Casey Cardinia - links to our past

This blog covers the post contact history of people, places, organizations and events in the City of Casey and Cardinia Shire. Everyone has a story, every thing has a story and this blog tells and shares these stories.

Wednesday, 24 December 2008

1839 - the first Casey Cardinia Christmas

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1839 is the earliest account I can find of Christmas being celebrated by settlers with a connection to this area. The account comes from Nie...

Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Ball of the Century

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Some of the entrants for the Belle of Berwick Shire, Centenary Ball, September 14th 1962. Click on photograph to enlarge it. On Friday,...

Monday, 1 December 2008

Narre Warren Library

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Narre Warren Library, at Fountain Gate, under construction, 1992. Click on the photographs to enlarge them. If you visit the Narre Warr...

Wednesday, 1 October 2008

Pakenham South : a short history

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Pakenham South Public Hall, formerly the State School. Image: Heather Arnold The area south of Pakenham wasn't closely settled until ar...

Friday, 26 September 2008

Australian Dictionary of Biography

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The Hon. James Buchanan. M.L.C., and his wife Anne (nee Wilson) with their daughter Annie, and her two children Nancy and Effie Wilson. Ann...

Thursday, 25 September 2008

Hallam - Part 3 - Hallam School, No.244

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A erial shot of Hallam, December 1963. The first stages of suburbanisation had commenced with the establishment of Princess Domain Drive, Wi...

Thursday, 18 September 2008

Hallam - Part 2 - Community builders

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In our second post on Hallam, we will look at some of the earliest settlers in the area who lived and worked in the town and helped build th...

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