Southern Aurora, Dandenong Station, 1968.

Josephine Lily Brown writes:

This was the only known hotel to be built on railway owned property, known formally as K's Dandenong Hotel.

Photo credit to Graham Southam.

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Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, in 1913

Tony Cosentino writes:

Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, in 1913

This picture was taken during the early days of VicRoads, then known as the C.R.B., the exact location IS UNCERTAIN BUT it was possibly close to the Scott Street (EDIT: It is Scott Street.) intersection, as the Town Hall clock tower can be seen in the rear left behind the trees.

The man on the side of the street, with the white beard, hat and coat, is John Hemmings, a well-known local identity of the time.

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Dandenong Market, 1953

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Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, 1909.

Looking back 116 years ago, towards the Post Office and Town Hall. In the left of the photo is the intersection of Langhorne and Lonsdale streets. 

Some things have changed a lot over 116 years, but the Town Hall remains. The clock faces were added to the tower of the hall in the 1930s.

Cheryl Christopher Newton Simmins adds a note of intrigue:

The little hexagonal building to the left (picture added above) is indeed the original township public toilet (for ladies) As the Dandenong township developed the toilet proved grossly inadequate especially for lady shoppers & gentleman travelers .it also required a daily night pan empty service.

This little brick toilet was part of Dandenong early progress association improvements for the town. It was especially needed for lady shoppers who often had little children in town, and many refused to use the unsavory local hotel toilets. The little structure survived till mid 1930's possibly late 1940's where it was eventually replaced (almost in the same location) by the 'modern' sewered underground toilet.

The new toilets were fashionably green tiled, and glass blocked. with brass handrails leading down the steps. From memory, the 'Ladies' had an 'attendant' and you were required to pay 2 pence to use the facility .I can remember as a little kid, using the Ladies toilets, as I was terrified using the Men's, and like many a kid, 'hung -on till I got home'.

The adjoining men's toilets were not so well kept. Modern standards, vandalism, and ongoing maintenance forced their eventual closure. From my memory" the underground toilet was decommissioned demolished mid 1960's. (Taken from a piece I wrote for 'we grew up in Dandenong')...

Christopher Simmins

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Dandenong Saleyards, mid 1990s.

Tyron Aldrick writes:

Livestock auctioneer Peter Aldrick (my father) auctioning cattle at the Dandenong Saleyards in the mid ‘90s

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Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, undated. (Possibly 1950s)

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Bridge Milk Bar, corner Lonsdale &Webster Streets, Dandenong, 1960s.

David Ross writes:

Dad in the Bridge Milk Bar (opposite the old pool) circa early mid 60’s

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Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, 1940s.

Looking from in front of the Town Hall across towards the former Woolworths. The building partially in the left side was the former Tharle Butchers, Vanity Court now stand here. In the median on the far side of the road is the Cenotaph, which was later moved to the end of Palm Plaza, as the center piece of the War Memorial.

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Douglas Street, Noble Park, 1960s.

On the left is the Post Office, further down the street, near where the white Volkswagen is parked, was the Bakery. 

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Dandenong Market, around 1928.

At its original location on the corner of Lonsdale and McCrae Streets, Dandenong. In the background the old Showgrounds and Grandstand can be seen on Clow Street. 

Cheryl Christopher Newton Simmins notes:

photo approx c 1928 as poultry enclosure (mid left) underwent building changes.

The following photos are undated but give different views for context.

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