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25.01.2022 We are looking at the aspargus growing industry today - this is Naida Rose and Jennie Schouewille picking asparagus at Roxburgh's farm at Vervale in 1942. They were both Land Army Girls and this photo and others appeared in The Australasian November 21, 1942. I have written about Roxburgs here https://kooweerupswamphistory.blogspot.com//thomas-roxburg State Library of Victoria Image H98.105/673

25.01.2022 Another aspect of the Tourism Industry are Guest Houses. This is the New Federal Guest House in Mornington, 1949. Photographer: Colin Caldwell. State Library of Victoria Image H84.276/7/42C

25.01.2022 This postcard of the Dandenong Town Hall has this message - Dear Dais, This is a view of the Town Hall, what do you think of it? How did you enjoy your trip to Corinella? Was it nice on the water? Just where the cross is the door where you go to the Library. Love to all. Frank xxxx State Library of Victoria Image H2014.1013/72

24.01.2022 Tyabb Cool Stores, January 1967. They officially opened April 21, 1914 and are now an antiques centre. It even had it's own railway siding. The cool store reminds us that the Mornington Peninsula was once a significant apple and fruit growing area. The photo is from the Public Records Office of Victoria, Railway Negatives collection VPRS12800, Image S0704 and is actually titled 'Signal Equipment (Mr D. Macaulay) Jan. 1967, Tyabb Looking in up direction from level crossing' I have cropped the photo to hone in on the Cool Stores.

24.01.2022 These scenes of Carrum, Mentone and Rye are from the sketchbook of Idalia McKail (1886-1980) when she was a student at the National Art Gallery, Melbourne between 1908 and 1911. I don't know much else about her apart from the fact that she was the daughter of Thomson John Bailey McKail and Leonore Simeon. State Library of Victoria http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/242681

23.01.2022 Holidaying at Edithvale, 1947. This is the Herbert family - Tom, Marie, Peter, Helen, Ursula and young Ursula. Museums Victoria https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1689463

23.01.2022 Dandenong House boarding house. Photographer: Albert Jones. It opened in 1911 in Foster Street near the railway station and was burnt down in 1978. You can read more about it here on my blog https://victoriaspast.blogspot.com//dandenong-house-boardi Image: Museums Victoria https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/767809

23.01.2022 Back in the days when Springvale was still rural - Janet and Ron Bunting on top of straw bales for their family's poultry farm, Springvale, 1950s. The family moved to a ten acre farm on Clarke Street after WW2. Image and caption from Museums Victoria https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1689572

23.01.2022 Frankston, 1971. The Mechanics' Institute is on the left. Very pretty. National Archives of Australia Image A1500, K26765

22.01.2022 This is the Mentone Coffee Palace, built in 1887. It was later sold to the Brigidine Sisters who operated it as Kilbreda College. Read more here https://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/articles/52 I listened to a fascinating Zoom talk last night on the history of Mentone by David Dodd. It was part of a series of events to celebrate the 95th anniversary of Mentone Public Library - a volunteer run, subscription library service. https://mentonepubliclibrary.blogspot.com/ That's an amazing achievement - serving the community for 95 years (and still going strong.) Image: State Library of Victoria H41.233/69

21.01.2022 X is for X-Ray. This is the mobile x-ray unit that was to visit the Shires of Berwick and Cranbourne in 1950. I remember my Dad having to go and have a compulsory TB x-rays when I was young, don't remember Mum having to go. Victoria had compulsory chest x-rays from October 1963 to 1976, before that it was voluntary. This is a great document from the Commission of Public Health which talks about the prevalence and treatment of TB in Victoria parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1976-78No105.pdf Image from Dandenong Journal October 11, 1950 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219304408#

20.01.2022 This is an interesting story from the Mornington & District Historical Society FB page,

20.01.2022 Great post from History on the Peninsula - postcards of Mornington.

15.01.2022 Interesting history of Ritchies which started in Franskston, expanded to Mornington Peninsula and beyond.

14.01.2022 This is a selection of guest houses and holiday flats at Rosebud. They are all Rose Series postcards, dated c. 1920-1954.

14.01.2022 Wilson Quarry at Berwick in 1906. The Quarry was established in 1859 by William Wilson and in the 1870s supplied ballast for the construction of the Gippsland Railway. It continued to operate under various owners until 1978 and is now Wilson Botanic Park. There were other basalt quarries in the Berwick region, sand quarries around Cranbourne; the granite quarry at Tynong, which supplied the stone for the Shrine. Casey Cardinia Libraries photo.

13.01.2022 Thank you for following the alphabetical trip around the SEHA region, I feel it's been a gem of a journey and so we end with - Z is for Zircon. These Zircon gems were found in the Bunyip River (eastern branch), 17 km north of Longwarry. Photographer: Frank Coffa. These have, of course, been faceted and made to look very pretty. Has anyone ever been fossicking in a local creek or river and found some gems? Image: Museums Victoria https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/specimens/47322

13.01.2022 This great photo by Fred Kruger is from 1878 - The mouth of the Mordialloc Creek near Cheltenham. Fishing seems to be an equal opportunity pastime in 1878. State Library of Victoria Image H41139/114

13.01.2022 GMH Proving Ground at Lang Lang was established in 1957 and has since tested every model from the FC onwards. With the closure of Holden, the site is for sale and given that the majority of the 877 hectare site is still natural bush land it would be a great opportunity for the Government to buy it and preserve the bush forever. There is a short history of the site here https://caseycardinialinkstoourpast.blogspot.com//for-many Image: Advertisement from Port of Melbourne Quarterly April-June 1966, p.40.

12.01.2022 Two photos of Wyatt Brothers Chicory kiln at Corinella from the Weekly Times, July 6 1935. The photos show the kiln and bags of washed chicory ready for the cutting machine. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224399618

11.01.2022 This lovely watercolour and drawing, signed E. Langford, is of sand hills at Phillip Island. It is from Jessie Traill's 1900 autograph book, which has been digitisied by the State Library - see it here http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/202756 Jessie Traill was an artist, I have written about her here http://caseycardinialinkstoourpast.blogspot.com//jessie-tr The autograph book is a delight. Jessie served as a VAD in France in the Great War and SLV have also digitised her photo album from her time in France http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/238517 The only mystery is - who is E. Langford? I have yet to find out.

08.01.2022 W is for Warneet and Western Port. Warneet is on Rutherford Inlet at the northern end of Western Port. This aerial from October 19, 1986 shows Quail Island on the left of the Inlet and Chinaman Island on the right of the Inlet. Warneet is the township, north of Chinaman Island; Cannons Creek is at the top of aerial. First land sales at Warneet took place in 1930 and the area was locally known Crouchs Beach after Les Crouch who helped build the first jetty and slip way in the 1930s, was the first President of the Warneet Progress Association which was formed in 1945, and the inaugural Commodore of the Warneet Motor Yacht Club. Casey Cardinia Libraries image.

08.01.2022 The Wreck of the Speke near Western Port, Victoria. Photographer: Allan C. Green. The Speke was wrecked off Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, on February 22, 1906, with the loss of one life. Read reports here http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10008940 and here http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139193152 State Library of Victoria Image H84.162/48.

07.01.2022 Y is for Yannathan. Yannathan Railway Station, 1940. Yannathan was a station on the Koo Wee Rup to Strzelecki line, which opened June 1922. Yannathan Station closed April 1950 and the line closed completely in February 1959. More information: http://caseycardinialinkstoourpast.blogspot.com//railways- Image: Bayles Fauna Park collection - http://baylesfaunapark.weebly.com/

07.01.2022 This is an interesting industry - the Rye Ice Works.

07.01.2022 Laminex - made in Cheltenham. Read a history of Laminex here https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/2633 Image: Women's Weekly March 22, 1961 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51398892

04.01.2022 The Garden of the Moon, Hollywood, Arthur's Seat, c. 1940. Garden of the Moon was established by Howard Lawson in 1931, read more here https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/184381State Library of Victoria Image H90.140/192

04.01.2022 Explore the history of the City of Greater Dandenong through their on-line Words of Wisdom Exhibition Curator's talks - the presentation will feature exhibition items from the City of Greater Dandenong Civic and Cultural Heritage Collection, Dandenong and District and Springvale and District historical society collections as well as private collections. Access the talks here https://greaterdandenong.com//words-of-wisdom-online/31544

04.01.2022 Cranbourne Railway Station - back in the days when the line extended past Cranbourne. Original caption is "Back in 1970 Cranbourne was nothing more than a sleepy station on the South East line, here T 330 heads a down Korumburra goods through the paltform. Feb. 3 1970. Photo courtesy Tony Smith" from the Victorian Railway website https://www.victorianrailways.net/

04.01.2022 The Lace Factory in Dandenong / Doveton was established in 1949. It couldn't compete with cheap overseas imports and closed in the 1980s. I have written about the factory, here https://caseycardinialinkstoourpast.blogspot.com//william- Lace Street in Doveton is a reminder of the factory. Image: Women's Weekly 22/4/1959 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48077502

04.01.2022 Congratulations to the Moorabbin Historical Society who are celebrating 60 years of preserving and collecting history. Tom Sheehy was instrumental in establishing the Society and the first meeting was held on October 26, 1960 at the Moorabbin Town Hall. The Society is based at Box Cottage in Ormond. You can view their website here http://home.vicnet.net.au/~cmhsbcm/ and the Glen Eira News October 2020 edition have a profile on the Society http://gleneira.smedia.com.au/news/# This is what Moorabbin looked like four years after the Sociery was formed - Vegetable Gardens, Moorabbin, 1964. Photographer: Wolfgang Sievers. State Library of Victoria Image H2003.100/669

03.01.2022 We are having a look at various industries in the SEHA region and Picture Theatres are part of the entertainment industry. This is the Garfield Picture Theatre, which opened on December 22, 1924. I have written about it here https://kooweerupswamphistory.blogspot.com//garfield-pictu The photo is from the Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society.

03.01.2022 Graham Street, Wonthaggi. Photographer: Rose Stereograph Co. Busy day in Wonthaggi. State Library of Victoria Image H32492/9280

03.01.2022 We are looking at various industries in the SEHA region, in this case the entertainment industry. This is the Dandenong Picture Theatre. The image is called 'Cyclone Truss Section. In use at Dandenong Theatre', photographer Ritter & Jeppesen Studios. It is dated c. 1941, but I wonder if is actually 1946 when the theatre was 're-seated, re-furnish- ed, carpeted, re-painted and decorated' (Dandenong Journal 10/4/1946).At the same time the name changed from the Boomerang Theatre (opened 1923) to the Mayfair Theatre. . Image: State Library of Victoria, Gift of Clive Steele Partners, H92.374/36.

03.01.2022 In December 1889 the journalist, The Vagabond, took the train to Hastings, then went by boat to Phillip Island. He wrote an article about his trip called - A Ramble around Phillip Island, read it here http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198089212

03.01.2022 I thought we would have a look at different sorts of Industry in the SEHA region and we will start with the Tourism Industry - Phillip Island - the Holiday Makers Paradise. This is part of a series of postcards, from the 1950s, published by Nucolorvue Productions, Mentone, who are also in the SEHA region. Postcard production was a healthy industry until recently. Can you even buy postcards these days? State Library of Victoria Image H91.74/1