A chronicle of Blackburn with photographs, diagrams and maps from the 1850's onwards.non-fictionA chronicle of Blackburn with photographs, diagrams and maps from the 1850's onwards.open air school blackburn no3850, blackburn., morton park, traveller's rest hotel, blackburn lake sanctuary, blackburn creek hotel, blackburn road blackburn, blackburn post office, blue moon fruit co-operative ltd, blackburn railway station, pioneers, gordon crescent blackburn, lake road blackburn, goodwin george augustus, morton thomas richards burrowes, st johns anglican church blackburn, blackburn methodist church, blackburn church of christ, blackburn primary school no 2923, blackburn scout group 1st, blackburn and district tree preservation society, g.f. fankhauser

Autobiography of Mavis Lucas Nee Pepperell. Ms Lucas grew up in Tunstall, now Nunawading and vividly describes her life from about 1920, growing up in a working class family on a flower farm, her career in a soft furnishing factory, social life based around her church, the depression, her Marriage in the 1930's and the changes during and after the war. She tells her story to 1954. Autobiography of Mavis Lucas Nee Pepperell. lucas, mavis, pepperell, wesley college junior school, tunstall, flower growing, pepperell family, blackburn primary school, no. 2923, mount pleasant methodist church, hawthorn, frank, ashburton, hartwell, julie, helen, yos, arie, heathmont post office and store

Worn by Cecilia Foley , Blackburn, VictoriaLadies dress, black and white zig-zag print. Three buttons to waist; belted, eight panelled skirt. Circa 1960'sElcee. By Leon Cutler, New York, Sydneycostume, female

Photocopy of book review of Michael Cannon's 'Land Boom and Bust' describing the work of land speculators in the 1880's. The involvement of senior politicians is discussed. Sir Matthew Davies and the Freehold Investment Company in Blackburn and the sale of the Blackburn Park Estate is mentioned. A copy of a Queen's Park, Box Hill 10 pound deposit receipt is illustrated.Photocopy of book review of Michael Cannon's 'Land Boom and Bust' describing the work of land speculators in the 1880's. davies, matthew henry, sir, bent, thomas, benjamin, freehold investment and banking company of australia ltd., blackburn and tunstall property co., queens park estate, box hill, residential development

Mitcham Chess Club was established in 1970 and disbanded December 1976. Nunawading Chess Club reformed from Mitcham club January 1977 and disbanded permanently 1998. It operated from The Avenue Neighbourhood House Blackburn.Wooden Shield with central metal shield. 'Nunawading Chess Club' 'Championship' with etched Knight piece in centre surrounded by 14 small shields with winner from 1977 to 1991.|Names on shield A Van Silfliout - 1977, M. Walkling - 1978, E. Stannard - 1979, 1980, and 1985, S. Hooi 1981, R. Knaepple - 1982, 1986, 1989, R. Sheahan - 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988 and 1991.|Small oval unmarked shield on bottom.as abovetrophies & awards, sports

Article in Domain Property Supplement to The Age, 16 December 1998. 'the 70's make a comeback' (Australian modern designs) and ' Design by cooperation (Fashion-Johnson Building Company).bindy street, blackburn south, no 2, fasham-johnson, houses

Notice of auction, 2 Queen Street, Blackburn, 20/2/99. 1900's weatherboard house.auctions, queen street, blackburn, no 2, r. g. woodard pty ltd

Neighbours are opposed to the removal of a 1950's house to be replaced by 5 double-storey townhouses at 124 -126 Blackburn Rd which would require removal of 39 of the 45 trees on site.Neighbours are opposed to the removal of a 1950's house.blackburn, whitehorse planning scheme, blackburn road blackburn nos. 124 -126, blackburn village residents' group

Dr. Gavin Oakley, Blackburn dentist spearheaded the introduction of fluoridation to Melbourne's water supply in the late 1970's.Dr. Gavin Oakley, a Blackburn dentist.oakley, gavan, blackburn

During the boom years of the 1880's, the new township of Blackburn was designed and built.During the boom years of the 1880's, the new township of Blackburn was designed and built.blackburn, gardiner's creek, blackburn lake, freehold investment and banking company of australia ltd, goodwin, george augustus

Private sale of 22 hillside home-sites on Junction Road, Blackburn, called Hollins Estate by Stanley R. Penny & Co., 524 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham.hollins estate, stanley r. penny & co., real estate agents, blackburn, junction road, suto, joyce

M.M.B.W. reticulation plan no. 731, Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham. Locality plan of bores [1933]. Scale 1' - 160'. Ref No. S 33/154.whitehorse road, blackburn, surrey road, clare street, francis street, pope road, queen street, albert street, chapel street, bores, melbourne and metropolitan board of works

Auction brochure for 31 Fellows Street, Mitcham, 28 November 1998 (sold before). Four room 1920's Californian bungalow, owned by Mark Reister, sales and marketing manager, Woodards, 10Main Street, Blackburn and sold through Woodards. With biographical details of Mark Reister.Auction brochure for 31 Fellows Street, Mitcham, 28 November 1998 fellows street, mitcham, no 31, reister, mark, auctions

Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of men picking flowers at Adult Deaf Society Flower Farm. Page 29.daffodils, mclellan, archie, nelson, t, swain, p, buse, s, abraham, e. d. j., hull, a., adult deaf and dumb society

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'.Black and white photo of Blackburn Football Club in 1929. The club was founded in 1900s and is still in existence. See Da Costa book page 87. Names listed in SUBJECTS below.lea, w., dell, r., bambridge, l., luff, robert, brown, jamieson, alexander a., young, stainsby, peters, h., lee, s., foster, c., kiker, f., jenkinson, p., mcclelland, cooper, tickle, rooks, charles francis, williams, heatley, j., headford, n., heppner, w. b., jenkyn, t., yeomans, a., blackburn football club

non-fictionWhitehorse has had an Environment Education Program for almost 40 years.meagher dorothy, parkswide environmental education program

A4, 3 pagesnon-fictionAbout the lives of the Scoble family in particular Harry Scoble and his sister Hilda Petshell.scoble harry, pannam charlie, matheson mary, petschell hilda, scoble hilda, fagg keith, scoble's poultry farm

8 printed maps of various sizes covering city of Nunawading. Scale 1:2500non-fictionA collection of maps of the City of Nunawading from Diana Coles, City of Whitehorse Community Chest. coles diana, civic maps, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, blackburn road

Used by Molly Myers in the 1950's - she lived in Blackburn and was mother to Judy Hall.Small light blue book with fruit basket, xxxxxx bottles and stick lady. Copy right by J. Fowler. Book has 148 pages.fruit, preserving, vegetables, molly myers, fowlers