by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | Pioneers
Our Mary, many Australians are calling Mary McKillop – but we Port Phillip Pioneer members have two reasons to honestly call her “Our Mary,” as indeed, she was a true Port Phillip Pioneer, by her birth in the Port Phillip District. More about Mary... by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | History, Pioneers
On Wednesday 23 September 1874 my great great grandfather John Ross McNaughton wrote from a relative’s place at 395 Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow to his daughter in Melbourne. A portion reads as follows: “My dear daughter, I am very glad to learn from your... by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | Pioneers
My 11th great grandfather, William Need, was a farmer in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, four miles north of Nottingham, in the English Midlands. Arnold today is a suburb of Nottingham and the Parish Church of St. Mary’s contains records of the births, marriages and... by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | History, Pioneers
As the Port Phillip District was being explored in the 1840s reports emerged of some strange sightings in the bush. Along with stories of Bunyips came news that white women had been seen living with groups of aboriginals. Though some of these reports came from the... by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | Pioneers
Johanna Alice (Lalla) Gill Harding is possibly the last surviving child of a Port Phillip Pioneer. Lalla’s father, John Alfred Harding was born on 7 February 1849 at Piddlehinton, Dorset, England, the only son of John Harding and his wife Sarah, nee George. John... by pppg | Jun 24, 2022 | History, Pioneers
At the entrance to Scots Church, on the corner of Russell Street and Collins Street, Melbourne, a plaque displays the following message: James Forbes was the son of Peter Forbes, farmer, and his wife Margaret, nee Clark. He was born in 1813 at New Braes farm, in the...