Darebin : 1881 Victoria Derby winner
“Darebin, the winner of the blue ribbon of the Victorian turf, of whom our artist has drawn a very correct likeness, is a brown colt, of great substance, but slightly deficient in quality, by the...
View ArticleCarl Augustus Adolph. Schwaebsch
“For six years a Northcote councillor and recognised as the leading historian of cycling in Australia, Mr. Carl A. A. Schwaebsch of Mitchell Street, Northcote has had a very interesting career. “He was...
View ArticleColonel William Braithwaite
William Braithwaite was born in Northallerton (the name of his later home at the corner of High Street and Murray Road in Preston), Yorkshire in 1853 and came to Australia on the “Royal Family” with...
View ArticleChinese from the North
Since June 2010, a number of individual residents, volunteers and workers of Chinese descent and persons who work closely with the Chinese community and assist with many issues with this community in...
View ArticleFirst World War and education
An Education Department 1920 publication commemorating teachers and staff that had served in the First World War had appendices showing how much each school had raised for the Department’s War Relief...
View ArticleGreg Mitchell stories of my life
Greg was born in Norwood Adelaide in August 1946. As a young man he played footy he was also a keen surf lifesaver. Greg went to Norwood Primary School and then to Le Fevre boys technical High School....
View ArticleThe Shire of Whittlesea: the Outbreak of War
According to the Municipal Directory of 1918, the Shire of Whittlesea comprised Arthur’s Creek, Bruce’s Creek, Bundoora, Doreen, Eden Park, Epping (population 625), Mernda, South Yan Yean (700),...
View ArticleA Devotion to Duty
“For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer rendered valuable service throughout three days’ operations. The information furnished by his reconnaissance was invaluable, and helped...
View ArticleWorld War 1 Casualty : Robert Herbert Thompson
Robert Herbert Thompson is one of dozens on our Darebin In Memoriam Roll that is not acknowledged on the Australian War Memorial as dying in the service of his country. Most of these were men (and a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
World War 1 : Nurse Amy Alice Simpson (Mrs Robert Cordingley)
Nurse Amy Alice Simpson (Mrs Robert Cordingley) Address : care of Mrs Walker, Patterson Street, Preston Next of kin : Sister in law, Mrs G. Simpson, Geelong Hospital. Parents Robert and Mary Lily...
View ArticleCarl Augustus Adolph. Schwaebsch
“For six years a Northcote councillor and recognised as the leading historian of cycling in Australia, Mr. Carl A. A. Schwaebsch of Mitchell Street, Northcote has had a very interesting career. “He was...
View ArticleColonel William Braithwaite
William Braithwaite was born in Northallerton (the name of his later home at the corner of High Street and Murray Road in Preston), Yorkshire in 1853 and came to Australia on the “Royal Family” with...
View ArticleChinese from the North
Since June 2010, a number of individual residents, volunteers and workers of Chinese descent and persons who work closely with the Chinese community and assist with many issues with this community in...
View ArticleFirst World War and education
An Education Department 1920 publication commemorating teachers and staff that had served in the First World War had appendices showing how much each school had raised for the Department’s War Relief...
View ArticleGreg Mitchell stories of my life
Greg was born in Norwood Adelaide in August 1946. As a young man he played footy he was also a keen surf lifesaver. Greg went to Norwood Primary School and then to Le Fevre boys technical High School....
View ArticleThe Shire of Whittlesea: the Outbreak of War
According to the Municipal Directory of 1918, the Shire of Whittlesea comprised Arthur’s Creek, Bruce’s Creek, Bundoora, Doreen, Eden Park, Epping (population 625), Mernda, South Yan Yean (700),...
View ArticleA Devotion to Duty
“For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer rendered valuable service throughout three days’ operations. The information furnished by his reconnaissance was invaluable, and helped...
View ArticleClik here to view.
World War 1 Casualty : Robert Herbert Thompson
Robert Herbert Thompson is one of dozens on our Darebin In Memoriam Roll that is not acknowledged on the Australian War Memorial as dying in the service of his country. Most of these were men (and a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
World War 1 : Nurse Amy Alice Simpson (Mrs Robert Cordingley)
Nurse Amy Alice Simpson (Mrs Robert Cordingley) Address : care of Mrs Walker, Patterson Street, Preston Next of kin : Sister in law, Mrs G. Simpson, Geelong Hospital. Parents Robert and Mary Lily...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zwar Family of Preston
“H.P” – Henry Peter Zwar was born in Broadford on 2 December, 1873, the sixth son (and one of eleven children) of Michael and Agnes Zwar nee Zimmer, German immigrants who became naturalised Victorians...
View Article
