Historical information
The Rose Series P. 4344 postcard.
Similar view to SEPP_0609 taken from near Dudley Street looking north but significantly later in time with numerous stores now constructed on the eastern side south of Pryor Street in what was once Haley's Paddock. Luther Haley sold his bakery store in 1917 and the roof now sports advertising signage for Electrine Candles, presumably coincident with the period of ownership by Hannah Lloyd from 1917 to about February 1920 or Lee’s Railway Store (Messrs J.R. & N.E. Lee 1920-Sep 1922).
A boy and a man are standing in the road and the ghost image of three people walking towards them on the footpath just past the store.
Ernie Andrew’s combined newsagency and haberdashery/clothing shop with advertising for "The Age" is present at the corner of Arthur Street, on the opposite corner would be the Bootmaker's shop (F. Butterworth, succeeded in 1922 by G.H. McDonald) and William J. Capewell's Butcher shop, second building from right (relocated from in front of the railway station in 1910). North of the News Agency is believed to be Horace H. Clark’s Land and Estate Agency which had also relocated across the road.
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 '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
120 format B&W negative (copy of original postcard)
Subjects
- shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection,
- eltham,
- main road,
- bootmakers,
- butcher,
- dudley street,
- electrine candles,
- eltham town centre,
- hannah lloyd,
- lloyd's general store,
- newsagency,
- pryor street,
- rose series postcard,
- shops,
- william james capewell,
- ernie andrew,
- f. butterworth,
- g.h. mcdonald,
- haley's paddock,
- j.r. lee,
- lee's railway store,
- n.e. lee,
- rose stereograph company
References
- THROWBACKTHURSDAY: ELTHAM BIG STAR FOOD CENTRE, MAIN ROAD, 1966 The ownership timeline for the store is as follows: Luther Haley Sep 1902-1917 Hannah Lloyd 1917-c.Feb 1920 Messrs J.R. & N.E. Lee 1920-Sep 1922 A. & E. Copeland Sep 1922-Sep 1925 Mr Price Sep 1925-Nov 1925 Mr Warren Nov 1925?-Nov 1926 A.W.J. Edwards Nov 1926-1931 T.K. White 1931-Mar 1939 Eric Staff Apr 1939-c.1954 Ray Staff c.1954-Feb 1965 then demolished Ray Staff Eltham Big Star Food Centre c.1965-1967
- ELTHAM. (1923, December 21). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 2 (AFTERNOON). In December 1923 The first portion of the main street to be formed from Dudley to Arthur streets was almost completed.
