Every day between 1940 and around 1950 my life was full of activity due to a constant stream of people who were like shops (before supermarkets) coming to our front door with just about everything we needed. They came in trucks or carts of all shapes and sizes. Most of them were drawn by horses. […]
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Sydney Patterson – Stories from his life
Sydney Patterson was born in 1938 in Sydney. Sydney left Sydney in 1944 after his fathers, a full time sailor ship was hit by a suicide plane, 67 sailors died and his father was severely injured. His father was the shipped off to Melbourne for 3-4 years to recover from his injuries in the Austin […]
Heidelberg’s favourite music teacher
Fitzroy-born soprano Mary Conly arrived virtually unknown in London in 1902, aged 27. Within a year she was well on the way to widespread recognition as a first rate professional concert and oratorio singer. She was a “dramatic soprano”, her voice noted for its beauty and sweetness of tone, coupled with immense power. For a […]
World War 1 Casualty : George Pinnock Merz (Ivanhoe)
Our feature image shows the ill-fated Cauldron GIII aircraft piloted by Lieutenant George Pinnock Benz taking off from Nasiriyah for the return flight to Basra. Lieutenant Reilly’s aircraft can just be seen in the background. Nearby Northcote boasts William George Vincent Williams as the first serviceman to be killed in the war, but to Ivanhoe […]
Ivanhoe Ghost Story
There are no ghost horses in Ivanhoe but a story told to members of the Ivanhoe Returned Services League members could explain a strange sighting at their offices. On a Friday night 20 years ago, as Ivanhoe RSL president Fred Cullen walked towards the offices to finish some club reports, he was greeted by two […]
First Ivanhoe Sea Scouts: 1908-2008
The following article was contributed by Mr Bruce Draper. It also appeared in “The Heidelberg Historian” newsletter of the Heidelberg Historical Society December 2008 The 1st Ivanhoe Sea Scouts 100th Anniversary Reunion was held over the week-end of 11th to 12th October 2008. The first part of Baden-Powell’s ‘Scouting for Boys’ was published in the […]
Ivanhoe Primary School Memories 1960s
This article is one in a series of Ivanhoe Primary School Memories (2004) Extracts from the Supplement to Slab Hut to Red Brick: the history of Ivanhoe Primary School (2004) compiled by Theresa Casteltevetere, Dianne Fox and Louise Ryan, including recollections of former students & staff. Rhonda Matties: 1960s The following are snippets of memory […]
Ivanhoe Primary School Memories 1950s
Extracts from the Supplement to Slab Hut to Red Brick: the history of Ivanhoe Primary School (2004) compiled by Theresa Casteltevetere, Dianne Fox and Louise Ryan, including recollections of former students & staff and articles from Ivanhoe Primary School Memories. Access at Yarra Plenty Regional Library Nola Buzza (nee Booth): 1949-1954 I have very happy […]
Ivanhoe Primary School memories 1920s and 1930s
Extracts from the Supplement to Slab Hut to Red Brick: the history of Ivanhoe Primary School (2004) compiled by Theresa Casteltevetere, Dianne Fox and Louise Ryan, including recollections of former students & staff. My name is Daniel Nolan. I am in Grade Five at Ivanhoe Primary School and my family has a long association with […]