Councillor Samuel Baird’s residence was the property known as ‘Warrong Station” north of Kirkstall. During the last year of his presidency he played an important part in obtaining the severance of the Shire of Minhamite from the Belfast Shire. Councillor Baird was the first president of the Minhamite Shire.Black and white portrait president, portrait, government, shire, municipal, local-government, minhamite shire, shire of belfast

This book belonged to Rolf Crawley who was an engineer in the employ of the Shire of Warrnambool at the time he acquired this book. In 1926 he was the engineer/secretary for the Minhamite Shire, returning in 1935 to the Shire of Warrnambool as the engineer after the death of his father, John William Crawley Junior. Rolf retained this position until 1968. Rolf’s grandfather, father and uncle had all been engineers or shire secretary for the Shire of Warrnambool, with the Crawley family recording a total of 132 years of service to the Shire of Warrnambool which existed from 1863 to 1994. This book is retained as a memento of Rolf Crawley, the engineer with the Shire of Warrnambool from 1935 to 1968. This is a hard cover book of 626 pages. The cover is green with gold lettering on the spine. The edges of the cover are rubbed. The book contains a preface, 18 chapters of text and an appendix. The pages contain many diagrams and plans. The inscriptions on the first page are handwritten in black ink. There is a label from the bookseller attached to the first page. Rolf L. Crawley 1922 Please return to R.L.Crawley ‘Korongah’ Port Fairy or Shire Hall Warrnambool Tait Book Co. 90 William Street St. Melbourne for Technical Bookscrawley family, warrnambool, shire of warrnambool, history of warrnambool

John J. Huntly appears to have been the only licensee of the Royal Oak Hotel, built in 1858. He was a Councillor of the Municipality of Belfast at the time and later became the Secretary of the newly formed Minhamite Shire in 1872. By 1861 D. Smith appears as the licensee of the now named Commercial Hotel. In 1877 it was offered for sale—the building described as follows “Built of bluestone with slate roof, having a frontage to Bank street of 106 feet, 6 inches. Accommodation consists of twelve bedrooms, eight sitting rooms, bathroom, bar and cellar and detached kitchen also of bluestones, with outside offices. Around this time beside its usual business the hotel had various rooms for visiting doctors and a dentist. Dr. Berncastle, who was associated with the Sydney Eye Infirmary, performed several operations there on those suffering from cataracts. It was the meeting place for the Port Fairy Freemasons, before their Lodge was built in James street, and all the local sporting clubs, at one time or another. The veranda was added in 1900. The name Royal Oak was restored this century, but the name Commercial Hotel can still be seen in the leadlight window over the front entrance. The hotel still continues serving patrons with beverages and meals but no beds these days. There is also an addition to the building, as seen in the bottom illustration— a bottle shopBlack and white sketch photographed Line drawing of the Commercial hotelhotel, building, commercial, oak and anchor, inn, pub, d.smith

John J. Huntly appears to have been the only licensee of the Royal Oak Hotel, built in 1858. He was a Councillor of the Municipality of Belfast at the time and later became the Secretary of the newly formed Minhamite Shire in 1872. By 1861 D. Smith appears as the licensee of the now named Commercial Hotel. In 1877 it was offered for sale—the building described as follows “Built of bluestone with slate roof, having a frontage to Bank street of 106 feet, 6 inches. Accommodation consists of twelve bedrooms, eight sitting rooms, bathroom, bar and cellar and detached kitchen also of bluestones, with outside offices. Around this time beside its usual business the hotel had various rooms for visiting doctors and a dentist. Dr. Berncastle, who was associated with the Sydney Eye Infirmary, performed several operations there on those suffering from cataracts. It was the meeting place for the Port Fairy Freemasons, before their Lodge was built in James street, and all the local sporting clubs, at one time or another. The veranda was added in 1900. The name Royal Oak was restored this century, but the name Commercial Hotel can still be seen in the leadlight window over the front entrance. The hotel still continues serving patrons with beverages and meals but no beds these days. There is also an addition to the building, as seen in the bottom illustration— a bottle shopBlack and white photograph of 8 males formally posed outside entrance to Commercial hotelhotel, building, kemp family, bank street, royal oak, commercial, oak and anchor, d.smith

John J. Huntly appears to have been the only licensee of the Royal Oak Hotel, built in 1858. He was a Councillor of the Municipality of Belfast at the time and later became the Secretary of the newly formed Minhamite Shire in 1872. By 1861 D. Smith appears as the licensee of the now named Commercial Hotel. In 1877 it was offered for sale—the building described as “Built of bluestone with slate roof, having a frontage to Bank street of 106 feet, 6 inches. Accommodation consists of twelve bedrooms, eight sitting rooms, bathroom, bar and cellar and detached kitchen also of bluestones, with outside offices. Around this time beside its usual business the hotel had various rooms for visiting doctors and a dentist. Dr. Berncastle, who was associated with the Sydney Eye Infirmary, performed several operations there on those suffering from cataracts. It was the meeting place for the Port Fairy Freemasons, before their Lodge was built in James street, and all the local sporting clubs, at one time or another. The sign on the hotel states "Fitzgerald's Commercial Hotel" more research is being undertaken as to this owner or lessee. The veranda was added in 1900. The name Royal Oak was restored this century, but the name Commercial Hotel can still be seen in the leadlight window over the front entrance. The hotel has now been transformed into apartments and a restaurant called the Oak and Anchor Image of the hotel at an earlier timeBlack and white photograph of Two story bluestone painted commercial hotel with large verandah car at kerbhotel, building, bank street, john j huntly, d smith, royal oak, commercial, fitzgerald, kemp, oak and anchor

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 27th February 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Sale of Land Adjacent to Deer Park Hotel Ballarat Road Deer Park to Carlton & United Breweries Ltd Lease of Part Land G.U.D. Burton Crescent Lease of Cricket Club Premises Dempster Park Municipal Offices Extensions Rate Statistics Tottenham Technical School 27 Duke Street Lease Swimming Pool Instruction Contract Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Service Community Directory Welwyn Street Kindergarten Deer Park Visiting Kindergarten Teacher Family Day Care Volunteer Training Family and Community Services Programme Problems of Regional Office of Social Welfare Department Visiting Kindergarten Teacher Report Proposal for Voluntary Youth Community Service Scheme Walk for the Child Report of the Chief Health Officer Nuisance 177 Ridgeway Parade Sunshine West Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality McDonald Road Sunshine to Skenes Creek North Garbage By-Law No 123 Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 7 Norma Street Sunshine to Government Road Warrong Shire of Minhamite Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Proposed Limited Parking St. Albans Road Near Princess Street St. Albans Increase in Sustenance Fee Dog Act Method of Dog Destruction Proposed No Parking Right of Way Rear of Station Place Report of the City Librarian Australia Council Public Lending Right Survey Melton Library Book Stock Children's Library Holiday Programme Highpoint West Library Interior Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Rainbow Workshop Child Care Position Ground Allocation for the Winter Season 1979 School Holiday Programme January 1979 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Derrimut Saleyards Change in Government Proposals Planning Permit Application Storage of Fencing Material Paramount Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Widening of Existing Access Sunshine Road Amendment No 1 Part 1A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Factory or Workshop Extension 19 Evans Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Warehouse and Factory Hawthorn Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Warehouse and Retail Timber Outlet Lot 9 Ballarat Road Albion Planning Permit Application Service Premise and Caretaker's Dwelling Lots 317 & 318 Dover Street Albanvale Standard Planning Permit Conditions and Standard Grounds of Refusal Plan of Subdivision Lot 1 & 2 Comley Street Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision 101 Ballarat Road Maidstone Plan of Subdivision St. Albans Road St. Albans Plan of Subdivision Thomson Street and Jackson Street Maidstone Plan of Subdivision Kentucky Fried Chicken Ballarat Road Sunshine Plan of Subdivision Westerngate Estate Stage 6A Consolidation of Title Lots 327 & 328 Aycliffe Drive Deer Park for Aycliffe Drive Infant Welfare Centre Neale Road Construction Stage 2 Purchase of surplus Motor Mowers Tenders Westerngate Project Proposed Surcharge drain Clarke Street Car Park Extension Corner Dickson Street Right of Way Main Road West at Cornhill Street Private Street Construction Part of Warrs Road Declaration of Sewage Areas No 3680 & 3685 Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Health Act Drain Creation of Easement Sunshine Swimming Pool Variations Extensions & Additions Ballarat Road Infant Welfare Centre Deer Park Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 33 Oakwood Road St. Albans Siting of Building Lot 26 Adams Street St. Albans Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation International Year of the Child Playground Killeen Street Sunshine West Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th February 1979 Submission to Local Government Advisory Board Re Boundariesdeer park hotel, ballarat road, deer park, sunshine cricket club, dempster park, phoenix street, sunshine north, tottenham technical school, duke street, braybrook, welwyn street kindergarten, welwyn street, ridgeway parade, sunshine west, mcdonald road, norma street, sunshine, st. albans road, princess street, st. albans, station place, highpoint west library, rosamond road, maribyrnong, derrimut saleyards, sunshine road, evans street, hawthorn avenue, dover street, albanvale, comley street, maidstone, thomson street, jackson street, aycliffe drive, aycliffe drive infant welfare centre, neale road, clarke street, dickson street, cornhill street, warrs road, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, ballarat road infant welfare centre, oakwood road, adams street, killeen street