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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Retiring after 21 years, 27/11/1991
Mrs Joan Bell is retiring after 21 years at Forest Hill Kindergarten and her farewell is to be held on 6 Dec 1991 at the kinder.bell, joan, forest hill kindergarten, watson, brett, bartling, simone, mahon, patrick, forsyth, sarah -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Photocopy, Diamond Valley News, Newspaper article: Fred looks back by Linley Hartley, Diamond Valley News, c.1985
Fred looks back; Report: Linley Hartley, Picture: Ron Grant Teaching himself German again after 70 years is just one of the many tasks Fred Golgerth, of Greensborough, has undertaken and succeeded in during his lifetime. As the two year old tenth child of a German descendent, Fred learnt to speak German from an Aunt. But World War 1 was raging. Fred’s older brother had gone to Europe with the Australian forces, changing his name … to ….. to sound less German. “I used to get my bottom slapped for speaking German at home,” Fred said. Even his name was changed from Otto to the more anglicised Frederick. Fred claims his involvement with Eltham started two years before he was born! His sister, two years older than him, was a babe in arms when his parents bought a piece of grazing property in Mount Pleasant Rd. “It was about 24 acres on a spur of Mt Pleasant,” Fred said. “My parents bought it from Mr and Mrs Hughes. There was a two-room mud hut in wattle and daub that we lived in from time to time. “My parents had a dairy farm and dairy in West Coburg, and they bought the Mt Pleasant land to put the dry stock on. “At one stage my mother got very ill and my older sister took my younger sister and myself to Eltham for four or five months. I went down to Eltham Primary School then.” That wasn’t the only time Fred stayed in Eltham. His sister, Wilhemina, known as Willa, married Jim Watson who had the Eltham hotel for some years from the end of World War 1. Pillar to post living was the way Fred described his youth, when he stayed with one married sister after another. “After a while Will and Jim lived in the big house at the top of Pitt St, next to the Council depot, and the hotel was managed by Fitzsimmons who had a big place near the river down there on Fitzsimons Lane. There was no bridge in Fitzsimons Lane but we used to cross the river at a ford, rolling up our trouser legs so they wouldn’t get wet, and carrying our shoes. I’d o down to visit some friends I had in Templestowe. And sometimes Jim Watson took his horse drawn lorry across the ford on his way to the brewery, instead of going don through Heidelberg.” “The bridge across the Yarra in Fitzsimons was not built until 1961.” Fred Golgerth, was only a teenager when he was rolled off his pushbike under a car on the bend between Mt Pleasant Rd and the Diamond Creek bridge. He was hospitalised in the little hospital on the east side of Eltham village that served the district in those days. He still carries the scars of the burns he received from the exhaust pipe and recent x-rays have revealed several broken vertebrae. At the time of the accident he was treated for a dislocated neck and was in plaster from his hip to the base of his head for about seven months. But nothing daunted Fred. Bouncing back he began work as an apprentice to a motor mechanic in Bell St, Preston, a man who is still living (at 90) in Queensland and who still communicates with Fred frequently. “He was like a father to me,” Fred declared. He was a marine engineer as well, so I …. that as well as blacksmithing. They taught us properly then.” After finishing his apprenticeship, Fred bought himself a 30 hundredweight Fargo truck and began his own contract carting business, doing most of the work for a firm called Carnegie’s and a subsidiary of that, Howard Radio. It was in the office Fred met his wife. “He taught me to drive the truck giving me lessons in my lunch hours up the Bourke St and Flinders St extension,” she said. “After work I’d have a driving lesson and all the girls from the Howard Radio would pile in the back to get a lift to Richmond Station.” In the 1939 bushfires, the Mt Pleasant Rd property was burnt out and the hut raised. Two years later, Fred and Dorothy were married. Fred paid £7.15.0 ($15.50) for the suit in which he was married. Dorothy had pulled out of the Women’s Air Training Corps to be married. Others with whom she trained went to Darwin and were in a convoy that was bombed. Fred went into the garage business in Brighton and continued his cartage business for a while. His company was employed to do all Brown Gouge’s motor repairs and factory maintenance. Because Fred had a certificate to do steam repair work he often got jobs maintaining industrial boilers. While he was in Brighton, Fred bought an eight-seater 1925 Silver Ghost Rolls Royce from Sir Keith Murdoch. When the couple moved to Rosanna in about 1943, it became a delivery van for the dairy they operated. “I thought I’d like to get back into a dairy business” Fred said. “We used to deliver the milk in the Rolls. “But it was hard work. We couldn’t get the labour and we’d drive to the farm and pick up the milk cans, take them back to the dairy, cool the milk, bottle it and deliver it. The inspectors would come regularly and the walls for bacteria.” Fred was exhausted. The couple gave up the dairy and moved to Eltham to live on the old property where a weatherboard house had now been built. It wasn’t a big house and the glassed in Rolls Royce limousine became the daytime nursery for the Golgerth’s second daughter. We’d put her in there to sleep during the day.” “Dorothy Golgerth was known to drive the Rolls at breakneck speed along Mt Pleasant Rd. Fred took some time off work then began driving a little local bus run by the Lyon Brothers before taking a maintenance job at the Athenaeum Club in the city. He’d ride an old Harley-Davidson to the station and travel into the city by train. Later, when the family moved to Pryor St. (their house stood where McEwans car park is now) Fred could walk to and from the station. “There was no resident doctor in the early days of Eltham,” Fred said. “Dr Cordner used to come from Greensborough to a room in the old house next to the old grocery shop on the corner of York St and Main Rd, Eltham (the grocery shop is now the Eltham Feed and Grain Store). The Golgerths lived in Eltham until “Dollar Day” – the day decimal currency became official. They eventually moved to Greensborough, when they have lived since. Fred has had his share of interesting jobs since then, retiring at 65 seven years ago when he was working in the engineering department at Larundel. Recently, two of his older sisters and a brother died, within a month. They were all in their 80s. They all had a profound influence on Fred, especially during his youth. His sharp wit and amusing anecdotes are the richer for his having been the youngest of a family that made the best of every circumstance. And now, as he enjoys his retirement, he is concentrating on relearning the language of his infancy; teaching himself German from tapes and a ‘teach yourself’ manual. He is fiercely proud of his German ancestry and treasures the diary, written in German in Gothic script, kept by his grandparents during their journey to Australia. On the inside in blue pen: "To Sadie, Wal Margaret & Elizabeth with lots & lots of love & best wishes from Mother"marg ball collection, eltham hotel, herbert james watson, otto (fred) golgerth, wilhemina watson (nee golgerth) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Watson's Creek Antiques, Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, c.May 1988
... melbourne Photograph Photograph Watson's Creek Antiques, Eltham ...35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 25) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date MAY 88Meltham-yarra glen road, watson's creek antiques -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document, Russell Yeoman, Tour of Historic Buildings and Locations, 1978
Self guided heritage tour information produced by the Shire of Eltham Historical Society for 1978 Eltham Community Festival of 36 locations each numbered on accompanying map. Locations and detail provided current to 1978: 1. ELTHAM SHOPPING CENTRE Whilst very little remains in the centre of historical importance, this area has interest as the "village" which developed over many years following the opening of the railway from Melbourne in 1902. Previously the shopping centre had been spread out over a long length of Main Road to the south. Shops have been continuously demolished or remodelled and the majority of buildings date from the 1950's or later. The recently erected Post Office replaced the "old" Post Office opened on the same site only in 1958. 2. WOOLWORTHS ELTHAM VILLAGE Part of the site of this modern shopping development was occupied by the former Eltham Shire Offices and Hall. The hall was paid for by public subscription whilst the Council raised a loan for the offices. The combined building was opened in 1941. It served as office and Council meeting place until 1965 and as the hall until its demolition in 1970. 3. ELTHAM WAR MEMORIAL The complex of buildings adjoining the present Shire Offices were financed by public subscription as a Memorial following World War II. Their construction and for many years their operation was organised by the now disbanded Eltham War Memorial Committee. The original buildings were the; Infant Welfare Centre, Children’s Library (now War Memorial Hall and Dental Clinic) and Kindergarten. In later years the Elderly Citizens Club was built at the rear. 4. ELTHAM SHIRE OFFICES These offices were opened in 1965 and extended in 1971 to provide additional office accommodation and the Eltham Library. They represent the last of a long line of offices and meeting places of the Eltham Shire Council and its predecessor the Eltham District Road Board. The building occupies the former site of Shillinglaw Cottage. The three tall cypress trees which stood in front of the Cottage have been retained as a feature of the office surrounds. 5. OUR LADY'S CHURCH AND SCHOOL The Catholic Church and School complex opposite the Shires Offices shows a number of stages in the development of Eltham township. The recently constructed church adjoins its predecessor (now the parish centre). Many years ago the Catholic Church was located opposite Wingrove Park and the present central site follows the northerly drift of the township. 6. SHILLINGLAW COTTAGE The Cottage was built in 1859 by George Stebbing, a local builder who was responsible for a number of other prominent buildings in the area. Its removal from the site of the Shire Offices and re-erection on the present site was financed by public subscription. It is built of handmade bricks laid in Flemish Bond with an unusual design featuring burnt "leader" bricks over the whole facade. The Cottage is occupied by Eltham Fleececrafts and will be open during the Festival and at other times during weekends. It is classified by the National Trust. 7. RAILWAY BRIDGE The timber trestle bridge over the Diamond Creek was built in 1901. Whilst all of its timbers have been replaced at various times over the years the only change to its character has been the addition of pylons and wiring for electric trains in 1923. It is one of very few similar bridges remaining in the metropolitan area. In 1976 a proposal to replace the bridge with an earth embankment and large culvert pipes was abandoned following community protests. The bridge, however, remains under threat because of the necessity for future deuplication of the railway line. 8. ELTHAM CENTPAL PARK The area between the railway and the creek has for many years been used as a park which included Eltham' s main football oval. The access road, Panther Place is named after Eltham's team playing in the Diamond Valley League. In recent years a large area extending to Bridge Street and locally known as the Town Park has been landscaped and added to the area. The excellent blending of the park with the natural landscape of the creek valley has earned a National Trust Landscape Classification. 9. OLD BAKERY On the southern corner of York Street and Main Road is an old house with a shop front which was for many years the local baker's shop. The brick bakery at the rear is of somewhat later vintage than the house. 10. BRIDGE STREET CUTTING Before reconstruction of Main Road this intersection had deep cutting embankments on all four corners, forming a distinctive feature of the entrance to Eltham. Roadworks and private development have levelled the land on the low side of the road. A memorial to the Eltham soldiers of World War I which was located at the north-western corner is now situated at the Eltham R.S.L. 11. HILLTOP MILK BAR For many years this was the site of the Eltham Post Office under the control of the Hunniford family and later their descendants the Burgoynes. It was transferred to this site in 1855, although at that time the building apparently fronted Bridge Str e et. The site contained Eltham's first telephone exchange. The post office was relocated in 1954 but the shop was operated until recently by the Burgoyne family who still own the surrounding land. 12. UNITING CHURCH and former C.B.A. BANK The former Methodist Church was built in 1880 by George Stebbing. The Sunday School extension was built in 1929 and there have been more recent extensions. The adjoining opportunity shop was built as a bank in 1874 and purchased by the Methodist Church in 1954. 13. R.S.L. HALL, TELEPHONE EXCHANGE These relatively recent buildings occupy the site of a row of shops forming part of the early ribbon of business development along Main Road. In front of the R.S.L. building is the World War I Memorial relocated from the corner of Bridge Street and Main Road. 14. ELTHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Australia's first mudbrick "community building" was opened in April this year. Part of the site of the building was purchased in 1856 by Henry Dendy (of Brighton fame). At the rear of the land near the creek was a steam flour mill whilst Dendy's house was at the Main Road frontage of the land. His purchase totalled about 2 Ha (5 acres) and included land on the opposite side of Maria Street (Main Road). Dendy became a prominent member of the Eltham community and served one term as President of the Eltham District Road Board. In 1867 Dendy sold his land and business to William Ford of Malmsbury and shifted to Walhalla. The avenue of trees leading past the Community Centre to the creek may well have bordered the track to the mill. 15. ELTHAM HOTEL The original part of this hotel was built in 1927 following the burning of the former Watson's Eltham Hotel on the same site. The car park on the opposite side of Main Road was also the site of a hotel variously known over the years as; the Fountain of Friendship, the Fountain and the Evelyn Arms. As the Fountain of Friendship it was the first meeting place of the Eltham District Road Board in 1856. 16. ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH, PITT STREET In 1860 Henry Dendy was appointed Chairman of a committee to establish a church of England in Eltham. He donated part of his land in Pitt Street and in 1861 the church was opened. It was built by George Stebbing and remains in a well preserved state today. Th adjoining old vicarage is now named Dendy Hou se. A new mudbrick church hall is under construction on the site. The church and Dendy House are now listed on the Register of Historic Buildings. 17. NO. 86 PITT STREET Cottage built by George Stebbing and believed to be his home for some years in the 1850s. 18. LIVING AND LEARNING CENTRE The house was built in the 1850s with the kitchen at the front being added about 40 years later. By the creek below the house a number of early Eltham industries were located. These included a tannery and a brewery. 19. ELTHAM COURT HOUSE A Court of Petty Sessions was established in Eltham in 1858 and the present building dates from 1860. It is the oldest public building remaining in Eltham. In its early days the building was used as the meeting place and office of the Eltham District Road Board and as an overflow classroom for the local school. The Court House has been classified by the National Trust. The citation states that it is an example of the simple form of early brick Court House with gabled roof and porch. 20. LANDS DEPARTMENT OFFICE This building is the former police station and is probably of about the same age as the Court House. The lockup at the rear has been demolished but the old stables remain as garages. A licence was first granted for a police station at Eltham in 1856. 21. JARROLD COTTAGE The old Cottage opposite Dalton Street was formerly owned by the Jarrold family. Early records indicate that this was the building leased from the Jarrolds as a temporary police station prior to construction of the building on the corner of Brougham Street. The small building on the corner of the property was used as a boot repairer's shop. The elevated studio at the rear is a more recent construction by the present owners. 22. STATE SCHOOL RESIDENCE Erected in 1891 23. WINGROVE COTTAGE This building fills an important place in the history of Eltham and is now used as a medical clinic. It was built in 1858 for Charles S. Wingrove who was Secretary to the Eltham District Road Board and Shire Council from 1858 to 1904. During part of this period he was also Shire Engineer and was Secretary to the Heidelberg Road Board. The house was used as the office of the Board and Council for many years. Wingrove is buried in the cemetery at St. Helena. 24. WINGROVE PARK The parkland opposite Wingrove Cottage has been named after Charles Wingrove. The old Manna Gums are an outstanding feature of the park. 25. ELTHAM FRI.MARY SCHOOL NO. 209 The school first opened in the slab building in 1855 and operated from the present site since 1857. The oldest part of the present school is the stone building erected in 1876. The first school teacher, David Clark remained at the school until 1888. This school is the government township and has always been known as the Eltham School. An earlier school (no.371) known as Little Eltham School operated in Swan Street from 1853 to 1872. 26. "SHOESTRING" This house was built for school teacher David Clark. It has been extensively extended in recent years but the extensions do not detract from the character of the older part of the building. 27. ELTHAM CEMETERY The cemetery contains the graves of many of the district's pioneers . 28. MONTSALVAT This unique complex of buildings was commenced in 1935 by the late Justus Jorgensen and its development has extended over many years. Montsalvat has exerted a significant impact on Eltham The earth and stone construction of many of the buildings has influenced local architecture to a great extent and it has served as a "nerve centre" of the local artistic community. Montsalvat is open to the public for a small charge. 29. MAIN ROAD BRIDGE This location has been the main crossing of Diamond Creek since the earliest days of settlement. The present concrete bridge was erected in 1925 .and was preceded by a number of timber bridges. 30. ELTHAM LOWER PARK This park, being an unusually large flat area for Eltham, was originally the local racecourse. Horse races were held here from 1855 and the area was gazetted as a reserve for a racecourse and recreation reserve in 1857. The park is well known as a venue for school "bird days" and more recently as the site of the Diamond Valley Railway. This miniature railway features scale models of modern and old locomotives and rolling stock and has operated on this site since 1961 . Before that the railway operated at Chelsworth Park, Ivanhoe. 31. FALKINER HOUSE Frederick Falkiner was one of the earliest settlers in the Eltham township area and occupied a substantial leasehold prior to the first land sales. Early records show that Falkiner was the subject of a number of complaints from his neighbours but he has nevertheless been considered a prominent enough citizen to have a street named for him. This house was the home of Evelyn (Ely) Falkiner a member of Frederick's family. 32. WEST HOUSE Behind the large house on the hill is an early house built by the West family. This was relocated from a site near the front of the land by the present owner Mr. Fabbro. 33. FALKINER HOUSE This very old house is believed to have been the home of Frederick and may have been Eltham's first post office. Falkiner was the first post master for a short period. in 1854/55. 34. WITHERS HOUSE This house was the home of famous artist Walter Withers who shifted here from Heidelberg in 1903. 35. ELTHAM HIGH SCHOOL This school celebrated its jubilee this year, having commenced as the Eltham Higher Elementary School 50 years ago. 36. DIAMOND CREEK FOOTWAY If returning from the High School to the town centre the footpath by the bank of the Diamond Creek provides a pleasant route to finish your walk. The creek is a major tributary of the Yarra River. Together with its own major tributaries Arthurs Creek and Running Creek it commences on the southern slopes of the Dividing Range at Kinglake. It gives the name Diamond Valley to an area extending well beyond its actual drainage catchment.Recognition of the significance of various landmarks to the history of the Eltham community as of 1978‘shoestring’, 1978, bridge street cutting, burgoyne store, c.b.a. bank, diamond creek trail, eltham cemetery, eltham central park, eltham community centre, eltham community festival, eltham court house, eltham festival, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham primary school, eltham railway trestle bridge, eltham shire offices, eltham shopping centre, eltham state school no. 209, eltham village, eltham war memorial, falkiner house, heritage trail, hilltop milk bar, jarrold cottage, lands department office, living, living and learning centre, main road bridge, montsalvat, old bakery, our eltham artistic recollections, our lady help of christian’s church, our lady help of christian’s primary school, pitt street, post office, r.s.l. hall, shillinglaw cottage, st margaret’s church, state school residence, stebbing cottage, telephone exchange, uniting church, west house, wingrove cottage, wingrove park, withers house, woolworths -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF FLOOD ON CRESWICK CREEK AT SUSPENSION BRIDGE BEHIND KEEBLE'S 8/9/1909 TALBOT RD CLUNES. IT WAS THIS BRIDGE THAT MR. WATSON WAS SO NEARLY CARRIED DOWN WITH THE RUSHING WATERS. HE WAS STANDING ON PART OF IT, WHEN IT BROKE AWAY AND HE MANAGED TO CLING TO TO THE REMAINSsuspension bridge flood, flood creswick creek, 1909 flood -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... : Teachers Residence, Jones Creek (Waanyarra) Father: David Watson... Residence, Jones Creek (Waanyarra) Father: David Watson Birrell ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: David Augustus Birrell Date of Birth: 29th August, 1871 Place of birth: Teachers Residence, Jones Creek (Waanyarra) Father: David Watson Birrell Mother: Elizabeth Birrell (nee Urie) -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The junction of the Yarra River with Watson’s Creek, on ‘Yarra Brae’ northern boundary in 1940, C1940
... The junction of the Yarra River with Watson’s Creek, on ‘Yarra Brae ...ROSE SERIES P. CROSSROADS, WONGA PARK, VIC. -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Martha (Watson) Myers, 1907, c.1930 and 1953
Martha Watson was born on 17 October 1888 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia as the first child of Robina (Ruby) WATSON. She died on 23 March 1976 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Memories of Martha by Valcia nee Twigg Lowrie, granddaughter of Arthur Watson. My memories and recollections as told to me my Grandmother ‘Mum’ Myers. As a child she had scarlet fever and did not attend school during the illness and missed a lot of school (Macarthur Street State School). When she was meant to return to school having fallen behind her classmates, confused and behind with the school work, she instead spent her time wandering around Lake Wendouree feeling too ashamed to attend school. Her uncle Arthur, born in 1874, whom she idealized, was a type of father/mentor figure who played and important part in her early life. He moved to Queensland in the early 1900’s and they did not meet again until he visited Melton in 1949, he died in 1954. He was a champion rower in Victoria and Queensland and a noted cyclist who rode in three Warrnambool to Melbourne races, and footballer. Her mother’s death certificate reveals her place of death as the Ballarat Hospital on 8th September 1903 aged 36. Martha was not told of the death of her mother, it was some time later when she found out her mother had died. She was greatly distressed when she eventually found out. The grief and the circumstance of her mothers death and her unfortunate life had a permanent effect on Martha’s life. Robina was buried in Open Ground at the New Cemetery Ballarat. Marjorie likened to this to the death of Mozart at the age of 35 who was also buried in a common grave. Martha also told me the stories about how as a child she played at the cemetery, taking the oranges placed as offerings on the Chinese graves and being chased away in fright when caught by a Chinese man. Her description left a vivid impression on my mind. The Burnbank street house was just across the road from the cemetery. The pieces of this story I had heard made sense when I visited the location in recent years. Martha’s described how Nanna would sing on the front verandah, and send her off to t get drink for her. This situation might help explain the reason for Martha’s strong aversion to alcohol. As a young girl it had been distressing to her. Nanna was a colourful and theatrical personality and danced with the Duke when he visited Ballarat. She was also known to have stated that she would marry a man who could give her a bucket of gold, possibly around the time after her first husband, Charles death, she had her young boy Edward to bring up. Martha was about 13 years old when Nanna Watson left Ballarat going to Queensland to visit her son Arthur. Martha slept that night afraid and alone in the empty house. The person who was meant to collect her did not come until the next day. She went to work for a family, a woman with children, they took most of the money that Nanna had left with Martha. There was a new baby in the house and the Scottish man in the house behaved suspiciously towards Martha. She was afraid of him and would hide from him under the bed. At this young age she managed to survive on her wits and sense of self preservation. It is not known how long she worked with this family. The place was from my impression, away from the town of Ballarat. Her very difficult formative years are testament to her strength of character and determination to succeed in life and ambition to provide the best opportunities for her own children. In 1905 Martha received a post card from Uncle Arthur in Brisbane addressed – c/o Mrs Styles 14 High Street Ballarat. Dolly Styles was a Ballarat friend and she kept in contact with her for many years. A letter reveals her living in Minyip in her older years. Martha is thought to have spent a few years working before she arrived in Melton. Miss Shebler hired Martha to help her in the care of her father and to assist with work in the Golden Fleece Hotel. Mr Shebler was a nice old man and mostly confined to his room and somewhat childlike as described by Martha. [The elderly Mr August Shebler died in February 1908]. Martha’s exact arrival in Melton is not known, but could be estimated as late 1906 to early 1907. In her room at the hotel she could hear the spring cart of Mr Minns going on the milk delivery rounds in the very early hours of the morning after coming across the creek from his house When she was 19, she married Frederick Thomas MYERS, son of Henri MIERS and Ann DOWLING, on 30 April 1908 ( Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia). Frederick Thomas MYERS and Martha Mary WATSON had the following children: 1. Frederick John Watson MYERS was born on 01 October 1908 in Melton, Victoria, Australia.He died on 07 February 2001.He married Mary June BATTYE on 18 September 1948 in Victoria, Australia. 2. Marjorie Gretchen MYERS was born on 21 February 1912 in Melton, Victoria, Australia.She died on 10 September 2004 in Frankston, Victoria, Australia.She married Herbert Vivian BUTLER on 07 January 1939 in Victoria, Australia. 3. Eva Edna MYERS was born on 15 October 1918 in Melton, Victoria, Australia.She died on 31 January 2008 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.She married Ernest Wesley BARRIE on 25 October 1941 in Melton, Victoria, Australia. 4. Arthur Bruce MYERS was born on 29 April 1925 in Melton, Victoria, Australia.He died on 26 March 2015 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.He married Olive Irene NORTON in April 1953 in Balliang, Victoria, Australia (or Church of Christ Footscray? (WB)). 5. Maxwell Douglas MYERS was born on 10 August 1927 in Melton, Victoria, Australia.He died on 03 May 2005 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.He married Rosemary Rebecca BARRIE on 31 August 1951 in Melton, Victoria, Australia. Valcia nee Twigg Lowrie granddaughter of Arthur Watson, daughter of Mercia and Val Twigg did extensive research on the Marshall family of Lerwick Shetland Isle obtaining birth information of the Scottish forebears. She also got the birth/marriage and death certificates of the Ballarat connection of Robina’s husbands and children. Copies were sent to Edna and Wendy during the early 1990’s. Bruce and Irene also obtained certificates and Myers family information. Wendy applied for certificates at this time.Photographs of Martha (Watson) Myers taken at different times of her life -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Eastmont State School
Report on Eastmont State School No. 4789.Report on Eastmont State School No. 4789. Opened in 1964, Mr. Liang in charge. A new School is now being built, which will be known as Verdale. Helen Smart, Jennifer Watson, Virginia Hossack and Margaret Matheson interviewed Mr. Culph, another teacher.Report on Eastmont State School No. 4789. primary schools, eastmont state school, baker, mrs, liang, mr, verdale, culph, mr, smart, helen, watson, jennifer, hossack, virginia, matheson, margaret -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Seeking a world of your own, 12/02/1969 12:00:00 AM
Article on Council decision to demolish Moreton Park Hall (used as Regal Theatre) in order to build a branch library (ca 1965).Copy from Mrs Jessie Williams scrapbook of article from Nunawading Gazette 12 February 1969 about the subdivision of Trove Park Drive Estate by Mr Hilary Watson.Article on Council decision to demolish Moreton Park Hall (used as Regal Theatre) in order to build a branch library (ca 1965). williams, jessie, trove park drive estate, vermont, land subdivision, watson, hilary, cantley lane, brentford square shopping centre, forest hill, nunawading swimming pool -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Letter - Correspondence, Heatherdale Estate
Letter from valuer re land owned by Mrs WatsonLetter from valuer re land owned by Mrs Watson - corner of Purches Street and Canterbury Roads, Vermont (Heatherdale Estate)Letter from valuer re land owned by Mrs Watsonland values, heatherdale estate, watson (mrs), purches street, vermont, canterbury road -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Road Noise Claim, 25/06/1997 12:00:00 AM
Noise control limits complaints.Concerns of residents living near the Eastern Freeway of Vicroad failure to meet noise control limits.Noise control limits complaints.freeways, eastern freeway, vicroads, watson, barry, marshall day carr, world health organisation, balfe, peter, roads and streets, city of whitehorse, city of manningham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Brothels, 1985
Nunawading Council has issued a permit allowing Club 25 in Thornton Cres, Mitcham to operate as a brothel for 18 months.Nunawading Council has issued a permit allowing Club 25 in Thornton Cres, Mitcham to operate as a brothel for 18 months. Pastor Al Watson is threatening militant action.Nunawading Council has issued a permit allowing Club 25 in Thornton Cres, Mitcham to operate as a brothel for 18 months. brothels, club 25, city of nunawading, thornton crescent, mitcham, watson al, pastor, brothel action reform group, alfred street, blackburn no. 1, roberts, bruce, yarrramalong valley pty. ltd -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - Book, Prayer, The Church Services, c1869
Newspaper cuttings and handwritten remarks in the Bible indicate this was family Bible of Weston, Scott, Smith and Ottenbach families. Emma Scott nee Weston was original Colonist of Mitcham area. Grandmother of late Chris Otterbach, former member of the Historical Society.Small Book of Church Services (ie Prayer Book) metal bound - clasp missing. Includes Morning and Evening Services, Communion Services, Psalms and the readings for daily use.Frontispiece inscription: ' On her 20th birthday Matilda Weston from her affectionate mother February 19th' and 'to Emma from her Sister Matilda Sept 6 1869' and inside back cover:|'From my dear sister Matilda to her sister Emma Watson for learning her English four hours daily. February the 6th, 1869'books, religion -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Memories of Nunawading Youth Club, n.d
Memories of John Shambrook concerning people involved in the Nunawading Youth Club and some of their activities.youth clubs, nunawading youth club, watson, fred, treverton, gordon, willis, jim, willis charles l, lucas, bill, atkinson, burt, milburne, harry, white, orm, harman, andy, macauley, reg, toivonen, george, mcfarlane, b, arnall, george, williams, bob, holly, ron, shambrook, john, nunawading youth club -
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Document, Mitcham Scottish Society Inc, 1987
A Brief History of the Mitcham Scottish Society which was founded 1 April, 1955.A Brief History of the Mitcham Scottish Society which was founded 1 April, 1955. First President Jim Watson. Soon after they incorporated a Pipe Band - The Pipe Band separated from the Society in the 1960's. This Band is now the Box Hill Pipe Band. Covering letter R.S. Hill. Includes list of office bearers: 1955 - 1988.A Brief History of the Mitcham Scottish Society which was founded 1 April, 1955. clubs and associations, mitcham scottish society inc., mitcham scottish society pipe band, watson, jim, box hill pipe band, hill, r.s. -
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Pamphlet, Barnes Estate, 1/10/1926 12:00:00 AM
Auctioneer's brochure for Barnes Estate, Blackburn.Auctioneer's brochure for Barnes Estate, Blackburn. Subdivisional auction, Saturday October 16, 1926 in Faulder Watson Hall, Barker Street, Castlemaine. Auctioneer; Frank Fisher & Co.Auctioneer's brochure for Barnes Estate, Blackburn. barnes estate, frank fisher & co, blackburn, francis street, blackburn, whitehorse road, blackburn motors -
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Document - Newsletter, St Edward's Church of England, 28/02/1966
Newsletter and report of the Annual General Meeting talking about plans to build a Vicarage and the separation of St Edward's Parish and asking for offerings in envelope system.st edward's anglican church, blackburn south, watson, raymond -
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Article, Recorded history, 1995
Forest Hill Cricket Club celebrated its 40th anniversary, also the club's history was unveiled in a book 'A History of the Forest Hill Cricket Club'.Forest Hill Cricket Club celebrated its 40th anniversary, also the club's history was unveiled in a book 'A History of the Forest Hill Cricket Club'. Murray Howell with help from others has researched and collated the history.Forest Hill Cricket Club celebrated its 40th anniversary, also the club's history was unveiled in a book 'A History of the Forest Hill Cricket Club'. cricket, forest hill cricket club, howell, murray, mercuri, michael, mccormack, mark, gemma, marshall, bruce, dearing, peter, watson, della -
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Document, Recollections of Mitcham State School No. 2904, 29/04/1968
Notes on the Recollections of Mitcham State School No. 2904 from Fred Watson, written by C.G. Watson.Notes on the Recollections of Mitcham State School No. 2904 from Fred Watson, written by C.G. Watson.Notes on the Recollections of Mitcham State School No. 2904 from Fred Watson, written by C.G. Watson.mitcham state school no. 2904, watson, fred, watson, c.g. -
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Article, Brothel hearing to start
An appeal hearing on the bid to establish a brothel in Mitcham began in Melbourne on Friday.An appeal hearing on the bid to establish a brothel in Mitcham began in Melbourne on Friday. Pastor Watson says BARG and its committee has been formed at a big meeting at St John's Catholic Church, Mitcham. Contributions are called for an appeal fund.An appeal hearing on the bid to establish a brothel in Mitcham began in Melbourne on Friday.brothels, yarramalong valley pty ltd, watson, al (pastor), brothel action reform group, st johns catholic church, mitcham, thornton crescent -
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Article, An open or shut case
After Nunawading Council rejecting Club 25's appeal for a planning permit for a brothel in Mitcham.After Nunawading Council rejecting Club 25's appeal for a planning permit for a brothel in Mitcham. Owner of the brothel, Bruce Roberts, has appealed to the Planning Appeals Tribunal and his appeal is to be heard 20 September. A new group has been set up and funds raised from St John's Catholic Church, Mitcham, Brothel Action Reform Group to support the anti-brothel group and have engaged legal experts.After Nunawading Council rejecting Club 25's appeal for a planning permit for a brothel in Mitcham. brothels, st johns catholic church, mitcham, rossiter, bob, wattle park gospel chapel, watson, al, roberts, bruce, club 25, brothel action reform group, galbally, frank, victoria. planning appeals board., thornton crescent -
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Article, Bid for brothel in Blackburn
Article on application to establish a brothel in Blackburn has prompted local protests and objections. The Application was submitted on behalf of Janice Sharp. Al Watson, chairman of the Brothel Action Reform Group was one of the first official letters of objection. The Planning Appeals Board still has to give its decision.brothels, sharp, janice, watson, al, brothel action reform group, victoria. planning appeals board, city of nunawading, alfred street, blackburn no 1 -
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Document, Watson, R.A, 1946
Certificate from Nunawading Council for service by R.A. (Fred) Watson during 2nd World War & other articles about the war in New Guinea. Box Hill District cricket umpire for 40 yearswatson, r.a., watson, fred, world war, 1939 - 1945 -
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Newspaper - Article, Stumps for Fred after 40 years, 4/07/1984
Article in Nunawading Gazette. Fred Watson has retired after 40 years as umpire for the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association.watson, r.a., watson, fred, box hill reporter district cricket association -
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Newspaper - Article, Watson's heart is in cricket, 17/11/1992
Article in Nunawading Gazette. Fred Watson, cricket umpire with Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association receives Nunawading Council's Sports Award for 1992.watson, r.a., watson, fred, box hill reporter district cricket association, city of nunawading . sports advisory board -
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Report, Travellers Rest Hotel, 1920
Copy of official record of licencees of the Blackburn Hotel (previously the Travellers Rest Hotel) covering the period from 1920 to May 1977.blackburn hotel, travellers rest hotel, graham, george edwin, gromann, eugene, jackman, harry stanley, emily, johnson, richard, male, william, carmody, thomas joseph, watson, john maggington, kelly, charlotte, lynch, john thomas, phyllis lydia, jennings, john walter reginald, stafford, o'dwyer, james joseph, harris, ramon john, upton, brian ronald -
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Painting - Artwork - Painting, 'Painting Plant Form from Nature' by Alice Watson, c1930
... cassel mount william creek Alice Watson ...Alice Watson completed a course of work at the Ballarat Technical Art School, a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. Her complete folio is held by Federation University Australia. Paintings undertaken at the Ballarat Technical Art School by Edith Alice (Alice) Watson. ballarat technical art school, ballarat technical art school number 10, ballarat school of mines, alice watson, edith alice watson, artwork, flora, alumni, mount cassel, mount william creek -
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Photograph, Line up - Queen Carnival in Mitcham Memorial Hall, 1928
Black and white photo of Line up of People taking part in Queen Carnival in Mitcham Memorial Hall in 1928. A photocopy was donated by Myra Fort of Peel Street Mitcham with a list of the people taking part in the Queen Carnival. Back Row - Jean Lee, Betty McDonald, Lin Ballantyne, Charles Wallace, Orm White, ????, Betty Whelan, Thelma Pratt Centre - Myra Ireland, ????? Eva Ancona, ?????, Mary Markam, May Voutier, Dorothy Watson. Elvie Pratt, Roma Whelan. Bottom/ Front - Lily Ancona, Les Edwards, Dorothy Edwards, Betty McDuff, Isabel McKay, Arthur Cook. Lorna Hill, Ray Crawford (?).mitcham memorial hall, festivals and celebrations, queen carnival 1928, lee, jean, mcdonnell, betty, ballantyne, lin, wallace, charles, white, orm, whelan, pratt, thelma, ancona, lily, edwards, les, hall, lorna, crawford, ray, ireland, myra, eva, markham, mary, voutier, may, watson, dorothy, elvie, roma, mcniff, mckay, isabel, cook, arthur, fort -
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Document - Folder, Morrison: Sir William Irvine, Beatrice Wanliss Morrison
William Hill Irvine came from Northern Ireland around 1879 and lived in Heidelberg. He became a barrister and Member for Flinders Electorate, serving at various times as Attorney-General, Chief Justice, Premier and Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria. His daughter Beatrice married James Morrison and lived in Eltham. Irvine's other children were William and Agnes. William became Crown Prosecutor. Agnes married Ian Hayward and moved to Adelaide. Beatrice worked with the War Service Committee, raising money for the Red Cross and became chairman of the War Memorial Committee which built the Baby Health Centre, the Children's Library and the Pre-School Centre in Eltham. The family were interlinked with other local people. Contents Document by Beatrice W Morrison, 8 May no year given but pre 1989: life of Sir William Hill Irvine, his daughter Beatrice Wanliss Morrison and her husband James Morrison, and memories of Eltham and residents. Document summarising life of Beatrice Wanliss Morrison, undated but post 1989. Letter from Beatrice Williams to Eltham Shire, 29 September 1985: endorsing the idea of a nature corridor through Eltham Shire to the Great Dividing Range, noting she nursed the Morrison family before WWII. Letter from Health Shire to Beatrice Williams, 9 October 1985: acknowledging letter. Newspaper death notice, The Age, 19 March 2008: William Irvine Askin Morrison. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcwilliam hill irvine, james morrison, agnes hayward nee morrison, war service committee eltham, red cross, baby health centre eltham, children's library eltham, pre-school centre eltham, somerville morrison, archie morrison, virginia morison, michael irvine, ian hayward, bill hayward, killeavy eltham, mccoll family eltham, logan family eltham, dry creek eltham, jack mccoll, burke and wills, orford family, andersons family, mount pleasant road eltham, reynolds road eltham, eddy anderson, reynolds family, sweeney family, sweeney's lane eltham, burston family, carrucan family, beatrice wanliss morrison nee irvine, beatrice williams, thomas watson haymes, william irvine askin morrison