This group used to meet after school or work for a swim at Princes Pier. Back 2nd from left is possibly Lionel WOOD. Below him to the left is Jack SMITH. Standing group far left possibly Tom RENDALL with George SMITH 4th from left. In the centre front are two little girls on the left is Nayda MCLAUGHLIN and beside her Margaret SMITH. Standing behind the children is Peg SMITH with Iris MCLAUGHIN to her right. Leo MACLAUGHLIN is seated to the right . NB. The two spellings of Mc/MacLaughlin are as identified on the print.B&W photo of men, women and two little girls, most in swimming costumes, on the beach and Princes Pier in the 1940s. Margaret Smith is the taller of the two little girls centre front.piers and wharves - princes pier, sport, swimming, margaret smith, iris mclaughin, peg smith, leo maclaughlin, nayda mclaughlin, lionel wood, tom rendall, jack smith

The Melbourne Olympic games were mainly conducted at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and were one of the most successful in terms of medals for Australia. Among the medal winners were Shirley Strickland, Betty Cuthbert in Athletics and Dawn Fraser and Murray rose in swimming. The games commenced in November 1956. The games were noted for the 19 Hungarian athletes who applied for asylum with their home country undergoing upheaval at the time. The Melbourne games also enjoyed the advent of television with the technology having recently been introduced to the country. These badges note ten of the many athletes who competed for Australia in 1956. These items are of social significance and interest. Among the names listed, Dawn Fraser and Shirley Strickland were two of Australia’s best known athletes.001042.1 Dawn Fraser Swimming 001042.2 Dawn Fraser Swimming 001042.3Gary Chapman Swimming 001042.4Gary Chapman Swimming 001042.5Gary Chapman Swimming 001042.6Jim Bailey Athletics 001042.7 Winsome Cripps Athletics 001042.8 Lionel Cox cycling 001042.9 Hector Hogan Athletics 001042.10 Kevin O’Halloran Swimming 001042.11 Shirley Strickland Athletics 001042.12 Merv Wood Sculling 001042.13 Jon Henricks Swimming Items 001042.1-001042.13 are white background with green wreath , black text on yellow background and have B & W photo of Olympian in centre. 001042.14 Melbourne Olympics Souvenir dark blue text, pale green with wattle 001042.15 Melbourne Olympic Games 1956 with red text Straight pin at the back. Patrick Pty Ltd on edge.1956 olympics, melbourne olympics, souvenir badges, dawn fraser, gary chapman, jim bailey, winsome cripps, lionel cox, kevin o'halloran, hector hogan, shirley strickland, jon hendricks, merv woods, melbourne olympic games

Photograph Sunshine State School Grade 3 1928 Back Row L to R Ida Duncan Ruth Wood Alison Meyers Peggy Riley Jean Cawood Unknown Jean Whittingham Second Row L to R Vera Blackburn Gladys Jackson Edna Pontin Audrey Talintyre Unknown Beryl Brown Florrie McVitty Muriel Bentley Third Row L to R Unknown Unknown Pat Dalling Unknown Marion Clifton Norma Rogers Pearl Mitchell Dorothy McElhinney Annie McVitty Unknown Fourth Row L to R Unknown David Templeton Doug Robertson Unknown John Pengelly Bob Parsons Kevin Holman Unknown Unknown Gordon Duncan Walter Carruthers Unknown Fifth Row L to R Dick Whiting Charlie Gist Jack Duxon Unknown Unknown Unknown Evan Davidson Unknown Sixth Rown L to R Jim Scott Bill Smith Ian Perry Unknown Norm Pengelly Reg Hogan Bill Avery Bob James Des Goode|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 2 1927 Back Row L to R Ida Duncan Unknown Edna Pritchard Unknown Unknown Unknown Beryl Brown Unknown Betty Lindsay Second Row L to R Unknown Mr Slater Alison Meyers Edna Harris Unknown Unknown Unknown Gladys Jackson Unknown Third Row L to R Gordon Duncan Unknown Dick Whiting Unknown Bill Smith Des Goode Bill Searle Unknown Bill Avery Unknown Fourth Row L to R Unknown Norm Pengelly Pat Dalling Jack Scobie Ian Perry Unknown Charlie Gist Jim Hogan Frank Scott Jim Gilson Front Row L to R Harry Curtin Evan Davidson Harry Holman Don Mayes Unknown Jim Scott Unknown Unknown Unknown Reg Hogan|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 1 1927 Back Row L to R Unknown Beryl Styles Florence Bird Jessie Hoskins Unknown Unknown Edna Harris Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Second Row L to R Unknown Doris Adamson Unknown Unknown Edna Pontin Betty Barclay Unknown Unknown Pearl Mitchell Miss Fletcher Third Row L to R Unknown Unknown Jeff Richards Unknown David Templeton Joe Moiler Unknown Unknown Laurie Kittelty Willy Whaite Unknown Fourth Row L to R Unknown Frank Fletcher Des Goode Bert Johnson Unknown Unknown Unknown Mr Hogan Front Row L to R Unknown Unknown Ron Smith Harry Fraser Bill Nielsen Unknown Unknown Unknown Stan Jowett|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 1 Back Row L to R Unknown Unknown Veronica Goodwin Phyl Mounsey Jaqui Haxby Miss Mayo Unknown Unknown Second Row L to R Unknown Unknown Miss Porter Evelyn Shilston Unknown Glen Taylor Mavis Thomson Unknown Merle Armour Unknown Unknown Unknown Edith Larcobe Third Row L to R Margaret Davies Norm Talintyre Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Front row L to R Max Brown Unknown Linton Learmonth Unknown Andy Kyle Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade Prep 1928 Back Row L to R Jean Haworth Kitty Marsh Ina Jackson Beryl Rohner Thelma Carruthers Merle Clark Thelma Carruthers Marjorie Sharp Vena Thompson Second Row L to R Maisie Pibbs Edna Clifton Eva Bromson Eula Barkly Betty Halliday Unknown Nancy Drennan Audrey Hibbert Lesley Barker Front Row L to R Jack Steward Bill Paton Max Hargreaves Syd Gill Arthur Jowett Jim Moiler Frank Paul Reg Barclay Clarrie Roberts Jack Blight|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 4 1929 Back Row L to R Unknown Maisie King Norma Rogers Jean Cawood Dorothy McElhinney Beryl Brown Vera Blackburn Second Row L to R Sadie Stock Ida Duncan Unknown Unknown Unknown Gladys Jackson Marion Clifton Miss Keeble Front Row L to R Unkown Eunice McBean Muriel Bentley Unknown Ruth Wood Peggy Riley Annie McVitty Florrie McVitty|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 2 1929 Back Row L to R Audrey Hibbert Marion Tribe Unknown Marjorie Sharp Unknown Miss Polkinghorn Unknown Thelma Carruthers Joyce Hogan Second Row L to R Betty Halliday Joan Barclay Evelyn Mayo Eva Bromson Gertie Roberts Iris Carr Jean Mounsey Valda Ormiston Unknown Ina Jackson Phyl Greenham Edna Clifton Doreen Johnson Margaret McPherson Third Row L to R Lois Carter Lesley Barker Beryl Rohner Ivy Huggins Nancy Drennan Mr Moiler Bill Paton Syd Gill Unknown Unknown Arthur Jowett Max Hargreaves Unknown Maria Johnson Four Row L to R Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Stan Oswin Phil Davey Unknown Clarrie Roberts Len Duxon Unknown Tom Tribe Front Row Unknown Unknown Reg Barclay Ivan Carland Mr Patrick Mr Davidson Jim Reynolds Mr Fowler|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 4 1929 Back Row L to R John Pengelley Jim Patterson Dave McGregor Jim Singleton Doug Robertson Harry Curtin Howard Gill Reg Hogan Ron Pattin Walter Carruthers Jack Duxon Gordon Duncan Unknown Unknown Unknown Jack Pontin Don Mayes Third Row L to R Jim Gilson Jack Frazer Unknown Bob Parsons Charlie Gist Dick Darby Jim Lynch Norm Pengelley Unknown Les Mudford Pat Dalling Front Row L to R Ron Thompson Bill Searle Evan Perry David Templeton Dick Whiting Bill Avery Evan Davidson Des Goode Jim Scott|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 5B 1932 Back Row L to R Reg Seymour Kevin Lorenz Leo Martin Cyril Antony Norm Carland Bill Perry P Moiler Lionel Barnes Graham Roberts Lloyd Clark Willie Scott Max Hargreaves Second Row L to R Lesley Barker Joyce Hogan Iris Carr Eula Barkla Ina Jackson Marjorie Styles Dorothy Dean Jeanette Robertson Marjorie Sharp Merle Clark Thelma Carruthers Rose Brock B Herweg Edna Krause Third Row L to R Marion Tribe Eileen Hutton Gertie Roberts Jean Peeler Irene Day Lesley Petherick Beth Perry Valda Ormiston Marie Johnson Valda Brown Millie Howard Front Row L to R Bill Paton Len Duxon W Mitchell Geoff Taylor Ron Ferrell Ron Scanlon Russell Learmonth Mr Moiler Unknown Mr Chalmers Norm Carlton A Stoneham Arch McGilvrey Mr Patrick Keith Davey Arthur Jowett|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 5A 1932 Back Row L to R Clarrie Roberts Unknown Jim Reynolds W Wood Unknown Unknown Fergus Gray Mr Davidson Ron Skewes Sid Gill Mr Moiler Second Row L to R Lillian Scobie Faith Fraser Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown B Steer Beryl Rohner Ivy Carlyle Joan Oswin Ethel Smith Margaret McPherson Melba Warren Vena Thompson Eunice Lindsay Heather Hyett Doreen Johnson Third Row L to R Valda Spuring Elsie Hewitt Jean Mousey Laura Booth Susan Davidson Peggy Johnson Sissie Picken Betty Halliday Eva Bromson Ann Slater Unknown Phyl Greenham Ivy Huggins Nancy Drennan Audrey Hibbert Maisie Hibbs Edna Clifton Front Row L to R Tom Tribe R Crompton Unknown Unknown Bill Evans Unknown Jack Blight Unknown Peter Challen|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 5 1930 Back Row L to R Jack Pontin David Templeton Charlie Gist Dick Whiting Unknown Frank Scott Des Goode Harold Gill Jim Singleton Doug Robertson Second Row L to R Ian Perry Jim Scott Evan Davidson Harry Curtin Pat Dalling Ted Napier Norm Pengelley Jack Duxon Jim Gilson Unknown Third Row L to R Ron Paton Unknown Max Howie Dick Darby Bill Searle Bill Smith Jim Patterson Gordon Duncan Walter Carruthers Jim Lynch Front Row L to R Bob Parsons Jack Frazer Les Mudford Bob Barkla John Pengelley Unknown Unknown Reg Hogan Don Mayo Bill Avery|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 3 1930 Back Row L to R W Wood Russell Learmonth Jack Steward Ron Farrell Fergus Gray Mr Davidson Norm Carland Cecil Antony Lionel Barnes Lloyd Clark Bill Paton Tom Tribe Unknown Unknown Clarrie Roberts Geoff Taylor Second Row L to R Nancy Drennan Ethel Smith Eunice Lindsay Dorothy Dean Eula Barkla Jeanette Robinson B Steer T Carlisle Beryl Rohner Vena Thompson Unknown Marjorie Styles Rose Brock Edna Clifton Third Row L to R Eva Bromson Lesley Petherick Unknown Ina Jackson Jean Haworth Lesley Barker Susan Davidson Audrey Hibbert Marion Tribe Lillian Scobie Eileen Hutton Fourth Row L to R Betty Halliday Beth Perry Jean Mounsey Elsie Hewitt Joyce Hogan Margaret McPherson Marie Johnson Heather Hyett Gwenda Pommeroy Marjorie Sharp Joan Barkla Gertie Roberts Ivy Huggins Front Row L to R Unknown Jack Blight Arthur Jowett Ivan Carland Len Duxon Ron Skewes Max Hargreaves Mr Fowler Phil Davey Reg Barclay|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 6B 1933 Back Row L to R Leo Martin Graham Roberts Max Hargreaves Unknown Stan Oswin Lionel Barnes Clarrie Roberts Jack Steward Arthur Jowett Lloyd Clark Second Row L to R Audrey Hibbert Elsie Hewitt Ina Jackson Majorie Styles Jeanette Robinson Joan Oswin Unknown Merle Clark Thelma Carruthers B Steer Jean Peeler Iris Carr Third Row L to R Heather Hyett Valda Spurling Jean Mounsey Sissie Picken Dorothy Dean Eileen Went Gertie Roberts Joan Barkla Peggy Johnson Unknown Eva Bromson Joyce Hogan Ivy Huggins Marie Johnson Front Row L to R Norm Carlton Sid Gill Bill Evans Ivan Carland Jack Blight Unknown Ray Crompton A Stoneham Arthur Field Unknown Ron Ferrell Cecil Perkins Ron Scanlon Peter Challen Stan Jowett.|Photograph and list of names Sunshine State School Grade 6A 1933 Back Row L to R Unknown Ron Skewes Unknown Cecil Antony Norm Carland Unknown Mr Davidson Unknown Fergus Gray Kevin Lorenz Second Row L to R Gwenda Pommeroy Silvia Smith Eula Barkla Margaret McPherson Rose Brock Eunice Lindsay Beryl Rohner Ivy Carlyle Faith Fraser Ethel Smith Vena Thompson Phyl Greenham Marjorie Sharp Betty Herweg Millie Howard Third Row L to R Edna Clifton Marion Tribe Margot Peeler Annie Slater Doreen Johnson Lesley Petherick Lorna Booth Susan Davidson Eileen Hutton Beth Perry Valda Brown Front Row L to R Len Duxon W Mitchell Unknown Unknown W Wood Reg Barclay Russell Learmonth Bill Paton Tom Tribe Mr Patrick Mr Moiler Unknown|Letter by Dorothy MacNeil.sunshine state school, state school, hampshire road, sunshine, student photograph

Copy of the agreement with the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, Hawthorn Tramways Trust, Melbourne Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust and The North Melbourne electric Tramways and Lighting Co. Ltd providing details of the agreement with the Australian Tramways Employees Association (ATEA), including wages for various classifications, leave, working conditions, uniform, union badges (to be worn on their watch chains), discipline and signatures to the agreement. Individual agreements printed for the PMTT, HTT, Signed by Lionel Hill and T Jewell for the ATEA, Alex Cameron, R H Shackell and Percy J Russell for the PMTT dated 26/10/1917. HTT agreement - D H Dureau, J V M Wood, and A M Hislop dated 17/11/1917. MBCTT - Thos O'L Reynolds, H T Richards and C Andrews - undated. NMETL - A D Murdoch and L Voight.Yields information about the industrial agreements with the ATEA, PMTT, HTT, MBCTT and NMETL. Booklet printed by the Union for member's inforamation.Twenty-four page booklet + light grey card covers, centre stapled.Has "1917" in pencil on front cover and page 1.tramways, trams, hawthorn, unions, agreements, atea, mbctt, pmtt, htt, nmetl

Lionel LINDSAY (17 October 1874- 22 May 1961) Born Creswick, Victoria Wood engraving, signed in block lower right. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed woodblock print.art, artwork, lionel lindsay, lindsay, woodblock, woodcut, goat, animal, available

Wood EngravingSigned on plate and pencil beneath image

Seven seated and fifteen standing men dressed in suits around a long table in a panelled room hung with formal portraits of men. A trophy sits on the long table amongst loose paper sheets. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: The Commercial Travellers’ Association of Victoria (CTA) was formed at a meeting of 40 commercial travellers held at the Duke of Rothesay Hotel, 24 Elizabeth Street on 1 December 1880. Their charter was to advocate for better working conditions for commercial travelling salesmen, including improved accommodation at discounted rates and travel concession fares. At first by locomotive, horse and buggy, steamers and horseback, later also by motor car and motorcycle, “The Man on the Road” went into the back-blocks of the country to extend the interests of commerce to the stores and households of Australian regional towns and isolated settlements. Affiliated organisations existed in all states and New Zealand and in 1895 they integrated to form the United Commercial Travellers’ Association of Australasia (UCTAA). By the turn of the 20th century, the Victorian branch of the CTA had 421 Association Members and 520 Club members. The CTA continued to hold meetings in leased rooms in hotels and offices until 1898 when they commissioned purpose-built premises at 190-192 Flinders Street (extant, now the Macstore, next to former Metropolitan Gas Company Buildings). Designed by leading architectural firm of brothers H.W. & F.B.Tompkins (Dimmey’s Model Store, Swan Street, London Stores, Herald and Weekly Times, Myer building, Diamond House, Centreway Arcade, Manton’s Store) in the Queen Anne Revival style at the cost of £20,000, the four storey building had a facade of red Northcote bricks and an entrance of Pyrmont stone. It was very modern for the time, featuring elevators, offices, bars, kitchen, dining, card and billiard rooms and 31 bedrooms with shared bathrooms for the footsore travellers. However, despite adding two storeys in 1901, and another storey and a basement in 1905, they soon outgrew their premises, and in 1912 the CTA commissioned a new building at 328 Flinders Street. At this time, buildings in Melbourne were constrained by the city height limit of 132 feet (40 metres)- the maximum height of firefighting ladders. The new CTA building was the tallest building in Melbourne until 1932 when regulations changed allowing the Manchester Unity Building to be built. The new CTA headquarters was the epitome of comfort and luxury with cutting edge facilities to ease the fatigued salesman and prepare him for another stint on the road. General Secretary, James Davies travelled to Britain and America to acquire the very best and latest innovations. After visiting the new premises, Punch magazine 11 June 1914 reported “furnishings, appliances, and labour-saving conveniences which were more than up to date- they were up to-morrow.” The Edwardian Baroque style building was again designed by architects H.W. & F.B. Tompkins at the cost of £100,000 and built by contractors F.E. Shillabeer and Sons (Nicholas Building, Kellow-Falkiner Pty Ltd car showroom). The nine storey plus basement building is of steel frame construction with concrete floors. The ground floor facade is of grey granite and above that it is faced with cream glazed bricks chosen to combat discolouration from the pollution emitted by Flinders Street Station trains across the road. The facade is decorated with mascarons, gum leaf trim and balconies with classical style balustrade. The club was entered through revolving doors into a two storey high, circular, domed lobby with white columns, American oak panelled walls and intricate mosaic flooring. The ceiling is festooned with plaster gum leaf and gum nut detail, a theme that is repeated throughout the building. The basement kitchen had modern, labour saving appliances that would be the envy of any Edwardian housewife, including an electric toaster, a potato peeling machine, heated dumb waiter, dishwashing machine and electric refrigeration and cooking. It serviced the commodious second floor dining room which seated 200 people and the cafe/breakfast room, 80 people. Members were permitted to entertain their lady friends there for afternoon tea between the hours of 3 and 5 pm every day, except Sunday. The members’ facilities included a barbershop, clothes pressing machine, boot cleaning chair, pipe and cigar stall with electric humidor, public telephones, lockers and safe deposit. The building was serviced with five elevators, a built in vacuum cleaning plant, hot water radiators and linen and postal chutes. The first floor was devoted to business and relaxing, containing the Board, Writing, Reading and four Business Rooms. The board room had Queensland maple panelling with huge blackwood tables topped with blue morocco and golden tortoise-shell trim and cane bottomed chairs. Large framed photographs of past presidents since 1884 lined the walls. The Reading Room ran the whole width of the building. Arthur Streeton’s painting “Between the Lights, Princes Bridge 1888” and Frederick McCubbin’s “Looking North from Mount Macedon” were hung there, as well as paintings by renowned Australian artists Hans Heysen, Walter Withers, John Mather, Jan Hendrik Scheltema. The Argus 30 May 1914 quipped “Around the walls hang evidences that the commercial traveller's soul has not been killed in his pursuit of commerce”. The blackwood panelled room was furnished with Queen Anne style tables and chairs and green leather armchairs with inviting rocker foot rests allowing weary travellers to relax after traversing the railways and dusty roads of Victoria while planning their next sales trip. “The Australasia Traveller” Volume 10, Number 2, April 1914 page 35 noted “An attendant will be constantly employed on this floor to take care of the stationary supply, to tidy up newspapers, and generally study the convenience of members.” The third floor was for amusements with billiards, a bar and four rooms for playing cards, dominoes and chess. The huge billiard room had seven Alcock billiard tables including a table in a partitioned match-room for tournaments, exhibitions and matches. The walls were lined with members’ cues and for spectators, comfortable lounges with marble topped tables and electric bell pushes for drinks service. There were 150 bedrooms over five floors, each with their own telephone and wash basin and five suites with a private sitting room attached. There were four bathrooms per bedroom floor and capacious, well-lighted shaving rooms. Top rate club tariff for bed and breakfast - 6 shillings, if called for a country train leaving Melbourne before 8am - 4 shillings, suite and breakfast- 9 shillings, sixpence. “The Australasia Traveller” Volume 10, Number 2, April 1914 page 35 reported “All “early calls” will be made from the Club Office to Bedrooms by means of the Telephone, so that instead of waking everybody else up on the corridor, only the member concerned will know that it is his unpleasant duty to get up.” The new CTA premises was widely regarded as the finest club in the Southern Hemisphere. The CTA also built the adjacent six storey Commerce House with 52 sample rooms for travellers to display their wares with the remainder rented to retail businesses and a post and telegraph office. After the CTA moved into their new, larger premises in 1914, neighbouring department store Ball & Welch expanded into the former CTA. The CTA saw themselves in a nation building role and were an influential lobby group to the Government. They advocated for inter city trunk telephone lines, standard gauge railway lines between NSW and Victoria, improved roads and highways, the Murray River water scheme and maintaining the White Australia Policy. They were very active in fund raising for the war efforts. The CTA offered its members support in other ways with benevolent funds for widows and orphans, mortuary, accident, sickness and an annuities fund for members over 65 years. There were scholarships for members’ children and home purchase scheme to assist with home ownership. A secondary membership scheme provided access to non commercial travellers (men only) to its exclusive club premises. They also organised social events and activities such as billiard tourneys, golf tournaments, dances and an annual “Smoke Social” which was a social event where men gathered for a formal dinner, community singing, lectures, speeches and of course, to smoke! Daylesford born James Davies OBE, (1865-1931) worked at the CTA for 50 years, starting as an office boy and working his way up to General Secretary and editor of the monthly trade journal for UCTAA members, “The Traveller” (1890-1905, later “The Australasian Traveller” 1905-1924 and then “The Australian Traveller” 1925-1976) and the annual colour supplement magazine “Australia To-Day” (1904-1973). “The Australasia Traveller” featured commentary on the issues of the day like wars, tariffs and trade, articles on new products and hotel recommendations and their rates and lots of advertising, especially alcohol, tobacco and accommodation in regional hotels. There were regular columns, each illustrated with a line drawing and these included “Our Immigration Record” a state by state summary of arrivals of “desirable immigrants” to Australia, while bemoaning the declining (white) birth rate. The column followed the arrival of British boys sent to Australia as agricultural apprentices to work on rural properties which were short of labour. Between 1913-1928, 1750 “Barwell Boys”, some as young as 14 years of age arrived in South Australia to work. NSW had a similar program known as the Dreadnaught Boys Scheme where 5595 boys immigrated between 1911-1939. The boys were considered of “good British stock”. There was a “Home Page For The Ladies” showcasing the latest fashions in women’s clothing, millinery and hairstyles and tips and trends in home furnishings.“Children’s Corner for Dear Little Folks” which featured puzzles, jokes and stories and members could send in photographs of their children. “Road Echoes” devoted to “The Man On The Road” and his doings. “Face Massage, Smiling is the Best Face Massage”, the humour page full of jokes and funny stories. “Railway Rumbles” news of innovations, timetables, tickets and grumbles about lavatories, food and drinking water on trains and at railway stations. And in case we forget that members had a home away from their CTA home, gardening tips with “The C.T. as Gardener”column. The annual magazine “Australia To-Day” was a vehicle to promote Australia here and overseas as a modern, prosperous country with abundant opportunities and pleasant climate. It sought to showcase its manufacturing, agriculture and tourism and encourage British immigration to Australia. The magazine featured articles about recently arrived migrants at work, quirky native flora and fauna, beach culture, recreation and the Australian way of life in the settler nation. Many of the articles were written by politicians of the day, including Robert Menzies. The UCTAA commissioned original artwork for the front covers and feature articles of “Australia To-day” from leading Australian artists. These included Norman Lindsay, Frederick McCubbin, Napier Waller, Lionel Lindsay, Hans Heysen, C Dudley Wood, Louis McCubbin, Penleigh Boyd, Louis Buvelot, Christian Waller and Ellis Rowan and her Australian wildflowers. Some of the photographs in “Australia To-Day” were provided by state and federal government departments as well as manufacturers, newspapers and mining companies. Amongst of the credited photographers was Helmut Newton who later earned world acclaim as a fashion photographer and architectural and industrial photographer Wolfgang Sievers (unfortunately their photographs remain in copyright and aren’t available online). Also featured was Richard C. Strangman, a professional photographer from Canberra, William Howieson of Melbourne, who has 22 photographs in the collection of NGV, Tasmanian wilderness photographer Frederick Smithies, Athol Shmith, portrait photographer and educator from Melbourne, Gordon de Lisle, a Melbourne commercial, industrial, aerial and society portrait photographer. (One of Gordon’s assignments was as the stills photographer for the 1959 movie “On The Beach” filmed in Melbourne). Photographs taken by acclaimed Antarctic and official war photographer Captain Frank Hurley OBE for Adelaide’s Centenary were also featured. The Australian Government was keenly aware of the influence and quality of the UCTAA publications. On 1 June 1914 The Age reported that to advertise Australia in Great Britain and elsewhere, the Department of External Affairs purchased 6500 copies of “Australia To-Day” magazine for £515 to distribute free to “places where they are most likely to come under the notice of a desirable class of immigrants.” In 1950, the office of Prime Minister Robert Menzies ordered 2550 copies of that year’s issue of “Australia To-Day” for the Department of Commerce and Information to distribute. The CTA donated their archives to University of Melbourne Archives which includes original artworks and photos used in “Australia To-Day” (Melbourne University has digitised 1114 photos) and sundry items including trophies, ashtrays, commemorative souvenirs, menus, a rare “Safechek” sovereign changer, a bust of James Davies and even a CTA embossed wash bowl and chamber pot. After the death of General Secretary James Davies in 1931, the CTA held the annual “James Davies Memorial Cup” golf tournament at various Melbourne golf courses, the winner receiving a splendid silver cup. “Table Talk” magazine photographs from 29 June 1933 depict the travellers beautifully (and I would say correctly) attired in tweedy plus fours, Fair Isle knitwear, flat caps and of course fringed brogues. I have been unable to ascertain whether the trophy in our photo is for golf or another CTA social activity. The CTA Victoria membership peaked in 1951 with 4,672 Aassociation members and 3,693 Club members. In 1959, Hollywood came to Melbourne when film stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Anthony Perkins and Fred Astaire descended to film ‘On the Beach,’ directed by Stanley Kramer. The film is based on the bestselling Neville Shute novel about the aftermath of World War Three, a nuclear war that has obliterated most of the Northern Hemisphere. Radioactive dust is heading toward Australia and everyone is preparing for death. Scenes with Anthony Perkins were filmed in the CTA billiards room as the exclusive Pastoral Club. Anthony Perkins’ character, Lieutenant Commander Peter Holmes of RAN tells Gregory Peck’s character, Commander Dwight Lionel, that The Pastoral Club is…”A mahogany and polished brass sort of place-some people claim it was the stuffiest club in the Commonwealth” before assuring him that despite shortages, the club is likely to have some Scotch left. In a scene at the Pastoral Club two, old (probably red faced) codgers discuss the challenge of drinking all of the 400 bottles of Gould Campbell vintage port in the club wine cellar before they succumb to radiation sickness in five months time. The NGV has 12 photographs in their collection of wardrobe stills of Ava Gardner modelling costumes designed by the Fontana Sisters of Rome for “On The Beach”, taken by Italian photographer G.B.Poletto. During the filming, Gregory Peck and his family stayed at “Kurneh” 206 Domain Road, South Yarra, the former home of three times Grand Slam winner Norman Brookes. Through the decades, Australian society was changing and in order to stay relevant, the CTA had to change too. In 1971, two women were elected for club membership, although they were only granted limited access to the club’s facilities and in 1972, women were invited for the first time to participate in the previously men only annual “Smoke Social”. In 1975, dwindling membership forced the closure of The Commercial Travellers’ Association building and in 1977, the building was sold, with the CTA ceasing to operate in 2014. It was the end of the road for the “Knights of the Road”. In 1992, the CTA building at 328 Flinders Street was placed on the Victorian Heritage Register in recognition of its architectural and cultural significance. The building has been meticulously restored with many of the original fittings, decorative plasterwork, mosaic flooring, stained glass windows, columns, chandeliers and the panelling made from Australian timbers retained. After renovations the building became first the Euro Asia Hotel, then the Duxton Hotel and in 2005 The Rendezvous Hotel, Melbourne. In tribute to the history of the building and the film “On The Beach”, the Rendezvous Hotel has the Ms Ava Bar, Perkins room, Mr Tompkins restaurant, Commerce Room and the Davies Room. References: COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA. (1899, May 27). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 25. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138615498 COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. (1914, May 30). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 8. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7272511 NEWS OF THE DAY. (1914, June 1). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189414314 COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' "AT HOME." (1914, June 11). Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925), p. 32. Retrieved March 19, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129699692 https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/69669 https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/757 http://www.pikitiapress.com/blog/2015/1/26/australia-today Commercial Travellers at Yarra Yarra (1933, June 29). Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939), p. 6. Retrieved February 28, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149547845 https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/537460 https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE7420895&file=FL19171568&mode=browse https://www.history.sa.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Barwell_Boys_Catalogue-compressed-compressed-compressed.pdf Australia Today," 1927 (1926, December 11). Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), p. 15. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223844810 https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2020/12/19/an-inhabited-space-helmut-newtons-lovers/ https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/artist/2075/ https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/?s=Poletto+&type=collection https://rendezvousmelbourne.com.au/digital-history-tour/Photographer notations on slide: "Commercial Travellers Group B6".clubs, department stores, 1930-1939, commerce, manufacturing, federation/edwardian style architecture, railways, tourism, games, agriculture