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June Meeting (Newsletter No. 240, Jun. 2018) Prior to Shillinglaw Cottage (c1878-80) being relocated to where it is now operated as a popular cafe near the Eltham Library, it was within Josiah Holloway’s 1850s subdivision known as Little Eltham, which later became the centre of the first Eltham township. Originally a farmer’s cottage it is historically significant because it is one of the Shire’s oldest dwellings and a fine example of the work of the well-known pioneer builder George Stebbing. In 1964 the then Shire of Eltham purchased the Shillinglaw property with the intention of demolishing the cottage and constructing new Shire offices on the site. However extensive community action resulted in funds being raised to have the building saved and relocated further south to the Eltham Common, where it was joined by the Eltham Library 1994. New Shire offices opened in 1965, but following municipal restructure in 1994 these were demolished and the land sold to a developer, which precipitated a dramatic trail of community angst, threats of legal action, the sacking of a newly elected council and several unsuccessful development proposals, by subsequent councils. After all these years the vacant site there is still guarded by the three trees that were outside the front of the Shillinglaw Cottage. At our Society meeting on Wednesday 13th June 2018 Jim Connor will speak about the dramatic tale encompassing the history of the former Eltham Shire office site and the adjoining War Memorial Buildings complex, which are now being considered for sale or redevelopment by the current Nillumbik Shire Council.1:17:57 duration Digital MP3 File 27 MB audio recording, eltham district historical society, jim connor, meeting, shire of eltham office site, society meeting

A photo of a large group of teenage boys and men from Big Camp, 11-18 January 1969, at Lord Somers Camps. Big camp was for older Junior Legatees. This photo shows 27 people who took part. Melbourne Legacy provides camps for junior legatees. The camps gave the children an opportunity of a summer beach holiday with other Legacy children. It started with outings to the property of Legacy founder, Legatee Stan Savige, who had a place in Balnarring near the beach. Permanent camp buildings were built in 1930. In 1930 Lord Somers (Governor of Victoria) also started a camp at a nearby property and the area was renamed Somers. Legacy Somers Camps continued intermittently at Stan's property until it was decided in 1951 to make other arrangements for holidays. Including using Lord Somers Camp in Somers for the camps.Melbourne Legacy provided the Somers Camp experience for different age groups.Black and white photo of Legatees and senior boys at Big Camp in 1969. Front: Big Camp Jan 11-18 1969 in black type. Back: LEGACYbig camp, somers camp, junior legatee outing, lord somers camp

Single foolscap carbon copy titled "Tram Fleet as at 11/2/69", listing the class, total, in circulation at either depots or workshops and stored. Also lists the body of VR54. At the time 699 cars total, 669 in use 30 stored. Initialled K. T. Hall as Works Manager 11/2/69Various hand written notations by the applicant. stamped "86009" in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, stored trams

Clipping from SEC News Feb 1987, page 8, titled "Old No. 11 is back on the rails", reporting on the recommissioning of Birney No. 11 in Bendigo. Has a photo of No. 11 breaking the ribbon after leaving the depot.birney, bendigo, commissioning

Eltham Fire Brigade, Eltham Festival, 11 November 1989.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsFuji 100 Neltham, main road, eltham festival, parade, fire brigades, cfa

Shows Melbourne Electric Supply Co. tram No. 2 after its reconstruction to an operable condition at the Museum's St Aidans Drive terminus on 10-11-2020 following transport from Bendigo where the mechanical work was carried out. The body work was rebuilt from a farm shed in Canberra.Yields information about the appearance of the tram when it was delivered to the Museum. Further work was done to complete the interior.Digital image of Geelong tram No. 2 after its reconstruction and recommissioning at the St Aidans Drive terminus of the Museum's tram line on 10-11-2020geelong, mesco, trams, tramways, geelong no. 2, reconstruction, restoration, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, btm

oringinal colour photograph, TV aerial, cars parked in roadcolour photograph, unmounted good condition11 Eildon Road

Clipping from page 3 of the Ballarat Courier newspaper of 20 November 1997 with photo and small news item of the BTM commencing Wednesday operations. Has same photo that later appeared in the Melbourne Herald Sun -(see item 727). Article written by Barbara Adam and photo by David Whelan See also November 1997 (with newspaper Clipping in storage folder) for details of Wednesday operations and the interview, story by Darren Hutchesson. See also Reg items 726 and 727. 730.1 - 2nd copy in better condition, 2nd copy added 25 June 1999. See BTM Fares Please! 1997 and Reg. item No. 726730 - On side of page "Courier 20/11/97 page 3" in blue inktrams, tramways, btm, tramcar operations

11 photoframes with 3 pages of explanation.

The cookies were distributed to V/Line customers in 2018 as a placatory measure during an extended period of service disruption.Workplace issues and provision of consumer services (public transportation).Cookie: white icing with colour pictorial representation of V/Line VLocity train; sealed within a cellophane wrapper.Wrapper: nutritional information; manufacturer details; ingredients; "Thank You - V/Line"; use by date - 28/11/2018.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, rtbu, rail, tram and bus union, v/line, public transport victoria, locomotives - vlocity trains, customer service

The tape has not been played but from the label it is a recording of 'Mission Matilda - a leap for Legacy'. Mission Matilda was when former Junior Legatee Brian Edwards set out in September 1993 to complete a flight around Australia in a tiger moth called 'Matilda' as a tribute to Legacy's 70th Anniversary. He was due to arrive at Essendon Airport on 4th October 1993 and a celebratory luncheon was held. The event was supported by Ansett Airlines and Optus Communications. It is possibly a promotional video. It is 11 minutes duration. The date is not known.A record of a former Junior Legatee making a contribution to helping promote Legacy.A VHS video tape in white cardboard cover, the label says it is of Mission Matilda.Cassette, Insert this side into recorder do not touch the tape inside. Adhesive label, Mission Matilda - A Leap For Legacy Duration: 11 min.legacy promotion, 70th anniversary

A report considering a model for delivery of services to the Deaf in the Barwon Heads Region26cmHx20.5cmW, 10 pagesadult deaf society of victoria,services for the deaf in barwon heads

This photograph of the wrecked SPECULANT would have been taken soon after the ship ran aground, as her sails are still flying. There are people aboard at the stern of the ship. The barquentine SPECULANT was a steel, three-masted sailing ship built in 1895 in Inverkeithing, Scotland, registered in Warrnambool, Victoria and wrecked at Cape Paton, Victoria, 10th February 1911. The SPECULANT had been involved in the timber trade between the United Kingdom and Russia, until sold to its Warrnambool owners and timber merchants Messrs. P.J. McGennan & Co. (Peter John McGennan) in 1902 for 3000 pounds and had her sailed to Warrnambool as her new port. Peter John McGennan was born in 1844 and worked as a builder and cooper in Holyhead, Anglesea, Wales. He immigrated to Australia in 1869 as a free settler and arrived in Warrnambool in 1871 and undertook management of a property in Grassmere for Mr. Palmer. Peter met his wife Emily in South Melbourne and they married in 1873. They had ten children including Harry who lived to 1965, and Andrew who lived until 1958. (The other children were their four brothers - John who was killed in the Dardenalles aged 35, Frederick who died aged 8, Peter who died aged 28, Frank who died aged 5 weeks - and four sisters - Beatrice who died age 89, Edith who died aged 49, Blanche who died aged 89 and Eveline who died aged 48.) In 1874 Peter starting a boating establishment on the Hopkins River. In 1875 he opened up a Coopers business in Kepler Street next to what was Bateman, Smith and Co., moving to Liebig Street, next to the Victoria Hotel, in 1877. In 1882 he then moved to Lava Street (which in later years was the site of Chandlers Hardware Store). He was associated with the establishment of the Butter Factory at Allansford. He started making Butter Boxes to his own design and cheese batts for the Butter Factory. In 1896 established a Box Factory in Davis Street Merrivale, employing 24 people at its peak, (it was burnt down in 1923); and in Pertobe Road from 1912 (now the Army Barracks building). Peter was a Borough Councillor for Albert Ward from 1885 to 1891, he commenced the Foreshore Trust (including the camping grounds along Pertobe Road), and he was an inaugural Director of the Woollen Mill in Harris Street, buying an extensive share-holding in 1908 from the share trader Edward Vidler. They lobbied the Town Hall to have a formal ‘Cutting’ for the waters of the Merri River to be redirected from its natural opening south of Dennington, to its existing opening near Viaduct Road, in order to have the scourings from the wool at the Woollen Mill discharged into the sea. He sold Butter Boxes around the state, and had to ship them to Melbourne by rail. Peter’s purchase of the SPECULANT in 1902 enabled him to back-load white pine from Kaipara, New Zealand to Warrnambool to make his butter boxes then, to gain profitability, buy and ship potatoes and other primary produce bound to Melbourne. (McGennan & Co. had also owned the LA BELLA, which had traded in timber as well, until she was tragically wrecked with the loss of seven lives, after missing the entrance channel to Warrnambool harbour in 1905. It appears that the SPECULANT was bought to replace the LA BELLA.) In 1911 the SPECULANT had been attempting to depart Warrnambool for almost the entire month of January to undergo docking and overhaul in Melbourne. A month of east and south-easterly winds had forced her to remain sheltered in Lady Bay, Warrnambool apart from one morning of northerlies, when an attempt was made to round Cape Otway; she had to return to shelter in Portland after failing to make any headway. With only 140 tons of sand ballast aboard, the ship would not have been easy to handle. Captain Jacobsen and his crew of nine, mainly Swedes, decided to make for Melbourne, leaving Portland Harbour on 5th February 1911. By the 9th they had reached Cape Otway, where they encountered a moonless night, constant heavy rain, and a heavy sea with a south-easterly wind blowing. After safely rounding Cape Otway the course was changed to east, then north-east to take the vessel to a point six miles off Cape Patton, following the orders of Captain Jacobsen, who told the crew to be very careful with the steering, as the wind and sea was running to leeward. The patent log (used to measure speed) had been out of order for the last four months as no-one in Warrnambool was able to fix it: it was intended to have it repaired in Melbourne. In the meantime the crew measured the vessel's speed by looking over the side and estimating wind strength. This compounded the difficulties of imprecise positioning, as the strong cross wind and sea were acting on the lightly laden vessel to steadily drive it towards the shore. At 3.30am on Friday 10 February 1911 Captain Jacobsen and the first mate were looking over the side of the vessel when they heard the sound of breakers and suddenly struck the rocks. The crew immediately knew they had no chance of getting the SPECULANT off, and attempted to rescue themselves by launching the lifeboat, which was instantly smashed to pieces. One of the crew then volunteered to take a line ashore, and the rest of the crew were all able to drag themselves to shore, some suffering hand lacerations from the rocks. Once ashore they began to walk along the coast towards Lorne, believing it was the nearest settlement. Realising their mistake as dawn broke they returned westwards to Cape Patton, and found a farm belonging to Mr C. Ramsden, who took them in and gave them a change of clothes and food. After resting for a day and returning to the wreck to salvage some of their personal possessions, at 10am on Saturday they set out for Apollo Bay, a voyage that took six hours, sometimes wading through flooded creeks up to their necks. The Age described the wreck as "listed to starboard. All the cabin is gutted and the ballast gone. There is a big rock right through the bottom of her, and there is not the slightest hope of getting her off". A Board of Marine inquiry found that Captain Jacobson was guilty of careless navigation by not taking steps to accurately verify the position of the vessel with respect to Cape Otway when the light was visible and by not setting a safe and proper course with respect to the wind and sea. It suspended his certificate for 6 months and ordered him to pay costs. The location of the wreck site was marked for a long time by two anchors on the shoreline, until in 1970 the larger of the two anchors was recovered by the Underwater Explorers' Club and mounted on the foreshore at Apollo Bay. The bell from the wreck was also donated to the Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club but is recorded to have been stolen. Rusting remains of the wreck can still be found on the shoreline on the southern side of, and directly below Cape Patton. Parts of the SPECULANT site have been buried by rubble from construction and maintenance works to the Great Ocean Road, as well as by naturally occurring landslides. Peter J McGennan passed away in 1920. The Gates in the western wall of the Anglican Church in Henna Street/Koroit St are dedicated to him for his time of community work, which is matched with other prominent Warrnambool citizens; Fletcher Jones, John Younger, J.D.E (Tag) Walter, and Edward Vidler. After Peter J McGennan's death Harry, Andrew and Edith continued to operate the family business until July 11th 1923 when the company was wound up. (Andrew lived in Ryot Street Warrnambool, near Lava Street.) Harry McGennan (Peter and Emily’s son) owned the Criterion Hotel in Kepler Street Warrnambool (now demolished). His son Sid and wife Dot lived in 28 Howard Street (corner of Nelson Street) and Sid managed the Criterion until it was decided by the family to sell, and for he remained Manager for the new owners until he retired. Harry commenced the Foreshore Trust in Warrnambool around 1950. The McGennan Carpark in Pertobe Road is named after Harry and there are Memorial-Stone Gates in his memory. (The Gates were once the original entrance to the carpark but are now the exit.). Peter’s great-grandson, also called Andrew, is a Security Officer in Warrnambool. The Patent Log (also called a Taffrail log) from the SPECULANT, mentioned above, and a number of photographs, are now part of the Collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The SPECULANT is historically significant as the largest ship to have been registered in Warrnambool, and is believed to have been the largest barquentine to visit Melbourne. It is evidence of the final days of large commercial sailing vessels involved in the Victorian and New Zealand timber trade. The SPECULANT is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S626Black and White photograph of the barquentine Speculant, on rocks at Cape Patton, some sails still hung, people on board. White hand writing on front of photograph "SPECULANT WRECKED CAPE PATTEN.10/2/11" (incorrect spelling of Cape Patton)White hand writing on front of photograph "SPECULANT WRECKED CAPE PATTEN.10/2/11" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, la bella, speculant, cumming and ellis, international timber trade, p. j. mcgennan and co. warrnambool, peter mcgennan, capt. james jacobsen, warrnambool maritime history, h. pengilley apollo bay, cape patton victoria, warrnambool historical photograph

William Valentine Hill (1854-1940) journalist, was the owner of 'Eignbrook',10 Pembroke Street from 1904. His wife was Annie Boak (1865-1943); they were married in 1885. William Hill (Bill) Dempsey was his grandson. His mother Laura Constance Hill married Herbert T Dempsey in 1925.Original sepia photograph of the street view of a weatherboard in the Queen Anne style with a steep pitched iron roof; house is fronted by a picket fence. There are 2 copies of this original photo; the better copy has been scanned. The second copy is slightly mottled and the edges left and right have been cropped so that the adjacent house is not seen. Back of photo 1 is inscribed “10 Pembroke St. Donor W Dempsey”. Photo 2 has inscribed on back "Hills home, 10 Pembroke St, Surrey Hills. Donor W Dempsey" Card has written underneath the photo, “10 Pembroke St”pembroke street, hills family, 'eignbrook', house names, surrey hills, (mr) william valentine hill, journalist, (mrs) annie hill, (miss) annie boak, queen anne style

Contents: • Past, Present, Future by Jim Connor • Our Next Meeting – Wednesday 13th June 2018 • July Excursion – Along the Diamond Creek • Eltham 1950s – Childhood Reminiscences – Part 4 by Ann Constable • Lavender Park Road Mysteries by Heather Eastman • Was the David Clark “Victoria’s Mayflower”? by Irene Kearsey • Jalna Yoghurt by Wendy Wilson • Office Bearers 2018-2019 • Subscriptions • Andrew Ross Museum • New Life Members by Russell Yeoman • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical Society The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society

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In 2018 GHS members visited Turner's Bakery in Mernda for lunch and continued on to visit historic sites remaining in the Mernda area. These photographs show remnant bush and the Parks Victoria sign in the area.Mernda is an area of rapid modern growth with a few remaining historic buildings dating from the 19th centuryDigital copy of colour photographsmernda, parks victoria, bushland

Eltham Ambulance Branch, Apex Way Montmorency. The original ambulance station on this site was opened in 1975 and demolished in 2017. This photograph shows the sign with the new ambulance station, opened in 2018, in the background.Digital copy of colour photographeltham ambulance station, ambulance victoria, apex way montmorency

Vol. 10, No. 4, Sep-Oct 2005 CONTENTS Short story In Shadows by Bill Collopy 3 Discovery of the rural by Clive Dickson 7 Wagga based artists by Thomas A. Middlemost 10 Short Story by Emilie Anita Teear 12 Gallipoli : A Turkish view Photography at Bundoora Homestead 13 Musicians who answered the call 16 Book reviews 18 Australian landscape Conference 2005 by Kate Herd 20 Threads that bind the CSA and CWA 22 Music at Wellers Restaurant 23 Music reviews 24 The Snakes in Eden by John Jenkins 27 Artin' About 29 Wining & Dining 30 Listings 32"Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 32 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/​06) art streams, art streams magazine, silos, australian landscape conference 2005, bill collopy, bundoora homestead, click here to add keywords, clive dickson, emilie anita teear, gallipoli, john jenkins, kate herd, the snakes in eden, thomas a. middlemost, wagga based artists

Report of Remembrance Day Service, and Dedication of Time Capsule, both at War Memorial Park Greensborough on 11 November 20151 p. with photographsremembrance day 2015, greensborough war memorial park, greensborough rsl

This medal was issued in 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11 of Britain in 1953. It was issued by the National Playing Fields Association, an organization formed in 1925 to acquire, protect, improve and increase Britain’s playing fields and playgrounds. From 1947 to 2013 the Duke of Edinburgh was the President and in 2013 the Duke of Cambridge became the President.This medal has no known local provenance but it is retained for display purposes. .1 A bronze-coloured metal medal with the raised image of Qeen Elizabeth and printing on one side and four crowns and printing on the other side. .2 A rectangular-shaped red box with blue paper padding and a lid with some printing and the image of a crown. .1 Queen Elizabeth 11 crowned 2 June 1953 Issued by the National Playing Fields Association President H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh .2 Elizabeth R 1953 Coronation E11R 1953 Souvenir coronation of queen elizabeth 11, national playing fields association (britain), history of warrnambool

Eltham Ambulance Branch, Apex Way Montmorency. The original ambulance station on this site was opened in 1975 and demolished in 2017. This photograph shows the new ambulance station, opened in 2018, from Looker Road.Digital copy of colour photographeltham ambulance station, ambulance victoria, apex way montmorency, looker road montmorency

Contents: • Finding a Home by Russell Yeoman • Our Next Meeting – Wednesday 8th August 2018 • Open Day at our Local History Centre – Saturday 1st September 2018 • Eltham 1950s – Childhood Reminiscences – Part 5 by Ann Constable • Land for Sale at Little Eltham by Russell Yeoman • The County of Evelyn by Russell Yeoman • An ‘enlightening’ tale by Jim Connor • The Andrew Ross Museum by Mick Woiwod • Kangaroo Ground – Centre of the Shire by Mick Woiwod • On the Thirsty Road to the Diggings by Mick Woiwod • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical Society The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society