Historical information

The O'Day family at the Shire of Eltham early Residents' Reunion. Mrs Annie O'Day with family members. The O'Day's are a pioneer family from Panton Hill.

This event was part of the centenary celebrations for the Shire of Eltham in 1971. It took place at the West Riding Hall, Henry Petrie Community Centre, Montmorency.

Significance

This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.'
It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.

Physical description

Digital image