Edited transcript of the interview with Dr. Sue Lopez Atkinson. I’m sue Lopez Atkinson. I’m a proud Yorta Yorta woman and I’ve lived in Moreland for over 50 years. Starting off in Coburg as a child [and] moving out when I got married when I was very young and then returning to Brunswick […]
Ivanhoe War Memorial
In August 1914, Len Everitt, aged 20 became the pride of the Heidelberg Shire when he won the five mile handicap race at the local athletes’ meet. In 1915 he was still the pride of Heidelberg. Quarter-Master Sgt Len Everitt became the first Heidelberg man to be killed in what was to become known as […]
Windmill House
The Windmill House in Diamond Creek was once a prominent landmark but is now surrounded by housing development. It was built in 1973 by a Dutch naturopath and his Australian born wife who raised their family here and ran the naturopath practice from adjoining rooms on the 2 acre block. It includes shingles, a circular […]
Heather Jane Mann of Yan Yean
At She Oak Hill we lived a very basic life. There was no electricity in those days, but kerosene lamps. In the kitchen a big black urn sat on the stove with hot water for cups of tea or washing dishes. The water had to be carried by bucket from the corrugated iron tank in […]
Georgio De Nola – Merri Creek at Reservoir
Friends of Merri Creek have been conducting oral history interviews with residents who have lived on the Creek before 1970. The interviews form the Merri Creek Oral History Project. This is an interview with Giorgio De Nola , who lived near the Merri Creek in Anstey Avenue Reservoir in his youth. The interviewer is Ruth Shiel […]
Frank Cox – Merri Creek at Coburg
Friends of Merri Creek have been conducting oral history interviews with residents who have lived on the Creek before 1970. The interviews form the Merri Creek Oral History Project. This is an interview with Frank Cox who, as a Coburg Councillor for many years, had an influence on the improvements on the Creek. The interviewer is […]
Bill Berry – Merri Creek at Thornbury
Friends of Merri Creek have been conducting oral history interviews with residents who have lived on the Creek before 1970. The interviews form the Merri Creek Oral History Project. This is an interview with Bill Berry who lived in Lewis Street Thornbury as a boy. The interviewer is Des Shiel. The date is 5 February 2013. […]
Loris Macleod – Merri Creek at West Preston
Friends of Merri Creek have been conducting oral history interviews with residents who have lived on the Creek before 1970. The interviews form the Merri Creek Oral History Project. This is an interview with Loris Macleod who lived by the Merri Creek in her youth in Goodwin Street West Preston. The interviewer is Ruth Shiel. The […]
Brendan Casey – Merri Creek at Fawkner
Friends of Merri Creek have been conducting oral history interviews with residents who have lived on the Creek before 1970. The interviews form the Merri Creek Oral History Project. This is an interview with Brendan Casey who lived near the Merri Creek in Lovely Street Fawkner in his youth. The interviewer is Des Shiel. The date […]
Arthur (Mick) Graham – Merri Creek at Clifton Hill
Friends of Merri Creek have been conducting oral history interviews with residents who have lived on the Creek before 1970. The interviews form the Merri Creek Oral History Project. This is an interview with Arthur (Mick) Graham who is a long term resident near the Merri Creek in Clifton Hill. The interviewer is Des Shiel and […]