Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine Ardeer, Victoria
33 items
33 items

Photo - Ivan Franko School Choir 1957
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo
Historical information
Student choir take part in a concert in their new hall.

Photo - Olya Jursa
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Coloured photo, with date typed under photo. Photo is attached to cardboard backing, is also framed with light blue patterned border. Mrs Jursa is wearing a red top and large framed black glasses.
Historical information
Mrs Olya Jursa was principal of Ukrainian Saturday school, 'Ivan Franko' Sunshine from 1984 to 1989.

Photo - Ukrainian Sunshine Drama Group in 50's
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
black and white photo
Historical information
Cast of the Ukrainian drama group puts on a show, Retelling old stories in new setting at Ardeer's Ukrainian hall.

Photo - Opening of new Ukrainian Hall in Suspension Street
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
black and white photo
Historical information
Nadia Kosodij and Michael Jaremiak cut the ribbon at the official opening of the new Ukrainian hall in Suspension Street, Ardeer. march 1957. Mykola Dawydiuk, Secretary of the Ukrainian Association (left) and Leon Tomyn (right) both heavily involved with the project, take part in the opening ceremony.

Document - First Elected Committee members of Ukrainian Association.
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Mosaic edge boarder 3cm wide. Black tiny tiles - 2 straight lines. Dark green and light green tiles form ivy pattern.
Historical information
First elected committee from 30th March 1952 to 29th March 1953.

Photo - Gregory Vyshnevij
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo, with dates typed under photo. Photo is attached to cardboard backing,is also framed with light blue patterned border. Photo has been laminated.
Historical information
Mr. Gregory Vyshnevij was principal of Ukrainian Saturday school 'Ivan Franko' in Sunshine from 1961 to 1962.

Document - 2nd & 3rd terms of office Committee Members
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Mosaic outer boarder 3cm wide. black tiny tiles - 2 straight lines. Dark green and light green tiles form ivy pattern.

Photo - Ivan Brozntskyy
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo, with date typed under photo. photo is attached to cardboard backing, is also framed with light blue patterned border. photo has been laminated.
Historical information
Mr. Ivan Brozntskyy was principal of Ukrainian Saturday school 'Ivan Franko' Sunshine from 1965 to 1966.

Photo, Members of Ukrainian Association Sunshine
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo.
Historical information
Back row: Michael Toczynski, Dmytro Jarka, Iwan Jaworskyj, Slavko Chudyk, Tadej Pajda, Peter Muc, Slavko Hluczko, Steven Hryciw, Iwan Kosodij, Dmytro Krywinskyj, Steven Muc Middle row: Fedir Wowk, Ignatious Kurshnir, Wasyl Pidwysozkyj, Wasyl Javemiak, Steven Neilczuk, Steven Soltys, Joseph Suitryk, Peter Koniuk, Mykola Jurczyszyn, Anton Kug, Wasyl Tymczenko, Peter Powarczuk. Front row (seated): Michael Soroka, Leon Tomyn, Michael Andryjishyn, Oleksa Jarka, Dmytro Jakubiak, Michael Jurczyszyn, Wasyl Lewinski, engineer I. Slynko, Wasylyna Lewinski, Iwan Derkacz, Juchim Bezkorowajnyj, Gregory Rewega.

Photo - School concert, Ivan Franko School
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and White photo

Photo - Concert at First Community Hall 1950's
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Children in Ukrainian traditional costumes take part in a concert at the ukrainina's first community hall in Langley Street, Ardeer, early 1950's

photo - School photo of Students and Teachers of Ivan Franko school 1970's
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
black and white photo

Photo - Ukrainian children preparing to go carolling at Christmas time.
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Ukrainian children in traditional costume at the old hall in Langley Street, Ardeer, preparing to go carolling at Christmas time, They would visit the homes of all local Ukrainian families.

Photo - School photo of Students and Teachers of Ivan Franko school 1970's
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo

Photo - First, Grade 7 graduating class 1960
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo on thick cardboard paper
Historical information
Graduating students were the first to complete 7 grades of Ukrainian school of our first settlers' familes to Australia.

LP Vinyl Record - Songs of the heart
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Vinyl record housed in record cover
Significance
Representative of Ukrainian folk music in the 1960s

Photo - Stephen Lysenko
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo, with date typed under photo. Photo is attached to cardboard backing, is also framed with a light blue patterned border. photo has been laminated.
Historical information
Mr. Stephen Lysenko was principal of Ukrainian Saturday School 'Ivan Franko' Sunshine during 1967.

Photo - Maria Tsikoya
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Coloured photo , with date typed under photo. Photo is attached to cardboard backing, is also framed with light blue patterned border. M/s Tsikoya is wearing a light violet top and is standing in front of a green hedge.
Historical information
M/s Maria Tsikoya was principal of Ukrainian Saturday school 'Ivan Franko' Sunshine from 1990 to 1998

Photo - Celebrating 25 years of Ukrainian Schools in Victoria. Sunshine students
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Colour photo

Photo - Dmitro Nosiara
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and White photo, with dates typed under photo. Photo is attached to cardboard backing,is also framed with a light blue patterned border. Photo has be laminated.
Historical information
Mr Dmitro Nosiara was the first principal of Ukrainian Saturday School 'Ivan Franko in Sunshine. Mr. Nosiara was principal from 1953 to 1960, and again from 1963 to 1964.

Photo - Ivan Franko School end of year 1960's
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black & white photograph, with a border of traditional Ukrainian needlework pattern
Historical information
Students and staff of Ivan Franko Ukrainian Saturday school

Photo - End of school year concert in early 1950's
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo

Photo - Natalie Sakowskyj
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Coloured photo , with date typed under photo. Photo is attached to cardboard backing, is also framed with light blue patterned border. M/s Sakowskyj is wearing and orange top in the photo. Photo has been laminated.
Historical information
M/s Natalie Sakowskyj was principal of Ukrainian Saturday school 'Ivan Franko' during 1999.

Photo - Jarka family
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Historical information
The Jarka family, one of the first Ukrainian families to settle in Ardeer: Oleska Jarka (holding baby), Mrs Jarka (standing)
Significance
Showing how Ardeer looked when first settlers arrived.

Poster - Presidents of School Committees
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Rectangular poster with tan coloured paper panels with Ukrainian writing, glued onto a white background. There is also tan and black diamond pattern cut outs, on both top corners. A black and white photo is glued on the right side of the poster.
Historical information
Top centre panel: In Ukrainian as follows. (Top line) Presidents of School Committees. (Next line) School Ivan Franko Sunshine. Left side panel contents. Names of presidents and their terms of office: 1953 Mikola Lipkevyh, 1954 Leon Tomyn, 1955-56 Basil Levinsky, 1957 Basil Chudiak, 1958 Peter Powachuk, 1959 Victor Tkacz, 1960-63 Joseph Potocznyj, 1964-67 Theodore Wowk, 1968 Ivan Hawryliuk, 1969 Ilko Masendycz, 1970 Julie Soltys, 1971-73 Bohdan Lech, 1974 Basil Levinsky, 1975 Peter Powarchuk, 1976 Valia Fedor, 1977-78 Mikola Fedor, 1979-82 Hryhrik Anolak, 1983-85 Volodymur Luciw, 1985 Roman Hawryliuk, Roman Cymbalak, Slavko Bokjczuk. Caption under photo. (Standing from left to right) Basil Levinsky, Peter Powarchuk, Ivan Hawryliuk, Basil Chugiak, Mikola Lipkevyh. (Sitting from left to right)Theodore Wowk, Ilko Masendycz, Bohdan Lech, Julie Soltys, Joseph Potocznyj, Leon Tomyn.

Photo - Mayor of the City of Sunshine
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo
Historical information
Cr. Joe Parsons, Mayor of the City of Sunshine, speaks at rthe opening of the new Ukrainian hall, 1957. among the guests were Crs Chaplin and Ainsworth, Father Glover, Roman Catholic priest (on left) and Father Mykola Iwanco, Ukrainian Catholic priest (on the right side).

Photo - First home of Jarka family, 1950's in West Sunshine
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo.
Historical information
Example of type of first homes built in the area, in the 1950's

Book - Photo Album
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Book is black.Back page is coloured straw design.
Historical information
The geometric pattern mimic Ukrainian embroidery design,using straw marquetry technique (which is similar to that of wood marquetry). The wheat straw was soaked in different pigments to achieve the required shades,dried,split and ironed flat. Then cut into various sizes and shapes to create this pattern. The pieces where then glued onto a backing board.The backing board was then glued on the back of the photo album. This album was received as a birthday gift in early1960's.
Significance
This form of straw art is very rarely seen today.
Inscriptions & Markings
photographs

Photo - Last day of school year
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Coloured
Historical information
To celebrate the end of school year, students attended church service at Dormition of Mother of God, Ardeer 10/12/1988

Photo, - Maria Kowshek
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo, with date typed under photo. Photo is attached to cardboard backing, is also framed with light blue patterned border. Photo has been laminated.
Historical information
Mrs. Maria Kowshek was principal of Ukrainian Saturday school 'Ivan Franko' Sunshine from 1968 to 1976.

Document - Initiative Committee Members of Ukrainian Association
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Mosaic boarder 3cm wide. Black tiny tiles - 2 straight lines. D.ark green and light green tiles form the ivy pattern

Photo - Ukrainian Dance Group, Sonasnyj Promin
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo
Historical information
Ukrainian Dance Group, Sonasnyj Promin performing at the concert in Ardeer hall during the opening ceremony 1957

Photo - Vlodymir Muc
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine, Ardeer
Black and white photo, with date typed under photo. Photo is attached to cardboard backing, is also framed with a light blue patterned border. Photo has been laminated
Historical information
Mr. Vlodymir Muc was principal of Ukrainian Saturday school 'Ivan Franko' Sunshine from 1977 to 1983.