Lower Plenty 1974. This photograph shows the corner of Lower Plenty Road and Yallambie Road Lower Plenty in 1974. This road is now controlled by traffic lights and Lower Plenty Road is duplicated.Digital copy of black and white photographlower plenty, yallambie road lower plenty, main road lower plenty, lower plenty road lower plenty

Source: Geelong Art Gallery via Mr Alan Marshal, then via Shire of Eltham 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, montmorency, the road to lower plenty, walter withers

J.A. McDonald produced this record in the course of his responsibilities as Shire Engineer for Eltham Shire Council.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. 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.a. gillies, alistair knox park, benchmark studies, bend of islands, blease road, box hill state school, box hill teachers college, box hill tip, bridge construction, bridge street bridge, bridge, brisbane street, brougham steet, bulldozer, cecil street, charis pelling, cherry tree road, city of preston, cr. a. brinkkotter, cr. charis pelling, cranes, cromwell street, diamond creek (creek), diamond street, dixons creek bridge, dixon's creek road, drott, eltham leisure centre, eltham north, eltham police station, eltham, eltham-yarra glen road, f. wood, fitzsimons lane bridge, flat rock road, flood damage, floods, floodwater, footpaths and gutters, ford service garage, g. blair, garden hill, glen park bridge, glenauburn road, grand hotel, haldane road, healesville, healesville-yarra glen road, heidelberg-kinglake road, henley road bridge, henley road, hill property, hurstbridge water scheme, hurstbridge, hurstbridge-arthurs creek road, infrastructure, j. jolly, kangaroo ground, kangaroo ground-queenstown road, kangaroo ground-st andrews road, lilydale shire office, long gully bridge, long gully creek, long gully road, long gully, lower plenty bridge, lower plenty footbridge, lower plenty oval, lower plenty road, lower plenty, main road, methodist church, montmorency, mount pleasant road, new holland, old healesville road, opening ceremony, oxley bridge, para road, paul creek bridge, paul creek road, paul krafeznk, pinnacle lane, plaques, plenty river trail, plenty river, presbyterian church, prof donald thomson, pryor street, railway crossing, railway parade, rattray road, reconstruction works, reichelt avenue, research (vic.), research oval, road construction, rymers corner, shire of eltham, shire of whittlesea, silvan road bridge, silver street bridge, silver street, sir dallas brooks, smedley property, st andrews, steels creek, susan street, tarrawarra, tony carberry, uniting church, upper yarra dam, upper yarra reservoir, w.e. wolf, waterfall property, watsons creek, wattletree road bridge, wattletree road, wattletree road bridge, worlingworth, yarra glen, york street, yow yow creek

Originally the boundary between the former Shire of Eltham and the City of Heidelberg, a toll gate existed on the Eltham side. The bridge has since been restored and is now part of the Plenty River Trail.Two colour photograph prints 10 x 15 cm (2 copies)bridges, lower plenty, main road, plenty river, old eltham road

Lower Plenty Garage (a Caltex service station) on Main Road Lower Plenty (previously Old Eltham Road) in the 1950s. This photograph shows the garage with petrol pumps out front and a Caltex sign above door.Digital copy of black and white photographlower plenty, lower plenty garage, main road lower plenty, old eltham road lower plenty, caltex garage lower plenty

Three views of entry into Lot 2A Main Road Lower Plenty, now Edward Willis Drive.3 colour photographs printed on paper, handwritten captionslower plenty, main road lower plenty, edward willis drive lower plenty

Various views of entry into Lot 2A Main Road Lower Plenty, now Edward Willis Drive, including the old Plenty River Bridge.3 colour photographs printed on paper, handwritten or typed captionslower plenty, main road lower plenty, edward willis drive lower plenty, plenty river bridge, plenty river forum

Photograph shows a shopping centre - Main Road Lower PlentyPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.lower plenty, main road lower plenty

Black and white photograph of a newspaper story about an accident at Lower Plenty Bridgelower plenty, bridge, main road, lower plenty bridge, transport, automobile, accident

Transmission power lines visible in distance behind the Lower Plenty Hotel (in centre upper) and parts of Heidelberg Golf Club. In the foreground a bulldozer can be seen commencing roadworks for the re-alignment of Lower Plenty Road for the new Lower Plenty Bridge crossing.Medium format 120 6x6 black and white negative film, 1 frameheidelberg golf club, lower plenty, lower plenty hotel, road construction, viewbank, watsonia drain

21st century photograph of heritage site: former Plenty bridge Hotel and Tollhouse, situated on the eastern side of Old Lower Plenty Road, near the Old Lower Plenty Road Bridge on the east bank of the Plenty River. Although the Hotel burnt down, poplar trees still exist on the site.3 pages, 1 x colour photograph printed on paper, 1 x Heritage Inventory (text) and 1 historic black and white photo.On colour photograph: Close-up site of Plenty Bridge Hotel (H7922-0265) and surviving poplar tree. A. Paul 3/03plenty bridge hotel, lower plenty, plenty river

EDHS_03095-338 | EDHS_08635-37 338 Main Road Lower Plenty | 37 Rangeview Road, Lower Plenty Original Mudbrick cottage and studio designed and built by Eltham artist, David Alan Newbury See also EDHS_06090 David Newbury (Artist) David Newbury was married to Clare Margaret Newbury. According to the 1954 Electoral Roll they were living at 36A Murphy Street, South Yarra however around 1953 they purchased Lots 3 and 4 of Main Road Lot Plan LP 23911 in Lower Plenty. A building permit, No. 71, was issued 8 December 1953 for a 5-room house of Vertical Board construction, cost £2,840, builder L. Williams, owner D. Newbury of 36 Murphy Cl., South Yarra. The large house was in fact mostly built of mudbrick, the construction method was only just becoming recognised as an acceptable form in the late 1940s for issuance of a building permit. The house was commenced in 1954, designed by David Newbury and built by David Newbury, Horrie Judd and others. Information from Newbury family friends suggests that a second mudbrick building was constructed in the late 1950s, early 1960s for use as an artist studio by Newbury. The building was connected directly to the water mains at the time and was made suitable for living accommodation during the period Newbury was teaching at Bendigo. Apparently he and Claire rented out the main house during their time in Bendigo and would reside in the studio when visiting Melbourne. No permit for this studio was found in the Building Permit Register, Shire of Eltham, 1949-1960. The last recorded entries in the register are dated May 1960. This would suggest that the studio was constructed post May 1960. It is believed the studio was constructed during the latter period of Newbury’s teaching post in Bendigo so possibly late 1960/1961. In 1963 the Newbury’s address in the Electoral Roll has the property recorded as 220 Main Road, Lower Plenty. Between 1967 to 1980 the Electoral Rolls record the property as 338 Main Road. Today the address is 37 Rangeview Road, Lower Plenty. Contents: 1. Extract from 1942 Shire of Eltham Rate Book. Muriel Gladys Reitsma listed as owner 2. Extract from 1984-85 Shire of Eltham Rate Book for Rangeview Road. (No mention of No. 37 so was probably still listed as 338 Main Road.) 3. Certificate of Title, Vol. 5601 Fol. 1120089 - Issued to David James Graham of Lower Plenty, Builder, Heidelberg for Lot 32 Block B on Plan of Subdivision No. 7606, part of Crown Portion Two, Parish of Nillumbik, County of Evelyn, 29 October 1929 4. Certificate of Title, Vol. 8008 Fol. 076 - Issued to David Alan Newbury of 36 Murphy Street, South Yarra, School Teacher for Lot 3 on Plan of Subdivision No. 23911, part of Crown Portion Two, Parish of Nillumbik, County of Evelyn, 29 October 1953. Amended 24 June 1963 to transfer portion for road widening scheme per Country Roads Board Plan 6889 - Cancelled 24 September 1984 5. Certificate of Title, Vol. 9581 Fol. 583 - Issued to Paul Robert Biber and Althea Constance Biber of 139 Lower Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe for Lot 3 on Plan of Subdivision No. 23911, part of Crown Portion Two, Parish of Nillumbik, County of Evelyn, 24 September 1984. Derived from Vol. 8008 Fol. 076 L276994V - Cancelled 20 Nov 1992 when subdivided from one to two lots in Vol 10092 Fol. 192 and Vol. 10092 Fol. 193; LP222467B 6. Certificate of Title, Vol. 10092 Fol. 192 - Transfer to Lawrie Mein of 20 Dewar Drive, Hurstbridge of Lot 1 on Plan of Subdivision No. 222467B, lodged 17 Feb 1993, Registered 29 March 1996. Parent Titles Vol 08008 Fol 077, Vol 09581 Fol 583 7. Survey Field Notes of Part of Crown Portion 2, Parish of Nillumbik, County of Evelyn - Portion of land bounded by New Eltham Road. Application 23911 dated 8 Sep 1952 with appended Surveyor Field notes per Application 7098; R.D. Steele, Licensed Surveyor, 18 August 1950 8. Survey Field Notes of Part of Crown Portion 2, Parish of Nillumbik, County of Evelyn - Portion of land bounded by Main Road and Rangeview Road; 2 Lot subdivisions, Vol. 9581 Fol. 583 Part Lot 3 on LP 23911 and Vol. 8008 Fol, 077 Lot 4 on LP 23911; Application 221805 dated 27 November 1989; W.J. Goodison, Licensed Surveyor, and attached Surveyor's Report dated 6 June 1990 (Withdrawn) 9. Survey Field Notes of Part of Crown Portion 2, Parish of Nillumbik, County of Evelyn - Portion of land bounded by Main Road and Rangeview Road; 2 Lot subdivisions, Vol. 9581 Fol. 583 Part Lot 3 on LP 23911 and Vol. 8008 Fol, 077 Lot 4 on LP 23911; Application 222467 dated 20 November 1992 (221805 resubmitted); W.J. Goodison, Licensed Surveyor, and attached Surveyor's Report dated 6 June 1990 Notes: Items 1 to 6 donated electronically Items 7 to 9 sourced from LASSI - SPEAR, Department of Transport and Planning, Victoria State Government, https://maps.land.vic.gov.au/lassi/SpearUI.jsp main road, property, mudbrick, david newbury, phoebe mason collection, rate books, shire of eltham, certificate of title, survey plan, 37 rangeview road, 338 main road, application 23911, lower plenty, map, surveyor field notes, application 221805, application 222467

July Excursion July 6, 2019 - Exploring Lower Plenty The predominant feature of this walk in the Bonds Road area, Lower Plenty is the large number of magnificent old River Red Gums that line the route. These trees are of the spreading woodland form of this species indicating that they must have been originally growing in a reasonably open setting. The walk also includes parts of the historic Cleveland Estate and the homestead “Rosehill” established by pioneer farmer Henry Stooke. This area was the site of the first recorded European settlement in what was to become the Shire of Eltham when the Willis brothers arrived in the late 1830s. From the southern part of Cleveland Avenue there are extensive views across and along the Yarra Valley. An article on the history of this area was contained in Newsletter edition 201, November 2011. The walk will start at the at the corner of Bonds and Stawell Roads, Lower Plenty - EDHS Newsletter No. 246 June 2019fay bridge collection, 2019-07-06, blackburn bricks, eltham district historical society, heritage excursion, rosehill homestead, lower plenty

Centred on present day 217 Old Eltham Road, Lower Plenty bounded by Pitt Street to north, Yarra River to south, Main Road to east and Bonds Road to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :250 Project : MELBOURNE OUTER SUBURBS PROJECT Run : 17 Frame : 116 Date : 02/1956 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG9 Flying Height : 10000 Scale : 12000 Film Number : 1176 GDA2020 : 37°43'58"S, 145°07'49"E MGA2020 : 335237, 5822186 (55) Melways : 21 E10 (ed. 42)aerial photo, 1956-02, neil webster collection, eltham, main road, bonds road, elham, lower plenty, melway 21e10, pitt street, yarra river

Centred on present day Old Eltham Road near Araluen Centre, Lower Plenty bounded by Cromwell Street to north, Yarra River to south, Main Road at Mount Pleasant Road to east and Panorama Avenue to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 7 Frame : 231 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°44'03"S, 145°07'56"E MGA2020 : 335420, 5822027 (55) Melways : 21 F10 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1963-04, araluen, cromwell street, eltham, lower plenty, main road, melway 21f10, mount pleasant road, old eltham road, panorama avenue, yarra river

Not originally catalogued in Shire of Eltham Archives but from the same series of photos taken for Country Road Board study of Main Road wideningshire of eltham archives, aerial photo, country roads board, eltham, main road, road widening, 1951-07, airlie road, ambulance station, beleura grove, grand boulevard, looker road, lower plenty, montmorency, panorama avenue

Plenty Township Estate "The rapid growth of Greensborough and the great traffic development on the main road between Heidelberg and Eltham augurs well for Plenty Township Estate. Already a Store, Post Office and State School have been started, and the activities of the Local Progress Association will help the district forward considerably. Within walking distance of the Montmorency and Greensborough stations." Bryn Teg Hill's Estate "Better known as "The Old Sand Hill, "within walking distance of the Montmorency and Greensborough railways stations." "Some few years back Mrs Thomas subdivided portion of the Sand Hill Paddocks, and the areas sold have been settled and many converted into charming outer suburban garden homes with cultivation and orchard plots. The south-eastern slope gives the land a grand outlook over the Yarra Valley on to the Dandenoings, and the are is very picturesque and homely." "A number of the blocks contain large deposits of valuable building sand, which should prove good speculation in view of the forecast for further rapid home development along the Eltham Suburban Electric Service." Sand Hills Road (Old Eltham Road) Date estimated as c.1924 - Electricification of railway line to Eltham referenced on map occured April 1923 and Mrs Mary Thomas died August 1925. Her home Bryn Teg became part of the Heidelberg Golf Club in 1927.The establishment of Lower Plenty as a suburban growth area supported by easy commuting facilitated by the elctrification of the Eltham railway linebonds road, bridge, bryn teg hill's estate, coghill & haughton, eltham road, heidelberg golf club hotel, houses, lower plenty, lower plenty bridge, lower plenty road, main road, plenty hotel, plenty river, plenty township estate, real estate agent, sales brochure, sand hills road, the old sand hill, sand hill paddocks, woodfull road, old eltham road, bryn teg, mrs m thomas

The Eltham-Yarra Glen Road as designated originated at the Shire of Eltham boundary at the Plenty River. West of the river the road was known as the Heidelberg-Eltham Road. The section from the Plenty River is now known as Lower Plenty Road which becomes Main Road. The footbridge no longer exists but was originally sited to the south, adjacent to the old Lower Plenty Bridge, now part of the Plenty River Trail. 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. 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.1955-09, eltham-yarra glen road, lower plenty footbridge, lower plenty, lower plenty bridge, lower plenty road, main road, plenty river trail, bridge construction, infrastructure, shire of eltham

Tony Carberry and J. Jolly The Eltham-Yarra Glen Road as designated originated at the Shire of Eltham boundary at the Plenty River. West of the river the road was known as the Heidelberg-Eltham Road. The section from the Plenty River is now known as Lower Plenty Road which becomes Main Road. The footbridge no longer exists but was originally sited to the south, adjacent to the old Lower Plenty Bridge, now part of the Plenty River Trail. 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. 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.1955-09, eltham-yarra glen road, lower plenty footbridge, j. jolly, lower plenty, lower plenty bridge, lower plenty road, main road, plenty river trail, tony carberry, bridge construction, infrastructure, shire of eltham

View looking west across Old Eltham Road to the Eltham-Yarra Glen RoadRecord 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.1962-07, eltham-yarra glen road, infrastructure, lower plenty, lower plenty road, road construction, shire of eltham, old eltham road

View looking west across the Eltham-Yarra Glen Road approaching the Lower Plenty Bridge near turn-off for the Golf Club Hotel. Present-day Lower Plenty Road follows a revised alignment across a new bridge. The former bridge is now part of the Plenty River Trail and Edward Willis Court now follows this section of the original Eltham-Yarra Glen Road.. The Golf Club Hotel is gone and a new Lower Plenty Hotel was built slightly further up the hill.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. 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.1962-07, shire of eltham, old eltham road, edward willis court, eltham-yarra glen road, golf club hotel, infrastructure, lower plenty, road construction

Part of a presentation, "Roads and Byways of the Shire of Eltham", by Russell Yeoman to the 12 September 1990 Society meeting. Slides shown included copies of old photos and recent images ranging from the suburban streets of Eltham and Montmorency to the mountain roads of Kinglake. In the byways category are views of some iof the Shire's bicycle paths including then recently completed sections of the Main Yarra Trail at Lower Plenty.35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 37) Mount - Agfachrome Agfa CS System black 8 dotsinfrastructure, roads, edward willis court, lower plenty, lower plenty bridge

Possibly near Bonds Road Lower Plenty35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, lower plenty, scar tree

Possibly near Bonds Road Lower Plenty35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, lower plenty, scar tree

blessed sacrament fathers, bonds road, bridge, footbridge, lower plenty, odyssey house, seminary, yarra river

Centred over present-day Rosehill Road and View Road, Lower Plenty Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :1931 Project : MALDON PRISON Run : 19 Frame : 3129 Date : 11/1931 Film Type : B/W Camera : F8 Flying Height : 11000 Scale : 18860 Film Number : 60 GDA2020 : 37°44'16"S, 145°07'40"E MGA2020 : 335039, 5821622 (55) Melways : 21 E11 (ed. 42)aerial photo, eltham, lower plenty, neil webster collection, rosehill road, view road

Stamped on reverse: Neville F. Emerson Estate Agent 81 Main Rd., Lower Plentyeltham, metery road, neville f. emerson real estate (lower plenty), shoestring, houses

Looking northwest from Main Road towards Looker Road at the new site for the Apex-Diamond Valley Ambulance Station before construction of Apex Way, July 1969. The Eltham Apex Club conducted a Community Service Project (1965-1968) to raise funds for a new Ambulance Station to service the community. A site bounded by the intersection of Main Road, Grand Boulevard and Looker Road at Montmorency was purchased in 1969. In 1970, Eltham Shire Council undertook roadworks to construct Apex Way in preparation for the new station as well as duplicate Main Road, Lower Plenty, east of Grand Boulevard including the new Lower Plenty Bridge, which had been opened in November 1966, bordering with the City of Heidelberg.35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Agfacolor Service (Blue)1969-07, ambulance station, apex way, apex-diamond valley ambulance station, eltham ambulance station, looker road, lower plenty, main road, montmorency, eltham apex club

View looking west along Grand Boulevard from the intersection with Main Road and Panorama Avenue, Montmorency showing the site for the new Apex-Diamond Valley Ambulance Station and before construction of Apex Way, July 1969. The Eltham Apex Club conducted a Community Service Project (1965-1968) to raise funds for a new Ambulance Station to service the community. A site bounded by the intersection of Main Road, Grand Boulevard and Looker Road at Montmorency was purchased in 1969. In 1970, Eltham Shire Council undertook roadworks to construct Apex Way in preparation for the new station as well as duplicate Main Road, Lower Plenty, east of Grand Boulevard including the new Lower Plenty Bridge, which had been opened in November 1966, bordering with the City of Heidelberg.35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Agfacolor Service (Blue)1969-07, ambulance station, apex way, grand boulevard, lower plenty, main road, montmorency, eltham ambulance station, apex-diamond valley ambulance station, eltham apex club