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Frank and Esma Barr had an orchard on the south (uphill) side of Gatters Road and the Colellas had an orchard on the other side of Gatters Road
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Footscray Market, adding up the profit
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Wonga Park: Footscray Market, adding up the profit
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Photograph (Collection) - Photos, Photos supplied by Esma Barr of Barr and Colella Orchards
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Photograph (Collection) - Photos, Photos supplied by Esma Barr of Barr and Colella Orchards
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Colella's Orchard
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Tony Colella who died in a tractor accident in the late 1990s
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Spraying in Colella's orchard
- Photograph (Item) - Black and White, Wonga Park: Colella Family picking cherries 1960s. On the left Lena Colella and her mother
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Colella Family picking apples
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Trailer loaded with apples - too much weight for tyre
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Gatters Road farewell to Colella and Buceto families as they left the orchard
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Backing into the packing shed - Ian Barr
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Barr family picking in the rain. Left to right Ian, Angela, Glenn and Kerryn
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Nectarine and plum blossom looking towards Bryson Road from Gatters Road
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Footscray Market Frank Barr and friend
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Props to support limbs laden with fruit. Ian Barr and Sprinter (dog) recovering from an attack by next door dogs
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Nectarine blossoms - Colella orchard
- Photograph (Item) - Black and White, Wonga Park: Patsy Colella, Gatters Road, 1940s with Lena and Tony
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Footscray Market, adding up the profit
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Patsy Colella's truck ready for market late 1950s or early 1960s
- Photograph (Item) - Colour, Wonga Park: Peaches packed ready for trailer
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupDocument - Minutes, Wonga Park: 12 Nov 1980 Minutes of Joint West Riding Residents' Associations at Council Chambers
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Newspaper cutting, Wonga Park: May 1999, Warrandyte Diary: "New Crossing Place" New bridge for Jumping Creek Road
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Newspaper cutting, Wonga Park: 5 Jul 1994, Lilydale & Yarra Valley Post: "Battle for Wonga Park" WP&DRA prefer to stay with Lillydale in municipal amalgamations
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Newspaper cutting, Wonga Park: Date unknown, Paper unknown: Advertisement by MMBW for sale of 3 Farmlets no longer required for Yarra Brae Dam which did not proceed
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Newspaper cutting, Wonga Park: 7 Oct 1981 Ringwood Croydon Mail: "Top priority for program" re Proposed Brushy Creek Drainage Scheme
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Newspaper cutting, Wonga Park: 17 Nov 1981 Lillydale and Yarra Valley Express: "Bushland future assured" re Acquisition of Yarra River frontage for State Park
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Newspaper cutting, Wonga Park: 7 Oct 1981 Ringwood Croydon Mail: "Hopes held for funds" re Proposed Brushy Creek Drainage Scheme
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Newspaper cutting, Wonga Park: 30 Sep 1981 Ringwood Croydon Mail: "Flood is Off" re Proposed Brushy Creek Drainage Scheme
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Document, 5 June 1972 Shire of Lillydale, Formal Objection to Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment 3
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Plan, Proposed Concept Plan for Development of Wonga Park
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupPhotograph - Black and White, Wonga Park: Brian and Roger Eggleton picking lemons between 1949 and 1953
The Hedge, aka Thomas Knee's house. Thomas Samuel Knee (born c. 1881in Lilydale) married Jane Maggs c. 1912, Thomas Samuel Knee's father Thomas Knee (married to Sarah Hardidge and who it appears was also an orchardist in Yarra Road) was rated for the land as vacant land at the turn of the century (c. 1900) Thomas Samuel Knee rated as owner of vacant land (CA14B of over 20 acres1911-12 and as a house 1912-13, next year CA 14C added making a total of 39 acres. It appears that Thomas Samuel Knee and his wife Jane lived at the property until 1949 when they moved to Montrose. In 1949 it was purchased by Hubert Victor (Vic) Eggleton after they migrated from Banstead in Surrey England. They had four boys Peter (who did a lot of the farming with Gladys), Brian, Michael and Roger. It was mixed farming: lemons, cherries, eggs, chickens and Gladys bred Spaniel dogs too. They had 2 dairy cows and a draft horse. The farm was larger then and was subdivided at a later date. The big dam was added too. the painting of the house was painted by a cousin of the Lusks. Ownership: Thomas Samuel Knee 1912-1949, Eggletons, 1949 - c.1953, then Timms, c. 1953 - early 1970s then Lusks early 1970s to c. 2012. The Lusks built a new house and after that the old house had various tenants.
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupPhotograph - Black and White, Wonga Park: Peter Eggleton with Captain, a draught horse between 1949 and 1953
The Hedge, aka Thomas Knee's house. Thomas Samuel Knee (born c. 1881in Lilydale) married Jane Maggs c. 1912, Thomas Samuel Knee's father Thomas Knee (married to Sarah Hardidge and who it appears was also an orchardist in Yarra Road) was rated for the land as vacant land at the turn of the century (c. 1900) Thomas Samuel Knee rated as owner of vacant land (CA14B of over 20 acres1911-12 and as a house 1912-13, next year CA 14C added making a total of 39 acres. It appears that Thomas Samuel Knee and his wife Jane lived at the property until 1949 when they moved to Montrose. In 1949 it was purchased by Hubert Victor (Vic) Eggleton after they migrated from Banstead in Surrey England. They had four boys Peter (who did a lot of the farming with Gladys), Brian, Michael and Roger. It was mixed farming: lemons, cherries, eggs, chickens and Gladys bred Spaniel dogs too. They had 2 dairy cows and a draft horse. The farm was larger then and was subdivided at a later date. The big dam was added too. the painting of the house was painted by a cousin of the Lusks. Ownership: Thomas Samuel Knee 1912-1949, Eggletons, 1949 - c.1953, then Timms, c. 1953 - early 1970s then Lusks early 1970s to c. 2012. The Lusks built a new house and after that the old house had various tenants.
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupPhotograph - Black and White, Wonga Park: Eggleton family's first Christmas in Australia 1949
The Hedge, aka Thomas Knee's house. Thomas Samuel Knee (born c. 1881in Lilydale) married Jane Maggs c. 1912, Thomas Samuel Knee's father Thomas Knee (married to Sarah Hardidge and who it appears was also an orchardist in Yarra Road) was rated for the land as vacant land at the turn of the century (c. 1900) Thomas Samuel Knee rated as owner of vacant land (CA14B of over 20 acres1911-12 and as a house 1912-13, next year CA 14C added making a total of 39 acres. It appears that Thomas Samuel Knee and his wife Jane lived at the property until 1949 when they moved to Montrose. In 1949 it was purchased by Hubert Victor (Vic) Eggleton after they migrated from Banstead in Surrey England. They had four boys Peter (who did a lot of the farming with Gladys), Brian, Michael and Roger. It was mixed farming: lemons, cherries, eggs, chickens and Gladys bred Spaniel dogs too. They had 2 dairy cows and a draft horse. The farm was larger then and was subdivided at a later date. The big dam was added too. the painting of the house was painted by a cousin of the Lusks. Ownership: Thomas Samuel Knee 1912-1949, Eggletons, 1949 - c.1953, then Timms, c. 1953 - early 1970s then Lusks early 1970s to c. 2012. The Lusks built a new house and after that the old house had various tenants.
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupPhotograph - Black and White, Wonga Park: Gladys Eggleton picking lemons between 1949 and 1953
The Hedge, aka Thomas Knee's house. Thomas Samuel Knee (born c. 1881in Lilydale) married Jane Maggs c. 1912, Thomas Samuel Knee's father Thomas Knee (married to Sarah Hardidge and who it appears was also an orchardist in Yarra Road) was rated for the land as vacant land at the turn of the century (c. 1900) Thomas Samuel Knee rated as owner of vacant land (CA14B of over 20 acres1911-12 and as a house 1912-13, next year CA 14C added making a total of 39 acres. It appears that Thomas Samuel Knee and his wife Jane lived at the property until 1949 when they moved to Montrose. In 1949 it was purchased by Hubert Victor (Vic) Eggleton after they migrated from Banstead in Surrey England. They had four boys Peter (who did a lot of the farming with Gladys), Brian, Michael and Roger. It was mixed farming: lemons, cherries, eggs, chickens and Gladys bred Spaniel dogs too. They had 2 dairy cows and a draft horse. The farm was larger then and was subdivided at a later date. The big dam was added too. the painting of the house was painted by a cousin of the Lusks. Ownership: Thomas Samuel Knee 1912-1949, Eggletons, 1949 - c.1953, then Timms, c. 1953 - early 1970s then Lusks early 1970s to c. 2012. The Lusks built a new house and after that the old house had various tenants.
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupPhotograph - Black and White, The Hedge (Tom Knee's House) 278 Yarra Road Wonga Park in 1949
The Hedge, aka Thomas Knee's house. Thomas Samuel Knee (born c. 1881in Lilydale) married Jane Maggs c. 1912, Thomas Samuel Knee's father Thomas Knee (married to Sarah Hardidge and who it appears was also an orchardist in Yarra Road) was rated for the land as vacant land at the turn of the century (c. 1900) Thomas Samuel Knee rated as owner of vacant land (CA14B of over 20 acres1911-12 and as a house 1912-13, next year CA 14C added making a total of 39 acres. It appears that Thomas Samuel Knee and his wife Jane lived at the property until 1949 when they moved to Montrose. In 1949 it was purchased by Hubert Victor (Vic) Eggleton after they migrated from Banstead in Surrey England. They had four boys Peter (who did a lot of the farming with Gladys), Brian, Michael and Roger. It was mixed farming: lemons, cherries, eggs, chickens and Gladys bred Spaniel dogs too. They had 2 dairy cows and a draft horse. The farm was larger then and was subdivided at a later date. The big dam was added too. the painting of the house was painted by a cousin of the Lusks. Ownership: Thomas Samuel Knee 1912-1949, Eggletons, 1949 - c.1953, then Timms, c. 1953 - early 1970s then Lusks early 1970s to c. 2012. The Lusks built a new house and after that the old house had various tenants.
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupPhotograph - Colour, The Hedge (Tom Knee's House) 278 Yarra Road Wonga Park in 2023
The Hedge, aka Thomas Knee's house. Thomas Samuel Knee (born c. 1881in Lilydale) married Jane Maggs c. 1912, Thomas Samuel Knee's father Thomas Knee (married to Sarah Hardidge and who it appears was also an orchardist in Yarra Road) was rated for the land as vacant land at the turn of the century (c. 1900) Thomas Samuel Knee rated as owner of vacant land (CA14B of over 20 acres1911-12 and as a house 1912-13, next year CA 14C added making a total of 39 acres. It appears that Thomas Samuel Knee and his wife Jane lived at the property until 1949 when they moved to Montrose. In 1949 it was purchased by Hubert Victor (Vic) Eggleton after they migrated from Banstead in Surrey England. They had four boys Peter (who did a lot of the farming with Gladys), Brian, Michael and Roger. It was mixed farming: lemons, cherries, eggs, chickens and Gladys bred Spaniel dogs too. They had 2 dairy cows and a draft horse. The farm was larger then and was subdivided at a later date. The big dam was added too. the painting of the house was painted by a cousin of the Lusks. Ownership: Thomas Samuel Knee 1912-1949, Eggletons, 1949 - c.1953, then Timms, c. 1953 - early 1970s then Lusks early 1970s to c. 2012. The Lusks built a new house and after that the old house had various tenants.
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupPhotograph - Colour, The Hedge (Tom Knee's House) 278 Yarra Road Wonga Park in 2023
The Hedge, aka Thomas Knee's house. Thomas Samuel Knee (born c. 1881in Lilydale) married Jane Maggs c. 1912, Thomas Samuel Knee's father Thomas Knee (married to Sarah Hardidge and who it appears was also an orchardist in Yarra Road) was rated for the land as vacant land at the turn of the century (c. 1900) Thomas Samuel Knee rated as owner of vacant land (CA14B of over 20 acres1911-12 and as a house 1912-13, next year CA 14C added making a total of 39 acres. It appears that Thomas Samuel Knee and his wife Jane lived at the property until 1949 when they moved to Montrose. In 1949 it was purchased by Hubert Victor (Vic) Eggleton after they migrated from Banstead in Surrey England. They had four boys Peter (who did a lot of the farming with Gladys), Brian, Michael and Roger. It was mixed farming: lemons, cherries, eggs, chickens and Gladys bred Spaniel dogs too. They had 2 dairy cows and a draft horse. The farm was larger then and was subdivided at a later date. The big dam was added too. the painting of the house was painted by a cousin of the Lusks. Ownership: Thomas Samuel Knee 1912-1949, Eggletons, 1949 - c.1953, then Timms, c. 1953 - early 1970s then Lusks early 1970s to c. 2012. The Lusks built a new house and after that the old house had various tenants.
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupPhotograph - Painting, The Hedge, Yarra Road Wonga Park
The Hedge, aka Thomas Knee's house. Thomas Samuel Knee (born c. 1881in Lilydale) married Jane Maggs c. 1912, Thomas Samuel Knee's father Thomas Knee (married to Sarah Hardidge and who it appears was also an orchardist in Yarra Road) was rated for the land as vacant land at the turn of the century (c. 1900) Thomas Samuel Knee rated as owner of vacant land (CA14B of over 20 acres1911-12 and as a house 1912-13, next year CA 14C added making a total of 39 acres. It appears that Thomas Samuel Knee and his wife Jane lived at the property until 1949 when they moved to Montrose. In 1949 it was purchased by Hubert Victor (Vic) Eggleton after they migrated from Banstead in Surrey England. They had four boys Peter (who did a lot of the farming with Gladys), Brian, Michael and Roger. It was mixed farming: lemons, cherries, eggs, chickens and Gladys bred Spaniel dogs too. They had 2 dairy cows and a draft horse. The farm was larger then and was subdivided at a later date. The big dam was added too. the painting of the house was painted by a cousin of the Lusks. Ownership: Thomas Samuel Knee 1912-1949, Eggletons, 1949 - c.1953, then Timms, c. 1953 - early 1970s then Lusks early 1970s to c. 2012. The Lusks built a new house and after that the old house had various tenants.
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Minutes, Wonga Park and District Residents' Association Committee Meeting Minutes 30 May 1980
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Minutes, Wonga Park & District Residents' Association Minutes of Meeting 14 August 1992
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Minutes, Wonga Park & District Residents' Association Minutes of Meeting 9 October 1992
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Minutes, Wonga Park & District Residents' Association Minutes of Meeting 6 July 1992
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Minutes, Wonga Park & District Residents' Association Minutes of Meeting 6 June 1992
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Minutes, Wonga Park & District Residents' Association Minutes of Meeting 8 May 1992
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupWork on paper - Minutes, Wonga Park & District Residents' Association Minutes of Meeting 10 April 1992
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Work on paper - Newsletter, Wonga Park & District Residents' Association News & Notes March 1993
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupNewspaper (Item) - Cutting, Wonga Park: c. 1994 Warrandyte Diary cutting They're Not Keen On Bulleen
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupDocument (Item) - Submission, Wonga Park: 6 August 1990 Submission by Flora Anderson to Shire of Lillydale re Penderel Court Reserve
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupDocument (Item) - Submission, Wonga Park: 1979 by Ray Brindle - Principles for the Appointment and Operation of the Hall Committee of Management - for consideration by the Residents' Association
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Work on paper (Item) - Set of Questions, Wonga Park: 3318 28Apr 1975 Questions by R. Galloway and answers by Cr. Alan Smith
A typewritten set of questions, presumably to be asked at a Residents' Association meeting by R. Galloway with handwritten answers presumably supplied by Cr Alan Smith
