After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)This drawing is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a number of real estate agents in Melbourne between 1983 and 2005. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film of 4 Myrtle Avenue, Kew by Margaret Picken.4 MYRTLE AVE., KEW / PICKEN © 2002 / FLETCHERSartist -- margaret picken 1950-, architectural drawings -- houses -- kew (vic.), 4 myrtle avenue - kew (vic)

Paperback; [62] p. : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 22 cm.ISBN 0959225501flour mills, goulburn valley

Myrtle Grayson (nee McKay) was the Grand Daughter of John and Sarah Orchard (two of Cockatoo's first settlers) and worked for James and Caroline McBride in 1911 at the age of 14Handwritten letter by Mrs Myrtle Grayson on foolscap paper. Letter written in 1984Blue pen on foolscap paperletter, history of cockatoo, myrtle grayson, cockatoo creek,

The Kew Historical Society's map collection includes a substantial number of real estate subdivision plans, mainly of Kew but also of surrounding suburbs in Melbourne. Most of the subdivision plans date from the 1920s and 1930s when the districts old homes and local farmland were being split up to accommodate residential growth in the postwar period. These early plans were assembled by a local firm, Jas R Mather & McMillan, which had an office in Cotham Road. Many of the plans, and sometimes photos, were annotated by the agents.Subdivision plans are historically important documents used as evidence for the growth of suburbs in Australia. They frequently provide information about when the land was sold as well as evidence relating to surveyors and real estate and financial agents. The numerous subdivision plans in the Kew Historical Society's collection represent working documents, ranging from the initial sketches made in planning a subdivision to printed plans on which auctioneers or agents listed the prices for which individual lots were sold. In a number of cases, the reverse of a subdivision plan in the collection includes a photograph of a house that was also for sale by the agent. These photographs provide significant heritage information relating house design and decoration, fencing and household gardens.The photograph may also be aesthetically significant depending on the importance of the photographic atelier.Myrtle Hill, at 14 Vista Avenue, Kew, is of local historical and architectural significance as a good example of a large and imposing single-storey Italianate house of the early 1870s surviving in Kew. Originally sited on a large allotment overlooking Normanby Road, the setting of the house has been dramatically altered through extensive subdivision and development. The subdivision plan of the ‘Myrtle Hill Estate’ indicates that in one such subdivision, 11 allotments were created fronting Bowyer Avenue, Myrtle Avenue, and Normanby Road. The outline and building profile of Myrtle Hill is shown on the west side of Bowyer Avenue.The full (typed) title of this subdivision plan is :"Plan of SUBDIVISION of part of CROWN PORTION 83. / at KEW / PARISH OF BOROONDARA. / COUNTY OF BOURKE". / "MYRTLE HILL ESTATE / EAST KEW" In addition to the Title and subtitle, the plan also lists the advantages of the subdivision.

Coloured photo of Myrtle Grove, Blackburn.to be entered

The Percy Uebergang family lived at Tooram Park, Allansford from 1912 until 1992. Percy and Myrtle Uebergang's children were twins, Ray and Joyce born in 1926 who lived at Tooram Park until their deaths, Ray in 1986 and Joyce in 1992. Neither Ray nor Joyce married and following the death of her brother Joyce set up the Ray and Joyce Uebergang Foundation which supports the local community. This photograph is part of the collection of items given into the care of the Cheese World Museum. Percy Uebergang and Myrtle Wright were married on 3 September 1924 at Koroit. The attendants were Miss Ida Wright and Carl Uebergang. Newspaper reports of the wedding and welcome home reception are held in the collection. Myrtle's cousin, Florence Trigg, recalls that the wedding was held at 6am at Koroit in order to catch the train to Melbourne at 7am. This photograph was taken following their return. Percy and Myrtle are the parents of Ray and Joyce Uebergang. Black & white photograph of the wedding party of Percy Uebergang and Myrtle Wright and their attendants. The bride is wearing a calf length suit trimmed with a lace collar and shoes with lattice weave uppers. She has a horseshoe on her left arm and a small handbag in her right hand. The bridesmaid is wearing calf length long sleeved dress featuring a shawl collar and a sash at the waistline. She is carrying a handbag. The men are wearing 3 piece suits and lace-up boots, shirts with winged collars and ties.allansford, uebergang, percy, wright, myrtle, wright, ida, uebergang, carl, marriages, trigg, florence, koroit

Knitted by Myrtle Smith for her trousseau (1934). Formerly of Wonga Park.Pink hand knitted dressing gown. Has whitebands embroidered with floral motifs. Thin knitted pink belt.dressing-gowns, nightware

Part of a collection of photographs copied from the late Shirley Fraser (nee Black), also descendant of the McLaughlin and Whatmough family. This photograph shows Myrtle May McLaughlin as an infant, 1902. Myrtle was the daughter of John McLaughlin and sister to Dorris.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.shirley fraser, myrtle mclaughlin

Deep Lead – Portrait Myrtle Davidson married Jim Farrer 1958stawell

Deep Lead – Wedding Portrait Myrtle Davidson Jim Farrer 1959stawell

Photograph of Myrtle McLaughlin, Ethyl Bradbury and Dorothy Curtis in 1935. Taken by the river.. The collection contains photographs of friends and relatives from the Greensborough and Eltham areas.Digital copy of black and white photograph.myrtle mclaughlin, ethyl bradbury, dorothy curtis

Letter from W.A. Cook dated 19 July 1932 to H.F. Bishop, Shire Secretary, Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, and carbon copy of response dated 2 September 1932 re highway status of Myrtle Grove, Blackburn.myrtle grove, blackburn, cook, w.a., shire of blackburn and mitcham

The Grave of Myrtle McLaughlin (died 1974) and Dorris McLaughlin (died 01/04/1994), St Helena Cemetery.St Helena Cemetery was originally the burial place of the Beale family and friends. The first burials took place in the 1850s. There are now over 200 burials.Digital copy of colour photograph (grave)st helena cemetery, mclaughlin family

Part of a collection of photographs copied from the late Shirley Fraser (nee Black), also descendant of the McLaughlin family. This photograph shows Dorris McLaughlin (b1899) and Myrtle McLaughlin.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.shirley fraser, dorris mclaughlin, myrtle mclaughlin

Myrtle Barnett (bride) 1941; Leslie Barnett gave her away, Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, myrtle barnett, leslie barnett

The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The ‘Myrtle Park Estate’ was a subdivision bounded by Victoria Road (now Lansdowne Street), Buchanan Avenue and Dight Avenue. Other streets that were created by the subdivision included Eurolie Street, Boorahman Street and Moody Street (now Sylvan Street). The Estate took its name from Myrtle Park (later changed to Macleay Park), which had been created in 1923 by Camberwell Council. The Park adjoined the southeast corner of the new subdivision. The Estate included 74 regular allotments characterised by narrow frontages and long blocks. Confusion may have greeted prospective purchasers as the Estate was advertised in the daily newspapers as being in East Kew, rather than in Camberwell, where it was at that stage located.subdivision plans - balwyn, myrtle park estate - camberwell [surrey hills]

Part of a collection of photographs owned by Dorris McLaughlin who was born in Greensborough, in 1899 to John McLaughlin and Rosalie Ellen Whatmough. The collection contains photographs of friends and relatives from the Greensborough and Eltham areas. This photograph shows Myrtle McLaughlin with a cow.Digital copy of black and white photograph.dorris mclaughlin, myrtle mclaughlin

Oral history Myrtle Barnett ( 1915- ); fostered daughter of Caroline & Ferdinand Barnett; Lower Plenty. Interviewed on 19 Feb 1996 by Peter Blackbourn. "We lived at Grace Park and could walk straight down the road and over the bridge to the Montmorency State School. The school was in Rattray Rd about half way up the hill. The King family lived next door to the school. One day the students were all taken on a walk to choose the site of the new school (which was built in 1924). In addition to the above story; Myrtle said at either the Lower Plenty School or the Montmorency School there was a teacher they didn’t like so they swapped schools. My Grandmother Jean Barnett; started at Greensborough Primary in 1919 and stayed 3 months. When I told her about this; she told me off and said she never went there! She must have then gone to Montmorency and when there was a call to start a school at Lower Plenty; took the opportunity to get away from the teacher they didn’t like. I’m not sure of the time line for the above events; or which school they swapped to but I thought it gave a little insight into the 1920’s and how Lower Plenty; Montmorency and Greensborough were connected."Transcript of Oral History. barnett family, myrtle barnett

This subdivision plan for the ‘Myrtle Park Estate’ relates to land sales in Emerald, Victoria, rather than to the subdivision of the same name in East Kew (1913-16). The subdivision in Emerald included 32 one-acre lots facing Torley Road, Government Road (now Rawhiti and Wong Hee Roads) Beaconsfield Road (now Old Beaconsfield Road). On the plan, an unnamed creek flows through allotments 8-12 on the east side of the Estate. The photograph of a waterfall and the advertised price of Day Return and Weekend Return Fares provide an indication of who the prospective purchasers were likely to be.subdivision plans - emerald, myrtle park estate, torley road -- emerald (vic.)

Lew Howard's cousin Lois' parents and Auntie SadieDigital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loandave thompson, lew howard collection, lily theodora myrtle thompson (nee may), sarah alberta lousie salvado

Wedding party photos given to Lew Howard by his cousin Lois - 12 siblings. All the names were written on the side of the tank at the family property.Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanlew howard collection, lily theodora myrtle thompson (nee may), sefton thomas cranton howard

Originally contained in a 'magnetic' photo album of scenic photos of Yan Yean and Warrandyte believed to be donated by Mrs Eric Stephenson, Jingalong, 110 Ryans Road, Eltham, Vic. 3095; relocated to archival safe storage.Colour photographjingalong, 110 ryans road, eltham

Originally contained in a 'magnetic' photo album of scenic photos of Yan Yean and Warrandyte believed to be donated by Mrs Eric Stephenson, Jingalong, 110 Ryans Road, Eltham, Vic. 3095; relocated to archival safe storage.Colour photographjingalong, 110 ryans road, eltham

Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 2017, flora, kurrak road, plants, rivers garden centre, yarrambat