Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet A Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee - Reports from Meeting - five pages of report and letters. 2808.10a Bereavement Card - thanks from Ruth Lockwood to the committee on the death of her husband Douglas Lockwood, Chairman of the committee. 2808.10b Rear of above card. 2808.10c * Report of the Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee 29/1/1981 held at the office of Miss N. Young * Letter to Andrew Taylor, Superintendent Bendigo City Parks and Gardens, 4/3/1981, in regards to the memorial seat in the Conservatory Gardens. * Reply to above letter from the acting Superintendent Rod Sweetnam, 6/3/1981. * Further letter to Andrew Taylor advising that the seat construction is underway, 13/4/1981 2808.10d * Updated committee signature form to the ANZ Bank, 5/5/1981 history, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial committee, bendigo conservatory gardens, douglas lockwood

Sitting on a prime piece of real estate, over time there have been discussions on the best use of the site. Whilst there is no longer any suggestion of selling the site, it's ongoing development is still being discussed. Serious consideration was given to selling the St. Kilda Rd property to developers and changing sites. No indication is given for the rejection of this proposal, possibly in Board minutes of the time. This provides an insight into the pressures in the 1970s to sell the current site. A black foolscrap folder containing typed minutes of meetings of the Investigation Committee which was set up to investigate proposals which had been suggested regarding a future land policy. The meetings were held between 1970 and 1973. On front label: "MINITUES -/INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE/P.I.P." handwritten deaf children australia, dca, victorian school for deaf children, vsdc, st. kilda rd, the bluestone building

National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Central Victorian Branch 27th Annual Report for the year 1991. Fourteen pages booklet included are: Financial Performance Report, President's Report, Women's Committee Report, Report of Conservation Sub-Committee, Report of Properties Sub-Committee, Report of Education and Promotion Sub-Committee.national trust, properties, annual report

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: January 1998 - November 1998. Internal title now "Board Papers"Volume 31 of a set of reports to Directors. Cardboard cover with cream spine binding, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports, board papers

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: December 1998 - March 2000. Internal title now "Board Papers".Volume 32 of a set of reports to Directors. Cardboard cover with cream spine binding, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports, board papers

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: February 1996 - December 1998Volume 30 of a set of reports to Directors. Cardboard cover with cream spine binding, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: February 1995 - January 1996Volume 26 of a set of reports to Directors. Black arch file binder, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: March 1996 - December 1996Volume 28 of a set of reports to Directors. Black arch file binder, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: April 2000. Internal title now "Board Papers"Volume 33 of a set of reports to Directors. Black ring binder, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports, board papers

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: May 2000 - December 2000. Internal title now "Board Papers".Volume 34 of a set of reports to Directors. Black arch file binder, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports, board papers

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: January 2001 - June 2001. Title now "Board Papers".Volume 35 of a set of reports to Directors. Black arch file binder, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports, board papers

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: July 2001 - December 2001. Title now "Board Papers".Volume 36 of a set of reports to Directors. Black arch file binder, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports, board papers

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: February 2002 - June 2002. Title now "Board Papers".Volume 37 of a set of reports to Directors. Black arch file binder, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports, board papers

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: 2003. Title now "Board Papers".Volume 38 of a set of reports to Directors. Pink arch file binder, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports, board papers

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: 2004. Title now "Board Papers".Volume 39 of a set of reports to Directors. Pink arch file binder, multiple pages, unnumbered. committee reports, directors' reports, board papers

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: December 1932 - May 1944. Volume 1 of a set of reports to Directors. Hard cover loose leaf minute book, green and brown cover. 378 typed pages.committee reports, directors' reports

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: May 1944 - June 1949Volume 2 of a set of reports to Directors. Hard cover account book, green cover. Page numbers obscured, typed pages pasted in.committee reports, directors' reports

Typed reports to Directors of Heidelberg Golf Club from the various sub committees: July 1949 - May 1957Volume 3 of a set of reports to Directors. Hard cover account book, green cover. Page numbers obscured, typed pages pasted in.committee reports, directors' reports