non-fictionDavid Boyle purchased land in Nunawading which he occupied in 1868boyle david, nunawading, pioneers, horticulture

margaret cowley nee doherty, garden week 1931, students working outside, female students, orchard

Photograph of the "Whatmough Jug". Mr Robert Whatmough operated an orchard and commercial nursery on the property 'Willis Vale' at Greensborough and was related to Charles Partington by marriage. [Photo taken late 20th Century]The Whatmough family were Greensborough pioneers. Descendants still live locally.Digital copy of colour photograph.whatmough jug, whatmough family

Vic Wheatland began work at Luke and Singer in 1957 and continued there until1994. He describes the K. G. Luke Companywheatland vic, luke and singer, luke kenneth george, cook amy

5613b Foolscap size photocopy of survey map with handwritten notations. References include Knight's land, Wantirna Road, Canterbury Road, house, wirenetted, orchard, grass paddock, I certify that these notes are a true copy of observations and measurements taken on the ground by me (signed) H.W. Moore 5/6/17.

Notes from the State Library's Trove collection on the murder of Iolene Sampson 28 years old on 3 Jan 1928 at quarry Road Mitcham and the subsequent court case on 22 Feb 1928.Iolene Sampson had been married to Ted Sampson for 15 months and they were orchardists near the corner of Quarry and Mitcham Roads. The Kleinert's had an orchard across the lane from them. Ernest Ambrose Kleinert, 20 years old, was tried for the murder of Iolene Simpson but was acquitted. The murder was never solved.kleinert ernest ambrose, , sampson mary iolene, sampson edward augustus

Ernie Kear and his son Bruce were local excavators and involved in many projects around Wonga Park requiring bull dozing, in particular clearing land for orchards, building dams etcEarly history of Wonga Park orchard growing district. Early dams were built by horse and scoop on the back which was handled by the orchardist, or the dam builder but later replaced by bulldozersErnie Kear excavating a dam in Wonga Park c 1940 no hard copy electronic only

Colour photograph of several people picking apples at Narre Warren orchard. Mick Potter on the left. Box filled with apples. Mick is holding a bag, as is a man wearing a beanie/hat on his head. A woman in pink is holding up an apple. A boy in a green cardigan is on the right, holding up a half-eaten apple.

21 slides of buildings on the Burnley Campus including: 1, 3, Dairy, 6. Principal's garage, Greenhouses, 8. Media Bins, 2, 4, 5.Engineering. Stamped "9 Sep 1985" Aug 85 and 22 Library Sep 85. 11-14. Landscape Shed. 24. Orchard. Some not identified.burnley campus, dairy, tech block, principal's garage, greenhouses, media bins, arboriculture, engineering, library, landscape shed, machinery shed, orchard

Copy of wood engraving illustration in "The Illustrated Australian News" January 8, 1887 p4. Composite of 6 views of the Gardens: 1. The Centre of the Gardens. 2. Curator's Cottage. 3. Pavilion. 4. Orange Grove. 5. Entrance to Orchard. 6. A Winding Path. Signed CSB. From the National Library of Australia.the illustrated australian news, gardens, cottage, curator, engraving, garden views, orange grove, orchard entrance

Series consists of colour prints measuring from 215mm x 150mm up to 255mm x 200mm. Includes views of Sugarloaf Reservoir, Petty's Orchard, Residential Areas, Shire Offices and New Library.shire of eltham archives, series listing

Gathering of seafarers and LHLG members, at Orchard House, Haverbrack Avenue, in Malvern on 2 November 1909. Mrs Beatrice Higgins, nee Shuter, was the secretary of the Malvern branch of the Guild since 2 July 1907.George Higgins, a graduate of the University of Melbourne, was a Lecturer in Surveying, Civil Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering 1907-1910 and in Civil Engineering 1911-1921 at that institution. The Shuters were supporters of the Mission. Mrs Charles Shuter gifted many items located in the chapel in memory of family members.Small monochrome photograph1909, malvern, cup day, orchard house, george higgins (c.1860-1943), charles shuter, picnics, social events, entertainments, beatrice elizabeth higgins (nee shuter), goldsmith album

Autumn Excursion to Petty's Orchard, Pontville and Schramm's Cottage led by Irvine Green (1913-1997); 6 April 1997. L-R: Opal Smith, Bob Francis, Blanche Shallard, Irvine Green.Colour photographactivities, petty's orchard, irvine green, blanche shallard, bob francis, opal smith

Ferret racing has been an integral part of the Harcourt Applefest since 1992. The ferrets depicted had been kept to assist with rabbiting in the orchards and paddocks of the rocky country around Harcourt and Mount Alexander The photograph is significant as a reminder of the pets and hobbies of rural children and the typical entertainment of a country festivalColour Photo depicting two boys each holding their ferret.

Story of the origin of the apple tree planted on the east bank of the Plenty River, Greensborough, which has been confirmed as coming from John Batman's orchard in 1841, making it probably the oldest apple tree in Victoria.2 p. Text with colour photographsbatman apple tree, plenty river, whatmough apple tree

Submissions made by Norm Colvin and Anne Paul on behalf of the Greensborough Historical Society to the Banyule Heritage Study 2020, citing significant remnant early European vegetation, particularly from orchards developed by Greensborough pioneer families.5 p. typescript with four colour photographsHandwritten description on back of photographsbanyule heritage study 2020, orchards greensborough, vegetation

Remnants of the Partington orchard at Greensborough on land that is now the Partingtons Flat reserve in Greensborough. Charles Partington and family came to Melbourne in the 1840s and moved to Greensborough where they farmed along the Plenty River. This dog belonged to Jessie Partington.Digital copy of black and white photograph.partingtons flat, partington family

Contents: • Next meeting, Panel Discussion and Film: Diamond Valley Orchards • November Meeting • Eltham Community Festival • Christmas Breakup • Yarra Track Excursion • Clifton Pugh • Other Society News • Walter Withers Plaque The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society

Autumn Excursion to Petty's Orchard, Pontville and Schramm's Cottage led by Irvine Green (1913-1997); 6 April 1997. L-R: Russell Yeoman, David Johns, Doug Orford, Keith Banks, Margaret Ball.Colour photographactivities, petty's orchard, david johns, irvine green, keith banks, margaret ball, doug orford, russell yeoman

Various family scenes taken from outside the family home on the southeast corner of the intersection of Nyora Road and Pitt Street with Eucalyptus Road. Also, scenes of the Stokes Orchard and equipment used, construction of water reservoir at the end of Nyora Road near Reynolds Road and Diosma Road as well as early stages of the Stokes Orchard housing development. Frank Stokes worked as a qualified accountant at Kennons leather factory in Burnley, while living at 1 Thomas Street, Mitcham. He suffered from migraines and wanted to go back to the land (he had previously worked on farms and orchards since coming to Australia in 1926 both in WA and Vic.). He first travelled to the district by train in July 1942 to find land with the intention to establish an orchard. By chance he met Arthur Bird of Bird Orchard (bounded by Pitt Street, Eucalyptus Road and Wattle Grove) and they got talking over their common interest. Arthur put Frank up for the night and pointed out the land, 158 acres- Taylor Estate- £900, part of Crown Allotment 15, Section 5, Parish of Nillumbik (CA15) somewhat diagonally opposite Bird Orchard. He applied through the Riverina Agency to purchase the land who in turn had to get permission from Canberra to sell as there was a new government regulation banning land sales except for immediate production. He obtained a loan on his Mitcham house of £600 @ 5% and paid £450 deposit with quarterly payments of £15 over 5 years. The title to the property was issued May 15, 1946. He was helped and advised by Arthur Bird who farmed the neighbouring orchard. Early 1943 he took possession and would catch the train out to Eltham on Fridays after work and began building a hut for shelter and to lock up tools. He was able to pay a neighbour (Hawkins) to help with clearing and fencing 25 acres and with a horse and single furrowed plow, planted approximately 2,500 fruit trees - cherries, peaches, plums, almonds, pears, apricots and lemons as well as a few apples and oranges; a massive job. A huge problem was hares and rabbits eating all the new buds off the tiny trees. As well as laying poison he painted the trees with a mixture of cow manure and lime. Often working by moonlight. It was extremely difficult to get wire and wire netting because of the war but after much effort he obtained a permit from the Agricultural Department for supplies in March 1944. In February 1945 he applied for a permit to build a “packing shed” as no house building allowed. It was to be 33 feet x 21 feet and cost £312. Constructed mostly from second-hand materials, which was hard to obtain, especially iron for roofing. Frank finished work at Kennons October 31, 1945, and in March 1946 he sold the Mitcham house for £1230 plus £170 for furniture. The family of five then moved into a very unfinished at Eltham, which was a struggle to weatherproof. Eventually rooms were divided off and lined with hessian bags and whitewashed. Their income was firewood (cut and sold), selling rockery stones and cut sweet bursaria. (It was discovered during the 1940s that Bursaria contained the sunscreen compound Aesculin. The RAAF utilised this compound from Bursaria during WW2 for pilots and gunners.) The orchard’s first fruit sale was a 1/2 case of Le Vanq peaches in December 1947 - 8 shillings. In 1956 plans for house were drawn and Glen Iris bricks purchased (1956 Olympic Rings variant). The building of the house commenced in 1957 - 12 feet of original packing shed removed – and was completed in 1959. Water was connected from newly built pressure storage on the property at the end of 1959 and the electricity connection for the first time at 3pm on April 29, 1960. In the mid-1970s the Shire of Eltham divided the orchard up into numerous rate-able parcel lots, which became unaffordable for Frank. Consequently, Stokes Orchard was turned into a housing development by Macquarie Builders and marketed as the Stokes Orchard Estate in two stages; Stage 1 encompassing Scarlet Ash Court, Ironbark Close and Peppermint Grove bounded by Nyora and Eucalyptus roads c.1976 and Stage 2 encompassing Stokes Place, Orchard Way, The Crest and The Lookout bound by Nyora and Diosma roads c.1979. The development of Orchard Way, The Crest and The Lookout did not proceed as planned due to the lack of the sewer along Diosma Road and so many of the proposed lots were incorporated into five-acre parcels instead. With the arrival of the sewer along Diosma Road many years later, most of these five-acre parcels have since been subdivided many times.Representative of the orchard growing areas of ElthamMP4 00:24:39; 426MB Digital file only - Digitised by EDHS from a DVD copy on loan from Beryl Bradbury (nee Stokes), daughter of Frank Stokes. 24 min duration compilation of home movie Super 8mm film shot by Frank Stokes brother-in-law.beryl bradbury (nee stokes) collection, frank stokes, nyora road, stokes orchard, stokes orchard estate, stokes place, video recording

Photograph made by A.P. Winzenried as a possible illustration for, "Green Grows Our Garden." There was a severe flood in December 1934.2 copies colour print.. Copy of a newspaper article made by A.P. Winzenried. Caption reads, "Burnley Girls Take Ploughing Lessons. Winter tasks at the Burnley Horticultural School. Students trying their hands at the plough. New top soil had to be laid after the floods." 4 female students working with a horse drawn plough in the Orchard.Handwritten underneath, "R.Weber, E. Pearce, M. Younger, W. Wittakers. "The Sun" 12-6-35."a.p. winzenried, green grows our garden, ploughing lesson, female students, r.weber, e. pearce, m. younger, w. wittakers, orchard, 1934 flood, horse, working outside

Colour photograph of Stella Montague (Bill's first wife),crouching down in the orchard with 2 dogs. One dog is black and tan and the other, named Rajah, is a golden Labrador, with a frisbee or ball in its mouth. The apple trees behind Stella are about 2 metres high. Stella is wearing a blue and white striped summer frock.

Newspaper cutting from "Everylady's Journal", January 1, 1927, p 13-14. Discusses why women are good gardeners, the course content and accommmodation for students. The first female student, was Miss Olive Holltum (now Mellor), and at that time the principal was Mr Rae and the deputy principal Mr A. W. Jessop (Jessep). Other graduates mentioned include Miss Allender, Miss Dorothy Kraffe, Miss Edna Walling. There is a short interview with Edna Walling and a photo (1) with the caption: "Miss Edna Walling - Graduate from Burnley College - Melbourne's most famous gardener. The photo on p. 14 (2) shows a group of students and a staff member in the orchard with the caption: "In the fruit orchard. Students of the Burnley Horticultural College receiving practical instruction in pruning."female students, olive mellor (nee holtum), mr rae, principal, a.w. jessep, graduates, miss allender, dorothy kraffe, edna walling, student outside classes, pruning, orchard, courses

Emma was born in East Doncaster in 1903, the daughter of Carl Heinrich Uebergang and Sarah Buck. Emma’s grandparents were pioneers in Doncaster from 1855 and her father had an orchard in Andersons Creek Road. Mr & Mrs Atkinson had a green-grocery business and general store at 815 Whitehorse Road, almost on the corner of Elgar Road from 1930 until about 1950 . Lloyd's butchers business was next door. In retirement the couple lived at 63 Zetland Road, Mont Albert and William continued to work as an orchard hand. Emma died in 2000 and is buried in Templestowe Cemetery. (See file for further details).A black and white photograph of a shop front. The verandah advertises "tobacco and cigarettes", "Minties", "Fruiterer". A small dog is standing on the pavement.lloyds butchers, elgar road, whitehorse road, box hill, animals, william james atkinson (mr), fruiterer and greengrocer, emma gerte uebergang (miss), emma gertrude uebergang (miss)

Greensborough has been a popular place for picnics This article describes the first annual Labour picnic organised by the women's committee of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labour Party in 1925. A highlight of the day was a trek to the Batman Apple Tree in Bosch's orchard.This picnic was held at Mr Bosch's orchard and visited the "Batman" apple tree.1 page printed both sides. Article downoaded from Trove (National Library of Australia)batman apple tree, picnics, orchards, greensborough, australian labour party