A two page photocopy of a report from the Caulfield Conservation Study on 31 Downshire Road, Elsternwick, by Andrew Ward, dated 10/1994. It includes a description of the architecture of the property, a brief history of the property and a statement of the property’s significance. The study includes a black and white photograph (100mm x 155mm) of the exterior of the house.ward andrew, caulfield conservation study, downshire road, elsternwick, architectural features, verandahs, edwardian style, architectural styles, rowsell percy, rowsell james, elly patrick, jackson thomas b, rowan street, gardenvale estate subdivision, federation style, caulfield

2 photocopied maps, one dated 1884 of the Gardenvale Estate and then named Riddell Estate, taken from the State Library of Victoria website. Research note by Claire Barton dated 16/04/2013 concerning Carre Street subdivision. Article from ‘Glen Eira Leader’ dated 13/11/2002 with advertisement for sale of an apartment in Renown Apartments.gardenvale estate, glen huntly road, elsternwick, \fraser and co., mcmillan street, brighton road, orrong road, rowan street, archibald street, hamilton street, downshire road, shoobra road, riddell mrs, elsternwick railway station, stanley street, gisborne street, carre street, muntz and muntz, ‘cave carre’, brighton railway, subdivisions, housenames

Three articles about Cavers Carre. Handwritten document giving details of the location of the house. Built c.1866 and demolished prior to 1905 when the block was subdivided. No details of the house. Two plans of Gardenvale and Riddell Estate dated 29/11/1884 and unknown from State Library Victoria records.gardenvale estate, glen huntly road, riddell estate, melbourne and brighton railway, mcmillan street, orrong road, archibald street, rowan street, hamilton street, downshire road, shoobra road, madden walter, tuxen august, fraser and co., surveyors, muntz and muntz, cavers carre, elsternwick, stanley street, carre street, railway cresent, riddell parade, riddell john carre, land subdivisions

A photocopy of an advertisement in The Argus, January 6, 1858 for the opening of Baden Villa, Mr. and Mrs. Damm’s Boarding School for young ladies at Glenhuntly Road, Caulfield on January 19, 1858. A photocopy of the page with Prof. Charles Damm’s handwritten inscription in the book presented to George Dickson, Student at Baden Villa Educational Institute on December 17, 1859. A one page rubbing of the embossing on the cover of the book presented to George Dickson on December 17, 1859. The embossing reads Harry’s Book of Poetry. One page handwritten letter dated July 11, 1978 from Dorothy Champion to Mr. Sims of Caulfield Historical Society which accompanied the rubbing and photocopy of Prof. Charles Damm’s inscription in the book he presented on December 17, 1859. One page of handwritten notes by Peta Darke dated February 1, 2011 concerning Miss Cathcart and Mr. David Birrell’s Schools’ locations.baden villa, clonmore, glenhuntly road, caulfield educational institute, caulfield north, kooyong road, parkside street, shoobra road, downshire road, caulfield, damm charles, damm mrs., dickson george, cathcart lilian, birrell david w., snowball miss, champion dorothy, sims mr., education, schools, independent schools, principals, teachers, schoolhouses, caulfield historical society

2 items, which may be related, about old Elsternwick: 1/A roneod copy of Recollections of Walter Reeves: gives notes on local identities, their business’, Caulfield State School, places of interest and events that took place in the area; undated and apparently summarised by an un-named other person from Mr Reeves' recollections. 2/A hand written list taken from Rate Books 1864 of areas in dispute, including nine names of residents, between Caulfield and St Kilda, date and author unknown. No direct connection to Walter Reeves apparent but they are taped together.automobile, hebenstreit mr, shoobra road, butcher, glenhuntly road, henderson h mr, davis charles, hardware store, beddoe frank, horne street, shops, renown theatre, phoebe theatre, theatres, lepage phoebe, lepage jack, taylor ‘squizzie’, echuca terrace, edward street, hawthorn road, revees walter, dunn bros, cycle shop, cox bros, supermarkets, apps (undertakers), elsternwick men’s club, elsternwick trades club, johnston t., hayter george (painter and decorator), sargood frederick, cabmen, cabs, ‘ripponlea’, wilson dick, blacksmiths, orrong road, moran and cato, repco, downshire road, bullock (grocer), grocers, taylor’s liquor and wine saloon, bottleshops, biddle misses, schools, bliss mr, station master, elsternwick, bensonino mr, newsagents, caulfield, gas supply, point nepean road, rowney dick, trams, riddell’s paddock, football golf links, riddell john carre, rowan road, sports grounds, melville’s supermarket

Brochure showing fixtures for winter 2001, office bearers, courts and locations, and by laws relevant to the competitions.tennis, st. patrick’s murrumbeena, murrumbeena, st. giles, ormond, alma, wilks street, caulfield north, tennis courts, tennis players, pelling road, centenary park, bentleigh east, dorman jenny, bentleigh, arthur street, kangaroo road, grieves meryl, elwood park, kings park, duff susan, milne anne, st. joseph’s elsternwick, sandham street, sheehy audrey, downshire road

Three items about this Church: 1/St. Catherine’s Parish paper, February 1924. 2/Baptismal prayer card for Harry Norman Bromfield 08/03/1925. 3/Carbon typed copy of document detailing inscriptions in St. Catherine’s Anglican Church Caulfield.st. catherine’s church of england, st. catharine’s church of england, caulfield south, kooyong road, clarence street, stephens mr., debb dr., murphy mr., booth e., masters p., kindergartens, paterson mrs., fowler mrs., capper mrs., mayes mrs., olley mrs., hosken mrs., schwieger miss, walker mrs., ward mrs., foster mrs., marshall mrs., marsh mrs., hearn miss, stephens h., downshire road, bromfield harry norman, taylor alice mary, wigg catherine elizabeth, stephens grace m., beagley emily a., beagley joseph e., beagley emily ada, parrott frances catherine, wilson alfred roscoe, hamilton flora, hillard john beattie, hillard thomas, haillard eliza, barlow w., begbie a.h., cole s., love j., north h., tonks h., scammell s., hunt geoffrey donald, myer leslie robert irvine, forbes betty, mcavoy alan robert, humphreys betty grace, marke alfred robert, bromfield norman edward, reed margery eva, philpot elizabeth ann, dillow henry thomas, murphy mr., taylor mr., booth mr., drewett mr., hickson mr., ingram mr., lumsden mr., meyer mr., nutt mr., summerhayes mr., mcclure j., segal boris

Six items pertaining to Glen Eira Residents Asssociation Inc. 1/Two copies of the minutes of a Committee Meeting of Glen Eira Residents Association Inc., held on 04/12/2001. The minutes cover a range of routine meeting items, as well as the postponed release of the Princes Park Master Plans and the proposed construction of car parks at Caulfield Racecourse. 2/A copy of Glen Eira Residents’ Association Inc.’s 30/05/2003 newsletter, notifying members of matters presently before Glen Eira City Council for purposes of evaluation. Matters include an admonishment to the Council to sort out anomalies between the C25 Amendment (80/20 Plan) and the Melbourne 2030 Plan, the success at convincing the Ministerial panel to adopt GERA’s views regarding the C14 Council Plan for the Caulfield Racecourse, a request for information from the Council regarding the previous year’s rate increase, a request for information from the Council regarding spending on planning for improvements to Princes Park, a call for the Council to improve its consultative procedures, a recommendation that the purpose of Glen Eira News be expanded to the making of suggestions for city improvement, and a notification of the measures implemented to improve the visibility of Caulfield Racecourse’s usability by the public. Includes a black-and-white photograph of Orrong Road, Elsternwick, illustrating what Glen Eira’s roads would look like if lined with trees, which was excluded from Glen Eira News on account of a current prohibition on the making of suggestions for city improvements. 3/Four copies of a booklet entitled ‘A Short Guide to Planning Procedures’, composed 08/2006, which endeavours to explain, as concisely as possible, the methodology by which Glen Eira City Council approves real estate developments and issues planning permits. 4/A booklet containing the minutes of the 05/10/2009 Annual General Meeting of Glen Eira Residents’ Association Inc. Details both routine items and more specific matters of discussion, such as inappropriate charges on the part of the Glen Eira City Council and the proposed inception of a questionnaire to evaluate local residents’ opinion of the Council. 5/A booklet announcing the 07/10/2010 Annual General Meeting of Glen Eira Residents’ Association Inc. at St. John’s Uniting Church, Elsternwick. Front cover details agenda and contains four colour photographs pertaining to public transport (buses, trams, trains) within the city. Interior features president Don Dunstan reflecting on issues relevant to GERA occurring over the preceding twelve months, with an emphasis on the dubious behaviour of the City Council, as well as two colour photographs: one of Dunstan himself and one of traffic at Elsternwick Junction. The rear cover contains the Financial Statement presented to the Meeting. 6Two copies of a printout of an article from the website of Glen Eira Residents’ Association Inc., accessed 19/06/2012, explaining the affects wrought as a result of the implementation of Planning Scheme Amendment C87. Said amendment changes the Planning Scheme protecting neighbourhood character by replacing the previous Significant Character Area (SCA) designation with the new designations of Neighbourhood Character Overlay (NCO) and Design and Development Overlay (DDO). In developing the Amendment, Glen Eira City Council commissioned Planisphere to procure the Planisphere Final Report, in which recommendations regarding the expansion, creation and deletion of SCAs were offered. The article contains a summary of said recommendations.glen eira residents’ association inc., clubs and associations, glen eira, meetings, minutes, campbell jack, dunstan don, marwick geoff, pleydell max, teseriero dominic, robins kevin, princes park, south caulfield, glen eira city council, local government, councillors, brennan martin, victorian local government association (vlga), erlich mayor, project manikato, caulfield racecourse, caulfield racecourse flat, racecourses, parks, car parks, kennedy cr., kennedy norman mr., crown land, glen eira road, rippon lea, c25 plan (80/20), melbourne 2030 plan, c14 council plan, rates, orrong road, elsternwick, trees, station street, caulfield north, neerim road, glenhuntly, glenhuntly park, orrong ward, grossbard cr., martens cr., building permits, delegated planning committee (dpc), steward joy, brohier peter, campbell fliss, scutt alex, ray darren, hannah brian, st. john’s uniting church, mees paul dr., elsternwick club, sandham street, melbourne weekly bayside, glen eira debates, walsh investigation, whelen investigation, forge cheryl cr., whiteside helen mayor, save our suburbs (sos), walsh mary, walsh kevin, french christine, elsternwick junction, planning scheme, planning scheme amendment c87, significant character areas (scas), planisphere final report, oakdene crescent, carnegie, blackwood street, housing diversity areas, urandaline grove, caulfield, normanby road/park crescent, kambrook road, balaclava road, hawthorn road tramway estate, caulfield south, ulupna road, ormond, murray street, prentice street, kambea grove, chestnut street, mcpherson avenue, queens avenue, caulfield east, derby crescent, clarinda street, st. james parade/downshire road, exhibition street, mckinnon, field street, boyd park, murrumbeena, lindsay avenue, lydson street