Interior home office and sunroom of the home of Professor Macmahon Ball's house in York Street, Eltham. A mud brick house designed by architect Alistair Knox. Professor William MacMahon Ball (1901-1986) was a professor of political science, diplomat, author, jounalist and radio broadcaster. Reproduced on p108 of 'Pioneers & Painters'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 Print 19 x 25 cmsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, alistair knox, professor mcmahon ball, mud brick house, home office, sunroom, macmahon ball, pioneers and painters, professor macmahon ball

William Anthony Theodore (19.3.1917 - 5.1.2007).Flyer for R.G. Long & Co. Designers and Makers of a wide range of wrought iron goods (gates, Panels, memorial gates, interior wrought iron, balustrades & surrounds, fly-proof doors, fire screens, balcony surrounds, sunroom furniture, tables and chairs, and individual wrought iron for all tastes.). Company at 162 High Street, Bendigo. Flyer has six gate designs on the internal pages of the sheet R.G. Long & Co. 162 High Street, Bendigo.bill theodore, william theodore

Frederick Steele Ferguson (1861-1938) married Beatrice O'Brien in 1898. Originally they lived at 19 Brodie Street, Quarry Hill, but by 1925 they were registered as living on the corner of Rodney and Reginald Street with their son Frederick Steele McNair Ferguson and his wife Amelia, and later with their daughter Maude. It appears the family continued to live at this address following Frederick snrs death. Frederick and his son Frederick jnr were wool merchants.Black and white photograph mounted on rectangular brown board. House, weatherboard and rough cast, verandah with brick balustrade and rough cast pillars, corrugated iron roof, 1 chimney with 2 pots, double front door, small bay window at RH side, bay window under verandah, sleepout/sunroom attached at back right, established garden, concrete path, hedge at front, woven crinkled wire fence. On back of photo' F. Ferguson, £1800 corner Rodney and Reginald Streets, 15.4.30 corner Rodney and Reginald Streets. 2012 photo of house attached to record.Frank A. Jeffree Bendigobendigo, business, t c watts & son

In 1848, Francis Rogerson form Dumfriesshire, Scotland purchased 80 acres of land at Kangaroo Ground on which he built a two-roomed bark hut. He named the property afterr the many Bronzewings and Wonga Pigeons in the area. Ewen Hugh Cameron moved to Pigeon Bank the same year he was elected to Parliament as the Member for Evelyn. At the time he moved in, Pigeon Bank had six rooms and the present water well. He made further extensive additions and lived there until his death in 1915. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p27 Pigeon Bank, on the Kangaroo Ground – Warrandyte Road, Kangaroo Ground, is one of the Shire’s oldest farm dwellings, and has been home to some of the district’s earliest and most distinguished families. Although close to the road, the white weatherboard Victorian farmhouse is ensured privacy by the trees and hedges around it. On 4.8 hectares of farmland, Pigeon Bank is surrounded by rolling hills, farmland and bush, the peace of which is punctuated by an occasional birdcall. Pigeon Bank’s first owner was Francis Rogerson, from Dumfriesshire, Scotland, who bought 80 acres (32.4ha) of land in 1848 on which he built a two-roomed bark hut. Today this is the centre piece of the 14-room home.1 Rogerson lined the rooms with tongue-and-groove boards and roofed them with wooden shingles and sapling frames, which remain under the present green corrugated iron roof. He named Pigeon Bank after the many forest bronzewing and Wonga Pigeons in the area at the time, and the name Bank was commonly used in Scotland. Rogerson was united with one of the oldest families in the area when his sister Janet married John Bell, son of William, the original Bell settler. When Ewen Cameron moved to Pigeon Bank in 1874 it had six rooms and the present water well. He made extensive additions to the house and farm buildings and lived at Pigeon Bank until his death in 1915. Cameron, who had arrived in Melbourne from Scotland in 1853, contributed an enormous amount to the community. He worked as a builder, as a miner at Andersons Creek, a storekeeper at Queenstown2 and as the first postmaster at Warrandyte. In 1867 he married Agnes Bell, daughter of local farmer, John Bell. Cameron was a member of the Eltham Road Board (which preceded the Shire Council) and for more than 50 years, from 1863, he was an Eltham Shire Councillor, being President three times. Cameron was the Member for Evelyn for 40 years from 1874. In the 1880s he became the Government Whip, in 1902 the Minister for Mines and Water Supply, and in 1904, the Minister for Health, Cameron was also an outstanding farmer, whose farm won the Agricultural Department prize for the finest in the district, three consecutive times. Not surprisingly Pigeon Bank became the centre of district life. Every New Year’s Eve, Cameron hired a highland piper, who marched from the Kangaroo Ground school house to Pigeon Bank playing his pipes.3 Distinguished visitors included opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba, Victorian Premier, Thomas Bent, Governor, Lord Hopetoun and artist, Longstaff. Following Cameron’s death, the property changed hands several times, then returned to the family in 1919 when bought by Gordon Cameron. As the car took over from the horse, Pigeon Bank entered difficult times because the farm had produced chaff and oats and bred Clydesdales and harness ponies. In 1926 Mr Matthews bought the property and made many alterations including pulling down the kitchen, which had been separate from the main house. The property again changed hands several times. One owner was Senator James F Guthrie, who added a sunroom. In 1968 the house again returned to the Cameron family, when Vera Jackson, a grand-daughter of Ewen Cameron, and her husband, bought the property. The Bishop family, who were sixth and seventh generation Bells and also descended from the Camerons, restored the house in the 1980s. Today tongue-and-groove boards still line part of the hall (which retains two fine arches), the breakfast room, and Ewen Cameron’s former room. Five original fireplaces in the bed and living rooms are still in working order. The wide veranda with a curved iron roof and ornate iron lace work bounds three sides of the house, and nearby a windmill stands beside the water well. Sue and Ron James, who bought the property in 2001, made extensive improvements to the homestead and meticulously restored the grounds to their original state.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, ewen hugh cameron, francis rogerson, kangaroo ground, kangaroo ground-warrandyte road, pigeon bank

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 10th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Loan Borrowings Meals on Wheels Quarterly Report Land Transfer to Council Surrey Street Voter's Roll Review Land Purchase by the Council and Transfer Western Avenue Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Emergency Relief Income Security Deer Park West Kindergarten Bon Thomas Reserve Deer Park Elderly Citizens' Club National Youth Workers Conference Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Infant Welfare Protean (Holdings) Ltd S.C.I. Meat & Paper Pty Ltd Somerville Road Tottenham Adulterated Foods Institute of Trading Standards Annual National Conference 1st to 3rd November 1979 Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australasia) Ltd Section 95 Health Act Storm Water Treatment Facilities Sanitary Contract Health Act Registrations for 1979 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Dog Act Removal of Fire Hazards 1979/80 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Extensions to the Pavilion at Kinder Smith Reserve by the Sunshine Y.C.W. Football Club Ground Allocations for the Summer Seasons 1979/80 Ground Allocations Schools for the Summer Seasons 1979/80 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Public Works and Planning Compensation Bill (Gobbo Legislation) Model Cluster Code 1979 Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Warehouse Lots 6 & 7 Tottenham Parade Tottenham Planning Permit Application Flats Corner of Forrest Street and Kororoit Street Albion Rezoning of Land North East Corner Lawrence Street and 174 - 178 Forrest Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Extension of Existing Pavilion (Place of Assembly) Kinder Smith Reserve Lily Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Light Industry (Food Preparation) 70 Warwick Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Flats 7 & 8 Metherall Street Planning Permit Timber yard and Hardware Sales Railway Lot 78 Sunshine Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory 12 Williamson Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Six Factories Lot 1 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Factory Extension 176 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Nonilluminated Business Sigh McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Subdivision Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Railway Sidings Wright Street North Side Opposite Market Road Intersection Sunshine Planning Permit Application Elderly Citizens' Club and Activities Centre Randall Street Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Petrol Filling Station South East Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Garage Lot 5 Korowa Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Sunroom Addition to Existing Apartment House & Caretaker's Residence 16 Ridley Street Albion Planning Permit Extensions to the Existing Office and Truck Sales and Service Centre Lot 2 Geelong Road North East Corner McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Sign 54A Station Place Sunshine Consolidated of Title Lot 31 Dunbar Street Sunshine Plan of Subdivision Lots 2005 & 2006 Neale Road and Oakwood Road Deer Park Sydney Street Albion Reconstruction Hulett Street Private Street Scheme Residential Building Vacant Lots in City of Sunshine - M.M.B.W. Report Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Larisa Reserve, McKechnie Reserve, Chaplin Reserve & Cranwell Park Bon Thomas Pre-School Centre Variation Diamond Reserve Pre-School Centre & Diamond Reserve Infant Welfare Centre Variation Orama Street Child Care Centre Variation Highpoint West Welfare Complex Variation Proposed Pavilion Various Reserves Tallintyre Reserve, Robert Bruce Reserve, Errington Reserve, Ralph Street Reserve, Robert Barrett Reserve, McKechnie Reserve, Larisa Reserve & Bon Thomas Reserve Robert Barrett Reserve Sewerage Facilities Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 40 - 42 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Siting of Building 24 Tulloch Street Deer Park Siting of Building 46 Joan Street Sunshine West Siting of Building Lot 980 Entally Drive Albanvale Siting of Building 18 Murray Street Sunshine West Building on Flood Prone Land Lot 14 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Supreme Court Writ 28 - 30 Ridley Street Albion Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st August 1979surrey street, sunshine north, western avenue, sunshine, deer park west kindergarten, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, deer park elderly citizens' club, station road, sassella park, protean, s.c.i. meat & paper pty ltd, somerville road, tottenham, kinder smith reserve, lily street, braybrook, sunshine y.c.w. football club, tottenham parade, forrest street, ardeer, lawrence street, warwick road, metherall street, sunshine road, williamson road, maribyrnong, berkshire road, mcintyre road, neale road, wright street, market road, maribyrnong elderly citizens' club, randall street, geelong road, francis street, brooklyn, korowa street, sunshine west, ridley street, albion, mcdonald road, station place, dunbar street, oakwood road, sydney street, hulett street, larisa reserve, larisa road, st. albans, mckechnie reserve, mckechnie street, chaplin reserve, anderson road, cranwell park, cranwell street, diamond reserve pre-school centre, diamond reserve infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, orama street child care centre, orama street, highpoint west welfare complex, rosamond road, tallintyre reserve, kermeen street, robert bruce reserve, errington reserve, main road east, ralph street reserve, ralph street, robert barrett reserve, tulloch street, joan street, entally drive, murray street, the esplanade

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 11th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Loan Borrowings Meals on Wheels Quarterly Report Land Transfer to Council Surrey Street Voter's Roll Review Land Purchase by the Council and Transfer Western Avenue Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Emergency Relief Income Security Deer Park West Kindergarten Bon Thomas Reserve Deer Park Elderly Citizens' Club National Youth Workers Conference Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Infant Welfare Protean (Holdings) Ltd S.C.I. Meat & Paper Pty Ltd Somerville Road Tottenham Adulterated Foods Institute of Trading Standards Annual National Conference 1st to 3rd November 1979 Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australasia) Ltd Section 95 Health Act Storm Water Treatment Facilities Sanitary Contract Health Act Registrations for 1979 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Dog Act Removal of Fire Hazards 1979/80 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Extensions to the Pavilion at Kinder Smith Reserve by the Sunshine Y.C.W. Football Club Ground Allocations for the Summer Seasons 1979/80 Ground Allocations Schools for the Summer Seasons 1979/80 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Public Works and Planning Compensation Bill (Gobbo Legislation) Model Cluster Code 1979 Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Warehouse Lots 6 & 7 Tottenham Parade Tottenham Planning Permit Application Flats Corner of Forrest Street and Kororoit Street Albion Rezoning of Land North East Corner Lawrence Street and 174 - 178 Forrest Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Extension of Existing Pavilion (Place of Assembly) Kinder Smith Reserve Lily Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Light Industry (Food Preparation) 70 Warwick Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Flats 7 & 8 Metherall Street Planning Permit Timber yard and Hardware Sales Railway Lot 78 Sunshine Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory 12 Williamson Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Six Factories Lot 1 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Factory Extension 176 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Nonilluminated Business Sigh McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Subdivision Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Railway Sidings Wright Street North Side Opposite Market Road Intersection Sunshine Planning Permit Application Elderly Citizens' Club and Activities Centre Randall Street Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Petrol Filling Station South East Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Garage Lot 5 Korowa Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Sunroom Addition to Existing Apartment House & Caretaker's Residence 16 Ridley Street Albion Planning Permit Extensions to the Existing Office and Truck Sales and Service Centre Lot 2 Geelong Road North East Corner McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Sign 54A Station Place Sunshine Consolidated of Title Lot 31 Dunbar Street Sunshine Plan of Subdivision Lots 2005 & 2006 Neale Road and Oakwood Road Deer Park Sydney Street Albion Reconstruction Hulett Street Private Street Scheme Residential Building Vacant Lots in City of Sunshine - M.M.B.W. Report Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Larisa Reserve, McKechnie Reserve, Chaplin Reserve & Cranwell Park Bon Thomas Pre-School Centre Variation Diamond Reserve Pre-School Centre & Diamond Reserve Infant Welfare Centre Variation Orama Street Child Care Centre Variation Highpoint West Welfare Complex Variation Proposed Pavilion Various Reserves Tallintyre Reserve, Robert Bruce Reserve, Errington Reserve, Ralph Street Reserve, Robert Barrett Reserve, McKechnie Reserve, Larisa Reserve & Bon Thomas Reserve Robert Barrett Reserve Sewerage Facilities Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 40 - 42 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Siting of Building 24 Tulloch Street Deer Park Siting of Building 46 Joan Street Sunshine West Siting of Building Lot 980 Entally Drive Albanvale Siting of Building 18 Murray Street Sunshine West Building on Flood Prone Land Lot 14 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Supreme Court Writ 28 - 30 Ridley Street Albion Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as a t 31st August 1979surrey street, sunshine north, western avenue, sunshine, deer park west kindergarten, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, deer park elderly citizens' club, station road, protean, s.c.i. meat & paper pty ltd, somerville road, tottenham, thomas borthwick & sons, francis street, brooklyn, kinder smith reserve, sunshine y.c.w. football club, lily street, braybrook, tottenham parade, forrest street, kororoit street, albion, lawrence street, ardeer, warwick road, sunshine road, williamson road, maribyrnong, berkshire road, mcintyre road, neale road, wright street, market road, maribyrnong elderly citizens' club, randall street, geelong road, korowa street, sunshine west, ridley street, mcdonald road, station place, dunbar street, oakwood road, sydney street, hulett street, larisa reserve, larisa road, st. albans, mckechnie reserve, mckechnie street, chaplin reserve, anderson road, cranwell park, cranwell street, bon thomas pre-school centre, diamond reserve pre-school centre, diamond reserve infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, orama street child care centre, orama street, highpoint west welfare complex, tallintyre reserve, kermeen street, robert bruce reserve, errington reserve, main road east, ralph street reserve, ralph street, robert barrett reserve, tulloch street, joan street, entally drive, murray street, the esplanade