Moreton Bay Fig plaque There is a plaque at the base of the Moreton Bay Fig tree commemorating its planting. Transcription This Moreton Bay / Fig tree / was planted by / Mrs James Wilson / in 1859
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KM Reedy Recreation Reserve
January 17, 2012 by 1 Comment
Home of: Hampton Park United Soccer Club Heinz Southern Districts Cricket Club Casey Panthers Soccer Club Hampton Park Auskick KM Reedy Plaque Transcritpion ~ K.M. Reedy ~ Ken Reedy’s parents came to Hampton Park in 1918 to take up a / soldier settlement farm, part of which is now known as Huntington Park Estate. / He was… Read More
Jack Kirkham Reserve
December 2, 2011 by 30 Comments
Named the Jack Kirkham Reserve in 1990 by the City of Berwick. Reference: Victoria Government Gazette No. G49 12 Dec 1990
Matthew Cummins Reserve
December 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In the1920s Matthew Cummins and his wife Victoria (nee Mazzenti) bought the land where this Reserve is situated. The original property was much larger and was bounded by Palmerston and Brisbane Streets. The Cummins family lived here. Matthew died in 1948, Victoria in 1972, both are buried in the Berwick Cemetery. In 2003 the City… Read More
Terence O’Connor Reserve
September 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
Born c1799 in County Kerry,Ireland, Terence O’Connor is believed by many to be the first European settler in the Berwick district, holding the Cardinia Creek run from 1838 until 1851. Following the sale of the Cardinia Creek run to Captain Robert Gardiner, O’Connor built The Meadows at the end of Thompsons Road, Cranbourne which remained… Read More
