17 Dobson Road Montmorency. 4 bedroom, 2 storey home, private sale, sold March 2012 for $460,099Real estate advertising leaflet, 1 sheet, printed in colour both sidesdobson road montmorency

Negatives supplied by Marjorie North 1 July 1986 for Montmorency France albumRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 3 stripsKodak CL 200 5093dobson road, montmorency, montmorency tennis club

Notice of Ordinary meeting of the Council 28th August 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Area Commissioners Rate Recovery Sale Constitution of the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Errington Reserve Transfer of Land Crown Land Committee of Management Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Rate Rise Result of Municipal Association of Victoria Meeting Western Region Refure Disposal Group Committee Meeting Street Construction Scheme Dickson Street Variations to Municipal Officers' Award Diamond Reserve Car Parking Summary of Results of Municipal Association Seminars on Bains' Board of Reviews Report Report on the Rainbow Workshop Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Family Day Care Program Box Hill Senior Citizens' Club Volunteer Training Outreach Project YMCA Sunshine North Western Suburbs Spastic Relief Association Large Print Book for Aged Services Telephones for Pensioners Domiciliary Care Services Working Party Nursing Home Development in Sunshine Braybrook - Maidstone Housing Commission Liaison Committee Report of the Chief Health Officer Health Act Registrations for 1979 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australasia) Ltd Section 95 Health Act 1958 Application to Construct New Guard House at Francis Street Entrance Rubella German Measles Immunisation Campaign Australia Institute of Health Surveyors Sixth National Conference Adelaide 22nd - 26th October 1979 Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Special Parking Area Corio Street Court Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Supervision of School Crossings Report of the City Librarian Highpoint West Library Staff Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Fun & Fitness Trail Albion Primary School Council Holiday Programme Staffing Report on Skateboard Riding and the Need for Facilities in Sunshine Report of the City Engineer & Planner Proposed Amendment No 112 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Amendment No 104 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Old Sunshine Post Office Site Planning Permit Application Retail Plant Nursery Addition to Existing Shopping Centre Development Neale Road Planning Permit Extension to Existing Sunshine Wesleyan Methodist Church 139 - 143 Devonshire Road Planning Permit Application Stormwater Drainage Discharge Stony Creek Somerville Road by S.C.I. Meat and Paper Pty Ltd Planning Permit Vicarage Caretaker's Residence Addition to Existing Place of Worship and Place of Assembly Darnley Street Planning Permit Application C.B.I. Constructions Pty Ltd Warehouse off Ashley Street Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Smith Bros Pty Ltd McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Five Falts 136 - 138 Glengala Road Planning Permit Application Extension to Supermarket Sims Holdings Pty Ltd Railway Lot 30 Sun Crescent Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 13 McIntyre Road Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 12 McIntyre Road Strata Subdivision 7 St. Albans Road Street Construction Westerngate Estate Livingston Street, Antrim Court, Bracknell Place, Warrington Crescent, Craigavon Court, Columbia Court and Part of Tamar Drive Deer Park Plan of Transfer and Consolidation Kentucky Fried Chicken Ballarat Road Sunshine Contract Somerville Road Outfall Drain Bon Thomas Reserve Development Sunshine Tip E.P.A. Waste Stream Surveys Programme Lawrence Street Footpath Bridge Ardeer R.S.L. Land Dickson Street Proposed Development Wright Street Bridge Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3833 All Lots Bracknell Place & Columbia Court and Lots 771 to 777 and 741 to 734 Opie Road and Contains 54 Lots Pedestrian Operated Signals in Anderson Road Between Forrest Street and Ridley Street Proposed School Crossing King Edward Avenue Between Adelaide Street and Hutchinson Street Albion Proposed Relief Drain Deer Park South Road Reconstruction Left Turn Lane in Ashley Street McKechnie Street Drain Railway Lane Replacement of Paling Fence Cornhill Street Abutting Laneway Anderson Road Diversion Drain Supplementation Kororoit Creek to Stony Creek Sunshine Proposed Construction of Whitesides Avenue / Collenso Street Sunshine West Roads and Drains Westerngate North Stages 2A and 2B Subdivision and Outfall Drains Westerngate North Stages 1B-1 and 2A Council Depot Amenities Block Council Depot Workshop Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 59 Furlong Road Sunshine North Building Over Easement 17 Bent Street St. Albans Fire Separation of Different Classes of Occupancy 88 - 89 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Reserves Practice Wicket Enclosures Dobson Reserve & Kinder Smith Reserve 5th Sunshine Scout Group Barclay Reserve Tree Planting Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th August 1979errington reserve, st. albans, diamond reserve, diamond avenue, albanvale, dickson street, sunshine, main road east, box hill senior citizens' club, braybrook - maidstone housing commission liaison committee, thomas borthwick & sons, francis street, brooklyn, highpoint west library, rosamond road, maribyrnong, albion primary school, sunshine post office, hampshire road, sunshine wesleyan methodist church, devonshire road, stony creek, somerville road, s.c.i. meat and paper pty ltd, darnley street, braybrook, c.b.i. constructions pty ltd, ashley street, smith bros, mcdonald road, glengala road, sunshine west, sims, sun crescent, mcintyre road, sunshine north, st. albans road, livingston street, antrim court, bracknell place, warrington crescent, craigavon court, columbia court, tamar drive, deer park, kentucky fried chicken, ballarat road, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, sunshine tip, lawrence street footpath bridge, lawrence street, ardeer, r.s.l., wright street bridge, wright street, opie road, anderson road, forrest street, ridley street, king edward avenue, adelaide street, hutchinson street, albion, south road, mckechnie street, cornhill street, kororoit creek, whitesides avenue, collenso street, furlong road, bent street, berkshire road, dobson reserve, churchill avenue, kinder smith reserve, lily street, maidstone, 5th sunshine scout group, scouts, scoutting, barclay reserve

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 28th August 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Area Commissioners Rate Recovery Sale Constitution of the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Errington Reserve Transfer of Land Crown Land Committee of Management Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Rate Rise Result of Municipal Association of Victoria Meeting Western Region Refure Disposal Group Committee Meeting Street Construction Scheme Dickson Street Variations to Municipal Officers' Award Diamond Reserve Car Parking Summary of Results of Municipal Association Seminars on Bains' Board of Reviews Report Report on the Rainbow Workshop Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Family Day Care Program Box Hill Senior Citizens' Club Volunteer Training Outreach Project YMCA Sunshine North Western Suburbs Spastic Relief Association Large Print Book for Aged Services Telephones for Pensioners Domiciliary Care Services Working Party Nursing Home Development in Sunshine Braybrook - Maidstone Housing Commission Liaison Committee Report of the Chief Health Officer Health Act Registrations for 1979 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australasia) Ltd Section 95 Health Act 1958 Application to Construct New Guard House at Francis Street Entrance Rubella German Measles Immunisation Campaign Australia Institute of Health Surveyors Sixth National Conference Adelaide 22nd - 26th October 1979 Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Special Parking Area Corio Street Court Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Supervision of School Crossings Report of the City Librarian Highpoint West Library Staff Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Fun & Fitness Trail Albion Primary School Council Holiday Programme Staffing Report on Skateboard Riding and the Need for Facilities in Sunshine Report of the City Engineer & Planner Proposed Amendment No 112 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Amendment No 104 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Old Sunshine Post Office Site Planning Permit Application Retail Plant Nursery Addition to Existing Shopping Centre Development Neale Road Planning Permit Extension to Existing Sunshine Wesleyan Methodist Church 139 - 143 Devonshire Road Planning Permit Application Stormwater Drainage Discharge Stony Creek Somerville Road by S.C.I. Meat and Paper Pty Ltd Planning Permit Vicarage Caretaker's Residence Addition to Existing Place of Worship and Place of Assembly Darnley Street Planning Permit Application C.B.I. Constructions Pty Ltd Warehouse off Ashley Street Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Smith Bros Pty Ltd McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Five Falts 136 - 138 Glengala Road Planning Permit Application Extension to Supermarket Sims Holdings Pty Ltd Railway Lot 30 Sun Crescent Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 13 McIntyre Road Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 12 McIntyre Road Strata Subdivision 7 St. Albans Road Street Construction Westerngate Estate Livingston Street, Antrim Court, Bracknell Place, Warrington Crescent, Craigavon Court, Columbia Court and Part of Tamar Drive Deer Park Plan of Transfer and Consolidation Kentucky Fried Chicken Ballarat Road Sunshine Contract Somerville Road Outfall Drain Bon Thomas Reserve Development Sunshine Tip E.P.A. Waste Stream Surveys Programme Lawrence Street Footpath Bridge Ardeer R.S.L. Land Dickson Street Proposed Development Wright Street Bridge Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3833 All Lots Bracknell Place & Columbia Court and Lots 771 to 777 and 741 to 734 Opie Road and Contains 54 Lots Pedestrian Operated Signals in Anderson Road Between Forrest Street and Ridley Street Proposed School Crossing King Edward Avenue Between Adelaide Street and Hutchinson Street Albion Proposed Relief Drain Deer Park South Road Reconstruction Left Turn Lane in Ashley Street McKechnie Street Drain Railway Lane Replacement of Paling Fence Cornhill Street Abutting Laneway Anderson Road Diversion Drain Supplementation Kororoit Creek to Stony Creek Sunshine Proposed Construction of Whitesides Avenue / Collenso Street Sunshine West Roads and Drains Westerngate North Stages 2A and 2B Subdivision and Outfall Drains Westerngate North Stages 1B-1 and 2A Council Depot Amenities Block Council Depot Workshop Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 59 Furlong Road Sunshine North Building Over Easement 17 Bent Street St. Albans Fire Separation of Different Classes of Occupancy 88 - 89 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Reserves Practice Wicket Enclosures Dobson Reserve & Kinder Smith Reserve 5th Sunshine Scout Group Barclay Reserve Tree Planting Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th August 1979errington reserve, st. albans, diamond reserve, diamond avenue, albanvale, dickson street, sunshine, main road east, box hill senior citizens' club, braybrook - maidstone housing commission liaison committee, thomas borthwick & sons, francis street, brooklyn, corio street, highpoint west library, rosamond road, maribyrnong, albion primary school, sunshine post office, hampshire road, neale road, deer park, sunshine wesleyan methodist church, devonshire road, s.c.i. meat and paper pty ltd, stony creek, somerville road, darnley street, braybrook, c.b.i. constructions pty ltd, ashley street, smith bros, mcdonald road, glengala road, sunshine west, sims, sun crescent, mcintyre road, sunshine north, st. albans road, livingston street, antrim court, bracknell place, warrington crescent, craigavon court, tamar drive, kentucky fried chicken, ballarat road, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, sunshine tip, lawrence street footpath bridge, lawrence street, ardeer, r.s.l., wright street, wright street bridge, opie road, columbia, anderson road, forrest street, ridley street, adelaide street, hutchinson street, albion, south road, mckechnie street, cornhill street, whitesides avenue, collenso street, furlong road, bent street, berkshire road, dobson reserve, churchill avenue, maidstone, kinder smith reserve, lily street, 5th sunshine scout group, scouts, scouting, barclay reserve

Reports of Committee Meetings 31st July 1979 Report of the Works Committee Bon Thomas Pre-School Building Completed Orama Street Child Care Centre Building Completed Highpoint West Child Care Centre Building Progress is Slow Ballarat Road Infant Welfare Centre Progressing Satisfactorily Depot Amenities Block Street Frame to be Erected Next Week Rosamond Tennis Club Pavilion Ceiling Repairs Costs Church avenue Youth Club Window Screen Costs Gunn Hayball Designed Buildings Discussion Kerb & Channel Melon Street Completed Kerb & Channel Ballarat Road Service Road Near Verdant Avenue Completed Kerb & Channel Burns Street Commenced Kerb & Channel Brisbane Street Commenced Footpath Ashley Street Completed Footpath Lynch Street Completed Footpath Joy Street Area Progressing Roadworks Melon Street Area Completed Roadworks Municipal Sunshine Tip Surrounding Gatehouse has been sealed Roadworks Ballarat Road Service Road Near Verdant Avenue Near Completion Roadworks Parsons Reserve Maintenance Works to Car Park Entrance and Car Park Completed Drainage Ballarat Road Service Road Near Verdant Avenue Progress is slow due to Rock Drainage Mernda Street Completed Drainage Burns Street Completed Drainage Robert Barrett Reserve Commenced Garbage Skips Within One Week the Whole of the City Would have been serviced by a skip. This has taken approximately 18 months C.R.B. & Other Works Duke Street Hotmix Completed C.R.B. & Other Works Market Road Hotmix Completed C.R.B. & Other Works South Road All Excavations Completed C.R.B. & Other Works Sydney Street Naturestrip and Top Soil C.R.B. & Other Works Hulett Street Final Hotmix to be poured C.R.B. & Other Works Mechanical Wheel Washing Repairs Fixed C.R.B. & Other Works Cornhill Street Right of Way Kerb & Channel Completed C.R.B. & Other Works Neale Road Construction (Northen Carriage Way) Progressing C.R.B. & Other Works Gillon Court Water & Gas Supply Laid C.R.B. & Other Works Forrest Street (Bridge to Adelaide Street) Asphalting Completed C.R.B. & Other Works Ballarat Road Near Verdant Avenue Asphalting Completed C.R.B. & Other Works Churchill Avenue Car Park Asphalting Completed C.R.B. & Other Works Simmie Street Asphalting C.R.B. & Other Works Station Road (Dumfries Street to Mawson Street) Asphalting C.R.B. & Other Works King Edward Avenue (Stages 1 & 2) Asphalting C.R.B. & Other Billingham Road Drain C.R.B. & Other Stony Creek Concrete Open Drain Furlong Road South to Cary Street Diamond Avenue Pre-School Centre Landscaping Progressing Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre Agricultural Drains Completed Tree Planting Southern & Central Wards Completed Tree Pruning 40% Complete Northumberland Road Playground Graded and Top Soil Completed General Reserve Maintenance Grass Growth is Slow Dobson Reserve & Kinder Smith Reserve Quotations are being sourced Maidstone Area Gang of Two Clearing Laneways Killeen Street Child Care Centre Landscaping Works Completed Report of the Finance Committee Report of the Town Clerk Financial Reports for the Period Ended 2nd July 1979 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Contract Cornhill Street Right of Way South Road Reconstruction Refund from Department of Housing and Construction Report of the Agenda and Forward Planning Committee Report of the Acting Town Clerk Open Space Lease for Lots 23, 24, 25 & 26 Chifley Drive Maribyrnong be Sealed Open Space Lease for Lot 28 Newstead Street Maribyrnong be Sealed Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Council Owned Properties (Food Selling Facilities) to be upgraded to meet the minimum requirements Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer House Number Lions Club of Deer Park Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Ground Rentals Westside Glenettes Marching Girls Club Tallintyre Reserve Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Application Seven Villa units Salmond Street Deer Park Kinder Smith Reserve Pavilion Sunshine Marching Girls Club Hall Kinder Smith Reserve Report of the City Engineer & Planner Sunshine View Estate Stage 2bon thomas pre-school, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, orama street child care centre, orama street, highpoint west child care centr, rosamond road, maribyrnong, ballarat road infant welfare centre, ballarat road, rosamond tennis club, melon street, braybrook, verdant avenue, ardeer, burns street, maidstone, brisbane street, albion, ashley street, lynch street, sunshine, joy street, sunshine tip, parsons reserve, stafford street, mernda street, sunshine west, robert barrett reserve, duke street, market road, south road, sydney street, hulett street, cornhill street, st. albans, neale road, gillon court, forrest street, adelaide street, forrest street bridge, churchill avenue, simmie street, station road, dumfries street, mawson street, king edward avenue, billingham road, stony creek, furlong road, cary street, sunshine north, diamond avenue pre-school centre, daimond avenue, albanvale, northumberland road, dobson reserve, kinder smith reserve, killeen street child care centre, killeen street, chifley drive, newstead street, lions club of deer park, deer park lions club, westside glenettes marching girls club, tallintyre reserve, kermeen street, salmond street, sunshine marching girls club

WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr. R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950’s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison. In A Convex Mirror Author: Rosemary Dobson Publisher: Dymocks Book Arcade Ltd Date: 1944 The Label on spine cover with typed text R.A. 821.91 DOB Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Libraryflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library

The City of Moorabbin Historical Society was formed c 1960 by a group of Moorabbin residents who were concerned that the history of the area should be preserved. A good response to a call for items related to the historical area of Moorabbin Shire brought donations of a wide variety of artefacts which are now preserved by the current members of CMHS at Box Cottage Museum . Helen Stanley, Secretary of CMHS, began producing a Newsletter for members in April 2007 to provide current information and well researched items of historical interest.Helen Stanley has produced a bi-monthly Newsletter, 2007 - 2013, for the members of the City of Moorabbin Historical Society that contains well researched interesting historical items, notification of upcoming events, current advice from Royal Australian Historical Society , Museums Australia Victoria and activities of Local Historical Societies. The Newsletter is an important record of the activities of the CMHS.2 x A4 paper printed on 4 sides Issue 11 of the bi-monthly, City of Moorabbin Historical Society Newsletter produced by Society member and Secretary, Mrs Helen Stanley in April 2009. Notice that Mr Travis Sellars, Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries, will talk about ‘The Tragic 20’s’ at the meeting April 26th . Volunteers are needed to show visitors around on Open Days each month and a Roster will be made on April 26th . Suggestions are requested for the Community Grant Application to be submitted by CMHS. Historical details are condensed from ‘ The Living Harvest’ by W.T Dobson, describing the establishment of St. Peter’s Catholic School East Bentleigh 1865 on land donated by Fred Quinn , in Centre Road, East Brighton ( East Bentleigh). A photo copy of Parts of Country Portion 39 of Dendy’s Special Survey or Brighton Estate showing the Land Sales of Lot 2, & 3 North Road and Jasper Road 1841 – 1869. Interesting note on the origin of ‘Jasper Road’. 3 photocopied photographs of St Peter’s School building 1903, School Children at East Brighton Railway Station, 1903, A Lorry in the parade 1903. CITY of MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / APRIL 2009 NEWSLETTERcity of moorabbin historical society, stanley helen, dobson w.t., melbourne, moorabbin, brighton, friends of cheltenham and reional cemeteries, cheltenham, ormond, bentleigh, market gardeners, irish immigrants c1850pioneers, early settlers, moorabbin shire, box cottage museum, port phillip bay, brighton estate, jasper road ormond, east boundary road brighton, dendy’s special survey 1851, point nepean road, south road brighton, thomas street brighton, north road brighton, county of bourke, box h., box william, parish of moorabbin, parish of prahran, markets, shingle roof, weather-board, mr., mckinnon, were jonathan, niall rev. fr. patrick, quinn fred, elsternwick, catholic church directory 1878, hibernian society melbourne, brady peter., kennedy mr., boland mr., leary mr., gahan mr., archbishop carr, rev. fr. gough., presentation convent gardenvale, sister mary vincent, charlston john, bavarian dress band, hales jasper

Advertisement for Calmont (Caltex) Service Station of Rattray Road Montmorency. Proprietor Barry Dobson. Copied from a Diamond Valley Football League football record from 1968.Digital copy of advertisement from booklet.diamond valley football league, calmont service station, rattray road montmorency, barry dobson

This bottle once contained John Fletcher’s ginger cordial. It was found in August 2014 in the sand dunes at Levy's Point, near McKinnon's quarry, Warrnambool. ABOUT JOHN FLETCHER of WARRNAMBOOL John Fletcher Cordial (or Beverage) Co.. Warrnambool supplied cordial and aerated drinks to the Western District of Victoria. John Fletcher was named as a cordial manufacturer in the Warrnambool Standard of June 13th 1895, when he attended a Publican’s Association meeting. Mr John Fletcher, aerated water and cordial manufacturer of Koroit Street, Warrnambool, had a summary of his factory printed in a short article in the Advocate, Melbourne, in February 1901. The article said, “one of the most complete plants outside the metropolis … spacious … well appointed …old-established business … noted for the excellence of the quality … a trial [of the beverage] is solicited.” John Fletcher and Harold Caffin, trading as J.S. Rowley & Co, cordial manufacturers in 1903, were prosecuted in September that year when the Board of Health found an analysed sample of Raspberry Vinegar to contain coal tar colouring, which could be injurious to health, particularly to the kidneys. The factory was still in operation in December 1924, when sadly, Mr S. Fletcher, who was carrying bottles of aerated water at Mr John Fletcher’s cordial factory, sustained an eye injury when one of the bottles burst. Later, the eye had to be removed at the Warrnambool Base Hospital. ABOUT CODD BOTTLES Many inventions during the mid-to-late 1800s kept the fizz in carbonated drinks, such as ginger ale, soda water, and fruit drinks. Hiram Codd, an English engineer, invented a successful process that he patented as “Codd’s patented globe stopper bottle” in 1872. The Codd-neck bottle (commonly called Codd or marble bottle) is manufactured in two parts. The body of the bottle is cast in two sections. At the time of joining the sections, a glass marble and rubber seal are inserted into the neck section. The lip is then applied to the top of the bottle. The Codd bottle is filled upside down as the pressure of the gas from the carbonated liquid holds the marble up and out of the way. When the bottle stands upright, the gas pushes the marble up against the washer, creating a firm seal to keep the fizz inside. The bottle is opened by pushing the marble down firmly to allow some of the gas to escape. The marble drops down and is caught in a depression formed in the neck. When the bottle is tilted to pour or drink the liquid, the marble rests in a dimple. Some have said that the bottle is a character, the shape having a face with its mouth keeping the marble out of the drink and eyes that catch the marble so that it doesn’t roll into the mouth of the drinker. The Codd bottle was expensive to produce, and children loved to destroy the marbles to play with the marbles inside. Many shops and factories added a deposit to the cost of buying the drink to encourage children to return the bottles rather than break it for the marble. Codd bottles are still being produced in India and Japan for soft drinks. A Codd bottle with the same markings as this one is valued on today’s Australian auction sites from AUD 35 - $75. Bottle, aqua/green glass, with glass marble inside. John Fletcher's Ginger Ale, Warrnambool. Container is often called a "Codd neck bottle", “marble bottle” or “Codd’s patent bottle”. Bottle made by Dobson. Inscription on bottle and base. c. 1905Marks moulded into glass; "JOHN FLETCHER / GINGER ALE / WARRNAMBOOL" and “DOBSON” and on base “G”. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, codd bottle, codd neck bottle, marble bottle, ginger beer bottle, john fletcher soft drinks, warrnambool soft drinks and cordials, john fletcher cordial (or beverage) co ., codd neck bottle, glass stopper bottle, hiram codd, antique bottle, harold caffin, john fletcher

These two ledgers come from the Warrnambool business of Bruce and McClure. One ledger is a Petty Cash Book with entries dating from 1941 to1945 and the other is a Share Register with entries from 1916 to 1933. The business of Bruce and McClure was located at 159-165 Lava Street Warrnambool and was established about 1900 in premises originally occupied by the plumber and fitter, W. Flett and the blacksmith and farrier, W. Hopkins and in the 1890s by the engineering works of Dobson and Parkinson. Bruce and McClure were engineers, ironfounders and windmill makers and manufactured, produced and serviced farm equipment in a wide area around Warrnambool. In 1945 the business was purchased by the Owen Brothers who later relocated to Caramut Road Warrnambool where it still operates today. These ledgers are of historic interest as they contain details of the operations of an important 20th century business in Warrnambool (Bruce & McClure) and they are very useful for local research. .1 Ledger with a hard green cover and dark red binding. The pages contain red and blue lines and handwritten entries in ink. Some pages are loose and there are some inserts with typed sheets. .2 Ledger with a green cover and dark red binding on the spine. There are alphabetical tabs in the front of the book and the pages contain printed red and blue lines and printed headings. The entries are handwritten in ink. Most of the pages are empty.bruce & mcclure warrnambool, windmill makers warrnambool, owens of warrnambool

Photograph probably for promotional purposes, of a "David Sowden & Sons" loom, No 198. Photograph was among items from Yarra Falls Mill.Photograph, black and white, probably of a "David Sowden & Sons" foot driven loom, No 198.198 FROM/ A DOBSON/ Photographer/ 8 SALTAIRE ROAD/ SHIPLEY/ ALL NEGATIVES KEPTtextile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill david sowden & sons, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving

Photograph probably for promotional purposes, of a "David Sowden and Sons" loom. Photograph was with other photographs in an envelope from Yarra Falls Mill.Photograph, black and white, of a "David Sowden & Sons" loom.FROM/ a DOBSON/ Photographer/ 28, SALTAIRE ROAD/ SHIPLEY/ ALL NEGATIVES KEPTtextile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill david sowden & sons, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving

Newspaper Article Sunshine Times 3 May 1956 Baseball|Sunshine RSL Anzac Day 1956 Photo Bert Montgomery Kingsley Kirby Keith Hebb|Sunshine RSL Anzac Day 1956 Photo Maude Noble Ted Flynn Bert Montgomery Harry Foxcroft Ted Hollingshead|Sunshine RSL Anzac Day 1956 Photo group of men and 2 soldiers with head bowed down|Sunshine RSL Anzac Day March 1956 Photo going along Hampshire Road Arthut Widdy Bert Montgomery Harry Foxcroft|1st Sunshine Mayoral Debutante Ball 1951 Photo|1st Sunshine Mayoral Debutante Ball 1951 Photo Cr G Dobson Mayor|Sunshine Technical School Girls Basketball Team 1949 and 1950 Photo Rear 2nd from L Betty Montgomery Rear 2nd from R Lynette Moffat Front L June Deeble Front R Gwenda Harris|Article from Advocate RSL Anzac Day 1956|Albion Methodist Tennis Club One Hundred Selected Recipes|Email from John Willaton about Albert "Bert" Montgomery the donor of the H.V. McKay D324 Wrench / Spanner (Cat No 1960)

Erected in council offices to commemorate past civic leaders. Put up after the Shire of Braybrook was converted into the City of Sunshine in 1951. Removed after most of the City of Sunshine was absorbed into City of Brimbank on 15 December 1994. Salvaged by Sunshine & District Historical Society Inc.Two large honour boards of the Braybrook Road District Chairmen and Shire of Braybrook Presidents. Names and dates are in gold lettering.Names: Francis Brown, J.A. Marsden, W.J. Clarke, William Boase, S.S. Ritchie, W.H. Powell, R. Faragher, John Blair, James Christie, T.B. Derham, George Mclagan, James Dickson, George Graham, William Hopkins, W.C. Barnett, Richard Manning, James Howatson, G.S. Mullenger, Thomas Opie, W.S. Lancashire, R.D. Hopkins, W.H.Waldon, Thomas Warr, Alfred Smith, Isaac Collins, W. Robinson, J.B. Derham, Chas J. Spong, W. Sheahan, George McKay, G.Cranwell, Alexander Robinson, G.W. Pennell, Henry J. Neal, James L. Scott, W.J. Pridham, W.R. Dempster, Henry Skewes, Ralph McKay, E.M.H. Drayton, Alf E.A. Lowe, J.R. Parsons, A.G. Pennell, T.R. Barclay, G.E. Dobson, R.A. Barrett, A. Beachley.shire of braybrook, braybrook road district, honoue board

By around circa 1850 Braybrook was already well established, and during the gold rush period also became a staging point for prospectors on their way to the diggings. Local government for the area began on 28th May 1860 when the BRAYBROOK ROAD BOARD DISTRICT was proclaimed, however this authority was soon superseded on 23rd January 1871 when the SHIRE OF BRAYBROOK came into existence. The Shire of Braybrook continued as the local government authority for the district until the CITY OF SUNSHINE was proclaimed in 1951. This Honour Board was unveiled on Monday 18th March 1940 at 8:30 p.m., and was hung in the Council Chamber, at the Shire of Braybrook Hall, Sunshine.The Honour Board is a historical record of the people who served as heads of local government in the district from 1860 to 1950.Letter to special quests inviting them to the unveilingof the honour board on the 18th March 1940 at 8:30pm Photograph of large brown stained wooden structure comprised of two board sections positioned side by side to make one display board. Contains in gold coloured lettering the names of people who served as CHAIRMEN of the BRAYBROOK ROAD DISTRICT and as PRESIDENTS of the SHIRE OF BRAYBROOK during the years 1860 to 1950.Braybrook Road District. Proclaimed 28th May 1860. Names: Francis Brown, J.A. Marsden, W.J. Clarke, William Boase, S.S. Ritchie, W.H. Powell, R. Faragher, John Blair, James Christie, T.B. Derham, George Mclagan, James Dickson, George Graham, William Hopkins, W.C. Barnett, Richard Manning, James Howatson, G.S. Mullenger, Thomas Opie, W.S. Lancashire, R.D. Hopkins, W.H.Waldon, Thomas Warr, Alfred Smith, Isaac Collins, W. Robinson, J.B. Derham, Chas J. Spong, W. Sheahan, George McKay, G.Cranwell, Alexander Robinson, G.W. Pennell, Henry J. Neal, James L. Scott, W.J. Pridham, W.R. Dempster, Henry Skewes, Ralph McKay, E.M.H. Drayton, Alf E.A. Lowe, J.R. Parsons, A.G. Pennell, T.R. Barclay, G.E. Dobson, R.A. Barrett, A. Beachley.braybrook road district, shire of braybrook, chairmen, presidents

Reports of the Town Clerk's Department 10th August 1977 Reports of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Acting Town Clerk A.M.P. Gratuity Scheme Trustees Victorian Family and Community Services Programmes Unemployment Station Road Drain Clean Air and Environment Council of Victoria Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the County Fire Authority Western Region Commission Representation Municipal Association of Victoria Award Matters The Hub Alterations and Additions Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Needs of the Aged Migrant The Bailey Report Western Region Women's Refuge Emergency Accommodation Midway Hostel Report of the Senior Health Inspector Application for Septic Tank Application for Installation of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Pollution Advice Contaminated Milk Powder Removal of a Dwelling Outside the Municipality 24 Hertford Road Sunshine to Smythes Creek Ballarat School Immunisation 1977 Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the By-Laws Officer Dog Act School Crossing Main Road West Disposal of Derelict Vehicles Report of the City Librarian Letter of Appreciation from Sunshine High School Extended Loan Period for Library Material Cost of Using Library Photocopying Machines Australian Library Week 16 to 24 September 1977 Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Factory Extensions Lot 293 Hawthorne Avenue Land Use Permit Application Advertising Hoarding South West Corner Furlong Road and St. Albans Road Land Use Permit Application Two Factories with Office Each Lot 38 Reid Street Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Attached House on Each Lot 1010 Robinsons Road Land Use Permit Application Storage of Quarry Products Lot 1 Somerville Road Extending from the Intersection of Market Road and Somerville Road West Towards Kororoit Creek Land Use Permit Application Trash and Treasure Lot 1 Boundary Road Corner Market Road Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Factory Lots 4 & 5 Tottenham Parade Land Use Permit Application Rebuilding of Service Premises 105 Anderson Road Croner of Fraser Street Land Use Permit Application Storage of Soil and Retail Plant Nursery North West Corner Fairbairn Road and Boundary Road Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 472 Hendry Street Land Use Permit Application Light Industry 84 Station Road South East Corner of Glencairn Avenue Plan of Subdivision Geelong Road and Francis Street Plan of Subdivision Browne Avenue, Furlong Road and Epalock Crescent Strata Subdivison 31 - 33 Warrs Road Plan of Consolidation Hume Street Westerngate Estate Robinsons Road Subdivision Camperdown Avenue and Sandford Avenue Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision 10 Chicago Street Variation to Contract Furlong Road Construction Annual Supply Contract Signal Installation Programme 1977/78 Connection of Main Road East, St. Albans with Buckley Street, Niddrie Across Maribyrnong River Disposal of Mini Moke Highfield Quarry South West Side Bunting Road Possible New Tip Site When Sunshine Tip Operations Cease Conference with Associated Quarries Pty Ltd Boundary Road and Fitzgerald Road Intersection Treatment No Standing Bookmobile Excepted Duke Street Retention of Caterpillar D6 Dozer Harrison Street and Miles Street Private Street Scheme Report of the Building Surveyor Apprentice Building Inspectors Fencing Anley Place Installation of Underground Tank Mountainview Quarries McIntyre Road Sunshine North Sunshine Swimming Pool Solar Heating Highpoint West Complex Cleaning Municipal Offices Albion Pre-School Centre Maintenance Dobson Pre-School Centre Maintenance Fairbairn Pre-School Centre Maintenance Sewer Dempster Park Alterations to Pavilion Skinner Reserve Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st July 1977 Plan of Subdivision Rita Street Fencing 83 Hall Street Sunshine West Swimming Pools Fees and Charges city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, station road, deer park, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, midway hostel, williamson road, maribyrnong, hertford road, sunshine high school, ballarat road, sunshine north, hawthorne avenue, st. albans road, furlong road, st. albans, reid street, albion, robinsons road, somerville road, brooklyn, boundary road, market road, tottenham parade, footscray west, anderson road, fraser street, fairbairn road, sunshine west, hendry street, glencairn avenue, geelong road, francis street, epalock crescent, warrs road, hume street, camperdown avenue, sandford avenue, chicago street, main road east, buckley street, niddrie, maribyrnong river, highfield quarry, bunting road, sunshine tip, associated quarries, fitzgerald road, duke street, harrison street, miles street, anley place, mountainview quarries, mcintyre road, sunshine swimming pool, highpoint west, rosamond road, albion pre-school centre, dobson pre-school centre, fairbairn pre-school centre, dempster park, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, phoenix street, derrimut street

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 10th August 1977 Reports of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Acting Town Clerk A.M.P. Gratuity Scheme Trustees Victorian Family and Community Services Programmes Unemployment Station Road Drain Clean Air and Environment Council of Victoria Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the County Fire Authority Western Region Commission Representation Municipal Association of Victoria Award Matters The Hub Alterations and Additions Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Needs of the Aged Migrant The Bailey Report Western Region Women's Refuge Emergency Accommodation Midway Hostel Report of the Senior Health Inspector Application for Septic Tank Application for Installation of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Pollution Advice Contaminated Milk Powder Removal of a Dwelling Outside the Municipality 24 Hertford Road Sunshine to Smythes Creek Ballarat School Immunisation 1977 Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the By-Laws Officer Dog Act School Crossing Main Road West Disposal of Derelict Vehicles Report of the City Librarian Letter of Appreciation from Sunshine High School Extended Loan Period for Library Material Cost of Using Library Photocopying Machines Australian Library Week 16 to 24 September 1977 Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Factory Extensions Lot 293 Hawthorne Avenue Land Use Permit Application Advertising Hoarding South West Corner Furlong Road and St. Albans Road Land Use Permit Application Two Factories with Office Each Lot 38 Reid Street Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Attached House on Each Lot 1010 Robinsons Road Land Use Permit Application Storage of Quarry Products Lot 1 Somerville Road Extending from the Intersection of Market Road and Somerville Road West Towards Kororoit Creek Land Use Permit Application Trash and Treasure Lot 1 Boundary Road Corner Market Road Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Factory Lots 4 & 5 Tottenham Parade Land Use Permit Application Rebuilding of Service Premises 105 Anderson Road Croner of Fraser Street Land Use Permit Application Storage of Soil and Retail Plant Nursery North West Corner Fairbairn Road and Boundary Road Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 472 Hendry Street Land Use Permit Application Light Industry 84 Station Road South East Corner of Glencairn Avenue Plan of Subdivision Geelong Road and Francis Street Plan of Subdivision Browne Avenue, Furlong Road and Epalock Crescent Strata Subdivison 31 - 33 Warrs Road Plan of Consolidation Hume Street Westerngate Estate Robinsons Road Subdivision Camperdown Avenue and Sandford Avenue Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision 10 Chicago Street Variation to Contract Furlong Road Construction Annual Supply Contract Signal Installation Programme 1977/78 Connection of Main Road East, St. Albans with Buckley Street, Niddrie Across Maribyrnong River Disposal of Mini Moke Highfield Quarry South West Side Bunting Road Possible New Tip Site When Sunshine Tip Operations Cease Conference with Associated Quarries Pty Ltd Boundary Road and Fitzgerald Road Intersection Treatment No Standing Bookmobile Excepted Duke Street Retention of Caterpillar D6 Dozer Harrison Street and Miles Street Private Street Scheme Report of the Building Surveyor Apprentice Building Inspectors Fencing Anley Place Installation of Underground Tank Mountainview Quarries McIntyre Road Sunshine North Sunshine Swimming Pool Solar Heating Highpoint West Complex Cleaning Municipal Offices Albion Pre-School Centre Maintenance Dobson Pre-School Centre Maintenance Fairbairn Pre-School Centre Maintenance Sewer Dempster Park Alterations to Pavilion Skinner Reserve Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st July 1977 Plan of Subdivision Rita Street Fencing 83 Hall Street Sunshine West Swimming Pools Fees and Charges Extraordinary Business Amendment to Seal Plan Westerngate North Estate Stage 1A Former Post Office Offer to Sell to Council Building Bon Thomas Reserve W.V. Black Hampshire Road Albion Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, station road, deer park, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, hertford road, sunshine high school, ballarat road, sunshine north, hawthorne avenue, furlong road, st. albans road, st. albans, reid street, albion, robinsons road, market road, somerville road, brooklyn, boundary road, tottenham parade, footscray west, anderson road, fraser street, fairbairn road, hendry street, glencairn avenue, geelong road, francis street, epalock crescent, warrs road, maribyrnong, hume street, camperdown avenue, sandford avenue, chicago street, main road east, buckley street, niddrie, maribyrnong river, highfield quarry, bunting road, sunshine tip, associated quarries, fitzgerald road, duke street, harrison street, miles street, anley place, mountainview quarries, mcintyre road, sunshine swimming, highpoint west, rosamond road, albion pre-school centre, dobson pre-school centre, fairbairn pre-school, derrimut street, dempster park, phoenix street, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, rita street, hall street, sunshine west, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, hampshire road

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

Proposed Technical School for Keilor Rate Recovery Sale Lot 88 Balfour Avenue Proposed Closure Dobson Crescent Land Transfer 88 Station Road Deer Park Golf Course Maribyrnong Riverbalfour avenue, sunshine north, dobson crescent, sunshine, station road, deer park

Kiosk Sunshine Swimming Pool Proposed Technical School for Keilor Rate Recovery Sale Lot 88 Balfour Avenue Proposed Closure Dobson Crescent Land Transfer 88 Station Road Deer Park Golf Course Maribyrnong Riverbalfour avenue, sunshine north, dobson crescent, sunshine, station road, deer park, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street

Catherine Yeung Community Nurse Planning Permit Application 74 Lot Residential Subdivision Opie Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application 3 Flats Lots 23 & 25 Madden Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Extensions to School Classrooms Land bounded by Churchill Avenue, Dobson Crescent and Darnley Street Planning Permit Application Restaurant, Service Premises and Associated Signs Red Rooster 204 - 210 Ballarat Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Enforcement Factory and Petrol Filling Station Lots 13, 14, 15 & 16 North West Corner Ballarat Road and Glencairn Avenue Deer Park Planning Permit Application Two Lot Subdivision Ballarat Road Albion Planning Permit Application Junk Yard Scrap Metal Maida Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Warehouse Lots 30 & 31 Cromer Avenue Sunshine Planning Permit Application Display Home Centre Furlong Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Factory Warehouse 4 Arvona Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Factory Renovation South West Corner Somerville Road and Tottenham Parade Planning Permit Application Bus Depot Lot 1 Emu Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application 4 Flats Lot 31 Bardsley Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Grain Storage Depot Stage 2 Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Factory Warehouse North West Corner Ballarat Road and Lacy Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Ground and Forst Floor Offices 239 - 241 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 30 Frederick Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Service Premises Alterations Lot 2 Rosamond Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application 2 Flats 185A Main Road West St. Albans Planning Permit Application Clothing Manufacturer 67 Dumfries Street Deer Park Planning Permit Application Factory Display and Sales Lot 39 Reid Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Extensions to Secondary School Marian College Glengala Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Promotion Panel Sign Lots 1, 6 and 7 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Shop Bank and Offices 288 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Brick Store 75 Wright Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Erection of New Multiple Sclerosis Residential and Day Attendance Centre Furlong Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Warehouse Alterations 22 St. Albans Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Junk Yard Lot 5 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Water Purification Plant Press Filter Platform Smorgon Consolidated Industries Meat and Paper Pty Ltd Planning Permit Application Bread and Cake Stall Level 2 Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Hot Bread Kitchen Glengala Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Alterations to Service Station Lot 1 Ballarat Road Braybrook Planning Permit Application Market Extensions Level 1 Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Laboratory and Offices Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Petrol Filling Station and Hotel Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Residential Subdivision and Industrial Use St. Albans Road and Furlong Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Take Away Food Shop 100 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Extension to Sunshine and District Community Hospital King Edward Avenue Albion Planning Permit Application Motor Repair Station and Advertising Signs Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Private Street Construction Ayton Street and Steers Street Sunshine North Closure of Omar Street Maidstone to Through Traffic Consolidated of Title McDonald Road Colliers Interstate Transport Service Ltd Lot 1 Station Road Albanvale Children's Community Centre Building Over Easement 3 Droitwich Crescent Deer Park Building Over Easement 20 Hook Street St. Albans Building Over Easement 191 Wright Street Sunshine West Building Over Easement 288 Station Road St. Albans Building Over Easement and Location of Building 11 Thwaites Street Sunshine Location of Building Lot 132 Hargreaves Crescent Braybrook Location of Building Lot 1 Station Road Deer Parkcatherine yeung, opie road, st. albans, madden street, maidstone, churchill avenue, dobson crescent, darnley street, st. johns secondary college, ballarat road, glencairn avenue, deer park, albion, maida avenue, sunshine north, cromer avenue, furlong road, arvona avenue, somerville road, tottenham parade, emu road, bardsley street, sunshine west, francis street, brooklyn, lacy street, braybrook, hampshire road, frederick street, rosamond road, main road west, dumfries street, reid street, ardeer, marian college, glengala road, berkshire road, wright street, st. albans road, mcintyre road, highpoint west, maribyrnong, neale road, station road, sunshine and district community hospital, king edward avenue, geelong road, ayton street, steers street, omar street, albanvale children's community centre, droitwich crescent, hook street, thwaites street, hargreaves crescent

Maidstone was originally part of the former Shire of Braybrook and later the City of Sunshine. However, in 1994, Victoria underwent council amalgamations, which resulted in Braybrook being incorporated into the City of Maribyrnong. The suburb of Maidstone continues to attract considerable attention from the residents of City of Brimbank, particularly its historical features, the old buildings and distinctive streetscapes that characterise the area.To capture the essence of Maidstone in 2021, a series of photographs were taken. These images document a range of buildings, street scenes, and other notable points of interest throughout the suburb, providing a visual record of its unique character.5592.01 - Ballarat Rd 3 - 5 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.02 - Ballarat Rd 17a Maidstone 2021 Photo 02.JPG 5592.03 - Ballarat Rd 27 - 29 Maidstone - Former Email Meters Factory 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.04 - Ballarat Rd 45 - Former Shop 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.05 - Ballarat Rd 49 - 57 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.06 - Ballarat Rd 63 - 65 Maidstone - Former Shop 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.07 - Ballarat Rd 81 Maidstone - Former Shop 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.08 - Ballarat Rd 101 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.09 - Ballarat Rd 115 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.10 - Ballarat Rd 127 - 131 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.11 - Ballarat Rd 46 Maidstone - Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.12 - Ballarat Rd 115 Maidstone 2021 Photo 02.JPG 5592.13 - Ballarat Rd 154 Maidstone - Former Shop 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.14 - Ballarat Rd 154 Maidstone - Former Shop 2021 Photo 02.JPG 5592.15 - Ballarat Rd 154 Maidstone - Former Shop 2021 Photo 03.JPG 5592.16 - Ballarat Rd 154 Maidstone - Former Shop 2021 Photo 04.JPG 5592.17 - Commercial St 1 - 11 Maidstone - Shops.JPG 5592.18 - Curtin St Maidstone - Fish And Chip Shop 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.19 - Dobson Kindergarten Rogers Reserve Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.20 - Dobson Reserve 2021 Photo 05.JPG 5592.21 - Dobson Reserve 2021 Photo 06.JPG 5592.22 - Drey Park Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.23 - Emu Rd 35 - 37 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.24 - Emu Rd 52 - 64 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.25 - Gilda St 10 - 12 Maidstone - MacKillop Education Maidstone Campus 2021 Photo 02.JPG 5592.26 - Hampstead Rd 2 - 8 Maidstone 2021 Photo 02.JPG 5592.27 - Hampstead Rd 2 Maidstone - Supermarket 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.28 - Hampstead Rd 5 Maidstone - New Apostolic Church 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.29 - Hampstead Rd 40 - Iglesia Ni Cristo - Locale of Melbourne 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.30 - Lyon St Maidstone - Our Lady's Parish Hall 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.31 - Maidstone Child And Family Centre Rogers Reserve Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.32 - Mitchell St - Jemena Zone Substation BY 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.33 - Mitchell St 54 Maidstone - Worldwide Missionary Movement Melbourne 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.34 - Mitchell St 86 - 88 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.35 - Mitchell St 90 Maidstone - Hillsong Melbourne West 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.36 - Mitchell St 108 Maidstone - Warren And Brown 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.37 - Mitchell St 110 - 112 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.38 - Mitchell St 112 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.39 - Mitchell St 114 - 116 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG 5592.40 - Mitchell St 116 Maidstone 2021 Photo 01.JPG ballarat road, commercial street, curtin street, emu road, glida street, hampstead road, lyon street, mitchell street, maidstone, catholic archdiocese of melbourne, dobson kindergarten, rogers reserve, dobson reserve, drey park, mackillop education maidstone campus, new apostolic church, ernie's supermarket, iglesia ni cristo - locale of melbourne, our lady's parish hall, maidstone child and family centre, jemena zone substation, worldwide missionary movement melbourne, hillsong melbourne west, warren and brown

Erected in the township of Miners Rest in 1920 in remembrance of fallen soldiers, this granite plinth cenotaph stands at the West end of an Avenue of Honour with 25 trees. The memorial is of Harcourt colonial granite, with bronze face plates, and contains the names of twenty-four soldiers of the district who sacrificed their lives at war. The monument was designed by the well-known sculptor, Mr F. W. Commons, and the work executed by returned soldiers employed at his studio on Creswick Road, Ballarat.The memorial is of historic and social significance to the people of BallaratGranite stone memorial including plaques on a bluestone base. 4 smaller granite posts and flag pole. In honour of our men of this district who gave their lives in the great war 1914-19. Duty Nobly Done. Erected by residents A.D.1920. Unveiled by Sir A. J. Peacock K.C.M.C., M.L.A. 23rd May 1920 Soldiers named; L.C. Blackman, D.G. Chisholm, J. Dowie, D. Dobson, H. Fisher, A.E. Gray, E.S. Holgate, H.S. Holgate, A. Kennedy, W.C. Kilfeder, G.A. Loader, H.R. Lonsdale, W. Miller, P. Morgan, C.A. Morrison, J. McDonald, N. McKenzie, L. Pollock, W.G. Pollock, A. Robertson, C.F. Shelton, P.J. Shelton, G.F. Smith, J.T. Swain.miners rest cenotaph, miners rest avenue of honour

A5 size publication of the Gipps-Land Gate, April - June, 1985 featuring an old picture of Dandenong on the cover. Keeping Posted Rare Dandenong Roads Board Document Unearthed Housing Commission Major Role In Local Housing The Griffins Of "Kent Park" Harking Back 75 Years Ago Robert Caldecott Walker - Resurrected Setting An Example Many More Could Follow Dunbar-Dobson Re-Union Created Interest An interesting group of Early Dandenong Personalities, Places and Eventshotel history, early education in dandenong, interesting milestones, family histories

Charles E “Ernie” Barrie started constructing a Chaff mill on the corner of Brooklyn and Station road in 1900. It soon became a thriving business and was ideally located close to the railway line. Ernie and his father William and other Barrie brothers had been operated travelling chaff cutters in the district of Melton and Werribee. Within a short time the mill expanded into two big sheds in partnership with his brother James E known as “Ted”. The eldest brother William was in the Manager living in Melton South. In 1906 Ernie applied for a railway crossing on Brooklyn Road to have direct access for railway trucks to be shunted to the mill to be loaded. The Mill was also had the first phone to be connected, No 1, and No’s 2, 3 were the Golden Fleece and Macs Hotels. In 1906 Ernie married Jessie Lang daughter of the Head Teacher at Melton State School No 430 (1896 –1917). The Barrie house on the north side of the mill was completed in August 1906. It survived for almost 60 years until demolition. Chaff mills were very susceptible to fires and often burnt down and would be rebuilt again ready for the peak of the harvesting season. The final demise of the Mill occurred in a spectacular blaze on the night of Friday 2nd December 1977, just before the earth tremor as reported in the local paper. Brian Dobson the local photographer lived close by and captured the night blaze. A video was also taken of the action by the fire brigade. My parents Bon and Edna Barrie were living at 19 First Avenue, and took colour slides of the smouldering ruins in the half -light. Ironically Bon had spent the first year of his life (born in April 1909 and sister Mary born October 1907) at the house beside the mill. Trethowan’s Chaff mill in Brooklyn road was also destroyed by fire, which stated in the evening on Tuesday April 28th 1987. It was established in 1910 by Dixon Brothers, followed by, Ebbot & Kebby, Robinson, Trethowan and Butler and was with the Trethowan family when it burnt down. Melton South was small a community referred to as Melton Railway Station. Member of the community raised the idea to have a public hall. In 1909 Cr Barrie, Mr Nesbitt and Delany formed a committee to build a community hall. Cr Barrie donated the land and The Exford Hall was completed in September 1910 later to be named Victoria Hall. It was demolished in 1992. Colour slide in Barrie archive. In April 1910 the Ernie sold the Mill to Glover Onians (HSK Ward) family moved away to a property in Trundle NSW. Ernie had acquired 640 acres (a square mile) and leased a further 1920 acres of adjoining land. It was the practise of the farmers in the area at the time to buy up or lease the surrounding land from the 640 acre crown land blocks to make up acerage for a viable wheat farm. His wife Jessie found the climate to be very hot and when the Darlingsford property at Melton was put up for sale in the latter part of 1910 and was passed in at the auction. My grandfather saw this an opportunity to return to Melton. The negotiations to Darlingsford were finalised on May 11th 1911. Barrie bothers with connections to Chaff mills and farming in Melton from the 1900s William Henry, Charles Ernest, James Edwin, Samuel John, Robert, Arthur Roger, Albert Walter. Three grandsons and a great-grandson are in business earthmoving and farming in Melton today. (2013) Memoirs by Wendy BarrieEmployees at Chaff Mill, it was located on the corner of Brooklyn and Station Road, Melton South. local identities, agriculture

Taken at the Opening Service in 1910. Photo originally in the collection of Miss Annie Mills of "Terreglea" in Warrigal Road, Surrey Hills. Her father John Mills was a Church elder. Alfred Jacobs could be on the extreme right; Win Jacobs (Mrs Win Yarnold) just visible on the left. Win was connected with the Mills family through the mother (Eleanor Dobson Mills) of her half-sister; Eleanor was Henry Atwood Jacobs' first wife.A black and white photograph of a church with a tall spire. It is bounded by a picket fence. There are a number of people exiting from the side of the church. Many people are wearing hats.To Alfie / with love from / Auntie Annie (Mills) sister of first Mrs Jacobs / mother of Amelia Alan Jacobs / known as Amy. Surrey Hills Presbyterian Church / could be Alf Jacobs an extreme right / ..... opening. From Win Yarnold (nee Jacobs) born at "Spencey Croft" / Canterbury Rd 1905surrey hills presbyterian church, canterbury road, surrey hills, warrigal road, clothing and dress, hats, miss annie mills, mr alfred jacobs, miss win jacobs, miss winifred atwood jacobs, mrs win yarnold, mrs winifred yarnold, mr john mills, churches