Writer of poem was Albert Roy Porter No. 3610. Enlisted 1/5/16, 6th Reinforcements 32 Battn. Embarked 12/8/1916. RTA 6/9/1919. Poem is about his friend who died in action. Part of the Collection of William (Bill) Thomason. Refer Cat No. 4136P.White single page postcard, blank on address side and no stamp. On front is a seven verse poem written by Albert Porter about a friend who was killed in action.32 battn, poetry postcard, collection of william (bill) thomason

.1) Postcard photo with a poem "Hail Australia" central, photo inset oval shape with soldier in peak hat, background has a kangaroo and bush. .2) Postcard photo, sepia tone with boat central and a tugboat alongside. .1) On rear in pencil: "Mrs C Brown, New York Hotel, Bourke St Melbourne 26/7/18" .2) On rear in blue pen: " A warship First World War, My brother sailed on it to war - Lilian Holding (Donaldson)post cards, poetry, warship

From E V KNIGHT of Wallingham to F H PARKER of Worksop, England. Possibly connected to R H SPENCER WWI.A soldiers printed verse letter on white card with black printing. Handwritten address and message.postcards, poetry, military

Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1999 CONTENTS LEGACY OF WILLIAM WESTGARTH Beginnings of German culture in Victoria 3 POSTCARD FROM VIENNA Soni Stecker in the coffee capital of Europe 6 SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Poets Christen the Montsalvat barn 9 NEW BLOOD FOR ARTS OF ELTHAM 11 HILARY JACKMAN IN PROFILE An artist examines her motives 12 POETRY 14 VOLUMES 1ST BIRTHDAY Celebrating a new chapter in the story of Nillumbik 16, 17 NEW HEIDE EXHIBITION Luna Park and the Art of Mass Delirium 18 SONGLINES A dream takes shape for Nerida Kirov 20 THEATRE WITH CAROLYN PICKETT 23 BOOK REVIEWS 24 - 28 CD REVIEWS Coco's Lunch -Wally Wombat Shuffle; Hooray! for Mr Whiskers 29, 32 "Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 36 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/​06) art streams, john borrack, ziebell farmhouse, sumer in the parks, william westgarth, westgarthtown, yarra valley country club, llobex image wizards, soni stecker, vienna, victorian artists supplies, adams of north riding, pool & spa care centre, montsalvat, eltham arts council, hilary jackman, st andrews hotel, jordie albiston, ian mcbryde, city of whittlesea community festival, volumes, clive dickson, luna park, museum of modern art at heide, art in public places, songlines, nerida kirov, manningham arts centres, carolyn pickett, women's circus, edna walling, trisha dixon, jennie churchill, gwen ford, eltham library community gallery, roberta sykes, soni silvan strecker, dymocks booksellers, wintyre recital gallery, carolyn morwood, anne delaney, coco's lunch, bulleen art & garden centre, franciscus henry, monty deli & catering services

The Sunshine & District Historical Society had these items on display for the purpose of seeking further information. Further research found Cyril Henry "Hugo" Buckingham was a notable figure within the H.V. McKay Sunshine Harvester Works, a machinist by trade, he was remembered for his role in keeping the massive factory running smoothly. He was a keen painter, poetry writer and a regular contributor for the Sunshine Advocate. Many of his pieces of art and poetry appeared in The Sunshine Harvester Works Social & Welfare Association Exhibition of Artcraft's & Hobbies, a regular exhibition held in Sunshine, Victoria.5038.01 - Making Eyes C.H. Buckingham Sunshine 5038.02 - Photographic Reproduction of postcard type of paintings - artists believed to be local group 1917 - 18 Period. We would appreciate information relating to artistcyril henry buckingham, h.v. mckays, sunshine harvester works

Both Albums contain the Thomas & May Staley Collection WW1. Besides photos & postcards there are numerous other cards, articles from Newspapers, certificates covering numbers of people. There are photos re Soldiers with no identification, others with names & Regimental Numbers easily identifiable and can be matched to other photos and postcards. Easily identified are Thomas Staley (served in WW1 & WW2) May Staley (Maiden name “EVERY”) Her 3 brothers Francis, George and Ernest Every. Miss Thomas (Janey) is May Staleys Auntie. George and Ernest served in WW1. Many of the Soldiers come from around the Bendigo area notably White Hills and Epsom. Many are in the same Unit notably the 29th BN AIF. Thomas’s two sons WW2 are in the collection as well. Due to the content range of the Albums and local area the collection has been sorted into different categories as much as possible. There are 46 Catalogue No's, refer Catalogue No 10758.2P for all the collection to come up..1) Album. The front and back covers have newspaper articles glued in, they cover Poetry re the War eg: “A bit of Khaki”, “Here comes a Soldier”, “Bravo Australia”, “The wail of Belgium”, “The Prince of Peace”, “Our fallen heroes”. There are 3 articles re Pte George Every titled, A true Comrade”, “Welcome Home”, “Citizens Welcome”. The majority of the photos were related to WW1. .2) This album has space for 2 photos per page, there are 87postcards in place which relate to holidays in France and England mostly pre WW1. There are 21 lose photos and cards relating the same. Other items and various cards re WW1 were also in the album.photos, postcards, tmstaleycollection