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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Flyer, Subdivision advertisement - Railway Park Estate, Ringwood, Victoria - circa 1887
... Subdivision advertisement - Railway Park Estate, Ringwood... allotments in Railway Park Estate, Ringwood, on Saturday 30th April... of advertisement for auction sale of township allotments in Railway Park ...Photocopy of advertisement for auction sale of township allotments in Railway Park Estate, Ringwood, on Saturday 30th April (1887?), with terms of sale and location map.Subdivision map includes Pitt Street and Main Ferntree Gully Road (later Bedford Road). (Agents) Greig & Murray, Thompson Moore & Son, Auctioneers. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Flyer, Subdivision sale poster - Railway Park Estate, Ringwood, Victoria - 1887
... Subdivision sale poster - Railway Park Estate, Ringwood... coloured card depicting Railway Park Estate subdivision sale... pasted to orange coloured card depicting Railway Park Estate ...Collage of clipped lettering and map pasted to orange coloured card depicting Railway Park Estate subdivision sale. Handwritten names associated with allotments and notation of sale date - 30 November, 1887. Subdivision plan with pink shading highlighting 73 allotments in Ferntree Gully Road (later Bedford Road) and Pitt Street, Ringwood. Handwritten names associated with allotments include Arthur Wiseman, T. Grant, J.J. Miller, M. Dickson, G.G. Miller, J. Frost, J.K. Turnbul, J.W. Davis, William Aldridge. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, W. Purcell, Park Street Railway Crossing
... Park Street Railway Crossing...photograph of group of men at Park Street Railway Crossing...Black and white photograph of group of men at Park Street... of men at Park Street Railway Crossing Tatura. Park Street ...photograph of group of men at Park Street Railway Crossing Tatura.Black and white photograph of group of men at Park Street Railway Crossing Tatura. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Diamond Vlley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.May 1988
... Diamond Vlley Railway, Eltham Lower Park... melbourne eltham main road Diamond Vlley Railway Eltham Lower Park ...35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 9) Mount - Kodak KodachromeProcess Date MAY 88Meltham, main road, diamond vlley railway, eltham lower park -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1966-c.1968, 1967c
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1966-c.1968...diamond valley railway, Eltham Lower Park... melbourne diamond valley railway, Eltham Lower Park 35mm Colour ...35mm Colour positive transparency Mount - Agfacolor Service (Blue stepped)diamond valley railway, eltham lower park -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Diamond Valley Railway, Lower Eltham Park, c.1960s, 1960s
... Diamond Valley Railway, Lower Eltham Park, c.1960s... melbourne eltham diamond valley railway eltham lower park Black ...Black and white photograph of Diamond Valley Miniature Railway with a train at the station in the early 1960seltham, diamond valley railway, eltham lower park -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Ruth H. Pendavingh, Train Turntable, Diamond Valley Railway, Lower Eltham Park
... Train Turntable, Diamond Valley Railway, Lower Eltham Park... melbourne eltham diamond valley railway eltham lower park Colour ...Colour photograph of the train turntable and William G. Pert Railway Workshops of the Diamond Valley miniature railway. A number of locomotives are visible.eltham, diamond valley railway, eltham lower park -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1981, 1981
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1981...diamond valley railway, Eltham Lower Park... melbourne diamond valley railway, Eltham Lower Park Digital TIFF ...Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencydiamond valley railway, eltham lower park -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1981, 1981
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1981...diamond valley railway, eltham lower park... melbourne diamond valley railway, eltham lower park Digital TIFF ...Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencydiamond valley railway, eltham lower park -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1981, 1981
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1981...diamond valley railway, eltham lower park... melbourne diamond valley railway, eltham lower park Digital TIFF ...Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencydiamond valley railway, eltham lower park -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Coloured photograph, Blackburn Railway Station Car Park, 2/08/1979
... Blackburn Railway Station Car Park... Mitcham melbourne blackburn railway station Car park Coloured ...Coloured photo of Blackburn Railway Station area. New third track and platform being added for a terminus while Box Hill Railway station alterations are made.blackburn railway station, car park -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.Nov. 2001
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park Slide Photograph ...Part of a slide show presentation "A Trip Down the Diamond Creek" by Russell Yeoman to the Eltham District Historical Society meeting of 14 Nov. 200135mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham lower park, diamond valley railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.Nov. 2001
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park Slide Photograph ...Part of a slide show presentation "A Trip Down the Diamond Creek" by Russell Yeoman to the Eltham District Historical Society meeting of 14 Nov. 200135mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham lower park, diamond valley railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.Nov. 2001
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park Slide Photograph ...Part of a slide show presentation "A Trip Down the Diamond Creek" by Russell Yeoman to the Eltham District Historical Society meeting of 14 Nov. 200135mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham lower park, diamond valley railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.Nov. 2001
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park Slide Photograph ...Part of a slide show presentation "A Trip Down the Diamond Creek" by Russell Yeoman to the Eltham District Historical Society meeting of 14 Nov. 200135mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham lower park, diamond valley railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, 1985
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, 1985... colour photographs Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park ...Shire of Eltham Archives Series 13, Photograph Album, 1985. Originally contained in a 2-ring PVC binder and document sleevesFive colour photographsseries 13, shire of eltham archives, diamond valley railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Rutledge Films, Edith Rowe ("DVR" on cap) and Jenni Mitchell (wearing jacket) at Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1970, 1970c
... jacket) at Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1970... Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1970 Photograph Rutledge ...Digital copy of black and white photographedith rowe, eltham lower park, jenni mitchell, diamond valley railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Rutledge Films, Edith Rowe ("DVR" on cap) and Jenni Mitchell (wearing jacket) at Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1970, 1970c
... jacket) at Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1970... Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1970 Photograph Rutledge ...Digital copy of black and white photographedith rowe, eltham lower park, jenni mitchell, diamond valley railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Rutledge Films, Edith Rowe ("DVR" on cap) and Jenni Mitchell (wearing jacket) at Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1970, 1970c
... jacket) at Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1970... Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1970 Photograph Rutledge ...Digital copy of black and white photographedith rowe, eltham lower park, jenni mitchell, diamond valley railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1990, 1990c
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, c.1990.... Eltham Lower Park diamond valley railway Two colour photographs ...Originally contained in a 'magnetic' photo album believed to have been donated by Mr Eric Stephenson, Jingalong, 110 Ryans Road, Eltham, Vic. 3095; relocated to archival safe storage.Two colour photographseltham lower park, diamond valley railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, 1991
... Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park, 1991.... Eltham Lower Park diamond valley railway Eight colour photographs ...Originally contained in a 'magnetic' photo album believed to have been donated by Mr Eric Stephenson, Jingalong, 110 Ryans Road, Eltham, Vic. 3095; relocated to archival safe storage.Eight colour photographseltham lower park, diamond valley railway -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Railway Station from Car Park, 1/06/2009
... Railway Station from Car Park... of the Nunawading Railway Station prior to the lowering of the railway line ...One of a collection of photographs taken of the Nunawading Railway Station prior to the lowering of the railway line and building of the new railway station on the western side of Springvale Road so that the Springvale Road Rail Crossing can be eliminated.Black & white photograph of the precinct surrounding the Nunawading Station and the Springvale Road Railway crossing. This photograph is of the station taken from the car park on west side of Springvale Road, north of railway line behind Recreation Centre. See NP 3545 to NP3567 for the complete set of photographsnunawading railway station, springvale road nunawading, redevelopment of railway line/springvale road, nunawading recreation centre -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Glen Orme Avenue, 2, McKinnon
... Railway Park... and unattributed working notes. Landells Rosalind Bick David Railway Park ...A one page typed research note by Rosalind Landells of the Brighton Historical Society regarding 2 Glen Orme Avenue / Pinegrove, McKinnon, dated 10/07/1991. The note lists the previous owners of the property and gives a brief history of the land. The file also includes one page of handwritten, undated and unattributed working notes.landells rosalind, bick david, railway park, glen orme avenue, glenorme avenue, mckinnon, pine grove, pinegrove, elster creek, murray road, baker samuel, baker f j, morris j r, dewhurst edward y, jamrich b, dendy henry, were j b, bullock hilary -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Rosstown Railway
... Elsternwick Railway Park... Dorothy Avenue Ormond Park Royal Avenue Ormond Railway Station ...This file contains four items: 1/A black and white photocopy of a letter dated either 07/08/1889 or 09/08/1889, from Robert Lundon to an unidentified recipient discussing an agreement reached between the author – on behalf of the recipient – and Soon Hang Hi in regard, in regards to the allotment known as Webber’s. The agreement is outlined in the letter in what appears to be Chinese characters, and includes the marks of Robert Lundon and Soon Hang Hi. File note from Joy Wu states that the calligraphy is not Mandarin or traditional Chinese. 2/Three sheets of hand-written working notes with information taken from the Victorian Government Gazette on THE ROSSTOWN AND MURRUMBEENA LAND COMPANY LIMITED, THE ROSSTOWN JUNCTION RAILWAY AND PROSPERITY COMPANY LIOMITED, and THE ROSSTOWN JUNCTION, ELSTERNWICK, AND OAKLEIGH RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED, covering dates between 1887 and 1894. The notes concern meetings and creditors claims relevant to the companies, with reference numbers for the information source. Date and author of the notes are not recorded. 3/A black and white photocopy of the a partial map of the Rosstown Railway and surrounding area, undated. The map includes the names of landholders in the areas of Brighton, Garden Vale and Elsternwick, as well as other railway lines present in the region. 4/A fold-out map and guide of the Rosstown Rail Trail, including a brief general history of Caulfield as well as a more extensive biography of William Murray Ross and the Rosstown Railway. The map marks and describes significant sites along the trail, including photographs of some of these sites, provided by DF Jowett.documents, correspondence, webber’s, lundon robert, chinese characters, ethnic communities, signatures, text, settlements, taxes, fraser john grieves, lovell r.h., price davies, meetings, communication activities, soon hang hi, commercial events and activities, the rosstown and murrumbeena land company limited, victorian government gazette, bulmer richard, parry john, osment henry, shareholders, creditors claims, the rosstown junction railway and property company limited, finch and best, lawyers, the rosstown junction elsternwick and oakleigh railway company limited, cameron w.c., phillips p.d., garden vale, elsternwick, elsternwick railway station, rosstown, rosstown railway, thomas street, bay street, kooyong road, melbourne and brighton railway, hawthorn road, bambra road, caulfield and frankston railway, booran road, grange road, koornang road, murrumbeena road, north road, north road railway station, east brighton railway station, south road, railway routes, railway lines, railways, land transport, murphy j., caulfield, hamilton t.f., dane p., holloway, webb, ailee john, payne t.b., brodie chas, dane john, o’neil h., mccombie john, mcmillane a., smyth c.d., cooper, ebden, landholders, jeffrey j.d., gill j., balcombe a.e., cooper h., mcnab j., white j., sutherland j., greeves a.f.a., newton m.c., chamley f.b., fowler j., inglis p., grant t., stooke j., swanson g., cochrane c., adams e.b., mccombie thas, keyes robert, brighton cemetery, burials grounds and graveyards, war-ein road, were j.b., holland j., mcmahon c., winter t.l.m., dendy henry, mitchell w., jackson s., were j.e., wickham francis dawe, bryant jane, east brighton railway station, railway stations, maps, allotments, land titles, roads and streets, rosstown rail trail, city of glen eira, tourism, trains, tourism information bureaus, tours, pamphlets, elsternwick railway park, oakleigh junction, princes park, ee gunn reserve, packer park, sites, jowett d.f., weickhardt i.g., return to rosstown: railways land sales and sugar beet ventures in caulfield, land sales, walking trails, ross william murray, transport objects, locomotion, walking, cycling, driving, sports, country mansions, people, caulfield john, builders, construction and demolition workers, occupations, careers, professionals, topography, geology, landforms, horticulture, market gardens, primary industry workers, city of caulfield, mood kee, pennington harold, annual general meetings, caulfield town hall, glen eira city council, carnegie, carnegie station, rosstown station, people by circumstance, migrants, sugar beet, sugar beet mill, sugar beet industry, mills, factories, sea beach lines, bent thomas, parliamentary representatives, neville street, miller street, lemann’s swamp reserve, koornang park, cane sugar industry, breweries, rabbit processing plants, health establishments, hospitals, food production establishments, abattoirs, thieves, social problems, vagrants, theft, squatting, financial economics, debt, finance industry, insurance companies, company managers, bentleigh, ross leila, the grange, leila road, wild cherry road, financial trouble, mortgages, gisborne street, archibald street, riddell parade, victoria railways, glen huntly road, clarence street, college street, gladstone parade, parrell street, aileen avenue, seaview street, drion estate, land subdivisions, dover street, sussex street, landfill, marara road, booran road, woodville avenue, dorothy avenue, ormond park, royal avenue, ormond railway station, oakleigh road, melten avenue, miller street, munro avenue, lord reserve, neerim road, toolambool road, the rosstown hotel, rosanna street, murrumbeena crescent, commercial establishments, the national bank, rosstown road, kangaroo road, poath road, freda street, hughesdale kindergarten, oakleigh council, hughesdale community centre, civic establishments, galbally reserve, plaques, warrigal road, out and about brochures -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - MCKINNON
... Railway Park... Road Clee Hill Estate Railway Park Hawthorn Grove Wattle Grove ...Brief typed history of McKinnon settlement taken from Moorabbin A Pictorial History 1862-1994 by John Cribben. Includes photocopied pages of railway gates, five land estate flyers and an article from the McKinnon Progress, undated.mckinnon, cribben john, crop production, markets, farmers, elster creek, mcmillan archibald, thomas street, centre road, wheatley road, vineyards, south road, ormond, brighton, moorabbin, irish, immigrants, bentleigh, priests, hanrahan pierce, hanrahan johanna, caroll michael, caroll catherine, howes eliza, howes john, howes edward, shanahan denis, shanahan ellen, gould james, gould catherine, howes george, bignell road, jasper road, tucker road, mcguiness family, quinn family, halinan family, malane family, inns, the gardeners arms, mckinnon hotel, bent james, bent thomas, tickets of leave, murray road, were nicholas, sargood family, ripponlea, mansions, elsternwick, st. stephens’ common school, church of england, school houses, evelyn street, st. john’s anglican church, telegraph offices, post offices, state schools, manchester road, north road, nicholls buildings, rivers frank, rivers ray, shops, pridgeon mr., elm grove, sobrin mr., clark misses, greaves bakery, armitage mrs., rout mr., tunnicliffe mrs., lance’s milk bar, johnson’s hardware shop, stiringer mrs., white horrie, robinson’s, mcinnerney’s flower shop, jean darling’s cakes, wyles jim, mckinnon progress association, glen orme avenue, ormond theatre, theatres, lester harry, the plaza, railway crossing, railway gates, wright street, nichols l., builders, pine grove, halls, st. elmo estate, patterson station estate, patterson road, brewer road, purton road, clee hill estate, railway park, hawthorn grove, wattle grove, elm grove, learys estate, manchester road, selkirk avenue, masters estate, lancaster street, moylan street, moorabbin railway crossing -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - McKinnon
... Railway Park... Estate Railway Park Hawthorn Grove Wattle Grove Elm Grove Learys ...Brief typed history of McKinnon settlement taken from Moorabbin A Pictorial History 1862-1994 by John Cribben. Includes photocopied pages of railway gates, five land estate flyers and an article from the McKinnon Progress, undated.mckinnon, crop production, markets, farmers, elster creek, thomas street, centre road, wheatley road, vineyards, south road, ormond, brighton, moorabbin, irish, immigrants, bentleigh, priests, bignell road, jasper road, tucker road, mcguiness family, quinn family, halinan family, malane family, inns, the gardeners arms, mckinnon hotel, tickets of leave, murray road, sargood family, ripponlea, mansions, elsternwick, st. stephens’ common school, church of england, school houses, evelyn street, st. john’s anglican church, telegraph offices, post offices, state schools, manchester road, north road, nicholls buildings, shops, elm grove, greaves bakery, lance’s milk bar, johnson’s hardware shop, robinson’s, mcinnerney’s flower shop, jean darling’s cakes, mckinnon progress association, glen orme avenue, ormond theatre, theatres, the plaza, railway crossing, railway gates, wright street, builders, pine grove, halls, st. elmo estate, patterson station estate, patterson road, brewer road, purton road, clee hill estate, railway park, hawthorn grove, wattle grove, elm grove, learys estate, manchester road, selkirk avenue, masters estate, lancaster street, moylan street, moorabbin railway crossing, archibald mcmillan, john cribben, pierce hanrahan, johanna hanrahan, michael caroll, catherine carroll, eliza howes, john howes, edward howes, denis shanahan, ellen shanahan, james gould, catherine gould, george howes, james bent, thomas bent, nicholas were, frank rivers, ray rivers, mr sobrin, mr pridgeon, misses clark, mrs armitage, mr rout, mrs tunnicliffe, mrs stiringer, horrie white, jim wyles, harry lester, l nichols -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Property Binder, Eltham Lower Park, Main Road, Eltham
... redevelopment works at Elis Cottage). Main Road Parks Miniature Railway ...Newspaper article: Our Beautiful Parks, Diamond Valley News, 8 March 1983, describing Eltham Lower Park and Diamond Valley Miniature Railway. Newspaper article: Diamond Valley News, 8 March 1983, Election of the ALP, Peter Stables member for Diamond Valley. Flier for Diamond Valley Miniature Railway with photograph and map. Photographs of Miniature Railway at former location at Chelsworth Park Ivanhoe. Newspaper article: New BBQ at Eltham Park, The Advertiser, 9 July 1996, about a joint project between Nillumbik Council and Eltham Rotary (On same page an article about the showcasing of indigineous plants around Nillumbik Shire offices at Civic Drive and on p4 an article about redevelopment works at Elis Cottage).main road, parks, miniature railway, chelsworth park ivanhoe, bbq facilities, civic drive, eltham lower park, eltham rotary, landscape, nillumbik shire council, ellis cottage, eltham (vic), chelsworth park, ivanhoe, diamond valley railway -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Joyous Gard
... Outer Circle Railway Boyd Park Wahroonga Crescent Murrumbeena ...Two copies of a one page photocopy from the book Australian Sculptors (1980) by Ken Scarlett, describing the Springthorpe Memorial at Boroondara Cemetery, Kew. The file also includes a photocopy of an article by Chrys Spicer, date and source unknown, about the Springthorpe Memorial. The article includes seven photographs of the memorial. A research note by Chloe Stapleton, dated 31/08/12, suggests a possible source for this article. The file also includes a copy of a typed letter from Allan M Doble to Melbourne University Art Curator Heather Lowe, dated 24/03/1995, concerning the history of the Wheel of Life Sculpture originally located at Joyous Gard. The file also includes a copy of a typed letter, dated 19/05/1995, from Allan Doble to the Melbourne University Gallery with information about the Wheel of Life sculpture Also included in the file are photocopies of two Melway maps showing the location of Joyous Gard and Springthorpe Reserve with notes by Allan Doble, dated 24/03/1995. The file also includes eight coloured photographs (100mm x 150mm) of the Wheel of Life sculpture now located in the Medical School of the University of Melbourne, date and photographer unknown, probably 1990s. Negatives are also included.springthorpe memorial, boroondara cemetery, gilbert web c, gilbert webb, the wheel of life, springthorpe john william, inglis annie constance, springthorpe dorothy, springthorpe annie constance, springthorpe enid, springthorpe lancelot, springthorpe guy, joyous gard, doble allan m, doble mrs allan, murrumbeena primary school, springthorpe reserve, joyous gard court, tyers s w, outer circle railway, boyd park, wahroonga crescent, murrumbeena, caulfield city council, boyd’s pottery, linear park -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - MONUMENTS AND NATIONAL REGISTER
... School Rosstown Railway Bambra Park Elsternwick Begonia Street ...This file contains five items pertaining to plaques, memorials and monuments located in Glen Eira: 1/Three letters (1 page each) pertaining to a statue of Isabelle Webb adorning the Caulfield City Hall. The first letter, typewritten, dated 14/07/80, is addressed from J. Pollet, Honorary Secretary of the Caulfield Historical Society, to Mr. G. Calder, City Manager of Caulfield, and announces that the Society has identified the previously unidentified statue and wishes to provide a plaque for it. The second letter, handwritten, dated 20/09/1980, is addressed from Mr. R. Ballantyne of the Caulfield Historical Society to Calder, and laments that the Caulfield City Council has not responded to the first letter. The third letter, typewritten, dated 24/10/1980, is addressed from G. J. Walker, Deputy Manager-Administrator of the City of Caulfield, to Ballantyne, and notifies the latter of the Council’s acceptance of the Society’s offer to provide a plaque. Also included are the invoice and delivery docket for the plaque. 2/A typewritten letter (1 page), dated 26/06/1985, from Norma Polglase, secretary to mayor Brian Rudzki, inviting Mr. and Mrs. R. Ballantyne to an unveiling ceremony at Hopetoun Gardens. 3/A typewritten letter (1 page), dated 05/10/1986, from John Adams, Convenor of the Memorials Committee of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, to Miss H. Bullock, thanking the latter for her contributions to the Society’s Memorials Project (which presumably consists of the recording of the location of all memorials located in Victoria), and confirming the acknowledgement of four memorials located in Caulfield. 4/A one page typewritten letter, with handwritten note, dated 07/05/1987, from Chilla Bulbeck, project coordinator of the National Register of the Australian Bicentennial Authority, to Mr. R. Ballantyne, thanking the latter for agreeing to act as a recorder for the Project. Attached are 12 pages extrapolating on the Project and a list (2 copies) of monuments thus far acknowledged, although none of this contains anything of relevance specifically to Glen Eira. 5/A typewritten letter, dated 29/11/1996, from Bob Ross, Senior Surveyor of the Geodetic Survey of the Office of the Surveyor General, to the Caulfield Historical Society, requesting the latter’s assistance in identifying any historic survey marks located within Glen Eira, as part of a greater project to identify all such survey marks located within Victoria. Also included is a leaflet extrapolating on the project and featuring a form for documenting survey marks, although this contains nothing of relevance specifically to Glen Eira.glen eira, caulfield, plaques, monuments and memorials, walker g. j., ballantyne r. mr., caulfield historical society, statues, webb isabelle, webb isabella, calder g, pollet j, city of caulfield, caulfield city council, city hall, hawthorn road, glen eira road, neville street, glenhuntly, thompson p. mr., arrow engraving & foundry co., rudzki brian j. p. cr., ballantyne mrs., cannons, festivals and celebrations, invitations, hopetoun gardens, mayors, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, caulfield city hall, polglase norma, adams john, bullock h. miss, royal historical society of victoria, memorials committee, memorials project, ‘kadimah’, caulfield grammar school, rosstown railway, bambra park, elsternwick, begonia street, gardenvale, bulbeck chilla, australian bicentennial authority, national register of unusual monuments project, jowett memorial drinking fountain, ross bob, office of surveyor general, geodetic survey office of surveyor general -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Tess Justine (Nillumbik Shire Council), Construction work on replacement of Murray's Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham North, 31 Mar 2022
... Glen Park Railway Station... to agitate for a Glen Park station. By 1926 the Railways... to agitate for a Glen Park station. By 1926 the Railways ...Construction work on replacement of Murray's Bridge over the Diamond Creek on the Diamond Creek Trail Mary (Sweeney) Murray and John Wright Murray selected 80 acres, Lot C Section 16 and Lot 5 Section 17 Parish of Nillumbik, under an occupation license in 1866. John died in 1867 and freehold was granted to his son John in 1873. The farm was known as ‘Laurel Hill’. John Junior was an Eltham Shire councillor and sometime president from 1887 up until 1897. He added Lot A Section 16 to the farm in ca1888. John and his younger brother James arranged to rent/purchase Lot B Section 17, across Diamond Creek to the west, in ca1900. It appears that John and James farmed separately for a few years, with a new homestead built for James ad family on the high point of Lot B Section 17 in ca1910. John sold off Lot 5 Section 17 in 1912. When John died in 1912 James took over the land on both sides of the Diamond Creek. The old homestead on the west side of the Creek disappeared. A farm bridge over Diamond Creek from this period may have been located close to the northern boundary of the farm. John Langlands, owner of the farm known as ‘Ihurst’ on the west side of Diamond Creek to the south of the Murray’s land, died in 1907. In 1909 his land was then subdivided into 100 lots to become the ‘Glen Park Estate’. Other similar subdivisions of nineteenth century farms around Eltham in this period included the ‘Franktonia (or Beard’s) Estate’ to the northeast and ‘Bonsack’s Estate’ between Eltham and Greensborough. Soon after the opening of the railway extension line from Eltham to Hurstbridge in 1912, Glen Park and nearby residents including James Murray agitated for a railway station or siding to be located half-way between Eltham and Hurstbridge, so that the Glen Park residents who used the railway daily did not have to walk into the Eltham or Hurstbridge stations. Some believed Coleman’s Corner (opposite Edendale Farm) was an appropriate spot for the platform. James Murray was among those who thought the railway should be located on his land, closer to half-way between Eltham and Hurstbridge stations. The Railways Commissioners warned that the locals would have to fund these works themselves. The Glen Park Estate residents initially had difficulty accessing Eltham by road, with only an old low-level bridge over Diamond Creek at the south end of their estate. A new timber trestle bridge across the creek, now on Wattletree Road, was opened in 1915. Road access to the north was gained in 1927 when the new Murray’s Road, which crossed the Murray’s land, was built. Residents continued to agitate for a Glen Park station. By 1926 the Railways Commissioners’ preferred site was on the Murray’s land. They arranged an estimate of cost of a full-length platform. The estimate was too much for the locals, who in 1928 argued unsuccessfully for a shorter and hence cheaper platform. By 1929 Murray had agreed to donate the land, but the locals would still have to fund the works. Murray decided, unilaterally it would appear, to commence work on a timber trestle road bridge over Diamond Creek to link the new Murray Road to the proposed station. Late in 1929 he stopped work on the bridge, for reasons unknown, but started work again and completed the bridge in 1931. There is no further newspaper evidence of the campaign for the Glen Park station until 1939, when Murray and another local, Mr Maxwell, met the Railways Commissioner. The Glen Park locale now included 45 homes on the west side of the creek and 20 on the Eltham side. Most of the residents used the train every day. The Commissioner remained adamant that only a full-length platform could be built for safety reasons. It appears the campaign dissolved at this point. The increasing move to cars may have had an impact. There is no evidence of Murray’s bridge ever being connected to Murray’s Road, or of it having wide use for any purpose by locals. James Murray died in 1947 and the farm was taken over by his son James (Jim). Jim started to sell off parts of the farm in the 1980s, retaining a few acres around the ca1910 homestead and building a new house there. Recreation reserves were established along the creek. In ca1990 Murray’s bridge was renovated with steel girders as part of a bike/pedestrian path in the reserve. The old farmhouse was demolished in ca2014. Born digital image (5)diamond creek (creek), diamond creek trail, murrays bridge, ‘laurel hill’, john wright murray, mary (sweeney) murra, john murray jnr, james murray, john langlands, ‘ihurst’, ‘glen park estate’, beard's estate, franktonia, bonsack's estate, glen park estate, glen park railway station