Moreland Past
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Changing the name of our suburbs
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Melbourne Punch , 22 April 1869 As you probably know already, Coburg was originally called Pentridge until 1869 when residents successfull...
Thursday 21 April 2022
Sarah Sands corner, orange meets green – with unhappy results
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When Protestant William of Orange sent his men to fight off the Catholic forces of James the Second, he hoped to get rid of James forever....
Monday 26 April 2021
Our Lady Help of Christians site before the church was there
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There's a fantastic pictorial record of Brunswick's first century in the Moreland Libraries collection and it's even available a...
Monday 19 April 2021
Interested in the history of activism in Brunswick?
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I'm giving a talk (a May Day tribute) on Brunswick activists and activism at the Brunswick Community History Group on Saturday 1 May a...
Thursday 15 April 2021
Betty Sullock, professional ice skater
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Herald , 21 August 1952 Professional ice skater Betty Sullock, daughter of Richard Basil J.G. Sullock and his wife Jean, was brought up ...
Monday 4 January 2021
More on Nick Gadd's Melbourne Circle
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I've written about Nick Gadd's Melbourne Circle project before and you can check it out here and here . Now you can read his book. ...
Friday 6 November 2020
And they're racing at Flemington, November 1956
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Argus , 7 November 1956 This photo features Mrs Patricia Poole of East Coburg, according to the Argus newspaper. I've checke...
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