WWII significance.British War Medal 1939 -1945 with ribbon coloured red, white and blue. Palestine Medal 1939 - 1945 with ribbon coloured purple and green.14924674 Lance Corporal John Ness

WWII historyBlack and white photo of 14924674 Lance Corporal J. Ness wearing his Army uniform.Written in pencil on back of photo John Ness. (Jock)

This is a reproduction of the original 1897 Captains' petition to build a Central Institute on the Yarra river. "To the Executive Committee of the Victorian Seamen's Mission, Melbourne. "Ladies and Gentleman, "We, the undersigned captains of several ships now lying at the Melbourne wharves think it most desirable that the Victorian Seamen's Mission, being the mission that has for so many years shown a most part their interest in the spiritual, moral, and social well-being of the seamen of all nationalities, shall him on the banks of the Yarra an institute such as that at Port Melbourne, where sailors of every grade could profitably and pleasantly spend their evenings. At almost every other seaport in the world such institutions are being provided for seamen, and we are satisfied from our opinion of the Melbourne public that the matter needs only to be prominently brought under their notice to be accomplished. We are confident that the good work of the mission is being hampered by its not having such a place near the shipping at the Melbourne wharves. Our crews are at present placed at a great dis advantage through not having an institute more convenient to the scene of their labours than that at Port Melbourne, which, on a very wet or a very hot, is not easily reached. If a site could be obtained immediately above the Gasworks but on the other side of Flinders street extension, that is to say, on the lower part of the land on which the Harbour Trust offices are built, it would be most convenient for the shipping on both the north and south side of the river. Trusting that it may be possible to do some thing to meet this long felt want, We suscribe ourselves, Yours respectfully, Geo.H Steven, master ship Dharwar; Thos. Curd, master ship Narcissus; James Horne, master ship Loch Garry; T.Tait, master ship Loch Ryan; T. Nilsen, master ship Hebe; G. Ch Christian, master ship Anna; R.E. Peasley, master ship Seminole; Wm. Martin, master ship Loch Ness; T.C. Martin, master ship Loch Tay; W.H. Bennett, master ship Loch Vennachar; J. Raglan Brodie, master s.s. Warrnambool; James E. Coles, master ship Mermerus; J. H. Walker, master ship Hinemoa; R.J. Johns, master ship Ariel; D. Gorchem (sic. Gerckens), master ship Matador; H. Petersen, master ship Nesaia; Wm. J. Reid, master s.s. Star of New Zealand; A. F. Svhanstrom, master ship Hermes; Alex. Smith, master ship Sophocles; W. Y. Bunn, master ship Carmanian; William Anderson, master ship Loch Katrine."Framed and mounted reproduction of Captains' petitionpetition, seamen's mission, yarra river, captains, victoria, melbourne, ships, australia-wharf, signatures, 717-flinders-street-docklands, maritime welfare services, mission to seafarers, mission to seamen, mermerus, captain coles, sir john coode, loch line, loch ness, loch gary, loch ryan, ss warrnambool, loch tay, loch vennachar, matador, nesaia, d. gerckens, h. petersen, a.f. svhanstrom, hermes, ariel, loch katrine, william anderson, dharwar, narcissus, hebe, anna, hinemoa, sophocles, carmanian, early origins, 2016, exhibitions

This document reveals the way in which Mission to Seafarers grew in response to demand. With increased shipping to Australia for all purposes, the need for the then existing Mission to grow to be conveniently located and to accommodate seafarers became increasingly evident. This document also shows the formal nature of documents and petitions in the 1890s and documents the names of twenty-two contemporaneous ships and their respective captains. The Anna, Dharwar and Mermerus arrived in port at the end of July 1897. The Carmanina arrived on the 21 October 1897. The Loch Katrine, at the end of the list, arrived on 5 November 1897. The letter was published in the Argus, 22 December 1897: "APPEAL FOR SEAMEN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS. Sir, I beg that in the interests of the Victorian Seamen's Mission you will be kind enough to publish the appended testimony of the ship masters who for many years have been trading to this port, and therefore have had many opportunities of judging the effects of his work. The mission has much need of monetary assistance, and, should any of your numenous leaders deem it worthy of support, the committee would feel most grateful for any help that may be given in this direction. It has been the pleasure of the committee as far as possible to supply the crews of all outward bound steamers and sailing vessels with literature for their use on the voyage. My former appeals through your columns for leading matter have always been liberally responded to, and I trust that should any of our booksellers have any surplus stock of periodicals, religious and secular, illustrated or otherwise, at the end of the year, they will kindly remember the Victorian Seamen's Mission and the sailors. Private individuals also who may have stacks of literature by them, if they would kindly send some to the Seamen's Institute, Beach street, Port Melbourne, would cause the cheering of many a dark and lonely hour in the seamen's life. From 900 to 1.200 parcels have hitherto been given to the sailors and firemen annually by this mission, and we should be extremely grateful to those who would place us in a position to continue such donations in the future. Yours, &c. , E. JAMES, Chaplain to the Mission. Seamen's Institute, Beach street, Port Melbourne, Dec. 10." -------------------------------------------------- "To the Executive Committee of the Victorian Seamen's Mission, Melbourne. "Ladies and Gentleman, "We, the undersigned captains of several ships now lying at the Melbourne wharves think it most desirable that the Victorian Seamen's Mission, being the mission that has for so many years shown a most part their interest in the spiritual, moral, and social well-being of the seamen of all nationalities, shall him on the banks of the Yarra an institute such as that at Port Melbourne, where sailors of every grade could profitably and pleasantly spend their evenings. At almost every other seaport in the world such institutions are being provided for seamen, and we are satisfied from our opinion of the Melbourne public that the matter needs only to be prominently brought under their notice to be accomplished. We are confident that the good work of the mission is being hampered by its not having such a place near the shipping at the Melbourne wharves. Our crews are at present placed at a great dis advantage through not having an institute more convenient to the scene of their labours than that at Port Melbourne, which, on a very wet or a very hot, is not easily reached. If a site could be obtained immediately above the Gasworks but on the other side of Flinders street extension, that is to say, on the lower part of the land on which the Harbour Trust offices are built, it would be most convenient for the shipping on both the north and south side of the river. Trusting that it may be possible to do some thing to meet this long felt want, We suscribe ourselves, Yours respectfully, Geo.H Steven, master ship Dharwar; Thos. Curd, master ship Narcissus; James Horne, master ship Loch Garry; T.Tait, master ship Loch Ryan; T. Nilsen, master ship Hebe; G. Ch Christian, master ship Anna; R.E. Peasley, master ship Seminole; Wm. Martin, master ship Loch Ness; T.C. Martin, master ship Loch Tay; W.H. Bennett, master ship Loch Vennachar; J. Raglan Brodie, master s.s. Warrnambool; James E. Coles, master ship Mermerus; J. H. Walker, master ship Hinemoa; R.J. Johns, master ship Ariel; D. Gorchem (sic. Gerckens), master ship Matador; H. Petersen, master ship Nesaia; Wm. J. Reid, master s.s. Star of New Zealand; A. F. Svhanstrom, master ship Hermes; Alex. Smith, master ship Sophocles; W. Y. Bunn, master ship Carmanian; William Anderson, master ship Loch Katrine."This petition is historically significant as it is documentary evidence of the need for a new facility for seafarers signed and presented by the captains of 21 ships, including several of the sister ships of the Loch Ard. The need for a new facility was a result of changes in shipping and the use of the Melbourne ports in the 1890's and this document supported the pressure on the Harbour offices to finally release land for an appropriate building in the early 20th C.Mounted hand-written petition to the Executive Committee of the Victorian Seaman's Mission Melbourne. The letter petitions the Executive Committee to create a facility on the wharves, "where sailors of every grade could profitably and pleasantly spend their evenings." This portion of the letter takes up three quarters of the document. The remainder has two lists, one of twelve captain's signatures and the other of the names of their ships. The list is continued on the reverse side with an additional nine signatures and corresponding ship names.In cursive handwriting: To The Executive Committee of the Victorian Seamans Mission', / Melbourne / Ladies and Gentlemen / we the undersigned captains....... We subscribe / ourselves respectfully, Captain signatures and names of ships ( NB Ship names in upper case for this entry ): Geo H. Stevens - DHARWAR / Thomas Curd - NARCISSUS; / James Horn - LOCH GARRY / T.Tait - LOCH RYAN ; / T.NIlsen - Hebe ; / G.C. Christians - ANNA ;/ R E Peasley - SEMIOLE ; / William Martin - LOCH NESS ; / T C Martin - LOCH TAY;/ W H Bennett - LOCH VENNUACHAR; / RJ Raglan Brodie - SS WARRNAMBOOL; ; / James E. Coles - MERMERUS; / ( signatures continue overleaf) J H Walker - HINEMORA ; / R J Johns - ARIEL; / D Gorchem - MATADOR; / H Petersen - NESAIA;/ William J Reid - STAR of N. ZELAND [sic] ; / TJ Sohanstrom - HERMES;/ Alex Smith - SOPHOCLES; / W Y Bunn - CARMANIAN;./ William Anderson - LOCH KATRINE;/ Handwritten in red ink on the front of the parchment: "8182" NB The second digit in the number sequence appears to have been written over and could also be a "9", an "8" or a "3". paper Watermark "HERCULES". Prior to conservation and taped to the glass on the reverse side of the parchment was a small piece of paper reading: "Letter written in 1897 and signed between the last week of October and the first week of November." T and C probably stands for Trade and Customs and 8382 is the file no." 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Vol. 1, No. 1 November 1996 CONTENTS REFORMIST?: Barbara Kruger comes to the Museum of Modern Art at Heide 3 FESTIVALS Nillumbik festival celebrates our lifestyle in food, wine, music and art 5 WRITERS WEEK Barry Dickens and Judy Jacques on Ruckers Hill present the "word" in all its possibilities 8 EMERGING ARTISTS Nillumbik presents a new wave of visual artists 11 SHORT STORY Extract from a novel in progress by Jon Weaving 12 POETRY Tribute to Myra Skipper 16 HERITAGE TRAIL Youth of Eltham research local history 1 8 SCULPTURE Akira Takizawa's search for harmony 22 WRITER'S JOURNEY A writer overcomes a nightmare 24 SCIENCE AND ART Pamela Conder analyses nature 26 ARTS BALL Jazz greats come to town 27 HISTORY IN PRINTS Australia's forgotten war artist 28 "Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market.

Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists."
 - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 36 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/​06) 1996, adam simmons, akira takizawa, alison cassidy, alistair knox park, allwood house, alvaro castagnet, angels of soul, anita hustas, anna kelly, anne curry, arts ball, avenue of honour, barbara kruger, barry dickens, batacuda, belli, belly dance and drumming group, betty rowland, bike paths, bits & pieces, blair fraser, blue tongue, bridge street, bulleen art & garden centre, bulleen nursery, bux, caffe poco, cal martin, carla cordeiro, cate bailey, charles morris, charlie dowley, chris hooke, chris kandis, chute street, circus in a suitcase, crucial kick, deirdre o'reilly, diamond creek, diamond valley big band, edna kenny, ellis cottage, eltham arts council, eltham cemetery, eltham courthouse, eltham festival, eltham high school stage and jazz band, eltham high school, eltham library, eltham people's choir, eltham symphonica band, eltham war memorial building, eltham wiregrass gallery, eucalypso, fay alexander jenkins, fiona furphy, firefly, food for all seasons, friends of the earth forest action fund, gavan gray, gene strode, geoff braithwaite, geoff kluke, george kirov, gil askey, golden cascades, graeme barker and the cats, greg o'leary, harry gilham, helen o'grady children's drama academy, heritage trail, hurstbridge goldworks gallery, italian women's choir, jackie gaudion, jackie stojznova, jacqueline gawler, janine james, jarrold cottage, jay atwill, jazz band ball, jerry hughes, jock ryan, john rasmussen, jon weaving, joseph zbukvic, joy ness, judy jacques, judy racz, jules burns, june cugola, kate jones, kavisha mazzella, kevin spearey, les gyori, lisa walker, lothlorian, louise jade, magwal, margie allan, margie lou dyer, margo barrett, mary burns, masquerade ball, melody james and friends, mermaid in the well, michael eames, michael murray, michele lonsdale, monique di mattina, montsalvat, myra skipper, nell frysteen, nerida kirov, nicole o'connor, nillumbik emerging artists exhibition, nillumbik festival, nola spence, ona henderson, opportunity shop, our lady of help christians church, pamela conder, parafinallen, patrick mccauley, peter burns, peter dougherty, pond, road, robbie greig, roger shuttleworth, ron hanson, rory cole, ross hannaford, ross needham, ruckers hill, sanctuary, scott griffiths, shep huntly, shillinglaw cottage, shire of nillumbik, shoestring, sigmund jorgensen, silvio apponyi, spindrift, st margarets anglican church, stebbing cottage, steve sedergreen, susan street, sweeney, syd tunn, tennis-courts, terry cole, the great gizmo, the picture, theo scharf, thermal skunkrust, untitled scraper board, victorian artists supplies, war artist, warrandyte, westgarth writers' week, wingrove cottage, wolfgangs palace theatre troupe, women's circus, yarra plenty rock gospel choir, you did alright kid, art streams

Back Row L-R: Marion Yeoman, Lois Loftus-Hills, Doug Orford, Jo McCormick, Peter Bassett-Smith, Helen Harbeck, John Graves Front Row L-R: Blanche Shallard, Leslie Martin, Opal Smith, Mary Ryan, Joy Ness, Gwen BakerOpening ceremony of the new home of Eltham District Historical Society Colour photographeltham, main road, police residence, local history centre, eltham district historical society, opening day, peter bassett-smith, marion yeoman, lois loftus hills, doug orford, jo mccormick, helen harbeck, john graves, blanche shallard, leslie martin, opal smith, mary ryan, joy ness, gwen baker

The Eltham Shire War Memorial, a tower of remembrance, was built with public donations to commemorate the memory of the fallen soldiers from the shire who enlisted in the 1914-1918 war. The tower is reminiscent of the peel-towers or watchtowers that lined the English-Scottish border from the mid 14th century to around 1600 and is constructed from locally quarried stone. This uncommon and picturesque war memorial, which affords an excellent view of the surrounding district was unveiled by His Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Stonehaven) on November 11, 1926. In July 1922 a deputation of returned soldiers from Panton Hill, presumably the Panton Hill branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA), proposed to Eltham Shire Council that the monument should be a cairn of local stone “sufficiently high to form a prominent and conspicuous landmark, and crowned with some suitable device”. Eltham Shire Councillor and President of the Panton Hill branch of the RSSILA, Basil Hall, was credited with being the first to suggest a tower, and with organising a Memorial Park committee to raise funds for the monument in the Memorial Park. A meeting for those interested in the establishing a War Memorial monument in the park was held in January 1924 and the Eltham Shire War Memorial League was formed for this purpose. It appears that the broad and rounded cairn that had been recently built was considered by the League a temporary affair, and not the substantial cairn-as-monument, sufficiently high to form the conspicuous landmark, which had been envisaged by the Panton Hill RSSILA. A design competition was held for the monument. The chairman of the League, Councillor Basil Hall, suggested that the site of the memorial in Kangaroo Ground would lend itself to something rugged, instead of polished stone. By April 1924 thirty designs for a memorial had been received from which three designs were selected and of those, the design by the shire engineer Mr McCormack, for a 70ft tower suitable for construction in rough stone, was chosen. Artist Harold Herbert suggested that a peel tower-like design reminiscent of those along the English-Scottish border would be fitting for the site. Herbert drew up a rough sketch that was approved of, and later, Melbourne architect Percy Meldrum volunteered to draw up the design from sketch to architectural drawings. By January 1925 the Soldiers’ Memorial League had adopted Meldrum’s design for a 50ft high tower. Meldrum had also offered his design and supervision of construction free of charge. The Shire provided the stone to the builders, which was a gift quarried from land owned at Kangaroo Ground by Dr Ethel and Professor William Osborne The Shire of Eltham War Memorial, a tower of remembrance, and honour board were unveiled on November 11, 1926, by the Governor General Lord Stonehaven. At this stage a temporary honour roll was painted on the panels on either side of the tower entrance. In September 1930 bronze plates were added above the portal with the names of men who fell in the 1914-18 war. On November 16, 1951, the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks re-dedicated the war memorial tower and unveiled the names of men who gave their lives in the 1939-45 war. Two additional bronze plaques which recognise service in the armed conflicts of Korea, Borneo, Malaya, and Vietnam were unveiled November 11, 2001, by the Governor of Victoria, John Landy, A.C., M.B.E. The tower was first used for fire spotting activities following the Black Friday bushfire in January 1939 in response to a request from Mr R.D. Ness, secretary of the Kangaroo Ground bush fire brigade, who asked Council that the tower be used as an observation tower for detecting bush fires, and asked Council to arrange a telephone to be installed. It was suggested that if the Shire were to appoint a caretaker for the Memorial Park, his duties could also include raising the alarm in the event of a fire. Later in 1939 Council applied for a radio transmitter, which the Forestry Commission planned to install at vantage places throughout the state. The first dedicated fire spotter appointed from December1948, was Mr Smith of Warrandyte. A prefabricated glazed cabin was installed in 1974, which involved the removal of the original stone structure around the rooftop exit door. A new fire spotting cabin, which included the latest technology, was installed soon after the 2009 Black Saturday fires and is manned by CFA personnel on high fire danger days. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p123This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. While published in the book in black and white, this collection features the original colour digital photographs. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, garden hill, kangaroo ground, memorial park, shire of eltham war memorial

Local Cemetery Excursion Sunday 27 May 1990 departed Eltham Shire Office at 9.30am and finish mid afternoon. Visits to Eltham , Kangaroo Ground, Queenstown (Smiths Gully), Nillumbik (Diamond Creek), St Katherines (St Helena) Hurst family graves at Hurstbridge and a little known early cemetery at Grteensborough. Attended by 20 members. In each case we were introduced to the cemetery with a brief talk. At Eltham, Frank Burgoyne gave us the benefit of his knowledge as a member of the cemetery trust and at Kangaroo Ground, Bruce Ness spoke in a similar capacity. The lunch stop was at Hurstbridge where we visited the Hurst family graves. The President of Nillumbik Historical Society, Jock Ryan, joined us at the Nillumbik (Diamond Creek) cemetery. He travelled on to St Katherines, St Helena, where he talked on the history of the church and cemetery.35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 23) Mount - Agfachrome Agfa CS System black 8 dotseltham, activities, shire of eltham historical society, cemetery excursion, eltham cemetery, graves, annie sweeney, caroline sweeney, ellen sweeney, johanna sweeney, john sweeney, margaret sweeney, thomas sweeney

Local Cemetery Excursion Sunday 27 May 1990 departed Eltham Shire Office at 9.30am and finish mid afternoon. Visits to Eltham , Kangaroo Ground, Queenstown (Smiths Gully), Nillumbik (Diamond Creek), St Katherines (St Helena) Hurst family graves at Hurstbridge and a little known early cemetery at Grteensborough. Attended by 20 members. In each case we were introduced to the cemetery with a brief talk. At Eltham, Frank Burgoyne gave us the benefit of his knowledge as a member of the cemetery trust and at Kangaroo Ground, Bruce Ness spoke in a similar capacity. The lunch stop was at Hurstbridge where we visited the Hurst family graves. The President of Nillumbik Historical Society, Jock Ryan, joined us at the Nillumbik (Diamond Creek) cemetery. He travelled on to St Katherines, St Helena, where he talked on the history of the church and cemetery.35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 23) Mount - Agfachrome Agfa CS System black 8 dotsshire of eltham historical society, cemetery excursion, graves, activities, kangaroo ground cemetery, agnes bell cameron, evelyn florence cameron, ewen hugh cameron, john donald cameron

Used for the Society's Banner project. [note written by Joy Ness, "View Hill", Kangaroo Ground, 11 June 1986:] In 1878 while on a trip to Scotland and England, John Donaldson visited Windsor Castle Park, where he collected some acorns which he brought back to Australia, to his property, "Kangaroo Hall" at Kangaroo Ground. He and his son John Anstruther Davidson Donaldson, who was then 10 years old, planted one near the present Donaldson's Lane, in 1878. This is now a very fine tree, 108 years old. This information comes from Miss Victoria Donaldson, daughter of John Anstruther Davidson Donaldson. Miss Donaldson suggests that Wippell's Oak at Kangaroo Ground may also have been grown from one of the same Windsor Park acorns.Colour photographactivities, banner project, donaldsons oak, john anstruther davidson donaldson, kangaroo ground, significant trees, william donaldson

Quercus Robur (English Oak) - Was planted by John Donaldson from seed collected from Windsor Great Park in 1878. Used for the Society's Banner project Joy Ness "View Hill" Kangaroo Ground June 11th 1986 In 1878 while on a trip to Scotland and England, John Donaldson visited Windsor Castle Park, where he collected some acorns which he brought back to Australia, to his property, "Kangaroo Hall" at Kangaroo Ground. He and his son John Anstruther Davidson Donaldson, who was then 10 years old, planted one near the present Donaldsons Lane, in 1878. This is now a very fine tree, 108 years old. This information comes from Miss Victoria Donaldson, daughter of John Anstruther Davidson Donaldson. Miss Donaldson suggests that "Wippell's Oak" at Kangaroo Ground may also have been grown from one of the same Windsor Park acorns.Colour Polaroid photographtrees, donaldsons oak, donaldson, donaldson road, kangaroo ground

The Cassettes cover the years 2003 to 2015 in a wide range of subjects. The main coverage is: Anzac Days 2003 - 2015, 13 cassettes. Remembrance days 2010 x 2, 2013 - 2014, 4 cassettes. BDRSL Annual Dinners 2007 & 2010. ACMI Video, Geoff Murray, “A helping Hand” Vietnam. ACMI Video, Bill Hosking, “When the War came to Australia” WW2. ACMI Video, Jack Gerdson, Kevin Coughlan, John Balsillie, Kym Levett, Cliff Richards, Bob English, Bill Hosking, Joe Jones, Joe Harding, Paul Penno. 30 second WIN TV interviews re Anzac Day. Alf Maskell, Dot Osgood, Richard Penna, Harvey Bawden, 2 x Soldiers in Uniform. 30 second WIN TV interviews re Anzac Day. Richmond Foster, Marj Aldridge, Dick Levy, Stan John’s, John Dawes, Warwick Johanson. Radio Interviews. Ness Morrissey. Bill Howard John Dawes..1) Box for holding CD’s & DVD’s, solid card with red buckram finish, inside has inserts for such, double sided and numbered 1 - 80, a folding red lid on top. .2) - .59) The CD’s and DVD’s are a mixture of photos, radio interviews and power DVD productions. They are from individuals, WIN TV, Bendigo Advertiser, IPTV, ACMI and Unit. There are 6 copies of several not listed in the 59. Measurement shown is for for the box only. brsl, smirsl, anzac day, remembrance day, annual dinner

Corporal Geoff "Doc" JonesCopy of a speech given by Major Geoff Jones to students at the Commanding officer school at Bandiana in 2004. See media files for full story.major john geoffrey (geoff) jones, 215587, royal australian army medical corps, 6th battalion, the royal australian regiment, headquarters, australian force vietnam, major brian william mcfarlane, 25632, royal australian infantry corps, 1 australian reinforcement unit, 1st australian task force, general george patton, medics, 2 rar, long phuoc village, viet cong, raamc medical assistant, c company, pte gordon knight, 2782226, killed in action, 9 platoon, cpl neill lindsay, sgt neill lindsay, 54873, dust off, cpt (temp) graeme leonard spring, 8th battalion, sapper leslie prowse, 18409, royal australian engineers, 1st field squadron, pte william (bill) joseph winterford, 1731080, military medal, l/cpl rodney cox, 2781803, pte kenneth james wallace, 1731067, 7 platoon, battle of long tan, delta company, nui dat, australian task force, cpl (temp) phillip ness dobson, 37822, mention in despatches, cpl (temp) peter john short, 1200054, pte william "sting" frank hornett, 2781878, pte maxwell "maxy" ray wales, 216559, pte robert francis morrow, 2781747, pte allen wilfred kunde, 18230, 1st battalion, 9th battalion, australian national serviceman, sgt philip arthur crossingham, 15815, lt eric james andrews, 15390, 3rd battalion, australian rest and convalescence centre, vung tau, capt victor guy bampton, 43965, padre lester thompson, 1200730, chaplain, royal australian army chaplains department, cpl geoff "doc" jones, capt eric james andrews

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 27th November 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Deer Park Hall Committee of Management Result of Public Meeting Land Transfer Discontinued Road Murray Street and Evelyn Crescent Sunshine West Victoria Grants Commission Inspector Visit Visit to Bankstown by Chief Clerk Matters of Interest Meals on Wheels Rate Recovery Sales Western Regional Refuse Disposal Group Adoption Proposed Constitution Proposal for Procedure for Discontinued of Roads Proposal to Close Road off Stanford Street Between Benjamin Street and Chapman Street George Cross Soccer Club Proposed Ground Development Duke Street North The Hub Sports Centre Closure Christmas / New Year Period Public liability Insurance Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Australia-Yugoslav Welfare Society Nursing Home Development Sunshine Senior Citizens Club Lions House of Sunshine Caretaker's Position Special Bus Teenage holiday Programme Funding State Relief Committee Maintenance Subsidy Elderly Citizens' Clubs Inservice Training for Children's Services Development Officer Community Directory Update International Year of the Child Children's Health Needs Submission for Continued Funding of Children's Services Development Officer Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Burns Street Infant Welfare Centre Maidstone Use by Playgroup Use of St. Albans Hall off Alfrieda Street for Immunisation Sessions Registration of Food Premises, Eating House, Camping Area and Apartment Houses Rubella Vaccination in Sunshine Municipality Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Noxious Weeds Court Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court St. Andrews Day Celebrations Recreational Vehicles at D.F. Thompson Reserve and Surrounding Areas Maribyrnong Disposal of Derelict Vehicles Report of the City Librarian Highpoint West Library Public Hours Field Work Experience in Libraries Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer's Work Experience to Date Priorities for Building Development on Reserves I.C.I. Park Deer Park, Robert Bruce Reserve, Bon Thomas Reserve, Robert Barrett Reserve, Tallintyre Reserve, Western Suburbs Soccer Club & Albanvale Report of the City Engineer & Planner Proposed Rezoning of Land Whitesides Avenue, Nancy Street and West Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Caravan Park Sunshine Road Planning Permit Application Portable Classrooms Churchill Avenue North West corner Darnley Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Take Away Food Premises and Amusement Parlour Lot 2 Disraeli Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application One Illuminated Sign and One Non Illuminated Sign Lot 2 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Office 463 Somerville Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Caretaker's Residence 44 Furlong Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Cafe Lot 5 Shop 5 Watt Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Drive in Take Away Foods Take Away Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant 429A Ballarat Road Planning Permit Application 31 Townhouses Service Premises and Medical Centre and Ancillary Car Parking Neale Road South West Corner Station Road Planning Permit Application Service Premises Addition to Existing Cluster Subdivision 104 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit and Planning Permit Application Place of Assembly (Hall for Social Functions) 44 Hampshire Road South East Corner Morris Street Sunshine Proposed Rezoning of Land Occupied by the Deer Park Shopping Centre Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Garden and Building Supplies Lots 13 & 14 Francis Street and Lots 15 & 16 Geelong Road Brooklyn Furlong Road Estate Stages 3, 4 & 6A Subdivision Consolidation of Title 3 Deakin Street Maidstone Drainage Construction Albanvale Estate Stage 6A Plans of Subdivision Westerngate North Estate Stages 2A & 2B Contract Fencing Sunshine Tip Site Contract Construction of Part of Warrs Road Maribyrnong George Street Maidstone Permission to Fence in Northern End Sewered Facilities Gillon Court Subdivision Including Furlong Road and St. Albans Road St. Albans Sewered Facilities Lots 11, 12 & 13 Francis Street Brooklyn Geelong Service Road Council Depot Management, Security and Other Matters Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 34 Woodland Drive St. Albans Building Over Easement Lot 101 Fremont Parade Sunshine West Building on Flood Prone Land Lot 1 Navigator Street Maribyrnong Sitting of Building 35 Delacey Street Maidstone Sitting of Building Lots 53 & 54 Judge Street Sunshine Installation of Underground Tanks 23 Carrington Drive Albiondeer park hall committee of management, sassella park, station road, deer park, murray street, evelyn crescent, sunshine west, stanford street, benjamin street, sunshine, george cross soccer club, duke street, sunshine north, chapman street, the hub, sun crescent, australia-yugoslav welfare society, sunshine senior citizens club, lions house of sunshine, corio street, watt street, burns street infant welfare centre, burns street, maidstone, st. albans hall, alfrieda street, d.f. thompson reserve, van ness avenue, maribyrnong, highpoint west library, rosamond road, i.c.i. reserve, john mcleod reserve, ballarat road, robert bruce reserve, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, robert barrett reserve, tallintyre reserve, kermeen street, western suburbs soccer club, whitesides avenue, nancy street, west street, ardeer, sunshine road, churchill avenue, darnley street, braybrook, disraeli street, st. albans, hampshire road, somerville road, tottenham, furlong road, kentucky fried chicken restaurant, neale road, morris street, deer park shopping centre, deakin street, sunshine tip, warrs road, george street, st. albans road, woodland drive, fremont parade, navigator street, delacey street, judge street, carrington drive, albion

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 16th September 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Representation Training of Swimming Pool Attendants The Hunt Club Hotel Offer From Owners to Sell it to the Council for $10,000 Barclay Reserve Extensions by Sunshine Baseball Club Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Open Space Agreement Land Bounded by Duffy Street, Van Ness Avenue and Burton Crescent Maribyrnong Child Care Project Cherry Crescent Loan from Housing Commission Walkway Adjacent to Southwold Street Pre-School Centre Extending to Orford Street St. Albans Proposed Discontinuance of Right of Way Orana Court Sunshine West Proposed Discontinuance of Right of Way Adjacent to 16 Centre Street Sunshine Formal Allotment of Street Number Municipality Grid Map Ref K04 Formal Allotment of Street Number Municipality Grid Map Ref K05 Formal Allotment of Street Number Municipality Grid Map Ref K05 Funding From Volunteer Learning Groups The Community Arts Conference 19th - 22nd July 1980 Victoria Hotel Melbourne Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Western Region Committee of the Ageing Regularisation of Status Programme (ROSP) Community Youth Support Scheme Albion Community House Selwyn Park Albion Tennis Club to move to new Pavilion Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Australia Institute of Health Surveyors 7th National Conference Brisbane 13th - 17th October 1980 Infant Welfare Service Maternal & Infant Welfare in Service Training Course 1st September 1980 to 31st October 1980 Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Couty Offensive Trade Area Werribee Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Joint Advisory Committee on Pets in Society (Jacopis) Seminar Essendon Civic Centre 3rd September 1980 Report Report of the City Librarian Technilib Board of Directors Library Association of Australia & New Zealand Library Association Combined Conference 1981 Change of Hours at Corio Street Library Report of the Municipal Recreation Offices Allocation of Reserves for 1980/81 Summer Season Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Basketball Stadium Robert Barrett Reserve Planning Permit Application Factory Douglas Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Two Factories and Caretaker's Residence Lots 40 & 41 Butler Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Warehouse and Industrial Sales (Tiles) Lots 20, 29 & 30 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Office Extension 169 Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Retail Plant Nursery South West Corner of Raleigh Road and Burton Crescent Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Take Away Food Premises and Restaurant Shop 103B Deer Park Shopping Centre Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Pole Sign Lot 19 Geelong Road North East Corner Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Additon of Equipment Shed and Players Bench Sunshine Baseball Club Barclay Reserve Albion Planning Permit Alterations to Deer Park Shopping Centre Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Used Car Sales Yard, Motor Repair Station and Junk Yard (Car Wrecking) 594 Ballarat Road Ardeer Planning Permit Application Hot Bread Kitchen Light Industry 119 South Road and Lawton Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Car Sales Yard Ballarat Road Braybrook Planning Permit Dental and Medical Consulting Room (Both Sole Practices Only) Lots 192 & 1973 Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Three Flats Lots 23 & 25 Madden Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Educational Establishment St. Johns College Land Bounded by Churchill Avenue, Dobson Crescent and Darnley Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application New 7 Used Car Sales and Service Dealership 209 Ballarat Road Maidstone Proposed Rezoning of Land Situated in Metherall Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Flats Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 Metherall Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Access to Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Warehouse and Workshop Lot 279 Arvona Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Transport Depot 1 Duke Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Factory Lots 14, 15 & 16 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Additon of Milk Carton Mixer Plant to Existing S.C.I. Meat & Paper Pty Ltd Industrial Complex Somerville Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Car Sales Yard 205 - 207 Ballarat Road Maidstone Central and Western Area Commission Technical Advisory Groups Plan of Transfer and Consolidation Wright Street Sunshine City Council and M.Y.M. Building Supplies Consolidation of Title Thorpe Street Sunshine Plan of Subdivision Hook Street and Vule Street St. Albans Consolidation of Title ETA Ballarat Road and Lacy Street Braybrook Plan of Subdivison Ballarat Road Sunshine Plan of Transfer Lot 2 Anderson Road Sunshine Stony Creek Tenders for Annual Supplies Lawrence Street Bridge Ardeer Half Cost Fencing Policy Proposed Pavilion Pennell Reserve Braybrook Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 18 Lovell Drive St. Albans Building Over Easement 191 Hall Street Ardeer Building Over Easement 2 Concord Circuit Albanvale Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1980 Proposal to Close Part of Showers Street and Rochester Street Braybrook Under the Provisions of Section 528 of the Local Government Act 1958sunshine baseball club, barclay reserve, king edward avenue, albion, duffy street, burton crescent, maribyrnong, cherry crescent, braybrook, southwold street, st. albans, orana court, sunshine west, centre street, sunshine, the hunt club hotel, ballarat road, deer park, van ness avenue, cherry crescent child care centre, southwold street pre-school centre, robert barrett reserve, rosamond road, douglas street, sunshine north, butler street, mcintyre road, raleigh road, deer park shopping centre, neale road, geelong road, francis street, brooklyn, ardeer, south road, lawton street, fairbairn road, madden street, maidstone, st. johns college, churchill avenue, dobson crescent, darnley street, metherall street, arvona avenue, duke street, s.c.i. meat & paper pty ltd, somerville road, tottenham, wright street, thorpe street, hook street, vule street, eta, anderson road, stony creek, lawrence street bridge, lawrence street, lovell drive, hall street, concord circuit, albanvale, rochester street, showers street

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 16th September 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Representation Training of Swimming Pool Attendants The Hunt Club Hotel Offer From Owners to Sell it to the Council for $10,000 Barclay Reserve Extensions by Sunshine Baseball Club Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Open Space Agreement Land Bounded by Duffy Street, Van Ness Avenue and Burton Crescent Maribyrnong Child Care Project Cherry Crescent Loan from Housing Commission Walkway Adjacent to Southwold Street Pre-School Centre Extending to Orford Street St. Albans Proposed Discontinuance of Right of Way Orana Court Sunshine West Proposed Discontinuance of Right of Way Adjacent to 16 Centre Street Sunshine Formal Allotment of Street Number Municipality Grid Map Ref K04 Formal Allotment of Street Number Municipality Grid Map Ref K05 Formal Allotment of Street Number Municipality Grid Map Ref K05 Funding From Volunteer Learning Groups The Community Arts Conference 19th - 22nd July 1980 Victoria Hotel Melbourne Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Western Region Committee of the Ageing Regularisation of Status Programme (ROSP) Community Youth Support Scheme Albion Community House Selwyn Park Albion Tennis Club to move to new Pavilion Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Australia Institute of Health Surveyors 7th National Conference Brisbane 13th - 17th October 1980 Infant Welfare Service Maternal & Infant Welfare in Service Training Course 1st September 1980 to 31st October 1980 Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Couty Offensive Trade Area Werribee Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Joint Advisory Committee on Pets in Society (Jacopis) Seminar Essendon Civic Centre 3rd September 1980 Report Report of the City Librarian Technilib Board of Directors Library Association of Australia & New Zealand Library Association Combined Conference 1981 Change of Hours at Corio Street Library Report of the Municipal Recreation Offices Allocation of Reserves for 1980/81 Summer Season Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Basketball Stadium Robert Barrett Reserve Planning Permit Application Factory Douglas Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Two Factories and Caretaker's Residence Lots 40 & 41 Butler Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Warehouse and Industrial Sales (Tiles) Lots 20, 29 & 30 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Office Extension 169 Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Retail Plant Nursery South West Corner of Raleigh Road and Burton Crescent Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Take Away Food Premises and Restaurant Shop 103B Deer Park Shopping Centre Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Pole Sign Lot 19 Geelong Road North East Corner Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Additon of Equipment Shed and Players Bench Sunshine Baseball Club Barclay Reserve Albion Planning Permit Alterations to Deer Park Shopping Centre Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Used Car Sales Yard, Motor Repair Station and Junk Yard (Car Wrecking) 594 Ballarat Road Ardeer Planning Permit Application Hot Bread Kitchen Light Industry 119 South Road and Lawton Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Car Sales Yard Ballarat Road Braybrook Planning Permit Dental and Medical Consulting Room (Both Sole Practices Only) Lots 192 & 1973 Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Three Flats Lots 23 & 25 Madden Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Educational Establishment St. Johns College Land Bounded by Churchill Avenue, Dobson Crescent and Darnley Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application New 7 Used Car Sales and Service Dealership 209 Ballarat Road Maidstone Proposed Rezoning of Land Situated in Metherall Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Flats Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 Metherall Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Access to Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Warehouse and Workshop Lot 279 Arvona Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Transport Depot 1 Duke Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Factory Lots 14, 15 & 16 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Additon of Milk Carton Mixer Plant to Existing S.C.I. Meat & Paper Pty Ltd Industrial Complex Somerville Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Car Sales Yard 205 - 207 Ballarat Road Maidstone Central and Western Area Commission Technical Advisory Groups Plan of Transfer and Consolidation Wright Street Sunshine City Council and M.Y.M. Building Supplies Consolidation of Title Thorpe Street Sunshine Plan of Subdivision Hook Street and Vule Street St. Albans Consolidation of Title ETA Ballarat Road and Lacy Street Braybrook Plan of Subdivison Ballarat Road Sunshine Plan of Transfer Lot 2 Anderson Road Sunshine Stony Creek Tenders for Annual Supplies Lawrence Street Bridge Ardeer Half Cost Fencing Policy Proposed Pavilion Pennell Reserve Braybrook Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 18 Lovell Drive St. Albans Building Over Easement 191 Hall Street Ardeer Building Over Easement 2 Concord Circuit Albanvale Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1980 Proposal to Close Part of Showers Street and Rochester Street Braybrook Under the Provisions of Section 528 of the Local Government Act 1958sunshine baseball club, barclay reserve, king edward avenue, albion, duffy street, burton crescent, maribyrnong, cherry crescent, braybrook, southwold street, st. albans, orana court, sunshine west, centre street, sunshine, the hunt club hotel, ballarat road, deer park, van ness avenue, cherry crescent child care centre, southwold street pre-school centre, robert barrett reserve, rosamond road, douglas street, sunshine north, butler street, mcintyre road, raleigh road, deer park shopping centre, neale road, geelong road, francis street, brooklyn, ardeer, south road, lawton street, fairbairn road, madden street, maidstone, st. johns college, churchill avenue, dobson crescent, darnley street, metherall street, arvona avenue, duke street, s.c.i. meat & paper pty ltd, somerville road, tottenham, wright street, thorpe street, hook street, vule street, eta, anderson road, stony creek, lawrence street bridge, lawrence street, lovell drive, hall street, concord circuit, albanvale, rochester street, showers street