Numerous A4 photocopies of Minutes, letters and memorandums pertaining to the compulsory acquisition of the Bendigo property known as "Fortuna" and adjoining properties by the Australian Military Forces. Documents dated 1942-1953. This was very important as this land and buildings were used as the home of the Army Survey Regiment from 1942 until 1996 and housed the Australian Defence Forces Mapping capability during WWII and beyond.22 x unnumbered page A4 Defence Minute stapled top LH Corner, black and white photocopies of the original Minute.Numerous hand written signatures and handwritten small notesroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Dozens of Greensborough homes will be bulldozed to make way for Victoria's largest ever transport project - The North East LinkNews article 1 page, black text and colour image .north east link, traffic, greensborough homes, compulsory acquisition

Homeowners are being urged by a legal expert to exercise extreme caution ahead of the State Government's bid to buy up properties for the North East Link project.News article 1 page, black text.north east link, compulsory acquisition

Letter from the Crown Solicitor to Edgar Erikson, orchardist, re compulsory acquisition of land for postal use. He was paid 264 pounds.land titles, eriksson, edgar, junction road, blackburn north, australia. crown solicitors office, johnston, louisa caroline, station street, box hill, post offices

Pre Beacon Cove development, the view towards city shows the protest "Not For Sale" sign. It is on the roof of a house belonging to Senator Olive Zakharov who won the battle against compulsory acquisition. Photo is taken from the roof of the Mission to Seamen. City is in background. local government - city of port melbourne, built environment, olive zakharov

View towards city showing protest "Not For Sale" on roof. House belonged to Senator Olive Zakharov who won the battle against compulsory acquisition. Photo is taken from the roof of the Mission to Seamen. City is in background James Lauritz print of Port Melbourne, laminated (one of 18). Copies of slides produced for Port Melbourne Councillocal government - city of port melbourne, built environment, james lauritz, olive zakharov

Attachments for the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 21st September 1977 Letter Patrick J. Cannon, Testro & Coburn Compulsory Acquisition Lots 43 and 44 Northumberland Road Attachment to Report of C.W.S. Employment and industry Problems in the Western Region Report city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, northumberland road, sunshine north

One of several Alison Kelly photos of Olive's house showing the 'Not for Sale' sign. Laserprint of photo of Senator Olive Zakharov's house in Little Swallow Street, portion of bluestone lane showing, and NOT FOR SALE sign on roof c1990. Home destined for compulsory acquisition by government to make way for building of the Bayside project. Residents' battle won; house still stands, hidden amongst Beacon Cove homes. Sen. Zakharov died in 1995 after being hit by a car in St Kilda Roadbuilt environment, public action campaigns, olive zakharov, politicians, senators

History of the Partington Family of Greensborough; from their arrival in Australia in 1857 , including the purchase of land in Greensborough and the subsequent compulsory acquisition of some of this land for parks and reserves by various local government authorities. An edited version of family histories by descendant Faye Fort (nee Partington) is included in part 2 of the book.Sourced from family documents and primary sources.Soft Covered book with black and white text and images in black and white, colour, sepiapartington family, greensborough, local history, whatmough park, partingtons flat, yandell reserve, faye fort (nee partington)

Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The little-known Glenarbor Estate comprised 23 allotments bordering Wellington and Denmark Streets and Fenton Avenue. The auction of the allotments in the Estate was held in the Kew Recreation Hall. The purported advantages to Kew are identified on the plan, such as the close proximity of the entrance to the Kew Railway Station and access to shops in Denmark Street. Due to its location, the subdivision was pitched at commercial as well as residential purchasers. The Estate was to cause a crisis in the Kew Council as a majority of councillors voted on 29 May to acquire the entire Estate as the location of a new Town Hall. The Estate was said to be valued at £50,000. A later meeting was to rescind the vote, instead opting for the compulsory acquisition of South Esk on the corner of Charles Street and Cotham Road. That acquisition was to be overturned by the State Government. The debate about the purchase of the Glenarbor Estate by Council coincided with the decision to widen High Street on the South side between Cotham Road and the Junction."D"subdivision plans - kew, glenarbor estate, wellington street, denmark street

Private Street Construction Scheme Right of Way east of Sydney Street, King Edward Avenue and Forrest Street Albion Percy Street and Beaver Street Reserve St. Albans Proposed to Discontinue part of Charlotte Street south of Hall Street Sunshine West Street Closure Ralston Avenue Sunshine North 1st Maidstone Scout Group Lease Dobson Reserve Maidstone Proposed Change of Name of Suffolk Street between Church Street and Sumerhill Road Maidstone to Shorten Street in honour of City of Footscray Councillor Cr. Kevin Shorten Proposed Compulsory Acquisition Lot 99 Pizzey Street Sunshinesydney street, king edward avenue, forrest street, albion, percy street, beaver street, st. albans, charlotte street, sunshine west, ralston avenue, sunshine north, 1st maidstone scout group, dobson reserve, churchill avenue, maidstone, suffolk street, pizzey street

Ordinary meeting notice including reports from Council's officers Report of the Town's Clerk Department Report of the Town Clerk Land Transfer Discontinued Right of Way Corio Street Non-Rateable Property 14 High Street Tax Sharing Election of Member of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board Insurance Workers' Compensation Australian - Nadur Association Festival Swimming Pool Training Squad Compulsory Acquisition Lot 99 Pizzey Street Sunshine Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services West Sunshine Multi Cultural Senior Citizens' Club National Estate Programme 1982/83 Aged People and Special Benefits Western Region Youth Refuge Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Amendments, Alterations and Additions to the City of Sunshine General Specifications and Approvals for Food Premises and Eating Houses Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 17 Carter Drive Sunshine West to 101 Campaspe Drive Kyneton Report of the Superintendent Traffic and By-Laws Traffic and Recreation Vehicle Violations Animal Refuge R.S.P.C.A. Dog Act Report of the Chief Librarian Repainting Mobile Library Rainbow Workshop Traditional Folkcraft Exhibition & Music Classes Community Leisure Courses for 1982 The St. Albans Community Theatre Project Report of the City Engineer / Planner Office Zone Policy Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 155 Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 178 Rezoning Application Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Rezoning Application Esso and Amoco Sites Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Offices 16 Withers Street & 47 Dickson Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour 129 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Restaurant and Take Away Foods 427 Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Rooms Lots 68 & 69 South Road Braybrook Planning Permit Application Junk Yard Lots 21 to 25 Bunnett Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension to Brick Works 57 Reid Street Ardeer Delegated Matters Proposed Plan of Consolidation 4 -5 Glengala Road Sunshine West Proposed Plan of Consolidation 146 Ashley Street Maidstone Proposed Subdivision 22 Second Avenue Sunshine Proposed Intersection Signals Station Road & Neale Road Deer Park Proposed Roundabout Adelaide Street / King Edward Avenue Albion Western Highway - Princess Highway West to Ashley Street Study Harrison Street and Miles Street Deer Park Private Street Scheme Melbourne Bikeplan Stage 2 Statewide Priorities for Improved Road Safety and Traffic Management ROSTA Bulletin 1982/5 Glass Doors in Foyer of Municipal Offices Council Chambers Rainbow Workshop Condition of Roof Air Conditioning System in Old Municipal Offices Heating of Existing Building Southwald Street Pre-School Centre Ridgeway Parade Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre Maintenance Agreement Air Conditioning System Municipal Offices and Library Development Diamond Aenue Reserve Report of the Building Suyveyor Location of Building 1 High Street Braybrook Location of Building 8 Kent Street Braybrook Building Over Easement 4 Krambrook Street Sunshine West Building Over Easement 25 Roberts Crescent Sunshine Report of Superintendent of Parks & Recreations Tree Removals 197 Sunshine Road Tottenham, 13 Joan Street Sunshine West, 9 Scott Avenue St. Albans, 61 Killara Street Sunshine Wet, 4 Kororoit Street Albion, 68, 72 & 74 Benjamin Street Sunshine, 83 Northumberland Road Sunshine North, 11 Edna Street Sunshine North, 7, 9 & 11 Ballarat Road Maidstone, 18 Stradbroke Drive St. Albans. 32 Pinoak Street St. Albans city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the City of Sunshine to be held on 6th April 1977 Report of the Town Clerk Rates, Sanitary And Interest Abandonments for 1976/77 Recreational Lands Account Fund for Bicycle Track Along Millbank Drive and Kororoit Creek Between Station Road and Billingham Road Deer Park Sports Advisory Committee Noah's Toy Library for Handicapped Children Request for Financial Assistance Commonwealth Bureau of Roads and The Bureau of Transport Economics Creation of Easement Killeen Street Winter Allocation of Grounds to Schools Compulsory Acquisition Lots 43 & 44 Northumberland Road Possession of Land Open Space Agreement Subdivision Robinsons Road M.O.A. Separate Award Qualified Engineers Structure and Role of the Municipal Association of Victoria Loan Borrowings Report of the Chief Health Inspector Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Septic Tank Application for Installation of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Unit Report of the By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking Infringement Report of the City Librarian Bookmobile Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Light Industry 84 Station Road Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Albanvale Estate Land Use Permit Flats 104 Station Road Land Use Permit Flats 28 Middle Road Land Use Permit Application Alteration to Existing Petrol Filling Station to Self Service Ballarat Road Land Use Permit Flats Rose Street Extension of Time Land Use Permit Application Drum Reconditioning Factory 44 Berkshire Road Land Use Permit Emu Road Amendment to Plan Land Use Permit Amusement Parlour Sun Crescent Land Use Permit Flats Lots 1 to 7 Warrs Road and Lots 18 to 22 Fabian Court Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 4 Devonshire Road Land Use Permit Application Service to Premises and Caretaker's Dwelling Porter Road Cluster Subdivision Land Use Permit Application Single Storey Flats 104 Station Road Deer Park Land Use Permit Application Vehicle Storage and Sale 92 - 96 Ballarat Road Additional Easements Westerngate Estate Consolidation of Title Geelong Road Strata Subdivision 38 Middle Road Strata Subdivision 24 Middle Road Furlong Road Estate Stage 7 Westerngate Estate Stage 1B Quinn estate Closure of Certain Streets to Through Traffic Orama Street & Deer Street Creation of Easement of Way Duke Street to Cranwell Street Princess Highway West - Francis Street Intersection Proposed Widening Station Road Between Main Road West & Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Traffic School Devonshire Road Sunshine Jaycees Replacement of Plant No 14 Mini Moke Provisions of Water Services to McKechnie Street Reserve Tenders for the Supply and Maintenance of Fleet Vehicles Report of the Building Surveyor House of Sunshine Maintenance of Council Buildings Central Library, Burns Street Pre-School & Infant Welfare Centre, Municipal Offices, Albion Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre, Deer Park Hall, The Hub & Indoor Swimming Pool Council Building Contract Documents Installation of Underground Tank Fletcher Chemical Co Ltd Somerville Road Brooklyn Outbuilding 97 Westmoreland Road Sunshine North House Lot 3 Disraeli Street Cladding of House 8 Cornhill Street St. Albans Cash In Liew Flats 17 St. Albans Road St. Albans Outbuilding 25 Huddersfield Road Deer Park Orders of the Day Account Submitted for Payment as at 15th March 1977 Confirmation of Load with National Bank of Australia Confirmation of Load with the Local Authorities Superannuation Board Proposal to Close Part of Devonshire Road Sunshine Between Bendigo Railway Line and Anderson Road (Throught H.V. McKay Gardens & Chaplin Reserve) Under The Provisions of Section 528 of the Local Government Act 1958 city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, millbank drive, kororoit creek, deer park, killeen street, sunshine west, northumberland road, sunshine north, robinsons road, station road, middle road, maribyrnong, ballarat road, berkshire road, emu road, maidstone, sun crescent, sunshine, warrs road, fabian court, devonshire road, porter road, geelong road, orama street, duke street, cranwell street, braybrook, princess highway, francis street, brooklyn, main road west, western highway, sunshine jaycees, mckechnie street reserve, mckechnie street, burns street pre-school & infant welfare centre, albion pre-school and infant welfare centre, deer park hal, the hub, fletcher chemical co, somerville road, westmoreland road, disraeli street, cornhill street, st. albans road, huddersfield road, h.v. mckay gardens, chaplin reserve, anderson road, deer street

Notice of the ordinary meeting of the Council of the city of Sunshine on 19th September 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Proposed Western Region Refuse Disposal Group Constitution of Representation on the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Municipal Clerks Conference Tasmania 13th to 17th November 1978 Home Help and Welfare Officers Subsidies Appointment of Auditor for Year 1978/79 Municipal Association Increase in Annual Subscriptions Federal Budget Effect on Municipal Finances Compulsory Acquisition Lots 43 & 44 Northumberland Road Compensation Report of the Chief Health Inspector Health Act Registrations Applications for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises under the Health Act Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Approval to Use a Septic Tank System at Factory Premises Lot 310 Ayton Street Sunshine North Closure of Albion North Infant Welfare Centre Protean Environment Protection Appeal Application for Approval to Install a Septic Tank Recirculation Sand Filter System at the Stansfield Steel Product Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Application for Permission to Permit a Garage to be Occupied for Human Habitation at 19 Bardsley Street Sunshine West Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking Infringements By-Laws Officer Course R.M.I.T. 20th October 1978 Limited Parking Ballarat Road Between Butler Street and Errol Street Braybrook Report of the City Librarian 1978 Library Week Amnesty Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Flats North West Corner Cornwall Road and Monash Street Town Planning Appeal Planning Permit Flats Lot 9 Mernda Street Planning Permit Application Panel Beating Works & Spray-Painting Lot 219 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Sky Sign 556 Ballarat Road Albion Planning Permit Application Advertising Sign Highpoint Shopping Centre Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 & Part 12 Rosamond Road Melbourne Metropolitan Outline Plan for Cities of Keilor and Sunshine Amendment 70 Part 4A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Nursing Home Lots 100 & 101 North Road Ardeer Proposed Shopping Centre Taylors Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Maintenance Office Churchill Avenue Situated Between Churchill Avenue and Hargraves Crescent Planning Permit Application Place of Assembly for Unemployed Youth Contact Centre 818 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Nursing Home Thomson Street Maidstone Planning Permit Sky Sign 86 Mitchell Street Planning Permit Application Private Tip Part Lot 35 Reid Street Albion & Advice to Denton Avenue Residents Planning Permit Flats 19 King Edward Avenue Planning Permit Application 21 Factories Lot 2 Burke Street & lot 8 Mullender Road Royal Australian Planning Institute 15th Congress Report Plan of Subdivision Reno Auto Sales Hampshire Road Corner Hampshire Road Plan of Subdivision Stage 8 Nickson's Estate Consolidated of Title Ballarat Road, Alford Street & Victor Street Shell Co of Aust Creation of Easement Lot 382 Newbury Street Consolidated of Title Glengala Road Between Links Street and Evelyn Crescent Consolidated of Title Verdun Street Plan of Transfer and Consolidation S.C.I. Meat & Paper Pty Ltd and Ready Mix Concrete Somerville Road Strata Subdivision 17 St. Albans Road Tenders for Annual Supplies Annual Supply Bituminous Concrete Contract Contract Reconstruction of Sydney Street Contract Cypress Avenue Reinstatement Contract Cumberland Street Private Street Scheme Contract Sheffield Estate Private Street Scheme Finalisation of Cumberland Street Private Street Scheme Finalisation of Sheffield Estate Private Street Scheme Sewerage Facilities M.M.B.W. Statcon Signal Remodel Programme Deferred Payment of Costs Scheme Signal Installation Programme 1978/79 and Reranking of Statewide Listing for Deferred Payment Scheme Station Road Outfall Drain Through Commonwealth Property 9th A.R.R.B. Conference Brisbane Report Establishment of Recycling Depot at Sunshine Tip Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre Report of the Building Surveyor Australian Wool Corporation Francis Street Brooklyn 60 Allison Street Sunshine West Uniform Buildings Regulations Draft Amendment No 10 Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Bon Thomas Reserve Development Barclay Reserve Metering od Facilities Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st August 1978 city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, macedon street, maidstone, fairbairn road pre-school, parsons reserve, stanford street, ralph street, robert bruce reserve, sunshine west, station road, deer park, tallingtyre reserve, kermeen street, bon thomas pre-school, quinn street, diamond avenue pre-school, diamond avenue, albanvale, orama street pre-school, orama street, st. albans, highpoint city pre-school, rosamond road, maribyrnong, errington reserve, main road east, sunshine city band, fairbairn road, ballarat road, thomson street, king edward avenue, albion, cumberland street, sunshine tip, bon thomas reserve pre-school centre

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 21st March 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Income Tax Sharing Future Role of the Western Region Commission Ground Allocation Winter Season 1978 Holiday Programmes Leases Scout Halls Lowe Crescent, Dempster Park, Errington Reserve, Sassella Park Land Transfer Ardeer for Infant Welfare and Preschool Centre Proposed Tip Site Commonwealth Land Deer Park Land Transfer Dowling Street Re-Subdivision of Municipality Ward Boundaries Supplementary Valuations Meals on Wheels Loan Borrowings Street Construction Agreements Stages 19 & 20 Albanvale Compulsory Acquisition Lots 43 & 44 Northumberland Road Report of the Co-Ordinator Welfare Services Early Childhood Development Complex in the Sunshine / Footscray Area Domiciliary Are Benefit Report on Welfare Rights Working Group Wester Region Committee on the Ageing Report of the Chief Health Inspector Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Quarterly Return on Food Samples Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 70 Suffolk Street Maidstone to Lot 1 Daylesford Road Trentham Health Act Amendments (Nuisance) Health Act Amendments (Septic Tanks) Health Act Nuisance Land Adjacent to Highpoint West Shopping Centre and Land Adjacent to Closed Section of Burton Crescent / Duffy Street and Van Ness Avenue Maribyrnong Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises under the Health Act Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer ANZAC Commemorative March Disposal of Derelict Vehicles Limited Parking Swimming Pool Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Cafe Take Away Food Premise Shop 18 Lot 3 St. Albans Road and Lot 4 Princess Street Proposed Amendment No 83 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Land Use Permit Application Ornamental Garden Display & Sales 553A & 553B Geelong Road Brooklyn Land Use Permit Application Sky Sign 222 Forrest Street Ardeer Land Use Permit Application Flats 26 & 28 Bloomfield Avenue Land Use Permit Application Amenities Block Additions to Existing Rendering Works Pridhams Holdings 21 Evans Street Land Use Permit Application Store Addition to Two Exiting Shops & Dwellings 59 Sydney Street Land Use Permit Application Office 83 Main Road West Land Use Permit Application Consulting Rooms Medical 52 Station Place Land Use Permit Application Furniture & Carpet Sales Warehouse Light Industrial Gift & Electrical Fittings & Office 2 - 4 Burton Crescent Land Use Permit Application Cafe 59 St. Albans Road Land Use Permit Application Sign Corner Hampshire Road & Devonshire Road Cluster Development Rear of 117 Station Road Town Planning Appeal Consolidation of Title Cromer Avenue and McIntyre Road Strata Subdivision 53 Graham Street Contract Gooding Street Private Street Scheme Westerngate Estate Stages 3A, 3B, 4A & 4B Subdivision Furlong Road Estate Stages 1 & 2 Subdivision Albanvale Stages 19 & 20 Subdivision Contract Supply of Vehicles Replacement of Weights & Measures Vehicle Fleet No 41 Sewerage Reticulation Areas No 7060 & 7061 Sunshine 142A Sewerage Scheme Certificate of Completion Bunnett Private Street Scheme Speed Restricted Zones Fitzgerald Road, Tilburn Road, Station Road, & Forrest Street Acquisition of Land for Road Construction Purchase of Land Abutting Kororoit Creek from M.M.B.W. Tenders Vehicles Wheel Washing Unit Hulett Street Sunshine Tip Report of the Building Surveyor Open Garage 32 Union Street Sunshine Outbuilding 32 Killara Street Sunshine West Installation of Underground Tank 88 - 90 Berkshire Road Installation of Underground Tank Ballarat Road South West Corner of Vine Street Braybrook Installation of Underground Tanl 12 Central Avenue Sunshine Air Conditioning Plant Maintenance Central Library Alterations to Grandstand Skinner Reserve Willis Street Pre-School Centre Furlong Road Pre-School Centre Sunshine Indoor Pool Service Street Sunshine Child Care Buildings Highpoint West Welfare Complex Variation Toilet Block Hampshire Road Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Building Station Road Pre-School Centre Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Landscaping Willis Street Pre-School Centre Extensions to Existing Baseball Nets at Barclay Reserve Roof Over Practice Wickets at Lloyd Reserve Replacement of Wire Netting Over Cricket Practice Nets At Scovell Reserve Due To Vandel Damage During 1977 city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, lowe crescent, sunshine, dempster park, phoenix street, sunshine north, errington reserve, st. albans, sassella park, station road, deer park, downing street, northumberland road, albanvale, suffolk street, maidstone, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, burton crescent, duffy street, van ness avenue, maribyrnong, princess street, geelong road, brooklyn, forrest street, ardeer, bloomfield avenue, pridhams holdings, evans street, sydney street, albion, station place, hampshire road, devonshire road, st. albans road, cromer avenue, mcintyre road, graham street, gooding street, furlong road, bunnett private, fitzgerald road, tilburn road, kororoit creek, hulett street, sunshine tip, union street, killara street, berkshire road, ballarat road, vine street, braybrook, central avenue, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, willis street pre-school centre, willis street, furlong road pre-school centre, sunshine indoor pool, service street, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, station road pre-school centre, barclay reserve, king edward avenue, lloyd reserve, camperdown avenue, scovell reserve, scovell crescent

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council Held on 19th September 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Proposed Western Region Refuse Disposal Group Constitution of Representation on the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Municipal Clerks Conference Tasmania 13th to 17th November 1978 Home Help and Welfare Officers Subsidies Appointment of Auditor for Year 1978/79 Municipal Association Increase in Annual Subscriptions Federal Budget Effect on Municipal Finances Compulsory Acquisition Lots 43 & 44 Northumberland Road Compensation Report of the Chief Health Inspector Health Act Registrations Applications for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises under the Health Act Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Approval to Use a Septic Tank System at Factory Premises Lot 310 Ayton Street Sunshine North Closure of Albion North Infant Welfare Centre Protean Environment Protection Appeal Application for Approval to Install a Septic Tank Recirculation Sand Filter System at the Stansfield Steel Product Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Application for Permission to Permit a Garage to be Occupied for Human Habitation at 19 Bardsley Street Sunshine West Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking Infringements By-Laws Officer Course R.M.I.T. 20th October 1978 Limited Parking Ballarat Road Between Butler Street and Errol Street Braybrook Report of the City Librarian 1978 Library Week Amnesty Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Flats North West Corner Cornwall Road and Monash Street Town Planning Appeal Planning Permit Flats Lot 9 Mernda Street Planning Permit Application Panel Beating Works & Spray-Painting Lot 219 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Sky Sign 556 Ballarat Road Albion Planning Permit Application Advertising Sign Highpoint Shopping Centre Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 & Part 12 Rosamond Road Melbourne Metropolitan Outline Plan for Cities of Keilor and Sunshine Amendment 70 Part 4A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Nursing Home Lots 100 & 101 North Road Ardeer Proposed Shopping Centre Taylors Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Maintenance Office Churchill Avenue Situated Between Churchill Avenue and Hargraves Crescent Planning Permit Application Place of Assembly for Unemployed Youth Contact Centre 818 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Nursing Home Thomson Street Maidstone Planning Permit Sky Sign 86 Mitchell Street Planning Permit Application Private Tip Part Lot 35 Reid Street Albion & Advice to Denton Avenue Residents Planning Permit Flats 19 King Edward Avenue Planning Permit Application 21 Factories Lot 2 Burke Street & Lot 8 Mullenger Road Royal Australian Planning Institute 15th Congress Report Plan of Subdivision Reno Auto Sales Hampshire Road Corner Ballarat Road Plan of Subdivision Stage 8 Nickson's Estate Consolidated of Title Ballarat Road, Alford Street & Victor Street Shell Co of Aust Creation of Easement Lot 382 Newbury Street Consolidated of Title Glengala Road Between Links Street and Evelyn Crescent Consolidated of Title Verdun Street Plan of Transfer and Consolidation S.C.I. Meat & Paper Pty Ltd and Ready Mix Concrete Somerville Road Strata Subdivision 17 St. Albans Road Tenders for Annual Supplies Annual Supply Bituminous Concrete Contract Contract Reconstruction of Sydney Street Contract Cypress Avenue Reinstatement Contract Cumberland Street Private Street Scheme Contract Sheffield Estate Private Street Scheme Finalisation of Cumberland Street Private Street Scheme Finalisation of Sheffield Estate Private Street Scheme Sewerage Facilities M.M.B.W. Statcon Signal Remodel Programme Deferred Payment of Costs Scheme Signal Installation Programme 1978/79 and Reranking of Statewide Listing for Deferred Payment Scheme Station Road Outfall Drain Through Commonwealth Property 9th A.R.R.B. Conference Brisbane Report Establishment of Recycling Depot at Sunshine Tip Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre Report of the Building Surveyor Australian Wool Corporation Francis Street Brooklyn 60 Allison Street Sunshine West Uniform Buildings Regulations Draft Amendment No 10 Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Bon Thomas Reserve Development Barclay Reserve Metering od Facilities Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st August 1978 Extraordinary Business Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations by Approved Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Application Place of Assembly for Community Youth Support Scheme 20 Barnes Crescent Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Institutional Home Tallintyre Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Factory Extension to Existing Industrial Complex Scotland Street, Hillary Street & Rutland Street Braybrook Mines (Amendment) Bill 1978 Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees Union National Safety Council of Australia city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, northumberland road, sunshine north, albion north infant welfare centre, stansfield steel product, fairbairn road, sunshine west, bardsley street, ballarat road, butler street, errol street, braybrook, cornwall road, monash street, sunshine, mernda street, mcintyre road, albion, highpoint shopping centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, north road, ardeer, taylors road, st. albans, churchill avenue, hargraves crescent, deer park, thomson street, maidstone, mitchell street, reid street, denton avenue, king edward avenue, burke street, mullenger road, hampshire road, alford street, victor street, newbury street, links street, glengala road, evelyn crescent, verdun street, consolidation s.c.i. meat & paper pty ltd, somerville road, brooklyn, st. albans road, sydney street, cypress avenue, cumberland street, station road, bon thomas reserve pre-school centre, quinn street, sunshine tip, australian wool corporation, francis street, allison street, barclay reserve, barnes crescent, scotland street, hillary street, rutland street

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of council held on 21st March 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Income Tax Sharing Future Role of the Western Region Commission Ground Allocation Winter Season 1978 Holiday Programmes Leases Scout Halls Lowe Crescent, Dempster Park, Errington Reserve, Sassella Park Land Transfer Ardeer for Infant Welfare and Preschool Centre Proposed Tip Site Commonwealth Land Deer Park Land Transfer Dowling Street Re-Subdivision of Municipality Ward Boundaries Supplementary Valuations Meals on Wheels Loan Borrowings Street Construction Agreements Stages 19 & 20 Albanvale Compulsory Acquisition Lots 43 & 44 Northumberland Road Report of the Co-Ordinator Welfare Services Early Childhood Development Complex in the Sunshine / Footscray Area Domiciliary Are Benefit Report on Welfare Rights Working Group Wester Region Committee on the Ageing Report of the Chief Health Inspector Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Quarterly Return on Food Samples Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 70 Suffolk Street Maidstone to Lot 1 Daylesford Road Trentham Health Act Amendments (Nuisance) Health Act Amendments (Septic Tanks) Health Act Nuisance Land Adjacent to Highpoint West Shopping Centre and Land Adjacent to Closed Section of Burton Crescent / Duffy Street and Van Ness Avenue Maribyrnong Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises under the Health Act Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer ANZAC Commemorative March Disposal of Derelict Vehicles Limited Parking Swimming Pool Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Cafe Take Away Food Premise Shop 18 Lot 3 St. Albans Road and Lot 4 Princess Street Proposed Amendment No 83 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Land Use Permit Application Ornamental Garden Display & Sales 553A & 553B Geelong Road Brooklyn Land Use Permit Application Sky Sign 222 Forrest Street Ardeer Land Use Permit Application Flats 26 & 28 Bloomfield Avenue Land Use Permit Application Amenities Block Additions to Existing Rendering Works Pridhams Holdings 21 Evans Street Land Use Permit Application Store Addition to Two Exiting Shops & Dwellings 59 Sydney Street Land Use Permit Application Office 83 Main Road West Land Use Permit Application Consulting Rooms Medical 52 Station Place Land Use Permit Application Furniture & Carpet Sales Warehouse Light Industrial Gift & Electrical Fittings & Office 2 - 4 Burton Crescent Land Use Permit Application Cafe 59 St. Albans Road Land Use Permit Application Sign Corner Hampshire Road & Devonshire Road Cluster Development Rear of 117 Station Road Town Planning Appeal Consolidation of Title Cromer Avenue and McIntyre Road Strata Subdivision 53 Graham Street Contract Gooding Street Private Street Scheme Westerngate Estate Stages 3A, 3B, 4A & 4B Subdivision Furlong Road Estate Stages 1 & 2 Subdivision Albanvale Stages 19 & 20 Subdivision Contract Supply of Vehicles Replacement of Weights & Measures Vehicle Fleet No 41 Sewerage Reticulation Areas No 7060 & 7061 Sunshine 142A Sewerage Scheme Certificate of Completion Bunnett Private Street Scheme Speed Restricted Zones Fitzgerald Road, Tilburn Road, Station Road, & Forrest Street Acquisition of Land for Road Construction Purchase of Land Abutting Kororoit Creek from M.M.B.W. Tenders Vehicles Wheel Washing Unit Hulett Street Sunshine Tip Report of the Building Surveyor Open Garage 32 Union Street Sunshine Outbuilding 32 Killara Street Sunshine West Installation of Underground Tank 88 - 90 Berkshire Road Installation of Underground Tank Ballarat Road South West Corner of Vine Street Braybrook Installation of Underground Tanl 12 Central Avenue Sunshine Air Conditioning Plant Maintenance Central Library Alterations to Grandstand Skinner Reserve Willis Street Pre-School Centre Furlong Road Pre-School Centre Sunshine Indoor Pool Service Street Sunshine Child Care Buildings Highpoint West Welfare Complex Variation Toilet Block Hampshire Road Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Building Station Road Pre-School Centre Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Landscaping Willis Street Pre-School Centre Extensions to Existing Baseball Nets at Barclay Reserve Roof Over Practice Wickets at Lloyd Reserve Replacement of Wire Netting Over Cricket Practice Nets At Scovell Reserve Due To Vandel Damage During 1977 Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 28th February 1978 Extraordinary Business Land Use Permit Application Transport Depot Somerville Road Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 88 Chifley Drive Land Use Permit Application Extensions to Existing Building Truck Sales & Service Centre Geelong Road Land Use Permit Application Greyhound Kennels Waranga Crescent St. Albans Land Use Permit Application Non-Flashing Illuminated Sign Ballarat Road Land Use Permit Application Erection of Sign and Replacement of Canopy Ballarat Road Plan of Strata Subdivision 85 - 89 Ballarat Road city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, lowe crescent, sunshine, dempster park, phoenix street, sunshine north, errington reserve, st. albans, sassella park, station road, deer park, downing street, northumberland road, albanvale, suffolk street, maidstone, highpoint west shopping centre, burton crescent, duffy street, van ness avenue, maribyrnong, st. albans road, princess street, geelong road, brooklyn, forrest street, ardeer, bloomfield avenue, pridhams holdings, evans street, sydney street, albion, main road west, station place, hampshire road, devonshire road, cromer avenue, mcintyre road, graham street, gooding street, furlong road, bunnett private, fitzgerald road, tilburn road, kororoit creek, hulett street, sunshine tip, union street, killara street, sunshine west, berkshire road, ballarat road, vine street, braybrook, central avenue, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, willis street pre-school centre, furlong road pre-school centre, sunshine indoor pool, service street, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, barclay reserve, king edward avenue, lloyd reserve, camperdown avenue, scovell reserve, somerville road, chifley drive, waranga crescent

This document is has been compiled by Wendy Barrie daughter of Ernest (Bon) and Edna Barrie and granddaughter of Charles E and Jessie M Barrie. I was born in during WW 11 and the first child of my generation to live on the ‘ Darlingsford’ property at Melton. My grandfather was well known in the district and was mostly referred to as Ernie. He shared the same initials as his second son Edgar. His three eldest sons lived and farmed in Melton for their entire lives. His descendants are still associated with farming, engineering and earthmoving in Melton. Ernie Barrie operated a travelling Chaff Cutter in the St Arnaud area where his parents William and Mary Ann had taken up land at Coonooer West in 1873. Ernie commenced his working life with a team of bullocks and a chaff cutter. The earliest connection he had with Melton was in 1887. By the beginning of the 20th century Ernie and his father William and brothers, William, Samuel, James Edwin,[Ted] Robert, Arthur and Albert have been associated with farming and milling in the Melton district. In the early 1900’s Ernie and his brother Ted were in partnership in a Chaff cutting and Hay processing Mill on the corner of Station and Brooklyn road Melton South. The mill was managed by William for a time. By 1906 Charles Ernest and James Edwin were in partnership in the Station Road mill when a connecting rail line across Brooklyn Road for a siding was constructed to the Melton Railway Station. In 1911 the Mill’s letterhead shows C.E. BARRIE Hay Pressing and Chaff Cutting Mills. Melton Railway Station. Telephone No 1 Melton. This Mill as sold to H S K Ward in 1916 and stood until 1977 when it burnt down in a spectacular fire. Ernie built a house at Melton South beside the Chaff Mill at Station Road in 1906 and married Jessie May Lang in August at the Methodist Church. Jessie’s father was Thomas Lang. He came to Melton in 1896 and was the Head Teacher at Melton State School No 430 until he retired in 1917. They had 9 children with 8 surviving to adulthood. Jessie and Ernie had 6 sons and 3 daughters. All the children lived at Darlingsford. In April 1910 the family left Melton for a brief period and moved to a farm in Trundle in NSW. They returned to Melton and purchased Darlingsford in May 1911. For a time during WW1 they lived at Moonee Ponds near the Lang grandparents at Ascot Vale. Mary and Bon attended Bank St State School. The children developed diphtheria in 1916 and their youngest boy, Cecil died of complications. Mary and Bon were taken to Fairfield Hospital and both recovered. At the end of the war influenza broke out the family returned to Darlingsford and shared the home for a short while with the Pearcey family who had been working the farm. By 1922 the family had and grown and Edgar, Tom, Horace, Jessie, Joyce and Jim were living a Darlingsford. Ernie continued during the 1920’s working the farm and attend his many civic and community commitments. Two 8 clydesdale horse teams were used to work the land which meant early rising for the horses to be fed and harnessed to commence the days work. In 1916 Ernie also became involved in a Chaff Mill on the corner of Sunshine and Geelong Road West Footscray, which at the time was being run by John Ralph Schutt. It was known an Schutt Barrie. A flour mill was added at a later stage. Other Schutt and Barrie mills were situated at Parwan and Diggers Rest. Another mill was situated beside the railway line at Rockbank. The Footscray mill ceased operation in 1968 Ernie spent a lot of time and energy at the Parwan Mill and travelling around Parwan and Balliang farms, where he came to know many of the families in the district. Ernies commitment to the civic development to the Melton and district was extensive, he was involved with a number of large events during the 1920’s such as the Melton Exhibitions and the 1929 Back to Melton Celebrations. He was a member of the Australian Natives Association at the turn of the century. He was Chairman of the School Committee at Melton State School 430 and the Melton South State School in thw1920s. He donated the land for a Hall for Melton South in 1909, known as Exford Hall and later in 1919 renamed Victoria Hall. The Hall was demolished in 1992. He was a Councillor, JP, and Vice President and President of the Melton Mechanics Institute Hall Committee in 1915- 1916. He was a member of the Methodist Church and later the Scots Presbyterian Church. He was Superintendent of the Sunday School of the Methodist Church to 1910 and later Scots Presbyterian Church until 1931. This is reflected in the theme of children in the stained glass window which was dedicated in his memory by his wife Jessie as a gift to the Scots Church. Charles Ernest Barrie made many generous donations to many charities who supported young people and children. In 1918 Jessie and Ernie made the first donation to a very prominent Victorian charity whose work still continues. Yooralla. In July 1931 Ernie’s untimely death was a major blow to the family and the Melton community. To this day people still vividly recall the day they lined the streets for his funeral. The day of the funeral is recalled as the day Melton stood as two of their prominent citizens who tragically died on the same day. Their eldest daughter Mary had married Keith Robinson in 1930 and had just moved to Heatherdale Toolern Vale with their year old baby son. Bon the eldest son was 22, Edgar 18, Tom 16, Horace 15, Jessie and Joyce 10 and Jim 8 years old. A heavy burden of responsibility fell on the shoulders of the two eldest children, Mary particularly for her mother and Bon stepped in assuming head of the family for his mother, brothers and sisters living at the Darlingsford homestead. In the early 1930’s the three eldest sons took on many of the Civic and Church commitments which their father had held. This community involvement extended well into the 1980s. In 1941 Bon married Edna Myers and they moved into a house shifted from Harkness Lane to Harkness Lane on the eastern section of the Darlingford property. Edgar married Margaret Hodgkinson a Primary school teacher at Melton in 1949 and they lived in the Darlingsford house. Earlier Tom married May Ferris and lived on the eastern side of Ferris Lane in the Ferris home. Bon , Edgar and Tom often operated as a team effort, in particular at harvest time when a larger team of workers was needed. The three farms cultivated wheat, barley and oats and supplied the Mill with sheafed hay. They continued using horse teams until mechanisation in the 1940’s made the horses redundant. By the 1960s their five sons continued with farming. Many loads of hay were transported to the Mill in Footscray. Well into the 1960s hired harvest hands along with agricultural university students were involved in bringing in he harvest. Stacking was an art form in itself and Tom held the expertise for building and shaping the sides and roof. The stacks built in the district each had their own unique shape and could be recognized by their builders. The Barrie brothers developed a mechanical fork lift for picking up complete stooks and moving them to be loaded to the elevator to build the haystack. The prototype built by Bill Gillespie was attached to a Bedford truck. Later refinements in a collaborative effort with the Gillespie brothers a multi pronged fork was attached to the front of tractor which was hydraulically operated to raise each stook onto trucks to be transported to the site of the haystacks. This method of handling sheaves significantly reduced laborious pitchforking individual sheaves. This invention was soon taken up by farmers far and wide and was a common sight in the district at harvest time in the stacking season. I recall visiting farmers calling in at the house at Ferris Road farm to inspect this break through invention. The Clydesdale horse teams were used into the 1940s but by the 1950s the Barries’ farms were fully mechanised. When the demand for sheafed hay declined other crops were introduced these included barley, lucerne, wheat and peas. Sheep were added to the mix in the 1950s in an attempt to keep the farms more viable. In the 1970s part of the Barrie’s farms were facing a major disruption with the impending compulsorily acquisition of a strip of land for the construction the freeway bypass, which divided access between the Darlingsford homestead with those on Ferris Lane. Charles Ernest Barrie and Jessie May Lang's children: 1. Mary Ena BARRIE was born on 07 October 1907. She died on 29 April 1999. 2. Ernest Wesley BARRIE was born on 29 April 1909 in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia.He died on 25 December 1985 in Melton, Victoria, Australia. 3. Cecil William BARRIE was born on 23 February 1911.He died on 25 May 1916. 4. Charles Edgar BARRIE was born on 01 June 1913.He died on 06 October 1975. 5. Thomas Lindsay BARRIE was born on 25 November 1914.He died on 14 September 1990 in Melton, Victoria, Australia. 6. William Horace BARRIE was born on 11 October 1915.He died on 19 December 1950. 7. Jessie Maud BARRIE was born on 06 November 1920 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.She died on 26 February 1994. 8. Dorothy Joyce BARRIE was born on 06 November 1920 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.She died on 18 March 2003.. 9. James Edward BARRIE was born on 17 January 1922 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.He died on 23 August 2004Family Photo with Edgar, Tom, Mary, Ernest (Bon), Horace, Jim, Charles Ernest, Jessie and Joycelocal identities

(Cancelled) Certificate of Title originally issued for Crown Portion 15, Section 5 to Robert David Taylor, of Eltham, County of Evelyn, Farmer, 13 March 1925. It is with this title that the land allotment was subdivided into 48 lots. The title shows the issuance to Robert David Taylor with encumbrance placed upon it by immediate former owner, Hugh Patrick Keogh, a former member for Gippsland and Melbourne Real Estate Agent. Following Taylor's death in 1934 the title passes to his Executors, sons Robert David Taylor of Bible Street, Eltham and William McLelland Vance Taylor of Northcote. The property is then sold to Frank Stokes who develops the Stokes Orchard. Compulsory acquisitions by the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works and State Electricity Commission show provisions of easemenst for town water supply and high voltage power transmission lines. Subsequent lots are then sold off with the development of the Stokes Orchard Estate residential development in the mid to late 1970s. A History of the Development of Crown Allotment 15, Section 5, Parish of Nillumbik – Stokes Orchard Crown Allotment 15, Section 5, Parish of Nillumbik (CA15) is a square allotment of 158 acres or approximately a quarter of a square mile. It lies just beyond the eastern end of Pitt Street, south of Nyora Road to the northern end of Eucalyptus Road and extends east from Eucalyptus Road to Reynolds Road. The topography of CA15 is generally steep, sloping up to a hill near the centre of the land, the ridgeline passing through the properties along the southern side of Diosma Road. Eucalyptus Road is a straight north-south road with its northern end at the north west corner of CA15. Until the end of the 1970s this road was an un-named Government Road and was largely not open to traffic. With residential development in the 1970s the road was constructed, and the council allocated the name obviously in recognition of the predominant species of the local bushland. CA15 was purchased from the Crown by George D’Arley Boursiquot, a prominent Melbourne printer, on 28th October 1852. On November 23, 1922, former Member for Gippsland and Melbourne Real Estate Agent, Hubert Patrick Keogh purchased the allotment then sold it March 13, 1925, to local farmer, Robert David Taylor, a former Shire of Eltham Councillor (1911-1920) and Shire President (1919). Taylor had extensive land holdings stretching west towards Bible Street and Main Road. The Taylor home was situated at the top of the hill in Bible Street at present day 82 Bible Street. At the time of Taylor’s purchase in 1925, CA15 was subdivided into 48 lots that could be described as small rural properties or large residential lots. A typical lot size was one hectare or 2.5 acres. The subdivision created two roads, Nyora Road, and Diosma Road, each following an irregular alignment between Eucalyptus and Reynolds Roads. However, the lots were not sold off separately nor were the roads constructed. The land effectively remained as one parcel for many further years. Robert David Taylor died November 30, 1934, and probate was granted to his son of the same name, Robert David Taylor of Bible Street, Salesman and William McLelland Vance Taylor of 73 Emmeline Street, Northcote, Clerk, with the transfer of the land into their names on July 8, 1935. Frank Stokes worked as a qualified accountant at Kennons leather factory in Burnley, while living at 1 Thomas Street, Mitcham. He suffered from migraines and wanted to return to working the land (he had previously worked on farms and orchards since coming to Australia from England in 1926, both in WA and Vic.). He first travelled to the district by train in July 1942 to find land with the intention to establish an orchard. By chance he met Arthur Bird of Bird Orchard (bounded by Pitt Street, Eucalyptus Road, and Wattle Grove) and they got talking over their common interest. Arthur put Frank up for the night and pointed out the land, 158 acres- part of the Taylor Estate- £900, Crown Allotment 15, Section 5, Parish of Nillumbik (CA15) somewhat diagonally opposite Bird Orchard. Stokes applied through the Riverina Agency to purchase the land who in turn applied for permission from Canberra to sell as there was a new government regulation introduced during the Second World War banning land sales except for immediate production. Stokes obtained a loan on his Mitcham house of £600 @ 5% and paid £450 deposit with quarterly payments of £15 spread over 5 years. Stokes was assisted and advised by Arthur Bird who farmed the neighbouring orchard. In early 1943 Stokes took possession and would catch the train out to Eltham on Fridays after work and began building a hut on the corner of Nyora Road and the Government Road (Eucalyptus Road) for shelter and to lock up tools. He established an orchard on the central western part of the land through the centre of which ran a natural waterway (part of the present-day linear park) and was able to pay a neighbour (Hawkins) to help with clearing and fencing 25 acres, and with a horse and single furrowed plough, planted approximately 2,500 fruit trees - cherries, peaches, plums, almonds, pears, apricots and lemons as well as a few apples and oranges; a massive task. Aerial photographs from the 1940s through to the 1990s clearly show the orchard with most of the larger CA15 site remaining as natural bushland. A huge problem was hares and rabbits eating all the new buds off the tiny trees. As well as laying poison he painted the trees with a mixture of cow manure and lime, often working by moonlight. Procurement of wire and wire netting was difficult because of the war but after much effort he obtained a permit from the Agricultural Department for supplies in March 1944. In February 1945 Stokes applied for a permit to build a “packing shed” as no house building was allowed. It was to be 33 feet x 21 feet and cost £312. It was constructed mostly from second-hand materials, which were hard to obtain, especially iron for roofing. Stokes finished work at Kennons on October 31, 1945, and in March 1946 he sold the family home at Mitcham for £1,230 plus £170 for furniture. On May 15, 1946, title to the CA15 property was issued to Frank Howard Alfred Stokes, Orchardist and Gladys Ethel Stokes, Married Woman, both of Pitt Street, Eltham. The family of five then moved into the very unfinished “packing shed” at Eltham, which was a struggle to weatherproof. Eventually rooms were divided off and lined with hessian bags and whitewashed. Their income was firewood (cut and sold), selling rockery stones and cut Sweet Bursaria. (It was discovered during the 1940s that Sweet Bursaria contained the sunscreen compound Aesculin. The RAAF utilised this compound from Sweet Bursaria during WW2 for pilots and gunners.) The orchard’s first fruit sale was a half-case of Le Vanq peaches in December 1947 for the price of 8 shillings. In 1956 plans for house were drawn and Glen Iris bricks purchased (1956 Olympic Rings variant). The building of the house commenced in 1957 - 12 feet of original packing shed was removed – and was completed in 1959. Water was connected from newly built pressure storage on the property at the end of 1959 and the electricity connection for the first time at 3pm on April 29, 1960. The house remains to present day (somewhat modified) at 1 Nyora Road, home to Nyora Studio Gallery. On occasions, spare remnants of the 1956 bricks have been known to be unearthed in gardens on the estate as they were utilised by Frank Stokes to fill in rabbit holes. On May 26, 1950, a parcel of land was compulsorily acquired by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works on the hilltop to establish an easement for a high-level service reservoir to augment Eltham’s water supply. The project also included pipe tracks for the necessary water mains. The reservoir has now been superseded by higher level water tanks east of Reynolds Road and its former site is now a public reserve. On November 27, 1964, the State Electricity Commission served notice to compulsorily acquire a further parcel through the eastern part of the land for a major electricity transmission line that augmented supply from the La Trobe Valley to Melbourne. The easement was registered February 11, 1966. The easement was widened July 18, 1969 for a second transmission line to be constructed. In 1971 Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme amendments adopted Nyora Road as the boundary between a residential zone to the north and a rural zone to the south. This determined the future development of the land. In the mid-1970s the Shire of Eltham divided the orchard into numerous rate-able parcel lots, the 48 lots having been established in 1925 and the subsequent rates assessment proved unsustainable for Stokes. He commenced selling lots outside the boundary of the orchard, north of Diosma and South of Nyora. However shortly later the land between Nyora and Diosma Roads and west of the electricity easement was sold and subdivided into residential lots, a housing development by Macquarie Builders and marketed as the Stokes Orchard Estate. New streets were created, and most were named after trees, although one, Stokes Place, commemorates the former owners. The development was undertaken in two stages; Stage 1 (1975) encompassing Scarlet Ash Court, Ironbark Close and Peppermint Grove bounded by Nyora and Eucalyptus roads and Stage 2 (1978) encompassing Stokes Place, Orchard Way, The Crest and The Lookout bound by Nyora and Diosma roads. The developer, Macquarie Builders went bankrupt shortly after the release of Stage 2 leaving many purchasers to fend for themselves and arrange for their own independent builders. There were also difficulties with sewerage for the land immediately south of Diosma Road and so the conventional residential lots were abandoned in favour of larger lots. The development of Orchard Way, The Crest and The Lookout did not proceed as planned and the proposed lots were incorporated into five-acre parcels instead. These included a low-density group housing development by the Graves family and the award winning Choong House (1983) with Gordon Ford developed garden immediately next door situated on the ridge of the hill nestled amongst the original bush, Eucalypt trees and Sweet Bursaria. In 1994, Nillumbik Shire Council applied Significant Environment and Significant Landscape overlays upon the properties on the south side of Diosma Road to ensure protection of this natural bush garden environment. With the arrival of the sewer along Diosma Road in the 1990s, most of these five-acre parcels have since been subdivided multiple times. The Choong house presently sits on a 2.7-acre property, which in 2022 Nillumbik Council nominated for Cultural Significance Heritage protection and is considered potentially significant at State level. The Stokes family were also associated with the Eltham Christian Church. In the 1970s this church had met in temporary premises in Eltham. Lots of the original 1925 subdivision remained south of Nyora Road and a number of these lots were utilized for the Eltham Christian School, which was established by the Eltham Christian Church in 1981. The school operated on this site until 2000. The premises are now used by The Vine Baptist Church. By the mid-1980s the whole of CA15 had been developed for residential and school purposes, except for the sections north of Diosma Road and between the transmission lines and Reynolds Road. Sewerage issues had been resolved for the section north of Diosma Road and in 1987 it was in the process of being subdivided into residential lots. The development coincided with the discovery of colonies of the rare and endangered Eltham Copper Butterfly on the site. This resulted in a community and political campaign to save the butterfly habitat. With the co-operation of the land developer the subdivision was altered to create two bushland reserves in the critical butterfly habitat areas. In the late 1980s the State Government was investigating options for establishing a metropolitan ring road link between Diamond Creek and Ringwood. The chosen route was adjacent to Reynolds Road and so this created a freeze on development of CA15 between Reynolds Road and the electricity easement. The ring road proposal was eventually abandoned, and this part of the land was subdivided into low density residential lots. Diosma Road has been discontinued at the electricity easement and the eastern part incorporated into View Mount Court with access from Reynolds Road. The whole of CA15 has now been developed for residential or associated purposes, ranging from conventional density to quite low density south of Nyora Road. Some remnants of the orchard remain, a few cherry trees on the Graves property and a lone apple tree in Stokes Place. The butterfly reserves comprise significant areas of remnant bushland. Linear reserves through the estate link with central Eltham via the Woodridge linear reserve and with Research along the electricity easement. CA15 as it exists today has a complicated history of rural use, Government acquisition, urban development, and community action. References: • “Stokes Orchard, an incomplete history”; Russell Yeoman with Doug Orford • Correspondence, Beryl Bradbury (nee Stokes) • Aerial Photographs, 1931-1991, Landata (landata.vic.gov.au) • Certificate of Title, Vol. 4930 Fol. 985900 • Plan Number LP 10859 neil webster collection, diosma road, eltham copper butterfly, eucalyptus road, ironbark close, nyora road, peppermint grove, power transmission lines, reynolds road, scarlet ash court, stokes orchard estate, stokes place, woodridge estate, frank stokes, certificate of title

This document (dated 1911), is a receipt covering the compensation for the three acres of land required to establish the Tawonga School from its original site (since 1880) to a more central site (since 1911), within the township. This receipt clearly shows the era in which the community involvement and social commitment of landholders was at a higher level, in the early 20th century, than at the latter part. Matters involving community welfare in relatively isolated rural regions was of high priority to every person whether town folk or grazier/farmer or miner. The letter of acceptance of the amount of twenty one pounds for three acres was signed by John Cooper on behalf of Ada Ryder (parent at the school), did not require State Government Compulsory Acquisition process (as it may have, had it been in the latter part of the century and if it were in a city or large town. This social benevolency was part of the period (up to the late 1900's) of the rural Australian environment. This was well before international land investments changed the picture of the socio-economics of country towns.A4 letter of confirmation of payment on pre-lined paper and with a margin. Both margin and lines are coloured in light grey. The page has been folded four times and shows faintly, horizontal lines, of manufacture. The letter is framed with a glass front.This receipt for the compensation of money is hand written in ink and reads: "Tawonga Dec 2 1911, I have this Day Received from the Residents and other People interested in the new State School the Sum of (Pounds sign) 21-0-0 twentyone Pounds being value of compensation for three Acres of land on which is erected the new State School No.2282 Paid by Cash & Cheques with thanks 2/12/11 (Signed) John Cooper" Below this is affixed a Victoria 1 pence stamp duty stamp, on which is written(freehand) Paid 2/12/11 Initialed J Cfinancial letters, receipts, school acquisitons, stamp duty