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Issue 4 – June 2014 Glen Eira Historical Society Newsletter Number 4 June 2014 ISSN 2201-5647 Editorial cent of the population3. Table of contents Welcome to Issue 4: By 1914, Caulfield had 6 400 Editorial 1 Glen Eira and World War 1. dwellings compared to 3 819 President’s column 2 in Moorabbin4. This reflected In this edition, we look at two suburban expansion particularly Reports on GEHS meetings and perspectives of local involvement in Caulfield’s northwest. members’ activities 2−3 with World War 1. – Murrumbeena and the Boyds Elsternwick’s shops, for example, The first examines experiences − Glen Eira’s heritage extended along Glen Huntly Road of five Glen Eira men and women to Orrong Road and housing Glen Eira men and women go to who left Australia for distant the war fronts 4−7 construction was taking place in battlefields in Europe and the many of the neighbouring streets. Glen Eira men, women and Middle East. children help at home 8−9 Elsternwick shopping centre was We then turn our attention clearly the largest with smaller Glen Eira Street names with to the war effort in Glen Eira settlements scattered through the World War 1 connections 9 performed by those men, women more rural remainder of Caulfield Book review: Our schools and the and children who, for a variety of and Moorabbin, with the larger war by Rosalie Trioli 10 reasons, did not leave Australia. being those clustered around Then and now 10 First though, it is timely to try stations such as Bentleigh and to understand local people and Carnegie stations. What is it? 10 society in 1914. Much of Caulfield and Moorabbin The City of Glen Eira of today was, therefore, still largely GEHS September did not exist a century ago, and rural with the built-up area fast today’s city comprised the one- encroaching from the northwest. Meeting year-old, City of Caulfield, and will be held on Wednesday 24 It was from these young, fast that part of Moorabbin Shire September at 7.30pm in the growing outer suburbs of north of South Road. Boyd Room at Carnegie Library. Melbourne, and their rural Caulfield City in 1914 included neighbours, that men and women The speaker is Janet Bolitho. the suburbs of Carnegie, enlisted and left for war service. A long-term Port Melbourne resident, Janet, a former Port Caulfield, Elsternwick, Glen Many men, women and children, Phillip councillor and Mayor, is Huntly, Murrumbeena and however, remained at home. active in Port Melbourne and Ormond, while Moorabbin In this issue its Historical Society. She has a Shire extended from Ormond to We consider on pages 4 to 7 the keen interest in the intersection Mordialloc, and Beaumaris to overseas wartime experiences between the built and natural Heatherton. This was to change of five men and women who environment, a theme she will soon after with the secession had links with Glen Eira. We address in her talk. All welcome. of Sandringham, Mentone and then turn to the efforts of local Mordialloc. Women of Glen Eira display is residents who remained at home. in the Murrumbeena Bendigo Bank Caulfield’s 1911 population of We also have our regular features until the end of July. In August, 14 846 was larger than the including Meeting Reports, What a more Bentleigh/Moorabbin area 11 155 people in Moorabbin yet is it, Then and Now, and a book version will be in the Bendigo Bank Caulfield’s 24 square kilometres review. Ormond. We thank them for their was one-quarter the size of its generosity and assistance. southern neighbour1. We welcome any feedback and contributions including articles The population was a young one Our September theme Trade and letters to the editors. with the 1911 Census recording and trading focuses on shops these figures for the Brighton Geoffrey Paterson and trading. Deadline 1 August. Electoral District: 5 098 males Carol Stals and 5 183 females were under 21 Editors Glen Eira Historical Society Inc 1 thanks the City of Glen Eira and while 6 637 males and Victorian Municipal Directory, pages 263 and 520. 2 2 Census of the Commonwealth of Australia 1911, Part 1 Murrumbeena Bendigo Bank for 8 347 females were over 21 . Ages, page 66. 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au their generous ongoing support, By comparison, Glen Eira’s older 4 Victorian Municipal Directory, 1914, pages 234 and 532. and thanks David Southwick MP population under 19, one hundred for kindly donating the printing of years later, comprises 23.4 per this issue of the Newsletter. 2 President’s Column I am sure that most Reports on GEHS meetings readers will be aware Murrumbeena involvement of individuals, from 2014 to 2018, councils, conservation and the world will be and the Boyds heritage organisations, committees, commemorating 100 Wednesday 26 March 2014 government identities, and years since the start Talk by Colin Smith, author the media that led to the of the First World War. Colin Smith’s talk focused on development of a linear park For Australians, this provides an the 1988 creation of Boyd Park along the Outer Circle route. opportunity to learn about and in Murrumbeena, and outlined Researching the Boyd reflect on the nature and impact his research into the Boyd Family of the war in our nation and in family. The latter is embodied Colin next turned his attention our local communities. in his self-published 460 page to the Boyd family and outlined Our Society, with a variety of book entitled Merric Boyd and his methodological approach government and community Murrumbeena: the life of an to gathering of information groups, will be conducting and artist in a time and place. on that family. He started promoting a variety of events, Creating Boyd Park with interviewing people who designed to capture and promote In 1984, Murrumbeena knew the Boyds, seeking to understanding of the sacrifices residents became aware of a understand the interviewees’ that were made in the war. proposed rezoning of former perceptions of that family. He One such initiative is the inclu- Outer Circle Railway land then interviewed some Boyd sion of articles on the war in this from Main Road Reservation to family members including Lucy, edition of the newsletter. I com- Residential C. David and Phyllis Boyd. mend them to you. Responses to this proposal In addition to shedding light I also encourage all our readers included formation of the on the Boyd family, Colin’s talk to take advantage of the opportu- Murrumbeena Outer Circle emphasised the meticulous nity to participate in and support Parkland Retention Group, nature of his oral history these activities. In particular, I the development of a proposal research, involving recording, appeal to all who have informa- for an Outer Circle Linear transcript preparation, and the tion and/or memorabilia related Park, and discussions with often lengthy process of gaining to the war and on its impact on feedback from interviewees on what is today the Municipality of government representatives on the transcript. Glen Eira to share them with us. the linear park concept. Media involvement included articles John O’Callaghan The 40 people present and reports in metropolitan President appreciated Colin’s presentation and local newspapers, and ABC which shed light on a significant radio coverage. recent local community action, Carol Stals and Geoffrey Paterson edited Glen Eira Historical Newsletter, In August 1985, the Outer Circle and a prominent local family. Issue 4. We thank Australian Scholarly Study Group was established, Publishing, Margaret Brown, Carmel which recommended a linear Byrne, Peta Darke, Richard Darke, John Attwood made an Peter Frawley, Malcolm Gurr, park be developed on the crown Honorary Life Member Ailsa Hunt, Anne Kilpatrick, John land along the old line, from O’Callaghan, Australian Red Cross Archives Department in North Mel- Oakleigh to Fairfield. bourne, Shrine of Remembrance, Colin After discussion, the name Boyd Smith, Andrew Ward and Pam Vial. Park was chosen and the Park was launched by Premier John Glen Eira Historical Society Newsletter is Cain on 28 February 1988. published by the Glen Eira Historical Soci- ety Inc A0041700U. Colin’s presentation of Street address is 965 Glen Huntly Road, such documents as letters, Caulfield South, 3162. newspaper articles and At the 28 May 2014 meeting, Postal address reports vividly showed the John Attwood was awarded PO Box 202, Caulfield South 3162. Glen Eira Historical Society Phone number 9077 5395. Honorary Life Membership in Email [email protected] appreciation of his support for, Website www.gehs.org.au The office is open Tuesday and Friday and involvement in, the his- between 9.00 and 12 or by appointment. tory of Murrumbeena and of the The Newsletter will be published in March, Society. John spoke of some of June and September 2014 with the next his early experiences of life in deadline being the 1 August 2014. The Sep- Murrumbeena. tember issue focuses on trade and trading. Boyd Park, Murrumbeena We welcome all contributions. 3 Estates. Indeed Caulfield, and members’ events Glen Huntly and Carnegie are was owned by Samuel Renwick. tramway suburbs. Noteworthy Glen Eira’s heritage features of the tramways are the Other Caulfield mansions Wednesday 28 May 2014 lines and overhead wires that included Sir Frederick Sargood’s Talk by Andrew Ward are “. the perfect complement Rippon Lea, Ontario renamed Architectural historian to the landscape of these Labassa, and those along Andrew Ward started by suburbs”. Dandenong Road including outlining his work in heritage Other features are the Grand demolished Cantala, and conservation in Glen Eira and Union Junction at Caulfield Myoora at Dandenong and proceeded to speak on three Park, the Dandenong Road Hawthorn Roads.
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