Information about St. Peter’s Girls’ School, Murrumbeena. Includes an extract about the school from the History of St. Peter’s Church Murrumbeena 25th Anniversary, covering years 1917-1948. Also includes extracts relating to the school from Feeding Christ’s Sheep: a History of St. Peter’s Murrumbeena with Holy Nativity Hughesdale by Alex Reid. Includes pictures of the school buildings. Paragraphs relating to the school marked in blue pen.twedell florence, hitchcock isabel, ingham a.e. rev., st. aidan’s school, st. aiden’s church of england school for girls, dunoon street murrumbeena, dunoon street public hall, laird-brown miss, le fevre mrs., king copland, kemp w.a., green w.g.a., sr. laura, andrews eileen, de bibra eric, tucker w.h., potter bill rev., chapple l., baddams miss, shelford, shelford girls’ grammar, beard doris, maydom ross, nicholas g., beeforth janet, bannister kerry, combes deborah, harvey paul rev., durance ruth, cope v., crowther mrs., warne margaret, st. aidan’s school, dunoon street murrumbeena, st. peter’s murrumbeena, st. peter’s girls’ school, fulton lorna, de bibra florence, walker miss, cragg elvie, hoggart mrs., booth miss, andrew miss, de bibra margaret, de bibra peggy, chapple e.t., st. peter’s school, independent schools, anglican church, st. peter’s girls’ grammar school, st. peter’s church of england girls’ grammar school, reid alex, religious structures and establishments

Copy of contract with sundry correspondence and covering typewritten summary. Property - Lot 126, Plan of Subdivision 8022, Part of Crown Portion 128A, Parish of Nunawading, Certificate of Title Volume 5506, Folio 1101056.AI Summary using CoPilot (16/9/2026): The documentation records the 4 July 1947 sale of Lot 126, Deep Creek Road, Mitcham, from Mrs Josephine Crowther to Mrs Jean Louisa Wallis for £85, with a £10 deposit and the balance payable within fourteen days of receiving Commonwealth Treasury consent. The land is described as Lot 126 on Plan of Subdivision 8022, part of Crown Portion 128A, Parish of Nunawading, under Certificate of Title Volume 5506 Folio 1101056. The contract follows the 1946 Real Estate & Stock Institute of Victoria conditions, including requirements for government consent under wartime National Security regulations. Correspondence between Carter & Son, the vendor, purchaser, and solicitors shows the exchange of contract copies, the purchaser’s signed application for consent, and requests for the vendor to return documents so Treasury approval could be obtained. Additional letters note attempts to sell another Crowther-owned lot, and a valuer’s invoice from A.T. Miles for £2/2/- relating to the required valuation for Treasury consent. Overall, the papers document the administrative steps, legal requirements, and communications involved in finalising the 1947 land sale.

Copy of contract with sundry correspondence and covering typewritten summary. Property - Lot 7, Plan of Subdivision 9413, Part of Crown Allotment 130, Parish of Nunawading, Certificate of Title Volume 5495, Folio 1098994.AI Summary using CoPilot (16/9/2026): The documentation records a 1947 contract of sale between Josephine Crowther (vendor) and Keith Raymond Barrah (purchaser) for Lot 7 on Plan of Subdivision 9413, part of Crown Allotment 130 in the Parish of Nunawading, County of Bourke. The land is described in Certificate of Title Volume 5495 Folio 1098994. The agreed purchase price was £66/5/-, with a £7 deposit payable on signing and the balance due within 30 days of receiving Commonwealth Treasurer’s consent. The contract was prepared and executed through C.E. Carter & Son, Estate Agents, Ringwood. The purchaser is described as a “Cadet Artist”, and the vendor’s address is listed as “21 Linton Street, St Kilda.” The contract incorporates the 1946 Copyright Conditions of Sale, including provisions relating to land tax, default, instalments, auction rules, and wartime National Security Regulations requiring government consent for transfers. The accompanying correspondence shows the administrative steps surrounding the sale. Letters between Carter & Son, the purchaser’s solicitor J. Robertson Macmillan, and the vendor confirm the signing of the contract, submission of Form 7, and later receipt of the Treasurer’s consent. A valuation fee of £2/2/- was charged for the required government valuation, with the valuer’s fee shared between vendor and purchaser. A later account to Mrs Crowther explains an additional £1/1/- deduction relating to a separate valuation: “Although the sale fell through we still had to pay for the valuation. We recovered half from the purchaser and the other half was recovered from you.” The file concludes with receipts and account statements documenting the deposit, commission, and valuation charges.