Thomas Sweeney (1802-1867) was transported in 1823 and granted a conditional pardon in 1838. He married and moved to the Port Phillip District, buying land at Eltham. His house, "Culla Hill" (renamed "Sweeneys") still stands. Contents Typed notes, no author, no date, biography of Thomas Sweeney with copy of parish plan showing Sweeney's original and later land purchases. Typed timeline Thomas Sweeney and typed transcriptions of letters to and from La Trobe archives to Thomas Sweeney. Handwritten notes: Biography of Thomas Sweeney and his descendants, also transcription of letter 10 April 1849 wanting a bridge over the Plenty River, and transcription of C J La Trobe's reply. Photocopy magazine article: "Sweeneys: A home with a hisitory", Australian Home Beautiful, 1 February 1940. Story of Thomas Sweeney and his house, with photographs. Newspaper article: "Capt. Sweeney, Eltham's first Irish settler", Associated Newspapers Eltham Cenenary Supplement, 30 March 1971. Notes on Thomas Sweeney and his house. Photocopy of p.30, "Diamond Valley Sketchbook", Brian McKinlay, 1973. "Sweeney's Cottage, Eltham. Notes and drawing of Sweeneys. Newspaper article: "A convict's cottage", Diamond Valley News, 6 October 1981. Notes on Thomas Sweeney and his house. Newspaper article: "Talented cartoonist depicts story of an Eltham pioneer", Diamond Valley News, 18 February 1986. Judith Russell had drawn cartoons of Thomas Sweeney's life called "Sweeney". Prospectus "Historic Sweeneys Culla Hill, Auction 27 Noveber 1993, 3.00 pm": Photographs and history of property, with map of lots and vegetation.. Newspaper article: "A pioneer's cottage, new-age apartments and a leafy city retreat", The Age Real Estate, 21 June 1997. Photograph and details of "Sweeneys" Newspaper article: "Legacy of convict's success", Diamond Valley News, 2 July 1997. Notes on Thomas Sweeney and his house (for sale), photograph of John Sweeney and family. Printout, National Trust register: Sweeney's. History and description of Sweeneys. Letter Mary Nelson to Eltham District Historical Society, 14 October 2004, enclosing photocopies of material on "Culla Hill" and Mary Sweeney and Michael Carrucan.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcthomas sweeney, mary sweeney, patrick sweeney, ship isabella, mary sweeney nee meehan, "culla hill" eltham, "sweeneys" eltham, sweeneys lane eltham, michael connors, patrick guyder, george brown of illawarra district, margaret sweeney nee meehan, paddy sweeney, john sweeney, kate sweene, margaret sweeney, ellen sweeney, annie sweeney], johanna sweeney, annie sweeney, caroline sweeney, mary carrucan nee sweeney, agatha sweeney, agnes sweeney, arthur sweeney, cassie sweeney, frank sweeney, victor burston, peter cuffley, jim murray, bridget sweeney nee coleman, graham caulfield, mccorlick real estate eltham, mary nelson, betty erickson nee carrucan, michael carrucan

This file contains one item: 1/A loose-leaf, 23-page document titled ‘The History of Glen Huntly’, by Alfred R. Jones, dated 20/06/1991, describing the history of the suburb. The author has drawn heavily from the 4 sources noted in the bibliography. Subjects covered include the ship the suburb is named after, the suburb’s State School, the suburb’s churches, the Rosstown Railway and Sugar Mill, the origin of the name of Carnegie, the suburb’s aerodrome, and the beautification of the Glen Huntly Shopping Centre. The final 12 pages consist of 9 appendices relating to the aforementioned subjects. Appendix A is a typewritten letter from Ron McLeod, secretary of the Place Names Committee, to Mr. D. R. Aylen, CEO of the City of Caulfield, notifying the latter of the alteration of the name ‘Glenhuntly’ to ‘Glen Huntly’. Appendix B is a list of the ministers of St. David’s Uniting Church from its formation in 1916 to the present. Appendix C identifies the persons portrayed in St. David’s stained glass windows. Appendix D is a poster announcing the auction of 41 blocks of land between Hawthorn and Bambra Road formerly owned by William Ross, plus a map identifying said land blocks and another for locality. Appendix E is an A4 plan of the Rosstown Railway. Appendix F is a drawing of the Rosstown Sugar Mill. Appendix G is a poem titled ‘The Swagman’s Retreat’, by Herb Arnott, about the failure of the Mill. Appendix H is a map of Caulfield’s horse tramways plus a list of opening and closing dates. Appendix J is a list of streets explaining the meanings of their names.glen huntly, glenhuntly, local history, ‘glen huntly’ (ship), ‘glen huntlely’ (ship), quarantine stations, glen huntly road, lake street, mernda avenue, glen huntly state school no. 3703, ormond francis, ormond, garden avenue, grange road, churches, congregational church, glen huntly presbyterian church, st. david’s, st. david’s uniting church, anglican church, jenkin william ‘boss’, methodist church, wattle avenue, smith a. w. mr., glen huntly post office, glen huntly road, king f. l. mr., uniting church, child care centre, presbyterian church of eastern australia, glen huntly methodist church, sun aria, miller mary, stained glass, phrenologists, trinity congregational church, primitive methodists, ‘the victorian independent’, mercy mr., greek orthodox original old calendar church, wanalta road, salvation army, halls, myrtle street, catholic church, st. anthony’s roman catholic church, foundation stones, neerim road, mannix archbishop, st. agnes’ anglican church, booran road, sunday schools, clergy residences, ‘see’ anglican news magazine, lees archbishop, booth archbishop, glen huntly presbyterian church, el nido grove, tennis courts, bollard v. w. right rev., waratah avenue, royal avenue, munster avenue, james street, rothschild street, peace memorial organ, singers, bremner marie, scotland betty, carden joan, rosstown railway, south caulfield, plants, marata road, curraweena road, bambra road, ross william murray, ross leila, ross constance, vautin constance, ‘the grange’, north road, leila road, wild cherry road, caulfield roads board, elsternwick, land sales, sugar mills, koornang road, woornack road, elsternwick railway station, riddell parade, clarence street, dover street, oakleigh road, murrumbeena crescent, carlisle crescent, railways, trains, parks and reserves, caulfield council, sussex street, caulfield city council, swamps, rosstown sugar mill, rosstown estate, ‘the swagman’s retreat’, arnott herb, rosstown, carnegie, ‘ross’s folly’, carnegie andrew, rosstown hotel, dandenong road, rosstown road, rosstown plate horse race, caulfield racecourses, ames avenue, rosstown court, hostels, murrumbeena, cinemas, innovations (cabinetry film), films, music, pianos, manchester grove, safeway store, squash courts, airports, lord reserve, aeroplanes, air navigation act 1921, neville street, larkin sopwith aviation company of australasia, lyons street, morgan street, bookmakers, nightsoil, poultry, weatherboard buildings, glen huntly railway station, rosedale avenue, rifle clubs, scout groups, 1st glen huntly troop, ana, dowding jack mr., glen huntly infant welfare and family planning clinic, vermador private hospital, watson grove, rowlands (drapers), bones plant nursery, caulfield railway station, bridges, trams, horse tramways, glen eira road, elsternwick railway station, kooyong road, aboriginal peoples, truganini road, hannan lyn mrs. (urban planning officer), glen huntly shopping centre, sculptures, street beautification scheme, “flying the yellow flag”, moore olive, “return to rosstown”, jowett d. f., weickhardt i. s., “from sand swamp and health”, murray peter r., wells john c., caulfield historical society, newsletters, place names committee, mcleod ron, aylen d. r. mr., jones hugh rev., king joseph, scarfe james, vertigan sidney, vertigan earle, rance victor, flavell cameron, denholm robin, moorhead ken, taliai siupeli, eccles james leslie, little agnes, hutchins william r., dickie may a., gordon ivey agnes, theobald a. a. mrs., brownbill lloyd norman, ash georgette, land sales, auctions, messrs. crews & arkle, street names