Group of debutantes with Mrs. Marie Dewar (Box Hill Lady Mayoress) at St. Francis Xavier Debutante Ball, Kew Town Hall in 1966. The 1966 annual Parish Ball of St. Francis Xavier's Box Hill and St. Clare's Box Hill North, was held at Kew City Hall. Host Mr. R. Daffy, O.B.E. and Mrs Daffy welcomed more than 400 guests. Official guests to the ball included Rev. Fr. Conquest, P.P., and Rev. Fr. Deakin, of St Francis Xavier's, Rev. Fr. Kelly and Rev. Fr. Martin of St Clare's, Rev. Brs. Doolan, Principal and Rev. Br. Faulkner of St. Leo's College, Box Hill. Mrs. H. Hancock, chaperone, presented the ten debutantes to the Mayor and Mayoress of Box Hill, Cr. and Mrs. S. Dewar. Debutantes were: Anne Lawrence, Mary Fisher, Gabrielle Long, Tricia Coffey, Annette Wilkinson, Annette Stagg, Cathy Wernert, Christine Timms, Susan Hynes and Beverley Sullivan. The debutantes were trained by Mr. A. Curtis. Mr. Arthur Lakeman was compere and the music provided by Ron Richards Dance Band.B&w photo mounted in cream cardboard folderdebutantes, st francis xavier, 1966, dewar> marie, mayoress, st clare's catholic church, ron richards dance band, richards> ron

Group of debutantes with partners and Mr. Stan Dewar and Mrs. Marie Dewar (on his right) at St. Francis Xavier Debutante Ball, Kew Town Hall in 1966. The lady on his left is chaperone Mary Hancock. The 1966 annual Parish Ball of St. Francis Xavier's Box Hill and St. Clare's Box Hill North, was held at Kew City Hall. Host Mr. R. Daffy, O.B.E. and Mrs Daffy welcomed more than 400 guests. Official guests to the ball included Rev. Fr. Conquest, P.P., and Rev. Fr. Deakin, of St Francis Xavier's, Rev. Fr. Kelly and Rev. Fr. Martin of St Clare's, Rev. Brs. Doolan, Principal and Rev. Br. Faulkner of St. Leo's College, Box Hill. Mrs. H. Hancock, chaperone, presented the ten debutantes to the Mayor and Mayoress of Box Hill, Cr. and Mrs. S. Dewar. Debutantes and their partners were: Anne Lawrence and John Ross, Mary Fisher and Bruce Williams, Gabrielle Long and Paul McCann, Tricia Coffey and Emiel Timmers, Annette Wilkinson and Jim Oliver, Annette Stagg and Jeff Carthew, Cathy Wernert and Norman Christopherson, Christine Timms and Alan McKay, Susan Hynes and Michael Smith, Beverley Sullivan and John Hosie. The debutantes were trained by Mr. A. Curtis. Mr. Arthur Lakeman was compere and the music provided by Ron Richards Dance Band.B&w photo mounted in cream cardboard folderdebutantes, st francis xavier, 1966, dewar> marie, ron richards dance band, richards> ron, dewar> stan, hancock> mary, st. clare's catholic church

Sketch from a photograph of Annie Dines house built 1889 and demolished 1949, site of Box Hill Town Hall - sketched by N. Jamieson. Also photocopy of the original photo.Sketch from a photograph of Annie Dines house. whitehorse road, box hill, dines, annie, box hill town hall

Stephen Whiteside and Maggie Somerville have transformed some of C. J. Dennis poems into songs including 'The Old White Horse' which is about the White Horse Hotel which was on the corner of Whitehorse & Elgar Rds, Box Hill.Stephen Whiteside and Maggie Somerville have transformed some of C. J. Dennis poems into songs. dennis, c. j., white horse hotel, whitehorse road, box hill, elgar road, box hill, whiteside, stephen, somerville, maggie

Article about the proposed move of the Boer War memorial from Whitehorse Road to Box Hill gardens (photo).Article about the proposed move of the Boer War memorial from Whitehorse Road to Box Hill gardens (photo).box hill returned servicemens league, box hill gardens, bowden, anthony peter, baden-powell, michael, box hill historical society inc, war memorials, boer war 1899-1902

Photocopy of map of part of Shire of Nunawading. area along Whitehorse Road from Box hill to Mitcham. Mitcham Station marked as Emery's Hill.Photocopy of map of part of Shire of Nunawading. area along Whitehorse Road from Box hill to Mitcham.maps, shire of nunawading, box hill, blackburn, nunawading, mitcham, emery's hill

Copy of The Reporter, Friday August 14, 1914 article on the Inauguration of electric lighting in the Shire of Nunawading at the substation cnr Whitehorse Road and Station Street, Box Hill, includes the townships of Blackburn, Tunstall and Mitcham.Inauguration of electric lighting in the Shire of Nunawading at the substation cnr Whitehorse Road and Station Street, Box Hill,electricity supply, lincolne and macdougall, wright, g.f., melbourne electric supply company, garrett, h.t.