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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Exercise book containing minutes of meetings of Ringwood Old Age and Pensioners Association. 20 pages, 1952 - 1955
... Old Age and Pensioners Association. 20 pages. ...Book - VANA exercise book containing minutes of meetings of Ringwood Old Age and Pensioners Association. 20 pp. +Additional Keywords: Parker / Trewhitt, Albert Henry -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Building of Pensioners Cottages at St Andrews
... Building of Pensioners Cottages at St Andrews ...Letter from Postmaster-General's Department to J.T. Niclassen of Buttermans Track, St Andrews concerning telephone equipment destroyed in recent bushfires, 22 Feb 1962 Letter, Joan Kennedy to Mavis Gill, 8 Nov 1962 Letter, Dick (Windy) Gale to Mavis Gill, 18 Apr 1962 Letter, Winnifred Whyte to Mavis Gill, 25 Jun 1962 Letter, N. Cleary to Mavis Gill, 18 Dec 1962 Letter, Doris Young to Mavis Gill, 22 Dec 1962 Re-building of Pensioners Cottages, St Andrews 1962c Declaration of Trust, Eltham and Diamond Valley Benevolent Society, c/o Mrs Mavis Gill, 1973Newsletter No. 136, January 2001 Mavis Gill who is known to our 'older generation' of members (oh to be an octogenarian) has given the Society papers and photographs of the 1962 fires in the St Andrews area. Mavis was involved in obtaining funds for "building relief' purposes so that volunteers could rebuild for those who lost their homes in that area. It lists many voluntary groups who were also involved in the rehabilitation of the fire victims in the area.Folder of letters and documentsvictorian bushfires - 1962, bushfires, fire damage - buildings, houses, st andrews, mavis gill, pensioners cottages, christmas hills, alistair knox, arthur leonard sloman, brian redmond smyth, buttermans track, con sloan, d. goddard, dick (windy) gale, doris young, e. howard, frederick thomas scott, gaunt henry, grant lane, j.t. niclassen, jack niclassen, joan kennedy, joseph kennedy, kangaroo ground relief committee, molly clark, n. cleary, n.r. cleary, patterson, pmg, postmaster-general, robert barclay, robert william fell, winnifred whyte -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, The Herald, The Age, "Rises in Tram Fares Hits at Pensioners", "Tram Fares may increase" "Train chaos if no new station soon", Nov. 1968
... "Rises in Tram Fares Hits at Pensioners", "Tram Fares may ...Newspaper Clipping - set of six clippings adhered to two sides of one sheet of ruled quarto paper with punched holes on the left hand side - primarily about the increase in fares - Nov. 1968 1 - "Rises in Tram Fares Hits at Pensioners" 2 - "Tram Fares may increase" 3 - "Train chaos if no new station soon" - Flinders St station 4 - "Fares Rise next year" 5 - "Sunday trams adequate" 6 - "Change Tramways Board of the system" - about the design of tramcars - letter from J. Wunderly of Burwood. Cuttings from The Herald, The Age and Sun newspapers.trams, tramways, fares, flinders st station, sunday services, tramcars -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Combined Pensioners Association, 1981 - 1993
... Combined Pensioners Association ...Assorted Correspondencestawell -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - City of Port Melbourne, Application for firewood, 1940s - 1950s
Application for firewood by pensioners. City of Port Melbourne. Requires residential details, length of residence, number of people at residence (and their employment status) other than pensioner. Used approximately 1940s and 50slocal government - city of port melbourne, john may -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Garden City Pensioner's Club at Warburton, 16 Oct 1963
.01 - B&W photocopy of Garden City Pensioner's Club at Warburton (16.10.1963). .02 B&W photocopy of Garden City Pensioner's Club outside St Mary's Parish Hall at Warburton (16.10.1963).Gardengarden city, garden city pensioner's club, st mary's warburton -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Ticket, Port Melbourne Football Club, 1987
Season ticket Port Melbourne Football Club 1987, belonged to C. Reid of Sandringham (pensioner membership)sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, c reid -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Ticket, Port Melbourne Football Club, 1988
Season ticket Port Melbourne Football Club 1988 - belonged to C. Reid of Sandringham (pensioner membership)sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, c reid -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Ticket, Port Melbourne Football Club, 1990
Season ticket Port Melbourne Football Club 1990- belonged to C. Reid of Sandringham (pensioner membership).sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, c reid -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Ticket, Port Melbourne Football Club, 1991
Season ticket Port Melbourne Football Club 1991 - belonged to C. Reid of Sandringham (pensioner membership).sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, c reid -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Ticket, Port Melbourne Football Club, 1992
Season ticket Port Melbourne Football Club 1992 - belonged to C. Reid of Sandringham (pensioner membership).sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, c reid -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Ticket, Port Melbourne Football Club, 1995
Plastic card issued as Pensioner's 1995 Season ticket No.1505 by Port Melbourne Football Club (Unpunched)sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Article, Protests at Menzies Creek
Article titled “Protests at Menzies Creek” about pensioners protesting cuts in pensions. Age 6th September 1932. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Bowling Club- RVBA Pennants, 1995-96
Sepia photographPennants are for Division 3 Section Winner, and Division 3 Runner Up, Pensioners Network, 1995-96. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Article - Newspaper Article, "Tom the wharfie now lifts a pen", 5 Apr 1983
Article relating to Tom Hills taking up writing/publishing. Page from "Australian Pensioner" periodical ("Under the hook" discussed)piers and wharves - waterside workers, tom hills, noel turnbull -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of 5 MMTB paper tickets, late 1970s early 1980's
Set of 5 MMTB paper tickets - all with numbers printed in black ink. 1 - 25c - orange block and orange printing - Nos. 240931 and 241652 2 - 25c - concession or pensioner - P - orange block and printings No. 169191 and 169196 3 - 20c - Concession or pensioner - P in red ink, blue paper, black printing No. 928727trams, tramways, tickets, concession fares, pension, mmtb -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Ticket, Port Melbourne Football Club, 1989
Season ticket Port Melbourne Football Club 1989 - belonged to C. Reid of Sandringham (pensioner membership). contains loose, handprinted schedule of gamessport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, c reid -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - CAULFIELD COMBINED PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION INC
This file contains 3 items about pensioner issues: 1/Original copy of typed document titled ‘Pensioners are People with the right to live as every Australian’, written by the President of the above mentioned association. It discusses how Pension payment increases are delayed long after they are announced which results in pensioners living below the poverty line. 2/Copy of newspaper article dated to 24/07/1982. The article is titled ‘Aged burden a myth: professor’ by Philip McIntosh. The professor of social and preventative medicine at Monash, Professor Lou Opit, was speaking at a seminar about the rising welfare payments for the aged and their cost to the taxpayer. The article also shows a table of countries rated in order from highest to lowest for welfare spending and Australia is 17th out of 19 countries. 3/Original copy of typed document titled ‘Facts about Pensioners’ authorised by the President of Caulfield Combined Pensioners Associations. Document talks about claims that welfare payments (social security) are not in fact a burden on taxpayers but the real cost to the country is caused by tax evasion and overspending in other areas. Statistics also show a decline in the rate of pension increases.caulfield, meaney street, elsternwick, morton alma, caulfield combined pensioners, community services, people by circumstance, parliamentary representatives, social problems, clubs and associations -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, Portrait, c. 1914
Portrait of Thomas Richard Cook, 7465, who departed overseas 9/1/1915 and returned to Australia on 22/9/1919Studio portrait of World War 1 soldier, Thomas Richard Cook, seated on stool, with cane.Notation on obverse, "Thomas Richard Cook/TPI Pensioner Deceased 23/3/74/Presented to RSL/from Mrs V Cook/Phone 783 1193"ww1, portrait, soldier, thomas richard cook -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Travel Cards", Oct. 1982
Poster - printed on paper, titled "Travel Cards" advising new issue travel cards do not show a price. Gives prices for Adults, Children and Pensioners - Central Zone, and Zones 1 to 3. Dated Oct. 1982.trams, tramways, tickets, travel cards, mmtb -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George W. Bell, 'Windy' Gale's burnt out home, Wild Dog Creek Road, Jan. 1962, Jan 1962
Building of Pensioners Cottages at St Andrews; for those burnt out in the 1962 bushfires. A voluntary scheme of Mavis Gill through the Kangaroo Ground Relief CommitteeBlack and white photo mounted on card'Windy' Gale's burnt out home, Wild Dog Creek Road Photo Geo. W. Bell, Jan. 1962victorian bushfires - 1962, bushfires, dick (windy) gale, fire damage - buildings, george w bell, houses, st andrews, wild dog creek road, mavis gill, pensioners cottages -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George W. Bell, Mavis Gill making a turn near 'Windy' Gale's home, Wild Dog Creek Road, Jan. 1962, Jan 1962
Building of Pensioners Cottages at St Andrews; for those burnt out in the 1962 bushfires. A voluntary scheme of Mavis Gill through the Kangaroo Ground Relief CommitteeBlack and white photo mounted on cardMavis Gill making a turn near 'Windy' Gale's place Wild Dog Creek area Photo Geo. W. Bell, Jan. 1962victorian bushfires - 1962, bushfires, dick (windy) gale, fire damage - buildings, george w bell, houses, st andrews, wild dog creek road, mavis gill, pensioners cottages -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George W. Bell, Christmas Hills bushfire, Jan. 1962, Jan 1962
Building of Pensioners Cottages at St Andrews; for those burnt out in the 1962 bushfires. A voluntary scheme of Mavis Gill through the Kangaroo Ground Relief CommitteeBlack and white photo mounted on cardChristmas Hills bushfire Photo Geo. W. Bell, Jan. 1962victorian bushfires - 1962, bushfires, fire damage - buildings, george w bell, houses, st andrews, mavis gill, pensioners cottages, christmas hills, water tank -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Marcello hits a high note, 18/10/2017
33 years ago, Watsonia musician and artist Marcello D'Amico decided to spend a few weeks volunteering with the Italian Pensioners' Federation of Victoria. He is now the voluntary co-ordinator of the group. News article 1 page, black text and colour image.watsonia, marcello damico, italian pensioners federation of victoria, volunteers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Caring For Senior Citizens, 1996
Vermont Elderly People's homes has completed Stage 1 of Dandvue Village units - for aged pensioners capable of independent living. The land was the old site of Vermont Primary School. Article includes brief details of other projects involving the organisation.vermont primary school, no. 1022, retirement homes and villages, vermont elderly peoples homes, kirkpatrick, birdie, palmer, cyril, hauser, ken, williams, muriel -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Association of Victorian Blind Workers Committee: 7/6/1931 - 25/1/1940, 1931-1940
These minutes include Present, Apologies, Correspondence, Registrations, Reports and Interviews with workers. 16/12/1938 it was noted the Secretary created a brochure called 'Social Justice for the Blind' and other publications for promotion of the organisation. It was also reported re the Institutions decision to pay Christmas pay on the basis of Married pensioners, £3-7-6, Married non-pensioners £4-7-6 per week and single men £2-2-6 per week. The child allowance has been discontinued. Meetings were often held in private homes or in spaces provided by churches.1 volume of handwritten notesassociation of victorian blind workers, royal victorian institute for the blind -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George W. Bell, Message from 'Windy' Gale, Wild Dog Creek Road, Jan. 1962, Jan 1962
"Staying at Dinsdales up the hill, Windy" Building of Pensioners Cottages at St Andrews; for those burnt out in the 1962 bushfires. A voluntary scheme of Mavis Gill through the Kangaroo Ground Relief CommitteeBlack and white photo mounted on cardMessage from resident Wild Dog Creek Road Photo Geo. W. Bell, Jan. 1962victorian bushfires - 1962, bushfires, dick (windy) gale, fire damage - buildings, george w bell, houses, st andrews, wild dog creek road, mavis gill, pensioners cottages, bill dinsdale -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Temporary volunteer 30 years later, 13/01/2016
Watsonia artist Marcello D'Amico's volunteer work was recognised with an award from the Victorian Multiculturalism Commission. D'Amico has been a volunteer for the Italian Pensioners Federation of Victoria, and affiliated social clubs for the last 30 years.News clipping, black text, colour image.watsonia artist, marcello damico, victorian multiculturalism commission award -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Form/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC), "Trip Way-Bill", 1950's, 1955, 1963
Demonstrates aspects of the SEC governance and monitoring system, gives information on actual tram running, tickets sold against a date. Could be used by Inspectors to check tickets on a tram. Version prior to the introduction of Pensioner fares.3045.1 - Printed form titled "Trip Way-Bill" of the SEC, Electricity Supply Department, Provincial Tramways, on thin off white paper. Gives value of tickets up to 7d, City 2d, Pensioners 2d and 3d and parcel stamps of 4d. Has space for the Run No, Conductor, Day, Date , route time and tram no. Able to be used on both sides of the sheet. Has sheet or print number of TYE 1-250 3045.2 - Photocopy of the same form with fares up to value of 1/-c, three city tickets, no pensioners and parcels of 6d. Original form to Bendigo Tramways. Under sheet number of TYE 1-250, has date of (R6/63). 3045.3 - similar to 3045.1 - but different TYE number and differences in font etc. While fare denominations to max value of 7d, has does not have City and Pensioner fares - used prior to the introduction of these fares - 1/11/1955 to 1/7/1958. Should be checked with SEC by-laws. trams, tramways, tickets, accounting, trip waybills, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Check Ticket Zone 1 Only", Mid 1960's to c1980
Set of 24 decimal current MMTB tram tickets. All black printing unless noted otherwise. A variety of small size (55H x 26W) or large format (68H x 31W). .1 - 5c, large on light pink paper, with P (Pensioner) overprinted in red, No. 013294 .2 - 5c, large on pink paper, No. At 615005. .3 - 5c, large on off white paper with P (Pensioner) and a diagonal slash overprinted in red, B019424. .4 - 7c, large on grey paper, No. Be 811145, has tape damage. .5 - 10c, large on light brown paper, with P (Pensioner) and a diagonal slash overprinted in red, B005464. .6 - 10c, large, on off white paper, printed with brown ink, Aa 047834. .7 - 10c, small, on light brown paper, F311163 .8 - 10c, large, on off white paper, printed in blue ink, over stamped "City Section" in black. .9 - 10c, large on light brown paper, Al 075891 .10 - 10c, large on light brown paper, with P (Pensioner) overprinted in red, No A006068 .11 - 12c, large on light brown paper, printed with brown ink, Bs 727285 has tape damage. .12 - 15c, large on shiny white paper, Av586696 .13 - 15c, large on yellow paper, with P (Pensioner) and a diagonal slash overprinted in red, B004804 .14 - 15c, large on off white paper, printed in purple ink, over stamped "City Section" in purple, C 372658. .15 - 15c, large on yellow paper, As 15405 .16 - as for .14, Ag 688901 .17 - 15c, small, on yellow C711727 .18 - 15c, large, on yellow paper, with P (Pensioner) overprinted in red - A 186849 .19 - 20c - large on off white paper, printed in purple ink, over stamped "City Section" in purple, Aa 457610 .20 - 20c - large on blue paper, Ay 027256 .21 - 20c - large on off white paper, printed in light blue ink, Ad 023003 .22 - 25c - large on orange paper, printed in red ink, Ce 428409trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, city section