Hand tinted photo: 5 girls on horseback - riding towards foreground. Girls have red jumpers and ties and are wearing brown helmets. Photo taken at Marysville. Hand tinted by F.T. Kennedy.F.T. Kennedyperson, group, recreation - horse riding

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 27th May 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Insurance Cover Child Care Centres Brooklyn Community Hall Committee of Management Medway Golf Club Payment In Lieu of Rates Board of Works Ratepayers Association Request for Financial Assistance Proposed Lease Citizens' Advice Bureau Office Land Transfer Discontinued Road Right of Way between Marsh Street and Emu Road Maidstone Municipal Accounting Regulations Review Insurance of Building Owned by the Sunshine Helping Hand Association Land Transfer Dickson Street to Sunshine R.S.L. Request for Removal of Tobacco Product Advertisements from Reserves, etc by the Minister for Youth, Sport & Recreation Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Rate Rises Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Highpoint West Child Care Centre Requests for Financial Assistance Free Kindergarten Union of Victoria Tallintyre Road Child Care Centre Community Youth Support Scheme Senior Project Officer Residential Tenancies Bill Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Infant Welfare Sisters Projectionist Course Issuing of Septic Tank Approval Notices Health Act Registrations for 1980 Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Shopping Trolleys School Crossing Supervision Lost Dogs' Home Redevelopment Posting of Bills and Advertising Boardings Report of the City Librarian Technilib Report of the City Engineer & Planner Town Planning Enforcement Rural Recreation (Horse Riding and Exercising) 27 - 31 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Amendment No 120 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Webb Dock Rail Access Town Planning Application Warehouse W.L. Allen Foundry Company 3 Hulett Street Albion Amendment No 104 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Rezoning Millers Road (West Side between Geelong Road and Corrigan Avenue) Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Transport Depot and Grain Store Lot 1 Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Promotion Sign Lot 5 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Promotion Sign Lot 14 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Illuminated Signs 209 Ballarat Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign 264 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Warehouse & Workshop Lots 308 & 309 Ayton Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Factory Complex Hawthorn Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extensions to Existing Service Premises, Residential and Car Park Lot 347 Tamar Drive Deer Park Planning Permit Application Garage (Associated with Car Sales Yard) 199 Ballarat Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Radio Mast 866 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Pipe Bridge Extension to Existing Industrial Complex Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Sky Signs 190 Sunshine Road Tottenham Cancellation of Easement St. Albans Road Annual Supply Contract Supply of Bituminous Concrete Consolidation of Title Lots 308 & 309 Ayton Street Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision Main Road West Stage 25 Albanvale Estate Plan of Subdivision Opie Road Albanvale Consolidation of Title Bank of New South Wales Hampshire Road Sunshine Local Government (Land Liable to Flooding) Act 1979 Furlong Road Extension to Station Road Through Albion Explosive Factory Municipal Sunshine Tip Matters Report of Various Interstate Tips Maribyrnong River Essendon Fish Protection Society & Anglers Club Access to West Gate Bridge Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria Request for Direct Labour Assistance Finalisation of Warrs Road Private Street Scheme Pedestrian Operated Signals Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Near Darnley Street Braybrook Sewerage Facilities St. Albans Aycliffe Drive Pre-School & Infant Welfare Center Contractor Variations Toilet Blocks Ralph Street Reserve, Robert Bruce Reserve & Tallintyre Road Reserve Report of the Acting Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 61 Dickson Street Sunshine Building Over Easement 288 Station Road St. Albans Building Over Easement 24 Hovell Street Deer Park Wireless Tower 3 Beaver Street St. Albans Wireless Tower Lot 1 Somerville Road Footscray West Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Recognition of Community Service Royal Australian Institute of Parks & Recreation Annual Conference Sydney 7th to 12th September 1980 Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th May 1980 Delegation of Authority Brooklyn Community Hall Proposal to Construct Right of Way East Side of Sydney Street, King Edward Avenue to Forrest Street Under the Provisions of Division 10 of Part XIX of the Local Government Act 1958brooklyn community hall committee of management, brooklyn hall, cypress avenue, sunshine rsl, dickson street, sunshine, brooklyn, medway golf club, omar street, maidstone, marsh street, emu road, sunshine r.s.l., highpoint west child care centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, tallintyre road child care centre, tallintyre road, sunshine west, the esplanade, w.l. allen foundry, hulett street, albion, millers road, geelong road, corrigan avenue, francis street, mcintyre road, sunshine north, ballarat road, hampshire road, ayton street, hawthorn avenue, tamar drive, deer park, somerville road, sunshine road, tottenham, st. albans road, st. albans, main road west, opie road, albanvale, furlong road, albion explosive factory, sunshine tip, maribyrnong river essendon fish protection society & anglers club, west gate bridge, warrs road, western highway, darnley street, braybrook, aycliffe drive pre-school & infant welfare center, aycliffe drive, ralph street reserve, ralph street, tallintyre road reserve, robert bruce reserve, station road, hovell street, beaver street, sydney street, king edward avenue, forrest street

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of council held on 27th May 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Insurance Cover Child Care Centres Brooklyn Community Hall Committee of Management Medway Golf Club Payment In Lieu of Rates Board of Works Ratepayers Association Request for Financial Assistance Proposed Lease Citizens' Advice Bureau Office Land Transfer Discontinued Road Right of Way between Marsh Street and Emu Road Maidstone Municipal Accounting Regulations Review Insurance of Building Owned by the Sunshine Helping Hand Association Land Transfer Dickson Street to Sunshine R.S.L. Request for Removal of Tobacco Product Advertisements from Reserves, etc by the Minister for Youth, Sport & Recreation Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Rate Rises Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Highpoint West Child Care Centre Requests for Financial Assistance Free Kindergarten Union of Victoria Tallintyre Road Child Care Centre Community Youth Support Scheme Senior Project Officer Residential Tenancies Bill Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Infant Welfare Sisters Projectionist Course Issuing of Septic Tank Approval Notices Health Act Registrations for 1980 Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Shopping Trolleys School Crossing Supervision Lost Dogs' Home Redevelopment Posting of Bills and Advertising Boardings Report of the City Librarian Technilib Report of the City Engineer & Planner Town Planning Enforcement Rural Recreation (Horse Riding and Exercising) 27 - 31 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Amendment No 120 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Webb Dock Rail Access Town Planning Application Warehouse W.L. Allen Foundry Company 3 Hulett Street Albion Amendment No 104 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Rezoning Millers Road (West Side between Geelong Road and Corrigan Avenue) Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Transport Depot and Grain Store Lot 1 Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Promotion Sign Lot 5 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Promotion Sign Lot 14 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Illuminated Signs 209 Ballarat Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign 264 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Warehouse & Workshop Lots 308 & 309 Ayton Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Factory Complex Hawthorn Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extensions to Existing Service Premises, Residential and Car Park Lot 347 Tamar Drive Deer Park Planning Permit Application Garage (Associated with Car Sales Yard) 199 Ballarat Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Radio Mast 866 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Pipe Bridge Extension to Existing Industrial Complex Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Sky Signs 190 Sunshine Road Tottenham Cancellation of Easement St. Albans Road Annual Supply Contract Supply of Bituminous Concrete Consolidation of Title Lots 308 & 309 Ayton Street Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision Main Road West Stage 25 Albanvale Estate Plan of Subdivision Opie Road Albanvale Consolidation of Title Bank of New South Wales Hampshire Road Sunshine Local Government (Land Liable to Flooding) Act 1979 Furlong Road Extension to Station Road Through Albion Explosive Factory Municipal Sunshine Tip Matters Report of Various Interstate Tips Maribyrnong River Essendon Fish Protection Society & Anglers Club Access to West Gate Bridge Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria Request for Direct Labour Assistance Finalisation of Warrs Road Private Street Scheme Pedestrian Operated Signals Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Near Darnley Street Braybrook Sewerage Facilities St. Albans Aycliffe Drive Pre-School & Infant Welfare Center Contractor Variations Toilet Blocks Ralph Street Reserve, Robert Bruce Reserve & Tallintyre Road Reserve Report of the Acting Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 61 Dickson Street Sunshine Building Over Easement 288 Station Road St. Albans Building Over Easement 24 Hovell Street Deer Park Wireless Tower 3 Beaver Street St. Albans Wireless Tower Lot 1 Somerville Road Footscray West Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Recognition of Community Service Royal Australian Institute of Parks & Recreation Annual Conference Sydney 7th to 12th September 1980 Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th May 1980 Delegation of Authority Brooklyn Community Hall Proposal to Construct Right of Way East Side of Sydney Street, King Edward Avenue to Forrest Street Under the Provisions of Division 10 of Part XIX of the Local Government Act 1958 Ordinary Business Victorian Railways South Road Housing Estatebrooklyn community hall committee of management, brooklyn hall, cypress avenue, sunshine rsl, dickson street, sunshine, brooklyn, medway golf club, omar street, maidstone, marsh street, emu road, sunshine r.s.l., highpoint west child care centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, tallintyre road child care centre, tallintyre road, sunshine west, the esplanade, w.l. allen foundry, hulett street, albion, millers road, geelong road, corrigan avenue, francis street, mcintyre road, sunshine north, ballarat road, hampshire road, ayton street, hawthorn avenue, tamar drive, deer park, somerville road, sunshine road, tottenham, st. albans road, st. albans, main road west, opie road, albanvale, furlong road, albion explosive factory, sunshine tip, maribyrnong river essendon fish protection society & anglers club, west gate bridge, warrs road, western highway, darnley street, braybrook, aycliffe drive pre-school & infant welfare center, aycliffe drive, ralph street reserve, ralph street, tallintyre road reserve, robert bruce reserve, station road, hovell street, beaver street, sydney street, king edward avenue, forrest street, south road

A tourist guide outlining services, accommodation, activities and places of interest to visit in and around Marysville and the local district.A tourist guide outlining services, accommodation, activities and places of interest to visit in and around Marysville and the local district.marysville, victoria, australia, tourist guide, marysville hotel, castles' store, hawthorne's corner shop, tudor lodge, black spur motel and caravan park, buxton general store, golden fleece roadhouse, marysville garage, burrengeen park, lake mountain, steavenson falls, nanda binya lodge, alpenglow nursery, black spur inn hotel, silver stream trout farm, mccfarlane's grocery, barton's drapery, marysville newsagency, eildon explorer, beauty spot nursery, crossways, pumpernickel, mckenzie's tourist services, blue hills riding school, mountain view horse hire, pitt's garage, maryton park, j l gould sawmill, eildon deer park, eildon weir, maroondah dam, snob's creek, healesville sanctuary, graceburn park, cathedral range, beauty spot walk, tree fern gully walk, michaeldene track, keppel track, woods lookout track, cumberland scenic reserve, cambarville, the big tree, cora-lyn falls, barton's lookout, cumberland falls, sovereign view, wirreanda festival, scenic motel, tower motel, marylands guest house, kooringa guest house, marylyn guest house, mountain lodge, el kanah, marysville hotel motel, buxton hotel motel, black spur inn, buxton caravan park, marysville caravan park, the cumberland, marysville recreation and fun park

A tourist guide outlining services, accommodation, activities and places of interest to visit in and around Marysville and the local district.A tourist guide outlining services, accommodation, activities and places of interest to visit in and around Marysville and the local district.marysville, victoria, australia, tourist guide, marysville hotel, castles' store, hawthorne's corner shop, tudor lodge, black spur motel and caravan park, buxton general store, golden fleece roadhouse, marysville garage, burrengeen park, lake mountain, steavenson falls, nanda binya lodge, alpenglow nursery, black spur inn hotel, silver stream trout farm, mccfarlane's grocery, barton's drapery, marysville newsagency, eildon explorer, beauty spot nursery, crossways, pumpernickel, mckenzie's tourist services, blue hills riding school, mountain view horse hire, pitt's garage, maryton park, j l gould sawmill, eildon deer park, eildon weir, maroondah dam, snob's creek, healesville sanctuary, graceburn park, cathedral range, beauty spot walk, tree fern gully walk, michaeldene track, keppel track, woods lookout track, cumberland scenic reserve, cambarville, the big tree, cora-lyn falls, barton's lookout, cumberland falls, sovereign view, wirreanda festival, scenic motel, tower motel, marylands guest house, kooringa guest house, marylyn guest house, mountain lodge, el kanah, marysville hotel motel, buxton hotel motel, black spur inn, buxton caravan park, marysville caravan park, the cumberland, marysville recreation and fun park

This photograph is of the 1916 Easter Carnival. G.T. Allnutt, in uniform, and on horseback, is leading the parade down Charman Road, from the Cheltenham Temperance Hall, where the parade commenced, to the Mentone Recreation Ground.A black and white photograph. G.T Allnutt is riding on his horse along the Charman road from Cheltenham on the left of this photograph. There are several people along the Charman road with also 5 horse carriages and a marching band. You can see in this photograph that there are a few shops on either side of the road, such as a shop called Tobacconist, which is on the left. Photo mount ; Charman Rd Early 1900 / Cheltenham 1916, easter carnival, g.t. allnutt, horseback, temperance hall, mentone, mentone recreation ground, charman road, parade, cheltenham, horses

This photograph is of Mr J.W. Lynn riding over the jumps. In the background ids the first motor car in Orbost - 19132. The first meeting to form an Agricultural society in Orbost was convened by the then Orbost Progress Association and held in the Mechanics Hall on Saturday, 10th October 1891. Its first show was held on 3rd March 1904...on a site alongside the Bonang Road where the present Golf Club stands. It is currently held at the Recreation Reserve at Newmerella. (Ref: In Times Gone By-Deborah Hall) Equestrian events have always been an integral part of the show. This item is associated with the Orbost Agricultural Society 's Annual Show which has been a major event in Orbost for over a century. Agricultural shows are an important part of cultural life in small country towns and the Orbost Show is an integral part of Orbost 's agricultural history. Horse riding as a recreational and sporting activity has always played a significant role in the social history of Orbost.A faded black /white photograph of a rider and horse jumping over a fence. People are watching. It appears to be a male rider.on front at bottom - " 1912 Orbost Show" on back - "1st motor car - G. Nixon, Orbost Show J. W. Lynn riding over jumps"equestrian orbost-show recreation

The first meeting to form an Agricultural society in Orbost was convened by the then Orbost Progress Association and held in the Mechanics Hall on Saturday, 10th October 1891. Its first show was held on 3rd March 1904...on a site alongside the Bonang Road where the present Golf Club stands. It is currently held at the Recreation Reserve at Newmerella. This item is associated with the Orbost Agricultural Society 's Annual Show which has been a major event in Orbost for over a century. Agricultural shows are an important part of cultural life in small country towns and the Orbost Show is an integral part of Orbost 's agricultural history. Horse riding as transport, a recreational and sporting activity has always played a significant role in the social history of Orbost. A small black / white photograph of several small groups of people at an agricultural show. Some are walking, others are on horseback and some are in carts / coaches. They are in an open grassed area with trees in the background.equestrian orbost-agricultural-show recreation

Fern gullies around Jehosaphat Gully Covered under National Estate. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p125 The magnificent Kinglake National Park, fringing Nillumbik’s north, is the largest national park close to Melbourne. Thanks to the vision and hard work of a band of local people, the park was created from what was rapidly becoming degraded land. Seeing a threat to Kinglake’s indigenous flora and fauna, several prominent local people campaigned for a national park, which was established in 1928.1 Since then, the park has grown through donations and acquisitions of land, from around 13,800 acres of land (5585ha) to 22,360 hectares. The Sugarloaf and Everard Blocks – of almost 8000 hectares – stand in Nillumbik and the park extends into Mitchell and Murrundindi Shires and the City of Whittlesea. Mt Everard commemorates William Hugh Everard, State member for Evelyn when the park was established. Before 1928, European settlers had degraded the Kinglake area, which was named after the celebrated English author and lawyer, Alexander William Kinglake. Remains of gold shafts and diggings in the park are reminders of Kinglake’s first settlers, who hoped to strike it rich at the gold diggings. But like other gold fields in this shire, they proved not very lucrative and soon timber cutting replaced mining in importance. However, before long, the accessible timber supply ran out, so in the 1920s agriculture took over – particularly potatoes and berry fruits – which involved large-scale clearing.2 The park’s instigator was retired Melbourne University Professor of Music, William Laver.3 As chair of the Kinglake Progress Association he began negotiations to have crown lands on the southern scarp of the Great Dividing Range reserved as a national park. Even before the park was proclaimed, from 1927, KPA members cut tracks to the major scenic points. Professor Laver was one of several people who gave land for the park, donating around 50 acres (20ha), including the Jehosaphat Gully.4 Laver chaired the park’s first Committee of Management, which raised money to employ a ranger and provide facilities, including tracks and roads for fire protection vehicles, toilets and shelters. The committee charged fees for firewood collection, some grazing of livestock, and visitor entrance, and obtained small State Government and Eltham Shire grants. In 1957 the State Government provided revenue for national parks. Then, in 1975, the State Government took over the management and the Committee of Management became an advisory committee, which disbanded in 1978. Originally, the park covered crown land in the Shires of Eltham and Whittlesea; then Wombelano Falls in Yea and other areas were added. In 1970 the park extended into the Shires of Eltham, Healesville, Whittlesea and Yea.5 Bush fires have been an ongoing problem. In 1939 hundreds of eucalypts and acacias had to be sown around the Jehosaphat Gully to rejuvenate the forest. To manage bushfires, the Committee of Management, then the State Government, worked closely with the Forestry Commission, shire councils and local fire brigades. Early national parks focussed on recreation. But by the 1980s, conservation, education and scientific research became more important, playing a vital role in preserving representative samples of the natural environment. Each year many thousands of people use the park’s extensive network of walking tracks amongst the protected plant and animal life as well as camping, cycling and horse riding. The park, along the slopes of the Great Dividing Range, has lookouts revealing magnificent views of the Melbourne skyline, Port Phillip Bay, the Yarra Valley and the You Yangs. Vegetation in the Masons Falls area includes messmate forest, Austral grass-trees, ferns and Hazel Pomaderris. In spring, orchids, lilies, everlasting daisies, correas, grevillea and heath appear. Around Jehosaphat Gully are wet and dry forest, fern gullies and banksia. Animal life includes wallabies, kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, possums, gliders and bandicoots. Male lyrebirds can be heard mimicking in the Jehosaphat Gully, particularly in the Everard Block in winter.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, kinglake national park, jehosaphat gully

Bend of Islands is named after a group of small islands at a bend of the Yarra River near Watsons Creek. It is located near the town of Kangaroo Ground. The locationn was a long time favourite spot for locals and visitors to fish and swim in the river. This is one of a series of four photographs that depict a mainly young group of people recreating in the area, particularly enjoying horse riding. Possibly weekend campers. Photos taken about 1926-1928. In 1938 "The Argus" advertised weekend cabins at the Bend of Islands estate 5-are Yarra Yarra frontage in the Christmas Hills Gorge ideal for weekend cabins. "Bathing, fishing, canoeing, shooting may be enjoyed in ideal surroundings". Was this a church group? This photo depicts individuals "resting" on a verandah undertaking various solo activities including listening to their gramophone.Black and white photograph (reproduction)Bend of Islands, c.1926 bend of islands, camping, recreation, gramophone, group, campers

Originally a race course, the park has brought the community together with a variety of activities. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p45 Once used for horse racing, which attracted visitors from Melbourne, the Eltham Lower Park has brought the community together with a wide range of activities. Horse riding is now enjoyed as a recreation in the park as are other sports. The park also includes the Diamond Valley Railway miniature trains and a sanctuary for the rare and vulnerable Eltham Copper Butterfly. Eltham Lower Park, with other parks, forms an almost continuous green band from Eltham’s centre, along the Diamond Creek to the Yarra River.1 Before European settlement the Wurundjeri people met on this land, particularly at the junction of the Diamond Creek with the Yarra River, which they called Birr-arung. This is commemorated by the sculpture, Not just a Pretty Place by Aleks Danko, winner of the 2000 Nillumbik Art in Public Places Award. The first European to settle here was probably Henry Foley, who in 1841 used it as part of his pastoral run. Foley sold his leasehold to Joseph Wilson in 1845, who soon after sold it to Frederick Falkiner. During the 1840s the future park was part of a government square mile (2.6 sqkm) reserve, north of the Yarra, within the Parish of Nillumbik, later named Eltham. Soon the land was used for horse racing after nearby residents cleared ten acres (4ha) in the early 1850s. A three-quarter of a mile (1.2km) race secured the winner the £10 Publican’s Prize. In response to popular demand, the newly formed Eltham District Road Board petitioned the Surveyor General of the Colony of Victoria, in 1856, for 36 acres (14.6ha) of crown land for a racecourse and recreation. By 1858 the Eltham races had become an institution. ‘Many skirmishes occurred and the way home was paved with temptation, with sly-grog for sale.3 In the early 1870s, two jockeys were sons of the police officer in charge of the Eltham Police Station, Miles S Lyons. Another ten acres (4ha) was added to the area in 1866 and 12 acres (4.8ha) – Hohnes Hill – in 1870. In 1866, two acres (0.8ha) on the creek banks became an animal pound with William Walsh the pound keeper in 1870, but this was later incorporated into the park. By 1877 the area was called a public park but horse racing and training continued into the 1920s. In the mid-1900s trotters were trained on a circuit road. In 1953 the Eltham Pony Club was established and used a cross-country course on Hohnes Hill. From the mid 1950s the club held the Eltham Easter Fair at the park, later to include a procession along Main Road from the town centre to the park. The park also attracted picnic parties and campers from the inner suburbs as did Wingrove Park, and businesses catering for visitors, sprang up on the opposite side of Main Road. Bus-loads of school children visited the park for Gould League bird days in the 1960s. In 1979 the Eltham Shire Council bought Lenister Farm, linking the park with the Yarra River. The Lenister Farm wetland includes a bird hide, viewing platform and interpretive signs.5 Pioneer Henry Stooke, later Road Board chairman, bought the 11 acres (4.5ha) - later to become Lenister Farm - from the Crown in 1862. Stooke never lived on this site and the two houses at Lenister Farm were built in the 20th century. Since its formation in 1871, the Council has controlled this crown land, which it named Eltham Park. But in the 1920s Eltham Council bought land near the town centre for a park, which it named Eltham Central Park. To avoid confusion the Council renamed Eltham Park, Eltham Lower Park. Since 2004 the Yarra footbridge has linked the park with the Yarra Valley Metropolitan Park and the Main Yarra Trail.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham lower park, eltham park