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Glen Eira Historical SocietyArticle - Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street
... Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street... Elsternwick Fire Station... Fire Station. The article includes a colour photograph (104mm x... of the Elsternwick Fire Station. The article includes a colour photograph ...An article from the Port Phillip/Caulfield Leader of 03/08 circa 1989 about the history and features of the Elsternwick Fire Station. The article includes a colour photograph (104mm x 127mm) of the exterior of the fire station.kelleher john thomas, southwick david, elsternwick, selwyn street, metropolitan fire brigade, elsternwick fire station, abc tv, fire stations, architects, architectural features, motor vehicle repair shops, brick, athole, carnegie -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyAlbum - Album page, Old Fire Station, 4 Selwyn Street, Circa 1972
... elsternwick fire station... for H2376 Former Elsternwick Fire Station, 2-4 Selwyn Street... of the old Elsternwick Fire Station.... for H2376 Former Elsternwick Fire Station, 2-4 Selwyn Street ...This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. From Victorian Heritage Database citation for H2376 Former Elsternwick Fire Station, 2-4 Selwyn Street Elsternwick - Victorian Heritage Register https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/2645 (as at 21/11/2021) The Former Elsternwick Fire Station was built and commenced operation in 1896. It was one of 32 new fire stations built between 1892 and 1896 by the newly formed Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade ('MFB') to form a comprehensive fire-fighting network across Melbourne. The MFB was established in 1891 as Victoria's government-run fire-fighting service in Melbourne and its growing suburbs. By 1918 motorised fire engine appliances had replaced horse-drawn fire vehicles across the metropolitan area, and the consequently larger areas that fire stations could protect meant the 1896 Elsternwick Fire Station was one of many which was becoming obsolete. The MFB continued to use the Elsternwick Fire Station up until the Station's closure in 1926. From 1927 the former Fire Station was leased by neighbouring timber merchants JJ Webster Pty Ltd who subsequently purchased the property from the MFB in 1934. From 1954 the 'Esquire Motors' car repair business traded at the site, and changes to the former Fire Station building including the complete enclosure of its yard by corrugated steel walls and roofing appear to have been completed in the mid-1950s. In 1990 the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ('ABC') purchased the former Fire Station together with five other adjoining land parcels in Selwyn Street. From that time until 2017 the former Elsternwick Fire Station has been used by the ABC as office and storage space in its Selwyn Street television studio complex.From Victorian Heritage Database citation for H2376 Former Elsternwick Fire Station, 2-4 Selwyn Street Elsternwick - Victorian Heritage Register https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/2645 (as at 21/11/2021) The Former Elsternwick Fire Station is historically significant as one of the 10 remaining fire stations of the original 32 built for the newly established Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade ('MFB') during the four-year period 1892 to 1896. These fire stations were constructed following the establishment in 1891 of the MFB, Victoria's government-run fire-fighting service for metropolitan Melbourne and its growing suburban population. These new stations formed a crucial part of the MFB's fire-fighting network across Melbourne. The Former Elsternwick Fire Station clearly demonstrates the historical development of fire-fighting services in Melbourne, especially the expansion of the newly-formed MFB throughout Melbourne's suburbs during the 1890s. [Criterion A] The Former Elsternwick Fire Station is architecturally significant as a fine example of a late nineteenth century fire station. Constructed shortly after the establishment of the MFB, it displays characteristics of its class of place that remain mostly unchanged from the former Station's historically important period of development and use. A particularly strong element of the Former Elsternwick Fire Station is the large and strikingly-detailed stone horseshoe arch, designed for horse-drawn fire-fighting vehicles, at the street entrance to its fire-engine room. [Criterion D]Page 188 of Photograph Album with two photographs of the old Elsternwick Fire Station.Handwritten: old fire station 4 Selwyn Street [top right] / 188 [bottom right]trevor hart, rendered, 1890's, melbourne metropolitan fire brigade, mfb, fire-fighting, jj webster, timber merchants, esquire motors, car repair, australian broadcasting corporation, abc, selwyn street, brick and stone, asymmetrical facade, anglo-dutch gable, rusticated and smooth-faced limestone, elsternwick fire station, elsternwick, fire station, jj webster pty ltd, motor vehicle repair shops, stone horseshoe arch entrance -
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Photograph - Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street
... Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street...Various photos of Elsternwick Fire Station building taken... VIC 3162 melbourne Various photos of Elsternwick Fire Station ...Various photos of Elsternwick Fire Station building taken at different periods of time. This includes copies of two black and white photographs (154mm x 201mm; 139mm x 171mm), undated and unattributed, possibly taken in the 1920s, of the exterior of the fire station and the fire brigade with the fire engine. Also included is a black and white print out of a photograph (126mm x 134mm) of the exterior of the fire station, undated and unattributed, and also two unattributed colour photographs (101mm x 101mm; 88mm x 112mm), taken circa 1980, of the exterior of the fire station when the building was used by Esquire Motors. The file also includes a colour photograph (150mm x 101mm) of the exterior of the fire station, undated and unattributed.elsternwick, selwyn street, esquire motors, no 31 station elsternwick, fire stations, motor vehicle repair shops, brick, fire brigades, fire fighters -
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Document - Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street
... Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street... for Peter Rodger to build the Elsternwick and Yarraville fire... Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street ...A photocopy of a one page contract signed 13/08/1895 for Peter Rodger to build the Elsternwick and Yarraville fire stations before 13/11/1895 for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board of Melbourne.rodger peter, elsternwick, builders, fire stations, metropolitan fire brigade board, selwyn street -
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Letter - Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street
... Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street... Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street ...A one page typed letter, dated 18/02/1974, from the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) to the owner of the building at 2 Selwyn Street Elsternwick, the former Metropolitan Fire Brigade building, stating that the National Trust has recorded the building.joseph j webster pty ltd, fire stations, brick, architectural features, metropolitan fire brigade, selwyn street, elsternwick, companies, national trust of australia (victoria) -
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Photograph - Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street
... Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street... Photograph Elsternwick Fire Station, Selwyn Street ...A photocopied black and white photograph (96mm x 127mm) of the 1891 Elsternwick Fire Brigade on their way to a fire with a crew of three fire fighters in a one-horse cart racing up a track.elsternwick, fire brigades, fire fighters, elsternwick fire brigade, horse drawn vehicles, carts and wagons -
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Document - Fire Brigades (General)
... and Elsternwick fire stations and fire fighting equipment between 02/1885... of the Caulfield and Elsternwick fire stations and fire fighting equipment ...Contains one item (typewritten, Photostat copy, photocopy, 2 pages, no date) which appears to be research notes. These notes are describing an ‘Authors Summary of Caulfield Council Minutes’ (author unknown) relating to volunteer fire brigades (Caulfield and Elsternwick) and mention of the Caulfield and Elsternwick fire stations and fire fighting equipment between 02/1885 to 09/1912. Note pages are stamped with Peter R. Murray & Associates. Also indicates Elsternwick Voluntary Fire Brigade set up 1888 and mentions a serious fire in Summer of 1884 and 1885 in Caulfield Park. Also excerpts from Prahran Telegraph 05/01/1888, 26/02/1887 and excerpts from Caulfield and Elsternwick Star, which report on issues of contention between different fire brigades. Photocopy taken for document retention purposes.volunteers, fire stations, fires, fire brigades, fire fighters, water supply, caulfield voluntary fire brigade, elsternwick voluntary fire brigade, caulfield fire station, dandenong road, firefighting equipment, insurance fire brigade, peter r. murray and associates, stein inspector (fire), caulfield council, caulfield, elsternwick, beardley john, willow street, glen huntly fire station, balaclava road, prahran telegraph, caulfield and elsternwick star, caulfield park, mfbb -
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Photograph - Glen Huntly Fire Station
... Huntly Fire Station taken in 1980 and 1988, and a reference sheet... building. Fire station was relocated at Elsternwick' Photographer ...This folder contains two coloured photographs of the Glen Huntly Fire Station taken in 1980 and 1988, and a reference sheet about the Station: 1/A colour photograph (90mm x 130mm) noted on the reverse as the 'Glenhuntly Fire Station, Glenhuntly and Grange Roads Glenhuntly. Nov. 1980'. Photographer unknown. 2/Second colour photograph (101mm x 151mm) of an exterior noted on reverse as 'Glen Huntly Fire Station C/r GRANGE & GLENHUNTLY RDS. before being demolished & replaced by offices building. Fire station was relocated at Elsternwick' Photographer details also noted as taken in 1988 by Jim Lalor on his late father-in-law's camera (Dick Ballantyne). 3/A document from the Metropolitan Fire Services of Victoria Museum providing incomplete information about the Glen Huntly Fire Station.glen huntly fire station, grange road, glen huntly road, lalor jim, ballantyne dick, glenhuntly, glenhuntly road, fire brigades, fire stations, glen huntly road, metropolitan fire services of victoria museum -
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Letter - HISTORIC BUILDINGS REGISTER
This file contains 3 items: 1/A register of historic buildings in Caulfield dated 29/06/1978 2/A copy of the Historic Buildings Register from the Historic Buildings Council Victoria (current as at 22/10/1982. The copy has a business card attached with a handwritten note to ‘Dick/thought you might find this of use. Bernie’, from Bernard C. Carroll, the Senior Records Officer at Caulfield City Council. The accompanying letter is dated 17/01/1983 and stamped Caulfield Historical Society. 3/Two letters of correspondence to and from the Historic Buildings Council dated 26/10/1983 and 14/12/1983. It regards the application for Rippon Lea to be added to the Register of Historic Buildings.rippon lea, hotham street, elsternwick, caulfield, caulfield south, caulfield north, city of caulfield, caulfield city council, bernard c. carroll, bernie carroll, halstead street, halstead, poplar grove, athole, caulfield historical society, glenfern, inkerman street, craigellachie, orrong road, elsternwick club, sandham street, bambra road, balaclava road, glenferrie street, labassa, manor grove, lirrewa, lirrewa grove, lisbon house, myoora, alma road, hopetoun gardens, st. mary’s jubilee school, glen eira road, hood crescent, st. stephen’s presbyterian church, st. stephen’s pres. church, trinity congregational church, trinity congreg. church, grange road, bellecourt, seymour road, elsternwick congregational church, elst. congreg. church, st. georges road, glenmoore, grimwade house, orrong crescent, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, state school no. 773, st. mary’s church of england, sandham street, selwyn street, former met. fire brigade station no. 31, presentation convent, o’neill college, nagle avenue, methodist church, neerim road, heatherbrae, elizabeth street, craddock avenue, rosecraddock, stables, tram shelter, city hall, civic establishments, local history, clubs and associations, historic buildings, registers, official buildings, local officials and employees -
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Document - National Trust Register
This file contains two items relating to historic buildings in Glen Eira listed on the National Trust Registry: 1/A fax, sent to Gladys Vallati on 02/03/1995 from the National Trust of Australia listing buildings on the Trust’s registry in the Glen Eira area, as well as their addresses and status on the register (5 pages). (Additional photocopy taken for preservation purposes). 2/A typed list of buildings in the Glen Eira area (mainly Caulfield) which are on the National Trust list, including address, approximate date of construction and status on the register. Date of production of the list is unknown. (6 pages).neerim road, poplar grove, avoca grove, balaclava road, orrong road, bambra road, glen eira road, hood crescent, hawthorn road, glenferri street, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, kambrook road, kooyong road, lirrewa grove, manor grove, north road, pearson avenue, seymour road, alma road, craddock avenue, dandenong road, lyndoch avenue, orrong crescent, hotham street, nagle avenue, inkerman street, iknerman road, sandham street, selwyn street, st. georges road, willow street, grange road, station place, railway parade, alexandra street, wood crescent, elizabeth street, halstead street, mavho street, tucker road, mckinnon road, nepean highway, wheatly road, uniting church carnegie, athole, st stephen's uniting church caulfield, st aloysius' catholic church, halstead, st mary's anglican church caulfield, caulfield town hall, anseln, the glen, woolamai, caulfield house, caulfield hospital, lirrewa, labassa, fairfield hall, bellecourt, bagatelle, myoora, rosecraddock, adam and eve - karl duldig, the family - karl duldig, caulfield primary school, septimus miller memorial chapel, brighton cemetery, hopetoun gardens, state savings bank elsternwick, anderson organ, hopetoun private hospital (melrose), rippon lea, ripponlea, burreel, o'neill college, lisbon house, elsternwick club, merkin-schutze organ, presentation convent, duldig mural - kadimah cultural centre, glenmoore, craigellachie, st james the great, glenfern, grimwade house, dacre, trinity congregational uniting church glenhuntly, alnwick, holmwood, new alexandra, joscelyne organ, smith organ, fincham organ, st george's bentleigh, mckinnon progress hall, wurlitzer organ, moorabbin town hall, christ anglican church, st mary's jubilee school, st stephen's presbyterian church, elsternwick congregational church, st mary's church of england, former metropolitan fire brigade station no. 31, st mary's jubilee church, belle court, trinity congregational church, heatherbrae, carnegie, caulfield, caulfield north, caulfield south, elsternwick, glen huntly, glenhuntly, murrumbeena, st kilda east, bentleigh, mckinnon, moorabbin, ormond, national trust of australia, national trust register, houses, churches, schools, organs, vallati gladys, mansions -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyAlbum, Caulfield Historical Society Photograph Album 1972, 1972
This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated.Photo album of buildings in Caulfield circa 1972 compiled alongside a project to assist National Trust Australia (Victoria) in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. All photos are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. Label on front is longstanding but not original or confirmed.caulfield, photographs, photo album, trevor hart, jenny o'donnell, jenny odonnell, caulfield historical society, glen eira historical society, carnegie, caulfield east, caulfield north, caulfield south, elsternwick, murrumbeena, st kilda east, houses, mansions, churches, schools, halls, shops, post offices, cinemas, town halls, hotels, banks, vicarages, bridges, gates, convents, bowling clubs, fire stations, roads and streets, caulfield historical album, 1970's, national trust of australia, city of caulfield, glen eira city council, national trust of australia (victoria) -
Victorian Bands' LeagueProgramme, Caulfield Citizens' : First Massed Bands Festival, 14/09/1952
This small program was produced for a Massed Bands event held at Elsternwick Park on the 14th of September, 1952 involving brass bands from all over Metropolitan Melbourne and one band from Geelong. Held under the patronage of the Victorian Bands' League, this event involved bands marching from Elsternwick Station to the oval, and then performing a selection of items either on the march or in massed band format. The event was adjudicated by Mr George Harris with trophies awarded to various brass bands. The Massed Bands event was held to raise funds for the Caulfield Citizens' Band who had recently lost their band room due to fire.This little program is of significance as it highlights a typical brass band event in Metropolitan Melbourne. These programs are rare and it indicates the popularity of them and the range of bands that would travel long distances to participate. In a dual purpose, this event also raised money for the local band and was obviously a highlight for the municipality. A small program printed on paper.caulfield district band, city of caulfield, victorian bands' league, caulfield citizens' band, williamstown city band, essendon citizens' band, ringwood citizens' band, malvern municipal band, geelong city municipal band, brunswick city municipal band, prahran city band
