This file contains seven items about the significance of this building and how this was established : 1/ Photocopies of a handwritten application (in duplicate) by Walter Kay of Elsternwick dated 13/10/1985 and Rodney H Bush’s dated 16/10/1985 to the Historic Buildings Council to register the former Elsternwick Post Office building, and an original typewritten letter dated 17/10/1985 from the Historic Buildings Council to Caulfield and Historic Society advising them of an application and inviting them to submit relevant information about the building with a copy of application attached. 2/ Six pieces of correspondence between various interested parties (Caulfield Council , Caulfield Historical Society, National Trust, of Australia and Ministry for Planning and Environment on behalf of Historic Buildings Council, Victoria) about the significance of the former Elsternwick Post Office building and the progress of efforts to include it on the Register of Historic buildings. Dated between November 1985 and May 1986. 3/ Two pieces of correspondence between the Caulfield Progress Association and the Caulfield Historical Society dated April and May 1986, regarding the efforts of the Historical Society to save the former Elsternwick Post Office building. 4/ Two pieces of ephemera by the Caulfield Progress Association, one original undated and one photocopy undated in 1986. Both appealing to the public for support to help the former Elsternwick Post Office building and to protest a proposal to demolish it, by Caulfield Council. 5/Original newspaper article dated 07/06/1989 from the Malvern-Caulfield Progress newspaper written by Robert Carmody. The article talks about the approval by the Historic Buildings Council of Caulfield Council’s restoration program of the former Elsternwick Post Office building worth approximately $850,000. The refurbishment would consist of a shop and office space which would then be rented out. Mayor Emil Braun outlines the progress to implement the plans. 6/ Caulfield Conservation Study by Andrew Ward dated September 1994 of former Elsternwick Post Office Building. The building plans for the Elizabethan Style building were approved in 1891. The original timber verandahs were replaced by the present brickworks in circa 1918 rear extensions in 1941-42. Similar Post Offices were built at Kew, Queenscliff and Portarlington. 7/ Computer printout dated 19/03/2010 of Statement of Significance held by the Victorian Heritage database of the former Elsternwick Post Office Building. It was built in 1891 in the ‘Queen Anne’ style. The substantial two story red brick building was set on a bluestone plinth with an ornate façade incorporating cement dressings. There is a brief summary of the settlement and development of the Elsternwick area with mention of how important the building is to the Elsternwick Community. Original date and author is unknown.elsternwick post office, glenhuntly road, elsternwick, riddell parade, office buildings, postal services, caulfield city council, kay walter, regent street, caulfield, bush rodney h, gisborne street, city of caulfield, braun emil councillor, mayors, aylen doug, aylen douglas r, historic buildings council, caulfield historical society, ministry for planning and environment, head stephen, historic buildings act 1981, anderson p, national trust of australia (victoria), public works department, architectural styles, calder g.k. councillor, wills cathie, lyall kerry, marsden john hudson, town clerk, hill douglas, caulfield progress association, caulfield south, glen eira road, hawthorn road, mac neil j.r., neville street, glenhuntly, marten veronika, ballantyne richard, royal historical society of victoria, dunstan don, alfada street south, hardy joan, baird rob, snowball betty, ward andrew, hoddle robert, foot henry, ebden charles hodson, elster, oldham mary kate, english ‘queen anne’ revival style, rifle club, coulson herbert h., fick p.g., railway, city manager, austin g.b. h., architects, builders, architectural features, australia post, register of historical buildings, grey karen, planning appeal board, heritage overlay no h029, victorian government gazette no. 60 dated 16/07/1986, historic building no640, certificate of title volume 5817, kennan james harley, nelson ivor, blake alison, neale anne, telegraph offices, wardell, ward andrew

This file contains 1 item: 1/The Local Government Act, First Report of the Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges, printed by order of the Victorian Legislative Assembly on 08/03/1865. The document is the first annual report of John Steavenson, Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges under s330 of the Local Government Act no. 176 (1863), and relates to transactions which took place from 02/09/1863 to 31/12/1864. The report outlines operations carried out by the Department of Roads and Bridges in this period. In the Glen Eira area this includes: separating electoral subdivisions of single districts (Moorabbin), adding detached portions of territory to road districts and shires (Caulfield), appointing of and altering in polling places, appointing of polling places for ridings of shires and subdivisions of road districts (Moorabbin), preparing and transmitting of forms of books also of pro forma accounts for guidance of local bodies in keeping their accounts, appointment of main roads, construction of a main road, ‘Dandenong’, in the Caulfield and Gardiner districts, proclaiming of Common Toll Roads, names of and security given by Managers of Common Toll Roads. The report also gives some information about the Shire of Caulfield, which contained 24 road districts and 340 rate payers in 8¼ square miles, and the Shire of Moorabbin, which contained 62 road districts and 713 rate payers in 30 square miles.local government act, assistant commissioner of roads and bridges, legislative council, caulfield historical soceity, steavenson john, sullivan j. f. the honourable, caulfield, moorabbin, road districts, point nepean road, nepean highway, dandenong road, princes highway, brown edwin, osher joseph, cosgrove john, ferres john, roads and bridges offices, caulfield roads district, moorabbin roads district, road construction and maintenance, roads and streets, acts of parliament

This file contains two items relating to the National Council of Jewish Women (Victorian Section): 1/An invitation to the 63rd Annual Luncheon of the National Council on 14/03/1990, at Tudor Court Receptions, 141 Kooyong Road, Caulfield. The invitation states that the guest speaker will be Annette Allison, media and television personality. Inside the invitation when unfolded, is a long list of the Council’s Patronesses and Hostesses 2/A photocopy of a newspaper article entitled ‘NCJW moves into new home’ by Eileen Vamos, date and newspaper unknown, relating to the opening of the National Council’s new Victorian Headquarters at 131-133 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield North, named the Annia Castan Centre and Sadie Fink offices. The article discusses the opening Caulfield Park, the work of Annia Castan and Sadie Fink after whom the headquarters were named, and plans for the use of the Annia Castan planting a tree as others look on, and the other of Mayor and Mayoress of Caulfield, Jack and Felicitie Campbell, at the planting ceremony.national council of jewish women, tudor court receptions, kooyong road, caulfield, solomon geulah dr., allison annette, caulfield park, hawthorn road, caulfield north, bassat nina, castan annia, fink sadie, fink mina, fink jack, shipton roger, mccutcheon andrew, cornard geoff, campbell jack mayor, capbell felicitie mayoress, shulman phillip, curan george, sokolowich aaron, balint susie, mallinek malvina, samuel ian, sheedy ray, ilan, open door project, jewish welfare society, jnf victoria, westbury street, balaclava, jewish community, open ceremony, community groups, tree planting ceremonies, official events, mayors, annie castan centre, sadie fink offices

Three items about this property, two of which were provided by Peter R Murray (author of ‘From sand, swamp and heath...’. 1/A handwritten letter to P Murray from ex resident Gwen Joynes giving some history on people and places, possibly to help with his book on Caulfield’s past. Dated 08/12/1976. 2/A handwritten letter to Mr Murray from Gwen Joynes with details about accompanying photograph of ‘Moodkee’ and people in photograph; photograph presumably returned as requested. Dated 24/03/1977 3/A photocopied photo of Mood Kee and some written research from Sand Swamp and Heath. Photo likely to be that referred to above.pennington harold, caulfield council’s meeting room, harcourt avenue, caulfield town hall, ‘rosecraddock’, caulfield, davies sydney, langdon family, ‘mood kee’, fonts, ‘yerangle’, house names, st mary’s church of england, johnstone brid. gen., subdivisions, swagmen, johnstone mrs, davis sydney, r.s.l club, ‘ripley’, slaney family, ‘sylverly’, ‘belton’, davis family, glen eira, ‘garrell’, greenwood family, ‘sanquar’, kooyong road, bell family, ‘royston’, slatter family, ‘hengar’, glen eira road, langdon family, joynes gwen, davis gwen, mosley g mrs, davies mrs, mudge mrs, slate tiles, verandahs, weatherboard buildings, brick houses, bluestone, board and shire offices

This file contains three items. An article from THE AGE by Christopher Bantick, who reminisces on the facilities of Murrumbeena Park in decades past, and reflections on the changes the park has undergone in more recent times, dated 24/05/2008. Four coloured postcards of Murrumbeena Park displaying the flora, paths, play equipment, and facilities, taken by Margie McKenzie Photography, date unknown. An article from the CAULFIELD CONTACT listing the improvements that have and will be made to Murrumbeena Park, including a list of the facilities that are on offer as well as the sporting clubs that make use of the park, dated March 1992.murrumbeena park, murrumbeena, caulfield, parks, reserves, playgrounds, playground equipment, sports equipment, recreation equipment, children’s playground, gardens, sports grounds, playing fields, plants, kangaroo road murrumbeena, trees, sports establishments, recreations establishments, seesaws, slides, swings, monkey bars, murrumbeena park committee of management, murrumbeena cricket club, murrumbeena football club, clubs, associations, sporting clubs, barbeques, picnics, caulfield council, social facilities, murrumbeena park bowls club, oakdale angling club, landscape concept plan, caulfield city hall, caulfield town hall, municipal offices, official buildings, civic centres, local government, council chambers, walking trails, the age, caulfield contact