Archives for 2011
Patrick Northeast Wetlands Reserve
September 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Patrick Northeast was the first Town Clerk and City Manager of the City of Berwick. He was also the Victorian President of the Institute of Municipal Management during his career. Reference: Place names of Berwick, City of Berwick Historical Pamphlet 3 by Dr Debbie Stephan. Rotary International Plaque Transcription Rotary International Symbol / District 9820 /… Read More
Angus Facey Reserve
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Angus Facey Reserve Plaque Transcription Angus Facey / 1909-1984 Angus Facey was born at Cranbourne in 1909 and joined his father’s / Dandenong real estate business known as Frank Facey Real Estate / in the early 1930s. He was an early pioneer in the Dandenong and / Berwick area real estate industry and was also… Read More
Max Pawsey Reserve
September 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Maxwell John (Max) Pawsey was born in Coburg, Victoria in 1930 and died in Cobram, Victoria in 2011. During his working career he worked for the City of Moorabin, City of Preston, City of Coburg and the Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe before his appointment as City Engineer for the City of Berwick in 1973,… Read More
Oak Tree Memorial Cranbourne
September 17, 2011 by 2 Comments
Plaque 1 Transcription Cranbourne Memorial Oak Trees / South Gippsland Highway / This beautiful avenue of oak trees (Quercus Robur) was planted in 1919 / in honour of those Cranbourne and district sons and daughters who served in / World War One, 1914-1918. Since this time, many more trees have been planted / in the… Read More
Banjo Paterson Park
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Banjo Paterson was an Australian poet, solicitor, journalist, war correspondent and soldier. Perhaps best remembered as the author of The Man from Snowy River, Clancy of the Overflow and Waltzing Matilda.
Greg Clydesdale Square
September 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Shire of Cranbourne named the Square after my husband, Gregory William Clydesdale in 1989 in recognition of his 30 years dedicated service as Shire Engineer from 1957 to 1987. Greg died 3 months later with cancer. Greg Clydesdale attended Lloyd Street Central School up to and including Year 8 – then went onto Melbourne… Read More