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Glen Eira Historical Society Newsletter Number 12, March 2017 ISSN 2201-5647 Editorial Then and Now GEHS Calendar 2017 Glen Eira Sport and Greenmeadows Gardens Details are sent to members, are available at www.gehs.org.au or Recreation on request from the Society. Welcome to the first issue Friday 14 April for 2017. A big thank you Closed Good Friday is extended to everyone who Sunday 23 April contributed to this edition. Inaugural Sunday opening This Newsletter samples the of GEHS Rooms 2pm–4pm variety of sport and recreation Wednesday 24 May at 7.30pm in Glen Eira. We consider the General Meeting at Carnegie Library organisations and people who Speaker: Peter King photo restorer support these leisure activities and highlight some individuals GEHS Past Events who excelled in their sport. Wednesday 30 November We also look at group leisure General Meeting Speaker John Maidment activities associated with scouts, See pages 2 and 3 for report guides, churches and informal pursuits. Tuesday 13 December Volunteers Christmas Lunch But there is so much more. Sources: Top PR Murray & JC Wells, From sand, swamp and heath . a Thursday 19 January Perhaps a more complete picture history of Caulfield, City of Caulfield, Visit to the Islamic Museum of Glen Eira sport and recreation 1980, page 34; Bottom G Paterson 2017. See page 3 for report can be included in a future book Monday 23 January to or Newsletter. Do you have a Vale Lindsay Hunt Wednesday 8 March story to tell? 1929–2016 Market garden display at The Glen Eira This Newsletter has been Stanley's Menswear, Bentleigh East Historical Society produced by the Newsletter Wednesday 22 February was saddened by the Committee who are listed below. GEHS fundraising cinema night death in December of Sunday 19 March Geoffrey Paterson Lindsay Hunt, [email protected] GEHS stall at Party in the Park member of the Society and Allnutt Park, McKinnon husband of our past Secretary Newsletter Committee Ailsa Hunt. He will be sadly Wednesday 22 March missed by family and friends. General Meeting Speaker Carol Stals He was a valued member of Glen Eira – warts and all the Society, was friendly and approachable and was willing to share his knowledge of the We thank David Southwick MP local area and his experiences in for kindly donating the printing The Committee is responsible for the grocery trade. Lindsay was of this Newsletter. producing each Newsletter. profiled in the September 2014 Left to right Claire Barton, issue of the Newsletter. Volunteers Christmas Lunch Barbara Hoad, Joy Mawbey, Tuesday 13 December 2016 Geoffrey Paterson editor and Adriana Konidaris. GEHS Newsletter Issue 13 Theme: Religion in Glen Eira. We acknowledge that the Your contributions on this Boonwurrung People are the theme are welcome. traditional owners of the area Deadline is 1 June 2017. Send known as Glen Eira. to [email protected] The Glen Eira Historical Society Inc is proudly sponsored by Glen Eira City Council Community Grants and Bendigo Bank Murrumbeena 2 President’s Column Easy to think GEHS meetings and events the Wesleyan Church, Port of historians as Pipe Organs in the Glen Eira Adelaide. It was moved to the highly qualified Area over 130 years Congregational Church (now academics – our by John Maidment OAM Seventh Day Adventist Church), current issue Wednesday 30 November College Park, Adelaide and shows how John shared with broadly the term can be defined then to Caulfield. St Aloysius’ his audience, a in reality. Our Newsletter is first organ was built by a local lifetime of research full of articles from people who Caulfield resident, Keith M that gave a research, write and talk about Lavers, one of three organ their historical perspectives on fascinating insight builders working in Caulfield at sport and recreation across the into the many pipe the time (see # page 3 column 1). years in Glen Eira – there are organs that are or The organ subsequently went to many paths to becoming “an have been part of Glen Eira’s St Luke’s in Mosman NSW and historian”. history. This report mentions was eventually broken up. three. A full list is on page 3. You will also find reports on Frederick Sargood commissioned recent GEHS activities – In the 1840s, most of the organs an organ from Peter Conacher meetings and speakers, visits were small and imported from & Co Huddersfield, England for to other cultural/historical England by settlers for domestic Rippon Lea. When the home organisations and local events. use. The wealth from the 1850s was sold upon the death of the We invite you to come along too. gold rush created a buoyant owner in 1903, Semaphore market for the newly rich. Other Great news just in: the Heritage Methodist Church, South organs were imported from Council Victoria decision is that Australia purchased the organ Belgium, Germany and France Montgomery House (the Red for £275 plus another £254 for and, in the 1920s, Wurlitzer and Cross Rest Home at Caulfield cartage and installation. It has Hospital) ". is of cultural the Aeolian Company* of the recently been restored and is used heritage significance to the United States exported organs regularly. for use in private houses and State of Victoria and warrants Sadly, the work of today’s organ theatres. inclusion in the Victorian builders largely consists of Heritage Register. .". Saving The first documented organ in restorations, repairs and tunings. this property is a fabulous Caulfield was commissioned in Locally, some pipe organs have achievement by GEHS and 1867 for St Mary’s Anglican been repaired or moved but few National Trust Victoria and a Church. It was supplied by new organs have been constructed win for the Victorian community. Melbourne organ builders Lee in the last two decades. With Congratulations to our newly and Kaye and can now be found many churches being sold as established Newsletter in the Christ Church St Arnaud. congregations contract, some Committee and Editor in this In 1877, a second organ was built redundant pipe organs have been very wide-ranging, entertaining and installed at St Mary’s by moved to Catholic churches whilst Issue No.12 – we hope you enjoy George Fincham of Bridge Road others have fallen into disrepair it and respond to the requests for Richmond. In 1933, the Fincham and are unlikely to be restored. more information. firm built and installed a third * Moved into the manufacture of pianolas organ for St Mary’s, that has Anne Kilpatrick Report by Joy Mawbey GEHS President since been modified and classified by the National Trust. Glen Eira Historical Society Inc A0041700U Finchams were the most prolific published this Newsletter. organ builders in Australasia in The Society’s street address is the 19th century. It is estimated 965 Glen Huntly Road, Caulfield 3162. that they built over 200 pipe Postal address is PO Box 202, Caulfield South 3162. Phone 9077 5395 organs, exceeding the combined Email [email protected] output of all other local firms. Website www.gehs.org.au The office is open Tuesday and Friday Evidence of the peripatetic between 9 and 12 or by appointment. nature of pipe organs is further The Newsletter is published in March, July illustrated by the present pipe and November 2017. The next organ installed at St Aloysius’ deadline is 1 June 2017. Catholic Church, Caulfield We welcome your contribution. 1933 organ at St Mary’s Church, Caulfield in 2010. It was originally built by George Fincham & Sons Pty Ltd. built in 1880 by JW Wolff , a Reproduced courtesy of John Maidment. Newsletter email German born and trained South [email protected] Australian organ builder, for 3 Church Organs mentioned • Shahadah – profession of interest in this area recently by John Maidment Muslim faith; with level crossing removals • St Mary’s Anglican, Caulfield 1867 • Salat – ritual praying five and Skyrail. Whilst we have • Christ Church, Ormond times a day; some photos we would love • St George's Anglican, Bentleigh • Zakat – paying a percentage of more so if you have any old • St James the Great, East St Kilda their wage to charity or needy; photos of the area or indeed • Elsternwick Baptist • Sawm – fasting during anywhere in Glen Eira please • St Aloysius’ Catholic, Caulfield Ramadan; contact us. • St Peter’s Anglican, Murrumbeena • Hajj – Pilgrimage to Mecca. • St Mary the Virgin, South Caulfield 3. We had a request for a photo • Bentleigh Methodist Church The IMA showcases a diverse of the land boom mansion • St Clement's, Elsternwick range of Islamic arts, including Clee House which was in Clee • St Catharine's, South Caulfield various display areas, which Street near Hastings Street • St Stephen’s Presbyterian, shows the diversity of the in McKinnon. It was occupied Caulfield North many intellectual giants for some time by the Seccull • St Margaret’s Anglican, Caulfield that Andalusian Spain gave family. If you know of this • Chapel of St Andrew, rise to, and that are still house or have a photo please Grimwade House current today. These include contact us. • Memorial Hall, literature, architecture, surgery, Caulfield Grammar School pharmacology, mathematics and Acquisition astronomy. We received a copy of a memoir Other organs Right places right times written • Melbourne Exhibition Organ 1880 The museum layout leads into by Ed Biggs (1943–2016). Ed • Rippon Lea these various spaces, and we was a councillor of the City of • Crotonhurst continued on to the History of Caulfield (1990–1994), and also Organ Builders and Restorers Islam Timeline Wall, a Wall served as Mayor (1992–1993), as mentioned by John Maidment of Quotes – including one from well as being active in community # signifies local organ builder Chapter 2 of the Quran about JW Wolff; C W Andrewartha #; Bishop organisations and institutions in equality of men and women – and and Son; Peter Conacher & Co; Alfred the Glen Eira area.