A copy of the talk given by Neville Daynes to the Canterbury History Group, 22 February 2013 describing life in Canterbury leading up top to and during World War 2.canterbury, canterbury memorial hall, menzies> r. g(sir), canterbury bowling club, australian women's league, canterbury primary school, united australia party, emulation hall

Single page of notes/interview record of Miss Daisy Paddock, teacher at the Ringwood State School in Greenwood Avenue (now Federation Estate) - Interview write-up by Ringwood History Group.Transcript: "Miss Janet Daisy Paddock She was an extremely well-liked and well-regarded teacher at the old RW State School in Greenwood Ave (Now Federation Estate). She taught between the years of 1927 until 1941, then again after the war from 1951 until final retirement in 1961. In fact she was so liked that her former pupils formed "The 2997 Club" , which met in her honour every year for a meal (and, of course, their guest of honour). 2997 was the RW SS number. In some of her letters about early life in RW, she recalls the RW Mail being produced and printed in a small wooden building in Adelaide St. [Adelaide St is officially no longer on the RW map but it went from the highway nearly to Mullum Creek, between Melbourne St and Warrandyte Road.^ In fact there is an unmarked 100 metres of road that is on the west side of Officeworks that ends in a roundabout at the bottom of Eastland carpark. I don't believe it is exactly in the same position as the old Adelaide Street but it pretty close. That would put the old Mail office in the vicinity of the Maroondah Council service centre in Eastland.] She also recalls that there were nearly a dam on every corner. In fact, I recall in my 1950s/60s childhood that there were still many dams around. As I previously mentioned, with the RW-Mitcham claybelt, there wasn't much top soil and the orange clay is very fine, so when the banks of the dam get wet, it wass very slippery. I often remember playing around in those dams, as most boys did in those days. A friend and I spied an old bath used to water some horses so after some trial and errors we made it waterproof and fashioned a couple of paddles out of wooden fence pailings. The first launch in the local dam was fine and we managed to manouver through the bullrushes into the middle. The only thing that I forgot about was that I had a d<^ that went everywhere with me and, rather than bark from the bank, he swam over to us and tried to get aboard. Bath tubs are not known for their seaworthness and he tipped us all in the drink. Of course the bath sank like a rock. We scrambled on the bank and he added insult to injury when, as all dogs do, gave the usual shake and sprayed us with water. My mind often comes back to one dam right next to the Croydon pub - that provided water to the Magg's orchard - dug in the usual fashion on about 3 metres deep scraped in the local clay, it was at this dam in the early sixties that a young boy drowned. After that we were pretty careful around dams. Going back to Daisy's memories, she recalls that the kids often started late on Monday mornings as Monday was Market Day at RW. They used to watch the stock being herded into the yards and people getting off the steam trains. Her family home was at Gruyere and her father used to drive to RW market and stop midway at the Burnt Bridge hotel and rest the horses. [I suspect that he may have watered other things besides the horses.] They eventually moved to RW in Thanet St. Miss Paddock still remembers the old RW school at the corner of RW St and Whitehorse Road, it was very small so they built the new school in Greenwood Ave. RW had a population of around 2,(K)0 when Daisy became an Assistant Class Five. She used to walk through the open paddocks, surrounded by bush and orchards. She goes on to say that the bush was alive with wildlife and a natural playground for the children. Miss Paddock was a member of the Soroptomist Club in RW (equivalent to Rotary), active in the church and local community. At our archives, we have a plaque that grac^ the entrance to the school, naming it the Miss Daisy Paddock library, in honour of a great woman in our city."

Pass Out for the Hoyts Theatre Maling Road Canterbury, given to the Canterbury History Group by Michele Spencer who found it among her late father's papers. Includes letter from Michelecanterbury, canterbury theatre, maling road, theatres, correspondence

Handout of history of the Camberwell Grammar School and the mansions the school has on site, prepared by Trevor Hart archivist of the school on the occassion of a tour he conducted for the Canterbury History Group 23 September 2113canterbury, camberwell grammar school, hart> trevor, highton, doery> george henry, camberwell convalescent home for soldiers, world war 1914-1918, tara, christie> louis p, roystead, vial> oliver, kingussie, lumsden> david, norge, gunnersen> thorald william, world war 1939-1945, lindrum> walter, mont albert road

Also colour photograph of main entry to Mechanics Institute Hall and Library extension taken in 1998 04665.1 10 x 15 cmColour photograph showing the back entry to the Mechanics Hall before demolition, room to the left of stairs occupied by Lakes Entrance Family History Group and to the right by Tambo Shire Historical Society Lakes Entrance Victoriaaccommodation, environment, volunteering

Notes on the Hardy Family who lived in Logan Street Canterbury from 1911- 1952, and some of the occupants of Logan Street during that period. From a talk by John Hardy to the Canterbury History Group April 2010canterbury, logan street, hardy family, elmbrae, canterbury bowling club, canterbury primary school, transport, maling road

Letter to Colleen Morgan , President of the Canterbury History Group, from Shirley Robinson, enclosing notes about the Carisbrooke Private School for the period 1926-1930, when the school was situated at 31 Hopetoun Avenue Canterburycanterbury, hopetoun avenue, carisbrooke private school, methodist ladies college, robertson> shirley, soldiers memorial hall, independent schools

Copy of a talk given by Don Gibb to the Canterbury History Group in June 2015 on the Elgar Survey which will be the basis of the second chapter of his forthcoming book on the social history of Canterbury. Includes maps and a list of the first Boroondara ratepayers.canterbury, mcwilliam. gwen, land subdivision, port phillip district, maps, gibb> don

Three photocopied images of Canterbury Railway Station in 1898. Donated to the Canterbury History Group by Mr Norman Mills who digitised the photographs left to him by a relative.Includes copies of the old photographs before digitisation and a letter from Mr Mills.canterbury, canterbury railway station, pedestrian underpass, stationmaster's house, gaslights, signals, hansom cabs, steam trains

Material from Australian Archives and Shepparton Family History GroupBlack plastic bound folder containing photocopied sheets of burial and coroner certificates. Also index of these and other relevant info.Original certificates in A4 envelope stored in room 12.Internee Deaths and Local Citizens.internee deaths, local citizens, ww2

Compiled by family history group from information presented by family membersAcknowledgement of early settler familes with a short history of eachbooks, history, local

Coloured photograph of the crest of the Canterbury State School no 3572(from school blazer?). Reprinted from Dr.Allan Williams papers by Jan Pigot. Dr Williams attended Canterbury State School from 1920 and his papers are held by the Canterbury History Groupcanterbury, canterbury state school, molesworth street, crests and emblems, williams> allan (dr), primary schools

Booklet compiled by Susan Barnett, President of the Surrey Hills Historical Society with the assistance of the Balwyn Historical Society, Camberwell Historical Society, Canterbury History Group and the Surrey Hills Historical Society, for a bus tour of significant places in Boroondara to commerate the centenary of the Gallipoli Landing.beckett park memorial, white> dorothy sevilla, cahill> francis matthew, cahill> martin, cahill> richard nicholas, cahill> kevin martin, lone pine dairy - balwyn, bignell> alfred charles, canterbury citizens carnival, canterbury gardens, soldiers - memorial hall - canterbury, canterbury memorial home units, canterbury primary school, camberwell city rsl sub-branch, golding> herbert, daly> gustav anthony disney, daly> william constant beck, daly> clarence wells didier, wattle park lone pine, clock tower memorial> wattle park, hethersett house - plc - burwood, surrey gardens - memorial cross, surrey gardens - the shrine, steele> mrs charles h d, blogg> john kendrick, gawler> john stephens, mawson> frederick w, webster> clarence

Black and white photograph of the Drum and Fife Band of the Camberwell East Elementary School, 1933. Frederick Morgan(born c1922 husband of former President of Canterbury History Group) at front on far right, with kettle drum. Moreton Bay Fig Tree on right. Caretakers house on left. (Mr Moore)canterbury, camberwell east elementary school, canterbury girls secondary college, primary schools, bands, musical instruments, moreton bay fig tree