It belonged to Beryl Mair of 20 Barton Street, Surrey Hills and was given to her by Mr W Sandoe on 12.11.1928. There are entries from family members and class mates from Mont Albert Central School (MACS). The first entry is written by her father, Dave Mair. Entries from: D Mair, Lance Young, Norma Dunn, I Goodes, Lorraine Potts, Mary Griffin, L E Jarman, J Stalker, Jean Fowler, Ailsa Hank (with an ink drawing of a cottage), May Leach, Merle Botten, Beryl Skinner, Enid Marro(w ?), Betty (S ?)oule, Fred A Teague, A Mock, Kath Paul, Melva Dare, Marjorie Smith, J Hargreave, Ethel Lillifant. Three entries are quotation only. One page lists teachers of Mont Albert Central School: E C Cairns, E E Holden, Alfred Harley, R Blackburne, R W Campbell, M (?) Sheahan, ------- (undecipherable), H McConville. Those dated are mostly from 1930.The Mair family were resident in Barton Street for several generations. Beryl's father Dave Mair was a keen sportsman and founder of the Kangaroo Social Club of cricketers. Beryl married Lance Young. This is part of a large collection relating to the Mair, Deakin and Young families.In Europe autograph books have a history that can be traced back to 15th century university students. In Australia autograph albums were particularly popular towards the end of the 19th century, although there are known examples as far back as the 1830s. The increase in popularity coincides with printing and book binding becoming more affordable. Autograph books came in many sizes but were typically small with blank pages, usually in pastel colours. The books were often exchanged so the gathering of autographs was a very social pastime. Pages were filled with not only names, signatures and personal details but also poems, limericks, drawings, personal messages, small pieces of verse, and other mementos, such as pressed flowers, locks of hair and even embroidery. Although they could be very personal, unlike a diary they were meant to be viewed as part of the exchange. Autograph books from the 1950s may have a different focus. Although it remained common to collect the autographs of friends it was also highly desirable to collect the signatures of the famous, especially rock and television stars. Autograph books are of social relevance because they reflect the sentiment of the era of creation; they can also be reflective of social change, major political events or new inventions.A small autograph book with a mottled brown cover and faded pastel pages with gold edging. The end pages are detailed in beige and pink. There are multiple entries, those dated are mostly from 1930. Front cover: "Autographs" in gold within a gold oval. Front inside page in black and red ink: "BERYL MAIR / 20 / BARTON / STREET , SURREY HILLS / from / MR W SANDOE / 12/11/28" Embossed in back cover, lower right: "MADE IN ENGLAND" beryl mair, autograph books, dave mair, barton street, ernest lance young, lance young, norma dunn, i goodes, lorraine potts, mary griffin, l e jarman, j stalker, jean fowler, ailsa hank, may leach, merle botten, beryl skinner, enid marro(w ?), betty (s ?)oule, fred a teague, a mock, kath paul, melva dare, marjorie smith, j hargreave, ethel lillifant, teachers, mont albert central school, e c cairns, e e holden, alfred harley, r blackburne, r w campbell, m (?) sheahan, h mcconville

A light blue document titled "Bendigo Teachers' College 1954". Also on the front cover is a list of the staff working at the college at that time. On the inside cover is the "Significance of the Graduation Ceremony" and "Order of the Ceremony". Mr. F. M. Courtis gave a welcome to visitors whilst the Principal gave the college charge to the graduands. The 'Graduation Book' was presented to Mr. E. C. Krieger Inspector of Schools by Miss J. C. Burnett. The final call for 1954 of the graduands was called by Mr. F. G. East. Finally the Occasional Address was given by Mr. O. C. Phillips Chief Inspector of Primary Schools. The following page contains a list of the graduands and on the back cover is the "Principal's Charge to the Graduands". There is also a white typewritten insertion within the booklet which contains words to the hymns and a plan of the physical arrangement of the school hall for the graduation. Bolton Print Bendigo. The names of the Bendigo Teachers' College staff are- Miss J. C. Burnett, Miss D. I. Hollyock, Mrs. F. M. Petri, Miss J. Coad, Mrs C. I. Skehan, Miss B. H. Cowling, Mr. C. C. Archibald, Mr. F. M. Courtis, Mr. L. J. Pryor (Principal), Mr. C. L. Barker, Mr. F. G. East, Mr. M. Brown, Mr. A. H. Fry, Mr. H. T. Pattenden, Mr. R. Macdonald, Mr. M. Pratt and Mr. R. L. Strauch. The 1954 Graduands - Graham Robert Allinson, Marie Therese Andison, Mary Ruth Baker, Norma Jean Baker, Beryl Joan Barbour, Marie Therese Barry, Edith Gwenda Black, Robert Graham Boyce, Keith John Brereton, William Harry Brittain, Mary Ruth Burrows, Noreen Ellen Byrne, Kevin Frederick Carr, Doreen Beverly Cole? Rita Beverley Cook, Barrie McKenzie Cruickshank, Eril Davey, Veronica Anne Donohue, Laurence Raymond Douglass, Roberta Ann Ewing, Kenneth Leslie Fowler, William Ernest Gartside, Avis Greenway, James Lindsay Hahnel, Mervyn Denis Hall, John William Hammer, Monica Patricia Harrop, Patricia May Humphries, Peter Laurence Hynes, Norma Marian Ireland, Colin Charles Jackson, Judith Elaine Keating, Joyce Isabel Kellett, Ronald Alan Kneebone, Francis Veronica Laughlin, Frederick David Le Deux, Ann Nicholson Leslie, Maureen Catherine McGrath, Shirley June Mason, John O'Hara Medwell, Helen Elizabeth Menzies, Kathleen Valerie Mullan, Lindsay Ray Nicholls, Alan Brose Norman, Ian O'Halloran, Vincent Stanley Pannell, Joan Mary Pilcher, Wendy Anne Purches, Elizabeth Anne Pywell, Valerie Mary Reid, Claude Rogers, John William Rogerson, Adele Winifred Scheffer, Robin Ann Seage, Judith Patricia Smith, Maureen Caroline Spencer, Edwin Alfred Stevenson, Elizabeth Mary Stewart, Jeanette Mary Stewart, Alison Mary Stone, Una May Swanton, John Joseph Toll, Janet Emily Voss, Ellen Julia Waldron, Bernard Vincent Walsh, Valma Lesley, Raymond Charles Reginald Wearne, Valerie Joyce Williams and Lenore Estelle Woodward.bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, latrobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo teachers' college, bendigo, education, teaching, teachers, students, bendigo teachers' college students, bendigo teachers' college staff, tertiary education, teacher training, graduation, graduands, graduation ceremony, history

A bank passbook outlining the funds in the Jean Bickford Bequests account from the period 1930 until 1952, including balances and interest paid. At the back of the book in the Depositor section is: I.H. McVilly (crossed out) and G.R. Fowler, Secretary, The Assn. for the Advancement of the Blind, 118 Queen St, C1.1 Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia bank bookassociation for the advancement of the blind, jean bickford