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Margaret Owens Reserve
No signage at time of survey. Margaret Owens was a City of Berwick Councillor from 1981 to 1984. During that time her commitment to the community she served was demonstrated time and time again by her willingness to help those who needed it, any way she could.One of her many achievements was the improvement of…
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Patrick Northeast Wetlands Reserve
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 / Rotary…
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Harry Oakes Reserve
No signage present at time of survey, but our quick thinking volunteer snapped a shot of the sign at the bus stop. Address: Elizabeth Court, Narre WarrenSurveyed on: 2 July 2011Surveyed by: Steven
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Angus Facey Reserve
Angus Facey Reserve plaque Transcription Angus Facey / 1909-1984Angus 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 well…
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Max Pawsey Reserve
Maxwell John (Max) Pawsey was born in Coburg in 1930 and died in Cobram 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, until his retirement…
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Oak Tree Memorial Cranbourne
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…
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Banjo Paterson Park
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.
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Ray Perry Park
Address: Corner Brunt & High Streets, CranbourneSurveyed on: 13 September 2011Surveyed by: Lynne
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Greg Clydesdale Square
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…
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Antonietta Toscano Reserve
Address: Kurrajong Road, Narre WarrenSurveyed on: 16 July 2011Surveyed by: Steven
Contact us:
Narre Warren & District Family History Group Inc.
Address: 110 High Street, Berwick, Victoria, Australia
Email: Lynne (Research Officer) or Eileen (Secretary)