Book prize awarded to T Boyd (enrolled 1873) for excellence in Writing by Principal F J Thomas in 1874. The book was donated to the school by Sheila (Campbell) Edwards who purchased it from a secondhand dealer in Melbourne.During these early times book prizes were ordered from London where they were specially bound and embossed with the College crest. F J Thomas had an illustrious career at Ballarat College. During his tenure as Principal it was discovered the BA after his name stoold for Bonn Academy (Germany) not, as may have been implied, Bachelor of Arts. Once discovered he left the State under 'not too dignified circumstances' as Mein records in the 1964 History of Ballarat College, p. 19. Light brown calf binding with gold borders to front and back covers; raised bands on spine with six compartments, gold lettering and decoration; school crest embossed on front cover; book plate inside front cover;black and white sketches on frontispiece and throughout book;Book plate inside front cover: Ballarat College crest / PRIZE / FOR / Writing / Awarded to / T Boyd / 1874 / F J THOMAS, B.A.PRINCIPALshelia-edwards, thomas-boyd, 1974, book-prize, ballarat-college, f-j-thomas

Malcom Neil & Doris Gorman, Wedding Group. Malcolm "Max" Charles Neil married Doris "Tuppy" Joan Gorman, on 25 May 1946 at Church of England Stawell. People in the wedding group photo - George Henry Gorman on the left with Edna Kindred, in the center Malcolm "Max" Charles Neil with Doris "Tuppy" Joan Gorman, on the right Marjorie Elizabeth Gorman, with Ken Neil.Sepia photo copy of wedding party - Gorman - Neil c 1946. Photo of 3 couples formally dressed. The males are in black suits and females in long white dresses. Brides maids are carry large bouquets similar to the bride who has a horse shoe for luck in her bouquet. The bride has a long trail and veil attached to her wedding dress. stawell