So What Happened?
After we posted the story of Fred Reincke and The Gum Leaf Gas Company last month, the most asked question we have had is “So What happened?” Below are… Continue Reading»
Stories
An Early Longwarry Inventor
We found the following newspaper stories as a result of a family member contacting us with some details of their family in Longwarry about 1895. It was not about what… Continue Reading»
Can You Help?
Can You Help?. We are seeking any relative or anyone who has information about Mary Christina Maclure (nee Kennedy) She was born in Longwarry in 1884, her parents were John… Continue Reading»
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»
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»
Concert at Longwarry North
In approx. 1957 Mrs Joyce Gardener (wife of Herbert [Paddy] Gardener) organised a social event at Longwarry North, held in the hall. Many of the locals at Longwarry North performed… 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»