Website created by Lenore Frost
This webpage will allow me and other community historians the opportunity to explore the lesser known history of people and places in Parish of Doutta Galla, as our interest takes us. These articles or images are copyright to the persons named as the authors, and may not be copied without the express permission of the specific author.
The Time Travellers blog will keep you up to date on additions to the website. Follow the blog by email. Also see my other website:
The Empire Called and I Answered - the WW1 Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington
Special resources
Recent additions - highlights:
A photograph of the South Kensington Football Club 1932 Premiers, courtesy of Linda Stanley, added 27/11/2023
A photograph of the Northern District Progress Cricket Association courtesy of Tracey Tanner, added 14/11/2023
An article about George Hyde, who died at Keilor, 1844 by Christine Laskowski, added 1/9/2023
Article about the Park Street Level Crossing by Marilyn Kenny, added 11/9/2022
Article about Gatekeepers-at-the-Park-Street-Railway-Crossing by Marilyn Kenny, added 26/6/2022
Article about Park-Street-Moonee-Ponds-Gatekeeper's-Cottage by Rod Berry, added 26/6/2022
An article about Railways-and-Gardens by Marilyn Kenny added 26/6/2022
A photograph of the St Paul's C of E Football Club, circa 1939-40, courtesy of Peter Nankervis added 1/5/2022
An article about midwife Mary Ann Scharness of Moonee Ponds, by Marilyn Kenny, added 3/1/2022
An article on the origins of Salmon-Reserve by Marilyn Kenny added on 6/5/2021
A photograph of the Strathmore-Presbyterian-Basketball-Club added on 25/3/2021
A Name list of Glenthorpe College Students created by Jill Ridgway, added on 28/2/2021
An article on Glenthorpe College by Jill Ridgway added 28/2/2021
Photograph of Mrs H M Harding's Premier Tea Rooms in Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon, added 4/12/2020
Photograph of Miss S M Stife's pharmacy in Rose St, Essendon, added 4/12/2020
Essendon-and-Flemington-Heritage-Walks. Essendon, 2002 added 9/9/2020
The third part of Marilyn Kenny's article Many Moonee Ponds Medicos added 9/9/2020
A continuation of the Vaccine article with Death or Disfigurement by Marilyn Kenny added 9/9/2020
An article about Moonee Ponds medicos by Marily Kenny Race for a vaccine added 8/9/2020
A short article on Essendon Golf Club by Lenore Frost added 28/8/2020
A photograph of a house in Winchester St, Moonee Ponds added 25/8/2020; corrected 10/9/2020
An article on the Kensington Skating Rink by Lenore Frost added 4/7/2020
An article about Poverty, Plague, Pestilence with an outbreak of Bubonic Plague by Marilyn Kenny added 21/6/2020
An article about Patrick-James-Flanagan-Medical Health-Officer by Marilyn Kenny added 27/5/2020
An article about Edenhope Receptions by Lenore Frost added 10/5/2020
An article about the Essendon-Emergency-Hospital-1919 by Lenore Frost added 7/04/2020
An article about The Woodmen, from Marilyn Kenny added 20/1/2020
A story about Thomas Joseph Peat, labourer of Essendon added 5/9/2019
A photo essay on the Essendon Rail Bridge added 2/9/2019
A group of class photos from Essendon-State-School, 1939-1943, added 31/8/2019
New school photos for Moonee Ponds West State School and Essendon-High-School added 21/7/2019
An article on the Anderson Family of Horseshoe Bend Farm, Keilor, by Christine Laskowski, added 10/7/2019
Photographs of Montasell's Farm, Keilor added 4/7/2019
Updated indexes of Midwives and Doctors added 3/7/2019
A new photographer, Tinker-T-J-A added to the directory, added 6/2/2019
Photos of Percy H Judd's premises in Ascot Vale, added 4 Feb 2019
Story and Images of the Little Zion Chapel, Flemington, by Lenore Frost added 31/1/2019
Photographs of the Wilson family of 10 Richardson St, added 23/12/2018
A new photograph of Ascot-Vale-Presbyterian-Cricket-Club , c 1914 added 20/12/2018
A new photograph of 74 McCracken St, Kensington, added 16/12/2018
A new photograph of Ascot Vale State School pupils, added 13/12/2018
A new article and photos of 45 Finsbury St, Newmarket, by Lenore Frost added 11/12/2018
A new article Mrs Windsor's Life Among Books by Lenore Frost added 2/9/2018
A new article on Dr John Rae Menzies Thomson by Marilyn Kenny added 1/9/2018
A new article about Moonee Ponds Skating Rink Added on 8/7/2018
Photos of the Kensington Central School, 1952. Added on 24/2/2018
A photo of the Essendon Boys' Lacrosse Club, 1934, added 24/4/2018
A class photo from Essendon-North-State-School circa 1930-31, added 26/3/2018
An article on The-Shuter-Estate-Moonee-Ponds by Marilyn Kenny, added 24/3/2018
A photo circa 1890 of a house at Dartford St, Flemington, added 11/3/2018
A photo and news clipping for the Sherwood family, of Flemington added 6/3/2018
A photo of the North Essendon Methodist (or Presbyterian) Cricket Club, 1920s added 4/1/2018
A photo of a sign for E J Norris, estate agent, Russell St, Essendon added 31/12/2017
A photo of the Ascot Vale CYMS Football Club 1919 added 24/10/2017
A photo of the South-Kensington-Football-Club 1922, added 21/10/2017
A photo of the 6th Melbourne Boy Scouts, Kensington, 1919 added 8/10/2017
An article History of Kensington by Sylvester J Baker, written in 1976 added 20/9/2017
An article on Georgina Bingham - an Energetic Worker, by Marilyn Kenny added 1/09/2017
Photos of Kensington-State-School and Essendon-North-State-School added 22/08/2017
Article on James Butler Watson: early resident of The Springs, by Christine Laskowski added 26/7/2017
Article for Hollick-Ruth-Photographer added 11/7/2017
Photos of the Essendon-Baseball-Club have been added 7/5/2017
New Essendon State School photo, 1901 added 26/4/2017
Images of "Belmiers", Buckley St, Essendon added 26/4/2017
Views of Essendon added 5/2/2017
Addition of Houses-Ascot Vale to the list of House Photos by Street and Suburb added 4/2/2017
Photo of the Ascot Vale Methodists Gymnasium 1933 added 3/2/2017
Certificate for the 1st Ascot Vale Brownie Pack added 3/2/2017
Photo of the St John's Tennis Club, Essendon added 29/1/2017
Photos of the Kensington-Methodist-Basketball-Club added 28/1/2017
Photos and article about the Morisons of Laluma by Ian Reiher added 19/1/2017
Photos of the Flemington Lacrosse Club, 1896 added 9/1/2017
Article about Agnes Thomson, Photographer, Ascot Vale, by Lenore Frost added 20/12/2016
Photo of Moonee Ponds-Methodist-Cricket-Club added 26/9/2016
Photo of North Essendon Methodist Cricket Club added 26/9/2016
New photos for Essendon State School, 1902-1908 added 25/9/2016
Photos and news reports about the Wattle Club, 1916 to 1918 added 24/9/2015
Photo of the Moonee Ponds Methodist Church Debating Society, circa 1912 added 24/9/2015
Photographic study of Tullamarine-Freeway-Construction-Strathmore by Allan Mitchell Williams added 10/7/2016
Doctors of Essendon and Flemington Index added 2/7/2016
Midwives of Essendon and Flemington Index added 2/7/2016
The Essendon Garden Army, 1942-1943 by Marilyn Kenny, added 26/5/2016
Edith Peard: the making of a New Woman by Lenore Frost, added 20/5/2016
A-boy-on-a-bike by Marilyn Kenny
That Ancient Question, the Moonee Ponds Post Office, 1854-1906 by Marilyn Kenny
Libraries - Hygienic, Public, Circulating by Lenore Frost
Ely, Ada (Judy Allen), social columnist by Marilyn Kenny
Early Libraries in Essendon and Flemington, Part 1 by Lenore Frost
Early Libraries in Essendon and Flemington, Part 2 by Lenore Frost
Early-Libraries-In-Essendon-and-Flemington Part 3 by Lenore Frost
Directory of Local Photographers by Lenore Frost new Dover Studio photos 13/5/2016
Ascot-Vale-Presbyterian-Cricket-Club new 16/5/2016
Ascot-Vale-West-Basket-Ball-Club new 15/5/2016
Pascoe-Vale-State-School new 13/5/2016
St-Monica's-Catholic-Primary-School, Essendon new 13/5/2016
Wombat-Club-Flemington new 4/5/2016
The-Newmarket-saleyards
White gum Tree Dwellers
Surveying-the-land
To-the-diggins!
Essendon-Railway-Co
Administering-Local-Justice
Local-government
1880s-Land-Boom
Burke-and-Wills-tree-Essendon
Buzzard, Alfred Ernest
Dangerfield, Edwin
Derham, Frederick Thomas
Taylor, James
Young, Albert Edward
St-Thomas'-Church-of-England-Choir
Essendon-Lacrosse-Club
Flemington-Basketball-Team-1937
Suburban-Bicycle-Club Flemington-Kensington
Ascot Vale State School
Ascot Vale West State School - see Ascot-Vale-West-Basket-Ball-Club
Essendon North State School
Essendon-State-School
Kensington-State-School
Moonee-Ponds-Central-School
St Brendan's Catholic School, Flemington
Strathmore-North-State-School
Olympic, 355 Keilor Rd, Essendon
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