Weston Arthur Bate OAM was an Australian historian and previous president of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Dr Olwen Ford is a historian, author and long-term Sunshine resident. Bob Parsons is a long-term Sunshine resident and business owner, who's grandparents worked with HV McKay and his family in the 1920s.Pro Weston Bate presents Award of Merit to Olwen Ford Bob Parsons A Local Family Business - Parsons and Lewis Horse Hair Drawers and Curlersweston bate oam, olwen ford, bob parsons, parsons and lewis

Three photos of Professor Weston Bates Mr Rob Parsons Mrs Olwen Ford and Mr Norm Carlton Presentation of an Award of Merit to Olwen Ford on March 10 1994 for her services to both history and The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Also photograph of Rob Parsons addressing the audience on the subject of Parsons and Lewis horse drawing and curling industryford, sunshine and district historical societ, royal historical society of victori, parsons

This recording was between Olwen Ford & Grazyna Krezleswska in 2024ford, history, sunshine

Book submitted by Olwen Ford for her fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education by major thesis in the University of Melbourne 1993Voice from Below; Family, School & Community on the Braybrook Plains 1854 - 1892ford, women, history

Typed Notes on Wallace Anderson Art Teacher and Sculptorwallace "wally" anderson, art

2254.01 - Report of Olwen Ford re Parkers stables Maribyrnong|2254.02 - Report on visit to inspect old stables at 4A The Esplanade Maribyrnong 26.2.1991|2254.03 - Handwritten notes Dale Stables Maribyrnongdale stables, chifley drive, maribrynong

The Friends of the Black Powder Mill and local historians (including Olwen Ford) produced a heritage brochure about the former Albion Explosives Factory and the Mill. To introduce and celebrate the new public brochure explaining the history of the Mill and the wider explosives factory site.The Mill had been restored and officially reopened in 2003; the brochure formed part of the public interpretation strategy.Black Power Mill Lauch of Brochure6/8/2002 Chair Jack Sheridan Chairman Friends Of Black Powder Mill Launch By Prof Ian D. Rap Other Speakers Olwen Ford, Cr. Sam David, Bob Secombe black powder mill, cainlea, albion explosive factory, ian d. rap, olwen ford, sam david, bob secombe

Notes by Olwen Ford 23 September 2007 Name changes in Sunshine and district

This document records the historical background of the area near Mounsey Street, Sunshine West.Historical Background of Mounsey St Area Sunshinemounsey street, sunshine west, francis anderson, lachlan fairbairn, glengalla estate, sherwin, bakewell, mt. bakewell

the hunt club hotel, history

Attractive booklet, 1873 engraving on the front cover

This document was produced for a Sunshine & District Historical Society Exhibition on 2916Braybrook State School No 1102|Deer Park State School No 1434 (Formerly known as Kororoit Creek or Derrimut School)|Sunshine State School No 3113 (Formerly known as Braybrook South or Braybrook Junction State School)|Albion State School No 4265|Sunshine East State School No 4645|Tottenham North State School No 4703|Tottenham State School No 4707|Sunshine Heights State School No 4744|Sunshine North State School no 4745|Sunvale State School No 4818|Albion North State School No 4855|Sunshine Technical School|Sunshine high School|Tottenham Technical School|Sunshine West High School|Sunshine North Technical School|Ardeer High School|Sunshine Boy's Christian College|Our Lady of the Immaculate|St Theresa's|St Peter Chanel's|St Bernadettes's|St Paul's . St Peter's Primary Schoolstate school, primary school

Soft cover book with picture of the Maribyrnong River near Chiffery Drive on frontmaribyrnong, maribyrnong river, braybrook, river

A soft cover publication of 590 pages. The cover features several photos of people and places in Sunshine, The background of these cover photos is coloured in yellow and orange. The book includes photos and photo stories as well as extracts from newspapers, government archives and census records to document key developments and stories of hardships and achievements during a critical period of industrialisation and postwar migration to Australia. It includes bibliographical references and an index.non-fictionThis publication by the Sunshine & District Historical Society builds on an earlier publication "Harvester Town: The Making of Sunshine 1890-1925". It focuses on the post-war migration years when thousands of young immigrants settled in the new City of Sunshine, bought land, built homes, had families and worked in the area's important industries. It uses a range of primary resources including photos, photo stories, interviews and other documents to explain the challenges, achievements and issues faced in the development of "Multicultural Sunshine"multiculturalism australia, , sunshine victoria, postwar migration

Historian and long-time Sunshine resident speaks on the topic 'Preserving the past for the future' and the District Historical Society 1972 - 1997This tape records the formation of the Sunshine and District Historical Society, the saving and vision of The Hunt Club, the saving of Pipe Makers Park and many other activities of the society.Sunshine & District Historical Society A.G.M. 17/8/97 Chairman Norm Carlton Speaker Olwen Ford 'Preserving the past for the future' and District Historical Society 1972 - 1997sunshine, sunshine and district historical society, olwen ford

This video was made by Victorian University of Technology (VUT) students, Latha Weeakkody, Clavin Wang, June So, Anthony Mapp and Daniel King in the 2nd semester 2003. The interviewer Stan Bolton talks to members of the Sunshine and District Historical Society Olwen Ford, Norman Carlton and Eric Wegner about the history of Sunshine. Street scenes of Sunshine also feature in the video. The video was presented to the Sunshine and District Historical Society in July 2004.Changing Faces of Sunshine a Documentary Latha Weerakkody, Calvin Wang, June So, Anthony Mapp & Daniel Kingcalvin wang, june so, anthony mapp, latha weerakkody, daniel king, olwen ford, norman carlton, eric wegner

Soft covered book with picture on the front cover of the "Images of St.Albans" mural.non-fictionThis book is about the history of St. Albans as told by its residents. From pioneer selectors of the 1800s to the depression years of the 1930s, the incoming settlers first established their sleepy little village within a small farming community on the Keilor Plains. Then from the 1950s there was an unprecedented population growth as the European immigrants came in their thousands and helped formed a thriving, cosmopolitan community.st. albans, antonia bruns, lorna cameron, edna cooper, maree williams, elfie haggblom, doug boyce, olwen ford, joan carstairs, mary smith, linda watkinson, bev smith, bev godfrey, garry cameron, jean cameron, louise byrne, sue lookwood, roy cameron

Presentation by OFF at Brimbank City Council Planning Committee 7/9/2010orica, ballarat road, deer park

A large book with a red and yellow cover.sunshine, history

Red covered booksunshine, history

Harvester Town Project Accounting & Petty Cash Booksharvester town, olwen ford

Thousands of families have lived in the Brimbank area over thousands of years Aboriginal families were here for over 40000 years The first migrant families came from England Ireland and Scotland in the 1830s to 1840s Many came in the gold rushes of the 1850s when the main tracks to the gold fields went through the Brimbank area New families arrived when the first industries developed in the 1870s to 1890s After World Ware Two there was a huge influx of new families to the Brimbank area especially St Albans and Sunshine Like the earlier migrants they often built their own homes and contributed to new schools churches local business and industry Why is the City of Brimbank called Brimbank? The name comes from Brimbank Park, the largest park in the area Opened in 1973 Before that the central part was Brimbank Farm owned by the Goudie Family in the 1870s to 1890s and later John Dodd and his family

h.v. mckays, sunshine harvester works, russell street, devonshire road, sunshine

The Blackbird Cruise Boat held cruises on the Maribyrnong River(L-R) Olwen Ford, Tom Rigg, Frank Ford, Peter Somerville, John Willatonsunshine & district historical society, blackbird

Sunshine and District Historical Society A.G.M. 23/5/81 Olwen Ford Historical Bluestone Factory at Maribyrnongraleigh’s boiling down works, melbourne meat preserving company, australian frozen meat export company, hume pipe company, van ness avenue, maribyrnong, melbourne’s living museum of the west

Researched and compiled by Olwen Ford for a gathering of the Derham family in August 2007.A chronological account of major events in the life of Thomas Burge Derham and his family in the Sunshine District between 1858 to 1916thomas burge derham

Part of the Family Focus display by Mrs Olwen Ford for the Brimbank City Festival March 1998.Photograph of the blacksmiths shop in Keilor owned by the Seuling family Photograph of the Wedding of Ruby Seuling to Stan Oliver Henry Seuling was a German migrant who came out in 1855 and naturalised in 1861 He married Ellen Leary and they settled at Keilor They had seven children including John Caspar who later took over his fathers blacksmith shop The Seulings were active in district affairs and had close family ties to the Goudie and Dodd familiesseuling

Part of the Family Focus display by Mrs Olwen Ford for the Brimbank City Festival March 1998frederick charles stenson

Part of the Family Focus display by Mrs Olwen Ford for the Brimbank City Festival, March 1998.Photo of some of the children attending Ardeer Kindergarten in 1950 with the building in the backgroundardeer kindergarten, kindergarten

Part of the Family Focus display set up by Olwen Ford for the Brimbank City Festival, March 1998.deer park state school, state school, student, building