Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Beaumont", Cherry Tree Road, Panton Hill, (built 1874). Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith and Family, 1894
... ...edwin simth...It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years. sepp shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection panton hill alfred jones alice cracknell bert jones edwin simth edwin smith jnr. florry scarce george jones may jones mrs smith rose white victor smith will jones Digital image "Beaumont", Cherry Tree Road, Panton Hill, (built 1874). ...
L-R: Florry (Mrs. Scarce), Alice (Mrs. Cracknell), Mr. Edwin Smith and Victor, Edwin Jnr., Rose (Mrs. D. White), Mrs. Violet Alice Smith (nee Bartlett), at back May (Mrs. Jones) and Bert, Will, George and Alfred.
George is listed on the WW 1 Honour Board in the Panton Hill Primary School.
Marjorie Smith Motschall includes a chapter "Life at Beaumont" in her book: 'Wild Wood Days at Panton Hill, 1984, her memoir about her family and others of Panton Hill. The author describes the house and its construction. 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 '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, panton hill, alfred jones, alice cracknell, bert jones, edwin simth, edwin smith jnr., florry scarce, george jones, may jones, mrs smith, rose white, victor smith, will jones