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Included In The File is A Newspaper Clipping From The Age Newspaper, Dated Sat 09/11/1974 On The Opening Written By Stuart Sayers. The Article Mentions A Brief History Of The Church & School Beginnings & The Opening Ceremony. There Are Two Copies Of The Living Harvest (One Without The Cover), The Book Gives A Detailed History Of St Peter's Catholic Church, Bentleigh East Written By W.T. Dobson And Published in 1974. From The First White Settlers, The Irish Exodus, And The Irish Catholic families, The School House And The History Of The Parish & Clergy Up To 1974.st peter's catholic church, niall patrick rev, emerald hill, bentleigh east, dobson w. t., yarra, moorabbin, heriot m. b., elsternwick, north road, quinn fred, bentleigh, centre road, kennedy james joseph, melbourne south, bignell road, kennedy market garden, oakleigh, st peter's parish, st james parish, the living harvest, catholic church, hibernian society, bavarian brass band, st peter's primary school, st james regional college, brighton catholic school, brighton – st kilda mission, niall patrick william fr, dendy henry, guiney john mr, king richard, king john, keys george, o’ shanassy john, keys robert, were jonathan b., o’ connell john fr, glass hugh mr, o’ farrell peter, brady peter, kennedy james, boland michael, mccormick francis, orrong road, little brighton, oakleigh, port phillip bay, east boundary road, north road, ormond, old dandenong road, mordialloc creek, moorabbin, springvale, no good damper road, kingstown, keysborough, bignell road, south road, heatherton, big brighton, gardenvale, elsternwick, brady road, jasper road, chesterville road, cochrane road, mcguinness road, h.a.c.b.s., school house, st patrick's church, brighton parish, denominational school, little brighton school, moorabbin catholic school, temporary chapel, st james regional college, sister of mercy, lanigans ball, east brighton public hall company ltd, east bentleigh hall, messrs. robert dunn & son, bavarian brass band, st joan of arc parish, east bentleigh parish, the sisters of our lady of sacred heart, the anchor club, mccormick cornelius, cochrane james, cochrane david, mcguinness margaret, cormick john, cahill james, quinn frederick, prendegast john patrick, naughton dennis, leary william, charlston john, carey matthew fr, gibbons patrick, kennedy joseph james, o’ sullivan tim fr, mckenna fred fr, casey william fr, browne joseph fr, crawford mal fr, hanrahan mr, gillon rose miss, sampson kate mrs, horan miss, coakley daniel fr, dillon kevin fr, whitehouse ray fr, mannix daniel dr, dobson william mr, gahan patrick, hallinan thomas, delaney john, fitzgerald patrick, st peter's catholic church

Six items about the Glen Eira Mansion. Letter dated 2/06/2012 from the St Kilda Historical Society to Glen Eira Historical Society asking for further information as well as providing some items on Glen Eira’s history Attachment to above letter of information about Glen Eira printed from Melbourne Mansions Database on 30/05/2012 about Glen Eira House referencing the Argus newspaper for 10/03/1865 and 25/07/1881, ‘Sand, Swamp and Heath’, ‘Caulfield’s Building Heritage and Pioneer Families’. Entry is dated 27/06/1997. Second attachment to above letter of a memo detailing information about Glen Eira mansion form History and Heritage Officer at City of Glen Eira together with an image extract of birth notices from the Argus 22/5/1863 re the birth of a daughter to W.Lamborn Esq on 20/05/1863 at Glenalry house Caulfield Third attachment to above letter of questions and parish plan image re properties including area occupied by Glen Eira from Heritage Officer St Kilda Historical Society Southern Scenarion quarterly newsletter of the Royal Southern Memorial Hospital Issue No. 7 Winter 1988. It contains a black and white photograph of Glen Eira with a brief history of the residence and owner on P 2 plus an article on P 3 about the bequest from the late Rudolph Ashley Ricketson for the Ashley Ricketson Centre in the hospital. Demolition of the mansion occurred in 1965. Newspaper article (source & date unknown) about the bequest from Ashley Ricketson of $10.5 million to the Southern Memorial Hospital in Caulfield. It is on the site of Glen Eira, demolished 4 years prior. A sketch and photo of the hospital.glen eira, glen eira house, ricketson henry, lamborn william, kooyong road, caulfield, alison road, seymour road, beemery park, elsternwick, watts thomas, mansions, sargood frederick, rippon lea, australian general military hospital no. 11, southern memorial hospital, architects, staniforth georgina, were edith alice mary, were jonathon binns, fulton thomas, caulfield district crown land, glen huntly road, glen eira road, hawthorn road, military hospitals, ricketson rudolph ashley, towers, jacka albert captain vc, the white house, soldiers, hospitals, caulfield geriatric hospital, glenalry, caulfield roads board, foot henry boorn, surveyors, southern scenario, ashley ricketson centre, royal southern memorial hospital, best joan mrs, caulfield grammar school, the white house, barrata, house names

A brief history of the property at 10 Lempriere Avenue, St. Kilda East, built on a subdivision of the land of William George Lempriere. Includes some information on the Lempriere Family and public park, Greenmeadows Gardens. The document by Rosalind Landells, David Bick and Hilary Bullock of the Brighton Historical Society is dated October 30, 1995. Includes handwritten notes covering mostly same information. Includes bibliography.greenmeadows, lempriere william george, clarke william senior, lempriere john thomson, zimmerman a.k., nelson frank l., greenmeadows gardens, lempriere avenue, nelson m.d., st. kilda east, parks and reserves, zucker a.a., greenmeadows lane, lempriere family, lempriere’s paddock, councillors

An extract about Brunning’s Nurseries, St Kilda, taken from John Butler Cooper’s The History of St Kilda, from its first settlement to a city and after 1840 to 1930, Vol II. The extract is a short history of Brunning’s Nurseries, St Kilda. Includes a handwritten note by Deborah Towns citing the source, dated 08/07/2011.brunning george, brunning george edward, brunning herbert, brunning’s nurseries, g brunning and sons, st kilda, brunning street, brighton road, gardening, st kilda council, agricultural industry, commercial establishment

Two documents regarding Sylliot Hill, home of judge Richard Billings. 1. Three photocopies of the notice for sale/lease of Sylliot Hill, Judge Billing’s house, in The Argus of 02/09/1882 2. Handwritten research notes by Peta Darke, dated 24/05/2011, concerning the history of Judge Billing’s residence.mansion, sylliott hill, house names, balaclava road, orrong road, labassa, st kilda east, billing judge, judges, stables, coach houses, stained glass, ferguson and urie, crouch and wilson, towers, pearson william, paddocks, robertson alexander, cobb and co, ontario, verandahs

Two items about Vida Goldstein (1869-1946). Newspaper article from “The Age’ dated 28/12/1984 giving brief history of Vida Goldstein, suffragist and would-be senator. Her political history and a brief note on her family are included, plus acknowledgement that Balaclava electrode was named after her. Three documents downloaded about Vida Goldstein’s political life, including her biography and a photocopy of an anti-war flyer.goldstein vida, suffragist, suffragettes, ‘balaclava’, political parties, women’s suffrage league, ‘the women’s voter’, conferences (geneva), primary education, teachers, goldstein isabella, goldstein jacob, national council of women, ‘women’s sphere’, inkerman street, st kilda east, ‘ingleton’, alma road, elections

Seven items related to Squizzy Taylor: Two printed biographies on Squizzy Taylor, one from the Australian Dictionary of Biography by Chris McConville undated; and one from the Brighton Cemetery website printed 25/05/12; includes grave photograph. Computer printout on brief details of Squizzy and Ida Muriel Pender from St. Kilda historical website. Photocopied poster of Squizzy Taylor. Handwritten and printed history on Squizzy. Printed photocopy of Squizzy Taylor grave. An excerpt from John James Whitty’s “Been everywhere and seen everything”, hand dated by Claire Barton 11/06/2013. The excerpt mentions driver Whitty picking up Squizzy Taylor and Ida Pender on a few occasions, namely to take Pender dancing at the Palais, and how Squizzy never gave him any trouble. Handwritten notes by Claire Barton with regards to an interview on radio station 774 on 11/06/2013 with author and defence lawyer James Morton. Morton reveals some information on Squizzy Taylor, and some recollections by the public who call in including that Taylor’s wife Dolly Gray’s real name was Charlotte Hayes, the cause of his nickname, his escape tricks and his death.taylor joseph leslie (squizzy), taylor squizzy, brighton, taylor benjamin isaiah, coach builders, taylor rosina, crime, criminals, kelly irene lorna, kelly lorna irene, pender ida muriel, brighton cemetery, riding to win, films, cemeteries, new street, jockeys, taylor june, neerim road, carnegie, murrumbeena, emily street, lew george thomas, gray dollie, caulfield racecourse, fires, pender david galloway, smith grace lillian, edward street, elsternwick, hayes charlotte, good shepherd convent, abbotsford, morton james, pender ida, jarvie mollie

Two items about this property and environs: 1/Photocopy of a typed document, dated 29/02/1988, written by Hilary Bullock and Rosalind Landells of Brighton Historical Society, detailing the history and owners and occupiers of 16 Rockbrook Road, St Kilda East. Accompaying it is a handwritten working note of same with the information coming from 'Sand Swamp and Heath'. 2/A Wikipedia article with Bibliography of James Service, joint owner of Rock Brook, St Kilda East (article last modified 01/10/2009).rockbrook road, 'rock brook', gardiner william, st kilda east, the argus, stevenson william, hotham street, caulfield, taylor percy w., balaclava road, service street, brosnan john c., glen eira road, service james, brosnan l.c. mrs., brosnan m miss, vafeas g., bullock hilary, landells rosalind., industrial workers, merchants, commerce, sports and recreations, journalists, newspapers, roads and streets, houses, premiers, parliamentary representatives, land subdivision, house names

A photocopy of a Caulfield Conservation Study conducted in January 1995 by historian Andrew Ward of the house Roseneath named thus by 1904. The document includes a photocopied photograph of the front façade, although the features are unclear. The document, which includes a bibliography, details the history of Roseneath, including owners and occupiers, as well as the architectural features of significance and historical value.ward andrew, millar william, boyle andrew, worthington george, tulloch annie, cross anastasia, meek alex, caulfield, roseneath, elsternwick, nepean highway, mcmillan street, point nepean road, rusden street, cumbernauld, hawthorn road, glenmoore, st. georges road, caulfield south, shire of caulfield, east st. kilda riding, historic buildings register, national trust register, national estate register, italianate style, architectural styles, architectural features, mansions, brick houses, verandahs, cast iron work, bluestone, bay windows, land subdivisions, merchants, judges, leases, councillors

Handwritten notes made by Claire Barton 17/07/2012 from the St. James Community website. Includes information on the history and architectural features of the Church. Also included are comments on its relationship to the St. John’s Seminary. Correspondence to Claire Barton from parishioner Helen Fraser dated 07/05/2012.st. james the great, inkerman street, st. kilda east, north and williams, architects, st. john’s college, religious structures and establishments, alma road, lansdown road, alexander street, anglican church, stephens r. rev., fordham e.d., laurey robert, building, land subdivision, minsters, market gardens, vicarages, tennis courts, tennis, service stations, kelly roger fr., porter brian rev. dr., fraser helen

One item about the occupancy history of this property: 1/A copy of one page of typed research notes on Palmyra also known as The Palms, by Hilary Bullock and Rosalind Landells of the Brighton Historical Society, dated 04/1989. The research provides a brief history from circa 1909 to 1974 of the property Palmyra and its occupancy. On other page of undated, unattributed, handwritten working notes accompany the report.palmyra, the palms, hotham street, st kilda east, east st kilda, the melby subdivision, peterson william, josephs harris, sholl justice, scholl reginald r, lawrence beatrice mrs, palmyra guesthouse, margolin m, baker mary. mrs, calvert leonard, lyons k c, mcarthur k w, macdonald r, freelander h, cormer r mrs, architectural styles, edwardian style, federation style, guest houses, depression 1929-1939, world war 1939-1945, house names, the palms guesthouse

A two page print out of a Wikipedia article about the history of James Service, the 12th Premier of Victoria who resided at Kilwinning. The article includes a photograph (83mm x 63mm) of James Service. The file also includes two photocopies of a black and white photograph (185mm x 234mm) of James Service with four daughters out the front of Kilwinning. Handwritten notes, undated and unattributed, identify the individuals in the photograph and provide a date of circa 1870.kilwinning, service james, balaclava road, service margaret, service lillian, service claire, service roberta, gardens, architectural features, house names, st kilda east, caulfield, premiers, parliamentary representatives, james service and company, businesspeople