The Soldiers Memorial Hall was built in 1923 as a memorial to the soldiers of the First World War 1914-1918. The hall was demolished in 1979 and replaced by the Canterbury Memorial Home Units. A Roll Of Honour was at the left of the main entrance to the hall, this is now at the entrance to the units.canterbury, soldiers memorial hall, canterbury memorial home units, honour boards, canterbury road, halls

Article with colour photographs (interior and exterior) concerning sale of home unit at 2/404 Koornang Road dated 04/04/2006. Auction to be held on 06/05/2006. Source unknown.carnegie, koornang road, home units, auctions

Two items about the Attwood Family: A seventeen page computer typed copy of the memories of John Attwood, compiled by Colin Smith in January 2002. Includes memories of his childhood, contact and impressions of local identities including Merric Boyd and others; the retailers and business owners in the Murrumbeena area, the trains and railway stations, picture theatres and other businesses. A photocopy of an article taken from the Herald Sun newspaper 06/11/2007. Myra Attwood, wife of John, local business person in Murrumbeena Newsagency; includes brief local history of family and Myra’s personal hobbies, till the time of her death. Also a newspaper clipping of her death notice, unknown source and date.emily street, murrumbeena, elsternwick, railway stations, signal boxes, beena avenue, murrumbeena state school, primary schools, attwood john, attwood myra, attwood rhonda, attwood colin, attwood warren, attwood murray, attwood janine, attwood susan, attwood michael, attwood greg, attwood gerard, black bridge, outer circle railway, murrumbeena newsagency, newsagents, murrumbeena railway station, railway stations, book binders, stevens alf, sykes harold, attwood motors, neerim road, boyd merric, boyd mrs., timber houses, outbuildings, artists, trains, car parks, christie’s woodyard, ferguson cam, railway accidents, ardyne street, north road, dalny road, brett street, barnes family, newspapers, roads and streets, soils, flower growing, market gardens, world war 1939-1945, land subdivisions, air raid precautions, bicycles, drawing, springthorpe park, mass media, murrumbeena shopping centre, butcher shops, grocer shops, green grocers, shoe shops, confectionary shops, barber shops, beck george, bowyer ralph, rennie bill, bookmakers, presbyterian church, methodist church, hanna’s milk bar, sunday school, woodland bill, ssw grocery chain, drays, woodland alec, lee ron, jewellers, bakeries, fish shops, dressmakers, delicatessens, east bentleigh, selkrigs family, pottery, heads’ garage, head lindsay, head doug, head clarry, head ron, murrumbeena road, car retailers, petrol pumps, motor vehicle repair shops, billy one motors, bird mr., real estate agents, w.b. tonks and company, sparrow mr., pidgeon mr., hardware stores, florist shops, murrumbeena post office, tile shops, gardens, murrumbeena chamber of commerce, kiosks, gardeners, carnegie citizens band, spurway nursing home, argosy theatre, cinemas, dance halls, the capri, theatre groups, caulfield council, the blowfly train service, billiard rooms, printers, hammond olsen and company, l.j. miles and company, moody’s real estate agency, paddocks, flats, es&a bank murrumbeena, esanda bank murrumbeena, state savings bank murrumbeena, commonwealth bank murrumbeena, fuel merchants, hobart road, golden fleece service station, quince’s buses, bus services, ardyne street, timber yard, gow mr., railway parade, shell service station, pharmecies, house miss, bicycle shops, barnhill les mr., fliner mr., boot makers, widdop peter, moran and cato’s, grocers, pizza shop, car yards, classic caravan, o’brien kevin, wrought iron work, williams mr., candle making factory, lights, power tom, gates, fences, whitelaw monier tiles, whitelaw bill, hanna rex, dandenong road, cumloden grammar school, independent schools, emmaus rest house, oakdene, house names, taranto bob, hanson cab service, billy one motors, grey mr., horse troughs, horse drawn vehicle, taxis, board roy, buick cars, charleston’s bakery, carnegie, rosstown hotel, corum’s dairy, kangaroo road, reids dairy, dalny road, reid shaver, racehorses, cove’s dairy, wilson street, police, murrumbeena police station, dunoon street, murrumbeena park, footballers, gangs, liberal party, labour party, united australian party, uap, woodland alec, liquor shops, johnson suzanne, singers, taylor squizzy, boyd family, artists, criminals, skase christopher, skase charles, sunaria competition, herald and weekly times, ralph j.w., j.h. ralph butchers, butcher shops, pennington gardens, home units, flats, schrape frank, builder, smith colin, mansions, death registers, hockley myra, esperanto, book keepers, accountants, solicitors

An article from ‘The Age’ dated 21 October 1980 describing Breadmaker Mrs Doris Imber who ran her Doris’s Dough Cooking School from the kitchen of her North Caulfield home. There is a photograph of her in the article.imber doris, doris’s dough cooking school, north caulfield, bread, cooking demonstrations, kitchens, bakers, cooking, home units

A seventy-nine page book by Brian Kirk, written about his family and their origins on arriving in Australia about 1791. It was donated by M. Dunbar on behalf of Brian Kirk, The Kirk Family, on 25/05/2005. Murrumbeena is first mentioned page 36 as the home of Thomas and Anna Kirk.kirk brian, kirk thomas, kirk anna, gill anna marie, murrumbeena, kirk dorothy, kirk marjorie, kirk thomas edward, cusworth linda jean, carlyon street, ormond, clerk, estate agent, neerim road, kirk jenny, hammand olsen real estate agency, wahroonga road, murrumbeena presbyterian tennis club, murrumbeena garden club, murrumbeena cricket club, murrumbeena park bowling club, blackwood street, home units, carnegie station, verdew hospital, hospitals, hughesdale, murrumbeena primary school, primary schools, kirk margaret jean, driver edyth, omama road, kirk gregory brian, kirk lindal may, kirk heather lee, shooting, medals, korowa girls’ school, kirk jennifer, malvern caulfield real estate institute

Copy of letter dated 03/02/1977 by sworn valuator to Charles Latham regarding land purchase at rear of 197 St. James Avenue. Also includes hand drawn plan.latham charles, st. james avenue, scott w.v., land values, local government, houses, home units, tucker road, bentleigh

Article with colour photographs dated 03/10/2006 concerning sale of Art Deco house at 1/404 Koornang Road. Source unknown, auction to be held on 07/10/2006carnegie, koornang road, art deco, brick houses, home units, auctions

An article dated 25/07/2006, source unknown, describing the property at 2/184 Koornang Road and noting its forthcoming auction on 12/08/2006. Includes a colour photograph of the building exterior.carnegie, koornang road, home units, ray white carnegie, real estate agents, cox craig, auctions

Article dated 07/07/2004, source unknown, describing 1/195 Koornang Road and noting the sale price. Includes colour exterior photographcarnegie, koornang road, home units, stockdale and leggo, real estate agents

Copy of letter to Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Cunningham from sworn valuator W.V. Scott regarding detailed valuation of 6/17 Oswald Street Gardenvale dated 27 September 1977. Handwritten notes and plan recording the measurements of all the rooms. A cover copy letter to Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Cunningham from W.V. Scott 27 September 1977 with handwritten notes.cunningham j.m., oswald street, elsternwick, home units, verandahs, plans, brick houses, scott. w.v., bay windows, valuation

Two copies of a two page Community Cabinet Newsletter, Glen Eira, Issue 8, 10/2002, announcing a joint project to house the elderly at Curraweena Avenue, Caulfield South. The newsletter also announces new funding for ethnic seniors’ groups including the Greek Senior Citizens’ Association of St Gregorios in Bentleigh. The newsletter includes two black and white photographs (54mm x 60mm; 54mm x 125mm).state government, city of glen eira, caulfield south, south caulfield, curraweena avenue, aged people, accommodation, public housing, home units, parliamentary representatives, residential development, pike bronwyn, briggs betty, bentleigh senior citizens’ centre, pandazopoulos john, bracks steve, grants, greek senior citizens’ association, st gregorios bentleigh

The price of units and townhouses in parts of Whitehorse is leading the way in a property Boom.The price of units and townhouses in parts of Whitehorse is leading the way in a property Boom.city of whitehorse, townhouses, home units

Real Estate Advertisement for the auction of units 1 - 4/ 2a Wattle Valley Road Canterbury on 19th June 1993. Includes black and white sketch of exterior of units and floor planscanterbury, wattle valley road, home units, sinclair & co, woodwards

Real estate advertisement for the sale of 1/23 Mont Albert Road Canterbury. Includes a sketch of the property and a floor plan.canterbury, mont albert road, home units

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of Unit 3/172 Mont Albert Road Canterbury on Saturday 11 July [1992] Includes a sketch of the unit and a floor and site plan.canterbury, mont albert road, home units

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 2/13 Wattle Valley Road Canterbury on Saturday 30 March [1996]. Includes a sketch of the exterior of the house and a floor plancanterbury, wattle valley road, home units

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 3/45 Wattle Valley Road Canterbury on Saturday September 7 [2002] Includes a sketch of the exterior of the building and a floor and site plan.canterbury, wattle valley road, home units

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 1/2 Willow Grove Canterbury on Saturday October 11 [2003].. Includes a coloured photograph of the exterior of the building and a floor plancanterbury, willow grove, home units

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 8/5 Willow Grove Canterbury on Saturday November 15 [1997]. Includes a sketch of the exterior of the building and a floor plan.canterbury, willow grove, home units

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of Unit 1, 12 Chatham Road Canterbury on Saturday 15 March [1997] Includes sketch of the exterior of building and floor and site plancanterbury, chatham road, home units

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 1/26 Faversham Road Canterbury on Saturday 11 September [2004]. Includes coloured photographs of the interior and exterior of the building and a floor plancanterbury, faversham road, home units

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 3/28 Faversham Road Canterbury on Saturday 27 November[2004]. Includes coloured photographs of the exterior and interior of the building.canterbury, faversham road, home units

Memorandum sent from the City of Boroondara notifying the residents of the Canterbury Memorial Homes of the decision of council to remove the Honor Roll from the entrance of the homes where it had been erected after the demolition of the Soldiers' Memorial Hallcity of boroondara, canterbury, canterbury road, canterbury memorial home units, world war 1914-1918, soldiers' memorial hall, honour boards

Booklet compiled by Susan Barnett, President of the Surrey Hills Historical Society with the assistance of the Balwyn Historical Society, Camberwell Historical Society, Canterbury History Group and the Surrey Hills Historical Society, for a bus tour of significant places in Boroondara to commerate the centenary of the Gallipoli Landing.beckett park memorial, white> dorothy sevilla, cahill> francis matthew, cahill> martin, cahill> richard nicholas, cahill> kevin martin, lone pine dairy - balwyn, bignell> alfred charles, canterbury citizens carnival, canterbury gardens, soldiers - memorial hall - canterbury, canterbury memorial home units, canterbury primary school, camberwell city rsl sub-branch, golding> herbert, daly> gustav anthony disney, daly> william constant beck, daly> clarence wells didier, wattle park lone pine, clock tower memorial> wattle park, hethersett house - plc - burwood, surrey gardens - memorial cross, surrey gardens - the shrine, steele> mrs charles h d, blogg> john kendrick, gawler> john stephens, mawson> frederick w, webster> clarence

Article about the opening of home units for the aged in the former migrant hostel site in Rooks Road, Nunawading. With photo.Article about the opening of home units for the agedretirement homes and villages, harrowfield, john, mccutcheon, andrew, bradley, norman, bradley, agnes, rooks road, nunawading

Colour photograph of entrance to Daniel Gunson Memorial Homes Unit 1-12 Church Street, on site of old Congregational Church Bruthen Victoriahealth services