Black and white photographic printInscribed on rear 'Photography in the 'Stables' late 1970s to early 1980s'classes, eltham living and learning centre, photography class

Event program, 101 events, Friday, August 10th through Sunday, August 17th and local advertisers: 1979, Alan Marshall (Pioneers and Painters), Aljon, Artist Showcase, Beth Knight, Bimbi World, Briar Hill Timber & Trading, Chantelle Boutique, Classic Fireplace & Rangehood Centre, Country Art Store, Debonaire Air Conditioning Pty Ltd, Diamond Valley Bathroom & Plumbing Centre, Diamond Valley Drapes, Diamond Valley News, Diamond Valley Windscreens, Eccacentre, Economy Timber & Hardware, Edens Hobbycraft & Art Supplies, Eltham Community Festival, Eltham Festival, Eltham Fun Run, Eltham Gallery, Eltham Hardware & Plumbing Supplies Pty Ltd, eltham hotel, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, Eltham Produce Store, Eltham Village Shopping Centre, Grimshaw Motor Cycles, Halchem, Kenton Footwear, L.T. Cabinets, Lamers Construction Pty Ltd, Lovittools, Maggie Lorraine, Marion & Julian Bruere, Montmorency Hardware, Montmorency Pets, Pegasus Interiors, Penguin Drycleaners, Pioneers and Painters, Program, R & S Slocum Floorcovering Pty Ltd, R.F. & D.M. Kidd, Sa Boutique, Siri Omberg, Skybeam Antennas, Specialised Sleep Centre, Style Interiors, The Living Water Bookshop, Thompsons Amcal Pharmacy, Valley Tiffany Lighting, Vonni’s, W. Hutchison16 pages, stapled, coloured1979, alan marshall (pioneers and painters), aljon, artist showcase, beth knight, bimbi world, briar hill timber & trading, chantelle boutique, classic fireplace & rangehood centre, country art store, debonaire air conditioning pty ltd, diamond valley bathroom & plumbing centre, diamond valley drapes, diamond valley news, diamond valley windscreens, eccacentre, economy timber & hardware, edens hobbycraft & art supplies, eltham community festival, eltham festival, eltham fun run, eltham gallery, eltham hardware & plumbing supplies pty ltd, eltham hotel, eltham living and learning centre, eltham produce store, eltham village shopping centre, grimshaw motor cycles, halchem, kenton footwear, l.t. cabinets, lamers construction pty ltd, lovittools, maggie lorraine, marion & julian bruere, montmorency hardware, montmorency pets, pegasus interiors, penguin drycleaners, pioneers and painters, program, r & s slocum floorcovering pty ltd, r.f. & d.m. kidd, sa boutique, siri omberg, skybeam antennas, specialised sleep centre, style interiors, the living water bookshop, thompsons amcal pharmacy, valley tiffany lighting, vonni’s, w. hutchison, eltham phoenix club

The Eltham Living and Learning Centre celebrated their 30th Anniversary on 29 July 2005 with a number of activities and displays35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - white 7 dots30th anniversary, 2005, eltham living and learning centre

The Eltham Living and Learning Centre celebrated their 30th Anniversary on 29 July 2005 with a number of activities and displays35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - white 7 dots30th anniversary, 2005, eltham living and learning centre

The Eltham Living and Learning Centre celebrated their 30th Anniversary on 29 July 2005 with a number of activities and displays35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - white 7 dots30th anniversary, 2005, eltham living and learning centre

The Eltham Living and Learning Centre celebrated their 30th Anniversary on 29 July 2005 with a number of activities and displays35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - white 7 dots30th anniversary, 2005, eltham living and learning centre

The Eltham Living and Learning Centre celebrated their 30th Anniversary on 29 July 2005 with a number of activities and displays35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - white 7 dots30th anniversary, 2005, eltham living and learning centre

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

Shire of Eltham Archives: Series 69, Item 4 This video was produced for the Shire of Eltham by IMP Productions and provides a description of the shire, 277 square km on a north/northeast axis, some 25 km northeast of the centre of Melbourne with a population of around 40,000. Scenes include Yarra River, rural settings and urban settings, housing estates, Shillinglaw Cottage, Pigeon Bank at Kangaroo Ground, the Eltham Railway Trestle Bridge with reference to the fight by locals in the 1970s to save it from replacement, Montsalvat, mudbrick making and its use as a building material, the use of mudbrick in the Eltham Community Centre blending harmoniously with the environment. Emphasises people living in the area due to the qualities of life provided. Also the Living and Learning Centre, St Andrews Markets and other local markets, the Eltham Leisure Centre, cricket and horse riding at Eltham Lower Park, the Infant Welfare Centre (part of the Eltham War Memorial), how residents are mindful of protecting their historical heritage, the CBA bank and Allwood House at Hurstbridge, Tracey Naughton about the Eltham "As we are" Community Banner project and the “River of Life banner”, the Parks and Gardens office in the former Police Residence building (now the Local History Centre), Alistair Knox Park, road planning and types of roads, tree canopy, Peck's Dam, green carparks, road drainage, Gordon Ford's garden and natural landscapes, and Were Street shops in Montmorency. Planning for shopping facilities and carparks with a population of 40,000 growing to 55,000, Arthur Street Mall and carpark, local village feel in the shopping centre. Councillors and Council staff featured include Mary Grant, Bob Manuell, Rodney Roschellor, John Cohen, Alan Baker. Also scenes of Commercial Place, Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Galley, Riverclay and canoeing on the Yarra intermingled with images of the shire from the Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph collection.VHS Video cassette Converted to MP4 file format 00:11:56; 79MBshire of eltham, video recording, shire of eltham archives, alistair knox park, allwood house, arthur street, arthur street mall, bob manuell, canoeing, carparks, cba bank, commercial place, council staff, councillors, cr. mary grant, cricket, diamond valley railway, eltham community banner project, eltham community centre, eltham galley, eltham leisure centre, eltham living and learning centre, eltham lower park, eltham railway trestle bridge, eltham war memorial, gordon ford garden, horse riding, housing estates, hurstbridge, infant welfare centre, john cohen, kangaroo ground, local history centre, montmorency, montsalvat, mudbrick, parks and gardens, peck's dam, pigeon bank, police residence, river of life banner, riverclay, road drainage, road planning, rodney roschellor, shillinglaw cottage, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, st andrews market, tracey naughton, tree canopy, were street, yarra river, alan baker

Eltham Gateway, Living & Learning Nillumbik, 739 Main Road, Eltham Tomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, eltham living and learning centre

The Eltham Hotel is the oldest continually operating hotel in the Eltham district. Initially referred to as the Little Eltham Hotel, it has been known as the Eltham Hotel since the 1850s through to present time with a very brief period as the Eltham Tavern in the late 1980s. Benjamin Oliver Wallis was a prominent Eltham resident, publican and Councillor during the second half of the nineteenth century. He owned the house that is now the Nillumbik Living and Learning Centre at 739 Main Road Eltham and one stage the Eltham Hotel. Wallis migrated to Melbourne in 1853 but his wife and children remained in Cornwall for a further 10 years. Later in 1853 Richard Warren engaged Wallis to build the Eltham Hotel and it opened in 1854. The hotel was constructed of hard basaltic blue stone quarried in the Eltham district and cemented together with mud, and partly of bricks made at Eltham. The Fountain of Friendship Hotel on the opposite side of Maria Street (Main Road) opened shortly after. The hotel was a well-known resting place for gold diggers during the gold rush at Woods’ Point and Warren would buy the gold from the diggers. In 1858 Warren fell into financial difficulties and had to sell the hotel. Wallis bought the hotel and obtained a publican’s licence in 1861. In the 1850s the Fountain had been the more popular hotel but after that the Eltham Hotel became more popular. It is understood that in about 1857 Wallis probably built the “Living and Learning house” for tanner John Pearson. In 1868 Pearson became bankrupt and Wallis acquired the house and he lived there until his death in 1896. For some of this time the house was in the name of Benjamin’s son Richard but he died in 1888 and ownership reverted to his father. Wallis was a member of the Eltham Jockey Club and in 1867 his wife Anna rode her horse Charlotte in the Annual Races. Anna was also an angler and is reported to have caught a large perch in the Yarra River. She died in 1887. On 16th September 1886 Wallis sold the hotel to Christopher Watson (Snr). Watson died in 1887 and the hotel passed to his son Christopher Watson (Jr) who owned it until his death in 1909 at which time his wife Emily took over the license. Upon her death, their son Herbert applied for the license in January 1915. In July 1925, Herbert Watson demolished the original building and, in its place, erected a modern hotel which remains the foundation of the present Eltham Hotel. The contractors at the time commented on how well the original building had been constructed. A description of the new building was detailed in the Advertiser newspaper of January 8, 1926: “The new building consists of. two stories. designed in English tavern style, and contains-all told, 24 rooms. On the second floor, in front uninviting the two gables is a deep balcony, which will be much appreciated by visitors. The lower story is wholly of brick, and the upper one of wood and fibrous cement plaster. The rooms are spacious and lofty, and the windows are large and of latest style, and light the rooms splendidly. The entrance hall is 8 feet wide. The bar is a very commodious room and is furnished in the most up-to-date and convenient manner. The dining room, a very attractive apartment, is 30 feet by 15 feet 6 inches, and the bar parlor is also a large and well furnished room. A large cellar, an indispensable adjunct to an hotel, has been excavated beneath the bar. On the upper story are 12 bedrooms, and among other conveniences are two bath rooms in which hot and cold water can be used. All the rooms have been supplied with the necessary appliances for electric lighting, which will be one of the progressive evidences which Eltham will shortly enjoy.” “In the yard a brick garage to accommodate three cars at once, has been erected. This, as well as the hotel, is roofed with tiles.” “From the front of the hotel (especially the balcony) a lovely view of the country west and, north may be obtained.” “It may be added that it Is intended to have an ornamental garden, a tennis court. and a kiosk in connection with the hotel, and the property will have a rustic fence round it.” The hotel has since undergone several modifications and extensionsTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, eltham hotel, pitt street

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Shire President Cr Alan Baker with Gillian Barclay, Coodinator Living and Learning and Rodney Roscholler CEO Eltham Shire Council at the Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day, cr. alan baker, gillian barclay, rodney roscholler

Shire President Cr Alan Baker with Gillian Barclay, Coodinator Living and Learning and Rodney Roscholler CEO Eltham Shire Council at the Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day, cr. alan baker, gillian barclay, rodney roscholler

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Shire President Cr Alan Baker with Gillian Barclay, Coodinator Living and Learning and Rodney Roscholler CEO Eltham Shire Council at the Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day, cr. alan baker, gillian barclay, rodney roscholler

Gillian Barclay, Coordinator Living and Learning; Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day, gillian barclay

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Possibly Rodney Roscholler CEO Eltham Shire Council with unkown, Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day, rodney roscholler

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day

Open Day, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, part of the Eltham Community Festival activites, 7 Nov. 1987eltham, eltham festival, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, open day