Malvern Historical Society

Glenferrie Road Malvern looking south 1915

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High Street 1911

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Stonington, Government House Malvern 1904

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Chadstone Shopping Centre 1960

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Glenferrie Road, Malvern c1910

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Flood waters Chapel Street, South Yarra 1907

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Glenferrie Road, Malvern 1910

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Greville Street level crossing, Prahran 1867

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Chapel Street, Prahran c1911

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Woodmason's Dairy, Malvern Road, Malvern c1915

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The Society, founded in 1972, promotes and shares the history of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia.

The Society encourages an interest in the history of the Stonnington municipality located in Melbourne’s inner south-east including the suburbs of Armadale, Glen Iris (part), Kooyong, Malvern, Malvern East, Prahran, South Yarra (part), Toorak and Windsor.

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The Malvern Historical Society actively supports the Stonnington History Centre.

The Stonnington History Centre is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of the City of Stonnington and the former cities of Malvern and Prahran.

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Northbrook, High Street., Malvern 1929

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View of the punt over the Yarra, looking south from Richmond up Punt Rd c1861

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The Centre is a branch of the Stonnington Library and Information Service.

Its collection includes books, photographs, building plans, maps, subdivision plans, Council rate records, newspapers, and general local history information.

You can search for archive material on the Stonnington History Centre catalogue.

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What is the oldest intact building in Malvern? The Wattletree Hotel (196 Wattletree Rd) was erected prior to 1855. The hotel’s first licensee was Thomas Griffiths followed by John Heywood, who was largely responsible for the establishment of the Caulfield Race Course. Race horses were stabled at the inn and trained on the sandy land. The hotel was a popular meeting place for hunt clubs, whose quarry included foxes, hares, kangaroos, dingoes and deer. The Wattletree Hotel ceased to be a hotel in 1866. In 1873, the original 10 acres were subdivided. Glendearg Grove was created in 1888 and soon after, new owner, Thomas Thompson renamed the former hotel, Glendearg. The building, now classified by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), is of local historical importance being the oldest surviving intact building in Malvern and closely connected with the social history and physical development of that suburb. It’s opposite Cabrini Hospital on Wattletree Road and partly hidden by trees. Stonnington History Centre#stonningtonhistory ... See MoreSee Less

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