I am pleased to advise that my, free, on-line, Research Project has now been
published, titled “A Pictorial History of the
Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve and Churchill National Park - 1837 to
2017”, with over 50 Chapters.
It contains several hundred images, maps, diagrams, etchings, drawings,
linked to detailed descriptive text, videos and audio content.
It traces, in detail, the history of the original 1900 hectares region,
inclusive of its early settlement, geomorphology, ecology, topography, road
history, the Native Police Corps, Westernport/Port Phillip Aboriginal
Protectorate, residential development and the Victoria Police Horse Stud
Depot.
Other major content incudes the Belgrave-Dandenong Pipeline, Rowville
Military Camp, Tirhatuan Land, Scoresby Tramway, Golf Clubs of
Waverley/Churchill Park/Tirhuatan, Dandenong Aqueduct, Heany Park Lake,
Melbourne Water Retarding Basin, and the Narrandjeri-Wurundjeri Aboriginal
Reserve.
Several Chapters cover the 7th Australian
National Scout Jamboree of 1964/65. Other content examines land usage, features,
sporting/recreation facilities, walking tracks, and the Narre Narre Warren
Picnic area.
Many present-day images are from the author, based on Survey visits to the
region during 2017.
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