Advance Balwyn League - Revision history

Philip: Philip moved page Balwyn Ratepayers' League to Advance Balwyn League: Changed to most recent name

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Philip moved page Balwyn Ratepayers' League to Advance Balwyn League: Changed to most recent name

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	The '''Balwyn Ratepayers' League''' was a local neighbourhood group that operated ~~throughout~~ the ~~1920s and 1930s~~.		The '''Advance Balwyn League''', also known as the '''Balwyn Ratepayers' and Citizens' League''' and '''Balwyn Ratepayers' League''' was a local neighbourhood group that operated from 1923 to the mid-1940s.

	==Purpose==		==Purpose==
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	==History==		==History==
	The Balwyn Ratepayers' League was established in May 1923.<ref name="League1924Memorial">{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1895210 \|title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|issue=24,251 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=29 April 1924 \|accessdate=15 August 2019 \|page=12 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It is first mentioned in an article from ''The Argus'' in January 1924, advertising the February Fete at [[Balwyn Park]] - its first major event.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1919795 \|title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|issue=24,170 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=24 January 1924 \|accessdate=15 August 2019 \|page=14 \|via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>		The Balwyn Ratepayers' League was established in May 1923.<ref name="League1924Memorial">{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1895210 \|title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|issue=24,251 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=29 April 1924 \|accessdate=15 August 2019 \|page=12 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It is first mentioned in an article from ''The Argus'' in January 1924, advertising the February Fete at [[Balwyn Park]] - its first major event.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1919795 \|title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|issue=24,170 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=24 January 1924 \|accessdate=15 August 2019 \|page=14 \|via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> Several residents were instrumental in its setup and early operation, including [[Arthur H. Schlesinger]], who was memorialised upon his death in 1932 for his services to the League and the wider area with a memorial plaque in [[Beckett Park]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282169684 \|title=BALWYN. \|newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] \|volume=45, \|issue=36 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=9 September 1932 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=7 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

	The apparent success of this Fete was followed with organising a memorial service on [[wikipedia:Anzac Day\|ANZAC Day]] at the new war memorial in [[Beckett Park]]. More than 600 people attended, including representatives from local churches and [[City of Camberwell\|Camberwell Council]]<ref name="League1924Memorial" />		The apparent success of this Fete was followed with organising a memorial service on [[wikipedia:Anzac Day\|ANZAC Day]] at the new war memorial in [[Beckett Park]]. More than 600 people attended, including representatives from local churches and [[City of Camberwell\|Camberwell Council]]<ref name="League1924Memorial" />

	Its first anniversary was celebrated with a dance and dinner at the [[Balwyn Hall]].<ref name="League1924Memorial" />. This became an annual social event.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257218690 \|title=BALWYN. \|newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] \|volume=XL, \|issue=45 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=11 November 1927 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=8 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>		Its first anniversary was celebrated with a dance and dinner at the [[Balwyn Hall]].<ref name="League1924Memorial" />. This became an annual social event.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257218690 \|title=BALWYN. \|newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] \|volume=XL, \|issue=45 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=11 November 1927 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=8 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> These were held together with other social events, including tennis matches and card parties.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282164009 \|title=BALWYN \|newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] \|volume=44, \|issue=28 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=17 July 1931 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=5 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

			The League changed its name to the '''Balwyn Ratepayers' and Citizens' League''' in 1930 or 1931.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282164082 \|title=BALWYN. \|newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] \|volume=44, \|issue=20 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=22 May 1931 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=3 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

			An annual ANZAC Day service was run by the League through the 1930s at the [[Balwyn Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243116091 \|title=Record Anzac Day March Expected \|newspaper=[[The Herald]] \|issue=17,453 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=22 April 1933 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=16 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243246399 \|title=ANZAC SPIRIT RECAPTURED \|newspaper=[[The Herald]] \|issue=17760 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=18 April 1934 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=10 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

			In 1935 the organisation again changed its name, this time to the '''Advance Balwyn League'''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204284215 \|title=Sunday Services. \|newspaper=[[The Age]] \|issue=24970 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=26 April 1935 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=11 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Its last record of public activities was in 1943 with a golf tournament.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11348723 \|title=NO CHANGE IN MV CUP STAKE \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|issue=30,172 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=11 May 1943 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=9 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

	==Positions==		==Positions==
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	* Support for the [[1932 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205831693 \|title=Roschdivision at Camberwell. \|newspaper=[[The Age]] \|issue=23,706 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=2 April 1931 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=10 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>		* Support for the [[1932 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205831693 \|title=Roschdivision at Camberwell. \|newspaper=[[The Age]] \|issue=23,706 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=2 April 1931 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=10 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
			* Support for traffic signals at the intersection of [[Whitehorse Road]] and [[Balwyn Road]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282167743 \|title=CAMBERWELL COUNCIL \|newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] \|volume=45, \|issue=25 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=24 June 1932 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=1 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

	==Leadership==		==Leadership==

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	The '''Balwyn Ratepayers' League''' was a local neighbourhood group that operated throughout the 1920s and 1930s.		The '''Balwyn Ratepayers' League''' was a local neighbourhood group that operated throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

	==Purpose==		==Purpose==
	The League both campaigned for projects and programs and ran or supported community events and activities for people in and near [[Balwyn]]. It was comperable to the [[Surrey Hills Progress Association]] and similar local groups that were formed in the early 20th century.		The League both campaigned for projects and programs and ran or supported community events and activities for people in and near [[Balwyn]]. It was comperable to the [[Surrey Hills Progress Association]] and similar local groups that were formed in the early 20th century. It took up local issues and advocated for their resolution on a wide range of topics, including local schools and transport.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257147269 \|title=BALWYN. \|newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] \|volume=43, \|issue=28 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=11 July 1930 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=5 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	The apparent success of this Fete was followed with organising a memorial service on [[wikipedia:Anzac Day\|ANZAC Day]] at the new war memorial in [[Beckett Park]]. More than 600 people attended, including representatives from local churches and [[City of Camberwell\|Camberwell Council]]<ref name="League1924Memorial" />		The apparent success of this Fete was followed with organising a memorial service on [[wikipedia:Anzac Day\|ANZAC Day]] at the new war memorial in [[Beckett Park]]. More than 600 people attended, including representatives from local churches and [[City of Camberwell\|Camberwell Council]]<ref name="League1924Memorial" />

	Its first anniversary was celebrated with a dance and dinner at the [[Balwyn Hall]].<ref name="League1924Memorial" />		Its first anniversary was celebrated with a dance and dinner at the [[Balwyn Hall]].<ref name="League1924Memorial" />. This became an annual social event.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257218690 \|title=BALWYN. \|newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] \|volume=XL, \|issue=45 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=11 November 1927 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=8 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

			==Positions==
			The League took up positions on many topics of local and municipal significance. These included:

			* Support for the [[1932 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205831693 \|title=Roschdivision at Camberwell. \|newspaper=[[The Age]] \|issue=23,706 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=2 April 1931 \|accessdate=5 January 2026 \|page=10 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

	==Leadership==		==Leadership==

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 ==Purpose==
-The League both campaigned for projects and programs and ran or supported community events in and near [[Balwyn]]. It is comperable to the [[Surrey Hills Progress Association]] and similar local groups that were formed in the early 20th century.
+The League both campaigned for projects and programs and ran or supported community events and activities for people in and near [[Balwyn]]. It was comperable to the [[Surrey Hills Progress Association]] and similar local groups that were formed in the early 20th century.
 ==History==
-The exact date of the group's creation is unknown but appears to have been in 1923. It is first mentioned in an article from ''The Argus'' in January 1924, advertising the February Fete at [[Balwyn Park]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1919795 |title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,170 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=24 January 1924 |accessdate=15 August 2019 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
+The Balwyn Ratepayers' League was established in May 1923.<ref name="League1924Memorial">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1895210 |title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,251 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=29 April 1924 |accessdate=15 August 2019 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It is first mentioned in an article from ''The Argus'' in January 1924, advertising the February Fete at [[Balwyn Park]] - its first major event.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1919795 |title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,170 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=24 January 1924 |accessdate=15 August 2019 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
 ==References==

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			{{Under construction}}

			The '''Balwyn Ratepayers' League''' was a local neighbourhood group that operated throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

			==Purpose==
			The League both campaigned for projects and programs and ran or supported community events in and near [[Balwyn]]. It is comperable to the [[Surrey Hills Progress Association]] and similar local groups that were formed in the early 20th century.

			==History==
			The exact date of the group's creation is unknown but appears to have been in 1923. It is first mentioned in an article from ''The Argus'' in January 1924, advertising the February Fete at [[Balwyn Park]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1919795 \|title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|issue=24,170 \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=24 January 1924 \|accessdate=15 August 2019 \|page=14 \|via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>

			==References==
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	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2119969		http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2119969
	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3888412		http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3888412

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2019-08-12T10:47:03Z

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