Edith Perry Collection: Ian Burkinshaw three-page letter with reminisces of Kangaroo Flat buildings and people, dated 15/10/1992: Hillside homestead built by Atkinson between 1872-73, 140,000 handmade bricks on site by Chinese labourers Bought by John & Alice McNair 1924-1942. John was of Scottish descent, born at Barrabool near Geelong, at Hillside he had a poultry farm and was a local JP Heineman bought in 1924 Kangaroo Flat State School with teacher Miss Darvell, and Miss Louise Ricther (3rd grade teacher in 1933) 1938-40 Arthur Lowe set up a Boys Club in the old Bakery, required a massive clean-up to make it suitable reminisces of kangaroo flat, kangaroo flat buildings and families