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Tarnagulla History ArchiveFlyer: CFA Fire Awareness Night, 1994
... Flyer: CFA Fire Awareness Night...A flyer for a CFA Fire Awareness Night held by Tarnagulla and Murphy's Creek Fire Brigades at Tarnagulla Hall on 14th October 1994....Flyer: CFA Fire Awareness Night ...Donald Clark Collection.A flyer for a CFA Fire Awareness Night held by Tarnagulla and Murphy's Creek Fire Brigades at Tarnagulla Hall on 14th October 1994. -
Wangaratta Urban Fire BrigadePhotograph of Fire truck and 3 members
... Black and white photograph of 3 members in front of the Mercedes Benz fire truck for fire awareness week. apprx 1980. Craig Musselwhite, David stone, Trevor Wise...Black and white photograph of 3 members in front of the Mercedes fire truck for fire awareness week....Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade 26 Handley Street Wangaratta high-country Black and white photograph of 3 members in front of the Mercedes Benz fire truck for fire awareness week. apprx 1980. Craig Musselwhite, David stone, Trevor Wise 1980 Mercedes Benz Craig Musselwhite David stone Trevor Wise Black and white photograph of 3 members in front of the Mercedes fire truck for fire awareness week. ...Black and white photograph of 3 members in front of the Mercedes Benz fire truck for fire awareness week. apprx 1980. Craig Musselwhite, David stone, Trevor WiseBlack and white photograph of 3 members in front of the Mercedes fire truck for fire awareness week.1980, mercedes benz, craig musselwhite, david stone, trevor wise -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionFire prevention gallows signs (six double sided signs with different messages on each side)
... Bushfire awareness gallows signs were common features during the summer fire season and hung outside both FCV offices and on major roadways These six large metal signs have different text on each side and the message and lettering is simple enough to be read from a moving vehicle ...Metal Fire awareness gallows signs...Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action 71-79 Kyle Road Altona North Bushfire awareness gallows signs were common features during the summer fire season and hung outside both FCV offices and on major roadways These six large metal signs have different text on each side and the message and lettering is simple enough to be read from a moving vehicle Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) Bushfire Forest Signs Metal Fire awareness gallows signs Fire prevention gallows signs (six double sided signs with different messages on each side) ...Bushfire awareness gallows signs were common features during the summer fire season and hung outside both FCV offices and on major roadways These six large metal signs have different text on each side and the message and lettering is simple enough to be read from a moving vehicle Metal Fire awareness gallows signsforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, forest signs -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyTHE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 38 NO 45-DECEMBER 9 2011
... ...fire awareness awards...Marysville & District Historical Society 39 Darwin Street Marysville yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges marysville victoria australia opening of marysville triangle heritage trail matdg community recovery committee yarra valley practitioners project awards yvpp abc radio and weekly times fire awareness awards cfa dse fire danger restrictions bmx track skate park basketball half court marysville & district lions club THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 38 NO 45-DECEMBER 9 2011 ...marysville, victoria, australia, opening of marysville triangle heritage trail, matdg, community recovery committee, yarra valley practitioners project awards, yvpp, abc radio and weekly times, fire awareness awards, cfa, dse, fire danger restrictions, bmx track, skate park, basketball half court, marysville & district lions club -
Wangaratta Urban Fire BrigadePhotograph
... ...fire awareness...Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade 26 Handley Street Wangaratta high-country S/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week - squatting down 'helping' various children to spray water out of the fire hose. joe grenfell fire awareness 1985 S/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week 1985 2 black and white photos Photograph ...S/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week - squatting down 'helping' various children to spray water out of the fire hose. 2 black and white photosS/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week 1985joe grenfell, fire awareness, 1985 -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Fire Brigade, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1990
... Black and white photograph of Fire brigade members Stephen Knight, David Faille, Paul Hardy 4th Lieutenant, Stephen Blake during fire awareness week. Metung Victoria...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland Fire Brigade Volunteering Black and white photograph of Fire brigade members Stephen Knight, David Faille, Paul Hardy 4th Lieutenant, Stephen Blake during fire awareness week. Metung Victoria Photograph Fire Brigade Lakes Post Newspaper ...Black and white photograph of Fire brigade members Stephen Knight, David Faille, Paul Hardy 4th Lieutenant, Stephen Blake during fire awareness week. Metung Victoriafire brigade, volunteering -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Warning on bushland fire danger, 11/10/1993 12:00:00 AM
... Article in Nunawading Gazette for 'Fire Awareness Week'. Nunawading Fire Brigade were setting up a display with officers from the brigade to show the public how to avoid fires, how to escape a fire and how to use fire fighting equipment. ...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne bushfires city of nunawading nunawading fire brigade hunter alan antonio park mitcham fires Nunawading Fire Brigade were setting up a display with officers from the brigade to show the public how to avoid fires Article in Nunawading Gazette for 'Fire Awareness Week'. Nunawading Fire Brigade were setting up a display with officers from the brigade to show the public how to avoid fires, how to escape a fire and how to use fire fighting equipment. ...Nunawading Fire Brigade were setting up a display with officers from the brigade to show the public how to avoid firesArticle in Nunawading Gazette for 'Fire Awareness Week'. Nunawading Fire Brigade were setting up a display with officers from the brigade to show the public how to avoid fires, how to escape a fire and how to use fire fighting equipment. The fire brigade tends to want more firebreaks cleared and the council to retain more bushland.Nunawading Fire Brigade were setting up a display with officers from the brigade to show the public how to avoid firesbushfires, city of nunawading, nunawading fire brigade, hunter, alan, antonio park, mitcham, fires -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyLeaflet - Kiewa, Welcome to Kiewa
... This leaflet was published by the SECV to ensure all visitors to the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme were made aware of safety measures with regard to their driving and to bush fires. These were necessary as the area was unique with driving on mountainous roads, changeable and extreme weather and the threat of bush fires. ...The State Electricity Commission of Victoria constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme from 1938 to 1961. The Scheme included three power stations, dams, tunnels and was becoming a popular tourist destination with Falls Creek Ski field within its boundaries.This leaflet was published by the SECV to ensure all visitors to the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme were made aware of safety measures with regard to their driving and to bush fires. These were necessary as the area was unique with driving on mountainous roads, changeable and extreme weather and the threat of bush fires. The gatehouse existed during construction, when the SECV was in charge, as a restriction to entry to the Scheme for SECV workers and those with permission to enter. The SECV controlled the area so in case of accident, the SECV was the body to contact not eg. the police.Small white and green leaflet made from one sheet of glossy paper and folded in half. Front cover has the title in the middle, the SECV emblem at the centre top and across the bottom is a message to read the inside pages which are safety messages for driving and bush fires. The back cover has a RACV road map of Kiewa and its 'works' including the Gatehouse which was the entrance to the scheme.The map also has an insert of the main roads & nearby cities. state electricity commission of victoria; kiewa hydro electric scheme; gatehouse; safety rules; kiewa -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyDocument Instruction and Parts Sheet, Instructions for Operating the Coleman Self Heating Iron Model No. 4 Instant Lighting, circa 1950
... awareness has provided rural areas (once isolated e.g. Kiewa Valley) with a greater ability to satisfy their needs because of a greater diverse range of domestic appliances offered. instructions household appliances ironing domestic ironing Printed in U.S.A. This discoloured, sepia paper has black print and is folded into three equal pages. The information contained covers operational and part numbers for the kerosene fired ...This operating and parts information sheet was supplied to consumers to help users of this kerosene iron, not only understand the operation of this self lighting iron, but also to be able to order any replacement parts that may be required for this high level usage appliance. At this period in time(1950's), this item was at the leading edge of ironing technology. During the earlier 1900's and before "the throw away" culture evolved(circa 1950's), reliability and long term application of domestic appliances was a necessity above all costs, especially in isolated rural areas. The construction of these appliances was geared to a longer service life and not to a cheaper two to three year life warranty. With levels of world wide technology at an ever increasing pace, long term reliability of any appliance was no longer sought after. Appliance upgrades and new improved model accessibility especially in rural areas has changed rural consumer's buying patterns. Although the concept of instructional and parts/warranty information booklets has not become obsolete, the ability to access information via electronic means has vastly improved the ability to obtain qualified technical help through local avenues. This access was not available in the time period(circa 1950), when the appliance covered by this document was issued. The rate of development within the home appliance field has mushroomed during the time period post 1950. The costs and the increased levels of product choices and consumer awareness has provided rural areas (once isolated e.g. Kiewa Valley) with a greater ability to satisfy their needs because of a greater diverse range of domestic appliances offered.This discoloured, sepia paper has black print and is folded into three equal pages. The information contained covers operational and part numbers for the kerosene fired hand held iron. there are kerosene stains on the last page and these have soaked through onto the second page. The form no.-3-3C- McACO.-4363Printed in U.S.A.instructions, household appliances, ironing, domestic ironing -
Marysville & District Historical Society
THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 20 NO 33-20 AUGUST 1993
... Marysville & District Historical Society 39 Darwin Street Marysville yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges marysville victoria australia marysville & district community care agm senior citizens buxton fire brigade for sale oregon woodgrain timber church notices triangle tid bits marysville indoor bowls tax accountant letters to the editor ratepayers' assocn public meeting the retreat wirreanda words food vendors deafness awareness week the hermitage music & arts red nose day triangle community business new committee shopping trip registered drivers new drivers bus bookings alpine liquor shire of alexandra gallipoli park management committee long term development plan marysville hotel THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 20 NO 33-20 AUGUST 1993 ...marysville, victoria, australia, marysville & district community care agm, senior citizens, buxton fire brigade, for sale, oregon woodgrain timber, church notices, triangle tid bits, marysville indoor bowls, tax accountant, letters to the editor, ratepayers' assocn, public meeting the retreat, wirreanda words, food vendors, deafness awareness week, the hermitage music & arts, red nose day, triangle community business, new committee, shopping trip, registered drivers, new drivers, bus bookings, alpine liquor, shire of alexandra, gallipoli park management committee, long term development plan, marysville hotel -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 36, July 1988 to September 1988
... The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 8 July 1988 to 14 September 1988. teaching positions advertised pre-employment courses courses available enrolment for smb courses funding for targeted apprenticeship access program education minister caroline hogg small business resource centre manager gerardine christou cultivator for farming course radio station relocates in tippett hall smb training for goldminers training emphasisin new era james oddie and development of ballarat growing awareness on adult illiteracy conference in ballarat careers expo ballarat smb course to aid disabled awards to top apprentices karen willison vacc first fire tech diploma course smb open day affirmative action plans being developed at smb and bcae rachel herreen wins logo competition richard sutton henry sutton fuel miser event work skill competition ceramic tiles to form mural motor mechanic awards panel beating awards local four in line for skill graduation farming apprentice damian everard percussionist peter cobb Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. ...Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 8 July 1988 to 14 September 1988.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, funding for targeted apprenticeship access program, education minister caroline hogg, small business resource centre, manager gerardine christou, cultivator for farming course, radio station relocates in tippett hall smb, training for goldminers, training emphasisin new era, james oddie and development of ballarat, growing awareness on adult illiteracy, conference in ballarat, careers expo ballarat, smb course to aid disabled, awards to top apprentices, karen willison vacc first, fire tech diploma course, smb open day, affirmative action plans being developed at smb and bcae, rachel herreen wins logo competition, richard sutton, henry sutton, fuel miser event, work skill competition, ceramic tiles to form mural, motor mechanic awards, panel beating awards, local four in line for skill graduation, farming apprentice damian everard, percussionist peter cobb -
Eltham District Historical Society IncNewspaper - News Clipping, Herald, The big Eltham clean-up gets under way, Herald, 4 March, p3, 1965
... fire-fighting arrangements, repeated his demand. To add to the Chief Secretary's worries he was publicly rebuked for allegedly implying on television that lives had been lost at Eltham because people went to the wrong place at the wrong time. In a letter to the Press, Professor MacMahon Ball pointed out that two of the men involved were experienced bushmen who had gone "to help an old man in great danger fully aware of the danger to themselves". ...fire-fighting arrangements, repeated his demand. To add to the Chief Secretary's worries he was publicly rebuked for allegedly implying on television that lives had been lost at Eltham because people went to the wrong place at the wrong time. In a letter to the Press, Professor MacMahon Ball pointed out that two of the men involved were experienced bushmen who had gone "to help an old man in great danger fully aware of the danger to themselves". ...Full page newspaper clipping featuring the March 1965 Victorian bushfires. Items include: Photograph - TWO-WOMAN BUCKET BRIGADE, Mrs Henry Marsden (left) and Mrs Moureen Ellis, whose fire-fighting efforts yesterday were highly praised today by their Eltham neighbours, carry out mopping-up operations Photograph - DOGS MADE HOMELESS by the fire in North Eltham yesterday are being cared for at First-Constable Doug. Mummery's kennels at Eltham and here is kennel maid Helen Oliver, 17, with some of them today. The two basset hounds are owned by Mr Bill Guy who lost about 100 daschund and basset hound puppies and dogs in the fire. Photograph - He died at Eltham [Picture of John Lawrence Coleman] Builder Mr John Lawrence Coleman, 31, of Main Rd., Eltham, one of three men burnt to death yesterday in the fire at North Eltham. The other two were XXXXX, 33 who lives opposite the Colemans and Mr William Elwers, 64 of Batman Rd., Eltham. John Lawrence Coleman (1934-1965) born January 10, was the son of Raymond John Coleman and Hanna May (Gillet) Coleman. He married Margaret Frances Dare in 1955 and was the father of two children. He died whilst attempting to rescue an older man trapped in the bushfire at North Eltham on March 3, 1965 Other news stories of the day: Bushfires rage in Victoria, Snowy: Three dead (1965, March 4). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131758981 Includes two photos of the fire in North Eltham “Firemen make for safety as fire rages in Upper Glen Park Road, North Eltham, Victoria. The smoke hides a house.” and “A house explodes into flames at North Eltham, Victoria. Firemen said bottled gas went up.” Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 4 March 1965, page 1 ________________________________________ Firemen make for safety as fire rages in Upper Glen Park Road. North Eltham. Victoria. The smoke hides a house. A house explodes into flames at North Eltham. Victoria. Firemen said bottled gas went up. Bushfires rage in Victoria, Snowy: Three dead MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Three people died today in a bush» fire which raged through North Eltham, about 15 miles from Melbourne. The victims were three men. A fourth man is feared to be dead. Another bushfire. sparked off by the heatwave sizzling over south-eastern Australia, is burning out of control in the Kosciusko State Park, in the Snowy Mountains. Firefighters fear that if it reaches pine forests up the Yarrangobilly River, they will be powerless to stop it. The three victims of the North Eltbam fire were trapped by flames in a valley. Their bodies were found only a few yards apart. They were named by police tonight as Mr. George Crowe, 78, of North Eltham, William John Ewers, 64, and John Laurence Coleman, 31, both of Eltham. The other two have not been identified. They are believed to be a man aged about 40 and an 18-year-old youth. At least 12 homes were destroyed by the fire, the worst in Victoria since 1962, when eight lives were lost and hundreds of homes burnt down at Warrandyte. At one time the township of Eltham was threatened, but a cool change swept in from the south and held back the wall of flames. More than 100 dogs, worth about £4,000, died when the fire raced through two kennels in Short Street, Eltham. and Upper Glen Park Road, North Eltham. A trickle of water Residents ran into the streets as the blaze raced towards their houses. Others frantically dug firebreaks around their homes. Mrs. Sue Recourt wept when firemen arrived while she was vainly trying to stop the flames with a trickle of water from the garden hose. A stack of firewood was blazing, but the firemen managed to save the house and rescue four goats. Many homes in Eltham were saved after flames had crept to within feet of their fences. Students at North Eltham State School had to be evacuated when the blaze threatened the building. Fire fighters were severely hampered by lack of water and narrow roads. The blaze, which began in above century heat, turned toward Wattle Glen, where two houses were gutted. Then the flames raced towards Hurstbridge to the north. Firemen battling desperately, controlled the fire late this afternoon. Five forest fires were still burning in Victoria tonight. IN VICTORIA THIS WEEK Tragic lack of central fire authority (1965, March 9). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 2. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131759928 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 9 March 1965, page 2 ________________________________________ IN VICTORIA THIS WEEK Tragic lack of central fire authority From Rohan Rivett It was the worst week for Victorian fire fighters since Black Friday 27 years ago. On that day one pilot up in a spotter plane said afterwards: "It seemed at times that half the State was on fire." This time, for three days on end, Gippsland men, women and children had moments of conviction that their towns would have blackened into anonymity before the weekend was out. The week began with horror at Eltham on the North-eastern edge of Melbourne. Eltham today is something of an artists' colony. Oil painters, water colourists, potters and sculptors proliferate. A number of University folk have emulated the example of Professor MacMahon Ball who pioneered the way by moving to Eltham and carving a home out of the bush in the thirties. Innermost Eltham is barely 14 miles from the G.P.O. Farthest Eltham stretches miles beyond. It served to illustrate the tragi-ludicrous truncation of Victoria's fire control. Part of Eltham is under the protection of the Melbourne Fire Brigade. But this responsibility ceases at some invisible and incomprehensible line — apparently determined by the meanderings of the water mains. At this point everybody's property throughout the rest of Eltham is dependent on the Country Fire Authority. Half an hour before midday on Wednesday, a fire suddenly started on the West side of Upper Glen road on the edge of Eltham. Before the fire brigade could arrive, it was burning on a widening front through timber and high grass north of Eltham. Two wind changes in rapid succession saw the fire leaping Diamond Creek. With a freshening wind it struck home after home in three streets. More than one of them exploded suddenly as if hit by an incendiary bomb. There is no piped gas in the Eltham area, hence many housewives use bottle gas. The flames outside caused the bottles to explode. Altogether twelve homes were completely incinerated and four more were badly damaged. Thirty prize dogs perished. About three hours after the fire started it raced suddenly down a gully hillside trapping an elderly man. Two other men apparently raced to the rescue. Flames caught the three men within yards of each other, not 200 yards off the Upper Glen Park Road where safety lay. They were burned to death. Next evening an angry and convincing secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, Mr. W. M. Webber, came on television and appealed to the people of Victoria to end the ridiculous and dangerous dualism in fire-fighting control. The Eltham fire, he said, had precisely illustrated the situation. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade area touched Eltham, but where the fire had gutted and killed, was just outside its area. Mr. Webber said his union had constantly urged one authority for the State with a complete reorganisation of fire protection. On Wednesday the union had repeated its call for an inquiry into fire protection in Victoria to the Chief Secretary, Mr Rylah. "No matter how close the liaison between the two organisations, there are always divided sections of thinking," Mr. Webber told viewers. "I don't know how much tragedy the com-munity can take before it demands that it is properly protected." Rumours that differences in gauge between taps and hose nozzles (as between the two authorities) accentuated the damage were denied by fire chiefs who said that all appliances were now carrying adaptors so that hoses could be linked to mains everywhere. But there is grave concern in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's higher councils at the action of several Federal authorities with projects in and around Melbourne. They are installing non-standard equipment without reference to the State authorities or any dovetailing of appliances and equipment. Public alarm was not diminished by the publication on Friday and Saturday of a heart tearing letter from the young widow of John Lawrence Coleman, 31 year old father of two, who had died in the flames apparently trying to rescue the old man trapped in the gully. By that time, a Vast area of Gippsland was in flames and the troops had been sent in to back up the overworked and often helpless fire-fighters. By Saturday, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Stoneham, who has previously demanded a Royal Commission into fire-fighting arrangements, repeated his demand. To add to the Chief Secretary's worries he was publicly rebuked for allegedly implying on television that lives had been lost at Eltham because people went to the wrong place at the wrong time. In a letter to the Press, Professor MacMahon Ball pointed out that two of the men involved were experienced bushmen who had gone "to help an old man in great danger fully aware of the danger to themselves". As Victoria faced its sixth day of total State-wide fire ban, it looked likely that even official resistance was not going to silence the demand for one central authority to control the fire fiend. At the moment, the 400 square miles where two million Victorians live in Greater Melbourne are divorced from the rest of the State in planning, communications, equipment and control of personnel. No one doubts the whole-hearted co-operation and willingness to back each other up of the M.F.B. and the C.F.A., both at top-level and among the firemen themselves. However, when a city straggles so deeply into the country side, the absence of a single authority, to oversee and analyse the fire threat as a whole, suggests suicidal policy of divide and fuel. Emphasis of the tragic loss of a member of a pioneering family who died whilst helping others in his communitybushfire, cfa, country fire authority, fire brigrade, glen park road, heroes, john lawrence coleman, north eltham, victorian bushfires - 1965, volunteers, william john elwers, fire fighter, frank martin, george john crowe, ken gaston, orchard avenue, doug mummery, helen oliver, mrs henry marsden, mrs moureen ellis -
Eltham District Historical Society IncNewspaper - News Clipping, Herald, He died at Eltham. Herald, March 4, p3, 4 Mar 1965
... fire-fighting arrangements, repeated his demand. To add to the Chief Secretary's worries he was publicly rebuked for allegedly implying on television that lives had been lost at Eltham because people went to the wrong place at the wrong time. In a letter to the Press, Professor MacMahon Ball pointed out that two of the men involved were experienced bushmen who had gone "to help an old man in great danger fully aware of the danger to themselves". ...fire-fighting arrangements, repeated his demand. To add to the Chief Secretary's worries he was publicly rebuked for allegedly implying on television that lives had been lost at Eltham because people went to the wrong place at the wrong time. In a letter to the Press, Professor MacMahon Ball pointed out that two of the men involved were experienced bushmen who had gone "to help an old man in great danger fully aware of the danger to themselves". ...John Lawrence Coleman (1934-1965) born January 10, was the son of Raymond John Coleman and Hanna May (Gillet) Coleman. He married Margaret Frances Dare in 1955 and was the father of two children. He died whilst attempting to rescue an older man trapped in the bushfire at North Eltham on March 3, 1965 He died at Eltham (Herald, 4 March 1965, p3) [Picture of John Lawrence Coleman] Builder Mr John Lawrence Coleman, 31, of Main Rd., Eltham, one of three men burnt to death yesterday in the fire at North Eltham. The other two were XXXXX, 33 who lives opposite the Colemans and Mr William Elwers, 64 of Batman Rd., Eltham. * * * Frank Martin was a volunteer with the Eltham rural fire brigade at the time of the 1965 bushfires which burnt Eltham North and Research. Frank was asked to assist with the removal of three bodies from the back gully (now Orchard Avenue). They were badly burnt and one was found stuck under a fence as though trying to escape. Volunteers John Coleman Jnr, William Elwers and George Crowe were killed trying to protect Eltham from bushfire – they were local heroes. At the time, John Coleman Jnr was survived by his wife Margaret and two young children – John 11 and Vicky 2. Margaret Coleman lived in the family home until 1992 when she sold it and moved to Tasmania to be close to her son. She died in 1997 aged 65 years. 75 yr old Ken Gaston grew up on Edendale farm, which was originally a poultry farm but is now owned and run by the Shire of Nillumbik as an educational farm for schools and visitors. He was Captain of the Eltham rural fire brigade in 1965 when John Coleman Jnr was burnt to death in the Eltham North bushfires serving as an unofficial volunteer. He was able to draw where the original Wattletree Road was and at the time was verified with the location of some remaining bitumen and a post from the original bridge over the Diamond Creek located near the junction of the Diamond Creek and another small creek which is further down from Research or Christmas Creek as locals refer to it. The original Main Road ran behind Colemans before the railway line was built beyond Eltham in 1912. (Information recorded by Harry Gilham, President EDHS c.2011) * * * Bushfires rage in Victoria, Snowy: Three dead (1965, March 4). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131758981 Includes two photos of the fire in North Eltham “Firemen make for safety as fire rages in Upper Glen Park Road, North Eltham, Victoria. The smoke hides a house.” and “A house explodes into flames at North Eltham, Victoria. Firemen said bottled gas went up.” Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 4 March 1965, page 1 ________________________________________ Firemen make for safety as fire rages in Upper Glen Park Road. North Eltham. Victoria. The smoke hides a house. A house explodes into flames at North Eltham. Victoria. Firemen said bottled gas went up. Bushfires rage in Victoria, Snowy: Three dead MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Three people died today in a bush» fire which raged through North Eltham, about 15 miles from Melbourne. The victims were three men. A fourth man is feared to be dead. Another bushfire. sparked off by the heatwave sizzling over south-eastern Australia, is burning out of control in the Kosciusko State Park, in the Snowy Mountains. Firefighters fear that if it reaches pine forests up the Yarrangobilly River, they will be powerless to stop it. The three victims of the North Eltbam fire were trapped by flames in a valley. Their bodies were found only a few yards apart. They were named by police tonight as Mr. George Crowe, 78, of North Eltham, William John Ewers, 64, and John Laurence Coleman, 31, both of Eltham. The other two have not been identified. They are believed to be a man aged about 40 and an 18-year-old youth. At least 12 homes were destroyed by the fire, the worst in Victoria since 1962, when eight lives were lost and hundreds of homes burnt down at Warrandyte. At one time the township of Eltham was threatened, but a cool change swept in from the south and held back the wall of flames. More than 100 dogs, worth about £4,000, died when the fire raced through two kennels in Short Street, Eltham. and Upper Glen Park Road, North Eltham. A trickle of water Residents ran into the streets as the blaze raced towards their houses. Others frantically dug firebreaks around their homes. Mrs. Sue Recourt wept when firemen arrived while she was vainly trying to stop the flames with a trickle of water from the garden hose. A stack of firewood was blazing, but the firemen managed to save the house and rescue four goats. Many homes in Eltham were saved after flames had crept to within feet of their fences. Students at North Eltham State School had to be evacuated when the blaze threatened the building. Fire fighters were severely hampered by lack of water and narrow roads. The blaze, which began in above century heat, turned toward Wattle Glen, where two houses were gutted. Then the flames raced towards Hurstbridge to the north. Firemen battling desperately, controlled the fire late this afternoon. Five forest fires were still burning in Victoria tonight. IN VICTORIA THIS WEEK Tragic lack of central fire authority (1965, March 9). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 2. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131759928 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 9 March 1965, page 2 ________________________________________ IN VICTORIA THIS WEEK Tragic lack of central fire authority From Rohan Rivett It was the worst week for Victorian fire fighters since Black Friday 27 years ago. On that day one pilot up in a spotter plane said afterwards: "It seemed at times that half the State was on fire." This time, for three days on end, Gippsland men, women and children had moments of conviction that their towns would have blackened into anonymity before the weekend was out. The week began with horror at Eltham on the North-eastern edge of Melbourne. Eltham today is something of an artists' colony. Oil painters, water colourists, potters and sculptors proliferate. A number of University folk have emulated the example of Professor MacMahon Ball who pioneered the way by moving to Eltham and carving a home out of the bush in the thirties. Innermost Eltham is barely 14 miles from the G.P.O. Farthest Eltham stretches miles beyond. It served to illustrate the tragi-ludicrous truncation of Victoria's fire control. Part of Eltham is under the protection of the Melbourne Fire Brigade. But this responsibility ceases at some invisible and incomprehensible line — apparently determined by the meanderings of the water mains. At this point everybody's property throughout the rest of Eltham is dependent on the Country Fire Authority. Half an hour before midday on Wednesday, a fire suddenly started on the West side of Upper Glen road on the edge of Eltham. Before the fire brigade could arrive, it was burning on a widening front through timber and high grass north of Eltham. Two wind changes in rapid succession saw the fire leaping Diamond Creek. With a freshening wind it struck home after home in three streets. More than one of them exploded suddenly as if hit by an incendiary bomb. There is no piped gas in the Eltham area, hence many housewives use bottle gas. The flames outside caused the bottles to explode. Altogether twelve homes were completely incinerated and four more were badly damaged. Thirty prize dogs perished. About three hours after the fire started it raced suddenly down a gully hillside trapping an elderly man. Two other men apparently raced to the rescue. Flames caught the three men within yards of each other, not 200 yards off the Upper Glen Park Road where safety lay. They were burned to death. Next evening an angry and convincing secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, Mr. W. M. Webber, came on television and appealed to the people of Victoria to end the ridiculous and dangerous dualism in fire-fighting control. The Eltham fire, he said, had precisely illustrated the situation. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade area touched Eltham, but where the fire had gutted and killed, was just outside its area. Mr. Webber said his union had constantly urged one authority for the State with a complete reorganisation of fire protection. On Wednesday the union had repeated its call for an inquiry into fire protection in Victoria to the Chief Secretary, Mr Rylah. "No matter how close the liaison between the two organisations, there are always divided sections of thinking," Mr. Webber told viewers. "I don't know how much tragedy the com-munity can take before it demands that it is properly protected." Rumours that differences in gauge between taps and hose nozzles (as between the two authorities) accentuated the damage were denied by fire chiefs who said that all appliances were now carrying adaptors so that hoses could be linked to mains everywhere. But there is grave concern in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's higher councils at the action of several Federal authorities with projects in and around Melbourne. They are installing non-standard equipment without reference to the State authorities or any dovetailing of appliances and equipment. Public alarm was not diminished by the publication on Friday and Saturday of a heart tearing letter from the young widow of John Lawrence Coleman, 31 year old father of two, who had died in the flames apparently trying to rescue the old man trapped in the gully. By that time, a Vast area of Gippsland was in flames and the troops had been sent in to back up the overworked and often helpless fire-fighters. By Saturday, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Stoneham, who has previously demanded a Royal Commission into fire-fighting arrangements, repeated his demand. To add to the Chief Secretary's worries he was publicly rebuked for allegedly implying on television that lives had been lost at Eltham because people went to the wrong place at the wrong time. In a letter to the Press, Professor MacMahon Ball pointed out that two of the men involved were experienced bushmen who had gone "to help an old man in great danger fully aware of the danger to themselves". As Victoria faced its sixth day of total State-wide fire ban, it looked likely that even official resistance was not going to silence the demand for one central authority to control the fire fiend. At the moment, the 400 square miles where two million Victorians live in Greater Melbourne are divorced from the rest of the State in planning, communications, equipment and control of personnel. No one doubts the whole-hearted co-operation and willingness to back each other up of the M.F.B. and the C.F.A., both at top-level and among the firemen themselves. However, when a city straggles so deeply into the country side, the absence of a single authority, to oversee and analyse the fire threat as a whole, suggests suicidal policy of divide and fuel. Emphasis of the tragic loss of a member of a pioneering family who died whilst helping others in his communitybushfire, cfa, country fire authority, fire brigrade, glen park road, heroes, john lawrence coleman, north eltham, victorian bushfires - 1965, volunteers, william john elwers, fire fighter, frank martin, george john crowe, ken gaston, orchard avenue -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedCoin - Australian One Dollar Coin - Centenary of Australia Scouting 2008
... fire lighting, and water purification. - Nature Conservation: Tree planting, wildlife monitoring, and clean-up projects. - First Aid: Emergency response and safety training. - Cooking: Campfire meals, bush cooking, and nutrition. - Crafts & DIY: Knot tying, woodwork, leatherwork, and badge-making. - STEM Projects: Robotics, coding, and environmental science. - Drama & Performance: Skits, storytelling, and talent shows. - Music & Dance: Campfire songs, cultural dances, and instrument practice. - Art & Design: Poster-making, painting, and costume creation. - Service Projects: Volunteering, fundraising, and helping local causes. - Leadership Training: Patrol leader roles, mentoring, and public speaking. - Cultural Exchange: International pen pals, travel, and global awareness. - Badge Work: Earning merit badges in areas like fitness, communication, and innovation. - Team Challenges: Problem-solving games and cooperative tasks. - Reflection & Journaling: Personal growth and goal setting. - Environmental Advocacy: Sustainability campaigns and eco-challenges....fire lighting, and water purification. - Nature Conservation: Tree planting, wildlife monitoring, and clean-up projects. - First Aid: Emergency response and safety training. - Cooking: Campfire meals, bush cooking, and nutrition. - Crafts & DIY: Knot tying, woodwork, leatherwork, and badge-making. - STEM Projects: Robotics, coding, and environmental science. - Drama & Performance: Skits, storytelling, and talent shows. - Music & Dance: Campfire songs, cultural dances, and instrument practice. - Art & Design: Poster-making, painting, and costume creation. - Service Projects: Volunteering, fundraising, and helping local causes. - Leadership Training: Patrol leader roles, mentoring, and public speaking. - Cultural Exchange: International pen pals, travel, and global awareness. - Badge Work: Earning merit badges in areas like fitness, communication, and innovation. - Team Challenges: Problem-solving games and cooperative tasks. - Reflection & Journaling: Personal growth and goal setting. - Environmental Advocacy: Sustainability campaigns and eco-challenges. ...Over the years, Australia has issued numerous commemorative $2 coins, often featuring vibrant colors and themes honoring national events, heroes, and cultural milestones. This coin was issued in 2008 to celebrate the centenary of Scouting in Australia. Sunshine Scouts & Cubs are part of the global youth movement that empowers young people to become responsible, active citizens through adventure, education, and service. It fosters character development, leadership, and community engagement across cultures and continents. Activities include: - Camping: From weekend bush camps to international jamborees. - Hiking & Orienteering: Map reading, compass skills, and trail navigation. - Survival Skills: Shelter building, fire lighting, and water purification. - Nature Conservation: Tree planting, wildlife monitoring, and clean-up projects. - First Aid: Emergency response and safety training. - Cooking: Campfire meals, bush cooking, and nutrition. - Crafts & DIY: Knot tying, woodwork, leatherwork, and badge-making. - STEM Projects: Robotics, coding, and environmental science. - Drama & Performance: Skits, storytelling, and talent shows. - Music & Dance: Campfire songs, cultural dances, and instrument practice. - Art & Design: Poster-making, painting, and costume creation. - Service Projects: Volunteering, fundraising, and helping local causes. - Leadership Training: Patrol leader roles, mentoring, and public speaking. - Cultural Exchange: International pen pals, travel, and global awareness. - Badge Work: Earning merit badges in areas like fitness, communication, and innovation. - Team Challenges: Problem-solving games and cooperative tasks. - Reflection & Journaling: Personal growth and goal setting. - Environmental Advocacy: Sustainability campaigns and eco-challenges.Australian One Dollar Coin. The obverse side features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse side features the international symbol for scouting, the fleur-de-lis representing the compass which symbolizes the three promises made by all scouts and cubs throughout the world.Obverse Side - Elizabeth II Australia 2008 Reverse Side - Centenary of Scoting 1908 - 2008 Scouts Australia One Dollarscouting, scouts -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionBushfire Awareness - gallows sign
... Bushfire awareness gallows signs were common features during the summer fire season and hung outside both FCV offices and on major roadways This large metal sign has different text on each side and the text and lettering is simple enough to be read from a moving vehicle...Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action 71-79 Kyle Road Altona North Bushfire awareness gallows signs were common features during the summer fire season and hung outside both FCV offices and on major roadways This large metal sign has different text on each side and the text and lettering is simple enough to be read from a moving vehicle Bushfire Forest Signs Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) Bushfire Awareness - gallows sign Bushfire Awareness - gallows sign ...Bushfire awareness gallows signs were common features during the summer fire season and hung outside both FCV offices and on major roadways This large metal sign has different text on each side and the text and lettering is simple enough to be read from a moving vehicleBushfire Awareness - gallows signbushfire, forest signs, forests commission victoria (fcv) -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionBushfire awareness sign, Camp Fires, 1962
... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980s Bushfire Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) Forest Signs Bushfire awareness sign Camp Fires Bushfire awareness sign. ...Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signbushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv), forest signs -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionBushfire awareness sign, Help Prevent Bushfires, Pre 1966
... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980s Bushfire Forest Signs Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) Help Prevent Bushfires Bushfire awareness sign Help Prevent Bushfires Bushfire awareness sign. ...Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signHelp Prevent Bushfiresbushfire, forest signs, forests commission victoria (fcv) -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionBushfire awareness sign, Protect your forests from fire, 1953
... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980s Bushfire Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) Forest Signs Protect your forests from fire Bushfire awareness sign Protect your forests from fire Bushfire awareness sign. ...Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signProtect your forests from firebushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv), forest signs -
Merri-bek City CouncilMixed media - Callistemon charcoal and ink on marine ply, Brian McKinnon, Bush Fire I “Redgum Sleeper”, 2019
... Fire I “Redgum Sleeper” (2019), was shown during McKinnon’s 2023 solo exhibition at the Counihan Gallery, considered-uncontrollable. This exhibition presented a series of deeply personal mixed-media works, which responded to the Australian bushfires of 2019 in relation to his childhood growing up in Western Australia. McKinnon grew up in a Geraldton fringe camp named Blood Alley, which was at the foot of Mount Misery. Many residents of such camps were acutely aware ... -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Commercial Egg Producers' Association of Victoria (CEPA) Central Council Correspondence, 1979
... fire damage 8504.35ao This document is a formal letter from the Central Council of the Commercial Egg Producers Association of Victoria, dated January 10, 1979. The letter recommends that all non-government delegate members attending Poultry Research Advisory Council meetings should be reimbursed for out-of-pocket and travel expenses 8504.35ap The document is a letter from the Secretary of CEPA to the Director General of Agriculture, highlighting two main concerns: Retention of Genetic Laying Stock in Victoria:The Association urges efforts to retain genetic laying stock, especially in light of suggestions to sell the flock at Dookie.There is awareness of remaining pure-bred stock in Victoria, and a question is raised about their availability for sale to new breeders.Concerns About Cage-Kept Birds:The Association addresses ongoing public discussion about keeping birds in cages.They express concern that the Department of Agriculture's actions, such as inviting Dr. ...fire damage 8504.35ao This document is a formal letter from the Central Council of the Commercial Egg Producers Association of Victoria, dated January 10, 1979. The letter recommends that all non-government delegate members attending Poultry Research Advisory Council meetings should be reimbursed for out-of-pocket and travel expenses 8504.35ap The document is a letter from the Secretary of CEPA to the Director General of Agriculture, highlighting two main concerns: Retention of Genetic Laying Stock in Victoria:The Association urges efforts to retain genetic laying stock, especially in light of suggestions to sell the flock at Dookie.There is awareness of remaining pure-bred stock in Victoria, and a question is raised about their availability for sale to new breeders.Concerns About Cage-Kept Birds:The Association addresses ongoing public discussion about keeping birds in cages.They express concern that the Department of Agriculture's actions, such as inviting Dr. ...The Commercial Egg Producers' Association of Victoria was active by the 1930s, engaging in industry management and lobbying.The Commercial Egg Producer's Association (CEPA) had branches in Bendigo, South Bendigo, Eaglehawk, Wedderburn, Murrabit and Euroa.CEPA Commercial Egg Producer's Association (Bendigo Region) correspondence, for the year 1979. This item includes the following documents: 8504.35a Minutes of Branch half yearly conference 1979 8504.35b The document is a letter from K. Fitzgibbon, Secretary of the Central Council, addressed to Mr. C. L. Jefferson, Secretary of the Victorian Egg Marketing Board. Congratulation on Meeting Reduction:The Central Council commends the A.E.B. and C.E.M.A.A. for reducing their meetings to two per year. 8504.35c This document is a letter from K. Fitzgibbon, Secretary of the association, addressed to Mr. D. J. Foster, Chairman of the Federal Council of Poultry Farmers' Association of Australia. Gratitude for Legislative SupportThe letter expresses appreciation for Mr. Foster's persistent efforts to maintain demand and supply management legislation for poultry in the state. 8504.35d This document is a formal letter to the Poultry Research Advisory Council, dated January 6, 1980, expressing support for ongoing efforts and making key recommendations 8504.35e Letter to the Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Healy re a possible outbreak of an exotic disease. 8504.35f The document is a letter addressed to the Minister of Agriculture, summarizing The importance of Random Sample Laying Tests 8504.35g The document is a letter from the Secretary of an agricultural association expressing concerns about the upcoming inquiry into the Egg Board. The association acknowledges the government's decision to extend the Egg Industry Stabilization Act Legislation for another 12 months. 8504.35h This document is a thank-you letter from the secretary of an association addressed to Hon. John Radford, M.L.C. The association expresses gratitude to John Radford for his support and efforts regarding the Egg Industry Stabilization Act. 8504.35i The document is a formal letter from the association to the Victorian Egg Marketing Board, proposing that with regards to the Producer Price Increase that the they suggest that the advance price paid to egg producers should be increased.The recommended increase should be in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not just based on cost of production. 8504.35j Notice of half yearly conference 8504.35k The document is a letter from the Commercial Egg & Producers Association of Victoria expressing urgent concern about the government's reported intention to discontinue the Egg Industry Stabilization Act as of March 1980. The association requests that John Radford raise this issue with the Minister of Agriculture and, if the statement is accurate, arrange an immediate meeting with the Liberal Party Parliamentary Agriculture Committee to present their case. 8504.35l This document is a formal letter addressed to Mr. Cecil Burgin, Convenor of the Agricultural Committee of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. The letter is signed by K. Fitzgibbon, Secretary, and highlights the urgency and significance of resolving disagreements over the egg industry legislation. 8504.35m This document is a formal letter to the Secretary of the Liberal Party in Victoria. CPA requests the names and contact details of the Agricultural Committee of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. 8504.35n The Commercial Egg Producers' Association of Victoria expresses disappointment with the Minister of Agriculture's stance on the indefinite continuation of the Egg Industry Stabilisation Legislation. 8504.35o The document is a protest letter from the Commercial Egg Producers' Association of Victoria, addressed to Mrs. Jeanette Patrick, Secretary of the Liberal Party. The Association is protesting the selection of members for the New Victorian Egg Board. 8504.35p Notable recipients include Mr. B. Reid, Mr. D. McClure, Mr. W. Ebery, Mr. J. Radford, Mr. E. Hann (M.L.A., Echuca), Mr. P. Ross-Edwards (Leader National Party), and Mr. N. McKenzie (Executive Officer, Poultry Section V.F.U., Melbourne) 8504.35q This document outlines the formal hierarchy and key officials in the government. 8504.35r Newspaper article: "Stability and Efficiency in the Australian Egg IndustryDemand and supply management has made the Australian egg industry the most stable among major producers globally." 8504.35s The document is a letter from the Commercial Egg Producers' Association of Victoria expressing concerns about recent changes to the Victorian Egg Board. Concerns Over Appointment Process. The Association is troubled by how the new appointments were made, feeling the process lacked transparency and justification. 8504.35t The document highlights concerns about the political influence and governance of the Victorian Egg Producers Board:Board Member Changes: The Minister has replaced three Board members and the Chairman, which is the maximum allowed in a year. 8504.35u CEPA Annual Conference business Paper June 1979 8504.35v Notice of annual meeting 8504.35w This document is a formal letter from K. Fitzgibbon, Secretary of the association, addressed to the Minister of Agriculture. It responds to a previous request for nominations to fill a vacancy on the Victorian Egg Marketing Board. Three candidates are nominated for the vacancy: L. F. Bessy: Recognized for previous contributions to the Board and known qualifications.Ronald Robins (Harcourt): Has 30 years of experience in the poultry industry, currently operates 12,000 layers, is a director and past Chairman of the Commercial Egg Producers Co-operative, and is a member of the local fire brigade.John Scott (Maiden Gully): Has 21 years of experience in the poultry industry, currently operates 3,000 laying hens, involved in all aspects of poultry production, is President of the South Bendigo Branch E.P.A., and a member of the local fire brigade. 8504.35x The document is a formal letter addressed to the Minister of Agriculture, highlighting concerns about uncertainty regarding the future of the Stabilization Act in Victoria. There is widespread panic selling of hen quotas in rural areas due to rumors about possible changes, such as quotas being tied to farms, surrendered to the Licensing Committee, or prices being pegged. 8504.35y This document is a letter addressed to the Premier of Victoria, expressing concerns about uncertainty regarding the continuation of the Stabilization Act for poultry farmers. There is widespread panic selling of hen quotas among poultry farmers in rural areas due to rumors about potential changes to quota regulations, such as quotas being tied to farms, surrendered to the Licensing Committee, or prices being pegged. 8504.35z The document is a formal request addressed to the Secretary of the Federal Council of Poultry Farmers' Associations of Australia. Inclusion Request: The sender, K. Fitzgibbon (Secretary), asks for a specific item to be added to the agenda for the upcoming Annual and General Meeting.Investigation of Surplus Egg Sales:The agenda item proposes an investigation into the sale of surplus eggs from fertile egg farms. 8504.35aa This document is a formal letter from CEPA to the Victorian Egg Marketing Board. The Association is submitting research project suggestions for consideration by the Board. 8504.35ab The document is a protest letter addressed to the State Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. Objection to Ministerial Appointments:Members at a recent conference unanimously objected to V.E.B. (Victorian Egg Board) members being appointed by the Minister of Agriculture.The method is described as undemocratic. 8504.35ac The document is a formal protest letter expressing concerns about the appointment process for V.E.B. (Victorian Egg Board) members. Objection to Ministerial Appointments:The letter strongly opposes the practice of the Minister of Agriculture appointing V.E.B. members, describing it as undemocratic. 8504.35ad The document is a formal protest letter expressing concerns about the appointment process for V.E.B. (Victorian Egg Board) members. Objection to Ministerial Appointments:The letter strongly opposes the practice of the Minister of Agriculture appointing V.E.B. members, describing it as undemocratic. 8504.35ae The document is a formal protest letter expressing concerns about the appointment process for V.E.B. (Victorian Egg Board) members. Objection to Ministerial Appointments:The letter strongly opposes the practice of the Minister of Agriculture appointing V.E.B. members, describing it as undemocratic. 8504.35af The document is a letter from the Secretary of CEPA addressed to the State Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. The poultry industry in Victoria is approaching the final year of its current licensing legislation.The association is seeking political support for the continuation of Licensing and Demand Supply Management policies in Victoria. 8504.35ag The document is a letter from the Secretary of CEPA addressed to the State Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. The poultry industry in Victoria is approaching the final year of its current licensing legislation.The association is seeking political support for the continuation of Licensing and Demand Supply Management policies in Victoria. 8504.35ah The document is a letter from the Secretary of CEPA addressed to the State Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. The poultry industry in Victoria is approaching the final year of its current licensing legislation.The association is seeking political support for the continuation of Licensing and Demand Supply Management policies in Victoria. 8504.35ai The document is a letter from the Secretary of CEPA addressed to the State Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. The poultry industry in Victoria is approaching the final year of its current licensing legislation.The association is seeking political support for the continuation of Licensing and Demand Supply Management policies in Victoria. 8504.35aj The document is a letter from the Secretary of CEPA addressed to the State Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. The poultry industry in Victoria is approaching the final year of its current licensing legislation.The association is seeking political support for the continuation of Licensing and Demand Supply Management policies in Victoria. 8504.35ak The document is a letter from the Commercial Egg Producers' Association, written by Secretary K. Fitzgibbon, addressing Mr. S. McDonald regarding compensation payments for fire damage 8504.35al 8504.35ak The document is a letter from the Commercial Egg Producers' Association, written by Secretary K. Fitzgibbon, addressing Mr. B. Reid regarding compensation payments for fire damage 8504.35am The document is a letter from the Commercial Egg Producers' Association, written by Secretary K. Fitzgibbon, addressing Mr. W. Ebery regarding compensation payments for fire damage 8504.35an 8504.35am The document is a letter from the Commercial Egg Producers' Association, written by Secretary K. Fitzgibbon, addressing Mr. D. McClure regarding compensation payments for fire damage 8504.35ao This document is a formal letter from the Central Council of the Commercial Egg Producers Association of Victoria, dated January 10, 1979. The letter recommends that all non-government delegate members attending Poultry Research Advisory Council meetings should be reimbursed for out-of-pocket and travel expenses 8504.35ap The document is a letter from the Secretary of CEPA to the Director General of Agriculture, highlighting two main concerns: Retention of Genetic Laying Stock in Victoria:The Association urges efforts to retain genetic laying stock, especially in light of suggestions to sell the flock at Dookie.There is awareness of remaining pure-bred stock in Victoria, and a question is raised about their availability for sale to new breeders.Concerns About Cage-Kept Birds:The Association addresses ongoing public discussion about keeping birds in cages.They express concern that the Department of Agriculture's actions, such as inviting Dr. Linda Murphy to a Field Day, may increase publicity on this issue. 8504.35aq The document is a formal letter from the Secretary of the Commercial Egg Producers Association Co-operative Ltd. to Mr. W Cramer. The Association wishes to maintain a close relationship with the Heat Board. They express willingness to act as an agent for the Wheat Board if possible. 8504.35ar Minutes of the CEPA General Council Annual conference June 1979 8504.35as Minutes of a branch meeting of CEPA 8504.35at Government of Victoria Agnote Jan 1979 39/79 Disposal of Pesticide containers and surplus pesticide 8504.35au Government of Victoria Agnote Mar 1979 637/79 Safety with agricultural chemicals 8504.35av This document is a formal letter from the National Bank of Australasia Limited addressed to the Commercial Egg Producers Association of Victoria. Confirmation of Good Standing. The bank confirms that Bruce Noel Moresi and Robyn Elizabeth Moresi are customers considered to be in good standing for their business engagements. 8504.35aw Letter of reference from Fitzpatrick's View point Eaglehawk 8504.35ax CEPA half yearly conference Dec 1979 Agenda and Resolutions 8504.35ay Reference from the Bendigo College of Advanced Education Dec 1979 8504.35az Part minutes, report and General Business of a meeting. 8504.35aaa CEPA Notice of half yearly conference Dec 1979egg producer's information, correspondence, cepa, commercial egg producers' association -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Commonwealth of Australia, Hazards, Disasters and Survival, 1997
... A booklet to promote awareness of a wide range of hazards and disasters, and education of students and the community regarding survival through preparedness, risk reduction and management. Case studies of fires...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland Information Natural Disasters A booklet to promote awareness of a wide range of hazards and disasters, and education of students and the community regarding survival through preparedness, risk reduction and management. Case studies of fires ...A booklet to promote awareness of a wide range of hazards and disasters, and education of students and the community regarding survival through preparedness, risk reduction and management. Case studies of fires, cyclones, landslides, and a list of Austrainformation, natural disasters -
Nillumbik Shire CouncilPainting: Piers BATEMAN (b.1947, Perth - d.2015, NSW), Piers Bateman, Blackboys, 1989
... aware of the contrast between the two continents and the bright clear light that defined the Australian landscape. At the time of this work, Bateman was living in St. Andrews, but travelled regularly to New South Wales and South Australia on painting trips. The ‘Grass Tree’ Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (commonly known as ‘blackboy’) is indigenous to these areas. It is a uniquely Australian, slow growing plant with twenty-eight species growing within Australia. Old examples of this tree are survivors of many wild fires ...Piers Bateman was a local artist, held in very high esteem by his peers and community. He was born in Perth in 1947, moving to Eltham in 1955 as a young child with his family. In 1966 Bateman moved to London for eighteen months to develop his craft. In 1969 he settled in St Andrews, where he built a studio. The St Andrews locale is said to have been a strong influence on his work. Bateman’s talent was such that he was promoted and mentored by such ilk as Charles Blackman, Clifton Pugh and Arthur Boyd, among others. Bateman’s work is an intimate dialogue with the environment, renowned for his paintings of the outback, wilderness frontiers and the sea. He spent a year in the mid-seventies sailing the Greek Islands and the French canals to Amsterdam. In 1980 Bateman and Marcus Skipper embarked on a trans-Australian venture to the red centre and across northern Australia from Cairns to Broome. In the mid-eighties Bateman returned to the Mediterranean, before returning to the Australian outback in the late-eighties. His international career continued on an upwards trajectory between the Australian outback and European seas, providing a unique contrast throughout the course of his career. Bateman's work questions our relationship with the natural world, and in particular, reconciling our colonial heritage with our indigenous past. This line of questioning and his genuine response to place is the key to Piers Bateman’s work, for which he is lauded and celebrated. On September 4th 2015, Piers Bateman died in a boating accident on the NSW coast line. Piers Bateman was an instinctive painter whose inspiration came from nature. He reworked and scraped off the paint, moving it around until forms and colours of the landscape took shape. Although Bateman lived in Spain and Italy, his time in Europe made him aware of the contrast between the two continents and the bright clear light that defined the Australian landscape. At the time of this work, Bateman was living in St. Andrews, but travelled regularly to New South Wales and South Australia on painting trips. The ‘Grass Tree’ Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (commonly known as ‘blackboy’) is indigenous to these areas. It is a uniquely Australian, slow growing plant with twenty-eight species growing within Australia. Old examples of this tree are survivors of many wild fires, which can cause their blackened trunk, of one to two metres, branch into two or more heads. These heads consist of thick, rough corky bark, surrounded by long, wiry leaves and flowers that produce seed capsules with hard black seeds. The tree’s ability to be one of the first to flower after a wild fire ensures a food source for many insects and birds.Oil on canvas painting. Detail of three grass trees resting on the side of a mountain/hill. Green and gold palette throughout depicting the colours and light of the Australian landscape. Hand written, low right in capitals: 'BATEMAN'bateman, grass trees, xanthorrhoea johnsonii, landscape -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, School excursion, 1987
... While they were there, the children were taken for a drive in a fire truck around the park. The excursion was aimed to give the students an awareness of their natural environment and the importance of the native vegetation in their area. ...As part of Environment Day observation, the students from Bulla Primary School enjoyed a tree-planting excursion to nearby Woodlands Park, a nature reserve situated close to Melbourne Airport. While they were there, the children were taken for a drive in a fire truck around the park.The excursion was aimed to give the students an awareness of their natural environment and the importance of the native vegetation in their area.A non-digital photograph of a number of children on the back of a fire truck waiting to be taken for a ride around the parkland. An aeroplane is flying overhead.woodlands park, tree planting, bulla primary school -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Bulla Primary School, c1993
... During the visit the firemen explained the workings of the fire trucks and necessary fire precaution measures. It is important that the children have an awareness of the importance of the local CFA Group as well as understanding the importance of fire precaution measures. ...Then local CFA were invited to speak to the students at Bulla Primary School in the 1990s. During the visit the firemen explained the workings of the fire trucks and necessary fire precaution measures.It is important that the children have an awareness of the importance of the local CFA Group as well as understanding the importance of fire precaution measures. Visits from the local CFA help to spread these important messages.A non-digital coloured photograph of a fireman standing behind a fire cart and talking to a group of children while another fireman looks on. country fire authority, fire trucks, cfa volunteers, bulla primary school -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Fire Safety
... Contents: -"Bushfire safety in urban fringe areas", Insurance Council of Australia -"Belgrave Heights & South Volunteer Fire Brigade Fire Information Pamphlet", 2 copies. -CFA recruitment pamphlet, Belgrave Heights & South FB/Home Safety Awareness, CFA -"Ordinary People, Extraordinary job", CFA recruitment pamphlet. ...Contents: -"Bushfire safety in urban fringe areas", Insurance Council of Australia -"Belgrave Heights & South Volunteer Fire Brigade Fire Information Pamphlet", 2 copies. -CFA recruitment pamphlet, Belgrave Heights & South FB/Home Safety Awareness, CFA -"Ordinary People, Extraordinary job", CFA recruitment pamphlet. ...Folder containing fire safety pamphlets. Contents: -"Bushfire safety in urban fringe areas", Insurance Council of Australia -"Belgrave Heights & South Volunteer Fire Brigade Fire Information Pamphlet", 2 copies. -CFA recruitment pamphlet, Belgrave Heights & South FB/Home Safety Awareness, CFA -"Ordinary People, Extraordinary job", CFA recruitment pamphlet. -"Living In The Bush", CFA booklet. -"Bushfire, Recognise The Risks", CFA, 3 copies. -
Marysville & District Historical Society
THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 40 NO 13-APRIL 12 2013
... marysville victoria australia the black spur car rally lions club what's on when in march and april the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct buxton progress assocn community notice marysville community market marysville golf report successful search and rescue south of the cathedrals church notices councillor comment marysville primary school camel rides anzac day march road closure australian steelband festival 2013 adventurous cooks mayor's chair advertisements australia post stawall gift marysville & district lions club celebrating 40th anniversary narbethong community hall murrindindi shire council notice of application for planning permit ovens district firewood collection areas now open marysville auskick real estate roadshow to drive what is great about murrindindi shire murrindindi shire council's economic development department regional vic living expo fire brigade news happy hour fridays community & disability awareness session dog/cat registration lake mountain alpine resort THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 40 NO 13-APRIL 12 2013 ...marysville, victoria, australia, the black spur car rally, lions club, what's on when in march and april, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, buxton progress assocn community notice, marysville community market, marysville golf report, successful search and rescue south of the cathedrals, church notices, councillor comment, marysville primary school camel rides, anzac day march road closure, australian steelband festival 2013, adventurous cooks, mayor's chair, advertisements, australia post stawall gift, marysville & district lions club celebrating 40th anniversary, narbethong community hall, murrindindi shire council, notice of application for planning permit, ovens district firewood collection areas now open, marysville auskick, real estate, roadshow to drive what is great about murrindindi shire, murrindindi shire council's economic development department, regional vic living expo, fire brigade news, happy hour fridays, community & disability awareness session, dog/cat registration, lake mountain alpine resort -
Phillip Island Conservation Society Inc.Work on paper - newspaper cutting photocopy, "THE PENGUINS/ - IT WAS CLOSE" & "Rylah calls for/report on fires"
... The Victorian government’s chief secretary, Arthur Rylah, reported here seeking an investigation into the fires at what he terms: “one of the best conservation projects we have done”, was a prominent Victorian politician for many years. This article is significant for demonstrating a growing awareness of the vulnerability of ground nesting birds, of the importance in volunteers such as members of the local country Fire authority and Phillip Island surfing community partnering with wildlife management bodies to protect ground nesting birds, in particular the Penguin and short tailed shearwater rookeries at the Phillip Island Penguin Parade and other parts of Phillip Island. ...Short tailed shearwaters and Little Penguins, nesting in burrows on the coast during the warmer months of the year, are extremely vulnerable to fires. Phillip Island had a history of fires on foreshores – either deliberately or accidentally lit. This article describes 2 accidentally lit fires on consecutive days at the Phillip Island Penguin Parade rookeries during the height of the breeding and tourist season in January 1967. The vital importance of volunteers such as the country Fire authority members and the local surfing community, is alluded to in this article by well-known naturalist and author from the time, Graham Pizzey. The Victorian government’s chief secretary, Arthur Rylah, reported here seeking an investigation into the fires at what he terms: “one of the best conservation projects we have done”, was a prominent Victorian politician for many years.This article is significant for demonstrating a growing awareness of the vulnerability of ground nesting birds, of the importance in volunteers such as members of the local country Fire authority and Phillip Island surfing community partnering with wildlife management bodies to protect ground nesting birds, in particular the Penguin and short tailed shearwater rookeries at the Phillip Island Penguin Parade and other parts of Phillip Island. The article also reflects the growing awareness by the Victorian government of the importance of the Phillip Island Penguin Parade to the Victorian tourism economy. Written by naturalist Graham Pizzey, wrote regularly for the Melbourne Herald, the article is another example of how this journalist frequently emphasised Phillip Island’s flora and fauna in his newspaper column.Photocopy made in 1980s of newspaper cutting. Black print and black and white images of original photograph of author Graham Pizzey within the article.5/1/67little penguins, fairy penguins, eudyptula minor, phillip island penguin parade, graham pizzey, penguin rookery, penguin behaviour, phillip island tourist attractions, short tailed shearwaters, phillip island conservation society, arthur rylah, victorian government, phillip island cfa, phillip island surfers, fires on foreshores
