Former Whitehorse Mayor George Droutsas was cleared of falsifying documents in the lead up to Council elections in 2005.Former Whitehorse Mayor George Droutsas was cleared of falsifying documents in the lead up to Council elections in 2005.local government elections, droutsas, george

Article in Nunawading Gazette for 'Fire Awareness Week'. Nunawading Fire Brigade were setting up a display with officers from the brigade to show the public how to avoid fires, how to escape a fire and how to use fire fighting equipment. The fire brigade tends to want more firebreaks cleared and the council to retain more bushland.Nunawading Fire Brigade were setting up a display with officers from the brigade to show the public how to avoid firesbushfires, city of nunawading, nunawading fire brigade, hunter, alan, antonio park, mitcham, fires

Donated by Christine Pitt, Whitehorse Historical Society member. Umbrella is from the 1920's, belonged to her mother, Fay Pitt of Box Hill, and her grandmother, Myrtle Grant of Richmond and Brighton.Red cotton umbrella with plastic handle and paint in a marble pattern. Ten black metal spokes are tipped with red, clear plastic. Wooden shaft. Material fastened with red elastic and metal button and eye clasp. Red material covers the join of spokes to shaft. Brown cotton cord fastened around shaft for hand-hold. From the 1920's'British Make' on one spoke.costume accessories, female

From the collection of Betty McPheeBlack bakelite pen of two parts, barrel and lid. Barrel has gold nib attached and clear ink gauge. Lid has metal clip and two metal bandsdomestic items, writing equipment

Glass distributed to commemorate 25th anniversary of the Nunawading Married Womens Netball Association 1963 - 1988.Clear champagne glass with stem and round base with gilded rim.Nunawading Married Womens Netball Association.|25th Anniversary 1963 - 1988.trophies & awards, sports, domestic items, food & drink consumption

Used by donor in the 1970s.Cummerbund, bow tie and handerkerchief in a machine woven brocade, grey and white in geometrical design. fastenings and clips in dark grey plastic. Velcro strips on inside of cummerbund. Cummerbund is lined with dark charcoal grey rayon. All stored in a silver coloured box with clear plastic lid.on lid--- Bottinellicostume accessories, male

Small chrome plated spoon with circular blue enamel resin Rotary badge on the handle - in a plastic presentation case - clear lid and white base - synthetic velveteen lining.Rotary Club Mitcham = outer edge|Rotary International = inner edge.domestic items, cutlery

Clear perspex Butter Knife.domestic items, cutlery

Rubber office stamp with clear plastic backing and red plastic handle. 'Mitcham Sub Branch RSL Building Patriotic Fund Trust No. 2660'commerce, office equipment / stationery

'Jane' was Jane Slaughter, Grant Mattingley's Aunt.Clear glass tumbler with leaf pattern etched and 'Jane 1887' engravedAs aboveglass technology, engraved

Clear glass tumbler with leaf pattern etched and 'Centennial Exhibition 1888 R & ER' engravedAs aboveglass technology, engraved, civic mementoes, royal souvenirs

Hat Pin with clear cut glass topcostume accessories, hat accessories

Brooch - costume jewellery - round with large clear stones around sides with smaller clear stones in centre.costume accessories, jewellery

Allens was the first chemist in MitchamClear glass medicine bottle with cork stopper. Label - Allens Dispensing Chemist, Whitehorse Road, Mitcham'L559/AGM'glass technology, bottles, medicine, pharmacy

Heavy clear glass ink welldomestic items, writing equipment

Belonged to Dorothy WilliamsSwap card album with ten pages with six swap cards displayed on each page. Red cardboard cover which is covered in clear plastic. 'Swap Card collection 1940-1948 Dorothy Williams' written on white paper. 'Picture Album' on front of cover.'Picture Album'books, albums

In 1914, Mr and Mrs Arthur Hooke gave the name ‘Wandinong’ to their newly purchased property in Blackburn. The name was inspired by a recent cycling trip to Wandin in the foothills of the Dandenongs, as well as the title of a favourite book, Ethel Turner’s ‘The Camp at Wandinong’. Their property and the surrounding district had originally been owned by a series of property investors and speculators, and while some of it had been cleared for grazing, most of it was still covered in virgin bush; thickly covered with trees and undergrowth and rich in wild flowers and bird life. A small section of the Hooke’s property was cleared sufficiently to r\erect a house and some outbuildings, but the rest was left as n nature intended. Mar Arthur Hooke was a local property valuer but never owned a car, preferring to attend to business on his bicycle. He was still riding his bicycle in his eighties. Meanwhile, Mrs Hooke had developed a keen desire that the ‘Wandinong’ property remain intact; that it should ultimately be set aside as a place of refuge where like-minded people could go to enjoy peace and quiet amongst the native birds and bushland.|To this end, Mr and Mrs Hooke liaised with the Nunawading Council and an agreement was reached whereby the council would assume ownership of the property on their deaths. When Mr Hooke died in 1972, his wife transferred the land over to the council the following year. Mr and Mrs Arthur Hooke’s Grandson, William, and granddaughter, Christine, recently donated their grandmother’s bicycle to the Whitehorse Historical Society. They recall that their grandfather’s bicycle was given to a representative of the Nunawading Council for safekeeping some years ago. Ladies two wheel bicycle with tool bag attached & black leather seat. Two mud guards, a skirt guard & a reflector on the back mud guard. 'Kew Flyer' painted on front mud guard. Two rubber tyres & provision for a head light on the handle bars.'Kew Flyer'transport, bicycles

Coloured Photo of Site cleared for Path of Bridge and Entrance on Deep Creek Road, Mitcham.deep creek road, mitcham.

Belonged to Donor's GrandmotherPale Green Plastic Box deep base with a clear plastic lid containing a green velvet puff.Poudr Dream Flowers, Perfumed Dusting Powdercostume accessories, female

Whitehorse Council has had to clear more than 2,000 dumped tyres from its streets this year.Whitehorse Council has had to clear more than 2,000 dumped tyres from its streets this year.city of whitehorse, environment, pollution

From the Betty McPhee writing equipment collectionSmall clear glass bottle. It appears that it was used for glue or paste. Base has a flower pattern .commerce, office equipment / stationery, domestic items, writing equipment

Majolica - English Popular colourful relief-moulded ware, often in naturalistic shapes covered in various types of opaque white ground to secure glowing effects with brush-painted colour glazes, clear or opaque. Products ranged from umbrella stands to dishes of fruit or nuts. Evolved at the Minton factory in 1851 under Art Director Leon Arnoux, who might use parian ware for majolica figures etc. Widely produced, with little similarity to the Italian Renaissance ornament although some designed for Mintons by the artist Alfred Stevens was inspired by such motifs.Unusual multi-coloured patterned tea pot and lid. Basic colours - green, pink and blue'Estrucan/Majolic/E24domestic items, crockery

Kerosene lamp painted gold base with amber coloured glass and clear glass chimney.lighting, kerosene & oil

Long thin piece of nylon decorated with clear, black and pearl beading.costume accessories, collar accessories

Collar formed entirely of white and clear beading. Large loops at bottom edging.costume accessories, collar accessories

c 1914 Dusky pink satin long dress with black ribbon threaded through overskirt and collar. Deep round collar with crystal beading and pink bobbles around edge. Mesh at neckline with pink and clear beading. Crystal beads on edge of overskirt. Long sleeves.costume, female

Used bt Philip Bennett of`122 Thames Street, Box Hill , 1926 to 1997.Clear glass bottle with cork. Contains Castor Oil. Label.Ol. Ricini, B.P. Castor Oil.medicine, pharmacy, glass technology, bottles

This image was one of a series taken by Harold Millane in the late 1940's. They were printed onto post cards. Mary Millane, Harold's wife, printed captions on each negative with Indian ink. The series includes a variety of views of Mitcham, Vermont, Nunawading, Park Orchards and Doncaster East. The post cards were sold as souvenirs in the Millane shop on the N-E corner of Station Street and Whitehorse Road, Mitcham (originally the Mitcham Post Office).Clear photograph showing details of shops, vehicles, streetscape, lighting.Celluloid half plate B + W negative.Whitehorse Road Mitcham, Vic. hardy scott, h. s .beckwith, richards drapers, d. g. williamson, r. gracie, s. kelly, cenotaph, mitcham memorial hall