Batman Treaty In 2001 “Southern Invasion, Northern Conquest – Story of the founding of Melbourne was published. Since then, additional information has come to hand which adds to, or amends parts of the narrative and this series of articles brings the story up to date. The first of these dealt with Batman’s journey in the […]
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Aborigines in Moreland
Aborigines History of Moreland Fact Sheet 1: Aborigines Background The Woiworung people occupied 12,000 square kilometres in Victoria and it is estimated there were about 1700 of them in the years before white settlement divided into four clans (land-owning groups). For most of the year, the Woiworung lived in groups of between twenty and fifty […]
Pallaconian Brotherhood
About the Pallaconian Brotherhood The Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria “Leonidas” was established in 1961. It was originally formed in order to bring together all Australians that trace their descent from Laconia – a region in the southern eastern mainland of Greece, with the capital of Sparta. Since 1989 the Brotherhood’s Clubrooms have been […]
Darebin Libraries
Darebin Libraries was created in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Northcote and Preston library services. It has four library branches stretching from Fairfield in the south, to Northcote, Preston and Reservoir and serves an area of 153.4 km. History The Northcote Library was first established in 1891 and housed in a small office in […]
Criminal gangs
During the First World War (1914-1918) Northcote was plagued by a number of street gangs. These gangs were known as ‘Pushes’ and possessed unusual names such as the Blue Anchor Push, the Imperial Push and the Fairfield Park Push. The activities of these gangs ranged considerably, from mild pranks such as spraying passersby through to […]
After the Deluge Project
Introduction In December 2003 the City of Darebin was hit by the “worst storm in 100 years”. While the whole of metropolitan Melbourne was affected, areas within Darebin were the worst hit with people’s homes, schools and businesses, severely damaged and even devastated by flooding. Residents described the Fairfield shopping strip in particular as […]
Rainbow Lorikeet
The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is found throughout eastern Australia, from Cape York to Tasmania and from Kangaroo Island to Eyre Peninsula. It has also been introduced into to Western Australia. The rainbow lorikeet is also found through New Guinea and South Eastern Pacific Islands. The rainbow lorikeet is common in Darebin and can be […]
Hazel Glen Wesleyan Church
‘Methodists’ was the name given to members of the Holy Club at Oxford University which included the 18th century Anglican evangelist John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. The term arose ‘from the methodical manner in which they regulated their study and religious observance’. In 1795, four years after the death of John Wesley, the Methodist […]
A Cricketer’s half- century
THIS is a story about my Dad, Cyril Whitely, born 14 December. 1910, in Albury, NSW. He was a great cricketer. Dad felt lucky having three older brothers all in different sports. His eldest brother Bert played football in Albury, Harold played tennis in later life and was quite good at it and Charlie, directly […]
Partington Family
The following article is reproduced by permission of Noel Withers and extracted from “Banyule City Council Spring Outdoors Programme 2008: Greensborough & the Plenty River Pioneer Trail with Dennis Ward & Noel Withers. A ramble from the lower part of town and along the river bank learning about historic sites and the pioneering families that […]