Trains, trials and Triumphs!

New in the Ivanhoe and Rosanna Local History collections:
Trains, trials and Triumphs : celebrating 50 years of the Parish of St Martin of Tours Macleod/Rosanna written by Nell Musgrove.

We also have a copy in the non-fiction collection.

Boiled wheat and Rabbit

Autobiographical reminiscences by Reg Johnson O.A.M. includes his life in MacLeod, Rosanna and Heidleberg and his involvement in local environmental issues, including the Warringal Conservation Society, Macleod Progress Association and the Bird Observers Club - now in the Local History collection at Rosanna Library.

Memory and Place: Victoria's Digital stories

Memory and place: Victorians’ digital stories
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
ACMI’s Memory and Place project seeks to explore the collective memory of
Victorians through the moving image. Accessed via an interactive map of
Victoria, short films (up to seven minutes) illustrate individual’s and
communities’ relationships to the places that are important to them. ACMI
actively seeks the stories of Victorians, regardless of their level of
film-making skills, in order to document Victoria’s living history.
Go to : http://www.acmi.net.au/
and type memory place as keywords in search facility to learn more.
ACMI is situated in Federation Square, Melbourne. It has a free exhibition
space with many digital stories on display.

Mercy Hospital

Following the recent relocation of the Mercy Hospital for Women to Heidelberg

See: http://www.mercy.com.au/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?id=192&nav_cat_id=207&nav_top_id=84&dsa=13

We have received a donation for Ivanhoe's local history collection: "People of Mercy : a history of Mercy Hospital for Women 1971-2004" by historian Lesley Alves.

History of the Diamond Valley Uniting Church

Another new addition to the Diamond Valley and Eltham collections, "A History of the Diamond Valley Uniting Church, Volume 1 : a century of Methodism 1861-1961" by Historian Lesley Alves, published in 2001 recently donated by the author.

New book on Diamond Creek

A new additon to the Local History collections at Eltham and Diamond Valley library is "Capturing the essence of Diamond Creek" by Laurie Bates just published.

"Laurie Bates offers his readers colour and candour. Golden years, historical gems and a unique collection of photographs and illustrations enrich the journey from yesteryear to the present day Diamond Creek."

Old Research Township - photo display and talk

Old Research Township
Ivy Reynolds Photographic Collection
Hosted by the Eltham Historical Society of 728 Main Road, Eltham

Have you ever wondered how Research Township and Surrounds presented in the 1920s & 1930s, when it was little more than a church, a school, hotel and general store?

Well, here's your chance to find out!

Ivy Reynolds has lived in Research since the early 1920s and has numerous photographs of it which have now been digitally enhanced ready for screening on

Wednesday 14 June 2006 8 pm

Senior Citizens Club,

Library Place,

Eltham

Further information: Email Local History Librarian lpidgeon@yprl.vic.gov.au