A copy of a black and white photograph of two unknown tree fellers felling a large tree in a forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of two unknown tree fellers felling a large tree in a forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree feller, tree felling, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of two unknown tree fellers felling a large tree in a forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of two unknown tree fellers felling a large tree in a forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree feller, tree felling, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of two tree fellers sharpening a crosscut saw in the forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of two tree fellers sharpening a crosscut saw in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, crosscut saw, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of two tree fellers limbing a fallen tree in the forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of two tree fellers limbing a fallen tree in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of the loading of logs onto a timber jinker after the trees were felled in the forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of the loading of logs onto a timber jinker after the trees were felled in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree feller, tree felling, timber jinker, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of a man felling a tree in a forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of a man felling a tree in a forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree feller, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor removing tree debris after a tree has been felled and limbed in the forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor removing tree debris after a tree has been felled and limbed in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, crawler tractor, photograph

ELTHAM’S GROWTH HAS BEEN RAPID IN RECENT YEARS Unknown local paper c.1960s Recent years have seen a rapid change in the appearance of Eltham’s business centre - so rapid, in fact, that the growth of premises has been almost 300%. For more than thirty-five years Eltham had little more than a dozen traders - the town's business area spreading from Pryor Street in the north, to Pitt Street in the south. The greatest density of businesses - no more than a handful of shops - were situated in the present shopping centre but other essential services such as the Post Office, were located half a mile away. As the town's population grew and the need for more shops became apparent, the growth was centralised around the railway station and Shire hall. Few of the old premises are used for their original form of business today, though many are still in existence. One of the oldest (seen clearly in the illustration) still in use is now Ferrari's Greengrocery. This shop was Eltham's butchery in early days, conducted by Jim Ryan. Up to twenty years ago, Mr. Ryan ran his business from the shop. whilst his son toured Eltham in his horse and cart, cutting his customers' orders as he went from door to door. Another business - one of the few still trading in the same goods-was Burgoyne's Hardware. This is now owned by Mr. R. Clinton, a new shop has recently been added and shortly the old premises will disappear completely. The Burgoyne family were well known to Eltham's population. The Post Office and Store (then in Main Road, near Bridge Street) was run by Mr. and Mrs. Burgoyne. The Post Office was later moved, and attached to the hardware store. OLD HOTEL In this same area was the old Eltham Hotel, almost opposite the present hotel. The building still stands, but has been converted into a house. The hitching rail can still be seen by the roadside. Back in the township was Barber's Blue Gum store, later conducted by Mrs. Burges (mother of Garnet Burges) and claimed to be Eltham's oldest shop. Further down the road, just past the hardware store, was the barber shop and billiard saloon. Next door was E. J. Andrew's news agency, library and State Savings Bank. Eltham's original chemist's shop, or dispensary as it was called, is now an electrical repair shop. On this side of the street too, was Mrs. Monteith - Draper. Mr Monteith was the owner of Eltham' s bus service. This bus service had no regular route, but deposited passengers at the point nearest their homes - a. door to door taxi service. Next to Mrs. Monteith stood another grocery - and general store, and next again, the local blacksmith. Another of Butcher Ryan's sons was Eltham's blacksmith and obviously an enterprising man he conducted a timber business next door to his smithy's shop. These two premises are still run by one man - Garnet Burges. BOOM STARTS Twenty years ago, when Thompson's took over Eltham's pharmacy they occupied the old shop adjoining the Shire hall. The building of Thompson's new premises, from which· they operate today, was the beginning of Eltham's recent growth and development. With another grocery store and a bakery at the corner of York Street, a butcher near Franklin Street, a cobbler's shop opposite the State School (did you ever wonder what that-little building attached to one of Eltham's oldest houses had been?), and an estate agency conducted by Mr. Clark, now Eltham Real Estate - only one trader remained - and today, still carries on, the only original owner of one of Eltham's .oldest established businesses - Mr. Dave Lyon, of Lyon Bros. Garage, which was formerly located in what was later used as Chenowyth's Foundry in Main Road. From the early twenties until little more than six or seven years ago that was the picture of Eltham. Some businesses had changed hands - many years before Mr. C. Rains had acquired Andrew's news agency, Mrs. Monteith's drapery had become Mrs. R. Smith's home-made cake shop, to change again and again to many other types of business. But generally, Eltham was unchanged, for nearly thirty years. Then suddenly new shops mushroomed. The new news agency and drapery, the chemist and adjoining shops, a new butcher, a green grocer and several more. POPULATION DOUBLED In the space of a few years, fifteen new shops, two banks, a restaurant and a post office were built at Eltham. New types of businesses found a ready market in an area which was quickly almost doubling its population. A little over twelve months ago, another wave of progress hit Eltham. Since then eight more shops have been built - a cake shop and fish shop in Dalton [sic – Dudley] Street - for building areas are unprocurable in the Main Street shopping centre now – have been built by Mr. D. Kimball; a new ladies’ and children’s wear shop has been opened by Rains; Eltham Dry Cleaners have another of these new shops, and Mr. R. Clinton has built elaborate new premises. Further down the road, Mr. C. Campbell has built a new butcher's shop, and next door, at present under construction, are a self service store and a shop which Mr. J. Hodges will open on completion. In addition to these new shops, Mr. J. Millett has extended his grocery to almost twice its original size. FLOURISHING Outside the central area, other businesses are flourishing. Latimer's felt factory is being developed in a picturesque rustic setting; P. J. Timber and Trading Company have recently completed a large showroom and timber yard, and in the town itself Nicholson and Merritt are now completing the extension of their foot wear factory to double its former area. This is Eltham today. Progress is moving rapidly in this rural area on the fringe of the metropolis. Less than a decade has seen vast development. The years to complete that span of time will see even greater changes and greater prosperity in this heart: of the Diamond Valley. OLD LANDMARK GOES Perhaps the most famous landmark in Eltham's' business section disappeared last Wednesday when the towering blue gum in Pryor Street at the rear of Main Road shops was felled. The tree, stated to be more than 80 feet high, was the one for which the adjoining café was named, when that business was Eltham’s only provision store, long before the turn of the century. Mr. J. Millett, who now owns the property on which the tree stood, deeply regretted its removal, but was mindful of the need for expansion in the business area. The "Old Blue Gum" was removed by Mr. A. Wilson, expert tree feller, from Heidelberg. Its proportions might be assessed by these facts – it took a gang of experienced men two days to completely fell and clear the tree, and, falling sections being brought down by cable tipped electricity wires on the opposite side of Pryor Street.andrew's news agency, bakery, barber shop, barber's blue gum store, billiard saloon, blacksmith, blue gum, burgoyne's hardware, butcher, cake shop, chemist's shop, chenowyth's foundry, cobbler's shop, dave lyon, dispensary, draper shop. mr monteith, dudley street, e. j. andrew's news agency, electrical repair shop, eltham bus service, eltham butchery, eltham dry cleaners, eltham hotel, eltham railway station, eltham real estate, eltham shire hall, eltham shopping centre, eltham shops, eltham town centre, estate agency, expert tree feller, ferrari's greengrocery, fish shop, foot wear factory, franklin street, garnet burges, general store, grocery, heidelberg, horace clark, jim ryan, ladies’ and children’s wear shop, latimer's felt factory, library, lyon bros. garage, main road, mr. a. wilson, mr. c. campbell, mr. c. rains, mr. d. kimball, mr. j. hodges, mr. j. millett, mr. r. clinton, mrs. burges, mrs. monteith, mrs. monteith's drapery, mrs. r. smith's home-made cake shop, nicholson and merritt, p. j. timber and trading company, pitt street, post office, pryor street, self service store, shopping centre, state savings bank, taxi service, thompson's pharmacy, york street

A digital copy of a black and white photograph of J. McElroy and his mate felling a dead Mountain Ash tree in June 1945.A digital copy of a black and white photograph of J. McElroy and his mate felling a dead Mountain Ash tree in June 1945.marysville, victoria, australia, j. mcelroy, tree felling, tree feller, mountain ash, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of a large tree falling after having been felled in a forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of a large tree falling after having been felled in a forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor removing tree debris in the forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor removing tree debris in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, crawler tractor, photograph

A black and white postcard of Lloyd Gould felling a large tree in the forest.A black and white postcard of Lloyd Gould felling a large tree in the forest.POST CARD Photo ILFORD MULTIGRADE IV RC PORTFOLIOmarysville, victoria, australia, lloyd gould, tree felling, tree feller, photograph

A colour photograph of Mick Greatorex felling a large tree in the forest.A colour photograph of Mick Greatorex felling a large tree in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, mick greatorex, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor removing tree debris in the forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor removing tree debris in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, crawler tractor, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor hauling logs on a timber jinker in the forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor hauling logs on a timber jinker in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, crawler tractor, timber jinker, photograph

A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor loading a log onto a landing in the forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor loading a log onto a landing in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, crawler tractor, timber jinker, photograph, landing

A copy of a black and white photograph of two Caterpillar crawler tractors with their drivers in the forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of two Caterpillar crawler tractors with their drivers in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, timber jinker, photograph, landing, caterpillar crawler tractor

A black and white photograph of a etching print of two men felling a large gum tree in a forest.A black and white photograph of a etching print of two men felling a large gum tree in a forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree feller, photograph

A digital copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor removing tree debris in the forest.A digital copy of a black and white photograph of a crawler tractor removing tree debris in the forest.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, tree feller, crawler tractor, photograph

A digital copy of a black and white photograph of a tree being felled at Cambarville in Victoria. Cambarville was established as a timber mill town in the 1940s. Timber mill owners A. Cameron and F.J. Barton named Cambarville. They established the mill to salvage timber from trees destroyed in the 1939 bushfires. Cambarville was impacted by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and any remaining structures were destroyed.A digital copy of a black and white photograph of a tree being felled at Cambarville in Victoria.marysville, victoria, 1939 bushfires, 2009 black saturday bushfires, cambarville, a. cameron, f.j. barton, australia, tree felling, photograph

A colour tinted postcard of 5 tree fellers plus the reverse side details .Sent to Mrs V Evans of Lima (near Benalla)'The Cutters in Gippsland Victoria' timber industry, forestry, topography

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Tree felling: members of the Coutts family of Inglewood inspect newly dropped trees in the late 18802. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

In October 2014 a large diseased gum tree was chopped down in the Village Green recreation area and in front of the St. Andrews Uniting Church Hall and kindergarten, which is the building in the background. The kindergarten used the timber from the felled tree to make furniture in the children's play area.A coloured digital photograph of a weatherboard church hall with a large felled tree trunk in front of it.sunbury village green, st. andrew's uniting church, st. andrew's kindergarten, sunbury

"Photocopy of an original which was published in the Herald 2 Aug 1956 showing a group of Eltham residents protesting against tree felling undertaking a ceremonial tree planting L-R foreground (adults): Susan, Mavis and Laurel Gill; Hal Peck; Alistair Knox (centre); Tim Burstall; Jack Gill; Gordon Ford; Matcham Skipper" Protest against the depradations of the State Electricty Commission 1956 - Alistair Knox (1980), We are what we stand on, pp48-49 “The fact that the number of trees in central Eltham has more than doubled since 1945 is an indication of how universal and powerful the movement has been. Eltham was fighting the S.E.C. and other government authorities in the 40's and 50's over the retention of indigenous trees. In the Christmas season of 1956 our conflict with them came to a dramatic confrontation that made headline news in all the daily papers for a week. It started in the Herald, was repeated in the Sun and taken up by the Age two days later. After four days, it was appearing in the New York Times. Some S.E.C. workers cut down two 100-year-old oak trees in Franklin Street. The inner Eltham community launched a frontal attack on bureaucratic bungling and arrogance that they have never forgotten. When the chairman of the Commission delivered his New Year's speech some weeks later, he emphasised that the commission's first responsibility was to protect trees. This was the antithesis of their previous attitude. For many years to come, tree-lopping Commission workers always pretended they were not there when our small explosive group passed by. With Council assistance, we also carried out free native tree plantings on the nature strips of most roads in the Central Riding in the l 950's, when the rhododendron and the gladioli flanked by pampas grass and flowering fruit trees were still being introduced into the most 'desirable' eastern suburbs.”Photocopy of an original which was published in the Herald 2 Aug 1958 showing a group of Eltham residents protesting against tree felling undertaking a ceremonial tree planting L-R foreground (adults): Susan, Mavis and Laurel Gill; Hal Peck; Alistair Knox (centre); Tim Burstall; Jack Gill; Gordon Ford; Matcham Skipperevents, susan gill, mavis gill, laurel gill, jack gill, hal peck, tim burstall, gordon ford, matcham skipper, alistair knox, trees

A copy of a black and white photograph taken of Mick Brown felling a tree. Alfred Edgar (Mick) Brown worked at the Andersons No. 1 Mill near Marysville.A copy of a black and white photograph taken of Mick Brown felling a tree.Mick Brownmarysville, victoria, australia, andersons no. 1 mill, andersons no. 2 mill, photograph, alfred edgar (mick) brown

A copy of a black and white photograph of two men felling a large tree in a forest.A copy of a black and white photograph of two men felling a large tree in a forest.Elwin Hoffman ('Tiny)' Felling tree on planks.marysville, victoria, australia, tree felling, photograph

A large gum tree, which was growing in the Sunbury Village Green was shedding its branches and as it was growing in a public area and in front of a kindergarten the tree was felled as it was dying. St. Andrew's Kindergarten recycled the timber to make playground equipment and furniture in the garden.A print of a coloured digital photograph of the base of a large tree that has been felled. Part of the trunk can be seen in the top RH corner.sunbury village green, st. andrew's kindergarten, gum trees

Used by lumber jacks in tree felling during the period circa 1900Imported and sold by Holden and Frost Ca 1910Steel prong on foot plate with leather straps with which the unit is held in place on foot.lumber, spikes, leather straps