In 1914, Mr and Mrs Arthur Hooke gave the name ‘Wandinong’ to their newly purchased property in Blackburn. The name was inspired by a recent cycling trip to Wandin in the foothills of the Dandenongs, as well as the title of a favourite book, Ethel Turner’s ‘The Camp at Wandinong’. Their property and the surrounding district had originally been owned by a series of property investors and speculators, and while some of it had been cleared for grazing, most of it was still covered in virgin bush; thickly covered with trees and undergrowth and rich in wild flowers and bird life. A small section of the Hooke’s property was cleared sufficiently to r\erect a house and some outbuildings, but the rest was left as n nature intended. Mar Arthur Hooke was a local property valuer but never owned a car, preferring to attend to business on his bicycle. He was still riding his bicycle in his eighties. Meanwhile, Mrs Hooke had developed a keen desire that the ‘Wandinong’ property remain intact; that it should ultimately be set aside as a place of refuge where like-minded people could go to enjoy peace and quiet amongst the native birds and bushland.|To this end, Mr and Mrs Hooke liaised with the Nunawading Council and an agreement was reached whereby the council would assume ownership of the property on their deaths. When Mr Hooke died in 1972, his wife transferred the land over to the council the following year. Mr and Mrs Arthur Hooke’s Grandson, William, and granddaughter, Christine, recently donated their grandmother’s bicycle to the Whitehorse Historical Society. They recall that their grandfather’s bicycle was given to a representative of the Nunawading Council for safekeeping some years ago. Ladies two wheel bicycle with tool bag attached & black leather seat. Two mud guards, a skirt guard & a reflector on the back mud guard. 'Kew Flyer' painted on front mud guard. Two rubber tyres & provision for a head light on the handle bars.'Kew Flyer'transport, bicycles

2 Black and white copies of Aerial View of various sites in Nunawading. - Mitcham Technical School, Walker Park , Nunawading Police Station, Bunnings Warehouse, Mobile Industrial Equipment Ltd, Municipal Chambers, Nunawading Library, Turner Industries, Harvey Norman, Feiglins Timber Yard, Holeproof ,Agfa, York Industries and|City of Nunawading. Council Depot.mitcham technical school, walker park, nunawading police station, bunnings warehouse nunawading, mobile industrial equipment ltd., city of nunawading. council chambers, nunawading library, turner industries, harvey norman, feiglins timber yard, holeproof, agfa, york industries, city of nunawading. council depot

Coloured photograph of Christina Cock display stand in Council Office Foyer. The display continued for three weeks in October, 2001 and then was displayed on the lawns of Parliament House, Canberra as part of the 'People scape' - part of the Federation celebrations. Christina was born on Christmas Day 1887 and on 21 November 2001 was still alive.cock, christina, people scape, city of whitehorse, parliament house, canberra.

This item was originally acquired by Harold Bakes, together with a Fire Hydrant Stand And a petrol pump , from the P.M.G. depot in Hawthorn in the 1970s . It was stored in the City of Nunawading Council yard in Station Street, Nunawading, and later loaned to the Australia Post Mail Exchange in Rooks Road, Nunawading. On the closure of the Mail Exchange, it was transferred to the Australia Post Museum in Dandenong. After proving ownership it was returned to back to the Society's Museum.Coloured photo of an Australia Post delivering restored Post Box to the Society's Implement Shedaustralia post, bakes, harold arthur

Coloured photo of Bruce Atkinson, M.L.C., Ted and Valda Arrowsmith (President of Society) at the launch of the Valley of the Arts Tourists Map at Schwerkolt Cottage on 6 October 2000.victoria.legislative council. koonung province, atkinson, bruce, arrowsmith, ted, valda

Coloured photograph of crowd gathered around Mayor Bill Bowie and Council Officer, Julie Jones, drawing Raffle on Open Day, 2001.bowie, bill, jones, julie, open day 2001, heritage festival 2001, nunawading & district historical society

Coloured - Elm in Campbell's Croft, Vermont, which was removed by Nunawading Council from Wunderlich property in Mitcham Road, Mitchamcampbells croft, city of nunawading, wunderlich, mitcham road mitcham

Coloured Photograph of Cr. Noel Richard Spurr, Mayor, City of Nunawading, August 1994 to 15th December 1994 when Council was dissolved and the Cities of Nunawading and Box Hill were amalgamated to the City of Whitehorsecity of nunawading, mayor, spurr, noel

Black & white photograph of Noel Richard Spurr, Councillor, South East Ward, City of Nunawading, August 1991 to December 1994. Mayor !994-1995 when Council was dissolved.spurr, noel, city of nunawading

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting of City of Nunawading held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, November, 1994. R - L: Manager Community Services, Carol Matthews, Manager Engineering, Robert Gardner, Mayor, Cr. Noel Spurr, C.E.O. Warwick Dilley, Manager Finance, Barry Stowe.city of nunawading, matthews, carol, gardner, robert, spurr, noel, dilley, warwick, stowe, barry

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting of City of Nunawading, held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, November 1994. R - L: Manager Town Planning, Ray Glickman: Manager Engineering Robert Gardner: Mayor Cr. Noel Spurr: C.E.O. Warwick Dilley; Back view Cr. Bruce Atkinson, Cr. Jan Pummer.city of nunawading, glickman, ray, gardner, robert, spurr, noel, dilley, warwick, atkinson, bruce, plummer, jan.

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting City of Nunawading, held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading November 1994. R - L: Mayor Cr. Noel Spurr, C.E.O. Warwick Dilley, Finance Manager/Town Clerk Barry Stowe; Council Clerk/Manager Rates Noel Buck.city of nunawading, spurr, noel, dilley, warwick, stowe, barry, buck

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting of City of Nunawading held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, November 1994. Cr. Kevin Abbott addressing the Council through the Mayor, Cr. Noel Spurr.city of nunawading, spurr, noel, abbott, kevin

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting of City of Nunawading held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, November 1994. Cr. Peter Allen addressing the Council through the Mayor, Cr. Noel Spurr.city of nunawading, allan, peter, spurr, noel

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting City of Nunawading held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, November 1994. R - L: Councillors Kevin Abbott, Adam Kliska, Peter Allen, Terry McDonald, Les Cooper, Jan Plummer.city of nunawading, abbott, kevin, kliska, adam, allan, peter, mcdonald, terry, cooper, les, plummer, jan

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting City of Nunawading held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, November 1994. R - L: Councillors Peter Allen, Terry McDonald, Les Cooper, Jan Plummer, Peter Buckney, Tim Shambrook, Bill Bowie.city of nunawading, allan, peter, mcdonald, terry, cooper, les, plummer, jan, buckney, shambrook, tim, bowie, bill

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting of City of Nunawading held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, November 1994. Back Row of Gallery in doorway - Valda Arrowsmith, Bill Gray, Beryl Gray. Under photo of Queen - Lewis Roper. Front seated - Crs. Peter Allen, Terry McDonald, Les Cooper.city of nunawading, arrowsmith, valda, gray, bill, beryl, roper, lewis, allan, peter, mcdonald, terry, cooper, les

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting of City of Nunawading held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, November 1994. R - L Back View - Cr. Terry McDonald, Cr. Les Cooper, Noel Buck, Cr. Peter Buckney, Cr. Tim Shambrook, behind him Cr. Bill Bowie, Mr. Don Sharp.city of nunawading, mcdonald, terry, cooper, les, buck, noel, buckney, peter, shambrook, tim, bowie, bill, sharp, donald m

Black and white photo of City of Nunawading Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading. Refurbished 1991 - 1994.city of nunawading