Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper - Supplement, Leader Associated Newspapers, Shire of Eltham Centenary; 100 Years of Progress, March 30, 1971
Poduced as a supplement to the Diamond Valley News in celebration of the centenary of the Shire of Eltham in 1971. Contains stories of historical note about people and places of the shire as well as numerous advertisng by local businsesses. Also on page 1 lists the program of events commencing Friday, April 2 commencing with a dinner and previewing of paintings by Justus Jorgensen at Montsalvat attended by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. W. H. McMahon running through to the publication of Pioneers & Painters edited by Alan Marshall.
Contents:
Page 1 Program of Events
Page 2 Wingrove . . man of Eltham
Page 3 Council people of 100 years
Page 5 Capt. Sweeney, Eltham’s first Irish settler
Page 6 Station a tribute to ex-concillor
Page 7 Eltham 25 Years Ago just a street
Page 9 Kangaroo Ground – once the hub of the shire
Page 10 Festival of Arts and Crafts at Montsalvat
Page 11 Obelisk honours their memory
Page 11 Henry Dendy – an Eltham venture
Page 12 Free by rail – if they worked
Page 12 The long shadow of Ween Cameron
Page 13 McMahon’s – a momentous era
Page 14 50 Years Ago . . . Lyon Bros Ford
Page 15 Beer at 3d. a pint
Page 17 Oldest Home Built in 1850
Page 19 History in black and white . . . .
Page 20 Historical Pigeon Bank
Page 22 Bridge over log crossing
Page 22 Pioneer shot by outlaw
Page 23 Milestone for Smith Family
Page 24 The Eltham Chamber of Commerce Mardi Gras
Advertisers:
F.J. & R. Favier (Butcher & Delicatessen Lower Plenty)
Eltham Hotel
Country Art Store (Eltham)
A.R. Warren (Eltham)
Heidelberg Travel Service
Williams Butcher (Lower Plenty)
Greensborough Bulk Store
Mac’s Meats (Eltham)
Buxton Garden Ornaments (Eltham)
Hugh Fisher Photographer (Eltham)
Para (Mach. Trading Co. (Greensborough)
Westfield Shoppingtown (Doncaster)
Clinton’s (Eltham)
Gillespie & Lewis P/L (Soft Furnishings Greensborough)
T. Hutchinson’s Engineers (Greensborough)
Knox & Hellemons Pty Ltd (Builders)
Angliss Butchers (Eltham)
Rainbow Real Estate (Research)
Research Licensed Supermarket
Gibsons Research Meat Supply
Owen Holmes Motors (Greensborough)
Research Pharmacy
R. & P. Humphries Delicatessen (Eltham)
Montsalvat
Eltham Apex
Mowerama (Eltham)
R.H. Dean & Son Real Estate (Greensborough)
L.J. & J.D. Avery Butchers (Eltham)
Deylen & Torikov (Motor Engineers Eltham)
George Lovitt & Co. Pty Ltd Precision Engineers and Toolmakers Montmorency)
Fred’s Mower Repairs (Lower Plenty)
Gray’s Milk Bar (Montmorency)
Maranne Beauty Salon (Montmorency)
Evans Bros. & Newell Pty Ltd (Printing Greensborough)
La Ronde Restaurant (Eltham)
Terry & Margaret’s Garage (Caltex Lower Plenty)
Kevin Dawson Building & Joinery Contractors (Eltham)
Montmorency Authorised Newsagency
Eltham Produce Store (W.J. Cameron)
Consolidated Aluminium (Aust.) Pty Ltd (Eltham)
Briar Hill Timber & Trading Co. Pty Ltd
Diamond Valley Coaches (Eltham)
Lyon Bros Ford (Eltham)
The Natural Development Association (Eltham Shire)
Alan Whitmore R.E.S.I. (Eltham)
Keith Wilkie’s Mensland (Montmorency)
Eltham Home Supplies (Eltham)
Safeway (Greensborough)
Lower Plenty Fish Supply
Blue Gum Milk Bar (Eltham)
W. Hutchinson Sand Soil & Gravel Suppliers (Greensborough)
Keyzers Milk Bar (Greensborough)
P.J. Timber & Trading Pty Ltd (Eltham)
Diamond Valley Motocycles (Honda Macleod)
Neville F. Emerson Real Estate (Lower Plenty)
Edon Engineering (Eltham)
Mobil Service Centre (Eltham)
C.A. & J.M. Kohlman (Panton Hill General Store)
C.A. & J.M. Kohlman (Smiths Gully General Store)
ANZ (Eltham)
Diamond Valley Demolition (Eltham)
Volkswagen Specialists (D. Young Greensborough)
N.F. Thorpe Pty Ltd Precision Engineers (Briar Hill)
Ashley’s Milk Bar (Montmorency)
J. Turnbull (General Blacksmith Greensborough)
Airlook Service Station (Montmorency)
A. & L. Mallios (Grocer Hurstbridge)
United Refrigeration Pty Ltd (Greensborough)
Peter McDougall & Associates Real Estate (Eltham)
Hurstbridge Bus & Taxi Service Pty Ltd
Browne Bros. Safeway (Eltham)
St Andrews Hotel
Eltham Real Estate Pty Ltd
Eltham Chamber of Commerce
B.P. Evergreen Service Station (Eltham)
A.R. Warren Fuel Merchant (Eltham)
W. Penna Chemist (Eltham)
PPH Produce Paint Hardware (Eltham)
Eltham Cake Kitchen (Eltham)
Fred Ramak Continental Hairdresser (Eltham)
Clinton’s (Eltham)
Thompson’s Pharmacy (Eltham)
Tillings Timber Supermarket (Eltham)
Lyon Bros Ford (Eltham)
Bob Clarke’s Men’s Wear (Eltham)
Eltham Glen Service Station (Eltham)
Miss V. Rampton Naturopath (Eltham)
Eltham South Milk Bar (Eltham)
Eltham Jewellers (Eltham)
Baines Supa-Valu Supermarket (Eltham)
Sibbel Builders P/L (Eltham)
G. & E. Reivers Fly and Shower Screens (Eltham)
Kenton Shoeland (Eltham)
Eltham Newsagency (Eltham)One copy marked '1971' on fronta. & l. mallios (grocer hurstbridge), a.r. warren (eltham), a.r. warren fuel merchant (eltham), airlook service station (montmorency), alan whitmore r.e.s.i. (eltham), angliss butchers (eltham), anz (eltham), ashley’s milk bar (montmorency), b.p. evergreen service station (eltham), baines supa-valu supermarket (eltham), blue gum milk bar (eltham), bob clarke’s men’s wear (eltham), briar hill timber & trading co. pty ltd, browne bros. safeway (eltham), buxton garden ornaments (eltham), c.a. & j.m. kohlman (panton hill general store), c.a. & j.m. kohlman (smiths gully general store), clinton’s (eltham), consolidated aluminium (aust.) pty ltd (eltham), country art store (eltham), deylen & torikov (motor engineers eltham), diamond valley coaches (eltham), diamond valley demolition (eltham), diamond valley motocycles (honda macleod), edon engineering (eltham), eltham apex, eltham cake kitchen (eltham), eltham chamber of commerce, eltham glen service station (eltham), eltham home supplies (eltham), eltham hotel, eltham jewellers (eltham), eltham newsagency (eltham), eltham produce store (w.j. cameron), eltham real estate pty ltd, eltham south milk bar (eltham), evans bros. & newell pty ltd (printing greensborough), f.j. & r. favier (butcher & delicatessen lower plenty), fred ramak continental hairdresser (eltham), fred’s mower repairs (lower plenty), g. & e. reivers fly and shower screens (eltham), george lovitt & co. pty ltd precision engineers and toolmakers montmorency), gibsons research meat supply, gillespie & lewis p/l (soft furnishings greensborough), gray’s milk bar (montmorency), greensborough bulk store, heidelberg travel service, hugh fisher photographer (eltham), hurstbridge bus & taxi service pty ltd, j. turnbull (general blacksmith greensborough), keith wilkie’s mensland (montmorency), kenton shoeland (eltham), kevin dawson building & joinery contractors (eltham), keyzers milk bar (greensborough), knox & hellemons pty ltd (builders), l.j. & j.d. avery butchers (eltham), la ronde restaurant (eltham), lower plenty fish supply, lyon bros ford (eltham), mac’s meats (eltham), maranne beauty salon (montmorency), miss v. rampton naturopath (eltham), mobil service centre (eltham), montmorency authorised newsagency, montsalvat, mowerama (eltham), n.f. thorpe pty ltd precision engineers (briar hill), neville f. emerson real estate (lower plenty), owen holmes motors (greensborough), p.j. timber & trading pty ltd (eltham), para (mach. trading co. (greensborough), peter mcdougall & associates real estate (eltham), pph produce paint hardware (eltham), r. & p. humphries delicatessen (eltham), r.h. dean & son real estate (greensborough), rainbow real estate (research), research licensed supermarket, research pharmacy, safeway (greensborough), shire of eltham centenary, sibbel builders p/l (eltham), st andrews hotel, t. hutchinson’s engineers (greensborough), terry & margaret’s garage (caltex lower plenty), the natural development association (eltham shire), thompson’s pharmacy (eltham), tillings timber supermarket (eltham), united refrigeration pty ltd (greensborough), volkswagen specialists (d. young greensborough), w. hutchinson sand soil & gravel suppliers (greensborough), w. penna chemist (eltham), westfield shoppingtown (doncaster), williams butcher (lower plenty), a. roy ford, a.g. thomas, agnes bell, albert h. price, andrew ross, anton w. brinkkotter, arthur brindley, b. bessant, b.w. plant, bell family, charles wingrove, culla hill, dave lyon, david w. bell, e.j. andrew, edwin smith, eltham court house, eltham obelisk, ewen hugh cameron, f.e. griffith, f.v. squire, frank mcmahon, george green, george stebbing, h. eric rundle, harold e. bartlett, henry dendy, henry hurst, henry stooke, herbert a. davies, herbert hewitt, i.g. smedley, j.a. mcdonald, jack baker, jack williams, james k. brice, james rossiter, john lyon, john s. smedley, justus jorgensen, kangaroo ground, larry burke, martin mcmahon, menzies jackson, mott family, mrs andrew, mrs harper, p. harmer, p.j. lester, patrick joseph mcmahon, r.j. galbraith, robert burke, robert charles harris, rosehill, s. willey, shillinglaw cottage, shire of eltham war memorial tower, thomas sweeney, tiny carroll, tom orford, w.b. thomas, william morris
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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
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