View of Harmony Vale, the original Kalorama settlement taken from Barbers Road. Child's sawmill can be seen (centre) with the log yard to the right. Richardson's home "Harmony Vale' is in the orchard above the logs.Black and white photograph copied from a Rose Series postcard showing the area known as "Harmony Vale' - the original Kalorama settlement. Child's sawmill is in the centre.Rose Series Photo of Harmony Vale on the Olinda Creek taken from Logans Lot 28. Link Rd crossing centre Shiloah complex left centre. Richardsons (Jeannie’s) “Mt Calvin” between trees above tree fern. Isaac Jeeves house with the tree fern floor among trees against forest right centre. Mill yard with logs above cultivated flat. Mill to left. “Harmony Vale” homestead among orchard above logs. “Glenrivers” in gully at top of clearing. About 1913. Copied JLC 1973harmony vale, harmony vale, child's sawmill, sawmill, barbers road, richardson, shiloah

Scene looking across the valley of Harmony Vale from Barbers Road. c1910. Photograph copied by John Lundy-Clarke in 1973. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.The valley of the Harmony Vale settlement on the Olinda Creek from Barbers Road. "Shiloah" on far left centre. John William Richardson's home among trees left of centre. Homestead Harmony Vale above log yard (see below) and among orchard trees. Child Bros sawmill and log yard with logs among trees above flat cultivation right of centre. Bert Childs home beyond "Harmony Vale". Lucas' "Glenrivers" is in gully above main clearing centre top left. Frank Childs home among trees centre of picture. Taken about 1910 by Rose Series. Copied 1974 JLC.kalorama, harmony vale, olinda creek, barbers road, shiloah, sawmill, child, bert child, glenrivers

John Lundy-Clarke grew up in the Kalorama/Mt Dandenong area and later in life (1972-74) began to write a comprehensive history of the area working from an original settlement map in an effort to cover all areas. Harmony Vale was the name of the homestead built by early pioneer Jabez Richardson. The whole of the valley took on this name. The building lasted until 1933. The Silvan Dam was completed in 1932 and was full when this photograph was taken.Black and white photograph looking down over a forested area with a dam in the background. Copied from a Rose Series postcard c1933. Handwritten inscription on reverse by John Lundy-ClarkeRose Series photo of 1933 showing “Harmony Vale” still standing. Copied 1973 JLCharmony vale, silvan dam, jabez richardson

View of the settlement of Harmony Vale taken in 1913 with the guest house Kia Ora, built by George Barber in 1909, in the foreground. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke.The settlement of Harmony Vale 1913. The large home in foreground is the Guest House “Kia Ora” owned by George Barber on Lot 25 of the Village Settlement. The house above it to the left was Richardson’s house. The home of Jeanie who had left it when the picture was taken.The buildings furthest to the right of “Kia Ora” were the homestead of Isaac Jeeves of 1863 – 1871 the building furthest right with the black opening in it was the house with the tree fern floor. The flat ground above and left of Isaac’s pointed roof barn is where the creek changed its course in the 1934 flood and destroyed £4000 worth of the Rowse family’s tulip bulbs. Above the flat is Francis Matthew Child’s homestead, in the creek to the right of which can be seen the horizontal structure of the swing bridge to the sawmill of the Childs Bros which cannot be seen but in the forest to the right of the mill (bridge) can be seen a number of logs in the mill yard. The two cleared strips immediately behind Childs home were the Richardson’s original holdings and the house in the gully at the far side of the great clearing is that of the guest house “Glenrivers” belonging to W Lucas and his wife Catherine nee Child. The Richardson homestead “Harmony Vale” is behind the forest trees in the right centre. The picture gives a full view of how the settlement was cut into the centre of the great forest. george barber, kia ora, harmony vale, barber, jeanie richardson, richardson, child, matthew child, kia-ora guest house, guest house, glenrivers

This photograph of 'Harmony Vale' homestead was taken by Daisy Rowse c1917. It is a copy of the original. 'Harmony Vale' was the home built c1860 by early settler Jabez Richardson and his wife Sarah Ann. Jabez Richardson arrived in 1855 with the Child and Jeeves families. The building and barn stood until 1933. The name Harmony Vale was given to the early settlement.Black and white photograph with the roof of a house in centre surrounded by trees. harmony vale, daisy rowse, jabez richardson, richardson, homestead

Inside the kitchen of Harmony Vale the home of Jabez Richardson and family taken c1895. Jabez Richardson and his wife Sarah Ann are seated in the chimney ingle. Daughter Martha sits at the end of the table on LHS while daughter Sarah Ann tends the pot. Son John Willie sits smoking his pipe.harmony vale, richardson, jabez richardson, john willie richardson, martha richardson, sarah ann richardson, kitchen, cooking, chimney

Robert Logan selected Lot 28 of the Village Settlement in 1896 and lived there until his death in 1936. Historian John Lundy-Clarke tells how Logan planted his land with plums, peaches and apples and also grew raspberries, beans, cabbages and lettuces. He also planted a small patch of oats that he harvested to feed his horse. This photograph was taken c1920 and shows the view over Logan's property of Harmony Vale, taken from Barber's Road.Black and white photograph showing lines of crops and orchard trees with rooftops in foreground and larger trees and cleared areas in background.robert logan, logan, orchard, crops, raspberries, harmony vale, barbers road

This booklet fits together the geologist's story of the origins of the Dandenong Ranges with the story of settlement on them, from the first tiny group at Harmony Vale, as told in the manuscript "Corrhanwarrabul the Great Forest" in the possession of the Lilydale and District Historical Society.