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Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPamphlet - 129 Durham Road Sunshine House Auction Pamphlet, CSC Estate Agency, 1992
... ...Sunshine Hostel...In 1975, it became the Sunshine Hostel for young men, 17 to 21 years old. ...In 1975, it became the Sunshine Hostel for young men, 17 to 21 years old. ...This house was architecturally designed for Mr. Headlie Shipard Taylor, the farm implement inventor and expert who worked for H.V. McKays. The house was built in 1938 on two home sites. After the death of Mr. Headlie Shipard Taylor, the house was transferred to "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II" on the 9th April 1959. The house then became the Young's Men's Family Group Home managed by the Social Welfare Department of the Victorian Government. In 1975, it became the Sunshine Hostel for young men, 17 to 21 years old. From 1986 to 1991, it was a hostel for young men and women for learning survival skills and general training under the direction of the Department of Community Services of the Victorian Government. When the training centre closed, the house was put up for action in 1992. This auction was subsequently cancelled.Auction Saturday 16 My 1992 at 11:00am on the site 129 Durham Road (Cnr Watt St) Sunshinedurham road, sunshine, sunshine hostel, headlie shipard taylor -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedDocument - 129 - 131 Durham Road Sunshine Heritage Assessment, 2016
... 129 - 131 Durham Road Sunshine Heritage Assessment|Headlie Taylor's former house|Sunshine Boys' Hostel|Westadd Inc - A women and children's residental counselling program...Durham Road Sunshine 129 - 131 Durham Road Sunshine Heritage Assessment|Headlie Taylor's former house|Sunshine Boys' Hostel|Westadd Inc - A women and children's residental counselling program Copy of Brimbank Council Ordinary Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday 23rd February 2016 Document 129 - 131 Durham Road Sunshine Heritage Assessment ...129 - 131 Durham Road Sunshine Heritage Assessment|Headlie Taylor's former house|Sunshine Boys' Hostel|Westadd Inc - A women and children's residental counselling programdurham road, sunshine -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedDocument - Directory of Social Service 1972, Victorian Council of Social Service
... Directory of Social Service 1972 Victorian Council of Social Service Fifth Edition 1971|Sunshine Benelovent Society (Page 88)|Sunshine Boy's Hostel (Page 43)|Sunshine Community Chest (Page 292)|Sunshine Day Centre Intellect Handicapped (Page 35)|Sunshine Elderly Citizen Centre (Page 134)|Sunshine Home Help (Page 51)|Sunshine Hospital (Page 247)|Sunshine Municipal Director Welfare Services & Youth Worker (Page 47)|Sunshine Preschool (Page 167)|Maidstone Elderly Citizen Centre (Page 131)|Maidstone Housing Commission (Page 30)|Maidstone Preschool (Page 167)|Albion Preschool (Page 167)|Maribyrnong Preschool (Page 167)|Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel (Page 10 & 270)|St. ...Was part of the Gwen Goedecke collection Directory Directory of Social Service 1972 Victorian Council of Social Service Fifth Edition 1971|Sunshine Benelovent Society (Page 88)|Sunshine Boy's Hostel (Page 43)|Sunshine Community Chest (Page 292)|Sunshine Day Centre Intellect Handicapped (Page 35)|Sunshine Elderly Citizen Centre (Page 134)|Sunshine Home Help (Page 51)|Sunshine Hospital (Page 247)|Sunshine Municipal Director Welfare Services & Youth Worker (Page 47)|Sunshine Preschool (Page 167)|Maidstone Elderly Citizen Centre (Page 131)|Maidstone Housing Commission (Page 30)|Maidstone Preschool (Page 167)|Albion Preschool (Page 167)|Maribyrnong Preschool (Page 167)|Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel (Page 10 & 270)|St. ...Was part of the Gwen Goedecke collectionDirectory of Social Service 1972 Victorian Council of Social Service Fifth Edition 1971|Sunshine Benelovent Society (Page 88)|Sunshine Boy's Hostel (Page 43)|Sunshine Community Chest (Page 292)|Sunshine Day Centre Intellect Handicapped (Page 35)|Sunshine Elderly Citizen Centre (Page 134)|Sunshine Home Help (Page 51)|Sunshine Hospital (Page 247)|Sunshine Municipal Director Welfare Services & Youth Worker (Page 47)|Sunshine Preschool (Page 167)|Maidstone Elderly Citizen Centre (Page 131)|Maidstone Housing Commission (Page 30)|Maidstone Preschool (Page 167)|Albion Preschool (Page 167)|Maribyrnong Preschool (Page 167)|Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel (Page 10 & 270)|St. Albans Benelovent Society (Page 87)|St. Albans Preschool (Page 162)|St. Albans Senior Citizen Centre (Page 134)|Deer Park Preschool (Page 162)|Deer Park Senior Citizen Centre (Page 128)directory -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAudio - Sunshine And District Pioneers Dinner 1987 Audio Tape, 27/11/1987
... Ivy Morton Melbourne Hunt Club Pioneers Dinner Sunshine and District Historical Society Hunt Club Hotel David Templeton Ballarat Road Deer Park ICI Kororoit Creek Hotel Joseph Harrison Opies Annie McLeod Reverend Alfred Stanway Geoffrey Samble Dulcie Beryl Ross Deer Park Red Cross Deer Park Mothers' Club Richard Richardson Old Kororoit Creek Hotel Deer Park Hotel James Cunningham John Cunningham Barley Mow Hotel Bridget Cunningham Alexander Dixon Thorne Historical Society Pioneers Dinner 27/11/1987 Toast to pioneers David Templeton Chairman Norman Parsons Speaker Mrs Ivy Morton one time manageress Hunt Club Hostel 1932 - 1943 Arrival Church (B Stanway) Visit to Williamstown Husband ill (Foot) So primitive 2 pounds per week Starting Red Cross 38 Audio tape This audio tape has been digitised This audio tape has been transcribed. ...In 1885 the Melbourne Hunt Club moved its operations from Caulfield to Deer Park. As part of this move the Hunt Club built the Hunt Club Hotel as a base for its members, The Hunt Club has been through many iterations since these early days and is currently operating as a community arts centre. This is a video recording of a guest speaker at the annual Sunshine and District Historical Society's Pioneers Dinner, Mrs Ivy Morton, discussing her experience as a former manager of the Melbourne Hunt Club.Historical Society Pioneers Dinner 27/11/1987 Toast to pioneers David Templeton Chairman Norman Parsons Speaker Mrs Ivy Morton one time manageress Hunt Club Hostel 1932 - 1943 Arrival Church (B Stanway) Visit to Williamstown Husband ill (Foot) So primitive 2 pounds per week Starting Red Cross 38ivy morton, melbourne hunt club, pioneers dinner, sunshine and district historical society, hunt club hotel, david templeton, ballarat road, deer park, ici, kororoit creek hotel, joseph harrison, opies, annie mcleod, reverend alfred stanway, geoffrey samble, dulcie beryl ross, deer park red cross, deer park mothers' club, richard richardson, old kororoit creek hotel, deer park hotel, james cunningham, john cunningham, barley mow hotel, bridget cunningham, alexander dixon thorne -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel Nissen Huts Photographs
... Sunshine 3020. melbourne A Nissen hut is a prefabricated, semi‑cylindrical structure made from corrugated steel sheeting over a lightweight steel-and-timber frame. It was invented in 1916 by Major Peter Norman Nissen of the British Army during WWI. The Maribyrnong Migrant Hoste, located around Williamson Road and Hampstead Road, used large numbers of ex‑WWII Nissen/Quonset huts as its earliest accommodation. These huts defined the look and feel of the hostel ...A Nissen hut is a prefabricated, semi‑cylindrical structure made from corrugated steel sheeting over a lightweight steel-and-timber frame. It was invented in 1916 by Major Peter Norman Nissen of the British Army during WWI. The Maribyrnong Migrant Hoste, located around Williamson Road and Hampstead Road, used large numbers of ex‑WWII Nissen/Quonset huts as its earliest accommodation. These huts defined the look and feel of the hostel in the 1950s and early 1960s. These huts were used before the construction of the later Midway Hostel (1969) and Phillip Hostel (1971).5368.01 - Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel Nissen Huts Photograph.jpg 5368.02 - Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel Nissen Huts Photograph.jpgmigrant hostel, williamson road, maribyrnong, phillip hostel, midway hostel -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - Phillip Hostel Williamson Road Entrance 1971 Photograph
... Brimbank Library, 301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine 3020. melbourne The Phillip Migrant Hostel was one of the three major post‑war migrant accommodation centers on the former Explosives Factory land at Maribyrnong/Maidstone. ...The Phillip Migrant Hostel was one of the three major post‑war migrant accommodation centers on the former Explosives Factory land at Maribyrnong/Maidstone. It formed the western section of the broader hostel complex and opened in 1971. The striking feature of the hostel was circular arrangement of the buildings. The Phillip Hostel closed in 1986–87, along with the Midway Hostel.5369 - Phillip Hostel Williamson Road Entrance 1971 Photograph.jpg Philip State Office Collections Office Phillip Officemigrant hostel, williamson road, maribyrnong, phillip hostel -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - Town Of Maidstone North Footscray Auction Brochure
... Brimbank Library, 301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine 3020. melbourne Maidstone began as an 1858 speculative township on Ballarat Road, grew slowly due to isolation from rail transport, then expanded rapidly in the 20th century through tram extensions, defence industries, migrant hostels, and Housing Commission estates.Today it is a diverse, residential‑industrial suburb shaped by waves of working‑class settlement, post‑war migration, and late‑20th‑century redevelopment. ...Maidstone began as an 1858 speculative township on Ballarat Road, grew slowly due to isolation from rail transport, then expanded rapidly in the 20th century through tram extensions, defence industries, migrant hostels, and Housing Commission estates.Today it is a diverse, residential‑industrial suburb shaped by waves of working‑class settlement, post‑war migration, and late‑20th‑century redevelopment. Early Foundations (1840s–1860s- The broader district saw activity from the 1840s, including Joseph Raleigh’s meat‑preserving works on the Maribyrnong River, which sat on the boundary of what became Maidstone. - Land speculator J.W. Thompson launched the township with great fanfare, including a German band and a banner proclaiming “Every man his own landlord.” - Despite the marketing, by 1860 only about ten homes existed. - - Maidstone grew slowly because it was isolated from the railway, relying instead on punts across the Maribyrnong River. - A National School opened in 1858, but the area remained sparsely settled. - The district’s early industrial landscape included: - Raleigh’s meat works (1843) - Victorian Powder Magazine, later expanded for military use These sites later became part of Pipemakers Park and the Living Museum of the West. - The arrival of trams from Footscray in 1921 finally unlocked residential growth. - A Progress Association formed, and the suburb gained amenities including its own cinema in the 1940s. - Housing stock from this era included weatherboard, Art Deco, and Californian Bungalow homes. Town of Maidstone North Footscray Within 15 Minutes of Melbourne To be sold by Auction on Saturday 5th June 1886 at 3 O'Clock on the ground J. M. Barr Nicholson Street Footscraymaidstone -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - Maribyrnong High School Gymnasium Photographs
... Sunshine 3020. melbourne Maribyrnong High School opened in 1958. The school served in the rapidly growing Maidstone and Maribyrnong districts. During the post war and migration era’s (1950s–1970s), the school became increasingly multicultural due to the nearby Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel (opened 1949) with many European, Middle Eastern, and later Asian migrant students. ...Maribyrnong High School opened in 1958. The school served in the rapidly growing Maidstone and Maribyrnong districts. During the post war and migration era’s (1950s–1970s), the school became increasingly multicultural due to the nearby Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel (opened 1949) with many European, Middle Eastern, and later Asian migrant students. The school became known for its multicultural student body and union activism in the 1970s. This included the 1971 teacher’s “Control of Entry” strike of 11 weeks, one of the most important industrial actions in Victorian education history that helped to establish the principle that all students must be taught by qualified teachers. The school was later renamed to the Maribyrnong Secondary College and then Maribyrnong College. The school is now well known for its sports academy program. maribyrnong high school, river street, maribyrong, maidstone -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - Maribyrnong High School Drama Class Photograph
... Sunshine 3020. melbourne Maribyrnong High School opened in 1958. The school served in the rapidly growing Maidstone and Maribyrnong districts. During the post war and migration era’s (1950s–1970s), the school became increasingly multicultural due to the nearby Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel (opened 1949) with many European, Middle Eastern, and later Asian migrant students. ...Maribyrnong High School opened in 1958. The school served in the rapidly growing Maidstone and Maribyrnong districts. During the post war and migration era’s (1950s–1970s), the school became increasingly multicultural due to the nearby Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel (opened 1949) with many European, Middle Eastern, and later Asian migrant students. The school became known for its multicultural student body and union activism in the 1970s. This included the 1971 teacher’s “Control of Entry” strike of 11 weeks, one of the most important industrial actions in Victorian education history that helped to establish the principle that all students must be taught by qualified teachers. The school was later renamed to the Maribyrnong Secondary College and then Maribyrnong College. The school is now well known for its sports academy program. maribyrnong high school, river street, maribyrong, maidstone -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedBooklet - The Ten Quid Tourist, Bronwyn Gray & Alan Young
... Brimbank Library, 301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine 3020. melbourne Immigration Migrants Bristish Reflections on life as a UK immigrant to Australia, living in Brooklyn immigration hostels The Ten Quid Tourist - A compilation of oral histories of Angelo-Celtric Migrants who came to Australia on the 10 OPound Passage Scheme Solf cover book Booklet The Ten Quid Tourist Bronwyn Gray & Alan Young ...Reflections on life as a UK immigrant to Australia, living in Brooklyn immigration hostelsSolf cover bookReflections on life as a UK immigrant to Australia, living in Brooklyn immigration hostelsimmigration, migrants, bristish -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedArticle - Headlie Taylor's House 129 - 131 Durham Road Sunshine, Lexi Cottee, 2nd September 2014
... Sunshine in 1938. He lived in the house until his death in 1957. The house was then sold to the Crown, which then set up a boys' hostel in 1959. ...Sunshine in 1938. He lived in the house until his death in 1957. The house was then sold to the Crown, which then set up a boys' hostel in 1959. ...Headlie Taylor worked for H.V. McKay and was the chief designer there. Headlie designed and built the house and gardends at 129 - 131 Durham Road Sunshine in 1938. He lived in the house until his death in 1957. The house was then sold to the Crown, which then set up a boys' hostel in 1959. In the 1990's the house became a drug / alcohol counselling centre for women and children by Western Health. The house then fell into disrepair and Western Health then sold the house to developers. The developers lodged a planning application to demolish all buildings and construct six double story townhouses. There were many objections to this application which led to a compromise and only single story townhouses were built.History On Shaky Ground
