Morton Park is the home of the Blackburn Cricket Club. Located on Central Rd in Blackburn near the railway station Morton Park has two ovals and the scene of many a victory and celebration.

Black and white photo of Morton Park Blackburn.morton park, blackburn

Morton Park Blackburn showing football oval.morton park, blackburn, blackburn football club

Workers from the Blackburn Level Crossing Removal Authority attended the Morton Park Remembrance Day ceremony and thanked the veterans in attendance.renshaw, will, joan, morton, park, remembrance day, level crossing removal authority

Copy of black and white photo of Blackburn Hall later the Morton Park Hall taken from City of Nunawading Newsletter, September 1965. Since removed to make way for Blackburn Branch Library. It is believed the hall became a Scout Hall.morton park, city of nunawading, blackburn branch library

Blackburn Football Club at Dance in Morton Park Hall, Blackburn c1921.blackburn football club, australian rules football

Blackburn Hall, also known as the Recreation Hall and Morton Park Hall, was used as community centre until 1965. In February 1929 the hall opened as a picture theater. The hall was a significant social venue for the cricket club.

Blackburn Football Club players and supporters at Morton Park Blackburn.morton park, blackburn football club, church of christ

A brief outline of transfers of ownership of parklands -Walker Park, Morton Park, Nunawading Park, Vermont Park.A brief outline of transfers of ownership of parklands -Walker Park, Morton Park, Nunawading Park, Vermont Park.parks and reserves, walker park, blackburn, keogh, james, national trustees executors and agency co of australia, delhi street, mitcham, morton park, woods, john, freehold investment and banking company of australia ltd, blackburn and tunstall property co, nunawading park, orr, joseph, kelly, mary ann, john james, bridget, vermont park, camm, henry arnold and co ltd, davies, matthew henry, sir, gascoigne investment co ltd, leonard, william howard, thorn, henry

Black and white photo of Football club dance at Morton Park Hall Blackburn. Mountedmorton park hall

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - a Picturesque History'Black and white photo of Blackburn Football Club dance in 1921 at Morton Park Hall.blackburn football club, morton park hall, 1921

The State Government budget has included allocations for Koonung Secondary College, Morton Park, North East Link and the Blackburn Sikh Temple.The State Government budget has included allocations for Koonung Secondary College, Morton Park, North East Link and the Blackburn Sikh Temple.koonung secondary college, secondary schools, morton park, blackburn, sikh temple, blackburn, north east link

Coloured photograph of Blackburn War Memorial in Morton Park, Centre Road, Blackburn. Part of the description of Blackburn & Mitcham War Memorials prepared by Ted Arrowsmith for inclusion in War Memorials of Australia data base. See ND4383war memorial, blackburn, morton park blackburn, arrowsmith, ted, war memorials in australia database, draeger c.n., farrelly m., geal a., geal g., gurdon e., hurter e.c.t., lawson a.j., mills t., oêhara r.j, pither f.h., rolfe l.f.w., sheenan, a. c., smith e.r., scott r., stockfield g.r., stockfield f.h, welch e.w., youlden c., cooper grev., cox f.b., dalley john power, gregson f., johnson w.g., mills t.g., maxfield, c. g., newman j.e., reddick n.a., ryder e.v., wells g.s., stirling d.h.

Coloured photograph of Blackburn War Memorial in MOrton Park, Centre Road, Blackburn. Part of description of Blackburn and Mitcham War Memorials prepared by Ted Arrowsmith for inclusion on War Memorials of Australia data base. see ND4383war memorials, morton park, blackburn, arrowsmith, ted, war memorials in australia database

Coloured photograph of detail of Blackburn War Memorial in Morton Park, Central Road, Blackburn. Part of description of Blackburn & Mitcham War Memorials prepared by Ted Arrowsmith for inclusion in War Memorials of Australia database. See ND4383war memorials, morton park, blackburn, arrowsmith, ted, war memorials in australia database

Transfer of land to Shire Blackburn and Mitcham for use as Morton Park, 3 June 1927; Nunawading Reserve, 10 October 1927; Walker Reserve 3 June 1927; Vermont Reserve, 3 June 1927. Names of original land owners and title numbers. Handwritten summaryTransfer of land to Shire Blackburn and Mitcham for use as Morton Park, 3 June 1927; parks and reserves, morton park, nunawading reserve, walker park, vermont park, shire of blackburn and mitcham, shire of nunawading, woods, john, purches, frederick walter, edwin james, coppin, george seth, orr, joseph, kelly, patrick, bridget, morgan, robert rowland, davies, loveday, john edward taylor, keogh, james, mary anne, john james, thomas, camm, matthew henry, sir, leonard, william howard, thorn, henry

T.R.B. Morton and other investors set up the Freehold Investment Company which set out the township of Blackburn in the 1880s. The Company folded in 1892 but T.R.B. Morton, as one of the liquidators continued auctioning off the land through his company, Morton and Coghill. He was a Nunawading Shire Councillor from 1888 to 1897 and 1899 to 1923, being Shire President four times. Morton Park in Central Road, Blackburn is named after him.Coloured photograph of the Morton family tombstone on grave 1403, Church of England section, Box Hill Cemetery Morton, Thomas Richard Burrowes: 1854 - 1923 Morton, Louisa Mary: 1861 - 1937morton thomas richards burrowes, morton, louisa mary esther, tombstones, morton and coghill, auctioneers, morton park, blackburn

Blue and white badge - 'Blackburn Carnival Jan 26-28, 1929' 'Proceeds for Morton Park and Scouts Improvement Funds'numismatics, badges

This book focuses on the area's history and traces the development through settlement, adaptation and consolidation to the present. It discusses the history of early families, the railway, land boomers, churches and school. Robin da Costa, later Mrs Robin da Costa- Adams, came to live in Balwyn Road, Canterbury and joined the Canterbury History Group.Hardback book of 144 pages, indexed with multiple black and white photos.In Jocelyn Hall's writing: "Donated to Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre".(mr) james blackburn, meader's travellers' rest hotel, blackburn hotel, blackburn post office, blackburn railway station, blackburn pioneers, blackburn company, (mr) george augustus goodwin, (mr) thomas r b morton, blackburn brick works, st john's anglican church, blackburn methodist church, blackburn church of christ, blackburn presbyterian church, st thomas the apostle peace memorial church, seagoe common school, the courier blackburn, blackburn library, blackburn primary school, blackburn open-air school, blackburn creek hotel, blackburn college, blackburn kindergarten, newark grammar, blackburn hall, morton park, blackburn lake sanctuary, backhouse's dairy, blackburn lake, wandinong sanctuary, barelli bakehouse, blackburn cool store, blue moon fruit co-operative ltd, 1st blackburn scouts troop, blackburn and district tree preservation society, hotels, (ms) robin da costa

A chronicle of Blackburn with photographs, diagrams and maps from the 1850's onwards.non-fictionA chronicle of Blackburn with photographs, diagrams and maps from the 1850's onwards.open air school blackburn no3850, blackburn., morton park, traveller's rest hotel, blackburn lake sanctuary, blackburn creek hotel, blackburn road blackburn, blackburn post office, blue moon fruit co-operative ltd, blackburn railway station, pioneers, gordon crescent blackburn, lake road blackburn, goodwin george augustus, morton thomas richards burrowes, st johns anglican church blackburn, blackburn methodist church, blackburn church of christ, blackburn primary school no 2923, blackburn scout group 1st, blackburn and district tree preservation society, g.f. fankhauser

Darren Croft scored a century at Morton Park to win Blackburn Cricket Club the McIntosh Shield premiership for the 1993/94 season. Batting with Simon "Willie" Nelson, Darren hit a four to bring up the win.

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'.Black and white photo of War Memorial erected in 1920 on corner of Railway Road and Whitehorse Road, Blackburn. Later re-sited in Morton Park. Goodwin home in background.|See Da Costa book page 46.goodwin family, war memorial, blackburn, railway road blackburn, whitehorse road

Medical kidney dish used by William Harrison, a member of St. John's Ambulance. Equipment used when attending public functions. Used at Morton Park and Blackburn Football Club. 1946+White enamel kidney dish with blue/black edging.|Oral History is at NP3400 and Transcription is at ND6056Geddes Pharmacy - Carlton/G.H. Zeal/English mademedicine, nursing