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May 30, 2018 •
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This journal is dedicated to Elayne Whatman of the Broadmeadows Historical Society, now in a nursing home, whose dedication over many years has encouraged my continued research into the history of the...
May 28, 2018 •
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Google YUROKE, COUNTY OF BOURKE to get the Yuroke parish map.
The land east of Section Rd, Greenvale, allotment C of section 2 parish of Yuroke, was granted to Leonard James and George Wolfenden Mu...
May 26, 2018 •
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ROSENEATH AND GROUNDS IN 1865
See 6th item in column 2.
Who the heck was Hector Napier, Mr.Cohen? Don't you mean Thomas Napier or Theodore Napier of Magdala? According to Graeme Butler's ESSENDON ...
May 24, 2018 •
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ST. AUGUSTINE'S KEILOR, CENTENARY
EXTRACT.
"Prior to the formation of the parish, the district was served from St. Augustine's monastery
out Somerton way, then under the supervision of Fr. Peter ...
May 20, 2018 •
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JOHN KERR'S WHEATLANDS ESTATE
BOOM AND BUST.
THE KERR ESTATE
May 20, 2018 •
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FARMING ABOUT BROADMEADOWS 2
This article was discovered during a Corcoran search in connection with my HOCTOR journal and seems to confirm my long-held suspicion that Peter Corcoran who bought Nor...
May 19, 2018 •
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Broadmeadows was the name of a township, the site for which was reserved in 1838,and the township being proclaimed in 1850. Like most townships it straddled a stream, in this case, the Moonee Moonee C...
May 17, 2018 •
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POSTSCRIPT. THE END FIRST.
D.S.Aitken Reserve at Craigieburn was named after David Scott Aitken. Aitken Hill (Melway 386 C11)and Aitken Creek may have been named after David, or perhaps, an uncle nam...
May 14, 2018 •
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POSTSCRIPT, 14-5-2018.A "COCHRANE, FAIRVIEW" search revealed that John C.Cochrane had died by the time of Matilda's wedding and that his second given name was COWAN. Also revealed was an engagement no...
May 13, 2018 •
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By the end of 1865, G.S.Brodie had determined to return home,and placed his remaining land in the hands of stock and station agents. Since about 1990, I have been trying to discover where Brodie prope...
May 12, 2018 •
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It seemed that the Dunhelen estate originally consisted of sections 11, 12 and 13 of the PARISH OF YUROKE.
IN CASE THE LINK DOESN'T WORK, TYPE YUROKE, COUNTY OF BOURKE IN YOUR SEARCH BAR.
POSTSCR...
May 7, 2018 •
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1842 GRANTS
OH DEAR, THE TIME THAT I HAVE WASTED!
THE TITLE OF THIS JOURNAL HAS BEEN CHANGED; MUTTON IS NOW HUTTON.
After finding no squatter named MUTTON pre 1842, discovering a pioneer of Avene...
May 3, 2018 •
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This letter was found while researching NEW ROAD in 1847 on trove in reference to Chris Laskowski's STEELE CREEK AND THE LADY OF THE LAKE. As I have limited time to finish the journal about Christine'...
May 1, 2018 •
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Somewhere, perhaps in reports of James Ford's and Peter Purves' dodgy petition of (1859?) against the proposed fence from White Cliff to the back beach (to keep the Ford/Purves bullocks out of the pol...
Apr 26, 2018 •
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It was the SCURFIELD HOTEL, first mentioned on trove in 1858 when it was being run by Richard Watkin who established the Dromana Hotel in 1862* (*according to his statement in an 1880 advertisement.)
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Apr 23, 2018 •
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As usual this journal arises from research for another journal (in this case, my review of Chris Laskowski's STEEL CREEK AND THE LADY OF THE LAKE. I am pleased to add another early (1843) pioneer of S...
Apr 20, 2018 •
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SURNAMES OF PIONEERS NAMED BY CHRISTINE ABOUT WHOM I HAVE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
TIERNEY, SHARP, STEELE, KILBURN, FOSTER, WINTER, BATEY, HARPER, JOHNSON, MORGAN, NASH, McKENZIE, CROTTY,O'N...
Why was Palmerston Avenue Through Today S Dromana Vic Aust a Three Chain Road the Electric Telegraph
Feb 3, 2018 •
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NOTICE.-ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH WORKS.- I hereby give notice to all land proprietors on the Melbourne and Cape Schanck road, via St. Kilda,Brighton, Frankston, and Dromana, to CUT, or cause to be cut, all ...
Feb 1, 2018 •
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ROSEBUD POST OFFICE LOCATIONS- CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG!
Trying to make sense of information from so many different sources is like trying to umpire a footy match while trying to consider the opinions...
Jan 30, 2018 •
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I am planning to get a Rosebud reunion going some time soon with two purposes in mind, the first to provide a fun-filled reunion of present and past residents of Rosebud and secondly to gather informa...