Two items about the Attwood Family: A seventeen page computer typed copy of the memories of John Attwood, compiled by Colin Smith in January 2002. Includes memories of his childhood, contact and impressions of local identities including Merric Boyd and others; the retailers and business owners in the Murrumbeena area, the trains and railway stations, picture theatres and other businesses. A photocopy of an article taken from the Herald Sun newspaper 06/11/2007. Myra Attwood, wife of John, local business person in Murrumbeena Newsagency; includes brief local history of family and Myra’s personal hobbies, till the time of her death. Also a newspaper clipping of her death notice, unknown source and date.emily street, murrumbeena, elsternwick, railway stations, signal boxes, beena avenue, murrumbeena state school, primary schools, attwood john, attwood myra, attwood rhonda, attwood colin, attwood warren, attwood murray, attwood janine, attwood susan, attwood michael, attwood greg, attwood gerard, black bridge, outer circle railway, murrumbeena newsagency, newsagents, murrumbeena railway station, railway stations, book binders, stevens alf, sykes harold, attwood motors, neerim road, boyd merric, boyd mrs., timber houses, outbuildings, artists, trains, car parks, christie’s woodyard, ferguson cam, railway accidents, ardyne street, north road, dalny road, brett street, barnes family, newspapers, roads and streets, soils, flower growing, market gardens, world war 1939-1945, land subdivisions, air raid precautions, bicycles, drawing, springthorpe park, mass media, murrumbeena shopping centre, butcher shops, grocer shops, green grocers, shoe shops, confectionary shops, barber shops, beck george, bowyer ralph, rennie bill, bookmakers, presbyterian church, methodist church, hanna’s milk bar, sunday school, woodland bill, ssw grocery chain, drays, woodland alec, lee ron, jewellers, bakeries, fish shops, dressmakers, delicatessens, east bentleigh, selkrigs family, pottery, heads’ garage, head lindsay, head doug, head clarry, head ron, murrumbeena road, car retailers, petrol pumps, motor vehicle repair shops, billy one motors, bird mr., real estate agents, w.b. tonks and company, sparrow mr., pidgeon mr., hardware stores, florist shops, murrumbeena post office, tile shops, gardens, murrumbeena chamber of commerce, kiosks, gardeners, carnegie citizens band, spurway nursing home, argosy theatre, cinemas, dance halls, the capri, theatre groups, caulfield council, the blowfly train service, billiard rooms, printers, hammond olsen and company, l.j. miles and company, moody’s real estate agency, paddocks, flats, es&a bank murrumbeena, esanda bank murrumbeena, state savings bank murrumbeena, commonwealth bank murrumbeena, fuel merchants, hobart road, golden fleece service station, quince’s buses, bus services, ardyne street, timber yard, gow mr., railway parade, shell service station, pharmecies, house miss, bicycle shops, barnhill les mr., fliner mr., boot makers, widdop peter, moran and cato’s, grocers, pizza shop, car yards, classic caravan, o’brien kevin, wrought iron work, williams mr., candle making factory, lights, power tom, gates, fences, whitelaw monier tiles, whitelaw bill, hanna rex, dandenong road, cumloden grammar school, independent schools, emmaus rest house, oakdene, house names, taranto bob, hanson cab service, billy one motors, grey mr., horse troughs, horse drawn vehicle, taxis, board roy, buick cars, charleston’s bakery, carnegie, rosstown hotel, corum’s dairy, kangaroo road, reids dairy, dalny road, reid shaver, racehorses, cove’s dairy, wilson street, police, murrumbeena police station, dunoon street, murrumbeena park, footballers, gangs, liberal party, labour party, united australian party, uap, woodland alec, liquor shops, johnson suzanne, singers, taylor squizzy, boyd family, artists, criminals, skase christopher, skase charles, sunaria competition, herald and weekly times, ralph j.w., j.h. ralph butchers, butcher shops, pennington gardens, home units, flats, schrape frank, builder, smith colin, mansions, death registers, hockley myra, esperanto, book keepers, accountants, solicitors

Minutes of the Finance & Legislative Committee of Port Melbourne Borough 1887 - 1894, covering passing of accounts, reviewing finances and also legislation relevant to Councils, determining rates and associated matters. The Town Clerk generally signed as well as the Chairman.local government - borough of sandridge, edward clark, town clerks, mayors, george william dean, david clark armstrong, james close, henry norval edwards, james john bartlett, john finlay malcolmson, charles henry martin, alfred lazarus levy, james ker beck plummer, michael tarver quinn, charles smith, phillip melville salmon, tarvert, william richardson, colin turnbull, william henry prohasky, edward c crockford, john charles hill

Minutes of Port Melbourne's first Sanitary Committee appointed by Council on 11.03.1890 in response to a health statute. Dealt with cases of infectious disease and all sanitary matters between 1890 and 1893, meeting frequentlylocal government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, health - general health, engineering - canals and drainage, health - hospitals, james john bartlett, henry norval edwards, john charles hill, john finlay malcolmson, james ker beck plummer, william henry prohasky, michael tarver quinn, william richardson, edward clark, town clerks, phillip melville salmon, william richardson tarver, edward c crockford

Minutes of Port Melbourne's Finance, Legislative and Sanitary Committee meetings considering estimates, setting rates, receiving reports form Health Officer, dealing with legislative and sanitary matters usually raised by the Town Clerk 1894-1897local government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, health - general health, engineering - canals and drainage, health - hospitals, law, alexander joseph bain, john charles hill, john finlay malcolmson, james ker beck plummer, frederick poolman, michael tarver quinn, george washington robbins jnr, george cuscaden, william richardson tarver, edward c crockford, henry norval edwards

Minutes of Port Melbourne's Finance, Legislative and Sanitary Committee meetings considering estimates, setting rates, receiving reports form Health and other officers, dealing with legislative and sanitary matters usually raised by the Town Clerk 1898-1902. It also records some meetings of the Committee of Whole Council.local government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, health - general health, engineering - canals and drainage, health - hospitals, law, alexander joseph bain, james arthur boyd, john charles hill, david clark armstrong, arthur hester, james ker beck plummer, john o'brien, michael tarver quinn, george washington robbins jnr, george samuel walter, william watson, william richardson tarver, edward c crockford, henry norval edwards

Submitted as part of the requirements for the subject "Heritage Planning"at RMIT University for the degree of Master of Social Science Environment.wHeritage Study of "Clareville"and the "McCormack Gallery" Port Melbourne - A4 bound with red plastic comb. 62 pages with red back. Contains comparative studies from Port and South Melbourne, photos and mapsbuilt environment - civic, built environment - domestic, port melbourne temperance hall, town planning, heritage, robyn clinch, clareville, mccormack gallery, frederick williams, william hutcheson gresham, jane dixon, maxwell ingles, john gall, james john bartlett, edward w m suffolk, ann mcgrath suffolk, edward dicker mathews, elizabeth payne beck mathews, thomas mccormack, mathew mccormack, catherine larkin mccormack, maryann farnan mccormack, alexander james doig, alice bevan doig, stephen spadier, harriet jane blackell spadier, cricketers arms hotel

Produced by Freemason's Lodge No. 21 in 1958, researched by Jack PORRITT. Presented to the Society by the Lodge on its closure in May 2001."The first one hundred years 1858 - 1958" small soft cover book recording a century of history of local lodge. 84pp, cream colour, aqua spine. Presented to R W WOOLRIDGE in 1960. Photos of the 1858 and 1917 Halls and information of prominent citizens; centenary banquet menu and toast list at back.Sticker inside indicating presentation to R W Woolridgewilliam howe, albert victor renowden, sandridge marine lodge, societies clubs unions and other organisations, c v monar, jack v porritt, e mcclelland, r c coy, w e pearcey, r owen, t w holland, c menzies, james peter crichton, f f tulberg, d w turnbull, j p turnbull, edward c crockford, edward clark, andrew plummer, james ker beck plummer, thomas swallow, j j vines, e b matthews, john madden, frederick thomas derham, j thomson, glen alburn knight, s w burston, j nicol, c feast, w c trewavis, henry norval edwards, john charles hill, frederick poolman, r o thompson, herbert stanley hollow, w a brooke, william christie pentland, w l potter, amos pike, e a edgar, j c murdoch, l c edgar, peter gallienne grut, john bichard grut, james john bartlett

Notice of request from Town Clerk to Councillor Plummer to attend a special meeting re loans on 14 March 1893local government - town of port melbourne, james ker beck plummer, edward c crockford, town clerks

Agenda report (annotated) of special and ordinary meetings of Council of Borough of Port Melbourne 17 August 1892. Councillor PLUMMER (single sheet)Original printed document has been added to with handwritten ink notes during course of meetinglocal government - borough of port melbourne, james ker beck plummer, edward c crockford, town clerks

Black and white photograph of headstone in cemetery. 'Beck' and 'Greed' surnames on same headstone.Back: 'Beck' 'Greed' - handwritten in pencilcemetery, funeral, death

2 slides (54.1 & 54.2) wrapped in paper and stored in a small hinged metal chemist’s pill box (54.3). ;Also an unidentified 8.5 cm (graphite?) stick (54.4) Slide 54.1 is wrapped in paper and identified as “very precious”. On the slide is printed: ONE INCH divided into hundredths. In ink: “Dup. Beck. Retain.” Next: 1-14 in. cover glass. Then printed: Ruled on glass. H.J. Grayson. No. 2 Slide 54.2 is also wrapped in paper. Ruling can be seen under 3/4 iin. cover glass. Carries labels: “760 or 1/60 xxxx” and “60,000 # good”. On the wrapping paper: “Grayson Test Ruling, given to me by the late Mr W Stone.” Signed: W.M. Holmes, 18.9.50 In differnet penmanship: “Labelled 60,000 gtooves #. White sticker with red bars. Placed in display cabinet 13.8.71 J J McNeill.(All this transcription by EGM)Label On 54.1: “One inc divide into hundredths Dup Beck Retain. Ruled on glass H.J. Grayson No.2” Labels on 54.2: “60”, “60,000# good”. Label on box (54.3): “Grayson Test Rulings 60,000 from W.A. Holmes, Balmoral Ave, Kew”. On metal stick (54.5): “S.F.342” (Prior description by Anna)