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.

Friday, 2 November 2018

Cranbourne Park Estate land sale November 9, 1888

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On November 9, 1888 the blocks at Cranbourne Park Estate at Cranbourne were auctioned off. The land was sold on very easy terms with a two ...

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...

Thursday, 27 September 2018

Cranbourne Pound and Pound Road

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Pound Road zig zags its way across the old Shire of Cranbourne from Ballarto Road at Cardinia to the South Gippsland Highway at Hampton Park...

Friday, 14 September 2018

High Street Cranbourne, 1984.

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These photographs are from the National Archives of Australia - they show High Street in Cranbourne, corner of Sladen Street, and were ta...

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Construction of the Pakenham Library - November 1990 to April 1991

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Here are some photographs of the construction of old Pakenham Library. Construction started in November 1990 and finished in April 1991. The...

Thursday, 9 August 2018

Michael Drew - photographer

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The State Library of Victoria has 470 photographs taken by Michael Drew. You can access them on the State Library of Victoria website www.sl...

Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Dr John Tremearne

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John Tremearne was a doctor, an inventor, was at one time was charged with manslaughter, claimed to be able to cure cancer and is responsib...

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