VCHA 2013 Entries List - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

2013 Victorian
Community History
Awards
Men's Shed Men
Gregg Wilson
This project documents the living history of men who are members of
Men's Sheds around Victoria - I was interested in painting the story of
their lives as seen in their faces as well as recording their history and
why they came to the Men's Shed Association.
Memories of Wonthaggi; The Town That Refused To
Die!
Wonthaggi & District Historical Society
A readable compilation of treasured memories of Wonthaggi citizens
from early years (1909) to now: living in tent-town, working in the mines,
migration, strikes, hard times, war and childhood antics.... These stories
bring to life the beating heart of Wonthaggi.
From Vision to Reality: The Kindilan Story 1972 to
2012
By Fay Woodhouse & Kylie Hughes
This history traces the origins of the Kindilan School society in 1972,
fights for government funding, increasing client numbers, pivotal staff
members and their changing vision for the organisation. 'From Vision to
Reality' documents changes in legislation, funding and models of care
within the context of the new National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Ray Parkin's Odyssey
By Pattie Wright, Pan MacMillan Australia
CPO Ray Parkin AM, RAN; artist, author, POW and philosopher.
Through POW artwork and diaries, this explores Ray's journey
from Collingwood 1910 to his battle on the HMAS Perth in 1942
and his years of imprisonment on the Thai Burma Railway and
Japan. Through this hardship, a natural observer of nature, men
and life at its best and most dangerous.
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