by pppg | Jun 18, 2022 | History, Places
Arthur Tonkin Illustrates the Route of the Outer Circle Railway Arthur Tonkin told us the interesting story of Melbourne’s Outer Circle Railway and the reasons why it was redundant before it was even constructed. We were able to follow his story with the help of... by pppg | Jun 17, 2022 | History, Places
Dr. Maxwell Lay, civil engineer, is director of Connecteast which is constructing the Mitcham – Frankston toll road. He is also the author of “Melbourne Miles: The Story of Melbourne’s Roads”. As the Port Phillip District had some 180... by pppg | Jun 14, 2022 | History, Places
On Sunday afternoon, 6 June 2010, a small group of interested persons visited the place where John Batman is assumed to have met with native chiefs at the Merri Creek, Northcote in 1835. 175th Anniversary Meeting at Merri Creek, 6 June 2010 The Port Phillip Pioneers... by pppg | Jun 15, 2022 | Pioneers, Places
Jeremiah Coffee was resident in the Port Phillip District in 1838 and brought with him from Ireland a reference which stated that he was “competent to embrace and discharge any agricultural situation.” It would appear that this reference was valid.... by pppg | Jun 15, 2022 | History, Places
BRIGHTON ( named after the popular Sussex watering town ) was originally a private holding, chosen in England by Henry Dendy, farmer, of Sussex, measuring 5,120 acres for a cost of 5,120 pounds. It was described as densely timbered waste lands when Dendy entered... by pppg | Jun 14, 2022 | History, Places
Treaty Memorial Site, Merri Creek, Northcote An interesting find was made by workers clearing undergrowth and willow trees from the banks of the Merri Creek in mid-July. A 45 square centimetre concrete block was found during works by the City of Darebin which now...