Historical information
The State Governor Sir Rohan Delacombe and Lady Delacombe visited the Shire of Eltham where they were entertained to a civic luncheon by the Shire President Cr. L. E. Clarke and councilors at the Panton Hill hotel and made a tour of the shire. Among which was the Eltham elderly citizens' club where he met L-R: Mrs Lander, Mrs Stevenson, Mrs Armstrong, Mrs Norman, Mrs - , and Mrs Crockett.
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
Subjects
- major general sir rohan delacombe, mrs armstrong, mrs crockett, mrs lander, mrs norman, mrs stevenson, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection,
- rohan delacombe,
- governor,
- visit,
- crockett,
- lander,
- sepp,
- senior citizens centre,
- seniors,
- older people,
- older women,
- stevenson,
- armstrong,
- shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection
References
- Vice Regal The Age, 20 September, 1973 p. 8
