Guide to the Records of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society
MS 10162
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2016
Collection Summary
- Creator
- The Australian Lebanese Historical Society
- Title
- Records of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society
- Date Range
- 1890 - 2015
- Collection Number
- MS 10162
- Extent
- 5.7 metres (29 MS Boxes;1 Large Folio Box;1 Medium Folio Box;1 Small Folio Box)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- NLA
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of papers relating to the history of the Lebanese in Australia and includes family files, photographic archive, Australian Lebanese Historical Society projects and events, administrative records including Annual General Meetings, Oral History Transcripts, objects and ephemera.
Conditions Governing Access
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6929220).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society, National Library of Australia, MS 10162, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Finding Aid Source(s)
Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.
Note that an additional contents list for the collection was supplied Paul Convey June 2017; a copy of this list is attached via the 'Related Documentation' tab.
Collection Retrieval Advice
Please note: each series in this collection has a separate file number sequence (i.e. there are multiple file number 1's).Please cite the relevant Box number as well as the file number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.
Item Descriptions
Class 1. Consignment received May 2015, 1920 - 2015
This consignment includes papers relating to the history of the Lebanese in Australia and includes family files in alphabetical order and records relating to the Antiochian Orthodox Church, Arab Council of Australia, Art and Historical Exhibitions relating to the Lebanese in Australia. Australian Lebanese Association (NSW Branch), Australian Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, Awards, Social Contests and Beauty pageants. Bechhare (Village) and Bechhare Village Association, Cedars of Lebanon (Magazine of ALA, NSW), Lebanese Consulate & Ambassador, Customs Prosecutions Case of 1897, Ethnic Press in Australia (including Arabic Newspapers), Family Life, Social Relations & Religious Affiliations, Historical essays , Hawkers & Hawking, Immigration & Citizenship, Jirrin Journey Exhibition (2002) and Art/Historical Exhibition curated by Alissar Chidiac, Lebanese Catering Service, Lebanese Community Council, Lebanese Emigration Research Centre (LERC) Beirut, Lebanese Ladies War Comforts League of Australia, Lebanese War Memorial Hospital, Lebanon ( including 1947 appeal ), Population Centres, Demographic Studies, Restaurants & Food, St George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, Redfern, South Australian Lebanese Women's Association (SALWA), Syrian Campaign of World War II, United Lebanese Assembly of Australia (UALM), Wadi Kannoubine Charitable Association.
Series. Subject Files
Art and Historical Exhibitions relating to the Lebanese in Australia., 2000 - 2015 (File 19) - Box 1
Films, Theatre, & Drama, Music recitals, Television programs, et cetera, 2000 - 2015 (File 71) - Box 4
Historical essays – General historical essays and profiles of Lebanese & Lebanon including newspaper essays, 2000 - 2015 (File 85) - Box 4
Jirrin Journey Exhibition – 2002 and Art/Historical Exhibition curated by Alissar Chidiac, 2000 - 2015 (File 90) - Box 4
Lebanon – includes miscellanea, tourist brochures, village descriptions, maps, Lebanese Pavilions at Expos, Australian newspaper profiles, et cetera, 2000 - 2015 (File 106) - Box 5
Records Made Real Seminar - Held 14th September 2001 at the State Records Centre, The Rocks, NSW, 2000 - 2015 (File 138) - Box 7
Class 2. Consignment received December 2015, 1900 - 2015
This consignment consists of papers and photographs relating to the Saady and Wehby families, Karma Melkie, Australian Lebanese Historical Society projects, the Cootamundra Project, Annual General Meetings 2004-2015, administration records and photographs.
Series. Wehby Family Papers
Photograph – black & white: family group of Deab Wehby (child) Faredah Wehby (nee Melick) Jack Wehby (infant) and May Wehby (child), Braidwood, 1921 (File 7) - Box 12
Photograph – black & white: group at Rose and John Melick's wedding reception (2), 1936 (File 10) - Box 12
Photograph – black & white: group at Rose and John Melick's wedding reception (3), 1936 (File 11) - Box 12
Photograph – coloured : Deab Wehby (1916-2008), Jack Wehby and their mother Faredah Wehby (nee Melick) of Braidwood NSW, 1930 (File 12) - Box 12
Photograph - black & white: studio portrait May Gladys Wehby (1911 -1978) as an infant, 1911 (File 13) - Box 12
Photograph – black & white – studio portrait of Faredah Wehby (nee Melick) in long white dress, 1912 (File 14) - Box 12
Photograph – black & white – studio portrait of Anthony George & Faredah Wehby (nee Melick), 1912 (File 15) - Box 12
Photograph – black & white: studio portrait of John Melick of Grenfell as an infant (File 17) - Box 12
Photograph – sepia tone: studio portrait of Jill Melick (1937 to 1940) as an infant, 1937 (File 18) - Box 12
Photograph – coloured: studio portrait of Gai "Gabrielle" Melick as an infant, 1951 (File 19) - Box 12
Photograph – sepia tone: studio portrait of Freda Rose Wehby as an infant(1), 1948 (File 25) - Box 12
Photograph – sepia tone: studio portrain of Freda Rose Wehby as an infant (2), 1948 (File 26) - Box 12
Coloured postcard view of Avonhurst Galleries, Wallace Street, Braidwood, NSW, 1980s (File 27) - Box 12
Photograph – black and white image of Hanna, Jaleelie and Selwa Wehby (in Lebanon), c1930s (File 28) - Box 12
Photograph – black and white image of wedding of Neville Shalhoub and Lorna Melick, 1960s (File 29) - Box 12
Photographs – 2 small black and white images of Anthony George Wehby at Braidwood, NSW, 1926 (File 30) - Box 12
Sepia toned image of Anthony George Wehby of Braidwood with gun and weights, 1912 (File 31) - Box 12
Photograph – black and white image of May Wehby and Marie Melick [street scene c1950s]. Photograph Leicapictures, P22 Her Majesty's Arcade, Sydney, 1920s (File 34) - Box 12
Photograph – black and white portrait of Mrs Rose Wehby (nee Melkie) in 19th century costume, 1960s (File 35) - Box 12
Photograph – black and white image of Victoria Bashir (nee Melick) holding infant, 1930 (File 36) - Box 12
Photograph – black and white image of Victoria Bashir (nee Melick) holding Marie Bashir (File 37) - Box 12
Photograph – black and white image of Victoria Bashir (nee Melick) holding hands of children Rose & Karma Melkie, 1927 (File 38) - Box 12
Series. Karma Melkie Papers
Photograph – black & white: Eddie Melkie in Buffalo NY wearing US Navy uniform, c1950s., 1950s (File 1) - Box 13
Photograph – black & white portrait of Catherine Melkie of Brooklyn New York as a child, 1930s (File 7) - Box 13
Photograph - sepia tone studio portrait of Dr Alex Melkie and his wife in Brentwood, California USA (File 15) - Box 13
Photograph - black and white studio portrait of Dr Alex Melkie and his wife in Brentwood, California (File 16) - Box 13
Photograph – small black & white showing Lulu & Ellis Abraham and Elias Tannous at Port Gibson, USA, 1960 (File 19) - Box 13
Photograph – sepia tone portrait of Elaine and Dawn Anthony (of Cowra) as children (File 20) - Box 13
Photograph – sepia tone portrait of Dawn, Yvette, Selwa and Elaine Anthony (of Cowra) as children, 1930 (File 21) - Box 13
Photograph – coloured portrait of Selwa Anthony (infant) & Karma Melkie (child), 1939 (File 23) - Box 13
Photograph – of Josie Anthony of Cowra, NSW and her children Dawn and Elaine, 1930s (File 28) - Box 13
Photograph – small black and white image of Elaine Anthony as a child (Cowra NSW) (File 30) - Box 13
Photographs – four black and white images of Karma Melick at Greenmount Beach Coolangatta Qld, 1952 (File 32) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white of group of Lebanese Younger Set men at an outing, 1940s (File 33) - Box 13
Photographs (4) – black and white postcard sized of wedding of Jeanette Melkie and Geoff Mosely, 1962 (File 34) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white image of Karma Melkie at Lebanese Ball, Princes Restaurant, 1952 (File 35) - Box 13
Photograph – 3 black and white studio portraits of Karen Melkie as an infant, 1960 (File 36) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white (left to right) Gloria Douglas, Mavis and Karma Melkie, Debut Ball, Paddington Town Hall, 1945 (File 39) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white of Joe Kayrooz and Karma Melkie in evening wear, 1950 (File 40) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white of Joe Kayrooz and Karma Melkie and Molly Strachan and Gordon in evening wear, 1952 (File 41) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white of Karma Melkie in evening wear 1950 (or 1952). (Photographer: Mac's Photo Service, 16 Piccadilly Arcade, 220 Pitt St., Sydney Phone M.3454) (File 42) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white of Karma Melkie & Molly Strachan in evening wear 1950 (or 1952) (File 43) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white of Noelene Rohanna Karma Melkie & Jameelie Kayrooz in evening wear, 1952 (File 44) - Box 13
Photograph- Black & White: Sarroff Wedding Party (Karma Melkie – far right), 1970 (File 46) - Box 13
Photograph- Black & White: Father Nicholas Mansour with bride Sarroff Grady wedding, 1970 (File 47) - Box 13
Photograph- Wedding Ceremony - Wedding between Helen Sarroff and Albert Grady at St George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, Walker Street, Redfern, 1970 (File 48) - Box 13
Photograph- Black & White: Miss Grady & Karma Melkie – (bridesmaids) - Wedding between Helen Sarroff and Albert Grady at St George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, Walker Street, 1970 (File 49) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white postcard sized studio portrait of Rose Tannous (nee Ashar) and her son Salim Tannous, 1920s (File 50) - Box 13
Photograph – sepia tone studio portrait of Wedding of Affifi Melick and her husband Salim, 1919 (File 51) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white photograph of 5 children: Fred, Les & Maurice Maguire & Rose and Karma Melkie, 1930s (File 55) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white Lebanese Younger Set Debutante Ball at Paddington Town Hall, 1945 (File 57) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white studio portrait of Roger Anthony, 6 months, Cowra NSW. Parday Studios (File 58) - Box 13
Photograph – black and white post card sized image of group : Joy Aboud, Rose Melkie, Gloria Corbin and Fred Maguire, Royal National Park, 1940s (File 59) - Box 13
Black and white image of two Australian soldiers and man in Lebanese village of Bishmezzine during World War II, 1940s (File 63) - Box 13
Black & white image of Salim Melkie with his daughters Rose and Karma at Narrandera NSW, 1930s (File 71) - Box 13
black and white image of a group , including Karma Melkie, visiting the Jita Caves in Lebanon, 1961 (File 75) - Box 13
Black and white image of children of Anthony Melkie: Malvena, Affifi, Alexander & Salim in Lebanon (File 76) - Box 13
Black and white image of Karma Melkie and mother Marianna Melkie in Pitt Street Sydney, 1947 (File 81) - Box 13
Black and white images x 3 of a wrestling match at a picnic of Lebanese families, 1950 (File 83) - Box 13
Small sepia tone image of Marianna and Salim Melkie with infant daughter Rose at Cessnock, NSW, 1925 (File 84) - Box 13
Black and white image of Salim Melkie holding Karma Melkie as an infant at Ariah Park, NSW, 1928 (File 85) - Box 13
Black and white images x 4 of Edmond Melkie visiting American relatives in New York, 1961 (File 86) - Box 13
Black and white image of Rose & Karma Melkie sitting on the running board of car with Tamini Najor at the wheel, 1930s (File 89) - Box 13
Black and white image of Sam & Tamini Najor with Sam, Marianna, Karma & Rose Melkie, 1930s (File 90) - Box 13
Black and white image of William and Gabriel Melick and Rose and Karma Melkie at Grenfell, NSW, 1930s (File 94) - Box 13
Black & white image: Karma Melkie (centre) with a group of Lebanese Americans at the Hotel Vicksburg, USA, 1960 (File 98) - Box 13
Black and white image of Jeanette Mosely nee Melkie (in wedding dress) and Karma Melkie, 1962 (File 100) - Box 13
Black and white image of Salem Melkie with family (3 women) in Bizhmizzine, Lebanon, 1920s (File 105) - Box 13
Black and white photograph of Louis P Cashman, Sr., Karma Melkie and George Tannous at Vicksburg, USA & newspaper clipping, 1959 (File 108) - Box 13
Black and white photograph of Tamini Najor holding infant Karma Melkie and with Rose Melkie, 1930s (File 109) - Box 13
Studio black and white portrait of Salem Melkie dress as a cowboy, taken in the USA, 1920s (File 112) - Box 13
Black and white image of Alex Melkie, Pip Saba, Lucy Bicery and Anthony Kayrooz, 1950 (File 114) - Box 13
Black and white photograph of R Seagrove and Jeanette Melkie in nurse uniforms, 1955 (File 117) - Box 13
Small black and white photograph of Jeanette Melkie as a child sitting running board of delivery truck of M. Betar, 1950 (File 119) - Box 13
Black and white photograph Karma Melkie, & Ray Taffa (with friends) 11th April 1955, 1955 (File 121) - Box 13
Series. May Wehby Papers
Black and white image of Thelma Melick, Rose Melkie, Hazel Mellick, Karma and Jeanette Melkie in Sydney, 1946 (File 3) - Box 14
Black and white studio portrait in cardboard folder of Lutfey "Leslie" G Melick, 1938 (File 5) - Box 14
Coloured photograph of Rose Melick (nee Abdunor) wedding with brides maids including May Wehby, 1936 (File 8) - Box 14
Small black and white photograph of May Wehby with Mercy, Rose and Stella Taffa and Eileen and Bessie Nomchom, at Braidwood, 1905 (File 9) - Box 14
Small sepia toned photograph of Gabriel, William, Victor & Nick Melick of Grenfell, 1930 (File 10) - Box 14
Black and white postcard sized portrait of Jamellie "Millie" Melick ("at a wedding, I think Stannys") – 1950s, 1950s (File 11) - Box 14
Leatherette and ribbon bound (black) photograph album embossed with a sailing ship in front cover with 31 postcards & cards, 1912-1926 (File 12) - Box 14
Sepia toned portrait of Victoria Bashir, c1927 - reverse reads: Aunty Vic 1927?, 1927 (File 13) - Box 14
Group of three images and one memorial card featuring Abraham family of Braidwood, 1905 (File 14) - Box 14
Series. Projects
Redfern Project - paper s and correspondence of project to identify heritage items in Redfern area, 1905 (File 1) - Box 15
Redfern Launch - papers and correspondence relating to launch of The Lebanese Quarter and oral histories Redfern Town Hall, 1909 (File 2) - Box 15
Q150 Grant - papers relating to Queensland Q150 grant and publication of Raw Kibbeh, 2009 (File 4) - Box 15
Braidwood Project - relating to History Week 2005 Braidwood & Beyond event & Moses family reunion at Gundillion, 2005 (File 7) - Box 15
Liverpool Genealogy Society Inc. - ALHS participation in 2006 Annual Conference of Family History Society, 2006 (File 10) - Box 15
Understanding Lebanon Today: Society, Politics and Culture Seminar at University of Sydney, 2005 (File 12) - Box 15
Draft Report on the records of St George Antiochian Cathedral, Redfern by Paul Convy, 2006 (File 13) - Box 15
Randwick & District Historical Society agreement re providing space for ALHS collection, 2007 (File 15) - Box 15
Royal Australian Historical Society provide speaker (Freda Backes) on Lebanese country businesses, 2005-2007 (File 16) - Box 15
NSW Heritage Office - papers relating to Thematic History Project - expenditure May 2007 - May 2008, 2007-2008 (File 20) - Box 15
NSW Heritage Office - papers relating to Thematic History Project - expenditure June 2008 - Dec 2008, 2008 (File 21) - Box 15
Arabic Councillors forum - Local Government Councillors of Arabic background meeting group, 2005 (File 1) - Box 16
Bankstown Historical Society – provision of guest speaker (Freda Backes) for that Society, 2004 (File 7) - Box 16
Cultural Diversity Discussion Group (History Council of NSW) – ALHS participation, 2003 (File 10) - Box 16
Series. Cootamundra Project
Series. Annual General Meetings
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the AGM State Records Centre, The Rocks, 2004 (File 1) - Box 18
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the AGM (Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney), 2005 (File 2) - Box 18
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the AGM (Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney), 2006 (File 3) - Box 18
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the Annual General Meeting (Maroubra, NSW), 2007 (File 4) - Box 18
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the Annual General Meeting (Maroubra, NSW), 2008 (File 5) - Box 18
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the Annual General Meeting (Masonic Club, Sydney), 2009 (File 6) - Box 18
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the Annual General Meeting (Parliament House, Sydney), 2010 (File 7) - Box 18
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the Annual General Meeting (Brisbane, Qld.), 2011 (File 8) - Box 18
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the Annual General Meeting (Maroubra NSW), 2012 (File 9) - Box 18
Papers, correspondence and reports relating the Annual General Meeting (Brisbane), 2013 (File 10) - Box 18
Series. Correspondence & General Files
Randwick & District Historical Society Newsletter (September 2007) Partnership Agreement, 2007 (File 3) - Box 19
Constitution of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society Inc. June 2000 – first un-amended version, 2000 (File 6) - Box 19
Migration Heritage Centre – Guidelines for oral history interviews relating to the Belongings project, 2005 (File 7) - Box 19
Report of Records Made Real seminar by Christine Yeats (Manager Public Access at State Records), 2001 (File 9) - Box 19
Minute book with minutes and annual financial statements 14th February 2000 to 17th June 2003, 2000-2003 (File 10) - Box 19
Series. Australian Lebanese Historical Society Collection Photographs
Copy of black and white drawing of A Typical Syrian [female] Hawker - Sydney Illustrated Evening News, 1892 (File 52) - Box 20
Coloured photograph of Victor Melick with Marie Bashir as children at fountain Botanical Gardens Sydney, 1935 (File 54) - Box 20
Black and white photograph of Nicholas "Nick" Melick (in white jacket) with friend, 1913 (File 56) - Box 20
Victor Melick and Marie Bashir as children on Coogee Beach in front of a boat, 1933 (File 57) - Box 20
Sepia toned studio photograph of Olga Hayek (who married Nicholas Geha) dated 1926, 1926 (File 58) - Box 20
Sepia toned photograph of Victor and Nick Melick as children sitting on fountain in Royal Botanical Gardens, 1935 (File 59) - Box 20
Black & white photograph Lebanon Ladies War Comforts Fund function at Sydney Town Hall Ugly Man Competition, 1943 (File 61) - Box 20
Black & white photograph Lebanon Ladies War Comforts Fund function at Sydney Town Hall Ugly Man Competition audience, 1943 (File 62) - Box 20
Coloured photographs x 8 of 14th March 2009 Luncheon held at Lebanese Embassy Canberra, 2009 (File 63) - Box 20
Coloured photograph of Marie Bashir (as Governor of NSW) with George Manning at Braidwood Heritage Fair, 2012 (File 65) - Box 20
Folder of black and white photographs of Australian troops in Lebanon during the "The Syrian" campaign of 1942, 1942 (File 66) - Box 20
Coloured photographs x 5 of S. M. Abikhair buildings in Albury NSW, Nov. 2003, 2003 (File 67) - Box 20
Photocopy of photographs of The Aboud Family 1927 from Mrs Joy Najar (nee Aboud), 2005 (File 68) - Box 20
Coloured photographs x 7 related to Abdoo family of Wingham/Killabakh NSW area, 2005 (File 70) - Box 20
Black and white portrait of Exarch Nicholas Shehadie in priestly robes, c1910, 1910 (File 42) - Box 20
Black and white portrait of a woman. Inscription reads: Lots of love from Mary to Dear Aunty and Uncle (NZ group), 1950s (File 43) - Box 20
Black & white portrait of woman. Inscription reads: To Darling Aunty Uncles with love from Neicif (?) November 1938 (NZ Group), 1938 (File 44) - Box 20
Sepia studio portrait of a woman in evening dress with flower bouquet (NZ Group), 1940s (File 46) - Box 20
Coloured photographs of wedding group of Nicholas Melick and Mary Deep wedding, c 1950, 1950 (File 1) - Box 20
Black & white photograph of John Melick, Rose Wehby, Rose Melick, and Deab Wehby at Chevron Hotel, Surfers' Paradise, 1959 (File 8) - Box 20
Coloured photographs x 4 of setting up of ALHS exhibition at State Records NSW August/September 2011, 2001 (File 11) - Box 20
Black and white photograph of Mick Deeps clothing store in Cootamundra, NSW, 1920 (File 16) - Box 20
Coloured photographs (4) showing pediment above shops for George Deep, Cootamundra, 2008, 2008 (File 17) - Box 20
Black and white photograph of Group of workers from motor works in Cootamundra, 1950 (File 19) - Box 20
Black and white photograph of Tony Batros with Jean driving miniature care, Wallendoon Street, Cootamundra Street procession, 1938 (File 20) - Box 20
Photocopy of photograph of Maronite Association 1930s picnic, Clarke Island, Sydney, 1930s (File 22) - Box 20
Black and white photograph of Jack Styles and Tony Taffaha [also known as Taffa] fighting bush fire at Braidwood, 1941 (File 25) - Box 20
Black and white photograph of Regina and Nicola Wiggan. (Donated by Georgina Whitehous nee Shehadie, 1900 (File 27) - Box 20
Black and white photograph of Alf Najar in racing car No. 21 ( ½ litre monoposto MG), 1946, 1946 (File 28) - Box 20
Black and white photograph of Alfred Najar in MG car No. 19 taken during race coming out of Pitt Strait, Bathurst, 1947 – Australian Grand Prix, 1947 (File 29) - Box 20
Coloured reproduction of a glass advertising slide for Tops for Brides shop Mackay, Q ld., c1955, 1955 (File 33) - Box 20
Black and white photograph of interior of Tops for Brides shop Mackay, Qld owned by Yasmin Yared, c1955, 1955 (File 34) - Box 20
Group photograph of attendees at Lebanon Ladies Maronite Ball at Wentworth Hotel at Braidwood Heritage Fair, 1938 (File 35) - Box 20
Group photograph of attendees at Lebanon Ladies Maronite Ball at Wentworth Hotel, 1938 (File 36) - Box 20
Group photograph of attendees at Lebanon Ladies Maronite Ball at Wentworth Hotel, 1938 (File 37) - Box 20
Class 3. Consignment received March 2016, 1890 - 2015
This consignment consists of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society photographic archive, including photographs relating to the Wehby family and Stanton and Florence Melick; records of Australian Lebanese Historical Society events and Oral History Transcripts.
Series. Australian Lebanese Historical Society Collection Photographs
Two coloured photographs of Julie Elwin nee Bittar, Pauline Bitter & Pauline Bitter with Monira Kaleel, 2009 (File 6) - Box 21
Coloured photographs x 2 of Cedar of Lebanon, Oatlands Park Hotel, Surrey UK, 2013, 2013 (File 8) - Box 21
Coloured photographs x 5 of Cedar of Lebanon in Bathurst Botanical Gardens, 2001, 2001 (File 10) - Box 21
Coloured photographs x 3 of Cedar of Lebanon at Parkes Place, Canberra, 2003, 2003 (File 11) - Box 21
Coloured photograph of Cedar of Lebanon, Goulburn NSW (next to Cathedral), 2003, 2003 (File 12) - Box 21
Black and white photograph of Corban family group on SS Strathnaver arriving in Sydney, 19 Jan. 1937, 1937 (File 14) - Box 21
Converted T-model Ford Hawker's Van used by the Coorey Family, Glen Innes, 1920s, 1920s (File 19) - Box 21
Coloured photographs x 2 of Joseph Dahdah Uniform's warehouse sign from 266 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills, 2002 (File 20) - Box 21
Coloured photograph of Joseph Dahdah Uniform's warehouse sign from 266 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills, 2002 at rear lane, 2002 (File 21) - Box 21
Sepia toned print of Anthony Dahdah with his uncle Chor-Bishop Joseph Dahdah and also his cousin Joseph Dahdah, c1930, 1930 (File 22) - Box 21
Black and white image of Nicholas Dan and an assistant inside Dan's clothing store, Manning Street, Taree, 1939, 1939 (File 26) - Box 21
Black and white image of George Dan and his assistants in front of Dan's Store, Gloucester NSW, 1950 (File 27) - Box 21
Coloured photographs x 3 of Doumany's Drapery Store, King Street, Newtown NSW, 2003 (File 29) - Box 21
Sepia toned image of Flannery's Corner, Forbes NSW which includes shop of Charles Farah and family, c1950, 1945 (File 30) - Box 21
Coloured photograph of statue El Emigranti showing a Lebanese hawker, in Brisbane, Qld, 2012 (File 32) - Box 21
Coloured images x 2 of Deeb Kaleel and family 1970-2000, Manning Valley region, 1970-2000 (File 33) - Box 21
Black and white image of Kara Melkie standing in from of Mary Kaleel's store in Aruluen, NSW., 1948, 1948 (File 35) - Box 21
Black and white image of Stanley Mallick standing front of his store, Blayney, NSW, 1950, 1950 (File 39) - Box 21
Black and white image x 40 of renovations to Mallick's store, Blayney, c1920s, 1920s (File 40) - Box 21
Black & white image of Bishop Clement Malouf visits Malouf family NSW c1928, 1928 (File 42) - Box 21
Black & white image of George Malouf C0. Store, Albury "The Busy Draper", c1913, 1913 (File 44) - Box 21
Black and white photograph of Nickie and Lorna (infant) Melick at Grenfell, NSW, c1930, 1930 (File 51) - Box 21
Black and white image of John Melick in front of his Townsville shop, Jan. 1954, 1954 (File 53) - Box 21
Coloured photograph of Mrs Rose Melick and Rose Gurney (child) at Coogee, 2005, 2005 (File 55) - Box 21
Black and white image of George Melick playing bowls at Grenfell, NSW c1950, 1950 (File 56) - Box 21
Black and white image of George and Millie Melick with child Nicholas, Lithgow, 1924, 1924 (File 61) - Box 21
Black and white photograph x 2 of Melick family group at wedding of John & Rose Melick, 1936, 1936 (File 63) - Box 21
Black and white image of Gabriel Melick (child on rocking horse) at Grenfell, c1930, 1930 (File 64) - Box 21
Black and white photographs x 4 of Melick family function at Sydney in 1948 to farewell Marylou Abdunoor, 1948 (File 68) - Box 21
Black and white photographs x 2 of Melick family function at Sydney in 1948 to farewell Marylou Abdunoor, 1948 (File 69) - Box 21
Sepia toned photograph of Salem "Sam" Melkie dressed as a cowboy at Niagara Fall, NY, 1918 (File 70) - Box 21
Black and white studio portrait of Melkie Family, 1936 with maritime backdrop, 1936 (File 71) - Box 21
Black and white photograph of Esme Mellick (child) , c1910. Esme was the daughter of A. S. Mellick of Innisfail, Queensland, 1910 (File 72) - Box 21
Coloured photographs x 3 of Mellick's Hardward store, Gardeners Rd, Roseberry, NSW, 2010, 2010 (File 74) - Box 21
Coloured photograph of Metry Bros. Shoe Repair store, Coogee Bay Rd., Coogee NSW, 2000 (File 75) - Box 21
Black and white photographs x 2 of Melkie family at 298 Cleveland St, Surry Hills, 1957, 1957 (File 76) - Box 21
Memorial card (including small portrait photograph) for Moses Mellick, 18th March, 1960, 1960 (File 77) - Box 21
Black and white image of Moses Brothers, wool buyers, Cootamundra NSW, 1925, 1925 (File 81) - Box 21
Coloured photographs x 3 of featuring Adele Moriarty nee Maroon at Coogee, Dec 2002, 2002 (File 83) - Box 21
Black and white image of Adele Moriarty nee Maroon delivering bread, c1955 in Redfern, 1955 (File 84) - Box 21
Black and white studio portrait of members of the Mulky family of Burren Junction and Melick families, c1910, 1910 (File 85) - Box 21
Postcard x 2 featuring Arabic scenes used to demonstrate Orientalism in exhibition's, 1903, 1903 (File 87) - Box 21
Five coloured photographs featuring El Mowys Lebanese Sweet Shop, Redfern with negatives, 2005 (File 88) - Box 21
Coloured photographs x 26 of scenes of Lebanese interest sites in Redfern NSW, 2004, 2004 (File 89) - Box 21
Black and white image of Baheeg Saad in front of Manning Milk Bar & Fruit Shop, Taree, 1940s, 1940s (File 91) - Box 21
Coloured photographs x 2 of St Maroun's Maronite Cathedral, Elizabeth Street, Redfern, 2004, 2004 (File 96) - Box 21
Coloured photograph of St George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, corner Walker and Cooper Streets, Redfern, 2004 (File 98) - Box 21
Postcard sized business card with photograph of Very Rev. Michael Shehadie, 1941, 1941 (File 1) - Box 22
Photographic montage of portrait of Rev. Michael Shehadie, interior view of church and medallions, 1940 (File 4) - Box 22
Black and white image of Exarch Nicholas Shehadie, c1920 in priestly robes with medals, 1920 (File 5) - Box 22
Black and white image of parade in Wallace Street, Braidwood NSW 1916 showing sign for Taffaha Grocery Store, 1916 (File 9) - Box 22
Coloured photographs x 16 of exterior of Yarad's Menswear, Forster, NSW 2004, 2004 (File 11) - Box 22
Promissory note from Charles Moses to Salem G Wehby, dated January 13, 1918, 1918 (File 14) - Box 22
Coloured photograph: group in front of Sphinx: Zarifie Maguire with baby Freddie & her husband Charles & Abdullah Mofarge, 1920 (File 15) - Box 22
Black & white photographs x 2 of group of Melick and Wehdy family members with railway backdrop, 1932, 1932 (File 16) - Box 22
Black and white photograph of Rose Melick (nee Abdunoor0 & "Micky" Abdunoor & Rose Melkie, 1947, 1947 (File 17) - Box 22
Coloured studio photograph of Michel Bashir, Victoria Bashir & Marie Bashir (infant), 1930, 1930 (File 18) - Box 22
Coloured photograph of wedding party: May Wehby, Victoria Bahsir (nee Melick) – bride - & Marie Melick, 1930, 1930 (File 19) - Box 22
Coloured photograph of group at wedding of Michel Bashir & Victoria Melick, c1930, 1930 (File 20) - Box 22
Coloured photograph of Marie Melick & May Wehby as bridesmaids at Bashir-Melick wedding, c1930, 1930 (File 21) - Box 22
Black and white photograph of Victoria Bashir standing on motor car "on way back from Tumbarumpa", c1930, 1930 (File 24) - Box 22
Souvenir Menu card of Lebanese Restaurant & Club, 278-280 Cleveleand St., Sydney 5th July 1953, 1953 (File 27) - Box 22
Black and white photograph of John Melick and his grandmother Jameelie Melick, c1930, 1930 (File 28) - Box 22
Coloured letterhead & letter from Lebanon Ladies'' War Comfort League of Australia, May 30th 1940, 1940 (File 29) - Box 22
Documents x 3 from Australian Syrian-Lebanese Association, Sydney – 9th August, 1940, 1940 (File 30) - Box 22
Black and white photograph of Marianna Melkie standing in front of Stanton Melick sign with child, c1930, 1930 (File 32) - Box 22
Document: Receipt for $10 to orphanage in Beirut dated 21st September, 1966 (in Arabic), 1966 (File 33) - Box 22
Coloured postcard from Jameelie Melick to Wehby children, 1922 showing Elder Park, Adelaide, 1922 (File 35) - Box 22
Booklet by Alex Mellick titled Trip Abroad: Wingham to the Old Land: a few impression. 1933, 1933 (File 36) - Box 22
Bundle of 20 photographs relating to Mr Farouk Afiouny of Lakemba, 1955 to2005, 1955-2005 (File 37) - Box 22
Black and white photograph of Jameelie Melick being pulled in a rick-shaw, Feb. 8, 1922, 1922 (File 38) - Box 22
Series. Australian Lebanese Historical Society Collection photographs - Wehby's
Black and white photograph of Wehby's store delivery truck, Braidwood with Freda Wehby, child, 1949 (File 2) - Box 23
Black and white photograph x 2 of 72 Wallace Street, Braidwood with collapsed veranda (Wehby's 2nd premises), 1923 (File 3) - Box 23
Coloured photograph of Back to Braidwood parade in Wallace Street, Nov. 1966, 1966 (File 4) - Box 23
Coloured photograph of Braidwood Musical Society production of Oklahoma, May, 1970, 1970 (File 6) - Box 23
Coloured photograph of Braidwood Musical Society production of Oklahoma, May, 1970, 1970 (File 7) - Box 23
Coloured photograph of Braidwood Musical Society production of Oklahoma, May, 1970, 1970 (File 8) - Box 23
Black and white studio photograph of Faredah Wehby and her son Jack (infant) in 1924, 1927 (File 9) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of May Wehby, Braidwood, in fancy dress as a Gypsy, 1927, 1927 (File 11) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of May & Jack Wehby in snow, Wallace St., Braidwood, Aug. 1929, 1929 (File 12) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Anthony, Jack, George & Deab Wehby, Braidwood, 1933, 1933 (File 13) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Deab Wehby and car at Captains Flat, NSW, 1939, 1939 (File 14) - Box 23
Coloured photograph of Jack Wehby and two other boys on horses, Braidwood, 1935, 1935 (File 15) - Box 23
Black and white image of Jack Wehby (far right) and army mates, 1942 on bivouac, 1942 (File 16) - Box 23
Black and white image of Anthony G. Wehby smoking a Nagili in Braidwood, 1912, 1912 (File 17) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Rev. Antony Wollfe and Wehby Family (in shop) 30th March, 1960, 1960 (File 19) - Box 23
Coloured photographs x 2 of snow on ground Wallace Street, Braidwood, 31st August, 1929, 1929 (File 20) - Box 23
Coloured photographs x 2 of snow on ground Wallace Street, Braidwood, 31st August, 1929, 1929 (File 21) - Box 23
Coloured photograph of snow on ground, rear 72 Wallace Street, Braidwood, 9th September, 1966, 1966 (File 22) - Box 23
Black and white photographs x 2 of student performance at St Bede's School Braidwood, 1935, 1935 (File 23) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Welcome Arch, Wallace St., Braidwood – Back to Braidwood celebrations, 1925, 1925 (File 24) - Box 23
Black and white photographs x 2 of Back to Braidwood parade, Wallace Street, Braidwood, 1926, 1925 (File 25) - Box 23
Black & white photographs x 2 Coronation Day Parade Wallace St. Braidwood-Incorrectly described on reverse as Victory Day 1945, 1953 (File 26) - Box 23
Coloured photograph of Back to Braidwood procession, Wallace Street, Braidwood, Nov. 1966, 1966 (File 27) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Infants Class, St Bede's School, Braidwood, c1925, 1925 (File 28) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Wehbys Shop, 72 Wallace Street, Braidwood, 1958, 1958 (File 29) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of policeman Sgt. Shaw modelling a kufiyah (Arab headdress) in Braidwood, 1962, 1962 (File 32) - Box 23
Black and white photograph: Children's Day at Royal Easter Show with May Wehby, Karma Melick & Helen Bashir, c1939, 1939 (File 33) - Box 23
Black and white photographs x 2 of Anthony Webhy (child) fence St George's Cathedral, Redfern, 1953, 1953 (File 34) - Box 23
Black and white photograph: Wehby family car crossing Clyde River at Nelligan, c1950, 1950 (File 35) - Box 23
Black and white photograph with A. G. Wehby, Marie Bashir (child), Victoria Melkie, & Deab Wehby, Bateman's Bay, Jan. 1935, 1935 (File 36) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Melick and Wehby Families picnicking on river bank, Queanbeyan, 1947 (File 39) - Box 23
Black and white photograph on interior of Wehby shop, Crookwell, NSW with family & staff, 1940, 1940 (File 40) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Jack Wehby and two friends in uniform, Braidwood, Feb 1942, 1942 (File 41) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Jack Wehby in uniform and Jameelie Melick, Elizabeth Street, Redfern, Dec. 1942, 1942 (File 42) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Jack Wehby on military duty with range-finding scope, 1943/4, 1943 (File 43) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Jack Wehby on military duty with signal flag, 1943/4, 1943 (File 44) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Jack Wehby holding his nephew Anthony, Coogee Beach, 1951, 1951 (File 45) - Box 23
Memorial card with photographic portrait of Salim G "Sam" Wehby, 15th June, 1961, 1961 (File 48) - Box 23
Coloured advertising card for Berger Paints sold by A. G. Wehby, Braidwood, 1945, 1945 (File 49) - Box 23
Series of photographs of Pte Jack Wehby with his unit during World War 2, 1942 – 1945, 1942-1945 (File 50) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Braidwood Musical Society presentation of South Pacific, c1975, 1975 (File 52) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of luncheon group at Savoy Plaza Hotel, Melbourne, 1958 including Faredah Wehby, 1958 (File 53) - Box 23
Coloured photographs x 3 of Rose Wehby, Dr. Wilsons 100th Birthday Celebrations, Braidwood, 1992, 1992 (File 55) - Box 23
Coloured photographs x 4 of A. G. Wehby shop, 72 Wallace Street, Braidwood NSW 1980-1990, 1980-1990 (File 57) - Box 23
Coloured advertising calendar card fo5 Stamina clothes, 1955 – Compliments Estate Late A. G. Wehby, Braidwood, 1955 (File 58) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of Braidwood Musical Society production, with Rose Wehby, 1975 (File 59) - Box 23
Black and white photographs x 3 of Jack Wehby with army friends in uniform, 1941, 1941 (File 60) - Box 23
Letter in Arabic from Faredah Melick (nee Gaha) to Faredah Wehby (nee Melick) dated 26 Feb., 1947, 1947 (File 61) - Box 23
Black and white photograph of school class, Braidwood, Feb. 1931. Deab Wehby is middle row, 2nd from left, 1931 (File 62) - Box 23
Letter with M. Gazal letterhead on sympathy for family bereavement, dated Aug. 16 1933, 1933 (File 64) - Box 23
Coloured photograph of people in period dress for Back to Braidwood festival, Nov. 1966, 1966 (File 65) - Box 23
Series. Stanton & Florence Melick
Black and white studio portrait of Constantine Nicholas Melick "Stanton" dressed in suit and tie, 1950 (File 1) - Box 24
Black and white studio portrait of Stanton and Florence Melick (nee Sunderland), 1910 (File 2) - Box 24
Photocopy of undated (c1920s) clipping on theft of silk from Melick warehouse, 1920 (File 4) - Box 24
Black and white photograph of Stanton Melick aboard a ship in Sydney Harbour c. 1948, 1948 (File 5) - Box 24
Sepia toned photograph and Black & white copy of Stanton Melick as a young man with moustache and boater hat, 1890 (File 6) - Box 24
Letterhead with invoice dated 13th May 1931 from Stanton Melick Warehousemen and Manufacturers, 1913 (File 7) - Box 24
Coloured photographs x 4 of Stanton Melick's warehouse Established 1889 in Elizabeth Street Redfern, 2005 (File 8) - Box 24
Coloured photograph of Stanton Melick's warehouse Established 1889 in Elizabeth Street Redfern. 2005, 2005 (File 9) - Box 24
Coloured photograph of Stanton Melick's warehouse Established 1889 in Elizabeth Street Redfern, 2005 (File 10) - Box 24
Coloured photograph of Elizabeth Street Redfern, 2005 showing "old" and "new" Melick warehouses, 2005 (File 11) - Box 24
Delivery/Parcel tag for Messrs Stanton Melick Warehousemen and Importers, 20-22 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, 1920 (File 12) - Box 24
Original cheques and butts for Stanton Melick Warehousemen and Manufacturer 20-22 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, 1930 (File 13) - Box 24
Invoice from Stanton Melick Warehousemen and Manufacturer, 20-22 Elizabeth Street, Redfern dated 30 June 1928, 1928 (File 14) - Box 24
Various copies of receipt for goods from Stanton Melick Warehousemen and Manufacturer, 1928-1932 (File 15) - Box 24
Envelope with address of Stanton Melick 20-22 Elizabeth Street, Redfern addressed to Mr A. G. Wehby, 1938 (File 17) - Box 24
Envelope "Commercial Papers Only" from Envelope bearing address of Stanton Melick Warehouseman and Importer, 1915 (File 19) - Box 24
Letterhead (coloured red) of Stanton Melick 20-22 Elizabeth Street, Redfern dated 17th August, 1932, 1932 (File 20) - Box 24
Commemorative menu card for Farewell Dinner tendered to Stanton Mellick Esq, 1923 (File 21) - Box 24
Photocopies of Certificate of Registration, Rationing Commission, National Security (Rationing) Regulations, 1947 (File 22) - Box 24
Black & white photograph taken in lane behind Stanton Melick Warehouse, Redfern – group image of staff, 1908 (File 23) - Box 24
Invoice and order form from Stanton Melick Warehouseman, 20-22 Elizabeth Street, Redfern. No. 3827, 12th May 1931, 1931 (File 24) - Box 24
Black and white photograph of Stanton Melick 85mm x 110 mm in suit aboard ship, 1948, 1948 (File 25) - Box 24
Coloured postcard of Cunard ship RMS Queen Mary from Florence Melick to Anthony Wehby, 1958 (File 27) - Box 24
Postcard from Florence Melick in Lebanon to Deab Wehby in Braidwood, dated 10th July 1922, 1922 (File 28) - Box 24
Postcard from Florence Melick (Syrian) to May Wehby, Braidwood, 17th Aug. 1922, 1922 (File 29) - Box 24
Pair of perforated invoices with Stanton Melick Warehousemen & Manufacturers, c1930, 1930 (File 30) - Box 24
Series. Events
Coloured photographs x 75 and negatives of ALHS Inaugural Event held at the State Library of NSW, Nov. 1999, 1999 (File 1) - Box 25
Coloured photographs x 24 of Afternoon tea at Randwick City Library, June 2001, 2001 (File 2) - Box 25
Coloured photographs x 39 of the Records Made Real I seminar at the State Records Centre, The Rocks 2001, 2001 (File 3) - Box 25
Coloured photographs x 100 including negatives or Braidwood and Beyond event History Week, 23rd Sept. 2005, 2005 (File 4) - Box 25
Coloured photographs x 57 of Moses Family reunion at Gundillion, NSW on Sunday 24th September, 2005, 2005 (File 5) - Box 25
Coloured photographs x 35 of lunch at Lebanese Ambassador's Residence & Board Meeting in Canberra, March 2009, 2009 (File 7) - Box 25
Coloured photograph x 114 of ALHS Luncheon and exhibition at Rimal's Restaurant, Brighton-Le-Sands. 2002, 2002 (File 1) - Box 26
Coloured photographs x 45 of re-dedication of Lebanese Heritage grove at Cootamundra Cemetery, September 2010, 2010 (File 2) - Box 26
Coloured photographs x 61 & negatives of ALHS AGM Nov. 2002 & Launch of Records Made Real, 2002 (File 3) - Box 26
Coloured photographs x 44 and negatives of 2003 Annual General Meeting & Oral History Launch, Sydney Nov. 2003, 2003 (File 4) - Box 26
Series. Oral History Transcripts
Mansour Taouk (193 Stanmore Road, Stanmore NSW) interviewed by Freda Backes – 2007, 2007 (File 1) - Box 27
Nancy RodwellI nee Moses (Moussa) at Orange NSW, 16 June 2007 interviewed by Freda Backes & Paul Convy, 2007 (File 4) - Box 27
Farouk Afiouny 21st January, 2004 at Lakemba NSW interviewed by Freda Backes, 2004 (File 5) - Box 27
Ray Widdows, Randwick NSW,interviewed by Paul Convy. Includes copy of memorial leaflet and obituary, 2004 (File 7) - Box 27
Debs Family, 4 Wangal Place, Five Dock, 19th January, 2007 interviewed by Paul Convy & Freda Backes, 2007 (File 9) - Box 27
Pauline Bittar, 11/6 Hale Rd Mosman NSW, 8th Nov. 2005, interviewed by John Koorey, 2005 (File 10) - Box 27
Gwen Masnour, 13th November 2006 at 18 Bradley Street, Randwick. Interviewed by Freda Backes and Paul Convy, 2006 (File 12) - Box 27
Class 4. Consignment received August 2016, 1890 - 2011
This consignment consists of objects collected by the Australian Lebanese Historical Society and includes textiles, clothing, cooking implements, tins, posters and ephemera.