Historical information
2 items, which may be related, about old Elsternwick:
1/A roneod copy of Recollections of Walter Reeves: gives notes on local identities, their business’, Caulfield State School, places of interest and events that took place in the area; undated and apparently summarised by an un-named other person from Mr Reeves' recollections.
2/A hand written list taken from Rate Books 1864 of areas in dispute, including nine names of residents, between Caulfield and St Kilda, date and author unknown. No direct connection to Walter Reeves apparent but they are taped together.
Subjects
- automobile,
- hebenstreit mr,
- shoobra road,
- butcher,
- glenhuntly road,
- henderson h mr,
- davis charles,
- hardware store,
- beddoe frank,
- horne street,
- shops,
- renown theatre,
- phoebe theatre,
- theatres,
- lepage phoebe,
- lepage jack,
- taylor ‘squizzie’,
- echuca terrace,
- edward street,
- hawthorn road,
- revees walter,
- dunn bros,
- cycle shop,
- cox bros,
- supermarkets,
- apps (undertakers),
- elsternwick men’s club,
- elsternwick trades club,
- johnston t.,
- hayter george (painter and decorator),
- sargood frederick,
- cabmen,
- cabs,
- ‘ripponlea’,
- wilson dick,
- blacksmiths,
- orrong road,
- moran and cato,
- repco,
- downshire road,
- bullock (grocer),
- grocers,
- taylor’s liquor and wine saloon,
- bottleshops,
- biddle misses,
- schools,
- bliss mr,
- station master,
- elsternwick,
- bensonino mr,
- newsagents,
- caulfield,
- gas supply,
- point nepean road,
- rowney dick,
- trams,
- riddell’s paddock,
- football golf links,
- riddell john carre,
- rowan road,
- sports grounds,
- melville’s supermarket
