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These documents and newspaper articles outline the history of the Sunshine Avenue of Honour, Sun Crescent. The Avenue of Honour was established by H.V. McKay in 1917 The were collated during the Kevin Wheelahan Avenue of Honour project.The attached documents outline the history of the Avenue of Honour established by H.V. McKay in early 1917 and opened in October.avenue of honour, sun crescent, sunshine

John Ingram, baker of Research and his wife Ada (nee Key) owned a holiday house (Glenair) at 9 Minifie Avenue, Anglesea. At some time between 1943 and 1949 they relocated permanently to Anglesea. Ada was an artist. L-R: John and Ada Ingram, Unidentified, Kevin ? and Ken Ingram all holding a lobster each It is not known who Kevin is, perhaps husband of the unidentified lady in the middle. On back "Kevin, Ada, ? , John, Ken"anglesea, ada ingram (nee key), pam thoonen (nee ingram) collection, john ingram, kenneth douglas ingram, kevin, lobster

Two items relating to the Ormond Uniting Church (former Thomson Memorial Presbyterian Church): 1/ a book named "The Ormond Faith Story - The History Of The Ormond Uniting Church Centenary Edition 1903 – 2003". The front cover includes a colour photograph of the Church and the back cover includes a list of the Ministers during that time period. The Contents include several black and white photographs and an Appendices written by Rev Bill Morgan, Rev. Rod Horsfield, Rev. Robert Mcutchen and Rev. John Lamont, on what Ormond means to them. 2/ a black and white photograph of three ladies inscribed on the back as "Ormond Uniting Church Drop-in Centre, Cnr North & Booran Rds., Caulfield. Sept 84"A5-sized printed book of 64 pages plus colour back (photos of 9 men around Uniting Church insignia)and front (in red border is a colour photo of the Church) covers, with black and white images on the inside of these covers. It is mostly printed text with a number of black and white photos.ormond uniting church, anthony street, centenary edition, merton hall, anglican, maud street, presbyterian, wheatley road, methodist, ocean street, saint cuthberts, beattie james rev., jones hugh rev, chalinor john rev., hadley vincent rev., broughton david rev., morgan william rev., mcutchen robert rev., lamont john rev., horsfield rod rev., tregear george rev., kirkside independant living units, uniting church inaugurated, kids of the uniting church australia, kuca, after school program, saint kevins catholic church, father crimin, caulfield adult learning centre, daley daniel rev., green kevin rev, probin david rev, glen orme avenue, ormond, caulfield, plaza cinema, north road, manse, booran road, sunday school, glen orme, ladies church aid, ladies guild, dromana, playgroup, ucaf, booran road hall, fraser street hall, mordialloc, ormond park, new hall, reid christina rev., lamont john rev, cricket, tennis, glen orme avenue methodist church, ormond presbyterian church, st kevin’s catholic church, glen huntly presbyterian church, malane's corner, market gardens

Contents: 1. Letter from Peter Dousset of Collaroy Plateau, NSW, Nov. 1983. Provides brief history of family origins in district. Grandfather was a French migrant who married an Australian woman in 1883 in Panton Hill and had four boys and two girls. Father worked for Ryan's Butcher shop in Panton Hill for many years. Parents retired to Hillside Avenue Eltham. Mother was kiiled by Burgoyne's truck in 1970 outside the Burgoyne shop (Inquest held Melbourne, 16 Dec 1970 VPRS 24/P0002, 1970/2408). Peter Dousset opened a garage in Research in 1948 with Kevin Brinkkotter and they started the Research Fire Brigade using his breakdown truck towing a water trailer. 2. Copy of death certificate, Ernest Pierre Dousset 13 May 1963 (VIC 9061/63), son of Pierre Francois Dousset and Christina Dousset (nee Newlands), buried Smiths Gully Cemetery (Queenstown Cemetery) 3. Copy of death certificate, Gladys Dousset (nee Stutley), 12 Oct 1970 (VIC 885/71), daughter of Alfred Stutley and Ester Stutley (nee Thomas) 4. Copy of six pages extracted from an autobiography written by Peter Dousset 5. Copy of photo taken 1912 outside the Panton Hill Hotel with Peter Dousset's grandparents on the right side 6. Copy of photo of the Dousset family home in Panton Hill 7. Copy of vaccination certificate of Pierre Dousset aged 6 months at Panton Hill, 26 October 1897 [Items 2-7 are digital file copies only] Folder of information on Peter Dousset and ancestors, Panton Hill and Researchpeter dousset, burgoyne's shop, eltham, kevin brinkkotter, panton hill, research (vic.), research fire brigade, ryan's butcher shop, panton hill hotel, hillside avenue, alfred stutley, christina dousset (nee newlands), ernest pierre dousset, ester stutley (nee thomas), gladys dousset (nee stutley), pierre francois dousset, queenstown cemetery, smith's gully cemetery

Team played in competition that was a forerunner of U.F.L. 3rds. Defeated Carlton for 1937 Premiership, played at various locations behind fire station and at the end of Edwards Avenue. Disbanded about start of WWIIPhotograph of Garden City Football Club Premiership Team 1937sport - australian rules football, w davis, c tyrell, w harris, r reid, f la busque, f lock, j dreaver, f watt, n spencer, mr spencer, t mcmanus, l allan, w wills, f redding, v (?) castles, b perkins, p brice, s spencer, c hands, w bright, f beaumont, m allan, s collins, l blocker, kevin hands

Part of a 101-photo record of the development of the "Bel Air" Estate, Ringwood North, including road works to Debbie Place, Kubis Drive, Jenkins Close, Burlock Avenue, Pamela Court, Manuelo Terrace, Lyn Court, Rudolf Court, Werac Drive, Iluka Place and Glenvale Road. From the Jack Lundy Clarke collection (39 Burlock Avenue, North Ringwood) of photos taken from 1976 to 1982. The developer, Mr Kubis, named streets after his family and associates.Group on hilltop over Kubis Drive, Kevin Coll, Tony Clarke, Stephen Clarke, Peter Clarke, Gladys McInerey (nee Clarke), Jennie Clarke

Part of a 101-photo record of the development of the "Bel Air" Estate, Ringwood North, including road works to Debbie Place, Kubis Drive, Jenkins Close, Burlock Avenue, Pamela Court, Manuelo Terrace, Lyn Court, Rudolf Court, Werac Drive, Iluka Place and Glenvale Road. From the Jack Lundy Clarke collection (39 Burlock Avenue, North Ringwood) of photos taken from 1976 to 1982. The developer, Mr Kubis, named streets after his family and associates.Left to right Kevin Coll, Stephen Clarke, Tony Clarke, Gladys McInerney (Clarke), Peter Clarke

Kevin Wheelahan Gardens in Sunshine, Victoria, is more than just a park—it's a place of reflection and community. It features a Vietnam War Memorial, unveiled in 2017, honoring both Australian and Vietnamese veterans. These crosses came from the opening of the gardens in 2017. The gardens also include an Avenue of Honour dedicated to WWI veterans from Sunshine & District. Collection of wooden crosses with handwritten messages from primary school studentsTheir spirit and prideww1, wwi, world war 2, world war 1, ww2, wwii

Collection of documents relating to the art work for the Avenue of Honour Board Kevin Wheelahan Gardens|Booklet Commemoration Ceremony to Dedicate the Sunshine Avenue of Honour 23rd April 2015|Newspaper Article Brimbank Weekly 15 april 2024 Honour Restored Photograph of Alan Dash and John Hedditch|Email 3 March 2015 Roman Catholics from Sunshine area who served in World War I|Email 18 March 2015 Art work for Avenue of Honour|Email 19 March 2015 Correction to Ave of Honour names|Email 19 March 2015 Sub heading suggestion|Email 25 March 2015 Revised Art Workworld war 1914 - 1918, world war 1939 - 1945

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Kevin Michael Rudd, Australia's 26th Prime Minister, served 2007-2010 and again from 27 June - 18 September, 2013. The Prime Ministers Avenue is a collection of bronze bust portraits of the Prime Ministers of Australia, located at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in Ballarat, Victoria. The Prime Ministers' portraits are commissioned after the incumbent term of each Prime Minister by the City of Ballarat. The City of Ballarat has taken responsibility for commissioning the busts after funds set aside by politician Richard Armstrong Crouch were exhausted in 2014. Crouch originally donate money to pay for six busts, the first of which was unveiled in 1940. The collection of prime ministers' busts are unique in Australia, representing the only sculptural portrait collection of all past Australian Prime Ministers. The different styles used reflect the unique artistic practices of the selected artists; textures, sizes and features and proportions are used by the artists to interpret the characteristics of each of the subjects. SignificanceThe artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze bust cast on granite and concrete plinth.Kevin Michael Rudd Prime Minister 2007-2010 27 June - 18 Sept. 2013kevin rudd, prime minister, australian pm

Everyone seemed to know Frances – it was November 1985 – I met Frances at the Victorian Synod office as she lent me her office to interview staff for St Philip’s which I was taking over in 1986. The interviews completed, she took me to a nearby coffee shop where we had a delightful chat. I came away much the richer, more informed about St Philip’s and feeling I had known Frances forever. And so started our 23 year friendship, with me hearing the first of many stories – for Frances was a wonderfully gifted story teller with a capacity to turn the past into life, and its characters into real people. It seems fitting that a person destined to add to Australia’s history should be born down the beach from Mendonca’s Mahogany ship – Port Fairy on the 28 January 1924. There she went to school – first to primary school then to Camperdown’s Higher Elementary School which went to Year 10. She was the eldest of four children with three brothers, Jock, Norman and Rod. After Year 10, Frances took a job in Camperdown as a dental nurse. She tackled this successfully until deciding to study at Rolland House in Carlton to become a Deaconess. Jock, her brother, recalls asking Frances what made her decide to be a Deaconess. At a Presbyterian Fellowship camp at Warrnambool, Frances and the others were sleeping in the Church Hall on palliases. During the night she awoke and her eye was drawn to a stained glass window, unusually brightly lit. On the window were the words “Follow Me”. Without flinching Frances took the words to heart and decided to serve God as a Deaconess, and during her time with the Australian Inland Mission she became quite a legend. What a patriot Frances was! She loved the stories of pioneers and knew well the history of where she had come from – the Western District. A keen follower of cricket, she would be right up with the last test and the issues of the team. Originally a Melbourne football supporter, she became an avid Geelong supporter and would often score at the annual self destruct St Philip’s vs Flynn Church match. She loved the gladiatorial, albeit often suicidal display. And though an Aussie through and through she loved her Scottish roots. Through her stories, she could easily transport a person in the Centralian landscape onto the heather of the Highlands. In spite of her love for Scotland, the city which was her favourite was New York. Frances – truly a citizen of the world. As a citizen of the world Frances fought for Indigenous and migrant women’s rights and was active in the World Council of Churches, sponsoring local and overseas women to study in Australia and to return to their homes as trained teachers and theologians. Up until recently she was involved in the Spina Bifida and Hydro Cephalis Association of SA. By the time she had taken up with the AIM Frances had a well tuned desire for social justice. To her it was important that the poor and less fortunate were given a go. She felt that the Labor Party provided her best avenue to push her social justice desires. After joining the party in 1956, she quickly became a respected member of the party and worked tirelessly for it, being honoured in the end with life membership. In the party she knew everyone and everyone knew her. She introduced me to Bob Hawke and when I spoke to Gough Whitlam once on a plane, he affirmed to me his friendship with Frances. In her cottage was a picture of her with Kevin Rudd with his arm around her. She is remembered by her party colleagues as someone who had a real compassion for helping people. She believed in the traditional ethic of the Labor Party which is to help those who are less fortunate. Interestingly, she supported St Philip’s moving from solely being a residential college to a school because we had chosen a relatively low fee base to enable maximum access for people and our boarding house continued to, and still does, offer accommodation to any student wishing to attend schools in Alice. Having supported the outback for years from the engine rooms of the mission arm of the church in Victoria, Frances then decided to move to Alice for her retirement. Settling in the little cottage at the far south eastern corner of Old Timers, this became to me, my family and I’m sure to plenty of people, Frances’ Cottage. But moving to Alice was hardly moving into retirement. She quickly became Chaplain at St Philip’s where she clearly showed her love for the children and staff and a real belief in St Philip’s role – to provide access to education for isolated children. She became a stalwart of the Adelaide House Museum, a wonderful member of the congregation, a powerful contributor to the Presbytery and the Annual Synod. Frances was strong, never flinched on a point of principle and discussed things face to face so that you truly knew where you stood with her. She had a great feeling for the pastoralists and knew many of them well. As Chaplain of the College she related well to the children and in addition, knew many of their families. She also felt deeply for the Indigenous people and regularly tackled the issue of how conditions could be improved for them. As we developed the school at St Philip’s, Frances worked with me on so many things. She would visit the College each week for Chapel, run a Sunday school for little kids and the service for all the boarders. When the school was ready to start she wrote the College prayer, said now every week by all students. The prayer says so much about Frances. She pioneered the RE program, teaching RE and in addition to Sunday, visited staff and students every Wednesday. At Presentation Night she presented a homily and provided the blessing – always a strong presence in front of the College community. She was so much part of St Philip’s that when we built the new boarding house in 1990 it seemed so obvious to call it McKechnie House. As a faithful servant of Adelaide House for years and an enthusiastic member of the National Trust, Frances was the first chairperson of the committee, a driving force to redevelop Adelaide House and she worked tirelessly to present John Flynn’s Hospital in the best light. She helped to deliver the stories of Flynn and McKay and the Outback missionaries to so many people and was instrumental in producing meaningful displays. I enjoyed walking around the museum with her intensely, enjoying her detailed stories of the past missionary era and I know many others would have as well. As a loyal and loving member of the Flynn Church, and being such a comrade of Fred McKay’s, Frances understood intricately the symbols which lie within the architecture. Once again, as a story teller, each one had a yarn attached to it. Over her twenty-three years as a member of the Flynn Church she has made a wonderful contribution. As a charismatic personality people were naturally attracted to Frances and were touched and affected by her. Peter Robson, twenty-two years at St Philip’s, remembers her asking him why he had stayed so long at the College. He explained to her that it was her address one day in Chapel in the early times that inspired him to keep going. With great wisdom she had said, “You can’t conquer something, unless you allow it to conquer you.” St Philip’s had conquered him. Wherever she went, whomever she was with, she had a real and lasting impact. Frances brought the reality of the Outback to so many as she addressed congregations around Victoria. She started the Australian Church Women’s Fellowship in the Northern Territory in 1997. She was also involved in setting up the Institute for Aboriginal Development. I believe that Frances should have been recognised nationally for her work with an AM. However, she was the Northern Territory finalist in the Senior Australian of the Year Awards in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded an OBE – not from the Queen but at Old Timers. This is a coveted award which means “Over Bloody Eighty”. Frances was part of it all, in the river, at a bush dance, at a dinner, at a service, at a party, at a meeting, at a footy game, at a cricket game, at Synod, at Presbytery, at Labour meetings, I could go on. Frances McKechnie, what a wonderful Australian. (Eulogy by Chris Tudor) Frances McKechnie died mid-2008. Deaconess Frances McKechnie is seated in front of a map of Australia marked with Australian Inland Mission places identified.At the time the photo was taken, McKechnie was the Victorian Regional Officer for the Australian Inland Mission (Presbyterian). At one stage, she worked for National Mission Frontier Services from 1968 to 1986. See below for the eulogy at her funeral by Chris Tudor. (Frances died May or June 2008.)deaconess frances mckechnie; australian inland mission; presbyterian church

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