The following books provide an insight into the development of the Waverley district. Some of these are available for purchase from the WHS.
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TITLE |
PRICE from WHS (Plus postage, request a quote from waverleyhsvic@gmail.com
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| Priestley, Susan: Cattlemen to Commuters: A History of the Mulgrave District. Published by J Ferguson, 1979. (200 p hard cover) |
Available SH on eBay (approx $20?) |
| Waverley Historical Society: Waverley Past and Present. Published by WHS, 1988 |
Ask |
| Hattwell, Wyn: Wandering Around Waverley. Published by Wyn Hatwell, 1990. |
$35 |
| City of Waverley ( Landells,Wallace, Editor): A story of The City of Waverley. Published by City of Waverley, 1961 |
Ask |
| Sturrock, Morna: They Continued Steadfastly: A history of St. Stephen’s Church. 1965. (49 p soft cover) |
$12 |
| Turnbull, Jeffery: Once there was Jordanville. Published by WHS 2007. (156 p soft cover) |
$30 |
| Turnbull, Jeffrey; Angelico, MarJo: Then and Now, A Pictorial History of Waverley. Published by WHS 2010 (60 p soft cover) |
$20 |
| Angelico, MarJo; Turton, Jane; Flynn, Kerrie Then and Now 2, A Pictorial History of Waverley. Published by WHS 2020 (60 p soft cover) |
$20 |
| Bailey, Les: My Glen Waverley from 1940 to 1990 Published by L Bailey 2023 ( soft cover) |
$15 |
| Gobbi, Helen G Taking its Place (A History of Oakleigh). Published by Oakleigh Historical Society, 2004. (240 p soft cover) |
Check with History Monash formerly the Oakleigh and District Historical Society |
| Association of Eastern Suburbs Historical Societies: Eastern Favourite Escapes to the Outer East. Published by AEHS, 2002. (56 p soft cover). |
$5 |
| Elizabeth Coleman – Biography and catalogue of paintings . |
$2 |
| Elizabeth Coleman – Post card of French’s farm Mt Waverley 1930 . |
$2 |
| Teaspoon – Featuring Black Flat Community Centre, formerly Glen Waverley Primary School . |
$4 |
| Badge – Featuring Black Flat Community Centre, formerly Glen Waverley Primary School . |
$5 |
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20 |
Many of these books, together with a number of School, Church and club histories may be accessed at any branch of the Monash Public Library Service.
The books may be borrowed in person while the indexes may be accessed on line. Simply enter the surname, topic or placename you wish to research, and you will find listed all the mentions in many resources. Then visit the library to borrow the relevant books for study at home.
Indexes
Separate formatted hard copy indexes to Cattlemen to Commuters, Waverley Past and Present, They Continued Steadfastly and Wandering Around Waverley which greatly facilitate searching the books, are available from the Society at a nominal charge.
Alternatively, you may download a simple copy here.
Cattlemen to Commuters – Index and errata (pdf)
Waverley Past and Present – Index and errata (pdf)
They Continued Steadfastly – Index (pdf)
Once There Was Jordanville – Index (pdf)
Wandering Around Waverley – Index (pdf) Wandering Around Waverley – Appendix (pdf)
(Note that this book has many inaccuracies in the text. Take care in interpreting and applying the information contained therein!)
Oakleigh Indexes (pdf) Comprising: Oakleigh’s Golden days, Candlelight on Broadway and One Hundred Good Years
WHS Newsletters
The Waverley Historical Society publishes a newsletter (History Here) 4 times per year. A copy may be downloaded in pdf format. Earlier issues are available for viewing in the WHS rooms. The WHS holds an index to all issues. Please refer whsResearch
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| Issue No. 245 Oct 2023 (1.5 MB) | Issue No. 244 Jul 2023 (850 kB) | Issue No. 243 May 2023 (2.4 MB) |
| Issue No. 242 Feb 2023 (1.2 MB) | Issue No. 241 Oct 2022 (3.1 MB) | Issue No. 240 Jul 2022 (1.5MB) |
| Issue No. 239 May 2022 (2 MB) | Issue No. 238 Feb 2022 (1.7 MB) | Issue No. 237 Oct 2021 (1MB) |
| Issue No. 236 Aug 2021 (2.1MB) | Issue No. 235 May 2021 (1.7MB) | Issue No. 234 Feb 2021 (1.6 MB) |
| Issue No. 233 Oct 2020 (1.8MB) | Issue No. 232 Jul 2020 (1.5MB) | Issue No. 231 May 2020 (0.7 MB) |
| Issue No. 230 Feb 2020 (1.0 MB) | Issue No. 229 Oct 2019 (2.0 MB) | Issue No. 228 Jul 2019 (3.1 MB) |
| Issue No. 227 May 2019 (1.5 MB) | Issue No. 226 Feb 2019 (1.0 MB) | Issue No. 225 Oct 2018 (3.0 MB) |
| Issue No. 224 Jul 2018 (1.8 MB) | Issue No. 223 May2018 (3.0 MB) | Issue No. 222 Feb 2018 (2.0 MB) |
| Issue No. 221 Oct 2017 (3.0 MB) | Issue No. 220 Jul 2017 (4.5 MB) | Issue No. 219 May 2017 (3.1 MB) |
| Issue No. 218 Feb 2017 (1.1 MB) | Issue No. 217 Oct 2016 (1.2 MB) | Issue No. 216 Aug 2016 (2.3 MB) |
| Issue No. 215 May 2016 (1.8 MB) | Issue No. 214 Feb 2016 (2.9 MB) | Issue No. 213 Oct 2015 (2.3 MB) |
| Issue No. 212 Jul 2015 (3.3 MB) | Issue No. 211 May 2015 (1.8 MB) | Issue No. 210 Feb 2015 (2.7 MB) |
| Issue No. 209 Oct 2014 (3 MB) | Issue No. 208 Aug 2014 (950 kB) | Issue No. 207 May 2014 (800 kB) |
| Issue No. 206 Feb 2014 (1.2 MB) | Issue No. 205 Oct 2013 (1 MB) | Issue No. 204 Jul 2013 (1.1 MB) |
| Issue No. 203 Apr 2013 (1.3 MB) | Issue No. 202 Feb 2013 (1.9 MB) | Issue No. 201 Oct 2012 (2.3 MB) |
| Issue No. 200 Aug 2012 (650 kB) | Issue No. 199 May 2012 (650 kB) | Issue No. 198 Feb 2012 (1 MB) |
| Issue No. 197 Oct 2011 (1 MB) | Issue No. 196 Jul 2011 (860 kB) | Issue No. 195 May2011 (800 kB) |
| Issue No. 194 Feb 2011 (1 MB) | Issue No. 193 Oct 2010 (700 kB) | Issue No. 192 Jul 2010 (650 kB) |
| Issue No. 191 May 2010 (650 kB) | Issue No. 190 Feb 2010 (540 kB) | Issue No. 189 Oct 2009 (1 MB) |
| Issue No. 188 Jul 2009 (800 kB) | Issue No. 187 May 2009 (500 kB) | Issue No. 186 Feb 2009 (1 MB) |
For earlier newsletters follow this link. Early Newsletters We are currently scanning non digital newsletters.