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Yarra Ranges Regional MuseumAnimal specimen - Burnt Skink, February 2009
... ...glenburn...The skink was found in the garden on a property in Glenburn, Victoria, Australia. It was burnt during the February 2009 bushfires. ...Fully grown, complete skink burnt during the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009 in Glenburn, Victoria....Glenburn, Victoria, 3717, Australia...Yarra Ranges Regional Museum 35-37 Castella Street Lilydale yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges The skink was found in the garden on a property in Glenburn, Victoria, Australia. It was burnt during the February 2009 bushfires. ...The skink was found in the garden on a property in Glenburn, Victoria, Australia. It was burnt during the February 2009 bushfires. Two specimens were found immediately after the bushfires however only one was locatable when donated.This specimen has historic significance for its association with the February 2009 bushfires. It is a rare, complete example of the impact of the bushfires on a diverse range of fauna in and around Yarra Ranges. Although many animals were affected by the bushfires, very few specimens were collected and preserved. This specimen is reliably provenanced to a property in Glendale (just outside the boundaries of the Shire of Yarra Ranges) which was affected by the 2009 bushfires.Fully grown, complete skink burnt during the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009 in Glenburn, Victoria.fire, yarra ranges, skink, bushfire, bushfires, 2009, animal, glenburn -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, Nov. 1956
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Cylinder foundation – Jehosophat Creek Showing flume – March 1956Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, 1956-03, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, Jan. 1956
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosphat Creek old bridge January 1956Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1956-01 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, Apr. 1956
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Showing first flood debris April 1956Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1956-04 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, Apr. 1956
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Showing first flood debris April 1956Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1956-04 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek Foundation work – 1957Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek Foundation work – 1957Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek Foundation work – 1957Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek (W. Wolf contractor) – 1957 Pier columns being placedRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, May 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek – 56M295 May 1957 Preparation for Deck pourRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957-05 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, June 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek – 56M295 June 1957 Mixing procedure deck pourRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957-06 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, June 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek – 56M295 June 1957 Weigh batcher in operationRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957-06 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, June 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek – 56M295 June 1957 Loading weigh batcher deck pourRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957-06 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, June 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek – 56M295 June 1957 Placing deck concreteRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957-06 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road, June 1957
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road...The negatives have been catalogued separately and relevant relationships to pages highlighted in catalogue record. Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Album Photograph J.A. McDonald ...Jehosophat Creek 56M295 June 1957 Floating off deck Paul and WallyRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, jehosophat creek, road construction, yarra glen-glenburn road, 1957-06 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, The old Glenburn Road, Kinglake
... The old Glenburn Road, Kinglake....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 kinglake glenburn road Digital image The old Glenburn Road, Kinglake. ...Source: Mrs. McMinn, Kinglake Cross Ref: SEPP_0035This 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, kinglake, glenburn road -
Eltham District Historical Society IncSlide - Photograph, Kinglake-Glenburn Road at Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake, c.1993
... Kinglake-Glenburn Road at Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake...Eltham District Historical Society Inc 728 Main Rd Eltham melbourne infrastructure roads kinglake Kinglake-Glenburn Road Whittlesea-Kinglake Road 35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and White Kinglake-Glenburn Road at Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake Slide Photograph ...35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, roads, kinglake, kinglake-glenburn road, whittlesea-kinglake road -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, The new Glenburn Road, Kinglake
... The new Glenburn Road, Kinglake....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 kinglake glenburn road Digital image The new Glenburn Road, Kinglake. ...Source: Mrs. McMinn, Kinglake Cross Ref: SEPP_0034This 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, kinglake, glenburn road -
Eltham District Historical Society IncSlide - Photograph, Eltham Shire Council, Plan of subdivision of Part of Crown Allotment 41, Parish of Kinglake, County of Anglesey, 1969
... Johnson, Kinglake-Glenburn Road, 4 August 1969...Johnson Kinglake-Glenburn Road Kinglake C8, N. Johnson, Kinglake-Glenburn Road, 4 August 1969 35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mount Plan of subdivision of Part of Crown Allotment 41, Parish of Kinglake, County of Anglesey Slide Photograph Eltham Shire Council ...35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountC8, N. Johnson, Kinglake-Glenburn Road, 4 August 1969infrastructure, map, planning, subdivison lots, n. johnson, kinglake-glenburn road, kinglake -
Eltham District Historical Society IncAlbum - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Heidelberg-Kinglake Road, 18 Oct. 1956
... Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Jehosophat Creek 18th October 1956...Eltham District Historical Society Inc 728 Main Rd Eltham melbourne Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Jehosophat Creek 18th October 1956 Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. ...Yarra Glen-Glenburn Road Jehosophat Creek 18th October 1956Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, heidelberg-kinglake road, road construction, 1956-10-18, flood damage, floods, floodwater, jehosophat creek, yarra glen-glenburn road -
Melbourne LegacyDocument - Speech, Anzac Day speech by Legatee Bert Davis, 2005
... A copy of a speech given by Legatee Bert Davis at Glenburn Hall on Anzac Day 2005. It tells the story of his grandfather Lieutenant William Edwin Davis who served in the Boer War and then was killed on Gallipoli. ...Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne A copy of a speech given by Legatee Bert Davis at Glenburn Hall on Anzac Day 2005. It tells the story of his grandfather Lieutenant William Edwin Davis who served in the Boer War and then was killed on Gallipoli. ...A copy of a speech given by Legatee Bert Davis at Glenburn Hall on Anzac Day 2005. It tells the story of his grandfather Lieutenant William Edwin Davis who served in the Boer War and then was killed on Gallipoli. Also William's son, who also enlisted in the first World War in France and married a Welsh nurse and returned to Australia and were Bert's parents. There was also a story of William's widow Mrs Maud Davis who was involved with the War Widows Guild and was one to the ladies approached by the founding Legatees when they wanted to established Boys Classes in the 1920s. Donated by Legatee Bert Davis' daughters.An excellent record of important people in Legacy's history.White A4 printed copy of a speech given by Legatee Bert Davis on Anzac Day 2005.anzac day, bert davis, speech -
Eltham District Historical Society IncDocument - Folder, Watts
... Letter: Betty Jeffrey, Glenburn, Vic, 1 Sep 2000 pertaining to John Watts killed at the Fountain Hotel, Eltham in 1860 and buried at Eltham Cemetery (1 pages) 4. ...Letter: Betty Jeffrey, Glenburn, Vic, 1 Sep 2000 pertaining to John Watts killed at the Fountain Hotel, Eltham in 1860 and buried at Eltham Cemetery (1 pages) 4. ...Family research queries John and Sarah Watts William and Mary Watts Both families were shoemakers. John and Sarah Watts arrived in Eltham circa 1850. John Watts was recorded in the initial 1858 Eltham Roads District Board rates book living in Little Eltham, also 1859 and 1860. The property then appears to be in the name of Thomas Watts from 1861 to 1863 at least. Thomas was married to Ann. According to a Facebook contact from family researcher Rosie Watts in Queensland, the children of John and Sara were Betsy aka Elizabeth, Ann, Maria, Robert and Sarah (later Jones). Sarah was born 1850, the only child born in Australia. Sarah Watts remained in Eltham and married a man by the name Meadows. On 24 January 1860 John Watts was asaulted by a beligerant drunk (John Castle) whilst sitting at the bar of the Fountain Hotel that evening. Castle without warning grabbed Watts by the throat, pushed him over and kicked him in the head with his heavy boots. Constable Lalor was called and Castle attempted to assault him as well. Watts was helped up, was sick and was taken home by his son and a Mr Wallace. He went to bed. Watts died April 11 and his wfe Sarah advised the Coroner's inquest held April 11 that he had never left his bed from that time. Castle was charged with manslaughter. He was found guilty by jury and sentenced to 18 months hard labour on the roads. John Watts is buried in Eltham Cemetery in an unmarked grave before records were kept. His wife, Sarah later Sarah Meadows (previously Watts, nee Tew) is buried there also along with her daughter Ann Southerly Head (nee Meadows). john watts, william watts, mary watts, john castle, manslaughter, fountain hotel, constable peter lalor, shoemaker, sarah meadows, sarah watts (nee tew) -
Eltham District Historical Society IncDocument - Folder, Survey Maps and Technical Drawings
... Survey Map: Darwin, Northern Territory, Sheet 5073-II, Edition 1, Series R-722, 1:50,000, Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1959 (two copies) 13. Survey Map: Glenburn, Victoria, Sheet 7923-II, Edition 1, Series R-754, 1:50,000, Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1958 (two copies) 14. ...Survey Map: Darwin, Northern Territory, Sheet 5073-II, Edition 1, Series R-722, 1:50,000, Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1959 (two copies) 13. Survey Map: Glenburn, Victoria, Sheet 7923-II, Edition 1, Series R-754, 1:50,000, Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1958 (two copies) 14. ...alan gardiner collection, maps -
Eltham District Historical Society IncMagazine, Sun News-Pictorial, Bush Fires: A pictorial survey of Victoria's most tragic week, January 8-15, 1939, 1939
... By Monday, big fires were raging at Toolangi, Erica, Yallourn, Monbulk, Frankston, Dromana, Drouin South, Glenburn, and Blackwood, with smaller outbreaks at many other centres. ...By Monday, big fires were raging at Toolangi, Erica, Yallourn, Monbulk, Frankston, Dromana, Drouin South, Glenburn, and Blackwood, with smaller outbreaks at many other centres. ...THE WEEK REVIEWED (Article; Bush Fires: A pictorial survey of Victoria's most tragic week, January 8-15, 1939. Published in aid of the Bush Fire Relief Fund by the Sun News-Pictorial in co-operation with its newsagents, pp2-3) THE fiercest bush fires Australia has known since its discovery are quiescent at the moment, and Victoria, in the comparative coolness of the change which came with rain on Sunday night, has begun·to count its losses. In the fiery eight days, from Sunday to Sunday, at least sixty-six men, women and children have lost their lives in forest fires, or have succumbed to burns and shock; many others have died from heat; and several serious cases of burns are being treated in hospitals. Two babies in Narrandera district have died, and ten others are in hospital, because of milk soured by the record temperatures of those eight days. Forest damage totals at least a million pounds, and incalculable damage has been done to the seedlings which were to have been the forests of the future. Water conservation will be seriously affected by the silting-up of reservoirs and streams from which protective timber has been taken by the all-engulfing flames. More than a thousand houses have been destroyed, and these, with 40 mills, and schools, post-offices, churches, and other buildings, represent a loss of at least half a million. At least 1500 are homeless. For their aid, money raised in appeals has now passed the £50,000 mark, and the biggest relief organisation ever set up in peace time has swung into operation. The First Hint Victoria's first hint of what was to come appeared on Sunday, January 8, when most parts of the State awoke to find a blistering day awaiting. At 12.20 p.m., when the thermometer reached its highest for the day, 109.6 degrees, the first fire victims were at that moment going to their death on a bush track five feet wide off the main road to Narbethong. They were the forestry officers Charles Isaac Demby and John Hartley Barling, who went to warn Demby of his danger when he parted from his companions, and was himself surrounded by the treacherous fire. It was not until 8 o'clock next morning that the tragic news was flashed throughout the State. Searchers found the two charred bodies close together, one seeking protection in the nook of two logs. Barling's watch had stopped at 1.20. In the meantime, tragedy was spreading its cloak. By Monday, big fires were raging at Toolangi, Erica, Yallourn, Monbulk, Frankston, Dromana, Drouin South, Glenburn, and Blackwood, with smaller outbreaks at many other centres. In the ensuing week, while women and children were evacuated as fast as the flames would permit, Erica-scene of the 1926 fire disaster-thrice escaped doom by a change of wind. Indeed, those who have been in the fire country these past days say that the numbers of times a change of wind has saved towns from destruction is amazing. In the towns they speak of miracles. Monday's Miracles The escapes from Monett's Mill at Erica and from the Hardwood Company's Mill at Murrindindi, near where Demby and Barling went to their death, were Monday's miracles. Twenty came out alive from each mill. At the first a 60ft. dugout provided an oven-like refuge; at the second, 12 women and children survived in the smoke-filled gloom of a three-roomed cottage while their eight men, their clothes sometimes afire, poured water on the wooden walls. Three houses out of ten remained when the fire had passed. Record Temperatures Sunday had been the hottest Melbourne day for 33 years; Monday dropped to a 76.1 degree maximum; but Tuesday dawned hotter than ever, the mercury reaching 112.5. By now rumor was racing ahead of fact; whole towns were being reported lost; the alarm was raised for scores of missing persons. But fact soon overtook rumor, and within a few days the staggering toll began to mount to a figure beyond the wildest imaginings of the panic-stricken. Six died from heat on this torrid Tuesday, and the fires spread in a wide swathe from south-west to north-east across the State. Fish died in shallow streams. A curtain of smoke hid the sky from all Victoria, and hung far out to sea. It alarmed passengers on ships. On the Ormonde, on the voyage to Sydney from Burnie, women ran on deck, believing fire had broken out in the hold. Days later the smoke reached New Zealand. In Melbourne thousands of fire-volunteers were leaving in cars: vans, motor-buses-anything reliable on wheels-to aid the country in its grim fight. In the fires at Rubicon and. Narbethong, seventeen were facing death this day. But not till Wednesday, when Melbourne breathed again in a cool change, while the country still sweltered in temperatures up to 117 degrees, did the news come through the tree blocked roads. A woman and her little daughter, trapped on the road, were among those who died. Their bodies, and those of menfolk with them, were found strewn out at intervals along the road, where the furnace of the surrounding fire had dropped them in their tracks as they ran. Twelve died at a Rubicon mill, five on the road at Narbethong. At Alexandra, not far distant, a baby was born while the fires raged, and stretcher-bearers brought in the injured. On Thursday the State Government voted £5000 for the relief of fire victims. The Governor (Lord Huntingfield) and the Lord Mayor (Cr. Coles) visited some of the stricken areas, and dipped into their pockets personally. Later, the City Council, too, voted £5000. Friday, The 13th Friday, the Thirteenth, justified its evil name. A blistering northerly came early in the morning, presaging destruction, and forcing the mercury to a new record of 114 degrees. Racing fires killed at least ten in those terrible 12 hours. Four children were engulfed in the furnace at Colac. Panic drove them, uncontrollable, into the smoke-filled road when the fire raced down behind their home. They choked to death. In other parts fires were joining to make fronts of scores of miles. Kinglake was being menaced on two fronts, £60,000 worth of timber was going up in smoke in Ballarat district. Warburton was surrounded. Residents at Lorne, favoured resort, were being driven to the sea-front by a fire which destroyed at least 20 homes. Healewille. with flames visible from the town at one stage, was in a trough between two fires which burned four guest-houses, seven homes and left its surrounding beauty-spots wastes of bowed-over, blackened tree-fern fronds; with its famous Sanctuary, however, intact. Most of Omeo was destroyed this black day: Noojee. while 200 residents crouched in the river, was being reduced to a waste of buckled iron and smoking timber; Erica was once again saved by a change of wind. Beneath a pall of smoke, the Rubicon victims were buried at Alexandra. Friday night and the early hours of Saturday saw the streets of beleagured towns strewn with exhausted fire-fighters. Their flails beside them, ready for the next call, they lay where exhaustion overtook them-on footpaths, beside lamp-posts, in gutters, in cars, under trucks. Saturday's dawn brought clear skies and lower temperatures in many parts, and from the burnt-out areas came a great rush of tragic reports. The death-roll rushed past the fifty mark with incredible speed. Some had been trapped on roads, others at mills; some, after burying their treasures, had clung too long to the places they had made their homes for many years. Four men lost their lives because one went back for his dog. By Sunday, when the first of the saving rain came, nearly another score of names had been added to the list.Newspaper magazine, 48 pages (incl. covers). Fully digitised and searchable PDFPublished in aid of the Bush Fire Relief Fund by the Sun News-Pictorial in co-operation with its newsagents.bushfires, 1939 bushfires, black friday, warrandyte -
Eltham District Historical Society IncDocument - Folder, Smith, Sydney and Rebecca
... Sydney Smith William Smith Elizabeth Smith Henty family Rebecca Lee William Lee Elizabeth Lee John Matthews Mary Ann Lee ship Maitland William Henny Rebecca Matthews Mary Ann Matthews Scale family of Epping Emma Smith Thomas Smith Robert Smith James Smith Rebecca Smith Reuben Smith Sarah Sussannah Smith Emma Jane Smith Midhurst at Arthur's Creek Arthur's Creek Road Frank Kurnell Elizabeth Smith nee Johnson William Johnson Sarah Johnson St John's Church Diamond Creek Arthur J Pickering Charlotte Harrison Sarah Janes Laura Smith William Sydney Smith Rebecca Edith Maud Smith Thomas James Leslie Smith Elizabeth Mary Mabel Smith Florence Ellen Isobel Smith Albert Percival Smith Evelyn Hazel Walher Smith Elsie May Smith Jack's Creek Waterworks Toorourrong Reservoir Doctors Gully Road Harold Bassett Hazel Glen State School Wesleyan Sunday School Hazel Glen Middle Station Creek Glenburn Glenburn School Allan Ferguson Diamond Creek State School Haley's Gully Road Arthur's Creek Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etc Smith, Sydney and Rebecca Document Folder ...Sydney Smith (1821-1886) came to Australia as a young man. After marrying and some years in Epping, he moved to the Diamond Creek area. Contents Photocopy typed notes, undated, on Sydney Smith, family and descendants. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcsydney smith, william smith, elizabeth smith, henty family, rebecca lee, william lee, elizabeth lee, john matthews, mary ann lee, ship maitland, william henny, rebecca matthews, mary ann matthews, scale family of epping, emma smith, thomas smith, robert smith, james smith, rebecca smith, reuben smith, sarah sussannah smith, emma jane smith, midhurst at arthur's creek, arthur's creek road, frank kurnell, elizabeth smith nee johnson, william johnson, sarah johnson, st john's church diamond creek, arthur j pickering, charlotte harrison, sarah janes laura smith, william sydney smith, rebecca edith maud smith, thomas james leslie smith, elizabeth mary mabel smith, florence ellen isobel smith, albert percival smith, evelyn hazel walher smith, elsie may smith, jack's creek waterworks, toorourrong reservoir, doctors gully road, harold bassett, hazel glen state school, wesleyan sunday school hazel glen, middle station creek glenburn, glenburn school, allan ferguson, diamond creek state school, haley's gully road arthur's creek -
Eltham District Historical Society IncSlide - Photograph, Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake, c.1993
... Eltham District Historical Society Inc 728 Main Rd Eltham melbourne infrastructure roads kinglake Kinglake Hotel Kinglake-Glenburn Road Whittlesea-Kinglake Road 35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and White Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake Slide Photograph ...35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, roads, kinglake, kinglake hotel, kinglake-glenburn road, whittlesea-kinglake road -
Eltham District Historical Society IncSlide - Photograph, Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake, c.1993
... Eltham District Historical Society Inc 728 Main Rd Eltham melbourne infrastructure roads healesville-kinglake road heidelberg-kinglake road kinglake kinglake-glenburn road 35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and White Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake Slide Photograph ...35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, roads, healesville-kinglake road, heidelberg-kinglake road, kinglake, kinglake-glenburn road -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionCompact disc, Susan Jane Mercy Barnett et al, Beyond the garden wall: twenty-two gardeners and their gardens, 2008
... It was devised and managed by a team at Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre Inc. with funding from the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development under the "Images of Age' grant 2007. gardening Boroondara anecdotes (Ms) Jo Reitze (Ms) Susan Barnett taxidermist gardens Glenburn bend park birds (Ms) Julie Morrison (Ms) Ann Scally (Mr) Gary Hegedus (Ms) Nola Sharp (Ms) Carol Blackett-smith (Ms) Sheryl Pascoe This video presentation focuses on gardening and its place in the lives of 22 seniors from across the City of Boroondara. ...This film documents part of the project "Beyond the Garden Wall". It was devised and managed by a team at Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre Inc. with funding from the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development under the "Images of Age' grant 2007.This video presentation focuses on gardening and its place in the lives of 22 seniors from across the City of Boroondara. The owners of the gardens speak about their earliest recollections of gardens and gardening, influences and inspiration, benefits and frustrations and above all its pleasures.gardening, boroondara, anecdotes, (ms) jo reitze, (ms) susan barnett, taxidermist, gardens, glenburn bend park, birds, (ms) julie morrison, (ms) ann scally, (mr) gary hegedus, (ms) nola sharp, (ms) carol blackett-smith, (ms) sheryl pascoe -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyTHE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 40 NO 10-MARCH 22 2013
... marysville victoria australia busy weekend for marysville marysville world's longest lunch world's greatest shave gallipoli park what's on when in march and april the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct buxton progress assocn community notice taggerty 4 seasons autumn market church notices advertisements murrindindi shire council easter holiday closures rehabilitation of break o'day road glenburn tenders narbethong history group councillor comment marysville community centre carpark & associated streetscape works tenders council looks to reduce its carbon footprint pools prove popular across summer period survey shapes siting and characteristics of bushfire memorial real estate council encourages inclusiveness feedback survey extended mayor's chair lake mountain alpine resort marysville cultural community agm the tower motel australian steelband festival 2013 funded governance training available for community groups national tourism grant to boost marysville industry intrepid triangle bushwalkers THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 40 NO 10-MARCH 22 2013 ...marysville, victoria, australia, busy weekend for marysville, marysville world's longest lunch, world's greatest shave, gallipoli park, what's on when in march and april, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, buxton progress assocn community notice, taggerty 4 seasons autumn market, church notices, advertisements, murrindindi shire council, easter holiday closures, rehabilitation of break o'day road glenburn tenders, narbethong history group, councillor comment, marysville community centre carpark & associated streetscape works tenders, council looks to reduce its carbon footprint, pools prove popular across summer period, survey shapes siting and characteristics of bushfire memorial, real estate, council encourages inclusiveness feedback, survey extended, mayor's chair, lake mountain alpine resort, marysville cultural community agm, the tower motel, australian steelband festival 2013, funded governance training available for community groups, national tourism grant to boost marysville industry, intrepid triangle bushwalkers -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyTHE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 40 NO 11-MARCH 29 2013
... marysville victoria australia boost for appeal marysville & district lions club team zavier good friday royal children's hospital appeal buxton hall reopening what's on when in march and april the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct buxton progress assocn community notice taggerty 4 seasons autumn market creative triangle marysville community market changes at footy club church notices intrepid triangle bushwalkers wandering stock a major safety concern murrindindi shire council easter holiday closures rehabilitation of break o'day road glenburn tenders narbethong history group councillor comment notice of special council meeting promote your community group online buxton recreation reserve garbage issue flxible clipper club tour gallipoli park australian steelband festival 2013 goat race advertisements marysville golf report parks victoria plan your trip with care following storms council seals deal on road resurfacing works real estate community representatives special committee of council maryton park b & b marysville beer & platter garden mayor's chair marysville cultural community agm lake mountain alpine resort funded governance training available for community groups notice of application for planning permit THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 40 NO 11-MARCH 29 2013 ...marysville, victoria, australia, boost for appeal, marysville & district lions club, team zavier, good friday royal children's hospital appeal, buxton hall reopening, what's on when in march and april, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, buxton progress assocn community notice, taggerty 4 seasons autumn market, creative triangle, marysville community market, changes at footy club, church notices, intrepid triangle bushwalkers, wandering stock a major safety concern, murrindindi shire council, easter holiday closures, rehabilitation of break o'day road glenburn tenders, narbethong history group, councillor comment, notice of special council meeting, promote your community group online, buxton recreation reserve garbage issue, flxible clipper club tour, gallipoli park, australian steelband festival 2013, goat race, advertisements, marysville golf report, parks victoria, plan your trip with care following storms, council seals deal on road resurfacing works, real estate, community representatives, special committee of council, maryton park b & b, marysville beer & platter garden, mayor's chair, marysville cultural community agm, lake mountain alpine resort, funded governance training available for community groups, notice of application for planning permit
