Australia's Red Cross was formed 9 days after war was declared in 1914. Seven ladies gathered at the home of Mrs J.B. Pearson in Berwick shortly after and decided to form the Berwick Branch of the Australian Red Cross. Mrs Scott Sharp became the first president and Mrs A.E. Thomas, the first secretary of the branch. The other 5 founding members were Mrs L.D. Beaumont, Mrs William Wilson, Mrs John Brown, Mrs Chris Griffiths and Mrs Pearson. Minute books for the Great War years, 1920s and 30s were destroyed in a house fire. School Note book with blue lines. Starting in 1969, each page has membership, raffle, Door Knock and donation information to 1984.red cross berwick/upper beaconsfield, membership records, upper beaconsfield (vic.), berwick (vic.)

non-fictionSouvenir Booklet marking the centenary of the Upper Beaconsfield Assembly Hall and State School. 1884-1984.upper beaconsfield school, upper beaconsfield hall, upper beaconsfield assembly hall

114 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionA short history of the Upper Beaconsfield Rural Fire Brigade and Auxiliaryupper beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield rural fire brigade, ash wednesday bushfires 1983

non-fictionHistory of the Upper Beaconsfield Community Centre that began after the Ash Wednesday Bushfires in 1983.ash wednesday bushfires 1983, upper beaconsfield (vic.), the village bell

240 p.; 31 cmnon-fictionA history of the early development of Upper Beaconsfield and surrounding places, including Dewhurst and Guys Hill. It contains information on properties and people.upper beaconsfield (vic.), dewhurst (vic.), guys hill (vic.)

Front cover featuring a photograph of the new St John's Church 42 p.; 28 cmnon-fictionA history of St John's Anglican Church in Upper Beaconsfield from the early days when the land it stands on was reserved to the planning and building of the first church in the 1920s. It includes the tragedy of the Ash Wednesday bushfire in 1983 when the church was destroyed and the planning and building of the new church. Also included are indices of vicars, wardens, vestry men and women, secretaries, organists, and other people appearing in early minute books. Covering the years 1883 to 1986.st john's church, upper beaconsfield (vic.)

72 p.; 28 cmnon-fictionExperiences of the Ash Wednesday bushfire in Upper Beaconsfield. Personal recollection of the day and the aftermathupper beaconsfield (vic.), bushfires

Display book containing a table of contents and various newspaper clippings and other information pertaining to the Beaconsfield and Upper Beaconsfield areas.non-fictionupper beaconsfield (vic.), beaconsfield (vic.)

Australia's Red Cross was formed 9 days after war was declared in 1914. Seven ladies gathered at the home of Mrs J.B. Pearson in Berwick shortly after and decided to form the Berwick Branch of the Australian Red Cross. Mrs Scott Sharp became the first president and Mrs A.E. Thomas, the first secretary of the branch. The other 5 founding members were Mrs L.D. Beaumont, Mrs William Wilson, Mrs John Brown, Mrs Chris Griffiths and Mrs Pearson. Minute books for the Great War years, 1920s and 30s were destroyed in a house fire.Blue vinyl padded covers with silver embossed 'Guests' on a diagonal white stripe across the cover. Inside pages contain guest lists for the Unit's 70th, 75th, 80th and 90th anniversary functions.Donated by Mrs. Helen Hudson. Berwick/Upper Beaconsfield Unit. Celebrating 70 years of Red Cross 1914- 1984. red cross berwick/upper beaconsfield, guest book

non-fictionRob Hansen tells the humble beginnings of the Upper Beaconsfield Cricket Club and the growth of Upper Beaconsfield community, by using among other resources a historic Minute Book, scorebooks, and in excess of twenty person accounts from past and present players. There is a clear 1893 photo showing Upper Beaconsfield's first cricket team including Tom a'Beckett, Hans Glismann, Dave Glismann, Alf Shorthouse, Carl Peterson, Bert Shorthouse, Richard Nobel, Mr Albert, and Mr Curl. Some of those who were influential in the growth of the club were Brian William Ford, Colin Mitchell, Robert (Bob), Waddell Taylor, Richard Edwards, Laurie Butcher, Grant Andrewartha, Trevor Hamilton, Terry Worrell, Bill Noblet, Keith Ferguson, George Nixon Holmes, Don Begg, Gladys Preston, Peter McArthur, John Goodchild, J H Ashley, W Johnson, Roy John Tyler, Rob Hansen. upper beaconsfield cricket club, shorthouse flats

This item is a short 45-page paperback book mostly containing colour images of a wide variety of arthropods local to and observed in Upper Beaconsfield, in order of their number of legs. On page 40, a printed and glued insert contains errata. The final numbered page is printed on the inside rear cover. There is a colour photograph of an Argiope keyserlingi spider on the cover, accompanied by miscellaneous detail insets of other creatures. The front inset cover has a black and white photograph of a Tenodera australasiae praying mantis.non-fictionThis book was published in 2007 by the Upper Beaconsfield Conservation Group, with support from Cardinia Shire. It contains colour photographs of dozens of arthropods identified "in grassy woodland on a steep hillside near Upper Beaconsfield." It sorts arthropods from 'no legs' - e.g. flatworms and slugs - to millipedes with 'how many legs'. Each image is accompanied by scientific, observed, and conmtextual information, such as the creature's scientific name and family, and its native or introduced status.upper beaconsfield, animals

Covett family Christmas 1924 at Thompson's Orchard, Upper Beaconsfieldblack and white photographUpper Beaconsfield - Vic 1924. Action at Thompson's Orchard - Christmas.

xviii, 160 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionA history of Berwick and surrounding districts written in 1948.berwick (vic.), beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield (vic.), harkaway (vic.), narre warren north (vic.), berwick railway station, berwick shire hall

non-fictionThis book is about the history of the primary school in Upper Beaconsfield from it's inception in 1884 to it's 120th anniversary in 2004upper beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield primary school

82 p.; 22 cmnon-fictionGives an oversight into lives, businesses, towns in the local areaoriginal settlers, berwick & district historical society, soldiers memorial hall

people in the photograph: Neville Govett and 'Girlie' Thompson, photo taken Christmas 1924black and white photograph good conditionVic.Up. Beaconsfield. Christmas 1924. Girl on horse. Was "Girlie" Thompson. Oter unknown. Pix taken by Dad during Christmas vacation with family.

non-fictionThe overall objective of the Study was the identification, assessment and documentation of places of post-contact cultural significance for the Cardinia Shire.cardinia shire (vic.), heritage studies, kenilworth coach house (beaconsfield), wood street residential precinct (beaconsfield), george street residential precinct (bunyip), bunyip post office, railway hotel (bunyip), cora lynn catholic parish school, glen-keith farm complex (dalmore), emerald lake park, emerald railway station, emerald country club, cambden woolybutt ros (emerald), oak lee (emerald), sycamore lodge (emerald), cascades guest house, orchard packing shed (garfield north), wattle bank (gembrook), coffee palace (gembrook), tehennepe (iona), koo wee rup public hall, dustings garage (koo wee rup), wattle theatre (koo wee rup), koo wee rup police lockup, royal hotel (koo wee rup), lang lang cemetery, misson's butchers shop & residence (lang lang), anz bank (lang lang), maryknoll residential & civic precinct, maryknoll lawn cemetery, mount burnett guesthouse, oakway (nar nar goon), nar nar goon growers & packers shed, jesmond dene (officer south), kings picture theatre (pakenham), pakenham post office, i.y.u. pre-emptive right homestead site (pakenham), valley view orchards manager's house (pakenham upper), ruthdale reserve trees, rutter farm trees (tooradin), eve's house (tynong north), kia ora (upper beaconsfield), the steyne (upper beaconsfield), beaconsfield upper milk bar, staverton garden (upper beaconsfield), great southern railway

Printed newspaper sized magazine. The front cover has a burnt out house with Ash Wednesday printed in white with a red background at the top of the page and 1983 Bushfires at the bottom of the page. non-fictionA large newspaper sized magazine remembering the Ash Wednesday bushfires on 16 February 1983. The magazine/newspaper was produced by The Herald and The Sun newspapers in conjunction with the Geelong and Bendigo Advertisers. It was produced to raise money for the State Disaster Appeal. ash wednesday, the dandenongs, mount macedon, the otways, framlingham, cockatoo, upper beaconsfield,

66 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionA pictorial history of Beaconsfield, Guys Hill, Upper Beaconsfield, Officer, Toomuc Valley, Pakenham, Pakenham Upper, Cockatoo, Gembrook, Nar Nar Goon North, Tynong, Tynong North, Garfield and Bunyippictorial history, beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield (vic.), guys hill (vic.), officer (vic.), toomuc valley (vic.), pakenham (vic.), pakenham upper (vic.), cockatoo (vic.), gembrook (vic.), nar nar goon north, tynong (vic.), tynong north (vic.), garfield (vic.), bunyip (vic.)

non-fictionOral histories given by many different people within the Shire of Pakenhammuriel dick, ian forte, bill parish, barbara birch, russell clark, lal & roy weatherhead, alan sillcock, marjorie elliott, edward knox, eveline staindl, vin & peg tyler, gay failla, vera dell'universita, harold ramage, cr jack russell, bruce adamson, darla adamson, frances bishop, eric bumpstead, stan hamilton, merv horan, audrey ridgway, nell turnbull, harry blackburne, edith bumpstead, agnes cunningham, dan cunningham, lorna & murray giles, lorraine noack, allan pownceby, betty purton, bill studd, muriel & fred treloar, noel & marjorie webster, garfield victoria, bunyip victoria, tynong victoria, nar nar goon victoria, maryknoll victoria, cockatoo victoria, gembrook victoria, beaconsfield victoria, dewhurst victoria, upper beaconsfield victoria, pakenham victoria, bill & ethel shelton

299 p.; 9 inchesnon-fictionA family's journey from from London, Dunolly, Tonga to Dandenong. dandenong (vic.), leigh oldmeadow, upper beaconsfield (vic.)

69 p.; 26 cmnon-fictionThe first 80 years of Salisbury House, a guesthouse in Upper Beaconsfield, Victoriasalisbury house, upper beaconsfield (vic.), john royle

xx, 694 p.; 25 cmnon-fiction"L. L. Smith, medico, writer, publisher, politician, litigant, showman, speculator, collector, vigneron, farmer, breeder and rider of racehorses, guiding hand for thirty years of Melbourne's great exhibition complex." - publisher's website. ll smith, louis laurence smith, upper beaconsfield (vic.), louisville, beaconsfield (vic.)

xx, 694 p.; 25 cmnon-fiction"L. L. Smith, medico, writer, publisher, politician, litigant, showman, speculator, collector, vigneron, farmer, breeder and rider of racehorses, guiding hand for thirty years of Melbourne's great exhibition complex." - publisher's website. ll smith, louis laurence smith, upper beaconsfield (vic.), louisville, beaconsfield (vic.)

175 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionPeter McArthur's memories of his childhood in Upper Beaconsfield, where his father owned an orchard property. Peter also writes about his experiences during World War II. Illustrated.upper beaconsfield (vic.), orchards, naracoorte (sa.), world war 1939-1945, war experiences, mcarthur family, boss shorthouse, camperdown (vic.)

147 p.; 24 cmnon-fictionA chronicle of the life of Joseph Henry Walkerjoseph henry walker, upper beaconsfield (vic.)

40 p.; 25 cmnon-fictionA reproduction of the Illustrated Guide to the Beaconsfield Ranges, that was first published in 1899 by the Upper Beaconsfield Progressive Leagueupper beaconsfield (vic.), beaconsfield ranges

non-fictionFamily history of Enos Brown compiled by family member. Includes family trees, photographs and copies of certificates.beaconsfield (vic), enos brown, beaconsfield cricket team, lavinia stephens, percy brown, upper beaconsfield (vic.)

Victor GREENAWAY (1947 - ) Born Sale, Victoria Victor Greenaway studied Ceramics at RMIT. He established his first workshop in Hawthorn in 1968, before moving to Ian Sprague's Mungeriba Pottery, Upper Beaconsfield in 1969. He studied under Tatsuzo Shimoaka in Mashiko, Japan under a Churchill Fellowship awarded in 1974. Upon his return he established Broomhill Pottery in Upper Beaconsfield in 1975, and in 1976 started employing trainees. He was a visiting lecturer at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design (GCAD) c1980. Hand-decorated wheel thrown porcelaneous stoneware glazed with semi-matt, silky white and dry black glaze and magnesium carbonate. The brushwork and banding is cobalt and iron with bronzelustre on-glaze bands. This work is part of the Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection. Jan Feder was an alumna of the Gippsland Campus who studied ceramics on the campus. She passed away in the mid 1980s. Her student peers raised funds to buy ceramic works in her memory. They bought works from visiting lecturers who became leading ceramic artists around the world, as well as from many of the staff who taught there.Artist's stamp on base.gippsland campus, victor greenaway, ceramics, artists, artwork, jan feder memorial ceramics collectrion

Victor GREENAWAY (1947 - ) Born Sale, Victoria Victor Greenaway studied Ceramics at RMIT. He established his first workshop in Hawthorn in 1968, before moving to Ian Sprague's Mungeriba Pottery, Upper Beaconsfield in 1969. He studied under Tatsuzo Shimoaka in Mashiko, Japan under a Churchill Fellowship awarded in 1974. Upon his return he established Broomhill Pottery in Upper Beaconsfield in 1975, and in 1976 started employing trainees. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Hand thrown porcelain moon jar which was commissioned for the Ballarat College of Advanced Education Art Acquisitions Committee. art, artwork, victor greenaway, ceramics