By Toni Munday This year marked the centenary of when HMAS Cerberus, the largest training establishment of the Royal Australian Navy, officially came to Crib Point. So when I was asked to…
Tag: History
By Ilma Hackett – Balnarring and District Historical Society They came from the orchards on the hills and valleys of Mornington Peninsula yesterday to witness the official opening of the railway extension…
By Shirley Davies – Hastings-Western Port Historical Society It is fascinating how many stories there are at Hastings and surrounds. This is one of them that has fascinated me. I would like…
By Lance Hodgins In the late 1800s it was a very special outing to cross Port Phillip Bay to Sorrento by paddle steamer and take the tramway to the Ocean Beach. Over…
By Keryn Rivett Nestled between a three-storey apartment block and a busy shopping plaza is a little, limestone church, dwarfed by its modern neighbours. When these places were built it was feared…
By Peter McCullough When the group of children, bright-eyed with curiosity, assembled for the first time at the small wattle and daub building that was the school house they were greeted by…
By Ilma Hackett – Balnarring and District Historical Society In the winter of 1896 disgruntled passengers on the Peninsula railway lines were informed that the delay in services was due to exceptionally…
By Peter McCullough If a poll was taken to determine Frankston’s favourite son, author Don Charlwood would have to be a strong contender. The fact that the café at the Frankston Library…
By Peter McCullough In a quiet corner of the Tyabb cemetery in Hastings can be found the grave of Leading Signalman Albert Norman Charles Thomson. For decades the grave had no means…