by admin | May 24, 2022 | Methods & Sources
The first published Directory to list the residents of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales was the “New South Wales and Port Phillip General Post Office Directory for 1839”. This was published by James Maclehose of Hunter Street, Sydney,... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Miscellany
Postcards from Ian Collings’ Collection The first postcard was sent on 1st October 1869 in Austria and like all early postcards, it was blank, with room on one side for a message, and on the other side for an address. In England, postcards were banned until... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Miscellany
Ever wondered what a cabbage tree hat is? Read on. If you recall the address by Police Historian Gary Presland at the Annual General Meeting in March 2005 you may be interested in this item from Volume 6 of “Historical Records of Victoria” edited... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Miscellany
Andrew Howey from the Melbourne Foundation Day Committee spoke about the association; its difficulties and achievements. The group was instigated in 1992 by Hedley Elliot, present owner of the property “Emu Bottom”, which was built by George Evans.... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Record Of References
This note provides some background to what the Record of References to Pioneers is, how it orignated and how to use it. Sample entry from Lester Stephen’s Record of References to Pioneers (Image No. 18327) PPPG Member Lester Stephen wanted as many people as... by admin | May 24, 2022 | Record Of References
This Index has been created to enable access to the wealth of information contained in the Record of References. The Indexing project was begun by a number of volunteers who listed the data in great detail. We would like to acknowledge their enormous effort. In 2012...