Arthur Yong discovered the Chinese Market Garden in September 1998 whilst planning his first book on Chinese history in the City of Whittlesea. In the course of his research, he stumbled upon a picture of the market garden, dated around 1910. It depicted a waterwheel used to irrigate the garden. This led him to contact local residents, to investigate […]
Chinese from the North
Since June 2010, a number of individual residents, volunteers and workers of Chinese descent and persons who work closely with the Chinese community and assist with many issues with this community in the Northern Metropolitan Region of Victoria, have been working to establish a Chinese From The North (Association). A Steering Committee held a meeting […]
The Great European War Eltham Honour Roll at Saint Margaret’s Anglican Church Eltham
Introduction On the south wall of the 1861 Church of Saint Margaret at Eltham is an Honour Roll of those men and women from the Eltham district who served in the Great European War from 1914 to 1918. Many were directly connected to Saint Margaret’s. It is inscribed Eltham Honour Roll 1914 Great European War […]
Frederick Charles Sweeney 1st AIF
Age 17, Fred enlisted in the AIF and was posted to France with the medical corps. He returned home to marry and settle in Macleod where he was very active in the local sporting community and local RSL 10/12/1901 to 30/7/72. Fred Sweeney was born in Bendigo, where he attended school and later worked in […]
Duplicating the Reservoir railway (1912)
Many that have browsed WikiNorthia will be aware that the railway line through Northcote and Preston and then on to Whittlesea opened in 1889, then linking for just south of the Merri Creek to the west and via North Fitzroy and North Carlton to eventually terminate at Spencer Street. Initally just sixteen trains a day […]
Former Otto Wurth Smallgoods Factory, Preston Junction – Part 2
(1) Before the tall apartment building was built. the corner of Dundas St & Plenty Rd had been the site of a significant small goods business since 1862. This and the Huttons ham factory (nearby in Oakover Rd) and with the various tanning businesses further along led to Preston being dubbed the ‘Porkopolis’ of Melbourne. […]
Former Otto Wurth Smallgoods Factory, Preston Junction – Part 1
Before the tall apartment building was built, the corner of Dundas St & Plenty Rd had been the site of a significant small goods business. This and the Huttons ham factory (nearby in Oakover Rd) and with the various tanning businesses further along led to Preston being dubbed the ‘Porkopolis’ of Melbourne. William Watson & […]
Flavour of Eltham
Flavour of Eltham: recipes and other things was collected and published by the Friends of Shillinglaw Cottage in 1964. The original cottage once stood about 100 metres away from its current location in Panther Place, Eltham. Built in the 1870’s, it is one of Eltham’s earliest buildings. In 1963 it faced demolition to make room […]
Arthurs Creek 1914-1918 Honour Roll
The following was contributed in March 2016: “If you have driven past “The Hall” at Arthurs Creek recently, you will probably have noticed a large rock and a new flagpole located by the front gate. The Arthurs Creek Mechanics Institute Management Committee has been working to complete a very exciting project. This is our Commemorative […]
Diamond Valley Parish of the Uniting Church in Australia
The Diamond Valley Parish of the Uniting Church began as an outpost of the Heidelberg Primitive Methodist Mission over 150 years ago. Worship services commenced in a barn near the site of the present Diamond Creek East Primary School in the spring of 1861. The Primitive Methodist Church originated in nineteenth century England and followed […]