File contains 3 items: 1/Original handwritten notes by Leo J Harrington (VR Melbourne) and T O’Callaghan titled ‘Victorian Railways to ‘62’. Notes include dates of electrification of lines, station openings, valuations, railway station names and their origins. Reference to council minutes regarding request to change the name of Elsternwick station to Caulfield in June 1871. 2/Original newspaper article from ‘The Age’ dated 10/06/1978 by Graeme Davidson titled ‘A case study of Railway politics’. Article refers to a publication called ‘Return to Rosstown, Railway, Land Sales and Sugar Beet ventures in Caulfield’ by D. F. ‘Return to Rosstown’ recounts the story of the Rosstown Junction railway and its creator, William Murray Ross. Tells of Ross’ life since coming to Australia from Liverpool and how he prospered as a land speculator owning large tracts of land in Caulfield, the sugar mill and his plans to operate a railway. 3/Original newspaper article (and image) from ‘Moorabbin Standard’ dated 25/11/1981, titled ‘Centenary train to carry mayors’. Article reports that a special train will run from Spencer Street Station to Mordialloc railway Station on Saturday 19/12/1981 to celebrate the centenary of the railway line to Mordialloc. Story mentions that in 1881, the Caulfield to Mordialloc line was a single track and that passengers can also board the special train at Caulfield Station. Image is of steam train with red ‘tait’ carriages (undated).victorian railways, caulfield, glenhuntly, glen huntly, elsternwick, carnegie, murrumbeena, ormond, steam train, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, ripponlea, north road, rosstown, rosstown junction railway, ross william murray, railways, trains, south caulfield, grange road, railway stations, mirrambeena, caulfield city council, sugar mill, electrification.

This file contains one item: 1/Handwritten research notes recording details about various hotels in the Caulfield area and environs. Details include handwritten maps and lists of publicans/licensees/nominees. Notes by author unknown and undated. Some of the notes make reference to entries in Sands & McDougall directories.r. k. cole hotel collection, london tavern hotel, london tavern and store, glen huntly road, caulfield, sycamore street, hawthorn road, dandenong road, derby road, koornang road, caulfield club hotel, rosstown hotel, royal hotel, the vine beer house, the vine caulfield hotel, newton h., balaclava road, bambra road, mirrambeena road, murrumbeena road, poath road, the tam o’shanter hotel, wilston street, farmers’ arms home hotel, chestnut street, hooper street, thompson william, martin p. j., orme frederick, orme fred, nicholls william henry, mullins john, armstrong john, egan james, westwood james, westwood ellen, greenberg david, greenberg sydney, greenberg rose, spamm cath, pitter mabel, morrow andrew, morrow andy, feddan george curtis, guess john, evans rowland, evans roland, riordan john, smith george elms, bedwell c., griffen frederick, connelly p. h., uhrbrock f., swift charles, gregor f., hazlett david, moore l., harley susan, mott h., nichols william henry, ross peter mclean, elsternwick, mcnamara margaret, mcnamara v., stevens catherine, mcgregor f., clarice george