Originally purchased in 1856 from Thomas Roberts, Yeoman of Little Eltham, for £10 for use by the Wesleyan Chapel, represented by indentured Trustees, Rev. Barnabas Shaw Walker, Minister of the Pentridge Circuit, Francis Thomas, Farmer of Keelbundora, William Harriman, Blacksmith of Nillumbik, Nicholas Rodda, Farmer of Nillumbik, Aaron Grimshaw, Farmer of Greensborough, Joseph Cooper, Gardener of Keelbundora, Peter Dredge, Scholmaster of Jika Jika and Samuel Jeffrey, Farmer of Jika Jika. Lot 20 of Subdivision of Portion 13, Section 4 of the Parish of Nillumbik in the County of Evelyn was located on the southern side of Henry street in Little Eltham North, where the current Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church is situated. It became the location of the Eltham Rechabite Hall. In 1893 a new hall was built and further enlarged in 1919. At the commencement of 1922, the property was purchased from the Independent Order of Rechabites with publicly subscribed funds and a new hall built at a cost of £750 and improved road access constructed to reduce the grade, running from Dudley Street to Henry Street. This hall was eventually replaced with the new Shire Offices and Hall built on the corner of Arthur Street and Main Road, which was opened in 1941. Traces the earliest history of the Eltham Public Hall in Henry Street and the various names, occupations and abodes of the Trustees associated with the propertyaaron grimshaw, blacksmith, edmond perry, eltham public hall, eltham rechabite hall, eltham wesleyan chapel, francis thomas, george smith, henry street, i.w. lucas, james blanch, james chapman, james william brown, john jenkins peacock, john jones, john neale, john van mangerhoussen weiss, joseph cooper, joseph morris holloway, josiah atwool, keelbundora, lancelot iredale, little eltham, lizar elliott, mark blanchard, methodist church, nicholas rodda, p. mather, peter dredge, rev barnabas shaw walker, samuel jeffrey, samuel moor munce, thomas roberts, thomas wheaten bowden, william harriman, william hebblewhite, william john munce, william matthews, william rose

Address to Peter Smalley. Esq. Coloured print of Methodist Church. Eaglehawk West. Text reads: 'To Peter Smalley Esq. Dear Sir & Brother on behalf of the Trustees of The Eaglehawk West Methodist Church after 17 years faithful service as Trustee. Local Preacher. Circuit Steward. Sunday School Teacher and Treasurer' Signed by J.Polkinghorne - Minister. Robert Murdoch - Secretary. D.Wetistu - Treasurer. Dated 29 August, 1917.document, certificate, personal

Roll of Honour for Australian Expeditionary Force. Webster St Methodist Church & Sunday School. Frame heavy timber, gabled top. Individual names have been hand written on.memorials-honour boards, military history-service records, church

PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM SMITH STREET, SHOWING LUFF'S HOUSE AND PART OF HILL STREET, ALSO VIEW OF CLUNES FROM HILL STREET SHOWING METHODIST CHURCH AND POST OFFICE.CLUNES FROM HILL STREET. ABOUT 1938 TO 1942photography, photographs, clunes township

House beside church was purchased as the Parsonage when as ordained minister was appointed.Black and white photograph of the Methodist Church and house on Esplanade. Building is traditional style , small timber building painted white with dark painted gable roof. Lakes Entrance Victoriapeople, religion

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Peace: the East Methodist Church was opened in March, 1865. The building cost 1260 Pounds; photo circa 1928. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Article about Goodstart Childcare centre being built in WatsoniaClipping from newsletter, text and colour image."Formally (sic) the Methodist / Uniting Church Watsonia"labour government, watsonia, childcare centre

Black and white photograph (2 images)Image shows ANZ Bank to left, Chemist and Jimmy's Handy Bar towards entrance. Methodist Church in background at top right.

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES TOWNSHIP TAKEN CIRCA 1967. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM SCENIC ROAD FACING SOUTH, BUILDINGS INCLUDE POST OFFICE, METHODIST CHURCH, ST. THOMAS PRESBYTERY ETC.local history, photography, photographs, clunes township

Oval photo, landscape view. Mountjoy on hill. Side view of the Post Office with residence showing the fence and a sign. Two children on Ridge Road and two girls outside the Methodist Church, which is not in view.post office, pretty corner, mountjoy, ridge road, fiveways

Arthur Henry Schutt. Born 18th July 1912 at Spotswood He was the third child of John Ralph and Mary Jane Schutt. His grandfather was the first librarian of the Victorian Law Courts and his uncle, William Schutt, was a lawyer who later became the Chief Justice Sir William Schutt. His mother was born a Clutha House, stony Creek Yarraville, a was one of ten children. John Schutt opened a chaff mill at the corner of Williamstown and Geelong Roads at West Footscray. The mill was placed on in an old quarry below the ground which saved much of the backbreaking labour of heaving sheaves of hay up into the machinery, the below ground location enable the hay to be fed directly into the railway trucks into the cutters. An elevator then carried the chaff up from the ground directly into the waiting transport, at a great saving in manpower. The chaff mill became on of the largest in Victoria employing more than forty men, and later moved into flour milling.Schutt and Barrie Flour Mills, Melton South site. Opposite this Mill was a Public Weighbridge. A rail siding crossed Brooklyn road to serve chaff mill. The rail line crossed west of the Methodist Churchlocal identities, agriculture

Black and white photograph of the Esplanade, showing three people in a rowing boat in the foreground, rustic timber jetty, buildings on main thoroughfare including Methodist Church and Maranui Guest House. Lakes Entrance Victoriaguesthouses, waterfront, religion, boats and boating

.1 Leather bound book, black with gold line around cover, initials T A in gold on front, 647 pages .2 Bookmark, newspaper cutting of sermon by Rev. H.A. Overend of Auburn Methodist ChurchfictionPOETRY COLLECTION OF ALFRED LORD TENNYSONalfred lord tennyson, 1908, poetry, frank girdler