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This file contains seven items about the significance of this building and how this was established : 1/ Photocopies of a handwritten application (in duplicate) by Walter Kay of Elsternwick dated 13/10/1985 and Rodney H Bush’s dated 16/10/1985 to the Historic Buildings Council to register the former Elsternwick Post Office building, and an original typewritten letter dated 17/10/1985 from the Historic Buildings Council to Caulfield and Historic Society advising them of an application and inviting them to submit relevant information about the building with a copy of application attached. 2/ Six pieces of correspondence between various interested parties (Caulfield Council , Caulfield Historical Society, National Trust, of Australia and Ministry for Planning and Environment on behalf of Historic Buildings Council, Victoria) about the significance of the former Elsternwick Post Office building and the progress of efforts to include it on the Register of Historic buildings. Dated between November 1985 and May 1986. 3/ Two pieces of correspondence between the Caulfield Progress Association and the Caulfield Historical Society dated April and May 1986, regarding the efforts of the Historical Society to save the former Elsternwick Post Office building. 4/ Two pieces of ephemera by the Caulfield Progress Association, one original undated and one photocopy undated in 1986. Both appealing to the public for support to help the former Elsternwick Post Office building and to protest a proposal to demolish it, by Caulfield Council. 5/Original newspaper article dated 07/06/1989 from the Malvern-Caulfield Progress newspaper written by Robert Carmody. The article talks about the approval by the Historic Buildings Council of Caulfield Council’s restoration program of the former Elsternwick Post Office building worth approximately $850,000. The refurbishment would consist of a shop and office space which would then be rented out. Mayor Emil Braun outlines the progress to implement the plans. 6/ Caulfield Conservation Study by Andrew Ward dated September 1994 of former Elsternwick Post Office Building. The building plans for the Elizabethan Style building were approved in 1891. The original timber verandahs were replaced by the present brickworks in circa 1918 rear extensions in 1941-42. Similar Post Offices were built at Kew, Queenscliff and Portarlington. 7/ Computer printout dated 19/03/2010 of Statement of Significance held by the Victorian Heritage database of the former Elsternwick Post Office Building. It was built in 1891 in the ‘Queen Anne’ style. The substantial two story red brick building was set on a bluestone plinth with an ornate façade incorporating cement dressings. There is a brief summary of the settlement and development of the Elsternwick area with mention of how important the building is to the Elsternwick Community. Original date and author is unknown.elsternwick post office, glenhuntly road, elsternwick, riddell parade, office buildings, postal services, caulfield city council, kay walter, regent street, caulfield, bush rodney h, gisborne street, city of caulfield, braun emil councillor, mayors, aylen doug, aylen douglas r, historic buildings council, caulfield historical society, ministry for planning and environment, head stephen, historic buildings act 1981, anderson p, national trust of australia (victoria), public works department, architectural styles, calder g.k. councillor, wills cathie, lyall kerry, marsden john hudson, town clerk, hill douglas, caulfield progress association, caulfield south, glen eira road, hawthorn road, mac neil j.r., neville street, glenhuntly, marten veronika, ballantyne richard, royal historical society of victoria, dunstan don, alfada street south, hardy joan, baird rob, snowball betty, ward andrew, hoddle robert, foot henry, ebden charles hodson, elster, oldham mary kate, english ‘queen anne’ revival style, rifle club, coulson herbert h., fick p.g., railway, city manager, austin g.b. h., architects, builders, architectural features, australia post, register of historical buildings, grey karen, planning appeal board, heritage overlay no h029, victorian government gazette no. 60 dated 16/07/1986, historic building no640, certificate of title volume 5817, kennan james harley, nelson ivor, blake alison, neale anne, telegraph offices, wardell, ward andrew

This file contains nine pages about people related to this property: 1/Copy and pasted eight pages taken from Census Records and Trove items. Articles include the death of Thomas Livingstone Cleland during WWI. Various social notes regarding his family up to 1953. There are articles on the W.J. Mathieson family, who also resided there, as well as residing in Benalla. 2/Print from Trove of an article from the 23/11/1934 edition of The North Eastern Ensign (Benalla, Vic) about the wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs W.J. Mathieson, held at Cumbernauld on 27/10/1934.cumbernauld, thornleigh grange, house names, cleland thomas livingstone, cleland annie, gardeners market, clayton road, ‘hillside’, caulfield, anderson street, cleland sydney, cleland margaret, cleland james, cleland adelaide, cleland robert, cleland bessie adelaide, cleland agnes, cleland lily, cleland alick douglas milkman, cleland aggie, cleland tom h.s. draftsman, cleland kenneth malcolm, cleland ethel, cleland hector, cleland edna may, mathieson w.j., mathieson isabel, burrows f.a. lieut., east st. kilda, hawthorn road, ‘thornleigh grange’, south caulfield progress association, south caulfield junction, caulfield court, jenkins harry, giles alfred, grafton street, elsternwick, dawes john, chloris crescent, st. john’s presbyterian church, mathieson evelyn mary, marks theodore leslie, mathieson kitty, masonic hall, st. george’s road, haverfield frank, haverfield mrs, haverfield robert ross, rynn mary buckley, cyclists, cycling, donald alexander, martin lottie, whitelaw joan, trinity hall, brighton road, gilmore patricia phyllis, brooklyn ave., point nepean road, north road, brighton court, cleland nora, seaview drive, cleland john stuart, mathieson isabella cristina, kalymna grove, mathieson catherine m., tailor, mathieson william james, councillors, social events and activities, births deaths and marriages, anniversaries, world war 1914-18, soldiers

Ten documents concerning the redevelopment of 543-555 Glenhuntly Rd., Elsternwick in the early 1980s by B. P. Food Plus to create a 24 hour drive-in convenience store. Includes newspaper articles and correspondence from local residents, small business and community groups stating their objections and concerns. Also a report by the MMBW, 1982, on the development of guidelines for such shops.town planning appeals tribunal, de silva m., de silva m. a., b. p. australia ltd., city of caulfield, riley john, buckner john, wright h. mcm., cook r., burleigh brian, caulfield progress association, wilson lawrence john, murphy barry oliver, messrs. whiting and byrne solicitors, messers t. j. mulvaney co., mckimm russell, robinson g. a., watt h. w., kinder alan, commercial development, white o. a., van hoon joan, van hoon john, smith p., ben s. g., lee g. b., gibbs les, brennan h. p., pretty f. w., rasmussen l., orchard a. r., lopek m., carpenter mrs., pearce mrs., mcgrowan e., owens p., brawn j. e., harron g., brittingham w. c., lindsey m., de silva s., horton mary, james m., walker e., bennett h. l., riley s., b. p. food plus, coltex, glen huntly rd., hopetoun gardens, pickerd c. w., doolan g. n. (cr), the retail confectionary and mixed business association, town planning, land values, peak susan, white ted, ingleby june, elsternwick chamber of commerce, moore h. r., melbourne metropolitan board of works, ‘convenience premises and convenience shops report and guidelines’, legal documents, hawthorn road, petitions, north road, petrol stations, hopetoun hospital, foster street, winton hall (special accommodation home), caulfield council, resident action, murray street, councils

Contains four items relating to the Rotary Club of Caulfield – Rosstown: 1/A pamphlet titled ‘Weekly Bulletin’ (6 pages on A4 pages folded) outlining various events, activities and meetings covering 08/1988 to 10/1988; such as blue light disco, tennis challenge match, Italian night, special speakers night and make-up meetings. Includes speaker Dr. Greg Holland-King, Counsellor at Caulfield Grammar School, on the problems of being an adolescent and Jack Campbell (former mayor of Caulfield). 2/Two articles and a pamphlet describing Jeffrey Gibb Kennett (Premier of Victoria) speaker at a Rotary of Caulfield-Rosstown Business Person’s breakfast on 04/05/1993. The pamphlet is 1 page, 2 sided – dated 04/05/1993, an article titled ‘Breakfast Blast’ cut out of the Malvern-Caulfield Progress newspaper dated 12/05/1993 and a photocopy of a newspaper article titled ‘Breakfast with the Premier’ – handwritten date 12/05/1993 with SC possibly meaning Southern Cross newspaper. (Includes 4 photographs). 3/Photocopy of an article (handwritten noting source to be Southern Cross 10/03/1993) titled ‘Sayonara to Caulfield, a Chance to Study in Japan’, describing Rotary Club of Caulfield-Rosstown Association with Youth Friendship exchange program. 4/Research note of conversation with Felicitie Campbell on 11/04/2014 by Janet Gromer. It covers makeup meetings; that Rotary Club of Caulfield-Rosstown became Rotary Club of Glen Eira; and that Rotary Clubs of Caulfield and Caulfield-Rosstown were separate entitites.the rotary club of caulfield-rosstown, clubs and associations, community groups, societal events and activities, the alma club, caulfield, wilks street, sherlock max, nettelbeck david, leske john, langfelder kurt, smith barry, davis rex, campbell jack councillor, fookes marc, graham jeremy, bellmaine mark, forshaw ken, tuhiwai tamati, jacob bob, holland-king greg, burstyner henry, smith barry, angus james, sarah ted, sherlock helen, rattray john, rome graeme, oscar geoff, warren ron, ford peter, will arnold, turner brook, cunningham david, hassing andre, morris robert, stapleton ted, jacobs frank, davis cardyn, moller lise, kennett jeffrey gibb mp, pollock david, strong john, regent lodge, latrobe street, caulfield market, caulfield festival, caulfield racecourse, charities, charity fairs, festivals and celebrations, youth clubs, excursions, student exchanges, wills david, woodward stewart, wills david, woodward stewart, marks stan, mocicka andrew, britten elizabeth, shelford grammar, premiers

Contains three items about this: 1/A photocopied article (across 3 long columns) from the Southern Cross newspaper dated 21/07/1928. The article contains details of the opening of the Gardenvale Martin Street subway ceremony. Mention is made of the Caulfield Council’s spontaneous assistance, harmony working alongside Brighton and their financial assistance, as well. Councillor E.F. England (Mayor of Caulfield) attended on behalf of the Caulfield Council. He referred to the large patronage on the Brighton line, also mentioning similar issues for the Elsternwick level crossing. There are brief summaries from the many speakers. The pupils from Gardenvale and Elsternwick schools were congregated around the subway, and the Brighton municipal Brass Band rendered selections. 2/Newspaper clipping (source not stated perhaps Melbourne Sun), ‘Elsternwick to get underpass’, dated 25/02/1959, stating that ‘work has begun to build an underpass that will abolish the Glenhuntly Road level crossing’, with photograph and a map of the level crossing. 3/Handwritten note, signed ‘FEC, 17/11/2006’, headed ‘To be researched – Shooting in foot underpass-policeman killed-murder last man to be hanged in Victoria’, with note on Glenhuntly Road underpass.‘southern cross’, gardenvale progress league, point nepean road, newspapers, caulfield council, north road, ‘made in australia’ week, railways department, parliamentary representative, railway crossings, councillors, gardenvale school, elsternwick school, schools, market gardens, gardenvale progress association, england e.f.(mayor), elsternwick, caulfield, hoyts theatre, theatres, glenhuntly road, elsternwick station, police, murders, executions, shops, elsternwick plaza, petrol stations, ‘the hub’, flats, brothels, ‘the daily planet’ (sic), car parks

This file contains two items about Gardenvale, which was previously all part of Caulfield: 1/Photocopied eight page document by M. Stewart, 1961, entitled ‘The Gardenvale Story’. It describes Gardenvale Railway and surrounding roads and land. Lempriere’s Paddock, rail tracks on the main roads for the use of market gardeners’ wagons. Sale of land for O’Neill College Estate and construction of a subway through the railway embankment to Gardenvale Shopping centre, including efforts by local people and the council for work to be completed and costs. Footnote is circa 1977. 2/Map of Glen Eira printed from Council website 20/06/2014 showing Glen Eira’s share of Gardenvale.gardenvale, bent thomas, brighton, caulfield, elsternwick, railway stations, lempriere family, ‘bentville’, lempriere’s paddock, market gardens, nepean highway, nepean road, north road, kooyong road, polo, sheridan family, bluestone houses, bethlehem hospital, land subdivision, begonia street, gardenia road, gardenia street, magnolia street, lantana street, martin street, shops, ‘ben burb’, house names, padua hospital, brighton, o’neill miss, o’neill college, o’neill richard, o’neill estate, elster avenue, o’neill college estate, railway crescent, denver crescent, brentani avenue, college street, rosstown railway, brighton cemetery, ross mr, hawthorn road, ormond, gardenvale progress association, elster creek, parliamentary representatives, landscapes, gardenvale road, railway lines, subways, traders association, drainage, floods

This folder contains three items relating to donations received towards the Building Appeal. 1) Photocopy of two newspaper article cuttings from Caulfield Progress dated 28/4/1988 and 26/05/1988, the former with a photograph of Councillor Patience holding the City of Caulfield Nursing Home Thermometer. 2) Newspaper cutting of Caulfield Contact, vol 13, no 6, 30/06/1988 advising of the sale of Spurway Homes and subsequent donation of $880,000 to appeal. 3) Newspaper cutting from Malvern-Caulfield Progress, 06/07/1988, Mayor’s Diary, regarding Spurway Homes sale and contribution to Nursing Home Fund.carnegie, shops, fund raising events, carnegie opportunity shop, caulfield voluntary workshop, clubs and associations, soldiers and airmen association, gladys e machin senior citizens club, community groups, caulfield community service, hughesdale community centre, carnegie-murrumbeena senior citizens centre, caulfield early planning retirrement group, fund raising committee city of caulfield, caulfield early planning retirement group, city of caulfield nursing home appeal, baby health centre committee, business people, reg hunt motors, churches, uniting church glenhuntly, st davids uniting church, green j m mrs, minnis d, campbell j, brocklebank b, mckenna s, james keith m, pratt m j, stewart m, simmons c, grant i, anderson s, bloom d, bloom i, tehan n, loftus e, curraweena flats, accommodation, hostels, spurway homes, charitable organisations, spurway homes trust, caulfield, anderson road, spurway robert