by pppg | Jun 27, 2022 | History
A Saint in the Slums When Robert Hoddle surveyed Melbourne he didn’t want a repetition of ‘The Rocks’ area in Sydney which had become a slum with its narrow lane ways, so he didn’t include lanes in his plan. However after gold was discovered in... by pppg | Jun 27, 2022 | History
D Gary Presland, historian, archaeologist, and author is an authority on Pre-European aboriginal life in the Melbourne area having studied this topic for 30 years. He discovered it was impossible to study the aborigines in the Melbourne vicinity alone because of the... by pppg | Jun 27, 2022 | History, Pioneers
The first minister of the Presbyterian Church in Geelong was the Rev. Andrew Love. He ministered there for twenty-seven years from 1840 until his death in 1867 at which time it was estimated that, amongst his other duties, he had performed over four thousand... by pppg | Jun 27, 2022 | History
Anne Grant and her colleagues have discovered that research often reveals surprising facts behind stories which have been passed down through time. Edward Henty is given credit for being the first resident of Portland Bay as he arrived with stock and plants and with... by pppg | Jun 27, 2022 | History
A map on the wall of his parent’s shop in country Victoria is what got Frank Hutchinson interested in the geography and early settlement of Victoria. He later moved to Ballarat where he spent most of his working life. Whilst there his interest in the early... by pppg | Jun 26, 2022 | History, Pioneers
In Melbourne’s early days there were two McKillops, one named Alexander, the other George. Both were from Edinburgh, Scotland but were not related. Alexander was a Roman Catholic and in his earlier days had studied at the Vatican for the priesthood. However he...