Comments on: Portland’s History House http://mywdfamilies.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/portlands-history-house/ Stories of My Pioneering Families From the Western District of Victoria Sat, 18 May 2013 01:10:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Merron Riddiford http://mywdfamilies.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/portlands-history-house/#comment-1054 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 05:10:19 +0000 http://mywdfamilies.wordpress.com/?p=2792#comment-1054 That’s a great article on the ploughing contests. It did sound like they had a good time at Hanlon’s Hotel but I think my Harmans would have headed for the closest Temperance Hotel being the Methodists they were!

]]> By: ann odyne http://mywdfamilies.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/portlands-history-house/#comment-1042 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:50:33 +0000 http://mywdfamilies.wordpress.com/?p=2792#comment-1042 I should have mentioned the Ploughing Contests
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/65387410

which made me hope the poor horses were not pushed to exhaustion.
The news report mentions “the settling up took place at Hanlon’s Hotel” – a wild night I’m sure.
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]]> By: ann odyne http://mywdfamilies.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/portlands-history-house/#comment-733 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 02:16:04 +0000 http://mywdfamilies.wordpress.com/?p=2792#comment-733 Great post Merryn. Turning down 1000 pounds for a plough in 1925 was a stupendous act, and the other fascinating thing is that the state government was not interested. no surprises there. The renovation of History House is very glamorous compared to when I was there last getting excellent help from the volunteers. George Sedgwick also fitted out that building when it was built as the Town Hall. His name is in a door frame there. he built 72 Gawler Street in 1897 but it couldn’t have been as cute as that modelled cottage at 42.
When the Hentys came over on the many whale/seal boats in 1834, so did the Robertsons and other big pastoralists, because it was to grab more free land, as VDL/Tasmania had stopped doing that. They had all got rich using free convict labor in VDL too. ‘nation building’ – meh.

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