The story of the Hurstbridge railway, with its strange and disjointed origins linked to the “railwaymania” of the 1880s, has much of interest to social, local and railway historians Oddly, the first section of it to open to traffic was completely isolated from the rest of the rail network. When the railway to Heidelberg was opened, at […]
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Heidelberg business’ in the 1940s
This article by Dorothy & Bill Lemin written in 2006 was originally titled: “Business in brief – Heidelberg 1940s”. ‘Heidelberg was much a slower place. The saying was that you could fire a canon down Burgundy St and not hit anyone. Ivanhoe was a more up market place and closer to town. Lack of transport […]
The Gasworks, Heidelberg
For many years the two large gasometers (gas holding cylinders) on the south side of Banksia Street stood as distinctive Heidelberg landmarks. The Heidelberg Gasworks was bounded by Banksia, Dora and Yarra Streets and started in 1887as a private enterprise by Messrs Tipping and Wright. It was bought by the Shire Council in 1899 then […]
Elizabeth Austin
Elizabeth Austin was a Victorian pioneer and philanthropist during the late nineteenth century, driven to improve the lives of older and poorer women. Elizabeth, along with twenty exceptional women was inducted in 2012 on to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, as a part of International Women’s Day activities. Elizabeth and her husband Thomas built Winchelsea’s […]
Heidelberg Historical Society
The Heidelberg district is the geographic area enclosed by the Yarra River in the south, the Plenty River in the east, Darebin Creek in the west and a northern boundary through Heidelberg West, Macleod, Watsonia & Yallambie Origins Following a successful historical exhibition held at St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, Heidelberg, a meeting of interested […]