Money raised by Mrs Surman and donated to the Church of England, Linton.Receipt issued by G. Bennett to Mrs Surman for sixty-six dollars, to "pay off toilet" in Church of England, Linton.Text: "Received from Mrs. Surman / the sum of Sixty Six Dollars / to pay off Toilet".stella surman, g. bennett, church of england linton, receipts

A sepia photo of Ethel and Myra Surman, with light and dark brown cardboard surrounds in very good condition for its age. 27 cms high x 16 && 3/4 cms width.Ethel and Myra Surman printed on the back of the photo.

Letter dated 6th July 1967, from W.O. Lewers of "Hoyles Creek" Mannibadar, to Mrs Stella Surman regarding repairs to the floor of an (unidentified) hall.w. o. lewers, stella surman, mr hiscock

The youngest child of William and Elizabeth Todd (née Bennett), Stella was born in 1901. After leaving school in 1916, she worked as a milliner, and eventually became the proprietor of "Lucille" millinery in Ballarat. She married Geoffrey Surman in 1926. Stella Surman returned to live in Linton in the 1960s, and was very active in church and community affairs. She purchased and lived in the original Bank of New South Wales building (Traquair House).Black and white portrait of a woman wearing summer striped top with open neck, and spectacles.On reverse: "C IT EC Indian Naval Dockyard PO 10,027 Bombay India".stella surman (née stella todd)

Identified by Mrs Stella Surman as Minnie and Clair Simmond.Sepia photograph of two young ladies one seated on low bench wearing hat and fancy long dress right hand on lap, the other wearing fancy long dress leaning on pillar with arms crossed, hat on floor."S E Surman (14) Minnie and Clair Simmond" minnie simmond, clair simmond

Linton School Cantata Group trained by Miss Barry for school concert. This is one of several copies of the photograph of Miss Barry's cantata group in the LDHS collection. This copy was in Mrs Stella Surman's collection. Pupils and teachers identified in inscription on reverse of this copy of the photograph: Myrtle Thompson, Mamie Ferguson, Myrtle Bolte, Ruby Barton, Olive Ball, Maisie Wise, Sybil Marks, Annie McMillan, Miss Rankin, Clarice White, Stella Brand, Stella Ralf, Annie Brophy, Alice Willoughby, Miss Barry, Lil Gorman, Pearl Nelson, - Burnside, Vera Cornish, Pauline O'Beirne, Doris Downing, Rita Murrell, Mary Nelson, Millie Todd, Ann Brophy, Elvira Martinez, Jean Cox, Lena Allan, Alex Thompson, Jean Gascoigne, Stella Todd, Lucy Johnstone, Eva Simper, Bernice Ball, Myrtle Hands, Elsie Egan, Possum Dawe.Original black and white photograph of Linton State School Cantata Group, children in costume. Photo mounted on grey board.On back: "S E Surman". Also names of children.linton state school, school concert, miss barry's cantata group, surman collection

Sepia photograph of Grenville Standard building, with view of railway station and other buildings spread across open land at east of township."S E Surman".grenville standard [newspaper], buildings, linton railway station, clyde street linton

Mr A J Horan was Head Teacher at Linton State School from 1895 to 1909. Lena Allan, one of the pupils identified in the photograph, later became a teacher at the school.Original sepia photograph of group of school children with male teacher dressed in suit and tie standing at left hand side. Some of the pupils - Lena Allan, Lily Ball, Pearl Nelson, Clarice White and Pet Todd - are identified (hand writing in biro) on the front of the photograph. On the reverse of the photograph there is a lengthy inscription written by Mrs Stella Surman. The photograph was dated by Mrs Surman.Front: Pupils marked" Lena Allen, Lily Ball, Pearl Nelson, Clarice White, and Pet Todd" . Reverse: "Dear Mrs Armstrong / This is a very old Linton State School / picture I found / Mr Horan is the Head Master at the time / as it is only girls it gives the idea / of what a big school it was / Mr Horan used to come from Ballarat on Monday morning in a buggy/ horse / & stay at the Hotel until Friday when he left for Ballarat at 4 oclock to / drive to Ballarat for the week end / quite a trip by horse/buggy / my sister is in the picture / she would be / about 13 or 14 years of age/she was / born in 1891 so that would make the / picture about 1904 or 1905 nearly 100 / years old mostly wore white pinafores / hand made collars / Lena Allen in the back row / [Signed] S E Surman".linton state school, lena allan, lily ball, pearl nelson, clarice white, pet todd, a. j. horan

L-R Nrs Norma Surman, ? Marjorie Jones, Sheila Prendergast, Dulcie Newall, Davidson - 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospitalsurman, jones, newall, davidson, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, nurses, prendergast

The ribbon is a souvenir of the first 'Australia Day', held 30 July 1915. This was not the celebration of nationhood as we know it today, but a national fundraising effort during World War I. Across Australia, this day was set aside for fundraising to assist wounded soldiers returning to Australia during WWI. In Linton Australia Day 1915 was celebrated with a jumble sale, raffles, and the collection of donations. There was also a stall outside the Shire Offices, attended by a group of girls dressed as Red Cross nurses, which sold flowers, postcards, toys and souvenirs. Mrs Surman, then Stella Todd, was one of this group of girls, along with her sister Millie Todd. (See photograph, Registration no. 055.) Presumably the souvenir ribbon was purchased by one of the Todd family on this day.Small white-blue silk ribbon. Printed - black writing - flags - Australia and Britain. Map of Australia. This ribbon was part of a collection of historical items belonging to Mrs. Stella Surman (formerly Stella Todd), of Linton."Australia-Day-1915" "Remember Australia's Heroes"australia day 1915, world war 1914-1918, souvenirs

William Todd is understood to have been born about 1855 at Linton's Diggings to parents William (Snr) and Sarah, née Thompson. William Todd married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bennett in 1882. After the death of his father-in-law William Garnsworthy Bennett in 1903, members of the Todd family took over the butcher's shop on the corner of Sussex and Clyde Streets in Linton, but it is not known if William Todd had a direct interest in the shop, as his occupation in electoral rolls form 1903 onwards is stated as "carpenter". He was Secretary of the Linton Horticultural Society for many years, bandmaster of the Linton Brass Band, and was an active member of the Linton Church of England congregation. William and Elizabeth Todd celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1932. They had nine children. Enlarged black and white copy of original photograph, which shows the head and shoulders of a man with a moustache and beard, who is wearing a formal suit. The photograph appears to have been cropped from a photograph of the Todd family taken c.1906.On reverse: "Mr Wm Todd. / (Mrs Surman's father)".william todd

The Old Lintonians' Association organised annual reunions from 1914.Black and white photograph of a large group of people posed in front of a tree in rural setting."Old Lintonians Flagstaff Hill S E Surman (3)".old lintonians association, events, reunions

Sepia photograph of a large group of men dressed in working clothes, all wearing hats or caps, some standing behind others kneeling or seated on ground, with three men in suits and hats in the group posed in front of a large wooden building."Mrs Surman / H Kelly / Mt Bute shearing shed".mt bute shearing shed, shearers, rural activity, workers

Sepia photograph of a group of children posed in front of a brick wall. The pupils are unidentified.On back: Illegible inscription in pencil. Also the signature "S E Surman".linton state school no. 880

15 receipts from Community Aid Abroad for donations given by Linton district fund raising efforts. C.A.A. Treasurer - F. O'Beirne per Mrs Surman.Text: " COMMUNITY AID ABROAD / FORMERLY FOOD FOR PEACE CAMPAIGN. "community aid abroad, documents and records, receipts

Charles Bennett was a son of William Garnsworthy and Susan Bennett. He married Francis Elizabeth (Lizzie) Craze in 1911.Black and white portrait of a gentleman in formal attire seated to left of a young lady standing wearing long sleeved full length wedding gown with train and flowered headdress with long veil, holding bridal bouquet in front with both hands.On reverse of photograph, information probably supplied by Stella Surman: "Mr Charles Bennett / Lizzie Crase".frances elizabeth (lizzie) craze, charles bennett, weddings

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 13 lower right. Stella Todd, afterwards Stella Surman, was the youngest daughter of William and Lizzie Todd. She married Geoffrey Surman in 1926. Sepia portrait of girl with hair drawn back off face, wearing jacket with frill at throat, scarf and hat. Some of clothing in photograph has been coloured. ?stella todd, surman collection

Identified by Mrs Surman as the Linton football team in about 1900. Mrs Surman also identified names of players, which are inscribed on the back of the photograph. Guernseys were apparently hand-knitted at this time, mostly by the players' mothers. They were all in team colours, blue and white, but had different patterns. (This information given by Mrs Stella Surman in a 1991 interview. Interview recorded on CD - see Registration no. 2019-212.)Original sepia photograph of a group of men wearing football guernseys. Guernseys have different patterns (mostly variations on vertical stripes) and most are laced at the front."Jack Brown / about 1900 / L to R / H Roberts, R Nicol, Ben Cornish, Catton, Jack Hogan, Pearly Power, J Mitchell, H Catton /Jim Hogan, A Nicol, P Crane, B Angus, W McMillan, Tony Cunningham / Mick Cunningham, -?- , Whitecross, Jack Cunningham, J Brown".linton football club, jack brown, h. roberts, r. nicol, a. nicol, ben cornish, h. catton, jack hogan, jim hogan, "pearey" power, j. mitchell, p. crane (craine), b. angus, w. mcmillan, tony cunningham, mick cunningham, jack cunningham, whitecross

Photograph of Linton State School pupils and teachers, taken in 1914. Head teacher Mr Dugard, and teachers Annie Sandow, Mrs Johnston and George Sanderson are identified in an inscription on the back of the photograph. Photograph is dated by the inscription, which identifies the head teacher as "Mr Dugard". Mr A. Duguard was head teacher for only one term in 1914. Teacher Annie Sandow is named in the inscription on the back of the photo as "Mrs Cull" (Annie Sandow married George Cull in 1915). George Sanderson taught at Linton State School between 1912 and 1917. Helen Johnston née Toshack taught at Linton State School between 1902 and 1924.Black and white photograph of large group of school pupils and several teachers.On back: "Mr Dugard head teacher /Annie Sandow, Mrs Cull /Geo Sanderson / Mrs Johnston / We called her Mammy". "SURMAN" written across back of photograph.linton state school no. 880, mr dugard (duguard), annie sandow, george sanderson, helen johnston (née toshack), annie cull

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 8.Sepia photograph of a young gentleman wearing pinstripe trousers, coat, waistcoat and wide tie, standing in garden setting with right arm resting on wooden rail beside him and left arm by side holding hat.l h bennett, surman collection

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 6.Sepia photograph of an older well dressed lady wearing long sleeved long gown, seated holding a young child dressed in fancy gown with bare feet, seated on a pedestal."Aunt Simmons (Geelong) Vera Thorpe Grandma age 75 yrs Clarry age 1 year 7 mths) (never wore shoes or hat yet) 1906 love from Annie".vera thorpe, vera simmons, surman collection

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 7.Sepia photograph of a well dressed young gentleman with moustache, wearing suit with wide tie and buttonhole.Rev. Woodgerrev woodger, surman collection

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 21.Sepia photograph of a young gentleman with moustache, wearing suit with wide tie.bernie tame, john burnham tame, surman collection

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 22.Sepia photograph of a man in suit with long jacket seated with hands together on lap.bishop thornton, surman collection

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 30.Sepia portrait of an elderly bearded man wearing high necked suit jacket, fob chain.rev. carmichael, surman collection, john campbell carmichael, c of e reader at carngham, 1883

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 32.Sepia portrait of an elderly bearded man wearing jacket shirt and tie."1st Bank Manager".samuel lewers, surman collection, bank of new south wales

The bookmark was part of a miscellaneous collection of items owned by Mrs Stella Surman.Decorative green and white bookmark, produced as an advertisement for an insurance company. The bookmark features a photograph of and information about Lord Roberts.Text: " GENERAL / ACCIDENT / FIRE & LIFE / ASSURANCE / CORPORATION, LTD. "bookmarks, advertising, surman collection

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 38 left.Sepia photograph of a lady wearing long full skirted gown laced at bodice, with scarf at neckline, standing with left hand on shoulder of bearded man wearing suit with long jacket, wide tie, standing with left arm leaning on back of chair, right arm by side."Mr and Mrs Tully".mr tully, mrs tully, surman collection