The city of Moorabbin Historical Society in Ormond, Victoria, Australia | Museum

The city of Moorabbin Historical Society

Locality: Ormond, Victoria, Australia

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25.01.2022 East Bentleigh in 1914. Can you guess the intersection? #FlashbackFriday

25.01.2022 Bentleigh Hill early 1900’s My grandfathers dairy farm looking up the hill from Jasper Rd to where Wood St would eventually be at the top after subdivision. Hig...gins Rd (named after my grandfather) in later years on the right of the photo - the Bentleigh Recreation ground on the left of the photo. House was 130 Jasper Rd until demolished about 10 years ago. My mum aged 4 on her horse which in now where the bowling green is. He did own the bowling green land but I can’t remember if he donated it or sold it to them. See more

24.01.2022 McKinnon Road has certainly gone through a number of changes over the years! #ThrowbackThursday

21.01.2022 Here's the original Bentleigh Station, which is obviously not the one demolished last weekend. The old station was built after Sir Thomas Bent extended the train line to Cheltenham (in very self-indulgent circumstances but that's another story!) #ThrowbackThursday

21.01.2022 http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/235.htm

21.01.2022 DeakinSt... East Bentleigh circa 1960/61.... No bitumen road, no gutters, no nature strips.... My dad was a concreter so we had a driveway... Memories.

20.01.2022 The final Roving Curator project for 2016 is under way! Our Exhibition Services Manager, Kitty Owens, is working with The city of Moorabbin Historical Society o...n a great story about an unknown stonemason who lived and worked at Box Cottage in Ormond. August Rietman carved many WWl stone soldier memorials throughout Victoria. Pictured is committee member, Fran Bader, with research material on Rietman. Successful applicants for the 2017 Roving Curator Program will be announced in early December. See more

19.01.2022 My dad was president in 1966 & 1967

19.01.2022 Hello all, here is an Real Estate add for land that my parents brought late in 1945 for about 105 pounds. They brought number 174. But due to short supply of ma...terials and skilled labour their 2 bedroom (later extended to 3 bedrooms by Dad) home was not finished till about some time early in 1947. Due to tax's and fees the land finally cost them 125 pounds. (cost of their build was about 1256 pounds) From the front veranda you could just see the bay. Later (as more homes were built) you could only see the bay from the top of the roof, but not now. It was the second home built in the street. The last one was not finished till about the mid 60's. Mum sold our home many years ago, but it is still there. But this estate was called "Ormond Heights", but all the titles called it Ormond, later changed to East Ormond, then a lot later to East Bentleigh. Funny how on North road there was supposed to be shops. Except for the ones next to East Boundary Road, only one property stayed with these dimensions, #42, #14 took over 15 and became Webbers garage. Later to become FA & PC Webber, (one b or two, I cannot remember). Phil use to race a formula one type of car. They sold up and moved to Queensland. Notice at the end of Lancaster Street, there seems to be a lane way to North road, never happened. Same as the lane way from Murrong Ave to Rochford Street. But a bit of that laneway is still there behind #14 & 15. Hope you all enjoy this?

18.01.2022 Today’s #FlashbackFriday heads back to a local main road. Where do you think this is taken? We know that might be an easy one for some, so we’ll give extra points if you can tell us what year. Closest to the pin gets the glory! Image: PROV, VPRS 12800 P1, H3286B

18.01.2022 East Brighton Railway Station http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/action/singleViewer.do

18.01.2022 http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/238.htm

18.01.2022 Private Daff had great trouble in feeding the pup in the rail way journey of five days from the Koormati Poort to Pretoria. He also has a Boer pipe, Mauser bullets and other curios. This pipe can now be found at the box cottage.

17.01.2022 Bridge at Patterson Rd

12.01.2022 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75047880

09.01.2022 Todays #FlashbackFriday heads back to a local main road. Where do you think this is taken? We know that might be an easy one for some, so well give extra points if you can tell us what year. Closest to the pin gets the glory! Image: PROV, VPRS 12800 P1, H3286B

09.01.2022 These 2 photos are stating that they are taken of Bentleigh Station in the 60's I can see the 2nd one is Bentleigh, but not sure about the first photo. can anyone verify if it is Bentleigh? if so are the people on the Melbourne bound side or Moorabbin.

07.01.2022 JL Smith Garage cnr Jasper and Centre 1935 Courtesy Helen Stanley.

07.01.2022 We're headed back to Bentleigh 1969 for #SuburbsofMelbourne today - back to when there was a railway crossing. http://bit.ly/2esUsN5 Have you seen the timelapse... videos of construction works at Bentleigh? Links below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMcKWw6WsfA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49TjGxa80Iw See more

06.01.2022 St Johns East Bentleigh 1961

05.01.2022 http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/40.htm

05.01.2022 Can anyone think of the names of the kids that use to hang out on the Mackie Rd Centre Rd corner in the mid to late 70s? Be great if you told a story about each name now and back then!

04.01.2022 We started the week announcing the beginning of construction of Southland Station, which I reckon has been promised since the shopping centre looked like this. #FlashbackFriday

03.01.2022 Nooralie Hospital Ulupna Rd Ormond I was born there 1944 and siblings 48 and 53 .Also had tonsils out there. In the days when you only had tonsilitis once. (they weren't there for a second time)

02.01.2022 Bentleigh Hill early 1900s My grandfathers dairy farm looking up the hill from Jasper Rd to where Wood St would eventually be at the top after subdivision. Hig...gins Rd (named after my grandfather) in later years on the right of the photo - the Bentleigh Recreation ground on the left of the photo. House was 130 Jasper Rd until demolished about 10 years ago. My mum aged 4 on her horse which in now where the bowling green is. He did own the bowling green land but I cant remember if he donated it or sold it to them. See more

02.01.2022 School History The first parish school of St Peter's, Bentleigh East, was established in 1865 in Centre Road.... The first parish school of St Peter's, Bentleigh East, was established in 1865 in Centre Road, opposite the present site of the Monash Medical Centre, Moorabbin Campus. The tiny timber schoolhouse served the community for 36 years and was replaced in 1903 by a brick building when the Presentation Sisters took over the school. In 1953, the parish purchased the present school and church site and erected a school/church, which has now been incorporated into the main school complex. Bentleigh East became a rapidly growing urban area. Almost overnight, hundreds of acres of market gardens were auctioned, sub-divided and built on. The stream of new settlers from overseas was becoming evident amongst the young families who had come to the district. In 1960, the Sisters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart took over the running of the school. In 1983, the first lay Principal, Mr Des Dalton was appointed; the present Principal is Mr Michael Hanney. Over the years, the school has seen many changes in refurbishment and extensions. Many of the present St Peter's students are the grandchildren of the original parishioners. In 2009 a $2.7million Junior School was opened to include 12 learning areas and state of the art facilities. As part of the Federal Government ' Building the Education Revolution' a new Library and Multi Media classroom was built in 2010. This provides St Peters with a contemporary learning environment that will allow the current and future students access to learning spaces that are flexible and open to new technologies. In 2012 the Parishes of Bentleigh East, Bentleigh and Moorabbin formed the Holy Trinity Parish and as a consequence the Federated Schools of Holy Trinity Parish was formed. In 2015 Michael Juliff was appointed the Co-ordinating Principal of the three schools.

02.01.2022 http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/130.htm

02.01.2022 Boundary Hotel, East Bentleigh, circa 1905...

01.01.2022 http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/363.htm