Ian Collings and his Postcard Collection

Postcards from Ian Collings’ Collection The first postcard was sent on 1st October 1869 in Austria and like all early postcards, it was blank, with room on one side for a message, and on the other side for an address. In England, postcards were banned until...

Cabbage Tree Hats

Ever wondered what a cabbage tree hat is? Read on. If you recall the address by Police Historian Gary Presland at the Annual General Meeting in March 2005 you may be interested in this item from Volume 6 of “Historical Records of Victoria” edited...

Melbourne Foundation Day Committee

Andrew Howey from the Melbourne Foundation Day Committee spoke about the association; its difficulties and achievements. The group was instigated in 1992 by Hedley Elliot, present owner of the property “Emu Bottom”, which was built by George Evans....

Index to the Record of References to Pioneers

This Index has been created to enable access to the wealth of information contained in the Record of References. The Indexing project was begun by a number of volunteers who listed the data in great detail. We would like to acknowledge their enormous effort. In 2012...