by pppg | Feb 29, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Pioneers, Resources
‘ The identity of another white girl baby born before 1844 has been established: Mrs William Hogg, of ‘Bona Vista’, Murdock Street, Brunswick, was born at Captain Brown’s station on July 13, 1841. This was somewhere in the vicinity of the Preston district.... by pppg | Dec 4, 2023 | History, Miscellany, Resources
In issue 231 of the Pioneer Echo, we reflected on Christmases past and how the Port Phillip Pioneers’ nostalgia of ‘Home’ led to them to enjoy the memories of the past whilst developing new Australian Christmas traditions that would be passed on for... by pppg | Aug 13, 2023 | History, Pioneers
At the General Meeting on 8 July 2023, Port Phillip Pioneers Group Vice President, Elaine Race, introduced us to George Coppin. George Selth Coppin jnr, born in 1819 in Steyning, Sussex, England, was the son of George Selth Coppin snr, surgeon, and Elizabeth Jane... by pppg | Aug 13, 2023 | Pioneers, Uncategorized
Further to our last newsletter (see Life on the Yarra/Birrarung) featuring the Yarra, Valerie Farley has contributed the following pencil sketch of the Yarra drawn by Port Phillip Pioneer Charles FORREST c. 1870 with the accompanying summary: Charles was born in 1809...