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Owned and operated by Eltham College , Swipers Gully is a Hospitality Training Centre and fully-functional winery, café and restaurant.fay bridge collection, eltham-yarra glen rd, garden art, kangaroo ground, eltham college, swiper's gully

Griffith Park is the former property and home of Cr Fred Griffith in the 1950sfay bridge collection, daffodils, griffith park, yarra river

OPENING OF THE VIEWING PLATFORM AT KANGAROO GROUND Nillumbik Council has advised that the viewing platform at Kangaroo Ground 27km NE of Melbourne is to be opened to the public on Wednesday, March 26th 2008 (Melway 271 , G10). The function of the platform is to provide shelter adjacent to the War Memorial Tower whilst allowing all people to enjoy the stunning panoramic views. From the platform you. can see the Dandenongs, the city of Melbourne, the You Yangs, Mount Macedon, the Kinglake Ranges and the Mt Baw-Baw Ranges where the Yarra River starts. This landscape covers all the ancestral lands of the Wurundjeri and some of the wider Kulin nation land. The platform has been given the name Moor-rut, a name which described the fertile soils of the Kangaroo Ground area in contrast to the poorer (Silurian) country of its surrounds, which the Wurundjeri knew as 'Nillumbik' or less rich country. The full 360 degree view can be seen from the adjacent Tower of Remembrance which has 53 stairs. The viewing platform however can be accessed by wheelchair. Inside the viewing platform there are eight double sided interpretive panels giving the history and information regarding this special area. The viewing platform's interpretive panels set out the Aboriginal and European history of the area and also the geology and the local flora and fauna, so that the casual visitor comes away understanding more about this significant part of Victoria. The concept of the viewing platform is part of the refurbishment project for the Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park which has taken place since 1997 with the active approval and financial assistance of the Nillumbik Shire Council. This project has been guided by an Advisory Committee with volunteer community representatives from the local Historical Societies, the Country Fire Authority, the Returned Services League and the Wurundjeri people. Other allied groups such as the Nillumbik Reconciliation Group have been called upon for their expertise. The initial idea for the viewing platform came from Dean Stewart when he was the caretaker while living at the park. He discussed this idea with local author Mick Woiwod and Harry Gilham of Eltham District Historical Society when they were planning the refurbishment of the War Memorial Park in 1996. When the committee was formalised by the Nillumbik Council in 1997, Nicholas Pelling, representing the CFA and RSL, joined the group. Dennis Ward, local architect, then volunteered to develop the concept plan for the refurbishment of the park and later drew up the plans for the viewing platform. The Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park and its Tower of Remembrance is located on one of the highest locations in the Yarra Valley. The Tower of Remembrance is a unique war memorial constructed from local stone standing 14 metres high. It was built in the style of a Scottish watchtower reflecting the strong Scottish influence of the first European settlers of the district from the 1840s onward. The park was opened in 1921 and the Tower of Remembrance was dedicated in 1926 recognising the local people who served in the First World War. Those who served in the Second World War were recognised by plaques dedicated in 1951 and more recently those who served in Korea, Borneo, Malaya and Vietnam by plaques unveiled in 2001. Harry Gilham, Advisory Committee Convenor - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter N0 179 March 2008fay bridge collection, garden hill, kangaroo ground, memorial park, moor-rul viewing platform

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The Society conducted a heritage excursion "Eltham War Memorials Walk" on Saturday, May 7, 2016 in conjunction with the centenary commemorations of the First World War. This walk involved visiting a number of memorials along Main Road dedicated to locals who served Australia in times of war including the Roll of Honour located in the Uniting Church Hall which also serves as the Opportunity Shop, which had once operated out of the former CBA bank building next door.activities, eltham district historical society, heritage excursion, jim connor collection, opportunity shop, uniting church, uniting church hall, 2016-05-07

jim connor collection, uniting church, 2018-07-13

Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 4 of 7 strips and corresponding B&W printIlford HP4chapel lane, arthurs creek, nutfield, bridge

Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 4 of 7 strips and corresponding B&W printIlford HP4arthurs creek, arthurs creek road, bridge, linton's bridge

Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 4 of 7 strips and corresponding B&W printIlford HP4bridge, cottles bridge, cottles bridge-strathewen road, diamond creek (creek)

Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 4 of 7 strips and corresponding B&W printIlford HP4bridge, cottles bridge, diamond creek (creek)

On Saturday September 2, 2023, Russell Yeoman led a group of 22 society members and interested others on a walk following trhe bounadries of the original Shillingalw farm. Commencing at the corner of Panther Place and Library Place, we proceeded up to Shillinglaw Cafe then the Shillinglaw trees at the former Eltham Shire Office site then along Main Road to the fire station then throughh St Laurence Lane and uinder the railway line , along Diamond Street then return via the Diamond Creek trail behind Andrew Park. The actual farm boundary went past the creek and further up the hill. The original farm comprised lot 90 of Holloway’s 1851 subdivision of Little Eltham. Its area was 30 acres lying east of the Diamond Creek and north of Henry Street. A number of stops were made to look at maps and early photos illustrating the gradual reduction of the farm area and the early history of the railway and other community uses, that occupied parts of the site.fay bridge collection, 2023-09-02, activities, eltham, eltham district historical society, heritage excursion, shillinglaw farm

Centred on Brinkkotter Road opposite Yarramie Reserve, Eltham bounded by Maroondah Aqueduct to north, Nyora Road to south, Eltham College to east and Leane Drive to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :65 Project : MELBOURNE AND METROPOLITAN PROJECT NO. 2 Run : 7 Frame : 8 Date : 01/1951 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG9 Flying Height : 12200 Scale : 12000 Film Number : 1419 GDA2020 : 37°42'32"S, 145°10'41"E MGA2020 : 339408, 5824924 (55) Melways : 22 F3 (ed. 42)Historical aerial photos and photo maps provide viusal evidence of the chronology of changes to the built landscape of the district and assist in dating other imagesaerial photo, 1951-01, eltham, neil webster collection, brinkkotter road, eltham college, leane drive, maroondah aqueduct, melways 22f3, nyora road, yarramie reserve

Centred on Beard Street between Main Road and Frank Street, Eltham bounded by Maroondah Aqueduct to north, Arthur Street to south, Maroong Drive to east and Catholic Ladies College to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :65 Project : MELBOURNE AND METROPOLITAN PROJECT NO. 2 Run : 7 Frame : 9 Date : 01/1951 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG9 Flying Height : 12200 Scale : 12000 Film Number : 1419 GDA2020 : 37°42'23"S, 145°09'39"E MGA2020 : 337874, 5825170 (55) Melways : 22 B3 (ed. 42)Historical aerial photos and photo maps provide viusal evidence of the chronology of changes to the built landscape of the district and assist in dating other imagesaerial photo, 1951-01, eltham, neil webster collection, arthur street, beard street, catholic ladies college, frank street, main road, maroondah aqueduct, maroong drive, melway 22b3, research (vic.)

Centred on Allison Crecent Reserve, Sherbrook Road and Scenic Crescent, Eltham bounded by Allendale Road to north, Dudley Street to south, Zig Zag Road to east and St Helena Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :65 Project : MELBOURNE AND METROPOLITAN PROJECT NO. 2 Run : 7 Frame : 10 Date : 01/1951 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG9 Flying Height : 12200 Scale : 12000 Film Number : 1419 GDA2020 : 37°42'14"S, 145°08'36"E MGA2020 : 336339, 5825416 (55) Melways : 21 H2 (ed. 42)Historical aerial photos and photo maps provide viusal evidence of the chronology of changes to the built landscape of the district and assist in dating other imagesaerial photo, 1951-01, eltham, neil webster collection, allendale road, allison crecent reserve, dudley street, melway 21h2, scenic crescent, sherbrook road, st helena road, zig zag road

Red annottions showing Nillumbik Shire Office in lower left extending to Diamond Creek centre right up to Yarrambat Marked: Submission 25/420 G. Frantal Hillmartin Road (Group) [Hillmartin Lane, Diamond Creek]aerial photo, diamond creek, eltham north, greensborough, hillmartin lane, nillumbik shire council offices

Not originally catalogued in Shire of Eltham Archives but from the same series of photos taken for Country Road Board study of Main Road wideningshire of eltham archives, aerial photo, country roads board, eltham, main road, road widening, leane drive, 1951-07

Not originally catalogued in Shire of Eltham Archives but from the same series of photos taken for Country Road Board study of Main Road wideningshire of eltham archives, aerial photo, country roads board, eltham, main road, road widening, 1951-07, airlie road, ambulance station, beleura grove, grand boulevard, looker road, lower plenty, montmorency, panorama avenue

Cabinet Photo Goulter Photographer, Prahran Ezra Goulter operated at 47 Chapel Street, Prahran from 1878-1890Goulter, Prahraningram family, goulter photographer chapel st prahan, pam thoonen (nee ingram) collection