A group on City of Box Hill Proclamation Day 1927. some identified. Backrow: Rita Haydon; Backrow 2nd from Left: Mrs Flor Daniel; Far right: Emily Baldock?Black and white photofestivals and celebrations, proclamation day, women

Service on 19th March 1961 at Ringwood East Bapist Church to celebrate the anniversary of Proclamation Day for Ringwood City Council. Mayor RC Horman in attendance. All material is from Gwen Horman’s three albums that she owned.

St. Kilda was declared to be a City on 8 September, 1890 and the official public Proclamation ceremony and celebration to mark its elevation from a Borough to a City was on 2nd December, 1890. Around 3,000 local school children joined in the celebrations. Brighton Road State School is now known as St Kilda Primary School and dates back to 1 January 1875. The fabric and printing indicates that the ribbon is an original rather than a reproduction. Gold coloured ribbon with frayed edge, printed in blue. One page handwritten letter, written by the donor of the ribbon, describing how the day was celebrated at Brighton Road School, where she was a student.Ribbon: CITY OF ST KILDA City of St Kilda logo PROCLAMATION DAY 2nd. DECEMBER 1890 Letter: 10 Duke Street St Kilda 3182 16/11/73 Miss Diane Nicholas Deputy Librarian This ribbon enclosed was issued to the children of the Brighton Road State School No. 1479 for the proclamation of St. Kilda to become a City and it was celebrated by a large gathering in the St. Kilda Cricket Ground. Each child received a present and mine was supposed to be a paint box, but was useless as it contained only pieces of painted wood. Kind regards Elsie M Kinghamcity of st kilda, brighton road state school, st kilda primary school

In 1964 the first White Cane Safety Day was proclaimed in the United States, to recognise the white cane as a method of independence for blind people and increase awareness by motorists to pay extra consideration to white cane users. Since then the recognition of White Cane Day has spread around the world including Asia, Africa and Europe. In Australia, Queensland was the first state to celebrate White Cane Day in 1978, followed by Victoria in 1979.Typewritten letter in brown frameOn the back: This proclamation of October 15, each year, as White Cane Day throughout the State of Victoria, was made by the Premier of Victoria, the Honourable R.J. Hamer as the result of a deputation by blind people from the Association for the Blind on Thursday October 12th, 1978.rupert hamer, association for the blind, white cane day

Municipal Association of Victoria Certificate for the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia. Printed on paper in colour by Sands & McDougall. Signed by the Mayor & Councillors and reads 'The addresses presented by the municipalities of Victoria to His Royal Highness the Duke of York and to His Excellency the Governor General Lord Hopetoun. Markings - Commonwealth Proclamation Day, 1st January 1901cottage, miners

Coloured certificate mounted on thick cardboard. Certificate presented to the Duke of York by the Shire of Marong on Commonwealth Proclamation Day 1st January 1901. Includes images of the Coats of Arms of the six states and the Commonwealth, decorative columns and state floral emblems. Signed by the Shire of Marong Councillors. Printed by Sands and McDougall. paper label on the back of the board "D.G. Coope. Carver, Gilder & Picture Frame Manufacturer, Print Seller, Picture Dealer, Plush, Worker & c. Maps, Plans and Drawings carefully .... Varnished. Old frames re-guilt, Oil paintings Framed and Varnished".federation, municipal association of victoria, duke of york, shire of marong

Black and white photograph on cardboard backing. Speaker - W.H. Everard - MLA, in front of (L-R) J.K. McCaskill (partially obscured), W. Mackinlay, and A.T. Miles (Mayor).Source: Ringwood - Place of Many Eagles - High Anderson (page 154): ... "The proclamation celebrations, 'a day of rejoicing' for Ringwood, took place on 13 December 1924." ... "The official ceremony was performed from a covered platform by W.H. Everard, MLA., who substituted for the Minister for Public Works, and after numerous speeches, a reception for the parliamentarians and other civic dignitaries was held at the Mechanics' Institute." ...

Invitation to celebration of the proclamation of Ringwood as a City on 24th March 1960 at Jubilee Park, Greenwood Avenue - a Children's Day Display by students of schools of the municipality. To Cr RC Horman JP and Gwen Horman. All material is from Gwen Horman’s three albums that she owned.

The ship “Ellis” started life as the Clementina, launched in America in 1781. The vessel was first listed in Lloyd's Register in 1784 and under this name began serving as a slave ship sailing out of Liverpool. A Lloyd’s database records of slave-trading voyages by vessels from Liverpool makes it clear that Clementina was a slave trader. The next year Captain J. Elworthy sailed her to West Central Africa and St Helena. He transported his slaves to South Carolina. Then in 1785 Elworthy gathered slaves in the Bight of Biafra and the Gulf of Guinea Islands for delivery to Jamaica. In 1786 Bent & Co. purchased the Clementina and renamed her Ellis, presumably after the then owner Ellis Bent. She remained in the slave trade and In 1788 Captain John Ford sailed the now renamed Ellis to the Bight of Biafra and the Gulf of Guinea to gather slaves. He delivered this batch of slaves to the island of Grenada. The next year, 1789 the Ellis was almost completely rebuilt, and from the change in subsequent reports of her cargo loading or (burthen), she was enlarged. In 1791, Captain Joseph Matthews became master and sailed the Ellis to the Gold Coast then delivering his consignment of slaves to the island of St Vincent. During this voyage, some misfortune may have befallen Matthews because records show the Ellis command was transferred to Thomas Given. In 1792, Given sailed to the Bight of Biafra and the Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, again collecting slaves for delivery to Jamaica. There is a parallel record, also for 1793, that the Ellis under the command of Thomas Heart, undertook the same journey and with the same itinerary and cargo. In 1793, Bent & Co. decided to use the Ellis as a privateer with John Levingston as the master. After receiving a letter of "marque” on the 3rd of June 1793, that allowed any armed vessel to commit acts on the high seas which would otherwise have constituted piracy. Thus the Ellis began to operate as a combat ship under the endorsement of the British navy. The Ellis was three times captured first by the French frigate Gracieuse, under the command of Captain Chevillard on 22 July 1793. The French took her into service and renamed her as ”Elise”. Later that summer the Spanish captured her and in November ownership returned to the French who then renamed her the “Esperance”. On the 8th of June 1794, Esperance arrived in Jacmel, Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), from France with the official proclamation of the abolition of slavery. Leger-Felicite Sonthonax was one of the Civil Commissioners of Saint-Domingue and he had already unilaterally proclaimed the island for the French colony the year before amid a slave rebellion and attacks from British and Spanish forces. Ironically, Esperance also brought the news to the Civil Commissioners that the National Convention of France had impeached them on 16th July 1793 and ordered them to return promptly to France. On 8 January 1795, HMS Argonaut, under the command of Captain Alexander John Ball, captured Esperance while she was on the North America station. At this time the Esperance was armed with 22 guns (4 and 6-pounders) and had a crew of 130 men. She was under the command of Lieutenant de vaisseau De St. Laurent and had been out at sea for 56 days from Rochfort, bound for the American Chesapeake Bay area.  The French ambassador to the United States registered a complaint with the President of the United States that Argonaut, by stating that by entering Lynnhaven bay, either before she captured Esperance or shortly thereafter, had violated a treaty between France and the United States. The French also accused the British of having brought the Esperance into Lynnhaven for refitting for a cruise. The British Consul replied that the capture had taken place some 10 leagues offshore as the bad weather had forced Argonaut and her prize to shelter within the Chesapeake area for some days, but that they had left as soon as practicable. Furthermore, Argonaut had paroled her French prisoners on arrival at Lynnhaven, and if she had entered American territorial waters solely to parole her French prisoners no one would have thought that objectionable. Royal Navy Service: Because the Esperance was captured in good order and sailed well, Rear Admiral George Murray, the British commander in chief of the North American station, put a British crew aboard and sent the Esperance out on patrol with HMS Lynx, under the command of John Poo Beresford, on 31st January. On 1st March the two vessels captured the Cocarde Nationale (or National Cockade), a privateer from Charleston, South Carolina, of 14 guns, six swivel cannons and a crew of 80 men. Esperance and the lynx went on to recaptured the ship Norfolk, of Belfast, and the brig George, of  Workington. On 20 July, Esperance, in company with frigates Thetis and Hussar, intercepted the American vessel Cincinnatus, of Wilmington, sailing from Ireland to Wilmington. They pressed many men on board into service, narrowly missing the Irish revolutionary Wolfe Tone, who was on his way to Philadelphia. Esperance was formally commissioned in 1795 into the Royal Navy in August under the Command of Jonas Rose. On 4 May 1796 Esperance was sailing in company with HMS Spencer and Bonetta when they sighted a suspicious vessel. Spencer set off in chase while shortly thereafter Esperance saw two vessels, a schooner and a sloop, and she and Bonetta set off after them. Spencer sailed south by south-east and the other two British vessels sailed south-west by west, with the result that they lost sight of each other. Spencer captured the French gun-brig Volcan, while Bonetta and Esperance captured the French schooner Poisson Volant.   The Esperance eventually arrived at Portsmouth on the 3rd of November 1797, the crew was paid off and on 31st May 1798 the Admiralty listed the Esperance for sale and she was sold in June 1798 for £600.The subject scrimshaw is a modern reproduction crudely done of a historic vessel and the scene is believed to be engraved onto a synthetic substance. Scrimshaw art crudely carved into non-natural material in the shape of a tooth. The line artwork is an image of a three-masted sailing ship with a poop deck, and anchors, are coloured black. Inscription is engraved into tooth.Engraved "Man o War Ellis" warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, scrimshaw, ellis, esperance, clementina, elise, hms ship, man of war, leter of marque, privateer, slave ship, slavery, ellis bent, american war of inderpendance, marine art, marine artifact, whale tooth, ivory tooth, resin, plastic, craft, engraving, carving

Shire of Ballarat was Proclaimed in 1863 and to celebrate the 125th Anniversary,the City of Ballarat dedicated this certificate from the Mayor Councilors and Citizens of the city. Acknowledgement of 125th Anniversary of the Shire Of Ballarat.Rectangular frame with gold trim.Certificate is set in a burgundy mount and wording painted in red and green.SHIRE OF BALLARAT.1863-1988.THE MAYOR,COUNCILORS AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF BALLARAT WARMLEY CONGRATULATE THE SHIRE ON REACHING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS PROCLAMATION AND FOR THE PROUD RECORD OF GOOD GOVERNMENT AND HIGH ACHIEVEMENT IT HAS ESTABLISHED DURING THAT PERIOD. DATED THIS 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT. Signed Mayor W.Chapman,Councilor A.E.Hancock,Chief Executive Officer A.R.Peile. certificate.125th anniversary shire of ballarat1988

This Certificate was presented to the Shire of Ballarat in appreciation of greetings and best wishes, sent to the City of Burnie Tasmania, on the occasion of the Proclamation of that City,on Tuesday 26th April 1988.Friendship and fellowship shown to a new city.Rectangular dark wood frame with gold edging on the inner edge. The certificate is on white paper and the inscriptions in Burgunday and black.It shows the Crest with the words The City of Burnie and non nobis solum and in the centre is an Emu. and a red seal at the base.To the Shire of Ballarat. The Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Burnie express their sincere pleasure and appreciation for the greeting and best wishes conveyed to the Corporation on the occasion of the Proclamation of the City of Burnie on Tuesday,26th April1988. Tasmania's newest City,faces the future with confidence and with a caring attitude in all its dealings. The common seal of the Mayor,Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Burnie has been hereunto affixed pursuant to a resolution of the said Corporation on the second day of May 1988. and signed by Aldermen Rex Collins,Aldermen G.E.Smith and the Town clerk.prclamation of city of burnie tasmania.1988.

Two A3 page photocopy of official document with handwritten description of 640 acres of land in Ringwood purchased as Section 23 on 16th November 1954 by Charles Heape of Melbourne for the sum of £640. Summary of Section 23 land (transcribed as written without punctuation): "Bounded on the North by Section 20 bearing East eighty chains on the East by a line bearing South sixty one chains on the South East by the Mullum Mullum Creek on the South by Section twenty eight bearing West sixty seven chains and on the West by part of Section twenty seven and Section twenty four bearing North eighty chains seventy links reserving and road one chain fifty links wide passing through this section being the land put up to sale by auction as lot no.72 in pursuance of the Proclamation of the twenty ninth day of April 1854 and subsequently selected by the said Charles Heape under the Regulation of the first day of March 1843." (Research Note, July 2026: "... Block 23 (is) bounded by present-day Oban, Warrandyte, Plymouth and Kalinda Roads. This block and the one adjoining on the west, each of 640 acres, were purchased by Charles Heape in August 1854." - Page 20, Ringwood, Place of Many Eagles - Hugh Anderson.) Signature of witness - Sir Charles Hotham, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Lieutenant Governor of Our said Colony and its Dependencies, at Melbourne, Victoria, 15th November 1854. Entered on Record in the Register of Land Purchases, No.33 page 148, 4th December 1854. (Signed by Colonial Secretary and Registrar). Page 2: "Enrolled in the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria in Register No. 27 of Land Purchases, Victoria, Folio 212 this twenty second day of January 1857. (Signed by Registrar).

The certificate is, A proclamation given at our Court on the Equator, this 28th day of February 1928”Framed Certificate, timber with decorative edge, brown colour, glass front, certificate, red and black print with ornate pillars each side topped with globes of the world, framing label on backAt bottom of certificate in scroll, “AB Alfred J Carter”documents - certificates, military history - navy, frames

The “Ugly man Contest” was a fund raiser for the P.O.W comfort fund in which £3891 was raised. (Pounds). The certificate was given to William (Bill) John Turner Bendigo RSL Sub Branch. Refer Cat No 8029 re this effort and others by Bill Turner. Refer Cat No 8030 for his RSL history and his WW1 service details.Framed certificate, frame is timber gold colour, backing piec is maroon colour, certificate is a fawn colour, all text in black. At the top is the word “Proclamation” followed by text, a red seal/stamp is at the bottom LH side. The paper relates to the “Ugly man Contest”Text, “Be it known by these presents - Bill Turner on the Tram each day, of ugly men he has his say; In competition he gives us shocks; And with his trams, he has his stops. In this event, he’s worked each day, to do his bit, in this big fray” “Bendigo November 27th 1943”brsl, smirsl, fund raiser

Black and white photograph showing a number of men in army uniform standing on a raised platform/ Locals wearing hats in the foreground The man in the centre is General Allenby. Verso: Reading the proclamation at Jerusalem. General Allenby in the centre. This photo mp doubt will be valuable some day. Palestine 1918.world war, world war one, allenby, general allenby, proclamaton, palestine, jerusalem, mmm

The Battle of Jerusalem occurred during the British Empire's "Jerusalem Operations" against the Ottoman Empire, when fighting for the city developed from 17 November, continuing after the surrender until 30 December 1917, to secure the final objective of the Southern Palestine Offensive during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. (Wikipedia) On 11 December, General Edmund Allenby humbly entered the Old City on foot through the Jaffa Gate instead of horse or vehicles to show respect for the holy city. He was the first Christian in many centuries to control Jerusalem, which is a very important site for many faiths. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Lloyd George described the capture as "a Christmas present for the British people". The battle was a great morale boost for the British Empire.(wikipedia)Photograph showing a number of soldiers on a raised platform, including General Allanby. Locals look on from below, some wearing fez hats.Verso: Reading the proclamation at Jerusalem. General Allenby in centre. This photo no doubt will be valuable one day. Palestine, 1918world war one, jerusalem, palestine, allenby, general allenby

From its beginnings in the late 1840's, Warrnambool progressed through the years from being a town and borough to finally being proclaimed a city in May 1918. The Governor of the day Mr Arthur Stanley officiated at the event on May 23rd, 1918. It was only the fourth such municipality to achieve this status at the time These medallions were a memento of this occasion.These small medals are significant as they are linked to an important event in the growth of Warrnambool. Three similar medallions in the form of a brooch with clasp, all in gilt metal and enamel. Round medallions 25mm in circumference, with blue enamel circular rim of 4mm around most of the outside, except for white enamel decal of 10mm at bottom. Pin clasp on reverse of the medallions. Two medallions donated from a separate source are identical with the others in markings; one with pin clip, one without pin clip. All medals identical, though manufacturers imprint " Bridgland & King " only appears on reverse of two. "City of Warrnambool" appears in gold block letters around blue enamel circumference of medal, "1918" appears in gold lettering in white enamel decal at the bottom. Warrnambool city crest is pressed in gold relief in the centre of the medal, consisting of a ship at sea, a sheaf of wheat, these quartered below the Victorian Coat of Arms. Beneath the crest the words, "By These We Flourish" are inscribed. city of warrnambool, proclamation of city of warrnambool

A small book owned by Accountant & Auditor Harold Curnow detailing the "Simplification of Title to and the Dealing with Estates and Interests in land for other purposes", it also has the date 17/8/56 written in pencil on the top left corner. The first page is written as following. "17/8/56 Harold Curnow Accountant & Auditor, Colonial Mutual Building, View Point, Bendigo 1954 VICTORIA ANNO TERTIO ELIZABETHÆ SECUNDÆ REGINÆ No. 5842. An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the Simplification of the title to and the Dealing with Estates and interests in Land and for other purposes. [14th December 1954.] Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say) 1. (1) this Act may be cited as the Transfer of Land Act 1954. (Short title commencement and division) (2) (a) Save as otherwise expressly provided this act (except Division two of Part II.) shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette. (b) Division two of Part II. shall come into operation on such later day as is fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette 6325/55 -Price 3s. 9d.victoria, government gazette, 1954

A small book owned by Accountant & Auditor Harold Curnow dated 23/2/60 detailing "An Act to consolidate the Law relating to the Sale and Occupation of Crown Lands." on page 61 it also has a 2/10/61 newspaper article and a June 27, 1962, page from the Victoria Gazette both of them detailing the Laws. The first page is written as following "Harold Curnow 1958. VICTORIA ANNO SEPTIMO ELIZABETHÆ SECUNDÆ REGINÆ No. 6284. An Act to consolidate the Law relating to the Sale and Occupation of Crown Lands, [30th September 1958.] Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say) 1. This act may be cited as the Land Act 1958. and shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in council published in the Government Gazette, and is divided into Parts Divisions and Subdivisions as Follows: -"victoria, government gazette

White paper with blue printing. The title is, 'By Royal Proclamation. Sunday. 6th January, 1918 A Day of Prayer & Thanksgiving throughout the British Empire.' 'The above Proclamation is reprinted from the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. 219 dated Thursday, 20th December, 1917.event, official, celebration, lydia chancellor, collection, war, w.w.ii, programme, program, peace

Framed Proclamation by the US State of Washington Governor Booth Gardner proclaiming 3rd October 1992 as Australian Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Day.Seal of State of Washingtondocument, governor booth gardner, vietnam veterans appreciation day

Framed document. Governor Bruce King of The State of New Mexico issued a Proclamation Recognising Australian Contribution in Vietnam and Proclaiming October 2nd 1992 as "Australian Vietnam Forces Canberra Memorial Day"Seal of The US Secretary of State Signatures of Sec of State and Gov New Mexicoframed document, governor bruce king

City of Berwick - Municipal restructure public meeting Jun 1994 - Commemorative Council meeting 30 Sep 1994 - Celebrating 20th anniversary of the proclamation as a municipality 1973- 1993 booklet - Australia Day celebrations booklet Jan 26 1990 - Developing a recreation plan for the municipality leaflet 1989 - Invitation to a cocktail party celebrating the Bicentennial 1988 - Invitation to the exhibition Berwick Evolution of a City 1988 - Leaflet for the exhibition Berwick Evolution of a City 1988 - Two hundred years Curriculum ideas for the City of Berwick Bicentennial report - ticket to Founders Day Concert Victoria 150th 1985 - invitation to Opening Celebrations in Berwick for Victoria's 150th - dinner ticket to celebrate sister city Berwick-Upon-Tweed 1989 - entree card for Evolution of a City Berwick 1988 - invitation to the opening of the City of Berwick Services Complex June 1989 - pamphlet for the official opening of the City of Berwick Services Complex June 1989 - invitation to celebrate the City of Berwick's 10th anniversary - pamphlet for the official ceremony to celebrate the City of Berwick's 10th anniversary Feb 1983 - invitation to the opening of the City of Berwick Civic Centre Dec 1978 - pamphlet on the official opening of the Civic Centre 1978 - pamphlet on the laying of the foundation stone at the Berwick Civic Centre 1978 - The Armorial Bearings of the City of Berwick 1977 - Invitation to the Proclamation of the City of Berwick 1973 - program for the Proclamation of the City of Berwick 1973 city of berwick, city of berwick coat of arms

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, the largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, is the centrepiece of the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia. Standing 2.5 metres tall and weighing 4 tonnes, this priceless Buddhist statue toured over 120 cities across 20 countries from 2009 to 2018, inspiring peace in families, schools, and communities worldwide. After attracting an estimated 12 million visitors, it returned to the Great Stupa in May 2018, where it continues to be a potent symbol of peace.This framed proclamation, presented on 23/10/2010 by Santa Ana Mayor Miguel A. Pulido at Bat Nha Temple, formally recognises Jade Buddha Day. It honours the Jade Buddha’s role in promoting harmony, compassion, and unity within the community.jade buddha, memorabilia, great stupa archive

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, the largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, is the centerpiece of the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia. Standing 2.5 meters tall and weighing 4 tonnes, this priceless Buddhist statue toured over 120 cities across 20 countries from 2009 to 2018, inspiring peace in families, schools, and communities worldwide. After attracting an estimated 12 million visitors, it returned to the Great Stupa in May 2018, where it continues to be a potent symbol of peace.This framed proclamation, presented on 07/02/2010 at Phap Vuong Temple by Chairwoman Pam Slater-Price and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, formally recognises Jade Buddha for Universal Peace Day. It honours the Buddha’s role in promoting mindfulness, compassion, and unity across communities.jade buddha, memorabilia, great stupa archive