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City of Whittlesea Art Collection
Painting - Acrylic on canvas, Michael Von Roehl, Birthing Tree, 2018
... Purchased & acquired for the City of Whittlesea Cultural...City of Whittlesea Art Collection 25 Ferres Boulevard South ..."Birthing Trees is culturally significant to Aboriginal people. Women would give birth in the hollowed out trees. Men were not allowed there as this was women's business. This 800 year old tree and other ancient trees are in the way of a proposed new western district highway. Let's find a way to respect cultural diversity as we all share this one land". >Purchased & acquired for the City of Whittlesea Cultural Collection in 2018. The work was exhibited in Council's annual art exhibition that was titled "Seasonal".MVRaboriginal birthing tree and aboriginal woman giving birth. -
City of Whittlesea
Award (item) - Council Awards, National Winer Project with Limited Resources
... Winer for Project with Limited Resources. City of Whittlesea...City of Whittlesea 25 Ferres Boulevard South Morang ...Heart Foundation Kellog Local Government Award. National Winer for Project with Limited Resources. City of Whittlesea Thomastown Recreation Centre for Women's Aquatic Programawards -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Flyer, Level Crossing Removal Authority, The Old Bridge Inn Artefacts, The Wurundjeri, 2017
... June, 2017, at the City of Whittlesea Shire Offices.... from 21 May to 29 June, 2017, at the City of Whittlesea Shire ...The Wurundjeri A flyer distributed at the event, Unearthed: A Shared Heritage artefacts display which ran from 21 May to 29 June, 2017, at the City of Whittlesea Shire Offices.1 page, coloured flyerbridge inn, artefacts, excavation of the old bridge inn, mernda, aboriginal artefacts, wurundjeri -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Flyer, Level Crossing Removal Authority, The Old Bridge Inn Artefacts, Excavations, 2017
... June, 2017, at the City of Whittlesea Shire Offices.... from 21 May to 29 June, 2017, at the City of Whittlesea Shire ...Excavations A flyer distributed at the event, Unearthed: A Shared Heritage artefacts display which ran from 21 May to 29 June, 2017, at the City of Whittlesea Shire Offices.1 page, coloured flyerbridge inn, artefacts, excavation of the old bridge inn, mernda, aboriginal artefacts, wurundjeri -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Domestic object - Key, Former Wollert Church Key
... of Lehmanns and Epping roads in Wollert in May 2022. The City... of Lehmanns and Epping roads in Wollert in May 2022. The City ...The key was found in the subsurface context adjacent to the original location of the former Wollert Church on the corner of Lehmanns and Epping roads in Wollert in May 2022. The City of Whittlesea gifted the Key to Working Heritage on 2 April 2023.Corroded iron key for church doorfaith, religion, church, wollert church, carome homestead -
City of Whittlesea
Photograph - Thomastown Wesleyan Cemetery, Thomastown Methodist / Wesleyan Cemetery photographs
... to the City of Whittlesea as a permanent reminder and tribute...City of Whittlesea 25 Ferres Boulevard South Morang ...The cemetery was at the rear of the Wesleyan Church in High Street Thomastown. The church, schoolhouse and cemetery were established in 1854. In 1988 the Uniting Church donated the cemetery to the City of Whittlesea as a permanent reminder and tribute to Thomastown's early British pioneersCemetery is located off High Street Thomastown. Official address is 1w Stewart Street Thomastown. The Wesleyan Church and schoolhouse were built in 1854. The cemetery was laid at out at the rear. The cemetery runs along the grounds of the Thomastown Primary School.The last burial was 1955. The Cemetery is maintained by Whittlesea Council.Bicentennial Plaque donated by Mrs Murial Wuchatsch 1988 -
City of Whittlesea
Badge - Badges - Advocacy Campaign, Access Denied, 2014
... the City of Whittlesea and the local community in the lead up...City of Whittlesea 25 Ferres Boulevard South Morang ...Access Denied was a joint advocacy campaign between the City of Whittlesea and the local community in the lead up to the 2014 Victorian State Election. The campaign called on all political parties to commit to extending the railway line from South Morang to Mernda and building access ramps on the Hume Freeway at O’Herns Road in Epping North. The campaign was a success and secured almost $650 million in promises from the incoming Labor Government to build these projects. Badge, metal back with pin, white plastic printed front, black and red textConnect O'Herns Road / Access Denied / Get on Board / www.accessdenied.net.au / Build Mernda Railbadges, campaign badges, south morang railway, mernda railway -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
... of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating... Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo ...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing 1 Order of Service booklet printed on blue paper with blue ribbon attached to the cover, 8 pages fixed with staplesMayfield Mernda Presbyterian Church Celebrating 150 Years of Worship, 27th March 2011mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
... of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating... Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo ...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing a typed copy of family history of Moses Thomas and his wife Janet nee Grierson, typed copy of Moses Thomas's will, typed copy of Countrymindness and the democratic intellect: permutations and combinations in a Victorian country state school, 1853 to 2007mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
... of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating... Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo ...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing 1 newspaper article from Whittlesea Review dated 22 March 2011mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas, 150 anniversary -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
... of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating... in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863 ...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing 1 Draft copy of a book titled Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, Origins and Early Years, by Dr. Richard Ely, 1 Order of Service booklet, 1 newspaper article, 1 family history of the Moses Thomas family of Mernda.mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, J. W. Payne, The Plenty: A Centenary History of the Whittlesea Shire, 1975
... of the Shire of Whittlesea, from the discovery by Hume and Hovell... hundered years of the development of the Shire of Whittlesea, from ...This book traces the one hundered years of the development of the Shire of Whittlesea, from the discovery by Hume and Hovell in 1824 to the time of the centenary in 1975. The intervening years saw the settlement of Vandemonians, Sydney-siders, English, Scots, Irish and Germans, Black Thursday, the building of the Yan Yean Reservoir, the Plenty River flour millls, the timber industry, fruit-growing and export and vineyards. Personalities and pubs, subdivisions, stories of the Findon Hunt Club and various Shires including Epping. History of education and transiton from rural to urban in the south of the Shire. The work is illustrated with maps and photographs. The Shire is now the City of Whittlesea and is an immediate neighbour to the north of the Shire of Nillumbik. shire of whittlesea -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Rockbank, Masons Road, Mernda
... . (City of Whittlesea Heritage Study). ... to his son, Samuel Jr. (City of Whittlesea Heritage Study ...Rockbank (Jeffrey Property), Masons Lane, Mernda. Rockbank Farm has been the home of the Jeffrey family since 1853. The bluestone farmhouse which stands on the property was built in 1881. Samuel Jeffrey, his wife Eliza and two children, arrived in Australia from Country Tyrone, Ireland in 1840 aboard the bounty ship Coromandel. After managing Captain Harrison’s station at Yan Yean for a time, Samuel moved to Preston in the mid 1840s and in 1850 purchased 40 acres near the corner of High and Tyler Streets. In 1853 Samuel purchased 320 acres of land in the Parish of Yan Yean at the Government Land Sales. He gradually developed the property as an addition to his Preston farm, where he continued to live. In 1879 Samuel conveyed Rockbank to his son, Samuel Jr. (City of Whittlesea Heritage Study). Jeffrey family pioneer of Mernda district.Copy of a black and white photograph.rockbank, mernda, bluestone, jeffrey family, masons road mernda, samuel jeffrey -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Carome, Mernda, c. 1960
... to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study) ... to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study) mernda ...3 photographs showing Carome at Mernda dated mid 1960's. CAROME In 1840 Arthur Sergeantson purchased Section 19, Parish of Morang, a total of 842 acres. He named the property `Sergeantson Hall’ but the portion between the Plenty Road and Plenty River soon became known as Carome, the name of a flour mill he established in 1841. In 1843 Sergeantson leased the mill to a miller named Anderson, who operated it until 1850. Anderson was followed by Robert Charles. The present dwelling date back to at least 1850, and possibly earlier. In 1857 Sergeantson’s remaining 411 acres and Carome Mill were purchased by Abraham Willis and William Hardesty, who refurbished and upgraded the mill at the enormous cost of 1,200 Pounds. In 1868 the Mill was destroyed by fire. Willis continued farming at Carome until 1899 when he leased the farm to his son Robert and retired to Carlton. Little of the Mill remains. It was set just downstream from the deep rocky waterhole which formed a natural dam. Local folklore has it that this waterhole was used for water games by the Aborigines. Europeans certainly swim there now, and locals refer to this area as Power's hole, named after the previous owners the Power family. Such a prominent waterhole is likely to have been well known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study) 3 colour photographs.mernda, carome mernda, bluestone, power family, willis family, abraham willis, isabella willis, carome mill, powers hole -
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Photograph - Copy, Alfred, Lucy, Florence and Charles Arnold, c.1910
... known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea... known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea ...A photograph of Alfred Arnold his wife Lucy (nee Willis) and their children Florence and Charles. Lucy is the daughter of Abraham and Isabella Willis of Carome in Mernda. CAROME In 1840 Arthur Sergeantson purchased Section 19, Parish of Morang, a total of 842 acres. He named the property `Sergeantson Hall’ but the portion between the Plenty Road and Plenty River soon became known as Carome, the name of a flour mill he established in 1841. In 1843 Sergeantson leased the mill to a miller named Anderson, who operated it until 1850. Anderson was followed by Robert Charles. The present dwelling date back to at least 1850, and possibly earlier. In 1857 Sergeantson’s remaining 411 acres and Carome Mill were purchased by Abraham Willis and William Hardesty, who refurbished and upgraded the mill at the enormous cost of 1,200 Pounds. In 1868 the Mill was destroyed by fire. Willis continued farming at Carome until 1899 when he leased the farm to his son Robert and retired to Carlton. Little of the Mill remains. It was set just downstream from the deep rocky waterhole which formed a natural dam. Local folklore has it that this waterhole was used for water games by the Aborigines. Europeans certainly swim there now, and locals refer to this area as Power's hole, named after the previous owners the Power family. Such a prominent waterhole is likely to have been well known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study) Copy of black and white photograph.Printed on Kodak Professional Endura Papermernda, carome mernda, bluestone, power family, willis family, abraham willis, isabella willis, carome mill, powers hole, william hardesty, arthur sergeantson, alfred arnold, lucy willis, lucy arnold, florence arnold, charles arnold -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Carome Homestead, Mernda, 1972
... to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study) ... known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea ...A photograph showing Carome homestead in Mernda dated 1972. CAROME In 1840 Arthur Sergeantson purchased Section 19, Parish of Morang, a total of 842 acres. He named the property `Sergeantson Hall’ but the portion between the Plenty Road and Plenty River soon became known as Carome, the name of a flour mill he established in 1841. In 1843 Sergeantson leased the mill to a miller named Anderson, who operated it until 1850. Anderson was followed by Robert Charles. The present dwelling date back to at least 1850, and possibly earlier. In 1857 Sergeantson’s remaining 411 acres and Carome Mill were purchased by Abraham Willis and William Hardesty, who refurbished and upgraded the mill at the enormous cost of 1,200 Pounds. In 1868 the Mill was destroyed by fire. Willis continued farming at Carome until 1899 when he leased the farm to his son Robert and retired to Carlton. Little of the Mill remains. It was set just downstream from the deep rocky waterhole which formed a natural dam. Local folklore has it that this waterhole was used for water games by the Aborigines. Europeans certainly swim there now, and locals refer to this area as Power's hole, named after the previous owners the Power family. Such a prominent waterhole is likely to have been well known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study) Colour photograph.Printed on Kodak Professional Endura Paper.mernda, carome mernda, bluestone, power family, willis family, abraham willis, isabella willis, carome mill, powers hole, william hardesty, arthur sergeantson -
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Photograph - Copy, Carome Homestead, Mernda, 1932
... to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study) ... known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea ...A photograph of a man in front of Carome Homestead, 1932. CAROME In 1840 Arthur Sergeantson purchased Section 19, Parish of Morang, a total of 842 acres. He named the property `Sergeantson Hall’ but the portion between the Plenty Road and Plenty River soon became known as Carome, the name of a flour mill he established in 1841. In 1843 Sergeantson leased the mill to a miller named Anderson, who operated it until 1850. Anderson was followed by Robert Charles. The present dwelling date back to at least 1850, and possibly earlier. In 1857 Sergeantson’s remaining 411 acres and Carome Mill were purchased by Abraham Willis and William Hardesty, who refurbished and upgraded the mill at the enormous cost of 1,200 Pounds. In 1868 the Mill was destroyed by fire. Willis continued farming at Carome until 1899 when he leased the farm to his son Robert and retired to Carlton. Little of the Mill remains. It was set just downstream from the deep rocky waterhole which formed a natural dam. Local folklore has it that this waterhole was used for water games by the Aborigines. Europeans certainly swim there now, and locals refer to this area as Power's hole, named after the previous owners the Power family. Such a prominent waterhole is likely to have been well known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study) Copy of a black and white photograph.Handwritten on the back: Carome Mernda 1932mernda, carome mernda, bluestone, power family, willis family, abraham willis, isabella willis, carome mill, powers hole, william hardesty, arthur sergeantson -
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Photograph, Carome, Mernda, 2006
... known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea... known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea ...5 photographs showing Carome homestead and property at Mernda dated 2006. 1. Carome homestead. 2. Carome, looking southward down old rail line. 3. Carome homestead. 4. Dairy/feed sheds at Carome. 5. Carome property. CAROME In 1840 Arthur Sergeantson purchased Section 19, Parish of Morang, a total of 842 acres. He named the property `Sergeantson Hall’ but the portion between the Plenty Road and Plenty River soon became known as Carome, the name of a flour mill he established in 1841. In 1843 Sergeantson leased the mill to a miller named Anderson, who operated it until 1850. Anderson was followed by Robert Charles. The present dwelling date back to at least 1850, and possibly earlier. In 1857 Sergeantson’s remaining 411 acres and Carome Mill were purchased by Abraham Willis and William Hardesty, who refurbished and upgraded the mill at the enormous cost of 1,200 Pounds. In 1868 the Mill was destroyed by fire. Willis continued farming at Carome until 1899 when he leased the farm to his son Robert and retired to Carlton. Little of the Mill remains. It was set just downstream from the deep rocky waterhole which formed a natural dam. Local folklore has it that this waterhole was used for water games by the Aborigines. Europeans certainly swim there now, and locals refer to this area as Power's hole, named after the previous owners the Power family. Such a prominent waterhole is likely to have been well known to the Aborigines. (Reference: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study) 5 colour photographs.Printed on Kodak Royal Digital Papermernda, carome mernda, bluestone, power family, willis family, abraham willis, isabella willis, carome mill, powers hole, william hardesty, arthur sergeantson -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Lindsay Mann, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 2011
... Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860... Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860 ...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, on Plenty Road Mernda. MAYFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Presbyterian services had been held at Mernda prior to the erection of the Mayfield church. In 1851 and 1852 the Rev. P. Gunn of Campbellfield conducted services at Mr. Radcliffe’s (now the Poplars), a barn at Carome and at Moses Thomas’ newly erected house on Marsh Farm. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. The block was a 66 feet frontage to Plenty Road. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. Dr. Richard Ely, the historian who owns the adjacent property The Poplars, believes it was most likely Thomas, given that he possessed both the capacity and resources for the task, as well as a personal interest. For a short time, the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. During the 1880s he became Superintendent of the Mayfield Sunday School, a task he also performed until shortly before his death. On 15 October 1922 a special service was held at the Mayfield Church to celebrate its recently completed renovation, including the installation of the four still present Gloria lights. Further minor repairs and renovations have been made in recent times. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). Like Mill Park this church was built by Moses Thomas and similarly suffers from differential settlement on the uneven foundations. Here the cracking and movement is less severe than at Mill Park and this building is reasonably sound. It appears to be the design prototype for the more elaborate Mill Park building. It is a simple preaching hall with small gabled porch. The only elaboration occurs at windows where render quoins are formed to reveal and to gable ends, where a bull's eye louvre decorates the gable, and a rendered string course terminates them. The general proportions and the squat rectangular windows give the church a Georgian character clearly based on Scottish precedent. The windows are the dominant feature of the design. They are unusually large for the size of the church and incorporated on the principal entrance facade in similar manner to Mill Park. Whereas at Mill Park the windows are also large, their pointed Gothic form clearly indicates a church. Here the windows have a domestic quality and contribute to the simple “village” quality of the building. The bluestone walls are well executed in coursed random rubble to a much better standard than the Mill Park design. As for the initial Mill Park church (added in later) there is no separate sanctuary or vestry. The interior is remarkably plain and incorporates an altar, lectern and communion rail all within the nave. The gloria lights of 1922 survive apparently in working order. At the rear of the large open site is a stable built c1920 for parishioners' horses. Mayfield Church is historically significant for its association with the “Laird of Mernda”. Moses Thomas and his early effects to create a town at this site. It is architecturally significant for its simple construction probably incorporating Scottish precedents and for the high-quality use of local bluestone. HISTORICAL REFERENCE J.W. Payne, The Plenty, 1985. Mayfield Presbyterian Church Mernda : Historical notes on its origin by R. Ely 1991. City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. Historical building in Mernda.A4 colour copy of a photograph and digital image on HDmayfield presbyterian church, mayfield mernda, bluestone church, guthrie church, laird of mernda, moses thomas, church, red gum tree, stable -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Gwen Hawke, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 20 Oct 2010
... Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860... Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860 ...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, on Plenty Road Mernda. MAYFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Presbyterian services had been held at Mernda prior to the erection of the Mayfield church. In 1851 and 1852 the Rev. P. Gunn of Campbellfield conducted services at Mr. Radcliffe’s (now the Poplars), a barn at Carome and at Moses Thomas’ newly erected house on Marsh Farm. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. The block was a 66 feet frontage to Plenty Road. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. Dr. Richard Ely, the historian who owns the adjacent property The Poplars, believes it was most likely Thomas, given that he possessed both the capacity and resources for the task, as well as a personal interest. For a short time, the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. During the 1880s he became Superintendent of the Mayfield Sunday School, a task he also performed until shortly before his death. On 15 October 1922 a special service was held at the Mayfield Church to celebrate its recently completed renovation, including the installation of the four still present Gloria lights. Further minor repairs and renovations have been made in recent times. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). Like Mill Park this church was built by Moses Thomas and similarly suffers from differential settlement on the uneven foundations. Here the cracking and movement is less severe than at Mill Park and this building is reasonably sound. It appears to be the design prototype for the more elaborate Mill Park building. It is a simple preaching hall with small gabled porch. The only elaboration occurs at windows where render quoins are formed to reveal and to gable ends, where a bull's eye louvre decorates the gable, and a rendered string course terminates them. The general proportions and the squat rectangular windows give the church a Georgian character clearly based on Scottish precedent. The windows are the dominant feature of the design. They are unusually large for the size of the church and incorporated on the principal entrance facade in similar manner to Mill Park. Whereas at Mill Park the windows are also large, their pointed Gothic form clearly indicates a church. Here the windows have a domestic quality and contribute to the simple “village” quality of the building. The bluestone walls are well executed in coursed random rubble to a much better standard than the Mill Park design. As for the initial Mill Park church (added in later) there is no separate sanctuary or vestry. The interior is remarkably plain and incorporates an altar, lectern and communion rail all within the nave. The gloria lights of 1922 survive apparently in working order. At the rear of the large open site is a stable built c1920 for parishioners' horses. Mayfield Church is historically significant for its association with the “Laird of Mernda”. Moses Thomas and his early effects to create a town at this site. It is architecturally significant for its simple construction probably incorporating Scottish precedents and for the high-quality use of local bluestone. HISTORICAL REFERENCE J.W. Payne, The Plenty, 1985. Mayfield Presbyterian Church Mernda : Historical notes on its origin by R. Ely 1991. City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. Historical building in Mernda.2 colour photographsmayfield presbyterian church, mayfield mernda, bluestone church, guthrie church, laird of mernda, moses thomas, church, red gum tree, stable -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Bakery Mernda 1930
... and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. ... and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study ...Photograph of Turners Bakery, Schotters Road, Mernda, 1930. History: TURNER Charles - baker, Schotters Road, Mernda. A red and yellow brick bakery is believed to have been designed and constructed by Moses Thomas during the 1870s. Its first owner was Charles Turner, who required suitable premises in which to bake bread for the residents of Mernda and surrounding areas. The actual bake oven stands at the rear of this building, along with a six-roomed dwelling and original well and weatherboard stables. Charles and his brother Stephenson baked bread for sixty years, while their brother-in-law, Mr. Russell, and others drove the cart. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday they would deliver bread to homes in the Yan Yean and Whittlesea area, leaving about midday with the hot bread and returning in the dark in winter. On alternate days they would deliver to Mernda and Separation. The Turners also had a store and sold groceries. Stephenson was appointed as postmaster for Mernda from 1880 to 1885 at 15 Pounds per annum. His brother Charles followed until 1892, when the post office was transferred to the railway station. Charles died in 1944. The business was sold after Stephenson’s death in 1948 to the Mitchell Brothers of Whittlesea and eventually closed. Both Charles and Stephenson had been staunch supporters of the near-by Mernda Methodist Church. Charles was a member for sixty-seven years and acted as a preacher, conducting services in many surrounding Methodist churches. He also taught Sunday School and both he and Stephenson were Church Trustees. In 1946 Stephenson had donated land to the church for establishment of a tennis court. Since closure as a bakery, the building has seen use at different times as a cafe, shoe factory and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. A collection of Turner family photographs related to Charles Turner, baker, and pioneer of the Mernda district.Black and white copy of photograph.Handwritten on the front: Bakery Mernda 1930.mernda, charles turner, turner family, c turner baker, stephenson turner, schotters road mernda, bakery, mcdonald family, turners bakery, bride and groom, wedding -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Turner family
... and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. ... and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study ...Photograph of a bride and groom unidentified, possibly Turner family. History: TURNER Charles - baker, Schotters Road, Mernda. A red and yellow brick bakery is believed to have been designed and constructed by Moses Thomas during the 1870s. Its first owner was Charles Turner, who required suitable premises in which to bake bread for the residents of Mernda and surrounding areas. The actual bake oven stands at the rear of this building, along with a six-roomed dwelling and original well and weatherboard stables. Charles and his brother Stephenson baked bread for sixty years, while their brother-in-law, Mr. Russell, and others drove the cart. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday they would deliver bread to homes in the Yan Yean and Whittlesea area, leaving about midday with the hot bread and returning in the dark in winter. On alternate days they would deliver to Mernda and Separation. The Turners also had a store and sold groceries. Stephenson was appointed as postmaster for Mernda from 1880 to 1885 at 15 Pounds per annum. His brother Charles followed until 1892, when the post office was transferred to the railway station. Charles died in 1944. The business was sold after Stephenson’s death in 1948 to the Mitchell Brothers of Whittlesea and eventually closed. Both Charles and Stephenson had been staunch supporters of the near-by Mernda Methodist Church. Charles was a member for sixty-seven years and acted as a preacher, conducting services in many surrounding Methodist churches. He also taught Sunday School and both he and Stephenson were Church Trustees. In 1946 Stephenson had donated land to the church for establishment of a tennis court. Since closure as a bakery, the building has seen use at different times as a cafe, shoe factory and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. A collection of Turner family photographs related to Charles Turner, baker, and pioneer of the Mernda district.Black and white copy of photograph.mernda, charles turner, turner family, c turner baker, stephenson turner, schotters road mernda, bakery, mcdonald family, turners bakery, bride and groom, wedding -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Charles Turner
... and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. ... and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study ...Photograph of Charles Turner on a horse and cart in front of Turners Bakery, Schotters Road, Mernda. History: TURNER Charles - baker, Schotters Road, Mernda. A red and yellow brick bakery is believed to have been designed and constructed by Moses Thomas during the 1870s. Its first owner was Charles Turner, who required suitable premises in which to bake bread for the residents of Mernda and surrounding areas. The actual bake oven stands at the rear of this building, along with a six-roomed dwelling and original well and weatherboard stables. Charles and his brother Stephenson baked bread for sixty years, while their brother-in-law, Mr. Russell, and others drove the cart. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday they would deliver bread to homes in the Yan Yean and Whittlesea area, leaving about midday with the hot bread and returning in the dark in winter. On alternate days they would deliver to Mernda and Separation. The Turners also had a store and sold groceries. Stephenson was appointed as postmaster for Mernda from 1880 to 1885 at 15 Pounds per annum. His brother Charles followed until 1892, when the post office was transferred to the railway station. Charles died in 1944. The business was sold after Stephenson’s death in 1948 to the Mitchell Brothers of Whittlesea and eventually closed. Both Charles and Stephenson had been staunch supporters of the near-by Mernda Methodist Church. Charles was a member for sixty-seven years and acted as a preacher, conducting services in many surrounding Methodist churches. He also taught Sunday School and both he and Stephenson were Church Trustees. In 1946 Stephenson had donated land to the church for establishment of a tennis court. Since closure as a bakery, the building has seen use at different times as a cafe, shoe factory and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. A collection of Turner family photographs related to Charles Turner, baker, and pioneer of the Mernda district.Black and white copy of photograph.Charles Turnermernda, charles turner, turner family, c turner baker, stephenson turner, schotters road mernda, bakery, mcdonald family, turners bakery, horse and cart, bread delivery -
City of Whittlesea
Award (item) - Council Awards, Victorian Local Government Women's Charter Awards
... Local Government Women’s Charter Awards Whittlesea City Council... Local Government Women’s Charter Awards Whittlesea City Council...City of Whittlesea 25 Ferres Boulevard South Morang ...Women's Participation in Local Government Coalition Strengthening Communities Through Women’s Participation 2008 Victorian Local Government Women’s Charter Awards Whittlesea City Council For outstanding contribution in supporting and championing women’s participation in local government CR. Beth Ripper Chair Women’s Participation in Local Government Coalition Local Government Professionals Municipal Association of Victoria Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition Victorian Local Governance Association Victorian Women’s Trust WEL Victoria Women’s Planning Network YWCA Victoria hansen VLGA Municipal Association Of Victoria Victorian Women’s’ Trust making a differenceWomen's Participation in Local Government Coalition Strengthening Communities Through Women’s Participation 2008 Victorian Local Government Women’s Charter Awards Whittlesea City Council For outstanding contribution in supporting and championing women’s participation in local government CR. Beth Ripper Chair Women’s Participation in Local Government Coalition Local Government Professionals Municipal Association of Victoria Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition Victorian Local Governance Association Victorian Women’s Trust WEL Victoria Women’s Planning Network YWCA Victoria hansen VLGA Municipal Association Of Victoria Victorian Women’s’ Trust making a differenceawards -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Work on paper - Photocopy, Graff's House, Mernda
... the late 1850s. (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990... the late 1850s. (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 ...Graff's House was destroyed by fire in 2016. Graff’s old timber house once operated as both residence and store, having been strategically located on a bend of the former Upper Plenty or Whittlesea Road, almost opposite the now demolished Lamb Inn. Shire of Darebin rate records for 1870 list David Young, a grocer, as owner/occupier. As no Rate Records prior to 1870 survive, but it is probable that Young had been operating his store for several years prior to 1870. 1874 records also show David Young as owner/occupier of a house, store and land. No further rate records for Mernda survive until 1895. By 1901 John Graff was the owner, with James Gill as tenant. The property was stated to have changed hands several times during the 1890s, having been owned for some time by Mrs. Agnes Baker. Mrs. Baker’s maiden name was Young and she was probably a daughter of David, indicating that the property had remained in the Young family for many years. Graff died in 1901, and by 1903 the property had been sold to Mrs. Selma Gilding, wife of a local bootmaker, Robert Gilding. The Gildings relocated to the dwelling and operated their business from the shop. Mabel Hicks purchased the property in 1921 and shortly after married Herman Graff, the son of John Graff, a previous owner. Herman and Mabel Graff raised two children, Alison and Milton. Both lived in the old house until their deaths, Alison in 1998 and Milton in 2009. Rate books are not available before 1870. It is therefore difficult to date this property from documentary sources. The details on the building however suggest a late 1850s or early 1860s date. Particularly significant is the window jamb detail using a bullnosed edge to the jamb as a stop to the weatherboards and no architrave. Similar detailing is found at Mills Cottage Port Fairy c1839 and the Queenscliff Pilots Cottages c1851. Architraves came into general use in the 1850s. Allowing for the remote distance from Melbourne, and the use of sawn boards rather than split boards, the date for the house is probably late 1850s. The rather squat window proportion and lack of horns to windows reinforce this likely date. Location is also relevant here. Opposite this building was the Lamb Inn (1840s) one of many small establishment along Plenty Road built to service travellers. Further down Plenty Road was Mayfield with the Britannia Inn and the school of 1853 and by 1860 the Presbyterian Church. Given the sparse nature of towns in the mid 1800s this house was in effect part of a strip of the old Morang township. Its previous prominence on the old road is illustrated by the shop constructed later than the house and known to be used as a bootmakers in the early 1900s. The pressed metal window hoods once common around Wonthaggi may have been added at this time. A reasonable number of timber buildings from the mid to late 1850s survive in Victoria, very few however are combined in a shop (albeit it later) and are in such a remarkable level of intactness, in this case extending to the picket fence. This building is architecturally significant on a State level for this reason. Locally it is significant as the last shop to survive in Morang and as one of the few houses built close to the Plenty Road transport route to survive from the late 1850s. (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Locally it is significant as the last shop to survive in Morang and as one of the few houses built close to the Plenty Road transport route to survive from the late 1850s.13 black and white photocopies of photos taken of the Graff House at 1480 Plenty Road, Merndahandwritten notes on the rear of each photocopygraff house, mernda, timber house, david young, robert gilding, bookmaker, mabel grierson hicks, john graff, herman graff, milton graff, alison graff -
City of Whittlesea
Print (series) - Photographs - Landscapes, Fred Kruger, Fred Kruger Collection
... City of Whittlesea 25 Ferres Boulevard South Morang ...landscapes of the plenty river regionlandscapes of the plenty river region -
City of Whittlesea
Document - Thomastown Wesleyan Cemetery - Research, Thomastown Wesleyan Church and Cemetery Research, 1984
... City of Whittlesea 25 Ferres Boulevard South Morang ...Unpublished research notes10 sheets of typed and handwritten notesnon-fictionUnpublished research notesthomastown wesleyan church and cemetery -
City of Whittlesea
Archive - Cr L P Mitchell Collection, Councillor Laurence Mitchell Collection
... City of Whittlesea 25 Ferres Boulevard South Morang ...Cr L P Mitchell was a councillor with the Shire of Whittlesea from 1947 until the 1970s. He was Shire president in 1954. The Laurimar estate on Yan yean road Doreen is named after the Counillor and his wife - Laurence and Mary.4 components of this collection: compact, medal, dress and documentsCompact inscription: Presented to Mrs L P Mitchell from Debs 1955 Medal inscription: Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. Not transferrable 1958. (member no) 1996 -
City of Whittlesea
Award - Council Awards
... City of Whittlesea 25 Ferres Boulevard South Morang ...Whittlesea Council has received a variety of awards, commedations and plaques. There are currently over 100 awards in the collection.Example: CH11/0097 - Best Internal Communications Award 2011 for Find Your Balance Campaign. -
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Decorative object - Commemorative objects
... City of Whittlesea 25 Ferres Boulevard South Morang ...Council has a number of objects that commemorate various visits and events