Cutting from Whitehorse Gazette 24/12/1997 informing that Whitehorse Council last week voted to include the historic Walker Estate on its list of protected sites to save it from demolition. Cr Allen said he was confident the Council's decision to refuse a development permit would not be overturned at the Administration Appeals Tribunal. Whitehorse Council last week voted to include the historic Walker Estatewalker estate, city of whitehorse, metrospan developments, walker, stanley, mitcham road, mitcham, meerut street, australian tesselated tile co pty ltd, walling, edna, allan, peter, nunawading and district historical society, arrowsmith, valda, daly

Coloured photo of Society Members with Mayor Cr. Helen Buckingham at Heritage Week Open Day 1998.nunawading and district historical society, heritage week 1998, arrowsmith, valda, buckingham, helen, smith, robert

Coloured photo of Society members and ex Olympian, Bob Gardiner, carrying the Olympic Flame along Springvale Road between Burwood Highway and High Street Road.. Other Society Members surround him.nunawading and district historical society, gardiner, bob, olympic games, arrowsmith, valda, warren, frances, kenny, joy

Coloured photo of Accreditation sub- committee at Museum Accreditation Ceremony at the Capitol Theatre, Melbourne, when the Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex received official accreditation under the Museum Accreditation Program run by Museums Australia Victoria.museums australia (vic) museum accreditation program, simmenauer, peter, warren, frances, gardiner, barbara, keene, barbara, arrowsmith, valda

Coloured photograph of of group at sausage sizzle at Bunning's in Whitehorse Road , Nunawading.bunnings warehouse nunawading., fundraising events, gardiner, barbara, arrowsmith, valda, simmenauer, peter, fry, judith

Coloured photo of Group at Nunawading Historical Society Museum.martyn, laurel, arrowsmith, valda, gray, bill, nunawading historical society

Coloured photo of President Bill Gray addressing Meeting at Opening of Archives Annexe.gray, bill, arrowsmith, valda, nunawading historical society

Short history of Yarran Dheran on the banks of Mullum Mullum Creek in Mitcham, including mention of Schwerkolt Cottage, now a museum, and an Information Centre which now stands empty.schwerkolt cottage, smith, mavis, arrowsmith, valda, yarran dheran, parks and reserves

'Four times lucky' by Caroline Jones. Article in Sunday Sun, 3 September 1989, on four successive female Mayors of Nunawading.mayors, arrowsmith, valda, smith, dorothy g, plummer, jan, reid, wendy, city of nunawading

non-fictionA transcription of AV0008 of the 30th Anniversary on 14/10/1995 17 pagesarrowsmith valda, jones shirley, mattingley doris, cox george, satchwell keith, schwerkolt cottage

A 27 page list of historical plaques in the former City of Nunawading prepared by members of the Nunawading and District Historical Society in 1997.(Collected and transcribed by Valda & Ted Arrowsmith). Historical plaques in the former City of Nunawading city of nunawading, plaques, war memorials

Coloured photo of Volunteers who work every Wednesday for the Society. Back Row L - R Foun, Norm, Simmenauer, Peter, Sach, Joan, Connor, Mary, Arrowsmith, Ted Front Row L - R Sampson, Jill, Mathews, Rae, Jones, Anne, Baby Jones, Kate, Warren, Francis, Keene, Barbara, Arrowsmith, Valda, Gardiner, Barbara.nunawading and district historical society, foun, norm, simmenauer, peter, sach, joan, connor, mary, arrowsmith, ted, sampson, jill, matthews, rae, jones, anne, kate, warren, frances, keene, barbara, valda, gardiner

The wedding gown was worn by Lucy Kneeshaw Prout for her marriage to John Sommers on 29th November, 1871 at Trinity Church of England and Ireland, Williamstown, Victoria. Lucy was born in Woolwich, Kent, England in August 1850 and immigrated to Australia with her family in 1852 on the 'SS Coromandel'. She was the youngest of five children. Their parents were Edward and Elizabeth Prout (nee Hall). Lucy died in 1940 - 90 years of age. John E. Sommers was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1846 and emigrated to Australia with his family in June 1853 on the 'Tongataboo'. His marriage certificate shows that he was an engineer. He studied at the National Gallery's School of Design under both Clark and Campbell from 1872 to 1879. He drew a compressed charcoal and pencil portrait of Fred McCubbin in 1876. The portrait was displayed in the Golden Summers exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1985 and is shown on page 40 of the Golden Summers catalogue. Their grand-daughter, Mrs Marjorie Gibson (born 1910) said he was associated with the Heidelberg School and the Box Hill Artists Camp. He is also noted in the 'Book of Australian Artists'. He exhibited prolifically with the Victorian Artists Society until his resignation in 1898. In 1881 John Sommers took employment with the Education Department at Castlemaine (Ref. Golden Summer catalogue - pages 26 and 40). John died in 1930 aged 84 years. John and Lucy Sommers children John and Dora both studied at the National Gallery of Victoria, so senior was added to John E. Sommers Senior's works. There is a short biography on page 26 of Golden Summers. Researched by Valda and Ted Arrowsmith May 2006.One piece old gold Paper Taffeta wedding gown, stand up collar, piped in green taffeta. Forty covered buttons from neck to hemline. Shaped sleeve with 15cm cuff and three buttons. Two rows of seven cm appliqued green and gold shaped fans along hemline. Two rows of green and gold piping and 8cm deep gold fringe. Back of dress has central panel of pleats and six covered buttons and a square cut hem line for the train at back. Dress bodice is lined and has two 7cm bones in side seam.costume, female ceremonial