2 items about this location 1/Handwritten (3 pages) and typed duplication (2 pages) of notes on Lempriere’s Paddock and Estate 1902 -1928 by Mary Stewart. She grew up there with recollections including polo and gypsy encampments. 2/Handmade map of Lempriere Estate, subdivided circa 1910.lempriere’s paddock, martin street, ‘lempriere estate’, stewart mary, cole street, gardenia road, polo grounds, gardenvale railway station, north road, nepean road, magnolia road, cochrane street, gardenvale

This file contains 3 items: 1/A copy of a colour photograph of the exterior of 7 Elster Avenue, taken in 1982 by Peta Darke. Includes Richard and Caroline Darke. 2/Resarch notes concerning 7 Elster Ave. dated 30/05/2014, handwritten by Peta Darke. Briefly describes history of the house. 3/A list of directory entries dated 30/05/2014. By Peta Darke.elster avenue, gardenvale, magnolia road, gardenia road, mason walter, poole elliat, turvey clifford p., hrd e. j. miss, harding ian k., harding janet, harding susan, harding mark, harding murray, city of caulfield, gardenvale park, shels nell, darke richard, darke caroline, darke peta, parks and reserves, land use, brick houses

This file contains six items. Five items of typed correspondence concerning application to build four double-storey dwellings at 78 Gardenvale Road. Correspondence between City of Glen Eira and residents R.A. and P. Darke from 08/12/2008 to 20/03/2009, and Paul Siedle. Typed copy of resident Jonathon Breedon’s objections to the proposed plan. Copy of original plans for the dwellings dated 12/09/2008. Copy of amended plans for the four dwellings dated November 2008. Typed letter dated 20/03/2009 from Glen Eira Senior Town Planner to Richard and Peta Darke notifying of council’s decision of intention to grant a planning permit for the dwellings. Typed five page notice of decision to grant a planning permit for the four dwellings dated 20/03/09. Included is a one page description of the appeal process.gardenvale road, magnolia road, gardenvale, city of glen eira, city hall, glen eira road, hawthorn road, lloloma receptions, caulfield south, darke peta, darke richard, elster avenue, elsternwick, torres ron, kokkinos stella, glen eira city council, statutory planning department, breedon jonathon, lantana road, peter l. brown architects pty ltd., glen eira planning scheme, elsternwick library, bentleigh library, carnegie library, caulfield library, staniland grove, jasper road, shepparson avenue, bentleigh, carnegie, caulfield, siedle paul, townhouses, town planning, plans, aerial photographs, architectural drawings, architects, brick houses

Two items about this former Mayor and Councillor for Caulfield: 1/One photocopied article noted as the Chadstone Press, 1977, highlighting the achievements of Gladys from 1950 to 1971. Includes a black and white photograph. She was the first female Councillor and Mayor for the City of Caulfield. 2/Newspaper article from the Southern Cross dated 10/09/1980; includes a black and white photograph; and mentions that Gladys would be receiving an award for her welfare achievements from the Develop Victoria Council.machin gladys, mayor, caulfield, nurse, world war 1, wallace gordon captain, councillors, senior citizens, meals on wheels, youth centre, maple street, machin les, youth clubs, caulfield voluntary workers shop, gladys machin senior citizens' club, elderly citizens club, cedar street, caulfield hospital, blair max, blair mrs, wallace gladys, nurses, world war 1914-1918, hawthorn road, south caulfield, caulfield south, caulfield town hall, birch street, glenhuntly road, booran road, murrumbeena road, king street, magnolia street, gardenvale road, polling booths, camden garage , burr madge, webster geo, elsternwick, gunn ernest, leschen robert, sailors soldiers and airmens mothers' association of victoria, repatriation committee, travellers aid society, awards, develop victoria council

This file contains two items about Gardenvale, which was previously all part of Caulfield: 1/Photocopied eight page document by M. Stewart, 1961, entitled ‘The Gardenvale Story’. It describes Gardenvale Railway and surrounding roads and land. Lempriere’s Paddock, rail tracks on the main roads for the use of market gardeners’ wagons. Sale of land for O’Neill College Estate and construction of a subway through the railway embankment to Gardenvale Shopping centre, including efforts by local people and the council for work to be completed and costs. Footnote is circa 1977. 2/Map of Glen Eira printed from Council website 20/06/2014 showing Glen Eira’s share of Gardenvale.gardenvale, bent thomas, brighton, caulfield, elsternwick, railway stations, lempriere family, ‘bentville’, lempriere’s paddock, market gardens, nepean highway, nepean road, north road, kooyong road, polo, sheridan family, bluestone houses, bethlehem hospital, land subdivision, begonia street, gardenia road, gardenia street, magnolia street, lantana street, martin street, shops, ‘ben burb’, house names, padua hospital, brighton, o’neill miss, o’neill college, o’neill richard, o’neill estate, elster avenue, o’neill college estate, railway crescent, denver crescent, brentani avenue, college street, rosstown railway, brighton cemetery, ross mr, hawthorn road, ormond, gardenvale progress association, elster creek, parliamentary representatives, landscapes, gardenvale road, railway lines, subways, traders association, drainage, floods

A two page document, dated 31/05/1981, from the Brighton Historical Society, written by Rosalind Landells, about Fairfield Hall. The document provides a brief history on Fairfield Hall, describes the surrounding area, provides details of buildings architectural features, and gives information about the house’s occupants and additional details about the occupants the Younger family.fairfield hall, north road, caulfield, caulfield south, elsternwick station, gardenvale station, lantana street, begonia street, magnolia street, younger family, younger alex, norris william, landells rosalind, leadlights, curwen frederick w, hawthorn black brick, architectural features, tuck pointing, tessellated tiles, verandah, towers, rudd e w, hurley, knight c p, manala, wall harry, warrein road, wall hounsell, younger a m, younger john, kenya, younger a m mrs, campbell h a mrs, campbell hugh, younger jeanne, gardenvale, younger avenue, younger’s avenue, fairfield grove

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Correspondence and newspaper articles/clippings relating to historic gardens in Kew. The oldest item is a letter from the National Trust Victoria announcing their two-year garden study and seeking information on gardens in Kew. Mavis Rolley, Secretary of the Society, made handwritten notes in response, which are kept in the file. She refers to: the pear trees planted by William Oswin in c. 1845 near what is now the Burke Road Bridge (she notes that a search for the trees at the time of the construction of the Eastern Freeway was unsuccessful), a camellia planted by the Dannocks near the corner of Derby and High Street, a c.1876 pine tree in Field Place, Henty Court, an 1875 Moreton Bay fig at Tarring, Ruyton, a Moreton Bay fig at Roxeth, Trinity Grammar, an 1840s oak tree and a 120-year old olive tree at Fairholme, Barry Street, 1870 pine trees at D’Estaville, Barry Street, trees at Turinville, Barnard Grove, dating to 1846, pine trees dating from 1845-6 on the Willsmere Farm, red gums in Victoria Park, pine trees in the Cemetery dating from the 1860s, trees in the Alexandra Gardens and at Kew Primary School, palm trees at La Verna, Sackville Street dating from the 1890s, the trees and gardens at Ross House (Charleville), and the trees at Merridale, Sackville Street which date from the 1880s, a magnolia at Lalla Rookh. These dates are probably highly contestable. Other handwritten notes from 1979 about significant gardens included: 5 Molesworth Street, Red Bluff - Redmond Street (garden now destroyed), Campion House, Studley Park Road, Raheen, Studley Park Road, Ross House, Cotham Road (Charleville), 7 Adeney Avenue, 20-21 Belmont Avenue, 52 Mary Street, an Edna Walling garden on the corner of Argyle Road and Victor Avenue, Merridale, Sackville Street, Roseneath, and Reno, St John’s Parade.gardens - private - kew (vic), garden design - kew (vic), kew horticultural societygardens - private - kew (vic), garden design - kew (vic), kew horticultural society