OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Real Estate, S.L.Butler, Cnr.Blake Street, Mornington

DATE1920 to 1940

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1421

HISTORY

Mr S.L. Butler was a prominent member of the R.S.L. One of the major concerns of the Mornington sub-branch was the raising of a war memorial to those servicemen who had not returned from war. He was also a trustee of the Bush Hospital, and was appointed as Honorary Secretary. The efforts of the Hospital Committee and its supporters reached fruition when the building was dedicated and opened on July 18, 1937. When the Joint Transport Research Committee sat in the Mornington Court House to investigate the railway situation in February 1954 it heart evidence from a wide variety of people representing the Shire, business interests and a number of organizations. Sole opposition to restore the passenger railway service was voiced by S.L.Butler who claimed that 70 per cent of the population owned their own transport, or made use of other people’s. Of the remaining 30 per cent, not more than 10 per cent travel to Melbourne regularly.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a small rectangular brick building, with a tiled roof. The base of the building appears to be blue stone blocks. The doorway is to the right, the one sash window is to the left. One chimney can be seen. There is a gentleman stood in the doorway wearing a suit and tie, and a Trilby hat. There is a sign painted on to the brick above the door and window “S.L.Butler, House, Land & Estate Agent. Auctioneer”.

SUBJECTS

Hospitals, Railways, Real estate agents, Returned servicemens league clubs

KEYWORDS

Blake Street, Butler, S.L, Hospitals, Mornington, Mornington Bush Hospital, Mornington Shire, Railways, Real estate agents, Returned Services League Mornington sub-branch, Returned servicemens league clubs, World War 1