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Letter - Rosstown Railway
This file contains four items: 1/A black and white photocopy of a letter dated either 07/08/1889 or 09/08/1889, from Robert Lundon to an unidentified recipient discussing an agreement reached between the author – on behalf of the recipient – and Soon Hang Hi in regard, in regards to the allotment known as Webber’s. The agreement is outlined in the letter in what appears to be Chinese characters, and includes the marks of Robert Lundon and Soon Hang Hi. File note from Joy Wu states that the calligraphy is not Mandarin or traditional Chinese. 2/Three sheets of hand-written working notes with information taken from the Victorian Government Gazette on THE ROSSTOWN AND MURRUMBEENA LAND COMPANY LIMITED, THE ROSSTOWN JUNCTION RAILWAY AND PROSPERITY COMPANY LIOMITED, and THE ROSSTOWN JUNCTION, ELSTERNWICK, AND OAKLEIGH RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED, covering dates between 1887 and 1894. The notes concern meetings and creditors claims relevant to the companies, with reference numbers for the information source. Date and author of the notes are not recorded. 3/A black and white photocopy of the a partial map of the Rosstown Railway and surrounding area, undated. The map includes the names of landholders in the areas of Brighton, Garden Vale and Elsternwick, as well as other railway lines present in the region. 4/A fold-out map and guide of the Rosstown Rail Trail, including a brief general history of Caulfield as well as a more extensive biography of William Murray Ross and the Rosstown Railway. The map marks and describes significant sites along the trail, including photographs of some of these sites, provided by DF Jowett.documents, correspondence, webber’s, lundon robert, chinese characters, ethnic communities, signatures, text, settlements, taxes, fraser john grieves, lovell r.h., price davies, meetings, communication activities, soon hang hi, commercial events and activities, the rosstown and murrumbeena land company limited, victorian government gazette, bulmer richard, parry john, osment henry, shareholders, creditors claims, the rosstown junction railway and property company limited, finch and best, lawyers, the rosstown junction elsternwick and oakleigh railway company limited, cameron w.c., phillips p.d., garden vale, elsternwick, elsternwick railway station, rosstown, rosstown railway, thomas street, bay street, kooyong road, melbourne and brighton railway, hawthorn road, bambra road, caulfield and frankston railway, booran road, grange road, koornang road, murrumbeena road, north road, north road railway station, east brighton railway station, south road, railway routes, railway lines, railways, land transport, murphy j., caulfield, hamilton t.f., dane p., holloway, webb, ailee john, payne t.b., brodie chas, dane john, o’neil h., mccombie john, mcmillane a., smyth c.d., cooper, ebden, landholders, jeffrey j.d., gill j., balcombe a.e., cooper h., mcnab j., white j., sutherland j., greeves a.f.a., newton m.c., chamley f.b., fowler j., inglis p., grant t., stooke j., swanson g., cochrane c., adams e.b., mccombie thas, keyes robert, brighton cemetery, burials grounds and graveyards, war-ein road, were j.b., holland j., mcmahon c., winter t.l.m., dendy henry, mitchell w., jackson s., were j.e., wickham francis dawe, bryant jane, east brighton railway station, railway stations, maps, allotments, land titles, roads and streets, rosstown rail trail, city of glen eira, tourism, trains, tourism information bureaus, tours, pamphlets, elsternwick railway park, oakleigh junction, princes park, ee gunn reserve, packer park, sites, jowett d.f., weickhardt i.g., return to rosstown: railways land sales and sugar beet ventures in caulfield, land sales, walking trails, ross william murray, transport objects, locomotion, walking, cycling, driving, sports, country mansions, people, caulfield john, builders, construction and demolition workers, occupations, careers, professionals, topography, geology, landforms, horticulture, market gardens, primary industry workers, city of caulfield, mood kee, pennington harold, annual general meetings, caulfield town hall, glen eira city council, carnegie, carnegie station, rosstown station, people by circumstance, migrants, sugar beet, sugar beet mill, sugar beet industry, mills, factories, sea beach lines, bent thomas, parliamentary representatives, neville street, miller street, lemann’s swamp reserve, koornang park, cane sugar industry, breweries, rabbit processing plants, health establishments, hospitals, food production establishments, abattoirs, thieves, social problems, vagrants, theft, squatting, financial economics, debt, finance industry, insurance companies, company managers, bentleigh, ross leila, the grange, leila road, wild cherry road, financial trouble, mortgages, gisborne street, archibald street, riddell parade, victoria railways, glen huntly road, clarence street, college street, gladstone parade, parrell street, aileen avenue, seaview street, drion estate, land subdivisions, dover street, sussex street, landfill, marara road, booran road, woodville avenue, dorothy avenue, ormond park, royal avenue, ormond railway station, oakleigh road, melten avenue, miller street, munro avenue, lord reserve, neerim road, toolambool road, the rosstown hotel, rosanna street, murrumbeena crescent, commercial establishments, the national bank, rosstown road, kangaroo road, poath road, freda street, hughesdale kindergarten, oakleigh council, hughesdale community centre, civic establishments, galbally reserve, plaques, warrigal road, out and about brochures -
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Article - VICTORIAN RAILWAYS
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. -
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Document - BRIGHTON GENERAL CEMETERY
... Dempsey William James Caulfield Huxley Parker and Co. Liddiard ...This file contains a six-page handwritten list of tombstone inscriptions from a select number of graves at the Brighton General Cemetery, dated August 1973 and 10 11 1973, author unknown. Details include names and date of death, with some entries also stating date of birth, family relationships, the mason of the tombstone and other significant details relating to the internment. A short handwritten note is attached to the end of the list, of what appears to be details of four internments in the INDEPENDENT section of the cemetery, including crossed-out details previously mentioned in the list.cemeteries, brighton cemetery, ricketson sophia, ricketson henry joseph, ricketson georgina sherbourne, ricketson olive elaine, a and c ballantyne, ballantyne a, ballantyne c, stonemasons, grimwade edward norton, grimwade phelia maude, casey james joseph, tope h., 4 tope and co., dempsey. isabella, dempsey william james, caulfield, huxley parker and co., liddiard henry w.w., liddiard anna susanna, stark robert m., ford sarah, ford henry, ford elizabeth, bent thomas, bent elizabeth, bent gertrude huntley, bleazby elizabeth h., people by circumstance, huntley john jnr., shand mary, kentucky, irving william, irving winter, noorilim, dandenong road, irving frances amelia, miller septimus, miller clara johnstone, miller gwendoline, stone robert, pearson william, pearson eliza laura, craigellachie, pearson hugh, pearson henry travers, pearson alexander buchanen, pearson hugh boyd, pearson alex l., webb charles, webb emma, webb ethel mary, the poet gordon, gorden annie lindsay, langdon william, langdon constance annie, langdon h.j., langdon ell, langdon john barry, langdon george rupert webb, langdon frank harry webb, langdon w.f., langdon s.s.a., langdon dottie, langdon william farquhar, croton hurst, higginbotham george, higginbotham edith, morris edith, morris edward e., reade maude, sproule george, elsternwick, st. clements, sproule mary elizabeth, sproule may, sinnatt farley, stanley henry, stanley mary elizabeth, todman madge brown, todman charles, long john, fox e. phillip, trott harry, plaques, boyd pamela, boyd theodore penleigh, artists, clarke alice lovell, bishops court, bevan ann, bevan philip, bevan margaret maybery, bevan richard, bevan amy constance, bevan laurie adelaide, ormond -
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Photograph - CARNEGIE
24 photographs relating to Carnegie plus 1 slide: 1/Two photographs, one of Koornang Road c.1920’s and one of flower shop rear of library, date unknown. 2/One photograph of Carnegie Post Office c. undated. 3/Two photographs Koornang Road, Carnegie and phone boxes, Carnegie, dated 1914. 4/Two photographs (the same) of an RSL Ball dated 15/08/1937. 5/17 black and white negative photos – reprinted, date unknown, of Carnegie Library, shop front opening Koornang Road. 6/Slide showing Koornang Road, Carnegie looking South. 7/6 photocopied postcards from Valentines Real Photo Series, in album owned by Mrs. Zoe Mason, collected and returned to Pam Speedy (daughter) 12 Wattle Grove, East Malvern, 15/03/1999. Photocopied pages from 1923 Sands and McDougalls included with some prints to give an idea of architecture and other retail trade. 8/Two photocopied prints of Carnegie Flood. 1946 – Koornang Road, shows shopkeepers in street at that time. 9/Two photographs of brick wall advertising the "Argus" newpaper, which closed in 1957. Photos taken in 2011 when building was exposed prior to rebuilding on site.koornang road, rosstown road, carnegie, shepparson street, carnegie library, carnegie post office, mcallister b., glen huntly, glenhuntly, phone boxes, memorial hall, bamfield m., tranmere avenue, carnegie railway station, stations, libraries, post offices, memorial hall carnegie, progress hall, carnegie community singing, social clubs, chadstone progress, newspapers, temminghoff robert, carnegie chamber of commerce, caulfield city council, rob’s chocolate box, rosstown, ross william murray, rosstown railway, elsternwick, oakleigh, city of caulfield, glen huntly road, glenhuntly road, grange road, carnegie primary school, primary schools, murrumbeena, neerim road, dandenong road, koornang park, lord reserve, rosanna street reserve, packer oval reserve, caulfield swim centre, holywood grove, mile end road, mcpherson avenue, munster avenue, rosstown hotel, leila road, methodist church, toolambool street, carnegie theatre, carnegie estate agency – sims and broadbent, woorayl street, estate agents, cowie j. mrs., confectioner, woodhouse e., stationer, mckay jno. a., mckay jonathon, small goods, perry w. b., chemists, kinsman e. h., newsagents, jones a. w., mckee wm., furniture stores, neil geo. m., grocer, truganini road, brick -
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Book - CAULFIELD CENTENARY 1957
This file contains four items 1/Two copies of a twenty-four page booklet titled CITY OF CAULFIELD CENTENARY 1857-1957, created by the Caulfield City Council and printed by Peter Isaacson Pty Limited, Melbourne. The booklet details important aspects of Caulfield’s history including council procedures, the Caulfield Road District Proclamation, the first election and a summary of 100 years of local government with a description of the present Caulfield in 1957. The booklet also includes several pictures of various Caulfield landmarks and people including one of Caulfield City Councillors (11 men and 1 woman). Also one photocopied version of this booklet. 2/Eleven pages of typed notes for the City of Caulfield Centenary booklet. All notes are undated and incomplete. Two pages titled NOTES on THE HISTORY and PROGRESS OF THE CITY OF CAULFIELD, author unknown. Three and a half pages titled THE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN VICTORIA, author unknown. Five pages titled 100 YEARS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT – EARLY CAULFIELD, by Mrs A. P. Bell. 3/A typed letter to Miss V. Webb-Langdon from the Town Clerk H.G. Nelson, acknowledging her contribution to historical details for the Caulfield Council’s Centenary booklet, dated 24/12/1957. 4/A handwritten letter and a handwritten note regarding the acquisition of notes for the Caulfield Centenary booklet. The letter is dated 03/08/2006 and the note is dated 09/02/2007.city of caulfield centenary, caulfield road district, sinclair a.j.g., city hall, war memorials, gamble h.a., machin l.r., bunny f.c.d., caulfield park, koornang reserve, parton e.m., sims h.e., thomson w.r., gunn e.e., yorston j.s., wallace g.e. mrs, green w.c., jenner e.r., ward boundaries, dandenong road, queens avenue, normanby road, station street, bond street, glen eira road, orrong road, poath road, north road, booran road, nepean highway, glen huntly road, glenhuntly road, inkerman road, hotham street, nelson h.g., fullard w.r., mackley g.j., ellis k.i, crosbie m.r., nutting b.i., body j.h., pritchard r.j., guildford l.t.g., lund l.m., street h.c., reynolds a.w., elections , political processes, local government, springthorpe reserve, greenmeadows gardens, business and finance, roads and streets, caulfield racecourse, east caulfield reserve, mackinnon reserve, hawthorn road, balaclava road, murrumbeena road, lempriere avenue, victoria street, koornang road, lord reserve, lyons street, murrumbeena reserve, kangaroo road, ormond park, beatty crescent, foch street, packer reserve, oakleigh road, leila road, prices park, bambra road, riley reserve, playgrounds, town hall, maternal and child health centres, truganini road, grange road, senior citizens centre, barkley sir henry, moore david, handasyde gilbert, caulfield school room, harris g.w., semple john, dempsey william, brooks w.a., wilson thomas, lyall william, murrum murrumbeen lifestyle, ‘greenmeadows’ house, lempriere family, aboriginal culture, ‘rippon lea’ house, caulfield john, ‘slaney’s’ home, alma road, paddy’s swamp, racecourse hotel, caulfield technical college, bevan mr., ‘grosmont’, hart john, railways, mansions, ‘rosecraddock’, langdon h. j., caulfield cup, ‘crotonhurst’, webb judge, ‘kilwinning’, service james, ricketson henry, ‘glen eira’, house names, garden vale, ross william murray, ‘ross’s folly’, outer circle railway, caulfield grammar school, davies j. henry, lagdon william, grimwade f.s., loyd charles du plan, hope george, ‘airdrie’, kooyong hill, market gardens, dairies, lady talbot milk supply, jenner family, o’niell college, presentation sisters, glenferrie road, grimwade frederick sheppard, grimwade alice, ‘harlston’, grimwade house, ‘saint aubin’s’, ‘st. aubin’s’, ‘caulfield hall’, caulfield john p.t., st georges road, caulfield military hospital, nursing homes, health establishments, dover street, sports and recreations, rosanna street, ‘cantala’, health services, parks and reserves, community services, town planning, local government finance, local officials and employees -
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Document - Depression – Caulfield
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 -
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Article - GLEN HUNTLY (HISTORY OF)
This file contains 10 items about the history of Glen Huntly: 1/6 photocopied pages from ‘The History of St Kilda’ which relates to the place name Glen Huntly, and the Quarantine graves, date unknown. 2/2 photocopied pages from the ‘Sun Pictorial’ dated 13/4/1928 and 12/4/1928; relating to the state of the graves at Point Ormond and their re-internment to St Kilda Cemetery. 3/1 pen and ink sketch of graves at Point Ormond from the State Library Victoria. 4/3 pages taken from a website on the re-internment of graves and some social history as to the reason that the new emigrants were coming to Australia. The Article also has 7 photographs. 5/2 newspaper articles on the ‘Glen Huntly’ descendants forthcoming reunion being held on 21&22/4/1990. 6/1 article reprinted from newsletter no. 22 October 1983 on the barque ‘Glen Huntly’. Also details of passengers who died and the burial of 3 at Point Ormond. 7/1 handwritten document (unattributed) taken from ‘Migrant ships for South Australia 1836-1850’ by Ronald Parsons. 8/1 pamphlet commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ‘Glen Huntly’ arriving in Melbourne. It gives information about the ship, passengers, memorial in St Kilda Cemetery and upcoming descendants’ reunion. 9/1 program of commemoration events 21&22/4/1990. 10/1 piece of art work for a ‘Welcome to Glen Huntly’ sign, featuring a ship. Undated, unattributed and source unknown.‘glen huntly’, buchanan captain, fever ship, emigrants, cummins ann, st kilda cemetery, bowman mrs, caulfield, craig john, cameron miss, mcgonagle mrs, elsternwick, armstrong george, mathers james, the glen huntly pioneers memorial, jones alfred ramsey, st david’s uniting church (grange road), glen huntly, glen huntly road, lake street, glen huntly state school, glen huntly presbyterian church, south caulfield, mernda avenue, garden avenue, grange road, jenkin (boss) william, wattle avenue, chinese joss-house, smith a.w, glen huntly post office, foundation stones, king f.l, methodist church, trinity congregational church, greek orthodox church, salvation army temple, wanalta road, st anthony’s roman catholic church, st agnes’ anglican church, booran road, st david’s uniting church, el nido grove, manses, royal avenue, munster avenue, james street, rothschild street, neerim road, organs, peace memorial organ, railways, marara road, curraweena road, booran road, bambra road, rosstown railway, murray-ross william, leila road, murray-ross leila, ‘the grange’, north road, wild cherry road, ‘rosstown’, picture theatres, manchester grove, aerodrome, lord reserve, neville street, lyons street, morgan street, rosedale avenue, rifle clubs, glen huntly infant welfare centre, watson grove, rowlands drapery, drapers, bones plant nursery, nurseries, elsternwick railway station, railway stations, kooyong road, glen eira road, truganini road, rosstown sugar works, ross murray, street names, typhoid, diseases, death and dying -
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Document - GLEN HUNTLY (HISTORY OF)
This file contains one item: 1/A loose-leaf, 23-page document titled ‘The History of Glen Huntly’, by Alfred R. Jones, dated 20/06/1991, describing the history of the suburb. The author has drawn heavily from the 4 sources noted in the bibliography. Subjects covered include the ship the suburb is named after, the suburb’s State School, the suburb’s churches, the Rosstown Railway and Sugar Mill, the origin of the name of Carnegie, the suburb’s aerodrome, and the beautification of the Glen Huntly Shopping Centre. The final 12 pages consist of 9 appendices relating to the aforementioned subjects. Appendix A is a typewritten letter from Ron McLeod, secretary of the Place Names Committee, to Mr. D. R. Aylen, CEO of the City of Caulfield, notifying the latter of the alteration of the name ‘Glenhuntly’ to ‘Glen Huntly’. Appendix B is a list of the ministers of St. David’s Uniting Church from its formation in 1916 to the present. Appendix C identifies the persons portrayed in St. David’s stained glass windows. Appendix D is a poster announcing the auction of 41 blocks of land between Hawthorn and Bambra Road formerly owned by William Ross, plus a map identifying said land blocks and anither fir locality. Appendix E is an A4 plan of the Rosstown Railway. Appendix F is a drawing of the Rosstown Sugar Mill. Appendix G is a poem titled ‘The Swagman’s Retreat’, by Herb Arnott, about the failure of the Mill. Appendix H is a map of Caulfield’s horse tramways plus a list of opening and closing dates. Appendix J is a list of streets explaining the meanings of their names.glen huntly, glenhuntly, local history, ‘glen huntly’ (ship), ‘glen huntlely’ (ship), quarantine stations, glen huntly road, lake street, mernda avenue, glen huntly state school no. 3703, ormond francis, ormond, garden avenue, grange road, churches, congregational church, glen huntly presbyterian church, st. david’s, st. david’s uniting church, anglican church, jenkin william ‘boss’, methodist church, wattle avenue, smith a. w. mr., glen huntly post office, glen huntly road, king f. l. mr., uniting church, child care centre, presbyterian church of eastern australia, glen huntly methodist church, sun aria, miller mary, stained glass, phrenologists, trinity congregational church, primitive methodists, ‘the victorian independent’, mercy mr., greek orthodox original old calendar church, wanalta road, salvation army, halls, myrtle street, catholic church, st. anthony’s roman catholic church, foundation stones, neerim road, mannix archbishop, st. agnes’ anglican church, booran road, sunday schools, clergy residences, ‘see’ anglican news magazine, lees archbishop, booth archbishop, glen huntly presbyterian church, el nido grove, tennis courts, bollard v. w. right rev., waratah avenue, royal avenue, munster avenue, james street, rothschild street, peace memorial organ, singers, bremner marie, scotland betty, carden joan, rosstown railway, south caulfield, plants, marata road, curraweena road, bambra road, ross william murray, ross leila, ross constance, vautin constance, ‘the grange’, north road, leila road, wild cherry road, caulfield roads board, elsternwick, land sales, sugar mills, koornang road, woornack road, elsternwick railway station, riddell parade, clarence street, dover street, oakleigh road, murrumbeena crescent, carlisle crescent, railways, trains, parks and reserves, caulfield council, sussex street, caulfield city council, swamps, rosstown sugar mill, rosstown estate, ‘the swagman’s retreat’, arnott herb, rosstown, carnegie, ‘ross’s folly’, carnegie andrew, rosstown hotel, dandenong road, rosstown road, rosstown plate horse race, caulfield racecourses, ames avenue, rosstown court, hostels, murrumbeena, cinemas, innovations (cabinetry film), films, music, pianos, manchester grove, safeway store, squash courts, airports, lord reserve, aeroplanes, air navigation act 1921, neville street, larkin sopwith aviation company of australasia, lyons street, morgan street, bookmakers, nightsoil, poultry, weatherboard buildings, glen huntly railway station, rosedale avenue, rifle clubs, scout groups, 1st glen huntly troop, ana, dowding jack mr., glen huntly infant welfare and family planning clinic, vermador private hospital, watson grove, rowlands (drapers), bones plant nursery, caulfield railway station, bridges, trams, horse tramways, glen eira road, elsternwick railway station, kooyong road, aboriginal peoples, truganini road, hannan lyn mrs. (urban planning officer), glen huntly shopping centre, sculptures, street beautification scheme, “flying the yellow flag”, moore olive, “return to rosstown”, jowett d. f., weickhardt i. s., “from sand swamp and health”, murray peter r., wells john c., caulfield historical society, newsletters, place names committee, mcleod ron, aylen d. r. mr., jones hugh rev., king joseph, scarfe james, vertigan sidney, vertigan earle, rance victor, flavell cameron, denholm robin, moorhead ken, taliai siupeli, eccles james leslie, little agnes, hutchins william r., dickie may a., gordon ivey agnes, theobald a. a. mrs., brownbill lloyd norman, ash georgette, land sales, auctions, messrs. crews & arkle, street names -
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Document - Hotels, Caulfield
This file contains one item: 1/Handwritten research notes recording details about various hotels in the Caulfield area and environs. Details include handwritten maps and lists of publicans/licensees/nominees. Notes by author unknown and undated. Some of the notes make reference to entries in Sands & McDougall directories.r. k. cole hotel collection, london tavern hotel, london tavern and store, glen huntly road, caulfield, sycamore street, hawthorn road, dandenong road, derby road, koornang road, caulfield club hotel, rosstown hotel, royal hotel, the vine beer house, the vine caulfield hotel, newton h., balaclava road, bambra road, mirrambeena road, murrumbeena road, poath road, the tam o’shanter hotel, wilston street, farmers’ arms home hotel, chestnut street, hooper street, thompson william, martin p. j., orme frederick, orme fred, nicholls william henry, mullins john, armstrong john, egan james, westwood james, westwood ellen, greenberg david, greenberg sydney, greenberg rose, spamm cath, pitter mabel, morrow andrew, morrow andy, feddan george curtis, guess john, evans rowland, evans roland, riordan john, smith george elms, bedwell c., griffen frederick, connelly p. h., uhrbrock f., swift charles, gregor f., hazlett david, moore l., harley susan, mott h., nichols william henry, ross peter mclean, elsternwick, mcnamara margaret, mcnamara v., stevens catherine, mcgregor f., clarice george -
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Document - History of the City of Caulfield
... Princes Park Ross William Murray Caulfield Institute of Technology ...This file contains 4 items: 1/Typewritten document titled ‘The City of Caulfield’. Author and date unknown. 1 page (back and front), 2 copies. Document covers topics such as origins of the name ‘Caulfield’, early settlement and the Caulfield Cup. 2/Typewritten document titled ‘History of Caulfield Council’. Author and date unknown. 6 pages, 3 copies. Document covers subjects such as early settlement, Aboriginal influence, Caulfield Road Board, Shire of Caulfield, Borough and town boundaries, coat of arms, and Freedom of Entry to the City. 3/Typewritten document (undated + author unknown) titled ‘The Structure of Local Government in Victoria with a history of the City of Caulfield’. 13 pages. Covers the following subjects: Powers, Planning, Public Works, Trading Undertakings, Health Services, Municipalities, Wards Electors or Ratepayers, Voters Roll, Councillors, Officers, Finance, Nature of Soil and Vegetation, Parks and Gardens and Reserves, Coat of Arms, Boundaries, How Did Caulfield get its Name, Aboriginal Influence, Caulfield Road Board, Shire of Caulfield, Borough and Town and the City of Caulfield. Also covered is early settlement. Note at the end of the document mentions that the historical content contained in the last section was based upon a thesis for the Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Melbourne, 1968 by L. Alwis, P. Rowe, N. Wootten. Melbourne, ‘City of Caulfield: An Illustrated City Report’. 4/Typewritten document (undated) titled ‘The Structure of Local Government in Victoria with notes on the history of the City of Caulfield’. 8 pages, 2 copies. This document also includes a map/diagram of the city with boundaries and wards showing locations of railway stations and parks. Document covers the structure of local government and its functions then goes on to focus on City of Caulfield with subjects similar to those covered in item 3. Document signed off by Deputy Town Clerk.city of caulfield, caulfield john, caulfield baron, caulfield racecourse, elsternwick, ripponlea, st. mary’s church, caulfield council, kooyong road, neerim road, bambra road, greenmeadows house, caulfield park, paddy’s swamp, dandenong road, caulfield grammar school, chisholm institute of technology, murrumbeena, glen eira road, alma road, orrong road, balaclava road, inkerman road, ‘grosmont’, caulfield school room, caulfield road board, caulfield road district, crimean war, victorian amateur turf club, caulfield cup, glenhuntly road, north road, glenhuntly station, ormond station, outer circle railway, local government, gardenvale, carnegie, rosstown, poath road, nepean highway, hotham street, ormond park, princes park, ross william murray, caulfield institute of technology, ‘ross’ folly’, hawthorn road, glenhuntly, ormond, morris t. w., lloyd charles du plan, meals on wheels, shire of caulfield, caulfield railway station, caulfield rsl, bouran road, murrum murrumbeen, kooyong road, great dandenong road, neerim road, trams, prahran and malvern tramways trust, fisher andrew, mackinnon reserve, dover street, ‘glen eira’, blair max cr., insignia, third ordnance services unit, schools, street lighting, lampriere, mr. bevan, the caulfield leader, davies j. henry, curraweena road, st. georges road, o’neill college, hope george, market gardens, koornang reserve, packer reserve, murrumbeena reserve, hopetoun gardens, greenmeadows gardens, mirambeena, caulfield technical college, hart john, langdon h. j., ‘rosecraddock’, judge webb, ‘crotonhurst’, service james, ‘kilwinning’, ricketson henry, grimwade frederick sheppard, airdrie, jenner, st. aubin’s, caulfield john p. t., harlston, lempriere, lord reserve, ‘cantala’ -
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Document - ROTARY CLUB OF CAULFIELD
This file contains 13 official documents pertaining to the Rotary Club of Caulfield: 1/A typewritten copy of the constitution of the Rotary Club of Caulfield (undated). Said document is essentially an instruction manual detailing how the Club is to be administered and the duties of officials. 2/A page (unclear if intended for use as a poster or letter) announcing a Business Persons Breakfast to be held at St. Anthony’s Parish Hall on 19/11/1986, wherein Jeff Kennett, M.L.A., Leader of the Opposition of the Parliament of Victoria, will deliver a speech titled ‘Responsibility Before Rights’. 3/A booklet announcing the 25th anniversary celebration of the Rotary Club of Caulfield, to be held at Tudor Court on 24/02/1987. Contains the menu, national anthem, programme, and two lists – one of the founding members of the Club and one of the extant members of the Club. 4/Two copies of a booklet announcing a dinner, to be held at Tudor Court on 10/11/1987, wherein charter will be presented to the Rotary Club of Caulfield-Rosstown by District Governor Ian Knight. Contains a list of extant staff, the menu, the programme, a description of the history of the ‘Wembley Wheel of Friendship’, a list of charter members, and an account of the etymology of the name ‘Rosstown’. 5/Two copies of a page featuring four items of relevance to the Rotary Club of Caulfield. The first is an article (titled ‘Rotary scholar makes it’, author unspecified, source unspecified, undated) about Club scion Mark Collard receiving an MBA from Clarkson University. The second is an article (titled ‘New Caulfield Rotary’, author unspecified, source unspecified, undated) about the presentation dinner to which item 7 pertains. (This article is not present in its entirety, trailing off at the end.) The third is an announcement of a ‘progressive dinner’ to be held on 28/11/1987, also containing an announcement of a bicentennial conference to be held on 19/03/1988. The fourth is an announcement of what appears to be the initiation of some sort of historical re-enactment, the proceeds of which will fund the Rotary Club’s ‘Polio Plus’ project. A title (‘A Long Haul Through Caulfield’) suggests this item may be the header section of an article about said event, but if so, the remainder is not present. Contains three black-and-white photographs; one of Collard with an unidentified woman (presumably his wife), one of Club President Howie Dunlop congratulating Charter President Geoff Oscar, and one of some men riding on a horse-drawn cart. 6/Two copies of a booklet announcing a President Changeover Dinner, to be held on 28/06/1988. Contains the menu, programme, and a list of extant members. 7/Two copies of the weekly bulletin of the Rotary Club of Caulfield, dated 28/06/1988. Contains lists of faculty, notification of the Club’s decision to admit women, notification of upcoming events, a biography of guest speaker Fred Epstein, and a list of the times and places of alternative meetings. 8/Two photocopied statements of the receipts and expenditure of the Rotary Club of Caulfield, one for the period 01/10/1989 – 30/06/1990, and one for the period 01/07/1990 – 27/08/1990. 9/The photocopied minutes of a New Members Committee Meeting of the Rotary Club of Caulfield, dated 02/08/1990. Objects of discussion include fundraising methods and application of funds. 10/A booklet announcing Change Over Night, dated 21/06/1994. Contains the programme, menu, national anthem, and a list of extant faculty. 11/4 unbound pages announcing the winners of the Rotary Youth Photographic Awards, dated 1995 (a more specific date than this is not given). (Pages contain no photographs.) 12/A small note announcing the Murrumbeena Community Market, to be held on 04/12/2010, of which the Rotary Club of Caulfield is one of the sponsors. 13/A booklet announcing a dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Caulfield, to be held on 23/02/2012. Contains the programme, menu, a list of past presidents, a description of the history of the Gifu Vase (a trophy in the Club’s possession), and a list of some of the charity projects the Club has been engaged in.rotary club of caulfield, clubs and associations, charitable organisations, kennett jeff m.l.a., st. anthony’s parish hall, grange road, neerim road, glenhuntly, festivals and celebrations, tudor court, gray robin, baird jack, lord john, king john, crittenden doug, gelme anthony, hunkin ed. rev., fryer roy, quine john, bedford f., bell jim, bunny d., cripps e., don john, epstein fred, hattam j., howard w., kerry g., kumnick j., kurrie s., lord l., morrison charles, nelson h., parton willis, perry bruce, pollard r., price f., skuse e., stillwell g., tilley norman, tomlinson charles, watson don, webster j., wilson duncan, fincher roy, wheller john, allen selwyn, christopher don, cohen godfrey, davis keith, davis lloyd, dornbierer w., dunlop howie, fillmore wally, ford john, ford peter, forshaw ken, gales brian, green myer, hind jim, humphreys john, hunter ian, lewis ray, melville jack, oscar geoff, penaluna harry, perlen louis, rampling ross, ronaldson keith, sherlock max, sicklemore graham, smith barry, stapleton ted, summers ron, tovey david, rotary club of caulfield-rosstown, knight ian, tudor court, kooyong road, bellmaine mark, langfelder kurt, morris rob, rome graeme, alma club, wilks street, wills david, blankfield mark, awards, wembley wheel of friendship, bellmaine loretta, cunningham david, cunningham jean, davis pam, davis rex, davis judith, forshaw hannah, graham jeremy, graham kara, hassing andre, hassing arlette, jacobs frank, jacobs june, langfelder judy, morris robert, morris angela, nettlebeck rosalie, oscar enid, rattray john, rattray diana, rome lorraine, sarah ted, sarah denise, sherlock helen, smith suzanne, stapleton jackie, turner brook, turner vicki, tuhiwai tamati, tuhiwai ravina, will arnold, will claire, rosstown, ross william murray, rosstown sugar works, collard mark, rotary foundation, keller chuck, campbell felicitie mrs., campbell jack cr., knight genny, albury civic centre, green tess, tantram avenue, quine gwen, beaver street, rosalind ray, rosalind lweis, devon street, little company of mary hospital, polio plus, smith ian, jackson adrian, miller peter, spence bert, wheller denise, coffey bill, financial documents, receipts, gilmartin e., moran d., kaan a., fillmore wal, coleman peter, coleman moyrha, wesley college elsternwick big band, puddy mark, fradkin barry, fitzgerald gerald, renton robert, herschberg gedeon, kinston david, montgomery peter, dawes shane, silberberg henry, zazryn ben, cohen michael, rotary youth photographic awards, photographic competitions, photography, terry ted mr., terry e. a. mr., eldridge hannah, cottral anne, abdullahi khalid, gostin cassie, podlabeniouk lena, diyab ahmed, draca julijana, pevkoski danilla, wooster heath, lesar dion, sansoni rachel, leatham chelsea, townsend jessie, barker megan, fitzgerald megan, maokhamphiou anthony, smith naomi, fraser sue-ellen, white tanya, murrumbeena community market, koornang uniting church, murrumbeena road, welsh heather, robinson david, kesselschmidt sima, potasz sophie, southwick david, cheyne gordon, ryall keith, arianti listy, westbrook natasha, pollard bob, hancock irey, lovett jack, cooper alby, rundle john, patkin nehama, mcmullen adele, douglas jennie, preston mark, resubal loreto, gifu vase, aoki seiichi, operation firewood, alfred hospital, bus of knowledge, australia day breakfast, bethlehem hospital, caulfield hospital -
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Document - TOURS
There are two copies of the Discover Caulfield guide produced by the Caulfield Historical Society. One from 1982 which contains twelve pages, seven of which are typed and the last five a continuation of the guide added later, hand-written. The other is a modern typed version of the same document. They both detail a pictorial tour of the mansions and gardens in the City of Caulfieldcaulfield, mansions, gardens, homes, ‘lirrewa’, lirrewa grove, caulfield city hall, smith sydney, ‘halstead’, bambra road, halstead road, caulfield historical society, messrs. upton and smith, civic establishments, dickson james dr., houses, national trust, st. stephen’s church, balaclava road, gothic (revival) architecture, messrs. haddon and henderson, st. aloysius, archbishop of melbourne mannix dr., caulfield park, hawthorn road, inkerman road, kambrook road, paddy’s swamp, cannizzo philip, caulfield city council, trams, orrong road, grimwade house, ‘harleston’, grimwade frederick sheppard, primary schools, caulfield art centre, ‘stanmark’, art galleries, ‘craigellachie’, person william, pearson eliza, francis newton mr., greenmeadows gardens, milburn grove, greenmeadows house, lempriere john, mayors, ‘glenfern’, boyd john captain, boyd martin, ‘myoora’, alma road, ‘bagatelle’, christian thomas, henderson anketell, flats, building construction, ‘burreel’, kooyong road, burreel avenue, francis john, stephen sidney, allan george l., ‘royston’, renwick s. mrs., sargood frederick sir., ‘glen eira’, ricketson henry, caulfield hospital, royal southern memorial hospital, caulfield general medical centre, ‘ripponlea’, reed and barnes, architects, towers, rippon emma, rippon thomas, guilfoyle william, employees, ‘the village houses’, regent street, st. george’s road, cottages, bent thomas sir., jones louisa mrs., nathan benjamin, ‘anselm’, glenferrie street, queen anne style, haddon robert, historical buildings, princes’ park, ‘glenmore’, watts thomas, more hugh, glenhuntly road, gates, villas, ‘hopetoun’, hopetoun street, webb charles, hopetoun hospital, harleston park, allison street, langdon montague, langdon harry joseph, ‘tarqua’, ‘labassa’, manor grove, koch john, robertson a. w., wagner john, ‘ontario’, trinity congregational church, grange road, glen huntly, churches, greek orthodox church, ‘fairfield hall’, north road, younger james, glenhuntly post office, smith alfred, smith anne, methodist church, ‘lambros the cobbler’, railways, ballantyne r., snowball betty, kahlyn private hospital, ‘kynaston’, st. mary’s jubilee school, festivals and celebrations, st. mary’s anglican church, church of england, bishop moorhouse, joynt donoman, elsternwick post office, elsternwick, elsternwick bowling club, elsternwick rsl, caulfield grammar school, davis henry rev., selwyn street, elsternwick railway station, glen eira road, barnett r. j. rev., tudor court, world war 1914-1918, ‘fairhaven’, hope george, caulfield library, plaques, cannons, ‘janvec joinery’, parkside street, ‘parkside court’, clarence street, ‘streetscene’, grange road, greenhouses, vallati gladys -
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Document - Box Family
This file contains two items pertaining to a property named Box Cottage (named after residents William and Elizabeth Box) located in Joyce Park, Jasper Road, Ormond 3204: 1/A typewritten document (two pages), the date and context unknown (albeit authored by A. Smith) about the property. The first part of the document describes the materials and techniques utilized during the property’s original construction around 1850 and during subsequent renovations, whilst the second part describes the reconstruction of the property at a nearby site by the City of Moorabbin Historical Society. 2. A printout of a page from the website of the City of Moorabbin Historical Society (authored by Yun Ma, last modified on 13/01/2013, and accessed 30/06/2014), about the property’s present usage as a museum. Included is some brief historical information about the property, plus advertising of some of the various artefacts on display therein. Also included are six black-and-white photographs (presumably hailing from the museum’s collection) portraying the property’s environs as they existed in the past.‘box cottage’, box family, box william, box elizabeth, cottages, smith a, a. lewis & co pty ltd timber merchants, building construction, construction materials, trees, city of moorabbin historical society, moorabbin historical society, ma yun, museums, museum displays, timber houses, joyce park, jasper road, ormond, timber, woodwork, woodworking, woodworking tools, farm and garden equipment, pioneers -
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Document - LANGDON FAMILY
This file contains four items pertaining to the Langdon family: 1/Five typed copies of research notes ‘History of the Langdons of Caulfield’, undated, probably by Irene Anderson, eleven pages. 2/Photocopy of typed and hand written notes, four pages, by Irene Anderson for her history of the Langdons dated August 1982 plus one typed version of the first 3 pages. 3/Handwritten, nineteen pages draft of ‘The Langdon homes’ by Irene Anderson, undated. 4/Photocopy of an extract from ‘Henderson’s Families’, five pages titled ‘Langdon of Rosecraddock’ (four copies), some with handwritten notes.caulfield, langdon phillip, ‘rosecraddock’, hawthorn road, kooyong road, powderham road, craddock avenue, franklin j. r., langdon marie, langdon clive, moxham margaret, langdon henry joseph, langdon elizabeth laetitia, langdon montague william, langdon charles petley, langdon emily amy, langdon florence elizabeth, langdon laura, langdon blanche emma, langdon jane, renwick jane, renwick samuel, ‘the garrell’, glen eira road, langdon elizabeth, langdon leslie john, langdon mary elizabeth, langdon dorothy, langdon margery, campbell mary elizabeth, campbell dorothy, franklin margery, franklin john riddoch, halstead street, ‘tarqua’, ‘lirrewa’, lirrewa grove, caulfield town hall, ‘hengar’, happy days kindergarten, read louisa martha, ‘neringa’, house names, ‘beemery’, blanche street, seymour road, ‘little cromer’, esler lilian, webb lilian, langdon stanley blake, langdon richard read, langdon philip clarke, langdon mary laetitia lane, langdon henry clive courtenay, st mary’s anglican church caulfield, ‘penleigh’, parsons florence elizabeth, parsons charles robert, waiora road, ‘beemery park’, ‘bellecourt’, sherlock max, langdon road, anderson irene victoria, ‘lincluden’, southall kate, ‘ringwood’, sadler alfred, mansion house, elsternwick -
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Article - ELSTER AVENUE, 16, ELSTERNWICK
This file contains 6 items: 1/Handwritten notes by Peta Darke dated 25/07/2014 listing title details for 16 Elster Avenue from 1909 to 2009 – two pages. 2/Handwritten list of Sands and McDougall entries for the property from 1915 to 1940 dated 25/07/2014 compiled by Peta Darke. 3/A photocopy of a Biggin Scott Real Estate Agents flyer advertising the recent sale of the property in 2009. 4/Print out from ‘The Argus’ of 04/12/1917, Page 6, from the Trove website of a brief article concerning the wounding of S.P.Jones, son of Stephen Jones of ‘Mons’, Elster Avenue in November 1917. 5/A photocopy of colour photograph of exterior of 16 Elster Avenue Circa 1998 taken by R.Darke. 6/Article from ‘Caulfield Glen Eira Leader’ of 25/03/2014, Page 3, concerning Oscar Jones, 14 year old son of present owners, who is an excellent surf life saver. Includes colour photograph of Oscar.elster avenue, college street, bowood, elsternwick, bowden arthur william, mons, hartington street, parnell street, jones stephen alma, kooyong road, kendall ann bell, kendall james william, kendall harold duncan, morrison harold lindsay, morrison rhonda may, cook jean isobel, golding ida curnow, perrett craig stuart, perrett eileen mary, perrett edward, perrett anthea, perrett catherine, lewis kay margaret, swain anthony barry gilles, swain darcy, swain mitchell, jones adrian, jones karine stehman, jones oscar, jones patrick, thomas lloyd, rickman jacob, lee james t, nidschelm harold, regan francis, jones douglas, laughton martin, biggin and scott, ashton daniel, jones stephen percy douglas, architectural styles, edwardian style, timber houses, gardenvale, collinson william morris, thomson william hamilton, lempriere john thompson -
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Document - LEMPRIERE AVENUE
1/A newspaper cutting from The Argus 12/07/1927 (a print-out of same from Trove), praising the virtues of demolishing former mansion ‘Rozelle’ and erecting a ‘score’ of pretty modern villas from Balaclava Road directly into Green Meadows Gardens, a public reserve. Article describes modernity of homes in great details and the streetscape vistas (1 photo included) including road and pathways. 2/A Caulfield St Kilda Leader, dated 25/08/1993, article with Caulfield residents George and Edna McKaige wanting a planning amendment ‘with teeth’ to protect their Lempriere Ave streetscape. Andrew Ward, Heritage Architect, identified Lempriere Ave as one of Caulfield’s significant areas, because of its Interwar streetscape.east st kilda, ‘rozelle’ mansions, balaclava, land subdivision, balaclava road, georgian style, spanish mission style, orrong road, greenmeadows gardens, lempriere avenue, leadlight, mckaige george, power and telegraph lines, triple-fronted style, interwar streetscape, mckaige edna, ward andrew, caulfield council, elsternwick, welsh heather (councillor), councillors, akehurst jeff, caulfield heritage watch, spencer david, johnson john dr., ‘kilwinning’, george h., peterson william mrs., ‘melby’, ‘springfield’, rose-watt miss, ‘rozelle’, ‘cressy house’, meadow street, smith wallace m., heron herbert l., ‘goathland’, ‘melbe’, wright james, marsh malcolm reginald, house names, melby avenue, springfield avenue, goathlands street, kilwinning court, heritage studies, town planning -
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Plan - LEMPRIERE AVENUE
One item about this location 1/Excerpts (5 pages) from Andrew Wards Heritage Study vol 2, 3.6 on Lempriere Avenue and ‘Greenmeadows Gardens’ Historic Area include street plan and general view of Roselle Estate’, Greenmeadows Garden. Included in his description is mention of a large eucalypt in ‘Greenmeadows Gardens’ which pre-dates European settlement.streetscape, lempriere avenue, ‘greenmeadows gardens’, meadow street, alston grove, californian bungalow style, fences, spanish mission style, ‘greenmeadows house, lempriere w. g., meadow street, clarke william senior, ‘greenmeadows’, trees, balaclava road, orrong road, allan road, meadow street, lempriere john, kirton mr, dickson and yorston (pty ltd), lempriere ruby l mrs, dickson g c, yorston j c, st kilda east, east st kilda, roselle estate, east st kilda, east st kilda riding -
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Letter - HUNT, WILLIAM HOGARTH
Two sets of this man's handwritten memories: 1/Five pages of handwritten personal memories, written by William Hogarth Hunt 13/07/1977. He outlines his family, their travels and settlement in 1908 at Glenhuntly: a detailed account of residents, shop owners, land sales and identities, Murray Ross, Mr Burr of Burr’s Gun Oil and Mr Zarman. Also details Glenhuntly Methodist Church, football, athletics, Glenhuntly Aerodrome and an extensive list of local residents and their stories. 2/Two pages of handwritten personal memories, written by William Hogarth Hunt 02/09/1977. A detailed account of residents, shop owners, identities, athletes, local policemen and their stories in the Glen Huntly area.personal memories, hunt william hogarth, glenhuntly, grange road, trams, plumber, stone mary ann, neerim road, wanalta road, schurme mrs, private hospital, hospitals, watson grove, hunt jessie, hunt alfred, hunt charles, smith mr, fisher mr, smith mrs, jockeys, dore george, ‘willis’, builders, house names, mernda, roseberry grove, el nido, neerim road, glenhuntly post office, mrs fielder’s sweetshop, mrs beer’s sweet shop, paddocks, confectionery, fielder fred, maroona road, murrumbeena, grocers, callister dave, carnegie state school, hay and corn store, james street, woodyard, hillards chemist, hughes body works, chemists, davidson’s, glenhuntly printing, hay and corn stores, railway gates, anz bank, fox mr, martin jack, fox mrs, clothing stores, steam rollers, radio and tv shop, beasley j, delicatessen/ham and beef shop, butchers, schurme’s private hospital, gellatley george, tailors, commonwealth banks, watson grove, banks, preston peter, e.j. & h. amos, hardware stores, estate agents, glenhuntly picture theatre, whittle mr, theatres, newsagency, cooper and cooke, station street, f.j. long and co, jennings a.v, timber yards, builders, ‘the estate’, hillcrest estate, grange road, marara road, rosedale avenue, hobart jack, mackie road, confectionery stores, ross murray, glenhuntly athletic club, godfrey evelyn, athletics clubs, railways, glenhuntly junior football club, elsternwick, princess park, carnegie oval, booran road, koornang park, ormond oval – ee. gunn reserve, glenhuntly oval, oakleigh road, victorian amateur turf club, koornang road, glenhuntly aerodrome, neville street, glenhuntly state school, rosslyn street, geary mr, lauriston tennis courts, bakers, carnegie r.s.l., east bentleigh, bowling clubs, tucker road, tennis clubs, centre road, murrumbeena road, larman mr, hollway street, nurseries, parker street, lyle marshall, burr mr, solicitors, builders, bones nursery, ‘burr’s gunoil’, glenhuntly methodist church, carnegie, smith alf, ezard family, clemens family, noy family, noy clarrie, dickie family, storey family, storey george, davis family, joss house, chinese community, wattle avenue, grange road, glenhuntly amateur football club, football clubs, glenhuntly athletic club, athletic clubs, glen huntly junior football club, carnegie oval, koornang park, glenhuntly oval, victorian amateur turf club, glenhuntly aerodome, glenhuntly state school, geary mr., bakers, east bentleigh, tucker road, centre road, larman mr, nurseries, lyle marshall, solicitors, bones nursery, carnegie, "the estate", royal avenue, mckay avenue, dumsday bertha miss, love family, gilmour family, waratah ave, sinclair mr, tuckpointers, bricks, donegan mr, plumbers, frazer mr, frazer and jenkinson printers, frazer arthur, ezard manufacturing, jewellers, private hospital, maroona road, o'carroll mr, beattie mr, horse trainer, morton tom, lord harry, estate agents, ormond, councillors, taylor mr, builders, gibson family, westley alf, o'carroll j (jack) d, glenhuntly athletics club, athletes, jack page's bakery and cake shop, nay clarrie, hunt william h., hunt alf, page jack, armstrong jack, manchester grove, morgan advertising, cusdin sid, farrier, glenhuntly cricket club, caulfield racecourse, neerim road, hoffman's plumbing, emma street, st. agnes school, st. agnes church hall, jenkin 'boss' mr, teachers, hawthorn miss, quinn miss, chitty charlie, chitty's timber, crystal palace picture theatre, theatres, marsh bill, hardware shops, watson arthur w, j.s. kidd and company, marshes hardware, kidd's hardware, bruce ivy, 'belgrave', house names, belgrave road, dandenong road, hunter 'pud', police officers, hunt jess, kangaroo road, murrumbeena, glen huntly -
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Document - BRIGGS STREET, 45, CAULFIELD, ‘STRETTON’
2 items about this property relating to Dorothy Margaret Aldom: 1/Printed article from ‘Who’s Who in The World of Women’ circa 1930’s on Dorothy Margaret Aldom, resident of Briggs Street, Caulfield. 2/Handwritten research document on Dorothy Margaret Aldom, taken from census records from 1904 to 1975, includes other members of her family. Notes made by Margaret Dunbar, GEHS researcher.aldom dorothy margaret, aldom william isaac, aldom elizabeth, aldom alice martha, aldom jera treadway, house names, caulfield, briggs street, ‘stretton’, houses, domestic life, children’s services, voluntary workers, dunbar margaret, community services, pre-school education, childcare -
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Newsletter - GARY PEER AND ASSOCIATES 2005
This file contains one item. The Autumn 2010 newsletter (six pages) of Gary Peer and Associates a real estate business based in Caulfield North. The newsletter, as well as containing information about Gary Peer and Associates and its staff also features fifteen small colour photographs of properties sold or rented including nine properties in the Glen Eira area. Under some of the photographs are a brief comment on the circumstances of sale, such as the number of bidders. Also included is a feature on the business ‘Texas Flower Rangers’ based in William Street, Balaclava, with a colour photograph of owners Linda and Rob Kras.gary peer and associates, krongold hayley, william street, peer gary, zelman sally, balaclava, kingston phillip, texas flower rangers, inkerman road, caughey jenny, kras linda, caulfield north, krongold darren, kras rob, raynes street, caulfield south, wild cherry road, ormond, balaclava road, clee street, mckinnon, muntz street, rose craddock place, wilks street, turner avenue, glen huntly, orrong road, orrong crescent, real estate agencies, real estate agents, property developers, auctions, leases, newsletters, florists -
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Document - Lees Family
A seven page reprinted article by Jan Rigby, on the Lees Family, who were early pioneers, and pioneer market gardeners in McKinnon and Bentleigh 1850-2003. Includes footnotes and references author Jan Rigby used for her research.lees family, pioneers, market gardens, mckinnon, bentleigh, lees jack allan, briggs vera victoria, lees james henry, tobin linda doris, mcclelland vera auraria, lees leonard william, rigby jan, lees james, lees william, bentleigh, jasper road, centre road, harwood j., branbury thomas, mckinnon road, wheatley road, mckinnon railway, east bentleigh, convicts, crop production, farmers, vineyards, viticulture, bent james, mckinnon road, elster creek, hellins edward, inns, gardeners arms, brighton cemetery, cemeteries, guerin mary, quirk michael, quirk patrick, quirk catherine, quirk daniel, quirk edward, quirk daniel snr., lees mary, slab huts, lees joseph, lees joe, east bentleigh school, primary schools, ring catherine, ring kate, stables, lees bill, lees tom, lees james henry, lees jim, ormond state school, wagons, cruickshanks nursery, nurseries, church of christ, ormond, carlton street, lees street, ring charles, rout charlotte, horse racing, lees george, lees stan, crop production, nicholson street, lees street, cowie william, lees leonard william, lees len, lees vera, lees linda doris, lees jack allen, lees vera victoria, mckinnon cricket club, sporting clubs, bentleigh club, masonic lodge, thomas street, edwards george, nurserymen, chinese community, market gardeners, j.h. lee and sons, lee floss, lees iris, centre road, bent thomas -
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Document - Caulfield Lacrosse Club
File contains 4 items 1.Typed notes by Alan Woodbridge of his memories as a player with the club and an excellent summary of the club’s history 2. A mounted photograph of the 1924 Caulfield Lacrosse Club Premier. 3. A Glen Eira/ Port Phillip article dated 23/04/2013 on goal keeper Sue Mc Solvin who had gained national selection for the 6th time. 4. Melbourne Weekly and Glen Eira News contact details of Caulfield Lacrosse Clubclubs and associations, sporting clubs, sport, bowls, lacrosse, caulfield lacrosse club, caulfield park bowling club, woodbridge alan, morgans j.e, william webb memorial cup, sports grounds, caulfield park oval, mc solvin sue, morgans eddie, curing ray, burton ray, bourke michael, bourke raymond, jennings harry, nutting foster, jones barry, competitions, committees, president, hodges jack, secretary, nutting fosters, shop, news agent, morry brothers, hawthorn road -
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Document - Caulfield Lacrosse Club
This file contains News paper cutting containing march report summaries for Caulfield Lacrosse Club team and prominent club players for each grade matches. Each weekly summary is mounted on paper in plastic envelope. The match summaries cover dates from May 17th 2010 to August 28th 2012. Match report cuttings to be added to the file as they become available.clubs and associations, sports and recreations sporting clubs, lacrosse, sports people, lacrosse players, abram flynn, allinson jenny, angelicas samuel, ansell romy, aguitera pedro, bartlem jai, barlow erin, blakeney joe, byne wild chris, campbell darcy, campbell jordan, campbell sally, campbell darcy, chapman jane, chapman nicholas, currie, sieng, cornish hayley, dando jack, ditmar luk, eyton toby, ettia lino, flemming garry, fitchett benjamin, fllod keir, fothergill liam, hallion amy, hamilton michael, mulley laura, harari liam, mealy tara, hubbard corey, hubbarld dylan, ikegawa ken, johnson sam, johnson, hamish, jones darian, keen murray, kukucka elizabeth, lane finbavc, lettieri william, lettieri luca, lewis christopher, lozan alex, mcarthur, heleo, melvin keziah, morgan, briony, mullner elizabeth, mullner susanna, norris hugo, norman dace, pope bladen, pigram mathew, quig quigle bryce, stark james, stark robem rodriques brendan, rodrigues michael, roberts anna, murovan chick anthony, tzirulnk david, tan denise rodriques anthony, ross harrison, billing adam, petritsch michael, samoilov tim, sainsbury nicole, stark robert, strand anna, smith aaron, smith damian, stevens, william, townley adam, waite jeremy, stringer shaylee, small corey, singh shakti, sinclair stuart, weinsberger max, ross lily, strozycki erin, small kira, small dale, vane weel michael, wingfield, lauren -
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Article - Sennit, William John
... William John Caulfield Balaclava Road Sennit John Paul Food ...This file contains six items about William John Sennit, manufacturer who lived at 154 Balaclava Road Caulfield. Photocopied page from 500 Victorians, Centenary Edition, 1934 giving a brief biography and cartoon of W.J. Sennit. A print of the wedding notice from the Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader, 24/08/1901 of the marriage of W.J. Sennit to Miss. Lily Sage. A print of the obituary notice for W.J. Sennit from the Argus, dated 30/01/1940. A print from the funeral notice for W.J. Sennit from the Argus, 31/01/1940. Research notes from Melbourne and Victorian directories, 1913 and 1923 showing addresses. Other items about the history of Paul Sennit, father of W.J Sennit.sennit william john, caulfield, balaclava road, sennit john paul, food manufacturing, farnham, house names, sage lily, sennit ronald -
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Document - Thomas, George
This file contains three items Hand written report on property of George Thomas in Orrong Road, dated 04/06/1985, author unknown Photocopy of four page contract and conditions of sale for lot 262 county of Burke Parish of Prahran. George Thomas property was sold to George William Taylor, dated 20/10/1881 The original photograph of a water colour painting of home and garden of George Thomas, Orrong Road, Caulfield by W. Tibbits 1876thomas eric f, thomas george, beemery park, orrong road, seymour road, allison road, mullaly j, j. fulton, taylor george william, warrein road, north road, stone adelaide, orrong road t. fulton, business, farmers, farm workers, farms, gardeners, subdivisions, land subdivision, land sales, land prices, land development, land developers -
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Article - Watts, William Cowley
... of William Cowley Watts, who was the shire president of Caulfield ...This file contains three items about Willian Cowley Watts, brother of Thomas Henry Watts:. Photocopy of two articles from newspapers. One relates to a portrait of William Cowley Watts, who was the shire president of Caulfield, for the memorial gallery of Mayors. The other states the history of Glen Huntly, the first architect designed house in Caulfield, the home of Thomas Watts. Research notes on the Watts family of Caulfield. A photocopy of a portrait of William Cowley Watts, shire president of Caulfield.watts william cowley, watts thomas henry, shire president, councillors, caulfield, monuments, memorials, portrait, gallery of mayors, city offices, architects, architecture, national trust, victorian institute of architects, city surveyor of melbourne, drainage system, watts charles george, caulfield grammar school, fellow of the federal institute of accountants, city treasurer of melbourne, watts geoffrey, glen huntly, glenhuntly, glenhuntly traders association, caulfield city council, huntly street, grange road, glenhuntly road, watts john, watts mary, thos. h. watts and sons, shire of caulfield, drainage, irrigation sewerage, sanitation, land surveys, royal society, mansion, retail trade, merchants, station place -
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Article - Stephen Family
This file has five items. Printed family tree from 1733 to 1856. Printed family tree from 1770 to 1939. Hand drawn family tree specific section from Mennell page 434. Four pages of handwritten notes from rate books, and a small amount of family research included as well. Newspaper article from The Age, 17/02/1973, mentioning author Virginia Woolt relation to James Stephen family tree. Handwritten notes from RHSV pioneer register. Handwritten notes on the Stephen family. Photocopy of entry on J.W. Stephen from Australian Dictionary of Biography 1851 – 1890.stephen james wilberforce., stephen mary anne sibella., stephen hart mary, stephen hart john, stephen hart susannah., stephen hart henrietta, stephen hart katherine., stephen hart thomas, stephen hart george, stephen hart edith, avoca grove, stephen george, orrong road, glen eira road, east st. kilda, mansion, whittingham geo, stephen anne atkinson., stephen james, stephen george milner elmslic., kooyong road, glen huntly road, glenhuntly road, gladstone parade, camden town, stephen francis john sydney., bureel, buxton mrs, shoobra, stephen sir george, caulfield, st. mary’s church, helenslea, riddell mrs, stephen william ravenscroft. -
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Book - Thomas, George
History and biography of George Thomas senior and junior. Also gives details of the siblings, family tree of few siblings, and some plans of Thomas properties. A forty-four page book published by Eric F. Thomas in 1986thomas eric f., thomas george, thomas george snr, thomas george jnr, land surveyors, land subdivision settlements, estate of klaterville, brighton estate, churches, church groups, mckinnon road, thomas road, thomas street, tucker road, orrong road, glen eira road, st marys church of england glen eira road, gardeners, farmers, caulfield, seymour road, thomas george alfred, thomas adelaide, warrein road, north road, thomas percival theodore, thomas elsie adelaide, thomas arthur gilbert, quarries, stone quarries, agricultural activities, methodist church, church groups, thomas cecilia hilda, thomas stanley charles, thomas bertha alice, melbourne street, murrumbeena, murrumbeena methodist church, sunday schools, sunday schools teacher, moonya road, thomas amy ida mary, women’s christian temperance union, thomas edith minnie, bible society, thomas william henry, linacre jane ann -
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Article - Wilson, Sir Samuel
This file contains three items. “The Squatters Squat, Second of Two Articles About the Squatters of the Wimmera” by Ian Maddern, from Wimmera Quarterly, spring 1970. Includes biography of Sir Samuel Wilson (two pages with two copies of one page). ‘Sam Wilson’s Hall’ copy (apparently from the Wimmera Quarterly, 1970) of a poem about Wilson Hall originally published in Melbourne Punch, December 17, 1874, two pages. Handwritten list (one page) of properties in Caulfield area apparently owned by Sir Samuel Wilson from 1877 to 1885, with value of each. Author unknownwilson sir samuel, wilson hall, squatters, alma road, dandenong road, pearce william p -
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Document - Lempriere Family
Five items about the Lempriere family: 1/Two pages of handwritten (unsigned and undated) research noting their land holdings, taken from the rate books over period 1858-1892. It shows us that John Thompson Lempriere was also Mayor in 1903. 2/Two pages of handwritten (unsigned and undated) notes about Thomas Henry Lempriere and William Geo Lempriere. 3/Photocopied photograph of 'Greenmeadows' on Lemprieres' cow paddock – undated and unknown. 4/Copy of article written by Michael Collins Perse from The Sydney Morning Herald 12/01/2009 on Michael Raoul Lempriere, 'Wool Industry Leader', 11/11/1936-01/10/2008, a descendant of Caulfield's Lempriere family. The article gives a short history of the family involvement in the wool industry. A short family tree history and more about Michael's early life and then his own family and business life. 5/A reprinted family tree from the Australian Dictionary of Biography for the Lempriere family by Justin J Corfield.lempriere thomas h., greenmeadows house, lempriere james, balaclava road, lempriere t.e., hotham street, lempriere john thompson, inkerman street, lempriere carlotta, lempriere mary, lempriere estele, lempriere jane, orrong road, lempriere william, george lempriere, monteiro d’almedin charles charles, stables, outbuildings, graziers, mansions, caulfield common school, committees of management, st marys, blake & riggall solicitors, ratebooks, greenmeadows, cow paddocks, lempriere michael raoul, lempriere bros, lempriere pty. ltd., lempriere peter, lempriere rozel, lempriere william henry, lempriere kathleen, lempriere audley raoul, sportspeople, greene adelaide, lempriere geoffrey, dougall diana, lempriere william, lempriere ben, australian council of wool buyers, federation of australian wool organisations, lempriere lisa, lempriere kristine, persse michael collins