This was an invitation to celebrate 25 years of the founding of the Footscray-Sunshine branch of Melbourne Legacy. This branch was formed due to the increase in the number of widows and children in need of assistance from Legacy. The first branch formed in the area was the Williamstown/Werribee branch in 1956. Refer item 001086. Inside the front page is a list of foundation members, page 2 sets out the evenings programme and the last page lists the Past Chairmen.Significant in that the members could reflect back, with pride, on the help that the members had given to those in need.White A4 paper, black type, folded in half.MELBOURNE LEGACY / FOOTSCRAY - SUNSHINE BRANCH / 25th ANNIVERSARY DINNER / FOOTSCRAY RSL 10th NOVEMBER 1984footscray sunshine history, branch

This history was put together by Legatee Ron Crosbie, branch secretary 1959-1963, 1968-1974 and 1995-1999. Appendix 4 gives an account of where the information was sourced from. This short history deails the formation until the branch combined with the Williamstown/Werribee branch to form The Western Branch. In quite some detail Ron Crosbie describes the gathering together of several Legatees to form the new branch. Also the change in priorities to be addressed as the years passed - the widows grew older, their needs changed, their children grew up and left school to be apprenticed, tertiary studies or other work. Details of members inducted, office bearers, activities to help widows and families, fund raising and not to forget, some good stories are all accounted for in this history and the appendices.A thorough account of the work of Legacy and Legatees and the support of many Legatees wives at branch level. This account was typical of "Legacy at Work" amongst the branches.White A4 paper, black type, x 14 pages of the history of Footscray/Sunshine Branch.footscray sunshine history, branch

A list of chairman of the Footscray/Sunshine Branch 1959/ 1979. refer to item 001087This list gives the names of those Legatees who chaired branch meetings and were also involved with the formation of the Footscray/Sunshine Branch.White quarto paper, black typefootscray sunshine history, branch

Orange card titled R.S.L. 1960 Football Chart. On the front is how it works. Donation 2/-. Melbourne Sun Results. Printed by Arthur Hocking Print. On the other side is the list of the teams and the dates from 16/4/60 to 20/8/60. The Football clubs are: Melbourne, Sunshine, Geelong, Preston, Fitzroy, Box Hill, Richmond, Yarraville, South Melbourne, Oakleigh, St. Kilda, Brunswick, Hawthorn, Sandringham, Collingwood, Brighton, Footscray, Northcote, Moorabbin, Essendon, Coburg, North Melbourne, Camberwell, Carlton, Williamstown, Port Melbourne, Dandenong and Mordialloc.Arthyr Hocking Print.clubs and associations, football, football chart, r.s.l. bendigo collection - r.s.l. 1960 football chart, melbourne sun, arthur hocking print, melbourne, sunshine, geelong, preston, fitzroy, box hill, richmond, yarraville, south melbourne, oakleigh, st. kilda, brunswick, hawthorn, sandringham, collingwood, brighton, footscray, northcote, moorabbin, essendon, coburg, north melbourne, camberwell, carlton, williamstown, port melbourne, dandenong, mordialloc

Paperback book with glossy front covernon-fictionArticle Page 134: The Forgotten Girls of World War 1 by Judy Maddigan This article arose from an exhibition "The Forgotten Girls of World War One" mounted by Melbourne's living Museum of the West in 2018. Little has been written about the 700 or so wartime women munitions workers based at the Colonial Ammunition Company. These "girls" made all the .303 bullets for the Australian Army in the Great War, but recently remained hidden from history.world war 1914 - 1918, colonial ammunition company, maribyrnong river, footscray, judy maddigan

This document records the history of the Western Athletics Club from the time it was created with the merger in 1995 of the Footscray Athletic Club, Sunshine Athletic Club and the Werribee Athletics Club to the club's 30th anniversary in 2025. It records many of the clubs athletes' performance from both Victorian, Australian and International performances. The document also contains a brief history of the three merged clubs.Western Athletics 1995 - 2005sunshine athletics club, western athletics club, werribee athletic club, footscray athletics club, albion athletics club, albion womens athletic club, athletics

Myrtle Baylis (née Craddock), a Braybrook and Sunshine resident was one of Australia’s early women’s Test cricketers and a rare dual‑international who represented Australia in both cricket and netball. She was born in Footscray in 1920 and raised in Sunshine, Melbourne, making her a significant figure in western‑suburbs sporting history. Myrtle Baylis played six Test matches for Australia between 1948 and 1951, taking 16 wickets at an excellent bowling average of 19.62. Lorraine Kutcher, born 29th January 1938, Sunshine, and a Sunshine resident, is one of the most accomplished women’s cricketers to come out of Melbourne’s western suburbs. A right‑arm medium‑fast bowler and lower‑order batter, she represented Australia in the 1960s during a period when women’s Test cricket was infrequent but highly competitive. Lorraine Kutcher played four Test matches for Australia between 1963 and 1969, taking 16 wickets at an outstanding bowling average of 18.62. Dynamic duo's scores stand test of time.myrtle baylis, lorraine kutcher, cricket

Braybrook, Maribyrnong, Tottenham and sections of Maidstone were in the Shire of Braybrook and subsequently the City of Sunshine prior to the 1994 council mergers. A number of sites from the above locations are listed in these documents and therefore are of interest to the Sunshine and District Historical Society.5822.01 - Maribyrnong Heritage Review Volume 1.pdf Historic Places - Project Methods and Results 5822.02 - Maribyrnong Heritage Review Volume 2.pdf Environmental History City of Maribyrnong 5822.03 - Maribyrnong Heritage Review Volume 3.pdf Historic Places Industrial places in the City of Maribyrnong 5822.04 - Maribyrnong Heritage Review Volume 4.pdf Historic Places - Non-industrial places in former City of Sunshine (Maribyrnong, Maidstone, Braybrook and Tottenham) 5822.05 - Maribyrnong Heritage Review Volume 5.pdf Historic Places - Urban Conservation Areas & Individual Places in the former City of Footscray 5822.06 - Maribyrnong Heritage Review Volume 6.pdf Historic Places - Significant Trees in the City of Maribyrnongmaidstone, braybrook, maribyrnong, tottenham

Part of Gwen Mousley Collectiondeer park, history

Enrolment Documentation Sunshine West High School 1978|Extract Maribyrnong High School history|Extract Sunshine West High School history|Extract Sunshine School history|Extract St Albans School history|Extract Kealba School history|Extract Keilor Heights School history|Extract Braybrook School history|Extract Tottenham School history|Extract Albion School history|Extract Keilor School history|Extract Sunshine East School history|Extract Kororoit School history|Extract Braybrook South School history|Extract Keilor Heights School history|Extract St Albans School history|Extract Sunshine Heights School history|Extract Braybrook School history|Extract St Albans East School history|Extract Keilor Road Station School history|Extract Sunshine North School history|Extract Sunvale School history|Extract Tottenham North School history|Extract St Albans Heights School history|Extract Ardeer School history|Extract Braybrook School history|Extract Footscray North Special School history|Extract Braybrook School history|Extract Truganina School history|Extract Deer Park School history|Extract BrooklynSchool history|Extract Deer Park West School history|Extract Maidstone School history|Extract St Albans North School history|Extract Stevensville School history|Extract Keilor South School history|Extract Milleara School history|Extract Maidstone School history|Extract Maribyrnong School history|Extract Albion School history|Extract Albion North School history|Extract Avondale School history|Extract Sunshine North School history|Extract Sunshine School history|Extract St Albans School history|Extract Tottenham School history|Boundaries for country educational regions|Summary of School and their history (Contains information on both Primary & Secondary School)state school, primary school, technical school, secondary school

Newspaper article Sunshine Advocate 11 November 1965 Schools donate 45995 Eggs|Letter from Mary Wild about attending when the Sunshine Girls Technical School opened|Newspaper article 17 November 1998 Preserving a slice of Sunshines history|Newspaper article Sunshine Advocate 14 March 2000 Sunshine reveals treasure|Newspaper article Brimbank Independent 17 November 1998 grant to help historical society preserve precious materials|Newspaper article Sunshine Messenger 17 November 1998 Preserving a slice of Sunshines history|Newspaper article Sunshine Advocate 18 November 1998 Historys acid test|Newspaper article The Advertiser Footscray 23 August 1913sunshine district technical club, technical, schools document

Typewritten notes J H H Jackson Born 7 March 1887 Dies 26 June 1972 Details in date order|Type Genealogical Chart for J H H Jackson|Newspaper article Footscray Mail 12 May 1960 He is Shooting Citys History|Photocopy of photograph Jack Jackson cast as Policeman|Newspaper article The Advocate Alice Springs 20 September 1959 Movie Maker makes Second Visit|Newspaper article An Example for Todays Teenagers Talent is where you find it With some people it taks a long time to develop with others it manifests itself at and early age|Photograph 18 Clarke Street Sunshine|Photograph J H H Jackson cutting 80th birthday cake|Photograph of invitation to the Gladina Theatrette 9 Withers Street Sunshine to view a Private Screening of Special Films|Newspaper article Sunshine Advocate 15 February 1935 Movie Society on the Move|Newspaper article 25000 pound club opened for Sunshine Elderly Folk|Newspaper article Miniature Hollywood for Sunshine|Newspaper article Young Sunshine Industry Mr J H Jacksons many pursuits|Photograph Islington Street Sunshine|Newspaper article Sunshine Carnival Novelties 15 September 1928 Mr Jacksons Devices|Photograph Radio and Cabinet built by Jack Jackson|Photograph Samples of Model Steam Engines made by Jack Jackson|Newspaper article Daylesfords first Petrol Engine constructed by Mr JH Jackson|Newspaper article The Sunshine Advocate 9 November 1934 Miniature Hollywood for Sunshine|Newspaper article The Advocate of 60 years ago Saturday 27 September 1924 This week in history|Photograph Young Jack|Photograph View from top of Mast towards Moons Paddock|Photograph plaque J Jackson Engineer Maker Daylesford|Photograph Honor for Film Society Founder|Photograph Jackson Lookout|Photograph Birth Place Kidds Gully Daylesford|Newspaper article The Advocate 60 years ago 14 November 1925|Newspaper article 9 April 1936 Entertainment by Local Enterprisejohn "jack" horace jackson

sunshine potteries, pottery, potteries

These are letters from 1999 concerning the formation of the Western Branch of Melbourne Legacy, and other branch matters. The Footscray/Sunshine branch and the Williamstown/Werribee branch were merged in 1999. The documents give information about Junior Legatees and Widows under their care, and a brief history of the Williamstown/Werribee branch.The letters bring to our notice the amalgamation of two branches due to declining Legatee numbers and the ability of the remaining Legatees to provide the service of care under the Legacy Charter. White A4 paper with black type. One letter hand written in black ink. Some notations hand written in ink.branch, membership

Book featuring text and over 700 black and white illustrations of buildings that have been demolished or changed significantly across 20 suburbs, capturing the early city of Melbourne. Published by the RHSV. History of the city of Melbourne and selected suburbs (Brighton, Brunswick, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Balwyn, Canterbury, Carlton, Coburg, Collingwood, East Melbourne, Essendon, Fitzroy, Footscray, Heidelberg, Kew, Malvern, Middle Park, North Melbourne, West Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Sunshine, Surrey Hills).camberwell, melbourne

Hard covered book with black and white text, maps, photographs, portraits, bibliography and index. The coloured dust cover illustrates an early day street scene in Footscray.non-fictionA history of Footscray from the early 19th century to 1991. It was commissioned by the Footscray City Council to celebrate the municipality's centenary year. Various references are made to Sunshine Harvester Works, H V McKay, Sunshine Community Hospital, Sunshine Technical School and other Sunshine organizations.footscray, history

Brimbank’s heritage‑listed properties are protected because they demonstrate important aspects of the area’s history — industrial innovation, early settlement, worker housing, civic development, and significant Aboriginal cultural landscapes. This document is an extract from the "Collection Document Project" prepared for Mr. Frank Ford, Sunshine & District Historical Society (See Catalogue No 5756). The document lists heritages place names, Brimbank Heritage Overlay Numbers and Victorian Heritage Register Numbers. Notes: 1. This list does not include heritage listed places from the former City of Sunshine currently in the City of Footscray. 2. This list does not include heritage listed places in St. Albans. 3. The date of this list is C2009.Heritage Listed Reference Numbers: Sunshine - Deer Park area 5741 - Sunshine And Deer Park Heritage Listed Reference Numbers Page 1.jpg Heritage Precincts Commonwealth Munitions Housing Estate BCC H019 Concrete Housing Estate Leith Avenue Sunshine BCC H020 ICI Residential Area Deer Park BCC H021 Sunshine Commercial Heritage Area BCC H022 McKay Housing Estate Durham Road BCC H023 McKay Housing Estate King Edward Avenue BCC H024 Railway Estate Sunshine BCC H025 War Service Homes Heritage Area Sunshine BCC H026 Heritage Place Massey Ferguson Complex Devonshire Road Sunshine BCC H03 VH H0667 John Darling & Son Flour Mill 74 Sydney Street Albion BCC H04 VH H0827 Rail Bridge (Albion Viaduct) Over Maribyrnong River BCC H05 VH H1197 Black Powder Mill Parklea Avenue And Grassy Point Road Cairnlea BCC H06 VH H2029 Foxley Lodge Farm And Its Drystone Walls 472A Boundary Road Derrimut BCC H08 1 Corio Steet Sunshine BCC H09 H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens BCC H010 VH 1953 H.V. McKay Offices 2 Devonshire Road Sunshine BCC H010 VH H1953 Main Outfall Sewer Brimbank (Brooklyn) BCC H013 VH H1932 Mt. Derrimut Homestead, Its Drystone Walls And Associated Buildings Including The Meteorological Centre Mt. Derrimut Road Derrimut BCC H017 5741 - Sunshine And Deer Park Heritage Listed Reference Numbers Page 2.jpg Heritage Place (Cont) Albion VR DC Substation Talmage Street Albion BCC H028 Pig And Calf Market 55 Market Road Brooklyn BCC H029 Monsanto Chemicals Huntsman Chemical Co 455 Somerville Road Brooklyn BCC H030 Deer Park Explosive Factories Complex Off Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H032 Hume And Hovell Cairn Cnr Station Road And Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H034 Sunshine Signal Box Off Hampshire Road BCC H039 Black Arch Rail Bridge Sunshine Road Sunshine BCC H040 Sugar Gum Row Talmage Street Albion BCC H042 Sunshine Advocate Office 11 - 15 Sun Crescent Sunshine BCC H051 H.V. McKay Memorial Gates Anderson Road Sunshine BCC H053 H.V. McKay Memorial Presbyterian Church Anderson Road Sunshine BCC H054 Sam McKay House And Garden 147 Anderson Road Sunshine BCC H055 Former Sunshine Technical School Derby Road Sunshine BCC H056 Former Sunshine Girls Technical School Derby Road Sunshine BCC H057 Pedestrian Footbridge Over Railway 1 Devonshire Road Sunshine BCC H058 House At 48 Station Place Sunshine BCC H061 ANZ Bank Former ES&A Bank 115 Durham Road Sunshine BCC H063 Sunshine Metropolitan Fire Station And Flats 330 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H064 Derrimut Hotel 132 Durham Road Sunshine BCC H065 St. Mark's Anglican Church 49 Suns Crescent Sunshine BCC H066 Robinson House 33 Sun Crescent Sunshine BCC H067 St. Theresa Catholic Church & School 26 Adelaide Street Albion BCC H070 5741 - Sunshine And Deer Park Heritage Listed Reference Numbers Page 3.jpg Heritage Place (Cont) Curacloe BCC H073 Former Wunderlich Now West End Market 47 - 49 McIntyre Road Sunshine North BCC H073 Selwyn Park Albion BCC H074 Sunshine Baptist Church 42 Ridley Street & 16 Sydney Street Albion BCC H075 Cameron House & Dairy BCC H076 Houses & Trees 22 - 24 Talmage Street Albion BCC H077 Ford (Solomon Ford) Burke Road To Canning Street Avondale Heights BCC H079 Lions House Of Sunshine 8 Watt Street Sunshine BCC H080 Guiding Star Hotel 700 Geelong Road Brooklyn BCC H081 Hunt Club Hotel 775 Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H082 Deer Park Hotel 760 Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H083 Deer Park Primary School No 1434 812 Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H084 Opie's Dairy 2 - 4 Egan Street Deer Park BCC H086 St. John's Anglican Church & Hall 2 - 4 Miles Street Deer Park BCC H087 Neale Road Ford 192 Neale Road Deer Park BCC H088 Deer Park Hall 50 Station Road Deer Park BCC H089 Sunshine Market 13 - 19 City Place Sunshine BCC H091 Methodist Church & Hall 32 Devonshire Road Sunshine BCC H0105 Macedonian Community Centre 45 Fourth Avenue Sunshine BCC H0106 Hannah McKay House 145 Anderson Road Albion BCC H0107 Chemist Shop 234 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0108 Sunshine Municipal Offices 6 - 18 Alexandra Avenue Sunshine BCC H0109 Sunshine Primary School 3113 111 Derby Road Sunshine BCC H0110 Standard Steel 12 - 16 Market Road Sunshine BCC H0111 Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 93 Monash Street Sunshine BCC H0113 Parsons House 114 Moris Street Sunshine BCC H0114 Our Lady's School Station Place Monash Street Sunshine BCC H0115 Palmas 2 Tyler Street Sunshine BCC H0116 St. Andrews Greek Orthodox Church (Greek Cypriot) 14 Simmie Street Sunshine West BCC H0119 5741 - Sunshine And Deer Park Heritage Listed Reference Numbers Page 4.jpg Heritage Place (Cont) William McKay House 150 Durham Road Sunshine BCC H0121 Albion Primary School No 4265 61 - 81 Adelaide Street Albion BCC H0122 Ralph's Meatworks 690 Geelong Road Brooklyn BCC H0123 Former Church of Christ 81 - 83 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0125 Former Masonic Lodge No 226 93 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0126 Sunshine Picture Theatre 126 - 128 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0127 Shops 193 - 199 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0130 Ukrainian Catholic Church 2 Holmes Street Ardeer BCC H0132 Shops 207 - 219 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0133 Victorian Row House 25 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0134 Victorian Row House 29 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0135 Victorian Row House 31 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0136 Victorian Row House 33 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0137 Victorian Row House 35 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0138 50 Forrest Street Albion BCC H0139

Soft cover book with illustrations. The front cover shows both a black and white photo and a caricature of Charlie Lovett as a football player. non-fictionThe book is a collection of Charlie Lovett's reminiscences of Footscray. Charlie had written a series of articles on the early days of Footscray for The Footscray Mail from 1835 to 1836. The book also includes an account of the Sunshine Railway Disaster in 1908, pages 109-110, 141.footscray, yarraville. history

White soft cover book with a picture of the Braybrook Hotel on frontA history of the Braybrook area from the original Braybrook Junction (then including Deer Park, Sunshine and St Albans) to the current suburb of Braybrookbraybrook, history

Soft covered bookFormed as the Sunshine YCW Football Club in 1959 as a junior club. They joined the "YCW National Football Association" playing its first senior game was in 1963. After winning three premierships in the YCW NFA, the club transferred to the Footscray Districts Football League in 1978. After losing consecutive Grand Finals in 1994 and 1995 in A2 grade the club was promoted to A1 grade (division 1) in 1996 and have remained in the top level of the competition ever since. At the end of the 2000 season with the change in the League's name the club followed suit by dropping the YCW from its title.sunshine ycw football club, fooball