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Welcome to the Torquay & District Historical Society established in 2000 to preserve and share the history and heritage of Torquay and the surrounding district. Torquay is a township facing Bass Strait and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. Originally named Spring Creek, the location has always been an attractive location for beach…

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HISTORY MATTERS autumn edition – torquayhistory.com

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Where the past meets the present. Bellbrae / Jan Juc State School. Freshwater Creek State School. A very special member. Light Horse At Torquay. Torquay: A look over time. HISTORY MATTERS autumn edition. The latest edition of Torquay Museum Without Walls HISTORY MATTERS magazine is now available for members to read. It has been delivered to the email address supplied when joining. The magazine is also available for purchase from the Torquay Newsagency, Gilbert Street, Torquay. April 5, 2017.

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Where the past meets the present. Bellbrae / Jan Juc State School. Freshwater Creek State School. A very special member. Light Horse At Torquay. Torquay: A Look Over Time. Torquay’s Olympic Connections. The names Garrard and Torquay and Olympics go hand in hand and what an amazing connection it is, spanning over 80 years. He was awarded an MBE in 1970 and an OBE in 1976. He was and still is the only Australian wrestler to ever contest an Olympic final. August 10, 2016. Torquay’s Olympic Connection. Today...

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About Us launch – torquayhistory.com

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Where the past meets the present. Bellbrae / Jan Juc State School. Freshwater Creek State School. A very special member. Light Horse At Torquay. Torquay: A Look Over Time. After months of late nights with our computers and countless cups of coffee, we are thrilled to officially announce the launch of Torquay Museum Without Walls. Most importantly we want to be inclusive by giving you an opportunity to provide your stories particularly through oral histories and add to our own Wikipedia sites placeography.

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Light Horse Exhibition – torquayhistory.com

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Where the past meets the present. Bellbrae / Jan Juc State School. Freshwater Creek State School. A very special member. Light Horse At Torquay. Torquay: A Look Over Time. WHEN THE LIGHT HORSE CALVARY CAME TO TORQUAY…. Photos: State Library Victoria. This slideshow requires JavaScript. CALVARY IN THE NEWS …. Newspapers: State Library Victoria. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.

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33 The Esplanade, Torquay. 7 Rudd Avenue, Torquay. 2 Anderson Street, Torquay. 17 Anderson Street, Torquay. 2 Parker Street, Torquay. 13 Zeally Bay Road, Torquay. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

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Bob PETTITT | TORQopedia

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Torquay Museum Without Walls. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. PETTITT, Robert Wood MBE (1913-2007). Robert (Bob) Pettitt was one of six children born to John Pettitt and Marianne Hope Houston. He attended Geelong College from 1922 to 1929. His three brothers; John Alexander ‘Ian’ Pettitt (1910-1977), James Wilson Pettitt BEM (1914-2007), and Neil Houston Pettitt (1916-1991) also attended the College. He was an active community member across a wide range of interests holding memberships or trusteeships of ...

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Torquay Improvement Association (TIA) | TORQopedia

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Torquay Museum Without Walls. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. Torquay Improvement Association (TIA). After traversing the sandy hills on his regular fishing trips to Spring Creek, Harry Rudd urged the government to survey the crown land for the first land sales of the area. The sales occurred on 14. What followed over the years were constant and persistent requests, suggestions and work as a community to build Torquay infrastructure to cater for permanent residents and visitors. At the 25 November (1892) ...

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Torquay, Victoria | TORQopedia

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Torquay Museum Without Walls. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. December 28, 2015. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.

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Postal Services | TORQopedia

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Torquay Museum Without Walls. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. In December 1889 the Torquay Improvement Association requested an extension of postal services from Mt. Duneed to Spring Creek and in 1891 a petition was put in for a local post office. James Follett was given the responsibility of the loose bag postal delivery. The bag was left at the Palace Hotel where residents would deposit and collect their mail. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Bass Strait Crossing Monument | TORQopedia

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Torquay Museum Without Walls. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. Landing of First Airman to Cross Bass Strait:. Lieut Arthur Leonard Long. A Tasmanian Aviator, successfully flew from Stanley on the N.W. Coast of Tasmania to Melbourne on 17. December 1919. The monument was installed by the Victorian Historical Society after being approached by Mr. W. Russell Grimwade who paid for the monument. Mr Long carried letters from Tasmanian dignitaries to Victorian counterparts. Riverine...

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SANE | TORQopedia

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Torquay Museum Without Walls. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. Surfers Appreciating the Natural Environment. SANE was founded in 1987 when a group of Torquay surfers and friends became increasingly. Concerned about the management of the fragile coastline especially in the Bells Beach area. Charlie Bartlett with surfer Cheyne Horan Photo courtesy of John Witzig http:/ www.johnwitzig.com.au/. Under the stewardship of Graham Stockton the revegetation projects have been nothing short of incredible and have giv...

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Torquay Museum Without Walls. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. Author Archive: Cheryl Baulch. December 28, 2015. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Fires | TORQopedia

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Torquay Museum Without Walls. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. Bushfires raged from Apollo Bay to Waurn Ponds. In January a fire in the messmate forest and grass tree plains burnt for two days covering Geelong in thick smoke. The Geelong Advertiser carried a graphic story of how Henry Bubb of Anglesea saved his family and his home from a bushfire which raged along the coast from Jan Juc to Lorne. Anglesea was threatened with complete extinction the hotel, Anglican Church and a house were destroyed. Fire de...

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Shipwrecks | TORQopedia

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Torquay Museum Without Walls. Bass Strait Crossing Monument. SHIPWRECKS along the coast of the Torquay region. Anderson and Cahir (2003), Surf Coast Wrecks, Heritage Victoria. Any wreck 75 years or older is automatically protected under Commonwealth law by the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976. Among the many ships to come to grief along the Surf Coast, seven events are noted in the more protected waters of the Torquay region. HULL TYPE / RIG. 1868, Westernport, Vic. Stores and 2 passengers (splitters). An in...

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