Donor information is that the man is Timothy Leigh and the boys are his sons. The building was on the corner of Union Road and Sunbury Crescent. This site was later occupied by New Litho P/L (printers).B&W photo of a 2 storey Victorian building with ornate lacework trim and veranda panels to the upper storey. Signage on the veranda includes "South British Insurance Fire Company" and "T Leigh Land & Estate Agency". The block next door is vacant with some coverage with small trees. A man and 3 boys are standing in front of the building on the roadside.Diagonally across the top LH corner in black ink: "JB & H Leigh" Top centre: "C/O Sunbury Cres and / Union Rd / c1893 / Timothy LEIGH and sons" in blue biro in Alan holt's handwriting, the in the same handwriting on a rectangular white sticker: "SURREY HILLS PROPERTY EXCHANGE BUILDINGS / (N.W. corner of Sunbury Cres and Union Rd SH) / c1893 / Timothy Leight - Estate Agent / with sons Henry and Herbert / (From Mrs Esler HENSHAW of C'bury - Granddaughter / of Timothy and daughter of Henry LEIGH)" Then centre in the same handwriting "3129" Then on a white sticky label in Jocelyn Hall's handwriting: "Given by Mrs Henshaw / to Alan Holt / who gave them to / N. C. Collection" leigh, timothy, real estate agents, insurance agents, t leigh life & estate agency

Photograph shows road or path over culvert. This is the ford over Plenty River to Partington's FlatPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No caption. Printed maker's mark on slide "Kodak Kodachrome Slide"ford over plenty river, plenty river, partington's flat

Photograph shows a sign accusing MMBW of taking land for mega park - Plenty Gorge ParkPart 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 gorge metropolitan park, plenty gorge, melbourne and metropolitan board of works

Photograph shows a rural scene after rain. The upper Plenty, possibly around Yan Yean.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 river, yan yean

This DVD gives some detail of the Plenty Gorge Park, its natural environment and impact of man.1 DVD. plenty gorge park, parks victoria, plenty river

Bill Cecil remembers activities from his youth including rabbit hunting on the Plenty River1 page, typescriptplenty river, bill cecil

These photos show the duplication of the bridge over Plenty River Drive on the Greensborough Bypass, circa 1995.Digital copy of colour photographplenty river drive, greensborough bypass

These photos show the duplication of the bridge over Plenty River Drive on the Greensborough Bypass, circa 2005.Digital copy of colour photographplenty river drive, greensborough bypass

These photos show the duplication of the bridge over Plenty River Drive on the Greensborough Bypass, circa 2005.Digital copy of colour photographplenty river drive, greensborough bypass

These photos show the duplication of the bridge over Plenty River Drive on the Greensborough Bypass, circa 2005.Digital copy of colour photographplenty river drive, greensborough bypass

Business card for Plenty Bridge Hotel, C. Aarons, licensee, c.1930s-c.1940sBlack and white photographlower plenty, hotels, plenty bridge hotel, advertisements, c. aarons, bridges

Archaeological survey of the Lower Plenty River undertaken in 1989-1990 by Fiona Weaver for the Board of Works. Indigenous heritage sites along the Plenty River are examined and recommendations made for the preservation and to lessen the impact of development on these sites.Printed on white A4 paper. Approx 92 pages (not numbered). Illus., maps. 2 copies.plenty river, board of works, aboriginal heritage sites, fiona weaver

Looking north over the football ground with bridge over Plenty River. The Blackjack property, house and acres of fruit orchards ran down to the Plenty River off Hume Street Greensborough and was the home of the Robinson family to late 1956. The photographs were taken as slides by Frank Robinson and digitised by his son James in 2015.Digital copy of colour photgraph.robinson family, blackjack, plenty river

Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The Altyre Estate was advertised for sale by auction in 1920. A colour lithograph in the State Library of Victoria, in contrast to this monochrome version, notes the proximity of the subdivision to the Auburn Heights Bowling Club and to a range of transport options. The subdivision included fifty-one allotments as well as the original house ‘Altyre’ in Barkers Road. This version includes the amounts paid as deposit on a number of lots.subdivision plans - kew, altyre estate – kew (vic), barkers road – kew (vic), walsh street – kew (vic), ross street – kew (vic), loxton street – kew (vic), mount street – kew (vic), auburn heights bowling club, altyre

Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The ‘Escol Estate’ was a subdivision, which created Bramley Court, which runs south from Sackville Street between Evans Road and Orford Avenue. The subdivision was comprised of 12 lots. At the auction of the lots in May 1940, eight of the 12 allotments were sold. The land was sold subject to a restriction of only one private residence being erected on each lot.subdivision plans - kew, sackville street – kew (vic.), bramley court – kew (vic.)

Further development of 9 shop sites took place along Whitehorse Road (later street numbers 58 to 64 Whitehorse Road) between New Street and Olive Grove around 1950 - See Victorian Collections reference 5227.Single sided page with red and blue print advertising Olive Grove Estate business and residential allotments, including subdivision plan and summary of local services.Subdivision includes Whitehorse Road, New Street, and Olive Grove. Agent - F.V. Parker, Telephone 131, Ringwood.

Advertisement for sale of land at Best Estate, Blackburn North. Part of the original land holdings of R. de Stoop and R. Best of British Fur Co.sale of land at Best Estate, Blackburn North. Part of the original land holdings of R. de Stoop and R. Best of British Fur Co.land subdivision, best estate, blackburn north, chapman street, middleborough road, joseph street, nestor grove, vivian street, de stoop, roger, best, richard, british fur company

Newspaper advertisement for house and land packages and land sale of Koonung Park Estate on the site of the old Blackburn Technical School, Koonung Road, Blackburn North.Newspaper advertisement for house and land packagesland subdivision, koonung road, blackburn north, blackburn technical school, stockdale & leggo (estate agents), camellia street, lantana street, rigani court, polydor place

Plan of subdivision of part of W.B. Wickings Estate, 1952. Reticulation area 1457, Sewer through private property. Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works document.land subdivision, holland road, blackburn south, constance street, gissing street, rosen street, wicking court, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, sewerage and sanitation, wicking, walter benjamin

Auction brochure for 'Lake Heights Estate' Blackburn. 97 blocks, 3 December 1949. Agents in conjunction, Duncan & Weller Pty Ltd and Weston & Heath.land subdivision, lake road, blackburn, lake heights estate, florence street, nunawading, clifton street, gerald street, milton street

Brochure advertising auction of Vermont P.O. Estate, 38 lots, 1 May 1920. Auctioneers: Sydney T. Haynes, L. Wheeler, C. Jack.Brochure advertising auction of Vermont P.O. Estateauctions, vermont post office estate, canterbury road, vermont, boronia road, frances avenue

Brochure for auction of 'Heatherdale Estate' Mitcham, 27 September ?1928, 31 home sites. Agents: Sydney T. Haynes & CO, Fred C. Drake.Auction of 'Heatherdale Estate' Mitcham, 27 September ?1928, auctions, heatherdale road, mitcham, buxton road, longland road, heatherdale estate, whitehorse road

Copy of brochure advertising Nunawading Estate Nunawading, consisting of 36 central villa sites situated in Springfield Road, Esdale and Sandy streets for private sale.Copy of brochure advertising Nunawading Estate land sales, nunawading estate, springfield road, nunawading, esdale street, sandy street, partridge, a.j.s., edward haughton pty. ltd., abbott, stillman, & wilson

Plan of Premier Estate Mitcham. Subdivision including lots in Mitcham road, Premier Avenue, Halls Parade, Walker Avenue. Auction 6/12/1919Plan of Premier Estate Mitcham. mitcham road, mitcham, premier avenue, walker avenue, halls parade, premier estate

A large undated printed map of Bulleen, Templestowe, Lower Templestowe, Doncaster, North Balwyn showing major and minor roads, waterways and proposed facilities in this area of Melbourne.A useful if undated real estate map that allows viewers to compare current and historic aspects of these areasMap of Bulleen, Templestowe, Lower Templestowe, Doncaster, North Balwyn used by JB Thomson & Co, Real Estate Agents, to identify and record land sales on these. There are some markings on the plan indicating the location and price of lots.subdivision plans, bulleen, templestowe, lower templestowe, doncaster, north balwyn

The photograph was taken from the iron bridge on the Rupertswood Estate. The tower of the Rupertswood Mansion can be seen in the distance. The Eadie family were business people and millers in Sunbury.A post card featuring a dark sepia image of a creek with a large house in the distance. There is a hand written message on the back.Written on the back: Dear old boy Many happy returns of the 8th. I . . . . . . . . . . . . making the . . . .Yours ever Will. Iron bridge at Rupertswood. Mr Hal Eadie Dannevirke NZ.rupertswood mansion, jacksons creek

A history of Eltham Post Office. Australia Post: Gold brought life to the township - Diamond Valley News, Tuesday July 2, 1985, p17 On February 1, 1854, the first Eltham Post Office was established, commencing an association between the township and the Postmaster-General's Department that has continued for 131 years. At that time, the number of permanent residents would have been fairly small, probably less than 200. The discovery of gold in June 1851, at Anderson’s Creek, some five miles away, and later at Caledonia Diggings, Queenstown (now known as St Andrews), about 14 miles to the north-east, brought large numbers of prospectors passing through the township, hopefully culling the creeks and gullies for the precious metal. This additional "floating population" brought a greater demand for supplies and for communication with the outside world, and so it helped in the development of Eltham. Today, Eltham is a thriving township. It boasts an excellent shopping centre, municipal offices, court house. post office and many other amenities. Eltham continued to develop at a leisurely pace. During 1860, a total of just over 8000 postal articles were handled at the Eltham Post Office. By 1862, the mail route was "to and from Melbourne by way of Eltham and Kangaroo Ground, three times a week, by coach". There was also a branch mail that operated between Eltham and Greensborough, three times weekly. This was also conveyed by coach. Some time between 1864 and 1868 the management of the post office passed from Thomas Hunniford to his daughter, Miss Anne Hunniford, who managed the Eltham Post Office until her death in 1928. A big improvement in communication was provided for Eltham residents when a telegraph office was established at the post office in 1877. During 1923 a manual telephone exchange was provided at Eltham, the first two subscribers being J.J. O’Connor and Eltham Police Station. In 1949 the manual exchange was replaced by an automatic exchange and there were some 150 subscribers. Following the death of postmistress Miss Anne Hunniford in 1928, B.M. Burgoyne was placed temporarily in charge of the office. In 1929, J. N. Burgoyne was appointed postmaster, and he in turn was succeeded by H. C. Burgoyne in 1951. The post office was moved to a new site in 1954, but continued under the charge of Mr Burgoyne. In January 1958 there was a further change of site when the post office was raised to official status and transferred to new premises in Main Rd. William Donoghue was acting postmaster when the new office was opened. In March 1958 Mr W.E. Tovey was appointed postmaster, followed by Douglas McG. Gilmour in 1959. William Donoghue was fully appointed in 1966 and Barry Reichelt followed in 1973, prior to the present postmaster, Peter Jolly in November 1982. Peter is a young man with 18 years' experience. He commenced his training as a postal clerk at the training school in Melbourne in 1968 and was promoted to postal clerk at the Brunswick Post Office in 1969. He was finally transferred as postmaster to Fawkner Post Office in 1980. He has been at Eltham Post Office for the past 2½ years. He is married with one child and lives in Montmorency. The Eltham Post Office employs a staff of 21, of whom seven are indoor staff, 12 are postmen and two are drivers. The postmen in Eltham have an uphill battle delivering mail because of the hilly terrain. Nine of the postmen deliver mail on motorbikes, and the two delivery vans are both four wheel drives. Eltham Post Office services basically a residential area, with deliveries to 5600 homes. This is growing at the rate of 600 homes every 18 months, i.e. about 32 homes per month. At the present rate we will need a new postman every 18 months.Digital file only - Digitised by EDHS from a scrapbook on loan from Beryl Bradbury (nee Stokes), daughter of Frank Stokes.anderson's creek, anne hunniford, b.m. burgoyne, barry reichelt, beryl bradbury (nee stokes) collection, eltham police station, eltham post office, eltham post office history, gold, h.c. burgoyne, j.j. o'connor, j.n. burgoyne, peter jolly, postmaster, telephone exchange, thomas hunniford, w.e. tovey, william donoghue

Written on back of photograph, "Coleman's Heathmont Estate, looking towards Bedford Rd. Sale 15/12/1923 by Public Auction".

Catalogue card reads, "1925 - Ringwood East Railway Station Estate. Photo taken from subdivisional plan land sale."

Catalogue card reads, "Railway Estate 1925. Daveys Hill East Ringwood. Daveys Hill is now Maroondah Hospital ground."