Royal Mail Hotel, Whittlesea. C.1970's

Bear's Castle, Yan Yean. Date Unknown

Thompson's Boot making & Saddlery Store. Date unknown

Smith's Butcher Shop, South Morang. Year unknown

C. 1860’s. Grant’s Morang Hotel, Morang

2019, Bear's Castle, Yan Yean Reservoir

Whittlesea State School No. 2090 (date unknown)

To celebrate the 31st anniversary of the of the closure of the Whittlesea rail line, Robert Aquilina organised an historic journey from the Spencer Street railyards to the Epping terminus.

3 pages newsprint with images.

Epping All Aboard

whittlesea rail line, robert aquilina, epping rail terminus, number 55 rail motor, mrs rosemary hall, ray jeffrey, arthur jeffrey, ken jeffery

Horticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthurs Creek. By Bruce Draper. Published in Australian Garden History Vol. 15 No. 5 May/June 2004.

6 pages photocopied.

Horticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthurs Creek. By Bruce Draper.

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Horticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthurs Creek. By Bruce Draper. Published in Australian Garden History Vol. 15 No. 5 May/June 2004.

.pdf document

Horticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthurs Creek. By Bruce Draper.

charles draper, draper family, bruce draper, charnwood arthurs creek, fruit grower

A newspaper article on the restoration of the historic Farm Vigano in South Morang. Florentino chef Guy Grossi agreed to become a patron of Farm Vigano.

Historical building of South Morang.

1 page newsprint with coloured images.

Chef joins Vigano fight

farm vigano, vigano family, south morang, maria theresa vigano, mario vigano, italian immigrants, guiliana mercoli

A newspaper article on the Train Studio Artists holding their third annual art show at the Mernda Mechanics Institute.

1 page newsprint with coloured images.

Train Studio Artists

train studio artists, mernda, mernda mechanics institute, old train carriage, judy siragusa, jackie edwards, lisa dallest, thelma cardwell

A newspaper article on the closure of the livestock market site at Mernda.

History of Australian Agriculture

1 page newsprint with coloured images.

Saleyards finale

mernda market, mernda saleyards, rod carnegie, quiney family, quiney mawbey, thomas beesely

A newspaper article on the closure of the livestock market site at Mernda. Allan Lloyd from Beveridge and Bessie McMahon of Kinglake are pictured attending the last day of the market.

1 page newsprint with coloured image.

Going going gone

mernda market, mernda saleyards, rod carnegie, allan lloyd, bessie mcmahon

A newspaper article on the closure of the 117-year-old livestock market at Mernda.

Historic buildings of Mernda.

2 pages newsprint with coloured images.

Closed for the last time

mernda market, mernda saleyards, rod carnegie, quiney family, neil clark

A newspaper article on stabilisation works on Ned Kelly's childhood home in Beveridge by heritage architects.

1 page newsprint with coloured images

Kelly House Rescued

ned kelly house, kelly house at beveridge, beveridge, john kelly, sharon consiglio

An article on the dilapidated state of the original childhood home of Ned Kelly, in Kelly Street, Beveridge. Originally built by Ned's father, John Kelly, in about 1859, and now part-owned by Sharon Consiglio.

1 page newsprint with 2 coloured images

Ned's des. res.

ned kelly house, kelly house at beveridge, beveridge, john kelly, sharon consiglio

Stabilisation work to save Ned Kelly's childhood home in Beveridge.

1 page newsprint with image

Kelly's home to rise anew.

ned kelly house, kelly house at beveridge, beveridge

The original Whittlesea Primary School was torn down on 7 August 2010.

Historical building in Whittlesea since demolished.

Newsprint 1 p. text with colour photograph.

Whittlesea dies a little more

whittlesea primary school, demolished

A giant pine tree blew over at the Thomastown Lutheran Church Cemetery and obliterated the tombstones of the Shultz and Siebel plots. Sylvia Shultz and her son Paul, descendants of both settlers, are pictured.

Newsprint 1 p. text with colour photograph.

Australia Day honour for Whittlesea legend, Les Russell.

thomastown lutheran church cemetery, shultz family, siebel family, sylvia shultz, paul shultz

Les Russell was posthumously awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia as part of the Australia Day honours list.

Newsprint 1 p. text with colour photograph.

Australia Day honour for Whittlesea legend, Les Russell.

les russell, russell family, order of australia, whittlesea, australia day honour

Les Russell was posthumously awarded a medal of the Order of Australia for his services to the community of Whittlesea.

Newsprint 1 p. text with colour photograph.

les russell, russell family, order of australia, whittlesea

A4 print copy of photograph

Steamrail Mernda Special along Hawkstowe Straight, South Morang, 6th July, 2019

steam train, mernda

The foundation stone of a new bridge over the Plenty River at Morang (now Mernda) was laid by Mrs. John Wilton of Wilton Vale, in August 1866. The silver trowel was presented to Mrs. Wilton by Moses Thomas, chairman of the road board. The bluestone bridge was officially opened by Moses Thomas on the 12th of February 1867.

The location of the silver trowel in this rare image is unknown.

A4 single page (double sided) with image and a list of items numbered 461 - 495.

Item 486. Important Australian Silver Presentation Trowel., inscribed "Presented to Mr John Wilkin of Wilkin Dale Morang on the Occasion of the Laying of the Foundation Stone, the Bridge of the Plenty River at the Junction of the Parishes of Morang and Yan Yean by the Morang District Road Board, August 1866, Fine Engraved Scroll Decorated Border, Turned Ivory Handle, Maker R. R. Illustrated Page 27.

silver trowel, morang bridge, mernda bridge, john wilton, wilton family, moses thomas, wilton vale

Gordon Keith's truck carting a log outside Connell's Whittlesea Tea Rooms in Whittlesea. After leaving the air force when World War II ended, Gordon Keith started driving trucks. He carted logs and sawn timber from Kinglake, Yea, and Murrindindi to Whittlesea Sawmill, Grange Timber in Northcote, and Fairfield Paper Mills. 

Photograph print

gordon keith, federal truck, whittlesea tea rooms, connell family, keith family

Digital image only of Smith's Railway Store, Old Plenty Road, South Morang

Digital image

railway store, smiths store, south morang, smith's railway store

A4 sheet of photographic paper with 2 small images of Toorourrong Reservoir printed on the same side.

Reverse: Toorourrong Reservoir Late 1960's Donated copies to WHS

toorourrong reservoir

One page photocopy: List of Returned Service Men. Wallets. (See: "Letter from Patriotic Funds Council of Victoria to South Morang Soldiers' Welcome Home Patriotic Fund", file.)

List of Returned Service Men Wallets. 1. Alick Hunt 2. George Hirt 3. Sam Cunningham 4. Andy Hunt 5.Charlie Green 6. Lou Lewis 7. Norman Ewert 8. William Jukes 9. Tom Sullivan 10. Dick Parsons 11. Gordon Jewell 12. Ernie Ewert 13. Harry Hirt 14. Noel Dare 15. Robert Jukes 16. Norman Ferguson 17. Phillip Drill 18. George Butcher 19. John Butcher 20. Henry Cooper 21. Charlie Thompson. 22. Robert MacKay 23. Ferdie Vigano 24. Lloyd Pierce 25. Charles Piltz 26. Laurie Carne 27. Jim Hartnell 28. Jack Mailer 29. Jack Broadbent 30. Noel Russell 31. Alan Hazelman 32. George Smith 33. Albert Black 34. Frank Cornell Mrs. Willis Bag in memory of her husband who died on Service (35) Bert Kennedy

south morang soldiers' welcome home patriotic fund, patriotic funds council of victoria, returned service men, ww2, second world war

Letter from Patriotic Funds Council of Victoria to South Morang Soldiers' Welcome Home Patriotic Fund, dated 8 August 1947.

south morang soldiers' welcome home patriotic fund, patriotic funds council of victoria