The 1920s and 1930s are remembered as Mt Evelyn's boom years. The town was at the peak of its popularity as a holiday destination. Silvan Reservoir was under construction and many of the workers boarded in local guesthouses. An outflow aqueduct from . . . — — Map (db m305992) HM
During World War II a Medical School was attached to the National Fitness Camp at Mt Evelyn Reserve. Australian servicemen and about 50 Americans were stationed there for medical and general training. The Americans were surprised that some familiar . . . — — Map (db m305991) HM
Selectors took up land in the Mt Evelyn area from the 1870s onwards. The slopes and valleys were dotted with small farms, where selectors struggled to wrest a living from the rugged country. Drought, bush fires, pests and isolation added to their . . . — — Map (db m306077) HM
This panel shows two features from the earliest period of settlement, the timber industry and working bullock teams. When the land was first surveyed in the mid-1850s, a timber mill was already operating on the site of Mt Evelyn Reserve. Bullocks . . . — — Map (db m306079) HM
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Corporal William Ludwig Aicher
No 7 - 6th Battalion AIF
Age on enlistment - 20 years
Occupation Metal Spinner
Son of German migrants
Killed in action 8/5/1915 at Cape Helles
Buried . . . — — Map (db m307325) WM
The Lilydale to Warburton Railway opened in 1901, the year of Federation. Farmers and timbermen finally had access to the markets. Not everyone was happy, however. The government dad not compensate owners for land acquired for the railway. The . . . — — Map (db m306069) HM
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Gunner David England
No 34133 2nd Field Artillery Brigade AIF
Age on Enlistment - 21 years
Occupation-Coach Driver
Served-1916-1919 — — Map (db m307323) WM
The Timeline Community Arts Project has been four years in the making. Community leaders originally imagined a Township Profile Fence. Various sites were considered before this central location on the Rail Trail was selected. Following consultation . . . — — Map (db m306084) HM
A general purpose light field artillery gun which consists of a barrel, recoil mechanism and carriage.
This Howitzer could be towed by truck, lifted by helicopter or moved manually for short distances.
It was easily adjustable to target and could . . . — — Map (db m306982) WM
Between 1918 and 1919 thirty-six gum trees were positioned, in two rows each with a guard and a plaque, down the south-east side of Wray Crescent, in tribute to each man from Mount Evelyn and Silvan who served in the First World War. The trees on . . . — — Map (db m306974) WM
The Misnamed Station
This is the site of Mount Evelyn Station which opened as 'Olinda Vale', an Unattended Platform, on 13 November 1901. The name was misleading as the station was the highest point on the Warburton line at 738 feet (225 . . . — — Map (db m306182) HM
In Memory of all the former residents of Mt Evelyn who have died while on active service
World War One (1914-1918)
Cpl William Aicher - 6th Battalion, killed in action, Gallipoli, 1915, aged 21
Sgt John Ellis-23rd Battalion, killed . . . — — Map (db m306979) WM
32 men from Mt Evelyn served in World War I. During the war and the 1920s, the first businesses were established around the station. In 1918 land in Watkins Crescent was donated for a church, in thanksgiving for the Armistice. The Evelyn Sunday . . . — — Map (db m306067) WM
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Private George Hannah
No 2807 - 59th Battalion AIF
Age on Enlistment - 20 years
Occupation-Labourer
Served-1915-1919 — — Map (db m306984) WM
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Private William Henry English
No 7467 - 2nd Battalion AIF
Age on enlistment - 40 years
Occupation-Labourer
Served-1916-1917 — — Map (db m307322) WM
From the 1950s Mt Evelyn developed as a residential area. Increased road transport made the railway uneconomic. After the line closed in 1965 the reserve became a wasteland of blackberries and rubbish. Fired by the vision of a multi-use trail, the . . . — — Map (db m305889) HM
Mt Evelyn Scouts started in 1928 The painting shows Scouts in
'lemon squeezer' style hats enjoying one of the early camps. Land in Station Street was acquired in 1960 and a hut relocated from Upper Yarra Dam as the first hall. The present hall . . . — — Map (db m306064) HM
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Sergeant John Alexander Ellis
No 4094 - 23rd Battalion AIF
Age on enlistment - 31 years
Occupation-Farmer
Son of J & H Ellis - 'Pinemont'
Killed in action 9/4/1918 at Mont St Quentin . . . — — Map (db m307324) WM
The 1890s saw one of the worst depressions in Australia's history. The government opened up land for village settlements in an effort to relieve poverty. A village of slab and bark huts on small allotments between Swansea Road and Olinda Creek was . . . — — Map (db m306075) HM
The Wurrundjeri Aborigines occupied this area for thousands of years before European settlement. They spent their summers beside the wetlands and waters, moving up into the sheltered woodlands in winter. Their known camping places in Mt Evelyn . . . — — Map (db m306082) HM
