Information on the history of Shrublands distributed by Robin and Peter Adams during their successful campaign to save Shrublands from demolition. Includes some information on the gardencanterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, carter> ernest, mcarthur> sir william, vineyards, wines, hindson> alice & john, power> thomas, gardens

Coloured photograph of the Headstones, pet cemetery, "Shrublands"canterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, gravestones

Black and white photograph of the columns in the foyer of "Shrublands" 1989canterbury, balwyn road, "shrublands", architectural features, st. john's home for boys and girls

Photocopy of the subdivision Shrublands auction sale 17 December 1885canterbury, shrublands, balwyn road, rochester road, canterbury road, faversham road, mont albert road, kent avenue, chatham road, carter> ernest

Statement of the cultural heritage significance of Shrublands in the Victorian Heritage Registercanterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, architectural features, wolf> william, italianate style, bunya bunya, himalayan cedar, carter> ernest

Coloured photograph of the headstone of 'Dear Old Max', pet cemetery "Shrublands"canterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, gravestones

Notes from a talk by Ian Ellis on "Shrublands" 22.5.1989. corrections by Robin Adamscanterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, carter family, hindson family, st john's home for boys

Black and white photograph of the front of "Shrublands" on the occasion of the visit by the Canterbury History Group in 1989.canterbury, balwyn road, "shrublands", houses, canterbury history group, st. john's home for boys and girls

Article from the Progress Leader reporting on the proposed auction of Shrublands in October 2003 and speculation regarding its demolition.canterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, st john's home for boys, carter> dr> ernest, hindson> john, robins> peter

Article from the Progress Leader reporting on the nomination of Balwyn Road residents to the Victorian Heritage Council for Shrublands to be listed on the register.canterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, heritage victoria, tonkin> ray

A brief history of Shrublands from 1864 when it was built for Ernest Carter, to its eventual use as St John's Home for Boys from 1924.canterbury, balwyn road, carter> dr.ernest, hindson> alice, st john's home for boys, st martin's home for boys

a letter to Editor on plan fears of development of "Shrublands". Includes a concise history and description of the early history of the property. The letter also signals intentio s to fight to save the property.Peter and Robin Adams of Balwyn Road, Canterbury, sparked a successful campaign to save Shrublands. See also #1071.shrublands, balwyn road, carter>ernest, vineyards, urban planning

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction on 3 May 2003 of "Shrublands" 16 Balwyn Road Canterbury, with the potential for developement. Includes coloured photographs of the exterior of the mansion and entrance hall, and floor and site plans.canterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, victorian and italianate style

Drawing by William Tibbits of Early Canterbury including a steam train and four carriages, Canterbury Railway Station , Shrublands and the Station master's house. 1882. Published with an article, in the Camera Supplement of "The Argus", 6 August 1932.canterbury, shrublands, canterbury railway station, rochester road, canterbury road, balwyn road, trees, tibbits> william

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of the historic mansion "Shrublands" 16 Balwyn Road Canterbury on 5 October 2002. Includes coloured photographs of the exterior of the house and floor plans for both floors and site plans.canterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, victorian italianate style, verandahs

Copied from the Shrublands newsletter by Robin Da Costa-Adams during the battle to stop overdevelopement of "Enniskillen". Includes history and photograph of the house, and copy of the entry from Who's Who in Australia for the architect Arthur William Plaistedcanterbury, balwyn road, "enniskillen", "shrublands", plaisted> arthur william, mcalpin family, balwyn road residential heritage precinct, nursing homes, da costa- adams> robin

Canterbury residents groups join forces to protect history of Canterbury, many of the members of groups were involved in saving Canterbury heritage such as Maling Road precinct, and Shrublands - Canterbury Residents Action Group (CRAG).Article with colour photoboroondara residents action group, crag, canterbury history group, maling road, canterbury history

Copy of correspondence to John Niemann Manager, Urban Design, City of Camberwell requesting the creek at the end of Vaughan Avenue and Flinders Street Canterbury be named Shrublands Creek Reserve, and the letter in reply from the City of Camberwell agreeing to the request.A 4 3 pagescanterbury, vaughan avenue, flinders street, city of camberwell, shrublands creek reserve, creeks, potts> annette, bennett> mavis

Real estate advertisement for the sale of "Shrublands" 16 Balwyn Road Canterbury on 3 May [2003] Includes coloured photographs of the exterior of the mansion and an interior photograph of the entrance hall showing some architectural features. A copy of the advertisement from an unnamed paper is includedcanterbury, balwyn road, shrublands, italianate style

Nanya Station, owned and managed by the University of Ballarat (now Federation University Australia), was purchased with assistance from the Department of Environment and Heritage Government Caring for our Country program. Nanya Station is located in the Scotia country, west of the Darling Ana-Branch in far western New South Wales and consists of the Nanya Western Lands Pastoral Lease 3281 – Perpetual Leasehold Lot 1244 in Deposited Plan 762778, Parish of Winnebaga, County of Tara and part of Lot 1242 County of Windeyer. Nanya is within the tribal area of the Danggali Aboriginal people, a sub-group of the Barkindji. Many Aboriginal sites have been recorded adjacent to major rivers in the region providing evidence that these areas supported a large population. The Scotia region has one of the shortest stock grazing histories of western NSW. Along with five other Scotia properties, Nanya was created as a pastoral lease in 1927. The first European settlement on the land followed exploration of the area by Sturt and Eyre. In 1854, the Lake Victoria lease which encompassed this area comprised 465,000ha.included Scotia blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4, Amoskeag and Winnebaga which formed the area known as the Scotia. It was described as a region of thick mallee scrub, interspersed with bluebush flats and Belah woodland. In the 1920s artesian water was found and the dry Scotia country was surveyed and divided into six Homestead leases allocated by ballot (Withers 1989). All properties were approximately 30,000ha, with a recommended stocking level of 3,000 sheep. Winnebaga (renamed Nanya) was taken up by Gordon Cumming. He initially dug a dam near the southeast corner of the property. A larger ground tank and rudimentary dwelling at the site of the present complex was later established. An adjacent area was cleared and cropped to provide feed for the horses used in digging the earth tanks. The ruins of the original building are located between the shearing shed and Homestead Tank. A cottage was built in the 1930s and a more substantial Red Gum framed homestead in the early 1950s. The lease was held by Mr Gordon Cumming until 1984 when it was purchased by Mr Norm Scadding as an extension to the adjacent lease, Belvedere. It was sold in 1995 to Mr Rob Taylor of Waikerie then in 1999 to BeMax Pty. Ltd., a sand mining company. These last three owners all permitted use of the property by the University for teaching and research. The Centre for Environmental Management at the University of Ballarat had been involved in studies of flora and fauna in western New South Wales since 1988. Studies became concentrated on the Scotia region with its variety of intact ecosystems due to a short pastoral history. Of particular significance is a system of natural salt lakes of which the most extensive is the Scotia Discharge Complex located on Nanya Station. An extensive vegetation survey of the Scotia region Westbrooke et al. 1998) highlighted the significance of the area both in terms of the range of communities in relatively intact condition and the occurrence of species and communities of restricted distribution. Nearly 400 species were recorded of which nine had either not previously been recorded or have restricted distribution in western NSW. Twenty-two plant communities occur on Nanya Station of which two, Halosarcia lylei low open shrubland and Hemichroa diandra/Halosarcia/Frankenia low open shrubland, are dominated by species not previously recorded from NSW. H. lylei and Acacia loderi shrublands are listed as endangered under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act. As noted, the area has a relatively short grazing history and, due to the presence of large areas of mallee with a Triodia understorey and restricted water supplies, stocking rates have been low. The diversity of ecosystems in relatively intact condition and extensive areas of old growth mallee made Nanya a highly significant refuge for biological diversity. This factors led to the purchase of Nanya Station by the University of Ballarat in 2004 with the assistance of the Department of Environment and Heritage for the purposes of conservation, research and education. In 2010 the southern paddocks of Nagaella Station (10,000ha.) which lie along the northern boundary, were purchased with the assistance of Lower Murray Darling Catchment Management Authority and added to the Nanya lease to provide complete protection for the communities of the Nanya Discharge Complex and further high quality Malleefowl habitat. Four digital reports documents relating to Federation University's Nanya Station, Western New South Walesnanya station, scotia country, pastoral lease, winnebaga county, darling ana-branch, martin westbrooke, environmental education, nagaella station, lower murray darling catchment management authority, conservation research education, ian gribble, pat prevett, ian henderson, danggali