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Herding stock over blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough
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Heading stock over Blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough. In this photograph, Greensborough was a country town. Note the unmade road leading up to the bridge.
From the John Mackey collection. This item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of herding stock over blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough, black and white.
Medhurst Family standing outside their fruit shop in Grimshaw Street Greensborough
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of Medhurst's Fruit Shop, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, medhurst family, david medhurst, jack medhurst, martha medhurst, medhurst's fruit shop
Picnic group at Greensborough Hotel. Greensborough was a popular picnic spot for city dwellers.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of Picnic group at Greensborough Hotel, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, greensborough hotel, picnics in greensborough
Greensborough bridge caption reads: "This fine old bluestone bridge was built in the 1860s to carry increasing traffic to the gold fields and farms to the north. The stonemason was James Neave McKenzie. In more recent years this magnificent stone structure had to be replaced by a more modern bridge."
From the John Davidson collection.
Photograph in black plastic frame with typed caption on matte.
john davidson, mckenzie bridge, greensborough, blue stone bridge
Visitors to Smerdon's Greensborough Hotel corner Church and Grimshaw Streets Greensborough
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of men outside a hotel, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, smertons hotel, greensborough hotel
Monaghan's Farmers Arms Hotel cnr Hailes and Main Streets Greensborough. This was the site of the new Greensborough Hotel.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of Hotel, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, farmers arms hotel
Greensborough Primary School Grimshaw Street, circa 1909
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of Greensborough Primary School circa 1909, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, greensborough primary school
Greensborough from Diamond Creek Road, includes a view of lower Main Street and lower park
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough from Diamond Creek Road, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, blue stone bridge, marble hall
Early miners at work caption reads: "The large bucket, called kibble, is used to pull up the unwanted debris, the smaller iron buckets are used to raise the alluvial material containing gold. This material is mixed with water in the puddling barrells (foreground) and poured into the cradle (left). The rocking motion causes the gold specks to sink to the bottom from where it is collected. The remaining material may then be hand washed in the gold pan held by the miner." This photograph possibly taken at Diamond Creek.
From the John Davidson collection.
Photograph in black plastic frame with typed caption on matte.
john davidson, diamond creek, gold miners, mines and mining
Unidentified family group in front of the Evelyn Arms Hotel Greensborough
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Evelyn Arms Hotel Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, evelyn arms hotel
Blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough. Bridge lower right and Marble Hall upper left.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, blue stone bridge, marble hall
A view of Main Street Greensborough 1923 with Fallen Soldiers' Memorial
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, fallen soldier memorial, main street greensborough
A view of Main Street Greensborough taken about 1940.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, main street greensborough
A view of Greensborough township from Willis Vale, home of the Partington family. Taken on the day of Ellen Whatmough's funeral, this photograph shows both Eva and William Partington.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, partington family, ellen whatmough
postal services
Magazine with colour headings
diamond creek post office, postal services
Article about the removal of the old Greensborough Electrical Substation
text with one colour photo
greensborough, greensborough electrical substation
A view of Greensborough township 1889, painted from the corner of St Helena Road and Diamond Creek Roads. This copy has been cropped from the original to show lower Main Street and Marble hall. The original of this painting is owned by Greensborough Primary School.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Small timber-framed photograph of road and houses, sepia.
greensborough, main street greensborough, marble hall greensborough, arthur elliott, john mackey
Article about where the name of the suburb Bundoora came from
Text with two coloured photos
bundoora, bundoora primary school
Early learning centres
Printed text with colour photo
child care, early learning, watsonia
Article about Diamond Valley's Cr Peter Cleveland
Text and black and white image
diamond valley shire, councillors
Newspaper clipping text with black and white image
watsonia army barracks, nuclear protest
Article about comedian Mal Meikle of Greensborough
Text and black and white image
greensborough people, mal meikle, comedians
Article about Diamond Valley Learning Centre Creche
black and white text
diamond valley learning centre
Article about 1984 grand final for the Diamond Valley football league
Text and black and white images
greensborough football club
Annual report of the Diamond Valley Community Support for 2023. It outlines the work done by the group and its volunteers.
22p., text and colour illus.
diamond valley community support inc., annual report
Article about Lower Plenty community festival
Text and black and white image
lower plenty, festivals
The Eltham Community Art & Craft Market was a long-standing weekend market in the Eltham area, offering, at first, arts and crafts of many types, made by local residents. It expanded to include produce in later years. Initially run by the Eltham Community Market Stallholders Association Incorporated, it is now run by Diamond Valley Community Support. These documents were collected by a long time stallholder, Dawn Bennetts.
GHS member Dawn Bennetts was a stall holder at this market and donated her memorabilia.
Collection of documents, newsletters and photographs..
eltham community market, diamond valley community support, markets, eltham community art and craft market
Documents collected by Brian Smiddy from 1975. Includes newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, minutes of meetings dealing with the proposed development of the Greensborough Bypass and the effect it may have on the Watsonia Shopping strip. Contains objections to this development.
Black plastic folder with black plastic binding containing approx 37 documents and handwritten notes.
brian smiddy, greensborough bypass, watsonia road watsonia, watsonia shopping centre
Documents collected by Brian Smiddy from 1982. Includes newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, minutes of meetings and letters dealing with the proposed development of a Food plus business in Watsonia Road Watsonia. Contains objections to this development.
Plastic folder with clear cover and black plastic binding containing approx 8 documents and handwritten notes.
brian smiddy, watsonia food plus, watsonia s, watsonia shopping centre, watsonia road watsonia
Documents collected by Brian Smiddy from 1977. Includes newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, minutes of meetings dealing with the proposed development of the Greensborough District Centre and possible. Contains objections to this development.
Plastic folder with clear cover and black plastic binding containing approx 6 documents and handwritten notes.
brian smiddy, greensborough district centre, greensborough swimming pool
Documents collected by Brian Smiddy from 1987-1988. Includes newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, minutes of meetings and letters dealing with the proposed development of the Greensborough District Centre and possible relocation of the Greensborough Swimming Pool. Contains objections to this development.
Plastic folder with clear cover and black plastic binding containing approx 18 documents and handwritten notes.
brian smiddy, greensborough district centre, greensborough swimming pool, swimming, swimming pools greensborough
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