Naming Moggs Creek
Is Mogg’s Creek named after Sir Samuel Mogg? Read all about Sir Samuel in our current edition of History Matters.
Torquay Winter Olympian: Oslo, 1952
The 1952 Winter Olympics was held at Oslo in Norway with athletes from 30 nations competing. The Australian delegation consisted of nine athletes, three in the figure skating and alpine …
Buckley’s Chance
Willliam Buckley, the ‘wild white man’ who lived with the local Aboriginals in our area for more than thirty years, died this day in 1856 due to falling from his …
Farewell Margaret
With sadness we note the passing of a Torquay treasure, Margaret Ganly.Margaret, who was 104 was the descendant of one of our earliest settlers, William Pride and we doubt there …
Arthur Leonard Long crossing Bass Strait 100 years ago
Wonderful time today celebrating 100 years of the first air crossing over Bass Strait by Arthur Leonard Long.Joining us was Pirrie Shiel who has researched Arthur Leonard Long and the …
First flight across Bass Strait
100 years ago on Monday 16 December, Lieut. Arthur Leonard Long left Stanley in Tasmania and was the first to fly across Bass Strait. His first stop was Torquay on …
100 Year Price Family Album Found
A Christmas present was a piece of gold for Torquay/Geelong. It was the Price family album containing photos of Col. John Longville Price, family members and images from back home in …