Panton Hill is named for Jospeh Anderson Panton who in the 1860’s became the Assistant Commissioner of goldfields in Bendigo. He came to Kingstown with troopers to quell trouble between Chinese and European miners, : restored good relations – Goldrush town renamed Panton Hill in 1859 by grateful people. Joseph was born in Knockiemil Aberdeenshire Scotland […]
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John Bear on the Plenty
John Bear with his wife Ann (nee Hutchins), sons John Pinney and Thomas Hutchins and daughter Ellen Ann arrived at Williamstown in the 550-ton ship “Brothers”, ‘with their good friend’ Captain Dunsford of Tiverton, Devon, on 20 October 1841. Soon after his arrival John Bear purchased from the Crown for one pound per acre, the freehold of […]
Arthur Edward Griffiths : World War 1 veteran
WW1 Veteran: Arthur Edward Griffiths Lance Corporal No: 920 Born in Victoria ~ August 1893 (Narioka near Echuca) Died in Victoria ~ October 1945 He lays to rest at Fawkner Cemetery (Victoria) Garden of Remembrance 1 Compartment 34 Niche 23 Arthur enlisted in Echuca on 19 August 1914 & was discharged in Melbourne 23 September 1919. He […]
William John Symons: WW 1 Victoria Cross Winner
Born on 10th of July 1889 in Eaglehawk, Victoria to William Sampson Symons and his wife Mary Emma (ne: Manning). William was the eldest of five boys and lived with his family in Eaglehawk until his father passed away in 1904 at which point Mary moved the family to the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. After […]
Alan Moyes 2nd AIF
Private Moyes is remembered on the Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Tower From the Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser, Friday 13 March 1942 KILLED IN ACTION ST. ANDREWS The residents of St. Andrews deeply mourn the passing of an esteemed friend in Pte. Alan Moyes killed in action on March 4. Alan was a popular friend […]
Impact of Black Saturday on St Andrews
Much of the fires at St Andrews were to the north of the town. The town itself is intact. Gaye Ponting, Secretary of the St Andrews Queenstown Historical Society has been in contact. She says that “our Society has been fortunate with the fires in St Andrews as the fire did not come into town […]
Diamond Creek Relief Centre following Black Saturday
The following is a copy of an email, with permission of the author sent to friends by a member of staff at Shire of Nillumbik following Black Saturday. From February 9 – 12 2009 she was able to act as the Relief Centre manager in the overnight shifts at the Diamond Creek Relief Centre. Thought […]
Black Saturday – Something about Henry
I noticed you are collecting experiences of the fires. I’m not sure if you’ll empathise with my experiences of that day as its about a horse, our horse and his name was Henry. We loved him and all our experiences of owning him, being with him, and coming to understanding him. He gave us a […]
Tigers in the valley
Diamond Creek has a large variety of native birds living in our increasing number of trees. Possums also live in the trees and use the power wires as pathways in their nocturnal travelling. Snakes have also learnt to live with us. Red bellied black snakes for instance live in the blackberries at the Union gold […]
The cockatoos – the local hoons
What makes your Nillumbik home town/area unique? Who are the characters who have made it so? What sites have significance and why? During 2005 Nillumbik Shire Council and the Literary Reference Group invited members of the community to respond to these questions, to show us the history and flavour of your place – then and […]