Elanora resident Mrs Vera Monkhouse stands with the assistance from a nurse.1 b/w photographs of Vera Monkhouse and Elanora nurseElanora resident Mrs Vera Monkhouseassociation for the blind, elanora home (brighton), vera monkhouse

An Album containing photographs showing community involvment of LERHS member Vera Bennett of Lakes Entrance Victoria. Please visit History Centre to view all photos in this Album.people

Vera MöLLER (1955 - ) Born Bremen, German Arrived Australia 1986 Vera Möller is a Melbourne based artist with a keen interest in the natural world. She studied fine art at the Victorian College of the Arts and Monash University. 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.Painting of an apple, exhibited in the 'Imaging the Apple' travelling exhibition. art, artwork, vera moller, moller, imaging the apple, fruit, still life, vera moeller

Vera Johnson, the wife of James Eccles Johnson, lived in Linton from about 1935 until the 1950s. The Johnsons lived in the house in Sussex Street formerly owned by the Donaldson family. Vera Johnson was an active member of the Linton community - her name is mentioned in records of the Presbyterian Church, and also in records of the CWA Linton Branch. She was an enthusiastic gardener and regularly supplied flowers for the church. She had two children of her own (Eric and Betty), and often provided care for her nieces, Shirley and Elizabeth (Beth) Lock, who lived with her for extended periods when their mother was ill. Vera and James Johnson were connected through marriage to the Rankin family.Black and white copy of original photograph of Vera Johnson. The photograph is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman with wavy hair worn mid-length. She is wearing a knitted cardigan over a dark dress which has floral decorations/trim near the neckline.On reverse: "Vera Johnson / lived in / Dr. Donaldson Jnr's / house in Sussex St, / early 1930s."vera johnson

Colin and Vera Smith farmed at RhyllHistoricalLarge black and white photo of a man and woman behind a sheep with 4 lambs on it's backRhyll 24th July 1955. From Colin & Veracolin and vera smith, sheep, farming, rhyll

A hard cover book of 244 pages. The front of glossy paper dust jacket has a black and white, 1918 portrait of Vera Deakin in uniform with a red cross badge on her left lapel. The rear cover has a black and white photo of a family home. The book title is in maroon print and the author's name is in white print at the bottom of the front cover non-fictionThis book is a biographical account of Vera Deakin, daughter of Alfred and Pattie Deakin and explores Vera's national and international humanitarian activism and the key role she played in searching for the missing in World War One.vera deakin, red cross, world war one

Paperback; 11p. ; 20cm.ISBN 0909503419kangaroo ground, churches, kangaroo ground presbyterian church

Family story, concerning a Scottish border family which migrated to the Port Phillip District of Australia in 1839 and the countryside which became their homePaperback; 48 p. : ill., geneal. tables, maps, ports. ; 31 cm.ISBN 1862522804bell family, kangaroo ground, yarra flats

Dr Vera Scantlebury and Dr Edward Byam Brown married in 1926. Very small photograph showing a group of people posed for a photograph in an outdoor setting. Hedge behind the group, roof of building visible in background.Handwritten in ink on reverse"The marriage of Prof E B Brown / & Dr Vera / Scantlebury / Sept 1926, St Bede's Church Elwood".vera scantlebury, edward byam brown, weddings

Dr George Scantlebury practised as a doctor in Linton in the 1880s. He married Catherine Baynes who was Postmistress at Linton. The family moved from Linton to Cheltenham around1889. Vera Scantlebury, born in Linton just before the family left for Cheltenham, also became a doctor. George Clifford (Cliff) Scantlebury was born in Cheltenham in 1890.Scanned copy of a photo taken at Christmas 1893, showing Dr George Scantlebury and two of his children, Cliff and Vera.dr george scantlebury, cliff scantlebury, vera scantlebury

Elizabeth (Bessie) Mercer, a daughter of Henry Boyd Mercer and Deborah Mercer née Sinclair, was born 23/8/1873 at Spring Hill (near present-day Pittong). She attended Spring Vale State School where she achieved her Merit Certificate. She registered as a teacher in 1891 and completed further training to become a teacher of gymnastics in 1896. Bessie married David Brown of Chepstowe, and they farmed at Pittong. They had two children, Vera and Roy. Bessie Brown died in 1940. Bessie and her sister Emma were very involved with the war effort during World War I, and after the war they were presented with certificates of appreciation by the Linton "Diggers". (Copies of certificates in the LDHS collection.)Black and white copy of original photograph of a seated lady wearing dark skirt and blouse with a high neck and ruffles. Standing beside her is a girl wearing a light coloured knee length dress and black shoes and socks. She is also wearing glasses, a cameo necklace and a white bow in her hair."Mrs Bessie Brown + daughter Vera".elizabeth (bessie) brown née elizabeth mercer, vera brown

Hardcover book exploring Vera Deakin's national and international humanitarian activism and assisting several welfare groups, particularly the Red Cross.The centenary of World War 1 has focused attention on the 32,000 case files of the Australian enquiry bureau and given renewed redcognition to Vera Deakin's key role in the search for the missing. Carole Woods OAM is a Fellow and Honorary Secretary of the Royal HistoricalSociety of Victoria. A longtime advocate for community history, she chaired the judges' panel of the Victorian Community History Awards for seven years. Carole curated two major exhibitions at the RHSV related to the Australian Red Cross. Her books include Vision Fugitive: The Story of David Allen, and Beechworth: A Titan's Field.

Black and white copy of original photograph of a girl wearing glasses and a dark coloured dress with a white lace collar standing next to a young man in short pants and matching jacket seated on a wooden chair."Vera and Roy Brown"roy brown, vera brown

Colour framed photograph showing LERHS member Vera Bennett and her Red Cross Awards taken as a young school teacher Vera Allen Lakes Entrance Victoriaawards

Dr Vera Scantlebury, born in Linton in 1889, served as a doctor and surgeon in England during World War I and was later recruited by the Victorian Health Department to establish a network of Infant Welfare Centres across the state. She married Dr Edward Byam Brown at St Bede's Church in Elwood in September 1926. Dr Brown was Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Melbourne between 1930 and 1946.Black and white photograph showing bride and groom in garden. Bride is carrying a bouquet, wearing a mid-length dress with dropped waist, and a cloche hat trimmed with ribbon and flowers. Groom is wearing a formal three-piece suit and carrying a top hat."(Dr) Professor E B Brown / marries Dr Vera Scantlebury, 1926 / She said the hat gave her a headache!" "Mum / (Cath James) / written August 1997".vera scantlebury, edward byam brown, vera scantlebury brown

Hand tinted photograph of Vera Allen at 18 years of age of Myer Street Lakes Entrancegenealogy

Hard cover book. Vera Author: Elizabeth von Arnim (Mary Annette Beauchamp) Publisher: MacMillan & Co Date: 1921 Further Information: Green Cloth hardcover with lettering and patterning to spine in black. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.fictionThe leading character is Lucy Entwhistle, a naive young woman, who marries the widower Everard Wemyss. His house is haunted by the memory of his dead first wife, Vera, whom Lucy suspects of suicide. She gradually realises that he demands total intellectual and emotional servitude. Both are reeling from recent loss when they meet and fall in love quickly. The novel draws on the author’s second marriage, to Frank Russell, and is closer to a nightmare than her usual humorous, romantic books. It is a study of coercive control and domestic tyranny, written as a black comedy.shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, book, vera

Black and white photograph of sisters Vera and Lil Allen taken in garden in front of picket fence at Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy, children

Sepia toned photograph of sisters Vera Allen (aged 12 years) and Lil, seated on the sand at the beach at Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy

Black and white photograph of four Gippsland WW1 soldiers William and Les Fish, Frank Terry and Vera Baylis seated together Victoriaworld war 1914-1918 aif, soldiers, army

Black and white photograph of Mrs Frances Allen and daughters Vera and Lil taken in garden at 'Seaview' Myer Street, Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy

Photograph of bride, groom and bride's mother taken at the wedding of Dr Vera Scantlebury, who married Dr Edward Byam Brown in 1926. Vera was born in Linton in 1889. Her father was a Linton medical practitioner, and until her marriage her mother had been the Linton postmistress. L-R: Vera Scantlebury, Vera's mother Catherine Scantlebury, Edward Brown.Small black and white photograph showing three people in outdoor setting, dressed for a wedding.Handwritten on reverse: "September 1926 St Bede's Church Elwood / in middle is Catherine Millington / Baynes, Linton's P.O. in 1889". Small circular stamp: "Printed by Harrington's".vera scantlebury, vera scantlebury-brown, catherine millington scantlebury nee baynes