The Ryrie famly held Yarra Valley land in 1837. Contents Handwritten notes: Ryrie, Donald, William, James.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcdonald ryrie, william ryrie, james ryrie, hubert de castella

Belle and Harry Rothwell moved to Research in 1958. Bell joined the play-reading group that developed into Eltham Little Theatre. Contents Newspaper Article: "Vivacious Belle's death a sad loss"; Diamond Valley News, 30 October 1984.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcharry rothwell, belle rothwell, eltham little theatre

Daniel and Catherine came to Australia in 1856; settling at Diamond Creek; his son Patrick established the butcher shop. Patrick and Jean had three sons, one being John, rather ofJock Ryan who became an Anglican minister. Contents Newspaper article: "Home again at St John's", Diamond Valley News, 23 April 1991. Jock Ryan 's family and career in the Services and as an Anglican minister. Newspaper article: "Sedate bring centenary", Diamond Valley News, 15 April 1998. History of Diamond Creek Bridge and involvement of Ryan family. Newspaper article: "Pages a passage to past", Diamond Valley Leader 14 March 2001. Jock Ryan researching Diamond Creek history in the State Library. Newsletter article: "Honouring the Ryans", Heidelberg Historian no.217 August 2003. BroadGully Reserve renamed Ryans Reserve to acknowledge community service of the Ryan family. Newspaper article: "Penniless, brave start for clan", Diamond Valley Leader, ? January 2006. History of the Ryan family of Diamond Creek. Newspaper notice: "Ryan, Rev Jock Lugton", The Age, 15 May 2020. Death notice. Newspaper notice: "Ryan, Eleanor Jean (known as Jean) (nee Baddeley)", The Age, 12 September 2020 and 17 September 2020. Death notice.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjock ryan, gipson street diamond creek, patrick ryan, heidelberg council, joseph lugton, diamond creek primary school, eltham high school, melbourne high school, commonwealth rehabilitation scheme, ridley theological college, caulfield grammar school, diamond creek living and learning centre, st john's anglican church diamond creek, nillumbik historical society, pub crawl around diamond creek's historical pubs, daniel ryan, catherine ryan, diamond creek football club, jean ryan, diamond creek bridge, lanvos reserve diamond creek, broadgully road diamond creek, ryans reserve diamond creek, joan hipkin nee ryan, eleanore jean ryan nee baddeley, margaret ryan, jock lugton ryan

Leon Saper was a potter and a founding member of Clifton Pugh's Dunmoochin artists colony. Contents Newspaper article: Paragraph noting death of Leon Saper after a long illness, Diamond Valley Leader, 4 May 2005. Newspaper article: "Potter's place in arts history", Diamond Valley News, 25 May 2005. Retrospective exhibition of work of Leon Saper at Nillumbik Council offices.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcleon saper, clifton pugh, dunmoochin, kela shakahn, st andrew's market, bryan walters, don thomson, catherine thomson, michael trembath, christine tuisku, jukka tuisku, julie coulson, holocaust survivor, stella saper, alexandre saper, george bell, morrice shaw, myra skipper, frank werther, ruth saper, aaron saper, tony trembath

William John (Bill) Pill born 1894 Diamond Creek, son of Jessie Ann Whatmough and John Henry Pill. A modestly successful market gardener, growing tomatoes, at Cottles Bridge. He was murdered in his cottage on 21 December 1958. Contents Photograph: William John Pill. Photographs (3): Pill's Cottage, Cottles Bridge 1936. Magazine article: "Tortured!", pages 23-27, "Killers at Large" Southdown Press 1970. Story of the murder of Bill Pill.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcwilliam john pill, bill pill, cottles bridge, ada pill, detective sergeant frederick adam, tim powder, senior constable k lloyd, herbert funnell, first constable leonard dugdale, henry pascoe, detective inspector c petty, john henry pill, jessie ann pill nee whatmough

Tom Sanders, Eltham potter, and John Olsen designed a mural for the Union South Court at the University of Melbourne in 1971 Contents Newspaper article: "500 tiles later", unnamed newspaper, c1971. Tom Sanders is creating a ceramic mural in the Union South Court of University of Melbourne.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etctom sanders, union south court university of melbourne, john olsen

William Sadler of Eltham contracted to supply forage for Victorian government employees in 1878 Contents Photocopy of page from Victorian Government Gazette, (possibly 1869 or 1 February 1878). List Contracts for Supply of Forage. Handwritten notes on reverse mention dates 1869 and 1 February 1878, and "Forage for government employees, eg surveyors, was a bit issue; it was part of their salary allowances. A big industry."Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcwilliam sadler, supply of forage for government employees

Jan Sardi is a screenwriter living in Eltham. Before becoming a screenwriter, he taught at Eltham College for five years. Contents Newspaper article: "Shining star"; Diamond Valley News, 30 November 1996. Jan Sardi won best original screen-play for 'Shine" about David Helfgott, Australian Film Institute awards 1996. Newspaper article: "Oscar nomination"; Diamond Valley News, 19 February 1997. Jan Sardi's film Shine" about David Helfgott is nominated in several categories for Oscars. Newspaper article: "Writer vows to tell dancer's life"; Diamond Valley Leader, 29 November 2006. Jan Sardi plans to tell, in film, the story of Chinese dancer Li Cunxin. Newspaper article: "Eltham is where I like to be - Sardi"; Diamond Valley Leader, 26 May 2010. Jan Sardi to contribute to the Emerging Writers Festival, May 29-30. Newspaper article: "The 'fight goes on' to tell Australian stories", The Age, 11 June 2020. Jan Sardi made an Officer of the Order of Australia.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjan sardi, film "shine", david helfgott, eltham college, st joseph's college north fitzroy, vince colosimo, mao's last dancer, li cunxin, jane scott, film "the notebook", emerging writers festival, film the secret river, mac gudgeon, robert conolly

Alan Sartori became an artist in 1974, moving from Greensborough to live and have his studio at Diamond Creek, 100 Iron bark Road; he also wrote a book "Alan Sartori's Stories" in 1992. He died in 2007. Contents Newspaper article: "Alan's artful life", Diamond Valley News, 23 November 1992. Alan Sartori to exhibit at his studio in November and December 1992. Newspaper article: "Artist paints views of his state", Diamond Valley newspaper, no date. Alan Sartori to exhibit at his studio in November and December that year. Newspaper article: "Loss of an 'amazing' extrovert", Report of funeral of Alan Sartori. Newspaper article: "Art and memories", Diamond Valley newspaper, no date. An exhibition to be held of the late Alan Sartori's work at his studio. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcalan sartori, 100 ironbark road diamond creek, cerel sartori, irma sartoria, g j coles, nilumbik artists open studios, tony summers, martyn thompson, rotary club greensborough, victorian artists society

UNFINISHED Contents Newspaper article: "Old tin shed houses a host of memories'". Diamond Valley News, 22 May 1983.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etc

Lilias Betha Scale, known as Lil, had volunteered at the Eltham Pony Club for 44 years when she was nominated for Victorian Senior of the Year. She died in 2012 Contents Newspaper article: "For 44 years, she's given free rein to her passion". Diamond Valley Leader, 22 May 2002. Lilias Scale nominated for Victorian Senior of the Year. Order of Service: Lilias Bertha Scale "Lil". 26 March 1924 - 2 September 2012.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etclilias bertha scale (lil), eltham pony club, victorian senior of the year, ivanhoe gramma school, riding for the disabled, dr lionel ward, friends of the eltham copper butterfly, wayne kinrade, pauline toner reserve

Henry Scarce of Suffolk worked on John Dickson's farm "Gulf Station", Yarra Flats, then in 1849 settled at Kangaroo Ground. Contents Letter J Scarce to Eltham Historical Society, 19 April 1976 seeking information on Henry Scarce. Letter Eltham Historical Society to J Scarce, 10 June 1976, proving information on Henry Scarce. Photocopy of photograph: Smith family, Panton Hill, 1894, identifying Florry, later Mrs Scarce. Handwritten notes by Joy Ness, undated: Extracts from "Victoria and its Metropolis 1888" and "Victorian Post Office Directory" and other notes regarding Henry Scarce. Handwritten notes, undated, no author: Notes on Scarce family. Letter from Norma Lawler, undated (earlier page/s not present). Request for information on woman (presumably named in earlier page/s) who came from Kangaroo Ground to Eltham in the 1900s. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etchenry scarce, kangaroo ground, florry scarce (nee smith), vera jackson, henry john (jack) scarce, john jardine scarce, thomas scarce, keith scarce, kangaroo ground school, john dickson, gulf station, john bell, "violet bank" kangaroo ground, "the hall" kangaroo ground, "kiata" kangaroo ground, "woodlands" kangaroo ground, "pigeon bank" kangaroo ground, e h cameron, mrs p d coysh, mrs v wippill, bob meadows, jack jarrold, john jardine, thomas jardine, "garden hill" kangaroo ground, edward haughton, "coorie bank" kangaroo ground, margaret charlton

Alma Shanahan studied with Clifton Pugh, built her own mudbrick house at Dunmoochin, and worked as a potter. Contents Newspaper article: "Mudbricks began Alma's affinity for pottery", Diamond Valley News, 28 August 1984.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcalma shanahan, clifton pugh, dunmoochin, cottles bridge, national gallery school, william dargie, mud bricks, eltham living and learning centre, eltham high school, hurstbridge high school

Graeme and Elizabeth Savage's house was burnt in the 2009 Black Saturday fires, when Graeme was killed. Elizabeth featured in a documentary "Rising from the Ashes" made about survivors. Contents Newspaper article: "Survivor's courage in a traumatic tale", Diamond Valley Leader, 19 May 2010. Documentary "Rising from the Ashes" featured the story of Elizabeth Savage.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcelizabeth savage, graeme savage, black saturday fires 2009, panton hill, st andrews, documentary rising from the ashes, orsino images, john graham, diamond valley baptist church

Rubena May Saxon, known as Ruby ,was the child of Elizabeth Mary Saxon who later married William Watts. The family lived in Eltham for a period. Contents Email Rhonda Beatie to Eltham District Historical Society, 24 February 2016. Seeks a date of birth of Ruby (Rubena) May Saxon who might have attended Eltham Primary School during 1900 to 1905.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcrubena may (ruby) saxon, elizabeth mary saxon, william watts

Alan Saunders took over the Hurstbridge garage in 1953 and remembered changes over the years. Contents Newspaper article: "Old tin shed houses a host of memories", Diamond Valley News, 17 May 1983. Alan Saunders' memories of the changes in the district and his business.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcalan saunders, hurstbridge, wattle glen primary school, ted savill, gordon grandy, diamond creek, june saunders, frank dalby davidson, jean andrews

Cheon Shanhun lived between Wattle Glen and Hurstbridge from about 1870 to 1900. His son James settled in Panton Hill. Contents Letter Alison Connett, 27 December 1993, seeking information on the naming of Shanhuns Road, Cottles Bridge. Photocopy of photograph, group of people c1929, Mrs Jim Shanhun identified.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etccheong shanhun, james shanhun, shanhuns road cottles bridge, panton hill

Jack and Mary Emma Shallard and their three children, Bill, Joyce and Jack, moved to the Eltham area around 1912. Jack married Blanche Everard and lived in Montmorency and was active in community matters. Contents Photocopy page, October 1920, re Eltham, noting Joseph Bromley Shallard as a Councillor for Eltham. Photograph: Eltham Historical Society display at home of Joy and Bruce Ness 1987, Les Robertson, Jack Shallard, Blanche Shallard and Margorie North. Photograph: Eltham Historical Society float, Eltham Festival Parade 1988, Blanche Shallard, Opal Smith and Eileen Gibbon. Manuscript and typed notes, no date: Memories of Eltham and district by Jack Shallard Newspaper article: "Jack Shallard will be sadly missed", Diamond Valley News, 18 June 1991. Obituary of Jack Shallard. Letter Elizabeth Pidgeon to Eltham District Historical Society, 20 March 2001: Seeking information on Shallard family of Eltham, provides information on Roberts and Tinker families. Newspaper death notice for Blanche Shallard, The Age, 12 September 2002. Newspaper funeral notice for Blanche Shallard, The Age, 13 September 2002. Order of Service: Blanche Emily Shallard, St Faith's Anglican Church, Montmorency, 13 September 2002. Eulogies for Blanche Shallard by Jan Mullins, Kerry Knowles, and grandchildren of Blanche Shallard. Letter Sue Law to the Shallard family, 15 September 2002. Acknowledging contribution of Blanche Shallard to EDHS and seeking copies of eulogies. Newspaper article: "Community honours a favourite resident", Diamond Valley Leader, 20 November 2002. Obituary of Blanche Emily Shallard with photograph. Notes, undated, of Sue Law's recollections from Blanche Shallard. Newspaper advertisement: "63 and 65 Rattray Road, Montmorency", Diamond Valley News, no date. For sale 63 and 65 Rattray Road, Montmorency. Newspaper advertisement: "63 and 65 Rattray Road, Montmorency", Diamond Valley Leader, 12 March 2003. Auction 5 April of 63 and 65 Rattray Road, Montmorency.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjoseph shallard, mary emma shallard nee tinker, elizabeth ann tinker nee roberts, susan shallard nee roberts, james roberts, sarah roberts nee pope, joseph bromley shallard, william shallard, joseph tinker, jack vincent shallard, jocelyn shallard, christopher shallard, elsie shallard nee mills, meruka house sherbourne road, mary north, jack shallard, blanche shallard nee everard, bill everard, eltham primary school, melbourne high school, university of melbourne, holy trinity church of england kew, st margaret's church of england eltham, st faith's church of england montmorency, best hooper rintoul and shallard, diamond valley community hospital, blanche emily shallard nee everard, 63-65 rattray road montmorency, jan mullins, kerry knowles, joy neww, bruche ness, les robertson, marjorie north, eltham festical parade 1988, opal smith, eileen gibbon, joyce shallard, falkiner street eltham, bridge street eltham, karingal drive montmorency, sherbourne road montmorency, "kaweka" sherbourne road montmorency, greensborough road eltham, eltham state school, rechabites hill henry street eltham, eltham hotel, boy scouts troup eltham, eltham district cricket association, first world war memorial tltham, eltham railway station

Keith Sharp was a descendant of the Hurst family, and lived in Hurstbridge, being active in the Hurstbridge Country Fire Authority. His family's farm gave its name to Sharps road, Hurstbridge. Contents Gwen Sharp, no date: Photocopy of collection of material on Sharp family of Hurstbridge and naming of Sharps Road containing: Photograph Fergusen's paddock, Hurstbridge, 1987. Notes on renaming of Sharp's Flat to Sharps Road. Notes on the Hurst family and how Keith Sharp is descended from Ellen Hurst, with details of each generation. Photographs of Sharp family and of Hurstbridge. Photograph of Allwood House, 1899, including W G Gray, Carrie Sharp and Robert Sharp. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcgwen sharp, sharp's flat hurstbridge, sharps road hurstbridge, arthurs creek, hurstbridge, hurst private memorial grave site, robert hurst, frances hurst, hurst's bridge, ellen hurst, keith sharp, sheila ferguson, henry facey hurst, charles botterell hawkins, fanny hawkins nee hurst, caroline frances maria sharp nee hawkins, robert nehemiah sharp, "the oaks" kinglake, william sharp, edgar sharp, harry sharp, stan sharp, daisy sharp, "homeleigh" hurstbridge, roy sharp, jean sharp, lilian sharp, allwood house hurstbridge, ferguson's paddock hurstbridge, arthur's creek road, carrie sharp, sharps house hurstbridge, dorset house hurstbridge, ryans butcher hurstbdirge, hortons bakery hurstbridge, bootmaker hurstbridge, d g graham blacksmith hurstbridge, noella macperson nee sharp, richard sharp, robert sharp, muriel sharp, edna sharp, lyn sharp, muriel sharp nee limmer, muriel willson, henry willson, country fire authority hurstbridge

Diamond Creek resident Frank Sheehan became a teacher after years of agricultural work, later taking up painting. Contents Newspaper article: "The teacher who had cut cane, but never used one", Diamond Valley News, 23 September 1986. Life story of Frank Sheehan,Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcfrank sheehan, kathleen josephine sheehan nee o'shea, olympic village school heidelberg, wattle glen primary school, research primary school, macleod primary school, lesley sinclair, tpm jarlom

Ernest Albert Shade was involved with many musical groups, especially the Shire of Eltham Concert Band, Eltham Youth Concert Band and Eltham Orchestra. The Shire of Eltham provided a detailed submission in support of a nomination for an Order of Australia award. Contents Letters Honours Secretariat, Canberra, 2 August 1991 and 19 November 1991, seeking more information to support a nomination for Ernest Albert Shade to receive an award. Submission from Shire of Eltham to Honours Secretariat, Canberra,2 January 1992, nominating Ernest Albert Shade for an Order of Australia award.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcernest albert shade, salvation army, melbourne conservatorium of music, thomas white, professor kenneth hunt, melbourne university rifles military band, city of preston orchestra, preston symphony orchestra, preston and northcote community hospital, helping hand agency, q theatre guild, geelong musical comedy company, peninsula light opera companies, lyric light opera company, cheltenham light opera company, geelong light opera society, donald cant, darebin players, shire of eltham concert band, eltham youth concert band, victoria bands league, beatrix shade, geelong amateur musical association, samaritan players, bank of new south wales entertainment group, lewis coleman, harrold burrows, john hales, david sadedin, eltham orchestra, society for growing australian plants, janice dadd, eltham historical society, ron blyth, valma brundell, warren fordham, eltham community centre, eltham high school, eltham concert band, eltham phoenix club, nathan warhaft, joyce warhaft, gideon warhaft, sally warhaft, eltham community festival, fred balaam, neville shade, beatrice chapple, beatrice shade nee chapple, frederick shade, ronald shade, libby shade, michael shade, janet shade, bruce mcbrien, a b horsley, ruth weaver

Magdelena Schuster's 1865 marriage certificate states she came from Eltham, her parents Johann and Agnes were born in Germany. Contents Letter D R Burns to Eltham Shire Offices, 23 June 1991. Seeking information about Magdelena Schuster.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcmagdelena schuster, johann schuster, agnes schuster

A short history of Bairnsdale Victoria with descriptions of some of the more notable older buildings.township

Newspaper cuttings from The Leader, The Argus, etc., re the RHSV, opening of the School of Horticulture, etc. Refer to paper catalogue. Photocopies and transcriptshorticulture, burnley, rhsv

A reflection of the zeitgeist of the timeHard cover, in 13 Volumes. A British account of the history of the Great War. Style is patriotic "Boys' Own Paper". It describes heroic British soldiers and swinish Hun. Quotes: " The unquenchable cheerfulness of the British soldier that has made him the finest of all the world's fighting men", and, " Louvain - wanton destruction by the German vandals"It lacks detail of publisher, date of printing etc

One of two A3 photocopies from MHTC plans of proposals for reclaiming Fishermans (sic) Bend with materials dredged from widening of Coode Canal, 1940 (Second copy missing April 2019)Pencil notations re Rotten Row etc.fishermans bend, engineering - canals and drainage, coode canal, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority