Articles in the annual report include: a brief history of the organisation on it's 80th anniversary, resignation of Herbert Thompson who had provided over 50 years of voluntary service in the library, Braille teacher and Council member with a plaque commemorating him in the Library, the addition of Reverend Noel McCaw on the Council as Mr Thompson's replacement and A.F. Albert's appointment as Vice President, the unexpected demolition of 'Heathfield; in Woollahra due to it's condition and a rethinking of strategy given the demand for a kindergarten in the western suburbs, intention to rebuild the lower hall in William St to accommodate studios, offices, repair and storage facilities to satisfy the growing demand for tapes, outline of the Blind Book Society and how it became an auxiliary to the Society so that the assets and goodwill of the BBS were transferred to the RBS, support for this action by Frank Clune and other authors, transcription work done by the Braille Writers Association of NSW includes Leaving Certificate exams, knitting patterns, recipes and musical compositions, references to the change in talking book machines and teachers checking transcribers work to ensure mild censorship does not occur, two examples of how the support can change the life of a blind person, the assembling of a giant flower basket (10 x 15 feet) for the Town Hall Float in the Waratah Festival which was filled with 25,000 sweet peas and a bow of 6 foot wide satin - sadly the truck carrying this would not start and the float was not seen, dropping of sales due to plastic goods and imported products, 17 First Prizes and 12 Second Prizes in various handicrafts at the Royal Easter Show, the work of Margaret Green in providing services to blind children across the state, a visit by world-famous blind pianist George Shearing, pictures of the opening of the "Light House" home for Aged Blind Women and the Alexis Albert Hostel for Aged Blind Men, renovations have occurred at the Helen Keller Hostel and drama and singing classes are held as well as the local choir Waimea Singers directed by Nellie Sweeney, cricketer Ken Curtis took a hat trick - the first in Australian blind cricket history - in the third match between NSW and Victoria at Kooyong in December 1960, three musicians (Julian Lee, Percy Roberts and George Herrmann) were in contact with pianist Percy Shearing before his television appearance, drama classes provided by Irene Alexander have been well attended with some students giving dramatic presentations on radio stations, monthly musical concerts continue to be held in the Society's hall, the continued success of the Black and White Ball, the huge success of the 2UW Blind Appeal providing much needed funds, the addition of the Silver Lighthouse to the group of Auxiliaries, the passing of E K Gordon who was a Foundation Member of the Committee as well as roles with the Newcastle branch and Nursery for Blind Babies, the ACT Liaison Group obtained free passes for bus services within the Territory, the 'Glow Worm' sessions ended in its 21st year on 2GB with Goodie Reeve now reading news excerpts and Betty Hatherley's session on 2UW have been replaced by recorded announcements.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, annual report, justice maxwell, paul cullen, h.f. benning, herbert thompson, c d darvall, ken bunn, e t herford, roy kippax, k. g hunter-kerr, phyllis bourke, w.a. davis, alexis albert, noel mccaw, buildings, talking books, blind book library, kenneth bruce, frank clune, dame mary gilmore, roy young, braille writers association of new south wales, transcription, t brockhoff, zita ainsworth, l farrell, a faulks, percy cooper, m duncan, dorothy juleff, margaret green, victor maxwell kindergarten, light house home, alexis albert hostel, helen keller hostel, waimea singers, nellie sweeney, ken curtis, cricket, julian lee, percy roberts, george herrmann, irene alexander, maurice chevalier, nola dekyvere, betty hatherley, l c haynes, fundraising, l atkins, l a maurer, j lamond, j wishart, jill hamer, w. cannington, e k gordon, j blair, b macleay, lions club of mayfield, lions club of sydney, lions club of burwood, apex, lions club of bondi, n g wilson, j v brickwood, goodie reeve, 2uw, 2gb

CLUB CHARTERFramed black and white photocopy of the International Association of Lions Clubs Charter 197523rd September 1975 Members names: Bar James (President), Kenneth Brown (Secretary), Peter Kent (Treasurer), Noel Allen, Donald Bartlett, Frederick Byron, Richard Clarke, Sydney Duncan, William Dunne, Alan Featherston, Barry Goldsmith, William Holmes, Allan Jackson, Peter Jackson, Ugo Lolacono, John Miller, Neil Millgate, Ian McFarlane, Peter Powell, Charles Robbins, Graham Richardson, Ronald Sheedy, Albert Steart, Kenneth Tidyman, Paul Vemer, Thomas Wickham.lions club of clunes, international lions clubs

Leslie William Cole was born on 31 January 1920 in Albury, the first child of William James Cole and Gwendoline Fair. Les spent most of his childhood living with his grandparents in Bethanga, Victoria. In 1934 when he finished school, Les moved into Wodonga. His first job was at Mates Timber Yard. He later worked for Mylons of Wodonga driving taxis and buses. In 1939 after completing militia training, Les applied to enlist with the RAAF and eventually trained as an Aircraft Mechanic. He was posted to the 6th Squadron, serving in Port Moresby, Milne Bay and Goodenough Island before returning to the RAAF base in Sale, Victoria. On discharge. Les returned to Wodonga and resumed working with Mylons. After a range of jobs, Les and his wife Lorna operated a shop in Ariel Street, Wodonga. In the community, Les was a founding member of Wodonga Lions Club. He also joined the Civil Defence which was a predecessor off the SES. He became the Communications Officer and trained other members. Les became the first Controller of the Wodonga Branch of the State Emergency Service, a position he held for 17 years. The new SES headquarters was named in his honour. In retirement he also worked as a Volunteer Community Driver. Les was also named Wodonga Citizen of the Year in 1984 Les continued living in Wodonga until the age of 103 in 2023, when he moved to Melbourne to be closer to his children. He passed away on 12 December 2023. The Lions Club of Wodonga was chartered in 1965 with 18 Founding Members including Les Cole. Lions Australia was first formed in Lismore, NSW in September and has grown to be Australia’s largest service club organisation.A small purple and gold fringed banner with the emblem of Wodonga Lions ClubAt the top centre: The logo of Lions International Across the centre of banner: Lions Club of Wodonga / District 201C Australia In semi-circle below Water Tower: Melbourne/ Falls Creek/Lake Hume/ Snowy Mountains/ Sydneyles cole, wodonga lions club, lions international

This list of City of Sunshine heritage‑listed properties is protected because they demonstrate important aspects of the area’s history — industrial innovation, early settlement, worker housing, civic development, and significant Aboriginal cultural landscapes. Heritage Listed Reference Numbers: Sunshine - Deer Park area 6737 - Heritage Places Formerly With the City Of Sunshine 13th July 2009 Page 1.jpg Heritage Precincts Commonwealth Munitions Housing Estate HO H019 Concrete Housing Estate Leith Avenue Sunshine HO H020 ICI Residential Area Deer Park HO H021 Sunshine Commercial Heritage Area HO H022 McKay Housing Estate Durham Road HOC H023 McKay Housing Estate King Edward Avenue HOC H024 Railway Estate Sunshine HO H025 War Service Homes Heritage Area Sunshine HO H026 Heritage Place Massey Ferguson Complex Devonshire Road Sunshine H03 John Darling & Son Flour Mill 74 Sydney Street Albion H04 Rail Bridge (Albion Viaduct) Over Maribyrnong River HO5 Black Powder Mill Parklea Avenue And Grassy Point Road Cairnlea HO6 Foxley Lodge Farm And Its Drystone Walls 472A Boundary Road Derrimut H08 1 Corio Steet Sunshine H09 H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens HO10 H.V. McKay Offices 2 Devonshire Road Sunshine HO11 Main Outfall Sewer Brimbank (Brooklyn) HO13 Mt. Derrimut Homestead, Its Drystone Walls And Associated Buildings Including The Meteorological Centre Mt. Derrimut Road Derrimut H017 H. V. McKay Offices (Eastern portion of the complex) 2 Devonshire Road HO18 Albion VR DC Substation Talmage Street Albion H028 Pig And Calf Market 55 Market Road Brooklyn H029 Monsanto Chemicals Huntsman Chemical Co 455 Somerville Road Brooklyn H030 Deer Park Explosive Factories Complex Off Ballarat Road Deer Park H032 6737 - Heritage Places Formerly With the City Of Sunshine 13th July 2009 Page 2.jpg Heritage Place (Cont) Hume And Hovell Cairn Cnr Station Road And Ballarat Road Deer Park H034 Anderson Farm House 100 Taylors Road St. Albans HO36 Hume And Hovell Cairn East Esplanade St. Albans H038 Sunshine Signal Box Off Hampshire Road H039 Black Arch Rail Bridge Sunshine Road Sunshine H040 Sugar Gum Row Talmage Street Albion H042 Railway Culvert Sydenham Road St. Albans HO43 Sunshine Advocate Office 11 - 15 Sun Crescent Sunshine H051 Keigilo, now Sacred Heart Presbytery 4 Winifred Street St. Albans HO52 H.V. McKay Memorial Gates Anderson Road Sunshine H053 H.V. McKay Memorial Presbyterian Church Anderson Road Sunshine H054 Sam McKay House And Garden 147 Anderson Road Sunshine H055 Former Sunshine Technical School Derby Road Sunshine H056 Former Sunshine Girls Technical School Derby Road Sunshine H057 Pedestrian Footbridge Over Railway 1 Devonshire Road Sunshine H058 House At 48 Station Place Sunshine H061 ANZ Bank Former ES&A Bank 115 Durham Road Sunshine H063 Sunshine Metropolitan Fire Station And Flats 330 Hampshire Road Sunshine H064 Derrimut Hotel 132 Durham Road Sunshine H065 St. Mark's Anglican Church 49 Suns Crescent Sunshine H066 Robinson House 33 Sun Crescent Sunshine H067 St. Theresa Catholic Church & School 26 Adelaide Street Albion H070 Curacloe H071 Former Wunderlich Now West End Market 47 - 49 McIntyre Road Sunshine North H073 Selwyn Park Albion H074 Sunshine Baptist Church 42 Ridley Street & 16 Sydney Street Albion H075 Cameron House & Dairy H076 6737 - Heritage Places Formerly With the City Of Sunshine 13th July 2009 Page 3.jpg Heritage Place (Cont) Houses & Trees 22 - 24 Talmage Street Albion H077 Ford (Solomon Ford) Burke Road To Canning Street Avondale Heights H079 Lions House Of Sunshine 8 Watt Street Sunshine H080 Guiding Star Hotel 700 Geelong Road Brooklyn H081 Hunt Club Hotel 775 Ballarat Road Deer Park H082 Deer Park Hotel 760 Ballarat Road Deer Park H083 Deer Park Primary School No 1434 812 Ballarat Road Deer Park H084 Opie's Dairy 2 - 4 Egan Street Deer Park H086 St. John's Anglican Church & Hall 2 - 4 Miles Street Deer Park H087 Neale Road Ford 192 Neale Road Deer Park H088 Deer Park Hall 50 Station Road Deer Park H089 Sunshine Market 13 - 19 City Place Sunshine H091 House St. Albans Estate 16 Arthur Street St. Albans HO98 St. Albans Uniting Church (Formerly Presbyterian) 24 - 26 East Esplanade St. Albans HO99 St. George's Free Serbian Orthodox Church 6 Kate Street St. Albans HO101 Errington Reserve & Memorial Gardens 309A Main Road East St. Albans HO102 St. Albans Community Hall Youth Club 309A Main Road East St. Albans HO103 Methodist Church & Hall 32 Devonshire Road Sunshine H0105 Macedonian Community Centre 45 Fourth Avenue Sunshine H0106 Hannah McKay House 145 Anderson Road Albion HO107 6737 - Heritage Places Formerly With the City Of Sunshine 13th July 2009 Page 4.jpg Heritage Place (Cont) Chemist Shop 234 Hampshire Road Sunshine H0108 Sunshine Municipal Offices 6 - 18 Alexandra Avenue Sunshine H0109 Sunshine Primary School 3113 111 Derby Road Sunshine H0110 Standard Steel 12 - 16 Market Road Sunshine H0111 Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 93 Monash Street Sunshine H0113 Parsons House 114 Moris Street Sunshine H0114 Our Lady's School Station Place Monash Street Sunshine H0115 Palmas 2 Tyler Street Sunshine H0116 St. Andrews Greek Orthodox Church (Greek Cypriot) 14 Simmie Street Sunshine West H0119 William McKay House 150 Durham Road Sunshine H0121 Albion Primary School No 4265 61 - 81 Adelaide Street Albion H0122 Ralph's Meatworks 690 Geelong Road Brooklyn H0123 Former Church of Christ 81 - 83 Hampshire Road Sunshine H0125 Former Masonic Lodge No 226 93 Hampshire Road Sunshine H0126 Sunshine Picture Theatre 126 - 128 Hampshire Road Sunshine H0127 Shops 193 - 199 Hampshire Road Sunshine H0130 Ukrainian Catholic Church 2 Holmes Street Ardeer H0132 Shops 207 - 219 Hampshire Road Sunshine H0133 Victorian Row House 25 Benjamin Street Sunshine H0134 Victorian Row House 29 Benjamin Street Sunshine H0135 Victorian Row House 31 Benjamin Street Sunshine H0136 Victorian Row House 33 Benjamin Street Sunshine H0137 Victorian Row House 35 Benjamin Street Sunshine H0138 50 Forrest Street Albion H0139

Articles in the annual report include: the building of a new library section at Enfield, transfer of Mitchell Manufacturing to Australian Foundation for Disabled, establishment of Orana regional office in Dubbo, planning for the construction of a library building on the bowling green site at Enfield, talking local newspaper project launched with Talking Daily Liberal (Dubbo) and Talking Wentworth Courier (Sydney) piloted, four graduates of Rehabilitation Teachers course were funded by the Florence Cecily Singer Trust, one studio equipped with second generation voice indexer in conjunction with Canadian inventor, from 1990 all Braille production will be done in-house, tactile Christmas cards produced for the first time in 1989, financial decision made to consolidate accommodation services (Roselands Nursing Home and Burgess House) on the one site, two new donors clubs established (Cassette Club and Talking Book Club), the purchase of a Courtesy Bus to transport clients between Burwood Station and RBS thanks to the 2UW Lions Club Blind Appeal, and formation of Junior Black & White Committee.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, corporation records, annual report, mitchell manufacturing, talking newspaper service, florence singer, roselands nursing home, burgess hostel, black and white committee, bruce chadban, lynda collier, jacqui mildwater, steven john, max roberts, jon isaacs, ivan cribb, sue thompson, janine horne, bill byrne, felicity purdy, lyn jary, janett milligan, michael bassil, yim sokhan, denis thomas, tim noonan, robert gifford, mary may, pat harrison, stewart grant, mark pennay, jill mckay, alicia lazarus, delphine swift, steve ingram, ross mcluckie, colleen beckhaus, fundraising, 2uw, lions club, diane lowe, michael simpson, louis nade, carolyn thrum, betty brooke, doug walker, roderick de sylva, john hord, connie sinclair, bill sinclair, ellie ogle, nina kononow, joan ledermann, joyce anderson, lorna palmer, john ebzery

Brimbank’s heritage‑listed properties are protected because they demonstrate important aspects of the area’s history — industrial innovation, early settlement, worker housing, civic development, and significant Aboriginal cultural landscapes. This document is an extract from the "Collection Document Project" prepared for Mr. Frank Ford, Sunshine & District Historical Society (See Catalogue No 5756). The document lists heritages place names, Brimbank Heritage Overlay Numbers and Victorian Heritage Register Numbers. Notes: 1. This list does not include heritage listed places from the former City of Sunshine currently in the City of Footscray. 2. This list does not include heritage listed places in St. Albans. 3. The date of this list is C2009.Heritage Listed Reference Numbers: Sunshine - Deer Park area 5741 - Sunshine And Deer Park Heritage Listed Reference Numbers Page 1.jpg Heritage Precincts Commonwealth Munitions Housing Estate BCC H019 Concrete Housing Estate Leith Avenue Sunshine BCC H020 ICI Residential Area Deer Park BCC H021 Sunshine Commercial Heritage Area BCC H022 McKay Housing Estate Durham Road BCC H023 McKay Housing Estate King Edward Avenue BCC H024 Railway Estate Sunshine BCC H025 War Service Homes Heritage Area Sunshine BCC H026 Heritage Place Massey Ferguson Complex Devonshire Road Sunshine BCC H03 VH H0667 John Darling & Son Flour Mill 74 Sydney Street Albion BCC H04 VH H0827 Rail Bridge (Albion Viaduct) Over Maribyrnong River BCC H05 VH H1197 Black Powder Mill Parklea Avenue And Grassy Point Road Cairnlea BCC H06 VH H2029 Foxley Lodge Farm And Its Drystone Walls 472A Boundary Road Derrimut BCC H08 1 Corio Steet Sunshine BCC H09 H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens BCC H010 VH 1953 H.V. McKay Offices 2 Devonshire Road Sunshine BCC H010 VH H1953 Main Outfall Sewer Brimbank (Brooklyn) BCC H013 VH H1932 Mt. Derrimut Homestead, Its Drystone Walls And Associated Buildings Including The Meteorological Centre Mt. Derrimut Road Derrimut BCC H017 5741 - Sunshine And Deer Park Heritage Listed Reference Numbers Page 2.jpg Heritage Place (Cont) Albion VR DC Substation Talmage Street Albion BCC H028 Pig And Calf Market 55 Market Road Brooklyn BCC H029 Monsanto Chemicals Huntsman Chemical Co 455 Somerville Road Brooklyn BCC H030 Deer Park Explosive Factories Complex Off Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H032 Hume And Hovell Cairn Cnr Station Road And Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H034 Sunshine Signal Box Off Hampshire Road BCC H039 Black Arch Rail Bridge Sunshine Road Sunshine BCC H040 Sugar Gum Row Talmage Street Albion BCC H042 Sunshine Advocate Office 11 - 15 Sun Crescent Sunshine BCC H051 H.V. McKay Memorial Gates Anderson Road Sunshine BCC H053 H.V. McKay Memorial Presbyterian Church Anderson Road Sunshine BCC H054 Sam McKay House And Garden 147 Anderson Road Sunshine BCC H055 Former Sunshine Technical School Derby Road Sunshine BCC H056 Former Sunshine Girls Technical School Derby Road Sunshine BCC H057 Pedestrian Footbridge Over Railway 1 Devonshire Road Sunshine BCC H058 House At 48 Station Place Sunshine BCC H061 ANZ Bank Former ES&A Bank 115 Durham Road Sunshine BCC H063 Sunshine Metropolitan Fire Station And Flats 330 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H064 Derrimut Hotel 132 Durham Road Sunshine BCC H065 St. Mark's Anglican Church 49 Suns Crescent Sunshine BCC H066 Robinson House 33 Sun Crescent Sunshine BCC H067 St. Theresa Catholic Church & School 26 Adelaide Street Albion BCC H070 5741 - Sunshine And Deer Park Heritage Listed Reference Numbers Page 3.jpg Heritage Place (Cont) Curacloe BCC H073 Former Wunderlich Now West End Market 47 - 49 McIntyre Road Sunshine North BCC H073 Selwyn Park Albion BCC H074 Sunshine Baptist Church 42 Ridley Street & 16 Sydney Street Albion BCC H075 Cameron House & Dairy BCC H076 Houses & Trees 22 - 24 Talmage Street Albion BCC H077 Ford (Solomon Ford) Burke Road To Canning Street Avondale Heights BCC H079 Lions House Of Sunshine 8 Watt Street Sunshine BCC H080 Guiding Star Hotel 700 Geelong Road Brooklyn BCC H081 Hunt Club Hotel 775 Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H082 Deer Park Hotel 760 Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H083 Deer Park Primary School No 1434 812 Ballarat Road Deer Park BCC H084 Opie's Dairy 2 - 4 Egan Street Deer Park BCC H086 St. John's Anglican Church & Hall 2 - 4 Miles Street Deer Park BCC H087 Neale Road Ford 192 Neale Road Deer Park BCC H088 Deer Park Hall 50 Station Road Deer Park BCC H089 Sunshine Market 13 - 19 City Place Sunshine BCC H091 Methodist Church & Hall 32 Devonshire Road Sunshine BCC H0105 Macedonian Community Centre 45 Fourth Avenue Sunshine BCC H0106 Hannah McKay House 145 Anderson Road Albion BCC H0107 Chemist Shop 234 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0108 Sunshine Municipal Offices 6 - 18 Alexandra Avenue Sunshine BCC H0109 Sunshine Primary School 3113 111 Derby Road Sunshine BCC H0110 Standard Steel 12 - 16 Market Road Sunshine BCC H0111 Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 93 Monash Street Sunshine BCC H0113 Parsons House 114 Moris Street Sunshine BCC H0114 Our Lady's School Station Place Monash Street Sunshine BCC H0115 Palmas 2 Tyler Street Sunshine BCC H0116 St. Andrews Greek Orthodox Church (Greek Cypriot) 14 Simmie Street Sunshine West BCC H0119 5741 - Sunshine And Deer Park Heritage Listed Reference Numbers Page 4.jpg Heritage Place (Cont) William McKay House 150 Durham Road Sunshine BCC H0121 Albion Primary School No 4265 61 - 81 Adelaide Street Albion BCC H0122 Ralph's Meatworks 690 Geelong Road Brooklyn BCC H0123 Former Church of Christ 81 - 83 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0125 Former Masonic Lodge No 226 93 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0126 Sunshine Picture Theatre 126 - 128 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0127 Shops 193 - 199 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0130 Ukrainian Catholic Church 2 Holmes Street Ardeer BCC H0132 Shops 207 - 219 Hampshire Road Sunshine BCC H0133 Victorian Row House 25 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0134 Victorian Row House 29 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0135 Victorian Row House 31 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0136 Victorian Row House 33 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0137 Victorian Row House 35 Benjamin Street Sunshine BCC H0138 50 Forrest Street Albion BCC H0139