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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Peter Pidgeon, Grave of William MacMahon Ball and Katrine S. Ball, Eltham Cemetery, Victoria, 5 April 2021
... Grave of William MacMahon Ball and Katrine S. Ball, Eltham...William MacMahon Ball (‘Mac’ Ball) was Professor... melbourne Photograph Photograph Grave of William MacMahon Ball ...William MacMahon Ball (‘Mac’ Ball) was Professor of Political Science at Melbourne University from 1949 to 1968, having lectured there since 1923. He became known as an ABC commentator on international affairs from the early 1930s to the early 1960s. Between 1940 and 1944 he was Controller of Overseas Broadcasting (which later became Radio Australia). In 1945, he was political consultant to the Australian Delegation at the conference leading to the establishment of the United Nations, and in 1946 was the British Commonwealth Representative on the Allied Council during the post-war occupation of Japan. Mac and his wife Katrine (plus daughter Jenny) came to Eltham in 1942, and in 1945 moved into an old timber cottage at the eastern end of York Street. With help from Alistair Knox, Sonia Skipper, Gordon Ford and John Harcourt, the house was totally renovated to become an early example of Eltham mud-brick. Mac died in 1986 and is buried in Eltham Cemetery with Katrine. Part of their land backing onto Bridge Street was donated to Eltham Shire Council and is now a reserve called MacMahon Ball Paddock. In Loving Memory W. MacMahon Ball A.C. 29. 8. 1901 – 26. 12. 1986 Also Katrine S. Ball 1st Nov. 1899 to 29th Oct. 1991 Loved wife of Mac. Ball Mother of Jenny Grandmother of Bronwyn, David and Michael Much belovedBorn Digitaleltham cemetery, gravestones, katrine s. ball, william mcmahon ball -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Ball
... william macmahon ball...Folder of information on William MacMahon Ball, Eltham... melbourne Folder Ball Folder of information on William MacMahon Ball ...Folder of information on William MacMahon Ball, Elthamwilliam macmahon ball, eltham cemetery, katrine s. ball -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Former home of Professor William MacMahon Ball, York Street, Eltham, 24 May 2007
... Former home of Professor William MacMahon Ball, York Street..., 'Shinrone', the former home of Professor William (Mac) MacMahon Ball... William MacMahon Ball, York Street, Eltham Born digital image file ...Situated at the eastern end of York Street, Eltham, 'Shinrone', the former home of Professor William (Mac) MacMahon Ball was one of the first in the Shire of Eltham to incorporate mud-brick. Professor MacMahon Ball, a political scientist, writer, broadcaster and diplomat and family moved to York Street, Eltham in 1945 into a timber cottage built around the 1890s and in poor repair. Mac asked Alistair Knox to renovate the home and he expanded the living area and added verandahs. In 1948 Montsalvat artist and sculptor Sonia Skipper supervised the building of most of the mud-brick studio. Neighbour Gordon Ford made the mud-bricks. Mac also asked John Harcourt, who had worked with him as a journalist in shortwave broadcasting, to build a pise (rammed earth) and stone addition to the largely timber house. Harcourt built two bedrooms - including an attic bedroom - a balcony with a shower and toilet, and a fireplace and chimney of local stone. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p141This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham, alistair knox, gordon ford, john harcourt, mudbrick construction, pise construction, professor macmahon ball, shinrone, sonia skipper, york street -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Former home of Professor William MacMahon Ball, York Street, Eltham, 24 May 2007
... Former home of Professor William MacMahon Ball, York Street..., 'Shinrone', the former home of Professor William (Mac) MacMahon Ball... William MacMahon Ball, York Street, Eltham Born digital image file ...Situated at the eastern end of York Street, Eltham, 'Shinrone', the former home of Professor William (Mac) MacMahon Ball was one of the first in the Shire of Eltham to incorporate mud-brick. Professor MacMahon Ball, a political scientist, writer, broadcaster and diplomat and family moved to York Street, Eltham in 1945 into a timber cottage built around the 1890s and in poor repair. Mac asked Alistair Knox to renovate the home and he expanded the living area and added verandahs. In 1948 Montsalvat artist and sculptor Sonia Skipper supervised the building of most of the mud-brick studio. Neighbour Gordon Ford made the mud-bricks. Mac also asked John Harcourt, who had worked with him as a journalist in shortwave broadcasting, to build a pise (rammed earth) and stone addition to the largely timber house. Harcourt built two bedrooms - including an attic bedroom - a balcony with a shower and toilet, a nd a fireplace and chimney of local stone. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p141This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham, alistair knox, gordon ford, john harcourt, mudbrick construction, pise construction, professor macmahon ball, shinrone, sonia skipper, york street -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, W. Macmahon Ball: Politics for the People by Ai Kobayashi, 2013
... william macmahon ball...William Macmahon Ball was a seminal figure... : illustrations, portraits ISBN 9781921875915 William Macmahon Ball ...William Macmahon Ball was a seminal figure in the development of the discipline of political science in Australia. His pioneering efforts at the University of Melbourne from the early 1930s culminated in the establishment of a separate Department of Political Science in 1939, an achievement at least a decade ahead of other Australian universities. The Balls lived in Eltham.xiv, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ISBN 9781921875915william macmahon ball -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Jorgensen, Justus
... William Macmahon Ball... Invitation Montsalvat Shire of Eltham Centenary William Macmahon Ball ...1. Exhibition Invitation: Justus Jorgensen; Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, A Retrosepctive Exhibition, to be opened by Professor W. MacMahon Ball, Montsalvat, Hillcrtest Avenue, Eltham , Saturday 3rd April (1971) at 11.00 a.m.. (Eltham Art and Craft show as part of the Shire of Eltham Centenary in association with Eltham Apex Club). 2. Mini Biography: Justus Jorgensen (1894-1975) 3. An ode to the trendies, John March, The Age, Saturday, August 12, 1978, p15 - a review of a visit to Montsalvat and poetry reading during the 1978 Eltham Fesitval. Includes picture of Justus Jorgensen and cartoon sketch by Harper (?) 4. Mini Biography: Justus JorgensenFolder of information on Justus Jorgensen, artist and architect, Montsalvat.justus jorgensen, artist, eltham apex club, eltham art & craft show, exhibition, invitation, montsalvat, shire of eltham centenary, william macmahon ball, biography, 1978, david campbell, dorothy hewett, eltham festival, frank kellaway, poetry reading, poets, rosemary dobson, eltham cemetery, lily jorgensen -
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Photograph, Mark Strizic, Eltham - Interior of Professor MacMahon Ball's house. Architect Alistair Knox
... Macmahon Ball's house in York Street, Eltham. A mud brick house... MacMahon Ball's house. Architect Alistair Knox. Digital image Print ...Interior home office and sunroom of the home of Professor Macmahon Ball's house in York Street, Eltham. A mud brick house designed by architect Alistair Knox. Professor William MacMahon Ball (1901-1986) was a professor of political science, diplomat, author, jounalist and radio broadcaster. Reproduced on p108 of 'Pioneers & Painters'This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image Print 19 x 25 cmsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, alistair knox, professor mcmahon ball, mud brick house, home office, sunroom, macmahon ball, pioneers and painters, professor macmahon ball