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Box Hill Historical Society
Book, Burwood Boys: Seven stories of success, 2018
... Williams> Vern... Reminiscences Davis> Hector Bastow> Ted Williams> Vern Richardson> Kevin ...The seven stories in this book are told by former residents of Burwood Boys' Home, some of whom arrived there from other residential institutions. The stories provide a window into an earlier era of Melbourne's social history, from the 1930's to the 1970's. These are stories of resilience, good humour and positivity, but also of abandonment, confusion and fear as families made hard decisions. They vary in length, and include one longer extract from an autobiographical work by Hector Davis OAM, who arrived at Burwood, aged eight in 1934.A5, 154 pages; black & white photos and some coloured photosnon-fictionThe seven stories in this book are told by former residents of Burwood Boys' Home, some of whom arrived there from other residential institutions. The stories provide a window into an earlier era of Melbourne's social history, from the 1930's to the 1970's. These are stories of resilience, good humour and positivity, but also of abandonment, confusion and fear as families made hard decisions. They vary in length, and include one longer extract from an autobiographical work by Hector Davis OAM, who arrived at Burwood, aged eight in 1934.burwood boys' home, child care, burwood children's home, reminiscences, davis> hector, bastow> ted, williams> vern, richardson> kevin, howden> bob, snell> ed, holmes> michael j. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Monica Miller photograph, BTC Reunion 1947 - 1982
Monica was a well-loved music teacher at the Ballarat Teachers' College.Black and white photograph in cream matte board. Monica Miller sits at the piano. Those who attended the BTC Reunion 1947 - 1982 signed the mountballarat teachers' college, monica miller, lynette vickery (lynch), beth stutterd (leslie), howard pattender, keith h. m. lean, nancy m. harley, lindsay w. harley, jon hill, bill gleeson, ruth b gozer, beatrice m. sanders, betty maynard (williams), joy anderson (love), stan j marlen, wal maynard, david g. cooper, joan jennings (gunning), etherl white (esmore), jack ..., nancy mcdonald (alexander), pat watts (knight), lorna davis (welsh), joyce fraser (mathison), hugh fraser, margaret alexander (palmer), maurene canter (merlin), elva surman, bill henderson, reta henderson, ronald l. earless, valda kelm (witney), marie faulds, ann oldfield (mckinnen), jean cowton (clode), kath harfield (tobin), groen pamphilon, inez m bemirs (domascheng), bernie kurght, mick cowton, m. dawn spencer (doney), vern white, n.t. sanders, arther ..., -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - C.E.PICNIC: BOTANICAL GARDENS BENDIGO, approx 1930
black and white photo, group of mixed aged males and females. Seated and standing on lawn amongst trees. C.E. picnic at Botanical Gardens, Bendigo 1930, on reverse. Also names of figures written on back in pencil. Back row: Vern Carroll - - Ray Carroll - - - - - Daisy Hinkson, Mrs W. Potter. Middle Row: Bob Wilkinson - Stella Dunston, Daisy Thorogood, Vim Wilkinson, Edith Dingfelder. Front Row : Wes Harry, Wally Beaton, Moira Draper, Bill Baxter, Olly Williams, Lil Potter, Arthur Lewis, Harry Potter. Stamp at bottom, Wesley C. Harry.,Wesley C. Har-y Stamp on backperson, group, c.e. picnic at botanical gardens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - W.D. MASON COLLECTION: STAFF W.D. MASON PTY LTD
Photograph attached to cardboard. Staff: W.D. Mason Pty. Ltd. 25 Queen Street, Bendigo 1936. From left to right: Tom Hosking, Cecil O'Neill, Jack Smith, Leo Gleeson, Vern Hickey, Alan Mason, Walter Mason.bendigo, business, owen williams -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Students at Tarnagulla School, 1922, 23 June, 1922
Murray Comrie Collection.Monochrome photograph of a group of children assembled in rows for a school photograph. Accompanied by a typed caption with children's names. Also associated with handwritten notes (catalogued separately as a Research Note) with children's names. There are only a few differences between the two sets of names. Typed note adhered to reverse states '23rd June 1922'. Names of children combined from both set of notes are believed to be: Back row: Eileen Whimpey, Dorothy McKenzie, Adele Smith, Molly McNamee, Mary (or Marjorie) McKenzie, Jean Fotheringham, May Lamprell, Iris Heraud, Melva Fotheringham, Elsie Heraud, Ethel Heraud, Jessie Calder. 3rd row: May Gedling (or Elsie Gedling), Clarice Greenwood (or May Gedling), Ethel Gedling, Ivy Goltz, Pearl Lamprell, Florence Hutchins, Syd Goltz, Geo Riordan, _____Calder, Andy Heraud, Cecil Williams, Doug Calder, Albert McKenzie. 2nd row: Ron Heraud, Murray Comrie, Bruce Calder, Les Williams, Angus Comrie, Ross Heraud (or Fred Bool), Vern Whimpey, Bill Riordan, Frank McNamee, Jack McNamee. Front row: Keith Comrie, Tom Comrie, Len Smith, Theo Riordan, Stewart Calder, Bill Gedling, Alf Gedling, Stan McNamee, Les Hutchins.tarnagulla, school, education, children, calder, comrie, fotheringham, gedling, goltz, greenwood, heraud, hutchins, lamprell, mckenzie, mcnamee, riordan, smith, whimpey, williams