History at Work produced a number of Neighbourhood Postcards of various sites throughout Victoria. Neighbourhood Postcards probes the memories of our local streets for histories of local people whose lives, play, work and pre-occupation have shaped our local communities today. This set features Braybrook, a suburb of Shire of Braybrook and City of Sunshine, prior to the Council mergers in 1996, which created the City of Brimbank. A walking tour map is included that allows one to visit the various points of interest featured in the postcards including The Munition Workers Housing Estate, The basalt plains of the west, Solomon's Ford, Quang Minh Temple, The animal by-products industry, Braybrook Radio Broadcasting Station, Peanut Butter Factory (ETA), Yvonne Barrett Australian Pop Singer, The Marin baluk, Melon Street, Doug Hawkins AFL Champion and Tottenham RAAF.Welcome to Neighbourhood Braybrook Postcards Bringing you the curious & everyday history of local people and placesbraybrook, munition workers housing estate, solomon's ford, quang minh temple, braybrook radio broadcasting station, peanut butter factory, eta, yvonne barrett, marin baluk, melon street, doug hawkins, les twentyman, alfred ravenhall, raaf no 1 store, myalla street, braybrook salvation army hall, darnley street, kingsford street, carlton street, joseph solomon

Committee Meetings Reports 8th May 1979 Report of the Works Committee Don Thomas Reserve & Diamond Avenue Buildings are being painted Highpoint Child Care Centre Sewerage problems corrected, slab to be poured this week Kerb & Channel King Edward Avenue Completed Kerb & Channel Hilma Street Bus Bay Completed Kerb & Channel Melon Street Work Completed Footpath Lawson Street Completed Footpath Merlow Street and Hill Street Commenced Footpath Area South of Churchill Avenue Work Progressing Footpath Main Road East Completed Footpath King Edwards Avenue Work to Commence Drainage Phoenix Street No Rock 50% Completed Drainage Melon Street Appears to have passed through rock vein, experiencing better progress at present Road Work Service Street of Ballarat Road No further progress Road Work King Edward Avenue Ready for tampering Road Work Baseball Car Park and area north side of King Edward Avenue now sealed Road Work Carlisle Street Completed Robert Barrett Reserve Erection of Temporary Pavilion Commenced Ralph Street Reserve Installation of automatic watering commenced Maribyrnong Area Clearing of land has almost been completed Tree Lopping Progressing at satisfactory rate Cricket Wickets all Grounds A letter of congratulations regarding condition of the wickets for the 1978/79 season was received from the Sunshine District Cricket Association Tree Planting expected to commence within next 2 weeks Bon Thomas Reserve clearing of mounds to commence this week Report of the Finance Committee Report of the Town Clerk Award Matters Financial Reports for the Period Ended 9th April 1979 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Replacement of Road Making Vehicle Plant No 80 Report of the Agenda & Forward Planning Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Rainbow Workshop Programme Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Service Survey of residents of Glengala Estate September 1978 Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Offensive Trade Gardner Smith Pty Ltd Lots 1 & 2 Doherty's Road Laverton North Australian Institute of Health Surveyors Annual conference 23rd - 25th May 1979 Adulterated Food Health Act Section 85 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Restaurant Main Road West Proposed Changes in Zoning Derrimut Areamain road west, st. albans, derrimut, don thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, highpoint child care centre, rosamond road, diamond avenue, albanvale, king edward avenue, albion, hilma street, sunshine west, melon street, braybrook, lawson street, merlow street, hill street, sunshine, churchill avenue, main road east, phoenix street, sunshine north, ballarat road, sunshine baseball club, talmage street, carlisle street, maidstone, robert barrett reserve, maribyrnong, ralph street reserve, ralph street, sunshine district cricket association, bon thomas reserve, gardner smith pty ltd, doherty's road, laverton north

Report of Committee Meetings 30th October 1979 Report of the Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Furlong Road Sunshine North Reinstatement Completed Kerb & Channel Mernda Street & Mayne Street Sunshine West Recommenced Kerb & Channel Holehouse Street Sunshine North 75% Complete Footpath Kellaway Street Maidstone Completed Footpath Yewers Street Sunshine Commence Footpath Braybrook Area Gang now in Melon Street Footpath Glengala Road / Gregory Street Completed Drainage McLeod Road St. Albans Completed Drainage Andrew Street Sunshine Completed Roadwork Burns Street / Sonley Street Completed Roadwork Main Road West St. Albans Centre of Road Recommenced Roadwork Mernda Street & Mayne Street Sunshine West Progressing Other Work Scovell Reserve Concrete Slab Poured Other Work 31 Oakland Street Naturestrip Reinstated Other Work Sassella Park Run up for Deer Park Little Athletics Centre Completed Footbridge Yallourn Street Completed Footbridge Esmond Street 90% Complete Highpoint West Infant Welfare Child Care Centre Painting and Electrical Work Commenced Highpoint West Library Painting and Electrical Work Commenced Ballarat Road Infant Welfare Centre Inspection Completed Some Minor Works Outstanding Depot Amenities Block Work Nearing Completion Public Toilets Deer Park Letter of Approval Received from Health Department Tree Maintenance Talmage Street Albion Progressing Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Outstanding Rates Estimates 1979/80 Sunshine View Estate Stage 2 Drainage Report of the City Engineer & Planner Staff Reclassifications Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statement as at 30th September 1979 Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statement as at 30th September 1979 Analysis of Accounts Outstanding Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statement as at 30th September 1979 Progressive Analysis Accounts Outstandingfurlong road, sunshine north, mernda street, mayne street, sunshine west, holehouse street, kellaway street, yewers street, melon street, braybrook, glengala road, gregory street, mcleod road, st. albans, andrew street, burns street, sonley street, maidstone, main road west, scovell reserve, scovell crescent, oakland street, maribyrnong, deer park little athletics centre, sassella park, deer park, station road, yallourn street, esmond street, ardeer, highpoint west infant welfare child care centre, highpoint west library, rosamond road, ballarat road infant welfare centre

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

Braybrook 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 Braybrook 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 Braybrook in 2022, 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.5581.01 - Ashley St 75 Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.02 - Ashley St 75A Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.03 - Ashley St 87 Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.04 - Bank St 7 Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.05 - Bank St Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.06 - Breen St - Former Invicta Mills Factory 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.07 - Breen St - Former Invicta Mills Factory 2022 Photo 04.JPG 5581.08 - Breen St - Former Invicta Mills Factory 2022 Photo 05.JPG 5581.09 - Melon St - Former Invicta Mills Factory 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.10 - Maribyrnong River Flooding Cranwell Park 2022 Photo 03.JPG 5581.11 - Maribyrnong River Flooding Cranwell Park 2022 Photo 06.JPG 5581.12 - Maribyrnong River Flooding Cranwell Park 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.13 - Maribyrnong River Flooding Cranwell Park 2022 Photo 15.JPG 5581.14 - Crothers St 2 Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.15 - Rutland St Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.16 - Scotland St 8 Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.17 - South Rd - Former Invicta Mills Factory 2022 Photo 02.JPG 5581.18 - South Rd 4 Braybrook - ESP Machinery 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.19 - South Rd 14 - 28 Braybrook - ESP Machinery 2022 Photo 02.JPG 5581.20 - South Rd 12 Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.21 - South Rd 14 - 28 Braybrook - ESP Machinery 2022 Photo 01.JPG 5581.22 - William Barak Sign Duke St Reserve Braybrook 2022 Photo 01.JPG ashley street, bank street, breen street, melon street, maribyrnong river, cothers street, rutland street, scotland street, south road, braybrook, william barak, aboriginal, aborigine, first nation, invictra mills, cranwell park, esp machinery

Record of interview with Mr. N. Cranwell of 7 Staughton Street, Sunshine, conducted by Mr. R. Parsons on the 9th May 1977. Named mentioned during the interview. Mr. Hurly Jack Barnes Bradford Watson Greenwood Thompson Abel Cranwell Bob Barnett (Rate Collector) Hallcroft (Shop Keeper) Twist Stewart Jackson Ralph Garde Thomas Flynn (Braybrook State School Headmaster) John Flynn (Royal Flying Doctors Service) Alan Babb (Horse & Drays) Mr. Babb (Braybrook State School Caretaker) Jim Newman (Blacksmith) Bill Greig James Rockett Walden George Cranwell Aborigines Miss. Rose Harry Steers (Woodyard) Don Campbell (Horsedrawn hearse driver) Bob Alford (Policeman) Darby Rockett Niven (Night soil experts) Derham Jack Mullenger Mrs. Norm Cranwell McLeod Bill Bell (Bank Manager & Real Estate Agent) Gill Sharp Places mentioned during the interview. Terrier Coursing Ground (Owned by the Bradfords) Housing Commission Estate Vine Street Melon Street Ravenhall Crescent South Road Ashley Street Hermitage Braybrook State School Maribyrnong River Private School Northumberland Road Braybrook Hotel Lily Street (Nightsoil Dumping Spot) Anglers Hotel (Flood) Milleara Road Avondale Heights Maribyrnong River Ford (Two Fords) Braybrook Hall Maribyrnong Barracks Toolern Vale