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Article, Road to Eat Into Parks, 2018
Plans for the North East Link indicate parkland along Koonung Creek will go.Plans for the North East Link indicate parkland along Koonung Creek will go.Plans for the North East Link indicate parkland along Koonung Creek will go.north east link, koonung creek, blackburn north, eastern freeway, whitehorse active transport action group, city of whitehorse, bicycle paths -
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Document, Parks in Nunawading, n.d
... reserve walker park vermont park shire of blackburn and mitcham ...Transfer of land to Shire Blackburn and Mitcham for use as Morton Park, 3 June 1927;Transfer of land to Shire Blackburn and Mitcham for use as Morton Park, 3 June 1927; Nunawading Reserve, 10 October 1927; Walker Reserve 3 June 1927; Vermont Reserve, 3 June 1927. Names of original land owners and title numbers. Handwritten summaryTransfer of land to Shire Blackburn and Mitcham for use as Morton Park, 3 June 1927; parks and reserves, morton park, nunawading reserve, walker park, vermont park, shire of blackburn and mitcham, shire of nunawading, woods, john, purches, frederick walter, edwin james, coppin, george seth, orr, joseph, kelly, patrick, bridget, morgan, robert rowland, davies, loveday, john edward taylor, keogh, james, mary anne, john james, thomas, camm, matthew henry, sir, leonard, william howard, thorn, henry -
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Pamphlet, Blackburn Creeklands, n.d
... of Nunawading: Blackburn Creeklands. Black's Walk, Kalang Park, Furness ...City of Nunawading: Blackburn Creeklands. Black's Walk, Kalang Park, Furness Park.City of Nunawading: Blackburn Creeklands. Black's Walk, Kalang Park, Furness Park.City of Nunawading: Blackburn Creeklands. Black's Walk, Kalang Park, Furness Park.parks and reserves, blacks walk, furness park, kalang park, city of nunawading. parks and recreation -
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Article, Calls To Expand Park, 2019
... to Kalang Park, at 60 Main Street, Blackburn. Calls To Expand Park ...Groups push for council to buy vacant block next to Kalang Park, at 60 Main Street, Blackburn.Groups push for council to buy vacant block next to Kalang Park, at 60 Main Street, Blackburn.Groups push for council to buy vacant block next to Kalang Park, at 60 Main Street, Blackburn.kalang park, bellbird dell residents committee, main street, blackburn no. 60, blackburn creeklands -
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Pamphlet, Help save Anjaya Court reserve, 1985
... Mitcham melbourne anjaya court blackburn parks and reserves 'Help ...'Help save Anjaya Court Reserve', leaflet regarding City of Nunawading's proposed sale of the area, 1985.anjaya court, blackburn, parks and reserves -
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Pamphlet, Blackburn Creeklands, n.d
... Mitcham melbourne furness park kalang park blacks walk parks ...Blackburn Creeklands [ Information brochure with map]furness park, kalang park, blacks walk, parks and reserves -
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Newspaper - Article, Walk is a tranquil isle amid suburbia, 10/01/1994
Walk developed after land acquired by Nunawading Council at western end of Blackburn Creeklands in 1967.parks and reserves, city of nunawading, melbourne water, blacks walk, middleborough road, blackburn, burns, stuart, bowker, cathy -
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Pamphlet, Cootamundra Walk, 1992
News from the Cootamundra Walk Advisory Committee describing work being done with the help of various organisations.parks and reserves, williams road, blackburn, goodwin street, cootamundra walk, blackburn high school environment awareness group, skillshare, nunawading, greening australia, burnley agricultural college, city of nunawading, nunawading indigenous plants project -
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Article, Why Is It So?
How the eastern suburbs were named.ashburton, ashwood, ballyshanassy, balwyn, blackburn, black flat, box hill, burwood, camberwell, canterbury, deepdene, forest hill, glenferrie, glen iris, glen waverley, hawthorn, mont albert, mount waverley, nunawading, riversdale, surrey hill, vermont, wattle park -
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Article, Keith La Galle, 2015
A newspaper obituary of the life of Keith la Galle, clockmaker of Blackburn, Funeral was on 29 May 2015 at Wattle Park Chalet.la galle, keith, clocks, watchmaking, blackburn -
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Article, It's a paradise for bird watchers, 23/01/1991 12:00:00 AM
... Mitcham melbourne parks and reserves blackburn lake sanctuary ...Interest in birds has always been a feature of Nunawading residents with many areas as habitats.Interest in birds has always been a feature of Nunawading residents with many areas as habitats. The headquarters of the Bird Observers Club is in Nunawading.Interest in birds has always been a feature of Nunawading residents with many areas as habitats. parks and reserves, blackburn lake sanctuary, yarran dheran, campbells croft, bird observers club of australia, mcculloch, ellen, curtis, val, wandinong sanctuary, cootamundra walk, wurundjeri walk, birds, coto, tui, jones, laurie -
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Document - Pamphlet, Nunawading - A bush city, ca 1966
Booklet from Blackburn and District Tree Preservation Society List of parks and reserves in Nunawading.trees, blackburn and district tree preservation society, environment -
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Article, Morton Park, 1/11/2016 12:00:00 AM
Workers from the Blackburn Level Crossing Removal Authority attended the Morton Park Remembrance Day ceremony and thanked the veterans in attendance.renshaw, will, joan, morton, park, remembrance day, level crossing removal authority -
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Photograph, War Memorial, Blackburn
Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'.Black and white photo of War Memorial erected in 1920 on corner of Railway Road and Whitehorse Road, Blackburn. Later re-sited in Morton Park. Goodwin home in background.|See Da Costa book page 46.goodwin family, war memorial, blackburn, railway road blackburn, whitehorse road -
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Photograph - Black and white photo, Blackburn Football Club1921, C1921
... - a Picturesque History' blackburn football club Morton Park Hall 1921 ...Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - a Picturesque History'Black and white photo of Blackburn Football Club dance in 1921 at Morton Park Hall.blackburn football club, morton park hall, 1921 -
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Photograph - Black and white photograph, Queen's Visit 1954. Cottee's Float, 1954
Black and white photo of Cottees Float for Queen Elizabeth II Motorcade through Nunawading to Walker Park, Mitcham. All floats assembled on the Walker Park. Float was assembled by Charles Hemming who was employed by Cottees as a Sales Representative.elizabeth ii, queen float, queen of quality, hemming, miriam, barry miriam (nee hemming), charles, cottees, whitehorse road, blackburn -
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Badge, 1929
Blue and white badge - 'Blackburn Carnival Jan 26-28, 1929' 'Proceeds for Morton Park and Scouts Improvement Funds'numismatics, badges -
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Document - Centenary History of State Education in Victoria, Victorian Education Department, Centenary History, 1973
Selected pages of schools in the Nunawading area from "Vision and Realisation". A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria. N.B. State schools are now called Primary SchoolsA list and description of schools in Whitehorse from "Vision and Realisation"A4 photocopy of 58 selected pages from "Vision and Realisation": a "Centenary History of State Education in Victoria" by the Victorian Education Department. Volume 3 dealing with schools in the Nunawading areavictorian education department, burwood east state school no.454, nunawading (sagoe common school) (box hill) no.463, nunawading (boroondara) catholic school no.464, nunawading state school (canterbury road) no.469, vermont state school. no 1022, burwood east state school no 461, nunawading north state school no 2242, mitcham state school no.2904, blackburn state school no.2923, blackburn open air school no.3850, blackburn south state school no. 4035, nunawading state school no.4190, forest hill state school no.4251, nunawading migrant centre no.4706, blackburn north state school no.4715, tally ho training farm no.3588, winlaton girls youth training centre no.4794, blackburn east state school no.4800, nunawading south state school no.4808, antonio park state school no.4844, blackburn lake state school no.4860, laburnun state school no.4863, mitcham special school no.4871, blackburn high school, blackburn south high school, mitcham high school, nunawading high school, vermont high school, mitcham technical school, primary schools, secondary schools, blackburn technical school -
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Booklet - The Origin of Parks' Names, City of Whitehorse Parks and Reserves: Names and Origins
List of more than 50 Whitehorse Parks and Reserves and the Name OriginAn incomplete list of more than 50 parks and reserves in Whitehorse and the origin of their names. Printed copy with plastic spiral binding with front and back plastic covers. Some photo originals faded.non-fiction List of more than 50 Whitehorse Parks and Reserves and the Name Origincity of whitehorse, parks and reserves, halliday park, box hill gardens, yarran dheran, schwerkolt cottage, gardiners creek reserve, whitehorse reserve, walker park, slater reserve, old strathdon orchard, morton thomas, boer war memorial linsey park, kyalite, elmore walk, john gardiner, bruce and daisy campbell, upton house, ballyshanassay, blackburn lake -
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Mixed media - Living, investing, growing, Whitehorse City
Video - Living, Investing, Growing - Produced by City o Whitehorse, Opening words by Chief Commissioner, Geoff Oscar 1995. Shows aspects of city - Gordon Crescent, Blackburn Lake, Schools, Tally Ho Business Park, major businesses and retailers, Bruce Thompson Managing Director, Hewlett Packard, Simon Ho, Hong Kong Bank, Felicity Mason Lend Lease, Maroondah Transport corridor, Forest Hill Chase, Sport, Box Hill Community Art Space, Alan Stockdale, Treasurer, Victoria.oscar geoff - chief commissioner, gordon crescent blackburn, maroondah transport corridor, blackburn lake, forest hill chase, box hill community art space, tally ho business park, alan stockdale - treasurer of victoria, bruce thjompson - managing director hewlett packard, ho simon hong kong bank, city of whitehorse mason felicity lend lease -
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Photograph - Coloured Photograph, Old Orchard Shopping Centre, Blackburn North, 1965
Coloured photograph of cars parked along Springfield Road and in the car park of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre on opening day - October 1965old orchard shopping centre, blackburn shopping centres -
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Photograph, Blackburn Railway Line, 2012
... Mitcham melbourne See NP3406 blackburn railway station transport ...See NP3406Coloured photograph of the railway line near the Blackburn station, heading west towards the 'city' - 2012. Car park to right.blackburn railway station, transport -
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Photograph, Whitehorse Road, Blackburn, 2012
... Newspaper as a staff car park. whitehorse road blackburn roads ...The property on the left of Whitehorse Road was once the Cottees factory. It later became the Leader Newspaper headquarters. It was next owned by Lexus Motor Sales and is now used (2014) as a storage yard with the eastern end used by Leader Newspaper as a staff car park.Coloured photograph of Whitehorse Road, Blackburn - 2012. Cars waiting to turn right into Surrey Road.whitehorse road, blackburn, roads -
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Photograph, Blackburn Railway Station
Coloured photograph taken of the southern side of the Blackburn Railway station looking west towards the city. Car park to the right is accessed from the Railway Road, Blackburnblackburn railway station -
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Photograph, Opening of Wurundjeri Wetlands
Wurundjeri walk, which runs alongside Fulton Road, Blackburn South, was officially opened in 1992 by Mayor, Cr. Savaas Athan, and Wurundjeri Tribal Elder, Mrs Winnie Bridges. The walk is named after the Wurundjeri tribe who once lived in the areaFive coloured photographs of the opening of the Wurundjeri Wetlands in Blackburn South in 1992. (Three photos of wetlands and 2 of crowd under umbrellas) See also ND808parks and reserves, recreation facilities, wurundjeri walk -
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Photograph, Mrs Arthur Hooke's Bicycle
Mr & Mrs Arthur Hooke purchased land in Blackburn in 1914, which they called Wandinong. In 1972 after the death of Mr Hooke, the family donated a large part of the land to the then City of Nunawading to create the Wandinong Bush Park.Coloured photo of the bicycle used by Mrs Arthur Hooke of Blackburn being presented to Bob and Barbara Gardiner of the Whitehorse Historical Society by two of her grandchildren, Bill Ellemor and Christine Pinnegarellemor bill, pinniger, christine, hooke family, bicycles -
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Photograph, Landscaping - Blackburn Library
Black and white photograph of workmen finishing the garden area of the Blackburn Branch of the Nunawading Public Library in 1977-78 prior to the landscaping by Parks and Gardens staff.city of nunawading - gardens and environment, blackburn branch library -
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Book - History, Wandinong Sanctuary Advisory Committee, The Wandinong Story (2023), October 2023
The book describes the origins of Wandinong Sanctuary, Blackburn as a home for the Hookes family from 1913 and its transformation into a public park in 1973.Color Reprint of 110 pp, with a new front page and new color photographs of the vegetation. non-fictionThe book describes the origins of Wandinong Sanctuary, Blackburn as a home for the Hookes family from 1913 and its transformation into a public park in 1973.wandinong sanctuary, hooke janet, hooke arthur -
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Photograph, Blackburn War Memorial
Built after World War 1, the monument originally stood on the corner of Whitehorse & Railway Roads before being moved to Morton Park on 20th April 1969. The memorial was erected in memory of those from the district who were killed during WW1. Those who lost their lives in WW2 were added on the other side of the memorial as well as plaques commemorating later conflicts. The monument is a grey granite obelisk on a single stepped bluestone base on a concrete platform.Coloured photograph of a war memorial surrounded by flower gardens. Blackburn Tennis Club , rooms & courts on the left.blackburn war memorial, war memorials -
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Photograph, Blackburn Children's Services Centre
Coloured photograph of a brick building with a blue canopy, cars parked in front and a council sign. The building is located at 15 Central Road Blackburn.blackburn childrens services centre, childrens services