Material relating to the history of the Black Family in the Watsonia area.Folder containing copies of wills and probate documents for eight members of the Black Family between 1892 and 1952; with copies of electoral rolls from Victoria and Western Australia, listing members of the Black Family and their addresses. black family, watsonia

Contents: Handwritten list of burials of McLaughlin and Black families at St Katherine's St Helena; handwritten family tree by Shirley Fraser; letter re McLaughlins Lane; un-named family photos; television fan memorabilia from 1950s.History of the origins of this Greensborough family. Includes McLaughlin, Fraser, Black.20-page plastic binder, spiral bound, purple cover. Contains documents relating to the Black and Fraser family.Collected by Greensborough Historical Society. Folder commenced 2012.black family, shirley fraser, mclaughlin family, watsonia

Owned by the Black family.Black leather cover. Yellowed pages. Contains Old and New Testaments.black family, bible

Contents: Family tree; small school books from family member; copy of map and advertisement for Watsonia Electric Station Estate; receipts; cemetery information; article on James Black and descendants; copies of un-named photos taken on Bundoora farm.The Black family owned a large portion of land from Greensborough to Watsonia. This collection is partly from family members.20-page plastic binder, green cover. Contains documents relating to the Black family of Greensborough and Watsonia.Collected by Greensborough Historical Society. Folder commenced 2012black family, shirley fraser, james black, watsonia electric station estate

Collection of seven Certificates of Title for land in present-day Watsonia owned by members of the Black Family, ranging from 1891 to 1939, including transfers to 1967.Looseleaf folderblack family, watsonia

Collection of copies of documents and plans relating to land owned by the Black Family in Greensborough and Watsonia, and its sale by auction and subdivision to form the suburb of Watsonia following the building of Watsonia Railway Station in 1924History of the development of the suburb of WatsoniaLoose-leaf folder, pages in file protectorsblack family, watsonia

Collection of birth, death and marriage certificates, searches and correspondence relating to 23 members of the Black Family, landowners of Greensborough and Watsonia, collected by Shirley Fraser nee Black and Noel Withers, working on her behalf. Organised and edited by Greensborough Historical SocietyLooseleaf folder of documentsblack family, watsonia

Owned by Shirley Fraser (nee Black)Blue cloth cover. King James version Bible containing Old and New Testaments.black family, bible, shirley fraser

Ioannis Mavrokefalos (John Black) (b. Exoghi, Ithaca 1901 - d. Melbourne 1964) arrived in Western Australia in 1913; returned to Greece in 1920; and returned once again to Australia in 1924 settling in Melbourne, never to return to Ithaca again. He commenced work as a fruiterer and subsequently established a stall at the Victoria Market. In 1940 he ventured out of the Queen Victoria Market and established a stall at the Camberwell Market – ‘John Black & Sons’. His children Steve, Galdys and Denis joined the family business which operated until 1968.Black and white photograph mounted on board of fruit stall with lady customer and young person, and stall workers.

This is a photograph of Toula Black (Mavrokefalos) with her two little daughters, Nina (Regina) who is standing and little Rita (Marguerita) seated.A black and white studio photograph of a lady with two little girls. One child is seated on the arm of a seat and the other one is standing next to her. The lady is standing behind them and has her arms around the girls.

Constantine and Toula Black (Mavrokefalos) and their five children, Nina, John, Ellie, Rita and Olga lived in this house which was in Royal Parade in Parkville.A black and white photograph of a two storey Federation style brick house with a white picket fence which has been built on a corner block.

The family members standing behind the fruit and vegetable stall, which was located in the Camberwell Market are from L-R: Penny and John Black and their sons Dennis and Steve. The Black family were retail fruit vendors in the Camberwell Market throughout the 1950s and 1960s.A non-digital black and white scanned photograph of four people standing behind a fruit and vegetable stall in a market.dennis black, elpinike black, john black, steve black, camberwell market, fruit stalls

The three people behind the fruit stall are Gladys, Steve and Dennis Black who ran their stall in Camberwell Market.A non-digital black and white scanned photograph of three people behind a fruit stall in a market.gladys black, steve black, dennis black

The two men are Steve Black and his father John at the family fruit stall in Camberwell Market. John Black established his business in the Camberwell Market after he arrived in Melbourne from the Greek island of Ithaca in the 1920s.Ithacan Greeks established businesses in the food retail area in the Melbourne CBD and surrounding suburbs in the first half of the twentieth century.A non-digital scanned black and white photograph of two men standing behind a fruit stall.steve black, john black, camberwell market, fruit stalls, ithacan businesses

Toula Black (Mavrokefalou) is seated with her 2 year old daughter Rita on her knee. Her older daughter, Nina, is crouched down beside her. Toula's brother, John Raftopoulos, is standing behind them. John came from America and eventually settled in Brisbane.A black and white photograph of a man and lady with two little girls. They are in a garden and the man is standing behind the seated group.

Olga Black, who is holding the flowers is photographed with her sister-in-law, June Black and her nieces, Julie-Anne and Samanda at a function at the Ithacan clubrooms celebrating Olga's 70th birthday. A colour photograph of four ladies. One of the ladies is holding a bunch of flowers.

The McLaughlin family was related to the Black family of Watsonia by marriage.Digital copy of colour photograph.mclaughlin family, john mclaughlin, caroline mclaughlin, black family

This is a photograph of the family of John Black Jr, son of John and June Black and nephew of Olga Black with his family. John's paternal grandparents emigrated from Ithaca in the early 1900s. A scanned family photograph of two adults and three children.

Shirley Fraser (nee Black) is interviewed by June Hall. They discuss memories of growing up in Greensborough and Shirley's Black family connection.1 audio cassette in plastic caseSide 1: "Shirl"; Side 2 "Blank".june hall, oral history, shirley fraser (black), black family

Photograph of the grave of Ruth E., Henry and Margaret Black. The Black family were early landowners in Watsonia, from Grimshaw Street to Lambourn Road. Digital copy of colour photograph.henry black, ruth black, margaret black, watsonia, black family

Copy of Title to land owned by Shirley Margaret Fraser, who was a descendant of early landowners in Watsonia, the Black Family. Subject land was part of the family holdings before subdivision.Certificate of Title Vol. 8424 Fol. 599, with Covering letter from Garland Hawthorn Brahe, solicitors and With Compliments slip. Black and white, Lot no. and easement coloured.mckellar street watsonia, shirley fraser (black), black family

Studio photograph of Elizabeth (Betty) Black, sister of Lindsay Black. The Black family were early landowners in Watsonia, from Grimshaw Street to Lambourn Road. The Model Studio operated from 330 Smith Street Collingwood from 1902-1904.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.betty black, black family, elizabeth black, watsonia

Aerial photographs of the Watsonia area, land owned by Black and Families, including sites of Loyola College, Loyola Reserve and Gresswell ReserveFour coloured aerial photographswatsonia, black family, loyola college, gresswell forest reserve

photograph - black and white - family shot-photograph, person, male/ female

A newspaper article on the early history of Greensborough. Some mentioned people are Henry Smythe, Major Anthony Beale, James Chapman, Edward Green and Mr A Grimshaw; all of whom were early pioneers of the Greensborough district.A photcopy of a newspaper clipping from the Diamond Valley Leader.Nilgreensborough, henry smythe, major anthony beale, james chapman, edward green, wragge family, usher family, black family, flintoff family, meagher family, robert whatmough, jessie angus.

Photographs of the McLaughlin family, residents of Greensborough in the early 20th century.The McLaughlin family have links with the Partington, Black, Wood and Whatmough families. Studio photos included here demonstrate this style of photography popular in the early 20th century.1 computer disk, containing photographs of the McLaughlin familyMcLaughlin Photos July 2011; from Steve Whatmoughmclaughlin family, wood family, whatmough family, greensborough, black family, partington family

Small card issued at Ampol petrol stations 1961-62 in order to teach basic mouth to mouth resuscitation.1.5 million cards issued in 1961-62 as a community service.Folded card; white with black text and drawings.ampol, life saving, mouth to mouth resuscitation, black family

Contains local news and details of community activities in Bundoora. Newsletter of the Bundoora Progress Association at a time when the area was developing into a suburb.2 copies of Newsletter: Dec 1976 (14 p.), June 1977 (4 p.)bundoora, bundoora progress association, insight, black family, fraser family