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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Clothing, lady's ribbon lace, shawl collar, c1950
A collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck and may be permanently attached to the main body of the garment (e.g. by stitching) or detachable. Names for specific styles of collars vary with the vagaries of fashion. In the 1930s and 1940s, especially, historical styles were adapted by fashion designers; thus the Victorian bertha collar, a cape-like collar fitted to a low scooping neckline, was adapted in the 1940s but generally attached to a V-neckline. This item is a type of shawl collar for a V-neckline that is extended to form lapels, often used to enhance cardigans, dinner jackets and women's blouses. A lady's, detachable, white, nylon machined ribbon lace shawl collar with lace trim C1950clothing, collars, ornamental collars, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, lacework, dressmaking, fashion, formal wear, shawl collar -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Clothing, lady's cotton collar, c1960
A collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck and may be permanently attached to the main body of the garment (e.g. by stitching) or detachable. Names for specific styles of collars vary with the vagaries of fashion. A lady's detachable, white, cotton collar with machine lace edge and long ties c1960clothing, collars, ornamental collars, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, lacework, dressmaking, fashion, formal wear, shawl collar -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Clothing, lady's long cream silk gloves, c1930
Ladies' evening gloves or opera gloves are a type of formal glove that reaches beyond the elbow. Ladies' gloves for formal and semi-formal wear come in three lengths for women: wrist, elbow, and opera or full-length (over the elbow, usually reaching to the biceps but sometimes to the full length of the arm). In the late 19thC and early 20thC Gloves were expected to be worn for both daytime and evening wear with most types of outfits. The most expensive full-length gloves are custom-made of kid leather. Many other types of leather, most usually soft varieties of cowhide, are used in making full-length gloves; patent leather and suede are especially popular as alternatives to kidskin. Satin materials were extremely popular, and there are mass-produced varieties as well. Carole Pedersen-Green was a founding member of CMHS. Her family were early settlers in Moorabbin ShireA pair of lady's long cream silk machine lace gloves with open fingers and thumb piece C 1930 They are the classic OPERA length, with the mousquetaire wrist openingclothing, gloves, formal wear, craftwork, lace making, dress etiquette, satin, silk, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, fashion, evening gloves., lace -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Clothing. lady's nylon gloves 'Simplex', c1960
These gloves are made from a warp-knitted cotton fabric called ' Simplex'. Cotton simplex is stronger than jersey (another knitted fabric) and does not fray. This makes it perfect for hand-sewn gloves. The gloves were made in Hong Kong then as now a place where fashions can be made cheaply because the cost of labour is inexpensive. Ladies' gloves for formal and semi-formal wear come in three lengths for women: wrist, elbow, and opera or full-length (over the elbow, usually reaching to the biceps but sometimes to the full length of the arm). In the late 19thC and early 20thC Gloves were expected to be worn for both daytime and evening wear with most types of outfits. The family of Carole Pedersen-Green were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire and their Danish heritage is an example of the many nationalities who lived and worked there.A pair of lady's short cream nylon gloves ' Simplex' Size 7 C 1960SIMPLEX NYLON 7clothing, gloves, formal wear, craftwork, lace making, dress etiquette, satin, silk, simplex material, hong kong, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, fashion, denmark, pedersen-green carole, green carole -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Accessory - Personal Effects, lady's cream silk evening bag, c1900
This evening bag is an example of the skill and craftwork of the early settler women in the Shire of Moorabbin.A lady's cream silk lined evening bag. 'Dilly Bag' with cream hand-crocheted outer cover with drawstring and 4 crocheted balls at baseclothing, handbags, purses, early settlers, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, dressmaking, craftwork, crochet-work, pioneers, market gardeners, evening wear, formal wear, silk, satin -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Clothing, Lady's nylon gloves ' BEMBERG', c1970
Ladies' gloves for formal and semi-formal wear come in three lengths for women: wrist, elbow, and opera or full-length (over the elbow, usually reaching to the biceps but sometimes to the full length of the arm). In the late 19thC and early 20thC Gloves were expected to be worn for both daytime and evening wear with most types of outfits. The gloves were made in Hong Kong then as now a place where fashions can be made cheaply because the cost of labour is inexpensive. Bemberg is a brand name of rayon fabric, of the finest quality. The family of Carole Pedersen-Green were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire and their Danish heritage is an example of the many nationalities who lived and worked there.A pair of lady's cream, nylon, mid-length gloves with synthetic fur cuffs C 1970‘BEMBERG’ NYLON made in HONG KONG clothing, gloves, formal wear, craftwork, lace making, dress etiquette, satin, silk, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, fashion, hong kong, simplex material, rayon, bemberg material, synthetic fur, nylon, pedersen-green carole, green carole -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Clothing, lady's nylon gloves, c1960
Ladies' gloves for formal and semi-formal wear come in three lengths for women: wrist, elbow, and opera or full-length (over the elbow, usually reaching to the biceps but sometimes to the full length of the arm). In the late 19thC and early 20thC Gloves were expected to be worn for both daytime and evening wear with most types of outfits. These gloves were probably made in Hong Kong then as now a place where fashions can be made cheaply because the cost of labour is inexpensive.The family of Carole Pedersen-Green were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire and their Danish heritage is an example of the many nationalities who lived and worked there.A pair of lady's cream nylon 3/4 length gloves. c1960clothing, gloves, formal wear, craftwork, lace making, dress etiquette, satin, silk, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, fashion, hong kong, rayon, nylon, pedersen-green carole, green carole, denmark -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Accessory - Personal Effects, lady's blue silk 'Dilly' bag, c1900
This evening bag is an example of the skill and craftwork of the early settler women in the Shire of Moorabbin c1900 A lady's blue silk 'dilly bag' with hand embroidered 'A' and with drawstring ties.c1900 The bag contains assorted ribbons c1960'A' embroidered on bagclothing, handbags, purses, early settlers, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, dressmaking, craftwork, crochet-work, pioneers, market gardeners, evening wear, formal wear, silk, satin -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Domestic object - Haberdashery, white cotton table runner, c1900
This crochet - work around the edge of this 'table runner', is an example of the skill and craftwork of the early settler women in the Shire of Moorabbin c1900 This crochet - work around the edge of this 'table runner', is an example of the skill and craftwork of the early settler women in the Shire of Moorabbin c1900An embroidered white cotton table runner with hand crocheted edge* tableware, linen, early settlers, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, dressmaking, craftwork, crochet-work, pioneers, market gardeners, cotton, damasque, silk, satin -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Pownall, Eve, Australian Pioneer Women, 1975
Traces the history of Pioneer Women in Australia from the Stone Age ( Aboriginal Women) up to 1975. The author has concentrated on women that settled firstly in the bush with their families and the hard life they endured in this environment.296 p. : ill., ports A hard cover book with a dust cover and a plastic clear cover over that. On the dust cover front and back there is a picture of a man and a woman ( early settlers) out in the bush.On the back cover the woman is holding a baby. The inside covers front and back show an old photo of a man leaning on a gate talking to a woman in the front garden of a house. non-fictionTraces the history of Pioneer Women in Australia from the Stone Age ( Aboriginal Women) up to 1975. The author has concentrated on women that settled firstly in the bush with their families and the hard life they endured in this environment. australia, pioneer, women, history, pastoral, goldfields. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Your Memories Association Inc, Armchair Memories, 2011
This is a auto biography of Mary's life from birth 1920 till her 90th. birthday in 2000.A soft covered book dark blue book, dark blue pages with white writing on each page. Also on the cover is a photo of Mary Henshelwood Davenport ( in her latter years) sitting in a chair (which has a brightly coloured patchwork quilt over it) looking towards the camera.non-fictionThis is a auto biography of Mary's life from birth 1920 till her 90th. birthday in 2000.history, memories, stories, auto biography, tasmania, caulfield, elwood, bentleigh, school days, myers, clothes, birthday party. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Thomas Arthur Sheehy, Battlers Tamed a Sandbelt : Moorabbin 50 Years a City, 1985
A hard cover book, published and printed in City of Moorabbin 1985.non-fictionaustralia, moorabbin, tommy bent, history, sandbelt, market gardens, golden jubilee, 150th. anniversary, victoria, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book - Family History, Boxleigh, Avis, Box Family Stories : The Box family of Sussed, England and their migration to Australia in the 1800's, Unknown
Family history of the Box Family who lived in Box Cottage, Ormond.A large hard cover book brown in colour with the title and authors name in gold writing on the front. The book contains photos and text about the Box family and details of their lives through the centuries.non-fictionFamily history of the Box Family who lived in Box Cottage, Ormond.box family, moorabbin, ormond, history. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, wooden hammer with steel head, c1900
A hammer is a tool with a heavy head and a handle, often made of shock-absorbent wood or fiberglass that is used to strike an object. The most common uses for hammers are to drive nails, fit parts, forge metal, and break apart objects. Hammers vary in shape, size, and structure, depending on their uses. Hammers are basic tools in many trades. A hammer is composed of a head most often made of steel and a handle also called a helve or haft. Most hammers are hand tools. A traditional hand-held hammer consists of a separate head and a handle, fastened together by means of a special wedge made for the purpose, or by glue, or both. This two-piece design is often used, to combine a dense metallic striking head with a non-metallic mechanical-shock-absorbing handle -to reduce user fatigue from repeated strikes. If wood is used for the handle, it is often hickory or ash, which are tough and long-lasting materials that can dissipate shock waves from the hammer head. A well used hammer with wooden handle and steel headpioneers, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, brighton, cheltenham, tools, craftsman, carpenters, blacksmiths, builders, woodwork, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph, Stefanie Rennick nee Reitman, c1990
'Box Cottage' is so named after the first recorded family to establish a house and market garden on the site in 1865. William and Elizabeth Box. After the death of Elizabeth Box in 1914 the house was leased to August Reitman a potter / sculptor who raised his family there 1917 - 1953. Stefanie Rennick nee Reitmann lived at the house until she left to study teaching. The Lewis Timber Company Ltd acquired the land with The Cottage c1970. The CMHS together with City of Moorabbin Council, a 150 Year Celebration Grant and assistance from Lewis Timber Merchants Pty Ltd reconstructed the original 'Box Cottage' on its present site May 1984. August Reitman 1877-1951 and his wife Frieda 1878- 1942 raised 2 children Stefanie 1918-2006 and William 1920-1997 whilst living at the Box Cottage site. .August was a monumental mason and sculptor and was employed to carve war memorials in Victoria after WW1. He moved his business to Highett in 1953 but continued to use the cottage as a workshop until he sold the property to Lewis Timber P/L c 1970. . William and his descendants have continued the family business to the present day. August Reitman 1877-1951 and his wife Frieda 1878- 1942 raised 2 children Stefanie 1918-2006 and William 1920-1997 whilst living at the Box Cottage site. .August was a monumental mason and sculptor and was employed to carve war memorials in Victoria after WW1. He moved his business to Highett in 1953 but continued to use the cottage as a workshop until he sold the property to Lewis Timber P/L c 1970. . William and his descendants have continued the family business to the present day. Stefanie Rennick , a daughter of August and Frieda Reitman resided in Box Cottage 1918 - 1953.A colour photograph of Stefanie Rennick , nee Reitman 1918 - 2001, who spent her childhood living in Box Cottage.box william, box elisabeth, reitman august, reitman stefanie, reitman frieda, city of moorabbin council, lewis timber merchants pty ltd, pottery, sculpture, market gardens, pioneers, early settlers, dendy henry, box cottage museum, moorabbin, brighton, bentleigh, mckinnon, ormond, reitman william, rietmann -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Painting, Mary Ann Charman 1820 - 1870, c1860
Mary Ann Charman was a pioneer settler in the Cheltenham area of the Parish of Moorabbin c1850 Stephen Charman , who emigrated in 1942 as a Henry Dendy employee aged 21 years, sadly lost his wife and child shortly after arriving in Brighton. When Dendy could not employ him he found other work. In 1850 he met Mary Gettens a widow with 5 children who supported her family by managing her late husband’s Inn in Collins St. Melbourne. Stephen purchased land in Spring Grove, now Cheltenham, in 1852 and the family moved to the wattle and daub hut after their marriage. Mary and Stephen worked very hard to establish a market garden, poultry and pork farm . They specialised in Marigolds which they sold to Martin & Pleasance Pharmacy , Melbourne for medicinal purposes. Mary and Stephen had 7 more children and Mary still managed to find time to sell the pork, poultry and vegetables from a horse drawn cart she drove around St Kilda. 1857 Stephen donated land to the Methodist Church for a School, burial ground and Chapel in Balcombe Road. Mary died 1870. Stephen remarried in 1878 and died aged 85 years 1906. Charman Road runs from Nepean Highway , Cheltenham through Beaumaris to the Beach Road at Mentone. Mr Les Jones was the Great Grandson of Mary Ann CharmanAn oval framed colour painting of the likeness of Mary Ann Charman, 1820 - 1870 pioneer settler in the Cheltenham area of the Parish of Moorabbinpioneers, early settlers, dendy henry, charman mary ann, jones les, cheltenham, moorabbin, brighton, market gardeners, dairy farmers, charman stephen, poultry farms, pork farms, charman road, balcombe road, mentone, beaumaris, st kilda, methodist church, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Painting, 'Spring Grove' 19thC house, c1979
In 1852 Stephen Charman purchased 160 acres bounded by Charman Rd and Balcombe Road in an area called Spring Grove , later Cheltenham. A spring ran through the land providing a good source of water. Stephen aged 21 years had arrived in Melbourne 1842 as one of Henry Dendy’s emigrants . His Ship passage was paid by the Colonial Land and Emigration Commission and in return he was required to work on the land of the Henry Dendy Special Survey Brighton 1841. However Henry Dendy could not provide enough work for all the emigrants that arrived and Stephen had to obtain other work. Then sadly his young wife Harriett and their infant died. 1850 Stephen married widow Mary Gettens, a Publican in Little Collins Street, with 5 children. Stephen & Mary built a wattle and daub hut and established a market garden producing marigolds for Martin & Pleasance Pharmacists, Melbourne. They had 7 more children and built a weatherboard cottage that was used for early Methodist Church services. Stephen donated 1 acre to the Methodist Church in 1855 for Chapel , School and Cemetery. This is the weatherboard cottage in the painting, The road between Cheltenham and Mentone bears their name. Mary died in 1870 and Stephen remarried 1878 and died in Gippsland 1906. Stephen and Mary Charman were pioneer settlers in the area of Spring Grove later known as Cheltenham . Charman Road Cheltenham commemorates their contribution to the development of the area A painting of 'Spring Grove' the home of Stephen Charman and Mary Charman formerly Gettens nee Rees, This cottage was the first house in Charman Road Cheltenham c1852signed L Schumerspring grove cottage 1852, schumer l, cheltenham, charman stephen, early settlers, jones a l , gettens mary, rees mary, charman mary, moorabbin, brighton, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document - Photograph, photocopy, of ‘Spring Grove’ 19th C house, Charman Road, Cheltenham, c1979
In 1852 Stephen Charman purchased 160 acres bounded by Charman Rd and Balcombe Road in an area called Spring Grove , later Cheltenham. A spring ran through the land providing a good source of water. Stephen aged 21 years had arrived in Melbourne 1842 as one of Henry Dendy’s emigrants . His Ship passage was paid by the Colonial Land and Emigration Commission and in return he was required to work on the land of the Henry Dendy Special Survey Brighton 1841. However Henry Dendy could not provide enough work for all the emigrants that arrived and Stephen had to obtain other work. Then sadly his young wife Harriett and their infant died. 1850 Stephen married widow Mary Gettens, a Publican in Little Collins Street, with 5 children. Stephen & Mary built a wattle and daub hut and established a market garden producing marigolds for Martin & Pleasance Pharmacists, Melbourne. They had 7 more children and built a weatherboard cottage that was used for early Methodist Church services. Stephen donated 1 acre to the Methodist Church in 1855 for Chapel , School and Cemetery. This is the weatherboard cottage in the photocopy showing the building extension, The road between Cheltenham and Mentone bears their name. Mary died in 1870 and Stephen remarried 1878 and died in Gippsland 1906. The original Photograph is endorsed by Francis Marie Ward , formerly Hopkins nee Charman who was the grandmother of Mr A.L Jones A photocopy of a black and white photograph of ‘Spring Grove’ , that was the first house in Charman Road , Cheltenham c1852 , showing later extensions. spring grove cottage 1852, schumer l, cheltenham, charman stephen, early settlers, jones a l, gettens mary, rees mary, charman mary, moorabbin, brighton, henry dendy special survey 1841, ward frances marie, charman frances marie -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph - Alonzo Box in Army Uniform c1915, Unrecorded, c1915
Alonzo Box was the nephew of William and Elizabeth Box who resided in the Cottage 1865 - 1913. He was the 9th child of John Box 1841 - 1913 and Martha Sheldrake Box who lived in Oakleigh, Alonzo enlisted in the Army and landed at Gallipoli 25/41915. After the evacuation to Egypt he served in France and Flanders and returned to Melbourne February 1918. Alonzo was a pavier / pitcher who was employed to lay the bluestone drains for the roads and sewerage channels in Moorabbin Shire - a skilled and well paid occupation. Alonzo Box was the 9th child of John Box ,who emigrated to Australia in 1854 with his parents, George and Mary Box , and siblings who included William Box. Alonzo enlisted in the 1st AIF and landed at Gallipoli 25/4/1915. After the evacuation to Egypt he served in France and Flanders before returning to Melbourne in February 1918. He married Mary Closter in June 1918. His elder sister Rebecca, who was a missionary in China, sent a bolt of hand embroidered Chinese silk to Mary for her Wedding Dress. This unique dress is on display at Box Cottage Museum and is recorded on the Australian Dress Register 2015.A large photograph in a wooden frame of Alonzo Box 1881-1958 in 1st AIF Army Uniform c 1915box william, box elizabeth, box alonzo, box mary, closter mary, moorabbin, brighton, bentleigh, ormond, mckinnon, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, paviers, roads, sewers, world war 1914-1918, anzac, gallipoli, uniforms australian army, box john, sheldrake martha -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Drawing - Plan of Box Property c1915, c1985
This ‘Plan of the Box Property c1915’ was drawn by a CMHS member in 1985 to educate members and visitors to Box Cottage Museum. The drawing shows the layout of the original pioneer cottage , the newer front house and the garden as well as the adjoining properties. It includes a detailed drawing of the Cottage roof and rooms . A coloured drawing of a Plan of Box Property c1915 in a wooden frame box william, box elizabeth, brighton, cheltenham, moorabbin, pioneers, early settlers, market gardeners, ormond -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document - Genealogy Chart Henry Dendy (Photocopy), 19 thC
In 1840 Henry Dendy, a farmer in Surrey, England acquired a "Special Survey" from the Commissioners for Land and Emigration which gave Dendy the right to choose land in Port Phillip for the "bargain basement" price of only £1 per acre for 5120 acres, (an area of 8 square miles). The Special Survey also included the right to "the shipment of a worker for every £20 spent on land, whose free passage was paid by the Crown, equalling a total of 100 workers ". Accordingly Dendy sold his English holdings and paid the required £5120 and arrived in Melbourne in February 1841. However by this time land in the new colony was selling for £5 - £40 per acre. Because Henry Dendy possessed the order from the Colonial Office in London he was able to successfully oppose Super-intendant LaTrobe's attempts to alter the price of the land. Dendy appointed Jonathan Were, (an entrepreneur, who had arrived in 1839), as his Manager and who later became a partner. Together, Dendy and Were decided on an area 5 miles south from Melbourne, bounded by North Road, East Boundary Road, South Road and to the west by Port Phillip Bay. Were and Dendy pitched their tents in the area now known as ' Park St, Brighton' and sank a well near the corner of 'St Andrew's St and Wells St'. By 1845 J.B Were and Company had bought almost half of Dendy's land and Were built himself "Moorabbin House" in Were St Brighton made from stone, quarried from local cliffs. It was still standing in 1924. Legend records Moorabbin is named after the Aboriginal word for ' Mother's Milk ' The soil is very fertile and well supplied with water especially in the area called 'East Brighton' - now known as Bentleigh and East Bentleigh - By 1850 the area had developed with numerous market gardens, dairy farms, fruit gardens and vineyards supplying food for the growing population of Melbourne.In 1840 Henry Dendy, a farmer in Surrey, England acquired a "Special Survey" from the Commissioners for Land and Emigration which gave Dendy the right to choose land in Port Phillip for the price of only £1 per acre for 5120 acres. This land was called Brighton in the Parish of Moorabbin, County of Bourke and emigrants developed the land establishing market gardens , dairy and poultry farms that provided the food for the growing population of Melbourne. A photocopy of the Genealogy Chart of the Dendy Family that Henry Dendy brought with him when he emigrated to Melbourne 1841Genealogy signs and descriptionsdendy henry, dendy's special survey brighton 1841, governor gipps, captain lonsdale, super-intendant latrobe, port phillip, melbourne, new south wales, squatters, emmigrants, county of bourke, parish of moorabbin, early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, dairy farmers, fruit farms, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, were jonathan binn, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document, Henry Dendy family Shield
In 1840 Henry Dendy, a farmer in Surrey, England acquired a "Special Survey" from the Commissioners for Land and Emigration which gave Dendy the right to choose land in Port Phillip for the "bargain basement" price of only £1 per acre for 5120 acres, (an area of 8 square miles). The Special Survey also included the right to "the shipment of a worker for every £20 spent on land, whose free passage was paid by the Crown, equalling a total of 100 workers ". Accordingly Dendy sold his English holdings and paid the required £5120 and arrived in Melbourne in February 1841. However by this time land in the new colony was selling for £5 - £40 per acre. Because Henry Dendy possessed the order from the Colonial Office in London he was able to successfully oppose Super-intendant LaTrobe's attempts to alter the price of the land. Dendy appointed Jonathan Were, (an entrepreneur, who had arrived in 1839), as his Manager and who later became a partner. Together, Dendy and Were decided on an area 5 miles south from Melbourne, bounded by North Road, East Boundary Road, South Road and to the west by Port Phillip Bay. Were and Dendy pitched their tents in the area now known as ' Park St, Brighton' and sank a well near the corner of 'St Andrew's St and Wells St'. By 1845 J.B Were and Company had bought almost half of Dendy's land and Were built himself "Moorabbin House" in Were St Brighton made from stone, quarried from local cliffs. It was still standing in 1924. Legend records Moorabbin is named after the Aboriginal word for ' Mother's Milk ' The soil is very fertile and well supplied with water especially in the area called 'East Brighton' - now known as Bentleigh and East Bentleigh - By 1850 the area had developed with numerous market gardens, dairy farms, fruit gardens and vineyards supplying food for the growing population of Melbourne. dendy henry, dendy's special survey brighton 1841, governor gipps, captain lonsdale, super-intendant latrobe, port phillip, melbourne, new south wales, squatters, emmigrants, county of bourke, parish of moorabbin, early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, dairy farmers, fruit farms, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, were jonathan binn, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document - Pedigree of Henry Dendy, c1840 Original ; Copy 1985
This is a copy of the document brought by Henry Dendy to the Colony in 1841. In 1840 Henry Dendy, a farmer in Surrey, England acquired a "Special Survey" from the Commissioners for Land and Emigration which gave Dendy the right to choose land in Port Phillip for the "bargain basement" price of only £1 per acre for 5120 acres, (an area of 8 square miles). The Special Survey also included the right to "the shipment of a worker for every £20 spent on land, whose free passage was paid by the Crown, equalling a total of 100 workers ". Accordingly Dendy sold his English holdings and paid the required £5120 and arrived in Melbourne in February 1841. However by this time land in the new colony was selling for £5 - £40 per acre. Because Henry Dendy possessed the order from the Colonial Office in London he was able to successfully oppose Super-intendant LaTrobe's attempts to alter the price of the land. Dendy appointed Jonathan Were, (an entrepreneur, who had arrived in 1839), as his Manager and who later became a partner. Together, Dendy and Were decided on an area 5 miles south from Melbourne, bounded by North Road, East Boundary Road, South Road and to the west by Port Phillip Bay. Were and Dendy pitched their tents in the area now known as ' Park St, Brighton' and sank a well near the corner of 'St Andrew's St and Wells St'. By 1845 J.B Were and Company had bought almost half of Dendy's land and Were built himself "Moorabbin House" in Were St Brighton made from stone, quarried from local cliffs. It was still standing in 1924. Legend records Moorabbin is named after the Aboriginal word for ' Mother's Milk ' The soil is very fertile and well supplied with water especially in the area called 'East Brighton' - now known as Bentleigh and East Bentleigh - By 1850 the area had developed with numerous market gardens, dairy farms, fruit gardens and vineyards supplying food for the growing population of Melbourne. A copy of a paper chart of the Pedigree of Henry Dendy in a wooden frame with glassPedigree / of the branch of the family / DENDY moorabbin, brighton, henry dend special survey 1841 y, early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Furnishings, 'Colonial' metal name plate c1917, c1917
c1917 it became fashionable to give residences a 'name' . Mr August Reitman attached this metal nameplate to the Cottage.when he began leasing the property. The Reitman family purchased the property in 1935 and resided there until 1953 . The property was sold to Lewis Timber Co . c1970. William Reitman, the son of August, donated the sign to the CMHS c1984 during the reconstruction of the pioneer cottage in Joyce Park ,Ormond.An unknown pioneer built the Cottage c1840 then William Box purchased it 1868 and his family resided there until it was leased to August Reitman in 1917. August placed this nameplate on the Cottage c1917. William Reitman, the son of August donated the sign to CMHS in 1984 when the Cottage was reconstructed in Joyce Park Jasper Road OrmondThe original metal name plate attached to Box Cottage c1917 by August Reitman when he and his wife began renting the property. 'COLONIALbox william, box elizabeth, reitman august, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, ormond, dendy's special survey 1841, market gardeners, sculptors, reitman william, lewis timber co ltd, box cottage museum -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph - Chinese Commissioner, Hwang Hong Cheng,1906, 1902
His Excellency, Hwang Hon Cheng, from Peking, China, visited Australia from 1906 -1907 as Chinese Commissioner in response to an urgent petition from well respected Chinese business leaders, The 1906 Petition was sent to the Chinese Ambassador in Britain requesting the appointment of a Chinese Consular Representative in Australia to ease the escalating Discrimination and address the Immigration Restrictions in Australia. Hwang Hon Cheng visited Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne , Adelaide and Hobart and after reviewing his recommendations Britain agreed to the appointment of the first Chinese Consul-General to Australia. In 1908 Mr Leong Lan Fun, Taotal of Swatow was appointed Consul-General for the Commonwealth with his headquarters in Melbourne. Animosity, suspicion and misunderstanding had existed between Chinese and European settlers since the Gold Rush of 1850’s. Language, customs, frugality and mostly their ability to obtain profit from crops seen as uneconomical by Europeans eg parsley, garlic and salad vegetables. Many of the Chinese workers did not purchase land instead their main aim was to obtain enough money for their family and return to China. There were a few still managing market gardens around East Bentleigh until the 1950’s, by which time they were highly regarded by the general community. A large photograph of His Excellency the Chinese Commissioner , Hwang Hong Cheng, in a wooden frame c1906His Excellency the Chinese Commissioner / Hwang Hong Cheng, moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, brighton, gold rush, chinese immigration, chinese market gardeners, markets, cheltenham, cabinet makers, early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, , hwang hon cheng, leong lan fun, peking china, melbourne -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Drawing, of early house Cummins Road Moorabbin, c1950
A pencil sketch of an early house on the corner of South Road and Cummins Road by Marian Grimwade. signed : M Grimwademoorabbin, bbrighton, early settlers, bentleigh, nepean highway, arthur's seat road, moorabbin district roads board, market gardeners, artists, grimwade marian, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Drawing, old house Tuck St Moorabbin c1950, c1950
A pencil sketch of a old house facing Tuck St. ,near the Moorabbin Railway Station by M. Grimwadesigned : M Grimwade moorabbin, brighton, bentleigh, early settlers, houses, grimwade m -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document,photocopy plan 'Two Acre Village 'c1852, c1960
In the 1852 Josiah Holloway, a developer, purchased 625 acres from the squatters Richard and John King and sectioned '2 acre allotments' south of Henry Dendy's Brighton Survey along the Arthur's Seat Road ( later Nepean Highway) for sale @ £10 It became known as The Two Acre Village as settlers took up the allotments and established market gardens, general stores, butchers, blacksmiths, post office and 2 hotels. Charles Whorral opened The Cheltenham Inn and it became so popular as a meeting place that the area was called Cheltenham. The early settlers, who were predominantly English and Scottish immigrants initially leased their allotments and, because the sandy soil was so fertile, they were soon able to purchase the land and increase their acreage. Cheltenham became a very important part of the large Moorabbin Shire1871 and City of Moorabbin 1934 In the 1994 Amalgamation of Councils, when the large City of Moorabbin was divided between the newly formed Glen Eira, Kingston and Bayside Councils, the Cheltenham area was assigned to the City of Kingston A photocopy of the Plan for the 2 Acre Village in Moorabbin Parish c1852. A3 laminatedmoorabbin, brighton, cheltenham, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, , king. john, holloway josiah, whorral charles, arthur’s seat road, nepean highway , cheltenham inn hotel, henry dendy special survey 1841 -
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Document, photocopy of Plan of Beaumaris 1853, c1960
Beaumaris includes two early estates in the parish of Moorabbin developed by Josiah Holloway from 1852. Named Beaumaris Town and Beaumaris Estate (after the pastoral run in the area and ultimately after Beaumaris in Wales), the lots comprising them were marketed by Mr Holloway's suggesting that the railway was imminent and a canal would be built. The township developed slowly, a Post Office opened on 1 March 1868, but was replaced next month by Gipsy Village office (now Sandringham) In 1862 Beaumaris was one of the early settler communities within the boundaries of the Moorabbin District Roads Board , the region’s first local government authority. Beaumaris is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. .Since the Amalgamation of Councils 1994 the local government area is the City of Bayside which includes Brighton. A Photocopy of the Plan of Beaumaris 1853 A3moorabbin, county of bourke, brighton, beaumaris, pioneers, early settlers. market gardeners, cheltenham, king. john, holloway josiah, whorral charles, arthur’s seat road, nepean highway, morabbin district roads board, sandringham, mordialloc, mentone -
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Document, laminated List of Pioneers Moorabbin Parish, c1985
This list shows the names of the Pioneer settlers with the amount of Acres, the date purchased from The Crown and the Lot or Portion Number in the Land of the Henry Dendy Special Survey of Brighton 1841, in the County of Bourke , Victoria. The Squatters ,who arrived in the area first, used the land for grazing sheep and cattle. The Squatters had the right to graze unoccupied Crown land for ₤10 per year rental and a per capita payment for animals grazed. They could develop , improve and clear the land for the purpose of the tenancy but ownership was not permitted. When the land became useful The Crown put it on the market and the developers took over whilst the Squatters lost the improved land, dwellings and out buildings, there being no compensation paid. Squatters named John and Thomas Martin 1840-41; Richard and John King 1840- 1854 ; M.N.M.Moysey and M.J.Bickford 1841-1852 ; James McMahon 1846-1853 ; Daniel MacKinnon 1839- 1840. The 5120 Acres of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841were divided into approx. 83 Portions / Lots with varying acreage . Josiah Holloway, a speculator purchased 625 acres of the King Brothers run and re-sectioned the land into 2 acre Lots for Sale as market gardens. It was called The Two Acre Village later known as Cheltenham. A List of the names of The Pioneers in County of Burke Victoria c1841-1887 compiled by Lesley A. Schumer in 1985 A 3 Laminated display on wall in room 2 THE PIONEERS, Signed L.A. Schumer moorabbin, brighton, cheltenham, bentleigh, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, dendy henry, henry dendy's special survey 1841, squatters, king john, martin john, mcmahon james, two acre village, holloway josiah, were jonathan binn, grazing, cattle, sheep, market gardens,