I I could not leave a book behind on an Op Shop shelf recently. I came across the “Eltham Primary Cookbook” and it is soon to be added to the Local History collection at Eltham Library. Unfortunately it has no date. The spiral bound book was illustrated by students and typed up by “mums and teachers”. I am guessing it was produced in the late . . . more »

Copies of the Kangaroo Ground Chronicle: newsletter of the Andrew Ross Museum are now accessible in both hard copy and electronic form at Eltham Library. A complete run of the newsletter 1995-2009 is available and searchable in PDF format on the Local history computer. The Andrew Ross Museum was established in 1993 in the old schoolhouse (built circa 1878) in Kangaroo Ground, Victoria. The Museum . . . more »

The historical photographic exhibition: Farming in the Plenty Valley: an historical view" has moved to Ivanhoe Library. This photographic display depicts some of the early farming practices that were carried out within the Plenty Valley. Produce from the Plenty Valley supported the development of early Melbourne and was once considered Melbourne’s food bowl. The display provides an opportunity to reflect on the early methods used . . . more »