Royal Aeronautical Society

Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet a Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable - Bendigo Historical Society Memorial Lecture on her involvement with Mirradong Home for the Blind at Dudley House, Bendigo, by Speaker Mrs Kitty Rose. The document consists of nine typed pages.history, amy huxtable, bendigo, mirradong home for the blind

Eureka Stockade Memorial Association Lecture held at the Old Colonists' Halleureka, eureka stockade memorial association, esma, clare gervasoni, dorothy wickham, julie bishop, val d'angri, laurel johnson, judy verlin, women of the diggings

MAC TROUP DIED 1982 AND WAS A MEMBER OF STEERING COMMITTEE WHICH ESTABLISHED GRASSLAND SOCIETY.YELLOW A4 PAGE TRIFOLD. PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES. ORGANISED BY GRASSLAND SOCIETY OF VIC. "SUB CLOVER-DEVELOPMENT, DECLINE AND FUTURE" HELD 17TH MARCH 1983. LECTURER DR. CHARLES LAMP. IST ANNUAL. CONTAINS BIOGRAPHY OF MAC TROUP, REGISTRATION FORM AND DETAILS OF GRASSLAND SOCIETY.mac troup, grasslands, sub-clover, dr. charles lamb

Contains de Havilland's assessment of the history, present position and future of the Australian domestic aviation industry. Presented as a lecture.

Newsletter of the Australian Rhododendron Society who meet at Nunawading Horticultural Centre, featuring the Baron von Mueller Memorial Lecture series.Newsletter of the Australian Rhododendron Society horticulture, australian rhododendron society, von mueller, ferdinand

Newspaper cuttings relating to Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are from various newspapers and include The Age, Ballarat Courier, The Australian, The Herald. The cuttings cover the period from 31 January 1980 to 5 September 1980. . Book with grey cover, front. Image of two trotters. Spiral bound.employment advertisements, application for enrolment, outline of courses, colleges spend up, education needs publicity, college pay review, prof compes, professor of safety, class of 1930, class of '46, cae prizes presented, mineral boom jobless boon, wes walters wins archibald prize, lismore art prize to margaret bennett, track and field competion, bcae second in national titles, library files on film, bill hitchins, enrolments inrease, bcae head praises mp's efforts, re-opening of mine at berringa, bcae graduates, michael and gregory stowe, richards medal presentation, bcae help for national squad, the need for innovation, prof john crisp, institution of engineers australia, move for archaeological society, anne freeman elected, graeme lowe introduces new law elective for teachers, career scope for chemists, grant for wood pulping research, dispute halts work on hall, music department has superb facilities, grant for water pollution research, david hemmings at bcae, college staff to hold stop-work, canberra moves on colleges, name decided for 'great hall', notable year for bcae, victoria lagging in farm safety laws, $40000computer plan, students attend memorial lecture, ceramics exhibition, boom in part-time study, open day at mt helen, visiting ceramics lecturer, information technology week, science students win bursaries, margaret haddon, francis brown, seminar on rural television, toxic effects of sea wasp

Newspaper cuttings relating to Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are from various newspapers and include The Age, Ballarat Courier, The Australian, The Herald. The cuttings cover the period from 12 March 1981 to 1 September 1981. Many items are dedicated to the opening of Founder's Hall. . Book with grey cover, front. Image of draught horses. Spiral bound.employment advertisements, application for enrolment, outline of courses, wind power at bcae, cash outlook gloomy, concert to celebrate hall opening, grim look for teachers, opening of founder's hall, conferring of degrees at founder's hall, bhp chief at degree conferring, way to economic growth, education mission from china, library award to bcae student, helen hately, 50 years on, college enrolments climb, ronald potter winner of a e stohr medal of the institution of engineers, stop college cuts, political bias denied, protest at education cuts, graduate tom honeyman at bcae, college water supply, bcae field trip to western australia, lectures for industry, bill rofe, zig plavina, careers in sciences seminar, fitness for volunteers, study of walnuts a hit, siddons plan solar heating thrust, william charters inventor, jobs that go begging, shortage of engineers, careers seminar at bcae, morgan john retires, prints by students on show, pam dethridge, hard work pays off, labor pledge on education, unemployment in ballarat, bcae student dinner, advanced learning program for secondary students, first exhibition for eric collins, 30 escape bus crash, mining cadetship awarded to tom devries, bcae open day, technology week, getting the facts at bcae, memorial lecture, prof weston bate, tertiary education disadvantaged, goldrush miners relied on luck, more tafe funding 'not enough', equus ready for stage, mineral exports vital

Newspaper cuttings relating to Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are from various newspapers and include The Age, Ballarat Courier, The Australian, The Herald. The cuttings cover the period from 28 June 1986 to 27 October 1986. . Book with yellow cover, front. Spiral bound.employment advertisements, application for enrolment, outline of courses, ballarat college of advanced education, bcae, bcae health education course, ymca pool users, "short-cut degrees", bcae commercial day, christmas in july, "vanya' is a modern tale, bcae birthday celebrations, six faculties, children's diets under scrutiny, gravity separator for minerals, leigh oliver wins art prize, ballarat needs training venue, swimming, widdop to visit u s and u k, aquinas to offer nurse training, funding system, bid to cut traffic chaos, uncle vanya production, importance of physical well-being, jack barker to quit, steve moneghetti, dorothy crocker and music, conservation balance sheet needed, bcae open on sunday, open day, chemistry with a difference, durant memorial lecture, sharon stewart wins bronze, awards for students, scott ramsay, students draw plan for park, teachers visit goldfields, mining seminar, course to coach coaches, bound for the big desert, student found, boost for country sport, art of murals, career expo, garry's memorable month, fees protest

p.12; footnotes; 26 cm.The author discusses what matters underly the Aboriginals' religious beliefs and practices.religion-aboriginal, australian., dreaming - aboriginal, australian, myths-aboriginal, australian, charles strong memorial lecture - 1978.

Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Herald-Sun, Wimmera Times, Wimmera Mail, Ararat Advertiser, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. The items are from 1 August to 29 December, 2001.Black A4 arch-lever folder. Divided into months by coloured dividers. Items in reverse orderuniversity of ballarat, cathy freeman, honorary doctorate, university regional advisory board, arts precinct, alfred deakin place in camp street, last mt helen show, doug cowles memorial lecture, research brewing at ballarat, terry lloyd. deputy vice-chancellor

Underground Navigation Marine Phosphorescence & Magnetism Gatty Memorial Lecture Polynesian Navigational Stones Aerodrome Performance Standards