Mr. Leach articles

In April 1885, residents from Diamond Creek District met at the Literary Institute to discuss the establishment of a District Rifle Company. Mr. E.M. Bill, schoolmaster of Nillumbik State School, chaired the meeting and read a letter from the Minister of Defence, that urged residents not to be behind other districts in showing their willingness […]

  The brickwork on chimneys can give us a reliable clue to the age of some of Diamond Creek’s early houses, because while the shape and appearance of a house may change over the years, chimneys seldom change. Some of the most interesting chimneys are those constructed by a builder named Drinkwater who built from […]