Material pertaining to the production of a history of the Shire of Eltham, "Pioneers & Painters: One Hundred Years of Eltham and its Shire" in recognition of the shire's centenary in 1971 Item Title Caption 04770-1 Preliminary proposal by Heidelberg Regional Library Service for the organisation of the Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection to be held at Eltham Library, 6 April 1982 04770-2 Letter: Heidelberg Regional Library Service to Shire of Eltham Historical Society expressing thanks for housing Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection at Eltham Library, 16 April 1984 04770-3 Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection, Index of Content, Yarra Plenty Regional Library, c.2014 04770-4 Index to Eltham Local History Photograph Collection; Eltham Local History Photographs, Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection; compiled by Helen Zibell, Eltham Branch Library, 1984 04770-5 Eltham Local History Digitisation Project Index to Eltham Local History Photograph Collection; Eltham Local History Photographs, Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection; compiled by Helen Zibell, Eltham Branch Library, 1984 The idea to develop a book on the history of the Shire of Eltham to be edited by noted author, Alan Marshall in celebration of the shire's centenary was initiated in 1969. The Shire of Eltham Historical Society undertook significant research in conjunction with Alan Marshall locating material at various institutions and other societies; interviewing longer term residents and a public campaign through the local press to acquire photographic material for duplication and use in the book. The public campaign received generous response and the material collected became the genesis for the Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph collection now held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library). This material shows the initial proposal to hose the SEPP collection at Eltham Library on behalf of the Shire of Eltham Historical Society and the initial indexing system for the photograph collectionPaper documents A4 size; one item laminatedeltham library, heidelberg regional library service, index, shire of eltham historical society, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, yarra plenty regional library

The photographs for the slides are believed to have been taken by the inaugural Editor for the Caulfield Contact - the official newspaper of the former City of Caulfield from 1976-1994. The Editor was also Council's Community Liaison Officer and she (and her successor) took many photographs of official events and Council-related services and locations in connection with both these official roles. The City of Caulfield was the Municipal Council for an area of the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Brighton East, Carnegie, Caulfield, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Glen Huntly, McKinnon, Murrumbeena, Ormond and St Kilda East. Credit: Glen Eira Historical Society - This item was digitised and made available through the Glen Eira Heritage Digitisation Strategy 2019-2023. Glen Eira Historical Society acknowledges the support of Glen Eira City Council. Caulfield’s Meals on wheels project started in 1958 and was run by volunteers. By 1974 Caulfield Council assumed responsibility for the administration of the service which by then was the largest in Victoria, supplying 300 meals each weekday. By 1987 with a combination of both paid and volunteer staff up to 136,000 meals were distributed each year to individual homes and to various clubs and organizations. Page 1 of slide album D to F, in a polypropylene slide sleeve containing 19 x 35mm colour slides. A sample of 8 images from this page is included. meals on wheels, glen eira city council, local government, caulfield city council, caulfield council, city of caulfield, council services, brighton east, carnegie, caulfield, elsternwick, gardenvale, glen huntly, mckinnon, murrumbeena, ormond, st kilda east, caulfield municipality photo slide collection