Auction brochure for "Stanbury" - Ceres- Geelong, for 3rd Dec 1992. Executor's auction of the estates of J M, D R & G R Wettenhall.corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., stanbury corriedale stud, victoria, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding

Advertisement in the Gazette for 'Grantham' Mitcham Road, Mitcham, former home of Stanley Walker of Australian Tesselated Tile Co.Advertisement in the Gazette for 'Grantham' Mitcham Roadgrantham' mitcham road, mitcham, walker, stanley, australian tesselated tile co. pty ltd, real estate

Residents in Mitcham are fighting to save one of their suburb's historic homes. More than 60 objections have been received by the City of Whitehorse Planning Office to an application by Metrospan Developments to build 16 double storey units at 456 - 460 Mitcham Road, Mitcham. The proposed development is on part of the historic Walker Estate.Luther College Year 10 History assignment Residents in Mitcham are fighting to save one of their suburb's historic homes. walker estate, hogg, tony, australian tesselated tile co. pty ltd, allan, peter, buckingham, helen, rigo, anthony, metrospan developments

Cutting from Whitehorse Gazette 24/12/1997 informing that Whitehorse Council last week voted to include the historic Walker Estate on its list of protected sites to save it from demolition. Cr Allen said he was confident the Council's decision to refuse a development permit would not be overturned at the Administration Appeals Tribunal. Whitehorse Council last week voted to include the historic Walker Estatewalker estate, city of whitehorse, metrospan developments, walker, stanley, mitcham road, mitcham, meerut street, australian tesselated tile co pty ltd, walling, edna, allan, peter, nunawading and district historical society, arrowsmith, valda, daly

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

Report by Andrew Ward, architectural historian, on the offices of the former Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading. 10 pages.Report by Andrew Ward, architectural historian, on the offices of the former Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading. 10 pages.shire of blackburn and mitcham, borough of box hill, keogh's estate, city of nunawading, municipal chambers, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360, r. m. king, architect, j. breet and sons, allen-jenkyn of blackburn, craig williamson pty ltd, block, gerd, renate, victoria. country roads board, sydenham, diane, jones, anne, australia. post master general's department

Report on application to build 16 two-storey town houses on land at 456 Mitcham Road, Mitcham. There have been 42 objections from near-by residents.Report on application to build 16 two-storey town houses kirisopoulos, jenny, daly, peter, nunawading and district historical society, walling, edna, australian tesselated tile co pty ltd., walker estate

Black and white copy of Home of Donald Walker, 494-8 Mitcham Road, Mitcham. Now 19 units. Built by Fred & Edward Chalmers.|Original photo enhanced by Ted Arrowsmith - June 2005walker, donald, walker estate, australian tesselated tile co. pty. ltd., chalmers, frederick, edward, mitcham road, mitcham, no. 494 -498

Deakin street, Mitcham, formerly part of the Springfield Estate Co. Ltd, was named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister.Deakin street, Mitcham, formerly part of the Springfield Estate Co. Ltd, was named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister.deakin street, mitcham, springfield estate

A summary of the life of William Henry Slater who established a herb garden in Mitcham and won an Honorable Mention for essential oils at the Paris Exhibition in 1867.Deakin street, Mitcham, formerly part of the Springfield Estate Co. Ltd, was named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister.slater, william henry, mitcham, herbs, lavender farms, pearce, harry

Black and white photo of Edgar Edwardes Walker's Homewalker estate, walker, edgar edwardes, australian tesselated tile co. pty. ltd.

Black and white photo of porch tiles on Edgar Fredrick Walker home, Benares Street (Walker Estate) Mitchamwalker estate, walker, edgar frederick, benares street, mitcham, australian tesselated tile co. pty. ltd.

Black and white photo of porch tiles of Edgar Fredrick Walker home in Benares Street, Mitcham (Walker Estate) at what is now the home of Dr. Inches. These tiles were inspired by visit to India made by E.E. Walkerwalker estate, walker, edgar edwardes, edgar frederick, benares street mitcham, inches, dr., australian tesselated tile co. pty. ltd.

Black and white photo of porch tiles of Edgar Fredrick Walker home, Benares Street, Mitcham (Walker estate)walker estate, walker, edgar frederick, benares street, mitcham, australian tesselated tile co. pty. ltd.

2pp A4 non-fictionCriteria list for the National Estate. 2 pagesbooks, flora, fauna, landscapes, climate

Captain Hepburn was a squatter who held the license for Smeaton Estate. Colour photographs of Smeaton House, Smeaton, built by squatters John and Elizabeth Hepburn. john hepburn, elizabeth hepburn, smeaton house, squatter, smeaton, architecture

Robert MAIR Robert (Bob) Mair (1943- ) Born New Zealand A potter who trained at the Sturt Pottery in Mittagong under Les Blakebrough and later set up a pottery at Clifton Pugh’s Dunmoochin estate at Cottles Bridge near Melbourne. He then worked with John Olsen for two years from 1969-1970, with Mair throwing and Olsen hand-decorating the pots. During the 1970s, Bob Mair worked in goldfield production pottery in Ballarat with Robert Pitman before moving to Clarendon in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia in 1982. In the late 1880s and 1990s Robert Mair is working at Sturt Pottery timeline again in the late 1980s/1990s as a visiting potter under Campbell Hegan. In the early 2000s, he and partner Janie Kerr set up a pottery at Braemar in the Southern Highlands of NSW. They then moved, first to Sutton Forest where they took up a residency at Hillview, the former summer residence of the governors of NSW, then to Wingham in the Mid North Coast region of NSW. Mair’s work may be marked with an impressed ‘RM’, an impressed tricuspid symbol or both. In Clarendon, he continued to use the tricuspud symbol with an impressed ‘Old Clarendon Pottery Adelaide’ stamp. A Ballarat mark has not been identified, but simse this lidded pot was found in Ballarat it could be a cross in a circle?Lidded ceramic container with blue bamboo like design on the outside.australian studio pottery, ceramics, bamboo

Winlaton was established in Springvale Rd., Nunawading in 1956 as the main state-run institution for adolescent girls. Previously (1951-1953) Winlaton was a home run by the Mission of St James and St John for women with venereal diseases. Re-opened in 1956, female offenders were committed to Winlaton by the courts, but there were also many girls and young women in danger who had not committed a crime. Winlaton closed in 1993 and the land is now occupied by the Candlebark Estate.5 black and white photographs (a-e) showing tattoos being removed at the Winlaton Youth Training Centre. This activity was funded by the Australian Schools Commission Innovations Grants. See also 6229winlaton youth training centre

John Wakefield Snr. came to Australia in 1852 as a crewman on a ship, and his wife Elizabeth and children John, Anne, Tom and George came out to Australia in 1954. In 1859 John Jnr. married Rhoda Hartnett. They purchased land and a cottage on Springfield Village Estate, Blackburn North.Sepia photograph of 9 members of the Wakefield Family. John and Rhoda Wakefield are in centre of the front row.wakefield family

John Wakefield Snr. migrated to Australia in 1852, as a crewman. Elizabeth, John, Tom and George arrived in 1854. In 1859 John Wakefield Jnr. married Rhoda Hartnett. They purchased land and a cottage on the Springfield Village Estate, Springfield Road, Blackburn North.Sepia photograph of a group of six people at a wedding. John and Rhoda Wakefield are at front - left and centre.wakefield, john, rhoda, wakefield family