Complete list of Trustees, Noble Park Public Hall
To mark the centenary year for the Noble Park Public Hall Trust the trustees installed an Honour Board in the Noble Park Public Hall at the Paddy O’Donoghue Centre, Buckley Street, Noble Park.
The board displays the names of all trustees since the first trust meeting in 1913 when Mr C Luxford, Mr P J Maroney, and Mr J Bunn were appointed. Around 1922 when the brick hall was built the trustees were Mr C Isaac, Mr A Smith, Mr C Beatty, Mr W Simpson and Mr D Luxford. The Trust deed allows for five trustees, all of whom must be land owners, living in the Noble Park area.
Trustees are appointed for a term of 5 years, and are able to re-nominate for further 5 year periods. Since 1920 22 people have been elected to the esteemed role of hall trustee, and as well, in accordance with changes to the trust deed in 2005, a sixth trustee is appointed annually, to represent the City of Greater Dandenong.
Most trustees have had a long association with the public hall, including the more recent trustees, Olive O’Donoghue has served for 33 years, Dawn Dickson for 32 years, Adrian Barnard for 24 years, Neville Tate for 25 years and Alan Gordon for 17 years. The present 6th trustee, Ms Lynette While has held her position on the trust for 2 years (as at 2015).
At the Annual General Meeting in June 2013 Ms Gaye Guest was elected to the trust to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mrs O’Donoghue.
Amongst their historical memorabilia the trustees now have the original trust Minute Book, recording meetings held around 1919. The 94 year old book is in almost perfect condition.
An interesting motion on the books dated February 10th 1919 shows an entry where free hire was given for a concert to raise funds for the Tubercular Sailors and Soldiers Sanatorium. Back in those days the trustees struggled to raise enough funds to run the hall and at most meetings, the trustees agreed to ‘hold over’ an account or two, to the following meeting, for payment.
Hall hiring fees in 1919 were two shillings and sixpence for dances and concerts, and one shilling for nightly meetings.
In 1922 the decision was made to build a new hall, and later that year to raise funds they held a “Cinderella” night, charging the ladies one shilling entry, and the gentlemen paid two shillings. The records also show that in December 1923 a school concert was held at the hall and the trustees believe that the photo that has been displayed on the history boards with lots of children in the hall, would have been that 1923 school concert.
Adrian Barnard, the Chairman of the Noble Park Public Hall Trust said that “the Honour Board gives due recognition to those who have volunteered their time as a trustee, and those names are now preserved in history”.
Amongst their historical memorabilia the trustees now have the original trust Minute Book, recording meetings held around 1919. The 94 year old book is in almost perfect condition.
An interesting motion on the books dated February 10th 1919 shows an entry where free hire was given for a concert to raise funds for the Tubercular Sailors and Soldiers Sanatorium. Back in those days the trustees struggled to raise enough funds to run the hall and at most meetings, the trustees agreed to ‘hold over’ an account or two, to the following meeting, for payment.
Hall hiring fees in 1919 were two shillings and sixpence for dances and concerts, and one shilling for nightly meetings.
In 1922 the decision was made to build a new hall, and later that year to raise funds they held a “Cinderella” night, charging the ladies one shilling entry, and the gentlemen paid two shillings.
The records also show that in December 1923 a school concert was held at the hall and the trustees believe that the photo that has been displayed on the history boards with lots of children in the hall, would have been that 1923 school concert.
Adrian Barnard, the Chairman of the Noble Park Public Hall Trust said that “the Honour Board gives due recognition to those who have volunteered their time as a trustee, and those names are now preserved in history”.
1913-1919: Mr C Luxford, Mr P J Maroney, Mr J Bunn
Circa 1920: Mr C E Isaac, Mr AW Smith, Mr C Beatty, Mr W Simpson, Mr D Luxford
Circa 1950: Mr T Copas, Mr G Luxford, Mr T Kirkpatrick, Cr E Jenkins
O’DONOGHUE, ARTHUR JOHN 1957-1980
BELL, ROBERT CHARLES 1969-1981
DE SACHAU, HENRI EDMUND 1951-1976
HETHERINGTON, IRVING ROTHVILLE, Cr 1951 - 1976
BUSH, JOHN 1976-1985
WESTON, CHARLES 1965-1979
FULLERTON, RAYMOND 1976-1983
KAMPL, PATRICIA (Mrs) 1979 -1982
O’DONOGHUE, OLIVE (Mrs) 1980 -2013
DICKSON, DAWN ( Mrs) 1981 - current
CAMPBELL, HENRY LEONARD 1982 - 1987
SPRIGGS, RONALD 1983 - 1989
PIASENTIN, JOHN 1985 - 1987
WILSON, GARY 1987 - 1988
POWER, ROBERT KEVIN 1987 - 1995
BARNARD, ADRIAN 1989 - 2018
TATE, NEVILLE 1988 - current
GORDON, ALAN 1996 - current
GUEST, GAYE (Ms) 2014 - current
TRUSTEES REPRESENTING THE CITY OF GREATER DANDENONG
REGAN, PAMELA 2006 - 2008
DOUBLEDAY, MARK 2008 - 2009
McKIMM, PAMELA 2009- 2011
WHILE, LYNETTE 2011 - 2018
KYLIE SPRAGUE 2018 - current
Note: City of Greater Dandenong appoints their representative to the trust.This representative trustee remains on the trust until another person is appointed by the council.