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Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Long Street, 10, Elsternwick
Two items about this property: A type written letter dated 03/11/1988 from Rosalind Landells and Hilary Bullock regarding the history of the occupants of 10 Long Street Elsternwick from 1889-1974. Included is a handwritten page of working notes, undated and unattributed listing the occupant history. An advertisement unsourced, dated 26/5/2006 for the forthcoming auction of 10 Long Street. The advertisement describes key architectural and other features of the house and includes a copy of a colour photograph.elsternwick, long street, advertisements, victorian style, land sales, architectural features, auctions, depression 1890s, land subdivision, munro john p, reynolds i a miss, bainbridge f f, ebbs william h, hunt harry, turner m c miss, hobbs cecil h, mcgillivray e mrs, bowles james, place thomas e, murray herbert, mcbride george, homeman george e, answerth l. m mrs, newling arthur, swann herbert c, matheson alfred, hannett r e, sullivan j, bullock hillary, landells rosalind -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - London Tavern
This file contains eight items: 1/A one page typed summary of the history of the London Tavern by (noted in pencil) author J O'Donnell. Includes information on the licensees of the hotel from 1873-1927 (in duplicate) 2/Photocopy of black and white photo of London Tavern c. 1878. Shows sign 'J. Riordan, London Tavern and Store'. Shows Boot and Shoe Repair shop at end and two women outside and horse and buggy on road. 3/Photocopy of black and white photograph entitled 'London Tavern 1935' with handwritten note on reverse by unknown author identifying Mrs. A.C. Scott as Nominee 1929-1969 and identifying a man in the photograph as John Chas (Jack) Scott on left. Car parked at curb. Original print held in album 'Historical Caulfield to 1972'. 4/Half page written note listing the names of Nominees of the London Tavern from 1873-1895. Author unknown; undated. 5/'now&then' article on London Tavern showing three photos (from our files) and brief history. Melbourne Weekly Bayside 22/02/2012. 6/Black and white photograph of London Tavern, established 1886, currently 414 Hawthorn Road. Foreground includes a large crowd with bicycles noted by an unattributed source to be members of Camden Town Sports Club after a bicycle race c.1888. 7/Handwritten note showing John Guess as the proprietor of the London Tavern in 1867 and 1874. Noet is undated and author unknown. 8/Black and white photograph of the London Tavern with a 1970s style car parked in Sycamore Street. Date and photographer unknownhawthorn road, caulfield, london tavern, woods a.j., camden town sports club, gribble c., hotels, sporting clubs, scott a.c., guess john, guess louisa, evans rowland, riordan john, scott mrs., boot and shoe repair shop, vine beer house, balaclava road, hawthorn road, sycamore street, caulfield south, elsternwick, harley susan, mott h, nichols william h, o'donnell j, rosstown hotel, caulfield club hotel, grocer -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Long Street, 22, Elsternwick
Two items in the file (1) Typewritten notes, dated 03/02/1988, written by Mrs Rosalind Landells and researched by Miss Hilary Bullock regarding the history of 22 Long Street, Elsternwick and the street in general. Both sides of the page have notes, but are more or less the same in content. (2) The second item is an advertisement, dated 02/03/2005, source unknown, for 22 Long Street, Elsternwick regarding the sale of the house. The architectural and other features are described a copy of a photograph is included.elsternwick, caulfield grammar, rogers mark, long street, ripponlea, landells rosalind, caulfield, sargood, bullock hilary, glenhuntly road, victorian style, architectural features, st george’s road, buxton, advertisements, land sales, auctions, land subdivisions, depression 1890s, property developers, real estate agents, real estate agencies, corner stores, businesspeople -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Melbourne Aerodrome, Grange Road, Glen Huntly
Two documents about this Aerodrome (1 page each):1/Photocopy From The First 100 years No 2897 Carnegie Primary School 1888 – 1988 edited by Isobel Couper And Deirdre Lynch on recollections of Athol Reid which include references to the Melbourne Aerodrome. 2/A printout from the internet printed on 20/08/2010 on Essendon Airport with reference to aerodrome at Glen Huntly.reid athol, caulfield history society, airports, glenhuntly road, leman’s swamp, larkin aircraft company, mernda avenue, koornang park, larkin j h, roxburgh miss, lord reserve, glenhuntly, caulfield, carnegie primary school, aviation -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Chiselhurst
A newspaper article from the Port Phillip/ Caulfield Leader of 01/11/1999 about the renovation of Chiselhurst, located at 28 Sandham Street, Elsternwick, to be used as administrative offices for St Joseph’s Primary School. The article provides a brief history of Chiselhurst. The file also includes two undated, unattributed black and white photographs (90mm x 90mm; 90mm x 140mm) of the exterior of Chiselhurst. Also included is a one page printed undated, unattributed document with an exterior sketch (82mm x 111mm) and a brief history of Chiselhurst. The file also includes a one page handwritten, undated, unattributed research note containing a brief history of Chiselhurst.mansions, chiselhurst, cromarty, school houses, schools, primary schools, independent schools, st joseph’s primary school, cromarty school for girls, presentation covent, st joseph’s church, elsternwick, orrong road, sandham street, methodist ladies college, convents, architectural features, cast iron work, fireplaces, stairs, verandahs, chimneys, balconies, architectural styles, victorian style, living john, day annie, day jeannie, day louie, mangin wendy, presentation sisters, nuns, principals, students, education, beecham henry sir -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Craigellachie
Copies of two typed letters, dated 12/03/1973 and 15/03/1973, from the secretary of the Caulfield Historical Society T J Hart to Mrs N Francis regarding members of the Caulfield Historical Society vising and photographing Craigellachie. The file also includes a one page photocopied extract dated 04/1973 from the Caulfield Historical Society newsletter mentioning the Society’s visit to Craigellachie and the recent auction of the house.craigellachie, hart t j, francis n, orrong road, st kilda east, caulfield historical society -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Craigellachie
A three page black and white photocopy of the Caulfield Conservation Study report on building Craigellachie by architectural historian Andrew Ward. Dated 08/1994. The report includes a partial early history of the property and a description of key architectural features. It also includes two photographs (150mm x 100mm) of the exterior of the building.craigellachie, lynedoch avenue, italianate style, architectural styles, cast iron work, stained glass, architectural features, towers, pearson william, orrong road, inkerman road, sawers john, st kilda east -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Plan - Craigellachie
A four page auction advertisement from Gary Peer Real Estate for the forthcoming auction of Craigellachie to be held 29/05/2011. The advertisement includes one coloured photograph of the exterior of the house (170mm x 200mm) and three coloured photographs (140mm x 200mm; 80mm x 100mm; 80mm x 100mm) of the interior of the house showing period features. It also includes a detailed plan (200mm x 150mm) of the house layout and garden. The file also includes a one page black and white photocopy of an auction advertisement for Craigellachie which provides a brief overview of the renovations on Craigellachie conducted by the current owners, outlines architectural features of the house, and gives a brief history of Craigellachie. This is written by Maria Harris. The advertisement includes two photographs (63mm x 58mm; 131mm x 142mm) of the interior of Craigellachie and two photographs (62mm x 83mm; 62mm x 57mm) of the interior of Craigellachie.craigellachie, lynedoch avenue, gary peer real estate, harris maria, st kilda east, estate agents, pearson william, orrong road, caulfield north, architectural styles, architectural features -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Elizabeth Street, 30, Elsternwick, formerly Trengrove
A three page copy of a Caulfield Conservation Study by Andrew Ward, date 09/1994, on the existing house and previous house built at 30 Elizabeth Street. The study includes an architectural description of the house, a brief history of property ownership, a statement of significance and two black and white photographs (101 mm x 154mm) of the exterior of the house.trengrove, elizabeth street, ripponlea estate, bent thomas, smith joseph, sargood frederick sir, art deco, architectural features, architectural styles, georgian revival style, house names -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Elizabeth Street, 36, Elsternwick
A one page article from the Melbourne Weekly Bayside, dated 29/09/2010, describing the architectural and interior features of the house Halstead on 36 Elizabeth Street, Elsternwick, to be auctioned on 17/10/2010. The article includes four colour photographs, two of the exterior of the house (145mm x 254mm; 55mm x 83mm)and two of the house interior (55mm x 83mm)elizabeth street, elsternwick, halstead, edwardian style, architectural styles, biggin scott, ashton daneil, stavrakis bill, house names, architectural features -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Elsternwick Club, Sandham Street, 19, Elsternwick
Two copies of a seven page pamphlet titled the Elsternwick Club 1898-1984, written by E E Hackett, on the history, development and founding of the Elsternwick Club. The file also includes a five page typed manuscript of the pamphlet. Also included in the file are the Honorary Membership certificates of F Campbell and A J E Campbell, awarded for the 1986-1987 season of the Elsternwick Club. The file also includes one page of typed notes on the history of the Elsternwick Club with accompanying handwritten notes, dated 1981 and signed by Betty Snowball and C Pullman. The file also includes a one page printout of an email from Jan Brooks to the Glen Eira Historical Society, dated 19/10/2009, regarding the history of the Elsternwick Club, her family’s connection to the original club owners and general information about her family. The file also includes a one page typed letter from J J Hart of Caulfield Historical Society to the Elsternwick Club, dated 15/10/1973, informing the Club about the National Trust’s classification of the Club building.elsternwick club, sandham street, elsternwick, tatchell joseph, glenhuntly road, phebe theatre, renown theatre, sharp t c, akhust a g, kirkham c f, little a e, tatchell j t, brace f, clements g, dunbar a, johnston f w, masters g, spiers j, bent thomas sir, gentlemans club, st georges road, s m allen auctioneers, wilson e w, edny j, stanmere, allison road, gooley hec, lawn bowls, returned servicemens league, ellis a, monahan thomas, ripponlea, sargood f j, short w h, melvin j c, lillie a e, akhurst a c, hall john st, pullman cedric, morris thomas, bunny donald, city of caulfield, borough town, peppard michael, hackett e e, campbell f, campbell a j e, caulfield, returned soldiers league, royal victorian bowls association, victorian ladies bowls association, snowball betty, pullman c, campbell felicitie, stanmere, short william henry junior, short elizabeth, short william henry senior, glen eira historical society, brooks jan, brooks w r, normanby road, caulfield, brooks family, brooks gladys, hart t j -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Pamphlet - Ercildoune
This folder contains one item about the station called 'Ercildoune also owned by Sir Samuel Wilson for a time: Two copies of an undated, four page typed pamphlet compiled by Rodney Davidson and Lindsay E Jenkins for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), titled, The Story of Ercildoune. It provides a comprehensive history of the property Ercildoune. The front cover of one of the pamphlets includes a black and white photograph (76mmm x 114mm) of the exterior of Ercildoune.davidson rodney, jenkins lindsay e, ercildoune, wilson samuel sir, architectural features -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Shoobra Road, 19, Elsternwick, 'Ettrick'
Two copies of a one page chronological report prepared by the Brighton Historical Society, dated 29/02/1988, about the occupiers of the property 'Ettrick', located at 19 Shoobra Road, Elsternwick. The report also includes a brief history of the property, a description of the property’s roof and information on the origins of the property’s name. The file also includes one page of handwritten undated and unattributed working notes.ettrick', carlingford street, brown robert s, turnbull james a, peters j, slate tiles, ross william a, ross elizabeth a, pollard a k, shoobra road, elsternwick -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Fairfield Hall, North Road, 225, Caulfield South
A three page photocopy from the Caulfield Conservation Study by Andrew Ward in 01/1995, on Fairfield Hall at 225 North Road, Caulfield South. The study provides a brief description of the building, its history, a statement of significance and includes two photographs (99mm x 152mm) of the exterior of the building.north road, manair, fairfield hall, caulfield south, caulfield, italianate style, victorian style, architectural styles, mccombie t, keys r, kooyong road, curwan frederick wallis, knight c, aitkin whiting and aitkin solicitors, wall henry, wragge and hearne, younger alexander, younger family, younger avenue, fairfield grove, mansions, ward andrew -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Fairfield Hall, North Road, 225, Caulfield South
A Melbourne Weekly newspaper cutting by Kathryn Kernohan, advertising the forthcoming auction of Fairfield Hall at 225 North Road, Caulfield South, to be held 09/10 circa 2007. The article provides a description of the house’s architectural features and includes two colour photographs (83mm x 155mm; 69mm x 102mm) of the exterior of the house and one colour photograph (67mm x 102mm) of the house interior. The file also includes a four page pamphlet of Real Estate agents J P Dixon, advertising the auction of Fairfield Hall. The pamphlet provides a description of the house’s architectural features and includes four colour photographs (296mm x 210mm; 78mm x 103mm; 134mm x 200mm; 84mm x 55mm) of the house exterior, four colour photographs (49mm x 72mm; 49mm x 72mm; 66mm x 44mm; 84mm x 126mm) of the house interior, and a plan (225mm x 140mm) of the house and gardens.north road, kernohan kathryn, caulfield south, architectural features, jp dixon real estate, fairfield hall, mansions, victorian style, caulfield, younger avenue -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Glen Huntly (House)
Photocopy of a short newspaper article from the Southern Cross, dated 18/06/1986, about Thomas Watt, who built Glen Huntly in 1855, one of the first substantial homes in the area. Refers briefly to the suburb’s residential and commercial development and includes a photograph (60mm x 145mm) of the exterior of Glen Huntly house and two photographs (37mm x 57mm) of the surrounding suburb. The file also includes a copy of a one page letter to the Historical Society of St Kilda from Nancy Renfree, dated 11/02/2000, about her great-grandfathers Thomas Watt and Henry Bunn, giving brief biographical information about both.glen huntly, glenhuntly, watts thomas, wilson john w, pioneers, huntly street, grange road, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, architects, caulfield, station place, glenhuntly traders’ association, murray street, holy cross church, ricketson henry, glen eira, caulfield military hospital, caulfield, roads board, bunn henry, hotham street, ripponlea, weatherboard buildings, renfree nancy -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Anselm, Glenferrie Street, 4, Caulfield North
Various detailed descriptions of the architectural features of Anselm. Includes a photocopy of the Caulfield Conservation Study report on Anselm by Andrew Ward, dated 02/1994, with a photo (152mm x 97mm). Also includes 3 pages of unattributed, undated, typed and handwritten research notes with detailed descriptions of the architectural features of Anselm. Also includes a photocopy of two hand-drawn room plans (100mm x 82mm; 81mm x 75mm), detailed hand-written descriptions of the rooms (3 pages) and a hand-drawn crest (41mm x 29mm), compiled by Mrs J O’Donnell in 1972. The file also includes a copy of the tile and inscription located at the base of the tower (41 mm x 56 mm). Also included is a copy of the letter, dated 31/10/2011, from the National Trust of Australia, regarding the classification upgrading of Anselm. Includes references.cohen samuel, haddon robert joseph, graham c. g., o’donnell j., ward andrew, anselm, caulfield north, glenferrie street, balaclava road, st. stephen’s presbyterian church caulfield, architectural features, architectural styles, attics, towers -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Athole, Poplar Grove, 18, Carnegie
Two items about this property: 1/Pages 17 and 18 of the Real Estate section of the Caulfield Southern Cross 29/07/1992 including an article on Athole, Poplar Grove, 18, Carnegie, with a sketch of the house and a detained architectural description about its historic features. It also gives a brief history of the house and the life of its designer and owner, architect John T. Kelleher. Names and contact numbers of the Real Estate auctioneers are provided and there are a number of advertisements for other houses in Glen Eira. 2/A photocopy of 2 colour photographs of the exterior and garden of 'Athole' circa 2012.carnegie, poplar grove, athole, kelleher john t, biggin and scott, auctions, stables, stockdale and leggo, glen huntly, wattle avenue, munro avenue, edgewood street, brick houses, glen huntly road, glenhuntly road, j r buxton, caulfield south, pyne street, elsternwick, stanley street, noel jones and associates, brukarz jack, fitch karl, moonya road, wattle avenue, mcpherson street, timber houses, caulfield north, aroona road, dunbar avenue, urandaline grove, lascelles street, mclaurin road, trevelyan street -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Balaclava Road, 34, St Kilda East
A photocopy, 3 pages, of the Caulfield Conservation Study report on house formerly known as Noris, Quethiock and also Koala, located at Balaclava Road, 34, Caulfield, by Andrew Ward, dated 04/1993. Includes a description of the house, its condition, integrity, history, a statement of its significance, two black and white photographs (100mm x 70mm, 95mm x 70mm) of the house from different perspectives and a street map (160mm x 90mm) of the surrounding area with handwritten annotations.east louisa, alexandra street, balmoral court, beckwith thomas w, noris, quethiock, koala, wertheimer adolph, taunton james colonel, rosenhain oscar, rosenhain louise, victorian style, mansions, cuming william, ward andrew, cuming smith and co, johnson alfred, architectural styles, architectural features, balaclava road, ward andrew, st kilda east -
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Article - Cantala
Two photocopied articles, including 3 original prints of photographs, all unattributed, about the house and property known as Cantala, owned by Septimus Miller. 1/The first article is from the Australasian newspaper, dated 18/03/1893, including two original prints (from 6 photographs in the article). The article is accompanied by one page of handwritten notes, undated and unattributed, detailing and summarising the Australasian article. 2/The second article (2 copies) is from Punch, dated 29/10/1903 and includes one original print (from 7 photographs in the article).miller septimus, salway mr, miller mrs, lauderdale mr, redleap (horse), echo (sculpture), sleeping ariadne (sculpture), cantala, caulfield, caulfield north, dandenong road, kooyong road, wiora, australasian, punch, victoria racing club, photographs, towers, italianate style, mansions, balconies, stairs, drawing rooms, bay windows, architectural features, architecutral styles, gates, gardens, stables, art, sculpture, statutes, racehorses, horses, horseracing, business people, commerce, miller helen, miller damien, garden parties, social life and customs -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Map - Cantala
Six pages of handwritten notes, undated and unattributed, detailing the history of the subdivision and demolition of Cantala, Dandenong Road, 40, Caulfield. The notes, which include a list of references, detail the main auction on 21/05/1938 and prices paid for the allotments. Also included in the file are photocopies of three auction posters for the 21/05/1938 auction in 32 allotments. Two of the posters are small and one of these includes a map (107mm x 110mm) of the Cantala Estate. The other poster is spread across three A4 pages and includes a map and plan (204mm x 110mm) of the allotments. There is an extra copy of the final page of this larger poster.miller septimus, miller helen m, mcintyre angus, miller n a, crouch h c, cantala, dandenong road, wiora, alma road, waiora road, findon avenue, cantala avenue, caulfield, caulfield north, st kilda east, yeo grosthwaite and co, abercromby and beatty pty ltd, mansions, land subdivision, house auctions, auctioneers, land sales, land values, architectural features, gardens, advertisements, racehorses, road construction and maintenance, surveyors, lawyers, minute books, trams -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Plan - Centre Road, Bentleigh
Two copies of a one page printed advertisement for the auction of six shops on Centre Road, Bentleigh near Jasper Road to be held on 07/03/1950. The advertisement includes a plan (51mm x 127mm) of the sitesmeldrum w, centre road, bentleigh, plans, advertisements -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document, An Outline History of the Eltham War Memorial Trust by Stanley S. Addison
49 page typed document Title page, Preface and list of Trust members and 47 numbered pages 26 x 20.6 cm Two copieseltham war memorial trust, stanley s addison collection -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Pindarri" - John Serle, 1968, 1971
Pindarri was the name of the property on which artist John Serle lived on Pindari Road, St. Andrews. Colour painting reproduced on page 11 of "Pioneers & Painters: One hundred years of Eltham and its Shire" by Alan Marshall (1971). This chapter 1 "In the beginning" gives a physical description of the area: "Thick forest covered all the higher mountain ranges .. These areas were all heavily timbered, associated grasslands and eucalyptus extending from the thick forest country across undulating hills to the Yarra... The timber in general is gum, oak and Banksia, the two later are small, the gum two to four feet of diameter and from then to thirty feet high; on some of the low ground somewhat larger. The forest was open with little scrub..." The artist John Serle (born 1928) was the first local artist to become a councilor for the Shire of Eltham. He also worked for the Shire of Eltham grading roads. The Shire of Nillumbik hold a similiar painting in their collection (access via Victorian Collections) titled: Untitled (bush) Donor details on file. Location of original painting unknown. Most probably held in Serle family collection. Painting produced in 1968. Reproduced in "Pioneers and Painters", 1971 This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch colour reversal film (1) Condition: May not be true to colour of original work. Scanned from a 4 x 5 inch colour transparency which was taken c.1970 (approx. 50 years old) and which has undergone significant colour degradation towards the red spectrum. Allowances made for colour cast correction in scan with best guess for white balance. Significant light flare is reflected off glossy surface of original work at camera lens at lower left and right sides causing quality issues.pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, john serle, pindarrri, bush -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Samuel Thomas Gill et al, Capture of Burke, the Bushranger, 1866
Published: "The Melbourne Post" page 369, 22 November 1866. Reproduced Page 76 "Pioneers and Painters" One wet and miserable October night in 1866 a well-spoken young Irish braggart, who was wearing a poncho or riding cloak, knocked on the door of the home of Mrs. James Russell (nee Haughton) in Russell Road, Warrandyte. Realising that he was weary and hungry, Mrs. Russell gave the young visitor food and a bed in a hut up the back yard. The next morning she found he had gone as Harry Houghton had obligingly rowed him across the river in a mining punt. The man was Robert Burke (aka Bourke but real name Clusky), a known bushranger, who was being hunted by the police. Burke went to Kangaroo Ground where he stayed at Wellers Hotel before moving onto Hurstbridge. At Hurstbridge some hours later, he was eating breakfast given him by Miss Ellen Hurst, whose suspicions were aroused when she noticed a pistol in his pocket. Hastily she informed her brother, who loaded a shot gun and confronted Burke, an argument broke out and Burke produced a pistol. Hurst fired his shotgun, but missed. The two scuffled and during the scuffle, the pistol fired, wounding both Hurst and Burke. Burke was over-powered by some station hands and placed under arrest. Hurst, unfortunately, died later that day. Poor young boastful Burke - he was found guilty of murder and hanged, despite a strong recommendation for mercy and a large petition signed by Melbourne citizens claiming that he reacted in self defence. Edited extract from ‘Warrandyte a Brief History’ by Bruce Bence 1991. (Posted to Warrandyte Historical Society Facebook page 27/01/2021)This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image Print 16.5 x 22 cmhurstbridge, illustration, robert burke, fight, bushranger burke, other areas, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, bushranger -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Prime Minister Robert Menzies addressing students at Eltham High School, Thursday November 5, 1953
Head Girl's Prefect Norma Pepper being presented to the Prime Minister Visit by Prime Minister Robert Menzies, Mrs Menzies and daughter Heather to Eltham High School, Thursday November 5, 1953 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 5 November 1953, page 21 The PM gets bushed The Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, got lost this afternoon looking for Eltham High School - and ended up at the wrong school. After reversing several times, asking directions from two schoolboys and a truck driver, his party finally arrived over a dusty, bumpy road at the back gate of the high school. They waded through long grass up to the back of the school, while the welcoming party; and scores of local residents waited at the front gate. The Prime Minister, Mrs Menzies and their daughter Heather, were on a goodwill tour of the Deakln electorate with the Liberal Federal member, Mr F. J. Davis and Mrs Davis. FIRST SPEECH Mr Menzies told the 450 pupils, of the school about the first time he ever made a speech. "When I stood up, my mouth opened and shut and opened and shut and grew drier and drier and not a word came out," he said. "Of course, many, unkind people say I've more than made up for it since," he said. Digital file only Scanned from photographs on loaneltham high school, heather menzies, prime minister, robert gordon menzies, norma pepper -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Heather Menzies during a visit to Eltham High School, Thursday November 5, 1953
Head Girl's Prefect, Norma Pepper standing on right, the school's Headmaster, Mr Harry Moody on left. Visit by Prime Minister Robert Menzies, Mrs Menzies and daughter Heather to Eltham High School, Thursday November 5, 1953 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 5 November 1953, page 21 The PM gets bushed The Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, got lost this afternoon looking for Eltham High School - and ended up at the wrong school. After reversing several times, asking directions from two schoolboys and a truck driver, his party finally arrived over a dusty, bumpy road at the back gate of the high school. They waded through long grass up to the back of the school, while the welcoming party; and scores of local residents waited at the front gate. The Prime Minister, Mrs Menzies and their daughter Heather, were on a goodwill tour of the Deakln electorate with the Liberal Federal member, Mr F. J. Davis and Mrs Davis. FIRST SPEECH Mr Menzies told the 450 pupils, of the school about the first time he ever made a speech. "When I stood up, my mouth opened and shut and opened and shut and grew drier and drier and not a word came out," he said. "Of course, many, unkind people say I've more than made up for it since," he said. Digital file only Scanned from photographs on loaneltham high school, heather menzies, prime minister, robert gordon menzies, norma pepper, harry moody -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Gwendoline G. W. Davies, Poems - G. Davies, 1933-1934
Gwendoline (Gwenda) Grace Watson Davies, only daughter of Mr. William Watson Davies and Mrs. Grace Davies (nee Hayes) of Arthur Street, Eltham was born in Newport, 18 February 1908. Gwenda grew up in Arthur Street and when she left school she was employed as an officer at the State Bank of Victoria, Chief Accountants Department, Head Office, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. During 1933-1934 in her early to mid-twenties, Gwenda wrote a series of poems which were captured in three books: one a leather bound three-ring binder with personalised gold embossing on the cover and two paper booklets held together by pink ribbon. These poems are a reflection of her childhood days, home, her mother, her environment, pioneering days and other miscellaneous subjects including one example titled “EIGHTEEN YEARS TO-DAY”, an homage to the brave men of Gallipoli. On October 20, 1937 after ten years of service, Gwenda submitted her letter of resignation effective November 26th as she was to be married in the near future to Fred Jones. Frederick Geoffrey Jones, born 7 January 1911, third son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jones of Napoleon Street, Eltham, married Gwenda at the Eltham Methodist Church on 27 November 1937. They made their home at ‘Llangollen’, Arthur Street, Eltham, a new house Fred had constructed earlier that year opposite the Shire Offices. Their residence was recorded in the Electoral Rolls from 1963-1980 as 6 Arthur Street, Eltham which was situated on the corner of Arthur Street and present-day Commercial Place. In the 1970s their home was sold and demolished to make way for the new shops. They built a new home at the top of the hill in Bible Street. In the Electoral Rolls for 1943-1980, Frederick’s occupation was recorded as a Plumber’s Assistant. Fred was also a long-standing member of the Eltham Cemetery Trust. He was first appointed 26 April 1944 and resigned 17 July 1957 to be appointed to the Warringal and Eltham Joint Trust where he served till February 1980. He then re-joined the Eltham Cemetery Trust and served a further 14 years till his resignation on 24 August 1994. In total, Fred represented the interests of Eltham Cemetery for 50 years (1944-1994). Gwenda and Fred were blessed with a son, Frederick William Jones in March 1942. Sadly, Frederick only lived two days and was buried at Eltham Cemetery on March 11. It is not known whether his grave is marked. A second son, Geoffrey Morris Jones arrived 25 November 1944 but he sadly contracted polio as a child. A fall down the front steps of Fred and Gwenda’s new home in Bible Street culminated in Geoff’s death from a heart attack whilst in transit to the Austin Hospital on February 6, 1979, at age 34. He was also interred in the Eltham Cemetery. Geoff was posthumously awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to fire safety at the CFA. A small man, handicapped from his childhood polio, he had figured prominently in the area as an active Apex member and as group officer for the 13 local brigades in the CFA Lower Yarra Group. His work for the CFA, all voluntary, included writing a fire-fighting manual and the innovation of aerial fire spotting and weekly fire reports. Gwendoline and Fred were presented with Geoff’s B.EM. award at Government House. Four years later on the anniversary of Geoff’s death, Gwenda could not sleep and collapsed in the hallway at home from a heart attack, 6 February 1983 at age 74. She was interred with her son Geoff, at Eltham Cemetery on February 9th. Fred died 31 July 1997 at age 86 and was also interred at Eltham Cemetery. A memorial plaque to Gwenda, Fred and Geoff lies within the lawn cemetery at Eltham Cemetery. In February 2022 Gwenda’s book of Poems along with a copy of her letter of resignation from the State Bank of Victoria and a news clipping about the Autumn Show held in the Public Hall at Eltham (opposite her home with Fred) in which Gwenda is listed as having entered Cream Puffs and a Swiss Roll into the Cooking section, were donated to the St Vincent’s de Paul Society in Bega, N.S.W.. A dedicated volunteer there researched their origins and desirous for these items to return ‘home’, posted them to the Eltham District Historical Society for which we are most appreciative. EIGHTEEN YEARS TO-DAY “Tell me why you’re dreaming, Daddy” Said my little son to me, So, I told him all about it, As he sat upon my knee. I told him of that Sunday morn, ‘Twas eighteen years to-day, When the men of Australasia, Joined the mighty fray. How they landed on that foreign shore, And fought the gallant fight, Of how they nobly won the day, And put the Turks to flight. We saw the cliffs before us, To be scaled ‘mid shot and shell, And our comrades fell around us - - - - I remember it - - - so well. There are some who’ll sleep forever, On a hill that’s called Lone Pine, And the twenty-fifth of April, Is famous for all time. And so to keep their memory green, We march each Anzac Day, To pay tribute to those Heroes, Who gave their lives that day. - Anzac Day 1933 And in reflections to Gwenda’s childhood home in Arthur Street: HOME Where do my thoughts ever wander? Where do my thoughts always roam? To a little old house, on the top of a hill, To the place, that I call “Home Sweet Home.” No matter where-ever I travel, On land, or away on the foam. My thoughts will return, and my heart ever yearn, To the place, that I call “Home Sweet Home”. - 2/7/1933 Sources: Book of Poems, G. Davies Letter of Resignation, 1937, Oct. 20, G.G.W. Davies Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria New House at Eltham (1937, September 10). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 – 1939), p. 6. Retrieved May 12, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56845735 Family Notices (1937, December 17). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 – 1939), p. 3. Retrieved May 12, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56846386 Geoff Jones, Proud Memory, unknown newspaper clipping, 1979 1979 Birthday Honours, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Birthday_Honours Australian Electoral Rolls, Ancestry.com Family Trees, Ancestry.com Eltham Cemetery, Deceased Search findagrave.com Personal recollections, Joan Castledine The poetry by Gwendoline Davies provides an insight into life growing up in Eltham and the early 1930s. A long time resident, Gwendoline, her husband Fred Jones and son Geoff Jones were fully dedicated to the Eltham community for over 50 years.1. Brown leather bound three-ring binder with personalised gold embossing on the cover 20.5 x 14.5 cm, Walkers Loose Leaf Book, pages typed with some pasted in colour illustrations, alphabeticised dividers (some tabs missing), 21 leafs (some blank) 2. Two paper booklets held together by pink ribbon 15.5 x 12 cm, typed, some with colour illustrations, pages numbered (rh only) 12 pages and 25 pages and paper cover 3. Newspaper clipping 4. Letter sized hand written page in ink folded in three and damaged by foxing and insectsanzac day, arthur street, napoleon street, cfa, eltham cemetery, eltham cemetery trust, frederick geoffrey jones, geoffrey morris jones b.e.m., grace davies (nee hayes), gwendoline grace watson jones (nee davies), llangollen, lower yarra group, poems, william watson davies -
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Newspaper - News Clipping, Herald, He died at Eltham. Herald, March 4, p3, 4 Mar 1965
John Lawrence Coleman (1934-1965) born January 10, was the son of Raymond John Coleman and Hanna May (Gillet) Coleman. He married Margaret Frances Dare in 1955 and was the father of two children. He died whilst attempting to rescue an older man trapped in the bushfire at North Eltham on March 3, 1965 He died at Eltham (Herald, 4 March 1965, p3) [Picture of John Lawrence Coleman] Builder Mr John Lawrence Coleman, 31, of Main Rd., Eltham, one of three men burnt to death yesterday in the fire at North Eltham. The other two were XXXXX, 33 who lives opposite the Colemans and Mr William Elwers, 64 of Batman Rd., Eltham. * * * Frank Martin was a volunteer with the Eltham rural fire brigade at the time of the 1965 bushfires which burnt Eltham North and Research. Frank was asked to assist with the removal of three bodies from the back gully (now Orchard Avenue). They were badly burnt and one was found stuck under a fence as though trying to escape. Volunteers John Coleman Jnr, William Elwers and George Crowe were killed trying to protect Eltham from bushfire – they were local heroes. At the time, John Coleman Jnr was survived by his wife Margaret and two young children – John 11 and Vicky 2. Margaret Coleman lived in the family home until 1992 when she sold it and moved to Tasmania to be close to her son. She died in 1997 aged 65 years. 75 yr old Ken Gaston grew up on Edendale farm, which was originally a poultry farm but is now owned and run by the Shire of Nillumbik as an educational farm for schools and visitors. He was Captain of the Eltham rural fire brigade in 1965 when John Coleman Jnr was burnt to death in the Eltham North bushfires serving as an unofficial volunteer. He was able to draw where the original Wattletree Road was and at the time was verified with the location of some remaining bitumen and a post from the original bridge over the Diamond Creek located near the junction of the Diamond Creek and another small creek which is further down from Research or Christmas Creek as locals refer to it. The original Main Road ran behind Colemans before the railway line was built beyond Eltham in 1912. (Information recorded by Harry Gilham, President EDHS c.2011) * * * Bushfires rage in Victoria, Snowy: Three dead (1965, March 4). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131758981 Includes two photos of the fire in North Eltham “Firemen make for safety as fire rages in Upper Glen Park Road, North Eltham, Victoria. The smoke hides a house.” and “A house explodes into flames at North Eltham, Victoria. Firemen said bottled gas went up.” Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 4 March 1965, page 1 ________________________________________ Firemen make for safety as fire rages in Upper Glen Park Road. North Eltham. Victoria. The smoke hides a house. A house explodes into flames at North Eltham. Victoria. Firemen said bottled gas went up. Bushfires rage in Victoria, Snowy: Three dead MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Three people died today in a bush» fire which raged through North Eltham, about 15 miles from Melbourne. The victims were three men. A fourth man is feared to be dead. Another bushfire. sparked off by the heatwave sizzling over south-eastern Australia, is burning out of control in the Kosciusko State Park, in the Snowy Mountains. Firefighters fear that if it reaches pine forests up the Yarrangobilly River, they will be powerless to stop it. The three victims of the North Eltbam fire were trapped by flames in a valley. Their bodies were found only a few yards apart. They were named by police tonight as Mr. George Crowe, 78, of North Eltham, William John Ewers, 64, and John Laurence Coleman, 31, both of Eltham. The other two have not been identified. They are believed to be a man aged about 40 and an 18-year-old youth. At least 12 homes were destroyed by the fire, the worst in Victoria since 1962, when eight lives were lost and hundreds of homes burnt down at Warrandyte. At one time the township of Eltham was threatened, but a cool change swept in from the south and held back the wall of flames. More than 100 dogs, worth about £4,000, died when the fire raced through two kennels in Short Street, Eltham. and Upper Glen Park Road, North Eltham. A trickle of water Residents ran into the streets as the blaze raced towards their houses. Others frantically dug firebreaks around their homes. Mrs. Sue Recourt wept when firemen arrived while she was vainly trying to stop the flames with a trickle of water from the garden hose. A stack of firewood was blazing, but the firemen managed to save the house and rescue four goats. Many homes in Eltham were saved after flames had crept to within feet of their fences. Students at North Eltham State School had to be evacuated when the blaze threatened the building. Fire fighters were severely hampered by lack of water and narrow roads. The blaze, which began in above century heat, turned toward Wattle Glen, where two houses were gutted. Then the flames raced towards Hurstbridge to the north. Firemen battling desperately, controlled the fire late this afternoon. Five forest fires were still burning in Victoria tonight. IN VICTORIA THIS WEEK Tragic lack of central fire authority (1965, March 9). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 2. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131759928 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 9 March 1965, page 2 ________________________________________ IN VICTORIA THIS WEEK Tragic lack of central fire authority From Rohan Rivett It was the worst week for Victorian fire fighters since Black Friday 27 years ago. On that day one pilot up in a spotter plane said afterwards: "It seemed at times that half the State was on fire." This time, for three days on end, Gippsland men, women and children had moments of conviction that their towns would have blackened into anonymity before the weekend was out. The week began with horror at Eltham on the North-eastern edge of Melbourne. Eltham today is something of an artists' colony. Oil painters, water colourists, potters and sculptors proliferate. A number of University folk have emulated the example of Professor MacMahon Ball who pioneered the way by moving to Eltham and carving a home out of the bush in the thirties. Innermost Eltham is barely 14 miles from the G.P.O. Farthest Eltham stretches miles beyond. It served to illustrate the tragi-ludicrous truncation of Victoria's fire control. Part of Eltham is under the protection of the Melbourne Fire Brigade. But this responsibility ceases at some invisible and incomprehensible line — apparently determined by the meanderings of the water mains. At this point everybody's property throughout the rest of Eltham is dependent on the Country Fire Authority. Half an hour before midday on Wednesday, a fire suddenly started on the West side of Upper Glen road on the edge of Eltham. Before the fire brigade could arrive, it was burning on a widening front through timber and high grass north of Eltham. Two wind changes in rapid succession saw the fire leaping Diamond Creek. With a freshening wind it struck home after home in three streets. More than one of them exploded suddenly as if hit by an incendiary bomb. There is no piped gas in the Eltham area, hence many housewives use bottle gas. The flames outside caused the bottles to explode. Altogether twelve homes were completely incinerated and four more were badly damaged. Thirty prize dogs perished. About three hours after the fire started it raced suddenly down a gully hillside trapping an elderly man. Two other men apparently raced to the rescue. Flames caught the three men within yards of each other, not 200 yards off the Upper Glen Park Road where safety lay. They were burned to death. Next evening an angry and convincing secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, Mr. W. M. Webber, came on television and appealed to the people of Victoria to end the ridiculous and dangerous dualism in fire-fighting control. The Eltham fire, he said, had precisely illustrated the situation. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade area touched Eltham, but where the fire had gutted and killed, was just outside its area. Mr. Webber said his union had constantly urged one authority for the State with a complete reorganisation of fire protection. On Wednesday the union had repeated its call for an inquiry into fire protection in Victoria to the Chief Secretary, Mr Rylah. "No matter how close the liaison between the two organisations, there are always divided sections of thinking," Mr. Webber told viewers. "I don't know how much tragedy the com-munity can take before it demands that it is properly protected." Rumours that differences in gauge between taps and hose nozzles (as between the two authorities) accentuated the damage were denied by fire chiefs who said that all appliances were now carrying adaptors so that hoses could be linked to mains everywhere. But there is grave concern in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's higher councils at the action of several Federal authorities with projects in and around Melbourne. They are installing non-standard equipment without reference to the State authorities or any dovetailing of appliances and equipment. Public alarm was not diminished by the publication on Friday and Saturday of a heart tearing letter from the young widow of John Lawrence Coleman, 31 year old father of two, who had died in the flames apparently trying to rescue the old man trapped in the gully. By that time, a Vast area of Gippsland was in flames and the troops had been sent in to back up the overworked and often helpless fire-fighters. By Saturday, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Stoneham, who has previously demanded a Royal Commission into fire-fighting arrangements, repeated his demand. To add to the Chief Secretary's worries he was publicly rebuked for allegedly implying on television that lives had been lost at Eltham because people went to the wrong place at the wrong time. In a letter to the Press, Professor MacMahon Ball pointed out that two of the men involved were experienced bushmen who had gone "to help an old man in great danger fully aware of the danger to themselves". As Victoria faced its sixth day of total State-wide fire ban, it looked likely that even official resistance was not going to silence the demand for one central authority to control the fire fiend. At the moment, the 400 square miles where two million Victorians live in Greater Melbourne are divorced from the rest of the State in planning, communications, equipment and control of personnel. No one doubts the whole-hearted co-operation and willingness to back each other up of the M.F.B. and the C.F.A., both at top-level and among the firemen themselves. However, when a city straggles so deeply into the country side, the absence of a single authority, to oversee and analyse the fire threat as a whole, suggests suicidal policy of divide and fuel. Emphasis of the tragic loss of a member of a pioneering family who died whilst helping others in his communitybushfire, cfa, country fire authority, fire brigrade, glen park road, heroes, john lawrence coleman, north eltham, victorian bushfires - 1965, volunteers, william john elwers, fire fighter, frank martin, george john crowe, ken gaston, orchard avenue -
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Document - Register, Common/State School at Eltham No. 209, 1864-1917
Copies made from original register held by Eltham Primary School as part of the school's sesquicentennial recognition 1856-2006. Lists students by registration number commencing with William John Taylor (No. 1) in 1864. Initially recorded as the Register of the Common School at Eltham No. 209, it lists child's name, years of attendance and classes attended, age when first admitted, date of admsission, date of leaving and occupation of parents. The register was revised to the Register of the State School at Eltham No. 209 capturing students from 1873. Some overlap between the two variants exists. The latter register includes additional information of date of passing the Standard of Education, names of parent or guardian and residence of parent or guardian. The register was discontinued in 1917. Later pages of the original register are very damaged with large sections illegible.eltham state school no. 209, register of students, dalton street, eltham primary school