A photocopied article about Leslie Herbert Ashley Brunning, a seed merchant who lived at 11 Fuller Road, Elsternwick. He was included in the 1934 Centenary Edition of 500 Victorians. It includes a copy of a carton and photograph of him by artists R Mirams.brunning leslie herbert ashby, mirams r, f h brunning pty ltd, adamson william, brunning george, elsternwick, fuller road, caulfield grammar school, gardening, racing, clubs and associations, cta, golf

An extract about Brunning’s Nurseries, St Kilda, taken from John Butler Cooper’s The History of St Kilda, from its first settlement to a city and after 1840 to 1930, Vol II. The extract is a short history of Brunning’s Nurseries, St Kilda. Includes a handwritten note by Deborah Towns citing the source, dated 08/07/2011.brunning george, brunning george edward, brunning herbert, brunning’s nurseries, g brunning and sons, st kilda, brunning street, brighton road, gardening, st kilda council, agricultural industry, commercial establishment

A newspaper advertisement from the South Edition of the Leader News Dux 2010 promoting an education at Melbourne Grammar School and inviting tours of the school. Includes handwritten notes, Grimwade House, 67 Balaclava Road, Caulfield.melbourne grammar school, balaclava road, education, anglican school, grimwade house, caulfield

Handwritten note about Grace Beatrice Brown living on 13 Gladstone Parade, Elsternwick, 3185. Dated 12/07/1983, author unknown. Grace, better known as Beatrice, was the youngest of the six children. Amy, Grace’s eldest sister was involved in the YWLA, Aboriginal welfare and Missions to Seamen. The note also includes information about their lives from early years to their achievement in piano in their later yearselsternwick, gladstone parade, orrong road, orrong road uniting church elsternwick, orrong road methodist church elsternwick, brown grace beatrice, brown charles, brown edward, brown amy, brown catherine, brown jean, campbell james

An advertising pamphlet for J R Buxton Real Estate showing an early copy of a photograph of John Robert Buxton c 1861. Also an early copy of a photograph of the building used as office for J R Buxton on corner of Glenhuntly and St George’s Roads, Elsternwick.buxton john robert, j r buxton real estate, glenhuntly road, st georges road, elsternwick, caulfield, architectural styles, federation style

File contains two items. 1. Twelve typed and photocopied pages of correspondence between Tom Bevan Fielding of Cringleford Norwich, England and D Keep from the Royal Historical society of Victoria between 12/05/1975 and 13/09/1975. 2. Typed correspondence relating to James Bevan dated 26/07/1975 and 02/10/1975.bevan james, horses, caulfield, grosmont, hewitt mr, bevan mary, drowning, horse racing, house names, hart family, fielding tom bevan, caulfield race course, bambra road, fly elizabeth, fly mary, carriages and coaches, fly eric, fly c, bevan conrad, bevan james alfred jnr, bewan mary jnr, slaneys paddock, hunting, tasman ships, ss london, postal services, road construction and maintenance, wheelwrights, swanton james

File contains two items. 1. One photographic reproduction of James Bevan, full page, together with smaller version of the same photograph as a proof print with caption, courtesy of Caulfield Historical Society. Image in Age 20/06/1931, no other details available. 2. One photocopied article which includes a photograph of James Bevan and a few details about him and the Caulfield area.bevan james, caulfield, bambra road, grosmont, house names, cobb and co, coaches

Nine handwritten extracted pages from the diary (Letts?) of James Bevan, dated from 03/04/1863 to 21/11/1864. Writings mention his daily doing, the horses he rides, meetings he attends, land and paddocks he buys and details of money he spends including which race meetings he attends. Researched at Latrobe Library, MS9083 by unknown on 20/11/1975.bevan james, bevan mrs, caulfield, slaney’s paddock, caulfield racecourse, elections, racecourses, crawley’s paddock, st kilda park, slaney miss, horse racing, floods, racehorses, horses, hunting, wildlife, kennels, servants, coaches, coach builders, carriages, stables, diaries and journals

Three articles relating to James Bevan. 1. Unattributed, undated handwritten chronological list of properties owned by James Bevan and his executors, taken from council rate books. 2. Unattributed, undated note on the wreck of the ship London, in 1866. Documented in Victorian Historical Magazine 167, 12, p 214, issue 48.bevan james, bambra road, caulfield, glen eira road, coach builder, stables, thompson walt, thompson walter, mcdonald mary

Three documents about Richard Annesley Billing. 1. Photocopy of handwritten witnessed text of the will of Richard Annersley Billing, dated 22/05/1880 from unknown source. 2. Unknown, handwritten copy of an article in The Age of 22/06/1882 describing Judge Richard Billing’s grave state of health. 3. Photocopy of an article in The Age of 23/06/1882 concerning the death of Judge Billing, Includes a summary of his life and career.billing richard annesley, judges, lempriere dr, lawyer, sylliott hill, caulfield, mansions, death and dying, wills

Four documents relating to the deaths of Richard Billing and his son. 1. Photocopy of letter requesting copy of death certificate dated 18/05/1981 from T J Hart. 2. Certified copy dated 21/05/1981 of the registration of Richard Billing’s death on 21/06/1882 3. Certified copy dated 07/08/1981 of registration of death of Judge Billing’s son, also Richard Annersley Billing, on 11/08/1905 at Sydney, aged 38 years. 4. Photocopied letter dated 28/07/1981 to Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages requesting full death certificate of Richard Annesley Billing, by T J Hart.billing richard annesley, balaclava road, caulfield, billing william, billing maria, walsh williamina owen, billing williamina owen, hart t j, death certificates, yeo mary, billing mary, judges, billing richard annesley judge

Two documents regarding Sylliot Hill, home of judge Richard Billings. 1. Three photocopies of the notice for sale/lease of Sylliot Hill, Judge Billing’s house, in The Argus of 02/09/1882 2. Handwritten research notes by Peta Darke, dated 24/05/2011, concerning the history of Judge Billing’s residence.mansion, sylliott hill, house names, balaclava road, orrong road, labassa, st kilda east, billing judge, judges, stables, coach houses, stained glass, ferguson and urie, crouch and wilson, towers, pearson william, paddocks, robertson alexander, cobb and co, ontario, verandahs

Five handwritten articles concerning this family. 1. Unattributed, undated, handwritten family tree diagram of Judge Billing’s parents and child and himself. 2. Unattributed, undated, handwritten notes listing addresses for various Billing family members from 1861 to 1893 from unknown source. 3. Unattributed, undated, handwritten notes with list of addresses for Judge Billing and his wife 1860-1885 and three sources of information about Judge Billing including biography by Elizabeth Golding. Noted by F E Campbell in 02/12/2005. 4. Unattributed, undated handwritten list of residents at Judge Billing’s property from 1882-1892 taken from rate books. 5. Unattributed, undated, handwritten notes listing references to Judge billing in various sources and the location of his grave.billing william, walsh maria, yeo mary elizabeth, billing richard annesley, caulfield, officer chas, walsh williamina owen, lawyers, balaclava road, judges, robertson alexander, robertson alex, sylliott hill, caulfield east

Three handwritten letters from Margery Bromfield to Mr Ballantyne, Caulfield Historical Society, dated 15/05/?, 8/06/1982, 29/12/1982.bromfield margery, ballantyne mr, carnegie, tranmere avenue, oliver l mrs, caulfield historical society

1/ Handwritten notes (3 different sets) on the history of Caulfield from 1910, by longtime resident Margery Bromfield, dated 1974. 2/ Includes original typed correspondence from Caulfield Historical Society to and from M Bromfield in 1974 and 1975. 3/Also includes a small original, undated, newspaper photograph of Margery as a little girl at St Catherines Church.reed ruth, reed rose, abbot ruth, kelly maurice, schwiger percy rev, peck mr, needham nancy, hart t j, green mrs, begbie family, reid dr, sherwin dr, mclaven dr, williams mr, whitburn mr, whitburn miss, williamson miss, frost miss, roberts mr, taylor miss, pretty miss, kellow miss, hanley miss, younger mr, cleland tom, sheridan family, millard tom, reed mrs, reed martin, caulfield historical society, school teachers, nathan grove, south caulfield, kooyong road, hawthorn road, sycamore road, poplar street, north road, glenhuntly road, orrong road, tranmere avenue, carnegie, fairfield grove, caulfield, bambra road, younger avenue, shoobra road, gardenvale road, laura street, koornang road, alder street, wallen road, caulfield tow hall, elsternwick station, gardenvale station, caulfield council, caulfield state school, glenhuntly state school, coxe’s hill, o’neil convent, rosstown sugar works, carnegie sugar works, market gardens, renown picture theatre, brighton cemetery, caulfield military hospital, bethlehem hospital, congregational hall, rosstown railway line, peck’s hotel, trams, steam trains, horse drawn carts, hansom cabs, dairy farms, livestock, bagpipe bands, clelands property, sheridans, glen eira mansion, rose craddock, fairfield mansion, swagmen, sanitary and municipal engineering, ost lodge, clothing shops, reed margery, chinese community

Four photos, photocopies relating to John Caulfield, died 21/06/1879. Two photocopies of two photographs of Caulfield Hall, with instructions on how to get there by public transport. Penciled annotations on reverse “John Phillip Thomas Caulfield, Died 1907 #1525; contact Anne Caulfield 5678 0273”. Photocopy of photograph of John Caulfield with caption “Builder John Caulfield, died 21 June 1879”. Photograph, inscribed on back “No 13 Church photograph, John Caulfield, Latrobe Library” It includes eight other discernible men’s photos with the one large photograph.caulfield john, caulfield hall, alma road, hotham street, east st kilda, mansions, architectural features, builders

Two items about the death of a younger John Caulfield. Photocopied document, death certificate dated 1907, of John Phillip Thomas Caulfield. Photocopy of unknown grave with notation on back. “John Phillip Thomas Caulfield, Died 1907 # 1525” Possibly at Boorandarra Cemetery)caulfield john phillip thomas, caulfield hugh, caulfield mary, o’ gorman mary winfred, caulfield muriel, caulfield irene, caulfield grace, caulfield henry, caulfield william, caulfield john

Four items about a third John Caulfield. Handwritten research on John Caulfield by Garryowen p662, undated and unsigned. Handwritten research on “Garryowen”- Edmund Finn from ‘Google’. Handwritten notes from Melbourne Benevolent Society showing admission application for John Caulfield and Hannah Caulfield. Photocopy of deaths register No. 149895 in the district of West Hotham for Caulfield, John.caulfield john, ‘garryowen’, finn edmund, deaths registers, melbourne benevolent society, caulfield catherine, caulfield hannah

Handwritten documents, taken from Sands and Mc Dougalls directories 1863-1884 listing properties possibly connected to John Caulfield. One mention of Caulfield District Roads Board 1863. Unnamed and undated.hotham street, caulfield east, vict street, caulfield east, caulfield district roads board, caulfield cemetery, caulfield and company (hotel and money brokers), caulfield grammar, george street, caulfield, caulfield land and building company limited, caulfield union church

Two items about Vida Goldstein (1869-1946). Newspaper article from “The Age’ dated 28/12/1984 giving brief history of Vida Goldstein, suffragist and would-be senator. Her political history and a brief note on her family are included, plus acknowledgement that Balaclava electrode was named after her. Three documents downloaded about Vida Goldstein’s political life, including her biography and a photocopy of an anti-war flyer.goldstein vida, suffragist, suffragettes, ‘balaclava’, political parties, women’s suffrage league, ‘the women’s voter’, conferences (geneva), primary education, teachers, goldstein isabella, goldstein jacob, national council of women, ‘women’s sphere’, inkerman street, st kilda east, ‘ingleton’, alma road, elections

One item on electoral division of Goldstein. Profile details of electoral division, updated 22/02/2012 plus map showing boundaries of Electoral Division of Goldstein gazette 24/12/2012.electoral boundaries, ‘goldstein’, vida goldstein, suffragist, feminist movement, maps

Handwritten correspondence, dated 18/01/1984 from M. Bromfield to Caulfield Historical Society detailing life of her great-grandfather John Reed. Includes correspondence from Archives Office of Tasmania.reed john, reid john, livingston helen, livingstone helen, kelynack alice, tranmere avenue, nathan grove, caulfield, carnegie, court procedures, ships, convicts, caulfield historical society, reed margery, bromfield margery

Photocopy of a document of the record of voyage of the ship “Mystery” from England 1854-1855. Crew member William Badcock was great, great-grandfather of Margery Bromfield.caulfield historical society, bromfield margery

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

Six articles of correspondence between Irene Capek and Jack and Felicitie Campbell. Handwritten correspondence between Irene Capek and Jack and Felicitie Campbell dated August 1993 to June 1994 concerning presentation of Irene Capek’s “Memories of an Immigrant” notes to Caulfield Historical Society.campbell felicitie, campbell jack, capek irene, glenmoore, st. george’s road, vallati gladys, ford hazel, holocaust museum, elsternwick, caulfield historical society, norwood road, caulfield, migrant

Two pages of typed notes by Irene Capek dated May 1994 describing her experiences in Czechoslovakia and concentration camps during World War II prior to coming to Australia.capek irene, jewish community, world war 1939-1945, norwood road, caulfield

Typed notes by Irene Capek dated February 2001 describing her neighbor Rose, a long time resident of Norwood Road, and changes to the housing in Norwood Road, Caulfield North.capek irene, orrong road, dandenong road, caulfield, caulfield north, norwood road, suburban lifestyle, rose

Card from Som, after the death of Fred Capek given to Irene Capek.som, capek fred, capek irene

Death and funeral notice from Irene Capek from The Age dated 22/11/2006.capek irene berishka, capek irene, capek john, capek annabelle, capek batsheva, capek frederick, death and dying

Three items on Irene Capek and her Thai students. Typewritten notes by Irene Capek dated November 2000 describing the years when five students boarded with her family and their subsequent continued contact with accompanying letter. Two paragraphs, one from 1958, of Irene Capek and her Thai students who boarder with her family. Three photographs of Irene, John and Anne Capek visiting former Thai students in Bangkok.capek irene, capek john, capek ann, capek fred, som, chayo, chaleng, stanley, denny, den duang, thai community, caulfield, norwood road, caulfield north, caulfield historical society, caulfield park, domestic life, boarding houses, students