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Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Rear of Varndean from Willcyrus Street, 1988, 1988
... Ref: Alan Holt records - This property has had a number... Road Canterbury melbourne Ref: Alan Holt records ...Ref: Alan Holt records - This property has had a number of different names throughout its history. William Cook, a farmer, bought the land it stands on in 1876. In 1882 he was rated for a house (not the current one) on 11 acres. The present house was built in 1885 by John Clark, an auctioneer. In 1888 the Tower Hill estate and the home (Tower Hill Lodge) were auctioned, but the house was not sold. In 1889 the house was purchased by Captain Shepherd. Records show that in 1894 the owners were Mr Thomas and Mrs Hortenzia Howell. They named the house 'Corcovado'. Later they added a study with a corner designed to provide views from the Dandenong Ranges around to Mt Macedon. In 1944 Mr and Mrs Lionel Adams renamed the house 'Varndean'.This is one of the earliest surviving houses in Surrey Hills.A colour photo taken from the street at the rear of a Victorian-style house with ornate chimneys and a slate roof. A parked car is seen in front of the house. The house sits behind a timber fence and is partly hidden by mature shrubs and trees.victorian style, tower hill lodge, corcovado, varndean, tower hill estate, mr william cook, mr john clark, mrs hortenzia howell, mr lionel adams, mrs lionel adams, surrey hills, captain louis shepherd, mr thomas howell -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionWork on paper - Vertical file, Cricket clubs
... pages). 2. ‘Cricket in Surrey Hills’ from Alan Holt’s records... pages). 2. ‘Cricket in Surrey Hills’ from Alan Holt’s records ...A vertical file containing the following information: 1. Notes on ‘Surrey Hills Cricket Club’ 17.9.1886-3.10.1930. (6 pages). 2. ‘Cricket in Surrey Hills’ from Alan Holt’s records (17 pages). 3. ‘Australian cricket team’ – 1935 Tour of England (1 page, typed). From Alan Holt records of Mr. L.T & Mrs. G. illiams of 9 Louise Avenue, Mont Albert, cricket enthusiasts. 4. ‘Canterbury to hit a century’, SHNN No. 22, June/July 1986. (1 page). 5. ‘Cricket at Canterbury A centenary history of the Canterbury Cricket Club 1887-1987’. 58 page book by Simon Gardiner. This copy given to P.M.I. – replaced by one from reference library where there were 2 copies. 6. Surrey Hills Cricket Club centenary celebrations. Typed notes by Alan Holt, in S.H.N.N. (no date) (1 page). 7. ‘Cricket centenary‘ re Canterbury. SHNN No. 33, April/May, 1988. (1 page). 8. Miscellaneous notes by Jocelyn Hall (no date) (2 pages). 9. ‘Canterbury Advertiser‘ notes typed by Jocelyn Hall (no date) (1 page). 10. ‘Surrey Hills cricket club centenary celebrations’. SHNN No. 40, June/July 1989. (1 page). 11. ‘Improvements at Canterbury’, S.H.N.N. No. 38, Feb. March 1989. (1 page). 12. ‘Cricket Club Centenary’ S.H.N.N. No. 42, Oct./Nov. 1989. (1 page). 13. ‘Surrey Hills Cricket Club hit a Century’, ‘Leader’, 28.2.1990. (1 page). 14. The Reverend John Barton and Wyclif Congregational Church 1896-1907 re cricket club, October, 2001. (1 page typed notes). 15. Committee of Management Canterbury Grounds Trust, Committee Meeting 11.5.1983. (1 page). 16. Committee of Management Canterbury Grounds Trust, Annual Meeting, 24.10.1984. (1 page). 17. Committee of Management Canterbury Grounds Trust, Committee Meeting, 2.7.1986. (1 page). 18. City of Camberwell letter of appreciation re long service on Committee of Management of Canterbury Sports Ground to Mrs. J.S. Green, 22.2.1982. (1 page), with a note from Stephen Gillespie re Joyce Stevenson Green’s background. 19. ‘Run-out call on cricket club’, The Sun, 7.3.1983 re neighbour Ian Ward’s protest re cricket balls (1 page). -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionBook, A Banker All At Sea: being World War II naval memoirs (1941-1946) of F. S. Holt, 1983
... . Fred Holt grew up in Surrey Hills; brother of Alan Holt...; brother of Alan Holt. At the time of enlistment he was living ...Biographical note: Fred Holt (1914-1993), a son of Edmund and Ruby Holt, joined the Bank of Australasia (now ANZ) as a clerk in 1933. His banking career was interrupted at age 26, in 1941 when he volunteered for services in the Royal Australian Navy. Fred Holt grew up in Surrey Hills; brother of Alan Holt. At the time of enlistment he was living with his parents at 9 beatrice Avenue, Surrey Hills. He married Euphemia Craig in 1945. This is a personal account of Lieutenant Frederick Sutton Holt's service in World War II from 1940 onwards, as a member of the Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve. He served on HMS Terpsichore. He was mentioned in dispatches for skill, determination and bravery in anti-U-boat operations whilst serving with HMS Troubridge, Terpsichore and Vetch. (REF: Commonwealth Gazette 13/3/1945). A personal account of Fred Holt's service in World War II from 1940 onwards, as a volunteer in the Royal Australian Navy.Title page: signed Fred Holt(mr) fred s holt, great britain, royal naval, world war, 1939-1945, royal australian navy, navies, armed forces, returned servicepeople, frederick sutton holt, hms terpsichore -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Edward Blanchford Wright's grocery shop, Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills
... address. Alan Holt's Surrey Hills property register places him.... This was a residential address. Alan Holt's Surrey Hills property register ...Edward Blatchford Wright was born in 1894 in Birmingham, son of Edward Wright and Florence Emuss. It is not known when he migrated to Australia but he served in the AIF during WW1, seeing action in France. On enlistment aged 20 years 9 months, he gave his occupation as farmer. He married Gertrude Matilda Wain in 1919. He came to Surrey Hills c1924. He was a grocer in the area for several decades with shops in Canterbury Road. In 1942 he is listed at 235 Union Road. This was a residential address. Alan Holt's Surrey Hills property register places him at 365 Canterbury Road (c1920-1930) and 359 Canterbury Road (c1930-1940). He died in 1972 in Mont Albert. His last electoral roll entry in 1968 gives 18 Serpentine Street, Mont Albert. He and his wife are buried in Burwood Cemetery.Black and white photo of the exterior of Edward Blanchford Wright's grocery shop in Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills. The screen door is open and William Reynolds stands in the opening, dressed in a long white coat. The window displays are stacked high with cans and packages and large signs advertising the prices of goods. There is advertising on the windows for Marmite, Glen Valley tea, Preservene soap and Brockoff's biscuits. advertising, shops, grocers, businesses, union road shops, edward blatchford wright, william reynolds, burwood cemetery, world war 1, canterbury road -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph - Digital photograph, George L Coop, 692-694 Whitehorse Road Mont Albert, 1958, 1958
... in this family until c1950. It was retained as part of the facility. Alan.... It was retained as part of the facility. Alan Holt's register of 3127 ...The donor George Lister Coop was about 21 years of age when he took this photo in 1958. This photo is of Annesley Home for the Aged at 692-694 Whitehorse Road. It was originally a Methodist, later a Uniting Church facility. The new sections in the photo was part of an extension built in 1958. A further extension encompassing 21 beds occurred in 1971. A Queen Anne / Edwardian brick attic home was built on No 694 in 1908 for William Pilkington, a manufacturer and was called 'St Martins'. Ownership stayed in this family until c1950. It was retained as part of the facility. Alan Holt's register of 3127 properties list 34 residents in 1980, of which all but 3 were female. The property was replaced by apartments in c2018 but had ceased function as a nursing home quite a number of years prior to this and in the interim appeared to be used for temporary accommodation. A street view of new brick veneer 2 storey extensions to Annesley Home for the Aged. It does not show the original home 'St Martin's' that the facility was built around. In the foreground the pile of soil relates to the excavation works undertaken in widening Whitehorse Road.george l coop, whitehorse road, mont albert, annesley home for the aged, uniting church, st martins, pilkington family -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Surrey Hills looking south-east from the steeple of Holy Trinity Church, 1921, 1921
... a picket fence. The Alan Holt register gives a build date of c1915... Stationmaster's house, sitting behind a picket fence. The Alan Holt ...The property in the foreground is 'Edgeware' at 171 Union Road, a house built by the Zeplin family. It became the home / residence of Dr Percy Liddle and later Dr James Landells Blakie. By the time this photo was taken Dr Blakie had moved across the road to 174 Union Road. In the background behind the 2 houses in the foreground is the Surrey Hills Stationmaster's house, sitting behind a picket fence. The Alan Holt register gives a build date of c1915 for this house, which fits stylistically. The first stationmaster was probably Michael Ginnane, who stayed in the area after he retired, moving to 1 Russell Street. This property was listed as 8 Bedford Avenue, the only house on the south side of the road. It was demolished in c1972 to make way for widening of the rail track with a third line. The photographer Norman Carter took many photos of Surrey Hills and Mont Albert from the 1920s, in particular of events and activities associated with the Church of England.Black and white photo taken from the steeple of Holy Trinity Church looking across housing towards the railway line and Albany / Windsor Crescents and on towards Canterbury Road. Surrey Hills Primary School and St Stephens Presbyterian Church feature prominently on the horizon. The stationmaster's cottage is centre left adjacent to a large conifer-like tree, with a white fence delineating the railway yards.On back of original: "6-11-21" and in a different hand in biro: "from tower of Holy Trinity Church"albany crescent, windsor crescent, st stephens presbyterian church, surrey hills primary school, railways, stationmasters' houses, bedford avenue, norman carter, edgeware, dr percy liddle, dr james blakie -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Back Creek (later South Surrey Park), c 1936, 1936
... , ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt..., ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt ...This photo was taken at the opening of the footbridge by Sir Winston Dugan in 1936.South Surrey Park was developed on land which had been the property of the Kleinert family. Their land extended from Union Road to Essex Road. They ran horses, ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Klienert by Karl Richter in 1860 together with a portion of another adjacent lot. From 1860-1885 Martin worked it as a market garden leasing some land for grazing when it was not required for gardening. He died in 1898. In a formal document, William declared he was the son of Martin "who purchased land in 1860, died in 1898 and the land has been continually occupied by father and family since. It has been cultivated as a market garden; when not being used for gardening it was let for cultivation and grazing." William died in 1939 and the property passed to his sons Martin and Ernest. The family sold the land to the Camberwell Council in the 1950s.This photo is significant as it shows the transition from rural to urban land use in Surrey Hills.Black and white photo taken in the area later known as South Surrey Park. Back Creek is in the foreground. There is a tent on the LHS and approximately 7 houses which front Verdun Street. Some of their backyards face onto the open space along the creek bed.parks and reserves, creeks, south surrey park, civic occasion, official events, back creek, verdun street, 1936, kleinert family, sir winston dugan, topography -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Back Creek (later South Surrey Park), c 1936, 1936
... , ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt..., ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt ...This photo was taken at the opening of the footbridge by Sir Winston Dugan in 1936.South Surrey Park was developed on land which had been the property of the Kleinert family. Their land extended from Union Road to Essex Road. They ran horses, ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Klienert by Karl Richter in 1860 together with a portion of another adjacent lot. From 1860-1885 Martin worked it as a market garden leasing some land for grazing when it was not required for gardening. He died in 1898. In a formal document, William declared he was the son of Martin "who purchased land in 1860, died in 1898 and the land has been continually occupied by father and family since. It has been cultivated as a market garden; when not being used for gardening it was let for cultivation and grazing." William died in 1939 and the property passed to his sons Martin and Ernest. The family sold the land to the Camberwell Council in the 1950s.This photo is significant as it shows the transition from rural to urban land use in Surrey Hills.Black and white photo taken in the area later known as South Surrey Park. Back Creek is in the foreground. There is a tent on the LHS and approximately 7 houses which front Verdun Street. Some of their backyards face onto the open space along the creek bed.parks and reserves, creeks, south surrey park, civic occasion, official events, back creek, verdun street, 1936, kleinert family, sir winston dugan, topography -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Footbridge across Back Creek, 1980, 1980
... Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin..., ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt ...South Surrey Park was developed on land which had been the property of the Kleinert family. Their land extended from Union Road to Essex Road. They ran horses, ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Klienert by Karl Richter in 1860 together with a portion of another adjacent lot. From 1860-1885 Martin worked it as a market garden leasing some land for grazing when it was not required for gardening. He died in 1898. In a formal document, William declared he was the son of Martin "who purchased land in 1860, died in 1898 and the land has been continually occupied by father and family since. It has been cultivated as a market garden; when not being used for gardening it was let for cultivation and grazing." William died in 1939 and the property passed to his sons Martin and Ernest. The family sold the land to the Camberwell Council in the 1950s. The original footbridge was opened by Sir Winston Dugan in 1936.Black and white photo of a wooden footbridge with large trees and shrubs obscuring its surrounds.parks and reserves, creeks, south surrey park, back creek, verdun street, footbridges -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Work on paper - Vertical file, Dairies
... , undated (1 page). 18. Herman Webb – conversation with Alan Holt c..., undated (1 page). 18. Herman Webb – conversation with Alan Holt c ...1. Laurie & Alice Izod, interviewed June 2001 for the Burwood Bulletin; followed up by Jocelyn Hall; her typed notes (1 page). 2. ’70 years of togetherness’, Burwood Bulletin article about Laurie & Alice Izod (undated but from June 2001) (1 page). 3. Copy of certificate given to Vera Breedon, 1.1.1901 – a memento of inauguration of Commonwealth of Australia (1 page). 4. Death: C.H. Breedon, Argus, 15.1.1921 – sourced from Trove (1 page). 5. History of Breedon family and other notes about Surrey Hills from Horace Breedon, 1979, (2 pages). 6. Dairies by Horrie Breedon, 1980 (2 pages). 7. Towt’s dairy : 2 interviews with Jean Rae (nee Towt), one undated, other dated 1991 (2 pages). 8. Notes on the Kilpatrick family from a friend, undated (1 page). 9. Notes on the Kilpatrick family, dairy and house, 1988 (2 pages). 10. Notes on Cash family, undated (1 page). 11. Notes re Kenneally family, undated (1 page). 12. Notes on dairy in Robinson Street, undated (1 page). 13. And 2 generations back . . . . , undated (1 page). 14. Notes from Marie George, undated (1 page). 15. Snapshot of a local business, undated (1 page). 16. Costello family notes, undated (1 page). 17. Costello’s dairy, undated (1 page). 18. Herman Webb – conversation with Alan Holt c. 1986-7 (1 page). 19. Webb’s dairies – handwritten notes, undated (3 pages). 20. Webb’s dairy - typed copy of above notes, 1987 (1 page), and 3 pages of miscellaneous notes. 21. Details re Bignell Lone Pine Dairy photos; summary of interview by Sue Barnett with B., J. & D. Bignell 1997; and additional details 1996; and notes re contemporary photos of Lone Pine 1996-7 (3 pages). 22. 2 shop dockets – Lone Pine Dairy 1997 & 1999. 23. Photo of A.C. Bignell. 24. Bovill’s dairy: from Alan Holt’s records, undated (1 page). 25. Bowen family information used during a historic walk by N. Hiscox and D. Wisewould, 1988 (1 page). 26. Bovill family, undated (1 page). 27. Bowyer and Bovill family notes, May 1991 (3 pages). 28. Dairymen and dairies in Surrey Hills, by Alan Holt, undated (8 pages).Government Gazette specified dairies, 9.1.1948 (1 page). 29. Government Gazette specified dairies, 7.10.1963 (2 pages). -
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Photograph, Opening of the footbridge across Back Creek, 1936, 1936
... . Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Klienert by Karl... Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin ...This photo was taken at the opening of the footbridge over Back Creek by Sir Winston Dugan, Governor of Victoria, in 1936. He is cutting bunting draped along the bridge rails. South Surrey Park was developed on land which had been the property of the Kleinert family. Their land extended from Union Road to Essex Road. They ran horses, ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Klienert by Karl Richter in 1860 together with a portion of another adjacent lot. From 1860-1885 Martin worked it as a market garden leasing some land for grazing when it was not required for gardening. He died in 1898. In a formal document, William declared he was the son of Martin "who purchased land in 1860, died in 1898 and the land has been continually occupied by father and family since. It has been cultivated as a market garden; when not being used for gardening it was let for cultivation and grazing." William died in 1939 and the property passed to his sons Martin and Ernest. The family sold the land to the Camberwell Council in the 1950s.This photo is significant as it documents the change from rural to urban land use in the area.Black and white photo taken at the opening of the footbridge across Back Creek in the area later known as South Surrey Park. Back Creek runs diagonally through the photo with a wooden footbridge prominent. Dignitaries are gathered on the bridge. A tent and houses can just be distinguished in the background.parks and reserves, creeks, south surrey park, civic occasion, official events, back creek, verdun street, footbridges, governor of victoria, sir winston duggan, surrey hills, kleinert family, (mr) karl richter, (mr) martin kleinert, topography -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Opening of the footbridge across Back Creek, 1936, 1936
... . Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Klienert by Karl... Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin ...This photo was taken at the opening of the footbridge over Back Creek by Sir Winston Dugan, Governor of Victoria, in 1936. He is cutting bunting draped along the bridge rails. South Surrey Park was developed on land which had been the property of the Kleinert family. Their land extended from Union Road to Essex Road. They ran horses, ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Klienert by Karl Richter in 1860 together with a portion of another adjacent lot. From 1860-1885 Martin worked it as a market garden leasing some land for grazing when it was not required for gardening. He died in 1898. In a formal document, William declared he was the son of Martin "who purchased land in 1860, died in 1898 and the land has been continually occupied by father and family since. It has been cultivated as a market garden; when not being used for gardening it was let for cultivation and grazing." William died in 1939 and the property passed to his sons Martin and Ernest. The family sold the land to the Camberwell Council in the 1950s.This photo is significant as it documents the change from rural to urban land use in the area.Black and white photo taken at the opening of the footbridge across Back Creek in the area later known as South Surrey Park. Back Creek runs diagonally through the photo with a wooden footbridge prominent. Dignitaries are gathered on the bridge. A tent and houses can just be distinguished in the background.parks and reserves, creeks, south surrey park, civic occasion, official events, back creek, verdun street, footbridges, governor of victoria, sir winston duggan, surrey hills, kleinert family, (mr) karl richter, (mr) martin kleinert, topography -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Ken Hall, Victorian home at 215 Union Road, Surrey Hills, Original: 1920; copy by Ken Hall: 1980s
... , followed by Mrs L A Campbell. [Ref: Alan Holt property register..., followed by Mrs L A Campbell. [Ref: Alan Holt property register ...Built in 1888, which was 5 years before water reticulation came to Surrey Hills. It originally relied on rainwater and a well (still in existence in 2009) was located near the back door. From 1921 this was the home of Mr Natale and Mrs Ethel May Cerini and their family. It remained in the family until it was sold in May 2015. The Cerinis had 2 daughters - Jocelyn Francesca and Lynette Lorraine . The house passed to Jocelyn after her parents' deaths. Mr Cerini named the house after a property in NSW called 'Goonoogoonoo' where he had worked. It had been named 'Montiere' at a previous time. Natale was an accountant and very active in community affairs, especially after his retirement. The house was originally on a double block. [Additional information: Ken Hall - 2/12/2009] The first owner was A Embling, followed by Mrs L A Campbell. [Ref: Alan Holt property register] A Embling was most likely Austin Henry Chinnock Embling (1867, Ballarat East - 2 OCT 1900), eldest son of Dr Dr William and Elizabeth Embling (née Austin). His wife was Sybil Mary Mildred (MS: Edlin), born in Adelaide, whom Austin Embling married in 1898. Black and white photo of a Victorian style house with 3 brick chimneys, a slated roof and a verandah on 2 sides. It has iron lacework and the roof is striped corrugated iron. It sits behind a picket fence. The spire of Surrey College can be seen behind the trees at the rear of the house. In the street is an electric light pole and an immature tree within a picket protection guard.Paper type-written tags mounted at the bottom of the photo - LHS: " Built 1888"; RHS: "215 Union Road in 1920 / Surrey College can be / seen behind the trees."houses, victorian style, goonoogoonoo, surrey college, street trees, natale cerini, kenneth tudor hall, ken hall, jocelyn cerini, jocelyn hall, ethel may swan, ethel swan, ethel cerini, jocelyn francesca cerini, natale benjamin cerini, natale benjamin john andrea cerini, ethel may cerini, lynette lorraine cerini, lynette lorraine lazarus, austin embling, austin henry chinnock embling, sybil mary embling, sybil mary edlin, sybil mary mildred, montiere, goonoo goonoo, lynette cerini -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, 3 Norfolk Road Surrey Hills - home of Mr and Mrs Albert Ernest Vine
... are on file in Alan Holt card index. He was active in Surrey Hills... are on file in Alan Holt card index. He was active in Surrey Hills ...Albert Ernest Vine Snr, was a City of Camberwell Councillor from 1926-1934 and 1937-1944. He was also Mayor of Camberwell in 1940/41. There is a sundial in the Surrey Gardens erected in his memory. Known as Ernest, he and his wife Edith (nee Sword) lived at 3 Norfolk Road from 1920-1945. Earlier addresses are on file in Alan Holt card index. He was active in Surrey Hills Progress Association. He was the son of William James Vine (1860-1920) and Sarah Elizabeth Gunner (1859-1941). W J Vine & Co Timber Yards were located at 587-593 Canterbury Road. Elizabeth Gunner's brother was Henry Gabez Gunner (1862-1940), a builder in the Surrey Hills area. Box Hill Reporter (6/6/19) records that Ernest applied to Camberwell City Council for permission to subdivide land in Norfolk Road with a frontage of 85' into 2 equal lots for a dwelling to be erected on each, one for himself and the other for his mother. Albert Ernest & Edith Vine had the following children: Albert Ernest Jnr (b 1904), Robert (b 1908), Edgar (b 1912), Inez (b 1915) and Beth (b 1918). Both No 1 & No 3 were demolished c1970.Black and white photo of a 1920s style single-storey weatherbaord home with leadlight windows, a tiled roof and a wide veranda supported by timber columns on stucco pillars. The veranda has a simple timber balastrade and a flight of timber stairs to it. There does not appear to be front fence. A simple sloped double carport on the RHS and proud of the house is of a later date.norfolk road, californian bungalows, w j vine & co timber yards, mr william james vine, mr albert ernest vine, mrs edith vine, miss edith sword -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, John Gray
... occupation is given as bootmaker. The Alan Holt property register.... The Alan Holt property register identifies this as 24 Arundel ...John Gray was "actively associated with all movements for the benefit of neighbours and fellow citizens". [Quote from the official tribute on his death in 1909.] He was very active in the Surrey Hills Progress Association in the early 1900's. The rotunda built in the Surrey Gardens by the Progress Association in 1912 was dedicated to him. John Gray was born in 1861 in Eldorado. He died on 7 December 1909 in Surrey Hills and is buried in Box Hill Cemetery (M0472). He married Emma Beckett in 1888 at 'Guildford Villa' in Essex Road, the Beckett home. They are listed in both the 1903 and 1906 electoral rolls in Arundel Crescent; his occupation is given as bootmaker. The Alan Holt property register identifies this as 24 Arundel Crescent, known as 'Tumberumba'. John and Emma had a large family: (Gunner) John Robert Gray (1888, Surrey Hills - 21 June 1917, France) Benjamin Walter Gray (1890, Surrey Hills - 1949, Heidelberg) Herbert Harry Gray (1892, Surrey Hills - 1959, Queensland) William Beckett Gray (1897, Surrey Hills - 1899, Surrey Hills) Norman Douglas Gray (1901, Surrey Hills - 1947, Sydney) Evelyn Lizzie Gray (1906, Surrey Hills - 1983) Evelyn married Reginald Roberts and was the donor of this photo. Black and white portrait photo of John Gray shows a well-dressed, bearded gentleman with a receeding hairline.surrey hills progress association, surrey gardens, surrey gardens rotunda, john gray, john gray memorial rotunda, arundel crescent, box hill cemetery -
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Work on paper - Vertical file, Dartnell Family and pharmacy
... . (1 page). 5. Miscellaneous notes from: Alan Holt 9.9.1990.... (1 page). 5. Miscellaneous notes from: Alan Holt 9.9.1990 ...1. ‘Ye olde chemist’, The Sun, 31.7.1982 (2 copies). 2. ‘I’ll block bulldozers’, Progress Press, 10.10.1984 (1 page). 3. ‘Libs back blocking petition’, The free Press, 5.12.1984 (1 page). 4. ‘Kennett joins road protest’, Progress Press, 5.12.1984. (1 page). 5. Miscellaneous notes from: Alan Holt 9.9.1990; Mrs Alec Martin 10.1990; and H. S. ? J. ? Beddoe 1889 (3 pages). 6. ‘Dartnell’s Pharmacy’: extracts from a talk by John Dartnell to Surrey Hills Historical Society 10-1990 (1 page). 7. ‘A pharmacy in Surrey Hills for 100 years’, S.H.N.N. No. 48, Oct./Nov. 1990 (1 page). 8. ‘Our most familiar family pharmacy’, Progress Press 10.2.1993 (1 page). 9. ‘A spoonful of history’, Melbourne Weekly, -10-1995 (1 page). 10. Sketch of Dartnells: black and white copy of water colour by Liene Burbeck 1997, from limited edition Australian Art Calendar (1 page). 11. Food, glorious (healthy) food, S.H.N.N. No. 102, Oct./Nov. 1998 (1 page). 12. Article from ‘Boroondara Review Local’ on Dartnell’s Pharmacy, 8.5.2013 (2 copies of 1 page). -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, 34 Union Road, Surrey Hills - home of the Kleinert family
... . Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Kleinert by Karl... as a memorial to her. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin ...This was built in 1905 and was the home of William and Emily Kleinert from 1905. William was a coach-builder, wheelwright and blacksmith. He moved from Prahran to Surrey Hills. His son Ernest worked with him as a coach painter and also worked as a painter undertaking intricate hand painting on early cars. Their other son Martin played for the Surrey Hills Football Club. In return for the support given to the club by Mrs Emily Kleinert, the club built a rotunda in South Surrey Park as a memorial to her. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Kleinert by Karl Richter in 1860 together with a portion of another adjacent lot. From 1860-1885 Martin worked it as a market garden leasing some land for grazing when it was not required for gardening. He died in 1898. In a formal document, William declared he was the son of Martin "who purchased land in 1860, died in 1898 and the land has been continually occupied by father and family since. It has been cultivated as a market garden; when not being used for gardening it was let for cultivation and grazing." William died in 1939 and the property passed to his sons Martin and Ernest. The Kleinert land extended from Union Road to Essex Road. They ran horses, ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. The Kleinert property later became the South Surrey Park. The family sold the land to the Camberwell Council in the 1950s. Ernest and Ida Kleinert lived on the corner of Scotsdale and Warrigal Roads. The donor of the photo Nada Harris, nee Kleinert, was Ernest and Ida's daughter. Ida lived to a good age (> 93 years) and in later life lived in Burwood.Black and white photo of a Victorian cottage with a typical bull-nosed veranda. It is set behind a wooden picket fence with undeveloped grazing land studded with mature trees in the background. Taken front-on from the street. There appears to be a path but no formal curb to the road.south surrey park, union road, surrey hills football club, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, coachbuilders, rotunda, miss nada kleinert, mr william kleinert, mrs emily kleinert, mr martin kleinert, mr ernest kleinert, mr karl richter, mrs ida de vasy, mrs nada harris -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Kleinert family gathered fro Christmas celebrations at 34 Union Road, Surrey Hills
... Surrey Park as a memorial to her. Alan Holt research: Lot 6... a rotunda in South Surrey Park as a memorial to her. Alan Holt ...William was a coach-builder, wheelwright and blacksmith. He moved from Prahran to Surrey Hills to property owned by the family. The house at 34 Union Road was built in 1905 for William and his wife Emily. Their son Ernest worked with him as a coach painter and also worked as a painter undertaking intricate hand painting on early cars. Their other son Martin played for the Surrey Hills Football Club. In return for the support given to the club by Mrs Emily Kleinert, the club built a rotunda in South Surrey Park as a memorial to her. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Kleinert by Karl Richter in 1860 together with a portion of another adjacent lot. From 1860-1885 Martin worked it as a market garden leasing some land for grazing when it was not required for gardening. He died in 1898. In a formal document, William declared he was the son of Martin "who purchased land in 1860, died in 1898 and the land has been continually occupied by father and family since. It has been cultivated as a market garden; when not being used for gardening it was let for cultivation and grazing." William died in 1939 and the property passed to his sons Martin and Ernest. The Kleinert land extended from Union Road to Essex Road. They ran horses, ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. The Kleinert property later became the South Surrey Park. The family sold the land to the Camberwell Council in the 1950s. Ernest and Ida Kleinert lived on the corner of Scotsdale and Warrigal Roads. The donor of the photo Nada Harris, nee Kleinert, was Ernest and Ida's daughter. Ida lived to a good age (> 93 years) and in later life lived in Burwood.Black and white photo of a large group of men, women and children posed for the photograph which is taken outdoors. William Kleinert is identified as seated in the front centre playing his German melodion. Sons Ernest and Martin and William's daughters Ivy and Rose are also in the photo (not identified). Nada Kleinert (daughter of Ernest and Ida and 1st grand-daughter of William and Emily) is standing next to her great-grandmother Radford.surrey hills football club, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, coachbuilders, south surrey park, rotunda, miss ida kleinert, emily kleinert, mr william kleinert, miss ivy kleinert, miss rose kleinert, mr ernest kleinert, miss nada kleinert, mrs nada harris, mr martin kleinert -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Kleinert family at 34 Union Road, Surrey Hills
... as a memorial to her. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin... a rotunda in South Surrey Park as a memorial to her. Alan Holt ...William Kleinert (Friedrich John Wilhem Kleinert) made wine from the grapes he grew. The house was built in 1905 and was the home of William and Emily Kleinert from 1905. William was a coach-builder, wheelwright and blacksmith. He moved from Prahran to Surrey Hills. His son Ernest worked with him as a coach painter and also worked as a painter undertaking intricate hand painting on early cars. Their other son Martin played for the Surrey Hills Football Club. In return for the support given to the club by Mrs Emily Kleinert, it built a rotunda in South Surrey Park as a memorial to her. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Klienert by Karl Richter in 1860 together with a portion of another adjacent lot. From 1860-1885 Martin worked it as a market garden leasing some land for grazing when it was not required for gardening. He died in 1898. In a formal document, William declared he was the son of Martin "who purchased land in 1860, died in 1898 and the land has been continually occupied by father and family since. It has been cultivated as a market garden; when not being used for gardening it was let for cultivation and grazing." William died in 1939 and the property passed to his sons Martin and Ernest. The Kleinert land extended from Union Road to Essex Road. They ran horses, ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. The Kleinert property later became the South Surrey Park. The family sold the land to the Camberwell Council in the 1950s. Ernest and Ida Kleinert lived on the corner of Scotsdale and Warrigal Roads. The donor of the photo Nada Harris, nee Kleinert, was Ernest and Ida's daughter. Ida lived to a good age (> 93 years) and in later life lived in Burwood.Black and white photo of a group of men and women posed against the backdrop of a timber house. Immediately behind the group is a large grape vine and drying racks can be seen to the left of the picture. The group is identified as: Standing L to R: Ernest Kleinert, Rose Kleinert, William and Emily Kleinert, ? (unidentified), Ida Kleinert (nee de Vasey) Seated (L to R): Martin Kleinert, Nada Kleinert (daughter of Ernest and Ida and 1st grand-daughter of William and Emily), great-grandmother Maria Radford, Ivy Kleinert.surrey hills football club, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, coachbuilders, harris, rotunda, william kleinert, vineyard, ernest kleinert, rose kleinert, ida kleinert (mrs), ida de vasey (miss), martin kleinert, nada kleinert (miss), ivy kleinert (miss), friedrich john wilhem kleinert, emily florence radford (miss), maria dina radford (mrs), maria dina aylwin (miss) -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, 6a Thistle Street, Surrey Hills, 1924
... . According to the Alan Holt property register Rachel Sweetnam owned.... According to the Alan Holt property register Rachel Sweetnam owned ...One of the oldest homes in Surrey Hills. The photo was taken in 1924 when the property was purchased by Mr John Francis Evans, father of Mrs Lillian Austin. The Evans family came from Gembrook. John Evans was born in Wales; he and his wife Mary had 3 children, 2 daughters and one son. Mary Evans pre-deceased her husband, who died on 23 October 1924 at Hillsborough, 6A Thistle Street. The first owner of the property was Mrs Rachel Sweetnam (nee Lewis) who married Thomas Edward Sweetnam on 24 September 1884 at St John's Church, Camberwell. REF: THE ARGUS 4 Oct 1884 Thomas second eldest surviving son of Matthew Sweetnam married to Rachel (Ray) third eldest daughter of Captain T.D. Lewis, Culm Haven, Camberwell. Thomas was active in land sales and variously described as a land agent, real estate agent and auctioneer. The property - Hillsboro or Hillsborough - was originally a house on a farm of 10 acres owned by her. It became 6A Thistle Street. According to the Alan Holt property register Rachel Sweetnam owned the property prior to 1890 and a family tree on Ancestry.com has that it was owned by her in c1886. It is likely that at this stage the property was an investment rather than the Sweetnam's family residence. Other property owners or residents are: 1890 Selina Gaylor 1900 Stephen Pullen 1910 William Murray (draftsman) 1920 George C Hughes 1930 Arthur Leslie Austin (tram driver) 1980 Mrs Lillian Evelyn Austin Lillian Austin died on 19 August 1983 and the property was sold that year for $87,000. The house is still extant (January 2025). Note that we also have material / photos regarding George Hughes and family.Black and white photo of a timber home with brick chimneys and a (?) corrugated iron roof. There are sheds and outbuildings attached to the house. The garden looks untended. In the background a mature eucalypt tree can be seen.houses, hillsboro, timber houses, mrs lillian austin, hillsborough, selina gaylor, stephen pullen, william murray, george hughes, arthur austin, john francis evans, thistle street -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionJournal - Hilary Bennet Mason's History of Charles Street, Surrey Hills
... . [REF: Personal communication from the donor; Alan Holt property.... [REF: Personal communication from the donor; Alan Holt property ...Hilary Bennet Mason (born 25/12/1911 in North Melbourne; died 16/3/2008) married Olive Marjory Muridge (B 20/7/1915; D 26/9/2001) on 30 September 1940. They has one daughter, born in 1947. Hilary had a number of occupations in his lifetime. His daughter referred to him as a tram conductor. The family lived at 7 Charles Street, Surrey Hills from c1960, having purchased it from William Stanton (Stan) Philp, a baker, and his wife Eileen. The title originally extended over 2 plots. The Philps sub-divided the land and built a new house for themselves at No 9. No 7 Charles Street had a well under the kitchen window; the house was extended in 1971/72; it was sold after Hilary Mason died in 2011. [REF: Personal communication from the donor; Alan Holt property register and online research.] The handwritten timeline refers to the area having been "called Irish Town as Catholic's were in the majority." Most of the writing is that of Hilary Mason, although some blanks have been filled in by another (unknown) hand. There is also an entry by John Whitford, who moved into a new home on the corner of Charles and Arthur Streets in 1982. The last entry is dated June 1996, when Hilary Mason would have been c 85 years old. Comment in relation to this catalogue entry: "One of the occupation that Mr Mason had was a Radio shop in Bridge Road, Richmond, called Mason's Radio. I worked for Mason's Radio in January 1963 to December 1964. Mr. Mason was a true gentleman, very kind and treated me like a son. Regards M.Zammit." (Maurice Zammit email; 9 March 2025)This is a unique piece of social history reflecting the closeness of this small suburban street.A standard lined exercise book, brand is HEADLINE, which contains a mixture of handwritten entries and pasted in and loose ephemeral items. These include house advertising flyers, newspaper clippings of a general nature and death notices, tickets, etc. The handwritten notes mostly pertain to a timeline of residents and their comings and goings to and from Charles Street in Surrey Hills, but also include some reflections on social history. Memories of other residents of the street are recorded. There are also some personal diary notes.Front cover: "begun october 1987 / History of / Charles street / Surrey Hills / History of Charles st. 1989 / 1996 / 1995 / 1993 1991 1990 / History 1987" in biro and marking pen in blue, red, brown and green. Back cover: "History / of / Surrey / Hills [1987 /1990 /1993 / 1995 / 1996] / History of / Charles street / Surrey Hills 1991" handwritten in black, blue, green, red and pink biro and marking pen.charles street, edna holzer, jack wright, john whitford, diana whitford, amanda whitford, melissa whitford, june kavanagh, aub sherlock, hilary bennet mason, olive marjory mason, noni hallier, elvis greenwood, bob peacock, ken warren, chris holford, enid holford, keith ellis, gina ellis, nita jacobsen, christine craig, peter craig, gary austin, deb austin, ian pearson, chris jacobsen, jack titansaw, peter burton, william (bill) philp, george cook, lee burton, mary pearson, bill sloan, carmel sloan, fielding's foundary, antonio panzera, annunziata panzera, nancy panzera, dr eric allan, merelyn maher, charles lyons, doug sloan, coral meehan, peter haase, steve creati -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Mabel Pye, daughter of William and Alice Pye of 12 Loch Street, Surrey Hills
... Hill’ and the Pyes appear to be the first occupants – Alan... appear to be the first occupants – Alan Holt’s register of Surrey ...Mabel Pye was a printmaker and painter. She was born in Box Hill in 1894, probably at the family’s Loch Street property. She was the daughter of Alice Eleanor Noar and her husband William Edward Pye, who married in 1893. William was known as Ted and is recorded in electoral rolls as a legal clerk and later as a public servant. Mabel had a sister Hazel who was also an artist, but less well known. 12 Loch Street, Surrey Hills was known as ‘Mulberry Hill’ and the Pyes appear to be the first occupants – Alan Holt’s register of Surrey Hills properties has them there from c1900. The property was originally about an acre in size and was later divided into 4 house blocks. In 1923 they built a house for themselves on one of the blocks facing Benwerrin Street and called it ‘Tanglewood’. The Loch Street house abutted the Surrey Hills Reservoir and was diagonally linked to the land in Benwerrin Street. In 2019 both the houses still stand. The family were involved in amateur theatre and at times the studio doubled as a rehearsal space for the Benwerrin Players, a group which operated through the late 1920s and early 1930s being comprised of friends and neighbours from Benwerrin Street and Windsor Crescent. Some of their performances were at the Surrey Hall in Union Road. Most of Mabel’s known work dates from the 1930s. She had studied under Bernard Hall at the National Gallery School. Mabel was a member of both the Victorian Artists Society from 1918-1941 and also the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors from 1920-1950. Her work is represented in the Australian National Collection and in state galleries. The NGV has one of her works, the Gallery of NSW has 9 works, a large body of works and personal material is held by the Ian Potter Collection and there is one piece in the City of Whitehorse Collection. This ink sketch of the White Horse Hotel is signed MP and dated 1933, the year the building was demolished. A black and white studio photograph of a young lady standing beside a pedestal and wearing a light coloured dress with 3/4 length sleeves, dark stockings and lace up shoes. A corsage of dark flowers adorns the bodice. loch street, surrey hills, artists, whitehorse hotel, box hill, miss mabel pye, city of whitehorse collection, william edward pye, miss alice elanor noar, mrs alice eleanor pye, frank stamford -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Formal photo of the Kleinert family of 34 Union Road, Surrey Hills
... a rotunda in South Surrey Park as a memorial to her. Alan Holt..., it built a rotunda in South Surrey Park as a memorial to her. Alan ...William was a coach-builder, wheelwright and blacksmith. He moved from Prahran (13 Regent Street) to Surrey Hills to property owned by the family. The house at 34 Union Road was built in 1905 for William and his wife Emily. Their son Ernest worked with him as a coach painter and also worked as a painter undertaking intricate hand painting on early cars. Their other son Martin played for the Surrey Hills Football Club. In return for the support given to the club by Mrs Emily Kleinert, it built a rotunda in South Surrey Park as a memorial to her. Alan Holt research: Lot 6 was sold to Martin Kleinert by Karl Richter in 1860 together with a portion of another adjacent lot. From 1860-1885 Martin worked it as a market garden leasing some land for grazing when it was not required for gardening. He died in 1898. In a formal document, William declared he was the son of Martin "who purchased land in 1860, died in 1898 and the land has been continually occupied by father and family since. It has been cultivated as a market garden; when not being used for gardening it was let for cultivation and grazing." William died in 1939 and the property passed to his sons Martin and Ernest. The Kleinert land extended from Union Road to Essex Road. They ran horses, ducks and fowls and Emily Kleinert grew flowers. The Kleinert property later became the South Surrey Park. The family sold the land to the Camberwell Council in the 1950s. Ernest and Ida Kleinert lived on the corner of Scotsdale and Warrigal Roads. The donor of the photo Nada Harris, nee Kleinert, was Ernest and Ida's daughter. Ida lived to a good age (> 93 years) and in later life lived in Burwood. Many of the family are buried in Box Hill Cemetery. Friedrich Johann Wilhelm (William) Kleinert (1870-1949) married (1872-1937) in 1893. Their children were: Ernest Henry John (1892-1971) married Ida Grace Vassie. Ivy Louise (1898-1952) Martin William (1903-1964) Henriette Rose (Hetta Rose) 1896-1958.Black and white photo of William and Emily Kleinert and family. The children are L to R: Martin, Rose, Ernest and Ivy.surrey hills football club, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, coachbuilders, south surrey park, rotunda, friedrich johann wilhelm kleinert, william kleinert, emily florence radford, emily florence kleinert, ernest henry john kleinert, ida grace vassie, ida grace kleinert, ivy louise kleinert, martin william kleinert, henriette rose kleinert, hetta rose kleinert, rose kleinert, nada harris, nada kleinert -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, 'Hillsboro' or "Hillsborough' - 6a Thistle Street, Surrey Hills, pre-1890
... . According to the Alan Holt property register Rachel Sweetnam owned.... According to the Alan Holt property register Rachel Sweetnam owned ...The photo was found behind a mantelpiece in the house at 6A Thistle Street while it was being renovated. It is thought to be of the first owner, Mrs Rachel Sweetnam (nee Lewis) and her husband, Thomas Edward Sweetnam. They were married on 24 September 1884 at St John's Church, Camberwell. REF: THE ARGUS 4 Oct 1884 Thomas second eldest surviving son of Matthew Sweetnam married to Rachel (Ray) third eldest daughter of Captain T.D. Lewis, Culm Haven, Camberwell. Thomas was active in land sales and variously described as a land agent, real estate agent and auctioneer. The property - Hillsboro or Hillsborough - was originally a house on a farm of 10 acres owned by her. It became 6A Thistle Street. According to the Alan Holt property register Rachel Sweetnam owned the property prior to 1890 and a family tree on Ancestry.com has that it was owned by her in c1886. It is likely that it was an investment rather than a family residence. Thomas Sweetnam was President of the Boroondara Shire 1888/89 and a councillor from 1886-1891. During his time as Shire councillor in 1887 he was charged with assaulting Charles A. Chandler, a window blind manufacturer, in response to an ‘insulting note’ left at Sweetnam’s house. Sweetnam was fined two guineas and 31 shillings. Sweetnam was also President of the Camberwell Gun Club from around 1890 – 91. In 1893 he relocated to Ferntree Gully, where he contested for the municipality’s North Riding council seat. Multiple references can be found on Trove. Note that the gentleman in this photo does bear a resemblance to Thomas Sweetman, President of Boroondara Shire in 1888-1889 found in the City of Boroondara Library Service mayoral portrait collection. No known photo of Rachel Sweetnam. Other property owners or residents are: 1890 Selina Gaylor 1900 Stephen Pullen 1910 William Murray (draftsman) 1920 George C Hughes 1930 Arthur Leslie Austin (tram driver) 1980 Mrs Lillian Evelyn Austin Sold in 1983 for $87,000. The house is still extant (January 2025). Note that we also have material / photos regarding George Hughes and family.This photo is one of the earliest photos of residences of Surrey Hills.Black and white photo of a woman and man in a buggy behind which is a simple house with a verandah at one end, surrounded by eucalypt trees.hillsboro, house names, thistle street, horse-drawn vehicle, clothing and dress, hillsborough, rachel sweetnam, rachel lewis, thomas sweetnam, selina gaylor, stephen pullen, william murray, george hughes, arthur austin, lillian austin -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, Robert Gray, grandson of Robert Beckett
... is given as bootmaker. The Alan Holt property register identifies... Crescent; his occupation is given as bootmaker. The Alan Holt ...The pencil sketch from which this photo was taken had been hidden from view from 1919 - 1996 when it was located behind a framed photo retrieved from the Surrey Hills Bowling Club at the time of its closure. The sketch had been used as backing when photo framed in 1919. Jocelyn Hall gave the original to great nephew, [name TBC], who was a pharmacist at the Mont Albert tram terminus at the time. Initially the subject's identity was not known. A scribbled name 'Walduck' on a different photo finally resulted in the identification as John Robert Gray, who died 1917. He was engaged at the time of enlistment and after his death his fiancee did not marry. He attended Surrey Hills Primary School and was a salesman at the time of enlistment on 9 May 1916. He embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 3 October 1916. His AIF papers list his mother as his next of kin, both resident in Suffolk Road, Surrey Hills. He was a gunner in the Howitzer Brigade 120. He was Killed in Action on 21 June 1917 and was buried at Bapaume Australian Cemetery (Row C, Grave NO. 5), France. It is believed that the sketch was made prior to him going overseas to France. John Robert Gray was the eldest son of Emma (nee Beckett) and John Gray. His father John Gray was "actively associated with all movements for the benefit of neighbours and fellow citizens". [Quote from the official tribute on his death in 1909.] He was very active in the Surrey Hills Progress Association in the early 1900's. The rotunda built in the Surrey Gardens by the Progress Association in 1912 was dedicated to him. He married Emma Beckett in 1888 at 'Guildford Villa' in Essex Road, the Beckett home. They are listed in both the 1903 and 1906 electoral rolls in Arundel Crescent; his occupation is given as bootmaker. The Alan Holt property register identifies this as 24 Arundel Crescent, known as 'Tumberumba'. John and Emma had a large family: (Gunner) John Robert Gray (1888, Surrey Hills - 21 June 1917, France) Benjamin Walter Gray (1890, Surrey Hills - 1949, Heidelberg) Herbert Harry Gray (1892, Surrey Hills - 1959, Queensland) William Beckett Gray (1897, Surrey Hills - 1899, Surrey Hills) Norman Douglas Gray (1901, Surrey Hills - 1947, Sydney) Evelyn Lizzie Gray (1906, Surrey Hills - 1983) Evelyn married Reginald Roberts and donated a number of photos to the collection. Both the Beckett and the Gray families were important in the early history of Surrey Hills. This is the only known image of John Robert Gray in WW1 uniform.A black and white photo of a hand-drawn image of a young man in uniform.world war, 1914-1918, (mrs) emma gray, (miss) emma beckett, (mr) john gray, walduck family, (mr) john robert gray, (mr) robert gray, world war, 1914-1919, surrey hills bowling club, bapaume australian cemetery, france -
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Work on paper - Vertical file, Blogg, John Kendrick
... . J.K. Blogg notes by Alan Holt (undated) (1 page). 16. Photo... by Alan Holt (undated) (1 page). 16. Photo of J.K. Blogg (undated ...1. ‘The gum tree’ chapter from ‘The art of woodcarving’ by J.K. Blogg (undated) (4 pages). 2. ‘Manufacturers, &c.’, on Blogg family, from ‘The cyclopedia of Victoria’ (undated) (4 pages). 3. ‘A floral carnival’, from Holy Trinity fete booklet, 19.6.1921 (1 page). 4. ‘Holy trinity’ poem by J.K. Blogg 16.7.1921; AND advertisements for Dimmick & Long, and W. De W. Martin (1 page). 5. Surrey Hills Bowls Club notes including J. Blogg’s carvings (various dates) (3 pages). 6. Locations at Surrey Hills of J. Blogg’s work (1 page). 7. ‘Our own trees’ (undated) (3 pages). 8. Back page of operetta ‘The Wreck of the Argosy’, 24.9.1895 (1 page). 9. Papers of J.K. Blogg (1851-1936) (6 pages). 10. John Blogg biography (undated) (1 page). 11. J.K. Blogg – wood carver, SHNN No. 49, Nov. 1990 (1 page). 12. J.K. Blogg notes from Reaburn/Selby discussion (undated) (1 page). 13. J.K. Blogg notes by Dorothy Selby (undated) (1 page). 14. John Blogg : Noted Victorian woodcarver by Marjorie Morgan (undated) (2 pages) AND J.K. Blogg talk by grandson Bruce Blogg 14.3.1990 (1 page). 15. J.K. Blogg notes by Alan Holt (undated) (1 page). 16. Photo of J.K. Blogg (undated) (1 page). 17. ‘Woodcarving greats’ from Country style, 2002 (1 page). 18. Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery brochure August-October 2007, (2 copies); AND ticket to ‘Drawing with chisels’ exhibition at MPRG 2007 (2 copies); AND invitation to ‘Legacy in sculptured wood’ 18.4.1993 (1 copy). 19. ‘Drawing with chisels’ (MPRG 6 sided booklet 2007) (2 copies). 20. ‘Remembering local legacy’ Progress Leader, 4.5.1993 (1 page). 21. ‘Wattle park in 1920s’, snake in Fenwick’s paddock (undated) (1 page). -
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Work on paper - Vertical file, Robert Beckett & family
... family’ Alan Holt notes, 15.11.1987 (2 pages). 7. Nomination... family’ Alan Holt notes, 15.11.1987 (2 pages). 7. Nomination ...1. ‘The diary of Robert Beckett’s voyage to Australia in the ‘Underley’ – 22nd. Dec. 1866 – 7th Mar. 1867.’ (8 pages). 2. ‘The early days of Surrey Hills’ address by Cr. R. Beckett from B.H.R., 25.6.1909, and ‘Early Balwyn’, B.H.R. 27.4.1917 (2 pages). 3. ‘Death of Hon. R. Beckett, M.L.C.’ from The Reporter, 8.6.1917 (2 copies- copy from paper and typed copy) (6 pages). 4. ‘The translation of Robert Beckett, M.L.C.’, reprinted from ‘Camberwell and Canterbury Standard’, 8.6.1917 (4 pages). 5. Letter from Wendy A. McLennan (Beckett descendent), 27.6. …. (2 pages). 6. ‘Beckett family’ Alan Holt notes, 15.11.1987 (2 pages). 7. Nomination of Hon. Robert Beckett M.L.C. (1862-1917) for Boroondara’s 150 significant people, 25.8.2004 (4 pages). 8. Beckett Family by Wendy A. McLennan, April, 1995 (26 pages). 9. Letter from David Davis, M.L.C., seeking information about Robert Beckett, 26.11.1998, with reply from Jocelyn Hall 12.5.1999 (5 pages). 10. Material from Mrs. Gwen Walduck/Pescott, 20.7.1981 regarding Beckett, Walduck, Gray and Pescott families, 21.7.1981 (6 pages). 11. References to Robert Beckett from the B.H.R., ‘The Argus’, Hansard and others, 1900 + (6 pages). 12. Identification of Beckett family group photo taken at Guildford villa, 17.9.1904 (12 page). 13. Letter from Wendy A. McLennan to Jocelyn Hall, 4.4.1995 (1 page). 14. Information from Kathleen Beanland regarding the Beckett, Ingamells and Walker families, 1985 and 1995 (2 pages). 15. Typed Beckett family information re Eliza, William (Rev., including his obituary) and Henry from Jocelyn Hall, (undated) (1 page). 16. Typed notes re various Beckett family members by Jocelyn Hall (undated), (1 page). 17. Typed notes of Robert Beckett re Box Hill cemetery grave inscription, electoral roll entry, obituary, from Australasian Typographical Journal, March, 1899 (1 page). 18. ‘Mayor known for his cheeriness’, Progress Press, re Beckett Street, Balwyn, 20.6.2006 (1 page). -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionPhotograph, John Gray Memorial Rotunda in Surrey gardens, Union Road, Surrey Hills, c 1925, c 1925
... is given as bootmaker. The Alan Holt property register identifies... occupation is given as bootmaker. The Alan Holt property register ...The rotunda was built in 1912 by Clarence Montgomery for the Surrey Hills Progress Association and the local community and dedicated to John Gray, "a highly respected and revered citizen". Surrey Hills Brass Band regularly gave concerts in the rotunda, provided music for regular 'loyal' celebrations and also for silent films held in the gardens. The rotunda was quite elevated off the ground due to the slope of the gardens and the bioscope was stored in the room underneath. This was later used as the infant welfare centre until the Progress Association built a dedicated facility for these purposes. The rotunda was demolished in 1972. Clarence Montgomery, carpenter, was living in Sunbury Crescent in 1914. By 1916 he had moved to 83 Croydon Road where he lived for the rest of his life. Clarence was born in 1869 in Taradale, son of John Montgomery and Jane Ford. He married Sarah Ann Ingram in Echuca in 1894. Their children were: 1. Annie (Mrs P Paynter) born Echuca in 1895 2. William Henry born Echuca in 1897 3. Christina Mary (Mrs F Meyers) born Echuca in 1898 4. Violet (Mrs G Ewing) born Echuca in 1902 5. Clarence George Ingram born Echuca in 1906 and died aged 7 months. Violet became a tailoress and Christina a dressmaker. William became a carpenter like his father. Sarah Ann Montgomery died at their home in June 1932 aged 62 years. Clarence died in August 1946 aged 77 years. They are buried in Box Hill Cemetery (P-EB-0020). John Gray was "actively associated with all movements for the benefit of neighbours and fellow citizens". [Quote from the official tribute on his death in 1909.] He was very active in the Surrey Hills Progress Association in the early 1900's. The rotunda built in the Surrey Gardens by the Progress Association in 1912 was dedicated to him. John Gray was born in 1861 in Eldorado. He died on 7 December 1909 in Surrey Hills and is buried in Box Hill Cemetery (M0472). He married Emma Beckett in 1888 at 'Guildford Villa' in Essex Road, the Beckett home. They are listed in both the 1903 and 1906 electoral rolls in Arundel Crescent; his occupation is given as bootmaker. The Alan Holt property register identifies this as 24 Arundel Crescent, known as 'Tumberumba'. John and Emma had a large family: (Gunner) John Robert Gray (1888, Surrey Hills - 21 June 1917, France) Benjamin Walter Gray (1890, Surrey Hills - 1949, Heidelberg) Herbert Harry Gray (1892, Surrey Hills - 1959, Queensland) William Beckett Gray (1897, Surrey Hills - 1899, Surrey Hills) Norman Douglas Gray (1901, Surrey Hills - 1947, Sydney) Evelyn Lizzie Gray (1906, Surrey Hills - 1983) Evelyn married Reginald Roberts and donated a number of photos to the collection. The donor Violet Ewing (nee Montgomery) was Clarence's daughter. She married George Isaac Henry Ewing (blacksmith) in 1934. They inherited the family home at 83 Croydon Road. Although constructed 5 years after their opening, this rotunda was a central feature of the Surrey Gardens which was planted to a design adapted from one suggested by the renowned landscape gardener and botanist William Robert Guilfoyle (1840-1912). Rotundas were a key feature of many late nineteenth and early twentieth century public parks. This particular rotunda was notable for the Chinoiserie influence reflected in its roof. Surrey Gardens are now regarded as one of the City of Boroondara's heritage gardens and this image is significant as evidence of the design of the rotunda which is no longer extant. It is also significant as evidence of the extent of the role of the Surrey Hills Progress Association in the provision of public facilities. A black and white photo of an octagonal rotunda situated within Surrey Gardens taken from the perspective of the main entrance. It is a largely wooden structure with a domed chinoiserie-style roof. The rotunda is enclosed by established gardens. There are 4 people in the photo, with 2 women standing on the steps at the rotunda's entrance. A man and a young person are seated within the rotunda. It has 8 support pillars, which are open with balustrades to 7 sides.rotundas, surrey gardens, union road, surrey hills progress association, surrey hills brass band, parks and reserves, 1925, john gray, clarence montgomery, box hill cemetery, cinema, john gray memorial rotunda, bandstands -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionWork on paper - Vertical file, Surrey Hills scout troops
... in Surrey Hills/Mont Albert by Alan Holt, (undated), (1 page). 14.../Mont Albert by Alan Holt, (undated), (1 page). 14. Boy scouts ...Theodore Hendy (architect) established the 1st Surrey Hills Scout Troop on 18 June 1909. His daughter was Mrs Alan Duck of Blackburn. The first edition of the troop's bulletin 'The Boomerang' was printed in January 1937. The Scout Association of Victoria have no records before 1914.Thereafter records are incomplete. The best source of information for the period 1908-1912 is 'Every Saturday' - a magazine supplement of The Age (See SLV).Vertical file of material including: 1. Letter from T.F Hendy to Baden Powell, 1909 (1 page). 2. Notes re foundation of Scouts Association in Melbourne; list of some early scoutmasters (1909-1925); and notes from Mrs A. Duck (about 1982) (1 page). 3. ‘A successful year’ from ‘’Pals annual’’, 6.11.1926 (1 page). 4. “Boomerang’’, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1937 (1 doubled page). 5. Letter from The Scout Association of Australia, Victorian Branch archivist A.R. Milne to Mrs. J. Hall, 8.10.1981 (1 page); and lists of Masters 1914-1945 (2 pages). 6. Boy scouts: notes from Mrs. June Rimington, c. 1982/3 (4 pages). 7. Boy scouts in Surrey Hills – information from various sources, 1986 (1 page). 8. First Surrey Hills scout troop from ‘’Every Saturday’’, 259.1909 (1 page). 9. Scouting in Camberwell from ‘’The Saga of Melba’s own’’ extracts re 1908-1965 (2 pages); and notes from Scout Association archivist; and Mrs Buchanan (undated), (1 page). 10. Notes on Hendy and Apted from ‘’Edwardian Geelong, an architectural introduction’’ by Richard Aitken, November, 1979 (2 pages). 11. Notes on Hendy and Apted from ‘’The Cyclopedia of Victoria’’, undated (2 pages). 12. Scouts in Surrey Hills as per No 7, (2 pages). 13. Boy scouts in Surrey Hills/Mont Albert by Alan Holt, (undated), (1 page). 14. Boy scouts: notes on T. Hendy and Servan family, undated (1 page). 15. Extracts from Box Hill Reporter 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929 (2 pages). 16. Troop notes re 1st Surrey Hills from ‘’Victorian scout’’, October, 1926 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). 17. Troop notes re 1st Surrey Hills, from ‘’Victorian scout’’, 8.11.1928 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). 18. Troop notes re 1st Surrey Hills, from ‘’Victorian scout’’, 7.1.1929 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). 19. ‘Christmas good turns’ re 1st Surrey Hills, from ‘’Victorian scout’’, 7.1.1929 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). 20. ‘Correspondence: The early days’ re 1st Surrey Hills, from ‘’Victorian scout’’, 8.7.1929 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). (mr) theodore hendy, (mr) a h chenu, (mr) harrison w s buchanan, (mr) harold simpson, 1st surrey hills scout troop, 5th camberwell scout troop, (mr) w melville hall, wyclif congregational church, (mr) r m browne, (mr) arthur swan, (mr) cecil servan, surrey gardens rotunda, (mr) william bailey, vines timber yard, (mr) eric jones, surrey hall, (mr) eric astley, all nations fete, (mr) bob clucas, 1st mont albert scout troop, (mr) herman webb -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Work on paper - Vertical file, Chatham Primary School
... . Extracts from Box Hill Reporter, 1927-9, from Alan Holt collection.... Extracts from Box Hill Reporter, 1927-9, from Alan Holt collection ...CHATHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL 4314 -FILE 1 1. Correspondence regarding establishment of the school – all are copies: • Letter from Amy Brown to Secretary of Chatham School Committee (undated) relating to correspondence regarding the establishment of the school • Letter from Education Department to Mr. A.R. Brown, 17.5.1923. • Letter from Department of Public Works to Mrs. Amy R. Brown, 2.10.1923. • Letter from Education Department to Mr. A.R. Brown, 2.11.1923. • Letter from A. Brown to Education Department ?, 7.11.1923. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, MLA, State Parliament House to Mr. A.R. Brown, 8.11.1923. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mr. A.R. Brown, 19.11.1923. • Letter from Department of Public Works to Mrs. Amy R. Brown, 5.12.1923. • Letter from Education Department to Mrs. A. Brown, 8.12.1923. • Letter from A. Brown to Mr. Greenwood, 26.7.1925. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 14.3.1925. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 15.7.1925.Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 16.11.1925. • Letter from Department of Public Works to Mrs. A. R. Brown, 10.11.1926. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 2.3.1923. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 3.6.1927. • Letter from E.W. Greenwood, State Parliament House to Mrs. A. Brown, 29.6.1927. 2. 2 Mr. Harbert’s account for Shelter Shed, Chatham State School, (undated), (1 page). 3. 4 copies of newspaper cuttings: • ‘Masts tell Edina’s history’, Herald, 4.5.1931 • ‘Edina to have holiday on 80th birthday’, Argus, 4.5.1934, • ‘Edina’s birthday tomorrow’, Age, 4.5.1934, • ‘Old lady of the sea has a birthday’, Star, 4.5.1934 (1 page). 4. ‘The story of the steamship “Edina” a wonderful veteran of the seas’, The Meccano Magazine, A.R. Prince, December, 193 ? (1 page). 5. ‘Ponsford and schoolboys’, (paper and date unknown), (2 pages). 6. Program for ‘Trial by jury’, 16.11.1929 (1 page). 7. ‘What was the joke that the Governor told?’, paper unknown, 5.5.1931 (1 page). 8. ‘History in school flag’, paper and date unknown (1 page). 9. Lists of girl and boy dux 1928 – 1944 (1page). 10. Chatham School 4314 notes (undated) (3 pages). 11. Extracts from Box Hill Reporter, 1927-9, from Alan Holt collection (1 page). 12. Empire day celebrations in Surrey Hills in 1930s, notes from Matt Bowen, 1983 (1 page). 13. Extracts from Box Hill Reporter 1927-8 (1 page). 14. Vision and realisation, 1973 Education Department : Port Phillip Eastern Region: 4314 Chatham notes by H.H. Singleton (1 page). 15. ‘Bell has historic appeal’, paper unknown, c. 1985 (1 page). 16. Background information on the SS Edina bell, Adrian Peniston-Bird, Principal of Chatham Primary School, 1982 (1 page). 17. ‘It’s there for another fifty years’, October, 1985. See also ‘Chatham past and present, a patchwork of people’. (1 page). 18. ‘Miss Marie George’, SHNN No. 40, June/July, 1989 (1 page). 19. ‘Chatham Primary School – a community within the community’, SHNN No. 56, Feb/March, 1992 (1 page). 20. ‘Chatham Primary School – another exciting year begins’, SHNN No. 68, Feb./March, 1994 (1 page). 21. ‘Chatham plans a big reunion’, SHNN No. 77, Aug./Sept. 1995 (1 page). 22. ‘In search of the past’, Progress Press, 15.5.1996 (1 page); features Norma Price & Lale Ramadan 23. ‘Chatham primary’, SHNN No. 82, June/July, 1996 (1 page). 24. ‘Happy Birthday, Chatham Primary’, SHNN No. 84, Oct./Nov. 1996 (1 page). 25. Chatham School Fathers Club, SHNN No. 83, Aug./Sept. 1996 (1 page). 26. Notes by Doug Iversen, 18.7. year unknown, (1 page). 27. Advertisement for Chatham Primary School celebrating 70 years: ‘Take a walk down memory lane’, 10.9.1996, paper unknown (1 page). 28. Chatham Primary School invitation to 70th year celebration – Sat. 19.10.1996 (1 page), AND Back to Chatham (1 page). 29. Flyer: Chatham Primary School Reunion Celebrating 70 years 19.10.1996 (1 page, 2 copies). 30. Program ‘Welcome to Chatham Primary School No. 4314 70th celebration’, undated (1 page, 2 copies). 31. Chatham History trail, undated (1 page). 32. Card with drawing of Chatham Primary School by David Williams, 1995 (1 page). 33. ‘Seems like yesterday’ 1998, paper unknown (1 page). 34. ‘Schools and the environment’, SHNN No. 98, Feb./March, 1999 (1 page). 35. ‘School praises retiring head’, by Kate Morris, 19.6.2000, paper unknown (1 page); features Jan Morris. 36. “Chatham’s class of ‘30” by Meg Freeman, Progress Press, c. July, 2000 (1 page). 37. ‘Recalling a class act’, Progress Press, c. August, 2000 (1 page). 38. List of students enrolling in 1930 (2 pages). 39. Chatham Foundation Day Lunch invitation 31.7.2000, (with contact details of former students on the back, written by Ken Hall) (1 page). 40. ‘Boy in man’s shoes’, Progress Press, 21.8.2000 (1 page). 41. ‘An invitation – Chatham Primary plans for its 75th birthday’, SHNN No. 118, June/July, 2002 (1 page). 42. 75th birthday assembly – August 1st 2002 (1 page). 43. ‘Chatham lands special garden’ (paper and date unknown, possibly Progress Leader) (1 page). 44. ‘Chatham Primary celebrates specialist programs’, SHNN No. 184, June/July 2013 (1 page). 45. ‘City’s sustainable schools awarded this month’, Boroondara Bulletin, April, 2013 (1 page). 46. ‘Chatham Primary walks to win’, SHNN No. 189 March/April 2014 (1 page). 47. ‘School builds pathway to greater sustainability’, Progress Leader, 15.9.2015 (1 page). 48. ‘Schools embrace need for class action’, Age, 7.11.2016 (1 page). 49. Advertisements for 2017 grand fair 4th March, 2 designs (3 pages including 2 copies of one). 50. Chatham primary leads on going green – SHNN No 160, June /July 2009. 51. A history of Chatham Primary School, golden jubilee edition 1977 (9 pages with covers). 52. Photo of Mrs. Frances Le Couteur receiving a gift at Chatham Primary School, golden jubilee 1977 (1 page – a copy). 53. ‘Thank you’ letter to editor from Mrs. Frances Le Couteur (paper unknown), 1977 (1 page). 54. Letter from Chatham School No. 4314 to Mrs. Ethel Cerini, 10.2.193 ? (1 page). 55. Programme for concert held in the 1930s (source possibly Jocelyn Hall) (1 page). 56. ‘Parents’ pride in their school’, Progress Press, 21.5.2019. 57. ‘Bring your bright ideas to life’, Whitehorse Leader, 13.5.2019 (features Otto Hunt). 58. Flyer for school fete, 1986/1987 59. ‘Hearts captured, now for minds’, 2020, no details re paper. 60. ‘Teachers feted with hearts’, Age, 26.5.2020. (Response to COVIDE lock down) 61. ‘Wedding memory renewed’, (? Progress Press). 2.12.1997 features Ivy & Basil Taylor, former Chatham students. 62. Reflections of Principal, Chris Cotching, SHNN No 233, Feb 2022. 63. School brochure, c1998 64. School calendar 2003 65. Copies of photos taken by sue Barnett at the time of the 70th Reunion (8 photos) 66. Signatures of staff and students from 1997 (10 pages) 67. Grand fair raffle tickets, November 2023
