by pppg | Apr 23, 2026 | Articles From Our Newsletter, Methods & Sources, Pioneers
The Family of Catherine Carroll(1841-1889) Often people are frustrated in their search for family history by on-line genealogy trees that link people without any sources. One of our members Graeme Lamb has kindly shared his frustrations with us concerning...
by pppg | Apr 23, 2026 | Articles From Our Newsletter, Pioneers
The William BUDD who swore an affidavit that Sarah SMITH aka ’Pretty Sally’ [see separate article] had no next of kin in the Port Phillip District when she died in Melbourne in 1851, had a very interesting story of his own to tell. William BUDD was a...
by pppg | Apr 23, 2026 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History
The year 1843 saw the first election of non-appointed members of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Port Phillip was to have six members of whom one was to represent the Town of Melbourne. There were two candidates, namely Edward CURR, a former member of the...
by pppg | Feb 21, 2026 | Articles From Our Newsletter, Pioneers
According to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, William Lockhart MORTON commonly known as W. Lockhart MORTON (1820-98), pastoralist, explorer and inventor, was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, immigrated to Port Phillip in August 1841 and...
by pppg | Feb 21, 2026 | Articles From Our Newsletter, Pioneers, Places
Did you know that Christmas Hills in the Port Phillip District, now Victoria, owes its name to an emancipated convict and shepherd, called David CHRISTMAS? The exact date and whereabouts of his death are unknown but in 1992 a roadside plaque to the shepherd who...
