Jack and Mary Emma Shallard and their three children, Bill, Joyce and Jack, moved to the Eltham area around 1912. Jack married Blanche Everard and lived in Montmorency and was active in community matters. Contents 1. Blanche Emily Shallard (1905-2002) • Photograph: Eltham Historical Society display at home of Joy and Bruce Ness 1987, Les Robertson, Jack Shallard, Blanche Shallard and Margorie North. • Photograph: Eltham Historical Society float, Eltham Festival Parade 1988, Blanche Shallard, Opal Smith and Eileen Gibbon. • Newspaper death notice for Blanche Shallard, The Age, 12 September 2002. • Newspaper funeral notice for Blanche Shallard, The Age, 13 September 2002. • Order of Service: Blanche Emily Shallard, St Faith's Anglican Church, Montmorency, 13 September 2002. • Kathryn Deighton; Eulogy for Nana on behalf of her grandchildren • Eulogy for Blanche Shallard by Jan Mullins • Eulogy for Blanche Shallard by Kerry Knowles • Letter Sue Law to the Shallard family, 15 September 2002. Acknowledging contribution of Blanche Shallard to EDHS and seeking copies of eulogies. • Newspaper article: "Community honours a favourite resident", Diamond Valley Leader, 20 November 2002. Obituary of Blanche Emily Shallard with photograph. • Newspaper advertisement: "63 and 65 Rattray Road, Montmorency", Diamond Valley Leader, 12 March 2003 • Advertisement: Auction 5 April of 63 and 65 Rattray Road, Montmorency; publication unknown, p44; [on reverse, Advertisement 20 Parry Road, Eltham North] • Notes, undated, of Sue Law's recollections from Blanche Shallard. 2. Jack Vincent Shallard (1905-1991) • Manuscript and typed notes, no date: Memories of Eltham and district by Jack Shallard. • Newspaper article: "Jack Shallard will be sadly missed", Diamond Valley News, 18 June 1991. Obituary of Jack Shallard. 3. Joseph Bromley Shallard (1877-1965) • Photocopy page, October 1920, re Eltham, noting Joseph Bromley Shallard as a Councillor for Eltham. • Letter Elizabeth Pidgeon to Eltham District Historical Society, 20 March 2001: Seeking information on Shallard family of Eltham, provides information on Roberts and Tinker families. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjoseph shallard, mary emma shallard nee tinker, elizabeth ann tinker nee roberts, susan shallard nee roberts, james roberts, sarah roberts nee pope, joseph bromley shallard, william shallard, joseph tinker, jack vincent shallard, jocelyn shallard, christopher shallard, elsie shallard nee mills, meruka house sherbourne road, mary north, jack shallard, blanche shallard nee everard, bill everard, eltham primary school, melbourne high school, university of melbourne, holy trinity church of england kew, st margaret's church of england eltham, st faith's church of england montmorency, best hooper rintoul and shallard, diamond valley community hospital, blanche emily shallard nee everard, 63-65 rattray road montmorency, jan mullins, kerry knowles, joy neww, bruche ness, les robertson, marjorie north, eltham festical parade 1988, opal smith, eileen gibbon, joyce shallard, falkiner street eltham, bridge street eltham, karingal drive montmorency, sherbourne road montmorency, "kaweka" sherbourne road montmorency, greensborough road eltham, eltham state school, rechabites hill henry street eltham, eltham hotel, boy scouts troup eltham, eltham district cricket association, first world war memorial tltham, eltham railway station

The first electric train arrived on schedule at 10.50 am on Sunday 15th April 1923. Over 200 people were at the station to witness this. The train driver was Francis (Frank) Bond who lived in Bridge Street. He died in 1952 aged 85 and is buried at Eltham. A picture published in the Argus 16 April 1923 p.7 and shows the driver (Bond) and the conductor. He would have been around 56 years of age at this time. One of his son's William Joseph Bond was killed in France in July 1916. The men on the tracks may be engineers and transport officials from the railways who were pictured but may also include Councillors Bradbury (president), Andrew and Shallard who were on the platform RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION: FINAL STEP COMPLETED. (1923, April 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 7. Retrieved July 30, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1890701 (Research notes from Alan Sheehan c.2014) Pages from a scrapbook belonging to Heather Jenkins (nee Cone) who lived as a child in the Police Residence at 728 Main Road, Eltham in the 1920s.Heather Jenkins was the daughter of Constable John Thomas Cone, Badge #3935 served at Eltham Police Station 1 May 1911 to 9 July 1922.Glued on a brown paper scrapbook page (torn from scrapbook) with 9 black and white/sepia photos of varying sizes, 1 newspaper clipping and handwritten captions in ink.On verso in pencil "Const. W.C. Sargeant 1922-1927 - see Police list"eltham, eltham railway station, railway line, electric train

The Everard Memorial was officially dedicated on 22 April 2004 by Betty Lynch OAM, daughter of William Everard and sister of Blanche Shallard. Newsletter No. 156 May 2004 THE MT. EVERARD CONNECTION Mt Everard in the Kinglake National Park commemorates William Hugh Everard, State Member for Evelyn and father of our member Blanche Shallard who died some eighteen months ago. Doug and Gwen Orford represented the Society at the unveiling of an interpretive sign at Mt Everard. Doug has written this account of the event on 22nd April. We all travelled to Kinglake and met near the Fire Station where we were picked up by two buses provided by Parks Victoria to take us to the top of Mt Everard. There we enjoyed morning tea (needed to as we from·the first bus had to walk the last hill when the bus broke down) while we waited for the official party to arrive. While waiting we had a look at the open four sided interpretive feature donated by Mrs Betty Lynch OAM (sister of Blanche) in memory of their father Bill Everard who was the State Member for the area for many years and in recognition of Kinglake National Park's 75th birthday. The information display describes the Blue Ant Butterfly, the Coconut Ant and the Swamp Pea, all of which are indigenous to the area. The Chief Executive of Parks Victoria welcomed everyone on this warm windy day after which Betty explained how the blue ant butterfly cohabited with the ants and survived. The swamp pea is described as a rare indigenous plant to the area. She also spoke of her father's interest in the area. The Governor, John Landy, then spoke before he and Betty moved up to the display board and cut the red ribbon from around it.10 colour photographsbetty lynch, everard memorial, mt everard, kinglake national park, dedication, blanche shallard

Betty Lynch OAM, daughter of William Everard and sister of Blanche Shallard This photo appears to have been taken at a later date to the dedication ceremony of 22 April.This lockup used to be located at the Police Station in Pryor Street and was then stored in Youth Road before being acquired for the Local History Centre Colour photographbetty lynch, everard memorial, mt everard, kinglake national park, blanche shallard