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Garfield Community Centre
Garfield School No 2724 Roll of Honour Transcription Barker, A / Boase, A / Burrows, J / Burnett, W / Cock, J / Cantini, R / Devaney, A / Drake, J / Edis, E / *Gunnelson, I / *Gunnelson, P / Gunnelson, R / Gillespie, G / Jewell, Leeson, R / *Leeson, W / Miller,…
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Central Narre Warren Kindergarten and Infant Welfare Centre
The Narre Warren community worked for two and half years to raise $5,244 – their share of the total cost of $64,000 for the building. A joint effort between the City of Berwick, the community and the state government which contributed $27,000. At the opening ceremony Barry Simon remarked that while the City of Berwick…
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Pepi’s Land
Sam and Alice Pepi grew potatoes here on about 56 hectares of land. They were advised by the then Victorian Ministry of Agriculture to use dieldrin to control disease in the crop. When dieldrin was later found to be dangerous and the land contaminated and unsuitable for potato growing the State Government purchased the land…
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Emerald Street signage
Kilvington Drive Trevor Basil Kilvington (1905-1977) was an inaugural member of the Berwick-Pakenham Historical Society, and an inaugural member of the Berwick Bush Nursing Hospital Auxiliary. He was also a member of the Akoonah Park Committee of Management which was formed in 1952. Together with George and Olive Rae he established the Berwick and District…
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Gus Ryberg Hall
The Gus Ryberg Hall at Hogan Park is home to the 1st Emerald Scout Group – the oldest scout group in the Dandenong Ranges. The scouts moved from Saint Marks Church to Hogan Park in 1958. One of the first group of boys in the 1st Emerald Scout Group in 1923, Gus was honoured for…
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Hogan Park
Although there was no signage when we visited, Hogan Park was named in honour of Frank and Rose Hogan. Frank and Rose wre married in St. Joseph’s Church, Emerald in 1919. Born in Limerick, Ireland, Frank had emigrated to England just before the end of the 1890s before coming to Australia a couple of years…
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Marriott Waters Family & Children’s Centre
Opening ceremony plaque Marriott Waters / Family & Children’s CentreOfficially opened on / 6 June 2013 / by / the Mayor of the City of Casey / Cr Amanda Stapledon / and / Member for South Eastern Metropolitan Region / Ms Inga Peulich, MLCSponsored by the Victorian Government / through the Community Support Grants Program…
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Edwin Flack Reserve
Home to:Berwick Football ClubBerwick Cricket ClubBerwick Village Little Athletics ClubBerwick Bowling Club The Berwick Recreational Reserve was renamed on 16 June 1996 to honour Australia’s first gold medal Olympian – Edwin Flack.The reserve’s oval and athletics track are lined with plaques commemorating Australia’s gold medalists from every modern Olympic Games together with a tree that…
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Cardinia Cricket Club
Cardinia Cricket Club Honour Board Year Grade President 1st Captain Batting Bowling 1969-70 Len Webster Charlie Morley Charlie Morley George Harvey 1970-71 Len Webster Charlie Morley 1971-72 Len Webster Charlie Morley Max Hammond Max Hammond 1972-73 C Len Webster Rod Zino 1973-74 C Len Webster Bill Toner Jim Scarf Ken Mottau 1974-75 B Len Webster…
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Garfield Community Service
Scoutmaster & Local Historian plaque In memory of / respected scoutmaster / and local historian / of Garfield / Mr CW (Bill) Parish / A lifetime of community service / 1914-1994 CWA Foundation Members plaque In memory / of foundation members of the Garfield / CWA / founded February 1931 Kate Hourigan. Died 11.9.1947Agnes Towt.…
Contact us:
Narre Warren & District Family History Group Inc.
Address: 110 High Street, Berwick, Victoria, Australia
Email: Lynne (Research Officer) or Eileen (Secretary)