Samuel Smith settled in Queenstown, now St Andrews, in 1854. His son Edwin Smith took land in Panton Hill in 1871 and family lived at "Beaumont", Cherry Tree Road, Panton Hill in 1894. Contents Photocopy of photograph: Mr and Mrs Edwin Smith and Family. Newspaper article: "Milestone for Smith family", Leader Associated Newspapers Eltham Centenary Supplement, 30 March 1971. History of Smith family. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcedwin smith, beaumont cherry tree road panton hill, alice cracknell nee smith, victor smith, rose white nee smith, may jones nee smith, bert smith, will smith, george smith, samuel smith, queenstown now st andrews, lloyd smith, heidelberg travel service, motschall orchards, smiths gully, alfred smith, florry scarse nee smith

Samuel Smith came to Australia about 1849 with his wife and family, settling at Queenstown and, with the gold rush, established an abattoir. A descendant, Marjorie Smith Motschall wrote about the family in 'Wild WoodDays at Panton Hill'. Many descendants have lived in and around Eltham. The family had four generations of butchers, including Keith, who had a shop in Kew. Contents Photocopy of handwritten notes: Samuel Smith biography. Typed version of handwritten notes: Samuel Smith biography. Letter L Adam to Eltham Shire, 6 March 1884. Seeking information about the Smith family in Yarra Glen: Samuel Smith and Eliza Hurst. Photocopy of page from magazine National Trust Australia (Vic), no date (possibly 1993). Keith Smith closed his butcher shop, Kew, and donated equipment to National Trust, possibly to go to Gulf Station. Newspaper article: "Smith family's fortunes yielded to modern technology - in 1850", Diamond Valley News, 10 March 1987. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcsamuel smith, eliza hurst, keith smith, gulf station yarra glen, james smith, queenstown, st andrews, sarah smith, richard smith, mary smith, edwin smith, thomas smith, john smith, ralph smith, marjorie smith motshall, wild wood days at panton hill book, louisa purcell, st andrews church queenstown, cherry tree road panton hill, beaumont house panton hill, edwin james samuel smith, violet bartlett, ethel may smith, mary louise smith, violet smtih, fred smith, alan smith, cemetery smiths gully road st andrews, russell smith, joan smith, joyce smith, ethel smith, grand hotel yarra glen