by pppg | Jun 13, 2022 | Methods & Sources, Places
ANNUAL LICENSING DAYTuesday, April 20, 1841 This being the day appointed by the Act of Council to investigate the applications for Publicans Licensing, at one o’clock the following Bench assembled for that purpose: James Simpson, Esq., Police Magistrate;... by pppg | Jun 13, 2022 | Places
Having become involved with a book on Keilor pioneers, teacher and historian Joan Brogden was asked if she would do some research on the Police in Keilor in the 1880’s. Thus she became aware of the Industrial School in Sunbury, as children from the school who... by pppg | Jun 13, 2022 | History
Superintendent of the Port Phillip District Charles Joseph Latrobe was born on 20th March 1801 in London to Christian Ignatius Latrobe and Hannah Syms. A missionary in the Moravian Church, Christian Latrobe had some influence in the abolition of slavery. Charles... by pppg | Jun 13, 2022 | History
BATMAN MEMORIAL After Clare Bayne saw the above memorial to John Batman at the Old Melbourne Cemetery site near the Queen Victoria Market she asked “Are there other memorials around Melbourne to our Port Phillip Pioneers and where are they?” Details of... by pppg | Jun 13, 2022 | Methods & Sources
The thought of writing a book on a family history is quite daunting but author Elizabeth Sleigh gave us some hints on how to perform this task. She suggested starting by studying family history books written by others. You might prefer to write an historical document... by pppg | Jun 13, 2022 | Methods & Sources
Many researchers into the early history of Victoria will have heard of the “Hall Manuscripts” but who created them and what are they? These records were compiled by William Alfred Hall (1857-1937) whose grandfather William Hall (1800-1870)...