Although this book revolves around the supply of power(Electricity) from brown coal it does cover the period 1937 onwards when the Kiewa Hydro Electricity Scheme was first mooted. This area was believed to be far away from aerial bombardment should the coastal power stations be attacked by air in World War II(1939 -1945). After the war, post 1945, the demand for a continual power supply, not affected by seasonal coastal flooding was together with a lower cost of hydro electricity power the major incentive for the Victoria Government of the day to proceed (in the 1940s) with The Kiewa Hydro Electricity Scheme. In 1946 Victorian government sought greater independence from the New South Wales black coal supplies.The significance of this book to the Kiewa Valley and its outlying regions is that it details why the development of an Alpine region was and now still is pocketed with a European flavour both in buildings and in town vegetation(trees and flowers). European (post World War II refugees) where attracted to these alpine areas not only for hard labouring positions but also for their technical skills and some street names offer a distinct European lineage rather than convict or of earlier English settler. The construction phase accommodation continued after completion of the Kiewa Hydro Electricity Scheme to become popular venues for an increasing winter tourism industry. This book has a brown hard cover encapsulated by a cream sleeve with brown and black print. On the front of the sleeve is an embossed circular motif with centre piece S.E.C. emblem and around this the words "50 YEARS OF SERVICE" and below this" STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA". The book contains 313 double sided pages of black print and black and white photographs.On front of paper sleeve "Brown Power A Jubilee History of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria Cecil Edwards". On the second page, below the Title "Brown Power" there is a pasted, printed presentation certificate, with the S.E.C. emblem and these printed words " Presented by the Chairman and Commissioners to A.G. MILLIST, ESQ. in recognition of long and valued service with the Commission"electricity, victorian power supplies, hydro electricity, brown coal, cecil edwards

This honor roll is held by the Bacchus Marsh RSLThe names on the honour board are: W. Blake; F.G. Blake; A.K. Cumming; A.V. Chapple; W.J. Cocherill; A.P. Cecil; C.R. Edwards; W.B. Edwards; R.W. Edwards; T. Hawkins; R.J. Lindsay; D.S. Lindsay; C.D. Cumming; N.H. Cumming; T.L. Cocherill; W.F. Hehir; N. McLachlan; J. McLachlan; S. Osborne; E.A. Smith; A. Ladhams; T. Phillips; J.A. Sweetman; R.H. Serjeant; W.T. Serjeant; T. Shannon; P. Triggs; C.M. Todd; M. Whelan; R. Watson; W. Watson.parwan, parwan state school, world war, world war 1, honour board, honor board, blake, cumming, chapple, cocherill, cecil, edwards, hawkins, lindsay, hehr, mclachlan, osborne, smith, ladhams, philips, sweetman, serjeant, shannon, triggs, todd, whelan, watson, bacchus marsh rsl, mmm

Biographical information about John Cecil Jessop, Councillor and Mayor of Heidelberg and Chairman of the MMBW. The photograph (copy) is of his time as Mayor.A Greensborough local who worked on many community projects.2 photocopied pages, text and photograph.On page 1:"Australian Dictionary of Biography 1940-1980", on page 2: "Diamond Valley Story by Diane Edwards"john cecil jessop, jessop, mmbw

Of the two stories the second one is the only one with significance to nursing. 'Our 60 bound for Gallipoli' Sixty World War 1 veterans are on a historic pilgrimage to Gallipoli to take part in the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove. They are being flown at Government cost to Turkey, with each state and territory being represented. The group of sizty were chosen from 370 applicant. A team of twenty-six, comprising five doctors and twenty-one nurses drawn from the Royal Australian Air Force and from repatriation institutions around Australia are accompanying the group.A large newspaper clipping that comprises of two stories with the top story having a black and white photo of three soldiers in a trench and seven columns of text and the bottom story having five columns of text.wwii, world war one, first world war, raaf, albert matthews, florida, sydney, diggers, qantas, singapore, istanbul, gallipoli peninsula, australia, new zealand, turkish memorial, eski hissorlik, lone pine, hmas tobruk, hmas sydney, hmas oxley, prime minister, opposition, federal government, robert william barclay, victoria, william arthur cooper, james ewing douglas, claude augustus frankhauser, george henry gullerton, james formby kibble, albert roy kyle, roy longmore, thomas phillip meagher, john thomas neal, walter edwin parker, robert leslie ponsford, stanley charles quinn, edmund john thompson, new south wales, george abraham, andrew agnew, arthur thomas beezley, leslie rundle brooks, charles cambridge, ernest george guest, leslie browett hayes hales, robert harris, cecil jack hazlitt, thomas harold hutchinson, sydney robert morrison, harry newhouse, john daniel robinson, john joseph ryan, samuel wilfred thompson, queensland, harold raymond edwards, sterling fritz blacket, robert shirley horton, james alexander mitchell, allan melrose salveson, ambrose sheppard, henry william smith, george svenson, australian capital territory, arthur thomas hansen, albert edward matthews, tasmania, alec william campbell, max drake, ralph stanley dyer, george john edward freeman, reginald edward gardner, erie james josph, william ernest kiel, south australia, kathleen avery, edgar william bartlett, thomas william epps, walter john hewitt, john ross, george mitchell, william daniel bevis, alfred william brooks, western australia, walter fletcher, leonard francis hall, john malcolm mccleery, john henry norris, declan deasey, david taylor, michelle hall, stephen haynes, samantha falcomer, naomi byles, bradford