"Otira" was built in 1887 for Mr. Henry Berry, owner of a large wholesale grocery business. In 1923, the property was acquired by the Methodist Church for use as a home mission training college.B & W gloss photograph of a group of 8 Otira students, taken outdoors. Three students named as: Norman Marshall, Kevin Green, John Petersotira, methodist, home mission training college, norman marshall, kevin green, john peters

Grenville College was founded in 1855 by W. Stellard as Ballarat Grammar School. The school was amalgamated by Mr Victor are Ballarat Grammar School in 1867 as the Ballarat Collegiate and Grammar School. Its name was changed to Grenville College in 1869. In 1908 Grenville College was situated in Mair Street, Ballarat, and the Principal was A.A. Buley. Pupils were educated for either commercial life or for the University. Those who intended to matriculate were advised to take the following subjects: - English, History, and Geography; Arithmetic, Algebra, Euclid, and Trigonometry; and either French and German, or Latin and Greek.Fourteen page soft covered Annual Roport, Honor List and Prospectusgrenville college, cyril callister, frank g. menzies, william morcom, sydney r. curnow, william h. collyer, revill tinworth, c. brokenshire, george p. merz, alfred h. barrett, anthony jenkin, alexander sutherland, wilford whittle, owen peters, john la gerche, mary delahunty, lily evans, henry japp, edith forster, j. sutherland, a.m. lilburne, eustace coltman, james g. leadbeater

Framed calligraphy presentation to William Wooldridge, late manager of the Koh-i-Nor Gold Mining Companyackroyd, francis, beasley, henry, cazaly,, church, arthur, colvin, robert, cotter, james, cotter, william, doyle, john, elliott, george, ellis, james, empey, william, erickson, e., gaunt, joseph, gay, philip, gilbert, john, gilmour, henry, glasson, edward, higgans, fred, higgans, joseph, james, john, lanyon, james, mcquinn, john, mitchell, john, muir, thomas, o'neill, michael, o'neill, patrick, pearson, david, peters, john, quinn, michael, rankin, alexander, rankin, richard, rowe, john, sirdan, edward, uren, william, varcoe, william, whitehead, william, willey, samuel, wooldridge, william, lamb, james, koh-i-nor gold mining company, illumination, calligraphy, presentation, w. thomson, john james

Flight Lieutenant Victor Richard Rodda Squadron Leader John Henry Dahlitz Squadron Leader (Acting) John Herbert Dunn Wing Commander Peter William Mahood WO Kenneth Thomas Maley Flight Seargent Flying Officer Coloured Photograph of 9 Sqn Vietnam. Men are assembled in front of three Huey Helicopters List of 156 names and rank of servicemenNo. 9 Squadron Vietnam 13 Oct 719 squadron raaf, helicopter - huey, royal australian air force, flight lieutenant john taylor payne, o32495, flight lieutenant denis thomas phillips, squadron leader denis thomas phillips, o317240, 37 squadron, 35 squadron, flight lieutenant norman mellville goodall, o43963, pilot, distinguished flying cross, squadron leader (acting) john herbert dunn, o218326, squadron leader brian leslie john dirou, o314174, wing commander peter william mahood, o52901, companion of the distinguished service order, squadron leader john henry dahlitz, o42648, flight lieutenant nicholas leray-meyer, o42838, flight lieutenant ernest john buchanan, o316279, flight lieutenant victor richard rodda, o45092, wo kenneth thomas maley, a33399, pilot officer david mark fielding, o44410, flight lieutenant john frederick robbins, o222543, pilot officer warwick edwin guy, o318869, pilot officer marc lewis julienne, o224937, pilot officer warren leslie duff, o225133, pilot officer peter william drury, flight lieutenant peter william drury, o318407, flying officer reginald frederick van leuven, o46085, pilot officer garry edward dunbar, o46673, pilot officer trevor burgess, o46790, pilot officer rhys northwood james, 0119113, mention in dispatches, flying officer ronald david mitchell, o317787, pilot officer torrance adrian pullar, o225079, pilot officer lachlan george milne, o318870, pilot officer gregory martin walsh, o46086, pilot officer john douglas thynne, o120160, pilot officer geoffrey raymond farrell, o118070, flying officer douglas graham, flight lieutenant douglas graham, o57041, pilot officer paul francis devine, flying officer paul francis devine, o119068, pilot officer john frederick herbertson, o119672, pilot officer richard ian waddy, flying officer richard ian waddy, o46802, pilot officer robert allen hobson, flying officer robert allen hobson, o113981, pilot officer gregory prestige forbes, o225356, sgt terence john pinkerton, a216972, distinguished flying medal, cpl frederick george brown, a56788, leading aircraftman brian barr thompson, flight lieutenant brian barr thompson, o216421, flight sergeant alan william ely, a33677, flight sergeant reginald john walker, a13698, sgt kenneth john dedman, a42586, sgt kerry hunter cook, a110376, sgt francis john hardwick, a56156, sgt alan edward cleve bicker, a310809, sgt bruce thomas ladd, a315273, sgt brian robert richardson, a56491, sgt austin alphonsus connor, a210189, sgt ian doudney smith, a218917, sgt garry william clavan, a25012, sgt jeffrey eden hollis, a312659, sgt ross thomas tarrant, a220759, sgt edward george coffee, a33740, sgt stanley loseby moss, a211021, sgt robert albert oliver, a219025, flight sergeant ralph nearl yee, a14616, cpl maurice edward hill, sgt maurice edward hill, a17654, leading aircraftman ronald eric tait, a117944, leading aircraftman raymond thomas starkie, a18882, leading aircraftman john wayne gibson, a224256, cpl gregory stewart love, sgt gregory stewart love, a211438, photographer, leading aircraftman paul alexander batterham, a111637, leading aircraftman steven gordon milsted, a316726, cpl roger james wilde, a57094, leading aircraftman david john baker, a223818, cpl gerald ivor frampton, a45362, cpl david keith streatfeild, a315877, leading aircraftman john thomas egan, a46894, leading aircraftman william (bill) anthony capper, a225581, leading aircraftman jack lowe, a118442, leading aircraftman terrence george grigson, a113627, leading aircraftman walter edward howell davies, cpl walter edward howell davies, a56997, cpl james william payne, a55901, leading aircraftman david murray furner, a44993, cpl richard brenton joyce, a222042, leading aircraftman malcolm leonard stanborough, a224208, cpl arthur lindsay shipard, a222351, cpl edward george brooker, a56288, cpl josephus cornelius mennen, a316034, leading aircraftman gerald david rich, a46353, cpl ralph edward james, a111547, leading aircraftman james andrew gable, a225054, leading aircraftman trevor john munce, a47082, leading aircraftman lyle ronald conway kerr, a120983, cpl john henry parsons, a223927, leading aircraftman geofrey matthew irvin, a117771, leading aircraftman steven stanley russell, a46137, cpl john charles meakin, a316144, cpl john william clarkson, a19578, leading aircraftman kenneth raymond hey, a120489, leading aircraftman warren john peters, a56784, leading aircraftman john stuart kirby, a317933, cpl robert william clayton, a44464, leading aircraftman johan marinus versluis, o224575, leading aircraftman richard anton leahy, a113806, leading aircraftman peter gordon boyling, a118181, leading aircraftman charles william burgess, a117156, leading aircraftman ian clifford lay, a224399, leading aircraftman gregory harold aizlewood, a113282, leading aircraftman kerry william alan pendergast, a225323, leading aircraftman denis james savage, a45317, leading aircraftman geoffrey charles roxburgh, a58151, leading aircraftman james grant mcintyre, a58054, cpl denis john freeman, a110964, leading aircraftman william joseph hazel, a117528, leading aircraftman william angus mcphail, a117425, leading aircraftman gregory douglas smith, a57435, leading aircraftman alan george bielby, a57774, leading aircraftman barry thomas bertram, a57881, leading aircraftman john desmond murphy, a111995, cpl dennis william pearce, a221802, cpl dennis john roles, a222498, leading aircraftman graham thomas o'brien, a117965, leading aircraftman douglas william bunker, a46066, leading aircraftman byron mcintosh sutherland, cpl bryon mcintosh sutherland, a57689, leading aircraftman raymond herbert townsend, a113600, cpl david william lester, sgt (acting) david william lester, a44804, leading aircraftman mark phillip jones, a58148, cpl brian andrew pomroy, a217408, leading aircraftman stewart raymond mcintyre, a61640, cpl john francis murphy, a221779, leading aircraftman kevin peter horton, a61624, leading aircraftman richard john holtsbaum, a61702, leading aircraftman eric clarence easterbrook, a224026, leading aircraftman leonard russell moore, a118042, leading aircraftman richard william hardy, a47058, leading aircraftman john leslie robson, a119522, leading aircraftman steven john hartigan, a318397, leading aircraftman dennis john harrison, a113286, leading aircraftman robert william waller, a58188, cpl vincent charles brooker, a18836, leading aircraftman deane maxwell rogers, a222691, cpl ernst van gilst, a17658, cpl peter christopher nicholls, a316780, cpl john page, a46427, cpl garry reginald jarvis, a61316, leading aircraftman kerrence arthur george taylor, a112754, cpl donald john turner, a44080, cpl daniel james mcgrath, a110356, leading aircraftman jeffrey cecil faux, a119504, leading aircraftman archibald newlands tudehope, a113479, leading aircraftman raymond leslie brien, a223258, leading aircraftman earle john murray, a112745, leading aircraftman william jethro fennell, a45796, leading aircraftman william travis colgrave, a317083, leading aircraftman kenneth john warton, a317818, cpl terance vale, a17604, leading aircraftman ronald vincent kunde, a120607, leading aircraftman kenneth john mcleod, a118137

This item contributes to an understanding of the impact that involvement in the war in Vietnam (1962 - 1972 ) had on Australian servicemen.Casualty List of 1 Fld Sqn and 3 Fld Troop in Vietnam. This is a list of names of those injured or killed in action (not complete). This list was done by Bob Coker who is compiling the list of Australian causalities. See media for more information.casualty list, 1 fld sqn, 3 fld troop, killed in action, wounded in action, royal australian engineers, sapper denis william gooding, sgt denis william gooding, 18690, sapper frank charles mallard, 5411253, cpl (temp) william ronald gallagher, 214407, sapper terence mervyn bradbury, 54968, sapper barry john harford, 43323, sapper clement william coolburra, 17587, sapper peter michael cachia, cpl (temp) peter michael cachia, 1410862, cpl robert walter bowtell, 213151, cpl richard james seddon, sgt richard james seddon, 22834, sapper maxwell roy livingston, 38151, sapper david john peters, 42853, sapper koostantinoes william unmeopa, 18464, sapper eric walter holst, 54725, sapper ronald john borinelli, 3787259, sapper leslie prowse, 18409, l/cpl dave cook, cpl (temp) dave cook, 214933, sgt barry william sant, 242802, pte barrie john ganley, 4717619, sapper noel roy mcduffie, cpl noel roy mcduffie, 37050, sapper ross edward comben, l/cpl ross edward comben, 54733, sapper bruce noel bevan, 2783013, cpl anthony george evans, l/cpl anthony george evans, 2783420, sapper john cyril thompson, 38309, sapper ashley john culkin, 2783384, sapper dennis lindsay brooks, 3787889, sapper ramon john peter deed, 3788300, sapper john laurence o'hara, 2782779, sapper gregory vincent brady, 2782812, sapper brian geoffrey roberts, 6708336, sapper terrence james renshaw, 3788172, capt grahame leslie alwynne hellyer, 335126, sapper donald spence wride, 18665, wo2 (temp) barry john moore, 242811, sapper trevor john drummond, 3411826, sapper robert neil creek, 3791192, sapper lyndon ross stutley, 4719196, sapper david james lawson, 39259, s/sgt (temp) colin william mclachlan, 13053, sapper allan graham pattison, 44042, sapper david john steen, 4719232, l/cpl john edgar garrett, 1200473, sapper mervyn john spear, 5714596, sapper peter john macdonald, 55214, sapper john henry powe, 3791364, sapper malcolm leonard paine, cpl (temp) malcolm leonard paine, 5411670, sapper peter neil chenoweth, 3411964, sapper ian campbell leach, l/cpl ian campbell leach, 2786713, cpl david malcolm mcgregor, 3411692, s/sgt peter james gollagher, 172377, sapper kenneth roy nicholson, 2412486, cpl kevin john moon, 243292, sapper norman william le bherz, 18395, sapper trevor john cox, 5715629, sapper christopher david carroll, cpl christopher david carroll, 218155, sapper graham john hooper, 3791253, sapper john robert gilmore, 2789080, sapper alan graham hooke, 2786487

This type of photograph was taken annually.A black and white photograph of the students at Our Lady's of Mt Carmel Catholic School, Sunbury Grades IV to VIII in 1953.st mary's catholic school, sunbury, schools, education, our lady of mt. carmel, anderson, yvonne, lupson, maria, kelly, marie, dillon, kathleen, o'brien, joan, millett, bernadette, dunn, anne, dickson, wade, smith, william, mclean, kevin, mccarthy, john, peters, simon, hall, vincent, thompson, vivian, gwenda, wendy, patricia, mckimmie, delaney, frances, pauline, muir, david, murphy, jimmy, dennis, staib, trevor, gordon, maurice, de vos, tom, leake, fay, stringer, vickie, lydia, mary, vicki, kay, george evans collection

All photos relate to Francis William (Dinky) Dean BEM, VX 93960 2nd AIF, 3742 1 RAR 1943 - 1975. Refer Cat No 124.2 for his service history. Frank Dean is in all 4 photos.(.1) Photo, B & W showing 4 soldiers in a Jeep. (.2) Photo, B & W showing a soldier standing beside a sign . (.3) Photo, B &W showing 2 soldiers at a kitchen mess. (.4) Photo, B & W showing 5 soldiers sitting under a small tree.(.4) On rear in black pen. “John Peters, B Coy, Martin Winterburn HQ Coy, Self D Coy, Don Nurcombe C Coy and Stevo SP Coy, A Ech Korea 1954” Ech, (Echelon)photography, military, korea

The dead man's penny is a commemorative medallion which was presented to the family of soldier s who were killed in the First World War. The images of Brittania the dolphins and the lion represent Brittain and the eagle represents Germany. The name of the soldier is presented without rank to signify the equality of all sacrifice. This medallion was to commemorate Daniel Nicol Peters who came from Scotland but enlisted in the AIF in Blackboy Hill Western Australia. His regimental number was 3200. he was Killed in Action on 26 August 1918. His father was John Peters of Greenside Fifeshire Scotland. From a country with a population of approximately 5 million people, there were more than 60000 soldiers killed. This object represents but one of these soldiers. It therefore has historical and social significanceCircluar brass plaque with figure of Brittania and a lion in low relief. There are two dolphins around the figure of Brittania and and image of a defeated eagle below the lion.To the right of the figure is a small rectangle with the name of the soldier. Text around the edge.He died for freedom and honour. Daniel Nicol Petersdead man's penny, daniel nicol peters

Published: (1934, June 26). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Published title: VICE-ROYALTY GREETS THE KING OF THE BEASTS AT THE ZOO. Published caption: Lord Huntingfield experienced a pleasant “induction ceremony” as Patron of the Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society yesterday, when he made a tour of the Zoological Gardens. The picture shows the Governor, accompanied by Lady Huntingfield, inspecting the King of Beasts, who is submitting to a little playful treatment from the Director of the Gardens, Mr. Wilkie, while the Director whispers in his ear that a distinguished visitor has come to see him. (Inset), is a picture of Lord Huntingfield greeting one of the Koalas. Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204818472 Description: A man wearing a hat, scarf and overcoat reaches up to pat a koala in a tree watched by a man in a hat and suit. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: In 1932, the Zoo built an Australian native animal enclosure which visitors could enter and closely view koalas, wallabies, kookaburras and magpies all placed together. The branches of the trees in the enclosure were cut so that visitors could easily see and feed the koalas sitting in them. The cost to feed each koala fresh gum leaves was fifteen shillings per week. By 1924, Queensland was the last stronghold in Australia for the koala. They were functionally extinct in South Australia, only a few hundred in NSW, and an estimated population of 1000 animals remained in Victoria. There had been a six-month open season on koalas in Queensland in 1919 where over a million had been slaughtered, however with its vast, dense forests it was impossible to accurately know their numbers. Koala fur is tough, warm and waterproof and was in high demand from consumers in Canada, Britain and the US to make hats and gloves and for lining greatcoats. In 1927, with Queensland suffering a crippling drought and high unemployment, the cash-strapped McCormack Labor Government declared an “Open Season” on koalas and “opossums” for their skins, for the month of August. (Possums were often called “opossums” at this time but they are actually possums). There were widespread protests from many groups including the Nature Lovers League, Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia, Queensland Museum, C.W.A. Royal Australian Ornithologist Union, Boy Scouts, religious and women’s groups. There were letters to newspapers from ordinary people, editorials and pleas to women to refuse to wear or purchase koala fur. People questioned the masculinity of koala hunters as it was felt that no proper bushman or sportsman would kill such a defenceless creature. The Brisbane Courier newspaper led the campaign, devoting six columns a day to “Spare the Bear”. Author Vance Palmer sent an impassioned letter to the editor of the The Brisbane Courier, 19 July 1927: “Sir- It is be hoped that the disgust which all humane people have felt at the declaration of an open season for native bears in August will not be allowed to fade away until some protest... so overwhelming and effective that the question will never be raised again. For the shooting of our harmless and loveable native bear is nothing less than barbarous. His case is entirely different from that of other furred animals. No one has ever accused him of spoiling the farmers’ wheat, eating the squatters’ grass or even spreading the prickly pear. There is not a social vice that can be put down to his account. In addition, he is comparatively defenceless. He affords no sport to the gunman, and can be trusted to present a sitting target to the creature mean enough to aim at him. For this reason he has been almost blotted out already from some areas, in days when our fauna and flora were held in such little regard that the settlers’ first instinct was to shoot every strange animal and to sink his axe into every unfamiliar tree.” The Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Gerald Sharp, had his letter published in The Brisbane Courier on 16 July 1927: “Sir... The extermination of fauna so distinctive of our country, especially of such harmless and pretty creatures as our native bears, seems to me a shameful thing, and this is likely to mean their extermination.” But it was all to no avail. Known as “Black August”, the government was unmoved by the public’s outrage. 10,000 licences were issued to hunters and “the slaughter of the innocents” went ahead. The newspapers were full of stories of dreadful cruelty against the helpless, benign creatures by the heartless hunters who not only used guns and spotlights but wire snares and cyanide baits so that pelts wouldn’t be damaged. Infant koalas were left orphaned and unlikely to survive without their mothers. Top quality pelts were sold at an average price of 56 shillings and 9 pence per dozen, poor quality skins for as little as 2 1/2 pence each. In December 1927, the Minister for Agriculture and Stock, Mr W. Forgan Smith told the Parliament that during the August open season 597,985 koala pelts worth £139,595 had netted the state’s coffers £6000. 952,194 “opossum” pelts were sold and £9000 made for the State. The backlash that followed helped topple the Queensland Labor Government in 1929. The Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia lobbied the Prime Minister Mr Stanley Bruce to refuse to issue exportation permits for koala pelts and from 10 November 1927 the Commonwealth Government suspended the issuing of permits. In 1930, the Society made a direct appeal to USA President Herbert Hoover and he signed an order prohibiting the importation of koala and wombat fur to USA, eliminating a major market. Koala pelts were often deliberately mislabelled “wombat” to get around restrictions. The ban most likely saved the koala from probable extinction. Three years later the Australian Federal Government banned the export of koala products. This movement against koala killing was really the first conservation campaign in Australia. It raised awareness of the vulnerability of a beloved animal and eventually brought about national parks and national laws for their protection. By 1936, community opposition to possum open seasons was beginning. The koala was made a Protected Species in all states in 1937, meaning no one is allowed to harm a koala, however the laws protecting the gum trees they rely on for food and shelter are weak. The Australian Government estimates the wild koala population in Australia is between 225,000 and 500,000 in 2024. The Australian Koala Foundation estimates the national population at less than 60,000 in 2021 with a 30% decline in three years. Habitat loss from land clearing, dog attacks, road deaths, chlamydia, bushfires and drought exacerbated by climate change, continues to cause their decline. Over eight million koalas were killed for their pelts between 1888 and 1927. Any one of the annual harvests killed more koalas than are alive now. At this time, children were also being taught to appreciate Australian native animals. In 1933, “Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian” book for children was published by Angus and Robertson. It was written and illustrated by New Zealand-born author Dorothy Wall and “Dedicated to my son Peter and all other Peters and Johns and Bobs and Toms and Marys and Bettys and Joans and Pats and all kind children.” The book tells the story of Blinky Bill - a mischievous, patched knickerbocker-wearing koala and his mother and father. The story has messages of conservation and instances of human unkindness and cruelty. Mr. and Mrs. Koala and young Blinky lead a mostly idyllic family life amongst a variety of other animals in the forest. However it all changes in chapter two, when Blinky Bill’s father is distressingly shot by a hunter. There is a harrowing description of Mr. Koala’s shooting and eventual death. “The Koala family lived so happily; never thinking of harm, or that anything could happen to disturb their little home, as all they asked for were plenty of fresh gum-leaves and the warm sun. They had no idea such things as guns were in the world or that a human being had a heart so cruel that he would take a pleasure in seeing a poor little body riddled with bullets hanging helplessly from the tree-top... That same being might just as well take his gun and shoot baby kookaburras, so helpless were they all and so trusting.” “Poor Mr. Koala one day was curled up asleep in his favourite corner, when the terrible thing happened. Bang! He opened his eyes in wonder. What was that? Did the limb of the tree snap where that young cub of his was skylarking? ... bang! again. This time he felt a stinging pain in his leg... Peering over the bough of the tree he saw a man on the ground with something long and black in his arms... Another bang and his ear began to hurt. Bang! again and now his little body was stinging all over. He grunted loudly and slowly climbed up the tree, calling Mrs. Koala and Blinky as he went. He managed to reach the topmost branch... Tears were pouring down his poor little face. He brushed them away with his front paws and cried just like a baby. Fortunately Mrs. Koala and Blinky Bill were hiding in the leaves quite motionless, and the shadows of the tree made them appear as part of it. The man with the gun stood and waited a long time, then walked away, whistling as he went - the only sound to be heard in the bush except the cries of the little bear far up in the tree.” Blinky and his mother quietly and fearfully wait for Mr. Koala to wake. In the morning, grunting and crying, they feel his lifeless body with their paws. Eventually Mrs. Koala realises that her husband is dead and that they need to move to a safe place. After travelling deeper into the forest, Mrs. Koala and Blinky meet koalas Mrs. Grunty and her son Snubby and she describes how she was captured as a baby by koala fur trappers to be a pet for a little girl. The trapper forgot to bring gum leaves for the koala so they try to feed her cake, milk and bananas, making her sick. The little girl’s father relays something he read in the paper: “During the year 1920 to 1921, two hundred and five thousand six hundred and seventy-nine koalas were killed and their skins sold to the fur market, under the name of wombat.” They place the koala in a box with a teddy bear for company. The baby koala’s health deteriorates and the alarmed trapper returns her to the bush. Mrs. Grunty tells Mrs. Koala that she and Blinky are the only bears that she has seen for ten years: “I remember well the little girl’s father telling her... that not so many years ago the bush was alive with us bears, from Queensland to the south of Victoria. Now, we are so rare that we have become a curiosity, something to put in zoos, for children to see; and actually in museums. I believe our grandparents sit there in glass cases, stuffed with something inside to make them appear alive, and, oh dear, glass eyes. In New South Wales, I think we could wander for miles from one corner to another and never meet a bear. I don’t know why we were all killed. As you know, we don’t eat the farmers’ crop or ruin their orchards. All we asked for were our own gum-trees.” At the end of the book, Dorothy tells her readers - “The kindest action of all would be to leave the koala baby in his own bushland, among his own playmates, with the sun, the sky, the birds, and the gum-trees, where he will grow to manhood and live for many years - happy as he should be.” In 1934, a “Wild Zoo”, the Sir Colin Mackenzie Sanctuary, opened on 32 hectares of land, formerly part of Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve in the Yarra Valley, exclusively displaying Australian native animals, birds and reptiles. It was later renamed Healesville Sanctuary and is now managed by Melbourne Zoo and home to over 200 species of Australian native fauna. The Sanctuary is committed to rescuing, breeding, researching and raising awareness of the vulnerability of Australian animals. Andrew Arthur Wellesley Wilkie, 1853-1948, was Director of the Melbourne Zoo from 1923 to 1936 and was associated with the zoo for 70 years. He first worked as a horticultural assistant to Government botanist Baron Ferdinand von Mueller at the Botanical Gardens at the age of 13, along with his older brother David. One of Andrew’s jobs was to capture moths for the National Herbarium. In 1857, a group of prominent Melburnians assembled at St. Patrick’s Hall to form the Zoological Society of Victoria, with the aim of introducing animals and plants from overseas. It was conceived, “For the purposes of science and for that of affording the public the advantages of studying the habits of the animal creation in properly arranged zoological gardens.” The Victorian Government granted 32 acres (13 hectares) of land to the Zoological Society at the southern end of Richmond Paddock on the opposite bank to the Botanical Gardens. (This is where AAMI Stadium and Collingwood Football Club now stand.) In 1861, the Zoological Society of Victoria was renamed The Acclimatisation Society of Victoria. Unfortunately the Yarra River frontage was damp, swampy and subject to flooding, so the animals were briefly housed at the Botanical Gardens until in 1862, the City of Melbourne donated 55 acres (22 hectares) of land at Royal Park for the fledgling zoo. Baron von Mueller secured employment at Royal Park for Andrew and David and they helped to lay out the gardens, plant trees and take care of a collection of deer, pheasants, hares and partridges. Initially the zoo was used for the acclimatisation of animals recovering from the long voyage to Australia and for breeding them for sport. In 1872, the zoo bought two lions, a leopard and a cheetah that had been seized from circus showmen Keith and Phillips when they were unable to pay the bill of butcher Mr T K Bennet of Bourke Street. The first zoo director, Mr. Albert Le Souef, negotiated with captains of ships to buy animals at overseas ports they visited and soon a multitude of exotic species arrived, including a ten-year-old Indian elephant in 1878. In 1923, after being head keeper for some years, Andrew was appointed director of the zoo. By 1933, the zoo had 110 different species of animals, 200 species of birds and 72 species of reptiles under Andrew’s care. He had personally planted all but six trees and laid out the garden beds. As director he lobbied authorities for funds to build more humane enclosures for the animals. In June 1928, Table Talk magazine wrote of Andrew Wilkie: “Up at the Zoo there is a humble gentleman who is a lion among the lions, who knows the proper specific to employ when the boa constrictor has chilblains, and who is a friend and confidant of Queenie the elephant. His fount of zoological lore has never been plumbed. It is bottomless, like his good fellowship and geniality. Every day he may be seen somewhere in the grounds of that growing sanctuary for the strange and arresting fauna and creeping things of the world, and I assure you as one who is privy to his passion that that area and its inhabitants are rarely out of his thoughts.” Andrew retired from the zoo in 1936 at the age of 83 and in 1948 died at his home in Brunswick aged 94. He and his wife Josephine had six children. The Victorian Acclimatisation Society was founded in 1861 by Edward Wilson, 1813-1878, then owner and editor of The Argus newspaper. He said that Australian indigenous animals were practically useless, providing only “a little sport and an occasional meal”. The Society believed that Australia’s plants and animals were vastly inferior to those in Europe. They wanted to introduce and acclimatise to Victoria “all innoxious animals, birds, fishes, insects and vegetables, whether useful or ornamental” for sport and for the table, and to spread indigenous animals and plants from the colony around the world. Their motto was “if it lives, we want it”. The Society was primarily responsible for introducing sparrows, starlings, sambar and hog deer, ostriches, brown trout, blackberries, and carp to the Murray River. They released the European songbirds, thrush and blackbird to quell the homesickness of British settlers. The Society also sent Australian animals like platypus, echidnas, kangaroos and koalas to Europe for scientific and novelty purposes. Thomas Austin, a wealthy sheep farmer of Barwon Park, Winchelsea (property now owned by the National Trust) was a member and in 1859 he introduced hares, blackbirds, thrushes and partridges onto his property. He is probably best known for introducing 24 breeding rabbits onto his estate as game for shooting parties. Thomas quipped, “The introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home, in addition to a spot of hunting." In 2022, genomic data confirmed that Australia’s feral rabbit population is entirely descended from these rabbits. Biological control has brought the rabbit population down from an estimated high of 10 billion rabbits in the 1920s to approximately 200 million today, inhabiting 70% of Australian landmass (5.3 million square kilometres). In 1872, the Acclimatisation Society was renamed The Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria and they focused on importing exotic animals for display purposes to the zoo. In 1937, the Royal Acclimatisation Society of Victoria was recreated as the Zoological Board of Victoria with a focus on research of native animals threatened with extinction. In an editorial for The Argus newspaper, 16 March 1856, Edward Wilson lamented: "...this country has been shamelessly stolen from the blacks. Had they been like the New Zealanders or the North American Indians, we should have bought their land, and supplied them with the means of living when we took it... In less than twenty years we have nearly swept them off the face of the earth. We have shot them down like dogs. In the guise of friendship we have issued corrosion sublimate in their damper, and consigned whole tribes to the agonies of an excruciating death. We have made them drunkards, and infected them with disease which has rotted the bones of their adults, and made such few children as are born amongst them a sorrow and a torture from the very instant of their birth. We have made them outcasts on their own land, and are rapidly consigning them to entire annihilation. There are but a few of them left, comparatively. This is what we would do for that few. We would feed and clothe every one of them.” [Note: this last sentence is italicized in the original newspaper article text]. Lord Huntingfield, (William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck) 1883-1969, Governor of Victoria 1934-1939, was a British Conservative Party politician and the first ever Australian-born Governor of an Australian state (although he was always considered British). He was patron of the Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria and was acting Governor-General for six months during the absence of Lord Gowie in 1938. Lady Huntingfield (née Margaret Eleanor Crosby) 1884-1943, his American-born wife showed great interest in social welfare and the advancement of women and children. She was president of the City Newsboys Society and Patroness of the Girls Friendly Society. In 1937, rose breeder Alister Clark named a yellow hybrid tea rose for her. In 1940, the City of Melbourne opened the Lady Huntingfield Free Kindergarten in North Melbourne, now the Lady Huntingfield Early Learning and Family Services Centre. Lady Huntingfield died in London in 1943 after her house was bombed during a German airstrike. The Lady Huntingfield Memorial Scholarship was established after the City of Melbourne raised £1000 in a public appeal conducted in her memory for students undertaking a Social Work degree at the University of Melbourne. It is awarded annually to this day. The Queen Victoria Hospital named a bed in her honour. References: VICE-ROYALTY GREETS THE KING OF BEASTS AT THE ZOO. (1934, June 26). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved August 23, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204818472 Prominent Personalities ANDREW WILKIE (1928, June 7). Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939), p. 15. Retrieved August 29, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146562949 'Edward Wilson (journalist)', Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wilson_(journalist) 'Thomas Austin (pastoralist)', Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Austin_(pastoralist) 'The Acclimatisation Society was driven by misguided ideals about 'fixing nature' in Australia', ABC News, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-04/acclimatisation-society-introduced-species-history-listen/101588262?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web Blinky Bill: the quaint little Australian (eBook); by Dorothy Wall, 1933, 2023, Project Gutenberg Australia, https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks04/0400571h.html "Black August": Queensland's Open Season on koalas in 1927 (thesis); Glenn Fowler, 1993, Australian National University, https://www.savethekoala.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Black-August.pdf Unfair game: Queensland's Open Season on koalas in 1927; Jacqui Donegan, 2000, University of Queensland, https://mesto-ku.narod.ru/koalas.pdf OPEN SEASON CONDEMNED. (1927, July 19). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 15. Retrieved September 5, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21863465 COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. (1927, July 30). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 25. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21866965 AUSTRALIA: Barnardo's children at Melbourne Park Zoo (1929), British Pathé, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wcrbo_cHpI 'Kodak Cinegraph Compilation No 8', ACMI Collection, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCrBng5RwFI KOALA SKINS. EXPORT BAN SOUGHT. (1927, August 4). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 10. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21868746 THE ABORIGINES. (1856, March 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 5. Retrieved September 28, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4833244 Koala Bears (1937), British Pathé, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbqgMtyuzwE Australian Koala Bear (Earliest Archive Footage: 1929), Pond5, https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/152767491-australian-koala-bear-earliest-archive-footage-1929Photographer notations on slide: "Vice Regal visit to zoo B42".1930-1939, zoos, governors, koalas, conservation, possums, botanic gardens

The memorial tablet was unveiled in the St Nicholas chapel at the Port Melbourne mission (Beach Cnr Nott St) on Wednesday 24 June 1936. The ceremony was performed by her nephew, Reverend John Smerger Drought - her sister's son. Another plaque was erected the same month in the Williamstown Institute. (Annual Report 1936) Along with the windows in the St Peter chapel in the Central Institute, those were the 3 memorials similar to the ones erected in memory of Miss Tracy. Miss Ethel Godfrey was born in 1861 at sea on the vessel called Copenhagen. Daughter of a pioneer, and settler Frederick Race Godfrey MLA and subsequently Lay Dean at St Paul's. Ethel Studied in Melbourne and abroad at Brussels and became a singing teacher and performer. In 1906 she took on the role of Honorary General Secretary to create and lead the volunteer organisation "The Ladies Harbour Lights Guild" and subsequently helped establish similar groups in Newcastle, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide and also established the mission in Southampton in the UK. The structure of the LHLG was used as a model framework by similar groups supporting Missions around Australia and the Globe. A key achievement was the fundraising campaign for the memorial chapel in St Peters built in 1917 by Walter R.Butler. She died the 7 July 1935, and is buried in the St Kilda Cemetery.On her retirement in 1930 after some 25 years, Miss Godfrey together with Chaplain Gurney Goldsmith was recognised in the journal The Church and the Sailor, as a key influence and promoter of the formation of Harbour Lights groups across the suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria and Australia, the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild, Melbourne being the first such auxiliary group in the world.Clay base rectangular plaque with inlaid blue ceramic regular tesserae surrounding the ceramic centre rectangular ceramic panel with inscription and decorative glazed detail tiles. Support is a metal frame with inset wood pieces .To the Glory of God and in memory ops/ a much loved leaderAthel Augusta Godfrey, / one of the founders/ of the ladies Harbour Lights Guild/ of which she was honorary general secretary / Until 1930./ This memorial erected in the year of her death."memorial plaque, plaque, lhlg, port melbourne, chapel, brooks robinson and co, reverend john smerger drought, sectile tablet, opus sectile mosaic, mosaic, ethel augusta godfrey 1861-1935

Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VIOSH) Australia is the Asia-Pacific centre for teaching and research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and is known as one of Australia's leaders in the field. VIOSH has a global reputation for its innovative approach within the field of OHS management. VIOSH had its first intake of students in 1979. At that time the Institution was known as the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1990 it became known as Ballarat University College, then in 1994 as University of Ballarat. It was 2014 that it became Federation University. VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree - on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge. Photograph of students in Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety, Intake 27, January 2004Laminated colour photograph. Students names printed under photographviosh, victorian institute of occupational safety and health, occupational health and safety, certificate iv, intake 27, january 2004, mary bardin, rex baxter, ian best, geoff boulter, alana brodrick, andrew cashin, david charters, amy clarke, timothy cody, dennis dalrymple, john dalton, ricky dorling, shane downer, adele duke, colin edie, david ford, kirsten gandert, paul geraghty, brendan gleeson, tricia goodchild, stephen graham, richard griffith, donna heydon, stuart heydon, albert knowles, steve manolitsas, melinda martin, rosslyn matheson, simon may, trisha mcdonnell, nola mcfarlane, peter mcgeever, simon mcmahon, susan o'halloran, donald oswin, manny peralta, cornelia peters, graham sexton, neena shanks, rae spencer, janet stevenson, mark thiedecke, michael turnbull, vicki williames, candice zanatta, gavin cross

A sepia postcard of Roseleigh Guest House in Marysville that was produced by the Rose Stereograph Company as a souvenir of Marysville.A sepia postcard of Roseleigh Guest House in Marysville that was produced by the Rose Stereograph Company as a souvenir of Marysville.THE ROSE SERIES P. 4816/ COPYRIGHT POST CARD The "Rose" Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co.,/ Armadale, Victoria.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, rose stereograph company, rose series, p. 4816, postcard, souvenir

A black and white postcard of Roseleigh Guest House in Marysville that was produced by Murray Views as souvenir of Marysville.A black and white postcard of Roseleigh Guest House in Marysville that was produced by Murray Views as souvenir of Marysville.Where Katie & I/ stayed at Marysville/ Victoria./ April 1949. X Our bedroom window.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, murray views, postcard, souvenir

A black and white postcard of Roseleigh Guest House in Marysville that was produced by Valentine Publishing Co. Pty Ltd as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white postcard of Roseleigh Guest House in Marysville that was produced by Valentine Publishing Co. Pty Ltd as a souvenir of Marysville.VALENTINE'S/ POST CARD/ A GENUINE PHOTOGRAPH Thursday/ Dear Douglas/ We are having a very good/ holiday. Yesterday went to the Eildon Weir/ which is worth seeing. This place is very nice/ too stay at, very clean & friendly. We had a/ good trip here & their are some lovely walks./ Flo & I would like to thank you for being so/ thoughtful about our luggage. Its these things/ that make life worth living. I think the strike/ will be over before we come back. If not will/ look you up. Kind regards to Mum Dad & both/ children/ Cheeriomarysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, postcard, souvenir, valentine's publishing co. pty ltd

A black and white postcard from Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.A black and white postcard from Roseleigh guest house in Marysville."Roseleigh"/ Marysvillemarysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, postcard, souvenir

A colour postcard from Roseleigh guest house in Marysville that was produced by Nucolorvue Productions as a souvenir of Marysville.A colour postcard from Roseleigh guest house in Marysville that was produced by Nucolorvue Productions as a souvenir of Marysville.POST CARD NUCOLORVUE PRODUCTIONS, ELWOOD, VICTORIAmarysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, postcard, souvenir, nucolorvue productions

A digital copy of a black and white postcard from Roseleigh guest house in Marysville that was produced by the Rose Stereograph Company as a souvenir of Marysville.A digital copy of a black and white postcard from Roseleigh guest house in Marysville that was produced by the Rose Stereograph Company as a souvenir of Marysville.THE ROSE SERIES P. 10295/ COPYRIGHT.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, postcard, souvenir, rose stereograph company, rose series

A digital copy of a black and white photograph of Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The original photograph was taken in 1951.A digital copy of a black and white photograph of Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The original photograph was taken in 1951.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, photograph

A digital copy of a black and white photograph that was taken at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The original photograph was taken in 1951.A digital copy of a black and white photograph that was taken at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The original photograph was taken in 1951.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, photograph

A digital copy of a black and white photograph of a Morris truck outside Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The original photograph was taken in 1951.A digital copy of a black and white photograph of a Morris truck outside Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The original photograph was taken in 1951.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, morris truck, photograph

An advertisement for Roseleigh guest house in Marysville which was taken from a Broadbent's accommodation guide.An advertisement for Roseleigh guest house in Marysville which was taken from a Broadbent's accommodation guide.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, advertisement, accommodation, broadbent's accommodation guide

An advertisement for Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.An advertisement for Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, advertisement, accommodation

A black and white photograph of Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.A black and white photograph of Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, accommodation, photograph

A black and white photograph of the swimming pool at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.A black and white photograph of the swimming pool at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, accommodation, photograph, swimming pool

A black and white photograph of an unknown group of people sitting on the lawn at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The photograph was taken in about 1944.A black and white photograph of an unknown group of people sitting on the lawn at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The photograph was taken in about 1944.Marysville - Roseleigh/ about 1944 Front 3rd Right/ Nancy Duncan ALPHA/ PHOTO SERVICE/ BOX HILL 93marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, accommodation, photograph, nancy duncan

A black and white photograph taken at the Taggerty River near Marysville. The photograph was taken in about 1944 during a stay at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.A black and white photograph taken at the Taggerty River near Marysville. The photograph was taken in about 1944 during a stay at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.Marysville - Taggerty River/ about 1944/ Nancy Duncan 07marysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, accommodation, photograph, nancy duncan, taggerty river

A black and white photograph of Nancy Duncan seated by the swimming pool at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The photograph was taken in about 1944.A black and white photograph of Nancy Duncan seated by the swimming pool at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville. The photograph was taken in about 1944.The Pool at Roseleigh/ About 1944 ALPHA/ PHOTO SERVICE/ BOX HILLmarysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, accommodation, photograph, nancy duncan, swimming pool

A black and white photograph of an unknown group of people at Steavensons Falls in Marysville. The photograph was taken in about 1944 during a stay at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.A black and white photograph of an unknown group of people at Steavensons Falls in Marysville. The photograph was taken in about 1944 during a stay at Roseleigh guest house in Marysville.Stevensons falls/ about 1944/ Back left/ Nancy Duncanmarysville, victoria, australia, roseleigh guest house, grieve family, thomas charles grieve, john arthur grieve, rose grieve, ackerman family, mary moyne, elise ackerman, ken mcleod, george peters, rose emily pullum, beltana, rose lillian smith, ivy may grieve, alexander james ficinus, raymond charles smith, accommodation, photograph, nancy duncan, steavensons falls, stevensons falls