photo of South Parade and Gardenia Street Blackburn.gardenia street blackburn, south parade blackburn, shops

Auction brochure selling renovated weatherboard period house in Gardenia Street, Blackburn.Selling renovated weatherboard period house in Gardenia Street, Blackburn.auctions, gardenia street, blackburn, no 32.

Trustee Realising Auction 18/11/1956 Myrtle Grove, Linum Street, Fuchsia Street, The Avenue, Main Street, Laburnum Street, Gardenia Street, South Parade, Gordon Crescent, Wolseley Crescent.Trustee Realising Auction equity trustees company, ellingworth estate agency, armstrong & hoath, estate agents, corr & corr, solicitors, laburnum street, blackburn, the avenue, laurel grove, mrytle grove, main street, gardenia street, clarke street, wolseley crescent, gordon crescent

photo of South Parade and Gardenia Street Blackburnblackburn, shops

strip photo of South Parade and Gardenia Street Blackburnblackburn, shops

Strip photo of South Parade and Gardenia Street Blackburnblackburn, shops

Strip photo of South Parade and Gardenia Street Blackburn.blackburn, shops

The Avenue hall on the corner of Gardenia Street Blackburn. Built in 1957.hall, blackburn, the avenue

B/W strip photo of South Parade and Gardenia Street Blackburn.blackburn, shops

A plan by developer Blackburn Central Pty Ltd proposing a scaled down retail development for Gardenia Street site.A plan by developer Blackburn Central Pty Ltd proposing a scaled down retail development for Gardenia Street site.blackburn station shopping centre, blackburn central pty ltd

Letter from H.T. Bishop, Shire Secretary, Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham to Mr Geo. Morton requesting valuation of land for sale for the Parks and Gardens Committee, dated 24 / 12 / 1929. Valuations provided by Geo. Martin dated 6/ 1 / 1930.Letter from H.T. Bishop, Shire Secretary, Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham to Mr Geo. Morton requesting valuation of land land values, shire of blackburn and mitcham, bishop, herbert thomas., morton, george, main street, blackburn, gardenia street, husband road, forest hill, surrey road, holland road, blackburn south, canterbury road, whitehorse road, nunawading, glendale street, williams road, south parade, tunstall

Map of Blackburn outlining a walk through the lake. The route includes four Elmore houses.Map of Blackburn outlining a walk through the lake.maps, blackburn lake sanctuary, the avenue, blackburn, laburnum street, main street, gardenia street, blackburn road, gordon crescent

Pamphlets showing sale of land Gardenia Street, Blackburn and surrounding streets. Schedule of prices. Hand drawn map. Includes South Parade, Laburnum Street, The Avenue, Main Street, Fuschia Street, Linum Street.Pamphlets showing sale of land Gardenia Street, Blackburn and surrounding streets.blackburn township estate co. ltd., blackburn railway station, south parade blackburn, laburnum street, blackburn, the avenue blackburn, fuschia street blackburn, linum street blackburn, main street, t.r.b.morton. & son, land subdivision

Blackburn Open Air School No 3850 Gardenia St. In 1915 the Education Department built a school in Gardenia Street Blackburn for anaemic and ill nourished children from Richmond, Sth Yarra, Glen Ferries and Burnley.Twenty-five children travelled by train to Blackburn Railway station. After lunch supplied by school authorities, the children were supposed to rest for 1 hour in the open air. Despite healthy diet anaemia didn't improve but the children were healthy and brighter. After WWII extra facilities were added and the Oslo lunch introduced. With improved welfare in 1963 the dept closed the school and used it for social work and Speech Therapy.Black and white photograph of the Open Air School, Blackburn showing the building in a bush setting with deck chairs on the left.blackburn open air school no 3850. schools. open air school, blackburn school

This uniform belonged to Marion Elaine Caffrey, nee Bullock (1920-1993). Marion was born and lived in Begonia Road, Gardenvale and attended Star of the Sea College with her younger twin sisters, Hilary and Margaret Bullock. Their family had been living in the district since 1892 when their grandfather, James Stewart, settled first at Brighton Beach before building a new home in Gardenia Road, Gardenvale in 1910. On leaving school, Marion took a job with the T&G Insurance Company in Collins Street. However, as the threat of invasion by Japan loomed closer following the bombing of Pearl Harbour and the fall of Singapore, in 1943 she volunteered to join Australia's war effort as part of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS). She initially trained as a coder at HMAS Cerberus, followed by a posting to HMAS Magnetic in Townsville. By the time Marion arrived in Townsville in 1944 it was very much a garrison town, inhabited largely by Australian and American servicemen. Whereas in Melbourne the war in the Pacific may have felt somewhat distant, in Townsville it was very immediate. Though the town was never subjected to the heavy bombardments of Darwin, a series of small air strikes in July 1942 had made the fear of air raids quite real. The naval base HMAS Magnetic was responsible for communications, Port Examination Services and servicing of Allied warships. Marion worked as a coder, encoding outgoing transmissions and decoding incoming ones either manually or using a Typex cipher machine. In 1945, she completed additional training to attain the rank of Leading Coder. Her keenness for the work is evident in a note on her service record: although no WRANS women were ever sent to active warzones, Marion volunteered for overseas service. Marion later recalled her time with the WRANS as one of the happiest and most personally fulfilling times of her life. Like many Australian women, she embraced the opportunity to serve her country and take on roles traditionally reserved for men. She completed her three years' service at HMAS Harman in Canberra where she was de-mobbed in 1946. Afterwards, she secured a job with Metro Goldwyn Mayer, where she worked until her marriage to Hugh Caffrey in 1947.Second World War WRANS uniform consisting of a dark navy blue serge blazer (.1), skirt (.2) and hat (.3). The blazer features six buttons. The left arm features a black patch embroidered with a red anchor wrapped in a length of rope (a fouled anchor) with a single red chevron beneath, denoting the rank of Leading Wran (equivalent to Leading Seaman). The right arm features a black patch embroidered with red crossed flags over the letter 'C'. The pencil skirt is lined and fastens at the side with a button and snap fastenings. The navy felt hat features a round brim and a black ribbon band machine embroidered in gold with the words "H.M.A.S. HARMAN".Maker's label in collar of blazer reads "N491 / 1942 / SIZE [indistinct] / MADE IN AUSTRALIA" The label features a pen inscription, "BULLOCK". Size label in back of skirt: "2". Label inside the hat: "N18 / 1944 Size 20½ / MADE IN AUSTRALIA"1940s, marion elaine bullock, marion elaine caffrey, second world war, military uniform, wrans, women's royal australian naval service