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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, William Cook of Box Hill, n.d
Notes on William Cook of Box Hill, died 1869 re allotments. Litigation with Nunawading District Board. He died before November 1869 without a will. Licence transferred to Amy Cook, 1870.Notes on William Cook of Box Hill, died 1869 re allotments. Litigation with Nunawading District Board. He died before November 1869 without a will. Licence transferred to Amy Cook, 1870.Notes on William Cook of Box Hill, died 1869 re allotments. Litigation with Nunawading District Board. He died before November 1869 without a will. Licence transferred to Amy Cook, 1870.cook, william, parish of nunawading, nunawading district board, cook, amy -
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Letter - Correspondence, Invitations, 1998, 1990
Invitations to Bill and Beryl Gray to Mayoral Dinner, 27/5/1988.Invitations to Bill and Beryl Gray to Mayoral Dinner, 27/5/1988; Civic Dinner Dance 24/6/1988 and informal gathering at Schwerkolt Cottage 2/3/1990.Invitations to Bill and Beryl Gray to Mayoral Dinner, 27/5/1988.gray, bill, gray, beryl, smith, dorothy g, arrowsmith, valda, atkinson, bruce, plummer, jan, schwerkolt cottage, crawford, russell, city of box hill, nunawading historical society -
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Document, Box Hill Sketchbook, n.d
Biographical note on O.S. Green, from dust-jacket of Box Hill Sketchbook of which he was the author, with notes on Julia Morant, illustrator.Biographical note on O.S. Green, from dust-jacket of Box Hill Sketchbook of which he was the author, with notes on Julia Morant, illustrator.Biographical note on O.S. Green, from dust-jacket of Box Hill Sketchbook of which he was the author, with notes on Julia Morant, illustrator.green, oswald stuart, morant, julia -
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Article, O.S. Green dies, age 87, 1/06/1993 12:00:00 AM
Obituary for Oswald Stewart Green, from 'Times Spectator', Sale.Obituary for Oswald Stewart Green, from 'Times Spectator', Sale. Copied from Box Hill Historical Society Newsletter.Obituary for Oswald Stewart Green, from 'Times Spectator', Sale. green, oswald stuart -
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Article, 50 years in newspapers, 5/10/1977 12:00:00 AM
Obituary of Mr Bert Harding, Managing Director of Reporter Pty Ltd, printers and publishers of the Box Hill Reporter and Nunawading Reporter.Obituary of Mr Bert Harding, Managing Director of Reporter Pty Ltd, printers and publishers of the Box Hill Reporter and Nunawading Reporter.Obituary of Mr Bert Harding, Managing Director of Reporter Pty Ltd, printers and publishers of the Box Hill Reporter and Nunawading Reporter.harding, bert, reporter pty ltd, harding, stan, harding, ron, harding, bert, lawson, dorothy, young, ena, walsh, ruth, harding, ivan -
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Photograph - Illustration, Stephen Creek, n.d
Photo of Stephen Creek,1836 - 1908, early land holder who arrived in box Hill in 1856.Photo of Stephen Creek,1836 - 1908, early land holder who arrived in box Hill in 1856.Photo of Stephen Creek,1836 - 1908, early land holder who arrived in box Hill in 1856.creek, stephen, pioneers -
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Document, Notes on Job. Hone, n.d
Notes on Job Hone's arrival in Victoria in 1850.Notes on Job Hone's arrival in Victoria in 1850, one of the first people to discover gold at Avoca, returned to Box Hill in 1853 and bought land. he assisted in establishing most of the churches in the area.Notes on Job Hone's arrival in Victoria in 1850. hone, job, pioneers -
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Document, Fr John McCristal, 1/05/1994 12:00:00 AM
Order of service for Eucharistic celebration, Fr John McCristal, 1917 - 1994.Order of service for Eucharistic celebration, Fr John McCristal, 1917 - 1994, at St Paschal's Franciscan Monastery, Albion Road, Box Hill.Order of service for Eucharistic celebration, Fr John McCristal, 1917 - 1994. mccristal, john (fr), st paschals franciscan monastery, box hill -
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Document, How runs the road, 1948
Photocopies of some pages from 'How runs the road' by Bernard Cronin with pictures of White Horse Hotel, Coach and Horses Hotel, Ringwood.white horse hotel, coach and horses hotel, ringwood, hotels, box hill, ringwood -
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Document, The Whitehorse Hotel, 1923
Photocopies of a drawing of White Horse Hotel, 1923 by Miss Mabel Pye presented to Box Hill City Council by the artist in 1956.white horse hotel, hotels, box hill -
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Pamphlet, The Story of The White Horse, 1/09/1993
Pamphlet on the History of the White Horse Hotel, built in 1853 by Patrick Trainor, first Hotel in Box Hill, first brick building in Box Hill and the only two storey building in the district until well into the 1880's.white horse hotel, trainor, patrick, cobb & co. -
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Letter - Correspondence, Letter re Licensing difficulties for Railway Hotel, Royal Hotel and White Horse Hotel, 9/02/1967
Letter to Mrs Leach from Jean Uhl quoting from the Argus of 1st July, 1921, re Hotels deprived of Licenses within the Shire of Nunawading. These hotels deprived would indicate when the area went 'dry'.railway hotel, box hill, royal hotel, surrey hills, white horse hotel -
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Document, Saegoe School Inspector's Reports (c1860 - 62), 1862
Nunawading U.M.F.C. School (Box Hill) school inspector's report c1860-62 & Sagoe School roll 1862. Also reports from 'Nunawading Wesleyan School (Ballyshanassy) [Burwood]; Nunawading R.C. School ; Templestowe Presbyterian School.nunawading umfc school, sagoe common school no 463, wilson brown, g, ballyshanassy wesleyan school, nunawading roman catholic school, templestowe presbyterian school, primary schools -
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Article, Windfall of $50M, 25/01/1995 12:00:00 AM
Whitehorse Council could receive a multi million dollar pay out from the sale of the electricity distribution company United Energy, which was formed October, 1994Whitehorse Council could receive a multi million dollar pay out from the sale of the electricity distribution company United Energy, which was formed October, 1994, from Box Hill and Doncaster-Templestowe Council Electricity Supply Departments.Whitehorse Council could receive a multi million dollar pay out from the sale of the electricity distribution company United Energy, which was formed October, 1994electricity supply, united energy, payne, brian, port, ian, oscar, geoff -
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Document, History of Blackburn Primary School
Blackburn Primary School originally a denominational school opened in 1858, then known as 463 Common School Sagoe Common School, Box Hill - Nunawading and became Blackburn Primary School in May 1889.blackburn primary school no. 2923, sagoe common school, no. 463, seitz, john arnold, baker, w.a., halkyard, mark -
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Document, Note on Sagoe Common School
A note on the history of Sagoe Common School, No 463 established by the Methodist Church before 1862.sagoe common school, no. 463, blackburn primary school, no. 2923, box hill primary school, primary schools -
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Magazine - Periodical, The Hill, 1985
Box Hill Hospital's official journal. Vol 4, No 1 Aug 1985.Box Hill Hospital's official journal. Vol 4, No 1 Aug 1985.Box Hill Hospital's official journal. Vol 4, No 1 Aug 1985.hospitals, box hill hospital -
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Article, Marjorie Morgan - Box Hill resident, 1/03/1996 12:00:00 AM
Article in Whitehorse Gazette on Marjorie Morgan.Article in Whitehorse Gazette on Marjorie Morgan, archivist and vice-President of Box Hill Historical Society and author of 15 books on Australian history.Article in Whitehorse Gazette on Marjorie Morgan.morgan, marjorie, box hill historical society -
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Article, Sharing the golden days, 14/12/1994 12:00:00 AM
Article from Nunawading PostArticle from Nunawading Post re Marjorie Morgan and the release of her new book which details Box Hill through the 1930's depression, war time, and subsequent prosperity in the 1960's.Article from Nunawading Post morgan, marjorie, local history -
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Article, 76 years trading ends, 3/05/1995 12:00:00 AM
Article on Bruce McKenzie.Article on Bruce McKenzie, owner and manager of Tait's Corner Store, Box Hill, on its closure in 1995.Article on Bruce McKenzie. tait's corner store, mckenzie, bruce -
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Book, When Box Hill was a village, 1991
When Box Hill was a village [reminisces of life in Box Hill in the 1940s and 1950s]When Box Hill was a village [reminisces of life in Box Hill in the 1940s and 1950s] by Rev. Dr. Gordon Moyes.When Box Hill was a village [reminisces of life in Box Hill in the 1940s and 1950s] box hill, moyes, gordon (rev dr) -
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Article, Death of Mona Ready, n.d
Obituary for Mona Ready nee HughesObituary for Mona Ready nee Hughes whose family owned the first saddlery in the Box Hill district. She was organist for Christ Church, Mitcham for 25 years.Obituary for Mona Ready nee Hughesready, mona burgess, hughes, mona burgess, british and foreign bible society, ready, jack, mcintosh, a (mrs), christ church anglican church, mitcham -
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Work on paper - Illustration, Silas Padgham, n.d
Portrait of Silas Padgham, 1831 - 1904, first postmaster, [Box Hill?] 1861 - 87.padgham, silas -
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Document, Recollections of K.A. Patterson, c1980
Recollections of K.A. Patterson, his childhood in the Mallee, growing up in Box Hill, activity in Baptist churches and foundation of the Box Hill Chamber of Commerce.patterson, keith arthur, baptist churches, box hill chamber of commerce -
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Newspaper - Article, 60 years of bliss for Priors, 31/10/1984
Article on Lionel and Lilian Prior, celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. Lionel was the founder of Prior's hardware and one of the founders of Box Hill Soccer Club.prior, lionel, prior, lilian, prior's hardware, blackburn, box hill soccer club -
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Certificate - Document, Certificate of Right of Burial, 16/12/1899
Certificate of Right of Burial in Box Hill Cemetery for Louis Schwerkolt, 16 Dec 1899box hill cemetery, schwerkolt, louis -
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Document, Life of Dr L.L. Smith, 1867 - 1992
1. minutes of Box Hill historical Society including talk by A.F. McInnes 2(a) Life of Dr L.L. Smith by Alan F. McInnes (b) News cutting re L.L. Smith and his son Sir Harold Gengoult Smith (c) Argus cutting re free banquet for people of Melbourne on the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh (e) Note on possible origin of the name of Whitehorse Road (f) Report by L.L. Smith on oyster beds in Westernport. (g) report by inspector of Vermont School, 1898 (h) Residence of Dr L.L. Smith (j) Article, byways of history (k) extracts from Phillip island in pictures and stories (l) Article by David Dunstan on wine making at L.L. Vale (m) Notes on property near Middleborough Road (n) Dr L.L. Smith's ointment, photocopies of 2 jar lid labels.smith, l.l., dr, pioneers, whitehorse road vermont, vermont primary school, no. 1022, smith, harold gengoult (sir) -
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Document, Watson, R.A, 1946
Certificate from Nunawading Council for service by R.A. (Fred) Watson during 2nd World War & other articles about the war in New Guinea. Box Hill District cricket umpire for 40 yearswatson, r.a., watson, fred, world war, 1939 - 1945 -
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Newspaper - Article, Stumps for Fred after 40 years, 4/07/1984
Article in Nunawading Gazette. Fred Watson has retired after 40 years as umpire for the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association.watson, r.a., watson, fred, box hill reporter district cricket association -
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Newspaper - Article, Watson's heart is in cricket, 17/11/1992
Article in Nunawading Gazette. Fred Watson, cricket umpire with Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association receives Nunawading Council's Sports Award for 1992.watson, r.a., watson, fred, box hill reporter district cricket association, city of nunawading . sports advisory board