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Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Deep Lead School and shelter shed 1947
... Deep Lead School and shelter shed 1947...Deep Lead School and shelter shed 1947...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Deep Lead School and shelter shed 1947 Stawell Education Deep Lead School and shelter shed 1947 Photograph ...Deep Lead School and shelter shed 1947stawell education -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Port Fairy Primary School - shelter shed, 2016
... Port Fairy Primary School - shelter shed...school...victoria...education...bluestone...heritage...shelter...shed...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields port fairy state school school primary school victoria education bluestone heritage shelter shed shelter shed playground Digital images Port Fairy Primary School - shelter shed Photograph Digital photographs L.J. ...Digital imagesport fairy, state school, school, primary school, victoria, education, bluestone, heritage, shelter, shed, shelter shed, playground -
Old GippstownBuilding - Shelter Shed
... ...School Shelter Shed...Octagonal-shaped school shelter shed in the form of a rotunda with a cone-shaped, corrugated-iron roof, timber frame and weatherboard walls. ...High local historic significance (Dr Linda Young significance assessment July 2009) Grey Street Primary School Traralgon Old Gippstown West Gippsland Gippsland Goldfields Coal Mine Moe Historical Village Education School Shelter Shed Grey Street Traralgon Old Gippstown Heritage Park Latrobe City Council Latrobe Valley Octagonal-shaped school shelter shed in the form of a rotunda with a cone-shaped, corrugated-iron roof, timber frame and weatherboard walls. ...Arrived at old Gippstown in April 1972, after having been in service at Grey Street Primary School in Traralgon.High local historic significance (Dr Linda Young significance assessment July 2009)Octagonal-shaped school shelter shed in the form of a rotunda with a cone-shaped, corrugated-iron roof, timber frame and weatherboard walls. Timber floor. Built in 1912grey street primary school traralgon, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, goldfields, coal mine, moe, historical village, education, school shelter shed, grey street, traralgon, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe city council, latrobe valley -
Federation University Historical CollectionLetter - Letterbook, Ballarat School of Mines Letterbook, 1915 to 1916, 1916
... dana street primary school shelter shed...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields The letter book related to outward letters from the Ballarat School of Mines. ballarat school of mines correspondence murphy vaughan victor greenhalgh irvine coulter lancelot austin l.s.g.p. austin adcock james bickett bickett tunbridge tucker desnoy phillips edgar mcconnon revill tinworth r.o. buchanan john dulfer stanley westcott wolfram assay anzac medallion beaufort house ballarat eight hours' anniversary last chance mine evan walker norman carmichael doney thomas doolan harold wakeling bowman james early garry eason abrams bennett duthie harry fern hetherington hutchinson collyeer colom carew-smyth ponsonby carew-smyth donald clark george swinburne bev syliva hestor darby joy winifred barry judd c.c. campbell cathcart centrel gold mining co adcockbawden benevolent asylum ditchburn doctor spring doepel and chandler eureka tile company pitfield edwads pyrites works embling fleay c.e. fenner mount rowan gower greenhalgh c. hosking murtoa c.a. hoadley harold herbert jolly kenny kelsall kerr architect a.m. lilburne lemmon andrew land leipson h.s. lawson a. levy scarsdale gold mines w.k. moss fred martell e.j. mcconnen read murphy h. morris leongatha maurice claude j. middleton j.c. molley e. merlin e.f. pitman p. pringle rumble dr robin edgar richard g. remfry g. robertson james rich a. ross d. l. stirling s. stretch c. skilbeck r. strachan w.k. thomson grant taylor j.h. tundbury v.e. reeves tin mining co. hobart vernon hilda wardle daylesford waller whitloa w. watson b. whitington j.b. robinson k. hamilton photography j.m. sutherland j.h. scullin scholarship w.h. wesley gundagai a.t. o'meara associated smelters port pirrie assayer telegraphy t. williams d.l. stirling edward finnis norman tinworth j.y. mcdonald h.s. summers geology homeward bound bon accord gmc e.t. vane a.d. dunstan maughan cox g.s. richards westcott w.l. carroll turnbull l. vernon s. nightingale cathcart central gold mining company cathcart a.j. moffit v.e. reevesr. mcmillan w. nankervis w.h. clutterbuck j.m. wesley e. dooley olive mckillop dana street primary school shelter shed ballarat junior technical school british nationality and aliens act war relief fund s. hylton bravo queensland molasses co ethel merlin a.e. poulton commercial winifred joy c. adcock lancelot st.g.p. austin herbert p. bennett a. bray fonald clark walter collyer o.f. colom g.e. desnoy f.w.r. doney brian h. duthie a. gordon g.m. hetherington kath hutchinson baryr judd j. kean john y. mcdonald j. murray a.f. phillips c.c. phillips john mck. sutherland bev sylvia r.e. tunbridge miachel vaughan p. vawdey h.j. vernon harold g. wakeling pharmacy board pharmacy r. cutter ballarat technical art school building dalgety & co. h.s.w. lawson a.h. powell australian institute of engineers eight hours' anniversary committee silberberg beckman's thermometer Miss Abrams Business College A bound leatherbound book with marble endpapers. ...The letter book related to outward letters from the Ballarat School of Mines.A bound leatherbound book with marble endpapers. The contents are copies of outward letters from the Ballarat School of Mines from July 1915 to May 1916. Page 807 relates to the Ballarat Eight Hours' Anniversary Committee (J. Kean) Page 906 - Letter from L. 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Buninyong & District Historical SocietyPhotograph - Colour photograph, Colour photograph of the rear of the Yendon Primary School 1994
... Colour photograph showing the internal roof structure of a six sided shelter shed in the grounds of the former Yendon Primary School 1994...Yendon Primary School 1994 Shelter Shed Roof (internal)...Education Yendon State Schools Yendon Primary School 1994 Shelter Shed Roof (internal) Colour photograph showing the internal roof structure of a six sided shelter shed in the grounds of the former Yendon Primary School 1994 Colour photograph of the rear of the Yendon Primary School 1994 Photograph Colour photograph ...Yendon Primary School operated as a State School from 1877 and ceased operating in 1993. The School initially operated as the Buninyong East Common School from 1864.The children of railway workers from the Ballarat- Geelong railway would have formed much of the opening enrolment of the school.Colour photograph showing the internal roof structure of a six sided shelter shed in the grounds of the former Yendon Primary School 1994Yendon Primary School 1994 Shelter Shed Roof (internal)education, yendon, state schools -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Shelter shed at Nott Street Primary School prior to demolition, c.1977
... Shelter shed at Nott Street Primary School prior to demolition ...Nott Street Primary School shelter shed before demolition to make way for new migrant education centre. ...B & W photograph of shelter shed at Nott Street Primary School before demolition....Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Nott Street Primary School shelter shed before demolition to make way for new migrant education centre. ...Nott Street Primary School shelter shed before demolition to make way for new migrant education centre. B & W photograph of shelter shed at Nott Street Primary School before demolition.education - primary schools, nott street primary school -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Demolition of shelter shed at Nott Street Primary School, c.1977
... Demolition of shelter shed at Nott Street Primary School ...Nott Street Primary School shelter shed after demolition to make way for new migrant education centre. ...B & W photograph of demolished shelter shed at Nott Street Primary School ...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Nott Street Primary School shelter shed after demolition to make way for new migrant education centre. ...Nott Street Primary School shelter shed after demolition to make way for new migrant education centre. B & W photograph of demolished shelter shed at Nott Street Primary School education - primary schools, nott street primary school -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, 1978 - 79
... Photograph of old Ventnor State School No. 3895 and Shelter Shed. Man with dog in foreground....The school was occupied on 6th September 1923 and was un staffed in 1964. local history photographs buildings - historical schools coloured photograph john cook phillip island Ventnor State School Photograph of old Ventnor State School No. 3895 and Shelter Shed. Man with dog in foreground. ...The Ventnor School had its beginning in the Ventnor Hall, which was built by parents of the children. It was opened on 5th May 1915 and Miss Ruby Bright was the first Head Teacher. Later an area was purchased from Mr Thomas Jones and a new school was erected at a cost of £790.2.6. The school was occupied on 6th September 1923 and was un staffed in 1964.Photograph of old Ventnor State School No. 3895 and Shelter Shed. Man with dog in foreground.local history, photographs, buildings - historical, schools, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, ventnor state school -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Lakes Entrance State School Students 1962
... Black and white photograph thirty five children Lakes Entrance State School, taken behind the shelter shed, believed to be Grade 6. ...Schools Students Black and white photograph thirty five children Lakes Entrance State School, taken behind the shelter shed, believed to be Grade 6. ...All names of students written on reverse.Black and white photograph thirty five children Lakes Entrance State School, taken behind the shelter shed, believed to be Grade 6. Lakes Entrance Victoriaschools, students -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image Set of 2, 1972
... Set of 2 digital images of Ballarat tramcars following closure of the system. .1 - No. 42 at the Zion Kindergarten. .2 - No. 35 at the Ballarat College Junior School. Use as a shelter shed. See Supplement to the April May issue of Information for Members and Friends, April / May 1972....Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Ballarat Zion Congregational Church Disposal tram 42 tram 35 Set of 2 digital images of Ballarat tramcars following closure of the system. .1 - No. 42 at the Zion Kindergarten. .2 - No. 35 at the Ballarat College Junior School. Use as a shelter shed. See Supplement to the April May issue of Information for Members and Friends, April / May 1972. ...Set of 2 digital images of Ballarat tramcars following closure of the system. .1 - No. 42 at the Zion Kindergarten. .2 - No. 35 at the Ballarat College Junior School. Use as a shelter shed. See Supplement to the April May issue of Information for Members and Friends, April / May 1972.trams, tramways, ballarat, zion congregational church, disposal, tram 42, tram 35 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - EPSOM PRIMARY SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPH
... Covering letter dated 19th February 2010 enclosed from Damien Jenkyn to Kerry Mc Guffe principal of Epsom Primary School relating to 'Shelter Shed' pictured in photograph. ...Covering letter dated 19th February 2010 enclosed from Damien Jenkyn to Kerry Mc Guffe principal of Epsom Primary School relating to 'Shelter Shed' pictured in photograph. ...Caption of photograph reads 'Taken at the Epsom School in 1913.' Reverse ditto but includes 20th Dec 1913. Jess 6, Rene 8 1/2 , Dorrie 13 1/2. Mrs J Kane c/o Mrs I Rowe Epsom. Enclosed in envelope addressed to Trevor Parsons postal dated 2010 from 'Kernan Group' 403-405 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria 3032. Covering letter dated 19th February 2010 enclosed from Damien Jenkyn to Kerry Mc Guffe principal of Epsom Primary School relating to 'Shelter Shed' pictured in photograph. Photo taken by W.H. Robinsonbendigo, education, epsom primary school -
City of Melbourne LibrariesPhotograph, Bull, Hugh Jones, 1897-1993, Footscray State School Boys Band
... In the background is a school shelter shed, a railway line, houses and a netball ring on a wooden stand. ...In the background is a school shelter shed, a railway line, houses and a netball ring on a wooden stand. ...Photographer notations on slide: Footscray State School Boys Band 1933 B5 Published: JUNIOR BAND CHAMPIONS--BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS--BELGIAN CARNIVAL--A ROYAL YACHTSMAN. (1933, September 1). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 3. Published caption: “Proud Champions.- The drum-major of the band of the Hyde-street State School, Footscray, leads his players in a march past for visitors during Music Week. Under Mr. Frank Johnston’s conductorship this band has held the championship for two years.” Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205116143 Scope and Content: Footscray’s Hyde Street State School Band, led by their drum major, prepare to march past a group of mothers while playing their instruments. The band held the record for winning the most Victorian State Schools Association Championships between 1931 and 1966. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: Description: A large group of boys, most of whom are dressed in long trousers and peaked band hats, led by their drum major, prepare to march past a group of women dressed in overcoats and hats and an infant in a pram. In the background is a school shelter shed, a railway line, houses and a netball ring on a wooden stand. The Hyde Street State School Band was formed in 1928 as the school band for Hyde Street State School No. 1912 at 10 Hyde Street Footscray (now Footscray City Primary School). Their bandmaster, Francis Charles Johnston,(1880-1953) nicknamed “Massa” as a boy for his love and admiration of southern American jazz music, also conducted the Victorian Police Band, Collingwood Citizens Band, and the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade Band, amongst others, leading to scores of wins in brass band competitions. Even into his sixties, “Massa” ran three laps around the South Melbourne Oval every morning in order to maintain fitness for his busy conducting schedule. He was a cornetist and horn player, and performed in and lead brass bands for more than fifty years including bands that farewelled Australian troops from the Boer War to the Second World War. The Argus 13 December 1947, described “Massa” - “Bandsmen say he is a genius in brass band music, and the best conductor in the Southern Hemisphere. He still retains the romance and Bohemianism of the old German bandsmen he played with in the streets of Melbourne 50 years ago.” In 1925, a bequest of £10,000 from the estate of the late writer, William Gillies was made to the Education Department of Victoria. It was devoted to three purposes - “1) The encouragement of instrumental music (school bands or orchestras) in the State schools of Victoria, leading, it is hoped, to an increase in the number of village bands and orchestras, and, most important of all, family orchestras; (2) The encouragement of the art of reading aloud, leading, it is hoped, to an increase of the admirable pastime of reading aloud in the family circle; and (3) The encouragement of any branch of nature study, the aim of all three being to make home life, especially in the country, more attractive.” The Director of Education, Mr. M.P. Hansen wrote in his book “Thoughts That Breathe” published in 1932, that, as a result of the Gillies Bequest- “£3,030 has already been made available for the purchase of band instruments, and thanks largely to the encouragement given by this fine bequest, there are now in State schools in Victoria, each under expert tuition, 31 brass bands, 9 orchestras, 13 fife bands and 23 violin classes. That the effect of such work has a significant bearing on the right use of leisure, is undeniable.” By 1937, at least 50 State school bands had been set up in Victoria and the Victorian State Schools Association Championships were hotly contested. Frank quickly and skilfully brought the inexperienced boys of the Hyde Street Brass Band to A grade level, winning their first Victorian State Schools Association Championships in 1931. The band went on to win multiple times, holding the record for winning the most Victorian State Schools Association Championships between 1931 and 1966. The band soon became an integral part of community events. Whenever the Footscray Football Team played a home game at the perpetually blustery Western Oval, (Whitten Oval since 1995) the band performed at half time, marching around the boundary line, belting out the Footscray Football Team theme song- “Sons of the ’Scray” played to the tune of “Sons of the Sea” by British music hall songwriter Felix McGlennon. Volunteers walked behind the band carrying a large tarpaulin to catch the shower of coins thrown by fans from both teams, which helped pay for new instruments, repairs and uniforms. The old footy joke goes- Q. Who played on the wing at the Western Oval for 20 years, but never kicked a goal? A. The Hyde Street Band. Now called the Hyde Street Youth Band Inc, it is a not-for-profit organisation, supported by the City of Maribyrnong. Their aim is to make brass music accessible to young people aged from 5-25 years, by supplying the instruments and lessons for a modest annual membership fee. The traditional British brass band comprises of three musical ensembles according to ability. The Hyde Street Youth Band Inc. play at community events including the AFL Grand Final Parade, ANZAC Day March at the Shrine of Remembrance, Moomba Parade and Yarraville Carols by Candlelight. Their repertoire includes classical, marches, hymns, contemporary music and movie themes. https://bandblastsfromthepast.blog/2018/04/08/victorian-state-school-brass-bands-their-legacy-lives-on/ Massa" and His Musical Firemen (1947, December 13). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 2 (The Argus Week-end Magazine). Retrieved May 5, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22532344 http://www.hydestreethistory.8m.net/photo2.html MUSIC AND MUSICIANS (1932, March 9). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved May 8, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29946674 https://hsyb.org.au/about/history-2/ https://hsyb.org.au/about/ MUSIC AND READING ALOUD. (1925, June 1). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2122525 Shake! Narrow Escape From Shark The Birdcage Walk Champion Schoolboy's Band (1931, December 24). The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956), p. 14-15. Retrieved April 8, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article276259073 AROUND THE SCHOOLS: THE ARGUS JUNIOR (1947, September 23). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 6 (The Argus Super Comic). Retrieved April 20, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22509356 https://bandblastsfromthepast.blog/tag/hyde-street-youth-band/ THE GILLIES BEQUEST (1933, September 2). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 22. Retrieved May 5, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11688410 https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/johnston-francis-charles-massa-13009 Hyde Street, Footscray, State School Children (1930, March 8). Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), p. 40. Retrieved May 8, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223899955Photographer notations on slide: Footscray State School Boys Band 1933 B5bands, 1930-1939, musical instruments, schools, state schools, uniforms, footscray -
Stawell Historical Society IncArchive, Plans from the Dept. Works Ararat
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Archive 4262 Plans For Pleasent Creek 4262 - Existing Plans for Pleasent Creek 4262A - 2A Bellfield Unit 4262B - 2B Fyans Unit 4262C - 2C Nurses Unit 4262D - Biala Unit 4262E - Hostel Unit 4262F - Residence 3 & 4 (X2) 4262G - Residence 5 & 6 4262H - Nara Unit 4262I - Syme Unit 4262J - Lonsdale Unit 4262K - School Buildings 4262L - Recreation Building 4262M - Administration Building 4262N - Alexandra Building 42620 - L.T.O. building 4262P - Engineers Workshop & Laundry 4262Q - Sewing Room & Stores 4262R - Carpenters, Painters & Gardener's Workshops 4262S - 3 Existing Plans for Pleasent Creek Centre Stawell & Emergency Water Legend 4262T - 7 Existing Plans for Plesent Creek Stawell Centre Stawell Inc: Grid Squares 4262-1 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No.1 New Dining Room Special School Amended Setout of Windows 4262-1A - 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 2 Special School Stawell Joiners details 4262-1B - 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 3 Pleasant Creek School: New Dining Room 4262-1C -73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 4 Pleasant Creek School Joinery details 4262-1D - 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 5 Pleasant Creek School Joinery Details 4262-1E - 48 X 39 CM Section AA Pleasant Creek School Dining Room Stainless Steel Sinks & Drains 4262 -1F 50 X 69X5 CM School for Subnormal Children - Stawell Mental Hospital Elvation and Accordion 4262-1G 56 X 40 CM Sheet 6 Stawell Pleasant Creek School - Joinery Detail 4262-1H 75 X 54 CM Stawell Pleasant Creek School - Detail of Serving Window 4262 -1I 75 X 54 CM Stawell Hospital for the Insane - Cills to Windows, Store and soon to be Male Division 4262 -1J 50.5 X 24 CM Stawell Pleasant Creek School - deatils of Serving Window 4262 -2 39 X 34 CM Concongella School 1136 Sundry Works etc. 4262-2A 20 X 35 CM State School 1702 Joel Joel - Remodeling & Repairs Painting etc. 4262-2B 36 X 44.5 CM Mokepilly School Remodelling 4262-2C 21 X 34 CM 2951 Marnoo East - Sketch of Proposed Cloak Room 4262-2D 21 X 34 CM SS 2951 Marnoo East Elevation Showing New Cloak Room 4262-2E 40 X 39 CM Additions & Alterations to Concongella School 1136 4262-2F 21.3 X 33.5 CM School 2951 Marnoo East Elvation and Ground Plan 4262-2G 38 X 33.5 CM School 1554 Marnoo & Residence 4262-2H 21.5 33.5 CM Marnoo SS No 1554 Repairs and Painting 4262-2I 205 X 32 CM Marnoo School 1554 Alternative Drawingsfor building In Brick 4262-2J 50 X 43.5 CM New Concrete School 1554 Marnoo 4262-2K 62 X 56 CM Removal & Alterations to Marnoo's School No. 1554 4262-2L 49.5 X 33.5 CM Great Western School 860 - Teacher's Residence 4262-2M 20.5 X 33.5 CM Great western School 860 - Elevation & Ground Plan 4262-2N 20.5 X 33.5 CM Great Western School 860 - Shelter Sheds & Tank Stand 4262-2O 25.5 X 30 CM Great Western School 860 - Floor Plan 4262-2P 20 X 34 CM Residence to Great Western Schhool - Plastering & Painting etc,. 4262-2Q 59 X 50.5 CM Great Western School860 - Additions 4262-2R 21 X 33 CM Plan school 263 Glenorchy 4262-2S 21 X 33 CM Plan School 263 Glenorchy 4262-2T 35 X 38 CM Glenorchy School 263 Remodelling etc,. to Teacher's Residence 4262-2U 33.5 X 22 CM Repairs & Repainting School & Residence Glenorchy SS 263 4262-2V 53 X 34 CM Proposed Sleepout for Teachers Residence Glenorchy School 4262-2W 53.5 38 CM Glenorchy School No. 263 and Residence Raising School buildings etc,. 4262-2X 29 x 56 CM Glenorchy School 263 New Cloak Room etc. 4262-3 22 X 31 CM Drawing of Part of Builing 4262-3A 35 X 46 CM Stawell Roof Plan & Side Elevation 4262-3B 48 X 65 CM State School Drawing No 1 4262-3C 32 X 27 CM Renewal of Existing water Supply 4262-3E 61 X 40 CM Stawell Infant State School 503 - External Repairs & Renovations 4262-3F 48.5 X 53 CM Education Department Stawell State School Drawig No 2 Contract 181 4262-3G 73 X 55 CM Alterations & Additions S.S. 502 Stawell Drawing No.1 4262-3H 73 X 55 CM Alterations & Additions S.S. 502 Stawell Drawing No.2 4242-3I 73 X 55 CM Alterations & Additions S.S. 502 Stawell Drawing No.3 4262-3J 56 X 34 CM State School 502 Plan Clarifying & Chlorinating Chamber 4262-3K 33 X 21 CM Part Ground Plan StawellSchool 502 - Accordion Doors etc. 4262-3L 60 X 54 CM Accordion Door details for School at Stawell 502 4262-3M 69 X 52 CM Stawell State School No 502 External repairs - Renovations 4262-3N 72 X 55 CM Altereed & Additions State School 502 Drawing No 1 4262-30 35 X 21 CM Stawell School 502 New Wood Shed etc 4262-3P 68 X 34 CM Main School - New Gutters shown thus. ...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Archive 4262 Plans For Pleasent Creek 4262 - Existing Plans for Pleasent Creek 4262A - 2A Bellfield Unit 4262B - 2B Fyans Unit 4262C - 2C Nurses Unit 4262D - Biala Unit 4262E - Hostel Unit 4262F - Residence 3 & 4 (X2) 4262G - Residence 5 & 6 4262H - Nara Unit 4262I - Syme Unit 4262J - Lonsdale Unit 4262K - School Buildings 4262L - Recreation Building 4262M - Administration Building 4262N - Alexandra Building 42620 - L.T.O. building 4262P - Engineers Workshop & Laundry 4262Q - Sewing Room & Stores 4262R - Carpenters, Painters & Gardener's Workshops 4262S - 3 Existing Plans for Pleasent Creek Centre Stawell & Emergency Water Legend 4262T - 7 Existing Plans for Plesent Creek Stawell Centre Stawell Inc: Grid Squares 4262-1 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No.1 New Dining Room Special School Amended Setout of Windows 4262-1A - 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 2 Special School Stawell Joiners details 4262-1B - 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 3 Pleasant Creek School: New Dining Room 4262-1C -73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 4 Pleasant Creek School Joinery details 4262-1D - 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 5 Pleasant Creek School Joinery Details 4262-1E - 48 X 39 CM Section AA Pleasant Creek School Dining Room Stainless Steel Sinks & Drains 4262 -1F 50 X 69X5 CM School for Subnormal Children - Stawell Mental Hospital Elvation and Accordion 4262-1G 56 X 40 CM Sheet 6 Stawell Pleasant Creek School - Joinery Detail 4262-1H 75 X 54 CM Stawell Pleasant Creek School - Detail of Serving Window 4262 -1I 75 X 54 CM Stawell Hospital for the Insane - Cills to Windows, Store and soon to be Male Division 4262 -1J 50.5 X 24 CM Stawell Pleasant Creek School - deatils of Serving Window 4262 -2 39 X 34 CM Concongella School 1136 Sundry Works etc. 4262-2A 20 X 35 CM State School 1702 Joel Joel - Remodeling & Repairs Painting etc. 4262-2B 36 X 44.5 CM Mokepilly School Remodelling 4262-2C 21 X 34 CM 2951 Marnoo East - Sketch of Proposed Cloak Room 4262-2D 21 X 34 CM SS 2951 Marnoo East Elevation Showing New Cloak Room 4262-2E 40 X 39 CM Additions & Alterations to Concongella School 1136 4262-2F 21.3 X 33.5 CM School 2951 Marnoo East Elvation and Ground Plan 4262-2G 38 X 33.5 CM School 1554 Marnoo & Residence 4262-2H 21.5 33.5 CM Marnoo SS No 1554 Repairs and Painting 4262-2I 205 X 32 CM Marnoo School 1554 Alternative Drawingsfor building In Brick 4262-2J 50 X 43.5 CM New Concrete School 1554 Marnoo 4262-2K 62 X 56 CM Removal & Alterations to Marnoo's School No. 1554 4262-2L 49.5 X 33.5 CM Great Western School 860 - Teacher's Residence 4262-2M 20.5 X 33.5 CM Great western School 860 - Elevation & Ground Plan 4262-2N 20.5 X 33.5 CM Great Western School 860 - Shelter Sheds & Tank Stand 4262-2O 25.5 X 30 CM Great Western School 860 - Floor Plan 4262-2P 20 X 34 CM Residence to Great Western Schhool - Plastering & Painting etc,. 4262-2Q 59 X 50.5 CM Great Western School860 - Additions 4262-2R 21 X 33 CM Plan school 263 Glenorchy 4262-2S 21 X 33 CM Plan School 263 Glenorchy 4262-2T 35 X 38 CM Glenorchy School 263 Remodelling etc,. to Teacher's Residence 4262-2U 33.5 X 22 CM Repairs & Repainting School & Residence Glenorchy SS 263 4262-2V 53 X 34 CM Proposed Sleepout for Teachers Residence Glenorchy School 4262-2W 53.5 38 CM Glenorchy School No. 263 and Residence Raising School buildings etc,. 4262-2X 29 x 56 CM Glenorchy School 263 New Cloak Room etc. 4262-3 22 X 31 CM Drawing of Part of Builing 4262-3A 35 X 46 CM Stawell Roof Plan & Side Elevation 4262-3B 48 X 65 CM State School Drawing No 1 4262-3C 32 X 27 CM Renewal of Existing water Supply 4262-3E 61 X 40 CM Stawell Infant State School 503 - External Repairs & Renovations 4262-3F 48.5 X 53 CM Education Department Stawell State School Drawig No 2 Contract 181 4262-3G 73 X 55 CM Alterations & Additions S.S. 502 Stawell Drawing No.1 4262-3H 73 X 55 CM Alterations & Additions S.S. 502 Stawell Drawing No.2 4242-3I 73 X 55 CM Alterations & Additions S.S. 502 Stawell Drawing No.3 4262-3J 56 X 34 CM State School 502 Plan Clarifying & Chlorinating Chamber 4262-3K 33 X 21 CM Part Ground Plan StawellSchool 502 - Accordion Doors etc. 4262-3L 60 X 54 CM Accordion Door details for School at Stawell 502 4262-3M 69 X 52 CM Stawell State School No 502 External repairs - Renovations 4262-3N 72 X 55 CM Altereed & Additions State School 502 Drawing No 1 4262-30 35 X 21 CM Stawell School 502 New Wood Shed etc 4262-3P 68 X 34 CM Main School - New Gutters shown thus. ...Archive 4262 Plans For Pleasent Creek 4262 - Existing Plans for Pleasent Creek 4262A - 2A Bellfield Unit 4262B - 2B Fyans Unit 4262C - 2C Nurses Unit 4262D - Biala Unit 4262E - Hostel Unit 4262F - Residence 3 & 4 (X2) 4262G - Residence 5 & 6 4262H - Nara Unit 4262I - Syme Unit 4262J - Lonsdale Unit 4262K - School Buildings 4262L - Recreation Building 4262M - Administration Building 4262N - Alexandra Building 42620 - L.T.O. building 4262P - Engineers Workshop & Laundry 4262Q - Sewing Room & Stores 4262R - Carpenters, Painters & Gardener's Workshops 4262S - 3 Existing Plans for Pleasent Creek Centre Stawell & Emergency Water Legend 4262T - 7 Existing Plans for Plesent Creek Stawell Centre Stawell Inc: Grid Squares 4262-1 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No.1 New Dining Room Special School Amended Setout of Windows 4262-1A - 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 2 Special School Stawell Joiners details 4262-1B - 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 3 Pleasant Creek School: New Dining Room 4262-1C -73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 4 Pleasant Creek School Joinery details 4262-1D - 73.5 X 56 CM Sheet No. 5 Pleasant Creek School Joinery Details 4262-1E - 48 X 39 CM Section AA Pleasant Creek School Dining Room Stainless Steel Sinks & Drains 4262 -1F 50 X 69X5 CM School for Subnormal Children - Stawell Mental Hospital Elvation and Accordion 4262-1G 56 X 40 CM Sheet 6 Stawell Pleasant Creek School - Joinery Detail 4262-1H 75 X 54 CM Stawell Pleasant Creek School - Detail of Serving Window 4262 -1I 75 X 54 CM Stawell Hospital for the Insane - Cills to Windows, Store and soon to be Male Division 4262 -1J 50.5 X 24 CM Stawell Pleasant Creek School - deatils of Serving Window 4262 -2 39 X 34 CM Concongella School 1136 Sundry Works etc. 4262-2A 20 X 35 CM State School 1702 Joel Joel - Remodeling & Repairs Painting etc. 4262-2B 36 X 44.5 CM Mokepilly School Remodelling 4262-2C 21 X 34 CM 2951 Marnoo East - Sketch of Proposed Cloak Room 4262-2D 21 X 34 CM SS 2951 Marnoo East Elevation Showing New Cloak Room 4262-2E 40 X 39 CM Additions & Alterations to Concongella School 1136 4262-2F 21.3 X 33.5 CM School 2951 Marnoo East Elvation and Ground Plan 4262-2G 38 X 33.5 CM School 1554 Marnoo & Residence 4262-2H 21.5 33.5 CM Marnoo SS No 1554 Repairs and Painting 4262-2I 205 X 32 CM Marnoo School 1554 Alternative Drawingsfor building In Brick 4262-2J 50 X 43.5 CM New Concrete School 1554 Marnoo 4262-2K 62 X 56 CM Removal & Alterations to Marnoo's School No. 1554 4262-2L 49.5 X 33.5 CM Great Western School 860 - Teacher's Residence 4262-2M 20.5 X 33.5 CM Great western School 860 - Elevation & Ground Plan 4262-2N 20.5 X 33.5 CM Great Western School 860 - Shelter Sheds & Tank Stand 4262-2O 25.5 X 30 CM Great Western School 860 - Floor Plan 4262-2P 20 X 34 CM Residence to Great Western Schhool - Plastering & Painting etc,. 4262-2Q 59 X 50.5 CM Great Western School860 - Additions 4262-2R 21 X 33 CM Plan school 263 Glenorchy 4262-2S 21 X 33 CM Plan School 263 Glenorchy 4262-2T 35 X 38 CM Glenorchy School 263 Remodelling etc,. to Teacher's Residence 4262-2U 33.5 X 22 CM Repairs & Repainting School & Residence Glenorchy SS 263 4262-2V 53 X 34 CM Proposed Sleepout for Teachers Residence Glenorchy School 4262-2W 53.5 38 CM Glenorchy School No. 263 and Residence Raising School buildings etc,. 4262-2X 29 x 56 CM Glenorchy School 263 New Cloak Room etc. 4262-3 22 X 31 CM Drawing of Part of Builing 4262-3A 35 X 46 CM Stawell Roof Plan & Side Elevation 4262-3B 48 X 65 CM State School Drawing No 1 4262-3C 32 X 27 CM Renewal of Existing water Supply 4262-3E 61 X 40 CM Stawell Infant State School 503 - External Repairs & Renovations 4262-3F 48.5 X 53 CM Education Department Stawell State School Drawig No 2 Contract 181 4262-3G 73 X 55 CM Alterations & Additions S.S. 502 Stawell Drawing No.1 4262-3H 73 X 55 CM Alterations & Additions S.S. 502 Stawell Drawing No.2 4242-3I 73 X 55 CM Alterations & Additions S.S. 502 Stawell Drawing No.3 4262-3J 56 X 34 CM State School 502 Plan Clarifying & Chlorinating Chamber 4262-3K 33 X 21 CM Part Ground Plan StawellSchool 502 - Accordion Doors etc. 4262-3L 60 X 54 CM Accordion Door details for School at Stawell 502 4262-3M 69 X 52 CM Stawell State School No 502 External repairs - Renovations 4262-3N 72 X 55 CM Altereed & Additions State School 502 Drawing No 1 4262-30 35 X 21 CM Stawell School 502 New Wood Shed etc 4262-3P 68 X 34 CM Main School - New Gutters shown thus. State School 502 Stawell Renewals Eaves Guttering 4262-3Q 58 X 34 CM State School No 502. Stawell Block Plan 4262-3R 73 X 55 CM State School 502 Drawing No.2 4262-4 99 X 79 CM State of Victoria Public Works Department - Layout of heating System Administration Block and Toddlers Playroom. Pleasant Creek special School (2 Copies) 42624A 86 X 89.5 CM Existing Layout of Peasnt Creek Centre Fire Service Water Mains 4262-4B 87X 59.5 CM Department of Human Services Victoria Emergancy Schematic Palns Pleasant Creek Centre ( Plans also in 4262 & 4262-1?) Cover Sheet. Former Pleasant Creek Hospital site. Sometimes referred to as Pleasant Creek Special School and sometimes Pleasant Creet Training Centre.Plans of Schools and other Buildings -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Jim Connor, Eltham Primary School No. 209, Dalton Street, Eltham, 31 October 2015
... school rooms and the erection of a wooden partition in the centre of the room. An extension to the building at rear and skylights in the roof were added in 1921. Only two low wooden stairs were originally provided to enter the porch. These were rebuilt by 1928. A steel mud grate was introduced 1930s/1940s and an infant shelter shed...school rooms and the erection of a wooden partition in the centre of the room. An extension to the building at rear and skylights in the roof were added in 1921. Only two low wooden stairs were originally provided to enter the porch. These were rebuilt by 1928. A steel mud grate was introduced 1930s/1940s and an infant shelter shed ...This building is the earliest building remaining on site today. It was built in 1875 and was the second school building replacing the original 1856 building of stone walls with wooden shingles on the roof. That building needed to be replaced after the stone walls collapsed outwards. In August 1912 the school issued a requisition for remodelling of the school concerned with replacement of the existing windows with larger and wider windows to allow additional light into the school rooms and the erection of a wooden partition in the centre of the room. An extension to the building at rear and skylights in the roof were added in 1921. Only two low wooden stairs were originally provided to enter the porch. These were rebuilt by 1928. A steel mud grate was introduced 1930s/1940s and an infant shelter shed circa 1945.jim connor collection, dalton street, eltham primary school, eltham state school no. 209, state school no. 209 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Fay Bridge, Eltham Primary School No. 209, Dalton Street, Eltham, 12 August 2006
... school rooms and the erection of a wooden partition in the centre of the room. An extension to the building at rear and skylights in the roof were added in 1921. Only two low wooden stairs were originally provided to enter the porch. These were rebuilt by 1928. A steel mud grate was introduced 1930s/1940s and an infant shelter shed...school rooms and the erection of a wooden partition in the centre of the room. An extension to the building at rear and skylights in the roof were added in 1921. Only two low wooden stairs were originally provided to enter the porch. These were rebuilt by 1928. A steel mud grate was introduced 1930s/1940s and an infant shelter shed ...ELTHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS (EDHS Newsletter No. 170 September 2006) On 12 August the school celebrated its 150th anniversary with a most successful open day. Many former students, teachers and parents attended, together with local members of parliament and councillors. A congratulatory message from Premier Steve Bracks and Education Minister Lynne Kosky was read to the large crowd assembled to listen to the various speakers. Our members Jock Read and Geof Braithwaite were there as two of the longest surviving former students. Jock joined the youngest present day student in cutting the large birthday cake. Displays included historical information on Eltham and the school arranged by our Society and photos of school groups arranged into decades. The celebrations included the launch of a book to commemorate the event and titled "We Did Open a School in Little Eltham". The title is taken from a line in a letter from first head teacher David Clark who opened his first private school in a bark hut. This excellent publication of some 262 pages far exceeds the standard of most school commemorative histories, both in content and presentation. The three joint writers are all parents of students at the school. Ian Anderson, Barry Carozzi and Tarja Fellowes have spent many months researching and writing and are congratulated on the outcome. In the book they acknowledge the contribution of our President Harry Gilham and of Peter Cuffley, great grandson of Eltham pioneer Thomas Sweeney, Many of the photographs were provided by our Society. The stone building is the earliest building remaining on site today. It was built in 1875 and was the second school building replacing the original 1856 building of stone walls with wooden shingles on the roof. That building needed to be replaced after the stone walls collapsed outwards. In August 1912 the school issued a requisition for remodelling of the school concerned with replacement of the existing windows with larger and wider windows to allow additional light into the school rooms and the erection of a wooden partition in the centre of the room. An extension to the building at rear and skylights in the roof were added in 1921. Only two low wooden stairs were originally provided to enter the porch. These were rebuilt by 1928. A steel mud grate was introduced 1930s/1940s and an infant shelter shed circa 1945.fay bridge collection, eltham, 150th anniversary, 2006-08-12, eltham primary school, eltham state school no. 209 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, George W. Bell, Shelter shed Eltham State School, 1960c
... Shelter shed Eltham State School...Black and white photograph of shelter shed Eltham Primary School c.1960....Eltham District Historical Society Inc 728 Main Rd Eltham melbourne schools eltham dalton street george w bell collection Black and white photograph of shelter shed Eltham Primary School c.1960. ...Black and white photograph of shelter shed Eltham Primary School c.1960.schools, eltham, dalton street, george w bell collection -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Eltham Primary School No. 209, Dalton Street, Eltham, 28 December 2007
... school rooms and the erection of a wooden partition in the centre of the room. An extension to the building at rear and skylights in the roof were added in 1921. Only two low wooden stairs were originally provided to enter the porch. These were rebuilt by 1928. A steel mud grate was introduced 1930s/1940s and an infant shelter shed...school rooms and the erection of a wooden partition in the centre of the room. An extension to the building at rear and skylights in the roof were added in 1921. Only two low wooden stairs were originally provided to enter the porch. These were rebuilt by 1928. A steel mud grate was introduced 1930s/1940s and an infant shelter shed ...This building is the earliest building remaining on site today. It was built in 1875 and was the second school building replacing the original 1856 building of stone walls with wooden shingles on the roof. That building needed to be replaced after the stone walls collapsed outwards. In August 1912 the school issued a requisition for remodelling of the school concerned with replacement of the existing windows with larger and wider windows to allow additional light into the school rooms and the erection of a wooden partition in the centre of the room. An extension to the building at rear and skylights in the roof were added in 1921. Only two low wooden stairs were originally provided to enter the porch. These were rebuilt by 1928. A steel mud grate was introduced 1930s/1940s and an infant shelter shed circa 1945. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p49 Eltham Primary School at Dalton Street, bustling with hundreds of students, has changed dramatically since it began in July 1855.1 A reminder of its early days is the building in local sandstone with a slate roof. First head teacher was David G Clark who was officially in charge from June 1856 until 1889.2 This school was not the settlement’s first. That was the Church of England Little Eltham School, west of Diamond Creek in 1853 and closed in 1872. In 1855 David Clark and his sister Catherine, opened what was to become the present school, with eight students. The school operated elsewhere in a temporary slab building, also used for worship by the Wesleyans,3 which allowed the wind and rain easy access. As well as having to endure such Spartan conditions, the students paid one penny a week for the privilege. But in June 1856 the patrons objected to the conditions, and they and the Clarks wrote to the National Schools Board, asking for a suitable school. They asked for a grant to buy land for a school, and to appoint the Clarks. As a result, inspector Mr A B Orlebar visited the school. He found 33 children aged from four to 13 and noted, among other things: ‘There is no attempt at classification, and this is owing chiefly to the want of books, every child bringing with it any spelling or reading book he or she may find at home,4 and partly to the master and mistress having little idea of anything but individual instruction.’ Of Mr Clark, Mr Orlebar said: ‘I cannot pass him as coming up to the full standard of a probationer. He promises however to pursue a course….if the commissioners take him into their service.’ Of Catherine: ‘She makes a promise similar to that of her brother. Pupils were orderly and the school seemed well conducted. I cannot therefore hesitate to recommend them both personally as probationers.’ Later at a public meeting, Mr Orlebar pledged the commissioners would give £150 for a school, if this was matched by local residents. The meeting decided the commissioners would acquire two acres (0.8ha) for the school site. The building, constructed with local sandstone, was completed in December 1857, measuring 40 feet x 16 feet (12mx5m) and 10 feet (3m) high. It was divided into two rooms – one for the school and the other for teacher accommodation. So the Eltham school was born, in an area regarded as ‘one of the poorest in the colony’. Excerpts from inspectors’ reports in the following years, show that in some ways school has not changed that much since then: ‘Discipline only moderate. Too much chattering!’ (1873); ‘Several slates were cleaned with saliva applied by the hand! Damp rags would be much nicer.’(1891).5 In 1863 the Board of Education took over the school giving it its current name and number, Eltham Primary School No 209. Overcrowding has dogged the school over much of its history. In 1875 overcrowding spilled part of the school into the local courthouse. But that year the sandstone building, which is still standing, was built for 100 children, costing £553 and replacing the National School building. Now, this section, even following renovations, still bears part of its original graciousness, with lofty timber ceilings, tall vertical windows and original floors.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, dalton street, eltham primary school, state school no. 209 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Strathewen Public Hall, 20 August 2008
... When teacher Miss Mary Golding opened the school in 1917, it had no equipment.7 But in 1921 the Education Department provided desks and a hexagonal shelter shed (now a rare style in Victoria) and took control in 1925.8 By 1917 Strathewen was booming.9 George Apted had built a coolstore in 1916, and local orchardists bought storage space until the 1950s. ...When teacher Miss Mary Golding opened the school in 1917, it had no equipment.7 But in 1921 the Education Department provided desks and a hexagonal shelter shed (now a rare style in Victoria) and took control in 1925.8 By 1917 Strathewen was booming.9 George Apted had built a coolstore in 1916, and local orchardists bought storage space until the 1950s. ...Strathewen Public Hall, social and spiritual centre was later lost in the Black Saturday fires 2009. The Strathewen Community decided a community hall was needed in 1901. In 1902 locals built the hall with messmate trees. It was located on the Cottlesbridge-Strathewen Road. The first function was a Grand concert and Balll attended by about 120 people. Several denominations held Church services and Sunday School services in the Hall. It survived several bushfires until after this photo was taken when it was destroyed in Black Saturday, 9 February 2009. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p89 Strathewen was settled late, largely because it was difficult to access.1 Early selectors found it a struggle to survive. They had to do everything themselves, from felling trees for buildings, to taking produce to market along bush tracks that they had helped cut. Small dairy farms were typical but fruit became the district’s prime produce. The first settlers east of Arthurs Creek were brothers John and Duncan Smith whose station Glen-Ard was probably operated as a sheep run. Other early settlers were the Mann family, who were to donate land for the hall, provide postal services and John Mann was an Eltham Shire councillor from 1916 to 1919.2 In 1873 James Mann, his wife Jane and their six children, settled on 207 acres (83.7) (Lang Fauld Farm) on both sides of Eagles Nest Road, from the foot of Mount Sugarloaf to the bank of the Arthurs Creek. In 1883 James took up another selection on Chads Creek. It was very hard work and at times he was well behind with his rent. However the family had a good social life, attending the Primitive Methodist Church at the Arthurs Creek Township and on New Year’s Eve throwing a party for all the locals. By 1874 James Mann’s younger brother, John, selected 311 acres (125.8ha) between Eagles Nest Road and upper Arthurs Creek. He called it Carseburn after his home parish in Scotland. Tragically in 1875 John drowned in the Yarra River, at Richmond.3 John Mann’s oldest son, also John, later purchased Duncan Smith’s land, which he named Violet Glen. He was to give one acre (0.4ha) of this land for the Strathewen Hall site. A Mann family diary written at Carseburn in 1897, tells how the district’s name was selected. Strathewen is derived from ‘strath’ meaning ‘broad mountain valley’ and from the name of Ewen H. Cameron, the local parliamentarian for almost 40 years. ‘George Brain came around to get a petition signed to get a post office up here and we had to vote for a name—Strathewen, Glen-Ard, or Headcorie’.4 It was at Carseburn that a public meeting in 1901, decided to build the Strathewen Hall on the Cottlesbridge-Strathewen Road. In 1902 the locals built the hall with messmate trees. The first function was a Grand Concert and Ball attended by around 120 people and several Protestant denominations took turns to hold church services and Sunday School there. Fortunately the hall has survived bushfires to be the town’s spiritual and social centre.5 The area continued to develop and in 1909 a post office operated somewhere at Strathewen and from around 1916 at Carseburn.6 It was not until 1914 that land was bought to establish the Strathewen State School on School Ridge Road. The residents paid £100 to build it on two acres (0.8 ha) while the Education Department contributed £30 and leased the building annually for £1. When teacher Miss Mary Golding opened the school in 1917, it had no equipment.7 But in 1921 the Education Department provided desks and a hexagonal shelter shed (now a rare style in Victoria) and took control in 1925.8 By 1917 Strathewen was booming.9 George Apted had built a coolstore in 1916, and local orchardists bought storage space until the 1950s. This allowed the area to supply the market in and out of season. Guesthouses catered for growing tourism. In the mid 1920s Mrs Eleanor Sparkes built the guest-house Singing Waters, which operated through the 1930s. Her daughter Mrs Vera McKimmie, ran it until the 1950s and the house remains in Chads Creek Road. In the Great Depression land was cleared for timber to be sold as firewood and there was small scale sawmilling. However the orchard industry diminished for several reasons including the 1939 bushfires and rapid changes in production methods. Today the Apteds still operate an orchard and farm at Glen-Ard, which straddles the border between Strathewen and Arthurs Creek. It includes the southern part of Duncan Smith’s original Glen-Ard selection.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, strathewan public hall -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Strathewen Primary School, 20 August 2008
... The school opened with one teacher in 1917 with no equipment. In 1921 the Education Department provided desks and a hexagonal shelter shed and took control in 1925. ...The school opened with one teacher in 1917 with no equipment. In 1921 the Education Department provided desks and a hexagonal shelter shed and took control in 1925. ...The school building originally owned by locals was lost in the Black Saturday 2009 bushfires. Land was purchased in 1914 to build he Strathewen State School on School Ridge Road, Strathewen. Residents and the Education Department contributed funds for the building which the Education Department then leased for a small annual fee. The school opened with one teacher in 1917 with no equipment. In 1921 the Education Department provided desks and a hexagonal shelter shed and took control in 1925. After this photo was taken, the school was destroyed in Black Saturday on 9 February 2009. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p89This 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, strathewen primary school -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Pamphlet - Ripponlea Primary School No. 4087
... Ripponlea Primary School Primary Schools Reid Athol Horne Robert Ripponlea House Estate Festivals and Celebrations War Memorials Cottages Land Subdivision Shelter Sheds Carrington Grove Sinclair A.J.G. ...A sixteen-page pamphlet which has chronological dating of events in school from 1908 to 1982. Includes poliomyelitis epidemic in late 1930’s and 1949, and the need for slit trenches in 1942. It also has the eleven principals’ names over the sixty years. The pamphlet also has a memory of the first years by Robert Horne who attended Ripponlea from July 1922 to December 1924.ripponlea primary school, primary schools, reid athol, horne robert, ripponlea house estate, festivals and celebrations, war memorials, cottages, land subdivision, shelter sheds, carrington grove, sinclair a.j.g., world war 1939-1945, radio transmission, councillors, slit trenches, poliomyelitis, polio, woodruff john e., wilson henry a., young william, morris henry, skinner raymond g., cunningham donald h., junor phillip h., hatters charles, holt clare, baker clare, principals, st. aubins, house names, cass mr., horne mary, horne ruth, horne john, williamson miss, pollock miss, caulfield grammar school, horne paul, horne isabel, mcnichol mr., halliwell mr., tilley mr., higgins miss, weymouth miss, johansen miss, kennedy miss, wridgway miss, teachers, st. aubins avenue, sloyed rooms, sidwell estate, balaclava road, caulfield park, education, games, fetes, gymkhanas, leather tommy, triffin dick, florance joe, florance peter, florance sheila, florance shiela, compston gilbert, rogers jack, anderson stan, rogers bill, lynch master, kidd master, martin r., segenfield z., white ray, gray edna, curtis john, anderson walter, hoskins ben, horton warren, wastell inky, eastwood ted, eastwood grocery, balaclava, newsagency, alma road, watson willie, feitel maurice, bridges alf, moody jim, lucas cuylah, cooper dick, dairies, shirley kathleen, gates edna, moss thelma, simpson hilda, ryder ernie, blanton corah, reid athol -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Book - Glen Huntly State School No.3703 Grange Road
... School Band Larkin Aircraft Supply Company Sugarworks Swamp Lemans Swamp Lyons Streets Morgan Streets Miller Street Lizars Linda Brown Allan Sir Hurie Gladys Simpson Peggy Royal Ave. Garden Ave. Tennis courts Lander H.J. Castledine F.R. Henning A.S. Glen Huntly Progress Association Harboard Joan Mullins Mr Pountney Dorothy Daley Beryl Marching clubs Findlay Joyce Green Lionel Charles Ern Bennett Mary Shelter sheds ...A 190 page book called The Story So Far 1914-2009 – The History of Glen Huntly Primary School No.3703, by Shirley A. Mirams. The book gives a very detailed history of the school’s early history. It includes head teachers/principals and the school’s progress through each decade to 2009. The remaining chapters give 2009 student roll call, citizenship awards, house competition awards, music awards, sporting awards, encouragement, swimming and musical productions, notable past students and teachers, bibliography and sponsors. There are many photos and school plans as well.glen huntly, glen huntly primary school, glenhuntly primary school, mirams shirley a., glenhuntly printing works, printing industry, from the earth fruit and veg., glenhuntly state school, greengrocers, king stephen, king design, alessi libby, principals, mcgowan keith, radio broadcasting, hunt sydney, forbes c., ramsay m., primary schools, glenhuntly state school, jenkin william, bryant a., orames mr, morrison r., christensen t., doggett j., rogers a., fink r., terrill f., mitchell j., cravine e., mcrae w., cooper l., chernside c., silva a.j., dolphin w., crampton colin, wilson wendy mrs, glenhuntly road, glen huntly, clerk's estate, subdivisions, glen huntly clerk's settlement, carnegie school no. 2897, world war 1914-1918, gardens, mothers clubs, world war 1939-1945, poliomylitis, rural training school, traffic signals, films, 'slow bike race', parents and friends association, after school program, fires, 'links' magazine, choirs, disadvantaged schools program, school plays, 'germs', 'garden folk', festivals and celebrations, japanese internship program, 'kids in space', 'dragon girl', 'fish 'n' ships', murals, wendy wilson music award, fetes, lord reserve, carnegie, australian natives association, congregational chuch sunday school hall, martell e miss, garden avenue, grange road, salvation army halls, halls, glenhuntly road, wanalta road, williamson alex, williamson jean, williamson gordon mccrae, school rolls, le brocq john, cockfield douglas r., grogan allen, mathiesson edward, johnston ronald frank, harris george, money neil robert, fraser eric, munro john, hyland hector thos., gibson wilfred john, eliason francis, scarles john robert, wallace andrew, henning george frederick, maryson sydney, petherbridge c., whitfield j., edward lee, queen alexander, carnegie state school, madden frank sir, parliamentary representatives, bank of new south wales, charles ernest, wallace andrew james, hunt chas. hogarth, williams stanley f., tester thomas george, henstridge john, henstridge reginald, johnston travis andrew, nixon alexander, lewis victor, dalton john, arthurs violet grace, browning leslie george, carroll eric harry, dobson keith george, evans george w.m., eyres annie may, hogg lillian, hunt alfred w.m., johnson henry, jones dorothy minnie, love helvic agnes, lyons gordon, lyons vera, parsons eric robert, dickens gordon percy, smith elva beatrice, harry david, westcott harold norton, westcott ormond chs., bremner marie, entertainers, williamson alex mccrae, ransay albert, caulfield town hall, green ethel, hawthorn alice, reynolds emma a., potter thelma, potter phyllis, anderson elsie m., girdwood stella, bastin may, murphy dorothy g., southern mary, mcleod gwen, ezard gladys m., hood emily vera, thorne eileen isobel, robinson noel, monckton marjorie, mrs hannigan's tuckshop, foley children, lord mr., bladin francis, tomlinson jean, jenkins vern, williamson jean, forty alan, rhinefield mr, bennett mary, brabham laurel, swain george, reynolds mille, gill harry, williamson g., cockfield winifred, baird beth, king elsie, challman miss, glen huntly 'drum and file' school band, larkin aircraft supply company, sugarworks swamp, lemans swamp, lyons streets, morgan streets, miller street, lizars linda, brown allan sir, hurie gladys, simpson peggy, royal ave., garden ave., tennis courts, lander h.j., castledine f.r., henning a.s., glen huntly progress association, harboard joan, mullins mr, pountney dorothy, daley beryl, marching clubs, findlay joyce, green lionel, charles ern, bennett mary, shelter sheds, blanchfield mr bakers, donoald mr grocers, walburn rhoda, harris shirley, treyvaud mr, hale maxwell, painter ken, allan mr ('fatty'), proven mr, ross mrs, nye margaret, nally ware beaker, monuments and memorials, graham bruce, 'bulldog drummond', learmonth mary, bullock margaret, o'shea annie, tattersall dawn, jenkins betty, lighton robert, bruce peter, love grace, love family, judd margery, gardiner elsie, gardiner sadie, glen eira dairy, vanston dorothy, barton cynthia, tipping mr, drummond mr, hambly chrissy, shrives kathleen, hutton beverly, miller kenneth deering, callender mr bakers, cook miss, nunn john athlete, andrews ailsa (nee mcgregor), fraser wally, vickers madeline, vickers john, scanlon mr, malcolm miss, brown barbara (nee holland), pepper miss, burns miss, mclaren miss, beadman jim athletics, robinson noel, crompton neal sportsperson, wilkinson graham, neilson ray, byers barry, bryant tony referee, murray bob, burton pam, pappas george, burke b. mrs, neville street, smith harvey, o'donnell mrs, kivlighon mr, grierson wendy, evans yvonne, squires doreen, squires kathy, jenvey stewart, baxter john, coenen eddie maintenance workers, byrne carol, williams pamela, zari austin (nee coenen), furney janet, dodds mrs, mitchell j., bell r., forsyth e. miss, mitchell neil, radio broadcasting, burke m., boatman r., garfield d., harris e. mrs, sherman m. mrs, carolan e., gunthorp b., barnes john, barnes joan, ellis christine, kossatz mr, black miss, lader mrs, franghis peter, parnell dennis, revens ester, young vivian, mclean bernice, tattersal lorna, geddes rae, hocking malcolm, cusworth peter, christie glenn, watt richard, conway gred, hand graham, mcgowan e., parnell j., mcguire n, hare john, prest margaret, forrester david, mitchell eric, cordingley mrs, waterworth mr, cohen mr, rankin fiona, christiansen mr, boatman mr, dougan mrs milkbars, dougan barry, suttie richard, parnell bruce, silverman judy, king jenny, saxon sally, king nicolette, maxwell heather, saxon jill, vincent russell, saxon rosemary, murray bob, saxon david, miller bill, hill sally-ann, hesline sandra, raspberger cynthia, nightingale mrs district remedial centre, smith mrs, district language consultant, robertson gabrielle, mclennan matthew, goloub kin lyn, jarrett mavis, schafer dianne, commerford pip, mcdougall carlene, anderson jack, hawthorne russell, callahan evelyn, zagami maria, bremner elizabeth, braun tiki, berman claudine, briggs margaret, brady sue, shaw melissa, henham ravena, cooper tania, de abrev connie, brodie joanne, macdonald leighan, mccallum margaret, beddoe john, mcdonald mr council employee, clift andrew, ash steven, lowndes nerida, wysocki b., drough h., grossbard j., locke j., cox l., morey l., clifton p., short b., herszberg n., clift debbie, fuk michael, theodosopoulos haria, shrives jean (nee tomlison), forty alan, geiger irit, roach sally, hillis rachael, roache donna, dixon wendy, bayliss curtis, pregnall joy mrs, slocum mrs, nelson glenda, rubinstein morrie, lurkey dianne, mcminn michael, arneil barbara, mick rose, mell and alice, brayton andrea, moorhead k. rev, brownhill e., lolas heather mrs, regan bernie cleaner, hopkins a. mrs, dewar leon, school crossings, darak diana, eddey diana, pregnall max, eppinger rosy, stacy paul, douvitsas chris, maycock kelly, bunyan liza, johansen eva, siaosi jackie, don kerrie, smyth ruth, bruce julie, mcgregor lorraine, mcallister peter, nelson g., knight sue, mackey s., mackinnon julie, mccallum margaret, johannsen j., herzberg n., hall k, jarrett m., johns w., beddoe john, wilson w., dayble l., thomas helen, ogura etsuko, coxon diane, guttman emmy, garg sangeeto, kennedy robyn, coleman heidi, thompson vic, currie sioux, arnold eve mrs, beddoe mr, mckay sara, skilney tamara, zent mandy, sassos eugenia, manvel bill, lewis pam, rothstadt kaye, clerehan jane, watson simon, daw josie, strong helen, craig caroline, devasagayam kenny, bell peter, palanarezuk fiona, suttie mitchell, mirians shirley, prest marg, condon gabrielle, pitkin sigrid, wilson heather, don paul, thursfield william, footballers, ormond junior football club, rothstadt david, bruce julie, fallu jackie, patterson denise, trantor debbie, nakamura nozomi, christensen tanya, james-clark spencer, eppinger rosy, matsumoto minako, osborne cheryle, john beddoe meritorious sporting student award, sunderland pippa, schleiger emma, paulusz chris, hollingworth kyle, griffiths david, cooper cameron, jewel andrew, nannegaril (nick) abhishek, marshall joel, hodden leigh, meyer tony, te hennepe michael, zimbachs trent, chavili praveen, listmangof mark, sampson tim, sayfer daniel, mest jack, crampton colin, crampton andrew, hemming beth, dean deirdre, wong melissa, arneil christopher, friedman adam, sonnberger leonie, mackey suzanne, clarke heather, fernando gyan, horvath eva, horvath melissa, horvath natalie, rowe rebecca, taylor yani, robinson tess, nolan rebecca, hollingworth mamie, trigellis-smith anna, zhou cindy, jenvey olivia, smith yasminka, hemming caitlin, gale elke, johnson christopher, dalton lyndsay, perish james, seddon anna, webster teagan, stratford sachi, zhuang yvette, taylor katherine, tettennepe simon, hu kevin, thursfield oliver, beycher sonny, gavland angelene, fotopoulos daisy, mcclelland letty, king sierra, sargeant kolly, hodden melissa, picking kate, brasic lisa, mcclelland cassie, cummins alexandra, jamieson laura, cashen lanaya, rowe angela, georgiou jonathon, pejovic maja, luv aileen, hoskin yumika, bishop amy, tweed jacqueline, corrales mariana, williams kendall, jewell bethany, friedman sara, golden phoebe, mellios lauren, sayfer charlene, bell daniel, glagovski anton, ring hannah, aldred jasmin, sisson laura, king janine, allen robbie, taylor xavier, trigellis-smith colin, italia paula, tamura naoko, eddy diane, paterson denise, clarke heather, hemming beth, wilson wendy, wallace gaye, moore denis, plumb rochellee, schmauder debra, taylor kathrine, gale elke, taylor yani, sisson laura, fotopoulos daisy, zuccala lyn, smith phyllis, katz lily, sonnberger leonie, quail janine, prest margaret, zhang karen, indukuri gita, prest duncan, prest julieann, dureau sally, hopkins anna, baligod imelda, fallon kerry, bjelanovic danijela, james-clark laura, magnani lisa, phillips kathy, bell hilary, bakshi jasmeet, james-clark spencer, james-clark mason, james-clark stella, fitzgerald kerrie, krawze kamila, czech jon, lee maria, boell jacqueline, schmauder debra, georgiou martha, randles yvonne, smyth ruth, florrimell sean, ryan patrick, rossjohn sian, eppinger rosy, melenhurst bradley, melenhurst ashley, melenhurst christopher, silva katie, richards michael, garner jenny, bucher peter, gleitzman morris author, zhou jun, cook andrew, memorial services, funerals, wendy wilson hall, rossjohn jamie, earls tom, nicholls stephanie, vagner natasha, anderson pam, hall aileen, grose jenny, dalton sue, bejers maya, paterson denise, witte david, lath natalie, dalmau jessica, darras irene, miljus max, moritmitsu ran, zhou yida, barns sue, varbaro bianco, howell alan, lath miss, jacobs john, tinetti amy, maloney matthew, petrovic vida, bruce julie, bonner angie, porter ros, hill andrea, hocking hazel, jozsa zara, wishart jan, guyer noeline, powell bruce, hopkinson judy, mccrae glenys, mccrae beverly, james margot, barns tony, barns joan, ryan ann artist, jenek alex, jozsa olivia, woods caitlin, ledda daniel, cook andrew, rossjohn bevan, aunavarapu ashray, loveas paul, beiers mariel, allan gemma, squires rhoda, squires garry, squires terry, squires lesley, squires rhonda, squires doreen, squires peter, squires kathy, king sierra, king tynan, king mackenzie, king harrison, king shuyler, allen robbie, allen jessica, allen samantha, dale sheridan, dale caroline, dale elliot, dale taylor, dale clark, woodards carnegie auctioneers, roberts ruth, mckenzie's ward, glenhuntly fruit supply, ceudet and kubeyde, subway glenhuntly, alessi libby mrs, manuel bill mr, bruce julie ms, jacobs john mr, paterson denise mrs, thompson vic mr, sonnberger leonie mrs, sassos eugenia mrs, witte david mr, krauze maila ms, tinetti amy ms, bower jessica mrs, fitzgerald kerrie mrs, eppinger rosie mrs, vagner natasha mrs, zent mandy mrs, james-clark laura mrs, fallon kerry mrs, grose jenny mrs, bonner angie mrs, miriams shirley mrs, petrovic vida mrs, maloney matthew mr, bakshi jameet mr, smyth-kinyua ruth mrs, fitzpatrick tom mr, watson scott mr, theodore kate ms, porter ros ms, hill andrea ms, howell alan mr, schauder emma mrs, jozsa george mr, bitmead claire mrs, bader linda ms, jacobs john mr, bhuteja raza, rossjohn bevan, christensen lara, dale clark, chong aldwin, barns-dunne genevieve, guy cleo, georgiou demetrius, allen gemma, arunachalam elanthendral thiruavani, chau samantha, foldvari miro, gade saathvika, ghafari mohid, jones alvin, korres johnny, margaritis evan, pickering finley, schauder daniel, shah hisha, shermis-fox dalvin, thorat sahil, zhong emma, arunkumar mitali, baxi vaasu, bhadra rushil, chevalier stefanie, bitmead rose, cooper brittany, jozsa zara, croes sonny, gil harnoor, koika akito, gitein iris, matthews benjamin, moses lior, gupta anushka, nematy keanu, jaiswal sanjana, makwana yash max milius, o'donoghue romy, patel vishesh, nalamati anushka, paul aaron, obsioma jarred, pavlich nicola, rizk taran, schauder ben, shah vansh, stuart isobel, yadavalli sriprada, sharma shreya, tut nyajania, zhao max, abeyesekerea gail, attanayake nikeesha, behl shaurya, desai noopur ankoor, espinosa daphne, kansara kesha, kantheti sai rithvik, malakar ishan, manion freya, mohammed zoheb, morimitsu ran, moshe sarit, peri varsha, reutskiy yael, ryan harrison, shah jahanvi, wallis hannah, woods liam, bhuteja raza, belyuga lachlan, chen linda, bikovsky alexander, das sanchali, bitmead william, ghafari malaika, cherukuihota ritish, jenek alex, chintala aditi, lvovsky jeremy, dumnounkan nicky, mazzocchi ashleigh, el shorbagy hanna, mohammed zeeshan, foldvari phoebe, nekkadapu prava, gill armann, obsioma joseph, harper tyler, pickering jasper, kanapathippillai noah, pronina anja, kat jemma, pudikova veronika, king schuyler, reutskiy nicole, nikitin daniel, rossjohn bevan, o'connor finnian, schauder hannah, parsons zoe, shaked natalie, shang alexander, sharmila ajit aaditya arya, shulz david, siah sunny, singh gab, woods caitlin, wallis eliza, yang jee, zhong michelle, zhang alan, zhou stella, zhang betty, arjuna vicknan, arunachalam thirumagal, bahambhani yog, christensen lara, dale clark, hoenig tess, jozsa olivia, knelle louise, kwon minchol, lin angelina, milyus sophie, modi dhriti, morimitsu rin, moses nikol, noh yuhan, raghav devrath, rule darcy, tran cindy, trivedi namit, vayenas christina, vaz adonis, vortman david, allan liam, annavarapu ashrey, attanayake akeshi, capicchiano rose, chilakamarri nikhil, davis oliver, forti kate, guo maggie, guy cleo, james zoe, jenek ada, kalra pravav, king harrison, lin angelo, lin anita, melenhorst bradley, melenhorst christopher, metzler jessica, moses tomer, perelman michael, ryan patrick, wheatley nathaniel, allen gemma, bailey crystal-lee, gan tina, georgiou demetrius, ghafari kainat, grigorian nick, hackshaw chris, howell benjamin, kuznetsov ilya, luo eileen, luo elaine, margaritis mary-anne, melenhorst ashley, morimitsu rui, omer-cooper james, ozgur batuhan, salathiel matthew, vayenas paulina, wang qi wei, ward monica, arabena. brittany, bader-mcdowell alexander, barns-dunne genevieve, beiers mariel, chilcott rose, chong aldwin, cook andrew, dale taylor, dalton eamon, durant demeke, horn jade, iker korkhan, kat mariana, kwon so hyun, ledda daniel, loucas paul, panchal rajvi, ragozin vadim, reyer emma, song alex, varbara sovan, zhou james, robertson angela, henkul roland, hannagan cassie, rice elizabeth, ryan tammy, stacey paul, mason rebecca, ammendola marcella, moore m., copey n., priesner m., cotterell d., cohn adam, don paul, don kerrie, hanley alison, mckechnie brian, gowland rebecca, te hennepe daniel, schleiger emma, zimbachs trent, rowe rebecca, taylor katherine, beycher sonny, halliburton andrew, dureau thomas, dureau nicole, thursfield alexandra, allen courtney, willis isabelle, zhou jun, james-clark stella, melky michelle, willis ruby, earls tom, srinivasan lakshmi, zhou yida, te hennepe daniel, meyer tony, leiken nikita, thompson alex, te hennepe simon, johnson christopher, vassilopoulos michael, irwin christopher, asaturov gary, rossjohn sian, sangangum watsana, varbaro bianca, mitchell, hume, batman, brown robyn, maxwell jennifer, mclean jill, culpin howard, jones dennis, archer ?, lester phillip, taylor jennifer, anderson judith, ? bronwyn, hall robyn, powlett john, clark ross, taylor christine, booth peter, turner ian, porter larry, turner diane, anderson diane, scott megan, mclean david, christie donald, wishart philip, mottrim joan, christie coleen, travis bicki, watt elizabeth, richards michael, peet marily, sutherland fiona, ziegenbien kay, lester judith, kostamarkis con, yeoman keith, hastings ronald, ? mark, coenen zari, young vivian, young carolyn, weber elizabeth, child gary, cooper stephen, robertson james, ross dean, ? eve, cooper anne, saunders bruce, yeaman peter, wilkinson dawn, armstrong jeffrey, hill gregory, morris steven, suttie richard, silverman judy, king jenny, silverman sharon, broadmore janine, martin dean, smith robert, frommer ruth, saxon rosemary, justus heidi, o'keefe sue-ellen, robertson angela, young natalia, pigounis anthony, brodie anthony, henkul roland, duncan neil, cooper tania, brodie joanne, meerkin naomi, henham rowena, moulds adam, butterworth richard, kellis nick, tapai michael, goodwin sonia, clift debbie, hannagan shannon, marley kara, ceki tibor, ellis shaun, charleworth stewart, can bergeijk richard, schroor briony, leticq jeanette, davidson angela, kakos vicki, collins darren, mcfarlane matthew, adley hassan, agar james, rakonjac mileva, lowndes nereida, grimster jane, ? laurenne, mcdonell terry, clift andrew, perry timothy, rice martin, weir lisa, devasagayam briony, chatila nancy, melland alice, rakonjac nik, mcdonald brett, collins michael, rose darren, ryan tammy, rice elizabeth, hannagan cassie, mason rebecca, douvitasa chris, chivers scott, siaosi jack, stacey paul, moore matthew, coles lisa, diggins sebastian, barboussas costa, moulds johanna, brett travis, mcminn johanna, soloma tim, copey nicole, kakos peter, rontoyannis evan, mcdonald scott, pregnell ian, lowndes jared, kapetanos diane, ivkov srdjan, palamarczuk rosemary, cotterell diane, tonta amelia, craig caroline, yeun joseph, yusuf alham, quon kane, fiek peter, pitkin meryl, yarovsky julie, mckay sara, koger saskia, slocum tom, meyer sean, dunn nathan, vickers anthony, don paul, mason lulu, stanton bronwyn, hanley alison, don kerrie, kennedy chad, callaghan matthew, ghosh suvro, teteira jay, sargent kelly, hollingworth marnie, lack orry, wheeler ashley, trigellis-smith anna, hoskin tim, barda david, nolan rebecca, kulikov simon, kirkpatrick ryan, schleiger rudi, becker thomas, de lisle justin, taylor katherine, gale elke, te hennepe simon, ring hannah, stratford sachi, taylor yani, parish james, aldred jasmin, sisson laura, thursfield oliver, fotopoulos daisy, hoskin yumika, trigellis-smith colin, corrales mariana, soyfer charlene, moore vanessa, halliburton andrew, glagovski anton, johnson christopher, wheeler joel, taylor xavier, chapman jessica, ledda alexander, rowe angela, jewell bethany, goluguri pradeepthi, bell daniel, golightly callum, graham emily, mckechnie ellen, james-cark spencer, byrne david, parker natalie-lee, loucas david, pappas michael, gamble laurence, dureau thomas, loriot christina, drinozcky chloe, ring caitlin, robertson mitchell, pleysier yvonne, boghikian emie, sisson matthew, sanchez zanetta, rowe daniel, saunders john, cox josh, barda nick, dureau nicole, lenkiewicz justine, jamieson emily, mclaughlan kate, carpenter tess, vassilopoulos michael, jewell clare, gavnoudias james, matthews laura, georgiou costa, dale caroline, gamble kate, beiers hannah, james-clark mason, richardson zoe, thursfield alexandra, hosking kenta-neville, dounias theodore, annavaparu ramya, sinclair chloe, nolan megan, king tynan, tomlinson michael, allen courtnay, florrimell sean, ong kenny, foley patrick, gale emily, saunders alice, rowe michelle, willis isabelle, vassilopoulos alexandra, johnson bradley, borley genevieve, irwin christopher, earls thomas, matthews jessica, mudumbi venkatesh, lenkiewicz alice, king mackenzie, dounias christopher, beiers maya, dick alastair, levy matthew, srinivasan lakshmi, adams joshua, singh mia, borley natalie, varbaro bianca, christensen jade, willis ruby, sinclair emma, allen samantha, rossjohn sian, borley morgan, bader-mcdowell jeremy, chettimadda gopala kr yashas, anguswamy manoj, nekkadapu sankeerth, dalton kieran, allan tristan, gandham anoohya, arabena brittany, melenhorst ashley, vayenas paulina, dale taylor, bader-mcdowell alexander, omer-cooper james, reyer emma, kuznetsov ilya, metzler jessica, beiers mariel, forti kate, james zoe, annavarapu ashrey, ryan patrick, davis oliver, ilker korkhan, mcgowan keith, thursfield william, gribbin andrew, walsh-howling damien, scanlon alan, mitchell neil, brown allan, bruce peter, murray robert (bob), christensen tanya, de kretser jan, bremner marie, bayliss curtis, wheeler reece, symons red, de zilwa nick, byers gary, crompton neil, wilkinson graham, nilsson ray, bryant tony -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyArticle - Bentleigh East Primary School
... Malane Thomas Market Gardener Atkinson William – Head Teacher 1878 – 1883 Initial school staff Jack Margaret Stevens Eliza (Pupil Teacher) Water Supply Mills Henry (Prominent Head Teacher) Craig Robert District Inspector Centre Road Primitive Methodist Church 22/07/1884 Tram Lines Taylor Mr. Head Teacher list Shelter Sheds ...This file contains 5 items. A limited edition of a book "A History of the Bentleigh East Primary School No. 2083 formerly Bentleigh formerly East Brighton 1878-1978" published to mark the centenary of the Bentleigh East Primary School celebrated from 1 – 5th August 1978. The book was compiled by the Principal Peter Morris and is a collection of incidents, reminiscences and anecdotes arranged in chronological order to capture the character of the differing periods through which the school passed. It provides an insight to the development of the area and of the school and includes a list of school principals from 1878 – 1978, an honor roll for WW1 students etc. Notes on the Camm family who donated the School Centenary Book A newspaper article on the centenary celebrations. The article is undated and the source is not known. It includes 2 photographs of the celebrations. A name badge for Duchie Laven issued for the centenary. The badge is on pink cardboard. A Black + White school photograph taken in 1948. Josephine and Wilma Newman are identified in the photograph.malane thomas market gardener, atkinson william – head teacher 1878 – 1883, initial school staff, jack margaret, stevens eliza (pupil teacher), water supply, mills henry (prominent head teacher), craig robert district inspector, centre road, primitive methodist church 22/07/1884, tram lines, taylor mr., head teacher list, shelter sheds., joyce colin dr., thiele mr. (head teacher), north road state school, ormond state school no 3074, east bentleigh state school, east brighton state school no. 2083, bentleigh state school no 2083, bentleigh east primary school no 2083, school 213 brighton east, bentleigh elementary school no 2083, bentleigh west state school no 4318, coatesville primary school, tucker road moorabbin primary school, bent thomas sir, honor lists, honour book, awards, snowball o.r. mla gilbert mr. head teacher, brighton gas lighting, sloyd classes, gilbert mr. (head teacher), cross bob (pupil), school strap, henderson w. (district inspector), school rooms, school work books, schools, school concerts, school committees, caretaker’s residence, fencing, higgins a., higgins stan, bentleigh public hall, marriott william (chairman school committee), bentleigh theatre, old scholars, trenches 1937 (slit), donald j.r. (head teacher), war savings certificates, shelter pavilions, bristol units – classrooms, redmond mr (head teacher), school pedestrian crossings, sound systems, school canteen, world war 1914 – 1918, electricity supply, salmagundi, tamrakis socrates, school libraries, railway stations, education, school rolls, market gardens, cattle – nuisance, bushrangers, toll gates, chinese school, chinese community, school curriculum – historical, flora, aborigines, snakes, migrant teachers, japanese language, rats, caretaker’s residences, fencing, cattle, horse racing, caulfield military hospital, advertising, street lighting, anglican school st stephens, chinese christian church arthur’s seat road (now nepean hwy), st john’s anglican church bentleigh, hit & miss hotel, live & let live hotel, plough & harrow hotel, moorabbin district roads board, army huts, higgins stan mr, . marriott william mr, cremean mr. mla, arnett kevin, vanderlaven vanderlaven adrian, vanderlaven josephine, laven fredericha willamena, laven adrian, laven duchie, newman wilma, newman josephine, camm josephine, marshall gladys, neville gladys, holis ivy, monroe victor, duckmanton keith, tram lines - mordialloc sandringham, school paper, public works dept., springthorpe j.w. dr., vosey joseph, camm terry, camm josie, barrenger elsie, bentleigh oval, race course east bentleigh 1899, keys's hotel, unveiling of honor book and cabinet 25/08/1922 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Joy Chapman, Miss Eltham, April 1965, Apr 1965
... At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Digital file only - Black and white photo print on loan for scanning by EDHSalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Joy Chapman parading before the judges, Miss Eltham 1965, Apr 1965
... At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Digital file only - Black and white photo print on loan for scanning by EDHSalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Joy Chapman, Miss Eltham 1965 with other contestants, Apr 1965
... At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Digital file only - Black and white photo print on loan for scanning by EDHSalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Peter Pidgeon, The original Miss Eltham 1965 sash, 17 May 2019
... At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Born digitalalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Joy Chapman in rear playground of Eltham High School, 1959, 1959
... At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Digital file only - Black and white photo print on loan for scanning by EDHSalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Joy Chapman (left) with Dianne Bell in HMS Pinafore, 1960, 1960
... At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Digital file only - Black and white photo print on loan for scanning by EDHSalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Rodda Parade looking towards the creek, 1960. Chapman home to the right, 1960
... At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Digital file only - Black and white photo print on loan for scanning by EDHSalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Joy Chapman at the river junction, February 1962, Feb 1962
... At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. ...My Recollections of Eltham Past by Margaret Joy Harding (nee Joy Chapman.) My family of Elizabeth and Alec Chapman moved to Eltham in 1946 into a cottage on the opposite side of the Diamond Creek from where the little train now operates in the Lower Park. At that time Eltham truly was a country town and the Pub was the main meeting place for most inhabitants on a Saturday afternoon in the beer garden. I attended Eltham Primary School where I started as a 4-year-old (my birthday being slightly after the mid-year intake) that happened then. My mother spent a lot of days taking me back to school when I had dismissed myself and walked the one kilomtre home alone. Bremner's Common (now Wingrove Park) was a big attraction with its dam and tad poling which I found much more entertaining than school. (Mrs Bremner ran a Service Station on the site of the current one). Another attraction at this site was the circus that came a couple of times a year. Watching them put up the circus tent was very interesting and even more of an attraction was the feeding of the Lions in cages and the monkeys and elephants among the other animals that are not found in a circus these days. At school then we were provided with hot chocolate at morning recess where the mothers would prepare it in the shelter shed. The only form of classroom heating was an open fire. Worse was the warm milk given in the summer months. By the time I was near finishing at Primary school we used to be able to walk along the Main Road at lunchtime to Mrs. Mitchell's shop to a delicious hot pie. As I recall there was no supervision for this departure from the school grounds. It is interesting that some of the other children I started school with I still have contact with, in fact one is a very good friend although now living in Perth. That is the other thing about Eltham; many who grew up here continue to live in the area. Following primary school, the natural progression was to Eltham High School. There was only the main building at that time and I can remember our first assembly at the front entrance. During the time I was at High School several new class rooms were added and the school hall. I remember the musical plays such as HMS Pinafore and other classical musicals being performed. I also remember countless hours doing marching practice. The main street shops when I was young consisted of the Blue Gum milk bar at the far end, a Grocery store and a shoe maker where Coles currently stands. Opposite there was Lyon's Garage. They also provided a bus service and when we got off the train this little bus would tour the back streets taking each individual to their home, sometimes this could take quite considerable time. There was also a Black Smith next to the Chiropractic Practice opposite Alistair Knox Park, another Milk Bar/General Store on the comer of Bridge Street/Main Road where a shop currently still operates. There was also a Butcher's shop down from the pub opposite Franklin Street. The only doctor was next to the courthouse on the other side of Brougham Street. On Saturday afternoon I was occasionally allowed to go the movies in the Town Hall which also stood on the site of the Coles centre. Often the Fire Alarm would sound and everyone would run outside to watch the fire truck leave with the volunteers clutching on the back. The other attraction during summer of course was the swimming pool which was a small concrete pool filled with water pumped from the Diamond Creek, sometimes it was like a mud puddle so for me the nearer to home Yarra/Diamond Creek junction was a much better option. We swam in the water hole which was quite deep and with fallen trees and sometimes carcasses of cows and kangaroos floating past. As recreation, the churches were another attraction for the Sunday school picnics to Mordialloc in the back of the moving van with benches tied into the back for us to "sit" on. Too bad when we went around a corner! In the early days we had an Ice Man deliver the ice once a week for "refrigeration". The green grocer came around in a horse and cart as did the milkman and the bread was delivered but I constantly got into trouble for eating the middle out on the way from the box it was delivered to in Mt Pleasant road across the paddock. The milkman finally would not come down our street after his horse bolted one morning and took off across the paddock. We also had the "Pan Man" come weekly and whose visit I would avoid. Our nearest shop was where the flower stall is located opposite the Lower Park. It consisted of a Tea Room and Milk Bar. There was a Public Telephone there which was the only contact to anyone else. We were a one car family so my mother’s movements were very limited as the Eltham Station was a couple of kilometres away and a trip to the city was an event. Being an only child growing up was a little lonely however rambling along the creek with my Mum, picking mushrooms and picking cherry plums for jam and the dogs catching rabbits which we ate if we could get them away from the dogs. We also liked to go into the Lower Park during school holidays when the Greek people came to camp and they would sing and dance around the camp fire and it all seemed so different to us as this was early days of immigration. Childhood was relatively simple and carefree and I wish the kids of today had the freedom of my youth and the healthy outdoor lifestyle of the "olden days". SHOW GIRL COMPETITION In 1965 Eltham was more like a country town than the suburb it has become today. People knew each other, if not personally then certainly of the family name. The big event for the year was a Gymkhana or show at Lower Eltham Park. I can remember marching as a teenager from the town centre to the park in the marching girls with the decorated floats. In 1965, just on a whim on the day, I decided to enter the Miss Eltham Show Girl which was a part of the festivities at the park. I seem to remember that the show mainly consisted of horse events, cattle judging and dog show. As I had not given any serious thought to entering the competition, I wore a suit that I had for work which was brown wool, with a coffee coloured shirt under, black shoes, bag, and gloves but no hat. I duly paraded for the judges and much to my surprise I was announced the winner. I eventually went on to compete at the Miss Victoria Show Girl competition which was held at the Royal Melbourne Show. There I met many country girls who were representing their rural Victoria home. I made it into a final round of judging but I think justice prevailed when someone from a country background was crowned. It was fun to go into the show as I had not really been before and to see the displays of handcraft, cooking and wood chopping events was great as well as the judging of farm animals interesting. It is hard to remember the Eltham I grew up in. The Lyons Garage company bus that actually drove you home (or close to it) when we got off the train at night. The Eltham Hotel on a Saturday afternoon a usual social meeting place where people just sat and chatted. The pictures held in the Town Hall and when the fire alarm sounded all the men just jumped up and ran to help. Suburbia has now swallowed most of that life but thankfully we at least do have the trestle bridge and parkland. Digital file only - Black and white photo print on loan for scanning by EDHSalec chapman, annie bremner, blacksmith, bremner's flat, brougham steet, bus services, circus, diamond creek, dianne bell, doctor bradbury, easter gymkhana, elizabeth chapman, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham public hall, eltham state school, eltham trestle bridge, general store, grace mitchell, ice man, joy chapman, lyons garage, margaret harding, milk bar, miss eltham 1965, miss victoria show girl, mount pleasant road, pan man, rodda parade, shops, show girl competition, swimming pool, water hole, yarra river
