Royal Mail Hotel articles
Nillumbik Rifle Club
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 […]
New Horticultural Hall Opening – 1887
When the Diamond Creek Horticultural Society held its third annual exhibition on Thursday, 10th March 1887, there must have been a great deal of excitement that it was to be in the newly-erected Horticultural Hall. The hall was purpose built for horticultural displays and measured 50 feet by 26 feet. It was built on land […]
Looking down Chute Street in Diamond Creek around 1915
This historic photo is in the collection of the Nillumbik Historical Society. Taken from paddocks below Collins Street some time around 1915, it shows how much the village of Diamond Creek has evolved. The original Royal Mail Hotel, licensed to William Inglis in 1867, was located on the corner of Inglis and Chute Streets. It […]