Fleet Express - Dandenong

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Wooranna Park Primary, North Dandenong

Jenny Littleford Johnson wrote:

Thanks for accepting me into your group. My kids went to Wooranna Park primary in North Dandenong

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Aerial view of Dandenong, 1959.

From the Australian Women's Weekly, Wed 22 Apr 1959, Page 52.

This shows Dandenong West, looking from a north-westerly view, the streets crossing the Railway tracks in the top right are Jones Road & Bennet Street.

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Grange Estate House - The Dandenong Journal - Thu 30 Nov 1933 - Page 5

Grange Estate House. Picture likely taken long before was published in paper.

The Grange was formerly known as Walker's Paddock. Walker owned the land fronted by Clow street, Cleeland Street, and the Dandenong creek. Selling some of it along the way.

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Dandenong Baths, Lonsdale Street, 1980.

Opened in 1912, after a long period of community requests for such a facility, the baths largely came about from the donation gathered by community members to pay for construction costs.

Credit for these wonderful photos goes to  Phill Ruppell.

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Leader - Sat 15 Aug 1903 - Page 36

The second weir built on the Dandenong creek.

Excerpt from article:

The weir is situated about three-quarters of a mile south-west of Dandenong township, and was constructed some twelve months ago by the Carrum Irrigation Trust for the purpose of

preventing the erosion of the Dandenong Creek.

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Dandenong Car Wreckers, 1960s.

Graham Whoosha Wyhoon wrote:

From the original Dandenong car wreckers where my old man used to work way back when, spent more time in the truck with him than school. Very Early 60s as I was supposed to be in kinda.

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Dandenong Mechanics Institute in 1878.

Later, about 1880, a brick building was built in front of this, facing Lonsdale Street. In 1890 the Town Hall was opened, taking over the site of this and the brick building, with the Mechanics Institute obtaining rights to part of the first floor.

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Dandenong South Primary School Class Photos.

Various class photos from Dandenong South Primary/State School.

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Dandenong South Primary School late 1963

Dandenong South Primary School officially opened on April 5, 1961, as Dandenong South State School and was renamed Dandenong South Primary School in 1970. The school was established to serve the growing population in the area, with initial construction beginning in 1960. 

Photo supplied by Kay Kay.

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