The book consists of short poems each illustrated and each about bachelorsSense of humour regarding the state of bachelors in 1943.Small book with hard light brown cover. The title and author's name are printed in black with the picture in green of a glass of champagne between the title and author. The book is bound and has 92 pages. Dated: 1943poetry

Coloured photograph of Blackburn War Memorial in Morton Park, Centre Road, Blackburn. Part of the description of Blackburn & Mitcham War Memorials prepared by Ted Arrowsmith for inclusion in War Memorials of Australia data base. See ND4383war memorial, blackburn, morton park blackburn, arrowsmith, ted, war memorials in australia database, draeger c.n., farrelly m., geal a., geal g., gurdon e., hurter e.c.t., lawson a.j., mills t., oêhara r.j, pither f.h., rolfe l.f.w., sheenan, a. c., smith e.r., scott r., stockfield g.r., stockfield f.h, welch e.w., youlden c., cooper grev., cox f.b., dalley john power, gregson f., johnson w.g., mills t.g., maxfield, c. g., newman j.e., reddick n.a., ryder e.v., wells g.s., stirling d.h.

Copy from Mrs Jessie Williams' scrapbook of articles in 'The Sun' from the early 1940's announcing the names of men killed or missing in action during World War II including Flying Officer F.R. Tickle, Private John Dalley and Sgt Pilot Stan Hattersley.Copy from Mrs Jessie Williams' scrapbook of articles in 'The Sun' from the early 1940's announcing the names of men killed or missing in action during World War II world war 1939 - 1945, tickle, f. r., dalley, john power, hattersley, stan, williams, jessie

Local Eltham resident Jim Connor highlighted the sudden loss of several Willow trees that shrouded the old wooden Brougham Street bridge. These were removed in 1989 by the Shire of Eltham Department of Parks and Environment as part of ensuring clearnce to powerlines. The department manager, John Galea said that cutting down trees ran contrary to the environment unit's philosophy but was necessary where trees interfere with wires. The MMBW also had an ongoing plan to clear willows from waterways. In conjunction with the removal council planned to replant the area around the bridge with suitable native shrubs. Jim Connor was hoping to raise awareness of following a policy of gradual removal of such trees over a period of time that overlapped the establishment of new plantings so that their removal would not be such a sudden change.jim connor, shire of eltham, parks and environment, mmbw, brougham street bridge, significant trees, john galea, power lines, jim connor collection

Flight Lieutenant A copy of Australian Gallant and Distinguished Service Vietnam 1962-1973: Being A Record of British and Foreign Decorations Awarded to Australian Servicemen which was published by The Military Historical Society of Australia.commander of the order of the british empire, cbe, air commodore jack dowling, 0370, air commodore john fullarton lush, 0369, group captain john wilkins hubble, 05833, air commodore geoffrey thompson, 0393, group captain john irwin adams, o33119, air commodore frederick stephen robey, o5787, group captain ronald jack mckimm, o22084, air commodore clarence haddon spurgeon, o399, air commodore neville patrick mcnamara, o11353, group captain roberts (robert) hunter martin, o22188, distinguished service order, dso, companion of the distinguished service order, group captain peter frank raw, wing commander anthony watcyn powell, o314347, group captain selwyn david evans, o22127, wing commander john alan paule, o35028, wing commander john alan whitehead, o33710, wing commander peter geoffrey larard, o35023, wing commander roy walter hibben, o37568, wing commander jack robert boast, o14165, wing commander peter lionel howard coy, o26006, wing commander peter william hahood, o52901, officer of the order of the british empire, order of the british empire (obe), wing commander phillip arthur bloom, o210837, wing commander peter william kennedy, o4667, member of the order of the british empire (mbe), warrant officer andrea giovanni pellizzer, a4149, chaplain third class patrick john mccormick, o19853, wing commander cecil george kilsby, o33178, warrant officer allan richard grinter, a31866, flight lieutenant philip anthony mogridge, o39014, flight lieutenant george walter foskett, o223127, squandron leader ronald holden tucker, o220878, flight lieutenant neville colin walliss, o12206, flight lieutenant walter wolfgang wurm, o55848, flight lieutenant john thomas connell, o33721, chaplain john julian white, o317689, squadron leader donald arthur ernest tidd, o313248, flight lieutenant raymond keith crossley, o32838, flight lieutenant bruce victor tipping, o35364, squadron leader robin norman wade, o217796, chaplain john eward grannall, o222956, distinguished flying cross, dfc, wing commander victor douglas guthrie, o22015, wing commander raymond alfred scott, o22143, wing commander (acting) vance drummond, o33624, wing commander charles james melchert, o11419, flight lieutenant leigh oxley hindley, o23946, flight lieutenant francis patrick riley, o216204, pilot officer michael john haxell, o218798, squadron leader anthony john fookes, o33200, squadron leader james henry cox, o216731, flying office macaulay cottrell, o316174, squadron leader peter john reed, o35030, squadron leader athol charles jory, o15831, squadron leader nicholas james gregory watling, 015612, flight lieutenant anthony philip ford, o219917, flight lieutenant peter graham smith, o216415, flying officer brian harris fooks, o44200, wing commander jack darby espie, o33153, squadron leader ronald david crump, o53401, squadron leader brian leslie john dirou, o314174, flight lieutenant robert alec charles kendell, o316951, flight lieutenant donald herbert porter, o217899, flight lieutenant garry gordon cooper, o219964, wing commander barry moore thomas, o32568, squadron leader thomas ward, o14288, flight lieutenant gerald maurice cramer, o22886, flight lieutenant reginald john thompson, o316968, flight lieutenant roger arthur wilson, o221235, flight lieutenant peter william davies, o221384, squadron leader graham dyke, o14384, flight lieutenant kenneth james mitchell, o43443, flight lieutenant john frederick hazelwood, o219888, flying officer michael ross tardent, o113526, flight lieutenant rex robert budd, o212791, flying officer douglas john stuart riding, flight lieutenant douglas john stuart riding, o221573, flight lieutenant edward brian john bolger, o23741, squadron leader michael robinson, o14202, squadron leader ronald james crimmins, o32764, squadron leader ivan laurence grove, o34222, flight lieutenant ronald alexander slater, o61240, flying officer gary john ennis, o19987, flying officer nicholas william hobson, o116949, squadron leader graham wallace neil, o215111, flight lieutenant john laurence ellis, o315190, flying officer bruce charles townsend, o224152, squadron leader stewart cosmann kostlin mitchell, wing commander stewart cosmann kostlin mitchell, o213595, flight lieutenant john patrick hayden, o315434, flight lieutenant william norton robertson, o56673, flying officer christopher allan beatty, o45549, flying officer robert francis meares, o223862, wing commander francis john leonard downing, o34496, squadron leader arthur barnes, o36433, squadron leader donald couldrey white, o13864, flight lieutenant francis leo clough, o218083, flight lieutenant lindsay arnold naylor, o315270, flying officer david evan ozanne, o57511, wing commander colin leonard ackland, o14204, squadron leader stanley clark, o217663, squadron leader kenneth david clark, o52798, flight lieutenant norman mellville goodall, o43963, conspicuous gallantry medal (flying), cgm, cpl john desmond coughlan, a220788, george medal, gm, sgt gordon dudley buttriss, a21702, military medal, mm, sgt noel edward power, a111932, distinguished flying medal, dfm, sgt robert joseph stoyles, a217773, cpl william wallace o’rourke, a42889, cpl john gordon yorke, a45046, cpl barry thomas gracie, a219151, sgt terence john pinkerton, a216972, cpl george alexander edwards, a314994, leading aircraftman kerry john shipp, a44980, leading aircraftman david thomas moles, a61704, leading aircraftman trevor lawrence hamill, a317922, cpl rodney joseph ranger, a222471, british empire medal, bem, sgt ernest edward moore, o216106, flight sergeant colin milton robb, a51944, sgt alan william rudd, a14871, sgt barry william fitzell, a218341, cpl james benedict vanderkyl, a216178, british empire medal for gallantry, cpl robert albert stephens, a220871, mentioned in dispatches, mid, flight lieutenant ronald george raymond, o33756, sgt robert maxwell wark, a216427, leading aircraftman david michael gwin, a218227, wo frank anthony latham, a13057, pilot officer charles john downes, o218221, flight lieutenant anthony lempriere harley abbott, o55138, cpl robert patrick st john, a218262, group captain lyall robert klaffer, squadron leader lyall robert klaffer, o4218, flight lieutenant graeme alexander nicholson, o41992, flight lieutenant george godfrey, o54101, flying officer peter yates, o56263, cpl stanley donald mellow, a14968, cpl raymond charles chandler, a55714, wo james richard kenny, a21316, flight sergeant thomas george lenton, a2927, sgt eric glen allen, a6548, aircraftman ronald neil mcnamara, a25038, squadron leader rex stevens ramsey, o33687, flight lieutenant robert max hayes, o51626, flight lieutenant clifford mitchell dohle, o39642, flight lieutenant geoffrey alfred banfield, o37553, flight lieutenant john terence mcdonnell, o38531, flight lieutenant john mcleod harris, o43732, flight sergeant owen vincent cooke, a24168, sgt douglas william henry kennett, cpl dennis frederick olsen, a18781, leading aircraftman david john collins, a221540, cpl herbert roy sharpe, leading aircraftman herbert roy sharpe, a45003, wing commander henry alfred hughes, o21144, squadron leader john irvine thomson, o32446, squadron leader thomas dunning wright, o27562, squadron leader john maxwell chesterfield, o32860, flight lieutenant barry squires, squadron leader barry squires, o216046, flight lieutenant michael raymond lewino, squadron leader michael raymond lewino, o55331, flight lieutenant leslie wilfred morris, o219176, flight lieutenant jeffrey allan pedrina, o314595, flying officer william stewart mcalister, o17860, cpl stewart hampton bonett, leading aircraftman stewart hampton bonett, a215424, cpl ronald cecil orchard, aircraftman ronald cecil orchard, a14436, cpl gregory michael aleckson, a222329, flight lieutenant william allen gill, o316957, flight lieutenant robert charles thompson, o33757, flight lieutenant richard allan fisher, flying officer richard allan fisher, o18628, flying officer peter alexander davidson, pilot officer peter alexander davidson, o222082, cpl murray denis johnson, a55622, cpl arthur douglas gale, a317317, flight lieutenant alan john perry, o216406, flying officer ian bruce cooper, o316302, cpl allan elliott matthews, a216396, wing commander robert john limbury tebbutt, o211575, squadron leader hedley robert thomas, o219178, flight lieutenant gregory norman goddard, o15633, pilot officer john knox ross, o113665, flying officer onno dalmolen, o317513, cpl david john dubber, leading aircraftman david john dubber, a317809, cpl john henry parsons, leading aircraftman john henry parsons, a223927, aircraftman john lynn seibel, a112818, flying officer neil francis jonasson, flight lieutenant neil francis jonasson, o314130, pilot officer john jeffrey wilkinson, flying officer john jeffrey wilkinson, o223864, sgt patrick arthur burkett, flight sergeant patrick arthur burkett, a23477, leading aircraftman ronald wilson, a117793, cpl colin william duffield, leading aircraftman colin william duffield, a44284, squadron leader lloyd duncan knight, flight lieutenant lloyd duncan knight, o37573, flight lieutenant robert william howe, o218328, flying officer joseph james wilson, o220792, flying officer robert bruce treloar, o317557, flight sergeant herbert keith rieck, a13890, sgt walter joseph jones, a36497, cpl vincent albert lowe, sgt vincent albert lowe, a17829, squadron leader hans jorg friederich roser, o217004, flight lieutenant raymond john butler, o221233, flight lieutenant bruce david searle, o110302, flight lieutenant kevin vernon griffin, o43348, flying officer ian douglas fogarty, o317512, wo david roy grover, a32816, squadron leader brian edward o’shea, o116226, squadron leader lynton thomas winn, o219589, flight lieutenant martin campbell newman, o316978, flight lieutenant barry edgar stanley williamson, o220069, flight lieutenant john francis byrnes, flying officer john francis byrnes, o222542, flying officer stuart wesley dalgleish, o224143, flight sergeant john penn, a25124, cpl barry keith birchan, a44066, flight sergeant john maurice ignatius hayes, a659, sgt ronald o’neill, a12379, cpl colin john gray, a21893, aircraftman terry david jackson, a317581, squadron leader samuel nelson todhunter, o53169, flight lieutenant maurice francis linden, o32387, flying officer richard neil kelloway, o221393, pilot officer brinley guest haylock, o223593, wo patrick edward curtis, a2887, leading aircraftman jan johannes kiewiet, a223858, aircraftman alan roy brazil, a45935, flight lieutenant cunningham norman mcintyre cassels, o316966, flying officer maurice alexander lewis, o316431, flying officer hector goldie rutherford, o317276, wo leslie alderton, a34026, cpl barry alan sharman, a218593, leading aircraftman geoffrey kenneth smith, a223095, chaplin stanley bruce ford, o217659, leading aircraftman ian lee, aircraftman ian lee, a224697, squadron leader lloyd dennis brown, flight lieutenant lloyd dennis brown, o110501, flight lieutenant colin monk, o221681, flight lieutenant david kingsley palmer, o44431, flying officer peter robert nuske, pilot officer peter robert nuske, o224148, sgt kevin ralph stapleton, a313317, cpl glynn james young, sgt glynn james young, a56060, squadron leader frank ronald lonie, wing commander frank ronald lonie, o35101, chaplain david thomas pritchard, o314053, flight lieutenant brian greatorex hammond, o55985, flight lieutenant kenneth ian semmler, o44135, flying officer michael sandro calvert, o57541, flying officer barry james ellison, o15953, cpl douwe de boer, a61419, squadron leader bernard alan johnson, o35022, flight lieutenant anthony john taylor, o116118, flight lieutenant john arthur power, o44953, flying officer robert upham, o117199, flying officer peter vincent murphy, o117342, flying officer kerry john connors, o117503, flying officer john raymond huggett, o117508, sgt kenneth wayne marks, a222358, cpl colin henry bruce, a222195, leading aircraftman joseph earl pettit, a113187, squadron leader ian hamilton whisker, o218759, flight lieutenant bruce john mouatt, flying officer bruce john mouatt, o222080, flying officer robert lawrence redman, o224385, cpl keith john munns, a45385, wing commander elvin jacki felton, o25166, flight lieutenant rodger howard boerth, chaplain rodger howard boerth, o318567, flying officer jeffrey philip trappett, o117198, flying officer rhys northwood james, pilot officer rhys northwood james, o119113, sgt gregory stewart love, a211438, legion of merit (lom, the silver star medal (ssm), flying officer macaulay cottrell, 0316174, squadron leader alan raymond reed, o52363, the bronze star medal, flight lieutenant william middlemiss, o51083, the air medal, the national order of the republic of vietnam, fifth class medal (knight’s badge), republic of vietnam gallantry cross with silver star

Display panel made for the 2018 exhibition in the Port Melbourne Town Hall to celebrate 25 years since the founding of the Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society in 1993. Top row L to R - Perce MAGUIRE-WHITE (Founding member): Wendy MORRIS (Founding member): Terry KEENAN (Founding member): John MAY (Founding member): Susan REIDY (Founding member): Jim POWER (Founding member): Margaret BRIDE (Founding member): Graham BRIDE (Founding member): Anne CALLAGHAN (Founding member) : Glen STUART (Founding member): Lorraine HALL (Founding member): 2nd row L - R - Heather WALE (Founding member): Pat GRAINGER: Nicholas CREE: Ron STRANKS 3rd row L - R Bob GARDINER: Barbara GARDINER: John WRIGHT: Liana THOMPSON: 4th row L - R - David THOMPSON: Glen COSHAM: Sherrie ANTONIO: Greg HANSEN: 5th row L - R - Suzy MILBURN: Janet BOLITHO: Maree CHALMERS: Maralyn KOBELT: 6th row L - R - Ann GIBSON: Jack BOLT: Helen BARRY: Virginia SNELL: 7th row L - R - : Marilyn ALLPORT: Max ALLPORT: Robyn CLINCH: Allan MIERS: 8th row L - R - ?: Jan SOLDATOS: Vera WHITE : Peter LOGAN: 9th row L - R - Dorothy OLIVE: Eddie BUSUTTIL: Chris PIPER: George TSINGOS: 10th row L - R - Fiona MCCONNELL: John KIRBY: Phil KING: Rebecca MOORE: 11th row L - R - ? : Steve TSERKEZIDIS: Sue LEONG: Bernadene VOSS: Ann-Marie RICHARDSON: John LACK: Val POWER: Emma TEASDALE: Christine GRIFFITHS: Ray JELLEY: Beris CAMPBELL.Display poster with colour photographs of a selection of members surrounding a text panelcelebrations fetes and exhibitions, perce maguire-white, wendy morris, terry keenan, john may, susan reidy, jim power, margaret bride, graham bride, anne callaghan, glen stuart, lorraine hall, heather wale, pat grainger, nicholas cree, ron stranks, bob gardiner, barbara gardiner, john wright, liana thompson, david thompson, glen cosham, sherrie antonio, greg hansen, janet bolitho, maree chalmers, "thirst aid" kiosk, maralyn kobelt, ann gibson, jack bolt, helen barry, virginia snell, marilyn allport, max allport, robyn clinch, allan miers, jan soldatos nee harris, vera white, peter logan, dorothy olive, eddie busuttil, chris piper, george tsingos, fiona mcconnell, john kirby, phil king, rebecca moore, arts and entertainment - community arts, 'spud' manners, steve tserkezidis, sue leong, bernadene voss, 'arms' armstrong, john lack, val power, emma teasdale, christine griffiths, beris campbell, suzy milburn, ann-marie richardson

Members at the 75th anniversary dinner, Heidelberg Golf Club, held on 16 August 2003. Marie Power and John Power.From a collection of professional photographs taken at the Heidelberg Golf Club's 75th anniversary celebrations in 2003Colour photograph in photo album 75th anniversary celebrations, hgc members

Dinner in the Bryn Teg room, Heidelberg Golf Club. Members present include John Power, Marie Power, Winton McColl, Judith Shewin.Colour photograph of group at dinnerheidelberg golf club, bryn teg room

Businesses, Eltham, Eltham Physiotherapy & Sports Injuries, Main Roadmain road, eltham, property, shops, businesses, russell yeoman, jim connor, eltham district historical society, plenty river, old eltham road, kangaroo ground, nillumbik council, barry rochford, main road eltham, luck street eltham, aladdin antiques montmorency, main road eltham roundabout, steven white, geoff glynn, michael murray, harold herd, enver camdal, helen bodycomb, rhonda noble, jeph neale, chris marks, john brumby, andrew haermeyer, sherryl garbutt, eltham shopping centre, eltham chamber of commerce and industry, norman williams, pat power, john graves, wattletree road eltham, bolton street eltham

Digital display "Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings" with two colour photographs. One shows Greg HANSEN and Ann GIBSON at the hotplate with Fiona McCONNELL preparing napkins and slices of bread beside them while another volunteer puts on an apron in the background. The other photographs shows Jack BOLT in charge of the money with other volunteers, both their backs to the camera, preparing the sausages. Greg HANSEN in the blue shirt, John WILLIAMS in the baseball hat cooking, unidentified woman, Jim POWER on the extreme right.ann gibson, greg hansen, fiona mcconnell, sausage sizzle, bunnings, jack bolt, john williams, jim power, social activies, pmhps, port melbourne historical & preservation society

Stirrups belonging to Constable John James Power of the Victorian Mounted Police, who served at Buninyong between 1893 and 1900.Historically significant as an item of equipment issued to Victorian mounted police in the colonial eraPair of nicklesilver stirrips issued to Victorian police in colonial Victoria. Engraved with number "4105"police, law and order, horses, power j.j., buninyong

POWER JOHN HENRY : Service Number - VX41660 : Date of birth - 30 Jun 1902 : Place of birth - BALLARAT VIC : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - POWER MABELLetter card postmarked AIRFIELD 17 13 th Dec. 1944 with words "On active service" across top. Letter from Pte. J.H. Power. VX 41660 2/29 Btn. A Company A.I.F.Adressed to Mr.Ian Clark see Image d/00100a and d/0100bmaylaya, letter, card

Black and white photograph of the Power family showing parents Henry and Mabel with children Dorothy, Mabel, Henry, Winnifred, Richard, John and Grace. The Power family once lived at Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy

Carol Porter’s artwork Don’t get mad, get elected! features a woman towering over Parliament House in Canberra. Below her, tiny suit-clad politicians run screaming as she holds one of their colleagues upside-down, and another tumbles from her grasp. The look on her face is cool and determined; it is a reversal of the more common horror poster trope of ‘damsel in distress’. Porter says of the work: ‘It was tapping into the fact that women should get into power and make a difference’. Porter is a contemporary political cartoonist and poster artist who has worked out of Melbourne since the 1970s. She uses humour in her social commentary on various Australian issues and is well known for the prints she produced at RedPlanet – the alternative poster press inspired by an anti-elitist mission to reconnect art with communities. The poster was commissioned by the Victorian Women’s Trust. It first appeared on Melbourne billboards in 1997, a year after the federal election that swept John Howard to power.Donated by the artist

Set of 6 newspaper cuttings about the redevelopment of the site to apartments and the Hawthorn Tram Museum Depot. .1 - The Age - 8 Jan. 2000 - "Tram theme to stay at apartment complex" - announcing the redevelopment and plans for the redevelopment of Hawthorn tram depot. Includes architects impressions. Article by Victoria Gurvich. .2 -The Age - 14/1/2000 - letter to the Editor by Peter Moon - "Tram plan: too big and too ugly". .3 - Press - 21/2/2000 - "Trams on track for 498 years, Depot housing in line with history" - with photo of Mike Ryan and Matt Faubel (old photo) - article by Laeta Antonysen. .4 - ditto - "Outcry over historic site" and "Developers asked for another aspect" .5 - Progress Press - 6/3/2000 - letter re the redevelopment from John Santoro or Power St Hawthorn. .6 - Progress Press - 7/8/2000 - "Green light for tram depot apartments" - about the City of Boroondara issuing the planning permit.trams, tramways, hawthorn tram depot, tram museum, museums, minister for transport, city of boroondara

The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) was established on 17 May 1871. The first meeting took place at 2 Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street SW. Those present were Wildman Whitehouse, Capt P.H. Colomb, Maj. R.E. Stotherd, Louis Loeffler, Capt Weber, Capt Malcolm, Robert Sabine, Frank Bolton. Gold paper covered magazine with black print. 239 pages including numerous advertisements. Articles of this centenary edition include: A Human Entity (Lord Nelson of Stafford), Yesterday's Men - providing for tomorrow ((A.G. Woodruff), A century of Development in the Supply Industry (Stanley Brown), British Broadcasting and the IEE (J. Redmond), Telecommunications - the grassroots of the IEE (R.J. Halsey), Engineers, physicists and mathematicians (J.A. Ratcliffe), The IEE Wiring regulations (E.E. Hutchings). The IEE and education (John Brown), Electrical Engineering today and tomorrow. Images include Oliver Lodge, James Maxwell, Crookes shadow tube, Deptford Power Station, John Hopkinson, Marconi, William Thomson, Oliver Heaviside, experimental 3-phase, Belling Modernette, Savoy Hill, power lines, Brighton Power Station, BBC Television Centre London, mobile telegraph office.generators, institution of electrical engineers, iee, wildman whitehouse, ph colomb, re stotherd, louis loeffler, robert sabine, frank bolton, multimeter, power units, oscilloscope, bell and howell

Following the founding meeting of the Mayo Tenants Defence Association in Castlebar, County Mayo on 26 October 1878 the demand for The Land of Ireland for the people of Ireland was reported in the Connaught Telegraph 2 November 1878. The first of many "monster meetings" of tenant farmers was held in Irishtown near Claremorris on 20 April 1879, with an estimated turnout of 15,000 to 20,000 people. This meeting was addressed by James Daly (who presided), John O'Connor Power, John Ferguson, Thomas Brennan, and J. J. Louden. The Connaught Telegraph's report of the meeting in its edition of 26 April 1879 began: Since the days of O'Connell a larger public demonstration has not been witnessed than that of Sunday last. About 1 o'clock the monster procession started from Claremorris, headed by several thousand men on foot – the men of each district wearing a laural leaf or green ribbon in hat or coat to distinguish the several contingents. At 11 o'clock a monster contingent of tenant-farmers on horseback drew up in front of Hughes's hotel, showing discipline and order that a cavalry regiment might feel proud of. They were led on in sections, each having a marshal who kept his troops well in hand. Messrs. P.W. Nally, J.W. Nally, H. French, and M. Griffin, wearing green and gold sashes, led on their different sections, who rode two deep, occupying, at least, over an Irish mile of the road. Next followed a train of carriages, brakes, cares, etc. led on by Mr. Martin Hughes, the spirited hotel proprietor, driving a pair of rare black ponies to a phæton, taking Messrs. J.J. Louden and J. Daly. Next came Messrs. O'Connor, J. Ferguson, and Thomas Brennan in a covered carriage, followed by at least 500 vehicles from the neighbouring towns. On passing through Ballindine the sight was truly imposing, the endless train directing its course to Irishtown – a neat little hamlet on the boundaries of Mayo, Roscommon, and Galway. Evolving out of this a number of local land league organisations were set up to work against the excessive rents being demanded by landlords all over Ireland, but especially in Mayo and surrounding counties. From 1874 agricultural prices in Europe had dropped, followed by some bad harvests due to wet weather during the Long Depression. The effect by 1878 was that many Irish farmers were unable to pay the rents that they had agreed, particularly in the poorer and wetter parts of Connacht. The localised 1879 Famine added to the misery. Unlike other parts of Europe the Irish land tenure system was inflexible in times of hardship. (Wikipedia) The Irish National Land League was founded at the Imperial Hotel in Castlebar, the County town of Mayo, on 21 October 1879. At that meeting Charles Stewart Parnell was elected president of the league. Andrew Kettle, Michael Davitt, and Thomas Brennan were appointed as honorary secretaries. This united practically all the different strands of land agitation and tenant rights movements under a single organisation. Michael Davitt Founder of the Land League The two aims of the Land League, as stated in the resolutions adopted in the meeting, were: ...first, to bring out a reduction of rack-rents; second, to facilitate the obtaining of the ownership of the soil by the occupiers. That the object of the League can be best attained by promoting organisation among the tenant-farmers; by defending those who may be threatened with eviction for refusing to pay unjust rents; by facilitating the working of the Bright clauses of the Irish Land Act during the winter; and by obtaining such reforms in the laws relating to land as will enable every tenant to become owner of his holding by paying a fair rent for a limited number of years. (Wikipedia)Image of a man with a moustache. He is T. Brennan.ballarat irish, brennan, thomas brennan, irish land act, rent