We were so young and innocent, Starting life together, We looked at houses day and night, In any sort of weather We got a call to see a house, Prior sale had fallen through, It needed lots of TLC, It was our dream-come-true The serenity of Eltham, Was a pleasure to behold, Life in this […]
Category: Nillumbik
Earning an extra quid in Nillumbik
Reproduced here with permission of the author, Kevin. This article first appeared in two parts of the “Nillumbik Custodian” newsletter of the Nillumbik Historical Society Inc. August and November 2008. By the start of the 20th Century the big pastoral runs of first settlement in the Nillumbik area had become small holdings of farms and […]
Horticultural Settlement at Arthurs Creek
At the close of 2012, it [was] 150 years since the arrival of the first selectors to establish a permanent settlement at Arthurs Creek. The selection acts of the 1860s were the result of pressure to unlock the land held by the squatters. The acts encouraged closer settlement and increased agricultural production, by allowing settlers […]
A Child’s memory of Warrandyte
Growing up as a child in Warrandyte during the 1960s was a wonderful time. We had a river frontage property on the Yarra. Koornong Crescent was like a private retreat at the end of a windy, dusty road about a mile and a half north of the village. There were ten houses and twelve properties, […]
Eliza Smith (Band) Hotelier of St Andrews
Eliza Knell/Smith came to Australia as Eliza Band in 1854 from St Andrews, Scotland. Eliza lived in St Andrews, formerly known as Queenstown, (Shire of Eltham, County of Evelyn), for over fifty years. Eliza and her family owned the St Andrews Hotel and the Post Office for over sixty years. Eliza was a well respected […]
Jenni Mitchell
Jenni Mitchell grew up in Eltham and has been actively involved in the region for most of her life. She was elected by the community to serve as a Shire Councilor and has been a leader in local conservation and cultural issues within the region. She began painting at the age of ten with private […]
Contributing artists to the development of visual arts in Nillumbik
The following article with permission from its author Jenni Mitchell originally appeared on the Shire of Nillumbik website and her own website. It was originally titled: Acknowledging artists who have contributed to the development of visual arts in Nillumbik. The article followed the exhibition titled ‘Capture’ which was shown at the Eltham Library in 2002, […]
Christmas Day Floods 2011
Flood waters severely impacted some residents late in the afternoon of Christmas Day 2011 in Nillumbik and Banyule particularly with severe hail stones also being reported in the area. Roads, drains, cars, homes and fences were in some cases destroyed by the torrent of water caused by the storm, with many long term residents claiming […]
Henry Hurst
Article originally titled: Murder of Henry Hurst by Burke the Bushranger At about 8 o’clock in the morning of Thursday 4th October 1866, a stranger with a poncho on his arm was seen walking towards the house at Hurst’s station on the Diamond Creek. He was the bushranger Robert Burke who on the previous Tuesday […]
View from Wildhaven after Black Saturday
My name is Cooper, I was named after a little boy who found me on his way to school. My family live in Charleber Lane St Andrews. Mother was hit by a car and is now in heaven. I am the first Kangaroo to be raised at Wildhaven since 7th February. I weigh 1 […]