Browsing by topic: ‘wodonga’


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Principal Bob Buchanan with Les Stone at Ariel Street Primary School Wodonga

Les Stone was made a Life Governor of the Royal Children's Hospital on 16 November 1965 by reason of his extensive fund raising on behalf of the hospital. See also Documents Tab...


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Medal of the Order of Australia

The Order of Australia was established on 14 February 1975 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the Whitlam Government. The Medal of the Order of Australia is a ba...


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Pennant

Pennants are a variation of a pennon, a flag carried during the Middle Ages that comprised the crest, motto, heraldic and ornamental devices; not to be confused with banner or s...


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Stone Crest

The crest that sits atop the helmet comprises a Northern Australian sea eagle (described in the Letters Patent as a white breasted sea eagle; in the parlance of heraldry the eag...


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Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms of Shane Leslie Stone. Refer Tab Coat of Arms for further information.


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Tropical Green Tree Frog

Pursuant to the Letters Patent The Northern Australia green tree frog was selected as the family badge. The green tree frog is prolific across the Northern tropical regions of A...


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Les Stone the teacher

Photograph of Les Stone taken at Pakenham Consolidated School after his transfer from Airel Street Primary School. The Stone family remained 3 years in Pakenham before returning...


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Letters Patent of the Arms of Shane L Stone

Letters Patent conferring Coat of Arms on Shane Leslie Stone dating from his father Leslie Edwin Stone. Refer Tab Coat of Arms for further information where the original Letters...


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Pam Stone Centenary Pioneer of the Border Area

Pam and Les Stone were selected as among the top 10 pioneers of the Border Area in the Centenary Year. Their photo portraits and citations are hung in the Albury City Library. S...


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Les Stone and Pam Devine

Les Stone and Pam Devine in Melbourne in the year of their marriage. See Archive People Pam Stone and Les Stone.


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Councillor Pam Stone JP 6th Mayor City of Wodonga

The first cut of the official portrait the first female Mayor of the Rural City of Wodonga Councillor Pam Stone JP. Councillor of the Rural City of Wodonga Certificate of Servic...


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Cr. Les Stone JP First Mayor of Wodonga

Official portrait first Mayor of the Rural City of Wodonga Councillor Les Stone JP. See Archive People Les Stone.


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225 Lawrence Street Wodonga

Les Stone with his father 'Big Les' and mother Nellie aka Nanna Stone holding Terry Stone front porch of the first Stone family home at 225 Lawrence Street Wodonga. Shane Stone ...


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Les Stone with the Hon Keith Bradbury MLC

The legendary Honourable Keith Bradbury MLC North Eastern Province Country Party was a mentor and champion of Les Stone. He strongly supported Les Stone's failed pre-selection b...


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Les Stone's first Class Ariel Street Primary School

Les Stone was promoted from Cornishtown SS to Ariel Street SS (later renamed Wodonga Primary). Photograph of Les Stone's first class at Ariel Street SS.


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Les Stone President of the Wodonga Good Neighbour Council

Les Stone was very active in ethnic affairs in Wodonga dating from his work with new migrants largely from the Bonegilla transit camp. Les Stone taught English as a second langu...


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Mary Ellen Stone

Mary Ellen Stone at the park designated to the memory of her late son Les Stone first Mayor of the Rural City of Wodonga.


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225 Lawrence Street Wodonga side entrance

Side entrance with rear extension completed in the early 1970's Stone Family home 225 Lawrence Street Wodonga Victoria.


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225 Lawrence Street Wodonga

The Stone family home front door entrance 225 Lawrence Street Wodonga in the early 1970's.


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225 Lawrence Street Wodonga

Stone Family home at 225 Lawrence Street Wodonga with established gardens in the 1980s.