New paved road, footpaths and gutters on Calrossie Avenue, Montmorency.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, montmorency, calrossie avenue, road construction, footpaths

In 1965, tenders were called for the construction of streets in Montmorency after objections were withdrawn.An example of concerns over road construction in the formerly 'bush' areas of Diamond ValleyNews clipping, black and white textmontmorency streets, calrossie avenue montmorency, meadow crescent montmorency, lilicur road montmorency, woodland grove montmorency, st faiths road montmorency, glenauburn estate montmorency, shire of diamond valley, street construction

Estate Agent's plan of Glengarriff Estate, Montmorency, covering LPs 11334 and 11451. Bordered by Sherbourne Avenue, Calrossie Avenue, Montmorency Station and Price AvenueColour photocopy of subdivision map, on two A3 sheets glengarriff estate montmorency, sherbourne avenue montmorency, calrossie avenue montmorency, price avenue montmorency, montmorency station

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. Yarra 2500 [base map] 14.20. Montmorency, Sherbourne Road. Municipality of Diamond Valley 257 and Eltham 238. Prominent streets: Sherbourne Road, Karingal Drive and Calrossie Avenue. Features include Montmorency Station and Meruka Park.MMBW Map in 1:2500 [scale] series. Cream parchment with green tape reinforcing on edges and punched holes on left edge.mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, shire of diamond valley, montmorency - maps

Grand Boulevard on right. Looking at what is now Panorama Heights preschoolBlack and white photographic printOriginally located in a Filmpro King Size Prints processing envelope $3.01 Shire of Eltham 9/9/66 and noted as Calrossie Ave area and crossed out Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Bridge Street to Elsa Court existing conditions mid 1967grand boulevard, mitchell avenue, montmorency, panorama heights pre-school

On the left is an advertising sign for a housing development lots for auction sale, 20 acre lots In August 1966 road construction works commenced on Mount Pleasant Road between Hillcrest Avenue and Wattle Grove. The works involved relining, widening and sealed pavement at a cost of $25,000 and took about two months. In the process a large number of trees including 100 year old gum trees had to be cut down which was cause for some community concern. Diamond Valley News, 16 Aug 1966, p3 Diamond Valley News, 13 Sep 1966, p9Black and white photographic printOriginally located in a Filmpro King Size Prints processing envelope $3.01 Shire of Eltham 9/9/66 and noted as Calrossie Ave area and crossed out Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Bridge Street to Elsa Court existing conditions mid 1967auction sale, housing estate, infrastructure, real estate agent, roads, sign, hillcrest avenue, mount pleasant road, rockliffe street, sweeneys lane

A postal employee (Postie) of the Post Master General (PMG) is delivering mail by bicycle In August 1966 road construction works commenced on Mount Pleasant Road between Hillcrest Avenue and Wattle Grove. The works involved relining, widening and sealed pavement at a cost of $25,000 and took about two months. In the process a large number of trees including 100 year old gum trees had to be cut down which was cause for some community concern. Diamond Valley News, 16 Aug 1966, p3 Diamond Valley News, 13 Sep 1966, p9Black and white photographic printOriginally located in a Filmpro King Size Prints processing envelope $3.01 Shire of Eltham 9/9/66 and noted as Calrossie Ave area and crossed out Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Bridge Street to Elsa Court existing conditions mid 1967infrastructure, roads, australia post, post master general, postie, bicycle, hillcrest avenue, mount pleasant road, rockliffe street, sweeneys lane

In August 1966 road construction works commenced on Mount Pleasant Road between Hillcrest Avenue and Wattle Grove. The works involved relining, widening and sealed pavement at a cost of $25,000 and took about two months. In the process a large number of trees including 100 year old gum trees had to be cut down which was cause for some community concern. Diamond Valley News, 16 Aug 1966, p3 Diamond Valley News, 13 Sep 1966, p9Black and white photographic printOriginally located in a Filmpro King Size Prints processing envelope $3.01 Shire of Eltham 9/9/66 and noted as Calrossie Ave area and crossed out Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Bridge Street to Elsa Court existing conditions mid 1967infrastructure, roads, hillcrest avenue, mount pleasant road, rockliffe street, sweeneys lane