As told by Douglas Harold Boston The Australian side of the Boston family began when William migrated with his family to Australia in 1857. They arrived on the sailing ship “Jessie Munn”, a ship of 874 tons carrying 303 passengers, it sailed from Liverpool on 19 July and arrived in Read more
By Marion Shuttleworth The Great Southern Line ran from Dandenong to Port Albert and was built in sections from 1887 to 1892, by three different contractors. The line and associated infrastructure cost in the region of £1,000,000. It is impossible to overstate the importance of the railway to the development Read more
The following is an extract of Jillian Durance’s address to the November meeting of the Korumburra & District Historical Society—about the Kogwak Avenue of Hounour and its remarkable story. Thank you all for this opportunity to speak on one of my favourite topics, the Avenue of Honour in the little Read more
Dennis Conn shares with us memories of his father’s wartime service Armistice Day 2024, now known as Remembrance Day, was getting close when Perry Neil asked me if my son Travis and I would attend the service conducted by the Korumburra RSL at the Cenotaph in Coleman Park, and assist Read more