Cheltenham and Moorabbin are suburbs within the City of Kingston that were originally established as rural market gardening communities The area is bordered by Highett and Mentone. The market gardens, farms and paddocks have gradually been sub-divided into housing and industrial estates. Highett is developed with residential homes but was also the site of major facilities such as the Highett Gas Works. This aerial image covers a diverse section of the City of Kingston, taking in the suburbs of Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Highett and Mentone Residential housing development is prominent along the Frankston Railway line and the area still retains extensive market gardens and paddocks yet to be converted to a large industrial and commercial zone.Aerial photograph of Mentone, Cheltenham and Moorabbin within the City of Kingston. The area depicted in this 1954 aerial view includes Warrigal Road and Centre Dandenong Road intersection (top left); Charman Road, Patty Street, Bourke Street, Collins Street Mentone (top right); Keys Road Moorabbin (bottom left); Bay Road, Cheltenham (bottom right), Friendship Square, Cheltenham Park, Victoria Golf Club and Jack Barker Oval are visible. Nepean Highway and the Frankston railway line run centrally through the image. Highett Gasworks is also evident.White handwriting and type [indecipherable]. White image of clockface White image of compass White type 42956 Black handwriting 3/3/54 Williams [indecipherable] Black pencil: S [arrow] Black ink: 3/3/1954cheltenham, moorabbin, mentone, highett, market gardens

Handwritten information about fruit growing in Vermont from about 1880 to 1945. the area bounded by Boronia Road, the Dandenong Creek and Morack Road was a grant by Queen Victoria to an old soldier named Moore. This area was subdivided about 1880. A few fruit trees planted. Later Williams Pears and Jonathan Apples were found to be best to grow. The peak of growing fruit was 1930 - 39 and steadily declined after this due to labour shortages and lack of markets during 1939 - 1945.Handwritten information about fruit growing in Vermont from about 1880 to 1945. the area bounded by Boronia Road, the Dandenong Creek and Morack Road was a grant by Queen Victoria to an old soldier named Moore. orchards, boronia road, vermont, dandenong creek, moore, isaac, morack road, vermont south