Friday, 23 February 2018

Cranbourne Shire Sesquicentenary

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It is 150 years since the Shire of Cranbourne was proclaimed on February 24, 1868. The Shire took over from the Cranbourne Road Board whi...
Monday, 19 February 2018

Aerial photos of the flat, coastal region of Casey Cardinia

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These aerials of the flat, coastal ares of Casey Cardinia are part of the Department of Lands and Survey, Aerial Survey of Victoria - some ...
Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Ten oldest Hotel buildings in the Casey Cardinia area

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Whenever  a town was established one of the earliest buildings erected was a Hotel and if you travel down to Melbourne to the inner suburbs ...
Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Cranbourne Library site - from squatter run to industrial plant to recreation complex

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The Narre Warren & District Family History Group, the Local History Archive and the Local History Librarian (that's me!) are now lo...
Tuesday, 2 January 2018

Plummer's International Harvester Agency in Pakenham

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I came across these photos of Plummer's International Harvester Agency in Pakenham, on the Museums Victoria website. The photos are par...
Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Baby Health Centres in Victoria

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It is 100 years since the Baby Health Care movement began in Victoria in June 1917 when Dr Isabella Younger Ross opened a centre in Richmond...
Friday, 1 December 2017

Harkaway Quarry - September 1988

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These are photos of the Harkaway Quarry, on Noack Road, taken in September 1988. The quarry was a basalt mine (or bluestone mine - apparent...