Two items A reprinted article fromt he Australian Dictionary of Biography on Stanley Korman, his life and his business ventures. An email from on of former employee of Stanley Korman about his knowledge of Stanley Korman, owner of the Centenary Wollen Mills Pty Ltd.korman stanley, korman sylvia (lazanus), centenary woollen mills pty ltd, bentleigh, stanhill pty ltd, automobile finance company of australia ltd, bentleigh woollen mills, thomas street, brewer road

This file contains seven items about the significance of this building and how this was established : 1/ Photocopies of a handwritten application (in duplicate) by Walter Kay of Elsternwick dated 13/10/1985 and Rodney H Bush’s dated 16/10/1985 to the Historic Buildings Council to register the former Elsternwick Post Office building, and an original typewritten letter dated 17/10/1985 from the Historic Buildings Council to Caulfield and Historic Society advising them of an application and inviting them to submit relevant information about the building with a copy of application attached. 2/ Six pieces of correspondence between various interested parties (Caulfield Council , Caulfield Historical Society, National Trust, of Australia and Ministry for Planning and Environment on behalf of Historic Buildings Council, Victoria) about the significance of the former Elsternwick Post Office building and the progress of efforts to include it on the Register of Historic buildings. Dated between November 1985 and May 1986. 3/ Two pieces of correspondence between the Caulfield Progress Association and the Caulfield Historical Society dated April and May 1986, regarding the efforts of the Historical Society to save the former Elsternwick Post Office building. 4/ Two pieces of ephemera by the Caulfield Progress Association, one original undated and one photocopy undated in 1986. Both appealing to the public for support to help the former Elsternwick Post Office building and to protest a proposal to demolish it, by Caulfield Council. 5/Original newspaper article dated 07/06/1989 from the Malvern-Caulfield Progress newspaper written by Robert Carmody. The article talks about the approval by the Historic Buildings Council of Caulfield Council’s restoration program of the former Elsternwick Post Office building worth approximately $850,000. The refurbishment would consist of a shop and office space which would then be rented out. Mayor Emil Braun outlines the progress to implement the plans. 6/ Caulfield Conservation Study by Andrew Ward dated September 1994 of former Elsternwick Post Office Building. The building plans for the Elizabethan Style building were approved in 1891. The original timber verandahs were replaced by the present brickworks in circa 1918 rear extensions in 1941-42. Similar Post Offices were built at Kew, Queenscliff and Portarlington. 7/ Computer printout dated 19/03/2010 of Statement of Significance held by the Victorian Heritage database of the former Elsternwick Post Office Building. It was built in 1891 in the ‘Queen Anne’ style. The substantial two story red brick building was set on a bluestone plinth with an ornate façade incorporating cement dressings. There is a brief summary of the settlement and development of the Elsternwick area with mention of how important the building is to the Elsternwick Community. Original date and author is unknown.elsternwick post office, glenhuntly road, elsternwick, riddell parade, office buildings, postal services, caulfield city council, kay walter, regent street, caulfield, bush rodney h, gisborne street, city of caulfield, braun emil councillor, mayors, aylen doug, aylen douglas r, historic buildings council, caulfield historical society, ministry for planning and environment, head stephen, historic buildings act 1981, anderson p, national trust of australia (victoria), public works department, architectural styles, calder g.k. councillor, wills cathie, lyall kerry, marsden john hudson, town clerk, hill douglas, caulfield progress association, caulfield south, glen eira road, hawthorn road, mac neil j.r., neville street, glenhuntly, marten veronika, ballantyne richard, royal historical society of victoria, dunstan don, alfada street south, hardy joan, baird rob, snowball betty, ward andrew, hoddle robert, foot henry, ebden charles hodson, elster, oldham mary kate, english ‘queen anne’ revival style, rifle club, coulson herbert h., fick p.g., railway, city manager, austin g.b. h., architects, builders, architectural features, australia post, register of historical buildings, grey karen, planning appeal board, heritage overlay no h029, victorian government gazette no. 60 dated 16/07/1986, historic building no640, certificate of title volume 5817, kennan james harley, nelson ivor, blake alison, neale anne, telegraph offices, wardell, ward andrew

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Letter requesting transfer from office workoffice work, g. campbell

Letter to the editor responding the origin of the Blue Hole, short history of the Mont Albert Brickworks which is now the John August Reserve6 paragraphs and letterjohn august reserve, parks and reserves, brickworks

a.b. A poem written for Betty Vivian on her 9th birthday. Handwritten on lined paper, two sheets, one side only. c. Envelope addressed to 'Miss Betty Vivian, to be opened at the Tea-Table 3rd Feb. 1941' which contained the poem. Written in the same hand as the poem.

Two letters about the Anderson Organ at this Baptist Church: Photocopied letter dated 05/11/1990 from the National Trust Victoria, advising the City of Caulfield that the Anderson organ at the Baptist Church, 481 GlenHuntly Road, has been placed on the Trusts register, and classified to be preserved. Includes information about organ, organ builder, and organ’s previous history from 1882 to 1990. Email query of 14/02/2012 between Ann Gibson of the National Trust (Aust) & John Maidment about this organ now situated at Flinders.national trust of australia, national trust register, anderson organ, wight ian, dhurringile, pto, baptist church, anderson william murchison, glenhuntly road, organ, winter james, elsternwick, presbyterian church, maidment john, gibson ann, st. johns anglican church, flinders, barton claire

Letter to Robin Boyd regarding 158 Riversdale Rd fence realignment. Includes a plan with area enclosed by adjoining occupier at 160 Riversdale Rd, Camberwell.

LETTER WRITTEN TO LT. GOVERNOR BY GEORGE ROGERSA LETTER WRITTEN TO THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - SIR EDMUND HERRING DATED 30 MARCH 1947 EXPRESSING THANKS FOR THE PERSONALISED LETTER ON THE OCCASION OF LAURA HUDSON'S 99TH BIRTHDAY IN MARCH OF 1947. LETTER IS WRITTEN BY GEORGE ROGERS local history, letter, hudson - laura

A two page typed copy of a letter dated 21/10/1966 to Mrs Thompson from valuer W V Scott containing a valuation of her property at 299 Centre Road, Bentleigh. It includes a detailed description of the land, room layouts and out buildings. Also includes two pages of undated, unattributed handwritten working notes relating to the valuation of the property.thompson mrs, centre road, bentleigh, whitmuir road, architectural features, garages

B. McKenzie was the Executive Officer Curriculum for the TAFE Board.Letter to B. McKenzie from Graham Beanland, Primcipal of the Ballarat School of Mienes.graham beanland, b. mckenzie, ballarat school of mines, tafe

Correspondence to Mr W. Cook regarding some Japanese bluestone from Ringwood Fruit Association Ltd.Correspondence to Mr W. Cook regarding some Japanese bluestone from Ringwood Fruit Association Ltd.cook, w, ringwood fruit association limited

Letter to Mr W. Dilley, Mr Brandenburg and all Councillors from Mr Gray, President of Nunawading Historical Society, criticising recommendations in the Site Management Review.dilley, warwick, brandenburg, john p, city of nunawading, nunawading historical society, gray, bill, schwerkolt cottage