William Dower came with his family to the Mt Dandenong in 1898, taking up a 10 acre allotment. William and hs wife Elizabeth had seven boys (Will, Harry, Bert, Walter, Joe, Edgar, Robert) and four girls (Emmy, May, Ada, Ruby). The property secured by William Dower was known as ‘Cambridge Gardens’ and had a two room slab hut. William and his sons added another five rooms using trees from the property. The family established extensive crops and worked hard for their success. The acreage extended to 30 when the family bought up neighbouring properties.Black and white photograph showing rows of berry crops. Reverse of photograph has handwritten description by John Lundy-Clarke.LOT 10 section 2 of the Village Settlement owned as registered by Dobson, then Bert Dower, then Edgar Dower. Property was named "Bonnie View" and photo was taken from near where the Channel O tower stands looking south east towards corner of Ridge Road and Selwyn Lane taken 1920.bert dower, edgar dower, bonnie view, channel o, dobson, selwyn lane

Report of committee meetings 11th December 1979 Report of Works Committee Kerb & Channel Mernda Street & Mayne Street Sunshine West completed Kerb & Channel Navigator Street Maribyrnong commenced Kerb & Channel McLeod Street Sunshine North commenced Kerb & Channel Mitchell Street and Rosamond Road Around Traffic Lights in progress Footpath Treloar Crescent in progress Footpath Braybrook Area Joy Street & Melon Street in progress Drainage Lindenow Street Maidstone two third completed Drainage Evans Street Braybrook & Chewton Street Maidstone 60% complete Bitumen Sealing roads included in this programme are being prepared for sealing Disraeli Street St. Albans nature strips being tidied up Oakland Street Maribyrnong lanes cleaned up Highpoint Point West Welfare Centre final inspection this week Albion Tennis Pavilion building plan to set out this week Aycliffe Avenue tenders have been received Pennell Reserve informal approval has been received from the Health Commission, letter to follow McKechnie Street Reserve works completed Kinder Smith Reserve works completed Skinner Reserve being top-dressed Ardeer Reserve water service being repaired and then will be top-dressed Parsons Reserve water supply is being investigated Beachley Reserve the water system is being repaired Pennell Reserve possibility of a second tapping has been discussed it the M.M.B.W. Street Maintenance completed Report of the Finance Committee Report of the Town Clerk Rebate due to Maribyrnong R.S.L. Lease Maribyrnong Hall Separate Rate Off Street Parking Estimates 1979/80 Project Cost Analysis for Periodn Ended 19th November 1979 Swimming Instruction Agreement Capital Works Programme Special Overdraft Supplementary Valuations Outstanding Rates Tenders Vending Machine Kiosk Sunshine Swimming Pool Repor of the City Engineer & Planner Municipal Office Extension Sketch Plan Stage Resort ad Recreation Account Proposal for Sporing Pavilions and Improvements Replacement of Plant at Depot Station Road Drain Stage 1mernda street, mayne street, sunshine west, navigator street, maribyrnong, mcleod street, sunshine north, mitchell street, rosamond road, maidstone, treloar crescent, braybrook, joy street, melon street, lindenow street, evans street, chewton street, disraeli street, st. albans, oakland street, highpoint point west welfare centre, albion tennis club, selwyn street, albion, aycliffe avenue, deer park, pennell reserve, burke street, mckechnie street reserve, mckechnie street, kinder smith reserve, lily street, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, ardeer reserve, helene street, ardeer, parsons reserve, stanford street, sunshine, beachley reserve, ardoyne street, maribyrnong r.s.l., maribyrnong hall, raleigh road, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, selwyn park