Bert Masefield's parents came from Lancashire to Surrey Hills, his education ending because of the depression when he went to work at an orchard at Hastings. When his father list his job as a cabinet maker, he bought an orchard at Cottlesbridge and Bert joined them, ploughing with a horse. He met and married Ethel Smith who had grown up at Panton Hill; her great grandparents Sarah and Samuel Smith came from Lancashire where they had a cotton mill and iron foundry, settling at Smith Gully between Panton Hill and St Andrews. Their son Edwin married Louisa Purcell whose parents owned the Caledonie Hotel at Smiths Gully; they had 12 children and settled on a property in Cherrytree Road. Son Edwin left Panton Hill school aged 11 in 1885 and worked with his father and uncle fencing the family property. Edwin had nine children, Ethel being the seventh. Aged 14, she gained a scholarship to Stotts Business College. Berth and Ethel, when they married, bough a property in Cherrytree Road. In 1941 Bert, a ham radio enthusiast, joined the RAAF as a radio mechanic, serving in Townsville and New Guinea until 1945. Over time, they subdivided their property. Bert worked for ten years as property officer for Eltham Shire Council; his work included coverting Three Chain Road (or Gumtree Road) into a huge firebreak. Now retired, Bert spends time speaking with radio operators around the world and the couple are involved with sports including the Montmorency Bowling Club; they were foundation members of the Hurstbridge Bowling Club. Marjorie North (nee Cooper) was 14 when her family moved from the city to Montmorency when the railway station was first built in 1923. Marjorie described her memories of Montmorency at that time. She and sister Connie were keen tennis players, playing at Greensborough. By 1927, they had arranged, though shire engineer Ben Johnson, to rent land from the Council for 10 pounds a year; Mr Paragreen levelled the land. The club held a dance every three weeks in a school room with piano for music. She won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships in 1929 at the first championship. Contents Newspaper article: "Round the world on radio waves," Diamond Valley News, 30 September 1986, outlines Bert and Ethel Masefield's lives. Newspaper article: "Stalwart recalls the early days," Diamond Valley News, 30 September 1986, outlines Bert and Ethel Masefield's lives.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcbert masefield, elthel masefield, ethel smith, cherrytree road panton hill, samuel smith, sarah smith, smith gully victoria, caledonie hotel smiths gully, stotts business college, montmorency bowling club, hurstbridge bowling club, eltham shire council, edwin smith, louisa purcell, parragreen of para road, ben johnson, montmorency tennis club

Florence Spicer was born in Cottlesbridge and lived in the area all her life. Her ancestors included Robert Whatmough, Phoebe Chapman, John Pill, and Ada Moreland; she married Charles Spicer. Contents Transcribed and MS notes by Florence Spicer, undated: Spicer/Whatmough/Chapman/Pill/Moreland ancestry. MS notes, undated: Humphrey Spicer. MS notes, undated: Humphrey Spicer with list of children. Newspaper article: "Her 70 years in Cottlesbridge", Diamond Valley News, 4 April 1989. Florence Spicer's family history and current life. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcflorence spicer, cottlesbridge, kangaroo ground, panton hill, st andrews victoria, nillumbik historical society, eltham district historical society, allwood house hurstbridge, john pill, jessie pill nee whatmough, ted pill, florence pill, cottlesbridge post office, charles spicer, st andrews primary school, ladies guild panton hill anglican church, kangaroo ground presbyterian ladies guild, senior citizens hurstbridge, panton hill fire station, robert whatmough, robert cook, emmet whatmough, lamplighter in melbourne, john batman, batman apple tree greensborough, diamond hill estate, phoebe chapman, whatmough park greensborough, jessie whatmough, edwin pill, ada moreland, martha burgess, mary mcmurray, st james church melbourne, george wright of westernport, william spicer, margaret spicer, george spicer, maryanne spicer, sarah spicer, mary spicer, john spicer, alexander humphrey spicer, clara spicer, samson spicer, martha spicer, john henry spicer, arthurs creek cemetery, david clark school master, little eltham school, william mcmurray, sarah mcmurray