Reproduced by permission of Mr John Arnold from his book: "The Riversdale Golf Club - a history, 1892-1977." Copyright to book: Riversdale Golf Club. Surrey Hills Golf Club operated from 1892-1908 then moved and became Riversdale Golf Club. The game was played across paddocks from Trafalgar Street, Mont Albert to Whitehorse Road and down Victoria Crescent to where Box Hill TAFE is now located in Elgar Road. There were problems with cows eating the tee flags! The clubhouse still exists as 30 Trafalgar Street.Black and white photo with a large grassy paddock in the foreground. From the bottom left and right post-and-rail fences converge on a group of large industrial buildings in the centre middle distance. In the background are paddocks and buildings."Top: Looking towards Box Hill from the links in 1902. The old Box Hill Gas Works is in the centre of the picture."sports grounds, surrey hills golf club, riversdale golf club, box hill gas works, gasworks, public utilities, gas

The donor George Lister Coop was about 21 years of age when he took this photo in 1958 before Whitehorse Road was widened. It was taken from adjacent to the Coop family home at No.688. Greythorn Caravans factory / showroom / yard was established c1953 at 731 Whitehorse Road. F R Horwood Wrought Iron at 733 Whitehorse Road was established in the 1940s.A digital copy of a colour photograph of Whitehorse Road, Mont Albert looking towards Box Hill. The Box Hill Gasworks can be seen in the middle distance. A caravan retailer can just be seen in the foreground on the northern side of Whitehorse Road.george l coop, whitehorse road, box hill gas works, mont albert, greythorn caravans, f r horwood wrought iron

The donor George Lister Coop was about 21 years of age when he took this photo in 1958 as Whitehorse Road was being widened. This was done in sections. It was taken from adjacent to the Coop family home at No.688. The house on the corner of High Street and Whitehorse Road (39 High Street) can be seen in the middle distance. A digital copy of a colour photograph of Whitehorse Road, Mont Albert looking towards Box Hill. The chimneys of Box Hill Gasworks can be seen in the distance. It was taken from adjacent to No 688.george l coop, whitehorse road, box hill gas works, mont albert, 39 high street, road works

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