Digital copy of a collection of newspaper clippings relating to Arthur (Dick) Mountford, wounded and missing in action World War 2.Digital copy of a collection of newspaper clippings.arthur mountford

Iris Priestly retired from the Watsonia Air League after 13 years, where she was commanding officer of the girls' squad.Newspaper clipping, text and black and white photograph, with biographical articlewatsonia air league, iris priestly

Old newspaper clippingNewspaper clipping from Ringwood Mail of 25/07/1957 of photograph taken at railway crossing with railway lines leading to Ringwood Railway Station in 1908.

A handwritten letter addressed to Mrs C [Havins] the secretary of the Returned Nurses Club (RNC) of Victoria from Irene Fenton. The letter is dated 15/6/1985. The letter and clipping were sent in response to the RNC's request for information on nurses during the wars. The newspaper clipping is dated February 17, 1940. It speaks of a party held as a farewell for Alfred Hospital Sisters who were going abroad with the 2nd AIF. Sisters listed were D [Dulcie Lela] Newing, G [Grace Isobel] Mudge, Dorothy Scholes, Mary [Dorothy] Fahle, [Margaret] Jean Hanna, [Margaret] Jean Hanson, Norah [Nona?] Johnson, [Emily] Alice McNicol, [Margaret] Jean Oddie, Margaret [Alison] Tisdall, Margaret [Marjorie Hope?] Vasey, Dorothy [Alexander or Gertrude?] Vines, Nancy Wilson, Nan [Anna Elizabeth] Whiteside, Eileen Lindsay, Una [Alison] MelvilleA doublesided handwritten letter with a newspaper clipping attached, glued to a separate sheet of paper.'H.20' [blue ink, top left of page newspaper clipping is glued to] 'SENDER. / Miss I.E.FENTON / R.M.B. 351. / BEAUFORT / 3373.' [Blue ink, top right, reverse of page newspaper clipping is glued to]army nurse, wwii, world war two, ww2, vfx363, vfx364, vfx359, vfx380, vfx378, vfx377, vfx376, vfx367, vfx386, vfx260, vfx262, vfx263, 502137, vfx267, vfx266, vfx360

The letter speaks about Sister [Annie Susan] Muldoon and her service. The newpaper clipping names Sister AS Muldoon with three patients.A hand written letter with a newspaper clipping glued to the reverse. The letter is undated, the newspaper clipping is of a large black and white photo with a caption. The photo shows a nurse with three men.'SR MULDOON 2/13 AGH' [blue ink, under newspaper clipping]army nurse, wwii, world war two, ww2, vfx61127, v13427, 2/13th australian general hospital

Heading of article reads, "Ringwood Station, 1916". Article reads, "The Station Staff in 1916 (reading from left):- J. Trevenar, A.S.M.; J. Lawlor, junior clerk; O. Green, signalman; R. Boyle, yard porter; the next was the signal adjuster, name not known; P.A. Stuart, lad porter, now A.S.M. at Ringwood. R. Boyle, the yard porter, was killed sometime afterwards right in front of the office. He was caught in between 2 sets of rails by passing trains, one train hit him and threw him under the other train, which cut his head off." "Mail 6/10/49".

The newspaper clipping caption is incorrect. The Club Hotel featured in the article was located on the north side of Mount Dandenong Road. It was destroyed by fire in 1890 prior to re-opening later on the south side where it operated until sale and demolition in 2020 to make way for a retirement village. (See PDF attached - "SS0067 Vic Collections 3754b - Club Hotel Fire 1890").Photograph in newspaper clipping (jpg) and PDF article.Caption under photograph: "There was 'antimony in them thar hills' at Ringwood when this picture was taken in the 1890s. At this stage the Club Hotel in Mt Dandenong Road, East Ringwood was owned by a George Wiggin. There were antimony mines operating nearby. The present-day Club Hotel is on this site." Also attached is a newspaper item from the 'Reporter' dated 31 January, 1890, reporting the Club Hotel, furniture and stock totally destroyed by fire in 1890.

This article was published on March 28th 1910 when Henry Lawson spent some time in a bush camp at Mallacoota, set up E.J. Brady who later recalled Lawson's visit, "We were in our first camp on Captain's Point, living like gipsies. The fishing was good, the shooting was good and a temporary solving of the economic problem had left one free to write when and what one liked - in blessed literary emancipation and far enough from all that vulgar, strident condition that is miscalled 'modern civilization'". The article describes an event that took place on March 6 and is attributed to Henry Lawson.This item is a contemporary record of the writing of Henry Lawson, one of Australia's best known poets.A newspaper clipping from the Eden Magnet. It is titled "A Day at Mallacoota (And A Night Too).handwritten at top - March 28th, 1910 below title -11/3/6newspaper-clipping-eden-magnet lawson-henry-mallacoota

Collection of newspaper clippings in Scrap book from 1960 - 1973Article about the Phillip Island Shire applying for help with Drought Relief.phillip island drought relief, newspaper clipping, phillip island, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about the bird nesting sites being made in the Rhyll Swamp area.rhyll swamp phillip island, bird nesting sites, phillip island, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of Newspaper Clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about the demolition of the gantry on the Stony Point jetty in June 1967. Cowes gantry was demolished several years earlier. The Killara on one race day on Phillip Island handled 7,000 passengers and vehicles.stony point, the killara ferry, cowes jetty, cowes jetty - ferry ss "killara", phillip island, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article telling about the visit to Phillip Island by Sir Rohan Delacombe & Lady Delacombe and the aides.sir rohan delacombe, lady delacombe, phillip island, cowes phillip island, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about the passing of Mr Joe Grayden in September 1965, a former Councillor of the Shire of Phillip Island. Memorial Service Friday 24th September 1965.mr joe grayden, shire of phillip island, phillip island shire councillor, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about the unfortunate Rolls-Royce fan belt breakage and refit in San Remo. Sir Dallas Brooks was on his way to Cowes to open the hospital.sir dallas brooks, lady brooks, rolls-royce, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson, cowes phillip island

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about Broadwater's history and its demolition in October 1965.broadwater guest house, broadwater guesthouse cowes phillip island, guesthouses cowes phillip island, jean jamieson, newspaper clipping

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about Bev Forrest chosen as Belle of the Ball at the Phillip Island SYFC ball at Newhaven on Friday 17th September 1965.bev forrest, belle of the ball syfc, newhaven, jean jamieson, newspaper clipping

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about the need for trees around the new holiday homes being built. The Island is becoming bare and the writer C. Cook is saying what plants do best on the Island.trees needed, c cook, phillip island, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about the first wheat planted in Victoria on Churchill Island by surveyor James Grant 166 years ago and a Monument should be erected to commemorate the occassion.first wheat crops for victoria, churchill island, james grant, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about the new Almurta Reservoir expected to be able to store water by April 1964 and to be completed by mid year.almurta reservoir, water storage, phillip island, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of Newspaper Clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article and photo of the new second Bowling Green for the Phillip Island Bowling Club in Cowes in 1968phillip island bowling club, harry jobe, newspaper clipping, bowling green construction, jean jamieson, cowes phillip island

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Article about a new bank building to be built in Thompson Avenue, Cowes.state savings bank cowes, r christiansen bank manager, thompson avenue cowes, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Life Governorship awarded to Nurse O'Connor to Warley Hospital.nurse lila o'connor, warley hospital, life governorship, yackatoon guesthouse cowes phillip island, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Shire of Phillip Island asked to endorse Back to Phillip Island - 100 years.shire of phillip island, back to phillip island, back to phillip island 1968, back to phillip island 100 years, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Shire of Phillip Island representatives to meet Rhyll Forshore Committee re development of Rhyll including the Nitts area.shire of phillip island, rhyll foreshore committee, the nitts, rhyll development, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Photo and article - building of cray and shark fishing boat by Ken Lacco of Newhavenken lacco, boat building, newhaven, cray fishing, shark fishing boats, boat specifications, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Private enterprise seek approval of Town & Country Planning Board for major development of Rhyll Inlet.rhyll development, town & country planning board, private enterprise, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson

Newspaper clipping showing the Greensborough Hotel in 1984. The hotel was built in 1926`.This view shows details of the exterior of the building.Digital copy of newspaper clippinggreensborough hotel