The Shire of Grenville offices in Linton were built n in 1939, and replaced the original Shire Hall which was built in the 1860s. At the time the offices were built, Linton was the headquarters of the Shire of Grenville. The Shire of Grenville ceased to exist in 1993 following municipal amalgamations, and the offices are now the Linton offices of the Golden Plains Shire which has its headquarters at Bannockburn.Colour photograph showing a single-storey cream brick building, with a flagpole and various memorials outside it. Golden Plains Shire offices in Linton (formerly Shire of Grenville offices), built 1939.shire of grenville offices linton, golden plains shire offices linton

The public toilet block in Linton is decorated with hand-made terracotta tiles depicting historic themes. The tiles were produced as part of the Press Mould Tile Project 2001-2002 by Linton Primary School students and community members. Tile design and project coordination was by Pam Farey and Anne Dietrich, and instructors were Pam Farey, Anne Dietrich, Anne Bray and Jeannette Vervaart. The site the toilet block was built on was formerly occupied by 'Criterion House', a building used in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a shop and also a hospital. Criterion House was demolished in 1938/39, to make way for new, enlarged municipal offices, which are still in use in 2019.Colour photograph which shows trees and buildings in Sussex Street, Linton, the Linton public toilet building, and the Golden Plains Shire local offices.golden plains shire offices linton, public toilet building linton, press mould tile project 2001-2002

Following municipal amalgamations in 1994, the Shire of Grenville ceased to exist, and was incorporated into the Golden Plains Shire. The memorial is dedicated "to the Councillors, staff and residents who provided service, loyalty and support to the municipality over 130 years". The photograph was taken in 2014 by Gary Hunt.Colour photograph showing memorial stone and plaque. The plaque has a map showing localities and boundaries of the former Shire of Grenville. It was erected outside the Golden Plains Shire Offices in Linton to commemorate the history and achievements of the former Shire.grenville shire memorial, shire of grenville, golden plains shire

William Thomas Rowe was the son of William Thomas Rowe (1835-1893) of Glenfine Station, Pitfield. He was an innovative farmer, horse breeder and Grenville Shire Councillor. He married Beatrix Norman, and they had five children. The oldest, born in 1915, was also called William Thomas Rowe.Photograph of William Thomas Rowe (1873-1935). This image is a copy of a photograph which is on display at the Golden Plains Shire offices in Linton. Cr. W. T. Rowe served as Shire President in 1917-1918 and in 1928-1929.william thomas rowe 1873-1935, narringal station, shire of grenville councillors

The photograph appears to have been taken from the rear of what was then the Grenville Shire Offices. It shows a number of houses, including houses owned by Mrs Bobby Nicol (facing York Street, on the corner of Clyde Street) and the Ching family (facing Clyde Street, on the opposite corner of York Street), and a house owned at that time by the Forestry Commission (on the corner of Clyde and Adair Streets). A glimpse of the Linton State School and the Court House/police station can be seen in the background. Land which is now part of the Golden Plains Council Depot (in foreground) appears to be unused. The photograph appears on p. 29 of 'A Pictorial History of Linton', published in 1989. The book dates the photo to the 1920s, however the early LDHS "Index to photographs" gives the date c.1943.Black and white copy of original photograph, which shows a number of houses near the intersection of Clyde and York Streets, Linton.houses, york street, clyde street, linton court house