The aim of the Port Phillip Pioneer Group’s Pioneer Profiles publications is to provide an insight into the lives of pioneers which is accessible to future members and genealogists.  

• The Profile must primarily be about your claimed ancestor who is a proven Port Phillip Pioneer.
• Submissions should be
  • a minimum of one page and a maximum of four with or without images
  • in electronic form (Word document) (if mailed our editorial team may need type/transcribe the written material).
  • Included images are to be of the highest quality possible (jpeg format).  If posting, please send copies. Do not send original images.
• Please include information about
  • their spouse and children and whether they came with the pioneer or were born in the Colony (also include the children’s spouses where possible)
  • the family’s background and a description of their life in Australia
  • the method of arrival, if known. (ship, overland etc).
• Sources should be referenced if data is not in the text. 
• If the family story is not a documented one, say so (family folklore says…).  

All Profiles should follow the formatting guidelines below, but are subject to editing

The PPPG will include the Pioneers’ names in the Index of Pioneer Profiles on our website.

Profiles to be sent to the Editor

Beverley Jacobson

3/69 The Corso Parkdale, 3195

For any issues, phone her on 0418 106219

Email: jacobsonbeverley@gmail.com

Formatting Guidelines

Heading

o 16pt Times New Roman, bold and centred

o Surname in Capitals.

Pioneer surnames in bold

o All persons named within the profile that were in Port Philip prior to July 1851.

Body of work Font

o Times New Roman. 12pt

Dates Format

o e.g. on 19 November 1957

Italics

o Ships.

o Names of Newspapers, Articles etc

o Book Titles.

o Names of houses, establishments etc

o Quotes to be in inverted commas and Italics. e.g. “ xxx”

Numbers

o At the start of a sentence are written. e.g. Sixteen not 16

o Less than ten are written e.g. eight not 8

o At all other times noted as numerals e.g. 23

Other guidelines

Use written  ‘and’ not ampersand (&)

Do not shorten place names, states or countries. e.g. New South Wales

Format names with initials e.g. J.A. James

There should be no full stops after a person’s title. e.g. Mr Mrs Dr etc.

The last line is the name of the contributor.

o 16pt Times New Roman, bold and aligned left.

o Formatted as:

Contributed by: Beverley Jacobson PPPG Member No. 1403