Coloured photo of University of Third Age Monash Walking Group at Yarran Dheran.yarran dheran

Black and white photograph of the Mullum Mullum Creek flowing past Yarran Dheranyarran dheran, mullum mullum creek

Coloured photo of Path leading up to Schwerkolt Cottage through Yarran Dheran Reserve.schwerkolt cottage, yarran dheran

(verso) stretcher bar: col Jordan/(illeg.) Yarran RD/OATLEY N.S.W, (verso) u.l; Jordan/7/78/WEAVER 6painting, australian artist, abstract, pastel, colourful

Short history of Yarran Dheran on the banks of Mullum Mullum Creek in Mitcham, including mention of Schwerkolt Cottage, now a museum, and an Information Centre which now stands empty.schwerkolt cottage, smith, mavis, arrowsmith, valda, yarran dheran, parks and reserves

'Information Night' about development and advertisement for the sale of 16 lots adjoining Yarran Dheran Reserve [access from Casella Street, Mitcham] Agent: L.J. Hooker, Blackburn. In the Nunawading Gazette.advertisement for the sale of 16 lots casella street, mitcham, yarran dheran, moorakyne place, land subdivision

Article from the Gazette, 11 April 1994, on Nunawading Council interest in buying 4.6 ha. of land between Yarran Dheran and Schwerkolt Cottage from Melbourne Water by Katy Ahley- Griffiths.yarran dheran, schwerkolt cottage, melbourne water

A comprehensive history of the Schwerkolt family in Mitcham, based on extensive research and documents from family sources. Schwerkolt Cottage is a pioneer cottage built around 1880 at Mitcham, Victoria. This heritage site encompasses the original stone cottage, associated replicated outbuildings and a local history museum, surrounded by 2.25 hectares of gardens and bushland, and adjacent to Yarran Dheran bushland park. Lifetime member Doug Orford sold his house in Napoleon Street November 2023 and has moved into a care faciity. His daughter Cathy assisted him in identification of items for donation to the Society.johann august schwerkolt, pioneer, schwerkolt cottage and museum

The photo is of a painting of the dam formed on land between Grovedale Road and James Street, Surrey Hills. It was painted in 1927 by Miss Muriel Pornitz, an art teacher, who lived in Grovedale Road. The land had been part of Mr James Maling Snr’s property and in the 1880s clay was removed to build houses, including his own located on the corner of Weybridge and James Streets. Maling grazed cattle on this area and used it as a dam. The land was subsequently made into parkland, the quarry / dam having been filled in after several drownings had occurred in the 1920s/1930s. See also SHP94, another copy of the same. Muriel Hedwig Lucy Pornitz lived at 22 Grovedale Road, Surrey Hills. She was born c1894 in Balwyn; died in Kew on 1 December 1982. She was the daughter of Konrad Pornitz (1864-1903) and his wife Charlotte Richardson Gooderidge (1863-1942), known as Tottie, who married in 1890. Konrad Pornitz is listed in the 1892 directory as living in Edgevale Road, Kew and the business Pornitz and Ross at 291 & 293 Little Collins Street, importers and commission merchants. The 1896 directory gives the Kew address as 176 Edgevale Road, Kew, however the business Pornitz and Ross was dissolved on 1st day of October 1892, by mutual agreement. Legal notice advised that: Mr Pornitz will hereafter carry on the business on his own behalf at the same address, under the style "Pornitz and Ross". Muriel is buried in Box Hill Cemetery (B-086-0042) along with Ulrich Horst Holm Pornitz known as Horst or Bon (d 1957) and Edith Olga Pornitz (d 1951), her brother and sister. A further sibling (Konrad b 1891) died in infancy. He is buried with his mother in Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery - C/E A 0366. Konrad died at his home 'Yarran' in Lane Cove Road, North Sydney on 31 October 1903; reported in the Sydney Morning Herald. Buried Gore Hill Cemetery, St Leonards, North Sydney. The headstone reveals he was born in Chemnitz, Saxony in 1863. Muriel was also known as Muriel Pornett. She studied at the South Australian School of Arts & Crafts in 1911 under James Ashton and Fred Britton, and at the Australian School of Etching in Sydney. She was also an illustrator and cartoonist. The photo, and the painting from which it is derived, documents the landscape prior to close settlement and is material to early building and farming in the Surrey Hills area.A black and white photograph of a painting of a landscape of parkland. Two trees are on top of a rise and are reflected at the bottom in water. The signature of the artist is in the bottom right corner: "AUST MP 192" (and the rest is cut off).(miss) muriel pornitz, grovedale road, james street, surrey hills, artists, parks and reserves, (mr) john butler maling, snr, quarry, dam, (miss) muriel hedwig lucy pornitz, box hill cemetery, muriel pornett

Leaflet of introduction to the parks and recreation areas of the Mullum Valley including a map of the area. recreation areas of the Mullum Valleyparks and reserves, yarran dheran, schwerkolt cottage, antonio park, mitcham, mullum mullum creek

Article from the Nunawading Gazette 22 January 1992 warning of the fire threat in the area due to excessive rainfall.Nunawading Gazette 22 January 1992 warning of the fire threat in the area due to excessive rainfall.bushfires, nunawading fire brigade, wandinong sanctuary, yarran dheran, antonio park, mitcham, blackburn lake sanctuary

Draft Report on the fire management strategy for bushland reserves by Whitehorse City Council. 20 October 1997. 45 pagesDraft Report on the fire management bushfire prevention, city of whitehorse, antonio park, mitcham, bellbird dell, blackburn lake sanctuary, hale property, heatherdale reserve, stephens reserve, somers trail, trove park, yarran dheran, r e gray reserve

Article on Schwerkolt's Cottage and Mullum Mullum Creek in the R.A.C.V. Journal 'Royal Auto' briefly covering history and location. 2 pages. Coloured photo.schwerkolt, johann august, schwerkolt cottage, city of whitehorse, yarran dheran

Whitehorse Council has reached a compromise in draft strategy for fire management in bushland reserves.Whitehorse Council has reached a compromise in draft strategy antonio park, mitcham, bellbird dell, blackburn lake sanctuary, yarran dheran, abbey walk, vermont, blacks walk, cootamundra walk, elgar park, heatherdale reserve, stephens reserve, mullum mullum creek, furness park, campbells croft, gardiners creek, surrey park, memorial park, somers trail

A landscape designer was appointed in 1993 to prepare a master plan after which the mammoth task of clearing and planting was undertaken and koalas and sugar-gliders introduced. Information Centre built.parks and reserves, brandenburg, john p, yarran dheran, mullum mullum creek, smith, dorothy g., koalas, sugar gliders, schwerkolt, johann august

Mayor's challenge to citizens to support activities and organizations in which Council is involved including scouts, reserves, pre-school centres, meals on wheels, libraries and infant welfare centres.environment, city of nunawading, gawler, david, antonio park, mitcham, schwerkolt cottage, blackburn lake sanctuary, yarran dheran, blackburn branch library, warekila pre-school centre

Passive Parkland Committees of Management: a report on their formation and development, 1982parks and reserves, city of nunawading, brandenburg, john p, schwerkolt cottage, blackburn lake sanctuary, yarran dheran, wandinong sanctuary, bellbird dell, r.e. gray reserve, cootamundra walk