Latest articles by Geoff Leach
Trekking through North and West Melbourne to Geelong, and fording the Moonee Ponds Creek
April 15th, 2026 - Geoff Leach
One of the earliest maps of Melbourne, the Robert Russell 1837 map, when Melbourne’s population was only a few hundred shows a “Track to the Saltwater River and Geelong”.
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Changing names: Flemington, Flemington Bank, Flemington Bridge
February 17th, 2026 - Geoff Leach
When first subdivided and sold in 1849 the area bounded by Boundary Rd, Racecourse Rd, Rankins Rd Kensington and Macaulay Rd, with the Moonee Ponds Creek in the middle, was known as Flemington. Stubbs St is the north-south road in the middle.
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Moonee Ponds Creek, second last pond and Alfred St
December 17th, 2025 - Geoff Leach
On Sunday December 7, we had a history walk titled "A Moonee Ponds Creek Meander: Some Then, Now and Next”.
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Shiel St quarries, 1855 - North Melbourne
September 17th, 2025 - Geoff Leach
Several old maps from the early days of North Melbourne, prior to the subdivision of what became known as Hotham Hill, show three quarries in different locations.
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