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Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Inauguration of Saturday half-holiday: Love and Lewis 1909, 08/05/1909
... greensborough hotel... Store) in front of Greensborough Hotel, celebrating... greensborough hotel saturday half holiday ...Photograph shows staff of 'Love and Lewis' (a Collingwood Store) in front of Greensborough Hotel, celebrating the inauguration of the Saturday half-day holiday on May 8th 1909. Later 'Love and Lewis' became 'Love and Pollard'.This photograph celebrates the introduction of a Saturday half-day holiday and is an example of the popularity of Greensborough as a picnic destination.Copy of black and white photograph.Caption hand written in white ink on front of photograph: 'Inauguration of Saturday 1/2 holiday. Mess Love and Lewis Ist Annual Picnic. Greensborough May 9th 1909."love and lewis, picnics, greensborough hotel, saturday half holiday -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Greensborough. Fire in township, 11/03/1932
... greensborough hotel... the original timber Greensborough Hotel. The original hotel was built... the original timber Greensborough Hotel. The original hotel was built ...This article reports on the fire that destroyed the original timber Greensborough Hotel. The original hotel was built in 1860 at the corner of Grimshaw and Church Streets by Frederick Ellis. According to this article the original building was replaced in the late 1890s.2 page newspaper clipping. Downloaded from Trove.greensborough hotel, grimshaw street greensborough, church street greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph - Digital Image, Bob Smith, Main Street Greensborough 1980, 1980
... greensborough hotel... Main Street with the Greensborough Hotel centre right. Posted... with the Greensborough Hotel centre right. Posted on FaceBook by Dave Wilkes ...Photograph of a watercolour by Eltham artist Bob Smith painted in 1980. The view is from around the rail line looking up Main Street with the Greensborough Hotel centre right. Posted on FaceBook by Dave Wilkes-Johnson, 20.8.2021.Colour digital photograph of paintinggreensborough hotel, main street greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Built with a heart of gold, 05/04/2017
... greensborough hotel... at Farmers Arms Hotel, now known as the Greensborough Hotel, to put... at Farmers Arms Hotel, now known as the Greensborough Hotel, to put ...Travellers bound for Victoria’s goldfields would stop at Farmers Arms Hotel, now known as the Greensborough Hotel, to put their feet up and enjoy a well-earned break. In this article, several Greensborough historical sites are discussed. Businesses occupying these sites today are identified.News article 2 page, black text, black and white images.farmers arms hotel, greensborough hotel, greensborough historical society -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Farmers Arms Hotel, 2012
... greensborough hotel... the Greensborough Hotel after the establishment of that name, further up... was erected and named the Greensborough Hotel after the establishment ...The Farmers Arms Hotel stood on the corner of Main Street and Hailes Street Greensborough from the early 1860s until 1925 when the current building on this site was erected and named the Greensborough Hotel after the establishment of that name, further up the hill, was burnt down in 1923. 1 page, text and black and white imagefarmers arms hotel, greensborough hotel, main street greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photographs (copy), Turner family photographs, 1942o
... greensborough hotel... of the Greensborough Hotel; Sheet 3: Wedding of Harold Law to Dorothy Turner... of the Greensborough Hotel; Sheet 3: Wedding of Harold Law to Dorothy Turner ...Photographs of the Turner family: Sheet 1: Charlotte Caroline Turner (1942), George Turner (29/03/1947); Sheet 2: Harold and Francis Virginia Turner (2 photos, Feb/March 1955 and December 1942), Francis Virginia Turner (nee Smith) was publican of the Greensborough Hotel; Sheet 3: Wedding of Harold Law to Dorothy Turner (group photo) at Greensborough Methodist Church (24/02/1917) and Harold and Dorothy on their wedding day.3 photocopies of black and white photos.Photographs are named.turner family, greensborough hotel -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Marble Hall, 1930-1940
... marble hotel greensborough... Hotel, Greensborough was located at the corner of Main Street... of "Marble Hall", Greensborough. The Marble Hotel, Greensborough ...Photograph of "Marble Hall", Greensborough. The Marble Hotel, Greensborough was located at the corner of Main Street and Para Road. The first licensed hotel in Greensborough and one of the earliest brick buildings was built by James Chapman in the early 1850s as a hotel and lodging house to cater for wood carters and those trying their luck at the gold fields but served many functions over the years including post office, general store, public hall, butchers, bakers, surgery, private dwelling and baby health care centre. It got its name due to its white washed exterior. This photo is from the Lorraine Coates Collection.Photograph of early Greensborough building, now demolished.Digital copy of black and white photograph.marble hotel greensborough, james chapman, marble hall greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Corner Para Road and Main Street Greensborough c1993, 1993_
... greensborough hotel... includes the Greensborough Hotel, the valley Buildings ...The photograph shows road works on the corner of Para Road and Main Street Greensborough in 1993.The view also includes the Greensborough Hotel, the valley Buildings and the group of shops on the Para Rd corner named as Greensborough Valley Market. In the foreground it shows the Greensborough railway station car park as unsealed.A colour photograph of a street scene.Nilpara rd, main st, greensborough, road works, valley buildings, greensborough hotel, greensborough valley market -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Old homestead 'not fit', 2000c
... greensborough hotel... santon greensborough football club greensborough hotel churinga ...The article is about the demise of the homestead formerly known as "Saxam"."Saxam" was the home of William Santon, a former councillor and Mayor of the Heidelberg City Council. He was also a foundation member of Greensborough Football club in 1922.A short article featuring a colour photograph. william santon, greensborough football club, greensborough hotel, churinga, st john of god, city of heidelberg, saxam -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article and Photograph, Greensborough [Rose Series postcards], 2017_
... greensborough hotel... greensborough greensborough hotel ...Photos of Greensborough taken from the Rose Series of postcards, posted by Helen White.This photograph and text was copied from a Facebook site. Members are people who lived in the Greensborough area and share their reminiscences of the area with others. The site is administered by a GHS member but is not officially affiliated with the Society. Any information is the opinion of the contributor. Article and photograph sourced from social media.greensborough, bluestone bridge greensborough, greensborough hotel -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Pushback on punters, 11/10/2017
... greensborough hotel... greensborough greensborough rsl greensborough hotel Diamond Valley ...A poker machine freeze in parts of Banyule has prompted calls for reforms to be extended into gambling hot spot Greensborough.News article 1 page, black text.banyule, poker machines, greensborough, greensborough rsl, greensborough hotel -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Medhurst family
... Greensborough Hotel... Greensborough Hotel Panton Hill Victoria Henry Hurst Martha Medhurst ...Alan Partington's research into his mother's family the Medhursts and the Rustons, who were early settlers in the Greensborough district. Contents Newspaper article: "How early families linked up" Diamond Valley News, 28 February 1984, Describes Alan Partington's research into his mother's family the Medhursts and the Rustons. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcalan partington, annie-may medhurst, william partington, david medhurst, peter ruston, plenty river flour mill, greensborough hotel, panton hill victoria, henry hurst, martha medhurst (nee ruston), gruyere victoria, main street greensborough, heidelberg news, jack medhurst, james medhurst -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Argus (newspaper), Death notice of Mrs Ellis 16 October 1883, 16/10/1883
... of Frederick William Ellis of Greensborough Hotel.... Ellis, wife of Frederick William Ellis of Greensborough Hotel ...Death and funeral notices for Mrs Maberly Ann Ellis, wife of Frederick William Ellis of Greensborough Hotel.Print of death and funeral notice from The Argus.ellis family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photographs, Photographs by Maria Barbaro, 2010c
... Maria Barbaro is a Greensborough artist. These photographs... Greensborough Hotel, Bridge and pine, Main Street from Delfin Crescent ...Maria Barbaro is a Greensborough artist. These photographs were taken as studies for her paintings. includes Greensborough Hotel, Bridge and pine, Main Street from Delfin Crescent, Old bridge.Colour photographs, digital prints.Name of photographer on back of photos.maria barbaro, greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photographs, Photographs by Maria Barbaro, 2009_
... Hotel; Ashmead; Greensborough railway station.... Hotel; Ashmead; Greensborough railway station. A variety ...A collection of over 170 photographs taken by artist Maria Barbaro as studies for her paintings. Taken in the Greensborough area, photos cover a wide range of natural and built landscapes, including the Plenty River; parks and gardens; the Greensborough Hotel; Ashmead; Greensborough railway station.A variety of photographs of the Greensborough area in the early 21st Century.Folder containing approx 150 colour photographs of Greensborough area. Each photograph 10x15cmmaria barbaro, greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Flyer - Leaflet, Greensborough Networking Breakfast 2020, 25/03/2020
... was held at the Greensborough Hotel Bistro on Wednesday 25th March... was held at the Greensborough Hotel Bistro on Wednesday 25th March ...The Greensborough Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast was held at the Greensborough Hotel Bistro on Wednesday 25th March 2020 with guest speaker Noel Withers of GHS speaking about the historic plaques in the town centre.Single page, printed in colour on one side.greensborough chamber of commerce, noel withers, main street plaques project -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Para Road Greensborough from the Station, 1975_
... on the corner and Greensborough Hotel in background. Taken from... Market on the corner and Greensborough Hotel in background. Taken ...Photograph of the intersection of Para Road and Main Street Greensborough circa 1975. Shows the Greensborough Valley Market on the corner and Greensborough Hotel in background. Taken from the Station, the train line can be seen in the foreground.Digital copy of colour photograph.greensborough valley market, greensborough station, para road, main street greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Postcards (framed), Greensborough Historical Society, Greensborough Historical Society Postcards. Series One, 2011_08
... Street; Medhurst Fruit Store, and, Greensborough Hotel, Grimshaw..., and, Greensborough Hotel, Grimshaw Street. greensborough historical society ...Set of 6 postcards produced for sale by Greensborough Historical Society. Postcards Left to right: Plenty River Bridge; Quirk's Tea Rooms; Commercial Bank; Farmer's Arms Hotel, all Main Street; Medhurst Fruit Store, and, Greensborough Hotel, Grimshaw Street.6 black and white postcards in black timber frame, under glass.greensborough historical society, main street greensborough, grimshaw street greensborough -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Postcard - Photograph, Eltham from Greensborough Road, No. 1, c.1910
... melbourne Photograph Postcard Eltham from Greensborough Road, No. 1 ...The view is looking southeast from near Eltham Road (present-day Sherbourne Road) across Bolton and Bridge streets towards the village of Little Eltham running down the main road (Maria Street) . On the immediate right is Mrs Mary Jane Smart's family home located on the north side of Bridge Street at the intersection with Bolton Street, facing Bolton Street (now part of present day Brisbane Street and occupied by the Kitchen Design Centre). An original early settler's cottage, it was built by Mary Jane Smart's parents, Edwin Bailey and Jane (nee Matthews). Mary Jane Smart was born in the cottage. She married an Englishman, Alexander Wilson Smart who disappeared to Western Australia in the early 1900s in search of gold. He ultimately married again in W.A., committing bigamy and then committed murder and was hung in 1911. Visible at the top left are Watson's (two-storey) Eltham Hotel at the corner of Pitt Street and Maria Street and the Evelyn Hotel directly opposite.Sepia postcardNotations in biro 'A. Petrie', rest in pencil as follows St Margarets N end Shows Wesleyan Church Small Bank Double Storey on Hotel's south end Pearsons house Note roof structure Surface damage to lower left corner1910, bridge street, cba bank, church, clark bros. photo, early settlers, eltham, eltham hotel, evelyn hotel, fountain of friendship hotel, greensborough, mary jane smart (nee bailey), pearson house, pre 1900, road no 1, smart family home, smart home, st margarets, watsons hotel, wesleyan church -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, George Iredale, 1890c
... of the Greensborough Hotel. ... of the Greensborough Hotel. george arthur iredale james iredale farmers arms ...Cropped photograph of male Iredale. In 1858, James Iredale owned the General Store in Main Street Greensborough, when it became the Town’s Post Office. The Farmers Arms Hotel was built on the corner of Main and Hailes Street in 1864 by George Iredale to cater for the ever increasing number of wood carters and other hauliers carting their wares between Melbourne, timber mills and the gold fields. The Farmers Arms Hotel is currently the site of the Greensborough Hotel. Cropped section of black and white studio photograph.george arthur iredale, james iredale, farmers arms hotel -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Iredale Family 1 [man and woman], 1890c
... of the Greensborough Hotel. ... of the Greensborough Hotel. james iredale george iredale farmers arms hotel ...Photograph of members of the Iredale family - George Iredale and Anna Marie [nee Gilding]. In 1858, James Iredale owned the General Store in Main Street Greensborough, when it became the Town’s Post Office. The Farmers Arms Hotel was built on the corner of Main and Hailes Street in 1864 by George Iredale to cater for the ever increasing number of wood carters and other hauliers carting their wares between Melbourne, timber mills and the gold fields. The Farmers Arms Hotel is currently the site of the Greensborough Hotel. Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.james iredale, george iredale, farmers arms hotel -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Irene Turvey et al, Greensborough and Greenhills / words by Irene Turvey ; Drawings by Ron Reynolds, 1973
... Street, Yandell Reserve, Greensborough Hotel, Lobb's Kiosk, House..., Yandell Reserve, Greensborough Hotel, Lobb's Kiosk, House - 49 ...Pen and ink sketches accompanied by appropriate text in double page spreads. Contents cover : Blue stone bridge, Introduction, House cnr Church and Hailes Street, House - 25 Hailes Street, Yandell Reserve, Greensborough Hotel, Lobb's Kiosk, House - 49 Grimshaw Street, View of Greensborough (from Delphin Crescent), Railway Station, Old Barn (near Greensborough Railway Station), Partington's Flat and River Valley, Rand Street Bridge, Lower Main Street, Greenbriar Nursery, Hitching rail, Ashmead - Dr Cordner's Home, Greensborough Primary School, House - cnr St Helena and Diamond Creek Raods, Sondermeyer's Hill, Methodist Church, Football Pavilion, Cemetery, St Katherine's Church, St. Helena, Civic Centre, Briar Hill Timber Mill, 24 River Street, Kelly's Garden Supplies, 158 Main Street, Old Swimming pool, 105 Main Street.Hardback; 62 p. : ill., map ; 19 x 25 cm.ISBN 0909807108 Signed by author and illustrator Two copiesgreenhills, greensborough -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Hotels, 2008
... of Greensborough Hotel) 3.4. Handwritten notes (Harry Gilham) timeline... of Greensborough Hotel) 3.4. Handwritten notes (Harry Gilham) timeline ...EDHS_04894 Folder: Hotels Contents: 1. Newspaper clippings (photocopies) 1.1. Advertising (1886, December 3). Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902), p. 2 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60431123 1.2. MR. H. T. CLARTON AT ELTHAM. (1886, February 12). Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902), p. 3 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60430311 1.3. Advertising (1889, September 20). Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902), p. 1 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58899086 1.4. Advertising (1890, July 18). Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902), p. 1 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58900847 1.5. Newspaper clipping (photocopy): Advertising (1892, January 29). Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902), p. 1 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60666835 1.6. The Evelyn Observer, (1892, June 3). Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902), p. 2 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60667396 (Fire at Morris's Evelyn Hotel); and The Evelyn Observer, (1892, June 24). Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902), p. 2 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60667494 (Kangaroo Ground Hotel) 1.7. Newspaper clipping (photocopy): Advertising (1898, September 2). Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902), p. 1 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60684012 1.8. ELTHAM SHIRE COUNCIL. (1898, September 9). Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902), p. 2 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60684043 (formation of footpath in front of Watson’s and Morris’s hotels) 1.9. ELTHAM. (1911, August 4). Evelyn Observer and Bourke East Record (Vic. : 1902 - 1917), p. 3 (MORNING.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60654497 (Drunken railway workers working on Hurstbridge extension) 1.10. Advertising (1924, February 22). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 4 (AFTERNOON). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56656795 (Eltham Dining Rooms - Late Morriss's Hotel - Mrs Fyffe) 1.11. Eltham. (1925, September 11). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 3 (AFTERNOON). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56658829 (New Eltham Hotel under construction)) 1.12. Eltham. (1925, June 5). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 2 (AFTERNOON). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56658482 (New Eltham Hotel to be built) 1.13. Eltham. (1925, July 10). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 2 (AFTERNOON). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56658620 (Demolition of original Eltham Hotel) 1.14. LICENSING PROSECUTIONS AT ELTHAM. (1929, June 14). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 2 (AFTERNOON.). Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57760053 1.15. KANGAROO GROUND HOTEL (1930, August 8). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 1. Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57763225 1.16. Big Fire at Eltham : Extensive Damage (1931, February 20). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 1. Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56734450 (Former Evelyn Hotel destroyed) 1.17. FIRE AT RESEARCH (1931, March 20). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 1. Retrieved August 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56734679 (Research Hotel destroyed by fire) 1.18. On the thirsty road to the diggings, A Journey in Time, Nillumbik Mail, Wednesday, September 6, 2000, p4 (Kangaroo Ground Hotel) 2. Eltham Hotel 1850 / 1925 2.1. Photocopy of photo of Watson’s Hotel “On the road to Melbourne” (EDHS_00133) 2.2. Photocopy of photo of Reed’s Eltham Hotel “Jim at "The Pub" (EDHS_01777-3); Reed's Eltham Hotel 2.3. Notes by Harry Gilham of early proprietors Richard Warren and Benjamin Oliver Wallis. Also reference to Jack Moore 1911 of Kangaroo Ground Hotel and Mrs Harper and William Morris of Evelyn Hotel 3. Fountain Hotel / Evelyn Hotel 1852-1931 3.1. Photocopy of image showing Fountain Hotel with two-storey (EDHS_00137) 3.2. Typed chronology by date of events (by Harry Gilham) extracted from Evelyn Observer and Advertiser newspapers 3.3. Letter: (Copy) Jean Uhl to Peter Bassett-Smith, 30 September 1979 of index records to Forresters’ Hotel and Fountain Hotel (with reference to Susan Chapman of Greensborough Hotel) 3.4. Handwritten notes (Harry Gilham) timeline of building use 3.5. Copy of hand drawn map (Harry Gilham) of hotel site 3.6. Copy of William Morris advertisement July 18, 1890 3.7. Copy of Order of Programme; Procession then Inaugural Meeting (1860) at the Fountain Hotel (Eltham Church Committee) 3.8. Copy of “President’s Findings” by Harry Gilham with a summarised history of the hotel EDHS Newsletter No. 183, November 2008 3.9. Information sheet, 19th Century Portable Iron Houses, National Trust 3.10. Pamphlet: Portable 19th Century Iron Houses, National Trust, Calendar of Events, Sep-Dec 2008 4. Public Lists on Trove 4.1. Eltham – Hotels https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/164536 4.2. Eltham - Hotels (Eltham Hotel 1854 / 1925) https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/158092 4.3. Eltham - Hotels (Fountain / Evelyn Hotel 1852-1931) https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/164505HG Booklet 46harry gilham collection, eltham hotel, fountain hotel, 19th century portable iron houses, evelyn hotel, kangaroo ground hotel -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Old Bridge and Hotel Lower Plenty, 1925c
2 historical views of the Lower Plenty bridge and hotel. Original photographs are in the Victorian State Library collection.Both the bridge and hotel remain but are in a very different landscape. This shows the area about 110 years ago.A4 photocopy of 2 black and white photographslower plenty, lower plenty hotel, plenty river, lower plenty river bridge. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Brief history of the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle Hotel, Plenty Road East Preston, 21/06/1854o
The history of the Rose Shamrock and Thistle Hotel dates from 1854.Early history taken from the local council rate books.2 foolscap pages, typed.rose shamrock and thistle hotel, hotels, preston -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Sensational accident. Picnic van upset. 1896, 28/12/1896
Greensborough and district has always been a popular spot for picnickers but his Boxing Day picnic ended in disaster. [The injured were treated at The Farmers Arms Hotel]An account of the dangers of fast travel on country roads.2 pages. Page one has a facsimile of the article downloaded from Trove (National Library of Australia); page two is a transcription of the article.road accidents, picnics, greensborough, diamond creek -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, A Pioneer Squatter's Life, 09/04/1837o
The Willis family were early settlers at Lower Plenty, just near where the hotel and old bridge are today. This is a chapter from Historical Records of Victoria / editor-in-chief, Michael Cannon ; [compiled by the Public Records Office]. Vol. 6. The Crown, the land, and the squatter, 1835-1840.Diary of James L Willis from 1837, portraying hardships suffered in the young colony of Victoria.24 page photocopy of chapter of a book. Digitised copy included.Handwritten inscription on front page: Willis family of Lower Plentywillis family, plenty river, yarra river, lower plenty, james willis -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Melbourne University Press, Heidelberg: the land and its people 1838-1900; by Donald P. Garden, 1838-1900
This book covers the early history of Heidelberg, Victoria from its beginnings in 1838 to 1900.There is some reference to the 'annexation' of Greensborough in 1875 and the route of the Heidelberg-Eltham railway line, 1893.Hard cover book. 218 p., ill., maps. Slip cover has a drawing based on an early photograph of the Old England Hotel.Property stamps from Nunawading Public Library (cancelled from their collection)heidelberg, greensborough, donald garden -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, The Willis Diary by Anne Paul. Based on A Pioneer Squatter's Life, 09/04/1837o
The Willis Diary by GHS member Anne Paul is based on A Pioneer Squatter's Life (Item158). The Willis family were early settlers at Lower Plenty, just near where the hotel and old bridge are today. Anne has reviewed and analysed this chapter from Historical Records of Victoria, Vol. 6. The Crown, the land, and the squatter, 1835-1840. She includes further information on the Willis family and photographs of the archaeological dig at the Bridge Inn Hotel Mernda in 2017.Diary of James L Willis from 1837, portraying hardships suffered in the young colony of Victoria.15 page, text and colour illustrations. Digital copy.willis family, plenty river, lower plenty, james willis, bridge inn hotel mernda -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, A Squatter's life on the Plenty River at 'Wanstead' by Anne Paul, 09/04/1837o
The Willis Diary by GHS member Anne Paul is based on A Pioneer Squatter's Life (Item158). The Willis family were early settlers at Lower Plenty, just near where the hotel and old bridge are today. Anne has reviewed and analysed this chapter from Historical Records of Victoria, Vol. 6. The Crown, the land, and the squatter, 1835-1840. She includes further information on the Willis family and photographs of the archaeological dig at the Bridge Inn Hotel Mernda in 2017.Diary of James L Willis from 1837, portraying hardships suffered in the young colony of Victoria.10 pages, text and colour illustrations. Abridged hard copy of item 4491.willis family, plenty river, lower plenty, james willis, bridge inn hotel mernda