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Francis Xavier 'Frank' Purcell (1932-2008)
Mayor 1986-1987
Mayor 1987
Mayor 1991-1992
Mayor 1999-2000 -
Neville Read Hudson (1923-1980)
Shire President 1975-1976 -
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Members of the O'Neill family in the front yard of their home.
Members of the O'Neill family in the front yard of the family home on their pig farming property in Hoppers Crossing. They are standing approximately where Beaurepaires in Old Geelong Road is at the moment, looking towards Bunnings. -
Frank O'Neill and greyhound
Frank O'Neill and one of his greyhounds on his pig farming property located on Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing. The picture was taken not long before 1969 as all of his greyhounds were killed in the 1969 bushfires. The property was severly damaged by the bushfires. Only the house remained. -
Patrick Kelly (1836-1895)
Shire President 1876-1878
Shire President 1879-1880
Shire President 1887-1888
Shire President 1888-1894
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From Tipperary to Werribee : the family of Michael Shanahan.
A brief history of the Michael Shanahan and his descendents,Tags has:placeholder -
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Kevin Barry Skehan OAM (1931-2020)
Shire President 1981-1982
Mayor 1989-1990
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J. D. Bellin
Shire President 1957-1958
Shire President 1966-1967
Shire President 1978-1979 -
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William Bailey
Shire President 1943-1944
Shire President 1953-1954
Shire President 1961-1962 -
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Walter Edward Carruthers
Shire President 1953
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Patrick Joseph Hickey (1871-1946)
Shire President 1929-1930
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Denis J. Canny
Shire President 1913-1914
Shire President 1918-1919
Shire President 1934-1935 -
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George F. Cavanagh
Shire President 1974-1975 -
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Percy Robert Bayley (1878-1943)
Shire President 1921-1922 -
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Kenneth McKenzie
Shire President 1931-1932 -
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Patrick George Hobbs (1848-1923)
Shire President 1888 -
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Thomas Gerard Beasley
Shire President 1958-1959 -
Harold Llewellyn Baden Powell
Shire President 1967-1968 -
John Joseph O'Connor
Shire President 1941-1942
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Joseph Patten Griffiths
Shire President 1960-1961
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George Christian Darbyshire (1820-1898)
Shire President 1867-1870
Shire President 1880-1881 -
Albert Edward Davis
Pictured on the far right
Shire President 1963-1964
Photographed at Chirnside Park?
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Truganina Picnic,
Taylor's Paddock 1911The annual picnic sports conducted by the Truganina debating society was held on Friday, 28 October 1911.
Back row: Mrs G. Cropley, John Robinson, J. Hegarty, R.D. Hopkins, J. Woods, R. Peacock, W. Robinson, J. Eades, G. Cropley, R. Hopkins
Middle row: Mrs R. Peacock, Mrs James Robinson, Mr & Mrs James Missen, Mrs James Johnson, Mrs Harrison, Mrs Margaret Missen, Mrs W. Leake, Mr Henry Robinson.
Front row: Mrs R.D. Hopkins, Mrs D. Taylor, J. Pitson, D. Taylor, J. Johnson, James Robinson, W. Missen, A. Leake, H.A. Davis. Lying along the front row George Harrison -
William Wyro Shaw
Shire President 1917-1918
Shire President 1935-1936
Shire President 1945-1946 -
Bertie Morrow
Shire President 1939-1940
Shire President 1954-1955 -
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Laurence Edric Earl
Shire President 1947-1949 -
Frederick A. Emery
Shire President 1947-1948 -
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Kenneth L. McNaughton
Shire President 1970-1971
Shire President 1971-1972
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Robert George Carr
Shire President 1951-1952
Shire President 1956-1957 -
J. Robinson
Shire President 1906-1907
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William John Troup
Shire President 1907-1908 -
Charles Edward Taylor
Shire President 1944-1945
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James Francis Jones
Shire President 1964-1965 -
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Edward John Goates (1890-1943)
Shire President 1927-1928 -
J. Beamish
Shire President 1904-1906
Shire President 1912-1913 -
David Grieve (1880-1941)
Shire President 1937-1938 -
Albert E. Leake (1870-1949)
Shire President 1909-1910 -
Michael Wall (1844-1913)
Shire President 1901-1902 -
Robert Chirnside
Shire President 1862-1864
Shire President 1871-1872 -
James Browne (1866-1938)
Shire President 1914-1915
Shire President 1922-1923
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Joseph Franklin Moore (1888-1953)
Shire President 1952-1953 -
John Kenneth Godfrey Grant
Shire President 1942-1943 -
Edmund Cunningham (1870-1941)
Shire President 1924-1925
Shire President 1928-1929
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Samuel Thomas Staughton (1838-1901)
Shire President 1884-1885 -
William Leake (1829-1879)
Shire President 1865-1866 -
John McMurray (1862-1938)
Shire President 1908-1909
Shire President 1915-1916
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Harry McDougall (1854-1945)
Shire President 1921 -
Robert Cherry (1832-1910)
Shire President 1881-1882
Shire President 1896-1897 -
Angus McNaughton (1856-1913)
Shire President 1894-1896
Shire President 1897-1898
Shire President 1910-1911 -
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Alfred Ernest Comben (1876-1938)
Shire President 1925-1926
Shire President 1935 -
Alfred Leake (1839-1903)
Shire President 1883-1884
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Eynesbury Homestead,
Eynesbury Road,
EynesburyA bluestone homestead comprising an 1870s two storey section with two single storey wings with bay windows added in 1880s. -
Campbell house and store,
Edgars Road,
Little RiverA bluestone L-shaped building with a verandah extending on two sides which is in a derelict state. -
Devine House (ruins)
Edgars Road,
Little RiverBluestone ruins remain on site with some walls remaining to roof height. -
Mouyong,
Edgars Road,
Little RiverA large pastoral property with a large bluestone shearing shed, a bluestone building and a timber house. -
Shaw House,
115 Edgars Road,
Little RiverThe Shaw family home is a timber house, symmetrical in form but with detailing reflecting of the Edwardian period in which it was built. The house is sheltered by a tall cypress hedge. -
Little River farmers common
Edgars Road (east side),
Little RiverNo evidence is known to remain. -
Little River Uniting Church
Former Methodist Church dating from 1869. An important landmark located near the Little River railway station complex. -
St Michael's Catholic Church,
Edgars Road,
Little RiverA simple red brick church built in 1857 with a timber bell tower. -
Railway Station & Goods Shed,
Little RiverA bluestone complex comprising a railway station, goods shed and store occupying a prominent position near St Michael's Catholic Church and the former Methodist Church. -
Ball House,
Little River Road,
Little RiverBluestone complex of buildings in a ruined state close to the railway line to the east of the Little River township. -
Rothwell Bridge,
Old Melbourne Road,
Little RiverA four span bluestone bridge across Little River that was completed in 1866. -
Old Little River Hotel,
River Street,
Little RiverSingle storey bluestone hotel that closed in 1973 and is now a private residence. -
Bull House,
River Street (cnr Rothwell Street),
Little RiverSingle storey Edwardian house, facing the railway line, a typical example of the period. Between the house and the railway line is a row of cypresses. -
Blacksmith's Shop,
44 River Street,
Little RiverTimber house and timber shed once used as a blacksmiths but now a private residence. -
Christ Church,
Rothwell Road,
Little RiverSmall bluestone church with cream brick belcote and window trims that suffered some damage in the January 1985 fires. -
Little River Mechanics Institute,
Rothwell Road,
Little RiverLarge timber Mechanics Institute with central entry retaining wrought iron gate and double timber doors. -
Little River Primary School
A small timber school built in two stages with later additions and portables. -
Former Grooms House,
8 Rothwell Street,
Little RiverA two storey timber house in the Queen Anne style. -
Tarcombe,
Speedway Road,
Little RiverA symmetrical bluestone building with a central doorway, a single large window either side with chimneys built into the end walls. -
Grant Bridge,
You Yangs Road,
Little RiverSingle span bluestone bridge across Little River -
Flinder's Peak Tablet
Matthew Flinders first sighted the You Yangs in 1803. It is from this point at Flinders Peak, looking toward the Wombat State Forest, that is the birth place of the Werribee River. -
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Rowsley Fault,
Fault Line Anakie GorgeThe Rowsley Fault occured approximately 1,000,000 years ago. The fault changed the gradient in the Werribee Gorge, cutting the Gorge to its present depth of over 200 feet. -
Werribee Gorge at 2000ft
Aerial view of the Werribee Gorge shows tha many geological formations that this Gorge has. -
Werribee Gorge
This photo shows an ancient rock formation with unique flora to this area. -
Werribee Gorge
These are trees that have come to the Gorge since white settlement. They include blackwood trees and trees that are often found in the Mallee. A possible reason for this is seeds deposited from bird droppings. -
Werribee River in the base of Werribee Gorge
The Werribee River in the base of the Werribee Gorge near Myrniong. The rocks in the river contain white stones mixed with lava, and the white rocks show scratch marks that can be identified under an electron microscope. They indicate these scratch marks were made with pressure from a glacier. These rocks can be found in several other places in the Werribee River over its entire lengh. -
Werribee Gorge volcano
Looking from the base of the Werribee Gorge this apprears to be a volcano but in reality is a photo taken from the bottom of the Gorge - just an illusion. The ridges show soil erosion as a result of flooding. -
Werribee Gorge rocks
This shows the wall of the Werribee Gorge that exposes volcanic activity over millions of years. It shows how the Rowsley Fault has exposed all this fascinating geological formations.
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Wedge tailed eagle
Wedge tailed eagles and many birds of prey frequent parts of the Werribee Gorge, attracting bird watchers from all over Australia. -
Werribee Gorge
This rock formation is the floor of the Werribee River. It has been dated back 450 million years. The steel plates shown across the top of this rock formation were used for irrigation purposes in the township of Bacchus Marsh. The plates were used to raise the water level, and help control water levels. -
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Werribee River, Wombat State Forest
This small creek in the Wombat State Forest is one of the many small creeks that join to form the Werribee River. -
Cobbledicks Ford from the air 2000ft
This photo depicts the Cobbledicks Ford crossing of the Werribee River. The name Cobbledicks Ford comes from the Cobbledicks Family who were tenant farmers for the Staughton Family who owned the Eynesbury Homestead.
This crossing built from local bluestone was laid down in 1852, the same time that the crossing below the Chirnside Estate (now Werribee Park) was also installed. The crossing at Werribee Park is still totally intact. The crossing at Cobbledicks Ford has been damaged by trucks and other road traffic.
The remains of the Cobbledicks family home located at the top of the hill are still there for all to see. -
Werribee Gorge
Vantage point along the Werribee Gorge walking track.
From here you can see huge boulders that were moved during the Ice Age. It shows they have been in a rolling motion. -
Kookaburras - Blackwood
As you walk through the Werribee Gorge the laughing sound of kookaburras is frequently heard. The laughing sound is to display the boundaries of their territories. -
Melton Weir (17,000 mega litres)
This weir is used for the control of irrigation to the Werribee agricultural area, and is also used as a major control in times of flood. When the water level raises to one metre in the Lederderg Gorge water is released from the Melton Reservoir to control flooding in the lower reaches of the Werribee River. -
Peppercorns,
Boundary Road,
Mt CottrellA house built of course bluestone with a gable roof and skillion section to the rear.Tags has:placeholder -
Point Cook RAAF Base, Point Cook
RAAF Base at Point Cook comprising a number of distinctive structures and other features. -
Point Cook Homestead,
Point Cook Homestead Road,
Point CookA homestead and associated buildings set within an evocative coastal landscape comprising a single storey bluestone building and nearby bluestone stables. -
Bacchus Marsh diversion weir
The diversion weir was used for early irrigation purposes within the Werribee Gorge. The boulders to the left of this photograph clearly show the different mud tillits that make up the formation of these rocks. These boulders would weigh in around 200 to 300 tonnes. -
Below Exford Weir
Exford Weir is now commonly referred to as Melton Reservoir.
This photo shows kids fishing below the weir - a very popular past time. -
Melton Reservoir - water exit from weir
In the middle of this photo you can make out the severe damage caused to the Melton Reservoir by major flooding in 1983. -
Melton Weir - looking to Werribee
The white building on the weir wall is the manual control point for flood gates. From this point you are looking downstream towards Werribee. -
Old river bed, Exford
This photograph was taken on the approach to the Melton Reservoir. The white stripe across roadside is the remnant of an ancient river bed that once flowed into the Werribee River. It is made up of small pebbles.
This same river bed can be viewed upstream from the Maltby Bypass Bridge. Striations that are found on these rocks are consistent with rocks found within the Werribee Gorge viewed under an electron microscope. -
Cobbledicks Ford noticeboard
Motorbikes have caused significant damage to the banks of the Cobbledicks Ford area and have been banned for many years. -
Cobbledicks Ford - recreational fishing
Cobbledicks Ford is a very popular recreational fishing point. This photo shows a higher than normal water level after water has been released from Melton Reservoir to fill the Werrribee Weir.
Water remains at this level for about two hours after the release of water from the reservoir. The depth of the water is usually about two feet.
The damage to the original bluestone crossing built in 1852 can be seen with complete stones showing to the left, and bitumen to the right. -
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Swimming hole at Cobbledicks Ford
After the ford, the River has a deep water hole, within the Cobbledicks Ford recreational complex. This is a popular summertime swimming spot. -
Cobbledicks Ford in flood
Cobbledicks Ford in flood in 1977.
In 1983 the flood level reached the top of the tree pictured. -
Vandals at Cobbledicks Ford
This photo depicts vandalism at Cobbledicks Ford Recreational Area.
The Reserve has been completely rebuilt by the Wyndham City Council and is regularly monitored by Council staff. -
Cobbledicks Ford - its many uses fire fighting
Members of the Truganina Fire Brigade teach juniors how to refill their fire truck at Cobbledicks Ford.
The Werribee River is an important source of water when there are grassfires on the Werribee Plain. -
Cobbledicks Ford
Mrs Stevenson fishing at Cobbledicks Ford Recreational Area in 1962. Mrs Stevenson lived in a bluestone house at top of Cottrell Street Ford. The bluestone house has since been demolished and replaced by units. -
Werribee River weir
The Werribee River Weir is used to provide water to irrigate the market gardens at Werribee South.
The history of this weir starts with the Chaffey brothers in the late 1880s. The Chaffey brothers built the first pump that provided water to Werribee South. The remains of the old pump stand are still visible today above the weir. -
Werribee River weir
The Werribee River with with water flowing across the weir wall. Underneath this weir wall is the first weir wall built by the Chaffey brothers. -
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River red gum along the Werribee River
This photo was taken just below the Werribee Weir. The River Red Gums provide habitat for birds and possums. Some live up to 400 years old. Major holes in these trees take up to 160 years to form a significant habitat for native animals. -
The Ford, Werribee River
This photo shows the Cottrell Street Ford in 1959, before major alterations to raise it height had been undertaken.
Regular minor flooding closed the Ford, so that as the population grew higher bridge was essential. The photo looks towards the railway bridge and Watton Street. -
Cottrell Street Bridge
Cottrell Street Ford Bridge. This bridge is built directly over the old bridge. The old bridge can be seen underneath. -
Cottrell Street flood 1977
The Cottrell Street Ford in flood in 1977. Significant floods used to occur every seven to ten years.
In 1983 the flood levels reached the white box on the telephone pole. Flood mitigation controls have since been implemented, so that flood levels are more predictable and less destructive. -
Scar tree, Werribee River
The scars on this tree have been caused by larger trees washed down the river during heavy flooding. This photo was taken below the Werribee Weir.
The hole in the river red gum would have taken around 160 years to form, and now provides a home to wood ducks.
The photographer was lucky enough to see baby wood ducks jump from the hole and float down to the ground. -
Frog Pool, Werribee River
The swimming hole at Cobbledicks Ford. It is known as the Frog Pool because in days gone by local children went tadpoling here. -
Tree branch stuck in tree showing height of flood 1977
The remnant of past floor - part of a large tree wedged up against a river red gum. The living tree is growing around the dead trunk. -
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The first railway bridge over Werribee River at Werribee
The original railway bridge was an iron lattice construction across the Werribee River. It had a walking path about one meter below the bridge.
Children used to stand on the path to look up and watch the underside of the steam trains go past. It was removed seemingly overnight, and new modern bridge added.
The original blue stone piers are still standing beside todays railway bridge. -
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Wyndham Park
Wyndham Park was originally a sand quarry and later became a dumping ground for rubbish. The Werribee River Association were instrumental in the development of this area in conjunction with Wyndham City Council. This special project was used to create employment for locals. -
Reflections, Wyndham Park
The Werribee River provides a focal point for local photographers. -
Reflection, Werribee River
This photo was taken behind Watton Street, upstream from the Werribee Street Bridge. -
Wyndham Park, Werribee River
Barbeque facilites in Wyndham Park near the railway bridge. -
Looking across river to the back of the Watton Street shops from Wyndham Park
The sand walking track was one of the original tracks in Wyndham Park.
The New World Sign that can be sighted above the shops is from the Coles Supermarket (Coles New World).Tags Wyndham Park -
Trail Bike, Wyndham Park
Wyndham Park land was originally known as Phelps Land.
The Phelps family owned a large grain store next to the Werribee Street Railway gates.Tags Wyndham Park -
Wyndham Park
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Wyndham Park
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Soil erosion downstream from the Werribee Street Bridge
This photo shows soil erosion downstream from the Werribee Streeet Bridge caused by the 1977 flood. The erosion exposed an old tip - a bottle collectors delight. -
Hume and Hovell monument
The Hume and Hovell expedition camped in Werribee on 19 December 1824. -
Hume and Hovell plaque
The Hume and Hovell expedition camped in Werribee on 19 December 1824. -
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Bungies hole, Werribee River
The Angling Club building. The bluestone blocks were retrieved from a bluestone house on the Board of Works farm. -
Bungies hole, Werribee River
The diving board used to be located at the tip of the concrete apron. On the right hand side was a high diving board, to the left hand side was a spring diving board. These were washed away in the 1952 flood. -
Bungey's hole, Werribee River
This photograph shows the island to one side of Bungey's waterhole with the Werribee Angling Club in the Backgound.
Bungey's hole was instrumental in the settlement of Werribee as it was a place a permanent fresh water fed from an undergound spring. Surveyor General Charles Grimes identified this waterhole as a place for potential settlement -
Bungies hole, Werribee River
The bolts from the diving tower, and base of the springboard that used to be located at Bungies Hole are visible in the concrete. -
Old pool, Werribee River
Located beside Bungies Hole, the small swimming pool was created for young children. It was commonly known as the Little Pool. -
Grey goshawk
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Werribee Golf Course, 1983
This photograph shows multiple tree plantings during the early development of the Werribee Golf Course. The newly planted trees are protected by car tyres. -
Werribee Golf Course in flood 1983
This picture shows the entire Werribee Golf Course under water. The water is about 20 foot deep.
At the height of the flood (high tide) the water was over the top of the trees in the centre of the photo. -
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Grey teal duck on the Werribee River at the bottom end of Synnot Street.
During duck hunting season lots of water fowl use the Werribee River as a place of sanctuary. -
Growling grass frog
The Growling grass frog is commonly found along the Werribee River. This photo was taken down behind the Werribee Tennis Courts. -
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Graveyard at Werribee Golf Course
Locally mined bluestone forms a wall around a small graveyard on the Werribee Golf Course. -
Headstone of Patrick Logan Edgar on the Werribee Golf Course
This is a photograph of a headstone located beside at the Werribee Golf Course. Patrick Logan Edgar died on the Chirnside property, lower Werribee on 15 May 1858, aged 26 years.
He was the son of the Rev. John Edgar, Minister of Hutton, Berwickshire. His inquest concluded that he died from injury to the brain, from an accidental fall from his horse. -
Headstone at Werribee Golf Course
Photo of the headstone of John Leitch Hamilton who was drowned in the Werribee River in March 1863.
John Leitch Hamilton was a bookkeeper at Werribee Park.
Probate on John's Will was granted to his brother Robert who was a squatter at Morella near Hamilton in Victoria.The headstone is located on the Werribee Golf Course. -
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Callanan's Chemist,
47 Watton Street,
WerribeeA shop with an Early Modern style facade featuring black and cream tile work. -
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Werribee Railway Station,
Station Street,
WerribeeRailway station building with details of its original form and construction still evident in its form, materials and some architectural details. The impact of a fire in 1927 resulting in a reshaping of the building. -
Crossroads Uniting Church and Manse,
Synnot Street,
corner of Duncans Road,
WerribeeA church complex comprising a church, a manse, a church hall and grounds. Building is constructed of bluestone with Barrabool sandstone used for quoins and detailing. -
Water Tower and Office,
Tower Road,
WerribeeBrick and render single storey office building with a large concrete water tower. -
Werribee Irrigation System,
Channel Reserve,
WerribeeThe irrigation system comprises a diversion weir, channel, water tower and office building. -
Shire Offices (former), 49 Watton Street, (cnr. Duncans Road,)Werribee
A brick single storey Edwardian building located on a corner site close to the railway station and the new town centre. -
Weighbridge, Office and Troup Park,
Watton Street,
WerribeeA small reserve containing a weighbridge in one corner. -
St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Hall and School,
105 Greaves Street,
WerribeeA church complex comprising a bluestone church, a later brick church, school and convent (pictured). -
Police House (former),
129 Synnot Street,
WerribeeA simple cottage comprising three gabled sections with two front sections in brick and rear section in timber. -
Police Lock Up - Paddock Site,
Synnot Street (near corner Greaves Street),
WerribeeSaid to be the site of the Werribee Police lock up. -
St. Thomas' Church of England,
Synnot Street,
(SE corner of Greaves Street),
WerribeeA complex of church buildings being 1859 timber Gothic church, 1900 brick church, a brick hall and a Victorian house at the rear. -
Volant House (now Arva)
A house in poor condition, that is a small asymmetrical timber building with hip and gable roof. -
Cobbledicks Ford and Reserve,
Cobbledicks Ford Road,
TarneitCobbledicks Ford crossing the Werribee River at Tarneit, paved in cut bluestone pavers. -
Davis house and smithy shop,
Cowies Hill,
Tarneit Road,
TarneitVictorian house with hipped corrugated iron roof. -
Moss House,
Derrimut Road,
TarneitDouble fronted weatherboard cottage with extension built at the rear. -
Staughton's Bridge,
Dohertys Road,
(west across Werribee River),
TarneitA now defunct timber bridge running through a cutting through a ridge above the Werribee River. -
Bambra Park,
2 Dukelows Road,
TarneitWeatherboard house with double hipped roof and a number of extensions. -
Walker House,
530 Hogans Road,
TarneitDouble fronted timber house with gabled hip roof. -
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Missen House (site),
Dohertys Road,
TruganinaA small bluestone building constructed of bluestone blocks. -
Townsing House (site),
1030 Dohertys Road,
TruganinaFarm site with only two timber sheds remaining. -
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Kendall Blacksmiths,
Cherry Street and Princes Highway,
WerribeeA corrugated iron building with internal framing in timber and metal. -
Cherry Grill,
49 Cherry Street,
WerribeeA simple double fronted brick building built to the property boundary. Generally symmetrical in form with a gabled roof with a parapet parallel to the street frontage. -
Chirnside (Corpus Christi) Gates,
Chirnside Avenue (corner Russell Street),
WerribeeLarge stone entry gates constructed of granite. -
Racecourse Hotel,
Cottrell Street (corner Werribee Street North),
WerribeeA two storey building built in several stages. -
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Silver Birches,
Watton Street,
WerribeeA grand residence set in extensive grounds. A cream brick house with a hipped roof and terracotte roof tiles set behind a high brick fence. -
Bridge Hotel, 197-199 Watton Street, Werribee
A stylish 1920s building with architectural detailing relating to the Art Deco style. A two storey building, externally rendered with a tiled hip roof. -
Deneys Clock,
Watton Street (corner Station Street),
WerribeeA clock located above a cantilevered verandah located in the town centre. -
War Memorial,
Watton Street, (corner Station Street),
WerribeeA granite pillar set on a stepped base with the top carved into an Art Deco motif set within a "garden". -
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Former Picture Palais,
Station Street,
WerribeeFormer picture theatre is a two storey building retaining the cantilevered verandah. -
Chaffey channel and pumping plant
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Evans house (former),
725 Boundary Road,
TruganinaA simple Victorian farmhouse, symmetrical in form and built of timber. -
Robertson farm complex,
Dohertys Road,
TruganinaA site located east of Hopkins Road enclosed by a drystone wall. The remains of bluestone house. -
May Farm,
485 Dohertys Road,
TruganinaA farm site located off a long drive off Dohertys Road. -
Truganina Township and Cemetery,
Dohertys Road (corner Woods Road),
TruganinaTownship located on the crossroads of Dohertys and Woods Roads. -
Albert and Alfred Leakes houses (site),
Leakes Road,
TruganinaSite of the houses (no longer standing) is visible from Leakes Road and consists of one or more mounds of rubble along with plantings of sugar gums. -
Skeleton Creek Water Reserve,
Leakes Road (north side of creek),
TruganinaWater hole on Skeleton Creek. -
Henry Robinson house,
Palmers Road,
TruganinaA building (presumed to be a house) constructed of random coursed bluestone. -
'Welcome to Werribee' Sign .
'Welcome to Werribee' sign outside of the township advertising the local Service Clubs.Tags signs -
A. Comben & Co,
Station Street,
Werribee.East side of Station Street, three doors north of Denys on the corner of Watton and Station Streets, Werribee.
Aub Comben's first shop, it later became Joe King's fruit shop. The original Comben's store was started by Shadrach Comben, father of Alfred Comben and Bill Comben, in 1897.
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Aerial view of Little River.
Aerial photography of Little River, Victoria. -
Aerial view of Werribee.
Original sepia toned photograph issued by The Argus. -
Agricultural meeting.
Group of people sitting at benches, indoors. -
Agriculture Show
An article from The Weekly Times entitled 'Show in a mixed farming and irrigation district -- good display at Werribee'.
Seven photographs showing different views.
- Browne's first prize farm team
- Watching the contests
- Assembling for the parade
- Committee and judges
- Section of the Parade
- Interested in Clydesdale classes
- Section of the crowd
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Back to Werribee celebrations at Chirnside Park.
Items 996, 997 and 998 combine to form one large photograph.
Back to Werribee celebrations were held at Chirnside Park.
These three photographs show 17 individual pictures during this time.
- Schoolboys display
- Werribee babes
- Mr Benjamin Cropley - an old Werribee identity
- Folk dance
- Mrs Heath and Mr William Ison Snr - two old Werribee residents
- Mr Radford (Head teacher) and Mr Chirnside
- Maypole dancers
- Maypole dancers
- Maypole dancers
- Visitors in arena
- The working committee
- Back to Werribee
- Maypole dancers
- Physical culture
- Folk dancers
- Maypole dancers
- Maypole dancers
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Back to Werribee celebrations at Chirnside Park.
Items 996, 997 and 998 combine to form one large photograph.
Back to Werribee celebrations were held at Chirnside Park.
These three photographs show 17 individual pictures during this time.
- Schoolboys display
- Werribee babes
- Mr Benjamin Cropley - an old Werribee identity
- Folk dance
- Mrs Heath and Mr William Ison Snr - two old Werribee residents
- Mr Radford (Head teacher) and Mr Chirnside
- Maypole dancers
- Maypole dancers
- Maypole dancers
- Visitors in arena
- The working committee
- Back to Werribee
- Maypole dancers
- Physical culture
- Folk dancers
- Maypole dancers
- Maypole dancers
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Back to Werribee celebrations at Chirnside Park.
Items 996, 997 and 998 combine to form one large photograph.
Back to Werribee celebrations were held at Chirnside Park.
These three photographs show 17 individual pictures during this time.
- Schoolboys display
- Werribee babes
- Mr Benjamin Cropley - an old Werribee identity
- Folk dance
- Mrs Heath and Mr William Ison Snr - two old Werribee residents
- Mr Radford (Head teacher) and Mr Chirnside
- Maypole dancers
- Maypole dancers
- Maypole dancers
- Visitors in arena
- The working committee
- Back to Werribee
- Maypole dancers
- Physical culture
- Folk dancers
- Maypole dancers
- Maypole dancers
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Baptist Church, Truganina.
The Church was built in 1862 of corrugated iron.
It was purchased by the Presbyterian Church in 1907 and still in use in 1962.
The Church was burnt down in the fires of 1969.
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Beamish Family Home,
Corner of Synnot Street and Pine Avenue,
Werribee.The Beamish Home in Synnot Street was built in 1884.
This photograph was taken in the 1920s.
Became Wandeen Private Hospital in the 1940s and a Boarding house in the 1970-80s.
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Beamish Home,
23 Duncans Road,
Werribee.Anastasia Beamish's home in 23 Duncans Road, Werribee. The house was later owned by the Windsor family. It was demolished in 1982.
This house was given to Anastasia Beamish (then a widow) by her two sons, John Beamish, born in Werribee 1860, and Francis Thomas Beamish born in Werribee 23 December 1865, as a token of love and gratitude for lending them money to help buy their properties in Werribee.
Anastasia arrived in Werribee with her parents, Abraham and Margaret Beamish, in 1852 on a sailing ship The Fanny.
Anastasia was born at Bantry, County Cork, Ireland, 1839, died Werribee 6 August 1930. Abraham was born at Skebbereen, County Cork, Ireland, 1831, died in Werribee 24 July 1900. Abraham died Werribee 11 July 1861. Margaret died Werribee 28 December 1881.
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Bicycle Race, Watton Street, Werribee.
Bill King and Pengelly during the 1917 Warrnambool to Melbourne Road Race in Watton Street, Werribee. -
Bootmaker's Shop, corner Watton and Bridge Streets, Werribee.
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Bootmaker's Shop, corner Watton and Bridge Streets, Werribee.
In the 1920's this building was the Commercial Bank which closed down in 1939. At the time of the closure the Manager was Mr. Gerald Sexton. It was owned by Thomas Beasley J.P. whose daughter Maureen ran a dressmaking business.
Later Mrs. Mavis (or Marie) Beasley ran a ladies hairdressing business. A Mrs Power lived in the residential section at the back of the shop. It later became Mr. Stilliton's Bootmakers shop. In 1988 it was sold to Ollies Trolley. It is now the location of KFC chicken shop (1994).
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Bowling Green, Werribee.
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Building at Werribee Park.
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Bungey's Hole swimming pool.
Swimming pool and dressing shed at Bungey's Hole.
Taken from `Join us in a trip around Werribee, Victoria'.
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Bungey's Hole.
Photograph taken from the front page of the 'Werribee Shire Banner' dated 11 January 1968.
Article accompanying the photograph states: This is Bungey's Hole in the Werribee River one scene of the search for Mr. S. E. Tardrew aged 85 who disappeared from his home late on Christmas Eve. He has not been seen since. Police would like to hear from anyone who may be able to help.
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Truganina Munitions Reserve,
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Leakes Dairy (Rosegrange),
Sayers Road,
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Wine Cellars,
Skeleton Creek,
TruganinaThe remains of two cellars, one large and one small on the west side of Skeleton Creek. -
Hegarty's house,
Ballan Road (SE corner Edgar Street),
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Ison House and poultry sheds,
Bulban Road,
WerribeeA large mudbrick house that was demolished in 2002. -
Werribee Racecourse,
Bulban Road (corner Ballan and Racecourse Roads),
WerribeeA racecourse located on this site since 1861 with large grandstand and other buildings possibly dating from 1950s onwards. -
Werribee Cemetery,
Cemetery Road (corner Railway Avenue),
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Kelly Park,
Cherry Street (corner Princes Highway),
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Carter's housing estate, College Road, Mary Avenue, Carter Crescent and Anderson Street, Werribee
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Villa Franca,
Deutgam Street (SE corner of Greaves Street),
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Cottrell Street Sports and Physiotherapy Centre,
90 Cottrell Street,
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Werribee Primary School No. 649,
Duetgam Street,
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Jack Carter's poultry farm,
60-68 Lock Avenue,
Werribee
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Metropolitan (Sewerage) Farm & Outfall Sewer,
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Truganina State School, Class of c1910
This photograph show the students at the Truganina school standing at the front of the school (as you can see the chimney).
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Truganina State School, Class of 1915
Photograph of students from Truganina State School in 1915.
Back row: Carrie Leake, Ettie Leake, May Harrison, Dolly Bounty, Jean Didier, Gladys Marquand, Olive Peacock, Maisie Didier.
Middle row: Tom Robinson, Reggie Peacock, George Cropley, Douglas Robinson, Allen Missen, Roy Marquand.
Front row: George Harrison, Paul Didier, Jack Harrison, George Peacock, Davie Robinson.
Teacher: Mr L B Boulduan
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Truganina State School c1903
Photograph of students from Truganina State School c1903.
Back row: Cyril Robinson, James Robinson, Mr. T. Huthnance, Archie Missen.
Second row: Henry Robinson, Charlie Marquand, William Robinson, Joe Robinson, Harold Robinson, Alfred Leake, Les Missen, Duncan Hopkins.
Third row: Mable Missen, May Cropley, Alice Evans, Ethel Missen, Ruby Townsing, Annie Hopkins, Connie Townsing.
Front row: Bert Marquand, Stan Robinson, Harry Townsing.
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Truganina State School Class of 1905
Truganina State School, No. 192
Back row: Stan McDougall, Horace McDougall, Stan Cropley, Horace Reid, Fred Burns, Barney Marquand, Harold Cropley, John Harrison, Willie Hannan.
Middle row: Doris Cropley, Margaret Robinson, Dorrie Evans, Lizzie McDougall, Irene Hannan, Phillis Bunting, Jean McDougall, Gladdie Evans, Maisie Hopkins.
Front row: Jack McDougall, Frank Robinson, Lou Hopkins, Don McDougall, ALex McDougall, Les Reid.
Teacher: Mr Clarrie Allen.
The dog belonged to the teacher who residence was next to the school.
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Truganina State School, No. 192
Truganina State School circa 1940. The photograph is taken from the north side of the school and showing the entry porch. Coats and muddy shoes were placed in the porch.
Note the stone wall on the right hand side of the photograph. This was used to separate the girls and boys at play time.
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Tarneit State School 1918
Photograph of students from Tarneit State School in 1918.
Back row: Eric Agar, ?, Jim Sewell, Sarah Cowie, Elsie Weller, Eva Reddrop, Irene Walker, Nell Cowie, Mick Morris, Mollie Davis, Charlie Morris, ?.
Middle Row: Charlie Cowie, Sam Stock, ?, Dorrie Hogan, Gladys Davis, Elsie Harrison, Maggie Daniels, Beryl Agar, Bessie Missen, Iris Davis, ? Gertie Morris, Fen Harrison, Jack Hackett, ?, Bill Hogan.
Front Row: George Hogan, Eric Davis, Cliff Deller, ?, Lillie Stock, Evelyn Stock, ? Stock, Frank Morris.
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Truganina Hall c1935
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Merlie and Barry Clayton
Recording of conversation between Merlie and Barry Clayton and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- Moving to the Laverton area
- Working in the local area
- Involvement in local and community groups such as Laverton Community Centre, Western Women Writers and Werribee U3A
- Changes to the area after council amalgamations in the early 1990s
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Maltby Bypass,
Princes Highway,
Werribee
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Geodetic Survey Baseline,
Princes Highway,
WerribeeThree elements of the Geodetic Survey Baseline are the South Base, the North Base and the Green Hill Extension. -
RAAF Hangars,
Princes Highway,
(corner of New Farm Road - Sewerage Road),
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Little River
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Chaffey Irrigation Scheme,
Riverbend Historical Park,
(off Heaths Road),
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1 Rainsford Street,
(former Police Paddocks area),
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Rowland Carter house,
Russell Street (corner Lock Avenue),
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Former stables,
18 Russell Street,
WerribeeA simple timber building with a gabled roof and partially enclosed verandah on two sides. -
Muswell,
11 Synnot Street,
WerribeeA large two storey Spanish Mission style residence. -
House,
19 Synnot Street,
WerribeeSmall Victorian farm house located in Werribee township. -
Wyndham Community & Education Centre,
(former Miss Davis House),
2 Synnot Street,
WerribeeGable-roofed single fronted cottage with scalloped bargeboard and finial. -
The Manor,
(remnants),
Wattamolla Avenue,
WerribeeA retaining wall and plantings along the river and large trees scattered through a housing estate are all that remains of The Manor, a once grand house with extensive gardens. -
Producers Dairying Company factory,
Wattle Avenue (corner Princes Highway),
WerribeeA vacant site located on the corner of the intersection of Wattle Avenue and Princes Highway. -
Chirnside Park,
Watton Street,
WerribeeA large park located on a bend in the Werribee River. -
Commercial Hotel,
101-111 Watton Street (corner Bridge Street),
WerribeeTwo storey hotel located on a prominent corner in Werribee's main shopping street. -
Masonic Centre,
(former Roads Board and Shire Offices),
Watton Street,
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Rockleigh,
111 Werribee Street North,
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Werribee Park, Princes Highway, Werribee
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Campbell's Cove and Bailey's Beach,
Werribee SouthAt Campbell's Cove a row of approximately 150 small houses lining the waterfront.
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Carramar House and farm,
1055 Aviation Road,
WerribeeHouse and small cluster of farm buildings located near the south-east corner of Aviation Road and Duncans Road. -
Michael Arthur Galvin (1862-1940)
Shire President 1926-1927
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Dulcie Shanahan
Recording of conversation between Dulcie Shanahan and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- Early schooling in Werribee district
- Social life and conditions in the Werribee area in the 1940s
- Community service involvement in Werribee area
- Marriage and family life
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Bill Wall
Recording of conversation between Bill Wall and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- Family arrival in Werribee area
- Short family history
- Early school and work life
- Changes in Werribee during the Second World War
- Community involvement
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Butcher Shop,
Watton Street,
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Dust storm.
Dust storm taken by motorist travelling on Princes Highway from Melbourne just before the Werribee exit. This photograph appeared in National Geographic, February 1983.Tags dust storm -
Camp Hotel,
Watton Street,
Werribee.Built about 1878 by Patrick Murphy. Owners over the years were the Balfours and the Shields. Was demolished and rebuilt as a home in Cottrell Street near the Ford. Bridge Hotel now stands on the site. -
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Children in garden.
Young boy seated on chair holding his sisters hand.
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Chirnside farm building.
One of Chirnside's old farm buildings, on the bank of the river before the crossing on the property. Photograph taken by B. D. Dixon. -
Chirnside's first home.
Thomas Chirnside's first home near the Werribee River in the Parish of Deutgam. It was still being used as a home in 1964. -
Cocoroc South School.
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Community gathering.
Group of people, horses and cars adjacent to railway, tent and chaff mills. Photograph taken from on top of railway carriage. -
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Dairy,
Corner Synnot and Bridge Streets,
Werribee.This business was started by the Prentice family shortly after World War 1. There were several girls in the family. They were all good workers and helped establish the business. Jack Pincombe married one of the girls and progressively took over more responsibility as each girl married. He widened the sweep of the business by having firewood for sale.
In the mid 1920s he started a milk transport round through Werribee South. With two horses and a lorry he would pick up full cans of milk and take them to the milk factory. Later this was done by motor truck.
Dave Steele, a very popular Scot, worked for Pincombes for many years. Dave was given the round by Pincombe on their leaving Werribee. It then became Vincents Dairy.
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Dining Room,
Beamish House,
23 Duncans Road,
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Doctor's Surgery and Residence.
Built as a doctors residence and surgery by Dr. Jennings.
Later occupied by Doctors Dawe, Poustie and Ettelson.
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Donald McDonald in Chirnside's Army Uniform.
Donald McDonald was a member of the Victorian Horse Artillery which was an early army battalion funded by the Chirnside Family of Werribee. -
Draughthorses.
State Research Farm clydesdales and hay stack.
East end of hay shed/silos in right of photograph.
Machinery shed in centre of photograph.
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Drawing Room,
Beamish House,
23 Duncans Road,
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Drawing Room,
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Exhibits at the 4th Annual Agricultural Exhibition, Werribee.
Werribee and District Agriculture, Pastoral and Horticultural Societies 4th Annual Exhibition at the Racecourse.
Display of the produce from the local area.
John William Shaw on right.
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Farmer's picnic, Williamstown.
Group of people taken at the Farmer's Picnic at Williamstown.Tags Farmer's picnic -
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First home of the Chirnsides.
First home of the Chirnside Family built at Werribee Park. -
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Front elevation plans, Wyndham National School.
Front elevation plan of the National School to be built on the corner of Mortimer and Werribee Streets, Werribee.
Scale: 1/4 inch to a foot.
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General Store,
Cottrell Street,
Werribee.First general store built by J Heath.
Business bought by Frederick Schulze in 1871, then in 1917, Charles Schulze, son of Frederick and Metta ran the business until 1946.
Post Office operated at this location until 1904. Don Taylor, purchased business from Margaret Schulze, wife of Charles, in 1946 and named it Bunny's.
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Greetings from Werribee postcard.
Greetings from Werribee. From a postcard showing five pictures of landmarks in Werribee.Tags postcards -
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Hallway at The Manor.
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Haycarting.
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Haycarting.
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Haycarts.
Two horse-drawn haycarts at eastern end of hay shed (next to brick silos) at State Research Farm.Tags State Research Farm -
Haymaking.
Farm workers building a haystack. Photograph shows three clydesdales, loaded dray, elevator and nearly completed stack. -
Haymaking.
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Haymaking.
Sign on haystack: 'BURTON'S 1909'.
Given to Werribee and District Historical Society by Roy Davis.
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Haystack.
Farm worker standing beside completed haystack on State Research Farm.Tags State Research Farm -
Gerry and Pat Maher
Recording of conversation between Gerry and Pat Maher and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- School and early life in Werribee
- Working for the Chirnsides
- Maher family history
- Hopper family history
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Jan Litherland
Recording of conversation between Jan Litherland and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- Owning a shop at Werribee Plaza
- Travelling to Werribee from Hampton
- Impressions of Werribee and surrounds
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Jetty,
Beach Road,
Werribee SouthTimber jetty located at the mouth of the Werribee River.Tags jetty -
Werribee South Irrigation Settlement,
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George Chirnside's Experimental Dairy Farm, Crawfords Road, Werribee South.
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Bailey Houses,
249-252 Cunninghams Road,
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Diggers Road Soldiers' Memorial Hall,
Diggers Road,
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Portelli house and shop,
650 Diggers Road,
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Werribee Estate school site and School teacher's house,
Duncans Road,
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Cobbledick House (ruin),
Cobbledicks Ford Road,
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Fowler house and silo,
Duncans Road,
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Serge Cerne
Recording of conversation between Serge Cerne and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Early schooling and working life
- Teaching at local primary and secondary schools
- Community involvement
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Werribee Park Primary School (former) No. 5409,
Cayleys Road,
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Doherty's Road,
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Two draughthorses pulling cart ploughing field with two farm workers.Tags farms -
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1 May 1802 - Matthew Flinders climbs Station Peak.
Explorer Matthew Flinders climbs the highest point of the You Yangs with three of his men and surveyed the Werribee Plain. He named this point Station Peak, but is was renamed Flinders Peak in his honour in 1912. -
11 February 1803 - Grimes takes in the Werribee plain
Charles Grimes, Surveyor-General of the Colony of New South Wales stands atop a small hill and takes in the Werribee Plain.
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6 June 1835 - Batman's Treaty
On behalf of the Launceston-based Port Phillip Association, John Batman makes his treaty with the natives of the Duttigalla tribal lands, assuming rights over more than 600,000 acres of land around Port Phillip Bay, from the Yarra River in the east to the Little River in the West.Tags has:placeholder -
29 January 1836 - Glenelg disallows Batman's treaty
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April 1836 - Wedge's landing
Surveyor John Helder Wedge lands at Port Phillip to map the estate to be divided among the investors in the Port Phillip Association. He brought the first sheep (2,600 head) and the first cattle (one dozen) over with him. -
Letter and envelope to Frank Robinson analysing his handwriting
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St. Andrew's Werribee Parish Debutante Ball, October 1950.
Scan of photograph of debutantes, their partners and flower girls.
Back row: Unknown, Unknown, ? Baggio, Ken Stanford, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.
Middle row: Unknown, Unknown, Joan Beasley, Unknown, Dorothy Beasley,Unknown, Brenda Cooney, Vincent Montalto.
Front row: Lena Montalto, Elizabeth McIntosh, Jean Batterling, Unknown, Lady Disney, Kath Martin, Mary Barker, Mary Mennegazzo, Elaine Wolters.
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Ruby Cobbledick
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Thomas Missen.
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Ern. Missen
Ern. Missen, second son of Emma Missen, grandson of George Missen. -
George Missen
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Stud Farm in Truganina c1920.
Back of house at Stud Farm, Truganina c1920.
From left Dougald Taylor, Eva Waugh, Ruby Cobbledick and Hestor Taylor.
Ruby Cobbledick: niece of Hestor Taylor and granddaughter of George Missen.
Hestor Taylor: daughter of George Missen.
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Photograph of six men in front of Davis Homestead.
Group of six men in front of Davis Homestead on Davis Road, Truganina. Homestead was about 300 metres north of Sayers Road. It is now a heritage park.
The family were mad-keen cricketers and had a cricket pitch near the front of the house.
Horrie Davis owned Davis Hardware store in Werribee.
Back row:
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Postcard (and reverse of postcard) of seven men dressed in army uniform from World War One.
Seven men in army uniform from World War One.
Reverse of postcard lists names of those in photograph.
Standing: A. R. Leake, L. S. Burniston, W. F. Conibear, W. Thexton.
Sitting: L. W. Cuddie, Sergeant, Stan Batson.
[W. Thexton may be William George Thexton (information from World War One Nominal Roll)
World War One Nominal Roll has L.W. Cuddie listed as Lawrence Walter Cuddy.
Stan Batson may be Arthur Stanley Batson (information from World War One Nominal Roll).]
Alfred Robert Leake: No 1841. Place of birth - Truganina, Victoria.
Leslie Stuart Burniston: No 2409. Place of birth - Melbourne, Victoria.
William Frank Conibear: No 1831. Place of birth - Bristol, England.
James Winwick Thexton: No 2434. Place of birth - Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Lawrence Walter Cuddie: No 2411. Place of birth - Dundas, Tasmania.
Sergeant - Unknown.
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Mechanics' Institute Truganina,
Patriotic School Concert Ticket and reverse of ticket.Ticket for the Patriotic School Concert held on Tuesday August 15, 1915 at the Mechanics' Institute Truganina.
Reverse of ticket for the Patriotic School Concert held on Tuesday August 15, 1915 at the Mechanics' Institute Truganina showing balance sheet for concert and ball. -
Presbyterian Church, Truganina tea and concert ticket.
Ticket for the Presbyterian Church, Truganina tea and concert held on Wednesday 3 October 1906. -
Eliza Muir
Portrait of Eliza Muir.
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Eric Davis, Alex Muir and Eliza Davis.
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Henry Robinson's school textbook - excerpt from March, 1885
Text reads:
What is the best Fuel? Fat is the best fuel.
At what countries is it their chief food? It is the chief food of the arctic regions.
What does the native of the tropic prefer? The native of the tropic prefers and keeps himself cool on rice or dates or watery food.Monday 2 March 1885
Why can a stout man survive longer without food than a lean man? Because he when he gets no food he lives on his own fat.
What ar (sic) hibernating animals? Animals that pass the winter in a torpor.
Give examples: Examples the bear, jerboa, marmot, dormouse, bat and other generally grown plump before they retire into winter quarters.
How are they sustained during winter? They are sustained during winter in their caves and burrows.
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Photograph Fred and Eliza Davis and wedding party.
Wedding party of Frederick and Eliza Davis (nee Muir) on Wednesday 20 August 1902.
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Fred Davis with horses.
Fred Davis with his horses and seed drill which combined fertilisers with seed and placed them into the ground. -
Frederick Davis (1875-1961)
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Photograph of Percy and Bertha Davis and wedding party.
Wedding party of Percy and Bertha Davis (nee Davis) on Wednesday 20 August 1902.
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Herbert Davis, Vera Davis and Emily Davis.
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Three Davis homes on Cowie's Hill.
Three Davis homes on Cowies Hill. The house on the left is the original Davis house which was moved to Werribee in 1904. -
Truganina District Picnic
The annual picnic sports conducted by the Truganina debating society was held on Friday, October 28th 1911.
Back row: Mrs. G. Cropley, John Robinson, J Hegarty(?), R.D. Hopkins, J. Woods (of Woods Lane). R. Peacock, Wm. Robinson, J. Eades, G. Cropley, W. Cropley, R. Hopkins.
Middle row: Mrs. R. Peacock, Mrs James Robinson, Mr & Mrs G. Missen, Mrs. James Johnson, Mrs Harrison, Mrs. Wm Missen, Mrs W. Leake, Henry Robinson.
Front row: Mrs. R. D. Hopkins, Mrs. D. Taylor, J. Pitson, D. Taylor, J. Johnson, James Robinson, W. Missen, A. Leake, H. A.Davis.
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Truganina Football Club Premiers 1929.
Truganina Football Club Premiers, Werribee Football Association 1929.
Back row: Trainer, R. Johnson, H. Cropley, F. Burge, A. Campbell, W. Moore, A. Lewis, L. Christie, H. Hocking.
Middle row: R. Masson, D. Cameron, H.L. Baden Powell, E. Harrison (captain), J. Robinson (Snr), W. Thompson, Geo. Harrison (Snr), C. Cowie, T. Hutson.
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Back row: William Thompson Muir and wife Jane Muir with John Muir.
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William Thompson Muir, 1845-1924.
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May 1836 - Arrival of Edward Davy Wedge
John Helder Wedge’s brother Edward Davy Wedge arrived, establishing his homestead by the Werribee River.Tags has:placeholder -
January 1839 — Thomas Chirnside arrives in Port Phillip. His brother Andrew arrives later in the same year
Thomas Chirnside arrives in Port Phillip. His brother Andrew arrives later in the same yearTags has:placeholder -
1849 —The Plan of Township of Wyndham is signed off by Robert Hoddle, the surveyor of Melbourne.
1849 —The Plan of Township of Wyndham is signed off by Robert Hoddle, the surveyor of Melbourne.Tags has:placeholder -
9 May 1850 — Naming of Wyndham
The Port Phillip Government Gazette [dated Wednesday 28 May 1850 p.423] announces that the town shall be named Wyndham, notwithstanding a local preference for the Aboriginal name of Werribee.Tags has:placeholder -
1851 — Thomas Chirnside builds Point Cook Homestead.
Thomas Chirnside builds Point Cook Homestead.Tags has:placeholder -
21 May 1852 — The flooding of Werribee
After several days of heavy, consistent rain the Werribee River rages through the town. The Wedge family homestead is destroyed and Edward Wedge, his wife and daughter swept into the waters and drowned. The first bridge is destroyed.
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1851 — Opening of the Bridge Inn
Ferry operator Elliot Armstrong opened his Bridge Inn on the opposite side of the river, in line with Werribee Street, where the present Racecourse Hotel now stands. Later Armstrong’s Bridge Hotel was known simply as Armstrong’s Inn.Tags has:placeholder -
1855 — The first school
Ellen Armstrong, the inn-keeper’s nineteen-year-old daughter, opens the first school with nineteen pupils, operating from a pre-fabricated zinc house erected in the backyard of the hotel.
When Thomas Walker, the government inspector paid ‘Miss Armstrong’s School’ a visit he found that she: ‘had good discipline and the general tone of the school was very satisfactory’. Walker described her as ‘painstaking and persevering and well-liked by the parents’. He recommended that government aid should be given towards her teacher’s salary.Tags has:placeholder -
1857 — The Melbourne to Geelong railway is built
After a few false starts the Geelong to Melbourne Railway finally opens. Legend has it that Thomas Chirnside used his influence and insisted that a station be built in the town, and that it was named Werribee Station, however, the railway company had used the name Werribee right from the start.Tags has:placeholder -
1859 — The first police lock-up was built in Synnot Street, where a force of twenty-five troopers was stationed.
1859 — The first police lock-up was built in Synnot Street, where a force of twenty-five troopers was stationed.Tags has:placeholder -
1859 - The first church is built
Once again Thomas Chirnside led the donations, this time for the construction of the first church in Werribee, St Thomas’ Anglican Church. He started by donating an acre of land on the corner of Greaves and Synnot Streets, then added £100. The first church, a simple gabled weatherboard building with a small porch entry used as the church hall today, still stands behind the more expansive brick building constructed in 1900. A Mr Rodda conducted the first service in June of that year. The church was also used by several other denominations until their own could be built.
The Greaves and Synnot Street site has a long history in the provision of religious services in Werribee. In 1851 Mr Fitzgibbons built the first house in Werribee there, and the first church service in the village was conducted from a cart-shed at the back of this house. -
1860 - The Geodetic Survey of Victoria
By the middle of the century demand for land, ready for settlement, began to exceed the capacity of the government to prepare property using traditional surveying techniques based on astronomy. In response a modern method of mathematical triangulation was implemented, expecting that this technique would allow for a comparatively expedient survey of the entire State.
What was required to begin the process was some flat land, and the Wyndham Shire had plenty of that to spare. Government Astronomer Mr R. L. J. Ellery was chosen to conduct the survey and he began in January 1860 by selecting a site on the Werribee Plain near what is the present-day Hoppers Crossing railway station.
What is known as the South Base Stone, a basalt block set 1.5 metres deep into the ground, its surface flush with the ground showing a fine metal plug at its centre, was the starting point for the measurement of the first base line. Painstakingly accurate measurements were taken from this point, using three ten-foot long steel bars, accurate to within five decimal points of an inch, and set up under canvas to prevent heat expansion of the metal, measured and moved forward leap-frogging the other two bars one by one until a perfectly straight line was measured out to mark the setting point for another stone.
The North Base Stone was set at five miles from the south stone. Further calculations were taken to set another on Green Hill on the west side of the Werribee River giving a direct line now totalling ten miles. From these starting points, an accurate line of a known length was established, and with a system of mathematical triangulation distances could be measured across the entire state.
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11 March 1864 — Wyndham declared a shire
The Governor of Victoria, Sir Charles Henry Darling, announced in the Victoria Government Gazette [dated Friday 11 March 1864 p. 978] that the Wyndham Road District, having an area of one hundred square miles and collecting annual rates amounting to the sum of £1,000, could be proclaimed a Shire—thereafter named The Shire of Wyndham.Tags has:placeholder -
1874 — Chirnside’s horse Haricot wins the Melbourne Cup.
1874 — Chirnside’s horse Haricot wins the Melbourne Cup.Tags has:placeholder -
1867 — Shire offices constructed
Sited at the river end of Watton Street, the first Shire offices, built for Wyndham Shire Council, and constructed of bluestone blocks at a cost of £529, were finally ready to be occupied in January 1867.Tags has:placeholder -
1877 - Werribee Park Mansion is built
Andrew and Thomas Chirnside build their magnificent sixty-roomed Werribee Park Mansion built on a sweeping bend of the Werribee River.
The estate also included a working farm but in architectural terms this classic-style Italianate dwelling with its porticoed wings and soaring tower, dominated all other buildings in the Shire.Tags has:placeholder -
1884 - The township of Wyndham is renamed Werribee.
1884 - The township of Wyndham is renamed Werribee.Tags has:placeholder -
25 June 1887 — The passing of Thomas Chirnside.
Mistakenly believing that he has lost everything and is bankrupt, Thomas Chirnside dies by his own hand. He is found on the floor of the laundry at Werribee Park, a discharged shotgun by his side.Tags has:placeholder -
19 May 1892 - the Governor of the Colony of Victoria, Lord Hopetoun, turned the first sod for the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Sewage Scheme.
19 May 1892 - the Governor of the Colony of Victoria, Lord Hopetoun, turned the first sod for the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Sewage Scheme at a ceremony held near the site where the new bridge would cross the Werribee River,.Tags has:placeholder -
1896 — The first local newspaper, The Werribee Express, hits the streets. It is published out of Bacchus Marsh.
1896 — The first local newspaper, The Werribee Express, hits the streets. It is published out of Bacchus Marsh.Tags has:placeholder -
5 February 1898 — Operations commence at the Sewerage Farm
Six years after the first sod had been turned the steamer Lady Loch conveys a large party of 180 guests from Queen’s Wharf, Melbourne to Werribee.
The guests had first witnessed the lifting of the valve at Spotswood Pumping Station that allowed the first sewage to flow towards the Metropolitan Farm.Tags has:placeholder -
26 May 1900 — The tip opens
Threatened by a outbreak of bubonic plague in Melbourne and Geelong, the Shire announced in the Werribee Express that: ‘the Council has provided a place within the township to be used as a TIP, for the disposal of refuse, rubbish, etc.’Tags has:placeholder -
1905 — Percy's automobile
Captain Percy Chirnside enters his French-built Panhard et Levassor, a buggy-styled open wheeled automobile, in a race from Melbourne to Carlsruhe and back. It is likely that Percy had the first car in the district.Tags has:placeholder -
20 March 1911 — First flight over Werribee
Pioneer aviator John Joseph Hammond makes the first flight over the Shire appearing in the skies over Werribee at 7.15 am, in his 50 horsepower Bristol Boxkite flying machine, on a return flight from Geelong to Altona.Tags has:placeholder -
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1914 — Point Cook Flying School starts
Two weeks after the outbreak of the First World War the Point Cook Flying school is established.
Four pilots: Flying Officers Manwell, Merz, White and Williams are the first to take to the skies under the tutelage of the English pilot Captain Petre, and Lieut. Harrison, from Castlemaine.Tags has:placeholder -
1915 — Electricity!
A 80 hp, twin engined generator, sited on the corner of Synnot Street and Duncan’s Road, supplies electricity to the town.Tags has:placeholder -
1922 — Catholic Church purchases The Mansion
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Daniel Mannix, purchases Werribee Park Mansion for the Catholic Church to be used as a training college for priests.Tags has:placeholder -
1928 — The Palais Theatre built in Station Street.
The Palais Theatre built in Station Street. Moving pictures had previously been screened at the Mechanics Institute. While this continued for some time, the purpose-built theatre soon made the old hall redundant for that purpose.Tags has:placeholder -
1930 — Mains water comes to town
Mains water is supplied, for the first time, to the whole town by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.Tags has:placeholder -
1932 — The first talking picture is shown at the Palais.
The first talking picture is shown at the Palais. The largest crowd ever gathered in Werribee turn out to the screening of Mother’s Millions prompting theatre owners, the Wallace Mitchell family, to bring in extra seating to accommodate more than 1,000 eager patrons.Tags has:placeholder -
1936 - World War 2
1936 — During World War Two, Australian soldiers were stationed at a training camp on the Werribee racecourse. United States servicemen also trained at Werribee. The US Army Air Force built large hangars on the Geelong Road, near the Treatment Works, where one B-24 Liberator bomber, of the 287 supplied by the Americans to the RAAF, is housed today.
Enemy ‘aliens’, European nationals living in Australia whose country of origin was at war with the Allies, were put to work on various farms throughout the district in a form of open detention. After the war many of them, mostly southern Europeans, stayed on taking up farms in Werribee—initially, not always to the approval of the old-time local farmers.Tags has:placeholder -
1961 — The Maltby By-pass opened.
The Maltby By-pass opened [on 16 June 1961?]. For the first time Werribee was not simply an impediment on the road from Melbourne to Geelong. The by-pass effectively allowed the town to develop as a business and residential centre without an endless stream of traffic interrupting its daily life.
Werribee, which once owed its existence to the bridge over the Werribee River on the Melbourne–Geelong road, could now settle and develop its own character.Tags has:placeholder -
1965 — The local football team the Werribee Tigers is established in the Victorian Football League [VFL].
The local football team the Werribee Tigers is established in the Victorian Football League [VFL].The Tigers’ home ground is Chirnside Park, Watton Street, Werribee.Tags has:placeholder -
July 1966 - The Manor, John Percy Chirnside’s grand mansion, is destroyed by fire. Foul play is suspected.
The Manor, John Percy Chirnside’s grand mansion, is destroyed by fire. Foul play is suspected.Tags has:placeholder -
1973 — The Victorian Government takes over Werribee Mansion.
The Victorian Government takes over Werribee Mansion from Corpus Christi College and begins full restoration. The Heritage-listed house and gardens are now open to visitors all year around.Tags has:placeholder -
1987 — The Shire of Werribee is renamed The City of Werribee.
1987 — The Shire of Werribee is renamed The City of Werribee.Tags has:placeholder -
1994 — The City of Werribee is renamed The City of Wyndham.
1994 — The City of Werribee is renamed The City of Wyndham.Tags has:placeholder -
1998 — No toxic waste dump
After seven years battling against the wishes of the Kennett Liberal government the City wins its case and the toxic waste dump proposed for a disused quarry on Wests Road, Werribee South are abandoned.Tags has:placeholder -
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McGrath family.
Group photograph of McGrath family.
Back row: Dennis, (Mary Reidy), Martin, Paddy, Mary.
Middle row: Jimmy, Joe, Maria (mother), Andrew (father), (Michael Reidy).
Front row: Jack, Bill and Walter.
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St. Andrew's Ball, 30 July 1936
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A map of Derrimut
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Map of Truganina, County of Bourke
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Wolf Heidecker
Recording of conversation between Wolf Heidecker and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Working in theatre in Germany and Australia
- Marriage to wife
- Working on Wyndham Cultural Centre, Werribee
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Wendy Bitans
Recording of conversation between Wendy Bitans and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- Family members buried in Werribee Cemetery
- Family home in Hopkins Road, Truganina
- Her mother's side of the family who came from Germany
- Her husband's family who came from Latvia
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Vera Davis
Recording of conversation between Vera Davis and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- Early life in Little River
- Family life in Werribee
- Her father's business
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Sonia Beamish and Brian Hayes
Recording of conversation between Sonia Beamish, Brian Hayes and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:- Galvin family history
- The Manor
- Early family life and school days
- Social and sporting life in Werribee
- Employment at State Research Farm, Werribee
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George Beamish Swanton (1882-1916)
Studio portrait of 1159 Private (Pte) George Beamish Swanton, Australian 24th Battalion, of Werribee, Victoria, with his wife Nellie and young baby, Joan Helen.
Pte Swanton enlisted on 28 April 1915 and embarked on board HMAT Euripides on 8 May 1915. He died of wounds on 28 July 1916 at Pozieres, France.
Pte Swanton had two brothers who were also killed in action:
No.222 Pte John (Jack) Swanton, 2nd Battalion, enlisted on 27 August 1914 and was killed in action at Gallipoli Peninsula on 2 May 1915;
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No.2760 Pte Henry Swanton, 29th Battalion, enlisted on 5 March 1916 and was killed in action at Pozieres, France on 2 November 1916.
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Henry Joseph Delaney (1891-1917)
Studio portrait of 5671 Private (Pte) Henry Joseph Delaney, 7th Battalion. A grocer from Werribee, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Delaney embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Ayrshire on 3 July 1916. On 27 April 1917 he was killed in action on the Somme, aged 26, and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had the concession to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930s, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers' notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative.
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Heritage Week in Werribee.
Taken in the Historical Rooms, Old Shire Office corner of Watton Street and Duncans Road, Werribee. Dressed in period costume. -
Home of first Shire Secretary,
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Hoppers Crossing railway station.
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Irish National Farmers football team.
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Ison Family Home,
Bulban Road,
Werribee.The house was built of wattle and daub construction for the Ison family. The bricks were quarried on the property.
It is classified by the National Trust and is currently owned by the Rowe family.
From: Wyndham | Our story / Geoff Hocking, Castlemaine, Vic. : New Chum Press, 2013, p.177.
WILLIAM ISON'S HOUSE, BULBAN
Born in Cambridge, England, William Ison arrived in the colony at the height of the gold rush. He went up to the diggings first, but after nearly losing his life in a mining accident came down to Werribee to take up farming.
A community-minded fellow, Ison also worked for many years for Thomas Chirnside, building miles of fencing. Chirnside had told Mr. Hamilton, his manager, to always have work for William Ison.
On thirty acres of land near the Black Forest Swamp on Bulban Road, William Ison constructed a wattle and daub house using mud taken from the swamp. The mud contained fossils which were of archeological interest. However, this significant and unusual early settler's home, which was classified by the National Trust, was demolished without a permit in 2002. -
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Junior Band.
Listed from left to right are:
Front: Dan Hogan, Les Balfour, J. Hanna, A. Dalrymple, J. Sheahan
Second row: R. Davis, C. Dean, J. Sutherland, E. Dean, H. Davis, M. Hickey
Third row: Unknown, Unknown, P. Flaherty, T. Reynolds, J. Sheahan Senior
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Land preparation.
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Lanyon Park,
Cottrell Street,
Werribee.Named Lanyon Park after the Pollard's grandfather who was born in 1901.
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Laverton Primary School.
Laverton Primary School was built in 1888. -
Laverton Primary School.
Laverton Primary School was built in 1888. -
Aerial view of Laverton, Victoria.
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Lawn Bowls Club House.
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Lifeguard Milk Factory workers,
Kelly Street,
Werribee.The Lifeguard Milk Factory was located near the railway line at the end of Kelly Street, Werribee.
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Little River railway station goods shed.
Little River goods shed is classified by the National Trust.
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Little River railway station.
Workmen at the Little River Station. Goods train at the side.
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Livery Stables and motor garage,
Watton Street,
Werribee.Photograph of A. R. Bell Livery Stables and Motor Garage located in Watton Street. It is now the ANZ Arcade.
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Livery Stables,
Watton Street,
Werribee.Photograph of A. R. Bell Livery Stables and Motor Garage located in Watton Street. It is now the ANZ Arcade.
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Lowman's Fruit Mart,
Watton Street,
Werribee.Lowman's Fruit Market was located between Coles supermarket and the Post Office on Watton Street.
Vic Corbut married Frida Lowman. Vic is holding his baby son, Ron. Lowman's Fruit Mart was built about the same time as Fisher's Garage beside it, 1911. It was run by the Lowman family for many years and was sold to Mortland Plant in 1937. Amongst others, a family named Rhynehart ran it.
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Werribee East.Photograph of the Watton Street, Werribee.
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May Robinson rolling the kitty at Werribee Bowls Club.
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Measuring the distance between two lawn bowls.
Seven men watch as the eighth measures the distance between two lawn bowls.
Michael Callanan first on right and Jack Hosking standing second on right.Tags lawn bowls -
Mechanics Institute,
Corner Watton and Bridge Streets,
Werribee.The Mechanics Institute was used for the district entertainment. This building was relocated in 1964 and demolished in 1994. -
Mechanics Institute,
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Mechanics Institute, Werribee.
First Mechanics Institute was built about 1883. The Mechanics Institute was used for the district's entertainment and later as a library. -
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Molly Bell and Brian Dawes.
Taken at east end of Watton Street, Werribee, with weatherboard weighbridge in background.
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Mr. Carter with poultry incubator.
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Mrs. J. Robinson.
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N.A. Kendall Wheelright.
Located on the corner of Jellicoe Street and the Princes Highway. It is not clear with any certainty just when this business started. It was generally thought to be in the early 1920s. Norman Kendall was working for Charlie Reddrop and prefered to do coachwork rather than horse shoeing.
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News Letters of Australia.
Photograph showing a page of The Herald depicting News Letter of Australasia a narrative to send to friends. No.56, April 1861.
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North Cocoroc School.
Cocoroc was developed for employees of the Werribee Sewerage Farm. This is a photograph of students of the North Cocoroc School.
Teachers, John Crowther and Eddie McRae or Caller (Have to check).
Pictured: John Crowther, Bob Dougherty, John Hanna, Mary Hanna, Ken Hayes, C. McKane, Ellie McKee, Ethel McKee, Eddie McRae, Stella Ross, Bill Sadler, D. Sadler, Henry Sadler, Jean White. -
O'Tooles Supa Valu.
Located on the corner of Duncans Road and Watton Street, Werribee. Built and owned by J. E. O'Toole.
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Olver Brothers transport van,
227 La Trobe Street,
Melbourne.Van made by N .A. Kendall of Werribee, Victoria.
The Olver brothers, Stan and Arthur started a daily transport service between Werribee and Melbourne in 1922. The patronage they received from traders and residents made the business viable very shortly after its commencement. This led to the commencement of another service to Sassafras. Ordinary deliveries were done by the two International vans.
During peak periods such as Christmas, the Ford (left of photo) was brought into commission. Gordon Barnes bought the business during the middle of the war and later sold it to Eric Anderson.
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Olver Brothers transport van, 236 Latrobe Street, Melbourne.
Van made by N .A. Kendall of Werribee, Victoria.
The Olver brothers Stan and Arthur started a daily transport service between Werribee and Melbourne in 1922. The patronage they received from traders and residents made the business viable very shortly after its commencement. This led to the commencement of another service to Sassafras. Ordinary deliveries were done by the two International vans.
During peak periods such as Christmas, the Ford was brought into commission. Gordon Barnes bought the business during the middle of the war and later sold it to Eric Anderson.
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Opening of lawn bowls season by Harry Baden Powell.
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Opening of the Werribee State School No.649 at its new site in Deutgam Street, Werribee on 12 September 1919. -
Original plan of the Wyndham National School.
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Original State School,
Corner Mortimer and Werribee Streets,
Werribee.This photograph was taken late 1890s early 1900. It is of State School No.649 as it was on the original site. This site was reserved for the National School established in 1858, and the Common School in 1862.
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Ostriches being hand fed at the State Research Farm, Werribee.
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Grant Perfect Arch Bridge, Park Road, Little River.
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Pre-fab concrete house,
Duncans Road,
Werribee South.Near Whites Road, this home on Duncans Road was built by Tom Fowler who pioneered pre-fab concrete construction which was later used by Housing Commission to construct two storey homes at Port Melbourne. His hous