by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | History, Places
Customary Warning:Aboriginal viewers should be aware that this article may containculturally sensitive material – including names of people who have since died. In a previous article about Barfold Gorge[1], I wondered why we didn’t inherit any stories... by pppg | Jul 6, 2022 | History
The following article came to light whilst I was looking through the “Geelong Advertiser” newspaper on the Trove website. Prior to its discovery I had no knowledge whatsoever of this incident. It proves in searching Trove you never know what you may find.... by pppg | Jul 6, 2022 | History
Robert Hoddlewith His Omnipresent Surveying Telescope The following are some notes on the early surveyors at Port Phillip who worked under Robert Hoddle and Robert Russell: BUTLER, Henry (Cavendish?) Danvers (Assistant Surveyor) – Had assisted Major Thomas... by pppg | Jul 5, 2022 | History
Private William KIRBY of H.M. 4th Regiment of Foot (The King’s Own Regiment) drowned while swimming across the River Yarra on the evening of 7 April 1837. His body was recovered on 11 April 1837 and he was buried on 12 April 1837. His name appears in... by pppg | Jul 4, 2022 | History
Don Garden is President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, author of many works including the book “Heidelberg: The Land and It’s People” and is an Enviromental Historian at the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the... by pppg | Jul 4, 2022 | History
Dr Dianne Reilly AM Finds Gold in Charles Joseph La Trobe’s Legacy to Victoria Dianne Reilly is Secretary of the La Trobe Society which was formed in 2001 to promote recognition and understanding of Charles Joseph La Trobe who has been largely ignored...