Historical information
This file contains three items concerning Sir John Monash.
1/A two-page letter distributed at a rare book week event on the 22/07/2014 to the Glen Eira Historical Society from Michael Headberry. The letter requests support for the John Monash Sculptural Commission by the Monash Pioneers, who are seeking to erect a bronze full figure portrait of Sir John Monash, Monash University’s namesake. Monash is connected to the city of Glen Eira, as Monash University has a campus in Caulfield and there are a number of streets named after him. The letter discusses the life of Monash and his many achievements. Details in another two pages are also given of the statue to be erected and there are two photos of a wax model of the proposed statue; plus a donation form.
2/An article by Dana McCauley dated 17/05/2015 entitled ‘Push to rename Ports’ about Caulfield lawyer and Liberal Kate Ashmor. The article discusses how she wants the electorate of Melbourne Ports to be named after Sir John Monash due to him being one of the most prominent Victorian Jews. There is a photo of Ashmor in fron of a statue of Monash. Newspaper not known.
3/An article from the Leader on the 30/06/2015 entitled ‘Exhibit’s unique view on Jews in WW1’. The author is unknown. The article discusses an exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Australia about the social history behind the Jewish support of the war effort. One item included in the exhibition is Isaac Cohen’s painting of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash and there is a photograph, by Andrew Henshaw, of this work above the article.
Subjects
- monash university,
- monash john sir,
- caulfield,
- sir john monash,
- sculptural commission,
- clubs and associations,
- monash pioneers,
- correspondence,
- fundraising,
- universities,
- statues,
- armed forces,
- engineers,
- languages,
- art,
- pianos,
- diaries and journals,
- jewish community,
- world war 1914-1918,
- businesspeople,
- corlett peter,
- artists,
- sculptors,
- headberry michael,
- monash pioneers,
- project board,
- portraits,
- models,
- bridges,
- returned sailors and soldiers imperial league,
- ex-service organisations,
- st. kilda,
- leader,
- jewish museum of australia,
- rechter deborah,
- cohen isaac,
- ‘lieutenant general sir john monash’,
- portraits,
- national gallery of victoria,
- henshaw andrew,
- ‘true jews and patriots: australian jews and world war one’,
- shows and exhibitions,
- social history,
- ‘exhibit’s unique view of jews in wwi’,
- caulfield,
- ‘push to rename ports’,
- mccauley dana,
- political candidates,
- australian liberal party,
- ashmor kate,
- electoral boundaries,
- local government
References
- ‘Exhibit’s unique view of Jews in WWI’, Leader, 30/06/2015
