by admin | May 24, 2022 | Former Members
We were delighted to learn that one of our members, Kenneth Hayden Smith, PPPG Member No. 1148, of Dundas, New South Wales, was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2010 New Years Honors. The award was for service to the community through the Parramatta... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Ships
On 18 June 1844 the “Isabella” left Melbourne headed for London, England and Leith, Scotland. She was a 422 ton barque under the command of Captain J. F. Hardie. Her journey had started in Sydney and since arriving at Melbourne on 6 April 1844... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Ships
Don Charlwood, author and historian, who passed away in 2012, was a member of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group. He gave a talk to the Group some years ago on his book “The Long Farewell.” This year his four children have become members of the Port Phillip... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Places
If you look at a map of the Bellarine Peninsular, you will see Point Henry about 8 kms east of Geelong. It is a narrow strip of land which projects outwards in a northerly direction, dividing Corio Bay from Outer Harbour. Near the end of the strip there is a bluff and... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Places
Marjorie Morgan, a genealogist and member of the Genealogical Society of Victoria for 40 years, spoke about the Old Melbourne Cemetery, which was under the present day Queen Victoria Market site and its importance to our members. Willie, the child of James Goodman was... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Methods & Sources
Captain Augustine LUCAS is believed to have been Australia’s first photographer. He was the master of the French ship “Justine” which arrived at Sydney on 29 March 1841 from Valparaiso, Chile (6 November 1840) and the Bay of Islands, New...