Historical information
The railway was commenced in 1900 and passed through the middle of the Shillinglaw farm. The line to Eltham opened in 1902.
This view shows the the new Catholic Church, St Mary's in Henry Street (near Main Road, then Maria Street) and Shillinglaw Cottage visible in background past where Eltham Town Park and later the Eltham library (1994) was built.
The church site had been relocated from further south along Main Road (near Wingrove Cottage) in order to be more central to the congregation following the shifting of the township away from Little Eltham and closer to the railway station. It was subsequently destroyed by fire in 1961.
Physical description
Black and white photograph
Subjects
References
- Wikinorthia - Eltham Railway Trestle Bridge Article on Wikinorthia: documenting life in Melbourne's north
