Autobiography of Mavis Lucas Nee Pepperell. Ms Lucas grew up in Tunstall, now Nunawading and vividly describes her life from about 1920, growing up in a working class family on a flower farm, her career in a soft furnishing factory, social life based around her church, the depression, her Marriage in the 1930's and the changes during and after the war. She tells her story to 1954. Autobiography of Mavis Lucas Nee Pepperell. lucas, mavis, pepperell, wesley college junior school, tunstall, flower growing, pepperell family, blackburn primary school, no. 2923, mount pleasant methodist church, hawthorn, frank, ashburton, hartwell, julie, helen, yos, arie, heathmont post office and store

A carefully documented essay on the history of Antonio Park and Yarran Dheran as examples of changes in public attitude to conservation. References are made to the Aboriginal uses of the land, the roles of the Schwerkolt and Antonio families, the Nunawading City Council and the establishment of Antonio Park Primary School. The importance of appropriate botanic species is stressed. 14 pages. Includes bibliography.A carefully documented essay on the history of Antonio Park and Yarran Dheran as examples of changes in public attitude to conservation. antonio park, mitcham, yarran dheran, antonio family, mullum mullum creek, environment

125th anniversary celebrations at Burwood east Primary School. Illustrated. Cutting from Nunawading Gazette. 3/12/96burwood east primary school no. 454, school, anniversary

'Lake home cluster rejected' by Simon Kinch. Article from 'Gazette' 13 October 1976 reporting Nunawading Council rejection of an application for permit to build 18 cluster homes at 144 Central Road, Nunawading.Gazette' 13 October 1976 reporting Nunawading Council rejection of an application for permit to build 18 cluster homes at 144 Central Road, Nunawading.central road, blackburn, no 144, land use, blackburn lake sanctuary, blackburn lake primary school no. 4860

The article describes a quilt made by the Blackburn Lake Primary School students under the guidance of local artist, Jeanette Jennings. The project was integrated with environmental studies and involved all students at the school.The article describes a quilt made by the Blackburn Lake Primary School students under the guidance of local artist, Jeanette Jennings.primary education, blackburn lake primary school no 4860, nunawading schools community arts project, jennings, jeanette, oldham, john, nunawading civic centre, blackburn branch library, blackburn lake sanctuary visitors centre

Article in Nunawading Gazette 2 November 1994 following the fire at Blackburn Lake which burnt up to 100 metres of Blackburn Lake Primary School. Melbourne Fire Brigade want access gates to the sanctuary and existing tracks cleared and widened to allow fire trucks access. Also 150 metre fire break around the school was recommended but the chairman of the Blackburn Lake Advisory Committee thought having a fire break would ruin the concept of the sanctuary. 2 November 1994 following the fire at Blackburn Lake . Melbourne Fire Brigade want access gates to the sanctuary and existing tracks cleared and widened to allow fire trucks access. bushfires, blackburn lake primary school no 4860, jewell, david, city of nunawading, melbourne fire brigade, blackburn and district tree preservation society, blackburn lake sanctuary advisory committee, payne, ann

Sympathetic treatment of creek banks and preservation and regeneration of bushland will encourage wildlife, development of wetlands has encouraged water birds, provision of play equipmentSympathetic treatment of creek banks and preservation and regeneration of bushland will encourage wildlifeparks and reserves, blacks walk, kalang park, furness park, city of nunawading, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, middleborough road, blackburn, pakenham street, blackburn road, gardiners creek, laburnum primary school no. 4863

A brief history of Nunawading prepared by the Nunawading and District Historical Society to assist students requiring facts about the district's past. Published in 'Gazette Special Feature, 29 July 1970. Copy from Jessie Williams scrapbook.A brief history of Nunawadingschwerkolt, johann august, smith, l.l, dr, slater family, blackburn, gerard, tunstall, nunawading, ballyshanassy, mount pleasant methodist church, mitcham, blackburn primary school, no. 2923, blackburn road, railway road, potteries, railways, local history, box hill railway station, blackburn railway station, mitcham railway station