by pppg | Oct 23, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Uncategorized
How Christmas was celebrated between about 1830 and 1851 in the Port Phillip District seems to have depended on one’s status in the new colony. If you were a convict, you probably came across from Van Dieman’s Land and might have had Irish or English roots. If you...
by pppg | Sep 30, 2024 | Ships
Above: The Cape Otway Lighthouse is considered Australia’s most significant lighthouse and is also known as the ‘Beacon of Hope.’ It is perched on towering sea cliffs 90 metres above where Bass Straight and the Southern Ocean collide, along the rugged Australian...
by pppg | Sep 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Rajah quilt is one of Australia’s most important textiles according to the National Gallery of Australia. It is an extraordinary work of art which was made by the hands of many convict women in abject conditions on the ship Rajahwhilst sailing for Van...
by pppg | Jul 28, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Ships, Uncategorized
In her July 2024 talk to the PPPG, Elaine Race discussed he importance of Bass Strait to shipping, starting with those early explorers and cartographers who mapped that portion of the Australian coast at great risk to themselves and crew. The fragility of their...
by pppg | Jul 6, 2024 | Pioneers, Resources
Listen to an audio file about this pioneer by his descendant and PPPG member Beverley Jacobson
