Sir Charles Hotham and the good citizens of Wangaratta
Sir Charles Hotham was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the colony of Victoria on 6 December 1853. This posting was considered a difficult one due to the huge social and economic changes that were sweeping the colony after the discovery of gold. After the resignation...
My Family Surnames
Below are my family surnames. If you think you may be connected, I would love to hear from you! ABERLINE – Germany & Oswestry, Shropshire, England – Victoria, Australia ALLARD – Tenterden, Kent, England – 1700s ALLEN – Denver & East Dereham,...
Wangaratta Fire Brigade Origins
Wangaratta Fire Brigade had it’s origins in a “Hook and Ladder Brigade” formed in 1872. This was rather late for the organisation of a co-ordinated fire fighting effort, considering that the settlement was over 30 years old. It wasn’t that fire...
Radio 3WR
Wangaratta can lay claim to Australia’s first country broadcasting station, going to air five months before Toowoomba’s 4GR. Stationer and Wangaratta Sports Depot owner Leslie John Leo Hellier commenced radio 3WR in February 1925 in a shed in his backyard...
Margaret Considine (c1818-1895)
Another post from my earlier university days. Much more research has been done since this was first penned in 1999. This post has NOT been updated with the new research. Margaret Considine was born circa 1818 at Sixmilebridge, a townland in the civil parish of...
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