Frank McMahon's father P J McMahon was Shire secretary in the 1930s, living at "Woodlands" in Kangaroo Ground, about 1 mile from the Shire offices. When a fire occurred at the Shire office, the records were safe in a fireproof strongroom. After the fire, the records were moved to "Woodlands" and several rooms were used for Council purposes; a special fireproof steel building was built to hold the records. When the office moved to Eltham, the list of records was checked and found certified correct. Contents Transcript of newspaper letter: from Frank McMahon, Diamond Valley News, 10 October 1961, rebutting stories that Eltham Shire records were burnt in a fire c1930. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcfrank mcmahon, p j mcmahon, eltham shire records, "woodlands" kangaroo ground, tiny carroll, kangaroo ground memorial tower

John Mann arrived from Forfar, Scotland, on the clipper packet "Ellen Stuart" in 1857 and rented a farm "Overton" at Janefield. Soon after he met Melbourne-born Violet McKimmie, whose parents had a property near Darebin Creek. They married on 25 September 1862, John 26 and Violet 19. In 1874 John selected a block on Arthurs Creek and built a slab and bark hut (still standing in 1984) and called their farm "Carseburn" after John's parish in Scotland. They had seven children: John, Jane, Christine, David, Walter, James and Violet. John was drowned in the Yarra in May 1875 and Violet struggled to meet the lease commitment. She wrote to her brother-in-law David Mann in New Zealand who came to her aid, and on 10 September 1876, they married at the Victorian Free church, Smith Street, Collingwood. They improved the farm and built a three-room house. in July 1883 they bought neighbouring land from Ann Welsh. With David, Violet had four more children: Robert, William and twins Thomas and Henry. In 1883, David died and was buried in the same grave as his brother in Preston Cemetery. The twins also died, Thomas just before and Henry just after their father. the children assisted with the farm and orchard, the business including crops, a dairy herd, Carseburne sheep, and breeding horses. Violet died at Yan Yean in 1925, aged 83. A grandson of John Mann, James Mann, lived in Henry Street, Greensborough and had given a talk at the Whittlesea Historical Society in 1983 on his family. Descendant Lindsay Mann was part of a creative writing group that published a book including a short story "The Mountain Tramway" is loosely based on his childhood and stories he was told then but was planning to write his family story. Contents Newspaper article: "Tragedy couldn't stop this pioneer", Diamond Valley News, 31 January 1984, story of Mann family. Newspaper article: "Tracing the history of ordinary. people," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, story of Mann family, researched by descendant Lindsay Mann who grew up at the Mann property She-Oak at Yan Yean and has numerous family records. Newspaper article: "A realist who captures light," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, David Moore, a realist painter had been working from a studio at Montsalvat and his exhibition of work from that period was to open 1 August 1986 at the Victorian Artists Society Galleries.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjohn manan, violet mann nee mckimmie, clipper packet "ellen stuart", forfar scotland, darebin creek victoria, arthurs creek victoria, "overton" at janefield, "carseburn" at arthurs creek, jane mann, christine mann, david mann, walter mann, james mann, violet mann, victorian free church smith street collingwood, ann welsh, robert mann, william mann, thomas mann, henry mann, preston cemetery, carseburne sheep, yan yean cemetery, lindsay mann, david moore, montsalvat

Bob Manuel was director of Briar Hill Timber and Hardware, started in 1934 by Bob's father-in-law, Fred Squire, a pioneering building at Briar Hill, and his wife Hazel. Bob was hired in 1956 when 90 worked for the firm; that number grew to 430 during World War II, including the sawmill in the Otways. Later it provided much of the timber for Melbourne's Olympic Village. Bob and wife Lorraine were retiring to travel, and visit children Robert, Sally, Janet and Catherine. Contents Newspaper article: "Timber door shuts after decades serving the hill", Diamond Valley News, 17 May 2000, Bob Manuell will close his business Briar Hill Timber and Hardware after 66 years.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcbob manuel, briar hill timber and hardware, fred squire, hazel squire, olympic village melbournelorraine manuel, robert manuel, sally manuel, janet manuel, catherine manuel

Mary McLure, Roger Green, Arthur Wilson, and Kevin Spiller were awarded Order of Australia Medals in the Queen's Birthday honours list. Mary McLure, Brian Hill, was honoured for her service to the community through volunteer rolls including The Old Colonists' Association of Victoria in St Helena, Rosanna Primary School, and Diamond Creek Craft Group. Roger Green, Lower Plenty, was honoured for his support of war veterans. Arthur Wilson, Greensborough, was honoured for his service to Australian Rules football. Kevin Spiller, Montmorency, was honoured for services to local government. Contents Newspaper article: "Our best get just rewards" Diamond Valley Leader, 19 June 2019, Lists local people who received an OAM in Queen's Birthday honours list. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcmary mclure, roger green, arthur wilson, kevin spiller, the old colonists' association of victoria st helena, rosanna primary school, diamond creek craft group