Singer Dame Nellie visited Melba Cave Hill, her father David Mitchell's property, on 8 November 1902. She was received with great enthusiasm after her triumphant career in the opera houses of Europe.

The book has photos of the official reception of Melba in Lilydale and the informal picnic at Cave Hill that followed.

Stapled book with stiff cream coloured cover, oval photo of procession through the streets of Lilydale, November 8,1902 Sue Thompson Roundabout Publishing Pty Ltd

'Paula Herlihy 2010' in pencil at top of title page.

melba, cave hill, david mitchell, lilydale

Watercolourist William Blamire Young (1862-1935) was a local artist. His property Mutamaro was on the corner of Swansea and Edinburgh Roads Montrose, diagonally opposite the Mt Evelyn side. He lived there from 1923 till his death in 1935. Young is perhaps best known as the designer of the first Australian-themed stamp (kangaroo on map of Australia, issued 1913).

Biography of the artist and a representative collection of his work.

Hard cover book, glossy white dust jacket with painting of the Sydney Harbor Bridge by Blamire Young.

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blamire young, artist, watercolour, montrose, australian stamp

The Queen's journey through Lilydale and district during her Australian tour, 1954

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh passed through Lilydale by train 6 March 1954 on their way to Warburton. Residents along the route turned out to see the royal couple. The royal visit made such an impression that it is still vividly remembered six decades later.

Stapled booklet with white cover; b&w photo of floral banner 'Lilydale' with group of men and women

In ink on front cover: 'Donated to Mt Evelyn History Group by Anthony McAleer 23/5/09' Mt Evelyn History Group stamp on front cover.

queen elizabeth, lilydale, warburton, royal tour, royal train

Do Drop In was a general store and hall from 1937 until 1955. It also served as a bus terminal up until 1979. The shop, hall and vintage buses were destroyed by fire 4 May 1980. The original holiday house was still occupied until 1982. York on Lilydale now occupies the site of Do Drop In.

'Do Drop In' was an important institution in Mt Evelyn for many decades. The fire destroyed this part of the history of the village, so it is nice to have this photo as a memento of this event.

Photograph mounted on particle board.

Labels on back indicating that the photograph has been in an exhibition. Signed by the entrant: Don F. Trapnell. Title of photo: "The heat of the night"

do drop in, fire, general store, hall, bus depot, photograph,

The painting is made with oil on board, framed within a wide dark wood frame and covered with glass. The painting is signed: H Hewitt. There is a label on the frame and another label on the back.

Signature in bottom right hand corner: H Hewitt. Also on the back:: H Hewitt 1927 Label on frame: H Hewitt 1927, St Mark's Church of England, Birmingham Road Mt Evelyn. Erected 1925, a building brought by bullock wagon from St. John's Lilydale. Same label on back.

Railways of the Yarra Valley takes you on a nostalgic journey back in time to when the Victorian Railways branch lines and the ingenious bush tramways were the lifeblood of isolated rural communities. This book examines the much loved Warburton and Healesville railways, along with the fascinating Powelltown, Britannia Creek and Warburton tramway systems, all of which were instrumental in making the Yarra Valley Victoria�s most prosperous timber region. Featuring a superb array of colour and b&w images, most never before published, complimented by interesting and informative text, plus stories from those who saw and worked the lines. Soft bound, 96 pages. (from website)

Coloured cover soft back book

Book with information on the history of the Wurundjeri people of the Yarra Valley, from the time of first European contact, arranged according to topic, e.g. law, ceremony, language, lifestyle, personalities, reconcilation.

Sepia toned soft cover book with illustrations: engraving 'The Battle of Yering' by Margo Heeley; photograph 'The Yarra River' by Mick Woiwod'; sketch 'When Blacks First Saw Ships' by Tommy McCrae.

Top: 'Birrarung Database' Bottom: 'compiled by Mick Woiwod Published by Tarcoola Press'

aborigine, wurundjeri, woiwurrung, yarra, birrarung, woiwod

Writings about Coranderrk Aboriginal Station, Healesville (1863-1924) in the words of contemporaries. Arranged under headings taken from the writings. Includes chronology of Coranderrk.

Companion volume to 'Birrarung Database' by the same compiler.

Sepia toned soft cover book.

coranderrk, aboriginal, healesville, barak, bon, green, woiwod