Richard Bassett Upper Yarra Pioneer From Hazel Glen, Richard was born in Cornwall, England, in 1838 and coming to Australia in 1859 first went to Brunswick, where he worked at the quarries for a year, then to Darebin Creek as a farmer, and thence to Greensborough. He then selected land at Hazel Glen, where he […]
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ReCollection – Hard work, hardship and happiness
Edited transcript of interview with Heather Cox. I’m the eldest daughter of Evelyn Peachy and David Ennis. They were married in 1938 and they were together for quite a few years before they could afford to get married because there was no work around. He worked in a clay pit in Brunswick and they had […]
ReCollection – Education runs deep
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 […]
ReCollection – Transforming the Merri Creek
When Ann and Bruce McGregor moved to Brunswick in 1967, the Merri Creek was in bad condition. They worked with many community groups through their roles in the Merri Creek Coordinating Committe and the Friends of Merri Creek to bring the creek back to life. They were also integral in setting up the Merri […]
Moreland quilt project – A changing community
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. I lived on a dairy farm in Glenroy growing up. It was a lovely […]
Moreland quilt project – Brunswick stories
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. My parents came from Wonthaggi in the depression as there was no work in […]
The Sacred Kingfisher Festival – CERES
By Sieta Beckwith. For thousands of years the Merri Creek was a place that was home to many different animals including the beautiful blue kingfisher, who flew all the way from Queensland to nest here each spring. But for many years CERES was a rubbish tip, factories were built along the banks of the Merri […]
Dane Certificate’s Magic Tricks, Gags & Theatre
Dane Certificate’s Magic Tricks, Gags & Theatre was founded by Dane Certificate in January 2012 in a location situation immediately behind Sydney Road in Brunswick. Only accessible via a laneway off Cozens St, for years the hidden gem of a theatre has provided Moreland with a unique venue for a wide array of musical and […]
The Fisher brothers of Campbellfield and Coburg
By Cheryl Griffin. James, John and Daniel Fisher were sons of Daniel and Edith (nee Pickett) Fisher who lived at Campbellfield where they raised eight children. (Two children died in infancy and are buried at Will Will Rook Cemetery). Merri Creek at Campbellfield, circa 1925. Image courtesy Coburg Historical Society. The children had a tough […]
Dyke Books
How did Dyke Books come about? Jean Taylor had written a book and couldn’t get it published so it was decided to set up a not-for-profit community-based feminist publishing house to publish books by, for and about lesbians, based on Jean’s previous experience with self-publishing. In 1984, after publishing four of her own books, 1976 […]