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This site is provided as support for the AVG (AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND) mailing list.
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This is a discussion area for anyone who has an interest in family, local and regional history relating to the Gippsland area. For the purpose of this list, Gippsland is that area of the state of Victoria, Australia, east of Dandenong (an eastern suburb of Melbourne), north of the coast, south of the Great Dividing Range, through to the NSW border. The main towns include Warragul, Leongatha, Korumburra, Morwell, Traralgon, Sale, Maffra, Bairnsdale, Orbost and Omeo.
The List is dedicated to matters Gippslandish - if you wish to post non-Gippsland material, GENANZ-L, AUS-VIC and AUSTRALIA-L are the more appropriate lists. For more details see under Related Mailing Lists .
Gippsland History
Several Aboriginal groupings have occupied Gippsland since before time began to be recorded. European occupation generally began about 1835, with Westernport and Benambra being earliest settlement points. Port Albert was the port of entry from 1841. The first streams in the main European settlement push came from both the Monaro in New South Wales, and in through Port Albert. The 1840s were a time of large squatters, gold was discovered in the early 1850s and was significant through to 1900. Selection, where settlers were able to make land freehold, began in the early 1860s, but was most active in the 1870s. From the 1860s to about 1900 paddle and screw steamers on the extensive Gippsland Lakes system were an important part of local history.
For a good map of the area, go Here
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What's New in the Last Few Months?
(Note: 'Research Interests' are usually added as the
opportunity arises and not mentioned here)
24 Jan
2016 Honour roll for Albert St Moe Primary School. (Thanks to Darell
Blewett)
24 Jan
2016 Three honour rolls added to Traralgon RSL list.
23 Jan
2016 Replaced out-of-date picosearch with freefind.
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Overview: Wellington and East Gippsland
List of locations in the shires of Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Cardinia,
East Gippsland, South
Gippsland, Wellington and Latrobe City.
Maps for the above shires/city.
Resources and Records: East Gippsland Shire
Resources and Records: South Gippsland Shire
Resources and Records: Wellington Shire
How to Find Local Histories and Historical Society Newsletters
Bibliographies
New Releases
Centre for Gippsland Studies, Monash University, Churchill
Gippsland Heritage Journal
Gippsland Time Line to 1899
War Memorials and Honour Rolls
Names and details of Men and Women from Maffra Shire who served in WWI
Gippsland Museums
Gippsland Newspapers available in Gippsland
Muster rolls of the Victorian Mounted Rifles
Mechanics' Institutes and other Halls
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major resource)
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Library Catalogue
Articles in the library currently include:
Details of Medway immigrants at Port
Albert in the 1850s
A description of Gippsland in 1874 that
includes details of all pastoral runs.
A description of various parts of Australia
(inc. Gippsland) from the London Post of 1842
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Last updated on 24 January 2016