Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet a Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Invitations to the Amy Huxtable Memorial Lunches and presentation of the Memorial History Awards - three invitations from the Bendigo Historical Society to attend the luncheons at Dudley House, 60 View Street Bendigo.history, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial history awards

WHAT A GOOD IDEA: BENDIGO'S INNOVATION, AN EXHIBITION - Bendigo Historical Society Submission to the Victorian Community History Awards 8142.4 Two page letter to the Victorian Community History Awards 2003 showing costs etc. and 17 Attachments for the submission; from Helen Mainka (Mrs) Collections Manager 6 Feb 2003 1. Exhibition Proposal 2. Notice to Society members - call for information 3. Example letter seeking input from outside bodies 4. Exhibition preparation timeline 5. Exhibition promotion 6. Flier DL 7. Flier A4 8. Education Information package 9. Puzzle sheet for child visitors to the exhibition 10. Exhibition procedures 11. Supervisors badge 12. Visitor Numers Record sheet 13. Visitors Book (ITEM 8142.2) 14. Exhibition Booklet 15. CD-ROM-Images of interpretive panels and photographs of exhibition (ITEM 8142.1) 16. Reduced (A1-A3) interpretive panels for "Sunday School Picnic" 17. Photograhs of exhibition An Exhibition by Helen Mainka (ed.). Contents include: Acknowledgements, Introduction, Australian Bell, Bendigo Mining, Coliban Water Scheme, Ford's Rock Boring Machine, Goyne's Battery Gratings, Hospital Sunday, The Huntly Bus, Ladies' Cricket Match, Movable Cuff Shirt, New Goldfields Act 1858, Safety Cages, Scalebuoys, School of Nursing, Sunday School Picnic, Taipan Catamarans, Taraxale, Victorian Police Guide, A Bendigo Miscellany, References and Further Reading, List of Artefacts and List of Illustrations.bendigo, industry, what a good idea! - bendigo's innovations - an exhibition, helen mainka (ed.), city of greater bendigo, bendigo historical society inc, joseph martin brady, robert gray ford, john goyne, joseph henry abbott, william bannerman, john edward buchan, joseph a c helm, benedict branch, john henry seymour, william middleton, richard h s abbott jnr, abraham harkness, greg goodall, jim boyer, george albert pethard, george albert pethard jnr, john barry

Wide selection of stories of Victorian history from annual Victorian Community History Awards.Small booklet, black cover, white writing. Photograph of 2001 award winner of Victorian Community History Awards.victorian history, victorian community history awards

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Paper back book green cover, black and white images placed along the top and bottom of the front cover. 42 pagesnon-fictionTHIS BOOKLET CONTAINS A COMPILATION OF EXTRACTS FROM ENTRIES RECEIVED FOR THE VICTORIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY AWARDS 2004 42 PAGEShistory awards, information victoria

Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet a Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable Memorial History Prize Winner as awarded by the Latrobe University Bendigo Campus, thank you letter from the Bendigo Historical Society to the University and also an enclosed letter to Ms Maree Edwards, the winner of the prize.history, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial history awards

A database used as the beginning of Eureka Encyclopedia, which won the overall prize in the Victorian Local History Awards in 2005.eureka, eureka biographies

Compilation of extracts from entries received for the Victorian Community History Awards 2003 and 2004. Lists services of information Victoria and Royal Historical society of Victoriareference material

This filecontains two press cuttings with photographs of Philip Maisel aged 89, describing Mr.Maisel’s community work for the Melbourne Oral History project that records audio and video recordings of Holocaust survivors and includes 1300 video recordings made by Mr. Maisel and for which he received a Victorian Seniors of the Year Award. The press cuttings are as follows a. Press cutting from the Caulfield / Port Philip Leader dated October 11th 2011 has a photo of Mr Maisel before a TV screen with his image b. The press cutting from the Melbourne Weekly Bayside, ‘Your Community Voice’, for October 12th 2011 with a photo of Mr Maisel showing his award plaque with the Victorian Member for Health and Ageing, the Hon. David Davies.jewish community, voluntary workers, phillip maisel, jewish holocaust and research center, senior citizens, history, awards, oral history, citizens of the year, video recording equipment, victorian citizens of the year

Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet a Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable Memorial History Prize Winners for 1992 as announced in 1993 by the Bendigo Historical Society, Dudley House, View Street, Bendigo. * First Prize - Michael Jaeger. Paper: A reconstruction of the landscape of a portion of the Parish of Runnymede, Northern Plains, Victoria. * Highly Commended - Mrs Jeanette Margison. Paper: A review of pre-federation and post federation education, and the transitional changes that took place.history, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial history awards

This was given to William James Kennon. He was attempting to take assistance to a wrecked barque at Cape Patterson on April 25th, 1901. The ship was the barque "Artisan".Framed, printed Certificate of Meter, in black lettering with hand written name and particulars of recipient. A gilded matt is surrounded by an ornate wood and gesso frame which is in poor condition. On the back the paper has disintegrated. The Certificate is paper, mounted on cloth, mounted on stretcher. Remains of framer's label, also Phillip Island label stuck on back. Certificate is from Royal Humane Society of Australasia.(Hand written in copperplate, in black ink) ......11th Day of July 1901:...... William James Kennon of Cowes, a blacksmith, aged 21 years, in attempting to take assistance to the crew of the wrecked barque "Artisan" at Cape Paterson, on the 23rd April 1901................? Hamilton (Sec) ..........? (Pres.)...............local history, trophies & awards, public events, certificate of meter, cape patterson, royal humane society of australasia

TRAYS WERE PRESENTED TO MR. & MRS. TINKER AT THEIR NATURALIZATION CEREMONY BY TALBOT & CLUNES SHIRE COUNCIL TWO SMALL METAL PRESENTATION TRAYSlocal history, trophies & awards, public events