Francis Jones: Barber
BARBER SHOP OR WELLNESS SPA? Daryl Wight continues to intrigue us with his choice of articles drawn from the 1860s pages of the Geelong Chronicle. This article’s unnamed author eschews the prosaic and favours a (more…)
MR KREITMAYER’S MUSEUM OF ILLUSTRATIONS
MR KREITMAYER’S MUSEUM OF ILLUSTRATIONS. In this article Daryl Wight highlights an amazing travelling show that comprised a number of wax figurines depicting points in the history of European exploration and exploitation of our continent. (more…)
Gold Rush Geelong – Investigator Vol 12 No 3
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…)
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Flinders and Port 16
Port 16 … is this Matthew Flinder’s most important discovery? In 1802 when Matthew Flinders began his journey that resulted in the first circumnavigation of our continent he made one discovery that he prosaically labelled (more…)
Hurling in 1863
HURLING IN GEELONG: From the pages of the Geelong Chronicle Hurling became hugely popular in Geelong in 1863. The sport had been played in Ireland for many years. A similar game, shinty, was played in Scotland. (more…)
TIGHTROPE-WALKING WONDER
HERR CHRISTOFF THE TIGHTROPE-WALKING WONDER 160 YEARS AGO IN GEELONG: From the pages of the Geelong Chronicle Herr Christoff, the renowned tightrope walker, was one of the star attractions when Gardiner’s American Circus came to (more…)
Geelong Beer 1863
In 1863, there were two main breweries in Geelong: Volum’s Geelong Brewery, in Corio Street and Powell’s Corio Brewery, in Little Malop Street. Other breweries had come and gone over the previous twenty years or so (more…)
On this day – June 19 1841
On this day – June 19 1841. Society member, Daryl Wight has selected these two extracts from the pages of The Geelong Advertiser from June 19, 1841 . They give the reader a glimpse into (more…)
Barwon Bank – Investigator – Sept 2022
BARWON BANK In 2021 the then sale of the 1850s house, ‘Barwon Bank’, in Newtown, overlooking the Barwon River, piqued my interest in both its first owner and also its architect. I already had a (more…)
Mr Grove’s Academy – Investigator Sept 2022
Mr Grove’s Academy Daryl Wight has researched the life of one of the founder of one of Geelong’s early schools. The schoolmaster, Edmund Deane Grove, was a man of some academic promise but his endeavours (more…)
1863 ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS
ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. It was a big year for the Ancient Order of Foresters in Geelong in 1863. Three new branches (called Courts) were established that year – at Belmont, Breakwater and Ashby. The Order (more…)
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Woodstock – Investigator – June 2022
Woodstock – an early house in Chilwell In June 2022 the Investigator published this article by Member and family historian, Carollyn Williams. She writes about Woodstock House – a landmark in early Chilwell. She is (more…)