Our Wise Family, in all, now numbering over 2,500, had a huge gathering in Wangaratta on the 19th of July 2008 to celebrate my great great grandfather and great great grandmother’s arrival at Port Phillip, on the 19th of July 1848, some 160 years ago. Joseph Wise and his wife Matilda settled for 10 years […]
Tag: Whittlesea
Early days of Thomastown and Lalor
A Sunday School picnic from Thornbury as a child, used to be to either the Presbyterian church at Epping or Whittlesea. Epping road was only bitumen barely wide enough for two cars, with gravel on the sides, and most of the side roads were unmade until 1964. The original (Thomastown) Doctors surgery was a tin […]
Rowe Family, Eden Farm
The farm has been in the family since 1911; it’s now divided among descendants of the original Rowe owners, Agnes Hooper Mill (1874-1944) and William Philip Rowe (1876-1956). Their parents and grandparents, all immigrants from Illogan and St Agnes in Cornwall, were part of the Ranters Gully mining community in Campbells Creek, near Castlemaine, when […]
Lalor Shopping Centre
The following article was written by Robert Wuchatsch and first appeared in the Hume Gazette in November 1995. The Lalor Shopping Centre began during the 1950s, shortly after the suburb of Lalor was created by ex-servicemen returning from the Second World War. The land on which the Lalor Shopping Centre stands was previously owned by […]
Hazel Glen Wesleyan Church
‘Methodists’ was the name given to members of the Holy Club at Oxford University which included the 18th century Anglican evangelist John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. The term arose ‘from the methodical manner in which they regulated their study and religious observance’. In 1795, four years after the death of John Wesley, the Methodist […]
Whittlesea Cultural Heritage Program
The following is an edited version of the speech given by City of Whittlesea Mayor, Cr Mary Lalios on the occassion of the 10th anniversary of the Whittlesea Heritage Program, 17 July 2009 Good evening everyone and welcome to the Great Hall for the start of our tenth anniversary heritage celebrations –a genuine milestone. Over […]
Black Saturday – Something about Henry
I noticed you are collecting experiences of the fires. I’m not sure if you’ll empathise with my experiences of that day as its about a horse, our horse and his name was Henry. We loved him and all our experiences of owning him, being with him, and coming to understanding him. He gave us a […]
Carome Homestead
This historic homestead was built of bluestone blocks in 1864 on a rise overlooking the Plenty River. It’s current address is 10 Hathfelde Boulevard, Mernda It was established at a time when surrounding properties grew wheat that was to supply the growing metropolis of Melbourne and those travelling along Plenty Road to the goldfields. Carome […]
Whittlesea Councillors – 1875 to 1995
An alphabetical listing of Councillors within the present City of Whittlesea compiled by John Waghorn. Extracted from the Victorian Municipal Directories, published by Arnall and Jackson, of Melbourne, and printed annually. The entries in this listing have the following headings : (a)Surname, then Christian names (or as shown in Directories).. (b)Residence.. (c)Shire/Hiding – prior to […]
Johanna Caroline Wuchatsch
The following article appeared in “Friends of Westgarthtown, inc. News” April 2008 and is reproduced here with permission. In January 2008, the Victorian Government called on descendants of Victoria’s first suffragists to come forward and be part of celebrations to mark 100 years since women won the right to vote in November 1908. Victoria’s decision […]