3 items about this person: 1/Two twelve page carbon copied documents, purportedly written by William Letchte, son of George, written in c1935/36. He writes of his jobs as a dairyman, cow minder at the age of ten tears. He recollects streets, people, residences, business and general landscape in the area, as he takes you on a tour of the area. 2/Photocopied photo of Katrina Lechte (nee Bolch?) donated by Ian Lechte, 15 Adrian Street, East Bentleigh. 3/Photocopied copy of first pages and cover of William Lechte’s booklet on ‘Caulfield 1869 – 1935 Memories of the Past’, published by the City of Caulfield, 1992. The Society has the full booklet in its book collection (not yet catalogued as of 07/07/2015).grange road, glenhuntly, glen huntly station, alma road, dairies, caulfield park, swamp, queens avenue, station street, cross street, racecourse, heywood j. g., turf club hotel, dandenong road, royal hotel, koornang road, north road, murrumbeena road, mclaurin archibald, crosbie j. w., poath road, newton mr., hooker mr., peck family robert farmer, dairies, ross murray, rosstown, hansen hans, arnott family, peppin family, ormond station, malane family, fraser simon, overtons, shepherds, spring road, mohlers, brighton cemetery, mall kim, market gardeners, long john farmer, fiedler mr., booran road, reservoir, summers mr., maddocks mr., holland mr., caulfield council, glen eira road, harriman benjamin c., kambrook road, bambra road, princess park, marriott john, hawthorn road, brickworks, hyam mr., cottages, jasmine street, sycamore street, paddy o’briens swamp, arnold tom, london tavern hotel, guess john-grocer, topp mr., poath road, pine trees, colonel le marehand, balaclava junction, chemist shop, bell mr., nicholls mr. william h., wine shop, orme mr., pepperorn mr. john, balaclava road, orchards, harvey mr. robert tailor, schubert mr., blew charlie – gardener, philpott mr. richard b., farquhar mr. william farmer, newing t. r., glen eira road, payne john, brockhoft mr., dickson mr. james, snipe t., bevan mr., mckean family john, murray family, francis mr., hart mr., mcdougall james, brady peter, cad, elsternwick station, webb mr., masters mr. samuel, master street, ford mr., anderson mr. joseph gardener, slaney mr., boxhill mr. richard, post office, newsagent, hotham street, service james, bunn mr., sargood mr., orrong road, arnold tom – dairy, officer mr., grimwade mr., alexandra street, oakleigh hall, degraves mr., wilson samuel, ‘manifold’, house names, miller septimus, alma road, knox mr. james gardener, smith mr., coachman, ‘cumloden’, lange mr., holyrood justice mr., cronin mrs. mary, mcgivenys dairy, ‘belle vista’, lloyd c. d., caulfield council, hughes mr., armstrong j. a., tom healey’s market garden, kooyong road, inkerman road, tom roe’s market garden, mcleod captain, daish captain, plumridger mr. frederick, gardeners, tester mr. thomas, kent mr., kent g., fiddes mr., billings mr., semple mr., fosberry mr., howitt or., merrett mr., orchards, hawthorn road, hines mr., ‘rosecraddock’, langdon h. j., ‘crotonhurst’, webb justice mr., renwick s., ‘garrell’, barry mr., drinsdale family, st. mary’s church, sunday school, newing miss, teachers, stephen justice mr., stephen wilberforce, mount l., grimwade’s, ‘grimwade house’, danby’s, spence mr., venables family, mr. moss’ congregational church, barnhill mrs., porter miss, webb’s, ferguson, orange, police stations, kooyong road, pennington mr., health inspectors, engineers, inkley mr., farriers, mckeon mr., ‘sylverly’, dixon mr. edward, turner mr., marriott robert, ‘ravenhurst’, thompson j. j., wott t., architects, perrin mr. francis, tennis courts, royal parade, sayce mr. joseph j. p., ricketson h., ‘glen eira’, mansions, hospitals, turner mr., evans family, stephens miss, registers, mcculloch lady, convalescent homes, prentice street, edward street, strickland, keany pat, brentwood charlie, fordham lewis, hopetoun gardens, higgins mr. joseph f. engineer, railway construction bill, evans mr., beavis mr., twycross family john, medina captain, cowderoy mr. benjamin, murray mr., moore mr., ‘glenfern’, st. georges road, glen huntly road, cedar street, hunt bill – ‘bandy hunt’, jessamine street, alder street, le page’s store, post offices, balaclava junction, stephens frank, solicitors, parkside street, robinson j., ilbery mr. and family, mclennan mrs., victoria street, savings bank, riddell parade, elworthy mr. richard, butchers, shaw mr. william, armstrong mr., guess’ hotel, sycamore street, bagshaw mr., clack joe, wawn alex, sisson family, north road, younger mr., kooyong road, sheridan joseph, anketell family – john, wren john – carpenter, wills mr. peter, attrills arnold, heffernan family, cox peter, ilbery john, hotham street, glen huntly road, page j. w., bakeries, forests, godfrey mr., blacksmiths, thompson j. j., olive street, cedar street, letchte w., tierney richard, alma road, st. kilda east, murray peter, letchte’ cows – grazing, holland grove, eskdale road, lechte katrina, lechte ian, lechte catherine, lechte warren, lechte stuart, lechte elaine

Holmsdale Convalescent and Rest Home was built by John Mawson for his sisters Muriel, Beatrice and Harriet (and ? Ethel or Dorothy), all nurses. It was named after the sailing ship that their parents, Frederick W and Mary Mawson and baby Beatrice migrated on from England in 1882. John was a partner in the Box Hill building firm Garre tt and Mawson. The sketch of the nursing home used in the brochure was his work. It was opened on Saturday 14 March 1936 by Mr M J Boyland, MLA. The home was closed in the mid-1950s and converted into 4 self-contained flats, one of which was occupied by the sisters in their retirement; the others provided them with an income. Initial photocopies of this brochure, an invitation to the official opening of Holmsdale, photos of the ship Holmsdale, passengers' ticket for Fred W Mawson, Mary Mawson & Beatrice Mawson and notes compiled by John Howden about his late aunts (Bea, Hadge & Mouse) were donated to the collection by Randy Johnson, a tenant of John Howden's in late 2004. Subsequent research papers and photocopies of other family ephemera from John Howden are also filed in the Mawson vertical file.A brown bi-fold leaflet advertising the Holmsdale Convalescent and Rest Home located at 257 Union Road, Surrey Hills under the direction of the Misses Mawson (late Australian Army Nursing Service A I F). Inside is an artist's sketch of the exterior of Holmsdale.holmsdale convalescent and rest home, garrett and mawson, nursing homes, nurses, builders, john mawson, beatrice mawson, harriet mawson, muriel mawson, ethel mawson, dorothy mawson

The nursing registration regulations in 1926 required all nurse trainees to receive instruction on invalid, convalescent and home cookery post-graduation. Most institutions required this certificate for their nursing positions. The certificate was signed by Dorothy de Giles, Teacher in Charge and Fred W Green, Director. swinburne technical college, invalid cookery, letitia st.ledger, dorothy de giles, fred w green

Certificate states that Dorothy Stubbs has passed nursing theory and practice examinations for her preliminary training at St Vincent's Hospital in invalid, convalescent and home cookery. This was a pre-requisite at that time for the three year General Nursing Course. It is signed by Mother Rectress M Geradus Sholl and Lecturer Lillian Fraser Smith.dorothy stubbs ( later morrison), st vincent's hospital melbourne, mother geradus scholl, lillian fraser smith, preliminary nurse training, convalescent and home cookery

Nurse Mary Deane attended a course of lessons in invalid, convalescent and home cookery following her registration as a fully qualified nurse at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. The certificate states that Evelyn is competent. Most institutions required the Invalid Cookery Certificate from registered nurses when applying for future positions. It is signed by the Teacher- In- Charge Mary G Kirkhope and Director Frederick W Green.mary deane, swinburne technical college hawthorn victoria., invalid convalescent and home cookery, st. vincent's hospital melbourne nurse training

Evelyn P. O'Dea attended a course of lessons in invalid, convalescent and home cookery. The certificate states that Evelyn is competent to handle successfully and daintily, any cookery which she would be required to do whilst carrying out her nursing duties. Examples of practice is fried fish, creamed potatoes and cup custard. Most institutions required the Invalid Cookery Certificate from registered nurses when applying for positions. It is signed by the teacher- in- charge and director.evelyn p. o'dea, swinburne technical college hawthorn victoria., invalid cookery, dorothy m giles, jr tranthim fryer, st vincent's hospital nurse training.

Nurse Mary Brennan attended a course of lessons in invalid, convalescent and home cookery following her registration as a fully qualified nurse. The certificate states that Evelyn is competent. The Nurses' Registration Regulations set down in 1926 required all nurse trainees to receive instruction in invalid cookery. It is signed by the Teacher- In- Charge Mary G Kirkhope and Director Frederick W Green. The envelope containing the certificate has a postage stamp of 1 penny, the cost of regular postage at that time. mary bernard brennan, swinburne technical college hawthorn victoria., invalid convalescent and home cookery, mary g kirkhope, frederick w green, st vincent's hospital melbourne nurse training, cost of postage in victoria 1938

Four Mawson sisters: Beatrice, Harriett, Muriel and Ethel all trained as nurses. Date of photograph is unknown but believed to be before 1915 when Ethel married and would have ceased working. They were 4 of 5 daughters born to Frederick and Mary Mawson who migrated to Victoria, arriving on 1st July 1882 on the sailing ship Holmsdale. By 1892, the family had moved to 4 Bona Vista Avenue, Surrey Hills where they remained for 25 years. Beatrice worked on transport duty ships during WW1, ferrying wounded troops from France to England. On the return voyage to Australia, the ship was sunk by a mine in Bay of Bengal, but she survived. Muriel and Harriet also served during WW1 in English Military hospitals and returned to Australia on 15 March 1919. It is believed that Ethel worked with aboriginal health. Their brother John Mawson designed and built 'Holmsdale' over 2 blocks of land in 257-259 Union Road as a convalescent and rest home to be run by Muriel and Harriet. It opened in 1936 with Beatrice also joining and closed in the mid-1950s. Holmsdale was converted into 3 flats with the three sisters living in one flat for the remainder of their lives and the other flats rented out to provide them with an income. Beatrice died in 1975, Harriet in 1976 and Muriel in 1979. Beatrice, Harriett and Muriel's names were added to the list of names on The Shrine in the Surrey Gardens when the panels were updated at the time of the 100 year anniversary of WW1. The photo is also reproduced in the book 'People of The Shrine' by Sandra Dexter. This was launched on Remembrance Day 2025. Their younger brother William Frederick Mawson was killed in action in Belgium aged 24 years. His name also appears on The Shrine and in the book. Wooden framed photograph of 4 women in white nurses uniforms. Frame has wire hanger on rearOn front: LaFayette Melbourne On back: Telephone 7231 Central/T.S. Glasier & Co. Pty. Ltd./Gallery of Art/Picture Frame Manufactuers, &c,/Union House/284-6 Little Collins Street/No. 8071 Melbourneholmsdale, frederick mawson, mary mawson, 4 bona vista avenue, surrey hills, nursing, 1892, harriett mawson, ethel mawson, muriel mawson, winifred mawson, john mawson, 257 union road, ww1, beatrice mawson, world war 1, world war, 1914-1918

One page undated, unattributed, typed note about Bramerton, Bambra Road, listing owner, date, property description and acreage. The file also includes a one page handwritten, undated note about Bramerton, Bambra Road, built for Arthur Palmer Blake, mentioning the property’s possible use as a military convalescent hostel in 1918. This was researched from book Land Boom and Bust by Cannon.bramerton, bambra road, blake arthur palmer, crotonhurst, stables, military hospital, nursing home, armed forces, caulfield