Note the blue stone edging surrounding the grassy island in the intersection. This stone was originally part of the blue stone lock-up situated behind the Police Station and residence at 728 Main Road (present day Local History Centre and home to Eltham District Historical Society). Following a redesign of the intersection the stone was again relocated back to 728-730 Main Road for use as garden edging.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparency471m, 728 main road, local history centre, lockup, police station, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train, wattletree road

Railway Parade (unsealed) in foreground.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyd-639, railway parade, red rattler, steam engine, tait train

Note the blue stone edging surrounding the grassy island in the intersection. This stone was originally part of the blue stone lock-up situated behind the Police Station and residence at 728 Main Road (present day Local History Centre and home to Eltham District Historical Society). Following a redesign of the intersection the stone was again relocated back to 728-730 Main Road for use as garden edging.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparency728 main road, d-639, eltham, level crossing, local history centre, lockup, main road, police station, railway parade, red rattler, steam engine, wattletree road, wattletree road bridge

The level crossing is the old McKinnon Rd. level crossing right at Mckinnon Railway Station on the Melbourne-Franston line. It no longer exists as the level crossing was amongst the first to be removed in the State Govt. grade separation programme c 2015. The line now runs under Mckinnon Rd in a cutting that holds the new station as well. The folding metal lattice gates were the only ones of their kind in Victoria and fairly rare anywhere else in Australia as well. Digital TIFF file Scan of 9 x 13 cm black and white printfrankston line, mordialloc, red rattler, tait train, mckinnon road, level crossing, mckinnon railway station

Possibly run in conjunction with the Eltham Community Festival or the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival; the steam train would conduct trips between Eltham and Hurstbridge Railway stations. As there is no turning table at Hurstbridge, the locomotive would simply shunt from one end of the carriages to the other to reverse direction, hence the locomotive is running in reverse as it approaches Eltham Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyd-639, eltham festival, george coop collection, hurstbridge wattle festival, steam engine, vintage train excursion

Possibly 471M. View appears to be from near Coolabah Drive looking northwest across parts of Edendale Farm and to the oval near the present day Adventure Playground and Wattletree Road.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparency471m, edendale farm, eltham north, eltham north adventure playground, george coop collection, red rattler single carriage, single motor carriage, tait train, wattletree road

Possibly 471M. View appears to be from near Coolabah Drive looking northwest across parts of Edendale Farm and to the oval near the present day Adventure Playground and Wattletree Road.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparency471m, edendale farm, eltham north, eltham north adventure playground, george coop collection, red rattler single carriage, single motor carriage, tait train, wattletree road

View appears to be from near Coolabah Drive looking northwest across parts of Edendale Farm and to the oval near the present day Adventure Playground and Wattletree Road. Possibly run in conjunction with the Eltham Community Festival or the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival; the steam train would conduct trips between Eltham and Hurstbridge Railway stations. As there is no turning table at Hurstbridge, the locomotive would simply shunt from one end of the carriages to the other to reverse direction, hence the locomotive is running in reverse as it approaches Eltham Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyd-639, edendale farm, eltham festival, eltham north, eltham north adventure playground, george coop collection, hurstbridge wattle festival, steam engine, vintage train excursion, wattletree road

Possibly run in conjunction with the Eltham Community Festival or the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival; the steam train would conduct trips between Eltham and Hurstbridge Railway stations. As there is no turning table at Hurstbridge, the locomotive would simply shunt from one end of the carriages to the other to reverse direction, hence the locomotive is running in reverse as it approaches Eltham Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyd-639, eltham festival, george coop collection, hurstbridge wattle festival, steam engine, vintage train excursion

Possibly run in conjunction with the Eltham Community Festival or the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival; the steam train would conduct trips between Eltham and Hurstbridge Railway stations. As there is no turning table at Hurstbridge, the locomotive would simply shunt from one end of the carriages to the other to reverse direction, hence the locomotive is running in reverse as it approaches Eltham Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyd-639, eltham festival, george coop collection, hurstbridge wattle festival, steam engine, vintage train excursion

Possibly run in conjunction with the Eltham Community Festival or the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival; the steam train would conduct trips between Eltham and Hurstbridge Railway stations. As there is no turning table at Hurstbridge, the locomotive would simply shunt from one end of the carriages to the other to reverse direction, hence the locomotive is running in reverse as it approaches Eltham Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyd-639, eltham festival, george coop collection, hurstbridge wattle festival, steam engine, vintage train excursion

Possibly run in conjunction with the Eltham Community Festival or the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival; the steam train would conduct trips between Eltham and Hurstbridge Railway stations. As there is no turning table at Hurstbridge, the locomotive would simply shunt from one end of the carriages to the other to reverse direction, hence the locomotive is running in reverse as it approaches Eltham Station. The first house in the background on Railway Parade, Number 97, remains as of 2019. The next house, Number 95 has been demolised since April 2018 and new construction in place.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyd-639, eltham festival, george coop collection, hurstbridge wattle festival, level crossing, passenger carriage 19bc, railway parade, steam engine, vintage train excursion, wattletree road

Possibly run in conjunction with the Eltham Community Festival or the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival; the steam train would conduct trips between Eltham and Hurstbridge Railway stations. As there is no turning table at Hurstbridge, the locomotive would simply shunt from one end of the carriages to the other to reverse direction, hence the locomotive is running in reverse as it approaches Eltham Station. The first house in the background on Railway Parade, Number 97, remains as of 2019. The next house, Number 95 has been demolised since April 2018 and new construction in place.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyd-639, eltham festival, george coop collection, hurstbridge wattle festival, level crossing, passenger carriage 19bc, railway parade, steam engine, vintage train excursion, wattletree road

GC advised that when they first arrived in Eltham in the late 1960s, he would enjoy driving out to Yarra Glen. The Eltham-Yarra Glen road was unmade at the time. He passed this residence on the north side of the road. It was totally remote. GC found the juxtaposition of this little cottage with its surburban wire gate out in the remoteness of the landscape intriguing. Since then the road has been reconstructed and diverted away from the cottage which is now owned by Parks Victoria.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyIlford HP4birch cottage, christmas hills, early settlers, edwin samuel birch, eltham-yarra glen road, honor mary birch, honor mary williams, john hill, watsons creek

GC advised that when they first arrived in Eltham in the late 1960s, he would enjoy driving out to Yarra Glen. The Eltham-Yarra Glen road was unmade at the time. He passed this residence on the north side of the road. It was totally remote. GC found the juxtaposition of this little cottage with its surburban wire gate out in the remoteness of the landscape intriguing. Since then the road has been reconstructed and diverted away from the cottage which is now owned by Parks Victoria.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyIlford HP4birch cottage, christmas hills, early settlers, edwin samuel birch, eltham-yarra glen road, honor mary birch, honor mary williams, john hill, watsons creek

GC advised that when they first arrived in Eltham in the late 1960s, he would enjoy driving out to Yarra Glen. The Eltham-Yarra Glen road was unmade at the time. He passed this residence on the north side of the road. It was totally remote. GC found the juxtaposition of this little cottage with its surburban wire gate out in the remoteness of the landscape intriguing. Since then the road has been reconstructed and diverted away from the cottage which is now owned by Parks Victoria.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford HP4 black and white transparencyIlford HP4birch cottage, christmas hills, early settlers, edwin samuel birch, eltham-yarra glen road, honor mary birch, honor mary williams, john hill, watsons creek

Reproduced on p104 of 'Pioneers & Painters'Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire

Taken at the time Alan Marshall was writing "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham"Colour positive film 120 6 x 6 formatKodak Safety, sectioned frames 3, 10 and 12alan marshall, pioneers and painters, pat wiltshire