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
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
