Photos

St Hilda's Anglican Church Kindergarten, Bonbeach. Christmas party at beach - no names.

Mentone Life Saving Club Christmas party - no names.

Christmas Party of the Mordialloc Tennis Club - no names.

Parkdale pre-kindergarten Christmas Party - Story of Babe in the Manager.

The front of the Robins Store with members of the Robins family.   Mary Robins, daughter of gate keeper at Balcombe Road railway crossing, William Robins in white apron, Frank and Bill Robins.  Note the advertisements for Lux - ‘Won’t shrink wool’, ‘Sunlight - best soap Nature’s  own confection’, and Robur Tea.

Robins Grocery Store, Mentone.  Frank Robins to the left and Harry Robins wearing leather apron in the well-stocked grocer’s shop.  Note the packing of the shelves.

Pupils and teachers outside Mentone State School, 1921.

Smiley’s Cash Grocer, Como Parade West, Mentone.

W S Smiley’s Store, opposite Mentone Railway Station in Como Parade West. Later became Robins Store, c1925.

Audience at opening of Chelsea Branch Regional Library, 1973.

Chelsea Mayor, Cr Maurie Portingale, opens Chelsea Library.  Watched by librarian Miss Shirley Perrett and Cr Tom Johnston, Chairman of Regional Library Committee, 1973.

Cr Nola Barber, Chelsea Mayor with Mrs Nancy Lang, Mayoress, 1962.

Chelsea Library, December 1987.

Mentone Beach on a fine day in December 2003.

Members of a Mentone Cricket Club Team, 1966.

Mentone Hotel on Beach Road showing "For Sale" sign, 2014.

First Roman Catholic church and school in Mentone, located in Como Parade, c1928.

Shop fronts on Mentone Parade, 2019.

Bookies and punters at Mornington Races, 1984.

Epsom identities: George Hope, John Hawkes, Joe Obriem and Bill Hope.