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Dave and John Lyon built and established
Eltham’s first motor garage in the 1920s. Lyon
Brother’s Garage, which was the second RACV
station in Victoria, was situated on the west side
of Main Road opposite Arthur Street. It is said
that their first two cars, a Buick and a Hudson
were the first hire cars in Eltham.
Here the Eltham Motor Garage is featured with
the dainty early Nancy or
Wurmbea dioica,
which
takes its name due to its tendency to appear as
one of the first flowering species of spring.
Garage
AND EARLY
NANCY
PHOTOGRAPHS
Lyon Bros Garage, Main Road
Eltham, Prior to Road Alterations
Shire of Eltham Pioneers
Photograph collectionYarra
Plenty Regional Library Service
in partnership with the Eltham
District Historical Society
Photographer George Bell
1949 Riley
PhotographerWayne Lascelles
INFORMATION
Dave Scotland, Grandson
of David Lyon