The Mont Albert District - a Pictorial History 1830 to 2013

Heritage Notes

Overview This Chapter is an assemblage of Short Notes concerning various activities in Mont Albert and Mont Albert North, gleaned principally from the Box Hill Reporter and Argus newspaper archives, and not described elsewhere in the Study.

Streets and Roads Mont Albert Rd 1889 - horses and carts could not negotiate parts of Mont Albert Rd, due to transverse gutters   1898 - drains were built in parts of Mont Albert Rd 1902 - the road was formed   1913 - a villa was offered for auction on the cnr of Mont Albert and Elgar Rds. It was known as "Elaine" and the fenced property included two blocks either side. This became part of a subdivision in 1915. The villa is believed to be the first house at the eastern end of Mont Albert Rd, on the south side. Long gone.   1915 - there were complaints about cows trampling residents' gardens in Mont Albert Rd    1926 - a new house numbering scheme was introduced   Rowland St 1915 - proposal to construct reinforced concrete drain  Serpentine Street 1956 - final subdivision View St 1918 - request for this street to be constructed   Union Rd Pre-1880 - Union Rd was known as Warrington Rd   Footpaths 1927 - many ashphalt footpaths were replaced with concrete slabs   1903 - Salisbury St, Churchill St and Louise Avenue were constructed     Hamilton St 1918 - Pope's Grocer and Provision Merchant store existed, telephone number was Box Hill 12, sold lime juice for one shilling and threepence a bottle   Elgar Rd 1922 - the original house numbering scheme was changed   George St 1922 - this street name was changed to Gladstone St   Beresford St 1909 - this street was constructed   Tree Plantings in Streets 1903 - plantings initiated by the Mont Albert Progress Association 1918 - new plantings at eastern end of Mont Albert Rd - residents were required to pay three shillings each for tree guards

Clubs and Societies   Note: In the War years from 1914-1918 here were many national womens' organizations active throughout Australia. Branches operated from many suburban locations, including Surrey Hills/Mont Albert. Some of these are mentioned below..   Mont Albert Girls' Club 1911-1914 - this organization had meetings and concerts in the Parish Hall   Red Cross League of Mont Albert 1915 - active, and collections were made    Mont Albert Reading Circle 1916 -  regular meetings were held - closed down in 1969   Flower Shows 1917 - these were very popular and were held at the Mont Albert State School Mont Albert Esperanto Club 1918 - met regularly and visits made to local schools   Australian Comforts Fund 1918 - Surrey Hills and Mont Albert Branch active, conducted market fairs near Surrey Hills station   Lady Mayoress Patriotic League 1918 - Surrey Hills and Mont Albert Branch active, organized Plain and Fancy Dress Dances in Surrey Hall   Church of England Boys Society 1918 - ognanized concerts in Surrey Hall   Mont Albert Gymkhanas 1925 - these were held on a paddock off Rostrevor Rd, Mont Albert North   Women's National League 1925 - there was an active Branch in Mont Albert

General Electric Light in Streets 1889 - an  electric street lamp was approved for the cnr of Mont Albert and Elgar Rds 1912 - electricity street-lighting plans were approved  by Nunawading Shire for the Box Hill district 1915 - , electric street lamps were proposed for Churchill St   Sewerage 1899 - sewerage was extended to the Surrey Hills district   Mont Albert Station 1907 a slot telephone was installed    Electricity Sub-Station A sub-station was built in 1928 near the corner of Mont Albert and Elgar Rds. This was closed in 1965.   Dogs  1936/1941 - dogs were advertised for sale from 433 Mont Albert Rd   Buggy for Sale 1917 - a buggy was advertised for sale at 106 Mont Albert Rd (now 414)   National Poultry Farm 1917-1918 - this enterprise was at 106 Mont Albert Rd (now 414)   Box Hill Reporter 1889-1919 - this newspaper served the districts Box Hill, Blackburn, Surrey Hills and neighbouring areas