53 Airlie Road Montmorency. 4 bedroom home, sold December 2012 for $645,000. Previous sales: February 1999 for $235,000 and March 1997 for $124,000.Real estate advertising leaflet, 1 sheet, printed in colour both sidesairlie road montmorency

Home Brewing, 29 Beewar Street Greensborough.Digital colour photographbeewar street greensborough, home brewing

A sneaky fox with a penchant for footwear was caught on camera stealing a priceless pair of thongs from the front deck of a Watsonia home.News article 1 page, black text.watsonia, foxes, temby street watsonia

This powder was used to sanitize lavatories and kill garden pests, flies and ants, particularly in the days before the sewer was connected.Cardboard container with steel top and bottom. Printed in blue and yellow on white, with cautionary label in red."Mexane" sanitary powder... contains "Gammexane", Contains 8 ozs. nett and directions for use.sanitation, disinfectant

Phenyle was a commonly used disinfectant, particularly in toilets before the sewer was connected.Brown glass bottle, diamond shaped with cork. Label printed in orange and black"Phenyle, Poisonous, Not to be taken" "V, D, M, A in oval" "M, G/M, 7 09, 3, 88" mouldedphenyle, disinfectant

Photograph of Eric Poulter with a gun on display by the Australian Army near Ester Street Greensborough in 1945. Eric's 2019 notes read: "This is Eric Poulter. The war was over and the injured and prisoners of war soldiers were home first. We greeted Alf Montford home this week and the army put a display on the following weekend. This gun is just east or Ester St. Then the centre of the original football ground."Brown tinted photograph, with handwritten notes on a piece of cardboarderic poulter, australian imperial force, world war 2, alf montfort

Montmorency Timber Co. was a timber merchant and suppliers of home heaters based in Were Street MontmorencyCopy of advertisement for the Montmorency Timber Co. from the Diamond Valley Mirror 14 September 1960montmorency timber co., were street montmorency

Photograph of Grimshaw Street with the Simons family home third on the right, taken in 1950s. Note the footpath is now made.Digital copy of black and white photograph.simons family, grimshaw street greensborough

Photograph of the house at 43 Hailes Street Greensborough, the de Sauty family home, 1960s.Digital copy of colour photograph.hailes street greensborough, paul de sauty

Article from "Born in a Barn" a history of the Greensborough Uniting Church, of which Tom Vickers was a member. This article deals with the Toc H Lights project in which members installed lights and safety equipment in homes of elderly. Tom Vickers was an active member of the Toc H.Tom Vickers was a prominent member of the community and a local pharmacist.Digital copy of article copied from bookvickers family, tom vickers, greensborough uniting church, toc h

Rear of house in Greensborough, formerly Roy and Rhonda Willett's home.Digital colour photographwillett family

Exterior views of the Sartori family home.Digital copy of colour photographsirma sartori, sartori family

Hair curling tongs were used in homes and hairdressers to add curl to hair. These appear to be heated over a flame then applied to hair. Steel curling tongs, green plastic covered handles . Hair fragments attached.hair curling tongs, curling irons, hair care equipment

Amy and Fred Clayton at the family home in Adeline Street Preston. Amy Ann Clayton (nee Burkett) (1874-1961) married Frederick Clayton (1864-1938) in 1892.Digital copy of black and white photographclayton family, amy ann clayton, amy ann burkett, frederick clayton

Homeowners are being urged by a legal expert to exercise extreme caution ahead of the State Government's bid to buy up properties for the North East Link project.News article 1 page, black text.north east link, compulsory acquisition

This company stocks the items needed to produce 'home brew'. It was established about 2016.Business card, printed in green and light green on brown, col. photographs. Printed on one side only.Home Brew Specialist, 29 Beewar Street Greensborough 3088, opening hours, website and emailhome brew specialist

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. Yarra 2500 [base map] 14.23. Diamond Creek, Sutherland Homes. Parish of Morang 3183 and Nillumbik 3310. Municipality of Diamond Valley 257. Prominent streets Aqueduct Road, Diamond Creek Road, Yan Yean Road and McLaughlans Lane. Features include the abandoned Maroondah aqueduct and Sutherland Cottages.MMBW Map in 1:2500 [scale] series. Cream parchment with green tape reinforcing on edges and punched holes on left edge.mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, shire of diamond valley, plenty - maps, sutherland homes, maroondah aqueduct

16a Davey Road Montmorency, 4 bedroom home, sold 17/11/2018 for $1,050,000; previous sales: October 2012 $585,000. Real estate advertising in newspaper, colour imagedavey road montmorency

"Buckingham & Company: Supporting the Local community, proud sponsors of these organisations". This leaflet lists some of the local organisations sposored by this company. On the reverse, 7 images of homes sold by Buckinghams in 2018: 13 Alban Street Montmorency ($1,850,000), 29 Banfield Terrace Greensborough ($1,061,000), 46 Cressy Street Montmorency ($1,400,000), 46 Mountain View Road ($940,000), 2/8 Wattle Avenue Montmorency ($1,320,000), 2A Rattray Road Montmorency ($670,500) and 3 Crellin Crescent Watsonia ($9000,000).Real estate advertising leaflet, one sheet, printed in colour on one side. 7 small colour images pasted on reverse.buckingham & company real estate agents

Advertising for 1/98 St Helena Road Greensborough, 4 bedroom house, on market March 2019 for $850,000; and, 1 & 2/60 St Helena Road Greensborough, new development, 3 or 4 bedroom homes; previous sales of 60 St Helena Road, sold June 2015 for $520,000, and December 2014 $400,000. Colour page from real estate magazine, printed both sides.st helena road greensborough

Advertising for 14 Natimuk Street Greensborough, 3 bedroom house, sold 10/10/2018 for $803,000. Previously the Barnes family home in the early 1950s, this is one of the original homes in Natimuk Street.Colour page from real estate magazine. Link 5863 : 5875natimuk street greensborough

Advertising for 17 Doris Street Greensborough, 2 bedroom house with bungalow, sold January 2019 for $662,000. This was the home of Hazel Amos and family.Colour page from real estate magazine and advertising leaflet from open house. doris street greensborough, hazel amos

25 Boyce Avenue Briar Hill. 3 bedroom home, auctioned 16 April 2011, sold for $572,000Real estate advertising leaflet, 1 sheet, printed in colour both sidesboyce avenue briar hill

19 Toorac Drive Briar Hill. 3 bedroom home, private sale, sold 16/03/2012 for $520,000Real estate advertising leaflet, 1 sheet, printed in colour both sidestoorac drive briar hill

14 Marden Drive Briar Hill. 3 bedroom home, private sale, sold 31 October 2012 for $537,800Real estate advertising leaflet, 1 sheet, printed in colour both sidesmarden drive briar hill

4/94-100 Nepean Street Watsonia. 3 bedroom 2 storey terrace home, auctioned 26 May 2018, P.I. $555,000, sold July 2018, no price informationReal estate advertising leaflet, 1 sheet, printed in colour both sidesnepean street watsonia

Written during the housing boom of the 1950s, this article "It takes ten trees to make a home" discusses where the timber came from. It mentions the Briar Hill Timber and Trading Co. who supplied owner-builders of timber homes. A second article "Packaged house up in 10 hours" discusses pre-fabricated homes.Newspaper clipping downloaded from Trove. 4 pages.briar hill timber, timber homes

Students from Greensborough Primary School planted trees along the Plenty River, assisted by Mayor of Banyule Councillor Dale Peters.Newspaper clipping, black and white text and colour image.greensborough primary school, plenty river, dale peters

Digital copy of auction leaflet for sale of land known as Grace Park Electric Station Estate, Saturday 21/06/1924. Auctioneer Knight & Harwood in conjunction with C. Jessop. This leaflet shows a home on the estate and a photograph of the proposed site of the 'Grace Park Railway Station'.Digital copy of auction leaflet 1 page. Black and red text on white paper.watsonia, grace park

Photograph of Jessie Partington's home at Carnon Street Greenhills.This photograph and text was copied from a Facebook site. Members are people who lived in the Greensborough area and share their reminiscences of the area with others. The site is administered by a GHS member but is not officially affiliated with the Society. Any information is the opinion of the contributor. Article and photograph sourced from social media.carnon street greenhills, jessie partington