Eltham District Historical Society Inc Eltham, Vic

Colour photograph

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.

Significance

The Reynolds family were early settlers in Research. Reynolds Road is named after this family

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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

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 1 strip

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Fuji 100 N

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 8 strips

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Kodak Gold 100-5

Born Digital

Print of ink sketch, reproduced as greeting card

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Greeting card from Neville Emerson and Staff with sketch commissioned by Neville Emerson Real Estate. Church is Methodist, built 1880. Eltham Hotel is the square building on the left hand side of the road at apex of Maria St, built 1852. Post Office is on the left side of road above the child's head. Note only telegraph lines on top of poles: phone still being "invented".

Five colour photographs of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews Road, Kangaroo Ground/Panton Hill area

Born Digital

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Newsletter No., 234, June 2017 Heritage Excursion - Saturday 1st July - Eltham Lower Park - Walk and Talk Eltham Lower Park has played an important part in the history of our area since the early days of European settlement when it was used by local residents as an informal racecourse. Prior to that its location at the junction of the Diamond Creek and the Yarra River made it an important meeting place for the Wurundjeri people. The park combines formal elements and sporting facilities with remnant bushland that is of environmental significance. It is home to sporting and horse riding clubs, popular play spaces and the Diamond Valley Miniature Railway, which attracts large numbers of visitors. The park will be the venue for our July excursion which will comprise a walk of about 3.5 km around the park and adjacent areas. Along the way we will discuss the history and natural history of the area. The path along the creek and the river provides a pleasant and scenic walk. This walk on Saturday 1st July is about 3.5 km in length and will take 2 to 2.5 hours. It will start at 2pm at the Main Road car park at the front of the park. (Melway ref 21 H 10).

Three colour photographs of Thompson Crescent, Research

Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 6 strips

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Ilford FP4

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 strips

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Roll of negatives of the installation of commemorative plaque and rock to Walter Withers installed in Walter Withers Reserve. Russell Yeoman advised (14 Jun 2017 society meeting) that the Shire of Eltham had been given a plaque to commemorate Walter Withers and that the rock was sourced from west of Melbourne with funds from a local government grant. The initial crane to lift the rock in place was too small and another crane was arranged. This also proved too small to lift it until a third and larger crane was arranged.

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Fuji 100

Paperback; xiv, 194 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.

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Review in Heidelberg Historian (Newsletter of Heidelberg Historical Society) No 80 October 1980 "This substantial and significant history is one of the really essential books which all members interested in the history of Heidelberg and district should have, for, as indicated in this work, the Diamond Valley and Heidelberg were linked together in a municipal, economic and geographical sense throughout their history and still have strong links. This work of 191 pages, with numerous illustrations, covers the entire period of the history of the Shire area, from Greensborough to Hurstbridge (to 1979). Starting with a geographical setting, Miss Edwards traces the early development of the historic district from Hume & Hovell to the first explorers and settlers with some discussion on the meeting of John Batman with the aborigines here. Details of the early residents follow with numerous portraits, including the Beales of St Helena and the Ryries of Yering. In part 2, the account continues of the later settlers and squatters like Henry Foley and C. S. Haley. The gold discoveries on the Plenty and at the Diamond Creek and Queenstown area then follow with the development of the townships of Hurstbridge and Diamond Creek, with details of the mines and miners of the last century until its decline in the 1870's." "During the writing of the book, 40 tapes were made by the authoress Dianne Edwards of local residents reminiscences".. Diamond Valley News February 6, 1979

Significance

This book was published by the former Shire of Diamond Valley in 1979. It remains one of the key local history titles particularly for the Diamond Creek and Greensborough areas.

Inscriptions & Markings

ISBN 0959542205

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 10 strips

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Print copies originally located in a small pink (with decorative flowers) album, suede spine, 18 x 18 x 6 cm, 50 page inserts, 100 photo capacity. The Shire Offices opened in 1965 and were extended in 1971. The final Eltham Shire Council meeting was held in December 1994 before the forced amalgamations of municipal councils by the Kennett Government. The State-Government-appointed Commissioners (1994-1996) took the decision in July 1996 to demolish the Eltham Shire Offices. The demolition works started within 24 hours of the decision being made.

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Kodak Gold 100-5

A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to members

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Contents: • Welcome Home Medal by Jim Allen and Jim Connor • Next Meeting • Heritage Excursion – The 1901 Eltham Railway Walk • May Meeting – Maps, Manuscripts and Menus; telling stories via heritage collections (Liz Pidgeon) • May Excursion – The 1901 Eltham Railway Walk • Subscriptions • Vera Addison • Vale John Cohen OAM 19/9/1919-18/3/2014 • Mayoral Chain of Office • Eltham Library – 20th Anniversary • St Margaret’s Church Eltham • Office Bearers 2014-2015 • And Also • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical Society

Significance

The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.

Digital file

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14 Stokes Place (Lot 83) was the home of Peter and Carla Vermey. The land was purchased in May 1979 and construction commenced September 1979. The home was built by Peter and Carla Vermey after the developer, Macquarie Builders went bankrupt. Sold October 2017 by Morrison and Kleeman Real Estate. Stokes Place was part of the Stokes Orchard Estate which was developed from the break-up of the the orchard owned by Frank Stokes who lived on the northeast corner of Nyora Road and Eucalyptus Road. His daughter Beryl advised that the Shire had levied a rate assessment on individual parcels of land within the orchard which became unaffordable resulting in its sub-division and sell off. The Stokes Orchard Estate was developed by Macquarie Builders in two stages starting with stage 1 in 1976. Stokes Place was part of Stage 2 in 1979. The Estate was bounded between Nyora Road, Eucalyptus Road, Diosma Road and Stokes Place. The original orchard only just reached the left most portions of Stokes Place and did not go fully up to Diosma, rather to just beyond the extant of Stokes Place. Stokes Place was known within the family as "The Oats" as that is where they grew oats. Frank Stokes moved to Eltham c.1945 after visiting Harold Bird to view his orchard, located diagonally opposite Stokes Orchard from the intersection of Eucalyptus Road, Pitt Street and Nyora Road. It was on Harold Bird's recommendation that Frank purchased the land.

Significance

The Stokes Orchard Estate collection is typical of housing developments of the late 1970s and 1980s. It was one of the earliest estates in Eltham following the nearby Woodridge Estate development.

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Scanned by EDHS from 49 x 35mm colour transparencies provided on loan

Digital copy of colour photograph

Digital image

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.

Digital copy of colour photograph

Colour photograph

Black and white photograph (from proof sheet of 35mm contact prints)

Black and white/sepia photograph of four individual photographs; 'Forming the Footpath, Eltham' between Bridge and York streets, 'Research' Research Hotel destroyed by fire c.1930 (image reversed), Hurstbridge (Ref 1000) and Corner of Main Road and Dudley Street (similar to 185)

Three colour photographs of the Diamond Creek floodwater at Main Road and Diamond Creek Trail, looking west across the Diamond Creek near the Leisure Centre and looking west to Brougham Street Bridge, Feb 2005

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 strips

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Shows sections of Franklin, John and Napoleon streets were still unmade as of late 1996 and the condition of those roads with potholes at the intersections with Bible Street.

Significance

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

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Kodak Gold 100-5

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 strips

Significance

Streetscape evolution

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Fuji 200A

Colour photograph

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From a collection of 35 photos taken by Doug Orford at 35 specific locations along the exact boundary of the then Shire of Eltham.

Born Digital

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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.

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 strips

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Kodak GA 100 5095

1 document A3

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Morrison Kleeman Real Estate sales information material

Colour photograph

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 strips

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Fuji 100

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 strips

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Society member, Jock Read riding his horse, Lofty

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Fuji 100 N

Digital file only; created from original colour positive slide transparency

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Now the site of the Eltham Skate Park; Susan Street north of Bridge Street has since been renamed as an extension of Brisbane Street.

Three colour photographs; two looking diagonally across Main Road, Eltham towards Lyon Bros Ford dealership with the Wizard of Oz float and Institute of Linguistics float. The third photo looking further down Main Road showing the Wizard of Oz float approaching the viewing point.

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 strips

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Kodak Safety 5035

16 black and white photographs

Historical information

Falkiner Cottage, also known as Maynard's Cottage. Falkiner was the original owner and Maynard the last owner. Photographer: Alan Baker Refers File 550258 and 1903 12 photos 7 off 3.5x5 inches 5 off 8x10 inches. Located at 8 Ely Street, Eltham. This site was classified by the National Trust but there is no citation available. The Cottage has since been demolished.

Digital copy of colour photograph

Born digital image

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House built by George and Alma Le Brocq. George was the second Secretary of the Diamond Valley Football League.

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This book was conceived by the Nillumbik Women's Network as a way of writing women into local history. This volume includes profiles of 23 women, 2013 Nominees in addition to those included since the project was launched in 2008. The 2013 nominations are: Roslyn Addison, Sue Aldred, Lucy Anderson, Sue Arnold, Mary Avola, Anna Foletta, Morag Fraser, Danielle Green MP, Colleen Hackett, Pam Hayes, Barbara Joyce, Carol Leeson, Sandra and Bruce Poloni, Many Press, Carolyn Royse, Hannah Sky, Lorna Smith, Lynlee Tozer, Kilanthi Vassiliadis, Kerry Wailes, Gale Weiss, Irma Winton and Alexis Wright.

Significance

This book is a significant in the recording of the contribution of local women to the development of the Shire of Nillumbik, especially for the time frame 2008 -- 2013. Historically women's stories generally have not been told at all, let alone their contributions acknowledged. This book profiles and documents women's stories that otherwise may not have been told.

Colour photograph

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Originally contained in a 'magnetic' photo album of scenic photos of Yan Yean and Warrandyte believed to be donated by Mrs Eric Stephenson, Jingalong, 110 Ryans Road, Eltham, Vic. 3095; relocated to archival safe storage.

Digital copy of colour photograph

Four colour photographs

A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to members

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Contents: • Next meeting, Speaker Panel: 150 Years of Education in Eltham • September Meeting • Eltham Primary School Celebrations • Lois Loftus-Hills 1927-2006 • Library News • Andrew Ross Museum by Diana Bassett-Smith • Ivy’s Memories – continuing Ivy Reynold’s story as edited by Mick Woiwod • Plenty of Other News

Significance

The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.

Colour photographic print

Historical information

Owner 1930s: Mrs M. Davis. Bought by Joe Mason in 1940s; demolished 2002 and five units built 2004

Significance

The Margaret Ball (Pre 1960s Houses) Collection was a personal project initiated to mark the year 2000 and arose as a result of the disappearance of many pre-1960s parts of Eltham due to development. Approximately 200 pre-1960s style houses that were left in Eltham between Main Road and east to Bible Street, between Cecil Street to the north and south to Dalton Street were photographed in late 1999. Not all of the houses could be photographed; some because the garden or trees blocked the view of the house, others because of rubbish or cars were in the way, some because people were working on the house or in the gardens at the time.

Colour photograph

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Bruce Nixon (in black) patron of the Andrew Ross Museum

Colour photograph

Historical information

From a collection of 35 photos taken by Doug Orford at 35 specific locations along the exact boundary of the then Shire of Eltham.

16 black and white photographs

Historical information

Falkiner Cottage, also known as Maynard's Cottage. Falkiner was the original owner and Maynard the last owner. Photographer: Alan Baker Refers File 550258 and 1903 12 photos 7 off 3.5x5 inches 5 off 8x10 inches. Located at 8 Ely Street, Eltham. This site was classified by the National Trust but there is no citation available. The Cottage has since been demolished.

Colour photograph

Historical information

Fitzsimons Lane was originally known as the Eltham-Templestowe Road north of the Yarra and Fitzsimons Lane south of the Yarra River. Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987

Digital copy of colour photograph