A sixteen-page pamphlet which has chronological dating of events in school from 1908 to 1982. Includes poliomyelitis epidemic in late 1930’s and 1949, and the need for slit trenches in 1942. It also has the eleven principals’ names over the sixty years. The pamphlet also has a memory of the first years by Robert Horne who attended Ripponlea from July 1922 to December 1924.ripponlea primary school, primary schools, reid athol, horne robert, ripponlea house estate, festivals and celebrations, war memorials, cottages, land subdivision, shelter sheds, carrington grove, sinclair a.j.g., world war 1939-1945, radio transmission, councillors, slit trenches, poliomyelitis, polio, woodruff john e., wilson henry a., young william, morris henry, skinner raymond g., cunningham donald h., junor phillip h., hatters charles, holt clare, baker clare, principals, st. aubins, house names, cass mr., horne mary, horne ruth, horne john, williamson miss, pollock miss, caulfield grammar school, horne paul, horne isabel, mcnichol mr., halliwell mr., tilley mr., higgins miss, weymouth miss, johansen miss, kennedy miss, wridgway miss, teachers, st. aubins avenue, sloyed rooms, sidwell estate, balaclava road, caulfield park, education, games, fetes, gymkhanas, leather tommy, triffin dick, florance joe, florance peter, florance sheila, florance shiela, compston gilbert, rogers jack, anderson stan, rogers bill, lynch master, kidd master, martin r., segenfield z., white ray, gray edna, curtis john, anderson walter, hoskins ben, horton warren, wastell inky, eastwood ted, eastwood grocery, balaclava, newsagency, alma road, watson willie, feitel maurice, bridges alf, moody jim, lucas cuylah, cooper dick, dairies, shirley kathleen, gates edna, moss thelma, simpson hilda, ryder ernie, blanton corah, reid athol

1/Handwritten notes on Jack Davis. 2/Photocopy of book covers titled “A Waltz on the Wild Side”, “Nothing too Serious” and “Chrysler Sedan and Threepenny Ice Creams and the back cover information sheet of Jack Davis biography and a photocopy of the inside cover, copyright clause and publication details with disclaimer. 3/An article from the Caulfield Port Phillip Leader dated 01/02/2011 on Jack Davis' latest book “A Waltz on The Wild Side”.davis jack, davis val, a waltz on the wild side, nothing too serious, a chrysler sedan and threepenny ice creams, davis aj, world war 1939-1945, books

This file contains 2 items. A foolscap page handwritten memories of the school by former teacher Miss Gwen Rowe who taught at the school between 1942 and 1958 A handwritten list form Sands and McDougall Directories 1919-1963 with school addresses and names of principalsschools, independent schools, primary school, pre-school, principals, pushon em miss, miller dm miss, teachers, rowe gwen miss, students, opas phillip, jones barry, schildberger michael, world war 1939-1945, ontario street, methodist hall, halls, parish halls, pearson grove, slit trenches

Two items about the Attwood Family: A seventeen page computer typed copy of the memories of John Attwood, compiled by Colin Smith in January 2002. Includes memories of his childhood, contact and impressions of local identities including Merric Boyd and others; the retailers and business owners in the Murrumbeena area, the trains and railway stations, picture theatres and other businesses. A photocopy of an article taken from the Herald Sun newspaper 06/11/2007. Myra Attwood, wife of John, local business person in Murrumbeena Newsagency; includes brief local history of family and Myra’s personal hobbies, till the time of her death. Also a newspaper clipping of her death notice, unknown source and date.emily street, murrumbeena, elsternwick, railway stations, signal boxes, beena avenue, murrumbeena state school, primary schools, attwood john, attwood myra, attwood rhonda, attwood colin, attwood warren, attwood murray, attwood janine, attwood susan, attwood michael, attwood greg, attwood gerard, black bridge, outer circle railway, murrumbeena newsagency, newsagents, murrumbeena railway station, railway stations, book binders, stevens alf, sykes harold, attwood motors, neerim road, boyd merric, boyd mrs., timber houses, outbuildings, artists, trains, car parks, christie’s woodyard, ferguson cam, railway accidents, ardyne street, north road, dalny road, brett street, barnes family, newspapers, roads and streets, soils, flower growing, market gardens, world war 1939-1945, land subdivisions, air raid precautions, bicycles, drawing, springthorpe park, mass media, murrumbeena shopping centre, butcher shops, grocer shops, green grocers, shoe shops, confectionary shops, barber shops, beck george, bowyer ralph, rennie bill, bookmakers, presbyterian church, methodist church, hanna’s milk bar, sunday school, woodland bill, ssw grocery chain, drays, woodland alec, lee ron, jewellers, bakeries, fish shops, dressmakers, delicatessens, east bentleigh, selkrigs family, pottery, heads’ garage, head lindsay, head doug, head clarry, head ron, murrumbeena road, car retailers, petrol pumps, motor vehicle repair shops, billy one motors, bird mr., real estate agents, w.b. tonks and company, sparrow mr., pidgeon mr., hardware stores, florist shops, murrumbeena post office, tile shops, gardens, murrumbeena chamber of commerce, kiosks, gardeners, carnegie citizens band, spurway nursing home, argosy theatre, cinemas, dance halls, the capri, theatre groups, caulfield council, the blowfly train service, billiard rooms, printers, hammond olsen and company, l.j. miles and company, moody’s real estate agency, paddocks, flats, es&a bank murrumbeena, esanda bank murrumbeena, state savings bank murrumbeena, commonwealth bank murrumbeena, fuel merchants, hobart road, golden fleece service station, quince’s buses, bus services, ardyne street, timber yard, gow mr., railway parade, shell service station, pharmecies, house miss, bicycle shops, barnhill les mr., fliner mr., boot makers, widdop peter, moran and cato’s, grocers, pizza shop, car yards, classic caravan, o’brien kevin, wrought iron work, williams mr., candle making factory, lights, power tom, gates, fences, whitelaw monier tiles, whitelaw bill, hanna rex, dandenong road, cumloden grammar school, independent schools, emmaus rest house, oakdene, house names, taranto bob, hanson cab service, billy one motors, grey mr., horse troughs, horse drawn vehicle, taxis, board roy, buick cars, charleston’s bakery, carnegie, rosstown hotel, corum’s dairy, kangaroo road, reids dairy, dalny road, reid shaver, racehorses, cove’s dairy, wilson street, police, murrumbeena police station, dunoon street, murrumbeena park, footballers, gangs, liberal party, labour party, united australian party, uap, woodland alec, liquor shops, johnson suzanne, singers, taylor squizzy, boyd family, artists, criminals, skase christopher, skase charles, sunaria competition, herald and weekly times, ralph j.w., j.h. ralph butchers, butcher shops, pennington gardens, home units, flats, schrape frank, builder, smith colin, mansions, death registers, hockley myra, esperanto, book keepers, accountants, solicitors

Two pages of typed notes by Irene Capek dated May 1994 describing her experiences in Czechoslovakia and concentration camps during World War II prior to coming to Australia.capek irene, jewish community, world war 1939-1945, norwood road, caulfield

This file contains two items for seventy-fifth anniversary celebrations. A ninety-five page book FEEDING CHRIST’S SHEEP – A HISTORY OF ST PETERS MURRUMBEENA WITH HOLY NATIVITY HUGHESDALE by Alex Reid, published in 1999 as part of the celebrations of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the original church and the fortieth anniversary of the dedication of the new section of Church. Includes a forward on local history and church history from 1905 to 1997 by Father Tom Jewell, and chapters on the vicars from 1915. Also includes a supplement undated listing gifts to St Peters and Holy Nativity 75TH ANNIVERSARY bookmark Hand-written notes by John Callaghan on the detail of the foundation stones.clergy, anglican church, st peters murrumbeena, holy nativity hughesdale, reid fr. alex, ingham rev. a.e., green rev. w.g.a., meredith rev. c.w., potter rev. h.r., cotes rev. c.b., goodisson rev. k.p., laity rev. a.g., hassing rev. e.a., williams rev. r.t.p., jewell rev. t.s., christian religion, depression 1929-1939, world war 1939-1945, multiculturalism, catholicism, murrumbeena, hughesdale, history, world war 1914-1918

This file contains two items about war graves. 1/A two-page newspaper article from the "Herald Sun" of 31/07/2011 concerning the neglected state of the graves of some Victoria Cross winners and other war heroes at several cemeteries in Melbourne including Brighton Cemetry. The article notes that the Dept of Veterans' Affairs and other authorities are not adequately maintaining the graves. Includes photographs. 2/A newspaper article from Glen Eira/Port Phillip Leader dated 12/02/2013. The article makes mention that a Gallipoli soldier will finally receive an official war grave and commemorative service in April 2013. Local war historian Carl Johnson stepped in to help and the Australian War Graves will install a grave marker to Pte. Jack Alexander Johnson.brighton cemetery, caulfield south, buckley maurice, joynt william donovan, newland james ernest, peeler walter, graves, cemetries, medals, war veterans, monuments and memorials, war memorials, world war 1914-1918 world war 1939-1945, johnson jack alexander, caulfield military hospital, hospitals, johnson carl, johnson bill, historical markers

One item about the occupancy history of this property: 1/A copy of one page of typed research notes on Palmyra also known as The Palms, by Hilary Bullock and Rosalind Landells of the Brighton Historical Society, dated 04/1989. The research provides a brief history from circa 1909 to 1974 of the property Palmyra and its occupancy. On other page of undated, unattributed, handwritten working notes accompany the report.palmyra, the palms, hotham street, st kilda east, east st kilda, the melby subdivision, peterson william, josephs harris, sholl justice, scholl reginald r, lawrence beatrice mrs, palmyra guesthouse, margolin m, baker mary. mrs, calvert leonard, lyons k c, mcarthur k w, macdonald r, freelander h, cormer r mrs, architectural styles, edwardian style, federation style, guest houses, depression 1929-1939, world war 1939-1945, house names, the palms guesthouse

Copy of Brighton Historical Society’s reports dated February 7, 1989 on the house of 4 Edward Street, Elsternwick. Includes a list of residents and a brief history of the house. Also includes a page of unsigned, handwritten research notes.castle george, povey frederick g., grigg thomas, russell george, taylor charles h., taylor annie l., mills m., kidd lesley, mitchell wilfred h., williams frederick, thompson james, devlin oliver o., ladgrove ethel, woolley allan r., stutterd rupert d., phillips j. e., arnett george, fisher g. d., evans g., perry bowker, perry m. g., staff h. c., morton street, terrace houses, world war 1939-1945, bullock hilary, landells rosalind, depression 1890s, depression 1929-1939, elsternwick, edward street

Photographs of the ARP in Caulfield during World War 1 and World War 2caulfield, air raid precaution, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945