Set of five colour photos showing preparations at Cardinia Reservoir, Narre Warren East, to allow for water to be pumped up from the Wonthaggi Desalination plant in November 2010.

Two colour photographs showing a log cabin amongst trees. It was owned by the Edebohls family. The walls are made of logs, the gable ends have wooden shingles, and there is a more recent tin roof with the original shingle roof underneath the tin. There is a verandah on the downhill side of the house. Trees surround the house. The house is opposite Kerrs Park and is believed to be the oldest house left in Narre Warren East.

B&W photograph of the Stephenson family sitting on the porch of a brick house. Top: Bert Stephenson, Bob Stephenson, George Stephenson. Middle: Elsie Ford (sister), Jean Spring (sister), Esme Jones (sister). Bottom: George & Jean Stephenson.

Aerial photograph of Cardinia Reservoir taken in 2020, showing the face of the main dam wall.

Photo shows a man dressed in pale trousers, an open-necked shirt, a blazer and a peaked cap. He is with a boy dressed in dark pants, a pale, short-sleeved shirt and a narrow-brimmed sunhat. A tin chimney narrowing towards the top is behind them. There are hydrangea bushes nearby and tall trees in the background. The Slingos lived on Wellington Rd, Narre Warren East.

Photograph features two men in hats standing side by side in a paddock with trees in the background.

Photo of two women, a man and a boy posed in front of a Graham Paige car at Lysterfield Lake. This photo appears to have been taken on the same day as VSSHP0267.04 and was probably taken by Bill Lord.

Photograph features a Graham Paige car at Lysterfield Reservoir. Bill Lord is dressed in dark trousers, open-necked shirt (with rolled-up sleeves), and a fedora. Ann Lord in a patterned summer dress. Bill Slingo junior in dark shorts, light shirt and sunhat, and Bill Slingo Senior in trousers with braces, a white shirt and a peaked cap. They are seated on a bench or wall. The Lords are seated on a satin-edged blanket. Behind the group a dam wall is visible. Photo was most likely taken by Alice Lord on the same day as VSSHP0267.03. .

Black and White Photograph of the Narre Warren East shop, possibly taken 1953-1956, featuring a building at the top of a driveway. About seven cars are parked out the front of the building. The shop has a high-pitched roof, a central door, and large windows or a verandah. Under the left windows is an advertisement for Swallows ice cream. There are trees surrounding the shop. This was the first and only store in Narre Warren East. It is now a house on Wellington Road. The home and store was built by Bert Dorning, and the Dornings opened and ran the store.

Black and white photo showing a large family group in a flower field. In the background there are low hills with cleared paddocks and forested areas. According to the National Archives of Australia: 'Land was life for nurseryman Theo Spykers and his ancestors who had tilled the soil for generations; good land to own and to pass on to sons and their sons. At 42 Theo had one and a half acres near Rotterdam for a prosperous nursery, but he could only rent it and his family was growing. So, in 1948, Theo left his wife and six children at their home and set off by himself for Australia. Within a year he had paid a deposit on a broken-down property of 35 acres in the Dandenong ranges. His family joined him and they started to rehabilitate their new property. Mr and Mrs Spykers and twelve of their thirteen children pick chrysanthemums for sale in Melbourne, a city of 1,750,000. The children are; Theo, 20; Gerald, 15; Niko, 8; Frank, 5; Adolf, 22; Corrie, 11; Ria, 18; Terisa, 4; Anthony, 7; Tommy, 2; Elly, 10; Bill, 16.' Mr & Mrs Spykers are each holding one of the smaller children. This farm was on the corner of Birds Rd and Avon Rd, Avonsleigh. On the NAA records, Theodorus Gerardus Spykers arrived in Melbourne on the Muiderkerk on 27th February 1948. Black and white photo showing 15 year old Gerald Spykers carrying bundles of chrysanthemums tied ready for market. He is at the family farm on the corner of Birds Rd and Avon Rd, Avonsleigh.

A set of four colour photos showing the area around where Cardinia Reservoir is now located. The photos show various views of the hillsides and valleys prior to the damming of Cardinia Creek. Each photo has 'Belgrave Cardinia Creek' handwritten on the back. They date from prior to May 1970. The set was donated to the society by David Howe. 'Belgrave Cardinia Creek' handwritten on the back of each photo.

A set of five colour photos showing Cardinia Dam beginning to fill after its completion in 1973. One photo shows smoke or possibly dust rising on a distant hillside. The set was donated to the society by David Howe.

Narre Warren East School operated from 1912 to 1987. The school building on Wellington Rd, Narre Warren East now functions as a childcare centre.

Black and white photo of the entire enrollment at Narre Warren East School in 1959. Thirty-one children sit and stand in four rows with trees and hills in the background. Photo copied from Edna Boothroyd whose family lived next door to the school.

Black and white poto of entire enrollment a Narre Warren East School in 1962. Thirty-five children sit and stand in four rows. Trees are visible behind them. Photo copied from Edna Boothroyd whose family lived next door to the school.

Black and white photo of the pupils and teacher of Narre Warren East School in 1965. Twenty children sit and stand in three rows. The Head Teacher, Jim Rees, stands in the centre of the back row. Trees and a white wooden railing are visible behind them. Photo copied from Edna Boothroyd whose family lived next door to the school.

Black and white photo showing the carpark at the Cardinia Reservoir site on the day of the official ceremony for the start of works in May 1970. Several dozen cars and one bus can be seen in the carpark, and groups of people are gathered there. In the foreground members of the official party can be seen. Between them and the carpark is a wide strip of long grass.

Black and white photo of the opening ceremony to mark the beginning of works at Cardinia Reservoir, May 1970. The official party is seated on a small podium beneath a temporary marquee. The Governor of Victoria, Sir Rohan Delacombe, is addressing the audience from behind a wooden podium. Seated behind him are several men including Alan Croxford, then Chairman of the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works.

Three members of the official party watch on as the 'first' blasting takes place at Cardinia Reservoir, May 1970. It is clear from the extensive earthworks below the blast site that work has already commenced.

Black and white photo showing Greg Boothroyd, son of the photographer, looking at the camera as he stands on a low hill above the carpark. Behind him is a man in a peaked cap who is looking at him. Another man in a suit is watching proceedings. He has paper or similar tucked under his left arm. Another boy is running behind Greg. A large group of people is walking down a path to the left.

Black and white photo of the Eastern Regional Libraries' mobile van parked at Narre Warren East School. The van's steps and side extension are in place. Photo copied from Edna Boothroyd whose family lived next door to the school.

Black and white photo ten students at Narre Warren East School on its last day before closing permanently in December 1987. The children are sitting and standing in front of the school building which has a sign on its wall reading "NARRE WARREN/EAST/PRIMARY SCHOOL". An outside light is on the wall above the sign. On the right is a short flight of steps to the classroom entrance and on the left is a water tank. Photo copied from Edna Boothroyd whose family lived next door to the school.

Black and white photo of a steam-driven tractor being driven down Duffys Rd, Narre Warren East. Steam is rising about the tractor. There is at least one other person on the tractor apart from the driver, possibly a woman and a boy. The driver lived further down Duffys Rd. His house was moved prior to work beginning on the Cardinia Reservoir. A sedan is driving behind the tractor. Photo copied from Edna Boothroyd whose family lived on Wellington Rd, Narre Warren East.

Black and white photo showing the Narre Warren East Methodist Church in 1968 being backed onto a block on the north side of Wellington Rd near the intersection with (now) Edebohls Rd. It was moved from a site closer to Kerrs Park. Photo copied from Edna Boothroyd whose family lived on Wellington Rd, Narre Warren East. Also mud map showing where the church was moved from and to.

Black and white photo of the Belgrave South Cubs taken between 1976 and 1978, probably at the Belgrave South oval. Photo and info supplied by Martin Kirby on 20th June1993. Back row: Baloo (Lyn Lashmar), Peter Wragg, Gavin Smith, Brett Lashmar, Grant Fuller, Phillip Denby, Kaa (Kathie), Martin Kirby. Middle row: David Kirby, Andrew Van Vloten, Michael Dowling, Damian Argoon, Akeila, Nicholas Van Vloten, Geoff Fowler, Damian Vanwray. Front row: Matthew Hempol, Ian Burke, David Cummings, Mowgli (Alan Quincey), Allister Miller, Brian Fuller. Also sheet with names.

Photograph of debutantes at Belgrave ball in 1951 or 1952. (FRONT ROW L to R) 1.?, 2.?, 3.?, 4.?, 5.?, 6. Isabel Haines (who later married Mr Connell who worked for the SEC). (MIDDLE ROW L to R) 1.?, 2.?, 3.?, 4.?, 5.?, 6. Ferntree Gully Shire councillor Violet Lambert, 7.?, 8.Glenda Reid, 9.?, 10. Barbara Haig. (BACK ROW, L to R) 1.?, 2.?, 3.?, 4.?, 5.?, 6. Geoff Beasley, 7. Royce Beasley, 8.?, 9. Eric Taylor, 10.?, 11.?, 12.?, 13.?. They are seated and standing in front of decorations of foliage. Behind the back row, part of a sign can be seen, advertising Art Franklin's Band and the phone number Belgrave 36. Also reverse of photo showing photographer's stamp, 'D. R. Pearce/Belgrave Studio/Phone 64'.

Black and white photo of the house at 3 Convention Ave, Belgrave Heights (previously called Lockwood Rd), which was built in May 1935 as a holiday house for Eva and Fred Woods who, with their children, spent holidays in the Lockwood/Belgrave Heights area. Today it functions as the main office for the Belgrave Heights Convention. After the death of her husband, Eva Woods lived permanently in the house.

Black and white photo of William Plummer (1855-1924). He was a solicitor at Thompsitt & Co, Oakleigh, and handled all Sir Matthew Davies' (1850-1912) legal work. He and his wife, Mary Ellen Plummer, nee Crowhurst, holidayed at "Lockwood", a Davies property, with their daughter Eva Victoria Crowhurst Plummer. The photo shows Matthew apparently sitting outside at a small table. He is pouring a drink into a glass from a small jug held in his left hand. He is smoking a pipe and is dressed in a suit and tie.

Black and white photo of Eva Victoria Crowhurst Plummer, b. 6th Sept 1890, Kensington, Vic., d. 20th July 1985, Ferntree Gully, vic. She married Frederick William George Woods in 1913 and they had four children, Fred, Jack, Marjorie & Betty (the future Mrs John DeDoite). After the death of Fred in 1951 Eva resided at the family's Belgrave Heights holiday home until her death in 1985. The photo shows a young woman with dark hair. She is wearing a high-collared dress trimmed with a crocheted or tatted one-piece collar. She has long earrings with several small stones.