by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
Pittman’s Advertisement in Mouritz’s 1847 Directory Joseph Pittman arrived in Melbourne on 11 April 1843 on the 281 ton barque “Enmore” (Captain Henry James Ellis) from London (11 November 1842). He was met here by his brother Frederick who had... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
Joy Braybrook, author and public speaker, provided us with interesting details about John & Eliza Batman and also Charles Swanston. Eliza Batman nee Callaghan was born in County Clare, Ireland in 1802. Upon leaving school she started work as a servant, and then at... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
Peter Sherlock’s interest in the story of Adam Compton Thomson stems from his teen years when he started researching his family genealogy. He became interested in the different ways we gain knowledge of the past and thus how we perceive the early days of... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Places
LOOKING ALONG THE LONG POND TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE OF THE GARDENS As part of Victoria’s centenary celebrations. in 1934 – 1935 a garden was established in the King’s Domain in Melbourne dedicated to honour the memory of our Pioneer Women Settlers. The... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Methods & Sources
Members may or may not be aware that we have microfiche for borrowing in the Library. We no longer have a microfiche reader available to view these files. 1. We have Box Hill, Brighton and Burwood Memorial Cemetery Transcriptions on Microfiche in the Library. Are... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers, Places
Elgar’s Special Survey Henry Elgar was a West Indian merchant who purchased 5,120 acres in a Special Survey in Boroondara in the Port Phillip District, without having ever stepped ashore in Australia. True or False Bob Kerr, who lives on land which was part of...