Patterson Lakes is a suburb in the City of Kingston that is built one kilometre upstream of the mouth of the Patterson River. The area is bordered by the Patterson River and Eel Race Drain which enters the Kananook Creek. The suburb consists predominantly of newer housing developments and the tidal canal system of the development joins Port Phillip Bay. Patterson Lakes and the Kananook Creek were previously part of the extensive Carrum Carrum Swamp. The area was once a source of fish and eels for the Mayone-Bulluk clan of the Bunurong people. Over time the area was drained and in 1973 investigations commenced into the development of a unique residential area that would be built adjacent to canals and waterways. It was originally proposed to be known as "Gladesville". The development would give the suburb's homeowners access to Port Phillip Bay "from their back door". Circa 1974, the area was rezoned from rural to residential and named Patterson Lakes. Development has been continuous since the 1970s with construction of residential housing, schools, shopping centres, marinas, a hotel and library.Laminated colour aerial photograph of the Carrum and Patterson Lakes region within City of Kingston. This 1993 image includes Patterson River Secondary College, Roy Dore Reserve, Kananook Creek and Nepean Highway. The railway line can be seen as it veers inland from Eel Race Road, Seaford. The section of Ocean Reef Drive and Palm Beach Drive in Patterson Lakes appears to be a recent development with many spare blocks and new houses under construction.Black typed lettering on white adhesive label: 31.1.93 Black typed lettering on white adhesive label: 27E/7140 31/1/93 12.55 pm Black typed lettering on white label: 7140 Yellow round adhesive label located on left sidepatterson lakes, seaford, kananook creek, carrum carrum swamp, canals and waterways

A two page typed research report dated 23/11/1988 by the Brighton Historical Society regarding the history of the large land area acquired by Peter Davis "in Melbourne's very early days" including the block later used for the house building in 1938 at 30 Elizabeth Street, Elsternwick. The report includes a brief history of the suburb of Ripponlea and the occupancy of 30 Elizabeth Street from 1938 to 1974 by Stanley Hannan. The file also includes one page of handwritten working notes for the typed report.elsternwick, elizabeth street, historical buildings, davis peter, caulfield, davis street, sinclair street, sargood frederick sir, bent thomas, bent street, rippon lea, ripponlea, word war 1914-1918, depression 1890s, depression 1929-1939, hannan stanley, rippon, bent elizabeth, brighton historical society, bullock hilary, sargood frederick james, sargood frederick thomas

A one page typed letter from Equity Trustees to S P Simmonds Estate Agent, dated 12/12/1963, requesting a valuation of the property at 11 Gardenvale Road, Caulfield South. The file also includes a three page typed valuation of the property dated 19/12/1963. It provides details of the property and includes a hand drawn plan (75mm x 100mm) showing measurements of the block. The file also includes one page of undated, unattributed, handwritten working notes for the purpose of the valuation.redapple r r, redapple joseph, redapple rebecca rachel, gardenvale road, caulfield south, land values, brick houses

The Armitstead family's first woodyard in Surrey Hills was located in Croydon Road but later they moved to 153-157 Union Road, Surrey Hills. The business delivered timber and briquettes for heating to homes in the local area but also blocks of ice in the days before refrigerators were a usual household appliance. The timber was unloaded from railway trucks at a siding at Surrey Hills station; some came from the Armitstead's property of 130 acres of timbered land near Killara. They also sold mallee roots and briquettes.A vertical file containing the following documents: 1. Land Victoria map of Surrey Hills including Union Road from Bedford Street to Montrose Street, showing location of woodyard (undated) (1 A3 page). 2. Possibly ‘Sun’ article ‘When Surrey Hills ran short of wood’, Michael Sefton (undated) (1 page). 3. Plaque for the red mechanism of the weighbridge at Centre, by convenor, Surrey Hills Heritage Group, 12.11.2002 (1 page). 4. Pooley and Sons weighbridge, notes by Dennis Armstrong, in email to Sue Barnett, 4.4.2013 (2 pages). 5. Laminated diagram and notes by Ken Hall re weighbridge from Armitstead’s woodyard, and photocopy, undated (3 pages). 6. ‘Armitstead’s woodyard’ 153-7 Union Road (now Neighbourhood Centre), typed Progress Leader article, 13.1.1982 (2 pages). pooley and sons weighbridge, armitstead family, woodyard, armitstead's woodyard, union road

Letter to Mr V.S. Hollow in response to his requests for information regarding execution of the M.A. Aston Estate. "Dear Sir, M.A. Aston Estate Your letter dated 20th December was hand delivered to me at 12.15 today. In answer thereto, I have to advise: 1. Mr Paterson is William Henry Paterson. Mr Worrall is Albert Victor Worrall. 2. The stock comprises two blocks 300 pounds and 200 pounds totalling 500 pounds. Yours faithfully, General Secretary1 torn half of a carbon copy pageassociation for the advancement of the blind

James Watson Rosier purchased a block in Little Eltham in 1850 and married Nancy or Elizabeth Richards in 1856. Contents Letter Judy Gibson to EHDS, 7 April 1991: Seeks information about James Watson Rosier. Note Sue Law, 9 February 2010: Information about Rosier and Peers sent to Lois Sinclair. Email exchange Malcolm and Wendy Rosier, Nillumbik Historical Society and EDHS, March-May 2016: Information about James Rosier and land purchased in Little Eltham in 1850. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjames watson rosier, nancy rosier nee richards, samual horace richards rosier, carlton and united breweries, little eltham, josiah holloway, humphrey peers, diamond creek, elizabeth rosier, george rosier, thomas rosier