According to the Municipal Directory of 1918, the Shire of Whittlesea comprised Arthur’s Creek, Bruce’s Creek, Bundoora, Doreen, Eden Park, Epping (population 625), Mernda, South Yan Yean (700), Merriang, Morang (South, 725), Nutfield, Scrubby Creek, Tanck’s Corner, Thomastown (283), Whittlesea (800), Woollert, Woodstock (275) and Yan Yean. All of the place names today remain with […]
A Gift from Egypt
In 1917, a young soldier on leave took a day trip down Port Phillip Bay in the excursion steamer Reliance. On the return trip, while there was a “sing-song” around the piano, he was joined where he was sitting apart, by a young girl to whom he’d been introduced earlier, “and we talked.” Sam continued, […]
Brunswick Boer War Memorial and honour roll
Researched and Written by Cheryl Griffin. ‘Our regiment has been completely capsized.’[i] With these words, Lieutenant Fred Stebbins of Brunswick summed up the disaster that befell the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles (5VMR) at Wilmansrust on the evening of 12 June 1901, a disaster that was to bring home the reality of the war in […]
World War 1 : Sister Olive Lilian Creswell Haynes
The discovery of Sister Olive Haynes’ post-war connection is largely based on Women Were There, Too, one of the contributions written by Liz Pidgeon for “Fine Spirit and Pluck”, an anthology of WW1 stories from Banyule, Nillumbik and Whittlesea, published 2016 by Yarra Plenty Regional Library). Sister Haynes re-entered the spotlight as a result of […]
Mark Dellar
Biography Mark Anthony Dellar Born 5 April 1953 – Moreland, Victoria Married March 1978 Job title: Technical Officer in Telecommunications Retired 3 years ago Family Mark’s father was Walter Dellar born 1913 in Shepparton. (Sheet metal worker) Mother was Winifred Walsh born 1912 in St Kilda (housewife) Grandparents: Albert Dellar born 1879 Jamieson. Annie Shelley […]
Andy Williams
Andy was born in Bentleigh on February 14, 1944. He Moved house to Heidelberg at age 5. Andy attended Heidelberg state school, he walked 1.5km every morning to get there. Andy then moved to watsonia tech. Qualifications: Fitting and turning tradesman, Diploma of production engineering 1961 started a 5 year fitting and turning apprenticeship. 1st […]
Gordon’s Life
Gordon Barfield Born 1946 Woodford London England Gordons first memory was falling into the fire at age 3 Gordons dad was in RNVR (royal navy voluntary reserve) Horse and cart delivered milk every morning. The milk was half frozen half warm because they put the milk that was frozen on the heater. He hated milk […]
Stephen Thomas Anthony Sommerville
Stephen Thomas Anthony Sommerville Born: 15/2/1952 Age: 64 Nicknames: Dug Married 3 times, had 3 kids with his 1st wife 16 years with first wife – was good but didn’t work out 8 years with second wife – was bad but learned from it 10 years with current wife – going good Childhood grew up […]
Gordon’s life story
GORDON THOMAS HUTCHINSON HIS FAMILY Gordon was born on 15th January 1937. Gordon has a big family he has 3 brothers and 5 sisters Joy, Beverley, Pauline, Ruth, Peter, Sheirley, Robert and Rex.In 1959 Gordon got engaged to ann and then in 1960 they got married 3 year later on the 5th of march they […]
Greg Mitchell stories of my life
Greg was born in Norwood Adelaide in August 1946. As a young man he played footy he was also a keen surf lifesaver. Greg went to Norwood Primary School and then to Le Fevre boys technical High School. After leaving school Greg finished high school at the age of 17. He worked as a refrigerator […]