Land Sale plan for 'Blackburn Park Estate' between Springfield and Junction Roads. Agent T.M. Burke Pty Ltd.Land Sale plan for 'Blackburn Park Estate'blackburn park estate, blackburn north, springfield road, junction road, sussex street, essex street, yorkshire street, lulworth street, norfolk street

Black and white photograph showing the first houses built in Sussex Street Blackburnblackburn park estate, houses, blackburn

Morton Park Blackburn showing football oval.morton park, blackburn, blackburn football club

Morton Park is the home of the Blackburn Cricket Club. Located on Central Rd in Blackburn near the railway station Morton Park has two ovals and the scene of many a victory and celebration.

Black and white photograph of park on corner of Blackburn Road and Canterbury Road, Blackburn.canterbury road, blackburn, blackburn road

Black and white photo of Morton Park Blackburn.morton park, blackburn

Blackburn Hall, also known as the Recreation Hall and Morton Park Hall, was used as community centre until 1965. In February 1929 the hall opened as a picture theater. The hall was a significant social venue for the cricket club.

The Australian Deaf and Dumb Society of Victoria purchased and developed land at Blackburn Lake as a flower farm, the idea being to provide light occupation for the deaf and dumb unable to follow other regular employment, A home for aged and infirm deaf was also erected on the property.A rare booklet advertising Lake Park Blackburn as an ideal public picnic spot.Size 12cmHx15cmW; 12 pages

Coloured photo of Blackburn Railway Station area. New third track and platform being added for a terminus while Box Hill Railway station alterations are made.blackburn railway station, car park

Photocopy of Certificate of Title issued to Mary Ann Jeffery of Sevenoaks Park, Blackburn Road, Blackburn for land between Blackburn Road and Lake Road dated 5 November 1910. Incomplete note refers to 'Railway'.sevenoaks park, blackburn road, blackburn, lake road, jeffery, mary ann

Coloured photograph of Blackburn War Memorial in Morton Park, Centre Road, Blackburn. Part of the description of Blackburn & Mitcham War Memorials prepared by Ted Arrowsmith for inclusion in War Memorials of Australia data base. See ND4383war memorial, blackburn, morton park blackburn, arrowsmith, ted, war memorials in australia database, draeger c.n., farrelly m., geal a., geal g., gurdon e., hurter e.c.t., lawson a.j., mills t., oêhara r.j, pither f.h., rolfe l.f.w., sheenan, a. c., smith e.r., scott r., stockfield g.r., stockfield f.h, welch e.w., youlden c., cooper grev., cox f.b., dalley john power, gregson f., johnson w.g., mills t.g., maxfield, c. g., newman j.e., reddick n.a., ryder e.v., wells g.s., stirling d.h.

This book focuses on the area's history and traces the development through settlement, adaptation and consolidation to the present. It discusses the history of early families, the railway, land boomers, churches and school. Robin da Costa, later Mrs Robin da Costa- Adams, came to live in Balwyn Road, Canterbury and joined the Canterbury History Group.Hardback book of 144 pages, indexed with multiple black and white photos.In Jocelyn Hall's writing: "Donated to Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre".(mr) james blackburn, meader's travellers' rest hotel, blackburn hotel, blackburn post office, blackburn railway station, blackburn pioneers, blackburn company, (mr) george augustus goodwin, (mr) thomas r b morton, blackburn brick works, st john's anglican church, blackburn methodist church, blackburn church of christ, blackburn presbyterian church, st thomas the apostle peace memorial church, seagoe common school, the courier blackburn, blackburn library, blackburn primary school, blackburn open-air school, blackburn creek hotel, blackburn college, blackburn kindergarten, newark grammar, blackburn hall, morton park, blackburn lake sanctuary, backhouse's dairy, blackburn lake, wandinong sanctuary, barelli bakehouse, blackburn cool store, blue moon fruit co-operative ltd, 1st blackburn scouts troop, blackburn and district tree preservation society, hotels, (ms) robin da costa

A chronicle of Blackburn with photographs, diagrams and maps from the 1850's onwards.non-fictionA chronicle of Blackburn with photographs, diagrams and maps from the 1850's onwards.open air school blackburn no3850, blackburn., morton park, traveller's rest hotel, blackburn lake sanctuary, blackburn creek hotel, blackburn road blackburn, blackburn post office, blue moon fruit co-operative ltd, blackburn railway station, pioneers, gordon crescent blackburn, lake road blackburn, goodwin george augustus, morton thomas richards burrowes, st johns anglican church blackburn, blackburn methodist church, blackburn church of christ, blackburn primary school no 2923, blackburn scout group 1st, blackburn and district tree preservation society, g.f. fankhauser

Coloured postcard with a photo of Christina Cock and two views of the Lake Park Nursing Home.|Christina is the oldest Australian. Born in 1887 and at time of cataloguing is still alive.cock, christina, blackburn, lake park nursing home

Article from Nunawading Gazette, 29 October 1986 on damage to parkland from swimming pool construction.Article from Nunawading Gazette, 29 October 1986 haydn street, blackburn, furness park

Photocopy of book review of Michael Cannon's 'Land Boom and Bust' describing the work of land speculators in the 1880's. The involvement of senior politicians is discussed. Sir Matthew Davies and the Freehold Investment Company in Blackburn and the sale of the Blackburn Park Estate is mentioned. A copy of a Queen's Park, Box Hill 10 pound deposit receipt is illustrated.Photocopy of book review of Michael Cannon's 'Land Boom and Bust' describing the work of land speculators in the 1880's. davies, matthew henry, sir, bent, thomas, benjamin, freehold investment and banking company of australia ltd., blackburn and tunstall property co., queens park estate, box hill, residential development

A brief outline of transfers of ownership of parklands -Walker Park, Morton Park, Nunawading Park, Vermont Park.A brief outline of transfers of ownership of parklands -Walker Park, Morton Park, Nunawading Park, Vermont Park.parks and reserves, walker park, blackburn, keogh, james, national trustees executors and agency co of australia, delhi street, mitcham, morton park, woods, john, freehold investment and banking company of australia ltd, blackburn and tunstall property co, nunawading park, orr, joseph, kelly, mary ann, john james, bridget, vermont park, camm, henry arnold and co ltd, davies, matthew henry, sir, gascoigne investment co ltd, leonard, william howard, thorn, henry

Coloured photograph of Blackburn War Memorial in MOrton Park, Centre Road, Blackburn. Part of description of Blackburn and Mitcham War Memorials prepared by Ted Arrowsmith for inclusion on War Memorials of Australia data base. see ND4383war memorials, morton park, blackburn, arrowsmith, ted, war memorials in australia database

Coloured photograph of detail of Blackburn War Memorial in Morton Park, Central Road, Blackburn. Part of description of Blackburn & Mitcham War Memorials prepared by Ted Arrowsmith for inclusion in War Memorials of Australia database. See ND4383war memorials, morton park, blackburn, arrowsmith, ted, war memorials in australia database

The State Government budget has included allocations for Koonung Secondary College, Morton Park, North East Link and the Blackburn Sikh Temple.The State Government budget has included allocations for Koonung Secondary College, Morton Park, North East Link and the Blackburn Sikh Temple.koonung secondary college, secondary schools, morton park, blackburn, sikh temple, blackburn, north east link