Two items about Kilvington Diamond Jubilee celebrations 1923-1983. Two fourteen-page pamphlets on Kilvington’s Diamond Jubilee. Includes activities on the day, may layout of school, a timeline, named buildings and school houses. Newspaper article from Caulfield Contact 28/11/1983 giving the history of Kilvington, beginnings, location and general history of the school. Includes two photographs, author unknown.kilvington baptist girls grammar school, fethers peter, barrett constance, fysh f. muriel, ross m., mckie r.m.e., stone g. warren, teachers, schools, steel h.g., pollard w.m., mason c.g., evans p.e. rev., keyte b.d., lillimur road, hall of christ church, halls, north road, kilvington, merton hall, malva street, methodist hall, glenorme avenue, walsh street, baptist union of victoria, steele h.g. mr., leila road, katandra road, collard house, ratcliff house, wheatley road, ulupna road

Joseph Benjamin North was a well-known professional musician in Melbourne in late 1800 to mid 1900s, teaching music and playing in what became the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He married Lucinda Matilda and their children were Tralford E and Camille D. With friend Leon Lambert, North purchased 60 acres of land around Karingal Drive and Sherbourne Road and built two houses; they paid for a wooden bridge for access. North eventually sold his house to a family named Green but later the land was sold to the Shire of Eltham, and it is now known as Meruka Park, and the house, Meruka House; Alan Gardner named the park. After Lambert's death, his property was bought by Fred Warne. Edley North was born in 1835, and died 26 March 1923; he married Caroline North, born 1835, died 23 July 1922. Edley's family migrated from England in 1859, settling in Adelaide. He was granted an allotment of 221 acres on Phillip Island 1868-1870. on 7 April 1874 he travelled to Pine Lodge and later moved his wife and five children. He and Caroline later moved to a small farm, Willow Grove in Eltham, purchased between 1905 and 1910 (first mentioned in the rate book in 1908 as being a house and 10 acres on Susan Street, and would also have had frontage on Brougham Street); Their daughter Violet Alice inherited it; she married Walter J Dobson around 1921; he died on 25 March 1948 aged 77 and Violet on 4 January 1947. Willow Grove was later purchased by A George and P Audrey Hester April/May 1947. Edley, Caroline and Violet are all buried in Eltham Cemetery. Marjorie Mary North was born in 1909 ; the family travelled in a horse-drawn waggon from Fitzroy to spend weekends in their little holiday house in Sherbourne Road on 10 acres of land. In 1933, she married Tralford Norman whose parents owned 62 acres of land including Meruka Park. Marjorie and Tralford lived in Looker Road, Montmorency; she died 7 February 2003. Contents Newspaper article: "When life centred on a weekender", Diamond Valley News, 25 September 1984, memories of Montmorency of Marjorie North. Newspaper article: "Worse floods seem likely", Diamond Valley News, 25 September 1984, floods in Eltham Handwritten notes: Information by Marjorie North's about her grandmother, September 1989. Handwritten and typed transcript: "J. B. North", by Marjorie North, history of Joseph Benjamin North. Letter: From Monash University to Marjorie North, 15 November 1989, being unable to assist with her enquiry about the meaning of name [unspecified in the letter but possibly Meruka] Letter: June Stanton (nee Hester) to Eltham District Historical Society, 17 February 1993, seeking information on her great grandfather Edley North and wife Caroline. Christmas card [attached to letter from June Stanton]: Line drawing Eltham Primary School 1856, text history of school Letter: Eltham Historical Society to June Hester, 11 June 1993, providing information held by the Society. Letter: Nancy Chandler (nee Williamson) to Jo McCormick 18 March 2001, providing information about Edley and Carline North, her great grandparents. Email: Patsy Moppett to Eltham District Historical Society October 2010: A photograph of Edley and Caroline North found, wish to return it to family. Family tree: North/Dobson family. Death notice: Marjorie May North, died 7 February 2003.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcmarjorie north, tralford norman, sherbourne road montmorency, looker road montmorency, briar hill, montmorency, catholic ladies college, merton hall, melbourne girls grammar school, ivanhoe girls grammar school, wesley college, meruka park, st helena road, st faith's anglican church montmorency, william sapsford, floods in eltham, joseph benjamin north, leon lambert, melbourne symphony orchestra, karingal drive, meruka house, alan gardner, lucinda matilda north, tralford e north, camille d north, montmorency cricket club, diamond creek, eltham railway station, judge book village, fred warne, edley north, caroline north, eltham cemetery., violet alice dobson (nee north), willow farm eltham, edley north family tree, walter john dobson family tree, nancy chandler (nee williamson), pine lodge, elijah north

Nine pages researched by Jan Rigby 26/04/2012, on the Chinese community in Brighton including five pages of Chinese gardeners and one photocopied page of SANDS AND MCDOUGALLS 1913 edition.chinese community, ormond state school, primary schools, wheatley road, chong cheok hong, murton hall, merton hall, halls, malva street, chinese mission, maw mary, maw daniel, gardeners, lees jim, lee jimmie, jasper road, bentleigh, gard, joss house, religious building, ling ah, you ah, quirk edward, mooach chen, point nepean road, north road, clayton samuel, lee u. ah, lee sam, sing sing, reid albert, tucker road, leong ah, gee ah, southern cross newspaper, bambra road, caulfield, rigby jan, ying goon

Two documents about this Church: 1/ a pamphlet titled 'Jubilee - - 1953 - The Jubilee History of the Thomson Memorial Presbyterian Church' that describes the jubilee history of the Church with the history actually dating from 1892. The cover has an illustration of the church and the contents include a list of office bearers in 1953 as well as significant people over the years. Different addresses for it are recorded. 2/ Also a typed page with the description of wording used on the foundation stones at the church (1939) and at the hall (1923).Small paper booklet of 10 pages (beige-coloured) plus front and back cover with a sketch of the church corner of North and Booran Roads Ormond which measures 100mm x 70mm on front cover.presbyterian, ormond, jubilee, north road, booran road, foundation stone, thomson memorial, presbyterian, church, churches, centre road, saint cuthberts, flynn john dr rev., chalinor john p rev., jones hugh rev., balfour graham h. rev., beattie james rev., chisholm farquar rev., hadley vincent f rev., owen j. e. rev, george fincham & sons, building committee, manse, home missionary, pipe organ, thomas street, jasper road, huntly street, brighton east, ulster creek, whitmuir road, merton hall, mulua street, wheatley road, ocean street, cadby hall, plaza theatre, mentone rsl, hadley v.f. rev. b.a. minister, anderson v. mr, box h. mr, curtis r. mr, inglis j. mr, jackson f. mr, lang r. mr, paterson g. mr, ponsford d. mr, porter l. mr, reynoldson a. mr, stevenson d. mr, shallcross h. mr, towers h. mr, viccars r. mr, wade r. mr, williamson w. mr, ponsford d.w. mr, anstee r. mr, box f. mr, mac cleland r. mr, davis a. mr, denton o.w. mr, ferguson a. mr, johnston l. mr, lawrence a. mr, mckerral w. mr, noblet n. mr, sinclair w. mr, taylor s. mr, whitby n. mr, wickenton d. mr, wilson h. mr, warby h. mr, wyatt r. mr, porter lance mr, wade r. mr, wilson d. mr, anderson v. mr, wallace r.a.f. mr, beresford f.j. mr, jackson f. mr, thomson j. mr, henderson a. mr, newham c. mr, arnold a.t. mr, mckerral j. mr, smith e.b. mr, roberts j.h. mr, thomson j. mr, uniting church ormond, 264 booran road, the manse, 428 north road, chinese community, ormond presbyterian church, sutherland family, market gardens, elster creek, sunday schools, malua street, louis r williams architect, norman taylor builder

Carbon copy and handwritten notes correspondence offering brief history on Merton Ville property its residents and possible reason and explanation for naming of Malakoff Street. Researched by Brighton Historical Society dated 11/4/1989.merton ville, malakoff street, caulfield north, wilberforce james sir, williams henry, willis frederick, simonson sarah mrs, hall henry k, mcalister henry, mcalister al mrs, bourke michael, ahearne maurice, watt aj, manion av, bullock hilary, landells rosalind, house names, wicks one