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Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - St. Georges Road, 1/18, Elsternwick
This file contains two items. A newspaper article with brief details for forthcoming sale including photograph dated 20/09/2002. Handwritten notes on former occupiers and home of 18 St. Georges Road, by Claire Barton, taken from Sands and McDougalls directories.st. georges road, elsternwick, seamount, house names, jones f.j, eyval thos, rahilly thos, linton house flats, langley ernest d, houses -
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Document - St. Georges Road, 53, Elsternwick
Two itemsabout this property: 1/Melbourne Weekly Bayside dated 19/10/2011 newspaper advertisement on forthcoming sale of property; includes brief details and five colour photographs of interior and exterior. 2/Hand written details from Sands and McDougalls, researched by Claire Barton, 01/03/2013. Period of residencies covered: 1911 to 1948.st. georges road, elsternwick, edwardian style, bay windows, lasslett emma, siddall jas. w, hotham grove, williams miss r.e, beaver miss b.e, biggin and scott, architectural features -
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Document - Springthorpe Gardens
This file contains two items. Three photocopied images and an extract from Andrew Ward’s 1994 Caulfield Conservation Study about the former Old Melbourne Hospital gates which now stand in Springthorpe Reserve, Neerim Road, Murrumbeena, dated July 1995. Two original black and white photographs, produced by Hermes Studios, and one black and white non-original photograph copy of one of the original black and white photographs, depicting Springthorpe Gardens and Springthorpe gates, date unknown.springthorpe, springthorpe reserve, melbourne hospital, springthorpe j.w. dr., joyous garge, murrumbeena, springthorpe mrs., caulfield city council, caulfield, official buildings, municipal chambers, municipal offices, town halls, local government, arthur street, tuckett street, tyers s.w. cr., old melbourne hospital, gates, architectural features, gothic revival style, springthorpe dr., neerim road, architectural styles, victorian style, gardens, reserves, parks, springthorpe gardens, ward andrew, caulfield conservation study, city of caulfield, hermes studios, carnegie -
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Stanley Street 14, Elsternwick
This file contains two items., MELBOURNE WEEKLY article dated 09/06/2010 giving brief details of house features and renovation details. Includes two coloured photographs., Hand-written details on occupiers of 14 Stanley Street taken from Sands and McDougalls directories.stanley street, elsternwick, architectural features, plaster moulds, bay windows, emery, mrs marian, emery, percy e., mcdonald, wm., riddell, yolande s. carre, riddell, consett carre, riddell, miss m. e. carre, riddell, stanley h., riddell, stanley mrs., riddell, walter j. carre, riddell, thos w. carre, chairman, board of works, cavers carre, ogg, charles a., noisewood, carre street, orrong road, housenames, biggin and scott -
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Document - St. Georges Road, 48 Elsternwick
This file contains two items. Newspaper article from MELBOURNE WEEKLY BAYSIDE 26/07/2008 including three coloured photographs. Article mentions period features and updated renovations. Research by Claire Barton dated 01/03/2013 on occupiers of number 48 from 1903 to 1948. Taken from SANDS AND MCDOUGALLS.st. george’s road, elsternwick, edwardian, bay windows, plaster moulds, stained glass, biggin and scott, elsternwick tennis club, henderson jas., henderson miss a., leach chas h. -
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Newspaper - St. Georges Road, 50, Elsternwick
This file contains two items about this property: 1/Bayside Weekly article dated February 2009 giving information about general type of houses in the street, types of building material and roof styles used. Description of house and its outside buildings and interior features. 2/Research by Claire Barton taken from Sands and McDougalls on occupiers of 50 St. Georges Road. from selected volumes 1903-1970.st. georges road, elsternwick, glen huntly road, brick, plaster moulds, architectural styles, smith robert, bond fredk w., stables, leadlights, verandahs, 'turlee', eddie f.f. -
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Photograph - St. Georges Road, 57, Elsternwick
This file contains three items about this property: 1/Newspaper article dated 14/07/2000 on forthcoming sale of property of 57 St. Georges Road. One colour exterior photo included. 2/Small research on occupiers of property from 1903 to 1942 by Claire Barton. Newspaper real estate ad from 'Domain' dated27/05/2017 for acution 27/05/2017. One colour exterior photo including the carport addition.bay window, veranda, edwardian style, lead lights, architectural features, fireplaces -
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Document - St. Georges Road, 65, Elsternwick
1/One newspaper advertisement, dated 30/05/2012, which includes four coloured photographs. Ad mentions house features and renovation extras. 2/Hand-written research by Claire Barton from Sands and McDougall Directories of former occupiers 1911-1948.st. georges road, elsternwick, federation, lead lights, bay windows, verandas, champion fredk, vaughan cath mrs, cleverly desmond e. -
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Document - St. Georges Road, 69, Elsternwick
This file contains three items about this property: 1/Newspaper advertisement for property sale including three colour photographs, dated 05/10/2002 likely from the Leader newspaper. Gives brief house history and period features retained plus renovated details. 2/Auction flyer hand dated 2002 for auction 27 October. 3/Hand-written research by Claire Barton dated 05/03/2013 on occupiers of property taken from Sands and McDougall Directories.st. georges road, elsternwick, federation style, bay windows, plaster moulds, lead lights, verandas, evans mrs. m.a., hart mrs. m.s., dickson rnld s., wright-smith j.c., montgomerie norman l., shanghai, parks samual, bullock fredk t., house names, higgins thos w, marshman fredk, marshman e m miss, buxton real estate, architectural features -
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Document - St. Georges Road, 76, Elsternwick
This file contains two items about this property: 1/Newspaper advertisement on forthcoming sale of property, dated 14/07/2000. Includes coloured photograph. 2/Hand-written research by Claire Barton from Sands and McDougall Directories on property occupiers 1903-1948.st. georges road, elsternwick, dumas geo a., scott arth h., architectural features, liscard street, glen eira road, criswick harold e. -
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Document - St. Georges Road, 80, Elsternwick
This file contains two items about this property: 1/Two small newspaper real estate ads on forthcoming sale of property dated 17/02/2003 and 14/02/2003, with brief interior details and identical colour photo of exterior. 2/Hand-written research by Claire Barton dated 01/03/2013 on property of number 80 St. Georges Road.st. georges road, elsternwick, glenhuntly road, edwardian style, salmon james, thurgood robert, long street, liscard street, glen eira road, michelsons real estate -
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Document - St James Parade, 1A, Elsternwick
This file contains two items about this property: 1/Newspaper as with coloured photograph and brief auction details of home for forthcoming sale on 09/09 (notes as 24/08/2001 edition). 2/Hand-written research by Claire Barton showing residents in 1942, 1948 and 1960 editions of Sands and McDougall's Directories.st. james parade, elsternwick, art deco, architectural features, lead lights, williams b., leeman jno, lloyd jos e., caulfield -
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Article - St James Parade, 6, Elsternwick
This file contains two items about this property: 1/Newspaper advertisement which includes two photographs of home with brief details of selling features, dated March 2011likely from the Glen Eira Leader. 2/Hand-written research (1 page) by Claire Barton on former occupiers of 6 St. James Parade, undated. Period covered is 1942-1960.st. james parade, elsternwick, gardenvale station, glenhuntly road, brick houses, dutty avenue, congress w.e., mathews geo j., gardenvale road -
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Document - St James Parade, 13, Elsternwick
This file contains two items about this property: 1/Newspaper advertisement dated June 2011 including one coloured photo and brief details of home. 2/Hand-written research on former occupiers of property by Claire Barton dated 15/03/2013 for period 1942-1960.st. james parade, elsternwick, architectural features, bay windows, plaster moulds, brick, penduck edwd, hill chas h., glen huntly road -
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Document - Theobald, Augustus ‘Gus’
This file contains three items about Theobald, Augustus Gus. One page type-written document title CAULFIELD IDENTITIES on the history of Gus Thoebald. The summary of it is published in the nineteenth newsletter (April 1982) of Caulfield Historical Society. Original newspaper cutting from THE AGE dated 20/08/1990, a sports article remembering Augustus Gus Theobald at the V.A.A. mens cross-country championship held on 18/08/1990. He was killed in a road accident at 93. Two original black and white photographs of Gus Theobald as a school-crossing supervisor at O’Neil campus in Garden Vale, undated.caulfield, glen huntly, theobald gus, theobald augustus albert, glen huntly road, royal avenua, electrical business, glen huntly athletic club, medals, sport, sports people, school crossing supervisor, death and dying, castella nick de, ryan gerard, lubofsky jon, deveson glen, hoyle adam, theobald augustus gus, ramadge col. -
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Article - Tonks W.B., Estate Agent
This file contains one document. Photocopy of a newspaper article in the PRAHRAN TELEGRAPH, 15/11/1913 describing Mr W.B. Tonks’ expanding real estate business including his new office locations, land prices and insurance schemestonks w.b., elsternwick, glenhuntly road, e.s.a. banks elsternwick, caulfield, property developers, estate agents, real estate agencies, gardenvale -
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Article - Toyne, Gilbert
This file contains two documents. Typewritten letter from Peter Cuffley providing background on Gilbert Toyne, manufacturer of the QUICK-DRY Rotary Clothes Hoist in Dandenong Road. Envelope attached. Computer print-out on HUNG OUT TO DRY the book, written by Peter Cuffley. Interview with him on ABC Ballarat Radio. Small black and white photo of hoist.toyne gilbert, quick dry rotary clothes hoist, toyne trading co., farrier, vernegie, ellimatta road, morton road, caulfield racecourse -
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Document - Topp Family
Handwritten list of accomplishments and spouses of Topp family, notes from the VIC AND MET VZ pg. 505. Also includes handwritten page of research on history of Topp family in Shoobra road, written by Claire Barton, 19/02/2013shoobra road, topp charles alfred, topp samuel, topp louisa -
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Document - Thompson, Walter
Handwritten research notes on Walter Thompson taken from Melbourne Directories in a timeline format from 1883 to 1895thompson walter, caulfield, grosmont, malonga, accountant, real estate agencies -
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Article - Woolnough, Tom
This file contains one item. Original article retrieved from the newspaper the SUN dated 01/07/2989. The article relates to the retirement of Tom Woolnough from the family tyre business, Woolnough Tyre Service. The article also details the history of the business.woolnough tom, woolnough tyre service, hawthorn road, caulfield, brabham jack, woolnough anne, business people, businesses -
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Letter - Maher, Francis Patrick
Correspondence between Mr Frank Maher and Felicitie Ampbell re information about a property at 173 Glen Eira Road, St Kilda East. Included is a copy of Frank Maher’s recollections of people and places around east St Kilda area. Also includes a copy of a photograph of his childhood home c. 1930 and a map of the area around the property where he lived.st kilda east, elsternwick, caulfield, myrtle street, bailey ave, atley grove, glen eira road, hotham street, glenhuntly road, elizabeth street, regent street, balaclava road, mcwhae ave, gordon street, ripponlea mansion, caulfield grammar school, caulfield race course, elsternwick police station, caulfield city hall, city of glen eira city hall, glen eira historical society, holy angels catholic church, st. josephs catholic church, a.r.p. wardens, drill hall, brighton rifles, grocers, sweet shops, terrace houses, tennis courts, saddlers, billiard rooms, horse drawn vehicles, market gardens, motor cycles, fuel merchants, maher frank, tracey martin brian, tracey john edmond, tracey margaret, maher mary eleanor, maher martin john, tracey kathleen, bent thomas, nathan benjamin -
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Article - Warren, David Ronald de Mey
This file contains two items. Article from CAULFIELD/PORT PHILLIP LEADER August 10 2010. David Warren inventor of the Black Box flight recorder Obituary from THE AGE c. July 2010 of David Warren, scientist and inventor.warren david, inventor, black box, aviation, glen huntly, mckinnon, carnegie, caulfield south, aircraft, order of australia, warren hubert, warren ellie -
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Document - Wallace, John Alston
This file contains four items. Short hand-written notes on Hon. J. Alsten Wallace’s business activities, including a note on his marriage to the second daughter of Thomas Monahan taken from Cooper’s St Kilda Typed notes with hand-written annotations on QUAT QUATTA, the house bought by John Alston Wallace c. 1875-6. The document details the interior and exterior of the house, and mentions renovations and its use for wedding receptions. Also noted is information on Wallace’s place of birth, migration, marriage, number of children and the date of his wife’s death, taken from the Australian Representative Men Vol. 1. A hand-written list of John Alston Wallace’s properties, author and date unknown Hand-written listing and directory notes regarding John Alston Wallace’s properties, taken from MEMOIRS OF A STOCKMAN by Harry Peck. Date and author unknown.wallace john alston, wallace john, wallace j. alston, wallace j.a., wallace theresa, wallace mrs, monahan theresa, quat quatta, glenhuntly road, staniland grove, elsternwick, gold mining, mines and mining, house names, mansions, members of parliament, selwyn street, horne street, dickens street, officials, millar. m, pugh alfred, glen eira road, architectural features, caulfield rate books, davies j.h., riddell mrs c., lawford c.c., young geo, pasco crawford, elsternwick railway station -
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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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Newspaper - Vorchheimer, Menachem
This file contains five newspaper cuttings The PORT PHILLIP/CAULFIELD LEADER dated 13/03/2007 and 26/08/2008, THE AGE dated 19/04/2007 and 15/08/2008, THE AGE GOOD WEEKEND dated 24/02/2007. They describe the racial abuse, theft and assault on Glen Eira resident Menachem Vorchheimer on 14/06/2007 by footballers from Ocean Grove in Balaclava Road and of his efforts to obtain justice, compensation and community awareness following the attack.vorchheimer menachem, solowiejczyk eli, althaus emmanuel, rosenbaum norman, van de wil qc remy van, east st kilda, balaclava road, caulfield, glen eira road, orrong road, hotham street, mizrachi synagogue, b’nai brith anti-defamation commission, race course, caulfield race course, caulfield guineas -
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Newspaper - Yorston, J.S., Councillor
Photocopy of page three of CAULFIELD ADVERTISER (17th April 1947) carrying potted biography and photograph of Councillor J.S. Yorston, Father of the Council, which was number two in the newspaper’s KNOW YOUR COUNCIL series. Filed also includes the entire issue (eight pages) of the same ADVERTISER, on the front page of which is a report of a domestic violence charge proven at Caulfield Court of Petty Sessions against Herbert Charles Woodbridge, who assaulted his wife and daughter.yorston j.s., caulfield council, woodbridge herbert charles, domestic violence, dickson and yorston, lempriere avenue, building and construction company, victorian scottish union -
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Document - Watts, Thomas
This file contains various information on architect Thomas Watts who resided at GLENHUNTLY. It includes a photocopied entry on Watts contained in Sutherland VICTORIA AND ITS METROPOLIS, annotated hand-written entries from a rates book on ownership of GLENHUNTLY, and hand-written note of an entry in THE ARGUS dated 26th July 1913 about Watts, a pencilled card for Watts and a photocopy of an article on the property GLENHUNTLY in THE SOUTHERN CROSS newspaper, dated 18th June 1986 Photocopy of photograph, date and photographer unknown, of Thomas Watts and his daughter Kate Two page document describing the papers of Thomas Watts held at the State Library of Victoria. A brief list of documents held at the library is included.watts thomas architect, orrong road, house, glenhuntly st marys, glenhuntly road, rosstown sugar works, school, caulfield common school, justice of the peace, watts kate, armstrong (nee watts) mrs j.a., local government, road districts, caulfield roads district, caulfield shire council, shire president, watts james salter, thomas watts and son, glen eira road, kooyong road, edenthorpe estate, watts estate, watts helen k -
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Glen Eira Road, 244, Elsternwick
This file contains two items, Photocopied photo of Tudor Style garage, c. 1954 taken by Laurie Richards Studio 1954, Hand written names of occupiers at number 244 and neighbours from Sands and McDougal’s directories, Research note dated 09/08/2013 by Claire Barton concerning some of the residentsglen eira road, elsternwick, laurie richards studio, photographic studio, garages, tudor, architectural styles, warburton, a.p, shepard, geo.r, seward, norman h, glover, robert e, tudor service station, landvogt, j.h, ruddal, albt., barrett, a.m, goonan and barrett, macey, r.h, miller, g.t, bennett, e and c, evan, l.p, petalas, t, goracz, j, huggins, t, doval american dry cleaning, dry cleaners, delicatessens, boot makers, estate agents, dairy products, butchers, service stations -
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Document - South Suburban Churches’ Tennis Association
This file contains thirteen items South Suburban Churches’ Tennis association Rules, By-laws and Fixtures Season 1973, twenty page printed booklet with Association’s rules. Also lists Courts and secretaries, draws and timetable for the season and list of office-bearers. South Suburban Churches’ Tennis Association, Constitution (revised, 1953), By-laws and fixtures, season 1977, seventeen page printed booklet, similar to previous, but with newly revised constitution. South Suburban Churches, Tennis Association, Constitution, By-laws and Fixtures, season 1982 to 83, sixteen page printed booklet, similar to previous. South Suburban Churches’ Tennis Association, Constitution, By-laws and fixtures, season 1983 to 84, sixteen page printed booklet, similar to previous South Suburban Churches’ Tennis Association, Constitution, By-laws and Fixtures, season 1986 to 87 (two copies), sixteen page printed booklet similar to previous. South Suburban Churches’ Tennis Association, Constitution, By-laws and Fixtures season 1987, sixteen page printed booklet, similar to previous. South Suburban Churches’ Tennis Association, Constitution, By-laws and Fixtures, season 1987 to 1988, sixteen page printed booklet, similar to previous. South Suburban Churches’ Tennis Association, Constitution, By-laws and Fixtures, Winter 1993. Double sided pamphlet (eight columns) – abbreviated version of previous. South District Tennis Association, Inc., Summer fixtures, Saturday Competitions, season 1997 to 98. Double sided pamphlet (eight columns), similar to previous, but incorporating change of the Association’s name and its incorporation. Bayside Regional Tennis Association, Inc., fixtures for Saturday Competitions, Winter 2006. Double sided pamphlet (eight columns). Similar to previous but with Association’s new name. ‘St. John’s Uniting Tennis Club, Annual General Meeting’, photocopied typescript agenda of AGM to be held on 07/10/1985; includes photocopied typescript Minutes of AGM held on 08/10/1984. Handwritten scorecard (nine pages) of results of matches held at St. John’s Tennis Club, 13/09/1990 to 06/12/1990tennis, sport, sporting clubs, south suburban churches’ tennis association, southern districts, tennis association inc., bayside regional tennis association inc., churches -
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Letter - Woodbridge, Alan
Letter written by Alan Woodbridge, grandson of Caulfield builder J.E Morgans, dated 14/12/1992 (two sheets, handwritten, plus type writer duplicate). Woodbridge recalls that he lived at 16 Stanley Park front 1942 to 1954, attended Caulfield North Central School from 1940 to 1950, sold newspapers as a lad at Balaclava Junction, and played lacrosse for Caulfield, like his uncle Eddy Morgans before him. The letter provides a potted history of the Caulfield Lacrosse Club, taken directly from the 1950 program for the interstate lacrosse carnival held at Richmondwoodbridge alan, caulfield north central school, caulfield lacrosse club, balaclava junction, stanley parade 16, morgans eddy, jones barry