Victoria Police Gazettes

Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that cannot be found anywhere else.

They include court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments and changes to the Police Service, lists of arrests and discharges and descriptions, escaped prisoners, and missing persons. Also included is information on highway robbery, rewards offered, felonies, stolen property and deserters from merchant vessels. Notices from Police Gazettes from other states and New Zealand are also often included.

Fascinating searching and useful information for anyone interested in Victoria’s history and its people. Entries do tend to be repeated though. An index to the Police Gazette Victoria is progressively being placed on line and copies of pages can be purchased via Old News Copy .
Yarra Plenty Regional Library also have Victorian Gazettes availble on microfiche 1853 - 1870, available in our genealogy collections at Ivanhoe and Diamond Valley libraries.
1876 has also just been released on CD-Rom and is now available for loan.

Ziebell Family History

Ziebell family researcher and descendant Janet Hubbard has recently published her comprehensive history of this pioneer family of Thomastown. As well as being essential reading for all Ziebell family members The house that Christian built will also be of interest to anyone wishing to learn more about the history of German settlement at Thomastown and in Victoria in general. This book of 220 pages in profusely illustrated and covers the family's origins in Germany, thier long journey to Australia in 1849-50 aboard the Pribislaw; and settlement at Westgarthtown.

This book is now available for loan as well as for research purposes in the local history collection at Mill Park library.

Anglican Parish of Diamond Creek

History of the Anglican Parish of Diamond Creek with St Helena and Yarrambat 1867-1997 edited by Jock Ryan can now be found in the local history collection at Eltham Library.

Nillumbik Historic House open for inspection

The Nillumbik Historical Society will host conducted tours of the historic property “Trenowin”
Circa 1891, Stone Street, Diamond Creek on Sunday 27 May.

Conducted tours between 2.00 - 4.00pm

$2.00 per person
$5.00 per family


No car parking on the property or in Stone Street.
Suggested parking in Service Road opp. Ashton Manor

New Local History books

Books recently added to the local history collections include:

Green and growing 150 years: historical snapshots of All Saints Anglican Church, Greensborough is now available in the local history collection at Diamond Valley Library.

Kangaroo Ground Horse and Pony Club: the first 40 years is now available in the local history collection and for loan at Eltham Library.