The Inner Circle was a steam era suburban railway line (later electrified) in Melbourne, Australia. It served the inner-northern suburbs of Parkville, Carlton North, Fitzroy North, and Fitzroy and later expanded to outer suburbs. It opened in 1888. In this video, the viewer is taken on a train journey around the Melbourne rail network and also looks at the stations and lines that have since closed.Original footage of Melbourne's railways.1 x DVD in black case. DVD of approx 43 minutes.melbourne rail network, transportation, railways

This file contains four items 1/Two copies of a twenty-four page booklet titled CITY OF CAULFIELD CENTENARY 1857-1957, created by the Caulfield City Council and printed by Peter Isaacson Pty Limited, Melbourne. The booklet details important aspects of Caulfield’s history including council procedures, the Caulfield Road District Proclamation, the first election and a summary of 100 years of local government with a description of the present Caulfield in 1957. The booklet also includes several pictures of various Caulfield landmarks and people including one of Caulfield City Councillors (11 men and 1 woman). Also one photocopied version of this booklet. 2/Eleven pages of typed notes for the City of Caulfield Centenary booklet. All notes are undated and incomplete. Two pages titled NOTES on THE HISTORY and PROGRESS OF THE CITY OF CAULFIELD, author unknown. Three and a half pages titled THE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN VICTORIA, author unknown. Five pages titled 100 YEARS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT – EARLY CAULFIELD, by Mrs A. P. Bell. 3/A typed letter to Miss V. Webb-Langdon from the Town Clerk H.G. Nelson, acknowledging her contribution to historical details for the Caulfield Council’s Centenary booklet, dated 24/12/1957. 4/A handwritten letter and a handwritten note regarding the acquisition of notes for the Caulfield Centenary booklet. The letter is dated 03/08/2006 and the note is dated 09/02/2007.city of caulfield centenary, caulfield road district, sinclair a.j.g., city hall, war memorials, gamble h.a., machin l.r., bunny f.c.d., caulfield park, koornang reserve, parton e.m., sims h.e., thomson w.r., gunn e.e., yorston j.s., wallace g.e. mrs, green w.c., jenner e.r., ward boundaries, dandenong road, queens avenue, normanby road, station street, bond street, glen eira road, orrong road, poath road, north road, booran road, nepean highway, glen huntly road, glenhuntly road, inkerman road, hotham street, nelson h.g., fullard w.r., mackley g.j., ellis k.i, crosbie m.r., nutting b.i., body j.h., pritchard r.j., guildford l.t.g., lund l.m., street h.c., reynolds a.w., elections , political processes, local government, springthorpe reserve, greenmeadows gardens, business and finance, roads and streets, caulfield racecourse, east caulfield reserve, mackinnon reserve, hawthorn road, balaclava road, murrumbeena road, lempriere avenue, victoria street, koornang road, lord reserve, lyons street, murrumbeena reserve, kangaroo road, ormond park, beatty crescent, foch street, packer reserve, oakleigh road, leila road, prices park, bambra road, riley reserve, playgrounds, town hall, maternal and child health centres, truganini road, grange road, senior citizens centre, barkley sir henry, moore david, handasyde gilbert, caulfield school room, harris g.w., semple john, dempsey william, brooks w.a., wilson thomas, lyall william, murrum murrumbeen lifestyle, ‘greenmeadows’ house, lempriere family, aboriginal culture, ‘rippon lea’ house, caulfield john, ‘slaney’s’ home, alma road, paddy’s swamp, racecourse hotel, caulfield technical college, bevan mr., ‘grosmont’, hart john, railways, mansions, ‘rosecraddock’, langdon h. j., caulfield cup, ‘crotonhurst’, webb judge, ‘kilwinning’, service james, ricketson henry, ‘glen eira’, house names, garden vale, ross william murray, ‘ross’s folly’, outer circle railway, caulfield grammar school, davies j. henry, lagdon william, grimwade f.s., loyd charles du plan, hope george, ‘airdrie’, kooyong hill, market gardens, dairies, lady talbot milk supply, jenner family, o’niell college, presentation sisters, glenferrie road, grimwade frederick sheppard, grimwade alice, ‘harlston’, grimwade house, ‘saint aubin’s’, ‘st. aubin’s’, ‘caulfield hall’, caulfield john p.t., st georges road, caulfield military hospital, nursing homes, health establishments, dover street, sports and recreations, rosanna street, ‘cantala’, health services, parks and reserves, community services, town planning, local government finance, local officials and employees

This file contains 4 items: 1/Typewritten document titled ‘The City of Caulfield’. Author and date unknown. 1 page (back and front), 2 copies. Document covers topics such as origins of the name ‘Caulfield’, early settlement and the Caulfield Cup. 2/Typewritten document titled ‘History of Caulfield Council’. Author and date unknown. 6 pages, 3 copies. Document covers subjects such as early settlement, Aboriginal influence, Caulfield Road Board, Shire of Caulfield, Borough and town boundaries, coat of arms, and Freedom of Entry to the City. 3/Typewritten document (undated + author unknown) titled ‘The Structure of Local Government in Victoria with a history of the City of Caulfield’. 13 pages. Covers the following subjects: Powers, Planning, Public Works, Trading Undertakings, Health Services, Municipalities, Wards Electors or Ratepayers, Voters Roll, Councillors, Officers, Finance, Nature of Soil and Vegetation, Parks and Gardens and Reserves, Coat of Arms, Boundaries, How Did Caulfield get its Name, Aboriginal Influence, Caulfield Road Board, Shire of Caulfield, Borough and Town and the City of Caulfield. Also covered is early settlement. Note at the end of the document mentions that the historical content contained in the last section was based upon a thesis for the Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Melbourne, 1968 by L. Alwis, P. Rowe, N. Wootten. Melbourne, ‘City of Caulfield: An Illustrated City Report’. 4/Typewritten document (undated) titled ‘The Structure of Local Government in Victoria with notes on the history of the City of Caulfield’. 8 pages, 2 copies. This document also includes a map/diagram of the city with boundaries and wards showing locations of railway stations and parks. Document covers the structure of local government and its functions then goes on to focus on City of Caulfield with subjects similar to those covered in item 3. Document signed off by Deputy Town Clerk.city of caulfield, caulfield john, caulfield baron, caulfield racecourse, elsternwick, ripponlea, st. mary’s church, caulfield council, kooyong road, neerim road, bambra road, greenmeadows house, caulfield park, paddy’s swamp, dandenong road, caulfield grammar school, chisholm institute of technology, murrumbeena, glen eira road, alma road, orrong road, balaclava road, inkerman road, ‘grosmont’, caulfield school room, caulfield road board, caulfield road district, crimean war, victorian amateur turf club, caulfield cup, glenhuntly road, north road, glenhuntly station, ormond station, outer circle railway, local government, gardenvale, carnegie, rosstown, poath road, nepean highway, hotham street, ormond park, princes park, ross william murray, caulfield institute of technology, ‘ross’ folly’, hawthorn road, glenhuntly, ormond, morris t. w., lloyd charles du plan, meals on wheels, shire of caulfield, caulfield railway station, caulfield rsl, bouran road, murrum murrumbeen, kooyong road, great dandenong road, neerim road, trams, prahran and malvern tramways trust, fisher andrew, mackinnon reserve, dover street, ‘glen eira’, blair max cr., insignia, third ordnance services unit, schools, street lighting, lampriere, mr. bevan, the caulfield leader, davies j. henry, curraweena road, st. georges road, o’neill college, hope george, market gardens, koornang reserve, packer reserve, murrumbeena reserve, hopetoun gardens, greenmeadows gardens, mirambeena, caulfield technical college, hart john, langdon h. j., ‘rosecraddock’, judge webb, ‘crotonhurst’, service james, ‘kilwinning’, ricketson henry, grimwade frederick sheppard, airdrie, jenner, st. aubin’s, caulfield john p. t., harlston, lempriere, lord reserve, ‘cantala’

This file contains three newspaper articles pertaining to the Rotary Club of Caulfield: 1/A Clipping from Community News (titled ‘Caulfield hosts world Rotarians’, author unspecified, circa 1992) about a visit to Caulfield by representatives from Ogaki (Caulfield’s sister city in Japan) during the 84th Rotary International Convention. Contains a black-and-white photograph of Mr. Kawai (President of the Ogaki International Exchange Program), Cr. Nicholas Gold (Deputy Mayor of Caulfield), David Nettlebeck (Caulfield-Rosstown Rotarian) and Mr. Okuda Director of the Ogaki International Exchange Association). 2/A Clipping (titled ‘Father Gerry leads a different flock’, by Garry Fabian, source unspecified, circa 1993) about Catholic priest Father Gerry Fitzgerald taking over as president of the Rotary Club of Caulfield, in which he states his hopes for the future of the Club. Contains a black-and-white photograph of Fitzgerald. 3/A Clipping (titled ‘A new era for Rotary’, author unspecified, source unspecified, undated) about Ms. Lynette Hannan becoming the first female member of the Rotary Club of Caulfield, describing her education and career. Contains a black-and-white photograph of Hannan.rotary club of caulfield, clubs and associations, charitable organisations, kawai mr., ogaki international exchange program, tanaka mr., hirano mr., matsui mr., horie mr., biggs david, glenhuntly road, hannan lynette ms., gardenvale park, glenhuntly shopping centre, east caulfield, gold nicholas cr., nettlebeck david, okuda mr., caulfield committee, ogaki international exchange association, 84th rotary international convention, city of caulfield, biggs ed, caulfield racecourse, fabian garry, fitzgerald gerry, catholic church, clergy, holy cross parish, murrumbeena, koornang, duncan mckinnon, outer circle railway parkland, koori mosaic

Four items pertaining to vegetation within Caulfield: 1/2 copies of a booklet produced by the Caulfield City Council (undated) offering residents advice on the planting and care of trees within the district. Contains seven black-and-white photographs portraying various spots of vegetation within the district, plus nine black-and-white cartoons portraying the steps involved in correctly planting a tree. 2/An article from the Caulfield Contact, dated 04/1992, pertaining to Caulfield’s indigenous vegetation. Contains three black-and-white photographs of portraying three species of said vegetation – the swamp gum, the Kangaroo Apple and Poa grass. 3/An article from the Southern Cross, dated 13/05/1992, pertaining to Caulfield’s indigenous vegetation, and the efforts of groups and individuals such as the Caulfield Environment Group (CEG) to preserve it. Contains a black-and-white photograph of CEG member Paul Cain with a Red River Gum and large tussock grass, part of a re-vegetation program in a Murrumbeena linear park. 4/ A clipping from the Southern Cross, dated 20/05/1992, pertaining to the presence of Murray River red gum at Elsternwick primary school. Contains a black-and-white photograph of two pupils of the school, Craig and Emelia (surnames unmentioned), planting saplings.caulfield, plants, trees, caulfield city council, gardening, horticulture, landscape planning, caulfield contact, outer circle parklands, caulfield environment group, cain paul, smith colin, joint effort community house, outer circle railway, conservation of natural resources, murrumbeena, parks, minister for conservation, pullen barry, glenhuntly neighbourhood house, primary schools, elsternwick primary school, murphy street, mcinerney peter, elster canal

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionRe locations [North Kew Tennis Club, 1st Kew Scouts] / 1. North's replacement kinder [Kew Preschool Association and North Kew Kindergarten in Pakington Street] / p1. Kinders - What to do? [Council finances] / p1. Junction Traffic Study / p1. Diary dates for June / p2. Bravo, Band! [Kew Youth Band, Kew Band] / p2. World's best animation [3 MBS fundraising] / p2. Travelling friends [St Anthony's Children's Home reunion] / p2. Commentary [Council budget] / Cr Daryl Oldaker p3. Chief Executive's Column [corporate structure] / Malcolm Hutchinson p3. Beat the beetle [elm leaf beetle] / p4. One electorate: six winners [Hare Clark system] / p4. Heritage Planning [Heritage Residential Zone and individual building controls] / p4. Vale - Allan Hutchinson J.P. 1938-1991 [obituary] / p4. Kewriosity lives on / p5. Nappies in Walpole Street [baby change room] / p6. St George's not dragg'n its feet [Three Year Accreditation Certificate] / p6. Get a dog ... But register it / p6. Sisters kick up heels [Our Lady of Missions dance] / p6. Davis Street's open day [Davis Street Kindergarten] / p7. Baby, Look at us now [High Street Kindergarten] / p6. [Fourth Kew] Scouts host Chernobyl children / p6. New threesome [Trio Nova] / p7. A good get-together [Kew Community House] / p7. A certain timbre [furniture design] / 7. Pride on wheels / p7. Keeping home fires burning [Dunnings Wood Yard] / p7. 1938 diarists / p8. Carey picnic / p8. Henry VIII Birthday / p8. Walk the Outer Circle [walking tours by Australian Railway Historical Society] / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionNew Ward boundaries for Kew / p1. Community Recreation [Centre] / p1. Dates for April / p2. Immunisation reminder / p2. News from friends [of Kew Library] / p2. I say. I say, I say ... [Hawthorn Toastmasters’ International Club] / p2. Commentary [Powerlines] / Cr Jim Tutt p3. They've made it [Kew Emergency Housing Steering Committee] / p3. New personal counselling service for Kew ['Keriva', St Hilary's Anglican Church] / p3. Notices / p4. Bicentennial fashion parade [Friends of Bodalla] / p4. Second newsletter for parents [Kew Children’s Services Consultative Committee] / p4. Aids seminar for Kew / p4. Notes from the Bicentennial Authority / p4. Wednesdays at HKC / Chris Finkelstein p5. [Outdoor] Smoke. It's no joke / p5. Kew Community House / Judy Price / p6. Kew Easter School Holiday Program / p6. Tenants Information Service for Kew residents [Inner East Tenants Information Service] / p6. Asthma education / p7. Relics from the outer circle [railway] / Barry Butcher p7. Kew hockey news [Kew Men's Hockey Club, Kew Women's Hockey Club, Kew Junior Hockey Club] / p8. Kew [Citizens'] Band notes / p8. Footy News [Kew Football Club] / p8. New service club wants Kew members [IMPACT, Rotary Club of Camberwell] / p8. Keeping you informed [ Kew Citizens' Advice Bureau] / p8. Community Directory 1988 / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionOur window [Alan Sumner, The Four Seasons] / p1. Linear Park will not affect E6 [Outer Circle railway reserve] / p1&5. Dates for November / p2&8. [Community] Notices / p2. Update: Notes from Council - [Council] Budget Go-ahead / Cr Phyllis Hore [Mayor of Kew] / p3. Traffic management / p3. In Brief [Recycling transfer; Walmer Street Appeal quashed; Deregulation of shared housing; Review sought on full day care decision; Whither Willsmere?; Cable tram centenary exhibition; Election possible; Community Assistance Grants] / p4. Death of Councillor Murray Wood / p4. 40 years of home-help in Kew / p5. Three year old Kinder [Argyle Road; Davis Street] / p5. Youth Page - New publications for youth [Streetwise comics; Making unemployment work] / p6. How we passed our time - 2 [social history] / Bill Stent p7. A Group Apprenticeship Scheme for Eastern Suburbs / p7. Kew Community House / p8. Room for one more [student hosting] / p8. North Kew Tennis Club / p8. Kew Young Liberals / p8. Kew Band in concert / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationArranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)The Outer Circle Line was a railway service that ran as far as between Oakleigh and Fairfield, and provided services from 1890 to 1897, but sections would re-enter and leave service up until 1942, before it would be demolished and turned into a walking trail. Remains of the railway line exist in the Alamein line, as well as road infrastructure. The file includes: Multiple documents that contain information about the Outer Circle line, especially in regard to the East Kew section, multiple committee reports in the early 1900s regarding the expansion, electrification and the maintenance of the lines, maps of the railway line and surrounding area, many different newspaper and magazine articles regarding the railway lines and their remains.outer circle line – kew (vic.), railways – kew (vic.)outer circle line – kew (vic.), railways – kew (vic.)

Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members exploring relevant aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionYarra Views / Robert Baker p1. Society News: Events, Grants, New exhibition, [Donations to] The collection, RHSV award p3. Stitch Your Way into History / Collections Group p4. Broadcasting from Kew / David White p5. Kew Historical Society 1974-1989 / Robert Baker p7. Resurrection: the Outer Circle railway - Part 2 / Desley Reid p9. Edgevale Road: a small shopping strip in Kew / Judith Scurfield p10. Membership & Donations p12.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals

Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members exploring relevant aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionEmbroidering a Theme / Robert Baker p1. Society News: Events, Fund raising, Grants, [Donations to] The Collection p3. Kew Festival 2019: 2019 McIntyre lecture, New exhibition p4. Tributes: Mel Lawrence, Max Sartori, Anne Glasson / Margaret Robinson p5. Grants / Robert Baker p5. Kew Historical Society 1958-1973 / Robert Baker p6. Much Huff and Puff: The Outer Circle railway / Desley Reid p8. Good Roads: Thomas Hocart Flere / David White p10. Membership & Donations p12.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals

Letter to The Age by Mrs Mildred Demaine describing life in early Canterbury . Photocopy of the handwritten letter with a typed copycanterbury, canterbury road, hawthorn, surrey hills, riversdale road, st barnabas anglican church, shrublands, carriages and coaches, wentworth avenue, kugelmans pioneer store, outer circle railway, demaine family

Some early memories of life in Canterbury and Balwyn by Lyle Caffin. Includes a covering letter and 14 pages handwritten with a typed copy of 8 pages.canterbury, canterbury road, frankhausers, weidermans, eggleston> judge, fintona, outer circle railway, logan family, st johns home for boys, carter> ernest, bell fanily, selwyn street, wentworth avenue, balwyn road, rochester road, faversham road, winson green road

Some memories of Bill Munday of growing up in Canterbury from approx. 1906canterbury, mangarra road, horse drawn vehicles, moran and cato, fire station, canterbury road, laundries, salvation army corps, malones hotel, canterbury scot troop, geo carnell upholsterers, delivery vehicles, danks family, shenley street, outer circle railway, lifestyle

Report from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, on the question of Railway Communication with Doncaster, Kew, and the Kew Asylum and Yarra Bend Asylum Lands.canterbury, doncaster, kew, yarra bend asylum, kew asylum, victorian railways, outer circle railway, railways standing committee, victorian government

Report from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on the Outer Eastern Suburbs Connecting Railway or Tramway (Doncaster, Templestowe and Warrandyte)canterbury, doncaster, templestowe, warrandyte, victorian railways, victorian government, railways standing committee, outer circle railway, tram services

Free newspaper that circulated in East Camberwell, Canterbury, Chatham, Surrey Hills, Mont Albert, Box Hill and Burwood.canterbury, butcher shops, railways, outer circle railway, terry> j.w., advertisements, sport, canterbury road, airdrie

A series of articles from the Canterbury Courier reprinted in book form. 32 pages; A4. A series of reminiscences, stories and pictures depicting events and people in the district and their celebrations. Many names of early Canterbury identities and landowners and their streets.canterbury, canterbury station, shrublands, emulation hall, banks, shops, lowe> j. w., swan> c. r., rochester road, logans paddock, morrison> crosbie, empire day, outer circle railway, monomeath, bennett> g j, camm> a, scott> g c, hassett> p

Thematic Environmental Heritage. Final document produced, after community consultation, for the City of Boroondara by Built Heritage242 pages city of boroondara, back yards, canterbury, churches, cottages, dairies, danks family, elgar survey, exploration, frognall, goldings boot factory, maling road, malone's hotel, maps, masonic lodges, national parks, native plants, outer circle railway line, parks and reserves, police stations, post offices, railways, rochester road, schools, shrublands, soldiers memorial hall, sport, telephone exchanges, theatres, transport, wildlife, canterbury road, land subdivisions

1 pagePart of an article published in the Free Press (vol.49.no.44) , about the publication of The Outer Circle a book about the Outer Circle Railwaycanterbury, outer circle railway, deepdene dasher, deepdene, ashburton, railways