Back to School! the girls of Grade three at Brunswick Primary School in 1926.

State School 1213 opened as Brunswick Central in temporary accommodation in 1873, moving into a new Albert Street building in 1877. One of the original ‘Henry Bastow schools’...

Hello, my name is Xavier Fowler. I am a sports historian living in Melbourne.

I am currently writing a book for Melbourne University Press on the Australian rules football schism (1938-49) which split the football world in two for over a...

Junior members of Brunswick Football Club in the 1920s. Photo from Brunswick Library.
Does anyone know Don Munro (1891-1954)? He played for Fitzroy in the VFL in 1913 and was recruited from Brunswick. Fitzroy Football Club history group is searching for information or a...

A glimpse of Brunswick in the early days of European settlement. This is J.J. Hodge's cottage and orchard in Union Street near Grantham Street. The cottage was built in the 1850s and the property stretched to Dawson Street. Michael Dawson's mansion can be seen in...

The story behind a ghost sign in Sydney Road

This gatekeeper's cabin at Barkly Street dates from the opening of the Upfield Line in 1884. The gates were hand operated until the late 1990s. When automated gates were installed the Barkly Street level crossing was closed but the gates and cabin retained. Retention of...