Foster Fyans (1790-1870) played a significant role in the European settlement of Victoria and the dispossession of its Aboriginal people. This article examines a letter he wrote in 1853 about his experiences at that time. (more…)
Gold Rush Geelong The following article is taken from the 1977 September issue of the Investigator magazine, which in turn draws upon an article published in The Geelong Advertiser on July 15, 1922. Unfortunately neither (more…)
Phoebe Wilkens – Geelong Stories. Our July meeting was well-attended with over forty members and visitors being the lucky recipients of an engaging presentation by Phoebe Wilkens, a local Geelong historian and genealogist. Phoebe began (more…)
May Lecture – Dr Roslyn Otzen The Bengalat of the Wadawurrung Dr Roslyn Otzen spoke about the impacts of the collision that occurred on the Bellarine Peninsula after the European settlers landed at Indented Head in (more…)