Sunday, 30 December 2018

Peter Paul Labertouche (c. 1827- 1907)

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Peter Paul Labertouche is the namesake for the town of Labertouche , just over the Cardinia Shire border and north of Longwarry North. As La...
Tuesday, 18 December 2018

An Acrostic Seasonal history of the Casey Cardinia region - Holidays!

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In this post we take an eclectic and acrostic look at some themes from our history and the first letter of letter of each theme spells Holid...
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...