Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The ‘visitors’ to the 1955-6 Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree, c 1956

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Commercial preparation by locals for Scout Jamboree in 1948 and 1955?, c 1956 ?

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Rowallan Hall, 1984, built for the Scouts by voluntary labour on Yarra Brae, the site of both Pan-Pacific Jamborees in 1948 and 1955, and of the 1961 World Rover Moot. Now the Scout movement owns this hall and surrounding land, Not known

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The Wonga Park ‘swimming pool’ in the Yarra River, 1940’s – now in Jumping Creek Reserve (1985) [This may be the swimming pool in Jumping Creek Reserve or may be the swimming pool in Clifford Park in use in the 1948-9 Pan-Pacific Jamboree], Late 1940s

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Yarra Brae’ homestead, probably during the ‘sixties’, Probably 1960s

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Plan (sub-item) - Black and White, Map of “Yarra Brae”, site of Scout Jamboree and World Rover Moot, Not known, possibly 1985

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Viewing the camp from across the river at the 1948 Jamboree, Late 1940s

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Cleaning out the dam on Heims’ property in 1930’s – view up hill towards Jumping Creek Road, 1930s

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, A Chevrolet truck loaded with export apples in about 1936, c 1936

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Cherry picking in Wonga Park in 1930’s. Mr. and Mrs. Van der Sluys, Mr. W. Heims and sons on property. Cherries were taken to the Victoria Market on the T-Model Ford, 1930s

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Heims family packing fruit before the Apple and Pear Board took control in 1939, c 1939

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Fruit picking in 1930’s on Heims family orchard, mid to late 1930s

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Picking fruit in 1930’s by a Heims' lad, 1930s

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Getting ready for spraying the orchard in early 1930’s, Early 1930s

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Heims family picking fruit on their property near corner of Toppings and Homestead Roads in 1930’s, 1930s

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Councillor H.N. Read showing the wonderful growth of a three-year old cherry tree in 1931, 1931

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Fruit spraying on Heims’ property, c. 1934, c 1934

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Ploughing the orchard – from left – Norm Whales, Wally Heims and Frank Stephenson on Heims’ orchard c. 1928-9, c 1928-29

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Mr. A.J. Upton picking Jonathon apples in 1931 from a 30-year-old tree planted by the late Mr. Launder, c 1931

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Sitting on fruit boxes with our puppies. Ken Heims (right) and Jo Coniglio – c. 1935, c 1935

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The Read family orchard around 1930, which was situated on the corner of Yarra and Toppings Road. The old home still stands in Yarra Road in 1985, c 1930

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, An early view of the first Wonga Park Hall, built in 1912, c 1912

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, A Wonga Park orchard in 1931. Picture published in ‘The Leader’, February 28th, 1931, 1931

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The Honour Roll to Wonga Park residents who served and or died in the First World War. This was donated by the first Mr. Stocks, and hangs in the Wonga Park Hall today, Not known

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, ‘Horseshoe Bend’ on the Yarra River at Wonga Park, in 1929, 1929

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, An early view of the bridge over Jumping Creek – date unknown, Not Known

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, St. Marks Church of England, 1931, 1931

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Wonga Park Hall, 1926, after the new alterations, c1926

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, A view towards Lilydale from Wonga Park in about 1933. Young Harry Heims with his dog. Mr. Stephenson’s home is in the background, c1933

Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group

Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Looking across Yarra River from ‘Yarra Brae’, 1940, c1940