Centred on present day Culla Hill and Petty's Orchard, Eltham bounded by Brougham Street and Mount Pleasant Road to north, Monckton Road, Templestowe to south, Reynolds Road to east and Eltham Lower Park and Hohnes Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :250 Project : MELBOURNE OUTER SUBURBS PROJECT Run : 18 Frame : 92 Date : 02/1956 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG9 Flying Height : 10000 Scale : 12000 Film Number : 1176 GDA2020 : 37°43'35"S, 145°09'31"E MGA2020 : 337735, 5822959 (55) Melways : 22 B8 (ed. 42)aerial photo, 1956-02, neil webster collection, eltham, brougham steet, culla hill, eltham lower park, hohnes road, melway 22b8, monckton road, mount pleasant road, petty's orchard, reynolds road, sweeneys lane, templestowe, yarra river

Centred on present day Mount Plaeasant Road near Dalton Street, Eltham bounded by Luck Street to north, Eltham Lower Park to south, Reynolds Road to east and Central Park to west Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :250 Project : MELBOURNE OUTER SUBURBS PROJECT Run : 18 Frame : 93 Date : 02/1956 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG9 Flying Height : 10000 Scale : 12000 Film Number : 1176 GDA2020 : 37°43'02"S, 145°09'38"E MGA2020 : 337871, 5823961 (55) Melways : 22 B6 (ed. 42)aerial photo, 1956-02, neil webster collection, eltham, central park, eltham lower park, luck street, melway 22b6, nyora road, reynolds road, dalton street, mount pleasant road

Centred on present day Shalbury Avenue, Eltham bounded by Leane Drive and Parsons Road to north, Nyora Road to south, Reynolds Road to east and the Diamond Creek to west Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :250 Project : MELBOURNE OUTER SUBURBS PROJECT Run : 18 Frame : 95 Date : 02/1956 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG9 Flying Height : 10000 Scale : 12000 Film Number : 1176 GDA2020 : 37°41'57"S, 145°09'51"E MGA2020 : 338145, 5825965 (55) Melways : 22 C1 (ed. 42)aerial photo, 1956-02, neil webster collection, eltham, diamond creek (creek), melway 22c1, nyora road, parsons road, reynolds road, shalbury avenue

Centred on present day Parsons Avenue at Leane Drive near the Maroondah Aqueduct, Eltham bounded by Lorimer Road to north, Thompson Crescent and Norman Road to south, Bells Hill Road to east and Parsons Road to west Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :250 Project : MELBOURNE OUTER SUBURBS PROJECT Run : 19 Frame : 5 Date : 02/1956 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG9 Flying Height : 10000 Scale : 12000 Film Number : 1176 GDA2020 : 37°42'04"S, 145°11'09"E MGA2020 : 340064, 5825786 (55) Melways : 22 H1 (ed. 42)aerial photo, 1956-02, neil webster collection, allendale road, bells hill road, eltham, leane drive, lorimer road, maroondah aqueduct, melway 22h1, norman road, parsons road, research (vic.), thompson crescent

Centred on present day Thompson Crescent, Research bounded by Maroondah Aqueduct to north, Thompson Crescent and Nyora Road to south, Bells Hill Road to east and Eucalyptus Road to west Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :250 Project : MELBOURNE OUTER SUBURBS PROJECT Run : 19 Frame : 6 Date : 02/1956 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG9 Flying Height : 10000 Scale : 12000 Film Number : 1176 GDA2020 : 37°42'38"S, 145°11'02"E MGA2020 : 339927, 5824736 (55) Melways : 22 H4 (ed. 42)aerial photo, 1956-02, neil webster collection, bells hill road, eltham, eucalyptus road, maroondah aqueduct, melway 22h4, nyora road, research (vic.), thompson crescent

Centred on present day Zig Zag Road and Main Road, Eltham bounded by Maroondah Aqueduct to north, Thompson Crescent and Arthur Street to south, Parsons Road to east and Glen Park Road and Banks Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 5 Frame : 59 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°42'24"S, 145°08'52"E MGA2020 : 336716, 5825114 (55) Melways : 21 J3 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, eltham, 1963-04, arthur street, banks road, glen park road, maroondah aqueduct, melway 21j3, parsons road

Centred on present day Floriston Grove, Eltham bounded by Maroondah Aqueduct to north, Thompson Crescent and Diosma Road to south, Research Shops to east and Glen Park Road and Park West Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 5 Frame : 60 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°42'24"S, 145°09'29"E MGA2020 : 337622, 5825128 (55) Melways : 22 B3 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, eltham, 1963-04, diosma road, floriston grove, maroondah aqueduct, melway 22b3, park west road, research (vic.), research shops

Centred on present day Thompson Crescent and Nicholson Close, Research bounded by Maroondah Aqueduct to north, Nyora Road to south, Eltham College to east and Eltham Gateway Hotel to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 5 Frame : 61 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°42'24"S, 145°10'06"E MGA2020 : 338528, 5825143 (55) Melways : 22 D3 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, eltham, 1963-04, eltham college, eltham gateway hotel and conference centre, maroondah aqueduct, melway 22d3, nicholson close, nyora road, research (vic.), thompson crescent

Centred on present day Marconi Court, Research bounded by Maroondah Aqueduct to north, Thompson Crescent to south, Joselyn Drive to east and Eltham Research Oval to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 5 Frame : 62 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°42'24"S, 145°10'43"E MGA2020 : 339434, 5825157 (55) Melways : 22 F3 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1963-04, joselyn drive, marconi court, melway 22f3, research (vic.), research oval, thompson crescent

Centred on present day John Street, Eltham between Main and Bible streets bounded by Elsa Court to north, Main Road Bridge to south, Wattle Grove to east and Bolton Street to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 6 Frame : 123 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°43'12"S, 145°08'54"E MGA2020 : 336800, 5823623 (55) Melways : 21 J6 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1963-04, bolton steet, elsa court, eltham, john street, main road, main road bridge, melway 21j6, wattle grove

Centred on present day Eltham Ridge, Bolton Street, Eltham bounded by Elsa Court to north, Main Road to south, Bible Street to east and Reichelt Avenue and Rattray Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 6 Frame : 124 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°43'12"S, 145°08'16"E MGA2020 : 335876, 5823604 (55) Melways : 21 G6 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1963-04, bible street, bolton street, eltham, eltham ridge, main road, montmorency, rattray road, reichelt avenue

Centred on present day Old Eltham Road near Araluen Centre, Lower Plenty bounded by Cromwell Street to north, Yarra River to south, Main Road at Mount Pleasant Road to east and Panorama Avenue to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 7 Frame : 231 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°44'03"S, 145°07'56"E MGA2020 : 335420, 5822027 (55) Melways : 21 F10 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1963-04, araluen, cromwell street, eltham, lower plenty, main road, melway 21f10, mount pleasant road, old eltham road, panorama avenue, yarra river

Centred on present day Eltham Lower Park bounded by Brougham Street to north, Yarra River and Fitzsimons Lane Bridge to south, Main Road at Kent Hughes Road to east and Bolton Street to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 7 Frame : 232 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°44'03"S, 145°08'33"E MGA2020 : 336329, 5822040 (55) Melways : 21 H10 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1963-04, bolton steet, brougham steet, eltham, eltham lower park, fitzsimons lane bridge, kent hughes road, melway 21h10, yarra river

Centred on present day Griffith Park Road, Eltham bounded by Mount Pleasant Road to north, Yarra River and Templestowe to south, Main Road at Reynolds Road to east and Falkiner Street to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 7 Frame : 233 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°44'04"S, 145°09'10"E MGA2020 : 337237, 5822053 (55) Melways : 22 A10 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1963-04, eltham, falkiner street, griffith park road, melway 22a10, mount pleasant road, reynolds road, templestowe, yarra river

Centred on present day Eltham North reserve near Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North bounded by Allendale Road to north, Bellevue Road to south, Zig Zag Road and Beard Street to east and Ryans Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 26 Frame : 190 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°41'52"S, 145°08'52"E MGA2020 : 336705, 5826102 (55) Melways : 11 J12 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, allendale road, beard street, bellevue road, eltham, eltham north, eltham north reserve, melway 11j12, ryans road, zig zag road, eltham north primary school

Centred on present day Zig Zag Road near Coolabah Drive, Eltham bounded by Allendale Road to north, Park West Road to south, Parsons Road to east and Banks Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 26 Frame : 191 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°41'56"S, 145°09'26"E MGA2020 : 337533, 5826000 (55) Melways : 22 A1 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, allendale road, eltham, eltham north, zig zag road, banks road, coolabah drive, melway 22a1, park west road, parsons road

Centred on present day Parsons Road, Eltham bounded by Allendale Road to north, Frank Street to south, Research Shops and Raglan Road to east and Zig Zag Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 26 Frame : 192 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°42'00"S, 145°09'59"E MGA2020 : 338360, 5825897 (55) Melways : 22 D1 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, allendale road, eltham, zig zag road, frank street, melway 22d1, parsons road, raglan road, research (vic.), research shops, eltham barrel

Centred on present day Maroong Drive, Research bounded by Allendale Road to north, Thompson Crescent to south, Eltham College to east and Parsons Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 26 Frame : 193 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°42'04"S, 145°10'33"E MGA2020 : 339187, 5825794 (55) Melways : 22 F1 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, allendale road, eltham, eltham barrel, eltham college, maroong drive, melway 22f1, parsons road, research (vic.), thompson crescent

Centred on present day Main Road, Research near Maroondah Aqueduct and Eltham College bounded by Allendale Road to north, Research-Warrandyte Road to south, Swipers Gully Training Restaurant to east and Reynolds Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 26 Frame : 194 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°42'07"S, 145°11'07"E MGA2020 : 340015, 5825692 (55) Melways : 22 H1 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, allendale road, eltham college, main road, maroondah aqueduct, melway 22h1, research (vic.), research-warrandyte road, reynolds road, swiper's gully

Centred on present day Woodridge Estate, Eltham bounded by Park Road to north, Mount Pleasant Road to south, Stokes Orchard Estate to east and Eltham Railway Station to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 27 Frame : 46 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°42'49"S, 145°09'46"E MGA2020 : 338053, 5824365 (55) Melways : 22 C5 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, eltham, eltham railway station, melway 22c5, mount pleasant road, park road, stokes orchard estate, woodridge estate

Centred on present day Main Road at Pryor Street, Eltham bounded by Park West Road to north, Napoleon Street to south, Woodridge Estate to east and Ryans Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 27 Frame : 47 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°42'45"S, 145°09'12"E MGA2020 : 337223, 5824470 (55) Melways : 22 A4 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, eltham, eltham railway station, woodridge estate, eltham shops, main road, melway 22a4, napoleon street, park west road, pryor street, ryans road

Centred on present day Ryans Road at Sandra Avenue, Eltham bounded by Progress Road to north, Brougham Street to south, Bible Street to east and Outlook Crescent to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 27 Frame : 48 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2636 GDA2020 : 37°42'41"S, 145°08'38"E MGA2020 : 336392, 5824574 (55) Melways : 21 H4 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, eltham, bible street, brougham steet, melway 21h4, outlook crescent, progress road, ryans road, sandra avenue, montmorency

Centred on present day Olympic Avenue at Grand Boulevard, Montmorency bounded by Meruka Drive to north, Main Road to south, Main Road to east and Alban Street to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 28 Frame : 206 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2635 GDA2020 : 37°43'21"S, 145°07'46"E MGA2020 : 335154, 5823329 (55) Melways : 21 E7 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, eltham, alban street, grand boulevard, lower plenty, main road, melway 21e7, meruka drive, montmorency, olympic avenue

Centred on present day Diamond Creek Trail at the Eltham Leisure Centre bounded by Central Park to north, Main Road at Falkiner Street to south, MacMahon Ball Paddock to east and Grand Boulevard at Buena Vista Drive to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 28 Frame : 207 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2635 GDA2020 : 37°43'25"S, 145°08'20"E MGA2020 : 335985, 5823223 (55) Melways : 21 G7 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, eltham, buena vista drive, central park, diamond creek trail, eltham leisure centre, falkiner street, grand boulevard, macmahon ball paddock, main road, melway 21g7

Centred on present day Dalton Street at Mount Pleasant Road, Eltham bounded by Arthur Street to north, Yarra River and Kent Hughes Road to south, Eucalyptus Road to east and Susan Street to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 28 Frame : 208 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2635 GDA2020 : 37°43'29"S, 145°08'54"E MGA2020 : 336816, 5823118 (55) Melways : 21 J8 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, eltham, arthur street, dalton street, eucalyptus road, kent hughes road, melway 21j8, mount pleasant road, susan street, yarra river

Centred on present day Mays Road at Stringybark Road, Eltham bounded by Nyora Road to north, Yarra River to south, Reynolds Road to east and Bible Street to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :985 Project : MELBOURNE 1972 Run : 28 Frame : 209 Date : 04/1972 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC10 Flying Height : 5700 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 2635 GDA2020 : 37°43'33"S, 145°09'28"E MGA2020 : 337647, 5823013 (55) Melways : 22 B8 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1972-04, eltham, bible street, mays road, melway 22b8, nyora road, reynolds road, stringybark road, yarra river

Original bell from the first Eltham Fire Station in Arthur Street erected on a tower in November 1928, the station opened in January 1929. In 1988 the bell was mounted beneath a wooden sign of Country Fire Authority, Eltham Fire Station, 909 Main Road, Eltham. As of September 2023 the bell is in the same location, with the signboard gone, suspended in a steel metal tower-like frame. The bell has seen service at the original Eltham Fire Station in Arthur Street (1928-1931), Henry Street beside the Rechabite Hall (1931-1935), Main Road (east side, site of present-day Coles 1935-1965) and 909 Main Road (1965-present). Samantha Robertson 1988 Entrant No. 1 Ref: Series 34 Items 1, 2, 42-45 SHIRE OF ELTHAM COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY Photography is an artform which many of us practice, sometimes purely for artistic pursuit, sometimes to record the people and events in our lives. In 1988, as part of a local Bicentennial project, the Shire of Eltham conducted the Eltham Community Photographic Survey. Up to 100 entries were to be selected by a panel of photographers for entry into the Eltham Photographic Survey Exhibition. Entries had to be submitted by May 13, 1988. Entrants whose images were selected for the exhibition were contacted and requested to further submit an entry form providing entrant’s name, area of residence, age, and proposed captions. These details were then used to produce labels for the exhibition mounts. Where negatives had not been supplied, these were requested to support the display of printed enlargements mounted on 10” x 8” cardboard. The mounted prints were made available post exhibition for sale at $8.50 each for colour prints and $7.00 for B&W prints. Residents in the Shire were invited to collect a free roll of film and take a photograph of what they either liked or did not like about the area. A total of 160 entrants submitted multiple entries for the exhibition. Of those selected for exhibition, entrants ranged in age from 9 to 70 years. All custom colour and black and white printing for the exhibition was completed by Wattle Studios of Eltham. The Eltham Photographic Survey was jointly auspiced by the Shire of Eltham and Wattle Studios, of 953 Main Road, Eltham. The project was greatly assisted by: • David McRitchie, Media Studies Lecturer Victoria College, Rusden Campus. • Ian and Annette Toohill of Wattle Studios • Tracy Naughton, Eltham Community Arts Officer • Neville Emerson Pty. Ltd. • Superior Press, Eltham • Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd. • Agfa Gevaert Ltd. • Townsend Colourtech Pty. Ltd. • The Australian Bicentennial Authority • Eleanor Bowers, Secretary, Eltham Arts Council The exhibition was placed on display in the Woolworths Arcade, Eltham between Monday June 6th and Saturday June 11, 1988. It was also intended to hold the exhibition at a venue in the Shire’s North Riding from Monday, June 20 to Friday June 24. It was then displayed at the Were Street Theatre, Montmorency from Friday, June 24 to Thursday, July 7. Series 34: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 - Prints & Documentation Series consists of 117 photographs of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. Items I - 41 are larger photographs mounted on card, which were exhibited. Items 42 - 117 are unmounted copies, alternative takes and other entries. Corresponding negatives contained in Series 35: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 – Negatives which consists of 267 colour and B&W negatives and one colour slide of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. The negatives are arranged by the entrant number of the photographer. The Eltham Community Photographic Survey collection is significant to the local community as it was curated by the local community - ordinary people of all ages - representing what they liked and did not like in the area where they lived. It represents an unfiltered representation of the Shire of Eltham as it was in 1988. It also represents one of many projects as part of the national programme of events and celebrations to commemorate the bicentenary. It is a time capsule of life in the 1980s of this urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north. Front: Entrant No. and name on printed label Rear: Entrant No., name and address on printed label; also 'Series 34' and the 'Item No.' in pencilshire of eltham archives, bicentennial project, country fire authority, eltham, eltham community photographic survey, eltham fire station, eltham photographic survey exhibition, film - ilford xp1 400, fire bell, main road, samantha robertson, scan - 35mm negative, series 34, series 35

Kangaroo Paw is a soft-wooded perennial which forms clumps of shiny green, long strap-like foliage which can grow to 600mm in length. The flowers are tubular and encased in a furry covering. Samantha Robertson 1988 Entrant No. 1 Ref: Series 34 Items 1, 2, 42-45 SHIRE OF ELTHAM COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY Photography is an artform which many of us practice, sometimes purely for artistic pursuit, sometimes to record the people and events in our lives. In 1988, as part of a local Bicentennial project, the Shire of Eltham conducted the Eltham Community Photographic Survey. Up to 100 entries were to be selected by a panel of photographers for entry into the Eltham Photographic Survey Exhibition. Entries had to be submitted by May 13, 1988. Entrants whose images were selected for the exhibition were contacted and requested to further submit an entry form providing entrant’s name, area of residence, age, and proposed captions. These details were then used to produce labels for the exhibition mounts. Where negatives had not been supplied, these were requested to support the display of printed enlargements mounted on 10” x 8” cardboard. The mounted prints were made available post exhibition for sale at $8.50 each for colour prints and $7.00 for B&W prints. Residents in the Shire were invited to collect a free roll of film and take a photograph of what they either liked or did not like about the area. A total of 160 entrants submitted multiple entries for the exhibition. Of those selected for exhibition, entrants ranged in age from 9 to 70 years. All custom colour and black and white printing for the exhibition was completed by Wattle Studios of Eltham. The Eltham Photographic Survey was jointly auspiced by the Shire of Eltham and Wattle Studios, of 953 Main Road, Eltham. The project was greatly assisted by: • David McRitchie, Media Studies Lecturer Victoria College, Rusden Campus. • Ian and Annette Toohill of Wattle Studios • Tracy Naughton, Eltham Community Arts Officer • Neville Emerson Pty. Ltd. • Superior Press, Eltham • Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd. • Agfa Gevaert Ltd. • Townsend Colourtech Pty. Ltd. • The Australian Bicentennial Authority • Eleanor Bowers, Secretary, Eltham Arts Council The exhibition was placed on display in the Woolworths Arcade, Eltham between Monday June 6th and Saturday June 11, 1988. It was also intended to hold the exhibition at a venue in the Shire’s North Riding from Monday, June 20 to Friday June 24. It was then displayed at the Were Street Theatre, Montmorency from Friday, June 24 to Thursday, July 7. Series 34: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 - Prints & Documentation Series consists of 117 photographs of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. Items I - 41 are larger photographs mounted on card, which were exhibited. Items 42 - 117 are unmounted copies, alternative takes and other entries. Corresponding negatives contained in Series 35: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 – Negatives which consists of 267 colour and B&W negatives and one colour slide of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. The negatives are arranged by the entrant number of the photographer. The Eltham Community Photographic Survey collection is significant to the local community as it was curated by the local community - ordinary people of all ages - representing what they liked and did not like in the area where they lived. It represents an unfiltered representation of the Shire of Eltham as it was in 1988. It also represents one of many projects as part of the national programme of events and celebrations to commemorate the bicentenary. It is a time capsule of life in the 1980s of this urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north. Front: Entrant No. and name on printed label Rear: Entrant No., name and address on printed label; also 'Series 34' and the 'Item No.' in pencilshire of eltham archives, bicentennial project, eltham, eltham community photographic survey, eltham photographic survey exhibition, samantha robertson, series 34, series 35, film - ilford xp1 400, kangaroo paw, scan - 35mm negative

Safeway carpark, Commercial Place, Eltham Fred Mitchell 1988 Entrant No. 5 Ref: Series 34, Items 3, 4, 46-49 SHIRE OF ELTHAM COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY Photography is an artform which many of us practice, sometimes purely for artistic pursuit, sometimes to record the people and events in our lives. In 1988, as part of a local Bicentennial project, the Shire of Eltham conducted the Eltham Community Photographic Survey. Up to 100 entries were to be selected by a panel of photographers for entry into the Eltham Photographic Survey Exhibition. Entries had to be submitted by May 13, 1988. Entrants whose images were selected for the exhibition were contacted and requested to further submit an entry form providing entrant’s name, area of residence, age, and proposed captions. These details were then used to produce labels for the exhibition mounts. Where negatives had not been supplied, these were requested to support the display of printed enlargements mounted on 10” x 8” cardboard. The mounted prints were made available post exhibition for sale at $8.50 each for colour prints and $7.00 for B&W prints. Residents in the Shire were invited to collect a free roll of film and take a photograph of what they either liked or did not like about the area. A total of 160 entrants submitted multiple entries for the exhibition. Of those selected for exhibition, entrants ranged in age from 9 to 70 years. All custom colour and black and white printing for the exhibition was completed by Wattle Studios of Eltham. The Eltham Photographic Survey was jointly auspiced by the Shire of Eltham and Wattle Studios, of 953 Main Road, Eltham. The project was greatly assisted by: • David McRitchie, Media Studies Lecturer Victoria College, Rusden Campus. • Ian and Annette Toohill of Wattle Studios • Tracy Naughton, Eltham Community Arts Officer • Neville Emerson Pty. Ltd. • Superior Press, Eltham • Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd. • Agfa Gevaert Ltd. • Townsend Colourtech Pty. Ltd. • The Australian Bicentennial Authority • Eleanor Bowers, Secretary, Eltham Arts Council The exhibition was placed on display in the Woolworths Arcade, Eltham between Monday June 6th and Saturday June 11, 1988. It was also intended to hold the exhibition at a venue in the Shire’s North Riding from Monday, June 20 to Friday June 24. It was then displayed at the Were Street Theatre, Montmorency from Friday, June 24 to Thursday, July 7. Series 34: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 - Prints & Documentation Series consists of 117 photographs of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. Items I - 41 are larger photographs mounted on card, which were exhibited. Items 42 - 117 are unmounted copies, alternative takes and other entries. Corresponding negatives contained in Series 35: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 – Negatives which consists of 267 colour and B&W negatives and one colour slide of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. The negatives are arranged by the entrant number of the photographer. The Eltham Community Photographic Survey collection is significant to the local community as it was curated by the local community - ordinary people of all ages - representing what they liked and did not like in the area where they lived. It represents an unfiltered representation of the Shire of Eltham as it was in 1988. It also represents one of many projects as part of the national programme of events and celebrations to commemorate the bicentenary. It is a time capsule of life in the 1980s of this urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north. Front: Entrant No. and name on printed label Rear: Entrant No., name and address on printed label; also 'Series 34' and the 'Item No.' in pencilshire of eltham archives, bicentennial project, eltham, eltham community photographic survey, eltham photographic survey exhibition, series 34, series 35, arthur street, commercial place, eltham shopping centre, eltham village, film - kodak ga 100 5095, fred mitchell, safeway carpark, scan - 35mm negative

Fred Mitchell 1988 Entrant No. 5 Ref: Series 34, Items 3, 4, 46-49 SHIRE OF ELTHAM COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY Photography is an artform which many of us practice, sometimes purely for artistic pursuit, sometimes to record the people and events in our lives. In 1988, as part of a local Bicentennial project, the Shire of Eltham conducted the Eltham Community Photographic Survey. Up to 100 entries were to be selected by a panel of photographers for entry into the Eltham Photographic Survey Exhibition. Entries had to be submitted by May 13, 1988. Entrants whose images were selected for the exhibition were contacted and requested to further submit an entry form providing entrant’s name, area of residence, age, and proposed captions. These details were then used to produce labels for the exhibition mounts. Where negatives had not been supplied, these were requested to support the display of printed enlargements mounted on 10” x 8” cardboard. The mounted prints were made available post exhibition for sale at $8.50 each for colour prints and $7.00 for B&W prints. Residents in the Shire were invited to collect a free roll of film and take a photograph of what they either liked or did not like about the area. A total of 160 entrants submitted multiple entries for the exhibition. Of those selected for exhibition, entrants ranged in age from 9 to 70 years. All custom colour and black and white printing for the exhibition was completed by Wattle Studios of Eltham. The Eltham Photographic Survey was jointly auspiced by the Shire of Eltham and Wattle Studios, of 953 Main Road, Eltham. The project was greatly assisted by: • David McRitchie, Media Studies Lecturer Victoria College, Rusden Campus. • Ian and Annette Toohill of Wattle Studios • Tracy Naughton, Eltham Community Arts Officer • Neville Emerson Pty. Ltd. • Superior Press, Eltham • Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd. • Agfa Gevaert Ltd. • Townsend Colourtech Pty. Ltd. • The Australian Bicentennial Authority • Eleanor Bowers, Secretary, Eltham Arts Council The exhibition was placed on display in the Woolworths Arcade, Eltham between Monday June 6th and Saturday June 11, 1988. It was also intended to hold the exhibition at a venue in the Shire’s North Riding from Monday, June 20 to Friday June 24. It was then displayed at the Were Street Theatre, Montmorency from Friday, June 24 to Thursday, July 7. Series 34: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 - Prints & Documentation Series consists of 117 photographs of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. Items I - 41 are larger photographs mounted on card, which were exhibited. Items 42 - 117 are unmounted copies, alternative takes and other entries. Corresponding negatives contained in Series 35: Eltham Community Photographic Survey 1988 – Negatives which consists of 267 colour and B&W negatives and one colour slide of Shire scenes taken by members of the community. The negatives are arranged by the entrant number of the photographer. The Eltham Community Photographic Survey collection is significant to the local community as it was curated by the local community - ordinary people of all ages - representing what they liked and did not like in the area where they lived. It represents an unfiltered representation of the Shire of Eltham as it was in 1988. It also represents one of many projects as part of the national programme of events and celebrations to commemorate the bicentenary. It is a time capsule of life in the 1980s of this urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north. Front: Entrant No. and name on printed label Rear: Entrant No., name and address on printed label; also 'Series 34' and the 'Item No.' in pencilshire of eltham archives, bicentennial project, eltham, eltham community photographic survey, eltham photographic survey exhibition, series 34, series 35, fred mitchell, scan - 35mm negative, film - kodak ga 100 5095