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Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - East Esplanade - St. Albans Public Hall
... East Esplanade - St. Albans Public Hall...St. Albans...St. Albans Public Hall...public halls were essential to the local community and served as the central community venue for any small township. Over the years this hall hosted: - Church congregations - Concerts, dances, picture shows - Public meetings and fundraisers - Birthday and wedding functions - WW2 training activities - Citizenship ceremonies - The St Albans Infant Welfare Centre - The Public Library In 1956, the original timber hall built in 1906 was replaced with this brick building. ...5662 - East Esplanade - St. Albans Public Hall Photo 01.jpg... Hall is one of the few public buildings in the area that have a direct connection to the early residents of the district and their desire in making public facilities available to the district's residents. East Esplanade St. Albans St. Albans Public Hall 5662 - East Esplanade - St. ...Small public halls were essential to the local community and served as the central community venue for any small township. Over the years this hall hosted: - Church congregations - Concerts, dances, picture shows - Public meetings and fundraisers - Birthday and wedding functions - WW2 training activities - Citizenship ceremonies - The St Albans Infant Welfare Centre - The Public Library In 1956, the original timber hall built in 1906 was replaced with this brick building. The Victorian Heritage Database describes the new hall as: - A cream‑brick, shop‑front style building - With glazed tiles and a frosted glass entry - A long, narrow hall seating around 100 people - Cavity brick walls, steel truss roof, corrugated iron cladding - Interior lined with fibrous plaster and timber composite panels This modest scale reflects the small population and the low priority St Albans received from the Keilor‑focused council at the time. At one point, a local councillor pushed to demolish the hall and convert the land into car parking. Community resistance helped preserve it. The St. Albans Public Hall is one of the few public buildings in the area that have a direct connection to the early residents of the district and their desire in making public facilities available to the district's residents.5662 - East Esplanade - St. Albans Public Hall Photo 01.jpgeast esplanade, st. albans, st. albans public hall -
Merbein District Historical SocietyBooklet, Merbein Historian No 20 - 2 copies (replaced copy 2/3/2009), Jun. 2005
... Public Hall... Merbein State school... St. Alban...Merbein District Historical Society 36 Box St Merbein the-murray Merbein Public Hall Merbein State school St. Alban the Martyr Church Merbein Rita Appleby K. ...merbein public hall, merbein state school, st. alban the martyr church merbein, rita appleby, k. ring, merbein district first x1 (cricket), alex bruce, thomas goodwin, yelta mission, john bulmer -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedArchive (collection) - Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon Collection
... public‑service model by; Rewriting delegations of authority. Installing merit‑based hiring. Strengthening the Town Clerk’s office. Creating clearer departmental structures. Introducing performance reporting for managers. Rebuilding relationships with state departments. He created a sustainable capital works program by; Cancelled or deferred non‑viable capital works. Prioritised roads, drainage, and essential services. Standardised maintenance schedules. Reassessed community facilities and halls. Began long‑term planning for growth in St Albans...public‑service model by; Rewriting delegations of authority. Installing merit‑based hiring. Strengthening the Town Clerk’s office. Creating clearer departmental structures. Introducing performance reporting for managers. Rebuilding relationships with state departments. He created a sustainable capital works program by; Cancelled or deferred non‑viable capital works. Prioritised roads, drainage, and essential services. Standardised maintenance schedules. Reassessed community facilities and halls. Began long‑term planning for growth in St Albans ...Large collection of Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon documents when he was a commissioner for the City of Sunshine. This collection has been split into separate catalog numbers and is stored in various different location as per the individual catalog numberscity of sunshine, gilloncity of sunshine, gillon
