Contents: • From Little Things Big Things Grow by Jim Connor • Eltham Courthouse Restoration by Jim Connor • First Open Air Gallery in Australia by Liz Pidgeon • Our New Sponsor (Michael Wilson Diamond Jewelers) • Radio Station at Hurstbridge (Hurstbridge Advertiser, article dated 17 September 1926, advertisement dated 19 November 1926) • Eltham News (Hurstbridge Advertiser, 15 January 1926, page 2) • Eltham Insights by Pam Robinson • ArtStreams Magazine by Jim Connor • Eltham Police Court (Evelyn Observer and South and East Bourke Record (Vic: 1882-1902) Friday 26th January 1883, Page 2) • Membership Subscriptions • Eltham Cemetery Stories by Richard Pinn o Mervyn Garnham Skipper • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical SocietyThe Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 newsletter distributed to members (Digital and A4 photocopy)newsletter, eltham district historical society, covid-19, coronavirus pandemic

Faded khaki coloured Children's fiction book - with the title Con's Acre by Mrs C.M. Clarke written in yellow lettering in a box at the top surrounded by yellow and pink flowers. Author's name in black is at the bottom underneath an illustration of a man helping a lady alight from a carriage with another woman close by. 160p.fictionA story about young women growing up in England with the trials and tribulations of young love and friendship. Family life in the late 1800's is depicted with strong religious themes. religious stories, family life stories

Some residents - Nurse Stewart, midwife, 1920's and 1930's, Christina Smith, dressmaker (daughter of Nurse Stewart), Con Coveoulos, Bill Barkas and family.Colour photograph of a weatherboard cottage, corrugated iron roof, front veranda partially enclosed at 16 Barkes Avenue. Brick fence a recent addition. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, heritage study

Clothing. Cream coloured lace silk wedding dress. Dress made from fine silk fabric with self stripe, fully lined with cream coloured linen. High round neckline with stand up lace collar(6cm). Bodice at front has crossover from shoulder to waist, forming deep Vshape at centre front with net insert below the collar. Net insert has vertical pin tucks. Bodice front and back has cream coloured lace overlay that extends over the shoulders to halfway down the 3/4 length sleeves. Hem of sleeves trimmed with embroidered lace with geometric pattern. Cummer bund of pleated silk fabric (7cm) is attached around waistband. Floor length skirt is gathered into the waistband.Front of skirt has straight lace panelsoverlay (37cmX 90 cm) including 20 cm flounce at lower edge, attached at waistline. Back of skirt has gathered lace overlay attached at waistline extending across side seams and over the edge of front lace panel. Centre back opening fastened with eighteen metal hooks and eyes from collar to waist and six metal press-studs below the waist. Cummerbund fastened with three metal hooks and eyes. A fabric insert at centre back fastened with press-studs. Collar has five pieces of stiffening plastic. Bodice has three bone casings across front above waistline, and four across the back. Cotton tape band (66 cm X 3cm) attached inside bodice at front with hook and eye fasteing.Printed on inside waistband, ''AMALIA SALXANO FARRONE'' NAPOLI ''MODE +CON----'' VIA EGIZIACA A PIZZO FALCONE 93''. Printed inside LHS sleeve at arm pit ''SAXONIA 48X''.costume, female, cream coloured wedding dress

Contents: • 150 Years Ago by Jim Connor • Eltham in Modern Times • Heritage Excursion – Eltham Cemetery – now Saturday 10th April • Temporary Dwelling in Emergency • ISO Chooks by Liz Pidgeon • 24 Kerrie Crescent, Eltham by Frank Taylor • The Colonisation of Australia by Liz Pidgeon • Farewell to the Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market by Jim Connor • Eltham Cemetery Stories by Richard Pinn o Phillip Shillinglaw o Thomas Sweeney • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical SocietyThe Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 newsletter distributed to members (Digital and A4 photocopy)newsletter, eltham district historical society, covid-19, coronavirus pandemic

Fortuna family were internees in Camp 3A during WW2. Photograph is of (left to right) Mafalda, John and Con Fortuna and taken in 1941. Second copy of picture in file.Black and white photograph of three children standing in the middle of the photograph. One child of to the right. A woman and child to the left. Wall of hut directly behind the 3 children and hut of to the right.john fortuna, con fortuna, camp 3a rushworth, mafalda fortuna

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Champion tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, String, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, String, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, String, Plastictennis

Also another black and white photograph of wedding party at door of St Johns church Lake Tyers Aboriginal Station number 04115.1 size 6 x 8.5 cmwedding group, named are Con Edwards Regena Harrison Laurie Moffatt at Aboriginal Station Lake Tyers Victoria. Also another black and white photograph of wedding party at door of St Johns church Lake Tyers Aboriginal Station number 04115.1 size 6 x 8.5 cmBlack and white laser copy photograph of wedding group, named are Con Edwards Regena Harrison Laurie Moffatt at Aboriginal Station Lake Tyers Victoria. Also 2 other black and white photographs of wedding party Lake Tyers Aboriginal Station number 04115.1 size 6 x 8.5 cm and 04115.2aboriginals, clothing, aboriginal history

Contents: • 2024 – a year of many anniversaries by Jim Connor • Our Next Meeting - 7.30pm Wednesday 14th February 2024 • Heritage Excursion - Saturday 2nd March 2024 – Walking the Kurrum Yallock (Plenty River) • The beginning of Local Government in Eltham by Jim Connor • Alan Marshall – An Anniversary by Jim Connor • Book Review – Michael Wilson, Eltham Goldsmith and Sculptor – My Journey • Montsalvat People by Richard Pinn o Justus Jorgensen (1893-1975) o Betty Roland (1903-1996) • Two Eltham Women Served in WW1 by Terry Beaton • Brief Comparison Between WW1 and WW2 by Terry Beaton • Recollections of Marcus Skipper • Eltham Cemetery Stories by Liz Pidgeon o Lena Cooper Skipper, nee Wilshire, 1889-1970, Painter and Montsalvat Founder • Experience Eltham Cemetery: The founding members by Julia Drew The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 newsletter distributed to members (Digital and A4 photocopy)newsletter, eltham district historical society

Contents: • A Part of Our History by Jim Connor • Our Next Meeting – Wednesday 10th October 2018 • November Excursion - Along the Diamond Creek • Eltham 1950s – Childhood Reminiscences – Part 7 (6) by Ann Constable • Discord at Yarrambat by Richard Pinn • Our Christmas Function - Wednesday 12th December • Eltham's first Rate books given to Public Records Office Victoria (PROV) • Life in Eltham - Part 1 by Shirley Corneille • Eltham Justice Precinct by Jim Connor • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical Society The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society

Contents: • Russell Yeoman – our Secretary for 50 Years by Jim Connor • Our Next Meeting – Wednesday 14th August 2019 • September Excursion – Culla Hill Walk • The Value of History Statement • Eltham Reminiscences by R.D. Taylor • Australia post: Gold brought life to the township • Postmaster-General’s Department of Australia • Eltham Cemetery Stories by Richard Pinn o Patrick Carrucan o Nina Mikhailovna Christesen • Our Recent Heritage Excursions by Jim Connor • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical Society The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society

Contents: • With a little help from our friends by Jim Connor • Annual General Meeting - Wednesday 12th April 2017 • May Excursion - Eltham South Ramble • Don't Forget • Audrey Josephine Cahn by Richard Pinn • Eltham District Historical Society: Stanley Simpson Addison • . . . . the story continues! by Jim Connor • The Christmas Hills Motorcycle Scramble Track by Jim Allen • What Were They Like? by Joan Castledine • Annual General Meeting (Notice and Agenda) • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical Society The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a light green cover, with an image of a compass embossed in gold. on the front. The tile author's surname and publisher's name are embossed in gold on the spine. Dust jacket has multicoloured illustration by J.P.L Kickhefer on front and spine: group of women, some with head scarves walking behind a ?prison guard, barbed wire topped fence in front of and behind group. In the background is a hut and tropical plants. Title (white print) and authors name (red print) appear on a black background at base of front of dustjacket. Title, author's and publisher's names are printed in black on spinenon-fictionIn 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya aboard the Vyner Brooke, a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two were taken prisoner. The book is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three grueling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival and deprivation in the harshest of conditions.world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, betty jeffrey

A half page newspaper article with a photograph of an early Eltham scene recording the origins of Main Road, Eltham. Written by Eltham District Historical Society members Russell Yeoman and Jim Connor.Details some of the deviations that Main Road had taken during its earliest years.A half page newspaper article with a photograph of an early Eltham scene.Hand written date in red pen "30/3/2011".eltham, main road, kangaroo ground, lower plenty, plenty river, montmorency south, old eltham road, bolton street, russell yeoman, jim connor

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Capri tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastic, Inktennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Capri tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

Bendigo Operatic Society ''Charlie Girl'' At the Capital Theatre, View Street Bendigo For an Eight night Season Commnecing Wednsday 8th december, 1976. Producere: Max Collis - Assistant Producer, Wardrobe and Ballet Mistress: Madge Welch - Stage Manager: Malcolm Cannon - Musical Director: Gwen Grose - Society Pianist: Diana Cohn. Cast in Order of Appearance: Bill May as Pete - Malcom O'Brien as Fred - Trevor Boyd as Jerry - Bruce Ashman as Sam - Michelle Hocking as Lady Fiona - Annette Beckwith as Lady Penelope - Carol McKenzie as Lady Hadwell - Dorothy Kennedy as Charlie - Michael Nolan as Nicholas Wainwright - Ken Deuthmann as Joe Studholme - Trevor Cartwright as John Sasaki - Larry Bequir as Jack Connor - Phyllis Downing as Mrs. Kay Connor.program, theatre, bendigo operatic society

Contents: • Well …. Things have been somewhat different …. Again! by Jim Connor • A Christmas Tale by Richard Pinn • First Open Air Gallery in Australia (part 2) by Liz Pidgeon • The Mercury by Jim Connor • The Wilsons and the Kinloch Barn (part 2) by Michael Wilson with Liz Pidgeon • Eltham Insights (part 2) by Pam Robinson • Annual General Meeting – 24th November 2021 • Brougham Street Bridge by Peter Pidgeon • Eltham Cemetery Stories by Richard Pinn o Robert David Taylor • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical Society The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 newsletter distributed to members (Digital and A4 photocopy)newsletter, eltham district historical society, covid-19, coronavirus pandemic

The items belonged to Frederick Ernest ADDLEM VX142253. Refer Cat No 432.2 for his service history and 937P. .1) Document, "Entitlement to War Gratuity" of 152 Pounds 5 Shillings. Beige paper wth black print and typing. .2) "A Special Prayer Service for Allied Invasion Forces". Beige colour, folded single sheet, hand drawn cover in black. .3) Poems, "My Mothers Smile", I'll remember". On beige paper, hand written in ink on ruled lines..1) 1.7.46, ADDLEM Frederick E. VX142253. .2) 112 Aust Con Depot New Guinea Sun 11 June 44. .3) 1943. Dear Fred sent me these verses.documents - religon, ceremonies

Coloured photo of Volunteers who work every Wednesday for the Society. Back Row L - R Foun, Norm, Simmenauer, Peter, Sach, Joan, Connor, Mary, Arrowsmith, Ted Front Row L - R Sampson, Jill, Mathews, Rae, Jones, Anne, Baby Jones, Kate, Warren, Francis, Keene, Barbara, Arrowsmith, Valda, Gardiner, Barbara.nunawading and district historical society, foun, norm, simmenauer, peter, sach, joan, connor, mary, arrowsmith, ted, sampson, jill, matthews, rae, jones, anne, kate, warren, frances, keene, barbara, valda, gardiner

Diggers & Mining: Diggers & Mining.Silde reads: The artists of the Victorian gold era - Gill, Strutt, von Guerard and others - drew nearly all of their pictures of the diggings in the first half of the gold decade: con-sequently this unit of these filmstrips deals mainly with life and work on the diggings only between 1851 and 1855. Markings:54/ 994:LIF1. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, diggers & miners

A Wilson Jimmy Connors American Star tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors American Star tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Champ tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Champ tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Sentry tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis