Photograph - Digital image - Mountainview Road Briar Hill: old house 2.

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From the Collection of Greensborough Historical Society 34 Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty Victoria

Description: Digital copy of colour photograph
Object Registration: 3177
Keywords: mountainview road briar hill
Historical information: Old house at 113 Mountainview Road Briar Hill.
When Made: 2010c
Made By: Frank Solomon (Maker)
Significance: A record of the changing face of Greensborough.
Last updated: 22 Dec 2018 at 5:23PM

Document - The Rogers family

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

2 p black & white text, colour photograph, scanned advertisements from the Diamonnd Valley Mirror and Diamond Valley News in the 1960s printed on both sides

Historical information

Notes on Basil Joseph Cecil Rogers and his wife Ethel Frances who lived at 32 William Street Greensborough Basil had an electrical goods shop at 42 Main Street Greensborough He died in 1992 ane thel in 2002.

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Document - Crystal Clean Car wash

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

1 p colour photograph and caption

Historical information

Crystal Clean Bay car wash, 35 Sherbourne Road Briar Hill was demolished about 5 July 2019

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Document - Bundoora hall

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

4 p. Black & white text and colour photographs

Historical information

Compilation of transcriptions of newspaper articles and photographs from The Argus 6/4/1923; Advertiser (Hurstbridge) 23 November 1923 and 25 July 1924 and Diamond Valley News 21 November 1967. The first Bundoora District Hall on Cnr. of Grimshaw Street and Plenty Road Bundoora was opened in April 1923; its replacement on Noorang Avenue Bundoora in November 1967.

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Leaflet - 2019 Rembrance Day Service: 100th anniversary of Macleod Avenue of Honour

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Colour leaflet printed both sides

Historical information

Held at Macleod Avenue of Honour, Cherry St., Macleod

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Booklet - Welcome to the Greensborough RSL Sub-branch Remembrance Day service 2019

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

12 p. black & white text, col. photographs

Historical information

Annual Rembrtance Day Service

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Bottle - Milk bottle, 600ml

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Clear glass milk bottle 600 ml

Historical information

Milk bottle, Metric volume 600 ml.; replaced Pint bottle

Inscriptions & Markings

"Not permitted without permission of owner Bottles Recovery Ltd"; Pasteurised; wash and return

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Postcard - The Burial of two British soldiers on the battlefield

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Colour photograph, black and white text on verso

Historical information

One of a series of official war photographs of World War I. The caption on back of card reads "Into this battlefield grave two dead British soldiers have been reverently placed, while the Padre reads the solemn words of the Burial Service".

Inscriptions & Markings

Daily Mail Battle Pictures. Official war photographs, Series III No. 23.

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Article - Recollections, by Rosalie Bray

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

1 p. photocopy

Historical information

Rosalie Bray's recollections of the declaration of World War 2 and her father's enlistment and death in the Middle East.

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Booklet and article - Diamond Valley Local History Tour 2019, by Yarra Plenty Regional Library

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Booklet (2 copies) containing a brief history of sites visited on the Library's Diamond Valley Tour 2019, with 21 p. of supplementary information by various writers and 6 photographs taken on the tour.

Historical information

Cover article written by Rosie Bray. In addition to YPRL booklets which have a brief history of each site visited, there are leaflets on Anglican parish of Diamond Creek; Nillumbik Cemetery; Ellis Cottage; Greensborough Cemetery and Sutherland Homes for Children

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CD-ROM - Greensborough Historical Society Barbeque 2019, photographs by Marilyn Smith

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

CD-ROM containing 14 photographs with printed notes

Historical information

This CD-ROM contains 14 photographs of members attending the annual GHS BBQ at Resource Centre 14/04/2019

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CD-ROM - Greensborough Historical Society Heritage Day 2015, photographs by Marilyn Smith

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

CD-ROM containing 65 photographs, with written background notes

Historical information

Photographs of participants in Plenty River Trail walk led by Noel Withers 24/10/2015, and at following BBQ.

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Article - Victorian Heritage database place details: Yallambie

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Black & white text with col. photograph, printed both sides.

Historical information

Victorian Heritage Database entry (Banyule Heritage Study 1985) giving a detailed description of Yallambie house, outbuildings and remnant trees.

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Invitation - Invitation to opening of Banyule offices at 1 Flintoff Street

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Single-sided colour document, with newspaper clipping

Historical information

Banyule City Council opened its new civic office at 1 Flintoff Street Greensborough on 18/04/2017. Invitation to opening and Diamond Valley Leader newspaper clipping.

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School Uniform Logo - Greensborough Secondary College

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Dark blue patch with white logo design.

Historical information

Dark blue patch with white logo design, detached from school uniform. Part of the uniform of Greensborough Secondary College circa 1990.

Inscriptions & Markings

Greensboorough Secondary College

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Article and Photograph - Watsonia station

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Photographs and text sourced from social media.

Historical information

Photographs of the Watsonia station and surrounding train line during construction of the lowered train line - late 1970s.

Significance

This text and photographs were copied from a Facebook site. Members are people who lived in the Greensborough area and share their reminiscences of the area with others. The site is administered by a GHS member but is not officially affiliated with the Society. Any information is the opinion of the contributor.

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Article and Photograph - Watsonia shops

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Photographs and text sourced from social media.

Historical information

Photograph of the shopping strip at Watsonia, with the caption "looking across to Wally Martins"

Significance

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Article and Photograph - Watermarc 2009-2016

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Photographs and text sourced from social media.

Historical information

Aerial photographs of the Greensborough Pool site being redeveloped into WaterMarc (2009-2016). Images from nearmap.com.au

Significance

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Article and Photograph - Greensborough War Memorial Park, removal of chainsaw sculptures

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Photographs and text sourced from social media.

Historical information

Photographs of the burning of the Conkie chainsaw sculptures at Greensborough War Memorial Park on 09/09/2017. These original statues had become weather damaged over time and were replaced by the Homefront Project chainsaw sculptures. Photographs from Homefront Facebook page.

Significance

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Article and Photograph - Turner's Bakery Mernda

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Photographs and text sourced from social media.

Historical information

Photographs and information relating to Charles Turner, baker of Schotters Road Mernda.

Significance

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Article and Photograph - "Train in the Park" Greensborough

Greensborough Historical Society, Lower Plenty

Photographs and text sourced from social media.

Historical information

Photographs and information relating to Greensborough's 'train in the park', steam locomotive J516, showing previous sites. Photos and information courtesy Paul de Sauty.

Significance

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Photograph - Digital image - Mountainview Road Briar Hill: old house 2.

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