In the 1960's the general prosperity in Australia enabled City of Moorabbin citizens to travel interstate and overseas to tourist destinations for holidays. This is a souvenir from Queensland. c1960 Fountain pens were used by most people prior to the mass production of ‘BIC’ Biros that no longer need blotting paper to dry the ink.An example of 1960's advertising and a piece of used blotting paper that shows its function for drying Fountain Pen inkAn advertising leaflet with ink -blotting paper backing. c 1950. Coloured photograph of a lady promoting a business for Hairdressing and Billiard Saloon in Chinchilla, QueenslandFront is : Colour picture of the bust of a lady with Coiffed head and holding a yellow flower / THE GOLDEN FLOWER / THE O CO / With Compliments of/ BOTTOMLEY BROS/ Tobacconists / and / Confectioners/ Hairdressing and Billiard Saloon / CHINCHILLA / Agents : GOLDEN CASKET Back is : used pink blotting papermoorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, cheltenham, holidays, travel, tourists, fountain pens, bic biros,

The Chelsea Junior Football Club with Bill Dorney in front of Bill Dorney Shop. Mr Dorney had taken the boys for a ride on his horse and cart. Mr Dorney's Hairdressing and Billiard Saloon was situated at 415 Nepean Highway, Chelsea. The premises was destroyed by fire in August 1937.Black and white photo of junior football players of Chelsea Junior Football Club. The group are posed in front of William (Bill) Dorney's Hairdressing shop & Billiard saloon in Nepean Highway, Chelseafootball, chelsea junior football club, chelsea, sport, william dorney, shop, nepean highway, horse and cart

ELTHAM’S GROWTH HAS BEEN RAPID IN RECENT YEARS Unknown local paper c.1960s Recent years have seen a rapid change in the appearance of Eltham’s business centre - so rapid, in fact, that the growth of premises has been almost 300%. For more than thirty-five years Eltham had little more than a dozen traders - the town's business area spreading from Pryor Street in the north, to Pitt Street in the south. The greatest density of businesses - no more than a handful of shops - were situated in the present shopping centre but other essential services such as the Post Office, were located half a mile away. As the town's population grew and the need for more shops became apparent, the growth was centralised around the railway station and Shire hall. Few of the old premises are used for their original form of business today, though many are still in existence. One of the oldest (seen clearly in the illustration) still in use is now Ferrari's Greengrocery. This shop was Eltham's butchery in early days, conducted by Jim Ryan. Up to twenty years ago, Mr. Ryan ran his business from the shop. whilst his son toured Eltham in his horse and cart, cutting his customers' orders as he went from door to door. Another business - one of the few still trading in the same goods-was Burgoyne's Hardware. This is now owned by Mr. R. Clinton, a new shop has recently been added and shortly the old premises will disappear completely. The Burgoyne family were well known to Eltham's population. The Post Office and Store (then in Main Road, near Bridge Street) was run by Mr. and Mrs. Burgoyne. The Post Office was later moved, and attached to the hardware store. OLD HOTEL In this same area was the old Eltham Hotel, almost opposite the present hotel. The building still stands, but has been converted into a house. The hitching rail can still be seen by the roadside. Back in the township was Barber's Blue Gum store, later conducted by Mrs. Burges (mother of Garnet Burges) and claimed to be Eltham's oldest shop. Further down the road, just past the hardware store, was the barber shop and billiard saloon. Next door was E. J. Andrew's news agency, library and State Savings Bank. Eltham's original chemist's shop, or dispensary as it was called, is now an electrical repair shop. On this side of the street too, was Mrs. Monteith - Draper. Mr Monteith was the owner of Eltham' s bus service. This bus service had no regular route, but deposited passengers at the point nearest their homes - a. door to door taxi service. Next to Mrs. Monteith stood another grocery - and general store, and next again, the local blacksmith. Another of Butcher Ryan's sons was Eltham's blacksmith and obviously an enterprising man he conducted a timber business next door to his smithy's shop. These two premises are still run by one man - Garnet Burges. BOOM STARTS Twenty years ago, when Thompson's took over Eltham's pharmacy they occupied the old shop adjoining the Shire hall. The building of Thompson's new premises, from which· they operate today, was the beginning of Eltham's recent growth and development. With another grocery store and a bakery at the corner of York Street, a butcher near Franklin Street, a cobbler's shop opposite the State School (did you ever wonder what that-little building attached to one of Eltham's oldest houses had been?), and an estate agency conducted by Mr. Clark, now Eltham Real Estate - only one trader remained - and today, still carries on, the only original owner of one of Eltham's .oldest established businesses - Mr. Dave Lyon, of Lyon Bros. Garage, which was formerly located in what was later used as Chenowyth's Foundry in Main Road. From the early twenties until little more than six or seven years ago that was the picture of Eltham. Some businesses had changed hands - many years before Mr. C. Rains had acquired Andrew's news agency, Mrs. Monteith's drapery had become Mrs. R. Smith's home-made cake shop, to change again and again to many other types of business. But generally, Eltham was unchanged, for nearly thirty years. Then suddenly new shops mushroomed. The new news agency and drapery, the chemist and adjoining shops, a new butcher, a green grocer and several more. POPULATION DOUBLED In the space of a few years, fifteen new shops, two banks, a restaurant and a post office were built at Eltham. New types of businesses found a ready market in an area which was quickly almost doubling its population. A little over twelve months ago, another wave of progress hit Eltham. Since then eight more shops have been built - a cake shop and fish shop in Dalton [sic – Dudley] Street - for building areas are unprocurable in the Main Street shopping centre now – have been built by Mr. D. Kimball; a new ladies’ and children’s wear shop has been opened by Rains; Eltham Dry Cleaners have another of these new shops, and Mr. R. Clinton has built elaborate new premises. Further down the road, Mr. C. Campbell has built a new butcher's shop, and next door, at present under construction, are a self service store and a shop which Mr. J. Hodges will open on completion. In addition to these new shops, Mr. J. Millett has extended his grocery to almost twice its original size. FLOURISHING Outside the central area, other businesses are flourishing. Latimer's felt factory is being developed in a picturesque rustic setting; P. J. Timber and Trading Company have recently completed a large showroom and timber yard, and in the town itself Nicholson and Merritt are now completing the extension of their foot wear factory to double its former area. This is Eltham today. Progress is moving rapidly in this rural area on the fringe of the metropolis. Less than a decade has seen vast development. The years to complete that span of time will see even greater changes and greater prosperity in this heart: of the Diamond Valley. OLD LANDMARK GOES Perhaps the most famous landmark in Eltham's' business section disappeared last Wednesday when the towering blue gum in Pryor Street at the rear of Main Road shops was felled. The tree, stated to be more than 80 feet high, was the one for which the adjoining café was named, when that business was Eltham’s only provision store, long before the turn of the century. Mr. J. Millett, who now owns the property on which the tree stood, deeply regretted its removal, but was mindful of the need for expansion in the business area. The "Old Blue Gum" was removed by Mr. A. Wilson, expert tree feller, from Heidelberg. Its proportions might be assessed by these facts – it took a gang of experienced men two days to completely fell and clear the tree, and, falling sections being brought down by cable tipped electricity wires on the opposite side of Pryor Street.andrew's news agency, bakery, barber shop, barber's blue gum store, billiard saloon, blacksmith, blue gum, burgoyne's hardware, butcher, cake shop, chemist's shop, chenowyth's foundry, cobbler's shop, dave lyon, dispensary, draper shop. mr monteith, dudley street, e. j. andrew's news agency, electrical repair shop, eltham bus service, eltham butchery, eltham dry cleaners, eltham hotel, eltham railway station, eltham real estate, eltham shire hall, eltham shopping centre, eltham shops, eltham town centre, estate agency, expert tree feller, ferrari's greengrocery, fish shop, foot wear factory, franklin street, garnet burges, general store, grocery, heidelberg, horace clark, jim ryan, ladies’ and children’s wear shop, latimer's felt factory, library, lyon bros. garage, main road, mr. a. wilson, mr. c. campbell, mr. c. rains, mr. d. kimball, mr. j. hodges, mr. j. millett, mr. r. clinton, mrs. burges, mrs. monteith, mrs. monteith's drapery, mrs. r. smith's home-made cake shop, nicholson and merritt, p. j. timber and trading company, pitt street, post office, pryor street, self service store, shopping centre, state savings bank, taxi service, thompson's pharmacy, york street

Lou's Cafe c. 1987. In the 1930s and early 40's it was Riches Cafe and Billiards Saloon. Sold to Halligan's, Duggans, Jerry Cowell until 1951 when Luths took over the building as a Car and Tractor agency. Next door was Bennett's Shoe Repair Shop which was later a Stock & Station Agency. Part of a streetscape series done for the Shire of Charlton c. 1987.Colour photograph of a single storey building. Signage on the windows reads Lou's CAFE and on the awning Lou's MILK Bar. Other signs on the windows read Fresh Fruit VEGS, meals, TAKE AWAY FOOD, FISH & CHIPS, HAMBURGERS. Signs above the awning advertise Pauls Streets and Peters ice creams. Two cars parked in front of shop and a man and a woman are standing beside one of the cars. Drive way to the left of the cafe and a single storey, glass fronted building is on the LH side of the photo. Signs on the windows read Crafts, Haberdashery, Gifts and BAGGAGE. To the right of the cafe is a yellow-green fence.lou's cafe, riches cafe and billiard saloon, halligan, duggan, jerry cowell, business

Matters Arising Agenda And Forward Committee 27th March 1979 Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Offensive Trades Infant Welfare Subsidies Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Coffee Bar and Billiard Saloon Main Road West Planning Permit Application Amusement Machines Roller Skating Rink Wright Street Sunshine Plan of Subdivision St. Albans Road and Furlong Road Chemicals 2, 4, 5-T and 2, 4-Dmain road west, furlong road, st. albans road, st. albans, roller skating rink, wright street, sunshine

Returned to RDHS from Federation Estate Art GalleryPhoto 1 (7009a) - Former "Ringwood Mail" newspaper office, Adelaide Street, 1955, looking along laneway to west. Lane between Bamford's Timber Yard, corner Warrandyte Rd. and Maroondah Highway, and went to Melbourne St, later called Civic Place. Other buildings were Ham's Billiard Saloon, the two-story Renong Chambers, bottom left Jack Orr's clothes hoists and bottom right Horman & Woolhouse plumbers. All demolished for the building of Eastland in the 1960s. The photo shown is a typical example but may not be in the collection.

Black and white photocopy of photograph on board. Oval shaped image. Beehive Building. Large group of men standing at front. Inscriptions: In image - on verandah 'James Buick & Co. Beehive Stores'. On building below parapet 'Beehive Chambers, James Buick & Co, Beehive Chambers'. On windows 'Bee Hive, Billiard Saloon'. 'H? Birch, Legal Manager'. 'CW Bell, Legal Manager'. History of object: James Lerk 2000 'James Buick's Beehive Store & Mining Exchange, Pall Mall Bendigo. Legal Managers staff and speculators are standing on the roadway' Photographed for Bendigo Advertiser 11.1.2001.buildings, commercial, beehive building

Black and white photograph (3 copies)Written on rear of one photograph: "Lane at rear of shops facing Maroondah Highway between Adelaide St and Melbourne St. Later Civic place 1955. Garage up lane is A.S. Baileys Chemist,173 Maroondah Highway. Taken from roof of Horman and Woolhouse Plumbers. Ham's Billiard Saloon with arched window. Two storied place is 'Renong Chambers'. Shed on left formerly stables of grocer shop on cnr Main St and Adelaide St, used by J. Orr making rotary clothes lines."

A rough sketch of the Beehive Stock Exchange showing occupants of the offices, ground floor and second floor plan, street names, and notes indicating why it was done. The names on this sheet indicate the tenants of some offices, Eugene Trier, Blackham & Garvin, Strode (Age office), A. Deravin, A. Williams, A. B. Harrison, J. Wills, J. Urquhart, W. Ruddick, H. Ralph, Kelly & Allsop, Feo. F Rae, Angus Kennedy, A. Kirkwood, W. Coates, Geo. F. Green, Durridges hotel bedrooms, Kerr's Billiard saloon, C. Burridge, Argus office, H. Y. Burridge, W. J. Wood, J. Stewart & Stevenson, Woolcock & Trembath, A. J. Taylor, Wood & McNair, F. Barker.organization, institution, beehive stock exchange

J.W. Gardner erected premises in Beech Forest which formed the core of a village. No further progress was made until access was facilitated though the development of a narrow gauge railway approved by the Victorian Parliament in 1898. Construction commenced in 1900. From this time Colac and Geelong business interests began investment in Beech Forest and established various retail and service establishments over the next few years. In 1902 three early settlers, Gardner, Charles Buchanan and John Cockerill, divided part of their land or bought land which was sold to businesses. On these subdivisions were created saleyards, general stores, a post office, bakery, blacksmithing, banks, a police station and lock-up, a public hall, churches, a state school, bootmaker, butcher, solicitor's office, hairdresser, billiard's saloon and newsagency.B/W. 188mm x 266mm. A general view of Beech Forest township in c.1903.beech forest; township;

Photograph, on cream photo paper with picture within an oval shape of the name James Buick & Co Bee Hive Stores Building sign written across the verandah. The building has an ornate roof with six decorative finials in the shape of urn's along a balustrade. In the center is a triangle with a coat of arms. Lace work runs along the rood line. There are eighteen curved windows three have advertising for the Bee Hive Billiard Saloon, left to right one for H. Birch Legal Manager and General acent? and Globe Insurance Company. The fifth one is C. W. Belt Legal Manager General Accountant. the last on the right reads Denson?. One Man is standing on the verandah next to the Saloon window. There are 60+ men in the photo all wearing hats, one girl and two dogs some standing on the road and others standing on the foot path. Three pin hole on the top of the photo.buildings, commercial, beehive stores, james buick & co bee-hive stores, bee-hive billard saloon.

Documents and Photograph donated by the Woodhead family. Dorothy Edhouse was the only child of James & Frances Hill, who were Sylvia Woodhead's grandparents. "James Hill (Jimmy) came to Phillip Island in 1920 and purchased the Hotel, known as Woods Family Hotel. (Later, the Phillip Island Hotel in Walpole Street, now demolished). A milestone occurred whilst in his capable hands, when he installed an electric light plant, (32 volt), the first on the Island. He also made hundreds of cement bricks, when he built his own home. Later he purchased a building in Thompson Avenue, where he established a Billiard Saloon, with a small shop attached. He died in 1937, aged 68. His only child Dorothy Edhouse, is now 95 and has made arrangements to have her ashes added to her fathers' grave." This was added to the photograph of James Hill and Frances Edith Hill - not sure what date it was compiled by Richard Woodhead. Frances died in 1960. The write up was take from "Garden of Memories" by Edith Jeffrey. Four documents/photograph relating to Cr J O Edhouse and his wife Mrs Dorothy Edhouse. Also came with accompanying letter from Sylvia Woodhead. 361-01: An Invitation to a Dinner at the Isle of Wight Hotel - 26/11/1943 - on the occassion of the visit of Delegates to the Gippsland Shires and Boroughs Development Association Annual Conference. 361-03: Identity Card for Dorothy Symes Edhouse. 361-04: Circular from the Liquid Fuel Control Board dated 21st February 1942. 361-05: Photograph of James & Frances Edith Hill. A note saying that James (fondly called Jimmy) came to Phillip Island in 1920 and purchased a hotel - see history below. james & frances edith hill, shire of phillip island dinner invitation, identity card, cr j o edhouse, mrs edhouse, sylvia woodhead, documents

Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide reads; Dancing saloon and billiard room, Ballarat, 1855. . . . and for recreation. Signs hanging on left read; Terms Cash. Boarding 2 pounds ? ? Paid in advance. There is also writing on the ceiling top left corner. Signed S.T.G. (From the original in the Mitchell Library.) Black and white slide. Markings: 46 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 27th March 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Loan Borrowings Supplementary Valuations Cost of Insurance Proposed Conference Land Transfer from Council Lot 116 Balfour Avenue and Aloysius Street Proposed Purchase of Land St. Albans Road Corner Furlong Road Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Service Residential Tenancies Bill Silver Jubilee Camps Camping Programs in the Wester Region CYSS Contracts Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Offensive Trades Infant Welfare Subsidies Provision of Immunization for Council Employees and Staff Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Prohibited Parking St. Albans Road Proposed Prohibited Parking Burnside Street and Canterbury Street Deer Park Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Sunshine Swimming and Life Saving Club Lease Vicswim Nude Bathing Report of the City Engineer & Planner Amendment 83 Part 2 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Electrical Goods Sales and Service Shop 3 Lot 3 Princess Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 12 Francis Street Planning Permit Application Display Homes Lots 24, 26, 29, 30 & 31 Station Road Planning Permit Application Coffee Bar & Billiard Saloon Lot 5 Main Road West Planning Permit Application Amusement Machines Roller Skating Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Illuminated Fascia Sign Ballarat Road South West Corner Hampshire Road Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Room Lot 5 Durham Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Eight Villa Units Lots 1 & 2 Fraser Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Three Villa Units lots 23 & 25 Madden Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Car Parking Facilities Within 9 Metres of Geelong Road Corner of Francis Street Brooklyn Plan of Subdivision Glengala Road Corner Allison Street Sunshine West Plan of Subdivision Lots 165 & 166 Aycliffe Drive Deer Park Consolidation of Title Anderson Road Sunshine Plan of Subdivision South West Corner St. Albans Road and Furlong Road Consolidation of Title Hampshire Road Westgate Bridge Advisory Signing R.O.S.T.A. Bulletin 1979/1 Statcon Works Programme 1979/80 Sunshine View Estate Stage 2 Drainage Scheme R.O.S.T.A. Bulletin 1979/2 Statcon Pedestrian Operator Signals Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3722 Council Depot Amenities Building Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre & Orama Street Child Care Centre Tenders for Sewage Works Chemicals 2, 4, 5-T & 2, 4-D Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 9 Furlong Road Sunshine Northst. albans road, furlong road, st. albans, balfour avenue, aloysius street, sunshine north, braybrook, sunshine swimming and life saving club, princess street, francis street, brooklyn, main road west, wright street, sunshine, ballarat road, hampshire road, durham road, fraser street, madden street, maidstone, geelong road, glengala road, allison street, sunshine west, aycliffe drive, deer park, anderson road, westgate bridge, bon thomas reserve pre-school centre, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, orama street child care centre, orama street

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 27th March 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Loan Borrowings Supplementary Valuations Cost of Insurance Proposed Conference Land Transfer from Council Lot 116 Balfour Avenue and Aloysius Street Proposed Purchase of Land St. Albans Road Corner Furlong Road Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Service Residential Tenancies Bill Silver Jubilee Camps Camping Programs in the Wester Region CYSS Contracts Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Offensive Trades Infant Welfare Subsidies Provision of Immunization for Council Employees and Staff Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Prohibited Parking St. Albans Road Proposed Prohibited Parking Burnside Street and Canterbury Street Deer Park Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Sunshine Swimming and Life Saving Club Lease Vicswim Nude Bathing Report of the City Engineer & Planner Amendment 83 Part 2 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Electrical Goods Sales and Service Shop 3 Lot 3 Princess Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 12 Francis Street Planning Permit Application Display Homes Lots 24, 26, 29, 30 & 31 Station Road Planning Permit Application Coffee Bar & Billiard Saloon Lot 5 Main Road West Planning Permit Application Amusement Machines Roller Skating Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Illuminated Fascia Sign Ballarat Road South West Corner Hampshire Road Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Room Lot 5 Durham Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Eight Villa Units Lots 1 & 2 Fraser Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Three Villa Units lots 23 & 25 Madden Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Car Parking Facilities Within 9 Metres of Geelong Road Corner of Francis Street Brooklyn Plan of Subdivision Glengala Road Corner Allison Street Sunshine West Plan of Subdivision Lots 165 & 166 Aycliffe Drive Deer Park Consolidation of Title Anderson Road Sunshine Plan of Subdivision South West Corner St. Albans Road and Furlong Road Consolidation of Title Hampshire Road Westgate Bridge Advisory Signing R.O.S.T.A. Bulletin 1979/1 Statcon Works Programme 1979/80 Sunshine View Estate Stage 2 Drainage Scheme R.O.S.T.A. Bulletin 1979/2 Statcon Pedestrian Operator Signals Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3722 Council Depot Amenities Building Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre & Orama Street Child Care Centre Tenders for Sewage Works Chemicals 2, 4, 5-T & 2, 4-D Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 9 Furlong Road Sunshine North Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th March 1979st. albans road, furlong road, st. albans, balfour avenue, aloysius street, sunshine north, braybrook, burnside street, canterbury street, deer park, sunshine swimming and life saving club, francis street, brooklyn, station road, main road west, wright street, sunshine, ballarat road, hampshire road, durham road, fraser street, madden street, maidstone, geelong road, glengala road, allison street, sunshine west, aycliffe drive, anderson road, westgate bridge, bon thomas reserve pre-school centre, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, orama street child care centre, orama street