In 1847 ten black men were seen coming down Sydney Road. The Assistant Protector of Aborigines William Thomas was informed as it was his job to round up any Aborigines and move them somewhere else. However, on investigation he found they were South Sea Islanders...

The sad death of the Australian Energy Foundation.

When the Australian Energy Foundation closed its doors on August 31st it brought to an end an important part of Brunswick's history. Brunswick was one of a number Victorian councils which operated their own...

Brunswick Community History Group. October meeting.
Saturday October 1st at 1.30pm at Siteworks, Saxon Street Brunswick.

The Many Lives of a Minor Brunswick Mansion

Kitty Owens, freelance history curator, artist and writer,
will speak about her research...

The new name has been officially approved!

The end of an era on Brunswick Council

Myrnong daisy. The roots were an important food source for the Wurundjeri people who had once lived here. The women would gather the roots and cultivated the soil so that more would grow. One of the fascinating insights provided by Gary Presland at our meeting...

Larry York’s road to the Mayorship.

Brunswick Community History Group AGM and talk.
Saturday 3 September at 1.30pm at Siteworks, Saxon Street Brunswick.
Dr Gary Presland will talk about the Brunswick Landscape before White Settlement. Dr Presland is an expert on the natural history of Melbourne and the author...

This unassuming cottage in Brunswick Road is a rare example of a prefabricated iron cottage. One of a set of 4, it was constructed by the architect James Blackburn junior in 1854 for the Presbyterian minister William Jarrett. A shortage of building materials during the...