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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S CENTURY VOLUME FIVE: 1940 - 1949
... VOLUME FIVE: 1940 - 1949... Five: 1940 - 1949...: 1940 - 1949. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather... Group - Bendigo's Century - Volume Five: 1940 - 1949 Bendigo ...Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume Five: 1940 - 1949. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. Front page is titled Bendigo's Century and has a photo of a group of soldiers in uniform and with rifles. They were district servicemen on leave in 1944. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First years are 1940 - 1949 titled Bendigo as it was. It has two photos of women wading through the 1949 Pall Mall flood waters and one of Miners in the crib room of the Central Deborah Mine. They are Jackie Lewis, Bob Johnson, W Landy, Ryga Yates and Les Johnson. 1940 - Army moves in to racecourse, 1941 - Devastating fire at pottery, 1942 - Forces expand, 1943 - Nation's eyes on Bendigo, 1944 - News dawns of D-day landing, 1945 - City cheers the end of the war, 1946 - Celebrations begin in city, 1947 - Gallery gets top paintings, 1948 - Water plan looks good and 1949 - Flood takes a toll on city.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume five: 1940 - 1949, bendigo advertiser, central deborah mine, jackie lewis, bob johnson, w landy, ryga yates, les johnson, central nell gwynne, department of defence, bendigo jockey club, 8th division, robert menzies, deborah mine, bendigo decentralisation vigilance committee, cr w h taylor, bendigo war funds organisation, the easter fair society, bendigo agricultural show committee, mr e g ham, mr j v fairbairn, cr a staples, the bendigo chamber of commerce, richard hartley smith abbott, captain harley abbott, bendigo art gallery, bill woodfull, bendigo high school, north deborah mine, boardwalk, toni riley pharmacy, windermere hotel, cr g a pethard, coliban system, north deborah mine, bendigo pottery, bendigo trades hall council, private lawrence burstall, major-general g j rankin mhr, andrew dunstan, ordnance factory, royal australian navy, hmas bendigo, sec offices, muioof, ymca, georger addlem, fred addlem, cr a j anderson, pauline buvhan thompson, leslie thompson, edward joseph leonski, bendigo football league, mr j dedman, william stephens, forest street methodist church, pte charles phillips, pte w e durward, pte t foley, william john stephens, central nell gwynne, air chief marshall sir arthur tedder, cr taylor, united nations, flying officer, r bruce tuff, flight lieutenant owens, royal air force, commonwealth war workers housing trust scheme, mr s mckinnon, bendigo decentralised vigilance committee, ravenswood estate, john lienhop mlc, margaret (peggy) brennan, strathfieldsaye shire council, school of mines, bendigo base hospital, william george ashman, ashman's tailors, bendigo jockey club, victorian football association, bendigo east swimming pool, deborah anticline, specimen hill methodist church, north deborah, adolf hitler, benito mussolini, australian 7th division, cr galvin, bendigo war funds organisation, hmas bendigo, lt-commander jackson, bendigo football league, central deborah mine, victoria day, cr truscott, bendigo gaol, lansellstowe, awas barracks, bendigo citizens committee, john cain snr, ordnance factory, bendigo agricultural society, the duke of gloucester, duchess of gloucester, bendigo tennis association, north deborah, gillies famous pies, aids & appliance shop, mrs georgina scott, dr j a neptune scott, alfred sisley, corot, daubigney, louis sonnenberg, gas employees' union, john lienhop, soldier settlement commission, burnewang estate, king george vi, princess elizabeth, lt philip mountbatten, mr e j w herbert, ansett airways, reg ansett, most rev, dr john mccarthy, dr bernard stewart, michael giudice, bendigo united breweries, bendigo lyric photo plays, bendigo sun newspaper, shamrock hotel, west bendigo progress association, alan mcdonald, south bendigo football club, albert collier, j t webbo, mervyn tresize, state rivers and water supply commission, eppalock reservoir, public works committee, bendigo rotary club, john edgar, bendigo base hospital, albert dunstan, benevolent home, magetti's wine hall, wallace reef wine hall, magetti family, albert magetti, lance galvin, bradford cotton spinnings (victoria) pty otd, arthur syer, stanley crossman, albert arthur dunstan, rev dr henry backhaus, city family hotel, lyric theatre, bank of australasia, city club hotelcolonial mutual building, r matchett & co, lansellstowe, leonard lansell, bendigo bas hospital, australian women's army service, mr hollway, kenworth (aust) ltd, foggitt jones's bacon factory, gordon sayers, sandhurst trustees, dr john drowley, alexander hislop, royal mint, north deborah mine, ironbark south mining company, central nell gwynne company, new chum syncline -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Journal - Education Gazette, Education Department, Victoria, Victoria Education Gazette and Teachers' Aid. 1940-1949, 1940-1949
... Victoria Education Gazette and Teachers' Aid. 1940-1949.... 1940-1949....1940-1949... and school administrators. This bound set covers dates 1940-1949 ...This educational journal was published monthly from Vol. 1, no. 1 (1900)-v. 91, no. 9 (10 Dec. 1991) . Contains information for teachers and school administrators. This bound set covers dates 1940-1949.A snapshot of Education Department Victoria during this period.Annual volumes bound in black with title on cover in gilt. Various pagings per edition. Cover of each month contains title and contents for that edition.Stamped in gilt on cover "Education Gazette / date e.g.1940". Date (Year) stamped on spine.education gazette, education department victoria, educational journals, journals, nmit, -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Cr A Waterfield -- Mayor 1939-1940 & 1948-1949
... Cr A Waterfield -- Mayor 1939-1940 & 1948-1949... Government Cr A Waterfield -- Mayor 1939-1940 & 1948-1949 Photograph ...Portrait of A. Waterfield Mayor 1939-40 & 1948-49stawell government -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Work on paper - Photograph, 1935
... 1940-1949... 1940-1949 Norman Pryde Hilda Pryde Hilda Gwendoline Scales ...Information from the donor by email gives: Norma Pryde married John Cleak in Camberwell in 1947. Norma's parents were Norman & Hilda Pryde. Norma was born in 1924 in Surrey Hills and attended Surrey Hills State School. Information from the donor's Ancestry.com.au tree: Norma and John had 5 children: 4 boys and one girl. Norma died in 1997 in Murray Bridge, South Australia. John's full name was John Patrick Cleak (1923-2023). This photo documents a post-war wedding when quite often the bride, groom, and wedding party would all simply wear their best suits and dresses.A copy B&W wedding photo of 2 men and 2 women. The men are dressed in suits and wearing buttonholes. The women are wearing hats; the older woman has a corsage on the lapel of her coat and the younger woman is carrying a bouquet.NILnorma pryde, norma cleak, jenny pomeray, 1947, 1940-1949, norman pryde, hilda pryde, hilda gwendoline scales, hilda scales, johnpatrick cleak, john cleak, hilda gwendoline pryde, clothing and dress, weddings -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Australian Houses of the Forties and Fifties, 1993
... 1940-1949... dwellings interior decoration 1940-1949 1950-1959 Front page: Sue ...The classic triple-fronted brick veneer is one of the best-known styles of the forties and fifties. The distinctive colour schemes, furniture, fabrics, gardens and memorabilia are also discussed.Includes: index, bibliography. The classic triple-fronted brick veneer is one of the best-known styles of the forties and fifties. The distinctive colour schemes, furniture, fabrics, gardens and memorabilia are also discussed.Front page: Sue Barnettarchitecture, (mr) peter cuffley, dwellings, interior decoration, 1940-1949, 1950-1959 -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Gordon Moyes, When Box Hill was a village, 1991
... 1940-1949... social history daily life 1940-1949 schools religion (mr) gordon ...Short stories of different events in Gordon Moyes' life. The Rev. Dr. Gordon Moyes was the Superintendent of Wesley Mission in Sydney. The book is a result of the stories he read on his radio program, called 'Sunday Night Live,' and consisted of stories he told of growing up in Box Hill during the 1940s and 1950s.A soft covered book of 136 pages.(mrs) - cherry, drainage, picnics, local history, social history, daily life, 1940-1949, schools, religion, (mr) gordon moyes, box hill -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Beatty Street, Mont Albert
... 1940-1949... 1940-1949 lodewyckx family A black and white photograph ...The Lodewyckx family made their home at 3 Beatty Street, Mont Albert coming to the area after staying for six months at 'Medlow', the home of Dr Bull and his family while the latter were overseas. Augustin was in charge of the German Department at Melbourne University starting during the rather difficult days of the 1920s. A black and white photograph of a streetscape. There is a fence in front of a hedge along the right hand side of the photograph. There is a van parked on the left hand side of the photograph. There are many trees in the background.beatty street, mont albert, 1940-1949, lodewyckx family -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Holy Trinity Tennis Club, 1941
... 1940 - 1949... 1940 - 1949 mrs mary clucas Black and white photo of 9 ladies ...Holy Trinity originally held their first organised services during 1885 in the recreation hall in Albany Crescent, Surrey Hills with the Reverend H E Taylor, then Vicar of St Barnabas, Balwyn, conducting the services. Mr E D Dyer donated the land for a church on the corner of Mont Albert Road and St George's Road, Mont Albert with the foundation stone being laid on 17 July 1886. The first church service was held on Sunday, January 30, 1887 with eighty people present. A new site on Union Road, Surrey Hills was acquired (lots 3 & 4) and a wooden church was erected and opened in 1907 on lot 4. It became known as Holy Trinity Surrey Hills. In November 1939 two tennis courts and a pavilion were erected on land acquired by the parish in a lane off Balmoral Crescent. The Holy Trinity Tennis Club had 80 years of distinguished success in match play until it closed in 2014. That land was sold in 2015 and the parish's real estate holdings diversified.Black and white photo of 9 ladies, in tennis dresses and shoes, and 8 men, also in tennis attire. They are posed next to a light coloured building on the right and a paling fence along the back left side. There are 5 men standing at back, 6 ladies and 1 man standing in the next row, 4 ladies sitting in front and 2 men sitting on the ground. Three ladies sitting are holding tennis racquets. There are trees behind the paling fence. Black and white photo mounted on card; photo measures W 11.1 cm x H 6.7 cm.sporting clubs, sports people, tennis, holy trinity anglican church, 1940 - 1949, mrs mary clucas -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Centennary Contact details, 2009
... 1940-1949 1950-1959 A-J, J-Z 1960-1969 1970-2008 2009....-country 1940-1949 1950-1959 A-J, J-Z 1960-1969 1970-2008 2009 ...Seven black ring bind folders, with white spines containing contact details from ex staff and students used in organising the centenary reunion in 2009. 1940-1949 1950-1959 A-J, J-Z 1960-1969 1970-2008 2009. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BELARDINELLI COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S CENTURY A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BENDIGO ADVERTISER
... volume five: 1940-1949. On the front a picture of Bendigo... a supplement to the Bendigo Advertiser volume five: 1940-1949 ...Bendigo's Century a supplement to the Bendigo Advertiser volume five: 1940-1949. On the front a picture of Bendigo district servicemen on leave in 1944 after two years' service in New Guinea.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, centenary supplements -
Williamstown High School
School cap 1948-49
... school uniform williamstown high school cap 1948 1949 1940's "H ...Woollen boys cap, fully lined, with green woollen lining on underside of peak. Large red button on centre top of cap. Logo has yellow anchor edged in red; 'Hold Fast' in banner underneath anchor. This cap was part of the boys' school uniform at Williamstown High School in the 1940's. This cap was worn by Harrow Morgan in 1948-49."H. Morgan", written in pen on the label insideschool uniform, williamstown high school, cap, 1948, 1949, 1940's -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Voters Rolls, Mail Print, Borough of Ringwood Voters Rolls - 1925 to 1951, 1925 to 1951
... ; 2. 1932 to 1939 - 9 copies; 3. 1940 to 1949 - 14 copies; 4.... 1932 to 1939 - 9 copies; 3. 1940 to 1949 - 14 copies; 4. 1950 ...Voter's Rolls for the Borough of Ringwood - Southern Province, including subdivisions of Ringwood, Croydon and Kangaroo Ground. Also electoral districts of Nunawading, Evelyn and Upper Yarra.Voters Rolls - paper covered.; 1. 1925 to 1928 - 4 copies; 2. 1932 to 1939 - 9 copies; 3. 1940 to 1949 - 14 copies; 4. 1950 to 1951 - 2 copiesBorough of Ringwood - Voters Roll -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper - Newspaper supplement, Herald and Weekly Times, Our land our century [incomplete], 1999
... : Keeping the home fires burning 1940-1949; Part 7: Easy Street... struggle 1930-1930; Part 5: Keeping the home fires burning 1940 ...A history of rural life in the 20th century, this series covers each decade. Part 4: The great struggle 1930-1930; Part 5: Keeping the home fires burning 1940-1949; Part 7: Easy Street? 1960-1969; Part 8: A roller coaster ride, 1970-1979; Part 9: Feeling the heat, 1980-1989. Incomplete set, parts 1, 2, 6 and 10 missing.5 issues of large format newspaper supplement.country life, australia country life -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER COLLECTION: BENDIGO ADVERTISER - BENDIGO'S CENTURY
... 5 - 1940-1949 7) Bendigo's Century Volume 5 - 1950-1959 8... Century Volume 5 - 1940-1949 7) Bendigo's Century Volume 5 - 1950 ...1) Bendigo's Century Collection Edition 2) Bendigo's Century Volume 1 - 1900-1909 3) Bendigo's Century Volume 2 - 1910-1919 4) Bendigo's Century Volume 3 - 1920-1929 5) Bendigo's Century Volume 4 - 1930-1939 6) Bendigo's Century Volume 5 - 1940-1949 7) Bendigo's Century Volume 5 - 1950-1959 8) Bendigo's Century Volume 6 - 1960-1969 9) Bendigo's Century Volume 7 - 1970-1979 10) Bendigo's Century Volume 9 - 1980-1989 11) Bendigo's Century Volume 10 - 1990-1999 Folder 109 now in Box 417. AV 03/11/2022newspaper, bendigo advertiser -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1939-40
... . Built 1949/1940... Island and San Remo. Built 1949/1940 local history photography ...Part of Miss Edith Elms' collection presented via Chrisy Northcote. Shows 1st bridge between Phillip Island and San Remo. Built 1949/1940View of Suspension Bridge taken from Newhaven foreshore framed by tea tree. Shows long, low approach from Phillip Island.local history, photography, photographs, bridges, phillip island, san remo, sepia photograph -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Flag - Pennant, The Missions to Seamen - Greetings From Australia, 1940-1949
... 1940-1949 ...This pennant was donated to the Mission by June Muirhead (nee Richardson) who visited the Mission on two occasions: on the 13 November 2014 and then in 2016. She lived from age 3 to 8, with her parents, Cuthbert (Bert) Richardson and Jane (Jenny) Richardson, and her sister, Edna, in the Cottage at 717 Flinders Street. Her father, was the caretaker of the Flinders Street building between 1943-1949. . In 1943 her father was hired to work at the Mission as a caretaker. The family moved from Wonthaggi. When she lived in the Mission, she would sometimes sneak into the club to look at books and pictures. Some seafarers would give her badges, tokens. One of them gave her this felt pennant. In 1949, the family moved back to Wonthaggi and June started year 5 over there.A number of souvenir gifts and small boxes were apparently available through the Mission To Seamen in the 1940s. This acquisition adds to the small collection of items from the period which could be used to form the core of an informative exhibition. Similar flags were made in other countries depicting an animal (kiwi bird in New Zealand, springbox in South Africa) and other Australian towns.A triangular felted, dark blue pennant with printed cursive inscription and motifs including: the Mission to Seamen Flying Angel flag, an outline of Australia; a Koala wearing a captain's hat; an insignia emblem for the Merchant Navy. A looped cotton binding along left edge of the triangle to thread the flag on a stick or cord support. The printed inscription reads: Greetings from Australia.pennant, flags, koala, flying angel club, merchant navy, d. june muirhead, marketing, caretaker, cottage, bert richardson, june muirhead nee richardson, edna richardson, ww2 -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Equipment - Radio Receiver BC-639A, 1940-1949
... 1940-1949 ...The BC-639A is a ground based AM VHF receiver covering the nominal frequency range of 100 -156 m/cs. The set was built for the U.S. Army Air Force in WW2 as part of a communication system to communicate with aircraft. A system of similar intent was built in Australia during WW2 by Radio Corporation of Victoria (ASTOR), with the addition of FM facilities. This system used the ARl7 receiver and ATl7 transmitter. Many of the sets had been modified after the war by the then Dept of Civil Aviation for use as monitoring receivers.This type was used at the AeradioThe BC-639A is a ground based AM VHF receiver covering the nominal frequency range of 100 -156 m/cs. The set was built for the U.S. Army Air Force in WW2 as part of a communication system to communicate with aircraft. Dark grey US Military colourradio receiver, bc 639, bc 639a, 639, aeradio -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Still Image, Photographs from the VSF in the 1940s, 1940-1949
... 1940-1949 ...82 plus photographs from the VSF in the 1940sPhotographs -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Image, 1940-1949 (Approximate)
... 1940-1949 (Approximate) ...Donated by the Presentation Sisters of Mt Carmel Convent Rutherglen. Convent closed May 1990Black & white snapshot of pupils of St Mary's Parish School playing ball games (unmounted)"Playground St Mary's School - Rutherglen"st marys school, school sports, school games, playground -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - Wax Vesta Matches Container. X2, R Bell & Co Australia, c.1940-1949
... c.1940-1949 ...Two small iron alloy container with underneath recessed and perforated to enable matches to be struck on it. Hinged lid/cover. Worn but can see some blue colouring on one and green on the other. Inside of one container the top of a Japanese hand seal.WAX VESTA on top. Other marking worn away. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Brown Musquash Fur Coat, 1940-1949
... 1940-1949 ...The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.Full length brown musquash (muskrat) fur coat fastened at the front with hooks and large eyelets. Typically for the period the coat has long wide sleevesfur coats, women's clothing, australian fashion -- 1940s -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, The Honey Flora of Victoria 5th Edition (Dept of Agriculture Victoria), 1940-1949
... 1940-1949 ...Soft cover book slightly larger than A5, A cream cover with green writing 136 pages -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 443 Mitcham Road, Mitcham, 1998
... and later of the city of Nunawading between 1940 and 1949. He... and Mitcham and later of the city of Nunawading between 1940 and 1949 ...Eric Roger Webb moved to Mitcham with his family in about 1932. They lived at 443 Mitcham Road and owned all the land up to Simpson Street. The land was a grass paddock and he planted native trees and shrubs around the perimeter. The Webbs has three children: Eric, Dean and Donald. Mr Webb worked in the public service. He was a councillor of the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham and later of the city of Nunawading between 1940 and 1949. He was also a Shire President from 1943-1944.Coloured photograph of a house at 443 Mitcham Road, Mitcham. Tiled roof, verandah, path leading to front door.443 mitcham road, mitcham, houses, webb, eric -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Rev. GA Judkins President of the Conference 1937, 1937
... at Epworth Hospital from 1940 to 1949.... and President 1937. He was chaplain at Epworth Hospital from 1940 ...Reverend George Alfred Judkins was born in 1871 and died at Springvale in 1958. He commenced his ministry in 1897. He was stationed at Mt Lyell 1897, Melbourne Richmond 1899, Yarram Yarram 1891, Bendigo 1904, Echuca 1908, Horsham 1911, Ballarat Barkly Street 1914, Malvern 1918, Canterbury 1922, Social Service Department Director 1925-1938, Box Hill 1939. He was Secretary-General of Conference in 1936 and President 1937. He was chaplain at Epworth Hospital from 1940 to 1949.B&W head and shoulders photograph. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE P.S. LAUREL ST. 1189 COLLECTION: PHOTO ALBUM
... before 1925, 1925 - 1929; 1930 - 1939; 1940 - 1945; 1946 - 1949...; 1930 - 1939; 1940 - 1945; 1946 - 1949; 1950 - 1955; 1956 - 1959 ...Photo album ( scrap book type, plastic enclosures, not sticky ) containing photos of pupils who attended the 1998 'back to' . Students are grouped into dates of birth, i.e. Students born before 1925, 1925 - 1929; 1930 - 1939; 1940 - 1945; 1946 - 1949; 1950 - 1955; 1956 - 1959; 1960 - 1969; 19670 - 1979; 1980 - 1988. Also photo of Golden Square Rural School Students, and group overall photo of attendees at 1998 'back to' Names under all photos.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - DERRICK COLLECTION: 3BO WOMENS' TENNIS ASSOCIATION MINUTE BOOK
... 1940 until October 1949. On front cover - Womens' Tennis Assoc.... Entries date from October 1940 until October 1949. On front cover ...3BO Womens' Tennis Association Minute Book. Thick, lined book with green cover and red spine. Entries date from October 1940 until October 1949. On front cover - Womens' Tennis Assoc. Minute Book - Late - 3. B. O. Womens' Tennis Association. Hon Sec. 'Chance' 'Taraxville' Golden Square. Inside front cover - Minute Book No. 2 - 3. B. O. Tennis Association, Thelma Coombes 32 Booth St Golden Square Vic written in the top left corner, 'Chance' Hon Gen Sec. 'Taraxville' Golden Square in the bottom right corner. Members at meetings are referred to by nicknames - Chance is thought to be Lydia Chancellor.clubs and associations, sport -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Book - B/W
... Norval! It closed between 1940 and 1949 because of the second... Norval! It closed between 1940 and 1949 because of the second ...Norval Guest-House Aginda and Wettenhall The original Norval The story of Norval begins in 1917 when it was built as a private residence for Mr and Mrs William Thompson. Mrs Thompson was a pioneer of the tourist business, having come from Ballarat to Hall's Gap in 1909 to manage Bellfield Guest-house According to Ida Stanton, in her history of Hall's Gap entitled "Bridging the Gap", Mr Thompson and his wife acquired the six roomed shearers quarters at "Hankelow", on land leased by the Wettenhall family, on the south side of Bellfield. Mr Thompson, she says, completely dismantled the quarters, carefully marking each board, then hired George McKeon to cart the material up to where the original Norval house stood. With great care, the rooms were rebuilt into a home for William and his wife Mathilda. Catherine Good, the daughter of Viola (nee Wettenhall) and niece of Dr Roland, in here "Recollections" entitled "Look to the Mountains - Viola's View 1887-1979", mentions Hankelow. Speaking of her days at Glen Holford, the Wettenhall home at Pomonal, Viola says "Verona and Francie Dennis, my cousins, and I went for one very exciting trip. Father (i.e Dr Roland's father) had bought 300 acres in the Gap to take sheep from Carr's Plains in time of drought, and had a little cottage there with one of the Glen Holford men and his wife in charge. It was called Hankelow. So we three set off over the Range from Glen Holford on foot and leading a pack horse with our night attire and no doubt sponge bags. "We stayed the night at Hankelow with Jim and Minnie. Minnie had been a housemaid at Glen Holford. I was very fond of her. It makes one laugh to think of the excitement of "roughing it"! Minnie gave us a lovely dinner with meringues, and cream, I remember, then early morning tea. After breakfast we were driven in the buggy to the foot of the Goat Rock (since renamed Mt Rosea) and off we went - walking in our long skirts and ankle boots. There was no track of any kind, nor blazed trail - we just made for the top. It was rather frightening at times because we couldn't see where the top was an it always seemed to get further and further away. The last mile was so terribly steep, with a lot of lose shale where you went up twelve inches and slipped back six. Now you motor to about a couple of miles from the top and then have a graded path. Anyway, we got there and back safely and were rewarded with a magnificent view" By a strange coincidence, Hankelow, the source of Norval Guest-house in times past (if the name can be applied to the property as a whole, which seems likely) is in fact also the source of our Wettenhall Campsite! Hankelow was named after a property owned by the Wettenhall family in England. In 1917 William and Mathilda retired to their newly built home (Norval) "to escape from the tourist business" However, so many people made requests to stay with them that they found it necessary to add several more rooms and sleepouts to their home. In this way, early in 1921, the guest-house began to take shape. Mr Thompson, a former librarian of the Mechanics Institute in Ballarat, named the house "Norval". The name "Norval" comes from a quotation from the play 'Douglas" by John Home. Written in the mid-16th century the play is set in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. The story is of a boy who was parted from this mother during his early childhood, and was given to a shepherd who raised him. Some eighteen years later the mother by chance happens to meet here son, and not knowing his true identity, asks his name. He answers, "My name is Norval; and in the Grampian hills my father feeds his flocks." Perhaps it was simply because "Norval" was associated with the "Grampians" that it was chosen by Mr Thompson. He may also have been conscious of feeding "flocks" of tourists in his expanding, guest-house. Norval Guest-house prospered. It was known for its fine cooking and friendly atmosphere - a tradition which has carried through to the modern Norval! It closed between 1940 and 1949 because of the second world war. In 1949 it was decided to almost completely rebuild the house. Most of the old building (Hankelow plus) was demolished and rebuilt to a much larger and more modern plan. And then, on May 1, 1965, it was purchased by the Committee of Management of the Methodist and Presbyterian Conference Centres. At this time the guest-house was owned and operated by Marjorie and Lachland McLennan, Mrs McLennan being the daughter of William and Mathilda Thompson, the pioneers of the establishment. The McLennans had operated the Guest-house since about 1930.Photocopy 2 pages of article from book titled 'In the Making' title of article Norval guest House the original Norvalaccommodation, guesthouses, norval -
Orbost & District Historical Society
booklet, Hiawatha, 1949
This is a souvenir program made for the musical event, Hiawatha, presented by Orbost Rotary Club on November 28,29 1949. Miss Elsie Lambert was a teacher at Orbost State School for 25 year.This is representative of the entertainment popular in Orbost in the 1940's-1950's.Two small 12 pp cream coloured books with brown print and the head of an American Indian chief in head-dress on the cover. It is titled"Hiawatha" prod. and directed by F.C. Herbert. a musical event presented in Orbost 1949, performed and sponsored by the Orbost Rotary Club. This was a souvenir program.On the back cover 657.1 in ink - E. Lambert.souvenir-program hiawatha musical orbost-rotary -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document, Land Title Certificate for Henrietta Greenwood of Ringwood, Vic. - 31st January, 1931. (4 pages)
Certificate of Title - Henrietta Greenwood, Ringwood, Victoria, including Transfers and map of subdivisionIncludes transfers as part to Ernest Allan Devenish, 27th October, 1938 Lillian Alice Clegg, 10th July, 1936 Francis Leslie Little and Rose Little, 12 November, 1940 Ralph Wigley, 25 November, 1937 Alan Geoffrey Clegg, 25 November, 1937 Phillip McKinley, 8 May, 1941 John Andrew Pearson, 11 May, 1938 Paul Clegg, 8 May, 1941 The Mayor, Councillors and Burgsses of the Borough of Ringwood, 18 June, 1941 Ruby Grace Holloway, 15 October, 1941 William Herbert Holloway, 28 June, 1949 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS, 38TH BN, POST WW1, C. 1921 - 1940
Items in the "Swatton" collection. .1) Jack Swatton, 2nd from left front row. .2) front row 5th from the left. John (Jack) William Swatton. His first connection with the Australian Military is with the Universal Conscription scheme pre WW1. On 1.7.1913 he is alloted to D Coy 67th Bn (Bendigo) Regt No 671 as part of quota 1895 (Year of his birth) He then enlists in the AIF on 10.7.1915 No 4905 age 19 years in 15th Reinforcements 7th Bn AIF. Embark for Eygpt 7.3.1916, embark for France 2.6.1916, Transfer to 48th Bty 12 F.A.B 17.4.1916, transfer to 24th F.A.B 15.6.1916, Transfers to 43rd Bty 11th F.A.B 25.1.1917, detached to Ordnance Works Viviers Hill 15.2.1917, Promoted Bombadier 10.12.1917, attends 2nd Army Artillery School, promoted Corporal 16.3.1918, promoted Sgt 17.6.1918, promoted Bty Sgt Major 15.12.1918, awarded MID 31.12.1918, embark for Australia 11.5.1919, discharged from the AIF. Post WW1 he enlists in the 38th Bn (CMF Bendigo) in 1921, he is Commissioned as an Officer in Sept 1929, from that date till 1940 he is the CO of the BN. The same year he transfers to the 8th Bn CMF. Besides his Mention in Despatches (WW1) he is also awarded the Long Service and Efficiency decorations. On 25.4.1942 he enlists in VDC age 46 years No V362516 in the 15th BN Volunteer Defence Corp for part time duty with the rank of Lt Col, His appointment is terminated on 19.12.1945. In 1941 he is elected to the Committee of the Bendigo RSL, serves as Snr Vice President 1949 - 57 then President 1958 - 60. In 1962 he is made a life member of the RSL..1) Photograph B & W showing 21 Officers of the 38th BN standing outside a building. .2) Photograph sepia tone showing 20 Officers of the 38th Bn in three rows in front of a tent.photographs, 38th bn, post ww1, passchendaele barracks trust.