Item in the collection re “MAJ. JOHN BALSILLIE MBE” Refer to Cat No 118.5 for his service details, RSL and Council history.Brown leather Sam Browne Belt fitted with double clawed brass buckle. A brass stud and leather loop secured the free end of the belt tongue. The shoulder strap, 32 mm wide, is connected by a similar loop and brass stud arrangement. A pair of "D" shaped rings are mounted at the bottom of the belt (for the sword). The belt also has a flat brass hook mounted against the belt, between the “D” rings. The belt is double layered on the back and left side section.Stamped inside the shoulder strap are the letters "HQEC"uniform, ceremonial, maj john balsillie

Donated by Andrew John BALSILLIE MBE. Refer 118.5 for his service details, RSL, Council history.Hard cover, black colour buckram. Silver colour print on front and spine. Dust cover white print title over black background. red and blue accents. Black print on spine. Black and white photograph design on silver background. Pages 467 cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs. Colour photographs of paintings.Black and white stamp on front fly lead "Major A. J. BALSILLIE MBE JP" Hand written black ink on second fly lead "Donated by (stamp) 2 -1- 2000"books, history

Item issued to “Maj Andrew John Balsillie MBE” Refer Cat No 118.5 for his service details and RSL, Council history.Leather chinstrap for a slouch hat with bronze adjuster.uniforms - army, costume - male headwear, chin strap

Uniform issued to “Maj Andrew John BALSILLIE MBE”. Refer Cat No 118.5 for his service details and RSL, Council history..1) Tropical green jacket, cotton drill with shoulder rank epaulettes with “Major” insignia, Unit arm patches on both upper arms, left sleeve has embroidered Rising Sun with lettering under, right sleeve has a blue patch with red crown and lettering, a waist let and metal buckle. .2) Tropical green shorts, cotton drillUnit Arm Patches, “Royal Australian Electrical and mechanical Engineers” Left sleeve, “Australian Military Forces” Right sleeve, “Commonwealth”uniforms, tropical

Item issued to “Maj Andrew John BALSILLIE MBE” Refer Cat No 118.5 for his service details, RSL and Council history.Green Army issue singlet 1968 jungle green colour cotton fabric.material "44" “1968, J Balsillie”uniforms - army, costume - male underwear, singlet

The German Heritage Society, Bendigo Newsletter dated November 2013. Contains President's report and Minutes of the General Meeting held on Sunday 26 May 2013. Also included is a Program of Events, a Nomination Form and a Form of Appointment of Proxy. On the front page is a blue, yellow, red and black logo with a leaf pattern in the centre.societies, service clubs, german heritage society, peter ellis collection, the german heritage society newsletter november, 2013, robert schultz, audrey drechsler, rae turner, joan pedersen, bendigo bank, great stupa of universal compassion, wayne blandford, margaret smith, manchester arms hotel, german friendship society, margaret brown, jenny laidlaw, kathleen toal, bendigo advertiser, june dorman, mr walder, mrs strauch, mrs tamblyn, german pioneer memorial, judy monti, peggy kearin, yvonne knipe, gary toal, marg kane, kathleen & john lewellin, john knipe, lois & john ham, louise wilmont, bonnie reidy, trudi tracksdorf, colin munzel, john & greta balsillie

Copy of the August 2013 German Heritage Society newsletter. Contains President's Report, Notice of Annual General Meeting, Roll of Honour, Club news, Minutes of the 26/5/2013 General Meeting, Program of Events, Nomination Form for General Election and Form of Appointment of Proxy. Roll of Honour recipient Robert Schultz.bendigo, clubs, bendigo heritage, german heritage society collection - newsletter august 2013, robert schulz, audrey drechsler, rae turner, joan pedersen, wayne blandford, margaret smith, mr walder, bendigo bank, manchester arms, german friendship society, star theatre, margaret brown, jenny laidlaw, bendigo advertiser, june dorman, mrs strauch, mrs tamblyn, german pioneer memorial, judy monti, peggy kearinm yvonne knipe, kathleen toal, gary toal, marg kane, kathleen & john lewellin, lois & john ham, louise wilmot, bonnie reidy, trudi tracksdorf, colin munzel, john & greta balsillie, belmont hotel, white hills botanical gardens, bendigo cinema, discovery science & technology centre, lockington museum, bendigo advertiser 5/7/2013, peter weaving

"The Battle of Coral" is the exciting and dramatic story of the biggest unit level battle involving Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War. Donated by Andrew John BALSILLIE MBE. Refer Cat No 118.5 for his service details, RSL, Council history.Hard cover, red colour buckram. white colour print on spine. Dust cover with plastic cover, black and red colour print on front, back and spine. Illustrated yellow colour background, silhouette of helicopter/jungle on front. 361 pages cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. End paper - illustrated maps.Title page - hand written in black ink "Donated by / 2-1-2000" - owners stamp in black ink "Major A.J. BALSILLE, .M.B.E.,J.P.books, military

RSL Funeral services conducted by the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch and Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch for their departed members. .1) The first entry in the book is 27.10.1965 and the last on 27.12.2008. A large amount of the entries were written by Jack Barnes OAM during his 43 years as Secretary of the Sub Branch. (Refer Cat No 8040). The vast majority of the funerals were conducted by the President at the time, Committee members or members who were heavily involved with the Sub Branch. It's virtual who's who of Presidents, Life members and notables. 1988 saw the most funerals conducted during that year being 60, other figures varied from mid 20's to mid 50's per year. One notable funeral Volunteer was John Balsillie MBE. (Refer Cat No 118.5) Between 2.1.2007 - 27.12.2008 there was 80 funerals with John conducting 78 of them. There is an interesting addition of one funeral by Jack Barnes on 31.1.1968 was that it was (111 degrees). .2) The list on the sheet with a note, "For Cindy" who was the BDRSL Office Person at the time. these were for 2007, there was 19 on the sheet with only 9 in the book, 7 of the names have a red tick beside. The sheet was written by John Balsillie. John had conducted funerals for many years pre 2007 and for more years after. .1) Exercise book, cover red & white with green text central of front, section of front page missing, pages are blue ruled lines, columns added in red or blue pen, 3 columns per page with year at the top, columns have the deceased persons name, funeral date, person who conducted the RSL funeral, some pages the persons unit served with has been added. all entries are hand written on red or blue pen. .2) Sheet of paper with hand written names in blue pen with month and date, some have a red tick beside.On front on a white sticker "Funerals" in black texta pen. Hand written in blue pen, "27.10.1965 to 27.12.2008". Inside front cover in blue pen by Jack Barnes, "Bugler as from Sept 84 - Les Warren 40 Story St Bgo phone 43007". In red pen, "Took Bugle to polish etc 5 ? 84"brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, funerals

Andrew John BALSILLIE MBE, JP. Jack as he was known enlisted in the Australian Army near the end of WWII No 31224 age 16 years. He then served in Malaya 1959 - 1961then Vietnam with the rank of Captain with 1st Aust Task Force HQ Light Aid Detachment (LAD) 7.5.1969 - 7.11.1969, HQ Aust Force Vietnam Army component 8.11.1969 - 7.5.1970. He retired with the rank of Major in 1985 after 40 years plus. He was awarded an MBE in 1969 for his services to the Australian War Memorial. Elected to Committee Bendigo RSL 1988 - 1993 with Snr Vice President 1989 - 1993, re-elected 1999 - 2000. Re-elected again in 2002 as Snr Vice President. He was elected to Bendigo City Council 1990 - 1993 serving as Mayor in 1993. .1) Bush hat, floppy, khaki canvas, belonged to Major J BALSILLIE. .2) - .4) Gauze wound dressing in brown cotton pack, 2 rolls per pack. .5) Neck cloth, green cotton..1) Inside hat: Maj J Balsillie. .2) - .4) Labelled: First Field Dressings.headwear, medical dressings

Golden Dragon Museum donation of documents surplus to its requirements along with [a] covering letter from Anita jack. Donation includes [b] 'Friends of the Cemetery' newspaper articles years 92-95. Includes John Melrose,Dentist, Mayor James Douglas Cr John Balsillie atg 60th anniversary of the death of Sir John Quick, the Vahland Grave,. [c] Original correspondence between Mrs Edith M Lunn and the RHSV dated 1998-2000. Topics include acquisitions from Anderson Family, furniture, and a set of early encyclopaedias in a small glass fronted case. Photographs of Knipes Castle. A letter to Mrs Edith Lunn makes reference to the establishment of a Museum. [d] 32 newspaper cutting dossier on 'Jack Lockett'' in Manilla folder.bendigo, history, cemetery

Three copies of Bendigo Sub-branch R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Annual Victory Ball held at the Town Hall, Bendigo on August 17th, 1948. Guests of Honour were Lt.-Gen. S. G. Savige, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., E.D. AND Mrs Savige. Card is cream with gold print on the front and a blue RLS badge. Other printing is brown. The inside of the tri-fold has a Dance Program of 28 dances and a space for Autographs. The other side has the Debutantes: Clarice Johnston, Beth Brown, Hazel Somerville, Pat Fairless, Dorothy Wilson, Enid Sutherland, Enid Hilson, Pat Johnson, June Richards, Pat Griffiths, Ann Mangan, Valerie Hunt, Pat Burton, Nancy Osgood, Emily Johnson, Janette Sutherland, Edith Johnson, Elaine Stemmer, Shirley Hinton, Marjorie Peterson, Elva Munro, Helen Balsillie, Nan Fairless and Shirley March. Chaperone:Mrs L J Warner. Flower Girls: Margaret Thomas and Beverley Heeps. Partners: Jack Wright, Douglas Dickinson, Graeme Hoy, Dave Beattie, Jim McNamara, Arthur Sutherland, Ken Burgess, Norm Fath, Robert Jackson, Alec Pianto, Kenneth Maes, Neil Holden, Brian Ackland, John Clarke, Les Johnstone, Ken Johnson, Frank Holden, Keith Rollinson, Dave McDougall, Don Peterson, Les Morey, George Hunt, Geoff Meggs and Ray Fitzgerald. President Bendigo Branch R.S.L. Col G V Lansell. Chairman Ball Committee: Mr F E Jackson. Hon. Secretary Ball Committee: Mr J W Swatton. Printed by James, Print, Eaglehawk.James, Print Eaglehawkevent, social, victory ball, r.s.l. bendigo collection - annual victory ball 1948, lt-gen s g savige, mrs savige, clarice johnston, beth brown, hazel somerville, pat fairless, dorothy wilson, enid sutherland, enid hilson, pat johnson, june richards, pat griffiths, ann mangan, valerie hunt, pat burton, nancy osgood, emily johnson, janette sutherland, edith johnson, elaine stemmer, shirley hinton, marjorie peterson, elva munro, helen balsillie, nan fairless, shirley march, mrs l j warner, margaret thomas, beverley heeps, james, jack wright, douglas dickinson, graeme hoy, dave beattie, jim mcnamara, arthur sutherland, ken burgess, norm fath, robert jackson, alec pianto, kenneth maes, neil holden, brian ackland, john clarke, les johnstone, ken johnson, frank holden, keith rollinson, dave mcdougall, don peterson, les morey, george hunt, geoff meggs, ray fitzgerald, col g v lansell, mr f e jackson, mr j w swatton

Black and white reproduction photograph. Debutante ball. 4th Row: Jeff Hamiliton, John Lythgo, Adam Barbary, Brendan Hillier, Robert Hooper, Peter Wood, Carl Jenkins, Martin Smith, Dennis Jones. 3rd Row: Lester Gilmore, Jim Carolan, Travis Hester, Grant Balsillie, Stuart Kiel, Darren Lacy, Justin Lister, Barnaby Seviour, Scott McNamara, Andrew David. 2nd Row: Neville Sharpe (Organiser), Trina Warren, Rebekah Freeman, Tracy Gunn, Anita Van Zanten, Jackie Brierley, Tracey Lowndes, Nydia FitzGibbon, Tracey Garrett, Sandra Pell, Bronwyn Day, Kirrily Willman. 1st Row: Melinda Lane (Flowergirl), Anita Scinetti, Karenna Kairns, Kylee Pearse, Megan Baxter, Mrs Norma Cook (Chaperone), Jodie Ferguson, Donna Jones, Jo-Anne Chalkley, Suzi Davis, Scott Davis (Pageboy).photo, group, debutante ball