The Shire Offices opened in 1965 and were extended in 1971. The final Eltham Shire Council meeting was held in December 1994 before the forced amalgamations of municipal councils by the Kennett Government. The State-Government-appointed Commissioners (1994-1996) took the decision in July 1996 to demolish the Eltham Shire Offices. The demolition works started within 24 hours of the decision being made.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 of 6 strips Associated colour printKodak Gold 100-5eltham shire office, demolition, shillinglaw trees

Large coloured plan showing streets, leads, geological zones and shafts. Source 1:10,000ballarat, gold, goldfield, geology, sebastopol

Negative-Print. A Minister or Priest at his library.cottage, miners, minister/priest, minister/priest

Long Gully Bridge after reconstruction September 1959Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, 1959-09, healesville-yarra glen road, long gully bridge

Plan (dyeline) for Ballarat Girls' School sewerage plan percy everett, ballarat girls' school, sewerage plans

Believed to be four children all of the same family, most probably those of an Eltham Shire Council employee who worked for the Engineering department (see image 05584-8)Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.shire of eltham, 1959-09, children

Sheets 1, 2, 3 & 4 - Structural drawings for construction of miners cottage museum at Ringwood Lake Reserve, opened May, 1983.

Eltham, Main Road. Looking south from Henry Street towards Bakery (on left), c.1910 Mrs Davis house on left - Doug Orford recalled that there was always a dog on the couch on the front verandahThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 20 x 25 cmsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, main road, bakery, henry street, mrs davis house

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 stripsFuji HG 200 CA-1maroondah aqueduct

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of VR 40 at the Brighton Beach terminus. Tram has the destination of St Kilda Rly (Railway Station) and two Robur Tea/Coffee adverts on the roof.trams, tramways, brighton beach, vr trams, st kilda brighton, tram 40

Construction of the Bendigo Chinese Tea House, Nolan Street, Bendigo.buildings, commercial, tea house

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct, water treatment plant

Three Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Plans of Drainage No. 204510 for Mr. P. J. Markham, o & o, and W. G. Tuck, Agent. Municipality - Blackburn & Mitcham [of] Mitcham Post Office and residence.non-fictionPlans of drainage no 204510 for Mr P. J. Markham, o & o, and W. G. Tuck, Agent. Three plans: the original proposed (31-7-1939); the approved plan (19-10-1939); and the as-built plan (10-8-1940).mitcham post office, tuck, w. g., markham, patrick joseph, melbourne and metropolitan board of works

The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) plans were produced from the 1890s to the 1950s. They were crucial to the design and development of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage system. The plans, at a scale of 40 feet to 1 inch (1:480), provide a detailed historical record of Melbourne streetscapes and environmental features. Each plan covers one or two street blocks (roughly six streets), showing details of buildings, including garden layouts and ownership boundaries, and features such as laneways, drains, bridges, parks, municipal boundaries and other prominent landmarks as they existed at the time each plan was produced. (Source: State Library of Victoria)This plan forms part of a large group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by the Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989. Within this collection, thirty-five hand-coloured plans, backed with linen, are of statewide significance as they include annotations that provide details of construction materials used in buildings in the first decade of the 20th century as well as additional information about land ownership and usage. The copies in the Public Record Office Victoria and the State Library of Victoria are monochrome versions which do not denote building materials so that the maps in this collection are invaluable and unique tools for researchers and heritage consultants. A number of the plans are not held in the collection of the State Library of Victoria so they have the additional attribute of rarity.Original survey plan, issued by the MMBW to a contractor with responsibility for constructing sewers in the area identified on the plan within the Borough of Kew. The plan was at some stage hand-coloured, possibly by the contractor, but more likely by officers working in the Engineering Department of the Borough and later Town, then City of Kew. The hand-coloured sections of buildings on the plan were used to denote masonry or brick constructions (pink), weatherboard constructions (yellow), and public buildings (grey). Surveyed by the Board of Works in 1903 and published in 1904, Plan No.1590 shows development north of Cotham Road. While this plan includes built structures in Mary Street, Cotham Road, High Street, Park Hill Road, Kent Street, Ridgeway Avenue, and Ermington Lane (now Ermington Place), only part of this section was notated and coloured in this contractor’s copy. Numerous houses, large and small are named on the plan: ‘Cholula’, ‘Belper’, ‘The Uplands’, ‘Spring Grove’ facing Cotham Road; ‘Marion’ facing Kent Street; and ‘Kia Ora’ facing Ridgeway Avenue.melbourne and metropolitan board of works, detail plans, mmbw 1590, survey plans - borough of kew, cartography

Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Laconia Pure Lamb's Wool Blankets (mother and baby in bed)Laconia Pure Lamb's Wool Blankets/Make Goodnight a Certainty/*There's nothing in the World like WOOLblankets, blanket fever, wool, laconia, advertisement, australian women's weekly

Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 27 westbound in Sturt St at Lyons St.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No 27 westbound in Sturt St at the corner of Lyons St. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol, Briquettes and dancing at Civic Hall dash panel adverts. In the background is Ted Moran's boot repair shop, O'Keefe's Music / record shop and a hairdresser. trams, tramways, sturt st, lyons st, tram 27

Art show held in the Eltham Community CentreRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 1 stripKodak Gold 100-4art exhibition, eltham community centre