Tom Freestone’s relay baton
Tom Freestone was a member of the Oakleigh Amateur Athletic Club (OAAC). Like many young men in the club, in 1942 he enlisted to serve in World War II. Appointed to the 39th Battalion, Tom was killed in action only a month later at Kokoda, Papua New Guinea. He had
Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Title: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Collection Category: Images Catalogue Number: Donated by: Description: Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Oakleigh 1920s
Section of Dandenong Road
Title: Section of Dandenong Road Collection Category: Images Catalogue Number: Donated by: Description: Dandenong Road known as Broadway, early 20th century
Proclamation Ceremony
Title: Proclamation Ceremony, 1927 Collection Category: Images Catalogue Number: Donated by: Description: City of Oakleigh Proclamation Ceremony, 1927
Tobacconist and Hair salon
Title: Tobacconist and Hair salon Collection Category: Images Catalogue Number: Donated by: Description: Corner Eaton and Atherton Streets, 19th century
Oakleigh Court House
Title: Oakleigh Court House Collection Category: Images Catalogue Number: Donated by: Description: Dandenong Road operated 1934 to 1994
Oakleigh Post And Telegraph Office
Title: Oakleigh Post & Telegraph Office, Collection Category: Images Catalogue Number: Donated by: Description: Dandenong Road erected 1886
Newsletter
Title: Newsletter Collection Category: Documents Donated: 2008 Description: The Oakleigh Splash No 1 detailing fundraising efforts for Oakleigh’s public pool, 1957
Letter
Title: Letter Collection Category: Documents Donated: 2017 Description: Letter from the Chief Clerk, HM Queen Elizabeth II to V. Phillips, President of the War Widows’ and Widowed Mothers’ Association, 2013
Auctioneer’s Poster
Title: Auctioneer’s Poster Collection Category: Maps & Advertising Donated: 1961 Description: For sales in the New Oakleigh Estate
