William Emms was the second child and eldest son of James Emms and Hannah Beadell. James was an excise – man and at the time of William’s birth in 1825 the family were living in Gravesend, Kent, UK. Hannah Beadell had been born in Kent in 1800 and James Emms b 1791 was the son […]
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Kangaroo Ground Post Offce
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 […]