Sister Edith Cornwell Address : “Cleadon”, Westgarth Street, Northcote Next of kin : brother, Alexander Cornwell, “Cleadon”, Westgarth Street, Northcote. Parents Henry and Isabella Cornwell, nee Winter. As Matron Edith Cornwell and at 46 years of age (possibly 48 when she joined a second time), she was the most senior of the women from the […]
World War 1 : Sister Charlotte Joan McAllister (O.B.E)
Sister Charlotte Joan McAllister Address : 11 Charles Street, Brunswick Next of Kin : father, Mr William McAllister, 11 Charles Street, Brunswick. mother Lillias Amy McAllister, nee Shaw. Sadly, rather less is known of the First World War Service of Charlotte Joan McAllister than most of the other local nurses as she served again in World […]
Plenty Craft Group
The Plenty Craft Group was started after a meeting was called by Mrs. Kath Heard in early 1983, and originally called the Plenty Art and Craft Group. Kath had grandchildren attending the Plenty Primary School at the time and her own children had also attended the school. For the first few years we met at […]
Living in a Brunswick terrace 1940 – 1953 Part 5
By Kevin in Diamond Creek – the following reminiscences are not necessarily in chronological order. See also Living in a Brunswick terrace 1940 – 1953 part 1 Living in a Brunswick terrace 1940 – 1953 part 2 Living in a Brunswick terrace 1940 – 1953 part 3 Living in a Brunswick terrace 1940 – 1953 […]
Eltham Library reminscences
As Eltham Library looked forward to its 20th birthday in May 2014, the community were asked to contribute their stories and memories about the library: Staff and borrowers contributed the following: This year the Eltham Library became a temporary refuge centre during the Warrandyte fires. It was Sunday and nothing else was open so many […]
The Libraries of Eltham Township 1930s – 1994
The following was written in 1994 when Eltham Library opened. People who use the current library in the Shire Office building may think that the new Eltham Library is the first replacement library in Eltham. However this is not the case. The records show that children’s and adult’s books have been available in various forms of private […]
Glenroy school days 1956-1962
My name is Leo Wilson. I grew up in Glenroy with my parents and their 9 children. I was 6 weeks old when we moved from Preston in 1950. We lived in Langton Street. There were only 3 houses in the street, no footpaths and no roads. It was the start of the housing boom […]
Where is Platy?
Where is Platy?….usually when one of the young grandchildren has a question I have at least some kind of an answer. This time I didn’t, I had no idea where Platy had gone. Whenever they visited the Eltham Library they would say hello to Platy, often accompanied by a little touch or pat on the […]
World War 1 Casualty : Rozell Taylor Stevens (Eltham)
One of the more difficult casualties to trace – at one point he is shown as “Roslyn Stevens”, in another reporting the unveiling of the Eltham War Memorial as “Private Rozell Stevens“. At least the latter got the name right, but in fact he never enlisted in the armed forces and hence the rank of […]
World War 1 Casualty : Malcolm Stuart Kennedy (Greensborough)
Malcolm Kennedy was the highest ranking officer from the Shire of Heidelberg to be killed during the war. His sacrifice is commemorated on the Greensborough War Memorial, but his link to the area appears tenuous and his background proved one of the most difficult to trace. His father was noted at “St. Cliens”, Greensborough when […]