Alice Blanch Chehovski was born in Queensland to a Russian mother and Polish father. When her father died leaving three small children to bring up on her own, her Mother took them back to Russia to visit her own parents. In the following fateful year, Stalin came into power and the family was trapped by Russia closing its borders. At the age of twenty three, 1944, Alice entered Moscow's Institute of Decorative Arts and Applied Arts to study ceramics. Neither the subject of ceramics nor the academic drawing in fine pencil inspired her. At that time Moscow was surrounded by German troops, Russian culture was inhibited by the war and generally speaking it was not the time for arts. Alice said 'My soul and my hands were needed as a volunteer, to help the wounded soldiers survive'. Alice struggled through a lifetime of hardship and triumph before returning to her native land of Australia in 1981 at the age of 60. This lithographic print is one of a set of ten produced at Dunmoochin.Lithographic print in black and white depicting Gate # 1 at Dunmoochin. Bottom left of print: ed. no. '4/10' and work title. Bottom right of print: artist signature 'Alice Blanch '04'chehovski, dunmoochin, pugh, gate 1, lithograph

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, September 1971. 20 pages, featuring a drawing of The Old Stone Bridge (1867-1919) on the cover. Birds-eye View of Dandenong Show On The Clow St. Ground Before The Move To Greaves Reserve Few Changes In Office Bearers Change in Membership Fees To Mark a Vanished Settlement Intriguiging Early Plans Displayed Just For The Record Old Burial Ground Located We Mourn Them Did You Know? The Dandenong Show Committee's First 100 Years Keeping Posted Interesting Milestones Turning Back The Pages 75 Years The Native Police Corps Dandenong Flashback Market A Distinguishing Feature An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities and eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, March 1971. 20 pages, featuring a drawing of The Old Stone Bridge (1867-1919) on the cover. Jump Aboord the Dog Cart and Travel Back To The Dandenong of 115 Years Ago A Place Called Dandenong Last Post Office this side of Melbourne A Century of Dandenong Agricultral Shows A Red Letter Day Ninety Years Ago Official Opening of Foster Street State School Contractor Lost £300 On The Job Dandenong Football Team Back In 1918 Harking Back to 1856 Interesting Milestones The Dandenong Cemetery First Burial An Aboriginal? Another Landmark Disappears Looking Back 75 Years Ago Origin of Dandenong Street Names An interesting group of Early Dandenong Businesses and Personalities back in the 1870'shotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, origin of street names

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, December 1971. 20 pages, featuring a drawing of The Old Stone Bridge (1867-1919) on the cover. Police Paddocks Obelisk To Be Dedicated Our Early Architecture An Interesting Realy Directory Turning Back The Pages 75 Years Dandenong From The Air in the Early 1940's Looking Across The Then Showgrounds To The Town Clash With Natives Interesting Milestones Origin of Dandenong Street Names An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities and eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, March 1971. 18 pages, featuring a drawing of The Old Stone Bridge (1867-1919) on the cover.non-fictionOur new baby - The Gipps-Land Gate Message from "The Royal" First Honorary Member Dandenong Show 100 Years Old Interesting Milestones Started the First Store in Dandenong History of Dandenong to be Written Splendid Historical Library Available to Members In Print Again Robert Kidd Our First Smithy? "The Wessex" Built In The Sixties The Beginning of Education in Dandenong James Clow of "Tirhatuan" Our Emblem The SEHA Jimmy - The Last of the Mordialloc Tribe The "Mystery" of Ballyshanassy Solved Little Quirks of History Origin of Dandenong Street Names hotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, origin of street names

Family and business history of the Linton family, who bought the old, established business of CA Nobelius and Sons, after it began to decline in the 1920s. The Linton family grew ornamentals such as Camellias, Rhododendrons and Conifers.Paper back book

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, February - May 1981, 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted An Interesting Query About Stud Depot Burials The Preservation Of Historic Buildings Personalities Behind The Headstones The Dandenong Methodist Circuit's Early History Harking Back 75 Years Ago An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, July - December 1982, 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Personalities Behind The Headstones Snippets Remember When Blacks Camped Near Mason Street Dusty Main Street An Old Landmark Disappears Town Hall Clock Heading For Golden Jubilee How Did Noble Park Get It's Name? Some More Noble Park Memories Harking Back 75 Years Ago Keeping Posted An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, January - March 1984, 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Harking Back 75 Years Ago Springvale Blocks For £2.10 Each Annual Dinner On June 27th A "Long-Shot" Comes Off! All Was Not Plain Sailing For Dandenong's Early Cricketers Personalities Behind The Headstones Local Auctioneering Firm Approaches It's Centenary "Merlin" Is 100 Years Old This Year Sold Out! An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, January - March, 1985 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Personalities Behind The Headstones 120 Years Of Local News-Gathering Berwick Doctor Offered Accommodation For Patients Outspoken Oakleigh Toll Critic The Journals Five Owners Over The Years Malcolm Macpherson Long Cattle Droves All In A Days Work For Gippsland Pioneers Our Munixipal Background Descendants Of Early Dandenong Families To Hold Re-Union Here Dandenong Snippets Almost A Century Of Gas In Dandenong An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, May 1972. 20 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Laurel Lodge' Purchase Exciting News Perpetuating The Name "Dandenong Police Paddocks" Keeping Posted Early Dandenong Sporting Body Celebrates 90th Anniversary Some Early History of the Keys Family An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, September 1974. 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Stately Homes Of Mornington "Harald Clapp's Railways" A New Look At The National Trust Turning Back The Pages 75 Years Local Government 1867 Roads Board Style Eraly Family Footprints An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, December 1974. 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Turning Back The Pages 75 Years The Swords Family - Over A Century Of 'Inky-wayfarers' Local Government 1867-69 Roads Board Style An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, September - December 1976. 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. The Half Year Ahead Every Picture Tells A Story Local Government 1870 Roads Board Style Harking Back 75 Years Ago Origns of The Name 'Yarraman' and some Yarraman History This Was Dandenong An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, October 1973. 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Dandenong Settlers The Orgills 1892 Acrostic Recalls Eraly Names "A forgotten quarter of Dandenong's History" Local Government, 1864 - Roads Board Style Dandenong Property Sales Fifty Years Ago Bush Fire Swept Racecourse - But The Races Went On! "Laurel Lodge" Open Sunday Afternoons A Centenary Film Record An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, October 1978, 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Tree Rescue History In A Hurry "Laurel Lodge" Popular Harking Back 75 Years Ago The Corrigans Of Keysborough One Man and His Family - Renfree Historical Fragmants An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, October - December 1979, 16 pages, featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Harking Back 75 Years Ago A Trip To Williamstown - A Cradle Of History The Benefits Of Indexing "Thuruna" Flash-Back Clayton History Behind The Hedstones A Self-made Man Was James Greaves The Grand Old Man Of Dandenong First Show Secretary Snippets Of History An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, January-March 1996 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Early Days Of Gerald Maggs & Co Toward Our New City Harking Back 75 Years Ago A Basic Guide To The Dandenong Cemetery Dandenong Plaza Society News An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, January-March 1997 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. The Methodist Church In Dandenong Around Town Wooranna Park Primary School 25th Anniversary Celebrations Society News An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, May-August 1998 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. In Memory Of Vale Alan Ferguson Bundalohn to Rossmoyne A House A Home A History Chapter Five Making Memories Rev Henry Oldmeadow Centennial Celebrations Visits To Secondary Schools Safety House - Origins Of The Program And Its Organizational Structure Liz Oicket's Coffee Palace Society Notes Harking Back 75 Years Welcome Colleen! Recent Research Requests An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, April 1999 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Launch Of Bike Path Sculpture A Man Of Peace And Goodwill - Charles McPhee 1887-1957 My Years At The Journal- John Woods The History Of Hmpton Park Society News Gift OF Cameo Brooch To The Soroptimist International Club Of Dandenong The Wreck Of The 'Dandenong' Harking Back 75 Years Vale Jean Terry An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, July-September, 1989 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. 1890-The Year Of The Town Hall Keeping Posted Harking Back 75 Years Ago An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, October-December, 1992 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Harking Back 75 Years Ago Shades Of Those "Ole Swimming Pools" That Graced The Dandenong Creek In Bygone Days The Princes Highway Personalities Behind The Headstones Snippets An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, July-September, 1988 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Another Chapter From The Swords Family History Historic Trees That Were Lost To Posterity Harking Back 75 Years Ago Dandenong, As Seen In 1937 - Population 6000 Personalities Behind The Headstones A History Of Hampton Park Unearthed A Talk On Rev. James Clow Of "Tirhatuan" Remember? 25 Years Ago An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, August-November, 1990 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Harking Back 75 Years Ago The Rip-Roaring Days Of Early Railway Construction Encampments Snippets "Saltbush Bill" Was A colourful Local Identity As A Roving Historian Saw Dandenong in 1930 An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, January-March 1994 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Birth Of A Great School From Our Ephemera Files Early Days Of The Dandenong Salvation Army Dandenong Early Planning For Retirement Group Celebrations Agnes Cameron Harking Back (almost) 75 Years Ago St Mary's Catholic Church, Dandenong: Reopening And Dedication Retiring Principals Dandenong Heritage Collections Society Activities An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, January-March 1995 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Special Issue: The Re-Union Of The Cities Of Dandenong And Springvale How the City Of Dandenong Became The City Of Greater Dandenong Dave Mickle Named As Dandenong Citizen Of The Year 1995 A City Says "Thank You" Toward Our New City Our Changing Boundaries Our Changing City Our First Corporate Members! An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, January - June, 1986 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Edeucation in Dandenong's Pioneering Days Harking Back 75 Years Ago Snippets The Dandenong Bacon Factory Story An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, July-September, 1987 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Harking Back 75 Years Ago TheSquire Of "Cumberoona" An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, October-December, 1991 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Family Re-Unions Revive Local History Harking Back 75 Years Ago A Bit Of Wartime Memorabilia It Took Six Months To Come From England To AustrALIA An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories