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Greensborough Historical Society
Advertisement - Digital image, Tozor Motors, Montmorency, 1970s
... para road montmorency... and motor repairs, of Para Road Montmorency, 1970s...Para Road, Montmorency... repairs, of Para Road Montmorency, 1970s Part of a collection ...Advertisement in the local paper for Tozer Motors, taxi and motor repairs, of Para Road Montmorency, 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.tozer motors, para road montmorency -
Greensborough Historical Society
Advertisement - Digital image, Para Road Fibro Plaster Works, 1970s
... para road montmorency... Plaster Works, of 191 Para Road Montmorency, 1970s...Para Road, Montmorency... Plaster Works, of 191 Para Road Montmorency, 1970s Part ...Advertisement in the local paper for Para Road Fibro Plaster Works, of 191 Para Road Montmorency, 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.para road fibro plaster works, para road montmorency -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Marilyn Smith, Diamond Valley Plasterboard Factory at 191 Para Road Montmorency, 17/09/2014
... Diamond Valley Plasterboard Factory at 191 Para Road... Valley Plasterboard Factory at 191 Para Road Montmorency Digital ...Diamond Valley Plasterboard factory 2014 (now demolished) in Para Road.Digital copy of colour photographdiamond valley plasterboard, para road greensborough -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Para Road, Montmorency, industrial area looking south from Plenty River Bridge on boundary of Shire of Eltham
... Para Road, Montmorency, industrial area looking south from... melbourne Photograph Para Road, Montmorency, industrial area looking ...Colour photograph02076, montmorency (france) photo album, montmorency, para road, plenty river, industry -
Greensborough Historical Society
Slide - Photograph, John Ramsdale, Sprayed blackberries: Slide 18, 1990s
... para road montmorency... of the Plenty River; behind factories on Para Road Montmorency.... of the Plenty River; behind factories on Para Road Montmorency. Part ...Photograph shows sprayed and dead blackberries on the bank of the Plenty River; behind factories on Para Road Montmorency.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty river, weeds, blackberries, para road montmorency -
Greensborough Historical Society
Slide - Photograph, John Ramsdale, Along Plenty River near Para Road: Slide 86, 1990s
... para road montmorency... River near Para Road, possibly Montmorency.... the Plenty River near Para Road, possibly Montmorency. Part ...Photograph shows a track through bushland, along the Plenty River near Para Road, possibly Montmorency.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty river, para road montmorency, bushland -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Notorious intersection upgrade lights up, 19/08/2015
... and Rattray Roads Montmorency includes traffic lights.... Roads Montmorency includes traffic lights. para road rattray ...A $1.5 million upgrade to the intersection at Para and Rattray Roads Montmorency includes traffic lights.News clipping, black text, colour image.para road, rattray road, montmorency -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article and Photograph, Hutchinson Family, 2017_
... para road montmorency... hutchinson sand and gravel para road montmorency ...Information and photos about the Hutchinson family, owners of the soil and gravel business in Para Road among other local businesses.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.hutchinson family, hutchinson sand and gravel, para road montmorency -
Greensborough Historical Society
Advertisement - Digital image, Diamond Valley News, Norm Storey, Montmorency, 1973, 21/08/1973
... Advertisement for Norm Storey Motors, 167 Para Road.... Advertisement for Norm Storey Motors, 167 Para Road, Montmorency, 1973 ...Advertisement for Norm Storey Motors, 167 Para Road, Montmorency, 1973.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.para road greensborough, norm storey motors -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Masefield, Bert and Ethel
... Edwin Smith Louisa Purcell Parragreen of Para Road Ben Johnson ...Bert Masefield's parents came from Lancashire to Surrey Hills, his education ending because of the depression when he went to work at an orchard at Hastings. When his father list his job as a cabinet maker, he bought an orchard at Cottlesbridge and Bert joined them, ploughing with a horse. He met and married Ethel Smith who had grown u at Panton Hill; her great grandparents Sarah and Samuel Smith came from Lancashire where they had a cotton mill and iron foundry, settling at Smith Gully between Panton Hill and St Andrews. Their son Edwin married Louisa Purcell whose parents owned the Caledonie Hotel at Smiths Gully; they had 12 children and settled on a property in Cherrytree Road. Son Edwin left Panton Hill school aged 11 in 1885 and worked with his father and uncle fencing the family property. Edwin had nine children, Ethel being the seventh. Aged 14, she gained a scholarship to Stotts Business College. Berth and Ethel, when they married, bough a property in Cherrytree Road. In 1941 Bert, a ham radio enthusiast, joined the RAAF as a radio mechanic, serving in Townsville and New Guinea until 1945. Over time, they subdivided their property. Bert worked for ten years as property officer for Eltham Shire Council; his work included coverting Three Chain Road (or Gumtree Road) into a huge firebreak. Now retired, Bert spends time speaking with radio operators around the world and the couple are involved with sports including the Montmorency Bowling Club; they were foundation members of the Hurstbridge Bowling Club. Marjorie North (nee Cooper) was 14 when her family moved from the city to Montmorency when the railway station was first built in 1923. Marjorie described her memories of Montmorency at that time. She and sister Connie were keen tennis players, playing at Greensborough. By 1927, they had arranged, though shire engineer Ben Johnson, to rent land from the Council for 10 pounds a year; Mr Paragreen levelled the land. The club held a dance every three weeks in a school room with piano for music. She won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships in 1929 at the first championship. Contents Newspaper article: "Round the world on radio waves," Diamond Valley News, 30 September 1986, outlines Bert and Ethel Masefield's lives. Newspaper article: "Stalwart recalls the early days," Diamond Valley News, 30 September 1986, outlines Bert and Ethel Masefield's lives.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcbert masefield, elthel masefield, ethel smith, cherrytree road panton hill, samuel smith, sarah smith, smith gully victoria, caledonie hotel smiths gully, stotts business college, montmorency bowling club, hurstbridge bowling club, eltham shire council, edwin smith, louisa purcell, parragreen of para road, ben johnson, montmorency tennis club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Diamond Valley Mirror, Sherbourne-Para Rd. Bridge To Start This Year?, Diamond Valley Mirror, 4 Sep 1963, p1, 4 September 1963
... of the new Sherbourne Road - Para Road bridge (Montmorency... construction of the new Sherbourne Road - Para Road bridge (Montmorency ...Original clipping from the front page of the Diamond Valley Mirror Vol 5, No 235, Wednesday, 4th Sept., 1963 reporting on Eltham Council news that a move to commence construction of the new Sherbourne Road - Para Road bridge (Montmorency) will commence later in the financial year. Commencement would be subject to the requirements of the railways. Secondary news item included relates to a fashion parade at Briar Hill.Original clipping from the front page of the Diamond Valley Mirror Vol 5, No 235, Wednesday, 4th Sept., 1963. montmorency, sherbourne road, para road, bridge, briar hill -
Greensborough Historical Society
Family History, Dean family by Bob Dean, 1952o
Bob Dean moved to Montmorency in 1952 and lived in Para Road. As a builder he worked on Marble Hall and his family's company built home in the area.A primary source of life in the mid to late 20th century.1 typed page.dean family, bob dean, marble hall, montmorency -
Greensborough Historical Society
Map, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. Survey Division, MMBW, Yarra 2500 / 13.19. Lower Plenty, Montmorency, Yallambie, 1979_02
Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. Yarra 2500 [base map] 13-19. Lower Plenty, Montmorency, Yallambie. Parishes of Keelbundora 2856 and Nillumbik 3310. Municipalities of Heidelberg 228, Diamond Valley 257 and Eltham 238. Prominent streets include: Elder Street, Para Road, and Main Road Lower Plenty. Includes Watsonia Army Barracks.MMBW Map in 1:2500 [scale] series. Cream parchment with green tape reinforcing on edges and punched holes on left edge.mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, shire of diamond valley, montmorency - maps, yallambie - maps, lower plenty - maps -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Bill Hutchinson photos, 1937_
... Road Montmorency 1937 and Para Road Greensborough 1969.... rattray road montmorency para road greensborough Hutchinson family ...3 photographs of the Hutchinson family homes in Rattray Road Montmorency 1937 and Para Road Greensborough 1969.Digital copy of 3 black and white photos.hutchinson family, rattray road montmorency, para road greensborough -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Russell Yeoman, New road bridge under construction over railway line at junction of Sherbourne and Para Roads, Briar Hill, 1971
... hill bridge para road railway bridge railway line road ...New bridge in foreground. Old bridge in background before demolition. 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 image 35 mm B&W negativesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, montmorency, briar hill, bridge, para road, railway bridge, railway line, road construction, sherbourne road, bridge construction -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Album - Photograph Album, J.A. McDonald, Bridge and Road Reconstruction Works, Shire of Eltham, 1952-1962
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 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Aerial Photo (c.1987): Sherbourne Road overpass, Briar Hill, c.Aug. 1990
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, aerial photographs, briar hill, overpass, para road, railway bridge, sherbourne road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill/Montmorency prior to the upgrade of Sherbourne Road Railway bridge, 3 November 1967, 03/11/1967
Sepia photographNoted in pencil on reverse: "3/11/67". Polaroid Manufacturer's Batch No. A730301K.1967, briar hill, para road, polaroid, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill/Montmorency prior to the upgrade of Sherbourne Road Railway bridge, 3 November 1967, 03/11/1967
Sepia photographNoted in pencil on reverse: "3/11/67". Polaroid Manufacturer's Batch No. A730301K.1967, briar hill, para road, polaroid, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill/Montmorency prior to the upgrade of Sherbourne Road Railway bridge, 3 November 1967, 03/11/1967
Sepia photographPolaroid Manufacturer's Batch No. L767302K.1967, briar hill, para road, polaroid, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill/Montmorency prior to the upgrade of Sherbourne Road Railway bridge, 3 November 1967, 03/11/1967
Sepia photographPolaroid Manufacturer's Batch No. L767302K.1967, briar hill, para road, polaroid, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill, 3 November 1967, 3 Nov 1967
Viewed from western side of Para Road near Graham Body Works. Simms Road is running to the right in front of the old house. The house belongs to Mrs Cameron whose daughter married a DAVEY after which Davey Street is named. Excavation work is being undertaken for the realignment of the Para Road and Sherbourne Road intersection where the current roundabout is located, approximately where the two cars are parked. Mrs Cameron's house and the other are where Montmorency Secondary College is situated. The school opened in 1969.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips Ilford HP3briar hill, cameron, davey, davey road, graham body works, greensborough, montmorency secondary college, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill, 3 November 1967, 3 Nov 1967
Viewed from western side of Para Road near Graham Body Works. Simms Road is running to the right in front of the old house. The house belongs to Mrs Cameron whose daughter married a DAVEY after which Davey Street is named. Excavation work is being undertaken for the realignment of the Para Road and Sherbourne Road intersection where the current roundabout is located, approximately where the two cars are parked. Mrs Cameron's house and the other are where Montmorency Secondary College is situated. The school opened in 1969.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips Ilford HP3briar hill, cameron, davey, davey road, graham body works, greensborough, montmorency secondary college, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill, 3 November 1967, 3 Nov 1967
Viewed from western side of Para Road near Graham Body Works. Simms Road is running to the right in front of the old house. The house belongs to Mrs Cameron whose daughter married a DAVEY after which Davey Street is named. Excavation work is being undertaken for the realignment of the Para Road and Sherbourne Road intersection where the current roundabout is located, approximately where the two cars are parked. Mrs Cameron's house and the other are where Montmorency Secondary College is situated. The school opened in 1969.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips Ilford HP3briar hill, cameron, davey, davey road, graham body works, greensborough, montmorency secondary college, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill, 3 November 1967, 3 Nov 1967
Viewed from western side of Para Road near Graham Body Works. Simms Road is running to the right in front of the old house. The house belongs to Mrs Cameron whose daughter married a DAVEY after which Davey Street is named. Excavation work is being undertaken for the realignment of the Para Road and Sherbourne Road intersection where the current roundabout is located, approximately where the two cars are parked. Mrs Cameron's house and the other are where Montmorency Secondary College is situated. The school opened in 1969.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips Ilford HP3briar hill, cameron, davey, davey road, graham body works, greensborough, montmorency secondary college, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill, 3 November 1967, 3 Nov 1967
Viewed from western side of Para Road near Graham Body Works. Simms Road is running to the right in front of the old house. The house belongs to Mrs Cameron whose daughter married a DAVEY after which Davey Street is named. Excavation work is being undertaken for the realignment of the Para Road and Sherbourne Road intersection where the current roundabout is located, approximately where the two cars are parked. Mrs Cameron's house and the other are where Montmorency Secondary College is situated. The school opened in 1969.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips Ilford HP3briar hill, cameron, davey, davey road, graham body works, greensborough, montmorency secondary college, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill, 3 November 1967, 3 Nov 1967
Viewed from western side of Para Road near Graham Body Works. Simms Road is running to the right in front of the old house. The house belongs to Mrs Cameron whose daughter married a DAVEY after which Davey Street is named. Excavation work is being undertaken for the realignment of the Para Road and Sherbourne Road intersection where the current roundabout is located, approximately where the two cars are parked. Mrs Cameron's house and the other are where Montmorency Secondary College is situated. The school opened in 1969.Photostitch from multiple images on roll of film. Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips Ilford HP3briar hill, cameron, davey, davey road, graham body works, greensborough, montmorency secondary college, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill, 3 November 1967, 3 Nov 1967
Viewed from eastern side of Para Road opposite Graham Body Works.. Simms Road is running to the right in front of the old house. The house belongs to Mrs Cameron whose daughter married a DAVEY after which Davey Street is named. Excavation work is being undertaken for the realignment of the Para Road and Sherbourne Road intersection where the current roundabout is located, approximately where the two cars are parked. Mrs Cameron's house and the other are where Montmorency Secondary College is situated. The school opened in 1969.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips Ilford HP3briar hill, cameron, davey, davey road, graham body works, greensborough, montmorency secondary college, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill, 3 November 1967, 3 Nov 1967
Viewed from eastern side of Para Road opposite Graham Body Works.. Simms Road is running to the right in front of the old house. The house belongs to Mrs Cameron whose daughter married a DAVEY after which Davey Street is named. Excavation work is being undertaken for the realignment of the Para Road and Sherbourne Road intersection where the current roundabout is located, approximately where the two cars are parked. Mrs Cameron's house and the other are where Montmorency Secondary College is situated. The school opened in 1969.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips Ilford HP3briar hill, cameron, davey, davey road, graham body works, greensborough, montmorency secondary college, sherbourne road, simms road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sherbourne Road, Para Road and Simms Road at Briar Hill, 3 November 1967, 3 Nov 1967
Viewed from eastern side of Para Road opposite Graham Body Works.. Simms Road is running to the right in front of the old house. The house belongs to Mrs Cameron whose daughter married a DAVEY after which Davey Street is named. Excavation work is being undertaken for the realignment of the Para Road and Sherbourne Road intersection where the current roundabout is located, approximately where the two cars are parked. Mrs Cameron's house and the other are where Montmorency Secondary College is situated. The school opened in 1969.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips Ilford HP3briar hill, cameron, davey, davey road, graham body works, greensborough, montmorency secondary college, sherbourne road, simms road