by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | History
When the “Alfred” arrived at Melbourne on 24 February, 1850, one of her cabin passengers was the young Prince Frederick of Schleswig- Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg travelling incognito as Lt. Frederick Gronwald. His Highness had been... by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | History
Graves, everyone must eventually have one whether it be a grand Mausoleum, a simple plot ( with or without a marker ), at sea, or sprinkled over a rose bush in the front yard. However, of those pioneers who died and were subsequently interred before there were... by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | History
(FROM THE VERY BEGINNING) My great-great grandfather, James Hacking, his wife Elizabeth Bayes, their children William (11), James (9), George (4) who was my great-grandfather, Elizabeth (2) and baby Margaret, and Elizabeth’s father, William Bayes, arrived in... by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | History
Master Of The Schooner “Enterprise” Last year I received a letter from a Mr. Eric Dickson, of Taunton, Somerset, in England, who was seeking information about his ancestor, Captain Peter Hunter, the master of John Pascoe Fawkner’s...