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Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 25th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Worker's Compensation Payment Extension of Make-Up Time Excise Duty Low Alcohol Products Road Reservation North of Robert Barrett Reserve Garbage By-Law 123 Amendment By-Law 127 Land Duke street Proposed Lease and Development Council Functions The Sunshine Swimming Pool Complex Opening by The Hon. Alan Hunt Minister of Education General Revenue Grants to Municipalities Melbourne Tourism Authority Request for Financial Assistance Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Combined Pensioners Association of Deer Park School Leavers Project Maribyrnong Senior Citizens' Club Summer School for Under Privileged H.S.C. Students Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine West & Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine North Community Youth Support Scheme Tenants Advice Service Brooklyn Playgroup Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Sewer Blockage Mullenger Street Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1979 Sanitary Service Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws School Crossing Supervisors Report of the City Librarian Library Association of Australia 20th Biennial Conference 26th to 30th August 1979 August School holiday Programme Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Victoria Olympic Appeal and Olympic Games Week Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer & Planner Selwyn Park Planning Permit Application Appeals Planning Permit Application Community Health Centre Andrea Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Service Industry Lot 80 Porter Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Kororoit Creek 760 Ballarat Road Deer Park (Deer Park Hotel) Planning Permit Application Alterations to Petrol Filling Station Glengala Road North East Corner St. Andrews Drive Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Two Service Premises and Consulting Rooms Lots 2, 3 & 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Amendment No 91 Part 1 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Sky Sign 248 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Toilet Block Extension to Existing Factory Development 2 - 4 Henderson Road Sunshine North Enforcement 17 Disraeli Street Motor Repairs, Electrical Repairs and Servicing Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Amendment No 115 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Albanvale Estate Stage 6A Strata Subdivision 128 - 130 Suffolk Road Sunshine North Tenders for Annual Supplies Proposed Traffic Signals Market Road / Wright Street / Sunshine Road School Crossing Main Road West Near Kate Street St. Albans Proposed School Crossing Anderson Road Installation of Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ballarat Road / McIntyre Road / Anderson Road Remodelling of Existing Signals Proposed School Crossing Fairbairn Road Between Bennett Street and Killeen Street Sunshine West Traffic Signals Intersection of Western Highway (Ballarat Road) and Ashley Street Maidstone Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street West of Tower Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Yallourn Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Holmes Street Ardeer Pedestrian Operated Signals in Rosamond Road Between River Street and Fisher Street Deferred Payment Scheme Berkshire Road Parking in Front of Rockwell Axles Reflectorized House Numbering Montasell Avenue Deer Park Parking Princess Street Arcade St. Albans Traffic Parkside Subdisivion Sunshine West Installation of Traffic Signs Watt Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Duke Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Furlong Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Berkshire Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Pengally Court Sunshine Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3848 Antioch Court, Fairfax Circuit & Neale Road Albanvale Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Hire of Plants for Decoration Diamond Avenue Pre-School Centre Landscaping Maribyrnong River Beautification New Anglers Hotel Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1979 Special Order for Making By-Law No 127 with respect to the provision, use and control of receptacles for the deposit and collection of refuse and rubbish (whether temporary or otherwise) and prescribing the size and shape of and material to be used in the construction of such receptacles.robert barrett reserve, rosamond road, maribyrnong, duke street, sunshine north, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, sunshine, maribyrnong senior citizens' club, multi-cultural senior citizens' club sunshine west, multi-cultural senior citizens' club sunshine north, brooklyn playgroup, mullenger street, braybrook, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, andrea street, st. albans, porter road, deer park, ballarat road, kororoit creek, deer park hotel, glengala road, st. andrews drive, hampshire road, henderson road, disraeli street, highpoint west shopping centre, suffolk road, market road, wright street, sunshine road, main road west, kate street, anderson road, mcintyre road, fairbairn road, bennett street, killeen street, western highway, ashley street, maidstone, forrest street, tower street, yallourn street, holmes street, ardeer, river street, fisher street, montasell avenue, princess street, watt street, furlong road, pengally court, antioch court, fairfax circuit, neale road, albanvale, diamond avenue pre-school centre, diamond avenue, maribyrnong river, new anglers hotel, anglers hotel

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of council held on 25th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Worker's Compensation Payment Extension of Make-Up Time Excise Duty Low Alcohol Products Road Reservation North of Robert Barrett Reserve Garbage By-Law 123 Amendment By-Law 127 Land Duke Street Proposed Lease and Development Council Functions The Sunshine Swimming Pool Complex Opening by The Hon. Alan Hunt Minister of Education General Revenue Grants to Municipalities Melbourne Tourism Authority Request for Financial Assistance Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Combined Pensioners Association of Deer Park School Leavers Project Maribyrnong Senior Citizens' Club Summer School for Under Privileged H.S.C. Students Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine West & Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine North Community Youth Support Scheme Tenants Advice Service Brooklyn Playgroup Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Sewer Blockage Mullenger Street Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1979 Sanitary Service Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws School Crossing Supervisors Report of the City Librarian Library Association of Australia 20th Biennial Conference 26th to 30th August 1979 August School Holiday Programme Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Victoria Olympic Appeal and Olympic Games Week Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer & Planner Selwyn Park Planning Permit Application Appeals Planning Permit Application Community Health Centre Andrea Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Service Industry Lot 80 Porter Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Kororoit Creek 760 Ballarat Road Deer Park (Deer Park Hotel) Planning Permit Application Alterations to Petrol Filling Station Glengala Road North East Corner St. Andrews Drive Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Two Service Premises and Consulting Rooms Lots 2, 3 & 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Amendment No 91 Part 1 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Sky Sign 248 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Toilet Block Extension to Existing Factory Development 2 - 4 Henderson Road Sunshine North Enforcement 17 Disraeli Street Motor Repairs, Electrical Repairs and Servicing Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Amendment No 115 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Albanvale Estate Stage 6A Strata Subdivision 128 - 130 Suffolk Road Sunshine North Tenders for Annual Supplies Proposed Traffic Signals Market Road / Wright Street / Sunshine Road School Crossing Main Road West Near Kate Street St. Albans Proposed School Crossing Anderson Road Installation of Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ballarat Road / McIntyre Road / Anderson Road Remodelling of Existing Signals Proposed School Crossing Fairbairn Road Between Bennett Street and Killeen Street Sunshine West Traffic Signals Intersection of Western Highway (Ballarat Road) and Ashley Street Maidstone Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street West of Tower Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Yallourn Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Holmes Street Ardeer Pedestrian Operated Signals in Rosamond Road Between River Street and Fisher Street Deferred Payment Scheme Berkshire Road Parking in Front of Rockwell Axles Reflectorized House Numbering Montasell Avenue Deer Park Parking Princess Street Arcade St. Albans Traffic Parkside Subdisivion Sunshine West Installation of Traffic Signs Watt Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Duke Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Furlong Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Berkshire Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Pengally Court Sunshine Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3848 Antioch Court, Fairfax Circuit & Neale Road Albanvale Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Hire of Plants for Decoration Diamond Avenue Pre-School Centre Landscaping Maribyrnong River Beautification New Anglers Hotel Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1979 Special Order for Making By-Law No 127 with respect to the provision, use and control of receptacles for the deposit and collection of refuse and rubbish (whether temporary or otherwise) and prescribing the size and shape of and material to be used in the construction of such receptacles Extraordinary Business Report of the Commissioner Change of Date of Council Meetings Report of the City Engineer & Planner Pedestrian Operated Signals in Anderson Road South of Ridley Street Traffic Signals Interestion of South Roadrobert barrett reserve, rosamond road, maribyrnong, duke street, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, sunshine, maribyrnong senior citizens' club, multi-cultural senior citizens' club sunshine west & multi-cultural senior citizens' club, mullenger street, braybrook, andrea street, st. albans, porter road, deer park, ballarat road, glengala road, st. andrews drive, sunshine west, hampshire road, henderson road, sunshine north, disraeli street, highpoint west shopping centre, suffolk road, market road, wright street, sunshine road, kate street, anderson road, fairbairn road, bennett street, killeen street, ashley street, maidstone, forrest street, tower street, yallourn street, holmes street, river street, fisher street, berkshire road, rockwell axles, montasell avenue, princess street, watt street, pengally court, antioch court, fairfax circuit, neale road, albanvale, diamond avenue pre-school centre, diamond avenue, maribyrnong river, new anglers hotel, ridley street, south road

Town Planning Appeal Tribunal Continental Hotel McKechnie Street St. Albans Town Planning Appeal Tribunal 15 Market Road Sunshine Town Planning Appeal Tribunal Lot 14 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Town Planning Appeal Tribunal Lots 1, 3 and 86 Henderson Street and Berkshire Road Sunshine Northcontinental hotel, st. albans hotel, mckechnie street, st. albans, market road, sunshine, mcintyre road, sunshine north, henderson street, berkshire road

Planning Permit Application Vegetable Oil tank Meggit Ltd Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Construction of garage Bell Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Extension to Cafe 99 Glengala Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Offices Lots 2, 3, and 4 McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Promotion Sign McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Amenities Block J. J. McGrath Aust Duke Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application L.P. Gas Storage Lots 2 & 5 Frederick Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Ployester Plant Extension Monsanto Somerville Road Footscray West Planning Permit Application Factory Alterations Tasman UEB Geelong Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Factory and Office cnorner Frederick Street and Justin Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application 4 Flats Mark Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Transport Depot 457 Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Factory Frederick Street Brookyln Planning Permit Application Extensions to Factory amended plan Lots 1, 2 and 86 corner Henderson Street and Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Transport Depot Calleja Transport Pty Ltd 552 Geelong Road Brooklyn Location of Building 2 Willow Avenue St. Albansmeggit ltd, somerville road, brooklyn, bell street, sunshine west, glengala road, mcdonald road, mcintyre road, sunshine north, mcgrath, duke street, frederick street, monsanto, footscray west, tasman ueb, geelong road, justin street, mark street, henderson street, berkshire road, willow avenue, st. albans

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 10th June 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Revaluation Payment by Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Expenditure of Money From Public Resort & Recreation Fund Use of the facilities at The Hub Proposed Lease of Premises by the Albion Tennis Club Request for Financial Assistance for the St. Albans Community Youth Club Request for Financial Assistance for the Western Region Arts Council The Community Arts Conference 19th to 22nd July 1980 Financial Statement for the Year Ended 30th September 1979 and Auditor's Report Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Service Western region Advancement Programme Fuel for Pensioners Scheme Repatriation Benefits for Allied Veterans Special Youth Development Programme Department of Youth, Sport & Recreation Sunshine CYSS Refunding Report of the Chief Health Officer Charge for Police Witness Attendance at Sunshine Court in Litter Case Offensive Trades Werribee Area Nufarm Chemicals Pty Ltd, J.L. McTaggart (Vic) Pty Ltd J.H. Ralph & Sons Pty Ltd V's City of Sunshine Court Case Health Act registrations for 1980 Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act 1958 Section 44(1) Nuisance Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Court Proceedings Parking & Traffic Infringements Dog Act Report of the City Librarian May 1980 School Holidays Programme Bookmobile Seminar 17th - 18th May 1980 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Subdivision and Detached House on Each Created Allotment Main Road West Rezoning Corner of Raleigh Road and Burton Crescent Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Hore Agistment via Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Extractive Industry McIntyre Road St. Albans East Planning Permit Application Extension to Milk Bar 123 Rosamond Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Radio Mast 3 Beaver Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Sign South West Corner of Mulhall Drive and Clover Avenue St. Albans Planning Permit Application Radio Tower Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Extension to Bridge Platform Within Existing Industrial Complex Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Lots 1, 2 & 86 Berkshire Road North West Corner Henderson Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Deer Park Fire Station North East Corner of Ballarat Road and Glencairn Avenue Deer Park Planning Permit Application Detached House 17 Carroll Street Deer Park Planning Permit Application Display Home Centre Lot 16 to 19 Furlong Road Corner of St. Albans Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Amateur Radio Mast Lot 51 Glencairn Avenue Deer Park Planning Permit Application Residential Subdivision and Industrial Use South East Corner St. Albans Road and Furlong Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Signs McDonalds 396 - 402 Ballarat Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Three Flats Lots 3 & 4 Cooper Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Commercial Display Area Lot 19 Geelong Road Corner of Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Cafe 77 Main Road West St. Albans Street Construction Nickson Estate Stage 3 & 4 Furlong Road St. Albans Consolidation of Title The Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co. Pty Ltd Emu Road, Mitchell Street & Richards Street Maidstone Consolidation of Title Emu Road Self Service Wholesaler Pty Ltd Consolidation of Title Lots 41. 42 & 43 Cromer Avenue Street Construction Albanvale Estate Stage 23 Consolidation of Title Lots 1034 & 1035 Delamare Drive Albanvale Contracts Construction of Concrete Works Allocation of Funds 1980/81 Country Road Board Jones Creek Western Highway to Albion Explosive Factory Concrete Channel Along the Western Boundary of the Old Sunshine Tip 10th Australian Road Research Board Conference University of Sydney 25th to 29th August 1980 City of Sunshine Award Amendments Professional Engineers Federal Funding for Roads Depot Workshop Tenders Kinder Smith Reserve Pavilion Extension Tenders Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 49 Mawson Avenue Deer Park Building Over Easement 66 Mawson Avenue Deer Park Building Over Easement Lot 10 Neale Road Deer Park Building Over Easement 43 Sunhill Court Ardeer Building on Land Liable to Flooding Lot 5 Oakland Street Maribyrnong Orama Street Pre-School Centre Landscaping Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st May 1980 Statement of Accounts for the Year Ended 30th September 1979albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, st. albans community youth club, nufarm chemicals, j.l. mctaggart, j.h. ralph & sons, geelong road, brooklyn, main road west, st. albans, raleigh road, burton crescent, maribyrnong, fairbairn road, sunshine west, mcintyre road, st. albans east, sunshine north, rosamond road, maidstone, beaver street, mulhall drive, clover avenue, somerville road, berkshire road, henderson street, deer park fire station, ballarat road, glencairn avenue, deer park, carroll street, furlong road, st. albans road, mcdonalds, cooper street, francis street, the olympic tyre & rubber co, emu road, mitchell street, richards street, cromer avenue, delamare drive, albanvale, jones creek, western highway, albion explosive factory, sunshine tip, kinder smith reserve, lily street, braybrook, mawson avenue, neale road, sunhill court, ardeer, oakland street, orama street pre-school centre, orama street

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The accounts records in the Medical Accounts book start in February 1929 and refer to many of Warrnambool’s local names and addresses. The ledger book belonged to Dr John Hunter Henderson who conducted his medical practice from his home and surgery at Birchwood, 214 Koroit Street, Warrnambool, from 1904-1939. This particular accounts book spans from February 1929 to May 1931. Dr Henderson retired in 1939 and moved to Melbourne. His home, medical practice and many of his surgery’s items, including the Medical Accounts Book, were transferred to Dr William Roy Angus in that same year. The patients’ addresses on page 1 of the ledger include John Lee of St Marys Road, Wangoom. John Lee’s name has two entries on this page. He Grandfather, also John Lee, was a notable pioneer of the district. JOHN LEE John Lee was born in 1884 and died in 1948. His father (1845-1892) and grandfather (1814-1887) were also named John Lee. John Lee’s Grandfather, Grandmother, Father and Uncle arrived in Australia from Ireland in 1852. The colonial family settled in St Marys Road, Wangoom, Victoria and have a long association with the district. John Lee, born in 1814, is proudly listed amongst the names on the commemorative Warrnambool Pioneers Board, having arrived in Australia In 1852. In 1855 John’s Grandfather John Lee, aged 41, was head teacher of the Tower Hill School on the south bank of Tower Hill. Two years later, in 1857, the north bank of Tower Hill was surveyed and named the township of Koroit. In November of that year John Lee continued on as head master, now at the newly built Tower Hill Lake National School Number 618, on land that is now Victoria Park Recreation Reserve, on High Street, Koroit. John died in Warrnambool in 1887 but even 50 years later an ex-student wrote a letter to The Age newspaper, recalling memories of John Lee, his head master of the 1860s at the Tower Hill Lake Common School in Koroit. DR WILLIAM ROY ANGUS Doctor Angus had previously practiced in Nhill. The accounts book and many more items of Dr Angus were donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Dr Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. The Medical Accounts Book is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr John Henderson from 1904+1939 and Dr Angus until he retired, from 1923 - 1969. The Medical Accounts Book is significant as a record of the names, addresses and health of the people in Warrnambool and District in the early 20th century. The Book is significant for its early 20th century association with two local doctors, Dr John Henderson and Doctor William Roy Angus, whose practices span from 1904-1969. The Book is also significant historically for its association with the ancestors of patient John Lee, whose Grandfather is recognised on the Warrnambool pioneer Board as one of the early pioneers in Victoria, arriving in 1852. Ledger, Medical Accounts Book. Title is Bruck’s Condensed Medical Account Book. Book has hardback, green cover, bound and reinforced with red leather and printed title in gold lettering. The pages of index tabs in the beginning of the book have no entries. The first page of the accounts section of the book have the hand written heading “February 1929”. The book continues until the end of May 1931. Inside both front and back cover are hand written notes in different scrips. Both black and blue ink has been used. The book belonged to Dr John Hunter Henderson. It is part of the W.R. Angus Collection."Bruck’s Condensed Medical Account Book"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, medical treatment, medical history, medical accounts, medical administration, medical record 1929, ledger, bruck’s condensed medical account book, john hunter henderson, william roy angus, edward ryan, thomas francis ryan, john lee, tower hill school, tower hill lake national school, koroit primary school, victoria school 628, st marys wangoom, warrnambool pioneer, birchwood, 214 koroit street warrnambool

This medical accounts book was owned and used by Dr John Henderson, who practised in Warrnambool for many years. His medical practice was purchased by Dr W.R. Angus in 1939, which is how this book came to be in his possession. The book has names, addresses and accounts for many Warrnambool citizens, patients of Dr. Henderson. This ledger book was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) According to Berry, her mother Gladys made a lot of their clothes. She was very talented and did some lovely embroidery including lingerie for her trousseau and beautifully handmade baby clothes. Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . Its first station was in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital (a 2 bed ward at the Nelson Street Practice) from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what previously once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr Tom and his brother had worked as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He had been House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan had gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. When Dr Angus took up practice in the Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan’s old premises he obtained their extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926. A large part of this collection is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. and an ALDI sore is on the land that was once their tennis court). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served with the Australian Department of Defence as a Surgeon Captain during WWII 1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. He had an interest in people and the community They were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. This Medical Accounts Book is significant for its association with a leading Warrnambool doctor, Dr Henderson, who practised medicine in the early to mid 20th century. The practice was purchased by Dr W.R. Angus in 1939. The records in the book are significant for their connection to the Warrnambool community in the very early 20th century. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Ledger, Medical Accounts Book. Title is Bruck's Condensed Medical Accounts book. Book has a hardback blue-green cover, bound and reinforced with read leather and printed title in gold lettering. The pages are dated from August 1914 to June 1917. Alphabetical index pages at the beginning of the book have no entries. Index tabs are reinforced with white fabric. Pages 1-101 of the accounts section have handwritten entries made in black ink. The back endpaper, right side, has a hand written inscription. Small page of notepaper is inserted at January 1915 and is inscribed in pencil. A recent, loose printed note is inside the front cover. The Accounts Book belonged to Dr J H Henderson and is part of the W.R. Angus Collection.Cover has printed "BRUCK'S CONDENSED MEDICAL ACCOUNTS BOOK". Handwritten note "January 1915" Printed note “Medical Account Book, Dr Henderson, previous to Dr Angus buying his practice at Birchwood 1939-1970” flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dr w r angus, warrnambool doctor, dr john henderson, medical accounts book, medical ledger book, bruck's condensed medical account book, health care, koroit street warrnambool, medical administration, birchwood

Advertisement for Henderson's Milk Bar, 369 Greensborough Road.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.hendersons milk bar, greensborough road greensborough

Description of a walk to St Helena via Greensborough Railway Station, including a detailed history and description of St Katherine's Church.4p photocopy of an excerpt from 'The Open Road in Victoria', by Robert Henderson Croll. Robertson and Mullens, 1928.

Official opening of the Karralyka Centre - Cr. Pat Gotlib (Mayor) and Sir Henry Winneke greeting dignitaries. +Additional Keywords: Winneke, Sir Henry / Gotlib, Pat (Cr) / Henderson, Alan (Cr)

Official opening of the Karralyka Centre - L-R A.C. Robertson (City Engineer), Harry Seidler (Architect), Cr Alan E Henderson, Sir Henry Winneke, Cr Pat Gotlib (Mayor), Arthur W Hall (Town Clerk). +Additional Keywords: Robertson, Alan C. (City Engineer) / Seidler, Harry / Henderson, Alan E. (Cr) / Winneke, Sir Henry (Governor of the State of Victoria) / Gotlib, Pat (Cr) / Hall, Arthur W. (Town Clerk)

Official opening of the Karralyka Centre19-4-1980: L to R: ? Sir Henry Winneke Lady Winneke Cr Jack McRae Cr Alan Henderson Cr Pat Gotlib

The History Of Australian Exploration 1788-1888 2 Compiled from State Documents, Private Papers, and the most authentic sources of information. Issued under the auspices of the Governments of the Australian Colonies Author: Ernest Favenc Publisher: Turner & Henderson Date: 1888non-fictionErnest Favenc's "The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888" is a key 19th-century chronicle of the continent's inland discoveries, compiled from official records and private accounts. Published in Sydney by Turner & Henderson, it covers expeditions from the First Fleet's arrival through late-19th-century ventures. The work details public and private explorations, from early Sydney ventures by Phillip and Tench to later interior explorations, highlighting geographical features and Indigenous encounters. Issued under Australian colonial governments' auspices, it fills gaps in prior narratives by emphasising lesser-known private efforts. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, the history of australian exploration 1788-1888, ernest favenc

Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853 a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fund raising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former court house in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historic books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historic Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed art works and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. Along The Track Author: Robert Henderson Croll Publisher: Robertson & Mullens Ltd Label on spine cover with typed text R.A. 919.4 CRO Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, 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, along the track, robert henderson croll

Orbost and East Gippsland Agricultural, Pastoral & Horticultural Society held their annual show in the Mechanics' Institute hall in Orrbost on November 16, 1894. First Prize in Class F Section C was awarded to Elsie Price for "six buttonholes (children under 14)". At this time C.N. Henderson was President and Lauchlan Ross was Secretary. The first meeting to form an Agricultural society in Orbost was convened by the then Orbost Progress Association and held in the Mechanics Hall on Saturday, 10th October 1891. Its first show was held on 3rd March 1904, on a site alongside the Bonang Road where the present Golf Club stands. It is currently held at the Recreation Reserve at Newmerella. Ref: In Times Gone By-Deborah Hall Prior to the Orbost Agricultural Society 's Annual Show these smaller shows were held in the Mechanics' Institute hall. Elsie Price, 1886-1897, was the daughter of David J and Mary Faithfull.This item is associated with the Orbost Agricultural Society 's Annual Show which has been a major event in Orbost for over a century.A original rectangular white paper certificate. Text is inside a border- all print is black. Details are handwritten.On back - many names. On front -"Mrs Price"award agricultural-show public-event

Orbost & East Gippsland Agricultural Society held an Autumn Show on 3rd March, 1904. First Prize in Class C Section 21 fot Best Lady Ridrer was awarded to Miss Ross. Orbost and East Gippsland Agricultural, Pastoral & Horticultural Society held their annual show in the Mechanics' Institute hall in Orrbost on November 16, 1894. First Prize in Class F Section C was awarded to Elsie Price for "six buttonholes (children under 14)". At this time C.N. Henderson was President and Lauchlan Ross was Secretary. The first meeting to form an Agricultural society in Orbost was convened by the then Orbost Progress Association and held in the Mechanics Hall on Saturday, 10th October 1891. Its first show was held on 3rd March 1904, on a site alongside the Bonang Road where the present Golf Club stands. It is currently held at the Recreation Reserve at Newmerella. Ref: In Times Gone By-Deborah Hall Prior to the Orbost Agricultural Society 's Annual Show these smaller shows were held in the Mechanics' Institute hall.This item is associated with the Orbost Agricultural Society 's Annual Show which has been a major event in Orbost for over a century.A rectangular, blue card certificate with yellow cord threaded through two small holes at the top centre. Text is black inside a frame. Details of the award are hand-written.On front - "Donated by her daughter Mrs Ethel Palmer"

Vol. 1, No. 1 November 1996 CONTENTS REFORMIST?: Barbara Kruger comes to the Museum of Modern Art at Heide 3 FESTIVALS Nillumbik festival celebrates our lifestyle in food, wine, music and art 5 WRITERS WEEK Barry Dickens and Judy Jacques on Ruckers Hill present the "word" in all its possibilities 8 EMERGING ARTISTS Nillumbik presents a new wave of visual artists 11 SHORT STORY Extract from a novel in progress by Jon Weaving 12 POETRY Tribute to Myra Skipper 16 HERITAGE TRAIL Youth of Eltham research local history 1 8 SCULPTURE Akira Takizawa's search for harmony 22 WRITER'S JOURNEY A writer overcomes a nightmare 24 SCIENCE AND ART Pamela Conder analyses nature 26 ARTS BALL Jazz greats come to town 27 HISTORY IN PRINTS Australia's forgotten war artist 28 "Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market.

Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists."
 - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 36 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/​06) 1996, adam simmons, akira takizawa, alison cassidy, alistair knox park, allwood house, alvaro castagnet, angels of soul, anita hustas, anna kelly, anne curry, arts ball, avenue of honour, barbara kruger, barry dickens, batacuda, belli, belly dance and drumming group, betty rowland, bike paths, bits & pieces, blair fraser, blue tongue, bridge street, bulleen art & garden centre, bulleen nursery, bux, caffe poco, cal martin, carla cordeiro, cate bailey, charles morris, charlie dowley, chris hooke, chris kandis, chute street, circus in a suitcase, crucial kick, deirdre o'reilly, diamond creek, diamond valley big band, edna kenny, ellis cottage, eltham arts council, eltham cemetery, eltham courthouse, eltham festival, eltham high school stage and jazz band, eltham high school, eltham library, eltham people's choir, eltham symphonica band, eltham war memorial building, eltham wiregrass gallery, eucalypso, fay alexander jenkins, fiona furphy, firefly, food for all seasons, friends of the earth forest action fund, gavan gray, gene strode, geoff braithwaite, geoff kluke, george kirov, gil askey, golden cascades, graeme barker and the cats, greg o'leary, harry gilham, helen o'grady children's drama academy, heritage trail, hurstbridge goldworks gallery, italian women's choir, jackie gaudion, jackie stojznova, jacqueline gawler, janine james, jarrold cottage, jay atwill, jazz band ball, jerry hughes, jock ryan, john rasmussen, jon weaving, joseph zbukvic, joy ness, judy jacques, judy racz, jules burns, june cugola, kate jones, kavisha mazzella, kevin spearey, les gyori, lisa walker, lothlorian, louise jade, magwal, margie allan, margie lou dyer, margo barrett, mary burns, masquerade ball, melody james and friends, mermaid in the well, michael eames, michael murray, michele lonsdale, monique di mattina, montsalvat, myra skipper, nell frysteen, nerida kirov, nicole o'connor, nillumbik emerging artists exhibition, nillumbik festival, nola spence, ona henderson, opportunity shop, our lady of help christians church, pamela conder, parafinallen, patrick mccauley, peter burns, peter dougherty, pond, road, robbie greig, roger shuttleworth, ron hanson, rory cole, ross hannaford, ross needham, ruckers hill, sanctuary, scott griffiths, shep huntly, shillinglaw cottage, shire of nillumbik, shoestring, sigmund jorgensen, silvio apponyi, spindrift, st margarets anglican church, stebbing cottage, steve sedergreen, susan street, sweeney, syd tunn, tennis-courts, terry cole, the great gizmo, the picture, theo scharf, thermal skunkrust, untitled scraper board, victorian artists supplies, war artist, warrandyte, westgarth writers' week, wingrove cottage, wolfgangs palace theatre troupe, women's circus, yarra plenty rock gospel choir, you did alright kid, art streams

Thursday, December 15, 1949, the quiet little bank was embroiled in an infamous wild shoot-out between a daring thief and two bank officers. Today, the building still carries the scars ; a bullet hole remains visible in a cedar bench testifying to the events that played out that day. 3.30 a.m., Friday, December 9. The manager of the Commercial Bank branch at Greensborough, Mr Harry Wallace and his wife are asleep in their bedroom of the little house behind the branch. Harry is awakened by a noise and sees an intruder in a corner of the bedroom. He calls out but the intruder who has switched off the power in anticipation flees through a side door and scarpers down Main Street. Harry summons the police but a search by First Constable Thomas of the Greensborough Police assisted by a wireless patrol car is unsuccessful. A report is filed noting the theft of a .25 calibre pistol from the wardrobe. Thursday, December 15th. It is 1pm and the Commercial Bank has just opened. The branch is only open Mondays and Thursdays from 1-3pm. The morning started off a little cool with some scattered showers but it has fined up and the temperature is now around 61 degrees (16 C). A new grey Singer sports car with soft-top pulls up on the opposite side of the road and a young man, neatly dressed in a dark blue suit, wearing a grey hat and carrying a brief case exits the vehicle. He looks around then crosses the road and walks up the steps and through the door into the bank. There are three people inside; Mr. Jack Burgoyne whose grocery store is situated just 50 yards up the road, Mr. Lindsay A. Spears, the Eltham Agency Receiving Officer and by chance, Mr Harry Wallace, manager of the Greensborough branch. Jack Burgoyne takes note of the young stranger; thinking to himself he appears nervous. The man approaches the counter and introduces himself as John Henderson of Greensborough and explains that he wishes to open a new account. He places his hat and £3 on the counter. Mr Spears attends to the paperwork. He asks the young man to sign two forms, which he does but then he withdraws from the counter and starts walking towards the door. Suddenly he spins around pulling an automatic pistol from his right-hand pocket. He exclaims forcefully; “The game’s on! I’ll take the lot!” Spears appears to comply by pretending to open a drawer. The man shouts loudly, “Keep your hand away from that drawer.” Spears instead reaches for a pistol in his pocket and challenges the man, “Here it is. Come and get it!” At the same time, Harry Wallace pulls a pistol from his pocket as well. The bandit fires a shot but misses, the bullet striking the counter. Both Spears and Wallace open fire and Jack Burgoyne ducks for cover. As the bandit turns and runs for the door leaving his £3 behind, he fires another shot, which strikes the ceiling. Spears fires back, and thinks he may have hit him in the foot. The bandit flees the bank and heads for the grey Singer car, registration NO-106, parked opposite. Wallace and Spears pursue him to the door and open fire again, striking the car three times around the driver’s door. Spears lets off eight shots and Wallace, seven before his gun jams. The getaway car initially heads slowly down Main Road towards Bridge Street. About 100 yards down the road, Dave Adams, a PMG employee, who has heard the shots, throws a steel manhole step at the driver. It hits the roof of the car nine inches above the driver’s head and tears the hood. Another witness claims to have seen the door blow open and the driver raise his hand. The car gathers speed and swings left into Bridge Street racing along at about 60 miles an hour careering recklessly past council employee, Mr. Percy Williams, who is driving a dray along Smarts Road [believed to be Bridge Street]. At the end of the road the Singer fails to get round the sharp turn and crashes into an embankment skidding to a stop outside the home of Mr John Clifford. One side of the car is wrecked. Mr Clifford, an aircraft engineer hears the fast travelling car bump heavily into the road bank at about 1.25 p.m. Hearing the whine of an engine he goes outside to find the grey Singer parked at the side of the road. Jack George also lives at the corner and hears the car crash. “The bandit opened the car door, ran 50 yards, and suddenly turned back,” exclaims Jack. “He took something from the car. It might have been a gun.” In his haste, the bandit drops his grey felt hat, size 6 7/8, on the road and dashes up Sherbourne Road for about 200 yards then disappears into the scrub carrying a brief case and a bundle in which a sailor’s cap can be seen. About 3 p.m., Mr H.D. Pettie of Mountain View Road, Montmorency is looking through his field glasses and notices a young man walking through thick scrub on private property some distance from his house. The man is wearing a sailor’s cap and disappears along the railway track toward Montmorency. As the day progresses, ten police cars, one motor cycle, and about 40 police led by Det. Sgt. McMennemin of Malvern CIB are searching for him. They believe he is hiding in thick scrub along the bank of the creek about half-a-mile outside Eltham township. Wireless patrol cars, four mobile traffic cars and the CIB area cars from Malvern and Kew are taking part. Police check the thief’s car and discover it was stolen from Helen Baxter, of Doncaster Road, North Balwyn from outside Victoria Barracks. Harry Wallace informs the police that he believes he recognised the bandit as the man who took his pistol from his bedroom the previous Friday morning. As night falls, armed police are posted at strategic points in the Eltham-Greensborough district. Police in cars are watching the roads. Others are searching the bush and checking passengers on trains. Little do they realise the young man has already slipped out of the net. SEQUEL YOUTH OF 19 CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY OF BANK AT ELTHAM Weekly Times, Wednesday 15 February 1950, page 6 Detectives who raided a house in Bell St., Coburg, Melbourne, charged a 19-year-old youth, of South Yarra, with attempted armed robbery at the Commercial Bank’s Eltham (Vic.) receiving depot on Dec. 15. Police say they recovered a loaded automatic pistol, diamond and signet rings worth more than £200, a complete set of house-breaking instruments, a sailor’s uniform, and chloroform gauze in the raid. The youth was charged that while armed with an offensive weapon, he attempted to rob Lindsay George Spears of a sum of money. He was further charged on six counts of breaking, entering and stealing. Police allege that the person who tried to hold up Mr Spears in the Commercial Bank receiving depot at Eltham on December 15. escaped in a stolen car, after Mr Spears and Mr Henry Wallace, manager of the bank’s Greensborough branch, had fired at him. After the car crashed, he escaped into thick scrub and is alleged to have changed into a sailor’s uniform. On December 9 an automatic pistol was stolen from Mr Wallace’s bedroom at the Greensborough bank. The chloroform pad recovered is alleged to have been stolen from the Dental Supply Company, Plenty Road, Preston. The rings are alleged to have been taken in a £513 burglary from the shop of James Paton. Sydney Road, Coburg. Det. Sgt. H. McMennemin conducted the investigations with Senior Dets. R. Newton and M Downie, Detectives l. Dent, R. Rayner, P. Pedersen and M. Handley and First Constable A. Thomas. The youth will appear at Eltham Court on February 22. Manager’s Gun Used in Holdup at Bank The Age, Thursday 23 February 1950, page 4 It was stated in Eltham court yesterday that a youth who robbed a bank manager of his pistol, later used it in an attempt to hold-up the bank. Kay Arthur Morgan, 19, draftsman, of Castle-street, South Yarra, was committed for trial on charges of breaking and entering, and stealing a pistol and attempted robbery while armed with an offensive weapon. He pleaded guilty. The manager of Eltham branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., Henry Clifton Cabot Wallace, said he disturbed someone in the bedroom, in which he and his wife were sleeping, at 3 a.m. on December. 9, 1949. Later he found that his automatic- pistol was missing. On December 15 a youth, who said his name was John Henderson, entered the bank and opened a new account. As the youth was leaving the bank he turned round with a pistol in his hand and said: — “I want the lot.” Spear indicated a drawer under the counter; and said.— “Here it is. Come and get it.” The youth said:— “Keep your hand away from that drawer.” Witness said Spear then drew his pistol from his hip pocket. The youth fired at them, and Spear returned the fire. “I pulled my pistol and fired, too” said witness. The youth fired again, ran out to a car and drove off. Witness and Spear fired several shots at the car. The youth was the accused Morgan, sitting in court, witness said. Evidence was given that one bullet was found in the celling and the other in the bank. Morgan was allowed £100 bail on each charge. Morgan ended up serving three years for the failed armed robbery and became a notorious criminal. He had twin sons, Peter and Doug and even though only ten years old, Morgan would get his sons to act as lookouts whilst he committed burglaries. The lads became building contractors but when the industry suffered a downturn in 1977 and they were short on cash, they returned to the family business. Over the following 23 months they undertook 24 raids on country and outer-suburban TABs and banks. Whilst robbing one country bank for the third time, just like their father, it all went wrong ending up with a police officer shot. They were nick-named the “After-dark” bandits and are considered to be Australia’s last bushrangers. They were convicted and served 17 years in prison.5 x A4 photocopied pagesbank hold-up, cba bank, det sgt mcmennemin, eltham, h.d. pettie, harry wallace, jack burgoyne, kay arthur morgan, lindsay a. spears, main road

The Former Commonwealth Bank of Australia branch forms part of the Eltham Gateway and the Little Eltham precinct and is located near 804 Main Road, Eltham. It is a significant building and registered on the Victorian Heritage Register. The bank was built in 1878. It is a one-room, bichromatic brick building. Imagine your bank only being open for one morning a week! These were the hours of the Commercial Bank’s Eltham branch early in the 20th century and customers were quite content. The bank stored gold from the Eltham/Research mining areas. It is famous for its bullet holes. These were the result of a hold up in 1949, in which a nervous youth opened an account in the name of John Henderson, then walked to the door and spun around pulling out a pistol he fired into the cedar bench but fled empty handed and was apprehended later, receiving a two year sentence. The Bank was purchased by the Methodist Church in 1954. (The Eltham church is right adjacent). Recent uses have included a meeting room, Sunday School and Opportunity Shop. It is currently used as a storage for the Combined churches opportunity shop which is located in the United church extension beside this location. Tomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, cba bank, opportunity shop