Ticket to attend children's entertainment at Luna Park, hosted by the City of St Kilda, from 2pm to 5pm on 19 November 1934.

Pink card printed in blue on one side.

luna park, city of st kilda, children's entertainment

Invitation to presentation of War Service Certificate by the Governor-General on 15 May 1921 in memory of Private S. D. Young. The certificates were given to, and in memory of, people who were living in St Kilda at the time they signed up to serve.

Brown card printed on one side in black

Typewritten endorsement that the card is addressed to 'Private S.D. Young' and that his position is in Reserve 'B'

city of st kilda, wwi recognition of service, st kilda mayoral function, private s. d. young

Advertisement for a dance, organised by the Mayor of St Kilda in aid of hospitals and charities, at the Maison de Luxe, Elwood on 12 April 1930. The Maison de Luxe Dance Palais was on the north corner of Glenhuntly Road and Broadway in Elwood and operated as a venue for dances and private parties from the late 1920s until the mid 1950s (except when occupied by the Army in 1942-1945).

White paper, discoloured with age, printed in blue on one side.

On reverse side, written in pencil: '500 - 8/4/30'

hospital fundraising, maison de luxe, all nations fair, elwood

Invitation card for the private opening of the Wattle Path Palais & Cafe, on the Esplanade, St Kilda, on 30 October 1923. The event was written up in The Argus newspaper the next day as follows: WATTLE PATH PALAIS OPENED. Five thousand persons were present at the "private opening" last night of the Wattle Path Palais and Cafe, St Kilda esplanade. The mayor of St Kilda (Councillor Allan) welcomed the guests on behalf of the management. The floor, 190ft. x 90ft, is claimed to be the largest specially constructed for dancing in Australia. There was much to admire in the colour tones, which blended brown, blue, and gold harmoniously, while soft lighting effects came from old gold georgette and crepe-de-chene lamp shades. A good band was provided. Sixty-five loges are available for parties of dancers. A feature of the building is the open-air pagoda, in which free band concerts are to be given on Sundays.

White card, discoloured with age, printed in brown with teal profile in background.

wattle path palais & cafe, palais de danse

Notice of a public meeting on the preservation of law and order, called by the Mayor of St Kilda, TG Allen, to be held in St Kilda Town Hall. The notice is undated but TG Allen served two terms as Mayor: 1919-1920, and 1923-24.

White paper, discoloured with age, printed in red

city of st kilda

Annual report and balance sheet prepared for the Annual General Meeting of the St Kilda Football Club held on 10 December 1930 in the Memorial Hall, Acland Street St Kilda.

Card cover and 4 sheets of paper, folded and bound with two staples. Cover and pages now discoloured with age from original white. The cover is printed in red and black. The pages are printed in black.

st kilda football club

Invitation from the Commonwealth Government to ceremonies connected with the opening of Parliament House in Canberra on 9 May 1927. Visiting Australia for this purpose were the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Elizabeth the Queen Mother).

Card, folded in half, printed in blue and gold. Affixed inside is a reproduction of a landscape painting Canberra 1927 by Harold B Herbert (1892-1945).

The invitation was issued to 'W Nicoll Esq'

royal visits, duke and duchess of york, opening of parliament house canberra

Uncompleted form for legal agreement between the Committee of Management of the St Kilda Mardi Gras Carnival, 1928 and any showman participating in the carnival over the period 25 February to 3 march 1928.

Single sheet of yellow paper printed in black on both sides.

st kilda carnivals, st kilda mardis gras carnival

Uncompleted form for a legal agreement between the Committee of Management of the St Kilda Oriental Carnival, 1929 and a showman participating in the carnival over the period 30 March to 6 April 1929.

Single sheet of yellow paper printed in black on one side

st kilda carnivals, st kilda oriental carnival

Concert held at St Kilda Town Hall on 3 May 1924 to raise funds for the St Kilda Branch of the Alfred Hospital Auxiliary. The Commercial Travellers' Association of Victoria operated from 1880 until 2014 and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities, including the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation and several hospitals. The concert program contains a photos of the Concert Party members.

Black and white photocopy of printed booklet. Four pages.

Handwritten notation on the back of each page 'Commercial Travellers Concert - May 1924' and the page number.

hospital fundraising, alfred hospital, the alfred hospital auxiliary, commercial travellers concert party

City of St Kilda notice advising of Regulation No. 9 which prohibited unleashed dogs on Elwood reserves

White paper, discoloured with age, printed in red

elwood reserve, dog regulations

Invitation by the President and Committee of the St Kilda Army and Navy Club to the Billiard Games in connection with the South Suburban Amateur Billiard Association at the Memorial Hall, St Kilda, at 8pm on 18 June. The year is not specified.

Cream coloured card printed one side in black

st kilda army & navy club, st kilda memorial hall, memo, malvern club, south suburban amateur billiard association

Souvenir booklet of the visit by the Prince of Wales (later, King Edward VIII) on 26 May - 7 June 1920. Contains 23 pages of black and white photographs of the visit, covering images of his official party; his arrival at St Kilda; events in Melbourne at the Town Hall, Royal Agricultural Show, MCG; visits to Geelong, Winchelsea, Colac, Camperdown, Cressy, Ballarat, Castlemaine, Bendigo and Sassafras.

Booklet with a grey card cover embossed with gold and containing 12 pages (printed double-sided) of black and white photographs. Bound with 2 staples.

royal visits, prince of wales

Invitation by the No 9 Local Association of the Boy Scouts' Association, covering St Kilda, Elsternwick, Caulfield, Brighton, Gardenvale, Hampton, Sandringham and Black Rock, to a demonstration of scout work at the St Kilda Town Hall on 9 May. The year is not specified.

Cream coloured card printed in blue

The invitation is addressed in writing to 'The Mayor & Councillors of St Kilda' and is stamped with the number 17149

boy scouts

Invitation by the City of St Kilda to the Mayor of St Kilda, Francis Leslie Dawkins, and his wife, to attend a Complimentary Ball at St Kilda Town Hall on 21 August 1928. Signed by Henry F Barnet, Richard J Edwards, Burnett Gray and two others (indecipherable), as Chairman, Hon Treasurer, Hon Secretary and (indecipherable).

Paper, hand written in red, green and blue and affixed to stiff cream card.

Four signatures

st kilda balls, st kilda mayoral function

Program for fair at St Kilda Town Hall, held on 1-3 May 1930, in aid of local charities and hospitals.

Single sheet of light green paper, printed in black and folded into three

st kilda town hall, hospital fundraising, all nations fair

Unused receipt forms that have been removed from a receipt book for St Kilda's contributions to an appeal in aid of the Broadmeadows Foundling Hospital Appeal.

Blue coloured paper, printed in black on one side, perforated vertically at about one third along its length. Ten copies held

broadmeadows foundling hospital, hospital fundraising

Unused receipt forms that have been removed from a receipt book for St Kilda's contributions to an appeal in 1920 for the Queen Victoria Hospital.

Blue paper, printed in black on one side, perforated vertically at about one third along its length. Four copies held

queen victoria hospital, wwi fund-raising, hospital fundraising

Ticket to a display by the Wolf Cubs of No. 9 District (St Kilda, Caulfield, Brighton and Sandringham) in St Kilda Town Hall to raise funds for the St Kilda Branch of the Alfred Hospital Auxiliary. The date given is 3 June, but the year is not specified.

Tan coloured paper printed on one side in black

wolf cubs, st kilda town hall, hospital fundraising, the alfred hospital auxiliary

Unveiling of the cenotaph in Catani Gardens, St Kilda, by Governor-General Baron Foster on Anzac Day 1925

Single sheet of white paper, discoloured with age, printed in blue on one side

st kilda war memorial, st kilda cenotaph, anzac day

Edward O’Donnell's service as a St. Kilda Councillor included six terms as mayor. The dinner, held by the City of St Kilda at the George hotel on 10 October 1928, celebrated his 40 years of service. The program includes a record of his service, the menu, toasts, and autographs of people who attended. He served for another four years, and left after being defeated in the council elections in 1932.

Booklet with a white folded card cover, discoloured with age, printed in blue with gold decoration. Inside, a white page folded in half, printed in blue, is fastened to the cover with a blue ribbon.

Autographs written in pencil appear on the final page and inside back cover.

edward o'donnell, st kilda council, george hotel

Certificate showing that, upon payment of 10 pounds, Edith Jackson was granted a plot number 165a in the Baptist section of the St Kilda General Cemetery, on 14 February 1929.

White paper, discoloured with age, printed and handwritten on both sides in black. Red wax seal attached.

st kilda cemetery

The stamps advertise a 5-day festival in 1926 to raise funds for the Bush Fire Relief Fund, Soldiers' Memorial Hall, St Vincent's Hospital and the Catani Memorial (St Kilda cenotaph).

Series of five identical stamps, printed in red and pink on a sheet of perforated white paper, discoloured with age, and backed with gum.

st kilda carnivals, st kilda beach, wwi fund-raising

Program of a 5-day festival held 27/2/1926 - 6/3/1926 to raise funds for the Bush Fire Relief Fund, Soldiers' Memorial Hall, St Vincent's Hospital and the Catani Memorial (St Kilda cenotaph). The carnival began with a procession from what is now St Kilda Junction, down Fitzroy Street to Luna Park and the Lower Esplanade. Events included novelty races and contests including pillow-fighting, a paddling race where contestants had to balance on kerosene tins, a cigarette race where competitors raced with lighted cigarettes, and many other contests at the beach. There were also swimming events, boat races, lifesaving demonstrations, displays, music and dancing. The program contains extensive advertising from local businesses.

Booklet made of 5 sheets of white paper, discoloured with age, folded, stapled and printed in blue and black

st kilda carnivals, wwi fund-raising, st kilda memorial hall, st kilda cenotaph, st kilda beach

Notice in preparation for ceremony for the Governor-General to present war service certificates to nurses, sailors and soldiers who lived in St Kilda when they signed up for service. A form was provided with the notice, possibly seeking information about which recipients of the certificates will be attending.

White paper, discoloured with age, printed in red

wwi recognition of service

Photocopy of extract of the winning design for the St Kilda War Memorial. The architect was G H Alsop who, at 21 years of age and with Assisting Architect JC Aisbell, won a competition to design the memorial to St Kilda's fallen servicemen and women. The memorial was unveiled in 1925.

White paper, printed in black on one side

st kilda war memorial, st kilda cenotaph, catani gardens

The third Earl of Stradbroke was Governor of Victoria from 24 February 1921 to 7 April 1926. The ticket was to an event at St Kilda Pier to welcome him and his wife upon their arrival in Victoria. They and their three children had entered Australia at Fremantle on 17 February 1921.

Aqua coloured card with scalloped edges, printed on one side in blue

Stamped '31'

governor earl of stradbroke

Event on 23 March 1926 at St Kilda Town Hall to farewell the Countess of Stradbroke, Helena Violet Alice Fraser, the wife of the third Earl of Stradbroke, who the Governor of Victoria from 24 February 1921 to 7 April 1926.

White paper printed on one side in black

governor earl of stradbroke, countess of stradbroke

Notice of a public meeting at St Kilda Town Hall on 12 November1928 about the financing of the Memorial Buildings. The year is not specified in the notice but it would have been 13 February 1929 because the Mayor is identified as Thos Unsworth, who served as Mayor in 1928-29. The Memorial Hall commemorates those who served in World War I, was officially opened on Armistice Day, 1924, and operated as a dance and social hall. In January 1927 the Health Department gave permission for it to operate as the Memorial Cinema. It continued as a cinema until 1957.

White paper, discoloured with age, printed in red

memo, st kilda memorial hall

Advertisement for a ceremony on the lawns near St Kilda pier where the Governor-General will present War Service Certificates.

Cream coloured paper printed in brown

wwi recognition of service