Talk by Des Tobin – ‘A. V. (Phonse) Tobin – Irish (and North Melbourne) to his core. Alphonsus Vincent Tobin (1905–1993), funeral director and football administrator, was born on 23 August 1905 in Melbourne, third of six surviving children of Irish-born Thomas Tobin, labourer, and his Victorian-born second wife Alice, née O’Dowd. Phonse’s twin brother,
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Museums Victoria Senior Curator, Deborah Tout-Smith will share stories and photographs of the Glen Eira area, including rare photographs of the urban landscape, shops and businesses, sport and recreation, and key events such as WWI. She will also introduce treasures from the Museum’s clothing and textiles collection. This talk follows the AGM of Glen Eira
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A series of 6 graded workshops covering all you need to know on cataloguing and digitisation. Spaced over 6 months to give participants time to put into practice their new skills before tackling the next topic.

As part of Open House weekend, we will host a photographic display of Box Hill houses, showcasing many of the homes that no longer exist, as well as some outstanding examples of local landmarks. As well, our premises will be open for research, whether of a house, a family or a community group or business.
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Our inaugural collectable and secondhand book sale will take place from 11am to 2pm on Sunday 28 July, in the lower hall of the Box Hill Town Hall. The Friends of Nunawading Libraries (FONL) will be joining us to create a large collection of books for readers to chose from, all at reasonable prices. Subjects
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Sunday 28 July 2019 at 2.00pm. Come and join the Friends of St Kilda Cemetery on this terrific walk around the cemetery for an insight into the work of police officers, coroners, unusual deaths and murders. Cost $15 including afternoon tea. Meet at main gates, Dandenong Road. Bookings email: info@foskc.org tel: 0422379053

'THE PARSON'S WIFE'': IN SEARCH OF HARRIET BEAN, DAUGHTER OF EMPIRE Speaker : Loreen Chambers, Vice-President of the C J La Trobe Society Harriet Battley was born to a military family in Jamaica which moved to the Cape Colony where she was orphaned at 6 years of age. She later shared the changing fortunes of
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