There are two documents of correspondence covering a brief history and the establishment in 1863of Caulfield Common School, Glenhuntly Road. 1.The first is a photocopy of a hand written letter with attachments to thr Board of Education dated 16/03/1864 from T.W. Watts (Hall of Commerce). The attachment gives more detail about the history and establishment of the Caulfield Common School. 2.The second document is a photocopy of the school’s correspondence from 1865. The third document is an article from Melbourne Weekly Bayside 09/05/2012. It is about the Caulfield Primary School which was originally Caulfield Common School, the article has a short history of the school.webb george h.f., franas richard, watts t.w. mr., chambers mr., cummins mr., stephen mr., topp mr., cowie mr., lewis mr., mcfarland mr., miller mr., renwick mr., poole w. rev., caulfield, glen eira road, glen huntly road, glenhuntly road, croton hurst, caulfield common school, caulfield combined school, caulfield union chapel school, church of england school, caulfield union chapel, church of england, schools, schoolhouses, independent schools, school committees, committee of management, caulfield road board, chapel school committee, church of england school committee

One item encompassing three copies of this book: Two photocopies of the proof of the book The Langdon Homes of Caulfield by Irene Anderson published by Caulfield Historical Society in 1986. The book contains a history of the Langdon Family and their houses in Glen Eira: Rosecraddock, Lirrewa, Beemery, Hengar, Lincluden and Croton Hurst. Also one final print of this published book.the langdon homes of caulfield, caulfield historical society, rosecraddock, caulfield, langdon road, langdon philip, langdon marie, anderson irene, langdon henry joseph, hawthorn road, powderham road, kooyong road, craddock avenue, langdon elizabeth laetitia lane langdon, langdon montague william, roads board of caulfield, brighton cemetery, langdon edward henry, langdon charles petley, langdon john berry, langdon emily amy, langdon florence elizabeth, langdon laura, langdon blanche emma, beemery park, tarqua, renwick samuel, the garrell, glen eira road, seymour road, blanche street, lirrewa, renwick jane, read louise martha, freedman harold, langdon charles stanley blake, langdon richard read, langdon philip clark, langdon mary laetitia lane, langdon henry clive courtenay, elser lilian, st. mary’s church of england caulfield, keverell road, langdon richard berry, langdon charles hugh, topp mr., jamieson mr., tayler lloyd, mansions, balaclava road, crotonhurst avenue, langley h.t. rev., hengar, langdon henry, lirrewa grove, riddoch elizabeth helen, langdon leslie john, langdon mary elizabeth, langdon dorothy, langdon margery, caulfield town hall, caulfield shire council, caulfield city hall, lincluden, sinclair a.j., elsternwick, langdon madge, weddings, memorial services, beemery, beemery park estate, langdon clive, neringa, sadleir john, penleigh, garrell street, victorian style, croton hurst, webb george henry frederick, judges, langdon william farr, webb sophie sarah annie, webb dottie, mitchell road, caulfield racecourse, webb isabella, langdon frank henry webb, langdon george rupert webb, langdon mark, langdon webb, langdon isobel, langdon grace, langdon georgie, langdon violet, somers charles, mclaughlin j., walworth avenue

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

A sixteen – paged typed annual report of “Lovell House”. Anglican Home for Elderly People for the year ended 31st December 1987 prepared by KPMG Peat Marwick Hungerfords and dated 07/03/1988.scott dorothy h, scott gwen, price jane, hayman e, hartley m, burns j l, topp a d, crockford n f, mackenzie c, nethercote g, daddo n, stevens jillian, arnel jennene, craig mitchell, thomson roderick dr., peat marwick hungerfords chartered accountants, lovell house, caulfield assessment group, axford flo mrs, st. catherine’s opportunity shop, aged people, hostels, grants, food supply, hannaford john rev., st. paul’s caulfield, the red cross, fysh mr, black mrs, funston john mrs, hayman mesdames jean, mcculloch billie, funston joan, hand jill, strangward bod mr, topp shirely mrs, caulfield north, alma road

Reprinted article from the Flame, Vol 2 Nov 1 1969. The article gives a brief overview of the businesses in the Camden Town area now known as South Caulfield in the early 1900s, well known local names and the history of the churches various locations in South Caulfield. Also includes two coloured photographs and chronology of church history from 1893-1983 compiled from documents in file by Gladys Vallati date 03/07/2012.hawthorn road church, caulfield, camden, camden town, south caulfield, market gardens, glenhuntly road, hawthorn road, mcconchie hs, the caulfield mercury, newspapers, shops, le page mrs, hood mrs, hood mrs, es&a bank, banks, wighman mr, cedar street, page jw, bakers, fraser mr, blacksmiths, state school 773, schools, newstead street, mills, redman, mccombe, head, lomas, summerell, watts, topp, rowney, elberry, jackson, young, benbow, smith jj, brunel, primitive methodist church, caulfield methodist church, gas & fuel corporation, pyne street, camden town primitive methodist church, provan david rev, elsternwick st kilda methodist circuit, orrong road, balaclava, elwood and bundeera road south circuit churches, brewer md, byard tm, caulfield circuit bambra road, eldridge lb, dunston a, caulfield evangelical church, caulfield continuing methodist church, caulfield presbyterian church, neerim road, caulfield evangelical church, hunkin mr, veitch r, jupiter street