A cream coloured cardboad pamphlet with black information of the front. This is folded like a card. Under the School of Signals insignia is the description of the phanphlet. There is the name Dawson handwritten in pencil near the top left hand corner.phamphlet, australian army, school of signals, aide memoire, signals

A cream coloured cardboad pamphlet with black information of the front. This is folded like a card. Under the School of Signals insignia is the description of the phanphlet. There is the name Dawson handwritten in pencil near the top left hand corner.australian army, school of signals, aide memoire, operating signals

A new Defence Force School of Signals was opened at Simpson Army Barracks in 2012.Newspaper clipping with text and colour photosimpson army barracks, defence force school of signals

A collection of photographs of Anzac Day services around the Eltham Obelisk situated at the Eltham RSL Sub-branch on Main Road, Eltham and the parade along Main Roadanzac day parade, eltham obelisk, eltham rsl sub-branch, main road eltham, clive jenkins, cliff gardman, john cohen, bev haines, wayne phillips m.p., harold watts, margaret watts, maurie kruegal, eugene snopkowski, joe mason (ww2 veteran), manny ryles, robert marshall, warren watman, john haines, nacy ferguson, ridie soma, henry bradford, jim murphy, vic abbacamenco, eddie shanahan, graham o'shannesy, kniale harris, les meredith, greg gibbs, lauirie kavangh, john beavis, keith lear, neville o'connor, les stiman, ian mc?, terry beaton, jock read, lofty, lofty (horse), joe mason, navy catalogue, hmas cerberus, warren whatman, dave maslen, mick fowler, bert mckinnell, max lowerson, stella lowerson, watsonia signals, mick hingston, russell erickson, two-up game, richie soma, lynne reid, les stillman, julie stillman, suzy read, sue johnson, catalogue, watson school of signals, briar hill salvation army band

A collection of articles on Watsonia's Simpson Barracks School of Signals.Collection of news clippings, black text, colour images.simpson army barracks, simpson barracks, watsonia places

Before Stanley Robinson enlisted he was a schoolteacher at Lilydale State School, living in Castelle St, Lilydale. He enlisted on July 9th,1916 at the age of 18, to the 31st Battalion of Lilydale. He embarked from Melbourne on November 9th, 1915 on HMAT Wandilla (A62) to Suez, Egypt. He qualified 1st class at the 14th school of signalling at Ferry Post, Egypt and was transferred to Alexandria, Egypt as a signaller, and then to Marseilles, France where he was killed in action at Fleurbaix on July 20th, 1916. He had been struck in the chest by Shrapnel along with four other soldiers. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory MedalFramed photocopy of photograph and precis of military service of Stanley Lewis Robinson (919) (Private)see context

Sent to Dorothy Davidson from Charles Sands from TB Signal School, Sutton Veny, England, Colour postcard showing face of young girl with a flower in her hair. Also message on reverse side dated VTMH05479.1aLOVING BIRTHDAY GREETINGS May every gift thats sweet and fair On this bright Birthday you share, And life be like a summers day Sunshine and roses all the way ww1

This is the first item in a large collection ongoing, to view all items enter in search this Cat No 11108P. Photograph; Paul Denis Ahearn No 331325 enlisted in the Australian regular Army on 29.5.1991 until 19.11.2011 then transferred to the Reserve Forces from 19.11.2011 until 9.2.2022. He was discharged with the rank of Sergeant. He had 16 postings which included Ordnance Corp, Logistics, School of Armour, Training, School of Artillery, Support Battalion, School of Signals, School of Armour, Aviation Regiment and Royal Australian Regiment. His Operational Service/deployments were: Operationtion Tangier - East Timor (Timor Leste) 16.4.2001 - 20.12.2001. Operation Slipper - Afghanistan 30.7.2009 - 2.12.2009. OP PNG Assist 18, 8.3.2018 - 23.3.2018. OP NTH QLD Flood Assist 2.2.2019 - 15.2.2019. OP BUSHFIRE Assist 2019/2020. 1.1.2020 - 14.1.2020. Honours & Awards as per photo. Australian Active Service Medal with Clasps "East Timor & ICAT". Afghanistan medal. Defence Long Service Medal with first & second Clasp. Australian Defence Medal. United Nations Transitional Authority East Timor Medal. Returned from Active Service Badge. (The badges, citation on his right chest are not yet identified) Photograph, colour shows a Soldier in uniform with a "RAAOC" badge on his shoulder, Sergeant stripes, on one side on his chest are 5 mounted medals and a Returned from Active service badge. On the other side is a Citation and two badges. In the background is an Australian flag.photograph, portrait, soldier, pdahearn

To Mrs D Davidson Forestville with Best Wishes from Private C R Sands Signal School Broadmedows August 22/16Black and white photograph of Private Charles R Sands wearing AIF uniform peaked cap, signalers patch on upper right sleeve Melbourne Victoria. Mounted on presentation card armed forces, correspondence, ww1

The two semaphore flags were used as a pair for visual signaling by hand. The semaphore system is an alphabet signaling system based on the waving of a pair of handheld flags in a particular pattern to compose words to be communicated to passing ships. The system was introduced by the Royal Navy in 1880 and was later adopted in Australia, with the first School of Signaling opening in Williamstown in 1890. The system was superseded in the 1970s by more sophisticated methods of communication. Information on the Cape Nelson flags indicates that they were made by Evan Evans P/L, Flag makers, 690 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. Evan Evans (d.1927) started a tent‐making business in 1877 and by 1920 Evan Evans P/L maker of canvas goods, was located at 680 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. In 1924 it acquired land at 632 Bourke Street and built a new factory. His son Ivor continued the business after 1927 and in 1938 opened a bulk store in Carlton.271 In 2016 the firm was located at 673 Spencer Street, Melbourne. Another pair of white semaphore flags made by Evan & Evans is held at Gabo Island, and Wilsons Promontory also has a pair. Cape Nelson’s white semaphore flags have second level contributory significance. They have historical importance as flags formerly used at the lightstation for visual signaling, a system that is now rarely used in navigation, and contribute to the importance of the lightstation’s large collection of flags.A pair of white flags made of white canvas/heavy cotton, the square flags are attached to dowel poles with staples.

Hard cover book,The Great Triumphs of Great Men. Author: Editor & Compiler, James Mason. Publisher: William P Nimmo, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: 1879 Green premium leather hardcover with lettering in gilt highly decorated spine and front cover. The spine has no Library label, flyleaf has a reference number top right hand corner .non-fictionThe Great Triumphs of Great Men is an interesting window into the Victorian era of popular history and educational publishing. The work was compiled and edited by James Mason. Rather than a single narrative, it is an anthology of biographical sketches outlining the lives, struggles, and achievements of historic figures. The work highlights various individuals categorised as warriors and statesmen (such as Alfred the Great, King Canute, Oliver Cromwell, and the Duke of Wellington), engineers, artists, and inventors (like Sir Christopher Wren and Thomas Gainsborough), as well as merchants, poets, and philosophers. The overarching theme is typical of the 19th-century "self-help" movement that was popularised by Samuel Smiles, using the determination, moral character, and triumphs of great men as an inspirational road map for the reader.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

SIGNALWOMEN An appreciation by an instructor (Sgt J.F. Larkins). Presented to Signalwoman Ruth Franklin after training in Melbourne 1942. After training, Ruth served on Rottnest Island as a communicator in the Plotting Room, Oliver Hill “Join the Corps of Signals”, the clarion call went forth, “Volunteer for the A.W.A.S. and let another man go north.” So you came into the Signals, in Australia’s hour of need, And let a thousand men go up the line, to meet the yellow breed. Where the lazy Yarra flows, through the green Victorian glade, They formed a school of Signals, to teach you in our trade, And the Old Ones, they were cynical, their tones were full of Jeers, “Women in the Signals! What rot!” But their moans have turned to cheers. You were tossed into the melting pot, that is an Australian Army camp. There weren’t many comforts, there were no electric lamps, There weren’t many blankets, it was cold in those tin huts, But the A.W.A.S. came up smiling; you had good Australian GUTS. The hours were long and wearisome, you were given lots of work, But we didn’t find a loafer, we knew not one to shirk. We made the pace a hard one, sometimes there were tears, But you lasses learned as much in months, as we men absorbed in years. You’re in the ARMY now; you all wear the Rising Sun, Sometimes you’ll be unhappy, but stick till the job is done. Time there will be, when the nerves are frayed, and all you do is bungle, Just feel the badge on your tunic, and remember your mates in the jungle. We wish you luck, and God-speed you on your way, And wherever war may scatter us, we’ll look forward to the day, When the final battle’s over and you’ve sent your last G.B., And the DIGGERS and the A.W.A.S. march in the parade of VICTORY. GB (Golf Bravo) is the sign off God Bless [G] DAH DAH DIT [B] DAH DI DI DIT Transcription of poem by Signals instructor Sgt JF Larkins presented to Signal Woman Ruth Franklin during Training in 1943. Read during 75th anniversary commemoration of proofing of Oliver Hill Battery, Rottnest Island. Computer printed on A4 bond paper.

The 3 letters were sent home by Joseph Stanley FERRIS to his Family in Terrick near Pyramid Hill Victoria. He enlisted No 3142 age 25 years in the 8th reinforcements 60th Bn AIF on 25.9.1916, embarked for England 16.12.1916, disembarked 16.2.1917, to hospital 18.2.1917, discharged 24.2.1917, attends Signal School Codford, posted on strength A.A.M.C 18.12.1917, embark for France 27.12.1917, posted to staff SMO 15.6.1918, disembark England 18.1.1919, RTA 10.4.1919, Discharged from the AIF 8.8.1919.Three letters from Joseph Stanley Ferris. .1) Letter hand written in ink dated 31.10.1916 from Domain Camp Melbourne on light brown YMCA stationary. .2) Letter hand written in ink dated Dec 30th 1917 from France on yellowed Australian Military Church stationary. .3) Typed document re the award of the DFC to Capt Reginald George David Francis. At bottom in pencil a short note from Stanley re the award.letters, stationary, military

Photo Herbert Booker FIELD as a Senior Cadet prior to WWI, he had 4 years in Senior Cadets. Herbert (born England, enlisted Melbourne) in the AIF on 26.6.1917 age 18 years in the 25th Reinforcements 14th Bn No 7596, embarked for England 21.11.1917, disembark 5.1.1918, attends 4th Div Signal School, embarks for France 29.7.1918 to reinforce 13th Bn, RTA 1.11.1919, discharged from the AIF 14.1.1920. He enlists in the CMF on 3.5.1939 No V1629, appointed Lt 3.12.1937, transfers to the 2nd AIF 10.9.1942 as VX104280, joins the Interim Army 1.7.1947 till 7.6.1948, appointment terminated with the rank of Lt Col. Awarded the "Efficiency Decoration"Frame, brown stained timber with gold inner edge also decorated with copper wire. Timber mount with glass. Photo, black & white of a soldier in uniform, half portrait of H B FIELD. He is in his Cadets uniform. Handwritten in blue ink on brown paper on back of frame: “Mrs J E McCrystal” In Red ink: “Prior to enlisting WWI Senior Cadets 2nd Lt 67B. 1st AIF HB FIELD PTE 7596 13th Aust Inf Btn. 2nd AIF VX104280 HQ 8th Command Quartermaster General (not in notes) On white label: "H B FIELD As a Senior Cadet prior to WWI. No 7596 13th Batt AIF' No VX104280 2nd AIF. Donated by Mrs J E McCrystal"photography-photographs, frame accessories, cadets, 67th

Pictorial book contains the names of Victorians K.I.A 1914 - 1916 and those who enlisted during the same period. Also stories and a list of bravery awards. Each book has a place for a photo inside The MULLER Brothers. Two of the three boys photos are in the book, Albert & Edgar. They All came from Nhill Victoria. Albert Herbert Muller No 448 enlisted in the 4th L.H.Regt C Sqd on 19.8.1914 age 21 years 7 months. Embarked for Egypt 19.10.14 and then to Gallipoli on 20.5.15, KIA by a sniper on 1.8.1915 at Gaba Tepe Gallipoli. Buried Shell Green Gully 2.8.1915. John Herman Muller No 1102 enlisted in 8th reinforcements 8th L.H Regt on 2.7.15 age 22 years, embarked for Gallipoli 20.8.1915, hospital with Mumps 25.10.15, return to unit 17.11.1915, embark for Alexandria 25.12.1915, hospital 16.9.1916 with Tonsilitis, WIA 19.4.1917 GSW to chest, left leg & arm, hospital 28.11.1917 with Diarrheoa, hospital 1.9.1918 (unclear), promoted T/Sgt 13.3.1919, discharged from the AIF 9.12.1919. Edgar Percy Muller No 3227 enlisted in 26th reinforcements 8th L.H.Regt on 9.11.1916 age 18 years 7 months. Attended Signal School 10.11.1916 to 14.2.1917, embarked for Egypt 20.2.1917, hospital 26.6.1917 with Debility, return to unit, WIA 1.12.1917 GSW to Chest, return to unit 9.1.1918, hospital 4.6.1918 with Malaria, return to unit 31.7.1918, hospital again 9.8.1918 (appears to be Malaria severe), return to unit 29.10.1918, discharged from the AIF 20.10.1919.Memorial Book Australia's Roll of Honour 1914 - 1916. History, Heroes and Helpers. Includes illustrations, photos, drawings, maps, portraits, personal records. Includes fold out pictures inside front cover. Photo and details of A. H. MULLER pasted onto first page. Gilt edged pages. Leather bound cover.books - military - reference, memorials

Notice of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 28th October 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk St. Albans High School Maintenance of Oval and Use of School Library by City of Sunshine Report Rainbow Workshop Pottery Student's Exhibition at Highpoint West Library Rainbow Workshop Claim for Balance of Proceeds Rates Recovery Sale Lot 88 Balfour Avenue Sunshine North Meals on Wheels Sunshine Swimming Pool kiosk Italo-Australian Social Club Proposal for Assignment of Lease Furlong Road St. Albans Proposed Land Transfer Part of Howard Street Maidstone Discontinued Proposed Acquisition of 22 Roberts Crescent Sunshine West Demise of Land Howard Kingham Lodge 69 Darnley Street Braybrook Pensioner Rates Assistance Scheme 1980/81 Sunshine Football Club Skinner Reserve Lease Skinner Reserve Churchill Avenue Braybrook Increase Rent by Victorian Railway for The Hub Sun Crescent Sunshine Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services September Teenage Holiday Programme Centres Sunshine High School, Sunshine West High School and St. Albans Youth Centre Volunteer Weekend Training Conference Torquay Report Use of Former Albion Tennis Club House Selwyn Park by Albion Rovers Soccer & Athletic Club Study Tour North American Youth Organisation Council Sponsorship of Housing Commission Units Westerngate Kindergarten Aycliffe Drive Deer Park Ardeer High School Censorship "R" Rated Films Regularistation of Status Programme (ROSP) Braybrook Youth Project Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 10 Gilbert Street Braybrook to Lodden Valley Highway Kerang Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 21 Pritchard Avenue to Lot 3 Section 21 Township of Landsborough Pollution Control Relationship with the M.M.B.W. Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare & Pre-School Centre Aycliffe Avenue Deer Park Litter Bottles European Economic Community Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Operational Costs 1980/81 Lost Dogs' Home Report of the City Librarian Christmas / New Year 1980/81 Library Opening Hours National Conference on Multiculturalism and Libraries 7th - 11th November 1980 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Maribyrnong River Valley Humes and Adjacent Properties Planning Permit Application Three Panel Signs 250 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Panel Sign 28 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Panel Sign Lot 5 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Amateur Radio Mast 866 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Signs 267 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Lot 27 Errol Street North West Corner Gilbert Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Used Car Sales Yard Lot 101 Geelong Road South West Corner Millers Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Access to Lot 3 Geelong Road South West Corner Victorian Railways' Easement and Main Road Reservation Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Subdivision Lot 36 Reid Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Signs Lot 2 Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Factory Lots 41, 42 & 43 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 40 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sky Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 120 - 200 Sign Highpoint Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Consulting Rooms 309 Main Road East St. Albans Planning Permit Stages 1 and 4 Only Lots 1 - 7 Warrs Road & Lots 18 - 22 Fabian Court Maribyrnong Planning Permit Consulting Rooms Devonshire Road South West Corner Gertrude Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Premises Lots 15 & 16 Hampshire Road Sunshine Amendment No 115 Part 2A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Consolidation of Title McIntyre Road, Comley Street and Glenroy Avenue Sunshine Armstrong York Pty Ltd Consolidation of Title Rothray Avenue and Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Drain Construction Works Grant Street and Gladstone Street St. Albans Consolidation of Title Gee Street Sunsine North Consolidation of Title South Road and Lawton Street Braybrook Expungement of Part of Easement Derby Road and Stanford Street Sunshine Prohibited Parking McDonald Road Brooklyn Prohibited Parking Laurel Street St. Albans Near St. Albans Meadows Primary School Prohibited Parking and Proposed School Crossing Diamond Avenue and Dover Street Albanvale Near Albanvale Primary School Rosamond Road and River Street Maidstone Pedestrian Signals Restricted Parking Prohibited Parking Athol Street Braybrook Near Christ the King Primary School Proposed Traffic Signals Cornwall Road / Devonshire Road Intersection Sunshine Private Street Scheme Ayton Street and Steers Street Area Objections Proposed Child Care Centre Cherry Crescent Braybrook Tenders Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 246 Furlong Road St. Albans Location of Building 16 Tyler Street Sunshine Statistical Information on Numbers of Building Permits Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 13th October 1980 Proposal to Construct Ayton Street and Steers Street Area Under the Provisions of the Division 10 Part XXIX of the Local Government Act 1958st. albans high school, main road east, st. albans, balfour avenue, sunshine north, sunshisne swimming pool, kennedy street, italo-australian social club, furlong road, howard street, maidstone, howard kingham lodge, darnley street, sunshine football club, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, highpoint west library, rosamond road, maribyrnong, roberts crescent, sunshine west, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, sunshine high school, sunshine west high school, ballarat road, lachlan road, st. albans youth centre, albion tennis club, albion rovers soccer & athletic club, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, aycliffe drive, deer park, ardeer high school, glengala road, gilbert street, pritchard avenue, aycliffe avenue infant welfare & pre-school centre, maribyrnong river valley, hume pipes, mcintyre road, berkshire road, hampshire road, errol street, geelong road, millers road, brooklyn, reid street, ardeer, neale road, cromer avenue, highpoint shopping centre, warrs road, fabian court, devonshire road, gertrude street, comley street, glenroy avenue, sunshine armstrong york, rothray avenue, grant street, gladstone street, gee street, south road, lawton street, derby road, stanford street, mcdonald road, laurel street, st. albans meadows primary school, diamond avenue, dover street, albanvale, albanvale primary school, river street, athol street, christ the king primary school, riley court, cornwall road, ayton street, steers street, cherry crescent child care centre, cherry crescent, tyler street

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 28th October 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk St. Albans High School Maintenance of Oval and Use of School Library by City of Sunshine Report Rainbow Workshop Pottery Student's Exhibition at Highpoint West Library Rainbow Workshop Claim for Balance of Proceeds Rates Recovery Sale Lot 88 Balfour Avenue Sunshine North Meals on Wheels Sunshine Swimming Pool kiosk Italo-Australian Social Club Proposal for Assignment of Lease Furlong Road St. Albans Proposed Land Transfer Part of Howard Street Maidstone Discontinued Proposed Acquisition of 22 Roberts Crescent Sunshine West Demise of Land Howard Kingham Lodge 69 Darnley Street Braybrook Pensioner Rates Assistance Scheme 1980/81 Sunshine Football Club Skinner Reserve Lease Skinner Reserve Churchill Avenue Braybrook Increase Rent by Victorian Railway for The Hub Sun Crescent Sunshine Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services September Teenage Holiday Programme Centres Sunshine High School, Sunshine West High School and St. Albans Youth Centre Volunteer Weekend Training Conference Torquay Report Use of Former Albion Tennis Club House Selwyn Park by Albion Rovers Soccer & Athletic Club Study Tour North American Youth Organisation Council Sponsorship of Housing Commission Units Westerngate Kindergarten Aycliffe Drive Deer Park Ardeer High School Censorship "R" Rated Films Regularistation of Status Programme (ROSP) Braybrook Youth Project Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 10 Gilbert Street Braybrook to Lodden Valley Highway Kerang Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 21 Pritchard Avenue to Lot 3 Section 21 Township of Landsborough Pollution Control Relationship with the M.M.B.W. Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare & Pre-School Centre Aycliffe Avenue Deer Park Litter Bottles European Economic Community Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Operational Costs 1980/81 Lost Dogs' Home Report of the City Librarian Christmas / New Year 1980/81 Library Opening Hours National Conference on Multiculturalism and Libraries 7th - 11th November 1980 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Maribyrnong River Valley Humes and Adjacent Properties Planning Permit Application Three Panel Signs 250 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Panel Sign 28 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Panel Sign Lot 5 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Amateur Radio Mast 866 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Signs 267 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Lot 27 Errol Street North West Corner Gilbert Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Used Car Sales Yard Lot 101 Geelong Road South West Corner Millers Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Access to Lot 3 Geelong Road South West Corner Victorian Railways' Easement and Main Road Reservation Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Subdivision Lot 36 Reid Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Signs Lot 2 Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Factory Lots 41, 42 & 43 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 40 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sky Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 120 - 200 Sign Highpoint Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Consulting Rooms 309 Main Road East St. Albans Planning Permit Stages 1 and 4 Only Lots 1 - 7 Warrs Road & Lots 18 - 22 Fabian Court Maribyrnong Planning Permit Consulting Rooms Devonshire Road South West Corner Gertrude Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Premises Lots 15 & 16 Hampshire Road Sunshine Amendment No 115 Part 2A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Consolidation of Title McIntyre Road, Comley Street and Glenroy Avenue Sunshine Armstrong York Pty Ltd Consolidation of Title Rothray Avenue and Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Drain Construction Works Grant Street and Gladstone Street St. Albans Consolidation of Title Gee Street Sunsine North Consolidation of Title South Road and Lawton Street Braybrook Expungement of Part of Easement Derby Road and Stanford Street Sunshine Prohibited Parking McDonald Road Brooklyn Prohibited Parking Laurel Street St. Albans Near St. Albans Meadows Primary School Prohibited Parking and Proposed School Crossing Diamond Avenue and Dover Street Albanvale Near Albanvale Primary School Rosamond Road and River Street Maidstone Pedestrian Signals Restricted Parking Prohibited Parking Athol Street Braybrook Near Christ the King Primary School Proposed Traffic Signals Cornwall Road / Devonshire Road Intersection Sunshine Private Street Scheme Ayton Street and Steers Street Area Objections Proposed Child Care Centre Cherry Crescent Braybrook Tenders Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 246 Furlong Road St. Albans Location of Building 16 Tyler Street Sunshine Statistical Information on Numbers of Building Permits Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 13th October 1980 Proposal to Construct Ayton Street and Steers Street Area Under the Provisions of the Division 10 Part XXIX of the Local Government Act 1958 Extraordinary Business Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Light Industry 14 Eames Avenue Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing School Mother of God Primary School Blanche Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Light Industry Hot Bread Kitchen and Caretaker's Residence 9 Commercial Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Transport Depot 552 Geelong Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Truck Wash Bay 552 Geelong Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Take Away Food Premises and Caretaker's Dwelling 288 Ballarat Road Braybrook Planning Permit Application Timber Yard Lot 9 Ballarat Road Sunshine Omar Street Maidstone Road Closure Report of the Building Surveyor Location of Buildings 9 Delamare Drive St. Albans Location of Buildings 29 Hampshire Road Sunshine Building Over Easement 42 Belford Street St. Albans Building Over Easement12 - 14 Drummartin Street Albionst. albans high school, main road east, st. albans, balfour avenue, sunshine north, sunshisne swimming pool, kennedy street, italo-australian social club, furlong road, howard street, maidstone, howard kingham lodge, darnley street, sunshine football club, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, highpoint west library, rosamond road, maribyrnong, roberts crescent, sunshine west, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, sunshine high school, sunshine west high school, ballarat road, lachlan road, st. albans youth centre, albion tennis club, albion rovers soccer & athletic club, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, aycliffe drive, deer park, ardeer high school, glengala road, gilbert street, pritchard avenue, aycliffe avenue infant welfare & pre-school centre, maribyrnong river valley, hume pipes, mcintyre road, berkshire road, hampshire road, errol street, geelong road, millers road, brooklyn, reid street, ardeer, neale road, cromer avenue, highpoint shopping centre, warrs road, fabian court, devonshire road, gertrude street, comley street, glenroy avenue, sunshine armstrong york, rothray avenue, grant street, gladstone street, gee street, south road, lawton street, derby road, stanford street, mcdonald road, laurel street, st. albans meadows primary school, diamond avenue, dover street, albanvale, albanvale primary school, river street, athol street, christ the king primary school, riley court, cornwall road, ayton street, steers street, cherry crescent child care centre, cherry crescent, tyler street, eames avenue, mother of god primary school, blanche street, commercial street, delamare drive, belford street, drummartin street

Notice of Ordinary Meeting 9th February 1988 Report of the Management Group Administrative Services Report of the Chief Executive Officer / Town Clerk Proposed Subdivision of Altona into Wards Deutschmann Education Trust Request for Donation Australia Athletic Team Tour of the U.S.A. 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This framed lithograph print in watercolour and gouache was produced on November 19th, 1924, by 20th-century marine artist, Mr R.N. Duffield. It depicts the event of a sea rescue that took place two years earlier. The framer was A.L. Frith of Footscray, Melbourne, who actively advertised from 1933 to 1935. The now disbanded Shiplovers' Society of Victoria (1930-2018) donated the print, and it seems likely that this print was framed for that organisation. This graphic image shows the conditions in which the rescue from the wrecked Helen B. Sterling happened. Captain George Harris was master of the American-owned, four-masted windjammer. His wife Edith and their ten-year-old son Leslie were on board, along with a crew of fifteen seamen. The ship set off from Newcastle, NSW, on January 5th, 1922, loaded with a cargo of coal to deliver to the Society Islands and on to San Francisco. Young Leslie later wrote a lively school composition for his teacher about his experiences on board the Helen B Sterling. He tells of a fire that broke out the day after they departed and burned a hole in a beam. Then another troublesome time on the 9th, when a strong gale blew a sail off the ship. Finally, he tells of the highlight of his voyage when, on the 18th January, the ship was right in the path of a strong cyclone, which broke the mainmast. Huge waves crashed over both sides of the deck, meeting in the middle, and the ship began to sink. The rescue from the wreck was an exciting time for the young boy, and even more so when one of his cats survived after being carefully wrapped in a pillowcase and thrown down from the ship for the boy. Reporters later wrote about Leslie’s comments, “... what had grieved him most was the thought that he might never see his two little sisters again”. Captain Harris said in a published statement, “… the gale was the worst he had met in his 12 years’ experience at sea. All went well for the first week. We then encountered a strong blow from the south-east. We tried the gasoline pump, but the engine broke down, and we had to do the pumping by hand. We at once shortened sail, but the sea increased in fury to such an extent that men were washed from the pumps. I was below at 5:30 on Sunday morning [January 22nd, 1922] when the main mast went over the side, … I at once sent out SOS signals, and got word that HMAS Melbourne was coming to our assistance. I had made a mistake with regard to our position, but did not know it until 11:30 o’clock, when I sent out the correct location. This was picked up by the Melbourne and I received the following reply: “We will reach you about 2 am. Keep a good heart. The Melbourne will do all she can.” Our ship was practically awash when we were taken off.” (Ref: the ‘Helen B. Sterling Disaster’, Maitland Weekly Mercury, NSW, 4-2-1922.) Officers from the Royal Australian Navy, Captain Henry J Feakes (later Rear-Admiral) and Commander Wilfrid Ward Hunt, were on board the light cruiser, HMAS Melbourne (1913-1928), when it left Sydney for New Zealand. After the SOS was received, the ship sped at full steam towards the sinking Helen B. Sterling. They found the vessel at about midnight and shone bright search lights on the distressed ship to illuminate the desperate scene. The Melbourne was unable to move close to the schooner, so sixteen seamen, including Commander Hunt, volunteered to man the Melbourne’s lifesaving 12-oared cutter. They rowed the sea boat with great urgency towards the victims of the sinking ship, keen to save lives no matter what the conditions. When the cutter was close to the Sterling, a line was secured between the Sterling and the cutter. The weary, waterlogged and anxious men on board could be rescued, one at a time, in the breeches buoy equipment, which looked like canvas shorts with a lifesaving ring in the waistband. The victims were hauled along the line and pulled aboard by many willing hands. All eighteen crew and passengers were saved, including Captain Harris and his family. The seamen of the Melbourne received a heroes’ welcome when they arrived in New Zealand. The grateful survivors were taken to Auckland, where they received the care and comfort they needed. Melbourne’s Lord Mayor, Cr. Swanston, on behalf of the citizens of Melbourne, formally recognised the heroic rescue efforts of the seamen of the HMAS Melbourne on March 2nd, 1922, at a special presentation. Two large flags, a White Ensign and an Australian “Jack" Flag, were presented to the Captain of HMAS Melbourne, and souvenirs were awarded to the sea boat’s crew and its Commander, Wilfred Ward Hunt. Commander Hunt was also presented with an original watercolour depicting the heroic rescue from the wreck of the Helen B. Sterling, painted just after the event by renowned marine artist Arthur V Gregory (1867-1957), and he received a silver cigarette case bearing the City’s coat of arms and the inscription, "To Commander Ward Hunt from the Citizens of Melbourne as a memento of the rescue of the crew of Helen B. Stirling by H.M.A.S. Melbourne, on 23.1.22". Both the painting and the cigarette case are now treasured items inherited by his grandson; a reminder of “… a very fine naval gentleman who believed in leading by example." R.N. DUFFIELD: - The Lithograph print in our collection by 20th-century English artist R.N. Duffield is dated Nov. 19, 1924. It is very similar to, and possibly created from, the original A V Gregory watercolour presented to Commander Hunt and dated 1922. Mr R.N. Duffield has art works in the Yarmouth Museums, Norfolk Museums Collection; “Orient Liner Otranto …,” and "Convoy of six ships at sea", both painted in watercolour and gouache during the 1940s. Some of his other works, also painted in watercolour and gouache, have been advertised for sale on Internet sites. Some details differ between the original A.V. Gregory and this Lithograph Print: - -the words on the bow on the original watercolour are “Helen B. Sterling, Blain”, which is in Washington, USA, where the Sterling Shipping Company was registered from around 1919; the words on the print are “Helen B. Sterling, Halifax, N S”, for Nova Scotia, Canada, which is the hometown of Sterling Shipping Company founder’s wife, Helen B Sterling. -The watercolour is coloured and has fine details; the print is monochrome - The A V Gregory signed the watercolour in 1922, on the lower left; the print is signed with the Lithographer’s name on the lower right; “R N Duffield, Nov. 19. 1924” ARTHUR VICTOR GREGORY (1867-1957): - A.V. Gregory is a renowned marine artist who worked in watercolour and gouache. He painted actively between 1899 and 1932, creating over 3o0 works. South Melbourne, Victoria, was where he lived and worked. This Lithograph print is significant in that it depicts the rescuing of the passengers and crew of the schooner “Helen B Stirling”. At the time this was a significant event that made most Australian and New Zealand papers because of the involvement of the Australian cruiser “Melbourne”. The image demonstrates the perilous conditions experienced by seafarers. It includes an example of the line and breeches buoy method used to save lives at sea from the 1860s and into the 20th century. It reflects a time in our history when sail and steam ships cruised the world’s seas together, the former trading with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, the latter defending our country in World War I. The print is part of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum’s Collection of maritime artworks that depict famous events, vessels and locations, showing the evolution of sea craft, and aiding the interpretation of our maritime history. The Lithograph print is behind glass in a black painted timber frame and mounted under a cream matte. The vivid image depicts a sea rescue in progress. The night scene is illuminated by a light beaming from a steamship, the Cruiser HMAS Melbourne. It reveals figures on the deck of a sinking sailing ship, the schooner Helen B. Sterling, as foaming waves roll across it. The stricken ship has a broken main mast, and a sail has been detached. A small figure is floating in the choppy sea, secured in a breeches buoy that is attached to a rescue line between a lifesaving cutter and the sailing ship. The crewmen in the cutter are ready to haul the shipwrecked victim aboard, while the figures on the foundering ‘Sterling’ watch them. The print’s paper-covered wooden backboard is attached to the frame with small tacks. A metal hanging wire is secured to two dissimilar eyelet screws. Inscriptions include text on the bow of the sinking vessel, a handwritten title below the picture, and a handwritten name in the print’s lower right corner. On the reverse are two oval, black ink stamps and a round cream label with printed text. The hand-painted print was reproduced from a lithograph, signed in the lower right, by R.N. Duffield of England, on November 19th, 1924. A Frith of Footscray, Melbourne framed it. Painted on the ship’s bow: “HELEN B. STERLING / HALIFAX N S” [Nova Scotia, Canada] Handwritten below the print: “AUSTRALIAN CRUISER “MEMBOURNE” (Tons 5600) rescuing crew of sinking four-masted schooner “HELEN B. STERLING” of Halifax NS Canada, Tons 1343 in a gale in the Pacific Ocean.” Handwritten on lower right: “R.N. DUFFIELD / Nov. 19. 1924” (underlined) On paper label: “Phone: / Footscray 398 [some of the text has torn off] / “A. FRITH / PICTURE FRAMER / Manufacturer / 17 Paisley Street / Footscray.“ On both oval stamps: “SHIPLOVERS SOCIETY OF VICTORIA / LIBRARY” flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, lithograph, lithograph print, reproduction print, helen b. sterling, the sterling, american owned schooner, halifax, halifax n s, halifax nova scotia, nova scotia, halifax n s canada, schooner, windjammer, sailing ship, four-masted ship, captain george harris, george harris, edith harris, leslie harris, sterling shipping line, hmas melbourne, hmas melbourne (1), cruiser hmas melbourne, the melbourne, australian cruiser, captain henry j feakes, commander wilfred ward hunt, sinking ship, shipwreck, sea rescue, gale, cyclone, 1922 rescue, shipwreck rescue, breeches buoy, line rescue, rescue line, lifesaving, cutter, cutter melbourne, sea boat, lifesaving crew, 12-oar cutter, shipwreck victim, r.n. duffield, marine artist, nov. 19. 1924, 20th century artist, a frith, footscray picture framer, shiplovers’ society of victoria, shiplovers’ society library, watercolour, a v gregory, arthur victor gregory, melbourne artist, newcastle coal, newcastle nsw, society islands, san fracisco, aukland new zealand, school composition, ship’s cat, sos signal, lord mayor cr. swanston, heroes, cigarette case

Buninyong had no railway station so residents would travel to Yendon to catch the train. The Yendon Railway Station building was demolished soon after this photograph was taken. The bluestone was purchased by John Vernon, and was used to construct retaining walls in a garden enclosure between the first two buildings at the new Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education campus at Mt Helen. This is now known as the courtyard between building 'F' and building 'G' at the University of Ballarat mt Helen Campus. The following article was published in the Ballarat Courier on 06 December 1968. 'Yendon Station to be demolished - The old bluestone railway station at Yendon is to be demolished. C.A.D. Fisken told Buninyong Shire Council of the proposal at its meeting yesterday. Fortunately, he said, the beautiful stonework would not be lost. It would be used and incorporated in the new School of Mines building at Mt Helen. the retention of the century-old building was the subject of representations by Council to the Railways following the closure of the station for goods traffic 'some time ago'. The building had also been noted by the National Trust as one of special interest. The Railways Department advised the meeting that an inspection had been made at the Yendon level crossing, but no recommendation could be made at present for installation of flashing light signals.'Bluestone building with dressed bluestone door and window jambs and chimney. The roof is corrugated iron. The platform edge is also of bluestone construction. The building is the former Yendon Railway Station (now demolished) on the Ballarat -Geelong main line (the original Melbourne to Ballarat mainline). When the line was opened, this station may have been originally called Buninyong as it was built a number of years before the Ballarat to Buninyong branch line was built. This this has subsequently caused some confusion. The station was later renamed Yendon. Verso in blue ballpoint pen 'No 47 Yendon Railway Stn' Stamped in purple ink 'N.L. Harvey & Son, Photographers, 131 Sturt Streeet Ballarat, Phone 25766, After hours 23397, Will photograph anywhere anytime any place. (in pen 3/12/68),university of ballarat, ballarat institute of advanced education, yendon, railway, bluestone, john vernon

The school bell has been used in various forms for several centuries. In Australia and the UK it was often a hand bell, located on the teacher's desk in a small school. In larger schools it was positioned in a central area, and one bell was used to signal to all classrooms. In North America it was more usual to find a large bell on a stand located in a central area of the school where it could be heard by everyone throughout the premises. More recently, the school bell has become wall located, and electrically activated, using a mechanical timing apparatus. Now the same bell is computer programmed and activated, although there are many older bells still in operation. The school bell was rung at the beginning at the school day, often to summon students to the morning assembly in larger schools. It was then rung throughout the day to signal the start and end of specific lesson periods, the beginning and end of school morning and afternoon breaks, the lunch period, and the end of the school day, no doubt eagerly awaited by many students! The school bell was used as a timing device in schools to signal the start and end of specific activities.Bell brass with heavy metal square shaped base and wooden handle-hand held, Kel(?)her Melbourne on the topInscribed on the metal at the top of the bell are the letters "Kel(?)her Melbourne" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bell, school, lessons

The School of Mines requested interested parties to attend a meeting at the school in Lydiard Street Ballarat to adopt a uniform Code of Mine Signals. This was hoped to lessen the liability of accidents in mines. Appendix A is the general code observed by all Mine-owners in Clunes. Appendix B is a general code recommended to the school.Blue paper with black printDated: 28th May, 1872ballarat school of mines, lydiard street, ballarat, code of mine signals, clunes, mine-owners, model mine, battery

Probably acquired for use in Telegraphy courses run at the Ballarat SChool of Mines between 1875 and 1893. Telegraph relays amplified electrical signals in a telegraph line. Telegraph messages traveled as a series of electrical pulses through a wire from a transmitter to a receiver. Short pulses made a dot, slightly longer pulses a dash. The pulses faded in strength as they traveled through the wire, to the point where the incoming signal was too weak to directly operate a receiving sounder or register. A relay detected a weak signal and used a battery to strengthen the signal so that the receiver would operate. This relay was made by the firm of Charles T. and John N. Chester, two brothers who successfully partnered in New York City. Charles (1826-1880) founded the firm and provided the expert telegraphy knowledge while John (1820-1871) kept the books and managed the business operations.(http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_706518, accessed 25/01/2018)Electromagnetic relay device used in telegraphy. The working parts mounted on a brass plate, attached to a wood base. Equipped with four terminal posts. Adjustable contactor mechanism. This electromagnetic Relay Device was used in Telegraphy at the Ballarat School of Mines. After a special meeting of the Ballarat SChool of Mines Council in 1874, a decision was made to offer instruction in Telegraphy, a subject not directly related to mining. Telegraphy was taught by W.P. Bechervaise, postmaster at Ballarat. On 07 October 1874 the Ballarat Courier correspondent reprted on Telegraphic training: "... these classes ... are a snare and a delusion, as there is scarcely the remotest chance of obtaining employment when the examination has been passed."scientific instrument, telegraph relayer, telegraphy relay device, telegraphy

1855 Stephen Charman donated land to the Methodist Church so that a School could be established to educate the children of the early settler market gardeners and farmers in the Cheltenham area . Education was valued by the general community and as well as schools they established mechanics Institutes and Libraries in Moorabbin Shire. Cheltenham State School No. 84 was among the first schools in Melbourne. Stephen Charman, 1821-1906 a market gardener, donated land for the first Methodist Chapel, Cemetery and School in Charman Rd Cheltenham 1855. The enrolment was 36 pupils with Mr Frederick Meeres as Teacher. 1863 the school is called Beaumaris Common School No 84 with 70 pupils and Walter Meeres as Teacher. 1869 another 2 acres in Charman Road were granted by the Education Board and brick building built . 1872 State School 84 Beaumaris was increasing enrollments and 1878 a new brick school was built to accommodate 174 pupils and the name changed to Cheltenham State School No.84 1894 Mentone State School No.2950 amalgamated with Cheltenham SS No.84. 1910 the buildings were in disrepair, overcrowding was increasing and renovations were made 1912 with further additions in 1925 and 1937. Post WW11 extra prefabricated Classrooms were added as enrollment increased to 1038 in 1955.. Cheltenham East State School 4754 was opened as housing development spread over the City of Moorabbin . (J.Larson Sandringham HS) Probably due to the Scottish heritage of many early settlers the Fife & Drum Band was established at the West Beaumaris (Cheltenham) State School . The Fife is similar to the piccolo, and usually made of wood, consisting of a tube with 6 finger holes and an embouchure hole that produces sound when blown across.The fife was used in folk music traditions to accompany dancing by all social classes. Also in the Military where drums accompanied the fife and originally these 'boy soldier ' bands were used to signal manouevres in the field for the infantry. Later Fife & Drum bands were used for marching bands in schools and community groups, 1855 Stephen Charman donated land to the Methodist Church so that a School could be established to educate the children of the early settler market gardeners and farmers in the Cheltenham area . Education was valued by the general community and as well as schools they established mechanics Institutes and Libraries in Moorabbin Shire. Cheltenham State School No. 84 was among the first schools in Melbourne.Black & White photograph of pupils at West Beaumaris (Cheltenham) State School No.84 in the boy's Fife and Drum Band c 1908Back Handwritten Mrs Whelan / Beaumariswhelan r, marriott geoff, meeres frederick, cheltenham state school no.84, education, keys robert, holloway josiah, king brothers, smith j l; smith mary ann, stanley helen, chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, toll gates brighton, motor cars 1900, steam engines, early settlers, bentleigh, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards

This brass bell bracket has been carefully shaped to fit around the shape of a bell. Its fitting allows it to swing freely. The bracket allows the bell to be fixed to a horizontal surface such as a s wooden frame, post or base. It may have been portable or fixed to a counter, desk or table. The bell may have been used to sound the time, to draw attention to an event such as a church surface, to signal a time to start or stop, or even as a percussion instrument.This metal bell bracket appears to be handmade and may have been used as a portable signal for a school or public meeting. It could have been used on a ship to signal the watch or the time.Bell bracket; the brass, bracket is bell-shaped with a removable hinged section across the top where the bell swung. The base is composed of a curved and shaped base stand. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bell bracket, bell stand, bell frame, swinging bell, portable bell, bell ringing, signal

These books are part of the Lawless Collection. The Lawless family lived in Orbost from 1907 - c 1920. John Francis Lawless had a saddlery shop. He died at an early age - 47 years - June 7 1912, leaving his wife, Elizabeth and seven children. The eldest son, Victor Rowland lawless volunteered for serv ice in WW1 but did not leave Australia because of illness. The second son, Edward Vincent Lawless (b 1895 d 1917) worked for McCoy & Co. in Orbost, coachbuilding, undertakers, general blacksmiths and farriers, prior to enlisting in WW!. He was trained as a signaller and was sent to France where he was killed in action on 9.10.1917. Elizabeth Lawless worked as a ladies' nurse (midwife) in Orbost prior to leaving the district in 1920. She lived to 6.6.1975 aged 104 years.These personal documents, photographs, medals and books give an insight into the human element of World War 1 ensuring that those who were part of the Orbost community and died while playing a vital role during this time are remembered.Three books used by Edward Vincent Lawless during his service in WW1. 1846.5 has a black cover and contains hand-written notes and diagrams in an exercise book. 1846.6 has a purple cover and contains hand-written notes on bombing. 1846.7 is a small book with a black cover and a ribbon for tying closed. It contains signalling notes1846.5 Edward Lawless 1846.6 E.V. Lawless 1846.7 Ted Lawless A Group Signalling 6th Battalion 22/6 Lark Hill School No 5 Camp No 5 Camp B Coylawless-family ww1 books signalling

The settlement of Cabbage Tree Creek is located on the Princes Highway, 27 km east of Orbost in East Gippsland. The creek, which flows through undulating forest, takes its name from the patches of Cabbage Fan palms growing along its course. A school commenced classes in 1913, but enrolment was small and at times the school operated part time with several other small schools in the area. The school building served as a hall for the district. About 1946 two sawmills commenced operations at Cabbage Tree Creek, and the Forests Commission ranger was stationed in the area. The increased population allowed the school to have more teachers and make improvements. In 1953, a new prefabricated building was erected on a new site. However, by the 1970s employment in the timber industry was unstable and the population decreased. By 1974 the school again had only one teacher and eventually closed in 1993 to amalgamate with the Orbost primary School in Ruskin Street, Orbost. (Ref. VictorianPlaces)The school bell is a signal that tells a school's students when it is time to go to class in the morning and when it is time to change classes during the day as well as when students are dismissed from school. In most schools today it will be a tone, siren, electronic bell sound, a series of chimes, or music played over an intercom but often still called "the school bell". This item reflects the history of Cabbage Tree Creek as well as the technological changes in the school system.Brass bell with incised double lines on bottom edge and top near handle, featuring descriptive notation on front face. Bell has long wooden handle shaped and incised with four lines at base before brass housing with singular screw holding handle in place. Object is showing signs of wear, with blackened handle and patches of green oxidisation.SCHOOL BELL / SS No 3812 / CABBAGE TREE CREEK / PRIMARY SCHOOL / 1913-1993 / FORMALLY INCORPORATED / INTO / ORBOST / PRIMARY SCHOOL / 1994cabbage tree, east gippsland, cabbage tree creek, cabbage tree creek primary school, orbost primary school, school bells

All of these photographs were taken prior to 25th November, 1976, the official opening and crossing of the current Snowy River Bridge. Gary Downey, an Orbost Apexian, did a "De Groot" and crossed the bridge on horseback prior to the official cars crossing the bridge to signal the opening of the new structure. There was a closing ceremony for the old bridge with a group arriving in a 1927 Chrysler, owned by Apexian, Peter Dreverman. This was watched by groups of school students. Some of the Apex members, including Jim Duggan, Noel Smart and Pat Hall, dressed in formal attire to speak to the audience.This event was organised by the Apex Club of Orbost.The Apex Club of Orbost was a volunteer service club which contributed to the Orbost community. A declining population has led to the demise of many social groups in the area.Ten black / white photographs related to the unofficial opening of the Snowy River Bridge at Orbost, November 1976 snowy-river-bridge-1976 apex-club-orbost ceremony

Now demolished. Newport Railway station, visible through the windows was situated on the opposite side of the Melbourne Road level crossing. All of this infrastructure has since been replaced by a large overpass, the level crossing now the location of a pedestrain underpass. One of several photos at Newport taken the same day in the early 1950s when George Coop was a secondary school student.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, newport railway station, level crossing, melbourne road, newport signal box