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History of Port Campbell SLSC.

Colour Photograph of group of PCSLSC Nippers leaders having a briefing in clubhouse storage area. Led by Marina Deppeler, Other names include McKenzie, Dalziel, Walpole, Brazier, Delaney, Schofield, Harris.

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Port Campbell Surf Life saving Club Nippers program 1990's

Colour Photograph of 3 leaders. Marina Deppeler , John Ryan , Tom Delaney with group of Nippers sitting on sand in club caps on Port Campbell beach.

life saving, port campbell, nippers

The cardigans were knitted by Gavan Deppeler's Grandmother for her husband in the 1930's. They were a farming family.

Two hand knitted striped cardigans (2441.1, 2441.2). 1930's. One is dark green and grey stripes, The other is pale blue and grey stripes. Each is a slightly different pattern of narrow stripes with V- neckline and grey buttons down front. They have been well worn with some wear and holes.

farming history, cardigans, hand made

Timboon

Sepia photograph of students and teacher. Names of students included in folder. Surnames include - Martin, McVilly, Wilkinson, Lia, Couch, Maynard, Barlow, Walters, Howard, McKenzie, Karlinski, Delany, Hickey, Smit, Roslin, Anderson, Hall, Baxter, McKinnon, Finch, O'Keffe, Tregea, Riordan, Hunter, Russell, Joiner, McMeel, Hovendon, Deppeler, Duynhoven, Savage.

education, schools

Timboon school class photo.

Football - Heytesbury Football League - Purnim - History.

Mounted black and white photograph. Names of players under photograph. Surnames include Handley, McCue, Whitford, McDowell, Grant, Till, Deppeler, Jepson, Dickinson, Hunt, Cashmore, Couch, Hanson, Chapman, Meade, Lord, O'Keeffe, McVilly, Phillips, Gillingham, Hulands, Howard.

Framed individual (41) black and white photographs of men and one woman, from the Port Campbell District who served in The Great War. Each photograph named. Surnames include - McKenzie, Underwood, McKay, Magilton, Petty, Lord, McKean, Cameron, Wishart, Tregea, Morris, Fuller, Cairns, Ward, McIntyre, McRae, Page, Ford, Underwood, Baulch, Murfitt, Pascoe, Currell, Brown. Frame - dark brown wood. The 5 central portraits are of the five soldiers who were killed during their service.

Framed photograph

Members of the Port Campbell District who served in The Great War of 1914-1919 - Paid The Supreme Sacrifice -"Their Names will Never Die" - For Empire and Right.

ww1, port campbell, soldiers

Daughters of Robert (Buller) Beames and Susannah Quin. Mabel and Walter Andrew Murphy owned Railway View Hotel, Timboon.

Photograph of two women mounted on green cardboard and laminated

Mabel Murphy on Right 1974 -1955 (Mother of Ray) and her sister Lou Beames (Mrs. Cleeve)

timboon, murphy, beames, cleeve, railway view hotel

Black and white photograph of pupils and teacher (Jim Crowley) outside the Eastern Creek SS. No 4595 Families include Giblett, Webb,

Black and White photograph

eastern creek, school, education

Photograph of t he Newfield State School Sports team that competed at Timboon C. 1949. The local smaller schools in the district competed at a combined sports meeting at Timboon.

Sepia Photograph

newfield, school, sports

Black and white photograph of a sketch of Port Campbell SS with children lining up outside. Sketch done by Miss Kitchen who was a teacher at the school

Black and white photograph of sketch

Miss Kitchen sketch of first Port Campbell school

port campbell, schools, education, miss kitchen

Students from The Port Campbell State School sports team of 1946. They represented the school at the combined school sports in that year.

Black and white photograph

Port Campbell SS March 1946 at Timboon Sports

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Newfield State School 2991, class group with teacher in 1933.

Sepia Photograph with names written at bottom

Jim Leach, Annie Morris, Margaret Morris, Jean Tregea, Harold, Len Elson, Kingsley Tregea, Marj Hose, Jean Morris, Dorothy Tregea, Don McKenzie

newfield, school, education

The album is described as belonging to Christopher Underwood. It has been in the possession of Marie Black nee Underwood and upon her death it was her wish that it be donated to the Heytesbury District Historical Society. The album contains 105 images, mostly professionally produced carte de visit portraits. Only 5 of the images are named. The majority of them were produced between the late 19th Century and the early 20th Century. The Underwood family were pioneers in the Newfield District

Leather bound photo album with brass clasp

photo album, newfield, early settlers

Sepia photograph (copy)of teacher and pupils at Newfield school. Names written on the back of the original photograph include Arthur Tregea, Ina & Dorothy Cameron, Jack Wishart, Ida & Rebecca Dickinson, Ken, Jack, Lila & Burns McKenzie, Stewart Underwood. The teacher was Miss Margaret Cross who taught at Newfield C 1910. School number 2991. The second photograph lists names.

Copy of the original photograph.

Names written on the back of the photograph, See image

education, schools, newfield

Excercise book with minutes taken at two meetings held in the Waarre hall in Decemberr 1960 to resolve the problem of the local telephone exchange losing its current operator. The minutes note the majority of people who lived on Eastern Creek Rd. and Waarre Rd. at this time. Families included. Bottrel, Bramley, Lloyd, Fitzpatrick, McKenzie, Clarke, Welton, Younis, Meek, Wills, Shiells, Jeffery, Wilson, Giblett, Webb, Tranter, Stevens, Meek. The book contains a letter written to the PMG and a response. The situation was resolved when Sylvia Fitzpatrick agreed to become the telephonist and for the exchange to be relocated from the home of Roy and Minnie Ford to the Home of Jim and Sylvia Fitzpatrick.

School Exercise book

Waarre Telephone Subscribers

communication, telephone, community action

Paperback with black and white photographs, large map of County of Heytesbury inside back cover. An account of the settlement of the area known as Dixie in the County of Heytesbury, including pioneers, soldier settlers, the school, churches, sports club etc. during the period from 1844 to 1988.

heytesbury shire - history, early settlement - south west victoria, dixie

This image shows the Port Campbell team in the first of its 4 consecutive premierships from 1936 to 1939.

Black and white photograph of the Port Campbell football team in club jumpers.

Typed list of names on the back

football, sport, port campbell

This is the second volume of the history of the Shire of Heytesbury, written by Jack Fletcher. It covers the years 1921 to 1988. Hard cover book with dust cover, Photograph of bulldozer and ball and chain in Simpson Heytesbury Historical Park on front cover. Second book of 2 written by author of History of Heytebury District. First book is The Infiltrators, 1840-1920. See 44, 45. Both books SIGNIFICANT in the local history of the area and the events and people that formed this history. 648 pages. Index to surnames of people referred to in this history. Some black and white photographs. With reference to Cobden, Simpson, Simpson, Port Campbell, Industry, Health, Education, Sport, Churches.

A hardcover tan leather book with gold lettering on the cover. Dustcover with photograph of Heytesbury Project Historical Park, Simpson. Contents and Index pages, black and white photographs, map of Heytesbury shire inside front cover. 648 pages.

heytesbury shire - history, local government

The book relates to the triumphs & the achievements, the hardships & the tribulations, of the pioneers & settlers of the district.

This book gives a detailed history of the Heytesbury district, including the settlerment of the townships of Port Campbell, Timboon, Princetown. This incorporates the development and establishment of industry, commerce, agriculture, education and social and religious events. Reference to families from the area are listed in index. This book is one of 2 by the author. The other accompanying book is titled "And We Who Followed: A History of the Heytesbury, 1921-1987", and follows "The Infiltrators".

A tan hard cover book with title in gold lettering & a dust cover with a photo of a bullock team & wagon carting a large log, with two bullockies driving. The book has a locality map.contents,index,ledger entries & black & white photographs

churches, education, agriculture, history, port campbell, pioneers, timboon, cobden, heytesbury, princetown, sports

This fungus is known as black fellows bread. It grew freely on Dr Curdie's 'run'. The Aborigines called it 'tandarook' -hence the name given to the property. It can still be found, though less abundant than formerly.

Tapered semicircular pancake layers dark brown in colour with a woody base

This skirt was probably worn of a daytime by a farmer's wife in the Timboon area early in the 20th Century.

This long rust brown taffeta circular skirt is faded, worn and torn. It has 13 rows of machine stitching around bottom, 24cms from edge. It has an elastic waist and short zip at back of waist.

clothing, women, needlecraft, skirt, early settlement, timboon