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Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Marilyn Smith, Mernda Uniting Church 2018, 27/09/2018
In 2018 GHS members visited Turner's Bakery in Mernda for lunch and continued on to visit historic sites remaining in the Mernda area. This photograph shows the Mernda Uniting Church, established in 1888. It is sited on Schotters Road. Mernda is an area of rapid modern growth with a few remaining historic buildings dating from the 19th century.Digital copy of colour photographmernda, mernda historic sites, schotters road mernda, mernda uniting church -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing 1 Order of Service booklet printed on blue paper with blue ribbon attached to the cover, 8 pages fixed with staplesMayfield Mernda Presbyterian Church Celebrating 150 Years of Worship, 27th March 2011mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Marilyn Smith, Mernda Station 2018, 27/09/2018
In 2018 GHS members visited Turner's Bakery in Mernda for lunch and continued on to visit historic sites remaining in the Mernda area. This photograph shows the newly built Mernda Station, part of the railway extension on the old Epping line. This station was opened in August 2018. Mernda is now the end of the line. It is sited on corner Bridge Inn Road and Schotters Road. Mernda is an area of rapid modern growth with a few remaining historic buildings dating from the 19th century.Digital copy of colour photographmernda, mernda historic sites, schotters road mernda, mernda station, bridge inn road mernda -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Marilyn Smith, Mernda Mechanics Institute 2018, 27/09/2018
In 2018 GHS members visited Turner's Bakery in Mernda for lunch and continued on to visit historic sites remaining in the Mernda area. This photograph shows the Mernda Mechanics Institute, established 1888. It was sited to the rear of the Bridge Inn Hotel on land donated by the hotel's owner. Today the Mechanic's institute is a small hall available to rent.Mernda is an area of rapid modern growth with a few remaining historic buildings dating from the 19th century.Digital copy of colour photographsmernda, mernda historic sites, mernda mechanics institute, mechanics institutes victoria, bridge inn hotel mernda -
City of Whittlesea
Photograph - Photographs - Schools, Mernda State School No 488
Digital copy of school group photograph Mernda State School No 488 -
City of Whittlesea
Photograph - Photographs - Schools, Mernda State School No 488 1927
Digital copy of school group photograph Mernda State School No 488 1927 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Marilyn Smith, Old Mernda Market 2018, 27/09/2018
In 2018 GHS members visited Turner's Bakery in Mernda for lunch and continued on to visit historic sites remaining in the Mernda area. This photograph shows remnants of the Mernda Market, established in 1919 as a livestock market. It was sited on Plenty Road in the carpark of the Bridge Inn Hotel. It evolved into a weekend 'trash and treasure' market although livestock auctions still took place on Mondays. In 2012 the livestock auctions moved to Whittlesea Showgrounds.Mernda is an area of rapid modern growth with a few remaining historic buildings dating from the 19th century.Digital copy of colour photographsmernda, mernda historic sites, mernda market, plenty road mernda, livestock auctions, trash and treasure markets -
City of Whittlesea
Photograph - Photographs - Buildings, Bridge Inn Hotel Mernda
Moses Thomas standing with 2 children, Walter Thomas in wagon at the Bridge Inn Hotel Mernda possibly late 1860s early 1870s -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Mernda Township 1927, 1927
Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of Mernda Township, 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.Mernda Township 1927padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, mernda township, mernda railway, whittlesea railway line -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, A pool on the Plenty River, Mernda, 1927
Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of a pool on the Plenty River, Mernda, 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.A pool on the Plenty River 1927. Mernda. Aunty Kath's "Mernda". Padre Hayes collection.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, kathleen gawler, kath gawler, plenty river mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing 1 Draft copy of a book titled Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, Origins and Early Years, by Dr. Richard Ely, 1 Order of Service booklet, 1 newspaper article, 1 family history of the Moses Thomas family of Mernda.mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Broad beans grown in Mernda, c. 1927
Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of Broad beans some over 10 inches long grown in his garden at Mernda.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.Broad beans some over 10 inches long grown in our garden Mernda. Return to H.E.E.Hayes Merndapadre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, yorkshire hero peas, broadbeans -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Sending away surplus hay from Mernda, Dec 1927
Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes, sending away surplus hay from Mernda Station. Dec 1927. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Sending away surplus hay from Mernda. Dec 1927. H.E.E.Hayes Mernda.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, hay harvest, mernda railway station, horse and cart, mernda train, loading hay, menda station, train tracks -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Hay harvest in Mernda, 1927
Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of Hay harvest in Mernda. A busy scene on the Mernda Railway Station, Dec 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Hay harvest in Mernda. A busy scene on the Railway. Dec 1927.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, hay harvest, mernda railway station, horse and cart, mernda train -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, The Mechanics Institute, Mernda
A copy of a photograph of the Mechanics Institute in Mernda.Historical building in MerndaCopy, probably from a book, not dated.Text printed under the photograph: The Mechanics Institute, Mernda Opened in 1888, sometimes offices for the Shire of Whittlesea, 1898-1923.mernda, mernda mechanics institute, whittlesea shire council building, bluestone building -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Loading hay at Mernda Rail station, 1927
Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes, loading hay at Mernda rail station, 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Mernda Railstation loading hay 1927.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, hay harvest, mernda railway station, horse and cart, mernda train, loading hay, menda station, train tracks -
Camberwell Historical Society
Drawing (series) - Architectural drawing, 16 Mernda Avenue, Ashburton, 1999
artist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, housesartist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, houses -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Bakery Mernda 1930
Photograph of Turners Bakery, Schotters Road, Mernda, 1930. History: TURNER Charles - baker, Schotters Road, Mernda. A red and yellow brick bakery is believed to have been designed and constructed by Moses Thomas during the 1870s. Its first owner was Charles Turner, who required suitable premises in which to bake bread for the residents of Mernda and surrounding areas. The actual bake oven stands at the rear of this building, along with a six-roomed dwelling and original well and weatherboard stables. Charles and his brother Stephenson baked bread for sixty years, while their brother-in-law, Mr. Russell, and others drove the cart. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday they would deliver bread to homes in the Yan Yean and Whittlesea area, leaving about midday with the hot bread and returning in the dark in winter. On alternate days they would deliver to Mernda and Separation. The Turners also had a store and sold groceries. Stephenson was appointed as postmaster for Mernda from 1880 to 1885 at 15 Pounds per annum. His brother Charles followed until 1892, when the post office was transferred to the railway station. Charles died in 1944. The business was sold after Stephenson’s death in 1948 to the Mitchell Brothers of Whittlesea and eventually closed. Both Charles and Stephenson had been staunch supporters of the near-by Mernda Methodist Church. Charles was a member for sixty-seven years and acted as a preacher, conducting services in many surrounding Methodist churches. He also taught Sunday School and both he and Stephenson were Church Trustees. In 1946 Stephenson had donated land to the church for establishment of a tennis court. Since closure as a bakery, the building has seen use at different times as a cafe, shoe factory and private residence - from: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. A collection of Turner family photographs related to Charles Turner, baker, and pioneer of the Mernda district.Black and white copy of photograph.Handwritten on the front: Bakery Mernda 1930.mernda, charles turner, turner family, c turner baker, stephenson turner, schotters road mernda, bakery, mcdonald family, turners bakery, bride and groom, wedding -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Stone house at Mernda, c. 1927
Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of the backyard of an old stone house at Mernda, 1927. The Cr. Ryans.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.The backyard of an old stone house. Mernda 1927. The Cr. Ryans. padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, stone house, ryan family history, ryan family mernda, cr ryan -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Supplying wheat in Mernda, c. 1927
Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes, supplying wheat in Mernda district on Mr. L. W. Clarke's land. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: supplying wheat this week in Mernda district on Mr. L. W. Clarke's land. Yield of 3 bushels per 8 acres. Hayes. Mernda.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, harvesting oats, mernda farming, l w clarke's, l w clarke, cr. clarke mernda, farming equipment, horse, supplying wheat, len clarke -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Mernda School Reunion, 1950
A group of and a lady in front of the Mernda Mechanics Institute on the occasion of the Mernda School Reunion in 1950. Identified (L-R) Cotchin, ?, Ernest Johnson, Mrs. Jolly (Jolley), ?, Mr. Cockerell.Pioneers families of the Mernda district.A4 black and white copy of a photograph.Handwritten on the back: Mernda PSmernda school reunion, 1950, mrs. jolley, mrs. jolly, jolley family, jolly family, cockerell family, mernda mechanics institute, mernda mechanics institute community hall, bluestone building, ernest johnson, johnson family, cotchin family, welcome banner -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing 1 newspaper article from Whittlesea Review dated 22 March 2011mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas, 150 anniversary -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Bridge Inn, Mernda, c.1875
A photograph of Moses Thomas with 2 of his children, believed to be May and Walter, outside Thomas's Bridge Inn at Mernda. The man in the wagon could be one of the Cockerell sons.Moses Thomas pioneer of Mernda.A4 black and white copy of a photo of the Bridge Inn at Mernda, c.1875.mernda state school, moses thomas, may thomas, walter thomas, cockerell family, thomas family, horse and cart, bridge inn mernda, thomas's bridge inn, bridge inn hotel mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Mernda School Reunion, 1950
2 men and a lady in front of the Mernda Mechanics Institute on the occasion of the Mernda School Reunion in 1950. Identified (L-R) Ernest Johnson, Mrs. Jolly (Jolley) and Mr. Cockerell.Ernest Johnson, Jolly (Jolley) family and Cockerell family pioneers of Mernda.A4 black and white copy of a digital image.Handwritten on the back: Mernda School Reunion 1950mernda school reunion, 1950, mrs. jolley, mrs. jolly, jolley family, jolly family, cockerell family, mernda mechanics institute, mernda mechanics institute community hall, bluestone building, ernest johnson, johnson family -
City of Whittlesea
Photograph (item) - Photographs - Buildings, Hin Lim Photography, Blackbraes Farm, 21/6/2017
Blackbraes Farm is listed in the Whittlesea Heritage Overlay HO14, Photographic survey, 10 Cravens Road Merndablackbraes farm, mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Archive - Binder, Mernda, Separation, South Yan Yean, Morang
Archive folder relating to Mernda, Separation, South Yan Yean, and Morang. Pink lever arch fileMernda, Separation, South Yan Yean, Morang -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Harvesting oats at Mernda, c. 1927
Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes, harvesting oats over 5ft 6 inches high, this week in Mernda, Cr. L W Clarke's crops.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Harvesting oats over 5ft 6 inches high, this week in Mernda Cr. L W Clarke's crops.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, harvesting oats, mernda farming, l w clarke's, l w clarke, cr. clarke mernda, farming equipment, horse -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Back to Mernda Reunion, c.1950-1960
The Back to Mernda reunions were first held at the Mernda Mechanics Institute and later moved to the Fitzroy Gardens. This historical photograph is a record of the many residents past and present who lived in the district. This photograph is undated and thought to be taken in the 1950's-1960's. These historical photographs are a record of the many residents past and present who lived in the Mernda district.Black and white copy of panoramic photograph, undated.Handwritten on the back: Back to Mernda picnic in Melbourne Fitzroy gardensback to mernda, mernda reunion, graff family, thomas family, 1950, 1960, giddens family -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Work on paper - Photocopy, Graff's House, Mernda
Graff's House was destroyed by fire in 2016. Graff’s old timber house once operated as both residence and store, having been strategically located on a bend of the former Upper Plenty or Whittlesea Road, almost opposite the now demolished Lamb Inn. Shire of Darebin rate records for 1870 list David Young, a grocer, as owner/occupier. As no Rate Records prior to 1870 survive, but it is probable that Young had been operating his store for several years prior to 1870. 1874 records also show David Young as owner/occupier of a house, store and land. No further rate records for Mernda survive until 1895. By 1901 John Graff was the owner, with James Gill as tenant. The property was stated to have changed hands several times during the 1890s, having been owned for some time by Mrs. Agnes Baker. Mrs. Baker’s maiden name was Young and she was probably a daughter of David, indicating that the property had remained in the Young family for many years. Graff died in 1901, and by 1903 the property had been sold to Mrs. Selma Gilding, wife of a local bootmaker, Robert Gilding. The Gildings relocated to the dwelling and operated their business from the shop. Mabel Hicks purchased the property in 1921 and shortly after married Herman Graff, the son of John Graff, a previous owner. Herman and Mabel Graff raised two children, Alison and Milton. Both lived in the old house until their deaths, Alison in 1998 and Milton in 2009. Rate books are not available before 1870. It is therefore difficult to date this property from documentary sources. The details on the building however suggest a late 1850s or early 1860s date. Particularly significant is the window jamb detail using a bullnosed edge to the jamb as a stop to the weatherboards and no architrave. Similar detailing is found at Mills Cottage Port Fairy c1839 and the Queenscliff Pilots Cottages c1851. Architraves came into general use in the 1850s. Allowing for the remote distance from Melbourne, and the use of sawn boards rather than split boards, the date for the house is probably late 1850s. The rather squat window proportion and lack of horns to windows reinforce this likely date. Location is also relevant here. Opposite this building was the Lamb Inn (1840s) one of many small establishment along Plenty Road built to service travellers. Further down Plenty Road was Mayfield with the Britannia Inn and the school of 1853 and by 1860 the Presbyterian Church. Given the sparse nature of towns in the mid 1800s this house was in effect part of a strip of the old Morang township. Its previous prominence on the old road is illustrated by the shop constructed later than the house and known to be used as a bootmakers in the early 1900s. The pressed metal window hoods once common around Wonthaggi may have been added at this time. A reasonable number of timber buildings from the mid to late 1850s survive in Victoria, very few however are combined in a shop (albeit it later) and are in such a remarkable level of intactness, in this case extending to the picket fence. This building is architecturally significant on a State level for this reason. Locally it is significant as the last shop to survive in Morang and as one of the few houses built close to the Plenty Road transport route to survive from the late 1850s. (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Locally it is significant as the last shop to survive in Morang and as one of the few houses built close to the Plenty Road transport route to survive from the late 1850s.13 black and white photocopies of photos taken of the Graff House at 1480 Plenty Road, Merndahandwritten notes on the rear of each photocopygraff house, mernda, timber house, david young, robert gilding, bookmaker, mabel grierson hicks, john graff, herman graff, milton graff, alison graff -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing a typed copy of family history of Moses Thomas and his wife Janet nee Grierson, typed copy of Moses Thomas's will, typed copy of Countrymindness and the democratic intellect: permutations and combinations in a Victorian country state school, 1853 to 2007mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas