Robin Kelly was born Robin Vandersluys in Mary Street, Kew. As a child, she sang in backyard concerts run with her brother, Leslie. The family moved to Deepdene in 1949 and Robin joined church and school choirs. Later she was to study classical singing with Stella Power, modern singing with Jack White, TV Presentation with Natalie Raine of Crawford Productions and acting/singing with Jessie Matthews. Following her victory in a talent quest at the Orama Ballroom, she was invited to join the Orama Big Band with singers Harry Cox and Arlene Forrest. She also sang with the Kerm Jones Jazz Band at Power House and with Frank Johnson's Jazz Band at Jazz Junction. Robin became resident band vocalist at the historic Federal Hotel in Collins Street with the Rudi Laquer Trio. She also sang at The Savoy Plaza with the George Cadman Trio. A year later she became resident vocalist at the Ress Oriental Hotel with the Lennie Holmes Trio. Later, Robin married pianist Peter Jones, singing under the name 'Robin Vanser' in clubs in Sydney and regional New South Wales. She was booked for a Vietnam War tour and also sang in Tahiti. Returning to Melbourne, her agent booked her to appear in shows in Tasmania including West Point Casino and Melbourne country venues. Another agent, John Bishop, booked her to do floor shows in Melbourne, including Xmas Seasons at the Hampton Hotel where she entertained audiences with her comedy and audience participation routines. In 1971, Robin Kelly retired to run her Robin Hood Antiques business in Canterbury, during which time she was married to tenor Glenn Kelly. Later she joined Sing Australia Camberwell Choir, performing as a soloist at their Melbourne Town Hall Concert.The Vandersluys-Kelly Collection of photographs, costumes and musical performance memorabilia was donated to the Kew Historical Society by Robin Denise Kelly in 2018. The collection is an important record of stage and recorded performances in Australia in the second half of the 20th century. This new nationally-focused and artistically significant collection augments and contextualises the local performing arts materials in our collection.Colour photograph of Robin Vanser performing with the Lee Gallagher Show Band in "The Cockpit", Essendon Airport, September 1964"Lee Gallagher Show Band / Essendon Airport / "Cockpit" Sept '64"robin vanser, lee gallagher show band, "the cockpit" - essendon airport, performing arts - australia - 1960s

Colour photograph a space in the 'Airport Lounge in the Federation University T Building.buildings, mount helen campus, t building, airport lounge

Colour photograph a space in the 'Airport Lounge in the Federation University T Building.buildings, mount helen campus, t building, airport lounge

Orbost Aero Club began in 1969 with Basil Dowie as Chair, David Nixon as Secretary/Treasurer. The group went into recess from 1977-1991 closing in 1997. The mid 1960s were boom years in flying training in Australia and the number of Aero Clubs grew rapidly. The Club played a significant role in the establishment of the small airport at Marlo and in the ongoing operation and development of the airport over the years particularly for patient transfer by aerial ambulance. The Orbost Aero Club Club played a significant role in the establishment of the small airport at Marlo and in the ongoing operation and development of the airport over the years.A manila folder containing plans and approvals for the airport terminal building at Marlo Airport. On a label on front - AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING 1992/1993 plans & approval ORBOST AERO CLUBorbost-aero- club marlo-airport

hoto taken from flight in to Melbourne International airport.Digital aerial image of Melbourne, Victoria.aerial, landscape, cityscape, mouth, yarra river, west gate bridge, aerial photograph

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

Robin Boyd travelled to the USA and Britain for several weeks. He attended the opening of the new Australian Chancery in Washington DC, where he had designed an innovative exhibition with cylindrical display cases and sound recordings.Colour slide in a mount. Transport at Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia. (Architect: Eero Saarinen.)Made in Australia / 14 / JUL 69M3 / Dulles Airport (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour photograph of the entrance of Mount Helen Campus buildings, mount helen campus, the flags, autumn colouring

Colour photograph showing an aireal view of an area of Ballarataerial, ballarat, aeroplane, ballarat airport

Colour photorgraph showing the Melbourne Business District from the air.aerial, melbourne, cbd, domain, cityscape, parklands

Digital Image showing the Melnourne Business District from the air.aerial, melbourne, mouth, yarra river, west gate bridge, inner west