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Larundel – Mental Institution or Women’s Auxiliary Air Force?
Most conversant with the districts covered by WikiNorthia will be vaguely conscious of Larundel and its many decades as a mental institution, but few will be aware that it took eleven years from plans...
View ArticleIvanhoe Presbyterian Church
A prime piece of real estate in Noel Street, Ivanhoe (now part of Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School) was donated to the Ivanhoe Presbyerian Church by Mr R. W. Kennedy of “Ravenswood”, Lower Heidelberg...
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At Last … an Overpass!
In 1928, increasing delays to traffic traveling to and from the city to Northcote and Preston and points further north via Queen’s Parade and High Street were alleviated when the level crossing just on...
View ArticleMoreland Remembers – War weariness
The ‘Moreland Remembers’ exhibition documents the mounting strain placed on communities and individuals as World War I continued with no end in sight. As casualty numbers overseas continued to rise,...
View ArticleWest Heidelberg RSL
West Heidelberg RSL sub branch now known as RSL on Bell is located at 180 Bell Street, Heidelberg Heights, opposite the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. Members were eager to raise funds for their...
View ArticleAlice Broadhurst Collection
A collection of unique photographs is now in the local history collection at Yarra Plenty Regional Library. The Alice Elizabeth Broadhurst collection includes over 1,300 photos from 12 photo albums...
View ArticleJohn Ross and family
Summary Daughters of John Ross with their Aunt Jane McMahon is believed to have been taken around when the youngest was around five years old. That would date the photo as circa 1902. From left to...
View ArticleMargaret’s Life in Guiding
In 1932 Margaret Williams became a Brownie at 1st Elsternwick Brownies Pack, on the Hotham Street corner, meeting on Saturday afternoons. With three younger brothers, her mother had enrolled her in...
View ArticleLes Roberts – Growing up in Glenroy
Born at Sacred Heart Hospital in Coburg, Les Roberts grew up with his parents and three brothers. In 1956, they all moved from Brunswick to George Street in Glenroy. The family lived there until 1965,...
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Leigh Trevaskis – Glenroy Library 1971
In 1971, I was 17 and attending Oak Park High School in Plumpton Ave, Oak Park. I was in Year 12 and hoping to do well enough to get into university to become an English teacher. I liked to wear...
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