Article originally titled: Murder of Henry Hurst by Burke the Bushranger At about 8 o’clock in the morning of Thursday 4th October 1866, a stranger with a poncho on his arm was seen walking towards the house at Hurst’s station on the Diamond Creek. He was the bushranger Robert Burke who on the previous Tuesday […]
Melbourne Olympic Games
The Olympic Games were held in Melbourne November 22 – December 8 1956. The athletes village was established in Heidelberg West. The following are personal reminiscences: I was a dishwasher at the 1956 Olympic Games During the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, I was a volunteer at the Olympic Village (in West Heidleberg). The position was advertised […]
Watsonia Pine trees
The following article was contributed following the first reminiscences session held at Watsonia library April 2008.The pine trees at the Watsonia Railway Station were planted by the Railway Station masters husband, Mr Phillips around 1940. The Station masters house was demolished with the Greensborough Highway in the mid 1970’s. By Helen Tamme (2008) Comment received […]
View from Wildhaven after Black Saturday
My name is Cooper, I was named after a little boy who found me on his way to school. My family live in Charleber Lane St Andrews. Mother was hit by a car and is now in heaven. I am the first Kangaroo to be raised at Wildhaven since 7th February. I weigh 1 […]
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 […]
The Thylacine sighting
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 […]
City of Moreland
The City Of Moreland covers an area of 51 square kilometres; the Merri Creek is the eastern boundary, the Moonee Ponds Creek being the western boundary. It is bounded by Park Street in the south and the Western ring road in the north. It consists of the suburbs of Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Coburg, […]
Batman Apple Tree
On the eastern bank of the Plenty River at Greensborough stands a solitary apple tree, referred to as the Batman Apple Tree. The story behind it is both fascinating and of historical interest. The tree, once part of an orchard planted by Frederick Flintoff, is on a small river flat, adjacent to the Maroondah aqueduct […]
Spiders: treasures of Australia
Australia is an old, isolated continent and being an island has marooned many creatures past their use by date. For instance, the dreaded funnel web spider is really a very early model and should have gone to the wreckers ages ago. A Funnel Web Spider’s lungs are like the pages of a book and are […]