EDHS Newsletter No. 274 February 2024 Our EDHS member Irene Kearsey is forever searching, researching and at times discovering hidden historical gems. One such discovery is finding details about the life and career of “Senior Constable Dungey – Eltham’s third policeman” and what he and his wife had in the Eltham police house; now our Local History Centre at 728 Main Road, Eltham. At our meeting on Wednesday 14th February 2024, Irene with talk about the career of Arthur Eggleston Dungey leading him to Eltham and then describe what was in the house. We now know how he and wife Louisa furnished the house in 1890, down to the number of teaspoons. If you had ancestors in 19th century Victoria, Irene has a suggestion for your research that might reveal such details1:02:35 duration Digital MP3 file; 21.4MBaudio recording, eltham district historical society, meeting, society meeting, eltham, guest speaker, eltham police station, irene kearsey, snr constable arthur eggleston dungey, eltham police residence

Grave of Thomas W. Finn (died 17/06/1938) in Plot#Q11 Greensborough Cemetery. Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many early settlers in the district. Digital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone [damaged headstone]thomas w finn, greensborough cemetery

Grave of Thomas W. Finn (died 1838) in Plot#Q11 Greensborough Cemetery. Damaged headstone.Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many of the early settlers in the district. The cemetery holds approximately 250 grave sites with 350 people buried there. Digital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone [damaged]thomas w finn

Grave of Thomas W. Finn (died 17/06/1938) in Plot#Q11 Greensborough Cemetery. Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many early settlers in the district. Digital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone [damaged]thomas w finn, greensborough cemetery

Coronation Procession 1952. W D Fry & Sons Confectioner. Stawell Technical School Float.stawell

Portrait W. J. Chapman Photographer of Stawell taken from Australian Photographic Journal 1909stawell

Colour photograph of cottage 36 Ligar Street (Rees family W Rees) taken in 1998stawell houses

Pleasant Creek. Stawell Hospital Portrait of Mrs. W. H. Syme donor of Syme Ward.stawell hospital medical

Series of letters between Mr. W. Cooper and Mr W.B. Russell at the beginning of 1958 regarding progress with the writing of "There Goes a Man"; Russell notes that he is 3-4 weeks behind his planned schedule. Cooper sent a 200 pounds sterling progress payment which was acknowledged and receipted by Russell as the final progress payment, only 24 pounds sterling of which was unexpended.Part of the story of how the book 'There goes a Man' came to be created.Four typed sheets, black or purple on white.Signed W.B. Russell in blue ink, annotated in pencil: 00917.1 'Read to L/ Gillespie' 00917.2 'Copy to L/Gillespie' 00917.3 'Read by L/Gillespie 6.2.58' 00917.4 Dated '1/2/58'savige book, biography

Photograph of Football team and two coaches. B&W. Perhaps Bayswater Football Club. +Additional Keywords: Kennedy / Pong (2nd from the L)

Laying the tram track to Clover Dell Mill with E. Smith , W Towers & ? Hoddles Creek Negative Black white Scanned at 600 dpi.laying tram track clover dell mill e smith w towers hoddle creek

Grave of Mrs H. W. Stead (died 11/03/1886) Plot# unknown, Greensborough Cemetery.Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many of the early settlers in the district. The cemetery holds approximately 250 grave sites with 350 people buried there. Digital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone.h w stead, greensborough cemetery

People - "Swainston, C. R.; Bradshaw P. J.; Penn W.; Hore(?), G" Associated with - WWII

Cr W J Phillips miner and shareholder in Morning Star Quartz Mining Company Two Photographsstawell

W. Laxton Stawell Boot Factory Main Street Stawell From Sketch series Circa 1890Large group of men and women on verandah of boot factorystawell businesses

Images of a Legatees marching to the grave of Legacy founder, Sir Stanley Savige in Kew Cemetery (now Boroondara General Cemetery). Legatee Savige died in 1954, a few months after his wife, and they are buried together. The slides show a group of legatees marching to the grave and placing two wreaths on it after a service. Was with 500 other slides which have been digitised as best as possible. The original images were not well focussed and the film had deteriorated and colour turned very pink. Some colour adjustments have been made.A record of Legatees commemorating the life of Stan Savige.Colour slides x 10 of a visit to the Kew cemetery by Legatees, images have turned very pink.One slide is marked 'Pilgrimage S. Savige grave' in pencil on reverse. stan savige, grave, wreath laying ceremony

Arthur William Preston was born in 1912. Following his ordination into the Methodist Church he was stationed in Mareeba and Townsville in North Queensland. From 1944 to 1948 he was Field Secretary for the Queensland Methodist Centenary Celebrations, conducting evangelistic missions throughout Queensland and assisting in raising the sum of 100,000 pounds for development work within the Queensland Methodist Church. From 1948 to 1963 he was superintendent of the West End Methodist Mission in Brisbane. In 1963 he was awarded the O.B.E. From 1963 - 1966 he was Associated Minister at the Adelaide Central Mission. During his ministry in Adelaide he established and directed the Life Line Telephone Counselling Service. During 1966 and 1968 he was Associate Minister in the Glen Iris Circuit, Victoria. From 1968 until his retirement at the end of 1981, Arthur Preston was the Superintendent of what is now Wesley Central Parish Mission (Central Methodist Mission prior to Church Union in 1977. In 1982 he was awarded the Order of Australia. Arthur Preston died on 19 March 1985.B & W gloss head and shoulders photograph of Mrs Claire Preston, wife of the Rev. Arthur Preston.arthur preston, methodist, minister, wesley church, life line, order of australia, claire preston, adele preston

Press or Media Release dated 17/9/2003, two A4 pages, titled "Media Release - Government acts to secure the future of W class trams", about the return to operational use of W class trams following a safety review. Gives details of the routes to be operated, number of trams in service, and safety restrictions. Quotes Transport Minister Peter BatchelorSee imagestrams, tramways, w class, safety, withdrawn trams, braking

This article describes the Batman Apple Tree in 1966. Author W. A. Rolfe relates his interviews with Greensborough pioneers.Details of condition of Batman Apple Tree in 1966, including its origin.Photocopy of article; 4 pages; balck and white illus.Source handwritten on first page.batman apple tree, w a rolfe, plenty river, greensborough

Class photograph from Greensborough Primary School No.2062. 1978 Grade Prep W. Student names are not identified.Digital copy of colour group photograph.Class name marked on photograph.greensborough primary school, greensborough state school

L & W Bennett Post Office Longfield Street Stawell and Ed Ham Milk Bar 1960's post office, milk bar

Digital scan of black and white photograph. Opening of Power House Rowing Club with M O'Brien, CC W King, T Goss and C Gahan.

This was one of the earliest businesses in Surrey Hills and opened in 1885; in 1888 the business moved to 633 Canterbury Road and was known as Terry and Son; in 1889 it was advertised as Terry Bros. Information regarding the business was provided by Alan J Holt.Black and white photo of J W Terry Family Butcher's Shop with a man and 2 women standing in front and a horse and cart off to the right of the shop.businesses, butchers, surrey hills, canterbury road, alexandra avenue, horse drawn vehicles, terry bros, terry and son, 1885, clothing and dress, shops, mr j w terry, joseph w terry

Digital image of tram W 251 in Flinders St Melbourne towing a trailer, c1925. Tram showing destination of Special. Has the railway fence in the background.trams, tramways, w class, flinders st