by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Places
Plan of Old Melbourne Cemetery c1920 Showing Gravestones( Source: Isaac Selby’s “Memorial History of Melbourne” ) Plans to redevelop the Queen Victoria Market have been placed in doubt following Heritage Victoria’s decision not to grant a... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Places
Steam Shovel Excavating Old Melbourne Cemetery in 1930 After the Old Melbourne Cemetery closed to further burials in 1854 funds for its upkeep began to dry up and it fell into disrepair. It became an eyesore that caused many residents to write to the newspapers... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Places
VIEW OF OLD MELBOURNE CEMETERY( Source: “Australasian” 25 May 1914 ) There is no entirely accurate record of all the deaths and burials in Melbourne in the 1830s. The first burial ground was located on a hill which became part of the present day Flagstaff... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Places
Marjorie Morgan has spoken to the Port Phillip Pioneers Group about the Old Melbourne Cemetery on a previous occasion but this time she explained how she compiled her book “The Old Melbourne Cemetery 1837-1922.” At first sight the book seems complicated... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Places
View of the Presbyterian Section, Old Melbourne Cemetery Much of the knowledge that we now have of the burials in the Old Melbourne Cemetery is due to the efforts of Isaac Selby. He was a tireless campaigner for saving and recording the history of this site.... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
STUART HAMILTON on his GG Grandfather, JAMES HAMILTON At the age of 12, James came to Australia from Glasgow with his parents and seven siblings aboard The Victory. The voyage took 110 days arriving at the entrance to the Port Phillip heads at dusk where it...