Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Shire of Cranbourne and the Shire of Berwick

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In the last post I looked at the development of the Local Road Boards and this post continues the story of Local Government in the region. ...

Cranbourne Road Board and Berwick Road Board

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The first form of local Government, in Victoria, were the Local Road Boards. These Boards had power to fix rates and levy tolls, and as the ...
Tuesday, 15 January 2008

The Year of the Potato

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2008 is the United Nations Year of the Potato. Potatoes are a major component of U.N. strategies to provide nutritious food to the poor and ...
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...
Friday, 28 December 2007

Pakenham Consolidated School

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In the 1940s and 1950s there was a movement to consolidate small rural schools into one larger school. This was partly a response to a short...
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Thursday, 27 December 2007

Women's Suffrage Petition

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2008 marks 100 years since Women gained the right to vote in Victoria. The other Australian states had already granted women the right to vo...