Historical information

Part of Gwen Mousley Collection

Physical description

1. Bundle of papers. Includes newspaper cuttings and extracts from books relating to the history of Kororoit Creek/Deer Park (as it was at the time), e.g. extracts from E.Popp's book, 'Glimpses of Early Sunshine'. They include:-

* S&DHS Newsletter, No. 2, pages 2-4, August 1980, mainly items on Deer Park. Annotations by Gwen Mousley.

* 'Deer Park- over the years', compiled by S&DHS, 1976 (for Deer Park Community Day, 28 Nov. 1976)

* 'History goes on show', in 'Sun-Herald', 1 May 1991, p. 42 and p. 55

* 'The Mount Derrimut Idyll' (source not recorded, probably 'Sunshine Advocate')

* Article: Mt Derrimut 1850-1962 by Gwen Mousley

* Notes on Deer Park Primary School No.1434 by Gwen Mousley + other notes

* Imperial Chemical Industries, Millbank, London, Headquarters of ICI Ltd. Photo of impressive entrance doors, inset with 12 panels to illustrate the growth of civilization.

* 'Mount Derrimut - from a Colonial Past to a Country's Future' (article based on the work of Professor H.C. Forster on the history of the farm, probably published in the 'Sunshine Advocate'.

2. Map of Footscray-Sunshine, including Deer Park & St Albans, with street index. No date, but possibly late 1950s.

Photocopy of early map of part of Parish of Derrimut,showing early settlement. Small map of Deer Park.