151 p.; 30 cmnon-fictionAsh Wednesday reflections by residents of Cockatooash wednesday bushfires 1983, cockatoo (vic.)

108 p.; 30 cmnon-fictionHistory of the Harkaway Primary School from its origins in the mid nineteenth century to 1975. Includes the teachers of the school and the school's roll from 1876 to 1975. Includes photographs. Includes its connection to the Harkaway Lutheran Church.school, harkaway (vic.)

non-fictionCopy of the 1963 electoral roll of the Commonwealth division of Bruce : Subdivisions of Berwick and Cranbourneberwick (vic.), cranbourne (vic.)

Ronald Horace Setford was born in April 1915 at 18 Church Street, Hawthorn, at his family’s home above their decorator shop. He was the second of three sons born to Horace Turner Setford (1880-1944) and Mabel Crofts (1887-1943). He attended Hawthorn West Primary School and then Swinburne before beginning work in his family’s business ‘Setford and Son’ in October 1930. This was formalised in April 1931 when he became a carpentry and joinery apprentice. In 1934 he graduated as a grade four carpenter. Ron worked in the family business until 1964 and then worked at J S Kidd and Co Pty Ltd as a storeman until his retirement in December 1973. Ron married Grace Muriel Agnes Perrey (1915-2001) in 1936 and they first lived in Kew around 1940, at 38 Marshall Avenue. Ron served in the Citizen Military Forces as a sapper with the 9 Australian Army Transport Company, Royal Australian Engineers, signing up a week after Darwin had been bombed. He spent time in Darwin, Wayville (South Australia), Herberton and Grovely (Queensland). Afterwards he refused to eat rice, never spoke of the war, nor took part in any ANZAC day proceedings. In 1941, Ron and Grace bought their block of land at 9 Tanner Avenue, East Kew, part of the Old Golf Links Estate, for £225. It was not until December 1945 that Ron started building their home and they moved in during May 1947. Ron and Grace remained there for thirty-seven years until the house was sold to their nephew in 1984. It has since been demolished. Ron’s great passion was photography and in the early 1960s he purchased his Minolta camera. Slide evenings at Tanner Avenue were a regular occurrence. Ron made his own title slides, interval slides and end slides. As well as many holiday photos (around Australia and their world trip in 1966), he enjoyed photographing local landmarks, flowers, insects and family. One of Ron’s photography projects was to record the progress of the building of the Eastern Freeway. This was near their home, and he’d walk down to the works on a regular basis, dressed smartly, with his camera in hand. The workers thought he was an official photographer, and he was allowed on site to take his photos. In 1984, Ron and Grace downsized and moved to Bayswater. Ron passed away on 31 October 1988 at the Maroondah Hospital in Ringwood East, at age 73. His ashes were spread on his beloved rose bushes at Tanner Avenue. Lauren Thomson, 2025ron setford, 9 tanner avenue -- kew east (vic, setford and son -- 18 church st (hawthorn), grace muriel agnes perrey, 9 australian army transport company, j s kidd and co pty ltd, eastern freeway, f19 freeway

164 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionA history of the Kallista district, divided into chronological sections. Includes illustrations and index. kallista (vic.), sassafras (vic.)

242 p.; 20 cmnon-fictionA semi-fictional novel by Jim Mynardkoo wee rup (vic.), farm life

non-fictionA condensed history of Lang Lang's 140 years, and celebration of 20 years of the Lang Lang Historical Societylang lang (vic.), lang lang historical society

117 p.; 22 cmnon-fiction"Some men are born great. Others achieve greatness. The author failed on both counts. Nevertheless, he here sets out the little quirks and foibles of this early life so that those who know him might bear some sympathy towards him, and those who do not know him at least learning something of themselves from the mirror he holds up to their gaze. Failing all that, you'll find here a charming account of growing up in a small country town in a more innocent age ... or was it?!" Backcover.garfield (vic.), autobiography

267 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionA history of the Cranbourne Friends of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoriacranbourne (vic.), cranbourne royal botanic gardens

non-fictionThis book is about the history of the primary school in Upper Beaconsfield from it's inception in 1884 to it's 120th anniversary in 2004upper beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield primary school

x, 192 p.; 21 cmnon-fiction64 tales of the Gippsland area, including stories about Mount Misery, the Beaconsfield school, the Vieusseux family, Nellie Melba.gippsland region (vic.) -- history, cobb and co.

94 p.; 22 cmnon-fictionAsh Wednesday fires with personal stories of the people involvedcockatoo (vic.), ash wednesday bushfires 1983

152 p.; 21 cmnon-fiction52 more tales of old Gippsland.gippsland region (vic.) -- history, settlers

non-fictionThe proposed management plan for Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve published in February 1991dandenong (vic.), dandenong police paddocks reserve

64 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionA history of the Narre Warren North State School as it prepared for its centenary in 1977. Topics include early history, some pioneers, one hundred years ago, roads and services, entertainment, churches, schools. Photographs. (Trove)narre warren north state school, narre warren north (vic.)

non-fictionA souvenir booklet published for the 'Back to Pakenham' event held from 3 to 10 March 1951. A particularly interesting week of festivities has been arranged in connection with the "Back-to-Pakenham" celebrations, extending from March 3 to 10. The round of functions includes a picnic race meeting, Pakenham Agricultural Show, children's, old-time and amateur athletic sports carnivals, balls, community singing, the closing stages of a Queen Carnival, school and other reunions, special Church services and trips to district places of interest. A hearty welcome awaits former residents, and they are invited to write to Mr. N. N. Webster, Pakenham East, for full details of the programme. (Newspaper article published in the Kilmore Free Press on 15 February 1951.)pakenham (vic.), back to pakenham

116 p.; 25 cmnon-fictionHistory of Officer Primary School No 2742 1886-1986, containing photographs of pupils, teachers, office bearers and poems written by studentsofficer (vic.), officer primary school (vic.)

vi, 98 p.; 24 cmnon-fictionHistory of Beaconsfield Primary School 1890-1990beaconsfield (vic.), beaconsfield primary school

12 p.; 30 cmnon-fictionA guide to local history sources of the Dandenong regiondandenong (vic.), dandenong (vic.) - history

non-fictionSchool Committee Minutes of Narre Warren State School. Webb St No 2924. (31 March 1949 to 18 September 1975)narre warren webb street school no 2924, narre warren (vic.)

non-fictionIndex to the Student Register of Narre Warren Webb Street School No 2924 (1914-1980)narre warren (vic.), narre warren webb street school no 2924

66 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionA pictorial history of Beaconsfield, Guys Hill, Upper Beaconsfield, Officer, Toomuc Valley, Pakenham, Pakenham Upper, Cockatoo, Gembrook, Nar Nar Goon North, Tynong, Tynong North, Garfield and Bunyippictorial history, beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield (vic.), guys hill (vic.), officer (vic.), toomuc valley (vic.), pakenham (vic.), pakenham upper (vic.), cockatoo (vic.), gembrook (vic.), nar nar goon north, tynong (vic.), tynong north (vic.), garfield (vic.), bunyip (vic.)

72 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionA pictorial history of Berwick. It includes photographs of properties, businesses, personalities, schools, sporting teams and many other topics.berwick (vic.), pictorial history

non-fictionA booklet with profiles of the soldiers depicted on the Beaconsfield Honor Board. The photographs were taken by Age photographer Edmund Thomas Luke.beaconsfield (vic.), world war 1914-1918, world war 1, the great war, edmund thomas luke

non-fictionThis is the yearbook created by the students of Beaconhills Christian College (now known as Beaconhills College). It contains class photographs and othe contributions by the students.beaconhills college, beaconhills christian college, pakenham (vic.)

non-fictionA pictorial history of Narre Warren, Narre Warren North and Harkaway.pictorial history, narre warren (vic.), narre warren north (vic.), harkaway (vic.)

Ron Setford and his wife Grace Setford lived in Tanner Avenue, East Kew, from c.1946 to c.1995. A keen photographer, he recorded the changing face of Kew over a 20 year period. Apart from 30 photographs of built structures and places in Kew dating from 1960 and 1961, 145 of his 35mm colour slides chronicle the development of the Eastern Freeway through the Yarra Valley over a five year period from c.1972 to c.1977. This important collection was donated to the Society by his granddaughter in 2025.This collection of 175 35mm slides is of local and statewide significance, owing to its subject matter, particularly the major development of road transport infrastructure during the 1970s with the construction of the Eastern Freeway. The photographer also took care to annotate and date most of his slides which enable the researcher to pinpoint temporal and spatial locations.The Kew City Hall in Cotham Road, designed by Harold Bartlett, was intended as the initial phase in a scheme to develop an entire civic precinct. This was representative of a widely-held belief, of the immediate post-war era, that a district's civic centre should be precisely that – not just a single grand building for official use, but a dedicated precinct providing a range of community facilities as well as an administrative function. The Kew masterplan was later abandoned. The City Hall was designed to cater for public or official functions. Its interior had a small stage at one end for intimate theatrical productions, a larger stage at the other (with sunken orchestra pit) for musical performances, plus the most up-to-date equipment for live TV transmission.Nilron setford, photographs -- kew (vic.) -- 1960s

ill, maps, p.31.non-fictionAn illustrated guide to the locomotive & rollingstock collection of the Australian Railway Historical Society (Vic Division) Railway Museum in 1968.arhs railway museum north williamstown - victoria, tourist railways and museums - australia

ill, maps, p.23.non-fictionAn illustrated guide to the locomotive & rollingstock collection of the Australian Railway Historical Society (Vic Division) Railway Museum in 1964.arhs railway museum north williamstown - victoria, tourist railways and museums - australia

ill, maps, p.31.non-fictionAn illustrated guide to the locomotive & rollingstock collection of the Australian Railway Historical Society (Vic Division) Railway Museum in 1962.arhs railway museum north williamstown - victoria, tourist railways and museums - australia