by pppg | Apr 21, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History
The concept of a Native Police force was first proposed by Captain Alexander Maconochie in 1837, as an alternative method to ‘protection’ and based on ideas of assimilation and compensation for land. The force was established in the Port Phillip District on three... by pppg | Apr 21, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History
ROBBERYOn Saturday night, 13 January 1849, a highway robbery occurred near the Retreat Inn, at Brunswick. Mr Morris a publican residing in Kilmore, was driving home … in a spring cart, in company with a friend, … when... by pppg | Mar 5, 2024 | Pioneers
Listen to a short Audio File about Thomas by his descendant and PPPG President Paul Cronin... by pppg | Feb 29, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Miscellany, Pioneers
Front cover of the Melbourne Advertiser newspaper. 15 January, 1838 Vol 1 No.3 In 1838, with no printing press available, the early issues of the Melbourne Advertiser were handwritten for, and published by John Pascoe Fawkner. Its pages were filled with shipping... by pppg | Feb 29, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, Pioneers, Uncategorized
It is interesting how the lives of two brothers can be so different. George and William Cross Yuille are two fascinating Port Phillip Pioneers, George the older, but William the one we will start with. In 1 William Cross Yuille (1819-1894), pastoralist, was born on 28... by pppg | Feb 29, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Pioneers, Places
¨ Illustration of the changes to Batman’s Hill between 1840 and 1882 (J MacFarlane – The Illustrated Australian News, 1 April, 1980 [SLV Accession No. IAN01/04/92/13] Around 1836 John Batman built a house at the base of Batman’s Hill where he lived...