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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Oxley Bridge construction, Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground, 1962, 1962
... bridge watsons creek henley road bridges Black and white ...This is copy of a photograph taken 1962, during the construction of Oxley Bridge at Kangaroo GroundBlack and white photograph of Oxley Bridge construction over Watsons Creek, Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground, circa Aug-Sep 1962kangaroo ground, oxley bridge, watsons creek, henley road, bridges -
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Photograph, Construction of Lower Plenty Bridge, Main Road, c.August 1966, 1966
... construction main road plenty river lower plenty bridges Black ...This black and white photograph records construction activity of the then new Main Road bridge over the Plenty River at Lower Plenty in 1969.Local significanceBlack and white photograph taken during construction of the Main Road bridge over the Plenty River. Includes structural members, construction personnel, vehicles and a Clarke mobile crane.mobile cranes, bridge construction, main road, plenty river, lower plenty, bridges -
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Photograph, Construction of Lower Plenty Bridge, Main Road, c.August 1966, 1966
... construction main road plenty river lower plenty bridges Black ...This black and white photograph records construction activity of the then new Main Road bridge over the Plenty River at Lower Plenty in 1969.Local significanceBlack and white photograph taken during construction of the Main Road bridge over the Plenty River. Includes structural members, construction personnel, vehicles and a Clarke mobile crane.mobile cranes, bridge construction, main road, plenty river, lower plenty, bridges -
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Photograph, Business card, Plenty Bridge Hotel, c.1930s-c.1940s
... advertisements c. aarons bridges Black and white photograph Business card ...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 -
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Photograph, Old Lower Plenty Bridge, c.1970
Old bridge across the Plenty River at Lower Plenty now part of the Plenty River Trail. Part of a slide show presentation "Bridges & Waterways of the Shire" by Russell Yeoman to the 13 September 1989 Society meeting. The presentation included slides of historic photos from the Shire of Eltham Pioneers collections as well as several recent views.Black and white photographmain road, plenty river, bridge, lower plenty, plenty river trail -
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Photograph, Moral - "Never attempt to pass the Plenty Bridge Hotel"
... melbourne lower plenty bridge main road lower plenty bridge ...Black and white photograph of a newspaper story about an accident at Lower Plenty Bridgelower plenty, bridge, main road, lower plenty bridge, transport, automobile, accident -
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Photograph, Russell Yeoman, Warrandyte Bridge, c.1970, 1970c
... melbourne warrandyte yarra river bridges Black and white photograph ...Black and white photograph of Warrandyte Bridge over Yarra River c.1970warrandyte, yarra river, bridges -
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Photograph, Russell Yeoman, Wilson Road Bridge, Wattle Glen, c.1970, 1970c
Black and white photograph Cross Ref: 00050 (print) and 01897-25 (negative)bridges, bridge, wattle glen, wilson road -
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Photograph, Main Road, Eltham South, corner of Falkiner Street, flooded by the Diamond Creek, 1934
View of the Diamond Creek flooding across Main Road looking towards Eltham at intersection with Falkiner Street; a Council truck blocking Main Road, Eltham Lower Park on right, Eltham Park Tea Rooms (later Ansell and Muir) on left fooded. The bridge can just be seen on far right centre.Black and white photographmain road, eltham south, ansell and muir, diamond creek (creek), eltham park, eltham park tea room, falkiner street, floods, floodwater -
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Photograph, Hunniford’s Eltham Post Office, Main Road near Bridge Street, Eltham, c.1888
Sepia photograph of Hunniford’s Eltham Post Office, Main Road near Bridge Street, Eltham, c.1888 (Postmistress Anne Hunniford possibly on left). The building originally had a shingle roof. Anne Hamilton born 1814 Co Tyrone, Ireland married Michael Head Burgoyne (1820-1843) in 1839, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. They had two children, Charlotte Caroline (1840) and John James Thomas Neville (Londonderry, Ireland 1844) Whilst pregnant with John, husband Michael died. Following John’s birth, she emigrated to Victoria, Australia where she married Thomas Hunniford in 1854. Daughter Anne Jane Hunniford was born in Eltham in 1855. Anne (Annie) Jane Hunniford and John James Thomas Neville Burgoyne were half siblings. In the mid 1860s Annie Hunniford succeeded her father, Thomas Hunniford as Post Mistress for Eltham. Photo dated based on advertising on façade of the building by Annie’s half-brother, John James Thomas Burgoyne promotes his services as the area manager for John M’Ewan and Co, Auctioneers as well as him being agent for the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia, National Insurance Company of Australasia, Federal Mutual Livestock Association of Australasia, and as a House, Land, Estate, Insurance and Financial agent. This was the time period that he placed advertising for same in the local paper. 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 (two copies plus two black and white enlargements)Shop originally had a shingle roofpost office, eltham, main road, anne jane hunniford (1855-1928), federal mutual live stock insurance association of australasia, federal mutual livestock association of australasia, john j burgoyne, john m'ewan and co. auctioneers, national insurance company of australasia, national mutual life association of australasia -
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Photograph, Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Greensborough Road, Eltham, c.1885
Original (1874) bridge in Bridge Street, Eltham looking east over the Diamond Creek towards Maria Street (Main Road) at Little Eltham. In the distance to the right on Maria Street is the Methodist Church (1881), now Uniting Church, and the adjacent Commercial Bank of Australia branch building (1878). Part of a slide show presentation "Bridges & Waterways of the Shire" by Russell Yeoman to the 13 September 1989 Society meeting. The presentation included slides of historic photos from the Shire of Eltham Pioneers collections as well as several recent views.Photo of original 1875 timber and gravel surface bridge over the Diamon Creek in Bridge Street with views of orchards representative of the farming lands as well as the development along the northern end of Maria Street.Black and white photograph copybridge street, bridge street bridge, cba bank, diamond creek (creek), eltham, little eltham, main road, maria street, methodist church, uniting church -
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Photograph, Eltham North Bridge, 1970c
Black and white photograph from down in gully looking up at Wattletree Road Bridge over Diamond Creek, Eltham North c.1970bridges, diamond creek, wattletree road, eltham north -
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Photograph, George W. Bell, Trestle Bridge, Eltham, 1960c
Black and white photograph of Railway Bridge over Diamond Creek c.1960railways, bridges, eltham, diamond creek, george w bell collection -
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Photograph, George W. Bell, Eltham Railway, 1960c
Black and white photograph of railway line near Eltham trestle bridge c.1960.railways, bridges, eltham, diamond creek, george w bell collection -
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Photograph, George W. Bell, Looking towards trestle bridge from new Shire Hall, 1965c
Black and white photograph looking west to railway bridge over Diamond Creek from Shire Office carpark c.1965.bridges, railways, eltham, diamond creek, eltham shire office, george w bell collection -
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Photograph, Trestle Bridge, Eltham, c.1912
Note the new Catholic Church in Henry Street and Shillinglaw Cottage visible in background past where Eltham Library now stands. This is the new St Mary’s Catholic Church on Henry Street near Main Road (or Maria Street). The church site had been relocated from further south along Main Road (near Wingrove Cottage) in order to be more central to the congregation following the shifting of the township away from Little Eltham and closer to the railway station. It was subsequently destroyed by fire in 1961.Black and white photograph of the trestle bridge at Eltham; Catholic Church in Henry Street visible in backgroundeltham, trestle bridge, bridges, catholic church, henry street, bridge, shillinglaw cottage, shillinglaw trees -
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Photograph, Trestle Bridge, Eltham
... melbourne eltham trestle bridge bridges Black and white (low ...Black and white (low resolution) reproduction photograph of a steam train about to cross the trestle bridge at Eltham heading towards Greensborough, viewed from what is now the current Shillinglaw Cottage/Eltham Library site. On the far side of the track on what is the present day football oval is a crop fieldeltham, trestle bridge, bridges -
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Photograph, Steam Trains at Eltham, c.1960s, 1960s
... melbourne eltham trestle bridge bridges steam train Two black ...Two black and white photographs of steam trains at Eltham; one showing a train crossing the Trestle Bridge.eltham, trestle bridge, bridges, steam train -
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Photograph, Sherbourne Road bridge construction works over railway line, Montmorency, c.1971, 1971c
... montmorency Black and white photograph print Sherbourne Road bridge ...Black and white photograph printeltham, sherbourne road, railway bridge, construction, montmorency -
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Photograph, Para Road Bridge construction, Briar Hill, near Greensborough, c.1971, 1971c
Three black and white photographs; two showing construction works of the bridge over the Plenty River at Briar Hill and one of Greensborough Park, Grimshaw Street, summer 1971-1972greensborough, briar hill, para road, bridges, construction, plenty river -
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Photograph, Main Road, Eltham
Black and white photograph, looking from near Bridge street with D. Lyons house on right and the old Shire offices on the left in the distance.a.r warren, timber yard, bridge street, d lyons, houses, buildings, shire of eltham -
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Photograph, Bridge Street, Eltham, looking west
Black and white photograph reproduced on p61 of 'Pioneers & Painters' showing old wooden bridge. Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photo Collection, no. 636 (duplicate of hard copy held at Eltham Library)61 and 9 7/16' x 4 5/8' deep for publication on p61 of Pioneers and Paintersmain road, bridge street, bridges, eltham, pioneers and painters, sepp -
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Photograph, Original wooden bridge at Hurstbridge
... melbourne pioneers and painters sepp bridges hurstbridge Black ...Black and white photograph reproduced on p77 of 'Pioneers & Painters'pioneers and painters, sepp, bridges, hurstbridge -
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Photograph, Peter Laycock, 1971ca
Page 133: "..Studio potters and ceramic artists began settling in this area (Warrandyte) from about 1945.. Meanwhile a group was developing at Cottles Bridge, making their own kick-wheels and kilns and producing pots and models by what often began as a co-operative system, two or more artists co-operating in making each article... Husband and wife teams predominated.. Laycock and Alma Shanahan have been responsible for the now thriving reputation of the "Dunmoochin" pottery.."Black and white photograph reproduced on p131 of 'Pioneers & Painters: One Hundred years of Eltham and its Shire' by Alan Marshall (1971)pioneers and painters, peter laycock, dunmoochin, pottery -
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Photograph, Tree and Trestle Bridge, Eltham
... melbourne pioneers and painters bridges eltham Black and white ...Black and white photograph showing a track winding past an old gum tree towards the Trestle Bridge at Eltham in the distancepioneers and painters, bridges, eltham -
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Photograph, Mountain View Road railway bridge, Montmorency
Black and white photograph of railway bridge, Mountain View Road, Montmorencybridges, railways, mountain view road, montmorency -
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Photograph, Construction of Lower Plenty Bridge, Main Road, c.August 1966, 1966
Black and white photograph of construction of northern Lower Plenty Bridge 1969bridges, bridge construction, main road, lower plenty, plenty river, cranes -
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Photograph, Lower Plenty Bridge, 1970, 1970
Black and white photograph showing the hand rail and plaque 'Country Road Board 1970'bridges, main road, lower plenty, plenty river -
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Photograph, Pedestrian suspension bridge over the Yarra River at Lower Plenty
Odyssey House drug rehabilitation centre in Bonds Road, Lower Plenty is a distinctive landmark, especially when viewed from across the Yarra at Templestowe. It was built in the 1950’s as a seminary for the Blessed Sacrament Fathers. Because of the poor and circuitous road access, a suspension footbridge was built across the river. As well as providing easy access for the priests residents of Templestowe could attend services at the seminary. The bridge is now part of the Yarra Trails system.Two black and white photographs of footbridge over Yarra River, part of the Ruffey Trail just off the Main Yarra Trail near the former seminary (now Odyssey House) Lower Plentybridges, yarra river, odyssey house, bonds road, lower plenty, seminary, blessed sacrament fathers -
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Photograph, Watsons Creek Bridge, 1970c
Black and white photograph of Yarra Glen Road Bridge over Watsons Creek at Watsons Creek (Kangaroo Ground) c.1970bridges, watsons creek, kangaroo ground, yarra glen road, eltham yarra glen road