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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Store change in Mitcham, 1966
Article on the takeover of Copolov's (Mitcham) by Anderson's Pty Ltd in 1966.Article on the takeover of Copolov's (Mitcham) by Anderson's Pty Ltd in 1966.Article on the takeover of Copolov's (Mitcham) by Anderson's Pty Ltd in 1966.copolov's, anderson's pty ltd -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Land Auction, Blackburn, 7/09/1994 12:00:00 AM
old Blackburn Advertisement in the Nunawading Gazette 7 September 1994Advertisement in the Nunawading Gazette 7 September 1994 for auction of the old Blackburn East Primary School (closed December 1993) land. Auction 25 September 1994. Greenwood Estate, Nicoli Street.old Blackburn Advertisement in the Nunawading Gazette 7 September 1994 land subdivision, bindy street, blackburn south, vicki street, sandra street, blackburn east primary school, no. 4800 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Morack Public Golf, April 2024
The redeveloped Morack Public Golf is completednon-fictionThe redeveloped Morack Public Golf is completedmorack golf course, vermont south -
Federation University Historical Collection
Article - Article - Women, Ballarat School of Mines: Women of Note; Hester Darby, (1900 - 1980)
Hester Clara Darby joined the staff of the School of Mines, Ballarat (SMB) as an assistant to senior Commercial Classes in April 1916. On 01 February 1921 she was appointed a lecturer. She taught the 'Touch' Method of typing, Commercial Correspondence and Office Routine. During the war years Hester Darby, still teaching at SMB, worked as the honorary stenographer to the Ballarat Area Office. She was working in this capacity when troops from USA were billeted in Ballarat. After 41 years Hester Darby retired from the position of Typewriting Instructress in the Commercial Department in 1962.smb, ballarat school of mines, commercial classes, lecturer, touch typing, commercial correspondence, office routine, 1921-1962, world war 2, honorary stenographer to area office, usa troops billeted in ballarat -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Clean living in soap central, 2007
Article on Vermont naming top ten spots, incl. 'Neighbour' setting - Ramsay Street (Pin Oak Court) (photos).Article on Vermont naming top ten spots, incl. 'Neighbour' setting - Ramsay Street (Pin Oak Court) (photos).Article on Vermont naming top ten spots, incl. 'Neighbour' setting - Ramsay Street (Pin Oak Court) (photos).pin oak court, vermont south, 'neighbours' (television program) -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Alma, Will
This file contains seven items. Transcript of article WHY I HATE CARD TRICKS by Will Alma in THE LINKING RING, Vol. 48, No. 10, year unknown. Transcript of article TOURING IN AUSTRALIA BEFORE THE TALKIES by Will Alma, publication details unknown. Includes WHAT WAS ON IN MELBOURNE THE DAY I WAS BORN on 04/11/1904 Transcript of article A DREADFUL REMINISCENCE by Will Alma, publication dates unknown. Transcript of Will Alma’s script for Joan Stuart’s Radio Session on 3DB IWANT TO BE in 1940. Will Alma’s personal Correspondence with THE MAGIC CIRCLE between 1954 and 1958 in transcript form. Transcripts of a letter from Otago Magical Society to Will Alma dated 06/07/1938 confirming his membership of that society. Extract from letter in the WORLD’S FAIR of 12/05/1972 to its AMONG MAGICIANS column editor, Bayard Grimshaw, concerning George Waldo Heller.alma will, magicians, entertainers, the linking ring, entertainment, the magic circle -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Public to be given say in development, 1994
Residents have applauded a recommendation to council to defer a planned development at Campbells Croft / Abbey walk (photo: Yvonne Snape)Residents have applauded a recommendation to council to defer a planned development at Campbells Croft / Abbey walk (photo: Yvonne Snape)Residents have applauded a recommendation to council to defer a planned development at Campbells Croft / Abbey walk (photo: Yvonne Snape)city of nunawading, campbells croft, abbey walk, vermont, marnell, brian, snape, richard, snape, yvonne -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, History making Box Hill mayor, 2007
Story of Esther Poelman, Box Hill's first woman councillor and Mayor incl. photo.Story of Esther Poelman, Box Hill's first woman councillor and Mayor incl. photo.Story of Esther Poelman, Box Hill's first woman councillor and Mayor incl. photo.poelman, esther, councillors, mayors, box hill -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Watsonia [some memories] by John Kellow, 1934_
A short history of Watsonia and surrounding area. told in oral history format by John Kellow. This article is not referenced and details require verification. 5 pages of typed text.watsonia, electric station estate, black family, grace park, greensborough, john kellow. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Friends of the lake education unit, 1/03/1996 12:00:00 AM
Article from Whitehorse Gazette on Dorothy Meagher.Article from Whitehorse Gazette on Dorothy Meagher who started the Friends of the Lake Education Unit in 1985 to give knowledge to children on how to care for the bushland area.Article from Whitehorse Gazette on Dorothy Meagher. meagher, dorothy, blackburn lake sanctuary -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, History on record, 15/11/1993 12:00:00 AM
Article from the Gazette of 15 Nov 1993.Article from the Gazette of 15 Nov 1993 re Monash researcher Andrew May compiling a complete history on Nunawading during the 1940s and 1950s.Article from the Gazette of 15 Nov 1993. may, andrew, monash university -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Carrington Grove, 8, St Kilda East
A one page typed report dated 05/08/1989, by H Bullock and R Landells, containing a brief history of the house at 8 Carrington Grove from 1914 to 1989. The report provides a list of occupants and briefly mentions Charles Carrington and Lord Loch after whom Loch Avenue and Carrington Grove was named. The file also includes one page of accompanying handwritten working notes. The file also includes a photocopy of an article from a book, title and publication details unknown, containing a biography of Charles Robert Carrington. A one page research note by Chloe Stapleton, dated 08/05/2012, identifies the source of the article.carrington grove, st kilda east, loch avenue, heads of state, governors, officials, depression 1890s, economic depression, world war 1914-1918, carrington charles robert, harrop thomas s, harrop r, koesis l, mitchell n i, bullock h, landells r -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Joy at Mullum Mullum wildlife finds, 2005
Article on echidna sighting near Mullum Mullum Creek. With photo of Betty Millner.Article on echidna sighting near Mullum Mullum Creek. With photo of Betty Millner.Article on echidna sighting near Mullum Mullum Creek. With photo of Betty Millner.millner, betty, mullum mullum creek, echidnas -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Lake Rd Site for Housing, 8/04/1992 12:00:00 AM
Lake Rd Site for Housing.An article in the Nunawading Gazette on an objection by Mark Delaney on the traffic flow and hazards associated with the proposed development of land on the former Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten land.Lake Rd Site for Housing.land subdivision, forest hill residential kindergarten, lake road, forest hill, jean street, phillips, bruce, delaney, mark, glen valley road -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Origins of the name "Greensborough", 1913_
From an article on Victorian pioneers and their services to the state. This section describes the life of Mr Edward Bernard Green after whom Greensborough was named.Gives the origins of the name Greensborough and an outline of the life of the man behind the name, E.B.Green.2 x A4 pages downloaded from Victorian Historical Magazine (1913) Vol 3, Issue 10, pages 79-80.Cover sheet: Greensborough. Origins of the name 'Greensborough". Source: Victorian Historical Magazine (1913) Vol 3, Issue 10, pages 79-80.edward bernard green, greensborough, origins of name -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Childcare Centre Inappropriate, 2018
Neighbours campaign to have proposed childcare centre for 92 children in a Mitcham residential street, knocked back by Whitehorse Council.Neighbours campaign to have proposed childcare centre for 92 children in a Mitcham residential street, knocked back by Whitehorse Council.Neighbours campaign to have proposed childcare centre for 92 children in a Mitcham residential street, knocked back by Whitehorse Council.city of whitehorse, orient avenue, mitcham, no. 1, childcare centres -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Industry Began With Rail Line, 24/11/1982 12:00:00 AM
Article about the boost provided to local industry by the opening of the railway line to Lilydale in 1882Article about the boost provided to local industry by the opening of the railway line to Lilydale in 1882Article about the boost provided to local industry by the opening of the railway line to Lilydale in 1882railways, clay industries, white brothers, tile factories, mitcham brick and pottery co. ltd, brickworks -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article - Newspaper article, Blackburn school conditions menace children's health, 1950 ?
article on poor conditions of Blackburn State School n.d. [195-?Newspaper article on poor conditions of Blackburn State School n.d. [195-?]. From scrapbook of Jessie Williamsarticle on poor conditions of Blackburn State School n.d. [195-?williams, jessie, blackburn primary school, no. 2923, whittle, c. e.. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, To live and work in a war zone, 2004
Rodney Cocks of East Burwood, United Nations peace worker, nominated for Victorian Australian of the Year award, 2005Rodney Cocks of East Burwood, United Nations peace worker, nominated for Victorian Australian of the Year award, 2005Rodney Cocks of East Burwood, United Nations peace worker, nominated for Victorian Australian of the Year award, 2005cocks, rodney -
Melbourne Legacy
Article, Bulletin VALE Legatee John Ernest Cooper
An article from the Melbourne Legacy Bulletin on the death of Legatee John Cooper (President of Melbourne Legacy in 1968). The article is a reprint of Legatee Kemsley oration at the funeral on 2 April 1980 at St Andrew's Anglican Church Brighton. The Bulletin published articles on Legatees when they passed away. Legatee John Cooper, born in 1919 and died in 1980. During his war service he served in 2/4th Field Regiment with 7th Division in PNG and Borneo, gaining the rank of Lieutenant. He joined Legacy in 1951 after being nominated by Legatee Dudley Gallagher. The article was part of an album of past presidents from 1965 to 1989. The folder included biographical details and obituaries, eulogies and death notices of prominent Legatees. The items have been catalogued separately.A record of Legatee John Cooper a past president of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Typed copy of a page from the Legacy Bulletin on the death of Legatee John Cooper - President 1968Bulletin No 2481. 8.4.1980. Page No 1 and 2past presidents, vale, john cooper -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Roy's Story, Nov 2024
Enlistment of Arthur Roy JohnsonEnlistment of Arthur Roy Johnsonjohnson arthur roy, world war 1914 - 1918 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Blackburn Library Revamp, 2017
Whitehorse Council is planning a revamp of the Blackburn library.libraries, city of whitehorse, blackburn -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article - Newspaper cutting, Subdivision furore, 1994
Vermont South Traders and residents are opposing Shell Australia's plans to subdivide a prominent Nunawading Council owned site on Burwood Highway for a 24 hour petrol station, McDonalds and Video library and cafe.Vermont South Traders and residents are opposing Shell Australia's plans to subdivide a prominent Nunawading Council owned site on Burwood Highway for a 24 hour petrol station, McDonalds and Video library and cafe. Objectors say it is a conflict of interest for the council as the sale of the land is conditional on council approving the subdivision.Vermont South Traders and residents are opposing Shell Australia's plans to subdivide a prominent Nunawading Council owned site on Burwood Highway for a 24 hour petrol station, McDonalds and Video library and cafe.shops, shell australia, city of nunawading, vermont south shopping centre, burwood highway, vermont south, nos 473-493 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Two million dollar scheme rejected by Council, 1974
A Proposed development of McLean's corner East Burwood was rejected in principle by City of Nunawading Council (Photo & sketch of proposal).A Proposed development of McLean's corner East Burwood was rejected in principle by City of Nunawading Council (Photo & sketch of proposal).A Proposed development of McLean's corner East Burwood was rejected in principle by City of Nunawading Council (Photo & sketch of proposal).webster, noel, mayors, city of nunawading, athan, savvas, councillors, taylor, frank, williams, w, oakley, gavan, mclean's corner east burwood -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, R. A. Marsh: Church Street Greensborough, by Faye Fort and June Hall, 1919_
A brief history of Richard Marsh and family and his house on the corner of Hailes and Church Street Greensborough. This story by Faye Fort and June Hall was updated in 2016 by Marilyn Smith and Sue Ballantyne from material generously supplied by Mrs Madge Marsh, widow of Richard's son Gordon.Story of a pioneer family and a significant house in Greensborough.One page of text.richard arthur marsh, teresa bautista, hailes street, marsh family -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, For Ats' sake, 1990
Nunawading Schools Community Art Project for more than 10 years has encouraged local students to be artistic and creative. The project sponsored by the city of Nunawading gives primary and secondary students the chance to work with professional artists.nunawading schools community arts project, city of nunawading, mourney, hazel, brown, margaret, atkinson, bruce, o'neil, jan, heatherwood special school, antonio park primary school, blackburn lake primary school no 4860, lobos, robert, spicer, grant, green, rebekah, tierney, damien, clark, felicity, feiner, julia, werner, michelle, pringle, mark -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Don Cheyne OAM, Aug 2023
Don Cheyne OAM died on 01/06/2023non-fictionDon Cheyne OAM died on 01/06/2023eastern suburbs and churches table tennis association, cheyne don oam, st ninian's unitingchurch blackburn south, mahoney's reserve -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, The Age, Honour for mother who refused to take easy way out; and, A Complete human being, by Tony McDonald, December 2001,; and, 30/09/2004
Experiences of Tony McDonald, a Greensborough mother of a Down Syndrome child, including accounts of her work in building support facilities for families of children with disabilitiesTwo articles: 2 p. black and white reprint of newspaper article, text with photograph, printed both sides; and, 1 p. article, black and white reprint of journal articledown syndrome, tony mcdonald -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Article - Transcript from the The Courier, May 1891 re horse tram accident
Transcript of an article from The Courier, Ballarat, 21 and 22/5/1891 about the death of Mr Charles Leggo who fell from a horse tram. Two sheets, gives full details of the event.Yields information about accidents or events involving horse trams.Copy of a transcript from The Courier, Ballarat, re the death of a Mr Charles Leggo who fell from a horse tram - see pdf file for good scan of the two sheets.ballarat, horse trams, tramways, lydiard st, accidents, horses, charles leggo -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Your street - Weeden Drive Vermont South, 2013
Everybody loves good neighbours. Pinoak Court, known as 'Ramsay Street' in the TV program 'Neighbours'.. Photos.Everybody loves good neighbours. Pinoak Court, known as 'Ramsay Street' in the TV program 'Neighbours'.. Photos.Everybody loves good neighbours. Pinoak Court, known as 'Ramsay Street' in the TV program 'Neighbours'.. Photos.pin oak court vermont south, neighbours television program, tan, mimi, hermans ria, weeden drive vermont south