Two items about the Attwood Family: A seventeen page computer typed copy of the memories of John Attwood, compiled by Colin Smith in January 2002. Includes memories of his childhood, contact and impressions of local identities including Merric Boyd and others; the retailers and business owners in the Murrumbeena area, the trains and railway stations, picture theatres and other businesses. A photocopy of an article taken from the Herald Sun newspaper 06/11/2007. Myra Attwood, wife of John, local business person in Murrumbeena Newsagency; includes brief local history of family and Myra’s personal hobbies, till the time of her death. Also a newspaper clipping of her death notice, unknown source and date.emily street, murrumbeena, elsternwick, railway stations, signal boxes, beena avenue, murrumbeena state school, primary schools, attwood john, attwood myra, attwood rhonda, attwood colin, attwood warren, attwood murray, attwood janine, attwood susan, attwood michael, attwood greg, attwood gerard, black bridge, outer circle railway, murrumbeena newsagency, newsagents, murrumbeena railway station, railway stations, book binders, stevens alf, sykes harold, attwood motors, neerim road, boyd merric, boyd mrs., timber houses, outbuildings, artists, trains, car parks, christie’s woodyard, ferguson cam, railway accidents, ardyne street, north road, dalny road, brett street, barnes family, newspapers, roads and streets, soils, flower growing, market gardens, world war 1939-1945, land subdivisions, air raid precautions, bicycles, drawing, springthorpe park, mass media, murrumbeena shopping centre, butcher shops, grocer shops, green grocers, shoe shops, confectionary shops, barber shops, beck george, bowyer ralph, rennie bill, bookmakers, presbyterian church, methodist church, hanna’s milk bar, sunday school, woodland bill, ssw grocery chain, drays, woodland alec, lee ron, jewellers, bakeries, fish shops, dressmakers, delicatessens, east bentleigh, selkrigs family, pottery, heads’ garage, head lindsay, head doug, head clarry, head ron, murrumbeena road, car retailers, petrol pumps, motor vehicle repair shops, billy one motors, bird mr., real estate agents, w.b. tonks and company, sparrow mr., pidgeon mr., hardware stores, florist shops, murrumbeena post office, tile shops, gardens, murrumbeena chamber of commerce, kiosks, gardeners, carnegie citizens band, spurway nursing home, argosy theatre, cinemas, dance halls, the capri, theatre groups, caulfield council, the blowfly train service, billiard rooms, printers, hammond olsen and company, l.j. miles and company, moody’s real estate agency, paddocks, flats, es&a bank murrumbeena, esanda bank murrumbeena, state savings bank murrumbeena, commonwealth bank murrumbeena, fuel merchants, hobart road, golden fleece service station, quince’s buses, bus services, ardyne street, timber yard, gow mr., railway parade, shell service station, pharmecies, house miss, bicycle shops, barnhill les mr., fliner mr., boot makers, widdop peter, moran and cato’s, grocers, pizza shop, car yards, classic caravan, o’brien kevin, wrought iron work, williams mr., candle making factory, lights, power tom, gates, fences, whitelaw monier tiles, whitelaw bill, hanna rex, dandenong road, cumloden grammar school, independent schools, emmaus rest house, oakdene, house names, taranto bob, hanson cab service, billy one motors, grey mr., horse troughs, horse drawn vehicle, taxis, board roy, buick cars, charleston’s bakery, carnegie, rosstown hotel, corum’s dairy, kangaroo road, reids dairy, dalny road, reid shaver, racehorses, cove’s dairy, wilson street, police, murrumbeena police station, dunoon street, murrumbeena park, footballers, gangs, liberal party, labour party, united australian party, uap, woodland alec, liquor shops, johnson suzanne, singers, taylor squizzy, boyd family, artists, criminals, skase christopher, skase charles, sunaria competition, herald and weekly times, ralph j.w., j.h. ralph butchers, butcher shops, pennington gardens, home units, flats, schrape frank, builder, smith colin, mansions, death registers, hockley myra, esperanto, book keepers, accountants, solicitors

Four items Typed notes by Irene Capek, dated May 1993, describing her arrival in Melbourne 08/04/1949 and subsequent life in Caulfield, with accompanying letter dated 09/05/1993 from her to the Campbells. Cop of Irene Capek’s notes published in Caulfield Historical Society’s Newsletters No.38 October 1993 and No.39 April 1994. Typed notes by Irene Capek dated May 1994, describing her life at Norwood Road, including her community activities and her son’s experience at school, with accompanying letter dated 26/05/1994. Undated research notes by unknown person, from 1948 Sands and McDougall re ‘Matlock’ and Lawrence Pendlebury.capek irene, capek john, capek fred, maclaren dr., sanger rabbi dr., winkler mrs., winkler mr., winkler louis, davies david, davies valerie, davies lindy, dennis c.j., pendlebury lawrence, pendlebury ann, gude nornie, capek ann, caulfield north primary school, fred capek and associates consulting engineers, caulfield historical society, campbell mr., campbell mrs., migrants, migrant services, immigration, councillors, engineers, efca engineering pty ltd, suburban life, domestic life, caulfield, caulfield north, norwood road, alma road, dandenong road, church of christ caulfield north, caulfield park, matlock, glenhuntly road, albion street, caulfield south, jackson miss, hawthorn road, variety service agency, caulfield town hall, hanbury rosemary, greenall mrs., teachers, capek john, capek ann, charities, community services, employment, fundraising events, thai community, citizenship ceremonies, voluntary workers, boarding houses, rationing, private garages, synagogues, builders, manufacturing industry, ex-service organisations, marble, fireplaces, refugees, discrimination

Auction Notice of property (2 Flats) Caulfield, North Rd nos. 391 – 391a. Includes brief details of each flat. Also includes payment terms. Perhaps 1960’s. Year of auction not known but estimated from Collins 100 years calendar to be calendar no.5 for year 1959.hardie a.o. rev, toilets, caulfield south, business & finance, hardie a.o. mrs, laundries, auctioneers, hardie a.t., hot water service, real estate agents, flats, auctions, bambra rd, tennis courts, garages (private), booran rd

Two documents about this property: Advertising article from Property Review Weekly dated 04/02/2005 and (2) 11/02/2005. Notes architectural features and the value of updating property in already good location; by estate agent Hocking Stuart.edwardian style, hocking stuart, leadlights, shoobra road, real estate agents, windows, elsternwick, newton todd, fireplaces, architectural features, rushford marshall, garage (private), glenhuntly road, caulfield

A typed letter from National Trust of Australia (Victoria) dated 04/07/1996 to E. K. Motors 258 Glen Eira Road, Elsternwick notifying that the above building built in 1935 has been classified in the National Trust’s Register, as a good example of service stations of the period. A typed copy of the National Trust Report is included.cuthbertson eric. s., klein e., tudor service station, cuthbertson sarah, klein k., petrol stations, cuthbertson eric, ek motors, e.k. motors, glover service station, swinnerton hedley fraser, glen eira road, tudor garage, glover robert, elsternwick, glover garage, architectural styles, glen huntly road, everett corner service station, hawthorn road, alma road, north caulfield, caulfield, dack and armstrong