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The first Church of England Grammar School chapel was brought from Jerusalem, Parish of Kingston, in 1912. It was replaced in 1919. Subsequently it was moved to Wallinduc. For more information see Winds of Influence, p. 31
First School chapel.
interior of timber chapel with pews in the foreground, arch, altar and window at back of image, mounted (glued) on heavy grey card.
verso: 1915 in blue ink
Brown school tie with yellow and blue diagonal stripes
Blazer was worn by Kristin John Edwards who came to Grammar in Year 6 and left at end of Year 8. He was the son of Janice (nee Richards) and Graham Edwards. Was in Nevett House
Brown woollen blzer with yellow mitre on pocket and blue and yellow braid around the collar and bottom.
Coloured photograph of rowing club with title and names underneath mounted on corflute.
Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School with crest at LHS (at top) Names of 6 rows of students and some staff at bottom
Long playing record (black) with yellow centre, inserted into a plastic cover, inside a white cover with a gold mitre with the words Grammar in Concert printed at the top.
Cover: Mitre in gold "Grammar in Concert" in black printing on white Verso cover: outline of music and performers Yellow centre on record: "Grammar in Concert" and items
Black and white photograph of boys in rowing shell on Lake Wendouree, mounted on grey/brown card with printing on top and names at bottom
Crest (LHS top); BALLARAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL (top centre); 3rd Crew, 1962. (top centre) (Names underneath) R. Biden (bow), A. G. Hornsby (2), D. S. Houghton (3), N. J. Crawford (stroke), g. W. McGregor (cox). Mr. S. wright (coach) Verso: small cream paper attached with masking tape with handwritten names. Best Wishes from 3rd crew Bow R. Biden, 2 A. G. Hornsby, 3 D. S. Houghton, stroke N. J. Crawford, Cox J. W. Mcgregor
Coloured photograph of rowing crew on lake mounted on buff coloured card with names of crew printed underneath and heading printed at top
Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School with crest at left (top) Underneath photograph - 1982 5th CREW Bow, S. D. Pepin; Two, C. M. Martin; Three, R. A. B. Kelly; Stroke, J. K. Schofield; Cox, W. Stacey; Coach, S. T. Wright. Williams Studios - Ballarat
Coloured photograph postcard size of yellow and cream stained glass window with black, red and white School Crest with yellow mitre above
verso: Elite Prints Mar 81 Kodak - printed in black School Crest - handwritten in blue biro
The hatband belonged to Liddon Emlyn Thomas (1899-1937)
One of the first hatbands to be worn at Ballarat Grammar
Brown grosgrain hatband with yellow strip down the middle and a "bow" at one end
ballarat grammar, clothing, uniform, hatband, liddon emlym thomas
7 x Foolscap photocopied pages Pages 1-3 typed, pages 4-5 handwritten, pages 6-7 from a magazine, black printing on white paper
Page 6 (copied from "Crimson, Blue & gold", School publication December 1965
The Vikings Club associated with the rowing at Ballarat Grammar was established around 1978.
2 white A4 pages typed in black
ballarat grammar, rowing, vikings club, erik vahl meyer
Pewter tankard with handle and engraving on one side and
1984 5th Crew J. Wilson A. Collins D. Squire M. Bouchier J. Squire Coach Sid Wright
Pewter tankard with glass bottom and engraving on one side
Sid - From the 5ths 1982 Cox W. Stacey Stroke J. Schofield 3 R. Kelly 2 C. Martin Bow S. Pepin
The Ballarat Grammarian was the magazine of the Church of England Grammar School, Ballarat, the first issue being published in 1928.
This document marks the beginning of the magazine known as The Ballarat Grammarian. Prior to 1928, the School magazine was known as The Wendoureean. From 1911 to December 1926 the magazine was called Serva Fidem
Cream coloured paper with a black penned lettering and ornamental borders, with Ballarat Grammar Crest in centre
The Grammarian (in Old English) watermark in paper top right hand side Colin M. Hall Form IV 1926 (in blue ink top of page) Colin M. Hall Form IV 1926 (in blue ink top verso) 404 Joseph Gilbert written in pencil at top 170 top right hand corner Symbol of crest (RHS) in pencil with Dark Screen and Light Screen written in pencil
A3 photocopy of a wedding group of 6 people
Verso: Wedding group 16 April 1927 at Boys Grammar School Chapel by Rev A.S.M. MacPherson School Chaplain Reading Left to Right John Richards (Groomsman). Dot Ronan, Elain (ne'Thomas) Geof Richards, Tasie Morgan, Liddon Thomas
richards, ronan, thomas, morgan, ballarat grammar, ballarat, chapel, macpherson
Names of people who attended Ballarat Old Grammarians' Association reunions between 1962 and 1986
Hard navy blue leather covered book with gold lettering and gold Crest on front right hand bottom corner of cover. Inside blue pages blue lined with handwritten names.
Handwritten signatures of people who attended reunions 1962 - 1986 Gold lettering and crest on front cover
ballarat old grammarians' association, ballarat, ballarat grammar, b&qags, 1962, 1986
This minute book hold the minutes of the inuagural meeting of Ballarat & Queen's Old Grammarians' Association held in the Junior School, Forest Street, Wendouree on Sunday 7 April 1974.
Hard half leather bound green linen covered register with red label on spine, marbled fly leaf and 382 blue feint lined pages with handwriting inside.
Handwritten minutes on all 382 pages. Round royal blue sticker with red boomerang with the words AUSTRALIAN MADE on the inside of the front cover Red label on spine "MINUTE BOOK"
minutes. ballarat & queen's old grammarians' association, ballarat grammar
Examination results for girls at the School from 1908 to 1918
Hardbound blue linen marbled cover with burgundy spine, 381 pages blue feint lined. A white label with black type underlined in red on front cover. Contains pages of handwritten examination marks 1908 -1918. Colourful hand marbled pages.
Label on front cover. QUEENS C.E.G.G.S. EXAMINATION MARKS. 1908-1918 & 1935 Handwritten notes inside in blue ink
queens, queen's, ballarat, bqags, queens college, ceggs, education, examination results, 1908, 1918, ballarat
Coloured formal photograph of Ballarat Grammar Football team in shorts and football jumpers in front of a brick building. The photograph has been laminated to a cream coloured card. Ballarat Grammar crest and title have been inscribed above the photograph and the names have been handwritten underneath.
Ballarat Grammar School 1st XVIII Premiers 1962 handwritten in black ink above the photograph. The Ballarat Grammar School crest has been hand drawn and coloured in the top left hand corner. Names have been handwritten in black ink underneath. Verso: Signature in black pen Peter R Renwick 21 Oct 2012
football, first xviii, premiers, 1962, ballarat grammar, bgs, cegs, crest, hollic, camm, newsome, jenner, price, lidgett, miller, peerman, robertson, gillett, brocklebank, embling, heath, gray, westwood, watts, jobe, beasley, haymes, tunbridge, coach, fagg, farley, renwick, serva fidem, motto,
Two pages of photograph album with 19 sepia photographs.
School Picnic 1931; Class Picnic 1971 Ballarat
ceggs, ballarat, queen's, 1931, school picnic, sadie thomas, thomas
Blazer pocket of dark navy wool fabric with grograin red/light blue/yellow/red stripe braid at top with embroidered crest with mitre above and Honores Laborem Sequuntur, the motto, underneath the crest. Embroidered in red thread are: 1st VII 1930, 1931, 1932; 1st IX 1930, 1931, 1932; 1st XI 1932; 1st IV 1932; R - 1931, 1932
Embroidered crest with mitre above and Honores Laborem Sequuntur, the motto, underneath the crest. Embroidered in red thread are: 1st VII 1930, 1931, 1932; 1st IX 1930, 1931, 1932; 1st XI 1932; 1st IV 1932; R - 1931, 1932
queen's, ballarat, bqags, ballarat grammar, crest, honores laborem sequuntur, ceggs, sadie thomas, thomas, school captain
Four page newsletter on cream paper with black text and black and white images
Crimson, Blue and Gold A Publication of Queen's C.E.G.G. S., Ballarat
queen's, ballarat, bqags, ceggs, newsletter, hardie, pascoe, myles, woodbridge, scott, chapel, science laboratory, science
Four cream page newsletter with black text and black and white images
Crimson, Blue and Gold A Publication of Queen's C.E.G.g.S., Ballarat
ballarat grammar, queen's, ceggs, 1968, newsletter, centenary, abrams, timpson, eucharist, sport
Four page newsletter on cream paper with black text and black and white images
Crimson, Blue and Gold A Publicatin of Queen's C.E.G.G.S., Ballarat
ballarat grammar, newsletter, queen's, ceggs, dramar, dart, old grammarians, ewan jones, architect, aquinas campus, australian catholic university, ballarat, 1967, sport
Four page newsletter with black text and black and white images on cream paper
Crimson, Blue and Gold A Publication of Queen's C.E.G.G.S., Ballarat
newsletter, queen's, moyle, woodbridge, bqags, ceggs, ballarat, 1967, camping, art class, sport, reunion,
Four cream page newsletter with black text and black and white images
Crimson, Blue and gold A Publication of Queen's C.E.G.G.S., Ballarat
ballarat grammar, science laboratories, junior school, hardie, erwin, myles, 1966, manifold house, aquinas campus, australian catholic university, sport, ladies' auxiliary, hall, jenner, walker, gray, williams, cook, nield, hood
Single cream page newsletter, double-sided with black text and black and white images
Crimson, Blue and gold A Publication of Queen's C.E.G.G.S., Ballarat, May1966
ballarat grammar, ceggs, queen's, science building, centenary, building fund, pryor, stephens, molloy, gaskin, moyle, cochran, myles, halsall, nevett, mackay, paterson, gough, strickland, hancock, must, hall, curnow, king, gingell,
One page double sided with black text and black and white photographs on cream paper
Crimson, Blue and Gold A Publication of Queen's C.E.G.G.S., Ballarat
1966, newsletter, queen's, ceggs, centenary, myles, cochran, pryor, scott, hobson, halsall, molloy, lawrie, williams, must, paterson, hancock, hall, curnow, king, gingell, porter, history, fees, enrolment, junior school
Four page newsletter printed with black text on cream paper. Images inserted are black and white. Dated December 1965
Crimson, Blue and Gold: A Publicatino of Queen's C.E.G.G.S., Ballarat
myles, queen's, ceggs, queen's collegians, examinations, hancock, bell, riddell, parker, hall, queen's younger set, chamberlain, ervin, melbourne branch of the queen's collegians and old grammarians' association, williamson, bungey, hayhoe, 1918, maxwell-gumbleton, dixie, thompson, history, vaughan, larritt, colebrook, manifold, hardy, holgate, must, middleton, wilson, radcliff, richards, vise, cuthbert, bull, poole, krome, hodson, rigg, abrams, larkins, chapel, morgan-paylor, parents' and friends' association, manifold house, aquinas campus, australian catholic university, woodbridge, canteen, athletics team, 1965, ballarat, sport, junior school
ANZAC Day is celebrated each year at Ballarat Grammar and is commemorated in different ways. Most items were in short supply [in 1940s]. Coupons were needed to buy tea, sugar, butter, meat, clothes and for people with cars - petrol. Even potatoes came in a 4 gallon tin and were known as dehydrated potatoes. The School had a cadet corps which went on parade every week. Mr Dart was the Commanding Officer. A Lt General Smart donated a shield for platoon marching which required about 35 senior boys. Mr Dart entered teh School and we commenced weekly marching drill around the School and on the oval. The School did not possess a drum so Mr Dart got an empty dehydrated potato tin and with the aid of a short, solid stick, beat out the time for our marching. The big day came, we entrained at the Ballarat Station, for Melbourne, then on to the Caufield racecourse, where we proceeded to march up and down the straight. We won the competition and our delight was further enhanced because marching drill was no longer deemed a priority. ... [more]
Two A4 white pages with black printed notes
Some words throughout are underlined for emphasis
allen, anzac, air raid shelters, wire cable, cadet corps, fewtrell, dart, ballarat grammar, royal australian engineers, richards, darwin, prisoners of war, remembrance
Edmund Hillary's signature is in this book originally owned by Keith Allen. Hillary called at Ballarat Grammar to visit the Headmaster, Jack Dart, a fellow New Zealander. Kevin went home this day to collect his book which Hillary signed.
Sir Edmund Hillary was a well-known explorer and the first to conquer Mount Everest.
Book with image of two men climbing a mountain on front and four men in mountain gear climbing on the back cover. Maroon lettering on front cover. Light brown spine.
Front cover: John Hunt Our Everest Adventure Back cover: text in maroon Spine: John Hunt Our Everest Adventure Brockhampton Press Page 128: Signature of Sire Edmund Hillary "Ed Hillary" "Berry Anderson & Co. Booksellers Ballarat in purple ink inside front cover bottom of right hand page.
ballarat grammar, edmund hillary, hillary, allen, bqags, ballarat, 1954, jack dart, mt everest
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