The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The Jaques Estate was a small subdivision of eight residential allotments bordering Jaques Street and Barkers Road in what is now Hawthorn East. Advertised in The Argus as being in ‘Upper Hawthorn’ the subdivision was claimed to include: ‘charming villa sites in excellent situations, with every convenience available, and with superior homes surrounding’.subdivision plans - hawthorn, jaques estate

The aqueduct crossing the Plenty River, 2019, overgrown with vegetation. Originally part of the Maroondah Aqueduct pipeline, all that remains is the bridge that once carried the pipe over the Plenty River. This photograph was taken from the Plenty River Trail in Greensborough. 3 colour digital photographsplenty river trail, maroondah pipetrack, maroondah aqueduct, plenty river, graffiti

Catalogue card reads, "Pratt's Junction Estate - 24/11/1923, 86 lots".

Catalogue card reads, "Coleman's Heathmont Estate - 1923. Sale 15/12/1923."

Advertising brochure for Sunrise Estate, Mitcham. Includes train timetables and list of local factories and schools.Advertising brochure for Sunrise Estate, Mitcham. land subdivision, sunrise estate, mitcham, garden avenue, sunshine avenue, creek road, aylmer avenue, aroona avenue, glide, farrell & co.

Advertising brochure, including plan of land for sale in Morloc Estate, Nunawading off Springvale RoadAdvertising brochure, including plan of land morloc estate nunawading, land subdivision, springvale road, nunawading

Nunawading Gazette advertisement for Springfield Heights Estate; cnr Springfield Road and Primrose Street, Blackburn.Springfield Heights Estate; cnr Springfield Road and Primrose Street, Blackburn.springfield heights estate, springfield road, blackburn north, primrose street, springfield holdings property developments, residential development

The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The Riversdale Estate in Hawthorn created a subdivision of 20 allotments bordering on Riversdale Road and Riversdale Court (which was created by the subdivision). The Locality Plan at right lists the major public buildings in the area: Burnely Horticultural Gardens, Hawthorn Tram Depot and Railway Station, Scotch College and the River Yarra and The Boulevard.subdivision plans - hawthorn, riversdale estate

36 Wahroonga Crescent Greensborough. 6 bedroom house. Sold March 2018 for $968,000. Previous sales: May 2015 for $799,950. Real Estate advertising leaflet,1 sheet folded into 4 pages, printed in colour both sides. 2 copies.wahroonga crescent greensborough

10 Chantelle Rise St Helena. 4 bedroom house. Sold 14/11/2016 for $925,000. Previous sales: December 2007 for $507,500, January 1997 for $200,000, August 1993 for $160,000 and June 1988 for $199,700. Built 1985.Real Estate advertising leaflet,1 sheet folded into 4 pages, printed in colour both sides. 2 copies.chantelle rise st helena

1/4 Box Road Briar Hill. 3 bedroom house. Sold October 2018 for $744,000. Previous sales: May 2017 for $590,000, March 2007 for $315,000, and February 2005 for $291,000. Built 1980.Real Estate advertising leaflet,1 sheet folded into 4 pages, printed in colour both sides. 2 copies.box road briar hill

14 Corowa Crescent Greensborough. 3 bedroom house. Sold 22/05/2017 for $710,500. Previous sales: March 2007 for $348,000, January 2002 for $225,000, and February 1989 for $40,000. Built 1985.Real Estate advertising leaflet,1 sheet folded into 4 pages, printed in colour both sides. 2 copies.corowa crescent greensborough

251 St Helena Road Greensborough: Three bedroom home, built 1974, private sale, sold 16 November 2018 for $510,000Real estate advertising leaflet, 1 sheet, printed in colour both sides, with black and white property information sheetst helena road greensborough

The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The so-called Camberwell Mountain View Estate was a subdivision on ‘the corner [of] Burke Road, Eyre and Wills Streets, Deepdene’. The Estate was not the first attempt to subdivide this land holding. In 1884, 1888 and 1894 the Belmore Park subdivision proposed 18 allotments for this parcel of land. The final stages of the Belmore Park subdivision occurred during the Depression of the 1890s. Apart from perhaps one block facing Burke Road, which is unnumbered in the Mountain View Estate subdivision, the rest must have remained unsold. The later subdivision would redraw the original 18 allotments, creating 22 new lots. In the Locality Plan on the left side of the subdivision plan, Deepdene Station, which formed part of the Outer Circle Railway is represented, as is the location of Deepdene Primary School. A selling point was the proposed extension of the Burke Road tram beyond its terminus at Cotham Road. The extension did not eventuate.subdivision plans - camberwell, mountain view estate

This book is a useful reference tool on the history of Newmerella.Four copies of a 80 pp soft covered stapled book with a light brown cover with the title, "NEWMERELLA - VALLEY OF PLENTY' in a darker brown print at the top. Below is an illustration of the Snowy River flats. It contains an outline of the history of Newmerella from the beginning of the 19th century until 1978. There are black/white photographs, detailed information and maps.newmerella-history valley-of-plenty

Circa 1920 Business Card: Plenty Bridge Hotel, Lower Plenty via Heidelberg C. Aarons, Licensee Humorous business card warning motorists of the dire consequences attempting to negotiate the Plenty River Bridge should they decide to pass by the hotel with stopping.marg ball collection, c. aarons, car crash, golf club hotel, lower plenty bridge hotel, plenty bridge hotel, lower plenty bridge

The Plenty River at the aqueduct crossing, 2019, showing graffiti on the river bank rocks. Originally part of the Maroondah Aqueduct pipeline, all that remains is the bridge that once carried the pipe over the Plenty River. This photograph was taken from the Plenty River Trail in Greensborough. 2 colour digital photographsplenty river trail, maroondah pipetrack, maroondah aqueduct, plenty river, graffiti

Transmission power lines visible in distance behind the Lower Plenty Hotel (in centre upper) and parts of Heidelberg Golf Club. In the foreground a bulldozer can be seen commencing roadworks for the re-alignment of Lower Plenty Road for the new Lower Plenty Bridge crossing.Medium format 120 6x6 black and white negative film, 1 frameheidelberg golf club, lower plenty, lower plenty hotel, road construction, viewbank, watsonia drain

Lake Bolac township, 1970. This picture shows the 2nd football oval, tennis courts, golf course and racecourse (front-right) above the salt lake and the Lake Bolac Common (front-left). The Primary School is still on its original site between the oval and the Ararat road. The High School is beside the fresh-water lake (centre back) and to its left are the early caravan park and bowling club. The Aquatic Club shed can just be seen behind the lake bank. Photograph taken by Lewis Wills.lake bolac, football oval, tennis courts, race track, golf course, bowling club, caravan park, aquatic club shed, primary school, high school

Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes. In 1910, the Willsmere Park Estate Dairy was lauded in the Box Hill Reporter as ‘an object lesson in dairying’. Ten years later, in 1923, it was to be sold. The first subdivision of the Estate included 77 grand allotments with frontages to Belford and Kilby Roads, Elm and Willow Groves, and Acacia Avenue. Every lot was claimed to be ‘high and dry’, and with panoramic views of Kew and East Kew. The balance of the Estate, and the largest proportion of allotments was to be subdivided and sold from 1940. This second sale included 109 lots fronting Kilby Road and Elm and Willow Groves. Annotations on the plan indicate that the more expensive lots faced Belford Road opposite the Kew Golf Links. Two of these sold for £310. Lots further to the west in Willow Grove were sold for £60 less. Many of the houses to be built on these 109 allotments after the War faced Government restrictions on building materials and the dimensions of each house due to postwar shortages.subdivision plans - east kew, willsmere park estate

Vegetation on the Plenty River embankment in Greensborough. A River bank stabilisation project along the Plenty River at Greensborough was conducted by Melbourne Water in 2015.Digital copy of colour photographplenty river, melbourne water

Tree on bank of Plenty River in Greensborough. A River bank stabilisation project along the Plenty River at Greensborough was conducted by Melbourne Water in 2015.Digital copy of colour photographplenty river, melbourne water

Advertisement for sale of residential lots - Heathmont Estate, opposite Heathmont Railway Station, with map and locality plan.Subdivision includes Canterbury Road, Royal Avenue, Coleman Street, Stoda Street, Herman Street, and Campbell Street. Agent - A.W. Dickson, opposite Station, Ringwood. Phone WU6007.

Brochure (2p) advertising sale of home sites in 'Mt Vista Estate'. Agent J.B. Thomson & Co.Brochure (2p) advertising sale of home sites in 'Mt Vista Estate'. mount vista estate, nunawading, lorikeet street, koala avenue, dagola avenue, land sales

Brochure for auction of Eastdawn Estate, Mitcham, 70 lots [20 February 1915]. Agents Coghill & Haughton.Brochure for auction of Eastdawn Estate, Mitcham, 70 lots [20 February 1915]auctions, eastdawn estate, mother foster's estate, mitcham road, mitcham, orient avenue, hull parade, vernal avenue