Pakenham & District Golf Club Hole in One Board Transcription YEAR NAME HOLE YEAR NAME HOLE YEAR NAME HOLE 1985 M Blake 8th S. Roberts 16th G. Charles 16th 1986 B. Arnold 16th S. Milnes 2nd B. Bateup 8th 1989 C. Dalziel 8th B. Harrop 2nd H. Aurish 2nd S. Johnson 14th… Read More
Nar Nar Goon War Memorial
June 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Memorial plaque transcriptions This memorial / is dedicated to all those / men and women of / Nar-Nar-Goon and District / who served their country / in / World War 1 / World War 2 / Korea / Vietnam / Lest We Forget 11th November 1999 / This memorial was unveiled by / Russel (Joe)… Read More
Ash Wednesday Memorial
February 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Erected in 2003 by the City of Casey, the memorial plaque is on the corner of Magid Drive and Princes Highway, Fountain Gate. Seven trees along Magid Drive have small plaques commemorating the Narre Warren firefighters who died that day. Ash Wednesday Memorial plaque transcription This memorial was erected in memory of the firefighters /… Read More
Eddie Lowen Memorial
January 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Eddie Lowen was in a support van with another CFA volunteer Ranald Webster behind the fire’s front line at Cockatoo on the night of Ash Wednesday 1983. The van had a load of fuel, they were waiting for tankers needing to be refuelled, when the wind changed. Aware that they were in immediate danger they… Read More
Scott Park
October 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
In 1960 Cyril and Rita Scott bought four acres of land and built their home here. Their five boys were raised here in their four bedroom weatherboard home surrounded by cattle, sheep and chickens. While establishing their farm, they also found time to help in the establishment of St Kevin’s Church, in Hampton Park. In… Read More
Keith Ewenson Park
July 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Situated behind the Upper Beaconsfield Community Centre, Keith Ewenson Park was named in 1995 in acknowledgement of Keith’s dedication to his local community. This involvement included kindergarten and school councils, the hall committee, and the Upper Beaconsfield Association, of which he was a Life Member. He represented the Beaconhills Ward on council for 27 years. Keith… Read More
McMorran’s Oak
April 9, 2018 by 1 Comment
Alexander McMorran (1820-1911) is generally regarded to have been the first saddler in Cranbourne. He and his wife Annie were pioneers of the Cranbourne district. They are listed in the Cranbourne rate books with a house on 7 acres of land in the early 1860s, the time the tree is thought to have been planted… Read More
Upper Beaconsfield Recreation Reserve
March 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Home of: Upper Beaconsfield Cricket Club Upper Beaconsfield Pony Club Upper Beaconsfield Scout Group Upper Beaconsfield Tennis Club Opening Ceremony plaques Transcriptions Plaque 1 Shire of Pakenham / This building was officially opened by / Cr K Ewenson JP / Shire President / on the 15th day of March 1986. The funding for this building… Read More
Hector Anderson Reserve
January 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Hector Anderson Reserve commemorates the life of Hector Anderson Marriott. Hector was born on 16 February 1904 at Moorabbin. He was the tenth child of the eleven children born to John and Mary Ann Marriott between 1884 and 1905. The family had a market garden on the corner of Chesterville and South Roads in Moorabbin. Hector… Read More
Lyndhurst War Memorial
November 27, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Lyndhurst War Memorial was unveiled on Saturday 11 November 2017. Transcription The story of this door This door represents the homestead door for / eight young men – farmers and rural workers / – who left their homes in the Lyndhurst district to / fight in World War 1 and World War 11. Sadly… Read More