by pppg | Nov 10, 2025 | Articles From Our Newsletter, Miscellany, Pioneers
Laura Jocica address to PPPG General Meeting 13 September 2025 Dr Laura Jocicis a curator and historian with a specialisation in dress and textiles. At her address to the P.P.P. Group Laura spoke of the letters of Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813 –... by pppg | Jun 11, 2024 | History, Miscellany
March 22, 1843: ‘NOTES OF A BUSH LIFE – No. 1’, page 4. [In late numbers of Chamber’s Journal there is a series of articles headed “Notes of a Residence in the Bush,” by a lady... by pppg | Feb 29, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Miscellany, Pioneers
Front cover of the Melbourne Advertiser newspaper. 15 January, 1838 Vol 1 No.3 In 1838, with no printing press available, the early issues of the Melbourne Advertiser were handwritten for, and published by John Pascoe Fawkner. Its pages were filled with shipping... 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 | Jul 7, 2022 | Miscellany
Cemeteries are places of history and heritage, which show us how things were, and like everything else they age. The aim of conserving monuments is to retain as much as possible of the original fabric, and therefore its significance. It is important to note that... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Miscellany
The February Forum was a ‘Show and Tell of Historical Items’ followed by a general discussion on member’s ‘Brickwalls, Discoveries and Disappointments.’ This was an enjoyable meeting with an informal relaxed feeling as...