Historical information
Used by donor's husband in early 1940s
Physical description
Small brass and steel compass for drawing circles/curves and measuring. Sharp steel point. School instrument, geometry
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Used by donor's husband in early 1940s
Small brass and steel compass for drawing circles/curves and measuring. Sharp steel point. School instrument, geometry
Black and white photograph of past pupils from Tunstall State School , class of 1957.
tunstall state school, past pupils
Black and white photograph showing two girls reading.
nunawading library, libraries
Picnic in the grounds of Schwerkolt Cottage showing BBQ area.
picnics, schwerkolt grounds
St Alfreds Anglican Church North Blackburn. Two coloured photographs showing a large blue cross.
st alfreds anglican church, springfield road north blackburn, churches
A list of Whitehorse Parks & Reserves dated July 2003, 2nd Edition. The Reports on them are held in the Local History Collections if the Nunawading Library,
Parks and Reserves in Whitehorse July 2003.
Blue cover page dated July 2003, 2nd Edition listing the Parks and Reserves in Whitehorse.
parks and reserves, nunawading library
Two coloured photographs of Blackburn North Baptist Church.
blackburn north baptist church, blackburn north
Burwood Heights Uniting Church East Burwood.
burwood heights uniting church, cnr burwood hwy & blackburn road east burwood
Black and white photograph showing three visitors looking at plants in the Horticultural Centre
whitehorse council, horticultural centre, jolimont road nunawading
Nunawading Library showing Punch and Judy show in front of numerous children.
Nunawading Library showing punch & judy show.
punch and judy show, nunawading library
Royal visit 1954 . Decorations in Whitehorse Road Mitcham.
Maroondah highway showing decorations looking South.
royal visit 1954, maroondah highway mitcham, decorations
Royal visit 1954 showing street decorations looking East.
Whitehorse Road Looking East showing bunting in Mitcham
maroondah highway mitcham, royal visit 1954, decorations
The queen was 27 years old when she and Prince Phillip sailed into Sydney Harbour on 3/2/1954. They visited Mitcham with hundreds of school children lining the railway.
Queens visit 1954. Street decorations at night.
queen elizabeth ii, queens's visit 1954, mitcham streets decorations
Black and white photograph of men in a group, some seated others standing and a dog with the man in the light jumper.
Black and white photograph of eight men and one dog.
toogood charles, pearce duncan spencer, crowther ted, harris fred, zerbe fred, pearce edward, and two unknown.
Partridge family at 83 Dunlavin Road Mitcham.
Photograph one is original building at rear of property. Two & three are side views.
partridge family dairy, 83 dunlavin road mitcham, dairy
Walter Jack is the grandson of August Schwerkolt and son of his daughter Mary, born 25/9/1919.
Two photographs of Walter Jack taken ten years apart
walter jack, schwerkolt family
Horse drawn cart loaded with fruit boxes. Two horses and one driver.
horses, horse drawn vehicles, fruit industry
Maisie Sandiland at the cottage on the front veranda.
schwerkolt cottage, sandiland maisie
An index of all articles produced in the Nunawading District Historical Society and the Whitehorse Historical Society Newsletters. these articles are selected by disgrict.
non-fiction
whitehorse historical society, nuunawading and district historical socuety, index
Collection of Whitehorse Historical Society newsletter by month/year. ND8427 - 2003->2008 ND8428 - 2009->2013 ND8249 - 2014->2022 ND8431 - 2023->
Collection of printed Newsletters digitised and supplied by Whitehorse Historical Society
whitehorse historical society, mitcham, nunawading, vermont south, forest hill
A set of Whitehorse and District Historical Society Newsletters.
non-fiction
Nunawading Historical Society newsletter
newsletters history, history, nunawading historyical society
A set of Whitehorse and District Historical Society Newsletters. Issue years 2009-2013
non-fiction
Nunawading Historical Society newsletter for the years 2009-2013
newsletters history, history, nunawading historyical society
A set of Whitehorse and District Historical Society Newsletters. For the period 2003-2008
non-fiction
Nunawading Historical Society newsletter
newsletters history, history, nunawading historyical society
A set of Nunawading and District Historical Society Newsletters.
non-fiction
Nunawading Historical Society newsletter - 1995-
newsletters history, history, whitehorse historical society
A set of Nunawading and District Historical Society Newsletters.
non-fiction
Nunawading Historical Society newsletter - 1987-1994
newsletters history, history, nunawading historyical society
A set of Nunawading and District Historical Society Newsletters.
non-fiction
Nunawading and District Historical Society newsletters - 1972-1980
newsletters history, history
A set of Nunawading and District Historical Society Newsletters.
non-fiction
A set of Nunawading and District Historical Society Newsletters 1981 - 1986
newsletters history, history
A set of Nunawading and District Historical Society Newsletters. 1967 - 1972.
non-fiction
Nunawading and District Historical Society newsletters 1967- 1973
newsletters history, history
Collection of Nunawading Historical Society newsletter by month/year. ND8422 - 1967 ->1972 ND8423 - 1973 ->1980 ND8424 - 1981 ->1986 ND8425 - 1987 ->1994 ND8426 - 1994 ->2003
Collection of printed Newsletters digitised and supplied by Whitehorse Historical Society
whitehorse historical society, mitcham, nunawading, vermont south, forest hill
Newspaper cutting describing the restoration of Schwerkolt's house. Johann August Schwerkolt, born in Goltberg, Germany in 1882, came to Australia in 1849. Cottage built of local stone and wood in 1862.
schwerkolt, paulina, johann august, richter
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