A group of Councillors and wives. Left - Mr. John Stevens Gawler, dressed in white shirt and tails, wearing glasses, Councillor 1951/58. Centre : Councillor George Padgham, dressed in Mayoral robes, Mayor 1953/54 and 1959/60. 2 women (wives) Centre : dressed in long light colour dress and gloves and carrying a handbag. Far right wearing dark long dress and white gloves carrying a handbag.B&w photomayoral balls, city of box hill, box hill town hall, padgham> george (cr.), mayors, padgham> - (mrs.), 1953-1954, clothing and dress, gawler> john stevens

Box Hill City Councillors 1957-58B&w photocouncillors, kemp> william alfred (cr.), mcintyre> kenneth gordon (cr.), jeffrey> francis thomas (cr.), sparks> reginald howard lee (cr.), lundgren> ernest oscar (ossie) (cr.), hogan> john charles (cr.), proudfoot> james kneale (cr.), padgham> george (cr.), walls> andrew n. (town clerk), mccredden> leslie raymond (cr.)

Box Hill City Councillors 1957-58. Crs. L.R. McCredden, W.A. Kemp, K.G. McIntyre, F.T. Jeffery, R.H.L. Sparks, E.O. Lundgren, J.C. Hogan, J.K. Proudfoot, G. Padgham and A.N. Walls (Town Clerk). B&w photomccredden> leslie raymond (cr.), kemp> william alfred (cr.), mcintyre> kenneth gordon (r.), sparks> reginald howard lee (cr.), lundgren> ernest oscar (ossie) (cr.), hogan> john charles (cr.), proudfoot> james kneale (cr.), padgham> george (cr.), walls> a.n. (town clerk), box hill city councillors

Stage display at the Mayoral Ball 1960 for Cr. G. Padgham, J.P.Colour photomayoral balls, town halls, stage displays, padgham> george (cr.), 1960

Official launch by Mayor George Padgham of the Mobile Library. It shows the mobile library parked at the front of the Box Hill Town Hall. It was launched 16 October 1953. Librarian Phillip Billot is standing second from right. libraries, bookmobiles, librarians, mayors, padgham> george (cr), billot> philip

Official launching of the Mobile Library on 16 October 1953 L to R. --,--,--,--,--, Mrs. Padgham (Mayoress), Cr George Padgham (Mayor),--, Mrs Frank Jeffrey, Mr Philip Billot (Librarian).B&w photolibraries, bookmobiles, mayors, librarians, padgham - (mrs), billot> philip, librarians, jeffrey> frank, padgham> g. (cr.)

Unveiling of plaque on wall of old Post Office, north west corner of Whitehorse Road and Station Street, marking the centenary of the first electric tram which ran between Box Hill and Doncaster. George Padgham (left) and Edna Perrin (right) unveiling the plaque with Box Hill Mayor Cr. Tom Thorpe, in picture.B&w photocentenaries, thorpe> tom (cr.), plaques, mayoral robes, mayors, box hill-doncaster tram, trams, electric tramway, padgham> george, perrin> edna

Council Chambers, Box Hill Town Hall, with a group of men seated and dressed in formal wear.Councillors seated in a semi-circle in the foreground and three rows of men seated in the background. This is the 1957 Centenary meeting held after the formal dinner. The Meeting is being addressed by the Town Clerk, Walls. Councillor Proudfoot in Mayoral Robes centre left. Governor Sir Edmund Herring is bottom left (next to major). Identified as follows: in circle: 1. ? 2. hidden? 3. Sparks, R. 4. McIntyre, Ken 5. Jeffrey, 6. Kemp, 7. Padgham, George 8. Lundgren, Ossie, 9. hidden? Audience: Front RHS Marshall G. TweedieBlack and white photomayors, councillors, town clerks, council meetings, proudfoot> councillor, walls> town clerk, box hill town hall, sparks> reg, mcintyre> kenneth, padgham> george, lundgren> e. ossie (cr.), reid> george (sir), jeffrey> frank, herring> edmund (sir)

Mayoral Ball at Box Hill Town Hall in 1954 as the debutantes prepare to dance. The Mayor was Cr. George Padgham. The stage features a floral decoration.B&w photomayoral balls, padgham> george, mayors, clothing and dress, debutantes, box hill town hall, festive decorations, mayoral robes, dances and balls