Historical information
1. Plan: Henry Dendy's Eltham Land 1857-1867: showing Diamond Creek, Bridge Street, Maria Street now Main Road, John Street, Pitt Street, St Margaret's Church 1861, and Eltham Community Centre 1987.
2. Photocopy extract from "Henry Dendy and his emigrants" by L A Schumer, re Portions 12 and 13, Parish of Nillumbik.
3. The President and Councillors of the Shire of Eltham request the pleasure of ____ at the Official Opening of the Eltham Community Centre, Cnr Main Road and Pitt Street, Eltham by the Honorable R.J. Hamer E.D., M.P., Premier of Victoria on Saturday, 22nd April, 1978 at 3.30pm
4. Souvenir Program, Opening of Eltham Community Centre 22 April 1975.
5. Invitation to attend Official Opening of Eltham Community Centre by R J Hamer, Premier of Victoria, 22 April 1975.
6. Flier for Eltham Reception and Conference Centre, photographs of interiors during events.
7. Newspaper article: Eltham buries present for the future, Diamond Valley News 19 November 1985 Eltham, photograph of burying time capsule outside Eltham Community Centre, photograph of Bill Baker and Sid Brown outside old blacksmith shop the original site of Eltham town centre.
8. Letter Peter Butler Shire of Eltham to Eltham District Historical Society, 6 July 1987, detailing process for naming of the halls at the Eltham Community Centre.6 July 1987.
9. Plan of Main Road Eltham - it depicts buildings and occupiers from Pitt Street to Luck Street in the first half of the 20th century. This plan was compiled as a joint efforts by members of the Shire of Eltham Historical Society at a general meeting in Eltham during the 1980s.
Newspaper article: Swimming pool and community centre receive major revamps, Diamond Valley Leader, 21 October 2015.
Physical description
Miscellaneous clippings, notes, photocopies, etc held on the subject property.
Subjects
- main road,
- eltham,
- eltham community centre,
- henry dendy,
- eltham reception and conference centre,
- bill baker,
- sidney brown blacksmith,
- tme capsule,
- arthur street,
- babe taylor house,
- bakery,
- boarding house,
- bradley house,
- bridge street,
- brown blacksmith,
- burgoyne's shop,
- cockcrofts store,
- commercial bank of australasia,
- david lyon house,
- davis,
- dr cordner,
- dr hall,
- dudley street,
- eltham hotel,
- eltham obelisk,
- eltham war memorial,
- garnet burges,
- graham,
- hawker,
- henry street,
- john lyon,
- len perron,
- luck street,
- lyons garage,
- map,
- mechanics insitute,
- monteith house,
- mrs morris shop,
- our lady help of christian’s primary school,
- panther place,
- pitt street,
- prior street,
- shillinglaw cottage,
- shops,
- stones mixed shop,
- websters house,
- wesleyan methodist church,
- york street
