This book covers the history of the Koonung-Boroondara Area from its early beginnings, land use and lifestyle; Part 2 covers the education as the Boroondara State School grows in the 1950's and includes some students' memories at the end. Ill., mapsdairying, boroondara park primary school, schools, bulleen primary school, newcomb> caroline, first teacher, koonung state school, west> stephen, churcher> pamela, hansen> david, day> richard, wenborn> f.c., godfrey> a.l., tobias> h.d., manley-breen> i.j., hoy> w.e., wright> gillian, baker> jennifer ann (mrs.), ley> jennifer ann, hood> denise, blott> denise (mrs.), kipp> sandra, giddings> robert, fortman> judith, godfrey> lewis, hobbs> k.w., hardwick> d.f., magee> f.c., dacy> p.h., chivers> j.b., graham> yvonne, heath> john, waters> june, taylor> doug, schwarz> gavan