Time Travellers in Essendon, Flemington and the Keilor Plains

Houses of Essendon

"Earlsbrae" in Leslie Road, Essendon, the home of Edward William Cole and his family, circa 1918.  Courtesy of the State Library of Victoria Collection, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/368402

"Leaving home for business".  E W Cole about to enter his carriage in the Earlsbrae driveway, circa 1918.  Courtesy of the State Library of Victoria Collection,  http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/368402

These two photos come from an album of photographs of E W Cole's business in Melbourne, Cole's Book Arcade. 

Persistent link: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/368402

Now a school, the proprietors of Lowther Hall enclosed the verandahs to house the boarders, circa 1949. 

Source:  Wikipedia.