Prime Minister Bob HawkeAlthough determinedly apolitical ATCV/CVA has maintained good relations with all sides of politics.Black and white photographcva, conservation volunteers, conservation volunteers australia, conservation volunteers new zealand, colin jackson, better earth, environmental conservation, volunteers, volunteering, corporate volunteering, education – environmental, carbon footprint, climate change, ballarat, safety, training, partnerships, victoria, vic, nsw, queensland, act, australian capital territory, nt, northern territory, western australia, wa, south australia, sa, tasmania, new zealand, californi1a conservation corps, atcv, bob hawke, prime minister, john mewton, tim cox

Bereavement card for GHS member Brian Roberts 1927-2022, with personal note on reverse from his widow June.Bereavement card, black text and image.Personal note on reverse.brian roberts, june roberts, roberts family

This books details various actions in which ANZAC troops were engaged from the Boer War to World War II224p., black and white photographs, maps. Hard cover book with dust jacket. Dust jacket illustration of shadows of soldiers on green background, title in white writing.anzacs, australian army, boer war, world war i, world war ii

School reader widely used in Victorian government schools.24 p., stapled, col. illusrations.Stamped in red: P. S. 5024 Watsonia South, Frensham Rd. Watsonia 3087. Tel. 435-6662childrens books, school textbook

The McLaughlin family was related to the Black family of Watsonia by marriage.Digital copy of colour photograph.mclaughlin family, john mclaughlin, caroline mclaughlin, black family

Photograph of Johannes Bosch cropped from larger photograph. Johannes Bosch and family migrated from Southern Germany to Greensborough district c1889. They farmed along the Plenty River having purchased land from Flintoff. They later changed their surname from Bosch to Bush.Digital copy cropped from black and white photograph.johannes bosch, john adam bush, bosch family, bush family

Mr Stafford was the grandfather of Shirley Fraser (Black). This notice shows some family connections of the Black family.Single column death notice, mounted on yellow card.Written above date "1967".john stafford, shirley fraser, black family

This document outlines a 3 month sea journey from England to Australia in 1859 on the sailing ship "Arabia".John Spence and his wife Jessie were pioneers of Victoria.An 11 page computer printed stapled document. It is double side printed in A4.Niljohn spence, jessie spence, mary spence, sailing ship arabia, immigration

This information was collected for a grant application to erect signage along the Plenty River path, outlining the history of this area where early settlement of the area occurred. The application was made by GHS member Dennis Ward.Black spiral bound folder with clear cover containing 18 pages of photograph and text.plenty river trail, plenty river, willis vale, dennis ward

This book tells the inside story of a high-ranking police officer in the Victorian police and includes tales of the Western District, the Kelly Gang and metropolitan Melbourne.312 p., illus. Paperback.victoria police, john sadleir

An account of the Australian battles in France in 1918, including the 1918 Battle of the Somme.327p., illus., maps.world war 1, the somme

This children's book tells the story of 'Gendarme' a much loved Melbourne police horse during the 1970s.The connection to Greensborough is through Trevor Partington who owned this book. Trevor was a mounted policemen.32 pages, hard cover. black and white illustrations.Inside front cover: "This book belonged to Trevor Partington who worked with Victoria Police as a mounted policeman. Alex Tassell (Gendarme's trainer) was Trevor’s boss. - Faye Fort (nee Partington) 2013." gendarme (police horse), alex tassell, trevor partington, victoria police

Map of the Plenty River through Greensborough and surrounding areas, annotated with historic places. Prepared by Dennis Ward, this map shows places of interest with historic markers for a proposed Heritage Trail along the Plenty. This was a joint project of Dennis Ward, Rotary Greensborough and Nillumbik Historical Society.This map shows many places of interest along the Plenty River. Large laminated map, including land subdivisions and street names.plenty river heritage trail

Ian Hunter, an aboriginal elder, has criticised a proposal by Darebin Council to replace the name Batman Park with that of an aboriginal man.Small newspaper clipping, black and white text.darebin council, john batman, treaty of melbourne, batmans treaty

Opening of the new Pavilion, Living and Learning Centre, Eltham, 10 October 1994 Colour photographeltham, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, pavilion, 1994

Opening of the new Pavilion, Living and Learning Centre, Eltham, 10 October 1994 Colour photographeltham, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, pavilion, 1994

Source: Mrs. E.M. Jackson, Pigeon Bank, Kangaroo Ground.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 '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 imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kangaroo ground, francis bell, violet bank

Source: Mrs. E.M. Jackson, Pigeon Bank, Kangaroo Ground.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 '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 imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kangaroo ground, janet bell (nee rogerson)