by pppg | Jun 22, 2022 | Pioneers
The following testimonial was laid on the coffin of my great-great-grandfather, John Ross McNaughton – who died at 148 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne on July 18th, 1885 – and in August 1885 appeared in ‘The Monthly Messenger,’ published by the... by pppg | Jun 22, 2022 | Pioneers
I was born at Fiddler’s Green, so called by the old bay fishermen because they could always rely on getting fish they referred to as ‘fiddlers’ in their nets when fishing there. Fiddler’s Green was a narrow stretch of foreshore on the land... by pppg | Jun 22, 2022 | History, Pioneers
Allan and Sarah Hines (nee Rook) The ship “Royal George” arrived at Melbourne, Port Phillip District in November 1849 bringing a bit of Cambridgeshire with it. Allan and Sarah Hines (nee Rook) with their two daughters, Elizabeth and Fanny, and... by pppg | Jun 22, 2022 | Pioneers
The Ship’s Carpenter who Fell in Love As long as I can remember I knew that I would research my family genealogy. It was never mentioned by my parents or their families. I just knew it would be so. Like most children I met many of my relatives of both my... by pppg | Jun 21, 2022 | History, Pioneers
M.L.A. for Geelong, Premier of Victoria Peter Mansfield outlines the Career of Sir Graham Berry Born in Twickenham, near London in 1822, Graham Berry became an apprentice draper after completing his primary school education. He married Harriet Blencowe around 1848 in... by pppg | Jun 21, 2022 | Pioneers
Her Colourful and Globetrotting Life I have old gran Treacy to thank for becoming a member of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group in November 1985. It was while talking to a cousin about the family, that I discovered to my delight that old gran Treacy had arrived in the...