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Canterbury Primary School
Pupils Register
Great use to Family Historians - contains names, dates, addresses and occupation. Also gives clues to previous location or destination of families.Pupils register covering enrollment years 1961 - 1963. Register numbers 13206 - 13567. Columns include :- Reg.No., Name, DOB, Date of Enrollment, Name of Parent or Guardian, Residence of Parent or Guardian, Occupation of Parent or Guardian, School Last Attended, Date of Last Attendance at former School, Date of obtaining Qualifying Certificate, Date of obtaining Merit Certificate, Date of Last Attendance, Destination.PUPILS REGISTER/STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL/ School No. 3572, Canterburypupils, school, canterbury, register -
Canterbury Primary School
Pupils Register
Great use to Family Historians - contains names, dates, addresses and occupation. Also gives clues to previous location or destination of families.Pupils register covering enrollment years 1963 - 1965. Register numbers 13568 - 13926. Columns include :- Reg.No., Name, DOB, Date of Enrollment, Name of Parent or Guardian, Residence of Parent or Guardian, Occupation of Parent or Guardian, School Last Attended, Date of Last Attendance at former School, Date of obtaining Qualifying Certificate, Date of obtaining Merit Certificate, Date of Last Attendance, Destination.pupils, school, canterbury, register -
Canterbury Primary School
Pupils Register
Great use to Family Historians - contains names, dates, addresses and occupation. Also gives clues to previous location or destination of families.Pupils register covering enrollment years 1964 - 1966. Register numbers 13927 - 14380. Columns include :- Reg.No., Name, DOB, Date of Enrollment, Name of Parent or Guardian, Residence of Parent or Guardian, Occupation of Parent or Guardian, School Last Attended, Date of Last Attendance at former School, Date of obtaining Qualifying Certificate, Date of obtaining Merit Certificate, Date of Last Attendance, Destination.PUPILS REGISTER/STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL/ School No. 3572, Canterbury pupils, school, canterbury, register -
Canterbury Primary School
Pupils Register
Great use to Family Historians - contains names, dates, addresses and occupation. Also gives clues to previous location or destination of families.Pupils register covering enrollment years 1966 - 1967. Register numbers 14381 - 14738. Columns include :- Reg.No., Name, DOB, Date of Enrollment, Name of Parent or Guardian, Residence of Parent or Guardian, Occupation of Parent or Guardian, School Last Attended, Date of Last Attendance at former School, Date of obtaining Qualifying Certificate, Date of obtaining Merit Certificate, Date of Last Attendance, Destination.PUPILS REGISTER/STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL/ School No. 3572, Canterbury pupils, school, canterbury, register -
Canterbury Primary School
Pupils Register
Great use to Family Historians - contains names, dates, addresses and occupation. Also gives clues to previous location or destination of families.Pupils register covering enrollment years 1967 - 1969. Register numbers 14739 - 15097. Columns include :- Reg.No., Name, DOB, Date of Enrollment, Name of Parent or Guardian, Residence of Parent or Guardian, Occupation of Parent or Guardian, School Last Attended, Date of Last Attendance at former School, Date of obtaining Qualifying Certificate, Date of obtaining Merit Certificate, Date of Last Attendance, Destination.PUPILS REGISTER/STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL/ School No. 3572, Canterbury pupils, school, canterbury, register -
Canterbury Primary School
Pupils Register
Pupils register covering enrollment years 1969 - 1970. Register numbers 15098 - 15456. Columns include :- Reg.No., Name, DOB, Date of Enrollment, Name of Parent or Guardian, Residence of Parent or Guardian, Occupation of Parent or Guardian, School Last Attended, Date of Last Attendance at former School, Date of obtaining Qualifying Certificate, Date of obtaining Merit Certificate, Date of Last Attendance, Destination.PUPIL'S REGISTER/STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL/School No 3572, Canterburypupils, school, canterbury, register -
Canterbury Primary School
Pupils Register
Pupils register covering enrollment years 1970 - 1971. Register numbers 15457 - 15813. Columns include :- Reg.No., Name, DOB, Date of Enrollment, Name of Parent or Guardian, Residence of Parent or Guardian, Occupation of Parent or Guardian, School Last Attended, Date of Last Attendance at former School, Date of obtaining Qualifying Certificate, Date of obtaining Merit Certificate, Date of Last Attendance, Destination.PUPIL'S REGISTER/STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL/School No 3573, Canterburypupils, school, canterbury, register -
Canterbury Primary School
Pupils Register
Pupils register covering enrollment years 1971 - 1973. Register numbers 15814 - 16172. Columns include :- Reg.No., Name, DOB, Date of Enrollment, Name of Parent or Guardian, Residence of Parent or Guardian, Occupation of Parent or Guardian, School Last Attended, Date of Last Attendance at former School, Date of obtaining Qualifying Certificate, Date of obtaining Merit Certificate, Date of Last Attendance, Destination.PUPIL'S REGISTER/STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL/School No 3572, Canterburypupils, school, canterbury, register -
Canterbury Primary School
Pupils Register
Pupils register covering enrollment years 1973 - 1975. Register numbers 16173 - 16529. Columns include :- Reg.No., Name, DOB, Date of Enrollment, Name of Parent or Guardian, Residence of Parent or Guardian, Occupation of Parent or Guardian, School Last Attended, Date of Last Attendance at former School, Date of obtaining Qualifying Certificate, Date of obtaining Merit Certificate, Date of Last Attendance, Destination.PUPIL'S REGISTER/STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL/School No 3572, Canterburypupils, school, canterbury, register -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Villa Residence, 11/12/1937 12:00:00 AM
Auction brochure for 'beautiful modern brick villa residence', with 4 1/4 acres of land, Mitcham Road Mitcham, Saturday December 11 1937.Auction brochure for 'beautiful modern brick villa residence', with 4 1/4 acres of land, Mitcham Road Mitcham, Saturday December 11 1937, under instructions from the executors of the estate of the late E. E. Walker. Frontages to Mitcham Road, Delhi Street and Agra Street. Auctioneers: Baillieu Allard in conjunction with Drake & Co. Original copy framed, located in Map Drawer.Auction brochure for 'beautiful modern brick villa residence', with 4 1/4 acres of land, Mitcham Road Mitcham, Saturday December 11 1937.walker, edgar edwardes, walker estate, mitcham road, mitcham, delhi street mitcham, agra street, mitcham, drake & co., baillieu allard pty ltd -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Cricket, 1999
Concrete bricks formed pattern mould, made in shed at Kimmell's farm by Clyde Worseldine, WW2 returned service man, in employ of Tambo Shire.Colour photograph of a concrete brick afternoon-tea pavilion built 1946c for Lakes Entrance Cricket Club. Building has a chimney at each end and corrugated iron roof, sited flush of south fence of Recreation Reserve. Also in image small wooden shed which was moved from Post Office residence 1960c when Post Office was extended. Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, cricket, buildings -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MARKS COLLECTION: EMIL MAUERMANN, GEO LANSELL DOCUMENT
Buff coloured contract, black typed print. 10 page document. On top of first page letterhead of Emil Mauermann, Architect, Sandhurst General Conditions of Contract for (handwritten) alteration and addition of a 'Mansard story' (sic) to the private residence of Geo. Lansell Esq, Sandhurst. First four pages are generic typed contract document, appended are pages of handwritten details as to the construction of all aspects of the extension.Emil Mauermann Architect , Sandhurst.bendigo, buildings, fortuna villa -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH REEF GOLD MINING COMPANY HISTORY OF LEASE, June 1911
2 copies of document, 1original, 1 copy. Information re lease of allotment 49C City of Bendigo and the residence area adjoining. Mentioned in document: sale of Deborah Reef Gold Mining Company's plant and machinery sold by tender to Cameron and Sutherland on the 18th day of May, 1920. Deborah Reef Company's solicitor was the late Mr. F.D. Jones and Miss G. Alice Jones.business, mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet collection:, mining, allotment 49c, deborah reef gold mining company. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, ‘Worlingworth’, Yarra River, Eltham
‘Worlingworth’, Yarra River, Eltham Original homestead on the property ‘Worlingworth’, a large residence and surrounding farm site standing on a knoll above the River Yarra in Banoon Road, Eltham. The present house was built about 1922 and was originally owned by Mr A.R. Read, a stock and station agent and member of the Stock Exchange (who left the district in early 1926 to take up permanent residence at his Warburton property). It became the home of notable anthropologist Prof. Dr. Donald Thomson (1901-1971) and Mrs. Gladys Thomson who were married in 1925 and had twin sons in 1934 and is considered historically and aesthetically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.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 image 4 x 5 inch B&W Negshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, a.r. read, banoon road, donald thomson, eltham, gladys thomson, worlingworth, yarra river -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper, Death Notice and Obituary - Catherine Taylor of Wantirna Road, Ringwood - December, 1928
Local Ringwood Mail newspaper clippings 19/12/1928.Notice of Death on December 12th at her residence in Wantirna Road, Ringwood, Catherine, beloved wife of Ernest William Taylor, with note of thanks to Dr. A.T. Langley, Cr. A. Temple Miles, Mr. C.E. Carter, and Mr. A.C. Beilby. (Misprint in Obituary in the same edition incorrectly names deceased as Kathleen). -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Tom Prior, Police Station and Residence, Maria Street, Eltham, c.1900
Situated near the top of what was known as 'Policeman's Hill' according to Miss Ivy Reynolds, neice of the photographer, Tom Prior. From the left, Eltham Court House, Police Residence and Police station on Main Road and corner of Brougham Street. These buildings formed part of Little Eltham and still stand (without the front fence) today though the Police Station was demolished in 1986 due to termite damage. A replica was built circa 1989. The institutions of law and order in Colonial Victoria included the police, courts and prisons. The 1852 report of the Snodgrass Select Committee appointed to "identify the policing needs of the colony” noted there existed seven independent police forces that did not co-operate or regularly communicate. Following the committee's report all these police entities were merged into the Victoria Police, founded on 8 January 1853, to implement law and order responsibilities throughout the Colony of Victoria. The Eltham Courthouse (1860) and adjacent Police Residence (1859) formed a justice precinct established in the immediate aftermath of the 1852 police inquiry and the effects of the gold rush. The physical presence of these buildings, in the centre of the early Eltham township, defined centralised control over law and order. In the early days the Police Constable in charge would conduct his duties travelling around the district by horse; a stable was located at the rear of the residence. At times the horse would be grazed on the paddocks across the road. Horseshoes were forged by the blacksmith beside the Courthouse on the high side of “Policeman’s Hill”. Along with the stable, there was a two-cell bluestone lockup where prisoners were held awaiting trial in the adjacent Courthouse. Their meals were usually provided by the policeman’s wife or from the hotel just up the road. With the arrival of the railway in 1902 the town centre gradually shifted towards the railway station. The Police Station and operations were moved into the town centre in 1961 to a renovated house in Pryor Street, which was later replaced by the current Police Station. From 1961-1981 the residence was occupied by the Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Section of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. Prior to August 1967 the former Police Station was dragged to the rear of Police Residence to make way for the construction of a driveway and access from Main Road. The building was placed on the site of a former Scullery and modified for Lands Department use. In 1981 the Shire of Eltham took over management of the former Police Residence in Eltham. It remained unoccupied for a period whilst its future was discussed in Council. It was then used for a community job creation scheme until 1985. In 1985 the Shire of Eltham Parks and Environment occupied the residence. Council improved the driveway but later added a second rear access from Brougham Street due to the dangerous nature of the Main Road entrance. Additionally, a rear toilet facility between the Police Residence and the relocated former Police Station, which was doubling up as a lunchroom. Council also commenced discussions to re-establish a replica Police Station. Around November 1986 the former Police Station was demolished; believed to have been suffering termite damage. About 1989, after some years of discussion, a replica Police Station was built, based on photographs, to act as a lunchroom and meeting room for the Parks and Environment staff and volunteers doing community service. In 1996 Eltham District Historical Society held discussions with Nillumbik Shire Council commissioners throughout the year regarding a home for the Society. A proposal was put forward by the Society in October to occupy the former Police Residence. In March 1997 Eltham District Historical Society gained access to former Police Residence and on July 12, 1998, moved into its Local History Centre. In July 2018, Eltham District Historical Society gained access to the replica Police Station (which had been used as a music library and storage for the Eltham Concert Band) for use as part of regular heritage tours for schools and community-based groups.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. The Reynolds family were early settlers in Research. The Reynolds/ Prior collection of photographs were taken by Tom Prior, the maternal uncle of Ivy Reynolds, around 1900 and the 60 photos in the album give a fine overview of many of the landmarks of Research and Eltham over 100 years ago. lvy lived in the family home for many years at 106 Thompson Cres Research. Ivy's father, Ernst Richard Reynolds and grandfather, Richard Reynolds, lived at the same address. Ivy's father Richard worked for Mr. Trail on his property in Research. Reynolds Road is named after the family. Mr Tom Prior (wife Eva) worked at the Melbourne zoo. He was very innovative and made his own camera, using the black cloth hood to exclude the light. The photographs are a reminder of the rural nature of Research and Eltham and its rich heritage.Digital imagechildren, court house, courthouse, eltham, eltham district historical society, eltham justice precinct, little eltham, local history centre, main road, police residence, police station, reynolds prior collection, sepp, shadow, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Book - Gundowring x2, Gundowring School 1872 - 1972 100 Years
A school was built in 1871, a shingle roofed wooden building built by the local residents. It was replaced in 1873 with the old school becoming the teacher's residence. The continues with a timeline, a pupil's insight into life at the school, a list of teachers and families. An interesting history of the area and education of the time. Gundowring is a farming town in the Kiewa Valley. The book gives an insight into the education and lifestyle of the time.Mustard cardboard cover with brownish print. Across the top "Centenary Celebration, Saturday, March 31st, 1973". It has 18 pages, some colored, printed on both sides and held together by 2 staples. It includes sketches.Glued inside the front cover "Mr & Mrs Roper & family" - Invitation. Also a newspaper cutting titled "Gundowring"gundowring, education, kiewa valley, school centenary -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Shire of Eltham, Parks & Environment, 728 Main Road, Eltham, c.May 1988
Originally built 1859 as the Eltham Police Residence, the Police moved intio new premises in Pryor Street in 1961. It was then occupied by the Eltham Shire Council Department of Parks and Environment from c.1985. In 1998 it became home of the Eltham District Historical Society.35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 23) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date MAY 88Meltham, local history centre, main road, parks and environment, police residence, shire of eltham -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Camp Hospital Huts
This was the original camp 13 hospital hut which was bought at Auction by Bill & Joyce Baker and Ian & Ethel Stone. Joyce and Ethel were twin sisters. The 2 families purchased the hut in 1948, the hut was brought to their allotment in Ross Street, and converted into a residence.2 small black and white photographs. 1 depicts a hut on the back of a truck and the other of same hut in situ before being moved.camp 13 hospital hut, baker, bill & joyce, photograph, people -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Glass Slide, Ballarat City Fire Station
This image shows the elaborate lookout tower which has since had the cantilevered section removed. The face stonework has since been covered with cement render. The residence next door is believed to have been built for Dr. R. Pinnock, in 1877.Previously unknown image of Ballarat. The set and its subjects indicate these images were produced to promote Ballarat and were perhaps aimed at tourists.Ballarat City Fire Station, nw corner Sturt and Raglan Streets, erected 1860. telegraph pole -
Melbourne Legacy
Pamphlet, What you should know about Legacy, 1968
This is an example of Melbourne Legacy promotional material that was issued to inform the public on the work of Legacy. It includes the story of Legacy and what Legacy does. Headings include: Care of families ; Welfare ; Education and Training ; Boys' and Girls' classes ; Holidays and camps ; Residences ; Widows' Club.An example of promotional material issued by Legacy in 1968.Brochure to promote Legacy in 1968 with a black and white photo of a young boy in a slouch hat on the cover and black and white photos inside.legacy promotion, fundraising -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Former Bennett Bros Garage Building, Sussex Street, Linton, 2014
The Bennett Bros Garage operated in Linton from the 1930s-1950s. The building is at 79A Sussex Street. Next to the garage building can be seen the building at 81 Sussex Street. In the first half of the twentieth century, it was a shop and residence and operated as a greengrocery and confectionery store.Colour photo which shows a brick building in a somewhat dilapidated condition, with windows and doors boarded up. The building has a tiled roof.bennett bros garage, shepherd's greengrocery and confectionery store, jane craine's confectionery shop, 79a sussex street linton, 81 sussex street linton -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Oneonta Lake Tyers, Wendy Price, 1/04/2014 12:00:00 AM
Also nine colour photographs of Ramsdell Committee Community garden and sheds plus the residence surrounded by security wire fence prior to demolition. Numbers 03832.1 to .9 size 12.5 x 18 cm Oneonta was previously owned by Jack and Dilys Ramsdell.Colour photograph of sign at entry to Oneonta showing thick growth at entrance 75 Bream Road Lake Tyers Beach Victoriareligion, parks -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of Comrie family in Tarnagulla, Comrie family in Tarnagulla, 31st January 1924
Murray Comrie Collection. The house in this photo was the residence of the town police officer. The town block where the house was located was the base for policing in Tarnagulla from 1878 until the 1990s. At the time of this photo (1924), the father of these children, Angus Comrie Snr was the constable for Tarnagulla. Adjacent to this house was a lockup, office and stable (shown in THA-2019.0031). Behind the residence and outbuildings (in background of this photo) was an adjoining paddock for the police horses. This house was sold for removal in in the 1960s and replaced with a prefabricated residence and small office from Bealiba. These as well as the lockup are still in place (as of 2019), but are no longer used. There are now private residences built on the former police horse paddock. A later image of this house is THA-2019.0032. For almost 100 years the Comrie name has been involved with the Victoria Police. Angus Comrie Snr, joined the force in 1899 and served as constable in Kaniva and Avoca and then in Tarnagulla from late 1909 until 1927. His son Murray Comrie, born in Tarnagulla in 1912 also became a policeman and later a Chief Superintendent, retiring in 1972 and passing away in 1983 after a long illness. Murray Comrie's son Murray Jnr., to avoid confusion became known by his middle name, Neil. Neil Comrie also joined Victoria Police and rose through the ranks to become Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 1993 to 2001. The Murray Comrie Collection held by Tarnagulla History Archive was collated in the 1970s by Murray Comrie (1912-1983). Sepia photographic postcard, image depicting members of the Comrie family outside their home in Tarnagulla. According to the note on reverse, the subjects are as follows: On the verandah (left to right) are Murray Comrie, 'Mother' (Mary Ellen Comrie), and Keith Comrie. Angus Comrie Jr. is holding a roped mare. Standing at centre are 'Hilda' and 'Roy' (small child). See second image for handwritten notes on reverse.tarnagulla, police, policing, comrie -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LUDERMAN COLLECTION: SPRING GULLY, MANDURANG DOCUMENTS
Document. Pastel Drawing Book, 'Bulldog' Series No. 589, containing series of invoices and documents relating to the Hargreaves family. Items stuck in book in order includes: invoices from J.R. Hoskin, Bendigo Timber and Iron Yards relating to construction of residence in Spring Gully (1896); Certificate of Registration of Residence Area for Thomas Snowdon, adjoining Hargreaves residence 200 yards from Reservoir; Elector's Right for John Billman Hargreaves of Mandurang, Tanner; handwritten note (Bairnsdale 24.1.34) on John Billman Hargreaves born 1861 on 14 June on Sheepwash Creek in Mandurang riding Shire of Strathfieldsaye near Bendigo possibly registered at Strathfieldsaye, Kangaroo Flat or Bendigo. Father's name John Hargreaves (English) mother's name Hosannah Hargreaves nee Billman'; 2 scrip certificates issued by 'Tanners Gold Mining Compagnie Pipers Hill, Sheepwash' overwritten on top of document ( underneath North Lord Warden Tribute Co., ) scrip certificate issued to John B. Hargreaves on 25 September 1882; invoice Jas. Knowlton, late J. Moody, watchmaker and jeweller, No. 1 Bath Corner, Bendigo 3.8.1895 for Diamond brooch; invoice H. Credginton watchmaker and jeweller and optician for 1 gem ring. Loose document inside contains written advice re taking wool off sheep skins and curing hides.person, individual, hargreaves, hoskins, hargreaves, snowdon, elector's right, tanner's gold mining compagnie, north lord warden tribute co., knowlton, credgington -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, circa 1900
Reserve with trees left and right. Road beyond fence. Across the toad, weatherboard Pier Hotel. Residence to left side of 2 storey turret. Building with flag pole. Colonial double-chimneyed homestead style house tucked amongst trees and bushes to right.Pier Hotel and adjacent house. A picturesque scene.The Rose Series P700 copyright. Pier Hotel from The Reserve, San Remo, Victorialocal history, photography, photographs, slides, film, pier hotel, san remo, hotels, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
RSL Victoria - Anzac House Reference Library and Memorabilia Collection
Diary of Peter Waters
Diary covers the period from November 1942 to September 1944. Waters was executed by the Japanese in New Guinea in March 1945. The autograph book belonged to Waters mother (Maude), and records the appreciation of the service personnel who lodged at her residence in Bridge Street, Hampton.WW 2 diary, notes, and sketches of Peter Waters (410186 RAAF 80 Sqn).peter waters, maude waters, ww2, prisoners of war, raaf, 80 squadron -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Cr S Baird 1867-68,1868-69,1870-71
Councillor Samuel Baird’s residence was the property known as ‘Warrong Station” north of Kirkstall. During the last year of his presidency he played an important part in obtaining the severance of the Shire of Minhamite from the Belfast Shire. Councillor Baird was the first president of the Minhamite Shire.Black and white portrait president, portrait, government, shire, municipal, local-government, minhamite shire, shire of belfast -
Clunes Museum
Administrative record - BOOK, RENEWALS OF GARDEN LICENCE 5/, 1886
RECEIPT BOOK - RENEWALS OF GARDEN LICENCE 5/- 1885 - 1887 LICENCE TO ENTER CROWN LANDS NOT EXCEEDING IN AREA ONE ACRE AS SPECIFIED HEREUNDER, FOR PURPOSES OF GARDEN AND RESIDENCE. ISSUED TO, JOSEPHUS HANCOCK, AH WON, PHILIP PURCELL, JOHN KENARD, AH TICK BLUE COVERED BOOK CONTAINING DETAILS OF GARDEN LICENCE RENEWALS NO.'s 68121 TO 68140 FOR YEARS 1885 - 87garden licence, local government -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Former Police Residence, 728 Main Road, Eltham, 28 December 2007
The institutions of law and order in Colonial Victoria included the police, courts and prisons. The 1852 report of the Snodgrass Select Committee appointed to "identify the policing needs of the colony” noted there existed seven independent police forces that did not co-operate or regularly communicate. Following the committee's report all these police entities were merged into the Victoria Police, founded on 8 January 1853, to implement law and order responsibilities throughout the Colony of Victoria. The Eltham Courthouse (1860) and adjacent Police Residence (1859) formed a justice precinct established in the immediate aftermath of the 1852 police inquiry and the effects of the gold rush. The physical presence of these buildings, in the centre of the early Eltham township, defined centralised control over law and order. In the early days the Police Constable in charge would conduct his duties travelling around the district by horse; a stable was located at the rear of the residence. At times the horse would be grazed on the paddocks across the road. Horseshoes were forged by the blacksmith beside the Courthouse on the high side of “Policeman’s Hill”. Along with the stable, there was a two-cell bluestone lockup where prisoners were held awaiting trial in the adjacent Courthouse. Their meals were usually provided by the policeman’s wife or from the hotel just up the road. With the arrival of the railway in 1902 the town centre gradually shifted towards the railway station. The Police Station and operations were moved into the town centre in 1961 to a renovated house in Pryor Street, which was later replaced by the current Police Station. From 1961-1981 the residence was occupied by the Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Section of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. Prior to August 1967 the former Police Station was dragged to the rear of Police Residence to make way for the construction of a driveway and access from Main Road. The building was placed on the site of a former Scullery and modified for Lands Department use. In 1981 the Shire of Eltham took over management of the former Police Residence in Eltham. It remained unoccupied for a period whilst its future was discussed in Council. It was then used for a community job creation scheme until 1985. In 1985 the Shire of Eltham Parks and Environment occupied the residence. Council improved the driveway but later added a second rear access from Brougham Street due to the dangerous nature of the Main Road entrance. Additionally, a rear toilet facility between the Police Residence and the relocated former Police Station, which was doubling up as a lunchroom. Council also commenced discussions to re-establish a replica Police Station. Around November 1986 the former Police Station was demolished; believed to have been suffering termite damage. About 1989, after some years of discussion, a replica Police Station was built, based on photographs, to act as a lunchroom and meeting room for the Parks and Environment staff and volunteers doing community service. In 1996 Eltham District Historical Society held discussions with Nillumbik Shire Council commissioners throughout the year regarding a home for the Society. A proposal was put forward by the Society in October to occupy the former Police Residence. In March 1997 Eltham District Historical Society gained access to former Police Residence and on July 12, 1998, moved into its Local History Centre. In July 2018, Eltham District Historical Society gained access to the replica Police Station (which had been used as a music library and storage for the Eltham Concert Band) for use as part of regular heritage tours for schools and community-based groups. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p65This collection of almost 130 photos 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. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham, main road, eltham district historical society, eltham justice precinct, little eltham, local history centre, police residence, police station