2 items: 1/A ten page handwritten letter from Mrs. C.R. Biesse on 12/12/1976 to Mr. Murray. The letter gives her memories of the area around Judge Hood’s Estate, related to her by an elderly acquaintance and her grandfather. Includes a small handdrawn map. 2/Handwritten research by Claire Barton on street names and residents off Orrong Road in 1911 Sands and McDougall directory.biesse c.r. mrs., merton street, caulfiled north, judge hood, hood crescent, droving, judge hood’s estate, land subdivision, judge stephens, st. mary’s church, otira road, helenslea road, shelford, landscapes, kerr b. mrs., palmer florence mrs., morrice street, glen eira road, kambea grove, bushland, cattle, mitchell mr. builder, palmer florence, mitchell colin, mitchell clive, mitchell francis, mitchell mrs., perry family, orrong road, st. aubins ave., ‘orotava’, hayes g.h., ‘kambea’, lothian henry, oswald j.d., ‘merton’, glen eira road

Three copies of a photocopied fold out brochure for the auction of Helenslea mansion and stables on 25/03/1916 in association with the sale of the adjoining allotments of the Helenslea Estate. The brochure includes a map of the Helenslea Estate, a photograph of the view from Helenslea Mansion, an illustration of the exterior of the Mansion and a detailed floor plan of the Mansion and stables.helenslea mansion, helenslea estate plan, glen eira road, hood crescent, merton street, stables, hawthorn road, orrong road, morrice street, helenslea road, st kilda east, auctions, st mary’s church, caulfield north, land subdivision, land brochures, residential development