Newspaper, Diamond Valley News, 29 Sep 1964; Commemorative Issue on the Occasion of the PROCLAMATION of the Shire of Diamond Valley and its severance from the City of Heidelberg, 29 Sep 1964

Historical information

Commemorative issue on the occasion of the Proclamation of the Shire of Diamond Valley
Wraparound to September 29, 1964 issue
Photos and names of Crs.
A Salute to severance (from the City of Heidelberg) p.2
The News – “official organ of the City of Heidelberg: established in 1896
Add: Watsonia Garage, Croft Bank Dairies.
From Tiny village to thriving township (Greensborough) – discussion of water and electricity supply history includes photos of Main Street, Greensborough Pool,
In the days of the giants: Local football players Cordiner and Coventry (Diamond Creek) and others.
Diamond Creek is still haunted by the ghost of Gold – inc photo of Upper Diamond Creek school students.
Education in the early days (Greensborough)
Beginning od the Anglican Church Greensborough
Apple Tree 120 years old
Arch (Adie) has found his promised land – Yarrambat
The time when three men owned Watsonia
St Katherine’s Church at St Helena
Horse bolted when first car arrived
Exploration of Plenty River
Actual issue
Blood bank at Eltham
Sewer, Mrs Lucy Nash of Montmorency success at Melbourne Show
Eltham Central Park Committee and Eltham Youth Club, Youth Club hall
Land subdivision at Warrandtye – to be re-submitted
Wage increase will affect council finance
Eltham agrees to extra audit fees
Clintons announce big extensions
New catholic school for Bundoora
Peter and Joe here to stay
Methodist Church at Greensborough
When the railway came to DV
Public religious worship in Diamond Creek
Saga of the Ryans (Diamond Creek)
Golden King Mine – Yarrambat
Where history walks in Main St inc photo of Coventry family
Watsonia open paddocks before the war (photo)
The history of beautiful Greensborough
These boundaries have never altered
Premiers in 1912 Greensborough FC photo
Memorial Gates Photo
Catholic parish of DC

Physical description

Local newspaper (complete); 40 pages

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