by pppg | Jun 30, 2022 | Pioneers
Isaac Lazarus Lincoln was the son of Jonas Lazarus, a silversmith, jeweller, and broker of Steep Hill in the City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England and his wife Rosceia Nathan, daughter of Moses I. Nathan, also a silversmith and jeweller, and his wife, nee Marks.... by pppg | Jun 30, 2022 | History
Fundraising Officer and former Assistant Curator at the National Gallery of Victoria, Humphrey Clegg, told us the story of Alfred Felton and the Felton Bequest. Alfred Felton was born in 1831 in Essex, England, where his father worked as a tanner. He travelled to... by pppg | Jun 30, 2022 | Pioneers, Places
“Royal Terrace,” Nicholson Street, Fitzroy.( Image Source: State Library of Victoria ) Stretching northwards from the corner of Nicholson and Gertrude Streets in Fitzroy is a row of ten stucco and bluestone homes known as “Royal Terrace.”... by pppg | Jun 30, 2022 | Pioneers
The following article is taken from “The Frankston Times,” dated 29 September 2014, page 35, from an article titled, ‘100 Years Ago This Week.’ This extract was originally in the pages of the “Mornington Standard,” dated 3 October... by pppg | Jun 30, 2022 | Pioneers
Captain Henry Lawler was my great great grandfather on my paternal side. I began a tentative search for his history many years ago, when I joined the Port Phillip Pioneers Group, hence my low membership number, but the project was shelved until fairly recently. Henry... by pppg | Jun 29, 2022 | Pioneers
Ken Bethell, himself an architect, has written a history of his grandfather John Beswicke who over the course of his working life designed a enormous number of well-known buildings in Melbourne and country Victoria. John Beswicke was the son of Charles Beswicke and...