This history of the Victorian town of St. Andrews (formerly Queenstown) and its surroundings was written to celebrate the 140th anniversary of St Andrews Primary School. Describes the displacement of the Aboriginal inhabitants of the area, European settlement and the Gold Rushes and the Caledonia diggings. Discusses establishment of the school, church and cemetery and various other notable events. The school in 1998 and speculations on the future by primary school pupils. Contents: Introduction The First People Mining- What a rush! The School The Church Queenstown Cemetery The Hotels The Police Paddocks The Families Queenstown in the early twentieth century The Queenstown Bush Fire Brigade The 1st Queenstown Scout troop Queenstown, the 1940s and 1950s The Characters Odds and Sods St Andrews - The Present Times The Future St Andres Primary School in 1998This book is significant in that it documents the history of the St Andrews community from the indigenous presence through its foundation during the Victorian Gold Rush through to local bushfires and predictions of the future by local primary schools students in 1998. It remains the only significant secondary source publication written specifically on this rural community.158 p. : ill., ports ; indexISBN 0646353756st andrews, queenstown

110 p. typescript black and white illustrationsnon-fictionst andrews, queenstown, st andrews primary school

Looking northwest from Smiths Gully creek at the bridge on Scott Street (Heidelberg-Kinglake Road) just east of the intersection with Burns Street (Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Road), and the St Andrews MarketBlack and white photograph (x 2)H-KL at KG SAbridge, burns street, heidelberg-kinglake road, infrastructure, kangaroo ground-st andrews road, scott street, shire of eltham, shire of eltham infrastructure, smiths gully creek, st andrews, st andrews market

The 'Black Saturday' bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. It was Australia's worst ever natural disaster. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire: 173 people died and 414 were injured as a result of the fires. For most women being part of the Lasting Memories Mosaic Group was a way of reconnecting to the area, friends and neighbours. As the months went by, the idea of creating a gift to the community together was born. The women wanted to artistically express their memories of what they had experienced. Creating a mosaic seat in the heart of St Andrews allowed the group to be 'in control' of building something from the ground up - a symbol of hope, recovery and renewal. All of their experiences and memories have been included into the seat design, which makes it so special. This mosaic seat is proudly positioned outside the St Andrews Hall, which is also the site for the St Andrews market held every Saturday throughout the year.The Lasting Memories Mosaic group began this piece just after the Black Saturday fires in 2009. After the horrific fires ravaged through St Andrews and the surrounding areas, a group of bushfire affected ladies bravely came back to St Andrews to begin their healing in an artistic way. Each woman created something beautiful and meaningful, using remnants of crockery, glass, tiles and bricks salvaged from their own properties. This artworks identifies who they are and tells their personal 'life journey' and family heritage and memories of what they had experienced before, during and beyond Black Saturday. It is also an expression of their love for the St. Andrews area and the nature and people within it. A large concrete seat in the style of an organic chaise lounge covered in mosaic (broken tiles, glass, crockery and ceramics of all shapes and colour). The pieces have been placed to form pictures, words and patterns that tell and recount stories and memories of reflection, hope and love of a group of people who experienced the Black Saturday bushfires. (Click on links to view details of the seat) black saturday, mosaic, art, lasting memories, st andrews, tiles, glass, fire, concrete, cement, chris reade, ekphrasis2017

Letter from Postmaster-General's Department to J.T. Niclassen of Buttermans Track, St Andrews concerning telephone equipment destroyed in recent bushfires, 22 Feb 1962 Letter, Joan Kennedy to Mavis Gill, 8 Nov 1962 Letter, Dick (Windy) Gale to Mavis Gill, 18 Apr 1962 Letter, Winnifred Whyte to Mavis Gill, 25 Jun 1962 Letter, N. Cleary to Mavis Gill, 18 Dec 1962 Letter, Doris Young to Mavis Gill, 22 Dec 1962 Re-building of Pensioners Cottages, St Andrews 1962c Declaration of Trust, Eltham and Diamond Valley Benevolent Society, c/o Mrs Mavis Gill, 1973Newsletter No. 136, January 2001 Mavis Gill who is known to our 'older generation' of members (oh to be an octogenarian) has given the Society papers and photographs of the 1962 fires in the St Andrews area. Mavis was involved in obtaining funds for "building relief' purposes so that volunteers could rebuild for those who lost their homes in that area. It lists many voluntary groups who were also involved in the rehabilitation of the fire victims in the area.Folder of letters and documentsvictorian bushfires - 1962, bushfires, fire damage - buildings, houses, st andrews, mavis gill, pensioners cottages, christmas hills, alistair knox, arthur leonard sloman, brian redmond smyth, buttermans track, con sloan, d. goddard, dick (windy) gale, doris young, e. howard, frederick thomas scott, gaunt henry, grant lane, j.t. niclassen, jack niclassen, joan kennedy, joseph kennedy, kangaroo ground relief committee, molly clark, n. cleary, n.r. cleary, patterson, pmg, postmaster-general, robert barclay, robert william fell, winnifred whyte

A canvas golf bag with 5 clubs - two wooden and three metal. The bag has leather handles and leather binding. It has wooden handles with leather grips. The inscriptions are too worn to be legible.On one club : R. Forgan & Son Hand forged (crown) Another club St Andrews JIGGER Hand forged Scotlandgolf-clubs recreation leisure sport forgan

Produced by St Andrews Primary School, covering the area's history from early settlement, discovery of gold, the Caledonia Diggings, social and community history, fruitgrowing and development through the latter half of the 1900's into and covering the 20th century.A concise history of the origins of St Andrews, Victoria, Australia from gold mining to the diverse community it is todaySoftcover book with orange brown tones and black and white lettering and highlights, with historic photographs on front and back cover and 149 pages.#gold, #goldmining, #caledoniadiggings

35mm Colour positive transparency Mount - Agfacolor Service (Blue stepped)inscribed (b) Rolling caster? and 2heidelberg-kinglake road, mittons bridge, st andrews

35mm Colour positive transparency Mount - Agfacolor Service (Blue stepped)heidelberg-kinglake road, mittons bridge, st andrews

The Bismark Arms was situated on the Heidelberg-Kinglake Road opposite the intersection of Buttermans Track. It burnt down in the late 1980s35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountbismark arms, buttermans track, caledonia street, heidelberg-kinglake road, st andrews

The Bismark Arms was situated on the Heidelberg-Kinglake Road opposite the intersection of Buttermans Track. It burnt down in the late 1980s35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountbismark arms, buttermans track, caledonia street, heidelberg-kinglake road, st andrews

35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountbuttermans track, heidelberg-kinglake road, st andrews

The first BEBO Arch pre-cast concrete bridge construction in VictoriaNine colour photographic printsbebo arch, bridge construction, charlber lane, diamond creek, st andrews

The first BEBO Arch pre-cast concrete bridge construction in Victoria. A bottle of champagne was dropped to mark the end of this major construction phase.Fifty-three colour photographic printsbebo arch, bridge construction, charlber lane, diamond creek, st andrews

A BEBO Arch pre-cast concrete construction bridge, the first in VictoriaA BEBO Arch pre-cast concrete construction bridge, the first in VictoriaThree colour photographic printsbebo arch, bridge construction, charlber lane, diamond creek, st andrews

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, charlber lane, st andrews, bridge construction, diamond creek