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Handwritten note about Grace Beatrice Brown living on 13 Gladstone Parade, Elsternwick, 3185. Dated 12/07/1983, author unknown. Grace, better known as Beatrice, was the youngest of the six children. Amy, Grace’s eldest sister was involved in the YWLA, Aboriginal welfare and Missions to Seamen. The note also includes information about their lives from early years to their achievement in piano in their later years
A short history of The Graytown Goldrush. Includes Photographs 12p
gold mining, graytown, pioneers
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This file contains one item: 1/The obituary of William Murray Ross from Brighton Southern Cross, dated 03/09/1904. Ross is commemorated as a pioneer of Caulfield, and the obituary includes a biography recording his life in the area.
murray ross william, ross william murray, obituaries, caulfield, pioneers, ‘the grange’, jordan sergeant, sugar beet, sugar industry, rosstown refinery, rosstown railway, railway lines , elsternwick railway, dandenong road, hawthorn road, inkerman road, local government, caulfield road board, pennington harold councillor, kooyong road, glen eira road, watts thomas, v.a.t.c. racecourse, street names, aboriginal languages, caulfield council, lempriere councillor , death and dying, bayston councillor, mayors, brighton southern cross, rosstown, funerals
This file contains two items: 1/ A photocopied 3 page article on 46 Queen’s Avenue, Carnegie taken from the ‘Australian Home Beautiful’, 01/11/1938. Describes home interior design features and exterior building character features, designed and built by W.L. Fritzlaff for Mr. and Mrs. Norman Meyers, veterinary surgeon. 2/Handwritten document from Sands and McDougalls gives owners of number 46 from 1938 to 1960, researched by Claire Barton dated 18/02/2014.
the australian home beautiful, caulfield, queens avenue, queen’s avenue, meyers norman, caulfield racecourse, physicians, fritzlaff w.f., builders, brick houses, leek miss j.m., lolagis m.n., leek horace, trainers, cooke murray, harrison ida r mrs, meyers chas. l., veterinary surgeons
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This file contains four items about the history of the church: 1/Typed letter dated 17/05/1977 from Mrs. C. Fergusson for the Murrumbeena United Church to accompany Item 2. 2/Four original copies plus a photocopy of ‘St. Giles Presbyterian Church Murrumbeena (An Outline of Sixty-five Years of Progress) 1890-1955’. These include lists of clergy, significant congregational members etc. One of the books is noted ‘Doble’ on the cover, as sent by Allan Doble in Item 3. 3/Handwritten letter dated 15/01/1999 from Allen Doble which accompanied one of the books at Item 2. This letter includes information on Dr Seymour, first Minister at St. Giles. There is also a typed excerpt from the letter. 4/Handwritten note, undated, by person unknown about two Foundation Stones and the Aeneas McDonald Memorial Hall at St. Giles.
st. giles presbyterian church, murrumbeena united church, murrumbeena, murrumbeena road, carnegie, rosella street, doble allan, pollock a.l. rev., mclaurin archibald, thomson jean a., ferguson c. mrs., davey. e.t., frith d., riach f.j., doble mrs., memorials, mclaurin jean, ‘frogmore’, ardyne estate, carnegie, rosstown, woornack road, oakleigh road, koornang road, will h. clay nursing home, wahgoo street , innellan road , ardyne street, dunoon street, bute street, toward street, ariadne avenue, burns avenue, thomson avenue, barkley-thomson jean, scott william jones, scott william, scott george, scott john, scott mrs., shearer john, lacey mr., merry mr., hitchcock mr., wilson mr., dawson mr., matters mr., shearer janet bone mcewan, shearer ariadne, shearer elizabeth, mclaurin elizabeth, carpenters, shearer peter, mclaurin archibald, seymour j.a. rev. dr, cullen robert j.s., hamilton james, hethersett grove, sutherland i.b., manses, churches, presbyterian church, clergy, ministers, robertson john kirkland rev., sunday schools, liddelow elsie, seymour elsie, day linda, macdonald aeneas, borland frank, falconer messrs n. and s.a., kelly hugh rev., shearer mary macpherson, mcnabb hugh, william louis r., architects, crabb t.f., murrumbeena presbyterian church, mcleod robert, elmore frank, cayser stella, dowding keith mccallum, howden william b., thompson w.h., lyle n., anderson mr., angus mr., inglis mr., donald w.g., thompson j.g., gilbert w.r. , dickson percy, van nooten j.w., moore r.s.m., wreen w., chambers paris, brown c., lavender e., price n., birtchnell o.e., shearer m., rae w.f., hurdman m., bates clarice, lawrie tom, morris t.w. and son, builders, macdonald elspeth, mckinnon j.s., buntine w.j., kerr w.j., porter a.j., cooper mrs., haddon and henderson, foundation stones, church groups, halls, mclean r.w. rev., macdonald a.e. rev., williams louis r. (architect), crabb t.f. (builder), aeneas macdonald memorial, millar d. right rev. moderator, falcolner n. and s.a. (builders), koornang uniting church
This file contains 5 items: 1/1Newspaper article from the Standard Times, dated 03/11/1971, describing the results from the Saturday athletics competitions held by Caulfield Little Athletics Association. Results range from under eights age group to under fifteens age group both girls and boys. 2/1 article from the Caulfield/Port Phillip Leader on the success of the Caulfield Little Athletics Club at the Little Athletics State Track and Field Championship, dated 29/03/2011. 3/1 article from the Caulfield/Port Phillip Leader, dated 11/10/2011, describing the ‘Bring a Friend Day’ event at Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, and promoting the Caulfield Little Athletics Association. 4/1 article from the Glen Eira/Port Phillip Leader on the success of the Caulfield Little Athletics Club at the Southern Metro Region Championship, dated 12/03/2013. 5/I article from the Glen Eira/Port Phillip Leader on Caulfield Little Athletics Clubs success at the Little Athletics Southern Metro Region Cross Country and Walks Challenge, dated 30/07/2013.
foley roy, arden cr., arden mrs, gunn e cr., walters r cr., gunn e mrs., blair cr., poolan g cr., foley kath, russell geoff, caulfield, caulfield south, sports clubs, ladson mandy, sanders neil, ‘bring a friend day’, duncan mackinnon reserve, caulfield little athletics centre, harper russell, bendigo bank murrumbeena, sporting clubs, caulfield little athletics, sports, recreations, competitions, entertainment, sports grounds, parks, reserves, leisure, cultural events, cultural activities, athletics, ovals, clubs, associations, thompson riley, montag jemima, watson sasha, mouratch daniel, montag piper, brammer bridget, nakase taishi, macdonald georgie, mckenzie charlotte, edwards nicholas, kolokythas keelan, kelart oliver, davis nicola, o’brien genevieve, montag andie, o’connor aisling, catalano maggie, jayesena dinesh, glew liam, menara lachlan, meysztavicz james, miller samantha, williams elinor, pickering jasper, caulfield/port phillip leader, glen eira/port phillip leader, standard times
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This file contains one item pertaining to Anglican Homes for Elderly People in Clarence Court, Elsternwick: 1/A bundle of documents, including a list of the names of office bearers, the annual report and financial statement, the balance sheet, the income and expenditure statement and the auditor’s report for the year ending 31 December 1987, plus a hand-drawn map showing the location of the Court.
elsternwick, clarence court, st. catherine’s, trinity court, mcgregor j. mrs., arden d. mr, howlett g. mr., riley d. mr., hare j. mrs., curzon-siggers e. mrs., guy j. mr., hurst p. mr., lang d. dr., rowland a. mr., weickhardt g. mr., buegg m. mrs., henham f. miss, wright l. mrs., sister james walter, nellor w. reverend, davis r. reverend, hislop j. reverend, cleary r. reverend, yelland r. mr., danby bland proven + co.
This file contains 1 item: An article with colour exterior photograph of 137-141 Koornang Road dated 30/05/2006 advertising a forthcoming auction on 02/06/2006, source unknown.
carnegie, koornang road, auctions, shops
One item about Mark Trevorrow’s life: This newspaper cutting titled ‘All Trevorrow’s Parties’, from the Saturday Age, dated 14/04/2012, describes the career of comedian Mark Trevorrow, who grew up in Murrumbeena. When interviewed he was appearing under his comedian alias, Bob Downe at the Spiegeltent. The article describes his life as a gay person during a period of changing social attitudes in Melbourne and Sydney.
entertainers, comedians, ‘the globos’, downe bob, trevorrow mark, sex discrimination, homosexual discrimination, festivals and celebrations, murrumbeena
This file contains one item: 1/A clipping from The Age newspaper (titled ‘Victims of sexual assalt to paint over Harris mural’, by Caroline Zielinski, dated 07/09/2014) about the pending removal of a mural, painted by former children’s entertainer and convicted sex offender Rolf Harris, from the wall of Penhalluriack’s Building Supplies, a hardware store in Caulfield, by victims of sexual abuse.
penhalluriack’s building supplies, murals, hardware stores, zielinski caroline, the age, harris rolf, artists, entertainers, penhalluriack frank
This file contains 1 item: 1/A clipping from the Leader newspaper (titled ‘House offers refuge for women’, by Lorna Swinstead, dated 10/08/1988) about Clara House, a facility in South Caulfield designed to accommodate women in the early stages of mental illness without separating them from their children, as conventional facilities tend to. The remainder of the clipping consists solely of unrelated advertisements, which nevertheless are retained due to revealing the provenance.
clara house, south caulfield, geroe clara dr, women’s refuges, caulfield south, malvern-caulfield progress, welfare establishments, woods anne, swinstead lorna, office of psychiatric services
This file contains 2 items relating to the life of Richard John Gainey: 1/One copy of a Parliament of Victoria record of Richard Gainey giving brief details about his life, occupations and army service in World War One. Author and date unknown, accessed 02/03/2012. 2/ Research notes by Anne Kilpatrick, 15/08/2014, giving Richard Gainey’s address in Caulfield.
gainey richard john teachers, charitable organisations, aitkin evelyn alice, world war 1939-1945, caulfield, world war 1914-1918, soldiers, keeron street, exservice organisations, elsternwick, gould league of bird lovers, returned service people, parliamentary representatives
This file contains six items pertaining to the Rotary Club of Glen Eira: 1/The 1996-7 bulletin of the Club. Contains the address and phone number of the Club, a brief history of Glen Eira, a list of the times and locations of the meetings of both the Glen Eira branch and others in Melbourne, and a list of present and past faculty. 2/A typewritten letter, dated 21/03/1997, from Geoff Oscar, former president of the Club, to Mrs. Felicitie Campbell of the Caulfield Historical Society, thanking the latter for an address delivered to the Club on 18/03. 3/Bulletin #38 of the Club, which principally describes a meeting held at 29/04/1997. Features a duty roster, an advance program, a description of a presentation about ANZAC Day to be delivered at the meeting by Ross Bastiaan, a description of a presentation about great cities of the world delivered at the previous meeting by Peter Shellie, a poem about ANZAC Day, notifications of various upcoming events, and an attendance report. Also attached is a an extract from Victorian Railways to ’62 by Leo J. Harrigan describing the history of the Rosstown Railway. 4/Two copies of a booklet announcing the 21st birthday celebration dinner of the Club, to be held on 11/11/2008. Included is the menu, program of events, and a list of past presidents of the Club. 5/A booklet, dated 2009, providing basic information about the Club, including its address, meeting time, contact details, mission statement, faculty, past presidents, calendar and a brief history. 6/A card announcing the 21st Annual Business Person’s Breakfast, to be held at Glen Eira Town Hall on 12/03/2010, featuring David Smorgon as guest speaker.
glen eira, rotary club of glen eira, clubs and associations, st. georges road, elsternwick, local history, ricketson henry, watts thomas, architects, ‘glen eira’, mansions, house names, australian general military hospital no. 11, alfred hospital, southern memorial hospital, graham jeremy, james barry, langfelder kurt, fookes marc, asher geoff, süssmann jacques, flores denis, strong john, sylvester bill, oscar geoff, cohen peter, leske john, sharp merv, ray alf, nettelbeck david, sherlock max, rattray john, pollock david, smith barry, harris paul, britten elizabeth, jacobs frank, campbell felicitie mrs., caulfield historical society, scout groups, dover street, north road, trams, ripponlea, market gardens, chinese community, nepean highway, glen eira road, caulfield grammar, horses, edinburgh avenue, bastiaan ross dr., zazryn ben, schwartz roy, nathan vic, stewart ron, sharp hiam, bendel david, steven john, turner brian, shellie peter, warren r., dalidakis g., silvester b., brain judy, stuckey hugh, solomon john, sloman felicity, anzac day, ‘anzac day poem’, stockdale alan, pfau leon, caulfield races, fundraising events, rotary club of caulfield-rosstown, rosstown sugar mill, banners, ‘victorian railways to ‘62’, harrigan leo j., rosstown railway, railways, business and finance, ross william murray, ‘the grange’, caulfield, rosstown junction railway and property co., rosstown railway abandonment act 1916, rosstown, carnegie, rosstown road, festivals and celebrations, kooyong lawn tennis club, food, heuberger david, harambee choir, mcinnes ray archdeacon, muir colin, aarons joseph, nagaoka ryo, miwa takashi, sheezel robert, matheson judy, marks ian, nelson adrian, blode larry, the london tavern, hawthorn road, binstock sam, hill jan, faiman keith, nirens jeff, preston mark, fabian garry, dimand jack, silvester bill, city of glen eira town hall, annual business person’s breakfast, smorgon david
This file contains two items relating to the appointment of Murrumbeena man Glenn Meredith as Head Coach of the Australian Men’s Lacrosse Team 2014: 1/A print-out of a news article titled ‘Glenn Meredith gets nod for top job in 2014’ from Lacrosse Victoria’s website, dated 14/11/2011, announcing Glenn Meredith’s appointment. The article includes a brief synopsis of Meredith’s lacrosse career. 2/An article titled ‘Murrumbeena man coaching Aussies’, Glen Eira Leader, dated 05/11/2013. The article includes a colour photo of Meredith, and discusses his work coaching the Australian Men’s Lacrosse Team in an upcoming tour of Japan, and in the 2014 Denver World Games.
meredith glenn, australian lacrosse association, lacrosse, sport, parker-white vivienne, sporting clubs, australian men’s lacrosse team, federation of international lacrosse, caulfield, murrumbeena, glen eira leader, bendigo bank murrumbeena, men’s world championship, lacrosse victoria
This file contains one item relating to the death of Nicholas MacKenzie on 22/08/2013: 1/An article published 27/08/2013 in the Glen Eira Leader titled ‘Man dies in roof tragedy’ regarding the death of Nicholas MacKenzie in a workplace accident on 22/08/2103. The accident occurred when the roof of a Caulfield South shop collapsed while Mackenzie was working on it. The article is written by Angus Thompson and Kylie Adoranti.
caulfield south, thompson angus, adoranti kylie, death and dying, mackenzie nicholas, hawthorn road, accidents and disasters, roofs, shops
This file contains 2 items relating to an 1887 Queen Victoria Jubilee Medal: 1/An 1887 Queen Victoria Jubilee Medal. The medal has an image of Queen Victoria and the words ‘Victoria’s Jubilee 1887’ on one side, and the Australian Coat of Arms with the words ‘Caulfield’s Celebration 21 June 1887’ on the other. The medal is accompanied by a card noting that it is owned by the Glen Eira Historical Society, with no other ownership details mentioned. 2/A print-out from the Museum Victoria website, containing the details of a similar medal owned by Museum Victoria. The print-out includes a photo of the obverse of the medal.
festivals and celebrations, medals, caulfield, queen victoria jubilee 1887, queen victoria
Chisholm Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Technology Magazine, Feedback, No.3 1989. 1988 Prospectus of Chisholm Institute of Technology Official Invitation to opening of Continuity and Change, dated November 1985. Chisholm Institute of Technology Planning Brief (draft copy) dated 1985. Includes architectural drafts of campus. Fourteen pages including Building Plans. Official invitation to staff and students’ exhibition at Chisholm Institute of Technology 1983. Chisholm Institute of Technology Conferring of Awards booklet dated May 20, 1983. Includes list of graduates, staff and council. With handwritten notes on rear end pages. Undated brochure of advertising courses offered at Chisholm Institute of Technology. Loose card inside with description At Chisholm You’ll Get More Than Just A Piece Of Paper. Includes campus plans. Chisholm Institute of Technology Open Day brochure dated 1982. Includes map at back.
vaughan geoffrey n. dr., jakovidis greg, mcleod ian, mckenry keith, chisholm caroline, jones b.o. hon., coogan c. k. dr., green k.d., aboriginal medicine, solar, engineering, applied physics, prospectus, chisholm history, school of art and design, david syme business school, school of education, school of nursing, school of social and behavioural studies, faculty of technology, centre for applied mathematical modelling, centre for business technology, centre for industrial tribology, centre for development of entrepreneurs, chisholm timber engineering technology centre, international business centre, polymer research centre, building plans, building construction, invitations, caulfield plaza, princes avenue, railway avenue, queens avenue, caulfield station, derby road, caulfield east, dandenong road, caulfield, chisholm institute of technology, caulfield campus, frankston campus, education, tertiary education
This file contains one item: 1/A Moorabbin Transit printout of the bus timetable information for Route 822, effective 05/08/2002. Includes a description and a map of the route.
princes highway, murrumbeena road, sydney street, hobart road, neerim road, crosbie road, north road, malborough street, stockdale avenue, gardeners road, quinns road, east boundary road, murrumbeena, bentleigh east, buses, bus stops, bus services, transport
One item about the history of this Church for later period: Two copies of the booklet ST GILES 1890 TO 1990, ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN MURRUMBEENA, dated 15/07/1990 by St Giles Publicity Committee, includes photographs.
st giles presbyterian church, murrumbeena presbyterian church, murrumbeena methodist church, ministers, sunday schools, uniting church, armstrong w. j., armstrong w. j. mrs., secomb w. e. rev., andrews mr., crabtree mr., hocking mr., hocking mrs., dandenong road, belgrave road, murrumbeena, harwood c., oakleigh carnegie circuit, sunday schools, murrumbeena methodist men’s movement, hartley f. rev., orton j. russell rev., manzoney w. s. rev., shotton h. t. rev., eldridge l. b. rev., wilcock s. c. rev., bye r. rev., slattery k. rev., archbold b. rev., sunderland h. rev., blanksby a., mcdonald n., porritt d., lukies j., reid g., orton a., reid g., orton a., reid pris, reid will, pollock lex rev., pollock mabel, evans derek rev., mclean colin rev., denholm robin rev., mcrae dick, elmore frank rev., tara grove, brown robert rev., murrumbeena, murrumbeena road, church groups
This file contains 1 item: A print out of an article in the Western Mail dated 07/02/1919 entitled ‘A Woman’s Melbourne Letter, Melbourne, Jan 24’. It describes a society gathering of which one of the guests is Matron Gertrude Davis. It goes on to describe her distinguished career in the Australian Army Nursing Service both overseas (serving during World War 1); and her plus other nurses working at Caulfield Hospital.
royal red cross (1st class), kaisar-i-hind, davis gertrude matron, elsternwick, caulfield hospital, australian army nursing service lemnos, victorian women’s army auxiliary corps (waac), medals, insignia, awards, hospitals, nursing, nursing homes, medical services, nurses, world war 1914-1918, wars, military history, military hospitals, hospital ships
This file contains five items: 1/Four handwritten notes describing work carried out at 30 Parkside Street in perhaps March and April 1937. Includes items and labour. 2/ Four handwritten dated documents listing work carried out labour and items by Frank Bryant and G. Tarry in April and May 1937. 3/Two handwritten documents by Frank Bryant noting work carried out and payment made in April 1937. 4/Two handwritten documents noting payments made to Frank Bryant for labour and items in April and May 1937. 5/ List of Sands and McDougall Directory entries of residents at 30 Parkside Street handwritten compiled by Peta Darke dated 20/02/2015.
parkside street, elsternwick, prior henry e, lee sarah j mrs., bryant frank, gardeners, labourers, tarry g, verandahs, gardens, lee v. j. miss, smith j. a., businesses
This file contains one item: 1/Fourteen documents dating from 01/04/1937 to 17/06/1937 relating to goods supplied by H.J. Reece Pty Ltd to Mr. J.A. Smith at 30 Parkside Street. The documents comprise 11 invoices, 1 credit and 2 statements.
parkside street, elsternwick, smith j.a., h.j. reece pty ltd, glen huntly road, caulfield, hawthorn road, hardware stores, businesses, financial documents, receipts
1/Printed page from ‘The Argus’, 19/09/1941 from TROVE on Kate Mary Armstrong who is purported to be the first white child born in Caulfield. Mary was a daughter of a local family, father Thomas Watts who was also one of Melbourne’s first city architects. 2/Photocopied photo of Watts family taken from ‘Sand, swamp and heath . . .’, by P R Murray and John C Wells, page 82
armstrong kate mary, watts mrs, pioneer, caulfield, watts thomas, architects, glenhuntly, brock n j mrs armstrong (stanley) s.e, armstrong j a mr, armstrong william george, armstrong james, watts t h rev, langley canon, st mary’s church glen eira road
This file has two items about the Morris Family: 1/Nine typed pages taken from Trove – includes social history on John Morris and his family from 1890 to 1937. Subjects range from the letting of ‘Maysbury’ family weddings, his will and resulting auction of ‘Maysbury’ after his wife died. Source documents are from newspapers, reports and magazines. 2/Eleven pages of typed and photocopied photographs sourced from Trove regarding the divorce of son, Maesmore Morries and wife Gertrude, her subsequent marriage and the grandchildren’s weddings and social achievements.
‘maysbury’, orrong road, elsternwick, house names, mansions, morris john, iron merchants, ‘glenmayne’, murray william, eddington george, morris constance, eddington constance, willmot gertrude, morris gertrude maesmore, billiard rooms, coach houses, eddington leonore authors, stables, morris maesmore, maesmore actors, wilmott dr. julius, divorce, morris ethel, morris kate, stuckey kate soames, stockey mortimer, morries james jackson, sutor mcdonald robert, sutor gertrude mrs, auctions, mcdonald sutor betty, mcdonald suttor john allan, morris jackson mrs, smith jessie murray, smith alexander, poetry, morris ethel jackon, artists, authors, ‘the white butterfly’, morries colin maesmore captain, doyle miss maesmore, morris mrs, tea and coffee merchants, elliott madge, overton john captain, morris elizabeth alice margaret mrs, morris gertrude, actresses, maesmore morris mr, miners, accountants, morries thomas wiltshire, morris eliza k, st mary’s caulfield, greenaway kate, wedding dresses, weddings, wills, eddington leonora, ‘maysbury mansions’, flats, springfield avenue, morris jackson, morris steve
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