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

Date:
1961

Mentone Life Saving Club Christmas party - no names.

Date:
1961

Christmas Party of the Mordialloc Tennis Club - no names.

Date:
1961

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

Date:
1961

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.

Date:
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.

Date:
1925

Audience at opening of Chelsea Branch Regional Library, 1973.

Date:
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.

Date:
1973

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

Date:
1962

Chelsea Library, December 1987.

Date:
1987

Mentone Beach on a fine day in December 2003.

Date:
2003
Creator:
Elise Gow

Members of a Mentone Cricket Club Team, 1966.

Date:
1966

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

Date:
2014
Creator:
Joe Astbury

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

Date:
1928
Creator:
Paul Lemmon

Shop fronts on Mentone Parade, 2019.

Date:
2019

Bookies and punters at Mornington Races, 1984.

Date:
1984
Creator:
Bruce Dinan

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

Courtesy:
Joe Obriem

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