A photo album recording highlights of Legatee Donovan Joynt's life through photographs, newspaper clippings, and typed accounts. These have been catalogued separately to prevent them deteriorating any further on the glued plastic pages which were popular in the 70s and 80s. One of the final items was an extract from the Melbourne Legacy Bulletin dated 9.11.1989.

A unique indication of how highly regarded Joynt was in Melbourne Legacy.

Brown vinyl photo album, engraved in gold on front cover, two screws to hold pages in.

Gold embossed with 'Col. W Donovan Joynt V.C.' on cover

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A photo of Legatee Donovan Joynt from the initial page of a photo album (Cat.No. 01588). The album has information on his life and gives prominence to Donovan Joynt being a foundation member of Melbourne Legacy in 1923. There is no indication of where or when the photograph was taken, but he would appear to be in his sixties.

Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Donovan Joynt, a prominent Australian.

Black and white photo and white typed sheet label.

donovan joynt, memorial

Part of a photo album (Cat.No. 01588), with a photo of Donovan Joynt and Queen Elizabeth II reading from a pamphlet he is holding. Another copy of this photo is marked as 17 March 1977, it is believed to when the Queen visited Royal Park. It is unknown who the veteran on the right is. Queen Elizabeth visited Melbourne as part of her Silver Jubilee tour of Australia and attended a children's rally in Royal Park wearing this outfit. A crowd of 18,000 people greeted her. Footage of the visit can be seen in National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NSFA-ID 44325). The typed sheets were composed to mark Joynt's 88th birthday with a full account of the actions which won him the Victoria Cross, and was extracted from the book "1914-1918 - War Services of Old Melburnians".

Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Donovan Joynt, a prominent Australian.

Black and white photo of Queen Elizabeth and L/ Joynt in 1977 and 2 typed sheets, black and white.

Stamped on the back of the photograph "Copyright The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd., Melbourne Australia. Not to be reproduced or displayed without written permission."

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Part of a photo album (Cat.No. 01588) of material about the life of Legatee Donovan Joynt. This photo shows Donovan Joynt and Queen Elizabeth II reading from a pamphlet he is holding. This is a larger copy of the photograph Cat. No. 01590.1, and records the date of when it was taken as 17 March 1977. Queen Elizabeth visited Melbourne as part of her Silver Jubilee tour of Australia and attended a children's rally in Royal Park wearing this outfit. A crowd of 18,000 people greeted her. Footage of the visit can be seen in National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NSFA-ID 44325). There is no indication of who the veteran on the right was. He is a VC winner and has medals from the second world war. A note on the reverse page mentions a photo in the album of Captain M. Moon V.C with Sir Alfred Kemsley and Colonel Joynt. It was removed by Legatee K.D. Green on 29.9.86 and does not seem to have been returned.

Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Donovan Joynt, a prominent Australian.

Black and white photo of Queen Elizabeth and L/ Joynt and another VC recipient in 1977.

Stamped on the back of the photograph in aqua: "Copyright The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd., Melbourne Australia. Not to be reproduced or displayed without written permission." Stamped in purple: "The property of Melbourne Legacy. Please return this correspondence to Executive Officer." Hand written in blue biro: "17-3-77"

royal visit, donovan joynt

Page of a photo album (Cat.No. 01588) about the life of Legatee Donovan Joynt. This page featured two photos and a caption. 01592.1 is of Donovan Joynt and Captain Mick Moon, whilst 01592.2 is photograph taken in the 1940s when they were considerably younger. The note identifies the men in 01592.2 as follows: "Lord Somers, Governor of Victoria (17.7.1939/20.2.1945) at State Government House: Lord Somers with Victoria Cross Winners. Rear row: Joynt, Dunstan, Rodgers, Ingram, Peeler, McNamara, Moon. Front Row: Jacka, Smyth, Somers, Lord Stonehaven (host), Ruthven, Smith."

Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Joynt, a prominent Australian.

Black and white photo x 2 featuring L/ Joynt and a typed note originally stuck in a photo album together.

Extensive notes on the back of the photograph of Lord Somers with VC winners in blue and black biro identifying the men. Rear Row: Joynt, Dunstan, Rodgers, Ingram, Peeler, McNamara, Moon. Front row: Jacka, Smyth, Somers, Lord Stonehaven (host), Ruthven, Smith.

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Page of a photo album (Cat.No. 01588) about the life of L/ Donovan Joynt. This photo shows Lt-Gen Sir Phillip Bennett with Col Donovan Joynt, VC, in front of the memorial plaque at the opening of the Donovan Joynt VC Memorial Sportsman's Club in Puckapunyal, on Wednesday 23 March 1983.

Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Donovan Joynt, a prominent Australian.

Black and white photo of L/ Donovan Joynt and Lt-Gen Sir Phillip Bennett and a typed note.

On back of photo "Melb 83/87/16 Sat Wiseman" - very faint and difficult to read.

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Items from a photo album (Cat.No. 01588), with the printed funeral service for Lt Colonel Donovan Joynt held on 12 May 1986 (Cat.No. 01596). The newspaper clipping was written by John Lahey as part of the 'Lahey at Large' column he wrote for The Age between 1982-1996. He noted that Joynt 'was the last survivor of the 66 Australians who won Victoria Crosses in World War 1.' and mentions Joynt's work for Legacy, and the Shrine of Remembrance. Items have been removed from adhesive pages and stored in archive quality sleeves.

Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Donovan Joynt, a prominent Australian.

Newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet about the funeral of Dono Joynt.

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The printed funeral service for Lt Colonel Donovan Joynt held on 12 May 1986 at St Mary's Anglican Church, Glen Eira Road, Caulfield. (Part of a photo album page(Cat.No. 01588) about the life of L/ Donovan Joynt). The Legacy Service was delivered by the President of Melbourne Legacy, Legatee R.N. Wheeler, and Legatee K.D. Green, Chairman of the Legacy Co-ordinating Council delivered an address. Brigadier B. Wade, Commander, 3rd Military District read Psalm 90 (Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.). Joynt was buried in Brighton General Cemetery with full military honours.

Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Donovan Joynt, a prominent Australian.

Printed pamphlet, black on white, sheets folded and stapled.

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Page of a photo album (Cat.No. 01588). See also Cat Nos. 01303, 01349-51. Lt Col Joynt, 94, donated more than half the cost of the $130,000 Donovan Joynt VC Memorial Sportsman's Club. The building was officially opened by the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Sir Phillip Bennett of Canberra.

Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Donovan Joynt, a prominent Australian and VC winner.

Black and white photo of the pavilion at Puckapunyal dedicated to L/ Joynt.

On back in blue biro: "Sports Pavilion Puckapunyal. Memorial to Colonel (Legatee) W.D. Joynt V.C. Plaque for foundation stone recording the gift and presented by Legatee Kemsley."

donovan joynt, memorial

An account of Joynt's life and an extract from 'They Dared Mightily' pages 141, 142 and 143 - see also Cat. No. 01351. It includes a copy of the citation from when he was awarded the VC in World War One. There is no indication of when the biography of Joynt was written or by whom. Had been inserted into photo album (Cat.No. 01588).

Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Donovan Joynt, a prominent Australian and VC winner.

White A4 paper x 9 pages with black type about the life of Colonel Joynt VC.

Some pencilled underlining.

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Pages 8, 9 and 10 from Melbourne Legacy Bulletin of 9.11.1989. Joynt's long association with Melbourne Legacy was celebrated at the Comradeship Hour at Legacy House on Tuesday 24 October 1989, two years after his death and just before the transfer of his uniform to the War Museum in Canberra. The address was given by Legatee Fred Holdsworth and followed by the complete citation from Joynt's V.C. award. See also Cat No. 01599. The document was stored in an album compiled about Legatee Joynt's life at 01588.

Highlights Joynt's long relationship with Melbourne Legacy and the esteem in which he was held.

White paper x 2 pages, black type. 1 cut down black and white printed sheet

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The first two clippings, date 29 March 1983, refer to the opening of the Puckapunyal Sportsman's Club and the third to the 1975 publication of Joynt's book 'Saving the Channel Ports - 1918'. Came from an album of items collected about the life of Legatee Joynt, Cat No. 01588.

Highlights Legatee Joynt's long relationship with Melbourne Legacy and the esteem in which he was held.

Black and white newspaper clippings x 3, two loose and one glued to a white paper sheet with two vertical red lines.

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The photographs show Legatee Fred Holdsworth delivering the address commemorating Donovan Joynt VC on 24th October 1989. Also in the photographs is Colonel Joynt's army uniform just before it was donated to the Australian War Museum in Canberra. In 01604(2) Legatee Holdsworth can be seen reading from the album which contained these photographs (Cat.No. 01588). The other legatee is L/ Chas Wilks who was President in 1989. See also Cat. No. 01599.

Highlights Joynt's long relationship with Melbourne Legacy and the esteem in which he was held.

Colour photo x 2 of Legatees with L/ Dono Joynt's uniform.

donovan joynt, legatee event