This book by Carolyn Rasmussen contains biographical material on Maurice Blackburn and his wife Doris. Maurice Blackburn was the founder of the Melbourne legal firm with a business still operating today under that name. Maurice and Doris Blackburn were prominent 20th century independent Labor politicians and community activists, influencing conscription laws, benefits for working men and women, atomic bomb tests, civil rights and indigenous recognition. They had friends in Warrnambool and enjoyed visiting the city on a regular basis. This book is of historical interest as a biographies of two well-known Victorian politicians of the 20th century and is of minor local interest as the Blackburns were regular visitors to Warrnambool. This is a hard cover book of 400 pages. The black cover has red lettering on the spine and the dust cover is black, red and grey with photographs of a man’s suit and a man and a woman. The book contains fourteen chapters of text and black and white photographs.The Blackburns Private Lives Public Ambition Carolyn Rasmussen maurice and doris blackburn, history of warrnambool

On the 19th of January, 1983, Cynthia Shone of Frankston received a Tattersall's Award for Enterprise and Achievement. The award was presented by Frankston MLA, Jane Hill. This photo appears on page 3 of the Vol 1 No 1, March 1983 issue of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria's quarterly newsletter, News Review. According to the brief article beneath the photo, Mrs Shone received the award "for her ingenuity in inventing simple aids for fellow arthritics which allow them to be more self-sufficient". Mrs Shone also received a cash prize of $500, which she donated to the Frankston Hospital for extensions to the physiotherapy department, where she receives treatment at the arthritis clinic for several hours each week.B&W photo of four women, smiling, posing for a photo. One of the women is holding a trophy. Behind them are part of a wood panelled wall and large curtained windows.[In blue ink] N.R. Mar 83 [In pencil] 67 [On a pink sticky note, printed with the heading 'STANDARD NEWS', with the subheadings, 'Paper', 'Title', 'Width' , 'Date', and 'Page', next to each subheading is the text, handwritten in blue ink] FUN ; Arthritis ; 67% ; 19.1.83 ; 5rheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, tattersalls, enterprise and achievement, award, cynthia shone, inventor, christine preston, helen gordon, physiotherapist, jane hill, politician, member of the legislative assembly, mla, arthritic aids, living with arthritis, independent living, pain management, frankston standard newspaper, cash prize, donation, frankston hospital, physiotherapy department, physiotherapy treatment, news review, 1983