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An article in the Geelong Advertiser and Squatters’ Advocate (Vic.: 1845 – 1847) Wed 8 Jul 1846 page 1 stated the following: In the estimation of the Christian philanthropist, there is no subject more important, than the education of the young.... by pppg | Oct 21, 2022 | History, Uncategorized
Address at the General Meeting on 10 Sept 2022 DR. CHERYL GRIFFIN, FRHSV Cheryl Griffin became interested in the history of schools and teachers in Victoria as she was a teacher by profession. Her recent research, centred on teachers in the 1880s to 1920s,... by pppg | Aug 17, 2022 | History, Places
Within about three years of the founding of Melbourne in 1835, the Yarra River’s first punts emerged and were not unlike a couple of huge bullock-drays fastened together “… a dray without wheels, made water-tight by tarpaulin, which was launched through the... by pppg | Aug 17, 2022 | History, Places
From the Archives, 1997 By Gabrielle Costa, August 2, 2022 Melbourne’s longest running debate — the argument over who founded the city — has been reignited after the controversial decision to change the name of a prominent stretch of parkland. A section of Batman Park...