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Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Sim Kent's Bullocks at Coonara Springs, 1911, 1911
Photograph showing Sim Kent's bullocks at Coonara Springs in 1911. The descriptive text on the reverse of this photograph was hand written by John Lundy-Clarke. 1911 Sim Kent’s bullock team turning into their home paddock in Mernda Road at Coonara Springs after which the road is now named. sim kent, bullocks, coonara springs, mernda road, coonara road, olinda -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Flyer - B/W, C November 2001
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society flyer for picnic outing to celebrate the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in honour of the Knight Family Coonara Teahouse. The unveiling was to take place on 24 November 2001.A copy of a flyer advertising the unveiling of a plaque at the site of the "Coonara" tea-rooms on the Wannon River.media, flyers -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, School Sports Olinda 1909
View of school children from Olinda State school at the Sports on Mernda (now Coonara) Road in 1909. The descriptive text on the reverse of this photograph was hand written by John Lundy-Clarke.Olinda 1909 School sports on the (now) Coonara Road below the school. olinda, sports, sports carnival, mernda road, coonara road, olinda school, school, school children -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Devine family, Olinda, 1911
Mr Devine, Mrs Devine (nee Stewart) with children Vera and Stewart at their home 'Hillcrest' on Mernda Road (now Coonara road), Olinda 1911. The descriptive text on the reverse of this photograph was hand written by John Lundy-Clarke.Devine, Mrs Devine (nee Stewart) Vera Stewart 1911 on verandah of “Hillcrest” Mernda Road now Coonara Road. Mrs Dodd’s collection. Copied by J.L.C. 1974. vera devine, stewart devine, hillcrest, mernda road, coonara road, olinda, devine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - EDITH LUNN COLLECTION: GOLDEN SQUARE STATION WITH COONARA RACE STEAM TRAIN PASSING THROUGH THE STATION 1986
Coonara Race steam train passing through the Golden Square Station, 5th March 1986Edith Lunn -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1930s
Coonara Teahouse on the WannonPhoto shows Knight home and tea rooms at HenhamFrom W Page Wickliffe P.O. taken on New Years day Hope the address finds you Bark had been removed Billiar room in centrebuildings, shops, houses, knight -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, The Chalet Road 1918, 1918
The road to 'The Chalet' 1918. Olinda The descriptive text on the reverse of this photograph was hand written by John Lundy-Clarke.The Chalet Road 1918. Linking Coonara Road and McCarthy’s Road.the chalet, chalet road, coonara road, mccarthy's road, olinda -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Sim Kent's Bullocks, c1911
Sim Kent's Bullocks at the Ebbels property in Olinda. c1911 The descriptive text on the reverse of this photograph was hand written by John Lundy-Clarke.Sim Kent’s bullocks at Ebbels. Sim lived at Coonara Springs. sim kent, bullocks, olinda, ebbels -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1931
Tea Rooms were known as Coonara Tea House Previously the Knights ran a tea House at the failed Henham estateaPhoto shows Knight's Tea Rooms at the Wannon Crossing A wooden building using slabs of wood creating various patternsbuildings, shops, knight -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Panorama of Olinda 1904 Sections 3 & 4
Sections 3 & 4 of a 4 panorama of the Main Street of Olinda made up of 4 side by side photos. 1904 view of Olinda looking across Mernda (later Coonara) Road towards the site of the future State School.olinda, main street, panorama -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - Sepia, C 1931
Knight's Tea House on the Wannon River was run by Gus (Augustus) and Ellen Knight Tea rooms were known as Coonara Tea - House The Knights previously ran a Tea House at the failed Henham estatePost card shows Knight's Tea Rooms at the Wannon CrossingTea Rooms monument will go where this was Post Card correspondence, address only Kodak, Australi buildings, shops, people, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Newspaper - Photocopy, 28/12/2001
This is an article about unveiling of a plaque at the Wannon River campsite, to commemorate the Knight family and their 'Coonara" tea-rooms which opertated on that site in 1931. The photo in the article shows Ray Knight, Emma Watson and Emma's daughter standing behind the plaque. The article was written by Ida Stanton for the Stawell Times-News, 'Halls Gap Extra" and published on Friday, 28 December 2001, p.16.A photocopy of a newspaper article titled "Pioneering Knights recognised".people, knight -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Church of England, Olinda
Church of England. Monash Avenue, Olinda. The descriptive text on the reverse of this photograph was hand written by John Lundy-Clarke.Church of England Olinda When the church was built it faced on to the main Mt Dandenong Road but the road was deviated in and the main road section in front of the Village Settlement blocks was named Monash Avenue. The chapel built on Mrs Warner’s land on Mernda Road (later Coonara Road) was shifted in 1936 by Dick Mitlan using Jack Clarkes Ford truck as traction plant. church of england, olinda, monash avenue -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 'Hillcrest' on Mernda Road, Olinda 1911, 1911
Front view of 'Hillcrest' the Devine family home on Mernda Road, Olinda taken in 1911. The road deviation passed to the right of where the photographer was standing. The descriptive text on the reverse of this photograph was hand written by John Lundy-Clarke.“Hillcrest” the home of the Devine family 1911 in Mernda Road now Coonara Road. The road was deviated here to regrade it and the deviation past to the right of the camera. The house fronted down over the valley of the Sassafras Creek towards Kallista. It was close to the spot where the camera stood that the girls practiced the maypole dance in 1911. Vera Devine trained 11 of her mates in the dance here.hillcrest, mernda road, olinda, vera devine, devine family -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Main Street Olinda c1908
c1908 view of Main Street Olinda with Dodd's store in foreground and Olinda State School up on the hill. Reverse of photograph has handwritten description by John Lundy-Clarke.Photo of Olinda taken about 1908 showing State School on skyline. Dodd’s store in foreground. Hodges blacksmith shop on roadside right. Coonara Road, then Mernda Road leads up out the picture right, Mt Dandenong Road goes down left. Range Road (the bullock track) is in immediate foreground and Sassafras turns to the right before the visible tracks on Mernda Road.olinda, jack dodd, general store, school -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine, The Courier, Leading Industries in Western Victoria: A Special Courier Publication, 19/03/1999
The Greenhill Enterprise Centre is on the Ballarat Technology Park, Mount Helen.Soft covered booklet featuring a number of Ballarat Industriesindustry, ballarat, techcast, coonara, c.e. bartlett, haymes paint, skilled equipment manufacturing, drake, ballarat group training, wiltronics research, greenhill enterprise centre, university of ballarat, powercor, workcover, maxitrands, macain foods, ballarat meat company, hakabaku, mars confectionary, sunicrust bakeries, hancock victorian plantations, john valves, valcor australia, f.j.& a.m. benney, learmonth road smash repairs, david miller, greenwaste, -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Glen Park
Folder containing information pertaining to the history of Glen Park homestead, Menzies Creek. Contents: -two pages photocopied from "That Little Train" by Peter Cuffley, showing four photos of Glen Park homestead and a short history of Edwin Johns at Glen Park (2 copies of each) -articles, "No. 861's full steam ahead again", photo shows Col Rees with Coonara Community School students, and "Living the dream" re. engine no. 861. On verso, "A Family Reunited", article by Emerald Tourist Railway re. locomotives, and "Colin just loves steam locomotion" re. engine no. 861. -4 letters, from Puffing Billy Railway, in support of Col Rees. -Letter, dated 19 June 1996, from Emerald Tourist Railway, re. appeal for restoration of Garratt engine. On verso, copy of certificate awarded to Col Rees for donation to appeal. -Letter, 1 June 1998, re. Garrett appeal. On verso, certificate awarded to Col & Kellie Rees for donation to appeal. -Aerial photo showing proposed property boundaries of Glen Park subdivision. -Aerial photo showing existing property boundaries of Glen Park. NB. last four items provided to society by Col Rees in support of subdivision. -Memorandum dated 2 May 2000 from Graham Whitt, Shire of Yarra Ranges, to Shire Service Centres, re proposed division of Glen Park land. -Fax, dated 13 June 2000, from Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society to Shire of Yarra Ranges, re. intention to make submission. -Letter, dated 14 June 2000, acknowledging receipt of above fax. -Submission, dated 18 June 2000, from Southern Sherbrooke HS, expressing concern re. proposed subdivision of Glen Park. -Fax, dated 27 June 2000, from Dianne Kueffer to Susan Heywood-Downard, Agenda Item 2 of the Yarra Ranges Planning Committee Agenda 14 March 2000, including detailed description of proposed subdivision and map. -Letter, dated 7 July 2000, Shire to Society, re. discussion of Glen Park subdivision by council. -Letter, dated 7 July 2000, Society to Shire, re. withdrawal of objection subject to certain conditions. -Letter, dated 14 July 2000, Shire to Society, re. council resolution to allow subdivision of Glen Park. -Letter, dated 24 October 2000, Shire to Society, stating that amendment to Planning Scheme allowing subdivision was approved by council and gazetted on 19 October 2000. -seven A3 sheets, showing house and property plans for new constructions proposed for Lot 1 of Glen Park subdivision. -diagram, hand-drawn (by Col Rees?) on lined A4 sheet, showing proposed development. -A1 sheet, Plan of feature survey of Lot 2 Blackhill Rd, Selby, dated 12 April 2000, showing contours, vegetation, proposed location of buildings, etc. -Glen Park Homestead and Cyprus Avenue, document prepared for the Shire Of Yarra Ranges by Helen Lardner Conservation & Design P/L, June 2003edwin johns, breen family, col & kellie rees, puffing billy -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information Folder - Community Houses
Information folder containing items pertaining to the history of community houses in the Dandenong Ranges. Contents:-/article, "Community House - a place to make some new friends...", Free Press, 15 Feb 1979selby community house, kallista community house, coonara community house