Councilor J.P.Spiers was elected to council four times,1880-92,1893-1902,1904-10 and 1915-18.He seved two terms as President,1889-90 and1899-1900.Original Historic Photo.Sepia photo on grey mount, of Councilor J.P.Spiers,situated at left hand side of top row.It forms part of a collection of photos of all councilors for 1906. Presented by the President to the Ballarat Shire Council,1906. ballarat shire council, spiers j p, 1880 1893 1904 1915

Councilor R.J.Dobson was elected to council in1889 serving until 1906. He served two terms as Shire President, 1894-95 and 1900-01Original Historic Photo.Sepia Photo,rectangular,set in grey mount,of Councilor R.J.Dobson.It is in the middle of the top row of a collection of photos of the 1906 Councilors and staff.Presented by the President to the Ballarat Shire Council,1906.ballarat shire council, dobson r j, 1889 1906, shire president 1894 1900

Councilor M. Ryan was elected as a msmber of council in 1873-77,1897-1915,1918-53. He served as President in 1908,1914,1923,1932, Original Historic Photo.Photo of Councilor M.Ryan, sepia colour,rectangular with curved top and grey mount. It is at right side of top row,forming part of collection of photos of all councilors for 1906.Presented by the President to the Ballarat Shire Council.1906.ballarat shire council, ryan m, 1873, 1897 1918

In 1899 Councilor J.M.Feery was elected to council ,he served until 1917.He was President in 1906-07 and 1915-16.Original Historic Photo.Sepia photo,oval in shape,of Councilor J.M.Feery,set in gery mount. It is situated at left of second row, and forms part of a composite collection of photos showing all councilors for 1906.Presented by The President to the Ballarat Shire Council. 1906.ballarat shire council, feery j m, 1899 1917

Councilor J. Baird was elected to council in 1900 until 1928.He was President in 1907-08,1916-17 and 1922-23Original Historic Photo.Photo in sepia,of Councilor J.Baird.It is oval in shape and surounded by grey mount.Situated second row right hand side of collection of photos showing all Councilors for 1906.Presented by The President to the Ballarat Shire Council.1906.ballarat shire council, j baird 1906

Councilor J Mitchell was elected to council in1871 until 1875 and 1898 until 1915.He served two terms as Shire President,1903-04 and 1909-10.Original Historic Photo.This photo of Councilor J.Mitchell, is in sepia with grey mount cut rectangular and curved top.It is placed left side of third row of set of photos showing all councilors for 1906. Presented by the President to the Ballarat Shire Council.1906.ballarat shire council, mitchell j, 1871 1875, 1898 1915

Councilor H.W.Symons was elected as a member of council in 1893 and served until 1914.He was Shire President for three terms,1898-99,1904-05 and 1910-11. Original Historic Photo. Sepia photo,rectangular with mount,(light brown),curved at top,is of Councilor H.W.Symons.It is set right side of third row and forms part of a collection of photos of all councilors for 1906. Presented by the President to the Ballarat Shire Council.1906ballarat shire council, symons h w, 1893 1914, president 1898 1904 1910

Mr H.T.Hughes was the Valuer and Collector for the Ballarat Shire for 1906.Original Historic Photo.Sepia photo of Mr H.T.Hughes, valuer and collector.Oval in shape,set in grey mount.It is at the left of the bottom row and forms part of a collection of photos of all councilors for 1906. Presented by The President to the Ballarat Shire Council. 1906.ballarat shire council, hughes h t mr, valuer collector 1906

Mr G.T.Jones was the Secretary and Engineer for the council year 1906.Old Historic Photo.Sepia photo in grey mount, of Mr G.T.Jones, Secretary and Engineer,rectangular with curved top,in middle of bottom row,forming part of a collection of photos of councilors for 1906.Presented by the President to the Ballarat Shire Council.1906.1906, ballarat shire council, jones g t mr

Councilor J.Lester was elected as a member of council in 1886 and served until 1906.He was President for three terms,1888-89,1895-96 and 1901-02.Original Historic Photo.Sepia photo,oval in shape,of Councilor J.Lester.It is surounded by a grey mount.Presented by the President to the Ballarat Shire Council.1906ballarat shire council, lester j, 1886 1906

EDENDALE FARM Edendale Farm is Nillumbik Shire Council's environment centre situated in Gastons Road, Eltham between the railway and the Diamond Creek. The homestead on the property was built in 1896 and is of historical significance, being the subject of a Heritage Overlay under the Nillumbik Planning Scheme. The Edendale property was originally part of an extensive land purchase in 1852 from the Crown by pioneer Eltham farmer Henry Stooke. He initially purchased 51 acres and later expanded his holdings by purchasing another three adjacent Crown allotments extending northerly from Josiah Holloway's Little Eltham subdivision. Despite clearing the land, Stooke did not build on this property, choosing to live on his property "Rosehill" at Lower Plenty. In 1896 Thomas Cool, Club Manager of the Victoria Coffee Palace in Melbourne purchased 7 acres of the original Stooke land and built the house now known as Edendale. Cool did not farm the land, instead using it as a gentleman’s residence, retiring to Eltham at weekends. In 1918 he purchased an additional 7 acres but in 1919 he sold the property. Later owners included J.W. Cox, the Gaston family and D. Mummery. In the 1980s the Eltham Shire Council purchased the site for use as a Council depot, but this use did not proceed. Subsequently, it was used as the Council pound. The Edendale Farm Pet Education and Retention Centre was established in the summer of 1988/1989 and was set up to replace the existing dog kennels with a high standard pet retention centre. The design style of the building was established to compliment the features of the existing house. It was equipped with 10 retention pens, a veterinary room and a pet education area where school children and other interested parties learnt about pet care procedures. It was later developed into a community farm and was run by an advisory committee and in 2000 it became an Environment Centre. In early 2006 an advisory committee was established for the development of a master plan for future development at Edendale Farm. The committee included Russell Yeoman, a former long-time shire planner and founding member of the Eltham District Historical Society. At the time of filming the Master Plan and future for Edendale was about continuing to develop Edendale as a centre of environment learning and looking at expanding displays and school program, running a lot more of life-long learning and workshops around sustainable living.edendale community farm, eltham, gastons homestead, gastons road, shire of nillumbik, video recording

35mm colour positive transparency (3 of 7) Mount - white plasticProcess Date APR Meltham, main road, roads, infrastructure, roundabout, eltham shire office, our lady of help christians church

Local Cemetery Excursion Sunday 27 May 1990 departed Eltham Shire Office at 9.30am and finish mid afternoon. Visits to Eltham , Kangaroo Ground, Queenstown (Smiths Gully), Nillumbik (Diamond Creek), St Katherines (St Helena) Hurst family graves at Hurstbridge and a little known early cemetery at Grteensborough. Attended by 20 members. In each case we were introduced to the cemetery with a brief talk. At Eltham, Frank Burgoyne gave us the benefit of his knowledge as a member of the cemetery trust and at Kangaroo Ground, Bruce Ness spoke in a similar capacity. The lunch stop was at Hurstbridge where we visited the Hurst family graves. The President of Nillumbik Historical Society, Jock Ryan, joined us at the Nillumbik (Diamond Creek) cemetery. He travelled on to St Katherines, St Helena, where he talked on the history of the church and cemetery.35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 25) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcessing Date Code Jun 90Meltham, activities, shire of eltham historical society, cemetery excursion, eltham shire office, panther place

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 stripsKodak GA 100 5095shire of eltham, grader towed, graders

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 stripsKodak GA 100 5095shire of eltham, grader towed, graders

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 stripsKodak GA 100 5095shire of eltham, grader towed, graders

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 stripsKodak GA 100 5095shire of eltham, grader towed, graders

Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987.Colour photograph mounted on green cardboard paneldisplay panel, eltham festival, infrastructure, shire of eltham, equipment, road maintenance, graders

Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987.Colour photographdisplay panel, eltham festival, infrastructure, shire of eltham, garbage collection, hard waste collection

Whittlesea Shire Councillors and staff outside the Yan Yean Hotel, c.1895. whittlesea councillors, yan yean hotel

Five-person council meeting desk. Brown polished wood featuring the shire carved logo affixed to front. Five red vinyl/leather inserts on top for writing.

Wall sign featuring the South Gippsland Shirl Council's logo. Painted in blue, brown, aqua and white.

The date of this plan is 1877 and the land indicted on it required for a road deviation is shaded in blue. It adjoins the Korkuperrimul Creek on one side which indicates the land is located just a few kilometers to the west of Bacchus Marsh. Single page map showing a portion of land purchased by the Bacchus Marsh Shire from Mr Thomas Low for the purpose of a road deviation. Land held by David Robertson is also shown on the map. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Part of a set of maps which are pasted into a bound volume containing 76 maps or plans in total. High resolution digital image stored on BMDHS computer network. Surveyed by W. E. Standfield, Shire Engineer, Bacchus Marsh, 12/4/77bacchus marsh roads and streets, melbourne to ballarat road