Melbourne’s North. Wurundjeri lands. The traditional owners, the extended family of the Wurundjeri-william clan, called this place home. They lived near and around the banks of the Merri Creek–a creek which bears its original name to this day, “Merri Merri”–meaning “very rocky.” Today the area looks very different. Suburbs hug the bends in the creek, […]
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Forgotten market gardens of the Coburg Municipal Baths
Many people are aware of the Chinese who came to Victoria in search of gold from 1851 to the late 1860s. What happened to this large migrant community when the quantity of gold diminished? Many Chinese stayed to take on other occupations that contributed to the local economy and wider society. These jobs included laundrymen, […]
Leigh Trevaskis – Glenroy Library 1971
In 1971, I was 17 and attending Oak Park High School in Plumpton Ave, Oak Park. I was in Year 12 and hoping to do well enough to get into university to become an English teacher. I liked to wear jeans but could only afford Wrangler, not Levi or Lee. I listened to music by […]
Les Roberts – Growing up in Glenroy
Born at Sacred Heart Hospital in Coburg, Les Roberts grew up with his parents and three brothers. In 1956, they all moved from Brunswick to George Street in Glenroy. The family lived there until 1965, although Les left to join the Navy in 1963. Old school Glenroy Les remembers the Glenroy he moved to. Around […]
Moreland Remembers – War weariness
The ‘Moreland Remembers’ exhibition documents the mounting strain placed on communities and individuals as World War I continued with no end in sight. As casualty numbers overseas continued to rise, families at home watched more of their loved ones leave to replace soldiers already lost and waited a painful amount of time to receive news […]
WW2 and Home Front Regulations, or Deja Vu
The COVID-19 virus pandemic has been likened by our political leaders to a war like situation. We have been directed to ‘stay at home’ and practice social isolation in order to stop the spread of the virus. Many businesses have been ordered to close and many people are working from home. Our streets are quiet […]
Richard Bassett
Richard Bassett Upper Yarra Pioneer From Hazel Glen, Richard was born in Cornwall, England, in 1838 and coming to Australia in 1859 first went to Brunswick, where he worked at the quarries for a year, then to Darebin Creek as a farmer, and thence to Greensborough. He then selected land at Hazel Glen, where he […]
Moreland Remembers – Women and the War
The ‘Moreland Remembers’ exhibition documents the monumental efforts of Australian women during World War I. During this time, Women played the role of family and community leaders, displaying courage and strength while suffering with the emotional burdens of missing their loved ones and the grief of losing husbands and sons to the War. Women at […]
Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park
When I first saw Fawkner Memorial Park, I had just moved to Melbourne, and was exploring. I was not expecting to see a cemetery when I alighted at Fawkner station. But, as anyone who has left the train on the Upfield-bound side of the station knows, the huge cemetery fills your vision, with headstones and […]
Migration story – Laiba
Laiba was born in Peshawar, a city in the North West of Pakistan. She smiles when describing her early life, as the ‘princess’ of her parents, belonging to an economically sound family who employed enough servants that she never even had to do any house chores! She invested her time studying a master’s degree in economics at […]