St Stephen’s church knew him as Edward Tho- [4] mas. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service- records/army-wwi.aspx (accessed 16/3/16) [5 ]https://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2008/07/18/the-worst-night- in-australian-military-history-fromelles/ (accessed 16/3/16) [6] 215 http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ ViewImage.aspx?B=3072649 (accessed 17/3/16) Journal of the Waverley Historical Society May 2016 [7] http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/Ite msListing.aspx (accessed 19/3/16) [8]

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A Soldier of the Great WarA Soldier of the Great Turton J DetailsRe- Established 1970 ports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=5831002&isAv=N (accessed 19/3/16) Incorporated in The memorials in the Glen Waverley State Reg. No. A 0006377 A School and St Stephen and St Mary’s church Recent Research Enquiries PATRON and at the Civic Centre give the names of Dr Morna Sturrock AM many more Waverley men than I was able to This year there have been many enquiries find. Many more of our Waverley men died at about previous land use – one from the old C7 PRESIDENT MarJo Angelico 9544 8792 Gallipoli and other theatres of the Great War. road reservation, another about the moving back of Glen Waverley station, and the resultant SECRETARY car park on railway land, and another on the Norma Schultz 9802 9332

various stages of the construction of the EDITOR 11 April 1987 Philip Johnstone

Monash freeway. (You will remember that it Age was not, like Eastlink, constructed in one fell WEB swoop, but section by section, often years www.vicnet.net.au/~whsvic The apart, and spilling traffic onto small streets not [email protected] suitable for the load.) https://www.facebook.com/ whsvic?fref=ts. Menin Gate J Turton Menin Family names being researched are Nichols, Dawes, Forster, Smith and Gouge. People are POSTAL ADDRESS looking for their house history in Windsor Ave, PO Box 2322, Mount Waverley Vic. 3149 Waverley Rd, and High St Rd, and family mem- bers in the Mt Waverley Football Club in the SUBSCRIPTION THE HOUSE 1950s. Do you have memories to share of $25 per household This wonderful rambling timber home was designed by renowned ar- I think I should take an- Carter’s Red Bus service that operated in High chitect Keith Storey and built by local builder Arthur Olney in the late other holiday, perhaps Street Rd? We acknowledge support of the . 1930s. (Arthur was the father of long-serving Mulgrave/Waverley Gallipoli next, to see if I We have a researcher coming out from England councillor, Keith Olney). It was built for the Melville family which in- can find some more of to follow her family line in the antipodes, in par- With thanks to the Office cluded Dr. Joan Melville who consulted from there. The house is sur- our brave lost souls. of Anna Burke MHR for the rounded by well-established trees and a high fence, and faces the glo- ticular concerning Glen Waverley Post Office printing of our newsletters. from 1931 to 1947. Could it be this building? rious view of the Dandenongs. In real estate terms it is on a generous We will have some more allotment and is ‘tightly held’. It has had very few owners, and in fact history by Betty Horskins, the first owners bought it back when the second owners moved away. on some of the Mulgrave Contents Men who went to WWI in Menin Gate Inscriptions J TurtonMenin The House……. …………..…. 1 a future WHS Newsletter. New Members …………...…. 2 Coming Events Please note that General All Roads Lead to Clayton…. 2-4 References: Meetings are now held Sun 24 Apr 10am Wreath Laying - [1] Coming Events (detail) …….... 4 Glen Waverley Cenotaph (Near Library) https://stainedglassaustralia.wordpress.com/2014/11/01/ The Melway Story…………….. 4 every two months and are Wed 27 Apr 2pm General Meeting, 1920-st-stephens-anglican-mount-waverley-vic/ ac- Statues Around Monash ….… 5 usually afternoon meetings cessed 16/3/16) starting at 2.00 pm. Spe- Guest Speaker: John Howell - The Only Woman Where are Our Waverley atbourne Gallipoli. Olympic Games 60 Years On. [2] ANZACs?...…………….…... 5-8 cial activities will be held in WHS File image Fred Marriott 1956WHS Fred Marriott File image Askew, B. The Heroes and War Memorials of Mulgrave. Recent Research Enquiries.. 8 most alternate months. Wed 22 Jun 2pm General Meeting, 2008, Brian Askew General & Post Office store built by Frank Wilson in 1889 We are located above the Guest Speaker: Anne Miller - The 1956 Mel- [3] https://www.awm.gov.au/people/roll- on the NW corner of Springvale and Waverley Rds. Sold Mt Waverley Library 41 search/all/?preferred_name=fear&service_number=&unit to the Sampson family in 1940, later the Noll family took Annual subscriptions 2015/16 are Miller Cres., Mt Waverley. Wed 11 May 1pm Valley Reserve Lawrence =&conflict=0&op=Search (accessed 16/3/16) over. Demolished in 1957. Picture taken in 1956. due on 1 July. $25 per household Rd . Historic Walk (Repeat) Details P.4

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All Roads Lead to Clayton sociates prepared the plans for the American com- Army records indicate he had been a Lance Waverley State School. When Gayle Nicholas pany Metro Goldwyn Mayer Properties Pty Ltd Corporal, his body was buried “in the vicinity of he enlisted, he was working (MGM). Designing and building a large theatre with Poziers”. Frank's name appears on the and living in Murrumbeena. He he Clayton Drive-in Theatre impassions [7] twin screens set Clayton aside from other Drive-ins. Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in France. was killed in action in France in those who were part of its story. Theatre T The curved screens were the only screens of this 1918, 14 months after enlisting. buffs and professionals enthuse over its re- Driving around the Somme region, I became type in . Each screen stood 50 feet (15 markable and unique design. Today’s Boom- very aware of how flat and desolate this area Basil’s body was buried in a metres) high. The screens could be seen for miles ers were the theatre goers, local residents, is. The remnants of the trenches are still pre- Cemetery in Picardy, in the and many former theatre goers still visualise the university students and patrons in the thea- sent. You can feel the spirit of our lost souls. Somme Region. screens while driving past the former site. Felicity tre’s heyday. Now they are keen to post sto- reminisces on Facebook about being told to cover Stanley Edward HORE, as 24 year old was George Sackville Cotter ries of films, food and pranks on Facebook. her eyes as her family drove past the large and visi- living in Burwood and working as a fitter when HORNER, a 20 year old gar- And those who weren’t part of it back then? War Aust. Ames Basil Memorial ble screens - in case she saw nudity! he enlisted in 1915. He died of wounds in dener from Glen Waverley, They want to hear all about it now. Mel- France. He had been a parishioner at St died in Belgium of wounds he bourne Drive-in guru David Kilderry recalls, MGM equipped the theatre with American projec- Stephen’s Church in Mt Waverley hence his received in 1917, 2 years and 2 ‘the old Metro Twin was a wonderful drive-in: tion equipment. name is in the stained glass window. months after enlisting. George one of the top trading theatres in the country Both projection rooms were identically equipped. The Stanley’s body was buried in the Bailleul Com- is buried in a known grave at the Huts Military for a couple of decades.’ projector heads were Century, the sound heads and the munal Cemetery Extension, Lille, France.[8] Cemetery south of Ypres. George was a Lance [3] The Drive-in operated N Corporal I am told that when you see the headstones from 1957 until 1984, very close together, it means the bodies were Some of the Waverley men were never found or less than 30 years. placed in a mass grave. I also found that no never identified. Some cemeteries in the Somme sound system was Westrex. Mulgrave Shire Council rank is listed on the headstones. The men and Belgium have headstones honouring “an un- From memory, there were five gave permission for were seen as equals in death. known soldier”. These mens’ memories are im- power amplifiers in each projec- the building of the mortalised in places such as Villers - Bretonneux tion room. Arc lamps were theatre on industrial in France and the Menin Gate in Ypres. zoned land on the Ashcraft Super Cinex burning north east corner of the 13.5 mm black carbons. The Unlike Villers-Bretonneux May Road and Wel- rectifiers could deliver up to 200 which is a monument set lington Road intersec- Geoff ampsAtkinson to each and arc Brian lamp. Kevin aside the main road with tion in 1954, the same Quigley,Swiggs the first Cinema two projec-and Theatres of headstones of known sol- Aerial Survey (1970) From aerial photographs in WHS year the Burwood Sky- tionists atAustralia the theatre, Facebook helped page 18 Feb diers, the Menin Gate in line, Australia’s first drive-in opened. In 1956 assemble the Westrex equipment.2016 Apprentice elec- Ypres in Belgium is a memo- May Road was renamed Blackburn Road and tricians dug the holes for the speaker poles and put rial built over the main road in 1958 land opposite the theatre, on the the underground wiring in. Clayton was the only into the town. Inside the structure are the names of western side of Blackburn Road, was pur- drive-in in Australia to use Westrex speakers. Edward Hore per Ed. Stanley Hore chased for the building of Monash University. CemeteryBailleul Communal J Turton hundreds of men, whose LIGHTS OUT PLEASE bodies were never found or George Sackville Cotter Horner Council approval of the project took place The Metro Twin Drive-in William Frederick CROW, 20 year old fruit never identified [3] amidst protests from the neighbouring com- opened in May 1957. grower from Highbury Rd, Tally Ho went munity. The Royal Talbot Colony for Epilep- Edward Thomas (Fred) BENNETT was 18 years Early advertisements an- missing in Fromelles in 1916, a year later he old when he enlisted; he was living at “Rayville” tics complained the theatre was too close to nounced ‘All Roads Lead was declared dead. The battle of Fromelles is [6] the Colony’s site. The Colony called for the Highbury Road in Tally Ho and had been work- to Clayton’, emphasising still remembered as Australia’s worst Military ing as a farmer. Fred had been a parishioner at project to be abandoned as treatment of epi- the Drive-in’s key location disaster, with over 8000 deaths occurring in leptics required quietness and, ‘The task of [5] St Stephen’s church prior to enlisting so his name at the intersection of main one night. is memorialised in the stained glass window. As keeping our patients within the bounds of the roads and close proximity Colony will be made much harder because of William’s body was never Fred’s body had never been identified his name to Dandenong Road. identified and is buried is present at the Menin Gate in Ypres. Edward their natural thought of viewing the pictures Films in the first year in- from the fence’. Mr Stagg, a North Clayton along with thousands of enlisted as Fred, hence the Menin Gate lists him cluded The Seventh Sin, Speaker Westrex David Kilderry other men at VC Corner as BENNETT F. resident, complained about the industrial zon- House of Numbers, Action ing of the land claiming the land should be Australian Cemetery and residential. Memorial, Fromelles. architects Bernard Evans and As- Welcome to New Members VC Corner at Fromelles, Alvin Dana like all other cemeteries

throughout France and War CROW William Mem. Aust. WHERE IS THE WHS? Belgium is pristine, neatly manicured, and Our rooms, which are located above the Mt Waverley library in Miller Crescent, are open each Wed beautifully maintained. It is hard to imagine (except over the Christmas break), from 1pm to 5pm, or by appointment, for individual research and such tragedy took place in such a peaceful, working discussion groups. If the main library entrance door is locked during meetings, use the doorbell quiet place. at the far left to gain entry. Members are asked to bring a plate of afternoon tea to general meetings Basil AMES a 19 year old clerk was born in which for 2016 are every second month. Glen Waverley and had attended the Glen Villers-Bretonneaux from Tower from Villers-Bretonneaux J Turton

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Where Are Our Waverley ANZACs? of the Tiger and Tip on a Dead Jockey. The No-one admitted being smuggled in the boot so Jane Turton starring Peter Finch debuted with five perhaps this was not such a memorable experi- sessions in one evening attracting 3,050 cars ence! ith a trip to France and Belgium planned, the Shire of Mulgrave at the time, but they did and causing traffic jams. In December the and this being the centenary of WWI, I David Kilderry first visited Clayton with class- W attend the church. Some memorials that were party spirit hit with pony rides and Father thought it would be interesting to see what I could mates from the projectionist course at RMIT. He erected were recognizing men whose only as- Christmas for the children and High Society find out about the young men Waverley lost 100 worked for Village and now runs the Lunar Drive- sociation with Mulgrave was that they worked with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sina- years ago. Who were these men? Where did they in (Dandenong). As well as being impressed in the Shire of Mulgrave. tra showing for the adults. Holdens, Panel live? How did they live? And just as importantly, with the design and equipment he thought the Vans and locally assembled old English cars where are their final resting places? The Glen Waverley State School Roll of Hon- giant jam donut counter in the Snack Bar was our shows the list of men who made the su- such as great! He recalls Village prosecuting patrons for But where should I start? My first question was; preme sacrifice as being AMES, B; BARNES, Morris and attempting entry in the boot and the more prolific how would I find the names of those men Waver- G; CUST, L; FEAR S; HENDRICK, R; HER- Austin problemsbie of parents hiding children under blan- ley lost? This is almost an unanswerable ques- RIOT, W; HORNER, G; LAW, F; WATSON, W; were no- kets in the back seat or people jumping the tion. Back in 1919 when the men came home [2] 6.6.1957 ticeable at WHEELWRIGHT, M. fence. from war, communities were anxious to ensure the the Drive- men were remembered, Cenotaphs and Honour During the war years, these men may not have in at this The best memories for many are the movies. boards were quickly constructed. Remembering been residing in the Shire of Mulgrave, but are time. Anthony’s first drive in movie was one of the Her- memorialised as they attended the school movies. Daniel ‘went to watch Firefox as a that the area that is now known as the City of Film Weekly Whereas Monash was then called the Shire of Mulgrave and In Central Reserve an obelisk remembers AD- MGM was the City of Oakleigh, and borders have since AMS, F; FEAR, S. A; HERRIOT, W. E; acclaimed changed, I decided HORNER, G; LAW, F; SMITH, N and WHEEL- for theatre to concentrate my WRIGHT, M. design Village Theatres Ltd. (Village) was research on the men known to be the better manager. In the 1970s the Shire of Mul- I realised that screenings dropped and Village took over the grave lost. these plaques, boards and memo- Drive-in. The twin theatres were now adver- I found that there is a rials include men tised as ‘Clayton 1’ and ‘Clayton 2’. In 1978 plaque outside the who were born, Cine-Fi replaced the use of speakers. A lead Glen Waverley Civic educated, lived or was clicked onto the aerial of the car and Centre that lists the worked in the Shire Waverley J Turtonen sound played on the AM band. Daily mainte- names of the men of Mulgrave. Some nance on speakers that were left in departing that the Shire of Mul- men had their car windows was no longer necessary. Some grave lost in WWI, speakers were re-introduced as a better option

Civic Centre Memorial J Turton Civic Centre Memorial names on more and this list is where than one memorial. to free hire of radios for those cars without ra-

I began my research. Now to find out dios installed. Pictorial 12.12.1957 News

After WWI, schools more about these Sun men often erected Honour Boards to remember the Obelisk Central Reserve Gl The past students who served and who were lost. Using an online search of the National War Me- Churches often did the same. St Stephen’s morial[3] I could see more details about some of Church is in High Street Road is now known as St these men. I now knew where they had lived Stephen and St Mary’s Church. The original St prior to enlisting, what they did for work, their Stephen’s Church commissioned a stained glass ages and where they had died. Or where their Chainsaw Massacre window that still exists today in the Old Church, to names had been immortalised as their bodies News Pictorial 30.11.1957 News remember past parishioners who served our had never been found. Searching for some of

[1]. Sun Country The list of parishioners who gave their the men also gave me a photograph. Now I

lives includes; John ALCOCK, Bertram ATKIN- The had faces to match with names. Blood SON, Edward T. BENNETT, Edward CORNELL, Baby Boomer reminiscences extending from 10 year old…but ended up watching Texas A further search of The National Archives of William Richard DOOLAN and Stanley Edward children rugged up in the back seat to teenage and Evil Dead out the back Australia gave me the service records of the HORE. Six antics and fun abound. Getting in for free is a window, Tracy saw Bette Midler in The Rose and men.[4] times and always through the same hole in the names common post theme whether by hiding in the found it ‘educational’ for a 1979 film. Over the fence!’ and Ulysses. were me- So armed with all the information I had gath- boot or sneaking under the fence. Eskies were years films included Duel, Born Losers, Baron morialised ered on some of our Waverley Men, we visited often taken along. Adam ‘went a thousand , Harum Scarum with Elvis, Walt Dis- in the St the places I had learned about in Belgium and ney’sThe Parent Trap, and Hercules, Samson Stephen‘s the Somme, and here is what I found: Vicki smuggled a couple of guys in the Mary and Christine remember a Church Frank LAW was 19 years old when he enlisted; boot. Scotty, rugged up in 3-4 jumpers and 2 concert with a band on the back of a truck – but window; he was a gardener who lived on Waverley Rd ’tracky pants’, would just make it under the was it Lobby Loyed, Billy Thorpe or both? these men in Glen Waverley. Frank had attended Glen fence and home before his Dad finished night- In 1984 the Drive-in closed yet remained an im- didn’t nec- Waverley State School. Frank died in France shift. Bruce used binoculars in his tree house portant part of the community’s history. The essarily 1916, his body has never been found. His to watch movies from across the paddocks. market was declining but it is said the loss of the reside in St Stephn& St Mary’s Old Church Window Old ChurchSt Stephn& St Mary’s 6 HISTORY HERE 215 AUTUMN 2016 3

lease on the land was the main factor in clo- The Melway Story Statues Around Monash Cemetery part. He sure. In 2001 the Victorian Government de- gave tireless service (Feb Meeting Report) Margaret Boyes MarJo Angelico cided to build a national synchrotron on the ma- to the Greek com- jor part of the site. The use of beam lines to The year 1966 was an interesting time. ollowing the recent unveiling of a new statue in munity in Oakleigh our city, it is time to enumerate the statues we harness light in scientific research continues the President, MarJo Angelico, opened the Feb- F and across Victoria, projection history of this location and the land have. Here we list only outdoor statues that com- including establish- ruary meeting with an entertaining look back memorate someone with a connection to our area. hosts another milestone in the history of the at the introduction of decimal currency 50 ing what is now municipality of Monash. We are not including decorative sculptures or even Oakleigh Grammar. years ago. This was followed by our religious or cemetery ones. Maybe another time we Thank you to: This is only a bust

speaker, David Godfrey, who told us the P Johnstone 2016 could list some of those. All these happen to be by sculptor Anton David Kilderry, Manager, Lunar Drive-in Theatre Pty Ltd, story of the Melway, from its beginning in a bronze, life-size and mounted permanently in place. Hassell, not a full Dandenong garage in Mount Waverley in May 1966 to Firstly there is a statue of a statue, dedicated in Theton/Clarinda Cinema and Theatrical Historical Society of Australia the computer digitised publication and (CATHS) young policeman in the Po- Dec 2005. iPhone application of today. All who shared their memories and stories on the Waver- lice Academy. On the base Finally there is the ley Historical Society Inc Vic, I Grew Up in Clay- It actually took five years to bring the first there are a further four new statue of Sir John Monash at Monash and Cinema and Theatres in Australia Face- beautifully-crafted scenes bookers, copiespages. of Mulgrave Council minutes etc edition of the ‘Melway’ to fruition. The foun- University, commemorating 150 years since showing police in action in Do you have memorabilia from the Clayton Drive-in or ders, David’s father Merv and his partner his birth, and funded by the Monash Pio- other local theatres? Advertisements, tickets, post- Ivan Mackay, drove the length and breadth the community, but unfortu- neers – students and staff who attended the of greater Melbourne collecting data to nately there is no explana- university from 1961 to 1965. It is a won- WHS would welcome donations or digital copies of hand-draw the maps. tion about its significance. derfully detailed sculpture displaying his such materials. Questions to the academy, strength of character, his foresight, and his David’s mother, Barbara, carried out the REFERENCES the Police Historical Unit, contributions to engineering, soldiering and the Regent typesetting on a hand letterpress machine Fannin P. 2002 Australia’s synchrotron coming to a drive- and the police museum infrastructure. in near you Monash Magazine Issue 9 Winter/Autumn and a specially-made camera reduced the have netted no further infor- Stephen Police Academy Angelico 2016 2002 Monash University scale of the maps. The brightly coloured mation. Maybe it is just meant to inspire the ca- (There is also a bust of Sir John Monash in White J. 2008 One Projectionist’s Life: From a Regent to the Civic Centre,

cover was inspired by the Pop Art move- dets. Pt 2 Metro’s Man Cinema record Cinema and ment and, at 25 shillings, it was twice the but I have not in- Theatre Historical Society Victoria Melbourne. Secondly there is the ex- cluded it because Kilderry D. Drive-ins Downunder http://www.drive- price of any of its competitors but it soon pressive 2008 statue in the became everyone’s favourite because of its it is portable and is insdownunder.com.au/australian/vic_clayton.htm Kenneth Luke stand at usually indoors.) accessed 3 April 2016 quality and accuracy. Waverley Park. It is of the The Dandenong Journal Wed 9 June 1954 p.17 So there we have Over the ensuing 50 years the Melway en- footballer John “Kanga” The Dandenong Journal Wed 7 July 1954 p.5 it, unless any terprise expanded and the ‘cottage industry’ Kennedy who played in Monash Life Magazine four premierships and reader can direct aspects of its production became more so- our attention to Coming Events phisticated. Over the years many new eventually became coach for Hawthorn. There is any others. There ( Note Day and Time ! ) structures, urban features and services were plenty of information on is a list of plaques added to the maps – now more than 500 Sun 24 Apr 10am ANZAC Wreath Laying - him available on the base. on the WHS web- maps are in each edition. Sir John Monash pages at: GlenGallipoli. Waverley Cenotaph Well done, organisers! In 1994 a ‘Sydway’ was produced, 2005 saw http://home.vicnet.net.au/~whsvic/ Wed 27 Apr 2.00 pm General Meeting Guest plaques&markers.htm the introduction of the ‘Brisway’. From 2003 Waverley John Kennedy Park Stephen Angelico Speaker: John Howell - The Only Woman at Then there is “The Original the maps were GPS compatible and in 2008 Do go around and have a look at these In November, 1915 a woman ap- Children,” a statue of two Koori children. It is to be peared amid the fighting at Gallipoli. She laid the ‘e-way’ electronic Melway Street Direc- parts of our history! tory was introduced. Teams of drivers in found on the west side of Ashwood Secondary Col- a wreath on a grave and then disappeared. It lege grounds, where it has each city still spend eleven months of the was the grave of a hero, a man killed at the stood since 1980, having year updating all of the company’s street landings and awarded the Victoria Cross. been donated by a former maps. Wed 11 May 1pm Historic Walk Valley Re- principal, Mr. McKay. This Short History Prize 2016 What did Melbourne look like in 1966? You would be our oldest statue, I serve Lawrence Rd. (Repeat) Prahran Mechanics Institute (established Olympic Games 60 years On. can buy the commemorative 1966 first edi- think? There are two 1854) invites you to enter this year’s His- Wed 22 Jun 2.00 pm - General Meeting Guest plaques, one about the title, tion Melway, encased in a special presenta- tory Prize. It is for a story or article about Speaker: Anne Miller - The 1956 Melbourne sculptor and donor, and the tion box. There is also a big ‘large print’ ver- a place or an aspect of a place in Victoria, Anne is a other about the unveiling. sion of the latest edition available. Australia, or a person associated with a member of the Middle Park History Group and Father Moutafis (1931-2001), place in Victoria, written by a member or is an experienced tour guide, taking heritage It was great to have a full house for our first

a leader of the Greek Ortho- Turnbull Jeffrey Children Original members of a Victorian historical society walking tours around the city for the National evening meeting in 2016. We will have an- dox community, is com- or similar organisation. The prize is Trust and other groups. other evening meeting later this year – on Thursday 27th October at 7.30 pm. memorated in Warrawee $1000. Ask a committee member for full Wed 27 Jul 2.00 pm TBA Margaret Boyes Park, but not in the Pioneers details or check: www.pmi.net.au

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