Nillumbik Historic Society is dedicated to protecting information and artifacts relating to old Diamond Creek, Ellis Cottage and its surronds.
Visit thier website at: http://www.nhs.ellis.net.au/
Their October newsletter is now online.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
History of Victorian Horseracing talk
Local History Month at Yarra Plenty Regional Library kicks off on Thursday November 1 with special guest and author Andrew Lemon who will talk about the colourful history of Victorian horse racing and the little known identities that have made their impact on it over the years.
Andrew is an author of numerous books including The History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing in two volumes and is currently working on the the third.
Eltham Library
Thursday 1 November
6.30pm - 7.30 pm
Andrew is an author of numerous books including The History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing in two volumes and is currently working on the the third.
Eltham Library
Thursday 1 November
6.30pm - 7.30 pm
Thursday, October 25, 2007
New books to the collection
New books added to the Local History collection include
Mill Park Library
History of the Wise family: including family of Joseph Wise and Matilda, nee Hattan of Barber's Creek, Whittlesea.
Ivanhoe Library
The Tipping Olympics Melbourne 1956-Rome 1960 by E.W. Tipping
The Yarra: a natural treasure by David and Cam Beardsell
Eltham Library
Alan Sartori's stories by Alan Sartori
Bumping into friends by Alan Marshall 1960 editon
These are my people by Alan Marshall 2nd ed 1945
Flavour of Eltham: recipes and other items collected by friends of The Shillinglaw Cottage
(5th ed 1969)
Shire of Eltham Conservation and Heritage Strategy 1993
Nilumbik Shire Council Plan 2006-2010
Nillumbik Shire Annual Report 2005-2006
Mill Park Library
History of the Wise family: including family of Joseph Wise and Matilda, nee Hattan of Barber's Creek, Whittlesea.
Ivanhoe Library
The Tipping Olympics Melbourne 1956-Rome 1960 by E.W. Tipping
The Yarra: a natural treasure by David and Cam Beardsell
Eltham Library
Alan Sartori's stories by Alan Sartori
Bumping into friends by Alan Marshall 1960 editon
These are my people by Alan Marshall 2nd ed 1945
Flavour of Eltham: recipes and other items collected by friends of The Shillinglaw Cottage
(5th ed 1969)
Shire of Eltham Conservation and Heritage Strategy 1993
Nilumbik Shire Council Plan 2006-2010
Nillumbik Shire Annual Report 2005-2006
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Local History Grants
Local history grants *** Call for applications
The lastest round of the Local History Grants Program was recently announced by the Minister for the Arts Lynne Kosky.
Grants of up to $12,000 are available for individual projects by not-for-profit community groups across the state.
Applications open on Monday 22 October and close on Monday 7 January.
For details, visit http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/lhgp or phone the grants
administration officer - Daniel Wilksch at Public Record Office Victoria on
(03) 9348 5691.
The lastest round of the Local History Grants Program was recently announced by the Minister for the Arts Lynne Kosky.
Grants of up to $12,000 are available for individual projects by not-for-profit community groups across the state.
Applications open on Monday 22 October and close on Monday 7 January.
For details, visit http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/lhgp or phone the grants
administration officer - Daniel Wilksch at Public Record Office Victoria on
(03) 9348 5691.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
New books in local history
Some recent additons to the local history collection at Eltham Library include:
Plenty News and Views : preserving the history and culture of Plenty
Mud brick homes of Eltham
Newspaper articles about Eltham Library
These items will be available very soon in the local history collection.
Plenty News and Views : preserving the history and culture of Plenty
Mud brick homes of Eltham
Newspaper articles about Eltham Library
These items will be available very soon in the local history collection.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Griffin Diary and scrapbook online
Mount Eagle Estate and Glenard Estate in Eaglemont, Victoria were Australia's first "garden suburbs" designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin. The Griffins came to Australia after winning the competition to design the federal capital, Canberra.
"The Magic of America," a typescript of over 1,400 pages with approximately 650 accompanying illustrations, was written and compiled by Marion Mahony Griffin (1871-1961), architect, designer, delineator, and artist. In 1911 she married Walter Burley Griffin (1876-1937), architect, landscape designer, and city planner. Their architectural practice spanned almost four decades on three continents, and "The Magic of America" was meant, in part, to be a testament to their life and work together.
It has now been digitised and transcribed and with photographs and illustrations in now online
The best way to search the text is to download the single PDF file of all four Sections combined under the Supplementa section. This version may be searched using the search tool found in Adobe Reader. The PDF is 9.52 MB and took me about 10 minutes. References to Eaglemont start at page 396 of the document.
This website can also be accessed via the YPRL catalogue
More discussion at: Net Traveller
This website has
"The Magic of America," a typescript of over 1,400 pages with approximately 650 accompanying illustrations, was written and compiled by Marion Mahony Griffin (1871-1961), architect, designer, delineator, and artist. In 1911 she married Walter Burley Griffin (1876-1937), architect, landscape designer, and city planner. Their architectural practice spanned almost four decades on three continents, and "The Magic of America" was meant, in part, to be a testament to their life and work together.
It has now been digitised and transcribed and with photographs and illustrations in now online
The best way to search the text is to download the single PDF file of all four Sections combined under the Supplementa section. This version may be searched using the search tool found in Adobe Reader. The PDF is 9.52 MB and took me about 10 minutes. References to Eaglemont start at page 396 of the document.
This website can also be accessed via the YPRL catalogue
More discussion at: Net Traveller
This website has
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Birch Cottage
The Andrew Ross Museum in association with Parks Victoria has been busy over recent months researching and documenting Birch’s Cottage, a 100 year-old cottage built on a miner’s right on the old Kangaroo-Christmas Hills Road, seen as the last surviving example of its type.
The Museum is having an Open Day on Sunday 21 October at 2 pm. There will be an entertaining hour of audio-visual display, good conversation and light refreshment.
Contact: 9439 5679
Contact: 9439 5679
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Centenary of Women's Suffrage grants 2008
In 2008 the Victorian Government will encourage all Victorians to celebrate 100 years since most Victorian women gained the right to vote.
The right to vote is the cornerstone of modern democracy. Victorian women faceda long and protracted battle to gain the vote and equal representation in 1908, although Aboriginal and Torres Strait island women were not able to vote until the 1960s.
The Centenary of Suffrage Grants are for community organisations and women's groups to organsie events and initiatives throughout Victoria during 2008 that explore, celebrate and recognise this important milestone and its future significance.
Financial support is available from $2,000 to $10,000
For further information call the Grant Information Line on 1300 366 356 or visit
Grants - Department of Planning and Community Development
Applications close 9 November 2007
The right to vote is the cornerstone of modern democracy. Victorian women faceda long and protracted battle to gain the vote and equal representation in 1908, although Aboriginal and Torres Strait island women were not able to vote until the 1960s.
The Centenary of Suffrage Grants are for community organisations and women's groups to organsie events and initiatives throughout Victoria during 2008 that explore, celebrate and recognise this important milestone and its future significance.
Financial support is available from $2,000 to $10,000
For further information call the Grant Information Line on 1300 366 356 or visit
Grants - Department of Planning and Community Development
Applications close 9 November 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007
Panton Hill World War 1 Diggers
This is the 100th post made to the Yarra Plenty Library Local History Blog - suffice to say there has never been a time when there would not have been an item of interest to blog about.
Today I am happy to report on the project at Panton Hill Primary School to research the names on their honour board - local men commemorated who served in World War One. Some of these names are also recorded at the Kangaroo Ground Memorial Tower which is nearing competion on its Stage One re-development.
The volunteers listed on the board are:
Bert Allan
William (Ernest) Apted *
John (Alfred Matthew) Belot *
Antonio Basto * identified but files not publicly available may be Antonio
Joseph Basto
William (Joseph) Broussard * tentative id
Fred Charman *?tentative id maybe Alfred Percy Charman
William Clarke
Albert Close
Frank Currie ?* tentative id
Eric (Edwin) Coutie *
Raymond (Leon) Dousset *
William (Robert) Gathercole * +photo and family info
Percy Glennon *
Robert (Jubilee) Harris * - Died in action, cousin of above?
Charles (Thomas) Harris *
Harry Howard
Arthur Howard
William Howard
Percy (George) Howard *
Herbert Howard
Herbert Jones
Alex Miller
James Miller
Henry (Wood) Miller *
John O'Dea (presumably William John O'Day known as Jack) * + photo and
family info. Killed in action
Patrick (Francis) Plunkett *
Tom Prior
George Purcell
Allan Russell
Edward Shanhun (Edward William Alexander Shanhun) * last name sometimes
spelt Shanahun or Shannahan in local histories.
Devereaux Shanhun (Arthur Alfred Devereux Shanhun) *
George (John) Smith * + family contact
Donald (McMillan) Spicer *
William (Arthur) Spicer *
Harold Tame
*Service files held
Please contact the local history librarian at lpidgeon@yprl.vic.gov.au if you have any information on these men.
Today I am happy to report on the project at Panton Hill Primary School to research the names on their honour board - local men commemorated who served in World War One. Some of these names are also recorded at the Kangaroo Ground Memorial Tower which is nearing competion on its Stage One re-development.
The volunteers listed on the board are:
Bert Allan
William (Ernest) Apted *
John (Alfred Matthew) Belot *
Antonio Basto * identified but files not publicly available may be Antonio
Joseph Basto
William (Joseph) Broussard * tentative id
Fred Charman *?tentative id maybe Alfred Percy Charman
William Clarke
Albert Close
Frank Currie ?* tentative id
Eric (Edwin) Coutie *
Raymond (Leon) Dousset *
William (Robert) Gathercole * +photo and family info
Percy Glennon *
Robert (Jubilee) Harris * - Died in action, cousin of above?
Charles (Thomas) Harris *
Harry Howard
Arthur Howard
William Howard
Percy (George) Howard *
Herbert Howard
Herbert Jones
Alex Miller
James Miller
Henry (Wood) Miller *
John O'Dea (presumably William John O'Day known as Jack) * + photo and
family info. Killed in action
Patrick (Francis) Plunkett *
Tom Prior
George Purcell
Allan Russell
Edward Shanhun (Edward William Alexander Shanhun) * last name sometimes
spelt Shanahun or Shannahan in local histories.
Devereaux Shanhun (Arthur Alfred Devereux Shanhun) *
George (John) Smith * + family contact
Donald (McMillan) Spicer *
William (Arthur) Spicer *
Harold Tame
*Service files held
Please contact the local history librarian at lpidgeon@yprl.vic.gov.au if you have any information on these men.
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