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Article, Out on the roof tiles, 1994
Parts of Monier Wunderlich tile factory in Vermont may be listed on a heritage register of the Historic Buildings Council.Parts of Monier Wunderlich tile factory in Vermont may be listed on a heritage register of the Historic Buildings Council. City of Nunawading has recently introduced a front desk service where residents can obtain information about requirements for subdivisions, engineering and building permits.Parts of Monier Wunderlich tile factory in Vermont may be listed on a heritage register of the Historic Buildings Council. tile factories, monier wunderlich tile factory, historic buildings, abbott, kevin, maclellan, rob, strong, ray, tuckerman, graeme -
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Article, Help Reveal True Seasons, 1991
Blackburn & District Tree Preservation SocietyBlackburn & District Tree Preservation Society has launched a 3 year project, the gathering of Nature Information for a Publication of Nunawading's Seasonal Timeline. The Society wants to find out the best time to harvest indigenous seeds, so that appropriate re-vegetation programs can be devised.Blackburn & District Tree Preservation Society climate, blackburn and district tree preservation society -
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Document, Information Bulletin. Mitcham Shopping Centre Structure Plan, 1992
A draft structure prepared by Nunawading Council to guide the future development of the Mitcham Shopping centre.A draft structure prepared by Nunawading Council to guide the future development of the Mitcham Shopping centre.A draft structure prepared by Nunawading Council to guide the future development of the Mitcham Shopping centre.shops, city of nunawading, mitcham shopping centre -
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Article, Police move to ensure greater presence, 1993
Police presence at Forest Hill Chase will be boosted with the introduction of an information caravan. It is the first of its kind to be fully owned and operated by police in the district.Police presence at Forest Hill Chase will be boosted with the introduction of an information caravan. It is the first of its kind to be fully owned and operated by police in the district. Following concerns of youth violence in Nunawading Council have arranged a meeting with the District Police Superintendent Ron Braybrook. Council have allocated$50,000 for youth activities.Police presence at Forest Hill Chase will be boosted with the introduction of an information caravan. It is the first of its kind to be fully owned and operated by police in the district.shopping centres, forest hill chase, braybrook, ron, lowry, graeme, ryan, simone -
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Document, Fruitgrowing in early Vermont
Handwritten information about fruit growing in Vermont from about 1880 to 1945. the area bounded by Boronia Road, the Dandenong Creek and Morack Road was a grant by Queen Victoria to an old soldier named Moore.Handwritten information about fruit growing in Vermont from about 1880 to 1945. the area bounded by Boronia Road, the Dandenong Creek and Morack Road was a grant by Queen Victoria to an old soldier named Moore. This area was subdivided about 1880. A few fruit trees planted. Later Williams Pears and Jonathan Apples were found to be best to grow. The peak of growing fruit was 1930 - 39 and steadily declined after this due to labour shortages and lack of markets during 1939 - 1945.Handwritten information about fruit growing in Vermont from about 1880 to 1945. the area bounded by Boronia Road, the Dandenong Creek and Morack Road was a grant by Queen Victoria to an old soldier named Moore. orchards, boronia road, vermont, dandenong creek, moore, isaac, morack road, vermont south -
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Letter - Correspondence, Municipal Association of Victoria, 1929 - 1932
Circulars for information of municipal councils on municipal officers' salariesCirculars for information of municipal councils on municipal officers' salaries - adjustment of award rate for the years 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 indicating reductionsCirculars for information of municipal councils on municipal officers' salaries local government, municipal association of australia, depression, 1929 - 1939 -
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Map, Nunawading Planning Scheme, 7/06/1994 12:00:00 AM
Local Section maps 1 - 4 with index. Geographical information system land Information Branch. Scale 1:10,000 Shows zoning under planning scheme.Local Section maps 1 - 4 with index. Geographical information system land Information Branch. Scale 1:10,000 Shows zoning under planning scheme.Local Section maps 1 - 4 with index. Geographical information system land Information Branch. Scale 1:10,000 Shows zoning under planning scheme.blackburn, blackburn north, blackburn south, forest hill, heatherdale, maps, nunawading, vermont, vermont south, town planning, burwood east, laburnum -
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Letter - Correspondence, Mary Jackschowsky, 13/07/1927
Letter from Bona & Carmichael, Solicitors, requesting information re present financial situation of Mary Jackschowsky and her husband and his nationality at time of Marriage from Public Trusteejackschowsky, mary elizabeth, bona & carmichael, schwerkolt, f, public trustee -
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Pamphlet, Information Bulletin, 1/12/1993
Freeway Extension between Doncaster Road and Springvale Road to go ahead.Freeway Extension between Doncaster Road and Springvale Road to go ahead. Map showing location and history of project given.Freeway Extension between Doncaster Road and Springvale Road to go ahead. freeways, doncaster road, doncaster, springvale road, nunawading, vicroads, city of nunawading, city of camberwell, city of box hill, city of ringwood -
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Document, Eastern Freeway, 1/06/1994 12:00:00 AM
Information Bulletin No. 2 from VicRoads.Information Bulletin No. 2 from VicRoads about progress of Eastern Freeway from Doncaster Road to Springvale Road.Information Bulletin No. 2 from VicRoads. road construction and maintenance, eastern freeway, vicroads -
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Article, Station facelift, 15/09/1992 12:00:00 AM
Nunawading Station will be one of the first to be converted into a Travel safe Station under A.L.P. policy.Nunawading Station will be one of the first to be converted into a Travel safe Station under A.L.P. policy. Details were released by minister for Transport Spyker and Member for Mitcham, Harrowfield launched at Mitcham Station the $630,000 facility would be monitored by closed circuit T.V., have an open looking counter and air conditioned waiting room. Security car parking and improved passenger information systems. The number of police employed to secure safe travel on public transport will increase from 130 to nearly 300.Nunawading Station will be one of the first to be converted into a Travel safe Station under A.L.P. policy. trains, nunawading railway station, spyker, peter, harrowfield, john, safety, pescott, roger -
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Document, Catholic Church Old Graves at Mitcham, 1853 - 1861 & 8/10/1941
Notes on Catholic Churches and schools in Mitcham, Nunawading and Ringwood and other areas of Melbourne. Includes copies of confirmations celebrated by Rev Goold, Archbishop of Melbourne 1853 - 1861. Also information from tombstones in St John's Catholic Church, Mitcham.catholic schools, goold (right rev dr), st johns catholic church, mitcham -
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Document, The Goodwin Family, n.d
Information on the family of Augustus Goodwin,.Information on the family of Augustus Goodwin, founding father of St John's Anglican Church Blackburn, along with Thomas Richards Burrowes Morton. Describes a group photo no longer held.Information on the family of Augustus Goodwin,.morton thomas richards burrowes, founding father -
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Document, Commonwealth Youth Sunday March & Service, 1/05/1962 12:00:00 AM
Information to organisations involved in Commonwealth Youth Sunday March and Service 6 May 1962.Information to organisations involved in Commonwealth Youth Sunday March and Service 6 May 1962.Information to organisations involved in Commonwealth Youth Sunday March and Service 6 May 1962.churches, commonwealth youth sunday march -
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Document, Ulmus glabra Camperdown, 25/10/1999 12:00:00 AM
Information about the 'Ulmus glabra Camperdown' transplanted from the Wunderlich Tile Co property, Mitcham Road, Mitcham to Campbell's Croft, Boronia Road, Vermont, September 1984Information about the 'Ulmus glabra Camperdown' transplanted from the Wunderlich Tile Co property, Mitcham Road, Mitcham to Campbell's Croft, Boronia Road, Vermont, September 1984 [prepared by] Nunawading and District Historical Society, congratulating the Mitcham Lions Club on choosing the tree as an emblem.Information about the 'Ulmus glabra Camperdown' transplanted from the Wunderlich Tile Co property, Mitcham Road, Mitcham to Campbell's Croft, Boronia Road, Vermont, September 1984elm trees, wunderlich limited, mitcham road, mitcham, campbells croft -
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Letter - Correspondence, Vermont, 15/11/1987 12:00:00 AM
etter from Grace Gibbs to Keith Rooney containing information on the history of Vermont and hand-drawn sketch map of local orchards and farms - also information on Vermont Seventh Day Adventists, now Ringwood Seventh Day Adventist Church.Letter from Grace Gibbs to Keith Rooney containing information on the history of Vermont and hand-drawn sketch map of local orchards and farms - also information on Vermont Seventh Day Adventists, now Ringwood Seventh Day Adventist Church.etter from Grace Gibbs to Keith Rooney containing information on the history of Vermont and hand-drawn sketch map of local orchards and farms - also information on Vermont Seventh Day Adventists, now Ringwood Seventh Day Adventist Church.vermont, gibbs, clare, rooney, keith, vermont seventh day adventist church, ringwood seventh day adventist church -
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Letter - Correspondence, Nunawading Historical Society, 1994
Letter from Gay Sussex, Manager of Nunawading Library, to Nunawading Historical Society,Letter from Gay Sussex, Manager of Nunawading Library, to Nunawading Historical Society, requesting details of Oral Histories held by the Society and reply from Beryl Gray. 6 Jun 1994 and 18 Jul 1994.Letter from Gay Sussex, Manager of Nunawading Library, to Nunawading Historical Society,nunawading historical society inc., gray, beryl, nunawading library and information service, sussex, gay -
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Document - Report, Memorial Window - Second World War, 1995
A history of the second world war memorial window at Christ Church, Mitcham.A history of the second world war memorial window at Christ Church, Mitcham. It includes material on the history of the window, the dedication service and photographs and information on the five men remembered. Gordon Crawford, Ross Fenton, Owen Loftus, Ron Peake and Alwyn Till. Also included is an essay by Alwyn Till on Wood Carters in the district, a letter to his mother from Britain and a letter regarding his service and death with the Belgian Marquis. Colour photograph of window 25 pagesA history of the second world war memorial window at Christ Church, Mitcham.christ church anglican church mitcham;, stained glass windows, world war, 1939 - 1945, crawford, gordon douglas, fenton, william ross, bremner, loftus owen spencer, peake, ronald mosely, till, alwyn, wood carters -
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Pamphlet, Nunawading Horticultural Centre
Nunawading Parks & Recreation information sheetsNunawading Parks & Recreation information sheets referring to Nunawading Horticultural Centre.Nunawading Parks & Recreation information sheetscity of nunawading. parks and recreation department, horticultural centre, forest hill -
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Article, Nunawading Information Centre opens its doors, 1991
Nunawading Information Centre opened at Forest Hill ChaseNunawading Information Centre opened at Forest Hill ChaseNunawading Information Centre opened at Forest Hill Chasenunawading information centre, atkinson, bruce, forest hill chase, negus, ursula, cherry, bev, clee, joan -
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Article, Mayor opens new centre, 1991
Opening of Nunawading Information Centre at Forest Hill ChaseOpening of Nunawading Information Centre at Forest Hill ChaseOpening of Nunawading Information Centre at Forest Hill Chaseforest hill chase, nunawading information centre, atkinson, bruce, duncan, merle, cherry, bev -
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Pamphlet, Scoresby EES, 1/07/1998 12:00:00 AM
Information bulletin on the Scoresby Transport CorridorInformation bulletin on the Scoresby Transport Corridor on exhibition for public comment. It covers major possible transport projects in the area between Ringwood and Frankston including freeways, extensions to the Burwood tram line and the Glen Waverley Rail line.Information bulletin on the Scoresby Transport Corridorfreeways, scoresby transport corridor environment effects statement, ringwood, south eastern freeway, frankston, burwood highway, dandenong, victoria, libraries, transport, land use, springvale road burwood, burwood, tram services -
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Legal record - Correspondence, Goldfields and mineral districts of Victoria, 1985
Letter from the State Library of Victoria about location of a gold mime near Koonung Creek in Box Hill North with a reef 2 feet in thickness which yielded 1oz per ton.Letter from the State Library of Victoria about location of a gold mime near Koonung Creek in Box Hill North with a reef 2 feet in thickness which yielded 1oz per ton. Information from R. Brough Smyth 'Goldfields and mineral districts of Victoria'. - 1869Letter from the State Library of Victoria about location of a gold mime near Koonung Creek in Box Hill North with a reef 2 feet in thickness which yielded 1oz per ton. mines and mining, state library of victoria, jackson avenue, box hill north, goldmining -
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Document, Andreas Fritsch, 1992
History and maps of the brick quarry opened by Andreas Fritsch in Nunawading in 1856.History and maps of the brick quarry opened by Andreas Fritsch in Nunawading in 1856. His quarry was between Burwood Road and Mahoneys Reserve, enclosed with a letter from Geoff Ford, historian and pottery collector to Mrs B. Gray. Information on history taken from Niall Brennan's 'History of Nunawading'.History and maps of the brick quarry opened by Andreas Fritsch in Nunawading in 1856. clay, fritsch, andreas, ford, geoff, gray, beryl, pottery -
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Article, Council to draft plan for historic orchard, 1991
The City of Nunawading has purchased the Matheson Family orchard and plans to ensure the property remains as a tribute to life as it was in Nunawading's early years.The City of Nunawading has purchased the Matheson Family orchard and plans to ensure the property remains as a tribute to life as it was in Nunawading's early years. Includes correspondence including letter from Rhys Miller disputing some information in the article.The City of Nunawading has purchased the Matheson Family orchard and plans to ensure the property remains as a tribute to life as it was in Nunawading's early years. orchards, matheson, charles, mary, city of nunawading, atkinson, bruce, arrowsmith, valda -
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Article, Keeping us all 'postered', 1990
Winners of the Nunawading Rotary Club's school poster competition will be announced at a family fun day at Blackburn Lake.Winners of the Nunawading Rotary Club's school poster competition will be announced at a family fun day at Blackburn Lake. Part of the club's major fund raising campaign to raise $50,000 to help extend the information and display centre at Blackburn Lake.Winners of the Nunawading Rotary Club's school poster competition will be announced at a family fun day at Blackburn Lake. nunawading rotary club, blackburn lake, blackburn technical school, dibattista, mario, eaton, paul, forster, peter -
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Article, Community Service, 1993
Nunawading Rotary Club has raised $126,000 towards an ambulance station within NunawadingNunawading Rotary Club has raised $126,000 towards an ambulance station within Nunawading. Other projects: $50,000 towards construction of the information centre at Blackburn Lake, involvement with student exchange programs. Provision of basic infrastructure for irrigation and water tanks in third world countries. Funds for purchase of 2 ophthalmic microscopes for hospital use at Espiritu Santo and Vanuatu.Nunawading Rotary Club has raised $126,000 towards an ambulance station within Nunawadingrotary club of nunawading, nunawading ambulance station, blackburn lake -
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Pamphlet, Community and Neighbourhood Houses, 1998
Information on 10 Community HousesInformation on 10 Community Houses in City of Whitehorse Information on 10 Community Housescommunity houses, burwood, vermont south, the avenue blackburn, koonung cottage, mitcham, kerrimuir, clota cottage, bennetswood, box hill south, box hill north -
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Pamphlet - Ephemera, Nunawading Community Hostel, 1992
Brief information about concept, location, eligibility, costBrief information about concept, location, eligibility, cost and stages of development.Brief information about concept, location, eligibility, cost retirement homes and villages, nunawading community hostel -
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Document, Mitcham Returned Servicemens League, 12/10/1970 12:00:00 AM
Outline history of Mitcham Sub-branch, Returned Servicemens League - Secretary, L. Stacey. Information obtained by M. Leach.Outline history of Mitcham Sub-branch, Returned Servicemens League - Secretary, L. Stacey. Information obtained by M. Leach.Outline history of Mitcham Sub-branch, Returned Servicemens League - Secretary, L. Stacey. Information obtained by M. Leach.clubs and associations, mitcham returned servicemens league