Clive Peters, 1 Cheltenham Road, Dandenong, 1980

Long before it became a Club-X, this site was home to Dandenongs outlet of Clive Peters. The site has seen a few occupants but the building still remains the same. 

When the road was originally aligned under the train line from its original location (crossing the tracks between Little Robinson (Mason) and Hammond road, the section under the tracks to Foster street was known as Hammond Road (Street), 

When Brighton/Hammond road was realigned from it's original crossing point near where George street bridge/Stockmans bridge was recently built, to meet the end of Hammond road, this section was renamed to Cheltenham Road.

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R.S.L. (Westwood), 70 Walker Street, Dandenong, December 1988

Slowly reaching the end of time it had remaining, the RSL (formerly westwood) would in a number of years be removed along with other buildings, presently this site sits under the Plaza carpark.

Back in November 1953, the Dandenong RSL started using, for the first time, their new clubrooms at Westwood for monthly meetings on Friday nights. Before this meeting were held in Rest Hut at the corner of Langhorne and Walker Streets.

Photo supplied by; Greg Pedler‎
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Minster [Westminster Carpets] Carpets Fire, corner Princes Highway and Gladstone Road, Dandenong, March 1987.

Taken from the servo, Gladstone Road. Photo supplied by: Wayne Bishop‎

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Thomas Street, Dandenong, from Walker Street intersection, about 1989

Thomas Street, Dandenong, from Walker Street intersection, about 1989

Photo supplied by Brad Farrell‎

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Corner Walker and Lonsdale Streets, Dandenong, 1980s.

Corner Walker and Lonsdale Streets before the Cenotaph was moved to the Pillars of Freedom at the Market end of Palm Plaza (formerly McCrae Street). McEwans in the background still standing strong with store size reduction.
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This image is undated, but the cars should help.
Looks to be sometime in the 1980's
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Corner of Mason amd Walker Streets, Dandenong, late 1980s

The Church of Christ was still located in the building on the left (as their first timber building had been on Robinson Street). Nowadays this is the Cornerstone Contact Centre, offering regular meals and a variety of other services to the areas homeless and those in need.

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Webster Street Level Crossing, Dandenong, 1970s/1980s

An old V-Line passenger train (with the outwards opening doors) crossing the Dandenong Creek, heading towards the station.

The Webster Street level crossing is visible in the right side, looking towards the trees Princes Highway.

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Minster [Westminster Carpets] Carpets Fire, corner Princes Highway and Gladstone Road, Dandenong, March 1987.

Englishman Jack Dewes established Westminster Carpets at Dandenong, Victoria in 1948-49. The company initially produced low priced rubber bonded carpet for the floors of motor cars, but quickly adopted for use in homes and offices.

The manufacturing process produced carpet directly from carded wool, eliminating the spinning and weaving processes. Its 'Westminster' brand was a haircord floor covering initially made from 80% goat hair and 20% highland wool on a rubberised hessian backing, and produced in a large range of single colours. In 1954 the factory also released carpet tiles, 10 inches (25cm) square, in a similar colour range.

By 1965, Westminster carpets were being produced in 26 different single colours on 40 inch wide rolls, and were being made from a combination of goats hair and man-made fibers like nylon and Evlan.

In the late 1970s the company was renamed Minster, removing the West from its street facing signage.

The site is now occupied by a Bunnings store stands. By pure coincidence, Bunnings sells a Minster carpet brand.

Photo supplied by: Wayne Bishop‎

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Town Hall, Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Possibly 1980s

From a more Recent time (likely the 1980's), comes this image of the Town Hall. In the foreground the war memorial still stands alone in the center before being relocated to opposite the end of Cleeland street. Whilst in the background can be seen the red sign of McEwans. Sadly no date was provided with the picture.


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Dandenong Fire Station, 120 Princes Hwy, Dandenong, 1986.

From the earliest days of the local Fire Crew, in the late 1800s, they committed themselves to the challenge of protecting who and what they could from the destruction of fire. Using little more than Horse and Person drawn hose reels/carriages, the local station established itself as a vital part of the community. 

In early 1910, a new station building was opened at the Walker street site, facing Walker street, with a lookout/training tower located along side. By the early 1940s, another new building, (or severe modifications) was built on the site. By this time the local fire crew had a Dodge and International hose carriage (truck).

This improved their ability to meet local needs, but demand continued to grow, resulting in their move to 120 Princes Hwy, in 1986. The Motel next-door had not yet been built. On this site, they also had a new Lookout and Training tower, taller and stronger. With the construction of low rise buildings, such as the former Tax Office, Dandenong needed a tall training tower.

About June/July 2015, the local station was again moved to a larger upgraded premises further up the highway (just past Gladstone road). The former Walker street site now serves as the local Art Gallery, the building undergoing modifications.

UPDATE: Recently, the former site at 120 Princes Hwy was put up for auction in the coming month.
**As of 1st April the auction has been canceled.


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Denny's, Princes Highway, Dandenong, early 1980s.

Denny's being built on the old Windsor Site, up next to the old Scout Hall (now The Castle), Dandenong, in the early 1980s. Later when Denny's faded into the past this site would become home to The Keg, and eventually The Pavilion which still resides here.

Image Supplied By: Brad Farrell

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Thomas Street, from Walker Street, Dandenong, around 1989

In 1914, a private company, "The India Rubber Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Pty. Ltd", acquired the rights to supply electricity to the town of Dandenong and built a power house in Clow Street. In 1921, the Shire Council bought all the assets of the company, in turn transferring these to the State Electricity Commission in 1923, which, by that time was operating large new power stations in the La Trobe Valley.

The cheap and ample supply of electricity close by was one of the factors attracting new industries to the area. In December 1924, electricity came to Springvale and Noble Park. Springvale initially had 110 consumers and by 1928 there were 50 subscribers in Noble Park. The electrification of the railway line between Melbourne and Dandenong was completed by 1924, though a sub-station was not built at Springvale until some years later.

Driven by the rapid industrialisation of the area between Oakleigh and Dandenong in the early 1950s, the Education Department decided to establish Dandenong Technical School for boys in 1954. A new technical school in the Westall area, initially called Westall Technical School was to be built in 1957. This latter school, built instead in Noble Park, at the corner of Douglas and Thomas Streets (1958-9), eventually became Noble Park Technical School.

Apprentice education was a feature of the Dandenong and Noble Park technical schools during their early years. The workplace training role of these two sites continued as part of the development of Dandenong’s College of Advanced Education, later Casey Institute of TAFE and now Chisholm Institute of TAFE. However, the portions providing apprenticeship training were separated from the general secondary education sections of their original institutions.

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Former R.S.L. (Westwood), Walker Street, Dandenong, 1980s.

Dandenong R.S.L. "Westwood" in Walker Street before it made way for the shopping centre.
Supplied by Bill Farrell‎

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Woolworths, McCrae Street, Dandenong, Late 1970s/Early 1980s.

Woolworths association with Dandenong started on 8th February 1940, When they opened their original store in Lonsdale street to the jubilance of the local community. With the advent of Supermarket sized stores, Woolworths built this store opposite the Market on the corner of McCrae and Clow streets in the late 1960s.

Originally opened with a Cafe/Diner, which was still operating in the early 1970s, (unsure of when it was removed), sadly by closure the Cafe/Diner had almost been lost even to memory. Mr A.R. fondly remembers it being on the left hand side of the pictured store.

With the acquisition of Safeway by Woolworths, the old Safeway store, up on the corner of Foster and McCrae streets, was demolished. A new Safeway store was incorporated into the new Capital Centre in 1989 on the same site. The Capital Centre was transformed into the Dandenong Plaza with the extension to Myers in 1995. Around 1990 the pictured Woolworths store was demolished, and remains a Council owned carpark.

On November 2nd 1974 Myers opened their new store in Dandenong, ushering in a new age of retail investment in Dandenong and moving the focus from Lonsdale Street. Myers was joined to the Capital Centre on the opposite side of Walker street in 1995, creating the Dandenong Plaza. In the 1980s the small area in front of the Myers carpark was developed into the Dandenong Mall, which was then demolished with the Plaza development.

The original Londsdale street location of Woolworths closed in the mid 1980's and was divided into two shops. The Neighbouring Coles store lasted into the early 1990's before it too saw closure. Chemist Warehouse now occupies this site, with some original flooring and roofing still visible, the rear entry ramp passing what was the Coles Cafe still remains in use by Chemist Warehouse.

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Dandenong Telephone Exchange, Walker and McCrae streets Around 1985

This photo shows the old traffic lights and intersection that existed during the Telecom day and age. McCrae street beyond this picture is now a pedestrian only plaza.

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Lonsdale Street, Dandenong around 1989-1990.

Showing the shops of the time, the cenotaph was still outside the Town Hall, Do you remember which building was being constructed?

Photo supplied by Brad Farrell


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Lonsdale St 1989-1990 looking back at Venture which was where Waltons was.

First came Waltons, Then came Venture, And presently Dimmeys continues the trade in this building on Lonsdale Street. There was plenty of parking and Dairy Bell still occupied the front left corner of the building, serving up there famous selection, Dairy Bell left Dandenong in 2013.

 Waltons was a strong outlet for many years but after a disastrous takeover of Waltons by Alan Bond in 1981 the store saw sharp decline, eventually being split up and resold, Waltons Dandenong was sold to the Cookes family and re-branded as Venture in 1987, But sadly Venture went bankrupt in 1994, bringing to an end this chapter. Eventually Dimmeys moved into the building and has remained there since.

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1985 local Dandenong bus ticket

Do you remember when catching a local bus was just 40 cents? This ticket from 1985 is in excellent condition for a 31 year on piece of paper.

This scratch ticket from around 1990 didn't last many years before being replaced.

These wonderful photos supplied by Kellie Enright

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Corner of Mason and Walker Streets, Dandenong, late 1980s.

A couple of photos side by side taken late 80's showing former Church of Christ on corner of Mason and Walker Streets.


The original Church of Christ building was constructed in 1904 and officially opened on 28 August after an 11 week construction period on the corner of Robinson and George Street (before George street was realigned to meet the end of Walker street in the early 2010s).

In early 1918 through voluntary labour the Sunday School hall was added to the rear of the church, further working bees resulted in the lining of the hall and construction of the kitchen.

In September 1957 a newly built brick chapel (pictured) on the corner of Mason and Walker Streets was completed (Presently occupied by Cornerstone Contact Centre since 1992), The church moved in 1990 to new premises at 139 David Street, outside the CBD area, ending its involvement in the centre of Dandenong.

The 1904 church building on Robinson Street was occupied by the Dandenong Assembly of God until 1977 when it was sold to the United Pentecostal Fellowship. It later became occupied by the Church of the Word. The building would survive into the 21st century before being demolished as part of the Revitalization of Dandenong, Presently the new A.T.O. building occupies this site.

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McCrae Street, Dandenong, around 1981

Although a little blurry, this photo does show a view looking up McCrae street from near the Clow street intersection, towards where the Plaza and Encore hotel now stand.

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