Yarra Plenty Local History

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• 2020 Nillumbik Heritage Guide

  The Nillumbik Heritage Guide provides histories of some of the important sites in the Shire of Nillumbik and…

• Arthurs Creek Mechanics Institute at a Glance

  The Arthurs Creek Mechanics Institute is an historic, community owned building built in 1887, set in the heart…

• Australian Garden History Society

  The Australian Garden History Society promotes awareness and conservation of significant gardens and cultural landscapes through engagement, research,…

• Ellis Cottage Historical Precinct by Nillumbik Historical Society

  The Nillumbik Historical Society was formed in 1973 with the inaugural meeting held at Lovitt Cottage, now known…

• Eltham District Historical Society

  The EDHS encourages interest in and the sharing of stories about the local history of the Eltham district…

• Fay Thomas Collection by Yarra Plenty Regional Library

  The Fay Thomas Collection provides an insight into the lives of the local pioneering Thomas family, extended family…

• First Nations Friday

  First Nations Friday In the spirit of Reconciliation, Fridays are for sharing what we know of First Nations…

• Friends of Burnley Gardens

  Friends of Burnley Gardens aims to provide support for and foster public awareness of the historic Burnley Gardens;…

• Friends of Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park

    385 Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Kangaroo Ground, 3097, Australia Who we are A group of volunteers who work…

• Heidelberg Historical Society

  The Heidelberg Historical Society has a shared interest in understanding and preserving the history of Heidelberg and surrounding…

• Jacinta Crealy, Author

  Author of Robert Whatmough Pioneering Victorian Horticulturist, a non-fiction story about her 3 x great-grandfather. Robert was born…

• Museums Victoria Collections

  The Museums Victoria wax fruit collection includes over 1800 realistic wax fruit and vegetable models. The majority of…

• Nillumbik Heritage Guide 2020 and 2015

  In 2015, the Nillumbik Heritage Guide was produced, supported by a grant from the Public Records Office Victoria. …

• Nillumbik Historical Society

  Nillumbik Historical Society’s home is historic Ellis Cottage that sits on the Ellis Cottage Reserve, Diamond Creek, Victoria. …

• Public Records Office Victoria

  The archive of the State Government of Victoria. Holding around 100kms of records dating from the mid-1830s to…

• Royal Historical Society of Victoria

  The RHSV’s collection is used extensively by local history and family researchers, post-graduate students, authors and commercial enterprises

• Shire of Nillumbik Local Historical Societies

  There are 11 local history groups in Nillumbik who celebrate the history of individual townships and districts. These…

• State Library Victoria

  A cultural and heritage destination for Victorians, and a catalyst for generating new knowledge and ideas.  Available for…

• The Andrew Ross Museum

  The Andrew Ross Museum is housed in a former schoolhouse in picturesque Kangaroo Ground in the Shire of…

• Trove

  A valuable constantly growing free resource about Australia and Australians. It searches resources from its own holdings and…

• Victorian Collections

  Victorian Collections is a central portal to over 100,000 collection items and cultural treasures held by local history…

• Victorian Collections Eltham District Historical Society

  A vast collection of online and offline records and details of how to contact EDHS for further information

• Whittlesea History Society

  The Whittlesea History Society caters for anyone interested in the history of the City of Whittlesea area.  Anyone…

• Yarra Plenty Regional Library

  Yarra Plenty Regional Library maintain four local history collections for Banyule, Nillumbik and Whittlesea and also have a…