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 […]
Tag: 1950’s
1950’s Eltham snapshot
What makes your Nillumbik home town/area unique? Who are the characters who have made it so? What sites have significance and why? During 2005 Nillumbik Shire Council and the Literary Reference Group invited members of the community to respond to these questions, to show us the history and flavour of your place – then and […]
Country Life in Mahoneys Lane
When I was in the fifth grade, in the early fifties my life seemed to be changed forever. .. By Mary Renshaw (nee Eastman) The family left the busy suburb of Moonee Ponds to go to Keon Park where there were dirt roads, no electricity, no telephone, wood stove and copper and miles treed paddocks. […]
Briar Hill in the 1950″s
What makes your Nillumbik home town/area unique? Who are the characters who have made it so? What sites have significance and why? During 2005 Nillumbik Shire Council and the Literary Reference Group invited members of the community to respond to these questions, to show us the history and flavour of your place – then and […]