Barcoded membership card issued to Sue Ballantyne 2012, cancelled

Plastic card printed in orange and green on white, verso black on white

yarra plenty regional library

Advertising and publicity sticker

Bumper sticker printed in green and red on white

James Boag Draught (Club sponsor)

greensborough football club

Publicity material advertising club

Title with logos printed in green on white

greensborough football netball club

Story of the families over several generations as farmers and mill owners on the Plenty River

19 p. black and white and colour photographs and maps

plenty, starling family, stewart family

History of St Faith's Montmorency

4 p. text and colourphootograph

st faith's montmorency

James Lecky was a pioneer horse breeder, initially occupying land in Greensborough

1 p. typescript

lecky family

Mick Woiwod died 26 August 2020. He wrote 24 books, focusing on the Yarra Valley and Victoria's indigenous history

1 p. colour

mick woiwod

Report on the 2921 Anzac Day Memorial Service at War Memorial Park Greensborough

1 p. typescript with colour photographs

anzac day 2021

Report of the delayed 10th birthday celebration of the GHS

2 p. typescript

greensborough historical society

Official opening of the ambulance station at 306 Grimshaw Street Watsonia took place on 5 March 2021

2 p. typescript and colour photographs

ambulance station watsonia

Launch of the redeveloped change rooms at the Yarra Valley Swim School 26 February 2021

1 p. typescript and colour photographs

yarra valley swim school

A petition from ladies resident on the Plenty River was submitted to the Governor of Victoria, Charles La Trobe requesting protection from bushrangers

3 p. typescript, colour photograph

plent river, bushrangers, petitions

Summary of court record off trial of bushrangers captured at Plenty River1842, comprising address of presiding judge His Honour Judge Willis, and witness and counsel statements

6 p. typescript

bushrangers, plenty river

Victorian Governor C. J. La Trobe informed the public of the Colonial Secretary's despatch of satisfaction at the recent capture of the bushrangers on the Plenty, and his thanks to those responsible. This was sent to the Geelong Advertiser for publication.

1 p. typescript. Copied from Geelong Advertiser 6 June 1842

bushrangers, plenty river

Correction of a report made about the killing and capture of bushrangers raiding station on the Plenty River

2 p. typescript copied from Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser 9 May 1842

bushrangers, plenty river

Report of a group of special constables and settlers successful kiling and capture of a party of bushrangers who had raided and robbed several stations along the Plenty River

4 p. typescript Transcribed from Melbourne Times 7 May 1842

bushrangers, plenty river

Report of Remembrance Day Service, and Dedication of Time Capsule, both at War Memorial Park on 11 November 2015

1 p. with photographs

remembrance day 2015

List of prominent football players who originated from the Greensborough and Diamond Creek Football Clubs

1 p. text

greensborough football club, diamond creek football club

Recollections of the author's father, who worked at the Mont Park farm in the early 1960s, the MMBW 1966-1981 and as a fire watcher at Strath Creek Fire Tower until his retirement. The family also had a small mixed farm.

3 p. text with colour photographs

wallaby creek, strath creek fire tower, keating family

Recollections of the author of her father's employment at the Mont Park farm in the 1950s and 1960s. The farm operations were developed as part of the Mont Park hospital organisation, and the site was used for the new La Trobe University in the mid- to late 1960s

3 p. typescript with colour photographs

mont park, keating family

Description of the project being carried out by the Springthorpe community in partnership with La Trobe University and others, to gather historical information about the Springthorpe/Mont Park during the 20th century

2 p typescript

springthorpe estate

Story of the origin of the apple tree planted on the east bank of the Plenty River, Greensborough, which has been confirmed as coming from John Batman's orchard in 1841, making it probably the oldest apple tree in Victoria.

2 p. Text with colour photographs

Copied from Greensborough Historical Society Newsletter August 2012

batman apple tree

The Maroondah Aqueduct pipe bridge, opened in 1891, was an important part of the system carrying water from the Maroondah Reservoir near Healesville to Melbourne. Most of the original system has been replaced by stainless steel pipes, the Greensborough section now running under the Plenty River since 1977.

2 p. typescript

aqueduct pipe bridge greensborough

Brief comments on the development of railways in Victoria since their establishment in 1854, on the occasion of a travelling exhibition organised by the Royal HIstorical Society of Victoria

2 p text with black and white photographs

victorian railways

The Melbourne Cricket Ground at its present site became the home of the Melbourne Cricket Club in 1853. This venue has been used for Australian Rules, Olympic events in 1956 and and other sporting and public events as well as cricket, owing to the capacity of the ground to hold in excess of 100,000 spectators

3 p. text and photographs

melbourne cricket ground

Brief history of the State Library of Victoria since its establishment as the Melbourne Public Library in 1856

3 p, black and white text and photographs

state library of victoria

A petition in favour of women's right to vote was organised by the Victorian Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society in 1891. It gathered 30,000 signatures, and was known as the Monster Petition because of its size.

2 p. iext and one colourphotograph

womens suffrage petition

Unmarked graves of the seven children of the Whatmough and Partington families who died between 1848 and 1860 are in a private cemetery on the east bank of the Plenty River

1 p. photocopy, text with colour photographs

pioneer childrens cemetery

Brief account of the Eureka Rebellion at the Ballarat goldfields in December 1854

2 p. text

eureka stockade

Account of the origins of Melbourne High School and Mac Robertson Girls High School as the Melbourne Continuation School, opened on the site of the National Model School in 1905

2 p. black and white text and photographs

schools