Description by Joan Roczniok of the early development of the Nunawading and District Historical society archival collection. The origins of the collection are described and the names of many of the helpers given. The building of the annexe to the museum is described.Description by Joan Roczniok nunawading and district historical society, patterson, keith arthur, leach, nancy

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 Beryl Grey & Harold Bakes at Nunawading & District Historical Society's 30th Birthday.bakes, harold arthur

Black and white photograph of Students in Grade 6 in 1946 at Mitcham Primary - Back Row - Arthur Cutting; Jim Hayes; Vernon Osterlund; Boll Bernhardt; Rex Wells; Howard Staples: Don Ireland; Alan Treverton. 2nd Row - Hilton Boxhall; Robert Woolard; Graham Clements; Dave Sands; ? Shaw; Neville McClean; Andrew Stuart; Brian Bale; Leo Millist. 3rd Row - Irene Schafer; Liela Charles; Barbara Woods; Thelma Burton; ????; Barbara Spelling; Lorna Watt; Barbara Savage; Esme Green. 4th Row - ??????, Yvonne Robertson; Valda Hancock; Patsy George; Betty Dashwood; Margaret Bamford; Dorothy Summerton; Barbara Freemam'|Front Row- Geoff Irvine; Peter Cumming; Jim Mc Bride; Fred Donkin; Graham Cassidy; Barry Dunbar; Peter Gorsuch.cutting, arthur, hayes, jim, osterlund, vern, bernhardt, boll, wells, rex, staples, howard, ireland, don, treverton, alan, hilton boxhall;, woolard, robert, clements, graham, sands, dave, shaw, mcclean, neville, stuart, andrew, bale, brian, millist, leo, schafer; irene, charles, liela, woods, barbara, burton, thelma, spelling, watt, lorna, savage, green, esme, robertson, yvonne, hancock, valda, george, patsy, dashwood, betty, bamford, margaret, summerton, dorothy, freeman, irvine, geoff, cumming, peter, mc bride, donkin, fred, cassidy, dunbar, barry, gorsuch, mitcham primary school no. 2904

Black and white photograph of Students in grade 3 - Mitcham Primary School in 1943. Back Row - Robert Woolard; Neville McClean; Don Ireland; Ray Orchard; Maiford Green; Max Jones; Alan Treverton; Jim McBride. 2nd Row - Brian Bale; Gilbert Kerchevell; Graham Clements; Keith Jones; Vernon Osterlund; Andrew Stuart; Arthur Cutting; John Olson; Jack Treverton. 3rd Row - Maureen Webster; Valda Hancock; Keitha Petty; Thelma Burton; Barbara Savage; Esme Green; Barbara Woods; Irene Schafer; Peter Gorsuch. 4th Row - Margaret Bamford; Lorna Watt; Yvonne Robertson; Dorothy Summerton; Francis Ball; Patsy George; Hilton Boxshall; Alfred Gadsen.|Front Row - Andrew Bailey; Alan Baldwin; ??? Heaps; Peter Cumming; ?????; Leslie George; Les Fitzell; Ken Hennesy; Graham March.woolard, robert, mcclean, neville, ireland. don, orchard, ray, green, maiford, jones, max, mcbride, jim, treverton, alan, bale, brian, kerchevell, gilbert, clements, graham, keith, osterlund, vern, stuart, andrew, cutting, arthur, olson, john, jack, webster; maureen, hancock, valda, petty, keitha, burton, thelma, savage, barbara, esme, woods, schafer, irene, gorsuch, peter., margaret bamford;, watt, lorna, robertson, yvonne, summerton, dorothy, ball, francis, george, patsy, boxshall, hilton, gadsen, alfred, bailey, heaps, cumming, peter, leslie, fitzell, les, hennesy, ken, march, mitcham primary school no. 2904

Black and white photograph of Prep grade (Grade 1A) of Mitcham Primary School in 1940. Davin's Dairy and stable in background at corner of Mitcham Road and Victoria Street. Back row - ????Sargeant, David McLean, ???????, John Robertson, Keith Jones, Herb Lilburn, Dave Jones, Jeff Ellis, Alfred Gadsen. 2nd Row - Dawn freeman, Clare Smith, Barbara Savage, Keitha Petty, Marjory Stonehorn, Judith Honeybun, ??????, Pat Flynn, Peggy Burns, Betty Dashwood, Norma Hennessy. 3rd Row - Thelma Burton, Irene Schafer, Robin Leeworthy, Maureen Webster, Barbara Spelling, Margaret Newing, Judith Gorsuch, Lorna Treverton, Valda Hancock, Marion Cumming, ??? Taylor. Front Row - Bill McCaulay, Graham Clements, John Colman, Vernon Osterlind, Arthur Charles, ???? Boyle, Keith Brown, Alan Smith, Micky Dee, Lawrence Petty.mitcham primary school, no. 2904, sargeant, lilburn, herb, jones, keith, robertson, john, mclean, david, dave, ellis, jeff, gadsen, alfred, freeman, dawn, hennesy, norma, dashwood, betty, burns, peggy, flynn, pat, honeybun, judith, stonehorn, marjory, petty, keitha, savage, barbara, burton, thelma, smith, clare, schafer, irene, taylor, cumming, marion, hancock, valda, treverton, lorna, gorsuch, newing, margaret, spelling, webster, maureen, leeworthy, robin, bill mccaulay, fry, lawrence, dee, micky, alan, brown, boyle, charles, arthur, osterlund, vern, colman, clements, graham

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of rows of daffodils growing in Jones' Flower Farm in 1928. in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of daffodils growing on Jones' Flower Farm, in 1928, in Mt Pleasant Road Nunawading.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of reflections in the dam on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1928.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of cow in dry out dam on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1932.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of Keith Jones working in the Jones's Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading in 1930jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of rows of dahlias growing in Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1930.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of gladiolis growing on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant, Road, Nunawading.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of agapanthus growing in Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading in the early 1930s.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of liliums growing on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1935.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of dahlias growing Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in1935.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of hydrangeas growing Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1930.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of rhododendrons growing on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, Also shown is the Azalea Shade House.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of the Cookfield children on 'Jack', the Jones' farm horse. Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading,jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading, cookfield children

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of Arthur with daughter Muriel Jones in a horse and buggy, drawn by their pet horse 'Jack',on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1936.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of Azalea sheds and bulb storage shed on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, taken from windmill.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of the Lorraine Lee Roses growing on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1940.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of Scarlet Flower Gum, sweet pea and ageratum growing on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading,jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of the orchard house on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in the 1950s.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of the construction of the Orchid House on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1946.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of Cymbidium Orchids growing in the Orchid House on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1948.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of cymbidium orchids growing in the orchid house on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1948.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading