by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers, Places
A member of The Friends of the St. Kilda Cemetery, Elizabeth Hore, enjoys taking people on tours of the Cemetery which was set out by Robert Hoddle in 1851. The first interment was on 1 May 1855, with the burial of a young girl named Charlotte Green. Over time there... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Places
1.Victoria. Department of Crown Lands Survey. (1884). Jika Jika, County of Bourke [cartographic material]Photo-lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, by J. Noone 22.2.84.(Haughton collection). (Melbourne: Department of Lands and Survey.(In... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
Early Victorian Hand-Coloured Daguerreotypes(Photographer Unknown – State Library of Victoria Collection) One of the earliest types of photographs were daguerreotypes. A light sensitive plate was produced by coating a copper plate with silver and iodine. After... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
BATTLE OF VIMEIRA (Wikipedia) One of the most colourful characters in the Port Phillip District was Joseph William Hooson. He arrived in 1836 and was a resident here until his death in 1852. A head injury he received during his military service caused him to babble... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Former Members
In 2020 and 2021, , five longstanding committee members retired and were honoured by the Group at our Covid-extended 50th anniversary celebrations: JESSIE HANDOLL (10 years) Committee: 2010 – 2020President: 2013 – 2019Vice-President: 2019 – 2020... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Places
Planned Ship Canal and Docks, Melbourne (c1853)(State Library of Victoria Collection) During the 1840s a number of plans were developed to improve Melbourne’s port facilities, including a survey of the River Yarra by Messrs. Hatsell Mellersh Garrard and John...