by pppg | Feb 29, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Pioneers, Places
¨ Illustration of the changes to Batman’s Hill between 1840 and 1882 (J MacFarlane – The Illustrated Australian News, 1 April, 1980 [SLV Accession No. IAN01/04/92/13] Around 1836 John Batman built a house at the base of Batman’s Hill where he lived... by pppg | Feb 29, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Pioneers, Resources
‘ The identity of another white girl baby born before 1844 has been established: Mrs William Hogg, of ‘Bona Vista’, Murdock Street, Brunswick, was born at Captain Brown’s station on July 13, 1841. This was somewhere in the vicinity of the Preston district.... by pppg | Dec 4, 2023 | History, Miscellany, Resources
In issue 231 of the Pioneer Echo, we reflected on Christmases past and how the Port Phillip Pioneers’ nostalgia of ‘Home’ led to them to enjoy the memories of the past whilst developing new Australian Christmas traditions that would be passed on for... by pppg | Aug 13, 2023 | History, Pioneers
At the General Meeting on 8 July 2023, Port Phillip Pioneers Group Vice President, Elaine Race, introduced us to George Coppin. George Selth Coppin jnr, born in 1819 in Steyning, Sussex, England, was the son of George Selth Coppin snr, surgeon, and Elizabeth Jane... by pppg | Jul 10, 2023 | History, Places
Judith Buckrich Judith Buckrich has had a long involvement with the arts and literature and has written many books. Her presentation focused on the Yarra River which runs for 240 kms from its source near Mt Baw Baw in the Yarra ranges, to its mouth at Port Phillip... by pppg | Apr 12, 2023 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Pioneers, Resources
Five members of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group presented stories about one of their female ancestors, as outlined below. Trevor Cohen – In 1815, in a London synagogue, Trevor’s ggg grandfather, Samuel Moss Solomon (born 1769), married for the second...