Publications
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HistorySmiths Pty Ltd, Involving learning: MLC 1982–2007, Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press Custom, 2007. Twenty-five years on from its centenary celebrations in 1982, MLC has established itself as an innovative, internationally minded school, valuing diversity. This is not an end point. Rather it is a remarkable stage in the college’s ongoing, forward looking pursuit of authentic learning. In commissioning this book, MLC paused for a moment to take a retrospective glance at the journey its students, staff, board and wider community have undertaken since 1982. The college knows that during the past 25 years some amazing steps were taken – groundbreaking, courageous steps that have opened up more opportunities for every MLC student to realise her full potential than the college’s founding fathers of 1882 could ever have imagined; particularly through sustained, integral professional development, teachers acknowledged that they were learners alongside students, lighting the path to life-long learning. In its wealth of voices and images, this book captures an essence of those 25 years of involving learning, and in the process fittingly celebrates 125 years of education at MLC. ISBN: 978 0 522 85427 5 ‘The best school histories…illuminate the social and educational contexts of the times… Involving learning is one of the very best…MLC has undergone several transformations during the past quarter-century while remaining true to its mission. The strengths and alignments required for success are powerfully evident in these pages. It is for these reasons that Involving learning is a superb contribution to the history of education.’ Prof. Brian Caldwell – Foreword, Involving learning. |
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Helen Penrose, Outside the Square: 125 years of Caulfield Grammar School, Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press Custom, 2006. Caulfield Grammar has always been different, and often innovative. These characteristics have been especially pronounced in the last 25 years, during the transformation from a conservative boys’ school to a trailblazing co-educational school. With five campuses and more than 2800 students, it is now the second-largest independent school in Australia. Even as a boys’ school in the 1880s, Caulfield Grammar was atypical in many respects: it was larger than normal, single-sex rather than co-ed, had well-qualified teachers, offered classes to Matriculation and, most unusually, boarding facilities. This history, commissioned by the school to mark its 125th anniversary in 2006, draws on a wide range of archival and oral sources. An overview of the first 100 years provides the context for a detailed analysis of the last quarter century. Beside the main narrative sit reflections and comments from School Council members, principals, teachers, campus heads, students and parents. Photographs, illustrations, tables and appendices complement the story, and the accompanying CD lists students and staff from 1881 to 2006. ISBN: 0 522 85319 6 |
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Barbara Pertzel, For all Creatures: A History of RSPCA Victoria, Burwood East: RSPCA Victoria, 2006. In June 2006 the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Victoria) celebrated 135 years of working on behalf of the welfare of all non-human forms of beings. It was Australia’s first animal welfare society, established in 1871 through the voluntary hard work of a small group of eminent Melbourne gentlemen. Very few people back then thought about the right of animals to live their lives free from pain and suffering. The aim of the RSPCA (Vic) was to ‘prevent rather than punish’ acts of cruelty, and its purpose was to educate the general public to think and behave more humanely towards the animals that supported and enhanced their lives. It is a history that is most strongly marked by changes in attitude, both within the RSPCA as well as outside in the broader community, to the treatment of all creatures both great and small. ISBN: 0 646 46078 1 |
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Barbara Pertzel, Stuart Stoneman: A Life in the Grocery Trade, Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2005. Stuart Rusden Stoneman was a businessman, art collector and quiet philanthropist who strongly believed that the success he achieved in business should service the communities in which he worked and gained that success. Born in 1927, he grew up in Castlemaine and lived there until retiring to Mt Macedon in 1989. He was a grocer by trade and a gentleman by nature. He lived life to the full and enjoyed engaging in debate on matters political, social and theological with academics, politicians or his mates at the local pub. His was a life in a context circumscribed by the rise of the supermarket chains. An independent grocer to the core, he held firm against their growing might, fought for his share of the market with a unique style, and successfully held off challenges by these giants of the retail food industry by developing his own chain of Stonemans Supermarkets throughout regional Victoria. This book weaves the story of a colourful, determined individual through the fascinating history of an everyday trade. ISBN: 1 74097 076 4 |
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Catherine Waterhouse, Growing up Catholic: a history of St Mary’s Hampton, 1924–2004, Hampton: St Mary’s Community, 2004. Hampton’s Catholics have witnessed many changes since their ‘church-school’ was established 80 years ago. The experience of ‘growing up Catholic’ has changed much over these years. Nevertheless, faith, sacrament and community have remained central. This engaging history traces the story of St Mary’s Hampton through the memories of past and present parishioners, students and teachers. ISBN: 0 646 44126 4 |
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Catherine Waterhouse with Yvonne Padfield, Douglas George Phillips MC (1897–1950): a brief biography, Carlton: HistorySmiths, 2003. Douglas Phillips was born into a large Bendigo family in 1897. This brief biography offers insights into an ‘intelligent, trustworthy and industrious lad’ who grew up to serve his country with distinction, receiving the Military Cross ‘for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty’ in the Great War. Gentle and gregarious in family life, Doug once again served, during World War II, as Captain in command of a Metropolitan Security Group. This volume draws together photographs and documents ranging from Douglas Phillips’s war record to testimonials, correspondence and newspaper clippings, and the whole book gives a sense of the spirit of this loved and respected man. ISBN: 0 646 43004 1 |
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Helen Penrose & Catherine Waterhouse, Life is to be cared for: a history of Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health - Box Hill Hospital, 2003. No large public hospital existed in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs until Box Hill and District Hospital opened in 1956. The need for a hospital had been embraced by the local community in the late 1930s but although the hospital’s committee was incorporated in 1943, building did not commence until 1949. Despite postwar shortages of building materials and labour, local fundraising events and strong community involvement helped maintain momentum. When this community hospital opened, the motto ‘Curanda vita’ - ‘life is to be cared for’ - was adopted. Life is to be cared for: a history of Box Hill Hospital traces this story and the subsequent history and development of the medical and non-medical functions of the hospital, including the Nurses’ Home and the provision of nurse training until 1991. Although many of the hospital’s activities rapidly outgrew the original building, increasingly extensive medical, diagnostic and therapeutic services were provided. Innovative and spirited staff were often at the forefront of medical and nursing developments and by the 1980s the hospital began its evolution from a community to a major regional hospital with, from 1989, a full clinical medical school in affiliation with Monash University. ISBN: 0 958725934 |
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Weston Bate & Helen Penrose, Challenging Traditions: a history of Melbourne Grammar, Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2002. Challenging Traditions traces the history of Melbourne Grammar School, which was founded as a diocesan school by Bishop Charles Perry in 1849. Perry’s dream was to make an English Public School style of education available to the sons of Melbourne’s elite families. This handsome history traces the school’s highs and lows, as well as the long period of success from the 1950s, in which it embraced pastoral care, Art, Drama and Music, extended games offerings and outdoor education as supplements to its focus on scholarship. The facilities required for these curricular expansions were made possible through the unwavering support of the school community. Despite the heated conflict that surrounded a 1992 attempt to introduce co-education beyond primary level, the sense of pride and unity secured by Headmaster Hone has been maintained to the present day. Weston Bate and Helen Penrose used the extensive school archives for this project, combined with oral testimony and resources from other important Melbourne repositories. ISBN: 1 74097 007 1 |
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Barbara Pertzel & Fiona Walters, Manningham: from country to city, Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2001. Manningham today is a community of over 110,000 people in ten districts, a city of infinite variety, rich in natural beauty and native flora and fauna. For countless millennia the Yarra River gouged its way through the hills to emerge from the Warrandyte Gorge onto the wide alluvial flats of a broad valley in the land of the Wurundjeri. In 1836 the first Europeans settled in the area. Many more followed, attracted by the valley’s fertile soils and, in the 1850s, Victoria’s first official goldfield. The Wurundjeri gave way to colonists; and a wilderness to stock runs, ploughed fields, fruit growing, villages and now leafy suburban subdivisions and parkland. Barbara Pertzel and Fiona Walters weave the voices of the community into their story, giving this book a freshness of approach and a narrative that make for true reading pleasure. ISBN: 1-74097-000-4 ‘Pertzel’s & Walters’ way of writing history encapsulates local memories in telling phrases which seem to distil the ways Manningham people see the places they value. I’ve never previously found a local history which does quite this, and so effectively. I feel Manningham people will see themselves anew.’ Richard Peterson – Heritage Update |
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Catherine Waterhouse, Delivering Community: the Middle Park Mums, 1970-2000, Melbourne: The City of Port Phillip, 2001. In the 30 years since the first young mothers were recruited in late 1970, nearly 150 people were involved as Middle Park Mums meals on wheels volunteers. Catherine Waterhouse tells their inspiring story largely in their own words – the reminiscences of former members, their children and those within the council who supported their work. Their memories bring to life the wide range of meals recipients, special touches such as meals deliveries on Christmas Day, the struggle to adapt to the effects of council amalgamation and, throughout, the strong bond that developed between members of the group. ISBN: 0-9580023-0-4 |
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Catherine Waterhouse, A special place: a history of Bayley House, Brighton, Melbourne: Bayley House, 2001. Bayley House, in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton, was established fifty years ago to provide support for intellectually disabled children and their families. This book traces the story of people who worked step by difficult step to achieve their dream that these children enjoy as full a life as possible. Starting as a parent support group in rented accommodation, the Centre has grown with its first generation of clients, responding to their changing needs – a school, then work, then accommodation, then extra support as they aged – meanwhile assisting them to be as independent as possible. Oral history and illustrations throughout the text help to document the special spirit of Bayley House, present from its earliest days. The Centre’s paid staff continues to be joined daily by parents and others from a large pool of volunteers – they find their work immensely rewarding. Their commitment and dedication shines through this history of their achievements. ISBN: 0-646-41667-7 |
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Helen Penrose, Werribee Farm: a history, 1892-2000, Melbourne: Melbourne Water, 2001. This short history of the Metropolitan Farm at Werribee is a joint initiative of Melbourne Water and the Public Record Office. The Farm has an important place in the history of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (now Melbourne Water). The disposal and treatment of Melbourne’s sewage was its first project after the Board’s creation in 1891. The Farm also had a special place in the hearts of generations of Werribee families, and their rural lifestyle – no longer known by Melbourne Water employees – is an important part of the story. The town of Cocoroc, now all but gone, was developed specifically for Farm employees and their families. Interviews with some of these employees have been added to archival research to create this record. ISBN: 0-7311-1213-X |
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Catherine Waterhouse, Xaverians on Active Service: from South Africa to Vietnam, Melbourne: The Eldon Hogan Trust, 2001. The school can be justly proud of its Old Boys who have seen active service for their country. In the major conflicts over the past 100 years they enlisted in large numbers. Many were killed or injured. Many received decorations and awards, and achieved significant ranks. Their inspirational stories are captured in this engaging history in which letters, poems and oral histories bring their experiences to life. The section dealing with the Boer War and World War I is reprinted from Xavier: A Centenary Portrait (1978) by Greg Dening (Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University, Canberra). The second section was commissioned by the Eldon Hogan Trust to continue to the story to World War II and subsequent conflicts. ISBN 0-9577067-5-8 |
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Catherine Waterhouse, Going forward in faith: a history of Melbourne Citymission, Melbourne: Melbourne Citymission, 1999. Melbourne Citymission was founded by evangelical clergy and philanthropists in 1854 to provide Christian witness to the destitute residents of Melbourne’s slum areas. Going forward in faith: a history of Melbourne Citymission traces generations of Melbourne Citymission workers in their support of some of the most marginalised members of their community. From faltering beginnings, Melbourne Citymission has grown to become a well-known welfare organisation running a wide range of specialised programs. This eminently readable book captures the story of that expansion, and is enriched by illustrations and quotations from each era of Melbourne Citymission’s history. ISBN: 0-9586532-0-8 |
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Catherine Waterhouse, The Schizophrenia Fellowship of Victoria, 1978-1999: a brief history, Melbourne: SFV, 1999. Until recently, people with mental illnesses and their families had little information or support. The Schizophrenia Fellowship of Victoria, 1978-1999: a brief history traces the development of mutual support, self-help, education and service provision by the Fellowship since its establishment. The tireless work of many members, volunteers and staff has helped to change community attitudes, as well as to improve treatment and care options for people with mental illnesses. ISBN: 0-9585977-1-5 |
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Barbara Pertzel, The Sincere Gift of Himself: a biography of Eldon Hogan, Melbourne: The Eldon Hogan Trust, 1999. In 1995 Eldon Hogan died at Xavier College after a lifetime of service to his old school. Opinions of him are as varied as the arenas in which he conducted his life – kind and diplomatic, stubborn and irritating; highly organised, a sloppy administrator; obstructive, very helpful. Eldon Hogan left the bulk of his considerable estate to Xavier. This biography was commissioned by the Eldon Hogan Trust to provide an appropriate memorial to his humanity. But how to write about a man variously described as a puzzle, a mystery, an enigma? The challenge of this biography is to reveal respectfully a very private man to an interested public. ISBN: 0-9577067-4-X |
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Helen Penrose, Lifeline to India: a history of the Maytime Fair, Melbourne: The Eldon Hogan Trust, 1999. The Maytime Fair is much more than a fête. It is an annual tradition that represents an enormous gift of loyalty and hard work from Melbourne co-missionaries to the Australian Jesuit Mission in India. Since 1952, the Maytime Fair has united many volunteers in the cause of raising funds for the Mission, at which many Australian Jesuits have worked. Eldon Hogan was one of these volunteers since 1951 thus the Eldon Hogan Trust commissioned HistorySmiths to write a brief history of the Fair to commemorate what countless volunteers like him have achieved. ISBN: 0-9577067-0-7 |
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Helen Penrose, Red, black and khaki: cadets at Xavier College, Melbourne: The Eldon Hogan Trust, 1999. Cadets were a part of school life at Xavier for sixty-one years. At various times, cadets were believed to provide opportunities for leadership, expressions of patriotism and discipline, and thus to form an important component of the boys’ Jesuit education. Not all would agree, and not all boys enjoyed their cadet experience, but as it unfolds, the story of cadets at Xavier offers an intriguing window into other aspects of Melbourne’s social and educational history. Commissioned by the Eldon Hogan Trust, this history is made possible by sources in the Eldon Hogan archive that reflects one man’s devotion to cadets and brings the story to life. ISBN: 0-9577067-2 |
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Fiona Walters, A better, gentler school: music at Xavier College, Melbourne: The Eldon Hogan Trust, 1999. Commissioned by the Eldon Hogan Trust, this project is a tribute to the people who helped to make music at Xavier contribute to the College’s renewal, particularly Fr Thomas Montague, SJ. In a culture of academic and sporting achievement, the resilience and growth of music at Xavier College have been celebrated in this engaging book. Written with a light touch, A better, gentler school: music at Xavier College draws on the memories of past students and staff as it reveals music’s infusion into the school’s psyche. ISBN: 0-9577067-3-1 |
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Helen Penrose & Catherine Waterhouse, Kostka: Xavier by the Sea, Melbourne: The Eldon Hogan Trust, 1997. Kostka Hall is Xavier College’s second preparatory school, founded in an idyllic location near the sea in Brighton. Commissioned by the Eldon Hogan Trust to commemorate the school’s sixtieth anniversary in 1997, this history explores the school’s special nature: its atmosphere of intimate seclusion, its strong sense of family, developments in its expression of the Ignatian ethos and the considerable changes in the school since the first boarders arrived in 1937. A particular feature of the book is the enticing layout of the text, supported by numerous illustrations and quotations from oral history. ISBN 0 646 32444 6 ‘One of the many graces of Helen Penrose’s and Catherine Waterhouse’s history is that they show how Kostka was different. There are not many school histories that capture a sense of place as well as they have.’ Greg Dening – Eureka Street ‘In the brisk and pointed chapters, the authors construct a compelling account of Kostka’s uniqueness…’ Doug Kennedy – Xavier News |
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Helen Penrose, Our war effort: Life in Melbourne’s western suburbs 1939-1945, Melbourne: HistorySmiths, 1997. Commissioned in 1995 as a Commonwealth Government Australia Remembers project, this book is a tribute to the people of this area and their activities during World War II. It looks at the icons of the wartime landscape and the role of the munitions and explosives industries; the entry of vast numbers of women into the work force and the resulting impact on home life; children’s memory of war, social life, housing shortages and food rationing; and above all, the extraordinary commitment of individuals to Australia’s patriotic activities. ISBN 0-646-34149-9
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Helen Penrose, Bright Sparks: The Brunswick Electricity Supply Department 1912-1994, Brunswick Council, 1995. Brunswick first switched on electric light in 1913. Bright
Sparks is the story of the council’s electric undertaking
up to the amalgamation with the State Electricity Commission in 1994.
The story of Brunswick’s Electricity Supply Department reflects
the history of a developing community, its struggles with economic
and social depression, as well as its success in times of prosperity.
Industrial growth in the 1920s, depression in the 1930s, the effects
of war and post war development, and new responses to energy conservation
in recent years are explored. |