Booknon-fictionLife Stories and Events by Ralph G Proctor

“Cheshire Park” Homestead - Greens Creek. Home of Charles Frederick Proctor.stawell

Portrait – Sarah Jane Proctor 1918 in Nurses Uniform. Born Greens Creek 1868stawell

The “Coogee” is an intermediate single seat sailplane designed and built by Tom Proctor in 1940. Only one was built. It was first flown at Stuart Hill near Bendigo Victoria in January 1941 and was maintained in flying condition until 1967. The aircraft was flown extensively by the Victorian Motorless Flight Group (now the Melbourne Gliding Club) and Geelong Gliding Club and several subsequent owners. This exhibit is a "one off" Australian designed and built glider similar in some respects to the Hutter H17. Its usage is relevant to the history of gliding in Victoria in the post war years. Also the aircraft provides an insight into gliding technology in Australia in the 1940s. Wood and fabric single seat glider sailplane with strutted wings and strutted tailplane – features metal framed perspex canopy, central fuselage skid and wheel, small tail skid, instruments include airspeed, turn and bank indicator; variometer and altimeter. Metal parts include struts and fairing covering wing joint. All surfaces are pink doped – awaiting painting.australian gliding, glider, sailplane, coogee, tom proctor, victorian motorless flight group, geelong gliding club

This letter to Robin Boyd is written by Proctor Mellquist, Editor of SUNSET Magazine. This letter invites Robin Boyd to be on the 1965 jury for an architectural award called Western Home Awards, jointly sponsored by American Institute of Architects and SUNSET magazine. This entails travelling to California in July 1965.On the reverse side of the letter, Robin Boyd has drafted in pencil a reply letter accepting the invitation.

ELLEN PROCTOR WAS BORN IN CLUNES CIRCA 1858A PHOTOGRAPH OF ELLEN PROCTOR.local history, photography, photographs, early citizens

PHOTOGRAPH DONATED BY MRS. BERNICE OXNAMFAMILY BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR ELLEN PROCTOR BORN CIRCA 1858ELLEN PROCTOR BORN ABOUT 1858local history, photography, photographs, early citizens

"Kenneth Clement Norman PROCTOR" VX105215. Enlisted 27/08/1942. Discharged 26/01/1945. Rank Sgt, B Coy 38th Bn.Khaki webbing belt with a trace of green colouring, with brass clasp buckle and brass sliding keepers. At the back of the belt there are two brass webbing attachment points. On the inside of the belt there are sewn in inserts for waist adjustment and the attachment of extra webbing."K. PROCTOR VX105215"passchendaele barracks trust, kenneth proctor, webbing belt, equipment

The Lasting Memories Mosaic Group Seat is part of Nillumbik Shire Council's Public Art. Following the Black Saturday Bushfire of February 7, 2009, which ravaged St Andrews and surrounding district, a group of bushfire affected women formed the Lasting Memories Mosaic group and created this concrete seat covered in mosaic as part of their healing process. It was completed in 2012. For more information see Nillumbik Shire Council's link Public Art: Lasting Memories Mosaic GROUP, Lasting Memories Mosaic Seat - https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/58536395d0ce201b746561c6fay bridge collection, fay bridge, mosaics, st andrews, lasting memories mosaic group seat, st andrews hall

fay bridge collection, proctor street, st andrews, st andrews market

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 36) Mount - Agfa CS System grey 8 dotsst andrews market, proctor street, st andrews

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 36) Mount - Agfa CS System grey 8 dotsst andrews market, proctor street, st andrews

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 36) Mount - Agfa CS System grey 8 dotsst andrews market, proctor street, st andrews

The 'Black Saturday' bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. It was Australia's worst ever natural disaster. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire: 173 people died and 414 were injured as a result of the fires. For most women being part of the Lasting Memories Mosaic Group was a way of reconnecting to the area, friends and neighbours. As the months went by, the idea of creating a gift to the community together was born. The women wanted to artistically express their memories of what they had experienced. Creating a mosaic seat in the heart of St Andrews allowed the group to be 'in control' of building something from the ground up - a symbol of hope, recovery and renewal. All of their experiences and memories have been included into the seat design, which makes it so special. This mosaic seat is proudly positioned outside the St Andrews Hall, which is also the site for the St Andrews market held every Saturday throughout the year.The Lasting Memories Mosaic group began this piece just after the Black Saturday fires in 2009. After the horrific fires ravaged through St Andrews and the surrounding areas, a group of bushfire affected ladies bravely came back to St Andrews to begin their healing in an artistic way. Each woman created something beautiful and meaningful, using remnants of crockery, glass, tiles and bricks salvaged from their own properties. This artworks identifies who they are and tells their personal 'life journey' and family heritage and memories of what they had experienced before, during and beyond Black Saturday. It is also an expression of their love for the St. Andrews area and the nature and people within it. A large concrete seat in the style of an organic chaise lounge covered in mosaic (broken tiles, glass, crockery and ceramics of all shapes and colour). The pieces have been placed to form pictures, words and patterns that tell and recount stories and memories of reflection, hope and love of a group of people who experienced the Black Saturday bushfires. (Click on links to view details of the seat) black saturday, mosaic, art, lasting memories, st andrews, tiles, glass, fire, concrete, cement, chris reade, ekphrasis2017

FAMILY PHOTO OF MAN SITTING & THREE LADIES STANDING. PHOTO FOUND AT OLD PROCTORS HOME [COURT HOTEL] BAILEY STREET, CLUNES. 25/2/75 MUCH ILLEGIBLE WRITING ON BACK OF CARD.DONATED TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUND AT OLD PROCTORS HOTELlocal history, photgraphy, photographs, early citizens, unidentified

In 1873 Teesdale residents formed an institute to provide literature to improve the minds. The site was gazetted on 25 October 1875 – a one acre site on the corner of Bridge Street and Mercer Terrace. A Mechanics Institute was built and later a supper hall was added in front of the institute. The mechanics institute and supper hall was destroyed by fire on the night of 29 March 1969. (http://linkingtowns.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=252) Blue hard covered book of 239 pages. Many illustrations f constellations during each month. Inside front page 'Mechanics Institute Teesdale No 270'astronomy, library, teesdale, mechanics institute

Basil Hart Bequest, 1982

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