Charles Partington married Ellen Whatmough; they and their children, Robert and James, came to Australia in 1857 because Ellen's brother, Robert Whatmough, had come here in 1841. Whatmough was Melbourne's first lamplighter while also working in John Batman's Spencer Street orchard; he moved in 1842 to establish an orchard in Greensborough. Both Partington boys died soon after the family arrived at Greensborough but later two daughters were born, Prudina and Maria, and five sons, including William . On arrival Charles Partington began work for Mr Flintoff at Black Hills and was later toll keeper on what is now Watsonia Road. He was later a successful orchardist. William Partington married Annie-May Medhurst, daughter of David Medhurst and Martha Ruston, daughter of Peter Ruston who had settled in Greensborough in the 1850s after working for Mr Hooper in Darebin Creek, then moved to Panton Hill in 1866 working as a carrier. The Rustons had six children, including Martha and James. Martha married David Medhurst in 1882 who was the son of David Medhurst and Charity Jane Pink. After David's death, Charity Jane married George Wescott. David and Martha Medhurst had eight children, including Annie May. They bought land in Main Street, Greensborough and set up as a greengrocer. William and Annie-May Partington's family home, Willis Vale, purchased from Mr Meagher by William's father, Charles; it was built by Meagher in 1839 but destroyed by vandals in 1966 after being compulsory purchased for parkland now called Partington's Flat. Their children were Eva, Grace, Alan, Jessie, and Jack. They attended Greensborough Primary School. Alan married Wyn. Contents Newspaper article: "Link with the past", Diamond Valley News, 21 February 1984. Alan Partington's research on Robert Whatmough, early settler in Greensborough, and his brother-in-law Charles Partington. Newspaper article: "How early families linked up", Diamond Valley News, 28 February 1984. Alan Partington's research into the Ruston and Medhurst families. Newspaper article: "Old days recalled", Diamond Valley News, 13 March 1984. Alan Partington's research in the Partington family.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcalan partington, robert whatmough, watmough park greensborough, robert partington, james partington, elen partington nee whatmough, road tolls watsonia road, prudina partington, maria partington, william partington, willis vale, partington's flat greensborugh, mr meagher of greensborough, apollo parkways estate, charles partington, annie-may partington nee medhurst, david medhurst, martha medhurst (nee ruston), jack medhurst, peter ruston, hooper of darebin creek, greensborough hotel, james ruston, charity jane medhurst (nee pink), main street greensborough, eva partington, grace partington, jessie partington, jack partington, orchards in plenty river area, greensborough primary school, wyn partington, flintoff of black hills

Extensively detailed family history from 1838 in UK to present day. Provides much local history and social history into early pioneering and market gardening families. Forty one page computer print out with numerous black and white photographs.box w.h. george, box george, box mary nee cripps, box caroline, box william, box henry, box john, box anna, box eliza, box elizabeth nee avis, box francis, box lydia, moeller a., mclean n., robilliard george james, box ester, box fanny (downard), box eleanor, philbrick richard, fairlam richard, hale jasper, dendy henry, renick mark, renick stefanie (nee riemann), brighton cemetery, ormond, east brighton, prahran, centre road, jasper road, manchester road, mckinnon road, north road, brighton, box cottage, moorabbin historical society, thomas street, elsternwick, paterson road, east bentleigh, tucker road, jasper road, harwood thomas, box violet, hordeen lebbens, augustus arthur, wattle, pioneers, ancient order of foresters, council of moorabin, elster creek, primitive methodist church, lewis’ timber yard, grape growing, paling house, wells, water wagon, market gardens, farming, aboriginal people, king billy, chinese, kayon (?), kay you (yu?), cheong ki, boxer rebellion, chinese missionary, brickmakers, midwife, corben’s monumental masons, sculptor, cottage, parlour, verandah, scullery, le man’s swamp, flower nursery, chook houses, ladies college, moorabbin roads board, western market, eastern market, victoria market, st. kilda road, nepean road/highway, mckinnon, ormond, carnegie, oakleigh, murrumbeena, moorabbin, mordialloc, heathcote, bentleigh, brighton east, manchester road, brighton council, city of moorabbin, west joseph, porter harriet, moore henry, moeller a (moller), box mary, lindsay mccurry elizabeth, lindsay elizabeth, lindsay henry, lindsay frederick, schmidt william, robilliard james cpt., beckett ida, beckett nellie, beckett martha, beckett martha maud, robinson eleanor, robinson joyce, dowling thomas, anderson william snowden, mccurry henry mr & mrs, box emily jane (nee mccurry), jorgensen justin, jorgensen dr., jorgenson bertha, ross william murray, st. kilda, merrie creek, pentridge (now coburg), murray road, wyuna dunoos st, grange road, rosstown, tucker rd, elizabeth st, common school no 213 east brighton, bentleigh, steel roads tracks, rabbits, cheltenham, brighton cemetery, cheltenham cemetery, paterson road, east boundary road, baptist church, lay preachers, missionaries- china, oakleigh tyre works, belfast hotel sandhurst (bendigo), mornington, gas street lighting, brighton historical society, moorabbin primary school, bravis road, lewis street, chalmers street, grange road, butcher shops, ormond state school, oakleigh council, wedding dress, methodist children’s home cheltenham, bentleigh baptist church, auctioneer, lindsay mark, balkham jane, balkham stephen, reitman august william, fitzwilliam catherine, quashdorf (?phonetic) mr, box violet, montford paul, reitman stephanie (renick mrs), reitman william, box ada, downard alicia (lill), downard arthur, downard edward, graham elizabeth, downard octavia rose, downard william alfred, downard arthur henry (harvey), downard fanny, thompson eliza jane, box lena caroline, viloudaki rebecca, box anna (pay), pay henry, box eliza (gurr), johnson geoffrey, rushall eleanor (nellie), gurr eliza nee box, gurr jabez henry tasman, marriot william mrs, ross william murray, box gladys (nee battersby), box dulcie (bussell), bussell samuel robert, bussell norma (hoult), bussell darren lyle, bussell craig andrew, bussell sylvia june (barry), barry j. haydon, barry rachael alexandra, barry phillipa anne, barry vanessa kate, bussell joan lorraine (millie), millie john, bussell harold leslie, euston mr, purdue edgar robert, box lydia elizabeth, wilkinson coral doreen, mitchell donald, centre road, court pride of st george aof, dunoon street, vickery street, darey street/ave., oakleigh state school, methodist church, mill street, koornang road, regent street, marriage road, box olivia christina, box ernest charles, box walter william, lawson robert, lawson nancy eunice (curtis), box walter stanley, box eleanor (nellie) rushall, box martha, box john, box nellie gladys, andrews william (bill), box ray, mccurry mrs elizabeth, box william henry george, schreiber family, jorgensen family, downward arthur, downward alicia – lill, downward octavia rose, downward william alfred, downward arthur henry/harvey, cummings ida, cummings william, downward alice (nee cleary), downward ada, downward lucy (mrs bailey), downward alice, downward arthur harvey, bailey lawrence, bailey ian, bailey carol viola (bartlett), bailey colin harvey, bailey julie alison (hardware), bailey val, bailey adina, bailey david, bartlett brian, bartlett bradley grant, bartlett clayton lawrence, hardware michael, hardware dion michael colin, hardware jevon michael bailey, box elanor, box alice amelia (dale), dale george, dale elizabeth, dale lilly, dale john, dale thomas, dale rose, dale ethelbert, dale george, dale elsie, box thomas henry, box annie lavinia (rogers), rogers annie elizabeth, rogers william richard, box arthur walter, nelson dagma marie (box), box walter kingston, box marie, box cecilia eliza (ainger), ainger james, box ida may, cumming william george, cumming wendy (nee mansell), cumming susan, cumming paul, cumming felicity (steel), cumming shane, cumming melissa, cumming angel, box harold, box dorothy may (jackson), jackson frederick, jackson margaret (walker), jackson judith, walker david, walker michelle (neville), neville andrew, walker darren, walker rebecca (coyne), walker joshua, walker bradley, johnson steven, johnson carl, johnson judith (jackson), johnson peter, johnson melissa (hamid), johnson craig, ely johnson/jackson judith, ely steven, linham arthur, box thelma elizabeth (eagle), eagle keith, eagle nancye elizabeth (harpin), harkin john, harkin mary anne (howe), howe barry, howe samuel, harkin michael, harkin christopher, harkin elizabeth, eagle roddan, eagle carolyn (mansell), eagle gerard, eagle kerri – lee, box avis ann (eldridge), eldridge alf, eldridge robert, eldridge sandra, eldridge adam, eldridge nicholas, eldridge patric, eldridge john, eldridge carol (biggs), eldridge robert james, eldridge catherine elizabeth, eldridge meredith, box william john, box maud (nee hanchette), box malcome, box sandra (ede), box stephen, box nicolle, box andrew, box christine (dormer), box corrina, box jennifer (turpin), turpin phillip, box herbert, box olwyn (richard), box elaine henry, henry bruce, henry james, henry robin, henry david, box richard, box nerida (bowen), box duncan, box john, box cerwiden, box ewan, box bryan, box collen (malony), box kieran, box eden, box christopher, box pam (smith), box sue (tirchett), box thomas, box william, box george frederick, box olive (cameron), box eliza jane (thompson), box francis george, box lena caroline, box-hembrow mable alma, box charles francis, clinch mr., box robinson jessie melinda, box clay edith florence, north brighton, waun alex, waun robert, marquis peter, sheppard w., warnbach mr, marriott william mrs, box dorothy (seabrook), box hazel, box jessie, box frank (francis), seabrook len, box henry, seabrook albert, seabrook stanley allan, barry j. haydon, barry rachel alexandra, millie john, bussell harold leslie, bussell sue, bussell leanne melinda, bussell benjamin leslie, bussell lynette, box george, box jean (holms), box george, box alisa (hughes), hughes justin, hughes ebony, hughes tasman, box robin, box veronica (roman), box andrea roman, box lisa roman, box jodi roman, box malcome, box sue (kerrison), box amanda, box anthony, clay john (jack) francis, clay lynda blanche (nee sibte), clay vivien, clay majory joy, lipman vernon (vern) ronald, clay kenneth graham, clay laura jean

A two page article Elsternwick Congregational Church by J. O’Donnell, No. 12 October 1974 describing the church’s history. Includes references and exterior photograph. Undated typed Short History of Elsternwick Congregational Church by Jim McLoghlin. Brief handwritten note dated August 1984 by Jim McLoghlin about the church’s history. Brief typed, undated, unattributed not about the church’s early history. Brief undated, handwritten note by Jim McLoghlin about the church’s history in the 1970s and 1980s. Photocopy of a page from A Coming Together, entitled Elsternwick Congregational Church: Some Memories by Jim McLoghlin dated 01/01/1989. Two pages of undated typed and handwritten notes by Trevor Hart concerning the early history of the church including The Fincham Organ. Printout of brief biographical details of Rev. William Poole, first resident pastor at Caulfield Union Church, from a website. URL is included. Photocopy of brief article from The Southern Baptist of 26/01/1911 describing the life of Rev. John Reid, an early pastor at Caulfield Union Church after his recent death. Undated, unattributed handwritten brief note of rate book entries from 1879 and 1888 for the Caulfield Union Church site.elsternwick congregational church, o’donnell j., caulfield union church, watts thomas, black chapel, hawthorn road, balaclava road, glen eira road, orrong road, fulton thomas, rolfe g., jordan w.f., macartney h.b. rev., st. mary’s church of england, elsternwick, korong street, king street, de lacy evans g., mcmurtie mcnaughton and stewart, copland osric rev., day edwin rev., day louisa, day annie, day jeanie, cromarty school for girls, sandham street, presentation convent, pedler b.r., st. john’s uniting church, clarke g., clarke graham, mcloghlin jim, prahran grove, garden street, poole j.l. rev., poole william, old grammar school, regent street, little kids contact, st. john’s presbyterian church, pedler b.r., mills miss, shaw mary, mcloghlin mrs., martin les, riddle rev., cromarty girls school, gregson w. rev., mcnaughton mcmurtie and stewart, de lacy evans g., fincham geo., fletcher rich rev., reid john, beauchamp mr., jubilee hall st. mary’s anglican church, architectural styles, architectural features, gothic revival architecture, fonts, clergy, religious groups, sunday schools, congregational church, religious structures and establishments

A letter and a report, dated 21/07/2011, from the National Trust of Australia ( Victoria), regarding the decision by the Trust to classify the J. W. Wolff Pipe Organ due to its historical cultural and aesthetic significance. The organ is installed at St Aloysius Catholic Church, Balaclava Road Caulfield. The report includes black and white photographs of varying sizes, a list of references and the history of the Pipe Organ and the Church as well as reasons for considering the organ significant.j. w. wolff pipe organ, caulfield south, o’brien john aloysius fr., national trust register, wolff johann wilhelm, steward chris, st aloysius church, moriarty bartholemew, maidment john, balaclava road, lavers keith m, catholic church, caulfield, weber horace, gothic (revival) architecture, architectural features, architectural styles, organs, germany community, finials, manufactured objects, musical instruments, woodworking, electric apparatus, craft working, craft workers

11 images copied from 11 Black & white photographs of the inauguration ceremony for Mayor Jack Campbell. Album returned to owner Felicity Campbell.caulfield, jack campbell, mayor, brian rudski, douglas aylen, max blair, barry boyle, john wise, elizabeth lofts, dorothy ford, irene blair

A sixteen – paged typed annual report of “Lovell House”. Anglican Home for Elderly People for the year ended 31st December 1987 prepared by KPMG Peat Marwick Hungerfords and dated 07/03/1988.scott dorothy h, scott gwen, price jane, hayman e, hartley m, burns j l, topp a d, crockford n f, mackenzie c, nethercote g, daddo n, stevens jillian, arnel jennene, craig mitchell, thomson roderick dr., peat marwick hungerfords chartered accountants, lovell house, caulfield assessment group, axford flo mrs, st. catherine’s opportunity shop, aged people, hostels, grants, food supply, hannaford john rev., st. paul’s caulfield, the red cross, fysh mr, black mrs, funston john mrs, hayman mesdames jean, mcculloch billie, funston joan, hand jill, strangward bod mr, topp shirely mrs, caulfield north, alma road

A Caulfield Conservation study report by Andrew Ward dated August 1994 on 1 Maysbury Avenue, Elsternwick including a description, history and statement of the building’s significance. Includes references and a black and white photocopy of a photograph of the exteriorward andrew, maysbury avenue, maysbury, maysbury flats, elsternwick, caulfield conservation study, architectural features, italianate style, mansions, verandahs, morris john, sandham street, orrong road, glenhuntly road, watson alexander, victorian style, bedwell e.p