View of bridge over Plenty River at Greensborough. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white or sepia photograph.peter blackbourn, main street greensborough, bluestone bridge

Early view of Main Street Greensborough showing the mainly residential nature of the buildings. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn. Photo and article appeared in The Diamond Valley News 9/10/1984 page 29.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, main street greensborough

Miss Flowers and Dorothy brown; facing Para Road with Main Road strip behind them. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, flowers family, dorothy brown

Mountford family 1941; father and two sons, one Arthur. Mountfords lived in Main Street Greensborough. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.peter blackbourn, arthur mountford, mountford family

This lists many of he residents and traders of Greensborough from the 1920s to the 1950s and the location of their homes.Assists with placing names on all houses and shops in Greensborough township.A 4 page handwritten document Handwritten documentgreensborough, church street greensborough, main street greensborough, grimshaw street greensborough, eldale avenue greensborough, hailes street greensborough

It shows the Plenty river in Greensborough in flood and the bluestone bridge at the bottom of the Main Street hill.The bluestone bridge was built in the mid 1860's and was demolished 1970's.A black and white photograph of a bridge over a river in flood.Nilgreensborough, plenty river, floods, bridges, bluestone

This was prepared by June Roberts with assistance from Grace Cavill. Written in 1978 it includes details of Greensborough's Main Street from circa 1958-1978.Describes the locations of the Main Street traders in the 1950s. Also mentions the efforts needed to replace the Plenty River footbridge after it was washed away in a flood.A 3 page typed manuscript and a hand drawn plan of Greensborough shopping area based on the document.Sept 78 in blue biro on front page.main street shops, tom vickers, hume street, griffiths haberdashery, popes, flintoff street, plenty river bridge, stubleys hardware, stan ashleys menswear, hume street residences, rob willett, ashril theatre

A well known painting of the main street of Greensborough painted circa 1889.This painting shows early buildings in the town area.Colour copy of painting of Greensborough circa 1889.greensborough, painting

Tom Skals ran Skals Motors in Main Street Greensborough until it was demolished in 1980 to make way for new development and the widening of Main Street.Photograph and information on Skals Motors and the family's history in the area.Yellowed original news clipping. Text and photograph of Tom and Greg Skals at Skals Motors.skals, skals motors, tom skals, greg skals, main street, greensborough

Photograph of Main Street Greensborough during the 1960s.Digital copy of colour photograph.main street greensborough

Details of 15 soldiers from the Greensborough district who lost their lives in World War 1. With photos of some of Leigh Conkie's chainsaw sculptures, and of the Greensborough War Memorial (Fallen Soldier's Memorial) first erected in Main Street in 1919, now in the Greensborough War Memorial Park. The booklet was prepared for a group walk around War Memorial Park. Updated October 2019 for Heritage Day talk and BBQ at War Memorial Park. Updated version contains information on Homefront Project chainsaw statues.16p., A5 booklet, black & white and col. photos. Updated 2019greensborough war memorial park, world war i, war memorials greensborough, leigh conkie, fallen soldiers memorial greensborough, homefront project, homefront sculptures

Plenty River Tea Gardens were located on east side of Main Street near St Helena Road intersection. [Ref: The Age 18/2/1929 page 3 - Greensborough - Comfortable Home. 6 rooms. large verandas. ½ acre. S O bungalow. Lovely spot. 4 minutes station. Furnished or unfurnished or will sell reasonable. River Plenty Tea Gardens. Phone Gr. 17]Two black & white photographsplenty river tea gardens, greensborough tea rooms

Possibly view of Main Road to Greensborough.Digital copy of black and white photograph.

Leading up to the opening of Greensborough Plaza, traffic along Main Street was affected by the part closure due to the construction of a road bridge over the railway line.Significant infrastructure changes in Greensborough at the time of the opening of Greensborough Plaza in 1978.Photocopy of news clipping (Item 958). Text and black and white images.

This map of Greensborough hung in the office of Cec Jessop's Real Estate office corner Main and Grimshaw Street. Includes a word document listing street name changes from the original map to today, according to Norm Colvin.This map was saved from the building when the business closed.Canvas roll-up map with timber rails top and bottom.greensborough - maps, cecil jessop, greensborough street names

Advertisement for Coventry and Co Real Estate 129 Main Street Greensborough. Jon Challands joined Coventry & Co.as real estate agent, in December 2014. This advertising appeared during the winter 2015 season.Col. leaflet soliciting real estate vendorscoventry and co real estate

A short history of the Sculli Brothers fruit shop business in Main Street Greensborough and now 'Valley Fresh Fruits' in Greensborough Plaza.Col. photocopy of Diamond Valley Leader newspaper page.A Journey Through Time November 17, 1999sculli family

1. Watson's Hotel, cnr. Pitt Street and Main Road Eltham c. 1902. 2. Main Road Hurstbridge. 3. Railway workers celebrate the first steam train to Hurstbridge 1912Three black & white postcardswatson's hotel, eltham, hurstbridge, hurstbridge train line, eltham district historical society

This photograph of 105 Main Street (now the Greensborough RSL building) was taken in 2013 to show changes over 40 years, based on Ron Reynold’s sketches in the 1973 publication “Greensborough and Greenhills” published by Cypress Books.Digital copy of colour photograph.greensborough and greenhills, main street greensborough, greensborough rsl, ron reynolds

This photograph of 158 Main Street Greensborough was taken in 2013 to show changes over 40 years, based on Ron Reynold’s sketches in the 1973 publication “Greensborough and Greenhills” published by Cypress Books. This was the site of the original Plenty Tea Gardens.Digital copy of colour photograph.greensborough and greenhills, main street greensborough, ron reynolds, plenty tea gardens

This photograph of the site of the Bluestone Bridge in Main Street Greensborough was taken in 2013 to show changes over 40 years, based on Ron Reynold’s sketches in the 1973 publication “Greensborough and Greenhills” published by Cypress Books.Digital copy of colour photograph.greensborough and greenhills, ron reynolds, main street greensborough, bluestone bridge greensborough

Prescription record book from 1932 to 1936. Used at pharmacy in Main Street Greensborough.500 pages, heavy cardboard cover.Handwritten pharmacy records throughout.pharmacy greensborough

Map of Main and Grimshaw Streets Greensborough by U.M. Woods. Properties shown are drawn from memory and represent the town in the early to late 1950s.Sketch map, black on white paper. letter of explanation.u. m. woods, grimshaw street greensborough

Photographs of Greensborough Station and Main Street homes. Possibly Lines children. Photos from the Lorraine Coates Collection.Copy of black and white photographs, printed on A4 paper.a k lines, main street greensborough, greensborough station, lorraine coates

Staff at Coventry and Co 129 Main Street Greensborough were lucky to avoid injury after a car ploughed through the front window on June 5 2015.News clipping, black text, colour image.coventry and co greensborough, main street greensborough

This issue of the Heidelberg and Valley Weekly, (August 29 2006) includes a double page feature on the planned redevelopment of the Greensborough Town Centre.55 pages, colour images and black text. greensborough town centre, main street greensborough

The Ashril Theatre operated in Main Street Greensborough in the 1960s.This building has been demolished.Digital copy of black and white photograph.ashril theatre

The Janelle Calisthenics Club juniors won a Victorian state championships final. Janelle Calisthenics Club is located at All Saints Church Corner Main & Church Streets, Greensborough.News clipping, black text, colour image. janelle calisthenics

Photograph of four men standing on the porch of Gildings Bootmaker's shop in Main Street Greensborough. John Gilding is standing in front of doorway. Harness maker W. Woodward stands next to him. The shop was opposite the Greensborough Fire Station in Church and in 1885 his shop and home were moved to the lower end of Main Street near the Plenty River.Links: 00374:01277:01278:01279:01280 Copy of black and white photographjohn gilding, gilding family