The Miller Family's life on Phillip Island from 1868.Three identical typed sheets of biographical details of The Miller Family and their life on Phillip Island.Titled "The Miller Family - Early Settlers on Phillip Island"miller family, catherine walker (nee kitty miller), kitty miller bay phillip island, lynette carr

Mary Ann Charman was a pioneer settler in the Cheltenham area of the Parish of Moorabbin c1850 Stephen Charman , who emigrated in 1942 as a Henry Dendy employee aged 21 years, sadly lost his wife and child shortly after arriving in Brighton. When Dendy could not employ him he found other work. In 1850 he met Mary Gettens a widow with 5 children who supported her family by managing her late husband’s Inn in Collins St. Melbourne. Stephen purchased land in Spring Grove, now Cheltenham, in 1852 and the family moved to the wattle and daub hut after their marriage. Mary and Stephen worked very hard to establish a market garden, poultry and pork farm . They specialised in Marigolds which they sold to Martin & Pleasance Pharmacy , Melbourne for medicinal purposes. Mary and Stephen had 7 more children and Mary still managed to find time to sell the pork, poultry and vegetables from a horse drawn cart she drove around St Kilda. 1857 Stephen donated land to the Methodist Church for a School, burial ground and Chapel in Balcombe Road. Mary died 1870. Stephen remarried in 1878 and died aged 85 years 1906. Charman Road runs from Nepean Highway , Cheltenham through Beaumaris to the Beach Road at Mentone. Mr Les Jones was the Great Grandson of Mary Ann CharmanAn oval framed colour painting of the likeness of Mary Ann Charman, 1820 - 1870 pioneer settler in the Cheltenham area of the Parish of Moorabbinpioneers, early settlers, dendy henry, charman mary ann, jones les, cheltenham, moorabbin, brighton, market gardeners, dairy farmers, charman stephen, poultry farms, pork farms, charman road, balcombe road, mentone, beaumaris, st kilda, methodist church,

A black / white photograph of an early settler's home on a small clearing in bushland.on back - Boarding House at Sardine Creeksardine-creek

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of John McHaffie - head and shoulders. Phillip Island's first settler.local history, photography, photographs, john d mchaffie, black & white photograph, john mchaffie, early settlers, john jenner, bryant west

This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand.The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical SocietyA print of a portrait of John Hodgson, prominent early settler of Melbourne and of Kew.Niljohn hodgson, kew, dorothy rogers, studley park

136 page softcover book. Front cover has the Title: "Yalla-Y-Poora On The Fiery Creek when the cannon's roar was stilled" printed over a coloured print of Eugene von Guerard's painting of Yalla-y-Poora; Back cover: Three colour photographs soldier settlement farming family descendants, soldier settler house and tractor. Yalla-Y-Poora On The Fiery Creek printed on spine.non-fictionNumber Six in James Affleck's series of book on Soldier Settlements in Western Victoria. An edited compilation of settler families' own stories, combined with a reincorporation of a previously published history of the area, profiles of local people and organisations illustrated with maps, photographs and poetrysoldier settlement, yalla-y-poora

This is a small book of 64 pages with a buff-coloured plasticised cover with printed material and a photograph of Elizabeth Rafferty. The pages contain printed material, maps, photographs and illustrations and an index.non-fictionFamily history of Elizabeth Rafferty bostock family, elizabeth rafferty, warrnambool, rachel rafferty, robert bostock

Matthew Child was considered to be the first of the settlers to set foot in the valley as he scouted it for the others (Isaac Jeeves & Jabez Richardson). He was not the first to settle in the valley - that was Isaac Jeeves.Copy of portrait photo of Matthew Child.matthew child, kalorama valley, valley, settler, settlers, kalorama

This Manuscript belonged to the Lock family before being acquired by the museum.History of John Barnard Lock as settler on Phillip Island, including a list of his ships.local history, documents, manuscript documents, family history, family of john barnard lock, ink on paper, lock family, john barnard lock's vessels

A Collection of Memories from the early settlers, one of whom Joy Buchanan observed and recorded.

The photograph was taken from the rear of the Emu Bottom Homestead and its outbuildings. George Evans, one of the earliest European settlers in Sunbury, built Emu Bottom homestead in the 1830s. The original building was made from Silurian sandstone cut from the surrounding hills. A black and white landscape photograph with a cream border of farm buildings.homesteads, emu bottom, george evans, settlers, jackson creek

Invitation to the Loch Ard Oration by Professor J.J.Auchmuty, 'Settlers under sail', 15/03/1978.invitations, holland, john, royal historical society of victoria, auchmuty, j. j., loch ard centenary commemoration committee

Photocopy 'Men of the Creeks' by R.V. Cottingham about early settlers in Nunawading, Boroondara, Bulleen and Mulgrave. 'Men of the Creeks' by R.V. Cottingham about early settlers in Nunawadinggardiners creek, damper creek, koonung creek, scotchman's creek, bushy creek, mullum mullum creek, dandenong creek, schwerkolt, johann august, bennett, george, william, wrighte, arundel, mcintyre, (mrs), duncan, o'leary, d, cleary, patrick

Article on the 90th birthday celebration of Mrs Ellen Ledwich, one of Forest Hill's oldest settlers.Article on the 90th birthday celebration of Mrs Ellen Ledwich, one of Forest Hill's oldest settlers.forest hill, canterbury road, forest hill, ledwich, ellen

Local history of Raymond Island. Includes stories of Island identities, maps, photographsLocal significance Out of print publicationMonograph publication 291 pages Hardback Loose cover Maps Sunset picture of lake from Raymond Island on front cover Photographs of people, buildings, Raymond Island ferries, boats. Contents: Raymond Island early settlers, indigenous history, Island identities, Raymond Island State School, a'Beckett Park, Raymond Island Ferry, The Presbyterian Church, raymond Island Advancement League park, gippsland lakes, raymond island, raymond island state school, a beckett, raymond island ferry, early, settlers, raymond island advancement league

Isaac Jeeves arrived in 1857 to take up land. The photograph taken in 1917 shows his first home, which he left c1872. The small building in the right foreground was his first dwelling. On the left is a barn. Behind them is the roof of the house with the tree fern floor. The glass house came much later.Black and white photograph showing the first home of early settler Isaac Jeeves. Photo taken in 1917.isaac jeeves, isaac jeeves, jeeves, kalorama, pioneer

This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.A print of John Hodgson, early Melbourne settler and prominent figure in the early history of Kew. [Copy 1]John Hodgson. Born Studley England 1799. Arrived Melbourne 1837john hodgson, kew, dorothy rogers

Catalogue card reads, 'Naturalisation. Cr. Corr speaking to two new settlers'. [no date]

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Mrs John Rogers seated in wheel chair. Wife of the first official settler on Churchill Island - 1866.local history, photography, photographs, mrs john rogers, black & white photograph, early settlers, churchill island, john jenner, bryant west