by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | Pioneers
William Overton, the son of Thomas Overton and his wife Mary, nee Lawrence, was baptised at the Wrangle Parish Church, Lincolnshire, England on 15 December 1812. He arrived at Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land in 1832 as an ordinary seaman. Five years later he crossed...
by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | Pioneers
Our Mary, many Australians are calling Mary McKillop – but we Port Phillip Pioneer members have two reasons to honestly call her “Our Mary,” as indeed, she was a true Port Phillip Pioneer, by her birth in the Port Phillip District. More about Mary...
by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | History, Pioneers
On Wednesday 23 September 1874 my great great grandfather John Ross McNaughton wrote from a relative’s place at 395 Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow to his daughter in Melbourne. A portion reads as follows: “My dear daughter, I am very glad to learn from your...
by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | Ships
Steam ships appeared in Australia in the 1830’s but until the early 1950’s both steam and sailing vessels worked the coasts of Australia. Gradually steam vessels took over transporting passengers, mail and important cargo whilst sloops and schooners were...
by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | Pioneers
My 11th great grandfather, William Need, was a farmer in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, four miles north of Nottingham, in the English Midlands. Arnold today is a suburb of Nottingham and the Parish Church of St. Mary’s contains records of the births, marriages and...
