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Various views from each side of the tower lookout. The Memorial Park and Shire of Eltham War Memorial tower are sited at was once known as Garden Hill and was reknowned for its panoramic views it offered tourists from the 1880s on. It was claimed that the full extent of the former Shire of Eltham could be looked upon from this viewpoint - and extending beyond.
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Michael Quinlan, barrister and solicitor, in Eltham. Contents Newspaper advertisement: "Michael Quinlan", Diamond Valley News, 10 August 2005.
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Justin Purser lives in Eltham and creates works in metal. Contents Newspaper article: "Knockouts in the workshop", Diamond Valley Leader, 1 March 2006. Justin Purser's works to be displayed at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
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justin purser, charlie evans, melbourne international flower and garden show, john evans, don't move puppet theatre
Jeanette Punch lived in Eltham and supported the Austin Hospital. Contents Newspaper article: "Austin auxiliary worker dies", ?newspaper, 5 February 1970. Jeanette Punch died 24 January 1970.
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jeanette punch, austin hospital, silver street eltham
Con Proussallis, who lived in Research, was an Ansett pilot and secretary of the Ansett Pilot Association. Contents Newspaper article: "One final Ansett flutter". Diamond Valley Leader, 4 June 2008. Con Proussalis handed over residue of Ansett Pilot Association funds to the Royal Children's Hospital.
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con proussalis, ansett airways, ansett pilot association, royal children's hospital
Max Martin was an artist. Contents Catalogue: "Max Martin", exhibition at Bridget McDonnell Gallery, 14 to 30 November 2023. Book: "No Singing in Gum Trees: The honest lift of Max Martin", by Jeremy Hill with essays by Ronald Millar, 2023. EDHS_07167.
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max martin, no singing in gum trees: the honest life of max martin", jeremy hill, ronald millar
A Country Heritage Newspaper advertisement: Diamond Valley Leader, 4 September 2006, Closing Down Sale, A Country Heritage
main road, eltham, businesses, a country heritage, property, shops
Invition to Richard Edward Fielding and a friend to attend the wedding reception for Dorothy Fawcett and Leslie Wislon at Plenty Hall, Greensborough on April 27, 1940 Mr - Mrs Fawcett request the pleasure of the Company of Eddie - Friend at a Reception in honour of the Marriage of Dorothy with Leslie Wilson at Plenty Hall on April 27th at 8 P.M Main Road, Greensborough. R.S.V.P. April 13th
dorothy may fawcett, greensborough, leslie anzac wilson, main street, plenty hall, reception, richard edward fielding, tom fielding collection, wedding invitation
The artist, Clifton Pugh, grew up in Briar Hill. He served in WWII and settled at Cottles Bridge, building his own house and forming Dunmoochin artist colony. He married three times and had two sons. He painted the portraits of many eminent people. Contents Newspaper article: "This is the house that Cliff built", The Age, 2 May 1964. Description of Clifton and Marlene Pugh's house.. Folder: Brief biography Clifton Pugh. Photocopy section of "Clifton Pugh: Patterns of a lifetime", Traudi Allen, Nelson, Melbourne 1981. Magazine article: "Clifton Pugh: His home is a work of art", Woman's Day, 16 January 1894. Describes Clifton Pugh's house at Hurstbridge. Newspaper article: "A guide to our orchids", Diamond Valley News, 14 February 1984. Clifton Pugh contributed to the book "A Year of Orchids". Newspaper article: "A family tradition is continued". Diamond Valley News, 28 February 1984. Clifton Pugh's childhood and career. Magazine article: "Clifton Pugh's bush paradise", Home Beautiful, May 1989. Clifton Pugh's house and studio. Clipping: "Clifton Pugh award winning artist". Clifton Pugh currently working on illustrations for a book, with Pam Blashki, on wood chipping ["A Kingdom Lost: A Story of the Devastation of Our Wilderness", published 1989]. Newspaper article: "Funeral drama shows the Pugh touch", The Age, 19 October 1990. Clifton Pugh's funeral at Montsalvat. Newspaper article: "Friends bid farewell to Pugh". Herald-Sun, 19 October 1990. Clifton Pugh's funeral at Montsalvat. Newspaper article: "Friends paint a lowing portrait". Herald-Sun, 19 October 1990. Funeral and obituary of Clifton Pugh. Newspaper article: "Montsalvat mourns passing of a great". Diamond Valley News, 23 October 1990. Clifton Pugh's funeral at Montsalvat. Newspaper article: "Loner who was a fair dinkum mate". Diamond Valley News, 23 October 1990. Obituary of Clifton Pugh. Newspaper article: "Pugh's last works", Tempo, The Age, 17 July 1991. Clifton Pugh was illustrating Helen Lunn's book 'The Digger's Mate' when he died. Newspaper article: "Dunmoochin's rich tradition to live on", Diamond Valley News, 29 October 1993. Dunmoochin Foundation Board to advertise lease of studios. Newspaper article: "Clean up for Cliff", Herald Sun, 8 December 1993. Preparation for exhibition of Clifton Pugh's work at LaTrobe University Art Museum. Flier: Exhibition "Clifton Pugh: A Retrospective", Montsalvat, 12 to 14 November 1999. Newsletter: "Dunmoochin: an edited version of the history prepared for the Heritage Study by David Bick", Eltham District Historical Society newsletter 140, September 2001 Newspaper article: "Hail rising of Phoenix", Diamond Valley Leader, 20 July 2005. Dunmoochin Foundation and official opening of buildings Phoenix I and Phoenix II after the 2001 bush fire. Newspaper article: "Legacy to the arts", Diamond Valley Leader, 10 August 2005. Dunmoochin Foundation and the rebuilding after the 2001 bush fire. Newspaper article: "Tiwi art to go on show", ?publication, ?2002. Shane Pugh, Johnny Young and Ian McKimmie organising exhibition of Tiwi art to mark 100th birthday of Strathewen hall. Flier: Exhibition "Clifton Pugh AO: Reflections of Dunmoochin". Briar Hill Primary School, 23 to 25 November 2007. Printout: "Dunmoochin", http://www.standrews.vic.edu.au/dunmoochin.html. 19 May 2004. Newspaper article: "Hail rising of Phoenix", Diamond Valley Leader, 20 July 2005. Rebuilding at Dunmoochin after bushfire. Newspaper article: "Legacy to the arts", Diamond Valley Leader, 10 August 2005. Rebuilding at Dunmoochin after bushfire. Newspaper article: "Artist's legacy on show". Dunmoochin one of four Cottles Bridge sites for a tour by Trust for Nature, 2 and 3 October no year.
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clifton pugh, hurstbridge, adriane strampp, princess michael of kent, arthur boyd, john brack, charles blackman, fred williams, shane pugh, marlene pugh, professor jock marshall, briar hill victoria, cottles bridge victoria, turner family of briar hill, yandell family of briar hill, st helena church, st helena road, briar hill primary school, eltham high school, dunmoochin, campbell beardsell, david beardsell, ivanhoe boys grammar school, national gallery art school, hurstbridge grevillea, montsalvat, george dreyfus, kew city band, justus jorgensen, sir edward "weary" dunlop, prue acton, john howley, fay dunmore singers, derryn hinch, jeff kennett, tom uren, dennis gowing, matcham skipper, kyra skipper, gordon ford, hilary jackman, peter graham, robert marshall, john greaves, jenni mitchell, rodney roschollor, gough whitlam, sir john kerr, lionel murphy, manning clark, arts policy committee of victorian branch of the australian labor party, latrobe's art museum, rudy komon gallery, leonard french, jon molvig, rick armor, john olsen, latrobe university, donovan pugh, trevor welshman, australia council visual arts board, lesley alway, dailan pugh, paul barnett, helen nixon, helen lunn, a year of orchids book, campbell bearsdell, david bearsdell, johnny young, ian mckimmie, tiwi art, strathewen hall, rhonda noble, latrobe university art museum, traudi allen, clifton pugh patterns of a lifetime book, trust for nature, randall robinson
Sarah Jane Proctor served as a nurse in WWI. She died in 1945 and is buried in Eltham Cemetery,. Contents Email T R Beaton, 5 April 2021 "Service history of 3079 Staff Nurse Sarah Jane Proctor".
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sarah jane proctor, sarah jane procter, mrs j h treloar, hmat morea, rms hiribides, rms kashgar, hospital ship valdivia, rms nestor, nurses club rooms anzac house
Jonas Prior was transported to Hobart in 1821, later moving to Victoria and died at Ferny Hill near Eltham in 1878. Contents Newspaper article: "Jonas Prior, convict, 1802-1878", Australian Family Tree Connections, February 2000. Biography of Jonas Prior and his family.
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jonas prior, thomas prior, mary prior, fichard finey, john pillo, prison hulk justicia, ship malabar, mr fleximoreof tasmania, dr garrett of pittwater tasmania, christina jane gregg, mary elizabeth prior, thomas john prior, margaret jane prior, harriet ann prior, amelia prior, caroline prior, susannah prior, johan prior, william prior, charlotte prior, ferny hill eltham
Margaret Powell taught and exhibited pottery, to hold her first solo exhibition at her studio home, Haldane Road, Eltham. Contents Newspaper article: "First solo show", No masthead, no date. Margaret Powell's career as a potter.
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margaret powell, haldane road eltham, diamond valley arts society
Graham and Glynn Pritchard celebrated 50 years of marriage in 2008. Contents Newspaper article: "Faith has helped couple", Diamond Valley Leader, 7 May 2008. Life details of Glynn and Graham Pritchard, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at St Margaret's Church, Eltham.
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glynn pritchard, graham pritchard, st margaret's church eltham, glynn stephens
Reg Preston was a ceramicist. Contents Flier, 1991, Reg Preston Ceramics, A Retrospective exhibition. Seeking works in private collections. Letter Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, to Eltham Historical Society, 29 July 1992. Enclosed article about Reg Preston for newsletter, hoping to locate work in private collections. Flier, ."Forefathers of Australian Pottery, 1821 to 1910", exhibition held at Bundoora Homestead,. Flier, Floor talk on exhibition "Forefathers of Australian Pottery, 1821 to 1910", 23 February 2002, exhibition held at Bundoora Homestead.
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reg preston, australian pottery
Jeff Prentice attended Eltham Primary School 1946-1952. Contents Typed manuscript: "School Days at Eltham Primary" by Jeff Prentice. Letter: Jeff Prentice to Eltham District Historical Society, 1 March 2005. Plans to write a history of Eltham. Newsletter, Eltham District Historical Society, No 173, March 2007. Jeff Prentice's memories of Eltham Primary School days.
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jeff prentice, eltham primary school, john arnaud, alan pitman, chris jarvis, ken docherty, max forster, sydney stevenson, david bell, braidwood arthur street eltham, adlingtons paddock eltham, stan jobbing
John Porter owned land at the junction of the Plenty and Yarra Rivers, leased to Thomas Mundy. Contents Photocopies: Victorian Parliamentary Papers, 1864-1865, Vol, 3, No. 22, "Reports of Collectors of Agricultural Statistics", pp95-96. Handwritten notes: On George Porter, John Alfrey,
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john porter, plenty river, yarra river, thomas mundy'henry stooks, john brown, diamons creek, aitken's creek, evelyn county, george porter, john alfrey
Meredith Plain is an Eltham sculptor; co-exhibitor Jane Annois is a Warrandyte sculptor. Contents Newspaper article: "Turning heads", Diamond Valley Leader, 2 November 2005. Meredith Plain and Jane Annois exhibiting at a Pottery Expo in Federation Square. Newspaper article: "Meredith puts the boot in", Diamond Valley Leader, 27 August 2008. Meredith Plain exhibited in the Association of Sculptors of Victoria exhibition at Montsalvat.
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meredith plain, association of sculptors of victoria, montsalvat, federation square, alistair knox mudbrick studio, eltham college, holmesglen tafe chadstone, jane annois
Chris and Mary-Lou Pittard, and their daughter Jessie, are ceramicists. Contents Newspaper article: "Students put up mural", Diamond Valley Leader, 15 August 2007. Mary-Lou Pittard, artist in residence at Ivanhoe Grammar School, with the students, created a tile mural. Newspaper article: "Sculptor takes prize", Diamond Valley Leader, 7 July 2010. Chris Pittard wins annual Nillumbik arts prize. Newspaper article: "Thanks for the memories", Warrandyte Diary, February 2022. Mary-Lou Pittard worked with Warrandyte senior citizens on ceramic mural. Flier: Chris and Mary-Lou Pittard Studio Gallery [no date] Newspaper article: "Artistic talent on show", Diamond Valley Leader, 7 March 2018. Jessie Pittard took part in Nillumbik Artists Open Studios program.
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mary-lou pittard, chris pittard, ivanhoe grammar school, round square, montsalvat, nillumbik arts prize, jessie pittard, ceramicists, warrandyte, anderson's creek now warrandyte, warrandyte uniting church peace wall, warrandyte community hall, nillumbik artists open studios
Anne Phipps grew up and went to school in St Andrews. Contents Newspaper article: "St Andrews as it used to be", Diamond Valley News, 8 November 1983. Anne Phipps remembering St Andrews from 1937 onwards.
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anne phipps, st andrews victoria, children's games, arbor day, gold at st andrews
Wayne Phillips was Liberal MLA for Eltham. Contents Newspaper article: "Liberal MLA for Eltham", Diamond Valley-Whittlesea Advertiser, 12 Jan 1996. Wayne Phillips, Liberal MLA for Eltham, announced grants for local schools.
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Artist Robert Phillips of Lower Plenty organised a performing arts festival to aid tsunami relief. Contents Newspaper article: "Humanitarian joins fundraising effort", Diamond Valley Leader, 12 January 2005. Robert Phillips is organising a performing arts festival to aid tsunami relief.
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robert phillips, heidelberg school of heritage artists, 2005 boxing day tsunami
Dr Phillips had land on Aitken's Creek, near Arthur's Creek by the Greensborough Road where gold had been found in 1864. Contents Photocopies: Victorian Parliamentary Papers, 1864-1865, Vol, 3, No. 22, "Reports of Collectors of Agricultural Statistics", pp95-96.
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dr phillips, greensborough road, kangaroo ground, tarrawarra, arthur's creek, county of evelyn, warrandyte
Bruce Petty was a newspaper cartoonist as well as making other graphic artworks. Contents Newspaper article: "Renowned 'scribbler' Bruce Petty dies at 93", The Age, 7 April 2023. Obituary of Bruce Petty.
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bruce petty
Henry Petrie was a founding member of the Montmorency community. His daughter Hilda Fraser died in 1986. The Petrie family is related to the McCaw family. Contents Newspaper article: "Stalwart dies, 75", Diamond Valley News, 3 June 1986. Obituary of Hilda Fraser, daughter of Henry Petrie.
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henry petrie, petrie park montmorency, hilda fraser nee petrie, presbyterian chirch at st andrews, malcom fraser, christine fraser, iain fraser, mccaw family
FINISH Contents Order of Service: William "Bill" Mark Penna, 2010.
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william mark penna, bill penna
Elizabeth Pender was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the community. Contents Newspaper article: "Helping the have-nots". Diamond Valley Leader, 12 October 2005. Beth Pender, Eltham. Newspaper article: "A lifetime dedicated to service of others". Diamond Valley Leader, 3 February 2007. Elizabeth Pender awarded an Australia Day honour.
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elizabeth pender, oxfam community aid abroad book fairs, eltham brotherhood of st laurence op shop, beth pender
Nicholas Pelling, son of Charis Pelling, lived at Kangaroo Ground, and was active in local causes, including the Country Fire Authority, being awarded a National Medal in 1992. Contents Newspaper article: "CFA man 'someone who cared'". Diamond Valley Leader ,14 July 2004. Obituary of Nicholas Pelling.
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nicholas pelling, charis pelling, woodlands kangaroo ground victoria, the hall kangaroo ground victoria, war memorial tower committee kangaroo ground, andrew ross museum kangaroo ground, plenty valley community radio, kangaroo ground telephone exchange, anna pelling, country fire authority, jeff newland, kerri newland, ron newland
Charis Pelling, daughter of Professor William Osborne and Dr Ethel Osborne, was active in local activities, including being Eltham Shire's first female president and a councillor. Contents Newspaper articles: About Whittlesea Show 1964, Diamond Valley News, 1964 (photocopy). Magazine article: "A woman who gets things done", The Australian Women's Weekly, 26 October 1966. Charis Pelling's life and activities. Note card: Thanks for sympathy following destruction of "Woodlands" and "The Hall" in 8 January 1969 bushfire. Newspaper article: "Quietly proud of her life", Diamond Valley News, 19 June 1984. Charis Pelling's childhood and activities. Note card: Thanks for sympathy following death of Edwin Oswald Pelling. Newspaper notice: Death notice, Charis Meta Aleander Pelling. Order of Service: Celebration of life of Charis Meta Aleander Pelling, 2006. Letter: Eltham District Historical Society to Charis Pelling, 21 June 1995, Invitation to be presented with certificate to her as foundation President of the Society. Note card: Charis Pelling, Thanks for presentation. Newsletter: Eltham District Historical Society, number 172, January 2007. Obituary of Charis Meta Alexander Pelling.
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charis pelling, whittlesea show, kangaroo ground victoria, michael pelling, margaret pelling, nicholas pelling, deborah pelling, warrandyte water works trust, eltham arts council, eltham old people's committee, eltham art show, shillinglaw cottage preservation committee, woodlands kangaroo ground victoria, gareth jones roberts, peter glass, alkis astrix, matcham skipper, mervyn horton, the flavor of eltham, bush fire january 1969, the hall kangaroo ground victoria, professor william osborne, dr ethel osborne, william pelling, alistair knox, harold bartlett, gerald yunken, edwin oswald pelling, charis meta alexander pelling
Pamela Pedersen, daughter of Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls, became an athlete, and lives in Eltham Contents Newspaper article: "An inner flame for her people", Diamond Valley Leader, 23 November 2005. Pamela Pedersen to carry Commonwealth Games torch baton.. Newspaper article: "Family of champions", Diamond Valley News, 15 August 2007. Pamela Pedersen's life and family. Newspaper article: "Giant steps", Diamond Valley News, 15 August 2007. Cover picture and summary for article within newspaper.
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pamela pedersen, pastor sir doug nicholls, heidelberg women's athletics club, adam petersen, victorian aboriginal community controlled health organisation, kim petersen, indigenous sportsperson of the year 2005, yorta yorta elder, children's koori court
Margo Kroyer-Pedersen, who lived at View Hill Crescent, Eltham, was a bird artist. Contents Newspaper article: "Jetset Swifty hitches a ride home", The Sun, 5 May 1978. An injured spine-tailed swift, nursed by Margo Pedersen, to be flown by Qantas to Tokyo to catch up with migration pattern. Newspaper article: "Bird lover's lively topic", Diamond Valley News, 19 June 1984. Margo Kroyer-Pedersen is an expert in Australian native birds. Newspaper article: "Margo's at home to all her furry friends", Diamond Valley News, 31 May 1988.Margo Kroyer Pederson [sic] cares for native wildlife. Newspaper article: "A conservationist and artist", The Age, 29 November 1997. Obituary of Margo Kroyer-Pedersen. Print-out Google search, 31 December 2008, for Margo Kroyer Pederson [sic]
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margo kroyer-pedersen, margo pedersen, view hill crescent eltham, were street theatre, jeanette wightman
William Austin Page was, in the 1868 Post Office Directory, a resident of Eltham township, a storekeeper (W & C Page, at Evelyn) and a petitioner for Eltham District Road Board and Eltham police station. He died 1884, aged 75, in South Yarra. Contents Notes no date or author: Research on William Austin Page.
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william austin page, w & c page store at evelyn, eltham police station, eltham district road board
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