Research Enquiry
There are also a number of members who have had long term connections to the history of the district and have been able to provide an excellent recall about people, places and events that have occurred. The items on display and the contents of the research archives are preserved for the use and enjoyment of the community and visitors.
Research requests not submitted via the request form below will not be processed until fees are paid.
We undertake research within the Bellarine Region ONLY.
Please include a valid email address when submitting a research enquiry.
Research Enquiry Form
People
| The society holds some material on William Buckley . William Buckley (born 1776–1780 – died 30 January 1856), also known as the "wild white man", was an English bricklayer, and served in the military until 1802, when he was convicted of theft. He was then transported to Australia, where he helped construct buildings for the fledgling penal settlement at Port Phillip Bay in what is now Victoria, Australia. He escaped the settlement in 1803, and was given up for dead, while he lived among the Indigenous Wallarranga tribe of the Wathaurong nation for 32 years. In 1835, he was pardoned and became an Indigenous culture recorder.
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Louisa Tucker was one of the women from the Bellarine who signed the 1891 suffrage petition. Once she was married, lived in East Bellarine, a small village that no longer exists.
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Places
Old Mill, Portarlington, 1880s.
Produce
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Title reads 'Farming on the Black Hills Property. Onion crop 1932 season. Over 3000 bags moved by horse power'. |
Drysdale Asparagus Factory, 1930 |
