A publicity pamphlet for "Friends of the Plenty River", a group formed in 1995 to help rehabilitate the Plenty River and adjacent land.2 p., illus., map. Tri-fold pamphlet.plenty river, lower plenty, friends of the plenty river

Photograph shows farmland on the flood plain of the Plenty River, north of MerndaPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. Caption on slide "Plenty"plenty river, mernda

Photograph shows a man standing on an embankment which is being eroded. This is slumping erosion along the Plenty River.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. Caption on slide "Plenty"plenty river, erosion

Construction activity of a new Main Road bridge over the Plenty River at Lower Plenty in 1966. The new bridge followed a realignment of the road and old Lower Plenty bridge remained in situ and is now part of the Plenty River Trail. Includes structural members, construction personnel, vehicles and a Clarke mobile crane. Published Diamind Valley News, Tuesday, July 19, 1966, p1 Piecing Bridge Together A tall crane was used last Wednesday to lift and place in position the concrete and steel girders for the sub-structure of the new Lower Plenty Bridge. The picture shows the girders in position, looking towards the approach on the Lower Plenty side.Local significanceBlack and white printMarking on back of photograph - Plenty River Bridge Main Road 1969 (sic)lower plenty, main road, plenty river, bridge, bridge construction, civil engineering, cranes, mobile cranes

Video of a fieldwork for teachers, taken by John Ramsdale in 1990, investigating changes along the Plenty River.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.VHS video tape, 2 copies."Chapple E180 videocassette" and "Change in the Plenty corridor unedited 5.12.90"plenty river, plenty gorge

View on the Plenty River, Janefield / Vue de la Riviere Plenty - Janefield

The 'Queen of Lower Plenty' Pageant was held to raise money to build the Lower Plenty Oval. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Photo of Margaret Gibson (later Blackbourn) being crowned Queen of Lower Plenty in 1955. Sash reads: Queen of Lower Plenty 1955peter blackbourn, margaret gibson, margaret balckbourn

Black and white photograph of a newspaper story about an accident at Lower Plenty Bridgelower plenty, bridge, main road, lower plenty bridge, transport, automobile, accident

Bluestone bridge across the Plenty River, Mernda. Commissioned by Moses Thomas, Secretary Morang District Road Board 1867bridges, moses thomas, mernda, bridge inn road

Newly constructed single span bridge on Main Road (now Lower Plenty Road) crossing the Plenty River at Lower Plenty. Site of Heidelberg Golf Club and Lower Plenty Hotel in the background. This was the boundary between the Shire of Eltham and the City of Heidelberg.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 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 imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, lower plenty, bridge

Construction activity of a new Main Road bridge over the Plenty River at Lower Plenty in 1966. The new bridge followed a realignment of the road and old Lower Plenty bridge remained in situ and is now part of the Plenty River Trail. Includes structural members, construction personnel, vehicles and a Clarke mobile crane.Local significanceBlack and white printlower plenty, main road, plenty river, bridge, bridge construction, civil engineering, cranes, mobile cranes

Photograph shows a rural scene with gumtrees and pylon. This is near the confluence of the Plenty and Yarra Rivers, Lower PlentyPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.yarra river, plenty river, lower plenty

The aqueduct crossing the Plenty River, 2019, overgrown with vegetation. Originally part of the Maroondah Aqueduct pipeline, all that remains is the bridge that once carried the pipe over the Plenty River. This photograph was taken from the Plenty River Trail in Greensborough. 3 colour digital photographsplenty river trail, maroondah pipetrack, maroondah aqueduct, plenty river, graffiti

Circa 1920 Business Card: Plenty Bridge Hotel, Lower Plenty via Heidelberg C. Aarons, Licensee Humorous business card warning motorists of the dire consequences attempting to negotiate the Plenty River Bridge should they decide to pass by the hotel with stopping.marg ball collection, c. aarons, car crash, golf club hotel, lower plenty bridge hotel, plenty bridge hotel, lower plenty bridge

Newsletter of the Plenty Historical Society. Contains news items, oral histories and other material relevant to the Plenty area. Incomplete run from November 2010.A record of neighbouring historical societies.Newsletter printed on yellow A4 paperplenty, plenty historical society inc

Report prepared by Rhys Coleman for Waterways and Drainage, Melbourne Water Corporation, discusses the health of the Plenty River catchment from upstream of Toorourrong Reservoir, through Whittlesea and Mernda, South Morang and Plenty to Greensborough and confluence with the Yarra River.31 p., tables.plenty river, melbourne water corporation

Copy of sketch "Mill on the Plenty River", origin unknown. Digital copy of black and white sketch.plenty river

On the Plenty River bank near Railway Road Greensborough Digital copy of colour photographrailway road greensborough, plenty river

On the Plenty River bank near Railway Road Greensborough Digital copy of colour photographrailway road greensborough, plenty river

Tom Vickers on the Plenty River Trail circa 1985.Tom Vickers was a prominent member of the community and a local pharmacist.Digital copy of colour photographvickers family, tom vickers, plenty river trail

This archaeological survey of the Plenty Valley was conducted by Isabel Ellender in 1991 for the Board of Works (Melbourne Water), in particular the Plenty Gorge Metropolitan Park. The area studied is north of Greensborough to Whittlesea. A number of Aboriginal sites were identified and recommendations made for the future.67 p., illus., maps. Plastic spiral binding.plenty river, aboriginal heritage sites, plenty gorge metropolitan park

View of the Maroondah Aqueduct where it crosses the Plenty River in Greensborough.Black and white photograph, enlarged and laminated.maroondah aqueduct, plenty river

An early photograph of the Maroondah Aqueduct pipes crossing the Plenty River.Digital copy of black and white photograph.maroondah aqueduct, plenty river

Photograph shows a stand of trees in the head waters of the Plenty RiverPart 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

Map of the Plenty River through Greensborough and surrounding areas, annotated with historic places. Prepared by Dennis Ward, this map shows places of interest with historic markers for a proposed Heritage Trail along the Plenty. This was a joint project of Dennis Ward, Rotary Greensborough and Nillumbik Historical Society.This map shows many places of interest along the Plenty River. Large laminated map, including land subdivisions and street names.plenty river heritage trail

Sign on Plenty River Trail at Greensborough warning of snakes from October to March.Digital copy of colour photograph.plenty river, plenty river trail

Photograph of the source of the Plenty River at Bruces Creek Whittlesea showing water and vegetation.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, vegetation, whittlesea

Photograph shows hill with trees and run off to the river. This is the headwaters of the Plenty River.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

Greensborough flats and house on the Plenty River at Blackjack, the home of the Robinson family to late 1956. The Blackjack property, house and acres of fruit orchards ran down to the Plenty River off Hume Street Greensborough. The photographs were taken as slides by Frank Robinson and digitised by his son James in 2015.Digital copy of colour photograph.blackjack, robinson family, plenty river

111 p., paperback, col. photographs, mapsnon-fictionindigenous plants, indigenous fauna, plenty river, yarra river