Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak Safety 5035streetscape, heidelberg-kinglake-road, hurstbridge, hurstbridge coaches, railway station

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak Safety 5035streetscape, heidelberg-kinglake-road, hurstbridge, hurstbridge coaches, railway station

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak Safety 5035streetscape, heidelberg-kinglake-road, hurstbridge, hurstbridge coaches, railway station

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035eltham lower park, hohnes reserve

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035eltham lower park, hohnes reserve

Hohnes Hill Reserve opposite Eltham Lower Park, south west sideRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035eltham lower park, hohnes reserve

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035eltham lower park, hohnes reserve, homestead road

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035eltham lower park, hohnes reserve, homestead road

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035lower plenty bridge

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035lower plenty bridge

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035lower plenty bridge

Colin and Mary (Adams?) Family house, John Street, ElthamRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035john street, eltham, houses

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035john street, eltham, houses

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 3 stripsKodak Safety 5035kinglake national park

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 3 stripsKodak Safety 5035kinglake national park

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 3 stripsKodak Safety 5035kinglake national park

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 3 stripsKodak Safety 5035hurst family, cemetery, hurstbridge

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 3 stripsKodak Safety 5035hurst family, cemetery, hurstbridge

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 3 stripsKodak Safety 5035hurst family, cemetery, hurstbridge

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 stripsKodak Safety 5035

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 stripsKodak Safety 5035

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 stripsKodak Safety 5035

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 stripsKodak Safety 5035parsons road, bridge, maroondah aqueduct

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 stripsKodak Safety 5035parsons road, bridge, maroondah aqueduct

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 stripsKodak Safety 5035parsons road, bridge, maroondah aqueduct

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 strips Colour print (x3)Kodak Safety 5035kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct

Shire of Eltham War Memorial Tower at Kangarooo Ground; view from the east and close up of entrance including Honour Roll. On November 11th 1926 the Shire of Eltham War Memorial Tower at Kangaroo Ground was opened. It is regarded as one of Melbourne’s most outstanding lookout towers. It commands a magnificent 360 degree panorama from Kinglake across the Diamond Valley to Macedon and the You Yangs. It is built on a peak which was once a volcano, 237 metres above sea level. After World War one a memorial cairn was erected on the site, and in 1925 a committee of public-minded citizens began to plan for a tower. Many generous donations of material and money were forthcoming so that in 1926 the Governor General Lord Stonehaven was able to unveil the plaque before a crowd of 500 people There was some concern in the 1960s when the Forests Commission wanted to build a firespotters cabin on the top. At first R.S.L. branches opposed the idea, but it was realised that this use could combine with its use as a tourist attraction, and would ensure its maintenance for the future. Today the Kangaroo Ground tower provides one of the best views around Melbourne and is a fitting memorial to those who died in two world wars. From: Historic items for Diamond Valley Community Radio September 1990 (EDHS collection) On November 8th, 1951, the memorial was re-dedicated by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks with the addition of the names of men from the Shire of Eltham who fell in the Second World War. Further wreaths were added subsequent to this image in time for the 2001 Reembrance Day service to commemorate the men from th shire who had fallen in the Malayan, Korean, Borneo and Vietnam campaigns.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 strips Colour print (x1)Kodak Safety 5035garden hill, kangaroo ground, kangaroo ground memorial, memorial park, shire of eltham war memorial tower, war memorial, garden hill, kangaroo ground, kangaroo ground memorial, kangaroo ground relief committee, memorial park, shire of eltham war memorial tower, war memorial, shire of eltham war memorial

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035eltham, st margaret's anglican church, pitt street, church

Early 20th Century train at Hurstbridge Station with crowd on station and view towards station showing general crowd and horse drawn vehicle.Early 20th Century festival and transport Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035hurstbridge, wattle day, steam train, railway

The locomotive was built by the American Baldwin Locomotive works in 1880 and was converted to a W class engine by the Phoenix Foundry at Ballarat in 1882. Agitation for a railway extension began in 1888 when a meeting was held at Arthurs Creek to press for the construction of a railway line from Heidelberg to Kinglake. The Chairman Mr Charles Draper said this was necessary because this was the best fruit growing district in Victoria. Mr Cameron M.P. pointed out that whatever route the line took it would have to follow the Diamond Valley from Eltham. At the same time another meeting was pressing for the line to be extended to Queenstown (St Andrews). However when detailed surveys were made it was discovered that the only possible route was to Hurstbridge because of the hills. In 1912 the railway was opened terminating at Hurstbridge. Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035steam train, w-197, railway construction, steam locomotive