2 items, which may be related, about old Elsternwick: 1/A roneod copy of Recollections of Walter Reeves: gives notes on local identities, their business’, Caulfield State School, places of interest and events that took place in the area; undated and apparently summarised by an un-named other person from Mr Reeves' recollections. 2/A hand written list taken from Rate Books 1864 of areas in dispute, including nine names of residents, between Caulfield and St Kilda, date and author unknown. No direct connection to Walter Reeves apparent but they are taped together.automobile, hebenstreit mr, shoobra road, butcher, glenhuntly road, henderson h mr, davis charles, hardware store, beddoe frank, horne street, shops, renown theatre, phoebe theatre, theatres, lepage phoebe, lepage jack, taylor ‘squizzie’, echuca terrace, edward street, hawthorn road, revees walter, dunn bros, cycle shop, cox bros, supermarkets, apps (undertakers), elsternwick men’s club, elsternwick trades club, johnston t., hayter george (painter and decorator), sargood frederick, cabmen, cabs, ‘ripponlea’, wilson dick, blacksmiths, orrong road, moran and cato, repco, downshire road, bullock (grocer), grocers, taylor’s liquor and wine saloon, bottleshops, biddle misses, schools, bliss mr, station master, elsternwick, bensonino mr, newsagents, caulfield, gas supply, point nepean road, rowney dick, trams, riddell’s paddock, football golf links, riddell john carre, rowan road, sports grounds, melville’s supermarket

The first section of the Post Office was built in 1864. During 1865 the second section and tower were built. Building is of a Victorian Italianate design. Arched headed windows on the ground floor originally formed a colonnade. These were filled in to give additional space inside. The tower - a feature of the building. Top has a cast iron balustraded widow's walk. The Post Office building is now part of Federation University Ballarat Camp Street Campus - Arts Academy. The official opening of the Arts Academy, by Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria, was on 11 October 2002. Classes commenced at the Arts Academy in 2002.Black and white photograph showing the Ballarat Post Office on corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. Banner across building "1838-1938 POST A SOUVENIR"sturt street, lydiard street, post office, anniverary, centenary, william parker, victorian italianate style

Aradale is located 3 km from the centre of Ararat and covers approximately 101 hectares. It consistes of an impresive group of mainly heritage buildings of national significance surrounded by open farmland. Aradale was designed in 1864 in the Victorian Italianate style by John James Clark of the Public Works Department, Victoria. A three storey nurses quarters was built in the 1930s and the Forensic Psychaitry Centre was established in the 1980s. The design of asylums as a specific building type orginated in England in the mddle of the 19th century when it was decided that 'pauper lunatics' would be better cared for in a separate institution rather than being house within the workhouses. Some of the early purpose built asylums were based on the radiating principle of prisons but the arrangement of separat wings at right angles used in hospitals and whorkhouse design soon came to be seen as the most appropriate. The largest 19th century asylum in England was built at Colney Hatch. Kew, Beechworth and Ararat Asylums closely followed the Colney Hatch model. In victoria the population rose due to the gold rushes resulting in severe housing shortages, and additional pressure on asylums. The first asylum in Melbourne was established at Y arra Bend. In 1862 a new asylum was established at Kew. Ararat Asylum and Beechworth Asylum were designed in 1864. Ararat was opened on 19 October 1867, with Beechworth Asylum opening five days later. Soft covered bookletararat regional development board inc., aradale training centre, aradale, grano street ararat, alfred st ararat, ivar nelson, john christie, jon duggan, wes matthews, peter helfer, michael burke, john grant, asylum, lunatic asylum, colney hatch asylum, ararat asylum, fever tents, sunbury asylum, kew asylum, beechworth asylum, wine industry training

There are two documents of correspondence covering a brief history and the establishment in 1863of Caulfield Common School, Glenhuntly Road. 1.The first is a photocopy of a hand written letter with attachments to thr Board of Education dated 16/03/1864 from T.W. Watts (Hall of Commerce). The attachment gives more detail about the history and establishment of the Caulfield Common School. 2.The second document is a photocopy of the school’s correspondence from 1865. The third document is an article from Melbourne Weekly Bayside 09/05/2012. It is about the Caulfield Primary School which was originally Caulfield Common School, the article has a short history of the school.webb george h.f., franas richard, watts t.w. mr., chambers mr., cummins mr., stephen mr., topp mr., cowie mr., lewis mr., mcfarland mr., miller mr., renwick mr., poole w. rev., caulfield, glen eira road, glen huntly road, glenhuntly road, croton hurst, caulfield common school, caulfield combined school, caulfield union chapel school, church of england school, caulfield union chapel, church of england, schools, schoolhouses, independent schools, school committees, committee of management, caulfield road board, chapel school committee, church of england school committee

.1 OFFICIAL FIRE BRIGADE BOOK, LIST OF MEMBERS WITH DATES OF SERVICE RECORD OF ATTENDANCE FROM 31/12/1938 TO 31/03/1944 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE OF MINOR SUPPLIES 1938 TO 1944 .2 RED BOOKLET COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADES BOARD REGULATIONS 1931 - 12 PAGES .3 RULES OF THE CLUNES FIRE BRIGADE, ESTABLISHED 1864 .4 BOOKLET - 25 PAGES COUNTRE FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1944 EXTRACT FRIN TGE VUCTIRUAB GIVERNEBT GAZETTE NO 96 18/07/1945 .5 12 PAGES - POWERS AND DUTIES OF FIRE GRIGADES AND OFFICERS ETC. .6 CIRCULARCOMMITTEE 22/3/1944 .7 CIRCULAR01/112/1944 .8 LETTER FROM RURAL FIRE CONTROL COMMITTEE 22/03/1944 .9 THREE ENTRY FORMS "FORM OF ATTESTATION" .10 THREE ENTRY FORMS "FIRE UNDERWRITERS ASS. OF AUSTRALIA".1 STICKER ON THE INSIDE: : THIS BOOK IS THE PROPERTY OF THE COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADE'S BOARDclunes fire brigade, country fire brigade, rural fire control committee