Registry file dealing with Museum matters, includes policy on indemnification of Museum volunteers, correspondence about weapons, object loans594-3-1 Part 5, Closed 5 june 2007correspondence files

Registry file dealing with Museum matters in particular Project Army Heritage and (then) proposed Army Museum of Australian Light Horse & Armour (AMALA)594-3-1 Part 2 Closed 19/3/97. New file raised 19 Mar 97amala

This file contains two items: 1/Brief handwritten notes on St. Clement’s School for Girls, when vicarage demolished, and typed notes on original church building costs and first three church leaders. Undated, unattributed. 2/Typed writ of inscriptions in St. Clement’s Church dated 10/08/1972 by J. McClure.st. clement’s anglican church, st. clement’s church of england, elsternwick, st. clement’s school for girls, hotham street, brighton road, glen huntly road, foot henry, vicarages, kariuki obadiah, rowan a. perry, sunday schools, davies tabor, davies henry j., moore hugh, mcclure j.

This file contains 2 items: 1/An 83 page book titled ‘The First Fifty Years. Ormond Amateur Football Club.’ The book details why it was written and by whom. It then goes on to describe the playing years from 1931-1981, missing the 6 years from 1940-1946 during WWII. Includes 11 photographs, Presidents’ history, captains and Premiership coaches, Best and fairest winners, life members. 2/A responsible drinking poster distributed in 2013.ormond amateur football club, burdekin e., donaldson e., foulsham c., kingston j., rowe g., scott d., sheehan j., bray j., dart s., godfredson r., hassed m., johnston m., yewdall m., dalton fine paper, sponsors, berby graham, typographical services pil, ashley ray, ashley dean pic, the campaign palace, peterson janis, hall tony, rankine chris, harris geoff, moran g. f., lacey scott, victorian amateur football association, districtclub, smith l. e., president, organizations, sporting clubs, emblems, sports, uniforms, johnson alex, ormond park, smith mr., stevens mr., gunn e. e., elliston mr., hogan mr., coffey mr., skates mr., gymnasiums, jasper road, junior club, smith east suburban football league, ormond junior football club, kingston jack, australian rules football, football clubs, sports officials, clubs and associations

File contains 3 items: 1/Original handwritten notes by Leo J Harrington (VR Melbourne) and T O’Callaghan titled ‘Victorian Railways to ‘62’. Notes include dates of electrification of lines, station openings, valuations, railway station names and their origins. Reference to council minutes regarding request to change the name of Elsternwick station to Caulfield in June 1871. 2/Original newspaper article from ‘The Age’ dated 10/06/1978 by Graeme Davidson titled ‘A case study of Railway politics’. Article refers to a publication called ‘Return to Rosstown, Railway, Land Sales and Sugar Beet ventures in Caulfield’ by D. F. ‘Return to Rosstown’ recounts the story of the Rosstown Junction railway and its creator, William Murray Ross. Tells of Ross’ life since coming to Australia from Liverpool and how he prospered as a land speculator owning large tracts of land in Caulfield, the sugar mill and his plans to operate a railway. 3/Original newspaper article (and image) from ‘Moorabbin Standard’ dated 25/11/1981, titled ‘Centenary train to carry mayors’. Article reports that a special train will run from Spencer Street Station to Mordialloc railway Station on Saturday 19/12/1981 to celebrate the centenary of the railway line to Mordialloc. Story mentions that in 1881, the Caulfield to Mordialloc line was a single track and that passengers can also board the special train at Caulfield Station. Image is of steam train with red ‘tait’ carriages (undated).victorian railways, caulfield, glenhuntly, glen huntly, elsternwick, carnegie, murrumbeena, ormond, steam train, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, ripponlea, north road, rosstown, rosstown junction railway, ross william murray, railways, trains, south caulfield, grange road, railway stations, mirrambeena, caulfield city council, sugar mill, electrification.

This file contains 3 items. 1/ Handwritten letters from Keith Stodden of 10 Leslie Street Elsternwick to ‘friends of the G.E.H.S’, dated 15/10/2009, enclosing a photograph of the Role of Honour of the Australian Natives Association Elsternwick and Caulfield Branch of Soldiers in the First World War, noting that it is from the ‘burnt album of the late Councillor Dollman’. 2/ Photograph of this Roll of Honour. 3/ Bound booklet by Bryan J. Kelleher, ‘Australian Natives Association, Some Notes on Caulfield Branch No. 307, 1932 to 1989’, produced by him and noting on the cover that he lived at 47 Bowen Street, Chadstone, Vic, and dated 18/05/1995/ The booklet consists of a typewritten text of 21 pages and an Appendix of 18 pages. It includes a history of the Branch, with biographical information on leading members, plus lists of members, photographs, etc.australian natives association, war memorials, elsternwick, caulfield, kelleher bryan j., kelleher james d., packer jack h., adkins charles, adkins philip, adkins allan b., smith douglas, dollman councillor, honour boards, world war 1914-1918

This file contains 4 items. 1/First Prize Certificate, Australian Ladies Kennel Club, Annual Show 1909 won by Miss J Davis, Halstead, Thelma. Signed by Lady Forres, President. 2/Letter from Mrs M.E Ennis of Landvale Enterprises of Toorak dated 20/02/1995 to the Secretary Caulfield Historical Society enclosing an award certificate. Enclosed is an award certificate from the Caulfield Carnival Gymkhana, ‘Win the War Equestrian Club’ first prize awarded to Miss Powell for the Ladies Trot event, dated 10/04/1918. The letter from Mrs Ennis notes that Miss Powell was the daughter of Gus Powell, owner of a famous racehorse, with information about the family and the carnival. 3/Kindergarten Prize E.L College (sic) awarded to Judita Sunita for Sewing Cards, 12/1923, signed by L.K Cathcart. 4/Donors’ certificate from the Lady Nell ‘Seeing Eye’ Dog School to certify that the Carnegie Community Social Club donated $50.00. No date, but must post date 1966, as the donation was in dollars.awards, horse riders, caulfield historical society, certificates, world war 1914-1918, carnegie, dogs, blind people, social clubs, horse racing, kindergartens, carnegie community social club, horse riding, caulfield

This file contains two items: 1/A handwritten description of Margaret Bullock’s memories of the area where Sheridan’s dairy and house were in Kooyong Road, and of Lempriere’s Paddock. 2/A photocopied extract from Caulfield’s heritage vol. 1 by Dr. Gewlah Solomon on Joseph Sheridan.sheridan, dairies, hospital, car park, sheridan’s paddocks, north road, bluestone, sheridan’s cottage, lempriere estate, white flett, berkley hospital, the little company of mary, bethlehem hospital, bullock margaret, stewart margaret, gardenvale road, kooyong road, sheridan joseph, dairyman, mansions, dairy farms, sheridan t. j., sheridan thomas, elsternwick, dairying

This file contains two items: 1/The Lonsdale Unemployment Relief Stamp Duty Book. The book has been completely filled with entries starting from 08/07/1930 through to 11/07/1932. 2/A handwritten memo from W. Hatcher from the Caulfield Sustenance Office to a Mr. Marshall listing the men whose cards need to be renewed. The memo is dated 10/03/1933 and has been written on the back of an application for sustenance.marshall mr., caulfield, brockley h. j., carroll p., clarke t. e., close r., crawley c., ellis h. s., forbes b., gruben a. j., hopkinson wm, hopkkinson william, hughes t. e., jennings a., jones j., morgans t. j., mcintosh wm l., mcintosh william l., quirk j., romerill f., sears c., thompson a., warden wm, warden william, williams j. s., hatcher w., finnie e., rowe f., harlock c., martin i. l., richards e., unemployment relief, depression, 1929 – 1939, economic depression, relief workers, sustenance, government policies

This file contains five items pertaining to plaques, memorials and monuments located in Glen Eira: 1/Three letters (1 page each) pertaining to a statue of Isabelle Webb adorning the Caulfield City Hall. The first letter, typewritten, dated 14/07/80, is addressed from J. Pollet, Honorary Secretary of the Caulfield Historical Society, to Mr. G. Calder, City Manager of Caulfield, and announces that the Society has identified the previously unidentified statue and wishes to provide a plaque for it. The second letter, handwritten, dated 20/09/1980, is addressed from Mr. R. Ballantyne of the Caulfield Historical Society to Calder, and laments that the Caulfield City Council has not responded to the first letter. The third letter, typewritten, dated 24/10/1980, is addressed from G. J. Walker, Deputy Manager-Administrator of the City of Caulfield, to Ballantyne, and notifies the latter of the Council’s acceptance of the Society’s offer to provide a plaque. Also included are the invoice and delivery docket for the plaque. 2/A typewritten letter (1 page), dated 26/06/1985, from Norma Polglase, secretary to mayor Brian Rudzki, inviting Mr. and Mrs. R. Ballantyne to an unveiling ceremony at Hopetoun Gardens. 3/A typewritten letter (1 page), dated 05/10/1986, from John Adams, Convenor of the Memorials Committee of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, to Miss H. Bullock, thanking the latter for her contributions to the Society’s Memorials Project (which presumably consists of the recording of the location of all memorials located in Victoria), and confirming the acknowledgement of four memorials located in Caulfield. 4/A one page typewritten letter, with handwritten note, dated 07/05/1987, from Chilla Bulbeck, project coordinator of the National Register of the Australian Bicentennial Authority, to Mr. R. Ballantyne, thanking the latter for agreeing to act as a recorder for the Project. Attached are 12 pages extrapolating on the Project and a list (2 copies) of monuments thus far acknowledged, although none of this contains anything of relevance specifically to Glen Eira. 5/A typewritten letter, dated 29/11/1996, from Bob Ross, Senior Surveyor of the Geodetic Survey of the Office of the Surveyor General, to the Caulfield Historical Society, requesting the latter’s assistance in identifying any historic survey marks located within Glen Eira, as part of a greater project to identify all such survey marks located within Victoria. Also included is a leaflet extrapolating on the project and featuring a form for documenting survey marks, although this contains nothing of relevance specifically to Glen Eira.glen eira, caulfield, plaques, monuments and memorials, walker g. j., ballantyne r. mr., caulfield historical society, statues, webb isabelle, webb isabella, calder g, pollet j, city of caulfield, caulfield city council, city hall, hawthorn road, glen eira road, neville street, glenhuntly, thompson p. mr., arrow engraving & foundry co., rudzki brian j. p. cr., ballantyne mrs., cannons, festivals and celebrations, invitations, hopetoun gardens, mayors, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, caulfield city hall, polglase norma, adams john, bullock h. miss, royal historical society of victoria, memorials committee, memorials project, ‘kadimah’, caulfield grammar school, rosstown railway, bambra park, elsternwick, begonia street, gardenvale, bulbeck chilla, australian bicentennial authority, national register of unusual monuments project, jowett memorial drinking fountain, ross bob, office of surveyor general, geodetic survey office of surveyor general

This file contains two items about this property: 1/MELBOURNE WEEKLY advertisement dated 09/06/2010 giving brief details of house features and renovation details. Includes two coloured photographs. 2/Hand-written details on occupiers of 14 Stanley Street taken from Sands and McDougalls directories.stanley street, elsternwick, architectural features, plaster moulds, bay windows, emery marian mrs, emery percy e., mcdonald wm., riddell yolande s. carre, riddell consett carre, riddell m. e. carre miss, riddell stanley h., riddell stanley mrs., riddell walter j. carre, riddell thos w. carre, chairman board of works, cavers carre, ogg charles a., noisewood, carre street, orrong road, house names, biggin and scott

Two items in this file. Three real estate advertisements in The Leader Newspaper dated 07/09/2002, 04/11/2000 and 14/07/2003 for flats 27, 21, and 19. Additional research by Joan Moore 09/10/2012 from Sands and McDougall’s Directories on property previously called Sherbrooke.sherbrooke, house names, apartments, mcmillan street, elsternwick, bell j. mrs., point nepean road, horne street, jones ernest, agg cyril, noel anthony, sherbrooke flats

This file contains two items., MELBOURNE WEEKLY article dated 09/06/2010 giving brief details of house features and renovation details. Includes two coloured photographs., Hand-written details on occupiers of 14 Stanley Street taken from Sands and McDougalls directories.stanley street, elsternwick, architectural features, plaster moulds, bay windows, emery, mrs marian, emery, percy e., mcdonald, wm., riddell, yolande s. carre, riddell, consett carre, riddell, miss m. e. carre, riddell, stanley h., riddell, stanley mrs., riddell, walter j. carre, riddell, thos w. carre, chairman, board of works, cavers carre, ogg, charles a., noisewood, carre street, orrong road, housenames, biggin and scott

This file contains two items about this property: 1/Newspaper advertisement which includes two photographs of home with brief details of selling features, dated March 2011likely from the Glen Eira Leader. 2/Hand-written research (1 page) by Claire Barton on former occupiers of 6 St. James Parade, undated. Period covered is 1942-1960.st. james parade, elsternwick, gardenvale station, glenhuntly road, brick houses, dutty avenue, congress w.e., mathews geo j., gardenvale road

This file contains four items. Short hand-written notes on Hon. J. Alsten Wallace’s business activities, including a note on his marriage to the second daughter of Thomas Monahan taken from Cooper’s St Kilda Typed notes with hand-written annotations on QUAT QUATTA, the house bought by John Alston Wallace c. 1875-6. The document details the interior and exterior of the house, and mentions renovations and its use for wedding receptions. Also noted is information on Wallace’s place of birth, migration, marriage, number of children and the date of his wife’s death, taken from the Australian Representative Men Vol. 1. A hand-written list of John Alston Wallace’s properties, author and date unknown Hand-written listing and directory notes regarding John Alston Wallace’s properties, taken from MEMOIRS OF A STOCKMAN by Harry Peck. Date and author unknown.wallace john alston, wallace john, wallace j. alston, wallace j.a., wallace theresa, wallace mrs, monahan theresa, quat quatta, glenhuntly road, staniland grove, elsternwick, gold mining, mines and mining, house names, mansions, members of parliament, selwyn street, horne street, dickens street, officials, millar. m, pugh alfred, glen eira road, architectural features, caulfield rate books, davies j.h., riddell mrs c., lawford c.c., young geo, pasco crawford, elsternwick railway station

This file contains two items, Photocopied photo of Tudor Style garage, c. 1954 taken by Laurie Richards Studio 1954, Hand written names of occupiers at number 244 and neighbours from Sands and McDougal’s directories, Research note dated 09/08/2013 by Claire Barton concerning some of the residentsglen eira road, elsternwick, laurie richards studio, photographic studio, garages, tudor, architectural styles, warburton, a.p, shepard, geo.r, seward, norman h, glover, robert e, tudor service station, landvogt, j.h, ruddal, albt., barrett, a.m, goonan and barrett, macey, r.h, miller, g.t, bennett, e and c, evan, l.p, petalas, t, goracz, j, huggins, t, doval american dry cleaning, dry cleaners, delicatessens, boot makers, estate agents, dairy products, butchers, service stations

This file contains two items about air raid instructions during World War 2. 1. Air Raid instructions booklet (15 pages), National Emergency Services of NSW’s official public handbook , produced by Consolidated Press Ltd. 2. City of Caulfield Air Raid Precautions (1 page), cardboard instructions approved by State Emergency Council for Civil Defence, Victoria.world war 1939-1945, emergency services, air raid precautions, air raid sirens, air raid shelters, air raid wardens, caulfield, hawthorn road, packer j. i., tyers s. w. cr., dandenong road, carnegie, briggs james. r. town clerk

This file contains two items. 1. Handwritten research notes by Peta Darke, dated 17/08/2013, concerning the history of the property. 2. Two copies of advertising brochure for the auction of the property on 10/08/2013, including colour photographs of exterior and interior.elster avenue, elsternwick, parnell street, college street, kooyong road, lempriere john thompson, barbour william james, smith james, cooke henry, kean j. t., wilson gilbert, cooper d. e., harris l. w., witkowski jerzy, breedon jonathan, breedon fiona, breedon alexander, breedon william, breedon oliver, brick houses

This file contains three items. 1. Typed letter, dated 10/06/1987, from the Coles Myer corporate archivist, Stella Barber, to Caulfield Historical Society accompanying photographs of Coles stores donated to the society. 2. Typed brief history of the Coles Myer company up to September 1986, author unknown. 3. Printed newsletter dated February 1986 of the city of Richmond and Burnley Historical Society containing a brief history of G. J. Coles and Co. Ltd by Stella Barber.g. j. coles and co. ltd., barber stella, caulfield historical society, elsternwick, caulfield, coles stores, ballantyne r., caulfield south, retail trade, shops, general stores, coles variety stores

This file contains two items relating to musical programs or pamphlets featuring church organs: 1/A photocopied program from the ‘Dedication of Rebuilt Organ’ service at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Elsternwick, 18/02/1962. The program describes the order of service for the ‘Sunday Afternoon Musicale’. 2/A photocopied pamphlet from St. Mary’s Church, Caulfield, advertising and detailing the fundraising effort for the prospective grand organ for the church.elsternwick, st. john’s presbyterian church elsternwick, religious ceremonies, farrell e. j., steele w. f. c., roberts w. leopold, gillespie david, laurie s. j. mr., brain h. g. mr., mcarthur mary, birrell elizabeth, birrell margaret, musical events and activities, concerts, organs, organists, music, musicians, singers, blake milton, eggington john, raymond glenda, kennedy john, st. mary's church caulfield, caulfield, employment, fundraising events, langley h.t. vicar, lotta g.a., george fincham & sons pty ltd, davis & laurie pty ltd

This file contains three items relating to: 1/A photocopy of a letter to the Manager Strategic Planning and Sustainability on the Glen Eira City Council from Paul Roser from the National Trust, 21/07/2011, advising that the J. W. Wolff Pipe Organ in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Balaclava Road, Caulfield has been included in the National Trust Register. 2/A photocopy of a letter to Vicar B. Green of St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Caulfield, from Ian Wight from the National Trust, 21/05/1996, advising that the pipe organ in St. Mary’s Anglican Church has been included in the National Trust Register. 3/A photocopy of a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Caulfield from Douglas Hill of the National Trust, 11/10/1990, advising that the Merklin-Schutze Organ located in the Uniting Church, 66 Orrong Road, Elsternwick has been included in the National Trust Register.national trust, glen eira city council, caulfield south, st. aloysius catholic church caulfield, balaclava road, roser paul, green b. vicar, st. mary’s anglican church caulfield, caulfield, glen eira road, hood street, wight ian, orrong road, elsternwick, uniting church elsternwick, hill douglas, organs, musical instruments, churches

This file contains 3 items: 1/A copy of a colour photograph of the exterior of 7 Elster Avenue, taken in 1982 by Peta Darke. Includes Richard and Caroline Darke. 2/Resarch notes concerning 7 Elster Ave. dated 30/05/2014, handwritten by Peta Darke. Briefly describes history of the house. 3/A list of directory entries dated 30/05/2014. By Peta Darke.elster avenue, gardenvale, magnolia road, gardenia road, mason walter, poole elliat, turvey clifford p., hrd e. j. miss, harding ian k., harding janet, harding susan, harding mark, harding murray, city of caulfield, gardenvale park, shels nell, darke richard, darke caroline, darke peta, parks and reserves, land use, brick houses

This file contains one item: 1/Photocopied article from ‘Who’s Who in the World of Women’ circa 1930, on Mrs Karl Kumm, daughter of Fred J. Cato, benefactor of Cato M.L.C Elsternwick.cato frances gertrude, kumm , frances gertrude, cato fred j., moran and cato, grocers, cato frederick john, wesley college, cato lucy gertrude, community services, voluntary workers

This file contains one item pertaining to Anglican Homes for Elderly People in Clarence Court, Elsternwick: 1/A bundle of documents, including a list of the names of office bearers, the annual report and financial statement, the balance sheet, the income and expenditure statement and the auditor’s report for the year ending 31 December 1987, plus a hand-drawn map showing the location of the Court.elsternwick, clarence court, st. catherine’s, trinity court, mcgregor j. mrs., arden d. mr, howlett g. mr., riley d. mr., hare j. mrs., curzon-siggers e. mrs., guy j. mr., hurst p. mr., lang d. dr., rowland a. mr., weickhardt g. mr., buegg m. mrs., henham f. miss, wright l. mrs., sister james walter, nellor w. reverend, davis r. reverend, hislop j. reverend, cleary r. reverend, yelland r. mr., danby bland proven + co.