Postcard: black and white photo of Miss Ada Crossley. Young woman dressed in lace dress with ribbon inserts. Strand of pearls around neck. Hair in elaborate pompadour style. Written on front of card ' Wishing you a very bright new year' On back, addressed to Miss L. Pethard, Fir Street, Golden Square. Stamped Melbourne 2.1.06. Written on back ' Thank you very much for P. cards, I am very sorry that I kep you waiting but you asked me to send this and I have been trying to get it the last view you sent me I had so. I think I would like English fetresses ( ? ). Beta Christo. 'Orient Seriesphoto, person, ada crossley, lydia pethard, bendigo, ada crossley

This file contains one item: 1/A loose-leaf, 23-page document titled ‘The History of Glen Huntly’, by Alfred R. Jones, dated 20/06/1991, describing the history of the suburb. The author has drawn heavily from the 4 sources noted in the bibliography. Subjects covered include the ship the suburb is named after, the suburb’s State School, the suburb’s churches, the Rosstown Railway and Sugar Mill, the origin of the name of Carnegie, the suburb’s aerodrome, and the beautification of the Glen Huntly Shopping Centre. The final 12 pages consist of 9 appendices relating to the aforementioned subjects. Appendix A is a typewritten letter from Ron McLeod, secretary of the Place Names Committee, to Mr. D. R. Aylen, CEO of the City of Caulfield, notifying the latter of the alteration of the name ‘Glenhuntly’ to ‘Glen Huntly’. Appendix B is a list of the ministers of St. David’s Uniting Church from its formation in 1916 to the present. Appendix C identifies the persons portrayed in St. David’s stained glass windows. Appendix D is a poster announcing the auction of 41 blocks of land between Hawthorn and Bambra Road formerly owned by William Ross, plus a map identifying said land blocks and anither fir locality. Appendix E is an A4 plan of the Rosstown Railway. Appendix F is a drawing of the Rosstown Sugar Mill. Appendix G is a poem titled ‘The Swagman’s Retreat’, by Herb Arnott, about the failure of the Mill. Appendix H is a map of Caulfield’s horse tramways plus a list of opening and closing dates. Appendix J is a list of streets explaining the meanings of their names.glen huntly, glenhuntly, local history, ‘glen huntly’ (ship), ‘glen huntlely’ (ship), quarantine stations, glen huntly road, lake street, mernda avenue, glen huntly state school no. 3703, ormond francis, ormond, garden avenue, grange road, churches, congregational church, glen huntly presbyterian church, st. david’s, st. david’s uniting church, anglican church, jenkin william ‘boss’, methodist church, wattle avenue, smith a. w. mr., glen huntly post office, glen huntly road, king f. l. mr., uniting church, child care centre, presbyterian church of eastern australia, glen huntly methodist church, sun aria, miller mary, stained glass, phrenologists, trinity congregational church, primitive methodists, ‘the victorian independent’, mercy mr., greek orthodox original old calendar church, wanalta road, salvation army, halls, myrtle street, catholic church, st. anthony’s roman catholic church, foundation stones, neerim road, mannix archbishop, st. agnes’ anglican church, booran road, sunday schools, clergy residences, ‘see’ anglican news magazine, lees archbishop, booth archbishop, glen huntly presbyterian church, el nido grove, tennis courts, bollard v. w. right rev., waratah avenue, royal avenue, munster avenue, james street, rothschild street, peace memorial organ, singers, bremner marie, scotland betty, carden joan, rosstown railway, south caulfield, plants, marata road, curraweena road, bambra road, ross william murray, ross leila, ross constance, vautin constance, ‘the grange’, north road, leila road, wild cherry road, caulfield roads board, elsternwick, land sales, sugar mills, koornang road, woornack road, elsternwick railway station, riddell parade, clarence street, dover street, oakleigh road, murrumbeena crescent, carlisle crescent, railways, trains, parks and reserves, caulfield council, sussex street, caulfield city council, swamps, rosstown sugar mill, rosstown estate, ‘the swagman’s retreat’, arnott herb, rosstown, carnegie, ‘ross’s folly’, carnegie andrew, rosstown hotel, dandenong road, rosstown road, rosstown plate horse race, caulfield racecourses, ames avenue, rosstown court, hostels, murrumbeena, cinemas, innovations (cabinetry film), films, music, pianos, manchester grove, safeway store, squash courts, airports, lord reserve, aeroplanes, air navigation act 1921, neville street, larkin sopwith aviation company of australasia, lyons street, morgan street, bookmakers, nightsoil, poultry, weatherboard buildings, glen huntly railway station, rosedale avenue, rifle clubs, scout groups, 1st glen huntly troop, ana, dowding jack mr., glen huntly infant welfare and family planning clinic, vermador private hospital, watson grove, rowlands (drapers), bones plant nursery, caulfield railway station, bridges, trams, horse tramways, glen eira road, elsternwick railway station, kooyong road, aboriginal peoples, truganini road, hannan lyn mrs. (urban planning officer), glen huntly shopping centre, sculptures, street beautification scheme, “flying the yellow flag”, moore olive, “return to rosstown”, jowett d. f., weickhardt i. s., “from sand swamp and health”, murray peter r., wells john c., caulfield historical society, newsletters, place names committee, mcleod ron, aylen d. r. mr., jones hugh rev., king joseph, scarfe james, vertigan sidney, vertigan earle, rance victor, flavell cameron, denholm robin, moorhead ken, taliai siupeli, eccles james leslie, little agnes, hutchins william r., dickie may a., gordon ivey agnes, theobald a. a. mrs., brownbill lloyd norman, ash georgette, land sales, auctions, messrs. crews & arkle, street names

.1 PUPILS REGISTER STATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CLUNES NO 1552 - 1905 TO 1921 .2 PUPILS REGISTER STATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CLUNES NO. 1552 - 1921 TO 1937 .3 PUPILS REGISTER STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL NO 1552, CLUNES H.E.S. 1955 TO 1960 .4 PUPILS REGISTER STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL NO 1552 1960 TO 1972 .5 COVER FIR .1 TO .4, PRINTED ON FRONT: MINISTER OF EDUCATION VICTORIA COVER FOR ROLL AND EXAMINATION REGISTERstate primary school, pupils register, elementary school clunes

Used in September November 1991 Duplicate photos. Grey with 13 white stripes horizontal. Attractive picture of snow clad mountains - fir trees reflected on the river. Tatura & District Historical Society Museum album. superimposed on the scene. Photographs of exhibits on display. Wartime camps room 1243 top right corner.photographs

Subdivision plans and real estate flyers/brochures reveal a number of aspects of urban development and history. The Kew Historical Society's collection of these plans, as well as advertisements extracted from magazines, cover key aspects of community development and architectural history of Kew and Kew Eat as well as surrounding suburbs. While most of the plans in the collection were gifted to the Society by the former City of Kew, a number of other plans and advertisements have been donated by individuals, of which this is an example.Original multi-page sales brochure of the Pointed Firs Estate, advertised as located in Camberwell North, but now in Balwyn North. The 4-page bifold brochure includes promotional material as well as a detailed plan of the 28 lots for sale, a photograph of the locality with the plan overlaying it, as well as aerial photos and street views. The estate included lots in Doncaster Road, Thackeray Street, Houghton Street, an dMaud Street. pointed firs estate -- balwyn north, subdivisions -- balwyn north (vic.)

significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture painting of homestead"Signed: JARVIS Verso: THE FIRS, RAGLAN ROAD, BEAUFORT SUE JARVIS 1993 55 BRANTOME ST GISBORNE 3437 PH 054282674 OR BLACKWOOD LANE STUDIO 24 BLACKWOOD LANE GENBROOKN3738 PH 059 681 567 $525"

significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture "signed: V Wheeler 88 (lower left) verso (affixed): Vivienne Wheeler RMB 696 Bald Hills 3364 Late afternoon on the Raglan Rd, B'fort oil $500 1989 Ripponshire Art Award ""THE FIRS"" V Wheeler"