by pppg | Jun 13, 2022 | Pioneers
The Port Phillip Pioneers Group internet website bore fruit in August [2001] when a visitor to the site, Faith Rekowski, sent me an e-mail from Canada. Faith’s maiden name was Batman and her family have long believed that they are related to Melbourne’s... by pppg | Jun 12, 2022 | Pioneers
Edmund Ferguson arrived in Hobart on 26 June 1833 as a cabin passenger on the “Strathfieldsaye” from Dublin, Ireland. Also on board was his future wife, Miss Maria Graves, and her widowed sister Mrs. Elizabeth Backas. A few months after arriving... by pppg | Jun 12, 2022 | Pioneers
On December 16th, 1839, Jane Mortimer, aged 8, arrived at Port Phillip from Hobart Town with her family. The occasion was marked by a terrible explosion. We had cousins living in Market Street, Melbourne, Mr. and Mrs. John Blanch and their three children John, William... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
Many people worked for Victoria’s separation from New South Wales but it was Edward Curr who became known as the “Father of Separation”. He adopted the cause in 1844 and actively promoted it for the following six years. Edward was born in 1798... by pppg | Jun 10, 2022 | History, Pioneers
We search for our ancestors’ names in the shipping records, but we don’t pay much attention to the name of the agent who organised their voyage, and one such agent was John Marshall. Historian and author, Dr. Liz Rushen has discovered John Marshall to be a... by admin | Apr 27, 2023 | Page - About Us - The Port Phillip District, Pioneers, Publications, Resources
Since starting in 1970 and as at May 2026, the Port Phillip Pioneers Group has had nearly 1,600 members. Well over 3,000 Pioneers of the Port Phillip District, now Victoria, have been claimed by these members as their direct ancestors. A list of these proven...