The following names appear in Heidelberg: the land and its people 1838-1900 by Don Garden (1972) “Although Heidelberg was one of the first parts of the Port Phillip District to be settled, and became important and prestigious in the early years of the colony, its history has been largely neglected. The beauty and fertility of […]
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Wikinorthia is managed by the Local and Family History Librarian at Yarra Plenty Regional Library
Martha Wike – Local Historian
Martha Wike was a very proud “Australian by Choice”. Here her daughter Amanda pays tribute to this Shire of Nillumbik local historian and community volunteer who recently passed away. Martha was born in Cairo, Egypt with Greek nationality. In My Mother’s Words; “I arrived at Tullamarine airport, on a Saturday morning with my parents when […]
Portrait of Harriet
Harriet Wright was a pioneer and settler in the Plenty District. It is often difficult to find records of women at this time but for Harriet a hint of her pedigree is given on her headstone in Yan Yean Cemetery (Whittlesea): Sacred To the memory of HARRIET WRIGHT Second daughter of JOSEPH WRIGHT ESQ. Artist […]
Paper Manufacture at Fairfield
This essay was written in 1937. In the Fairfield Mill of the Australian Paper Manufacturers Limited, the city of Heidelberg possesses the largest unit in Australia for the manufacture of paper and paper boards. Paper is a commodity which lies at the very roots of modern civilisation. There are so many uses for paper in […]
Sth Morang’s Futuro House
The Futuro House was designed in 1968 by a Finnish architect. He wanted to predict how we might live in the future. It was commissioned as a ‘holiday house’ or vacation home. It is just over 26 feet in diameter and came completely equipped with custom furnishings that fit the interesting shape of this house. […]
In Memory of “The Proff”
Wednesday 20 December, 2017 marks the centenary of the death of one of Australia’s Great Landscape Painters, Frederick McCubbin. Frederick McCubbin or “The Proff” as he was affectionately known to his friends and his students was born on Sunday 25 February 1855 at 165 King Street, Melbourne, the third son of Alexander McCubbin, baker and […]
The Whittlesea, Humevale, Kinglake, Hazeldene bushfire – 7th February 2009
Saturday morning on the 7th February 2009 was forecast to be extremely hot and it was. In Whittlesea, the weekend was going to be devoted to the Country Music Festival. This was to be a three day event, starting at the Council “TajMahal” building with a reception and a bun fight for celebrities. Then on […]
7th February 2009
The hot sun blazed down on Church Street Whittlesea on the Country Music Show. Singers and musicians and dancers and a happy crowd sweltered in the sun’s fierce glow. While they enjoyed themselves, despite the heat, no one in that crowd’s imagination dreamed that many miles away, a spark would start this massive conflagration. It […]
The Last Man to Leave Gallipoli
By Anne Course The approaching 100 year anniversary of the landing at Gallipolli put my head in a spin, my Grandfather had volunteered, what was his experience and how did it effect his life. I was I like a dog with a bone, can’t let is go until I have all the information possible and […]
On the Armistice in the City of Heidelberg
by Brian Membrey Hostilities in the Great War ceased at 11 a.m. London time on Monday, 11 November, 1918, with the Armistice formally signed at 5.00 a.m. that morning. Although this is the hour (adjusted for time zone) celebrated ever since by a minute’s silence, rumours of a German surrender had circulated for two or […]