I left Italy in April 1963, with my Dad, Mum, and 2 young brothers. All the other 5 brothers were already living in Melbourne. We arrived at Victoria dock early in the morning on the 13-5-1963. My first impression of Melbourne was not the best, as it was a very grey morning. When I looked […]
Author: jsmith
Librarian at Moreland City Libraries
My life in Moreland
My History living in Moreland Interview conducted in Glenroy by a council worker Irene is a lady in her 80s living in Glenroy. She was born in Germany and left in her twenties to live in England because of the lack of employment after World War 2. After the war, the American occupational troops were […]
Textile Engineer
Textile engineer Bill worked as a textile engineer which he was absolutely passionate about. He is also a great people manager and loves to organise. ‘Happiness to me is about being with people. I find that I get along really well with many different types and I have been fortunate to meet some extraordinary people […]
Travelling with friends
Travelling with friends Katica has spent many years travelling with her friends, providing her with many happy memories and with opportunities to learn. Katica continues to have a very positive outlook on life with a desire to stay healthy, strong, and independent. Katica likes to support her many friends where she can. ‘I love to […]
Wedding photographer
Wedding Photographer Laurie worked as a wedding photographer for more than forty years. Photography has always been a passion for Laurie – when he was young he loved to take pictures of cats and dogs. His father, who was an engineer, passed on much knowledge to Laurie, and made some photographic equipment for him to […]
Brunswick
Background The area that surveyor Robert Hoddle marked out, destined to be Brunswick, was determined by two straight lines (which later became Park Street and Moreland Road), drawn from Moonee Ponds to Merri Creek. Halfway between the creek a line north to south was marked which at first was known as Pentridge Road and was […]
Brunswick boer war memorial
Origins The impetus for a Boer War memorial in Brunswick was the death of Private Stanley John Barnard on 12 June, 1901. Barnard, a tram conductor in civilian life from North Brunswick, was killed in action at Wilmansrust while serving with the Fifth Victorian Mounted Rifles. In the months following Barnard’s death, the Brunswick Council […]
Migrating by ship
Migrating by ship Grace migrated from Italy to Australia, and being on the ship is one of her favourite life memories. She had never been on holidays before so it was very exciting to board the ship, and she will always remember this experience. Upon arriving in Australia it was difficult initially as she could […]
Glenroy
History of Moreland Fact Sheet 5 – Glenroy Late in the 1830s the senior surveyor of Port Phillip, Robert Hoddle, was given the job of charting the land around Melbourne on maps. His task was to divide the area into ‘parishes’ (this was the English name given to Local Government districts but in Australia was […]
Fawkner
In the late 1830s squatters pastured flocks of sheep from New South Wales and Van Diemens Land (Tasmania). Land was rented to squatters for ten pounds per year, and in the 1840s they could buy up to 640 acres where homesteads were established. John Pascoe Fawkner John Pascoe Fawkner was an early settler in the […]