Delivery of the original ambulance in October 1925. Fred Bieri, inaugural secretary, circled. By Val Wilson and Peter McCullough One of the most significant dates in the history of Mornington is 18…
Tag: History
St Mark’s dedication day, 26 April, 1914. By Ilma Hackett – Balnarring & District Historical Society A small, white, weatherboard church is overshadowed by old pine trees. It occupies a prominent corner…
By Lance Hodgins For 40 years the Moorooduc Quarry was the main source of stone for the roads of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings. It nearly didn’t survive past its second…
By Ilma Hackett, Balnarring and District Historical Society (BDHS) It has an old-world charm with its verandah posts covered by vines, the wooden façade and walls of corrugated tin. Today’s Merricks General…
The Royal Hotel, Mornington. By Lance Hodgins It was a publican’s/hotel keeper’s worst nightmare. Over a hundred ruffians had stormed the hotel and were helping themselves to the delights of the bar…
By Peter McCullough This story is based on ‘Buckley’s Chance’, a biography written by Bob Stevens in 1998 and republished several times. Its subject is Ben Buckley, the legendary bush pilot from…
By Ilma Hackett, Balnarring and District Historical Society When Victoria’s new Governor walked down the gangplank of H.M.S. Cathay on a ‘cheerless’ winter day in 1926 a ripple of surprise ran through…
‘Take your school elsewhere … we won’t be sorry’ By Lance Hodgins A magnificent structure – the original Frankston High School – stood for almost a century until it was demolished late…
By Malcolm Gordon Since thoroughbred racing became an organised sporting pastime, a combination of climate, pastures and proximity to Melbourne have made the Mornington Peninsula a much favoured horse breeding and training…