B/W strip photo of South Parade and Blackburn Road . Blackburnblackburn, shops

B/W strip photo of South Parade and Blackburn Road Blackburnblackburn, shops

B/W strip photo of Blackburn Road Railway Crossing.blackburn road, blackburn, blackburn railway crossing

B/W strip photo of Blackburn Road Railway Crossing.blackburn road, blackburn, blackburn railway crossing

2 copies of black and white photo of Blackburn Railway Stationblackburn railway station, blackburn

Black and white photo of Blackburn Railway Stationblackburn railway station, blackburrn, 1918

Black and white photo of Blackburn Railway Stationblackburn railway station, blackburn

3 copies of H.W. Poyntz Post Office and Refreshment Rooms North side of Blackburn Road near Railway Gatespoyntz, henry

Black and white photo of Blackburn Road Railway Gates looking southblackburn railway crossing, blackburn

Black and white photo of vintage train at Blackburn Railway crossing.blackburn railway station, trains, railways, blackburn

A certificate authorising Tony Stewart Travel to arrange transport toursA certificate authorising Tony Stewart Travel to sell tour tickets"Bus line that took the Blackburn Elderly Citizen's Club on an excursion in 1983. It appears that Vline was also used during the excursion."victorian railways, bus services, tourism, transport

Coloured photograph of the entrance to the Blackburn Railway Station in South Parade , Blackburn. A ventura bus is on the left and the entrance to the underground tunnel is on the right - 2012blackburn railway station, south parade blackburn, transport

Coloured photo of Blackburn Post Office on the north/east corner of Chapel St and Railway Rd - 2012blackburn post office, post offices

Coloured photograph of intersection of Blackburn Rd and Railway Rd Blackburn looking east. Blackburn Road coming in on the right of the roundabout.blackburn shopping centre, shops

See NP3406Coloured photograph of the railway line near the Blackburn station, heading west towards the 'city' - 2012. Car park to right.blackburn railway station, transport

See NP3406Coloured photograph of the railway line near the Blackburn station, heading west towards the 'city Entry is from Railway Road and South Parade via a tunnel - 2012blackburn railway station, railways

See NP3406Coloured photograph of the old Blackburn Station Railway house.blackburn station house, railways

See NP3406Coloured photograph of the railway line leading away from the Blackburn station towards Ringwood in the east - 2012blackburn railway station

In 1882 the railway from Melbourne to Camberwell was extended to Lilydale, Blackburn Station was then known as Blackburn Greek Station and was opened on 2 December 1882. At this time the Lilydale line had only a single track. On 12 August 1889 Blackburn was designated as a 'crossing station' as it had 2 platforms. In 1891 a second line was added between Box Hill and Ringwood stations. Service termination at Blackburn began in the late 1890's due to the large number of passengers visiting the Blackburn Lake Sanctuary. The Lilydale line was electrified to Ringwood in January 1923. Automatic signalling reached Blackburn in 19568. Boom gates replaced hand gates in 1970. in 1980, the goods siding was removed and the old station was demolished.Coloured photograph of the south side of the Blackburn Station. People using this platform are headed towards the city - 2012blackburn railway station

Railway Road is on the right. It is a one-way road leading into Blackburn Shopping Centre.See NP4006Coloured photograph of Whitehorse Road heading east towards Ringwood. Shops on the right are the beginning of the 'shopping mile', selling lights, computers, camping equipment, furnitures etc. - 2012whitehorse road, blackburn, roads, shops

Coloured photographs of shops on the north-west corner of the junction of Railway Parade and Chapel Street, Blackburn, Post Office on the opposite corner.chapel street, blackburn, shops, shopping

Coloured photograph of the Rotunda in South Parade Blackburn on the Railway Reserve - 2012blackburn rotunda, south parade, blackburn

Coloured photograph of the intersection of Blackburn and Railway Roads looking south towards the railway crossing - 2012blackburn shopping centre, shops, blackburn road, blackburn, railway road

Blackburn Open Air School No 3850 Gardenia St. In 1915 the Education Department built a school in Gardenia Street Blackburn for anaemic and ill nourished children from Richmond, Sth Yarra, Glen Ferries and Burnley.Twenty-five children travelled by train to Blackburn Railway station. After lunch supplied by school authorities, the children were supposed to rest for 1 hour in the open air. Despite healthy diet anaemia didn't improve but the children were healthy and brighter. After WWII extra facilities were added and the Oslo lunch introduced. With improved welfare in 1963 the dept closed the school and used it for social work and Speech Therapy.Black and white photograph of the Open Air School, Blackburn showing the building in a bush setting with deck chairs on the left.blackburn open air school no 3850. schools. open air school, blackburn school

Coloured photograph of the Lion's Blackburn Opportunity Shop, Mitcham Road, Blackburn, just north of the railway line. The other road in the photograph is Railway Roadlion's opportunity shop, blackburn, opportunity shops

George Robinson opened Robs Cycles in 1945 and worked out of the Blackburn Road Premises until 1999. He was one of the few specialist bike repairer in Melbourne and also did repairs for importers, wholesalers and even other bike shops. George used to race bikes from Blackburn Hotel and Healesville.Coloured photograph of Robs Cycles and Sports shop, Blackburn Road Blackburn, just north of the railway line.robs cycles, robinson, george

Coloured photograph of a mural erected on Blackburn Railway Station in 1980. See related article ND5450blackburn railway station

Black and white photograph of the Blackburn Railway gates, looking south. Man on right hand side of photoblackburn railway crossing

One of a collection of photographs taken of the Nunawading Railway Station prior to the lowering of the railway line and building of the new railway station on the western side of Springvale Road so that the Springvale Road Rail Crossing can be eliminated.Black & white photograph of he precinct surrounding the Nunawading Station and the Springvale Road Railway crossing. This photograph is the railway crossing and tracks looking west to Blackburn. See NP 3545 to NP3567 for the complete set of photographsnunawading railway station, springvale road nunawading, redevelopment of railway line/springvale road.

The Watts family bought the dairy at 20 Albert St. in 1929 and increased the business from one to seven carts. From Albert St. they moved to Rialway Parade. In the beginning their milk came from a family dairy farm located in Moorabbin but after the Government required all milk to be pasteurised they obtained their milk from Crumps' dairy in Surrey Hills as was more efficientBlack and white photograph of the house and dairy belonging to the Watts family. House painted white and the dairy on the side of the brick building.dairies, watts' blackburn dairy, railway parade blackburn, watts don