Twelve coloured photographs of the old Strathdon orchard, house, and surrounds in Springvale Road, Forest Hill in 2008.strathdon orchard, orchards

Strathdon House and Orchard is to be redeveloped into a vibrant sustainable and healthy living precinct for the communityStrathdon House and Orchard is to be redeveloped into a vibrant sustainable and healthy living precinct for the communitystrathdon homestead, strathdon orchard

non-fictionPhotocopy of article from Whitehorse Newsletter Jan 2022 regarding the opening of Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct in Dec 2021strathdon homestead, strathdon orchard, orchards

Poor photo copy of black and white photo of Aerial View of Matheson Orchard 'Strathdon', Springvale Road , Forest Hill.matheson, strathdon orchard, orchards

non-fictionA4 Community Update 2 July 2021city of whitehorse, strathdon homestead, strathdon orchard

Report of the Bicentennial Orchard Advisory Committee, Springvale Road, Forest Hill. The report briefly describes the history of the site and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of possible uses, 61 pages.Report of the Bicentennial Orchard Advisory Committee, Springvale Road, Forest Hill. 61 pages.bicentennial orchard, strathdon orchard, matheson family, nunawading historic orchard, gilfedder & associates, healesville freeway reservation, box hill college of tafe, palliative care association

non-fictionA repair Cafe has opened at Strathdon House on the second Saturday of each month (January excepted) from 10 - 2 run by HealthAbility to repair household items.strathdon orchard, healthability

An incomplete list of more than 50 parks and reserves in Whitehorse and the origin of their names. Printed copy with plastic spiral binding with front and back plastic covers. Some photo originals faded.non-fiction List of more than 50 Whitehorse Parks and Reserves and the Name Origincity of whitehorse, parks and reserves, halliday park, box hill gardens, yarran dheran, schwerkolt cottage, gardiners creek reserve, whitehorse reserve, walker park, slater reserve, old strathdon orchard, morton thomas, boer war memorial linsey park, kyalite, elmore walk, john gardiner, bruce and daisy campbell, upton house, ballyshanassay, blackburn lake

Article in Trust News. In 1988 Nunawading City Council purchased 2.5 hectares of an historic property which has been owned and occupied by the Matheson Family since 1914. It is one of the last working orchards in Nunawading. A Management Plan includes an environmental living program which aims at providing an overnight experience for children, giving both an experience how the property was operated as an orchard in the 1920s and 1930s. There will also be a public information display from oral histories taken from orchardists.orchards, matheson, charles, gilfedder, francine, mcconville, chris (dr), butler, graeme, bicentennial orchard, strathdon community

Sepia postcard showing photograph of Strathdon Homestead Nunawading Historic Orchard 1931 |'City of Nunawading Library Information Service' printed on bottom left hand corner.Heritage Postcards 6 Historic Photographsdocuments, postcards

Advising that the Nunawading Council is in the final stages of aquiring the historic and last remaining orchard in the municipality as a bicentenial project. The Mathesons, early district pioneers, bought the property in 1914 and have worked and lived there ever since. The orchard off the eastside of Springvale Road between Jolimont Road and Hawthorn Road was orinally cleared and planted by John Fankhauser in the 1880'smatheson, charles, fankhauser, john, orchards, strathdon, nunawading gazette

Black and white historic postcard (Set 1 No 7) Strathdon Homestead, Springvale Road, Nunawading. Historic orchard 1931. Photo taken by Captain Charles Matheson. Original supplied by Marny Miller, his daughter.strathdon homestead, orchards, matheson, charles, miller, marny, nunawading library & information service

The Nunawading orchard was purchased in 1920 by Mary Lilian Matheson from Florence Rebecca Course for a sum of 1050 Sterling Pound. In 1988 the Federal & State government allocated $125,000 to the Nunawading Council towards the purchase of the house, outbuildings and the orchard facing Springvale Road, as it was representative of one of the last working orchards in the Nunawading district. The property has now been vacant for many years (2011) and is secured with window bars and security services. Lately a large cyprus tree crashed onto the largest outbuilding and it was removed.8 coloured photographs (a-h) of the Matheson house and orchard on Springvale Road, East Burwood. House, shed, windmill, old orchard and pine and cyprus in the photographs.matheson, mary, matheson orchard, orchards, early burwood, strathdon