by pppg | Jun 18, 2022 | Places
As the name suggests, this little town is situated in an open flat space surrounded by hills. It is in the Pyrenees region of central Victoria. It was named for the Amphitheatre Station, a stock run first settled in 1840 by Alexander Irvine, on behalf of the Imlay... by pppg | Jun 18, 2022 | History
Pentonville, Millbank and Parkhurst were the prisons from which the exiles came. Their arrival met with a mixed reception, but this article from the Port Phillip Patriot of 21 November 1844 left its readers in no doubt as to where it stood on the matter:... by pppg | Jun 18, 2022 | Pioneers
I have been granted two membership certificates, one for Samuel Sherlock, my great-great-grandfather, and one for William Higgins, my great-grandfather. However, four names are linked in my story – Higgins, Sherlock, Price and Croft – and all are pioneers... by pppg | Jun 18, 2022 | History, Places
Arthur Tonkin Illustrates the Route of the Outer Circle Railway Arthur Tonkin told us the interesting story of Melbourne’s Outer Circle Railway and the reasons why it was redundant before it was even constructed. We were able to follow his story with the help of... by pppg | Jun 17, 2022 | Pioneers
Winifred Jane Nealis arrived at Melbourne on the 6th December 1848 aboard the “Lady Kennaway”. The orphan girls were taken from Williamstown on smaller boats up the Yarra River to the Immigrant Barracks on the west side of King Street, near Collins...