At the close of 2012, it [was] 150 years since the arrival of the first selectors to establish a permanent settlement at Arthurs Creek. The selection acts of the 1860s were the result of pressure to unlock the land held by the squatters. The acts encouraged closer settlement and increased agricultural production, by allowing settlers […]
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Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthur’s Creek
Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthur’s Creek – Horticultural Pioneer by Bruce Draper (2010) Charles Draper (1825-1909), a versatile horticulturist, florist, pomologist, orchardist and viticulturist, was the first large scale fruit grower in the Arthur’s and Diamond Creek districts of Victoria. He became a member of the inaugural Board of Advice for the Management of the […]