Historical information
This file contains five items relating to Caulfield Council Visits with the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) from 1919 to circa 1974:
1/A photo album containing photos from the MMBW ‘visit to the Headworks, Yan Yean Water Supply, Wallaby and Silvery Creeks’ from 28/02/1919 to 03/03/1919, attended by members of the Caulfield City Council. The album contains 13 original black-and-white photographs, 3 of which are of the council members. The album is accompanied by a report by Felicitie Campbell, written 11/2008, about these visits.
2/A publication from the MMBW documenting its review of operations for 1973-1974. The report contains information about water supply, sewerage and drainage infrastructure completed or in progress during this period including infrastructure in Caulfield, Ormond, Carnegie and Bentleigh.
3/A periodical feature from the MMBW titled ‘Living City’, issue no. 16, Spring/Summer 1974. Included in the article titled ‘Program’ is a notice that construction will continue on the Elster Creek drain from Thomas St. to Wheatley Road, McKinnon. The periodical also includes the names of commissioners W. R. Walters from Caulfield and G. R. Bricker from Moorabbin (back cover).
4/2 maps and 1 information booklet from the Thomson Project Open Day attended by Felicite and John Campbell as representatives of the Caulfield City Council. This was an annual MMBW open date. Date unknown.
5/Resarch notes by Kate Aldred about the photo album and Thomson Project Open Day booklet and their links to Felicite Campbell 01/04./2014.
Subjects
- koornang road,
- draper street,
- hall street,
- centre road,
- brewers road,
- caulfield intercepting sewer,
- byron street,
- caulfield park,
- elster creek,
- caulfield,
- carnegie,
- ormond,
- bentleigh,
- thomas street,
- brighton east,
- wheatley road,
- mckinnon,
- city of caulfield,
- bricker g. r.,
- walters w. r.,
- caulfield city council,
- melbourne and metropolitan board of works,
- hall councillor,
- murray councillor,
- murphy councillor,
- wharington councillor,
- phillips councillor,
- blyth councillor,
- best robert sir,
- reid doctor,
- jowett mr.,
- wooley mr.,
- hindle mr.,
- annual reports,
- water supply structures and establishments,
- sewerage and sanitation,
- sewerage establishments,
- drainage,
- town planning,
- business and finance,
- councillors,
- mayors,
- acqueducts,
- dams and reservoirs,
- creeks,
- waterfalls,
- rivers,
- construction sites,
- north road,
- north road pumping station,
- cities and towns,
- campbell felicitie
