Eltham Hall Committee appointed 10 Novemebr 1952 consisting of South Riding Councillors. Cr. Houghton and Cr. Brinkkotter. Minutes of meetings held: 14 April 1953 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Squire, Cr. Houghton 18 May 1953 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Squire, Cr. Houghton 10 August 1953 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Squire, Cr. Houghton, Cr. Griffith 12 October 1953 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Peake, Cr. Harmer, Cr. Griffith 14 December 1953 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Peake, Cr. Harmer, Cr. Griffith, Cr. Houghton 9 March 1954 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Peake, Cr. Harmer, Cr. Griffith 2 June 1954 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Peake, Cr. Harmer 9 August 1954 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Peake, Cr. Griffith 29 September 1954 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Peake, Cr. Harmer 13 December 1954 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Peake, Cr. Harmer, Cr. Bartlett 15 March 1955 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter, Cr. Peake, Cr. Harmer 20 June 1955 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter (Chairman), Cr. Houghton, Cr. Bartlett 26 March 1956 - Present - Cr. Brinkkotter (Chairman), Cr. Peake, Cr. Bartlett, Cr. Addison, Cr. Harmer, Cr. SmedleyBackground workings for the funding of a Public Hall at Eltham. The funding was provided by public subscription and the money loaned to Council to build the hall. The hall was part of the new Eltham Shire offices located at the corner of Main Road and Arthur Street. A similar funding approach was used a few years later to provide for the Eltham War Memorial located on the opposite side of Main Road.Note Book; semi-hard black covers, faint lined each page, 23 x 17.5 x 1 cm, 16 pages with notes, rest blankminute book, arthur street, main road eltham, eltham public hall, cr. brinkkotter, cr. squire, cr. houghton, cr. peake, cr. harmer, cr. griffith, cr. bartlett, cr. addison, cr. smedley

Page 1 Protest Meeting re Lack of Funds from Federal Government means that the Country Roads Board (CRB) cannot help municipalities Reference to newly formed Diamond Valley Chamber of Commerce Bridgeworks on unidentified bridge Diamond Creek wedding- LOTT – STEIN LOCAL newspaper new home in Greensborough Page 2 Mudbricks Eltham Gymkhana (and add page 3) – in aid of war memorial trust Memorial window at St Helena Church Page 3 Annual report for South and North Ridings, incl photo of Dr. Corder Bus Route in Research Hurstbridge Hall Rolls Royse hits out Labor Member At the films – Greensborough, Eltham, Diamond Theatre and Montmorency Theatre, RSL Hall, Page 4 Bus journey between Eltham and Warrandyte (inc photos) Page 5 Article on campaign inviting better local shopping conditions for the DV Public Properties for sale, some with photos in Croydon, Greensborough, Montmorency, Warrandyte including a 5 acre flower farm in Briar Hill with house. Page 6 Article with photo on Eltham butcher Don Dureau (no personal history however) Panton Hill Cricket Club annual dinner Page 7 CWA Diamond Creek branch 5th birthday – Letter to editor referring Cr. Alice Peake and re-subdivision of the City of Heidelberg two yrs ago. Panton Hill Red Cross Page 8 Electric light for Research, Eltham North, Hurstbridge, St Andrews Page 9 Hurstbridge Methodist Community Phone box for Wattle Glen. Page 11 Report on Heidelberg Council Page 12 Pigeon racing DV Tennis association Adds for the following local businesses The Blue Gum (deli meats and cakes) Cnr Pryor and Main Rds Eltham p, 2 Eltham Hotel (inc photo) Main Rd Eltham - p. 2 Eltham Meat Supply – Main Road – p. 2 A & S Davis, (Paint store_ Main Road Eltham – p 4 and 10 Presswells Garage, Main Street, Eltham East – page 4 (and article on page 9 reference to “newly named” Eltham East – Post Office and News Agent J N Burgoyne & Sons (groceries) Main Rd, Eltham – page 6 John Mclean & Son Eltham (Chook Breeder) Eltham – page 7 Eltham Hardware & Timber Co, Main Road Eltham – page 8 I J Thompson Chemist, Eltham – page 8 E L Owen Carrier Dudley St Eltham page 8 Arnetts (bakers) Main St Eltham p. 9 Jean Kimber Florist Hillcrest Ave. Eltham p. 9 J C Rains haberdashery , drapery, school wear – Main road Eltham P. 10 Alistair Knox (joinery) York Street Eltham – p 11 T. R.. Walker Plumber Main rd Eltham – pa 11 John McLean & Sons (supplies for poultry farmers_ Main rd Eltham – p 11 Briar Hill Iceworks Beaconsfield Rd, Briar Hill p. 9 Briar Hill Timber & Trading – page 4 D & E Middleton (Steelworkers) Sherbourne Rd Briar Hill – page 9 and 10 R W Fell Delicatessen Supplies (with photo) Montmorency Eltham Taxi service, Rattray Road (Montmorency) – page 6 Tozer & Whiteway (Grover) Were St Montmorency = p 4 W. Hutchinson (sand, screenings, soil, stone) Rattray Rd Montmorency 0. 7 L & W Stephenson (grocer) Were St Montmorency p.9 M Ricardo painter Elizabeth St (off Looker St) Montmorency back page. Ken Smith Fire Wood Main Road Lower Plenty Hillcrest Dry Cleaners Main road Research p. 11 C Jessop and Co, Greensborough – p. 2 The “Rose Bower” Floral Salon, Main St, Greensborough – p 2. J. D. Baines (Upholsterer) 140 Grimshaw St, Greensborough p. 4 Greensborough and DV Real Estate, Cnr Grimshaw and Main St Greensborough p. 5 Greensborough Hardware p. 6 P. B. Stubley & Son (Chook Breeder and fencing ) Greensborough – page 6 and 11 Vaness Motors Grimshaw St Greensborough page 6 Fred Shaw Motors Main Street Greensborough p. 6 Dennis Hogg electrical contractor McDowell St Greensborough p. 7 D.R Ross (electrician) Main Street Greensborough p. 8 S Page Fencing William St Greensborough p. 11 Greensborough District Bakery – p. 11 Moir and Lott Pty Ltd (Chook Breeder) Hurstbridge – page 7 Hurstbridge Motors Main Street Hurstbridge – page 8 W & U Freeman (Clothing, Footwear , knitting wool and patterns) Main Street Hurstbridge p. 9 Avonlea Diary / Scales Dairy Hurstbridge page 9 A R Saunders car truck farm plant Hurstbridge – page 9 W Saville poultry seller Hurstbirdge – p 11 John R Horton Hurstbridge bakery Hurstbridge p 11 W. F. Burrell Motors 238 Plenty Road Preston (agent for Ferguson mechanised farming) -p 6. Macleod Hardware Between Provlan’s Garage and Macleod railway station p. 7 W S Heard Electrician Macleod -page 8 Sew – Ezt Sewing Machine service – 227 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe – p 7 G. W. Middleton (dam and road construction) Diamond Creel -page 9 L R Bassett Pty Ltd (Hire of bulldozer) Diamond Creek p. 10 Warings General Store Diamond Creek p. 9 Davey Jones’ Locker Chinese and English cooking Panton Hill – page 9 The friendly pub – Panton Hill back page T H Fisher dairymen Yarra Glenn p. 10 Local newspaper (complete); 12 pagesnewspaper, local newspapers, diamond valley local