Cabbage Tree Hats
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...
The Drought of 1837-42
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,...
Merriman
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...
William Bowman
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....Event Locations
