In 1997, Bell's Cottage at Happy Hollow Farm was included in the Nillumbik Heritage Overlay HO59.The cottage was built by Robert Whatmough and associated with the pioneering orchardists Frederick and Theodore Flintoff and William Verner. It is technically significant for its wattle and daub construction, vertical slabs and bark roof. It was destroyed by fire in 2003.3 p. typescript, one black & white photographhappy hollow farm, bell family

Details some versions of the history of the 'Batman Apple Tree'. Also the condition and lack of maintenance of the tree in 2002. Highlights Nillumbik Shire's ignorance of the existence of the tree; which is within one kilometre of the Nillumbik Shire Offices.It is possibly the oldest European planted tree in Victoria. It was planted as a young tree in 1841.A4 photocopies of 3 articles relating to the condition and origin of the "Batman Apple Tree", located on the eastern bank of the Plenty River, north of Greensborough.Blue pen annotations on one article.apples, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, 1841, rome beauty, rymer apples, winter majetin, apollo parkways primary school

Records the Partington family's origins and history in Greensborough through an interview with Alan Partington.Records details of one of the pioneer families of the district.Photocopy of a Leader newspaper story on the Partington family's history in Greensborough.partington family, greensborough, apollo parkways, alan partington, whatmough, plenty river

A group of 4 photographs taken in 1994 and an early photograph of the same building for comparison.Happy Hollow farm was located on the Plenty River about 4 km upstream for the Greensborough township. It was originally built in the late 1840's and was rented by the Whatmough family at one time. It is now lost as it was taken over by Parks Victoria, left derelict and burnt down by vandals in the early 2000's.A group of photocopied photographs on A4 size paper. There is a black and wihte copy as well as a colour copy of 4 photographs with transcriptions on the rear of the sheet. The other sheet shows the building in the mid 1800's.Details on the reverse of 2 sheets about the photographs on the obverse.happy hollow farm, bell family, plenty river, whatmough