In 1998, Eltham High School students had the opportunity to plant a Lone Pine sapling, a descendant of the original tree from Gallipoli. A plaque was based nearby: The Lone Pine (descendant of the original tree from Gallipoli) in memory of those who sacrificed so much for our country Planted by Eltham High School Students […]
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Heidelberg 1888
The following is a description of Heidelberg published in Victoria and its metropolis, Volume 2 in 1888 p 732-733 by Alexander Sutherland “Heidelberg shire has an area of 41 square miles, and a population of 3000 persons. The district is cultivated for market gardening and vine and fruit growing, considerable dairy-farming being also carried on. […]
Viola Josephine Mann (1904-1972) – Invisible Farmer of Yan Yean
My Mother Viola Josephine Mann (maiden name McLaughlin) was born in Traralgon, Victoria on the 16th January, 1904. She was the daughter of Thomas Joseph McLaughlin and Elizabeth Therese Bushby. Her father, Thomas, was a shoemaker who had a shop in the small town of Trafalgar, in Gippsland, Victoria. In 1906, when Viola was two […]
Memoirs of Early Ivanhoe
The following article was published by the Heidelberg Historical Society in one of their early newsletters in the late 1960’s. Samuel Grey King who came to Australia early in the 1850’s and founded the business of King, King & Co. – importers of Errol St., Nth Melbourne – was my grandfather. On the 31st […]
A Pioneer Woman’s story
I have a story of pioneer farming woman in the Strathewen area. I heard of this story, many years ago and it has stuck firmly in my memory bank ever since. I believe the event was told in a book by an Arthurs Creek man. I would like to give that long gone man, the credit […]
Ellis Cottage Historical Precinct
by Nillumbik Historical Society The Nillumbik Historical Society’s aim is to preserve and share the history of Nillumbik. We have a large archive of photographs, artefacts and historical documents relating to people who have lived in the area and places in the district where they lived, farmed and mined, with particular focus on the wider […]
Ivanhoe War Memorial
In August 1914, Len Everitt, aged 20 became the pride of the Heidelberg Shire when he won the five mile handicap race at the local athletes’ meet. In 1915 he was still the pride of Heidelberg. Quarter-Master Sgt Len Everitt became the first Heidelberg man to be killed in what was to become known as […]
Windmill House
The Windmill House in Diamond Creek was once a prominent landmark but is now surrounded by housing development. It was built in 1973 by a Dutch naturopath and his Australian born wife who raised their family here and ran the naturopath practice from adjoining rooms on the 2 acre block. It includes shingles, a circular […]
Heather Jane Mann of Yan Yean
At She Oak Hill we lived a very basic life. There was no electricity in those days, but kerosene lamps. In the kitchen a big black urn sat on the stove with hot water for cups of tea or washing dishes. The water had to be carried by bucket from the corrugated iron tank in […]
Georgio De Nola – Merri Creek at Reservoir
Friends of Merri Creek have been conducting oral history interviews with residents who have lived on the Creek before 1970. The interviews form the Merri Creek Oral History Project. This is an interview with Giorgio De Nola , who lived near the Merri Creek in Anstey Avenue Reservoir in his youth. The interviewer is Ruth Shiel […]