by pppg | Jun 30, 2022 | Pioneers, Places
“Royal Terrace,” Nicholson Street, Fitzroy.( Image Source: State Library of Victoria ) Stretching northwards from the corner of Nicholson and Gertrude Streets in Fitzroy is a row of ten stucco and bluestone homes known as “Royal Terrace.”... by pppg | Jun 30, 2022 | Pioneers
The following article is taken from “The Frankston Times,” dated 29 September 2014, page 35, from an article titled, ‘100 Years Ago This Week.’ This extract was originally in the pages of the “Mornington Standard,” dated 3 October... by pppg | Jun 30, 2022 | Pioneers
Captain Henry Lawler was my great great grandfather on my paternal side. I began a tentative search for his history many years ago, when I joined the Port Phillip Pioneers Group, hence my low membership number, but the project was shelved until fairly recently. Henry... by pppg | Jun 29, 2022 | Pioneers
Ken Bethell, himself an architect, has written a history of his grandfather John Beswicke who over the course of his working life designed a enormous number of well-known buildings in Melbourne and country Victoria. John Beswicke was the son of Charles Beswicke and... by pppg | Jun 29, 2022 | Methods & Sources, Places
Boroondara General Cemetery is located in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. It occupies a triangular block of land fronting High Street and Park Hill Road, and is about 31 acres ( 12.545 hectares ) in area. Boroondara is the name of the Parish in which the Cemetery is...