Eltham District Historical Society Inc Eltham, Victoria

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LAUGHING WATERS WALK This excursion was a follow up to the Laughing Waters Story told to us by Jane Woollard at our Annual General Meeting in March 2013. It involved a walk commencing from the corner of Laughing Waters and Overbank Roads along Laughing Waters Road to its eastern end and returning partly over the same route - a total distance of about 2.5km. On the way we visited the two artist in residence properties to view the houses on them that are associated with Alistair Knox, Gordon Ford and others in the local mud brick and artistic community. An unexpected afternoon tea was offered to us by the artists in residence and we had a brief opportunity to view inside one of the houses.

Black and white photograph mounted in an album, the Reynolds/Prior Photograph Collection, this being one of 53 reproduced black and white images of early Eltham.

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The Blashiks were a German family and friends of the Brinkkotters. The son was Len Blashik. The family had a rough time during the First World War. They made tanks.

Significance

The Reynolds family were early settlers in Research. The Reynolds/ Prior collection of photographs were taken by Tom Prior, the maternal uncle of Ivy Reynolds, around 1900 and the 60 photos in the album give a fine overview of many of the landmarks of Research and Eltham over 100 years ago. lvy lived in the family home for many years at 106 Thompson Cres Research. Ivy's father, Ernst Richard Reynolds and grandfather, Richard Reynolds, lived at the same address. Ivy's father Richard worked for Mr. Trail on his property in Research. Reynolds Road is named after the family. Mr Tom Prior (wife Eva) worked at the Melbourne zoo. He was very innovative and made his own camera, using the black cloth hood to exclude the light. The photographs are a reminder of the rural nature of Research and Eltham and its rich heritage.

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The Reynolds/Prior Photograph Collection, Presented to the Eltham District Historical Society, 14 June 2006 by Ross McDonald. A second copy was also presented to the Andrew Ross Museum, Kangaroo Ground

Paperback; 40 p. : ill., portraits, maps, index, pbk ; 29 cm.

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Source: Royal Historical Society of Victoria

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 '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.

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 strips

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[Note: dated based on negatives 01791 (20 Jan 1986) as service station (in other frames on roll of film) and pricing for fuel very similar period; possibly late 1985]

Significance

Reflects on the changing nature of the local street-scape and houses

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Kodak CL 200 5093

Black and white photograph reproduced on p49 of 'Pioneers & Painters' Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photo Collection, no. 420 (duplicate of hard copy held at Eltham Library)

35mm colour positive transparency Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount

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Infrastructure features used by Eltham Shire Council in the construction of Riverhill Drive, Lower Plenty, c.March 1981

35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Agfacolor Service (Blue)

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Construction of new realigned Sherbourne Road railway overpass following realignment construction works for intersection of Sherbourne Road and Para Road.

Colour photograph

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The Eltham Horse Trail: Research and Warrandyte to Kinglake: Survey of proposed route, December 1992: (3) Kangaroo Ground to Kinglake

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 strips

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Views of industrial sites and shop fronts on Para Road, Briar Hill including the business 'Greensborough Motorcycles'. Para Road, Briar Hill is parallel to the Hurstbridge Railway Line. The building 'Greensborough Motorcycles' was destroyed by fire in the early 2000s.

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Kodak CP 100 5094

Black and white photograph of Diamond Creek and creekside vegetation.

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Source: Mr. G. Hughes (Sen), (Son-in-law of Cr. Price)

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 '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.

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Source: National Library, Canberra from Album of Victorian Views, photographed by C. Nettleton

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 '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.

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Opening of 'Our Eltham: Artistic Recollections'

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips

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Fuji HG 200 CA-1

Colour photograph

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Demonstrating the Shire's new truck-mounted bitumen spray unit which replaced trailer-towed equipment. Date based on other images from negative roll of similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987. (Negative strip missing.)

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Former site of the Post Office, then Priceline and now the relocated Newsagency; the former site across Main Road being demolished. Post Office has moved up from the original location but still in same building complex. Railway Station and carpark to the right.

9 small black and white photographs with white borders. 2 are cut from a photo album with captions and explanatory letter from Donor Dulcie Mugavin

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Family Group photos from an album belonging to Leslie Beard who married Lois Wright. The donor/relative suggests that the older group would most likely be St Phillips Church of England, Hoddle Street, Collingwood picnics, and the smaller groups of Lois' family. Two photos are marked as at Eltham 2nd November 1920. Photo 5 with fence line is marked as Heidelberg 1920

Kodachrome 35mm colour transparency in cardboard mount Processing date FEB70M6

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Wood family home (1969-2011) pre and post construction by Knox and Hellemons Shows Wood family home on Progress Road in centre of field of view

Inscriptions & Markings

Inscribed in ink "Hoses on Progress Rd from Glen Park Rd, Eltham North 1970"

Colour photograph

Black and white photograph

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Colour photograph

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The Eltham Horse Trail: Research and Warrandyte to Kinglake: Survey of proposed route, December 1992: (1) Research to Kangaroo Ground

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The Hon. Ewen Hugh Cameron, married Agnes Bell, (senior). Member for Evelyn in Legislative Assembly, Victorian Parliament, for 40 years from 1874-1914. Lived at Pigeon Bank, Kangaroo Ground during those 40 years. Born 1832 - Died 27.9.1915. Source: Mrs. E.M. Jackson, Pigeon Bank, Kangaroo Ground.

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 '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.

Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 4 strips

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Ilford XP1 400

Colour photograph

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Background to the two openings of the "Goat Shed": Following a need to clean up some of the old L&L Centre buildings, in 1989 Council decided to enclose the remaining goat shed in a steel truss frame for use as a store room. Claire Fitzpatrick, who had run animal husbandry and goat classes on the site from the 1975 opening of the L&L Centre, was invited by the Committee to officiate at the naming of the new building on 3/12/1989. Following a fire of the stables/workshops on 8/5/1990 (which had to be cleared off the site) Council/Committee decided to use the $15000 insurance money to upgrade/refurbish the 1989 building to replace classrooms lost in the "stables fire". This refurbished Goat Shed was officially opened on 30/5/1991 by Cr. Peter Graham, Shire President. (Gleaned from Committee file, 1987-1992.) Photos show Claire Fitzpatrick (red jacket) and Gillian Barclay (white jacket).

Colour photograph 20 x 29 cm mounted on green-painted chipboard 28 x 35.5 cm (string on back for hanging)

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One of a set of display images thought to be produced by the Shire of Eltham c.1979-1987

Significance

Illustrative of services provided by former Shire of Eltham

Inscriptions & Markings

Title printed on label adhered to board below photograph (replaced June 2017)