This file contains three items: 1/A review of the ROSSTOWN RAIL TRAIL from LIVING IN GLEN EIRA, vol. 11, 2004, Issue 4, no. 25, date and author unknown. The review explains the purpose of the Rail Trail with a brief narrative of the history behind Rosstown Sugar Mill Railway line. Concluding with information on the location of the Trail and the expected time required to walk the entire track included in the review is a map of the Rail Trail, which marks significant sites along the trail with historic pictures. 2/A newspaper article from THE AGE, dated Tuesday 21/10/1980 and written by Iola Matthews, reporting on the circumstances that led to the publication of the book RETURN TO ROSSTOWN written by Des Jowett and Ian Weickhardt. The article begins with a brief biography of the authors before moving into details of the book’s content, providing a further biography of W. Murray Ross which includes information on his financial ventures – particularly the Rosstown Rail – his marriage and children. The article includes a black and white photograph of Weickhardt and Jowett walking along the route of the railway line, an illustration of the Rosstown sugar works and a map of the area surrounding the site of the mill. 3/Three photocopies of a black and white illustration of the Rosstown sugar works from the east, undated and artist unknown.rosstown rail trail, rosstown, ross william, ross w. murray, ross murray, sugar beet mills, mills, elsternwick, land transport, railways, railway lines, railway routes, carnegie neville street, carnegie miller street, factories, market gardens, horticulture, peat, soils, land forms, topography, geology, civic issues, cone sugar industry, elsternwick plaza, elsternwick, glenhuntly road, parks and reserves, ee gunn reserve, caulfield racecourse, sportsgrounds, caulfield, carnegie, riddell parade, clarence street, aileen avenue, princes park, dover street, marara road, oakleigh road, rosanna street, murrumbeena crescent, north road, kooyong road, hawthorn road, booran road, koornang road, poath road, warragul road, railway platforms, railway buildings, bambra road, swamps, landforms, landfill, council landfill, railway bridges, bridges, railway underpasses, sporting clubs, tennis clubs, bowls clubs, rosstown railway, rosanna street reserve, maps, railway maps, living in glen eira, weickhardt ian, jowett des, caulfield south, curraweena road, oakleigh, caulfield technical school, return to rosstown, beet sugar industry, crops, land booms, land development and subdivisions, bent thomas, fink benjamin, sugar works, rosstown hotel, oamdenong road, rosstown dry cleaners, shops, rosstown road, rosstown plate, people by circumstance, migrants, accountants, occupations, professionals, the grange, real estate, grange road, financial agents, judges, rosstown estate, financial trouble, rabbit preserving, breweries, political debates, political issues, political electorates, politics, political science, debt, financial loans, court procedures, court cases, legal events and activities, malleson and riggall, widowers, seabeach railway, economics, economic deadline, depression 1890s, economic crash, mortgages, divorce, social problems, poverty, ross claude, ross roderick, world war 1914-1918, wars, military history, servicemen, australian flying corps, engineers, caulfield council, swagmen, homelessness, glenhuntly road, glenhuntly road tram, woornack road, leila road, wild cherry road, melten avenue, illustrations, steam trains, trains, horse and cart, horse-drawn transport, railway stations

This file contains four items pertaining to activities at the Caulfield RSL: 1/A pamphlet published by the RSL (undated) providing cursory information about it; briefly describing its history and listing its amenities. Included are four colour photographs; two of the exterior of the building and two of patrons seated in its eateries. 2/The minutes of the 18/09/1979 meeting of the Angling Section of the Caulfield RSL. The main issue discussed is an impending vacation to King Island. A more minor issue discussed is the need to institute a recordkeeping system. 3/A typewritten letter, dated 26/08/1981, from the Caulfield RSL;s secretary, J. W. Pugh, to Jack Campbell, congratulating the latter on his re-election to the Caulfield Council. 4/An article dated 07/08/2012 from the Caulfield/Port Phillip Leader 'A flying start for new club'. It is annoucning the launch of a live music venue called the Flying Saucer Club at Caulfield RSL on 05/08/2012.caulfield, caulfield returned servicemen league (rsl), exservice organisations, clubs and associations, returned servicepeople, armed forces, gambling, restaurants, angling section caulfield returned servicemen league (rsl), fishing, beard f. m., dusting d., de la perrelle e., kerr l., donaldson d., caulfield returned sailors’ soldiers’ and airmen’s club, moore h. r., pugh j. w., soldiers, aged people, senior citizens centres, williams a., davidson d., heather c., campbell jack., campbell a. j. e. cr., flying saucer club, burchett mark, art deco style, fireplaces, the revelators, camilleri joe, black james, creighton joe, conway deborah, st georges road, elsternwick, musical events and activities, musicians

This file contains two items pertaining to the property housing the Caulfield RSL: 1/A photocopy (2 pages) of an assessment of the property, dated 01/1997, by Andrew Ward, for purposes of ascertaining its historical significance. The assessment describes the architectural features of the property, offers a brief history of it, specifies why it should be considered significant, and recommends that it be added to the National Estate Register. Included is a black-and-white photograph of the exterior of the building. 2/An assessment (17 long pages plus appendix) of the car parking issues procured as a result of the decision to refurbish the Caulfield RSL. Prepared by Grogan Richards Pty Ltd, dated 13/11/2002, reviewed by Joanna Gauetty, and authorised by Rody Jude. Included is a description of the Club’s location and surrounding motorways as they existed at the time, a description of the Club itself (eg its opening hours and rate of patronage as per each opening hour), occupancy surveys, descriptions of other recent car parking construction within the same area, a description of the extensions the RSL is aiming to construct, and descriptions of the considerations any new construction must take into account. Included is a black-and-white map of Caulfield noting the RSL’s location, and two black-and-white photographs showing the view to the north and south of St. George’s Road, respectively.caulfield, caulfield returned servicemen league (rsl), exservice organisations, clubs and associations, ward andrew, glen eira heritage management plan, historic buildings, architectural, styles, national trust company, st. leonard’s, elsternwick club, grogan richards pty ltd, returned servicepeople, armed forces, soldiers, aged people, senior citizens centres, st. george’s road, elsternwick, english domestic revival style, moderne style, brick houses, bay windows, architectural features, prendergast ellen mrs., ford grylis, dl design group, gauetty joanna, jude rody, parking, glen eira planning scheme

This file contains one item about the finances of Caulfield RSL 1/The annual reports and balance sheet of the Caulfield RSL for the period ending 31/12/2002. Contains the President’s Report, the Treasurer’s Report, the Chief Executive Officer’s Report, the Membership Report, the Welfare Report, the Ladies’ Auxiliary Report, the Committee Meeting attendance roster, the Statement of Financial Performance, the Audit Report, the Statement of Income and Expenditure, and the Statement of Receipts and Payments.caulfield, caulfield returned servicemen league (rsl), exservice organisations, clubs and associations, armed forces, soldiers, aged people, senior citizens centres, annual reports, johnstone joan, jacobs ian, fidler mick, mclean tom, booth geoff, palmer bruce, clark john, festivals and celebrations montgomery house, supple john, harris leonie mrs., larkin bob, yemm bruce, bly lesly m., greer john g., crabb norman g., sinclair william m., o’neil owen r., financial documents, st. george’s road, elsternwick, fidler michael, social services, mitchell john, stewart ron, decker john, plews allan, caulfield general medical centre, mayell wally, hospital visiting team, elder vin, elder gail mrs., ladies auxiliary, francis ken, sanders alan, dew david, parkinson william, doyle thomas j., ellwood charles b., whelan james p., gillard. graeme o., graeme o. gillard and co (certified practising accountants)

Red hardcovered book. The book includes the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park Committee minuteseureka stockade, a barnett, eureka caravan park, l o brien, c webb, d brock, w fleet, legion of ex servicemen, greater ballarat association, eureka reserve, j collins, a mills, h mckay, j lamb, w bromley, k cations, p hetherington, l eva, n crouch, john mckay, john f mckay

Photocopy of the document.medals, british

veterans – australia – periodicals, national servicemen’s association of aust. – victorian branch – periodicals

veterans - australia – periodicals

An introduction to Legacy: it's meaning and role in Australia today.legacy clubs of australia -- history, welfare services for families of ex-servicemen