Henry Stooke came to Melbourne in 1842, and bought land in Eltham in 1852, building the Rosehill homestead. He was an eminent member of the community. The homestead was later called Belle Vue. Contents Newspaper article: "Pioneer who built Eltham". Diamond Valley News, 17 August 1992. Henry Stooke's life. List of land purchases. Pages 201-203, "A History of Saint Margaret's Church Eltham": Section on Henry Stooke. Pages 7, 9, 18, 19, 21, 25, Heritage Intelligence Pty Ltd, "Heritage Assessment of 'Bell Vue', 17 Livingstone Road Eltham", October 2009.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etchenry stooke, ship john pirrie, rosehill homestead eltham, eltham court house, eltham race course, diamond valley miniature railway, st margaret's church of england eltham, william williams, charles butler, r & j staff, colin mccomick, 56 bonds road lower plenty, eliza jane stooke, norman stooke, fountain hotel eltham, arthur young, george stebbing, eltham district road board, mary ann williams, robert hopper woodcock, charles john mccormack, charles felix butler, belle vue homstead, jane janet crow, eric nichol staff, raymond charles staff, janet staff, josephine mccormick, belle vue homestead 17 livingstone road eltham