The Pickersgill family were the original settlers on Churchill Island, and amongst the earliest at Griffiths Point, now San Remo. Samuel Jabez Pickersgill, is the seventh of nine children of Samuel and Winifred Pickersgill of Churchill Island fame. Samuel Jabez lived from 1866 – 1956, and in his old age wrote down his memoirs of his early years in the 1870s and 1880s. Some of these are on the Phillip Island & District Historical Society website: www.pidhs.org.auSix Black & White photographs of possible members of the Pickersgill family. 255-01. Portrait of a lady - unknown, but member of Pickersgill family. Lady is possibly Mary (Anderson) Potter daughter of Thomas Anderson and Catherine Sayle. She was the wife of Rev Herbert Potter. Edith Potter from Herberts first marriage in England married Walter Pickersgill. 255-02. Photograph of a house - maybe Pickersgill connection. 255-03. Family group - lady with 5 children - possibly Pickersgill. 255-04. Samuel K Pickersgill with wife & child. 255-05. Samuel K Pickersgill. 255-06. Photograph of 5 ladies (sisters) Back Row: Mrs Annie Potter & Mrs Charles Grayden. Front Row: Mrs Priscilla Howse, Mrs Lil Beamish, Mrs Kate Thompson. The sister in the middle of the group was the eldest, Lil nee Pickersgill, who was born before the family settled on Churchill Island.pickersgill family, samuel k pickersgill, laurie thompson

Samuel Pickersgill and his wife and family were the original settlers of Churchill Island. They had seven children.Photograph of Samuel Pickersgill - 1826 - 1902.samuel pickersgill, bernard grayden

To protect local koalas, reserves were created at Rhyll, Oswin Roberts and Ventnor.Paper booklet of 8 pages stapled together.Phillip Island Koala Reserve Committee of Management Annual Report 1963-64. Fred Pickersgill Forest Ranger Coweskoala, oswin family, booklets, fred pickersgill, ventnor reserve, rhyll reserve, reports

The stretch of Kororoit Creek between Deer Park and Sunshine South contains several pedestrian bridges. Many of these structures were rudimentary in design and, in numerous cases, poorly constructed. One of the more unusual examples is the bridge at Boorham Street, Sunshine South, which links across the Kororoit Creek to Pickersgill Avenue, Sunshine West. This bridge was originally built by the Watkins family many decades ago, using the chassis of two railway wagons. Its purpose was entirely practical: to move cattle across the creek. At the request of Council, the family later donated the structure, and it was subsequently decked to allow public use. However, the bridge remained inadequate, and in 1978 Council officers recommended that it be replaced as soon as possible.The Watkins family were early agricultural settlers along the Kororoit Creek corridor, contributing to the rural foundations of Sunshine South and Sunshine West before the rise of large‑scale industry. Their presence reflects the transitional period when the district shifted from creek‑based farming to rail‑linked manufacturing.boreham street, sunshine, pickersgill avenue, sunshine west