Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society. Orange plastic with clear front cover and 10 clear sleeves / pages. Includes - SECV brochure "Visit Victoria's beautiful Upper Kiewa Valley" Newspaper Article 30 July 1986 - "Ory Frehauf 'Father' - 61 year old Russian has lived at Falls Creek for 32 years" and an article - "Snow shoeing at Falls Creek" Newspaper Article 4 Nov. 1989 - Audrey Edmondson at Mt Beauty Pondage & Lions Clubclare roper; scrap book;

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society. Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society. Green plastic with clear front cover with 10 clear plastic sleeves / pages.clare roper; scrap book

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Grey plastic with clear front cover with 9 clear plastic sleeves/pages. Includes: History of the Kiewa Valley Historical Society, office bearers, visitors book 1969-1978, life members, Tawonga Caravan Park, finances, Wallace's hut, Local history of Tawonga by C. Roper, 1949.clare roper; scrap book

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Dark blue plastic with clear front cover with 11 plastic sleeves / pages. Includes: "The Discovery of the Bogong High Plains" dated 1962 from RHSV.; 'Tawonga History' dated 1964; Kiewa Valley C.W.A letter re Tangambalanga; History of the Bogong hotel at Tawonga; Memories of Wilma Roper, 1987. Yackandandah History. Ovens Crossing. Mullagong. Tawonga Hometead. clare roper; scrap book;

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Orange plastic with clear front cover with 10 plastic sleeves / pages. Includes: North East Victoria. Rutherglen. Wallace's Hut - ownership and maintenance since classified by National Trust in 1970. clare roper; scrap book

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society. Yellow plastic front and back covers with 10 clear plastic sleeves / pages. Includes: Pages from the "Empire Youth Movement Booklet" which is about British Royalty.clare roper; scrap book

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Grey plastic front and back cover with black spiral spine with 24 clear plastic sleeves / pages plus 2 sleeves empty. Includes: Roper Family. Thomas Mitchell C.M.G.. North Eastern Dairy Company. Johann Gottfried Scholy's History. Rutherglen's Early Days.The Viticulture College. Botharambo. Pledge of Loyalty (to the Queen). North East Historical Societies. The Land Act 1883. Protection of the Aborigines 1886.clare roper; scrap book

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Dark blue plastic with clear front cover with 2 clear plastic sleeves containing 3 booklets 'How to Construct & Maintain Your Telephone Line' 'The Use & Care of the Telephone' 'The Dunlop Australian Open Lawn Tennis Championships'clare roper; scrap book

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Yellow plastic with clear front cover with 10 sleeves / pages. Includes exploration of N.S.W. and Victoria. A Kiewa Valley Historical Society display of items borrowed held in 1968.clare roper; scrap book

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society. She or one of the members compiled this folder.Members of the Kiewa Valley Historical Society collected and collated items of historical interest for the KVHS.Blue plastic with clear front cover with 8 sleeves / pages containing 1 photo, and advertising for skiers.clare roper; snow skiing; scrap book

Clare Roper maintained and collected historical articles from the local newspapers especially those pertaining to the local area and of interest to the Kiewa Valley.Clare Roper grew up and lived in the Kiewa Valley at Tawonga. She was a member of the Kiewa Valley Historical Society for many years.Black with thin alternating red and white strips from top to bottom 'Photo Album' used to attach newspaper clippings dated from the 1950s to the 1990s. The articles are of historical interest and include many from the Kiewa Valley. The Album has 3 metal rings which snap open and shut. There are approximately 60 pages each with a clear plastic sheet that opens up to allow insertion of the newspaper article. The sheet then covers the article, keeping it in place.newspapers, historical articles, clare roper, kiewa valley, north east victoria, local press, photos

Clare Roper collected and maintained newspaper clippings of historical interest to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper grew up and lived in the Kiewa Valley at Tawonga. She was a member of the Kiewa Valley Historical Society for many years.A vanilla, green with sunset picture 'Photo Album' used to save newspaper clippings dated 1949 to late 1980s mostly covering the North East of Victoria. The Photo Album has 3 steel rings that snap open and shut. The pages have a clear plastic sheet that lifts off to place the newspaper cuttings which then 'stick' to the page. The clear cover is then replaced on top.There are 60 pages used both sides.Front cover "Photo Album". Spine 'Photos'.newspapers, historical articles, clare roper, kiewa valley, north east victoria, local press, photos

CWA Tawonga 1946 - 1988 collection of its written history. The C.W.A. aimed to improve the health, welfare and education of women and children in the country. The book gives examples of all activities the members were involved in over the years and their involvement with other CWA groups in the North East of Victoria. Through the photos it also gives a good example of women's fashions over the years.History of CWA Tawonga by Clare Roper, President, founding member and local resident. Women in Tawonga were mostly on farms and in 1946 felt remote after WWII as it affected available workers and the well being of children. The Country Women's Association improved the living conditions and well being of members in the Kiewa Valley community.Scrap book with block handwritten and coloured heading. Cover: Centre middle has a coloured photo of 10 ladies standing below a CWA logo. Covered with clear plastic. Consists of photos, newspaper clippings and typed sheets."CWA Tawonga from 1946 collected by C. Roper" - top of front pagecountry women's association; clare roper; tawonga;

A collection of photos, newspaper clippings, typed sheets commencing from the Opening Day 29th Sept. 1956 of the Tawonga Bowls Associates.History of the Tawonga Bowls Associates, a popular sport in Tawonga from 1956. Compiled by Clare Roper, local resident and president of the club in 1956.Scrap book with block handwritten and coloured heading. Cover: Centre middle coloured photo of 9 ladies standing wearing white bowling club uniform.Inside cover: Clare Roper Bookbowling club; tawonga; clare roper;

The Tawonga C.W.A. formed on 7th Feb. 1946. It was a very active group with 45 members in that year. Numbers fluctuated throughout the years and totalled 26 members in 1988. The Tawonga C.W.A. often combined activities with the other branches in the Kiewa Valley. The C.W.A. aimed to improve health, welfare and education for women and children in the country. The book gives examples of all the activities the members were involved in over the years and their involvement with other C.W.A. groups in North East Victoria and Victoria. There are many photos of members and their activities too. These photos give a good representation of what womens fashions were during the mid part of the 20 century. Historical: Women living in Tawonga were mostly on farms and, in 1946, when the branch commenced would have been feeling more remote with WW11 having had an effect on available workers and the well being of the women and children. This scrap book was complied by Claire Roper one of the founding members of the CWA. It traces the history of the Tawonga branch of the CWA, its members and what they did which improved the living conditions for their community. Large scrap book held together by 3 large staples originally with blank pages. The pages have been written on and newspaper articles have been pasted in. The book was covered with light brown paper, the heading has been handwritten using block letters coloured in green with black outline. Centre front of the book has a photo of ladies dated 1978. Their names are typed in underneath. The book has then been covered by clear plastic.The title: "C.W.A. / Tawonga / Scrap Book / Collected by C. Ropercountry women's association of victoria. tawonga. clare roper.

Clare Roper was a member of the Kiewa Valley Historical Society and maintained a scrap book of the events and doings of the group. The gathering of information was prompted by the publication of the KVHS book demonstrating a need to keep and maintain history as it happens.The papers enable current members of the KVHS to create a provenance for items still in the collection e.g.. the Hallford truckPhotocopied papers A3 & A4 size regarding the History of the Kiewa Valley Historical Society. Compiled by Clare Roper 1987. (In a clear plastic sleeve)clare roper. kiewa valley historical society. hallford truck. anvil at kergunyah. canoe tree at kiewa.