A filing folder, blue vinyl hardvoer exterior. Contains various documents relating to the death of W …
Item
ProvenanceJONA, Walter (JONAWALT)
SeriesMemorial Documents from the Personal Papers of Walter Jona
Series Number005
Item DescriptionA filing folder, originally held in a blue vinyl hardcover exterior. Contains various documents relating to the death of Walter Jona titled in Memory of Walter Jona from his beloved wife Alwyne 2008, notable as follows: 1. A media release from the Premier Steve Bracks on the death of Walter Jona 2. An invite to the State Funeral held at Temple Beth Israel, Thursday 26 July 2007. The appearance is of a card stock pamphlet, it has been mounted on a piece of A4 paper. It contains psalms in English and Hebrew, and a description of the expected running events during the service. 3. A handwritten card that states 'A tribute to the HON. Walter Jona signed by his friends on the occasion of a dinner celebrating his long and distinguished service to this community as the longest serving member for Hawthorn 1964-1985'. Follows are 7 pages of signatures. It is written on good quality stationary. 4. 8 pages of newspaper cuttings pertaining to the life and death of Walter Jona, mounted on A4 white paper. It is not clear the full extent of coverage, but stories are included from The Age, The Australian Jewish News, The Herald Sun. 5. 3 letters of condolence 6. The eulogy written by Rabbi John Levi, x2. 7. The eulogy written by Rabbi Fred Morgan, x2. 8. Some photocopied photos of the service and attendees 9. A eulogy written by Ben Bodna AM 10. 3 pages of newspaper cuttings, these ones include pictures taken of the service and published in the paper. 11. A memorial newspaper piece written by Peter Kohn, published on his blog. 12. A memorial newspaper piece written by Ashley Browne, published on her blog. 13. An article memorial piece written by the Victorian Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, published in their journal. 14. A document by the Victorian State Government detailing the running schedule of Walter Jona's State Funeral, including a list of VIP attendees, listed as follows: Mr Charles Curwen CVO, OBE The Hon. Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria The Hon. Jenny Lindell MP Mr Ray Purdey Mr Tim Pallas MP The Hon. Daniel Andrews MP The Hon. Lynne Kosky MP The Right Hon. Zelman Cowen and Lady Cowen The Hon. John Cain The Hon. Joan Kirner AM The Hon. Lindsay Thompson AO CMG Mr Ted Baillieu Ms Andrea Coote MLC The Hon. Marsha Thomson MP Ms Jan Kron ber MLC Mr Michael O'Brien MP Ms Helen Shardey MP Mr Michael Danby MP The Hon. Petro Georgiou MP 15. A 11 page document on yellow paper of full list of expected attendees, and their seating arrangement. 16. A 11 page document of VIP and family/close friends seating arrangements, on blue paper. 17. Pink paper document with general outline of seating arrangements. 18. An extract of a sermon given during synagogue service on July 28th by Rabbi Morgan at Temple Beth Israel, that discusses the State Funeral held earlier that week. 19. An article discussing the life and eath of Walter Jona, written by the King David School and published in their school magazine. 20. An obituary written by Howard A. Freeman 21. A obituary written by the Retired Prison Officers Social Group 22. A letter addressed to Alwynne Jona from the Queen Elizabeth Centre notifying and inviting her to the opening of the Walter Jona Wing at the Centre, dated 26th October 2007. 23. 4 pages of newspaper and magazine cuttings of obituaries for Walter Jona. 24. A 4 page typed document listing guests that attended 'an evening reception and supper in honour of The Hon. Walter Jona, MP on Thursday 19th November 1985. 25. 2 pages of cuttings from the Australian Jewish News detailing the posthumous award of a Flame of Life Award from Magen David Adom to Walter Jona. 26. A letter to Walter Jona from 'Lester', seemingly one of his doctors. 27. A newspaper cutting from The Herald Sun about Walter Jona. 28. A notice from The Asthma Foundation in their publication about the contribution Walter Jona made to their organisation. 29. A letter to Walter Jona from Dr Robert JS Thomas 30. An invitation from Tel Aviv University to the 2008 Oration of Monash University given by Dr Alan Finkel AM, that was dedicated to Walter Jona, and sponsored by Alwynne Jona in honour of Walter. 31. Correspondence from Ronald Krongold (President of the Australian Friends of Tel Aviv University) to Alwynne Jona, offering congratulations on the 2008 Oration as described directly above. 32. Yokneam Dedication Speech (being a station of Magen David Adom), for which the gardens are dedicated to Walter and Alwynne Jona. 33. A newspaper cutting that briefly mentions Walter Jona, entitled 'Clash of the Party Titans'. 34. A newspaper cutting that briefly mentions Walter Jona, entitled 'Some words of advice about how to rebuild the Liberals'. 35. A handwritten list of names and home addresses. Purpose unknown. 36. Excerpts from the Hawthorn Football Club magazine 'Hawk Talk', that details the life, contribution to football and death of Walter Jona. 2 pages. 37. 2 page excerpt from the magazine of the 'Aleph-Tav' Australian Friends of Tel Aviv University Chapter. Includes a short article written by Walter Jona just before his death, and a dedication made by the University to him. 38. 5 page excerpt from the Hawthorn Football Club magazine 'Hawk Talks' that details the opening of the Hawthorn FC Museum, and the contributions made by Walter Jona. 39. The proof copy of the Daily Hansard transcript from the Legislative Assembly Meeting of Tuesday, 7th August 2007. The particular speakers for this meeting are detailed in PP/JONAWALT/1/1/005/005.1, which is the bound official copy.
Item Number003
Item Box Number1
Dates(s)2007
Box Barcode Number:NB03904043
Current LocationLRCA - Louise Rosenberg Communal Archive
Browse Hierarchy
