The Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was registered in Bendigo on 18/06/1981.The decision to disband the Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was made at a General Meeting on 17/02/2016. The group agreed to continue as the Merle Bush Friendship Group. The Australian Trefoil Guilds connect women who are either actively involved in Girl Guiding or have a history with Girl Guiding. The purpose of a Trefoil Guild is to keep alive the spirit of the Promise and Law, carry this spirit into the community and to give support Guiding.First photo -Advertiser Saturday January 3, 1942 - Photo by P Pinder - 6 Girl Guides collecting waste aluminum in a bag. Second photo Xmas 1942 photo by P. Pinder two guides about to ride off on cycles to deliver parcels On the right our Treasurer Marie Norris (Hayman) in beautifully correct uniform.... next to her our President Berry Wallace (Richardson) in the modern version(?) The "generous contributor".... .. Bush, of course!girl guides, guiding, merle bush, trefoil guild, advertiser 1942, national war effort, xmas 1942

Headline Story: Missile Thrown, Police Assaulted, Resisted Youth Fined on Three Charges Arising out of an incident last Sunday when an Eltham youth is alleged to have called a picnicker a "mug" and have admonished him for going to a hotel on a Sunday, an 18-year old youth appeared in Eltham court on Wednesday charged with having thrown a missile to the danger of persons in a public place; with having resisted First Constable H. Shields in the execution of his duty and having assaulted First Constable Shields.Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loaneltham police station,lew howard collection, h. shields, victoria police, eltham hotel

The Bendigo Advertiser, Bendigo, Victoria. Dated Tuesday June 2nd 1942. page 1 -4. Vol LXXXX, No. 26,927newspaper, bendigo, advertiser, 1942

Lyon Bros Eltham Motor Garage originally opened as an old tin shed garage in 1923 alongside Dave Lyon’s weatherboard home, a Californian bungalow at present-day 856 Main Road, Eltham in the dip between York and Henry Streets - there was a wood yard and garage at the back. That house remains standing today (2026). It later became a Chiropractor’s practice now operating as Eltham Cosmetic Clinic. Earliest advertisements for the business date from March 1923 – advertise that they have opened a motor garage near the post office, where a car or petrol may be procured day or night, and repairs effected. (The Advertiser, 2 March 1923) Between May 1942 and December 1945 [based on a newspaper article "Eltham Killed in Brownout" (1942, May 15). Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser (Vic. : 1940 - 1942), p. 3. Retrieved May 23, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57496549 and aerial photos taken in December 1945], the brothers relocated the business to 283-287 Main Road Eltham, opposite Arthur Street. The garage was an official RACV Road Service Station and offered vehicles for hire in addition to conducting repairs. It was also an Agent for Shell petrol. During the war Dave was working in the garage one night with a motor running. He was almost unconscious, and Jack Burgoyne happened to stop off with his truck and went and dragged him out. John Lyon used to live on the comer of Bridge Street and Main Road on top of the cliff. He was later killed in an accident at Rosanna railway crossing 29th Feb, 1960 [Source: Doug Orford]. This photo is dated circa 1964 and the address is clearly 283-287 Main Road however by 1971 street numbers had been revised to present-day numbering and by the time the site had been redeveloped as Lyon Bros. Ford the address was 953 Main Road. Community memories after posting this photo on Facebook include: "I can remember my dad putting 2 shilling pieces into a bowser to get petrol after hours."This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg953 main road eltham, 1963, automobiles, businesses, eltham, eltham lyon, eltham motor garage, lyon bros. garage, main road eltham, motor vehicles, racv road service station, shell service station, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection

Lyon Bros Eltham Motor Garage originally opened as an old tin shed garage in 1923 alongside Dave Lyon’s weatherboard home, a Californian bungalow at present-day 856 Main Road, Eltham in the dip between York and Henry Streets - there was a wood yard and garage at the back. That house remains standing today (2026). It later became a Chiropractor’s practice now operating as Eltham Cosmetic Clinic. Earliest advertisements for the business date from March 1923 – advertise that they have opened a motor garage near the post office, where a car or petrol may be procured day or night, and repairs effected. (The Advertiser, 2 March 1923) Between May 1942 and December 1945 [based on a newspaper article "Eltham Killed in Brownout" (1942, May 15). Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser (Vic. : 1940 - 1942), p. 3. Retrieved May 23, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57496549 and aerial photos taken in December 1945], the brothers relocated the business to 283-287 Main Road Eltham, opposite Arthur Street. The garage was an official RACV Road Service Station and offered vehicles for hire in addition to conducting repairs. It was also an Agent for Shell petrol. During the war Dave was working in the garage one night with a motor running. He was almost unconscious, and Jack Burgoyne happened to stop off with his truck and went and dragged him out. John Lyon used to live on the comer of Bridge Street and Main Road on top of the cliff. He was later killed in an accident at Rosanna railway crossing 29th Feb, 1960 [Source: Doug Orford]. This photo is dated circa 1964 and the address is clearly 283-287 Main Road however by 1971 street numbers had been revised to present-day numbering and by the time the site had been redeveloped as Lyon Bros. Ford the address was 953 Main Road. Just featured is an XL Falcon manufactured 1962-1964 Community memories after posting this photo on Facebook include: "I can remember my dad putting 2 shilling pieces into a bowser to get petrol after hours." A similar photo is featured in the Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection, SEPP_0664Black and white photograph of Lyon Bros. Eltham Motor Garage 283-287 Main Road Eltham c.1960953 main road eltham, 1963, automobiles, businesses, eltham, eltham motor garage, ford xl falcon, george w. bell collection, lyon, lyon bros. garage, main road eltham, racv road service station, shell service station

Jackson St Casterton Aug 18. 23 Dear Girls, I was very pleased to receive your nice letters with news of your doings in Eltham. You put Casterton S.A., so your letters were a long time reaching me. As I hope to see you all very soon I shall just send a p.c. of me taken in Mrs Cox’s garden Easter Sunday 12 months ago. The river here has been in flood twice and people who lived along its banks had to move. I believe the Eltham PS is greatly improved. Betty says I shall get lost there now. Casterton is on the Glenelg R. in Vic so you will remember that next time. Best wishes to you all. From E. Hooley Ellen Sweeney was a former student of Eltham State School in the 1880s, She became a teacher at the school from 1891-1898. She returned in 1915 until her marriage to William Hooley of Casterton at St Marys, Eltham, Tuesday, April 24, 1923. Wedding at Eltham. (1923, April 27). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 2 (AFTERNOON). Retrieved February 14, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56655781 Wedding at Eltham PRESENTATIONS TO MISS SWEENEY. On Tuesday last. Miss Sweeney (a member of an old and respected Eltham family), who recently resigned her position as assistant teacher at the Eltham State School to marry Mr. W. Hooley, of Casterton, was presented with a handsome gold wristlet watch. The headmaster, Mr. Dudtield, in making the presentation on behalf of the school committee, parents, and children paid a high tribute to the excellent work done by Miss Sweeney during her connection with the school, and in asking her acceptance of the present, expressed on behalf of all the fullest measure of happiness to Miss Sweeney in her married life. On Thursday evening, a social evening was tendered to Miss Sweeney, at Mrs. T. Jewell's residence Main street, by the choir and parishioners of St. Mary's Church, Eltham, where Miss Sweeney has for some years acted as choir mistress. Mr. Harold Cox, in handing her a handsome gold and oak silver salad bowl and service, expressed the heartiest good wishes to one who had not only labored so strenuously in organising the choir, but had been always foremost in promoting church and public movements in the community. Congratulatory addresses were also contributed by the Rev. F. Norris and Mr. W. P. McMahon. Miss Sweeney sincerely thanked the donors for their beautiful present, and the speakers for the many kind things said in her regard. She felt very much severing her connection with Eltham. She would carry away many happy-. recollections of her old home, and the kindly people of the town. She hoped after some years to return to Eltham. permanently. (Applause.) On Saturday morning. the marriage ceremony was performed at St. Mary's in the presence of a large number of friends. During the nuptial Mass, celebrated by the Rev. F. Parker. (North Fitzroy), assisted-by the Rev. F. Morris .(Eltham). The choral part of the service including the Wedding March, was very efficiently rendered by the choir. MRS HOOLEY (1940, May 10).Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser (Vic. : 1940 - 1942), p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57491650 MRS HOOLEY Sincere regret was felt, in Eltham and district at the death of Mrs. W. Hooley (nee Miss Ellen Sweeney) a very dear and capable teacher at State Schools in Eltham and other districts, including the Western District. The deceased was one of Nature's ladies, and was a native of Eltham having been born in the historic home, Culla Hill, one of the first settlements on the Yarra. She passed peacefully away on Anzac Day, April 26. The. funeral was the largest and most impressive ever seen in Eltham, and left St. Mary's Church after a requiem mass conducted by Rev. Father Morrison and Father Hollis. The pall bearers were mostly girlhood friends. Deceased leaves a husband, two brothers, Mr. Tom Sweeney of Kew, and Mr. Frank Sweeney of Western Australia and sisters (Mrs. Lane, of W.A., and Mrs. M. Carringham, of Dalton St, Eltham.) POSTCARD 1905-1940s Like the carte-de-visite, postcards enjoyed a collecting craze by large numbers of people, and were often kept in albums through which the interested visitor could browse. Postcards were posted or exchanged in huge numbers. Postal authorities in Australia only allowed the private printing of postcards from 1898. At this time the back of the card was reserved for the address and postage stamp, and the front was used for the message and a picture. In 1902 British authorities allowed a "divided back", so that the left side could be used for the message, the right side for the address and stamp, and the whole of the front was devoted to the picture. France followed suit in 1904, Germany and Australia in 1905, and the United States in 1907. - Frost, Lenore; Dating Family Photos 1850-1920; Valiant Press Pty. Ltd., Berwick, Victoria 1991marg ball collection, postcard, 1922, 1923, ellen hooley (nee sweeney), ellen sweeney, eltham, mrs cox

A comprehensive article by the Army Survey Regiment's CO, LtCol Don Swiney MBE about the workings of the "Regiment." The "Regiment" occupied Fortuna Villa since 1942. There is also a one-page article about "The Ghost of Fortuna."Newspaper Article of 6 pages, A3 sizeroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt

Mid blue buckram hard covers with blue plastic covered dust jackets. Titles on front covers & spines except Vol III due to front of dust jacket missing. Illustrated with black & white photos & maps. .1) Vol I Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942, 786 pages .2) Vol II Air War Against Japan 1939-1945, 533 pages .3) Vol III Air War Against Germany & Italy 1939-1943, 731 pages .4) Vol IV Air Power Over Europe 1944-1945, 539 pagesbooks, military history - airforce

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Friday, December 31, 2004. Fire: Golden Square fire brigade's annual Christmas sports day gave brigades the chance to display their talents. In this photograph, taken in 1942, Keith James (assistant), Bill Rodda (ladder man), Bill Curnow (pole), George Symons (coupler) and Dick Turner (hydrant) display their talents under the watchful eye of the judge, Bob Houston. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2004. Scholarly: on their way home from Woodstock State School No. 3492 in 1942. Front: R. Stone, B. Hamilton. Middle: J. Burrows, E. Cooper. Back: M. Packham, W. Leversha, N. Burrows.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

This was held on the centenary of European settlement of Phillip Island. It mentions the discoveries of Aboriginal artefacts on the Island.Historical2 A3 photocopied pages of a newspaper article from The Powlett Express Wonthaggi, June 5 1942 on the Centenary of Phillip Island and the formation of the Historical Society at Erehwon, the home of Cr and Mrs Davie on May 25 1942. Speakers included Mr & Mrs Hardy [McHaffie], Captain E. Dixon, Mr J. Gliddon, Mr W. Kennon and Mr J. Grayden.The Powlett Express Wonthaggi and Victorian State Coalfields Advertiser. One Hundred Years Of Progress Phillip Island Centenarycentenary celebrations 1942, phillip island and westernport historical society, centenary gathering at erehwon, cr dawson davie, j w gliddon, mchaffie, r. grayden, powlett express 1942, aboriginal artifact

Bendigo born captain James Esdaile ordered sailors to open fire on a sinking ship at the height of World War Two.Bendigo Advertiser full page article entitled 'Peril on the high seas' with three black and white photos of HMAS Adelaide, a midget submarine, and James Esdaile in 1935.bendigo, hmas adelaide, japanese midget submarine, james esdaile

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, October 28, 2004. Childhood memories: Graeme Ashman, Gretta (Stevenson) Ashman and Ken Ashman at Victoria Street, Eaglehawk, 1942.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, June 10, 2004. Memories: this photograph was taken at St Mary's College Bendigo, on July 24, 1942. Pictured are front row from left: Anne Denton, Clare Murphy,, Margaret Carringan,, Lena Hurley, Pat McEnroe and Pat Ryan. Second row: Mary Flynn, Margaret Esler, Joan Burgess, Margaret Owens, Margaret Reardon, Joan Barrett, Aileen Jeffrey. Third row: Norma ?, Mary Cooper, Ruth Betteridge, Miriam Edwards, Elaine Delaney, Susan Ricketts, Una Manning, Pat Black, Elizabeth Doherty. Fourth row: Valda ?, Betty Peters, Margarety Meade, Jean Esler, Betty Cowling, Pat Delaney and Margaret Fanthan.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Monday, June 14, 2004. School's in: photograph of Long Gully PS 1942, grades 3 and 4.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Friday, June 18, 2004. Good old days: a photo of the Ordnance Factory tool room personnel, believed to have been taken in 1942. The photo was provided by Ray Ryan. Mr. Ryan worked at the factory for as a toolmaker for 37 and a half years.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, October 16, 2003. School's in: Marong State School in 1942. Teacher, Miss Drew. Back row: R. Hill, Unknown, L. Donaldson, B. Smith, D. Keating, L. Andrews, D. Steel, C. Hill. Middle row: N. Donaldson, G. steel, M. Keating, unknown, V. Gooch, G. Baker. Front roe: Unknown, T. Yates, C. Rule, K. Donaldson, Unknown, I. Baker.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Friday, July 16, 2004. Young minds: Eaglehawk State School No. 210 Grade 5, 1942. Back row from left: Max Stephens, Merv Harvey, Kevin Boyd, Jack Wright, Albert Attwater, GraemeHammer, Alan Bull, Steve Nancarrow, Bill Farrar, Kelvin Alcock, Gordon Miller, Ray Walls, Ian Brown. Third row: Jim Hunter, Frank Gelsi, Basil Ashman, Alan Moyle, Brian Henderson, Colin Bailey, Stan Boserio, Brian Holt, Horrie Benbow, Eric Perkins, Geoffrey Alan,NormanHenderson, Harry Cox. Second row: Stella Perkins, Faye Hayden, Lois Spillman, Joan Lobb, Edna Kingdom, Lynette Parkinson, Audrey Williams, Dorothy Wilson, Wanda Roberts. Front row: Val Baldwin, Merle Bull, Margaret McCoy, Margaret Alan, Joan McDonald, Lauris Harvey, Val Evely, Marj Watson, Dot Thompson, Audrey Penna.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Saturday, February 12, 2005. Loaded: truck driver Ted Hayward, pictured with is brother Stan in 1948, alongside their 1942 Chevrolet truck. The truck was loaded with 280 cases of tomatoes from Marong, being transported to the Bendigo Preserving Company in Garsed Street, Bendigo, where they both worked.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Next stop: J. Pardy, M. Pardy and D. Pardy hitch a ride to the Woodstock North School on Doctor in 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Summertime: Mendil Beach in Darwin during World war 2 in 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Darwin was bombed a total of 64 times during the war. The biggest and most deadly air-raids occurred on19/1/1943. Two hundred and forty two Japanese aircraft bombed the township, harbour and 2 airstrips. There were 235 deaths, 9 ships sunk in the harbour and 9 aircraft destroyed.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. War torn: a house in Darwin after the Japanese bombing during World War 2, circa 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Silver screen: more of the Darwin series taken in 1942 during World War 2. this snap is of a Darwin picture theatre. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. sea port: more from the Darwin series of photos taken in 1942, during World War 2. in this shot the Darwin wharf shows the affects of bombing. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, January 6, 2003. Rest time: more from the Darwin series of photos taken during World War 2 in 1942. in this shot soldiers rest against a truck on the side of a highway list outside Darwin. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2003. Resting place: the Darwin cemetery as it was in 1942 during World War 2. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Darwin was bombed a total of 64 times during the war. The biggest and most deadly air-raids occurred on19/1/1943. Two hundred and forty two Japanese aircraft bombed the township, harbour and 2 airstrips. There were 235 deaths, 9 ships sunk in the harbour and 9 aircraft destroyed.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, December 30, 2002. Survivor: more from the Darwin series of photos from 1942 during World War 2. This one shows the Darwin hospital. The hospital was one of the few buildings to survive both the Japanese bombing and the devastation of cyclone Tracy. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. All aboard: soldiers pack the carriages of a train near Darwin, circa 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Memories: the Darwin railway yards. This photo was taken in 1942 during World War 2. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Darwin was bombed a total of 64 times during the war. The biggest and most deadly air-raids occurred on19/1/1943. Two hundred and forty two Japanese aircraft bombed the township, harbour and 2 airstrips. There were 235 deaths, 9 ships sunk in the harbour and 9 aircraft destroyed.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Damaged: a Commercial Bank in Darwin shortly after the Japanese bombed the city in 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were