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Photograph, George Burton Coop, The Royal Train enroute to Lilydale, near Croydon, 6 Mar. 1954
Believed to have been taken bewteen Croydon Railway Station and the Dorset Road bridge. Taken late afternnon by George Coop's father. There is a Landrover parked on the grass with a person standing on it - believed to be Security. George recalls originally being located closer to the fence and being ushered up the hill where it was 'safer' to stand. In 1954 at age 27, Queen Elizabeth II was the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia.. She visited Victoria between March 1-10. Where to see the Queen (1954, January 21). Fern Tree Gully and District Times (Boronia, Vic. : 1953-1954), p. 5. Retrieved October 25, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article264220429 “The Lilydale Shire President, Cr. Burgi, stated that the Royal train en route for Warburton on Saturday, March 6th, would slow down at Croydon and Lilydale. There was little possibility that it would stop at either of these towns. The train would pass through Lilydale at 5.52 p.m. Council had appointed a sub-committee to arrange matters, and had allocated £400 towards expenses. It was suggested that the train slow down between the railway station and Dorset Rd. bridge at Croydon, and between the Cave Hill Quarry and railway station at Lilydale.” An album of images of the Queen's visit to Victoria is available on the PROV Flickr account at https://www.flickr.com/photos/public-record-office-victoria/7252885616Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, croydon, royal train -
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Photograph, George Burton Coop, The Royal Train enroute to Lilydale, near Croydon, 6 Mar. 1954
Believed to have been taken bewteen Croydon Railway Station and the Dorset Road bridge. Taken late afternnon by George Coop's father. There is a Landrover parked on the grass with a person standing on it - believed to be Security. George recalls originally being located closer to the fence and being ushered up the hill where it was 'safer' to stand. In 1954 at age 27, Queen Elizabeth II was the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia.. She visited Victoria between March 1-10. Where to see the Queen (1954, January 21). Fern Tree Gully and District Times (Boronia, Vic. : 1953-1954), p. 5. Retrieved October 25, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article264220429 “The Lilydale Shire President, Cr. Burgi, stated that the Royal train en route for Warburton on Saturday, March 6th, would slow down at Croydon and Lilydale. There was little possibility that it would stop at either of these towns. The train would pass through Lilydale at 5.52 p.m. Council had appointed a sub-committee to arrange matters, and had allocated £400 towards expenses. It was suggested that the train slow down between the railway station and Dorset Rd. bridge at Croydon, and between the Cave Hill Quarry and railway station at Lilydale.” An album of images of the Queen's visit to Victoria is available on the PROV Flickr account at https://www.flickr.com/photos/public-record-office-victoria/7252885616Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, croydon, royal train -
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Photograph, George Burton Coop, The Royal Train enroute to Lilydale, near Croydon, 6 Mar. 1954
Believed to have been taken bewteen Croydon Railway Station and the Dorset Road bridge. Taken late afternnon by George Coop's father. There is a Landrover parked on the grass with a person standing on it - believed to be Security. George recalls originally being located closer to the fence and being ushered up the hill where it was 'safer' to stand. In 1954 at age 27, Queen Elizabeth II was the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia.. She visited Victoria between March 1-10. Where to see the Queen (1954, January 21). Fern Tree Gully and District Times (Boronia, Vic. : 1953-1954), p. 5. Retrieved October 25, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article264220429 “The Lilydale Shire President, Cr. Burgi, stated that the Royal train en route for Warburton on Saturday, March 6th, would slow down at Croydon and Lilydale. There was little possibility that it would stop at either of these towns. The train would pass through Lilydale at 5.52 p.m. Council had appointed a sub-committee to arrange matters, and had allocated £400 towards expenses. It was suggested that the train slow down between the railway station and Dorset Rd. bridge at Croydon, and between the Cave Hill Quarry and railway station at Lilydale.” An album of images of the Queen's visit to Victoria is available on the PROV Flickr account at https://www.flickr.com/photos/public-record-office-victoria/7252885616Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, croydon, royal train -
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Photograph, George Coop, Steam locomotive J-507 hauling a goods train from Echuca (Vic.), Aug. 1963, Aug. 1963
Steam locomotive J-507 hauling a goods train from Echuca (Vic.) crosses the Iron Bridge over the Murray River bound for Moama (NSW), August 1963Digital TIFF file Scan of black and white print Enlargement prints on textured paper (15.5 x 20.5 cm)george coop collection, echuca, echuca-moama road rail bridge, j-507, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry) -
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Journal - Newsletter, Newsletter, No. 262 Februray 2022, Feb 2022
Contents: • Well…..how time flies! By Jim Connor • Heritage Excursion – Eltham Cemetery – Saturday 5 March 2022, Women’s History Month • Park On Hill Crest (The Herald 5 Feb 1925) • Eltham Licensing Meeting (The Argus 17 December 1883) • That was then …. By Liz Pidgeon • Local Road and Street Names by Russell Yeoman • Eltham Races (The Argus 15 December 1855) • A 1863 halfpenny! By Calum Ryan • Frederick Edward Falkiner (1820-1881) by Peter Pidgeon • 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 members (Digital and A4 photocopy)newsletter, eltham district historical society, covid-19, coronavirus pandemic -
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Negative - Photograph, Coghill & Haughton, On the banks of the Plenty, c.1924
Negative copy and associated print of detail from original Sales Brochure: Plenty Township Estate and Bryn Teg Hill's Estate, Coghill & Haughton, Melbourne (c.1924)Roll of 35mm Black and White negative film, 3 strips, (1 of 14 frames) Print 10 x 15 cmFilm - Agfa Ortho 25bridge, bryn teg, bryn teg hill's estate, coghill & haughton, heidelberg golf club hotel, houses, lower plenty, lower plenty bridge, lower plenty road, main road, mrs m thomas, plenty river, plenty township estate, real estate agent, sales brochure -
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Negative - Photograph, Coghill & Haughton, First shops at Lower Plenty opposite Plenty Township Estate, c.1924
Negative copy and associated print of detail from original Sales Brochure: Plenty Township Estate and Bryn Teg Hill's Estate, Coghill & Haughton, Melbourne (c.1924)Roll of 35mm Black and White negative film, 3 strips, (1 of 14 frames) Print 10 x 15 cmFilm - Agfa Ortho 25lower plenty, bryn teg hill's estate, coghill & haughton, sales brochure, main road, plenty-township-estate, shops -
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Negative - Photograph, Coghill & Haughton, Old bridge over the Plenty River near Plenty Hotel, c.1924
Negative copy and associated print of detail from original Sales Brochure: Plenty Township Estate and Bryn Teg Hill's Estate, Coghill & Haughton, Melbourne (c.1924)Roll of 35mm Black and White negative film, 3 strips, (1 of 14 frames) Print 10 x 15 cmFilm - Agfa Ortho 25bryn teg hill's estate, coghill & haughton, sales brochure, lower plenty, bridge, hotels, lower-plenty-road, plenty-hotel, plenty-river -
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Photograph, Albert Jones, 'Golden Glen', home of photographer, Albert Jones, c.1910
The property 'Golden Glen', home of photographer, Albert Jones. At the right of the photo is an apple orchard over the other side of Watery Gully creek. The middle building in the photo is still standing, located on Wattle Glen - Kangaroo Ground Road between Pretty Hill Lane and Millers Road (Melway 271 A6) but on the opposite side of the road.Photo printalbert jones, golden glen, shops, wattle glen -
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Photograph, Albert Jones, General Store, Wattle Glen, c.1910
The Wattle Glen General Store in this photo was located at the same intersection as the present Wattle Glen General Store (cnr of Reynolds Road and Kangaroo Ground Road) but on the diagonally opposite corner. [Comment from Valda via Victorian Collections June 11, 2018] "The addition to the store on the left, and the building at the back, were not part of the store/post office owned by the Keenan's. They were added by Mr and Mrs Alan (Janet) Frencham's in the ?mid-1950s."Photo printalbert jones, golden glen, shops, wattle glen -
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Slide - Photograph, Queenstown Cemetery, Smiths Gully Road, St Andrews, c.2004
The discovery of gold in Smyth's Creek in 1854 and subsequent gold rush to the Caledonia diggings led to the establishment of Queenstown (present day St Andrews). The first recorded burial was July 31st, 1861 and it was officially declared a Cemetery Reserve in 1866. Many graves are unmarked and unrecorded including many Chinese and other itinerant miners. The cemetery was closed for new burials in 1851. The last recorded burial was in 1981 in an existing family grave.35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)queenstown cemetery, smiths gully road, st andrews -
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Slide - Photograph, Queenstown Cemetery, Smiths Gully Road, St Andrews, c.2004
The discovery of gold in Smyth's Creek in 1854 and subsequent gold rush to the Caledonia diggings led to the establishment of Queenstown (present day St Andrews). The first recorded burial was July 31st, 1861 and it was officially declared a Cemetery Reserve in 1866. Many graves are unmarked and unrecorded including many Chinese and other itinerant miners. The cemetery was closed for new burials in 1851. The last recorded burial was in 1981 in an existing family grave.35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)queenstown cemetery, smiths gully road, st andrews -
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Slide - Photograph, Queenstown Cemetery, Smiths Gully Road, St Andrews, c.2004
The discovery of gold in Smyth's Creek in 1854 and subsequent gold rush to the Caledonia diggings led to the establishment of Queenstown (present day St Andrews). The first recorded burial was July 31st, 1861 and it was officially declared a Cemetery Reserve in 1866. Many graves are unmarked and unrecorded including many Chinese and other itinerant miners. The cemetery was closed for new burials in 1851. The last recorded burial was in 1981 in an existing family grave.35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)queenstown cemetery, smiths gully road, st andrews -
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Slide - Photograph, Queenstown Cemetery, Smiths Gully Road, St Andrews, c.2004
The discovery of gold in Smyth's Creek in 1854 and subsequent gold rush to the Caledonia diggings led to the establishment of Queenstown (present day St Andrews). The first recorded burial was July 31st, 1861 and it was officially declared a Cemetery Reserve in 1866. Many graves are unmarked and unrecorded including many Chinese and other itinerant miners. The cemetery was closed for new burials in 1851. The last recorded burial was in 1981 in an existing family grave.35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)queenstown cemetery, smiths gully road, st andrews -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
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Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
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Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Smiths Gully to St Andrews, Nature History Trail, c.2004
Situated opposite Queenstown Cemetery35mm colour positive transparency Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)smiths gully road, st andrews, nature history trail, smiths gully -
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Slide - Photograph, Red Gum, Rosehill Road, Lower Plenty, c.2004
Part of a presentation on "Significant Trees, Wildflowers and Local Gardens" by Russell Yeoman to the 10 November 2004 Eltham District Historical Society meeting35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 36) Mount - white (Pakon)significant tree, lower plenty, red gum, rosehill road -
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Slide - Photograph, Red Gum, Rosehill Road, Lower Plenty, c.2004
Part of a presentation on "Significant Trees, Wildflowers and Local Gardens" by Russell Yeoman to the 10 November 2004 Eltham District Historical Society meeting35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 36) Mount - white (Pakon)significant tree, lower plenty, red gum, rosehill road -
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Slide - Photograph, Red Gum, Stawell Road, Lower Plenty, c.2004
Part of a presentation on "Significant Trees, Wildflowers and Local Gardens" by Russell Yeoman to the 10 November 2004 Eltham District Historical Society meeting35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 36) Mount - white (Pakon)significant tree, lower plenty, red gum, stawell road -
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Slide - Photograph, Red Gum, Stawell Road, Lower Plenty, c.2004
Part of a presentation on "Significant Trees, Wildflowers and Local Gardens" by Russell Yeoman to the 10 November 2004 Eltham District Historical Society meeting35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 36) Mount - white (Pakon)significant tree, lower plenty, red gum, stawell road