Historical information
1/A newspaper cutting from The Argus 12/07/1927 (a print-out of same from Trove), praising the virtues of demolishing former mansion ‘Rozelle’ and erecting a ‘score’ of pretty modern villas from Balaclava Road directly into Green Meadows Gardens, a public reserve. Article describes modernity of homes in great details and the streetscape vistas (1 photo included) including road and pathways.
2/A Caulfield St Kilda Leader, dated 25/08/1993, article with Caulfield residents George and Edna McKaige wanting a planning amendment ‘with teeth’ to protect their Lempriere Ave streetscape. Andrew Ward, Heritage Architect, identified Lempriere Ave as one of Caulfield’s significant areas, because of its Interwar streetscape.
Subjects
- east st kilda,
- ‘rozelle’ mansions,
- balaclava,
- land subdivision,
- balaclava road,
- georgian style,
- spanish mission style,
- orrong road,
- greenmeadows gardens,
- lempriere avenue,
- leadlight,
- mckaige george,
- power and telegraph lines,
- triple-fronted style,
- interwar streetscape,
- mckaige edna,
- ward andrew,
- caulfield council,
- elsternwick,
- welsh heather (councillor),
- councillors,
- akehurst jeff,
- caulfield heritage watch,
- spencer david,
- johnson john dr.,
- ‘kilwinning’,
- george h.,
- peterson william mrs.,
- ‘melby’,
- ‘springfield’,
- rose-watt miss,
- ‘rozelle’,
- ‘cressy house’,
- meadow street,
- smith wallace m.,
- heron herbert l.,
- ‘goathland’,
- ‘melbe’,
- wright james,
- marsh malcolm reginald,
- house names,
- melby avenue,
- springfield avenue,
- goathlands street,
- kilwinning court,
- heritage studies,
- town planning
