Cr. David Youl shaking hands with the Mayor, Stan Dewar (and handing him the gavel) in the Council Chambers at Box Hill Town Hall.B&w photomayors, dewar> stan (cr.), councils, clothing and dress, youl> david (cr), councillors, box hill town hall, crests and emblems, box hill council

Mayor, Cr. Stan Dewar pinning something to Cr. K. McIntyre's coat, whilst Town Clerk, A.N. Walls (in dark rimmed glasses) looks on with fellow Councillors in the Council Chambers.mayors, councillors, mcintyre> kenneth, dewar> stan, town clerks, walls> andrew n., box hill council

Mayor, Cr. Russell Crawford handing over the keys for an ex-Council truck to Workpool supervisor, Mr Fergal Harte. The small tip-truck, no longer required by Council, was donated to The Barn for its Workpool projects. In 1978 members of the Box Hill Baptist Church formed The Barn Unemployment Support Centre focusing on youth unemployment. The centre was expanded in 1982 to the Community Youth Support Scheme and funded by the Federal Government.B&w photobox hill council, vehicles, the barn, harte> fergal, mayors, crawford> russell (cr.), workpool, box hill baptist church, unemployment, community groups

Box Hill Council meeting with Kenneth McIntyre speaking. 1966?Black and white photomeetings, city of box hill, mcintyre> kenneth (cr.), councillors

Staff and Councillors for the City of Box Hill in Council Chambers C.1964/1965. Back row: R. Knowles, Clerk; Cr. R.J. Cleghorn; Cr. W.G. Hosie; Cr. D. Johnson; Cr. E.O. Lundgren; Cr. R. Sparks; Cr. D. Youl (Mayor seated in back row), Cr. A.H. Broadhead; Cr. S. Murphy; Cr. S.G. Dewar Front row: L to R: S. Scott, Health Officer; P. Leigh, Assistant Town Clerk; A. N. Walls, Town Clerk; C. F. Williams, City Engineer; E. (Ted) Rasmussen, Assistant Engineer; J. Lawton, Building Surveyor. B&w photobox hill council, city of box hill, gleghorn> ronald john (cr.), hosie> william gilbert (cr.), lundgren> ernest oscar (ossie) (cr.), youl> david mitchell (cr.) (mayor), broadhead> alan hamilton (cr.), murphy> samuel (cr.), dewar> stanley gordon (cr.), walls> andrew n. (town clerk), williams> c.f. (city engineer), city engineers, health officer, leigh> p., town clerks, rasmussen> e. (ted)., lawton> john, knowles> r., councillors, mayors, scott> saxton, sparks> reginald howard lee (cr.)

2 Council workers - left - older man with his shirt sleeves rolled up and holding a shovel of screenings. Right - younger man wearing a striped short sleeved shirt and braces and also holding a shovel of screenings. A horse-drawn cart with water tank in the background.B&w photoPostcard - Kodak Australiacouncil workers, road construction and maintenance, horse drawn vehicles

Mayoress Luncheon at Box Hill Town Hall. Mostly women in the audience, resplendent in their hats and gloves.Front row: 5th person from left Andrew Walls, Mrs. Walls(?), Mayor Cr. Sam Murphy, Mayoress Mrs. Kathleen Murphy. Cr Murphy was in 1962/63.B&w photobox hill town hall, mayoress luncheons, murphy> kathleen, murphy> sam (cr.), mayors, walls> andrew, town clerks, clothing and dress, 1963

270 p., black and white photographs, colour dust jacketnon-fictionA short history of the City of Box Hillbox hill, city of box hill

History of Box Hill from its beginning to 1978. Index; photos; plan of Box Hill in 1905 on endpapers; Members of Council in order of election. Presentation Edition: #15box hill

87 pages. Includes b&w imagesPictorial history of early years of settlement in Box Hill up to 1930 including photographs of houses, schools, churches, people, entertainment, wars, transport, commerce, government and the City. history, box hill, photographs, houses, schools, churches, people, entertainment, war, transport, commerce, government

87 pages. Includes b&w photosnon-fictionPictorial history of Box Hill from 1930 to 1960, covering development, government, community services, industry, transport, arts and entertainment, war, sport, schools, churches, people, houses, shops, and centenary of local government.history, box hill, photographs, development, government, community services, industry, transport, arts, entertainment, war, sport, schools, churches, people, houses, shops, centenary, local government, 1930 - 1960

This book shows a collection of pictures from the days of the earliest settlement of Box Hill through to the 1930s. They show us the clearing of land for the establishment of farms and orchards. We see the early Whitehorse Road which was known as Corduroy Road because of the logs that formed its surface.This publication, originally suggested by Betty Walters, a former Mayor of the City, portrays the evolution of the central area of the City, from the first settlers to 1930. The selection of the pictures by the authors was based on the general interest and quality of the photographs.On the front cover: "Presented to Surrey Hills / History Group / by / Marjorie Morgan"box hill, (mrs) marjorie morgan, (mrs) eleanor finlay, early settlement, 1930s

270 pages Illus.non-fictionHistory of Box Hill until 1977box hill, lemon andrew

Pete Moon, president of the Pitcheroos Horseshoe Club, Mitcham, is keen to persuade the Box Hill Council to provide a small park area for a horseshoe pitch to be constructed.Pete Moon, president of the Pitcheroos Horseshoe Club, Mitcham. moon, pete, pitcheroos horseshoe club, mitcham, cherry grove, mitcham no. 14, city of box hill

This photo records one of the swimming carnivals held at the Surrey Dive, the first of which was organised in 1907. It was at the 1907 carnival that champion swimmer Frank Beaurepaire won the one-mile championship in record time. In the era before purpose-built municipal swimming pools, Surrey Dive was a popular destination for swimming and people came to it from many Melbourne suburbs. It operated from 1905 to 1967. It was the newly formed Surrey Park Swimming Club (established in 1905) that petitioned the Box Hill Council to purchase the former quarry site associated with the Box Hill Brick Works. A ramp, bathing sheds, springboards, and eventually a 10-lane course were developed, making the Dive the first Olympic standard pool in Australia. The carnivals attracted huge crowds. The original use as a quarry explains the notorious depth of the swimming hole and the sheer, steep cliffs surrounding it. These posed obvious safety issues, as did the water quality. Ivy Lavinia Weber, who was the second woman to be elected to the Victorian parliament (the first at a general election) and renowned for her commitment to health and physical fitness, campaigned for State government assistance to build new baths. These were built adjacent to the Dive and were opened in 1939. The Dive continued as a facility used by experienced swimmers until 1967 when it closed due to the drought causing the water to dry up. Today the site has been turned into an ornamental lake. This image was used as a mural in the refurbishment of the Box Hill Aqualink. The image has strong associations with early industry (brick making), recreation and particularly the early history of the sport of swimming.Black and white photo with a white border. Scan shows image only. It shows 3 men diving from a wooden platform into an area of water beneath higher banks. There is a boat in the background, a building to the LHS of the photo and many spectators in boater hats on the platform, some in bathing suits along a ledge and many around the top of the bank. Two men in the LH foreground may be officials.Printed long the bottom edge of the frame: "An image from history - Carnival Day at the Dive. / (photo: Box Hill Council)"surrey dive, box hill brick works, swimming, surrey park swimming club, (mr) frank beaurepaire, (mrs) ivy lavinia weber, swimming carnivals

Under the shadow of the tree is a two-horse dray, typical of the time around Box Hill, used by Council for cleaning the streets. The dray had a tipping device so that when full, it could be tipped up like a dump truck to empty the load. Alongside the horse and dray is a Wolsley 24/80 manufactured by BMC Australia (1962-1965).Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencybmc wolseley 24/80, box hill, box hill council, george coop collection, level crossing, street cleaning, tait train, two-horse dray