What’s In A Name? Yarrambat or Tanck’s Corner?
The name of Tanck’s Corner was altered following a meeting of ratepayers and residents in late January, 1929, a change having been considered for several years – a preferential ballot of those present...
View ArticleThe Phantom Railway Network of Kinglake
Many will be aware that Whittlesea station became the terminus of the Fitzroy-Preston-Whittlesea when the full route was opened on 23 December, 1889; ditto Hurst’s-bridge (Hurstbridge) station opened...
View ArticleRobert Garrick Wilson
Despite being the highest ranking and the oldest serviceman connected from Whittlesea to die in service during the Great War (and the only full-time soldier), Robert Garrick Wilson for some reason does...
View ArticleLone Pine at Eltham High
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...
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At Last … an Overpass!
In 1928, increasing delays to traffic traveling to and from the city to Northcote and Preston and points further north via Queen’s Parade and High Street were alleviated when the level crossing just on...
View Article2nd Eltham Sea Scouts
The 2nd Eltham Sea Scout Group has been an important part of our community for 62 years. Our youth members are aged 6—25 and cover all sections: Joeys, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers. The term...
View ArticleIvanhoe Library 1965-2020
At a time when local governments were debating over spending rate payers money on installing sewerage systems or building public libraries, the City of Heidelberg opened Ivanhoe Library on 8 October...
View ArticlePreserving the story of Black Saturday
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009 and were among Australia’s all-time worst bushfire...
View ArticleWas the 1839 arrival of the David Clark “Victoria’s Mayflower”?
The October 1839 arrival of the David Clark brought the first British assisted immigrants direct to the Port Phillip District. Speaking at a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the arrival, a...
View ArticleOur Eltham Artistic Recollections
Our Eltham Artistic Recollections is a collection of panels that was commissioned by the Eltham Cemetery Trust as part of its vision to offer the community a fresh and unique relationship to the...
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