by pppg | Jul 5, 2022 | Places
The Mornington Peninsular’s historical societies in Balnarring, Dromana, Flinders, Hastings, Mornington, Rye, Somerville and Sorrento have produced a travelling exhibition highlighting what is unique about each town. Pamela Marshall who is the Secretary of the... 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 | Pioneers
By profession, Dilys Yap was a ballet teacher and Accredited Govennment Dance Assessor. Her love of history has come from her father who was fascinated with Tudor England and her husband, whose great grandfather founded Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. During her own time in... 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... by pppg | Jul 4, 2022 | Pioneers
The Marriage of his Daughter From items of interest from the short lived newspaper “Miner’s Right and Castlemaine Advertiser” copied into exercise books by James Martin in the 1940’s now held at the Castlemaine Historical Society: An...