The study into the Grampians Puma was undertaken by John A. Henry to settle the question of the existence of a puma population in the mountains. People who believe they have sighted a puma, or have sighted other evidence, were interviewed. The study also looked into records relating to the potential of USA army personal leaving a mascot in the grampians. Also see cat no 14012 - Pumas in the Grampians Mountains: A compelling Case?: An up-dated Report of the Deakin Puma StudyWhite A4 pages laser printed pages related to a study conducted on the possibility of a Grampians Puma (Felis concolor) populations. Australian Animal Foklore Collectionaustralian animal folklore collection, john a henry, john henry, maurice hornocker, grampians, geranium springs, puma, felis concor, mt bepcha, scats, us army, peter morris, hans brunner, mt gambier, raaf, ernst wieher, ellis tucker, halls gap, peter dryden, geoff riddle, snow astbury, robert hiatt, tom schubert, trevor clark, dick saligari, ted saligari, terry zerbst, brian warren, gary middleton, barry henderson, morrie lawson, bill hower, michael harrison, ray kerris, robert east, terry rethus, dougal shilcock, garth rees, ilka rees, harry shrive, ellis tucker, american airmen, mascot, billywing range, sandy mackirdy, mark johnson, john morris, des paulson, feral cat, roses gap, paula odare, gaye beveridge, donald macarthur, karen jeffery, plaster casts, terry rethus, tom schubert, victoria valley, mt talbot, fox, john spencer, ivan bother, neal bother, evan macklay, harry shrive, bill hower, michael harrsion, norma harrison, ellis tucker, gary middleton, barry henderson, joy potter, les becker, john ryan, cam anderson, richardson, shirley farrant, adinsall, max xharles, margaret hurley, linda crawford, don anderson, paddy hynes, barry bell, neal boethe, mark johnson, victoria point, david hamilton, wally smith, mythical, myth, folklore

In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was this book. It was printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival."They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, published January 1992fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels

In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was a book printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival. Having been sold out for two years, it was reprinted with funds from the City of Port Phillip Cultural Development fund just in time to be launched at the 2002 Festival launch held at Beacon Cove on a Yarra Tram, 22 March 2002.2002 reprint of "They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, reprinted March 2002fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels

Ephemera collected by Edelston family.Information folder containing items pertaining to the Edelston family. Contents: -Sheet of lined paper with hand-written names and dates of birth. -Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society data sheet, containing names and dates of birth. -Article, "Narre North lass weds leading footballer", re. Vivienne Loveridge and Geoffrey Beasley. -Article, "Doctor, 43, shot dead: Wife hit", Sun, 26th January, 1965, re. death of Dr Ronald Hyde. -Medical certificate of vaccinations and innoculations, Edwen Edelston, army record dated 1958. -Record of Services card, National Service, Edwen Edelston, dated 1958./Photo, party scene. -Baby Show certificate, Menzies Creek branch of the Red Cross Society, awarded to Leigh Edelston, plus photo of Leigh (?) and father. (2 copies) -Invitation to Robin Edelston's 21st birthday party, 24th January 1959, family photograph, and card notifying of change of venue for party. -Notice of change of venue for Robin Edelston's 21st birthday party, with small photos (apparently taken at the event) attached. -Article, "They helped Robin to celebrate". re. 21st birthday, with small photos attached. -Article, "Novel jet-age touch for spectacular Belle of Belles Ball", Dandenong Journal, 2nd November 1960 -Article, "Fourteen Belles for big Belle of Belles Ball this Friday night", also card "A. W. Edelston/builder and designer" -Royal Melbourne Hospital School of Nursing Contract of Service by student nurse, for Cherry Edelston, dated 11 December 1957, with photo of Cherry attached. -Poem, "Growing Old" by William Powell: cover of wedding service, St John's Church of England, Malvern, 10 December 1960 for Cherry and Brian; photo of de Rooy family house destroyed by fire, April 1962: article, "Surprise shower tea for bride-elect"/Photo, "Signing the register", marriage of Cherry Edelston & Brian Fischer, 12 December 1960; article, "It was a great night for Cherry"; card, Wild Cherry Cafe, 163 Collins St; photo, Brian & Cherry Fischer; epithet, "Of all my wife's relations I like myself the best". -Article, "Engagement announced at 21st birthday party", re. engagement of Cherry Edelston and Brian Fischer; thankyou card. -Article, "Married in same church as her parents", re. Cherry and Brian Fischer; bereavement card, Mrs Lillian Davie and daughter, dated August 1861; article, "'Miss City' sets the wedding date", re.Cherrie Gillingham. -Article, "Kerry Fox, many times belle, was pretty bride", re. Kerry and Edwen-Robin Edelston, Dandenong Journal, 1963, plus photo of bride and groom; card dated 4 January 1963, from Kerry & Robin to Mr & Mrs E. -Article, "Kerry Fox, hospital Ball belle at Narre Warren"; article, untitled from Weekly Times, on same subject, dated 12 December 1962. -Photo, Kerry Fox & Robin Edelston, re. Belle of Belles. -Photo, Kerry & Robin Edelston; engagement notice, Free Press, Fox-Edelston; article, "Double party: engagement, birthday, NWN"; Dandenong Journal flyer; (2 copies).edelston family