Viewed from Leslie Street. The Steam Packet Inn continues to operate today. It was the closest hotel for anyone who had just come off a paddle boat. In the background can be seen two cyclists riding along Murray Esplanade, the swing gates are the entry into the railway yards.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, echuca, leslie street, murray esplanade, steam packet inn

Viewed from Leslie Street. The Steam Packet Inn continues to operate today. It was the closest hotel for anyone who had just come off a paddle boat. In the background can be seen two cyclists riding along Murray Esplanade, the swing gates are the entry into the railway yards.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, echuca, leslie street, murray esplanade, steam packet inn

Negative copy and associated print of detail from original Sales Brochure: Plenty Township Estate and Bryn Teg Hill's Estate, Coghill & Haughton, Melbourne (c.1924)Roll of 35mm Black and White negative film, 3 strips, (1 of 14 frames) Print 10 x 15 cmFilm - Agfa Ortho 25bridge, bryn teg, bryn teg hill's estate, coghill & haughton, heidelberg golf club hotel, houses, lower plenty, lower plenty bridge, lower plenty road, main road, mrs m thomas, plenty river, plenty township estate, real estate agent, sales brochure

Negative copy and associated print of detail from original Sales Brochure: Plenty Township Estate and Bryn Teg Hill's Estate, Coghill & Haughton, Melbourne (c.1924)Roll of 35mm Black and White negative film, 3 strips, (1 of 14 frames) Print 10 x 15 cmFilm - Agfa Ortho 25bryn teg hill's estate, coghill & haughton, sales brochure, lower plenty, bridge, hotels, lower-plenty-road, plenty-hotel, plenty-river

Event program, 101 events, Friday, August 10th through Sunday, August 17th and local advertisers: 1979, Alan Marshall (Pioneers and Painters), Aljon, Artist Showcase, Beth Knight, Bimbi World, Briar Hill Timber & Trading, Chantelle Boutique, Classic Fireplace & Rangehood Centre, Country Art Store, Debonaire Air Conditioning Pty Ltd, Diamond Valley Bathroom & Plumbing Centre, Diamond Valley Drapes, Diamond Valley News, Diamond Valley Windscreens, Eccacentre, Economy Timber & Hardware, Edens Hobbycraft & Art Supplies, Eltham Community Festival, Eltham Festival, Eltham Fun Run, Eltham Gallery, Eltham Hardware & Plumbing Supplies Pty Ltd, eltham hotel, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, Eltham Produce Store, Eltham Village Shopping Centre, Grimshaw Motor Cycles, Halchem, Kenton Footwear, L.T. Cabinets, Lamers Construction Pty Ltd, Lovittools, Maggie Lorraine, Marion & Julian Bruere, Montmorency Hardware, Montmorency Pets, Pegasus Interiors, Penguin Drycleaners, Pioneers and Painters, Program, R & S Slocum Floorcovering Pty Ltd, R.F. & D.M. Kidd, Sa Boutique, Siri Omberg, Skybeam Antennas, Specialised Sleep Centre, Style Interiors, The Living Water Bookshop, Thompsons Amcal Pharmacy, Valley Tiffany Lighting, Vonni’s, W. Hutchison16 pages, stapled, coloured1979, alan marshall (pioneers and painters), aljon, artist showcase, beth knight, bimbi world, briar hill timber & trading, chantelle boutique, classic fireplace & rangehood centre, country art store, debonaire air conditioning pty ltd, diamond valley bathroom & plumbing centre, diamond valley drapes, diamond valley news, diamond valley windscreens, eccacentre, economy timber & hardware, edens hobbycraft & art supplies, eltham community festival, eltham festival, eltham fun run, eltham gallery, eltham hardware & plumbing supplies pty ltd, eltham hotel, eltham living and learning centre, eltham produce store, eltham village shopping centre, grimshaw motor cycles, halchem, kenton footwear, l.t. cabinets, lamers construction pty ltd, lovittools, maggie lorraine, marion & julian bruere, montmorency hardware, montmorency pets, pegasus interiors, penguin drycleaners, pioneers and painters, program, r & s slocum floorcovering pty ltd, r.f. & d.m. kidd, sa boutique, siri omberg, skybeam antennas, specialised sleep centre, style interiors, the living water bookshop, thompsons amcal pharmacy, valley tiffany lighting, vonni’s, w. hutchison, eltham phoenix club

Appendix to Shire Secretary’s Report, 28 November 1966 SHIRE PRESIDENTS Local Government in this part of the State could be said to have commenced with election in 1846 of three trustees for "The Parish Road, leading from the Suburban Allotments in the Parish of Jika Jika, near Melbourne, to the Village Reserve in the Parish of Nillumbik". The Upper Heidelberg and Old Eltham Road follow approximately the original line of road proclaimed in 1840. The Eltham Road District was proclaimed on 24.9.1856. A meeting of landowners and householders of the Eltham Road District was held on 14.10.1856 at the Fountain of Friendship Hotel, Little Eltham, for the purpose of forming a District Road Board. To date I have been unable to locate any record of the names of the members elected, or of the first Chairman. Further research may yield the desired information. The Shire of Eltham was constituted on 28.3.1871. The proposed Roll of Shire Presidents should, I believe, also include the Road Board Chairmen. It may also be considered fitting to recognise the Heidelberg or Nillumbik (or Warringal) Road Trust in the same way. The first Minute Book of the Board, covering the period 1856 to 1863, has apparently been missing for many years. The Shire Minute Book for the period 1878 to 1885 is also missing. The absence of these vital records makes difficult the compilation of a complete and accurate list of Chairmen and Presidents. Although an early letter book yielded the names of the Shire Presidents in 1878, 1879 and 1800. The names prior to 1863 were derived from Rate Books and Government Gazettes. The information contained in the Municipal Directories 1875 to 1885 is at variance to some extent with such Council records as are available for that period, and consequently cannot be relied upon for the years where the Presidents names have not been shown. shire of eltham archives, series listing, a. armstrong, a. beale, a. brinkkotter, a. donaldson, a.h. price, a.j. braid, c.h. bath, c.m.a. pelling (mrs.), c.t. bell, d.c. o'beirne, e.d. butler, e.h. cameron, e.j. andrew, e.p. harmer, f.e. griffith, f.v. squire, f.w. nankervis, g. love, g. robertson, h. dendy, h. hewitt, h. stooke, l.t. wilmot, j. cox, j. murray, j. barr, j. bell, j. fitch, j. herbert, j. lawrey, j. mealy, j. pape, j. ryan, j. smedley, j.b. shallard, j.l. beale, l. c. docksey, r. mcadam, r.a. bell, r.c. white, r.r. woolcott, rutter, s.s. addison, s.w. scott, t. armstrong, t. irvine, w. horris, w. hubbard, w. lorimer, w. morris, w. taylor, w.c. farrell, w.f. ford, w.g. gray, w.h. bradbury, w.j. taylor, w.v. houghton

One of a series of videos "Stories from the Nillumbik Shire with Geoff Paine" Geoff Sandy, Parish Historian and Archivist gives a history of the church which was opened 12 December 1861. It is constructed of polychrome bricks (lots of different colours). References a long relationship of over 159 years between the church committee and the Eltham Hotel across the road for refeshments for church events. The land was donated by Henry Dendy, the founder of Brighton where he lived for five years before going bankrupt and moving to Eltham where he bought a steam powered flour mill on the banks of the Diamond Creek at the end of Pitt Street. The church is heritage protected as well as the 1870 parsonage, Dendy House. It was always meant to be a much bigger church and extended along the north wall. This was finally achieved in 2014. Shows views inside of the original section and the extension. Also discusses the original tall windows on the south with gold trimming and other windows with gold trimming. Some original windows have been replaced by stained glass. Discussion about the Patron Saint of the Church, Margaret of Scotland. The original window made for £1 by Yuri and Fergusson in Melbourne and possibly one of the first made in the Colony of Victoria was relocated to the north wall during the 2014 extension. The crucifix was made by Matcham Skipper. Also features the Honour Roll. The walls of the extension are mudbrick, timber from a variety of sources and very much in keeping of the character of Eltham. The bell and bell tower are original. At the end of the First World War the bell was rung so vigorously that the bell broke.MP4 Digital file 00:05:48; 672MBvideo recording, church bell, dendy house, eltham, eltham hotel, flour mill, geoff sandy, henry dendy, honour roll, matcham skipper, mudbrick construction, pitt street, st margaret's anglican church, stained glass

Caroline (Carrie) Shillinglaw was the third child of Phillip and Sarah Shillinglaw, born 29 February 1876 in Bundoora. She commenced school at Eltham State School No. 209 in Dalton Street in April 1882. She married Christopher Watson on 23 Oct. 1907. Christopher Watson was the owner of Watson's Hotel on the corner of Pitt Street and Maria Street (Main Road).E. Strawbridge 129 Park St. Parkville Melbournecaroline shillinglaw, caroline watson (nee shillinglaw), caroline (carrie) watson (nee shillinglaw 1876-1956), carrie shillinglaw

Caroline (Carrie) Shillinglaw was the third child of Phillip and Sarah Shillinglaw, born 29 February 1876 in Bundoora. She commenced school at Eltham State School No. 209 in Dalton Street in April 1882. She married Christopher Watson on 23 Oct. 1907. Christopher Watson was son of Christopher Watson Jnr, the owner of Watson's Hotel on the corner of Pitt Street and Maria Street (Main Road).caroline shillinglaw, caroline watson (nee shillinglaw), caroline (carrie) watson (nee shillinglaw 1876-1956), carrie shillinglaw

Eltham Hotel, 784 Main Road, cnr Pitt Street, ElthamTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham hotel

Eltham Gateway, Eltham Hotel, 784 Main Road, Eltham at corner of Pitt StreetTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, eltham hotel, pitt street

Eltham Gateway, Eltham Hotel, 784 Main Road, Eltham at corner of Pitt StreetTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, eltham hotel, pitt street

Eltham Gateway, Eltham Hotel, 784 Main Road, Eltham at corner of Pitt StreetTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, eltham hotel, pitt street

The Eltham Hotel is the oldest continually operating hotel in the Eltham district. Initially referred to as the Little Eltham Hotel, it has been known as the Eltham Hotel since the 1850s through to present time with a very brief period as the Eltham Tavern in the late 1980s. Benjamin Oliver Wallis was a prominent Eltham resident, publican and Councillor during the second half of the nineteenth century. He owned the house that is now the Nillumbik Living and Learning Centre at 739 Main Road Eltham and one stage the Eltham Hotel. Wallis migrated to Melbourne in 1853 but his wife and children remained in Cornwall for a further 10 years. Later in 1853 Richard Warren engaged Wallis to build the Eltham Hotel and it opened in 1854. The hotel was constructed of hard basaltic blue stone quarried in the Eltham district and cemented together with mud, and partly of bricks made at Eltham. The Fountain of Friendship Hotel on the opposite side of Maria Street (Main Road) opened shortly after. The hotel was a well-known resting place for gold diggers during the gold rush at Woods’ Point and Warren would buy the gold from the diggers. In 1858 Warren fell into financial difficulties and had to sell the hotel. Wallis bought the hotel and obtained a publican’s licence in 1861. In the 1850s the Fountain had been the more popular hotel but after that the Eltham Hotel became more popular. It is understood that in about 1857 Wallis probably built the “Living and Learning house” for tanner John Pearson. In 1868 Pearson became bankrupt and Wallis acquired the house and he lived there until his death in 1896. For some of this time the house was in the name of Benjamin’s son Richard but he died in 1888 and ownership reverted to his father. Wallis was a member of the Eltham Jockey Club and in 1867 his wife Anna rode her horse Charlotte in the Annual Races. Anna was also an angler and is reported to have caught a large perch in the Yarra River. She died in 1887. On 16th September 1886 Wallis sold the hotel to Christopher Watson (Snr). Watson died in 1887 and the hotel passed to his son Christopher Watson (Jr) who owned it until his death in 1909 at which time his wife Emily took over the license. Upon her death, their son Herbert applied for the license in January 1915. In July 1925, Herbert Watson demolished the original building and, in its place, erected a modern hotel which remains the foundation of the present Eltham Hotel. The contractors at the time commented on how well the original building had been constructed. A description of the new building was detailed in the Advertiser newspaper of January 8, 1926: “The new building consists of. two stories. designed in English tavern style, and contains-all told, 24 rooms. On the second floor, in front uninviting the two gables is a deep balcony, which will be much appreciated by visitors. The lower story is wholly of brick, and the upper one of wood and fibrous cement plaster. The rooms are spacious and lofty, and the windows are large and of latest style, and light the rooms splendidly. The entrance hall is 8 feet wide. The bar is a very commodious room and is furnished in the most up-to-date and convenient manner. The dining room, a very attractive apartment, is 30 feet by 15 feet 6 inches, and the bar parlor is also a large and well furnished room. A large cellar, an indispensable adjunct to an hotel, has been excavated beneath the bar. On the upper story are 12 bedrooms, and among other conveniences are two bath rooms in which hot and cold water can be used. All the rooms have been supplied with the necessary appliances for electric lighting, which will be one of the progressive evidences which Eltham will shortly enjoy.” “In the yard a brick garage to accommodate three cars at once, has been erected. This, as well as the hotel, is roofed with tiles.” “From the front of the hotel (especially the balcony) a lovely view of the country west and, north may be obtained.” “It may be added that it Is intended to have an ornamental garden, a tennis court. and a kiosk in connection with the hotel, and the property will have a rustic fence round it.” The hotel has since undergone several modifications and extensionsTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, eltham hotel, pitt street

Eltham Gateway, Eltham Hotel, 784 Main Road, Eltham at corner of Pitt StreetTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, eltham hotel, pitt street

Eltham Gateway, Eltham Hotel, 784 Main Road, Eltham at corner of Pitt StreetTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, eltham hotel, pitt street

Colour positive photograph taken c. Nov. 1974 of an original black and white print (Nillumbik Historical Society)35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Kodak Kodachrome CardProcessed Nov 1974fish, kangaroo ground, kangaroo ground hotel, nillumbik historical society

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 25) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date MAY 88Mkangaroo ground-st andrews rd, panton hill, panton hill hotel

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 23) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date MAY 88Meltham, main road, eltham hotel, pitt street

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitegolf club hotel, lower plenty hotel

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 8) Mount - Agfa CS System grey 8 dotsgolf club hotel, lower plenty hotel

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 8) Mount - Agfa CS System grey 8 dotsgolf club hotel, lower plenty hotel

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitekangaroo ground-st andrews road, panton hill, panton hill hotel

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, roads, kinglake, kinglake hotel, kinglake-glenburn road, whittlesea-kinglake road

Looking northwest across High Street, Eaglehawk at the intersection with Victoria Street. The Victoria Hotel is the present day New Victoria HotelDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo tramways no. 2, eaglehawk, eaglehawk mechanics institute, eaglehawk town hall, george coop collection, high street, loddon valley highway, milk bar, street new victoria hotel, pub, quarry hill, sailors gully road, tram, victoria hotel

Billy Rodda's Golden Square Hotel now known as the Golden Square HotelDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo tramways no. 7, billy rodda's golden square hotel, eaglehawk, george coop collection, golden square, high street, maple street, tram

This hotel was located in Chute Street Diamond Creek. The site was from the C.F.A. station east to the corner. In 1925 this hotel was burnt down at 11.00 am on a week day and the street was closed by police because the lighting system used petrol gas and an explosion was feared. Fortunately there was no explosion. This photo shows the gutted structure after the fire. Yarra Plenty Regional Library https://yprl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/485980027_royal_mail_hotel,_diamond_creekBlack and white copy of photo printed on glossy photographic paper 30.5 x 40.5 cm (12 x 16 inch); image size approx. 18.5 x 28 cmchute street, diamond creek, fire damage - buildings, royal mail hotel

Black and white copy of photo printed on glossy photographic paper 30.5 x 40.5 cm (12 x 16 inch); image size approx. 18.5 x 28 cmOriginal photo appears to be a copy from a newspaper or illustrated print article. Original glass plate negative held by State Library of Victoriaqueenstown, st. andrews, st. andrews hotel

Reproduced in Return to Research : a centenary history of Research Primary School /​ edited by Andrew LemonA4 photocopy andrews, bell, blashik, bode's poultry farm, butchers gully, cassells, collins, concord, creswell, dickson, doney's store, dry creek, ferny hill, gadd, ingram bakery, lack, margaret reynolds, margaret street, maroondah aqueduct, masson, moseley, normans, nurse moore, palmer, parsons, peers, prior, research (vic.), research hall, reynolds corner, reynolds road, rodda, storey, traill property, turner, west's hotel, yarramie estate

Note the Falcon XL-XM ute This view is now part of present day Federation Square looking towards Yong and Jackson's Hotel opposite Flinders Street StationDigital TIFF file Scan of 10 x 15 cm print and 25 x 38 sepia printbible house, flinders street railway yard, george coop collection, melbourne, mitchells, princes bridge railway station, st kilda road, stegbar, taubmans, young and jackson's hotel