Local Men and Women at War 1914 – 1918
Private George Bisset’s War On July 22nd. 1915 George Webster Bisset joined the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) as a teenager, just 18 years and 10 months of age and… Continue Reading»
Topic: Longwarry
Nurse Mary Kennedy’s War
As we approach Remembrance Day On November 11th. this year it will mark the Centenary of The Armistice, the end of World War One. We will be paying tribute… Continue Reading»
Longwarry Boys Who Made It Into Big Time Football
Longwarry and Hawthorn champion Peter Knights was not the first Longwarry lad to make it into the big time. Here are the stories of two other Longwarry lads, who… Continue Reading»
Longwarry – A Town Grows 1878 to the 1930’s
It was in 1851 that Victoria became a colony with its own Parliament. Prior to this Victoria was a part of the New South Wales Colony. In 1849 a lease… Continue Reading»
Back To Longwarry 1964
Allan and Phyllis Ford My father was born in Longwarry and apart from serving in New Guinea during the War he lived all his life in Longwarry. My mother was… Continue Reading»
The Settlers Who Opened Up The District
The history of Longwarry District begins with a rough track to the north of Longwarry for the Gippsland mailman. This led over swamps and through the Great Forest to the… Continue Reading»
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What The Papers Were Saying Way Back When
The Beginning of the Factory Weekly Times Sat 15 Oct 1921 Page 31 DAIRY JOTTINGS Longwarry dairymen have decided to form a local co-operative company to deal with district supplies… Continue Reading»
Education Comes To The Kids Of The District
With the decision to construct the rail line from Oakleigh to Sale in 1874, came a series of small camps along the line, mainly consisting of sleeper cutters using the… Continue Reading»
Longwarry – The Hub Of A Thriving Timber Industry. Part 2
1900 to 1933 As we entered a new century the two major players of the first era of timber had gone or were on the way out. Donald Fraser’s Longwarry… Continue Reading»