This Lockup is located at the rear of the former Whittlesea Courthouse, Whittlesea, now an information centre. Transcription of plaque:Whittlesea Police LockupHighlights in historyIn January 1854 the Commissioners of Sewerage and Water Supply applied to the Assistant Commissioner of Police asking that a police station be established at the site of the construction of the […]
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Carome Mill: A Short History
The Carome Estate is today better known as the popular venue of the Two Beans Cafe and Restaurant in Mernda. The European history of the property goes to 1840. A short history of the Carome property was prepared by local historians Lindsay Mann and Ross Mugavin in 2017. In 1840, Arthur Serjeantson obtained a Crown […]
Speech at Nillumbik Shire Council citizenship ceremony 2023
The following is the transcription of the 26th January 2023 speech at Nillumbik Shire Council citizenship ceremony by the Nillumbik Reconciliation Group. 26 January Flag Raising JAN Congratulations to you all on your decision to become Australian citizens. You are in the beautiful Nillumbik Shire on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung people of the […]
My Scout Blanket (bedspread)
During my fifty one years in the Scouting movement I collected many scout badges from within Australia and overseas whilst attending numerous scouting, functions, conferences and jamborees. A number representing the groups I was connected with and others for the various positions I held over the years. A friend from the United Kingdom, Mr Peter […]
Whittlesea Community Garden
The Whittlesea Community Garden (WCG) originated in July 2010 in response to the community’s needs after the 2009 bushfires. It began as a partnership between the Whittlesea Community, Whittlesea Secondary College, Whittlesea Community Recovery Committee, Whittlesea Community Building Initiative, Plenty Valley Community Health and the City of Whittlesea. It is now auspiced by and is […]
Our Eltham Artistic Recollections
Our Eltham Artistic Recollections is a collection of panels that was commissioned by the Eltham Cemetery Trust as part of its vision to offer the community a fresh and unique relationship to the Cemetery. 31 panels were produced depicting historical images of Eltham and the nearby area with images of indigenous flowers and plants. A […]
The Primitive Methodist Church, Arthurs Creek
Arthurs Creek Methodist Church building is entering a new phase – the building over to the community. A small history group meets monthly, still in the church, organised by Malcolm Macmillan relating to the local Arthurs creek community and its pioneers. The ACCC refers to Arthurs Creek Community Centre. This presentation was given to this […]
Life in Rosanna in the 1920s
SNAP SHOT OF LIFE IN ROSANNA 1920s Yvonne Banfield There were only about 20 houses spread around in acres and acres of open paddocks. The roads were unnamed and unmade, some were just dirt tracks. The main roads were just formed and covered with blue metal broken up with a big sledge-hammer by a little […]
Joan’s West Heidelberg childhood
Joan Caroline Hope (nee Lemin) b.1923 lived in West Heidelberg from 1929 to 1952. My childhood in West Heidelberg was a carefree one. There were many paddocks around us and plenty of space to play. The gum paddocks were our favourite places; we often took our lunch there and spent hours making huts. In spring […]
J. Gordon
J. Gordon, Greensborough, was born in Scotland in 1819, and came out to Australia in 1847, landing at Port Adelaide, S.A. from which he came over to Melbourne and was for seven years in the employment of E. Johnston and Co., grocers and spirit merchant, by whom he was presented on leaving with a substantial […]