Jessie Scholes was a donor to the cost of the church window and the letter and accompanying card are thanks for the donation.The Methodist Church in Greensborough was relocated to make way for Greensborough Plaza shopping centre. Mrs Scholes (nee Partington) and her family were long-time members of the church and Greensborough pioneers.Letter: typed on buff letterhead of Greensborough Methodist Church. Signed by Church Trust secretary,jessie may partington, jessie angus, jessie scholes, partington family, greensborough methodist church

Coranderrk was an Aboriginal station near Healesville (1863-1924). This book is a chronological outline of public records relating to Coranderrk Station. Full text is included for some records and provenance is given for each entry.As the 150th anniversary of the founding of Coranderrk station (2013) approaches, detailed information such as this will be valuable to researchers.Paperback. 242 pages, illus. Includes CD-Rom "Coranderrk database compiled by Mick Woiwod.Signed by compiler.yarra valley, aborigines victoria, coranderrk, healesville, mick woiwod

This book and database attempts to develop an understanding of the place of Aborigines in the Victorian context. It uses a wide variety of references from early white settlement (1835) and more recent documents.Detailed information such as this will be valuable to researchers in their understanding of Indigenous peoples of Victoria.Paperback. 318 pages, illus. Includes CD-Rom "Birrarung database compiled by Mick Woiwod".Signed by compiler.yarra valley, aborigines victoria, birrarung, mick woiwod

Illustrations and description of sites within Greensborough and Greenhills: by Irene Turvey and Ron ReynoldsNow out of print, this book is an important record of the Greensborough and Greenhills areas. Copy 2 is signed by author and illustrator.Hard cover, 62 p., illustrated with pen and ink sketches.Copy 1: stamps with Eastern Metropolitan Library. Copy 2 signed by author and illustrator.greensborough, greenhills, irene turvey, ron reynolds

John Batman recorded in his journal that he had signed a treaty with the local Aboriginal people, the Wurundjeri to buy 2,000 km of land around Melbourne and another 400 km around Geelong. In exchange he gave the eight chiefs whose marks he acquired on the treaty, a quantity of blankets, knives, tomahawks, scissors, looking-glasses, flour, handkerchiefs and shirts. Under British law, the treaty was legally invalid as the land belonged to the Crown, not to the Wurundjeri. Although the treaty was declared null and void by Governor Bourke within six months of John and Henry Batman and the Port Phillip Association organising this treaty, it remains an interesting part of Melbourne's early history. Copy of Batman's Treaty of Melbourne, 1835. Original hand written on parchment in triplicate. john batman, wurundjeri, treaty of melbourne, melbourne history, batman's treaty

Drawn in 1983 by Sharyn Partington (age 15). Sharyn is the daughter of Trevor and granddaughter of Alan and Wyn Partington. The artwork would have been drawn from photos of the Partington home. The derelict Willis Vale house was vandalized in 1964 destroyed when a fire originating from North Plenty Gorge - Kurrak Road - was lit by two teenage boys and made its way several kilometres down to Partington's Flat Greensborough.An original artwork of the Partington home created by a descendant of the occupants.Pencil drawing on cream art paper. Depicts a view of Willis Vale. In black frame under glass.Signed "Sharyn P. 1983"partington, sharyn partington, willis vale, greensborough

Group of 19 miners. Sign behind group reads 'Rose + Brown Carpenter's for sluices + cradles'. Alf Rose is behind the bench on the left wearing a waistcoat.mining, mafeking, people

No. P4892 in the "Rose Series" of postcards. For information on Grampian House, refer to "Victoria's Wonderland" pp. 69-75. For information on the Wonderland Range refer to pp.41, 70, 73, 77, 84, 145-146 of "Victoria's Wonderland".Photo of the entrance to Grampian House. There is a grass are and a wire fence in the foreground. A track leads back into a bush area , there is a sign saying "Grampian House" attached to a tree. The peaks of a rocky range (the Wonderland Range) are visible behind.accommodation, guesthouses, scenery, wonderland range

The second general store in Halls Gap, built by Jack and Clarrie Thomson. Halls Gap newsagency now (2009) stands on this site. Probably taken at the same time as record 253 (as the yellow car appears to be in the same spot).The photo shows a garage and a general store. There is an Esso sign in front of the buildings and the store sign reads Thomson's general Store. There is a bitumen road, with a yellow early model Holden parked on it, in front of the store. The Mount Willliam range in the background. There appears to be snow or hail lying on the ground in the foreground.buildings, shops

The proprietor standing in front of the Esso garage. Probably taken at the same time as record 252 (as the yellow car appears to be in the same spot).Photo shows a man standing in front of an Esso garage building. There are petrol pumps in the foreground. A yellow early model Holden and a blue station wagon are parked on the road in the right of the Picture. General Store and Dairy signs can be seen behind the garage and the Wonderland Range can be seen in the background.buildings, shops

Thomson's and Taylor's shops with the Halls Gap Hall further along the road. A number of 1950's vintage cars are parked along the main road. No. 13884 in the Rose Series of postcards.A strip of shops along a bitumen road. One shop is a garage with Atlantic signs and another has a sign that reads "Thomson's General Store". There are several cars parked along the road and eucalyptus trees in the background.buildings, shops