A $700,000 fire at Mitcham Primary School may be linked to an arson attempt at Blackburn Secondary College. Music equipment and computers were lost and setting up of a new science room has also been lost. Mullauna College has offered use of rooms until next year.A $700,000 fire at Mitcham Primary School may be linked to an arson attempt at Blackburn Secondary College.schools, mitcham primary school, no. 2904, cole, alan, blackburn secondary college, mullauna secondary college

Sympathetic treatment of creek banks and preservation and regeneration of bushland will encourage wildlife, development of wetlands has encouraged water birds, provision of play equipmentSympathetic treatment of creek banks and preservation and regeneration of bushland will encourage wildlifeparks and reserves, blacks walk, kalang park, furness park, city of nunawading, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, middleborough road, blackburn, pakenham street, blackburn road, gardiners creek, laburnum primary school no. 4863

Laburnum Primary School inherited the banner when Vicky St Blackburn East School closed and was amalgamated into Laburnum Primary School. Laburnum Primary School donated to WHSMaroon cloth banner with white felt letters ,machine stitched on. 'Blackburn East S.S Vicky StBlackburn East S S Vicky Stschool, pennant

Coloured photo of Narmara Primary School looking North along East boundary. School on North side of Highbury Road between Middleborough Road and Blackburn Road. Since demolished and site developed for housing.narmara primary school, warner, philip

Coloured photo of Narmara Primary School, Namara Street, looking North. School on North side of Highbury Road, between Middleborough Road and Blackburn Road. Since demolished and site developed for housing.narmara primary school, warner, philip

Coloured photo of Narmara Primary School, looking West along Highbury Road. School on North side of Highbury Road between Middleborough and Blackburn Roads. Since demolished and site developed for housing.narmara primary school, warner, philip

Coloured photo of Narmara Primary School site looking West along Highbury Road. School on North side of Highbury Road between Middleborough and Blackburn Roads. Since demolished and site developed for housing.narmara primary school, warner, philip

Hat belonged to Julie Jones née Foley, now Heritage Programs Officer, City of Whitehorse. Worn for Grade 2 (1960) and Grade 3 (1965). Julie started school at Blackburn State School for Prep and Grade 1 and was on the waiting list for St Thomas The Apostle's in Blackburn. A vacancy came up for Julie to start in Grade 2 (1964). The teacher was Ms Goody and the building was 'an outdoor building separate from the main building'. Her sister Christine was in Grade 6, and she wore the hat first. St Thomas' was co-ed for primary level (Prep- 6) and girls for form 1 - Form 4 (highest level). The hat was hand me down from Christine. Note: Blazer and tunic are in our collection (NA4565.1-2).Caramel coloured straw hat for St Thomas The Apostle's Blackburn. Edge bound in the same colour on turn up brim. The ribbon (grosgrain) around the crown is in the matching colour and has a flattened bow at the back. At the centre front of ribbon is an enamelled badge in blue, red and caramel colour with 'St Thomas The Apostle's Blackburn. Dominus neus et deus Meus'|In the centre of the badge is a pair of hands with one finger pointing to a hole in the other hand. Headband has J FOLEY written in pen and label is created by Effie Jay 20 1/2. Shower - proofed with water repellent Formula KO/3420Made of Straw Fibre. Name J FOLEYcostume, female headwear

A retired seeing Eye Dog has become a Story Dog which listens to primary school students practising reading and has been sponsored by Woodards Real Estate Blackburn.A retired seeing Eye Dog has become a Story Dog which listens to primary school students practising readingdogs, woodards real estate blackburn

Black and white Photo of Blackburn State Schoolprimary schools, murray views, blackburn state school, no. 2923

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

3 invoices and receipts to J. Foley from St. Thomas The Apostle School for Christine and Julienon-fiction3 invoices and receipts to J. Foley from St. Thomas The Apostle Schoolst. thomas the apostle primary school, central road blackburn, foley j

3 coloured photographs taken at a display of the 150th anniversary of the Burwood East Primary School, corner Blackburn and Highbury Roads, East Burwood.whitehorse historical society, displays

non-fictionOn 17/03/2024 the St. Thomas the Apostle parish and primary school's 70th anniversary will be celebratedst. thomas the apostle catholic church blackburn, st. thomas the apostle primary school, cheung anna

non-fictionA newsletter called The Apostle outlining the history of St. Thomas The Apostle Parish, Blackburn.st. thomas the apostle catholic church blackburn, st. thomas the apostle primary school

non-fictionOld Orchard Primary School in Blackburn North collected food items for Anglicare's FoodBoost Initiativeold orchard primary school no.3130, anglicare

Four black and white photographs showing various classes.blackburn state school no.2923, state schools, primary schools

Coloured photo of Narmara Primary School Site, looking East from South East corner. North side of Highbury Road between Middleborough Road and Blackburn Road. Since demolished and site developed for housing.narmara primary school, warner, philip

Coloured photo of Narmara Primary School looking East from North West corner, showing site of removal of school buildings. School on North side of Highbury Road between Middleborough Road and Blackburn Road. Since demolished and site developed for housing.narmara primary school, warner, philip

Coloured photo of Narmara Primary School, looking North from south boundary. School on North side of Highbury Road between Middleborough Road and Blackburn Road. Since demolished and site developed for housing.narmara primary school, warner, philip

Coloured photo of Narmara Primary School, looking South from North West corner. School on North side of Highbury Road between Middleborough Road and Blackburn Road. Since demolished and site developed for housing.narmara primary school, warner, philip

primary school, south blackburn, orchard grove

A compilation of written and transcribed local history stories compiled by Keith Rooney in 1994 for the Nunawading Libraries. It covers the turn of the century to mid sixties and is illustrated by photos and posters. There are three copies one bound with blue reptile skin printed cardboard and blue plastic tape binding which includes 2 copies of the stories, an index and photos, another similar copy, unbound, without the index, and another with only one copy of the stories without photos, index or other support material.non-fictionA compilation of written and transcribed local history stories compiled by Keith Rooney in 1994 for the Nunawading Libraries. It covers the turn of the century to mid sixties and is illustrated by photos and posters.rooney, keith, de stoop, roger, dobson, doris, munt, james, vitclay pipes pty ltd, watts, don, tucker, ross, blackburn dairy, blackburn returned services league., burwood east state school no 454, nunawading primary school no. 4190, nunawading, blackburn