Sign: Nillumbik Shire Council Pony Club area dogs must be leashed horses must not be ridden on asphalt pathways Newsletter No., 234, June 2017 Heritage Excursion - Saturday 1st July - Eltham Lower Park - Walk and Talk Eltham Lower Park has played an important part in the history of our area since the early days of European settlement when it was used by local residents as an informal racecourse. Prior to that its location at the junction of the Diamond Creek and the Yarra River made it an important meeting place for the Wurundjeri people. The park combines formal elements and sporting facilities with remnant bushland that is of environmental significance. It is home to sporting and horse riding clubs, popular play spaces and the Diamond Valley Miniature Railway, which attracts large numbers of visitors. The park will be the venue for our July excursion which will comprise a walk of about 3.5 km around the park and adjacent areas. Along the way we will discuss the history and natural history of the area. The path along the creek and the river provides a pleasant and scenic walk. This walk on Saturday 1st July is about 3.5 km in length and will take 2 to 2.5 hours. It will start at 2pm at the Main Road car park at the front of the park. (Melway ref 21 H 10). Born Digitalelection day, heritage excursion, activities, eltham district historical society, eltham lower park, sign, eltham pony club

Local Historian Russell Yeoman and EDHS President Jim Connor with a map and aerial photograph of the area the heritage walk will cover. Newsletter No., 234, June 2017 Heritage Excursion - Saturday 1st July - Eltham Lower Park - Walk and Talk Eltham Lower Park has played an important part in the history of our area since the early days of European settlement when it was used by local residents as an informal racecourse. Prior to that its location at the junction of the Diamond Creek and the Yarra River made it an important meeting place for the Wurundjeri people. The park combines formal elements and sporting facilities with remnant bushland that is of environmental significance. It is home to sporting and horse riding clubs, popular play spaces and the Diamond Valley Miniature Railway, which attracts large numbers of visitors. The park will be the venue for our July excursion which will comprise a walk of about 3.5 km around the park and adjacent areas. Along the way we will discuss the history and natural history of the area. The path along the creek and the river provides a pleasant and scenic walk. This walk on Saturday 1st July is about 3.5 km in length and will take 2 to 2.5 hours. It will start at 2pm at the Main Road car park at the front of the park. (Melway ref 21 H 10). Born Digitalheritage excursion, activities, eltham district historical society, eltham lower park, russell yeoman, jim connor, guide

Programme for Victorian Championship Fly and Bait Casting tournament at Ringwood Park Lake 3 August 1935 and 29 August 1936 (2 pages) 1935 page is pale lemon. 1936 page is buff coloured

Black and white photograph of children playing in new playground in Halliday Park, Mitcham Road, Mitcham .(north-east corner) in 1937.|Photograph reproduced from Civic Affairs, Blackburn and Mitcham - see T-MZ.halliday park, playgrounds

Eltham Arbor Day, 10 October, 1973. School children of the Shire of Eltham planting trees with Alistair Knox in Eltham Town Park. Knox was a local architect and conservationist and councillor for the Shire of Eltham 1972-1975. The day was previously planned to take place during the visit of the Governor, Sir Rohan Delacombe to the Shire on 19th September, 1973 but cancelled that day due to inclement weather. Eltham Town Park would later be renamed Alistair Knox Park. 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 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.Black and white photograph print 16.5 x 21.5 cmtree planting, arbor day, alistair knox, eltham town park, alistair knox park, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, school children

Construction of Eltham Town Park, later renamed Alistair Knox Park. In the distance can be seen the Eltham Tip accessed from Susan Street and the Shell Service Station which was situated on the corner of Susan Street and Bridge Street, now the site of Bunnings35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Agfacolor Service (Blue)alistair knox park, eltham town park, eltham tip, shell service station, susan street

Digital copy of auction leaflet for sale of land known as Grace Park Electric Station Estate, Saturday 21/06/1924. Auctioneer Knight & Harwood in conjunction with C. Jessop. This leaflet shows a photograph of the 'Grace Park Railway Station' nearing completion.Digital copy of auction leaflet 1 page. Black and red text on white paper.watsonia, grace park

Eltham District Historical Society display in Alistair Knox ParkTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham district historical society, eltham festival

Eltham District Historical Society display in Alistair Knox ParkTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham district historical society, eltham festival, doug orford, mary regan, russell yeoman, sue law

Eltham District Historical Society display in Alistair Knox ParkTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham district historical society, eltham festival

The Ballarat Technology Park is on the Federation University Mount Helen CampusMap showing the Ballarat Technlogy Camp, Greenhill Enterprise Centre, Canadian Wetlands. hand-made brick culvert sleepers, Ballarat-Buninyong Railway Line, IBM Global Services, early wooden bridge, Canadian Creek, Gear Avenue. ballarat technology park, canadian wetlands, greenhill enterprise centre, brick cultert, railway, ballarat-buninyong railway

Photograph shows a bluestone church on Plenty Road Mill Park.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty road mill park, bluestone church

Large Redgum Corroboree Tree – Central Park fallen to groundstawell

Memorial Gates Central Park Stawell by Wayman & Kay Foundry stawell

School - Stawell No. 502 - Pupils 1920s ready for atrip to the park.stawell education

Marnoo – Soldiers Memorial Park Gates 1925 with group in front.stawell ww1

No 1 Grandstand Central Park (J.J. Jones & A.E. Neil)stawell

Memorial Gates Central Park Stawell by Wayman & Kay Foundry Colour Photographstawell

Memorial Gates Central Park Stawell by Wayman & Kay Foundry Colour Photographstawell

Memorial Gates Central Park Stawell by Wayman & Kay Foundry Colour Photographstawell

North Park Lamont St. Cricket Nets to right in entrystawell sport

North Park Lamont St. Cricket Nets to right in entrystawell sport

Central Park No1 Grandstand Looking Due North c1955stawell

Trotting Track – Laidlaw Park Stawell. 1976. Two Photosstawell

Stawell Cricket Team played Hamilton at Central Park 1928stawell sport

“Yarram Park” Homestead Willaura owned by the Simmons Family of OBANwillaura simmons

North Park Lamont St. Netball Courts to left in entrystawell sport

North Park Lamont St. Cricket Nets to right in entrystawell sport

Grampians Gate Caravan Park 1977 Facilities were improvedstawell