In 1973, work on the new Watsonia supermarket was delayed when two 120 foot long steel trusses crashed to the ground in high winds.News clipping, black and white text and image.watsonia shopping centre, watsonia supermarket

Business card for a local fish and chip shop, Greenhills Fish and Chips at 37 Greenhill Road Greensborough.Business card, white card with black and green text and colour image.greenhills fish and chips, greenhill road greensborough, fish and chip shops

Business card for a local fish and chip shop, The Original Watsonia Fish & Chips at 9 Watsonia Road Watsonia.Business card, white card with white text on blue background and colour image.the original watsonia fish & chips, watsonia road watsonia, fish and chip shops

Business card for a local hairdresser, Hair Headquarters, at 78-92 Nepean Street Watsonia.Business card, brown card with white text.hair headquarters, nepean street watsonia, diamond village shopping centre

Business card for a local bakery, Diamond Village Hot Bread & Cake Shop, at 78 Nepean Street Watsonia.Business card, white card with red and brown text on yellow background.nepean street watsonia, diamond village shopping centre, diamond village hot bread and cake shop

Business card for a local newsagent, Diamond Village Lotto, Cards and News, at 78 Nepean Street Watsonia.Business card, white card with multi coloured text.nepean street watsonia, diamond village shopping centre, diamond village lotto, cards and news

Business card for a local pasticceria and gelateria, Pelligra Cakes, at 71 Main Street Greensborough.Business card, white card with blue text and colour image.business cards, pelligra cakes, main street greensborough, cake shops

Business card for a local furniture and antique dealer, Any Old Thing Will Do, at 600 Morwell Avenue Bundoora. Business card, white card with blue text.business cards, furniture shops, french polishers, any old thing will do, morwell avenue bundoora

This article covers some of the issues when the development of Greensborough Plaza was in the planning stages in 1977.Shows local resistance to the building of a large shopping complex in Greensborough.News article, black textgreensborough plaza, shire of diamond valley, bob fell

Photograph of Janefield Special School's display during Education Week 1969 at Northland Shopping CentreBlack and white photographjanefield, janefield special school, education week

A short story about Adams Cake Shop in Main Street Greensborough in the 1970s and some coincidences about a member of staff.Article, 1 p., illus.adams cake shop greensborough, glenice dyke, dawn petts, dawn bennetts

Directory of shops in Greensborough Plaza about 19941 page printed on both sides, colour mapsgreensborough plaza

Directory of shops in Greensborough Plaza issued for the 40 years anniversary in 20181 page printed on both sides, colour mapsgreensborough plaza

Handwritten receipt for purchase of book from The Book Case dated 28/04/1976; with copy of a page of Community News 1975 containing an advertisement for the shopHandwritten receipt for purchase of book from The Book Case dated 28/04/1976; with copy of a page of Community News containing an advertisement for the shopthe book case, main street greensborough, community news

Digital images of part of the shopping strip in Watsonia 2021.Part of a collection of miscellaneous historical images with a connection to the local area.Digital colour photograph. watsonia road watsonia, watsonia shopping centre

Digital image of Buckingham and Company Real Estate office at 53 Rattray Road MontmorencyPart of a collection of miscellaneous historical images with a connection to the local area.Digital colour photograph. montmorency shops, buckingham & company real estate agents, rattray road montmorency

Various shopping directories for Greensborough Plaza: 2001, 2007, and 2 undated pamphlets. Includes centre map.4 advertising pamphlets. Folded with colour illustrations and map.greensborough plaza, advertising images

Colour directory listing places to eat in Banyule with colour photos. Includes restaurants, cafes and take away shops.Colour booklet of 39 pages with directory and colour photosbanyule city council, restaurants

Full page advertisement for the Briar Hill shops, corner Mountainview and Sherbourne Roads Briar Hill.Digital copy of newspaper advertisementbriar hill, briar hill shops, mountainview road briar hill, sherbourne road briar hill

Photograph of two of the shops at Briar Hill. Also in this shopping precinct is Briar Hill Bakehouse which made the Urban List May 2022 guide to Melbourne and Victoria’s Best Vanilla Slice. "Briar Hill Traditional Bakehouse. When half of Melbourne are contacting Urban List and singing the praise of Briar Hill's snot block, there wasn't a chance that it'd miss out on a spot in this list. Flaky and custard-y in all the right ways, Briar Hill Traditional Bakehouses vanilla slice has cemented itself as a part of many local's mid-morning ritual." Colour digital photograph.briar hill, briar hill shops, mountainview road briar hill, sherbourne road briar hill, briar hill bakehouse

The 1971 owner of the "Big Star" supermarket in Bundoora Park (now Andrew Place) shopping centre, Ron Adler discusses his business and what it offers to customers.Digital copy of newspaper advertisementbig star supermarket bundoora, bundoora park shops, andrew place shops, grimshaw street bundoora, ron adler

in 1971 this area was called Bundoora Park and the shops had same name. It has been renamed Andrew Place Shopping Centre as people confused it when Bundoora Park in Plenty Road opened. Digital copy of newspaper advertisementbundoora park shops, andrew place shops, grimshaw street bundoora

Bundoora Square is the shopping centre on the corner of Plenty Road and Settlement Road Bundoora. Digital copy of newspaper photographbundoora square, bundoora shopping centre, plenty road bundoora

Bundoora Square is the shopping centre on the corner of Plenty Road and Settlement Road Bundoora. This full page advertisement was published for Christmas at Bundoora Square in 1985.Digital copy of newspaper advertisementbundoora square, bundoora shopping centre, plenty road bundoora

Bundoora Square is the shopping centre on the corner of Plenty Road and Settlement Road Bundoora. The newspaper clipping shows staff, Iolanda and Enza, at De Maria Continental Foods in 1988.Digital copy of newspaper articlebundoora square, bundoora shopping centre, plenty road bundoora, de maria continental foods

Article advertising an exhibition of patchwork quilts in shop fronts along Watsonia Road, Watsonia 13/08/2004Newspaper clipping, text with colour illustrationquilting, debra layt, patchwork gallery, watsonia road watsonia