Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 of 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095shire of eltham, kangaroo ground-st andrews road, roundabouts, merritts road, panton hill, roads

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 of 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095shire of eltham, kangaroo ground-st andrews road, roundabouts, merritts road, panton hill, roads

Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987. Colour photographinfrastructure, display panel, eltham festival, shire of eltham, general store, kangaroo ground-st andrews road, merritts road, panton hill, roads, roundabouts

Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987.Colour photographdisplay panel, eltham festival, infrastructure, shire of eltham, bishops road, general store, kangaroo ground-st andrews road, merritts road, panton hill, roads, roundabouts

Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987.Colour photographdisplay panel, eltham festival, infrastructure, shire of eltham, bishops road, general store, kangaroo ground-st andrews road, merritts road, panton hill, roads, roundabouts

Panton Hill Memorial Park in background on right1988, infrastructure, road construction, roundabout, kangaroo ground-st andrews road, merritts road, panton hill, panton hill memorial park

The Shire of Eltham was introducing a number of traffic calming measures throughout the shire such as speed humps, roundabouts, chicanes and took a photographic record of various new installations.35mm colour positive transparency (4 of 11) Mount - whiteProcess Date "Apr M"infrastructure, roads, bishops road, panton hill, roundabout, merritts road, kangaroo ground-st andrews road

ELTHAM’S GROWTH HAS BEEN RAPID IN RECENT YEARS Unknown local paper c.1960s Recent years have seen a rapid change in the appearance of Eltham’s business centre - so rapid, in fact, that the growth of premises has been almost 300%. For more than thirty-five years Eltham had little more than a dozen traders - the town's business area spreading from Pryor Street in the north, to Pitt Street in the south. The greatest density of businesses - no more than a handful of shops - were situated in the present shopping centre but other essential services such as the Post Office, were located half a mile away. As the town's population grew and the need for more shops became apparent, the growth was centralised around the railway station and Shire hall. Few of the old premises are used for their original form of business today, though many are still in existence. One of the oldest (seen clearly in the illustration) still in use is now Ferrari's Greengrocery. This shop was Eltham's butchery in early days, conducted by Jim Ryan. Up to twenty years ago, Mr. Ryan ran his business from the shop. whilst his son toured Eltham in his horse and cart, cutting his customers' orders as he went from door to door. Another business - one of the few still trading in the same goods-was Burgoyne's Hardware. This is now owned by Mr. R. Clinton, a new shop has recently been added and shortly the old premises will disappear completely. The Burgoyne family were well known to Eltham's population. The Post Office and Store (then in Main Road, near Bridge Street) was run by Mr. and Mrs. Burgoyne. The Post Office was later moved, and attached to the hardware store. OLD HOTEL In this same area was the old Eltham Hotel, almost opposite the present hotel. The building still stands, but has been converted into a house. The hitching rail can still be seen by the roadside. Back in the township was Barber's Blue Gum store, later conducted by Mrs. Burges (mother of Garnet Burges) and claimed to be Eltham's oldest shop. Further down the road, just past the hardware store, was the barber shop and billiard saloon. Next door was E. J. Andrew's news agency, library and State Savings Bank. Eltham's original chemist's shop, or dispensary as it was called, is now an electrical repair shop. On this side of the street too, was Mrs. Monteith - Draper. Mr Monteith was the owner of Eltham' s bus service. This bus service had no regular route, but deposited passengers at the point nearest their homes - a. door to door taxi service. Next to Mrs. Monteith stood another grocery - and general store, and next again, the local blacksmith. Another of Butcher Ryan's sons was Eltham's blacksmith and obviously an enterprising man he conducted a timber business next door to his smithy's shop. These two premises are still run by one man - Garnet Burges. BOOM STARTS Twenty years ago, when Thompson's took over Eltham's pharmacy they occupied the old shop adjoining the Shire hall. The building of Thompson's new premises, from which· they operate today, was the beginning of Eltham's recent growth and development. With another grocery store and a bakery at the corner of York Street, a butcher near Franklin Street, a cobbler's shop opposite the State School (did you ever wonder what that-little building attached to one of Eltham's oldest houses had been?), and an estate agency conducted by Mr. Clark, now Eltham Real Estate - only one trader remained - and today, still carries on, the only original owner of one of Eltham's .oldest established businesses - Mr. Dave Lyon, of Lyon Bros. Garage, which was formerly located in what was later used as Chenowyth's Foundry in Main Road. From the early twenties until little more than six or seven years ago that was the picture of Eltham. Some businesses had changed hands - many years before Mr. C. Rains had acquired Andrew's news agency, Mrs. Monteith's drapery had become Mrs. R. Smith's home-made cake shop, to change again and again to many other types of business. But generally, Eltham was unchanged, for nearly thirty years. Then suddenly new shops mushroomed. The new news agency and drapery, the chemist and adjoining shops, a new butcher, a green grocer and several more. POPULATION DOUBLED In the space of a few years, fifteen new shops, two banks, a restaurant and a post office were built at Eltham. New types of businesses found a ready market in an area which was quickly almost doubling its population. A little over twelve months ago, another wave of progress hit Eltham. Since then eight more shops have been built - a cake shop and fish shop in Dalton [sic – Dudley] Street - for building areas are unprocurable in the Main Street shopping centre now – have been built by Mr. D. Kimball; a new ladies’ and children’s wear shop has been opened by Rains; Eltham Dry Cleaners have another of these new shops, and Mr. R. Clinton has built elaborate new premises. Further down the road, Mr. C. Campbell has built a new butcher's shop, and next door, at present under construction, are a self service store and a shop which Mr. J. Hodges will open on completion. In addition to these new shops, Mr. J. Millett has extended his grocery to almost twice its original size. FLOURISHING Outside the central area, other businesses are flourishing. Latimer's felt factory is being developed in a picturesque rustic setting; P. J. Timber and Trading Company have recently completed a large showroom and timber yard, and in the town itself Nicholson and Merritt are now completing the extension of their foot wear factory to double its former area. This is Eltham today. Progress is moving rapidly in this rural area on the fringe of the metropolis. Less than a decade has seen vast development. The years to complete that span of time will see even greater changes and greater prosperity in this heart: of the Diamond Valley. OLD LANDMARK GOES Perhaps the most famous landmark in Eltham's' business section disappeared last Wednesday when the towering blue gum in Pryor Street at the rear of Main Road shops was felled. The tree, stated to be more than 80 feet high, was the one for which the adjoining café was named, when that business was Eltham’s only provision store, long before the turn of the century. Mr. J. Millett, who now owns the property on which the tree stood, deeply regretted its removal, but was mindful of the need for expansion in the business area. The "Old Blue Gum" was removed by Mr. A. Wilson, expert tree feller, from Heidelberg. Its proportions might be assessed by these facts – it took a gang of experienced men two days to completely fell and clear the tree, and, falling sections being brought down by cable tipped electricity wires on the opposite side of Pryor Street.andrew's news agency, bakery, barber shop, barber's blue gum store, billiard saloon, blacksmith, blue gum, burgoyne's hardware, butcher, cake shop, chemist's shop, chenowyth's foundry, cobbler's shop, dave lyon, dispensary, draper shop. mr monteith, dudley street, e. j. andrew's news agency, electrical repair shop, eltham bus service, eltham butchery, eltham dry cleaners, eltham hotel, eltham railway station, eltham real estate, eltham shire hall, eltham shopping centre, eltham shops, eltham town centre, estate agency, expert tree feller, ferrari's greengrocery, fish shop, foot wear factory, franklin street, garnet burges, general store, grocery, heidelberg, horace clark, jim ryan, ladies’ and children’s wear shop, latimer's felt factory, library, lyon bros. garage, main road, mr. a. wilson, mr. c. campbell, mr. c. rains, mr. d. kimball, mr. j. hodges, mr. j. millett, mr. r. clinton, mrs. burges, mrs. monteith, mrs. monteith's drapery, mrs. r. smith's home-made cake shop, nicholson and merritt, p. j. timber and trading company, pitt street, post office, pryor street, self service store, shopping centre, state savings bank, taxi service, thompson's pharmacy, york street

Note advertsing for Kids of Rock concert with Brian Cadd and Max Merritt and Joke Night with Shane Bourne at the Barrel. The Eltham Barrel was destroyed by fire on the evening of Sunday, June 4th, 1989Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak GA 100 5095roads, main road, kalbar road, brian cadd, eltham barrel, kids of rock, max merritt, shane bourne

Class/Model: 15K. One hundred thousand made between 1890-1957. From Serial No. EH23584 we know the class and model No. How many were made and the date of manufacture. The 15K was used for domestic and industrial sewing. Threads left to right and has a vertical oscillating shuttle.EH 13584. Top: SINGER MANUFACTURING CO (gold) - with wooden base. Side: SINGER. LIGHT - SINGER. Back: SINGER SEWING MOTOR. 230-250 VOLTS 03 AMPS / 25-75 CYC's AC-DC / CAT NO. BRK12-5 /NO. K7003527.singer, sewing machine

Gift given to Harold Merrett by Lillian Merritt both of 21 Donald Road Burwood to commemorate their 20th wedding anniversary.Oblong Genuine calf toilet case with zip for closure. Fitted with ten male shaving and Toilet accessories.Rodex Genuine Calf.personal effects-toilet requisites, shaving

The Kew Historical Society's Pictures Collection is comprised of photographs, postcards and original works of art. The postcards include original (mainly) images dating from the 1900s to the present. A number of postcards, some of which have numerous variants, were published as parts of series. Others are original images customised as postcards. Many of the postcards in the collection depict places within the suburbs of Kew and Kew East. Others depict locations in Victoria or internationally. A monochrome postcard showing Main Street [High Street], Kew, looking south west from near its junction with Cotham Road, showing: Ryan’s Council Family Hotel, T. G. Jellis (baker, confectioner), Herbert King (undertaker), L. Merritt (boot warehouse), horse tram, horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians.Post card text addressed to Miss Newell of Balmain.high street - kew, cotham road - kew, tramways - kew

In February 1909 the Trinity Grammar School leased ‘Molina’, a property in Charles Street. ‘Molina’ had been built in 1872-73 to a design by architect Alfred Purchas, for the secular and private Kew High School. The building served as the headmaster’s residence and boarding accommodation. Kew High School had closed in 1908. Black and White photographic positive by John Collins (1907-2001) of 'Meritt House' (formerly 'Molina', and Kew High School) in Charles Street."Kew 'Merritt House' Trinity Grammar School, Off Stanley St. /John Collins, 11 Anderson Road, Hawthorn East, 3123 - Film 396 Exposure 3A" 29-4-79merritt house, molina, trinity grammar school

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Newspaper clipping, from possibly The Age, titled "Transporting art is like taking a tram", during 1983 as it notes the end of an Exhibition in the Ministry for the Arts foyer ending Friday 14/10. Item part of the "around the Galleries" written by Susan McCulloch, reporting on the Stewart Merritt tram 439, being the last of the Transporting Art trams. Review the other artists involved the story and that prints of the trams were on sale at the Ministry Has an image of Stewart's work which was themed around "Victoria State of the Arts".trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439

Newspaper clipping, from possibly The Age, titled "Last mobile mural rattles tramways" with the artist Stewart Merritt leaving out of tram 439, possibly at South Melbourne Depot, during Sept or Oct. 1982. Has a closing date in a job vacancy advert on the rear of 18/10/1982. Item by Kim Lockwood, describes the artist, the tram and its work, the time taken and the Transporting Art project itself. Two copies held.trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439

Newspaper clipping, from a glossy colour printed magazine or publication, titled "Melbourne's Tram art gets the brush-off" about the last Transporting Art tram by Stewart Merritt. Has a photo of Stewart leaving from the tram and of the side of the tram showing the themed art of "Victoria State of the Arts". Notes that it was launched last month by the Minister for the Arts, Race Mathews.trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439

Newspaper clipping, from a glossy colour printed magazine or publication, titled "Moving Masterpieces come to an end" about the Stewart Merritt tram, the end of the Transporting Art project - Stewart commented about the number of people who would come to Preston Workshops to see the tram being painted. Notes that it was actually painted by Dennis Dunkinson in thick signwriter's enamel. Mentions the other artist sin the project and comments from advertising consultant - Phillip Adams Has photos of Clifton Pugh tram No. 504 and Erica McGilchrist No. 497 - see http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/tram497.htm for details.trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439, tram 504, tram 497

Framed original concept cartoon of Stewart Merritt for the Transporting Art Project - light aluminium brass colour frame, by Magic Picture Framing of Prahran. The tram has been cut out with the windows removed and placed on manila coloured card with the drawings done in ink, the stars cut out of silver paper and adhered to the surface. The tram has blue/black background. Frame with a glazedtrams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439

Framed photo of the end of tram W2 439 painted by Stewart Merritt, with the destination of South Melbourne Depot. Framed with a wood half round section, painted brown, glazed, with non-acid free cardboard surround and paper backing. All the backing tape was loose.trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439

Framed colour photo of the central roof section of tram W2 439 painted by Stewart Merritt, showing the detail of the detailing of the roof above the drop centre. Framed with a wood half round section, painted brown, glazed, with non-acid free cardboard surround and paper backing.trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439

Framed three part photograph of tram W2 439 painted by Stewart Merritt, showing the tram along its length. Each photograph along the length of the tram individually presented, but not necessarily lining up. The original prints were scanned and reprinted, but they continue to show the damage. Frame wooden frame, with paper backing and wire hanging strips, clips and felt bumpers in the bottom corners. Was originally framed with a wood half round section, painted brown, glazed, with non-acid free cardboard surround and paper backing but has suffered extensive water damage both to the cardboard and the individual photographs themselves. The photographs were in a deteriorated condition. The item was unglazed at the time of the donation. The Museum had the photographs rescanned and remounted. For the original photographs see Reg Item 4213i1 to 4213i3. Framing work by "Framed by You" in Church St Richmond.trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439

Set of three photographs originally used in item 4212, that suffered significant water damage. Each of a part of the length of tram W2 439 painted by Stewart Merritt, showing the tram along its length. Each photograph along the length of the tram individually presented, but not necessarily lining up. The images show the nature of the damage. Was originally from framed with a wood half round section, painted brown, glazed, with non-acid free cardboard surround and paper backing but has suffered extensive water damage both to the cardboard and the individual photographs themselves. The photographs were in a deteriorated condition. The item was unglazed at the time of the donation. Each photograph has the number 5788 on the rear - possible job number.trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439