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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Badge - Life Member Wodonga Swimming Pool Committee - Grace Emery

... Life Member Wodonga Swimming Pool Committee - Grace Emery...Life Member Wodonga Swimming Pool Committee - Grace Emery...Grace Emery...On bar;- LIFE MEMBER On badge; 1991 GRACE EMERY... of the Wodonga community to recognise her service. Grace Emery Wodonga ...

Mrs Barbara Emery, born in Beechworth in 1914 was one of the original members of the Wodonga community who formed a Committee and lobbied for the building of a swimming pool in Wodonga. This was prompted after many near misses and a drowning at the popular swimming spot in Wodonga Creek. She and her husband Bob, along with other Committee members lobbied the Wodonga Council and were finally able to negotiate land which fronted onto Stanley Street, Wodonga. Members of the Committee worked tirelessly to fund raise and also to build the pool itself. Countless working bees were organised to complete the construction and surrounds. The pool opened on 12th December 1959. Mr Bob Emery became the manager and Grace ran the kiosk for many years. Later reflecting on her life in the Wodonga community Mrs Emery stated, “To get the pool was a highlight in my life, the satisfaction that we could save lives.” After years of heated discussion about the future of the Stanley Street pool and the construction of a new pool, it finally closed on 31 March 2012. Mrs Emery died in Wodonga.This membership badge is significant because it was awarded to a member of the Wodonga community to recognise her service.A gold plated and enamelled badge attached to a red enamelled bar. The badge is engraved on the front.On bar;- LIFE MEMBER On badge; 1991 GRACE EMERYgrace emery, wodonga swimming pool, life membership grace emery
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Christian Family

Six documents on the Christian Family. Nine typed pages by Robert Trumble dated 08/02/1974. Extracts taken from two books written by him about the Christian family in Australia. Three pages about Thomas Christian and Myoora from Caulfield Historical Society Newsletter April/June 1974. Handwritten notes on Thomas and Violet Christian from 1886-1891, possibly taken from Rate Books, unsigned and undated. Handwritten information from the Public Record Office Victoria giving extract of register of Wills, Vol.W1, page 39 Christian, Thomas. Unsigned and undated. Photocopied UK incoming passenger list dated 28/04/1899 showing Mrs. Christian, eight children and maid on the ship Wakool, from Ancestry.com.au Newspaper item dated 26/01/2013 from the Saturday Age mentioning Coolart Homestead, late Victorian mansion, owned at one stage by Tom Luxton who was married to Gertrude Christian.christian thomas, christian violet mary, christian dorothy, christian emily, barclay frank, baker blanch miss, christian florence, trumble hugh, christian arthur james, christian may, player charles dr., llaneast, house names, player janet, player alison, player dorothy, myoora, christian gertrude, christian grace, richards henry caselli, richards harry, trumble robert, trumble kathleen, christian dorothy, dandenong road, caulfield, luxton thomas j., trumble ken, christian edgar john, emery irene, the golden age of cricket, the trumble family in australia, dunstan john r., o’donnell j., caulfield historical society, alma road, hawthorn road, dandenong road, craigellachie, orrong road, p.c. day dawn, p.c. gold mining company ltd., charters towers, mines and mining, gold mining, balconies, verandahs, cast iron work, towers, stained glass, mansions, ievers william, pfeiffer frederick, newmann violet mary, lloyd john charles, architects, brooke family, servants, stairs, teacher work, cellars, flats, slate tiles, roofs, chimneys, fireplaces, land subdivision, coach houses, reed henderson and smart (architects), wills, ships, wakool, henderson anketell