When he arrived in Port Phillip as Surveyor-in-Charge, there was already a large backlog of work awaiting him, which only increased further with the influx of population during the gold rush. With the cessation of transportation, the source of cheap surveying teams dried up, and it became d...
It was compiled in 1849 from Government Gazzette’s at the office of “The Argus” newspaper and its pages capture the steady progress being made at that time to advance the Port Phillip District just before the declaration of the Colony of Victoria and the turbulent times of the Gold Rush....
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This compilation of documents and lists gathers together ships’ cockets, port officers’ logs, signal charts, maps, passenger and crew lists, newspaper reports and diaries during the Californian Gold Rush and Great Fires of San Francisco, 1849-1851. Captain James Day (1808-1882), navigator, ...
Hobart Town Courier, 12 July 1838.The newspaper advertisement, placed by Armstrong on behalf of the Calcutta lawyer tasked with finalising Captain Tom D’Oyly’s affairs, does suggest that the D’Oylys were checking out the colony with their forthcoming retirement in mind. For a description of...
there was a gold rush in the area and the population peaked at 3,000 people. At its height, Milparinka had a newspaper, a police office, a chemist shop, two butchers, a courthouse, a school, a hospital and four hotels. One hotel survives to this day, having run without interruption ...
A while ago we put out a call for Worst of Perth fans to nominate the Worst journalist at The West Australian Newspaper. Here are the nominations tallied up, and the the verdict, it appears is all of them! I did have one person saying they didn't think M
Big cat sightings across the Mornington Peninsula and other parts of Victoria are oft-reported, giving rise to the legend of the ‘Peninsula Panther’ and similar urban myths in other parts of the state. Records of these sightings can be found in newspaper, radio and television archives, govern...
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While enjoying his pre-lunch schooner of beer a reporter fromThe Sunnewspaper broke the news of his second win to him. Bill had now become one of a handful of artists to have won the Archibald Prize at least twice. When asked about his win he said, “It’s quite a surprise; I didn...