The Mont Albert District - a Pictorial History 1830 to 2013

Timeline

This Timeline is a chronological listing of principal events and activities described in the Project, concentrating on Mont Albert and Mont Albert North

1830s 1830s Wright leased land in Box Hill   1840s 1840s Lower Nunawading Rd existed 1840 First Surveys 1841 First land purchase by Elgar 5120 acres 1842 Elgars Special Survey 1841 Survey Rd became Mount Albert Rd (Mont) 1845 Delany's Farm existed on West Creek, (Main Creek Rd, Boroondara)   1850s 1850 Delany's Rd was a main transport route 1850 Race meetings held at Broughton Rd 1850 First sales of land in Box Hill 1850s Land boom – big subdivisions – dairies built 1851 Barker's Track became Greatt Gippsland Rd 1852 Cobb and Co Coach Inn cnr Whitehorse and Elgar Rds 1853 Large tracts of land sold from Crown Lands - some farms – some held for speculation south Surrey Hills 1853 Survey map shows the only house in Surrey Hills district as Delany's, near Pine St/Broughton Rd 1856 Delany's Rd named after Delany's Hotel 1860s 1860 Surrey Hills was a property north of Mont Albert Rd, between Union and Balwyn Rds 1864 Nunawading District Rd Board started   1870s 1871 Wattle Park established 1873 Delany's Rd renamed Canterbury Rd 1873 Boundary Rd became Warragul Rd 1878 Surrey Hills was a 30 acres subdivision – Mont Albert and Union Rds 1879 Surrey Hills - first roads formed   1880s 1880 Brickworks existed in Kingston Rd, Elgar Rd, Mont Albert Rd 1880 Surrey Dive clayhole existed 1880 Surrey Park - known as Haughton's Paddock used for bullocks 1880 Surrey Hills Anglican church opened in Mont Albert Rd - later St Georges Church 1882 Surrey Hills observation tower built in Canterbury Rd 1882 Line opened between Camberwell and Ringwood 1883 Surrey Hills station opened 1883 to 1889 Land sales of many estates in district 1885 Haughtons Brickworks proposed a tramway to Box Hill rail sidings 1886 Surrey Hills Anglican Church built (Mont Albert Rd) 1888 Gas lamps started in Union Rd 1888 Rail line duplicated between Camberwell and Box Hill 1889 Gas Works in Elgar Rd started 1889 Electric tramline from Box Hill to Doncaster opened   1890s 1890 Rail station opened, under  the name "Mount Albert", later changed to Mont Albert 1890 Mont Albert station opened 1891 Surrey Hills No. 1 reservoir built 1892 Surrey Hills Golf Club started 1893 "Lugarno" home in Mont Albert Rd built   1900s 1909 Surrey Dive opened 1909 Surrey Hills Scout Patrol formed   1910s 1911 East end of south side of Mont Albert Rd subdivided 1913 Surrey Hills No1 2 reservoir opened 1914 Mont Albert Progress Association formed 1916 Tram extended to Warragul Rd 1916 Tram extended to Union Rd along Whitehorse Rd 1917 Wattle Park opened 1917 Mont Albert State School opened 1920s 1920 Rowland St land sale 1921 Box Hill Kappa Sigma Phi Cricket Club formed 1922 Californian Bungalows appeared 1922 Line electrified between Flinders St and Box Hill 1924 Shortwave two-way broadcasts from Surrey Hills 1924 Black's Estate Auction 1925 Tram extended to Elgar Rd 1926 Bus service started Box Hill to CBD 1926 - a new house numbering scheme was introduced in Mont Albert Rd 1929 Water tower built - Canterbury Rd 1929 Bus service started from Box Hill to Mentone 1929 Electric tramway started, CBD to Mont Albert (Union Rd)   1930s 1930 Mont Albert Cricket Club formed 1935 Bus service started from Box Hill to Hawthorn Bridge 1936 Ormiston House opened   1940s 1940 Balwyn Wildlife Park opened - horse and dray from Mont Albert tram terminus 1947 Bus service started Box Hill to Mordialloc 1948 Grange Tennis Courts opened   1950s 1957 Pioneer Park (Box Hill) opened   1960s 1961 Surrey Hills Radio Tower opened (Canterbury Rd) 1964 Koonung Secondary College opened 1970s 1971 Third rail track added between East Camberwell and Box Hill   1980s 1981 Box Hill Miniature Railway opened in Elgar Park   1990s 1993 Mont Albert Probus Club started   2000s 2003 Tramway extended from Union Rd to Box Hill station 2004 Mont Albert Rotary Club formed 2006 Elgar Park Cricket Club formed