Two copies of a pamphlet for the ceremony of the Third Ordnance Services Unit ‘Exercising the Right of the Freedom of Entry to the City of Caulfield’ held on 23/10/1983. The pamphlet includes a brief history of the unit’s association with the City of Caulfield, a list of individuals holding posts within the Unit, text of the scroll conferring the Freedom of Entry on the Unit, a program of the ceremony, a brief history of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps including the Unit’s use of 75 Kooyong Road as their premises, a brief history of the City of Caulfield from 1937-postwar years, and an explanation of the tradition of conferring Freedom of Entry to a city. The pamphlet includes also: 1/A black and white photograph (47x35mm) of the Mayor of Caulfield, W.R. Walters, undated and unattributed. 2/A black and white photograph (81x69mm) of Major A.G. Storen, Commanding Officer of the Third Ordnance Services Unit, undated and unattributed. 3/A color photograph (88x84mm) of the Sovereign’s Banner, undated and unattributed. 4/A black and white copy (137x87mm) of the scroll conferring Freedom of Entry into the City of Caulfield, which was seated August 4 1978. 5/A color illustration (30x32mm) of the City of Caulfield Coat of Arms. 6/A color illustration (40x32mm) of the Third Ordnance Services Unit, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Coat of Arms. 7/A black and white illustration (21x24mm) of the city of Caulfield Coat of Arms. 8/A black and white illustration (19x14mm) of the City of Caulfield badge. 9/A black and white illustration (22x31mm) of the City of Caulfield banner.walters w.r., storen a.g. major, finning d.j. captain, hately p.g. major, davidson j. (captain), swendson r. (second lieutenant), caulfield, city of caulfield, australian army, the third ordnance services unit royal australian army ordnance corps, caulfield park, caulfield council, north caulfield, campton e.j. (brigadier), walters w.r. mrs., calder g.k., calder g.k. mrs., mahon j. (chief superintendent), city hall, balaclava road, hawthorn road, glen eira road, hartley avenue, kooyong road, caulfield racecourse, caulfield town hall, alma road, red cheques cab company, army headquarters printing press, searchlight company, amenities store, armoured replacement unit, first base printing company r.a.a.o.c., garden vale, caulfield railway station, paddy’s swamp, great dandenong road, glen ferrie road, dandenong road, east caulfield reserve, caulfield military hospital, ‘glen eira’, town hall, ‘war office’, caulfield district road board, shire of caulfield, caulfield recruiting committee for volunteers, city repatriation committee, red cross emergency service, women’s national service, mayor’s patriotic fund, promotions committee for war savings certificates, war savings group scheme, ‘the gazette’, air raid precautions committee, orrong road, armed forces, world war 1939-1945, local government, parades and processions, military reserves, world war 1914-1918, councillors, events and activities, historic events, official events, caulfield john, wyne agar, murphy (mayor), hale p., ison (captain), fisher andrew, morris t.w. (mayor)

Three copies of a pamphlet for the ceremony of the Third Ordnance Services Unit ‘Exercising the Right of the Freedom of Entry to the City of Caulfield’, held on 13/07/1986. The pamphlet includes a brief history of the Unit’s association with the City of Caulfield, a list of individuals holding posts within the unit, text of the scroll conferring the Freedom of Entry on the Unit, a program of the ceremony, a brief history of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps, including the Unit’s use of 75 Kooyong Road as their premises, a brief history of the city of Caulfield and an explanation of the tradition of conferring Freedom of Entry to a city. The pamphlet includes also: 1/A black and white photograph (61x66mm) of the Mayor of Caulfield, Maxwell Blair, undated and unattributed. 2/A black and white photograph (70x51mm) of Major P.G. Hateley, Commanding Officer of the Third Ordnance Services Unit, undated and unattributed. 3/A black and white photograph (91x90mm) of the Sovereign’s Banner, undated and unattributed. 4/A black and white copy (137-87) of the scroll conferring Freedom of Entry into the City of Caulfield which was seated August 4 1978. 5/A color illustration (30x32mm) of the City of Caulfield Coat of Arms. 6/A colour illustration (40x32mm) of the Third Ordnance Services Unit, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Coat of Arms. 7/A black and white illustration (21x24mm) of the City of Caulfield Coat of Arms. 8/A black and white illustration (19x19mm) of the City of Caulfield badge. 9/A black and white illustration (22x31mm) of the City of Caulfield banner.blair maxwell (mayor), hateley p.g. (major), finning d.j. (captain), lowe g. (captain), barker l.a. (lieutenant), blair mrs., aylen d.r., aylan d.r. mrs., goltz m.h., compton e.j. (brigadier), goltz m.h. (chief superintendant), caulfield john, wynne agar, murphy (mayor), hate p., ison (captain), fisher andrew, morris t.w. (mayor), caulfield, kooyong road, caulfield park, north caulfield, city of caulfield, city hall, balaclava road, hawthorn road, glen eira road, hartley avenue, caulfield racecourse, caulfield town hall, alma road, orrong road, garden vale, caulfield railway station, paddy’s swamp, great dandenong road, glen ferrie road, dandenong road, east caulfield reserve, caulfield military hospital, ‘glen eira’, town hall, ‘war office’, red chequer cab company, caulfield council, third ordnance services unit royal australian army ordnance corps, australian army, army headquarters printing press, searchlight company, amenities store, armoured replacement unit, first base printing company r.a.a.o.c., caulfield district road board, shire of caulfield, caulfield recruiting committee for volunteers, city repatriation committee, red cross emergency service, women’s national service, mayor’s patriotic fund, promotions committee for war savings certificates, war savings group scheme, ‘the gazette’, air raid precautions committee, armed forces, world war 1939-1945, local government, parades and processions, military reserves, world war 1914-1918, councillors, events and activities, historic events, official events

This file contains one item: 1/The obituary of William Murray Ross from Brighton Southern Cross, dated 03/09/1904. Ross is commemorated as a pioneer of Caulfield, and the obituary includes a biography recording his life in the area.murray ross william, ross william murray, obituaries, caulfield, pioneers, ‘the grange’, jordan sergeant, sugar beet, sugar industry, rosstown refinery, rosstown railway, railway lines , elsternwick railway, dandenong road, hawthorn road, inkerman road, local government, caulfield road board, pennington harold councillor, kooyong road, glen eira road, watts thomas, v.a.t.c. racecourse, street names, aboriginal languages, caulfield council, lempriere councillor , death and dying, bayston councillor, mayors, brighton southern cross, rosstown, funerals

It it understood that this belt along with others was presented to citizens of Camberwell who wre going to WWII.Leather money belt with four pockets. Flap on each pocket held with press stud. Brown colour. Gold inscription on inside rear."City of Camberwell seal" then beside -"THE MAYOR,COUNCILLORS & CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CAMBERWELL EXTEND TO YOU ALL GOOD WISHES FOR A SAFE & SPEEDY RETURN".