A report on the history of the Yarra Track by John Waghorn, a local amateur historian.A report on the history of the Yarra Track by John Waghorn, a local amateur historian. John Waghorn was an amateur historian, an authority on the history of Victoria's postal services. He could tell you how mail was delivered in the high country in the 1880s, where the town of Gobur was, or when the overland Melbourne-Sydney mail service began. He admitted that his hobby has got a little out of hand. He had 30 filing cabinets, and indexes of more than 70,000 postal workers over the past 160 years crammed into three rooms at his home. If an ancestor was a postmaster in a Victorian town, he may have been able to reveal the person's occupation, income and working conditions.yarra track, john waghorn, victoria's postal services, wood's point, sydney road, longwood, merton, mansfield, postmasters, bonnie doon, melville merton mansfield, eltham, healesville, marysville, walhalla, melbourne-warburton-wood's point line, loose bags, heidelberg post office, eltham post office, kangaroo ground post office, yarra glen post office, marysville post office, healesville post office, mansfield post office, jamieson post office, gaffney's creek post office, wood's point post office, postal department, george rieck, stockman, jones, beecher, stockman's reward, big river, mary mcdonald, upper yarra river, donovan's creek, cornelius donovan, bridget buggy, matlock, alexandra, william farrell, jordan diggings, new chum, watts river, black spur, narbethong, granton, acheron river, mount strickland, paradise plains, mount grant, mount arnold, jordan goldfields, william robley, robley's spur, big river crossing, great dividing range, cumberland valley, james mcguigan, w elliot, christopher harrison, james marsh, cobb and co, box hill, lilydale, fehrings, koehlers, shaws, bear creek, cairnsville, cumberland creek, walkers, golden bower mine, collins' mountain home hotel, walsh's creek post office, rosa mcveigh, frank barton, hitchins, matthew kennedy, william morris, e r nichols, t woods, tom burchell, peter kerr, henry kuyper, william podlech, george koehler, henry brockmann, henry petty, thomas smith, jacob butchart, john perry, slingsby davis, royal mail hotel, walter gray, john summers, travellers rest hotel, lockington, the oaks, the springs, st clair, thomas crawford, springvale hotel, john sinclair, saint clair hotel, gould, mathews, willie we have missed you hotel, germany, johan fehring, adelaide, linton, ballarat, gunbower, murray river, anna katerina fehring, 1890s depression, land boom, fehring place, fred baker, alf sparke, fehring's hotel, mcveigh's hotel, wood's point mountaineer, l cox, victorian country directories, letson cox, coburg, maria hayes, setson, fitzroy, richmond, john cox, jordan river, jericho, e. norris, le poidevin, newell, o'brien, alhambra, sinclair, parker, ellis, tripp, quin, vernon, thompson, charsley, james fahie, george locke, william chester, chesterville, kirwan, cumberland reserve, blue spruce, e.s. and a bank, selby joyce, selby charles joy, selby joseph joyce

War record of Joseph Tracey who served in World War 1 and was a local resident.War record of Joseph Tracey. tracey, joseph, world war 1914 - 1918 *city of whitehorse

Article in local paper about Raleigh Armstrong, director of Drake & Co Real Estate, Mitcham. His father, Norman was the first Mayor of the City of Nunawading. Raleigh has been involved in many local associations.Article in local paper about Raleigh Armstrong, director of Drake & Co Real Estate, Mitcham. drake & co, armstrong, raleigh edward, armstrong, norman, city of nunawading, vermont primary school, no. 1022, box hill high school, mitcham chamber of commerce, real estate and stock institute of victoria, nunawading high school parents association, armstrong, patricia

LOYAL CLUNES LODGE MU100F ORGANISED A SELECT CONCERT THURSDAY MAY 19TH 1898 WITH GRAND SOCIAL TO FOLLOW IN AID OF LOCAL CHARITIES. LOCAL ARTISTS PERFORMED.CONCERT PROGRAMME HELD IN CLUNES TOWN HALL THURSDAY MAY 19TH, 1898 IN AID OF THE LOCAL CHARITIESlocal history, events and celebrations

Researched from 1985-1988 with intention of producing reference material for researchersDecorative beige dust cover depicting aspects of local life and goods produced over green cover. Decorated with golden image of War Memorial by R. Daintonhospital, industries, education, sport, books, history, local

Oil painting on canvas of 8 cattle drinking by the lake with man and dog. Boat on lake. White birds, mountains in distance. Gold embossed frame.E.Lansell ( local identity )artwork, oil painting, cattle by lake

War record of Harold Herbert Arrowsmith who served in World War 1 and was a local resident.War record of Harold Herbert Arrowsmith. arrowsmith, harold herbert, world war 1914 - 1918 *city of whitehorse

A magazine article on the artist Wykeham Perry that appeared in the Murrindindi Guide, a local tourist magazine.A magazine article on the artist Wykeham Perry that appeared in the Murrindindi Guide, a local tourist magazine.wykeham lindley perry, murrindindi guide

Article discusses the implications of the approval of a multistorey building in Colombo Street, Mitcham. It outlines the local opposition to the project.Article discusses the implications of the approval of a multistorey building in Colombo Street, Mitcham.mitcham, colombo street, mitcham, high-rise buildings, brown, fraser, watts, graham, arrowsmith, valda, hogg, tony, morris, stuart, city of whitehorse, adamson, joan, cotter, john, cotter, nancy

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsCity of Port Melbourne Housing Policy and it's relationship to housing provision at a local levellocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

With the axe due to fall on suburban councils soon, Nunawading Council last week held a special commemorative meeting. The Local Government minister, Roger Hallam, said the government was considering the local Government Board's final report on council amalgamations and the minister was still receiving deputations from councils.With the axe due to fall on suburban councils soon, Nunawading Council last week held a special commemorative meeting. local government, city of nunawading, hallam, roger, amalgamations

Poster advertising Heritage Week in the City of Whitehorse, 9-16 September 2007: 150 years of local governmentPoster advertising Heritage Week in the City of Whitehorse, 9-16 September 2007.heritage week 2007, city of whitehorse, local government

Leaflet describing a mural sponsored by Blackburn Library Arts Project depicting 33 local people, places and sites.Leaflet describing a mural sponsored by Blackburn Library Arts Project blackburn, murals, landcare and environment action group program, blackburn library arts program