John Wakefield Snr. migrated to Australia in 1852, as a crewman. Elizabeth, John, Tom and George arrived in 1854. In 1859 John Wakefield Jnr. married Rhoda Hartnett. They purchased land and a cottage on the Springfield Village Estate, Springfield Road, Blackburn North.Sepia photograph of a group of six people at a wedding. John and Rhoda Wakefield are at front - left and centre.wakefield, john, rhoda, wakefield family

Black and white photograph of Arthur Riley in his Rangeview barber shop in the late 1950's. Small boy having his hair cut.rangeview shopping centre, riley, arthur, barber shops

William COOK self styled Cherry King of Nunawading & author of gold field letters 1896-97. Husband of Jane nee MAGGS & father of Amy COOK.Black & white photograph of six members of the Cook family. Two males & four females, posed in 'best clothes' in front of trees. William & Jane Cook are in the centre front row.orchardists, cook william., cook jane

Black & white photo of the Mayor, Cr. Bruce Atkinson unveiling the plaque at the opening of the Horticultural Centre on 13 March 1982.city of nunawading, horticultural centre forest hill, atkinson bruce

Black & white photo taken at the opening of the Centre on 13 March 1982 L - R Kevin Heinze, John Brandenburg, Director Parks & Gardens, Mayor, Cr. Bruce Atkinson.city of nunawading, horticultural centre forest hill, heinze kevin, brandenburg john p, atkinson bruce

Black & white photo of George Cox and two others (unknown) at the opening of the Centre on 13 March 1982.city of nunawading, horticultural centre forest hill, cox george

Black & white photo of Kevin Heinze and Don Sharp (2 & 3) in the new hothouse at the opening of the Centre on 13 March 1982.city of nunawading, horticultural centre forest hill, heinze kevin, sharp donald m

Black & white photo of visitors at the opening of the Centre on 13 March 1982, looking at the plants that have been grown at the Centre.city of nunawading, horticultural centre forest hill

Black & white photo visitors at the opening of the Centre on 13 March 1982, in one of the shade houses.city of nunawading, horticultural centre forest hill

A series of black and white photographs of the construction of the ponds at Yarran Dheran north of the Information Centre. Construction was in August 1982yarran dheran

A series of black and white photographs of the construction of the entry roundabout off Ashburton Drive, Mitcham to the Yarran Dheran Information Centre and parkyarran dheran

Black and white photograph of the Water Feature at the rear of the Nunawading Civic Centre c 1986city of nunawading civic centre, water feature, gardens

Black and white photograph of the Municipal Gardens at the rear of the Nunawading Civic Centre. Established c 1986city of nunawading civic centre

Black and white photograph of The Avenue Neighbourhood House established in the former Manse of the Avenue Uniting Church on the corner of Blackburn Road and the Avenue. 1980s Blackburnthe avenue neighbourhood house, the avenue uniting church, blackburn, community houses, blackburn road, neighbourhood houses

Black and white photograph of the Senior Citizens Centre in Brunswick Road, Mitchammitcham senior citizens centre, senior citizens centres, brunswick road, mitcham

Coloured photograph of the shops in the east end of South Parade taken in the 1990'sblackburn shopping centre, south parade, blackburn

Coloured photograph, showing Bob Hawke, Prime Minister, speaking to guests at the Civic Reception to him in the Nunawading Arts Centre, Waratah Room, in 1989hawke, bob, prime minister, city of nunawading, nunawading arts centre

Coloured photograph of Bob Hawke, Prime Minister talking to one of the tables of guests at the Civic Reception for the Prime Minister at Nunawading in the Waratah Room of the Nunawading Arts Centre in 1989city of nunawading, nunawading arts centre, hawke, bob, prime minister

Black and white photograph of the construction of the Eley Park Community Centre in 1978city of nunawading, eley park community centre, eley road, burwood east

Sent to a parishioner at Christ Church Mitcham, by Phyllis Grant who lived at the Migrant Hostel in Mitcham in 1952-54, where her husband did development work under the P.M.G.Black and white photograph of Mitcham shopping centre looking east from Edward Street - although it was only a two lane road at Mitcham, Whitehorse Road had its service roads well developed. Note the early Holden in the foregroundwhitehorse road, mitcham, holden, grant, phyllis

Blackburn and white photograph taken in 1971 of the North Blackburn Infant Welfare Centre.north blackburn infant welfare centre

Black and white photo of the south side of Vermont South Shopping Centre taken in 1985 from Burwood Highwayvermont south shopping centre, shopping centres

A black and white photograph of the Nunawading shopping Centre taken from the south of the railway stationnunawading shopping centre, shopping centres, nunawading

Britannia Street Mitcham was closed to traffic on August 1st 1986 to make way for the Britannia Mall developmentColour photograph taken c1989 of the Britannia Mall, Mitchambritannia mall, mitcham, shopping centres

Fund raising by the Rotary Club of Nunawading and a Public Works grant led to the completion of the Nunawading Recreation Centre, Silver Grove, in 1976Black and white photo of the front entrance of the Nunawading Recreational Centre, Silver Grove, Nunawading. Taken about 1985nunawading recreation centre, recreation facilities

Fund raising by the Rotary Club of Nunawading and a Public Works grant led to the completion of the Nunawading Recreation Centre, Silver Grove, Nunawading in 1976Coloured photo showing the southern side of the Nunawading Recreational Centre, Silver Grove, Nunawading. Taken in 1980'snunawading recreation centre, recreation facilities

Black and white photograph of Mayor Ken Barelli after planting a tree at the official opening of the Britannia Mall, Mitcham. 1983/1984barelli, ken, shopping centres, britannia mall, mitcham

non-fictionAn A3 photocopy of an article about the new Nunawading Hubnunawading community centre, nunawading community hub, springvale road nunawading, u3a nauawading, meals on wheels

non-fictionA photocopy of an advertisement for apartments at the Burwood Brickworks Developmentburwood brickworks, accommodation

Painting of Yarran Dheren by Barbara Rogalski, a member of Whitehorse Historical Society. Painting is one of a set of 4.Oil Painting of bush setting with water course and yellow wattle in flower and pink blossom tree in centre. Mounted in beige cotton fabric with inner beige plastic frame. Outer frame of brown wood with gold trim. Painted at Yarran Dheren, Mitcham.Signed by Barbara Rogalskipainting, yarran dheren reserve