non-fictionSouvenir Booklet marking the centenary of the Upper Beaconsfield Assembly Hall and State School. 1884-1984.upper beaconsfield school, upper beaconsfield hall, upper beaconsfield assembly hall

114 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionA short history of the Upper Beaconsfield Rural Fire Brigade and Auxiliaryupper beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield rural fire brigade, ash wednesday bushfires 1983

240 p.; 31 cmnon-fictionA history of the early development of Upper Beaconsfield and surrounding places, including Dewhurst and Guys Hill. It contains information on properties and people.upper beaconsfield (vic.), dewhurst (vic.), guys hill (vic.)

non-fictionHistory of the Upper Beaconsfield Community Centre that began after the Ash Wednesday Bushfires in 1983.ash wednesday bushfires 1983, upper beaconsfield (vic.), the village bell

72 p.; 28 cmnon-fictionExperiences of the Ash Wednesday bushfire in Upper Beaconsfield. Personal recollection of the day and the aftermathupper beaconsfield (vic.), bushfires

Front cover featuring a photograph of the new St John's Church 42 p.; 28 cmnon-fictionA history of St John's Anglican Church in Upper Beaconsfield from the early days when the land it stands on was reserved to the planning and building of the first church in the 1920s. It includes the tragedy of the Ash Wednesday bushfire in 1983 when the church was destroyed and the planning and building of the new church. Also included are indices of vicars, wardens, vestry men and women, secretaries, organists, and other people appearing in early minute books. Covering the years 1883 to 1986.st john's church, upper beaconsfield (vic.)

Display book containing a table of contents and various newspaper clippings and other information pertaining to the Beaconsfield and Upper Beaconsfield areas.non-fictionupper beaconsfield (vic.), beaconsfield (vic.)

Covett family Christmas 1924 at Thompson's Orchard, Upper Beaconsfieldblack and white photographUpper Beaconsfield - Vic 1924. Action at Thompson's Orchard - Christmas.

xviii, 160 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionA history of Berwick and surrounding districts written in 1948.berwick (vic.), beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield (vic.), harkaway (vic.), narre warren north (vic.), berwick railway station, berwick shire hall

non-fictionThis book is about the history of the primary school in Upper Beaconsfield from it's inception in 1884 to it's 120th anniversary in 2004upper beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield primary school

82 p.; 22 cmnon-fictionGives an oversight into lives, businesses, towns in the local areaoriginal settlers, berwick & district historical society, soldiers memorial hall

people in the photograph: Neville Govett and 'Girlie' Thompson, photo taken Christmas 1924black and white photograph good conditionVic.Up. Beaconsfield. Christmas 1924. Girl on horse. Was "Girlie" Thompson. Oter unknown. Pix taken by Dad during Christmas vacation with family.

non-fictionFamily history of Enos Brown compiled by family member. Includes family trees, photographs and copies of certificates.beaconsfield (vic), enos brown, beaconsfield cricket team, lavinia stephens, percy brown, upper beaconsfield (vic.)

147 p.; 24 cmnon-fictionA chronicle of the life of Joseph Henry Walkerjoseph henry walker, upper beaconsfield (vic.)

40 p.; 25 cmnon-fictionA reproduction of the Illustrated Guide to the Beaconsfield Ranges, that was first published in 1899 by the Upper Beaconsfield Progressive Leagueupper beaconsfield (vic.), beaconsfield ranges

66 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionA pictorial history of Beaconsfield, Guys Hill, Upper Beaconsfield, Officer, Toomuc Valley, Pakenham, Pakenham Upper, Cockatoo, Gembrook, Nar Nar Goon North, Tynong, Tynong North, Garfield and Bunyippictorial history, beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield (vic.), guys hill (vic.), officer (vic.), toomuc valley (vic.), pakenham (vic.), pakenham upper (vic.), cockatoo (vic.), gembrook (vic.), nar nar goon north, tynong (vic.), tynong north (vic.), garfield (vic.), bunyip (vic.)

175 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionPeter McArthur's memories of his childhood in Upper Beaconsfield, where his father owned an orchard property. Peter also writes about his experiences during World War II. Illustrated.upper beaconsfield (vic.), orchards, naracoorte (sa.), world war 1939-1945, war experiences, mcarthur family, boss shorthouse, camperdown (vic.)

Printed newspaper sized magazine. The front cover has a burnt out house with Ash Wednesday printed in white with a red background at the top of the page and 1983 Bushfires at the bottom of the page. non-fictionA large newspaper sized magazine remembering the Ash Wednesday bushfires on 16 February 1983. The magazine/newspaper was produced by The Herald and The Sun newspapers in conjunction with the Geelong and Bendigo Advertisers. It was produced to raise money for the State Disaster Appeal. ash wednesday, the dandenongs, mount macedon, the otways, framlingham, cockatoo, upper beaconsfield,

non-fictionOral histories given by many different people within the Shire of Pakenhammuriel dick, ian forte, bill parish, barbara birch, russell clark, lal & roy weatherhead, alan sillcock, marjorie elliott, edward knox, eveline staindl, vin & peg tyler, gay failla, vera dell'universita, harold ramage, cr jack russell, bruce adamson, darla adamson, frances bishop, eric bumpstead, stan hamilton, merv horan, audrey ridgway, nell turnbull, harry blackburne, edith bumpstead, agnes cunningham, dan cunningham, lorna & murray giles, lorraine noack, allan pownceby, betty purton, bill & edith shelton, bill studd, muriel & fred treloar, noel & marjorie webster, garfield victoria, bunyip victoria, tynong victoria, nar nar goon victoria, maryknoll victoria, cockatoo victoria, gembrook victoria, beaconsfield victoria, dewhurst victoria, upper beaconsfield victoria, pakenham victoria

xx, 694 p.; 25 cmnon-fiction"L. L. Smith, medico, writer, publisher, politician, litigant, showman, speculator, collector, vigneron, farmer, breeder and rider of racehorses, guiding hand for thirty years of Melbourne's great exhibition complex." - publisher's website. ll smith, louis laurence smith, upper beaconsfield (vic.), louisville, beaconsfield (vic.)

xx, 694 p.; 25 cmnon-fiction"L. L. Smith, medico, writer, publisher, politician, litigant, showman, speculator, collector, vigneron, farmer, breeder and rider of racehorses, guiding hand for thirty years of Melbourne's great exhibition complex." - publisher's website. ll smith, louis laurence smith, upper beaconsfield (vic.), louisville, beaconsfield (vic.)

299 p.; 9 inchesnon-fictionA family's journey from from London, Dunolly, Tonga to Dandenong. dandenong (vic.), leigh oldmeadow, upper beaconsfield (vic.)

69 p.; 26 cmnon-fictionThe first 80 years of Salisbury House, a guesthouse in Upper Beaconsfield, Victoriasalisbury house, upper beaconsfield (vic.), john royle

Victor GREENAWAY (1947 - ) Born Sale, Victoria Victor Greenaway studied Ceramics at RMIT. He established his first workshop in Hawthorn in 1968, before moving to Ian Sprague's Mungeriba Pottery, Upper Beaconsfield in 1969. He studied under Tatsuzo Shimoaka in Mashiko, Japan under a Churchill Fellowship awarded in 1974. Upon his return he established Broomhill Pottery in Upper Beaconsfield in 1975, and in 1976 started employing trainees. He was a visiting lecturer at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design (GCAD) c1980. Hand-decorated wheel thrown porcelaneous stoneware glazed with semi-matt, silky white and dry black glaze and magnesium carbonate. The brushwork and banding is cobalt and iron with bronzelustre on-glaze bands. This work is part of the Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection. Jan Feder was an alumna of the Gippsland Campus who studied ceramics on the campus. She passed away in the mid 1980s. Her student peers raised funds to buy ceramic works in her memory. They bought works from visiting lecturers who became leading ceramic artists around the world, as well as from many of the staff who taught there.Artist's stamp on base.gippsland campus, victor greenaway, ceramics, artists, artwork, jan feder memorial ceramics collectrion

Victor GREENAWAY (1947 - ) Born Sale, Victoria Victor Greenaway studied Ceramics at RMIT. He established his first workshop in Hawthorn in 1968, before moving to Ian Sprague's Mungeriba Pottery, Upper Beaconsfield in 1969. He studied under Tatsuzo Shimoaka in Mashiko, Japan under a Churchill Fellowship awarded in 1974. Upon his return he established Broomhill Pottery in Upper Beaconsfield in 1975, and in 1976 started employing trainees. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Hand thrown porcelain moon jar which was commissioned for the Ballarat College of Advanced Education Art Acquisitions Committee. art, artwork, victor greenaway, ceramics

Five volunteer fire fighters who died in Upper Beaconsfield on Ash Wednesday, February 16, 1983, are honoured by the Panton Hill Fire Fighters Memorial Park on the main road. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p119This 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, panton hill fire fighters memorial park

Arthur WARREN (1958- ) Born Yallourn, Victoria Arthur Warren attended Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education from 1977 to 1979. He later returned as a visiting lecturer. After graduating Arthur Warren trained with Victor Greenaway for six and a half years, before establishing Amesfield Pottery in Upper Beaconsfield in 1986. Lidded poecelain Potwarren arthur, ceramics, jan feder memorial ceramics collection, gippsland campus, alumni, victor greenaway, amesfield pottery

Arthur WARREN (1958- ) Born Yallourn, Victoria Arthur Warren attended Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education from 1977 to 1979. He later returned as a visiting lecturer. After graduating Warren Arthur trained with Victor Greenaway for six and a half years, before establishing Amesfield Pottery in Upper Beaconsfield in 1986. Four porcelain lace pieceswarren arthur, ceramics, jan feder memorial ceramics collection, gippsland campus, alumni, victor greenaway, amesfield pottery

Kristin McFARLANE An Australian artist who combines graphic design, glass, botanical specimens, photography, encaustic painting, print and typography to explore fragility, nature and beauty. Kristin studied graphic design followed by a Graduate Diploma and Master of Fine Arts in glass at Monash University, Melbourne. Since graduating in 2004 she has undertaken public and private commissions and exhibitions including works for the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Monash University and Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan. Kristin designed and created the trophies for the Australian of The Year Awards from 2005-2014. These glass panels celebrate the history of the Monash University site; its early days as Berwick showgrounds and Casey Arifield to its current use as a state of the art educational centre. Images sourced from: Berwick Nostalgia, Early days o Berwick and its surrounding ditricts, Beaconsfield, Upper Beaconsfield, Harkaway, Narre Warren North, Berwick Mechanics Institute and Free Library and Monassh University archives. Federation University Australia took on the Berwick campus after Monash departed from the campusmonash university, casey airfield, berwick showgrounds, federation university berwick campus, berwick, fused glass