Handwritten article by unknown author with church foundation stone inscription details, correspondence to Mr. Wells dated 23/07/1977 from Deacon Peterson regarding enclosed copy of Ormond Baptist Church history. Two real estate articles, including sketch, of property for forthcoming availability to lease property dated 22/04/2003 and 15/12/2003.ormond baptist church, walsh street, lillimur road, foundation stone, smith a.e. rev., warner l.e., architects, firth r., builders, peterson r.h., lord’s real estate, fullard charles, ormond, glenhuntly, glen huntly, mcdonald s.a. rev., elsternwick, mckinnon, ellingworth w.h.g., home missionary society, elsternwick baptist church, fullard c., fullard mrs., youl w.e., youl mrs., lever j., lever mrs., lowry miss, gollan i. miss, bowcher miss, douse mr., douse mrs., brooks mrs., brooks j., glenhuntly state school, lillimur road, probert e., sunday schools, drummond a., drummond mrs., ratcliff w.h., holloway w.h., bungey e. rev., cross w. rev., bentleigh church, hinton w.h. rev., collard w. rev., whitbourn l.j. rev., donaldson street, mckinnon, wells mr., peterson rev., north road, lord john, lord’s, estate agents

This file contains eight items about the history and construction of church organs in the Glen Eira area: 1/A photocopy of notes on the history of the church organ in the Bambra Road Church of Christ (1 page). 2/A photocopy of an extract from the book ‘The Christ Church Chronicles 1901-2001’ p20-24, by Vi Manson, giving a detailed description of the life of the organ in Christ Church Anglican Church, Ormond. It describes the building, relocation, restoration, rededication and role of the organ in church activities. 3/Extracts from ‘Colonial Organs and Organbuilders’, p121-122, 126, 131, 140, 182-183, by E. N. Matthews, 1969, about organ installations, repairs and sales. It contains entries about organs previously and currently located in Murrumbeena, Caulfield, Elsternwick, Balaclava and Bentleigh. 4/A photocopied extract from a letter from Mrs. M. Ring to the Caulfield Historical Society, dated 14/03/1986, describing the organ at ‘Crotonhurst’ (1 page). 5/A photocopy of notes (1 page), written by Trevor Hart, dated unknown, on the history and building of Elsternwick Congregational Church (Caulfield Union Church) containing a note about an organ built by George Fincham that was sold in 1962. 6/A photocopy of a small paragraph about the organ in St. Mary’s Anglican Church, paraphrased from E. N. Matthews ‘Colonial Organs and Organbuilders’, author and date unknown (1 page). 7/A photocopy of a page of a research project by Kate William, date unknown, giving a brief history of the organ and choirs at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Caulfield. 8/A photocopy of a draft resolution to gift the Merklin-Shutze pipe organ located in the Uniting Church, Orrong Road, Ormond to the Australian Catholic University. Author and date unknown (1 page).bambra road church of christ, bambra road, organs, choirs, religious groups, fincham george, organists, fullard leonard, depression 1929-1939, world war 1939-1945, durance ronald rev., dunlop julie, larner john, muston ged. bishop, musical events and activities, christ church anglican church ormond, concerts, balaclava, holy trinity church balaclava, torrance g. w., parsons c. r., ure james, bryant mr., brentnall t., meedham s. p., inge h. j., stevens j. n., balaclava methodist church, fentum g. b., eggleston j., bentleigh, st. george’s church bentleigh, caulfield, st. mary’s church caulfield, perry bishop, reed joseph, lee kaye, taylor hugh ms., stephen miss, hart mr., kaye s., dixon miss, hardeman j. j., dumergue charles, wright j. d., dixon f. miss, courcelle john, elsternwick, elsternwick baptist church, warner l., andrewartha c. w., elsternwick methodist church, rippon lea, ripponlea, sargood frederick t. hon. sir., croton hurst, crotonhurst, webb g. h. f., mclaughlin j., murrumbeena, murrumbeena methodist church, hill william, hart trevor, caulfield historical society, caulfield union church, elsternwick congregational church, st. mary’s anglican church caulfield, music, dixon h. mr., smithers mr., merklin-schutze, orrong road, elsternwick/caulfield south church council, ormond