna 11 MACQUIRE Dale 7B MACRI Andrew 9D MACRI Micah 10 MANLEY Claire 12 MANLEY Ryan 9D MAST Deborah 9A MATSIAS Jared 9A MATTHEWS Hayden 7C MC CONNELL Ashley 8A MCCOY Frances 9C MCCUMBER Joshua 9A MCGRATH Andrea 9C MCGREGOR Adam 11 MCHARDY Amber 10 MCKENDRICK Andrew 10 MCKENZIE Brooke 10 MCKENZIE Robert 12 MCNALLY Luke 8B MEADOWS Meaghan 12 MEDCALF Emma 8B MEREDITH Ella 8A MERLO Ian 10 MERLO Rachel 7B MITCHELL Tori 10 MOLONEY Lauren 10 MOON Kimberley 11 MOON Samantha 8A MOORE Laura 9D MORGAN Blake 11 MORRIS Rohan 9B MOVIS Stefanie 8C MULLER Taryn 8A MULQUEENEY Christopher 10 MULQUEENEY Teagan 10 MURPHY Kaitlyn 9A NANKERVIS Sarah 9B NANKERVIS Troy 12 NAPL Rebecca 12 NEAL Brooke 12 NEAL Melanie 10 NEAL Michelle 8C NEUMANN Krystle 12 NIM Belinda 11 NIM Robert 7B O'SULLIVAN Adrian 12 O'SULLIVAN Daniel 8A O'SULLIVAN Michael 11 OPRAY Jake 9D OPRAY Kade 10 OPTEYNDE Phillip 9B PANTHER Candice 12 PARASHIS Matthew 10 PARASHIS Raymond 8A PASPA Alyna 10 PASPA Kyah 12 PASPA Tyron 8B PATFORD Katie 11 PEEK Alexandra 10 PEEK Anthea 8C PEMBER Jay 11 PEMBER Paige 7A PENNY Lauren 11 POTTER John 11 POTTS Kimberley 10 POYNTER Jason 9C POYNTER Timothy 7B PRICE Luke 7B PRIMANDANI Irma 11 PRIOR Kathryn 11 PUTS Kyle 9B PUTS Rebecca 12 RASMUSSEN Claire 8A READ Jonathan 10 REARDON Simon 11 REID Nicholas 9A RELF Jordan 8A RICHARDS Sean 7C RICHARDSON Troy 9A RIGGS Andrew 10 ROBERTS Adrienne 11 ROBERTS Kaitlyn 9C ROBERTS Steven 12 ROBOTTOM Tarryn 10 ROMEO Alana 9C ROSSER Brittany 7C ROSSER Rhiannon 10 RUSSELL Kathleen 11 RUSSELL Thomas 9A RUTLEY Brett 9D RUTLEY Jarrod 10 RUTLEY Kieran 7B RYAN Daniel 11 SCANNELL Eloise 10 SCHWENNESEN Travis 8A SCOTT Luke 7A SEABROOK Timothy 7C SHANAHAN Amanda 12 SHANAHAN Katie 8B SHANAHAN Megan 9C SHIELD Daniel 7B SHIPMAN Chloe 8B SIMS Inee 8A SMITH Glenn 10 SMITH Lauren 9B SMITH Russell 7C SMOEL Alana 9B SMOEL Andrew 8A SPENCER Leah 10 STEPHENS Jarrad 7C STOIKOS Matthew 11 TAN David 9C TAPAI Christopher 12 TAPAI Claire 7B TAPAI Matthew 10 TAPPER Emily 7A TAPPER Samuel 10 TAYLOR Seamus 10 TEMPLER Ashleigh 8C TEMPLER Kate 10 THEISINGER Braden 10 THEISINGER Sharae 7A THIELE Melissa 11 THOMPSON Merryn 12 THOMSON Ashleigh 8B THOMSON Sean 10 TINKLER Rohan 11 TRICKEY Brooke 12 TRICKEY Joanne 10 TRICKEY Nicole 11 TUCKER Keira-Lee 7C TURNER Daymian 9D URBANO Melissa 9D VIGO Tess 7B WADDELL Jodee 8A WADDELL Karissa 10 WAGG Brodie 11 WALKER Nathan 9C WALTON Aaron 11 WALTON Ben 8C WARNER Geoffrey 7B WATERS Kalila 9B WEEKS Benjamin 10 WEST Charlotte 12 WEST Grace 7A WEST Oliver 9D WHITE Matthew 7A WHITE Shane 11 WHITE Stephanie 10 WHITFIELD Alana 8A WILLIAMS Candice 11 WILLIAMS Kylie 10 WILLIAMS 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At the 2005 Vision Australia volunteer Christmas party, certificates were presented to those who achieved milestone years of service to the organisation. The volunteers came from a number of different areas, including radio, client services, studios and the library.58 colour digital photographs of the dayvision australia, awards, jacqui stevens, lynne kells, roberta ashby, kerry reiter-lynch, marj west, julie mcconnell, stephen jolley, tim evans, christine harding, gerard menses, john ballek, john barnes, merle blackmore, richard haire, heather heraud, anne jaski, elizabeth parker, nancy kerry, margaret kidd, danni mahemoff, beverley mcintyre, jim webster, june webster, kath hubbert, chris scuphane, david ditchfield, janet ditchfield, jeanette thomas, ian wood, patience cornall-reilly, margot dearn, jill miller, verna millis, ann phan, roma piper, paula hogg, norah toohey, marguerite hancock

Published: (1934, June 26). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Published title: VICE-ROYALTY GREETS THE KING OF THE BEASTS AT THE ZOO. Published caption: Lord Huntingfield experienced a pleasant “induction ceremony” as Patron of the Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society yesterday, when he made a tour of the Zoological Gardens. The picture shows the Governor, accompanied by Lady Huntingfield, inspecting the King of Beasts, who is submitting to a little playful treatment from the Director of the Gardens, Mr. Wilkie, while the Director whispers in his ear that a distinguished visitor has come to see him. (Inset), is a picture of Lord Huntingfield greeting one of the Koalas. Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204818472 Description: A man wearing a hat, scarf and overcoat reaches up to pat a koala in a tree watched by a man in a hat and suit. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: In 1932, the Zoo built an Australian native animal enclosure which visitors could enter and closely view koalas, wallabies, kookaburras and magpies all placed together. The branches of the trees in the enclosure were cut so that visitors could easily see and feed the koalas sitting in them. The cost to feed each koala fresh gum leaves was fifteen shillings per week. By 1924, Queensland was the last stronghold in Australia for the koala. They were functionally extinct in South Australia, only a few hundred in NSW, and an estimated population of 1000 animals remained in Victoria. There had been a six-month open season on koalas in Queensland in 1919 where over a million had been slaughtered, however with its vast, dense forests it was impossible to accurately know their numbers. Koala fur is tough, warm and waterproof and was in high demand from consumers in Canada, Britain and the US to make hats and gloves and for lining greatcoats. In 1927, with Queensland suffering a crippling drought and high unemployment, the cash-strapped McCormack Labor Government declared an “Open Season” on koalas and “opossums” for their skins, for the month of August. (Possums were often called “opossums” at this time but they are actually possums). There were widespread protests from many groups including the Nature Lovers League, Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia, Queensland Museum, C.W.A. Royal Australian Ornithologist Union, Boy Scouts, religious and women’s groups. There were letters to newspapers from ordinary people, editorials and pleas to women to refuse to wear or purchase koala fur. People questioned the masculinity of koala hunters as it was felt that no proper bushman or sportsman would kill such a defenceless creature. The Brisbane Courier newspaper led the campaign, devoting six columns a day to “Spare the Bear”. Author Vance Palmer sent an impassioned letter to the editor of the The Brisbane Courier, 19 July 1927: “Sir- It is be hoped that the disgust which all humane people have felt at the declaration of an open season for native bears in August will not be allowed to fade away until some protest... so overwhelming and effective that the question will never be raised again. For the shooting of our harmless and loveable native bear is nothing less than barbarous. His case is entirely different from that of other furred animals. No one has ever accused him of spoiling the farmers’ wheat, eating the squatters’ grass or even spreading the prickly pear. There is not a social vice that can be put down to his account. In addition, he is comparatively defenceless. He affords no sport to the gunman, and can be trusted to present a sitting target to the creature mean enough to aim at him. For this reason he has been almost blotted out already from some areas, in days when our fauna and flora were held in such little regard that the settlers’ first instinct was to shoot every strange animal and to sink his axe into every unfamiliar tree.” The Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Gerald Sharp, had his letter published in The Brisbane Courier on 16 July 1927: “Sir... The extermination of fauna so distinctive of our country, especially of such harmless and pretty creatures as our native bears, seems to me a shameful thing, and this is likely to mean their extermination.” But it was all to no avail. Known as “Black August”, the government was unmoved by the public’s outrage. 10,000 licences were issued to hunters and “the slaughter of the innocents” went ahead. The newspapers were full of stories of dreadful cruelty against the helpless, benign creatures by the heartless hunters who not only used guns and spotlights but wire snares and cyanide baits so that pelts wouldn’t be damaged. Infant koalas were left orphaned and unlikely to survive without their mothers. Top quality pelts were sold at an average price of 56 shillings and 9 pence per dozen, poor quality skins for as little as 2 1/2 pence each. In December 1927, the Minister for Agriculture and Stock, Mr W. Forgan Smith told the Parliament that during the August open season 597,985 koala pelts worth £139,595 had netted the state’s coffers £6000. 952,194 “opossum” pelts were sold and £9000 made for the State. The backlash that followed helped topple the Queensland Labor Government in 1929. The Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia lobbied the Prime Minister Mr Stanley Bruce to refuse to issue exportation permits for koala pelts and from 10 November 1927 the Commonwealth Government suspended the issuing of permits. In 1930, the Society made a direct appeal to USA President Herbert Hoover and he signed an order prohibiting the importation of koala and wombat fur to USA, eliminating a major market. Koala pelts were often deliberately mislabelled “wombat” to get around restrictions. The ban most likely saved the koala from probable extinction. Three years later the Australian Federal Government banned the export of koala products. This movement against koala killing was really the first conservation campaign in Australia. It raised awareness of the vulnerability of a beloved animal and eventually brought about national parks and national laws for their protection. By 1936, community opposition to possum open seasons was beginning. The koala was made a Protected Species in all states in 1937, meaning no one is allowed to harm a koala, however the laws protecting the gum trees they rely on for food and shelter are weak. The Australian Government estimates the wild koala population in Australia is between 225,000 and 500,000 in 2024. The Australian Koala Foundation estimates the national population at less than 60,000 in 2021 with a 30% decline in three years. Habitat loss from land clearing, dog attacks, road deaths, chlamydia, bushfires and drought exacerbated by climate change, continues to cause their decline. Over eight million koalas were killed for their pelts between 1888 and 1927. Any one of the annual harvests killed more koalas than are alive now. At this time, children were also being taught to appreciate Australian native animals. In 1933, “Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian” book for children was published by Angus and Robertson. It was written and illustrated by New Zealand-born author Dorothy Wall and “Dedicated to my son Peter and all other Peters and Johns and Bobs and Toms and Marys and Bettys and Joans and Pats and all kind children.” The book tells the story of Blinky Bill - a mischievous, patched knickerbocker-wearing koala and his mother and father. The story has messages of conservation and instances of human unkindness and cruelty. Mr. and Mrs. Koala and young Blinky lead a mostly idyllic family life amongst a variety of other animals in the forest. However it all changes in chapter two, when Blinky Bill’s father is distressingly shot by a hunter. There is a harrowing description of Mr. Koala’s shooting and eventual death. “The Koala family lived so happily; never thinking of harm, or that anything could happen to disturb their little home, as all they asked for were plenty of fresh gum-leaves and the warm sun. They had no idea such things as guns were in the world or that a human being had a heart so cruel that he would take a pleasure in seeing a poor little body riddled with bullets hanging helplessly from the tree-top... That same being might just as well take his gun and shoot baby kookaburras, so helpless were they all and so trusting.” “Poor Mr. Koala one day was curled up asleep in his favourite corner, when the terrible thing happened. Bang! He opened his eyes in wonder. What was that? Did the limb of the tree snap where that young cub of his was skylarking? ... bang! again. This time he felt a stinging pain in his leg... Peering over the bough of the tree he saw a man on the ground with something long and black in his arms... Another bang and his ear began to hurt. Bang! again and now his little body was stinging all over. He grunted loudly and slowly climbed up the tree, calling Mrs. Koala and Blinky as he went. He managed to reach the topmost branch... Tears were pouring down his poor little face. He brushed them away with his front paws and cried just like a baby. Fortunately Mrs. Koala and Blinky Bill were hiding in the leaves quite motionless, and the shadows of the tree made them appear as part of it. The man with the gun stood and waited a long time, then walked away, whistling as he went - the only sound to be heard in the bush except the cries of the little bear far up in the tree.” Blinky and his mother quietly and fearfully wait for Mr. Koala to wake. In the morning, grunting and crying, they feel his lifeless body with their paws. Eventually Mrs. Koala realises that her husband is dead and that they need to move to a safe place. After travelling deeper into the forest, Mrs. Koala and Blinky meet koalas Mrs. Grunty and her son Snubby and she describes how she was captured as a baby by koala fur trappers to be a pet for a little girl. The trapper forgot to bring gum leaves for the koala so they try to feed her cake, milk and bananas, making her sick. The little girl’s father relays something he read in the paper: “During the year 1920 to 1921, two hundred and five thousand six hundred and seventy-nine koalas were killed and their skins sold to the fur market, under the name of wombat.” They place the koala in a box with a teddy bear for company. The baby koala’s health deteriorates and the alarmed trapper returns her to the bush. Mrs. Grunty tells Mrs. Koala that she and Blinky are the only bears that she has seen for ten years: “I remember well the little girl’s father telling her... that not so many years ago the bush was alive with us bears, from Queensland to the south of Victoria. Now, we are so rare that we have become a curiosity, something to put in zoos, for children to see; and actually in museums. I believe our grandparents sit there in glass cases, stuffed with something inside to make them appear alive, and, oh dear, glass eyes. In New South Wales, I think we could wander for miles from one corner to another and never meet a bear. I don’t know why we were all killed. As you know, we don’t eat the farmers’ crop or ruin their orchards. All we asked for were our own gum-trees.” At the end of the book, Dorothy tells her readers - “The kindest action of all would be to leave the koala baby in his own bushland, among his own playmates, with the sun, the sky, the birds, and the gum-trees, where he will grow to manhood and live for many years - happy as he should be.” In 1934, a “Wild Zoo”, the Sir Colin Mackenzie Sanctuary, opened on 32 hectares of land, formerly part of Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve in the Yarra Valley, exclusively displaying Australian native animals, birds and reptiles. It was later renamed Healesville Sanctuary and is now managed by Melbourne Zoo and home to over 200 species of Australian native fauna. The Sanctuary is committed to rescuing, breeding, researching and raising awareness of the vulnerability of Australian animals. Andrew Arthur Wellesley Wilkie, 1853-1948, was Director of the Melbourne Zoo from 1923 to 1936 and was associated with the zoo for 70 years. He first worked as a horticultural assistant to Government botanist Baron Ferdinand von Mueller at the Botanical Gardens at the age of 13, along with his older brother David. One of Andrew’s jobs was to capture moths for the National Herbarium. In 1857, a group of prominent Melburnians assembled at St. Patrick’s Hall to form the Zoological Society of Victoria, with the aim of introducing animals and plants from overseas. It was conceived, “For the purposes of science and for that of affording the public the advantages of studying the habits of the animal creation in properly arranged zoological gardens.” The Victorian Government granted 32 acres (13 hectares) of land to the Zoological Society at the southern end of Richmond Paddock on the opposite bank to the Botanical Gardens. (This is where AAMI Stadium and Collingwood Football Club now stand.) In 1861, the Zoological Society of Victoria was renamed The Acclimatisation Society of Victoria. Unfortunately the Yarra River frontage was damp, swampy and subject to flooding, so the animals were briefly housed at the Botanical Gardens until in 1862, the City of Melbourne donated 55 acres (22 hectares) of land at Royal Park for the fledgling zoo. Baron von Mueller secured employment at Royal Park for Andrew and David and they helped to lay out the gardens, plant trees and take care of a collection of deer, pheasants, hares and partridges. Initially the zoo was used for the acclimatisation of animals recovering from the long voyage to Australia and for breeding them for sport. In 1872, the zoo bought two lions, a leopard and a cheetah that had been seized from circus showmen Keith and Phillips when they were unable to pay the bill of butcher Mr T K Bennet of Bourke Street. The first zoo director, Mr. Albert Le Souef, negotiated with captains of ships to buy animals at overseas ports they visited and soon a multitude of exotic species arrived, including a ten-year-old Indian elephant in 1878. In 1923, after being head keeper for some years, Andrew was appointed director of the zoo. By 1933, the zoo had 110 different species of animals, 200 species of birds and 72 species of reptiles under Andrew’s care. He had personally planted all but six trees and laid out the garden beds. As director he lobbied authorities for funds to build more humane enclosures for the animals. In June 1928, Table Talk magazine wrote of Andrew Wilkie: “Up at the Zoo there is a humble gentleman who is a lion among the lions, who knows the proper specific to employ when the boa constrictor has chilblains, and who is a friend and confidant of Queenie the elephant. His fount of zoological lore has never been plumbed. It is bottomless, like his good fellowship and geniality. Every day he may be seen somewhere in the grounds of that growing sanctuary for the strange and arresting fauna and creeping things of the world, and I assure you as one who is privy to his passion that that area and its inhabitants are rarely out of his thoughts.” Andrew retired from the zoo in 1936 at the age of 83 and in 1948 died at his home in Brunswick aged 94. He and his wife Josephine had six children. The Victorian Acclimatisation Society was founded in 1861 by Edward Wilson, 1813-1878, then owner and editor of The Argus newspaper. He said that Australian indigenous animals were practically useless, providing only “a little sport and an occasional meal”. The Society believed that Australia’s plants and animals were vastly inferior to those in Europe. They wanted to introduce and acclimatise to Victoria “all innoxious animals, birds, fishes, insects and vegetables, whether useful or ornamental” for sport and for the table, and to spread indigenous animals and plants from the colony around the world. Their motto was “if it lives, we want it”. The Society was primarily responsible for introducing sparrows, starlings, sambar and hog deer, ostriches, brown trout, blackberries, and carp to the Murray River. They released the European songbirds, thrush and blackbird to quell the homesickness of British settlers. The Society also sent Australian animals like platypus, echidnas, kangaroos and koalas to Europe for scientific and novelty purposes. Thomas Austin, a wealthy sheep farmer of Barwon Park, Winchelsea (property now owned by the National Trust) was a member and in 1859 he introduced hares, blackbirds, thrushes and partridges onto his property. He is probably best known for introducing 24 breeding rabbits onto his estate as game for shooting parties. Thomas quipped, “The introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home, in addition to a spot of hunting." In 2022, genomic data confirmed that Australia’s feral rabbit population is entirely descended from these rabbits. Biological control has brought the rabbit population down from an estimated high of 10 billion rabbits in the 1920s to approximately 200 million today, inhabiting 70% of Australian landmass (5.3 million square kilometres). In 1872, the Acclimatisation Society was renamed The Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria and they focused on importing exotic animals for display purposes to the zoo. In 1937, the Royal Acclimatisation Society of Victoria was recreated as the Zoological Board of Victoria with a focus on research of native animals threatened with extinction. In an editorial for The Argus newspaper, 16 March 1856, Edward Wilson lamented: "...this country has been shamelessly stolen from the blacks. Had they been like the New Zealanders or the North American Indians, we should have bought their land, and supplied them with the means of living when we took it... In less than twenty years we have nearly swept them off the face of the earth. We have shot them down like dogs. In the guise of friendship we have issued corrosion sublimate in their damper, and consigned whole tribes to the agonies of an excruciating death. We have made them drunkards, and infected them with disease which has rotted the bones of their adults, and made such few children as are born amongst them a sorrow and a torture from the very instant of their birth. We have made them outcasts on their own land, and are rapidly consigning them to entire annihilation. There are but a few of them left, comparatively. This is what we would do for that few. We would feed and clothe every one of them.” [Note: this last sentence is italicized in the original newspaper article text]. Lord Huntingfield, (William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck) 1883-1969, Governor of Victoria 1934-1939, was a British Conservative Party politician and the first ever Australian-born Governor of an Australian state (although he was always considered British). He was patron of the Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria and was acting Governor-General for six months during the absence of Lord Gowie in 1938. Lady Huntingfield (née Margaret Eleanor Crosby) 1884-1943, his American-born wife showed great interest in social welfare and the advancement of women and children. She was president of the City Newsboys Society and Patroness of the Girls Friendly Society. In 1937, rose breeder Alister Clark named a yellow hybrid tea rose for her. In 1940, the City of Melbourne opened the Lady Huntingfield Free Kindergarten in North Melbourne, now the Lady Huntingfield Early Learning and Family Services Centre. Lady Huntingfield died in London in 1943 after her house was bombed during a German airstrike. The Lady Huntingfield Memorial Scholarship was established after the City of Melbourne raised £1000 in a public appeal conducted in her memory for students undertaking a Social Work degree at the University of Melbourne. It is awarded annually to this day. The Queen Victoria Hospital named a bed in her honour. References: VICE-ROYALTY GREETS THE KING OF BEASTS AT THE ZOO. (1934, June 26). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved August 23, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204818472 Prominent Personalities ANDREW WILKIE (1928, June 7). Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939), p. 15. Retrieved August 29, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146562949 'Edward Wilson (journalist)', Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wilson_(journalist) 'Thomas Austin (pastoralist)', Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Austin_(pastoralist) 'The Acclimatisation Society was driven by misguided ideals about 'fixing nature' in Australia', ABC News, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-04/acclimatisation-society-introduced-species-history-listen/101588262?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web Blinky Bill: the quaint little Australian (eBook); by Dorothy Wall, 1933, 2023, Project Gutenberg Australia, https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks04/0400571h.html "Black August": Queensland's Open Season on koalas in 1927 (thesis); Glenn Fowler, 1993, Australian National University, https://www.savethekoala.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Black-August.pdf Unfair game: Queensland's Open Season on koalas in 1927; Jacqui Donegan, 2000, University of Queensland, https://mesto-ku.narod.ru/koalas.pdf OPEN SEASON CONDEMNED. (1927, July 19). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 15. Retrieved September 5, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21863465 COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. (1927, July 30). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 25. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21866965 AUSTRALIA: Barnardo's children at Melbourne Park Zoo (1929), British Pathé, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wcrbo_cHpI 'Kodak Cinegraph Compilation No 8', ACMI Collection, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCrBng5RwFI KOALA SKINS. EXPORT BAN SOUGHT. (1927, August 4). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 10. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21868746 THE ABORIGINES. (1856, March 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 5. Retrieved September 28, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4833244 Koala Bears (1937), British Pathé, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbqgMtyuzwE Australian Koala Bear (Earliest Archive Footage: 1929), Pond5, https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/152767491-australian-koala-bear-earliest-archive-footage-1929Photographer notations on slide: "Vice Regal visit to zoo B42".1930-1939, zoos, governors, koalas, conservation, possums, botanic gardens