From 1955 Alan Marshall's home was a bungalow at the rear of his sister's house at Eltham. The first bungalow burnt down. Its replacement shown here still stands. In March 2020 the property was sold. It was last sold previously in November 1982. No mention was made in the advertising regarding the heritage protected bungalow in the rear yard and advertising material presented it as having future potential to develop STCA (Subject To Council Approval). Concerned local members of the community alerted to EDHS to the pending upcoming sale and Council was also alerted to the sale and the potential risk presented to the heritage protected bungalow. In 2021 an updated amendment, C133nill, was made to the Nillumbik Planning Scheme in response to a planning application to develop the property following its sale. The Minster of Planning approved and gazetted the Amendment. Gazettal occurred on 25th November 2021. A copy of the gazetted Amendment is available on website of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning at www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments. It was last updated March 2022.Colour photo print 10 x 15 cm, originally stuck down on corflute for displayeltham, alan marshall, alan marshall bungalow, heritage assessment, heritage protection overlay, houses, nillumbik shire council, park west road, heritage overlay ho147

Centred on present day Zig Zag Road near Coolabah Drive, Eltham bounded by Allendale Road to north, Park West Road to south, Parsons Road to east and Banks Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 26 Frame : 191 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°41'56"S, 145°09'26"E MGA2020 : 337533, 5826000 (55) Melways : 22 A1 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, allendale road, eltham, eltham north, zig zag road, banks road, coolabah drive, melway 22a1, park west road, parsons road

Centred on present day Main Road at Pryor Street, Eltham bounded by Park West Road to north, Napoleon Street to south, Woodridge Estate to east and Ryans Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 27 Frame : 47 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°42'45"S, 145°09'12"E MGA2020 : 337223, 5824470 (55) Melways : 22 A4 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, eltham, eltham railway station, woodridge estate, eltham shops, main road, melway 22a4, napoleon street, park west road, pryor street, ryans road

Centred on present day Floriston Grove, Eltham bounded by Maroondah Aqueduct to north, Thompson Crescent and Diosma Road to south, Research Shops to east and Glen Park Road and Park West Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 5 Frame : 60 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°42'24"S, 145°09'29"E MGA2020 : 337622, 5825128 (55) Melways : 22 B3 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, eltham, 1963-04, diosma road, floriston grove, maroondah aqueduct, melway 22b3, park west road, research (vic.), research shops

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, roads, eltham, eltham north, level crossing, main road, park west road, railway crossing, sign, wattletree road, wattletree road bridge

The Station Master's house was situated in what is now the short term car park and bus bay. It was sold for $1 and relocated to Park West Road and renovated.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, eltham station masters house

The Station Master's house was situated in what is now the short term car park and bus bay. It was sold for $1 and relocated to Park West Road and renovated.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, eltham station masters house

The Station Master's house was situated in what is now the short term car park and bus bay. It was sold for $1 and relocated to Park West Road and renovated.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, eltham station masters house

Notice of Ordinary Meeting 27th March 1990 Report of the Management Group Administrative Services Report of the Chief Executive Officer / Town Clerk Brooklyn Referendum Notice of Motion Compulsory Acquisition of Property Notice of Motion Italo-Australia Club Furlong Road St. Albans Breach of The Victorian Building Regulations & the Town Planning Permit Forrest Street Ardeer Site Contaminated Property Report of the Deputy Town Clerk Taxation of Councillor Allowances First Aid Training Sunshine Swimming Centre Report of the Manager Administrative Services Financial Statements Council Owned Properties Notice of Motion Maribyrnong Reserve Lease to Maribyrnong - Maidstone RSL Sub Branch Council Chamber Communications Purchase of Multigraphics SP890 Dual roll Silver Image Platemaker Report of the Deputy Manager Financial Services N.A.V. Return Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board Rate Comparisons Between Various Valuation Methods General Rates, Sanitary & Interest Adjustments / Abandonments for the Period Ended 12th March 1990 Meals on Wheels Adjustments / Abandonments for the Period Ended 12th March 1990 Rosamond Bowling Club Rebate of Loan Repayment Report of the Manager Community Services Marie Mill Community Centre Advisory Committee Camp Albanvale Family Day Care Certificate in Home Base Child Care St. Albans Meadows Public Housing Albanvale Youth Festival The Hunt Club Activities Semester 1 1990 Information Display on Women's Health at Sunshine Plaza Bus Guidelines and Policy Prosecutions Proceedings Magistrates Court Installation of a Septic Tank System Pharmaceutical Campaign Victorian Smoking & Health Programs Quit Campaign Quit and Miss Nothing Anti-Cancer Council of Australia Mammographic Screening Biennial Library Conferences Perth 30th September - 5th October 1990 International Literacy Year Report of the Deputy Executive Officer / City Engineer Forrest Street Ardeer Contaminated Site Strategy for Ozone Protection Report of Deputy City Engineer Pedestrian Operated Signals Main Road West Near Grantham Parade St. Albans 1989/90 Traffic Management Services Programme Mass Application Treatments State Electricity Commission of Victoria Public Lighting Service North Sunshine Private Street Scheme Contract Variations Somerville Road industrial Estate Stage 2 Progress Report on Various Works Traffic Control Items and Traffic Engineering General Works Recycling Service Ascot Vale Bottle Depot Condition of Selwyn Street Albion Petition Parsons Street Traffic Problem Petition Creation of Easement McIntyre Road Railway Drain Proposed Procession Tarxien Social Club Dog Act Penleigh & Essendon Grammer School Fun Run Report of the Manager Environmental Services Deer Park Tennis Club Court Lights Deer Park Information Group Deer Park Shopping Centre Shop 95A Neale Road Rectification of Damaged Tiles Rosamond Bowling Club Room Extensions Albion Football Club Upgrading of Lighting Towers Progress Report on various Works up to 16th March 1990 Report of the Manager Planning & Development Rezoning 14 - 18 Hertford Road Sunshine Fairbairn Road / Tallintyre Road Shopping Centre Increase in Fees for Planning Permit Applications Development of Land South of Western Highway (Ballarat Road) and West of Robinsons Road Referral from Shire of Melton Peerless Holdings Pty Ltd Proposed Margarine Factory, Hydrogenation Plant & Additional Refinery Appeal Decision St. Albans Enhancement Project Albion Redevelopment Steering Committee Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Corporate Plan Local Laws Deer Park Shopping Centre Ballarat Road Notices of Motion Council Property South East Corner Rosamond Road & Raleigh Road Maribyrnong Shopping Trolleys Parking Outside The Hunt Club Sunshine Tip Hulett Street No Furher Garbage Disposal Firms be Allowed to Tip at the Current Tip Site Surface Ballarat Road Near Deer Park Hotel St. Albans Which Council Pedestrian Crossing Willaton Street St. Albans Construction of Goal posts Tottenham Primary School Ground so it could be used by the Macedonian Soccer Teamitalo-australia club, furlong road, st. albans, forrest street, ardeer site, maribyrnong - maidstone rsl, maribyrnong reserve, hortense street, maribyrnong, rosamond bowling club, rosamond road, marie mill community centre, randall street, the hunt club community centre, ballarat road, deer park, main road west, grantham parade, somerville road, sunshine west, selwyn street, albion, parsons street, sunshine, mcintyre road, sunshine north, tarxien social club, deer park tennis club, sassella park, deer park shopping centre, neale road, albion football club, parsons reserve, stanford street, hertford road, fairbairn road, tallintyre road, western highway, robinsons road, peerless holding, evans street, braybrook, raleigh road, sunshine tip, hulett street, deer park hotel, willaton street, tottenham primary school, sunshine road, tottenham, macedonian soccer team

Report of Committee Meetings 14th November 1978 Works Committee Two Days Have Been Lost Due To Bad Weather West Road Footpath 75% Completed Braybrook Area Footpath Work is Progressing Macedon Street Kerb & Channell 80% Completed McIntyre Road South of Bridge Kerb & Channell 80% Completed McIntyre Road South of Bridge Road Works Delayed Due to No Supply of Bitumen Cullin Street Road Works Delayed Due to No Supply of Bitumen Petrol Storage for Mowers Is Causing Issues The Sealing of Concrete Wickets with Laycol not yet completed Fire Hazard Gangs have commenced removing fire hazards Council Surveyors have carried out initial survey of Castley Reserve Swimming Pool completion date 22nd November 1978 but still could be delayed due to connection of gas and commissioning time Bon Thomas Reserve and Diamond Avenue Reserve progress is slow due to vandalism and supply of rubber gaskets Orama Street Pre-School and Child Care Centre concrete slab has been poured Highpoint West site works begin this week Toilets on Reserves nearing completion with the exception of Selwyn Park Steps are being taken to minimise the fuel storage during the current T.W.U. stoppage Report of the Finance Committee Report of the Town Clerk Proposed Hostel for Failed Aged Request for Financial Assistance Tenders for Vending Machines Sunshine Swimming Pool Overpayment of Gratuities Report of the City Engineer Soil Sterilizer Nursery Replacement of Sweeper No 123 Bon Thomas Resereve Pre-School Centre Neale Road Construction (North Carriageway) Application to Country Roads Board for Funds for the Year Ending 30th June 1980 city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, west road, maribyrnong, macedon street, maidstone, mcintyre road, sunshine north, cullin street, castley reserve, simmie street, sunshine west, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, diamond avenue reserve, daimond avenue, albanvale, orama street pre-school and child care centre, orama street, deer park, highpoint west, rosamond road, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, bon thomas resereve pre-school centre, neale road

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of The Council of The City of Sunshine 27th June 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Proposal for Equalisation of Valuations Street Construction Schemes J.H. Wheelahan Pty Ltd Attempt for Settlement Melbourne Tourism Authority Membership by Council Claim for Consultants Fee Proposed Office Building Now Abandoned Financial Statement Year Ended 30th September 1977 and Auditor's Report Disposal of Garbage City Williamstown to Use Their Own Tip Within The City of Williamstown Transfer of Loan Funds not now Required for the Purpose for Which They Were Borrowed Either in Part or in Full Land Transfer from Melbourne & Metropolitan Board to Works for Road Construction Wright Street Bridge Separate Rate Off Street Parking Scheme Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Health Insurance Changes Mordialloc Halfway House Sunshine West Community Health Services Report of the Acting Chief Health Inspector Mantoux Testing and B.C.G. Immunisation (Tuberculosis) Environment Protection Authority (Clean Air Matter) Animals By- Law Victorian Railways Tip Site Disused Quarry Hole Bounded by McDonalds Road, Somerville Road and Bunting Road Abattoir Proposal H.W. Greenham & Sons Pty Ltd Lots 7 & 8 Doherty Road Offensive Trades Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Road Traffic Act Proposed Prohibited Parking Big Sam Market St. Albans Road St. Albans Prohibited Parking Martin Street Proposed Limited Parking Derrimut Street and Sydney Street Albion Report of the City Librarian Sunshine - Melton Regional Library Service Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Extractive Industry Lot 2 Somers Street Land Use Permit Application Grazing of Horses Furlong Road next to Proposed Sunshine Hospital Land Use Permit Application Illuminated Sky Sign 242 Hampshire Road Land Use Permit Application Extension to Bulk Meat Warehouse & Sales 159 - 161 Rosamond Road and 3 White Street Land Use Permit Application Alterations and Additions to United Social Cricket Club Rooms Scovell Reserve Scovell Crescent Land Use Permit Extension to T.A.B. Ballarat Road South West Corner Station Road Deer Park Land Use Permit Application Alteration and Addition to Existing Signs to Indicate Operation of Petrol Filling Station as Self-serve Main Road West South East Corner Station Road Land Use Permit Application Sky Sign Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and Part 12 Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Strata Subdivision 26 Burns Street Strata Subdivision Kodre Street Plan of Transfer and Consolidation Lots 201 & 202 Stevenage Crescent Deer Park Strata Subdivision Burke Street Plan of Subdivision 80 & 82 Rockbank Road Ardeer Albanvale Estate Stages 19 & 20 Contract Supply of Vehicles Heaths Motors Aust Pty Ltd Contract Dempster Park Tennis Courts Contract Supply of Vehicles Heaths Motors Aust Pty Ltd Contract Fencing Sunshine Tip Site Fourth Avenue Private Street Scheme 220kV Transmission Line Keilor Terminal Station to Brooklyn Terminal Station and Proposed Vehicle Wheelwash Sunshine Tip Proposed Culvert at Laverton Creek Boundary Road East of Robinsons Road Ballarat Road / Hampshire Road Junction Proposed Signalisation Load Limit of Roads Tottenham Area Mobil Oil Australia limited Altona to Somerton Pipeline Railway Lots 9 & 66 Anderson Road Sunshine Report of the Acting Building Surveyor Building Over Easements Delegation of Authority Dangerous Building 41 Wright Street Sunshine Report of the Director of Parks & Gardens Weedicide 245T and 24D Bon Thomas Reserve Development Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th June 1978 Statement of Accounts for the Year Ended 30th September 1977 Submitted to be Finally Examined and Settled Confirmation of Loan with the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, wright street bridge, wright street, sunshine, victorian railways tip site, somerville road, mcdonalds road, doherty road, big sam market, st. albans road, st. albans, martin street, derrimut street, sydney street, albion, furlong road, hampshire road, rosamond road, white street, maribyrnong, united social cricket club, scovell reserve, scovell crescent, maidstone, ballarat road, station road, deer park, main road west, highpoint west shopping centre, burns street, stevenage crescent, burke street, braybrook, rockbank road, ardeer, dempster park, phoenix street, sunshine tip, fourth avenue, laverton creek, boundary road, robinsons road, anderson road, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, somers street

Dorothy Rogers wrote two major books on Kew's history: Lovely Old Homes of Kew (1961) and A History of Kew (1973). In addition to her published works, she was a regular contributor on issues of local history to suburban newspapers. Her archives are held in the collections of the State Library of Victoria and Kew Historical Society. Three years after her death in 1973, the Reserve was opened in her honour.Faded colour positive photograph of the opening of the Dorothy Rogers Reserve in 1976. The naming of the reserve honoured the contribution of the historian Dorothy Rogers, foundation member of the Society. The reserve is located on the north side of Studley Park Road just west of Kew Junction. Inscribed verso: "Members and relatives of the late Dorothy Rogers. Memorial reserve named and unveiled in her honour by (Cr Whiting Mayor) and City Manager Mr Fell 1978. In respect for her great research and service to the history of early Kew, and other places."dorothy rogers reserve, public parks -- kew (vic.)

Dorothy Rogers wrote two major books on Kew's history: Lovely Old Homes of Kew (1961) and A History of Kew (1973). In addition to her published works, she was a regular contributor on issues of local history to suburban newspapers. Her archives are held in the collections of the State Library of Victoria and Kew Historical Society. Three years after her death in 1973, the Reserve was opened in her honour.Faded colour positive photograph of the opening of the Dorothy Rogers Reserve in 1976. The naming of the reserve honoured the contribution of the historian Dorothy Rogers, foundation member of the Society. The reserve is located on the north side of Studley Park Road just west of Kew Junction. Inscribed verso: "Left to right: Mrs Rogers Jnr, Joy Stewart, Miss Jenkins sitting / Mrs Richardson and Mr Richardson, Brother of D. Rogers), Mayor Cr Whiting, City Manager Mr Fell, Background / KHS President Miss Hall, Mr B O'Neill KHS member, / taken during the memorial unveiling of the Dorothy Rogers Reserve"dorothy rogers reserve, public parks -- kew (vic.)

The streets identified on the survey plan - Cotham Road, Park Hill Road East, Park Hill Road West in Kew were each gazetted by the Victorian Government in 1865. The hand-coloured survey plan was completed by Holland Loxton, Town Clerk and Surveyor of the Borough of Kew from 1866. The unnamed survey plan includes names of land owners in addition to measurements (2 chains to 1 inch) and streets. Named owners include Webster, Payne and Francom which will enable us to narrow down the creation date of the survey.Handdrawn survey plan by a former surveyor and town clerk of KewHand drawn and coloured survey plan created by Holland Loxton, Surveyor and Town Clerk of Kew, showing land owned by Payne in Park Hill Road, Kew. The plan includes street names, land measurements and land owners.surveys - kew, maps - kew, holland loxton, park hill road - kew, holland loxton -- surveyor, survey plans -- parkhill road -- kew (vic.)

Sculture in bronze of Alan Marshall by Marcus Skipper, 1995 Alan Marshall, AM., O.B.E., Hon.LL,D. (1902-1984) was born at Noorat, Victoria and became one of Australia's most famous authors. His association with the Eltham area began in 1920 when he started his first job as a junior clerk at the Eltham Shire Offices, Kangaroo Ground. In the 1940's he spent some time living at Research. From 1955 he lived in Eltham for nearly 20 years. Disabilities resulting from polio as a young child did not prevent a wide range of experiences. Alan's occupations have been listed as clerk, night watchman, fortune teller, freelance journalist and author. He has been patron of many disadvantaged Children's Societies. Alan's books are numerous and include novels, short stories, children's books, history and travel. Among the best known are his autobiographies "I Can Jump Puddles" and "This is the Grass". Others include "These are My People", "Ourselves Writ Strange", "People of the Dreamtime"; "The Gay Provider" and "Wild Red Horses". In 1971 he wrote the Centenary History of the Shire of Eltham, "Pioneers and Painters". Covered under National Trust of Australia (Victoria), State significance. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p159 Outside the Eltham Library a bronze figure of a short one-legged man with a crutch invites people to the world of literature. The bronze statue, by Marcus Skipper, is of author Alan Marshall, who is famed for his autobiography I Can Jump Puddles, about growing up and overcoming the effects of polio. That plucky little boy later lived in the Nillumbik district for more than 50 years, and on his death in 1984, was buried in the Nillumbik Cemetery at Diamond Creek. Although a hugely successful author, his grave is modest with only a tiny boulder and simple bronze plaque on a grassed plot. From 1955 to 1972 Marshall lived in a tiny fibro-cement bungalow at the rear of a house at Park West Road, Eltham, owned by his older sister, Elsie McConnell. It was there that he wrote most of his autobiographical trilogy and his history of the former Eltham Shire, Pioneers and Painters. His long association with Eltham Shire began in 1918 when his family moved to Diamond Creek. Then in 1920 he began work as a junior clerk at the Eltham Shire Offices on Main Road, Kangaroo Ground near the Yarra Glen Road, while boarding at the hotel next door. Marshall later bought a block of land in Research, which had three bark huts. In one of these he wrote his first book These Are My People. He later sold the land but lived in a caravan there and in 1955 wrote I Can Jump Puddles.1 Proud of its citizen, the Eltham Shire named a park after Marshall at the corner of Main Road and Leanne Drive, Eltham. In 1985 the Shire initiated the Alan Marshall Short Story Award. It was Marshall’s early life in the country that taught him to live courageously in spite of his crippling polio, and he inspired many. This informed his writing – full of courage, championing the battler and love of the bush. Alan Marshall was born in 1902 at Noorat in Western Victoria, as the only son of Billy a drover, horse breaker, hawker and then general store owner. At the age of six, Marshall contracted infantile paralysis and was later hospitalised in Colac for 18 months. With his father’s encouragement, Marshall learnt to swim, wrestle and box, ride a bicycle (downhill), ride a horse and drive a car. Marshall won a scholarship to Stott’s Correspondence College to study accountancy. To help him continue his studies and find employment, his family bought 12 acres (4.8ha), in Ryans Road, Diamond Creek, opposite Windmill Court. There they ran cows, some poultry and an orchard. But life with a disability and during the Depression was hard for Marshall, who for 20 years, endured long periods of unemployment and loneliness and was often exploited at work.2 However, life improved in the 1930s, when he published short stories and articles in newspapers and magazines, including a column of advice to the lovelorn, which he wrote for nearly 20 years. At age 42 Marshall published his first book and in the next 30 years he published more than 20. His most successful book was I Can Jump Puddles, which sold more than three million copies internationally. It was made into a film, released in 1971, by Czechoslovakian director Karel Kachyna. Marshall was one of the first Australians to write about Aborigines who called him Gurrawilla - teller of tales - when he lived with them in Arnhem Land for eight months.3 In 1941 Marshall married Olive Dixon, with whom he had two daughters, Catherine and Jennifer. Marshall and Olive divorced in 1957. In 1972 Marshall was awarded an OBE for his work with the handicapped. He was also awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by Melbourne University, an Order of Australia for services to literature and the Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, alan marshall, art in public places, eltham, eltham library, marcus skipper, panther place, public art, sculpture

Report of the Town Clerk Compensation Lots 43 & 44 Northumberland Road Sale of Lots 43 & 44 Railway Parade Errington Reserve Request by St. Albans Sports Club to act as Committee of Management Proposed Indoor Heated Swimming Pool Subsidy from Department of Youth, Sport & Recreations Proposed Lease of The Hub Offer by the State Department Request For Financial Assistance Report of the Chief Health Inspector Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court G.W. Pennell Pty Ltd Offensive Trades Shifted to Shepparton Pollution Control M.M.B.W. Advice Olex Cables Amusements Parlours 39 Perth Avenue & 191 Sunshine Road Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Welfare Officers Watt Street & Maidstone Hall Child Care Centres Family Day Care Report of the City Engineer State Emergency Service Proposed Amalgamation of Commonwealth Bureau of Roads and Bureau of Transport Economics Private Street Scheme Navigator Street Drainage McIntyre Road Construction South Road Drain Paw Paw Road Burgess Road Construction Berkshire Road Construction Cornhill Reserve Drain Somers Street Drain Grading Main Road East, McIntyre Road & Fairbairn Road Tottenham Parade Underground Service Investigation Bunting Road Corner McDonald Road Pot Hol Repair Driveways Modifications Mark Street & Drummartin Street St. Albans Road Shoulders Repaired Report on Contract Glengala Estate Stage 3 Private Street Scheme Report on Contract Garfield Street Private Street Scheme Report on Contract Dalton Street Private Street Scheme Report on Contract Fourth Avenue Private Street Scheme Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stage 7 Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stage 6 Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stage 5 Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stage 3 & 4 Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stages 1 & 2 Private Subdivision Western Gate Stage 1B Private Subdivision Western Gate Stage 2 Private Subdivision Western Gate Stages 3a & 3B Private Subdivision Shopping Centre Car Park Corner Tallintyre Road and Fairbairn Road and Fairbairn Road Rappaport Housing Commission Private Subdivision Albanvale Stage 17 & 18 Neale Road Estate Stage 1 Private Subdivision Western Gate Stage 1A Extractive Industries and Waste Disposal in the Western Region (Maunsell Report) Western Region Commission Plan of Subdivision Entally Drive R.D.C. Projects Transfer o Sealing Fee Albion Reid Pty Ltd Ballarat Road Consolidation to Title 23 Sanford Avenue Plan of Subdivision Stage 25 Albanvale Estate Main Road West and Robinsons Road Plan of Subdivision Robinsons Road, Abercairn Court, Stayton Close Warrs Road Closure to Through Traffic Report of the Chief Planner Tree Preservation Control Proposed Road Widening Station Road Parking Restrictions Murray Street Land Use Permit Furlong Road Proposed Freeeway Land Use Permit Proposed Sunshine Hospital Cash in Lieu Flats Lots 3 & 4 Craddock Court Cash in Lieu Flats Lots 7 & 8 Craddock Court Brick Garage 6 Ainsworth Street Outbuildings 49 Rhodes Street Fencing Lot 343 Annley Place Widith of Frantage Lot 43 & 44 Railway Parade Land Use Permit Extension to Existing Factory Lot 23 Carrington Drive Land Use Permit Car Park Main Road West Land Use Permit Display Homes Camelot Drive & Trafalgar Street Land Use Permit Alteration to Existing Service Station Caltex Oil Lot 3 St. Albans Road Land Use Permit Subdivision and Detached House Glenmaggie Drive Cricket Nets at Lloyd Reserve No Standing Anytime Simmie Street Proposed Rezoning Corner Sydney Street & Drummartin Street for a Laundrette Proposed Rezoning of Land Ballarat Road between Hampshire Road & Anderson Road Cash in Lieu Flats 16 Forrest Street Land Use Permit Application Car Sales 36 McIntyre Road Parking Restrictions Sunshine Road Land Use Permit Application Veterinary Clinic and Residence 98 Anderson Road Land Use Permit Application Flats Corner Matthews Street & Walter Street Cash in Lieu Flats 1 Lorraine Court Flammable Liquid Store Cargo Newpack Industries Lot 1 Victoria Drive Land Use Permit Application Motor Cycle Sales and Accessories Lot 1 South Road Proposed Pedestrian Operated Signals Hampstead Road North of Mitchell Street Land Use Permit Flats Ballarat Road Land Use Permit Application Subdivision & erection of Detached House 100 The Esplanade Land Use Permit Application Flats Belvedere Close Land Use Permit Flats Middle Road Land Use Permit Flats Warrs Road & Febian Court Land Use Permit Application Car Sales Yard Mitchell Street Objections Schedule city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, northumberland road, sunshine north, railway parade, deer park, st. albans sports club, errington reserve, main road east, st. albans, g.w. pennell pty ltd, olex cables, sunshine road, tottenham, perth avenue, albion, watt street child care centre, maidstone hall, thomson street, maidstone, navigator street, maribyrnong, mcintyre road, south road, braybrook, paw paw road, brooklyn, burgess road, berkshire road, cornhill reserve, conrhill street, somers street, fairbairn road, tottenham parade, footscray west, bunting road, mcdonald road, drummartin street, mark street, sunshine west, st. albans road, fourth avenue, furlong road, tallintyre road, albion reid, ballarat road, sanford avenue, main road west, robinsons road, abercairn court, stayton close, warrs road, station road, murray street, craddock court, ainsworth street, rhodes street, annley place, carrington drive, camelot drive, trafalgar street, glenmaggie drive, lloyd reserve, camperdown avenue, simmie street, sydney street, hampshire road, anderson road, forrest street, matthews street, walter street, lorraine court, victoria drive, hampstead road, the esplanade, belvedere close, middle road, febian court, mitchell street

Report of the Town Clerk Compensation Lots 43 & 44 Northumberland Road Sale of Lots 43 & 44 Railway Parade Errington Reserve Request by St. Albans Sports Club to act as Committee of Management Proposed Indoor Heated Swimming Pool Subsidy from Department of Youth, Sport & Recreations Proposed Lease of The Hub Offer by the State Department Request For Financial Assistance Report of the Chief Health Inspector Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court G.W. Pennell Pty Ltd Offensive Trades Shifted to Shepparton Pollution Control M.M.B.W. Advice Olex Cables Amusements Parlours 39 Perth Avenue & 191 Sunshine Road Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Welfare Officers Watt Street & Maidstone Hall Child Care Centres Family Day Care Report of the City Engineer State Emergency Service Proposed Amalgamation of Commonwealth Bureau of Roads and Bureau of Transport Economics Private Street Scheme Navigator Street Drainage McIntyre Road Construction South Road Drain Paw Paw Road Burgess Road Construction Berkshire Road Construction Cornhill Reserve Drain Somers Street Drain Grading Main Road East, McIntyre Road & Fairbairn Road Tottenham Parade Underground Service Investigation Bunting Road Corner McDonald Road Pot Hol Repair Driveways Modifications Mark Street & Drummartin Street St. Albans Road Shoulders Repaired Report on Contract Glengala Estate Stage 3 Private Street Scheme Report on Contract Garfield Street Private Street Scheme Report on Contract Dalton Street Private Street Scheme Report on Contract Fourth Avenue Private Street Scheme Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stage 7 Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stage 6 Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stage 5 Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stage 3 & 4 Private Subdivision Furlong Road Stages 1 & 2 Private Subdivision Western Gate Stage 1B Private Subdivision Western Gate Stage 2 Private Subdivision Western Gate Stages 3a & 3B Private Subdivision Shopping Centre Car Park Corner Tallintyre Road and Fairbairn Road and Fairbairn Road Rappaport Housing Commission Private Subdivision Albanvale Stage 17 & 18 Neale Road Estate Stage 1 Private Subdivision Western Gate Stage 1A Extractive Industries and Waste Disposal in the Western Region (Maunsell Report) Western Region Commission Plan of Subdivision Entally Drive R.D.C. Projects Transfer o Sealing Fee Albion Reid Pty Ltd Ballarat Road Consolidation to Title 23 Sanford Avenue Plan of Subdivision Stage 25 Albanvale Estate Main Road West and Robinsons Road Plan of Subdivision Robinsons Road, Abercairn Court, Stayton Close Warrs Road Closure to Through Traffic Report of the Chief Planner Tree Preservation Control Proposed Road Widening Station Road Parking Restrictions Murray Street Land Use Permit Furlong Road Proposed Freeeway Land Use Permit Proposed Sunshine Hospital Cash in Lieu Flats Lots 3 & 4 Craddock Court Cash in Lieu Flats Lots 7 & 8 Craddock Court Brick Garage 6 Ainsworth Street Outbuildings 49 Rhodes Street Fencing Lot 343 Annley Place Widith of Frantage Lot 43 & 44 Railway Parade Land Use Permit Extension to Existing Factory Lot 23 Carrington Drive Land Use Permit Car Park Main Road West Land Use Permit Display Homes Camelot Drive & Trafalgar Street Land Use Permit Alteration to Existing Service Station Caltex Oil Lot 3 St. Albans Road Land Use Permit Subdivision and Detached House Glenmaggie Drive Cricket Nets at Lloyd Reserve No Standing Anytime Simmie Street Proposed Rezoning Corner Sydney Street & Drummartin Street for a Laundrette Proposed Rezoning of Land Ballarat Road between Hampshire Road & Anderson Road Cash in Lieu Flats 16 Forrest Street Land Use Permit Application Car Sales 36 McIntyre Road Parking Restrictions Sunshine Road Land Use Permit Application Veterinary Clinic and Residence 98 Anderson Road Land Use Permit Application Flats Corne Matthews Street & Walter Street Cash in Lieu Flats 1 Lorraine Court Flammable Liquid Store Cargo Newpack Industries Lot 1 Victoria Drive (Off Somerville Road) Land Use Permit Application Motor Cycle Sales and Accessories Lot 1 South Road Proposed Pedestrian Operated Signals Hampstead Road North of Mitchell Street Land Use Permit Flats Ballarat Road Land Use Permit Application Subdivision & erection of Detached House 100 The Esplanade Land Use Permit Application Flats Belvedere Close Land Use Permit Flats Middle Road Land Use Permit Flats Warrs Road & Fabian Court Land Use Permit Application Car Sales Yard Mitchell Street Accounts Submitted For Payment city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, northumberland road, sunshine north, railway parade

Taken by B Dutton of City of Ringwood Council in August 1989. On the property acquired by the Council west of the gold links, now "The Rings" car park.

Part of a 101-photo record of the development of the "Bel Air" Estate, Ringwood North, including road works to Debbie Place, Kubis Drive, Jenkins Close, Burlock Avenue, Pamela Court, Manuelo Terrace, Lyn Court, Rudolf Court, Werac Drive, Iluka Place and Glenvale Road. From the Jack Lundy Clarke collection (39 Burlock Avenue, North Ringwood) of photos taken from 1976 to 1982. The developer, Mr Kubis, named streets after his family and associates.Hubbard Park on the left, Debbie Court on the left rising behind the blue car. Main drain manhole on right of road beyond yellow roller.

Part of a 101-photo record of the development of the "Bel Air" Estate, Ringwood North, including road works to Debbie Place, Kubis Drive, Jenkins Close, Burlock Avenue, Pamela Court, Manuelo Terrace, Lyn Court, Rudolf Court, Werac Drive, Iluka Place and Glenvale Road. From the Jack Lundy Clarke collection (39 Burlock Avenue, North Ringwood) of photos taken from 1976 to 1982. The developer, Mr Kubis, named streets after his family and associates.Hubbard Park on the left, Debbie Court on the left rising behind the blue car. Main drain manhole on right of road beyond yellow roller.

Martini-Henry Artillery Carbin rifles were made by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, Britain, from 1877 until 1900. Many were distributed to the British Colonies, including this pair, which was allocated to the Woodford Police, Victoria Police District of Warrnambool, Southwest Victoria. The Carbine model rifles were shorter than the standard rifles and more suited to mounted police and troopers. It is likely that in the early 20th century, Victoria Police replaced the two carbines with more modern firearms, and the outdated guns were stored in the stables. The rifles were left there and likely forgotten about due to changes in police staff. In 1915, police authorities announced that they would be replacing patrol horses with bicycles and would also close some smaller police stations. This affected Woodford Police Station, which closed in 1917. The forgotten firearms remained in the stables and were noticed by schoolboy Robert Jellie in 1940 and seen again in 1946. In 1995, the property was sold by the Education Department to a private owner. The Woodford Community donated the pair of Martini-Henry Carbines to the Victoria Police Museum in the late 1990s for mounting and display, which was funded by the Victoria Police Historical Society Inc. The decorative wood and glass display case and frame were designed to preserve the significant history of the guns. On November 1st 1999, the display was presented to Warrnambool Police and the local community due to the historical significance of the Woodford Police Station. In 2025, these items were formally deaccessioned by the Victoria Police Museum, and ownership was transferred to the Warrnambool Police Station. On March 10th, 2025, the display was transferred to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village, where the historical story of the Martini-Henry Carbines could continue to be preserved and accessed by local families, the community, visitors to the area, and online visitors. WOODFORD POLICE: - The small settlement at Woodford was established in the 1840s around the Merri River where there was a ford across the water and a bridge from 1848 to 1851. The area was settled very early in Victoria’s history, and the river crossing provided travellers with access to the early route between Port Fairy (named Belfast at that time), Warrnambool and Melbourne. Occasionally, a Warrnambool police trooper would ride through Woodford and the district. In December 1854, Woodford Police barracks and stables were built on the hill by the Merri River on Bridge Road east, where Jubilee Park now stands. A local mounted trooper kept law and order in the area. In 1856, a lock-up was installed, and the first Woodford Police Station was in action in 1857. By 1871, the police station had been moved from the hill to land across the Merri River bridge, on the southern side of Bridge Road west, near Mill Street. In 1890, the police residence there was replaced by a stone Edwardian-style building with the stables and lock-up behind it and the old police station at the rear. The police continued to have a presence in Woodford until it was closed by the Police Commissioner in July 1917 for economic reasons. The residence was used for government housing until 1923, when it was taken over by the Education Department for the school teacher’s home. In 1995, it became privately owned. THE MARTINI-HENRY ARTILLERY CARBINE: - The Martini-Henry rifles were made in Britain from 1871 at the Royal Small Arms factory at Enfield and were stamped with the symbol of the Royal Cipher (Crown over VR) over ENFIELD to identify their origin. They were named after two of several people who helped design this method: Swiss Friederich von Martini and Scotsman Alexander Henry. The design was breech-loaded, and the inner barrel was rifled. A thumb rest was incorporated into the top right of the bullet receiver’s chamber. The small teardrop lever on the right side of the rifle showed whether the rifle was ready to be shot. In 1877, the shorter, lighter-weight Carbine version of the firearm was produced for mounted troops and artillery. Its official name was “Carbine, B.L., Rifled, Martini-Henry.” The bullets were slightly lighter in weight than those used for the longer rifle. The sight position was adjusted for the shorter gun, and wings were added to the sight on the tip, making it easier to slide the rifle back into a saddle bag. Some of the later Carbines also had leather sight covers screwed to the stock to prevent them from catching on the saddle bags. The Carbines had accessories available, such as barrel extensions with bayonets and swivels for adding slings. The Martini-Henry Carbine designs were later modified to fire the British .303 ammunition. Eventually, by 1900, the Martini-Henry Carbines were replaced by the Lee Enfield gun design. The pair of Martini-Henry Carbine firearms represents policing in the early pre-1900 days of colonial settlement; Woodford was one of the first townships settled in Victoria, and it had a police presence from 1854 until 1917. The rifles and display provide a historic connection between the location of Woodford and relatives and associates. The carbine rifles show a stage in the evolution of weapon design, adapted to suit mounted troops, and adding features to streamline use and storage. The ammunition was also improved during this progression. The carbines are important for their connection to policing law and order in a remote area. They are significant for their association with the township of Woodford, which was important to travel in the southwest Victoria district, providing access across a river for a road between Port Fairy and Melbourne, and later Warrnambool, and supplying food, goods and accommodation for the travellers. A pair of mounted rifles is mounted behind glass in a timer case, accompanied by a framed display of two photographs and an account of the rifles’ history. The case and display each have a horizontal board with a gently curved edge and carved decorations added. The identical firearms are British-made Martini Henry Carbine breach-loaded rifled guns, supplied by Britain to its Colonial troops from around 1877. The rifles are lever-action, single-shot .500 calibre weapons. They have a teardrop lever on their right side. They were used by Victoria Police mounted troops at the Woodford Police Station, Victoria. The black and white photographs were taken in 1946. The left photograph has a circled area; the right photograph is an enlarged view of the circled area, showing the Woodford Police Station in detail. The printed text is on textured paper with the Victoria Police watermark. It gives a summary of the rifle’s history. There is an inscription on the left photograph. Left photograph, handwritten in white pen: “WOODFORD” Document’s print: “During the late 1840s the small town of Woodford grew around the crossing of the Merri River on the Melbourne/Port Fairy Rad. Woodford was proclaimed a township in 1854 and a police quarters was established there in 1857. The police station remained until 1917 when it was closed and police service from then on was provided from Warrnambool. The building was then used as a school residence and is now privately owned. In !940 Robert JELLIE, then a schoolboy, observed two rifles mounted on the wall of the disused stable at the rear of the old police building. Following the devastating flood of 1946 (see photograph above) the rifles were again seen in the room next to the stable but were not seen again until the building was sold by the Education Department many years later. It was a recognition of the historical value of the rifles which led to their donation to the Warrnambool Police Complex. The rifles have been authenticated by the Victoria Police Armoury as being Victoria Police issue some time before 1900. The rifles are an identical pair of the famous British-made Martini Henry, a .500 inch calibre military weapon widely used by British Colonial troops. Victoria Police and the wider community of Warrnambool are indebted to the members of the Woodford community for their fine gesture in donating the rifles for mounting so that their historical importance can be preserved and they can be displayed for generations to come. 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A Map drawn in 1852 that shows the 5,120 acres that formed Dendy's Special Survey of 1841. In 1840 Henry Dendy, a farmer in Surrey, England acquired a "Special Survey" from the Commissioners for Land and Emigration which gave Dendy the right to choose land in Port Phillip for the "bargain basement" price of only £1 per acre for 5120 acres, (an area of 8 square miles). The Special Survey also included the right to "the shipment of a worker for every £20 spent on land, whose free passage was paid by the Crown, equalling a total of 100 workers ". Accordingly Dendy sold his English holdings and paid the required £5120 and arrived in Melbourne in February 1841. However by this time land in the new colony was selling for £5 - £40 per acre. Because Henry Dendy possessed the order from the Colonial Office in London he was able to successfully oppose Governor LaTrobe's attempts to alter the price of the land. Dendy appointed Jonathan Were, (an entrepreneur, who had arrived in 1839), as his Manager and who later became a partner. Together, Dendy and Were decided on an area 5 miles south from Melbourne, bounded by North Road, East Boundary Road, South Road and to the west by Port Phillip Bay. Were and Dendy pitched their tents in the area now known as ' Park St, Brighton' and sank a well near the corner of 'St Andrew's St and Wells St'. By 1845 J.B Were and Company had bought almost half of Dendy's land and Were built himself "Moorabbin House" in Were St Brighton made from stone, quarried from local cliffs. It was still standing in 1924. Legend records Moorabbin is named after the Aboriginal word for ' Mother's Milk ' The soil is very fertile and well supplied with water especially in the area called 'East Brighton' - now known as Bentleigh and East Bentleigh - By 1850 the area had developed with numerous market gardens, dairy farms, fruit gardens and vineyards supplying food for the growing population of Melbourne.This Map shows the birth of the Brighton and Moorabbin area. On 18th January1859 Brighton was proclaimed a Municipality and a Borough by October 1863. Meanwhile, following a Petition, the area of East and South Brighton, incorporating Mordialloc, Cheltenham, Mentone, Sandringham and Oakleigh separated from Brighton to form the Moorabbin District Roads Board becoming the first Local Government Authority. Col. William Mair was elected as the first Chairman of the Moorabbin Roads Board. Moorabbin Shire 1871 developed further and was declared a City in1934. The City of Moorabbin was the largest Municipality in Melbourne before the Amalgamation of Councils in 1994 when it was divided in the south to City of Kingston and in the north to City of Glen Eira A Photo-lithographed 1852 Map showing the 5,120 acres that formed Dendy's Special Survey of 1841. Henry Dendy & Jonathan Were chose an area 5 miles south from Melbourne, bounded by North Road, East Boundary Road, South Road and to the west by Port Phillip Bay. Moorabbin County of Bourke / Photo-Lithographed at the department of Lands and Survey. /Melbourne. / Price 1/- brighton, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, dendy henry, bent thomas, were jonathan, special survey

The article was contributed by J.K.McCaskill, JP. a mayor of Ringwood in the years between 1924-1951.The Sanders family came from England and are mentioned in the book "Ringwood a Place of Many Eagles" by Hugh AndersonObituary from The Ringwood Mail of Joseph Richard Sanders of 18, Wantirna Road, Ringwood, aged 87 years. He came from a family who were early pioneers of Ringwood. he was born in Collingwood but schooled in Ringwood, married and brought up his family in Ringwood. He lived at 18, Wantirna Road .The article was contributed by J.K.McCaskill, JP. a mayor of Ringwood in the years between 1924-1951.Transcript: "The death occurred of Joseph Richard Sanders, 18 Wantirna Rd, Ringwood, on Wednesday, 21st October 1959, in his 87th year, marks the passing of another of Ringwood’s early pioneers. He was born in Collingwood in August 1873 and came to Ringwood with his parents when 15 months old. They made their home on land on what is now known as Jubilee Park (Fuller particulars of this Park will appear in ‘The Mail’ at a later date, also reference will be made to Wantirna Rd, in the early days it was known as West Prussia Rd). Joe went to the school held in the old homestead and orchard of Mr. Mills, just through the Heatherdale Road railway gates. He remembered many of the scholars, some of the boys and girls had to walk three and four miles to school through rough scrub paddocks in all kinds of weather. During the lunch hour a few of the boys generally went to the creek to fish for eels and would be late in getting back to school, greatly to the annoyance of the teacher. One day the fishing was good, and the boys rather reluctantly returned to the school late as usual. The teacher was furious and made them stand in front of the class but before inflicting punishment she called out to one of the boys to throw out that dirty bag he was holding. The lad gave the bag a shake and out wriggled a snake. There was immediately a general stampede from the classroom, led by the teacher. The school was closed for the rest of the afternoon. Another incident related to a few tramps who after the scholars had all gone home, generally camped for the night in an old back room in the homestead. One of the boys put a little gunpowder in this old fireplace and when the tramps lit the fire to boil their billies the old chimney and part of the old wall just collapsed. Joe, after leaving school, worked around the district for some time and later left Ringwood to live in other suburbs. He at one time was employed at the Aust Glass Works, and later as a carpenter worked on building the dome of the Railway Station at Flinders St. He married a Miss E. M. Wood in 1901 at Richmond and a few years afterwards returned to Ringwood and resided at No. 18 Wantirna Rd., where he reared a family' of three girls (Alice, Ethel, Joyce) and two boys (Robert and Joe). Joe recalled many interesting events of earlier years, such as the duplication of the railway line, and the cutting back of the embankment at the Goods Shed, the earth being used to heighten up the railway bridge over Wantirna Rd. The brickworks at Ringwood East and reference to early land surveys, the using of the heavy chain links before the use of the theodolite became general, and the many neighbours and friends whom he knew. He was interested in local public affairs and was fond of fishing. He proved himself a good citizen and was highly respected and esteemed throughout the district, and so another old pioneer passes on." (Contributed by J. K. McCaskill, J.P.) RM 19 Nov 1959

Various newspaper articles about detals of the acquisition, by Ringwood Council, of 40 acres of land for Jubilee Park, formerly known as Sanders Estate, for recreation purposes in 1945-1959. The area included named streets - Prussia Road (not West Prussia Road), Duffy Street, Ireland Street, Evens Street and Chapman Street.

Ron Brons photographic study of Ringwood.

Ron Brons photographic study of Ringwood.

Photographic record by Russ Haines, RDHS, in October 2008.

In 1840 Henry Dendy, a farmer in Surrey, England acquired a "Special Survey" from the Commissioners for Land and Emigration which gave Dendy the right to choose land in Port Phillip for the "bargain basement" price of only £1 per acre for 5120 acres, (an area of 8 square miles). The Special Survey also included the right to "the shipment of a worker for every £20 spent on land, whose free passage was paid by the Crown, equalling a total of 100 workers ". Accordingly Dendy sold his English holdings and paid the required £5120 and arrived in Melbourne in February 1841. However by this time land in the new colony was selling for £5 - £40 per acre. Because Henry Dendy possessed the order from the Colonial Office in London he was able to successfully oppose Super-intendant LaTrobe's attempts to alter the price of the land. Dendy appointed Jonathan Were, (an entrepreneur, who had arrived in 1839), as his Manager and who later became a partner. Together, Dendy and Were decided on an area 5 miles south from Melbourne, bounded by North Road, East Boundary Road, South Road and to the west by Port Phillip Bay. Were and Dendy pitched their tents in the area now known as ' Park St, Brighton' and sank a well near the corner of 'St Andrew's St and Wells St'. By 1845 J.B Were and Company had bought almost half of Dendy's land and Were built himself "Moorabbin House" in Were St Brighton made from stone, quarried from local cliffs. It was still standing in 1924. Legend records Moorabbin is named after the Aboriginal word for ' Mother's Milk ' The soil is very fertile and well supplied with water especially in the area called 'East Brighton' - now known as Bentleigh and East Bentleigh - By 1850 the area had developed with numerous market gardens, dairy farms, fruit gardens and vineyards supplying food for the growing population of Melbourne.In 1840 Henry Dendy, a farmer in Surrey, England acquired a "Special Survey" from the Commissioners for Land and Emigration which gave Dendy the right to choose land in Port Phillip for the price of only £1 per acre for 5120 acres. This land was called Brighton in the Parish of Moorabbin, County of Bourke and emigrants developed the land establishing market gardens , dairy and poultry farms that provided the food for the growing population of Melbourne. A photocopy of the Genealogy Chart of the Dendy Family that Henry Dendy brought with him when he emigrated to Melbourne 1841Genealogy signs and descriptionsdendy henry, dendy's special survey brighton 1841, governor gipps, captain lonsdale, super-intendant latrobe, port phillip, melbourne, new south wales, squatters, emmigrants, county of bourke, parish of moorabbin, early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, dairy farmers, fruit farms, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, were jonathan binn,