Reverend John Hill was ordained in 1969 who served at Myrtleford, Wattle Park, Mitchell Presbytery, Stawell, Commission for Mission, United States, and Bendigo West Reverend Robert Mackay Cross served in Shepparton North, Chaplain of Queen Elizabeth Geriatic Centre Ballarat, Chairman and Executive Secretary of the Division of Community Services.B & W photograph showing Reverend Cross presenting a cheque to Reverend John Hill, minister at Stawell and chairman on state recovery committee for disaster relief."Rev John Hill (right) Rev Robert Cross (left) C&N 22/7/1987 page 29"hill, john, cross, robert

The Wessex was used between 1964 and 1984 by the Australian Navy in Australia and Oceania. This helicopter, no 31, also use for disaster relief in Darwin after Cyclone Tracy.Manufactured in Britain from a USA design, the Wessex was jet powered (Napier Gazelle), a multi-role helicopter used in air sea rescue, anti-submarine, ambulance, troop and freight carrying. Dependent on the mission profile, the aircraft carried a crew from three to five including two pilots.Includes a full set of Royal Australian Navy insignia and carries the Serial No. N7-221 and Navy Side No. 31.RAN Roundel. Navy Registration N7-221. No31, a/c safety markings. Tiger Head Unit Logo of 816 Sqnhelicopters, military equipment, wedssex, troop carrier, navy

Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) John Douglas Gordon Lessels, Marshal in charge of disaster relief, was a municipal councillor at Mallacoota where he had a holiday house.A wooden shield with a badge in the centre. Inside an orange circle is " in paratus adversitatem" with a larger CD inside a blue triangle. It has gold coloured decorations . around the circle. There are two small metal plates above and below this badge. On the back is a cut out for hanging.On plate at top : "NATURAL DISASTERS ORGANISATION CANBERRA ACT" On plate below badge : " ORBOST & TOURIST ASSN PRESENTED BY AVM JOHN LESSELS DGNDO 30 NOV 84" shield disaster-organisation orbost-tourism

This book contains the minutes from the St John's Ambulance Brigade in Warrnambool. The St John's ambulance is a mainly volunteer organisation and world wide charity which assists in areas of first aid,first aid training, health services and disaster relief. There are many small groups around the state of Victoria and are regularly seen at community events providing first aid care when needed.This ledger provides information about the running of the local group , the events and business to which they attended. There are many local sports clubs and events mentioned.This minutes book has social and historical significance as it contains names of many local people involved in the organisation during the 1970's and also the issues they faced and work in which they were involved during that period.Green and cream card cover with red cloth binding and red and white label on front cover.Foolscap size lined pages. contains handwritten minutes.The Reding account book minute on label on front cover. dates range from December 1971 to February 1981.warrnambool,, st john's ambulance warrnambool, st john's ambulance minutes book warrnambool

3 A4 pages stapled together. Peter's Eulogy. We have lost a giant from the folklore scene. The huge crowd here today shows how much Peter meant to so many people. He has been my friend and band leader for the past twenty five years. Peter was the glue for our band. He planned the musical program in conjunction with the MCs. He listed all the tunes to be played and where to find them for those who read the dots. Peter was great fun to be around and I'd like to mention just a few things to show that. Peter was always an exuberant player. He would bounce around on his seat. This caused a near disaster at a drought relief benefit we were playing. The band was on a platform but our pianist Olive was at ground level as the piano could not fit. Peter bounced around so much his chair leg slipped and Peter ended up on top of poor Olive. Peter loved to entertain. He would play bones or swanee whistle at the drop of a hat. He would demonstrate the Charleston, can can or bunny hop for groups. For a big man he was very light on his feet. He loved to stand and circle his concertina, a memory I won't forget. I have to confess I have slept with Peter. Twice. The first time was at Port Fairy Folk Festival when the band slept in the nunnery at Koroit. Peter, Dean Swift and I shared a room. Peter's snoring was so bad Dean grabbed a blanket and a pillow and went to sleep in the mini bus. I went into another room but even with two closed doors found it difficult to sleep. As recently as this year's Illawarra Folk Festival Peter was in a tent in the performer's area. I noticed the tents either side quickly became vacant. The next time was in Canberra when Peter and I were at one end of a caravan and Mary Smith was at the other. I don't think poor Mary got much sleep that night. On another occasion in Canberra Peter was Half asleep in his van when another well known female performer (not from the band) came in and stripped off. She realised she was in the wrong van and grabbed her stuff and took off. She returned very red faced the next morning to collect her shoes. Peter maintained he saw nothing. One freezing cold night in Canberra Peter ad I had been at a terrific session in the bar. We had to support each other across the oval towards our caravan. Peter tried to straddle the fence and got stuck. There was a real Canberra frost on the fence and a sensitive part of Peter's anatomy was in grave danger of frost bite. Peter took an eternity to extricate himself. I couldn’t help him as I was laughing so much. We'll never forget making Harry McQueen's bull boar sausages at Nariel. Peter had already organised the meat and intestine casings from the butcher in Corryong. He was such an organiser and the sausages were brilliant. Peter was quirky. He always made a morning cuppa complete with tea cosy. It even left Martin Pearson speechless in the breakfast tent at Illawarra this year. Another example was when he sold his beloved FJ which is parked out the front today. As the new buyer drove off down the road Peter stood there playing 'Now is the hour' and 'wish me luck as you wave me goodbye' on his concertina. Peter loved a joke. He knew Shirley Andrews loathed the tune Danny boy so he played it in her hearing any chance he go. He even gave her a cd with a dozen different performers doing their versions of the song. We once played at the Rifle Brigade Oktoberfest and Peter was just a bit under the weather after being there for two days (the band got free drinks). The late night crowd was getting restless so Peter tried to shut them up by holding his finger up. They got more restless. Peter couldn’t understand it. 'it worked for Grummy Ross,' he wailed. It was the only time we ever over rode him and started playing without him. He wasn’t happy but disaster was averted. The dance club once had a reverse deb ball. Peter shave his beard, got his sister Robyn to make up his face and came to the ball in a lovely gown. It took ages for people to realise who it was.Margaret Hogan said the other night 'Peter let me see and do things I never would have done otherwise.' I think that is true of all of us in the band. We performed in major festivals regularly, travelled widely and had experiences such as playing at the opening of Melbourne Museum or State Parliament. Experience we'd never have had without Peter. I'm glad Peter didn’t suffer. He told me last Monday morning on my last visit he was in no pain. For that I am grateful. He passed away that night. He was taken far too young and has left a huge hole in all our lives. Personally I have lost a great mate, but then we can all say that. We'll miss you Dirty Pierre. John Williams.person, individual, peter ellis oam

General Sir Charles Warren was an officer in the British Royal Engineers. He was one of the earliest European archaeologists ofthe Holy Land. Much of his military service was spene in British South Africa. Previously he was police chief, the Head of the London Metropolitan Police during the Jack the Ripper murders. In 1876, the Colonial Office appointed him special commissioner to survey the boundary between Griqualand West and the Orange Free State. For this work he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1877. He was appointed special commissioner to investigate "native questions" in Bechuanaland and commanded the Northern Border Expedition troops in quelling the rebellion there. In 1879 he became Administrator of Griqualand West. The town Warranton in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa is named after him. In 1882 the Admiralty sent him to Sinai to discover what had happened to Professor Edward Palmer's archaeological expedition. He discovered the members had been robbed and murdered, located their remains and brought their killers to justice. For this he was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1883 , also Knight of Justice of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and in 1884 elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1884 Warren was sent as HM Special Commissioner to command a military expedition to Bechuanaland, to assert British sovereignty in the face of encroachments from Germany and the Transvaal and to suppress the Boer freebooter states of Stellaland and Goshen, which were backed by the Transvaal and were stealing land and cattle from the local Tswana tribes. This became known as the Warren Expedition and achieved its aims without bloodshed. Warren was recalled and in 1885 was made Knight Grand Cross ofthe Order of St Michael and St George. In 1885 Warren stood for election for Parliament but lost the vote. In 1886 he was appointed Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis following Sir Edmund Henderson's resignation. Criticised continually for his decisions and actions he resigned in November 1888. Prior to this time he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, January 1888. On the outbreak of the Boer War in 1899 he returned to service and commanded the 5th Division of the South African Field Force. In January 1990, Warren bungled the second attempted relief of Ladysmith at Tugela River. At the Battle of Spion Kop, January 1990 he had operational command and his failure of judgement, delay and indecision despite his superior forces culminated in the disaster. It has been said that Warren was "perhaps the worst" of the British generals in the Boer War and certainly the most "preposterous". Redvers Buller in a letter to his wife described him as "a duffer", responsible for him losing him "a great chance". Warren was recalled to Britain in August 1900 and never again commanded troops in the field. Individual image from photographed poster of tobacco and cigarette cards.holy land, sir charles warren, british royal engineers, archaeologist, british south africa, london metropolitan police, jack the ripper, colonial office, commissioner, griqualand west, orange free state, companion of the order of st michael and st george, bechuanaland, northern border expedition, warrenton, sinai, professor edward palmer, knight commander of the order of st michael and st george, knight of justice of the order of st johnof jerusalem, fellow of the royal society, knight grand cross of the order of st michael and st george, boer war, redvers buller, knight commander of the order of the bath

A green soft covered booklet titled, '32nd Annual Report State Relief Committee Victoria.' Established 1930. Incorporated 1940. Cnr. King & Bourke Street's, Melbourne, C.1. Academy Press Pty. Ltd., 41-49 Smith St., Fitzroy, 41 5505. 28 pages. Photos.1962.Academy Press Pty Ltd, Fitzroy.organization, society, state relief committee, lydia chancellor, collection, disasters, bushfire relief, flood rellief, australia, victoria, state relief committee, international relief, charity, donations, community service, humanitarian work

Illustrated hardcover book with dustjacket. Book has a black cover with title and editor's name embossed in gold on the spine. Front of dust jacket has a grey, white and pale green photograph of a group of nurses (the sisters of the 21st AGH back in Australia following their long journey home from the Middle East, September 1942) Title and editor's name are printed in black ink on the front also. The spine has title editor's and publisher's names printed in white on a black background. The army badge is printed in yellow at the top of the spine, and publisher's logo in multicolour at the base. The back cover has a photograph of a group of army personnel with a truck marked with a red cross and draped with an Australian flag (members from the 2nd Health Support Battalion (Brisbane) made up the new Health Supplementation Team, East Timor August 2022. A summary of the book is printed on the back cover.non-fictionWillingly into the fray comprises the stories of sixty-five individual nurses, their voices preserved and their words, often fraught with emotion and mixed in distress at what they have seen, heard endured and railed against, carefully retained. Many of these stories are told for the first time, particularly those of the recent campaigns, peace keeping operations, disaster relief and humanitarian missions.australian army nursing service, military nursing-australia, nurse

Hardcover book with dustjacket. The front cover depicts the sisters of the 21st AGH on their return from the Middle East in 1942.non-fictionWillingly into the Fray comprises the personal stories of sixty-five individual nurses, their voices preserved and their words, often fraught with emotion and mired in distress at what they have seen, endured and railed against, carefully retained. Many of these stories are told for the first time, particularly those of the recent campaigns, peacekeeping operations, disaster relief and humanitarian missions. [From Trove record]australian army nurses, nursing, australian army nursing history, boer war, korean war, world war one, ww1, wwi, ww2, wwii, world war two, malaya, vietnam war, gulf war, cambodia, rwanda

Hardcover book with dustjacket. The front cover depicts the sisters of the 21st AGH on their return from the Middle East in 1942.non-fictionWillingly into the Fray comprises the personal stories of sixty-five individual nurses, their voices preserved and their words, often fraught with emotion and mired in distress at what they have seen, endured and railed against, carefully retained. Many of these stories are told for the first time, particularly those of the recent campaigns, peacekeeping operations, disaster relief and humanitarian missions. [From Trove record]australian army nurses, nursing, australian army nursing history, boer war, korean war, world war one, ww1, wwi, ww2, wwii, world war two, malaya, vietnam war, gulf war, cambodia, rwanda

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 18th April 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Proposed Variation Municipal Officers' Award Pennell Reserve Hall Braybrook Sporting Club & Braybrook Football Club Land Purchase Lots 237 & 238 Aycliffe Drive for Pre-school & Infant Welfare Centre Bomb Disaster Hilton Hotel Request for Financial Assistance Appeal Building and Approvals Development Committee Report on the Appeals System Reconstruction of Main Road East Between Sage Avenue and Errington Road Finalisation of Scheme Southwest Sunshine Housing Commission Area Rebate of Pensioners' Rates Refund From Sate Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Future Role of the Western Region Commission Loans Transfer of Mortgagors Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Western Suburbs Spastic Relief Association Western Region Standing Committee on Child Care and Family Services Maribyrnong Senior Citizens Club Report of the Chief Health Inspector Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises under the Health Act Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Co-Operation Between Farmers & Graziers Direct Meat Supply Ltd and Protean Enterprises (Newmarket) Pty Ltd Health Act 95 Thomas Borthwicks & Sons (Australasia) Ltd Francis Street Application of Protean Enterprises (Newmarket) Pty Ltd for E.P.A. Licence to Discharge Waste Report of the City Librarian Library Service to the Shire of Melton Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Sports Ground Rentals Use of School Facilities Sunshine West High School Agreement Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Residence 44 Furlong Road Attached to Existing Shop Land Use Permit Application Car Sales Yard Lot 2 Ballarat Road South West Corner of Hampshire Road Land Use Permit Application Ornamental Garden Display and Sales 553A & 553B Geelong Road Land Use Permit Application Medical Consulting Rooms 52 Station Place Land Use Permit Application Italo-Australian Co-Operative Social Club (Place of Assembly) Furlong Road Land Use Permit Application Sign 7 Sun Crescent Land Use Permit Application Gardening & Building Supplies Lots 13, 14 & 15 Francis Street Land Use Permit Application Sale of Mowers Mini-Bikes Etc 557B Geelong Road Land Use Permit Application Factory Lot 37 Hawthorn Avenue Land Use Permit Application Offices 557 Geelong Road Buildings & Approvals Development Committee Report on the Appeals System Strata Subdivision 3 Grandview Avenue Proposed Land Transfer Lots 201 & 202 Stevenage Crescent Plan of Subdivision South West Corner Jefferson Street and Gladstone Street Use of Commonwealth Land for Garbage Disposal Purposes National Conference on Sanitary Landfill Deposits to Cover Footpaths Etc Damaged in Connection with Building Permits Transport at Garbage Sunshine Tip National Safety Council Accident Control Course Widening of Neale Road Ardeer Primany School McLaughlin Street No Standing Signs Reconstruction of Main Road East Between Sage Avenue and Errington Road Finalisation of Scheme Refuse Collection Rephasing Traffic Signals Western Highway (Ballarat Road) / Anderson Road / McIntyre Road Private Street Scheme R.O.W. Main Road West at Cornhill Street Objections to First Notice Tenders for Replacement of Plant No 56 Backhoe Loader Annual Supply Contract Supply of Bituminous Concrete Report of the Building Surveyor Furlong Road Pre-School Centre Cash in Lieu Lot 9 Mernda Street Sunshine West Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st March 1978 Extraordinary Business Land Use Permit Application Retail Plant Nursery St. Albans Road / Furlong Road St. Albans city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, aycliffe drive, deer park, pennell reserve, braybrook sports club, burke street, braybrook, braybrook football club, main road east, sage avenue, errington road, st. albans, maribyrnong senior citizens club, farmers & graziers, protean enterprises, thomas borthwicks & sons, francis street, brooklyn, sunshine west high school, lachlan road, sunshine west, furlong road, sunshine north, ballarat road, hampshire road, sunshine, geelong road, station place, italo-australian co-operative social club, sun crescent, hawthorn avenue, grandview avenue, maribyrnong, stevenage crescent, sunshine tip, ardeer primany school, mclaughlin street, ardeer, western highway, anderson road, mcintyre road, cornhill street, main road west, furlong road pre-school centre, mernda street, st. albans road

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 18th April 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Proposed Variation Municipal Officers' Award Pennell Reserve Hall Braybrook Sporting Club & Braybrook Football Club Land Purchase Lots 237 & 238 Aycliffe Drive for Pre-school & Infant Welfare Centre Bomb Disaster Hilton Hotel Request for Financial Assistance Appeal Building and Approvals Development Committee Report on the Appeals System Reconstruction of Main Road East Between Sage Avenue and Errington Road Finalisation of Scheme Southwest Sunshine Housing Commission Area Rebate of Pensioners' Rates Refund From Sate Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Future Role of the Western Region Commission Loans Transfer of Mortgagors Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Western Suburbs Spastic Relief Association Western Region Standing Committee on Child Care and Family Services Maribyrnong Senior Citizens Club Report of the Chief Health Inspector Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises under the Health Act Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Co-Operation Between Farmers & Graziers Direct Meat Supply Ltd and Protean Enterprises (Newmarket) Pty Ltd Health Act 95 Thomas Borthwicks & Sons (Australasia) Ltd Francis Street Application of Protean Enterprises (Newmarket) Pty Ltd for E.P.A. Licence to Discharge Waste Report of the City Librarian Library Service to the Shire of Melton Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Sports Ground Rentals Use of School Facilities Sunshine West High School Agreement Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Residence 44 Furlong Road Attached to Existing Shop Land Use Permit Application Car Sales Yard Lot 2 Ballarat Road South West Corner of Hampshire Road Land Use Permit Application Ornamental Garden Display and Sales 553A & 553B Geelong Road Land Use Permit Application Medical Consulting Rooms 52 Station Place Land Use Permit Application Italo-Australian Co-Operative Social Club (Place of Assembly) Furlong Road Land Use Permit Application Sign 7 Sun Crescent Land Use Permit Application Gardening & Building Supplies Lots 13, 14 & 15 Francis Street Land Use Permit Application Sale of Mowers Mini-Bikes Etc 557B Geelong Road Land Use Permit Application Factory Lot 37 Hawthorn Avenue Land Use Permit Application Offices 557 Geelong Road Buildings & Approvals Development Committee Report on the Appeals System Strata Subdivision 3 Grandview Avenue Proposed Land Transfer Lots 201 & 202 Stevenage Crescent Plan of Subdivision South West Corner Jefferson Street and Gladstone Street Use of Commonwealth Land for Garbage Disposal Purposes National Conference on Sanitary Landfill Deposits to Cover Footpaths Etc Damaged in Connection with Building Permits Transport at Garbage Sunshine Tip National Safety Council Accident Control Course Widening of Neale Road Ardeer Primany School McLaughlin Street No Standing Signs Reconstruction of Main Road East Between Sage Avenue and Errington Road Finalisation of Scheme Refuse Collection Rephasing Traffic Signals Western Highway (Ballarat Road) / Anderson Road / McIntyre Road Private Street Scheme R.O.W. Main Road West at Cornhill Street Objections to First Notice Tenders for Replacement of Plant No 56 Backhoe Loader Annual Supply Contract Supply of Bituminous Concrete Report of the Building Surveyor Furlong Road Pre-School Centre Cash in Lieu Lot 9 Mernda Street Sunshine West city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, aycliffe drive, deer park, pennell reserve, braybrook sports club, burke street, braybrook, braybrook football club, main road east, sage avenue, errington road, maribyrnong senior citizens club, farmers & graziers, protean enterprises, thomas borthwicks & sons, francis street, brooklyn, sunshine west high school, lachlan road, furlong road, sunshine west, sunshine north, ballarat road, hampshire road, sunshine, geelong road, station place, italo-australian co-operative social club, st. albans, sun crescent, hawthorn avenue, grandview avenue, maribyrnong, stevenage crescent, jefferson street, gladstone street, sunshine tip, ardeer primany school, mclaughlin street, ardeer, western highway, anderson road, mcintyre road, cornhill street, main road west, furlong road pre-school centre, mernda street

The Kealba Quarry began as a basalt quarry on the edge of St Albans / Kealba / Sunshine North and was later converted into the Kealba (Sunshine) Landfill, operated by the Barro Group. Its modern history is dominated by long-running community conflict, legal battles, and the 2019 present underground landfill fires (“hotspots”) that have caused severe odour and environmental concerns. As of the 19 February 2026, EPA Victoria confirmed that 3 of the 4 hotspots have been extinguished, but one hotspot remains active.5860.01 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Fires Up Legal Action.jpg 5860.02 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Resident's Newsletter Page 1.jpg 5860.02 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Resident's Newsletter Page 2.jpg 5860.03 - Kealba Quarry - Barro Licence Cancelled.jpg 5860.04 - Kealba Quarry - Charges Dropped.jpg 5860.05 - Kealba Quarry - No Meetings Until There's New Info.jpg 5860.06 - Kealba Quarry - Landfill Not Suitable EPA.jpg 5860.07 - Kealba Quarry - Barro Group Concrete And Rock Recycling Facility Resident Survey Page 1.jpg 5860.07 - Kealba Quarry - Barro Group Concrete And Rock Recycling Facility Resident Survey Page 2.jpg 5680.08 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Failing Brimbank As Fires Still Burn.jpg 5860.09 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Failing Brimbank.jpg 5860.10 - Kealba Quarry - Barro Suspended.jpg 5860.11 - Kealba Quarry - Kealba landfill Disaster A Toxic Prison Locals Can't Escape And No End In Sight.jpg 5860.12 - Kealba Quarry - We Did It Letter Box Drop Card August 2026 Front.jpg 5860.12 - Kealba Quarry - We Did It Letter Box Drop Card August 2026 Back.jpg 5860.13 - Kealba Quarry - Landfill Closed Star Weekly 4th August 2026 Page 1.jpg 5860.14 - Kealba Quarry - Relief At Barro Decision Star Weekly 4th August 2026 Page 4.jpgkealba quarry, kealba landfill, barro group, mcintyre road, sunshine north, kealba