Showing posts with label Place Names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Place Names. Show all posts
Tuesday, 6 July 2021

Narre Warren East wants to change its name

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Narre Warren East is just over the border from the City of Casey in the Shire of Yarra Ranges. It was previously part of the Shire of Fern T...
Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Who was Pakenham named after?

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I have seen four possible suggestions for the source of the name Pakenham. In the Wake of the Pack Tracks suggests Pakenham is named afte...
Friday, 4 May 2018

Grassmere becomes Doveton

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The suburb of Doveton was established in the mid 1950s by the Housing Commission to provide housing for the employees of the 'Big Three...
Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Fountain Gate Housing Estate

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The Fountain Gate housing estate, in Narre Warren, was developed by Isador Magid in the mid 1960s. He employed Robin Boyd to create the Est...
Thursday, 12 April 2012

Street names of Cranbourne

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This is a map of the original Cranbourne township allotments which includes the original owners. The streets names represent two different s...
Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Local History blogs and Casey Cardinia Eponyms

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This blog has been nominated for a "Ancestor Approved" by Linda Barraclough of Old Gippstown Museum and Kapana Press , the publis...
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Friday, 11 January 2008

Place names and their meanings from the Casey Cardinia Region.

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On our website, you will now find a list of Place names and their meanings from the Casey Cardinia Region. Most Place names fall into five ...
Wednesday, 2 January 2008

Lost and Almost Forgotten towns of Colonial Victoria.

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Many people tracing their Family history, come across a town which cannot be located on a modern map. This may be because the town no long...