This item is from the private collection of George Shirling of Red Onion, Falls Creek. The card was sent by Zali Steggal OAM, a four time Olympian and Australia’s most successful alpine skier. She competed in Winter Olympics at Albertville 1992, Lillehammer 1994, Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002. After retiring from competitive sport in 2002, Zali studied Law as well as Community Media and Communication. She entered politics as a Federal Government MP in 2019. George Shirling arrived in Falls Creek in 1962. He engaged Phil Nowell to build the original Koki Alpine Lodge which opened in 1965 with 14 beds. George operated the lodge with Michael “Baldy” Blackwell as manager. He also graduated in sport psychology in 1981 and was invited to become team psychologist for the Australian Winter Olympic team which went to Albertville, France, in 1992. He later owned the Red Onion Chalet. George credited the success of Koki to “Baldy” Blackwell. “Baldy” and Phil Nowell started the Trackers Mountain Lodge in partnership during the 1980s. In 1971 George sold Koki Lodge to Sigi Doerr. In 2024 the renamed Koki Alpine resort remains a highly popular destination in Falls Creek. George Shirling passed away on 27th February 2023. He had remained actively involved in Falls Creek and was generous with his time and knowledge, always an amazing supporter of The Falls Creek Museum and Falls Creek Village.This card is significant because it was sent to George Shirling by Australia's most successful alpine skier.A coloured card for the Festive Season sent to George Shirling by Zali Steggal in 2020. The front page includes the text "From piste to Parliament" acknowledging her former ski career. The centre page contains suggestions for activities to "stay local" over the holiday season as a way to assist local recovery after COVID. The back page suggests 10 tips for "being green this Christmas."george shirling, zali steggal, australian winter olympians

Although the name of the Mayor and Mayoress, and the year of the invitation are not stated, the fact that music was provided by 'Miss Gertrude Emily Johnson' provides a possible clue as to the date. Gertrude Emily Johnson (1894-1973), coloratura soprano and theatre administrator, was born on 13 September 1894 at Prahran, Melbourne. She was a student of (Dame) Nellie Melba at the women's singing school that Melba founded at the Albert Street Conservatorium, East Melbourne (later the Melba Memorial Conservatorium). The date specified in the invitation, Thursday 19th December, indicates that the event was either in 1918 or 1929. As Gertrude Johnson moved to London in February 1921 and returned to Australia in 1935, when she retired from her singing career, it appears likely that the invitation to the mayoral dinner was for 19 December 1918. Elsie Fraser would have accompanied her on the piano.Cream coloured card printed in gold and with Christmas bells and holly in green and red, being an invitation for dinner with the Mayor and Mayoress of St KildaTo mark the Festive Season, and the end of the Year, the Mayor and Mayoress of St Kilda would be very pleased if ... will take Dinner with them in the Mayoress' Room, on Thursday, 19th December, at 7pm. Music by Miss Gertrude Johnson and Miss Elsie Fraser. RSVP before 12th December.gertrude johnson, elsie fraser, st kilda council, st kilda mayoral function

Colour photographs of night Christmas scenes at Ballarat.christmas, sturt street, night, christmas decorations, festive season, sturt street gardens, town hall, queen victoria, queen victoria square, ballarat

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Colour photograph of the Christmas Sleigh in Sturt Street, Ballarat.christmas, sturt street, night, christmas decorations, festive season, sturt street gardens, santa's sleigh, rudolf

Colour photograph of strret lights in Ballarat.christmas, sturt street, night, christmas decorations, festive season, sturt street gardens, string lights, lights

Coloured photograph of street lights on a bandstand in Ballarat.christmas, sturt street, night, christmas decorations, festive season, sturt street gardens, alexandra bandstand, bandstands

Small greetings card. On the front With best wishes from Webb's. Phone 602, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. On the inside Webb's festive season food specialities, greetings.bendigo, business, webb's

During Angeline Koot's final year at Federation Unvisity the course was conducted online while the commnuity was in lockdown due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. The work reflects the resulting isolation, in particular the effect on the 2020 festive season which was marred with postponment and much uncertaintly due to the pandemic. The subject matter includes cones and a sock representing Christmas traditions. The small soccer plays attempt to stop the 8 ball from destroying the cone pyramid tree, while the shark, representing the chaotic events of 2020, moves to attack a fallen soccer player. The goal keeper attempt to protect the cone pyramic, and keep everything under control. Angeline KOOT (1998- ) Born Malaysia Arrived in Australia 2010 In 2020 still life artist Angeline Koot completed a Bachelor of Visual Art at the Federation University Arts Academy. Still lifeA still life with a pryamid of cones, a blue shark, a black 8 ball, and four soccer players representing the isolation of the festive season during Covid19 lockdowns at the end of 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns the End of Year Exhibition (EYE) was an online exhibition and the selection of the DVC Art Acquisition Awards also took place online. Signed top edge Angeline K. 2020angeline koot, alumni, dvc art award, still life, pandemic, soccer, shark, 8 ball, covid 19, available

The Ladies Harbour Light Guild was formed between 1905 and 1906. A popular activity hosted by the LHLG were picnics for annual Celebrations such as the festive season. There are a number of small similar photographs which suggest this outing may have been one of the first picnics held in 1905 at Brighton. Other popular spots were the Zoo and large gardens or the river up near Kew.Possibly this image was taken at the inaugural picnic in 1905 which was the first occasion hosted by the formal association of the LHLG. small sepia tone photograph with tear depicting large crowd of seafarers with women in Edwardian dress enjoying a picnic. small pencil marking on upper right: (indecipherable)lhlg, seafarers, picnic, seamen, ladies, ladies harbour lights guild, anne treverton goldsmith (nee lobb, seamen's mission, mission to seafarers, mission to seamen

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. thinking of you: Eric White served with the 23rd battalion in the Australian infantry Forces and celebrated Christmas in Belgium in 1918. mr. White sent the Christmas dinner menu home to his wife to assure her he was enjoying the festive season abroad. The menu included Gilbert soup, joints of roast mutton and York ham, turkey and seasoning vegetables and a serve

Set of five tram timetables titled "Summer Holiday Tram Services" .1 - Dec. 2011 to Jan 2012 - festive season, New Year's Eve, School Holidays and Australian Open - four fold full colour double side card, includes works programs for the period - two copies held. .2 - ditto for Dec. 2012 to Jan 2013. .3 - ditto for Dec. 2013 to Jan 2014 .4 - ditto for Dec. 2014 to Jan 2015 .5 - ditto for Dec. 2015 to Jan 2016 Includes maps, logos, safety messages, PTV, Yarra Trams, all night services on New Years eve.trams, tramways, timetables, christmas, holiday arrangements