Preston Football Club were fortunate that Brunswick de-listed Ted Henrys early in 1951 after he had struggled to win a regular spot in the side in 1950 despite having played 70 games over five seasons up until then. After trying out with Richmond prior to the Second World War, Henrys had been used as a […]
South Preston State School : A History
South Preston School 824 is believed to be the oldest continuously functioning State School in Victoria. Originally established as Gowerville State School in 1865 in a small wooden building on land lent by a local farmer near the corner of Albert and Raglan streets, the school moved to its permanent location in Hotham Street in […]
South Preston State School : Memories
Updated : 1 July, 2015 The old school building, parts of which possibly dating back to 1878 was sadly almost totally destroyed by fire in 2008, but like the proverbial Phoenix from the Ashes has risen again. Regardless of the survival of bricks and mortar, one thing that cannot be erased except by a final […]
Working at the Skyline Drive-In
As per the original article, the formatting with a number of images is difficult within the restrictions of WikiNorthia’s presentation tools, so we have also included the follow-up as a PDF document downloadable from the link below or the Related Media section … now read on …
World War 1 : Matron Jessie McHardy White (M.B.E., R.R.C)
Jessie McHardy White (M.B.E., R.R.C) (nee Williamson) Address : Crathie House Private Hospital, Gipps Street, East Melbourne Next of Kin : Sister, Margaret Woodhead, “Glenarra”, Queen’s Parade, North Fitzroy Parents : John and Mary Williamson (nee McHardy) (“McHardie” is the spelling in most of the first World War documentation and many other references; it was […]
World War 1 : Sister Isabel Russell Ross
“ABOUT PEOPLE. Our Christmas Hills correspondent records the death of Miss Isabel Russell Ross, a well-known war nurse, on 12th inst. She went to the Great War on April 14, 1915, with the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve, and gave continuous service throughout the war. Nurse Ross was a daughter of the late John […]
The Preston Skyline Drive-In Theatre
The first was on the corner of Toorak and Elgar roads in Burwood. Because of WikiNorthia formatting restrictions, the bulk of the history of the Skyline is held in PDF format via the Relate Media link … … or just read on …
World War 1 : Nurse Harriet Mary Hazel Bain
Harriet Mary Hazel Bain Address : 13 Darebin Street, Northcote Next of kin : father, Mr John Bain (mother, Winifred Louisa,nee Jones) Although Hazel Bain was the last of the nurses connected to Darebin to be uncovered, hers was a significant tale to tell in that she was the only one of the Darebin group that was forced to resign due to her […]
Eltham Cricket Club
Photo of two teams: Eltham Cricket Club versus a District combined side taken at Eltham Park at the conclusion of a match between Eltham Club and a team made of players from various District clubs. The photograph was taken by Mr. Beaumont the then well known photgrapher of Hawthorn. Local identities in the photo inlcude […]
Lalor Fire Station
Originally built as the Mentone Fire station on the corner of Brindisi Street and Mentone Parade, Mentone in 1906, the building was relocated to 24 Vasey Ave, Lalor in 1957 to become the Lalor Fire Station. The Station was opened 30 January 1958 and was closed in 1997 and now served by the Epping Fire […]