Miner's Cottage, owned by Mrs Ivy Reynolds at the corner of Main Road and Reynolds Road, Eltham. Wal and Bernie Dodkins, rented the house from around 1938 until they left in the 1970s to become caretakers at the Kangaroo Ground Tower. Lyn Dodkins (wife of Graeme Hardiman) was born there and lived in this house for her first 19 years. [Graeme Hardiman email 5 Aug 2022] The site was developed for commercial use as the Eltham Motor Inn, which permanently closed about 2024 and has since been refurbished for use as rental units (2025).Six colour photographs of old cottage corner Main and Reynolds roads at Research in 1986. The cottage was built by/for Grandfather Reynolds and was demolished 2 Mar 1987. Three views show widening of Main Road.houses, main road, reynolds road, research (vic.), lyn dodkins, wal dodkins, bernie dodkins, miss reynolds, dodkins family, eltham, eltham motor inn, ivy reynolds, miner's cottage

Miner's Cottage, owned by Mrs Ivy Reynolds at the corner of Main Road and Reynolds Road, Eltham. Wal and Bernie Dodkins, rented the house from around 1938 until they left in the 1970s to become caretakers at the Kangaroo Ground Tower. Lyn Dodkins (wife of Graeme Hardiman) was born there and lived in this house for her first 19 years. [Graeme Hardiman email 5 Aug 2022] The site was developed for commercial use as the Eltham Motor Inn, which permanently closed about 2024 and has since been refurbished for use as rental units (2025).Digital file - scanned from print on loan to EDHSdodkins family, eltham, eltham motor inn, ivy reynolds, lyn dodkins, main road, research (vic.), reynolds road, miner's cottage