Hunniford's Eltham Post Office, Main Road near Bridge Street, Eltham, c.1895. Possibly Miss Anne (Annie) Hunniford, Post Mistress, on left. Annie was post mistress from the mid 1860s until her death in 1928. Photo taken by Clark Bros, 25 Thomas St, Windsor. Clark Bros operated from this address from c.1894 to 1914. 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.Sepia photograph mounted on cardpost office, eltham, main road, anne jane hunniford (1855-1928), clark bros. photo

Two colour photograph copies of original images of Main Road, Eltham looking south from north of Diamond Street, c.1937 showing sheep being driven down the road towards station. Houses visible L-R: Lowerson's, Mowatt's, Mrs Pratt'smain road, eltham

Looking south from north of Diamond StreetRoll of 35mm black and white negative film, 3 stripsKodak Safety 5062main road, diamond street, eltham, cecil street, railway

Two sepia photographs of 22 York Street (renumbered 28), Eltham from the north east. Formerly home of Bassett-Smith family c.1933 Original house of 4 rooms, Skillion added c.y W.B. Bassett-Smith FRIBA, Enwright, builder, Ivanhoeyork street, eltham, houses, peter bassett smith

Shire of Eltham Living and Learning Centre is located at 739 Main Road, Eltham. The purpose of the Centre is: To provide an opportunity to come together individually and in groups in an atmosphere of equality, sharing their skills and experiences in order to improve the quality of their living. Tutors are not paid and fees are not charges on the understanding that the idea of sharing and co-operating spreads and everyone enjoys the results. This book was compiled by volunteers involved at the centre recording feelings, views of their experiences within the groups at the centre. It includes recipes, poems, stories and sketches, some of local scenes. It also includes an early history of the Centre compiled by the first Co-ordinator. Subjects include enrolment day, bee keeping, Bridge Club,Carpentry and woodcarving, looking and sharing, creative dancing, crochet, dressmaking, film making, Friends of the Creek, Diamond Creek, accessibility, hair cutting, herb gardening, home handyman skills, homestead cooking, living with goats, native plants, North Riding Project, gardening, painting, playhouse, play reading, puppetry, sculpture, spinning, weaving, winemaking and yoga. This book is significant in documenting the early history of the Eltham Living and Learning centre including the concepts of community co-operation and life-long learning for adults. It connects the current users of the Centre and the wider community with this local history which is part of the character represented in the twentieth century history of the Eltham area. Softcover [64] p.eltham living and learning centre, co-operative, education

Nillumbik Now and Then takes the reader on a journey from when the Aboriginal people were this area's sole inhabitnats, to the present day. Nillumbik's history - told in this collection of 96 stories, which are nearly all based on sites - mirrors those of the wider Australian community. It includes tales of the Wurundjeri people, a former convict, farmers, a bushranger, gold-mining, soldiers, artists, intellectuals, environmentalists and sportspeople. Each story is illustrated with a photograph. As a journalist with the former Diamond Valley News, Marguerite Marshall wrote a series of articles on local places of historic interest, later published as the small book "Eltham Shire - Historic Buildings and Places". Many years later an expanded version was published under the title "Nillumbik Now and Then". This is a much larger version of "Nillumbik Now and Then", including significant rewriting and many additional articles. The new publication was made possible by financial support from the Victorian Public Records Office, Bendigo Bank and Nillumbik Shire Council. EDHS and other historical societies in Nillumbik assisted with content for many of the stories. The book was launched at the Eltham Library on Wednesday 19th November 2008. Source: EDHS Newsletter No 183, November 2009 The front cover art depicts The former house of naturalist and artist Neil Douglas at Bend of Islands, photographer Marguerite Marshall. This collection of almost 130 photos and stories about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. Paperback; x, 198 p. : ill., ports. ; 30 cm.Signed by the authornillumbik shire, houses, buildings, weller's hotel, landmarks, bend of islands

The view is looking southeast from near Eltham Road (present-day Sherbourne Road) across Bolton and Bridge streets towards the village of Little Eltham running down the main road (Maria Street) . On the immediate right is Mrs Mary Jane Smart's family home located on the north side of Bridge Street at the intersection with Bolton Street, facing Bolton Street (now part of present day Brisbane Street and occupied by the Kitchen Design Centre). An original early settler's cottage, it was built by Mary Jane Smart's parents, Edwin Bailey and Jane (nee Matthews). Mary Jane Smart was born in the cottage. She married an Englishman, Alexander Wilson Smart who disappeared to Western Australia in the early 1900s in search of gold. He ultimately married again in W.A., committing bigamy and then committed murder and was hung in 1911. Visible at the top left are Watson's (two-storey) Eltham Hotel at the corner of Pitt Street and Maria Street and the Evelyn Hotel directly opposite.Sepia postcardNotations in biro 'A. Petrie', rest in pencil as follows St Margarets N end Shows Wesleyan Church Small Bank Double Storey on Hotel's south end Pearsons house Note roof structure Surface damage to lower left corner1910, bridge street, cba bank, church, clark bros. photo, early settlers, eltham, eltham hotel, evelyn hotel, fountain of friendship hotel, greensborough, mary jane smart (nee bailey), pearson house, pre 1900, road no 1, smart family home, smart home, st margarets, watsons hotel, wesleyan church

Photo shows four images from the Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection: SEPP_0501: West's Research Hotel, Main Road, Research, c.1907 SEPP_0612: Eltham, Main Road. Looking north from corner of Dudley Street, c.1904 SEPP_0616: Forming the footpath, Eltham, c.1906 SEPP_1000: Main Road, Hurstbridge, c.1905 Black and white/sepia photograph of four individual photographsbakery, eltham, eltham village reserve, footpath, gahan house, general store, haley's paddock, hurstbridge, luther haley, luther haley general store, main road, old mac (horse), picnic, pioneers and painters, punch (horse), railway store, research (vic.), research hotel, reynolds prior collection, richard reynolds, road construction, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, summer drinks, tilley lamp, york street

Colour photograph looking north over the Diamond Creek Valley from the area of the Living and Learning Centre.eltham, diamond creek valley

Three colour photographs: 1. Eltham Community Centre, Pitt Street, looking south 2. Eltham Community Centre, Pitt Street, looking south 3. Eltham Community Centre, Pitt Street, looking north; oregon uprights and mudbrick wallseltham, eltham community centre, buildings, construction

Mudbrick home of Tony and Joy Roberts, designed by architect and Nillumbik Shire President, Robert MarshallNine colour prints 10 x 15 cm One newspaper clippinghouses, mudbrick, gayle blackwood collection, joy roberts, tony roberts, robert marshall, nutfield, bannons lane north

Ten colour prints 10 x 15 cmhouses, mudbrick, warrandyte-research road, north warrandyte, gayle blackwood collection, robert marshall

Five colour prints 10 x 15 cmhouses, mudbrick, warrandyte-research road, north warrandyte, gayle blackwood collection, alistair knox

Situated at the north corner of Main Road and John Street, Eltham; 'The Hawthorns' was the home of T.N. Jewell and his wife, 'Polly' Margaret Jewell (nee White). Painted by R.H. Luxmoore a boarder at the house. Polly Jewell was the aunt of current painting owner (Keith Johnson). Doug Orford's mother would visit her at the home every week.Located on the north corner of Main Road and John Street, Eltham; 'The Hawthorns' was the home of T.N. Jewell and his wife, 'Polly' Margaret White. Most likely viewed from location of where Methodist Church Hall was situated.eltham, the hawthorns, main road, john street, t.n jewell, polly margaret white, r.h luxmoore

Colour photograph of view north east from Porter Street, Eltham near Ely Street, 1994porter street, eltham

Colour photograph of Eltham Community Centre, north sidecommunity centre, public buildings, pitt street, main road, eltham

Built at a cost of £75,000 the five-span reinforced concrete bridge replaced the oldest bridge across the Yarra river, linking the Shire of Doncaster-Templestowe on the south bank with Eltham on the north. The bridge was opened by Mr. G. Reid, M.L.A.Three black and white photographsbridges, warrandyte, yarra river, councillors, ceremonies, stanley addison

Barbara Seidel of Eltham has provided a copy of a photo of a group known as the "Eltham Campers" which included some of her relatives. Jock Read and Garnie Burges remember this group from the 1920's. They used to camp on the old pound site at Eltham Lower Park. They met in North Fitzroy and every A.N.A. weekend they cam to Eltham to camp. They had big tents and set up a stage on backs of their wagons or lorries. A concert was held on the Sunday night for local people to attend. They had very good artists including a pianist, violinist, flautist and banjo player. - EDHS Newsletter No. 83, March 1992Colour photograph copy of original showing a camping group at Eltham known as the Eltham Camperscamps, campers, eltham, groups, eltham campers, eltham lower park, eltham pound, concert

Two colour photographs taken near the location of the present roundabout intersection of Anzac Road (on right) and Arthurs Creek Road (on left) with the Heidelberg-Kinglake Road at Hurstbridge. [37�38'14.8"S 145�11'39.6"E -37.637459, 145.194322]main street, kinglake road, heidelberg/kinglake road, hurstbridge

Looking north along Eucalyptus Road, showing roundabout at intersection of Pitt Street and Nyora Road, Eltham. Parks Victoria owns and manages the Pauline Toner Eltham Copper Butterfly Reserve on the left of the image. Colour photographeucalyptus road, pitt street, nyora road, roundabouts, eltham, pauline toner eltham copper butterfly reserve, pauline toner butterfly nature conservation reserve

Two colour photographs of Main Road, ElthamSouth between Falkiner Street and Bolton Street at the roundabout of Fitzsimons Lane, Eltham, Dec 1985Noted on 463B 'See 1934 small black and white snap of flooded bridge and the same two shops. This snap taken from same location, Dec 1985. Old Eltham Park on right of photo The two shops at left (Ansel and Muir) Road ahead crosses new bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham Main Road now dual highway, through Lower Plenty to this bridge'main road, eltham, eltham south, fitzsimons lane, round about, falkiner street

Three photographs looking north along Main Road towards Arthur Street near Eltham Shopping Centre.main road, arthur street, eltham, shops

Two colour photographs in the vicinity of Research Shops: 1. At Main Road and Warrandyte Road roundabout looking south east towards the shops 2. At the north end of the shops at intersection of Raglan Road and Main Road looking north eastmain road, research, ingrams road, shops, roundabouts

Three colour photographs of roads in the Thompson Crescent area, Research 1. Norman Road/Keith Court 2. Reynolds Road/Thompson Crescent North and Nicholson Street 3. Thompson Crescent, Researchthompson crescent, norman road, keith court, reynolds road, nicholson street, research

Three colour photographs of roads in the Thompson Crescent area, Research 1. Reynolds Road looking south from Thompson Crescent North 2. Reynolds Road/Thompson Crescent South 3. Reynolds Road/Thompson Crescent North, Researchthompson crescent, reynolds road, research

Five colour photographs showing Pound Bend Road, Warrandyte Northpound bend road, warrandyte, manningham

Shire of Eltham Council Members at time of Centenary Celebrations. Left to Right: Cr. J.V. McConnell (Central), Cr. P. Graham (West), Cr. A. Glover (West), Cr. Mrs. Chariw .M. Pelling (North), Cr. B. Taylor (Central), Cr. G.C. Dreverman (President) (Central), Cr. Les E. Clarke (West), Cr. E.A. Hale (North), Cr. J.O. White (North).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.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, shire of eltham, shire of eltham centenary, council members, cr. a. glover, cr. b. taylor, cr. e.a. hale, cr. g.c. dreverman, cr. j.o. white, cr. j.v. mcconnell, cr. l.e. clarke, cr. mrs. c.m. pelling, cr. p. graham, councilors

Shire of Eltham Council Members at time of Centenary Celebrations. Left to Right: Cr. J.V. McConnell (Central), Cr. P. Graham (West), Cr. A. Glover (West), Cr. Mrs. Chariw .M. Pelling (North), Cr. B. Taylor (Central), Cr. G.C. Dreverman (President) (Central), Cr. Les E. Clarke (West), Cr. E.A. Hale (North), Cr. J.O. White (North). 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.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, shire of eltham, shire of eltham centenary, a.j. roberts, c.j. gaudion, council chambers, cr. g.c. dreverman, g.e. newton, j.a. mcdonald, m.a. verhoeven, m.b. watson, councilors, officers, municipal