by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
Early Victorian Hand-Coloured Daguerreotypes(Photographer Unknown – State Library of Victoria Collection) One of the earliest types of photographs were daguerreotypes. A light sensitive plate was produced by coating a copper plate with silver and iodine. After... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
BATTLE OF VIMEIRA (Wikipedia) One of the most colourful characters in the Port Phillip District was Joseph William Hooson. He arrived in 1836 and was a resident here until his death in 1852. A head injury he received during his military service caused him to babble... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers, Places
Christian Israelite Sanctuary in the Melbourne Suburb of Fitzroy- – – – o – – – – In the 1840s an English religious sect under the leadership of John Wroe established itself in the Port Phillip District. They called... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
The New ‘Kilmore Inn’ Which John Wheeler Had Built.( George Vinge Was Licensee From 1859 to 1862 ) John Blunt Wheeler’s parents were Captain William Oliver Wheeler, born May 1778, and Mary, daughter of John Helsham of Legget’s Rath. They had... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | History, Pioneers
The flow of German immigrants to Australia was advantageous both to them and to Australia, but only a small number came – 5,600 from 1847 to 1850. Many of the men were trained vinedressers and agriculturists. There was a depression in the Port Phillip District... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
I located the following article written about my great-great-grandfather, Michael Hogan. It appeared in the “Farmer’s Journal and Gardener’s Chronicle” (Melbourne, Vic.: 1862-1864), Friday 29 July 1864, page 4...