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

Frank Nankervis was an Eltham Shire president and councillor, and involved in many community organisations. He had been a prisoner of war in Changi and on the Burma railway, later working in the Ex-PoW Association of Australia. Contents Newspaper article: "War and civic hero dies", Diamond Valley Leader, 23 April 2008. Obituary of Frank Nankervis. Newspaper article: "He inspired many in Arthurs Creek", Diamond Valley Leader, 7 May 2008. Obituary of Frank Nankervis.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcfrank nankervis, heath brown, simpson barracks watsonia, arthurs creek rural fire brigade, hurstbridge high school, hurstbridge sewerage trust, hurstbridge waterworks trust, jack lawson, burma railway, 2/29 battalion association, john stamp, bill penrose, hurstbridge community centre, ex-pow association of australia, f force burma railway, rotary greensborough, pension advisory panel for ex-servicement with pension problems, kpucie nankervis, kate saunders

Joseph Benjamin North was a well-known professional musician in Melbourne in late 1800 to mid 1900s, teaching music and playing in what became the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He married Lucinda Matilda and their children were Tralford E and Camille D. With friend Leon Lambert, North purchased 60 acres of land around Karingal Drive and Sherbourne Road and built two houses; they paid for a wooden bridge for access. North eventually sold his house to a family named Green but later the land was sold to the Shire of Eltham, and it is now known as Meruka Park, and the house, Meruka House; Alan Gardner named the park. After Lambert's death, his property was bought by Fred Warne. Edley North was born in 1835, and died 26 March 1923; he married Caroline North, born 1835, died 23 July 1922. Edley's family migrated from England in 1859, settling in Adelaide. He was granted an allotment of 221 acres on Phillip Island 1868-1870. on 7 April 1874 he travelled to Pine Lodge and later moved his wife and five children. He and Caroline later moved to a small farm, Willow Grove in Eltham, purchased between 1905 and 1910 (first mentioned in the rate book in 1908 as being a house and 10 acres on Susan Street, and would also have had frontage on Brougham Street); Their daughter Violet Alice inherited it; she married Walter J Dobson around 1921; he died on 25 March 1948 aged 77 and Violet on 4 January 1947. Willow Grove was later purchased by A George and P Audrey Hester April/May 1947. Edley, Caroline and Violet are all buried in Eltham Cemetery. Marjorie Mary North was born in 1909 ; the family travelled in a horse-drawn waggon from Fitzroy to spend weekends in their little holiday house in Sherbourne Road on 10 acres of land. In 1933, she married Tralford Norman whose parents owned 62 acres of land including Meruka Park. Marjorie and Tralford lived in Looker Road, Montmorency; she died 7 February 2003. Contents Newspaper article: "When life centred on a weekender", Diamond Valley News, 25 September 1984, memories of Montmorency of Marjorie North. Newspaper article: "Worse floods seem likely", Diamond Valley News, 25 September 1984, floods in Eltham Handwritten notes: Information by Marjorie North's about her grandmother, September 1989. Handwritten and typed transcript: "J. B. North", by Marjorie North, history of Joseph Benjamin North. Letter: From Monash University to Marjorie North, 15 November 1989, being unable to assist with her enquiry about the meaning of name [unspecified in the letter but possibly Meruka] Letter: June Stanton (nee Hester) to Eltham District Historical Society, 17 February 1993, seeking information on her great grandfather Edley North and wife Caroline. Christmas card [attached to letter from June Stanton]: Line drawing Eltham Primary School 1856, text history of school Letter: Eltham Historical Society to June Hester, 11 June 1993, providing information held by the Society. Letter: Nancy Chandler (nee Williamson) to Jo McCormick 18 March 2001, providing information about Edley and Carline North, her great grandparents. Email: Patsy Moppett to Eltham District Historical Society October 2010: A photograph of Edley and Caroline North found, wish to return it to family. Family tree: North/Dobson family. Death notice: Marjorie May North, died 7 February 2003.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcmarjorie north, tralford norman, sherbourne road montmorency, looker road montmorency, briar hill, montmorency, catholic ladies college, merton hall, melbourne girls grammar school, ivanhoe girls grammar school, wesley college, meruka park, st helena road, st faith's anglican church montmorency, william sapsford, floods in eltham, joseph benjamin north, leon lambert, melbourne symphony orchestra, karingal drive, meruka house, alan gardner, lucinda matilda north, tralford e north, camille d north, montmorency cricket club, diamond creek, eltham railway station, judge book village, fred warne, edley north, caroline north, eltham cemetery., violet alice dobson (nee north), willow farm eltham, edley north family tree, walter john dobson family tree, nancy chandler (nee williamson), pine lodge, elijah north

Two items about the fever ship Glen Huntly tragedy of 1840. A typed article from the Historical Society of St. Kilda relating to an early quarantine station at Red Bluff, now point Ormond. A document downloaded from Friends of St. Kilda Cemetery website by Margaret Dunbar dated 01/02/01, who was looking for information on Glen Huntly. The name of the fever ship was memorialized as the names of a Melbourne suburb, railway station and road.glen huntly, glen huntly road, glenhuntly station, diseases, glen huntly pioneers, ships, migrants, typhus road

Caulfield Institute of Technology Annual Report 1973. Including attached page of Council members and staff. Includes introduction giving history of the Educational establishment., Caulfield Institute of Technology Annual Report 1974. Includes photocopied sheet of staff and board names., Caulfield Institute of Technology Annual Report 1977. Includes two photocopied lists of staff and board members.ward, t., boykett, kenneth, whitlam, gough p.m., abbot, pam, horne, donald, k.h. boykett building, railway avenue, dandenong road, queens road, princes avenue, phillip law building carnegie, caulfield east, school boards, library, school of industrial studies, counselling services, computer centre, financial statement, degrees, diploma and graduate diplomas, certificates, school of engineering, school of general studies, administration services, colleges, moderne, student union, building construction, building sites, budget task force, partridge committee (post secondary education), williams committee (education and training), saxe committee (nurse education), school of business, education, tertiary education

Chisholm Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Technology Magazine, Feedback, No.3 1989., 1988 Prospectus of Chisholm Institute of Technology, Official Invitation to opening of Continuity and Change, dated November 1985., Chisholm Institute of Technology Planning Brief (draft copy) dated 1985. Includes architectural drafts of campus. Fourteen pages including Building Plans., Official invitation to staff and students’ exhibition at Chisholm Institute of Technology 1983., Chisholm Institute of Technology Conferring of Awards booklet dated May 20, 1983. Includes list of graduates, staff and council. With handwritten notes on rear end pages., Undated brochure of advertising courses offered at Chisholm Institute of Technology. Loose card inside with description At Chisholm You’ll Get More Than Just A Piece Of Paper. Includes campus plans., Chisholm Institute of Technology Open Day brochure dated 1982. Includes map at back.vaughan, geoffrey n. dr., jakovidis, greg, mcleod, ian, mckenry, keith, chisholm, caroline, jones, b.o. hon., coogan, c. k. dr., green, k.d., aboriginal medicine, solar, engineering, applied physics, prospectus, chisholm history, school of art and design, david syme business school, school of education, school of nursing, school of social and behavioural studies, faculty of technology, centre for applied mathematical modelling, centre for business technology, centre for industrial tribology, centre for development of entrepreneurs, chisholm timber engineering technology centre, international business centre, polymer research centre, building plans, building construction, invitations, caulfield plaza, princes avenue, railway avenue, queens avenue, caulfield station, derby road, caulfield east, dandenong road, caulfield, chisholm institute of technology, caulfield campus, frankston campus, education, tertiary education

2 photocopied maps, one dated 1884 of the Gardenvale Estate and then named Riddell Estate, taken from the State Library of Victoria website. Research note by Claire Barton dated 16/04/2013 concerning Carre Street subdivision. Article from ‘Glen Eira Leader’ dated 13/11/2002 with advertisement for sale of an apartment in Renown Apartments.gardenvale estate, glen huntly road, elsternwick, \fraser and co., mcmillan street, brighton road, orrong road, rowan street, archibald street, hamilton street, downshire road, shoobra road, riddell mrs, elsternwick railway station, stanley street, gisborne street, carre street, muntz and muntz, ‘cave carre’, brighton railway, subdivisions, housenames

Three items about Church of Christ: 1/ A twenty page booklet on the beginnings and history of one hundred years of the Church of Christ. 2/ Photocopied pages taken from the above book with furniture donations and a list of ministers and statistics. 3/ A newspaper article, dated 31/08/2010, showing local pastors from the Glen Eira Compass Church, mentioning that Carnegie Church of Christ received $8,000.church of christ, toolambool road, carnegie, ward clive l, blair margaret, boak russell, clayton road, north road, stewart family, carr family, robert family, boak family, paul mr., proctor mr., crisp mrs., barrett family, murrumbeena, boak allen-senior, melbourne street, newhan family, arnott family, eaton family, neerim road, emily street, railway avenue, murrumbeena road, boak peter, barrett j.g, dickens p.a, wilson w, newham c, wilson a.p, cambridge w.g, luke w.g, blair sister, ryall e.f, gracie thomas, kelson mr, kestle ms, christian education centre, kindergarten hall, blackwood street, manses, hall norma, nelson may, compass church

This file contains three items about the origin of Carnegie's name:. 1/Three page photocopied article The Town and the Tycoon, undated, by Stephen Collicoat. Brief history on Andrew Carnegie and his family. 2/Twenty one photocopied pages of correspondence between the Mayor and Councillors Edwin James, the secretary Victorian Railways, Fred Jowett, Retallack, J.F.A. Powell, C.A. McCallum dated from 01/08/1908 to 05/08/1969. 3/Photocopied photograph of Rosstown Hotel c.1910 with small article about hotel and licensee, undated and unknown.carnegie, collicoat stephen, rosstown, carnegie andrew, rosstown progress association, koornang, neerim road, maroona road, james edwin, valetta, kokaribb road, petallack j.a., iles mr., fielden mr., amos e.j., murrumbeena, dudley, jowett frederick, town clerk, mimosa road, kooyong, portreath, carnegie railway station, clark t., hotel, rosstown hotel, soames hotel, stage coaches, ross murray, rosstown junction railway, mill, verandahs, horse trough, hitching posts

Three pages of handwritten biography on Oswald Kingsley Snowball and some details typed out, written by daughter Betty Snowball 04/12/1981.snowball oswald kingsley, elsternwick, mcilwraith mceachern ltd., federal steam navigation co., snowball betty, gladstone parade/ ave, kirkham ella, kirkham chas f., caulfield, shire presidents, mayors, rosstown railway, snowball o. r.

This file contains one item. A handwritten report on the formation of the club on 07/03/1934, including company file number 18390, a list of subscribers to memorandum and articles of association, registered address, secretary members and directors year to 31/05/1939.caulfield sporting club, caulfield, subscribers, memorandum, articles of association, jackson william horace, webb arthur john, mccutcheon arthur robert, trusken james, way henry richard, normanby road caulfield, moodie road caulfield, kambrook road caulfield, railway avenue caulfield, stokes henry, hyland albert, williams john, march clifford, harris george, harris monty, v. r. c. trainer, bookmaker, agent, trainer, accountant, clubs, associations, societies, organisations, sports, recreations, competitions, entertainment, sports grounds, leisure, establishments, sports people, public record office, secretary, directors, victorian racing club

Three real estate advertisements and one article about the sale of 2 Shoobra Road on three occasions: 1/Article from Bayside Weekly of July 2009 by Neil Clerehan describing the house’s history and features. Includes one exterior and two interior colour photographs. 2/Advertisement for sale of 2 Shoobra Road in Bayside Weekly of July 2009. It describes house’s features, one exterior colour photograph. 3/Advertisement for sale of 2 Shoobra Road by Auction dated 10/08/2011 in Melbourne Weekly Bayside. Describes house features and includes one colour exterior photograph and plan of the land. 4/Advertisement for sale of 2 Shoobra Road by auction in Melbourne Weekly Bayside dated 06/06/2012. Describes house features and includes one exterior and one interior colour photograph.shoobra road, elsternwick, city of glen eira, city of caulfield, city of moorabbin, elsternwick, glen huntly road, glen huntly railway station, elsternwick railway station, caulfield north, tbm, persichetti leonard, meltzer selwyn, architectural styles, edwardian style, architectural features, gables, verandahs, lead lights, brick houses, biggin scott, crowe amy, stavrakis bill, williams kharla, ceilings, real estate agents

Three documents about this property: Two photocopied typed (with handwritten working notes) documents from Brighton Historical Society on 74 Shoobra Road with similar brief history, includes tenants and owners from 1913 to 1974. Correspondence from Chris Haynes, owner of 74 Shoobra Road, to Peta McGregor, owner E Hrick 19 Shoobra Road, dated 24 March 2011 donated to Glen Eira Historical Society.shoobra road, elsternwick, hamilton thomas ferrier j.p. m.l.c, riddell john carre, devin leslie, rosstown railway property company, turpie david j., turpie emily mrs, green osmond d., woods charles, richards william, reeves alan r., davies j., taylor p.l., branson john, cheatley david, dyer s., bullock hilary miss, landells rosalind mrs, haynes chris, haynes ursula

A typed research report dated to 25/11/1987 by H. Bullock and R. Landells discussing the history of the ownership and occupancy of Kent at 10 St. Georges Road, Elsternwick and briefly the history of the street’s subdivision.kent, st. georges road, elsternwick, davis p., duffy road, george street, copland oeric rev., eberach louis, lynch james, white charles j., white a. a. miss, smith h. w., sherlock j. mrs, sharp frederick j., ripponlea, elsternwick railway station, bullock h., landells r., land subdivision, victorian style, house names

Two items about the acution of Urandaline Estate 1) 2 reduced copies of auction notices for Urandaline Estate, February 05, 1927 2) 3 photocopied auction brochures, one including a plan of subdivided blocks for sale of Urandaline Estate, and another including terms of sale for properties by Arthur Tuckett and sons and H.L.W. Cade Estate Agent.urandaline estate, glen eira road, land subdivision, caulfield, hawthorn road, caulfield railway station, urandaline, arthur tuckett and son, johnson johnson and davies, urandaline grove, solicitors, estate agents, cade h.l.w., auctioneers mackay g.j., bambra road, kambrook road, mansions

A one page typed research note by Rosalind Landells of the Brighton Historical Society regarding 2 Glen Orme Avenue / Pinegrove, McKinnon, dated 10/07/1991. The note lists the previous owners of the property and gives a brief history of the land. The file also includes one page of handwritten, undated and unattributed working notes.landells rosalind, bick david, railway park, glen orme avenue, glenorme avenue, mckinnon, pine grove, pinegrove, elster creek, murray road, baker samuel, baker f j, morris j r, dewhurst edward y, jamrich b, dendy henry, were j b, bullock hilary

Two copies of a one page photocopy from the book Australian Sculptors (1980) by Ken Scarlett, describing the Springthorpe Memorial at Boroondara Cemetery, Kew. The file also includes a photocopy of an article by Chrys Spicer, date and source unknown, about the Springthorpe Memorial. The article includes seven photographs of the memorial. A research note by Chloe Stapleton, dated 31/08/12, suggests a possible source for this article. The file also includes a copy of a typed letter from Allan M Doble to Melbourne University Art Curator Heather Lowe, dated 24/03/1995, concerning the history of the Wheel of Life Sculpture originally located at Joyous Gard. The file also includes a copy of a typed letter, dated 19/05/1995, from Allan Doble to the Melbourne University Gallery with information about the Wheel of Life sculpture Also included in the file are photocopies of two Melway maps showing the location of Joyous Gard and Springthorpe Reserve with notes by Allan Doble, dated 24/03/1995. The file also includes eight coloured photographs (100mm x 150mm) of the Wheel of Life sculpture now located in the Medical School of the University of Melbourne, date and photographer unknown, probably 1990s. Negatives are also included.springthorpe memorial, boroondara cemetery, gilbert web c, gilbert webb, the wheel of life, springthorpe john william, inglis annie constance, springthorpe dorothy, springthorpe annie constance, springthorpe enid, springthorpe lancelot, springthorpe guy, joyous gard, doble allan m, doble mrs allan, murrumbeena primary school, springthorpe reserve, joyous gard court, tyers s w, outer circle railway, boyd park, wahroonga crescent, murrumbeena, caulfield city council, boyd’s pottery, linear park

A colour newspaper article identified as from the Property Review Weekly and dated 22/11/02, advertising the forthcoming auction of the dwelling and shop at 51 Koornang Road on 05/12/2002. The article includes a colour photograph of the building exterior.shops, carnegie, koornang road, carnegie railway station, auctions

Information on the naming of McKinnon downloaded from OnlyMelbourne Website 1/2/2011.mckinnon, secondary schools, progress associations, ormond, railway stations, residential development, bentleigh, railway buildings, demography, killearnan, vineyards, hotels, primary schools, agriculture, clubs and associations

An A4 photocopy of the 'Plan of the Caulfield Road District' dated 1867. This plan shows the location of the properties owned by A Shaw and Blundell on Balaclava and Orrong Roads where Nettalie is situated. The plan includes all the landowners listed where their property was, the street names and other landmarks of 1867 including railways, hotels and reserves.caulfield, caulfield north, elsternwick, st kilda east, parish of prahran, parish of moorabbin, caulfield road district, melbourne and brighton railway, rosstown railway, elsternwick railway station, caulfield railway station, rosstown railway station, murrumbeena railway station, baptist church, paddy’s swamp reserve, cemetery reserve, leman swamp reserve, caulfield racecourse reserve, brighton cemetery, the vine caulfield hotel, the tam o’shanter hotel, melbourne hunt hotel, royal hotel, hotham street, horne street, nepean highway, north road, orrong road, dandenong road, princes highway, kooyong road, alma road, inkerman road, balaclava road, glen eira road, glen huntly road, hawthorn road, cemetery road, bambra road, redan road, kambrook road, neerim road, booran road, racecourse road, grange road, koornang road, murrumbeena road, crosbie road, kangaroo road, poath road, ford w, lempriere, cople j, riddell j c, manifold j, testar t, billing r h, semple, blundell, shaw a, butchart g, stephen j w, stephen g sir, hart j, duncan g, blackie r, stephen f, mccombie t, woollaston h, higgins j, lloyd j c, daish j, mcleod j, hughes d, wilson a, jamieson g, webb g h, renwick s, pennington h, dunn j, kirkpatrick w, ricketson w, toad a, sayce j, watts t, widgery, store, guess j, anketell j, clack j, sissen w, clayton g, dickson d, bevan j, hart t, anderson j, hart mrs, webb h, masters s, waghorn j, hemming c, hiam c, farquhar w, newing t, payne t, cooper r, snipe s, chambers j, forster w, summers r, harriman b, warrick, o’connell, long j, peck r, cochrane c, murray ross w, evans c, kennedy j, maclean n, forster, lyall w, dean j, newton h, looker w, baker c, johnston, crosbie j, kerr, jones, parr, nelson c, montgomery l, parsons w, james j c, sibon c, smith sydney w, plans, maps, land subdivisions, land use, settlements, roads and streets, hotels, churches, police stations, post offices, land surveys, railway stations, railways, schoolhouses, commerce, clergy residences, official buildings, local government, road districts

This file contains one item about this property: Three postcard sized photographs of a flyer for the subdivision sale of the area incorporating this property for Saturday 22/11/1924. The flyer shows photographs (black and white) and plan of the area around 'Nithsdale'.nithsdale', caulfield north, hudson street, bambra road, kambrook road, centre way, oak court, caulfield railway station, balaclava road, glenhuntly road, caulfield racecourse

A black and white photograph (140mm x 90mm) of a real estate advertisement for the sale of housing blocks on the residential development Frogmore Estate, Murrumbeena. The advertisement includes a plan showing the location of the housing blocks and the surrounding roads.murrumbeena, carnegie, frogmore estate, neerim road, gnarwyn road, coorigil road, moonya road, woornack road, rosstown railway, carool road, warina road, murrumbeena road, frogmore road, wahgoo road, hethersett grove, hethersett, thomas, j g, plans, housing estates, rosstown, caulfield council, land subdivision