Snow at Mt Dandenong Primary School 5th September 1995. Snow lasted 3 days.mt dandenong school, snow

Three children playing in snow covering bank and oval at Mt Dandenong Primary School 5th September 1995. Snow lasted three days.mt dandenong school, snow

Children playing in snow at the front of Mt Dandenong Primary School 5th September 1995.mt dandenong school, snow

Three visitors at the cairn marking the site of the October 1938 crash of the aircraft Kyeema.air crash, kyeema, mt dandenong, cairn

Visitors at the 1988 Service to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Kyeema Crash. LHS - friend of Miss Delphine Goddard, sister of passenger Gordon Goddard and RHS- Patricia Hogan from Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society.air crash, kyeema, cairn, mt dandenong

Simple wooden sign indicating the site of the Kyeema aircraft crash on the western slope of Mt Dandenong. The accident occurred on October 25th, 1938. All 18 onboard were killed.air crash, kyeema, mt dandenong

Macarthur Job at the cairn unveiled at the 40 year anniversary of the crash of the aircraft Kyeema (October 1938).air crash, kyeema, cairn, mt dandenong

Woman looking down slope towards the actual site of the Kyeema aircraft crash which occurred on October 25th, 1938. The Douglas DC-2 Kyeema, operated by Australian National Airways, was en-route from Adelaide to Melbourne when it overshot Essendon Airport by 20 miles. Descending in thick cloud, it crashed into the western face of Mt Dandenong, killing all 18 occupants.air crash, kyeema, mt dandenong

Family of the Hugo Gramp, who perished in the Kyeema crash, 25th October 1938, at the memorial plaque unveiled on the 40th anniversary of the disaster. L - R Mervyn Gramp, Colin Gramp, Enid Schultz, Fiona Nettlebeck. air crash, kyeema, hugo gramp, mervyn gramp, fiona nettlebeck, colin gramp, enid schultz, cairn, mt dandenong

Mrs Sybil Gramp, daughter-in-law of passenger Hugo Gramp, unveils the cairn's memorial plaque on the accident's 40th anniversary in 1978. Sybil Gramp was also a grand-daughter of one of the other victims, Mrs Elizabeth Schrader.air crash, kyeema, sybil gramp, hugo gramp, elizabeth schrader, cairn, mt dandenong

View of the settlement of Harmony Vale taken in 1913 with the guest house Kia Ora, built by George Barber in 1909, in the foreground. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke.The settlement of Harmony Vale 1913. The large home in foreground is the Guest House “Kia Ora” owned by George Barber on Lot 25 of the Village Settlement. The house above it to the left was Richardson’s house. The home of Jeanie who had left it when the picture was taken.The buildings furthest to the right of “Kia Ora” were the homestead of Isaac Jeeves of 1863 – 1871 the building furthest right with the black opening in it was the house with the tree fern floor. The flat ground above and left of Isaac’s pointed roof barn is where the creek changed its course in the 1934 flood and destroyed £4000 worth of the Rowse family’s tulip bulbs. Above the flat is Francis Matthew Child’s homestead, in the creek to the right of which can be seen the horizontal structure of the swing bridge to the sawmill of the Childs Bros which cannot be seen but in the forest to the right of the mill (bridge) can be seen a number of logs in the mill yard. The two cleared strips immediately behind Childs home were the Richardson’s original holdings and the house in the gully at the far side of the great clearing is that of the guest house “Glenrivers” belonging to W Lucas and his wife Catherine nee Child. The Richardson homestead “Harmony Vale” is behind the forest trees in the right centre. The picture gives a full view of how the settlement was cut into the centre of the great forest. george barber, kia ora, harmony vale, barber, jeanie richardson, richardson, child, matthew child, kia-ora guest house, guest house, glenrivers

Scene looking down Farringdon Road showing Jeeves horse drawn coach going along the CRB road (Mt Dandenong Tourist Road) in 1920. Detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Jeeves Coach on CRB road at foot of Farringdon Road Kalorama (Mt Dandenong North) 1920. Road was formed most of the length from Montrose by contractors Bladin and Dick employing Robert Logan the younger, in 1919 and lay unmetalled till metalled by the contractors in 1922. Mountain ash trees in foreground were on Thomas Hand’s original 23 acre holding. Those beyond coach were on Isaac Jeeves original 160 acre holding Selection Crown Allotment 925(B). This was the area forming part of the inheritance lost by John William Richardson because of the expense of his wife’s illness. Hand enlarged his 23 acres to 305 in 1874. William and his family grew large crops of raspberries on his area, part of which is in the foreground. It had been cleared by his father’s employees before 1877. The section below the Main Road was cultivated by Fred hand, son of William and grandson of Thomas in the twenties before he moved to Redcliffes where he is today (1974). Comment by John Lundy-Clarke 10.5.1974 coach service, jeeves, crb road, farringdon road, kalorama, mt dandenong north, mt dandenong tourist road, john lundy-clarke, coach

View of Jasper Road, near Erith Lane taken in 1920. The road is tree lined with two significant gum trees in the foreground. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Jasper Road near Erith Lane 1920. This road has only a narrow right of way. It was put in as a road to serve “Cherry Farm”, connecting it to the Coach Road at the Elbow in 1904. It joins a wide surveyed road running from Inverness Road to the Coach Road at the Elbow and could possibly have been surveyed by Thomas Hand at the same time as Inverness Road. The name Jasper now applies to full length between Erith Lane and Coach Road. McGivern Bros widened it in 1937 and J L Clarke removed and stored much of the rock quarried in the widening. This was later sold to Dick Moorby who sold it to the builders of St Michaels Church in Falls Road. Comment by John Lundy-Clarke 10.5.1974 jasper road, erith lane, john lundy-clarke

A view of Mountain Grange Homestead built by Thomas Hand with buildings and ground covered in snow. The photograph has historical information on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1976.1921 A view over “Mountain Grange” from the side of Mt Kalorama above where Grange Road is now. On the left of the homestead is the avenue of pine trees under which the annual Sunday School picnic was held. On the right is the giant pine that still stands (1976) and the great barn. The separate kitchen of the homestead can be clearly seen. mountain grange, snow, john lundy-clarke, thomas hand

Black and white photograph showing view towards The Gap (Jeeves Saddle), (Five Ways) taken c1905. Detailed inscription on back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1973.1905 (c ) view from Barber’s home on Olinda Creek, towards the Gap, then known as Jeeves Saddle. Barber’s stable in foreground. “Shiloah” Complex centre right. Tait’s house in gully just left of centre. Logan’s house can just be seen under magnifier at top of same gully near line of Barber’s Road. “Kalorama” just below lowest portion of Gap skyline with Barnes (Paynters) house “Iona” to its left. Photo copied 1973. JLC. george barber, shiloah, kalorama, iona, olinda creek, the gap, jeeves saddle, tait, paynter, barber

View of Kalorama Gap under snow taken in 1921. Mountjoy Guest House is at top right and Beulah Tea Rooms is in the centre. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Kalorama Gap under snow 1921 The leafless elm trees are low in the centre and the dual nature of the nearer one can be clearly seen, two small suckers of the older farther tree being twisted together in 1898 by Fred Jeeves. The older tree was planted 1880. Mrs Hands shop can be clearly seen, which was the Mount Dandenong North Post Office. The old Main Road runs up the centre of the picture and turns to the right and disappears behind “Mountjoy” the big guest house built by Paynters in 1905 and sold to Ellis Jeeves 1908, whose family ran it till 1943. At the bend of the road behind the big pine tree and the dark blackwood can be seen faintly the gable of Price’s house that contained the first shop on the mount. Above it is H Walker’s cottage on Ridge Road that still exists, his homestead is on the left of the picture on the same level. Below this house and to the left can be seen Ted Prices hay and corn store. The present estate agency lies between these two buildings, on the road which had recently been built. This can be seen winding from the lower left corner of picture to the left of the elms. The CRB had recently fenced the road and this is clearly seen as it circles behind trees in the left centre. Barber’s Road crosses CRB Road to the left of the dray under the leafless elm and the Coach Road dives down to the right just behind the pair of blackwoods to right of the elms. The picture was taken from just above the boundary of Isaac Jeeves’s selection Crown Allotment “C” (Jeeves Saddle) which stretched across the Gap to the other side of Mrs Hand’s shop, monopolising the gap from 1871 to 1879. Price’s house remains partly as the small house – “Mirra Laken”. kalorama gap, fiveways, post office, mountjoy, guest house, snow

Enlargement of photograph taken by Norman Rowse in 1917 that shows the first home of Isaac Jeeves built at the Running (Olinda) Creek. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Enlargement of photo taken by Norman Rowse in 1917 of the group of buildings erected as his first home by Isaac Jeeves at the 800° contour on the Running (Olinda) Creek on Crown Allotment 925A. The small building on the right behind the pony and the fowls was Isaac’s first substantial home and was occupied in 1858 he having lived in camp on the creek as a miner since 1855. The tall building on left was barn built in the sixties and the large roof behind was the five roomed house with a tree fern floor. This last building was of blackwood entirely above the floor and was built in the early sixties. The two old homes were pulled down by the Rowses in 1918 and the tree fern floor was pulled up by Len Childs in 1933.norman rowse, isaac jeeves, len childs, running creek

Rose Series post card #182Copy of Rose Series postcard #182 showing Kalorama Gap in 1913. Haystacks in foreground with Mountjoy Guest House and Beulah Tea Rooms/Mt Dandenong North Post Office in centre. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Kalorama Gap in 1913 The elm trees are in the centre of the picture. One of these is really two as two suckers of the further tree were twisted together by Fred Jeeves in 1898 and grew as one tree. The other was planted in 1880. The shop is the shop of Mrs Eliza Hand and daughter Florence. The closed in far end of the verandah was the Mount Dandenong North Post Office. The large house is “Mountjoy” owned and run by the Jeeves Family from 1908 till 1943. It was built in 1905 by the Paynters who sold to Ellis Jeeves in 1908.He moved his line of coaches from “Kalorama” his old homestead and housed the horses in a line of stables behind “Mountjoy”. Price’s house, which contained their shop, the first one on the mountain, opened 1906, can be seen faintly behind the pine tree opposite the bend in the road, which was the main road then and now is Ridge Road. The Price’s house just shows in two tiny pieces, one on each side of the pine tree half way up. The house to the right of and high up the pine tree is Walker’s cottage which exists today opposite Jack Kidd’s home at the far edge of Lt 2 Village Settlement and was between Main Road and Barbers Road which runs down the left behind the elms. Walker’s homestead can be seen near left edge of picture 2/3 way up. The roof of the Methodist Church shows among trees left of picture. This, like Mrs Hand’s shop was built on portions separated from Isaac Jeeves’ Selection “C” known as Jeeves Saddle. kalorama gap, five ways, mountjoy, john lundy-clarke, beulah tea rooms, post office, fred jeeves, paynter, jeeves, frederick jeeves, price, walker, jack kidd

View of Jeeves Saddle in 1907 showing everyday life and including important people and businesses from early settlement - Dodd's grocery and meat cutting carts; Beulah tea Rooms/Post Office; Mrs Hand, Fred Jeeves, Theo Hand.This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.“Jeeves Saddle” in 1907. Isaac Jeeves special strip of land Crown Allotment “C” 7 chains wide, lay between the sledge load of pea stalks and the far end of the verandah on Mrs Hand’s “Beulah Tea Rooms” which soon afterwards became the Mt Dandenong North Post Office. The coach road came up from the right behind the tall stump. The big woman in black was Mrs Hand. The wagon at the shop was Dodd’s grocery cart. The nearer wagon was the first coach on the mountain which had belonged to Briarty. The small cart was Dodd’s meat cutting cart. The elm trees are in the centre of the picture and above them is Price’s sign advertising their shop and newsagency. The big house is “Mountjoy” burnt 1975. Walker’s house is among the big trees left centre. Boy at horse’s head is Fred Jeeves. Boy on sledge is Theo Hand. The horse is “Blossom”. Barbers Road goes to the left from behind the elm trees.jeeves, theo hand, fred jeeves, isaac jeeves, barbers road, beulah tea rooms, post office, mount dandenong north, mt dandenong north, kalorama, coach, mountjoy

View of the Kalorama Gap from main Road (now Ridge Road), looking across Walker's raspberry patch with Mountjoy coaching stables on the LHS and Mountjoy Guest House in centre. Price's house and shop on the RHS.mountjoy, walker, raspberry, coach, stables

Photograph with labels attached to front identifying buildings. View of the Kalorama Gap from main Road (now Ridge Road), looking across Walker's raspberry patch with Mountjoy coaching stables on the LHS and Mountjoy Guest House in centre. Price's house and shop on the RHS. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.1908 View of the Kalorama Gap from main Road – now Ridge Road above Lot 2 of the Village Settlement. Looking across Walker’s raspberry patch with “Mountjoy” coaching stables on left. “Mountjoy” in centre. Prices house and shop on right with Hands “Beulah Tearooms” above Prices roof. On hillside beyond Hand’s is the slope now taken up by Kalorama Terrace. Walker’s well, then newly dug is in lower right hand corner below the tree fern head. Mt Kalorama is the hill top right. Track leaving Main Road left is Walker’s entrance drive.kalorama, kalorama gap, walker, beulah tea rooms, price, hand, mountjoy, mt kalorama

Photograph taken in 1973 from the property 'Forest Edge', the home of early settler George Barber. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1973.Taken November 1973 by JLC. View looking from “Forest Edge” George Barber’s old home towards Price’s Lot 18. Gap on right skyline. Broadways house centre on Lot 18. Lot 25 in foreground recently cleared by Merchant Builders. Kia Ora site centre left. forest edge, george barber, price, kia ora

Front view of Callum House located on the corner of Falls and Farndons Roads. Built by Bill Farndon. In the background are trees killed by bushfires in 1897. There is a horse and buggy in the foreground. Figures standing have been identified as (from LHS) Jim Clarke, Len Farndon, Jack Clarke, Essie Farndon, Rhoda farndon, Doug Farndon, Mrs Farndon. Driver is Bill Campbell. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.1911 “Callum House” Farndon’s guest house corner of Fall’s and Farndon’s Roads. Later “Bonvenu” and again “The Oaks”. Showing the trees killed by bushfires in 1897. Figures standing are from left – Jim Clarke, Len Farndon, Jack Clarke, Essie Farndon, Rhoda Farndon, Doug Farndon, Mrs. Farndon. Bill Campbell driving.callum house, benvenu, the oaks, essie farndon, bill farndon, rhoda farndon, bill campbell, jim clarke, jack clarke, doug farndon

Copy of a formal photograph showing head and shoulders of Thomas Hand, 1839-1888. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Thomas Hand 1839-1888 Surveyor for Upper Yarra Road Board 1862-1872. Engineer for Shire of Lillydale 1872-1888. Father of Kate, Eva, Eliza, Florence, Mabel, Alice, Frederick and William. Married Eliza Erith 1862. Owner of “Mountain Grange” in the present district of Kalorama. Copy of photograph in possession of his daughter Mabel made by JLC in 1974. thomas hand, mountain grange

View of Harry Walker's home taken from waht is now known as Ridge Road, Kalorama. Raspberry crops are in the foreground. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.1908 view of H Walker’s home on Village Settle Lot 2 Section 1. Looking from what is now Ridge Road through the trees on Vil. Set Lot 18 to Barber’s house now known as “Forest Edge” on Vil Set Lot 25 down close to the Olinda Creek on Barbers Road. The Estate Agent’s modern office is on the edge of the patch of raspberries at the lower left as the C.R.B. Mt Dandenong Rd passes just behind Walker’s house crossing the picture behind the raspberries.walker, raspberry crop, forest edge, barber

Copy of Rose Series postcard #385 showing the new Mt Dandenong Tourist Road with wooden railing fence on low side of road. Surface not yet made. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.View downhill from the Windy Bend showing the site of the 1972 landslide. In this picture the road is running along the top edge of the wall 900’ thick of Kalorama Docite that plunges thousands of feet deep down into the earth below the Ranges and extends to Fern Tree Gully. It was once a horizontal terrace nearly ten miles square and tipped over to the left when the mountain subsided into its volcanic cauldron.mt dandenong road, rose series, windy bend, landslide

View taken 1908 looking south over 'Kalorama', home of Ellis and Eliza Jeeves, across the valley towards the falls.This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.View taken 1908 of valley looking south over “Kalorama” towards the falls. House right of “Kalorama” was Paynter’s “Iona” on Lot 29. Faintly below line of Barber’s Road above “Kalorama” is Logan’s house on Lot 28. House against orchard was Pimm’s later Prince’s Lot 19. Big trees on right were on Price’s Lot 18 and were between Tosari Rd and Rosemont Cres. It was FROM one of these being cut up in 1931 that the round length log weighing ½ a ton got away from the splitters and raced down the hill in bounces, one of which cleared Barber’s Rd and Logan’s house in leaping from the fence line above the road.kalorama, paynter, iona, barbers road, ellis jeeves

Photograph taken in 1974 showing John Lundy-Clarke standing beside the pit silo he dug in he 1920s on Dunbar's Lot 20 of the Village Settlement. The pit silo was to hold cut maize to turn into silage for a food supply for the cows in the winter.A 1974 view of the pit silo and its maker at Lot 20 of the Village Settlement (Dunbar’s lot) The trees in the background cover the landslide of 1891-1934.pit silo, john lundy-clarke

Photograph taken in 1972 showing an open fire place built of recycled brick in a worker's cottage. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Open fire place in workers cottage built of bricks from house built for John William Richardson 1897. Chimney built for Rowses by J. Lundy-Clarke May 1938. Picture taken 18-11-72 Richardsons house was pulled down by Rowse Bros. 1937-8. fireplace, richardson, rowse, john lundy-clarke

1972 photograph of the Rowse Brothers workman's cottage built on the bank of the Olinda Creek in 1938.This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Rowse Bros Workman’s Cottage built in 1938 on bank of the Olinda Creek at the 800’ contour on Crown Allotment 925B of materials and bricks taken on demolishing in the same year the house built in 1897 for J.W. Richardson before his marriage to Jeanie Green and their family’s home till 1912 when they went to Queensland. Sold to Rowses in 1913 was Rowse family home till the thirties then workman’s cottage. Chimney built by J. Lundy-Clarke. Picture Dec 1972 by JLC.rowse, workman's cottage, richardson, olinda creek, kalorama, chimney