Greensborough Historical Society Inc.

Open Day at the Resource Centre
Sunday 11 August
1pm to 3pm
34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty (corner Para Road)
Three of our books are now at the discount price of $15. Come and purchase them during the open day.

Book Sale $15 a book - Order your copies by emailing [email protected]
Arrange to pick from the Resource Centre in Lower Plenty or postage can be arranged for $5.00 a book

Join us for our next meeting on Saturday 29 June 2024

Our guest speaker will be GHS Archivist Sue Ballantyne

Sue's topic will be:

"The Formation and early years of the Heidelberg Golf Club at Lower Plenty"

Sue has been volunteering with the Heritage Group at the Golf Club for the past 2 years as they work toward the Club's centenary in 2027-2028.

Did you know that the local golf clubs - Heidelberg and Rosanna - had their roots in the Yarra Yarra Golf Club (now at Bentleigh)?

Sue will retell the story of a few men who founded and financed the Club, and the trials and tribulations of the early years through the Great Depression of the 1930s.

As usual, the meeting will commence at 1.15pm.

Afternoon tea will follow the speaker.

Venue: Greenhills Neighbourhood House, Community Drive Greensborough

All welcome, bring your friends

Opening Day 27 June 1928

OPEN DAY at the Greensborough Historical Society
Saturday 8 June 2024
1pm-3pm
At our lovely renovated Resource Centre at 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty (corner Para Road)
If you are researching your family history, local history of clubs, associations, schools etc. drop in and see us at our Open Day. If you just have an interest in the local area we have lots of photos and artifacts on display.

We have a stall opposite bras N things at Greensborough Plaza till 3pm today and tomorrow from 9-3. Plenty of great books on sale about the local history and walking in the area.

Change of date

CHANGE OF DAY AND DATE FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2024 MEETINGS.
Speaker for February meeting

February meeting: St Helena in the south Atlantic
Please note that due to prior bookings at Greenhills Neighbourhood House, we have changed the day and date of our upcoming February and March meetings:

NEW TIMES:

February: now Friday 23 Feb at 1.15pm

Our presenter will be GHS Secretary Peter Van Eeken. Peter's topic is St Helena

Our local suburb of St Helena is named after St. Helena Island in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most remote islands in the world and was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese enroute to India in 1502. For about four centuries, the island was an important stopover for ships from Europe to Asia and back, while sailing around the African continent, until the opening of the Suez Canal. St Helena is the United Kingdom’s second-oldest overseas territory (after Bermuda).

Peter Van Eeken will present a History of the Island in order to gain some appreciation of our local suburb’s sources and its forebears. Anthony Beale, one of Greensborough’s earliest pioneers, named his cattle run ‘St Helena’ after the island on which he once lived..

March: now Saturday 23 March at 1,15pm

All dates for meetings for the remainder of the year will be as published.

Change of date

CHANGE OF DAY AND DATE FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2024 MEETINGS.
Speaker for February meeting

February meeting: St Helena in the south Atlantic
Please note that due to prior bookings at Greenhills Neighborhood House, we have changed the day and date of our upcoming February and March meetings:

NEW TIMES:

February: now Friday 23 Feb at 1.15pm

Our presenter will be GHS Secretary Peter Van Eeken. Peter's topic is St Helena

Our local suburb of St Helena is named after St. Helena Island in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most remote islands in the world and was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese enroute to India in 1502. For about four centuries, the island was an important stopover for ships from Europe to Asia and back, while sailing around the African continent, until the opening of the Suez Canal. St Helena is the United Kingdom’s second-oldest overseas territory (after Bermuda).

Peter Van Eeken will present a History of the Island in order to gain some appreciation of our local suburb’s sources and its forebears. Anthony Beale, one of Greensborough’s earliest pioneers, named his cattle run ‘St Helena’ after the island on which he once lived..

March: now Saturday 23 March at 1,15pm

All dates for meetings for the remainder of the year will be as published.

Greensborough Historical Society Open Day Saturday 10th February 2024 - 1pm to 3pm. Come to see our renovated Resource Centre at Cnr Glenauburn and Para Road,
Lower Plenty. Join us for a coffee and chat about the local area.

Attention all current and former members of the 1st/2nd Greensborough Scout Group! We are excited to announce that we are celebrating our 100th anniversary this year, and we would love for you to join us in our festivities!

We are planning a range of events and activities throughout the year, maybe the likes of a centenary camp, a community service project, and/or celebration dinner. But to make these events a reality, we need to know how many people are interested in attending.

If you would like to join us in celebrating this important milestone in our history, please register your interest via our EOI Form: https://forms.gle/ktGiT5UqShNLNnTo6 . We will then send you more information about the events as soon as it becomes available.
We can't wait to see you all again and celebrate the legacy of scouting in our community!

Are you looking for a Christmas gift or just a good read?

Please note that the Resource Centre will be closed this Thursday October 5 2023.

Join us for the book launch at Diamond Valley Library at 10.30am.

Our new book is “Walking the Kurrum Yallock (Plenty River)” by Anne Paul, guided walks around Lower Plenty, Yallambie, Viewbank area pointing out areas of historic significance.

Books available for a launch price of $20

October will be a busy month and we hope you will join us for as many activities as possible.

Thursday 5 October, 10:30am to 12:30pm at Diamond Valley Library: Book Launch - Walking the Kurrum Yallock (Plenty River) by Anne Paul. Books available for launch price of $20 cash only. NOTE that this needs to be booked online via Local History Month: "Walking the Plenty River" Book Launch | Yarra Plenty Regional Library (spydus.com) no charge but bookings are essential.

Saturday 14 October, 1.00pm to 3.30pm at GHS History Resource Centre, 34A Glenauburn Road, Lower Plenty. Open Day and Official Opening of the refurbished Resource Centre. Afternoon tea provided.

Thursday 26 October, 10:30am to 12:30pm at Old Lower Plenty Bridge: Guided walk: Walking the Plenty River in Yallambie, led by Anne Paul. Guide books available for launch price of $20 cash only. NOTE that this needs to be booked online via Local History Month: Plenty River Walk | Yarra Plenty Regional Library (spydus.com), no charge but bookings are essential.

Saturday 28 October, 1.15 pm start at Poulter Reserve Greensborough: Heritage walk: The Poulter Precinct, led by Peter Van Eeken (note this walk was cancelled in 2022 due to heavy rain and flooding of the Plenty River). Meet at the footbridge. Following the walk, afternoon tea will be held at Greenhills Neighbourhood House at about 2.30pm.

September Meeting - Friday 29 September 2023
begins with our AGM, with all Committee positions declared vacant. Please contact GHS if you are a financial member and would like to join the Committee.

Following the AGM, local MP for Bundoora and Minister for Housing Colin Brooks will officially present GHS with a sign from the old Greensborough Station, a great addition to our collection.

Noel will be presented with his Award of Merit by RHSV Councillor Elisabeth Jackson, who will also speak about the work of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.

Peter Van Eeken will present information about the people who lived along the old Greensborough Road to the river ford, prior to 1860. This talk is a precursor to the October Heritage walk on Saturday 28 October.

Afternoon tea is included.

Another centenary for Greensborough!

Attention all current and former members of the 1st/2nd Greensborough Scout Group! We are excited to announce that we are celebrating our 100th anniversary this year, and we would love for you to join us in our festivities!

We are planning a range of events and activities throughout the year, maybe the likes of a centenary camp, a community service project, and/or celebration dinner. But to make these events a reality, we need to know how many people are interested in attending.

If you would like to join us in celebrating this important milestone in our history, please register your interest via our EOI Form: https://forms.gle/ktGiT5UqShNLNnTo6 . We will then send you more information about the events as soon as it becomes available.
We can't wait to see you all again and celebrate the legacy of scouting in our community!

Greensborough Tennis Club is celebrating it's centenary in November. Vicki Collins is your contact.

Dear members, Greensborough Historical Society (GHS) has a request for any descendants of the Angland family to make contact with us. This is in regards of some damage to an Angland grave in the Greensborough cemetery. In order for an insurance claim to be paid to restore the grave, a descendant needs to apply. GHS has been approached by Banyule Council to assist in this matter.

Join us for our August meeting on Saturday 26 August 2023 at Greenhills Neighbourhood House, Community Drive Greensborough, commencing at 1.15pm.

Our presenter will be GHS member Phil Taig on the topic of Early Victorian Gold and the town of Clunes. 'Victoria's First Payable Gold' covers events that not only reversed the flow of Melbourne's population to the Bathurst goldfields but made the new state of Victoria the richest colony in the world.

Following Phil’s talk, join us for afternoon tea and a chat.

All members and friends are welcome.

The renovations at the Resource Centre are finally complete and our first Open Day was on Sunday 13 August. The next weekend Open Day will be on Saturday 14 October 2023 from 1.00 – 3.00pm. All members and friends are welcome to come along and enjoy a cuppa in our updated premises.

A formal ‘opening’ is planned for later in the year and details will be announced soon.

Greensborough Historical Society thanks Banyule Council for renovating and extending our Resource Centre, and we also thank Northeast Link Community Fund for the grant that provided new furniture, storage and display boards.

In the meantime, we have resumed our normal Thursday research and archiving activities from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Visitors are most welcome to pop in at any time on Thursdays.

Congratulations to Noel Withers our foundation President. A well deserved award.

Greensborough Historical Society supports the Greenroom Pantry. Donations can be made at our May and June 2023 meetings.

We need your help to keep our Greenroom Community Pantry going as we do not have ongoing funding. Each week we continue to provide food relief to over 80 households and divert over 1200kg of food from landfill.

You can support the community pantry's operations by donating to our GiveNow page at any time. Every bit goes a really long way and makes an huge difference to the lives of your neighbours.

Please share with your friends and family or anyone you think would like to be involved in supporting their neighbourhood.

GiveNow: https://www.givenow.com.au/greenhillsfoodrelief

Dear members, we have a need for some combined thinking. Who remembers the Greensborough Districts Cricket Club which was formed in1949?
I know there are at least couple of former members here. Russell Townsend is seeking any former members or information on GDCC. The club was based at Partington's Flat and shared the building in the summer with the hockey club who played in the winter.
Regrettably the club closed in 1989. Eric Barclay was a President and many local identities supported with fund raising. Gavin Taylor and Jeff Connell will remember those days.
Any information on past members or photos of memorabilia are sought. GHS will assist in preserving this memory as well. Many of the players went to 2062.

Dear Members and Friends, it is my sad duty to inform you of the passing away of long time GHS member Mrs Truus de Man on 20th April 2023.
Truus was married to John and had four sons namely; Henry, Roland(dec), Lex and Paul. The family lived on the corner of Vermont Parade and Adeline Street.
It was my pleasure to know Truus from 1960 when I attended Ester St kindergarten and met Roland.
Truus was well known for her work at Deloraine Nursing Home and Diamond Valley Community Hospital.

Her son Henry informed me that she passed away peacefully and that the funeral will be next week. Details will be advertised.

Condolences are extended to her sons and their families at this sad time.

UPDATE: CHANGE OF VENUE

Join us for our next meeting on Friday 31 March 2023 at Diamond Valley Library Community Room

Our topic for the March meeting is the history of our local library service. Yarra Plenty Regional Library provides public library service for the municipalities of Banyule, Nillumbik and Whittlesea. It is considered an innovative and leading public library service. This presentation will look at the origins of the library service, where it has come from, the service today and where it might be in the future.

Our guest speaker will be Liz Pidgeon. Liz is the Local and Family History Librarian for Yarra Plenty Regional Library where she leads and manages the delivery of local and family history services. She is passionate about the importance of preserving family and local history, telling our stories, and the role public libraries and community groups play in helping individuals connect to their past.

Following Liz's presentation, please join us for a long afternoon tea and a chat among friends.

UPDATE: due to a 'flood' at Greenhills, we have moved our meeting to Diamond Valley Library for this month.

Due to the change, we will start our meeting a little later to allow members to arrive. Approx start time 1.30pm

Here at Greensborough Historical Society we are looking forward to accessing our History Resource Centre once again in 2023. It's been a long 2022 with minimal social interaction but we know the renovations will be worth it. The Committee had a look this week and tidied up the garden. There is still some internal work to be done but we have been told this will be completed in January.

Please check our website for updates and a calendar of upcoming events for 2023.

Happy New Year everyone.

Dear
Members and Friends

This is a story about our Honourary member Atis Lejiņš who is retiring from Latvian politics at the age of 80. Atis spent some of his youth living on what is now Poulter Reserve and attended 2062 in the 1940's.
As kids growing up in Poulter Ave we referred to the hill running down from the railway carpark area as "Lejins Hill".

Atis is in centre rear.

Trešdien, 9. novembrī norisinājās ļoti patīkams pasākums – Īrijas vēstniece Īmera Frīla (H. E. Ms Eimear Friel) savā Rīgas rezidencē rīkoja vakariņas par godu mūsu iniciatīvas vadītājam Atim Lejiņam.

Gandrīz neformālā gaisotnē vakariņas pārauga diskusijā par latviešu, angļu un īru valodām, dažādu tautu literatūru un tās tulkošanu, tautas dejām un dziesmām. Protams, no tā dzima ierosmes arī jaunām sadarbības idejām, par kurām noteikti vēstīsim nākotnē!

Starp citu, par jaunām ierosmēm runājot. Jūs jau zināt, ka mūsu 16. jūnija pasākumiem tematiski tiek izvēlētas arī citas centrālās personas, ne tikai Džeimss Džoiss. Nākamajam, 2023. gada pasākumam par tādu šobrīd esam iecerējuši novelistu un tulkotāju Jāni Ezeriņu (1891-1924). Arī šo domu prezentējām V. E. vēstnieces k-dzei, un viņai tā šķita interesanta. Aicinām Jūs sekot mūsu tālākajām ziņām, ja vēlaties zināt ieceres pamatojumu un iespējamās aktivitātes tās realizēšanai nākotnē.

Foto (no kreisās): Ruta Veisberga, Andrejs Veisbergs, Džerijs Šterns, V.E. Īmera Frīla, Atis Lejiņš, Vita Lejiņa, Marks Geibers, Bārbala Simsone, Ieva Lešinska-Geibere.

Due to the wet weather, the walk around Poulter Reserve and area has been postponed until a date to be advised in 2023.

Tomorrow, instead of the walk, our meeting will be held at Greenhills Neighbourhood House, Community Drive. GHS President Norm Colvin will present his always popular "Down Memory Lane" - a look at Greensborough and surrounding areas from past to present.

All Welcome. Afternoon tea will be served after Norm's presentation.

Nillumbik Shire Council are holding a ceremony to plant a mature tree to honour our late Queen Elizabeth II. and celebrate her 70 years of service.

GHS need some help. Do any of our readers know information about "Chook Farms" that used to be in the area? In particular those situated in the Grace Park area.
We are currently researching the Green Bros farm that was near the Plenty river end of Elder St. In 1930 they had about 5000 chooks producing 10000 per week. Any information or scans of old photos would be appreciated.
The sheds are on the bottom right of the picture.