Letter from A. M. Lonie of Maddock, Jameson & Lonie, solicitors to M.L. Grey Esq , Auctioneer, 800 Whitehorse Rd, Mitcham regarding charging orders for land sales.Letter from A. M. Lonie of Maddock, Jameson & Lonie, solicitors to M.L. Grey Esq , Auctioneer,cock, stuart street, blackburn, whitehorse road, mau, rooks road, mitcham, morgan, laburnum street, lots 25, 26, smith, carween avenue, lot 44, coghill, barkly terrace, lot 3, moody, church street, lot 4, cook, lot 33, james, lot 40, mountford, thomas street, lot 19, lett, game street, lot 15, sullivan builders pty ltd, glen ebor avenue, lot 26, davey, mount pleasant road, forest hill, partridge, dunlavin road, lots 7 & 8, wright, mcdowall street, lots 106 - 7, gibb, lot 9

French Louis Merci is shown as J.L. Merci on the settlement map, having selected Lot 26 in the Village Settlement in 1901.It was a 5 acre Lot bordering Barbers Road and the Dray Track (now Link Road). Louis shared his hut for some time with Peter the Swede. When Louis became ill with cancer and could no longer work he sold his property to George Barber in return for a weekly payment.Black and white photograph of hut in row of blossoming trees.french louis, louis merci, j l merci, peter the swede, george barber, link road, barbers road, hut, dray track

Crown Portion 3 of Eltham, Parish of Nillumbik, County of Evelyn, Lots 26, 26A and 26B were part of the Greensborough Railway Station Estate. The land detailed is bounded by present-day Rattray Road, Reichelt Avenue, Wooded Way and Ryrie Court, Montmorency. Originally purchased in September 1913 by George William Miller, signwriter of Greensborough and Harry Frederick Miller, the land was sold to Mrs Margaret Barr Honeyman, 24 June 1918 on mortgage for £400, deposit paid £150. In February 1920, Mr Honeyman called for the title and paid off the loan early, settlement occuring 11 October 1920. Contents: 1. Handwritten payment plan (Sep 1913 to Mar 1923) for Lots 26, 26A and 26B being parts of Crown Portion 3, Parish of Nillumbik, County of Evelyn on the plan of subdivision making up the Greensborough Railway Station Estate situated on Rattray Road; purchased for £179.2.0 with a deposit of £18.0.0. 2. Receipt: From Messrs G.W. and H.F. Miller for £11.15.8 being instalment and interest, 9 Sep 1913 3. Invoice: To Messrs G.W. and H.F. Miller for £11.12.0 being instalment and interest due 15 Sep 1914 4. Contract of Sale: George William Miller and Harry Frederick Miller to Mrs. Margaret Barr Honeyman, in respect of sale of Lots 26, 26A and 26B for £400.0.0, 24 June 1918. Deposit of £150.0.0 balance to be paid half yearly instalments of £15 with interest at 5% per annum added. 5. Letter: Percy J. Russell, Solicitor to G.W. Miller, 5 Feb 1920 advising Mr Honeyman has called for the title and wishes to pay off mortgage. 6. Letter: Percy J. Russell, Solicitor to G.W. Miller, 11 Oct 1920 advising settlement and payment of Miller to Honeyman.contract of sale, george william miller, greensborough railway station estate, harry frederick miller, land sale, margaret barr honeyman, montmorency, rattray road, reichelt avenue, ryrie court, wooded way

Folded double-sided advertisement for auction of 24 home sites and existing residence on Saturday, 24th May, 1958, including locality map, subdivision layout, terms of sale, and summary of local facilities and services. Additional plan of lots 28-33 dated 26/10/60 by Licensed Surveyor for Kirkpatrick & Webber, 225 Maroondah Highway Ringwood headed Plan of Subdivision of part of Crown Allotment 26A Parish of Ringwood.Subdivision includes Mount Dandenong Road, Ware Crescent, Davey Drive, and Grey Road (later Grey Street). Timber residence included in the subdivision was formerly Ware Kindergarten Holiday Home. (Agent) Ellingworth's Estate Agency, 580 Station Street, Box Hill - (Phone) WX1228.

Contract of sale of real estate dated 22nd December, 1960 between Mr. W. B. Nicholls (vendor) and Mr. C. W. & Mrs. F. L. Silk (purchaser). Solicitor for vendor: Messrs Hyett, Willis & Hyett, Bull Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Messrs. Tatchell, Dunlop, Smalloy & Balmer, Williamson Street, Bendigo. Property: vacant land corner Derna Court and Poplar Street, Golden Square, being lots 20,21,22,23,24, 25, 26 and 27 fronting Derna Courton plan of subdivision no. B80611 and lot 1 on plan of subdivision no. 51583 lodged in the office of titles and being part of Crown allotment 11 section 24A at Bendigo described in Crown grant volume 8217 folio 121. Price 4,900 pounds .organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Aged 19 James Stirling arrived in Melbourne on January 26, 1842 with his family - parents, three sisters and two brothers. James Stirling moved around a lot to Whittlesea, Ballarat goldfields, Cunninghame, (now Lakes Entrance), then to the Old Station about 36 miles to the east along the coast near the mouth of the Snowy River and for a time settled there with his wife also from Wigton, Scotland, and their family four sons two daughters (James, John, William, George, Margaret and Polly). The first settler to occupy the Marlo township area was James Stirling around the year 1875. He built a bark hut on the bluff that had two rooms, bark walls, earthen floors and a shingle roof. By 1884, this structure had expanded to a 9 roomed accommodation house and in 1886 became the Marlo Hotel when a liquor license was granted. (more information from “Snowy River Mail”, Wednesday, April 13th 1977: MEMORIES OF MARLO by Mrs Elsbeth Conlon (nee Stirling ) During the 19th century bullock teams were the most effective means of transporting people and goods inland, as the roads were badly made and in poor condition. The better roads were closer to the towns, and the further away from the town, the worse the conditions of the roads. Bullock teams drew heavily laden carts full of provisions, equipment and people from town to town and into the countryside to isolated homes. This item is associated with that era. It is also associated with James Sterling a very early settler of Marlo.A black / white photograph of a bullock team with a man standing beside it.on front - J STIRLING S BULLOCK TEAMstirling-james marlo-history bullock-team transport

Newspaper clippings from Melbourne Sun newspaper (11th December 1965 and 15th January 1966) advertising sale of land - Golden Hill Estate, Ringwood, with summary of features and aerial photograph including artistic representation of street layout. Subdivision includes Mullum Mullum Road, Sonia Street, Jill Court, Linda Drive, Eve Court, Alma Court, and Jacynthe Court. Attachments include reference to Lot 46 as site of original Peter Vergers' orchard residence and subsequent 1970 surveyor's Plan of Survey of Lot 8 Mullum Mullum Road Ringwood, LP 67513, Cert of Title 8581/429.Agent - Aaron, King & Co., Suite 2, 33 Queens Road, Melbourne. (Phone) 26-2443, A.H. 850-2195. Plan of Survey signed on 25.7.1970 by Roger M. Gamble, Land Surveyor, 28 Summit Crescent, Ringwood 3134.

EDENDALE FARM Edendale Farm is Nillumbik Shire Council's environment centre situated in Gastons Road, Eltham between the railway and the Diamond Creek. The homestead on the property was built in 1896 and is of historical significance, being the subject of a Heritage Overlay under the Nillumbik Planning Scheme. The Edendale property was originally part of an extensive land purchase in 1852 from the Crown by pioneer Eltham farmer Henry Stooke. He initially purchased 51 acres and later expanded his holdings by purchasing another three adjacent Crown allotments extending northerly from Josiah Holloway's Little Eltham subdivision. Despite clearing the land, Stooke did not build on this property, choosing to live on his property "Rosehill" at Lower Plenty. In 1896 Thomas Cool, Club Manager of the Victoria Coffee Palace in Melbourne purchased 7 acres of the original Stooke land and built the house now known as Edendale. Cool did not farm the land, instead using it as a gentleman’s residence, retiring to Eltham at weekends. In 1918 he purchased an additional 7 acres but in 1919 he sold the property. Later owners included J.W. Cox, the Gaston family and D. Mummery. In the 1980s the Eltham Shire Council purchased the site for use as a Council depot, but this use did not proceed. Subsequently, it was used as the Council pound. The Edendale Farm Pet Education and Retention Centre was established in the summer of 1988/1989 and was set up to replace the existing dog kennels with a high standard pet retention centre. The design style of the building was established to compliment the features of the existing house. It was equipped with 10 retention pens, a veterinary room and a pet education area where school children and other interested parties learnt about pet care procedures. It was later developed into a community farm and was run by an advisory committee and in 2000 it became an Environment Centre. In early 2006 an advisory committee was established for the development of a master plan for future development at Edendale Farm. The committee included Russell Yeoman, a former long-time shire planner and founding member of the Eltham District Historical Society. At the time of filming the Master Plan and future for Edendale was about continuing to develop Edendale as a centre of environment learning and looking at expanding displays and school program, running a lot more of life-long learning and workshops around sustainable living.edendale community farm, eltham, gastons homestead, gastons road, shire of nillumbik, video recording

Prepared for Nillumbik Shire Council by Samantha Westbrooke Pty Ltd in association with Peter Mills PhD, Architectural Historian and Roark Muhlen-Schilte, Archaeologist. Covers history of early market gardening in Eltham with the commencement of European settlement in the late 1830s. The site for the village of Eltham was surveyed in 1851 and the Township Plan shows that the property is made up of Lots 7 and 8 which were sold at auction in June 1852 to M. O'Shea. The history of the Bell Street property is closely tied to the West family from the 1860s to 1930s; the earliest rate books for Eltham show William West farming in El;tham in 1864. In the aerly 1930s ownership of the creek side was transferred from the west family to the Fabbro family who shortly afterwards were impaced by the 1934 Diamond Creek flooding. Guido Fabbro relocated the original West home further up the hill and built a new Italianate style modern home in situ. The Fabbro family farmed the property. In 1993/4 Eltham Council acquired the creek-side market garden blocks to the south of 2 Bell Street which was recconceived in 1998 as the Barak Bushland Reserve. The Fabbro house was demolished shortly after and the lots were sold to a developer in 1994. The large steel shed now present on the 2 Bell Street property dates from soon after this sale.26 A4 pages color printcultural heritage significance assessment, peter mills, samantha westbrooke pty ltd, shire of nillumbik, 2 bell street, eltham, market gardening, west family, fabbro family, land use, barak bushland reserve, heritage assessment

Jean Stirling , born 1901 in Orbost, married Charles Frances Reginald Joyes on 15th July 1922 in Orbost. Jean's father was John Stirling, son of James Stirling and Ann Gray. Her mother was Robina Harvey McNair, Aged 19 James Stirling arrived in Melbourne on January 26, 1842 with his family - parents, three sisters and two brothers. James Stirling moved around a lot to Whittlesea, Ballarat goldfields, Cunninghame, (now Lakes Entrance), then to the Old Station about 36 miles to the east along the coast near the mouth of the Snowy River and for a time settled there with his wife also from Wigton, Scotland, and their family four sons two daughters (James, John, William, George, Margaret and Polly). The first settler to occupy the Marlo township area was James Stirling around the year 1875. He built a bark hut on the bluff that had two rooms, bark walls, earthen floors and a shingle roof. By 1884, this structure had expanded to a 9 roomed accommodation house and in 1886 became the Marlo Hotel when a liquor license was granted. (more information from “Snowy River Mail”, Wednesday, April 13th 1977: MEMORIES OF MARLO by Mrs Elsbeth Conlon (nee Stirling )This photograph is associated with the Stirling family early settlers of Marlo. It is also a pictorial record of styles of wedding dress popular in the 1920s.A black / white studio portrait / photograph of a bridal couple. The bride on the left is wearing a typical 1920s wedding dress. tTe front is short with a hem that is in different length in front than behind. She is wearing a hat in the cloche-style. She is holding a bouquet of flowers and her train is draped to the left. The groom is wearing a three piece morning suit. he has a with a wingtip collar white dress shirt and a cravat tie.on front - hand - written "Jean Stirling's wedding (Marlo) ? Joyce"stirling-jean-wedding melba-&co wedding-clothing-1920s joyes-charles-francis-reginald

Photocopied Certificate of Title Vol 5127 Fol 1025238 dated 9th March, 1926. Ernest Albert Milne (orchardist) and Jay Wilkins (builder) of Ringwood and Ernest Hugh Emmanuel Hann (carpenter) of East Ringwood are now proprietors as tenants in common in equal shares, Lot 30 on Plan of Subdivision No. 5577, part of Crown Allotment 19, Parish of Ringwood. Location map includes Aird Street, Pratt Street, Whitehorse Road. Subsequent Proprietors Transfers & Mortgate details include: Herman Pump and Frank Kenworthy of Ringwood and Albert Raymond of Collins Street Melbourne, trustees for the time being of the Loyal Ringwood Lodge No. 6724 of the MUIOOF Victoria Friendly Society - 26 June 1936, Holeproof Limited of 204 Sydney Road Brunswick, proprietor by transfer on 18th February, 1947, (*) Ringwood Masonic Hall Company Limited of 173 Whitehorse Road Ringwood, proprietor by transfer on 14th June, 1950, City Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited registered 1st March, 1965, ANZ Banking Group Limited, registered 10 June, 1981 & Discharged 3 June, 1982, Mayor Councillors and Citizens of the City of Ringwood registered as proprietors 6th July, 1982. (*During WWII, Holeproof had been renting the hall where they manufactured socks.)

Twenty four pages titled Reweighs. Date ranges are 2/7/91, 15/1/91, 25/9/90, Jan 90, 5/9/89, 7/2/89,4/10/88, 2/8/88, 26/4/88, 20/10/88, 20/11/90, 4/12/90, 27/11/90. Pages are divided into columns with the agents names, Total No. Weigh, Columns titled Lots and TW are repeated across the page. Agents are: Dalgety, Elders, Hill, McGregor, M & T, McKean, Nevins, Nuttall, Rodwell, Vains, V.P.C., Webster & Co, Reweighs are for Cattle,bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - cattle reweighs, dalgety, elders, hill, mcgregor, m & t, mckean, nevins, nuttall, rodwell, vains, v.p.c., webster & co

Buff coloured docket from Andrew's Auction Rooms two lots of 3 pr pullets 5/- for a total of £1/10/-. Docket dated 26-6-1931.document, w. babidge collection - andrew's auction rooms docket, james andrew & co., lamson paragon limited

Used by the mother-in-law of the donor who spent a lot of their adult life living in Asia prior to WWII.Cardboard folded case that unfolds to reveal 62 bamboo knitting needles stored via elastic ties. There is one labelled fold with knitting needle sizes and several instances of printed text containing English numbers and Japanese characters. When folded up, the item is secured with a push button. The front cover has a blue sticker which depicts two hands with knitting needles, there is also yellow and white text.

Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Murgatroyd Photograph CollectionF Murgatroyd D155889 Lot 14 Sep 1957 The Dobby/ the top/ part of this machine/ of a Hattersley Loom Ignore datetextile machinery textile mills weaving mills textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd tweedside woollen mills yarra falls mill, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, textile machinery, textile mills, weaving mills

Collector says: Cream and blue panel blankets were the first style of domestic blankets I started collecting and both of these ones were found in Geelong op shops. Pairs of blankets were regularly advertised as ideal wedding gifts and 'The Bride' label is one of my favourite labels of all time. This is the only one I've ever seen but hopefully there are lots more out there being handed down the generations.Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Double sized cream blanket with blue stripesWarrnambool/The Bride/All Wool ---Deluxe/Made in Australiawool, blanket, blanket fever, warrnambool, bride

Test weave from first lot of carpet made on all Australian Loom, in Australia, in 1945. Made at Springvale, Victorian by the Carpet Weaving Company (on the loom pictured in W1520). Originally part of the ten piece collection presented to the Queensland Museum by Mr Doug Glanville.Test weave from first lot of carpet made on all Australian Loom, in Australia, in 1945. Test weave from first lot of carpet made on all Australian Loom, in Australia, in 1945.1st run off on 100% Australian made loom (Wilton) Carpet Weaving Co. Springvale Victoria E & D Glanville 1945 2weaving, carpet weaving company, carpet

Full colour 24 page newspaper, centre stapled recycled paper, titled "Out and About - Spring 2017", published by the Ballarat Courier, with ads and items about the Ballarat and surrounding villages events, but with a lot of adverts outside the district for example Bendigo trams and Castlemaine and Maldon Railway. Features a photo of Len Millar and Neville Britton in front of tram 26 on the front cover and Springfest on the page 4 with the Tram Pull event.ballarat, tourism, bendigo trust, btm, springfest, tram pull

Yields information about the centenary celebrations of electric trams in Ballarat in 2005 and some of the people involved.Set of 15 colour prints of Ballarat Horse Tram No. 1 and Bendigo 17 in Wendouree Parade and St Aidans Drive during the celebrations for the centenary of electric trams in Ballarat - 25/9/2005. .1 - No. 26 at the loop .2 - No. 1 at the loop .3 - 26 and 1 at loop .4 - 1, ? and 17 at loop with lots of people .5 - 1 leaving the loop .6 - 1, 17 and 28 at loop .7 - ditto .8 - 28 and 1 at loop - Roger Salen and Austin Brehaut .9 - 1 arriving at the loop from Depot Junction .10 - 1 at loop - side on view .11 - 1 at loop - Alan Bradley and friends. .12 - 1 at loop .13 - ditto .14 - 17 and 28 at loop .15 - 1 at loop - Alan Bradley and friends. Printed on Kodak Royal Paper. Earl Ewers photograph. trams, tramways, bendigo, centenary, wendouree parade, btm, tram 17, tram 1, tram 26, tram 28

Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide: Information is continued from slide 1802.72 . Mentions lack of trees, lots of dust road. Erosion on the hills, gravel pits, stone quarries. The article is from the Argus, March 22, 1852. Markings: 26 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

George Rimington established The Parkhill Nursery in 1877. By 1910, it was more commonly known as Rimington’s Nurseries and well known for its sale of violets. After World War II, Rimington’s Nurseries were gradually subdivided and sold. The 38 allotments were released in sections, including lots 34 to 36 on the corner of Mont Victor Road and Victor Avenue. Previous lots in the subdivision had bordered Burke Road, Rimington Avenue, Heather Grove, and Stoke Avenue. The selling point as it had been in comparable estates for a century were the proximity to transport, schools and churches, as well as the high location and excellent views. The subdivision plan shows most of the lots in the entire subdivision: 1-11, 13-26, and 34-38. Presumably, lot 12 and lots 27-33 were still to be released.Subdivision plans are historically important documents used as evidence of the growth of suburbs in Australia. They frequently provide information about when the land was sold on which a built structure was subsequently constructed as well as evidence relating to surveyors and real estate and financial agents. The numerous subdivision plans in the Kew Historical Society's collection represent working documents, ranging from the initial sketches made in planning a subdivision to printed plans on which auctioneers or agents listed the prices for which individual lots were sold. In a number of cases, the reverse of a subdivision plan in the collection includes a photograph of a house that was also for sale by the agent. These photographs provide significant heritage information relating house design and decoration, fencing and household gardens.Subdivision plan advertising five superb home sites among lots in Burke Road, Stoke Avenue, Victor Avenue, Mont Victor Road and Heather Grove.subdivision plans - kew, rimington avenue -- kew (vic.), heather grove -- kew (vic), stoke avenue -- kew (vic.), burke road -- kew (vic.), mont victor road -- kew (vic.)

Scouring is the process that removes wool wax and other unwanted products from wool. Wool is washed in a hot detergent solution. It moves through a series of scouring bowls and is then rinsed and dried. Careful handling and washing preserves the strength and softness of wool. If the wool contains lots of seeds and other vegetable matter, it must be cabonized. This means it is treated with a solution of sulpheric acid and then baked at high temperature to remove impurities. The disused scouring water left-over from this process was often let drain into rivers and watercourses causing pollution. Many of Geelong's wool scours along the Barwon River were closed due to environmental damage. The race system on this bowl is not the original it has been modified with a variation of the harrow system. Used at E.P. Robinson South Geelong from c.1890-1970.Scouring bowl.J. Dyson & Sons Pty Ltd, Geelongsouring bowl, j dyson & sons, geelong, wool processing, e. p. robinson, textile industry, factory, mill

Card used by Collins Bros Pty Ltd, established 1874.Cream card with black printed text. Printed: Factory No. / WOOL / REGISTER / Lbs. / Rates / Invoice Value / Charges / Stock Value / Invoice Date / Sale No / Broker / Brand / Lot No / Bale No / Description / Type / Date Issuedcollins bros mill pty ltd, manufacturing, geelong, wool