non-fictionhis small booklet tells us the story of the Flynn and Baker families journey from Ireland to Australia laurence flynn, bridget baker, laurence john flynn, elizabeth hayden

Copy of photograph of John Flynn (Flynn of the Outback who started the Flying Doctor Service), Rosetta Flynn and Eugene Flynn. Sepia photograph of lady in ornate long dress, seated on a bench with young boy in suit standing on her right, and man in suit at rear of bench."l-r John Flynn (Flynn of the Inland) Rosetta Flynn, Deaconess, children of Thomas Flynn, Head Teacher. Eugene Flynn, of State School 574, Snake Valley".john flynn, rosetta flynn, eugene flynn, snake valley

Photos were part of the Family Focus display by Mrs Olwen Ford for the Brimbank City Festival, March 1998.8 photographs of the Parsons family of Sunshine including Edmund and Joe Parsons families Also extension of family with the Howard Francis and Dudgeon families Also photograph of St Marks Church Sunday School pupils 1908 The Flynn and Parsons families are an interesting contrast Both arrived in the Brimbank area at Braybrook Junction in 1891 Both had children at the new state school However there were many differences Thomas flynn was headteacher of the new school He taught in the area until 1912 and then moved away His son John went on to become an ordained minister and eventually Flynn of the Inland founder of the Flying Doctor Service Eddmund Parsons was a horsehair manufacturere and his sons and grandsons continued his very specialised business Descendants of Emily and Edmund Parsons still live in the Sunshine area todayedmund parsons

A book of photographs and information pertaining to the waterfalls in Eastern Victoria.A book of photographs and information pertaining to the waterfalls in Eastern Victoria.Hardcover. Front cover has a photograph of Toorongo Falls and back cover has a photograph of Evelyn Falls with a synopsis of the book.Gift fo Marysville & District Historical Society by Travis. 17 After catching up with my family because I had lingered to take a few more photographs,/ I was serenaded with the following song:/ Don't go chasing waterfalls/ Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to/ I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all/ but I think you're moving too fast/ from the song Waterfalls by TLC Dedicated to my wife and children: Monique, Iona, Zahra, Jasmine & Flynn,/ who have continued to love me despite my waterfall chasing ways.waterfalls, eastern victoria, travis easton, photographs

This set of 27 photographs was taken during the tour of the Army Survey Regiment facilities and at the family BBQ on the 26th of June 1991. These two events were held after the Corps Day Parade commemorating the 76th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. Refer to items 9152.31P and 9154.37P for more photographs taken during the parade.This is a set of 27 photographs of the Corps Day Tour and Family BBQ held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo on the 26th of June 1991. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, 1991. Air Survey Squadron. L to R: SPR John Bragg, unidentified (x2), WO2 Allan Virtue, unidentified, SGT Paul Hopes. .2) - Photo, colour, 1991. Air Survey Squadron. L to R: unidentified (x2), SGT Paul Hopes. .3) - Photo, colour, 1991. Air Survey Squadron. L to R: unidentified, CPL Perry Burt, unidentified. .4) - Photo, colour, 1991. Cartographic Squadron. L to R: unidentified (x4), WO2 Adrian ‘Charlie’ Creedy, CPL Dan Cirsky, CPL Frank Savy, unidentified (x2). .5) - Photo, colour, 1991. Cartographic Squadron. L to R: unidentified (x2), CPL Eric Nicholson, unidentified (x2), CPL Frank Savy, unidentified. .6) - Photo, colour, 1991. Cartographic Squadron. L to R: unidentified (x4), CPL Eric Nicholson, unidentified (x3), WO1 Ken Slater. .7) - Photo, colour, 1991. Cartographic Squadron. In foreground L to R: CPL Dan Cirsky, unidentified, SPR Stewart Adrain, SPR Peter Smyth. .8) - Photo, colour, 1991. Cartographic Squadron. AUTOMAP 2 VAX 750/785 main frame computer room. System data backup tapes at left. .9) - Photo, colour, 1991. Lithographic Squadron. Optronix 5040 Laser Scanner/Plotter. .10) - Photo, colour, 1991. Lithographic Squadron. Optronix 5040 Laser Scanner/Plotter operators’ terminal. .11) - Photo, colour, 1991. Lithographic Squadron. SPR Dave Scott with visitor. .12) - Photo, colour, 1991. Lithographic Squadron. SGT Neale ‘Tex’ Houston with visitors. .13) - Photo, colour, 1991. Lithographic Squadron. SPR Andrew Morrison-Evans with visitors. .14) - Photo, colour, 1991. Lithographic Squadron. LT Ian Stoddart with RAAF visitors. SGT Neale ‘Tex’ Houston at far right. .15) - Photo, colour, 1991. Lithographic Squadron. SGT Frank Lenane with visitors. .16) - Photo, colour, 1991. Lithographic Squadron. SGT Keith Quinton with visitors. .17) - Photo, colour, 1991. Headquarters Squadron. Unidentified US Exchange Officer with visitor. .18) - Photo, colour, 1991. Headquarters Squadron. CAPT Colin Cuskelly with LTCOL Don Ridge (retired). .19) - Photo, colour, 1991. Headquarters Squadron. Unidentified visiting WO1 with visitor. .20) - Photo, colour, 1991. BBQ. Unidentified catering staff. .21) - Photo, colour, 1991. BBQ. L to R: Unidentified, Allison (Ottaway) Wooldrage, LCPL Nikki Midgley, unidentified. .22) - Photo, colour, 1991. BBQ. WO1 Stevo Hinic, CPL Geoff Webb, WO1 Brett ‘Dutchy’ Van Leeuwen seen at right. .23) - Photo, colour, 1991. BBQ. L to R: CPL Ian Bowes, unidentified, CPL Pat Drury, SPR Jeanette Drury-Lane, SGT Dave Longbottom, unidentified, unidentified, SPR Valmai Knight. .24) - Photo, colour, 1991. BBQ. L to R: SGT Chris ‘Charlie’ Brown, SPR Jeanette Drury-Lane, WO2 Mick Flynn, CPL Roy Hicks, Pam Mason, SGT Stuart Symonds, remainder unidentified. .25) - Photo, colour, 1991. BBQ. L to R: Unidentified (x3), Allison (Ottaway) Wooldrage, LCPL Nikki Midgley, unidentified (x2), SPR Ian Brown, unidentified, SGT Alex DeGrauw. .26) - Photo, colour, 1991. BBQ. L to R: CAPT Neville Stone, SPR Anthony Hesling in background, CAPT Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard, WO1 Stevo Hinic. .27) - Photo, colour, 1991. BBQ. L to R: MAJ Graeme Wastell, Julie Wastell.There are no personnel identified. ‘Corps Day 26 Jun 1991’ annotated on negative sleeves.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna

Folder containing a table of contents and various newspaper clippings and other information pertaining to the Pakenham area Volume 2. The date the articles were published, and title of articles are listed below. 23 Aug 2018 Proud Publishing History - Star News Group 26 Sep 2018 The Grange - A Heritage Classic 25 Oct 2017 Decades of Service - Lyn Stephenson 25 Oct 2017 Heather’s Favourite Things - Heather Arnold 21 Sep 2016 Still Keeping the Faith - Father John Readman 19 Sep 2018 Tributes for a Local Legend - Barry Cunningham 19 Sep 2018 Death & Funeral Notices - Barry Cunningham 21 Jun 2017 In the Footsteps of Kokoda - Harold Bould Kokoda Award 14 Nov 2007 Community Remembers Mates Lost and Found 26 Apr 2017 Next Generation of Lions’ Pride Steps up in the Netball Stakes 13 Oct 2016 St Patrick’s 150th Celebrations 27 Jan 2016 Looking Back 1 Feb 2017 Plaque is a Legacy - Pakenham Secondary College 23 Aug 2017 Death & Funeral Notices - Alan Stone Aug 2017 Death & Funeral Notices - Drew Morphett Aug 2017 Death & Funeral Notices - Paul Garvey 2018 50 Years - Andrew Facey 18 Oct 2017 “Disgusting and Beastly State” - Fraser’s Hotel 13 Apr 2016 Big Festival Milestone Yakkerboo 13 Apr 2016 Community 40 Years on - Yakkerboo 13 Apr 2016 Feeling Like a Princess - Yakkerboo 15 Feb 2017 Reserve Seats of Honour - Pakenham Upper Recreation Reserve UNKNOWN Looking Back 13 Oct 2021 Rivals Face a Great Divide 13 Oct 2021 Football’s Ultimate Warrior - Lincoln Withers 25 Feb 2009 Iron Horse Does it Again - Telopia 3 Nov 2021 Brett was Born to Serve - Brett Owen 29 Jun 2016 Historic Day for Racing 14 Nov 2007 Help for Historical Collection 16 Feb 2011 Calling All Show Girls 17 Nov 2021 Bugle Sounds for Sacrifice 1 Dec 2021 A Box Full of Honour - Dot Wade 10 Sep 2009 Thomas Empire Built on Paper 15 Dec 2021 End of a Retail Era - Graham Treloar 16 Feb 2011 Might as Well Jump - Commando Skydivers 13 Apr 2010 Farewell to “Saint” - Ranald Webster 7 Dec 2009 Farewell to a Good Sport - Leslie Hilton Vagg 8 Jun 2022 Digger Attends Coronation- Larry Moon 25 May 2022 Giving Back in Tim’s DNA - Tim Ahern 7 Sep 2022 Vale Clive Fielder 28 Sep 2022 Morgan Makes History - Natalie Morgan 9 Mar 2022 Old Pakenham on Show 27 Oct 2021 Farewell to Glenmac 27 Oct 2021 One of the Four-tunate Few - Dan O’Loughlin 18 May 2022 Locals Lament for Lilypond - Henty Lily Pond 8 Jun 2022 Dutch Perspective on War - Boer War 26 Oct 2022 Marion’s Amazing Journey 15 Nov 2017 Quiet Life in a Simple Town - Neil Lucas 11 Nov 2020 A Family’s Greek Tragedy - Mann family 20 Apr 2022 Blackwood Boys in Battle - Arch & Andy Blackwood 20 Apr 2022 Off With Mum’s Blessing - Andy Blackwood 16 Aug 2023 Bonds Built Through War - Vietnam 30 Aug 2023 Awards Celebrate Achievements of Two Agriculture Icons 1 Mar 2023 Your Say - Local Women who Deserve to be Recognised 14 Nov 2018 Diggers Still Remembered More Than A Century On 24 Oct 2018 Not Short on Character - Kath Short 30 Aug 2023 Scanlons’ Racing Journey - Tom Scanlon 29 Nov 2023 35 Years of Care - Malcolm McCowan 17 Jan 2024 A Trip Down Main Street’s Memory Lane 14 Feb 2024 Verna’s Life of Dedication - Verna Thewlis 31 Oct 2012 Words Come Easy to Joan - Joan Burke 21 Dec 2005 Green is Go for Golfers - Pakenham Golf Course 13 Aug 2008 Old Wood to Polished Art - Alan Cherry 23 Feb 2011 Come Rain, Hail or Shine Mr Pakenham’s on the Job 3 Aug 2022 Tributes Flow for Community Leader Jeff - Jeff Lempriere 11 June 2008 Honour Humbles Charlie - Charlie Rossetti 31 Jan 2007 Jason Keeps it in the Family - Jason Ronald 4 July 2007 A Chapter Closes - Heather Ronald 4 July 2012 Heart of a Lion - Pakenham Football Club 4 July 2012 Marshalling Championship Troops 5 June 2019 Pat’s Brush with Fame - Pat Lalor 9 Oct 2019 A Generous, Popular Soul - Ray Paynter 9 Oct 2019 Small Town Success - Michael Cormick 21 Aug 2019 Still Country at Heart UNKNOWN Four Decades of Caring - David W Bull 19 July 2023 Plaque Marks Flynn Link 20 Dec 2023 Aunty Norma’s Century - Norma Jackson 8 Feb 2023 70 Years in Pakenham - Knaap family 24 Oct 2018 Honour a School Pioneer - Maria Frederika Hagens 6 Nov 2019 From Matron to a Media Trailblazer - Mary Gannon UNKNOWN Of Courage and Sacrifice - Wilfred Rendall 7 Nov 2018 Tracking War’s Tragedy 6 Nov 2019 A Life Tragically Cut Shot - Robert Begg 24 Oct 2018 Restore Dignity - Harry Worshipnon-fictionpakenham (vic.)

Rev. John Flynn, the head of the Presbyterian Inland Mission and the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, attended the Sunshine and Braybrook State Schools. His father, Thomas Flynn, was the head teacher at the Braybrook and Braybrook Junction State Schools. Thomas and his family lived in Clarke Street, Sunshine.The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is one of Australia’s most iconic and important institutions. It provides aeromedical retrieval, emergency care, and primary health services to people living in rural and remote Australia — places where medical help would otherwise be hours or days away.Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Video A Mantle of Safety, from small beginnings in 1928, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has grown to become the largest, most comprehensive aeromedical service in the world. The Service has grown from the dream of Rev. Dr. John Flynn who dreamt of bringing medical help to people living in Australia's vast Outback. Today, John Flynn's Mantle of Safety covers more than 80% of Australia, bringing vital health care to people who live, work and travel in remote and rural Australia. As well as emergency services, the RFDS provides a comprehensive health service through medical clinics and trains health care professionals. This video shows the work of the RFDS NSW Section whose work extends John Flynn's Mantle of Safety right across Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and part of Queensland and South Australia, covering an area the size of Western Europe. The lifesaving work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service would not be possible without the support the Service receives from State and Commonwealth Governments, businesses and the wider community.royal flying doctor, john flynn

In 1945 the Reverend Harry Griffiths, who worked for the Methodist Inland Mission in Alice Springs, saw the need for a boarding facility for children of families living in remote areas in Central Australia who needed access to schools. He and his wife established Griffiths House, on a site in the town centre, and for many years it became home for students from all over the Outback, including many young Aboriginal people. In the late 1950's the Rev Fred McKay, successor to the Rev John Flynn as Superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission, lobbied the United Church in the Northern Territory to build and expand on this important start. Together the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational churches embarked on a missionary venture to develop St Philip's College - a new, larger residential hostel which would one day become a full boarding school. An ideal site - 22 acres of bush at the junction of the Charles and Todd Rivers and backing on to the Telegraph Station National Park - was secured and after six years of planning, construction began in 1964. Fred McKay led the legendary work parties comprised of volunteers from all over Australia who travelled to Alice Springs, paying their own way and volunteering their expertise, time and labour, to turn a dream into a reality. This fantastic tradition continues today, with work parties arriving each mid-year holiday. On 13 February 1965 the first boarders moved in to St Philip's College. For the first 24 years, therefore, St Philip's College operated as a residential hostel only. The College’s ninth Headmaster, Mr Christopher Tudor, arrived in 1986. He and the Council Chairman, Mrs Jan Heaslip, judged that the time was right to complete the original plan to turn St Philip’s College into a fully fledged independent boarding/day school, serving not only “bush” families, but also the growing population of Alice Springs. The then College Council embraced the idea and three years of frantic, determined preparation and planning commenced, culminating in an extensive $2 million building program in 1988. To this day there continues to be further development with the new landscaping underway near The Minnamurra Hall, Reception and Rivergum Cafe, plus the recent completion of the Science & Food Technology building and the new Rivergum Cafe.Head & Shoulders of Chris Eldridgest. philip's college, tudor, chris, eldridge, chris

In 1945 the Reverend Harry Griffiths, who worked for the Methodist Inland Mission in Alice Springs, saw the need for a boarding facility for children of families living in remote areas in Central Australia who needed access to schools. He and his wife established Griffiths House, on a site in the town centre, and for many years it became home for students from all over the Outback, including many young Aboriginal people. In the late 1950's the Rev Fred McKay, successor to the Rev John Flynn as Superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission, lobbied the United Church in the Northern Territory to build and expand on this important start. Together the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational churches embarked on a missionary venture to develop St Philip's College - a new, larger residential hostel which would one day become a full boarding school. An ideal site - 22 acres of bush at the junction of the Charles and Todd Rivers and backing on to the Telegraph Station National Park - was secured and after six years of planning, construction began in 1964. Fred McKay led the legendary work parties comprised of volunteers from all over Australia who travelled to Alice Springs, paying their own way and volunteering their expertise, time and labour, to turn a dream into a reality. This fantastic tradition continues today, with work parties arriving each mid-year holiday. On 13 February 1965 the first boarders moved in to St Philip's College. For the first 24 years, therefore, St Philip's College operated as a residential hostel only. The College’s ninth Headmaster, Mr Christopher Tudor, arrived in 1986. He and the Council Chairman, Mrs Jan Heaslip, judged that the time was right to complete the original plan to turn St Philip’s College into a fully fledged independent boarding/day school, serving not only “bush” families, but also the growing population of Alice Springs. The then College Council embraced the idea and three years of frantic, determined preparation and planning commenced, culminating in an extensive $2 million building program in 1988. To this day there continues to be further development with the new landscaping underway near The Minnamurra Hall, Reception and Rivergum Cafe, plus the recent completion of the Science & Food Technology building and the new Rivergum Cafe.Head & Shoulders of Chris Tudor.st. philip's college, tudor, chris, eldridge, chris

In 1945 the Reverend Harry Griffiths, who worked for the Methodist Inland Mission in Alice Springs, saw the need for a boarding facility for children of families living in remote areas in Central Australia who needed access to schools. He and his wife established Griffiths House, on a site in the town centre, and for many years it became home for students from all over the Outback, including many young Aboriginal people. In the late 1950's the Rev Fred McKay, successor to the Rev John Flynn as Superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission, lobbied the United Church in the Northern Territory to build and expand on this important start. Together the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational churches embarked on a missionary venture to develop St Philip's College - a new, larger residential hostel which would one day become a full boarding school. An ideal site - 22 acres of bush at the junction of the Charles and Todd Rivers and backing on to the Telegraph Station National Park - was secured and after six years of planning, construction began in 1964. Fred McKay led the legendary work parties comprised of volunteers from all over Australia who travelled to Alice Springs, paying their own way and volunteering their expertise, time and labour, to turn a dream into a reality. This fantastic tradition continues today, with work parties arriving each mid-year holiday. On 13 February 1965 the first boarders moved in to St Philip's College. For the first 24 years, therefore, St Philip's College operated as a residential hostel only. The College’s ninth Headmaster, Mr Christopher Tudor, arrived in 1986. He and the Council Chairman, Mrs Jan Heaslip, judged that the time was right to complete the original plan to turn St Philip’s College into a fully fledged independent boarding/day school, serving not only “bush” families, but also the growing population of Alice Springs. The then College Council embraced the idea and three years of frantic, determined preparation and planning commenced, culminating in an extensive $2 million building program in 1988. To this day there continues to be further development with the new landscaping underway near The Minnamurra Hall, Reception and Rivergum Cafe, plus the recent completion of the Science & Food Technology building and the new Rivergum Cafe.Tudor and Eldridge in conversation with the College in the background.st. philip's college, tudor, chris, eldridge, chris

Photograph possibly taken on before departing or returning from warPart of the Flynn family collection of Cpl William Charles ClarkPhotograph portrait in celluloid processed plaque. Photographed mounted on brown paper background. Corners of the plaque are expose the mounting paper. The photo plaque is attached to a metal frame with a wire clip for hangingOn self adhesive label; Irene Madeline Joyce / 27/2/19 - 28/9/1983 / Married / William Charles Clarke / 10/3/1934celluloid, photograph, irene madeline clark

Part of the set of William Charles Clark collection of family memorabilia.An assortment of items loaned to the RSL by the Grandson, Lance Richard Flynn in February 2009, of Cpl Clark VX34546Photograph framed in IMC celluloid processed Plaque. Subject is Irene Madeline Joyce, wife of William Charles ClarkeOn reverse side written on white stick-on label are; Irene Madeline Joyce/ 27/2/10 - 28/9/1983/ Married/ William Charles Clark/ 10/03//1934photograph, framed picture, clark

Mary Tolhurst M&DHS - March 29th Dunvegan Willows Park Melton 1992 Ladies Oral History Day Graham Minns President Ray Radford MC Sound recording transfer to CD 2011 by Tom Wood Edited typescript by Wendy Barrie 2013 I was born in Rockbank, and when I was five years old moved to Toolern Vale and started and finished school there. Toolern Vale only consisted of the Store, Post Office and shop, where you could buy your fodder, and pollard supplies, the Hall, the little Church and the bluestone School. The School changed shape three times from the 1800s[1869] til the time I went there. There was four generations of my family that went there and it was destroyed by fire in 1965. Marjorie nee Myers Butler. Yes, I remember along with it your lovely Ronisch piano. Mary, quite true! Marj what you say about the Ronisch piano. When I came the age to learn music my mum and dad couldn’t really afford it, but still what parents do for their children. They had Marj go along with them and pick this lovely Ronisch piano. It was known round the district. Everyone commented about the loss that lovely piano. After leaving school it was war time, 1939, then it was work, When I was 7 year old I was put out into the cow yard. In 1940 when the soldiers were going away our milk was confiscated it had to go to Bacchus Marsh. It used to go the Sunbury to be brine cooled and then go to Melbourne. Then they took it then to the Lifeguard Milk Factory at Bacchus Marsh. It had to go as condensed milk to the soldiers. This year is 50 years of the Land Army. I was an unofficial Land Army but they still kept check on me. I went onto married life and I followed the cows right through [howls of laughter] and we went on until the 1965 fire. That’s when we got out of the cows. Marjorie asks, was Granny Watts your grandmother or great grandmother? Mary: She was my great grandmother, the midwife of Melton. The 1965 fire started ¾ of a mile above our place, Frank Ryan’s sheds were burnt and his house was saved, then it wiped the School out, the Hall, the Church the Post Office and Store and little house that was Charlie Charlton’s in the early days. Mrs Wilson’s place was saved by the Fire Brigade by pulling boards off the side, and from there it went over the hill and it was stopped at the Rockbank Railway Station. If it had of got over the railway they said it would have gone into Werribee. A lot was burnt out in that strip. Mary nee Nixon Collins: 18 houses burnt that day. Audience question, did Melton get burnt that day? Ray: No. It came down through the Toolern Vale road and cut across about a mile and a half from the cross roads at Toolern Vale from north westerly to the south east and cut through over the Keilor road. Mary: It came in across the creek at Funstons in Toolern, then through Jim Minns. Dorothy was it your place then [nee Knox Beaty] to Ken Beatty’s and from there it went through to Doug McIntosh’s and to Cockbills and the wind changed and it came across to the railway line, and that is where they stopped it. [the cause of the fire was controversial, they had been burning off the night before and there was some talk of someone starting it. It was very hot and very strong wind, it was a terrible day] Ray: When the fire went through McIntosh’s they had a haystack on the north side of their house and the haystack got caught and the fire burnt a hole through the side of the house and the boys pyjamas on the bed. The house was saved. It came through like and express train roaring at you, I was at McIntosh’s when it went roaring past. You couldn’t see, dust and ash and tremendous heat. The fire started about 12 o’clock Jack [husband] said to me, fire, I said where, where? Just up the road, what have I got to do? and he went out and he had gone to the fire and left me. I tried to get the animals and I put out buckets of water, putting the buckets of water out saved my life. Chas Jones and another friend of his came in and they picked up the buckets of water, I thought I had better get out because the fire was on the haystack up the paddock and when I went to go out through the north side of the house and couldn’t get out, I’ll go through the front gate so I went around the other side of the house. I got caught there and Chassy Jones and his friend came round carrying the bucket of water and I panicked. He threw the bucket of water over me. Well that is what saved my life because I was damp, whenever we tried to leave the ball of fire came over me and over my shoulder and my hair was scorched. Chassy Jones lost his truck and Keith Watt his big truck because he had the water tank on it and they couldn’t get out of the yard. Granny Watt’s house, the first private hospital had condemned and Jack and I pulled it down and had it moved up to Toolern and had it in the yard a fortnight and it was all burnt and we didn’t get the shed we wanted. Every 13 years right up until Ash Wednesday fires, there has always been fire close at hand. The 1952 fire went down the back of the house, the 1965 fire took the house, and the house that I live in now, it is the third house that has been on that spot. When the Hunters owned it, Mrs Hunter was nearly burnt in her bed. They had a 13 roomed house. In 1924 the house burnt down, and there was another house was built there and that was the one that burnt down. Edna: So Mary built a brick veneer house. Marjorie: like the three little pigs [laughter] Collins - Mary M &DHS - March 29th 1992 Ladies oral history day at Dunvegan, Willows Park Melton. Graham Minns President Ray Radford MC Sound recording transferred to CD 2011 Edited typescript by Wendy Barrie 2013 Mary Collins nee Nixon born in Terang 1907 down in the Western District and we shifted to Melton when I was 5 and a half then I started school here in Melton, and spent all my school life at Melton State School, next to the Church of England, it’s called the Primary School now. I got my Qualifying and Merit Certificate then I left School because there wasn’t a High School. When I was 16 I got and job in the Melton Post Office and I worked there, I was the first girl in Melton to deliver the mail, and worked on the telephone and the Bank business. Mrs Ross and myself behind the counter, there were about 500 – 600 people in the Shire at that time and now when I go into the new Post Office there is 36,000 here there’s still 2 people behind the counter [laughter from the audience] and wait in a queue right out to the door. Times haven’t changed much have they! There was a manual telephone and you had to ring the handle, and there were eight subscribers when I went there and when I left there were 46 I had coaxed that number to join the telephone, even the police station didn’t have the phone on. The two Hotels and the two Chaff mills and Mr Ernie Barrie, Parkers the butcher, the Shire Office was No 8, and the Police house was next to the Courthouse on the corner. They were number 9. I can remember a lot of the numbers still. The Post Office was the Agency for the Commonwealth Bank [comment from audience member] I used to do the Bank business too, I left after four years there, mother wasn’t very well. The Inspector who used to come up to the Post Office asked me if I would take up casual Post Mistress and to go around the different districts but I refused and when Mrs Ross’s holidays were due I was the replacement. I wasn’t 21. I loved my work meeting everybody and most people had horse and jinkers and when the elderly would come in there would be Mr Tom Morrow, he only had one arm and Mrs Dunn came from Bulman’s road in their horse and jinker. They were elderly I would see them pull up out the front and quickly get their mail and run out to them because they didn’t have to get out of the jinker to tie up their horse. If someone had a baby in arms I would tear out and hold the baby while they got down. Mrs Ross was very very strict. I had to sweep the Post Office, she had a couple of mats and there would be a threepence or a sixpence under the mats show she knew whether I lifted the mat, I was whether I was honest or not. Graham: How much were your wages? I got 27/7 pence a week for a 52 hour week. I had to work every holiday except Good Friday and Christmas Day and even when it was Monday holiday I always had to go to work from 9am - !0 am, the Post Office was always open. In the winter I had to wait until twenty past six in case there were any telegrams to deliver. I delivered them on a push bike. One time Tom Barrie told me this years afterwards. I used to go home for lunch. We lived on the Keilor road and I used to ride my bike home. On the hot days the boys used to go and swim in the swimming pool down near a turn in the creek there was a hole where the boys would swim in the nude, they didn’t have any bathers and they didn’t have any watches in those days. Tom Barrie said they always used to watched for me as I was always about 3 minutes past 1, my lunch hour was from 1-2. One particular day they missed seeing me and swam on, and of course they were all late for school when they got back and were all kept in a night. I did get a fortnight holiday. I loved my work and I knew everyone in the district right from Toolern Vale to the Marsh and everybody at Melton South. Did you listen into conversations on the Switchboard? Oh no. [laughter] Melton did not have electricity then. I had to fill the lamps everyday with kerosene. The Staughton Memorial was outside the Post Office. It had four posts with the chain looped around it, and that’s where the people used to tie up their horses. Marjorie nee Myers Butler comments about sitting and swinging on the chains. Mr Fred Coburn lit the acetylene gas light in the Memorial. It was the only streetlight in Melton. There was no electricity until 1939. Ray Radford comments about another gas street light which was on the corner of Station road. [later] Mary passes around her school photos. Mary mentions the names of those who have passed away, Maisie McDonald, ,Marian Wraith, Hilda McCreey, and Valda McDonald. I have written the names on the back. Marjorie comments about Marie Jongebloed and Greta are the only two girls left out of big family of ten I think there were [hesitates] 4 or 5 girls and the rest were boys. Mary. Flora Woodley, Dorrie Flynn and Margaret McDonald are still alive. They are my age we were all born about 1907. Marjorie points out herself in a later photo [1921 and 1922 School ] Mary mentions the name Walsh and identyfies following names, the Parker boys, Ken Beaty, Malc and Linda Cameron, Maisie Mc Donald, Ted Radford, George Nixon, Norman Minns, he was later the Shire Secretary of Werribee. One of the Woodley girls. [Maisie Arthur] Marjorie: Rosie Shearwood, June Whiting Mary. Lily Mc Donald, she has passed away. Isabel Harrison nee Tinkler, she lives at Werribee, Doreen Rogers, Marjorie Walker, Jess McIntosh, Mary Gillespie. Mr Malone was the Junior teacher Mr Roe and Miss Cooke. Fred Myers, my sister [Elizabeth] and the year was 1921. Myers (Barrie) School Photo Collection. Many of the names were identified at the 1970 Centenary of Melton State School No. 430. Edna Barrie organised, compiled and typed the lists to accompany these photos for the year 1921. The 1922 photo shows the higher grades. Ladies Oral History Day event held by Melton and District Historical Society, article featured in the Telegraphlocal identities, local special interest groups

Folder containing various newspaper clippings and other informative articles about the Officer area. There is a table of contents at the start of the folder listing the publication dates and titles of each article. The dates the articles were published, and the titles of the articles are listed below: UNKNOWN Future of Historic Pottery Site at a Crossroads 3 Nov 2004 Not a Rock-Hard Scone in Sight - Gwen Monckton 4 Feb 2009 Officer and a Gentle Man - 22 Sep 2021 Officer and a Gentleman - Rob Porter 26 Oct 2016 Officer Celebrates a Milestone - Officer Primary School 130th 12 Oct 2016 Classy Lesson in Longevity - Officer Primary School 15 Jun 2016 Carol Porter’s Queen’s Honour 4 Feb 2009 50 of the Best Years - Margot & Phonse van den Acker 11 Nov 2015 Brothers at War - Clive & Hugh Were 29 Apr 2015 Gate to Lost Memory - Officer Memorial Gates 15 Apr 2015 Commitment Set in Stone - Community Association 27 Apr 2016 Officer’s First Dawn Salute 30 Jun 2021 Old Kiln’s Future Secured UNKNOWN Looking Back 3 May 2021 Room to Honour Humble Frank - Frank Wyatt 18 Nov 2015 So Eager to Serve 18 Jan 2012 70 Years of Togetherness - Ron & Jean Tivendale 1 May 2019 Hundreds Attend Officer - Anzac Day 17 Jan 2024 Family Farewells a Titan - Robert Porter 17 Jan 2024 Community Thanks Rob - Robert Porter 29 Nov 2023 Growing Smarter - Russo family 28 Nov 2018 Kiln Suffers Storm Damage 27 Mar 2024 Preserving Timber Legacy - Van Steensel Timbers 7 Aug 2024 Porter’s Eternal Legacy - Rob Porter 14 Aug 2024 A Legacy of Timber - Van Steensel Family 21 Feb 2024 Rec Reserve to be Renamed for Porter - Rob Porter 30 Oct 2024 Fresh Ides Abound - Bellevue Orchard 5 Nov 2025 War Tears Brother Apart - Clive & Hugh Were 5 Nov 2026 Diary Describes the “Hell” - Clive & Hugh Were 5 Nov 2026 Tank Inventor’s Local Link - Lancelot Eldin De Mole 11 Feb 2026 Farewell to Carol Porter OAM 28 Jan 2026 Death Notices - Carol Porter 28 Jan 2026 Carol Porter a True Icon 27 Aug 2025 Audrey’s Legacy - Audrey Dodson 4 Feb 2026 Death Notices - Carol Porter 4 Feb 2026 Lions Farewell Beloved Legend Tom Parker 9 Jul 2025 ROC Toasts Historic Feat Mar 2024 A Tribute to Rob Porter Relevant names relating to the articles in the folder are: Tim Ahern, Annette Aldersea, Rob Aldersea, Wendy Andrews, Allan Armstrong, Glen Barwick, Brad Battin, Tania Baxter, Mary Beadle, Percival Beadle, Percy Beadle, Lindsay Board, lvan Board, Barry Boswell, Lynne Brenner, Van Broek, Quentin Bryce, Owen Bumpstead, Greg Burgess, Doug Cameron, Kaye Cameron, Jock Campell, John Campell, Stewart Chamers, Mary Cook, Ron Cook, David Cray, Liz Crestani, Sean Crestani, Nancye Cross, Damian Crothers, Neil Cunningham, Max Dart, David W Bull Family Funerals, Stephanie Davies, Kenny Delaney, Tracey DeSantis, Alison Dodson, Audrey Dodson, Bronwyn Dodson, Graeme Dodson, Heather Dodson, Malcom Dodson, Stewart Dodson, Rob Dowsett, Brendan Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Jeannette Ehrlish, Glenda Fisher, Judy Flynn, Mick Fogarty, Silvio Fonlini, Billy Garrett, Tim Gibson, Carol Gilbert, Clive Gilbert, Gill Gilbert, Margaret Gilbert, Julia Gillard, Rayni Gillard, Graham Arthur Award, Andy Grant, George Gray, Sid Gray, Geoff Griffiths, Geoff Hall, Roy Harris, J R Hasker, Renee Heath, Charlie Hicks, James Hicks, John Hicks, Johnny Hicks, Joy Hicks, Kylie Hoghton, Shaara Horin, Liz Hughes, Elanie Irwin, Jason Jager, W Johnstone, Kaye Kneebone, Jack Kowarzik, Beau Lambert, James Lecky, Mervyn Lecky, Keira Lee, Jack Lennon, James Liewellyn, Mr Lougier, Matt Male, Cecilli Mann, Garry Marker, George Martin, Bill Mason, Dougy McDonald , Simon McMahon, Rosemary Miles, Jarod Mills, Gwen Monckton, Heather Monro, Graeme Moore, Barb Morrison, Daniel Mulino, Robert O'Connor, J Osborne, Robert Oswald, Brett Owen, Ted Owen, Tom Parker, Val Parker, Tracey Pipicelli, Carol Porter, Ed Porter, Ethel Porter, Gavin Porter, Geoff Porter, George Porter, Jayne Porter, Jim Porter, Nathan Porter, Rob Porter, Robert Porter, Russell Porter, E Prior, Tammy Radford, Robert Roberts, Glenn Robinson, J S Robinson, Jillian Ronald, Peter Ronald, Colin Ross, Joe Russo, Nick Russo, Ted Ryan, Kenny Seers, Gareth Sheean, Paddy Shelton, Samuel Shuttleworth, A J Simmons, Ann Simons, Sir Rohan Delacombe, K Skellet, Adam Smith, Norman Smith, Jeff Springfield, W A Swift, Nichola Thompson, Angela Tivendale, George Tivendale, Jean Tivendale, John Tivendale, Ken Tivendale, Malcom Tivendale, Margaret Tivendale, Ron Tivendale, Samantha Tranter, Jacky Turnbull, Dave Turner, Graeme Turner, Trevor Turner, Bernadette Van den Acker, Emma Van den Acker, Margot Van den Acker, Michael Van den Acker, Monique Van den Acker, Nicole Van den Acker, Phonse Van den Acker, David Van Steenel, Freda Van Steenel, Jan Van Steenel, Nathan Van Steenel, Peter Van Steenel, Sarina Van Steenel, Norm Walker, Greg Waterhouse, Clive Were, Hugh Were, Robert Were, Betty Whiteside, Clair Whiteside, Clake Whiteside, David Whiteside, Kathleen Whiteside, Mary Whiteside, L Whitney, Jason Wood, Shirley Woods, Frank Wyatt, Jack Yeats, Joanne Yeats, Janette Young, Peter Young, Edward Zabkowski.non-fictionofficer (vic.), officer primary school (vic.)