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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Wattle, sap and cobwebs on front fence, 86 Bible Street, Eltham, 1983
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, bible street, plants, 1983, eltham -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Wattle, sap and cobwebs on front fence, 86 Bible Street, Eltham, 1983
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, bible street, plants, 1983, eltham -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Wattle, sap and cobwebs on front fence, 86 Bible Street, Eltham, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Grevillea in garden of 86 Bible Street, Eltham, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Orange Trumpet Grevillea in garden of 86 Bible Street, Eltham, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Blue flower on shrub in Mr. Jones' garden, Bible Street, Eltham, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Grevillea on fence of Jones' property, Bible Street, Eltham, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Hitachi train, Eltham Railway Station, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Hitachi train, Eltham Railway Station, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Tait and Hitachi trains, Eltham Railway Station, 1983
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1983, electric train, eltham railway station, hurstbridge single carriage train -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Tait and Hitachi trains, Eltham Railway Station, 1983
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1983, electric train, eltham railway station, hurstbridge single carriage train -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Single-carriage Tait train, Eltham Railway Station, 1983
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1983, electric train, eltham railway station, hurstbridge single carriage train -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Single-carriage Tait train, Eltham Railway Station, 1983
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1983, electric train, eltham railway station, hurstbridge single carriage train -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Hitachi Train proceeding under the Main Street bridge, Greensborough, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Yarra Valley, Bulleen, 1983
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Photograph, View of Mount Macedon from the Shire of Eltham War Memorial Tower, Garden Hill, Kangaroo Ground, 1983
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) Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1983, kangaroo ground, mount macedon, war memorial tower, shire of eltham war memorial tower -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Melbourne City from Kangaroo Ground, 1983
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1983, kangaroo ground, melbourne -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Henry Street, Eltham, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, 1983
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1983, main road bridge, eltham south -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Looking east across Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, 1983
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1983, main road bridge, eltham south -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Looking east across Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Looking west across Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Looking west across Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, 1983
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Bini Shell at Diamond Creek, 1983
In 1978 Diamond Valley Shire recognised the need for a new public hall in Diamond Creek. Council considered the Bini shell form of construction which was in operation overseas and in use in New South Wales as libraries, gymnasiums, sports centres and multi-purpose centres. The Council gave the go-ahead. A site was chosen opposite the Hotel and close to the railway line. One day in - the following year, in 1979, activity stood still in Diamond Creek as school children and other excited spectators watched the one-hour inflation of the Bini Shell. This unusual method of construction was invented by Italian industrial designer and architect Dante Bini. The construction pneumatically raises a level of reinforced concrete from ground level which has not been set, using an internal balloon. The inner membrane inflates and compresses the mesh and concrete against the outer membrane. A net of flexible steel rods was laid on the building’s circular base, on the top of a fabric bladder. 300 tonnes of reinforced concrete were poured onto the mesh and a sealed cover laid over the concrete making a sandwich of cover, bladder and mesh. Compressed air was pumped into the bladder and the sandwich slowly began to rise and become a massive self-supporting dome. After inflation and removal of the outer membrane workmen filled in any holes. It was some days before pneumatic drills pecked out the first opening. The ceiling of the concrete dome was lined with fluffy insulating material. The dome was 36 metres in diameter at the base and 12 metres high in the centre with a usable floor space of 670 square metres. An opening night dinner was held to celebrate the new facility on March 12, 1980. Shire President Ron Pata made a speech and unveiled a plaque. It was the first public building in Victoria to be erected using the Bini Shell design method of construction The facility could cater for up to 400 people and in 1980 a fee for use was $100 for up to 200 people, $150 for up to 300 people and $200 for up to 400 people. For the next ten years or so, locals attended the hall for marital arts classes, basketball and netball games and school discoes and various other activities. After pieces of concrete fell off a Bini shell interstate due to a construction fault, the Council closed the centre. Demotion took place during the Diamond Creek Town Fair in 1991, as part of the annual Town Fair’s program. Research by LP January 2022This was the first public building in Victoria to be erected using the Bini Shell design method of construction.Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1983, bini shell, diamond creek -
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, 72 Bible Street, Eltham, 1989
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, 72 Bible Street, Eltham, 1989
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Rose-hips, Yarra Glen, 1991
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Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Yarra Glen Railway Station, 1991
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1991, yarra glen railway station