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Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, 1986
... A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...1 Falls Rd M'sville./ Timber workers cottage/ To become... of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage ...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville. This cottage, along with most of the buildings in the township, was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville.1 Falls Rd M'sville./ Timber workers cottage/ To become Arbor Green Cottage./ Spring 1986.marysville, victoria, australia, photograph, accommodation, arbor green cottage, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, 1986
... A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...1 Falls Rd M'sville./ Spring 1986./ Timber workers cottage... of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage ...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville. This cottage, along with most of the buildings in the township, was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville.1 Falls Rd M'sville./ Spring 1986./ Timber workers cottage/ To bcome Arbor Green Cottagemarysville, victoria, australia, photograph, accommodation, arbor green cottage, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Yarra Glen & District Historical Society
Black and white photographs, A. H. Scott General Store Yarra Glen late 1890s
... timber cottages..., along King Street, can be seen two timber cottages.... spring buggy policeman store assistants tinware cottages timber ...A.H.Scott Yarra Glen Store on the corner of Bell and King Streets in the late 1890s. Parked in front is a spring buggy with driver and two horses. On the buggy is a bag of produce. Five males are standing on the veranda one of whom is a policeman and two are store assistants. Buckets and tinware is hung from a line across the veranda. To the left hand side of the store, along King Street, can be seen two timber cottages.general store, buggy, a h scott, scott, yarra glen store, spring buggy, policeman, store assistants, tinware, cottages, timber cottages, workers cottages -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 55 Sunbury Crescent, Surrey Hills - Home of Fred Lyons and his family
... timber cottages... family. It is a simple timber cottage with a corrugated iron roof... the material to. timber cottages arthur lyons arthur frederick lyons ...This was the home of Fred Lyons and family from c1920. Previously they had lived in Lorne Parade. Fred had a hansom cab at the rank at the Surrey Hills station from c1919 and stabled his horse in a paddock to the rear of this house. His son Arthur Lyons remained living here until 1990. The fox terrier was Fred's constant companion. This is one of a series of photos donated by Arthur Lyons. From 1907 a cab service operated from near the railway gates in Union Road. It was established and maintained by Mr C Fraser until c1916. George Rea either took over then or set up in opposition. Fred Lyons initially worked for George until he set up his own business. In time he changed over to a motor vehicle and continued his service until 1960. Frederick Adolphus Lyons (1891-1980) was born in Surrey Hills, son of Thomas and Catherine Lyons. He married Elizabeth Ruby Hall in 1918. They lived in Lorne Parade before moving to 55 Sunbury Crescent. The Lyons’ home in Sunbury Crescent was called ‘Knopshambury’ - this was probably a misspelling of Knockshanbally in Co Kilkenny, the birth place of Fred’s father, Thomas Edmund Josias Lyons (1846-1915). Arthur Lyons was born in Surrey Hills on 12 Jun 1920. He became a motor mechanic / welder and lived his whole life at 55 Sunbury Crescent. The donation was made while he was in hospital. He died shortly afterwards (23 Sep 1990). Donation was finalised by a neighbour, Mrs Florence Ann Armitstead, wife of Glen Victor Armitstead. Glen was a local hairdresser. They moved to 11 Sunbury Crescent after their marriage in 1939. Arthur had no relatives to distribute the material to.Black and white photo of the home of Fred Lyons and his family. It is a simple timber cottage with a corrugated iron roof and a low brick fence with wrought iron decorative infill between the brick pillars. A fox terrier sits on the brick pillar next to the driveway. On the RHS of the house a high slatted timber fence divides the front from the rear of the property. An early model Holden is parked in the driveway, the number plate beginning with GBEOn the back in pencil "copied 1996" . In black pen "Lyons, Sunbury Cres" timber cottages, arthur lyons, arthur frederick lyons, fred lyons, frederick adolphus lyons, elizabeth ruby hall (miss), elizabeth ruby lyons (mrs) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Brochure, 'Illilawa', Research
... Timber Cottage circa 1881 at 35 Ingrams Road, Research...., Kangaroo Ground featuring pretty stucco and timber cottage, bay... melbourne Timber Cottage circa 1881 at 35 Ingrams Road, Research ...Timber Cottage circa 1881 at 35 Ingrams Road, Research.Printed Real Estate brochure of 'Illilawa', Ingrams Road, Kangaroo Ground featuring pretty stucco and timber cottage, bay windows, open fireplaces, loads of charm and character.houses, research, illilawa, ingrams road -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 62 Windsor Crescent, Surrey Hills, 1988, 1988
... A colour photo taken from the street of a simple timber.... victorian style windsor park estate cottages timber houses Mr John ...Ref: Alan Holt records - This property was part of Lot 25 in the Windsor Park Estate which was subdivided in 1883. A house of 12 squares was built in 1888 at 64 Windsor Crescent for John Abernethy, an engineer. The property at 62 Windsor Crescent was built as a cottage and coachhouse associated with the main house at 64 Windsor Crescent. 1888-1891: Owners = John & Sarah Abernethy. John Abernethy died while on a trip to Hong Kong in 1891. 1891-1895: Owner = James Gibbon 1896-1897: Owner = John Steele See Alan Holt records for other short term owners. The properties at 62 and 64 Windsor Crescent were separated during WW1(by H Jenkinson). 1914-1923: Owner = Miss Dulcie Burchett, music teacher 1930-1953: Owner = William Langley & family.A colour photo taken from the street of a simple timber cottage with a brick chimney and green corrugated iron on the roof and verandah. The house has no front fence and is partly obscured by garden shrubs.victorian style, windsor park estate, cottages, timber houses, mr john abernethy, mrs sarah abernethy, mr james gibbon, mr john steele, miss dulcie burchett, mr william langley, surrey hills -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, 1986
... A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage... of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage ...A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville. This cottage, along with most of the buildings in the township, was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.A colour photograph of the timber worker's cottage that became Arbor Green Cottage in Marysville.1 Falls Rd M'sville Spring 1986./ Rear cottage./ To become/ Arbor Green Cottage.marysville, victoria, australia, photograph, accommodation, arbor green cottage, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Historical Caulfield to 1972, photo album by Jenny O’Donnell, Regent St
... 1 photos of a pair of Edwardian timber cottages with iron... house O’Donnell Jenny 1 photos of a pair of Edwardian timber ...1 photos of a pair of Edwardian timber cottages with iron lace verandaelsternwick, regent st, houses, edwardian house, o’donnell, jenny -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Auction, 1/11/1998 12:00:00 AM
... Pamphlet advertising auction of timber Cottage which has... of timber Cottage which has been renovated. 22 Elder Street ...Auction of timber Cottage which has been renovated. 22 Elder Street, Blackburn.Pamphlet advertising auction of timber Cottage which has been renovated. 22 Elder Street, Blackburn. Auction of timber Cottage which has been renovated. 22 Elder Street, Blackburn.auctions, elder street, blackburn, no 22 -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Anne Macarthur, 9/10/2010 12:00:00 AM
... Colour photograph of timber cottage surrounded by picket.... Houses Colour photograph of timber cottage surrounded by picket ...Also eight more colour photographs taken of same house showing various aspects of building. 05007.1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8 The old Church House served the Bruthen community in 1880s when no longer required it was barged to the New Works area where it became Church and meeting hall. By the time the Entrance work was completed the contractor J R Coate had the building moved to Church Street Lakes Entrance. It was a home for various local families until abandoned then acquired by Val Northrope. After renovation by Val in Lakes Entrance it was moved again to a site beside the Northropes new home near Bruthen.Colour photograph of timber cottage surrounded by picket fence four women at gateway. Cottage situated near Bruthen Victoriahouses -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Prentice Street, 46, Elsternwick
... Moulds Estate Agents Victorian Style Lead Lights Timber Houses ...Three newspaper articles dated 16/08/2002, 23/08/2002 and 03/11/2004, includes three coloured photographs. First article gives brief details on home features. Second article details renovated features to home includes carpets blinds and general amenities. Third Newspaper article dated 03/11/2004 gives extensive detail to recent refurbishment to home including restored original features and states house is C1885.prentice street, tiles, peer gary, elsternwick, plaster moulds, estate agents, victorian style, lead lights, timber houses, cottages, kelly juanita, biggin and scott, verandahs, harleston park, kingston phillip -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Holding M, 1998
... , showing a timber cottage with corrugated iron hip roof. Lakes... Street, showing a timber cottage with corrugated iron hip roof ...Cottage built 1900c, some residents were George Lee, Rudi Kreymbourg and family, Mrs Neal, who took in boarders late 1920's to 1930's. (Recollections of local residents, 1997)|Property on three titles. Demolished for building of five double storey dwellings under construction in 2004.|Also one other colour photograph showig construction of Units.Colour photograph of a private residence in Hunter Street, showing a timber cottage with corrugated iron hip roof. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, heritage study -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
... Farm, showing an unpainted timber cottage set in old farm..., showing an unpainted timber cottage set in old farm clearing ...Land selected 1888 by A F Petersen who kept bees. First house was a bark hut.Colour photograph taken at Mrs Maisie Byrnes home The Bee Farm, showing an unpainted timber cottage set in old farm clearing, at Byrnes Track Toorloo Arm Victoriahouses, guesthouses, heritage study -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
... Colour photograph of a four roomed timber cottage with roof... Colour photograph of a four roomed timber cottage with roof ...House typical of four roomed fisherman's cottage of early 20th Century , was home of Harry Jemmeson, fisherman, wife Lulu and family. Daughter Edith was music teacher and amateur photographer. Later resident Reynold Redenbach. House demolished, site became yard of East End Hardware / Mitre 10.Colour photograph of a four roomed timber cottage with roof of corrugated iron. Part of front veranda enclosed as extra room. Brick external chimney. Situated at 9 Stock Street, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.houses, construction -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Prentice Street, 57, Elsternwick
... Prentice Street James Mrs. Martha James Creo W. Cottages Timber ...This file contains two items: 1/Reprinted photographs of 57 Prentice Street, Elsternwick taken in 2013. 2/Research from Sands & McDougalls by Claire Barton from 1903-1942 editions, on residents in and at 57 Prentice Street.elsternwick, prentice street, james mrs. martha, james creo w., cottages, timber houses -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1985
... , showing a timber cottage with a gable roof, rear extension..., showing a timber cottage with a gable roof, rear extension ...Dwelling relocated from New Works area 1919c by Joe Coate, at same time as 'Old Church House'.Colour photograph of a private residence in Church Street, showing a timber cottage with a gable roof, rear extension, veranda across front and west side. Old Church House also in image on adjacent block. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, heritage study -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1995
... Colour photograph of a timber cottage in Church Street... Entrance gippsland Cottage locally known as 'Devitts House' home ...Cottage locally known as 'Devitts House' home of William Devitt and wife Margaret (nee Todd). Occupied by Dr Tom Kearney 1985c. 'For Lease' September 2004. Now private residence, 2012.Colour photograph of a timber cottage in Church Street, refurbished as offices for H W Baggs Funeral Directors. Colour bond roof, bull nose veranda over front door, cottage garden at front. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, heritage study -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
... Colour photograph of a timber cottage at 26 Church Street... photograph of a timber cottage at 26 Church Street, with both hipped ...Built 1900c, cottage was made available for widow and children of Dougal Egan, lost when fishing boat Orme disappeared in 1909. After Mrs Egan married George South, cottage became known as the South House. Later resident Mrs Edith Rawlinson. Cottage restumped, refurbished 2011 / 2012.|Also Two colour photographs various viewsColour photograph of a timber cottage at 26 Church Street, with both hipped and gable iron roof. Triple sided bay window. Sash windows on west side, with window hoods. Western wall is on boundary of allotment. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, heritage study -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
... Colour photograph of a timber cottage on north side... of a timber cottage on north side of Princes Highway, it has ...Colour photograph of a timber cottage on north side of Princes Highway, it has a corrugated iron gable roof across building, gable projection centre front over veranda, single internal chimney with chimney pot. Swan Reach Victoriahalls, heritage study -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Kodak Australia, Frank Wright's Parents at Laura Villa, Smeaton, 1922
... of a picket fence which surrounds a timber cottage with a corrugated... in front of a picket fence which surrounds a timber cottage ...Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Sepia photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of a picket fence which surrounds a timber cottage with a corrugated iron roof, including a striped front verandah roof. On the left hand side of the photograph is a hill with a large pine tree. The people are Sarah and William Wright and the cottage is "Laura Villa" at Smeaton.Printed on back - Post Card, Kodak Australiafrank wright, sarah wright, william wright, laura villa, smeaton, picket fence -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Unidentified Group Outside Cottage
... on hip standing beside a timber cottage which has two brick... wearing suit and hat left arm on hip standing beside a timber ...Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 47 lower left.Sepia photograph of young man wearing suit and hat left arm on hip standing beside a timber cottage which has two brick chimneys and a shingle roof. standing at the front of the cottage are a young woman wearing a long gown, and a second woman wearing a long gown and head covering who is holding a young child on her hip.surman collection, buildings, houses -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph - Historical, Flagstaff Hill, Harbourmaster’s Quarters, 1970s
... . Photograph shows the cream timber cottage, Harbourmaster’s quarters.... Photograph shows the cream timber cottage, Harbourmaster’s quarters ...The photograph shows a cottage, Harbourmaster’s quarters that still stands on the east of the Lady Bay Lighthouse and Historic Precinct at Flagstaff Hill in Warrnambool. The name was changed to the Lighthouse Lodge, and today guests can stay at the property. This photograph, a print, is one of a set of five that show the site of Flagstaff Hill. It is presumed to have been taken by John Lindsay, Founding Director of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. One of the photographs in the set has the pencil inscription "Photo J Lindsay". It was taken in the early 1970s during the initial stages of the development of Flagstaff Hill as a Museum and Maritime Village. The photographs belonged to the donor's grandparents, who lived in the Warrnambool district of Allansford/Naringal. The photograph is a record of the site and surrounds of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village before its development and opening in 1975. It shows the cottage on the east of the Lighthouse Complex,. The building is now known as Lighthouse Lodge. The photograph is significant for recording the location and condition of the residence on the Hill.Coloured photograph, glassy print, one of a set of five. Photograph shows the cream timber cottage, Harbourmaster’s quarters to the east of the lighthouse complex at Flagstaff Hill, Warrnambool. On the left of the red roofed residence are iron buildings used, at the time, by the Lands Department. The photograph's paper has the printer's watermark on the back. The early 1970s photograph is presumed to have been by John Lindsay, Warrnambool.Label on the back: "WOODEN RESIDENCE TO THE EAST OF THE PROPERTY / The gun emplacements are immediately behind, and the iron huts to the left rear of the residence are used by the Lands Department who plan to vacate, for other premises."flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, 1970s, photograph, flagstaff hill site, john lindsay, cannon emplacement, residence, wooden residence, timber residence, iron huts, lands department -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HIGH STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, c1961
... brick homes (probably cream) and one timber cottage at the far... (probably cream) and one timber cottage at the far end, large nature ...Black and white photo: Part of residential street, three brick homes (probably cream) and one timber cottage at the far end, large nature strip. Three brick homes of similar style. Physical description: Loose black & white photo. Inscriptions/Markings: Written on reverse of photo 'Sth East side of High St. Same block as Methodist Church between Camp St & Chapple St. Kangaroo Flat.The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd. Melbourne Australiabuildings, residential, brick house, copyright not for unautherised repoduction -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 2000 c
... , it was relocated from Orme Street, known as The Grays House, timber..., it was relocated from Orme Street, known as The Grays House, timber ...Part of Heritage StudyColour photograph of dwelling at 9 Doyle Court, it was relocated from Orme Street, known as The Grays House, timber weatherboard cottage, bull-nose veranda on two sides, bay window at front, entrance gates of timber pickets open to reveal driveway at side of house. Lakes Entrance Victoriafences, houses, heritage study -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Schwerkolt Cottage, C1940s - 1950s
... Early photo of Schwerkolt Cottage showing Timber Extension... Cottage showing Timber Extension and Garage, since demolished ...Early photo of Schwerkolt Cottage showing Timber Extension and Garage, since demolished. Cottage still inhabited at time of photo.schwerkolt cottage -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white prints and negatives, A.E. Bennett, A.E. Bennett Prize Essays, 1893-1894
... timber cottage... Appendix. (iii) Diseases of. (iv) Apples. (v) Pioneer timber... apples timber cottage men children farm view school of mines ...(1) Photographs of photographs, etc. in A.E. Bennett book, "Prize Essays." (i) Acknowledgement for photographs. (ii) p. 101 Appendix. (iii) Diseases of. (iv) Apples. (v) Pioneer timber cottage man and children. (vi) Farm view. (vii) "School of Mines Maryborough. (viii) Group Staff and Students. (ix) "Railway Station Maryborough." (x) "High Street Maryborough." (xi) Maryborough. (xii) Church, Maryborough. (xiii) Maryborough? (xiv) Students and staff seated on horse-drawn cart. (xv, xvi) Distillery equipment. (2) 2 sets of proofs of all photographs in the book. (3) Negatives. Probably taken by A.P. Winzenried for "Green Grows Our Garden." a.e. bennett, prize essay, diseases, apples, timber cottage, men, children, farm view, school of mines, maryborough, staff, students, railway station, maryborough, church, horse-drawn cart, distillery equipment, a.p. winzenried, green grows our garden -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1978/9
... from timber from deserted cottages on the Island, one of which... was built in the 1860s from timber from deserted cottages ...The home of Captain Loch at Rhyll was built in the 1860s from timber from deserted cottages on the Island, one of which Capt. Loch lived in when he first came to Phillip Island about 1850.Coloured photograph showing the house of Captain Lock at Rhylllocal history, photographs, buildings - historical, housing, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, cpt lock -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Former home of Professor William MacMahon Ball, York Street, Eltham, 24 May 2007
... in 1945 into a timber cottage built around the 1890s and in poor... in 1945 into a timber cottage built around the 1890s and in poor ...Situated at the eastern end of York Street, Eltham, 'Shinrone', the former home of Professor William (Mac) MacMahon Ball was one of the first in the Shire of Eltham to incorporate mud-brick. Professor MacMahon Ball, a political scientist, writer, broadcaster and diplomat and family moved to York Street, Eltham in 1945 into a timber cottage built around the 1890s and in poor repair. Mac asked Alistair Knox to renovate the home and he expanded the living area and added verandahs. In 1948 Montsalvat artist and sculptor Sonia Skipper supervised the building of most of the mud-brick studio. Neighbour Gordon Ford made the mud-bricks. Mac also asked John Harcourt, who had worked with him as a journalist in shortwave broadcasting, to build a pise (rammed earth) and stone addition to the largely timber house. Harcourt built two bedrooms - including an attic bedroom - a balcony with a shower and toilet, and a fireplace and chimney of local stone. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p141This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham, alistair knox, gordon ford, john harcourt, mudbrick construction, pise construction, professor macmahon ball, shinrone, sonia skipper, york street -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Early 1980's
... is in the foreground and the remains of a mud brick cottage and timber... cottage and timber and corrugated building in the middle distance ...The mud brick cottage and outbuilding was possibly built by James Waylett in the 1850's and it is only one of three remaining mud brick buildings in the Oaklands-Greenvale which were constructed in the late 19th Century.A coloured photograph of farm scene. A dam is in the foreground and the remains of a mud brick cottage and timber and corrugated building in the middle distance. Further farm buildings can be seen in the distance.mud brick buildings, waylett, james, farm buildings, sherwood, somerton road, oaklands hunt club, george evans collection -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Peter Pidgeon, Grave of William MacMahon Ball and Katrine S. Ball, Eltham Cemetery, Victoria, 5 April 2021
... ) came to Eltham in 1942, and in 1945 moved into an old timber...) came to Eltham in 1942, and in 1945 moved into an old timber ...William MacMahon Ball (‘Mac’ Ball) was Professor of Political Science at Melbourne University from 1949 to 1968, having lectured there since 1923. He became known as an ABC commentator on international affairs from the early 1930s to the early 1960s. Between 1940 and 1944 he was Controller of Overseas Broadcasting (which later became Radio Australia). In 1945, he was political consultant to the Australian Delegation at the conference leading to the establishment of the United Nations, and in 1946 was the British Commonwealth Representative on the Allied Council during the post-war occupation of Japan. Mac and his wife Katrine (plus daughter Jenny) came to Eltham in 1942, and in 1945 moved into an old timber cottage at the eastern end of York Street. With help from Alistair Knox, Sonia Skipper, Gordon Ford and John Harcourt, the house was totally renovated to become an early example of Eltham mud-brick. Mac died in 1986 and is buried in Eltham Cemetery with Katrine. Part of their land backing onto Bridge Street was donated to Eltham Shire Council and is now a reserve called MacMahon Ball Paddock. In Loving Memory W. MacMahon Ball A.C. 29. 8. 1901 – 26. 12. 1986 Also Katrine S. Ball 1st Nov. 1899 to 29th Oct. 1991 Loved wife of Mac. Ball Mother of Jenny Grandmother of Bronwyn, David and Michael Much belovedBorn Digitaleltham cemetery, gravestones, katrine s. ball, william mcmahon ball