Joseph Benjamin North was a well-known professional musician in Melbourne in late 1800 to mid 1900s, teaching music and playing in what became the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He married Lucinda Matilda and their children were Tralford E and Camille D. With friend Leon Lambert, North purchased 60 acres of land around Karingal Drive and Sherbourne Road and built two houses; they paid for a wooden bridge for access. North eventually sold his house to a family named Green but later the land was sold to the Shire of Eltham, and it is now known as Meruka Park, and the house, Meruka House; Alan Gardner named the park. After Lambert's death, his property was bought by Fred Warne. Edley North was born in 1835, and died 26 March 1923; he married Caroline North, born 1835, died 23 July 1922. Edley's family migrated from England in 1859, settling in Adelaide. He was granted an allotment of 221 acres on Phillip Island 1868-1870. on 7 April 1874 he travelled to Pine Lodge and later moved his wife and five children. He and Caroline later moved to a small farm, Willow Grove in Eltham, purchased between 1905 and 1910 (first mentioned in the rate book in 1908 as being a house and 10 acres on Susan Street, and would also have had frontage on Brougham Street); Their daughter Violet Alice inherited it; she married Walter J Dobson around 1921; he died on 25 March 1948 aged 77 and Violet on 4 January 1947. Willow Grove was later purchased by A George and P Audrey Hester April/May 1947. Edley, Caroline and Violet are all buried in Eltham Cemetery. Marjorie Mary North was born in 1909 ; the family travelled in a horse-drawn waggon from Fitzroy to spend weekends in their little holiday house in Sherbourne Road on 10 acres of land. In 1933, she married Tralford Norman whose parents owned 62 acres of land including Meruka Park. Marjorie and Tralford lived in Looker Road, Montmorency; she died 7 February 2003. Contents Newspaper article: "When life centred on a weekender", Diamond Valley News, 25 September 1984, memories of Montmorency of Marjorie North. Newspaper article: "Worse floods seem likely", Diamond Valley News, 25 September 1984, floods in Eltham Handwritten notes: Information by Marjorie North's about her grandmother, September 1989. Handwritten and typed transcript: "J. B. North", by Marjorie North, history of Joseph Benjamin North. Letter: From Monash University to Marjorie North, 15 November 1989, being unable to assist with her enquiry about the meaning of name [unspecified in the letter but possibly Meruka] Letter: June Stanton (nee Hester) to Eltham District Historical Society, 17 February 1993, seeking information on her great grandfather Edley North and wife Caroline. Christmas card [attached to letter from June Stanton]: Line drawing Eltham Primary School 1856, text history of school Letter: Eltham Historical Society to June Hester, 11 June 1993, providing information held by the Society. Letter: Nancy Chandler (nee Williamson) to Jo McCormick 18 March 2001, providing information about Edley and Carline North, her great grandparents. Email: Patsy Moppett to Eltham District Historical Society October 2010: A photograph of Edley and Caroline North found, wish to return it to family. Family tree: North/Dobson family. Death notice: Marjorie May North, died 7 February 2003.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcmarjorie north, tralford norman, sherbourne road montmorency, looker road montmorency, briar hill, montmorency, catholic ladies college, merton hall, melbourne girls grammar school, ivanhoe girls grammar school, wesley college, meruka park, st helena road, st faith's anglican church montmorency, william sapsford, floods in eltham, joseph benjamin north, leon lambert, melbourne symphony orchestra, karingal drive, meruka house, alan gardner, lucinda matilda north, tralford e north, camille d north, montmorency cricket club, diamond creek, eltham railway station, judge book village, fred warne, edley north, caroline north, eltham cemetery., violet alice dobson (nee north), willow farm eltham, edley north family tree, walter john dobson family tree, nancy chandler (nee williamson), pine lodge, elijah north

Sarah Jane Proctor served as a nurse in WWI. She died in 1945 and is buried in Eltham Cemetery,. Contents Email T R Beaton, 5 April 2021 "Service history of 3079 Staff Nurse Sarah Jane Proctor".Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcsarah jane proctor, sarah jane procter, mrs j h treloar, hmat morea, rms hiribides, rms kashgar, hospital ship valdivia, rms nestor, nurses club rooms anzac house

Two documents regarding Sylliot Hill, home of judge Richard Billings. 1. Three photocopies of the notice for sale/lease of Sylliot Hill, Judge Billing’s house, in The Argus of 02/09/1882 2. Handwritten research notes by Peta Darke, dated 24/05/2011, concerning the history of Judge Billing’s residence.mansion, sylliott hill, house names, balaclava road, orrong road, labassa, st kilda east, billing judge, judges, stables, coach houses, stained glass, ferguson and urie, crouch and wilson, towers, pearson william, paddocks, robertson alexander, cobb and co, ontario, verandahs

Two items about this family. Three photocopied pages from Henderson – Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and the Riverina. Article gives history of William Lyall and associated family. Includes his family and grandchildren’s history and mention of his Murrumbeena property Frogmore. One photocopied page, including photo from Who’s Who in the World of Women, of Mrs. Ernest Ricardo (Bertha Maude) who was the daughter of William Lyall of Frogmore Murrumbeena and Harewood Westernport.lyall william, lyall annabella, brown annabella, house names, frogmore, german migrants, cotswold sheep, charcoal, farmers, lyall maude, ricardo maude, ricardo bertha maude, lyall bertha maude, ricardo ernest, murrumbeena, pioneers

This file contains four items about this property: 1/Coloured interior and exterior photographs of the building from The Property Review Weekly of 18/07/2003. 2/Two advertisements, one with coloured exterior photograph and one with interior photograph for the auction of the property on 10/08/2003, from unknown sources. 3/Research note, handwritten, by Peta Darke dated 07/10/2011 about recent history of the property. 4/Handwritten list of residents of the property at various times dated 14/06/2013.gardenvale, gardenvale road, elsternwick, lloloma lodge, asbroek john, whittle george h., kelly allen, gnarwyn road, carnegie, hungarian consul, auctions, reception rooms, brick houses

Printed history with research from Margaret Dunbar, in return for enquiry from Murray Ellwood about the Pooley and Ellis families of Normanby Road, Caulfield, with associated correspondence, dated 11/08/2010 and 22/07/2010.pooley margaret, normanby avenue, caulfield, dandenong road, inkerman road, towonga, house names, graziers, pooley john, normanby road, malvern, glen eira, ellis margaret, pooley bessie, pooley john ellis, pooley percy charles, pooley edith gwyn, pooley ethel margaret, ellwood murray, glen eira historical society

Five pages of research by Carol Stals for her U3A Caulfield History program 2013. Includes article from THE ARGUS of 07/03/1905, excerpts from SAND, SWAMP AND HEALTH by Murray and Wells 1980 and three colour photocopies of photographs of two houses inhabited by local market gardeners.elsternwick, market gardeners’ association, elsternwick leader, ruby street, malva street, reeves william, murton hall, halls, ocean street, gould mrs. s., belmont, house names, munn harry, ormond hall, taylor herbert, church of england, raymond rev. h., north road, grange road, wattle road, glen huntly road, joss house, smith a. w., glen huntly post office, king f. i., vickery street, bentleigh east, thomson memorial church, north road, booran road, brady road

Photocopied photo of Portavoe and extract from Andrew Ward’s 1994 conservation study of home. Describes architect- vrol features, history and significance of the house. Gives brief history of owner/occupant from 1903 to 1908.alma road, kooyong road, verandahs, chimneys, portavoe, bon accord, stained glass, edgar john m., edwardian style, ward andrew, muntz street, federation style, caulfield north, mansions, slate tiles, balconies, bay windows

Three copies of history and one handwritten document of working notes on 'Fingall', 10 Seymour Road Elsternwick with a brief history of subdivision of Beemery Park. Document lists owners/tenants from 1889 to 1974. History prepared by Brighton Historical Society dated 06/12/1989.seymour road, elsternwick, 'fingall', house names, land subdivision, caulfield, beemery park estate, tibbits william, north william, heron john, raitt charles h, rowland newbury, henry robert, roberts george, fisher william j, hatt ada mrs, o'connor owen e, howard a, howard h, shizas p

Two items about this property: 1/Caulfield Conservation study by Andrew Ward, dated September 1994. His description of the villa is brief, he includes a small history of the street and ownership/tenants from 1885 to 1924. 2/Newspaper advertisement on newly built Elyse at 59 Prentice Street, Elsternwick. Details modern features of home and the incorporation of Edwardian style as well. Dated 16/03/2002 and includes 2 coloured interior and 1 colour exterior photographs.prentice street, victorian style, fitzmonnie leonora, ward andrew, elsternwick, timber houses, manson emmert, bricklayers, buxtons, corrugated iron, kooyong road, tiles, 'elyse', edwardian style, estate agents, verandah, fitzmonnie henry, newsagents, lowe s andrew, architectural features, fitzmonnie john, elliott william, elliott marc

Three documents about this property: 1/A newspaper ad, dated 02/11/2005, gives a description of the home; 2/History of home as a run-down property and on current home owners, and the reasons for the renovations they did are covered in domain article of 09-15/11/2005; 3/Additional information included from Sands and McDougalls lists residents in 1923, 1948, 1960 and 1970 (in Claire Barton's handwriting as researcher).regent street, verandahs, cast iron work, builders, paterson christine, elsternwick, tosin paul, giannaris christine, biggin and scott, real estate agents, 'windsor', house names, stavrakis bill, hoos george, slate tiles, denning ethel, victorian style, paterson greg, makvshev e.

Photocopied pages of Andrew Ward’s Caulfield Conservation Study, dated February 1994, giving descriptions and brief history of home and owner/occupant in 1906. Includes significance of Myatt’s decorative timberwork and architectural traditions of the Edwardian period. Includes a black and white photocopied photograph of the exterior.caulfield conservation study, architectural features, mayfield grove, williams henry, myatt, ward andrew, housename, timber houses, edwardian style, caulfield north

Two documents (with working notes) about the history of this property: 1/Typed document dated 03/06/1989 from Brighton Historical Society covering history of owners/residents from 1891 to 1974 with particular history of the Siddall family. Handwritten undated working notes accompany the document. 2/Typed document dated 22/07/1989 from Brighton Historical Society covering history of owners/residents for a shorter period 1891 to 1957. This one inclueds more detail about the other longterm occupants as well. Handwritten undated working notes accompany the document.marcola, seymour road, elsternwick, beemery park, land subdivisions, bullock hillary, landells rosalind, hubbard edward w, lazarus mark, mccrea d g rev, mackay angas, patterson john r, robertson john r, de hugard alex, siddall jas w, siddall norman, caulfield grammar school, siddall phyllis, brock ella, siddall mrs, whitehead alfred e, brock john, jackson pp, murphy te, house names

Four items about this property: One typed document and its handwritten document of working notes on 52 Shoobra Road. Document gives a brief history of land subdivision and local tenants and owners of number 52 Shoobra Road by Brighton Historical Society One typed letter to J Atkin form Brighton Historical Society One photocopied typed letter to Rosalind Landells from Jenni Atkin dated 24/05/1993 Domain.com.au advertisement giving details for upcoming auction of the property on 08/09/2013. Includes 4 photographs of property.riddell john carre, pioneers, elsternwick, cavers carre, caulfield, hamilton thomas ferrier jp, land subdivision, hamilton street, shoobra road, wee nestie, ettrick, deeside, cerutty peter, cerutty lem mrs, kirby charles p, kirby charles f, landells rosalind, bullock hilary, atkin jenni mrs, house names, timber houses, edwardian style, noel jones real estate, brukarz jack, real estate agents, ashton daniel, stavrakis bill, lead lights, verandahs

Two documents about the history and features of this property. A typed report about the ownership and occupancy from 1906 to 1978 of 68 St. Georges Road dated 21/07/1987 researched by Hailary Bullock and Rosalind Landells with handwritten working notes. Two evaluations, one for the house dated 05/05/1954, and one for the furnishings inside the house.st. georges road, george road, elsternwick, frederick sargood estate, sargood f., ripponlea, ring c., wrigley leslie j., belle vue, young stephen, locksley, cutts herbert, robertson david, robertson ada, edwards joseph, cording william, rybajzen jeko szaul, bullock hilary, landells rosalind, brighton historical society, architectural features, houses, land values, furnishings, brick houses, verandahs, cast iron work, edwards mrs

A newspaper article from The Age dated 26/09/1985 giving history of home and restored architectural features of home, plus renovated additions prior to forthcoming sale on Saturday 5th October 1985. It includes a photo of the front exterior (black and white).elsternwick, brachmanski george, brachmanski helen, staniland grove, victorian style, verandahs, independent schools, sparrow misses, architectural features, bay windows, flats, hodges robert h. pty ltd., estate agents, franciscan monks, brick houses

Two items about this property: 1/Contains a report for A J Barley Pty Ltd (Real Estate Agent) by Hilary Bullock and Rosalind Landells of Brighton Historical Society on the property at 78 Riddell Parade Coolara from November 15 1985. Includes a brief history of the area, a list of owners/residents and some information on architectural details of the house. Also contains a letter of apology and explanation dated 30 November 1985 from Mrs Landells over an error of interpretation which led to a mistake in the report. 2/Auction flyer, date unknown (but likely circa November 1985), for Bay View Villa for rela estate agent A J Barley.walker mary, riddell john carre, cavers carre, ross william murray, elsternwick, carnegie, rosstown, railway lines, rosstown junction railway, jefferson m g b, ward cole george, cole george ward, williams fred, hughes horace c, railway crescent, riddell parade, orrong road, cottages, land subdivision, coolarra, bayview villa, bay view villa, plaster moujlds, fireplaces, a. j. barley pty ltd, estate agents, o'brien dorothy, victorian style, 'cavers carre', house names

A photocopy of a Caulfield Conservation Study conducted in January 1995 by historian Andrew Ward of the house Roseneath named thus by 1904. The document includes a photocopied photograph of the front façade, although the features are unclear. The document, which includes a bibliography, details the history of Roseneath, including owners and occupiers, as well as the architectural features of significance and historical value.ward andrew, millar william, boyle andrew, worthington george, tulloch annie, cross anastasia, meek alex, caulfield, roseneath, elsternwick, nepean highway, mcmillan street, point nepean road, rusden street, cumbernauld, hawthorn road, glenmoore, st. georges road, caulfield south, shire of caulfield, east st. kilda riding, historic buildings register, national trust register, national estate register, italianate style, architectural styles, architectural features, mansions, brick houses, verandahs, cast iron work, bluestone, bay windows, land subdivisions, merchants, judges, leases, councillors

A typed research report dated to 25/11/1987 by H. Bullock and R. Landells discussing the history of the ownership and occupancy of Kent at 10 St. Georges Road, Elsternwick and briefly the history of the street’s subdivision.kent, st. georges road, elsternwick, davis p., duffy road, george street, copland oeric rev., eberach louis, lynch james, white charles j., white a. a. miss, smith h. w., sherlock j. mrs, sharp frederick j., ripponlea, elsternwick railway station, bullock h., landells r., land subdivision, victorian style, house names

This file contains two items about this property: 1/Photocopy of Caulfield conservation study on ‘Kenly’ (1899) completed by Andrew Ward in October 1994. Includes a brief history of owners and tenants from 1888 to 1941 and a description of its architectural features as well as a black and white exterior photograph. 2/Two colour exterior photographs dated 13/10/2011gladstone parade, elsternwick, ‘kenly’, house names, 21-aug-18, mansions, hume c., kooyong park estate, clarence street, jackson thomas b., shoobra road, wells andrew, ford grylls, langwill p., henriques fred, pearson alfred, edmends james, williamson alfred, caulfield, ward andrew, architectural styles, victorian style, verandahs, brick houses, windows

Copy of typed document on this history and owners from 1851 to 1989 researched by Brighton Historical Society dated 09 March 1990. Handwritten notes reference to typed document regarding the owners of Sarsfield 19 Blanche Street Elsternwick.historical buildings, sarsfield, blanche street, elsternwick, holloway j.m., langdon henry j., beemery park, rose craddock, langdon blanche, bardwell everett, wynne edwin p., mcrorie william, mcrorie and co., healy j.d., healy eugene, holland ernest, holland e. w., coutts k.d., bullock hilary, landells rosalind, hocking stuart real estate agents, glenhuntly road, land division, place name, house names

Caulfield Conservation Study by Andrew Ward dated October 1994 on Swibiton, 28 Gladstone Parade Elsternwick. Detailed description of house exterior and brief history of owners and, or, tenants who lived there from 1889 to 1941.gladstone parade, swibiton, elsternwick, architectural features, kirkham emma, pye w., kooyong park estate, land subdivision, victorian style, gladstone road, carlingford street, ward andrew, clarence street, eagerty edward, allen samuel, white william, byham j.m., mcdougall chas.

Photocopy of a conservation study of Tudor Court by Andrew Ward dated January 1995. Includes description of architectural features, brief history and photograph of exterior of the house.caulfield, kooyong road, tudor court, knowsley, airdrie, holt frederick, ward andrew, holt annie, hope george, duffield lancelot, rippin john, mansions, architectural features, federation style, towers, chimneys, stairs, glen eira road, balaclava road, fairholme, fairhaven

Printed and handwritten duplicated copy on the history of Villiers Street by Hilary Bullock. Also gives names of tenants and property owners from 1892 to 1974. Brief description of house interior.villiers street, elsternwick, land subdivisions, hendrick john, robertson george, gillespie j., haines w., johnson charles, reeves christine, quinlan john f., quinlan william, wykes leonard, wykes i.f., tarrant george, laity r.j., thout r. zoe

Letter from George Stevens to Caulfield Historical Society dated 27/08/2001 regarding the owners of Westfield 1904 to 1952 plus a brief history of the property and the reason for the house name. Photocopy of two photographs plus handwritten notes on the value, owners and builder of Westfield.caulfield historical society, caulfield’s building heritage, eskdale road, kambrook road, wyuna road, stevens george, pescott david james, pescott james richard, pescott keith woodfull, heathcote norman, westfield, wyuna road, woodfull cecily, woodfull dorothy, heathcote norman mrs., heathcote norma, oakley norma, house names, solomon g. dr., dunbar margaret, leonard f., leonard s., timber houses, land values, heathcote dorothy

Caulfield Conservation study by Andrew Ward on the residence Wisteria. Includes history of the property, the owners from 1897 to 1905, and a description of the architectural features.caulfield north, normanby road, wisteria, architectural features, weatherboard buildings, house names, mayfield grove, blake a.h., luke ida mrs., luke edmund, artists, queen anne style, ward andrew, e.s.a. bank

Photocopy of the entry in the Caulfield Conservation Study by Andrew Ward dated 01/1995, for the Brighton Cemetery, former sexton’s quarters and offices. The study includes a description of the architectural features and a brief history of the building and two photographs of the building exterior.brighton cemetery, north road, ward andrew, cemeteries, graveyards, brighton cemetery trust, architectural styles, architectural features, roofs, brick houses, official buildings, caulfield south