Heidelberg & Eltham Horse Racing Tracks
This hand coloured photo-postcard (taken from the hill) is of the Heidelberg Cricket Ground (c.1900-10). It shows the racecourse described at the time as a… Read More »Heidelberg & Eltham Horse Racing Tracks
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Kooringarama’s Ambition
Researched and written by R.L.Welsh. Based on the relative success of “Borrowed Plumes”, Kooringarama Incorporated embarked on a bigger production. Their next movie “As Ye… Read More »Kooringarama’s Ambition
Borrowed Plumes
Researched and written by R.L.Welsh. Borrowed plumes was filmed in Eltham, using local talent, props and scenery (including three horses). Records of filming dates and… Read More »Borrowed Plumes
Kooringarama Films
Researched and written by R.L.Welsh. Kooringarama Films was an amateur club based in Eltham, Victoria, Australia and formed in 1927. No records of their activity… Read More »Kooringarama Films
DEATHS BY DROWNING
152 years ago, a terrible tragedy occurred on the road from Greensborough to Eltham. The following is an account of the inquest published in the Age newspaper, Monday 10 October 1864.Read More »DEATHS BY DROWNING