An advertisement for the sale of a subdivision by Auction: of 16 Ideal Home Sites, East Kew, 1940. This significant sale of land between the Kew Golf Course and Willsmere Park led to the streets having a high degree of architectural uniformity.The subdivision in the second year of the war indicates that land sales for homes and speculation continued from the 1930s into the period of the Second World War. There is no indication on the plan that a war is occurring.Single page subdivision plan advertising the sale by Auction of 16 Ideal Home Sites, in East Kew, on 17 February 1940. Streets named in the plan include: Kilby Road, Belford Road, Elm Grove, Willow Grove. Willsmere Park is indicated but not named. The auction was conducted by Beauchamp Brothers. A number of lots are coloured pink on the plan indicating those lots for sale and/or those already sold.subdivision plans - kew east (vic)

Prue Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The Normanby Heights Estate not unusually used hyperbole to attract purchasers to the auction of 17 lots facing Argyle Street (sic), Pleasant Avenue and Normanby Road. Predictably factors appealed to included the proximity to schools etc, the availability of public utilities, friable soil, picturesque views and ‘advancing settlement’. If that were not enough, the sales pitch exhorted prospective purchasers to consider their backbone. ‘Thrift is unquestionably the Backbone of any Nation. No better form of Thrift can be encouraged in the young citizen than by investing his or her savings in a piece of land in a growing, healthy and beautiful locality. NORMANBY HEIGHTS ESTATE admirably fits the need.’ The experience of Australia at war undoubtedly contributed to the use of terms such as ‘Backbone of a Nation’ and the appeal to egalitarian principles in the choice of the term ‘young citizen’. The recognition that women had savings and might be the prospective purchaser also reflects a new sense of the rights and entitlements of women in the postwar period.subdivision plans - kew, normanby heights estate, pleasant avenue, normanby road, argyle street

The historian Dorothy Rogers records (A History of Kew, p.5) that "In 1888 he [Arthur Wills] took over his estate, 'Willsmere', and conducted it as a dairy farm. He was an architect by profession, and having established the farm he rented it, and returned to live in Barry Street, Kew, where his only child, Dorothy was born in 1889. He entered Kew Council in 1891, and three years later built a new house in Fellows Street, on land that Thomas had purchased at the 1846-47 sales. He became Mayor of Kew in 1896-97, and during his term of office sold this house and built the present 'Willsmere' [pictured] on the corner of Willsmere and Belford Roads. ... Never a house of great distinction, it has now been demolished to make way for a freeway."This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Willsmere, the home of the Wills family of Kew, designed by the architect Arthur Wills, circa 1896. arthur wills, willsmere, belford road, willsmere road, dorothy rogers, kew, wills family

This was probably part of a real estate promotion for the sale of the Riversdale Heights Estate. This was subdivided by Messrs. Duncan and Weller. Of the allotments offered, 30 were sold and realised £4600. Date of this sale was c December 1923. This suggests that the date This are was one of the last pieces of former rural land to be sub-divided for housing in Surrey Hills.The land between it and South Surrey Park was sub-divided post WW1, hence the naming of the streets after sites of WW1 battles.A black and white reproduction of an aerial photo of the area near the corner of Warragul and Riversdale Roads looking west towards the city. Some features have been identified by name including the Riversdale Heights Estate, which was being sub-divided. North and South Courts are shown. Other roads (unmarked) in the foreground are Graham Street, Allie Street, Thistle Street, Lille Street, Amiens Street, and Marne Street. Beyond these is the area marked 'PARK' (South Surrey Park), which is devoid of vegetation. Areas of Camberwell and Canterbury are also shown. The area covered extends to beyond St Dominic's Church. The original is mounted on a cream deckle-edged paper.Beneath the original on the mount: "SOUTH SURREY HILLS LOOKING WEST c. 1936" [The reference to the sale in the Box Hill Reporter of December 1923 found on Trove suggests that this date is not accurate.] Rear top LH corner of original in Jocelyn Hall's handwriting: "For Centre / from Mr James Long"riversdale heights estate, riversdale road, allie street, south surrey park, lille street, thistle street, amiens street, marne street, south court, north court, duncan and weller, real estate sales, graham street, st dominics church, highfield park, canterbury primary school, aerial photo

This volume of maps is believed to have been compiled by staff at the Shire of Bacchus Marsh and was presumably used to inform and assist Shire staff and Councillors in the carriage of their duties.This collection of maps are significant due to their rarity as many of them are unique maps made for local purposes in the Bacchus Marsh region. They are also of strong research value containing a wide variety of information including landholders, land sales, infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, public, commercial and private buildings, houses, land use, and geographic features over multiple decades from the late nineteen century into the middle part of the twentieth century.One bound volume of maps comprising cadastral maps, (indicating property owners and land boundaries), land plans and real estate auction plans and advertising material, and other maps indicating major infrastructure like proposed roads and irrigation areas. Most of the maps and plans are of Bacchus Marsh and nearby areas but some maps are of nearby towns such as Melton, Ballan and Blackwood. The volume comprises 52 pages. Most pages have a single map or plan pasted onto it but some contain 2 or 3 different maps. There are 81 maps in total. Map 1 Liquidators Sale 1896. Map 2. Woodside Estate Sale 1913. maps, maps bacchus marsh, maps bacchus marsh region

This photo is part of a collection of Wodonga Town Photos donated by Elaine Mann. Elaine was married to David Mann, a successful Wodonga businessman and community leader who passed away in Wodonga in June 2012. David was a member of the Mann family who began their business in Wodonga in 1920. Elaine was a teacher in Wodonga for many years and an active member of the community. The Terminus Hotel In 1873, James Thompson Hatch built the two-storeyed Terminus Hotel at 79 Sydney Road (later known as High Street), then sold it to George Day and Kenneth McLennan for £1,230. It was first licensed to J. G. Morton in January 1874. In 1879, Annie Allen, from Ireland, took over as licensee of the hotel containing 14 rooms, after she and her husband, George James Allen, purchased it. He became licensee in 1883. Under the Allens, the Terminus became, ‘a principal rendezvous for visitors to the town.’ September 1888 saw additions to the building that included a billiard room, a dining room, and 18 other rooms. Following the death of her husband in 1889, Annie Allen continued to run the Terminus Hotel. She later married John Haldon and was licensee of the hotel until 1893 when the licence was transferred to William Carkeek. In the early 1900s the Hotel was thoroughly renovated. The Terminus Hotel was for sale by auction on 5th March 1909. It comprised about 50 rooms, a two-storey building built of brick and iron with hot and cold water service and acetylene gas throughout. The principal hotel in Wodonga, was let from 1st January 1909 on a seven years’ lease at a rental of £9 per week. 1935 saw extensive improvements by proprietor W. P. Kinney, while in 1941 further extensive improvements were carried out to make a good hotel better. A pall of shock and disbelief descended over Wodonga’s historic Terminus Hotel on 1st June 1998 when it was destroyed by fire then demolished in 1999. The site was sold for almost $1 million and redeveloped for a medical clinic.This photo collection is of significance as it documents how the businesses and buildings in Wodonga have evolved and contributed to community throughout the late 20th century.Terminus Hotel; Gippsland & Northern Co-operative Pty. Ltd.; Graham Bradbury Men's Hairdresser; Patricia Anne Fashions; Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company (A.M.L. & F). on the west side of High Street. The Terminus Hotel was built C. 1873. and was destroyed by fire in 1998, The Gippsland and Northern Co-operative Co. Ltd was formed in 1905, but the date of its establishment in Wodonga is not confirmed, but they were holding fortnightly sales at the Wodonga sale yards by early 1919.wodonga businesses, high st wodonga, terminus hotel, gippsland & northern

Book - 12 pages with a fold out double page centre map, centre stapled, titled "The Merrilands Garden Suburb", a real estate marketing brochure for area to the west of the Reservoir rail line, known locally as Merrilands. Marketed on being a gardens suburb to the then Town Planning situation. Contains a suggested loop tram system. Has sales conditions, general information. Marketed by T. M. Burke of 340 Collin St Melbourne. Fold out surveyors map, by Saxil Tuxen, Licensed Surveyor date Oct. 1919. Shows suggested tram routes, reserves, and civic centre.trams, tramways, real estate, reservoir, proposals, new tramway, land

Subdivison map of Cherrydene Estate and double-sided A4 size House & Land price list dated 27/10/1969. Developer - A.V. Jennings Industries (Aust) Ltd., Cnr. Springvale & Wellington Rds., Mulgrave, Vic. Phone 560 8411. Sales Dept. Rep., Leon B. Devine, Phone 560 8411 A/H.435 5311. Subdivision includes Wonga Road, Holyrood Crescent, Clipper Court, Ripley Court, Harwick Close, Bader Court, Towerhill Drive, Nigel Court, Berkley Road, Avis Court, Carmen Close, Frederic Drive, Kenwood Crescent, Adele Court, Marilyn Street, Abbey Court, Baron Court, Kismet Close, Oban Road, Ringwood.Furnished and landscaped display homes are open for your inspection, (see map on reverse side) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and Holidays, and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays. Display homes list for 'Cherrydene' Ringwood - Arundel, Ashmoor, Avalon, Cleveland, Chiltern, Dorset.

Documents related to the sale of 33 Fifth Street Black Rock, including two colour photocopies with the external and internal views of a shed said to be a former tram shed associated with the Sandringham to Black Rock horse tram line. Includes the City of Bayside heritage report and Hocking Stuart sales sheets for an auction on Saturday 4 August 2007. It would appear from Google Earth that all buildings were demolished.Yields information about the sale of a property said to be associated with the Black Rock tramway.Four A4 sheets - two colour and one colour sheet providing auction details.trams, railways, vr trams, sandringham, black rock tramway, sale of land, 33 fifth st black rock

An article about the first settlement surveyed in 1858 in the Burwood area known as Ballyshanassy. It later became Norwood and finally Burwood in 1879.An article about the first settlement surveyed in 1858 in the Burwood area known as Ballyshanassy. It later became Norwood and finally Burwood in 1879.ballyshanassy, albers ernest, boundary road burwood east, dempsey

Double sided bi-fold sales brochure regarding sale of 14 blocks of land comprising Thackray Wood, corner Cheong Street and Ruthven Way, Ringwood East. Agent: Max Brown Real Estate, 53 Main Street Croydon, Tel 7230281 a.h. 8764034. Inset image of additional copy with handwritten sale prices.

Folder containing multi-fold colour pamphlet advertising Lots 6 to 12 of Oban Woods Estate with location map and summary of subdivision features. A4 size attachments include subdivision layout of Lots 2 to 25 with summary of property sizes and undated indications of whether sold or still available at the time, with price where known. Dates not documented however early sales within the development took place around 1997.Estate plan includes Oban Woods (thoroughfare) and Chifley Parade. Location map of area shows development site of Oban Woods Estate off Oban Road and Kubis Drive, Ringwood North. Agents - R.E. Appleby Ringwood Pty Ltd., 170 Warrandyte Road Ringwood North 3134, Telephone 9876 4222, Fax 9876 4209.

Collection of Subdivision Plans, Land Sale flyers, Auction notices, and Real Estate Agent's notes for Coolooli Estate, Ringwood East, Victoria. Subdivision includes Coolooli Court, Isabel Avenue, Walhalla Drive, Cleland Street, Landell Court, Byways Drive, Heathwood Street and Hume Street, released over four stages - First Stage auction 16 August 1969, Second Release private sales from July 1970, Third Release Auction 11 September 1971, Final Release auction June 21st 1975. Agents - C.E. Carter & Son, 126 Whitehorse Road, Ringwood until moving to 122 Whitehorse Road in 1973 - Tel. 870 6024, 870 6830, 870 2519, A.H. 723 3298, 870 6960. Digitised copy of photograph - A.B. Carter and Andy McLean at Coolooli Estate auction, 11 September, 1971.