This Box Hill Town Hall was officially opened in April 1935 by the then governor of Victoria, Lord Huntingfield. An administrative wing was added in 1982. Following the proclamation of the City of Whitehorse in 1994, the administrative functions were transferred to the Civic Centre in Nunawading. The Box Hill Town Hall, which is a National Trust building now houses the Art Centre and community rooms for use by historical societies and volunteer groups.Coloured photograph of the front of Box Hill Town Hall taken in November 2006 on the re-opening after refurbishmentbox hill town hall, city of whitehorse

A black and white photograph of a horse and jinker / buggy standing in the street. There is a house in the background.c/- C. Hill / Donor / W. Dempsey / A.C. Hill / (undecipherable) / Arthur Hill / at 10 Pembroke St / Doll. 1918 These inscriptions are in grey lead pencil in 2 different hands: 1/ original hand (lighter): C/- C Hill; A C Hill (undecipherable); Doll 1918 2/ Jocelyn Hall's writing (darker): "Keep"; "Donor / W Dempsey"; "Arthur Hill / at 10 Pembroke St" AC Hill refers to Albert Clement Hill, the youngest son and youngest child in a family of 9 of William Valentine Hill and his wife Annie (nee Boak). William Valentine Hill had a brother Arthur Machen Hill. It is thought that Jocelyn Hall may have mistaken the identity of the A C Hill for A M Hill. hill family, jinker, land transport, carts and wagons, horse drawn vehicles, surrey hills, pembroke street, (mr) albert hill

Village Pond, near Main Road, Eltham, c.1908 Reproduced on p57 of 'Pioneers & Painters'. Looking up Dalton Street from across Maria Street (Main Road), near Whitecloud (Jarrold’s cottage) and the Bootmaker’s cottage, to the left (out of view) of the photographer. The residence of the Head Teacher, Eltham State School No. 209, can be seen on the right, the Grant house on the left (site of present day Eltham Clinic). The willow trees south of Jarrold’s Cottage today mark the site of the old pond, which the Eltham Shire Council evidently filled in to stop mosquitos breeding. The pond and its locality was described in an article about Eltham published in The Australasian, May 2, 1903 - “There is the village pond (so essentially English), reflecting in its clear water a quaint cottage, dwarfed by a huge gum tree, an old smithy, and a hostelry, built quite fifty years ago, the flooring-boards of which the landlord informed me with pride were of Singapore cedar, and quite fit for another fifty years' wear. Then there are the village school, the shoemaker's, the drapery store, and the butcher's shop, all seemingly as they were when first they were erected many years ago.”This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 16.5 x 25 cm (2) and 9 x 12.5 cm Postcard 9 x 14 cmOn one print "57 and 11 3/8' x 10' deep"shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, dalton street, duck pond, eltham, grant house, main road, maria street, village pond

The Kew Historical Society's map collection includes a substantial number of real estate subdivision plans, mainly of Kew but also of surrounding suburbs in Melbourne. Most of the subdivision plans date from the 1920s and 1930s when the districts old homes and local farmland were being split up to accommodate residential growth in the postwar period. These early plans were assembled by a local firm, Jas R Mather & McMillan, which had an office in Cotham Road. Many of the plans, and sometimes photos, were annotated by the agents.Subdivision plans are historically important documents used as evidence for the growth of suburbs in Australia. They frequently provide information about when the land was sold as well as evidence relating to surveyors and real estate and financial agents. The numerous subdivision plans in the Kew Historical Society's collection represent working documents, ranging from the initial sketches made in planning a subdivision to printed plans on which auctioneers or agents listed the prices for which individual lots were sold. In a number of cases, the reverse of a subdivision plan in the collection includes a photograph of a house that was also for sale by the agent. These photographs provide significant heritage information relating house design and decoration, fencing and household gardens.The photograph may also be aesthetically significant depending on the importance of the photographic atelier.Myrtle Hill, at 14 Vista Avenue, Kew, is of local historical and architectural significance as a good example of a large and imposing single-storey Italianate house of the early 1870s surviving in Kew. Originally sited on a large allotment overlooking Normanby Road, the setting of the house has been dramatically altered through extensive subdivision and development. The subdivision plan of the ‘Myrtle Hill Estate’ indicates that in one such subdivision, 11 allotments were created fronting Bowyer Avenue, Myrtle Avenue, and Normanby Road. The outline and building profile of Myrtle Hill is shown on the west side of Bowyer Avenue.The full (typed) title of this subdivision plan is :"Plan of SUBDIVISION of part of CROWN PORTION 83. / at KEW / PARISH OF BOROONDARA. / COUNTY OF BOURKE". / "MYRTLE HILL ESTATE / EAST KEW" In addition to the Title and subtitle, the plan also lists the advantages of the subdivision.

A brief history of the Lidgerwood family, including their businesses and civic roles in Box Hill from 1871 through 1900's.non-fictionA brief history of the Lidgerwood family and pioneer businesses in Box Hill from 1871 through 1900's.lidgerwood family, box hill shops, early 20th century, lidgerwood robert, croucher mary ellen, lidgerwood percival

historic, miningColour photo, Mine holes and mounds in open field, dry grass, gum forest in valley below. Green Hill Diggings, Sandy's Hill Rd., Durham Leadmining, green hills, sandy's hill rd., durham lead

Newspaper Advertising supplement: "Earn a black belt in chop" and "Fresh produce, quality service"; Get to know... Your Local Traders in Eltham, Eltham Village Shopping Centre, Valley Weekly, 22 June 2005. Newspaper article: Diamond Valley Leader, 27 February 2019, Bank branch shuts doors.main road, eltham, shops, businesses, anz bank, biba, brumby's eltham, eltham goumet poultry & game, eltham travel, eltham village shopping centre, froot 2 boot, melbourne taekwondo centre, pro-health, travelscene eltham

Using 'Village Green Hotel' as an example, Boyd laments on how the development of new Australian Industries' standard of design comfort is rather 'un-Australian'. Further, he criticises how the evolving style of Australian architecture is predominantly inspired by international precedent and questions whether taking foreign elements is considered an Australian style.Original manuscript of an article published as ‘Fun and games at the Village Green’ in The Australian, 03.07.1965.Typewritten, quarto, 4 pagesvillage green, 'un-australian', robin boyd, manuscript, hotel

Sketch was done as a sample of the artist's work when a drawing was sought to be the picture of the station on the interpretive sign planted at Yendon station. Although this is an excellent interpretation of the station building, it was thought to be too detailed for the purpose.Pen and ink detailed drawing of Yendon station building, with 2 people standing on the platform. Frame is timber, 50mm wide, mat black, with an 8mm silver trim around the cut-out hole.Signed by Mervyn Hill at the bottom right hand corner.yendon railway station, hill, mervyn, ink drawing

Gouache and ink painting of an abstract design. Signed (L.r) 'Daryl Hill' and dated (L.r) 1963.daryl hill, painting, gouache, ink, abstract

Towong Hill Homestead is a 110-year-old Federation style mansion situated on a rock outcrop, with views of about 260 degrees. It was built over 2 years by grazier Walter Mitchell from bricks made from local clay dug from the river bank, to be the family home for his new bride Winifred. They established their home in 1904. After the death of Walter in 1917, Winifred relocated her family, but the homestead remained in the families hands. In 1935, Thomas Mitchell (1906-1984) returned home to Australia, a successful Lawyer, and married city girl, Elyne Chauvel, and settled himself back at his childhood home, Towong Hill. Thomas was a world champion slalom skier, had been a prisoner of the Japanese at Changi, and was elected for the Country Party in 1946 and served as attorney-general in the McDonald government. His wife Elayne (1913-2002) is best remembered for her Silver Brumby series of novels for children. But Elyne also wrote a substantial number of non-fiction works about the Snowy Mountains. Photographs demonstrate local Kiewa Valley residents enjoying a community visit to the historic homestead at Towong Hill which holds significance to the early history of the area. Also demonstrates a pictorial history of social activities undertaken during this period2 black and white photographs mounted on buff card. Kiewa Valley residents attending afternoon tea at Towong HillHandwritten in black pen underneath photo - T.W.Mitchell Towong Hill. Afternoon Teat w mitchell, towong hill, kiewa valley

Trig Point Big HillBlack & white copy of a photograph of an iron frame, which is shaped like a tripod. Known as a Trig Point - it marks the highest point on the hill. It has a metal disc on the top. Car in the foregroundnonestawell, triangulation pillar

Opening of Pioneers’ Memorial c 1938. The photo was taken to commemorate the crowd gathering at the opening of the Pioneers' Memorial. To the right in the photo, people are seated, while on the right the majority of the crowd is standing. Black & white photograph of the opening of Pioneers' Memorial c 1938. The photo is taken from the memorial looking down into the crowd. To the right in the photo, you can see the sides of the steps and people seated in cane chairs. On the left side the majority of the crowd is standing. In the background the moonlight dam can be seen plus a ladder leaning against a pole to the right.Opening of Monument on Big Hill. stawell

Shows old drive in theatre screenFebruary 1987. Taken from Mahnke Street.Big Hill Feb 87mining

Victoria Theatre at Sovereign Hill ran Music Hall theatre weekly. Players in this group included (left to right) Andrew Dark, --- , Jacqueline Dark, Wendy Holgate and Peter Eyres. The program included songs, melodrama and skits. Photograph of performers on the stage at the Victoria Theatre Sovereign Hill. To the far left is Andrew Dark, and in the centre is Jacqueline Dark.B'RAT 4302 N N N+1Asovereign hill, victoria theatre, jacqui dark, andrew dark, theatre, goldfields, music, jacqueline dark

Brown felt case containing a copper medallion commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the Compagnie Generale Maritime 1882 - 1982.front side: COMPAGNIE GENERALE MARITIME / 1882 1982/ 100TH ANNIVERSARY reverse side: LE NATAL 1882

The building of a three-storey mosque has been approved by Whitehorse Council to be built at 245 -247 Canterbury Road, Forest Hill in place of an old funeral parlour.The building of a three-storey mosque has been approved by Whitehorse Council.forest hill, religious structures and establishments, canterbury road, forest hill no. 245 - 247, city of whitehorse

View of Harry Walker's home taken from waht is now known as Ridge Road, Kalorama. Raspberry crops are in the foreground. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.1908 view of H Walker’s home on Village Settle Lot 2 Section 1. Looking from what is now Ridge Road through the trees on Vil. Set Lot 18 to Barber’s house now known as “Forest Edge” on Vil Set Lot 25 down close to the Olinda Creek on Barbers Road. The Estate Agent’s modern office is on the edge of the patch of raspberries at the lower left as the C.R.B. Mt Dandenong Rd passes just behind Walker’s house crossing the picture behind the raspberries.walker, raspberry crop, forest edge, barber

Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy) was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in July 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grand Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans died on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob's endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This letter is significant because it reflects the relationship between Bob Hymans and the Management Committee.A letter from the Management Committee outlining a new contract with "Yellow Horse Snow Services Pty. Ltd." to carry out three garbage collections weekly. To cover the cost of this service a charge of $1.50 per bed would be levied.falls creek tourist area management committee, falls creek administration, bob hymans

Mollie Hill was a famous Welsh-born Australian watercolourist who studied at the Melbourne National Gallery Art School and is known for her 'eye for colour'. Her work features many landscapes of northern Victoria as she lived for some time in Shepparton and Wandiligong. She was also a well-known journalist. Depicted in this painting is the old council borough offices which were demolished in 1962. Rural City of Wangaratta Collection. Gift of Wangaratta Co-operative Housing Society No. 3 Ltd.A watercolour landscape of the old Wangaratta borough offices painted using shades of green, red, blue, and brown.Obverse: Mollie Hill/ (bottom right corner) PRESENTED/ TO THE BOROUGH OF WANGARATTA/ BY WANG. CO-OP. HOUSING SOCIETY/ NO. 3. LTD. IN APPRECIATION OF THE/ GENEROUS ASSISTANCE RECEIVED./ (in mounting board)wangaratta art gallery, mollie hill, watercolour, painting, landscape, borough offices

Article published in The Age, Friday, August 11, 1961, p12 as part of the "In the Churches" column by Beatrice Neilson describing the plans for expansion by Melbourne City Mission for the Judge Book Memorial Village at Eltham. Includes image of the architect's sketch. Article also refers to plans or new sites by the Mission at Kilsyth, Hawthorn, Sandringham and East Brunswick. In 2021 Judge Book is now known as St Vincent's Care Services, Eltham.judge book memorial village, aged care, melbourne city mission, beatrice neilson, the age, sister mildred greenwood, rev r h barnes, seniors, nursing home, aged care facility, judgebook

The Daylesford Botanic Gardens are of historic, scientific (botanic), and aesthetic significance to the State of Victoria. The Daylesford Botanic Gardens are historically significant as a fine example of a regional botanic garden demonstrating the typical characteristics of a carriage drive, informal park layout, decorative structures and works such as the memorial tower, conservatory, rotunda, cascade and fernery, which contrasts with the open lawns planted with specimen trees, areas of intensive horticultural interest and close proximity to a township developed during the mid to late nineteenth century. The Daylesford Botanic Gardens are historically significant for the design input by noted landscape designer William Sangster, and for the survival of his 1884 plan, which is a rare example of a plan from this prolific garden designer. The Daylesford Botanic Gardens are of scientific (botanic) significance for the extensive conifer collection and cool climate plants. The Gardens contain an outstanding collection of conifers and other mature trees, many of which were donated by renowned botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. Significant trees include Pinus ponderosa (Western Yellow Pine), Pinus coulteri (Big Cone Pine), twoAbies nordmanniana (Caucasian Fir), Abies pinsapo, (Spanish Fir) and a Cedrus atlantica f. glauca(Blue Atlas Cedar), Pinus wallichiana (Bhutan Pine), Pinus pinaster (Maritime Pine), Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant Redwood), (Monkey Puzzle) and Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut), many the largest or finest examples in Victoria. Other outstanding trees include a Tilia cordata (Small-leaved European Linden), a row of Cupressus lusitanica (Mexican cypress), a Quercus robur (English Oak) planted in 1863, avenues of Dutch Elms and a rare Quercus leucotrichophora (Himalayan Oak). The Daylesford Botanic Gardens are of aesthetic significance as a rare example of a botanic garden spectacularly sited on an extinct volcanic cone which allows a panoramic view, aided by the 1938 Pioneers’ Memorial Tower, as well as vistas within and out of the gardens and from the township to the gardens. As the most prominent local landmark, the Garden’s vertical dominance in the landscape provides a dark contrast to the elms avenues, oaks and other deciduous species. (Heritage Victoria Register, )Digital imagesvictoria, 150, anniversary, botanic, gardens, wombat hill, botanic gardens, heritage, celebration, garden party, daylesford, people, crowd, community, john hawker, john madigan, stilt, trees, owls, wombat hill botanic gardens

Student enrolments for Forest Hill State School from 1926 to 1937.A photocopy of School enrolments of Forest Hill Elementary School NO. 4251 stating student's name, date of birth, date of admission, parents' occupation and previous school and day of last attendance at the previous school.forest hill state school no. 4251

A group photograph of the men and women of the Brown Hill Progress Association. Back Row: Charlie Rice, Bill Tainsh, Bill Proven, Ernie Williams, Bill Bawden, Eddie Dovington, Joe Morrison, Lou Heighway, George Palmer, Tim Eustace, Jack Quinn, Frank Opie, Tim Fauldo. Second Row: Melville Anstis, Frank Nankervis, Bob Shattock, Ernie Craig, Alex Clark, Harold Leeder, Chris Wendt, George Thomas. Third Row: Lil Banoy, Eric Powell, Dolly Ellis, Val Buchanan, Em McPhail, Estelle Young, Gwen Collett, Pearl Findlay, Katie Roberts, Ruby Fanar, Evelyn Hassell, Mavis McTaggart, Mr Williams, Earl Clark. Fourth row: Doris Wilton, Marg Lamont, Lil Messer, Nancy Strange, Mavis Franklin, Eva Trevenen, Gwen Grose, Millie Richards, Doris Lugg, Nell Oliver, Rita Robbins, Josie Saff, Eunice Rodda. Fifth row: Mr Lovett, George WIlliams, Miss Cousins, Mr Webb, Nellie Hodgetts, Mr Chaplin, Miss Molly Hayes, Mr Shattock, Mabel Richards, Mr Squires, Myra Reny, Prue Rooney, Jessie McIver, Mr Lavaro Front row: Jack Beng, Henry Foss, Albert Benjamin, Ralph Stout, Jack Collinsbrown hill

The Whitehorse Landscape as seen by the first settlers contains elements of natural history, geology, weather, local hydrology, vegetation and Fauna. With list of sources, glossary of terms and index. With photographs.25 page booklet, indexed. White covers with picture on front and embedded in the text. +Additional Keywords: Presland, GaryThe Whitehorse Landscape'