End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sOne Man Sitting outside on a chair with fence in background.

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000's

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sTwo Men Standing either side of a female, tree and fence in the background.

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sFour People, three men and one lady. two men standing behind, the oher two seated.

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sThree men standing on a path, with a wooden fence behind.

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sA Male in Soldiers unofrom under a tree with a house in the Background.

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sOne yong Man wearing a flat cap Sitting outside on a chair with wooden builing in background.

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sTwo Men either side of a Woman standing on a path in front of wooden fence and gate. Male on left with a pipe, male on right with cigarette.

Murray Comrie Collection. Significance of group or purpose of image not known. This photograph is a somewhat faded image created from an older original. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the 1970s. A group of employees of the Exchange Store and Tarnagulla Flour Mill Back row, from the left: TT Cheetham, H Johnson, P Sheehan, , W Reilly, Cheetham, B. Llewellyn. Middle row: W Fitzgerald, Carr, C Turner, T Leonard. Front row: W Lawry, D Reilly, B Cousins.Monochrome photograph depicting a group of men (some of them young men) posed in front of a peppercorn tree. Man at far left has a bicycle. Man at far right holding a pipe. Accompanying note identifies subjects as: (Left to right) Back row: P. Cheetham (with bicycle), H. Johnson, P. Sheehan, Mr, Reilly, T. Cheetham, B. Llewellyn (with pipe). Middle row: Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Carr, Mr. Turner (with dog), Mr. Leonard. Front row (kneeling): B. Lawry, D. Reilly, B. Cousins. tarnagulla, people

Murray Comrie Collection. Significance of group or purpose of image not known. This photograph is a somewhat faded original. Monochrome photograph depicting a group of men (some of them young men) posed in front of a peppercorn tree. Man at far left has a bicycle. Man at far right holding a pipe. Subjects believed to be: (Left to right) Back row: P. Cheetham (with bicycle), H. Johnson, P. Sheehan, Mr, Reilly, T. Cheetham, B. Llewellyn (with pipe). Middle row: Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Carr, Mr. Turner (with dog), Mr. Leonard. Front row (kneeling): B. Lawry, D. Reilly, B. Cousins. Original photograph, mounted on card backing, from which THA-2019.0131 (copy) was made.tarnagulla, people

large colour Photograph, Ravenswood Crown Lands, Photo shows 3 buildings which are part of Ravenswood Estate, among Peppercorn and Gum trees and rocky outcrops in the distance.photograph, building, ravenswood estate

This cottage-like dwelling has changed ownership several times since it was first built in the 1850s by local tanner John Pearson. The Living and Learning Centre as we know it today is the product of the energetic, reforming era of the Whitlam Government. Set up by the local council in 1974. Unedited amateur video (filmed by Vivienne?) with some voiceover and chatting with others. Significant VHS tape noise/flicker and colour pulsing. Opens with Living & Learning Centre sign on Main Road and “Open Day Here Today” attached to it. Views of entrance into carpark, dog obedience class demonstration near entrance, leadlight construction display in workshop, basket weaving, face painting, exterior garden landscape with herb garden, brick pottery shed, peppercorn tree, children’s activities, interior views showing artworks of life drawings, general engagement with other people (audio), candle room, pottery, children’s entertainer in garden, wool spinning, some attempts at engagement with Claire Fitzpatrick, Thai Chi demonstration, floral presentations, patchwork, needlepoint, knitting, some interior scenes very dark, weaving, cane basket weaving.VHS Video cassette (poor quality) Converted to MP4 file format 00:31:39; 746MBeltham living and learning centre, open day, dog obedience class, leadlight, basket weaving, face painting, artworks, life drawing, candle room, pottery, wool spinning, claire fitzpatrick, thai chi, patchwork, needlepoint, knitting, weaving, cane basket weaving, main road, eltham, video recording

After the Mont Albert Railway Station opened in 1890, 50 ratepayers petitioned the Nunawading Council to oppose the sale of the railway reserve to the north in order for it to be a recreation reserve.non-fictionAfter the Mont Albert Railway Station opened in 1890, 50 ratepayers petitioned the Nunawading Council to oppose the sale of the railway reserve to the north in order for it to become a recreation reserve.mont albert, railway stations, surrey hills golf club

Information display card regarding the 'Big' Deborah Gold Mine, located near the junction of Abel and Adam Street, Golden Square. Earliest work recorded 1860. Shaft 2076 feet. Operations suspended in 1952. Gold yield 51,935 ounces. Battery shed still on site containing a 5 head stamper which was originally a 20 head stamper. The battery was manufactured by Horwood's Foundry, Bendigo. Photos of mine site taken in 2012: a.Engine room concrete footings, iron work visible. Pepper corn trees in background. Pampas grass in foreground. Steel mesh fence on RH side, enclosing the poppet head site. b. Concrete footings, peppercorn tree in background. c. Corrugated iron shed constructed over the stampers. Steel mesh front. d. Steel poppet head, no winding wheel at top. Pampas grass in foreground. e.. Stamper shed and steel poppet legs in background enclosing dilapidated wooden poppet head legs. f. Close up image of weights in stamper room g.Winding wheel on stampers h.Looking upwards to top of stampersbendigo, mining, deborah gold mine

The Eltham Community and Reception Centre was Australia's first public mud-brick building. Commissioned in 1977 by Eltham Shire Council, led by Shire president (and architect) Robert Marshall, architects Whitford and Peck were asked to design a multipurpose facility in mud-brick and timber. The official opening was performed by the Hon. R.J. Hamer; E.D., M.P., Premier of Victorai on Saturday, April 22, 1978. Architects: Whitford & Peck Pty Ltd Quantity Surveyor: D.J. Cant & Associates Structural Civil Engineers: Charlett & Moore Pty Ltd Landscape: Peter Glass, Dennis Edwards Mech Elec: Lobley Treidel & Partners Pty Ltd Acoustics: Riley Barden & Kirkhope Builder: L.U. Simon Pty Ltd Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p177 The Wiggles performed there, so has the ABC’s Play School. New citizens have made their vows, volunteers have been honoured, school children have performed, weddings celebrated and people mourned at funerals. Since 1978 the Eltham Community and Reception Centre at the corner of Pitt Street and Main Road, has provided a beautiful and quintessential Eltham environment for people from all over Melbourne. Recognised as Australia’s first public mud-brick building, the centre was built partly on the site of the parsonage of the former Methodist Church (now the Uniting Church).1 Commissioned by the Eltham Council headed by President Robert Marshall, architects Whitford and Peck were asked to design a multipurpose facility in mud-brick and timber. Following public consultation, it was agreed to build a centre for dances, exhibitions, films, plays or concerts. The results – at a cost of around $620,000 – captured the Eltham rustic style. The building – in soft tones of mud-brick and timber and immense floor-to-ceiling windows – overlooks the Diamond Creek and sporting fields. Eltham’s strong artistic heritage is reflected in the centre. Although the lighting is not ideal for a gallery and labels cannot be placed on walls, the centre hosts the Nillumbik Art Awards and displays around ten to 20% of the Nillumbik Shire Art Collection, usually for around a year at a time.2 On permanent display, close to the entrance, is local artist Clifton Pugh’s White Choughs in the Landscape. Further to the right is the Walter Withers Gallery, named after a local member of the Heidelberg School of artists. As part of the Eltham Gateway opposite the Eltham Hotel, the centre stands on what was once part of the Eltham Town Centre along this section of Main Road, then known as Maria Street. On the same site once stood the house and flour mill owned by Henry Dendy, best known as the founder of Brighton, although he lived longer in Eltham. Beside the drive is a wheel-rim tool with accompanying plaque, illustrating a technology important during the horse-powered age and now almost completely gone, as has the blacksmith’s shop that had housed it nearby. The implement is a platform for fitting iron tyres to the wooden rims of cartwheels. Beneath it is a capsule placed in 1985 to commemorate Victoria’s 150 years, which is to be opened in 2035. Although the plants, forming part of the landscaping by Peter Glass and Denis Edwards, are largely indigenous and other native species, some exotic plants are protected as an important link with the site’s past. Planted at the front around 1920, is a large Peppercorn tree with two joined trunks growing from the base, and close by is a Bhutan Cypress (Cupressus torulosa). Three other Peppercorn trees fringe the drive. The building includes two halls – the larger seating 250 people – and a large foyer overlooking trees and ovals. Both halls have retractable rear walls providing varying spaces as required, and guests can use several external decks. A site for outdoor theatre has been carved out of the natural slope outside the entrance. The Bricklayers Union refused to use the traditional mud-bricks, which weigh more than 22kg. As a result the mud-bricks were redesigned to reduce their weight and were laid back-to-back to produce a wall of normal thickness.3 The centre’s massive timber frame is reminiscent of timber bridge construction, with infill panels of mud-brick.4 In accord with the rustic style are colossal rough-sawn posts, bolts and steel brackets. The combination of mud-brick, exposed feature timber framing and creative design in this centre, characterises Eltham’s innovative buildings and the social movement behind them from the 1940s to the 1970s.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham community and reception centre, mudbrick construction

"Melton has a long and celebrated history of horse breeding and racing. Draught horses were a crucial aspect of life in the early days of European settlement, and were heavily depended upon for both transport and agricultural labour. Peppercorn trees at the corner of Station and Brooklyn roads have been associated with a horse trough installed there to provide a drink to workhorses carting produce to the chaff mills and railway station south of Melton.20 Breeders, trainers and harness drivers in the area later became such an influential force in the equine industry that this came to be a defining aspect of the district’s identity and reputation.Pioneer of the Victorian horse racing industry and early Rockbank squatter William Cross Yuille was one of the earliest importers of stud racehorses in the district in the 1850s. A leading sports editor and writer, Yuille established bloodstock auctioning agency W. C. Yuille & Co. and was involved in the compilation of the first Australian Stud Book, which ensures the integrity of thoroughbred breeding in Australia. According to early Melton chronicler Alexander Cameron, horse races were first organised in the area by Rockbank farmer William Keating. Keating owned racehorses of his own, and many brought horses from Melbourne for the events, which ‘drew large gatherings’.22 Melton Racing Club meetings were held on the Exford Estate with the permission of H. W. Staughton, who built a small wooden grandstand in 1882. Other early races and sports meetings are said to have been held in the vicinity of the current-day Melton golf course.23 An 1884 article reported that Melton’s ‘race programme … equals any put forth by country towns of far greater size’. Ernest Clarke was another important figure in the early horse racing industry in Melton. He established the Melton Stud in 1902, which bred numerous successful racehorses. Perhaps most notably The Welkin, one of the most famous stallions in Australian horse racing in the early twentieth century. The Welkin sired Gloaming, bred by Clarke at the Melton stud in 1915 and one of Australia’s greatest champion racehorses. During a long and prestigious career in both Australia and New Zealand, Gloaming achieved a triumphant 57 wins out of 67 starts and won a record amount of prize money. Ken Cox purchased the Stockwell Stud in Diggers Rest in 1957 and developed it into one of the largest and most renowned thoroughbred breeders in Australia. With its top-class facilities, international design standards and scientific methods, Stockwell became ‘the flagship of the Victorian breeding industry’.26 As well as racing studs, numerous trotting tracks were established on the flat plains around Melton in the 1960s.27 Other studs to play a leading role in the development of Melton as thoroughbred country were Cornwall Park and Merrywood at Toolern Vale, St John’s Lane Stud at Diggers Rest and Birchwood, Teppo Park and Dreelburn in the far north-east of the shire, near Sunbury. By 1985, thoroughbred horse breeding was such big business in Melton that the shire council adopted the slogan ‘The Heart of Thoroughbred Country’, which was used throughout its promotional material.29 But the slogan contained deeper meaning and was not just about Melton’s great equine industry and thoroughbred champions, the council explained: ‘“Thoroughbred Country” should be seen as a new concept of Melton, as a place where people can achieve the “Thoroughbred” ideal, excellence in all aspects of life’. The aim of the council in promoting ‘The Heart of Thoroughbred Country’, was ‘to instil in present and future residents the feeling that this is a place that is better than others. A place to be proud of’. In 1988, Melton’s champion reinsman Gavin Lang won his 176th race of the season, claiming the national harness racing record for the most wins in a single season.The following year, the first Melton Plate was held at Moonee Valley Racecourse, cementing the district’s importance in the harness racing industry. The inaugural winner was Victorys Phil, owned by local Danny Mullan. By the 1990s, Melton had earned the title of the ‘Home of Harness Racing in Victoria’. State-of-the-art, world-class harness racing facility and entertainment complex Tabcorp Park opened in Melton in 2009. In 2011, the Shire of Melton was home to over 140 registered trainers and over 1,200 horses. The municipality’s continuing leadership and influence in the industry today is a testament to the skills, talents and leadership of the local community over its history".Shire of Melton pamphlet of a map and information of the equine industry in Meltoncouncil

Dora Walker (married 1928 taking the name Simpson) had a long association with the Mission as a member of the Ladies Harbour light guild. This image is similar to another image in the collection which depicts the garden of the Walker family where many fund-raising events and hosting of seafarers took place. Rev Weller dates the image to around mid to late 1920s. In the 1960s and 70s Dora was president of the LHLG which later merged with the Flying Angels. She was awarded the MBE for her services to the community in the 1970s. Dora's son David Simpson is a volunteer still iat MTS n the 21stC. The Walker and Simpson families are examples of long association and commitment supporting the Mission to Seafarers. As they are researched it is clear the stories of these families document not only support for the Mission but are also shown to have been significant contributors, leaders and donors to the broader Melbourne and Victorian community from the 19th Century and up to the present day. The photograph shows the garden in its early years.Group portrait depicting 4 men in suits standing (reverend Weller on the right), a man sitting on the grass, next to a woman in white summer dress (Dora Walker), sitting on a chair in front of the men. They are photographed outdoor probably in the mission's garden (in the background we can see the letters E-EX on a building wall, thought to be from the Extension Bond and Free Stores located next to the mission at the time)dora walker, reverend reginald weller, picnic, cadets, officers, lhlg, amy dora walker, dora simpson, mission's garden, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, ladies harbour lights guild, melbourne, lawn, grass, trees, plants, peppercorn tree, weller album, dora simpson nee walker

ELTHAM HERITAGE TOUR The Society excursion on 24th May 1992 was arranged by David Bick, leader of the team carrying out the Shire's heritage study. David selected a number of sites or buildings identified in the study, some of them lesser known components of the Shire's heritage. The tour commenced at the Eltham Shire Office at 10.00 am. Travel was by private car and mini-bus with stops at about twelve locations for commentary by David.It included a short walk in Hurstbridge and lunch at Kinglake. Highlights of the tour included: - 10 am Leave from Shire Offices - 3 Important Trees - A Physical Link to Eltham's First Settlers - Toorak Mansion Gates - A Surviving Farm House - An Intact Circa 1900 Main Street - First Settlers - Gold Miners, and Timber-getters - An Early Hotel - A Pioneering Homestead - Changing Eltham Shire - 20th Century - 4 pm Afternoon Tea and Finish Tour Extract from ELTHAM CULTURAL HERITAGE TOUR (Newsletter No. 85, July 1992, by Bettina Woodburn) "On the Arthurs Creek Road is a bridge designed by Monash, which we admired before walking across the little park with a mud-brick and timber shelter, to the Hurst family graveyard. There are two marked graves, one, Henry who was shot by Burke the bushranger and a cairn has a plaque listing others buried here from 1866 onwards. Burke was captured and tied to the wheel of a dray under the eucalypt near the waterhose/standpipe. Close by the kindergarten, at this place are three trees on the National Trust Register, a Canary Island pine, a Canadian cedar and probably a spruce. Radiata pines and a thick bolled peppercorn surround the little cemetery. Continuing along Main Street we notice elm trees planted as a war memorial, then on the left a 1930 timber house, a 1910 store and residence, resplendent with wrought iron trim, a double fronted Hardware Store and cypresses on the back alignment of a new vacant block. On the right side of the street is a less interesting attempt at an 'in character' shop. Further on are more early homes, one tucked away at the rear with two tall palms by the front steps. Another curiosity is a rounded veranda corner and there are more galvanised iron sheds or garages, before a mud-brick Dentist's Surgery. Beyond the round-a-about is St Peters Church, of mud-brick construction shared by Catholic and Anglican parishioners, overlooking the river flood plain. Leaving Hurstbridge on the Kinglake Road, we ate our picnic lunch beside the communication tower and enjoyed views of Melbourne, Yan Yean Reservoir and the distant Dandenongs beyond the spreading suburbs. Next we drove to the North West boundary of the Shire at Masons Falls Road towards Whittlesea. On the way to the North East Boundary we passed St Peters, a yellow wooden Church with a Tudor Archway; built in the early 1920's in the style of the 1860's. From the Healesville-Kinglake road the rolling hills had European aspects, the hedged fields and chestnut trees. Then it was back down the Hurstbridge Road through 'Aussie' bush of towering gums, with bracken and scrubby understorey, the Kinglake National Park, before more open country with deciduous trees planted in line, and a creek lined with willows."Record of the Society's history and activities and highlighting various aspects of the Heritage Study undertaken by David Bick used to create the future heritage overlay for the Shire of Eltham and later Nillumbik Shire.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Gold 100 5095shire of eltham historical society, activities, heritage tour, hurstbridge, monash bridge, arthurs creek road

Colour photographeltham living and learning centre, significant trees, trees

Brick "shed" was the "cool room" for milk and other produce. The centre of the earth floor was taken out to stand in using the edging as shelving for goods.Colour photographeltham living and learning centre, significant trees, trees

Index Kangaroo Flat A History, Gold, Goats & Peppercorns. Publisher: Richmond Cambridge Printers, Bendigo. ISBN: 0 646 126510 2. Date: 1993. 33 pages. Photographs, illustrations & Maps. Signed by David Horsfall. Gloss green cover gold print and picture (poppet head, goat, tree). Green pennant inside book reads> HOP TO KANGAROO FLAT MARCH 26th, 27th & 28th 1993, picture of kangaroo and below a white shield. Size of pennant: 15.2 x 4.8 cm. 23.6.200 Green pennant not with book. Needs to be located.David G Horsfallbook, bendigo, kangaroo flat, kangaroo flat, history

Kangaroo Flat A History, Gold, Goats & Peppercorns. Publisher: Richmond Cambridge Printers, Bendigo. (also see Index Kangaroo Flat A History, Gold, Goats & Peppercorns. Catalogue number 5165. ISBN: 0 646 126510 2. Date: 1993. 164 pages. Photographs, illustrations & Maps. Signed by David Horsfall. Gloss green cover gold print and picture (poppet head, goat, tree).David G Horsfallbook, bendigo, kangaroo flat, history, kangaroo flat