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Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952.
Contains photographs and drawings and prints, pasted on leaves, with captions in Strutt's handwriting below many of the items.

f.1  Title page : A Collection of Drawings / in Watercolour Ink & Pencil / By William Strutt. R.B.C. F.Z.S. / Illustrative of the Life, Character & / Scenery of Melbourne / 1850-1862 / First Series

f.2a  Ship Culloden 1850 / On guard / Waiting for the / enemy
Ink and watercolour, 26.2 cm × 15.3 cm (10 1/4" × 6")
Signed lower left 'Wm Strutt'

f.2b  William Strutt RBC. / FZS.
Photograph, 14.2 cm × 9.9 cm (5 1/2" × 3 7/8")
Photographer's signature at lower right on mount 'H.Seymour Cousens' with address, 'Tun. Wells'

f.3a  J.P. Fawkner M.L.C. - / Founder of Melbourne - / Drawn in 1853 from nature. / ..... 
[compare watercolour and ink drawing in Strutt's Melbourne Drawings, Series 5, f.17, which is the same]
Pencil and watercolour, 18.6 cm x 14.5 cm (7 1/4" x 5 3/4")
Signed lower right, 'W.Strutt' and dated below signature '1853'

f.3b  John Pasco Fawkner / Founder of Melbourne
Photograph, 14.5 cm × 9.9 cm (5 3/4" × 3 7/8")

f.4  Childrens Missionary Meeting on board the 'John Williams' / Railway Pier, Hobsons Bay, December 23, 1856. / Respectfully Dedicated to the Friends of Missions / by their Obt Servant The Artist
Drawn & Lithographed by William Strutt
Printed by De Gruchy & Leigh
20 cm × 32.9 cm (7 7/8" × 13")

f.5a  The Pirate [Ship].
Pencil and watercolour, 13.3 cm × 13.6 cm (5 1/4" × 5 3/8")

f.5b  Hulk in Hobson's Bay - Melbourne - / perhaps the Convict Ship.
Pencil and wash, 12.7 cm × 19.9 cm (5" × 7 7/8")

f.6a  'Charles Never' / Tailor to the Black Troopers
Pencil and watercolour, 14.9 cm × 14.7 cm (5 7/8" × 5 3/7")

f.6b  [Black Trooper. The same as f.6c following]
Pencil and thin paper, 10 cm × 8.4 cm (3 7/8" × 3 3/8")

f.6c  Black Trooper. Melbourne. / Decr. 1850
Pencil and watercolour, 13.2 cm × 16.8 cm (5 1/4" × 6 5/8")
Signed below left 'William Strutt'

f.7a  Trooper
Pencil, 4.9 cm × 5.8 cm (1 7/8" × 2 1/4")

f.7b  Trooper
Pencil, 5.1 cm × 6.7 cm (2" × 2 5/8")

f.7c  Black Trooper / of the Melbourne Force - 1851
Pencil and watercolour on brown paper, 16.2 cm × 17 cm (6 3/4" × 6 3/4")
Signed lower left corner 'William Strutt 1851'

f.7d  Genl. Sir E. Macarthur
Pencil on paper of irregular shape, 5 cm × 4.1 cm (2" × 1 5/8")

f.7e  Stockman
Pencil and wash, 7.4 cm × 4.8 cm (2 7/8" × 1 7/8")

f.8a  Coruncuiam [and] Munight [Black Troopers]
Lithograph, 13.5 cm × 20 cm (5 1/4" × 7 7/8")
Signed in pencil lower left corner 'William Strutt del'

f.8b  [Another print of f.8a on slightly larger paper]
Below both prints is a pencil caption in Strutt's hand 'Drawn on Zinc. Printed by Thomas Ham - Melbourne - 1851'

f.9a  Queensland Woman & child [aborigines]
Pencil and wash, 8.3 cm × 5.1 cm (3 1/4" × 2")

f.9b  Queensland Native [head of a man]
Pencil and wash, 8.5 cm × 5.1 cm (3 3/8 " × 2")

f.9c  Aboriginal of South Australia / South Australian
Pencil and wash, 5.2 cm × 8.2 cm (2" × 3 1/4")

f.9d  Australian Woman [with child, heads. A detail from f.9a above]
Pencil and wash, 5.2 cm × 8.2 cm (2" × 3 1/4")

f.9e [Head of an aborigine]
Pencil and wash, 7.5 cm × 7.7 cm (3" × 3")
Signed lower left corner 'Wm Strutt'

f.10  Golden Point. Ballarat. Victoria
Hand-coloured lithograph, 21.2 cm × 30.5 cm (8 3/8" × 12")
Stone signed lower right corner 'W.Strutt' and dated '1851' in pencil, below view

f.11  Morning Star in tropics. Porpoises gambolling March 20th 1862- / Homeward voyage from Melbourne / Great Britain S.S.
Pencil on tinted paper, circular 22 cm (8 5/8") diameter

f.12a  Gold Diggings. October 1851 / On the road to Ballaarat - Diggers huts / Gold Diggers branch huts, or "Mia Mia's" / What I saw on my trip to the Diggings, Ballaarat. Victoria 1851
Ink and watercolour, 12.7 cm × 19.7 cm (5" × 7 3/4")
Signed lower right 'Wm Strutt'

f.12b Crossing a Creek at Bacchus Marsh / The rush to Ballaarat 1851 - Bacchus Marsh - crossing the Creek - Bogged. ...
Ink and watercolour, 12.7 cm × 20 cm (5" × 7 7/8")
Signed lower right 'W. Strutt'

f.12c Sketch on plains Victoria / Australian Scraps, Melbourne
Pencil, 4.7 cm × 11.3 cm (1 7/8" × 4 1/2")

f.12d Unloading Large bundles of sheepskins - / Bullock Drays - Melbourne - 1851 - / Market Square
Pencil and wash, 5.3 cm × 10.6 cm (2 1/8" × 4 1/4")

f.13a How Mr Golden Rule crossed a Creek ad vivum ...
Pencil and watercolour, 14.2 cm × 25.6 cm (5 5/8" × 10 1/8")

f.13b Old Wooden Bridge Melbourne / 1850 / Vol 1 - p 169 / Illustrated Australian Magazine / This view should be photographed ... [Tracing of a lithograph in Illustrated Australian Magazine Vol. 01 opp. p. 175]
Pencil and white on thin paper, 11.5 cm × 17.7 cm (4 1/2" × 7")

f.13c Branch of Gum tree & scene / near Melbourne
Pencil and wash, 5.3 cm × 8.8 cm (2 1/8" × 8 1/2")
Signed lower right corner 'W. Strutt' and inscribed below signature 'Melbourne'

f.14a Bush Fires. Night Scene - Melbourne - / a beautiful effect
Pencil and wash, 10.2 cm × 25.4 cm (4" × 10")

f.14b Hut on the banks of the Yarra - 1852
Pencil, 12.7 cm × 16.5 cm (5" × 6 1/2")

f.14c My trip to the Ballarat Diggings. / Our dray getting near Keilor Plains / drawn by William Strutt. R.B.C. F.Z.S.
Pencil and watercolour, 12.7 cm × 20.4 cm (5"× 8")
Signed lower left corner 'William Strutt' and in lower right corner 'W. Strutt' and dated below signature 'Octr. 1851'

f.15a Our Tent at the Ballaarat Diggings / Our Tent at Ballaarat 1851. Stringy Bark
Pencil, ink and watercolour, 12.5 cm × 19 cm (4 7/8" × 7 3/7")
Signed lower right corner 'Wm Strutt' and dated below signature 'Octr 1851'

f.15b The Gold Commissioners tent - Ballarat - / Mr. Armstrong the Commissioner at the tent door
Pencil, ink and watercolour, 12.8 cm × 24.8 cm (5" × 9")

f.16 [Group with horse, and covered wagon on fire]
Pencil and watercolour, 18.8 cm × 38.2 cm (7 3/8" × 15")

f.17a Mr Golden Rule takes to his heels
Pencil, ink and watercolour, 13.5 cm × 21.2 cm (5 1/4" × 8 3/8")

f.17b [Wagons crossing a river by punt]
Pencil and watercolour, 15.3 cm × 22.3 cm (6" × 8 3/8")

f.17c Study of ground - near Melbourne [annotated]
Pencil and wash. 10.1 cm × 13.8 cm (4" × 5 1/2")
Signed lower right corner 'W. Strutt'

f.18a Ballaarat Diggers [studies of clothing, etcetera]
Pencil, 5.4 cm × 10.9 cm (2 1/8" × 4 1/4")

f.18b A tent scene & making a Damper / Ballarat 1851
Pencil, ink and watercolour, 9.5 cm × 13.8 cm (3 3/4" × 5 1/2")
Signed left below view 'William Strutt'

f.18c Digger
Pencil and wash, 4.5 cm × 2.5 cm (1 3/4" × 1")

f.18d Ballarat Diggers [studies]
Pencil and wash, 7.7 cm × 16.3 cm (3" × 6 3/8")
Signed lower right corner 'William Strutt'

f.18e Diggers sketched at Ballarat [studies of legs]
Pencil, 6.4 cm × 11.2 cm (2 1/2" × 4 3/8")

f.19a [Diggers at work]
Ink and watercolour, 20.8 cm × 14 cm (8 1/8" × 5 1/2")

f.19b At Ballan. / A Bushman's Hut on the road to the Ballaarat Diggings. Built of slabs, with wooden chimney & stringy bark roof
Pencil on paper of irregular shape, 11.4 cm × 16.5 cm (4 1/2" × 6 1/2")
Signed lower right corner 'Wm Strutt'

f.20 On the Black Hill / Ballaarat / Taking washing stuff down to the Creek
Pencil and watercolour, 15.7 cm × 24.1 cm (6 1/8 " × 9 1/2")

f.21a Mr Theophilus Ham in an old hat / [with] flies on his coat ...
Pencil and watercolour, 11.2 cm × 9.5 cm (4 3/8" × 3 3/4")
Dated at right '1851'

f.21b Country man - Melbourne / a country Colonist tipycal / Melbourne
Pencil and watercolour, 8 cm × 6.6 cm (3 1/4" × 2 5/8")
Signed lower right corner 'W. Strutt' and dated below signature '1851'

f.21c Type of the characters who / so alarmed Mr. Golden Rule [head]
Pencil, ink and watercolour, 13.2 cm × 11.2 cm (5 1/8" × 4 1/2")

f.21d [Man crawling across a log bridge]
Ink and watercolour, 13.3 cm × 17.3 cm (5 1/4" × 6 7/8")

f.22a Men rushing the Cattle of a Bullock Dray in / crossing a Creek - Victoria Australia
Pencil, 20.3 cm × 25.2 cm (8" × 9 7/8")

f.22b Bullock driver
Pencil and watercolour, 4.9 cm × 4.3 cm (2" × 1 3/4")

f.22c Bullocks in Cattle Yards. Melbourne
Pencil and wash, 7.2 cm × 11.5 cm (2 7/8" × 4 1/2")

f.22d [Sheep and cattle]
Ink and wash, 2.1 cm × 10.1 cm (7/8" × 4")

f.22e Cattle Yards / Melbourne Cattle Yards
Pencil and wash, 7.2 cm × 11.1 cm (2 7/8" × 4 3/8")

f.23 [Trooper on horse-back]
Pencil, 30.6 cm × 28.5 cm (12" × 11 1/4")

f.24 [Trooper on horse-back]
Pencil, 30.6 cm × 28.2 cm (12" × 11 1/8")

f.25a Sergeant Darby - Police Trooper. Bush dress - 1861 - / Melbourne - Victoria
Pencil and wash, 25.2 cm × 17.6 cm (10" × 6 7/8")

f.25b About proportion of mounted to standing figures [annotated]
Pencil, 21 cm × 14.4 cm (8 1/4" × 5 3/4")

A collection of drawings in watercolour, ink and pencil : illustrative of the life, character & scenery of Melbourne 1850-1862. First series / drawn by William Strutt

1a. Homebush VAD 207. 1938
1b. St. George[s?], [Wilfred?] John [Corp?] [VADs with award outside Government House, Sydney], 1970 /  The Leicagraph Co. Pty. Ltd., 5 Strand Arcade, Sydney. Tel. 90 8633. Copyright reserved
1c. Victory Day parade, Sydney. 12 November 1918
1d. 2 unidentified VADs, 1940 / "Leica-Flash, No. 4 Royal Arcade, Sydney
2a. Homebush VAD 207 : group photo, 6 nurses, 1938
2b. Strathfield VAD 800 in Sydney Domain. VADs with goat, 1938 /  Candid Photographer, 24 Strand Arcade, City
2c. VADs in Jerusalem during World War I, circa 1918
2d. First aid practice in Strathfield Park - Strathfield and Campbelltown VAD, 1940s?
2e. First aid practice in Strathfield Park - Strathfield and Campbelltown VAD, 1940s?
3a. Westmed VADs - large group, 1960
3b. Hills District VADs with a trophy, 1960
4. Hills District VADs with trophy. 1960?
5. Fairfield VAD rooms. Joan Newton at far left, 1960s ?
6. Two VADs in Fairfield rooms, 1960s ?
7. Church Service. Penrith VADs, 1941
8a. Nepean VADs. P Jenkins, 2nd from left ?, 1960s
8b. Group photograph : Strathfield VAD, 1941
9a. Bicentenary of Captain Cook's discovery of Australia. Endeavor Competition - Lady Galleghan and Phyllis Jenkins, Red Cross House, Jamison St [Sydney]. 1970
9b. New Zealand VADs with Lady Galleghan, 1952
10b. Three VADs. L-R : Mrs M McDonald, Persia Porter, Mrs Jamieson
10b. Three VADs. Persia Porter in centre. 1961 /  Copyright The Land
11. Persia Porter, Honorary Director, VAD NSW, in her office at Red Cross House, Jamison Street Sydney, 1956
12. Tea party at the August Moon Quest. Nerida Lea Smith, J F Clack, Persia Porter, 1967 /Photography by David Franklin, 130 Murriverie Rd., North Bondi. FY 7477
13a. Lady Gallaghan (right) with two VADs. 1966 / News Photography Pty. Limited. Copyright photograph; not to be reproduced or displayed commercially without permision
13b. VADs with black armbands for King George VI. Lady Gallaghan second from left, 1950s / sun [Picture?] Service. COPYRIGHT - not to be reproduced without permission
14. Used, 19 Jul. 1956, Daily Telegraph [Dr B K Walder, Persia Porter, Miss Artini Reksoprodso, VAD]. 1956
15a. VAs in "Guard of Honour" await the arrival of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester at Red Cross Chelsea Flower Show. 1946
15b. VADs group photograph. Lady Galleghan front centre, 1960s
15c. VADs relaxing on the beach, 1940s
15d. Official Party. VAD parade, Government House. Lady Galleghan and Lady Cutler at left, 1970
16a. VAD Club farewell to Elizabeth Northcott before her mariage, centre with Lady Galleghan. 1960s / PROOF ONLY. The Leicagraph Co. Pty. Ltd. / [illegible] Strand Arcade, Sydney
16b. VADs collecting for Red Cross Button Day [Mrs Rosa Pipert, Miss Silva de Waugh, Mrs Snelling, our Commandant, Anne Scott-Shirving, Persia Porter, Ruth Ryan]. 1956
16c. Persia Porter [with VADs], 1965
16d. Mr & Mrs Frank Albert inspect a woollen rug made by soldiers while in hospital in Palestine. Red Cross Day, 7 December 1945 / LEICA-TONE, Royal Arcade, Sydney
17a. Lady Cutler and Lady Galleghan, 1960s ?
17b. Phyllis Jenkins with Lady Galleghan and Red Cross VAD trophies, 1970s
17c. Presentation of Lady Cutler's Cup [by Persia Porter], 12.12.1982
17d. Persia Porter, unidentified woman and parcel (gift ?), 1966
18a. Lady Galleghan; Mrs D Griffin (Mayoress of Sydney); Miss M Waddell. First Aid Certificates, 23 August 1973
18b. VAs paying Au Revoir to our own VAs & Brides on the Aircraft Carrier Victorious when we gave necessary assistance at wharf — at Red Cross Unit, September 1946
18c. VAD Club.  Lady Carrick and A L Laughlan. 1983
18d. VAD Club : Lady Carrick; A L Laughlan, Executive Director; Lady Galleghan, 1983
19a. Elizabeth Northcott (?) with Persia Porter, in front of tent (field hospital?), 1950s?
19b. Persia leading a VAD parade. 1950s? / Copyright News Limited
20a. Typical scene at wharf for every ship to USA and Britain. Lady Galleghan with VADs and children in bathtubs [Persia Porter]. 1950s
20b. VADs Victory Parade in Brisbane. Mrs F Goff, Controller; Persia Porter, 1946 / Copyright Associated Newspapers, The Sun.
21. "Hold High the Lamp". Sealy Vidal as Florence Nightingale (centre), Trocadero Hotel, 1950
22. Mr Harold Bowden, Managing Director of J.C.W. with English star William Hodge on Button Day, 3 June 1955
23. VADs at dinner table, on the occasion of Luncheon for Miss Collins' engagement. L-R : Mrs Enid Goldstein, Assistant Commandant; Mrs Gwendoline Caldecott, Commandant; Miss Lorraine Collins, Quartermaster. Balgowlah VAD 808, 1960s ?"
24. Pageant, Sydney Show Ground, Coronation Day. 3 June 1953 / Property of Mrs Gwendoline Caldecott, Balgowlah VAD 808
25a. Anzac Day. Volunteers and VADs, 1990s ?
25b. Inside Red Cross caravan, on its first day at Mangrove Mountain Country Fair.
Yetty Ardill and Penny Owen, 18 October 1997
25c. Penrith Remembrance Service.
Lyn Foster; Alan Rimmer; Yvonne Cassidy, 1999"
25d. Edith Pigott and Yvonne Cassidy, 1997
26a. VADs: Pam Totolos, Yety Ardill, Ray Lee, Yvonne Kennedy, Edith Pigott, Peter A, Penny Owen, Willie. 1997
26b. Vads. Edith Pigott, 1997
26c. VADs. Edith Pigott, Yetty Ardill, Penny Owen (Central Coast), at Government House, 1997
26d. Edith Pigott, at Government House, 1997
27a. Interview view of Red Cross caravan, gutted to make room for treatment table. Rear section, 1997
27a. Interior view of Central Coast mobile first aid unit (caravan), 1997
27b. Exterior view of mobile first aid unit. Millard 15 foot x 7 foot aluminium frame caravan. 1997
27c. Red Cross first aid caravan at Mangrove Country Fair. Julie Holding and Yetty Ardill [Steve}. 1997
27d. Red Cross first aid caravan at Mangrove Country Fair. Julie Holding and Yetty Ardill [NBN Ch.3.]. 1997
28a. Central Coast mobile first aid unit. Millard 15' x 7' all aluminium frame. 1997
28b. Exterior view of mobile first aid unit. Millard 15' x 7' aluminiun frame caravan. 1997
28c. Red Cross mobile first aid unit (caravan) at Mangrove Fair. Julie Holding and Steve Evans. 1997
28d. Inside Red Cross mobile first aid unit (caravan). Treatment and office area, 1997
29a. Red Cross workers at fundraising display [Blackheath Branch, World Red Cross Day]. 2010
29b. Children from Fairfield West Public school with fundraisig collection buckets for Red  Cross. 2000s?
29c. Narellan Red Cross - fundraising stall. Drawing of raffle, 2000s ?
29d. Volunteers and public at a Red Cross Calling raffle, 1988
30a. Narellan Red Cross. Volunteers at a sports ground with "We Do More Than You Think" banner, 1990s ?
30b. Narellan Red Cross volunteers with van, at a sports ground, 1990s ?
30c. Narellan. Joan, Jay, Alison, with raffle prizes, 1988 ?
30d. Narellan. Red Cross raffle table at Woolworths, October 2001
31a. Blacktown branch awards. World Red Cross Day 2010. Margare Reynolds, Dot Davies, Norma Kimball, Lyn Colbran, Yvonne Cassidy, Cleve Davies, 2010
31b. Kristina Keneally [NSW Premier] addresses Red Cross Awards. Lewis Kaplan is also in picture. 2010
31c. Penrith Christmas lunch - raffle.Max Bartlett, Woolworths representative; Betty Watkins; Yvonne Cassidy, 11 December 2008
31d. A.G.M. Yvonne Cassidy is presented with an award, 9 July 2009
32a. Blacktown branch. Red Cross Awards 2010. Rick Damelian, Dot Davies, Cleve Davies, Yvonne Cassidy, 2010
32b. 90th Anniversary of Red Cross in Australia. Penrith Branch. David Bradbury, Mayor; Yvonne Cassidy, 2004
32c. 90th Anniversary of Red Cross in Australia. Penrith Branch. Karen Paluzzano, MP; David Bradbury, Mayor; Yvonne Cassidy; Michael Lynch, Executive Director, 2004
32c. 90th Aniiversary of Red Cross in Australia. Penrith Branch. Karen Paluzzano, MP; David Bradbury, Mayor; Yvonne Cassidy; Michael Lynch, Executive Director, 2004
32d. 90th Anniversary of Red Cross in Australia. Karen Paluzzano, MP speaking at Penrith branch. Yvonne Cassidy is also on stage.
33a. Serving tea, Anzac Day, Hyde Park Sydney. Lyn Foster, Alison Foster, ? , ?, Hiloa Laib, 1990s ?
33b. Nepean VAD, Remembrance Day wreathlaying. Lyn Foster, Yvonne Cassidy, 11 November 1999
33c. Nepean VAD street parade. Trauma teddies. 1990s
33d. Nepean VAD street parade. Trauma teddies. 1990s.
34a. Nepean VAD street parade. Trauma teddies. 1990s
34b. Nepean VAD street parade. Trauma teddies. 1990s
34c. Nepean VAD street parade Trauma teddies. 1990s
34d. Nepean VAD street parade. Trauma teddies. 1990s
35a. Fundraising at a shopping centre. 1990s?
35b. Trauma Teddies made by Springwood Red Cross branch, 1998
35c. Holroyd Family Festival. Booth manned by Detachment and Telecross. 1990s?
35d. Holroyd Family Festival. Booth manned by Detachment and Telecross, 1990s ?
36a. Penrith Red Cross branch. Volunteers. 1990s?
36b. Penrith Red Cross branch. Volunteers. 1990s?
36c. Penrith Red Cross branch. Volunteers. 1990s?
36d. Penrith Red Cross branch. Volunteers. 1990s?
37a. Baulkham Hills branch. Eileen Bell. 1990s?
37b. Baulkham Hills branch. Eileen Bell. 1990s?
37c. Liverpool Red Cross office interior. 1990s?
37d. Liverpool Red Cross office interior. 1990s?
38a. Springwood Red Cross branch and volunteers. 1990s?
38b. Springwood Red Cross branch and volunteers. 1990s?
38c. Liverpool Red Cross office exterior. 1990s
38d. Liverpool Red Cross office exterior. 1990s
39b. Health and Safety Week Newcastle. 1980s?
39c. Health and Safety Week Newcastle. 1980s?
39d. Health and Safety Week Newcastle. 1980s?
40a. Miles Hay [left] Manager, Newcastle branch with Miss Hay. 1990s?
40b. Miles Hay [left] Manager, Newcastle branch with Miss Hay. 1990s?
40c. Health and Safety Week. Newcastle office, 1990s ?
40d. Newcastle office, advertising first aid classes, 1980s ?
41a. Junior Red Cross, Newcastle. 1990s?
41b. Junior Red Cross, Newcastle. 1990s?
41c. Cosmetic care, Newcastle. 1990s?
41d. Cosmetic care, Newcastle. 1990s?
42a. Cosmetic care demonstration, Newcastle High School. 1990s?
42b. Cosmetic care demonstration, Newcastle High School. 1990s?
42c. Cosmetic care demonstration, Newcastle High School. 1990s?
42d. Cosmetic care demonstration, Newcastle High School. 1990s?
43a. Staff, Hunter Regional Office. 1994
43b. Edith Pigott opening Hunter Regional Office. 1994
43d. John Humphries, Executive Director. 1994?
44a. Edith Pigott opening Hunter Regional Office. 1994.
44b. Edith Pigott opening Hunter Regional Office. 1994
44c. Edith Pigott opening Hunter Regional Office. 1994
44d. Edith Pigott opening Hunter Regional Office. 1994
45. Red Cross Awareness Week, Newcastle. Display : national flags, globe, photographs, 1983
46. Newcastle. Red Cross Awareness Week. Red Cross information booth and display, 1983
47a. Red Cross Calling, Newcastle. Front : Myles Hay, Paul Wiley, 1980s ?
47b. Fairfield volunteers : 5 year service awards, 1990s
48a. Raymond Terrace Red Cross Calling. Tent loaned by State Emergency Sertvice. 18 March ?
48b. Nelson Bay branch AGM. L-R : Mrs Fotheringham, Zone Representative; Myles Hay, Area Administration; Peta Marchett, Field Oficer, 1980s ?
49a. First Aid training, Waratah, Newcastle [Class tutor Hope Probert, Red Cross, with nine of her group]. 1980s?
49b. First aid training, Newcastle. 1980s? / Red Cross publcity office
50a. Ruby Storey Award : Newcastle juniors, 1980s / Newcastle Herald Picture Service
50b. Cosmetic Care volunteers with certificates, Newcastle, 1980s ? / Newcastle Herald Picture Service
51. Myles Hay (centre) with volunteers, Newcastle, 1980s ?
52. Edith Pigott opening the refurbished Red Cross Regional Centre, King Street, Newcastle, 27 April 1994 / Newcastle Herald Picture Service
53. First Aid class, Newcastle. Far right : Myles Hay, Manager, 1980s ?
54. Raymond Terrace, Lower Hunter. Red Cross Calling. First aid demonstration by Junction-Merewether Branch member Hope Probert. 1980s?
55a. Lower Hunter Cosmetic care. Volunteers at Cessnock, 1987
55b. Lower Hunter Cosmetic care. Volunteers at Cessnock. 1987
55c. Cosmetic Care training, Hawkesbury. 24.4. 1998
55d. Cosmetic Care training Hawkesbury. 24.4.1998
56a. Leura Red Cross Branch celebrations. 1990s?
56a. Leura Red Cross Branch celebrations. 1990s?
56c. Leura Red Cross Branch celebrations. 1990s?
56d. Leura Red Crss Branch celebrations. 1990s?
57. Photograph of Junior Red Cross member Bernice McInnes (later married name Bernice Miller) and Betty Hetherington, marching with banner of Hurstville Primary School, Anzac Day, 1946. Photograph is accompanied by a letter from Mrs 
Bernice Miller, 20 January, 1946
58. [Woolworths Red Cross Calling] Goodman Fielder presents cheque for $40,512 to Red Cross. Centre Philip Hart, Red Cross ExecutiveDirector, right is Marty Rhone. 1990s?
59. Doreen Shaw, first aid instructor, with youth, 1960s ?  / Worldwide photos.
60. Demonstration of first aid kits for training. Christine Gowdic. 1988
61a. Demonstration of first aid kits for training, Christine Gowdic. 1988
61b. Demonstration of first aid kits for training. Christie Gowdic. 1988
61c. Demonstration of first aid kits for training. Christine Gowdic. 1988
61d. Demonstration of first aid kits for training. Christine Gowdic. 1988
62a. Demonstration of first aid kits for training. 1988
62b. Demonstration of first aid kits for training. 1988
62c. Demonstration of first aid kits for training. 1988
62d. Demonstration of first aid kits for training. 1988
63. Home nursing instruction, 1960s ?
64. First aid traing : administration of oxygen, 1988
65. Thea Talbot (staff) with patient, at Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home, 1970s ?
66.Grafton Junior Red Cross. 
67. Red Cross volunteer assists at Eye Hospital, 1950s ?
68. Pam Bouze, VA, simulates bandaging of child's head, 1960s
69. Red Cross outdoor first aid training exercise, 1960s ?
70. Manian bushfires. VASC collecting tin food
71a. Red Cross mobile first aid team at sporting event. Nicholas Stepkovitas (centre) [Commandant Sydney Mobile]. 1988
71b. Red Cross First Aid kit, 1960s ?
72a. Red Cross first aid training officer John Lambert with first aid kit, 1989
72b. Dramatic representation of accident victims by Red Cross volunteers.

File 36: Photographs, chiefly relating to the activities of various Red Cross Voluntary Aids, throughout New South Wales, ca.1918-2010



1a. Sylvia Rix, Margaret Wadell with cup, and Phyllis Jenkins
1b. Eileen Bell, Judy Gibson and Shirley Allan, Baulkham Hills Street Parade Christmas presentation, 1977
1c. Street parade, Baulkham Hills, 1977
1d. Vietnamese refugee children, Nepean cadet camp, 1979
2a. Hills detachment 21st birthday, February 1996
2b. The Hills VAD Orange Blossom festival, 1980
2c. Hills Anzac Day, 1977
2d. Persia Porter, 1966
3a. Mathias Burbank, Metro VAD and Lyn Foster, Nepean VAD attend Luke Clelland (Staff) in a First Aid demonstration, Martin Place, 2000
3b. Mathias Burbank, Metro VAD and Lyn Foster, Nepean VAD attend Luke Clelland (Staff) in a First Aid demonstration, Martin Place, 2000
3c. Mathias Burbank, Metro VAD attends Luke Clelland (Staff) in a First Aid demonstration, Martin Place, 2000
3d. Mathias Burbank, Metro VAD and Lyn Foster, Nepean VAD attend Luke Clelland (Staff) in a First Aid demonstration, Martin Place, 2000
4a. VADs outside Ambulance Station, Church Street, Wollongong, 1914
4b. Nancy Taylor, who joined the Junior Red Cross in 1927, Field Force, 1940's-1950's
5a. Lady Cutler, Divisional Commandant in Chief of Red Cross VADs and Mrs Persia Porter, Hon. Divisional Commandant of the VADs, at the Annual Parade of VADs, Victoria Barracks, Saturday, 12 November 1964
5b. Lady Cutler, Divisional Commandant in Chief of Red Cross VADs,  Mr J. Clack, Divisional Chairman and Mrs Persia Porter, Hon. Divisional Commandant of the VADs, at the Annual Parade of VADs, Victoria Barracks, Saturday, 12 November 
1964
6a. Andrews Sisters type act at the Australia Remembers, 1945-1995 concert, VAD Club
6b. Doreen Shaw holds a first aid class at Red Cross Headquarters, 2000
7a. Red Cross VADs wearing masks issued during flu epidemic, Randwick, 1918-1920
7b. Randwick Hospital Christmas party for patients, 1920's
7c. Patient, Lt. Leslie Byrne, Sister Sutcliffe and Gwen Slatter, VAD, Randwick Hospital, 1920's
7d. Sydney Mobile VAD treat a bicycle accident, 2000
7e. Sydney Mobile VAD in uniform, 2000
8a. Sydney Mobile VADs, 1991
8b. David East, Kerri Gray at Horbury Canoe Classic, 2000
8c. Tom Borlich, Sydney Mobile VAD, 2000
8d. Kerry Gray, Sydney Mobile VAD
9a. Mountbatten detachment VADS, 1953
9b. Mountbatten detachment with cup, Victoria Barracks, Christmas 1953
9c. Handpainted Christmas card from Mountabatten VADs to Persia Porter and staff
9. Preparing our meals, Marrickville VADs
10a. Jennifer Bush, Aboriginal nurse, with Enid Singleton (Canning), Marrickville Hospital, 1961
10b. Lady Dunrossil inspecting the Marrickville VADs, Victoria Barracks, 18 November 1960
10c. June Bend (Wilson), Enid Singleton (Canning), Sydney Jamboree, Lansdowne, 1960-1961
10d. Aboriginal nurse Alison Bush, Marrickville Hospital, 1961
11a. Muswellbrook VADs march, Anzac Day, 1989
11b. Children lay wreaths, Anzac day, Muswellbrook, 1989
11c. Car with Union Flag and Australian Flag, Anzac Day, Muswellbrook, 1988
11d. Muswellbrook VADS march, Anzac Day, 1988
11e. Muswellbrook VADS march, Anzac Day, 1988
12a. Muswellbrook VADs and cadets lay wreath, Anzac Day, 1989
12b. Muswellbrook VADs, Anzac Day march, 1986
12c. Muswellbrook VADS, 1987
12d. Muswellbrook VADs
13a. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, with Lady Galleghan inspecting VADs, Government House, Sydney, 1958 
13b. Queen Mother arriving for inspection of VADs, Government House, 1958
14a. Queen Mother arriving for inspection of VADs, Government House, 1958
14b. Queen Mother inspecting VADs, 1958
15a. Queen Mother inspecting VADs, 1958
15b. Queen Mother inspecting VADs, 1958
15c. Queen Mother inspecting VADs, 1958
16a. Inspection of VAs by Queen Mother, with  Mrs Persia Porter, Hon.Dir. VAD, followed by Col. Connie Fall, Domain, Sydney, 1958
16b. Queen Mother inspecting VAs with Mrs Persia Porter., 1958
17. VAD Christmas Church Service, Garrison Church, and presentation of trophies by Lady Cutler, Abraham Mott Hall, December 1972 / proof sheet by W. & M. Arthur
18. VAD Christmas Church Service, Garrison Church, December 1972 / proof sheet by W. & M. Arthur
19a. Presentation of trophies to VADs by Lady Cutler, Abraham Mott Hall, December 1975 / proof sheet by W. & M. Arthur
19b. VAD Christmas Church Service, Garrison Church, and presentation of trophies by Lady Cutler, Abraham Mott Hall, December 1975 / proof sheet by W. & M. Arthur
20a. VADs parade in Sydney early in WW2
20b. War brides and babies with VADs, 1948 / Rusell Roberts
21a. VADs. Penrith, Anzac Day, 1971
21b. VAs on parade, at the Garrison Church, with Persia Porter, right, at the Garrison Church, 1970
22. Annual Christmas church service at the Garrison Church., Sydney, 1972
23. Annual Christmas church service at the Garrison Church., Sydney, 1972
24a.   Mrs Davis, Gunning; Mrs Nothley, Wyong; Mrs Derkehne, Newcastle, at the Commandant's dinner, October 1946 / Sydney Morning Herald
24b.  ?, Phyl Bennett, ?, Persia Porter, Phyl Jenkins, 1970s
24c. Phyl Jenkins' table at the annual VA dinner, Victoria Barracks, 16 December 1958
24d. VA's during World War II, 1941
25a. General Campbell inspecting VADs  with Persia Porter, Garrison Church, 1967
25b. VAD parade, 1974
25c. Hon. Dir. Persia Porter at Garrison Church
25d. Waine Collins, Suzanne Thompson, Hayden Stephens, Christmas Church Parade, Garrison Church, 1972
26a. Muswellbrook VAD parade, 1980s
26b. Muswellbrook VAD parade, 1980s
26c. Muswellbrook VAD parade led by a vintage Buick, 1980s
26a. Muswellbrook VAD parade led by a vintage Buick, 1980s
27a. Muswellbrook VADs wreath laying, Anzac Day, 1980s
27b. Pam Fitzsimons, Alva Hollis, Muswellbrook VA's, 1980s
27c. Muswellbrook VADs, 1980s
27d. Muswellbrook VADs, 1980s
28a. L to r, Lady Owen (Hon. Director branches), Mrs Norcross (President Lithgow) Norma Baker, M. Graham, Mrs John Baillie (Hon. Secretary), 1940s
28b. Typical Red Cross country centre, 1940s
29. The ten days of the Royal Agricultural Show represent a marathon effort on the part of a group of Red Cross enthusiasts in Sydney.  For ten days they make sandwiches, serve tea, drinks, hot pies and light refreshments at the Red 
Cross Society's four tea bars, 1957 / photography by Bird
30. Red Cross Canteen at the Royal Easter Show, 1957 / photography by Bird
31. Red Cross catering. Royal Easter Show, 1957 / photography by David Franklin
32. Vietnamese refugee family and the Baby Wheels Loan Service, 1970s
33. No. 1 Tea Bar, Royal Easter Show, with Miss M. Rhodes, (Commandant, Lindfield), Miss Jeffries, (Waverley Detachment), Miss Zella Whitingham (Headquarters), Miss D.F. Rhodes (Headquarters, Lindfield and Parramatta Detachments), Mrs 
Alice Moss (Waverley  Detachment) and Mrs P. Vaughan (Commandant, Waverley), 1957
34a. Red Cross float, St. Stephens Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney, 1940s  / Hall & Co.
34b. VAs, Bateau Bay, March 1952
35a. Persia Porter, left and  Phyl Bennett, second left, 1960s
35b. Lady Cutler speaking with Lady Galleghan, left, Government House, 1960s
36a. Mrs Elizabeth Linklater receives her 75 year service badge from Lady Martin at the 1989 annual conference, 1989
36b. Sheila Benning, Director of Branches, 1980s
37a. VAs National Fitness camp at Patonga, Broken Bay (Persia Porter standing at the back in dark uniform), 1952
37b. Lady Galleghan, 1990s
38a. Lady Wakehurst with Miss Pridall, Church Parade, Bathurst, 1940s
38b. Lord and Lady Wakehurst with Mrs Norman Holmes, October 1942
38c. Joan Priddle, Commandant on parade, Centennial Park, November 1943
38d. Lady Galleghan's farewell lunch, 12 December 1982
38e. VA Jean Humphrey on far left, (was Alderton), ex "Formidable"
38f. VA Jean Humphrey on far left, (was Alderton), ex "Formidable"
39a. Lady Galleghan's farewell with VAs, 12 December 1982
39b. Phil Jenkins speaks at Lady Galleghan's farewell, 12 December 1982
39c. Phil Jenkins and Edith Pigott at Lady Galleghan's farewell, 12 December 1982
39d. Phyl Bennett and Lady Galleghan at her farewell, 12 Decmber 1982
40. Lady Dunrossil inspecting the Marrickville VADs, Victoria Barracks, 18 November 1960
Reverse of press photograph, written in pencil:-   "We are to be evacuated immediately, you must carry your tin hat and water bottle.  A hospital ship is expected but if it does not arrive, we shall attempt to leave by the tanker.  If 
anybody asks you where you are going you are to say, “To a concert, Navy House”. Matron played by Aileen Briton tells Tobruk nurses they must go.
42a. VAD parade, Victoria Barracks, 1952 / Sam Hood
42b. Phyl Bennett receiving Persia Porter trophy, with H.C. Cable left, Victoria Barracks, 1957 / Sydney Morning Herald
43a. Persia Porter and Major-General Broadbent, 1961 / Timothy Collis-Bird
43b. June Tynan (Mountbatten VAD), with Wilfrid Johnson Cup, Persia Porter (Hon. Director VAD) and Jocelyn Pescott (Wakehurst VAD), Victoria Barracks, 1965
44a. Dr Bonnar, Persia Porter, Matron Nelson, Mrs Gillespie and Matron Battersby on parade, Victoria Barracks, 1969
44b. VAD annual Parade, Victoria Barracks, 1951 / Sam Hood
45a. Joan Newbon, Fairfiled VAD, with Red Cross calling kits
45b. Betty Kean, Baulkham Hills VAD presented with a scroll,
46a. Persia Porter at VAD Parade at Victoria Barracks, 16 November 1963 / Leicagraph
46b. VAD Parade, Victoria Barracks, 1956
46c. Persia Porter at VAD Parade at Victoria Barracks, 16 November 1963 / Leicagraph
46d. Major-General J.R. Broadbent inspecting the VAD Annual Parade with Persia Porter, Victoria Barracks, 13 November 1965
47a. Christmas Church Parade VADs, Garrison Church, 1967 / Leicagraph
47b. Colonel Macintosh, Persia Porter and Mr J.F. Clack, 1950s
47c. "Scottish" girls at Camp Point Wolstonecraft, March 1951
47d.  Persia Porter and Cowra VAD, March 1975
48a. Mr Wootton, instructor, Broken Bay camp and Vas, 1952
48b. Peter Wootten, Mr Cable, Mr Wootten, Persia Porter and others at Broken Bay Camp, 1940s
48c. Pat Evans, Yvonne Kennedy, Lyn James and others, Holroyd Council donation to establish Telecross, VASC, 1986
48d. Marietta Merrick, Paul Wylie, directors, and other, 1980s
49a. Mrs Bower and Lismore VAs with McDonald Cup
49b. Fairfield VAD, 1980s
49c. Wagga Wagga VADs at the Roman Catholic Centre, May 1989
49d. Holroyd VADs with Yvonne Kennedy in blue, centre
50a. Persia Porter with unknown VAD in uniform, 
50b. Dulcie Slater serving tea in the Domain, 1940s
50c. VA Mary Boland nee Fisher, 1914/18
50d. Persia Porter at her farewell, 1982
51a. VAs Annual Parade,1948 / Victory Photos
51b. VAD first aid demonstartion, Centennial Park, 1958
51c. Governor and Mrs Sinclair with two Junior Red Cross girls and scout
51d. VAD Christmas Party,  1952 / Majestic Photo Service
52a. VAD Parade, Victoria Barracks / Sam Hood
52b. VAD Parade, Physics Building, University of Sydney, 1959
53a. Hon. Director Mrs Persia Porter and Lt Gen. Woodward inspect Vas, Victoria Barracks, November 1951 / Sam Hood
53b. Hurstville VADs led by Mrs Haines, Victoria Barracks, 1951 / Sydney Morning Herald
54. VAs demonstrate CPR on first ambumanikin, Australia Square, World Red Cross Day 1967
55. VAs Phyllis Vaughan and Alice Moss, Victoria Barracks, 1966
56a. Mountbatten VA Pat Plant, Wakehurst VA Noeline Wiltshire and City Central VA Val Rogers demonstrate first aid at World Red Cross Day, 1967
56b. Val Rogers leads City Central Detachment, Victoria Barracks, early 1960s / Sydney Morning Herald
57a. Commandant Mrs Yateman leads Homebush VAD, Victoria Barracks, 1960s
57b. V. Stead leading Marrickville VAD, Victoria Barracks, 1952 / Sydney Morning Herald
58. Nepean VAs M. Neyle and C. Mason transporting a patient from Nepean Hospital, Penrith, 1972
59. Hurstville Red Cross collectors H. Willoughby and B. Schofield (left), Customs House Hotel, 1914-1918
60. Alf Stone, Co-ordinator, Red Cross Calling / Newcastle Herald
61. Lord and Lady Mountbatten farewelling VAD members, April 1956 / Consolidated Press
62a. Persia Porter inspecting Mullumbimby VAD
62b. Persia Porter inspecting Ballina or Lismore detachment
62c. Lismore VAD detachment led by B. Leeson
62d. Persia Porter inspecting Lismore and Casino detachments
63a. Mullumbimby VAD, Lismore
63b. The Hills VADs with award: left to right, back row Doreen McLay, Judy Gibson; front row Marie Wehbe, Barry Brassington the co-ordinator, Shirley Allan, 
63c. Persia Porter at VA parade, Lismore
63d. Lady Galleghan and Phil Jenkins present first aid certificates  to Nepean Red Cross VAD Cadets with their first aid certificates, Penrith (Cadet Leader Mrs Jean Stephens, left), 1973
64a. Lady Galleghan and Phyllis Jenkins, Nepean VAD, with Wilfrid Johnson Cup, 1979
64b. Phyllis Jenkins presents a trophy to a Nepean VA
64c. VAD Parade, Victoria Barracks, 1956
64d. Lady Galleghan inspecting  Lismore VAD, 1969
65a. VASC Dept staff , l to r, back: John Cavenett,  Jan Bradley, Edith Pigotte, Debby Young, Pam McPhillamy; front: Ann Haydon, Phyl Jenkins, Moira ?, Lady Galleghan, unidentified, May 1985         
65a. Lady Galleghan cutting the cake celebrating the 75th anniversary of VASC, 1989
65c. Cake celebrating the 75th anniversary of VASC, 1989
65d. Hugh Cable and Persia Porter cut VAD cake, 1950
66. New Years Day, Belmont Red Cross Branch on the corner opposite the school grounds, 1917
67. Mrs Bryant and Mrs Abbott cut the cake at the luncheon for the Golden Jubilee of the Belmont Red Cross Branch, Belmont Presbyterian Hall, [photograph with newsclipping]1964                                    
68a. "March of Freedom", Muswellbrook, [photocopy] 1918 
68b. Over 3000 school children combined to represent the Red Cross Flag at newcastle Hospital's Benevolent Day in 1916
69a. Edna Howard marched in the Torchlight procession from Boolaroo to Speers Point welcoming soldiers returned from WW1; Hamilton Red Cross, [photocopy], 1918-1919
69b. VADs in Hospital Tea Rooms (Thursdays), [photocopy] 1918
70. Design of the Red Cross Centenary 5d stamp of Australia commemorationg the Centenary of International Red Cross, 1963
71. Waggon of boxed vegetables and jam supplies for the Red Cross owned by Miss Hazel McPhillamy of Warroo King Station and photographed at the railway station, 1914
72a. M Crisp. 47. Cootamundra VAs.  320, 1945 / Leicagraph
72b. RAAF VAs on duty, Cootumundra Sick Quarters, 1945  
73. Portrait of Jean-Henri Dunant
74a. Mr Clack pins the Meritorius Service Medal on Teddy McLennan, whil Phyll Bennett wears hers, 1959 / Sydney Morning Herald
74b. Lady Mountbatten, accompanied by Persia Porter, meets Vas, 1956 / Consolidated Press
75a. Mrs Rhodes presented with a medal by Sir Leslie Moorhead, accompanied by Persia Porter, Victoria Barracks / Leicagraph
75b. Pamela Drabsch, Ron Green (Chairman Central) and Darryl Hawkins (Albury VAD) with awards
76a. Russell Spalding, Cumberland VAD, 1999
76b. Jean Kerkin, left, and Yvonne Kennedy
76c. Edithe Pigott speaking, with Phyllis Jenkins and Lady Galleghan, early 1980s
76d. Unknown VASC preparing food, 1914-1918
77a. Neil Campbell (Fairfield), Jean Chaplin (VASC Manager), 1989
76b. Andrew Watcham, Lady Galleghan and A.H. Urquhart at a First Aid presentation, 1980s
 77c. Judith Lauder, Hills VAD Nepean VAD cadets at Government House, 1980s
77d. Lady Cutler, N. Callaghan (Nepean), F. Paschett (Nepean) and K. Wooldridge (Mountbatten) at th eVASC Awards, 16 November 1971
78a. Lady Galleghan OBE, Vice President NSW Division VAD, 1990s
78b. Staff members of Red Cross House (Ana, right), 1990s
78c. Executive officers of VASC, Jean Kirkin, Eileen Bell and Yvonne Kennedy, 1990s
78d.  Lady Galleghan and Yvonne Kennedy, 1990s
79a. Mullumbimby Detachment march past Persia Porter
79b. VAs at the Sydney AGM, 1980s
79c. Yvonne Kennedy, 1990s
79d. Phyllis Jenkins, Beverley Prescott and Nancy Manson, members of the VAD Club, 1990s


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