This file contains 9 items relating to the purchase of ‘Helenslea’ for Shelford Girls’ School and its early years there. 1/1 photocopy of a notice advertising a public meeting on 04/12/1922 concerning fundraising for the purchase of ‘Helenslea’ for Shelford Girls’ School, dated 29/11/1922, publication unknown. 2/1 leaflet requesting donations and gifts for the purchase and fitting out of ‘Helenslea’ for Shelford Girls’ School, dated 04/12/1922, publication unknown. 3/1 photocopy of 2 pages from the ‘St Mary’s Church Chronicle’ dated 16/12/1922., describing Shelford’s history, the purchase of ‘Helenslea’ and related fundraising efforts. 4/1 photocopy of an invitation to Mr & Mrs Reeves to attend the dedication of ‘Helenslea’ for use by Shelford Girls’ School on 22/02/1923. 5/1 photocopy of an article and 5 photographs in ‘Punch’, 01/03/1923, about the dedication of ‘Helenslea’ for use by Shelford Girls’ School. The photographs are of various visitors, staff and students with one showing the front of ‘Helenslea’. 6/1 photocopy of a one-page prospectus including rules for Shelford Girls’ School and Kindergarten with a photograph of the school dated approximately 1922-23. Date and publication unknown. The photograph shows ‘Helenslea’ prior to the alterations done for the school. 7/1 Photocopy of a photograph titled ‘Retrospect’ of the staff of Shelford Girls’ School in 1923 including E.H. Naylor, Rev. James Townsend, A.M. Thomas, D. Champion, P.M. Evans, and L. Fulton. Another photocopy of a second photograph of the school approx. 1923 and a list of teaching staff. Date and publication unknown. 8/2 photocopies of an article from an unknown, undated publication containing an extract from the ‘The Argus’, December 1928 describing the Shelford Speech Night. Also contains several notes about Shelford events and a photograph of the school in 1929. 9/1 photocopy of an undated photograph of Shelford Girls’ School from an unknown publication. Development of the gardens indicates a later date than 1929.st mary’s church, caulfield, shelford girls’ school and kindergarten, glen eira road, ‘helenslea’, hood crescent, hayman archdeacon, eggleston f.w., fundraising events, public meetings, schools, st mary’s school hall, blundell dora miss, allison road, school committees, mansions, stables, hood justice mr, views, churches, clergy residences, classrooms, halls, langley h.t., st mary’s church of england, moffit graham j, swale. d.h. mr, children, kindergartens, smith ogg and serpell (architects), smith sydney, dodgson miss, falls councillor, prendergast a.i. (churchwarden), slaney f miss, dumas mr, thomas miss, pollard mr, gill miss, beggs f.g. miss, beggs c miss, hollow s mr, irwin t mr, lloyd m.c. mr, graham j.m. mr, fredrickson mrs, langley canon, askew a.j. mr, scales a.w. mr, dixon emily miss, seymour road, stephen george sir, douglas sholto mr, ludbrook e.c. mr, langley mrs, reeves mr, reeves mrs, openings (events), lees harrington mrs, brookes mrs (mayoress), mayors, crotty c reverend, crotty mrs, wells j.s. reverend, wells mrs, scheiger c.p. reverend, scheiger mrs, cole t. reverend, cole mrs, gumas g. mr, gumas mrs, creswick h.e. mr, creswick mrs, askew mr, askew mrs, falls mrs, mowle councillor, mowle mrs, scales mr, scales mrs, welshford smithers t mr, welshford smithers mrs, walker h.k. mrs, lansell clarke mrs, head mrs, slaney miss, moffit graham mrs, whittington mrs, horsley a. mrs, townsend l. reverend, britten a.e. reverend, burns h. reverend, burns mrs, crockett reverend, crockett mrs, mclennan mr, mclennan mrs, mclellan miss, schofield reverend, brain reverend, wagg reverend, reeves reverend, archer f.h., archer mrs, akehurst miss, hoggart mrs, mcgowan mr, mcgowan mrs, chalk a.s. mr, chalk mrs, godley mrs, nattrass miss, gill miss, farmer mrs, biggs mrs, fulton mrs, armstrong mrs, thompson g.h. mr, thompson mrs, hall councillor, hall mrs, murray councillor, murray mrs, robertson h.j. mrs, thomas a.m. miss, education, naylor e.h. miss, townsend james reverend, champion d. (female), evans p.m. miss, fulton l. (female), davidson m.j. miss, allen e miss, smart m mrs, giderson h mrs, dunstan g mrs, forte e mrs, morres t miss, pollard e miss, varley m miss, tuckwell charles, howden l miss, massey ella miss, mitchell m miss, mollison f miss, lascelles k miss, england s.p. mr, miller e miss, smith m miss, speech nights, baker donald bishop, patton councillor (mayor), old girls association, dances and balls, green bishop, scarlett captain, king frank reverend, choirs, hayman archdeacon, awards

Two Photocopies of a pamphlet from May 1924 signed A. L Kenny about the newly built St Aloysius Catholic Church on Balaclava Road, Caulfield. The pamphlet features a detailed description of the architectural features of the interior and exterior, including Gothic spire and nuns tubrine. The pamphlet is across 6 A4 pages for both copies. Included within are several photographs, of varying sizes, of the interior and exterior of the church, a photograph of the architect Bart Moriarty and an illustration of the proposed Presbytery. Within is a list of benefactors, their gifts to the church and the value of each gift.st aloysius’ church, o’ brien fr., parish of caulfield, returned soldiers and nurses caulfield, balaclava road, altar society, moriarty bart, caulfield., kenny a. l., popular summer girls, kehoe miss, rattray mrs, power mr., power mrs., kelly mrs., gleeson t. mr., gleeson t. mrs, foley m., guilfoyle, beth mr., murphy i. l mrs., killorn mr., walsh mr, radcliffe mrs., klaer d. miss, hogan a. miss, hennessy lady, pilkington m. miss, pilkington e. miss, connolly mr., hogan brothers, o’ loughlin count, o’ loughlin mrs, levers miss, burke t. m. mr, burke t.m. mrs, confoy t. j. mr, confoy t. j. mrs., harrington mrs., eccles e. mr., eccles e. mrs., dorgan d. mr, dorgan d. mrs, wren j. mr, wren j. mrs., kisby mrs, charlton h. miss, foulshan w mr., pilington mrs, mcgrath m. mr., mcnamara mrs, cornack mrs., connolly e. a. mr., malone mrs., wharton mr., wharton mrs., donoghue d. mr, foulsham w. mrs, sweeney p. mr., sweeney p. mrs., adams h. m mr, adams h. m mrs., vaughan d. e. mr, vaughan d. e. mrs., mclennan mrs, morgan myra miss, boland catherine miss, hennessy n. mr., casey s.p. mr, casey s.p. mrs., mclntyre e. miss, mannion mr., bennett mrs., drummond mrs., lectie mrs., catholic church, churches, gothic (revival) architecture, architectural features, architectural styles, architects, clergy residences, church furniture, religious ceremonies, nuns, communion rails, altars, fonts, pulpits, pews, stained glass, windows, organs, sculpture, cast iron work

3 items about this person: 1/Two twelve page carbon copied documents, purportedly written by William Letchte, son of George, written in c1935/36. He writes of his jobs as a dairyman, cow minder at the age of ten tears. He recollects streets, people, residences, business and general landscape in the area, as he takes you on a tour of the area. 2/Photocopied photo of Katrina Lechte (nee Bolch?) donated by Ian Lechte, 15 Adrian Street, East Bentleigh. 3/Photocopied copy of first pages and cover of William Lechte’s booklet on ‘Caulfield 1869 – 1935 Memories of the Past’, published by the City of Caulfield, 1992. The Society has the full booklet in its book collection (not yet catalogued as of 07/07/2015).grange road, glenhuntly, glen huntly station, alma road, dairies, caulfield park, swamp, queens avenue, station street, cross street, racecourse, heywood j. g., turf club hotel, dandenong road, royal hotel, koornang road, north road, murrumbeena road, mclaurin archibald, crosbie j. w., poath road, newton mr., hooker mr., peck family robert farmer, dairies, ross murray, rosstown, hansen hans, arnott family, peppin family, ormond station, malane family, fraser simon, overtons, shepherds, spring road, mohlers, brighton cemetery, mall kim, market gardeners, long john farmer, fiedler mr., booran road, reservoir, summers mr., maddocks mr., holland mr., caulfield council, glen eira road, harriman benjamin c., kambrook road, bambra road, princess park, marriott john, hawthorn road, brickworks, hyam mr., cottages, jasmine street, sycamore street, paddy o’briens swamp, arnold tom, london tavern hotel, guess john-grocer, topp mr., poath road, pine trees, colonel le marehand, balaclava junction, chemist shop, bell mr., nicholls mr. william h., wine shop, orme mr., pepperorn mr. john, balaclava road, orchards, harvey mr. robert tailor, schubert mr., blew charlie – gardener, philpott mr. richard b., farquhar mr. william farmer, newing t. r., glen eira road, payne john, brockhoft mr., dickson mr. james, snipe t., bevan mr., mckean family john, murray family, francis mr., hart mr., mcdougall james, brady peter, cad, elsternwick station, webb mr., masters mr. samuel, master street, ford mr., anderson mr. joseph gardener, slaney mr., boxhill mr. richard, post office, newsagent, hotham street, service james, bunn mr., sargood mr., orrong road, arnold tom – dairy, officer mr., grimwade mr., alexandra street, oakleigh hall, degraves mr., wilson samuel, ‘manifold’, house names, miller septimus, alma road, knox mr. james gardener, smith mr., coachman, ‘cumloden’, lange mr., holyrood justice mr., cronin mrs. mary, mcgivenys dairy, ‘belle vista’, lloyd c. d., caulfield council, hughes mr., armstrong j. a., tom healey’s market garden, kooyong road, inkerman road, tom roe’s market garden, mcleod captain, daish captain, plumridger mr. frederick, gardeners, tester mr. thomas, kent mr., kent g., fiddes mr., billings mr., semple mr., fosberry mr., howitt or., merrett mr., orchards, hawthorn road, hines mr., ‘rosecraddock’, langdon h. j., ‘crotonhurst’, webb justice mr., renwick s., ‘garrell’, barry mr., drinsdale family, st. mary’s church, sunday school, newing miss, teachers, stephen justice mr., stephen wilberforce, mount l., grimwade’s, ‘grimwade house’, danby’s, spence mr., venables family, mr. moss’ congregational church, barnhill mrs., porter miss, webb’s, ferguson, orange, police stations, kooyong road, pennington mr., health inspectors, engineers, inkley mr., farriers, mckeon mr., ‘sylverly’, dixon mr. edward, turner mr., marriott robert, ‘ravenhurst’, thompson j. j., wott t., architects, perrin mr. francis, tennis courts, royal parade, sayce mr. joseph j. p., ricketson h., ‘glen eira’, mansions, hospitals, turner mr., evans family, stephens miss, registers, mcculloch lady, convalescent homes, prentice street, edward street, strickland, keany pat, brentwood charlie, fordham lewis, hopetoun gardens, higgins mr. joseph f. engineer, railway construction bill, evans mr., beavis mr., twycross family john, medina captain, cowderoy mr. benjamin, murray mr., moore mr., ‘glenfern’, st. georges road, glen huntly road, cedar street, hunt bill – ‘bandy hunt’, jessamine street, alder street, le page’s store, post offices, balaclava junction, stephens frank, solicitors, parkside street, robinson j., ilbery mr. and family, mclennan mrs., victoria street, savings bank, riddell parade, elworthy mr. richard, butchers, shaw mr. william, armstrong mr., guess’ hotel, sycamore street, bagshaw mr., clack joe, wawn alex, sisson family, north road, younger mr., kooyong road, sheridan joseph, anketell family – john, wren john – carpenter, wills mr. peter, attrills arnold, heffernan family, cox peter, ilbery john, hotham street, glen huntly road, page j. w., bakeries, forests, godfrey mr., blacksmiths, thompson j. j., olive street, cedar street, letchte w., tierney richard, alma road, st. kilda east, murray peter, letchte’ cows – grazing, holland grove, eskdale road, lechte katrina, lechte ian, lechte catherine, lechte warren, lechte stuart, lechte elaine

THESE TWO PIECES OF CROCHET CAME FROM THE WORK BASKET.- THE BEGINNINGS OF NEW PROJECTS. MRS D. McLENNAN'S PERSONEL COMMENTS.2 x CREAM CROCHET CENTRE PIECES FOR TEACLOTH, DOYLEY OR BEDSPREAD. .1 SHAPED ROUND MOTIF .2 ONE CORNER INSERTION OF DIFFERENT DESIGN.local history, handcraft, crochet work, handcrafts, crocet

NIGHT GOWN ORIGINALLY WORN BY ERNEST HULL - SON OF JOHN AND WILHELMINA HULL, FORMER RESIDENTS OF DUNACH, VIA TALBOT. ORIGINAL NAME TAG AT NECK [MINNIE HULL] MCLENNAN [GRANDDAUGHTER OF MRS. HULL, NIECE OF ERNEST HULL.] FOUR GENERATION OF CHILDREN HAVE WORN THIS NIGHT GOWN.INFANTS NIGHT GOWN, WHITE COTTON, BODICE PIN TUCKED, TRIMMED WITH EMBROIDERED COTTON EDGES.M Hlocal history, costume, infant, infants night gown

ORIGINAL NIGHT GOWN WORN BY ERNEST HULL - SON OF WILHELMINA AND JOHN HULL, FORMER, RESIDENTS OF DUNACH VIA TALBOT. ORIGINAL NAME TAG AT NECK M H. [MINNIE HULL] MCLENNAN [GRANDDAUGHTER OF MRS. HULL, NIECE OF ERNEST HULL] FOUR GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN HAVE WORN THIS NIGHTGOWN.INFANTS LONG WHITE COTTON NIGHTGOWN TRIMMED WITH COTTON LACE INSERTION, AND EMBROIDERED COTTON EDGING.M H MCLENNANlocal history, costume, infant

Awared to Lachlan (Lockie) McLennan who attended Ballarat College 1917-1921; Son of Mrs A McLennan cnr Dana & Errard St Ballarat Lachlan married Marjorie (Thomson) ex Clarendon boarder. The Old Collegians Cup was an athletic award and highly prestigious. For more information about the Old Collegians Cup see Ring-A-Roo December 1993. A prestigious award given to athletic champions and indication of the significant place of athletics within the school program in the late 1800's.Medium silver rose bowl with flower support wire on painted wood standPlaque on stand inscribed: Ballarat College / OLD COLLEGIANS CUP / Won by / L McLennan / 22-10-27 old-collegians-cup, ballarat-college, 1927, lachlan-mclennan, l-mclennan,

History of 8 Bruce Street, Mitcham from original owner, Bruce McLennan, given to present owners, Mr & Mrs McFarlinarrowsmith, valda, mclennan, doris, mcfarlin, w, bruce street, mitcham, gillies street, mitcham, dunlavin road, mitcham

LADIES RIDING OUTFIT .1 LADIES JACKET. TWEED WITH GREY SATIN LINING. 2 BUTTONS MISSING. LINING TORN. MADE BY KYNOCH CLOTHES OF SCOTLAND .2 BROWN JODHPURS. 1 BUTTON MISSING AT WAIST. LACING ON LEGS FROM BELOW KNEE TO ANKLE. .3 2 LEATHER RIDING GLOVES WITH FUR LINING AND METAL BUCKLES. THE OUTFIT BELONGED TO MRS W FAWCETT (CHRYSSIE) NEE McLENNAN. BORN 23/12/1897 DIED 29/3/1979.fawcett family, riding habit, clothing

1. ‘The diary of Robert Beckett’s voyage to Australia in the ‘Underley’ – 22nd. Dec. 1866 – 7th Mar. 1867.’ (8 pages). 2. ‘The early days of Surrey Hills’ address by Cr. R. Beckett from B.H.R., 25.6.1909, and ‘Early Balwyn’, B.H.R. 27.4.1917 (2 pages). 3. ‘Death of Hon. R. Beckett, M.L.C.’ from The Reporter, 8.6.1917 (2 copies- copy from paper and typed copy) (6 pages). 4. ‘The translation of Robert Beckett, M.L.C.’, reprinted from ‘Camberwell and Canterbury Standard’, 8.6.1917 (4 pages). 5. Letter from Wendy A. McLennan (Beckett descendent), 27.6. …. (2 pages). 6. ‘Beckett family’ Alan Holt notes, 15.11.1987 (2 pages). 7. Nomination of Hon. Robert Beckett M.L.C. (1862-1917) for Boroondara’s 150 significant people, 25.8.2004 (4 pages). 8. Beckett Family by Wendy A. McLennan, April, 1995 (26 pages). 9. Letter from David Davis, M.L.C., seeking information about Robert Beckett, 26.11.1998, with reply from Jocelyn Hall 12.5.1999 (5 pages). 10. Material from Mrs. Gwen Walduck/Pescott, 20.7.1981 regarding Beckett, Walduck, Gray and Pescott families, 21.7.1981 (6 pages). 11. References to Robert Beckett from the B.H.R., ‘The Argus’, Hansard and others, 1900 + (6 pages). 12. Identification of Beckett family group photo taken at Guildford villa, 17.9.1904 (12 page). 13. Letter from Wendy A. McLennan to Jocelyn Hall, 4.4.1995 (1 page). 14. Information from Kathleen Beanland regarding the Beckett, Ingamells and Walker families, 1985 and 1995 (2 pages). 15. Typed Beckett family information re Eliza, William (Rev., including his obituary) and Henry from Jocelyn Hall, (undated) (1 page). 16. Typed notes re various Beckett family members by Jocelyn Hall (undated), (1 page). 17. Typed notes of Robert Beckett re Box Hill cemetery grave inscription, electoral roll entry, obituary, from Australasian Typographical Journal, March, 1899 (1 page). 18. ‘Mayor known for his cheeriness’, Progress Press, re Beckett Street, Balwyn, 20.6.2006 (1 page).