NAMATJIRA PARK
Namatjira Park in Springs Road, Clayton South, was named as it suggests for Albert Namatjira. It was named in the 1960s along with a rash
FIRST NATIONS MURAL IN OAKLEIGH
A mural commissioned by the City of Monash and painted by Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Wemba Wemba artist Tom Day, has been painted on a
‘READ ALL ABOUT IT!”: NEWSAGENCIES IN THE 1950s TO 1970s.
“Read all about it! He-r-ald!” The once-ubiquitous call of the newsboy at busy intersections is long gone, as is the sight of heavily-laden bikes bearing
NAMATJIRA PARK
Namatjira Park in Springs Road, Clayton South was named, as it suggests, for Albert Namatjira. It was named in the 1960s along with a rash
THE GOSNEYS AND THE GREEN OAK LENDING LIBRARY
In the 1930s to 1960s many people in Melbourne relied upon private lending libraries (also known as “threepenny libraries”, “circulating libraries” or “rental libraries”) for
WILKE AND CO. PRINTERS IN CLAYTON
Wilke and Co. H. G. Gobbi 2021 © What became the largest printing company in Australia, Wilke and Co. Pty. Ltd., opened its factory in
A CLAYTON’S BOROUGH – THE 1955-58 PROPOSAL
As the post-WW.II immigration from predominantly central and southern Europe increased, so too did the expansion of urbanised greater metropolitan Melbourne. One such area was
The Young Brothers: A World War II Tribute
Cyril Frank Young and Ivan Charles Young Brothers Cyril and Ivan Young were both lost to World War II service in very different theatres of
The Spanish Influenza: some local impacts of the 1919 pandemic
The pandemic referred to as the ‘Spanish flu’ started out on its devastating path in 1918, the last year of the First World War. It
Oakleigh Memorial Gates
Source: H.G. Gobbi: Taking Its Place: A History of Oakleigh 2004. The Memorial Gates outside Oakleigh Primary School were dedicated in March 1925. At that
