by Felicity McDonald | Jul 9, 2021 | The Era
During the later part of 1838, a mystery illness raged through the colony. The Hobart Town Currier, Friday 28th December 1838 wrote; ‘the prevailing epidemic which has attacked most families throughout the country, and has, in its progress, spared neither the...
by Felicity McDonald | Jul 9, 2021 | The Era
The cabbage tree hat is the first distinctly Australian headgear to be worn by European settlers seeking protection from the sun. Traditionally made from the native cabbage tree palm (Livistona Australis), they soon became popular throughout the Colony. More...
by Felicity McDonald | Jul 9, 2021 | The Era
Drought in south-east Australia from 1837 to 1842 contributed to a catastrophic fall in land sales and the onset of depression in 1841 reduced the demand for labour. (1) In April 1839 Lady Jane Franklin was travelling north along the Sydney road and when near Yass,...
by Felicity McDonald | Jul 8, 2021 | Profiles
Merriman was a Pallanganmiddang man of the Waywurru or Waveroo people. His father was Hone.ne.ap, a respected Waywurru Elder, known as King Billy of the Barwidgee. GA Robinson recorded Merriman’s real name as Min.nup and noted in his journal that he was born in 1823...
by Felicity McDonald | Jul 4, 2021 | Profiles
Oil Painting by Alfred William Eustace, possibly near Beechworth or Bright c1880 In 1837 William Bowman took up Sutton Grange Station at Mount Alexander close to present-day Castlemaine and had as his neighbour, William Henry Yaldwin of Barfold station near Kyneton....
