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Exploring the Track The Community Newsletter for Burwood & Districts Issue no. 116 Autumn 2010 Exploring the Track Take stock of the Stocks - Burwood Pioneers Great Courses at your Local Neighbourhood House FREE CNAV Winner of Best Community Content 2009 Bank with your local Community Bank® branches and everybody benefits. Your local Community Bank® branches in Surrey Hills, Canterbury Canterbury and the recently opened Ashburton branch Community Bank® Branch have been set up and managed by people in your 4IPQ .BMJOH3PBE $BOUFSCVSZ community. People who passionately believe in keeping 1IPOF our banking local, and the importance of supporting our .BOBHFS:WPOOF$ISJTUJF local communities. Surrey Hills ® Did you know that 60% of our Community Bank® Community Bank Branch branches’ profits each year are returned to your local 6OJPO3PBE 4VSSFZ)JMMT community, in the form of shareholder dividends, 1IPOF community grants and sponsorships? .BOBHFS'JPOB,FSS We can only successfully do this if you bring your Ashburton ® personal and business banking to us! Community Bank Branch )JHI4USFFU"TICVSUPO Community Banks® are designed for you! 1IPOF .BOBHFS-JOEB+POFT t'SJFOEMZ BQQSPBDIBCMFTUBGGoUBMLJOHUPUIFNJT always the first option. t"DPNNJUNFOUUPIFMQJOHZPVBDIJFWFZPVS financial goals. t&YUFOEFEUSBEJOHIPVSTPVSCSBODIFTBSFPQFO BNoQN.POEBZUP'SJEBZ BOEBNoOPPO on Saturdays. t$POWFOJFOUBDDFTTPQUJPOToJOQFSTPO on the phone or on the Internet. t'BJSGFFTBOEDIBSHFT t5IFMBUFTUUFDIOPMPHZBOETFDVSJUZ Pop in and say hello to one of our friendly staff and see how we can make banking a pleasure again! BURWOOD BULLETIN March—May 2010 Cover Photo rack Principally Plants in Ashburton offer a great range of garden Stocks ioneers ornaments guaranteed to bring your Local a smile to your face. House FREE This Issue AUTUMN 2010 Features Regulars 4 the Stocks family — Burwood Pioneers still leaving their mark 23 BURWOOD VILLAGE TRADERS’ REPORT 24-5 BUSINESS & SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORY 7 On ya bike — Exploring the tracks 25 INFORMATION FOR ADVERTISERS around Burwood 27 SCRIBE’S SCRIBBLES 8 Samarinda Lodge — Communication Champions 8 14 11 STOP. Telegrams. STOP 13 not Soy Wicked — All about Soy Candles 14 A new home for Burwood Automative and Exhaust 21 16 Lifecare — Caring Beyond Boundaries 4 20 aJ2010— Scouts test their limits 21 The Changing Face of Ashwood 22 Head on down to the Highway Community Notices Hello from the Editor What a team effort this Bulletin has been. Our desktop 30-1 LOCAL CHURCHES publisher, Cheryl, has done a great job working on the Bulletin whilst holidaying in the UK. Stojan has nobly stepped 32-3 ART & CRAFT, HOBBIES up to the plate to manage it from this end and of course all 33 BOWLING CLUBS our great writers have taken time out from their January holidays to bring you some interesting stories and I haven’t 33 CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES & CHILDCARE even mentioned the distribution team yet. And why do we 34 COMMUNITY & SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS do it? Because volunteering makes us feel good. If you’d like to feel the warmth your get from doing something for your 35 DANCE community, check out the volunteering opportunities in our 35-6 EDUCATION / SELF IMPROVEMENT Community Notices section. 36 FLORAL ART/ GARDENING 36-37 FRIENDSHIP AND ACTIVITY GROUPS 38-39 HEALTH AND SUPPORT GROUPS Burwood Bulletin Inc. ABN 90 904 070 125 PO Box 87 Burwood 3125 40 HISTORY GROUPS email [email protected] 40 MUSIC GROUPS www.burwoodbulletin.org The Burwood Bulletin wishes to advise that the 40 COMMUNITY SHOPPING views or remarks expressed in this publication are not necessarily the views of the Burwood 41-3 COMMUNITY CENTRES & ACTIVITIES Bulletin editorial or production staff and no endorsement or service is implied by the 44 VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES listing of advertisers, sponsors or contributors. Although every effort is made in reproducing 45 MARKETS, FETES & FESTIVALS and printing advertisements correctly, we can take no responsibility for errors. 46-47 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Deadline for next issue 1st May March—May 2010 BURWOOD BULLETIN Celebrating the By MarJo Angelico, Waverley Historical Society he day his iancée, Ann Westaby, arrived in 1854, eople living in the Burwood area could hardly he married her and brought her back to his two-roomed help being familiar with the Stocks name. wattle and daub hut. P here is Stocks Avenue in Ashburton, with he day his iancée, Ann Westaby, arrived in 1854, Stocks Retirement Village nearby. hen there is Stocks Rd he married her and brought her back to his two-roomed of Huntingdale Road. he post oice in Cleveland Road wattle and daub hut. Eventually Edward and Ann had ive Ashwood was called Stocksville Post Oice and of course sons and three daughters, most of whom stayed in the area people who have grown up around here remember their and worked the land, as well as building the community. parents talking about “Old Mr Stocks” or “Stocksy” or hey bought land in the general area, regardless of even “Bumpy Stocks.” hey remember seeing the various municipal boundaries, and were involved in everything. Stocks’ market gardens, farms, orchards and dairy. Four Stocks were on the Shire of Mulgrave council, three he Stocks family arrived in this area at the dawn as Shire Presidents. of recorded history. Edward Stocks ventured out to Many helped establish churches, schools, and the colonies, aged 20, in 1851 on a ship named Lord railways. When the Outer Circle railway arrived in 1888, Ashburton. En route he celebrated his 21st birthday, Ashburton station was named in honour of Edward Stocks and also heard about the gold rush. hus, on arrival he (the ship he came out on) and another councillor who had bought a horse and dray and supplied provisions to the grown up in Ashburton Terrace, County Cork, Ireland. gold ields. He wanted to save enough to buy some good In 1914, when Mt Waverley had a population of only undeveloped land to settle on. 75, Burwood could boast 1150 residents. It was a food he irst land sales ever in this area were in 1853. production hub, and the Stocks family were in the centre of Many people bought the large tracts of virgin land for it. During both World Wars, their services in food production the equivalent of $3.50 an acre, but most were city were considered more important than combat service. speculators. Edward Stocks was arguably the irst one who Time went on and a third Stocks generation grew up, bought here to settle. He bought what is now the Alamein settled and served the local community. he Ashwood area area, and got busy clearing some light scrub to plant his developed, and Vic Stocks had a lower farm there. he vegetables for the Melbourne markets. He left standing roads got muddy in poor weather, and people would wear the beautiful eucalypts - they became the Ashburton gumboots as far as the main roads and change into shoes Forest. at the bus stop. Mr & Mrs Stocks with their children and grandchildren. Circa 1905. BURWOOD BULLETIN March—May 2010 g the Stocks Family Z It was at Vic Stocks’ place that they left their boots till their return from town. It was after him that Stocksville PO was named. Local people have told of the sight of Stocks’s horses making their way along High Street Road alone. Graham Stocks would bring them to Fishers Forge to be shoed, and when all were ready, the oldest horse would lead the whole team home. Graeme Stocks’ family home, c. 1928, which was on Warrigal Road(then called Boundary Bob Stocks did the Road), Ashwood, situated between George and Douglas Streets. Graham’s aunt, Stella City of Waverley a Stocks, is standing by the horse and his mother, Winnie, is sitting in the jinker. wonderful turn when on Council. He discovered Frank Bales and recommended Now there are fourth and ifth generation descendants him for Town Clerk, a role he illed magniicently for of Edward Stocks, many still in the general vicinity, and many years. still community minded. hey wanted a small remnant of Stocks land, recently acquired by Monash Council, to stay as public open green space. his is the site of a plaque in honour of the family, which is to be unveiled soon. I have given you only short snippets, and probably missed worthy others out, but I think you get the idea. he Stocks family have contributed so much to our community. Like Burwood they cross municipal boundaries, but have a strong sense of community and are happy to give as well as receive. We are lucky indeed to have the Stocks family. -------------------------------------------------- INVITATION If you would like to attend the Stocks Plaque Unveiling on Saturday 27th March, please RSVP to Waverley Historical Society, email whs@kepl. The recently laid plaque commemorates the Stocks family’s com.au, or phone 9544 8792. It will be an outdoor contribution to the area. bring-and-share occasion. --------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN PEOPLE ISSUE 116 Advertising Robert Kay ph.9836 5520 Writing Team The Burwood Bulletin is produced by Layout/Design Stojan Stojanovic Penny Alberts Jean Hadler volunteers who provide a range of talents Cheryl Grant Priya Mohandoss Jeff Sargeant freely for the beneit of the community Graphic Designer Laura Tynan Keith Smith Margaret Warland President Bob Stensholt Graphic Artists Linda Hii (Kwik Kopy) Yoshanthi Wellawa Sonia Prasel Vice President Herbert Eder Jan Harrison Associates Treasurer Hartley Beer ph 9802 3312 Proofreaders Kathy Soumprou Margaret Rockow Susan Webster Secretary Sonia Prasel ph. 9808 0159 Natalie Filmer Editor Carrie Simmons ph 9888 9865 Charles Hui Rex Condon Printing BPA Print Group [email protected] Tom Markovski ph: 9808 6622 March—May 2010 BURWOOD BULLETIN Exploring the Track By Jef Sargeant Once across Highbury Road (heading south) the path ur area is blessed with many parks and outdoor snakes through native plantations full of the sound of spaces, and one of Melbourne’s most popular native birds whistling.
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