The ‘Age’, January 16, 2008, article on Bunny De Saint-Ferjeux’s life from the days of the Depression, her marriages, career and family anecdotes.de saint-ferjeux bunny, caulfield, moss john, upfal max, upfal david, countess, upfal jonathan, jones marjorie, de saint-ferjeux jaques, hawthorn road, count, upfal toby, upfal danny, methodist ladies college, furniture

Biographical cartoon with photograph of face. Photocopy from ‘500 Victorians’, Centenary Edition 1934.grant alexander macdonald, caulfield, inkerman road, chief engineer of sewerage, melbourne and metropolitan board of works

This file contains a photocopy of the entry for George Andrew McKinnon on page 175 of the publication ‘500 Victorians: Centenary Edition 1934’. The upper half of the page contains a sketch of McKinnon with an inserted photograph of McKinnon’s head plus surrounding cartoon depictions of his activities and interests. The bottom half of the page provides and “Who’s who” type listing of his place of birth, education, recreational interests and civic duties.councillors, mayors, justices of peace, mckinnon george andrew, mayor of caulfield 1933-34, shops, newsagents, city of caulfield, north ward, sports and recreations, bowls, golf

A magazine article about ‘A History of Transport’ mural, formerly located at Spencer Street Railway Station, Melbourne, painted by artist Harold Freeman, source and date unknown. The article also includes a brief history of Harold Freedman, his life and work, written by Elizabeth Watson.freedman harold, freedman heather, caulfield, murals, art, transport, land transport, artists, artworld people

An obituary in ‘The Age’ newspaper dated 02/08/1999 for Harold E. Freedman OA born 21/05/1915, died 16/07/1999. Includes a history of his life and work as an artist, his time serving in the RAAF in World War Two and subsequently as a teacher of art and most importantly as a muralist and the state artist of Victoria.freedman harold, freedman heather, caulfield, caulfield technical school, art, artists, portraits, cartoons, printmaking

An ‘Age’ newspaper article dated 9/10/1985, about painter Harold Freedman, photographed with his mural about the history of racing, commissioned by Victoria Racing Club.freedman harold, murals, painting, art, artists, racecourses, horse racing

Typed biography on the life and times of Hugh Percival Hall, by his daughter Felicitie E. Campbell dated March 2006. He was a solicitor, artist and photographer and his grand-father built Glenmoore in St. George’s Road, Elsternwick.artists, hall hugh percival, caulfield grammar school, glenmoore, mansions, house names, ballet in australia from pavlova to rambert, photography, statues, watkin joyce leslie, moore hugh, hall felicitie elizabeth, campbell felicitie elizabeth, campbell andrew john egan, campbell carol, meares diugan and hall, ballet and dance, campbell alistair, campbell ross, campbell robyn, campbell lynette, glen eira road, steadman cameron meares and hall, tennis courts

A five page photocopied article taken from the National Library of Australia News, October 2007, acquisition of 1182 photographs taken by Hugh P. Hall 1938-1940 of Ballet Russes performances.ballets russes, hall hugh p., photographers, solicitors, pavlova anna, dancers, labassa, caulfield, campbell felicitie, glenmoore, glen moore, elsternwick, ballet and dance

Three photocopied photographs of Hugh P. Hall’s ballet sculptures.hugh p. hall, sculpture, sculptors, ballet and dance

Three items for the creations of Hugh Percival Hall: Exhibition leaflet. Order form for Hugh P. Hall’s ballet photographs for show 27/03/1939-01/04/1939. Two programs for Hugh P. Hall’s exhibition of ballet photographs dated 13/05/1940, includes note regarding chronological order of photographs. Five flyers including photo and order form for Ballet From Pavlova To Rambert by Hugh P. Hall.hugh p. hall, ballet and dance, photographs, st. george’s road, elsternwick

Two items about the fever ship Glen Huntly tragedy of 1840. A typed article from the Historical Society of St. Kilda relating to an early quarantine station at Red Bluff, now point Ormond. A document downloaded from Friends of St. Kilda Cemetery website by Margaret Dunbar dated 01/02/01, who was looking for information on Glen Huntly. The name of the fever ship was memorialized as the names of a Melbourne suburb, railway station and road.glen huntly, glen huntly road, glenhuntly station, diseases, glen huntly pioneers, ships, migrants, typhus road

A seventy-nine page book by Brian Kirk, written about his family and their origins on arriving in Australia about 1791. It was donated by M. Dunbar on behalf of Brian Kirk, The Kirk Family, on 25/05/2005. Murrumbeena is first mentioned page 36 as the home of Thomas and Anna Kirk.kirk brian, kirk thomas, kirk anna, gill anna marie, murrumbeena, kirk dorothy, kirk marjorie, kirk thomas edward, cusworth linda jean, carlyon street, ormond, clerk, estate agent, neerim road, kirk jenny, hammand olsen real estate agency, wahroonga road, murrumbeena presbyterian tennis club, murrumbeena garden club, murrumbeena cricket club, murrumbeena park bowling club, blackwood street, home units, carnegie station, verdew hospital, hospitals, hughesdale, murrumbeena primary school, primary schools, kirk margaret jean, driver edyth, omama road, kirk gregory brian, kirk lindal may, kirk heather lee, shooting, medals, korowa girls’ school, kirk jennifer, malvern caulfield real estate institute

Two items about this family. Three photocopied pages from Henderson – Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and the Riverina. Article gives history of William Lyall and associated family. Includes his family and grandchildren’s history and mention of his Murrumbeena property Frogmore. One photocopied page, including photo from Who’s Who in the World of Women, of Mrs. Ernest Ricardo (Bertha Maude) who was the daughter of William Lyall of Frogmore Murrumbeena and Harewood Westernport.lyall william, lyall annabella, brown annabella, house names, frogmore, german migrants, cotswold sheep, charcoal, farmers, lyall maude, ricardo maude, ricardo bertha maude, lyall bertha maude, ricardo ernest, murrumbeena, pioneers

Handwritten document on William Lyall’s grants of land, from rate books dated 1857 to 1872, unsigned and undated.lyall william, caulfield, elsternwick, frogmore, koornang, stables, timber houses, brick and timber houses

Photocopy of cartoon and caricature, including facial photograph of Grattan Robert Gould, horticulturalist. From 500 Victorians, Centenary Edition, 1934.gould grattan robert, caulfield, briggs street, mirams bob, commercial travellers association, garden week committee, malvern horticultural society, royal horticultural society of england, victorian centenary horticulture council, seed merchants association of victoria, nurseryman and seeds men’s association of victoria.

Four items in this file. Email from Yarra Ranges Council re Rita Clarke, informing that they hold her scrapbook in their collection. Computer printout with details of Rita Clarke’s Order of Australia Medal, 1998. Computer printout, two pages from The Border Mail News outlining Rita’s biography and development of her career. Includes colour photo taken in her later years. Computer printout, three pages of Rita’s career, particularly her later work with local theatre and charity performances.clarke rita may, melba nellie dame, murray david, clarke harry, miley millicent, newstead judy, mcmahon helen, williams shirley, collins jack, warrener vincent, lyons john, buchanan nita, flegeltaub laurie, flegeltaub syd, watkins donald, alliston joy, podbury dudley, de wan enid, ward barry, bilsborough robert, gilson rita may, bentleigh, jasper road, centre road, roma street, st. paul’s roman catholic church bentleigh, higgins road, moorabbin hospital, parkglen community village keysborough, ormond, scrapbook, southern cross theatre company, charity performances, awards – oam 1998, theatre, radio, performance, southern cross light opera company, moorabbin centenary festival, moorabbin elderly citizen’s club, southern cross musical company

Biographical cartoon with photograph of face. Photocopy from 500 Victorians Centenary Edition 1934.grant alexander donald, caulfield, le loshir caulfield, united licensed victualler’s association of australia.

Photograph and short history of Geoffrey Fethers, aged ten years in 1907 in Australian Queen’s Scout Association News Vol.7, No.2, dated December 2007. He was an early scout.fethers geoffrey, 1st elsternwick scout group, elsternwick, stamp collecting, scout groups, wears e.w., world war 1914-1918, veterinarians, radio broadcasting, the weekly times, writer

State of Victoria driver’s licence issued to Naomi P. Friedman on 06/03/1953 with accompanying note from its donor dated 04/09/2008 which is handwritten.friedman naomi p., bambra road, caulfield, licences, driving

Handwritten Article researched by Margaret Dunbar taken from Electoral rolls, on owners of home at this address, for period 1919 to 1954.shoobra road, elsternwick, nathan henry, nathan mary, nathan winifred julia, cowan jas, cowan winifred julia, cowan winifred grace, cowan mary edyth, caulfield, accountants, teachers, rosehill avenue

Extensively detailed family history from 1838 in UK to present day. Provides much local history and social history into early pioneering and market gardening families. Forty one page computer print out with numerous black and white photographs.box w.h. george, box george, box mary nee cripps, box caroline, box william, box henry, box john, box anna, box eliza, box elizabeth nee avis, box francis, box lydia, moeller a., mclean n., robilliard george james, box ester, box fanny (downard), box eleanor, philbrick richard, fairlam richard, hale jasper, dendy henry, renick mark, renick stefanie (nee riemann), brighton cemetery, ormond, east brighton, prahran, centre road, jasper road, manchester road, mckinnon road, north road, brighton, box cottage, moorabbin historical society, thomas street, elsternwick, paterson road, east bentleigh, tucker road, jasper road, harwood thomas, box violet, hordeen lebbens, augustus arthur, wattle, pioneers, ancient order of foresters, council of moorabin, elster creek, primitive methodist church, lewis’ timber yard, grape growing, paling house, wells, water wagon, market gardens, farming, aboriginal people, king billy, chinese, kayon (?), kay you (yu?), cheong ki, boxer rebellion, chinese missionary, brickmakers, midwife, corben’s monumental masons, sculptor, cottage, parlour, verandah, scullery, le man’s swamp, flower nursery, chook houses, ladies college, moorabbin roads board, western market, eastern market, victoria market, st. kilda road, nepean road/highway, mckinnon, ormond, carnegie, oakleigh, murrumbeena, moorabbin, mordialloc, heathcote, bentleigh, brighton east, manchester road, brighton council, city of moorabbin, west joseph, porter harriet, moore henry, moeller a (moller), box mary, lindsay mccurry elizabeth, lindsay elizabeth, lindsay henry, lindsay frederick, schmidt william, robilliard james cpt., beckett ida, beckett nellie, beckett martha, beckett martha maud, robinson eleanor, robinson joyce, dowling thomas, anderson william snowden, mccurry henry mr & mrs, box emily jane (nee mccurry), jorgensen justin, jorgensen dr., jorgenson bertha, ross william murray, st. kilda, merrie creek, pentridge (now coburg), murray road, wyuna dunoos st, grange road, rosstown, tucker rd, elizabeth st, common school no 213 east brighton, bentleigh, steel roads tracks, rabbits, cheltenham, brighton cemetery, cheltenham cemetery, paterson road, east boundary road, baptist church, lay preachers, missionaries- china, oakleigh tyre works, belfast hotel sandhurst (bendigo), mornington, gas street lighting, brighton historical society, moorabbin primary school, bravis road, lewis street, chalmers street, grange road, butcher shops, ormond state school, oakleigh council, wedding dress, methodist children’s home cheltenham, bentleigh baptist church, auctioneer, lindsay mark, balkham jane, balkham stephen, reitman august william, fitzwilliam catherine, quashdorf (?phonetic) mr, box violet, montford paul, reitman stephanie (renick mrs), reitman william, box ada, downard alicia (lill), downard arthur, downard edward, graham elizabeth, downard octavia rose, downard william alfred, downard arthur henry (harvey), downard fanny, thompson eliza jane, box lena caroline, viloudaki rebecca, box anna (pay), pay henry, box eliza (gurr), johnson geoffrey, rushall eleanor (nellie), gurr eliza nee box, gurr jabez henry tasman, marriot william mrs, ross william murray, box gladys (nee battersby), box dulcie (bussell), bussell samuel robert, bussell norma (hoult), bussell darren lyle, bussell craig andrew, bussell sylvia june (barry), barry j. haydon, barry rachael alexandra, barry phillipa anne, barry vanessa kate, bussell joan lorraine (millie), millie john, bussell harold leslie, euston mr, purdue edgar robert, box lydia elizabeth, wilkinson coral doreen, mitchell donald, centre road, court pride of st george aof, dunoon street, vickery street, darey street/ave., oakleigh state school, methodist church, mill street, koornang road, regent street, marriage road, box olivia christina, box ernest charles, box walter william, lawson robert, lawson nancy eunice (curtis), box walter stanley, box eleanor (nellie) rushall, box martha, box john, box nellie gladys, andrews william (bill), box ray, mccurry mrs elizabeth, box william henry george, schreiber family, jorgensen family, downward arthur, downward alicia – lill, downward octavia rose, downward william alfred, downward arthur henry/harvey, cummings ida, cummings william, downward alice (nee cleary), downward ada, downward lucy (mrs bailey), downward alice, downward arthur harvey, bailey lawrence, bailey ian, bailey carol viola (bartlett), bailey colin harvey, bailey julie alison (hardware), bailey val, bailey adina, bailey david, bartlett brian, bartlett bradley grant, bartlett clayton lawrence, hardware michael, hardware dion michael colin, hardware jevon michael bailey, box elanor, box alice amelia (dale), dale george, dale elizabeth, dale lilly, dale john, dale thomas, dale rose, dale ethelbert, dale george, dale elsie, box thomas henry, box annie lavinia (rogers), rogers annie elizabeth, rogers william richard, box arthur walter, nelson dagma marie (box), box walter kingston, box marie, box cecilia eliza (ainger), ainger james, box ida may, cumming william george, cumming wendy (nee mansell), cumming susan, cumming paul, cumming felicity (steel), cumming shane, cumming melissa, cumming angel, box harold, box dorothy may (jackson), jackson frederick, jackson margaret (walker), jackson judith, walker david, walker michelle (neville), neville andrew, walker darren, walker rebecca (coyne), walker joshua, walker bradley, johnson steven, johnson carl, johnson judith (jackson), johnson peter, johnson melissa (hamid), johnson craig, ely johnson/jackson judith, ely steven, linham arthur, box thelma elizabeth (eagle), eagle keith, eagle nancye elizabeth (harpin), harkin john, harkin mary anne (howe), howe barry, howe samuel, harkin michael, harkin christopher, harkin elizabeth, eagle roddan, eagle carolyn (mansell), eagle gerard, eagle kerri – lee, box avis ann (eldridge), eldridge alf, eldridge robert, eldridge sandra, eldridge adam, eldridge nicholas, eldridge patric, eldridge john, eldridge carol (biggs), eldridge robert james, eldridge catherine elizabeth, eldridge meredith, box william john, box maud (nee hanchette), box malcome, box sandra (ede), box stephen, box nicolle, box andrew, box christine (dormer), box corrina, box jennifer (turpin), turpin phillip, box herbert, box olwyn (richard), box elaine henry, henry bruce, henry james, henry robin, henry david, box richard, box nerida (bowen), box duncan, box john, box cerwiden, box ewan, box bryan, box collen (malony), box kieran, box eden, box christopher, box pam (smith), box sue (tirchett), box thomas, box william, box george frederick, box olive (cameron), box eliza jane (thompson), box francis george, box lena caroline, box-hembrow mable alma, box charles francis, clinch mr., box robinson jessie melinda, box clay edith florence, north brighton, waun alex, waun robert, marquis peter, sheppard w., warnbach mr, marriott william mrs, box dorothy (seabrook), box hazel, box jessie, box frank (francis), seabrook len, box henry, seabrook albert, seabrook stanley allan, barry j. haydon, barry rachel alexandra, millie john, bussell harold leslie, bussell sue, bussell leanne melinda, bussell benjamin leslie, bussell lynette, box george, box jean (holms), box george, box alisa (hughes), hughes justin, hughes ebony, hughes tasman, box robin, box veronica (roman), box andrea roman, box lisa roman, box jodi roman, box malcome, box sue (kerrison), box amanda, box anthony, clay john (jack) francis, clay lynda blanche (nee sibte), clay vivien, clay majory joy, lipman vernon (vern) ronald, clay kenneth graham, clay laura jean

This file contains eight items concerning the construction of St Peters Church of England Murrumbeena. Letter dated 25/09/1923 from Harrington Clove, Archbishop of Melbourne to Rev. W.G.A. Green commenting on aspects of the design. Requirements of the Commission of Public Health dated 19/03/1924, includes some sketch plans. Letters of support from Harrington Clove to the congregation dated April 1924. Letter dated 05/04/1924 from Louis R. Williams, architect to St Peters Church. Contains details of two lowest quotes. Letter dated 26/09/1924 from W. Montgomery to rev. W.G.A. Green concerning the cost of stained glass windows. Archbishop’s seal dated 01/111924 granting permission to erect the stained glass windows. Leaflet about the dedication and hallowing of the Church on 19/02/1925 Letter dated 20/03/1925 from W. Montgomery to Rev W. Green concerning the cost of clerestory windows.st peters church of england, murrumbeena, architects, williams louis r., farlie a.j., avon, blackwood street, bishops, architectural drawings, bishops court, building construction, montgomery w., scarfe h., green rev. walter gerard arthur, st agnes, stained glass, religious ceremonies

This file contains two items for seventy-fifth anniversary celebrations. A ninety-five page book FEEDING CHRIST’S SHEEP – A HISTORY OF ST PETERS MURRUMBEENA WITH HOLY NATIVITY HUGHESDALE by Alex Reid, published in 1999 as part of the celebrations of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the original church and the fortieth anniversary of the dedication of the new section of Church. Includes a forward on local history and church history from 1905 to 1997 by Father Tom Jewell, and chapters on the vicars from 1915. Also includes a supplement undated listing gifts to St Peters and Holy Nativity 75TH ANNIVERSARY bookmark Hand-written notes by John Callaghan on the detail of the foundation stones.clergy, anglican church, st peters murrumbeena, holy nativity hughesdale, reid fr. alex, ingham rev. a.e., green rev. w.g.a., meredith rev. c.w., potter rev. h.r., cotes rev. c.b., goodisson rev. k.p., laity rev. a.g., hassing rev. e.a., williams rev. r.t.p., jewell rev. t.s., christian religion, depression 1929-1939, world war 1939-1945, multiculturalism, catholicism, murrumbeena, hughesdale, history, world war 1914-1918

This file contains one document. A pamphlet on the history of St Peters Church Murrumbeena published for their twenty-fifth anniversary on 19/02/1950. It gives a short account of the Church community since the 1890s.st peters church of england, murrumbeena, history, rust rev. e.h., ingham rev. a.e., meredith rev. c.w., potter rev. h.r., cotes rev. c.b., st peters girls school, missionaries

This file contains one document. Annual report of St Peters Murrumbeena-Carnegie and Holy Nativity Hughesdale, February 1948, including a summary of the activities and finances of the Churchst peters church, holy nativity, murrumbeena, carnegie, hughesdale, annual reports, financial documents

A copy of a newspaper photograph of Fr. Tom Jewell and Isobell Tunzi at the St Peters Anglican Church annual fete at Murrumbeena with hand-written note MELBOURNE OBSERVER, Wednesday 19th October 2011st peters anglican church, fr. tom jewell, tunzi isobell, fetes, murrumbeena

Two items A reprinted article fromt he Australian Dictionary of Biography on Stanley Korman, his life and his business ventures. An email from on of former employee of Stanley Korman about his knowledge of Stanley Korman, owner of the Centenary Wollen Mills Pty Ltd.korman stanley, korman sylvia (lazanus), centenary woollen mills pty ltd, bentleigh, stanhill pty ltd, automobile finance company of australia ltd, bentleigh woollen mills, thomas street, brewer road

A handbill (flyer) advertising Miss Inez Mercer’s ‘Frolics of 1946’. This was a concert in aid of the Children’s Hospital; and the candidature of Miss Gladys Moncrieff as ‘Miss 1946’ in aid of the Belhaven Babies Home. There are also advertising details for 23 local businesses, plus the program details and the participating childrens' names.mercer inez, hughesdale, murrumbeena road, moncrieff gladys, neerim road, poath road, murrumbeena, kangaroo road

Typed letter dated 29/02/1988 written for the Brighton Historical Society by Rosalind Landells and Hilary Bullock, details history and owners from 1916 to 1970 plus handwritten working notes oaboutownerskooyong road, elsternwick, bullock hilary, landells rosalind, smith norman , watson george h, boyd charles w, berres frederick, woolnough w.k, truscott cornelius