Watsonia Station - looking up the rail line toward Greensborough, showing old trees above the cutting.Digital copy of colour photographwatsonia station, hurstbridge rail line

Watsonia Station - looking down the rail line toward the city of Melbourne.Digital copy of colour photographwatsonia station, hurstbridge rail line

Photographs of the Watsonia station and surrounding train line during construction of the lowered train line - late 1970s.This text and photographs were copied from a Facebook site. Members are people who lived in the Greensborough area and share their reminiscences of the area with others. The site is administered by a GHS member but is not officially affiliated with the Society. Any information is the opinion of the contributor. Photographs and text sourced from social media.watsonia railway station, hurstbridge train line

3 photographs of soil testing conducted at Montmorency Station carpark on 11/06/2019. Investigation for possible duplication of train track or extension of car park. Digital copy of 3 colour photographmontmorency station, hurstbridge train line

Background to the construction of the Heidelberg to Eltham railway extension, completed May 1902, written and collated by Peter SimmenauerFolder containing 4 p. article, copies of newspaper articles and contemporary documents and photographsrailways, hurstbridge rail line, heidelberg station, eltham station

Report by Australian Railways Historical Society in response to a request for information on the Heidelberg to Eltham railway extension by Peter SimmenauerCD-Rom in plastic caseARHS Archive: Eltham Requestrailways, hurstbridge rail line

Out with the old and in with the new. Boom gates at Rosanna Station on Lower Plenty Road have been removedNews article 1 page, black text and colour image .hurstbridge rail line upgrade, rosanna station, lower plenty road rosanna, hurstbridge rail line

Relates to the disagreement between advocates of the original surveyed route and the proposed "deviation" for the Heidelberg to Eltham railway extension, 1900.6 p. transcripts of newspaper reports from the Age 21/05/1900 and Mercury and Weekly Courier 13/07/1900 regarding discussions on the route to be taken by the Heidelberg to Eltham railway extensionrailways, hurstbridge rail line

The mammoth rail bridge has been installed across Lower Plenty Road in Rosanna by Level Crossing Removal Authority contractors.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .level crossing removal project, rail bridge, lower plenty road rosanna, rosanna station, hurstbridge rail line

Lower Plenty Road is now open and drivers can travel along the road without being stopped by boom gates at Rosanna Station.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .level crossing removal project, lower plenty road rosanna, rosanna station, hurstbridge rail line

More car parking space, lighting and CCTV will be installed at Montmorency train station, courtesy of the State Government.News article 1 page, black text.montmorency station, montmorency station carpark, hurstbridge rail line

Banyule Council is fed-up with the state's peak roads body for ignoring requests to track how far cars drive to park at its train stations.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .car parking at stations, hurstbridge rail line, banyule city council

A petition signed by almost 200 people demanding the removal of paid parking meters in Binns Street Montmorency has been submitted to Banyule Council.News article 1 page, black text.montmorency, parking meters, binns street montmorency, hurstbridge rail line, banyule city council

Premier Daniel Andrews flanked by Eltham state Labor MP Vicki Ward and Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan, last week announced Labor would duplicate 3km of track between Greensborough and Montmorency plus 1.5km between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen. In this article local MPs Colin Brooks and Vicki Ward are shown standing on Greensborough Station.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .hurstbridge rail line, greensborough, montmorency, daniel andrews, vicki ward, colin brooks

Receipts for rates payable to the Heidelberg and Eltham Railway Construction Trust, 1916. Owners are Benjamin Partington and William Partington.Copy of receiptswilliam james partington, benjamin partington, heidelberg and eltham railway construction trust, hurstbridge rail line

Source: Country Roads Board, Neg. No. 30-23This 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 imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kinglake, hurstbridge-kinglake road

[Note: dated based on negatives 01791 (20 Jan 1986) as service station (in other frames on roll of film) and pricing for fuel very similar period; possibly late 1985]Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak CL 200 5093eltham, railway station, hurstbridge coaches

Three colour photographs showing the various road junctions near Kinglake shops. 1. St Andrews Road, Kinglake on left; Toolangi Road to left before roundabout 2. Whittlesea Road on left with Kinglake Hotel 3.kinglake, kinglake whittlesea road, hurstbridge road, kinglake healesville road

Large group of railway workers stand in a line, in a cutting, some holding shovels. The track has not been laid yet. The opening of the railway line from Heidelberg to Eltham took place on the 6th June 1902. 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 imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, montmorency, eltham, greensborough, railway line construction, cutting, railway workers, hurstbridge railway line

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5063 black and white transparency471m, allendale road, eltham, hurstbridge line, level crossing, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5063 black and white transparency471m, allendale road, eltham, hurstbridge line, level crossing, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparency471m, eltham railway station, harris (blue) train, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparency471m, eltham railway station, harris (blue) train, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train