In World War 2 residents of Victoria were concerned about enemy attack so a series of Spotters Huts were established along the coast. In Lorne the Spotters Hut was at Queenspark in the old recreation building. Many locals volunteered their time. The plaque was made by the Lorne Historical Society to honour these people who volunteered to join the Air Observers Corp. A rectangular thin Metal sheet , with black printing. This plaque was made in 1997 as a project of the Lorne Historical Society to pay tribute to the Spotters who worked in the spotters cabin at Queens Park Lorne during the Second World War. It listed all the names of the know Spotters, Win Allen, Nita Armistead, George Armitage, Olga Armitage, Grace Brown, George Crabbe, Monty Craig’s, Margaret Cunningham, Marj Gaylord, Marj Grant, Annie Stirling, Margie Fairbairn, Sheila McIntyre, Wilhemena Morris, Murray Morton, Nick Murnane, Eva Norton, Miss Pethabridge, Eileen Quick, Chas Read, Rev Ken Robert’s, Jack Stirling, Fred Harlock, Nellie Harlock, Cleve Herbert, Joyce Herbert, Hubert Howell, Bert Hughes, Helen Hughes, Enid Jarrett, Alice Kendrick, Marion Kendrick, Rowley Valentine, Mrs G Schram, Don Stewart , Hector Stribling, Cyril Barcoe, Rev Wilson, Kevin Dare, Cliff Green, Shirley Heathcote, Murray Milne. The plaque was placed on the Spotters Hut in 1997 but removed when the hut was remodeledspotters, world war 2, queens park, second world war

This selection of images was shortlisted for inclusion in the book 'Lighthouse on the Boulevard' by Judith Buckrich. They include items from the State Library of Victoria collection, as well as those in the archives. The final edition of the book did not include all of them, but those that were have indications in the individual description page for each image. 59 scanned photographs of RVIB, blind people and buildingsroyal victorian institute for the blind, buildings, leal house, employment, tilly aston, aaron solomon, annie rose drummond, j.t. hogarth, neil westh, trudi westh, augusta tutton, jeremy king, robert toseland, mary pipczak, anita sun, maria robinson, george dyer, malcolm brodie, trevor anderson, david blyth, don draffin, bruce allen, kevin murfitt, peter ward, eileen ayre, rosanne cunningham, reverend william moss, david palmer, george findlay, ormond hall, blind soldiers

Advertises the Linton Amateur Dramatic Club night of "dramatic entertainment", to be held in the Parish Hall on September 21st 1935 to raise funds for the Linton Free Library.Cream sheet with 1cm decorative red border.Text: " Linton Free Library / PARISH HALL, SATURDAY, SEPT. 21st, 1935 / THE LINTON AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB / Will Assist the Library with a Grand / DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT. "linton amateur dramatic club, programmes, jack sheehan, clem o'beirne, h. p. bennett, h.a. mccorkell, j. collins, annie o'beirne, celia kennedy, daisy smith, kath cunningham, lionel sparrow

In 1885 the Melbourne Hunt Club moved its operations from Caulfield to Deer Park. As part of this move the Hunt Club built the Hunt Club Hotel as a base for its members, The Hunt Club has been through many iterations since these early days and is currently operating as a community arts centre. This is an audio recording of a guest speaker at the annual Sunshine and District Historical Society's Pioneers Dinner, Mrs Ivy Morton, discussing her experience as a former manager of the Melbourne Hunt Club.Historical Society Pioneers Dinner 27/11/1987 Toast to pioneers David Templeton Chairman Norman Parsons Speaker Mrs Ivy Morton one time manageress Hunt Club Hostel 1932 - 1943 Arrival Church (B Stanway) Visit to Williamstown Husband ill (Foot) So primitive 2 pounds per week Starting Red Cross 38ivy morton, melbourne hunt club, pioneers dinner, sunshine and district historical society, hunt club hotel, david templeton, ballarat road, deer park, ici, kororoit creek hotel, joseph harrison, opies, annie mcleod, reverend alfred stanway, geoffrey samble, dulcie beryl ross, deer park red cross, deer park mothers' club, richard richardson, old kororoit creek hotel, deer park hotel, james cunningham, john cunningham, barley mow hotel, bridget cunningham, alexander dixon thorne

Pictoral article featuring 141 of the 153 nurses and masseuses about to sail with the 2nd Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) for World War Two, including C[onstance] A[my] Fall from NSW, who is to be incharge of 1st Australian Base Hospital and [Annie Moriah] Sage from Victoria, who is to be in charge of the 2nd Australian Base Hospital. Names & states of origin of other nurses as captioned under their photos: Queensland: Heather Stewart Jean Dickson Iris Hoey E N Doig Vera Harland F E Harvey Lex Reid V Hely-Wilson Ann Marks Lorna Keys Vida Knudsen Ethel Hanrahan Florence Peterson Dorothy Coleman Victoria: Margaret Lindsay Grace Mudge Ros Waycott Haidee Metzner E Sulzberger Vera Ley Winifred Kelly Eleanor Logan Helen D'Alton Dorothy Scholes Marjorie Farnbach Helen A Todd Helene Forster Cynthia Duigan E O'Keefe Eileen Jones Margaret Walsh Marjorie Vasey Dorothy Vines Dulcie Newing Dorothy Mills Beatrice Kelly Margaret Hanna Beryl Vary Enid Baker Ethel Bowe Sheila Kirk Anna Whiteside Nancy Wilson Dorothy Fahle Margaret Hanson Margaret Josephs Madge Newnham Emily McNicoll Una A Melville Margaret Oddie Elizabeth Forrest Margaret Tisdall Margaret Cuthbert Dora Burchill Nora Johnson New South Wales: M E Kiel M M Edmonds G N Cocks M F Looker K M Hardcastle D Inglis C MacFarlane B J Paige S J Thumpston G Farthing M I Prosser J T F Bromell A M Shepherd R A Joseph M Wallis C Clark S Fletcher M J Prindable G B Marshall E Swanson J M Pettigrew E Heathcote L Guthrie J Clancy D Walker O M Quin B Knight J Green H Harris N C Hill P Tarrant J I Mudge U M Golden M O Wheeler R A Hanscombe R E Bowen P L Simpkins F Thomas D H Hughes F M E Dowdle C A McLeod I M B McIntosh M C McEntee I Grady R B Oldham G K Cumming H M Smith T M Cunningham S Ogilive J McLean A L McGarrity Jean Black South Australia: Edna Scruby Constance Roberts Melva Brown Ruth Treliving Zelma Huppatz O A Kestel Mavis Riggs Mary Male Lesley Beddome Elizabeth Smythe L V M Garrett Mary Dunn Western Australia: E M Roberts I L Whitfield R I Membery E Youd M L Dunman E M Goff D M Burgess K H Barnes R I Warner Tasmania: M Stephens Susan Haines Winifred Beckett E Ratcliff Eunice Wasley Barbara Chesterman Marjorie Smith A L BarnettA photocopy of a magazine page showing mostly headshot photos of young women in nurses uniforms. On the first page the largest photo shows a woman in nurse's uniform sitting at a table. The other larger photo is a headshot of a young woman, possibly in civilian dress. All the photos are black and white.world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, annie moriah sage, constance amy fall, 2nd australian base hospital, 1st australian base hospital