Aspirations, School news, Are you 92-97-102cm and lethargic?, Parent Australia, On powerlessness, Victoria is procrastinating!, Children - community responsibility, Nursing Mothers Association, Community - Papua New Guinea style. This and that, From the council Chamber.Newsletter, 19 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways

T-ball: a new game for kids, Cameo of Neil Brown, The self respecting child, Some risks of community parenting, Anne Learmonth, Simple household ecology, Greenhills Hall opens, This and that, Playgroups, Parent Australia, Meet he natives, From the Council Chamber.Newsletter, 19 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways

Cameo of Mick Chick, This and that, Farwell Alicia [Ansell], We want supermarkets!!!, Nillumbik Historical Society, School news, Montmorency & District Horticultural Society, Letter to the Editor.Newsletter, 19 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways

Of mice, men & motorways, Diamond Valley Railway, Who runs your home? You or T.V.?, Real adventure playgrounds, The Montessori method, Septic tanks **!!***!!!, Depression, Kinder news, Nillumbik Historical Society, Karingal Tennis Club, Nursing Mothers Association, Parent Australia, From the Council Chamber, Montmorency & District Horticultural Society, This and that.Newsletter, 23 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways

Orchids can still be found!, Yandell Bushland Reserve: a management study, School news, This and that, Did you know?, From the Council Chamber, A quarry in Plenty???, The restoration of access from Pinehills to Greensborough,Newsletter, 16 p., illus., map.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways

Duplication of Diamond Creek Road : the first stage of the F5 Freeway, Community News welcome back! But the news is not good!, Thunder over the hill, And it came to pass... Newsletter, 6 p.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's February meeting, From the Council Chamber.Newsletter, 4 p.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways

This edition includes a report on the 1980 Annual General Meeting Progress Association, To fight the unbeatable foe......, From the Council Chamber.Newsletter, 4 p.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways

G.A.G.P.A. alive and well, The F5/F18 freeway and Diamond Valley Council, Diamond Creek road... what next??, Chain-sore reaction!!, Kinder news, Diamond Valley Repertory.Newsletter, 4 p.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways

Charles Partington married Ellen Whatmough; they and their children, Robert and James, came to Australia in 1857 because Ellen's brother, Robert Whatmough, had come here in 1841. Whatmough was Melbourne's first lamplighter while also working in John Batman's Spencer Street orchard; he moved in 1842 to establish an orchard in Greensborough. Both Partington boys died soon after the family arrived at Greensborough but later two daughters were born, Prudina and Maria, and five sons, including William . On arrival Charles Partington began work for Mr Flintoff at Black Hills and was later toll keeper on what is now Watsonia Road. He was later a successful orchardist. William Partington married Annie-May Medhurst, daughter of David Medhurst and Martha Ruston, daughter of Peter Ruston who had settled in Greensborough in the 1850s after working for Mr Hooper in Darebin Creek, then moved to Panton Hill in 1866 working as a carrier. The Rustons had six children, including Martha and James. Martha married David Medhurst in 1882 who was the son of David Medhurst and Charity Jane Pink. After David's death, Charity Jane married George Wescott. David and Martha Medhurst had eight children, including Annie May. They bought land in Main Street, Greensborough and set up as a greengrocer. William and Annie-May Partington's family home, Willis Vale, purchased from Mr Meagher by William's father, Charles; it was built by Meagher in 1839 but destroyed by vandals in 1966 after being compulsory purchased for parkland now called Partington's Flat. Their children were Eva, Grace, Alan, Jessie, and Jack. They attended Greensborough Primary School. Alan married Wyn. Contents Newspaper article: "Link with the past", Diamond Valley News, 21 February 1984. Alan Partington's research on Robert Whatmough, early settler in Greensborough, and his brother-in-law Charles Partington. Newspaper article: "How early families linked up", Diamond Valley News, 28 February 1984. Alan Partington's research into the Ruston and Medhurst families. Newspaper article: "Old days recalled", Diamond Valley News, 13 March 1984. Alan Partington's research in the Partington family.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcalan partington, robert whatmough, watmough park greensborough, robert partington, james partington, elen partington nee whatmough, road tolls watsonia road, prudina partington, maria partington, william partington, willis vale, partington's flat greensborugh, mr meagher of greensborough, apollo parkways estate, charles partington, annie-may partington nee medhurst, david medhurst, martha medhurst (nee ruston), jack medhurst, peter ruston, hooper of darebin creek, greensborough hotel, james ruston, charity jane medhurst (nee pink), main street greensborough, eva partington, grace partington, jessie partington, jack partington, orchards in plenty river area, greensborough primary school, wyn partington, flintoff of black hills