Historical information
The City of Moorabbin Historical Society was formed c 1960 by a group of Moorabbin residents who were concerned that the history of the area should be preserved. A good response to a call for items related to the historical area of Moorabbin Shire brought donations of a wide variety of artefacts which are now preserved by the current members of CMHS at Box Cottage Museum . Helen Stanley, Secretary of CMHS, began producing a Newsletter for members in April 2007 to provide current information and well researched items of historical interest.
Significance
Helen Stanley has produced a bi-monthly Newsletter, 2007 - 2013, for the members of the City of Moorabbin Historical Society that contains well researched interesting historical items, notification of upcoming events, current advice from Royal Australian Historical Society , Museums Australia Victoria and activities of Local Historical Societies. The Newsletter is an important record of the activities of the CMHS
Local newspaper reports about the ‘discovery’ of Box Cottage’ 1977
Physical description
3 x A4 paper printed on 1 side
Issue 16 of the bi-monthly, City of Moorabbin Historical Society Newsletter produced by Society member and Secretary, Mrs Helen Stanley in April 2010.. Notice for the meeting on Anzac Day, Sunday 25th , 3 photocopied photographs taken by 2nd Lieutenant Vic Smith aboard the troopship “Port Sydney” coming home from WW1 in 1919. An article ‘Re-visiting some ‘Box Cottage’ Facts recounts the discovery of the ‘Cottage’ in a shed on the property purchased by Mr Laurie Lewis from the Reitman family in 1977. Thankfully Mr Lewis appreciated such a find and donated it to the City of Moorabbin, and together it was dismantled and re-constructed in Joyce Park, Ormond in 1988 – 100 yards from the original site. Excerpts from 3 articles in ‘The Moorabbin Standard’ and ‘Chadstone Progress’ Newspapers 1977 describing the newly discovered early settler cottage on the Lewis Timber Pty Ltd property in Jasper Road, Ormond. A photocopied photograph of the ‘Box Cottage’ June 1977 when used as a storage facility.
Inscriptions & markings
CITY of MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / APRIL 2010 NEWSLETTER
Subjects
- city of moorabbin historical society,
- stanley helen,
- lewis laurie,
- lewis grace,
- lewis timber pty. ltd.,
- melbourne,
- moorabbin,
- cheltenham,
- ormond,
- bentleigh,
- market gardeners,
- pioneers,
- early settlers,
- moorabbin shire,
- box cottage museum,
- smith vic,
- ss port sydney,
- world war one 1914 – 1918,
- soldiers,
- aif,
- reitman j.,
- box john,
- box william,
- dendy henry,
- bullock drays,
- moorabbin roads board 1862,
- dendy’s special survey 1841,
- mclean n,
- box henry,
- joyce park ormond,
- city of moorabbin
