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Aerial view Elwood 1940 - note: quite grainy at the detail level.

Aerial view Elwood 1940 - Detail view of Rippon Lea Estate from previous Aerial Photo

Elsternwick and Elwood Parks 1929

Plan of Rippon Lea Estate in detail 1880

Rippon Lea Garden House View 1875

Rippon Lea North-East View 1880

Rippon Lea South-West View 1880

Rippon Lea North-East View 1880

Rippon Lea South View from the Orange Border. Nursery Entrance. 1880

Rippon Lea Ballroom 1903

Rippon Lea. The Residence of Major F. J. Sargood. Commanding the St. Kilda Battery of Volunteer Artillery. 1860-79. Note: Square orientation.

Rippon Lea. View from the Children's Room, looking South-East. Visitors strolling in the Grounds 1880

Rippon Lea. View from the Windmill, showing the Covered Walk, Greenhouse, Pits, and Fruit Room. 1880

Allotments of the village of Elsternwick 1860s

Plan of proposed Melbourne and Suburban Southern and Eastern railways, Melbourne to Brighton 1850s

Village of Elsternwick showing Elwood North and South 1857

Plan of 173 villa sites in the Sea Side Estate Elsternwick (Elwood) 1884

Plan of valuable freehold properties, family residence & cottage adjoining together with splendid villa sites, being subdivision of part of Crown portions nos. 232, 233,234 237 & 256, South St. Kilda, Parish of Prahran c1870-1880s

Plan of Darlinghurst, Elsternwick 1880

MMBW 1902 - showing Rippon Lea Estate

Rippon Lea Estate, Elsternwick 188-

Rippon Lea Estate, Elsternwick 188- v2

Municipality of Caulfield 1921

1902 plans

1956 map of St kilda and Ripponlea

1956 map showing state electoral districts of Elsternwick and Brighton

1939 Monash Map Electoral Provence

1954 map of Higinbotham and Monash