In 1971 when we moved to Elder St Greensborough to the house that we had built at the East end, the road was unmade. I looked at an old survey map and saw that we were in the original Elder St which was from Henry St down to the creek. In 1971 the street from Henry […]
Tag: Greensborough
Greensborough ghost story
In March 2004 the Age reported on a Mrs Bell who had come to live in Greensborough in 1943 with her one year old son. The house they moved into dated back to the 1840s. They grew their own vegetables and fruit, caught fish from the river and shot rabbits. They had no electricity or […]
Briar Hill in the 1950″s
What makes your Nillumbik home town/area unique? Who are the characters who have made it so? What sites have significance and why? During 2005 Nillumbik Shire Council and the Literary Reference Group invited members of the community to respond to these questions, to show us the history and flavour of your place – then and […]
Partington Family
The following article is reproduced by permission of Noel Withers and extracted from “Banyule City Council Spring Outdoors Programme 2008: Greensborough & the Plenty River Pioneer Trail with Dennis Ward & Noel Withers. A ramble from the lower part of town and along the river bank learning about historic sites and the pioneering families that […]
Greensborough War Memorial
Fifteen men from Greensborough who were killed in the First World War are memorialized on the cenotaph in War Memorial Park. The memorial drinking fountain was first located in Main Street. On 26 July 1927 “The Argus” reported that the “The Heidelberg Council has decided to grant a request made by the Greensborough Park improvement […]
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 […]
Bucks Dam
The following article is reproduced by permission of Noel Withers and extracted from “Banyule City Council Spring Outdoors Programme 2008: Greensborough & the Plenty River Pioneer Trail with Dennis Ward & Noel Withers. A ramble from the lower part of town and along the river bank learning about historic sites and the pioneering families that […]
Diamond Valley Learning Centre
It is an Adult Community Education Centre. It is a not for profit organisation which is community owned and managed. What happens at DVLC? You certainly won’t find rows of students sitting silently copying from the blackboard. At DVLC students are encouraged to interact and participate in class activities; There are a range of projects […]
Greensborough State School Reminiscences
Extracted with permission from “Centenary of education in Greensborough 1854-1954” (Greensborough State School no. 2062) p. 25 – 27 These are some of the many stories of the school in Mr. Amiet’s day. (Mr Louis Amiet, head teacher 1896-1919) “… Mr. Amiet had a dog called Brunzo that he had taught to obey commands given […]
Diamond Valley Community Hospital
The Diamond Valley Community Hospital was established in 1942 in Grimshaw Street Greensborough. Prior to the hospital, health services had been limited. There had been a baby health centre in operation since 1932, which had been very popular with residents from the surrounding areas and as far away as Research. Previously, there was a small […]